Let's say that after the group of heroes evacuated Mount Tai, they went south to Phoenix Mountain in Jining, where there was a small gang, and Lu Daizong had already sent someone to contact to facilitate the response.

After everyone settled in Phoenix Mountain, Wang Qianyuan gathered everyone. Wang Qianyuan said: "Everyone, I heard that on February 13 this year, that is, when we were busy with the martial arts conference, the monk Yinian in Zhejiang still raised an incident in Dalan Mountain under the banner of the third prince of Zhu, and Liang Nai, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, sent troops to recruit and suppress, in addition to capturing and beheading five people, more than 80 people were captured one after another. The monk Yinian was also arrested in Meiyan, Wujiang, and taken to Hangzhou to be killed. ”

Gong Tianrui asked: "Are this Nian Monk and that Zhang Nianyi the same person, or is there anything to do with it?" Wang Qianyuan shook his head and said: "Zhang Nianyi and Yinian Monk are different, they are another group of people, and there should be no connection. This Zhang Nianyi heard that he was from Shengxian County, Zhang Nianyi, Shi Eryuan and others led more than 100 people to make trouble in Cixi County, and last year the government sent more than 50 people to kill them. As a result, guess what, the officers and soldiers were beaten to pieces by Zhang Nianyi, and more than a dozen people below the thousand generals were killed by Zhang Nianyi. The crowd laughed.

Wang Qianyuan continued: "The officers and soldiers had no choice, so the Shaoxing Mansion sent officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress Zhang Nianyi and others before defeating them. arrested their military advisor Shi Eryuan, according to Shi Eryuan's confession, this group of people has thousands of people in Siming Dalan Mountain. And this time, Liang Nai, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, caught a monk. ”

Mu Laizhang said: "Since the monk has been arrested, the government may have found out the whereabouts of the third prince Zhu from the monk Yinian, so we must hurry up and find the prince." Lu Daizong nodded and said: "Yes, our people are safe for the time being, and Bo Xile Zhao Shixian and they will not be able to catch up for a while." Therefore, we must seize the time to find out the whereabouts of the third prince Zhu. Ren Bujian said: "Shandong is so big, finding someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and we have to find it secretly, it's difficult." ”

Wang Qianyuan said: "Let's start looking for it from Jining. Lu Daizong said: "I will arrange for the various mountain gangs to secretly visit." Wang Qianyuan nodded and said, "Okay, just remember not to startle the snake, if you let the government get the news, it will be troublesome." Lu Daizong nodded and said, "Don't worry, Alliance Leader, we will pay attention." Wang Qianyuan nodded.

The people arranged by Lu Daizong began to slowly and secretly visit Jining until April. On this day, Wang Qianyuan, Mu Lai, Zhang Lu Daizong, and a few people were still in the house waiting for news while making the next step.

At this time, Sun Wuqing, the head of Sun Bin Fist, walked in and said: "Alliance leader, chief leader, Mu Gongzi, we heard a person in Wenshang County, named Wang Shiyuan. Wang Qianyuan said: "Wang Shiyuan?" Sun Wuqing nodded and said: "I heard people nearby say that this person named Wang Shiyuan came to Shandong from Zhejiang the year before last, that is, when the monk Yinian had an incident. It just so happens that the third prince Zhu is also the year before last, so we think this person is a little suspicious. Wang Qianyuan said: "Wang Shiyuan, in reverse, is 'originally the king', originally the emperor. ”

Mu Laizhang asked: "How old is this Wang Shiyuan, and how many people are in the family?" Sun Wuqing said: "He is over seventy years old, and he has a wife and a concubine, six sons, three daughters, and a grandson. Mu Laizhang said: "The third prince Zhu was born in the fifth year of Chongzhen, and the age of this old man is more consistent with the third prince Zhu. ”

Mu Laizhang raised his head and asked, "Can you find out the name of Wang Shiyuan's family?" Sun Wuqing nodded, and Mu Laizhang said, "Write it on the paper and I'll take a look." Sun Wuqing wrote the names of Wang Shiyuan and his family on paper, and Mu Laizhang read it and said: "This Wang Shiyuan is the third prince of Zhu nine times out of ten." Lu Daizong asked: "How can you see it?" Mu Laizhang said: "You look at the names of his sons, the middle word is 'and', and the last word is beside the soil. Moreover, the last word of the names of successive kings is in the order of the five elements. ”

Lu Daizong asked, "What do you mean?" Mu Laizhang said: "Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen's name is next to the wooden character, and wood makes fire, so Zhu Cihuan is next to the word fire." Fire gives birth to earth, so his son's name is earth, and what is more noticeable is that the names of Wang Shiyuan's sons are very strange words, how could ordinary people think of such a rare word to name their children. Wang Qianyuan said: "In this way, this Wang Shiyuan should be the third prince of Zhu." ”

Lu Daizong said: "In this way, we will quickly find this Wang Shiyuan, if he is really the third prince of Zhu, he can lead us to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty." Mu Laizhang said: "This matter is not trivial, we must not let the government know, so it is not appropriate to be too public, we must bring a few henchmen to go, we must be cautious, do not startle the snake." ”

Wang Qianyuan nodded and said, "Not bad." In this way, a few of our group of people were selected to be divided into three teams, the first team was the head of the four fist factions led by President Lu; the second team was me and the unruly brothers, the Tianrui brothers and the Xuanwei brothers, plus the Lin Zhai master of the Hetan Village; the third team originated from the Zhang brothers and sisters of the Duan family and the successful brothers, as well as the Jiang Da master of the Cao Gang. We disguised ourselves and entered the city, while the other heroes were scattered around the city, waiting at any moment. Lu Daizong nodded and said, "It's still the alliance leader's proper arrangement." ”

Moreover, Wang Qianyuan arranged for all kinds of heroes to lurk in various places outside Wenshang County, waiting for action at any time as soon as there are plans and changes. After Wang Qianyuan arranged everything properly, according to the previous plan, he and Ren Buji, Mu Laizhang, Lu Daizong and others entered Wenshang County in three groups. Led by Sun Wuqing, everyone went back and forth to Wang Shiyuan's residence.

Mu Laizhang stepped forward and knocked on the door, and the door was opened, and a young man came out and asked, "Who are you looking for?" Mu Laizhang said: "We are looking for an old man named Wang Shiyuan, is this place?" The young man said: "Exactly, you wait a minute, I'll go and talk to my master." After a short time, the young man came and said, "Come with me, everybody." And they went in with the young man.

The young man took them to the study, and they saw two old men playing chess in the study. Mu Laizhang saluted outside and said, "I'll wait for the younger generations to take the liberty of disturbing and come to visit the old man Wang." ”

Seeing the two of them walking out of the study, Mu Laizhang stepped forward and asked, "May I ask who is the senior of Wang Shi?" One of the old men in his seventies listened and said: "Old man, I am alone here without relatives and no reason, how can anyone know my name." Mu Laizhang looked at this Wang Shiyuan and asked: "The younger generation is presumptuous, dare to ask the old man how long he is this year?" Wang Shiyuan said: "The old man is seventy and five this year. Mu Laizhang and Wang Qianyuan looked at each other and nodded to each other.

Wang Shiyuan looked at these people and asked, "Who are you, what are you looking for me?" Mu Laizhang said: "Uncle Wang, I have some relationship with you, can you take a step to speak?" Wang Shiyuan looked at Mu Laizhang and nodded and said: "This son, please come with me, I don't like to see life, so you can only come alone." Mu Laizhang said to Wang Qianyuan and the others: "Brother Wang, you wait a minute. Wang Qianyuan nodded. Mu Laizhang followed Wang Shiyuan into the study.

As soon as Wang Shiyuan closed the door, Mu Laizhang bowed down and said, "Mu Laizhang, the descendant of the Duke of Qianguo, will see His Royal Highness the Prince." Wang Shiyuan was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "What Your Highness, who is Your Highness, you are crazy, you are full of nonsense, get out of my house quickly." ”

Mu Laizhang got up and said: "Your Highness, don't panic, I am a descendant of the Duke of Yunnan Qianguo, and Mu Tianbo is my grandfather." Wang Shiyuan said: "What Qianguo Gong, what Mu Tianbo, I don't know, hurry up and let me out." Mu Laizhang said: "Since your name is Wang Shiyuan, it must be the third prince of Zhu who can't be wrong, Zhu Cihuan, the fifth son of Emperor Chongzhen." Wang Shiyuan hurriedly said: "No, no, I'm not, I don't know what you're talking about." ”

Mu Laizhang said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't worry, I am by no means here to expose your identity for the Manchu court, I am a descendant of the Duke of Qianguo, and I have come to His Royal Highness to discuss the plan to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty." Wang Shiyuan said: "I don't care who you are looking for me, anyway, you are looking for the wrong person, hurry up and let me go." Mu Laizhang said: "Your Highness, my grandfather is Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qianguo who protects Emperor Yongli, and my father is Mu Zhongxian. Wang Shiyuan hurriedly said: "You are full of nonsense and say that your grandfather is Mu Tianbo, who knows if it is true or false, if you talk nonsense again, be careful that I will arrest you to the government." ”

Mu Lai Zhang Chong took out a waist card and said: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness was more than ten years old when Li Chuang entered the capital Chongzhen Emperor Coal Mountain and hanged himself, and he should know some things, this waist card was worn by the princes of Qianguo in the past dynasties, this should not be fake, does Your Highness still doubt my identity." ”

Wang Shiyuan said: "Even if you are really the descendant of the Duke of Qianguo, I am indeed not the third prince of Zhu, you are really looking for the wrong person, let's leave quickly." Mu Laizhang said: "As we all know, the second character of the name of the Ming royal family has a genealogy, and the third character is arranged in the order of the five elements. If you are not Zhu Cihuan, then why are your sons just the same characters, and the last word is next to the local character. Wang Shiyuan said: "What can this prove, it's just a coincidence." ”

Mu Laizhang said: "Your Highness, the ancestor Mu Ying is the righteous son of Emperor Taizu, how many generations of my Mu family have been loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and my grandfather Mu Tianbo sacrificed to protect Emperor Yongli." Your Royal Highness, my Mu family has sworn allegiance to the Ming Dynasty for generations, and I hope that Your Highness will preside over major events as soon as possible. After hearing this, Wang Shiyuan suddenly reprimanded and said: "Your Mu family is loyal to Zhu Youlang, and you are not my orthodox Emperor of the Ming Dynasty." Wang Shiyuan had just finished saying this sentence when he felt that something was wrong.

Mu Laizhang said: "So you admit that you are the third prince of Zhu." Wang Shiyuan said: "I ......" Wang Shiyuan said: "Yes, I am Zhu Cihuan." But so what, I have been incognito for so many years just to live the life of an ordinary person in peace and stability, and I am satisfied when I see my children and grandchildren around my knees. "This Wang Shiyuan is really the fifth son of Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Cihuan, the third prince of Zhu.