"Shh! Someone is coming!" Mo Nianxi hurriedly made a mute gesture. I believe everyone heard the footsteps of someone approaching.
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared at the corner of the alley. However, as soon as the figure showed his head to peek, Xuanyuan Chongwu's long sword was placed on his neck.
"Isn't this Mr. Wang Yushi?" Zhou Xingyun saw the person clearly and couldn't help but feel curious.
Hearing the footsteps just now, Zhou Xingyun and the seven people neither ran away nor hid, because from the footsteps alone, they could conclude that there was only one person coming, and although this person wanted to sneak up on them, he could not hide it perfectly because he did not understand martial arts.
The sound of my own footsteps...
Zhou Xingyun and the others were immediately confused by a person who didn't understand martial arts but wanted to sneak up on them.
"Young Master Zhou? It's really Young Master Zhou!" When Wang Yushi saw Zhou Xingyun, he showed a look of joy inexplicably. But before he could continue to speak, Xuanyuan Chongwu raised the blade of his sword and approached Wang Yushi's neck: "Don't say anything! Otherwise, you will die.
Don’t blame me.”
Wang Yushi was one of the confidants of the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor. If he shouted for help and attracted rebel soldiers, it would be difficult for them.
"I...my mansion is right next to it. You guys... might as well hide in first." Wang Yushi said in a low voice.
"Chongwu, let him go. He seems... to have something to tell us." Zhou Xingyun was completely confused by Wang Yushi's explanation. This guy's actions were a bit unreasonable.
However, Zhou Xingyun had no time to think deeply now. The rebel soldiers had already searched and they must move as soon as possible.
Since Wang Yushi kindly invited him to take refuge in the Yushi Mansion, Zhou Xingyun simply took advantage of the situation and saw what medicine he was selling in his gourd.
"The alley over there hasn't been searched yet! Go and have a look!" A group of rebel soldiers walked towards the alley where Zhou Xingyun and his seven men were hiding.
Upon seeing this, Wang Yushi hurried forward and blocked the entrance of the alley: "I just saw a few strangers heading over there! Go and search there quickly!"
"Thank you, Master Yushi! You all come with me!"
Wang Yushi was one of the confidants of the sixteenth son of the emperor, and all the rebel soldiers knew his figure. Now that they heard that Zhou Xingyun and others might flee to the other side, the soldiers did not think much and immediately followed Wang Yushi's direction and chased him.
After the rebel soldiers left, Zhou Xingyun and others came out of the alley.
"Why are you helping us?" Mo Nianxi became curious and didn't understand why the enemy staff suddenly protected them.
"It's hard to say anything. This is not the place to talk. Master Zhou, please come to my house." Wang Yushi sighed tiredly, and then led the way to look out for the wind, leading Zhou Xingyun and seven others to the Yushi Mansion...
"Hey, does he really want to help us?" Mo Nianxi held Zhou Xingyun's arm and asked softly.
"I don't know. Our situation is not good now. It is also a good choice to go to his mansion to take shelter first and delay the time to recover our internal strength." Zhou Xingyun calmly analyzed that the mansion area is full of rebel soldiers. No matter where they are hiding, they will be there sooner or later.
Discovered. Now following Wang Yushi, I can get more rest time...
"At that distance, we could kill him with a concealed weapon. He might have been covering for us to save his life." Wei Suyao simply reasoned that Wang Yushi was afraid of death and was afraid that if they were discovered by the soldiers, they would directly take him as a hostage.
Or kill him and then deliberately find a reason to drive away the rebels.
"In short, we should not take it lightly." Zhou Xingyun silently observed Wang Yushi and found that his expression was extremely poor. He guessed that he might have fallen out with the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor.
It was a cloudy day with dense clouds, and the cool spring breeze blew through the small pond. Perhaps because it was about to rain, groups of carp in the lotus pond were floating on the water to breathe.
Zhou Xingyun and seven others followed Wang Yushi closely and hurriedly walked along the lotus pond. The frightened fish quickly sank to the bottom of the pond after hearing the sound.
"Master Zhou, please come in."
"Your study room?"
"Exactly."
Zhou Xingyun looked around and walked into the house. The study room of the Yushi Mansion was very spacious, at least 100 square meters.
"What kind of books are these?" Mo Nianxi entered the room, immediately let go of Zhou Xingyun's arm, and ran to the bookcase to look at it.
"Some poems and books and government documents..." Wang Yushi replied lightly, then he took out a few cushions and spread them on the ground, indicating to Zhou Xingyun and the seven of them to sit down: "Not a good reception."
"Master Censor, do you know what you are doing? We are the Sixteenth Prince's greatest enemy. If you save us, the consequences will be disastrous."
Zhou Xingyun sat down unceremoniously, and while doing exercises to restore his internal strength, he asked Wang Yushi.
Seeing this, Wei Suyao and others also meditated wisely to restore their skills. At this critical moment, every minute counts, every minute more internal strength means a glimmer of hope.
"Master Zhou, you said... can I still be saved?" Wang Yushi asked hesitantly.
"Yes, now give us away and tell the Sixteenth Prince, and you will be saved. Of course, the premise is that you must deceive our eyes and ears, otherwise you will have become a corpse before you even see the Sixteenth Prince.
." Zhou Xingyun said jokingly, although he knew very well that Wang Yushi's question "Can I still be saved?" actually meant something else.
"Master Zhou Shaofu, I didn't mean that. Since you left the capital...many things have changed." Wang Yushi sighed dejectedly, always feeling very tired and not understanding why things developed like this.
"What happened after I left the capital? Isn't the current situation very favorable to the sixteenth son of the emperor? It won't be long before the imperial censor will be the founding hero of the new dynasty. What do you have to be afraid of?" Zhou Xingyun smiled calmly.
.It seems that the dictatorship and tyranny of the sixteenth son of the emperor has finally aroused the fear of his subordinates.
"To be honest, the Sixteenth Emperor's temperament has changed drastically since Mr. Zhou's celebration party. While you were away from the capital, he not only enjoyed killing the singers in the palace, but also asked his officials to show their loyalty and sacrifice their wives, concubines, and daughters for him.
Fornication/abuse, those who don’t obey are unfaithful to him. Sadly, even my concubine who was pregnant with Liujia did not escape the bad luck. She was...by..." Wang Yushi's voice was hoarse and tears were flowing, as if he had aged instantly.
The hundred-year-old shook his head and lamented bitterly: "Young Master Zhou, despite the fact that the sixteenth son of the emperor has captured half of the capital, in fact... there is not a single official in the court who is facing him."
"..." Zhou Xingyun hesitated, and finally could only pat Wang Yushi on the shoulder to tell him not to be sad.
After hearing Wang Yushi's speech, Zhou Xingyun and the others finally understood why this guy was willing to help them. The Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor was really worse than a beast.
Zhou Xingyun broke up with the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor for Xun Xuan, and then showed affection to Wei Suyao and other women at the celebration banquet. As a result, the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor was angered and had a psychological shadow, causing him to become mentally ill.
The sixteenth prince was deeply hurt and shocked, and he could only vent his emotions by robbing other people's wives and daughters in order to soothe his perverted mind.
"Now the Emperor's Sixteenth Son has captured most of the capital and is killing the people inhumanely. We have tried hard to persuade him to no avail, and there is really nothing we can do. Mr. Zhou, you are a god in heaven, please find a way to save us." Wang Yushi was obviously attracted by the Emperor. Liuzi was frightened by the cruelty and grabbed Zhou Xingyun's hands violently.
Not long ago, rebel soldiers suddenly attacked the imperial city. Wang Yushi learned the news. In order to save the people of the capital, Han Feng opened the gate of the imperial city.
Later, Wang Yushi received news that Zhou Shaofu returned to the capital to rescue him and resisted the 20,000 private soldiers of the sixteenth son of the emperor on the city bridge.
Wang Yushi had been standing in front of the mansion in panic, looking at the imperial city with mixed emotions. He hoped that Zhou Xingyun's return to the capital would prevent the emperor's sixteenth son from rebelling, but he was afraid that if the emperor's sixteenth son's rebellion failed, he would kill everyone in his family.
It wasn't until just now that Wang Yushi saw a figure that looked like Zhou Xingyun and others hiding in the next alley in a hurry, that he seemed to realize a glimmer of hope and risked following him to investigate...
Wei Suyao and Qili'an were both foreign beauties, especially Wei Suyao's long golden hair. Wang Yushi could guess at a glance that most of the figures were Zhou Xingyun and the others.
(Wei Suyao and Qili'an both wore jet-black wigs when they sneaked into the capital, but they accidentally lost them while fighting the rebels later.)
"The people are the foundation of the country. The emperor's sixteenth son is cruel and unkind, and is destined to betray his relatives and alienate his family. Think back to the beginning, I wholeheartedly planned for him to seek the world, what was the result? So I have advised you to recognize Mingjun clearly and get out in time..." Zhou Xingyun said in hindsight, he also Unexpectedly, the sixteenth son of the emperor was so unconscionable that he would not even spare the wives and daughters of his officials.
Now it's good, the foreshadowing he laid before has been perfectly reflected.
When the officials who follow the Sixteenth Emperor are treated so unkindly, they will definitely think of what he said to all of them when they broke up with the Sixteenth Emperor... There is no limit to the sea of suffering, adults, please respect yourself.
"Please give me some advice!" Wang Yushi hurriedly kowtowed to Zhou Xingyun, kneeling on the ground with all his body prostrated, and said, the sixteenth son of the emperor is cruel in nature, and now he has joined forces with the evil sect, and his behavior has become even more bloody and unscrupulous, completely beyond the bottom line of human beings.
Wang Yushi and other bureaucrats who followed the Emperor's Sixteenth Son were opposed to the Emperor's Sixteenth Son's massacre of the people in the capital from the bottom of their hearts.
"When you say that the Sixteenth Emperor has joined forces with the evil sect, do you mean Fengtian City or other evil sects?" Zhou Xingyun is more worried. In addition to Fengtian City, there are other evil sects that have joined forces with the Sixteenth Emperor.
"It's Fengtian City! This rebellion and the use of the people of the capital to threaten the Empress Dowager to open the imperial city gate were all the ideas of the Lord of Fengtian City." Wang Yushi said hurriedly. The sixteenth son of the emperor currently only listens to the words of the Lord of Fengtian City. Accurately. He said that the Lord of Fengtian City was not being cautious at all, but that he agreed with the Sixteenth Emperor's son to indulge himself and do whatever he wanted...
If you want to destroy him, you must first make him crazy. The officials who followed the Emperor's Sixteenth Son had no future at all. Now they have no idea why they helped the Emperor's Sixteenth Son ascend the throne.
Prosperity and wealth? Life safety? A wonderful official career? None of it is guaranteed now.
"Master Censor, now that the rebels in the north are suppressing the territory and the sixteenth son of the emperor has taken over the power, it can be said that this is the most critical moment for His Highness the Crown Prince. There is a saying that goes like this, I never came here to admire you when you were at your peak, and I never came to you when you were at your lowest. Leave you. His Highness the Crown Prince needs help at this time. Isn't it the time for you to show your loyalty?"
Zhou Xingyun smiled and said to Wang Yushi that there is no better time than now to defect to His Highness the Crown Prince. As long as Wang Yushi can get other officials who follow the Sixteenth Prince to change jobs and save the imperial city from the crisis, His Highness the Crown Prince's benevolent style will definitely forgive them.
fault.
"What should we do to help His Highness the Crown Prince?" Wang Yushi went straight to the point. The Sixteenth Prince did all kinds of unjust things to them. The officials who followed the Sixteenth Prince had long been united in private, but now they just can't find them.
Opportunity, I don't know how to stop the sixteenth prince's violence.
"How many young men and guards are there in your mansion?" Zhou Xingyun knew very well that the official family must have supported many slaves.
"There are about sixty or seventy trustworthy guards, and there are about one hundred and fifty strong men in the mansion." Wang Yushi said bluntly, and reported the manpower situation of the Yushi Palace to Zhou Xingyun. Not only that, Wang Yushi also speculated that following the emperor's sixteenth son
If an official gathered private soldiers in his official residence, there should be thousands of guards and two thousand strong men.
Wang Yushi is an old fox in the officialdom. When Zhou Xingyun asked about manpower, he would naturally know what Zhou Xingyun wanted them to do...