Chapter III
"Little bastard, it's not good to learn anything, you have to learn to be a liar...... Alas, you dare to bite me...... To give...... Stop me! ”
Zhujiabao set up by the mountain, the momentum is magnificent, nine before and after, dozens of zhang high, the main building at the top, high according to the top of the mountain, looking down on the four directions, the end is not magnificent. Even at the foot of the mountain, the open space in front of the fort gate is hundreds of paces in a radius, wide and flat.
It is said that the decision was made by the head of the family many years ago, and the reason is simple.
"Truly magnificent...... It refers to this meaningless waste, and only in this way can people be convinced in the shock. ”
Of course, it would be wrong to say that it was all a waste, in the days when the Zhu family became the emperor, and in the days when they were able to control the court, here was always full of chariots and horses from all directions, boiling like a gathering, but ...... Since the burning and plundering of the Blackwater army, this place has never returned to its former glory.
It was the fourth day of the second month of the twelfth year of Emperor Shaojing, early in the morning, dry and cold, which made this place more empty, and also made the two people who were chasing and fleeing more eye-catching.
"It's that old fritter...... It's the first time I've seen him so angry, what's wrong? ”
Stretching out his head curiously, Zhu Zimu looked at the live drama below, full of interest, and the Ah Fu on the side had a stinky face.
"I said, miss, instead of caring about that nasty strategist, you should think about that lustful octopus first, Mother Li in the North Courtyard made a fuss for a while yesterday!"
"Ah, Mother Li's ...... there? This ......"
Patting his head, Zhu Zimu smiled sweetly, but said, "This thing is really blind!" ”
“…… Miss! ”
The master of the big strip, the serious subordinate, is really a very funny combination, but when the subordinate reminded that the old fritter below did not come alone, the master finally remembered that very important thing.
"Uh, by the way, Zhu Da is also here, so the old fritters will follow...... But it's obviously a few days before the day of proposing, well, it seems that the pressure was exerted first. ”
“…… Miss. ”
reminded the master very seriously, it may not matter if you privately call the four Zhu according to age from Zhu Da to Zhu Si, but this habit is really bad, if you are accidentally heard by outsiders that day, it will cause some unnecessary trouble.
"Got it, got it...... However, I said Afu, you still arrange for someone to take a look, what is going on with the child who was chased by the old fritters? ”
“…… Be. ”
With a stinky face, Ah Fu quickly made arrangements, and a few family members who were watching the excitement with relish, the boss reluctantly ran out, stopping the Fu who was already out of breath and had teeth marks on both arms and asked.
"Mr. Fu...... What's wrong with you? ”
His stomach was bulging with anger, and Fu Wendao understood very well that these family members could have come out a long time ago, but he also understood that no matter how powerful Zhu Xiaojie was, in front of this fort, which represented the thousand-year-old dignity of the Zhu family in Fengyang, the only people who could enslave these family members were still Zhu Zimu, who represented the orthodox inheritance of the Zhu family, and Zhu Zisen, who was trusted and authorized by her.
…… At least, that's still the case "for now".
(It's all bastards, wait until Young Master Qi joins the list, and see how Master Fu repairs you...... )
Gritting his teeth, Fu Wendao stretched out his hand, wanting to slap the child in the face who had been restrained by the two family members, but he didn't expect that as soon as he stretched out his hand, the child turned his head like lightning and almost bit off a piece of meat on his hand.
"Little bastard!"
Jumping back, I really wanted to hit a few more times, but Fu Wendao was really afraid that the kid's mouth was fast, and suddenly he had an idea, thinking: "If I kick him a few times, he will naturally not be able to bite me......" When he praised himself for his wisdom, he heard a miserable scream of "ouch", of course, he was also bitten.
"Little bastard!"
With the same hatred and hatred, the attitude of the family suddenly changed, but taking advantage of this temporary chaos, the child who broke free took the opportunity to run into the door.
"Ah, chase after you!"
It's one thing to see jokes, it's another thing to be harassed inside the fort by outsiders, especially when the last harassment and the resulting reprimand was not long ago, these family members of course worked harder, and at the same time, some people made arrangements to seal off the bookstore first.
"If you want such a little ghost to alarm the uncle, do we still have the face to see people?!"
Fortunately, the imp who was in a panic did not run in that direction, and unfortunately, the place he ran to was another place that must not be alarmed either.
"Ah, he actually ran to Miss!"
"Chase, chase!"
There was no chasing, the kid was really slippery, a drill in the east, a flash in the west, those family members could succeed a few times, but they were still run away by him, but they fell and injured many people.
"Hey, what's going on, it's ugly!"
"Afu, don't be so loud, don't scare the children."
The excitement continued to expand, and the master, who was a good deed, was finally alarmed, and ran downstairs with his henchmen, at this time, it happened to be the child who was struggling with his head and was blocked from all the way, but in the end he squeezed through the two family members who collided together, and broke into the yard.
"Ahh
When I raised my head, I saw two people with a curious and flat face, and for a while, the child's eyes were really bright.
“…… Sister Fairy, help! ”
With a cheer, the child opened his hands and pounced, full of frightened children, but ...... Before he could swoop at his target, another very powerful hand had unceremoniously grabbed him by the collar and lifted it up.
"What's your name and what do you do?"
The one who took action to protect the lord in time, of course, was Ah Fu, his face was tight, and he didn't smile at all, seeing her, the child was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he burst into tears.
"No, don't, I'm obedient...... Auntie, don't eat me! ”
"Ah...... Aunt?! ”
Countless black lines instantly appeared on his forehead, and he felt that he had heard the snickering of the family in the back covering his mouth, and Ah Fu's face suddenly became tighter, and his tone became more terrifying.
"Imp...... Can you show me a little clearer?! ”
"Ah......h
With his mouth wide open, the child looked Ah Fu up and down, and then said slowly in a very hesitant tone: "That, not Auntie...... That...... Grandmother? ”
"Milk, grandma...... I'll your grandma! ”
With a loud bang, the child flew through the sky, drew a beautiful arc, and finally hit the wall, slowly slid down, and passed out.
"Hey, Afu, don't be so violent!"
Taken aback, he hurriedly ordered the family to go over and take a look, Zhu Zimu smiled secretly and squinted at Ah Fu.
"Besides...... You, you're a little older than me...... Oh drink drink! ”
“…… Miss! ”
Fortunately, the child seemed to be in good shape, and had been awakened in a few clicks, but he was still a little dazed, and walked as if he had drunk wine, and swayed.
"Immortals...... Sister Fairy is there......"
"Oh, that's good...... Don't be afraid, my sister is here! ”
Obviously in a happy mood, Zhu Zimu instructed his subordinates to "bring some snacks and fruits immediately", and when he turned around, he had already wiped his face, as if he was smiling.
"This ...... Mr. Fu's interest today, why is it so good? ”
(Stinky girl...... )
scolded in the stomach, Fu Wendao also knew that he must not offend the master and servant at this time, gritted his teeth, pulled out a smile, and said, "It's just a little liar, why did you still alarm the girl?" ”
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According to Fu Wenwen, yesterday, when he passed by Sanzhi, he saw this child sitting on the side of the road with a bag and a letter, looking stupid.
"At that time, I wanted to ask him if he was lost, based on the principle of doing one good deed a day, to see if he was lost......
Regardless of the fact that when Fu Wendao said "do a good deed every day", the family members who covered their mouths were the children, and when they heard Fu Wendao say this, they also showed a very proud contempt.
The baggage was not properly tied, and it was easy to find that there were several ginseng-like things inside, and judging from the letters, these things seemed to have been brought from Jizhou by a certain merchant who had come to buy them locally.
"Stop, stop, you don't have to say any more!"
Looking at Fu and asking, Zhu Zimu said, "Mr. Fu...... Do you want to say that your kindness continues to flare up, and tell this little fellow that you know the lost owner, but he insists that he take it home to his parents, so that in the end, you give him a little silver, and take this burden? ”
"Uh......"
His face flushed, and Fu Wenwen obviously didn't want to continue the topic, but Zhu Zimu seemed to get a lot of pleasure from this inquiry.
"And ...... Mr. Fu, those ginseng are carved with radish...... Or with old roots? ”
"No, no, radish can carve fake ginseng...... The smell is so strong that you can only use tree roots! ”
"You...... You little bastard, are you still proud?! ”
In a rage, Fu Wendao wanted to go up and kick a few more times, but before he could kick it, the child had already screamed, ripped open his throat, and howled, not to mention that Zhu Zimu was busy protecting him, and even the eyes of a few family members looking at Fu Wendao were not very kind.
"Sister Fairy...... Don't let him take me away...... I'll be obedient, I'll be obedient! ”
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"Miss."
"yes, I know."
"Miss?"
"Hmm...... I know. ”
"Miss!"
"Ah...... Well, I got it! ”
Touching his chin very seriously, Zhu Zimu said, "However, this kid ...... It's really pitiful to look at, isn't it? ”
"A little liar, what's so pitiful ......"
Unconsciously, Ah Fu was already gritting his teeth when he spoke, and looking at her, Zhu Zimu smiled like a fox.
"This, Afu...... You can't hate someone just because they're telling the truth......"
It seems that he wants to ensure the effect of his words, and while speaking, Zhu Zimu also picked up a bronze mirror and straightened his hair, pretending not to see the green tendons that burst out of Afu's forehead.
"Anyway, this little guy is still very pitiful...... It's rare to have the heart to wash your body and go ashore, which can be regarded as a merit, so let's take it first and be a messenger! ”
“…… Yes, miss. ”
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(It seems that it is done.) )
After observing outside Zhujiabao for nearly half a day, he still didn't see Ao Xingxing being driven out until after the afternoon.
(Still, such a messy plan can work...... Fengyang, what a ridiculous place! )
With a wry smile, Emperor Xiang returned to the inn where he stayed first, packed his things, and prepared to leave.
Before, he only used a pseudonym to enter the city, and did not cover up his whereabouts in particular, Di Xiang first believed that someone with a heart would soon be able to follow the clues of the "surnamed Dong" to find out the rice merchant who had recently come to Fengyang.
(Anyway, let's change places.) )
He had prepared more than one identity, and Emperor Xiang quickly changed his clothes and prepared to stay at Zenzhi Temple as a pilgrim.
With enough money, he quietly departed, and by the time it was nearly dusk.
Walking alone in the gradually faint sunlight, because it is out of the city, the more you walk, the more deserted the surroundings become, but the strange thing is that the Zenzhi Temple is in the northeast, and the emperor has been walking towards the southwest city gate.
Out of the city, it was a continuous hilly area, and it seemed that he did not know that he was going the wrong way, but the emperor elephant had been walking forward, and after the first fork in the road appeared, he quickly turned into it.
What's even more strange is that in this place, which has always been deserted and uninhabited, there are a lot of pedestrians today, and after the emperor elephant turned into the mountain road first, they also followed one after another.
"Hurry, hurry!"
"Where did you go, boy?!"
Of course, there were ordinary people who were out of breath, but there were also swordsmen with fierce eyes and warriors with arrogant expressions, and when they saw the emperor elephant walking briskly in front, they began to shout nakedly.
"Stop!"
"Run there, bastard!"
"I want to fight with our Uncle Zhu...... Look for death! ”
Sneering, Emperor Xiangxian didn't seem to hear it, and his pace neither slowed down nor deliberately accelerated.
"Low-level planning, low-level strategy...... Even the bad guys are low-level bad guys. ”
“…… However, it does have a different kind of fun to do it once in a while. ”
After a moment's hesitation, he gently raised his left hand.
"Kill them all."
“…… Yes, master. ”
Soon, the gray wind blew rapidly on the hillside, accompanied by a muffled grunt.
Only muffled humming, no screaming...... No one had a chance to scream.
When the wind stopped, the Emperor Elephant had already gone, leaving behind a corpse with wide eyes, no idea, and no time to even fear.
Looking at the direction where the emperor elephant had gone first, the killer stood indifferently, unconsciously playing with a black dagger without any luster in his right hand.
(Indeed...... It's a good knife...... )
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The river breeze in winter is almost bone-chilling. There was the sun, but it was still very cloudy, and the turbid river was rippling and turning, setting off wave after wave, fiercely beating the cliffs on both sides.
Sitting on the top of the cliff, hugging his knees in the sea, silently looking at the river below.
Three months ago, it was here, the sea broke through the Jiangbei camp, forcing the imperial army to take the initiative to abandon the Jiangnan camp, leading the army to return to the north, and then, on the burned water village, the small heavenly kingdom established a new camp and water army base, in order to "accumulate national strength" as the first priority, all parties did their best to provide materials and manpower, and slowly built here.
"King of the North."
stood up, turned around, looked down at Chang Geng who appeared on the mountain road, and bowed slightly.
"Dry King."
Chang Gung came because of the invitation of the sea, not only him, but also Hun Tian, Dongshan, and even the wordless who has been fighting against King Zuo Wu on the front line of Jinzhou in recent years will also come to participate in the meeting proposed by the sea.
"King Bei, what proposal do you want to make when you convene this meeting?"
The Hun Tian is the supreme leader, but in essence, the undead are still equal relations with each other, and have the final decision-making power in their respective responsibilities, and when it is necessary to make some decisions that affect the overall situation, the kings are usually called and decided by a meeting.
Of course, each person's right to speak, depending on the status, or different, the earliest time, is to Hun Tian, Dongshan and Fengyue three people as the core of decision-making, after that, Fengyue's death coupled with the gradual importance of the economy, so that Chang Gung rose to an equal status with the two, in recent years, Silent and the sea has made a lot of achievements, but also gained more respect, the sea has become the de facto first person in the army, Silent is to lead the entire discipline department, relatively speaking, Golden Eagle, Bo Lang and Qingtian people, although each has a military and political power, However, the authority on the overall issue still cannot be compared with Hun Tian and others.
"After breaking here, I stayed here, you went back to the rear, and we never met again."
did not answer Chang Geng's question, Lu Hai pressed one hand on his waist, and the other hand on his eyes, covering the blowing river breeze, squinting his eyes, and looking at Chang Geng.
"So, I waited until now to get a chance to ask that question."
"The 'truth' of the three provinces of Gongsun...... What is it? ”
Three months ago, after the three provinces of Gongsun were severely damaged, they turned to Guan Hulin and left the three provinces of Gongsun to Chang Gung. After returning from Xiaosheng, he was surprised to find that the three provinces of Gongsun had fled.
The reasonable explanation, of course, is the ability of the three provinces of Gongsun itself, after all, although Chang Geng's status is high, he does not have the corresponding martial arts cultivation.
…… However, this cannot be recognized by the sea.
"It is impossible for the three provinces of Gongsun to escape on their own, in other words, ......"
staring straight at Chang Geng, he said slowly: "Ganwang, you let him go." ”
Bowing slightly, Chang Geng said: "Not bad." ”
After staring at it for a long time, he suddenly turned around again, carrying Chang Geng on his back, facing the strong river wind.
"In the Little Heavenly Kingdom, the one I respect the most is the Heavenly King, but ...... What makes me believe the most is still you. ”
"So, I don't believe that you will betray the Little Heavenly Kingdom, and I don't believe that you will abandon the dream of peace."
"I believe that you have a reason to let him go, and I believe that you have a reason not to explain it to me...... In the final analysis, I really don't know much about military affairs. ”
"But...... I still really want to know the 'truth' of the three provinces of Gongsun, the truth that makes him believe that our little heavenly kingdom will be defeated, and the reason why you can let him go...... What is it? ”
“…… Heaven. ”
Tightly shut his mouth, after a long time, when Yun Chongbo began to think that the other party would definitely not speak, Chang Geng suddenly said these two words.
"The way of heaven is not enough to give more than it loses, but the way of man is not, it is not enough to give more than ......"
Speaking of the ancient words that even Yun Chongbo knew, Chang Geng said that this was the reason for the three provinces of Gongsun, although it was very simple, but he argued with him at the time.
"Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beauty, and evil is evil; We all know that what is good is good, and what is not good is good...... If you don't know it, you can't do it. Therefore, the world is called the way of heaven, which proves that the way of heaven cannot be done......"
“…… I don't understand. ”
Not only did Lu Hai not understand, but Yun Chongbo also didn't understand, but before Chang Geng could explain more, a herald rushed over.
“…… The king of heaven has arrived in the camp, and he invited the two princes to come over. ”
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When talking to Hun Tian, Dongshan and Wu Yan also arrived one after another, and after that, Hun Tian directly ordered to clean up the surroundings and turn it into a meeting.
"Today's work is done today, everyone has a lot of things, it's better to be neat."
"Well, I have a proposal."
It was the sea that invited the kings to come, but the first to speak was Chang Gung, and the content was actually the eleventh king who suggested the canonization of the Little Heavenly Kingdom!
"The merits of Jinghu Hou are actually no less than that of King Yan or King Ying, and the strength of Jinghu Hou is even closer to King Yi...... If he is not immortal, he will not be given a higher status...... So, what's the difference between us and those guys who are 'not emperors and can't be kings'? ”
An unexpected proposal, but it made sense, but it was clear that for most of the undead, it was more than they had considered.
"I don't agree."
The first to object, black and thin as iron, was speechless and unsmiling, and he said that Jinghuhou had indeed made great achievements, and he also had enough prestige and strength.
"But it upsets the balance...... After all, the 'Five Hu Four Kingdoms and Thirteen Heavens' are basically equal, and Lin Hou enjoys the highest prestige because of his merit, but if he wants to hold a high position...... His prestige, or maybe not enough. ”
"I ...... I haven't thought it through yet. ”
Unwilling to express his position, Dongshan, who was lying in the chair, asked Hun Tian to express his opinion first.
"I agree."
A simple statement, in exchange for Dongshan and the wordless stunned gaze, but, only a pair with Hun Tian, this gaze quickly moved away and gathered on the body of the sea.
"Hmm......"
The situation is very clear, two people are in favor, one is against, and the other abstains, and as long as Lu Haihai does not oppose it, this proposal can be passed.
There seems to be no reason to object, after all, this is a plan proposed by Chang Geng and seconded by Hun Tian, after all, Jinghu Hou is the general under the sea...... However, after hesitating for a while, Lu Hai finally said slowly: "I object." ”
"Oh?"
Frowning slightly, Hun Tian didn't say anything, only said that now there are five people on the agenda, two agree and two oppose, and one abstains, so no decision can be made.
"Let's do this first, and when the conference is held in the future, let the golden eagles and them all make a statement, and then make a resolution."
It seemed to be a little disappointed, and it seemed to be very surprised, Chang Geng took a look at the sea, but he didn't say anything.
“…… I also have a proposal. ”
Lu Hai was about to speak, but Dongshan intervened first, coughing and making a request, hoping to transfer personnel and set up a special department to preach morality in various places.
“…… and supervising the enforcement of the Taiping Road Rules. ”
The organization of special propagandists had already obtained consent at the last meeting, but when he heard that Dongshan wanted these people to intervene in the disciplinary department, Chang Geng immediately frowned.
"King Dong, I don't agree."
Chang Geng's objection, originally in Dongshan's material, only nodded slightly, and he set his eyes on Hun Tian, but before Hun Tian spoke, he said slowly without a word: "King Dong, I don't agree with this opinion."
As the supreme head of the discipline department of the Little Heavenly Kingdom, his wordless statement is of course very important, and his reason is very simple, dust to dust, dust to dust.
"The rules of the road are the rules of the road, discipline is the discipline, I will respect those who abide by the rules, and I will punish those who violate the rules, but there is a boundary in the middle and cannot be erased...... There are many people that we don't respect or even like, but as long as they don't break the rules, they can continue to live the life they like...... If you want to sanction everyone I don't like, in the end, I am afraid that there will be no more comrades around us. ”
Slightly moved, Lu Hai said that he agreed with the judgment of Speechless, and at this point, the three of them objected, and it was a foregone conclusion that Dongshan's proposal would be rejected.
But, unrelentingly, Dongshan looked at the sky, his eyes flashing with a complicated light.
“…… Since the majority is against it, I will withdraw it, but ...... I still want to hear from you, Heavenly King. ”
Ten fingers crossed against his chin, and Hun Tian said slowly: "As you said, the majority of people are already against it, so my opinion doesn't matter......"
"Still, I agree."
Even if they agreed, it was only three to two in the end, and Dongshan even said that there was no need to alarm the other three kings to vote on it.
"Actually, the most important thing is your opinion of the Wing King, that is the department you are in charge of, if you don't agree, I won't mention it again."
"Very good, then ......"
After looking at Wuyan first, and seeing that he shook his head slightly to indicate that he had no proposal, Hun Tian said to the sea: "King Bei, what is your proposal?" ”
Taking a deep breath, he said: "I suggest, raise troops and go on a northern expedition." ”
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(Northern Expedition...... Oh, it's going to be a big battle. )
When he woke up in the afternoon, Yun Chongbo's mood was very comfortable, because the knot that was very troubled by him had been resolved yesterday.
Yesterday, at the Wuhou Temple, Yun Chongbo was introduced as a "good friend" by Sun Yugong and met the blue-haired Tai Shiba.
"My name is Taishi Ziming, don't introduce me randomly!"
seemed to be a little hostile to Yun Chongbo, the other party pulled his face, and he was not active when shaking hands, but after being hit on the back of the head by Sun Yugong with a smile, he still smiled bitterly and released a little more kindness.
(Alas, what a terrible loser...... However, she also has a family failure. )
After the battle in front of the festival monument, Xiao Wenshuang was very suspicious of the bead, and after careful investigation, she made a judgment on Sun Yugong's identity, and until now, Yun Chongbo still remembers how stupid he was there with his mouth wide open.
"Sun ...... Sun can't?! ”
Because of the other party's prominence, Yun Chongbo had already begun to worry, after all, the consequences of offending Sha Ruxue really gave Yun Chongbo a deep lesson, and even, he also seriously considered how he would deal with Sun Yugong if he met Sun Yugong one day.
Unfortunately for Yun Chongbo, he once again found that he really didn't have the wit to deal with the girl, and after recognizing Sun Yugong, he immediately forgot all about his previous words, and fortunately, it turned out to be ...... Sun Yugong was even more a loser than he imagined.
"Ah...... It's been a long time, but you're also here to see the fun? ”
is very affectionate and very affectionate, judging from Sun Yugong's performance, she obviously threw the matter of the beads outside the Jiuxiao Cloud a long time ago, which made Yun Chongbo secretly call luck, but ...... also made him forget to ask Sun Yugong, what does it mean to "come and see the excitement too"?
In Yun Chongbo, just because I heard that this is a very famous place for Jinguan, so it is very surprising to come here to take a look and meet someone he knows, but at the same time, this also makes him a little happy, after all, he has been very depressed recently, as long as he can change his mood a little, it is always worth being happy.
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