Chapter 0019: The Sheep Enters the Tiger's Mouth
On the night of the Spring Festival, Zhu Biao is still the same Zhu Biao, but Hu Sanniang has changed from a girl to a young woman. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Early in the morning, the newlyweds got up, washed up, and dressed neatly, and first went to Zhu Wanmao to say goodbye. Zhu Biao wears a swastika turban, a white and green embroidered silk shirt, a purple jade belt around his waist, and a thin red cotton soles on his feet. Hu Sanniang passed last night, and put away the girl's headdress she wore on weekdays, combed her hair in a high bun early this morning, wore a purple snow willow headdress, wore a goose-yellow spring shirt on the top, and a jujube red skirt on the bottom.
When he arrived at the hall, Zhu Wanmao sat there steadily, using tea. Zhu Biao and Hu Sanniang arrived in the hall, knelt down to the field, and said in unison: "The son (daughter-in-law) greets his father."
"Alright, get up." Zhu Wanmao put the teacup in his hand on the desk and said, "Last night, the Liangshan thieves came to the village again, disturbing your happy event, did you sleep well at night?"
Zhu Biao said: "Everything is fine, thank you dad for your concern."
"Alright, you all get up and sit down."
Zhu Biao's father and son were talking some gossip, when they saw Zhu Long coming in from outside, looking a little hurried. After glancing at Hu Sanniang, he bowed to Zhu Biao slightly, and then said to Zhu Wanmao: "Daddy, there is a team of officers and soldiers living in Lijiazhuang."
Zhu Wanmao, Zhu Biao and Hu Sanniang were all shocked when they heard Zhu Long's words. Zhu Wanmao asked, "Where are the officers and soldiers coming from?"
"The big banner played by the officers and soldiers has the words Cizhou soldiers and horses defense envoy on it."
Zhu Wanmao frowned and said, "It's strange, how did this Cizhou soldiers and horses come to our Jeju ground to station?"
Zhu Biao didn't care about the Cizhou ground or the Jeju ground, he only asked Zhu Long: "Big brother can see clearly, there is indeed a flower on the Daxu flag?"
Zhu Long said: "The third brother is talking very much, how can I not recognize the words of Douda!"
"Big brother, don't worry, I'm just verifying." Zhu Biao said to Zhu Wanmao again: "Daddy, then it's not surprising that this team of officers and soldiers is here, the main general's surname is Hua, and the father-in-law who came to Kutian also happens to be surnamed Hua, which is too much of a coincidence." This duke has been dormant in Dongping Mansion for a long time, there is no movement, and Lijiazhuang was robbed last night, saying that it was robbed by thieves in Liangshan, all of this will come together, if the generals of this official army really have something to do with this duke, then this is clearly a bureau announced by this duke! ”
Zhu Long asked, "A bureau of cloth?" What's the game? ”
Zhu Biao sneered slightly: "The Liangshan thieves looted the villages, and the officials and soldiers were stationed to defend the township, which is justified." I estimate that the next step should be Zhujiazhuang, Hujiazhuang, against the imperial court's Kuotian Order, and maybe there is a suspicion of colluding with the Liangshan thieves-" Speaking of this, Zhu Biao stretched out two fingers, "In the final analysis, there are two words - Kuotian!" ”
Hu Sanniang, who had not spoken, said: "Zhu Lang, if the duke uses the official army to bracket the field, then isn't this a Ming robbery?"
"In the eyes of the duke, this is not a clear robbery, it is the holy decree of our Diao people against today's officials, they are acting in accordance with the order, this is also in the field, but it is just a strong enclosure!"
After listening to Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Wanmao already felt the seriousness of the situation, and asked Zhu Long: "How many officers and troops have been stationed in Lijiazhuang?"
"At least two or three thousand." Zhu Long replied.
"Biao'er, what do you think should be done?"
"Don't worry," Zhu Biao said unhurriedly: "Now you have to be calm, it's just that an official army is coming, it's not a big deal, let's take a look first." Oh, that's right-" Zhu Biao turned to his wife Hu Sanniang and said, "Third sister, aren't we going back in three days?" It is estimated that our father and brother should also know about the entry of the official army into Lijiazhuang by now, and we will talk to them when we return to the door. ”
Hu Sanniang bowed slightly.
Zhu Biao continued: "Now, it seems that the matter of making salt and buying officials has to be put aside, and what we want first is unity." "Zhu Biao also did the work of demolition in his previous life, often a family has a few brothers, the most easy to demolish, each with a few interests, divided and disintegrated, and then broken one by one, this is the means he makes good use, Zhujiazhuang and Hujiazhuang are like this. Now that it's his turn to have his home destroyed, he can't fall into the path of other people's division and disintegration.
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Above the hall of Lijiazhuang.
Hua Huai leaned triumphantly on a rocking chair, a maid was pinching his shoulders, a maid was beating his legs, and a pair of mother and daughter were kneeling on the cold bluestone slab floor, shivering. He stared at the mother and daughter up and down with a pair of small colored eyes. The mother was about twenty-four or five years old, and although she did not have a very good look, she also had a little color; The daughter is only about seven years old, with two small braids, very cute, and she knows that she is a natural beauty at first sight.
Hua Huai said with a kind face: "This little lady, last night your husband colluded with Liangshan thieves and robbed the township, do you know what the crime is?" "Actually, a few soldiers under Hua Huai went to this house to rob, and when they saw that the mother girl was beautiful, they wanted to rob it to honor Hua Huai. The man in her family naturally didn't follow and fought with the ruffians. This is just right, giving the soldiers an excuse to arrest her man on the grounds of colluding with the Liangshan thieves and fighting against the official army.
The little daughter-in-law said: "This husband, the husband of the slave family is an honest and responsible person, he ...... He is determined that he will not collude with the Liangshan thieves, and please ask the prime minister to be aware of everything......"
When Hua Huai heard this, he suddenly became gloomy and said, "According to what you mean, I wronged your man?" ”
"No...... Don't dare ......"
When Hua Huai heard this, he nodded with satisfaction and said slowly: "It's okay if you don't dare." Hua Huai paused, and said unhurriedly: "This little lady, you must know that this collusion with thieves is a big crime of the Nine Clans!" Of course, it's not impossible for me to hide it for your man, but you, a lady, have to pay something for your man. ”
When the little daughter-in-law heard that her family was saved. Busy said: "It's all up to the minister, as long as you can save the old and young of the slave family, how much silver will the slave family pay, the slave family will work hard to make up, if you can't make it up for a while." Please also ask for a few days, it will always be done. ”
Hua Huai listened to the little daughter-in-law's words, stretched out her hand to stop her, stopped her words, and said with a blaming look: "Little lady, the master is not short of silver." ”
When the little daughter-in-law heard this, she kowtowed again and again, saying that she didn't dare, and asked, "What...... Then dare to ask what the prime minister wants? ”
Hua Huaise glanced up and down at the little daughter-in-law, mother and daughter kneeling in front of her, and said with a smile: "I want you!" ”