in2ebook Chapter 677 Oath-Taking Ceremony
Chapter 677 Oath-Taking Ceremony
Chapter 677 Oath-Taking Ceremony
The Prince's Mansion of Hanshan Pig Slaughtering.
The "Pig-Slaughtering Prince's Mansion" was formerly the "Loyal and Righteous Duke's Mansion." When Wang Wenzhou returned to Hanshan, he was furious upon seeing the name "Loyal and Righteous Duke's Mansion" and immediately ordered it renamed. This was because the title "Loyal and Righteous Duke" was bestowed upon Liu Xiaohua by Zhu Youjian, that pig-like emperor. Unfortunately, Liu Xiaohua had already been murdered by Zhu Youjian.
At this moment, Wang Wenzhou was nestled in Gao Guiying's arms, weeping bitterly.
"Sister, why am I so unlucky! My Ruru has been murdered too!" Wang Wenzhou cried out. "Zhu Youjian, you son of a bitch! You just wait, I'll skin you alive and then sleep with all the girls in your family!"
Baby Mu Yiyun knelt naked to the side, saying aggrievedly, "My lord, please don't be sad. It's all my fault. I let the prince and princess go."
Originally, in order to guard against Zhu Youjian, Wang Wenzhou asked Zhu Youjian to send his two sons and one daughter to Hanshan as hostages when he went to Fujian.
A few days ago, Wang Wenzhou sent Mu Yiyun to accompany Dodo back to Hanshan to release Ajige, who was imprisoned there. Later, someone falsely conveyed Wang Wenzhou's order, saying that the prince and princess were to be taken to Nanjing to celebrate Wang Xianda's birthday. Mu Yiyun didn't think much of it and handed the hostages over to that person.
Wang Wenzhou hugged Mu Yiyun and kissed her, saying with a wry smile, "Baby, it's not your fault. It's all Zhu Youjian's fault, that pig. His plan was so meticulous. I really didn't expect him to be so stupid! He actually attacked me at this time! My poor Ruru!"
As he spoke, Wang Wenzhou buried his face in Mu Yiyun's chest and burst into tears.
It turned out that Wang Wenzhou had just returned to Hanshan when he received the devastating news that his beloved Liu Rushi had died. Of all his children, Liu Rushi was undoubtedly his favorite. Wang Wenzhou was heartbroken.
"Sigh..." Mu Yiyun sighed softly and gently patted Wang Wenzhou's back to comfort him.
"Knock knock!" Sheng Lan, no, it should be Jian Fengyu now, knocked on the door and said, "My lord, everything is ready in the square."
"Okay!" Wang Wenzhou nodded, and said sadly, "Wait a minute, let me cry a little longer!"
"Sigh..." Sheng Lan sighed. Seeing Wang Wenzhou so heartbroken, she regretted ordering the execution of Liu Rushi. But she couldn't swallow the fact that Liu Rushi had killed Zhang Xiaohua.
Wang Wenzhou hugged Gao Guiying again, cried in her arms for a while, nuzzled her to wipe his tears, and said, "Babies, babies, come on, let's go to the oath-taking ceremony with your grandpa."
Mu Yiyun shook her head with a wry smile and quickly put on her clothes.
Wang Wenzhou carried the two babies out the door, glanced at Jian Fengyu, and said irritably, "Jian Fengyu, I initially thought you were dead, and I was a little uneasy. Luckily, you're not dead. You're a grown man, so what if you're disfigured? Why do you wear a mask all the time? No matter how ugly a man is, as long as he has money and status, he can sleep with pretty girls."
Sheng Lan shook her head with a wry smile. "You rascal, isn't everyone doing this because of you? Don't I know you? If I took off my mask and admitted my identity, you would definitely despise me."
"My lord, let's go quickly, it's getting late!" Sheng Lan said in a hoarse voice.
Sheng Lan's voice was also injured in the explosion, so Wang Wenzhou couldn't recognize her voice at all.
……
Hanshan Square was packed with people.
Wang Wenzhou stood on the platform, looked at the orderly ranks before him, and said loudly, "Fellow elders of Hanshan, fellow soldiers. You must have already heard the devastating news: my father was attacked by villains at his birthday banquet. In this attack, my father, the Earl of Xinjian, was killed, and the Duke of Yingguo..."
Wang Wenzhou read aloud the names of the deceased nobles and high-ranking officials, and continued, "After investigation, the mastermind behind this attack was the Donglin Party. These bastards of the Donglin Party formed a clique, kidnapped the emperor, and used the emperor to command the princes. They forged an imperial edict and sent agents from the Western Depot to carry out this assassination."
"Ah..." The people in the square were stunned. The amount of information Wang Wenzhou revealed was too much and too shocking.
Wang Wenzhou waved his hand, and the scene gradually quieted down. Wang Wenzhou continued, "Now that His Majesty has been kidnapped by the Donglin Party, I, as a loyal subject of the Ming Dynasty, have both a personal feud with the Donglin Party and a national hatred!"
At this point, Wang Wenzhou thought of his deceased children. He said sadly, "My children, and my sons, were also killed by the Donglin Party! Faced with the hatred of family and country, I have no choice but to raise an army, purge the court of corrupt officials, and kill the treacherous villains around the emperor!"
"Huh?!" Hou Fangyu was stunned. He hadn't expected Wang Wenzhou to actually dare to rebel. What kind of "purging the emperor's inner circle" was this? This was treason! As the son of a Donglin Party leader, Hou Fangyu knew the Donglin Party very well. How could the Donglin Party kidnap the emperor?
Hou Fangyu glanced at Mao Xiang beside him, who was equally stunned.
Hou Fangyu said in a low voice, "Brother Mao, Wang Wenzhou's wolfish ambitions have finally been exposed. As loyal subjects of the Ming Dynasty, we should now do our utmost for the Emperor and for the Ming Dynasty."
Mao Xiang thought for a moment and quickly advised, "Brother Hou, don't be impulsive. Although you and I are the captain and deputy captain of the Youth Army, you also know that many people have been deceived by Wang Wenzhou and have complete faith in him. If we were to order them to kill Wang Wenzhou now, I'm afraid very few would obey our orders!"
Hou Fangyu thought about it and realized it was true. The reason he was so agitated and wanted to kill Wang Wenzhou on the spot was because he had a deep-seated hatred for Wang Wenzhou. His younger brother had been killed by Wang Wenzhou, and his father, Hou Xun, had been forced to resign from his post by Wang Wenzhou.
"Brother Hou, we'll contact those students who usually dislike Wang Wenzhou, then escape Hanshan and report to the Emperor," Mao Xiang said.
At this moment, led by Wang Wenzhou, the square resounded with the earth-shaking slogan: "The Donglin Party has misled the country and the people, and everyone has the right to kill them!"
There was a group of girls in the square, and they were shouting slogans very loudly. This was the Youth Army.
The soldiers of the youth army all came from the orphanage, and they called Liu Rushi and Sheng Lan their mothers. Now that Wang Wenzhou and his two babies were dead, these boys felt as if their own mothers had died. The hatred for their mothers' murder was irreconcilable, and at this moment, they all wore mourning clothes and vowed to avenge their mothers.
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Shanhaiguan.
A carriage, escorted by a dozen guards, was preparing to pass through the checkpoint. Liu Rushi sat inside. Assassins had been relentlessly pursuing them. Left with no other option, Liu Rushi killed a woman, disguising her corpse as her own, feigning death to survive.
Liu Rushi now hated Wang Wenzhou to the core. She never expected her enemy to be so ruthless. All she did was kill one of his ugly sons! Liu Rushi felt that since her handsome and intelligent son, Liu Xiaohua, was killed by Wang Wenzhou, her killing of Wang Wenzhou's Zhang Xiaohua was considered even. At worst, she could just give Wang Wenzhou another smart and handsome son.
But now, this wretch has no conscience; he's determined to kill her. Luckily, she still has loyal students, which is how she managed to escape to Shanhaiguan.
Liu Rushi planned to go to Liaodong. She had no choice; she couldn't stay in the Ming Dynasty. If she stayed there, she might be exposed.
In truth, Liu Rushi had lived long enough. Her enemy didn't love her, and her son was dead. The only reason she endured life was for revenge! To avenge Zhu Youjian! Liu Rushi thought about it and realized that at this moment, only the Tartars could kill Zhu Youjian.