Chapter 64 Chapter 7 Father and Son Reunion

Stepping on the avenue leading to the southern suburbs, the two immediately felt relieved. They saw tens of millions of people rushing forward, vying for the road, crying and shouting, and they couldn't tell whether they were soldiers or thieves. , everyone rushed to seek refuge elsewhere. Xu Ziling supported Kou Zhong in the crowd, and walked forward in the dark, the sky was full of thick smoke and dust blowing from the imperial city, the beautiful Yangzhou City changed into a terrifying scene of Asura Hell. When approaching the entrance of an alley, there was chaos ahead, and someone shouted loudly: "Under the order of the new commander Yu Wenhuaji, you should turn around immediately, otherwise you will be killed without mercy."

Everyone shouted in unison, speeding up to the port without paying attention, and the flow of people returned to smooth after a while, and the leader of the rebel army who spoke just now had disappeared. Kou Zhong whispered in Xu Ziling's ear, "This is the power of the masses. As long as you know how to use it, it can produce unexpected effects." Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said, "Can you spare some energy to walk? It's worked so hard for me." Before he finished speaking, a group of men and women rushed up from behind and forced them to stumble forward for more than ten steps. Looking up, it turned out that they had already reached the wilderness.

Following the crowd, the two of them worked hard to stay away from Jiang County, and walked along the river towards Danyang. As long as they found the largest brothel in the area, they could find the whereabouts of Xiangyu Mountain, Susu and others. In fact, Kou Zhong suffered from serious internal injuries. Fortunately, after two days of rest in the forest beside the road, Xu Ziling recovered his skills first and began to heal Kou Zhong's injuries. After ten days, the two continued their journey. When they were about to reach Danyang, they met a group of fleeing people head-on. They didn't know that Du Fuwei's partner Fu Gongyou captured Danyang, and the residents fled to the countryside and nearby towns for refuge.

When the two arrived at Dingshi, a small town in the northeast of Danyang, the town was already empty, and there was a bleak atmosphere of imminent disaster. Kou Zhong asked someone for a while, then came back and said: "It turns out that on the fifth day after Yang Guang was killed, Li Zitong led an army to attack Yangzhou after hearing the news. Returning to Luoyang means going to Chang'an." He laughed again and said, "This kid doesn't dare to be the emperor yet, so he supported Yang Guang's nephew Qin Wanghao as the emperor. He wants to go to Chang'an to gou'an."

Xu Ziling, who was sitting by the well, said, "Lu Yuan's soldiers are exhausted, and Yu Wenhuaji has always had a bad reputation. Everyone regards him as the emperor's running dog. Now he is just a vicious dog who is rebelling against his master. He is not popular at all. I don't believe he can do it." What a great achievement. Hmph! Don't talk about going to Chang'an, even if you want to go to Luoyang, will Li Miken let him go?" Kou Zhong smiled and said: "Of course he has arrived in Chang'an! I heard that the Li Clan is marching into Chang'an, but I don't know how to win or lose? Li Shimin is not an easy guy."

Xu Ziling sighed: "Then I'm in charge of so many things, and now I'm most worried about Sister Su. Needless to say, Danyang is in a mess, and I don't know if they will have any accidents. Father is not a good man and a believer. If he finds out that we are in the city, we will be killed." It’s not much different from bumping into a Yuwenhua bone.” Kou Zhong smiled wryly: "Even if everyone in Danyang turns into a tiger, we all have to go, otherwise we will lose contact with Sister Su." After making up their minds, the two continued on the road. Several villages and towns closer to Danyang have been turned into disaster sites after the fire. It is said that the Sui soldiers who were defeated from Danyang did good deeds, but these bandits who were defeated and returned to the north have already caused great suffering to the people.

Both of them felt a heavy heart. When Danyang was in sight, the two discussed how to enter the city. Xu Ziling said: "Although the city wall of Danyang is a little lower than Jiangdu, it is still several feet high. Without the aid of hooks and ropes, even ten years of practicing the bird crossing technique will not be able to jump up. How can we do it?" OK?" Both of them were in ragged clothes and disheveled. In this extraordinary period, how much money they had was useless. Kou Zhong had only eaten wild fruits in the mountains and forests for more than twenty days, and he was so hungry that he went to the city eagerly, saying: "No one thought that we would come to Danyang, and now even we don't recognize ourselves, so we simply swaggered It's time to enter the city."

Xu Ziling frowned and said, "The city is most heavily guarded during the war. We are afraid that spies will get in. If we break through the barrier like this, there may be problems." Kou Zhong laughed and said: "Have you forgotten that we are martial arts masters? If you can't break through, run away, and then find another way, first throw away your ghost knife, come on!" Unexpectedly, when the two entered the city, they saw that each of them was interrogated in detail by Du Fuwei's Jianghuai soldiers, but they only asked a few sentences for the two of them, knowing that they were refugees from Jiangdu, they were released. into the city.

After entering the city, Kou Zhong said excitedly: "Our unlucky days are finally over. Ever since we came to Zhai Rang's Dalongtou mansion, I don't know if it was affected by his bad luck. We have been unlucky, and almost died in Jiangdu." Xu Ziling said with a smile: "Zhai made people die, so there is nothing to say. We should turn around and say that we can't die after so many disasters. It's really a blessing." Thinking of seeing Susu soon, Kou Zhong admitted his mistake: "Yes! Yes! We are all blessed and blessed. Huh! But something is wrong! Didn't Xiang Xiaozi say that after entering the city, you can walk more than 300 steps straight and you can see what's going on with you?" Mother’s courtyard? We’ve walked a thousand steps, why can’t we see that ghostly signboard?”

Xu Ziling stopped in shock, and said in a trembling voice: "Oops! Do you remember how many houses were burnt to the roof just now? I'm afraid that's where it is." The two sat on the street like little beggars, staring blankly at the sparse pedestrians on the street. There were Jianghuai troops passing by, and they didn't pay attention to them. Kou Zhong sighed: "If I see a Sui soldier, I really want to kill one, and if I see two, I'll kill a pair. Go and avoid it! No one will keep you, why do you have to set fire to the house before you leave? Robbing things is not always possible. Are you going to set fire to kill?"

Xu Ziling said indifferently: "Resenting the sky and the earth will not help the matter. Logically, the Xiang boy is extremely smart, and he must have a way to contact us." Kou Zhong said distressedly: "We have been sitting here for a long time, but no one came to contact us. Should we continue to wait, or go to buy a better dress, heal our stomach first, and then find a place to spend the night?" Xu Ziling stood up and said, "I knew you were impatient, so go!" Xu Ziling lay down on the couch and practiced kung fu, and only woke up when Kou Zhong came back.This is not a hotel or an inn, but an empty house left behind by the owner's family when they fled, and it was used as a shelter for them. Xu Ziling sat up and asked, "What news did you find out?" Kou Zhong sat down next to him and said: "I have left secret marks of Master Beauty everywhere in the city. If you see it, you should know that we are here." Xu Ziling asked, "How's the situation outside?" Kou Zhong shook his head and said: "It's okay during the day, but at night no one dares to go out on the street, the shop is either empty or closed for business, Dad's subordinates are really unlucky, from time to time someone breaks into the residence and commits crimes, making the sky angry and people complaining. It's no wonder that when they heard that the Jianghuai army was coming, everyone would go ahead." Xu Ziling said: "Based on my opinion, Boy Xiang should have gone to another place with Sister Su. Father has so many enemies, maybe the Baling Gang is one of them. Boy Xiang naturally wants to avoid the limelight." While Kou Zhong was pondering, there was a knock on the door. The two were stunned and looked at each other. Kou Zhong suddenly jumped up and said: "Maybe it's Xiang boy, because I pointed out that we are here with a code in the secret note." Xu Ziling was overjoyed, rushed to the door, and asked through the door, "Who?" There was no sound outside the door. Kou Zhong had a bad feeling, he rushed to Xu Ziling's side, and said in a low voice: "It's not right, let's go immediately!" A sigh sounded in the heart of the hall. The scalps of the two were numb, and they turned around to look, only to see their tall and thin father with a crown on his head, holding his hands behind his back, looking at them coldly with no expression on his face. Among the people Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling are most afraid of meeting is Du Fuwei, even if they meet Li Mi or Yu Wenhuaji, they will not be so unfavorable. Thinking that Du Fuwei came prepared, he had to set up a net first before he came out to recognize their father and son, and he was even more distressed. Kou Zhong coughed dryly and said, "This is Dad's land, call your subordinates to come out!" Du Fuwei laughed dumbly and said: "Good boy! I'm still so cunning, do I have any plans to test Dad? Let me tell you frankly! Since I heard the news of your entry into the city this morning, Dad drove away more than 40 people in one go. Li Lu came to see you two little devils, and now there is no half of the entourage, so if you want to escape, run away!" Kou Zhong laughed and said: "Father is the number one expert in the world, he will definitely respect his status, now the children don't even have a weapon in their hands, can you give me three days, and when we are ready, we can go somewhere outside the city with Dad What about the fucking fight?" Du Fuwei looked up at the beam above, and said lightly: "I want to have a few words with Kou Zhong alone." Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were stunned, and wondered if he wanted to defeat them one by one, but it was superfluous, because even if the two of them joined forces, it would be impossible for them to beat all the masters in the world, it was just a dream. Xu Ziling faintly felt that things were turning around, and thought to himself that he was going to die anyway, why not give his mother a slap, nodded and said: "Then I'll wait outside the door!" After finishing speaking, he went through the window. Du Fuwei looked solemn, sat down on the chair at the south end, and said softly: "Xiao Zhong! Sit down!" Kou Zhong was a little flattered and sat down on the chair on the right side of him. Du Fuwei was silent for a while, and said calmly: "Yu Wenhuaji has been with Yang Guang for too long, and many bad habits can't be changed. When we arrived in Pengcheng, because the waterway was blocked by Li Feng, we changed to Chang'an by land, hoping that Li Yuan could take control of the capital quickly, but ordered Looting more than 2,000 folk ox carts, they were so stupid that they only used them to carry the court ladies and treasures looted from Yang Guang. The soldiers were ordered to carry weapons, equipment, and food, which caused the soldiers to change. It was Zeng who joined forces with him Sima Dekan, who killed Yang Guang, has been calmed down by him, but his vitality has been seriously injured. Alas! Yu Wenhuaji has always been known for his wise tactics, so he didn't expect this to be a mistake." Kou Zhong didn't understand why the vicious Du Fuwei suddenly chatted with him, so he had to listen patiently. Du Fuwei continued: "His stupidity made it easier for Li Mi. He ordered Xu Shiji and Shen Luoyan to ambush Li Yang. The remnants go north to Wei County, and the scenery is hard to come by." Kou Zhong lost his voice and said: "Then Li Mi's reputation is even stronger?" He couldn't help thinking of the "Pushan Order" issued by him to hunt down him and Xu Ziling, and their situation would be even more unfavorable. Thinking back again, I can't pass Du Fuwei's test in front of me. Unless there is a god to help, I will not be spared this trip. Du Fuwei turned his face away and stared at him deeply: "You and Xiaoling, I like you better, do you want to know the reason?" Kou Zhong thought that what he said was ironic, and said: "The wrong love for father, the child really can't forget it." A smile escaped from the corner of Du Fuwei's mouth, and he said softly: "Does the child want to know the reason?" Kou Zhong said helplessly: "Speak up! You can't listen to me if you want to." Du Fuwei didn't care about his cynicism, and said lightly: "Because you are more like me, you little brat." Kou Zhong looked at him in astonishment, feeling Du Fuwei's sincerity for the first time. Du Fuwei avoided his gaze, looked forward, and said slowly: "Yu Wenhuaji doesn't look in the mirror, he has more than enough martial arts, but not enough reputation. The news of the murder of the faint king spread to Luoyang, and Wang Shichong embraced him." Li Yue Wang Yang Tong is the puppet emperor, whoever has the military power in this era can control the overall situation, otherwise, even if he has unrivaled martial arts, he is nothing more than an outstanding warrior or assassin." Hearing that there was something in his words, Kou Zhong guessed for the first time the purpose of Du Fuwei's private conversation with him. Du Fuwei continued to say: "What is Li Yuan, but the dog father gave birth to Li Shimin, a son of a tiger. He used deceit successively to trick the Turks and Liu Wuzhou into not attacking Taiyuan, so that the Li family had no worries, and even defeated Song Laosheng with a surprise army. Conquering Chang'an and making the acting king Yang You the emperor almost drove Li Mi to death." Du Fuwei's eyes returned to Kou Zhong, and said in a deep voice: "Now the Sui Dynasty exists in name only. For those who are in charge, this is a once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity, look around the world, except for Li Mi, who can compete with me, Du Fuwei." Kou Zhonghu's eyes lit up, and he shot an extremely fiery look, but he didn't answer. Du Fuwei slammed his palm on the small table next to the chair, and the small table made of solid wood immediately shattered on the ground. Kou Zhong was startled, and looked at him. Du Fuwei's eyes shot out a divine light that had never been seen before, stared at him and said: "If you really sincerely recognize me as Du Fuwei's father and change my surname Du, I, Du Fuwei, will treat you as my own. And help you become the emperor of the new dynasty." Kou Zhong was stunned and said, "Don't you want to be emperor yourself?" Du Fuwei looked up to the sky and said with a long smile: "Li Mi wants to be emperor, Yu Wenhuaji wants to be emperor, Dou Jiande wants to be emperor, Li Yuan wants to be emperor even though he has no guts. Everyone wants to be emperor, but I, Du Fuwei! It’s just that I’m afraid that I’ll lose all my martial arts, so I’m not willing to be lonely!” Kou Zhong looked at him in disbelief, and asked tentatively, "Are you really willing to give me the emperor's throne?" Du Fuwei said in a deep voice: "It's hard to have both fish and bear's paw. If I only want you to help me become emperor, I will be killed by you in the future. You and Xu Ziling are the kind of people who are born unwilling to be inferior to others." People, I knew it the first time I talked to you." Kou Zhonghu trembled violently, and said awkwardly: "If I really recognize you as my father, how can I harm you?" Du Fuwei sighed: "In the struggle for the throne, all human relations, benevolence, righteousness and morality are useless. Those who can achieve great things are those who value reality, despise lies, and act cruelly. The reason why Du looks up to you is that Because you are exactly this kind of person, with both ambition and means. So when everyone in the world says you are lucky, only Du Mou knows the strengths of the two of you, who is not playing in the hands of you? Who can deceive you?" After a pause, he continued: "Xiaoling and you are two different types of people. Even if I kill him, he won't recognize me as his father." He said solemnly again: "Now as long as you make a decision, the world is in your pocket." Kou Zhong thought hard for a while, then suddenly said: "If I don't agree, will you kill me?" Du Fuwei smiled bitterly and said: "I did have this intention at first, but I thought that if you were not willing, what's the point of you guarding me and I guarding you in the future? I'm really surprised when you say that. It seems that you are It won't be accepted." Kou Zhong's eyes flashed brightly, as if he had entered a beautiful dream, he said slowly, full of longing: "If my world depends on you, father, it would be too boring, yes, I do have the ambition to dominate the world , but what I yearn for is the process of winning the world, the hardship and blood and sweat of creating something out of nothing, do you understand, Father?" Du Fuwei stood up and laughed maniacally: "Do you know that calling these two calls of father saved your life and that of Xu Xiaozi's? I was ready to take action just now, that's all! You two leave the city immediately and decide No one will stop you, next time you meet, don't blame yourself for being ruthless." He turned around and smiled again: "You'd better find a place to hide first, to avoid the limelight and fire, otherwise you will become innocent souls under the 'Decree of Pu Shan Gong'." He laughed again and disappeared.