After finding out the truth about Liu Renli's death, Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing got up and returned. When the two were passing through Hengyang City, they saw a soldier holding a notice posted at the city gate. As soon as the notice was posted, it immediately attracted people to watch.
After the city guarding general posted the notice, he turned to the people in front of him and said: "Let me tell you, Hu Ning has made irresponsible remarks on government affairs and slandered the Prime Minister Qin. He has been listed as an imperial prisoner. Anyone who hides him or conceals it Failure to report his whereabouts is the same crime as Hu Ning."
After the general said these words, he glanced sideways at the crowd and left. After he left, the people pointed at the notice and started talking. One of them, an old man, shook his head and sighed, and kept saying: "It's a shame, virtuous people always don't get rewarded."
Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing led the old man to a quiet and uninhabited place, saluted him and said: "Old man, just now we heard that you mentioned Hu Ning's injustice for this notice. Can you tell us about him?" Is it something, maybe we can do something small."
The old man looked at Fu Tianpeng carefully and saw that he had a full sky, a square pavilion, two slanting sword eyebrows, eyes like bright stars, and a mouth like dots of vermilion. He looked dignified and upright. The old man looked around and saw that no one was moving around, so he said to Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing: "You can tell by their attire that they are knights wandering the world. Let me tell you, when it comes to this Hu Ning, no one within a hundred miles knows about him. Everyone knows that he comes from a scholarly family, and three generations of his ancestors have been officials in the court. The descendants of the Hu family are loyal and upright, and have done a lot of good things for the people. In Hu Ning's generation, after passing the Jinshi examination, he resigned from office and returned to his hometown. He established a school and taught apprentices without charging the common people a penny. It is a pity that he showed sympathy for the deposed prime minister Zhao Ding, which offended Qin Hui and ended up being wanted."
After Fu Tianpeng heard the old man's story, an unknown karma surged into his heart. He thought of Qin Hui's despicable actions in the past and gritted his teeth with anger. Fu Tianpeng told the old man that since he had bumped into this matter, he would take care of it.
The old man quickly expressed his gratitude to Fu Tianpeng, and left with tears in his eyes. After the old man left, Zhao Xueqing said to Fu Tianpeng: "Brother Tianpeng, we are here for the first time and are not familiar with the place. Hu Ning is in trouble and must be hiding now. We just want to rescue him, so We need to find out where he is staying first.”
Fu Tianpeng nodded and said to Zhao Xueqing: "Sister Qing, you are right. We first arrived here and it is indeed difficult to investigate. But we still have to find a way to save him. Hu Ning, a scholar, is no match for those generals. , I’m afraid I won’t be able to escape far, and I’ll have to be bound and captured.”
Zhao Xueqing took the words and said: "Brother Tianpeng, there is no way for us to stand here. First find a restaurant to rest and rest, and slowly think about a good strategy to rescue Hu Ning."
The two walked through the streets and alleys and came to Hengshanju Restaurant in Hengyang. They ordered some local specialties and a jar of wine. Fu Tianpeng opened the wine seal, and the fragrance of the wine immediately wafted around. After Fu Tianpeng filled Zhao Xueqing's cup, he also filled it for himself. The two of them were drinking and discussing how to rescue Hu Ning.
Zhao Xueqing took a sip of wine and opened the window of the restaurant. The Hengshan Mountains in the distance are green and beautiful. While she was overlooking Hengshan Mountain, she heard the noise in the market below. Zhao Xueqing quickly called Fu Tianpeng over. The two of them looked down from the window and saw several Beggar Clan disciples standing at the corner of the street cursing each other.
One of the brightly dressed disciples of the Pure Clothes Sect pointed at a disciple opposite who was covered in mud and said, "Zhu Chengfeng, why don't you urinate and see what kind of virtue you have? Do you deserve to wear clean clothes?"
As soon as his words came out, Zhu Chengfeng and the disciples of the dirty clothes sect around him showed anger. Zhu Chengfeng told the man that he had no intention of wearing clean clothes, but it was just a temporary measure to save people.
However, the person opposite did not buy Zhu Chengfeng's words. He pointed at Zhu Chengfeng's nose and said: "Zhu Chengfeng, you don't know the rules of the gang. It's ridiculous to use any task to defend yourself. If you want to put on clean clothes, just say so. What nonsense?"
When Zhu Chengfeng heard what he said, he was immediately furious. The disciples of the two factions started fighting, but then Elder Jiubao appeared and stopped the internal fighting in time.
After everyone from the Beggar Clan left, a bright smile appeared on Zhao Xueqing's pretty face. Fu Tianpeng turned to look at Zhao Xueqing and said to her: "Sister Qing, is the internal fighting among the disciples of the Beggar Clan so funny?"
Zhao Xueqing's beautiful eyes were smiling. She whispered to Fu Tianpeng, "Brother Tianpeng, I have thought of a way to rescue Hu Ning."
Fu Tianpeng quickly asked what the solution was? Zhao Xueqing glanced around and said to Fu Tianpeng: "Brother Tianpeng, there are many people here and we will talk about it later."
After they had had enough wine and food, they left Hengshan Residence. In the place where people were being carried away, Fu Tianpeng asked Zhao Xueqing again what she had thought of and what perfect strategy she had.
Zhao Xueqing told Fu Tianpeng: "Brother Tianpeng, I just heard what the Beggars' Clan disciples were saying about changing clothes, and I thought of a way to hide it. That is, we find a few Beggar Clan disciples and let them dress up like Hu Ning. Dress up and hide in various places outside the city. Then find people to spread the news about Hu Ning's whereabouts, and ask the government to send people to arrest him, distract their attention, and allow the real Hu Ning to take the opportunity to escape."
After Fu Tianpeng heard this plan, he said to Zhao Xueqing: "Sister Qing, we don't know Hu Ning's true identity in Lushan. How can we find him when he escapes?"
Zhao Xueqing wiped her lips and laughed at him for being stupid. She continued: "Brother Tianpeng, after we release the news, both Hu Ning and the government will take action. Hu Ning is a scholar, and if he covers it up, he will be discovered by discerning people. Let’s take this opportunity to stop the officers and soldiers from rescuing people.”
After Zhao Xueqing finished speaking, Fu Tianpeng clapped his hands and praised him. The tragic death of Prime Minister Zhao made him develop a deep hatred for Qin Hui. This traitor deceived Sheng Cong, excluded dissidents, and did so many dirty things. Now he is harming the virtuous again, which is intolerable.
Fu Tianpeng was determined to rescue Zhongliang, and Zhao Xueqing reminded him: "Brother Tianpeng, as long as we take this step, we may be labeled as traitors by the court again. Prime Minister Zhao has been killed by Qin Hui, but he can still try his best to help us while he is here." , you don’t want to implicate my adoptive father and Marshal Yue Fei for your own affairs."
After listening to Zhao Xueqing's words, Fu Tianpeng said: "One person is responsible for the work, and I will never regret it, nor will I implicate others for this matter. Sister Qing, you don't have to be implicated, the Long Whale Gang still needs you to be in charge of the main game."
Zhao Xueqing stared at Fu Tianpeng affectionately, and she sighed softly: "Brother Tianpeng, my people and my heart will always be with you. Even if the road ahead is filled with difficulties, I will still go through it with you."
Accompanied by his confidante, Fu Tianpeng felt that his whole body was filled with endless power. After the two of them came up with a plan, they immediately approached the disciples of the Beggar Clan to put it into action. With good wine, good food, and money to spend, the Beggar Clan disciples were happy to complete the deal.
They followed the route planned by Zhao Xueqing, dressed up as scholars, and ran forward in a panic. Then a Beggar Clan disciple with quick legs and feet immediately reported Hu Ning's escape to the government office. After receiving the report, Fu Yin immediately sent troops to arrest him. At this moment, the government officials came in again to report to the government officials and discovered Hu Ning's whereabouts near Shigu Academy. The governor dispatched officers to search for him.
After several reports, the governor was so angry that he jumped up and down. He slapped the gavel on the case and said to the officers: "Idiots, idiots, Hu Ning is everywhere. It makes me dizzy. Can you find out the facts and come to see me again? Get out, get out, get out , get out of here."
Seeing that Fu Yin was angry, the officers quickly retreated. At this time, the master told Fu Yin that this incident was clearly planned carefully by someone. It is intended to confuse the public and interfere with your efforts to apprehend the important criminal. If they want us to move, then we will use their tactics to fulfill their wishes. As long as we are tight inside and loose outside, we will be able to capture Hu Ning and the mastermind behind the scenes when he escapes from the city.
After the governor understood the master's intention, he summoned him to relax his guard. Hu Ning hid in his vegetable cellar and listened carefully to everything happening outside. He heard the neighbors talking about someone pretending to be him and spreading news of his escape.
After listening to everyone's descriptions, Hu Ning thought to himself: "Whether this is a plan set up by the government or someone is really helping secretly, we have to give it a try. Hiding in the vegetable cellar, once the food is exhausted, There is only a dead end."
Thinking of this, Hu Ning waited quietly for dark, and then left the city. Hu Ning knew that in order to hide his identity from others, the best way was to dress in tatters and make himself look like a beggar. He changed out of his scholar's clothes and put on a patched rag. He took Xinruan with him and carried the "Spring and Autumn General Purpose" written by himself in his arms. This is his hard work, and he devoted countless years and time to this book.
Hu Ning planned to leave the city at night, but the soldiers guarding the city stopped him with the help of firelight. The general patrolling the city stared at him with goldfish eyes and said to Hu Ning: "Beggar, where are you going so late?"
Hu Ning told him that there was an urgent matter in the gang, and the gang leader came to discuss with him and begged the military master to help him get out of the city. After hearing this, the city patrol officer said to the others: "What's important for a beggar leader? Could it be that he's getting married tonight, so why don't I treat you to a wedding banquet?"
As soon as his words came out, everyone burst into laughter. After the general finished laughing, he stared at Hu Ning with a raised eyebrow. He said to Hu Ning: "Who are you, the leader of the Beggar Clan? You have to listen to me on my three-thirds of an acre of land. Search for me."
At the patrol officer's order, the soldiers surrounded Hu Ning and began to search him. Soon, the soldiers pulled out the "Spring and Autumn Annals" written on Hu Ning's body. After the soldier handed the book to the city patrol officer, the city patrol officer smiled coldly and said: "A beggar actually has such profound classics on his body. Do you want to enter the capital to take the imperial examination? Daring Hu Ning, you pretend to be a beggar and want to get out of the city. Don't even think you can deceive me. Soldiers, capture him."
When Hu Ning saw this, he sighed repeatedly and waited to be captured. At this moment, Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing fell from the top of the city and stood in front of everyone. When the patrol officer saw someone coming to rescue Hu Ning, he immediately ordered the soldiers to come forward and capture the two men to enforce the law.
