The imperial court suddenly sent an official document saying that Zhu Bai was coming to Xi'an to inspect the operation of Guanyin Bureau and Guanyin Village, and asked Zhu Ping to receive him well.
Counting the days, Zhu Bai should arrive in Xi'an the day after tomorrow.
Zhu Cang sat alone all night with the official document in hand: the opportunity to save Zhiqiu had come.
But Zhu Bai is his biological brother...
Although Wang Xiaoyue cannot be exchanged for Deng Zhiqiu, Zhu Bai can be exchanged.
He then placed the responsibility on those who protected Ju Bai.
Early the next morning, Zhu Xi washed himself, made herself clean, and came out of the room.
The servants in the palace were all shocked: he had made himself a human being and a ghost for Deng Zhiqiu, and he would use all means to get Deng Zhiqiu back.
Why did you forget about Deng Zhiqiu in just one night?
Zhu Ping, however, acted as if nothing had happened. He only ordered his servants to clean and shop in preparation for welcoming Zhu Bai.
Then he turned around and went to see Hongyuan.
Hongyuan was imprisoned by Zhu Ping for several months. His hair was very long, his clothes were ragged and dirty.
Hearing the knock on the door, he and his apprentice immediately ran to the corner and hid in the corner. It was obvious that their mental state was a little abnormal.
Zhu Fang asked someone to help Hongyuan out, shave his head, change his clothes, and take a bath.
Hongyuan was at the mercy of others, his expression was dull and he said nothing.
When Zhu Bai comes, according to the rules, he is not allowed to see his wife.
Therefore, the affair between Deng Zhiqiu and Wang Xiaoyue will not be exposed.
But Hongyuan is Zong Li's friend.
Zong Lai will definitely let Zhu Bai pay his respects and visit on his behalf.
If Hongyuan said something, he would be in trouble.
Zhu Xi said: "Master, don't be afraid. I have come here today to discuss something important with you."
Hongyuan only clasped his hands and lowered his head to chant sutras, but did not answer.
Zhu Xi added: "In a few days, King Xiang will come to Xi'an. Master, as long as you don't talk nonsense, I promise you. After King Xiang leaves, I will let you answer the question."
Hongyuan finally glanced at Zhu Xi and asked, "Seriously?!"
Zhu Xi smiled: "Seriously."
Hongyuan said: "The poor monk wants to take his disciple away with him."
Zhu Xi nodded: "That's natural. When the time comes, I will personally send you away."
Hongyuan: "What does Your Highness want the poor monk to say?"
"First, you are not allowed to mention the matter of my neglect of government affairs. Second, you are not allowed to mention the matter of my imprisoning Wang Xiaoyue. Third, you are not allowed to mention the matter of me breaking your disciple's leg. In one sentence, you can only praise me. You can't say anything wrong about me. You only need to endure one meal. If Zhu Bai asks to meet with you alone, you must refuse. If not..." Zhu Ping's voice suddenly turned cold, "I will give you Disciple, throw it outside the city wall and feed it to the wolves!"
Hongyuan shuddered: a monk is not afraid of death. He was ready to risk his life to expose Zhu Ping's cruel face to Zhu Bai.
But his disciple was innocent and only sixteen years old. Now that I have endured such hardships with him, I must not let my disciple lose his life here.
He stared at Zhu Xi for a long time, finally lowered his eyes and clasped his hands together: "I understand. Amitabha."
Originally, the monk was compassionate, but now he was cursing Zhu Ping in his heart that he would die and fall into the Abi Hell, where he would never be reincarnated.
After Zhu Xi finished talking to Hongyuan, he returned to the bedroom and asked someone to bring his concubine.
The concubine came in shivering but didn't dare to come closer.
In the past, when Deng Zhiqiu was around, Zhu Ping almost ignored them.
They all scolded Deng Zhiqiu to death, saying that she monopolized favors.
Now Zhu Xi began to ask them to stay in bed, but every time no matter who came, they always came back with injuries and had to stay in bed for many days.
Zhu Xi waved to her.
The concubine walked over tremblingly and begged for mercy in a low voice: "Your Highness, please let me go."
Zhu Ming waved her hand and slapped her down on the bed.
The concubine covered her face and did not dare to cry.
"Bitch, don't let me see your face." Zhu Xi turned her over, pressed her head into the quilt with his hands, and said while violently: "Zhiqiu, Zhiqiu. I'm here to save you."
The concubine finally fainted and was carried out.
Wang Xiaoyue couldn't help but have red eyes when she heard about it and came over to see it.
The concubine's body was covered with scars, her neck was bruised, and her lower body was bleeding profusely.
Wang Xiaoyue hurriedly called for the doctor.
The doctor gave the concubine a few patches of medicine to stop bleeding and detoxify for external application and internal use, then shook his head and left with a sigh.
The concubine woke up, looked at Wang Xiaoyue and cried sadly: "Princess, please help us. We really can't bear it anymore."
Wang Xiaoyue hugged her and cried: "I will find a way to make you suffer."
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After leaving Longzhou, there is a vast plain.
Zhu Bai, who had been trudging forward in the deserts and mountains for more than a month, now saw the green wheat seedlings in the Guanzhong Plain and felt as if he had returned to the world again.
In fact, after this month of wandering around Xi'an, he has become more and more firm in his previous views.
No matter how glorious Chang'an was before, Xi'an is no longer suitable to be a capital city, at least it is not worthy of the Ming Dynasty to mobilize troops and move the capital here.
But he still had to go to Xi'an city to visit the most important Guanyuan Bureau in the northwest, his second brother, and Master Hongyuan.
Zhu Xi led his soldiers to greet him at the city gate in person.
The Shaanxi capital commander Pu Ying, the inspector general Zhou Bin, the left and right chief envoys and the government officials accompanied him. Chief Ya of the Guan Ya Bureau also followed behind them.
The moment Zhu Ping saw Zhu Bai, he was still very intimate.
After all, Zhu Bai had been very helpful to him after not seeing his relatives for several years.
Before departure, their brotherhood was much deeper than before.
Zhu Ming patted Zhu Bai on the shoulder, choked with sobs several times, and turned a thousand words into one sentence: "Old Twelve, I haven't seen you in a few years. You have grown a lot."
Zhu Bai also felt as if there was a ball of cotton stuck in his throat. His eyes turned red and he said, "Second brother is getting stronger and taller."
Zhu Ping turned back to Zhou Bin and the others and said, "My lords, go and do your work. I will accompany the Twelve."
Zhu Bai nodded to the adults: "Thank you all for welcoming me. You can go and do your work. You don't have to accompany me."
Several adults were eager to leave and hurriedly bowed and excused themselves.
Zhu Ming patted Zhu Bai heavily on the shoulder: "Let's go, my second brother will take you to see Chang'an, the 'Golden City Thousand Miles'."
Zhu Bai jumped on his horse and said, "Okay, I've wanted to come see Chang'an for a long time. Today we'll be happy with the spring breeze and see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day."
Zhu Ming said: "My father told me to accompany you to investigate whether Xi'an is suitable to be the capital."
Zhu Bai smiled: "Isn't it? But my father thinks too highly of me. How can I, a child, look at that? I'm just helping my eldest brother explore the way, so that we can make arrangements when he comes in the future."
Zhu Xi smiled: If you say that, I don’t need to persuade you that Xi’an is not suitable. Originally, I had a lot of reasons in mind.
Zhu Bai winked at Zhu Xi: "So the second brother just took me to eat, drink and play around. After I handed in the job, I went to see the fourth brother."
Zhu Xi nodded: "Okay, since Father has said this, let's play and watch."
Zhu Bai touched the city wall and was surprised: "The city wall of Xi'an is also built with rammed earth."
