Prince's Revenge

Chapter 10

The post officer slammed the table and scolded: "The southerners are hateful, they should be exterminated, or they will be sent to the barren land to feed the wild beasts! How can you treat them like brothers!" He originally thought, Zong Qixiu is He Yaodu's petty official, and he looked down on him at first, but He Yaodu actually said that Zong Qixiu was his brother!How can the southerners be worthy of being brothers with the Hittites!

He Yaodu's face changed, and he looked at the post officer with sharp eyes. The post official only felt that this He tribe had suddenly changed, and there was an air of dignity that people couldn't look directly at.Even if he rolled around on the battlefield, his legs were so frightened that his legs went weak. The invisible pressure made this veteran of the He tribe more terrified than the tangible sword and arrow.

"The current emperor has issued a decree three years ago, not to bully and humiliate the Han people without reason. As an imperial post officer, how can you knowingly commit crimes?" He Yaodu suppressed the anger in his heart and said word by word.

The post officer walked to the door and said in a rough voice: "Nan people are born inferior, Hetites don't want to eat at the same table with Nan Zhu."

He Yaodu drew out the dagger, He Suming exclaimed, grabbed his brother's sleeve, and said, "Why should brother have the same knowledge as a rough man?"

He Yaodu looked at Zong Qixiu worriedly, he only thought that there were open and secret struggles between He and Han in the Great Yong Dynasty Hall, but he didn't expect that the gap between He and Han in the folk was so deep.

Zong Qixiu had already put down his chopsticks and was drinking rough tea from a white porcelain cup. He didn't look at He Yaodu or the post officer who humiliated him, and turned a deaf ear to what happened just now, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Footsteps sounded outside the post house, and a literati in old robes came in, and said politely to the post officer, "My lord, Zhu Xianfu, came from Jiaxing and is going to the capital to do the editing of the Imperial Academy. This is my survey and cooperation, please take a look."

The post officer glanced at Zhu Xianfu impatiently, without looking at Kanhe, and cursed in a rough voice: "Get out, get out, get out, is this a place Nanzhu can enter?"

Zhu Xianfu blushed, and said: "Official inns, you can move in if you have a survey and a fire card. I have a survey and cooperation issued by the imperial court, why can't I move in?"

The post officer reprimanded loudly: "Boars are also worthy of being called officials. They are all doing chores for our He clan masters. They really treat themselves as individuals!"

When a scholar met Bing, he couldn't explain why. Zhu Xianfu stammered and pointed at the post officer, "You...you...you...", but couldn't say a complete sentence.The post officer is talking about the current common phenomenon in the He Dynasty. Whether it is the central government or the local government in the He Dynasty, Han people can only serve as deputy positions. Even if there are official positions, all things are done by Han officials.It is even more contemptible for a southerner like him to become an official in the north.

If it weren't for the fact that the family couldn't get rid of the blame, Zhu Xianfu really didn't want to go to Beijing to be an official.He was originally a Jinshi in the eighth year of Huaichu period in the previous dynasty, and he had been editing in the Hanlin Academy. When the Zong Dynasty died, he returned to his hometown like many virtuous literati.But his family was poor since he was a child, and the money he had saved for an official in the past few years could only buy a few acres of thin land, and these few acres of thin land were still exploited by the leaders of the He tribe. Recommend him to be an editor of the Hanlin Academy, and send him some money for going to Beijing.

Zhu Xianfu left these entanglements to his wife and children at home, and he only took a small part of them on the road.

He was stared at all the way, but at least he had a place to eat and live. He didn't expect to be humiliated by this angry post official when he was approaching the border of Jinmen.

The cyan robe on Zhu Xianfu's body was patched with several patches, and it had been washed white. The thin clothes could not resist the coldness of the spring night.Zong Qixiu waved his hand at Si Jing, and Si Jing immediately understood, took out a piece of silver from his bosom, stuffed it into Zhu Xianfu's hand, and said: "There is an inn not far ahead, although it is a bit crude, you can barely stay there. "

Zhu Xianfu looked gratefully at the people in the room, and suddenly beamed, "You, you are..."

Zong Qixiu nodded slightly, then shook his head lightly, telling him to keep quiet.

Zhu Xianfu nodded guiltily, gave Zong Qixiu a deep bow, turned around and was about to leave.

Suddenly, the post officer stepped forward and snatched the money from Zhu Xianfu, glanced at Zong Qixiu, and said, "Take it as dinner money for tonight."

He Yaodu couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and took two quick steps, raised his foot and kicked the postman to the ground, picked up the piece of silver, brought it to Zhu Xianfu with both hands, and said, "If you don't mind, sir, come and sit with us. "

After finishing speaking, he took Zhu Xianfu's hand, pulled him to sit beside him, and said to Zong Qixiu: "Cousin, let Wu Enqi and Sijing squeeze each other tonight, what do you think?"

The post officer was kicked in the chest, clutching his chest and yelling, babbling something in He Suyue, but He Suyue couldn't stand it, and shouted angrily: "Bold, don't shut up!"

Wu Enqi ran over quickly, bowed his bow left and right, and made a few snaps, the post officer's face suddenly became red and swollen, his dark face flushed red like a pig's liver, other post officers heard the movement and ran out, surrounding Wu Enqi .

Wu Enqi took out an iron plate from his arms, and shouted loudly at several post officials in the He language. When the post officials saw the iron plate, they immediately knelt down into a ball.Wu Enqi told them to avoid quickly, so as not to spoil the interest of the adults, the post officials ran away scrambling.

Zhu Xianfu had traveled all day and was tired and hungry, but he still ate gracefully.

He Yaodu arranged for him to live in Wu Enqi's room, Sijing spread the bedding for Zhu Xianfu, and Wu Enqi went to give everyone bath water, leaving only Zhu Xianfu, He Yaodu, and Zong Qixiu in the room.Zhu Xianfu always looked at Zong Qixiu intentionally or unintentionally, which made He Yaodu very uncomfortable. He said with a smile: "Mr. is traveling hard, and my two brothers will not bother Mr. to rest. If Mr. has anything, you can Call me in the next room."

Zhu Xianfu said gratefully: "Thank you! I just don't know the name of the benefactor, and I will come to thank you someday."

He Yaodu was startled, and after a while he said: "I am Zheng Xian's younger brother, Mr. Zhu doesn't need to worry about such trivial matters."

Zhu Xianfu looked at Zong Qixiu seeking proof, Zong Qixiu said with a smile: "It is the distant relative of General Zheng."

Zhu Xianfu seemed to believe that General Zheng's prestige could indeed scare the little post officer, but he didn't understand why the former prince Zong Qixiu appeared here?

It is said that when Dayong City was broken, the second prince who guarded the city was unwilling to abandon the city and flee, and was imprisoned in Dayong after being captured.During the five years, there were different opinions. Some said that he had been secretly executed, some said that he was accepted as a pet by the current emperor, and some said that he was unwilling to be humiliated and committed suicide.

Zhu Xianfu had met Zong Qixiu several times before, and he was deeply impressed. Zong Qixiu was handsome and arrogant, just like his father.Five years have passed, the arrogance on his body has been polished away, and the boy has grown into a young man, but he is still handsome and unforgettable.

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