Chu Yiyi said: "Outside the pass is the territory of the Manchu barbarians. As a prince, if he is kidnapped by them outside the pass, it will be very dangerous."
Yang Sichang said: "There is no need to worry about this. It is true that the Jurchens control the area outside the pass, but they usually do not station troops under the pass. Sichang has been stationed in the north for several years and is quite familiar with this. We It only takes two days for the prince to travel westward from Xifengkou to reach Baima Pass. Protected by Master Hua's 200 tribesmen and Yu Jue's soldiers, the small group of rangers will not be afraid, waiting for the news of the Jurchens. When the news comes that a large team of troops will be mobilized, the prince may have already returned to the capital."
Along the way from Humanzhai to the capital, there were large groups of officers and soldiers blocking them, which was a greater threat than the Jurchens outside the pass. Regardless of whether the prince fell into the hands of Donglin or the eunuchs, they would take this opportunity to overthrow King Fu. For " There is no difference for the "Five Kings Party". Under such circumstances, the detour plan mentioned by Yang Sichang may seem dangerous, but it can unexpectedly bring the prince back to the capital without having to fight Lu Xiangsheng's men head-on. It's a good idea.
Yang Sichang looked at Hua Bushi. He knew that among the people in the tent, only this young master could make the decision.
Hua Bushi carefully checked the route pointed by Yang Sichang on the map, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then opened his eyes again and said: "Okay, as Brother Sichang said, we will send the prince out of confinement. ,"
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The Zhongfu, the chief helm of "Bailongxing", is one of the largest mansions in Human Village. However, in Zhu Huichan's eyes, it is just a shabby small courtyard, which is only inferior to the eunuchs and eunuchs in the palace. The servants lived in a slightly better place.
In the back garden, the pond is so small, the pavilion is so ugly, and the rockery is so short. Compared with the Alchemy Stone in the Forbidden Palace, the stones in the garden are not as tall as eleven in size or height.
Although the flowers and plants in the flower garden are neatly trimmed, the varieties are too inferior. If they were planted in the palace, they would definitely be treated as weeds.
Zhu Huichan was unhappy, not entirely because of this, but because she lived in such a useless yard but couldn't get out.
Although she stayed in a simple inn a few days ago, the little princess went out to the market every day to buy things, and her life was quite happy. However, since she moved to Zhongzhai, she has never gone shopping.
Whenever she wants to go out, Zhong Bailong or Mrs. Zhong Cheng Yaozhen will always appear at the right time. Either it means that the chaos in the city is too dangerous, or that the big man Hu Erba from the "Black Wind Flag" is watching not far away from the courtyard, speaking sincerely. He persuaded her to stop her.
Fortunately, Li Hu was by her side, otherwise her life would have been even more difficult.
At this time, Zhu Huichan was sitting in the pavilion doing nothing, watching Li Hu grilling the fish. The fish was a silver dragon about a foot long. It had just been caught from the pond. It had a fat body and was certainly not wild.
The fish was quickly grilled, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, exuding an alluring aroma. With a wave of Li Hu's short knife, the whole fish was split into two pieces. He stretched out his hand to grab a piece and skewered it on a wooden stick. The other half was handed to Zhu Huichan.
When the grilled fish was in his mouth, Zhu Huichan's brows relaxed a little and he said: "Although this grilled fish tastes good, if you eat it every day, you will still get tired of it."
Li Hu smiled "hehe" and said: "I have grilled six fish in the past three days. Before you get tired of eating, we will have eaten all the fish in the pond."
Silver arowanas are raised by wealthy families to guard their homes. One foot long is often worth hundreds of silver taels. Zhongzhai must have spent a lot of money to feed these fish, but in the end, they all became the favorites of Li Hu and Zhu Huichan. things.
But since Zhong Bailong wouldn't let them go out, he probably wouldn't have any complaints about losing a few fish.
Zhu Huichan said: "Hey, Bull Demon King, do you think it's really that dangerous outside? Is Zhong Bailong lying to us?"
Li Hu shook his head and said: "No,"
Zhu Huichan said: "How do you know? You have never seen them before, so why do you believe him so much?"
Li Hu said: "Although I don't know Zhong Bailong, but since it is Boss Shitou's arrangement for him to take over us, there must be no problem,"
Zhu Huichan snorted and said: "That stone boss of yours is not a great god, so he can still misidentify people. Even my father makes mistakes sometimes."
While Li Hu was eating the fish, he said casually: "Boss Shitou is very resourceful and cautious. I am definitely not as good as your emperor."
Zhu Huichan pouted and said: "You said that your boss Shitou was smart and prudent, but you said that my father was confused and fatuous. Bull Demon King, you are so brave."
She seemed to be deliberately trying to get into trouble with Li Hu today, and she was reluctant to say anything.
Li Hu, however, had no intention of quarreling with the princess Qiantose. He grinned and said, "Okay, okay, even your emperor is very smart, so that's alright."
He said this, but what he was thinking about was the corruption of officials in the Ming Dynasty today. The soldiers were afraid of death. People everywhere were in dire straits. As a result, there were wars everywhere. If Mr. Chongzhen was a wise king, thousands of people from ancient times would Among the emperors, I am afraid there will be no more faint emperors.
Seeing that Li Hu was subdued, Zhu Huichan said: "That's pretty much it."
However, after a while, she suddenly sighed again and said: "Actually, I don't know whether my father is confused or wise. He hates hearing others say he is stupid the most, but he often sighs and says that he has made many mistakes. It was only then that the Ming Dynasty reached its current state,"
She suddenly looked at Li Hu and said, "You said it's really my father's fault that the world is in such chaos?"
Li Hu has never cared about national affairs. In fact, most people in the world are like this. Seeing the pitiful look on Zhu Huichan's face, he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart. He said softly: "The affairs of the world I don’t know who is right and who is wrong, and you don’t need to think so much. Anyway, I will stay by your side from now on. Even if the world is in chaos, I will definitely protect you and keep you safe and sound."
The sadness on Zhu Huichan's face faded, revealing a look of joy, but she shook her head and said: "I don't want your protection, I want to practice high-strength martial arts. From now on, we will walk together in the rivers and lakes, eliminate violence, and everyone will call me daughter." Xia, yes, you promised to teach me martial arts, when will you start?"
Li Hu said: "Without further delay, we will start grilling the fish after we finish eating."
Zhu Huichan said: "Okay, okay, but this fish is a little small. You can catch another one and grill it. We will start after eating."
Seeing Li Hu looking at her with a half-smile but not a smile, Zhu Huichan blushed a little and said, "Why are you staring at me like this? If your stomach is not full, you will have no strength. How can you learn martial arts? Don't you think so?"
While the two of them were having a good time eating grilled fish in the garden, the atmosphere in a living room in the back hall of Zhong's house was quite solemn.
Zhong Bailong is sitting on the imperial chair in the middle, with his wife Cheng Yaozhen beside him. Gu Xunhua and Ouyang Yong are on both sides. There are two people below, but they are Zhong Bailong's two sons, Zhong Dafu and Zhong Dagui.
Zhong Dafu is twenty-four or five years old. He is wearing a brocade gown. He is slightly fat and has a very steady appearance. Zhong Dagui is in his early twenties. He is stout and wears short clothes and a long sword at his waist. He is dressed like a warrior.
Zhong Bailong's face became a little gloomy and he said: "So, at the meeting, the 'Northern Business Alliance' has issued an ultimatum, giving us two days to hand over the people to them,"
Zhong Dagui said: "Yes, the children protested with Mr. Gu, but the deacons of the merchant alliance must have been bribed by the 'Black Wind Banner', saying that those three people endangered the safety of Human Village, and they must be killed Send it out,"
Human Village was jointly established by various forces. The organization in charge of the city is called the "Northern Merchant Alliance". Its members include many merchants from different regions and tribes in the city, and the council is the "Northern Merchant Alliance". It is a place where members of the city gather together to discuss and decide on all matters in the city.
At the meeting held today, "Bai Long Xing" was attended by Gu Xunhua and the two young masters of the Zhong family. They wanted to raise the issue of "Black Wind Flag" violating the city's rules against fighting and leading people to break into Deyuan Inn, but instead Unexpectedly, Zhuo Tuoerhan counterattacked, saying that "Bailongxing" was sheltering three important criminals, and asked the Zhong family to hand them over.
Hu Manzhai is a place without royal law. There are so many people who are wanted by the government or various forces in the city. It is not surprising at first. But now three routes of officers and soldiers have come in large numbers and have approached Human Village. It is fifty miles southwest of Manzhai, but all forces in the city cannot help but be alert.
Even though the terrain of Human Village is difficult and easy to defend but difficult to attack, the arrival of the government army is also a big threat. Zhuo Tuoerhan proposed this proposal and won the support of many people. Although Gu Xunhua, Zhong Dafu The brothers argued hard, and finally the council made a decision, giving the Zhong family two days to hand over the three people to the "Northern Business Alliance."
Mrs. Zhong put her hand on the hilt of the sword, with an angry look on her face, and said: "This is really unreasonable. What do our Zhong family do, who do we protect, and what does it have to do with them? Is the Northern Merchant Alliance run by the Black Wind Flag?" Why is it that only Zhuo Dorhan has the final say?"
Zhong Dafu said: "The influence of our 'Bailongxing' in the merchant alliance is not weaker than that of the 'Black Wind Banner', but this time it is not only Zhuo Duoerhan, but also Zaiman, the leader of the Mongolian 'Tiger and Rabbit Tribe'" We are also on their side, and with the support of business houses from many tribes such as Uighurs and Turks, we are naturally at a disadvantage."
Mrs. Zhong said: "Have you told them the identities of those three people?"
Gu Xunhuadao: "We can't tell the secret of the identity of the prince and princess at the meeting. The number of Han people in the Human village is not as large as the Hu people. If those foreign Hu people know about the prince and princess of the Ming Dynasty, they will Here, I’m afraid that they will start to rob them in less than two days.”