21. This hatred and this hatred (7)
He took a deep breath and looked around, the place was very unfamiliar, and the dense forest was steep and uninhabited. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info was about to choose the way down the mountain, when suddenly a gray shadow flashed in front of him, but it was a hare scurrying by. He had not eaten a grain of rice since he had been near the palace, and when he saw a rabbit, he was hungry and salivating. He pulled his feet and chased, the rabbit was very dexterous, running east and west, Li Xiangru was so tired that he was out of breath, still couldn't catch it, the little rabbit seemed to be trying to tease him, and when he saw him stop, he also stopped, and when he came to chase, he began to escape. On this shrubbyd mountain, how can Li Xiangru run past the rabbit, simply sit on the ground and do not chase, the rabbit also shrunk under the roots not far away, Li Xiangru picked up a dead branch next to him, jumped up suddenly, and hit the rabbit head, he wanted to hurt the rabbit, so as to catch him to roast and eat, but this stick went down, was hitting the head of the free son, the rabbit leg kicked a few times, and then died, Li Xiangru did not think that he lightly a stick, then beat it to death, stunned, lifted the dead rabbit, found a flat place, found two big stones, set up a burning frame with branches, found a sharp stone, slowly peeled off the rabbit skin, and stripped off the internal organs, because there is no water source in the four places, looking at the rabbit bloody is very disgusting, but also can not take care of much, put the rabbit on the shelf barbecue, not long after, bursts of fragrance wafted into the nose, the introduction of salivation, the rabbit meat has been roasted to brown, he sprinkled a piece, took a bite, the rabbit meat is smooth and fragrant, the taste is very delicious, but unfortunately a little less salt. Li Xiangru was already very hungry, and he had smelled the smell of meat for many days, and now he had this delicious hare meat, so he let go of his appetite and feasted to his heart's content, and half of the rabbit meat was left.
He wiped his mouth, wrapped the rest of the rabbit meat in two large leaves, tied it around his waist, and then found his way down the mountain. There was no one on the mountain, there was no path at all, the trees were extremely dense, the shrubs were mixed, the mountain was extremely steep and precipitous, Li Xiangru had to grab the vines and attach the roots, choose the road, stumble along the way, and I don't know how many times he slipped and fell, and then he came down the mountain, but his clothes had been hung in tatters by thorns, and he looked more like a little beggar.
Li Xiangru saw that it was noon in the sky, thinking about how to return to the Pingxi palace to try to save his father and mother, and suddenly saw a group of people coming up on the official road not far ahead, he hurriedly turned into the woods next to him, and saw that the team of people and horses was forty or fifty people, there were officers and soldiers, there were people from the rivers and lakes, and the one who walked in front was a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed in brocade clothes, riding a very majestic white horse. There were two prisoner carts in the middle of the group, and there were people in front and behind, and the people in the cars were dressed in white prison uniforms, but they were a man and a woman. Li Xiangru almost screamed when he saw it, it turned out that the person in the prisoner car was his father.
It turned out that after Li Shiyuan and Wu Qingluan were captured by Wu Sangui, they were carried on a stretcher and sent to Pingxi Palace, because Li Shiyuan's tendons and tendons were broken, his hands were seriously injured, and he could not move, and Wu Qingluan was pregnant, and under excessive stimulation, he had been unconscious, and Wu Sangui ordered the two to be locked in the cell of Pingxi Palace. Wu Sangui thought that the two of them were also important prisoners of the imperial court, and if they died before they were sent to Beijing, it would be difficult for them to explain to the little emperor Kangxi. At that time, it was in the early years of Kangxi, and the power of the court was under the control of the four auxiliary ministers Sony, Suke Saha, Kubilong, and Aobai. Kangxi was only a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, and all major affairs in the court and China were under the orders of the four auxiliary ministers. In order to show his loyalty, Wu Sangui on the one hand befriended the powerful people in the court, and on the other hand, he had already captured the third prince of Zhu and his wife alive.
He ordered a doctor to give Li Shiyuan and Wu Qingluan some superficial treatment, as long as they could save their lives and send them to Beijing. Li Shiyuan's tendons and tendons are broken, not only are his martial arts completely wasted, but even after his injury, he is a cripple. Wu Qingluan woke up in prison, and when she saw her husband's appearance, she cried bitterly again. Only then did Li Shiyuan tell Wu Qingluan the truth of the matter, and Wu Qingluan cried while listening. In the end, Li Shiyuan said: "Qingluan, I have concealed my identity for ten years, I wanted to live with you as I do, and I no longer thought about the great cause of restoring the country, who expected that in the end it would still affect you, I am sorry for you, and I am sorry for the child!" Wu Qingluan cried: "My father saw that you were not very human, but I didn't expect you to be the prince of the previous dynasty." Since I am married to you, I am your Zhu family in life, and you are the ghost of your Zhu family in death. Don't say these things anymore. Li Shiyuan said: "I thought that if I was caught, they would let you and the fetus in the womb go, but this group of beasts did not speak of credibility at all, alas, I was really wrong, and I regretted it." Wu Qingluan said: "These people are not as good as pigs and dogs, what promises will they keep." It's a big deal, I'll die with you, and we'll still be husband and wife in the underworld. Li Shiyuan grabbed Wu Qingluan's hand and said with tears: "My husband and wife can live and die together without regrets, but the child in your womb is innocent, and you want him to die with us in vain." The couple hugged their heads and cried. After crying for a long time, Li Shiyuan said: "If I die, I will die, but I still have to save you and the child." He struggled to crawl to the door of the cell and shouted, "Someone, someone." Two jailers came over and shouted: "What is your name, you are now a felony in the imperial court, and then ask me to let you taste the taste of rattan!" Li Shiyuan said: "Call Wu Sangui, I have something to say to him." The two jailers glanced at each other, and one of them said, "What are you looking for the prince?" Li Shiyuan said: "When he comes, I will naturally tell him, if you don't report it, you can't afford to deal with something." When the two jailers heard this, they did not dare to slack off, and one of them went out of his cell to report it.
When Wu Sangui heard the report, he pondered for a moment, thinking that this third prince of Zhu had a great influence among the people, and he claimed that he had something important to talk to me about alone, so he wanted to report more rebellion against the Qing Dynasty and alleviate his crimes, so he immediately went to prison. Wu Sangui was humiliated by Li Shiyuan before, hated and feared him, although the third prince of Zhu is now a prisoner, but after all, he is a royal family of the previous dynasty, he was a king, he was a minister, no matter how thick-skinned he is, but the switch let the Qing soldiers in, he has always left an infamy, and there are still many uneasiness and shame in his heart. He came to the door of the cell and asked through the fence, "Third prince, what do you have to say to me?" Li Shiyuan said: "King Pingxi, I call you the King of Pingxi because I have something to ask for." Wu Sangui laughed teasingly: "How dare you, third prince, you have tormented the old man." If you have something to do, please give a will, and the old man will obey it. Li Shiyuan heard the ridicule in his words, and he didn't care, and continued: "I have been married to my wife Wu Qingluan for more than ten years, and I have been hiding my identity, and she has no idea about the whole thing from beginning to end. As long as you let her go, what do you want, as long as I can do it, I will promise you, how?" Wu Sangui laughed and said: "Third prince, you are now the meat on my chopping board, if you want to kill or chop, it is all up to me to decide, you are not qualified to bargain with me?" Li Shiyuan held back his anger and said: "If you don't do what I say, I will bite my tongue and kill myself now, and see how you will explain to the emperor of the Qing Dynasty at that time." Wu Sangui was shocked and said, "You must not be impulsive. As the saying goes: 'Ants still steal life, let alone people.' But now that the emperor knows that both of you and your wife have been held by me, if I release your wife, how will I explain to the emperor? As the prince of the former dynasty, after arriving in the capital, the court will deal with it by the prince, and when he hears that your wife is pregnant, he will intercede with the emperor when the time comes, and the emperor's heart will soften, and maybe he will spare the lives of your family. Li Shiyuan pondered that the Qing court had been chasing and killing for many years, that is, to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, where would it be easy to give up, and when he arrived in the capital, there was no hope of survival. He also said: "King Pingxi, this matter is very easy to do, you just find an excuse to say that my wife was sick or died, and he is a woman, and the Qing Emperor will not ask endlessly." Their goal is me, and as long as I am there, their goal has been achieved, and they will not be exhausted. Wu Sangui shook his head and said, "Third prince, the matter is big, and Sangui really can't be the master." Your request, Shu Sangui can't agree. Li Shiyuan said angrily: "Wu Sangui, you shameless thing, when you sent people to besiege my house, you used my wife as a threat, if I didn't care about my wife's safety and negotiated to release her, would you have the ability to catch me?" Wu Sangui sneered: "Wu was not at the scene at the time, and I didn't promise you anything." Li Shiyuan was so angry that he trembled and couldn't even speak. Wu Qingluan on the side said: "Shi Yuan, this despicable person even wants to sell the country, and you still expect him to be faithful, why do you ask him, it's not worth it." Li Shiyuan said: "Qingluan, but you are pregnant with a child in your womb, the child is innocent!" Wu Qingluan cried: "Seeking skin with a tiger will never end well, Shiyuan, our family can die together, I am also satisfied, and I think the child will forgive us." Li Shiyuan cried loudly. Wu Sangui was scolded by Wu Qingluan, his face turned red and white for a while, he looked at Li Shiyuan and his wife coldly, snorted, turned around and walked out of prison.
Wu Sangui walked out of the prison, thinking about the words of Wu Qingluan, who was scolding him, he hated it in his heart, and said to the jailer: "These two people are serious criminals in the imperial court, and they must be strictly guarded, and in order to prevent them from escaping, they are shackled and handcuffed." The jailer replied, "Yes." After Wu Sangui left, he immediately brought shackles and handcuffs and put them on Li Shiyuan and Wu Qingluan.