Five days later, on the outskirts of Jiangnan, a simple small building.

Qu Ping was tied up with a rag in his mouth, and was thrown aside like a dog. This originally very temperamental person also had to be quiet at this time.

He knew that as a hostage, he could no longer talk about the dignity of being a human being, and the only use was just to force the siblings of Xiyugou to continue to serve Zhujie.

The reason why he has not been starved to death until now is because the time is very short, and secondly, because when Zhujie is in a good mood, he will bring him a bowl of glutinous rice.

On this day, the closed door was carefully knocked open by a person, and a hunchbacked old man walked in, if he hadn't heard that cry, Qu Ping would definitely not recognize it, this was the extremely wise Zhao Wufu in his impression.

He motioned for Qu Ping not to speak, stepped forward to untie the rope tied to his body, and insisted on taking Qu Ping with him, despite Qu Ping's repeated requests for him to leave quickly.

"Strategist, will you hurry up? Even if you rescue me, our siblings in the brook ditch will not be able to get out of Shao...... The control of the bamboo solution, even you ......" In the end, he was already a little choked.

At this point, the rope has been untied.

Zhao Wufu pulled Qu Ping and walked outside cautiously. Although Qu Ping was a little rough in handling things, he found that there was no trace of fear on Zhao Wufu's face at this time, but more of a hesitation.

He couldn't help it anymore and asked, "Strategist, do you have any ideas?" ”

Zhao Wufu nodded, there was a complication between the dark colors, and he only said: "You don't care about it for now, let's go back to the creek bath ditch." ”

seemed to see that Qu Ping was still worried about his safety, so he comforted: "Don't worry, we are safe, at least for now." ”

Zhao Wuru is so determined, he does have confidence.

Last night, when he was still tossing and turning in the room, a man in black suddenly appeared in front of the window, he knew that Zhao Wufu was not asleep at this time, he just stood still.

"Master Zhao, you don't have to pretend to be asleep, I know you're not asleep." This voice sounded very young, and there was no anger in the tone, but an indescribable calmness.

Is Zhao useless an ordinary person? There may be fraud in the secret passage, so he simply didn't say a word, just to see what the man in black was going to do.

The man in black sighed and continued, "Instead of worrying that I am not good for you, you should think about how your young master will treat you? If this goes on for a long time, most of the more than 200 people in your stream and ditch will not be able to recover. ”

"Think about it at the beginning, what kind of downright person was King Naluo? If I knew that you were so abusive, the spirit in heaven would have sighed. ”

"And...... I have to tell you a painful message, that bamboo solution...... It's not King Luo's flesh and blood! ”

"What?" When Zhao Wufu heard this, he was not calm, and immediately turned over and asked again, "Who are you?" ”

The man in black seemed to have anticipated Zhao Wufu's reaction, put his hands behind his back, paced back and forth in the room, and said indifferently: "It doesn't matter who I am, your choice is the most important." Well, I'll tell you a story first, and after you've listened to it, decide for yourself. ”

This voice seemed to have an invisible magic, and Zhao Wufu couldn't refute it, although he was still standing there, his muscles were tense, and he was on guard at any time, but the burden in his heart had been lifted a lot, and he didn't respond, but he didn't make a move.

The man in black knew that Zhao Wufu was waiting for him to speak, so he sat on the stool in front of the table, spoke slowly, and told a story seriously.

The origin of this story goes back to twenty years ago.

Back then, there was a rice shop called "Rice Warehouse" in Jiangnan, and the owner was not good-looking, nor did he like to read, and he was good at drilling camps since he was a child.

After taking over the rice shop from his father, he was not willing to be just an ordinary small trader. He said that business is endless, and the end of it lies in the temple.

Although this person is ordinary, he has two major skills, and he has always been talked about.

First, he is proficient in the way of dealing with the world.

No matter how difficult the relationship is, he can successfully climb it, and he keeps the relationship in order. This is the route he has set a long time ago, an ordinary businessman, if he wants to be in the temple, how can he succeed if he does not cling to the powerful?

In those years, although he didn't have much family property and capital, he had a hot fight with the celebrities and dignitaries at that time, and even the store he operated, almost all the silver taels he earned were spent on this.

Some people even ridiculed: Even if Jiang Caiyu borrows money, he has to give gifts and use it to help the relationship. However, ridicule is ridicule, but I also have to admire Jiang Caiyu's ability.

The second is that this person is good at emotional management, and he has two confidants who are very fond of him.

One is the baby kiss that his father set for him early, but the woman's family is in the middle of the road, so she has to take refuge in this boss, and believes that Jiang Caiyu is the husband she will marry in the future, which is really firm.

How can he not accept a person like Jiang Caiyu who is good at management, a free labor force? Even if you don't necessarily like it.

Because the woman didn't like to do business, he asked her to take care of her parents, but she was only orderly, and she had the demeanor of everyone.

Another woman, who was originally from a large family, got into a lawsuit at home and ended up with a full house of beheadings, but fortunately she successfully escaped and lived alone in Jiangnan. Because of this, he has developed the ability to make a living in suffering, and his appearance and ability are not under the man, so that the boss fell in love with him at first sight.

So, he let her take care of the business outside of home.

Relying on these two skills, he also won a thin name in Jiangnan.

Originally, this kind of life had to be maintained like this, and the owner of the rice shop did not say that he was rich and expensive, at least he had no worries about food and clothing, and his family was happy.

But how could this person's ambitions and ambitions stop there?

Especially when he found out that King Luo, who had always had the name of King Xian, seemed to have a great interest in his baby parent, he took it as a stepping stone, and took the woman to walk back and forth in King Luo's mansion all day long.

King Luo was originally a corporal of courtesy, and he favored the woman, so he formed a friendship with the boss and gave him a lot of care.

This allowed the boss to successfully get an invitation to the upper class. So much so that later, through King Luo, he got acquainted with King Zhen, who came to Jiangnan at that time. He knew that his dream would soon come true, because at that time, the loss of power by the crown prince was inevitable, and the next emperor would inevitably be between King Luo and King Zhen.

Even if King Luo and King Zhen did not become emperors, he would not suffer a loss, at least he would not be less rich in his life.

He calmly analyzed King Luo and King Zhen, and concluded that King Luo was the most likely to ascend to the Great Treasure. After all, King Luo governed Jiangnan well, and it was the heart of the world, and it may only be a matter of time before he inherited the great treasure.

So, in order to make this relationship more stable, the boss gave his doll to King Luo. The woman was really infatuated, although she was reluctant in every way, but for the sake of her fiancé's career, she still chose to obey.

In this way, this woman successfully entered the palace of King Luo, became the concubine of King Luo, was favored by King Luo, and soon gave birth to a son.

"Presumably, you know now, that boss is Jiang Caiyu, the head of the Jiangnan Weaving Mansion who is now infinitely beautiful, and that woman is the famous Mrs. Su Li, as for the so-called son of King Luo, it is naturally your respected young master Zhu Jie." The man in black put an end to this story.

Zhao Wufu snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Pretending to be a ghost, what you are talking about is just an old thing that everyone knows, what's new?" ”

The man in black sighed and said with some pity: "You may not know that when Jiang Caiyu gave Mrs. Su Li to King Luo, she was already pregnant. ”

"You talk nonsense!" When Zhao Wufu heard the news, he immediately shouted: "I don't allow you to insult the princess!" ”

Let's do it.

The man in black waved his hand to signal him to calm down, and then said, "I'm not insulting Lady Su Li, but it is, and besides, I chose to tell you this, how could I be unfounded?" ”

Zhao Wuwu's heart was dripping blood, how could he not accept this fact, but he said in a ghostly manner: "What is your credential?" ”

"I think, the reason why you think that Zhujie is the widow of King Luo is mostly because of that piece of jade, right?" The man in black asked, seeing that Zhao Wufu did not refute, he immediately knew in his heart that he could continue.

"Do you remember where that piece of jade came from? That in itself is something that Mrs. Su Li and Jiang Caiyu agreed on in advance, after the child is born, if King Luo has no doubts, he will ask King Luo to give her a piece of jade, specifying to carve two tigers and a piece of red sun. ”

"And that Jiang Caiyu is an expert in jade and jade, which King Luo has known for a long time. Therefore, King Luo asked Jiang Caiyu to do this, which was expected by the two of them. Even if Jiang Caiyu is not allowed to do it, the pattern on it has already been agreed upon by the two. ”

Zhao Wufu's face was suspicious, although he was very reluctant to admit it, but he had already confirmed it in his heart.

Seeing this, the man in black continued: "Actually, you have already approved of what I said, right? Well, even if what I'm saying is problematic, then we can verify it from another aspect. ”

"Presumably you have been by King Luo's side for many years, how many months is Su Li pregnant, why don't you know? Take 10,000 steps back, even if she was born prematurely, but after the child was born, it is said that her face was ruddy, and where was there any sign of premature birth? ”

"Come to think of it, Jiang Caiyu is really exhausted, no matter whether King Luo ascends the throne or not, he can maximize his interests. Especially King Luo inherited the throne, and Jiang Caiyu even had the opportunity to steal the country. This kind of forbearance and strategy is beyond the reach of ordinary people. It's just that King Naluo is obviously still too simple. ”

"What the hell do you want to do?" In an instant, the strength on Zhao Wuyong's body seemed to be drained, and he looked even older, and he asked weakly at the moment.

The man in black stood up, looked directly into Zhao Wufu's eyes, and said extremely sincerely: "You, hundreds of people in Xiyugou, are all from the old department of King Luo, and they are all heroes who dare to love and hate, and stand up to the sky, so you can't bear to watch them follow you and follow Zhujie to the abyss?" ”

"I advise you, stop the loss in time, don't think about anything to get revenge, you live well...... That's what King Nalo wants to see the most. ”

"That's all you have to say, think about it yourself!" After the man in black finished speaking, he left a note on the table and walked away.

Zhao Wuwu dragged his tired body to the table, picked up the note, and suddenly there was excitement in his eyes.

"Five miles east of the suburbs of Jiangnan, Qu Ping will be imprisoned there, tomorrow at noon, you go to the rescue, someone will be broken."

Not long after this incident, in the Jiang Mansion, in the room where Xiao Jixue was, the man in black appeared here again.

After all, Xiao Jixue is a master who has been famous for a long time, and after noticing that someone in the house has crept in, she woke up and grabbed the sword beside the bed.

But the martial arts of the man in black were really unfathomable, and as soon as he jumped forward, he tightly pressed the sword that was about to be unsheathed, and in a blurred shadow, Xiao Jixue's acupoint was sealed.

So, he could only watch the man in black.

The man in black didn't stay long, only said two words, and left without looking back.

"Tomorrow afternoon, five miles east of the suburbs of Jiangnan, Zhao Wufu will go to rescue Qu Ping, you are responsible for secretly escorting him, and you must ensure that he returns safely to Xiyugou."

"I know you sympathize with this group of people, and you won't refuse."

Zhao Wuwu successfully picked up Qu Ping, and Xiao Jixue really followed quietly far behind, escorting him carefully.

Two days later, when it was close to dusk, Zhu Xie was carrying a few bags of leftover rice, and Shi Shiran opened the door. The man was still tied up in front of him, but his body was facing away from him, his head hanging down the wall, and there was still a little blood stained there.

He knew that Qu Ping was a fierce man, and he must be looking for death and life. But he is strong in martial arts, and he can still hear that this person is still breathing before he meets, and his life should be safe.

It was very dark in the house, and Zhu Xie came from outside, his eyes were in a trance, and it took a long time to adjust.

He threw the leftover food to the man, turned his back, pronounced a Buddha horn, and muttered to himself: "Amitabha, the little monk is really ...... Sins, sins, sins! ”

"Eat, only when you are full will you have the strength to go down to the Yellow Spring. Oh yes, you don't have to worry, you won't be alone on the Huangquan Road, Zhao is useless...... And those hundreds of people, they will all follow you! ”

"Hehe, aren't you very strong? Why don't you talk to me? In the future, there will be no chance. ”

"Ahh I'm so excited, you guys are a piece of fat! I'm really grateful to my cheap dad for leaving you to me, I really can't imagine what a great credit it will be to exterminate King Luo's old family! ”

"But ah, you must not be disappointed, wait for me to become a national teacher, step by step to kill the faint monarch, and then ......" He took out the double tiger Yao Sun jade pendant he carried, and looked crazy: "With this piece of jade, I am an authentic royal child and an emperor...... Hahaha, who else can stop me? ”

Just the day before yesterday, Zhu Xie went to the tiger slaughter camp, met the old general Xu Sanjiang, and told the situation in Xiyugou in person. He knew that Xu Sanjiang was having a headache at this time because of the chaos of King Luo's old family in Jiangnan, and the pillow he handed over at this time was not just right?

Sure enough, Xu Sanjiang's face showed a bright smile, but he still seemed to be a little suspicious, and immediately asked, "Dare to ask the master, where did you get this news?" Is it accurate? ”

Zhu Xie smiled, with an unfathomable expression, but he didn't reveal much. The more I deal with these people in the officialdom, the more embankments I naturally have.

He changed the topic and said that this group of people is strong in martial arts, and if they start, it will inevitably be a small-scale battle, and many people will definitely die, and it will inevitably have some bad effects. If you can fight without blood, it is definitely the best policy.

He then suggested that he should not startle the snake first, and let him catch the leader, urge them to lay down their weapons and submit, and capture the rebels alive without a single soldier, and then escort them to the capital for trial, so as to deter other bandits, and secondly, to show the emperor's prestige, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?

Xu Sanjiang listened to this analysis, his expression seemed to be a little complicated, and after hesitating for a long time, he asked cautiously: "This matter...... Who else knows? ”

"The old general doesn't have to worry, no one else knows about this except you and me." Zhu Xie is still reluctant to reveal too much.

Xu Sanjiang has been in officialdom for a long time, how can he not understand the worries of Zhu Jie? So he pondered for a moment and said cautiously: "Of course this is the best, but I am still afraid of causing many troubles, so I must be prepared in order to ...... Annihilation in one fell swoop. ”

"Master, what do you think of this, let's agree...... Well, the day after tomorrow, yes, at noon the day after tomorrow, we will meet at the entrance of Xiyugou Village and enter together, how about it? ”

Of course, Zhu Xie hoped that the sooner the better, and immediately said with some urgency: "This matter is sooner rather than later, can it be done tomorrow?" ”

Xu Sanjiang smiled, walked to Zhu Jie's side, and patted him on the shoulder: "Master, this march and battle must be prepared." As you said, there are more than 200 people there, if you don't prepare everything, in case you run a few chaotic parties, how can I explain to the emperor? ”

seemed to feel that this sentence was inappropriate, and immediately said: "Master, you have made a great contribution this time, after the matter is completed, I will make it clear to the emperor that you are the first merit of this battle, that is, the escort we talked about, and you will do it." ”

"In this way, the master also happened to take this immortal merit to the Qin Heavenly Prison...... Oh no, it's to become our national teacher in shaping the sun! ”

Zhu Xie was silent, but he was very happy in his heart, this old guy really went on the road, but he didn't explicitly say that he wouldn't steal credit from himself.

Immediately said a few words modestly and readily agreed.

And today, it is the day he agreed with Xu Sanjiang, and he will take Zhao Wuwu and Qu Ping to Naxi Yugou Village to join the army. There is already Qu Ping in front of him, what is Zhao useless? He had already sent someone to the ward, believing that he would be there soon.

Thinking of this, Zhu Xie couldn't help but feel a little proud.

"Young master, I'm here. It seems that it really made you wait for a long time! ”