Book 6 - Chapter 5 – The Muddleheaded Rulers End of the Road (1/2)
Book 6 Chapter 5 – The Muddleheaded Ruler’s End of the Road
Yu shi+ji intercepted the’s personal chamber With bitter and paled face he said, “We cannot have an audience now, His Highness is sleeping”
Fei Yun anxiously said, “Saving people is as urgent as fighting fire; can’t we have Madame Gui’er [lit imperial concubine] think of a way to wake hihed and said, “I have talked to Madahness did not sleep at all last night, he went up the dragon bed to rest only a uts to disturb hi also panicked, “What should we do then?”
After exchanging a glance with Xu Ziling, Kou Zhong calmly said, “Yu Daren, is it possible to ask Madaht?
Yu shi+ji understood his u Sheng helplessly said, “It looks like we’ll have to ask two Xiao Xiongdi to be a bitsaid, “Just don’t watch over us like prisoners”
Fei Yun also beseeched theentleate, you can do whatever you like to do”
Dugu Sheng still did not feel reassured, he beckoned a younghis subordinates and introduced hi, let hi re; he said, “We have a friend as enlisted to be a cook in the Palace, ant to ask a favor on his behalf, to have him return to his hometown and reunite with his family”
Fei Yun’s mind was already someplace else; a bit i [little Xiong] can do it for you” Finished speaking, he and Dugu Sheng went their separate ways
This Dugu Xiong was approximately two, three years older that the two boys, his appearance looked quite good, his brows and eyes astute “Shall we go to the kitchen first, then?” he inquired, “With Yu Daren in charge, nothing is i [this ti said
Dugu Xiong led the way Whenever they encountered palace irls, no one did not stare at Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, two boys With a hint of envy Dugu Xiong laughed and said, “Looks like Kou Dage and Xu Dage are extremely popular with the ladies”
Very proud of hi entered the service as His Highness personal bodyguard?”
“Not even tworeplied
Xu and Kou, two boys’ hearts were shaken, thinking that in order to overthrow the Yuwen Clan, the Dugu Clan had the martial art masters in their whole nest to codu Maybe after rooting out Yuwen Clan’s influence, their next target would be Yang Guang
After exchanging so said in a low voice, “I heard two gentle?”
Kou Zhong said in his heart, ‘Not only Yuwen Wudi was beaten and fled, even your fa, yet you, this kid, still dare to be skeptical’ However, his erated rumor! The fact was that ere just lucky to escape alive”
“That was quite re seldoarden at the southeast corner of the Chaetable dishes and cooked rice assaulted the threesaid, “Please wait here for a[terer, so that gentleentleuarantee he will do his best to help”
After Dugu Xiong left, Kou Zhong said, “Chen Laomou [see Book 2, Chapter 10, ‘Grandpa Chen’] said: any iround secret tunnel We’d better try to find one, so that in tiency we can slip away a bit quicker”
Recalling the dreadful situation when Li Mi attacked the Big Boss Mansion, Xu Ziling shi+vered inwardly “How are we going to do that?” he asked
Kou Zhong pondered, “Do you remember? Chen Laomou said that all tunnels , the outlets will be easy to conceal, but in open space, in the garden for instance, it will be easy to find Ha! Of course Yang Guang built the tunnel for his own use Therefore, as long as we are looking around that iarden just noe’ll definitely find so spider’s thread and horse track] And then when so bad happens, we’ll flee fro sree one thousand percent But since Xiao Fei u also knew about this secret tunnel If we rush in and Yuwen Huagu waited at the exit and s slapped his forehead Dejectedly he looked at thehis voice, he said, “You are right, flying to the heavens we don’t have the skill, fleeing to the earth we ht meet dead end, the only way is to do it like the last time, find a place where we could hide forseveral days This place is at least ten ti Boss Mansion; it should be easier to find a hiding place But we u set the Palace on fire to vent his anger”
Xu Ziling laughed and said, “If the sky is falling, we’ll spread it out as our bedding When the time of soldiers u will definitely deal with Yang Guang first, ill then take the opportunity to kill our way out of the siege Don’t forget that we are now hter, “I alet!” he said
A s’s mouth, the scene from their childhood years seemed to reappear In those days they were both open and candid, so over hter for no apparent reason at all
Kou Zhong said in low voice, “They are here”
Xu Ziling had already heard the footsteps Dugu Xiong’s footsteps were steady and even; not only his foundation solid, the path he took in training martial art was also of the profound, powerful and bold style
That Lu Gonggong’s footsteps, on the other hand, were floaty, plus his left leg was a bit longer than his right, so one was heavy the other light, his center of gravity was a bit off
Thinking to this point, even Xu Ziling hi why he could conjure up conjecture that s purely based on one’s footsteps If his skill is
A person can always put an act, but the sound of his footsteps oftentimes can reveal the actual facts
Fro Lu Gonggong good fortune, Xiaozi [I, the little one] Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, caood health”
Lu Gonggong, whose head looked like a snake’s head and whose eyes looked like rat’s eyes, smiled creepily and said, “We are all brothers, there is no need to stand on cere at hi immediately lost his appetite, but on the surface he still maintained cordial expression; extre what to do? We only want to ask Gonggong about certain fellow by the na’s blank expression, Kou Zhong explained, “He is a short and stout fellow, about forty, for steahed and said, “I remember now, he had a beautiful mistress! Ay! Too bad he died”
“What?!?” the two boys’ voice cracked
Lu Gonggong put on a grieving look on his face, he said, “That guy was bull-headed, he frequently argued with the other people in the kitchen, so [approx ¼” or 6hness, i a lot of people that even I nearly suffered several floggings Along with him, more than 300 people were beheaded,those people Ha! It’s really preposterous”
Xu Ziling’s handso hastily asked, “How about his h the worldly affairs, Lu Gonggong sighed and said, “When His Highness wanted to kill someone, as the last time he did not have the entire fa’s pretty iven to soedy As for the particulars, I know nothing about it”
Dugu Xiong asked, “Who ong laughed creepily and said, “Naturally the guy as in charge of the execution, Dou Xian”
The three men looked at each other in dismay Dou Xian already fled out of the city, how could they find him to ask about this matter?
They waited until afternoon that day before Yu shi+ji sent so now
Kou Zhong pulled Xu Ziling two steps back; he said, “This muddleheaded ruler will kill people as soon as he is unhappy If soain at the paGoda on the southeast corner If necessary, we could jump down from the paGoda into the moat outside the city wall, and escape underwater”
Xu Ziling was e we can do under the circuress”
Kou Zhong proudly said, “We also have a bit of luck; because of that scoundrel Li Butong’skid’s illness, as a result,havekid Otherwise, ould not feel co casually asked, “Did you ask where Yun Yuzhen went?”
Kou Zhong lowered his voice, “My guess is that Dugu Ce is somewhere nearby, hence she went to have a tryst with hi Of course! She never expected that ould leave Linjiang Palace”
Chapter 5, Part 2
“And you are still this happy?” Xu Ziling asked in alowered at hi to marry her, why should I be unhappy? I really don’t care Ha!”
Dugu Xiong cleared his throat and turned around, “His Highness does not like peoplean unnecessary racket Gentle pretended to be surprised, “Of course! Other than His Highness’ own dragon voice, ha!”
Xu Ziling said in low voice, “Our current business is urgent!”
The E in front of the Palace’s gate, beckoning thegong to fly over Fei Yun’s expression looked heavy; he said, “Your guess is not bad, Madahness was pestered by Xiao Fei in soame so that in his excitement he did not sleep a wink I just now rehness yesterday, this s1ut also deliberately teased His Highness by kissing hihness did not hear what I said”
Kou Zhong said, “In that case, I aht”
“Have you found Si asked, “Are they nearby?”
Fei Yun shook his head and said, “After his troops left the city, they disappeared,for wo else”
Xu Ziling’s countenance changed, “How could you do such thing that offends Heaven and reason?” he said
Fei Yun was about to flare-up, but he struggled hard to press down his temper With a wry smile he said, “I just went to the prison to look for sohness is excited and want to see it, I will have so up to peek into the superior’s emotion’; otherwise this official’s head would have been separated from its body” [Translator’s note: I am not sure about this part, I si to so else, but for the life of : could it be that it was a reference to Fu Junchuo?]