Chapter Eighty-Eight: Poor and Abominable
Chen Zongyuan was stunned for a moment, and then understood the meaning of Zheng He's words. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoAs the righteous son of Chen Zuyi, the owner of the Three Buddhas, he participated in the deception plan, and also killed his biological parents with his own hands, how can he be free from sin?
"Ever since I learned that I killed my own parents with my own hands, I have no attachment to this world, but I will die without seeing you put this thief to death. Chen Zongyuan said.
When he spoke just now, Zheng He had already arranged for someone to carry Chen Zuyi away for treatment, and nodded at this time: "Zheng agreed to your request." ”
Ye Cheng felt sorry for Chen Zongyuan, although he did kill his parents, but it was not voluntary, but was used by Chen Zuyi, if he lost his life because of this, it would be a pity. But after thinking about it, after punishing Chen Zuyi, he should plead with Lord Zheng at that time, and there must be room for maneuver in the matter, so he immediately objected to this.
"Come on! Take Chen Zongyuan, the son of the thief leader, down, read that he and his father will surrender to Cheng, take care of it first, and then make a decision when he returns to the dynasty in triumph. Zheng He commanded.
After the soldiers took Chen Zongyuan down, Zheng He turned to Ye Cheng and said: "Ye Shaoxia, Cangming City has just been breached, there are still many things waiting for me to deal with, Zheng Mou took the first step, and after settling down, let's have a drink, so that Zheng can talk about the grace of Shaoxia's repeated rescues." ”
Ye Cheng shook his head with a smile, and waited for Zheng He to leave, but his mood was extremely heavy.
Looking at Ying Bao Palace, the officers and soldiers in Cangming City came and went and were busy cleaning up the mess, Ye Cheng couldn't help but think of the scene after defeating Wei Chong on Chongming Island at that time, but at that time, he was accompanied by Zhong Qing, as well as Huo Ran, Hu Sanxiao and others, and now in the same busy scene, only he was left standing there alone.
"Even Chen Zongyuan doesn't know where Qing'er is now, where should I go to find her on the vast Three Buddha Islands? She will definitely not die, she will definitely not!" Ye Cheng told himself over and over again.
If he gave up on himself, maybe Ye Cheng would not be Ye Cheng, he suddenly remembered a place in his sadness, so he borrowed a horse from the soldiers beside him, and hurried there without informing anyone.
Zhong Qing did not die at this time, but she was more uncomfortable than death, because now she was taken by Liu Yue'e to a dirty place that she had never been in her life, and the filth here made Zhong Qing feel about to suffocate, but what surprised her even more was that there were hundreds of people with her in this filthy environment.
This is the Fengming Cave of Fengming Mountain, where Chen Zuyi hid all the children who had been taken captive from the Central Plains in advance when he learned of the arrival of the Ming fleet.
Although Fengming Cave has a good name, it is actually not much better than a chicken nest. These children are strictly guarded by the minions of more than 100 islands, and they have no chance to go out at all, and they have to eat and drink by themselves in the cave, which shows the air environment here under such conditions.
Zhong Qing is the child of a rich family, Zhong Wanhou has always been obedient to her, and she has never lived in a luxurious hotel or inn, but now she has to curl up in this Fengming Cave, which is really a heaven and an underground.
"Liu Huai'e, you let me out!" Zhong Qing was the eldest lady's temper after all, and couldn't help shouting.
But the crisp and loud voice did not summon Liu Huai'e, but summoned two big men with fierce eyes and naked upper bodies, only to see that each of them was carrying a leather whip in his hand, and he didn't speak, he walked straight to Zhong Qing's front and beat him with a whip.
Zhong Qing hurriedly covered her face with her hands, and her body curled up in a corner of the wall, where did she suffer such a crime, Zhong Wanhou would not even move a finger to her on weekdays, but now she was going to be whipped, Zhong Qing, who was in pain immediately, really felt that life was worse than death, but her stubborn temper came up, and she refused to let go of her mouth despite the leather whip, but shouted more vigorously.
"Liu Huai'e, didn't you hear the sound of artillery fire in Cangming City? Now Zheng He's army must have broken through the city, what Wang Ce and his ilk have long since died, you don't know the current affairs, imprisoned me and so many children in this filthy place, and when the army arrives, you will definitely be beheaded!" Zhong Qing said loudly.
I don't know if it was Zhong Qing's words or the sound of the leather whip that attracted Liu Huai'e, but after a while, Liu Huai'e shook her seductive waist and came to the entrance of the cave. She frowned at first, then took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and covered her mouth and nose, first looked at the children who were curled up in a ball, already languishing, and then fell on Zhong Qing's body.
"Good sister, this is all fate, we can't take care of the affairs of Cangming City, we can only take care of our own eyes, right?" Liu Huai'e said, and the handkerchief was not taken away from her mouth.
"Since you are still worried about your own safety, why don't you let these children and me go quickly, maybe Brother Ye will spare your life after they arrive!" Zhong Qing said.
Liu Huai'e laughed, like a flower trembling: "Sister, Wang Daoming, who killed my parents at the beginning, kidnapped me to force me and bullied me, died, and later Chen Zuyi, who landed on the island and insisted that I be his concubine, died, and now I am afraid that even Wang Ce, who was used by me to play between applause, has also died, I have done everything that a weak woman can do, and I have avenged all the revenge I can take, I don't want to spare my life for a long time, because I no longer have any attachment to this world." How could I think about anything to make them spare my life?"
At this time, the two strong men had already stopped standing on both sides, although they were only whipped seven or eight times, but Zhong Qing only felt the unbearable pain all over his body, and now when he heard Liu Huai'e's words, he couldn't help but look at the woman in front of him with wide eyes, and asked: "Since you want to die, why don't you hurry up and find a place to go as you wish, why do you want to harm us here?"
Liu Huai'e smiled even more happily, she turned to look outside the cave, sighed faintly and said: "My life is not long, but I have suffered a lifetime, your life is still long, but you are about to enjoy a lifetime of happiness, you say that if I die like this, will you remember me? Isn't it too cheap for you?"
"You are such a vicious woman! When you said what happened to you before, although I also thought you were hateful, at least I sympathized with you a little pitiful, and now it seems that your pity can't hide the hatred in your heart!" Zhong Qing said.
"All along, I was just a plaything in the hands of these men, no one loved me, no one hated me, they treated me like a vase, a teacup, and now you can hate me, which is already the greatest comfort to me. Liu Huai'e smiled sadly.
"You are really an unrepentant woman, let's say, how do you want to be happy with Miss Ben?" Zhong Qing had completely lost confidence in Liu Huai'e.
Liu Huai'e had already stepped out of the hole with one foot: "You are right, the sound of artillery fire just now has stopped, presumably Cangming City has been broken by officers and soldiers, in fact, this is also a matter of time." They will definitely come here to find you after the city is broken, and even if I want to go, there is no way to go, not to mention that I don't want to go. In this cave, right under your feet, I have already arranged for someone to bury the explosives, and when your brother Ye and the others come to save you, I will let you stay here forever. ”
Zhong Qing's heart sank, she didn't expect that this vicious woman would still have such a hand, so even if Ye Cheng came, she would probably die with herself in this Fengming Cave with a violent explosion.
Zhong Qing, who was eagerly looking forward to Ye Cheng's arrival, now tried his best to let him not come again. But the place that Ye Cheng remembered was Fengming Mountain.
Walking through the dense woods, Ye Cheng kept encountering people who were taking refuge in the wilderness, and saw an old farmer leaning on a big tree with his grandson, Ye Cheng hurriedly dismounted and walked closer and asked: "This old man is invited, surnamed Ye, I want to go to Fengming Mountain, I don't know how to go?"
The old man seemed to have not eaten for some time, his eyelids were loose and drooping, and he raised his head weakly to look at Ye Cheng, and said slowly: "There is a three-way crossing five miles away, and you will arrive at the northward along the leftmost path." But you young man is really strange, the Ming army is coming, I heard that it is burning, killing and looting, and doing all kinds of evil, don't you find a place to hide first, and ride a big horse to swagger through the city for fear of attracting death?"
As soon as Ye Cheng heard this, he knew that these people must have been bewitched by Chen Zuyi, Wang Ce and others, thinking that the imperial army was here to rob and burn them, so he smiled indifferently and said: "Uncle doesn't know, I am the one who followed the Ming army." ”
The old man didn't listen, and when he heard it, he hurriedly grabbed the little grandson's hand and wanted to struggle to stand up and run back, but because of his advanced age and the fact that he had fled for several days and had lost his diet, he didn't stand up under his weak physical strength, and sat on the ground again. It didn't matter if this cry was made, the names of the villages not far away noticed this, thinking that some officers and soldiers had come to catch people in the forest, and they all picked up the hoes and sickles they carried with them, and gathered over one after another.
When Ye Cheng saw this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't be afraid, uncle, although I came with the Daming fleet, I am a person from the rivers and lakes, not from the government." ”
At this time, a middle-aged man in the crowd said loudly: "It doesn't matter if you are a person in the rivers and lakes or a person in the court, you should fight when you come to our Three Buddha Islands!"
"Yes, it's time to fight!" "We were doing well, but they made us homeless now!"
For a while, the crowd was excited, and then several bold village names stepped forward, one of them holding a hoe in his hand and smashing it at Ye Cheng's head. Ye Cheng dodged slightly, and said, "Don't be afraid, please listen to the explanation below......
"You go to the old man of Hades to explain!" A short and fat person suddenly brandished a sickle and slashed at him again, how could Ye Cheng make a move with these ordinary people, and he dodged and avoided it. But it backfired, Ye Cheng's forbearance made these people think that he was weak and timid, and three or five more joined the war group for a while.