Wang Fugui thought for a moment and said: "Although there is some truth in this statement, once Zhu Ji knows that we are in Jinan Mansion, won't it give him a chance to catch a turtle in a urn?"
"As long as we disguise ourselves before entering the city, our whereabouts should not be exposed. Besides..." Yongxun gritted his teeth and said: "Since Zhu Ji is a member of the rebels, then as long as we keep an eye on him, we can come
If we follow the clues and find the location of the rebels' lair, we might be able to rescue General Zhang."
Ever since Zhang Guangcheng was captured by the rebels, what Zheng Luo wanted most was to rescue Zhang Guangcheng. Now after hearing Yong Cun's words, he immediately agreed, "Okay, let's go back to Jinan Mansion right now."
Wang Fugui thought more carefully than Zheng Luo and shook his head: "I still think it's a bit risky, otherwise... we'd better send Brother Twelve back to Beijing first. If you're afraid of being ambushed, we'll take those remote mountain roads."
Walking, although it’s a bit harder, at least it’s safe.”
Yongxu said with a complicated expression: "Actually, on the way here, I have been thinking whether I really want to return to Beijing in such a dejected manner. Now I have thought clearly, I want to stay in Jinan, even if I cannot wipe out the rebels, at least I will
Try to rescue General Zhang. In addition, I also want to know how many officials besides Zhu Ji are colluding with the rebels, so as to prevent the army that comes to counter the rebellion from suffering the same big losses as us."
"But..." Before Wang Fugui could continue, Yong Cang raised his hand and said, "I have made up my mind, Deputy Wang doesn't need to say any more."
In fact, Wang Fugui also wanted to stay and rescue Zhang Guangcheng. He only proposed to return to Beijing first because he was concerned about Quan Yongxing's safety. Now that he saw what he said, he stopped saying anything and immediately rode with them to Jinan City. Before entering the city,
, they bought a few sets of clothes from the farmer's house, and put some ashes on their faces. They looked like ordinary farmers, and they treated each other as brothers, and entered the city smoothly.
As he was walking to the governor's office, Yong Cang suddenly stopped, pointed at a person not far away and whispered: "Look, is that Zhu Ji?"
Wang Fugui and Wang Fugui looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a middle-aged man wearing maroon brocade clothes hurriedly walking down the street. There was no doubt that it was Zhu Ji. Zheng Luo said: "Come on, let's follow him."
Yong Cang and the others had the same idea, and immediately and Zheng Luo quietly followed Zhu Ji. The latter did not realize that there was anyone following him, and walked all the way out of the city to a lonely pavilion on the outskirts of the city.
There was a man waiting. Because he was standing with his back to him, Yong Cang and the others could not see his appearance clearly. They could only tell that he was a man based on his clothing and body shape.
In order to avoid being discovered by them, Yong Cang and others did not dare to get too close. Fortunately, there were mountain roads on both sides with lush vegetation, so it was not easy to be discovered if they were hidden inside.
After Zhu Ji entered, he cupped his hands and said, "I have met the third master."
"Well, how's it going?" The man's voice that came from the wind made Yong Xin frown slightly. Why did this voice sound so much like the third brother? Could that person be the third brother? As soon as this idea came up, Yong Xin was confused.
Cang rejected it. Before leaving Beijing, the fourth brother had received a letter from the third brother, saying that he was in Jiangning. Along with the letter, there were Jiangning's unique cakes. How could he appear in Jinan again in such a short period of time? It should be just
Just similar.
In the twenty-seventh year of Qianlong's reign, Yongzhang, who had been imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion for many years, suffered from a serious illness that almost killed him. The imperial doctor took more than two months of treatment before he got better. However, this illness was very important to Yongzhang himself.
As for his body, which was weakened by years of confinement, it was undoubtedly worse. He often couldn't walk a few steps without breaking out in coughing. No matter how many precious medicinal materials the imperial doctors used, there was no improvement or even worsening.
After Xia Qing heard about this, she pleaded for his mercy many times in front of Hongli, saying that no matter how big the mistakes he had made, he would always be his son, and a father should not be so heartless.
Under her persuasion, Hongli relaxed his attitude. In addition, an imperial doctor said that if he continued to be imprisoned in this way, Yongzhang might not live to be thirty years old. Finally, at the beginning of the 28th year of Qianlong's reign, he issued an order to pardon Yongzhang.
clan members
He returned to his own residence to live, but he did not give Yongzhang any title or errand, and only treated him as an idle member of the clan. Obviously, he did not intend to let Yongzhang interfere in the affairs of the court. As for his salary, it should be compared with Beizi.
Perhaps due to the change in his mood, Yongzhang's health gradually improved after leaving the clan's mansion. Since then, he has been traveling around, often returning to the capital only once every six months to talk to them about the customs and customs of various places. Yonglu liked it the most.
After hearing this, every time I met Yong Zhang in the palace, I would pester him for a long time, and sometimes even clamored to travel with Yong Zhang to various places.
As for him, because of Xiayue's instructions and because he heard Yongxun mention what Yongzhang did back then, he didn't have much contact with him. When he met him occasionally, he only exchanged a few polite words.
These thoughts seemed numerous, but in fact they were just fleeting things. Yong Cang quickly suppressed his thoughts and listened attentively to the words of the two people in the pavilion.
Zhu Ji said respectfully: "Xiaguan already notified Wang Lun and the others yesterday. He must have intercepted the twelfth prince and his party by now."
The man coughed a few times, turned his face slightly and said, "I just got the news that the three of them have escaped."
"Ah?!" Zhu Ji exclaimed and blurted out: "How is this possible? The subordinate specifically asked Wang Lun to send more people to capture the twelfth brother. Could it be that Wang Lun was negligent?"
The man said calmly: "Wang Lun sent a lot of people, but the three of them were very cunning. They killed Feng Ping and took advantage of the chaos to escape without knowing where they were going."
Zhu Ji was silent for a moment and said: "If we encounter an ambush this time, I'm afraid they will suspect the lower officials. We must not let them escape back to the capital."
"Wang Lun has already taken care of this matter, and he will never let them return to the capital; but..." The man turned around, stared at Zhu Ji and said, "If they don't suspect you, the next step should be to return to Jinan to find you.
, From now on, everyone who enters the city will be strictly investigated. Once the three of them are discovered, they will be controlled immediately and do not let them escape again. "
"I obey." After saying a few more words like this, Zhu Ji handed over and left. After he left, the man also disappeared into the vast mountain road.
After they were all gone, Zheng Luo and others walked out of the grass and said through gritted teeth: "This Zhu Ji is indeed a member of the rebels. After I rescue the general, I must expose his true identity!"
Wang Fugui frowned and said, "Zheng Luo, do you recognize the person who just spoke to Zhu Ji?"
"I have never seen this before, but Zhu Ji calls himself a lower official. This person should have a higher official position than Zhu Ji, at least the second rank, but... I see that he is only thirty years old at most. At this age, he becomes a second rank official.
I really haven’t heard of it.”
Just when they were puzzled, Yongxing said hoarsely: "I recognize him."