Chapter Seventy-Three: The Messenger of the Later Han Dynasty

(Cat flutter Chinese) A middle-aged man in his thirties stepped into Lie Cuixuan with four long casual smiles. He held a long folding fan in his hand as an arch on his chest, and said to Wu Sangui, who was sitting in the center: "The old master of Wuhua Mountain has come to visit Ping Xibo!" ”

No one had a word. Wu Sangui only rolled his eyes at this rich and noble man, and took a sip of tea from his cup as if nothing happened. The visitor smiled awkwardly, picked a seat nearby, lifted the back placket, lifted the front robe, sat opposite each other with a big grin, and looked at Wu Sangui without showing weakness.

"You're presumptuous. Do you know what this place is? After a while, Wu Sangui opened his mouth word by word, "Who are you immortals, traveling to my Wuhua Mountain?" ”

"I'll tell you as soon as I walk in the door! Well, let's elaborate on it again. The person who came opened the folding fan with a "bang", closed it again, and said with a smile: "No, the real name is Zhu Cijiong, the pseudonym is Yang Qilong, the dragon vein sent by Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, and the third prince of Emperor Chongzhen - Wuhua Mountain here, this is my old thing, there is no transfer deed, and there is no transaction document, when the surname is Wu, I have to ask for advice!" ”

"Don't you dare!" Shang Zhixin interjected with his eyes and said, "It's clear that he is a deceptive and stealing his name and selling dog skin plasters!" As soon as he spoke, there was a burst of laughter in the study.

"You're Shang Zhixin." Yang Qilong said loudly, "Your old man is still gratifying, but he is a deputy general, and my third-class slave is also more noble than you!" ”

"Noble?" Shang Zhixin smiled coldly, picked up the name that had just been thrown in from the table, and said contemptuously, "It is really unheard of that there are people in the world who don't even know the arts and sciences and dare to call themselves 'noble'!" ”

Yang Qilong pouted and smiled, and said, "Although I met you Shang Zhixin for the first time, I have admired your 'knowledge' for a long time - excuse me, how do you know that I don't understand literature and science?" ”

Shang Zhixin said strangely: "Even if this name thorn is taken as an example, how can there be a word true - according to yourself, you are a noble stomach, the king of Pingxi was once the earl of the former Ming Dynasty, and he belongs to the monarch and minister, where does the word 'year' on this thorn come from?" Well? Shang Zhixin smiled coldly, and then pointed to the "dependent" and asked: "Then the word 'dependent' - your surname is Zhu, his surname is Wu, where do you come from?" The word 'classmate' is also ridiculous," Shang Zhixin couldn't help laughing, "Pingxi Wang was born in the military, and he is from the ancestral Yin family, where did he come from?" The word 'brother' is even more nonsense - the king of Pingxi is over the age of six, and he is only thirty years old, if you want to call the son a grandson...... "At this point, Lie Cuixuan was already laughing.

Yang Qilong opened his eyes and looked at Shang Zhixin in amazement, according to his talent and knowledge, it was not difficult to refute Shang Zhixin, but he was no longer willing to do so, he needed to spare energy to rethink this person, why there was such a big difference from the information he received. Yang Qilong quickly recovered his demeanor, and said with a faint smile: "You only know how to chew words, but you don't know how to adapt to the times!" I am a king and a minister, and I am a great servant, and I am reluctant to follow the vulgar stream, which is wonderful, how can I wait for idle people to know! ”

When Wu Sangui heard this, Gege smiled and said, "No matter who you are, since you are here, please sit here and talk!" ”

Yang Qilong didn't speak, nor did he sit down, he only gently dusted off his robe, stilted his legs, and leaned back slightly.

Liu Xuanchu sat diagonally opposite, constantly looking at this uninvited guest with his eyes, and his heart was flooded with folk anecdotes about the "third prince of Zhu": Chongzhen killed the prince and princess in the palace one after another when he was in danger, and the nurse escaped from the Forbidden City with the third prince in her arms, and the nurse used her bag to hide from the pursuing Qing soldiers, but sacrificed her own flesh and blood...... He was a little surprised by Yang Qilong's sudden appearance. He was not afraid that the person who came was the real third prince of Zhu, but he was afraid that the governor of Yunnan, Bian Sanyuan, would play some tricks and send people to test it. After pondering for a long time, Liu Xuanchu took the opportunity to interject and asked: "Since you are the prince of the previous dynasty, do you have a certificate?" ”

Yang Qilong smiled and handed over the folding fan in his hand. Liu Xuanchu took a rough look and handed it to Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui received it and found it very heavy, opened it and looked at it, only to find that it was a stainless steel bone fan. This fan was originally a weapon, and a poem was written on the fan:

The river is blue, who plays the jade flute on the river? The boat is sent to Xiaoxiang passengers. The reed flowers are thousands of miles of frost and moon white, and the color of the wounded line is clear, and the Ming Dynasty is separated by the mountains.

Wu Sangui had seen a lot of Zhenzhen's handwriting, so he knew at a glance that it was indeed genuine. He also has a lot of such objects in his house, but he has not touched them for many years for fear of arousing the uneasiness of his conscience. After playing for a long time, Sangui still returned the fan to Yang Qilong, and said with a sly smile: "This word has neither a title nor a payment, and it is a work of predecessors, even if it is the imperial pen of the emperor, it is not enough to rely on." - I've got half a box here! ”

"I forgive you for not being able to believe it," Yang Qilong took out a hard gold and bright yellow satin fold from the center of his arms, held it in both hands, put it on the table, and brushed it with his hand before pushing it to Wu Sangui: "Ping Xibo might as well take a look at this." ”

"Jade!" Wu Sangui's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly held them up with both hands and examined them carefully, only to see that it was written:

Zhu Cijiong, the biological mother of Concubine Qin, was born in Chuxiu Palace in March of the 14th year of Chongzhen. Wen Po Liu Wang, deacons and eunuchs Li Zengyun and Guo An were present. Jiaodong Factory, Jinyiwei and Qinfei each keep one copy and file it according to the regulations.

Under the head is Chongzhen's jade seal "Retirement and Destiny" - although it has gone through 30 years, the cinnabar imprint is still bright red. There is no doubt about it now, the person who came is indeed the third prince of Zhu! Wu Sangui's hands trembled a little, his head was also a little dizzy, and he returned the jade dish to the third prince Zhu in a daze, and suddenly his face changed, and he said: "The descendants of the first emperor have all returned, and the descendants of the Zhu family have long been dead, and it is common for the relics of the first emperor to fall into the hands of people with different surnames." ”

"Hahahaha!" Yang Qilong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly, "Ping Xibo, how short the knowledge is!" Where will the descendants of my Zhu family be slaughtered? My ancestor Emperor Hongwu has passed on 17 since he ascended the throne, and he has been crowned all over the kings in the next famous city and county, and his descendants have been innumerable in the past 200 years! Only Nanyang Mansion, the former residence of the Tang King, and the descendants of the surname Zhu have more than 15,000 people. Your first prince and grandson are all dead, and Zhu is sitting opposite! With a long sigh, he added, "The deafest in the world are the deaf, the dumbest, and the stupidest are the foolishβ€”if I hadn't seen you in danger, how would I have entered your unpredictable place with the body of a daughter!" "If there is no one next to the third prince of Zhu, his mouth is like a hanging river, and he is gushing endlessly. Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin above, Hu Guozhu, Xia Guoxiang and others below all did not change color, only Liu Xuanchu sat firmly and remained silent.

"Really?" Wu Sangui pretended to be puzzled, and said with a smile, "Wu is on the throne today, has a heavy army, and sits in a big town, which is the southwest barrier of the imperial court. The emperor treats me like flesh and blood, fame, and noble titles, what else is there to pretend to be deaf and dumb, pretend to be demented and dumb? ”

"Yo! It's so enviable! The third prince of Zhu sneered at each other in a sarcastic tone, "The quality is already extremely high, the lord is extremely expensive, and the court has nowhere to give, so the 'three feudatories' are inscribed on the pillar of the court and the corpse is blessed day and night, and the resourceful Wu Yingxiong is offered in the Xuanwu Gate!" A few of you are gathered here to discuss how to serve the Qing court! ”

"Bold!" Wu Sangui was furious, slapped his palm on the case, and the pen and inkstone bowl jumped high, "Slow, you may not be true, even if it is really the third prince of Zhu, what about it?" I am now the king of Pingxi! Since ancient times, there are no two days, there are no two masters of the people, a country rises, a country dies, and there is a Taoist saint to replace it, which is a great righteousness! Even if Emperor Zhenzhen came in person, it was just the people under my rule - committing rebellion, slandering the present, and the sin is unforgivable, come! ”

"In!" The guards hugged each other and thundered in agreement, "Please give the order!" ”

"Take it!"

This time he became a hasty pawn, and the third prince of Zhu was gently lifted by the next seat of the baozhu, and threw it into the arms of the two guards, and was caught with both hands behind his back. When the four personal entourages of the third prince of Zhu saw that their master was taken, they shouted and flashed their blades to take Wu Sangui directly, but they were protected by the Huangfu Baozhu who was guarding in front of them with a sword. Some of the ten famous guards went to support Liu Xuanchu, some protected Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin, and some fought with blades.

But the battle soon became clear. Although the martial arts of these people led by the third prince of Zhu were very high, Wu Sangui's guards were also extremely brave, after all, they were outnumbered, and they were soon forced out of Lie Cuixuan. Wu Sangui, Geng Jingzhong, and Shang Zhixin calmly sat in front of the Xuan to watch the battle under the escort of the pillar.

Xia Guo saw that the four entourages of the third prince of Zhu were fighting desperately under the siege of more than ten people, so he paced to the third prince of Zhu and said: "Tell them to stop, otherwise, they will stab you with a knife!" ”

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