Ming Dynasty: The ghost betrays the Confucian sage, my son Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 89: Responsible for the past, why worry about the reputation behind you?

Loyal to the king and patriotic!

Gu Cheng was determined to die just because of these four words.

As a time traveler, Fourth Master Zhu admires such people. There are so many people who have died so generously throughout the ages.

Take responsibility for what happened before you, why worry about your reputation behind you.

"Gang leader, the ship has arrived." Zhang Dingbian pointed to the approaching torch not far away.

"Okay, you take them into the city by water overnight." Fourth Master Zhu's eyes were like daggers, "I will continue on the official path."

"Take the order!" Zhang Dingbian did not hesitate.

This was what they had planned earlier, and they had already sent a message to the Beggar Gang to send a boat to pick them up at night.

Fourth Master Zhu guessed that there must be an ambush on the official road ahead.

Zhang Dingbian took the dozen or so people from Jizhou by water, and with the cover of the Beggar Clan's big ship, it was easy.

"Gang leader, be more careful." Zhang Ding clasped his fists.

"Who can stop me?" Fourth Master Zhu spread his hands and smiled.

Zhang Dingbian deeply believed that he had absolute confidence in Fourth Master Zhu, so he decisively led the people of Jizhou to take the waterway. This would allow Fourth Master Zhu to kill with ease.

Fourth Master Zhu watched Zhang Dingbian and the others go away, and sat down next to the fire.

I fell into meditation and when I opened my eyes, it was already bright.

He got on his horse, waved his long whip in his hand, and galloped away instantly like lightning across the sky.

After galloping all the way, when they reached a forest outside the capital, they suddenly pulled the reins of the horse tightly. The horse neighed and the man stood up.

At this moment, the archers lying in ambush on both sides of the woods loaded their bows and aimed at Fourth Master Zhu.

The scarred man looked up, with a look of surprise on his face, and murmured to himself: "Why is it that only Fourth Master Zhu is here?"

The words just fell...

call out!
A brilliant sword light has come through the sky, and it is as powerful as breaking bamboo and unstoppable. The sword light was as fast as thunder, as bright as a shooting star, and it swept forward with devastating force.

叱！
A knife passed across.

The sword light instantly penetrated the entire forest. The ambushing archers had no time to react before they were killed with one knife, and the blood mist filled the air.

When the light of the sword dissipated, Fourth Master Zhu had already ridden away.

The man with the scar stood there blankly, with a bone-deep cut appearing on his neck. He looked at Fourth Master Zhu's retreating back, the frightened expression on his face was fixed at that moment forever, and he refused to close his eyes.

……

dusk.

The sky was blood red.

Zhu Liangzu stood in the mansion, staring at the sky anxiously. He waited for news about Wei Wenjin and the scarred man, but a whole day passed and there was no news.

"Are those dozen Jizhou refugees difficult to deal with?" His tone was extremely cold, revealing an unconcealable anxiety.

He originally gave the scarred man a death order. Even if he could not get rid of Fourth Master Zhu, he would never let those Jizhou refugees enter the capital alive.

At this moment, the housekeeper hurried over, holding a mysterious box in his hand.

"Master!" he shouted breathlessly, "Someone just sent it."

"Who?" Zhu Liangzu frowned and asked in confusion.

"I didn't see it clearly, so I left the box and left. I said it was my master who opened it myself," the steward said.

Zhu Liangzu walked up to him, raised his hand and opened the box.

"what!"

When the housekeeper saw what was in the box, his hands shook with fright and he threw the box away.

A bloody human head rolled out of the box.

"It's Wei Wenjin!" When Zhu Liangzu saw the head clearly, his face turned pale instantly.

At this moment, he understood. The scarred man and those archers will not come back.

"It's over, it's over, something big happened." Zhu Liangzu was trembling all over, his eyes full of fear.

He knew that once the people of Jizhou entered the city, the truth about Jizhou would not be concealed. And he will also face disaster.

"Someone, come quickly!"

He looked around in horror, afraid that Fourth Master Zhu would suddenly come out.

……

As night fell, the lights inside the Beggar Clan's main altar were brightly lit.

When Fourth Master Zhu returned from his travels, the sky had completely darkened.

Zhang Dingbian had been waiting anxiously for his return. Seeing his figure, he finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Gang leader, you are finally back."

"Is everything arranged properly?" Fourth Master Zhu asked.

He picked up the teapot on the table and took a few sips of tea, as if he wanted to wash away the fatigue of the day.

"Don't worry, Gang Leader!" Zhang Dingbian spread out his palms confidently, "Even if they turn the capital upside down, they won't be able to find a trace of those Jizhou people."

Fourth Master Zhu nodded with satisfaction, and his tense expression relaxed a little. Zhang Dingbian immediately waved people to bring the food and wine. Both of them were already hungry and had not eaten for a day.

"What should we do next?" Zhang Ding asked Fourth Master Zhu for his opinion while eating.

"I have weaved Gu Cheng's deeds into a story." A sly look flashed in Mr. Zhu's eyes, "Tomorrow you can find some people who can write, copy this story into tens of thousands of copies, and then spread it throughout the capital. every corner."

"Understood!" Zhang Dingbian immediately understood Fourth Master Zhu's intention, "Should we invite some more storytellers to help spread the word?"

"Yes, we want this story to spread as widely as possible!" Zhu Siye said, "We want everyone in the capital to know the truth about Jizhou."

The two immediately began to discuss in detail, planning their next action.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Fourth Master Zhu came to Zhao Prison to see Gu Cheng.

When the prison guards saw it was him, they didn't stop him.

"Fourth Master, the commander ordered that no one be allowed to see Gu Cheng." The guard smiled, "However, Fourth Master is here and must be allowed to see him. We all know that you and General Gu are drinking buddies."

"You're a smart kid." Fourth Master Zhu took out a silver coin and threw it to the guard.

"Thank you, Fourth Master, for the reward." The guard laughed happily.

……

Fourth Master Zhu came to Gu Cheng's cell.

Gu Cheng was still like that, sitting there, motionless, his face numb.

Fourth Master Zhu opened the cell door, walked in, and placed a jar in front of Gu Cheng.

Gu Cheng remained motionless, his head lowered, as if he couldn't see.

"People from Jizhou have come to Beijing, and they are here for you." Fourth Master Zhu said in a low voice, "They were almost intercepted on the way!"

When Gu Cheng heard this, he raised his head suddenly and turned pale with shock.

Fourth Master Zhu snorted coldly: "I thought you didn't care about anything anymore."

"Fourth Master, I beg you, send them away as soon as possible."

Gu Cheng looked anxious and worried, "I don't want to implicate them. They are all innocent."

"Implicated?"

A cold light flashed in the eyes of Fourth Master Zhu, "For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, you disregarded your own honor and disgrace, and suffered infamy. The people of Jizhou did not care about life and death for you. Hey, let's talk about implicating me! Hell, when it comes to implicating me, you implicated me!"

"Fourth Master, we can't involve the people of Jizhou." Gu Cheng begged in a tone of voice.

"Did I get them involved?" Fourth Master Zhu glared, "It's you! Are you thinking you're great because you want to die?"

Gu Cheng was about to speak but stopped.

(End of this chapter)