Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 14
"Is King Lu worth your life?"

"I don't know, but I think something should be done!"

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Wu Kai's confidant Zhao Qian is always his brother-in-law, the two have been brothers for many years and also relatives, this relationship is unusual.Standing on the side, his anxious eyes were about to cramp, and he didn't know what happened to the brother-in-law today, why he suddenly committed a crime.Although Wu Kai has a nickname called Niutou, sometimes he acts like a cow.

But what occasion is it now, how can you say such things in front of the Beishi?

Yes, Daming is the old master, and he can't say anything about old feelings in his heart at this time.

"The king of Lu will not surrender!"

Zhu Yihai told Wu Kai directly, "Just yesterday, the King of Lu refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and even killed ten Ba Yala of the Qing Dynasty, and also chopped down Dai Guangda, the prefect of Taizhou."

Wu Kai's eyes widened, and he stood up abruptly, almost in disbelief.

Zhu Yihai looked at Wu Kai and continued, "After King Lu killed the envoy and Dai Guangda, he took the throne and supervised the country in Linhai City. He vowed to raise the Sixth Division in person, conquer the Central Plains, drive out the Tartars, and rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty."

Wu Kai felt dizzy.

Why does this sound a bit strange, why did the Qing envoy also talk about the Tartars?

"General Wu, the conditions for recruiting you from the Qing Dynasty are very generous. Huangyan's commander-in-chief has added the number of General Dingyuan. Now that the King of Lu resists the adversity and will not surrender, this is a great opportunity for the general to make meritorious deeds. The sea is empty. Picking up the troops of the Haimen Association, Zhu Yihai will be captured in one go. When the general is escorted to Hangzhou, Marshal Boluo will be rewarded. At that time, not only the general of Huangyan, but also the admiral of Zhejiang will not be a problem. The governor of Zhejiang and Fujian also has a chance."

"The opportunity to rise to the top is only at the moment of the general's thought."

Mr. Zhao Qian couldn't help stretching out his hand to pull Wu Kai's sleeve, "Why are you hesitating!"

Wu Kai's face was uncertain.

Throwing away his brother-in-law's hand, he stared at Zhu Yihai fiercely, "Is what you just said true? King Lu really killed the northern envoy and set up an army to oversee the country, to fight against the Tartars and rejuvenate Daming?"

"Yes."

"Hahaha!"

Wu Kai laughed out loud suddenly, and then slapped the table case hard, breaking a good table case into pieces.

"happy!"

"I haven't felt so happy and comfortable in many years, cool!"

Zhu Yihai also laughed.

"General Wu seems to have a choice?"

"Yes."

"The general doesn't regret it?"

"A man was born between heaven and earth. He should read the books of sages and sages, cultivate righteousness, imitate the virtues of heaven and earth to love others, and emulate the ambitions of saints to achieve success. Even if you can't achieve a career for thousands of years, you must cultivate your heart and accumulate goodness and evil. , open-minded!" Wu Kai said passionately, "Although Wu is a martial artist, he has also read the books of sages."

"If there is no king in the Ming Dynasty, no matter how the state is ruled, and no one succeeds, I, Wu, will be a minister of subjugation. But since there are still aspiring royal family members who are willing to stand up to the sky, how can I, Wu Kai, not Stand up and respond?"

"I heard about Lu Wang's virtuous name earlier, and he is extremely ambitious. Now it seems that it is indeed true."

"Brother, when is it? Why are you still dropping these book bags like those rotten scholars? I have advised you not to read those miscellaneous books, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. They are all deceiving scholars. You can't be deceived by those sour words They don’t even care about their wealth and life!” Mr. Zhao Qian pulled Wu Kai, “Gold, silver, wealth and beauty are real, and the most important thing is to keep your life alive, and everything else is empty.”

Wu Kai smiled, "Old Zhao, I, Wu Kai, am not a saint. I am greedy for money, lustful, and arrogant. Over the years, I have also bribed and flattered Shangguan, withheld military pay for a false name, and even arrested beggars. The refugees pretended to be bandits and pirates, and even blackmailed rich merchants and smuggled them into the sea secretly. Yes, I have done it all. But, a man can do something, and he can’t do something.”

"If the grass and trees fall in autumn, people will live a lifetime, so there must be something to pursue, right?"

"Since King Lu wants to resist the captives, count me in as Wu Kai!"

"Brother Zhu, because you used to be an officer of the Daming Guard, I also know about your difficulties. Everyone has their own choice, and you can't force it. So, you go, see you next time, maybe it will be on the battlefield .” Wu Kai waved his hand.

Zhu Yihai looked at this burly and strong military officer of the Ming Dynasty, and at this moment, his eyes were a little moved. When the Ming Dynasty suddenly collapsed, there was such a warrior?
"General Wu, is it worth it to sacrifice all your wealth and life for the sake of posthumous fame?"

"Since going south, hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have already surrendered, so what's the use of insisting on it?"

Wu Kai shook his head.

"More than 200 years ago, the ancestors of my Wu family followed the Taizu to fight the world, and they were granted hereditary military positions, which have been passed down from generation to generation. It has been nearly 300 years. Now Zhu Ming Sheji may not be long, even if my old Wu family owes the Zhu family, 300 years of monarchs and ministers I have to pay back the righteousness of the Wu family. Regardless of success or failure, I will fight with King Lu, and let's talk about it when I really lose in the future."

"I admire you, General Wu."

"It's just that, how many of your subordinates are willing to follow General Wu on this road? Your subordinate seems to be unwilling."

Wu Kai nodded.

"Everyone has their own aspirations, I don't force it. I will call my brothers over in a while and announce my decision. Those who are willing to go to Taizhou with me to respond to King Lu, follow me, and those who don't want to go, let's say goodbye and go our separate ways."

"But what if none of your brothers are willing to take risks with you and want to be rich, you are not afraid that they will tie you up at that time, and then go to Taizhou to capture King Lu, and then surrender and ask for credit?"

Wu Kai stroked the rough face covered with beards, "My old Wu is average, but I have never been kind to my brothers. I eat meat and they can at least drink soup. If we really want to part ways, it won't be too late." If you want to capture me in exchange for wealth, I still have the confidence."

"Old Zhao, you can stay or stay as you please. I won't force you, but I've already made up my mind, so don't try to persuade me anymore."

"Brother, think again, don't be impulsive."

"You don't need to persuade me any more, you know the family motto of my old Wu family, only the word loyalty and filial piety."

"My parents died early, and I have no chance to be filial. Now, let me be loyal to Daming."

"Besides, my father went to Liaodong to fight and died under the arrows of the Tartars. This is also a family feud. Family enmity and national hatred are together. My late father has a spirit underground, so he should support me."

Wu Kai waved his hand to stop Mr. Zhao Qian from speaking.

"Brother Zhu, please go back, don't send it off."

Zhu Yihai stood still, but instead clapped his hands, "General Wu is sincerely worthy of your ancestors' motto of homeless loyalty and filial piety. When the country is in trouble, you think of a good general. To be honest, before this trip, I didn't hold it too much." Hopefully, even if the general really wants to surrender, it is just a normal choice for the vast majority of people, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages."

"But the general can actually have the courage to go against the current, which is too surprising and surprising."

What he said made Wu Kai puzzled.

At this time, Zhu Yihai was basically sure that Wu Kai was not acting with him, and absolutely did not know his identity.

If a person wants to act, there will definitely be some small flaws, but he observed for a long time just now, and he can confirm that it is not acting. The performance of Wu Kai and his two people is too real.

The two big bosses definitely don't have such acting skills.

"General Wu, hurry up and pay your respects to His Royal Highness Lu Jianguo!" Wang Chuangzi stepped forward and shouted loudly.

Wu Kai was stunned.

Zhu Yihai laughed and said, "Don't be alarmed, General Wu. Gu is Zhu Yihai, not some Northern envoy. The real Northern envoy and Li Changchun met Gu on the road and were taken down by the Yongwei Battalion. Gu took advantage of their identity to visit Wu first. General, unexpectedly, it was a pleasant surprise."

Wu Kai was even more confused, unable to believe it.

What happened next was quite simple. Wu Kai would not believe Zhu Yihai’s empty words. After all, he had never met King Lu before. It wasn't peaceful either, there were riots in many places, and when there were rioters in Huangyan, he led his troops to suppress them.

Zhu Yihai has the gold seal of the king of Lu, etc. Of course, the better proof is the testimony of witnesses.

The original Taizhou Bingbeidao was Wu Kai's old boss, and all the troops, horses, money and food of his associates were under Yu Dafu's management.

Daming has always been rich in culture and noble in martial arts, but Wu Kai usually visits Yu Dafu's place often, seeking all kinds of filial piety to please him, and the two are very familiar with each other.

When Yu Dafu came to the Haimen barracks, Wu Kai almost knelt down.

It was not Yu Dafu who knelt down, but the young man, King Lu whom he had been suspicious of just now.

Yu Dafu personally confirmed that this young capital officer Zhu Wu was actually His Royal Highness King Lu. In addition, Yu Dafu also had several people who were former soldiers from the Daoist Yamen, who were also acquainted with Wu Kai, and they had often taken care of him.

In the end, Dai Guangda's head and the ice coffins of the Tartar envoy Niha and others were placed in front of him, together with the disgraced Huangyan County Magistrate Li Changchun, and the former Taizhou Tongzhi Zhu Ren, all of which explained everything.

Wu Kai slapped himself several times to wake himself up.

Then facing Zhu Yihai, he directly pushed the Jinshan upside down and bowed down like a jade pillar.

"Chen Haimen Counselor Wu Kai, pay homage to His Royal Highness Jian Guo!"

"minister····"

"General Wu, please get up!" Zhu Yihai helped Wu Kai up with his own hands, and General Wu, who weighed more than 200 kilograms, followed the trend and didn't dare to resist, but from the fierce and domineering at the beginning, he completely turned into a docile little bear.

"The general is loyal and deeply moved."

Zhu Yihai stretched out his hand to pat Wu Kai's shoulder, only to find that this guy was too fat to reach. Wu Kai immediately lowered half his body so that Zhu Yihai could pat him on the shoulder smoothly.

"Well, Wu Kai listened to the order!" Zhu Yihai said loudly.

Wu Kai was very sensitive and immediately knelt down again.

"The general of the Haimen Association was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Haimen, and Wu Kai was granted the title of commander-in-chief of Haimen, and the seal of General Kaiyuan was added.

Wu Kai felt like he was dreaming just now, and he didn't know why just now, but he fell into a stubborn disease for a while, and felt that he owed Zhu Yihai's family 200 years of national grace, and wanted to make up for it.

Who would have thought that this damn North Envoy was actually His Royal Highness King Lu.

Mr. Zhao Qian knelt beside Wu Kai, and said softly to him, "Brother, Daming is about to perish. This Lu Wang Jianguo is just a grasshopper after autumn. It won't last for a few days, so he can't be dismissed by him for a few days. I was deceived. If you want me to say, just do nothing and keep going, since he came to your door, we will capture him and send him to Hangzhou, that is the real wealth."

Wu Kai turned around, staring fiercely at his brother-in-law.

"roll!"

"Your Highness, this rough guy in the army doesn't know the rules. He acts rudely because he is my brother-in-law. I will let him go."

Zhu Yihai saw from just now that Zhao Qian was always a soft-boned surrender, but Wu Kai wanted to protect his brother-in-law, so Zhu Yihai also gave him face and nodded.

Wu Kai turned around and slapped Mr. Zhao Qian who was still about to speak, and stopped him, "Get lost!"

Wang Xiang kept pressing on the handle of the knife, trying to stop Mr. Zhao Qian, Zhu Yihai shook his head.

Wu Kai still has to give this bit of face!

The current result has already made Zhu Yihai very happy, enough is enough!

There are still many things to do next, there is no need to waste energy on so few soft bones.

(End of this chapter)