PNB Chapter 251 Wei Zhendong’s deputy general Wu Kai!
Chapter 251 Wei Zhendong’s deputy general Wu Kai!
Sure enough, the next day Shen Ruyi sent someone to spread the news that Jubaoyuan had captured 123 bandits from Gongjiling, and asked Wu Dakezi to come to Jubaoyuan in person to talk.
In the afternoon, a group of people came to the gate of Jubao Garden, about a hundred of them. None of them carried any weapons, they just came in unison.
Zhao Cai Jin Bao was stunned when he saw the man in the lead. He obviously looked like a general leading troops. He looked so majestic and didn't look like an ordinary bandit at all!
Jinbao: "Where are you from?"
The leader was a burly man in his forties. He stepped forward and clasped his fists: "I am Wu Kai, also known as Wu Dakaizi. I have brought my men to meet the owner of Jubao Garden!
Your master has spread the news that he has detained 123 of my brothers. Wu Kai came here to talk to him today. I hope your master can be magnanimous and forgive us. We are just living in poverty and that’s why we wanted to steal. We didn’t intend to kill or burn people!”
Jinbao nodded and said, "Master Wu, please wait a moment. I will go in and report to my master!"
Jinbao turned around and ran inside, while Zhaocai got ready. Dozens of servants were on high alert, with bows and arrows ready!
When Wu Dakezi saw this, he was shocked. Why is this posture somewhat similar to the style of the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion?
He couldn't help but feel shocked. Such a big manor was built in this remote place, and the servants and guards in this house controlled the house so strictly.
It is somewhat similar to the Duke's Mansion where he had stayed before. What's going on?
Jinbao informed Shen Ruyi that Wu Dakezi had brought people with him. Shen Ruyi nodded. They hadn't finished their afternoon snack yet!
Shen Ruyi took the roasted sweet potato and ate it slowly: "Well, Jinbao, ask him to come in!"
Jinbao was stunned: "Madam, that Wu Dakaizi is a bandit. If we let him in, should I ask Zhaocai to come with us so that we can protect you together?"
Shen Ruyi shook her head and said, "Jinbao, just ask Wu Dakaizi to come in, and don't ask the others to come in. Just let them wait outside the gate!
You guys just need to prepare bows and arrows at the door and wait. I will take care of everything, so you don’t have to worry!
Although I am pregnant now, one or two people still can't get close to me, you don't have to worry!"
Jinbao nodded: "Yes, Madam!"
Soon, Wu Dakezi was led by Jinbao and strode into the backyard. After entering the backyard, he found that this family was not an ordinary family. The layout was built completely in the style of the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion in the capital!
The man couldn't help but get excited, but he instinctively walked into the hall without looking around. When he looked up, he saw a pretty girl sitting at the top. No! It should be said that it was a pretty little woman. She had a big belly and sat there gracefully and elegantly. She was beautiful and untainted by the mundane world, as if she was a rich and noble flower in the world!
Wu Kai was really shocked! How could such a rich and beautiful woman come to this remote place? What was going on?
Shen Ruyi looked at the man staring at her in a daze, and she smiled: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Wu! Please take a seat!"
Wu Kai clasped his fists and saluted: "Hello, Madam! I am Wu Kai, you don't have to sit down. I am really sorry to disturb you today. Because our life is difficult, we got the news that there is a rich family here, and our subordinates came here on impulse to offend your family!
We didn’t mean to kill or burn anything, we just wanted to get some money and food to tide over the difficulties. During the spring when the harvest season came, the brothers in the village had no food to eat. Last year, there was a severe drought and we really had no surplus food…”
Shen Ruyi was so angry that she laughed. The bandits were quite sophisticated and explained the robbery so thoroughly and clearly.
"From what I've observed, Master Wu doesn't seem like an ordinary evil person who has turned to banditry. May I ask if Master Wu has ever been an official or a general?"
Wu Kai lowered his head and said embarrassedly: "Yes, Madam is indeed insightful. Wu Kai was previously the deputy general of Wei Zhendong, a senior official of the court, and was later appointed as the commander of the Changzhou Prefecture's city defense army.
Eight years ago, Zhong Zhangqi, the son of the prefect of Changzhou Prefecture, took a fancy to Wu's wife and set a trap for Wu. The prefect ordered Wu to be imprisoned. His son Zhong Zhangqi took the opportunity to forcibly take Wu's wife. Wu's wife could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide in the backyard of the government office. Her two children were also killed!
When Wu was exiled half a month later, all his subordinates followed me and left. That’s when I learned…
In a rage, I took people to kill the entire family of Zhong Tao, the prefect of Changzhou Prefecture. Wu knew that he had caused a huge disaster, and there was no way to go back to the capital to find the Duke and cause trouble for him, so he had no choice but to take more than 300 people under my command and flee to Qiongzhou Prefecture to become a bandit. "
Shen Ruyi nodded: "Hahaha! It's Uncle Wu!"
Wu Kai was shocked, looked up at the pretty girl, and asked in surprise: "Excuse me, Madam, which family in Beijing are you from?"
Shen Ruyi's eyes rolled, "Hahaha, Uncle Wu, I am from the Fuguo Duke's family in the capital, but I am Shen Ruyi, the little girl my father married to Princess Fulu. When I was six years old, I followed my mother and married into the Fuguo Duke's mansion."
Wu Kai said excitedly: "No wonder! As soon as I came in, I felt that this place was similar to the Duke's Mansion! It turns out that the Duke's eldest daughter is here!"
Shen Ruyi smiled and said, "Well, my father also said that he had been to Changzhou Prefecture to guard the border before.
I think Uncle Wu has a dignified and upright demeanor, which is similar to my father's temperament, so I feel very close to him."
Wu Kai was so excited that he knelt on the ground with a plop: "Miss! I am Wu Kai, the former deputy general of the Duke. I feel ashamed of the Duke's cultivation. I killed the whole family of the court official and committed a shocking crime that brought shame to the Duke!
But the revenge for humiliating my wife and killing my son must be taken!
I knew I had no face to face the Duke, so I had no choice but to come to Qiongzhou Prefecture and live a hard life here with about 300 brothers, but at least I have survived for eight or nine years.
Miss, you are the daughter of the Duke, why are you here pregnant?"
Shen Ruyi smiled and said kindly: "Uncle Wu, it's really not easy for you. You should be about the same age as my father. Uncle Wu, please stand up and talk.
You should know my uncle Dazhuang and uncle Weichuang, they are both my uncles, I regard you as an elder like them. "
Wu Kai stood up excitedly: "Wei Chuang and Da Zhuang, yes! We grew up together."
Shen Ruyi's eyes rolled and she started to tell lies. How could she tell the truth?
"Uncle Wu, you may also know that my father is a man who hates evil and hates evil, just like you.
How could I dare to stay in the capital when I accidentally lost my virginity and got pregnant? If I stayed in the capital to give birth, wouldn't my father, with his temper, go out and kill people and set fire to things?
Besides, I can't affect the reputation of the Duke's Mansion, right?
I had no choice but to go to Jiangnan Prefecture first, and then wrote a letter from there to inform my family, saying that I was growing crops and vegetables there for my brothers to support them in their war.
Then I took a detour to the northwest, settled down here and wanted to give birth to my child here. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away here, and I just didn’t want my family to know.
I will go home a few years after the child is born, and I guess my father won’t be so angry. Otherwise, I’m really worried that my father will do something rash and ruin the whole family of the Fuguogong Mansion!"
Wu Kai's eyes were red when he heard this, he said distressedly: "Miss, you...you were harmed by a villain and you are pregnant, but the Duke doesn't know...if he knew, how could the Duke bear it?
Alas! Miss, you can give birth in peace in Qiongzhou Prefecture. Wu Kai will take good care of you for the Duke. Even if I have only one breath left, I will protect you and the child!"
Shen Ruyi was very happy. She smiled and said, "Uncle Wu, I feel at ease with an elder like you protecting me. I have been worried day and night for a while. To be honest, I just built Jubao Garden not long ago, and I am about to give birth to a child. I heard that bandits have set their sights on my Jubao Garden, which really makes me unable to sleep or eat!"
Wu Kai straightened his chest and said, "Don't be afraid, Miss. I will move here tomorrow to protect you at the foot of the mountain. I only have 273 people left, but they are definitely capable!"
Shen Ruyi smiled and said, "Great! Uncle Wu, I won't hide it from you. I have a plan to recruit you to my side. Because I have bought thousands of acres of land in Jubao Mountain and Xiaobao Mountain, I plan to open up wasteland and farm here!
I want to boost the economy here, improve the soil quality, grow some high-yield crops, and benefit the local people by feeding them.”
Wu Kai took a step forward excitedly, but was afraid of scaring the child, so he quickly stepped back and said, "Miss, if you really think so, then Wu Kai will follow you till death.
Wu Kai can no longer follow the Duke in this life, but it would be good if he could follow the eldest lady!
None of the people under my command have oppressed the people or committed any evil. They have all been following me and living a self-reliant life here for many years.
We all make a living by farming and hunting, and we have also gone out to do business, but Qiongzhou Prefecture is too poor, and it is basically good enough to just barely survive, so I don’t have any money or food to give to the young lady..."
Shen Ruyi smiled and said, "Hahaha! Uncle Wu, I have plenty of money and food, you just need to live with me and don't worry about those things.
Because of the soil quality here, the land is poor and there are no high-yield seeds. I have a method passed down from my maternal grandfather, so I want to try it here. I wonder if you, Uncle Wu, can help me get it done?"
When Wu Kai heard that the young lady had plenty of money and food, he patted his chest and said, "Young lady, Wu Kai is the Duke's soldier. When the Duke is not around, I will follow you for the rest of my life and take care of you for you!"
"Uncle Wu, from now on, you should just call me Madam. This way it sounds more natural. You can't reveal my identity to anyone else!"
Seeing the young lady getting pregnant before marriage, Wu Kai, like an old father, felt so distressed that he wiped away his tears: "Okay, Madam, Wei Chuang and Da Zhuang and I both grew up with the Duke. You are the Duke's daughter, and you are our daughter. I will protect the young lady with my life..."
Shen Ruyi's eyes also turned red: "Thank you...Uncle Wu!"