Chapter 62: The Send-off
The huge mountain gate building sign is engraved with the four characters of Han Shi traces, and pilgrims enter the Hanshan Temple through this gate in an endless stream. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Zhu Ruxian was accompanied by several private soldiers and walked through the archway in a low-key manner.
Once upon a time, he was known as the prince of Jiangnan, and when he came to Hanshan Temple, he needed to travel lightly, covering people's eyes and ears, even if his wife went to the temple to incense, the temple also had to ring the bell 108 ringing, and the abbot personally went to the mountain gate to greet him to show respect.
Today's Zhu Jiahu fell to Pingyang was bullied by dogs, and most of the same paradise was burned, and all the properties under the names of their father and son were confiscated by the imperial court, fortunately, his wife had a rich dowry, and there were a lot of real estate in Suzhou, and the family would not have nowhere to go, but the trees fell and the lakes were scattered, the snobbish domestic servants stole the money and left, thousands of private soldiers ran away less than a hundred people, and the government came to the door for three days to blackmail the silver two for various reasons, such a shameful and humiliating, Zhu Ruxian vowed that one day he would get it back with interest.
There is money to have the possibility of a comeback, the three holes of the cunning rabbit, the private seal in Zhu Ruxian's hand, is one of the two keys in the Zhu family's money collection, used to check the identity of the card, the other key by his father Zhu Mian collection, when the Qin Cha ordered to take Zhu Mian into custody, Zhu Ruxian hugged Zhu Mian and shouted injustice, asked Zhu Mian where the cards were, Zhu Mian was silent, then Zhu Ruxian knew that if Zhu Mian was not rescued, the money would be wasted.
Zhu Mian relied on the means of self-preservation, successfully let Zhu Ruxian spend a lot of money, bribed officials, and invited Lei Tong, who was the top martial artist among the private soldiers, to lead a team of private soldiers to rob prisoners, Lei Tong went, but did not bring Zhu Mian back, received a ransom letter, only to know that a gang of Jingwumen, a person named Huo Yuanjia, kidnapped Zhu Mian and demanded a thousand ransoms.
The camel that starved to death was bigger than a horse, and Zhu Ruxian could take it out at any time, and after collecting it, he entered the Hanshan Temple according to the instructions in the letter to prepare to pay the ransom and get Zhu Mian back.
A large box of money was too conspicuous and could only be put in the carriage first, Zhu Ruxian raised his vigilance and waited for the kidnappers to contact him.
In addition to the private soldiers around him, people who can be used and trustworthy have already infiltrated the temple in disguise as pilgrims, and will rush up to protect his safety whenever there is a disturbance.
Xingse hurriedly walked to the Daxiong Treasure Hall designated by the kidnappers, Zhu Ruxian frowned deeply, there were too many pilgrims worshipping in the hall, and the kidnappers were mixed in, and it was difficult to find.
"Can this son move, our girl wants to enter the Buddha to join the Buddha."
Zhu Ruxian blocked the entrance, affecting the entry and exit of pilgrims, a maid with a bright appearance and eyes like stars, supported a beautiful woman who was unparalleled in beauty and was rare in Suzhou, and politely asked Zhu Ruxian to give way.
In the same paradise, the handsome pretty girl, not a hundred, there is also a fifty, but there is no one, like Zhu Ruxian turned his head to see this maid with such aura, not that he boasted, the Oiran of the major Qinglou in Suzhou, as long as it is eye-catching, it will definitely be his concubine, the best Yangzhou thin horses are all in Zhufu, innocent little lady, everyone is beautiful, everything, but no one can pass by his side like this, and say to him: "Thank you, son." The beauty of the woman, such a soul-grabbing, if there is no daffodil fragrance, it is more charming than the sandalwood in the temple.
When he was indulging, someone suddenly bumped into him head-on: "Good dog is not in the way, dodge away." Zhu Ruxian stumbled and almost fell, thanks to the help of the private soldiers, he didn't make a fool of himself on the spot, in the past, this person had already been beaten half to death, but today Zhu Ruxian had to endure it, and if he was recognized in public, no amount of guards could protect him.
A few days ago, Zhu Ruxian went to the teahouse, not only the shopkeeper was not welcome, the guests also splashed him with tea, and everyone shouted and beat the rats on the street, whether it was on the street or in the temple.
Before the kidnappers appeared, Zhu Ruxian endured this breath, his eyes moved away from the backs of the beautiful master and servant, and focused on searching for suspicious elements.
Walking through the inner and outer halls, no one approached, and when he was about to give up, a small novice took a letter and handed it to Zhu Ruxian.
"Carry the ransom to the boat parked on the shore with a red flag on the end and a red flag on the end, and wait at the same place, and there will be a ferry boat with a white flag on the front and back to send Ling Zun back."
Hanshan Temple is built on the canal, and there are countless boats going back and forth every day.
Zhu Mian is already a Qin criminal, the sinner who should be exiled for thousands of miles appeared in Suzhou, Zhu Ruxian doesn't have to think about it and knows what big things will happen, even if Zhu Mian is not in the hands of the kidnappers, just looking for the Zhu family to cheat some money to spend, Zhu Ruxian doesn't care, if he loses it, he will lose it, as long as he can really exchange it for Zhu Mian, he will never pursue it.
threw the letter into the stove and burned it, and asked the private soldiers to move the money, Zhu Ruxian went to the ferry to find a boat first.
As described by the kidnappers, the ferry boat stopped on the river and waited, and the boatman refused to return to the pilgrims, saying that the boat had been chartered and that it was not carrying passengers but cargo.
The Zhu family's men slowly leaned towards the river, and every boat on the river was under their surveillance.
"Who hired you?"
Zhu Ruxian gave the boatman a silver ingot.
"Uncle Huo of Jingwumen, gave ten pieces of money to carry a small box to the Confucius Temple."
The man who hired the boat said that if anyone asked, let the boatman speak freely, and the bold two sides would collect the money.
"What does this Uncle Huo look like? How many of them were."
"Horizontal eyebrows and raised eyes, strong as a bear, and speaking like a broken gong."
The boatman thought for a moment and said.
He also said, "Eight people, five gentlemen and two girls, and one lame subordinate, the girl is handsome, one is like a fairy, the other is like a dragon girl, except for Uncle Huo, the others seem to be outsiders."
Surprised by the boldness of the kidnappers, Zhu Ruxian thought that this Huo Yuanjia was nothing more than sure that their Zhu family would not dare to speak out, so he would not shy away from it.
The ship was right, and when the private soldiers brought the boxes, Zhu Ruxian immediately let the goods on the ship, and the boatman skillfully sailed the ship to the shore, and the red flag was blown to the hunt, just like Zhu Ruxian's anxious heart.
The boat was hidden in the river, and Zhu Ruxian stood in the wind, looking left and right, expecting the kidnappers to return the meat ticket as agreed.
"Why don't you go over, we have to take a boat back to Jiangning."
The voice that he had vaguely heard sounded again, Zhu Ruxian turned around, and saw that there was a master and servant who had a relationship in the Daxiong Treasure Palace, and there was an extra handsome son next to the jade Yiren.
"There's no boat here today, you can take it somewhere else."
In order to hide Zhu Mian's whereabouts, Zhu Ruxian asked private soldiers to hire all the boats at the ferry, and asked the boatmen to stay away from Hanshan Temple.
"In front of you, is the master of the Peach Blossom Nunnery, Tang Bohu, Tang Gongzi?"
The small commotion attracted the attention of the pilgrims, and a Jiangning merchant recognized Tang Yin and asked politely.
"Well, our young master is the number one talent in Jiangning, Tang Bohu."
Qiu Xiang answered for Tang Yin arrogantly.
"I have admired the name of the lord of the Peach Blossom Nunnery for a long time, but I never had the chance to see you, I didn't expect to see you in Suzhou, in the lower Laoming Lake, this girl should be the Yuan family, right? I'm glad I will."
After a polite greeting, Lao Minghu invited Tang Yin and the three of them to take his boat back to Jiangning, and after some excuses, Tang Yin accepted his kindness and waited for the boat to dock while watching the water.
Tang Yin, Chen Dong took the Yutangchun in his hand, gathered tens of thousands of scholars, and finally asked the Emperor Taishang to abandon the Zhu family, and the initiator of their family was not far behind, Zhu Ruxian couldn't help but look back.
Not only him, the reputation of the owner of the Peach Blossom Nunnery after the fall of the Zhu family, Suzhou City is a household name, talking about Tang Bohu, all of them raised their thumbs to praise, although Chen Dong is a heroic spirit forever, but the person is dead, Tang Yin is a hero standing in front of them alive, no matter how good one is, he can only recall, and the other continues to continue the legend, can be sought after, and is closer.
The Zhu family hated Tang Yin, their eyes were cold and unkind, the people admired them, their eyes were as warm as fire, and the two sides of the ferry were contradictory and opposed.
Feeling Zhu Ruxian's knife-like gaze, Tang Yin looked over and smiled, but Zhu Ruxian didn't dare to look at it anymore, for fear that someone would find out his identity and cause accidents.
The more people gather, the longer they stay, the more unfavorable it is for the Zhu family, and every pair of eyes that look at Zhu Mian coming ashore from this side are all witnesses who prove that Zhu Ruxian harbored the criminals of the imperial court, and according to the law of Daling, the nine clans must be punished.
Zhu Ruxian began to regret that he should not have wanted to start again, and the ashes should not be recurred.
finally picked up the little life, and I paid for my greed.
Cut open his stomach with a knife, and you will definitely see a repentant intestine.
Zhu Ruxian hoped that the kidnappers would bluff him from beginning to end, and Jingwumen was a white party that ran away after swindling money.
That ship with two white flags should never sail.
It backfired, the boat came, the flag fluttered in the wind, the boat was from a small point to the size of a palm, to the figure visible, the boatmen in plain clothes, guarding the flag, guarding a willow coffin placed in the center of the ship.
Zhu Ruxian's head was about to explode, and he couldn't figure out the situation in front of him, what did he mean by handing over the money with one hand and handing over the person with the other, and the kidnappers sending him the coffin?
Is it a dead man? Father is dead?
It's good to be dead, and when he dies, he doesn't harbor the troubles of the Qin criminals, but he can no longer get the huge wealth that he can't eat and wear, and let him squander it.
Whatever it is? Zhu Ruxian had to confirm the contents of the coffin with his own eyes.
drove away the boatman, Zhu Ruxian asked the private soldiers to open the coffin, and desecrated the dead in the holy land of Buddhism.
"Open, I don't want to say a second time."
Zhu Ruxian was annoyed.
The private soldier trembled and removed the coffin lid, Zhu Mian was wearing a shroud and lying quietly in the coffin, leaning over to look, the body was separated, after Zhu Mian was beheaded, he was pretended to be on the body after bleeding, and he hugged the bottom of his hand in front of his chest, pressing a pair of cards made of jade.
Zhu Ruxian thought that there was only one of the two, and the problem of one or the other was solved at one time, and under the ecstasy, how could such an important pair of cards appear out of thin air, and made the wrong decision impulsively.
Zhu Ruxian took away the pair of cards, asked the private soldiers to close the coffin, and after calling back the boatman, he went directly on the boat and left Hanshan Temple, so that Zhu Mian's death and the two secrets of the pair of cards passed away.
Those who don't know will think that this is just a funeral ship, and the virtuous and filial son came to greet the spirit, and the mourning was touching.
As soon as the boat left, Tang Yin saw off with a poem.
After a hard encounter, there are few stars around.
The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind is fluttering, and the life experience is ups and downs.
The panicked beachhead said panic, and the zero ding sighed in the ocean.
Since ancient times, no one has died, leaving Dan to take care of his sweat.
Zhu Ruxian listened to it in his ears, and only felt that it was a good poem and a good irony.