Chapter 21 The 21st Chapter of Bitter Meat Zhou Yu beats Huang Gai back to the carbine and the Taoist priest saves the emperor

Kangxi visited the imperial teahouse at night to visit the little Maozi who had been beaten.When Xiao Maozi saw the emperor coming in person, he was surprised and delighted, wronged and ashamed, so he stayed on the bed and didn't know what to say. "I'm here to see you. Don't move, you just lie down, does it hurt?" There was light in Xiao Maozi's eyes.What a smart person he is, seeing Kangxi personally coming to visit, he knew that there must be a reason for the beating he received today, even if it hurts, he can't complain about it!Then he gritted his teeth and sat up: "It doesn't matter, I know that Long Live God treats me well, and it is for my own good to teach me a lesson. The master is so gracious, even the little boy is willing to die!"

"I have an urgent task to entrust to you, otherwise it will be impossible. You have been beaten, but you have no complaints, you can be regarded as a loyal minister!" Xiao Maozi couldn't help being excited: "I know this. This is Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai. I am willing to fight and suffer. But if the master tells the slave first, the slave will feel better?" "Well, you are very smart. If you don't fight Huang Gai, can Cao Cao trust him? I wanted to do this three months ago, but I was afraid that it would be too hasty and cause suspicion, so I delayed it until today and I couldn't tell you first—you If you want to feel better, the play will not be good. Xiaomaozi thought: Well, it must be because of the Niujie incident: ah--Master, the slave knows, you want the slave to find out the person who leaked the secret. In fact, the slave’s heart If it's on, it must be Wang Zhenbang, Huang Sicun and the others!"

"Just because of them, how can I make you suffer like this? They are at most Jiang Gan! I intend to let you go to them and capture that Cao Cao. What is this job for you?" "The master trusts me and sends me. The slave will do it even if he dies!" "Okay! Little boy, I know that your brother is not good enough, and you are a eunuch, which is very pitiful. However, you only need to do this job well, and don't worry about other things. On your mother's side, I will assign someone to help. After the matter is completed, I will choose one of your nephews to adopt to you, and your mother, I will reward her with an imperial order."

Xiao Maozi respects his mother the most, and he became a slave because he had no money to see a doctor for his mother.Hearing that Kangxi was willing to show such a great kindness, kowtowed repeatedly on the bed, he couldn't think of any good words to thank him, so he cried with a "woo", heartbroken and very distressed.Lian Xi was waiting to be comforted, Zhang Wanqiang stepped into the room from the outside, and hastily covered the door: "Long live, someone is coming!" Xiao Maozi was startled, and then cried even louder. While crying, he scratched and beat the quilt with his hands, and pushed his head against the pillow.There was a whisper in the crying: "Long live, the key is on the bench... woo—don't make a noise..." Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Wanqiang pulled Kangxi away and got into the dark tea set Curry.

The people who came were Ah San and Huang Sicun.Of the two of them, one carried a lantern and the other came in with a pack of sore medicine.Seeing Xiao Maozi lying on the bed crying and sweating all over, Huang Sicun moved to the edge of the bed to comfort him: "Hey! No wonder you are sad. I will go to see your mother later today, but unfortunately she doesn't know, thinking about tomorrow Did you let you go back for your birthday?" As soon as the mother was mentioned, Xiao Maozi's sore spot was touched even more. The fake howling turned into a real cry: "Fourth brother, third brother, others saw that something happened to me, and there is no time to hide. Come and look at me—— How do you describe this person's friendship? Ah San smiled until her eyes were squeezed into slits: "Brother, this is called meeting loyal ministers in troubled times, and meeting heroes in tough times!Xiao Maozi, since that time, my brother has watched you carefully, you really have a conscience, otherwise I would ignore you! "

"I know, the two elder brothers treat me well, and the little boy will not die. I will always repay you." "Hey, brother, that's a long way to go. Your body is important, you can rest assured to recover from your injuries. Don't cry, your mother's place, the two of us, and Wang Zhenbang, will take care of it." "Thank you two brothers, go quickly, it's not good if someone bumps into you." "Yes, yes, brother, please rest." After Huangsi Village and the others left, Zhang Wanqiang came out first and looked outside. There was no one around, so he turned around and said to Kangxi, "Master, it's time to drive."

"Well, little boy, I know what's going on with you. I'll let Zhang Wanqiang tell you when I'll send you on an errand." "Your Majesty, go slowly. The slave is kneeling here to see off the master." Kangxi didn't speak any more, followed Zhang Wanqiang out of the imperial tea room and disappeared into the night. It has been half a year since Wu Ciyou was detained in the study of the Gunzhou government office.Zheng Chunyou enjoys good wine and food every day, entertains him attentively, and is always with him everywhere.But Wu Ciyou has seen through him long ago, he is in charge of three masters in one body, insidious and cunning, he is a gentle scum, a treacherous villain.Therefore, no matter how flattering and flattering Zheng Chunyou was in front of him, Wu Ciyou didn't even want to say a word to him.

Huangfu Baozhu had already learned how powerful Wu Ciyou was.He knew that to deal with such a person, force would not work, let alone deceit, he could only be treated with sincerity and softened.Therefore, I never mentioned the matter of going to Yunnan again, and accompanied Wu Ciyou to eat, drink, play chess, and discuss books and Taoism.Unexpectedly, after a few months, Wu Ciyou was not softened, but he let Wu Ciyou melt away. Huangfu Baozhu has been following Wu Sangui for nearly twenty years, and he became his personal bodyguard with his martial arts skills and achievements in fighting tigers and rescuing him.Wu Sangui was generous at first, and he had the heart to buy Huangfu Baozhu, so every time he was rewarded, he was the first one, and each reward was thousands of taels of silver.What's more, when a minor mistake happened, Wu Sangui not only didn't complain, he didn't even say a serious word, and even made his nephew respect him as "little uncle." When Wu Sangui was running a business, he never gave the slightest discount, and he never doubted whether Wu Sangui's intentions were justified.

However, ever since he came into contact with Wu Ciyou, Huangfu Baozhu was always in a state of anxiety.In front of him, the prisoner he captured was full of righteousness and articles.His mind is so open, and his eyes are so sharp.Wu Sangui, who was far away in Wuhua Mountain, and the third prince Zhu who was erratic, what they were thinking, doing, and why, seemed to be seen through by Wu Ciyou at a glance.Unknowingly, the relationship between Huangfu Baozhu and Wu Ciyou changed.The detainees were short of breath and restless, while the detainees were chatting and laughing, calm and composed.Huangfu Baozhu couldn't forget Wu Sangui's kindness, but he couldn't disagree with Wu Ciyou's opinion.Ice and charcoal are in the same furnace, water and fire are attacking, Huangfu Baozhu is at a loss.

At this time, Wu Sangui from Yunnan and Wu Yingxiong from Beijing wrote letters to urge Huangfu Baozhu and Zheng Chunyou.Two letters with the same meaning; both said that if Wu Ciyou still refused to obey, he should be dealt with immediately.Huangfu Baozhu will also rush north to Beijing to follow Wu Yingxiong's dispatch after the matter is over. Huangfu Baozhu read the letter, but couldn't make up his mind.If he had received this order a few months ago, he would have acted without any scruples.But now, no matter what, he was unwilling to kill Wu Ciyou with his own hands.He felt that if he did that, his conscience would be restless for the rest of his life.

However, Zheng Chunyou's state of mind was quite different from his.He was born in a scholarly family, and he passed the Jinshi examination in the third year of Kangxi by virtue of his true skills.Ever since he took refuge in Wu Sangui, he has always dreamed of doing something with Wu Sangui.After reading Wu Sangui's letter, he lit the lamp and said with a smile, "Okay! This is really a great joy. We have kept him in the mansion in fear for more than half a year, and he should be fine. Everything It's all up to the general's dispatch. General, when do you plan to do it?" Huangfu Baozhu looked up at the dim light, then at Zheng Chunyou who was lying on the chair with a relaxed face, gritted his teeth and said, "I would like to hear from you, Old Zheng first." "Hey... the meaning of the prince is very clear. Let's interrogate him again, if we still can't find out, we have no choice but to kill him. Now the imperial court has appointed Mo Luo as Minister of the Ministry of War, and he still controls Pingliang. It seems that we are about to do it. It is impossible to have no one in front of the forehead." "Ah, I'm also in a hurry! The crown prince has sent letters to urge me several times in Beijing, and this time the prince is urging me again. Hey, Prefect Zheng remembers that you once said that if a scholar kills without showing his trace, how about entrusting this matter to you? I think We'll be on the road tomorrow." Baozhu thought, no matter whether Wu Ciyou is dead or alive, as long as his hands are not stained with his blood, he can comfort himself. "Oh, I don't see that you are a fierce general, but you are a bit like the overlord of Chu, with the benevolence of a woman. You are in a hurry to leave, and I can't force you to stay, but I would like to deal with him first, and then I will give you a farewell !" "What if Wu Ciyou is willing to listen?" "Then we can't keep him! Letting him go out of my mansion would be a disaster. Don't forget what the son said in the letter, the emperor has sent someone out to investigate Wu Ciyou, maybe the spies are hiding near Gunzhou!" What Zheng Chunyou said was the truth, at this moment, Li Yunniang and Qing Houer were eavesdropping outside the window.It turned out that after breaking up that day, Yunniang was thinking of Wu Ciyou in her heart, and she refused to go far away, but just changed to another inn to live in, and in a few days, she would come to inquire about news.At first, she heard that Wu Ciyou was received grandly by the magistrate, and later she heard that the magistrate sent someone to take Wu Ciyou to the provincial capital in an official sedan chair.Her heart was relieved, and she took the green monkey to travel all the way to Jinan.But when she went to the governor's yamen to inquire, she was terrified. It turned out that she had never seen Wu Ciyou here!Go to another yamen and ask her. If she doesn't say she didn't see her, she will ask her: "My little brother, who are you from Mr. Wu? Where did you break up with Mr.?" No, no answer.She knew that Wu Ciyou must be in trouble again, so she hurried back to Gunzhou, visited the government office for several nights, and finally found out the truth of the matter.If it wasn't for Huangfu Baozhu not leaving Wu Ciyou's side every step of the way, and dozens of martial arts masters taking turns guarding him day and night, Li Yunniang would have rescued him long ago. That night, she brought Qing Houer to the government office again, but just in time Zheng Chunyou and the others were discussing about killing Wu Ciyou.This shock was no small matter, Yunniang secretly made up her mind that tonight, even if her body was broken to pieces, she must rescue her husband!She was about to flash into the room, but she heard Zheng Chunyou shouted: "Come on, please come here to talk with Mr. Wu." Monkey, hiding in the dark, quietly watching the movement in the room. After a while, Wu Ciyou came here under the escort of eight guards, still with a calm expression: "Ah, the prefect and the general are here, I must have prepared a butcher's knife for Wu, please!" "Sir, you misunderstood!" Zheng Chunyou smiled all over his face: "Yesterday, I received a letter from the prince, saying that I have decided to ask myself to withdraw the feudal clan. Congratulations, sir, you can leave the palace tomorrow!" Wu Ciyou sat comfortably on the chair, half-closed his eyes and smiled without answering.Baozhu thought that he would be in great trouble in an instant, so he laughed dryly, and said to Wu Ciyou in an almost pleading voice: "Mr. Wu, King Pingxi wants to ask himself to withdraw the feudal domain. Your strategy is useless. The two of us When playing chess, how many pieces are you willing to let me--at this time, if you give me a little bit of the strategy, it won't ruin the big thing of your dragon!" "Hmph, general, this is not the same as playing chess. Besides, I don't care much about you, but I can't trust Wu Sangui behind you! I see that you have a very good temperament, and you can be regarded as a good general of the country if you walk the right path. I don't know." Why are you greedy for Wu Sangui's small favors? Alas! There are so many wonders in the world! If you want to talk about friendship, talk about learning, play chess and drink tonight? You might as well sit down. Listening to what Mr. Baozhu said, it seems that the prince's letter is not just saying Let me go, Wu Ciyou, and want to see the strategy of withdrawing the domain. Then there is no need to talk about it." After speaking, he stood up. Zheng Chunyou hurriedly stopped him: "Where is it! Of course I have to let the gentleman go - but there is one thing that the gentleman must agree to." "Oh? Please tell me." It was not Zheng's intention to detain the gentleman here.After Mr. goes out, you must not mention this relationship with me to outsiders.If you agree, sir, please drink this cup to the full. "He said and handed over a glass of wine. Wu Ciyou pondered for a while, and said calmly: "Well, this is also a reasonable thing, and it is not harsh. Your past affairs and future affairs will be judged by yourself - this matter with me can be regarded as a personal relationship, and it is worth writing off. .” After finishing speaking, he drank the wine in one gulp. Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Zheng Chunyou not only did not say thank you, but suddenly changed his face: "Mr. Wu, I'm a villain! A gentleman can be bullied, but a villain can't be bullied. You should understand this truth, so I can't trust you. You know, you can ruin my whole family with one word!" After finishing speaking, He sat down with a smirk, lifted his robe and raised Erlang's legs, and stopped talking. "Then please tell me your tricks. I, Wu, am here—" Wu Ciyou suddenly felt a burning pain in his throat, and the pain got worse. He suddenly realized that he had been fooled by Zheng Chunyou .He was trembling all over, leaning on the back of the chair with one hand, pointing at Zheng Chunyou with the other tremblingly, his face was flushed with blood, but he couldn't speak a word. "Hahahaha, Mr. Wu, you have read so many books! You don't even understand this little trick. Let me tell you, what you took just now is dumb medicine. Although this medicine is only effective for five days, it is I only need two days! Don’t be angry, I won’t make you suffer any more this time. Tomorrow, the mansion will execute a group of criminals, so please join in the fun! In order to prevent you from talking nonsense when you return to the west, I’m sorry Please forgive me for my negligence and disrespect!" Huangfu Baozhu felt a cloud of anger in his heart.He has gone through hundreds of battles and killed countless people in his life, but he has never seen someone as vicious as Zheng Chunyou!He turned his face away, unable to bear to watch this tragedy again. Zheng Chunyou called out viciously: "Come here!" A young man stepped in and stood at the door with his sword upright, asking, "What is your order?" "Well, who are you?" Zheng Chunyou turned around and asked when he heard that the voice was wrong. "Li Yuliang!" "And your Grandpa Green Monkey!" Following the sound of registration, the two long swords swung straight at Huang Fu Bao Zhu.Yunniang knew that if she didn't knock him down first, she couldn't save Wu Ciyou.In a hurry, before Huangfu Baozhu recovered his senses, two gleaming swords came to him, one left and one right.He hurriedly leaned back, rolled on the ground, picked up a cast iron hanger on which clothes were hung, and swung it to counterattack.Only then did he realize that the opponent in front of him was none other than the famous Daoist Yunniang.He didn't dare to neglect, he shouted out while fighting: "Guards, come quickly, protect Mr. Wu and Taishou Zheng." Seeing Baozhu's bravery, the distraught Zheng Chunyou also regained his spirits. He rushed to the door and shouted loudly: "Seal the front and back doors of the government office. Come, everyone, grab one, and give you three hundred taels of silver!" Li Yunniang was ready to kill, with a sword, flying dragons and snakes, not leaving Huangfu Baozhu's vital point, and her moves were vicious.Huangfu Baozhu retreated step by step and came to the courtyard.Yun Niang and Qing Hou'er followed suit, but were divided and surrounded by the guards.Although Yunniang was not afraid of everything, Qinghou gradually became flustered and couldn't handle it.During the fierce fight, Yunniang caught a glimpse of the green monkey in a difficult situation, and shouted: "Monkey, get out quickly, let's go!"