Zhutian: Starting from being forced to bind

"Thank you. I know the amount. No one except my family knows how much money I have."

"Well, then I'm relieved. We have survived the Battle of Sarhu together. I don't want anything to happen to you along the way."

"Same, you should be careful too. If you encounter something wrong, just let it go and don't get involved."

Shen Lian didn't say anything else. He raised his glass, the two of them clinked their glasses, and drank it all in one gulp.

The following topic was basically Shen Lian's own feelings. He lamented the affairs of those scholars and the fate of the country, and looked like he was worried about the country and the people.

In this regard, Chen Xi found it difficult to empathize and could only be a listener.

Chen Xi is different from Shen Lian. He is not from this world and has no sense of belonging here. If he has the ability, he would be willing to drive out the Tartars, but he doesn't have it, so there is no need to take the risk.

The movie world is just an amusement park, he doesn't need to take it too seriously. Judging from the current emperor, eunuch party and civil service group, even if he finally gets the position of commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, it won't change anything.

The Ming Dynasty had come to a point where it was beyond redemption, especially the various disasters that occurred during the Chongzhen period, which were simply beyond human control.

There was also the famous explosion during the Apocalypse period. He had long forgotten when it happened exactly, so he had to pay attention to it, so as not to be implicated.

Shen Lian drank to drown his sorrows but only became more sorrowful. He left in a daze, and there was no room for him in Chen Xi's house.

The next day, Chen Xi went to work as usual, and was then called over by Lu Wenzhao.

"Come on, sit down, sit down." Lu Wenzhao greeted with a smile.

Chen Xi didn't hesitate and sat on the chair directly: "Captain, you called me here so early in the morning, is there something you want me to do?"

"There is a small matter that I was supposed to do personally, but a mission suddenly came up and I couldn't leave, so I thought you could help me do it."

"No problem. What's up?"

"My junior sister has brought people to the capital to seek refuge with me. The previous letter said that she would arrive today. My junior sister is a very strict person and will basically not make mistakes. If she said she would arrive today, she will definitely not be late. Please go to the city to welcome her for me."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

"Hey! Wait, I haven't told you about my junior sister's characteristics yet." Lu Wenzhao briefly described Ding Baiying's appearance and characteristics, and said that there would be two junior nephews coming together, one male and one female, who would be easy to distinguish.

"Understood. Anything else?"

"After picking up the people, take them to have a meal and then send them to the house. I have arranged everything at the house." Lu Wenzhao then told the address of the house.

Chen Xi wrote down everything and then said goodbye and left. He thought to himself that he was in trouble. Was Lu Wenzhao trying to win him over?

In the original plot, Shen Lian had never met Ding Baiying, which shows that Lu Wenzhao was hiding very well. Now he wants him to go and meet her. If the truth comes out afterwards, what should he do?

Letting Pei Lun and others move freely, Chen Xi returned home alone. He first changed into a new set of clothes and pretended to be an ordinary person, then came to Shili Pavilion outside the city.

Near noon, Ding Baiying arrived with his two apprentices Ding Chong and Ding Tai.

The letter mentioned that they would meet at Shili Pavilion. Ding Baiying was stunned when he saw Chen Xi. Where was his senior brother?

Chen Xi walked over, clasped his fists and said, "Greetings, Miss Ding. I am Chen Xi, a flag of the Jinyiwei, and I am here to greet you on the orders of the captain."

Ding Baiying nodded and asked, "Hello, Chen Xiaoqi. Where is my senior brother?"

"Master Baihu had something urgent to do, so he had no choice but to let me come here. Please forgive me."

"It's okay. It's normal for a senior brother to be busy. It's just that you..." Ding Baiying looked at Chen Xi's refined appearance, wearing the clothes of a scholar, and couldn't help asking: "Are you really a Jinyiwei?"

"No one dares to pretend to be a Jinyiwei, right?"

"civilian?"

"...military position."

"What about your outfit?"

"My maid said I look better in scholar's clothes, so..."

Ding Baiying's forehead was full of black lines, Ding Chong behind him let out a chuckle, and Ding Tai on the side curled his lips in disdain. He hated handsome men the most, and these men were obviously warriors, pretending to be scholars.

"Since Senior Brother sent you to pick us up, then I guess he has already told you everything else."

"Yes, the captain has already made arrangements."

"Okay, then I'll follow you. You can make all the arrangements."

"Ms. Ding, please!"

Chen Xi, who was not short of money, took the three people to the best restaurant in Beijing to arrange a welcoming banquet. After the meal, he took them for a stroll and introduced things along the way until they returned to the house prepared by Lu Wenzhao.

Outside the house, Chen Xi bowed and said, "Miss Ding, I'll take my leave now."

Ding Baiying clasped his fists in return: "Thank you for your trouble today, Chen Xiaoqi again."

Chen Xi grinned: "We are all family, no problem."

Ding Baiying nodded and took his two apprentices into the house, while Chen Xi said goodbye and left.

On the way home, Chen Xi couldn't help but think, now that he knew Ding Baiying's location, it was obvious that she would not defect to Prince Xin immediately. Should he kill her in advance?

Without the support of Ding Baiying and her disciples, Lu Wenzhao is weak and may not surrender to Prince Xin again, and Prince Xin may not use him. Can this change Lu Wenzhao's fate?

So the question is, can I beat Ding Baiying?

Chen Xi didn't know either. He had never encountered any good opponents when he was carrying out missions. He was not sure what level his strength was. Even though his four-dimensional attributes had reached 14 points, he still felt insecure.

In the original plot, Ding Baiying was very powerful and was also good at Xinyou swordsmanship. With the cooperation of his two apprentices, he was not safe alone.

Or... just wait a little longer until your attribute points increase.

Three days later, in order to thank Chen Xi, Lu Wenzhao specially brought him to Ding Baiying's house and treated him to a family dinner.

Chen Xi: ╮(╯▽╰)╭

It seems that I am becoming more and more entangled with this group of people.

Ding Baiying likes Lu Wenzhao. Chen Xi didn't think that he could seduce her and change Ding Baiying's fate. It was unrealistic. Ultimately, it all depended on Lu Wenzhao's choice.

Chen Xi was somewhat unable to understand the relationship between these two people. Ding Baiying was trying to restrain her emotions, but there is a saying that goes, if you like something, even if you cover your mouth, it will still come out of your eyes.

Anyone who is not blind can see that Ding Baiying has a crush on Lu Wenzhao, but the latter pretends not to know and no one knows what he is afraid of.

Lu Wenzhao was enduring Ding Baiying's passion, and Chen Xi was also being harassed by Ding Chong. He didn't know what was going on, but that girl seemed to be very interested in him.

Chen Xi looked even more handsome in the Jinyiwei uniform, elegant yet heroic. As soon as he arrived here, Ding Chong's eyes lit up.

This girl is not even 20 years old yet, about the same age as him, and is just at the age when love begins to blossom. Compared to Ding Tai's unkempt appearance, Chen Xi is more attractive to him.

Lu Wenzhao watched all this silently, and at the same time wondered in his mind if there was such a possibility?

After thinking about it, Lu Wenzhao felt that it was not very reliable. Chen Xi had extraordinary abilities and was not short of money. If he followed him, it would not be a problem for him to become a general flag officer or a centurion officer in the future. However, Ding Chong's status was not high enough to be his wife.

Forcing Chen Xi to marry Ding Chong would not make them friends, but would instead create enmity.

Ding Baiying probably wouldn't agree to become Chen Xi's concubine, as her apprentice hadn't fallen to that level yet.

So...it's better not to mention it, so as not to hurt feelings.

Ding Chong's excessive attention caused Ding Tai's dissatisfaction. Taking advantage of his drunkenness, he slammed the table and said provocatively in a muffled voice: "I have always heard that Master praised Chen Xiaoqi. I am not talented enough, but I would like to ask for your advice. Please feel free to teach me."

Chen Xi, who was eating, was stunned. He looked at Ding Tai, then turned to look at Ding Baiying, and finally his gaze fell on Lu Wenzhao. Did you mean you arranged this?

At this moment, Lu Wenzhao was extremely embarrassed.

Chapter 38: Three Years as Chief Flag Officer

Before Lu Wenzhao could explain anything, Ding Baiying spoke up: "It would be good to have a competition, so that Tai'er can also know that there are always people better than you."

Lu Wenzhao's face looked unhappy, and he whispered, "Junior sister."

Ding Baiying turned her head to look, not quite understanding. In her opinion, this was just a competition between martial artists. What was the big deal?

Chen Xi smiled, interrupted Lu Wenzhao's words, and stood up: "Since this brother is willing to teach me, then I will accept this kindness, please."

Lu Wenzhao let out a long sigh and said nothing more.

Ding Baiying didn't understand, how could he not understand? As a Jinyiwei, he had never been provoked like this by a warrior. For his own sake, Chen Xi would not say anything, but it would be difficult to ease the relationship and win him over afterwards.

Chen Xi also saw this and took the initiative to accept the challenge. After this time, no matter who wins or loses, both sides will not be too happy, and he no longer has to worry about Lu Wenzhao dragging him onto Prince Xin’s broken ship.

In the yard, Ding Tai stood there provocatively holding a mace.

Chen Xi leisurely pulled out the dagger from his waist, held it in his hand, and waved to Ding Tai: "Come on."

"Hu~~"

The mace swept over with the sound of wind, and it was obvious that Ding Taizhi was using all his strength, and he was just trying to kill him for fun.

The reflex nerves and dynamic vision ability brought by 14 points of agility allowed Chen Xi to lean back calmly. The sharp blade of the mace swept in front of him. He moved forward again and kicked the ground with his right leg. He rushed in front of Ding Tai in the blink of an eye. It was too late for the opponent to sweep back with the mace. Ding Tai made a prompt decision to let go of his hand and hit him with a straight punch.

Chen Xi reached out and grabbed Ding Tai's fist, and twisted it hard. Ding Tai's arm twisted outward, and his whole body tilted to the side. Chen Xi pulled back hard, and Ding Tai, who had lost his balance, pounced on Chen Xi.

The two men crossed each other, and the dagger slashed through Ding Tai's waist, cutting off his belt.

Chen Xi put away the dagger and turned around, only to see the distraught Ding Tai, standing there pitifully, his clothes open, looking very shocked.

I have learned martial arts for so many years, but I didn't expect that I could only defeat someone within three moves.

Chen Xi judged from the previous battle that Ding Tai was very strong, with an estimated strength of at least 10 points, but he was not so good in other aspects, especially agility, which was only slightly better than that of ordinary people.

Judging from Ding Tai's strength, Ding Chong should be strong in agility but weak in strength, which is why he uses shield to relieve force and dagger to counterattack. Ding Baiying, on the other hand, is strong in everything and belongs to the same type as him.

"Go back and change your clothes." Ding Baiying shouted at the right time: "Taier, it doesn't matter if you fail. You must learn lessons from the failure. Go."

"Yes." Ding Tai responded, turned around and left. He was too embarrassed to stay any longer. It was a shame to be defeated by a pretty boy.

Ding Chong didn't notice it, he just thought Chen Xi's reaction was really fast. Ding Baiying and Lu Wenzhao both saw it, and the other person's strength was not bad either, he could easily catch Ding Tai's punch.

Pity.

Lu Wenzhao was quite emotional. Because of this incident, a great master was wasted. With Chen Xi's personality, he would definitely not have any friendship with Ding Baiying and the others anymore.

Do you really think the Jinyiwei are so good-tempered that anyone can provoke them?

After the competition, Chen Xi seemed not to take it to heart and continued to drink and chat with Lu Wenzhao. This incident did not affect their relationship. Within the Jinyiwei, he still had to follow Lu Wenzhao.

After changing his clothes, Ding Tai was too embarrassed to come out again. Ding Baiying didn't call him, but just sent Ding Chong to take a look. Ding Chong was still a little unhappy, but he couldn't disobey his master's orders.

The meal didn't end in a bad mood, but it wasn't much better either. Chen Xi said goodbye and left early.

In the courtyard, Ding Baiying took the initiative to ask: "Brother, I think Chong'er seems to be interested in Chen Xi, why not..."

"Don't even think about it!" Lu Wenzhao flatly refused: "Ding Tai did a terrible job today. If he doesn't change his temper, he will suffer sooner or later."

"Brother, it shouldn't be that serious, right?" Ding Baiying looked stunned.

"Not really?" Lu Wenzhao sneered, "What do you think the Jinyiwei are? Who gave Ding Tai the courage to provoke the Jinyiwei? If it wasn't for my face, Chen Xi would have killed him directly!"

"This this..."

"Junior sister, this is the Jinyiwei. You have to remember that the Jinyiwei are not warriors. The Jinyiwei will not buy into the tricks of the underworld."

"I understand. Then, Senior Brother, do you think Chen Xi will bear a grudge against us?"

"No, if he wants to do well in the Jinyiwei, he still has to rely on me. He won't turn against me, but he won't have any friendship with you anymore."

"Brother, I'm sorry for affecting your important matter."

"Forget it, it's already happened, let's not talk about it." Lu Wenzhao waved his hand and said, "It just so happens that I was also struggling with whether to take Chen Xi with me. Now I don't have to worry about it anymore."

"Has he figured out something?"

"No, he didn't know anything. I only discovered that incident by accident."

"Brother, is it too dangerous for us to get involved in this kind of thing?"

"Junior sister, wealth and honor come with risk. When the opportunity comes, we must seize it. Don't worry about this matter. Leave everything to me."

"Well, I listen to my senior brother."

Chen Xi didn't know that Prince Xin had already had some ulterior motives when Emperor Tianqi had just ascended the throne. He bribed the eunuchs in the palace with only one purpose, which was to prevent Emperor Tianqi from having an heir. This matter was accidentally discovered by Lu Wenzhao.

Lu Wenzhao immediately realized the ambition of Prince Xin Zhu Youjian, who wanted to pass on the throne to his younger brother after his brother's death.

Lu Wenzhao faces two choices: to tell Emperor Tianqi, or to secretly surrender to Zhu Youjian?

This question is easy to choose. Even if Lu Wenzhao surrenders to Emperor Tianqi, he cannot surpass Wei Zhongxian. Even if he can become the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he will still be above the Eastern Depot, which is something he does not want to see.

Since Emperor Tianqi was incompetent, he should make preparations early and wait for the right opportunity to secretly surrender to Zhu Youjian. If the other party ascended the throne, he would be considered a successor to the emperor, and at that time, no Wei Zhongxian would be able to suppress him.

Lu Wenzhao had a good idea. Even if Zhu Youjian continued to use eunuchs after he ascended the throne, Wang Chengen would not be as powerful as Wei Zhongxian. It would be more likely that he would serve to balance the relationship between him and Wang Chengen, and that would be enough.

For this purpose, Lu Wenzhao specially called Ding Baiying and others, and planned to observe for a while. If he was sure of Zhu Youjian's thoughts, he would not hesitate any longer.

Lu Wenzhao originally wanted to take Chen Xi with him, but now he has to give up.