There are two rows of private rooms on the second floor of Yang San Teahouse, with eight private rooms in each. When Wang Zhongxiao went upstairs, he found that most of the private rooms were empty, with the door open and no one inside. Only the door of the private room farthest from the stairs was closed, and there were two strong men with sinewy faces standing at the door, holding short sticks that reached their eyebrows, like two door gods.
However, Wang Zhongxiao didn't care so much. He had known these two tough men for a long time. One of them was named Xiang Hua and the other was Zheng Desheng. They were both from Tongzhou Cao Engineering. They were also disciples of Yang Qilong's Sanlang Xianghui, and of course they were also Yang Qilong's subordinates. thugs!
When Wang Zhongxiao opened the Jingwu Sect in Haidian to teach disciples, they followed Yang Qilong there several times. Also because I couldn't stand Wang Zhongxiao's "frivolous" Yang Xiaohuan, I had a few discussions with Wang Zhongxian and Wang Zhongyi, and then they didn't know each other anymore.
When the two "door gods" saw Wang Zhongxiao, Yang Qilong, and Master Yu coming, they quickly saluted them with clasped fists. Wang Zhongxiao greeted them with a smile: "Xiang Wu, Zheng Liu, are Xiaohuan in there?"
"Yes," the man named Zheng Desheng grinned, "I've been here for a long time. I've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Haha," Wang Zhongxiao patted He Tianran on the shoulder, "Xiang Wu and Zheng Liu, when my good deeds are completed, I will also arrange a foreign commission job for you two at the sticky pole. By then you will be officials. .”
After saying that, he pushed open the door of the private room and stepped in. As he walked, he shouted: "Xiaohuan, Xiaohuan... are you in a hurry? I'm here to teach you!"
As soon as he finished yelling, he realized something was wrong. Where is Yang Xiaohuan in there? There was only one fat man with an honest face, and it was Wu Yingxiong, the prince of Prince Pingxi who had only met Wang Zhongxiao a few times!
Just when Wang Zhongxiao wanted to ask where Wu Yingxiong came from, Yang Qilong and Master Yu also came, and then he heard the door of the private room creaking and closing, followed by two more "click, click" sounds, which seemed to be the sound of a door knocker. .
Wang Zhongxiao looked back at Yang Qilong. Just when he was about to ask him what he wanted to do, he heard a rush of footsteps outside the door - it turned out that it was Xiang Hua and He Tianran who used the eyebrow stick as a door pole and ran downstairs. .
What does this mean? Do you want to kidnap a court official?
Wang Zhongxiao's right hand was already on the handle of the knife, and he stared at Yang Qilong with burning eyes.
Yang Qilong smiled and said: "Wang Guard, it is indeed Xiao Huan who invites you here today... It's just that Prince Pingxi is in some trouble now, and he is kind to me and Xiao Huan, so we arranged Now that this has happened, please chat with the Crown Prince for a while. Xiaohuan will be here soon!"
Master Yu on the side also joined in and said, "Second Young Master, please have a word with the Master... After all, you are still thinking about the Wu family's little Tu!"
Wu Yingxiong, who was sitting there with a sad face, immediately became energetic when he heard Master Yu mention "Xiao Tu", "What Xiao Tu? Is it Wu Xiao Tu?"
Master Yu nodded: "Exactly, my second son and Wu Dutong's daughter Xiaotu are in love, and they have made a private commitment for life. Master, look at this..."
"No problem!" Wu Yingxiong patted his chest and said with a smile, "Leave it to me. I can decide on this matter. I will arrange it immediately! Shikai, Xiaotu is my niece. If you marry my niece, you will be my nephew." Son-in-law, you can’t just die without saving me now!”
Hearing what Wu Yingxiong said, Wang Zhongxiao couldn't bear to see this guy die because of his loyalty to the Qing Dynasty.
Thinking of this, he simply sat down opposite Wu Yingxiong, then looked at Wu Yingxiong and said, "Master Shizi, what kind of difficulties have you encountered? Could it be that...Obai is hiding in your house?"
"What? How...how could Obai be in my house?" Wu Yingxiong almost had a heart attack from fright, "Shikai, don't accuse a good person unjustly!"
Good guy? By the way, you are indeed a good person!
Wang Zhongxiao looked at Wu Yingxiong and said to himself: All of you, the old Wu family, are evil people. Even the great beauty Wu Xiaotuo is not a good person. How come you are such a good person? Are you really not picked up by Wu Sangui?
"Since Ao Bai is not at your home," Wang Zhongxiao asked, "then why did the prince come to this teahouse?"
"Isn't it that my mother and I... wrote many letters of loyalty and friendship to Obai?" Wu Yingxiong said with an anxious look, "Now that Obai is missing, if these letters fall into the hands of the emperor, Here, I’m afraid it may cause misunderstanding!”
"What misunderstanding?" Wang Zhongxiao asked seriously.
"Of course it is a misunderstanding that my Amma will collude with Obai to rebel!" Wu Yingxiong said worriedly.
"Your Majesty..." Wang Zhongxiao also looked at Wu Yingxiong worriedly, "About the rebellion of King Pingxi... You are not the one who really has the misunderstanding, right?"
"What? What do you mean?" Wu Yingxiong looked at Wang Zhongxiao in horror.
Wang Zhongxiao said: "Your Majesty... In fact, everyone has not misunderstood the prince. The prince is really preparing to rebel! Not only are most people in the court well aware of this matter, but people in Yunnan know even better. Although the prince has not rebelled yet, all preparations for rebellion have not been made, and are being made step by step. You are probably the only one in the world who regards the prince as a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty!"
In fact, Wang Zhongxiao deceived Wu Yingxiong, because there is only one person in the world today who thinks that Wu Sangui is still a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, and that is Wu Sangui himself... Everyone else knows that he is going to rebel, and he is the only one who is fascinated by the authorities, and no one else. .
"Really? My Ama is really... going to rebel?" Wu Yingxiong almost cried in fear after hearing this.
"Of course it's true!" Wang Zhongxiao asked back, "Master, didn't you ask my future father-in-law, Lao Taishan, a while ago?"
Wu Yingxiong muttered: "No, no...he didn't take the initiative to tell me either!"
"He must have thought that you knew everything." Wang Zhongxiao glanced at Wu Yingxiong sympathetically, "Your Majesty, if not... you should run away!"
"Run..." Wu Yingxiong shook his head, "How can I run? I still have a wife, son and daughter in my house. I am the head of the family, I can't leave them alone to escape... ..."
Wang Zhongxiao shook his head repeatedly, thinking: You must have been picked up by Wu Sangui! The old Wu family doesn’t have a good family man like you!
Seeing Wang Zhongxiao shaking his head, Wu Yingxiong almost cried: "What should I do? Am I really hopeless?"
Yang Qilong next to him seemed to have a good relationship with Wu Yingxiong, and he also helped him speak: "Wang Guard, aren't you and Prince Yu very good? Can you please have a nice word with the emperor from Prince Yu?"
"Wang Guard, I, I can be a rich man and live a long life with Princess, and I will be satisfied... Isn't this also okay?"
Seeing the crying appearance of this good man Wu Yingxiong, Wang Zhongxiao smiled and said: "Sir, I have a way now. If it works, I can not only save my life, but I can even make you the King of Pingxi!"
"No, no, no... I don't want to be the King of Pingxi," Wu Yingxiong shook his head and said, "A vassal king who relies on troops and respects himself never ends well. It's enough for me to be a rich man in Beijing."
Wang Zhongxiao nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, you don't want to be King Pingxi! You are loyal to the Emperor and the Qing Dynasty!"
"Yes, I am loyal to the Emperor and the Qing Dynasty!" Wu Yingxiong nodded repeatedly, as if he had met a confidant.
Wang Zhongxiao continued: "And you also advocated the withdrawal of the vassal power of Prince Pingxi... because you also think that sooner or later, Prince Pingxi's dominance will cause trouble in the vassal town. By then, the world will be in chaos, and it will also be detrimental to the Wu family. There is no benefit. After all, since ancient times, vassal towns that have fought against the world with one corner can hardly escape the end of destruction!"
"That's right, that's right..." Wu Yingxiong whispered, "Now that the Qing Dynasty has stabilized the world, if the Southwest vassal town dares to rebel and fight against the world on its own, how can there be a way to survive? It is better to withdraw from the vassal as soon as possible For the best!"
Wang Zhongxiao said word by word: "And you also wrote several secret letters to Obai, telling him all about your idea of withdrawing from the vassal after he ascends the throne!"
Wu Yingxiong was shocked when he heard this: "What? I, I have never written such a letter..."
"Is there really no such letter?" Wang Zhongxiao laughed, "How about writing a few letters now!"
"Write now?" Wu Yingxiong's eyes widened, "What to write?"
"The first letter says that you don't want to be the King of Pingxi. You just want to be a rich man and grow old together with Princess. Please ask Taishi Ao to make it happen." Wang Zhongxiao thought about it and said, "The second letter says that after careful consideration, you agree. Ao Bai's suggestion is that after you become the queen, you should cooperate with the court to remove the feudal vassal... in exchange for the hereditary succession of the king of the Wu family, and you will retire with the country!
The third letter... just write that you would like Grand Master Ao to personally lead the Eight Banners Brigade to escort your father back to Yunnan on his sixtieth birthday to celebrate his birthday. And when your father-in-law arrived at the Sichuan-Yunnan border to greet him, he begged your father-in-law to give up the throne and return to Beijing to retire! "
There was dead silence in the private room.
After Wang Zhongxiao finished speaking, he looked at Wu Yingxiong, as if waiting for the other party's answer.
Wu Yingxiong, on the other hand, was stunned, too shocked to say a word.
After an unknown amount of time, he sighed deeply and said, "Shikai, you... do you want me to betray my mother to survive?"
Wang Zhongxiao nodded: "Master, in this situation, if you want to survive and are unwilling to escape alone, you have no choice but to sell your father!"
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