"Huh? Who is that person?" Duan Linger, who had sharp eyes, suddenly saw a lonely horse parked in front of a small forest in the distance.
Immediately, a man was looking up at this place. The distance was too far, and no matter how sharp his eyes were, Duan Linger could not see his face clearly.
"I'll go for a while." Xiao Chen rode straight into the woods.
"I'll go with you!" Duan Linger was about to follow, but was grabbed by Li Tanhua beside him, shaking his head slightly at her.
"Why don't you let me go?" Duan Linger was still unconvinced, "Who is that person? What if he is an assassin?"
"That's not an assassin, that's Dugulou." Li Tanhua said softly.
Beside the woods, Xiao Chen and Dugu Lou sat opposite each other, silent for a while.
"Now that I have changed my name and surname, and now that I have also changed my dynasty, I will no longer kneel down and worship you, Crown Prince." Dugulou didn't speak for a long time, but as soon as he spoke, his words were astonishing.
"Mr. Dugu, have you admitted the wrong person?" Xiao Chen blinked and said, "I am an eunuch, not a prince."
"Fifteen years ago, I followed the Han Emperor to a hunting ground in the countryside. You were also there. You were probably only seven or eight years old at that time. Haha, you were very timid back then. When you saw a black bear, you were so frightened that you burst into tears.
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was very angry and ordered you to walk back to the palace..." Dugulou narrowed his eyes and talked about the past.
"You may have forgotten that I was the one escorting you back to the palace. You cried all the way and your eyes were blurred with tears. When you walked to the city gate, you accidentally fell and broke the little finger of your left hand. I also
I know a little bit about medical skills, but I was afraid that the bones inside you were broken and would not grow properly, so I used a knife to cut open the skin and flesh of your fingers and then pinched them back into place."
"I studied Zhu Youshu, and the surgical method used is also unique. After the wound heals, it will not leave a scar, but it will leave a blurry thin line. Look at the little finger of your left hand, is there a scar?
Such a line?" Dugulou looked at Xiao Chen's left hand.
"Is there any?" Xiao Chen didn't even know it himself. He raised his little finger and looked at where I was leaning. There was indeed a faint red line on it. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to see it.
"Isn't it too ridiculous for you to assume that I am the former prince based on this alone?" He still denied it.
"Li Tanhua is a hero. He would rather be a monk or a bandit than an official in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he would not collude with Xiao Xinghan, but why is he willing to be your subordinate?" Dugulou sighed, "Being able to make people
The only one he surrendered to was the former prince."
"This..." Xiao Chen blinked and scratched his head.
"You are not a eunuch, because your voice is not shrill at all, and the way you walk clearly doesn't look like someone who has been slapped. In addition, you don't have that special smell on your body, but you don't wear any incense either.
Use the bag to cover it up... Don’t forget that I know how to use Zhu Youshu, so you can’t hide any details from me.”
"The reason why you were able to enter the palace without purifying yourself is because Zhao Gongming helped you, right? Although Zhao Gongming was a eunuch, he was also a hero. He even wrote a book for me, persuading me to change my mind and help the crown prince recover.
Country, he didn’t say where the prince is now, but I think it’s you, right?”
"What the hell, that's so rash!" Xiao Chen sighed, "I knew that old man Zhao Gongming would ruin my business sooner or later, so I should kill him!"
"But why didn't you kill him?" Dugulou asked.
"I can't do it." Xiao Chen said.
"If you want to achieve great things, how can you do it without being ruthless? Although your father killed my whole family and I hate him deeply, I can understand his approach. Under the circumstances at that time, if I didn't take extraordinary measures
If we use any means, I'm afraid many generals will surrender to the enemy." Dugulou said in a deep voice.
"I don't understand!" Xiao Chen said loudly, "He is an old fool! The reason why the Han Dynasty perished was because he treated his ministers and soldiers too harshly, so that people lost their hearts and the building collapsed! I am especially sorry for you, I
He was young and ignorant at the time, otherwise he would have stopped this ridiculous behavior."
"Prince, what you said..." A trace of emotion flashed in Dugulou's eyes.
"Mr. Dugu, I'm not saying this just to invite you. I don't want you to betray Mo Jie, and I don't want you to assist me. In fact, even if you kill me with a knife now, I will never do it.
I blame you. This is because my Zhu family is sorry for you. Even if I die, I can't eliminate the guilt for you in my heart." Xiao Chen said.
"Sigh... No wonder heroes like Chen Jisheng, Li Tanhua, and Zhuge Xiaosheng are willing to follow you." Guolou sighed deeply, but his eye circles turned red unknowingly.
Over the past ten years, so much grievance, resentment, helplessness, indignation and sadness have flooded into my heart!
Turn into a handful of heroic tears.
At that time, the traitors were in power, and all the traitors had grudges against Dugulou.
When he led his troops to fight deep in Mojie, his food and fodder were suddenly cut off, leaving him in a dilemma.
With no food and grass, he had no choice but to send troops to fight the Mojie Jingqi, which led to a huge defeat. At that time, he was shot in the head by an arrow and fainted. When he woke up, he was already in the Mojie camp.
bingo."
Wanyanhong admired Dugulou very much. Not only did he not regard him as an enemy, he also treated him as a guest, found the best doctor to help him heal his injuries, and even personally served him the decoction in front of the hospital bed!
Advise him to surrender.
Helpless, Dugulou's heart was as solid as stone, and he remained unmoved even though Wanyanhong had worn out his words.
Just want to die.
Until the bad news came...
He was so distraught that he agreed to surrender to Mo Jie.
But he did not accept any knighthood, and just became Wan Yanhong's guest as a commoner.
And he swore that he would never help Mojie invade an inch of Han territory!
Wanyanhong also agreed to them all.
He also asked him to be the teacher of his sons, and his trust in him could not be greater.
Dugulou was also moved by his sincerity, and he taught the little princes everything he had and taught them with all his heart.
But except for Wanyan Pingqiu, the other princes despised him very much. They felt that he was a defeated general and a traitor, and he was not qualified to be their teacher.
In order to repay Wanyanhong, Dugulou was naturally extremely strict with them, which made a few people even more dissatisfied, and various conflicts broke out between teachers and students from time to time.
There was even a time when several princes joined forces and covered Dugulou's head while he was going to the toilet, punched and kicked him, and finally pushed him into a cesspool!
When Wanyanhong learned about this, he flew into a rage. He summoned several princes and kowtowed in front of Dugulou to admit his mistake. He then personally beat them with a whip until their skin was torn to pieces, making them howl like ghosts and wolves!
In the end, Dugulou got around them by interceding.
But from then on, they no longer studied with Dugulou, leaving only Wanyan Pingqiu.
Dugulou also loved this smart, well-behaved and sensible little prince, and taught him everything he had learned in his life without reservation.
The reason why Wanyan Pingqiu was proficient in literary and military strategies and everything was thanks to Dugulou.
His literature, calligraphy and poetry were also taught by Dugulou, so he was able to defeat all the talents of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the previous Dengyuan Conference, until he met Xiao Chen...