During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a general's mansion in Dongyang Town, which housed the founding hero Zhou Zhenxuan. Later, on a snowy night, the entire family of the General's Mansion was slaughtered by eighty-six people, but it was a "zombie" at the door who witnessed all this truth.
This morning, the snow-covered town of Dongyang was exceptionally cold, and the lively market seemed to have no movement on weekdays. At this time, in a piece of snow in front of the General's Mansion, a frozen "zombie" suddenly came back to life.
Only to see him stretch out his stiff arm, brush off the snow on his body, suddenly sit up, and then look around, although his face is haggard, he can see that he is extremely handsome.
This person's name is Zhao Wenjie, in fact, he did not die last night, just passed by the General's Mansion, he wanted to go in and beg for a drink, but he did not want to witness the scene of the Family of the General Mansion being slaughtered by the men in black, so he quickly turned his head and ran, only to be tripped by a stone and fainted.
At this time, the General's Mansion was still solemn and solemn when looking outside, but Zhao Wenjie knew in his heart that dozens of cold corpses were lying inside. He wanted to go inside and see what was going on, but after taking two steps and retreating, he thought to himself, "If I go in, I just happen to meet the officers and soldiers coming, and when the time comes, I will be mistaken for a murderer, and I will not be able to wash away when I jump into the Yellow River."
Just as he was hesitating, a carriage sped by, reaching out from inside with a hand that carried him in. He was just about to break out and scold, but he saw a beautiful woman sitting opposite, although the light veil covered her face, but the aroma that came to him made him deeply fascinated, and he bet that the woman on the other side must look like a country.
Zhao Wenjie shrunk down and asked, "Who are you, I don't know anything, I don't see anything!"
As soon as his voice dropped, one of the guards next to the woman said, "It doesn't matter if you don't see it, but you must know about it."
Zhao Wenjie cried and said, "I'm just a hanako, I don't have any money in my pocket, and last night I was ready to beg for a drink, and then I fainted."
At this time, the woman said, "I am Princess Xing (read ying) Yang of the Great Song Dynasty, this is my guard Changsong, last night you were not tripped by a stone and fainted, but Changsong came to your rescue!"
It turned out that Zhao Wenjie's parents died early, and he was raised by Ge Laobo, a blacksmith shop in the west of the city, and then Ge Laobo became seriously ill, and Zhao Wenjie became a helpless child, mixing with those street beggars all day and living by begging.
Last night it was snowing heavily, and they were shivering cold in the temple, so the beggar elder asked him to go to the General's Mansion to beg for wine to warm his body.
It should be said that this general's mansion is also strange, every winter it will set up a porridge shack, and it will also give away some quilts, so these beggars will be mixed with the general's mansion when they come and go, and when it is cold, they will go to beg for wine, and the people of the general's mansion are not stingy, and they are very generous to pour them a full pot every time.
When Zhao Wenjie walked to the door of the General's Mansion, he found that the gate was hidden, he quietly walked over, and when he probed, a man dressed in black was holding a large knife and slashing and killing the mansion. When he saw it, he turned around and ran, because the footsteps were too moving and was found by the people inside and chased out.
This scene was seen by Chang Song, who was hiding in the dark, so he hurriedly threw a stone and hit Zhao Wenjie's ankle, and ran over to seal the other party's cave passage, sprinkled a little dog blood and hid.
After the man in black chased him out, he found that Zhao Wenjie, who was lying on the ground, had no life, and he didn't care much, after all, after a heavy snow, he couldn't see anything tomorrow. In this way, Zhao Wenjie luckily escaped with his life, and when the hour of the cave passage passed, he slowly woke up.
Zhao Wenjie looked at them curiously and asked, "Why are you trying to save me?" Does the affairs of the General's Mansion have anything to do with you? ”
Princess Xingyang said, "It has nothing to do with us, but this massacre was caused by you."
After hearing this, Zhao Wenjie jumped up in a hurry, slammed his head on the roof of the carriage, grinned in pain, and said unconvincingly: "I am just a hanako, such a big crime, don't rely on my head."
Changsong explained: "Have you been an outcast child without parents since you were a child? Did you raise ge Laobo from the blacksmith shop in the west of the city? ”
Zhao Wenjie rolled his eyes: "You have investigated quite clearly, but everyone knows all this."
Changsong continued, "Actually, you have another identity, that is, the grandson of the former emperor and the heir of the second prince, and this Princess Xingyang is your own sister."
Zhao Wenjie naturally did not believe these words, he believed that these people wanted to blame him for the crime of mutilating the General's Mansion, and deliberately fabricated such an identity.
Seeing that Zhao Wenjie was indifferent to the truth of this matter, Princess Xingyang sighed and told the story of that year.
The old general of Zhou was the founding hero who helped the former emperor fight the Jiangshan, because the eldest prince died of illness, so he should have succeeded the second prince, but he was launched by the third prince to launch a palace coup and seize the throne.
The old general Zhou was deeply favored by the emperor and naturally supported the second prince, the heir to the throne, so after the third prince ascended the throne, he received various exclusions and targets, and finally had to resign and return to his hometown and settle down in Dongyang Town.
At that time, the second prince's imperial concubine only gave birth to one daughter, which is the current Princess Xingyang, so the third prince did not care. However, later, he heard that a servant in the Second Prince's Mansion had secretly given birth to a prince, so the Third Prince sent someone to pursue and kill him, and finally was escorted out by the old general of Zhou.
Zhao Wenjie laughed after listening, "Since the Third Prince has already become emperor, why don't you even let go of a child?" In addition, you have said so much, you will not tell me, in fact, I am the prince who was escorted out by the old general Zhou, right? ”
Princess Xingyang nodded, and she took out a brocade box from the cuff, and then took out half of the concentric locks inside and said, "Do you have an identical concentric lock with you?"
Zhao Wenjie touched his chest in surprise, because he did have a concentric lock hanging from his neck, but no one knew about this matter except himself and Ge Laobo. At first, Ge Laobo just told him: "You carry this lock on your body, maybe you can find the mystery of your life in the future."
While several people were talking, a group of men dressed in black had already been killed, and a bow and arrow penetrated the carriage and shot directly into it, but fortunately several people dodged in time and were not injured.
Nagamatsu said to the two, "You leave first, and I'll meet them." With that, he flew away with his long sword in his hand, and quickly fought with the man in black who was chasing after him.
The leader of the man in black threatened, "Hand over the people quickly, you can't escape."
ChangSong sneered, "Whether you can escape or not is not a matter of mouth, if you want to chase them, ask my sword first!"
Changsong not only looked young and handsome, but also learned martial arts from an early age, guarding the side of Princess Xingyang, dealing with several killers, he was not enough to be afraid. It's just that time can't drag on for a long time, in case there are still a group of killers, then Princess Xingyang and Zhao Wenjie will be in danger.
Just when Changsong and the killer were fighting fiercely, sure enough, as he expected, another group of killers also quietly caught up with Princess Xingyang's carriage. So Princess Xingyang took a long sword and handed it to Zhao Wenjie on the other side, and said reluctantly, "Brother, although this is the first time we have met, I have a feeling of blood connection, this sword you hold well, when you encounter danger, you must be brave."
After Princess Xingyang finished speaking, she drew a long sword and flew out of the carriage, this scene stunned Zhao Wenjie, and couldn't help but mutter, "It turns out that they are all masters!"
Princess Xingyang, in order to let Zhao Wenjie escape, stood with the killer who caught up, and she learned martial arts with Changsong since she was a child, and her skills were also good.
The carriage on the other side was frightened and kept running forward, and Zhao Wenjie sat inside and was bumped and dizzy. He complained, "This is not as good as the former hanako!"
What he didn't know was that at this time, there were still several groups of killers who had already chased after them, and the purpose of their trip was to kill the illegitimate son of the second prince to avoid the consequences. Therefore, the first two groups of killers were just to drag Changsong and Princess Xingyang.
"There is no end to it, it is really deceitful," Zhao Wenjie roared angrily, and then jumped out of the carriage to confront these killers.
Although he was raised by Ge Laobo of the blacksmith shop since he was a child, he also learned some fist and foot kung fu, and when he saw the long sword of the man in black on the other side stabbing over, he dodged it with a low waist, and then slashed the long sword in his hand, knocking the opponent's long sword to the ground.
At this time, a bright light flashed in the rear, and another long knife slashed at the back, he turned around at this time it was too late, so he tapped his steps, stepped on the chest of the man in front of him, came a monkey fishing for the moon, and the long sword stabbed the chest of the man in black behind.
Although he was very skilled, this group of killers was fierce, he was unable to defeat his four hands with both fists, and his physical strength had gradually become weak, and it was estimated that even half a pillar of incense could not support it.
Just as he was fighting with the killer, a group of beggars passing by not far away, and he was overjoyed and shouted, "Elder Hu, come and save the car."
After hearing the voice, the beggars quickly looked over, but after watching for half a day, they didn't see anyone but Zhao Wenjie, so they couldn't help but ask curiously: "Just heard you say save the car, where is the emperor?"
While dodging the killer's attack, Zhao Wenjie explained: "I don't pretend, I have a showdown with you, in fact, I am the bastard son of the current second prince in the folk, as long as I don't die, I will keep you glorious and rich in the future, and I will no longer have to be a beggar."
A small beggar next to him heard some heartbeat, so he asked Elder Hu, "Elder, can we save it?"
Elder Hu said, "Regardless of his identity first, as long as he is from our gang, of course we must save him."
This battle was quickly reversed with the addition of the beggar gang, and the men in black were beaten back one by one, and finally had to put down a harsh sentence: "This time count your fate, let's walk and see!"
After the killer was repelled, Elder Hu looked at Zhao Wenjie and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is what you just said true?"
Zhao Wenjie was just about to speak, and Changsong and Princess Xingyang also rushed over, looked around him carefully, and then asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Zhao Wenjie said in a nonchalant manner, "Thanks to your blessings, I almost didn't die at their hands."
ChangSong flashed a trace of guilt in his eyes, and then blamed himself: "Blame me, if not..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Princess Xingyang next to him, "Well, this matter is not anyone's fault, we rushed to Lin'an City as soon as possible, there is a father and king, and they don't dare to be so blatant." ”
Before leaving, they thanked the gang again, saying that the Japanese leader would come and repay the favor if he had the opportunity. Elder Hu waved his hand, and Dayi said awe-inspiringly, "Although we are a bunch of people named Hanako, in front of Dazhong Dayi, what do these five-foot bodies count?"
In the following days, they encountered several more chases, but fortunately, they all survived in the end. After many twists and turns, they finally arrived at Lin'an City, but the general who guarded the city was the person of the current Empress Wu.
ChangSong said to the two, "I'll find a way to lure them away, Princess, you take Wenjie dressed as a villager into the city."
Although this trick of dispatching the tiger away from the mountain allowed them to enter the city, it was soon discovered by Empress Wu's people, and the leader was Empress Wu's nephew Wu Sikong.
Zhao Wenjie looked at the group of people on the other side and surrounded them, he hadn't seen any big scenes, he was somewhat frightened and his legs were trembling, and he quickly asked Princess Xingyang next to him: "What to do now, I said earlier that I am not the bastard son of the Third Prince, I am a man named Hanako!"
Wu Sikong pointed at them and said triumphantly, "I see where you are running, and you want to deceive me Wu Sikong by making a small skill of carving insects, you are too small to look at me."
Princess Xingyang angrily rebuked, "This is the world of the Zhao clan, and sooner or later the wolf ambitions of your martial family will be known to the world, and it will be time to see if you can laugh."
Wu Sikong said with a disdainful face: "Joke, the Zhao family's Jiangshan was not stolen, as long as I kill this guy today, I see who dares to say bad things about the Martial Family."
"Hahaha..." Princess Xingyang suddenly burst out laughing, as if she didn't care about the crisis in front of her.
Wu Sikong was laughed at by the other party, and suddenly felt a little frightened in his heart, and a trace of bad feeling arose from the bottom of his heart. He roared angrily, "Death is on the verge of death, and you dare to pretend to be a ghost, since you want to laugh, I will send you down to laugh enough."
"Wu Sikong, your good days are over!" At this time, Changsong was clad in battle armor, holding a long sword, riding a high-headed horse, and behind him was a group of golden-armored imperial forest troops, with an extremely fierce momentum.
Zhao Wenjie shouted happily, "Look, Changsong has moved the rescue troops, and sure enough, he did not disappoint Prince Ben."
Princess Xingyang glanced at her blankly and did not speak, always on the lookout for The Dead Net of Wu Sikong and other mermaids.
After Wu Sikong saw the person coming, a trace of jealousy flashed in his eyes, and he immediately covered up: "A small guard, also dare to command the Golden Armor Imperial Forest Army!"
As soon as the words fell, the Commander of the Golden Armor Imperial Forest Army next to him scolded, "Bold, Wu Sikong, you dare to speak ill of the prince!"
"What? prince? ”
At this moment, not only Wu Sikong was confused, but even Zhao Wenjie didn't know why, and wondered in his heart: "What medicine is sold in the Changsong gourd?" If he is a prince, who am I? ”
Under the attack of the Golden Armor Imperial Forest Army, Wu Sikong was quickly defeated, and he asked reluctantly, "What the hell is going on, even if it is, I want to die to understand!"
Changsong sneered and slowly told the crowd the truth.
It turned out that before the death of the former emperor, he had summoned the second prince, the third prince, and the old general of Zhou to the front and said: "After my death, if Yun Er (the second prince) takes the throne, Wu will rebel." If you want to save the Zhao family, the two brothers must turn against each other, but they have suffered General Zhou. ”
When General Zhou heard this, he immediately knelt down and said, "No country has a home, my Zhou family is loyal to the emperor, and I will not resign in death!"
Because the second prince and the first line are the opponents of the martial family, so the second prince ascended the throne, the Wu clan knew that there was no way out, and it was bound to rebel secretly. The three princes are different, his mother is a cousin of the Wu clan, so in the eyes of many people, the three princes are Wu people, and the three princes have no sons, once he successfully ascends the throne, the Wu clan can naturally take over the Zhao clan.
It was with such a plan that what happened later. After the third prince ascended the throne, in order to protect the second prince and the old general of Zhou, he made the second prince king and put him under house arrest in Lin'an City, and the old general of Zhou was also relegated to Dongyang Town.
This operation did not arouse the suspicion of the Wu clan, and in these years, the three princes secretly prepared their strength in an attempt to one day overthrow the Wu clan and stabilize the Zhao clan.
However, "paper can't contain the fire after all," and after a long time, the wind still leaked out, and when the Wu clan found out that the third prince had an illegitimate son, they had already found out that they had been deceived, so they secretly arranged for the killer to kill General Zhou's family.
In the view of the Wu clan, as long as no one in the Zhao family can inherit the throne, then Jiangshan will inevitably fall into the hands of the Wu clan, so the bastard son of the three princes has become a thorn in the eyes of the Wu clan, and it must be divided into the last trouble.
However, what Wu Shi did not expect was that the old general of Zhou was scheming, in fact, what he took away was not the bastard son of the Third Prince, but his own grandson Zhou Kang.
Because the most dangerous place is the safest place, the real illegitimate son has actually been in the Xingyang Princess Mansion in Lin'an City, and he has become a personal guard by the princess's side under the pseudonym Changsong.
At this moment, Zhao Wenjie finally knew his own origins, it turned out that he was Zhou Kang, the grandson of the old general Zhou, and he did not expect that what he witnessed that day was the annihilation of his entire family. Thinking of this, his legs were weak, but fortunately, the Princess Xingyang next to him supported him.
The Wu clan has been in turmoil for many years, and this time it has been uprooted, and it can no longer make any waves. Three years later, Prince Changsong ascended the throne, made Zhou Kang the Duke of Zhou, inherited the title for generations, and married Princess Xingyang, so that the two could share the glory.
A few years later, Zhou Kang returned to Dongyang Town with Princess Xingyang, and they still lived in the General's Mansion of that year, and the brothers who had been kind to them were also recruited as family members, and from then on, they did not have to eat and sleep in the wind.
Write at the end
"A piece of Dan's heart wants to repay the country, and two lines of tears are loyal to the family." The meaning is that many loyal and righteous people will not hesitate to choose the former when faced with the choice of country and family, because all their minds are on serving the country, so sometimes they will ignore their families and shed tears of missing their relatives.
The family of the old general Zhou is very respectable, because in the face of national security, they would rather sacrifice themselves than be loyal to protect the country. Even if they watch their loved ones outside begging every day, starving and freezing, they dare not recognize each other, because once emotion triumphs over reason, the danger is not only for themselves, but also for the whole country.
In the past dynasties, once the clan gate valve power is too strong, it will inevitably endanger the imperial power, and the Wu clan is the best example, but under the feudal imperial power, such a situation cannot be avoided, because one Wu clan fell, and there were still tens of millions of Wu clans standing up. If it is a holy king, it can still be suppressed, but once it encounters a faint and incompetent monarch, it will eventually be the result of a change of dynasty.
After the story was written, I admired the wisdom of the former emperor and the old general of Zhou, who had experienced wind and rain, so they knew how tempting the imperial power was, but they also understood that "the high place is not cold!" ”
Finally, I remembered the words of Zhao Wenjie in the story: "This prince is not as good as the former hanako!"
Disclaimer: This story is the author's own original folk tale, purely literary creation, the plot and names in the story are fictional, the moral is to hope that readers will find the truth in the story, Bo Jun Yile, thank you for reading, click a concern after the long update (the original is not easy, can be reproduced collection, please do not move, thank you!) )