Yang Wu thought that he had misunderstood, so he subconsciously pulled the reins, slowed down the horse's speed, and looked at the man carefully.

I saw that the man looked to be about thirty years old, wearing a cyan robe, his face was covered with vicissitudes, and the beard at the chin had obviously not been taken care of for a long time, and he looked a little sloppy.

Beside him was a young woman with a child in her arms, who looked like his wife and child.

If it weren't for careful observation, and Yang Wu was very familiar with this person at the beginning, I'm afraid that he wouldn't be able to recognize it now.

"After so many years, I didn't expect to see him here." Yang Wu sighed in his heart.

His sudden move of pulling the reins immediately startled Cheng Xun on the side.

Cheng Xun hurriedly glanced around nervously, and saw that there was nothing unusual around, so he stepped forward and asked softly, "King, what's wrong?" ”

"Well, it's nothing, let's go!" Yang Wu came to his senses from his contemplation.

He smiled and nodded at the man, but didn't say anything.

And the man obviously also found that Yang Wu had recognized him, but the man was still expressionless, and his eyes were extremely calm.

Even when he saw Yang Wu nodding at him, the man didn't react in the slightest.

Yang Wu didn't care.

"Who's that, my lord?" Cheng Xun and the others also noticed the person just now, but they didn't recognize it, so they asked Yang Wu with some doubts.

"A former relative, leave him alone." Yang Wu smiled, didn't say much, and left directly.

The others were confused, obviously not knowing who Yang Wu was talking about.

"Relatives? Does the king still have relatives in Xuzhou? And it seems that the king is more familiar with him, but the other party is a little indifferent to the king, which is too strange, right? The crowd couldn't figure it out.

If it was really Yang Wu's relative, how could he behave so calmly after seeing Yang Wu?

You must know that with Yang Wu's current identity, as long as he can get in with the relatives, even if he is far away, he is afraid that he will come to the door a long time ago, where will he wait until now.

However, Yang Wu was reluctant to explain, and everyone could only follow Yang Wu with questions in their minds.

After a while, Zhu Siqing on the side suddenly came to his senses: "It turned out to be him!" ”

"Who is he?" Everyone hurriedly came over to ask.

"Zhu Guangde, who was once indeed a relative of the king." Zhu Siqing explained.

Among the people who followed Yang Wu this time, that is, Zhu Siqing followed for the longest time, so I still remember; Others, even Cheng Xun, only reacted after Zhu Siqing said this person's name.

In addition, there are many people who have already said their names, but they are still confused, such as Feng Dao, he is still puzzled.

Yes, the man who looked a little depressed just now was Zhu Guangde, the son of Zhu Yanshou, the assassin of Shouzhou, at that time, Yang Wu still called him a cousin.

This person is the eldest son of Zhu Yanshou, although he is not as good as Yang Wu in terms of status and status, but you must know that the rule of Huainan was not stable at that time, although the generals of Huainan recognized Yang Xingmi as the master, they were more like an alliance than a monarch and a minister.

In addition, Zhu Yanshou had a very high position in the Huainan Army at that time, and he guarded the important town of Shouzhou alone, and even many people thought that he could inherit Yang Xingmi's foundation.

Even if you don't talk about this, the tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Zhu Yanshou's hands alone are enough to make him run rampant in Huainan.

So at that time, Zhu Guangde targeted Yang Wu everywhere, and Yang Wu couldn't get off the stage several times, but Yang Wu was helpless against him.

After that, Zhu Guangde secretly colluded with Feng Hongduo's subordinates who rebelled in Shengzhou, and almost killed Yang Wu; Fortunately, Yang Wu coped with it properly and launched a counterattack in a desperate situation, but instead defeated the incoming enemy army, allowing him to make a great achievement.

Later, as Yang Wu's status continued to improve and the power in his hands gradually increased, Zhu Guangde's threat to him gradually decreased.

In the end, Zhu Yanshou rebelled with Tian Hao and An Renyi, but was beheaded by a cavalry raid led by Li Chenghe, who had been prepared by Yang Xingmi.

And Zhu Guangde escaped by chance, and finally didn't know what to do, but he didn't expect to see this person here now.

was explained by Zhu Siqing, and everyone understood what was going on before and after.

Cheng Xun stepped forward and said to Yang Wu: "King, since this person is a traitor, he should be killed to get rid of future troubles!" ”

"To get rid of the troubles? You're too worried, you're just an ordinary person, what's the aftermath? Yang Wuwan said with a smile.

For him, Zhu Guangde, who could constantly trouble him back then, is now just an ordinary person, and it is difficult to get into his eyes.

And when he looked at Zhu Guangde just now, from the other party's gaze, he didn't see the slightest hatred, only calm, alienation and indifference.

If this person still has the idea of revenge, Yang Wu naturally doesn't mind sending someone to get rid of him.

But now that he has his own wife and children, he is actually just an ordinary person forced by life, so why should Yang Wu pursue it to the end?

In fact, for Zhu Yanshou's rebellion back then, he may not have felt that there was any problem at the beginning, but now in retrospect, Yang Wu feels that Zhu Yanshou's rebellion itself is certainly very responsible, but Yang Xingmi must have also played a role behind the scenes.

You must know that Yang Xingmi is the most black-bellied, and he shows kindness to people on the surface, and when ordinary people mention Wu Wang Yang Xingmi, they all say how benevolent and righteous he is, and the signs of rebellion by Tian Yan, An Renyi and others are already obvious, but he did not make a move, but waited until the last few people officially rebelled, and then sent troops to quell the chaos.

How benevolent does this seem? However, in Yang Wu's view, Yang Xingmi did not have the idea of conniving at his troubles.

In fact, in this troubled world, how can a person who can really lead a feudal town and establish a foundation rely solely on benevolence and righteousness? Not to mention anything else, in the early days of the establishment of the foundation, Yang Xingmi did not kill many people, and even did not do less things to turn his face on his allies.

Through various means, he was able to stand out in the troubled times and finally set up the foundation of Huainan.

After his foundation was generally stabilized, Yang Xingmi became "benevolent", rarely killing his subordinates, and treating even prisoners with courtesy.

However, benevolence alone can't last long after all, there are inevitably people among the generals who disobey the law and do evil, and Yang Xingmi is unwilling to kill people at will, so as not to damage the reputation of his painstaking management, so at this time, his most accustomed way to deal with it is to scold.

Yes, scolding.

Yang Xingmi was born recklessly, and his ability to scold people is also very strong, and he often scolds his subordinates to death.

For example, Liu Xin, he was drunk once, and Yang Xingmi summoned him to discuss the military situation, and when he saw him so drunk, he scolded him on the spot.

In the end, Liu Xin was scolded for "doubting life", and rode out of the city overnight, and he didn't know where to run and cried, and he didn't come back until the next day.

This is true for Liu Xin, and the same is true for other generals; Of course, for Zhu Yanshou's brother-in-law, it is naturally no exception.

Yang Xingmi not only often asked Zhu Yanshou to carry the black pot for him, but also often abused him for some minor mistakes.

Maybe other people can still bear it after being scolded, but Zhu Yanshou has a very strong temperament and can't stand the slightest grievance, how can he endure Yang Xingmi's abuse? This naturally became the first rift between the two.

In addition to carrying the black pot and being abused, the third reason for Zhu Yanshou's rebellion was naturally the problem of the heir.

Yang Xingmi has been in poor health since the Battle of Qingkou, and he is old, and his sons are still young, in this case, he naturally has to think about what is behind him.

And Zhu Yanshou was only in his thirties at that time, and it was when he was in the prime of life, so Yang Xingmi also had the idea of cultivating Zhu Yanshou as an alternative at that time, which invisibly enhanced Zhu Yanshou's ambitions.

However, as Yang Wu grew up, Yang Xingmi naturally shifted his mind to his son, and he became much more indifferent to Zhu Yanshou, and even began to find ways to suppress it in order to pave the way for his son.

It can be said that Zhu Yanshou rebelled, and Yang Xingmi definitely did some pushing hands in it, forcing him to rebel step by step.

Of course, no matter what Yang Xingmi did, Yang Wu would not overturn the case now, let alone sympathize with Zhu Yanshou because of this.

The struggle for power is so ruthless, once it is involved, even a brother may turn his face and kill someone, let alone with a brother-in-law?

"Zhu Yanshou also made great contributions to Huainan at the beginning, Shouzhou, Guangzhou, Qizhou and many other territories were fought down by him, although he rebelled and should be killed, but with his merits, he should leave a descendant." Yang Wu thought in his heart.

……

In the crowd, Zhu Guangde looked at Yang Wu and his party who were far away, and also sighed in his heart.

He didn't want to come to the street, but his wife and children wanted to see King Wu's demeanor, so he had to follow.

He thought that he would leave after a glance in the crowd, and Yang Wu would not recognize him; I didn't know that I was recognized in the end.

Now that he was recognized, he simply didn't leave, just stayed there and waited quietly for Yang Wu's fate; Whether it was Yang Wu letting him go, or sending someone to arrest him and kill him, he could face it calmly.

When he first fled to Liang, his life was quite chic, and he still had the idea of revenge in his heart; However, after a few years, the money brought from the south was exhausted, and the rest of his life was miserable.

As a rich son who is not diligent and does not distinguish between grains and grains, where does he know how to support his family, he struggled for many years before finally marrying a wife and having children and barely settling down.

But at this time, all he thought about all day long was how to support his family and how to earn a few more pennies, and the revenge in his heart naturally faded.

If he hadn't seen Yang Wu today, he would have forgotten all those things in the past.

In the end, when Yang Wu left, he also let out a silent sigh in his heart.

(Zhu Guangde's pit is finally buried.) ）