Chapter 112: A Life-and-Death Choice
Luo Xuan slowly frowned, when he came to Jiangsu, he did send someone to find Sister Yan, but the people under him were already very low-key. Besides, General Chen Zhen secretly arranged for him to go to Jiangsu, how did Goshawk know that he was looking for his sister-in-law?
What's even more strange is that not long after he ordered his subordinates to go to find his sister-in-law, yesterday he found a person claiming to be his sister-in-law at the border of Chuzhou. The man held an oil-paper umbrella painted with chrysanthemums, and kept saying that he was the great-granddaughter of Zhenguo Gong. Luo Xuan personally inquired about the details, and it was eighty or ninety percent similar to the information left by his uncle back then.
Luo Xuan believed it. At this moment, the goshawk actually said that Luo Xuan's sister-in-law was caught by the widows. Luo Xuan thought to himself, he only has one sister-in-law, if what the goshawk said is true, then who is the woman who ran over with the token that day?
If that woman was impersonating, why did she know so much about the Guo family. Luo Xuan's uncle once said that after the Duke of Zhenguo was demoted to a concubine, he was worried that his descendants would be suppressed by the dynasty, so he ordered his descendants to change their names to Guo and engage in business, and no longer have anything to do with the official family.
If that woman is really impersonating, then she must have something to do with the real sister-in-law.
Luo Xuan raised his head and said, "You said that you detained the bloodline of my Luo family, what evidence do you have?" ”
Goshawk smiled: "Your sister is proficient in Shu embroidery and is the successor of Guo's embroidery workshop. ”
The goshawk took a handkerchief from his sleeve and threw it under the city gate. Luo Xuan's eyes narrowed, and he ordered the guards to pick it up. The guards trotted back and handed it to Luo Xuan.
Luo Xuan fixed his eyes and saw that there were two foals embroidered on it, and the word "Xiao" was embroidered in the lower right corner. The embroidery method and needlework on the top, at a glance, you know that it is Shu embroidery.
Even so, Luo Xuan was still afraid of fraud, so he shouted: "This thing doesn't mean anything. The number of people in the world who buy my Zijinfang embroidery is not counted, how do I know if you are cheating? ”
"Hmph." Goshawk chuckled, "Believe it or not, if you really don't worry about your sister-in-law's safety, just attack the city." As soon as the gate of Yangzhou is broken, it will be the time when the head of your eldest sister will fall to the ground. ”
When the goshawk has a hostage in his hands, he dares to speak out. Luo Xuan was undecidable for a while.
Zhang Yun, a guard close to him, said: "The woman we were at the border of Chuzhou in those days was indeed a little weird, so we might as well slow down." ”
The task of breaking the city is imminent, and Luo Xuan is really difficult to decide. If the city gates are not broken, the hostages in the hands of the Japanese will not be able to live in peace. However, the most important thing in Luo Xuan's heart is not to serve the court, but to find the legacy of the Luo family.
At the beginning, Chen Zhen did not make up his mind to let him play in Yangzhou, but he heard that the Guo family had moved to Yangzhou, and thought that this was a good opportunity, so he strongly asked to play.
At this time, Luo Xuan suddenly had a clever plan.
"Hahaha, the hostage in your hands is definitely not the person I am looking for." Luo Xuan deliberately used the method of agitation, "If the deity in your hand is really the deity, why don't you dare to call it out for us to see?" ”
"yes, yes!" Ming Jun echoed.
Who knew that the goshawk didn't accept it, and refused: "I'm still the same sentence, believe it or not." ”
"We've found the great-granddaughter of the Duke of Zhenguo." Zhang Yun said loudly.
As soon as these words came out, the goshawk panicked. This made him wonder if Guo Xiaoxiao was the real great-granddaughter of Zhenguo Gong.
"Really?" Goshawk laughed, "Then you let me meet that one?" ”
"How can you thieves like you witness the face of the granddaughter of the granddaughter of Zhenguo?" Zhang Yunyi commanded.
"Hmph, if you don't let her come out, how do I know if what you say is true or false?"
"There are still fakes that our general personally verified."
Luo Xuan said: "Zhang Yun, don't talk nonsense with him, draw your sword and prepare to fight." ”
"Yes." Zhang Yun shouted, "All the soldiers listen to the order!" ”
The soldiers sounded the battle horn.
"Wait!" Goshawk roared.
Luo Xuan raised his hand and ordered the soldiers to be quiet.
Goshawk said: "Since you and I have our own opinions, you might as well let people come out to meet each other, so that you can know who is the real granddaughter of the Zhenguo Gong." ”
"Is that true?" Luo Xuan didn't worry about anything else, he was afraid that the wouldn't talk about it. After all, this group of people who often work hard at sea will not have a later after saying the beginning.
"Really. In your words, a gentleman's word is hard to chase. ”
"Okay." Luo Xuan gave an order, "Go and bring people." ”
Worried that the people below would not be able to do things well, Zhang Yun personally went back to Chuzhou to pick up the granddaughter. The goshawk saw that the Ming army's men and horses were out of the outskirts of the city, so they also sent people back to Changli to pick up Guo Xiaoxiao.
Guo Xiaoxiao squirmed and refused to go, and Long Chuan should have pressed Guo Xiaoxiao's arm and went to the city gate.
"What is this?" Guo Xiaoxiao questioned the goshawk.
"Be quiet." In order to prevent Guo Xiaoxiao from escaping, Long Chuan tied Guo Xiaoxiao's wrist with a rope.
Guo Xiaoxiao noticed that soldiers had gathered under the city gate. Seeing the flag, Guo Xiao was overjoyed, it was the Ming army!
Goshawk said: "The people have been brought, if you want to ask anything, just ask." ”
The distance is too far, Luo Xuan can't see Guo Xiaoxiao's appearance clearly, he can see his appearance clearly, after a few generations, Luo Xuan no longer knows what Sister Yan should look like.
"What's your name? Where do you live? Luo Xuan asked.
Although this is a bit like checking the household registration of the household department, this is one of the messages left by his uncle. Luo Xin, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo, was exiled to Shu. Fortunately, Zhenguo Gong had some friendship with the bureaucrats in Shudi, so he secretly asked someone to release Luo Xin.
After Luo Xin regained his freedom, he followed the will of the Duke of Zhenguo and went incognito and changed his name to Guo. Because Luo Xin's wife learned Shu embroidery, she began to run an embroidery workshop, and her descendants made a living from it.
Luo Xuan's grandfather is Luo Xin's younger brother Luo Wen. Rowan was not exiled, the family lived in seclusion in Luoyang, and the two families broke off contact from then on.
Guo Xiaoxiao was stunned: "What are you asking for?" Didn't you come to save the captive? ”
Long Chuan pressed Guo Xiaoxiao's shoulder and said, "Whatever you ask, I can answer." ”
"Ah, it hurts. Can you, a woman, learn to be gentle? Guo Xiaoxiao was very disgusted, and said to the people under the city gate, "My name is Guo Xiaoxiao, and my home is in Yangzhou." ”
"Have you ever moved?" Luo Xuan asked again.
Guo Xiaoxiao was a little surprised, how did this person know that her family had moved.
"Moved."
"Where did you live?"
"Shudi."
"What does the family do for a living?"
"My family is in business." Guo Xiaoxiao was a little impatient, how could this person be like checking the household registration.
"What's the business?"
"Embroidery." Guo Xiaoxiao pouted.
"Who was your grandfather?"
"Grandfather is Guo Xin."
Luo Xuan thought about it, this was exactly the same as the message left by his uncle, and it was also exactly the same as what the woman who claimed to be her granddaughter said before.
"Who is your mentor?" Luo Xuan also had to inquire carefully.
"I said, are you here to fight or to check your household registration?" Guo Xiaoxiao yelled.
Just then, the legendary granddaughter arrived. Guo Xiaoxiao saw a woman sitting on Zhang Yunma's back, and when he looked at it, he was shocked, why was Guo Qianqian here?
The goshawk seemed displeased: "Have you finished asking?" ”
"Not yet." Luo Xuan looked back at Guo Qianqian, and said in his heart, it was just in time.
Guo Qianqian also saw Guo Xiaoxiao on the city gate, so she hid behind Zhang Yun and didn't dare to show up.
Luo Xuannai said: "There is also the most critical problem. ”
As soon as Luo Xuan saw the chrysanthemum oil paper umbrella last time, he forgot to interrogate Guo Qianqian about the last thing. If it weren't for the goshawk making this fuss, Luo Xuan would probably have believed Guo Qianqian's words.
Luo Xuanlang said: "Please answer one of my questions, two girls." Whoever can answer is my sister-in-law, the granddaughter of Zhenguo Gong. ”
Guo Xiaoxiao realized the seriousness of the problem at this time, it turned out that they were looking for the granddaughter of Zhenguo Gong. However, wasn't Zhen Guogong wiped out a long time ago? For many years, Luo Xin did not say a word about the dethronement of the Luo family, and gradually, the descendants of the Guo family forgot their roots.
Luo Xuan took an oil-paper umbrella from Zhang Yun's hand, stretched it out and said, "Dare to ask the two girls, who is the hand of the yellow-colored chrysanthemum on this oil umbrella in my hand?" ”
Guo Xiaoxiao was looking at his eyes and was shocked, wasn't that the oil-paper umbrella given by the teacher? When the Guo family was in Shudi, Guo Xiaoxiao's father Guo Heng invited a painter for her. Later, the Guo family moved to Shudi, and the teacher gave her the umbrella as a souvenir.
Guo Xiaoxiao just wanted to speak, but when he saw Guo Qianqian, who was trembling behind Zhang Yun, Guo Xiaoxiao's words came to his mouth and swallowed back. If she says it, Guo Qianqian will be found guilty of deception. According to Luo Xuan's posture of wanting to kill, Guo Qianqian will definitely be killed.
The painter's business, because Twilight Chengxue is low-key, often the dragon sees the beginning and the end. Guo Xiaoxiao has never talked to Guo Qianqian, Guo Qianqian only knows the surname of the painter.
What to do? Guo Xiaoxiao's mouth moved, remembering that Guo Qianqian, for her own interests, actually ignored the anger of the Guo family and completely ignored the feelings of sisterhood. Today, he was lustful for profit, pretending to be the granddaughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, Guo Xiaoxiao's heart was instantly full of resentment.
"Two girls, please answer the following questions. If you can't answer it, it's a dead end. Not only will the Japanese invaders kill you, but the Ming army will also kill you. Luo Xuan began to threaten.
"I know." Guo Xiaoxiao suddenly shouted.
Luo Xuan's eyes immediately looked at Guo Xiaoxiao. Guo Xiaoxiao looked at Luo Xuan's expectant gaze, the threatening eyes of the goshawk and Guo Qianqian's timid appearance, and he was speechless for a while.
"Say it." Long Chuan urged.
"Yes......" Guo Xiaoxiao met Guo Qianqian's begging eyes.
This time, Guo Qianqian finally showed weakness and begged Guo Xiaoxiao not to say it. However, Guo Qianqian, who was weakened, made Guo Xiaoxiao feel very pitiful. She remembered how the two of them used to play in the yard, but she still refused to give an answer.
"I don't know." Guo Xiaoxiao suddenly lowered his head.
"Don't know?" Goshawk ghostly smiled, "Then you're going to die." ”
Then Long Chuan took out a big knife and put it on Guo Xiaoxiao's neck, and scolded: "Say it quickly! ”
Luo Xuan and Goshawk have one thing in common, that is, they like persecution. "Boom!" A long sword pointed at Guo Qianqian.
"If you don't say it, she will die too!"