The master walked over and deliberately sneered: "You are so brave, you gangster, you dare to pretend to be the twelfth elder brother."
Yongxun said eagerly: "I am the twelfth brother, why pretend to be, I remember you, you are the master here, don't you even recognize me?"
After signaling the two soldiers to go down, the master pretended to step forward and take a look, pretending to be surprised and said to Zhu Ji: "Sir, it seems that he is really the twelfth elder brother."
Zhu Ji pretended to scold him: "Why are you still talking nonsense? How could the rebels be the 12th elder brother? Besides, the 12th elder brother left for Beijing a few days ago, how could he appear here."
Yongxun's hands were tied and he couldn't move. He could only shake off the hair that was blocking his face and said loudly: "Master Zhu, you see clearly, I am really Yongxun!"
Zhu Ji pretended to be startled, stood up and came to Yong Cang. After looking at him carefully, he hurriedly clapped his sleeves and knelt down, "I don't know if I am the twelfth elder brother. I have offended you so much. Please forgive me, the twelfth elder brother!"
"It's not surprising if you don't know. Lord Zhu, please get up." After some thanks, Zhu Ji stood up, personally untied the rope for Yong Cang, then asked him to sit down, and then said cautiously: "Brother Twelve,
Didn’t you go back to Beijing? Why are you back again, and...why are you the only one, and where are the two lieutenants?"
Yongxun sighed heavily, and said with sadness and hatred: "Not long after we left Jinan City, we encountered an ambush set up by the rebels. After a desperate fight, we finally escaped with Deputy Wang and Deputy Lieutenant Zheng.
When I came out, I wanted them to protect me and continue to the capital, but I didn’t know that these two people seemed to be loyal, but in fact they were simply disloyal and unjust.
Fearing that I would be ambushed by the rebels along the way and my life would be in danger, I actually abandoned me and even rode away the two remaining horses. It was difficult for me to return to Beijing alone, so I had to come back to find Mr. Zhu; finally, it was not easy.
When I arrived at the city gate, I was arrested by those soldiers, who kept saying that I was a rebel and a traitor, Mr. Zhu, what on earth is going on?"
"Brother Twelve, please calm down. Shortly after you left, the official received a tip saying that several gangsters had sneaked into the city, so the official asked people who had seen them to draw pictures of them. One of them was related to you.
It seems quite imaginative that the soldiers were unaware of this and arrested you as a traitor. Please forgive me."
"So that's it." Yongxun nodded and said, "By the way, besides you, Mr. Zhu, who else knows about my previous route back to Beijing?"
Zhu Ji's heart trembled, and he said calmly: "There are also a few cronies of the lower official. Why does the twelfth elder brother ask like this?"
Yongxun said solemnly: "Those rebels were able to set up an ambush on the road we passed in advance. They must have obtained intelligence. I am afraid that the people around Mr. Zhu can no longer believe it, including..." He turned his eyes to the master aside, and then
The reporter saw what he meant and quickly waved his hand and said: "It's not a humble position. I definitely have no dealings with the rebels."
"Brother Twelve, Master Fang has been following Xiaguan for more than ten years. Xiaguan can guarantee that he will not betray you." After saying that, Zhu Ji lowered his head and thought for a while and said: "Xiaoguan probably knows who it is.
I will order someone to arrest him later, but... before that, I have to send someone to escort you back to Beijing. The longer you stay here, the greater the chance that the rebels will find out."
Yong Cang frowned and said, "I also want to return to Beijing as soon as possible, but those rebels won't give up. If I let them intercept me again, I'm afraid I won't be as lucky as last time."
Zhu Ji glanced at Master Fang quietly, and the latter said knowingly: "Brother Twelve, I know a road back to Beijing. Very few people usually pass by it, but the road is a little bumpy. If you don't mind the bumps, you can take that route."
Way to go."
Yongxu perked up and said quickly: "It doesn't matter if it's a little bumpy. The most important thing is safety, so just take that road."
"In this case, I'll make arrangements now, and leave as soon as possible to prevent the rebels from getting the news."
Facing Master Fang's words, Zhu Ji nodded and said, "Go ahead and arrange more manpower, but be sure not to reveal the identity of the twelfth elder brother."
"I know this from my humble position." Shortly after Master Fang left, a white dove quietly flew from the governor's mansion and headed west.
After about an hour of this, Master Fang came in and said, "Twelve elder brothers, sir, everything has been arranged. The soldiers will gather outside the city and they can leave at any time."
Zhu Ji and Yong Cang immediately got on the carriage waiting outside the mansion and drove all the way to the outside of the city. After driving for about half an hour, the carriage stopped in a deserted suburb. Yong Cang got off the carriage and looked around.
He glanced at it and said doubtfully: "Master Zhu, where are the people you arranged? Why are none of them seen?"
Zhu Ji smiled and said, "Don't worry, Brother Twelve, they will be here soon." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a figure approaching from a distance. When he got closer, Yong Cang stared at him in surprise.
Looking at the person walking at the front, "Third brother? You...why are you here?"
The person who came was none other than Yong Zhang, with a soft smile on his pale face, "Of course he came specifically to pick up his twelfth brother."
Yongxun said with a confused look on his face: "But... shouldn't you be in Jiangning? Why are you in Jinan?"
"I have always been in Jinan, but you don't know it." Yongzhang covered his lips with a handkerchief and coughed several times, then said to the people behind him: "Why don't you go and bring Brother Twelve here."
"Yes." The two of them responded and stepped forward to clasp Yong Cang's shoulders tightly. The latter struggled in pain and said, "What are you doing? Let me go quickly!"
The two men seemed not to have heard, and forced Yong Cang to Yong Zhang. The former frowned and said, "Third brother, please let them go!"
Yong Zhang stretched out his slender fingers and slowly stroked Yong Cang's face. The coldness of his fingertips gave Yong Cang goosebumps all over his body. He suppressed the disgust in his heart and said, "Third brother, it hurts so much when they catch me."
, let them go quickly!"
Yongzhang said with a faint smile: "It seems that I am really paranoid. It was not you who followed me last time. Also, how can a pampered elder brother have such ability?"
Yongxun said with confusion on his face: "Third brother, what are you talking about? I can't understand a word."
Yong Zhang chuckled lightly and said to Zhu Ji, "Where are the two followers?"
Zhu Ji cupped his hands and said, "According to what the twelfth elder brother said, the two people escaped shortly after encountering the ambush and disappeared."
Yongzhang clicked his tongue and shook his head and said, "I never imagined that you, twelfth brother, would be in such a state of despair. What a pity. You ran away here and there, but in the end you surrendered again!"
"Surrender?" Yongxun muttered and repeated, with a look of horror on his face: "You...are you a rebel?"
Yongzhang came up to him and said word by word: "Yes, I am the gangster you are afraid of avoiding!"