Chapter 438: Merit is better than rescue

Zhu Lu just wanted to return to Xuanfu City with the guards, when he heard Chonggang say: "Your Highness, look at this arrow!" ”

Zhu Lu turned his head and saw Chonggang's expression very unnatural. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info his expression is not scared, nor is it happy, but a very special emotion.

Zhu Lu, who felt strange, asked, "What's wrong?" Then he took the arrow in Chonggang's hand, looked at it carefully, saw nothing, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Chonggang said: "Your Highness, do you remember the battle of the Mobei more than four years ago? ”

Zhu Yu said: "Of course I remember, how can I forget this!" That time started in our Xuanfu. His Majesty was in danger today, but immediately after escaping the danger, he personally led his troops to the north to pursue him, and finally wiped out the Mongol tribe by the river of trouble. But what does this have to do with this arrow? ”

Chonggang said: "Your Highness, the minister still remembers that at that time, just before Huai'anwei's cavalry received His Majesty, the Mongols were about to catch up with His Majesty, but at that moment, several showers of arrows suddenly appeared from the woods next to him, and shot and killed many Mongolian soldiers, so that His Majesty successfully joined the receiving troops. ”

After that, His Majesty told His Highness and others about the matter, and scattered the arrows that suddenly appeared to everyone to see, and the minister also knew about it, and looked at the arrows carefully. Chen remembered that those arrows at that time were the same as the arrows of these hunters in front of him! ”

Zhu Yu said with some skepticism: "What difference can this arrow make?" ”

Chonggang replied: "Your Highness, those arrows are a little special, just like this arrow, the minister will definitely not be mistaken!" ”

Zhu Lu reacted quickly, and then immediately said: "Then stop them quickly!" ”

Several guards around him also heard the conversation between Zhu Lu and Chonggang just now, and immediately rode their horses to chase the hunters who had left.

The hunters were happily discussing with each other, "It's lucky this time, a big white worm caught in the clip under the cloth, and it was immediately sold and sent on a trip around the city without having to travel far." ”

"yes, I'll be back in the village right now. Uncle Chen has been sick for so many days, so he stewed an old hen for him first, and then went down the mountain to ask the doctor to diagnose the pulse and boil the medicine. ”

"The doctor always thought that it took too much time to go into the mountain, and he was reluctant to go into the mountain, saying that it was too long to spend time on the road and delay other patients to see a doctor. What the hell! Isn't it because we give less money! If you go up again, you will slap fifty taels of silver on the door of his head to see if he has anything to say! ”

"Haha! It is estimated that he will immediately fall to his knees on the ground, and even if you ask him to sell his ass, he will immediately pout his ass. ”

"Haha, even if he wants to sell his ass, no, I don't want him to give his ass for nothing!"

As they were talking happily, they suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves and someone shouting from behind: "Friends, wait a minute! ”

The hunters immediately turned around and took their positions, drew their bows, and although they did not draw their daggers, they were ready for a fight. Could it be that they feel that they have spent too much money on white tiger skins and are not happy to chase back the money? Some people think so.

But they certainly wouldn't say that. When Chonggang and the others came to a slow stop less than ten zhang away, they breathed a sigh of relief, and the hunter led by them asked, "I don't know what else is going on with the masters?" ”

Chonggang stomped over and asked, "Four years ago, around October, did anyone appear in Nettle Ridge?" ”

Hearing Chonggang's words, several young hunters showed surprised expressions, as if to say, 'How do you know?' ’

Chonggang saw their expressions and became even more determined, and said without waiting for an answer: "What were you doing in Nettle Ridge at that time?" But shot a burst of arrows and saved dozens of people who were being chased by the Mongol Tatars? ”

A young hunter said, "How do you know?" Those people didn't have you at the time! No, even if it was you, how did you know it was us? ”

Chonggang was sure that it was their gang, and he dismounted and said, "Sure enough, it's you!" ”

"I was not there at the time, but the noble man you rescued told my master about it, and showed us the arrows you shot."

These people suddenly showed a look of understanding. However, they did not react otherwise, and the hunter in charge just said, "It's just a casual thing, nothing." When the Mongol Tartars were there, we were insulted, so we will never be soft on the Mongol Tatars, and we are not deliberately trying to save this noble man of yours. ”

"So you're all right, right? Then we'll go back. If you want to give some more money, you can get it. But we don't want to be caretakers. ”

Chonggang didn't know what to show and looked at them with a good expression. They've done a great job of saving the driver! This is second only to Kuang Fu Sheji's great achievement! They just want a little silver! By their merit, they can give them all the mountains and forests or fields in this area!

Well, they didn't know that they were saving the current emperor, but they always knew that it must be a nobleman, so it would be too easy to ask for money.

Chonggang was about to continue speaking, when Zhu Lu, who had already rushed over, said to them: "Do you know that you saved it back then, and it was His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"What!" They were all stunned at this moment, and then looked at each other: "We actually saved the emperor of the Ming Dynasty back then!" ’

Zhu Xi continued: "If you are willing to go to Beijing to be rewarded, even if this whole place is rewarded to you, you don't need to go up to the mountains to hunt in fear in the future." ...... "Zhu Lu tried his best to persuade them to go to Beijing to receive rewards.

On the one hand, since Zhu Lu found out that the person who made the contribution of saving the driver back then is not good, he didn't see it; On the other hand, Zhu Xi entered Beijing to ask for Yunxi, and if he could bring these people who had made a contribution to saving the driver, things should go more smoothly.

But the hunter at the head thought for a while and said, "Then can your majesty please give us all this place?" It would be nice if I could give some more money. As for going to Beijing to see the driver, we won't go. ”

Well? Zhu Lu looked at these people dumbfounded, he really wanted to know how their brain circuits were long: the reward was to this wasteland, and the others were at most asking for a little money and nothing else, and they didn't want to go to Beijing to see the world, what was going on? According to Yun Hee's words, I didn't go out the right way today! Or are they all kicked in the head by donkeys? Zhu Lu thought so.

But Zhu Lu will not give up. He also made his identity clear: "I am His Royal Highness the Valley King of Daming!" Then he continued to persuade them to follow him into Beijing to receive a reward.

But the hunter in the lead kept shaking his head. The young hunters seemed to have a yearning look, but no one dared to speak.

In the end, Zhu Lu could only go disappointed on this day. His repeated persuasion also helped. But fortunately, Zhu Lu finally figured out where they lived. Now that you know where you live, you can send someone to continue persuading. Even if you are really persuaded not to move, you can report to Your Majesty. Zhu Lu thought.

But he didn't expect that these people, who were so resolute at that time, would run to the Gu Wang's Mansion two days later to ask for him.

Zhu Lu was very strange at the time, but he still met them and asked, "You came to see Gu today, are you willing to follow Gu into Beijing to be rewarded?" ”

When Zhu Lu spoke, he noticed that these people were all young people, and he immediately realized that young people had grown up in the mountains since they were children, and they would definitely yearn for the outside, so it was not strange that they were willing to follow them when they ran out secretly.

However, Zhu Lu knew that he was wrong, because the next moment the one led by these young hunters, Zhu Lu remembered that it was called Chen Lijie, and knelt down and said: "Your Highness, we are willing to follow Your Highness into Beijing to receive a reward, just ask Your Highness for one thing." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Please give us rhino horns with Your Highness...... These are a few precious medicinal herbs. ”

Rhino horn or something is a very precious medicinal material, even if there are not many in the Gu Wang's Mansion, although Zhu Lu is willing to take out these medicinal materials, but he is also very curious and asked: "Why do you want these medicinal materials?" ”

Chen Lijie knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness,......"

It turned out that the most famous hunter in their village, Chen Hu, that is, 8's own father, was seriously ill, and after inviting a doctor to read it, the doctor prescribed a few medicinal herbs that were very valuable, and they couldn't buy them now if they had money.

But the doctor said bluntly: "Your patient's illness can only be done with these few herbs, and other herbs can't replace it." ”

They first looked everywhere for a drugstore, but there was nothing in the drugstore; Some Lang Zhong who went to the square said that they had it in their hands, but they were afraid of being deceived, and they couldn't be careless in matters where people's lives were at stake.

Finally, after tossing around, someone thought of Zhu Lu, the king of the valley: as a prince, he must have these medicinal materials in his hands.

So in the end, a few of them came to the Gu Wang's Mansion to ask for medicinal materials. And with the consent of the whole village, several of them went to Beijing to receive rewards.

In fact, the old people in the village have already seen that these young people want to go to the capital to see the world and see what the capital, which is said to be countless times more prosperous than Huai'an City, is like. That's why they, the old guys, agreed to let them go to the capital to be rewarded when they could only ask for Zhu Xi, the king of the valley.

"It's just that after reading it, you must remember to come back." The old people instructed.

Zhu Lu already knew a few days ago that the rescue was headed by Chen Hu, so he immediately asked the guards in the mansion to find these medicinal herbs from the medicine warehouse in the mansion and send them back to the mountain village.

Zhu Lu, who had achieved his goal, was very happy, and called his long history Liu Jing over with a happy face and said, "Liu Changshi, now, I ask Your Majesty to be more sure." ”