Chapter 70: Leaving the capital
Since he knew that Wu Shigong would leave the capital, Xue Yufei pestered Wu Shigong every night and hardly let him sleep. Wu Shigong also tried his best to satisfy Xue Yufei.
Although in the appointment letter, Wu Shigong only needs to take office before the end of the year, but Wu Shigong seized all the time, sorted out everything, and left the capital as soon as possible. But even so, it took Wu Shigong nearly half a month to prepare all this.
During this period, Wu Shigong also went back to Wu's mansion and wanted to say goodbye to his father Wu Weizhong. But Daddy Wu Weizhong didn't even let Wu Shigong enter the gate. Wu Shigong had no choice but to kowtow three times outside the gate as a farewell.
But as soon as Wu Shigong left, the little guy next to the eldest brother Wu Shili quietly grabbed him and gave Wu Shigong a package. There are two hundred taels of silver for Wu Shigong, and a letter from the eldest brother Wu Shili to him in the same year, the governor of Jining Prefecture, so that when Wu Shigong passed by Jining Prefecture, he would hand it over to the governor of Jining Prefecture by the way.
Xue Lian has already handed in his resignation, but according to the usual practice, Emperor Chongzhen will also keep him one after another. However, both sides are very clear about these formalisms. So, Xue Lian has been resting at home these days.
And Wu Shigong also wanted to know as much as possible about Henan Guide. But in modern times, Wu Shigong has never heard of the place of Henan Guide. So, Wu Shigong was going to find a map to take a look. But to Wu Shigong's surprise, there was no map on the market, not even a tourist map. After understanding it, I realized that in the Ming Dynasty, the people were not allowed to have any maps at all. The reason is still the same - fear of rebellion. In desperation, Wu Shigong was ready to touch the elephant blindly.
After more than ten days of preparation, Wu Shigong finally decided to set off. The night before departure, Xue Yufei personally prepared Wu Shigong's luggage. Wu Shigong saw that there was the inner armor and the bottle in the box where the luggage was placed...... The secret recipe of the court!?
Xue Yufei confessed to Wu Shigong, and what accompanied Wu Shigong to Henan to return to Germany was not only Wu Shigong's personal maid embroidered bamboo, but also bamboo rhyme.
Wu Shigong himself also brought a set of Japanese samurai swords, as well as the two handcuffs retrieved from the room when he was about to escape, as his own self-defense weapons.
On September 2, the genius was bright, and Wu Shigong was ready to set off. Because the news released by the Xue Mansion to the outside was: Wu Shigong had an affair with a wild woman outside, so the Xue Mansion drove him out of the capital. Therefore, the family could only say goodbye in the Xue Mansion.
Xue Yufei stood aside with tears in her eyes and the sleeping Xue Chenglin. Wu Shigong thought to himself: The impression that Xue Chenglin's kid left on himself was only this sleeping appearance.
That Zhuyun's mother was also on the side to tell Zhuyun thousands of instructions. occasionally looked at Wu Shigong's eyes, which made Wu Shigong always feel like his mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law.
Wu Shigong kowtowed to Xue Lian and Mrs. Zhang a few times, and suddenly couldn't help it, stood up and hugged Xue Lian, and shouted to Xue Lian and Mrs. Zhang: "Dad! Mother! There was a sobbing voice.
Holding back his sadness, Wu Shigong walked out of the gate of Xue's mansion. Because Xue Lian didn't need so many guards around him, Xue Lian sent Xue Yongli out and asked him to lead forty Xue Mansion guards, plus Xue Yong led the twelve guards, and followed Wu Shigong to Henan to Guide and protect Wu Shigong.
The Xue Mansion guards met the gambling house guards, and the group finally set off. They walked on deserted streets. When approaching Xuanwu Gate, a few people next to him who were originally victims of the disaster recognized Wu Shigong, and they saluted Wu Shigong one after another. Wu Shigong thought to himself: "The people's requirements for the government are indeed not high. I've done so much for them, and they've always remembered it. I wish them all the best when Li Zicheng enters the city of Beijing. ”
When Wu Shigong rode past Xuanwu Gate, he happened to take Dong Yun for an early morning walk with his grandson. Dong Yun and his grandson bowed to Wu Shigong together, and Wu Shigong also nodded to Dong Yun.
When Wu Shigong and his party walked away, Dong Yun's grandson asked Dong Yun: "Grandpa, who is that?" ”
Dong Yun replied to Sun Tzu: "Remember him, he is the underground king of Nancheng." ”
Wu Shigong kept riding forward. After walking a long way, Wu Shigong suddenly reined in the horse's reins and stopped the horse. He turned his head and looked at the Xuanwu Gate Tower in the distance. I looked at it for a long, long time. Suddenly, he remembered a line from "Shanghai Tang". Wu Shigong modified it and shouted loudly: "There is everything in the morning, nothing at night, this is the city of Beijing!" ”
End of the first volume