I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 42
On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Yaoshi Wu, who was preparing to go out at home, happened to meet Fu Balang and Fu Yuchuan again.

As soon as Fu Balang saw Wu Shizi, he called out loudly: "Old Wu, I'm going to look for you, what's the matter with you today?"

Seeing that it was Fu Balang, Yaoshi Wu responded with a smile: "It's nothing, what's the matter?"

"That's just right. I'll invite you to a restaurant later. I had a few meals a while ago, and I want to invite you back if I say anything today. But first, I can't go to Qiushui Pavilion and Chunxi Tower for treats. If my mother and elder brother find out about going to that kind of place, I will die."

Qiushui Pavilion and Chunxi Tower are well-known romantic places in Beijing. Fu Balang is only [-] years old, so naturally he dare not go to the brothel.

Yaoshi Wu laughed when he heard that, some time ago, in order to inquire about some news, he invited Fu Balang to dinner a few times, and the two became acquainted with each other.

In Shangjing, his status as the heir of King Yan is actually very embarrassing. After all, everyone knows that he is a proton, and Yan Fan has a delicate relationship with the court.

Whether it is a civil official or a general, they will warn the children in the family not to provoke the prince of Yan.

For one thing, the King of Yan dominates Liaodong, with a high position and authority, and he is extremely protective of his weaknesses, so he cannot be easily offended.

Secondly, as an official of the imperial court, it is even more troublesome to make good friends with the sons of the vassal princes.

Therefore, Prince Yan's son could not make any friends at all in Shangjing.Fu Yuchuan was still a half-grown child at this age, so he probably didn't care too much about these things, and he didn't have much scheming, so it was rare for Yaoshi Wu to meet someone who was willing to go out to dinner with him.

You must know that even in the brothel in the past, when you met some playboys, you would always keep him at a respectful distance.

But he didn't expect that this half-grown kid was quite loyal, and he would invite the guests back no matter what.

"That's fine, let's go to a restaurant that only eats. You can choose the place you know better than me in the capital."

Fu Yuchuan agreed when he heard the other party: "Then it's settled, let's go to Zhengyang Tower later, their mutton is a must."

Yaoshi Wu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll follow your arrangement, but do you have enough money?"

Fu Yuchuan patted his chest and said, "Don't worry about it, my aunt gave me a lot of gold leaves during the Chinese New Year, and my elder brother also gave me a few coins. These days can be regarded as ample."

Wu Yaoshi found it even more interesting when he heard it, "Then I can eat freely today, and don't blame me for making you poor."

Fu Yuchuan said: "What are you talking about? I, Fu Balang, also speaks of loyalty. Although I am not as famous as my third brother 'Zhongyi Saburo', I am also a number one figure in Shangjing."

Looking at the half-grown child in front of him, Yaoshi Wu suddenly felt that it would be nice to have such a friend. Although he couldn't talk heart-to-heart, it would be nice to have a friend with wine and meat.

He wouldn't see himself avoiding it, fearful of getting into trouble.

He will not approach himself for any purpose, or have other plans.

He took the money given by the elders in the family, but he wanted to treat himself to a good meal, just because he wanted to invite the guests back.

At this moment, he felt a little desolate, but also a little relieved.

When he was in Daning City, where was he not surrounded by crowds?Now in Shangjing, there is only one naughty young man next door who regards him as a friend.

The two went to Zhengyang Building in Chongmingfang at noon. Because Fu Yuchuan had a lot of money, he immediately ordered ten plates of fresh-cut mutton as soon as he entered the door, saying that he would have a good meal with Wu Yaoshi today.

The two asked for a private room on the second floor, with a pottery stove and charcoal fire, and the two of them had a great time eating hot mutton dipped in sauce.

"Don't talk about it, this way of eating is really good, and the sauce of this restaurant is well prepared, and I still have to eat good things with you in Shangjing."

Pharmacist Wu gave Fu Yuchuan a thumbs up while eating.

Fu Yuchuan said: "Let me tell you, it's nothing. My third brother has a brochure, which is full of delicious and interesting things from various workshops in Shangjing. He mobilized the heroes of Shangjing and collected information from various places."

Yaoshi Wu said: "What about the booklet, such a good thing is simply a treasure trove of secret books."

Fu Yuchuan sighed and said, "The third brother gave it to the fourth brother before he left."

Yaoshi Wu let out an "oh" at this moment, because he didn't know which fourth brother Fu Yuchuan was talking about, the fourth brother at home, or brother "Xi".

But it's not easy to inquire, after all, people regard you as a friend, so what's the matter if you inquire about other people's sister-in-law?
He, Yaoshi Wu, is also particular about people, can he do this kind of thing, or should he inquire about it?

"Which fourth brother are you?"

"Third brother's good things must be fourth brother Zhao, let me tell you my third brother, if he has good things, he will definitely not give us some good things."

While the two were chatting, they heard a commotion outside, and just because there was a charcoal fire in the house, the window was open and the two of them took a look.

It doesn't matter if you look at it, the elite imperial guards in black infantry armor are holding a stringed crossbow, followed by embroidered guards wearing embroidered clothes and half body armor.

"What's the matter? What's the matter, Thirteen"

Pharmacist Wu slapped his head. He was a little tired of eating meat just now, so he asked the guard Yin Shisan to buy some fresh seasonal fruits to clear his mouth.Yin Shisan didn't expect what would happen, what would happen if he ate in the building with Fu Yuchuan's half-old children?I went out to buy fruit.

As a result, the imperial guards began to arrest them, and a few diners in the lobby downstairs just slipped away, and they had nowhere to run on the second floor.

The shopkeeper in the Zhengyang Building is the chief rudder of Honglian Road in the capital. People are restrained.

He also called the remaining men to the second floor.

The Imperial City Secretary naturally recognized Wu Yaoshi and Fu Yuchuan, thinking that the trouble was serious, and immediately sent someone to inform Chengyang Princess Zhao Yuanshu.

After Zhao Yuanshu rushed to the scene, he also felt a headache after hearing about the situation at the scene.

With a hundred secrets and one sparseness, the matter actually developed to this point.

"Burn the building."

After these two words were uttered from Zhao Yuanshu's mouth, several directors of the Imperial City Department hurriedly said: "Your Highness, this is it!"

"Your Highness, this son and Fu Balang."

Zhao Yuanshu raised his eyebrows coldly, and several people suddenly felt chilly.I can only bite the bullet and prepare firewood.

Soon, the firewood from the surrounding shops was requisitioned, and the front and back sides of the Zhengyang Building were directly piled up.

People from the two adjacent shops, whether they were diners, shopkeeper's waiter, or kitchen workers, also came out. After all, if the fire really caught fire, it would inevitably spread to the surrounding area.

But here it is said that Fu Yuchuan and Wu Yaoshi, the two unlucky ones, are still discussing constantly under the control of several red lotus thieves.

"Hero, we have something to discuss, and there is something that must be like this."

"That's right. If you want money, I have it. I'll just give you the money. Why bother?"

The shopkeeper of Zhengyang Building, whose true identity is Fang Ya, the head of Jingduo on Honglian Road, was really surprised to see Wu Yaoshi and Fu Yuchuan who were still not flustered after looking around with swords.

He knew the identities of these two people. It was a mortal situation, but now because of these two hostages, it was a chance.

"Wu Shizi and Fu Langjun were offended, and now I don't need some lies to deceive the two of you. I am Fang Ya, the rudder master of Shangjing on Honglian Road. I have been lurking in Shangjing for more than ten years, but I don't want to expose my identity." Today, the government and army encircled and suppressed people, and they also used people from Xiuyiwei and Huangcheng Division. It seems that it has been planned long ago, but the two of you are here, please do me a favor, and help us escape if it is convenient. "

Fu Yuchuan was in a daze for a moment. He couldn't say he was afraid now, but he didn't know what to say in this state.

Yaoshi Wu said with a smile: "It's easy to say, as long as it doesn't hurt our lives, we can do what you say?"

He knew that he and Fu Balang were now hostages, and he also knew that the imperial court would not leave them alone.

And the thieves in Red Lotus Road, if they want to escape, they won't do anything to them.
When Fang Ya heard it, he immediately laughed: "It's a joy to talk to the prince."

"It's not good, shopkeeper, the officers and soldiers piled up firewood outside, as if they were going to set fire to the building."

The news surprised all three of them.

Almost at the same time, several people looked out the window.

"Damn it, these officers and soldiers are serious, they're all dripping with oil."

Several thieves from Red Lotus Road immediately said: "Master Rudder, why don't you kill these two and rush out to fight with them."

At this moment, Yaoshi Wu and Fu Yuchuan were finally a little scared.The skills of the two of them are almost non-existent, otherwise they would have jumped off the building and run away.

Fu Yuchuan didn't know Hongliandao's style, but Wu Yaoshi did.

"Don't, don't, you should discuss it with the officers and soldiers."

"It's about to burn down the building, what's the point of negotiating, chop these two into [-] pieces and throw them out."

Zhang Hu, the chef who was in charge of cutting meat in the building on weekdays, pointed at Fu Yuchuan and Wu Yaoshi with a large kitchen knife in his hand.

At this time, Fang Ya, the rudder master, watched silently as the soldiers outside were carrying firewood and kerosene.

Then he found a man in white clothes disguised as a man, looking at him coldly. Although he was separated by dozens of steps, he could still see the faint murderous intent in the man's eyes.

Fang Ya hesitated at this moment.

Driven by the teachings, the people of Honglian Tao are not afraid of death.Especially those who can be sent to the upper capital as hidden stakes are all elites in the Tao.

But not afraid of death is because they know that they must die. As long as they can live, people's instinct is to live.

At this time, Fang Ya knew that it would be absolutely useful for him to catch these two people, and he also knew that the other party was just bluffing at this moment.Otherwise, just attack directly, why burn the building?

But what is the purpose of such a bluff, the other party thinks that he will be frightened?

Just look down on yourself like that?

Suddenly, Fang Ya felt that something was wrong, his instinct was like trying to grab Yaoshi Wu who was beside him as a hostage, and there was no chance.

With a "bang", an old man broke through the roof of the room and was standing in front of Yaoshi Wu before Fang Ya could react.

This old man was dressed in commoner clothes, his hair was tied up, and his beard and hair were gray. He looked at least sixty years old, with a medium build, and looked like an ordinary old scholar.

Fang Ya rushed to attack with a punch, but the old man stretched out his hand and grabbed it directly.Seeing this, several other red lotus road thieves also attacked.

The old man really didn't even look at it. With a wave of his sleeves, several people all flew out backwards.

"You are, Jian Boyong?"

At this time, Fang Ya wanted to kill himself again, but found that he could not do it anymore. The energy mechanism in his body had stopped functioning, and the pulse gate was restrained.

The old man said: "Unexpectedly, there are still people who remember this old man. Your method is indeed the heart method of Honglian Dao. Presumably the fire cloud palm master should be very good. Considering your age and cultivation level, your surname is Fang?"

Fang Ya was speechless, but he was filled with remorse.

He finally understood what the pile of firewood was for, it was just a deception.

(End of this chapter)