Jinghong Tower

He Xiulong, Lu Zhen, Jiang Tao, and He Dali all received the same camp bed. Even Feng Zan who was still in Lu Di and Fu Yansheng in Datong also received it.

Everyone was very happy. This thing was light and easy to carry, and lying on it was much more comfortable than sleeping on rocks.

Of course, the only one who succeeded as a little fool was Zhou Cangyue.

Only Zhong Yi, who was far away in Guidi, could not be happy.

When they arrived, a new situation occurred within the Nong family, and Nong Liu Niang had also been moved.

It took them several days to finally figure out the situation in front of them.

The cooperation between Brother Nong and Qin Acai's mother and son was terminated early.

Wang Hao made a choice between the three Nong brothers and Tan Acai's mother and son. He chose the Nong brothers, and Tan Acai's mother and son were kicked out.

The three brothers, Boss Nong, refused to give up and released witnesses to prove that the owner of the old cave died at the hands of Tan Acai and his son.

The Qin clan members in the army attempted to launch a military rebellion, but were suppressed by Wang Hao.

Wang Hao not only controlled the Qin family in the army, but also captured the three sons of the master of Qin's cave.

The Tan family is different from the Nong family. Lord Nonglaodong has ten sons and seven daughters, but although Lord Tan has seven sons, only three are adults. The oldest of the other four is six years old, and the youngest is still in his infancy. among.

For a tribe that relied on force to survive, Wang Hao's taking away the three sons was equivalent to stabbing Tan Dong in the sky.

Although Tan Ah Cai is the daughter of the cave owner, she does not have the good luck of Nong Liu Niang and does not meet a father who loves his daughter.

Tan Acai was not taken seriously in her natal family, otherwise she would not have been given as a gift by her father to the owner of Nonglaodong.

Now that her three younger brothers have been arrested, Tan Acai is self-aware and does not dare to see her father, fearing that his father will vent his anger on her.

However, her son and daughter refused to give up and forced her to seek help from Qindong.

Although Tan Acai was shrewd and ruthless, she couldn't be tough in front of her children. She could only bite the bullet and return to Tandong.

But what greeted her was a slap from the master of Tan Laotong.

Master Qin Laodong has decided to cooperate with Wang Hao.

In order to express his sincerity to Wang Hao, the master of Tan Laodong kidnapped Tan Acai and her children and sent them to Nongdong.

"My husband was not strict with his daughter, and she made a big mistake!
I have already tortured you, and it was these wolf-hearted people who killed the master of Nonglaodong!
Poor brother Nanon, he didn't die on the battlefield, but he was buried in the hands of these beasts.

According to your Han rules, if a married girl throws water away, from the day this beast gets married, she will no longer be part of my Qin family!
The people from the Qin clan in the army came to help me because of Brother Nanon's face, and had nothing to do with these beasts.

Your Majesty, please believe that my three sons had no knowledge of Brother Nong's death. When they learned of Brother Nong's death, they cried uncontrollably.

Our good men in Tandong will not go along with these beasts! "

Master Qin Laodong burst into tears when he talked about the excitement.

Even Wang Hao couldn't help but admire them. These barbarians were so cunning and shameless that even he felt ashamed.

The result of this incident was that Tan Acai and her children were beheaded in public in the name of revenge for the old cave master. The Nong family and the Tan family were still good brothers, and the two families formed an alliance with Wang Hao to conspire for a great cause.

Since Mrs. Qin killed Qin Acai and her son to show their loyalty, Brother Nong certainly couldn't do nothing.

They handed Nong Liu Niang, who was originally locked up in the cave, to Wang Hao!
Externally, it was said that Nong Liu Niang's whereabouts were unknown, and the reason why Nong Liu Niang was in trouble was of course blamed on the dead Tan Acai mother and son.

Who asked Nong Cuidan to pretend to be Nong Liu Niang? In the eyes of the army lieutenants, it was Nong Liu Niang who disappeared during the period when she was taken care of by Tan A Cai. Tan A Cai and her son dared to kill even the old cave owner, and of course they dared to kill him. Nong Liu Niang.

Now that the army has been taken over by the three brothers Nong Lao and Da, everyone believes that only the three brothers Nong Lao and Da can seek justice for the dead owner of Nong Lao Cave, and only they will sincerely look for Nong Liu Niang.

Jin Yiwei told Zhong Yi the news he had learned, and Mu Ling was furious when she heard it.

"Master Zhong, the Sixth Lady must be hidden in the palace by Wang Hao. Lend me a few people and I will take them to rescue the Sixth Lady."

Zhong Yi glanced at her. Although this maid was not very smart, she was absolutely loyal.

For this mission, He Ran did not let them reveal their identities. They had only two goals, one was to rescue Nong Liuniang, and the other was to help Nong Liuniang regain military power.

On the way here, Zhong Yi had already learned from Mu Ling that Nong Liu Niang had five sisters, and only two were still alive.

The second sister Nong married a caveman from Huangdong. The two met each other while singing folk songs and fell in love with each other sincerely. Now the second sister Nong is living the life of an ordinary peasant woman, with men farming and women weaving.

Fourth Sister Nong married her cousin, and it was also a mutually agreeable marriage. However, she gave birth to three sons one after another, all of whom died in infancy. The only daughter who survived was an idiot. When she was seven years old, she could only call her A Niang. , and won’t say anything else.

The husband and mother-in-law were very dissatisfied with this. After a quarrel, Fourth Sister Nong left home with her daughter. Her husband's family lived at the foot of the mountain. She and her daughter lived on the mountain and made a living by hunting. They would only go down the mountain when going to market.

After learning what happened to his daughter at her husband's house, the owner of Nonglaodong was very angry and sent his sons to take Sister Nong and her daughter back to Nongdong. However, Sister Nong did not agree. It has been two years now. The daughter still lives in the mountains.

Nong Liuniang's other three sisters have all passed away. Two of them died of illness before they got married, and one died of childbirth complications.

In other words, Nong Liu Niang's sisters and their husband's family can't help. It would be good if they don't get involved.

No wonder Nong Liu Niang asked Mu Ling to ask He Ran for help. Nong Liu Niang seemed to have many relatives in her natal family, but after her father died, she had no natal family.

Not to mention what happened to her brothers, even the clansmen who watched her grow up could only stand by and watch.

Whether to choose her powerful brothers or her, the answer is of course the former.

Zhong Yi asked Mu Ling: "You have lived in Wang Hao's palace for several years. Can you draw the layout of the palace?"

Mu Ling nodded. Dong girls are proficient in embroidery. Although Mu Ling is Han, she grew up in Dongxi. She has been learning embroidery from the girls since she can remember.

Different from Han embroidery, Dong women embroidery does not need to trace the pattern, they can embroider whatever they want directly.

Zhong Yi handed Mu Ling a pen, thinking that Mu Ling would be able to draw the map of the Han Palace quickly. However, after waiting for a long time, Mu Ling was still drawing. Zhong Yi couldn't help but walked over and was stunned at this sight. .

Mu Ling used her jerky brushwork to draw the pavilions and pavilions of the Han Dynasty.

Zhongyi I really just want a map made of text and lines.

Wang Hao's Han Palace was formerly known as Gui Palace. It was not built by Wang Hao himself, but was carefully built by two generations of Gui kings. It is a real palace.

It took Mu Ling three full hours to draw this map of the palace. This was because she had never learned to draw.

Zhong Yi deeply doubted that if Mu Ling had learned to paint, she would have been able to paint this picture for three days and three nights. Mu Ling used her childlike brushwork to draw out how many floors each building had, how many cornices there were, how many houses each courtyard had, and who lived there.

Zhong Yi has never been to Prince Gui's Mansion, but just looking at this picture, he wants to dig out the old Prince Gui from his grave and whip his corpse.

Is this the Prince's Mansion?

Fortunately, there are only two generations of King Gui. If another generation comes, these 80% can be expanded into a palace!

However, now the plaque hanging outside Prince Gui's Mansion is no longer a palace, but a palace!

Wang Hao calls himself the King of Han. This king is not a prince, but a great king!

Zhong Yi was furious in his heart, but his face was calm. He asked Mu Ling: "In your opinion, where will Wang Hao hide Nong Liu Niang?"

Mu Ling was already thinking about this issue when she was drawing the picture just now.

She pointed to a building on the picture and said: "Here, there is a dungeon below!"

Mu Ling told Zhong Yi: "When Wang Hao and Liu Niangzi captured Prince Gui's Mansion, they did not live in it directly.

Wang Hao said that there must be secret rooms and secret passages in the palace. He said that wealthy Han people would do this, and he was worried that it would be dangerous if he lived there directly.

King Gui died at that time, but King Gui's favorite son was still alive.

Wang Hao tortured him severely. King Gui's son told Wang Hao that he only knew the entrance to the dungeon. King Gui liked human flesh and had kept boys and girls in the dungeon for him to slaughter for many years. "

At this point, Mu Ling suddenly felt that the atmosphere around her had changed. Her eyes slowly moved up from the map, and she met Zhong Yi's eyes that seemed to be murderous.

Mu Ling was shocked. This Han official was so scary.

Zhong Yi said coldly: "Did you find boys and girls in the dungeon? How did you deal with those children?"

Mu Ling quickly looked away, she was frightened to death, but she could not look into the eyes of this high official again.

"Yes, there are more than a dozen children inside, all of whom are Han. Some of them were abducted, and some were sold by their families. In short, we couldn't find a home for them, so the Sixth Lady sent them to a Han temple. The great monk there is very kind-hearted.”

Zhong Yi's expression softened slightly and he said, "Wang Hao only opened this dungeon, but didn't he discover all the other secret passages?"

Mu Ling: "It was like this at the time, but I didn't know it later. Wang Hao betrayed the Sixth Lady. Even if he later found out about other places, he would not tell the Sixth Lady.

But I still think he would lock the Sixth Lady in that dungeon, because when he first wanted to marry Queen Zhang, the Sixth Lady was very angry and locked him in that dungeon.

Later, he begged hard and coaxed the Sixth Lady to let him out of the dungeon, and also allowed him to marry Queen Zhang.

Wang Hao is a wolf-hearted man with a petty heart. He wants to take revenge on the Sixth Lady. The Sixth Lady imprisoned him in the dungeon, and he will also imprison the Sixth Lady there. "

Zhong Yi nodded. He was worthy of being someone who had been with Nong Liu Niang for many years. He knew Nong Liu Niang and Wang Hao at the same time.

However, Zhong Yi did not act rashly. He spent another three days and sent people in disguise to inquire about the news near the palace. He learned that Queen Zhang's grandmother Zhang had a son who was addicted to gambling and owed a lot of money. This made Grandma Zhang very troubled.

Zhong Yi heard this and smiled coldly, that would be easy to handle.

Two days later, Grandma Zhang brought two girls into the mansion, saying that they were nieces from her natal family and wanted to be maids in the mansion.

Queen Zhang is being troubled by Wang Hao's new favorites. What she needs most now is manpower. She brought Nanny Zhang from her natal family, and these two maids are Nanny Zhang's nieces, so they must be trustworthy.

Queen Zhang immediately agreed to let the two girls stay in the palace.

The next night, water suddenly broke out in the Han Dynasty's palace, and Queen Zhang's palace was burned!
Queen Zhang was plain in appearance, and Wang Hao married her just to gain the support of the Han people.

After Wang Hao and Nong Liu Niang turned against each other, several Han beauties were brought in one after another. However, these women were very beautiful, but they were not of high origin.

Although Queen Zhang's father had a low official position, the Zhang family was a prominent family in Gui.

Therefore, at least for now, Queen Zhang cannot make any mistakes.

There was a fire in Queen Zhang's palace, so Wang Hao abandoned the beauty in his arms and led his people to put out the fire himself.

Because of Nong Liu Niang, his reputation has been damaged, and the support of the Han aristocratic families and businessmen has been greatly reduced, otherwise he would not have gone back to win over the Nong brothers.

If Queen Zhang dies in an unknown manner, those Han people will definitely not let it go.

Zhou Cangyue's powerful army is now only more than a thousand miles away from him. Once those big merchants go to Zhou Cangyue, it will really add fuel to the fire.

Wang Hao sincerely hoped that Queen Zhang would not be burned to death or injured.

He was outside the fire scene, with tears streaming down his face, and he kept calling Queen Zhang's maiden name. At this moment, people who didn't know about it would think that they were really deeply in love as husband and wife.

But in fact, in the past six months, Wang Hao could count on one hand the number of days he spent the night in Queen Zhang's palace.

Fortunately, there was no danger. The fire started in other rooms in the palace. Queen Zhang was rescued before the fire spread to the room where she was sleeping.

It's just that Queen Zhang didn't know whether she was affected by the thick smoke or was overly frightened, and she remained unconscious.

Aunt Zhang stayed by Queen Zhang's side, crying her heart out.

Hearing that Queen Zhang was not dead, but just in a coma, Wang Hao breathed a sigh of relief. He originally wanted to say a few words of comfort and leave, but when he saw Grandma Zhang crying as if her own mother had died, he felt that it would not be a good idea to leave like this. The people around Queen Zhang were all brought from the Zhang family. If the news got spread by these people, those Han people would probably make irresponsible remarks about him again.

The greater the power in his hands, the more Wang Hao wanted to establish an image of a good person with high moral character among the Han people.

As for those barbarians, Wang Hao looked down on them from the bottom of his heart and only used them.

Therefore, Wang Hao did not leave. Queen Zhang was unconscious for most of the night, and Wang Hao stayed with her for most of the night.

At dawn, Queen Zhang finally woke up, and Wang Hao performed another drama of love between husband and wife before walking out of the courtyard where Queen Zhang temporarily lived.

As soon as he came out, he saw a confidant running over in panic: "Your Majesty, something happened!"

All the guards outside the dungeon are dead, and Nong Liu Niang is missing!

No one knows when all this happened. Every night, the guards will patrol near the dungeon. But last night, due to water leakage, the patrolling guards were transferred to put out the fire. By the time they came out of the fire, it was almost dawn. , it’s time to change shifts.

And by then, what was supposed to happen had already happened. (End of chapter)