Chapter 7 Entering Beijing as a hostage

After receiving the holy decree, Wu Zi could not swallow anything, and after ordering him to set up camp, he immediately summoned his four sons to sit down under the tree outside the city to discuss.

His Majesty suddenly decreed that his father should send a son to serve in Beijing, but he didn't know what he wanted?

Wu Rui said: Could it be that the merits made by the five of our father and son on the day of the state funeral Your Majesty knows about it, and we will reward it. This is also not right, Liu An is now deeply favored, and he should not take credit for me.

In my opinion, His Majesty does not believe in us and is guarding against us. Wu Xu said......

Yes, His Majesty's move is ostensibly to cultivate us and reuse us, but in fact, he is letting his father send his son to Beijing as a hostage, so that his father will not act rashly in Zhennanguo. The three brothers are all pillars of the country, I am still young, let me go to the capital as a hostage! Wu Zhao said.

Wu Gong said, it's better for me to go, I am strong in martial arts, I can still protect myself, and the fourth brother is resourceful, so it is better to assist my father in governing the vassal country at home.

Wu Zichong thought for a moment, and said very reluctantly, let's go according to my father, for my father, he will make less noise in the capital than in Zhennanguo, and his resourcefulness can also win opportunities for us.

Nothing was said all night.

At dusk, the desire to go up to a high-rise building alone is still resting, the stairs cross the taboo of parting, and a crescent moon is like a hook. The banana hearts are not spreading, and the cloves are also budding, and they are sad towards the spring breeze at the same time. The sunrise shines on the high-rise buildings in the southeast, and the people upstairs with sorrow sing Shizhou. Even if the eyebrows are like spring mountains and spring mountains are like eyebrows, I don't know how much sorrow I can bear?

Wu Zhao recited the masterpieces of the ancients, and after drinking three glasses of spirits, he said goodbye to Wu Zichong and the others.

Zhao'er went to Wu Nian, with your three brothers here, everything is fine at home, and I will follow your plan for the affairs of the country, step by step, enrich the country and strengthen the army, and provide you with backing. This has 100,000 taels of money as living expenses, and there is something to do in Beijing, so I will discuss it with Wang Lang.

Fourth brother, you can go in peace, me and your second brother, the third brother will take care of my father and mother.

Father, the three brothers must remember that a rich country and a strong army are the right way, the stronger you are, the safer I am, please go back.

Gonggong Li Cui said: The fourth prince should go quickly, don't make a mistake.

Wu Zichong sent 10,000 money tickets and said: My father-in-law has worked hard all the way, and the dog Wu Zhao is young and ignorant, and he hopes to take care of it on the public highway.

Well, this is the duty of a slave, I will leave it at that, and the king of Zhennan and the three princes will take care all the way. So, Wu Zhao embarked on the road back to Beijing, but who expected that he would never return, Wu Zhao never returned to Zhennan, nor did he see his parents and brothers.

On the edge of Taihu Lake, this old man is over 70 years old, with gray hair and waist-length beard, wearing a hat and sitting under the willow tree on the shore, motionless, as if practicing advanced martial arts, and thinking about the ups and downs of his life. It was quiet for most of the day, the hot weather and the oncoming wind did not affect it in the slightest, and the old man, although he was old, was full of energy.

Grandpa has been sitting here for seven days in a row, although the grandson doesn't dare to ask more, but there must be something in his heart, Zhu Qiqi asked.

Grandpa can't hide it from you, and he won't hide it from you anymore, I'm waiting for someone.

Are you waiting for Mr. Wang Mingyang?

Yes, only he and the other one can help us. I'm about to die, your father and the three uncles go before me, and the white-haired man sends the black-haired man, sad? Speaking of this, the old man's originally commendable face looked old.

Grandpa is your grandson's only relative in the world, so take care.

Rest assured, my good grandson...... The old man sighed.

What happened to Grandpa?

Qiqi, my good granddaughter, you are my only concern, I didn't find you a good family, and I won't be blind when I die.

Grandpa, the Snow Mountain Pie needs you, and the grandson needs you.

Grandpa knows, let's continue to wait, Mr. Yang Mingyang should be here today.

That afternoon, the old man continued to sit under the willow tree, playing a sad tune with the jade flute in his hand. Zhu Qiqi was dressed in white, wearing a hat, long hair fluttering, wearing a face scarf at the mouth, and waiting beside him slimly.

Although the song is good, the skills are superb, but it is too sad, and Wang Mingyang and his disciples came to hear the song and saw the old man.

When I asked Mr. Yang Mingyang's name, I saw it today, and it was really extraordinary. In the Snow Mountain, Zhu Guozhi has seen Mr. and all the heroes.

Old Master Zhu is polite, this is the nineteenth palace master Zhu Qiqi, right?

It is said that the Snow Mountain sent the Zhu Sect Master to kill people like hemp and do a lot of evil, it seems that the rumors in the rivers and lakes are not credible, but I don't know that the door master and the palace master came thousands of miles away, what is the so-called matter?

Mr. Gao Yi heard for a long time, and heard that Mr. went south to relieve the siege, and his family wealth was scattered to save the people, which is the true God of the world, and now he has come to ask for help, and I hope that Mr. will help.

Lord Zhumen, please say, as long as the younger generation can do their best, they should do their best.

My Snow Mountain Sect has suffered a catastrophe, and my four sons and three thousand disciples have died, and now I am left with my ancestors and grandchildren relying on each other, but the enemy is chasing and killing everywhere. Now the old man has little time, and now he is going south to the Central Plains to take revenge, but he has the only wish in this life. However, the upright factions in the Central Plains regard us as demons and will be strangled with all their might, so I want to use Mr. Prestige to explain to all factions in the rivers and lakes, and after I wait but wish, I will be dead and thank the world.

This is the old man's only relative, Zhu Qiqi, who is naturally beautiful and extremely smart, and now worships Mr. as his father-in-law, and hopes that Mr. will be fulfilled.

Okay, I promise you, Wang Mingyang said.

Qiqi, come and see your father-in-law, Zhu Guozhi said.

Daughter Zhu Qiqi visited her father-in-law and brothers.

Wu'er, please hurry up, Wang Mingyang said, so he and the disciples instructed, from today on, Zhu Qiqi is the daughter of my Wang Mingyang, the sister of Er. You need to sacrifice your life for protection.

The apprentice knows, Master, please rest assured, we are here in Qiqimei.

Zhu Guozhi said: Thank you Mr. and all the heroes for your great kindness, the old man can be quiet.

The Snow Mountain Sect is a catastrophe, can you tell the Zhumen master and the enemy, I will do our best, Wang Mingyang said.

It's all Mr. Yangming's righteousness, and it's true, but it's a pity that the old man has taken the left path in his life and can't be a confidant of Mr. Alas...... The Snow Mountain Sect is a catastrophe, my enemy has nothing to do with the rivers and lakes, it's better for the old man to solve it himself, there is Mr. Lao.

Wang Mingyang said: Okay, then I'll wait to leave. Qiqi will leave with us, or will he accompany the master of Zhumen?

The father-in-law is above, and the grandfather can't do without me, so I'll wait for the grandfather here, the father-in-law and the brothers will leave first, and the daughter will leave later.

All right! Leave...... Leave...... Leave.

After Wang Mingyang and the others left, Zhu Guozhi was relieved, but he still waited as before.

Does Grandpa still have something on his mind?

As I said in the morning, there are two people who can help us, Wang Mingyang is one, and the other one will come today.

Who, is there anyone more powerful than my father?

This person is not powerful, a child in the market, but indispensable.

Well, the grandson waited with his grandfather.

My good Qiqi, grandpa hasn't heard you play for a long time, I'm in a good mood today, can I talk to grandpa about a song and laugh at the rivers and lakes?

Okay grandpa.........

The sea laughed, the tide on both sides of the strait, the ups and downs with the waves, only remember the present day. The sky is laughing, and there are tides in the world, and God knows who loses and who wins. The rivers and mountains are smiling and the rain is far away, and the waves are all over the world. The breeze smiled, but it was lonely, and there was still a night photo left of pride. Cangsheng is smiling, no longer lonely, and the pride is still smiling and laughing, la.......

Why is Grandpa so happy? Zhu Qiqi asked.

Because I have met a confidant, and it is enough to have a confidant in my life!

You mean Mr. Wang Mingyang, but you have only met him once, and in less than half a day, how did you become a confidant?

Because he understands me, I respect him, and we hit it off at first sight.

Speaking of this, Zhu Qiqi couldn't help but think of a night in the woods, and Wu Zhao smiled at Hui Mu that morning, although he laughed silly and laughed stupidly, but he did not lose his demeanor. In the past eighteen years, there is really no one who can understand her piano sound and understand her mind, maybe God will be like this, life confidant is just that, outdated, I don't know if I can meet him.

Seeing Zhu Qiqi in a daze, Zhu Guozhi hurriedly said?

What's wrong baby, hurry up, hurry up, talk a few times, talk a few times.

The grandparents and grandchildren play and sing, so they are so deeply fascinated, and they don't know that others are approaching.

Li An, Li Gonggong and Wu Zhao heard the beautiful melody and watched the two of them fascinated, so they no longer bothered, but ordered everyone to camp at a distance of 500 meters, rest for a night and then go on the road.

Gonggong Li and Wu Zhao walked forward with the spirits, and quietly came to the back of the ancestors and grandchildren, Wu Zhao couldn't help but say: The master has a wine to celebrate tonight, please play the piano Guanglingke. The moon shines on the city, and the frost and trees enter the clothes. The copper furnace is full of candles and candles, and the first time to play the water after the concubine Chu. The animals are silent, and the four silent stars are scarce. Qinghuai envoy more than a thousand miles, dare to tell Yunshan from now on.

The grandfather and grandson just "woke up like a dream", Zhu Qiqi said: It's you, didn't you go to Zhennan? How could it be here.

I traveled with my father and three brothers to Nanyang City, and every time I thought that Gonggong Li was waiting outside the city earlier, I was now ordered by the emperor to go to the capital to wait, and I went to the capital with Gonggong Li, and this is Gonggong Li, a close minister of the emperor.

Grass people Zhu Guozhi and Zhu Qiqi visited Gonggong Li.

The old man is the head of the Snow Mountain faction, Zhu Senior, and he heard Mr. Wang Mingyang say it in his later life, Wu Zhao said.

Oh, now that you know the old man, how do you feel?

Rumors and fallacies are not to be believed. Although I see that although the old master is over seventy years old, he still has an extraordinary bearing and should be a hero of the world.

Gonggong Li grew up in the palace since he was a child, so he naturally didn't know the Snow Mountain Sect, nor did he know the big devil of the Demon Dao, so he felt that Zhu Guozhi's bearing was extraordinary, and Zhu Qiqi was as beautiful as a fairy.

The lord of the nineteenth palace, although I am not from the rivers and lakes, I know the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and I especially admire the spirit of the rivers and lakes with clear grievances. What I saw half a month ago, Xiaosheng will never forget it all day long, and now I have to see it again, which is really a blessing for Sansheng. 武照 says:

Gonggong Li said: Meeting is fate, knowing fate, since there is fate, why not get together in a big account. So the grandfather and grandson came to the big account with Gonggong Li and Wu Zhao as guests.

Gonggong Li was originally entrusted by Liu An, the prime minister of Zuo, to embarrass the Wu family on the way, but he didn't expect to follow Wu Zhao for five days, and he was impressed by Wu Zhao's young age, extraordinary bearing, outstanding literary talent, generous sales, chivalrous and other young heroes, and has become a friend at the table.

I don't know what the Lord of the Zhu Sect and the Lord of the Nineteenth Palace are here? Wu Zhao asked.

The old man is waiting for you!

Wu Zhao, Zhu Qiqi, and Li Gonggong were shocked......

Wu Zhao thought to himself, did I offend the Snow Mountain Sect, this old devil wants to kill me, but it's not like it? This person has a kind face, like a kind old man, how can he be a big devil.

Zhu Qiqi felt very puzzled, this bastard boy is not doing his job, as a prince, he is talented but willing to be a small landlord and a farmer, what ability can he do to relieve us and others!

Gonggong Li is delighted, although Wu Zhao is young, he has the ability to do everything, and all the ministers and gangsters in the court and the big men in the rivers and lakes have praised him, and his future is immeasurable.

The old man has a shocking secret in his hands, only the emperor can resolve it, and the emperor can also use this to sweep away the traitors, Zhu Laofu takes revenge and fulfills his wish, and now only two of us can take our ancestors and grandchildren to meet the emperor, so we have been waiting here for five days.

Ah, I see, I knew that I was a bastard boy who was useless, and after Wu Zhao finished speaking, everyone laughed.

Lord Zhumen, Lord of the Nineteenth Palace, Xiao Wang agreed to take you and others to meet the emperor, but I don't know what Gong Li wants.

Gonggong Li thought that although Wu Zhao was dissolute and uninhibited, he was bold and careful, and he would not agree casually, and besides, the two ancestors and grandsons were very human, as Zhu Guozhi said, they could help the two of them and make a contribution to His Majesty, so he happily agreed to go together and help arrange to meet His Majesty.

And the people rejoiced, so they drank a few more glasses, and until they were half snoring, they went back to their tents to rest.

When I woke up the next day, everyone hurried together, and Gonggong Li suddenly asked: I don't know if the little prince can have accommodation in the capital, I heard that the position arranged by His Majesty for the little prince is not high, and I am afraid that he will not be able to solve the accommodation.

Wang Lang, the owner of Juxian Village, is friendly with my father and three brothers, and I will first take refuge in Brother Wang Lang and live in Juxian Village temporarily!

What? Gonggong Li, Zhu Guozhi, and Zhu Qiqi were shocked and asked in unison.

Is there anything wrong with the three?

Alas...... Alas...... Alas, the three of them sighed together.

Zhu Guozhi fell into contemplation, Wang Lang turned out to be an old friend of the Zhennan Wang family, if it weren't for Wang Lang's rebellion, the 2,000 people during the state funeral turned the tables and betrayed, and the 3,000 high-level disciples of the Snow Mountain Sect were defenseless, and his four sons and 3,000 high-level disciples would definitely not be strangled and killed, and they could even kill Liang Kun, Liang Kuan, Liang Shili and Liang Shidu, and regain the Great Liang Jiangshan. It's just that things have happened, and Zhu Guozhi is already dying, too

recognized the cultural and martial arts of the prosperous era of Mingjing, although he had feelings at this time, he was also calm. Fortunately, Wang Lang's family has been exterminated by the Nine Clans, and it can be regarded as a great revenge.

Li An said, the little prince didn't know, just three days after you left Beijing, Zuo Prime Minister Liu An received a secret report, saying that Wang Lang collaborated with the enemy and treason, and the mutiny during the state funeral was that Wang Lang's two thousand courtyard masters colluded with the Northern Han Kingdom, with bad intentions, assassinating His Majesty and the princes and ministers. His Majesty Zhuozuo Prime Minister sent someone to verify and certify that the physical evidence was conclusive, and Wang Lang personally admitted it.

More than 5,000 people in Wang Lang's family have been beheaded all over the house, and their family property has been confiscated. At the same time, five squires of the six departments, three commanders of the military region, six governors of the state capital, and more than 80 officials below the fourth rank were implicated. This rich man really colluded with the ministers, collaborated with the enemy and treason, poisoned the people, and his crime is unforgivable!

Yes.........

When Wu Zhao heard this, he bled and fell from the horse, so he cried and said: Brother Wang Lang, I'm late, I'm sorry for you, knelt down on the road and kowtowed in the direction of the capital and cried, bowed and didn't listen, and the crying didn't stop.

Suddenly, Wu Zhao vomited blood from his mouth and fainted for a while.

When he woke up, it was the first day of April six days later, Wu Zhao was lying on the bed, and it turned out that Zhu Guozhi and Zhu Qiqi had been taking care of him.

You woke up, you have been in a coma for six days, if it weren't for my grandfather to heal you with internal strength, you would have died a long time ago, Zhu Qiqi said.

Wu Zhao said, thank you to the Lord of the Zhu Sect and the Lord of the Nineteenth Palace for their life-saving grace, which is unforgettable. Where are we?

This is the mansion of Ang Li and Grandpa Li, fortunately, Grandpa Li generously took us in, otherwise we would have to sleep on the streets.

The night was approaching, and Gonggong Li returned home from work, knowing that Wu Zhao was overjoyed after waking up, so he came to visit him regardless of having dinner.

The little prince woke up, this is good, this is good, but I am in a hurry, I am entrusted by the king of Zhennan to take care of you, how can I really have three long and two short.

I saw Father-in-law Li, and let Father-in-law Li break the bank, and the villain was very grateful.

Don't be so polite, you get up first, I will let my subordinates prepare a dinner, invite the ancestors and grandsons of the Zhumen Sect, and make up for you.

Thank you, Grandpa Li......

At the dinner that day, everyone talked a lot, including how Wu Zhao settled in the capital, how to contact his father and brother, how to contact his brother Liang Ping, the king of Chu, and of course, the most talked about was how to help the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhu family meet the emperor and so on.

On the morning of the second day of the first month of April, Gonggong Li took Wu Zhao to meet the emperor.

The ministers received the order and came to restore their lives, long live my emperor, long live long live.

Zhao'er, please start, originally your father and son have left Beijing, but now Wang Lang and his family are collaborating with the enemy and treason, implicating more than 100 court officials.

The minister thanked His Majesty Longen, and he will do his best to do his best to share his worries, Wu Zhao said. You are the commander of the imperial front first, Zheng Wupin, directly obey the orders of me, enter and exit freely, wait at home without a call, and then add an official to the knighthood when the time is ripe.

Thank you, Your Majesty, Long live, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live.

Stand down!

Wu Zhao returned to Gonggong Li's mansion to rest in bed, thinking that it was not difficult to be a hostage, although it was an idle job, but there was a lot of money to receive, or a positive five products, the best thing is that you don't need to go to the court, you don't need to go to the yamen to work, you can just buy a piece of land in the capital and be a small landlord.

In the evening, Gonggong Li returned home, and Wu Zhao learned from him that the other four feudal kings also sent their sons to Beijing and held idle positions like himself. I thought that this hostage was solid, and I should take the time to visit the other four princes another day, so that I could take care of them in the future.