The Huai River has just thawed in mid-February, and the weather is still very cold.
In the Xiuxi mine in Tongbai Mountain, Zhao Zheng struggled to drag the cart filled with ore out of the mine along the wooden rails. The hemp rope was deeply tied into the muscles of his neck; half-shirtless, he
Beads of sweat rolled down his stiff muscles.
"Our Grand Duke is now more and more able to endure hardships and stand hard work, and his mind is no longer confused. Now he knows how to go to the mines early in the morning to earn wages. He is really preparing to save money to officially marry the Wang family's widow back home to warm her bed.
Ah? I don’t think you should waste this effort. You don’t make as much money as the Widow of the Wang family, so you might as well save some energy and pound it a few more times at night to make the Widow of the Wang family happy!”
Seeing Zhao Yi pulling the little rider's legs and climbing out of the mine, the miners who were squatting in front of the mine hut eating breakfast all made fun of him, and some unscrupulously glanced at Widow Wang who was standing next to the food load.
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Although the coat was worn out, had several patches on it, and looked bulky when worn, Widow Wang tied it with a straw rope in order to carry the load full of steamed buns, wheat cakes and gruel to the mine for sale.
Tighten your waist and hold up your bulging breasts.
Looking at Widow Wang's face which is slightly dark, but can be regarded as pretty and upright, and her tall and tall figure, many strong men gulped down her eyes. However, Widow Wang has a fierce temper. In addition to being a little confused about her brain, she often calls herself
Except for Zhao Yi, who has a special liking for the Duke of Guo, anyone else who dares to come forward to tease her will be treated lightly by having a ladle of cold water poured on their faces.
Zhao Yi dragged the ore to the material pile and unloaded it, took two counting bamboo chips from the steward's hand, walked to the food load, sat down, and pinched Widow Wang's plump buttocks, as a joke to many workers.
response.
"Take your paws away, you dog!" Widow Wang opened Zhao Yi's dirty hands, then fetched water from a copper basin, asked Zhao Yi to wash his hands and face, and urged him to put on his coat, and then put the two
He put a poached egg in the wheat cake and handed it to him with a lotus leaf.
"It seems that there was no Shao Gang at night. When will the Widow Wang be married back home as the wife of the king?" dozens of miners shouted.
Zhao Yi no longer mentioned that he was the Duke of Wuwei in Vietnam, but he couldn't help others laughing at him about it, so he could only respond with silence.
Sometimes he wondered if his memory was confused, or maybe he was insane as others said, imagining that he was a Duke of Dayue, but he was kidnapped by strong men and ended up living in a remote place like Tongbai Mountain, where he could only work in the mines.
Earn a living by working hard here.
When he first arrived at the mine, he suffered a lot for this. He was caught several times after escaping. The steward took out a deed and said that he had sold himself to the mine as a coolie for three years, and that he had squandered his money to some prostitute village.
At this time, never thought that in the few months before he defaulted on his account and escaped, he spent half of the time in a dark prison. It was not until the year later that he heard someone in the mine talking about Bianliang being captured by the Chihu people. The emperor, countless princes, ministers, princes and emperors
No one from Sun Dynasty escaped, and they all became prisoners of the Red Husbands. Only then did he give up the idea of escape.
Just as his dream was shattered, he worked honestly in the mine and hooked up with Widow Wang who ran a food shop next to the mine. He slept beautifully with his plump body as smooth as satin in his arms at night.
There is no need to think about whether one's beautiful wife and concubine will fall into the hands of barbarians and be abused, or whether one's children will be trampled into dust by barbarians...
Zhao
Yi slapped his head fiercely, as if to get rid of these random thoughts from his mind, swallowed the wheat cake into his stomach with three mouthfuls and two mouthfuls at a time, then took off the coat he was wearing, and prepared to go into the mine again.
"Tap-tat-tat" several fast horses galloped towards the mine.
This mine is located deep in Tongbai Mountain. It was newly opened last year. It is not large in scale and does not have a furnace. It is next to a creek. A stone weir was built downstream to raise the water level and it can barely be navigated. The excavated mineral materials
, all transported by small ore ships to the Shibaliwu Iron Yard ten miles away for smelting.
The miners here are mainly recruited from the refugees. Except for a few stewards and craftsman management, there are usually no outsiders coming. At this time, I saw a fast horse galloping. The leader was still wearing an official robe. Everyone was watching the excitement.
stand up.
Zhao Yi also looked over, and when he saw the face of the visitor clearly, he suddenly fell into a trance, and his eyesight went black for a while, and he could hardly stand.
"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Widow Wang asked with concern.
She helped Zhao Yi sit on the stone pillar beside him to rest, and helped him put on his coat to avoid catching the cold.
When the person came straight towards this side, Widow Wang was also confused, but she saw Zhao Yi's hands and feet trembling, pointing at the person and asking in a trembling voice: "Everything is true, I have no gain or loss, I am crazy, Bianliang is really
Lost?"
"Yes, everything is true. Uncle, come with me to see the Commander-in-Chief, and I will tell you everything in detail on the way," Zhu Zhi said.
"Didn't anyone escape from the entire Shoulong County Prince's Palace? Didn't your grandfather, A Gui, A Yao and others escape?" Zhao Yi asked tremblingly.
"The fall of Bianliang was so sudden that almost all our deployments failed to work. Only my mother and sister lived in the outer city when the city fell, and they were lucky enough to escape across the city!" Zhu Zhi said.
The mine manager came over at this time. Zhu Zhi handed him a letter of order and said, "I was ordered to come and pick up my uncle!"
The steward read the order letter, raised his hand to Zhao Yi and said, "Master Guo, I'm really sorry for these days. Tang also acted under orders, please forgive me!"
Widow Wang and the surrounding miners were dumbfounded:
Is this Zhao Yi really an upright and upright Duke of Wuwei, the Duke of Dayue?
Manager Tang knew his identity, so how could he be detained in the mine as a coolie?
Zhu Zhigang was so distraught that Zhao Yi, who couldn't help but burst into tears, put on a patched coat and asked someone to bring a horse and help Zhao Yi sit on the saddle.
Zhu Zhi turned on his horse and saw that his uncle Zhao Yi had not recovered yet. He just sighed slightly, took the reins and walked slowly outside the mine. When they were far up the mountain, he heard his uncle Zhao Yi suddenly said: "
Slow down! Wait for me!"
Zhu Zhi reined in the horse in confusion, and saw his uncle Zhao Yi climb off the horse, walk back to the mine, put a stupid woman on his shoulders, and walked back. He heard the woman struggling on the saddle and asked:
"What's going on, what's going on, where are you going to take me?"
"The country is ruined and the family is destroyed, and I don't know where to go..." Zhao Yi murmured, got on his horse and sat behind the woman, then followed Zhu Zhi and galloped away from the mine.
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“...the peace talks between North Korea and China have no bottom line.
The Hulu were groveling and begging for peace, and some people even secretly communicated with the Hulu, and the morale of the army was weakened. We had to sneak into Bianliang and kidnap the imperial censor Xu Jun, Zuo Si and others to give an explanation to the soldiers and civilians in the world who still wanted to fight.
But we didn’t expect that the Duke of Guo was also present at that time. We couldn’t kill everyone present. If we let the Duke go back alone, his flaws would inevitably be exposed. We had no choice but to imprison the Duke of Guo in the mine. We also ask for your forgiveness.
!”
Xu Huai stood in the courtyard and saw Zhu Zhi and Zhao Yi of Wuwei State approaching, and he slowly spoke.
"My father and Zhu Zhi were both present at the Concierge Courtyard when Xu Jun, the imperial censor, was kidnapped. Cheng Qin Zhihui was originally a spy bribed by the Khitans. When he saw the Khitan's demise, he wanted to surrender to the new master. He secretly revealed to the Chihu people about the Xuanwu army's attack on the camp, causing
The Xuanwu Army commanded from the capital, and three thousand generals under Chen Yuan died tragically in the encirclement of the enemy. Qin Zihui knew this secret, and Xu Jun and others were afraid that the Xuanwu Army would anger the Red Husbands when they left the city to attack the camp, so they deliberately leaked it.
…”
Zhu Tong talked to the side about the whole story of how Xu Huai came to Beijing to kidnap the imperial censor Xu Jun and others, as well as the fact that his father Zhu Hang personally participated in the incident.
"At that time, we originally planned to sell a flaw on the way and ask my uncle to escape. However, based on the situation at that time, both Commander Ji and his father had a premonition that the Chihu people would invade south again and Bianliang would not be defended. If they asked my uncle to return to Bianjing, they didn't know what would happen.
I found some excuse to ask my uncle to escape before the soldiers besieged the city, and finally decided to temporarily detain my uncle in Chushan."
Zhao Yi sat on the stone bench, still in a daze.
The mines recruit brave men from the refugees, and there is no information. The only manager who knows the truth is just to ensure that Zhao Yi cannot escape, to ensure Zhao Yi's personal safety, and to not reveal anything to him.
Previously, Zhao Yi had limited knowledge of the outside world in the mine. Ordinary miners in the mine only knew that Bianliang fell years ago. All the royal relatives, civil servants and generals, as well as millions of soldiers and civilians, were reduced to obscurity along with the emperor.
Prisoner of the Red Husband.
On the way back to Huaiyuan, General Zhu Zhi told him about the changes in the situation after the Kenggong Incident and that King Jing had gone to Xiangyang to open a government office and was warmly welcomed by Gu Fan, the pacification envoy of the South Beijing Road, and other generals.
Zhao Yi knows.
But until now, Zhao Yi could not imagine that all of this was true.
Xu Huai looked at Zhao Yi and said: "The Lord of Rongle County has left Shangcai for Xiangyang. Zhu Zhi still has official duties. I will arrange for someone to escort the Duke and Mrs. Zhu to Xiangyang!"
The carriages and horses escorting Zhao Yi to Xiangyang were already waiting outside the Yamen. Seeing that Zhao Yi had no reaction, Xu Huai signaled Zhu Zhi to directly help Zhao Yi to board the carriage.
The special envoy from Xiangyang to Qingzhou has already left, but it is expected that King Zhao Guan of Lu will not let go easily.
However, the matter of Gu Fan kneeling down to welcome him had already begun to boil over. Zhou He and others believed that the matter of supporting him should be done sooner rather than later, and that it was impossible to wait for King Zhao Guan of Lu to negotiate an agreement before proceeding.
Of course, in the current situation, no one wants to turn against the King of Lu and his family, so it is necessary to arrange people to go to Qingzhou to stabilize the King of Lu and his family.
At this time, there is no more suitable candidate than Wuweigong Zhao Yi.
Xu Huai will now send Zhao Yi to Xiangyang and let King Jing, Zhou He and others have a deep talk with Zhao Yi. However, Xiangyang will arrange for Zhao Yi to go to Qingzhou to lobby...
