Chapter Ninety-Five: Who Failed Whom

The blood stains on the steps of King Mu's Mansion could not be cleaned up.

The gaps in the bluestone steps have turned black.

There were also a few more bullet holes in the wall, and on the left side of the fence there was a large area of charred black, which was supposed to be a remnant of the explosion of gunpowder.

There are two dead wind lamps hanging on the lintel, which are swaying from side to side with the majesty.

North. The wind in the capital is dry and cold in winter, and it hurts to blow on the face.

If you don't apply a little grease, the flesh will crack quickly.

When Xia Wanchun came out of the carriage, he first looked at the strange probes in the distance, and smiled at the spies who were closest to him and wanted to see his face clearly.

Immediately, the spying's body was pierced by a crossbow arrow, and he fell straight down the street, and then, two hooklocks flew out of the alley, and the hooklocks grabbed the corpse and quickly shrank back.

Soon the streets were empty, except for a long, blinding streak of blood across the street.

Xia Wanchun was wearing a black mink fur, with a gold crown tied to his head, a red pom-pom on the gold crown, and a pair of deerskin boots under his feet.

When people walk by, they leave a rich fragrance behind them.

Four black-clothed men accompanied him, so when he entered the door, the four soldiers of Mu Tiantao's family stood side by side behind the door, blocking them from advancing, and they all looked nervous.

They could see the scene on the street just now, and the seemingly harmless teenager in front of them should be a very terrifying person.

"Go tell Mu Tiantao that my classmates are visiting."

Xia Wanchun smiled, then stopped, and after saying what he meant, he looked around at Mu Wangfu.

In fact, there is nothing to see in the Muwangfu in winter, the people in the capital generally do not plant these evergreen trees in the yard, so it is bare, the lotus pond has frozen, and there is no dry lotus, only the four golden words of "Fushou and longevity" on the wall can also see the former glory of Muwangfu.

After a while, Mu Tiantao walked out and saw Xia Wanchun with a very strange look on his face, but he still beckoned Xia Wanchun into the middle hall.

At this time, Mu Tiantao was still wearing armor, and the armor didn't look very clean, it seemed that he was basically in armor during this time.

"I also had a set of this shirt you wore back then."

After the woman who was saved by Mu Tiantao brought the tea, Mu Tiantao was a little emotional.

"Do you really want to have a big battle with Li Hongji in this capital?" Xia Wanchun did not touch the tea in Mu Wangfu, but took a wine gourd from the man in black, took out two silver cups, and filled them with wine.

Mu Tiantao also didn't touch Xia Wanchun's wine, picked up the tea and said to Xia Wanchun: "We must fight." ”

Xia Wanchun took a sip of warm wine and said, "For Da Ming? ”

Mu Tiantao shook his head and said, "For Mu Wangfu." ”

Xia Wanchun said: "Mu Wangfu may be in trouble, Zhang Bingzhong left Jiangxi, and the goal is directly aimed at Yungui. ”

Mu Tiantao said: "It's just your caged bird in Lantian, where can he go?" ”

Xia Wanchun took another sip of wine and said, "Mu Wangfu is worried. ”

"It is not Zhang Bingzhong who can make Mu Wangfu worried, but Yun Meng, who is close at hand."

Xia Wanchun nodded and said, "In that case, how about helping me carry a black cauldron?" ”

Mu Tiantao sneered: "Whoever carries the pot will carry it himself." ”

Xia Wanchun smiled: "You have more potential, you can carry a few more." ”

Mu Tiantao said: "You are not a person who is not responsible. ”

Xia Wanchun leaned closer to Mu Tiantao and said: "The situation has changed recently, my master is going to dominate the world, so my master's reputation must not be stained in any way, and in the same way, as a senior disciple of the master, I had better not be stained at all." ”

"Because Yun Meng can threaten Mu Wangfu, that's why you are so shameless to ask me to help you take the blame?"

Xia Wanchun took another sip of wine and said: "The eaves of my house are very low, and you are under the eaves again, so you can admit it." ”

Mu Tiantao took a sip of tea and said: "If I refuse to carry the pot, Mu Wangfu will encounter Zhang Bingzhong, if I am willing to help you carry the pot, Mu Wangfu will only face Yun Meng?" ”

Xia Wanchun nodded and said: "That's basically what it means, although Mu Wangfu is rotten, it obviously has no bad deeds, so please ask Uncle Meng to treat your Mu Wangfu as an ordinary gentleman, what do you think?" ”

Mu Tiantao said: "Mu Wangfu has been fighting with the Southwest Tusi for many years over the years, and his strength is not as good as before, there is no way to resist Zhang Bingzhong, and there is no strength to resist Yun Meng, so you use the lives of my brother and sister mother to threaten me?" ”

Xia Wanchun smiled: "You are a strong man, so I like to threaten you, unlike your mother, brother, and younger siblings are weaker, threatening them will make me lose face." ”

Mu Tiantao sighed and drank the tea in the teacup in one gulp, nodded and said: "My mother is a weak woman, although my brother is a man, he has a peaceful heart, it is better for you to threaten me through them."

Anyway, I'm already a broken jar, so you can just say, what kind of black pot are you going to let me carry and kill the emperor? ”

Xia Wanchun shook his head and said, "My master actually likes it very much, do you know?" ”

Mu Tiantao nodded and said, "Your Majesty does have blue eyes for me. ”

"So, I can't make you too miserable, otherwise, my master will be unhappy, so let's take your soldiers to surround Si Tianjian for ten days, and I will do something inside."

Hearing Xia Wanchun say this, Mu Tiantao's eyebrows were about to rise, and he pointed at Xia Wanchun and said, "Li Hongji is a giant, and you are a group of thieves." ”

Xia Wanchun poured himself another glass of wine and said: "We are rescuing and protecting the treasures of the Ming Dynasty, how can we say that we are thieves?" ”

Mu Tiantao ignored Xia Wanchun, walked around the ground twice with his fists clenched, and roared: "The rich families in the city have absconded overnight, but they always encounter robbers, these robbers are you, right?" ”

Xia Wanchun shook his head resolutely and said, "It's not us, I heard that the emperor asked you to do it." ”

"Dare to do it, do you dare to admit it?"

"Of course not, General Li Dingguo's army is going south, has already occupied Datong, and will arrive at Xuanfu in a few days, the purpose is King Qin, General Yunyang's army has also left Kaifeng, and is rushing to the capital King Qinwang, this is what I Lantian is doing brightly."

Mu Tiantao sneered: "Okay, I will stick to the capital until Li Dingguo and General Yunyang come." ”

Xia Wanchun said with a smile: "There's no need to fight so hard, keep your life and prepare to live a good life, my master said that those who die before dawn lose the most, so it's decided, you lead the troops to surround Si Tianjian for ten days, and I will do my thing." ”

Mu Tiantao smiled bitterly and said, "I want to bear the name of the thief, right?" ”

Xia Wanchun stood up and said, "That's right, if the treasures kept by Si Tianjian are gone, you will say to outsiders that they will be melted down and used as military funds." ”

"You took the money of the rich families, emptied the capital, and left a group of Kuhaha who had nowhere to go to defend the city with me, and these Kuhaha were the ones who welcomed Li Hongji into the city.

You took the last bit of Daming's bones and threw a puddle of rotten meat to me, you ......"

Xia Wanchun picked up the stove again and said lightly: "The motto of Yushan Academy says: Hardship and hardship, Yuru is successful!" What you suffer today will surely help you succeed in the future. ”

Mu Tiantao didn't say anything unfair, but stretched out his hand and said: "If you want Si Tianjian's baby, give money, if you want something else, give money, I can even help you transport it out of the city."

If you don't give money, I don't mind destroying these things, as long as you want it, you need to pay for it, otherwise, I don't mind making people angry in the capital. ”

Xia Wanchun stopped and looked at the resolute Mu Tiantao and said, "Okay, give me a price." ”

"Three hundred thousand taels."

Xia Wanchun continued to look at Mu Tiantao without saying a word.

"Two hundred thousand taels!"

"Okay, deal, you still have to help us get the "Yongle Quanshu" out."

After speaking, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Mu Tiantao and said, "In the cellar of the ninth family in Malt Hutong on Chang'an Street, there are 200,000 taels of silver, you can go and get it."

Tomorrow at dawn, some craftsmen from Lantian will be stationed in Si Tianjian, remember, ten days, at the same time, you also have to transfer those annoying Confucian students, so that our people can pack and transport the "Yongle Canon" away, which will take three days. ”

Mu Tiantao took the piece of paper and said in his arms, "Okay." ”

Xia Wanchun showed a smile on his face, and pressed Mu Tiantao's shoulder with one hand and said, "Things are done secretly, don't be known by the princess, otherwise, you will have a difficult dream in the future."

Seriously, you are really miserable now, if you don't die in the capital, I don't know how you will live in the future. ”

Mu Tiantao gritted his teeth and said, "Do you really hate me so much?" ”

Xia Wanchun shook his head and said: "I didn't hate it, but after my master scolded me in front of my two junior sisters and two junior brothers for taking you as an example, I felt that if I didn't make you any trouble, I was sorry for the anger I was suffering at the time." ”

Coming out of King Mu's Mansion, Xia Wanchun glanced back at the closed gate of King Mu's Mansion, sighed slightly, and got into the carriage and returned to the station.

Han Lingshan, who had slept well, had already gotten up at this time, and was sitting in the hall drinking tea and eating, when he saw Xia Wanchun coming back, he asked, "Everything is done?" ”

Xia Wanchun nodded and said, "It's done, it cost 200,000 taels of silver." ”

Han Lingshan smiled bitterly: "The silver at this time is a useless thing, not more than 200,000, so you even finished the matter of the Yongle Canon, right?" ”

Xia Wanchun said: "Mu Tiantao will practice soldiers and horses near Si Tianjian for ten days, and will also send someone to inform the old Confucian students who are guarding the Yongle Grand Canon that the emperor is going to transfer these heavy canons to the palace, so as not to let him be destroyed in the war." ”

Han Lingshan nodded and continued to eat.

After just two bites, I didn't have much appetite.

These days, I have been hanging out with the old Confucian students who guard the library for a long time, and I have a trace of respect for these people.

Although it is said that anyone who risks his life to protect what he wants to protect will always be awe-inspiring, and this is the case with these old Confucian students...... It's a pity that as long as they give an order from the emperor, even if a person with a ghost heart pretends to pass on the holy decree, they will obediently believe that they will hand over something more important than their own lives.

"Chongzhen, Chongzhen, you have failed so many people, how can you do it without dying?"

Han Lingshan angrily threw the chopsticks in his hand.

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