The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 403 Wang Lingwen arrives

One night at Ziyun Tower, Zhu Xiu got drunk.

I don’t know how much he drank, but he was so drunk that he was unconscious. Zhu Wu and Pan Mei carried him back to Honglu Temple.

When he woke up the next day, Zhu Xiu had a splitting headache.

"Here~" Pan Mei gloated and handed over a bowl of hot tea.

Zhu Xiu took a big gulp of it, shook his heavy head, lifted the quilt and walked out of the bed.

Wu Youdi, Yang Qiaolian, Zhu Wu, Zhu Fang and Zhu Liang came into the house one after another to greet them, and Zhu Xiu could only comfort them with kind words one by one.

After finally sending them away, Pan Mei and Zhu Xiu were the only ones left in the room.

Zhu Xiu yawned and put on her clothes. Pan Mei said solemnly: "Are you really going to marry Mrs. Zhou?
In my opinion, if Zhou Zong is willing to marry a daughter, the prerequisite is that you stay and serve the Tang Dynasty!
This old man wants to entrust the huge Zhou family to you! "

Zhu Xiu said with a smile: "I am a great master, and my disciples are all over the south of the Yangtze River. Why should I be entrusted to you? Even if I stay, how can a foreigner have the ability to take care of the Zhou family?"

Pan Mei said: "This is the genius of old man Zhou! Think about it, as long as you are willing to stay and marry and become the son-in-law of the Zhou family, you have no foundation in the south of the Yangtze River, so you will definitely rely on the Zhou family closely.

Old Man Zhou will naturally use all his strength to pave the way for you. Waiting for him to help you gain a foothold in Jiangnan, it will be a few years at the earliest.By then, if something happens to old man Zhou, you and the Zhou family will be able to protect yourself.

If you become successful in the future, you won't be able to abandon the Zhou family.

Old man Zhou is very scheming. He will first marry you with kindness and win over you, and then use you to continue the wealth of the Zhou family. "

Pan Mei shook her head and vowed.

Zhu Xiu was amazed: "Okay, Pan Datou! You can actually see through it!"

Pan Mei rolled her eyes fiercely: "Tell me, what are your considerations?"

Zhu Xiu put on her boots, stood up, stamped her feet, straightened her robes, and said with a smile: "There is a rumor in Jiangning City now that I broke into Jujingyuan because I was jealous of Li Hongji for Zhou Xian. This matter must be confirmed to prevent anyone from using it again. The charge of kidnapping the prince is making things difficult for me.

As for Old Master Zhou’s thoughts.”

Zhu Xiu shrugged: "Who knows!"

Pan Mei glared at her and said disdainfully: "I know, you like Mrs. Zhou, but you don't want to marry her! Let alone be tied to the Zhou family!"

Zhu Xiu said helplessly: "If I really want to marry Zhou Xian, I have to stay in Jiangning and change my family to serve the Tang Dynasty."

Pan Meiyi said sternly: "I won't stay anyway! These Jiangnan scholars make me upset just looking at them!"

Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "Don't worry, I don't like the officialdom in Jiangnan either. What's more, the officials treat me with great kindness. Mr. Zhu will never be that half-hearted person!"

"Huh huh~ This sounds like a human saying," Pan Mei said with a look of disgust on her face.

"But what should we do now? I always feel that Li Jing will not let us leave easily."

Zhu Xiudao: "Calm down and wait until I see Zhou Zongtan to find out what's going on. Xue Juzheng will arrive in two days, and I still need to discuss the matter of the alliance between the two countries with him."

Just as he was talking, Hu Guangyue ran into the house in a panic, pointed to the outside and swallowed: "Master Hou! Come and have a look!"

Zhu Xiu frowned and said, "What's the matter?"

Hu Guangyue showed a rare fear: "There is an old man, I don't know when he was sitting in the backyard pavilion, and he said he wanted to see you! It seems, he seems to be from Kaifeng!"

Pan Mei said in surprise: "There are soldiers stationed at Honglu Temple, and there are people from the Fifth Capital inside. How did he get in?"

Hu Guangyue smiled bitterly: "I don't know~"

Zhu Xiu said with a stern face: "Come with me to have a look, and the fifth city will be on alert!" Pan Mei and Hu Guangyue carried weapons and followed Zhu Xiu in a hurry toward the back garden.

In the octagonal pavilion next to the fish pond, I saw an old man in brown robe sitting quietly.

From a distance, Zhu Xiu opened his eyes and looked carefully. The more he looked, the more he felt that the old man looked familiar.

"It's Wang Lingwen!" Zhu Xiu was startled.

This old man turned out to be Wang Lingwen, the martial virtue envoy!
Although they only met once half a year ago, Zhu Xiu was deeply impressed.

Pan Mei and Hu Guangyue were shocked. This old man was the Wude Secretary Wang Shisi who was rumored to be a provocateur among officials. It was said that he could directly arrest officials and generals and put them in jail without going through the review of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple!

"Master Hou?" Hu Guangyue was very nervous.

On several surrounding walls, brothers from the Fifth Capital had already prepared their crossbows, and were faintly surrounded by the Octagonal Pavilion as the center.

Zhu Xiu had some cold sweat on his forehead, and for a moment he couldn't figure out whether Wang Lingwen's sudden appearance in Jiangning was good or bad.

"Alert! Don't act rashly!" Zhu Xiu ordered in a low voice. Hu Guangyue nodded and raised his hand in a gesture.

The fifth capital sergeant who was ambushing all around continued to hide his figure.

"Follow me and be careful!"

Zhu Xiu walked quickly towards the Bajiao Pavilion. Pan Mei and Hu Guangyue followed closely with knives on their shoulders, not daring to get far away.

"Ouch! Who did I think it was? It turned out to be the king's envoy arriving!
My loved ones!Junior Zhu Xiu met Wang Envoy! "

Zhu Xiu shouted with "surprise" and trotted along with her gown in hand, her face filled with excitement and joy.

Wang Lingwen turned his head and looked at him with a half-smile, sitting still.

"This junior is trapped in Jiangning. I didn't expect to see Wang Shisi today. God is wise and the officials are blessing me. I, Zhu Xiu, will not be trapped in Jiangning to death!"

This junior is in panic all day long, not thinking about food or tea, just looking forward to seeing my colleagues from the Zhou Dynasty, but I didn’t expect that the Wang Envoy will arrive today, it’s really, really true.”

Zhu Xiu spoke incoherently with excitement, and even squeezed out some tears from the corners of her eyes.

Wang Lingwen's two arms, which were obviously much longer than ordinary people, rested on his knees. He remained motionless with a smile on his face, like a sculpture.

Pan Mei and Hu Guangyue stood behind Zhu Xiu, bowing and clasping their fists.

The two looked at each other, sweating on their temples.

As warriors, they could most feel the terror of the old man in front of them.

Even though Wang Lingwen was old and decrepit, with withered skin and white hair, just with his calloused hands, even if Pan Mei and Hu Guangyue worked together, they might not be sure they could save Zhu Xiu.

After a while, Wang Lingwen spoke with a hoarse voice: "I see that Lord Zhu's face is rosy, the smell of alcohol is still lingering, and he has only woken up from a deep sleep. Doesn't he look like he is trapped in a foreign land, and he looks anxious?

It seems that Mr. Zhu Hou lived a good life in Jiangning. He always made friends when he came in and out. Even the Taifu, the prince, and the famous Jiangnan scholar Han Xu regarded Mr. Zhu as a distinguished guest.

Last night at Ziyun Tower, Mr. Zhu was in a drunken mood. I heard that he wrote a love poem on the spot and expressed his admiration for Zhou Zong's beloved daughter?
Haha, what a young and romantic person~
I heard that the Lord of the Tang Dynasty also favored Lord Zhu Hou?And he often ordered Lord Zhu to come to the palace to accompany him?
Haha, it seems that soon, Lord Zhu will be able to have a place in the Tang court."

Zhu Xiu stared in shock, her sleepiness and drunkenness dissipated without a trace, a chill rose from her tailbone to the back of her head, and the hairs all over her body stood on end.

Wang Lingwen actually knew his whereabouts in Jiangning?
From this, it seems that this old guy has been in Jiangning for a while!

He is a spy next to Uncle Guo, holding the power of life and death, sneaking into Jiangning quietly, observing him secretly, what exactly is he trying to do?
(End of this chapter)