Man Gui rushed to Chongzhen's front and began to look up and down nervously, "Blood, blood...", one of his subordinates suddenly pointed at Chongzhen's neck and shouted.

Man Gui, who was killed from the pile of dead people, looked at the little blood stain on Chongzhen's neck, and was even more frightened than when he was stabbed in the shoulder by the enemy.

He muttered to Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Zhu Youzhen touched his neck with his left hand, put his hand in front of his eyes and saw that there was only a little blood, so he interrupted what Man Gui said: "There is no need, my surname is Zhu, and the general can call me Zhu Gongzi." ”

Man Gui suddenly felt a little relieved, since His Majesty was unwilling to reveal his identity, then the crime of not being able to protect the people present in time would not be there.

Man Gui didn't even want to think about his fateful fate now, he only hoped that the emperor would not be angry with him and the others.

"Let me go, don't stop me." Zhu Youzhen pushed aside an officer who was blocking in front of him, and just happened to see Wusheng bending down to apologize with his fists in front of the two maids.

Li Yuexian and the green pothos who had just woken up hurriedly got up to return the salute, their faces looking very nervous.

After apologizing to the two maids in a rude voice, he stood there with his hands in his hands, waiting for Chongzhen's fate without saying a word.

Seeing the nervous appearance of the marshal and his colleagues towards this young man, he knew that the identity of this young man was probably very precious, but at this time he let go of everything, and he didn't even want to say a word to the young man begging for mercy, even if the colleagues around him kept giving him a look.

Wuxing began to think of the past: after the fall of Shenyang, the family escaped from the city. On the way to Quang Ninh, he met two Jiannu scouts, who were stabbed in the face and fell to the ground.

When he awoke, he found that the two Jiannu were resting not far away, his mother was being forced to cook for them, his two younger sisters were tied together, and his father, grandfather, and uncle were lying near him, apparently dead for a long time.

For the scene at that time, Wu Ming remembers it very clearly. Two Jiannu, one of whom was facing him sideways, fell asleep against the roots of a tree, and the other with his back to him was counting the belongings found from the intercepted civilians.

Jiannu, who had his back to him, was about 5 steps away from him, and Jiannu's weapon was placed casually beside him. It seemed that if he took a few steps, he would be able to take the knife to avenge his family and save his mother and sister.

But he looked at the knife and thought a lot, but he couldn't move a finger. The eldest sister, who had been crying, seemed to have found out that he was not dead, and had been looking forward to him, but seeing that he was not moving, she finally turned her head away and stopped looking in his direction.

Until the sleeping Jiannu was awakened, he couldn't do anything. After eating the meal prepared by their mother, the two Jiannu planned to leave.

But it was obviously difficult for two horses to take three women, and the two Jiannu only discussed a few words, and then drew their knives and slashed his mother, killing people seemed to these Jiannu as simple as drinking water.

When his mother died, he didn't move, but closed his eyes and prayed that the two Jiannu would leave with them quickly.

But the two younger sisters were obviously stimulated and seemed to want to fight with Jiannu. It wasn't until he heard the two Jian Nu scolding and leaving in his ears that he dared to open his eyes again and look at the situation around him.

The two younger sisters he originally thought would be taken away by Jiannu also died under Jiannu's knife. Looking at the corpses of his family all over the ground, he just lost his mind for a moment, and then fled in a hurry, forgetting to even bury his family.

Not knowing hunger and forgetting sleep, he walked for a day and two nights before escaping from the army of Jiannu.

Since then, he has forgotten his name and is afraid of sleep, because once he falls asleep, he can see his eldest sister who can't close his eyes.

This torture made him think that if he should have rushed up and grabbed the knife in the first place, maybe his life would not be the way it is now.

The more annoyed I was at what I did, the more I hated myself now. And with his hands empty, he ran to Shanhaiguan and became a soldier in order to fill his stomach.

He was about to be tormented by his own memories and went crazy, and after going to the battlefield, he wanted these Jiannu to send him to meet his family, so he would appear in the most dangerous place every battle.

However, things are so unpredictable, and when he wants to see his family in Huangquan, death begins to avoid him.

His crazy actions on the battlefield were favored by Man Gui, and finally became a personal soldier of the commander.

But today, in the guild hall in the capital, the scars of his past were once again bloodily revealed, and this time he finally realized that escaping the past could not make him forget his remorse for his family.

The regret that had been stored in his heart for a long time had been covered up by his anger against the world in the past, but now it was completely aroused by this young man. At this moment, his heart was empty, and he had a feeling that everything was lost.

Zhu Youzhen nodded at the two maids and said, "You guys go to the side first, and then you will sing a few happy tunes." ”

Li Yuexian couldn't help but glance up at Chongzhen, answered, and walked down with the pothos.

Only then did Zhu Youzhen turn around and say to Man Gui and other generals: "All the monarchs are the pillars of my Ming Dynasty, and they are the guardians of the Ming Dynasty. I don't have anything to repay you, so let me toast you as a token of appreciation. ”

Man Gui and the others are still drinking there now, only hoping that this nightmare will end soon, but it is obvious that this young man will not do as they want.

"Someone's coming." Zhu Youzhen shouted, and suddenly a group of people rushed in, led by Lian Shanxiang.

It turned out that Wang Chengen went to call Lian Shanxiang as soon as he went out, and listening to the words in the banquet hall, they didn't know what was going on inside, and they didn't dare to rush in for a while.

Chongzhen's voice also made them think that the time had come to arrest people and ask them for crimes. Zhu Youzhen looked at the more than 10 guards who rushed in, and couldn't help but say in surprise: "I'm asking the servants of the same hall to bring a few jars of wine, why do you all come in?" Get out. ”

Now Wang Chengen quit, "Son, let's let the old slave serve by his side..."Looking at Wang Chengen, who was begging hard, Zhu Youzhen could only say, "Then except for you and Lian Shanxiang, everyone else will withdraw, and by the way, let them send the wine to the two altars." ”

Wang Chengen and Lian Shanxiang glanced at each other, and Lian Shanxiang finally opened his mouth and let the brocade guard behind him exit the banquet hall.

After instructing the servants of the guild hall to re-serve the wine and food, Chongzhen, who was sitting at the top, looked at the cup in front of him and said: "I want to pay tribute to the soldiers guarding the border pass, how can the frontier warriors use such a small cup to bring a bowl for me." ”

When the servants changed into a set of dishes and chopsticks, Zhu Youzhen picked up the bowl and began to toast to the officers, the bowl was the size of an adult's fist.

Before Chongzhen came in, what entertained Man Gui and others was a banquet, and they drank the imperial wine brought by Gao Qiqian from the palace.

The imperial liquor brewed in the palace includes "Mandian Xiang", "Neifa Liquor", "Taixi White", "Golden Stem Dew" and other fine wines, among which "Mandian Xiang" and "Neifa Liquor" are regarded as treasures, which are basically specially given to the emperor to drink.

"Taixi White" is thick but not greasy, and "Golden Stem Dew" is clear but not cold, thick but not hurtful, and is called the gentleman in wine.

Gao Qiqian brought two jars of "Golden Stem Dew", but although this wine was praised by the scholars, it was not liked by Man Gui and others.

The current Ming Dynasty is not a peaceful world, and they, the generals guarding the Guanning defense line, are like waiting for death every day, and the military service system of the Ming Dynasty is not said to be discharged, this kind of day with no end in sight, can only be relieved by drinking or sounding.

Although the "Golden Stem Dew" is good, it is a little less flavorful, and now the wine re-served in the hall is strong, but it is more suitable for the appetite of these generals.

At first, Zhu Youzhen thought that the alcohol content of the Ming Dynasty was not too high, but he forgot that the current body was not an old driver who had been tested for a long time in later generations, so he obviously drank high after a round of wine.

In the afternoon of this day, outside the Hutong of Dongcheng North Bridge, a carriage stopped here.

After Wu Xiang, who was dressed as an outsider, got out of the carriage, he sent the coachman away, and then walked towards the alley alone. There is a small Du's leather store in this alley, and after Wu Xiang entered the door, there were men who came up to serve.

Wu Xiang opened his mouth to the guy who greeted him and asked, "Isn't Shopkeeper Zhao here?" I'm here to pick up the leather goods I ordered the day before yesterday. ”

The guy who was originally smiling suddenly glanced at him vigilantly, and then asked tentatively, "May I ask the guest officer's surname?" ”

Wu Xiang tidied up his clothes and said indifferently: "The surname is Huang." ”

The guy immediately said respectfully: "Ao, this guest officer, Shopkeeper Zhao is in the backyard, please follow the villain." ”

After passing through a hanging flower gate and passing through a sandwich road, a small cross-courtyard suddenly appeared in front of Wu Xiang, and the smell of the yard permeated the yard, which looked like it was a warehouse stacked with leather goods.

Wu Xiang stayed in the open space in the courtyard, and the man stepped forward and knocked on the door of the wing, and a middle-aged man walked out.

The guy respectfully said a few words to the middle-aged man and then turned around and left the courtyard, and the middle-aged man stood on the steps and observed Wu Xiang for a while before he said suspiciously: "Why didn't Yuan Chongyu come?" ”

Wu Xiang's face remained unchanged and said: "This is not what you should ask, after meeting Master Hou, I will explain." ”

Shopkeeper Zhao nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then you should go into the house first." He said and stepped out of the way.

After leading Wu Xiang into the door, Shopkeeper Zhao carefully closed the door and led him into the inner room.

There were no windows in the inner room, so after entering the door, Wu Xiang felt that it was dark in front of him. It took a moment to get a faint view of the interior of the room.

The small room, except for a bed and a large wooden cabinet, was a shelf with stacked accounts.

This made Wu Xiang, who came here for the first time, feel a little puzzled, and he didn't know what the mystery was here. But soon the large wooden cabinet was opened, and a passage appeared inside, and Shopkeeper Zhao motioned for him to hurry in.