Chapter 14
Zhao Peng said with a serious expression: "If the old general Wu trusts me, then you might as well give Chen Yuanyuan to me. I can ask someone to put on makeup and leave the city and send it to Shanhaiguan to the noble son. Liu Zongmin failed to find someone and never saw Chen Yuanyuan, so he would not have any more ideas. If the noble son saw the beauty, he would naturally not turn on and let Jiannu enter the pass, so that he could save the entire Wu family's lives!"
Wu Xiang said repeatedly: "Okay! OK! That's all up to you! Hurry up and send this beauty out of the capital!"
Zhao Peng suddenly remembered the story of Wu Sangui that he had seen. Wu Sangui had two sisters, one of whom had already been married, and there was also a younger sister who had not been married. When Wu Sangui let the Qing army enter the pass, Li Zicheng angrily killed Wu Xiang's whole family. It seemed that Wu Sangui's sister was also in trouble, but it was not recorded in history whether she was killed or kidnapped by Li Zicheng. Anyway, there was no good ending.
Based on the principle of pity for the fragrance and jade, Zhao Peng decided to save one more person, so he asked again: "Can the Wu family have other female relatives send them to Shanhaiguan and hand them over to the noble son, so as not to fight against Jiannu in front of him, but he was worried about the safety of the family."
"The eldest son Wu Sanfeng followed Zu Dashou back then. After the defeat, he had to surrender to Jiannu. But please rest assured that the young man in Jinyi was in Cao's camp and was in Han, and did not serve Jiannu. Sanfeng's family was in the mansion. The second son Wu Sangui was in Shanhaiguan, and his wife Zhang and grandson Wu Yingxiong were all in Shanhaiguan; the third son Wu Sanfu, the family was in the mansion; the old man has two other daughters, the eldest daughter was married, and the youngest daughter Wu Xiaomei was 28 years old and had not yet left home, so she stayed in the mansion." Wu Xiang twisted his beard and shook his head to report the situation of his family.
Zhao Peng nodded slightly, and suddenly had an idea in his mind: It is better to take all Wu Sangui's family hostages, so that if Wu Sangui lets the Qing army enter the pass in the future, he can threaten Wu Sangui's family with all sizes. Thinking of this, Zhao Peng smiled and said, "The old general Wu is at the mouth of the tiger, and he is in a dangerous place after all. The ancients said that a gentleman will not stand on a dangerous wall. If the old general Wu trusts me, I would suggest that the whole Wu family dispersed and disguised out of the city, and there is a manor of our Jinyiwei outside the city to settle down. Now that the capital is occupied by thieves, the most important thing is to leave the tiger's mouth quickly, and to ensure the safety of the family is the best strategy. The thirty-six strategies are the best strategy. I am afraid that Liu Zongmin will not be able to find Chen Yuanyuan, and will be angry and harm the whole Wu family. For the sake of safety, I should leave the capital quickly."
"But the Wu family has more than 30 people, and the family is big and the business is big. There are still farm shops in the capital, so someone needs to handle it. This plan is inappropriate, this plan is inappropriate." Wu Xiang shook his head repeatedly.
"Life is almost gone, what's the use of keeping money?" Zhao Peng sneered, "I'll keep the green mountains and there's no need to worry about burning firewood. If I lose my life, but if I have money but have money but don't spend it, will the money fall into the hands of the thief in the end?"
"This matter is very important, and I will let you consider it again. Why not do this? The two brothers will take Chen Yuanyuan, a beautiful woman, out of the Wu Mansion first, and Wu Xiaomei will also hand over to the two of them. I will take my family to the city to manage the family business." Wu Xiangke was reluctant to leave the family business in the capital and run away.
"The old general doesn't have to worry. The thief intends to recruit my brothers. My brothers decide to surrender first, and then leave the tiger's mouth when the time is right. If it doesn't happen to me, the thief must have come to me to wait. I will pretend to surrender first, and come to the Wu Mansion to pick up people in two days. The old general will also consider making a decision in two days. I will say goodbye first, and see you again, Old General Wu, see you!" Zhao Peng stood up and bowed.
"Come here, serve tea and see off guests!" Wu Xiang also stood up.
Zhao Peng and Gao Wencai left the Wu Mansion and walked out of the Wu Mansion gate. Zhao Peng said, "Brother, the thief spies are eyeing the door of the mansion. If we go back late, I'm afraid they will rush in to find someone. If His Royal Highness the Princess is found by them, there will be danger. You and I should hurry back to the house to deal with the thieves."
"It's not appropriate, I'd better go to the pharmacy to change my clothes before going home! Otherwise, the thief will inevitably be suspicious!" Gao Wencai said.
Zhao Peng smiled and said, "Brother should think carefully about the problem!"
"Brother, I have been an old Jinyiwei for nearly twenty years. I have been working for Your Majesty since the Tianqi period. I naturally have to consider the problems more carefully. Otherwise, how can I deal with those shameless literati?" Gao Wencai smiled slightly and looked serious again. "If Master Chongzhen had not weakened our Jinyiwei, he would not have made the shameless literati so arrogant and domineering!"
"Brother, if we can escort His Highness the Crown Prince to the throne safely, we will definitely revive the glory of the Jinyiwei!"
"That's a later story. Let's go away quickly. If you go back late, you're afraid that the thief will break into the door!"
"Let's go!" Zhao Peng was also worried that the princess would fall into Li Zicheng's hands, so he hurried to the pharmacy with Gao Wencai.
In fact, these worries are redundant. In history, Princess Kunxing fell into the hands of Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng did not make things difficult for her, but asked her to attend Chongzhen's funeral with the three princes. However, later the Qing army entered the pass, Li Zicheng was defeated and fled from the capital. Princess Kunxing fell into the hands of the Qing Dynasty and was named Princess Changping by Shunzhi.
What they should worry most now is themselves. How should they explain to the Chuangjun Army the issue of disappearing from the Chuangjun Army's surveillance? Where did the two of them go again during this period?
At the gate of Gao's house, Hao Yaoqi, who received the news, came with more than a dozen soldiers.
"General!" Two spies of the rebels knelt down on one knee to salute.
"Where have they gone?" Hao Yaoqi asked with a scattered look.
"If you go back to the general, you will lose your job. I don't know where they went." The two spies replied in shame.
"Waste! What's the use of keeping you and other wine bags!" Hao Yaoqi said angrily.
"I am incompetent, please calm down your anger, General!"
"Get up, it's not your fault. The Jinyiwei is a master of tracking, and your ability is far from yours! The king has repeatedly ordered that these two people must be used by me. You can do it, so you can throw them away! This makes me explain to the king!" Hao Yaoqi sighed.
A spy said, "General, as you see me, we will rush into the high house to arrest people! If someone is in your hands, where can they escape? Are you not going to come back obediently for my king?"
"Okay, that's all!" Although Hao Yaoqi disdains to use such despicable means, he lost it and could not explain to Li Zicheng, so he had to do this bad decision.
"Slow down!" Just as the soldiers of the rebel army were about to rush into the high house, a roar came from behind.
Hao Yaoqi turned his head and saw Gao Wencai and Zhao Peng appear behind him.
"The two of you run around, so it's easy for us to find!" Hao Yaoqi sneered, "Two, now that the late emperor has passed away, the king will be buried with the rituals of a king. Can you please meet the king with me?"
"If the king can really bury the late emperor with the courtesy of a king, we will naturally keep our promises and be willing to serve Dashun!" Zhao Peng replied quickly.
Chapter completed!