35 Sword Qi in Western Yunnan (5)
Huang Tianhua was annoyed and ashamed, and said: "If you speak disrespectfully, I will stab your son to death with a sword." As he spoke, he pulled out the long sword, and with a flick of the tip of the sword, it pointed at Wei Chongshan's throat.
After all, Wei Chongshan is Wei Xinglong's only son, and he wants to scold again, so when he saw this, he forcibly retracted the words he was about to export. Huang Tianhua laughed and said, "You old immortal, I'm afraid." Tell me, where is your master, and I will immediately release you, your son, and your men. Wei Xinglong glared angrily, closed his tongue tightly, and didn't say a word.
Huang Tianhua snorted coldly and said, "I'll count five numbers, and if you don't tell where your master is, I'll kill one of your subordinates." Then he began to count. When the count reached "five", Wei Xinglong still closed his eyes and was silent, Tang Wenhe's long sword was handed slightly, blood splashed, and a sword stabbed a person lying on the ground to death. Wei Chongshan scolded loudly. Wei Xinglong burst into tears, only closing his eyes and saying nothing.
Huang Tianhua killed three people one after another, Wei Xinglong saw that he was ruthless, his martial arts were extremely high, and his swordsmanship was accurate and fast, and he suddenly remembered a person, only to feel that his age and martial arts were very similar to the rebellious Tang Wenhe who was chased and killed by Wu Xia many years ago, so he tried to say something, and after a try, Tang Wenshe really admitted it calmly, so there was a scene that Zhu Xiangru heard and saw before.
Xuangui heard that Tang Wenhe had taken refuge in the Pingxi Palace, and this time he personally led people to eliminate the righteous people who opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, and he was even more indignant. Wei Chongshan said to Zhu Xiangru: "Son, the gang surnamed Tang didn't know how to get the news that we contacted you, so they led people to arrest you on the order of Wu Yinglin, and they actually came for you." You fought him last night, and although he didn't know it was you, he would know sooner or later. What are we going to do next?"
Zhu Xiangru was silent for a long time and asked, "Who is Wu Yinglin?" Wei Chongshan said: "Wu Yinglin is Wu Sangui's youngest son. In recent years, Wu Sangui led troops against the Qing Dynasty and went to Huguang, and he was temporarily in charge of the Pingxi Palace. Although the surname Wu is holding the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, in fact, he himself wants to be the emperor, Gongzi imagines that the Zhu family has a common enmity with him, he knows that you are still alive, how can he tolerate you?"
Zhu Xiangru gritted his teeth and said: "What an old turtle, I really want to kill it all." Okay, the deity will go around with you to the end, and see who is the true son of heaven!" immediately said: "This place is secret, forgive Tang Wenhe's gang for not being able to find out for a while." Old Hero Wei was seriously wounded. The brothers are tired, so they will recuperate here for three days, and after three days, we will definitely come up with a good plan. The crowd responded.
In the evening, Wei Xinglong finally woke up leisurely, and Wei Chongshan immediately introduced Zhu Xiangru to him. Wei Xinglong, who was lying down, stared at Zhu Xiangru for a long time before he said in a hoarse voice: "It really looks like it." You are the young master, you are the young master we have been looking for for more than ten years?" Zhu Xiangru said: "Old hero, I am Zhu Xiangru. My father was Zhu Cijiong, who lived in seclusion on the shore of Dianchi Lake under the pseudonym Li Shiyuan after the defeat in Guangxi, and was later killed by Wu Sangui. My name was Lee Xiangru when I was young, and I only learned my true identity more than half a year ago. As he spoke, he took out the handwritten letter from Daoist Yushu from his bosom and handed it to Wei Xinglong.
Wei Xinglong said to Wei Chongshan: "Shan'er, help me sit up." Wei Chongshan helped him to sit upright. Wei Xinglong reluctantly picked up the letter with a trembling hand, and after reading only half of it, tears flowed down his eyes. I only heard him hiss: "God has eyes, the Zhu family has a future, there is hope for the recovery of the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty, I have finally waited for this day." He said to Wei Chongshan again: "Shan'er, Fu'er kneel, I want to knock on the young master!" Zhu Xiangru hurriedly said: "Old hero, you are seriously injured, this gift is forgiven, don't move." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to help Wei Xinglong lie down.
Wei Xinglong shouted: "No, young master, absolutely not." He shouted to Wei Chongshan: "Shan'er, help me kneel." Wei Chongshan had no choice but to hold him up, Wei Xinglong endured the pain and trembled Suo Suo and knelt down, and respectfully knelt three heads to Zhu Xiangru, Zhu Xiangru saw that he was so solemn and persistent, so he had to accept it, and then bowed and returned the salute.
After this toss, Wei Xinglong panted, and lay on the ground again, and after the respite was settled, he handed the letter back to Zhu Xiangru, and said: "When I was in Guangxi, the Taoist of Yushu secretly passed on the emperor's martial arts, and the emperor once said to me and Han Zhiying's brothers, although I failed to personally pay homage to the Taoist, but I have seen the Taoist's handwriting many times, and it is absolutely true. Since the emperor was captured by Wu Sangui, we tried every means to rescue him, but all of them failed. We have also found out the news that the emperor still has a son, over the years, we have tried all kinds of methods, and we have also contacted many heroes to find it, but after all, we have found nothing. A few days ago, we finally got a secret letter, saying that the young master is still alive and has returned to Yunnan, so we sent Shan'er to lead people to contact and search, the emperor lives up to the painstaking people, we finally found you. ”
Although Liao Liao said a few words, Zhu Xiangru could sense the hardships that Wei Xinglong and others had paid over the years, and he was grateful. He held Wei Xinglong's hand tightly, and said with tears in his eyes: "Old hero, over the years, you have done your best to restore your sight, and you have died. I, the Zhu family, will always be grateful for your great virtue. I believe that my father will be equally pleased when he is under Jiuquan. ”
Wei Xinglong said with tears in his eyes: "Loyalty to the monarch and patriotism is just the duty of a courtier. Over the years, you must have suffered a lot, young master!" Zhu Xiangru then rescued the Yushu Daoist in the capital, brought it back to Wudang, and passed on the matter of martial arts, of course, all kinds of indescribable things were hidden and not said. Wei Xinglong sighed: "The Taoist of Yushu is a master of the Tao, and he has contributed to the Ming Dynasty and the world, which really makes my generation admire." ”
Wei Chongshan said: "Dad, the young master has now practiced peerless magic skills, enough to be a hundred, he is both civil and military, and in the future, with the leadership of the young master, the great cause of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty will be completed in the near future." Wei Xinglong was overjoyed, and only said: "The sky has eyes, and the sky has eyes." He had just recovered from his serious injuries, and he had talked a lot, and his expression was so excited that he fell asleep again before he knew it.
During the three days that everyone rested, Wei Chongshan gave Zhu Xiangru a detailed report on the situation in the Lancang area. It turned out that Wei Xinglong spent nearly 30 years secretly running around Lancang, Tengchong, and Dali, calling for convocations, and gathering nearly 100,000 people who were interested in opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, and establishing the so-called "Restoration of Vision", the general rudder was set up in Lancang Phoenix Village, Lancang had about 40,000 people, and the rest were set up as branches in Tengchong, Dali and other places in western Yunnan. In recent years, the imperial court has received secret reports and sent people to suppress them several times, but each time it has lost its troops. The mountains in western Yunnan and southwest Yunnan are steep, the forests are deep and the terrain is complicated, and every time the Qing soldiers come, they are dizzy, and they are defeated and returned, and they suffer a lot of losses, and gradually they dare not come to attack. Therefore, in recent years, Wei Xinglong's momentum in western Yunnan has become more and more powerful.
Although he was raided by Tang Wenhe and other Jianghu figures this time, and set fire to the village, the loss was not too great and did not hurt his vitality.
Zhu Xiangru said: "The old hero has spent half his life working hard to lay a solid foundation for the great cause of restoring vision. Wei Chongshan hurriedly thanked him, and introduced the local customs, mountains and rivers, and once the army was raised, how to take advantage of the geographical advantages, and the path of the mountains and rivers, Zhu Xiangru listened to him and couldn't help nodding again and again.
Wei Chongshan said: "Tang Wenhe's group will definitely not give up, young master, what should we do next?" Zhu Xiangru thought for a moment and said: "Although we are numerous, we are relatively scattered, and the village has been burned, and it will take time to repair." Many others were injured, and it will take some time for the old hero to recover. Why don't we leave some people here to clean up and reunite, reunite the separated people, and build a stockade again. You accompany me and Xuangui and Sang Ruo to Tengchong to introduce and get acquainted with the branch and others first, and once the time is ripe, we can make an appointment to raise troops and gather righteousness. Wei Chongshan said happily: "This plan is very wonderful, once everyone learns that they have found the son and has the backbone, they will unite as one, twist into a rope, and great things can be done." ”
The two have discussed it, turned back to Wei Xinglong and said, Wei Xinglong also nodded in approval, Zhu Xiangru and he mentioned the first day of October to the shrine peak of the "full of heroes", Wei Xinglong learned that the heroes on the rivers and lakes supported the righteous act of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he had several times more confidence in the great cause of restoring the vision, and immediately happily agreed to lead people to the north to go to the meeting to discuss the plan.
On the morning of the fourth day, Zhu Xiangru arranged everything properly, led Xuangui, Qin Sangruo and Wei Chongshan, and after bidding farewell to Wei Xinglong and others, he set off in the direction of Tengchong.