Thirty-two-year-old Huang Wenjin saw Pu Zixuan, as if he saw himself ten years ago, with a youthful and courageous fearless spirit, so he smiled: "One can't fight, the other can't die, the two heroes are young, it's really a blessing for the nation!" It's really hard to help the sand king catch the thief today, so let's go to my house to rest and recuperate. After speaking, he greeted a bodyguard and said: "You go back quickly, order the back kitchen to cook twenty-four famous dishes for the three Sha Wang, and then find Li Shushu to arrange a thousand firecrackers and twenty dancing girls to welcome." ”

"Yes!"

The bodyguard was about to leave after receiving the order, but Su Sanniang immediately dissuaded: "Block the king and be slow, at present, the great enemy of the Qing Demon is in short supply, and it should be based on the principle of economy, and it should not be so extravagant and wasteful!" ”

Huang Wenjin said disapprovingly: "Shawang is too worried, it is precisely in consideration of the shortage of money and food that I have reduced the scale of the reception, if it is changed to normal times, there is a visit from the king, what do I Huang Wenjin say, at least I have to arrange forty-eight famous dishes, otherwise, I myself will feel that I lack sincerity, and I will not go in my heart." ”

Su Sanniang said: "We all know that the king of blocking has been bold all his life, and he does not hesitate to stick a knife in his ribs for his brothers and sisters, and I also know that the king is as his name suggests, and he spends money like dirt, but now His Majesty and King Gan are still on the way, and we just need the three of us to come here to play an outpost, just eat a full meal, and the money and food saved are better distributed to those front-line soldiers." ”

Pu Zixuan and Zhu Yuanliang's inner thoughts were also completely consistent with Su Sanniang's, but because their identities were not easy to speak, they only nodded slightly.

Huang Wenjin was a little unhappy when he saw that his good intentions were rejected by Su Sanniang, but he was also a sensible person, so he responded: "The heart of the sand king is the heart of the first-line soldiers, I am very moved, so I will change the amount of dishes to twelve, cancel the firecrackers and welcome the dancers to accompany you, okay?" ”

Although the twelve dishes are still a bit extravagant, Su Sanniang saw that Huang Wenjin had made a lot of concessions, and he had to give some face, so he gave up his hand and said: "Thank you for your understanding!" ”

As soon as a few people finished speaking, suddenly, another unkempt child came down from the car, it was Zhou Lao Er, who had been hiding in the carriage. Seeing that the king was the leader, Zhou Lao Er knew that the other party and himself were not from the same world, so he got up silently and planned to leave this place.

"Zhou Laoer, you wait." With Su Sanniang's call, Zhou Laoer, who was walking not far away, stopped, turned to look at Su Sanniang, at a loss.

Su Sanniang brought Zhou Lao Er to King Blockade and asked, "Can King Blockade arrange a full meal for this child alone?" ”

Huang Wenjin was puzzled: "Oh, who is this kid?" ”

Su Sanniang smiled and said, "If it weren't for this kid's cooperation, I, Feng Yuliang, would have become the soul of that bald man's subordinates." Although we gave him a small amount of money as a thank you, I think this boy must be reluctant to spend money on a full meal, so it is better to block the king and do a good deed. ”

Pu Zixuan was immediately quite pleased, thinking that although he gave Zhou Lao Er a silver ingot, Su Sanniang also took into account his reluctance to spend money, and she really deserved to be a heroine who was loved by the people.

Huang Wenjin laughed and said: "It's rare that the sand king has a kind heart, how can I, Huang Wenjin, not be an adult?" Then he beckoned to a retinue around him and said, "This task will be handed over to you." ”

Zhou Lao Er couldn't believe his ears, he was flattered, knelt on the ground and said: "It turned out to be the Sand King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, I really met the Living Bodhisattva today, thank you Lord Sand King, thank you Lord Block, and thank you brother who gave me silver!" ”

Huang Wenjin helped Zhou Lao Er up and said kindly: "No thanks, it's me Huang Wenjin."

Incompetent, not able to make a good life for thousands of people like you. ”

After the entourage led Zhou Lao Er to leave, Su Sanniang sighed: "If I have not forgotten why I set out in the Great Heavenly Kingdom for fourteen years, why would I fall into such a field today, alas, ......"

When Zhou Lao Er walked away, Huang Wenjin also had an understanding, and instructed the remaining entourage to carry the empty sedan chair to take the first step, and he accompanied Su Sanniang and the three of them to lead the horse to the palace of the king on foot.

In fact, Huang Wenjin blamed himself for "failing to let thousands of people live a good life", which is really a modest statement, and in the three years since he became the ruler of Huzhou, he has very much encouraged the people to develop business and reduce taxes, so that the people of one side can live a comfortable and stable life, and he also has great trust in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. But it is really difficult to say that in just three years, especially in the years when the rivers and rivers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are falling, it is really difficult for a strong man to completely say goodbye to the life of begging. As for his personal extravagant lifestyle, which was shared by most Taiping kings, it was flawed compared to his military exploits and governance achievements.

In addition, although Huang Wenjin was not the center of power in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and was not very valued by Hong Xiuquan, his spirit of devotion and hard work finally reminded Hong Xiuquan of him when he was dying, calling him "a person who has the ability to renew his life for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom", and Huzhou has also become the only place for the young king Hong Tianguifu to settle after the destruction of Tianjing City.

The four of them walked for a short time and came to the blocked king's mansion located at the fork of Taiping Lane and Xiaoxi Street in South Street, because Huang Wenjin was named "Blocking King" three years ago, at that time it was the era of the flood of kings, the identity of the king was seriously depreciated, the mansion was not as carefully built as the palace of the old kings, but it was rebuilt with a slightly magnificent house, so in the eyes of Pu Zixuan, it was not even as luxurious as his own happy mansion.

After lunch, at Su Sanniang's suggestion, Huang Wenjin called the others away, leaving the four of them alone in the conference hall to discuss important matters.

Huang Wenjin got straight to the point and said: "Now that the capital of my Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has fallen, and it is in danger, I don't know when Your Majesty and King Gan will arrive?" What are your plans for the future? ”

Su Sanniang said: "If there is no accident, Your Majesty and his entourage will arrive in Huzhou within a day or two, as for the future plans...... Since His Majesty has been living in Tianjing City for 14 years, and even the Tianwang Mansion rarely goes out, he knows too little about the affairs of the world, and he has never experienced the ups and downs, so His Majesty himself hopes that once he arrives in Huzhou, he will immediately set this place as the national capital, in order to make a comeback. ”

Huang Wenjin sighed: "Alas, it is rare that the first emperor and His Majesty can see me Huang someone, but now my Huzhou is also under enemy on all sides, although I resist desperately, but it will soon become a lonely city, and it is definitely not a place to plan for the long term, Your Majesty is young, but King Gan and King Sha will not fail to make suggestions, right?" ”

Su Sanniang said: "Yes, King Gan and many high-ranking generals have also thought about many alternatives, such as expeditions to Hubei, Shaanxi and other places, all of which are under consideration, but how to plan it specifically, we have to wait for His Majesty and King Gan to arrive here and discuss with King Gan before making a decision." ”

Huang Wenjin nodded, and asked again: "Then, why did the Sand King and his companions come to my Huzhou first?" ”

Su Sanniang smiled and said nothing, stood up after a while and said: "Now, I don't want to carry the heavy burden of 'Sand King' anymore, since King Blocking is the last person to continue the life of the Heavenly Kingdom as the first emperor said, I plan to tell everything as it is." After speaking, Su Sanniang took off her black cloak, took off the fake beard on her lips, untied her hair and said, "From today on, there will be no sand king in heaven." Do you remember me?

？ ”

Huang Wenjin saw Su Sanniang after removing her makeup, she was stunned at first, and then she remained calm, and said with a smile: "Why do I say it's so familiar?" It turned out that it was not a man or a woman, but a woman. Su Sanniang, for more than ten years, you have been transforming yourself in my heavenly kingdom, silently fighting for the first emperor and His Majesty? ”

Su Sanniang smiled: "Although it is difficult to explain clearly for a while, it is about the same." It's just that I'm here to see King Du, so I want to say goodbye to you temporarily. ”

Fourteen years ago, when the Jintian Uprising, Huang Wenjin was just an ordinary general under Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, and Su Sanniang only knew each other, and did not have much friendship. What is the unspeakable secret of Sanniang? ”

Su Sanniang asked: "King Blockade just saw blue blood oozing from the dead bald man's body, but he didn't show too much surprise, presumably, King Blockade has ever dealt with this kind of person or creature?" ”

Huang Wenjin responded: "That's right, in the past three years, I have fought many battles with the Qing Demon in Huzhou, and I always occasionally encounter people or birds and beasts mixed with this kind of blue blood in the Qing Demon Army, and the combat effectiveness is far stronger than that of ordinary Qing Demons, especially this year, this is the fourth time I have met." I also asked some Fangshi in Huzhou, and they said that this creature is the legendary monster, the real monster. ”

Su Sanniang said: "Yes, it seems that King Blockade has a certain understanding of this kind of creature, so he should have heard of it, there is a kind of capable person, called the Purification Messenger, who is the nemesis of monsters, right?" ”

Huang Wenjin said: "Yes, however, even if it is an ordinary human, it is not necessarily not an opponent of the monster, in addition to today, I have also personally killed a bird demon, a monkey demon and a humanoid monster before and after, so I don't particularly care if I need the help of the purification messenger." ”

Su Sanniang said: "Although the king doesn't care, but I, Su Sanniang, as a member of the kingdom of heaven, have the honor to become a purification messenger, and the bow and arrow are my ability." In recent years, the Qing demon has gradually learned how to use demon power to deal with us, like the monsters killed by the king of the block, but the more powerful monsters are by no means ordinary holy soldiers, such as the righteous king Shi Dakai encountered a flood in the Dadu River, it was the powerful monsters who did it, and on the day of the fall of Tianjing City, the Qing demons also used a large number of monsters to attack the city. ”

Huang Wenjin sighed: "I see, Sanniang is not an ordinary person, in addition to fighting against the Qing Demon, more importantly, she is here to help His Majesty defend against the monsters." ”

"Yes, although I am a purification messenger, the power of purification can only eliminate demons, and cannot be used against mortals, and I am powerless in the face of the decisive battle on the night of June 16. The main reason why I came to Zhejiang this time is to help His Majesty move to safety, and in case there are monsters along the way, it is time for me to take action. ”

"Then in this case, we escorted His Majesty all the way to the expedition, and we need Sanniang's help, why does Sanniang say goodbye to us again?"

Su Sanniang sat back on the chair again, sighed and said: "Helplessly, when I arrived in Zhejiang, I found that there were no monsters sent by the Qing Demon to block the attack along the way, but because of my existence, I attracted another monster force in Zhejiang, and this force simply came to me, not to work for the Qing Demon, so I followed the team, but it would bring danger to them." ”

Huang Wenjin was puzzled: "Oh? What other monster forces are there? ”

"The head of this force is called the Red Yaksha, and the bald man just now is the Red Yaksha's subordinate."