Yang Sichang's gaze swept over the map spread out on the table, took a deep breath, and said, "The Lion King Conference Palace in the capital city of Duanyang Festival was attacked, and the prince and princess were kidnapped, Young Master Hua should know something, right?"

Hua Bushi said: "At that time, the younger brother happened to be on Tianqiao Street, and he knew a little about this matter."

Yang Sichang said: "Among the assassins who attacked the palace, three people were killed on the spot, Dongchang traced their identities and origins, but found out that it was the personal guards brought by the prince of Luoyang Fuwang to Beijing, and now the king of Fu has become the biggest suspect of the mastermind assassination, and the prince Zhu Yousong has been placed under house arrest by Jinyiwei and cannot leave the post one step. ”

When Hua Bushi met with Cao Duyun a few days ago, he already knew about these situations, and when he heard Yang Sichang talk about it again, he just nodded slightly and did not answer.

Yang Sichang stared at the eldest young master, paused slightly, and then said: "The thing that Sichang wants to ask Young Master Hua for help is to help King Fu clear his suspicions, so as not to let the innocent be wronged!"

Hua Bushi was stunned when he heard this, and said: "The younger brother is just a person in the rivers and lakes, and he has no power or position in the imperial court, where is there a way to exonerate King Fu? Brother Yang wants me to do this, but I am afraid that I am looking for the wrong person!"

Yang Sichang said with a straight face: "Today, the only one who can save the king is Young Master Hua, and Sichang will definitely not find the wrong person." ”

He pointed out the tent with his hand and said, "The thirteen caravans outside are full of gold and jewelry, worth no less than one million silver taels, these are all gifts for Young Master Hua. ”

When the caravan drove into the camp earlier, everyone could see that the ruts were very deep, and the contents of the caravan were really not light, but they did not expect that it was full of gold, silver and jewelry!

Even if the rudder of the "Evil Dog Gate" is now spread all over the Seven Realms, and it is very profitable to do ocean-going cargo trade on Okura Island, but one million silver taels is also an astronomical amount for Hua Bushi, and it is even more impossible for Yang Sichang to have these wealths, presumably all from the richest rich man in the Great Tomorrow, King Fu of Luoyang.

In order to clear the charge of assassinating the prince, King Fu can be said to have invested a lot of blood, and this Yang Xiaoguan is really a lobbyist for King Fu.

Hua Bushi pondered for a long time before he said: "Brother Sichang gave such a huge amount of money, I believe that no one in this world can not be moved, but I don't know what Brother Tai wants me to do, so that King Fu can get rid of his crimes?"

Yang Sichang said: "On the day of the attack on the palace on Tianqiao Street in the capital, someone deliberately framed and blamed King Fu, does Young Master Hua know who is behind the scenes?"

Hua Bushi said: "Brother Yang, don't you want to find out the truth of the matter to prove King Fu's innocence? In the opinion of the younger brother, this move may not be feasible, since the other party has set up this situation, even if we know the mastermind behind the scenes, it is in vain if we do not have enough evidence." ”

Yang Sichang said: "What Young Master Hua said is good. However, as long as one thing is done, there is no very definite evidence, and the Holy Lord will also believe that King Fu is innocent, and to achieve this, it is necessary for Young Master Hua to help him. ”

Hua Bushi's mind turned quickly, and said, "Brother Yang wants the younger brother to find the prince and the princess and send them to you?"

If King Fu can rescue the kidnapped prince and princess, he can win the trust of Emperor Zhu Youzhen, and it will be much easier to clear his name.

Yang Sichang smiled slightly and said, "Young Master Hua is really smart. However, what Sichang wanted to ask his brother to do was not only to hand them over to me, but to borrow the power of the 'Evil Dog Gate' to assist me in escorting the two Chitose back to the capital. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Brother Yang wants the younger brother to help send the prince and princess back to Beijing?"

Yang Sichang said: "Not bad. He pointed to the map on the table and said, "You and I know very well where the prince and princess are now, and now the distribution of officials, soldiers, and horses in the area of Hu Mancheng, Young Master Hua must have found out, right?"

Hua Bushi said: "The three road officers and soldiers are divided into fifty miles southwest of Human City, and the Jinyi Guard Imperial Forest Army is in the middle, and they are sandwiched by the people and horses of the state capitals of Jinjing and Beizhili. ”

Yang Sichang nodded and said, "That's right." Young Master Hua should know about the dispute between the three parties in the court, and now among the three people, two are under the jurisdiction of Donglin, and one is under the leadership of the eunuch party, their purpose is to snatch the prince, as long as the prince is out of the Hu Barbarian Village, these two parties will inevitably have a tear and kill. ”

Hua Bushi pondered intently, and Xiong Bailing, who was sitting on the side, opened his mouth and asked, "How can Yang Guanren say this?

Xiong Bailing had already asked this once before, but he was interrupted by the disciple of the visitor, and Hua Bushi did not have time to answer in detail.

But he heard Yang Sichang say: "Now the party struggle between the DPRK and China is life and death, although they have the heart to fight in normal times, they do not dare to act rashly, but at this time they will be unscrupulous." Just because as long as anyone can snatch the prince in his hands and send him back to Beijing, he will be able to make a great contribution immediately, and before that, he was fighting with each other, which can be said to be an expedient act to rescue the prince. Moreover, the Donglin Party has Lu Xiangsheng's 'Tianxiong Army' on its side, and it is stronger in terms of combat power, so it will not hesitate. ”

Xiong Bailing said: "They are so bold and reckless, aren't they afraid that Cao Duyun will sue them after returning to the capital?"

Yang Sichang said: "It is not a day or two that the three parties of the DPRK and China have attacked each other, that is, they have returned to Beijing, who will first complain to the saint is still between the two theories, the Donglin Party has both the great merit of saving the car, and it is not impossible to take the opportunity to pull the Cao family off the horse." ”

Xiong Bailing said: "But with such a random accusation, the emperor only needs to ask the princess or the prince, and the matter will be understood?"

Yang Sichang smiled slightly and said: "The crown prince is not yet ten years old, it is not difficult to make a child obedient, and although Princess Kunyi is older, who can guarantee that she can save her life in the battle between the two armies?"

The sinister nature of the struggle in the officialdom of the imperial court is no worse than that of the rivers and lakes, and its conspiracy and calculation and ruthlessness of its methods are even more than that.

Although Yang Sichang did not say it explicitly, Xiong Bailing could also imagine that once the Donglin Party succeeded, it would be easy to kill the princess, and there were many ways to make a child say the corresponding confession.

Xiong Bailing said: "In this way, the Donglin Party is bound to win the prince this time?"

Yang Sichang said: "That's right, you must know that Lu Xiangsheng was originally the governor of Xuanda stationed in Shanxi, and he led his military horses into Zhili without following the holy order, and he had already committed a big ban. ”

He sighed slightly, and said: "King Fu is extremely important to the 'Five Kings Party', if this time is convicted and falls, this party will have no place in the court, and the shili of this party is mostly scattered in the southern provinces, and there are really no soldiers and horses to call in the area of North Zhili, if not, how could Sichang come to beg Young Master Hua for help." ”

Hua Bushi said: "As Brother Yang said, the Donglin Party is bound to win the prince, and the combat power of Lu Xiangsheng's 'Tianxiong Army' is so strong, now Hua Bushi has only two hundred disciples, how can he fight against their thousands of elite soldiers and horses, and it is not empty talk to escort the prince back to the capital?"

Yang Sichang said: "Now within the North Zhili, Donglin and the eunuch party are facing each other, most of the soldiers and horses of the state capitals have gathered near Hu Mancheng, and the rest are also under mutual surveillance, only the two hundred men and horses of Young Master Hua have not been coerced, so I said that Young Master Hua is the only person who can help King Fu at the moment." As for how to take the prince back to the capital, Si Chang has already made a plan, and he will not let Young Master Hua's men and horses fight hard with Lu Xiangsheng's 'Tianxiong Army'. ”

Hua Bushi's eyes flashed, and he said, "Oh? But I don't know what Brother Sichang's plan is?"

Yang Sichang stretched out his hand and took the map from the table, spread it between himself and Hua Bushi, pointed to the top of the map and said: "Now the west and south sides of Humanzhai have been blocked by the officials and troops of the three routes, and the east side of the city is against Banbi Mountain, which is also impassable, so there is only a feasible road left in the north. ”

Chu Yiyi said: "The north of Hu Man City is the Luan River, and the crossing of the river is blocked by mountains and the Great Wall for fifty miles, which not only runs counter to the direction of going to the capital, but also the two ways of the Donglin Party only need to move slightly, and they can form a joint encirclement trend, completely blocking the way back, and they can't escape at all." ”

Yang Sichang smiled slightly and said, "Young Master Hua, do you still remember Yu Jue?"

Hua Bushi said: "What Brother Yang said was the chief soldier of Huaiqing Mansion back then?"

Five years ago, when he was in Yujing, Hua Bushi had helped Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and other 36 battalions of righteous troops to besiege Huaiqing City, and once they could not be attacked, Zuihou narrowly won with ingenuity.

Yang Sichang said: "Yes, Yu Jue is a protégé of Sichang, who suffered a defeat in Yujing, was cut off from his official position by the Ministry of War, and was almost imprisoned. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Since Yu Jue is a general, he should be able to have hundreds of men and horses under his command, but if he wants to confront Lu Xiangsheng's 'Tianxiong Army', he is still blocking the car. ”

He looked at the map and found the location of Xifengkou, his expression suddenly moved, and said, "Brother Yang doesn't want the prince to go out of Xifengkou?"

Yang Sichang nodded with a smile and said, "That's right." We went out from Xifengkou, ran 300 miles west by light car, and then came in through Baima Pass, and we could go straight to Beijing. Zhang Fengyi and Lu Xiangsheng both thought that the prince was going to return to Beijing to the southwest of Hu Manzhai, and they never imagined that we would send him out of the customs. ”

Chu Yiyi said: "Outside the gate is the territory of the Manchu Hu people, as the crown prince, if they are taken away outside the pass, it will be very dangerous!"