Chapter 26 Chapter 160 No Escape

The obese middle-aged man screamed as if seeing a ghost, and suddenly turned around. Xia Xun looked at him, it was really him, Zhu Yunqi!It's only been a dozen years, and he seems to have aged decades, with a fat body, fat cheeks, drooping bags under the eyes, and a bad nose. How did he become like this? The white-faced and beardless old man yelled and flashed in front of Zhu Yunqi, he opened his arms to protect him, like an old hen protecting its chicks, his brows were furrowed slightly, and unexpectedly there was a solemn murderous aura, and Xiang Xia Xun shouted sharply: Are you sent by the Yan thief?You are so bold, do you dare to kill the king!

Xia Xun took a deep look at him and said with a faint smile: "Old man, I admire you very much, although many people look down on people with handicap like you. He glanced at Zhu Yunqi again, and said: But he is no longer the emperor, you are free, go live your own life! The old eunuch flushed with excitement, and shouted: "What nonsense!"You are outrageous!The king is the king, and the minister is the minister!Our family has been the emperor's servants all our lives!If you dare to harm the emperor, our family will fight with you! A hand rested lightly on his shoulder and slowly pushed him aside, the old eunuch panicked and said: Your Majesty?

Zhu Yunxuan slowly raised his chest, and at this moment, he vaguely recovered some of the majesty of the Ninety-five Supreme Being in the past. Ke Zhou, he is right, I am no longer the emperor! Your Majesty Zhu Yunwen waved his hand, took a step forward slowly, stood in front of Xia Xun, squinted his eyes and looked at Xia Xun for a while, and then slowly said: "I know you, I know you, you are Yang Yang Xia Xun bowed lightly and said, "Yang Xu! right!Yang Xu!Yang Xu!You've hardly changed in all these years Xia Xun said: Your Majesty has changed a lot. Zhu Yunwen smiled miserably, and said: Don't call me Your Majesty, you are right, I am no longer the emperor, from the day I abandoned my wife and children, and cheated my life, I am no longer the emperor!

Xia Xun said: "Then, should I call you Mr. Li Baili?" Zhu Yunwen didn't answer. He looked at Xia Xun, but his eyes seemed to have drifted far, far away. After a long time, he asked softly: "He became the emperor, didn't he?" Xia Xun replied: Yes!He became emperor. Zhu Yunwen asked again: My son Wengui, is he still alive? Xia Xun said: "Alive, he was imprisoned in Fengyang Guang'an Palace in the central capital." Zhu Yunwen's tears flowed down, and he choked up and said: "Is Daming okay?" Xia Xun's expression moved slightly, and he replied: "Very well, officials have been set up in Yunnan and Guizhou, the Japanese pirates in the East China Sea are no longer popular, and the army of the Timurid Empire wanted to conquer our Ming Dynasty but returned in vain. The Tatars and Oirats were defeated by His Majesty's personal conquest, and the imperial court also established the Nuer Gandu Division in the extreme north.

Now, the emperor is about to move the capital to Yanjing, and keep the nomads in the northern part of the city forever, to prevent its resurgence. To the south, the imperial court sent troops into Annan to put down its rebellion and restore the old place of Annan to our territory.At sea, a huge fleet was also sent to appease the barbarians and conduct extensive trade. I am a pioneer. Zhu Yunqi's eyes lit up suddenly, and he asked anxiously: "Didn't he specially send you to catch me?" Xia Xun smiled and said: "The ocean-going fleet has another commander, and I, my mission is to find your whereabouts."I just searched all the way, I don't believe you are in the west, I wanted to step on a route, but I didn't expect that when I no longer wanted to find you, I ran into you just now in the bathroom

Xia Xun said a few words briefly, and then the old eunuch realized that it was his own carelessness, otherwise his emperor would probably never be exposed. The old eunuch immediately knelt down on the ground, beating his head and crying, "Damn it, slave!"Damn slaves!It's all the servant's fault, Your Majesty, kill the servant! Zhu Yunwen said in a deep voice: Get up!This is my life, not your fault! Xia Xun glanced at the old eunuch, then at Zhu Yunqi, and asked: "It is said that there are no fewer than dozens of people escorting you. Where are those people?" Zhu Yunwen didn't answer, he leaned down, helped up the old eunuch first, then turned to Xia Xun, and said sadly: "I fled all the way to Quanzhou, where I boarded a merchant ship going to Nanyang, and fled to Sanfoqi. I lived there for a while, because there were often smuggled merchant ships from Daming there, and I was worried that it would be unsafe, so I continued to go west. This time, I arrived in Guli and settled down there.

I thought I could spend my whole life there this time, but a few years later, a businessman from Nanyang said that Daming had sent a huge fleet, as huge as a floating castle on the sea. When you arrive at Nambuli, it is said that you will also go to the areas of Little Gelan, Kochi and Guri.I had no choice but to continue fleeing west because I was worried that something would happen. Zhu Yunwen said sadly: Run away, run away, finally one day, I fled to the Persian Gulf, along the way, some of my entourage died of illness, some were swept into the sea by the wind and waves, the only one left by my side was Less than ten people.I dare not continue walking along the sea road anymore. God knows if there will be a storm and we will all disappear in the sea?

I think, even if Ming’s fleet came to search for my whereabouts, they would not be able to leave so many warships on land and search for me far away, so we abandoned the ships and went ashore, and kept going. Arriving here, when I got here, there were very few people around because of injuries and bandits along the way. When I came to this place, there were only four people around me, and one of them died of illness later.The people here told me that if you go further, there is a boundless sea. No one has ever been able to reach its end, and no one has ever seen a boat come to the end of the sea. I think this is the horizon right?

Xia Xun asked: "Luo Kedi really arranged it like this!" Zhu Yunwen looked at him in surprise, Xia Xun smiled, with some relief in his smile: You actually know how to cover up for him?Hehe, it seems that you have really changed a lot over the years.You don't have to worry about him anymore. Master Luo committed suicide by taking poison the day the city was destroyed. He has been dead for many years, so you don't have to worry about him being implicated. A flash of shame flashed across Zhu Yunwen's face, how many people died for him?Those civil servants and military generals who died in the martyrdom, as well as countless unknown soldiers who died in battle and whose names are not passed down to the world, but he, the emperor, lived on a meager life, abandoning his loyal courtiers, his first wife and his wife. biological son.

Xia Xun glanced at his gray hair and asked: There are three people beside you, the other two? Zhu Yunwen puffed out his chest and said: I'm right here, just kill me!They are just people who were ordered to escort me, do you want to kill them all? The old eunuch got up again when he heard it, nervously guarding in front of him. Xia Xun shook his head and said: "I'm just curious, why is there only one person left by your side, and the other two have abandoned you?" Zhu Yunwen's face flushed immediately: You are talking nonsense!They are loyal to me and will not allow you to insult me ​​like this!I have gone all the way west, and I have gone through ups and downs. The money I brought with me was either spent, lost, or robbed by bandits. When I arrived here, there was not much left.

Except for the old man Kezhou, who stayed by my side to take care of me, the other two protected me for a while, and after finding out that there was no danger here, they went to fend for themselves, but every New Year's day, they would come to see me and treat me as always Respect!They are my loyal ministers and righteous men of Ming Dynasty! Xia Xun said: I apologize!Although the positions are different, such a person is very admirable!He looked around and said again: The environment here is not bad, you also married a beautiful French bride and gave birth to a pair of children.Just, how do you age so fast? Zhu Yunwen's cheeks twitched a few times, and he said in pain: because I have been living with guilt, because I often have nightmares.All along, I have been told that I will be the future son of heaven, the crown prince of the country, and all the people in the world are my subjects. It is only natural for me to stand at the highest place and look down on them, enjoying their dedication with peace of mind. Including my queen, my prince, anyone who dies for me, I think it should be, everyone can die, only I can't, because I am the emperor, God has given me a special mission, my life Not just mine!But when I fled all the way to Nanyang, and then fled all the way west, I began to wonder if my thinking was right? If I hadn't put on the dragon robe and sat on the throne, what would be the difference between me and an ordinary person?Why can I let so many people die for me?I often dream of their mother and son. If I had not fled timidly, but faced King Yan bravely, would their mother and son have died? Fourth Uncle dare not openly kill the king, even if he uses some methods to get rid of me, in order to deceive others, in order to show his innocence, he must treat my wife and children well, at least he will not let them die.but I With tears in Zhu Yunwen's eyes, he sighed: I was the one who ignited the fire and said that I would die for the country. In the end, it was my wife and my own son who were pushed into the fire pit by me, but I fled shamelessly. up! If I hadn't fled shamelessly, these people who were loyal to me would not abandon their wives and children and give up everything to escort me west, and they would not have to be buried in a foreign country one by one.I used to have nightmares, I would dream about them, and I could only drink, drink constantly, and only then could I sleep. The old eunuch was already crying while listening to it, but Xia Xun was silent about it.After Zhu Yunwen finished speaking, he pushed the old eunuch away again, and took one step, two steps, and three steps forward, slowly but firmly, until he stood in front of Xia Xun: Ke Zhou is old, he is just a useless eunuch, don't kill him he! Zhu Yunwen turned around and glanced at his wife again. From that look, Xia Xun knew that Zhu Yunwen's French wife should know his real identity, so she understood why this unexpected guest came, and that's why she showed worry and fear . Zhu Yunwen smiled at her, looked at his sons and daughters reluctantly, turned to Xia Xun, and begged: My woman is just an ignorant country girl. You see, my sons and daughters look like People who don't look like people in Ming Dynasty, their daughter has blond hair, and their son has blue eyes. No one in Ming Dynasty would regard them as the blood of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!They didn't pose any threat to my fourth uncle! Zhu Yunqi took a long breath and said solemnly: In the face of the community and life and death, I chose to escape!In the face of family members and life and death, I still chose to escape!For this, I have suffered for many years in regret.Now that you're here, I won't run away anymore, I'm willing to die, just beg you to let them go! Zhu Yunqi bent his legs and knelt down with a plop!