subvert the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 7 More Wronged Than Dou E

That night when Zhu Wen came back from going to the toilet in the middle of the night, he accidentally saw a black shadow flashing out of Huang Gu's room, and the two fell into the wall.A thought flashed through Zhu Wen's mind: "Snitch! Aren't Snitches robbing the rich and giving to the poor? Why are the Snitches thinking of us just after earning two hard-earned money?"

Since it was night, and the man was wearing night clothes, and his movements were fast, it could really be said that he looked like a ghost.Zhu Wen said in his heart: "I don't know what the snitch is doing in Aunt Huang's room? No, I have to go and see her."

Zhu Wen came to Huang Gu's door lightly and patted on the door, but no one agreed.He clapped again, but still no one answered, he called out twice, but still no one answered.Zhu Wen thought in his heart, how could he sleep so dead?He wanted to tap the door twice, but the door opened in response to his hand, it turned out that the door was ajar.Zhu Wen yelled through the crack of the door twice, but there was still no response.

Zhu Wen had an ominous premonition in his heart, "Could it be that Aunt Huang discovered the Snitch and let the Snitch silence it?" The shock was no small matter, and he rushed into the house with a stride, and lit the oil lamp with his whole body on guard.His heart was beating very hard. Although he was a soldier and had undergone hard training, his task in the army was to cook, so he had never experienced such a posture.

Looking at the bed through the dim light, fortunately, there was no bloody scene as he had imagined, and Aunt Huang was wrapped tightly in the quilt facing Zhengxiang who was sleeping in the bed.Zhu Wen hurriedly backed out, thinking about the purpose of the snitch.

Suddenly he stopped, entered Huang Gu's room again, and approached Huang Gu's bed step by step. Zhu Wen looked very nervous, and he stretched out his hand, which was trembling because of nervousness. Suddenly he made up his mind, and suddenly Uncovered her quilt...

Just at this time Zhu Zhen also got up to go to the toilet, just as she went out, she saw that the light was still on in Huang Gu's room opposite.He thought to himself: "Could it be that she also went to the latrine, I'll wait for a while, wouldn't it be embarrassing if I ran into her in the latrine?"

Turning around, he saw that the lights in Zhu Wen's room were also on.He thought to himself: "Why is the third brother still up so late? Could it be that he is in a hurry?" He entered Zhu Wen's room but found that there was no one in the room. Oh, it seems that the third brother is in the toilet.

Zhu Zhen, who had just come out of Zhu Wen's room, looked up and saw Zhu Wen coming out of Aunt Huang's room in a daze. Zhu Zhen hurriedly crouched in the shadows, "There must be something wrong!" he thought to himself.

He saw Zhu Wen pause at the door of Aunt Huang's room, as if making some important decision, then turned around and entered Aunt Huang's room again.Zhu Zhen tiptoed to the outside of Aunt Huang's room, and saw Zhu Wen walking step by step to Aunt Huang's bed through the crack of the door, and she threw off her quilt, then threw herself on the bed...

"Oh, it's terrible, this youngest Zhu can do such a thing! No, I have to avoid it quickly..." Zhu Zhen hurried back to the room.

Zhu Wen lifted off Huang Gu's quilt, and as expected, there was no one under the quilt!Zhu Wen picked up the things on the bed and looked at them. There were some clothes, some thick cotton, and a wig cover on the pillow.

Zhu Wen fell into deep thought: "The person who went out just now is Aunt Huang? I should have thought of it a long time ago. Well, if she was born in modern times, she must be the best actor if she were an actress, and she would definitely win various awards. .”

It turned out that although it was not easy to see at night, Zhu Wen still saw that the man in black was tall and slender, which was quite different from Huang Gu's figure, so he didn't suspect her.But when Zhu Wen saw the cotton and wig under the quilt, he affirmed his thoughts.

She has a unique skill!Who is she?What's the plot of disguising and approaching the three of them?What is she going out in the middle of the night?Zhu Wen couldn't understand all this.

Zhu Wen thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out. He thought, no matter what her purpose is, and no matter who she is, let her leave tomorrow, otherwise she will definitely cause trouble.After making up his mind, Zhu Wen put all the things in the room back to their original places, and then went back to the room to rest.

After breakfast the next day, Zhu Wen asked Huang Gu to come to his room for a while, saying that he had something to tell her.

Zhu Zhen raised her head and glanced at Zhu Wen, with an expression of "I admire you", and said in her heart: "Third brother is powerful enough to be blatant, but this Aunt Huang is too much, but third brother also has It’s Friday on 24th, maybe I’m a bit hungry..." After the two went out, he hurriedly reported to Zhu Cun in detail what he accidentally broke the "adultery" between the two last night...

After Zhu Wen waited for Huang Gu to come in, he closed the door and said straight to the point: "I don't care who you are, or what your purpose is, I can give you money if you want it, and I can give it to you, but please don't disturb me." We live in peace."

Huang Gu's body visibly shook, she was silent for a long time, and said, "When and how did you find out?"

Zhu Wen pretended to be calm and said: "I saw you going out last night. I thought it was a thief. I went into your room and saw your wig and the cotton used to disguise your figure."

"..." Huang Gu was silent.

Zhu Wen continued: "You don't need to explain anything, and I don't want to know, I just don't want my brother and brother to be hurt, we just want to live a normal life."

Huang Gu took a deep breath and said: "But you shouldn't be buried like this. You have the strength to stand out, don't you want to do something for the people in the world? Li Tang is fatuous, and the feudal town is divided. Live a good life. Don’t you feel aggrieved that the government came to collect taxes four times just after we opened the food stall for more than ten days?”

Zhu Wen said calmly: "Even if you can overthrow Li Tang, what can you do to the people?"

"We will kill corrupt officials, landlords and wealthy businessmen, and distribute food and money to poor people..."

"You are not saving the people, you are destroying. When will there be no corrupt officials? When will there be no rich and poor? After Pang Xun raised his army, he attacked the city and looted all the way, with 20 troops. The momentum is not small. But the result? After more than a year, the army was defeated and died. Although the official army was killed and injured tens of thousands, the rebel army also died and injured tens of thousands, and the civilian casualties may not be more than one hundred thousand...

"Yes, you gave them money, and they sieged cities and lands with you in order to get more money. Which battle did not have thousands of casualties? They are also human, and they also have parents, wives and children. You said you want to save the people , but how many civilians have died for you? How many families have been torn apart?" Zhu Wen talked eloquently, his expression a little excited.

Huang Gudao: "To do great things requires sacrifices. How can tens of thousands of people's happiness be exchanged without the sacrifices of tens of thousands of people? Although Pang Xun, the 'General of Heaven', is dead, but now there is 'General Tianbu Average' Wang Xianzhi."

Zhu Wen smiled wryly and said: "Wang Xianzhi raised troops against the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time used the Tang Prime Minister Wang Duo's younger brother Wang Liao to negotiate with the court. He, he will strike immediately. Am I right?"

Huang Gu said sadly: "This is also the reason why General Huang divided his troops with him and ruled."

Zhu Wen asked: "Your surname is Huang, should you be Huang Chao's daughter or niece? Please tell Huang Chao that destruction will not bring happiness to the people, but will only bring disaster to the people. If he really raised his troops for the sake of the people, please He doesn't want to be a rogue. A rogue will only bring death and disaster to the people. Let him establish his own foundation in a rich place, and gradually build it. It is not a matter of three to five years to do great things...

Zhu Wen paused and continued: "It's a last resort, don't talk about killing lightly. Killing will only bring hatred, and too much killing will make people lose their minds."

Huang Gu asked suspiciously, "Who are you? You seem to know everything."

Zhu Wen didn't answer her question, but instead asked, "When will the coalition forces of Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao attack Songzhou?"

Huang Gu was startled and said: "Why do you..." Suddenly she felt that she had slipped her words and quickly covered her mouth.

Zhu Wen said: "You must go out at night to inquire about the reality of the defenders of Songcheng. Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao are going to attack Songzhou in a few days. Songzhou has more than ten counties under its jurisdiction, and only Songcheng, the governing place, can be defended. Songcheng city is high and deep. , food and grass are sufficient, as long as you can't hold on, it's not a problem to hold out for a year or so. Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao's combined forces are only more than [-] people, and you must have internal support to fight Songzhou."

Zhu Wen stared into Huang Gu's eyes and said word by word: "So you have entered the city, right?"

Huang Gu looked at Zhu Wen, who was smiling calmly, and found that this man was becoming more and more mysterious. He could make dishes that even "Wu Yishao" would be amazed by. , He even guessed his identity and the purpose of this trip without any clues.

God!Is this guy human?Her hand was unconsciously placed on her waist, where her weapon was a knotty steel whip measuring two feet long, and her hand had already touched the handle of the whip.

Zhu Wen was startled, and thought, "No, I've played too much, the female bandit wants to kill me! It's over, it's over, look at her ghostly skills last night, she must be a master with unique skills, killing me is not the same as killing me!" Easy as a chicken."

I couldn't help blaming myself for meddling in my own business, "It seems that what the ancients said about 'secrets must not be revealed' is really a wise saying, what should I do? Could it be that Zhu Wen was killed by her just like that? It seems that history is really untrustworthy." While thinking wildly, he secretly guarded.

Of course he didn't want to stand still.

He said calmly, "You want to kill people to silence your mouth?" There was still a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, as if it was that kind of disdainful expression.

Huang Gu saw through his mind and knew that a sneak attack would not work.

Seeing Zhu Wen's calm face, I really can't see through his details.He thought to himself: "A mysterious person like him must be someone who hides his secrets. Otherwise, he would not be able to live to this day. It's better not to be reckless."

Slowly let go of the long whip that was already tightly grasped, smiled and said: "How can it be! What good will it do for me to kill you? What about a major event? Firstly, it can make a contribution and leave a name in history, and secondly, it can save the people of the world from suffering, why not do it?"

Zhu Wen sighed: "The writing of historians has always been harsh, and the names left in the annals are true. Thinking about it, I am afraid that what will be left to future generations is eternal infamy. It has been three years since Wang Xianzhi started his army, and the Central Plains has been plagued by wars. The army was encircled and suppressed. Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi joined forces this time. It may be a misfortune rather than a blessing. The Central Plains is a place where the Fourth World War was fought, and it is not a place to live for a long time. I heard that Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi only took away 2000 troops after they split up. In less than a year, the two reunited Combined, Huang Chao's troops are already shoulder to shoulder with Wang Xianzhi, which shows that Huang Chao is deeply popular. If you can temporarily occupy a rich land as the basis, keep a low profile, raise armored soldiers in the dark, and slowly eat away at it, it is not impossible to succeed. That's all, Huang Chao Use it or not, it's up to you."

Huang Gu said: "I will pass on your words to General Huang. Judging from the information I have obtained in the past few days, the city of Songcheng is high and deep, with well-equipped soldiers and food, and strict defenses. Inspector Zhang Rui knows the art of war quite well, and he is not a mediocre person..."

Zhu Wen felt a little familiar when he heard the name "Zhang Rui". Where did he hear it?I couldn't remember it for a while, so I couldn't help but frowned and thought.

Huang Gu saw that Zhu Wen suddenly lost his mind and fell into deep thought, so she stopped talking, thinking that there was something wrong with what she said, and waited quietly for Zhu Wen to express his great opinion.After some conversations, she already admired Zhu Wen so much in her heart that she always thought that what he said was right.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Wen thought for a long time and suddenly said: "Is Zhang Rui still the governor of Songzhou now?"

Aunt Huang almost fainted when she heard this, who the hell is this?I have been in Song City for more than half a month, and I don't even know who the governor of Songzhou is.But he knows the secrets and important things that he shouldn't know, oh my god, what kind of monster is this man!

Zhu Wen didn't realize it at all, so he continued to ask: "Shouldn't Zhang Rui resign and return to his hometown a few years ago?"

It turned out that he finally thought of Zhang Rui's origin. Unofficial history records that Zhang Rui is Zhu Wen's father-in-law.

According to historical records, after Zhang Rui resigned from office and returned to his hometown of Dangshan, Zhu Wen saw Zhang Rui's daughter while herding sheep.A few years later, Zhang Rui's daughter wandered in the rivers and lakes, and was taken captive by Zhu Wen's subordinates and dedicated to Zhu Wen. Afterwards, the two became husband and wife.

According to historical records, Zhang's family is "smart, capable, and courteous in action." Zhu Wen has always been in awe of her and obeyed her words.Therefore, when Zhu Wen heard that Zhang Rui was still serving as governor of Songzhou, he was puzzled and lamented that it did not match the history.I wanted to see what Zhang Shi, the virtuous wife of Zhu Wen, the great devil of the Five Dynasties, looked like, but I didn't have the chance to see it.

Huang Gu gave Zhu Wen a blank look and said, "Who told you that Zhang Rui resigned a few years ago?"

Zhu Wen laughed dryly and said: "Uh... I heard it from someone on the way to Songcheng, hehe, I misbelieved what people said." I thought, I can't tell you that I read it from a book, can I?

Huang Gu said: "It turns out that you are just hearsay..." He thought: Does he know that the movement of the rebel army is also hearsay?But this is a confidential matter of the rebel army, and the generals in the army know very little about it.

The two were thinking about their own thoughts, and the scene couldn't help being a little cold.

Zhu Wen looked up at the woman who claimed to be Huang Gu, and thought: There is no good end to being with her. Although Huang Chao moved to the north and south and later captured Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Chang'an, the Tang capital, because Huang Chao did not think about making progress after becoming emperor. He was greedy for pleasure, and the discipline of the army was scattered. He was finally driven out of Chang'an by Li Keyong, Zhu Wen and others, and was later defeated and killed in Tiger Wolf Valley.It can only be said that Huang Chao has ambitions, but no plans.It's better to break up with her quickly.

Zhu Wendao: "Since Songzhou has become a place of right and wrong, I will go away in two days. The three of my brothers only want to live a normal life and don't want to be involved in wars and killings. I hope Huang Gu will make it happen." Yi Yi.

Huang Gu smiled and said: "Nowadays the world is in chaos, and there are wars and slaughters everywhere. May I ask where is Taoyuan?"

Zhu Wen smiled and said, "Bashu."

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the only place that was not affected by the Yellow Turban Army was the Bashu area. Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty went to Shu twice.Zhu Wen thought, since the Central Plains is independent, it would be better to go to Sichuan to have fun, because Sichuan has beautiful mountains and clear waters, and they can live a stable life for decades.

In the evening, a few people still went to the night market to set up stalls. Zhu Cun and Zhu Zhen didn't know Huang Gu's identity yet, and Zhu Wen didn't tell the truth. He was not sure whether they would become rogues with Huang Chao after knowing her identity.After all, according to historical records, Zhu Cun was killed when Huang Chao attacked Guangzhou.

Zhu Wen looked at Zhu Cun, who was chopping wood, the sweat on his face glistened under the light of the lamp. Although the second elder brother didn't like farming, he was honest and hardworking.It's better to be plain, after all, rebellion is a business of beheading.It's chilling to think about.

The next day, Huang Gu went out on the grounds that she wanted to inquire about her relatives.

Zhu Wen knew that she must have gone out of the city to report the military situation to Huang Chao, and waited for her to go far.Quickly called Zhu Cun and Zhu Zhen to the front, told them that Huang Gu might be Huang Chao's daughter or niece, and said that Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao's coalition forces would attack the city soon.

Zhu Wen said: "If the city breaks down, we will die without a place to die, so let's run away quickly."

Zhu Cun and Zhu Zhen didn't seem to believe it, Zhu Zhen said: "No way, this Song City is also the seat of Song Prefecture. The rich man is okay, you want to say that he attacked Zhou

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