Mou Rongtian opened the curtain of the sedan chair, helped Li Bie out of the car, and then stepped forward to lock the door. Jin Zhong was very happy to see that it was Li Bie who had arrived. After entering the house, he hurriedly made tea and water, and entertained him very attentively.
He didn't know that his daughter was gone, so he had been kept in the dark. When Li Bian came to visit him last time, he didn't mention it. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to bear it, so he kept it secret. Now he was asked to persuade Pang Yuchun.
Just tell the truth.
After chatting for a while, Li Bie said with a serious look: "Old man, there is something I have been hiding from you. I didn't dare to tell you because I was afraid you wouldn't be able to bear it."
Jin Zhong was startled and asked worriedly: "Did something happen to my daughter?"
Li Bie nodded.
Jin Zhong asked nervously: "What happened to her?"
Li Bie told the story of Jin Shanxi's tragic death.
After Jin Zhong heard this, he burst into tears and burst into tears. He cried until he was dead and fainted several times. He was an honest and honest man and did not dare to hate the King of Korea. He could only blame fate for his daughter's misfortune and blame her for her bad fate.
Monarchs like good people like Jin Zhong the most. They can exploit and oppress them arbitrarily without worrying that they will stand up and resist, because they dare not resist at all and will only accept the situation.
Later, Li Bie revealed everything Pang Yuchun had done.
After hearing this, Jin Zhong was horrified and choked up: "How could my poor son-in-law do such a stupid thing? Can his little arm be twisted past his thigh? Isn't this just asking for death?"
Li Bie said: "Old man, I would like to ask you to go to Ming Dynasty to persuade Brother Pang. I wonder if you are willing?"
Jin Zhong dared not to agree? He had no choice but to agree.
So Mou Rongtian drove Jin Zhong and Li Bie out of Xinzhou and entered the Ming Dynasty. On this day, they arrived in the capital.
Luo Sigong received the report and went out to greet him personally. He could speak Korean and did not need an interpreter. When he learned that Jin Zhong was Pang Yuchun's father-in-law, he was overjoyed and thought to himself: "With him in hand, I am not afraid that Pang Yuchun will not hand over the antidote." He was enthusiastic.
Let Li Bie and Jin Zhong take their seats in the inner hall. After a while of greetings, he ordered the guards to hold a banquet to welcome them.
Li Bie said: "Master Commander, please take us to see Brother Pang first. I am eager to see him."
Luo Sigong smiled and said: "There is no hurry. You have come a long way and it is very hard for you to travel and travel. Eat some food and take a rest. It is not too late to see Pang Yuchun again."
Luo Sigong is the host and Li Bing is the guest. The guest can only do as the host does.
Mou Rongtian felt that something was fishy, there must be something going on here, and he was secretly worried for Jin Zhong.
He knew Luo Sigong very well. If Jin Zhong's persuasion failed, Luo Sigong would definitely threaten Jin Zhong as a hostage. If Pang Yuchun still refused to hand over the antidote, Jin Zhong would suffer.
As the saying goes, "Compassion does not govern military affairs, justice does not conduct business." Luo Sigong was by no means a benevolent person, and had no bottom line in doing things. Throughout the dynasties, most high-ranking officials were like this, and hypocrites who spoke of benevolence, righteousness, and morality abounded. Of course, this was only limited to ancient times.
Mou Rongtian knew that Jin Zhong's visit to Beijing was likely to be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth and never coming back, but in order to get the antidote, he had to bring him here. I hope he can persuade him successfully. This is the best.
If Jin Zhong's persuasion fails and Luo Sigong wants to do harm, Mou Rongtian will never stand idly by.
Time was short, the banquet was over, and everyone was seated. After Luo Sigong had a few drinks, he got up and left, went to Luo Yangxing's office, and asked Luo Yangxing to find the queen's brother Wang Guoji.
After Uncle Wang Guo arrived and Luo Sigong explained the matter clearly, he took Li Bie and Jin Zhong to see Pang Yuchun.
In the Tianzihao guest room, Li Bie saw Pang Yuchun leaning against the west wall, lying on the kang with his head facing outward, eyes closed, and covered with a quilt. He limped over with Jin Zhong on crutches, thinking that Pang Yuchun had fallen asleep.
, the two called repeatedly in Korean.
Pang Yuchun didn't sleep, he just closed his eyes and took a nap. He heard the voices of Li Bian and Jin Zhong. His heart trembled. He opened his eyes and sat up, and saw that it was indeed the two of them standing in front of him. He had suffered a lot these days, and now
When I saw my relatives, I felt sad and my eyes were red, and I said, "General, father-in-law, why are you here?"
Li Yi said to Luo Sigong: "Commander, can you let others go out first? We want to have a few words with Brother Pang alone."
Luo Sigong nodded in agreement. After everyone left, Li Bian said: "Brother Pang, I have heard everything about you. The king made many mistakes, but he is our king after all. As the people of Korea, we can
You cannot commit the treasonous act of regicide. Brother Pang, stop it and don’t make any mistakes again."
Pang Yuchun said: "No, I can never give up. The foolish king has killed Shanxi, how can I let him go and let him go?"
Seeing that his son-in-law did not listen to Li Bing's advice, Jin Zhong also wanted to give some advice and said: "Just listen to the general and stop doing stupid things. We ordinary people don't dare to provoke the king. It's only Shanxi's fate.
It’s not good, this is what is destined to happen.”
Pang Yuchun said: "This has nothing to do with fate. It was Hunjun who killed Shanxi. This revenge must be avenged. I must let Hunjun pay with his life."
Li Bie said: "Even if you want to avenge your sister-in-law, you should not use any means to harm innocent people. What is the queen's fault? Why did you want to harm her?"
Pang Yuchun said: "I have no choice but to avenge myself with my own strength. I have to do this."
Li Bie said: "For the sake of our friendship of more than ten years, can you hand over the antidote? Master Luo has already agreed. As long as you hand over the antidote, we can forget about it."
Pang Yuchun waved his hand and said, "Stop saying that. I will never hand over the antidote until I see Hunjun's dog head."
Li Bie released his crutches and with a "pop" sound, he pushed the golden mountain and toppled the jade pillar. He knelt in front of Pang Yuchun and begged: "Brother Pang, please hand over the antidote."
Pang Yuchun's legs were broken and it was difficult to move. He crawled to the edge of the kang, stretched out his upper body, pulled Li Bing, and said excitedly: "General, what are you doing? Even if you kill me, get up quickly."
Jin Zhong cried: "Son-in-law, I also kneel down for you." He knelt down in front of Pang Yuchun.
Pang Yuchun shouted in pain: "Father-in-law, get up quickly, what are you doing!" He was in an extremely uncomfortable mood at the moment and was in unbearable pain.
He is not a purely good person, otherwise he would not be able to do such a thing. He is not a purely bad person, and he also has a conscience, but when his conscience is lost, he can only bury it.
Should you hand over the antidote or not? He was having a fierce ideological struggle in his heart, making a painful decision. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said with a heartbeat: "If you are willing to kneel, just kneel, I will not hand over the antidote."
It's medicine." After saying that, he lay down on the kang, closed his eyes, and ignored Li Yi and Jin Zhong.
Luo Sigong had been standing outside the window eavesdropping. Knowing that the persuasion failed, he gave Luo Yangxing a look. Luo Yangxing left the yard, returned to the office, and said to Uncle Guo: "Uncle Guo, it's your turn to appear."
After a while, Uncle Guo came to the courtyard, and Luo Sigong feigned surprise and greeted him: "Uncle Guo, why are you here?"
Uncle Wang Guo said: "Master Luo, I heard that you found Pang Yuchun and locked him up in this room. Is this true?"
Luo Sigong said: "That's true."
Uncle Wang Guo said: "It's such a big matter, how come you don't even know to say anything to me?"
Luo Sigong said: "I just found Pang Yuchun, and I haven't had time to notify my uncle yet."
Uncle Guo Guo came to the house, and Luo Sigong followed him in. Mou Rongtian saw that Uncle Guo Guo was carrying a spring knife on his waist, and felt strange, and he was worried about Jin Zhong, so he also followed in.
Seeing one person lying on the kang and two kneeling on the ground, Uncle Guo asked Luo Sigong, "Which one is Pang Yuchun?"
Luo Sigong pointed to the kang and said, "He is Pang Yuchun."
Uncle Wang Guo said: "Pang Yuchun, you are so brave, you dare to poison the queen, please hand over the antidote quickly, or my uncle will chop you up."
Pang Yuchun was still lying on the kang, closing her eyes tightly and turning a deaf ear to Uncle Wang Guo's words.
Uncle Wang Guo saw that Pang Yuchun didn't answer, and said angrily: "Pang, you are deaf. Didn't you hear my uncle talking to you? Tell me, do you want to pay me or not?"
Pang Yuchun still didn't talk.
Uncle Wang Guo pointed at Jin Zhong and asked Luo Sigong: "Who is this old guy?"
Luo Sigong said: "His name is Jin Zhong, and he is Pang Yuchun's father-in-law."
Uncle Wang Guo pulled out his Xiuchun knife with a clang, picked up Jin Zhong like a chicken, put the blade next to Jin Zhong's neck, and shouted: "Pang Yuchun, if you don't hand over the antidote, my uncle will kill you."
Kill this old guy."
Luo Sigong feigned panic and shouted: "Uncle Guo, you can't do this!"