It is self-evident that many martial arts people poured into Shanhaiguan for the purpose of assassinating Wu Sangui.
Murong Fu was noncommittal about this. He had no intention of helping or stopping him. He looked completely aloof from the incident.
This is also because he is sure that no one can successfully assassinate Wu Sangui. Think about it since Wu Sangui betrayed the Ming Dynasty, countless people have broken into the palace every year to assassinate, but now decades have passed and Wu Sangui is still alive and well. With these rabble, how can
May be successful.
Of course, if a peerless master like Ah Qing takes action, that would be a different matter. Judging from the current situation, it is in Murong Fu's interests that Wu Sangui is alive.
What Murong Fu was wondering now was why Fang Yi was here. Could it be that she had already left Shenlong Island and returned to Prince Mu's Mansion? But he didn't know where Mu Jianping was now...
With this in mind, Murong Fu casually exchanged a few words with Mu Jiansheng. After a while, it was finally Murong Fu's turn to enter the city.
"Young Master, farewell here." Murong Fu greeted him and led Shuang'er into the city. Before leaving, he glanced at Fang Yi with an incomprehensible expression.
As one of the few barbican cities in Shanhaiguan, Xilao City is only secondary to its majesty and grandeur. The most important thing is that the city is bustling with hundreds of thousands of people living there.
Originally, the role of the barbican city was to gather troops, add defenses, and protect the inner city. However, the barbican city in Shanhaiguan has become a place for civilians to live, so the locals call it "Xiluo City" or "Outer City."
The name "Wengcheng" is rarely used anymore.
There is no doubt that this is the result of Wu Sangui's painstaking efforts for many years. As a prince with no fiefdom and food, he can only rely on this method to obtain soldiers. The effect may not be satisfactory, but it is still a good method.
After so many years, including Dong, Nanluo City and the inner city, its accumulated population must be no less than one million. This base is more than enough to support an army of 100,000. Of course, if Wu Sangui goes to war with Kangxi, this number is far from enough.
But who knows if Wu Sangui has any other back-ups?
People were coming and going on the street, shouting and hawking, and it was a prosperous scene.
Murong Fu walked aimlessly while wondering how much strength Wu Sangui had accumulated over the years.
On the surface, Shanhaiguan had a standing army of 100,000 armored troops and an additional 3,000 elite black cavalry troops. However, in fact, Wu Sangui had been showing weakness to the Qing court for many years, and his secret power was definitely more than that.
"Brother Murong, Brother Murong?" Murong Fu was thinking when suddenly someone called him from behind.
Murong Fu looked back and was stunned. The person coming was none other than Mu Jiansheng and his party.
"It turns out to be Young Master Mu, is something wrong?" www.m.
"Well, it's like this. I have something I want to talk to Brother Murong about. I wonder if I can take a step to talk?" Mu Jiansheng hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice.
Murong Fu glanced at Fang Yi without trace, nodded slightly, "It's okay, young master, please lead the way."
"So good."
Then, under the leadership of Mu Jiansheng, the group came to a remote alley. There was only one house in the entire alley, which was a small courtyard.
Murong Fu looked around and looked at Mu Jiansheng doubtfully.
Mu Jiansheng also said that he had doubts and hurriedly explained, "Brother Murong, don't worry, this is one of the strongholds of Prince Mu's Mansion and it is absolutely safe."
Hearing this, Murong Fu was quite surprised. There was actually a stronghold of Prince Mu's Mansion here. You must know that the entire Shanhaiguan Pass was managed like an iron barrel, and outside forces could not get in at all. Even if they pressed the nail, they would still be under the supervision of Prince Pingxi's Mansion.
, it is difficult to achieve anything at all.
So Murong Fu asked out the doubts in his heart.
Mu Jiansheng sighed sadly and said, "Brother Murong doesn't know that when the Ming Dynasty was still there, my Prince Mu's Mansion also had a place in Shanhaiguan. It's a pity that after so many years, Wu Sangui cleared out all other forces, leaving only this
The stronghold is still well preserved.”
"I see, your house has been able to deal with Wu Sangui for so many years, which shows that it has a lot of background."
"Oh, that's all in the past. Today, Prince Mu's Mansion is in decline..."
While talking, the group entered the small courtyard. There were two young men in the courtyard. They were the two brothers Su Cheng and Su Ming that Murong Fu had met in Yanshan Town a few days ago.
The two of them were also surprised when they saw Murong Fu, but immediately stepped forward to salute Mu Jiansheng.
Entering the hall, the guests and hosts were seated. Murong Fu asked straight to the point, "My young master invited me to come. If you have anything to do, it's okay to say it."
Mu Jiansheng hesitated for a moment, then moved Brother Su Cheng away, and asked with a slightly uncomfortable expression, "I heard from my sister-in-law that Brother Murong and she are in love, is there any possibility of this?"
Murong Fu was startled and asked, "Do you know the whereabouts of Ping'er?"
Seeing how anxious he was, Mu Jiansheng immediately looked slightly happy, "That's true!"
Murong Fu immediately realized that he had lost his temper, and quickly calmed down his expression, saying calmly, "My sister is lively and cute, and I have a pretty good relationship with her, but it's not what the young father-in-law said."
As soon as these words came out, Mu Jiansheng's expression suddenly changed. Liu Dahong's face darkened and he said coldly, "What's that like? A daughter's family can say that kind of thing. Do you still want to quibble? I'm sorry.
I thought you were a good person, but I didn't expect you to be so responsible."
The reason why Murong Fu didn't want to reveal his relationship with Mu Jianping was because Mu Jiansheng looked like he was asking for something. It was no small matter. He really liked Mu Jianping and would never let this woman go.
But he would not agree to some excessive requests from Prince Mu’s Mansion because of this.
Thinking of this, Murong Fu's expression did not change at all, and he said indifferently, "Forgive me for not understanding what Mr. Liu said. It's true that the little princess and I are friends, but that's because I once saved her. But if we say that we are in love,
Yue, this is something that has nothing to do with anything."
Liu Dahong immediately became furious and was about to yell out, but Mu Jiansheng stopped him with his eyes in time and said first, "I see, I'm being rude."
He didn't have much contact with Murong Fu, but from what he saw and heard at the turtle-killing meeting a few days ago, he had a certain understanding of Murong Fu. How could he dare to let Liu Dahong offend him?
Fang Yi had been listening quietly to the conversation between the two. When she heard Murong Fu denying his relationship with Mu Jianping, she didn't know what she thought of, her face turned pale slightly, and a look of despair flashed in her eyes.
As for Shuang'er, Murong Fu took the lead in everything. Although he felt a little sour in his heart, he got used to it after seeing it often and didn't think much about it.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall was a little awkward.
Murong Fu stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Since the young master has nothing else to do, I will take my leave."
"Wait a minute, Brother Murong," Mu Jiansheng hurriedly stopped him and said after a moment of hesitation, "Brother Murong, could you please do me a favor in Prince Mu's Mansion for the sake of my sister-in-law?"
"I thought you didn't tell me?" Murong Fu muttered in his heart, with a puzzled expression on his face, "What are you busy with?"
"It's like this. This time, many forces are participating in this grand event. They are united in wanting to get rid of the traitor Wu Sangui. Naturally, our Prince Mu's Palace will not fall behind others. However, the palace currently lacks manpower. Can you please help Brother Murong?"
Mu Jiansheng said what was in his heart in one breath. After finishing speaking, he looked at Murong Fu with burning eyes, full of expectation.
"Please let me kill Wu Sangui?" Murong Fu was stunned for a moment. Although he had expected it, he was still shocked when he actually said it.
Nowadays, so many forces are vying to sneak into Shanhaiguan in order to assassinate Wu Sangui, but what does the Mu Palace mean by asking themselves to take action? If Wu Sangui is killed, will it be considered the murder of Murong Fu or the Mu Palace?
Murong Fu's eyes flickered slightly, thinking that the real intention of Prince Mu's Mansion might be more than that. Then he glanced at Mu Jiansheng with a smile but not a smile, "Sorry, I cannot agree to this request!"
"Why? Does Brother Murong not want to kill that big traitor?" Mu Jiansheng asked in confusion.
Although his request sounded like he wanted to use Murong Fu's help to gain fame for Prince Mu's Palace, he did not think that Murong Fu alone could accomplish this. Others did not know, but Prince Mu's Palace was well aware of Wu Sangui's cunning.
Every year, hundreds of people try to assassinate Wu Sangui, but no one succeeds.
Murong Fu smiled disapprovingly, "Whether you want to kill him or not depends on your mood, but I have other important matters at present and I have no time to take care of him, so I can only decline the young master's kindness."
"As long as you agree to help Prince Mu's Mansion, I will make the decision to marry Ping'er to you." Mu Jiansheng gritted his teeth and took out what he thought was his trump card.
Murong Fu's face suddenly darkened and he said coldly, "Mu Jiansheng, Ping'er is a human being, not a tool for you to gain fame. If Prince Mu's palace is reduced to the point where he needs to rely on a woman to do things, huh, that doesn't mean anything."
It makes sense.”
After saying that, he ignored everyone's dull expressions and pulled Shuang'er out of the hall.
Mu Jiansheng stared blankly at the backs of the two of them, with a complex expression on his face.
"Ms. sir, I..." After leaving the small courtyard, the two children followed Murong Fu step by step, clasping their hands together and hesitating to speak.
"What's wrong?" Murong Fu asked warmly.
"I...I have a question to ask you." Shuang'er said hesitantly, carefully staring at Murong Fu's face, "But I'm afraid you'll be angry."
Murong Fu smiled slightly and said, "Silly girl, why would my husband be angry with you? If you have any questions, just ask."
Shuang'er nodded and said hesitantly, "If, I mean if, one day the Third Young Mistress asks you to do something for Shuang'er for Shuang'er's sake, will you agree?"
Murong Fu was stunned. She didn't expect Shuang'er to ask such a question. The third young mistress she mentioned, Murong Fu, naturally knew it, but she had never met her before.
However, Shuang'er's question was really tricky. Even though Murong Fu was very good at rhetoric, he couldn't find a perfect answer for a while, because he knew that since Shuang'er asked it, there was a high probability that it was true.
Yes, the rumored third young lady probably also wanted to ask him for something.
After thinking for a while, Murong Fu asked, "Why do you ask that?"
Shuang'er couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Murong Fu's expression as usual, and said slightly embarrassedly, "Shuang'er guessed that Ping'er girl must be my husband's sweetheart, but her brother asked my husband to help me... Shuang'er is just a maid..."