Chapter 73 Wu

Wen Tianxiang immediately wrote to Li Tingzhi, Xia Gui and others, hoping that they would act according to plan.How did this respectable and pitiful Prime Minister of the late Song Dynasty know that Xia Gui had long since descended to the Yuan Dynasty, and soon, a copy of this letter was placed on Boyan's desk. Wen Tianxiang didn't even know that the situation he would face in the future would be even more severe! One evening a few days later, Miao Zaicheng was discussing the details of the counterattack plan with Wen Tianxiang, when he suddenly received a secret letter from Li Tingzhi in Yangzhou, opened it, and was surprised.

I saw the secret letter read: When Miao Zaicheng saw this, he immediately jumped into a rage: "Okay, Wen Tianxiang! Tell me! Are you a spy sent by Boyan?" Wen Tianxiang was puzzled, and asked in amazement: "Miao Dutong, what are you talking about? Where did you start talking?" "You still want to argue? Okay, let me show you the evidence." Miao Zaicheng threw Li Tingzhi's letter in front of Wen Tianxiang. After Wen Tianxiang finished reading, his face was livid, and it took a long time for him to burst out four words: This poisonous snake! "Poisonous snake? Who are you talking about poisonous snake? You are the poisonous snake! Not only did you surrender to the Yuan Dynasty, but you still wanted to earn my Zhenzhou as a meeting gift for Boyan, it is really shameless!"

Miao Zaicheng became more and more angry as he talked, and shouted, "Come on, arrest this spy!" "Wait a minute! Miao Dutong, you must calm down, don't fall into the enemy's tricks!" "Bah! Is Li Tingzhi an enemy? Is Xia Gui an enemy? You are the only one who is treated like a guest by Boyan. Every day you talk about poetry and prose, or call yourself brother and brother. Isn't that true? I really 'admire' you for daring to deceive you." On my head!" Seeing this, Du Hu, Yu Qingyuan and others hurried forward to persuade: "Miao Dutong appeases his anger! Prime Minister Wen came to find Lord Dutong after a narrow escape from death. It's all for the great plan of restoring the country. The prime minister is loyal, and the sky can learn from it!"

Miao Zaicheng took a step back: "Tie me up with these people, and I will interrogate them myself!" Now that the matter has come to this point, Wen Tianxiang and others have no choice but to arrest them without a fight. The attendant moved a chair for Miao Zaicheng and placed it in the center of the hall. Miao Zaicheng stepped on the chair and faced Wen Tianxiang with a stern voice: "Wen Tianxiang! Let me ask you, are you a spy sent by the Yuan army?" "Of course not!" Wen Tianxiang replied coldly. "You didn't surrender the Yuan army?" "No!"

"Your mouth is very hard! I can't stand the big punishment, I forgive you for not wanting to do it!" "I, Wen Tianxiang, was born between the heaven and the earth. I look up to the sky and bow down to the ground! I am not even afraid of death, but am I afraid of torture?" "Okay! Come—" Miao Zaicheng has two confidant generals under his command. They used to travel together with Du Hu and Yu Qingyuan, and they knew each other very well. Miao Zaicheng pondered for a moment, and finally made a decision: "As the Prime Minister of the Great Song Dynasty, I can neither wrong you nor trust you. You and your people can go. As long as you leave Zhenzhou City, I promise that it will not be difficult for you." you."

Miao Zaicheng waved his hand, and an attendant walked into the room, and after a while brought out a plate of silver ingots: "Prime Minister Wen, I am a rough man, but I still have a sense of loyalty! I can't keep you in Zhenzhou City. Take it with you and use it on the road. I have a saying in my head: If one day I prove that you have surrendered to the enemy, the big knife in my hand will not have eyes!" Wen Tianxiang had no choice but to leave Zhenzhou with his entourage and wander around.At this time, Li Tingzhi had already made pictures in Huaidong counties and posted arrest warrants.

Du Hu suggested: "Prime Minister, we might as well go to the countryside for a while to avoid the limelight, find the way to Tongzhou (Nantong, Jiangsu), and then cross the sea and go to the south of the Yangtze River to join the second king." While talking, a young monk who had followed Du Hu since the army started in Ganzhou came to report in a hurry: "Prime Minister Wen, Yu Qingyuan and the others fled with gold and silver, should we pursue them or not?" Wen Tianxiang was taken aback. Du Hu was angry and anxious: "What! These sons of bitches! Prime Minister, I will take people to chase them back!"

Wen Tianxiang pulled Du Hu back and sighed slightly: "Forget it, everyone has their own ambitions, let them go." "However, what they took away was the five hundred taels of gold and three thousand taels of silver that the prime minister used to recruit soldiers. This is all our property." The young monk's face turned pale. Du Hu stomped his feet: "Yu Qingyuan...Yu Qingyuan! I think Du Hu is blind and treats you like a brother and a friend. You..." "Hush—" Wen Tianxiang made a gesture, and the eight people hurriedly hid in a half-mountain soil enclosure.

Not long after, but listening to the sound of the horse's bell, from far to near, a group of Yuan army patrolling soldiers galloped past the soil enclosure. Wen Tianxiang felt his back was wet with cold sweat. However, what makes him more worried than the Yuan army's search and arrest is that Yu Qingyuan, who has always been regarded as his confidant and brother, will leave him. So, who else can he trust? The world is so big, but he doesn't know where there is room for him!