Since Ah Zi and Baozhu committed suicide inexplicably, Wu Yingxiong has discovered Xiao Maozi's true identity again, as if a bucket of ice water has been poured down, and the whole body is cold. Night after night of insomnia, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and the circles under his eyes became blue. He originally only prevented Xiao Maozi from being sent to him by Yang Qilong, but Wang Zhenbang sent a letter, and Xiao Maozi was in a hurry in the Forbidden City that day, and he realized that he and Yang Qilong had fallen for this kid. He became more and more suspicious, he didn't trust anyone anymore, and he didn't even bother to deduce things like Zhou Yi's gossip. Who knows which false saint is specially tricked into fooling a deviant person like him! He hates, hates Kangxi, hates Yang Qilong, hates Baozhu, hates Xiao Maozi...... Even Wu Sangui hated him - you were the king of Wuhua Mountain, but you got me here, ghosts are not like ghosts, and people are not adults. The ancients said "father is kind and filial piety", what kind of loving father is this?

Wu Yingxiong sat alone in the deep corner of Haochun Xuan in a daze and contemplation, playing with the golden arrow in his hand, knowing that it may not be reliable, but he was still reluctant to destroy it, because Wang Zhenbang said that the imperial court is still using it to dispatch troops - to Yunnan has to experience five thousand miles of dangerous mountains and rivers, which is not trivial! He looked up at the banner that Wu Sangui had written for him, and suddenly a fire rose in his heart. Isn't that what I need to endure? Do you endure it to death! Wu Yingxiong jumped up angrily, stretched out his hand to pull the banner on the wall, and suddenly stopped again. The boots outside sounded, and Lang Tingshu opened the curtain and came in.

"What's the matter?" Wu Yingxiong retracted his hand, his face was still the usual gentle, with a sincere smile, "The prince has sent a letter?" Because Huangfu Baozhu died unclearly, Wu Yingxiong was even more suspicious of Lang Tingshu, thinking of the last time Kangxi came, the surname Lang seemed to have lost his soul for several days, and he felt even more untrustworthy, and even the messenger of the family letter was exempted.

Lang Tingshu smiled, took out a thin letter from the page of his boots and handed it over, and said, "Hug the letter from Zhu Fuxiang and Liu Tiecheng." ”

"Tingshu," Wu Yingxiong opened the letter and asked, "The prince has not been writing for a while, what do you think is the sign?" As he spoke, he asked Lang Tingshu to sit down across from him, took the letter, just casually skimmed it and threw it aside, and said with a smile: "This Zhu Fuxiang is a bastard by nature, how big is his business?" If you don't write a letter, you will need 10,000 if you send a letter! It's like someone owes him Wu! ”

Lang Tingshu's black crystal eyes stared at Wu Yingxiong. He was originally a poor scholar who fell into Beijing, because Wu Yingxiong helped him, he made a copywriter in the Internal Affairs Office, and was later invited to the house as a guest, although he made an appointment with Baozhu to convert to Kangxi together, but he always felt some regrets in his conscience. He knew that Zhu Fuxiang was asking Wu Yingxiong for money in this letter, but Wu Yingxiong was so fake to him, he felt a lot more relieved, so he smiled indifferently: "Who called you his lord?" He wants it, but he has it. I'll say something unlucky, what is the use of the forehead now that it is like this, there are mountains of gold and silver seas? It's better to send him away and lose more favors! As he spoke, seeing Wu Yingxiong nodding frequently, he leaned closer and said, "I just asked about the prince's long-term lack of letters, and I think there is something strange about it!" ”

"Oh?" Wu Yingxiong's eyelids jumped, "Please tell me bluntly!" ”

"No faith is faith!" Lang Tingshu said solemnly, "The upheaval is just around the corner, and we should make plans to return to the south as soon as possible!" ”

The absence of faith is faith in itself! Wu Yingxiong suddenly heard it, as if he had been empowered, and his face suddenly changed color. After pondering for a long time, Wu Yingxiong became excited, Gege stood up with a smile, took out a bottle of wine and said, "We haven't talked for a long time, it's rare that you can speak thoroughly today!" Let's have a drink and talk at the same time, shall we? As soon as the words fell, I heard someone behind me hurriedly say: "Shizi, you are still interested in eating and drinking, if you don't leave at this time, when will you stay?" ”

"Oops! It's Zhenbang! Wu Yingxiong was taken aback first, and when he saw that it was Wang Zhenbang, he hurriedly smiled and said: "Please take a seat, it's really delicious, don't you smell the wine?" Any news? ”

"Shizi, you can really be described as 'Mount Tai collapsed in front and the color remains unchanged'!" Wang Zhenbang sat down with the back of the chair and said unhurriedly, "The prince has already raised troops!" The key passes of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces have been sealed to the point that they are only allowed to enter but not to leave! Long live Lord has also moved to Tongzhou to do business in the past few days, the garrison pipe belt has been replaced by Shangguan Liang, and the prefect of Tongzhou has also been replaced by Yang Kui, and the eunuchs can't even find out a word! ”

"How do you know this?" Wu Yingxiong was startled and stood up suddenly. Lang Tingshu thought about it and said, "Of course, it's the news that Zhong Sanlang Xiangtang got from. ”

Wang Zhenbang hurriedly said: "Thirty-six plans to go ahead!" Shizi, no matter how late it is, you won't be able to leave! Wu Yingxiong sighed heavily and said: "I was expecting Zhu Fuxiang and them to pick me up, but he only fought in Shandong, avenged personal revenge, and went to attack Yanzhou Mansion and find Wu Ciyou!" His distracted gaze looked around, "Now that you are trapped in the Jingshi, where are you going?" ”

"Far away, close at hand!" Lang Tingshu thought in his heart and said, "Why don't you go to that third prince Zhu at this time?" Let's rely on him to sneak out of the capital first! Wu Yingxiong shook his head again and again after hearing this, and said with a wry smile: "Where do you know the reason for this?" Yang Qilong is not easy to mess with! ”

Wang Zhenbang didn't know that Wu Yingxiong was making a show for Lang Tingshu, and when he saw Wu Yingxiong say this, he smiled and said, "Are you afraid that Xiao Maozi will leak out?" It doesn't matter, Jiao Shan and Zhu Shangxian are suspicious of him, and yesterday they called him to Luheyi and announced that no one was allowed to leave......"

"Not for him, what is he!" Wu Yingxiong interrupted Wang Zhenbang's words, "It's the person surnamed Yang who has bad intentions towards me!" Lang Tingshu was in a hurry to get out because Baozhu was dead, and he lost contact with the imperial court, biting his lip and thinking about it, he said: "I don't expect that the surnamed Zhu will not easily poison you, and the imperial court still regards the prince as a strange commodity, let alone them?" Wu Yingxiong was stunned, and suddenly smiled: "Ah! I didn't think about this layer, I was so anxious that I couldn't even mess up! ”

Wang Zhenbang burst into laughter and said, "People are in a hurry! I have another good news, Shaanxi *** launched a mutiny, killed Mo Luo, responded to the prince, and rebelled! ”

"Ahh Wu Yingxiong's face and eyes lit up, "This is true...... It's true? I can save half the distance - is this reliable? This is no joke! Wang Zhenbang said: "Of course it is true! Varge was detained in Tongguan and fled back in a hurry, and he was only brought to Tongzhou after today! Wu Yingxiong's eyes were scorching, burning like two fireballs, and after a long time, he dimmed again, stood up and stretched his body, and said with a smile: "I wanted to leave Xiao Maozi to plague Yang Qilong, Zhu Fuxiang and I took advantage of the chaos to run away, this move can't be done!" Tingshu, you can take care of it and burn the documents I have exchanged with the prince immediately. Three watches, we all went to Luheyi, and first worked together with this Zhongshan wolf! ”

After a night of dangerous fighting, Zhu Fuxiang, a thief who had done the river, did not get any cheap. When the day was about to dawn, I heard that Jinan and Yanzhou had mobilized a large number of troops to march towards Qufu, so I had to order the withdrawal of troops. Wu Ciyou and Li Yunniang escaped in chaos, wading through the biting cold Surabaya at dawn and heading west to Ningyang.

In the winter of October, the cold water of the canal is silently across the two drifters, the biting river wind blows the water, the withered reeds sway in the white water, and the upstream and downstream are silent. Wu Ciyou stared at the starry sky, and suddenly smiled for a while: "If it weren't for Grandma Zhang to lead them away, it would be difficult to escape tonight - at this time, the horror has been settled, I have come to Shixing, and chant a limerick poem to you, talk about comforting the hungry!" With that, he whispered:

Linjiang Haobo is endless, and he is sad to swallow and sob.

The flute and the air blow the song, but this smoke and water cage cold continent!

Yun Niang was silent for a long time, and said for a long time: "Where are we going now?" ”

"Go to Beijing and look for the dragon!"

went to Beijing and went to Kangxi, which was beyond reproach, but Yun Niang felt a burst of misery in her heart: following this chic and upright man, to the ends of the earth, she felt down-to-earth, even if it was a brother and sister, she always did not lose him. But if he goes to Beijing, Kangxi and Su Malagu will take him away. She and he may become strangers. Even if not, what kind of face do you have to deal with? She glanced at Wu Ciyou resentfully, pressed the cold sword in her waist, and whispered, "It should be like this, and it has to be like this...... Isn't that a canopy boat coming? She rolled her hands into a trumpet and shouted, "Come here, sir—we're going to take a boat!" ”

After entering the cabin and sitting on the soft cabin, the two of them felt how cold it was outside and how precious the fireworks in the world were. Feeling that he was too close, Wu Ciyou quietly moved his body, but saw the stern man leaning in: "What do you call the two of you, where are you going?" ”

"Oh, she's my sister-in-law, let's go to Beijing."

"I'm going to Dinggu with this ship."

"You can also go to the T-shaped sell." Yun Niang said, "We will get off the ship when we get to Tianjin." ”

The captain glanced at the two of them, and said with a smile: "Guest officer, forgive the villain for being rude, the brother is not ugly in settling accounts, the price of the ship is fifteen strings, please reward the villain first, so that you can entangle all the way." As he spoke, he looked at Wu Ciyou, but Wu Ciyou smiled bitterly.

"Excuse me, you can sail the boat!" Yun Niang said, "Can I miss you?" The captain smiled coldly and said, "Girl, this is the rule of the boat—of course the villain doesn't mean you two; I've been on the boat for half my life, and when I got on the boat, I said what you said, I dropped a few dollars at the place, patted my ass and left, and my family drank the northwest wind? ”

Wu Ciyou heard it like a thorn in his back, his face was blue and red, and he didn't know what to say. The captain became more and more convinced that they had no money, so he got out of the cabin and put the board on the board and said, "You two go up, I will wait here, and take the money for the boat." ”

Yun Niang was furious, suddenly opened the curtain and rushed out, pointing at the captain and scolding: "Let your mother's fart!" Look at us for the debt? ”

"Don't dare," the man was also very stubborn, and stiffened his neck and replied, "You have to pay, how dare I say that you are in debt?" ”

"Do you want to pay for your aunt this time?"

"In reply to your words," the captain blushed with anger, "the villain father has four brothers, and there is no aunt and grandmother!" Before the words were finished, Li Yunniang raised her hand early, and with a "snap" sound, she staggered her father-in-law, and scolded in her mouth: "Cooking rice balls in the meat pot - bastard!" I'll let you recognize one! "That Gong also knows a little about boxing, and was provoked by Yun Niang to be angry, seeing that Wu Ciyou is weak, Yun Niang is a female streamer, and she doesn't know how to water, so she will beat her head with an oar, and she wants to drive Yun Niang into the water. Where did Yun Niang put him in her eyes, she only covered her left and right with one hand, and the oar couldn't hit her.

Wu Ciyou heard the two of them arguing inside, and first felt that it was a loss, but just sighed, and at this time, when he heard that the two of them were moving outside, he came out of the cabin to persuade them. Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he was hit on the shoulder by the oar that Yun Niang brought over, and he fell on the deck with an "ouch".

Yun Niang originally had no intention of provoking right and wrong, but seeing that Wu Ciyou was beaten for no reason, she stroked her shoulder and endured the pain over there, the anger in her chest was rising, she took a step forward gently, snatched the oar with her hand, and swept her waist, and the captain screamed, and was beaten into the air and flew high, and fell into the river with a "plop".

"Beast, are you wild?" Yun Niang sneered, and started the boat with her own oars, and when she saw Wu Ciyou standing at the bow of the boat and watching, she said: "Don't worry, you can't drown him, the water is not bad!" ”

"How many times have I said it," Wu Ciyou frowned and said, "Don't kill people, don't commit crimes, not to mention that today's matter is unreasonable for us!" ”

Yun Niang was stunned for a moment, and then grinned: "That's what I said." There really isn't a shortage of this person. So saying, he turned the bow of the boat, rowed over, and saw that the man was about to flee from the water, and laughed and scolded: "Come up!" We're not ringing horses, what are we running away from - if you don't look at my eldest brother's face, how can my aunt and grandmother spare you? ”

The captain grabbed the side of the boat and climbed up like a chicken, and kowtowed to Wu Ciyou like garlic: "Thank you, master......"

"Ship boss," Wu Ciyou said with both hands on his feet, "To tell you the truth, we don't have any money on us, and we will think of paying you twice as much as we can get to the front." The man Nuo Nuo made a sound, glanced at Li Yunniang, went to the rear cabin to change into dry clothes, and obediently swayed the oar.

The ship started, and the lone light in the cabin was like a bean, shining on the two sunken and drifting people, both of whom were bowing their heads and thinking about their thoughts. After a while, Yun Niang suddenly asked, "Big brother, what are you thinking about at this moment?" ”

"I'm thinking," Wu Ciyou sighed, "We have no relatives and no reason in Tianjin, where can we ask for this fifteen yuan?" Yun Niang covered her mouth and laughed very seriously, "You are still an emperor, and when it comes to governing the country through the world, there is a truth!" Have you ever heard people say that 'there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge'? Tianjin Wei I have a relative, asked him to send us there, and returned his entanglement, so we walked into Beijing on foot, and saved him from scolding us bastards! Wu Ciyou relieved his heart.

Since then, the boat is really afraid of Yun Niang, and he will leave when he is called away, stop when he stops, and the rice, diesel and salt on the boat are all available, and he also makes some fresh fish in the river from time to time to serve Wu Ciyou.

After more than ten days, they arrived in Tianjin, and as soon as the ship docked that night, Yun Niang got off the boat, and instructed the boatman: "Wait well, I will lend you money, so that you don't always have to worry!" Wu Ciyou heard this, worried that she was going to commit a crime again, and when she got up in a panic to ask a few words, Yun Niang smiled and left.

The drum sounded even more, and Wu Ciyou sat in the boat and waited for Yun Niang anxiously. The upper reaches of the canal are lit up like stars, flowing water is murmuring, and singing and music can be heard from the shore from time to time. Although it is not as good as the gold powder of the Six Dynasties and the prosperous Jinling of Qinhuai, it has another charming scenery. Wu Ciyou thought blankly: "I'm going to enter Beijing again." What's waiting there? Is it Qianqing Palace, is it Yue Pengdian? Still is...... Shangu dwelling? What should you do with this infatuated woman around you? With the turbulence of the water waves, Wu Ciyou gradually fell asleep.

Around midnight, Yun Niang came back, and as soon as she entered the cabin, she smiled and said, "Big brother sleeps well, but I got a lottery!" Wu Ciyou rubbed his eyes, and when he saw that Yun Niang's clothes were not messy and there were no bloodstains on his body, his heart was half relieved, so he asked, "Can you borrow it?" "Then there is anything you can't borrow?" Yun Niang smiled, "If it weren't for the stinginess of my relatives, I would have come back a long time ago!" As he spoke, he took off a blue satin bag from his back and turned on the light. Wu Ciyou couldn't help but be stunned when he saw it: it turned out to be Huang Cancan's six big ingots of horseshoe gold! The boat also woke up at this time, since he came out of his mother's womb, he had never dreamed of so much gold, and his eyes were dazzled. Yun Niang picked one up and threw it to Zhouzi, and said with a smile: "Is your oar worth it?" ”

Gong Gong didn't expect Yun Niang to be so sharp and generous, and knocked his head three times, and said: "The villain has eyes and doesn't know gold and jade!" My aunt and grandmother have so much reward, which is enough for the villain's family to make half a lifetime! Wu Ciyou smiled: "You borrowed three hundred taels of gold at once, and said that people are stingy, this appetite is too scary - I thought you committed a crime!" ”

"If you don't commit a crime, who will borrow me?" Yun Niang smiled, looked up and saw Wu Ciyou's black and calm face, and said busily, "This Tianjin Dao is very black-hearted, and the fire consumption has been increased to six yuan!" - I abolished his four guards and left a note - this is ill-gotten gain! When the captain heard this, he knew that this powerful woman was actually a Jiangyang thief, and his face was as frightened as earth.

"He is a corrupt official, and he has his own national law, so I can impeach! What's the benefit of messing around like this? I don't need this money! Wu Ciyou said decisively. Yun Niang's straightforward and unruly temperament is very suitable for Wu Ciyou's temperament, but she grew up in the troubled mountains since she was a child, and she regards human life as a mustard, and has no "royal law" in her heart, and Wu Ciyou can't tolerate it. Wu Ciyou blamed her in Yanzhou Mansion last time, and later told her many times in Zhang's house that human life is the most important thing, but she is still a habit that is difficult to change! Thinking of his anger, Wu Ciyou stomped his feet and said, "You are like this, you are not even worthy of carrying shoes for Aunt Su Mala,!" ”

Yun Niang's face suddenly turned white. She has been a top-notch person all her life, she has always said what she wants, what she wants to do, what she wants to beat, and what she wants to kill. In the past few years with Wu Ciyou, she has worked hard and worked hard to take care of him and protect him, but she didn't expect that in the end, Wu Ciyou said that she was "not even worthy of carrying shoes for Aunt Su Mala"! Yun Niang's whole body trembled, shame, hatred, sorrow, and resentment all came to her heart, and after a while, Fang gritted her teeth and said tremblingly: "Well said...... I'll carry shoes for others......" She suddenly raised her voice, raised her head and said proudly, "Mr. Wu! You're tired, I'm tired, it's time for us to break up. You were originally a pure white man, and seeing that you were going to enter the court to be a big official, I am still a down-and-out swordsman, how can I compare with Sister Su? She smiled miserably, "Life is just like this...... I asked myself if I have no fault with the world, and it is worth it to act with my heart all my life, even if you and I pass by! ”

Li Yunniang, who has always been obedient, suddenly announced that she was more noble than Wu Ciyou, and announced that she would cut off contact with Wu Ciyou. Wu Ciyou first felt regretful, consciously said that he had lost his mouth, and then tasted it carefully, and then thought that he had not been on the same level with Yun Niang: "Oh my God! What's wrong with me? Wu Ciyou's heart burned with a raging fire, burning all his internal organs in pain: "My Wu Ciyou is not even as good as a snob!" Wu Ciyou felt dizzy for a while, staggered up and wanted to pull Yun Niang's sleeve, but he stopped, and said in a low voice: "You blame well!" I...... I don't deserve ...... Keep you...... It's just that when you go, I also have a warning: How many such things are in the world, and you can't manage them with your hands...... I can't regret it......" said with tears pouring down his face.

"Big brother doesn't like to kill, I know that." Seeing that Wu Ciyou was so sad, Yun Niang's heart softened again, and she choked up and said, "Only a group of four beasts guarding the library are pressing a girl in the ...... At...... I'm annoyed, I'll ......" Wu Ciyou listened, the more ashamed he felt, and he couldn't be comforted when he thought about it, so he sat down with his legs weak and let out a deep sigh. The ship was drowning in darkness all around, and the sigh was even more desolate. Yun Niang raised her tearful face and said, "I know your thoughts, I want to go to see your Holy Lord cleanly. It's okay to throw away these useless things! She got up, wrapped up the remaining five ingots of gold, and threw them into the middle of the river, sinking with a "bang."

The two left the canopy boat and went ashore along the river, but they were silent. It's not okay to kill people, and stealing Wu Ciyou doesn't approve of it, but there is nothing in his hand, and he wakes up from the pain of piercing his heart, Yun Niang is a little worried, and hesitantly says, "What should I do?" Are we begging for food to go to Beijing? Otherwise, you go to visit Tianjin Daofutai and borrow him a few dollars? ”

"Listen to what you say, his money is so dirty, what am I doing with him?" Wu Ciyou thought about it and had no good solution, so he lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "There is nothing wrong with begging. It turned out that Wu Liuyi, the commander of Beijing's Jiumen, was born to beg for food, and his name was 'Iron Beggar'. ”

"Otherwise, I'll sell the article." Yun Niang's mood gradually improved, "Isn't your handwriting very good?" This business is elegant, and it is aimed at your spleen and stomach! Wu Ciyou hesitated for a moment and said: "At present, if it is not a New Year's holiday, it is impossible to sell words." This is actually a word, he really doesn't want to write anything to sell, people buy it back, and when he knows it, it is "Long live Kangxi's master sold it to me"! "Then sing it." Yun Niang suddenly smiled, "You have a bad voice, write words, I'll sing the Tao, you come to knock on the cloud board and beat the beat, and after earning money to buy a piano, it's okay!" ”

Wu Ciyou was a little surprised, and asked in surprise: "Are you successful?" Don't be that 'you won't be the sky, you're collapsing'? Yun Niang said: "When I was in Zhongnan Mountain, everyone there could sing a song, and I could sing a few words along with it, as long as you made up the words, it would be fine." Whether you sing well or not, I don't know. Saying that, he thought of his own life experience, and remembered that the green monkey didn't know where he was going, and his eyes were red. Wu Ciyou's heart was also sour, and he smiled reluctantly: "In the past, I heard Cui Gu sing in Yuepengdian, and then I heard the Tao again in Wulong Town, I thought it was good at the time, but I didn't expect that I would have this day." Speaking of this, clear tears slowly flowed down his cheeks.