Chapter 5: Injury worsens (II)

On the banks of Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing, Wei Zhongxian’s newly built mansion is located here. The end of the building is magnificent, with green rockery and green water corridors in the mansion. The two pairs of big stone lions at the door of the mansion even exceeded the specifications of the Prince’s Mansion.

Nanjing is a famous stove, which is so hot in summer, especially for people without roots like Wei Zhongxian. The pickled place is even more fishy and odorful. Nothing is useful after taking any elixirs. There is no change in that place. How good is Beijing? Although Beijing is also hot, he thinks that Beijing is better than Nanjing, especially when he lives in the cultivation world. Although this mansion is also very magnificent, the mountains and rivers of Jiangnan are more beautiful than the north, he wishes to return to Beijing now and drink the cool spring water of Yuquan Mountain. He has never been used to drinking the water of Jiangnan.

The faint cool water blowing from Xuanwu Lake could not dispel the heat in his heart, especially in his arms, he was hugging a beautiful Qinhuai singer, who was flirting with her head and softly speaking, which made Wei Zhongxian's voice that was neither male nor female.

This Qinhuai Singing Girl named Meier is now in the arms of our eunuch who is powerful in Nanjing. Although the smell on Wei Zhongxian's body is really bad, as long as she frowns a little, she probably won't see the sun tomorrow. What Wei Zhongxian hates the most is that others dislike the smell on him, but he can't change the smell even if he tries his way. Even if he sprinkles the perfume from the Frenchman in the palace to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, he cannot cover it up. Instead, it highlights the smell. Therefore, Wei Zhongxian has always kept his distance from foreign things.

"Godfather, Cui Chengxiu, Lord Cui, Qian Qianyi, Lord Qian asks for a visit!" Li Chaoqin hurried over and said in his intimate voice in Wei Zhongxian's ear.

Wei Zhongxian just closed his eyes and wanted to be quiet for a while. Not only did he drive away the Qinhuai singer Meier who made him very happy just now, but Meier is from Suzhou, and she is so charming that she is so charming. After being squeezed by Meier's little hands, her bones all over her body were slimmed, not to mention a normal man, but she had already become soft and mud. Unexpectedly, when she closed her eyes, things followed. These days he was so dizzy that he was greedy Zheng Zhilong in Fujian.

"Then let them come here." Wei Zhongxian thought for a while. Is Qian Qianyi? It doesn't matter if he is a cordyke, and it doesn't matter if he is directly driven away. But Cui Chengxiu is a confidant and godson. Zheng Zhilong's favor was his plan for him. If Zheng Zhilong hadn't spoken out loudly, he actually asked the court to promise him that Fujian would not pay taxes to the court within ten years, his contribution would be great, and there would be no problem of being granted a title to the marquis.

In less than a cup of tea, Cui Chengxiu and Qian Qianyi came together, first knelt down and invited Wei Zhongxian to have a peace. Then he stood in front of Wei Zhongxian with his head down. Wei Zhongxian had a habit of not being the one below looking for him, or whether he was looking for the godson below, and his grandson's grandson was the first to ask him, so although Cui Chengxiu and Qian Qianyi came, they did not dare to speak first.

Who is Wei Zhongxian? He has been in charge of the government for many years and played with the ministers in the applause. Although he has a long-term strategy and a lack of vision. But when it comes to power and framing his opponents, I am afraid that no one in the Ming Dynasty can match him. If Cui Chengxiu and Qian Qianyi come together, he knows that something must have happened, otherwise these two people would not come together to ask for him.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Wei Zhongxian casually asked slowly with a handful of small scissors made of gold.

"News came from Beijing that Zhu Youjian, the usurping king, was attacked and seriously injured on the way back to the capital," Cui Chengxiu reported.

Wei Zhongxian was shocked when he heard this, his shoulders trembled slightly, his hands trembled, and cut off a small piece of his newly trimmed nails, and said excitedly: "Is the news true?"

"The news is indeed, Lord Cui was afraid that the news would be fake, so he delayed it for a day. He just got Zhu Youjian and brought his great guard Zhou Huaian to prison. If it weren't for Zhou Huaian's poor protection, how could Zhu Youjian send his confidant beloved general to the Ministry of Justice?" Qian Qianyi took the speech and said flatteringly in front of Cui Chengxiu.

"Okay, great, hahaha, Zhu Youjian, you usurped the thief, your family is like a broken dog, and you rushed to Nanjing. I didn't expect you to be today, huh..." Wei Zhongxian laughed wildly at the sky.

"Zhu Youjian's life will definitely be in danger this time. The factory, the court, went north to eliminate the rebellion and recover the lost land, and came a great opportunity." Qian Qianyi hurriedly followed the suggestion.

"Mr. Qian said this to our hearts. Zhu Youjian was assassinated and seriously injured. The Beijing court situation will inevitably be in turmoil and panic. How could our family miss such a good opportunity? Chengxiu, what do you think?" Wei Zhongxian asked Cui Chengxiu for his opinion.

"Godfather, Zhu Youjian has always been tricky and has no rules. I'm afraid there is a fraud in it." Cui Chengxiu said calmly.

"There is a fraud? What kind of fraud can it be?" Qian Qianyi asked back to Cui Chengxiu, then leaned over and fisted at Wei Zhongxian and said, "Even if Zhu Youjian is seriously injured and unable to die, this is an excellent opportunity. Factory, you must not miss it!"

"Yes, Lord Qian's words make sense. Even if Zhu Youjian can't die this time, such a good opportunity, would we just give up like this? How do you ask our family to follow the emperor and how do you explain to the empress dowager?" Wei Zhongxian said dissatisfied at Cui Chengxiu.

"Godfather, my child received the news that the domineering king who defeated Huang Taiji a few months ago was sent to Shaanxi by Zhu Youjian. It seemed that he was recruiting bandits to join the army, and his goal was very small." Cui Chengxiu said worriedly.

"What's the origin of this Xiongba? Have you found out that he was born?" Wei Zhongxian still attaches great importance to Cui Chengxiu's opinions.

"The news came from Beijing that this man used troops like a god. He gave birth to a son and a daughter. His daughter was named Xiong Liniang. After entering the palace, he was named a concubine. His son was the general who confronted us across the river and commanded 50,000 troops." Cui Chengxiu said.

"We all know what you said. We want to know when the Xiong family appeared next to Zhu Youjian, and how they were recruited by Zhu Youjian. Have you found these?"

"This Xiongba seems to have been recruited by Zhu Youjian on the road when he left Beijing after his wedding. He is from Baoding, Hebei, and his ancestral home is Cangzhou. It seems that he is traveling around the world and performing arts. Our people only found these." Cui Chengxiu replied that Zhu Yinglong wanted Xiong Tingbi and his family to change their surnames and expose them to the sun, so he naturally arranged a seamless identity for them. Otherwise, Wei Zhongxian would have been eyeing him for a long time, and would he still doubt it until now?

"A world of art will have such ability? Lord Cui, are you mistaken?" Qian Qianyi said to Cui Chengxiu in disbelief.

"There are many talents in the world, and Lord Qian has read poetry and books. Haven't he read that since ancient times, all heroes have been rampant?" Cui Chengxiu turned back coldly.

"No!" Wei Zhongxian seemed to remember something.

"Godfather, what's wrong?"

"Is this bully wrong?"

"Man, what's wrong with Xiongba?"

"Chengxiu, is there a portrait of this person?" Wei Zhongxian asked.

Choi Chengxiu said: "There is, there is, but it is just a side. It is difficult for us local people to get close to this person, so we only get a side portrait."

"Hurry, get it!" Wei Zhongxian said with a hint of nervousness.

Li Chaoqin, who was serving the side, hurriedly walked to Cui Chengxiu. Cui Chengxiu muttered a few words in his ear, and Li Chaoqin ran away quickly.

After a while, Xiongba's side portrait was taken. Wei Zhongxian opened it and looked at it. The more he looked, the more he became more familiar. The more he looked, the more he felt that this side portrait looked like a person. Although Cui Chengxiu had seen Xiong Tingbi, he was not very familiar after all. He could not compare with Wei Zhongxian's deep memory, so he and Qian Qianyi could not see any special features of this side portrait. After a few glances, he felt that there was no need to look at it anymore. He stood aside and stared at Wei Zhongxian in a daze at the portrait.

"Is there a portrait of the General's Majesty?" Wei Zhongxian asked suddenly.

"Yes, Dongchang specially painted his portrait."

"Cook it!"

Li Chaoqin was so angry that he was running out of breath. Now he had to go there again. There was no way. Who taught him to be someone else's slave? He took Wei Zhongxian's token to get the portrait.

"Godfather, is there anything wrong with this portrait?" Choi Chengxiu couldn't help asking.

Wei Zhongxian did not answer, and his heart was already full of huge waves. If Xiongba was really that person, who was executed? How did he escape from the prison strictly guarded by the North Fufu Department of the Jinyiwei? Who could have used Li Daitao's plan without knowing it and transferred the bag to rescue this person?

"Godfather, the portrait is taken." Li Chaoqin seemed to know Wei Zhongxian's mind, and was three points faster than the one who came back from Xiongba's portrait just now.

Wei Zhongxian opened his eyes and took three steps back in shock and said, "It's him, it's him. I didn't expect that he was not dead yet, and the dead man was actually transferred!"

"Godfather, do you know this Xiongba?" Cui Chengxiu asked in surprise. Qian Qianyi was already confused when he heard it. He thought to himself, could this Xiongba still have an old acquaintance with Wei Changgong?

"It's so similar, it's so similar. Why did our family only notice it now?" Wei Zhongxian sighed.

"Godfather, who do you think he looks like?" Li Chaoqin asked in confusion as he pointed to Xionglian's avatar.

"A person who has been dead for almost three years." Wei Zhongxian said slowly.

With this reminder, Cui Chengxiu, who saw the two portraits, was awakened silently. With his intelligence, people who died at Wei Zhongxian three years ago appeared in front of him one by one, and finally made him discover that the face of the male chain was vaguely similar to Xiong Tingbi on the nine sides of the head, and he was so shocked that he could not speak.
Chapter completed!