People are in the heavens, breeding pacesetters

"Jingzhong, you have always boasted that you are unrivaled in martial arts. If you were given a chance today, how confident would you be that you could deal with this person?"

Wei Zhongxian looked at someone and asked.

The man bowed, his eyebrows were thick but his eyes were bright, his nose was as high as a solitary peak, and his lips were evenly thin and angular.

The fortune teller says that if one has thick eyebrows and heavy eyes, he is afraid of his wife and is stingy with money.

This person is the adopted son of Wei Zhongxian, named Zhao Jingzhong, and is the second-ranking figure in Dongchang. Without a basket, it is impossible to be afraid of his wife.

But being stingy with money is perfect.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian take out 10,000 taels of silver for the transaction, Zhao Jingzhong persuaded Wei Zhongxian more than once to leave this small matter to him.

But Wei Zhongxian knew the importance of the treasure ship minutes and would rather spend ten thousand taels of silver than cause more trouble, so Zhao Jingzhong was quite dissatisfied.

However, Zhao Jingzhong only dared to be dissatisfied in his heart and did not dare to show it on the outside. It was not until Wei Zhongxian asked him if he could take down Zhang Jingyun that he calmed down.

Zhao Jingzhong smiled bitterly: "Daddy, you are joking. Fortunately, you are very perceptive and know every detail. If my son really uses tricks on that person, I'm afraid he will never have the chance to serve you again."

Are you kidding me? I'm running wildly with ten thousand taels of silver on my shoulders, and everyone present can't catch up with my bare hands. Is that a normal person? If he goes against such a person, how many heads on his neck can he chop off?

"Humph, I guess you are still self-aware."

Wei Zhongxian was not happy about spending ten thousand taels of silver, but it was a good deal to buy the key evidence that would completely overthrow the Donglin Party.

"Let's go back to Dongchang!"

Dozens of people in the group rushed back to Dongchang.

………

the other side.

Lu Wenzhao is still chasing Shen Lian and Pei Lun.

It took about three days to reach the vicinity of Yishan. Lu Wenzhao guarded a broken bridge. He expected that Shen Lian would pass by this place if he left by boat from Weihaiwei.

Sure enough, about two hours later.

Shen Lian and Pei Lun arrived in front of the broken bridge one after another.

Lu Wenzhao looked at Shen Lian and Pei Lun's horses. They were just ordinary market horses. Compared with Jin Yiwei's fine horses, their leg strength was much inferior.

In addition, Lu Wenzhao could change horses along the way and guard this choke point as quickly as possible. No matter how powerful Shen Lian and Pei Lun were, they would not be able to escape.

However, what surprised Lu Wenzhao.

There was not much surprise on the faces of Shen Lian and Pei Lun, and there was even a hint of schadenfreude on their faces, as if they had known the result for a long time.

"Lu Qianhu, long time no see!"

Pei Lun said to Lu Wenzhao in a strange way that there was an insurmountable obstacle between him and Lu Wenzhao, because Lu Wenzhao stabbed him in the back.

That night, if Pei Lun hadn't been wearing armor, Lu Wenzhao's stab in the back would not have hurt his vitals, and Ding Tai's thirty-six kilogram mace would have hit Pei Lun's body without breaking his bones.

Otherwise, how could Pei Lun escape?

"You healed pretty quickly."

Lu Wenzhao looked at the rosy-faced Pei Lun and said, "Even if a stab in the back is not fatal, it will take ten or eight days for an ordinary person to recover as before."

"It's all Lu Qianhu's mercy!"

Pei Lun's playful eyes were full of sarcasm. He was disdainful of Lu Wenzhao, and he actually colluded with people from the Jianghu to stab him in the back.

"I'm curious, how dare you two appear in front of us, knowing that you have been arrested?" Lu Wenzhao asked.

Shen Lian said at the right time: "Master Lu may not have figured out who is arresting whom. Although there are four of you, there are also many of us!"

The words fell.

Dozens of figures emerged from the woods.

Lu Wenzhao's pupils shrank, and he had an unpleasant feeling: "Shen Lian, I underestimated you, you actually have accomplices?"

"Lu Qianhu, stay safe!"

A slightly fat and heavy figure walked out slowly. Lu Wenzhao recognized this person. This person was Zhang Ying of the Jinyiwei Baihu, a lackey of Wei Zhongxian.

Seeing Zhang Ying, Lu Wenzhao hurriedly said: "Zhang Baihu came just in time to capture the traitors Shen Lian and Pei Lun and bring them to the factory owner."

Zhang Ying sneered and said, "Lu Qianhu still doesn't know that Lord Shen Lian has been favored by the factory boss and has now been promoted to Jin Yiwei Qianhu.

We are arresting you again on the orders of Shen Qianhu. The factory boss already knows that you, Guo Zhen, and Dong Lin conspired to assassinate the emperor, so why don't you just arrest them? "

Lu Wenzhao felt as if his head was struck by lightning.

The corners of his mouth trembled, and he looked at Shen Lian in disbelief: "Shen Lian! How have I treated you in the past eight years? Don't you even know it in your heart?

Your life-saving grace should have been repaid a long time ago. I was the one who pressured you to kill Ling Yunkai, and I was the one who pressured you to collect Hokusai's paintings. Are you betraying me? "

Shen Lian was silent for a moment and said, "Shen Lian understands, but you and I can't help ourselves. Mr. Lu, I just want a way to survive!"

"You cut off your life with your own hands!"

Lu Wenzhao roared at him, "You are so obsessed that you asked Ling Yunkai to kill Beizhai with one knife. How could there be so many things? For the sake of a woman, you and your colleagues will kill you whenever you ask, and you actually ask me if I want to live?"

Shen Lian was speechless.

He really couldn't bear to see Ling Yunkai torture Beizhai, save someone he shouldn't have saved, and commit the crime of murdering Jin Yiwei for the sake of a woman.

In the end, the woman was someone else’s woman.

Next to Shen Lian, Zhang Ying felt confused. He seemed to have heard something he shouldn't have heard. Shen Lian, who trusted Qianhu Jinyiwei, actually murdered his colleagues...

After this! Who dares to do things for him?

Pei Lun had already guessed that Ling Yunkai's death was closely related to Shen Lian, but he didn't expect that Lu Wenzhao had known about it for a long time and deliberately concealed it.

Even from his words, Pei Lun understood why Lu Wenzhao stabbed him in the back, because in the Battle of Saarhu eight years ago, there was one survivor who was Lu Wenzhao.

"Made!" Pei Lun twitched the corner of his mouth.

He deduced that Shen Lian was conspired by Guo Zhen to assassinate the emperor. In fact, he was completely wrong, but he got it right and almost found out that Lu Wenzhao was the culprit.

No wonder he got stabbed.

"Master Lu, let's just go ahead and arrest him. The factory owner said that after you reveal your Donglin Party accomplices, we can consider sparing your lives."

Shen Lian spoke again.

Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiying looked at each other, speechless. The two of them drew out the five-foot-long Miao knife at the same time. The Miao knife held by Ding Baiying had a curved blade, while the knife used by Lu Wenzhao had an overall ratio. The two faced each other back to back, while Ding Chong and Ding Tai were scattered around. , forming a triangular army formation.

"It's this trick again!"

Last time, Shen Lian suffered a loss due to the formation and did not know Ding Baiying's background, so she cut off the Xiuchundao.

This time, Shen Lian sacrificed the ancestral embroidered spring knife.

His Embroidered Spring Sword was not an ordinary commodity. It was a gift from the emperor for having made great contributions to his ancestors. There were only a dozen of them in the entire dynasty.

Shen Lian stepped forward and actually wanted to fight one against two. Ding Baiying and Lu Wenzhao attacked from the left and right, fully displaying the characteristics of Xinyou's sword technique, which is suitable for the battlefield.

Shen Lian was forced by the light of the sword and was unable to get close. The Xiuchun sword was only three feet away, and its damage range was nearly half that of the Miao sword.

His sword couldn't cut Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiying, but the Miao swords of Lu and Ding hit them hard like machetes, causing Shen Lian's energy and blood to surge.

Suddenly, he thought of the battle in the archives a few days ago. Zheng Zhangban, who was good at using the meteor hammer, put one hand on the ground and rotated the shovel behind him like a top. At this critical moment, Shen Lian actually understood the essence.

I saw Shen Lian holding the ground with one hand and using a rotating sliding shovel, rushing behind Ding Baiying and slashing with a knife. Ding Baiying remained calm in the face of danger, took a deep breath, and once again used the sword-drawing technique that cut off Shen Lian's embroidered spring sword that day.

Ding!

There was a crisp sound, and Shen Lian's embroidered spring knife was not broken.

Ding Baiying's complexion suddenly changed, and Shen Lian actually changed his hands. He moved the Xiuchun Dao from his right hand to his left hand and slashed across Ding Baiying's calf.

Lu Wenzhao slashed down with his sword. Shen Lian slid his shovel again, dodged Lu Wenzhao's Miao sword, and also came behind him and slashed across with his sword.

Lu Wenzhao reacted very quickly, and Ao Bu's sword turned around, turning the clouds to see the sun, and swung it up from Shen Lian's belly to the door in front of him. The blade suddenly rose, and Shen Lian had to force the Xiuchun sword in front of him to block the Miao sword. However, the person was also picked up several meters away by Miao Dao and smashed to the ground.

"Sir, are you okay?"

Zhang Ying had long heard that Lu Wenzhao was nicknamed Bloody Hands Human Slaughter, but now he saw that he was truly worthy of his reputation. He was completely different from the impression he had of Lu Wenzhao, who was flirting with others.

"What are you doing standing still? Come on!"

Pei Lun led dozens of Jinyi guards to fight and surrounded Ding Chong and Ding Tai. Only Zhang Ying stayed out of the matter. He was a paid pawn, how dare he go up and fight with real swords and spears.

"Sir, I will wave the flag to cheer you up."

Zhang Ying said weakly.

Pei Lun is holding a four-foot-long black gold stick. This stick is a knife-clip stick with a sharp knife hidden in it so that he can sneak attack his opponent when necessary.

"waste!"

Pei Lun cursed and then faced Ding Tai. After being attacked by Lu Wenzhao, Ding Tai gave him a mace that almost shattered his chest.

After Pei Lun pretended to entangle with Ding Tai for a few times, he suddenly turned around and unscrewed the black gold stick, revealing a sharp knife and piercing Ding Tai's shoulder.

puff!

The sharp knife entered his body, and the mace fell from Ding Tai's hand. His shoulder was nailed through, and he was no longer able to fight. Pei Lun said to everyone at the right time: "The factory owner will live!"

Dozens of Jinyi guards did not dare to kill Ding Chong, and it took a lot of trouble to capture him. Pei Lun turned to look at Shen Lian again.

Even though Shen Lian was fighting one against two, he was still not defeated, and he was able to tangle with the two of them with ease, which shows how difficult he is to deal with.

Lu Wenzhao's eyes were red.

Years of plotting were completely reduced to ashes today, and they even had to hook up with their junior sister and nephew. If they hooked up with Ding Xiu, that would be fine. They wouldn't feel bad, but Ding Chong and Ding Tai were so obedient. How innocent would it be to die with him?

"Junior sister, let's go! I'll stop them!" Lu Wenzhao knew he had no way out, but Ding Baiying was different.

There was no need for her to get involved.

"Brother, do you think I can still escape?"

Lu Wenzhao looked around, and the Jinyi guards came around and wrapped the two of them tightly. If they could escape, it would be King Xiang who was still alive.

"Catch them alive!"

Pei Lun waved his hand and asked people to come forward.

Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiying cooperated, and with the flash of their swords, they killed more than ten people, but after the battle, their bodies were covered with scars.

"Send unicorn smoke!"

Suddenly, all Jin Yiwei's faces were covered with black cloth. The black cloth was soaked with some kind of liquid. Then one person took out a wooden tube as thick as an arm and blew it at Lu Wenzhao and Lu Wenzhao with his mouth.

Yellow-green gas enveloped the two of them.

Qilin smoke was accidentally discovered by one of the alchemists in the palace during the Jiajing period, named Lan Shenxian. Ordinary people would lose their mind after taking a few breaths, and even breathing too much could even be life-threatening. The output of this product is very small, and Wei Zhongxian specially designed it this time. Take out the treasure for Shen Lian to capture Lu Wenzhao.

Lu Wenzhao was heartbroken. He had made up his mind that even if he died, he would not be captured by Shen Lian, and Wei Zhongxian would never hear any useful information from him.

The Miao knife was held horizontally, and Lu Wenzhao wanted to kill himself.

puff!

A crisp sound stopped Lu Wenzhao.

He turned his head and looked with a shocked expression. Pei Lun stabbed him in the back with a knife stick and looked at him with a smile.

"Master Lu, our account is settled!"

Pei Lun took back his knife stick. When Ding Baiying saw it, he was so distracted that he didn't even bother to hold his breath. He shouted loudly but inhaled the unicorn smoke and fell to the ground.

"Oh, I'll go!"

Pei Lun quickly carried Ding Baiying and Lu Wenzhao and rushed out of the range of the Qilin Smoke. A group of Jin Yiwei quickly wrapped their faces with wet black cloth, and then waved their robes to fan away the remaining Qilin Smoke.

"If this bitch dies, we will be useless as well." Pei Lun and Shen Lian looked at each other with fearful expressions on their faces.

"It's okay. He can save you even if you're about to die. She just took a few puffs of Kirin, and the dose wasn't very large."

Shen Lian felt relieved after checking.

A group of Jinyi guards then returned to the capital with the four of them, and then they were all imprisoned in the imperial prison, waiting for the factory official Wei Zhongxian to personally order the disposal.

………

On the other hand, Wei Zhongxian didn't even bother to interrogate Lu Wenzhao because of one thing, because someone he had asked to see many times finally agreed to see him.

That was King Xin, the emperor's only younger brother.

It had been more than twenty days since the emperor fell into the water. Wei Zhongxian, who had lost his biggest supporter, always hoped that King Xin could see him.

However, King Xin was suspicious and never gave him a chance. He only tried to prevaricate him by saying that he was not in compliance with the rules. Indeed, meeting Wei Zhongxian at this time was suspected of rebellion.

Wei Zhongxian failed to do so, but he was not in a hurry. After all, even if King Xin ascended the throne, it was up to him, Wei Zhongxian, to decide whether the Ming Dynasty would be in chaos or not.

If we want to keep the Ming Dynasty's broken ship going, only Wei Zhongxian can do it for the time being. Wei Zhongxian understands this and can rest assured.

He has a clear understanding of himself.

When the Ming Dynasty needs him, he has to stand up and do things, even if he bears the infamy and makes money for the royal family, these are things he can't help.

There will be a day when Ming Dynasty doesn’t need him.

Wei Zhongxian could also predict it, but it is certain that it will not happen in the past few years after the new emperor ascends the throne, unless the new emperor is a fool.

Only a fool would attack him in advance.

What all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty understood is that eunuchs will never rebel and will always be pushed out to take the blame at the right time.

Wei Zhongxian is a smart man.

It's a pity that he really met the stupid emperor.

………

The meeting place is Qingfeng Teahouse.

King Xin was also very nervous. He practiced the dialogue repeatedly, and in his mind was the person's specific training for him. When he saw Wei Zhongxian for the first time, he must tremble, but he could not kneel down to him.

No matter how awesome Wei Zhongxian is, he still understands.

If the future Emperor of the Ming Dynasty kneels down to him, he will not be far from death. No matter his dignity or face, he will not be allowed to live.

"Factory Master...save Xiao Wang...no, I need to be more excited, otherwise it will be like acting, yes, I have to hold on to Wei Zhongxian's robe..."

Xinwang tried it many times and found it good.

"Bring Wei Zhongxian in."

After a while, Zhang Jingyun came in with Wei Zhongxian. The two of them half-knelt in front of King Xin and looked at King Xin's back.

"So you are a believer in the king."

Wei Zhongxian looked at Zhang Jingyun meaningfully, which meant that the treasure ship minutes were sold to him by King Xin on Zhang Jingyun's instruction.

"Hoo ho ho! It's getting more and more interesting..."

Wei Zhongxian was extremely excited.

After controlling the government for so many years, he finally made an unexpected move. King Xin was secretly supporting him in suppressing the Donglin Party?

At the right time, King Xin turned around.

There were tears in his eyes and his eyes were red. When he saw Wei Zhongxian, his body couldn't help but tremble. He slipped and bent down to grab Wei Zhongxian's robe.

"Mr. Factory, you have to save Xiao Wang!"

Wei Zhongxian was confused by his amazing operation, "His Royal Highness, King Xin, has really broken this slave. I wonder where you start with these words?"

After saying that, Wei Zhongxian helped King Xin up.

King Xin's face was full of tears, and he said with fear on his face: "Xiao Wang... has a confidante, but I didn't expect that she is a member of the Donglin Party. She also... also conspired with Guo Zhen and Qianhu Lu Wenzhao to assassinate... the emperor! Xiao Wang I’m afraid I’ll be implicated to death!”

Wei Zhongxian also had a bright face: "Oh, there is such a thing. Your Highness, you are in big trouble this time..."

"Please save me, Mr. Factory!"

King Xin was so frightened that he was about to kneel down. Wei Zhongxian's heart was filled with confusion. How could he survive if he knelt down?

"Your Highness has really broken this servant. I wonder how your Highness wants me to save you?" Wei Zhongxian looked surprised and confused, but still asked.

King Xin grabbed Wei Zhongxian's hand and cried, "Listen to the factory boss. From now on, everything will be decided by the factory boss... I just ask the factory boss to save Xiao Wang's life..."

Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian finally heard what he wanted to hear. Isn't this what he wanted? With this sentence, what does it matter whether the Ming Dynasty changed its emperor or not?

"Don't worry, Your Highness, this servant is aware of this matter. Now His Majesty is seriously ill. In a few days, His Majesty may order His Majesty to enter the palace. The future of the Ming Dynasty will still fall on your shoulders!"

Wei Zhongxian said slowly.

King Xin was horrified: "It all depends on the factory owner."

"Your Highness, this person has heard too many things. Could it be that..." Wei Zhongxian's eyes fell on Zhang Jingyun and he was unsure.

King Xin said: "Back to the factory, Mr., that confidante was dealt with by him personally, and he also took back the treasure ship minutes. He is the person Xiao Wang trusts the most."

"Oh~ I'm relieved then. There's one more thing. Lu Wenzhao has actually been captured by Dongchang, but he seems unwilling to speak."

Wei Zhongxian said awkwardly.

King Xin quickly promised: "Please don't worry, Mr. Factory, I will ask Guard Ding to take my token with me later. Lu Wenzhao will understand when he sees it."

Wei Zhongxian was completely relieved.

King Xin is so humble that he even sold out the Donglin Party. What capital does he have to compete with him? The sky of Ming Dynasty will become clear again!

After Wei Zhongxian leaves.

King Xin quickly helped Zhang Jingyun who was kneeling on one knee, and then he knelt on the ground in front of Zhang Jingyun and apologized: "Sir, there were so many people just now, it was my fault to ask you to kneel down, I will kneel down for you!"

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