Am I walking into a trap
When Zhu Er heard the guards at the gate of Cangzhou shouting that people were allowed to enter but not leave, he secretly complained in his heart. According to his previous character, he would definitely retreat when faced with difficulties, and take a detour wherever there was danger, at most he would be laughed at by others. But this time he made the greatest determination in his life to come out. If he went back like this, not to mention his father and brother, he would not be willing to accept it.
So, seeing the old salted fish nodding and bowing, counting out the city tax one copper after another, with a look of extreme heartache, he couldn't help but admire this old man who was like a drama queen. But just as he turned his eyes away from the old salted fish and looked forward, he inadvertently met the eyes of a person who looked like a local idler watching the fun on the side of the road.
With just one glance, he recognized that it was Zhu Yi, one of the guards he brought with him. Although he was not as good as Zhu Hong, the guard leader that his father gave to his sister, he was also an orphan picked up by his father like Zhu Hong and Zhu Yu. After seeing the other party nodded slightly to him calmly and then quietly left the crowd, he felt that the big stone in his heart suddenly fell to the ground.
Although there were scum like Zhu Yu among the Zhu family's guards, he certainly trusted his own family more than an outsider like Lao Xianyu. However, when Lao Xianyu came to meet him, he did not mention that he had already connected with Zhu Yi, but asked in an anxious tone: "Since we can't get out after entering the city, what should we do next?"
"Haha, of course... Let's go to the palace first and see what the weather is like." Yesterday's life-and-death escape had consumed a lot of Lao Xianyu's energy, but at this moment he looked calmer than the pale-faced Zhu Er. Of course, whether he was truly calm or just pretending to be calm was unknown.
"If those guys really intend to recruit people to take back the palace, then I will have no choice but to use a plan to destroy the entire family!"
Although he had contacted Zhu Yi, strictly speaking, it was not considered a contact, at most he had seen him, but Zhu Er already had a good idea in his heart. But even so, when he heard Lao Xianyu's somewhat vicious words, he couldn't help but feel terrified and asked hurriedly: "What's the plan to wipe out the family?"
"Is it still useful to tell you? The secret cannot be revealed!" Old Salted Fish seemed to have seen through Zhu Er's timid nature. He grabbed him and walked forward immediately, whispering, "I am an old man and I am not afraid. What should you, a young man with a good family background, be afraid of? For the long-term stability of Cangzhou and for the people, we must fight!"
Zhu Er was so upset that he wanted to cry but had no tears. He was not the kind of poor scholar who had just started out with a strong sense of justice. Although he was willing to do something, firstly for the country and the people, and secondly to change his image, he was not going to risk his life!
However, the old salted fish's hand was like an iron hoop, holding him so tightly that he could not move. Along the way, although he wanted to learn the tricks in the vernacular drama and leave secret marks along the way, the old salted fish did not give him the time, so he could only passively follow the old man through the streets and alleys, and finally suddenly flashed into a yard through a hidden back door.
At this moment, he finally broke free from the other party and rubbed his wrist angrily, shouting angrily: "Old man, what on earth are you doing? What the hell is this place? Could it be your old lover?"