Chapter Twenty-Five: Embarking on a Journey
"That, Second Young Master, let's discuss something." Zhou Xing didn't want to wade into troubled waters.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled: "What's the matter? Do you want money or people? It doesn't matter, we're going out this time, and I'm sure I won't have less money. ”
"No, I'm not talking about that, I'm saying, can we push this thing forward? Jin Yiwei can do this. ”
Zhou Xing didn't want to give his nickname here. There is no doubt that if Zhu Fan really has bad intentions, this trip will definitely be more than lucky.
"How can that be? I finally won this opportunity to come out and play. Don't talk about that, hurry up and get ready for me, we'll leave tomorrow, oh no, we'll leave this afternoon. ”
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't wait to go out to play, even the pouring rain couldn't extinguish his interest, so how could he listen to Zhou Xing's persuasion?
Zhou Xing was startled and said, "Leave this afternoon?" It's too late. ”
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "Then tomorrow morning." ”
"No, no." Zhou Xing simply cheated, knowing that there were many bad things and few auspicious things, and he still did it, it was called death.
However, in Zhu Gaoxu's opinion, Zhou Xing is really easy to use, he can write poems, write pairs, tell stories, and try cases. Therefore, Zhou Xing's resistance was destined to be null and void.
Zhu Gaoxu didn't know where to find a document, and said, "Oh, do you see, this is written to you by my father." My father said, you have to go this time, and you have to go if you don't go. ”
As soon as Zhou Xing saw the four words of the huge Yan King's handwritten message, his face darkened. Isn't this guy already calculated?
He suddenly felt that Zhu Di seemed to be even more terrifying than before.
"Okay." Zhou Xing was very helpless. The current Zhou Xing, as a member of the Yan Wang's Mansion, is impossible not to obey the Yan King's instructions.
Zhu Gaoxu walked over, like a child, held Zhou Xing's shoulder, and said with a smile: "You are too unruly, you still have a droopy face when you go out to play, be happy." ”
What the hell is this going to play, this is obviously the rhythm of your dad using you as bait and letting you go out to hide people's eyes and ears so that he can do things in the capital.
And I, Zhou Xing, the handsome guy, am the innocent people who were dragged into the water by you!
Zhou Xing understands everything, but Zhu Gaoxu doesn't understand, and Zhou Xing can't tell him, sometimes he knows too much, which will cause him to kill himself.
Zhou Xing still understands the truth that trouble comes from his mouth.
"Then, when we go out, do we have a master to protect us?" Zhou Xing asked again.
Since he can't rely on not leaving, if someone protects him, it will make Zhou Xing feel safer relatively speaking.
Zhu Gaoxu packed the ticket and said: "Yes, the four masters of the big house, just keep you safe." ”
Zhou Xing's head shook like a rattle: "Four? If it's not enough, at least 40 starts, and if there are more, 400 is not bad. ”
Zhu Gaoxu's eyes widened and said, "Forty? Why don't you go to heaven? We went out on patrol in plainclothes, just to supervise Jinyiwei's handling of the case, and to recover the stolen money by the way. If there are too many people, and there is a group of people everywhere I go, wouldn't that disturb my interest in playing? ”
He wants to go out and play now, where else has he thought about anything else?
"It's not safe to travel in plain clothes." Zhou Xing cried with a sad face, the baby was bitter in his heart, and he couldn't say anything special.
This big inner master, it's just that he knows some kung fu, and it's not like the masters of martial arts novels who fly away, and basically whoever has more wins in a fight, where do you say these four are enough?
Zhu Gaoxu suddenly became anxious, this week Zhou Xing was obviously preventing him from going out to play. He dropped Zhu Di's edict and said, "You can do it yourself, and set off tomorrow morning." ”
After speaking, he turned around and left, not giving Zhou Xing a chance to refute at all.
“……”
Closing the door, Zhou Xing lay on the bed with blank eyes and a sad face.
Since ancient times, nothing has come of a good end when you have been involved in the whirlpool of power struggles. In order to fight for power and seize the position, these people can do anything, and their own sons will be killed when they say they will be killed, not to mention some strategists, that little life is very fragile, and they don't know how they might die.
Zhou Xing has always only wanted to live a good life, he naively thought that Zhu Di was the future emperor, as long as he invested in advance now and had a good relationship with Zhu Di, it would not be a problem at all to soar in the future, eat and drink spicy food. However, now the trend seems to be less and less out of Zhou Xing's own control.
"Did I stammer too early? That's not right, it's better to give charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake. ”
It's just that Zhou Xing forgot that now is not the most difficult time for Zhu Di, and he can't be regarded as a charcoal in the snow.
fell asleep in a daze, and I don't know how long I slept, Zhou Xing was awakened by the knock on the door, got up and went to open the door, and found that the genius had just dawned, and it was Zhu Gaoxu who was standing outside and knocking on the door.
Zhu Gaoxu was already dressed neatly, with a gorgeous long sword on his back and a folding fan in his hand, after seeing Zhou Xing, he immediately reproached: "What time is this, are you still sleeping?" ”
Zhou Xing yawned and said, "My second young master, it's not dawn yet." He looked outside and saw that it was clear.
The rain continued for eight days and eight nights, and finally stopped.
"Hurry, give you a quarter of an hour to wash up." Zhu Gaoxu walked in directly, sat there, and had the posture of waiting for Zhou Xing to go out together.
"In such a hurry?" Zhou Xing shook his head helplessly, and didn't care about Zhu Gaoxu, he only cared about doing things by himself.
After washing, Zhou Xing was dragged out by Zhu Gaoxu, stepping on the mossy stone slab, and before he could take a few steps, his feet slipped.
The carriage has already been prepared outside the Yanwang Mansion, and it is ordinary and unassuming, which is very in line with the requirements of the private visit of Weifu.
Halfway through, a maid came over to deliver two steamed buns, and Zhu Gaoxu took them and stuffed them directly into Zhou Xing's hands. Then, he took out another money bag, which was full of goods.
"Everything is ready, come, here's the money for you."
Zhou Xing took the money bag, weighed it a little, it was a lot, and when he opened the opening, he saw that it was full of golden lumps, yellow and tongtong.
This old boy Zhu Di is really enough for the next book, this bag of gold pimples, I'm afraid it can be exchanged for a few hundred taels of silver.
Before, Zhu Di gave Zhou Xing ten taels of gold at once, which can be exchanged for 10,000 Wen, and until now, it has only cost less than 2,000 Wen, which is a few hundred taels of silver into the account, which suddenly made Zhou Xing's heart bloom.
"It's all mine?" Zhou Xing took out a piece of golden lump and played with it in his hand.
Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and said, "It's all your expenses, and if you come back, you won't spend it yet, and it's all yours." ”
Zhou Xing immediately put the money bag away and said, "Okay." ”
Zhu Di, accompanied by Kangcheng, walked over to the two. When he arrived in front of him, Zhou Xingzuo said, "I've seen His Royal Highness King Yan." ”
Zhu Di said to Zhou Xing with a smile: "Presumably Xu'er has already told you the reason why you are here, right?" ”
Zhou Xing said: "I have already said it." ”
Zhu Di said: "You are going here for the sake of the country, you must be aware of everything, and the mirror is hanging high......"
He said a lot of words, and after he finished speaking, Zhou Xing replied: "Grass people remember." ”
Zhu Di said again: "Haosheng looked at the second young master, he is stubborn by nature, I think you are a stable person, so I entrust you with great things, don't let me down." ”
Zhou Xing replied, "Yes." ”
Zhu Di explained a few more words to Zhu Gaoxu, and then the carriage drove out of Yanwang's mansion.
Looking at the back of the carriage, Zhu Di thought thoughtfully, and then whispered: "I hope to return safely." He turned to Kang Cheng and said, "Father-in-law Kang, has the date of the prince's burial been set?" ”
Zhou Xing and Zhu Gaoxu sat in the wide carriage, and Zhu Gaoxu untied the matching sword on his back and put it aside. Zhou Xing asked, "Second Young Master, what are you doing with this sword on your back?" ”
This is something that Zhou Xing has been puzzled about for a morning, this carriage is very low-key, and Zhu Gaoxu's dress is also very low-key, but this sword, shining with golden light, is really incompatible with this low-key outfit.
Zhu Gaoxu said: "This is Shang Fang's sword, beheading the faint monarch at the top and beheading the minister." ”
Zhou Xing was shocked, what kind of thing is there really such a thing as Shang Fang's sword?
"Second Young Master, where are we going? Wuyang? Zhou Xing asked.
"Yes, since the break is in Wuyang, then we must go to Wuyang first." Zhu Gaoxu said.
It was just a sunny day, and the weather in June was a bit damp and cold, the streets were bustling with people, merchants were starting their lives early, and those who had been stuck at home for days were rushing out to buy what they needed. The prosperity of the commodity economy machinery in the Ming Dynasty gave Zhou Xing the illusion of being in the middle of the city depicted in the "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival".
In the Qin Palace, Zhu Fan was listening to the reports of the people below with an unhappy face.
"Father actually asked Zhu Gaoxu's kid to supervise it! It's simply unreasonable, this fourth brother is really good kung fu, and he actually let him succeed in the capital. ”
Obviously, Zhu Gaoxu's trip instead of Zhu Di is not the result he wants to see.
Beside him, Deng Xian said: "Lord Wang, in your opinion, it is difficult to ...... again."
Zhu Fan said: "No, the fourth brother is doing everything possible to stay in the capital, and he does not hesitate to let his son supervise this matter, he must have been aware of it." If we find another reason to support him, I am afraid that he will see through it, and we must not act rashly. ”
Then, he smiled sadly: "Since you are willing to give up your child, then the king has no choice but to do as you wish." Deng Xian, have you arranged it? ”
Deng Xian said: "It's all arranged." ”
Zhu Fan got up from his seat, looked at the clear sky outside the window, and said with emotion: "How beautiful this country is." Fourth brother, do you want it too? ”
Not only the King of Qin, but also the King of Jin, as well as other dignitaries, are also paying close attention to this matter, and even on the fame, there are many pairs of eyes, staring at Zhu Gaoxu's chariot and horse team all the way, until outside the city, the carriage is gradually moving away on the official road.