"What did you say, you and An Jing and the six of them were favored by Zhu Youjiao, the second son of King Zhou, King Runan, and came to him as a guard?" Li Er looked at Tang Jingyu and the others standing in front of him, and said in disbelief.

Not only him, but Xu Dehu, who was also standing on the side, and Peng Ju, who was originally sitting in his seat, also stared at Tang Jingyu and the others in disbelief, as if they thought that the seven people in front of him were not the White Lotus Sect that he had sent to Zhending Mansion to support the local White Lotus Sect.

"Altar Master, Hall Master Li, Brother Xu, I have nothing to say." Tang Jingyu saw that Peng Ju and the others didn't believe him, knelt down and said, "If what I just said is half a lie, let me hit five thunderstorms in the sky!" ”

"Altar Master, Hall Master Li, Hall Master Xu, we are definitely not lying! If there is half a lie, let us thunder five times a day! The other six also knelt down and said.

"Brother Peng, I think they shouldn't be lying." Xu Dehu looked at it for a while, walked up to Peng Ju and whispered.

Peng Ju also nodded. The three generations of Tang Jingyu's family are all devout Mingjiao/White Lotus Sectists, and they are upright and red, so they really won't deceive them, and the other six people are also similar. And their families are still in Binzhou, and they won't even ignore their families.

"But, could it be that the princes of the Ming Dynasty are so casual?" Peng Ju still felt a little incredible: "The King of Qi in Qingzhou was capricious before, and the people under him were appointed regardless of their background, as long as they were easy to use; The same is true of this King Runan named Zhu Youjiao? ”

"Brother Peng, I used to be from Henan, although King Zhou had come to Shandong before he sealed Kaifeng, but there are still some relatives and friends in Henan, and these people sometimes ask people to send me letters."

Li Er said: "According to their words, Zhu Youjia, the second son of King Zhou, is a gentleman, but he never bullies others, so his reputation is not too bad." If he saw a few people with strong martial arts and saw Hunting Heart happy to join his command, it was indeed something he could do. ”

"If that's the case, that's great." After listening to Li Er's words, Peng Ju was obviously much more relaxed: "If that's the case, let's put someone next to the Ming prince." Whether it's stealing a secret or doing something unusual in a moment's time, it's much more convenient. Especially Zhu Youjiao went to the capital again, and was able to place people in the capital, which was a wish that had never been achieved. ”

"Get up." He said to Tang Jingyu and the others again.

After Tang Jingyu and the others stood up, Peng Ju said with a smile: "It's really a good thing that you can lurk beside the prince of the Ming Dynasty. It is very beneficial to the great cause of my teaching. ”

"After the New Year, you don't have to wait until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, you will set off and go to the capital and Kaifeng respectively according to Zhu Youjiao's instructions."

"Yes, altar master." Tang Jingyu agreed, then hesitated again, and said: "Altar Master, Hall Master Li, Brother Xu, Zhu Youjiao, the king of Runan of the Ming Dynasty, instructed us to take our families with us when we went to the capital or the palace in Kaifeng. ”

"Oh, then let your family quickly pack up after the New Year and follow them to the capital or Kaifeng." The smile on Peng Ju's face faded, but he still said immediately.

An Jing and the others all breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't think much about it, just because they didn't have to be separated from their families. But Tang Jingyu lowered his head, and a look of fear flashed on his face.

He is not an ordinary disciple like An Jing - although he is the elite of the elite, he is also just an ordinary disciple - he is the master of incense (altar master, hall master, incense master), although he is only a grassroots leader, but he is also a management. He understands that if his family is still in the countryside where it is difficult for the Ming army to find, even if he is exposed, his family may not be worried about their lives; can follow him to the capital, if it is exposed, there will be no chance of survival. What's more, lurking beside the enemy with his family, in the eyes of Peng Ju and others, the possibility of defecting to the enemy in a crisis will also be greater.

"Altar master, Brother Xu," Thinking of this, Tang Jingyu knelt down again and said, "I want my family to stay in Binzhou, instead of going to the capital with me." ”

"If my family is in the capital with me, then if I am found out by Eagle Claw, not only will I be severely tortured, but my family will also be arrested and tortured by Eagle Claw, so I want my family to stay in Binzhou. As for the family, Brother Xu, you can arrange two people. ”

"Master Xu, we also want our family to stay in Binzhou and not go to the capital." Hearing Tang Jingyu's words, An Jing and the others also suddenly realized and said one after another.

Peng Ju's face became a little softer again, and he said with a smile: "I naturally understand your thoughts, but if your family stays in Binzhou, the people who pretend to be your family are all devout believers, and your family is safe, but they will worry about their lives." ……”

"I understand the altar owner, so we will take our family to the capital or Kaifeng." Tang Jingyu hurriedly said. When An Jing and the others heard Peng Ju say this, they suddenly felt that their thoughts were a little selfish, and they suddenly felt ashamed, and they also hurriedly said: "We will take our family to the capital/Kaifeng." ”

Peng Ju nodded as if he was very satisfied, and said: "However, I just listened, some of you didn't tell all your family members to the guards of the Zhou Wangfu who interrogated at that time, and those family members who didn't know about Eagle Claw could stay in Binzhou and ensure everything." ”

An Jing and the others were obviously relieved. At that time, because the focus of the guards' interrogation was not on the family, and they did not ask anything, so there were a few children in the crowded family who did not say anything; But there are also people who still don't look good.

"Jing Yu, you only have one daughter, Sai'er, she can only follow you to the capital. I know you're worried about Sai'er's safety, but for the sake of my great cause, I can only let her go to the capital with you. After Peng Ju finished speaking and asked them to go home for the New Year, Xu Dehu put his arms around his neck and said as he walked out.

Tang Jingyu had a wry smile on his face and did not speak.

"If you want, you can find a devout female believer to be your concubine, and if you work hard to get her pregnant during the Chinese New Year, the child can stay in Binzhou." Xu Dehu said again.

"Brother Xu, thank you for your kindness, but don't need to."

"I know you're good to your daughter-in-law, but this isn't the time to think about that! Besides, even according to the rules of the countryside, your daughter-in-law gave birth to a daughter for the first time, and she hasn't given birth to a child for more than five years, so it's nothing to be small. ”

"In case I am discovered by the eagle talons of the Jinyi Guard in the capital, even if I have a child born, I will be an orphan."

"There are brothers in the church!" Xu Dehu raised his voice slightly: "There are brothers in the sect to take care of, you don't have to worry." ”

"I'm an orphan myself, and I know what it's like to be without a father, so I don't need to." Tang Jingyu said again.

No matter how Xu Dehu persuaded him, Tang Jingyu always refused to accept the concubine, at this time they had already walked to the door of Tang Jingyu's house, Xu Dehu couldn't, so he could only stop persuading, and instructed: "There are only five or six days before the New Year, and I will spend the New Year at home these days, and go to the capital around the fifth day of the New Year." Don't tell anyone other than your daughter-in-law that you're going to the capital. If someone asks, you say to carry out the top secret orders of the church. ”

Tang Jingyu nodded in agreement, and then pushed open the door of his courtyard.

As soon as he pushed open the door, he heard an "oops", and then saw his daughter-in-law He Miao standing at the door with her nose covered, and the broom fell to the ground beside her.

"What's wrong with you?" He couldn't help but ask.

"I was cleaning the yard just now, it snowed yesterday and it was falling until this morning, and the snow was very thick. I was cleaning the snow at the door, when I heard your voice outside, so I opened the courtyard door to welcome you in, but I didn't expect you to open the door too, and almost hit it. He Miao said.

"How about not bumping, right?" He asked right away.

"Nope." He Miao agreed, and asked rhetorically, "What did Brother Xu tell you to do?" ”

Tang Jingyu was about to speak, when a little girl with a pink carving came out of the house, saw him with a look of surprise in her eyes, and trotted over to him and shouted, "Daddy!" ”

"Cell." Tang Jingyu picked her up and kissed her on the face.

"Daddy, my daughter misses you."

"Daddy wants you too."

Tang Sai'er giggled, looking extremely happy, and kept talking to Tang Jingyu. Tang Jingyu carried her into the house and sat on the chair, promising Tang Sai'er's words.

After a long while, Tang Sai'er stopped, and said in a slightly curious and excited tone: "Dad has been to so many places, and my daughter wants to go to so many places. ”

Hearing this, Tang Jingyu was holding her hand and paused, and suddenly said, "Sai'er, if Daddy takes you to the capital after the New Year, do you like it?" ”

"To the capital? Where is the capital? Tang Sai'er asked curiously.

"The capital is a city in the south, with many people, and it is very prosperous."

"Is it lively?"

"It's very lively, you can't find a more lively city than the capital."

"Then the daughter is willing to go! Daughter loves to be lively! Tang Sai'er said happily.

"That's good," Tang Jingyu touched the double bun on the top of her head, kissed her cheek again, put her on the ground, and said, "Daddy and your mother have something to say, you go play." ”

"Okay." Tang Sai'er promised, and she was going to run outside the house to play with her little friends.

"Sai'er, remember to stop playing tricks you learned from Granny Yan in front of others." Tang Jingyu suddenly commanded again.

"Huh? Yes, Daddy. Tang Sai'er was puzzled, but still agreed, put on his little padded jacket, and ran out of the house.

"Xianggong, what the hell is going on, why do you want to take Sai'er to the capital? Didn't the sect be very cautious about sending people to the capital before, how could they suddenly send you? And let you take Sail with you? As soon as Tang Sai'er ran out, He Miao asked in a hurry and quickly.

She couldn't help but hurry. Tang Jingyu was already very worried when she was out in danger on weekdays, but this time it was not only her father-in-law, but her daughter was also in danger, and she was already worried if she didn't ask in front of Tang Sai'er.

"Not only do I have to take Sai'er to the capital with me, but I also have to let you go to the capital together." Tang Jingyu also had sadness in his tone, and told her about it.

"This," He Miao almost fell to the ground, but Tang Jingyu quickly helped her with his eyes, and He Miao slowly walked into the house and sat on the kang, sobbing in a low voice.

"Miao'er, I also know that you don't want to go, and you don't want Sai'er to go. But this is an order from above, and we can't disobey it. Tang Jingyu also hugged her and said with a crying voice.

"But, I'm just it, it's a big deal that our husband and wife die together; Ke Sai'er is only six years old this year, and she will only be seven years old after the New Year, how can I bear to let her ...... too" He Miao couldn't speak anymore, covered her face and cried.

After a while, until it was dark and Tang Sai'er's cheerful voice came from outside the house, He Miao hurriedly wiped his face and walked out of the house to cook dinner for Tang Sai'er.

Tang Sai'er happily talked to his father and mother about playing with his friends, He Miao almost cried again several times, tears rolled in her eyes, and her eye circles were red, but in the end she held back and didn't let Tang Sai'er find out.

After dinner, Tang Jingyu finally coaxed Tang Sai'er to bed and returned to his and He Miao's house. He was very conscious now, and he had let Sai'er sleep alone in a room last year, because until now, He Miao's eyes were still red and she sobbed from time to time, although she had no tears to shed.

Seeing this, Tang Jingyu remembered the face of his lovely daughter who had just fallen asleep, and after carefully observing and listening to the surroundings, he put his arm around He Miao's shoulders and said softly, "Miao'er." Rest assured, I will never put Sail in danger. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Hearing this, He Miao raised his head and looked at Tang Jingyu incredulously. But he didn't answer.

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At the same time, in a very hidden house, Peng Ju sat on a Taishi chair, although there was a person standing beside him, he did not look at the person, but looked at another Taishi chair that was empty in front of him. But he seemed to be asking the air, "What complaints does Tang Jingyu have?" ”

"Nope." The man standing beside him, hidden in the shadows, replied: "After he told his wife what happened, He kept crying, he kept comforting He and didn't say anything else. Then the little girl came back, and they coaxed the little girl until they had put her to bed, and then I stayed a little outside the couple's house and then came back. ”

"It's for the best." Peng Ju exhaled softly: "I'm relieved that he didn't complain." ”

But even so, he couldn't let him know who the spy was who was about to be sent to the capital. The matter must be kept very secretive. ”

"But," the man in the shadows questioned for the first time, "Tang Jingyu has seen the person who is about to be sent to the capital. ”

Indeed, many people saw him when he fled from Shaanxi. But his face was different from before, and unless he revealed his identity, others would never recognize him. ”

Peng Ju sneered and said: "After all these years of fleeing to Shandong like a lost dog, after eating so many bowls of rice from me for nothing, it is time for him to do something for me." ”