The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the stern sways knows the sincere ministers. A brave man knows righteousness, and a wise man must be kind.

"Give Xiao Yu"

Li Shimin [Tang Dynasty]

——I am the dividing line—

On the other side of the city, which most of the abandoned city yards seemed particularly secluded, a fast carriage drove into a wasteland with weeds and stopped under a dilapidated pavilion after turning around.

Zhu Dalang, who looks tough and upright, should be Zhu Laosan's eldest son Zhu Youyu; he looked at the pavilion waiting in front of the pavilion, dressed as a poor scholar, and had a relationship between teachers and students, and said in surprise:

"Mr. Xingxu, I came here by posting my letter, but has my father and commander said something?"

"Major General can tell that he was left behind in the battle against Cai's bandits a few days ago and was immediately injured by the escape arrow. Then, he immediately ordered us to welcome the major general back in case of any situation. So he had no choice but to meet like this..."

Li Zhen couldn't help but his eyes flashed when he heard this, and then he started to speak:

"What!... Then we won't leave!"

Zhu Youyu turned around without hesitation and urged, but then asked:

"I dare to ask how the father-supervisor's injury is?"

"It was a siege under the siege. Even after being dealt with, it was inevitable that there would be some bad things. I was just scheming for the people in the army and led it but did not send it out. I even ordered the major general to be retrieved, thinking that he was in charge of the situation in the rear..."

Li Zhen said with a worried and heavy face:

The next moment, amid the exclamation of the people around the left and right, Zhu Youyu pulled out a sharp short knife with him, and placed it horizontally on Li Zhen's jaw that was strangled by his neck;

"Major General! What are you doing!!!"

Li Zhen couldn't help but ask back in surprise:

"Actually, my father and coach have not been injured, right? He has never been waiting for Pyre."

Zhu Youyu almost gritted his teeth and said word by word:

"Yanei, why did you say this!"

Li Zhen said with a look of confusion:

"At this point, do you still want to deceive me?"

Zhu Youyu said coldly:

After all, after he slowly calmed down from the initial ecstasy and concern, he immediately discovered many obvious flaws that were not considered attentive. Why did the father and commander send these people to pick him up secretly? Is it completely ignoring the safety of the uncle, the mother and the wife?

Could it be that the father and commander suddenly changed their nature and felt that he, the rebellious son who had initiated a rebellion, was more important than the uncle who had nothing to do with his second uncle, who was also quite safe, and his mother and wife?

You know, it was the day before yesterday that I received a routine handwritten book written by my father to everyone in my family. Even he, a rebellious son, had a chance, and it took only a day to go from the formation in front of the Duji Province to the Chang'an mansion.

However, this Changshi Li seemed to have sneaked into Chang'an in advance to act in secret. Could it be that the father and commander could still write books normally when he was seriously injured? Or could someone accurately imitate the father and commander's handwritten letters and know the private feelings of the people in the family, and even the most beloved Mrs. Hui could not recognize it.

After all, he had been bewitched and encouraged by those people and had to stand opposite to his father and commander for the last time; have he not learned his lesson this time?

What's more, as he was imprisoned in Chang'an these days, his mentality has changed a lot.

In fact, after knowing that he was not in danger of life, he was confused and lost for a long time. Because the Taiping Army's attitude towards him was so dull that he felt that the things he had done were nothing extraordinary or insignificant in the eyes of the other party.

Therefore, his guards and restrictions seemed quite relaxed. In addition to being unable to leave the courtyard, all living needs were as usual. Every now and then, accompanied by supervisors, he could visit and greet his grandmother and Mrs. Hui, who were nearby, accompanied by supervisors.

Sometimes, I would meet Zhu Yougui, the second brother who was studying in the big lecture hall. He would rarely go home to rest on a day off, and would be kept to have dinner together, and listen to the other party talk about various experiences and anecdotes during his studies.

But the one who touched him the most was his nominal mother, Mrs. Hui. She was born into a family of officials and had no background, but she could treat her own concubines as her own, treat the remaining concubines unanimously, and care about and supervise their studies and futures.

This was the first time in Zhu Youyu that he was urged to read and read. He also made him lose his biological mother early and fight in the army until his last twentieth year. He felt the majestic and attention-oriented feelings of Shuxian's gentle female elders.

Then there was the grandma, although she was the first wife of Zeng Jing's down-and-out private school teacher, now she was already tall and dizzy this year, and she liked to pull him into the backyard to plough the fields; but she used a unique way and attitude of common people's family to find something called family and family affection.

There is also the stinky brother Zhu Yougui whom he once looked down on but inevitably envied and hated. Although he always liked to quarrel with him on weekdays, he secretly called him a "barbarian" and was chased and ran around. But he still reluctantly borrowed him a book of enlightenment.

Then, at the request of Mrs. Hui, he had to teach this stinky brother step by step, all kinds of basic archery and horse skills and ways to strengthen the body; this was also a limited opportunity for him to justify this and take revenge and rectify the other party in disguise, and he was inevitably happy.

Therefore, during these days in Chang'an, as he accumulated experiences and knowledge in daily life, the more he learned about the Taiping Army Grand Commander's Office, he seemed to slowly understand the painstaking efforts of his father and commander, as well as his arrogance and humility of wanting to become independent.

At the very least, no matter how bad his eldest son is, he cannot become a burden or flaw for his father and commander! He must not easily involve these family members who have finally become familiar and close to each other and are involved in the great trouble.

In contrast, Li Changshi, who had a friendship between teachers and students in the past and was also the father-in-chief's confidant plan, had such a sense of suspicious intentions and unpredictable attitude. So he drew his sword without hesitation to control the other party.

"Li Changshi, the father and commander have always treated you well, so why do you frame me so much!!"

Zhu Youyu tightened the short blade in his hand again, and cut a shallow blood thread in front of the followers who drew their swords to surround him, which made them stop suddenly.

"Yane, you are afraid you have a misunderstanding, don't be so happy to be a kiss..."

Li Zhen, whose face changed drastically but pretended to be calm: However, the next moment, Zhu Youyu pressed his blade into the flesh, making him unable to continue talking.

"I understand. What you want to borrow is just my name and identity, not my personal qualifications and abilities!"

Zhu Youyu then felt a little depressed and Xiao Shu said to himself:

"It's ridiculous that I was very proud of myself at the beginning, but I accidentally became the banner and the quotation for others to deal with my father and commander, which led to civil strife in the Eastern Capital..."

The next moment, Zhu Youyu suddenly groaned, and accidentally threw the short blade under control, and Li Zhen broke free from it all at once. However, on the back of his left shoulder, he was shot by a crossbow arrow in the blind corner of his vision, and a piece of blood suddenly faded away.

Li Zhen, who escaped from death and returned to the entourage guards, also touched the blood that kept oozing out of his neck, and sighed helplessly at Zhu Youyu who was surrounded again:

"Why can't the eldest son understand our difficulties and intentions? He obviously wants to support you to achieve a foundation and future, so why don't he appreciate it?"

"I just hate that I have no eyes, and I also hate that you have deceived your father and commander... I have the trouble of today."

Zhu Youyu gritted his teeth and sneered:

"Since it's so stubborn, I can only settle for the second best..."

But when the leader who was holding a crossbow appeared on the broken wall, he shot again while he wanted to pick up a knife and rushed out of the surround, and his calf suddenly became soft and his knees bent and half knelt on the ground.

"Well, a big yanei who died on the streets of Chang'an is enough to create some opportunities and excuses..."

Li Zhen sighed even more and more when he heard this: but he turned around and waved his sleeves to cover his face, as if he couldn't bear to see what happened next. However, the strings of the machine sounded one after another, and suddenly aroused several screams.

“…”

Li Zhen couldn't help but turn around in surprise, but saw the crossbowmen standing on the wall and the leader falling down together; and in his inexplicable eyes, many figures of blue robes and armor appeared in the weeds that were surging around him.

They rushed forward and surrounded Zhu Youyu who was shot in the arrow. One of the generals with simple Pixiu patterns embroidered on his shoulders and chest, then he said:

"I have given you the blessing of the eldest son, but I really made people watch a good show."

"We should be loyal to our stay and remain loyal to our death."

However, Li Zhen's thoughts suddenly sank, but he suddenly shouted: He turned around without hesitation and ran inward.

Then amid the violent crackling sound, the guards who came with him fell to the ground one after another with blood splattering on their bodies; but they also tried their best to get some buffering and opportunities for Li Zhen.

I saw him climbing up the rockery, and the trunk of a withered tree between the rockery and the exterior wall, jumping out of the wall with all his might, and limping and dragging the bloodstains into the narrow alley.

"No hurry, don't hurry..."

Later, facing the report from his subordinates, the general said lightly: Then he looked at Zhu Youyu who was bandaged meaningfully and said:

"We can only be responsible for rescuing this young master. Other things will be known to you."
Chapter completed!