Chapter 102: Twenty Years of Truth
Ji Wushuang said with a look of surprise when he heard this: "It turns out that my father's disappearance back then was really a ghost made by the imperial court!"
Ji Tianyu sighed and said, "It's just that this Zhu Yuanzhang is too insidious and too scheming. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial court was decaying, and the heroes rose up together to compete for the world. At the beginning, he was still called Zhu Chongba, but he was born in the market, and he became a fake monk in order to make a living, wandering all over the world, cheating and drinking. ”
Later, he was introduced to Guo Zixing's righteous army by his old friend Tang He, and with his scheming and franchise, he actually married Guo Zixing's adopted daughter Ma, and at this time he had the official name Zhu Yuanzhang, and he began to emerge from then on. ”
"Although he does have some talents, but in the end, he is a scoundrel, how much ability can he have? After Guo Zixing's death, his situation was even more difficult. Even after he captured Yingtian and established his own territory, he was still in danger of being caught between Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen. ”
He turned his head to look at his son in front of him, and sighed: "You also know that my Ji family has been burdened with the heavy responsibility of guarding treasures for generations, and the reason why all dynasties have been able to get the support of the imperial court and enjoy all kinds of privileges is naturally inseparable from the role we play in every change of dynasty." Whenever such troubled times appear, our Ji family will choose a master to support him and help him reign over the world and ascend the throne, and our Ji family can also get the privileges we want. ”
"I didn't expect that your grandfather would take a fancy to Zhu Yuanzhang, who was not superior in strength, at a glance among the heroes, saying that this person has the spirit of a dragon and a tiger, the appearance of an emperor, and will become a big thing in the future. So he and Zhu Yuanzhang reached an agreement after a secret discussion, and our Ji family will do their best to help him seize the world. Correspondingly, the descendants of his Zhu family will help us protect the family's secrets for generations. ”
Hearing this, Ji Wushuang nodded and said, "I also heard my grandfather mention this matter when he was alive. ”
Ji Tianyu smiled proudly and said: "If it weren't for the fact that my Ji family used the forces all over the world and the financial resources of the rich and rival countries to help, how could he, Zhu Yuanzhang, defeat Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng so easily, make Fang Guozhen surrender, and thus dominate the world and establish this Ming Dynasty?"
Ji Wushuang asked, "Then what happened after he ruled the world, did he keep his promise?"
Ji Tianyu snorted coldly: "If he is a gentleman who keeps his promises, how can he suffer from the past twenty years as a father?"
He sighed and said: "At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little jealous of your grandfather, after all, with your grandfather's amazing talent and unparalleled martial arts, he didn't dare to act rashly, and he kept his promise at first, not only gave the Ji family privileges, but also helped us collect all the documents in the world about the treasure we guarded, and handed them all over to us." ”
"It's a pity that my father's talent is dull, and his talent in martial arts is not as good as your grandfather's, and after your grandfather died of illness, he took over the Ji family for his father. At first, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite respectful, not only was there nothing unusual, but he chose a remote hall in the palace to store the documents and materials about the treasures collected from all over the world for his father's research. But the father didn't know that at this time, in his heart, he had already begun to have other thoughts. ”
"I was my father in the palace all the year round
immersed himself in studying those strange ancient books, and gradually became fascinated, but he didn't know that this was exactly what Zhu Yuanzhang was doing. About twenty years ago, the imperial court suddenly came forward to appease the two powerful feuds on the rivers and lakes, the Tangmen in Shuzhong and the Lei family in the Jiangnan Thunderbolt Hall, I thought that this was just the imperial court wanted to maintain the stability of the world, and I didn't care. ”
Who knew that these two families not only stopped the bloodshed, but also united regardless of previous suspicions, and hid in a secret place in Huashan, mysteriously not knowing what to do. My father felt strange, and after investigating, he found out that they had a sketch of a weapon that should not have appeared!"
"This sketch should have been a lost part of the treasure we guarded, and they were able to get it, but it was secretly taken out by the imperial court. It is precisely for this sketch that the two of them will put aside the indissoluble blood feud for generations and join forces to jointly develop this amazing weapon. And the reason why the imperial court was able to obtain this sketch was because of the research that my father had done in the side hall of the palace!"
Ji Wushuang let out a long sigh and said: "Knowing this, my father understands Zhu Yuanzhang's trick, he is using the information about the treasure for his father, and then stealing the results of his father's research to help him find the whereabouts of the treasure." Unknowingly, his father was used by Zhu Yuanzhang!"
After understanding his wishful thinking, the father decided to fight back. Guarding this treasure is the mission of my Ji family for generations, how can I fail in the hands of my father? So my father used the power of the Heavenly Providence Tower to spread all over the world, found ten peerless masters with their own strengths, and used their respective weaknesses and handles to coerce and induce them to join my command and become the Ten Palaces Yama. The reason why we are called this name is to indicate that what we do is to determine good and evil, and to decide life and death. ”
"After that, I used the Ten Halls of Yama to raid the elites of the Tang Gate in Shuzhong and the Thunderbolt Hall in Jiangnan hidden in the secret caves of Huashan, which frustrated Zhu Yuanzhang's dream of developing new weapons. A weapon like this shouldn't have been seen in the world at all!"
"Then, taking advantage of the civil strife in the Tang Gate in Shuzhong, Tang Taigong disappeared, and I successfully let Lei Potian, one of the Ten Palaces of Yama, launch a rebellion, kill my brother and seize power, and reorganize the Jiangnan Thunderbolt Hall to establish the Great Lei Gate. Since then, the Tang Sect in Shuzhong and the Lei family in the Great Lei Gate have fallen into endless fighting and vendettas, and only the more chaotic they are, the safer the treasure will be. ”
"After doing all this for his father, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the conspiracy was shattered and there was no hope of finding the treasure, so he asked me to meet in the palace, saying that he wanted to plead guilt to me, and claimed that he would never break the oath he had made with my Ji family. It's just that my father was too confident and conceited at that time, and I felt that Zhu Yuanzhang had no way to take me, so I went defenselessly. ”
At this time, Ji Tianyu's face began to be a little distorted, full of resentment, and obviously fell into the memories of the year: "My father never thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would be wolf-hearted and treacherous, first poisoned in the wine, and my father didn't notice it for a while, and he was highly poisoned." Then, he also ambushed a group of masters, and although he killed several of them for his father, he was finally captured. ”
Next, Zhu Yuanzhang did not kill his father, he still wanted his father to continue to interpret the information about the treasure for him, and he still dreamed of getting the treasure. He locked his father in an abandoned side hall for a secret
In the dense cell, I was also pierced through my shoulders and legs with large iron rings and chains, tormenting me day and night to make my father submit. ”
Ji Tianyu couldn't help but caress his shoulders and legs wrapped in layers of white cloth, and the flame of hatred in his eyes burned brightly.
But until Zhu Yuanzhang, an old thief, died of illness, his father never gave in. His grandson ascended the throne, but the boy apparently didn't know much about the secrets of the treasure and had little interest. Within a few years, he was overthrown by Zhu Yuanzhang's son, his own uncle Zhu Di. ”
"After Zhu Di became the emperor, he didn't torture me anymore, but he would come to talk to his father for a while every month. From between his conversations, he actually knows a lot about the secrets of this treasure, and he is also very ambitious, although he has never been strong for his father, but I clearly feel that this is by no means a soft-hearted and kind person, but I am afraid that his scheming is deep and sinister, and he will never be under his father Zhu Yuanzhang. ”
"Strangely enough, though, he seemed to be patient, as if he had been waiting for something to happen, until a year or so ago, when he came to me and said that the prophesied Chosen Son, with a green dragon on his back, had appeared. ”
Ji Wushuang couldn't help but feel shocked at this time: "He even knows this?"
Ji Tianyu nodded heavily and said, "Not only does he know this prophecy, but he also seems to be very proud between his words, and it feels like this chosen son has been firmly in the palm of his hand." ”
"In the palm of his hand?" Ji Wushuang's face changed, and he blinked, as if thoughtful.
Ji Tianyu let out a long breath and continued: "Zhu Di once revealed in his words that you have been looking for your father outside, and it seems that you have caused him a lot of trouble, and even broke into the side hall outside my cell. ”
Ji Wushuang nodded, and said with some regret: "Exactly." The child tried his best to cause chaos in the capital, and it was precisely because he got the news that your father was likely to be imprisoned in the palace, so he wanted to sneak into the palace to search for him. I had successfully broken into the side hall that my father said, but unfortunately, it was destroyed by one person. ”
Ji Tianyu frowned for a week: "Oh?
Ji Wushuang sighed and said, "Mr. Dongguo!"
Ji Tianyu's brows furrowed even deeper: "Mr. Dongguo, I have never heard of this name before. How is his martial arts better than yours?"
Ji Wushuang shook his head and sighed: "This person's swordsmanship is mysterious, and the child is not an opponent at all." ”
Ji Tianyu was silent for a while, and said: "There are only a few swordsmanship masters in the world who can make you admit that you are not an opponent, since this person calls himself Mr. Dongguo, he is clearly a pseudonym, and his true identity is famous all over the world, so it can be seen that his true identity is not difficult to guess." ”
Ji Wushuang nodded: "As for his identity, the child actually has a guess in his heart, but there is no evidence yet." ”
Ji Tianyu bowed his head and said: "For such an opponent, you must be careful, you must be more vigilant." ”
Ji Wushuang bowed and replied, "Remember, child. ”
Immediately, he raised his head and asked his father, "I just don't know how my father got out of trouble after being imprisoned for 20 years?"