Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

But Deng Guangming didn't care about that, and put a knife on Lu Renyi's neck when he came in front of him, not only startled Lu Renyi, but also frightened Xue Zhang beside him.

"Deputy Commander Deng, please spare me!"

"Vice President, what are you doing?"

Deng Guangming glared at Xue Zhang, then looked at Lu Renyi angrily, and shouted angrily: "Your surname is Lu, I know what you are! Come on, where is the king of heaven Zhu hiding? He can't go back to the big People from Nanshan can’t go to Qiu Ni’s territory, and the road is blocked by my people. So he must still be hiding somewhere! You are a local snake in Chaozhou, you must know, do you want to tell me?”

Lu Renyi was really unlucky today. In the morning, he asked Tianwang Zhu to put a knife on his neck, and now he gave Deng Guangming a knife to draw on his neck.

That's the neck!It's not a knife holder!

But he also knew that the king of heaven, Zhu, was just pretending to show off by gesturing to his neck with a knife, and Deng Guangming was really going to chop it off!

"I said, I said..." Lu Renyi said hastily, "He, most of them went to Guiyu Capital, and Yu Zhongxian from Guiyu Capital is Huo Pao Zhu's godfather..."

Deng Guangming withdrew his knife and shouted loudly: "Brothers, get on your horse... march all night, go to Guiyu to catch the third prince Zhu!"

"Whoo!"

Chapter 007: Is Third Prince Zhu At Home?

"Pao boy, Pao boy, what are you thinking?"

A round, cheerful old face came over and asked with concern.It was only then that Zhu Hesheng realized that he was distracted by his thoughts, the wine glass he was holding was crooked, and the wine was dripping on the table, and he didn't even know it.The big Nanshan bosses and Guiyu elders all looked at him stupidly with their mouths half open.

Among them was Aunt Dabo who looked worried...

Zhu Hesheng and the others arrived outside the capital of Guiyu early this morning. When they arrived, they were warmly received by Mr. Yu. They first entertained them with a breakfast and a basin of hot water for bathing.Then, after everyone had slept all morning and regained their energy, they served wine in Yu's mansion to calm Qizi Zhu and Sheng.

I also made a guarantee - there is no need to be afraid when you arrive in Guiyu, Guiyu is as solid as gold, and you are not afraid of Qing soldiers coming to demand people.

This Guiyu Island was the station of the inspection department of the Ming Army during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, so the city wall was repaired a long time ago, and it was reinforced several times later, which is very solid.

Later, when the Ming Dynasty fell, all the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were stationed in Guiyu Capital fled. The local tycoon Mr. Yu saw that the city was pretty good, and it was empty even if it was empty, so he moved in with his tribe swaggeringly.

Because there are not a small number of people in Guiyu Duyu's family, and they often fought with their neighbors in the Ming Dynasty, and they have certain military experience.So after occupying the capital of Guiyu, Lao Yu's family became a big local tyrant who dominated one side.

However, Mr. Yu was born as a scholar, so he is not particularly good at murder and arson.Therefore, the Yu family in Guiyu has been able to gain a foothold in the Ming and Qing Dynasties these years, not all because of how good Yu's family can fight, but because of the softness of the old man.

In the beginning, he was the magistrate of Emperor Shaowu of the Southern Ming Dynasty. After a few days of working, Li Chengdong called.So he took refuge in the Qing Dynasty and became the county magistrate of the Qing Dynasty.

When Li Chengdong rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, he once again took refuge in Daming, still serving as the county magistrate.

Li Chengdong was defeated, and the Qing soldiers entered Guangdong again. Zheng Chenggong also took the opportunity to send troops to Chaozhou and hit Jieyang.At this time, old man Yu surrendered to Zheng Ming and Man Qing at the same time, and became the magistrate of the two dynasties.

After Zheng Chenggong left, Hao Shangjiu, the general of the Qing army in Chaozhou, rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, so Mr. Yu became Hao Shangjiu's county magistrate again—the county magistrate of the Qing Dynasty and Zheng Ming's magistrate quit.

After Hao Shangjiu collapsed, Mr. Yu became the magistrate of Jieyang County in the Qing Dynasty.

In the ninth year of Kangxi, Qiu Hui officially joined the Zheng Ming Group and became the magistrate of Chaozhou, so Mr. Yu, who had long been attached to Qiu Hui, also served as Zheng Ming's Jieyang county magistrate.

The above are already "Eight Ministers"!

It's no wonder that a scholar who reads the books of sages actually became an "eight official".

What's more, he was not ashamed, but proud, and even gave himself a nickname, "Nine Ministers".This means that the "eight ministers" are not enough to be addicted to, and when they come and go, they are also a county magistrate and county magistrate, and their talents are not met!So at a very old age, I still want to meet the Ming Lord again...

But at this moment, Mr. Yu would never have thought that the Ming Lord, whom he had been thinking about day and night, was sitting beside him and thinking about his thoughts!

But Mingzhu has only one thing on his mind, and that is how to let old man Yu get on the thief ship of himself, the third grandson of Zhu!

Third grandson of Zhu!

Oh, and there is also the third prince Zhu who looks like Guan Gong!

It's one thing for Mr. Yu to protect a group of bandits on Danan Mountain, but it's another thing for him to protect Third Prince Zhu and Third Grandson Zhu!

If you want to protect the third prince and grandson of Zhu, then you have to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and Deng Guangming will send troops to attack the capital of Guiyu.

So... Zhu Hesheng thought to himself: "He has come up with a big move!"

"Master Qi," thinking of this, Zhu Hesheng simply put down his wine glass, and asked his godfather with a smile on his face, "Do you have fire nitrate here?"

"Fire nitrate?" Mr. Yu nodded, "Some... I just got a dozen catties from Dahao's boss Hui a while ago, and they are all high-quality fire nitrate produced by the London House of Britain."

Here in Chaozhou, fire nitrate and gunpowder are very difficult to get in short supply!Whether it is the Chaozhou government of the Qing Dynasty or Qiu Hui of Dahao, they all control the sales of fire salt and gunpowder.It would be a great honor for Mr. Yu to get some Indian fire nitrate trafficked by the British East India Company from Qiu Hui.

Mr. Yu thought that Zhu Hesheng wanted to ask him for some fire nitrate, and after thinking about it, he said with a heartbroken face, "A Pao boy, I'll have someone weigh you three catties later!"

This godfather is really generous!

Zhu Hesheng smiled and said: "Then thank you, Master Qi!" He paused, and then asked: "Master Qi, do you have sugar here?"

"White sugar?" Mr. Yu was taken aback, "What do you want white sugar for?"

"Yes, Shaozi, what do you want white sugar for?" Zhu Jushan also asked.

"Of course... I ate it!" Zhu Hesheng replied solemnly, "Master Qi, Dad, I like sweets very much!"

Love candy?How old are you?Still eating sugar?

Neither Zhu Jushan nor Mr. Yu knew what to say.

At this time, Aunt Dabo felt sorry for "Paoer", and asked the old man, "Brother Jiuchen, my family also wants candy, can you give some to my family?"

"Yes, of course I can!" Of course, Mr. Yu couldn't refuse Da Boling... The old man smiled and asked, "Sister Yuling, how much do you want?"

"Two catties!" Zhu Hesheng said on behalf of his aunt, "Two catties of sucrose...is there any?"

"Two catties?" Mr. Yu thought to himself, "Eating so much...isn't it bad?"

"Yes, two catties!" Aunt Dabo seems to love "Pao Er" very much, so she doesn't care if she eats too much sugar or not!

"Yes, yes..." Mr. Yu nodded repeatedly.

Zhu Hesheng laughed, "Master Qi, can you give me three catties of fire salt and two catties of white sugar right away? I still want a copper pot. If not, I can give you a stone mill."

What do you mean?

Mr. Yu was stunned, do you want to prepare gunpowder?But he didn't ask for sulfur and charcoal powder!Does he want to boil two catties of white sugar and three catties of fire salt together as a snack?

Will it be poisonous?

Thinking of this, Mr. Yu quickly turned his head to look at Zhu Jushan—what happened to your son?Was it fooled by people like Xue Zhang and Deng Guangming?Do you want to find a doctor to treat you?

Zhu Jushan also furrowed his brows, with a gloomy expression on his face. Just as he was thinking about whether he should ask Zhuge Junshi to feel his son's pulse and prescribe some medicines, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the lobby.

Then I saw a handsome young man who was a little short stepped in quickly, walked up to the old man, bowed and said nervously: "Father, Deng Guangming has brought one or two hundred cavalry to the north gate! He was aggressive and said he would search the city..."

"What?" Old Master Yu was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Zhu Jushan and Zhu Hesheng, "Third brother, Qizi, what did you do?"

"We didn't do anything!" Zhu Hesheng said calmly, "Master Qi, we didn't kill officials, we didn't raise the flag, and we didn't destroy states and occupy counties."

Old Master Yu glanced at Zhu Jushan again, and the Heavenly King Zhu also said, "Yes, we didn't do anything... just robbed a prisoner and killed some government soldiers."

"What is this in Chaozhou?" The old man felt relieved now, stood up and said, "Go and deal with it, I will go back!"

Zhu Jushan was not at ease, so he also stood up and said to the old man, "Brother Jiuchen, I will take a look with you, younger brother."

"Okay, let's go and have a look together!" Mr. Yu took another look at Zhu Hesheng.

Zhu Hesheng laughed and said, "Master Qi, you promised me the fire nitrate, sugar and copper pot..."

Aunt Dabo at the side also looked at old man Yu, and said in a very soft voice, "Brother Jiuchen..."

"Okay," Old Master Yu said to the short young man, "Young master, go and get three catties of fire nitrate, two catties of white sugar, and a copper pot, and send them to Zhu's house."

The young man responded, then turned and left the room.

Old Master Yu said to Zhu Hesheng again: "Qizai, you should go back and rest earlier, the old man will take care of Deng Guangming." He was still a little worried, and said to Zhuge Sanhe and Daboling, "Sister Yuling , Sanhezi, take care of the artillery Zhu."

What he meant was very clear... the fire nitrate and sugar, just play with it, don't eat it!

After finishing the order, Mr. Yu and Zhu Jushan left the banquet hall together and headed for the north gate of Guiyu Capital.

The area of ​​the Guiyu capital city is not large, so Mr. Yu and Zhu Jushan left the Yu family compound together, and after walking for a while, they boarded the tower of the north gate of the Guiyu capital city.Outside the north gate of Guiyu Capital is a tributary of the Lianjiang River, which is used as a natural moat. The suspension bridge over the river has been closed, firmly blocking Deng Guangming and one or two hundred cavalry on the opposite bank.

Deng Guangming saw Mr. Yu in casual clothes at a glance, but he didn't notice Zhu Jushan who was hiding behind several Yu family Ding Zhuang who were on duty in the upper city, so he asked aggressively: "Yu Jiuchen, is the third prince Zhu?" at your home?"

Chapter 008 Who is the Third Prince Zhu?

"The third prince Zhu?" The old man was very happy when he heard this question, "Vice Dutong, where did you hear the rumors? Why did the third prince Zhu come to my house? Who am I Yu Jiuchen? Who doesn't know? If the third prince Zhu dares to come to my house, I will definitely dedicate him to the emperor and replace him with a high-ranking official!"

It seems so!

Deng Guangming also knew that Mr. Yu was an old idiot, he thought to himself: "Old man Yu is already an eighth minister, and he shamelessly gave himself the title of 'Nine Ministers'. Compared with him, my second minister is definitely enough. You must be a loyal man. Unless the third prince is crazy, he will definitely not go to his house to avoid the limelight! Alas, I am too honest to be fooled by Lu Renyi, a bastard! No, I will kill you when I go back killed him!"

Thinking of this, Deng Guangming planned to go back to Jieyang County to kill Lu Renyi (Xue Zhang and Lu Renyi are both there now).Just when he wanted to leave, Zhu Jushan, the third prince of Zhu who was hiding in the crowd, got out by himself - he didn't know that he was the third prince Zhu!

Moreover, his son Zhu Qipao was arrested when he was trying to assassinate Deng Guangming. Mountain people caught).So just now he thought that Deng Guangming was here to arrest himself and that bad boy Zhu Qipao.Now knowing that Deng Guangming is here for the third prince Zhu, of course he is relieved, and he also wants to take the opportunity to build a relationship with Deng Guangming, so that this dog official will not keep targeting the heroes on Danan Mountain.

So he got out of the crowd with a smile, came to the old man's side, cupped his hands at Deng Guangming below, and said, "Vice Dutong Deng, Zhu San (Zhu Jushan Xingsan) in Xiadananshan, be polite here!"

Although Deng Guangming has never met the Heavenly King Zhu, he still recognized this "Third Prince Zhu" who looked like Guan Gong at a glance... This guy looks so distinctive!

He was taken aback for a moment, then raised his whip and pointed at Old Man Yu and shouted: "Yu, you dare to say that your family does not have the third prince Zhu, isn't that right? The third prince Zhu is right beside you!"

What?Mr. Yu was stunned at the time, "The third prince Zhu is by my side? Then he is..."

There are only two people beside him, one is Zhu Jushan who looks like Guan Gong, and the other is Mr. Guo who the old man trusts most.

Zhu Jushan is definitely not the third prince Zhu. The old man Yu has known Zhu Jushan for more than 20 years. When he went to Guangzhou Mansion to seek an official from the Shaowu court, he knew Zhu Jushan who was serving as a general (guard of honour) beside Emperor Shaowu.

At that time, Zhu Jushan was in his early twenties, but he already had a big beard on his face. He looked almost like an uncle in some class.And if the third prince Zhu was still alive, he would only be 15 years old at the time. How can a 15-year-old boy have such a big beard?

Moreover, Zhu Jushan is from Henan. He has been in Guangdong for a long time now, and he speaks Cantonese.Back then, he was still full of "I" and "中", how could he be the third prince Zhu?

Since Zhu Jushan is not, then Mr. Yu turned his head to look at his confidant Guo Youde, Mr. Guo!

This master Guo is a few years younger than Zhu Jushan, and he is almost the same age as the third prince Zhu, and he is not so rough, just an ordinary short and fat man with pretty regular features.

In addition, Master Guo is from Tianjin, and his father was a general of the Tianjin Wei Navy in the Ming Dynasty (it is said that he became a loyal soldier), and he can speak Tianjin Mandarin... Tianjin dialect and Beijing dialect were similar in the Ming Dynasty.

So this Mr. Guo may really be the third prince Zhu!

Thinking of this, Mr. Yu pointed at Mr. Guo's nose and shouted, "Guo Youde!"

"Why (swearing)?"

Master Guo didn't know that the disaster was coming, so he answered in Tianjin mandarin!

"You are the third prince Zhu!" Mr. Yu snapped.

Guo Youde was stunned, he was taken aback for a moment before he said: "What are you talking about (swearing), how did I become the third prince Zhu?"

"You are the third prince Zhu!" Old Man Yu shouted, "Get it for me!"

When he heard that he was going to take it, Guo Youde became anxious, "Don't tell me, I'm not..."

"You are!"

"He is not!"

At this time, Deng Guangming couldn't help roaring, pointing at Zhu Jushan who was standing beside the old man and said: "The heavenly king Zhu is the third prince Zhu!"

what?

Old Master Yu looked back at Zhu Jushan, "Heavenly King Zhu, are you the Third Prince Zhu?"

"I'm not, how could I be the third prince Zhu?" Zhu Jushan looked wronged.

Mr. Yu was right when he thought about it, so he turned to Deng Guangming and said, "Vice Dutong Deng, he is not the third prince, how could he be the third prince?"

"He is the third prince!" Deng Guangming roared, "His sons have confessed. His son's name is Zhu Heqi, and his name is Zhu Cijiong... One of them is the third grandson of Zhu, and the other is the third prince of Zhu!"

"What? His son made a confession..." Mr. Yu was stunned again and again, looking back at Zhu Jushan.

Zhu Jushan was also dumbfounded, what's going on?How did that kid become the third grandson of Zhu?No, you have to ask him.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jushan didn't have time to argue with Deng Guangming, so he turned his head and went down the gate tower, heading straight for his family's house in the capital city of Guiyu.

Seeing Zhu Jushan leaving, Mr. Yu hurriedly ordered the left and right to watch the city gate and not let Deng Guangming in, and then followed Zhu Jushan to Zhu's house.His master Guo Youde is really a virtuous person, and he didn't complain that the old man almost sold himself as the third prince Zhu, and even called a few strong men from the Yu family to follow him to protect the old man.

……

"Auntie, quickly pour the nitrate into the copper pot, pour it in spoonful by spoonful..."

"Paozi...do you really want to pour the fire salt into it? Isn't this a waste of things?"

"That's right, sugar paste is mixed with nitrate, you can't eat it if you eat it, and you can't use it if you use it..."

"Who said it can't be used? This thing is very useful... I will rely on this to save my life later! By the way, military teacher, is the rust smashed?"

"All right……"