"Hehe, it's been a long time since I've seen anyone coming. Suddenly, an old, hoarse voice came from the next cell.

Hearing someone next door talking, Zhou Bo turned around vigilantly to look, and there was a person who got out of the haystack, and when he looked closely, he was a bearded old man of seventy or eighty years old, wearing a shabby cotton jacket, with wrinkles on his face that wrote the vicissitudes of life, and a scar under the corner of his eye looked hideous.

Zhou Bo was so distraught that he naturally didn't care about anything else.

"Hello, old man!" Zhou Bo still respects the old man.

The old man was stunned when he saw Zhou Bo, and said in his heart: "I'm not dazzled, I don't sound like an old man? An incredulous look on his face.

Seeing this, Zhou Bo knew what the old man was thinking, so he pinched Bai Man on his shoulder and said nonchalantly: "It's nothing, I had an illness when I was a child, and then it became like this." ”

After being stunned for a while, the old man shook his head and said: "Don't explain, I've lived so long, I haven't seen anything strange, of course I can tell it, young man, I can see that kind of sadness in your eyes, it seems that you are also a person with a story." ”

Zhou Bo didn't answer, but stared at the old man in a daze.

The old man threw a handful of hay over, and said angrily: "Why are you so rude, this kid, always staring at my old man, doesn't anyone teach you to respect the old and love the young?"

Zhou Bo said bluntly: "Yes." ”

The old man choked: "Then you are still looking at me like this." ”

"I don't think you're simple. ”

“......”

After sinking for a while, the old man said, "Boy, what is your name?" ”

"Zhou Bo. ”

The old man said disdainfully: "The name is very ordinary, and the person who named you is really uneducated." ”

Zhou Bo frowned and said, "The name was taken by my father, and my father really didn't study." ”

Hearing Zhou Bo's answer, the old man was discouraged and said, "You are really boring!"

"......" Zhou Bo was also silent.

......

After a while, the old man was really uncomfortable, if he was alone before, he would have lived like this, but today he finally came to someone, if he didn't talk, he had to suffocate to death. In desperation, he looked for Zhou Bo and said: "Zhou Bo, how did you get in, or are you locked up in this iron prison." ”

Zhou Bo said honestly: "I was framed. ”

"Haha-"

The old man laughed and said, "It's strange that everyone who comes in says that they have been wronged." ”

......

"Why don't you speak?" asked the old man.

"If you don't believe me, what's the use of what I say. ”

The old man said generously: "I don't believe it, you can say it, just say it until I believe it." ”

......

"Well, why don't you speak? You want to suffocate my old man! I believe it, I can't believe it? The old man said with a look of grievance.

Zhou Bodao: "Do you really want to hear it?"

"Absolutely. The old man affirmed.

"I came out today to buy something for my little sister...... Zhou Bo calmly told about what happened to him today, and even when he talked about being framed, his tone was so flat, as if everything was the same as himself.

......

After listening to Zhou Bo's story, the old man was silent for a long time and said, "Then did you hate those people at that time, especially the father and daughter who framed you." ”

"Hate!"

"And now?"

"Disgust. ”

"The world is turbid, you are alone......

, do you say that you are muddy or they are clear?"

Zhou Bo was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I'm still me." ”

......

"Would you like to hear my story, little brother? ”

Ignoring Zhou Bo's answer, the old man sighed: "I've been living here for several years, maybe three or four years, but I don't remember the exact time, because I spent the rest of my life in prison." ”

Zhou Bo was shocked when he heard this, and said secretly: "According to what this old man said, he may have been in prison for thirty or forty years. ”

The old man struggled to recall: "Uh! I remember that I seemed to be in the prison of the twenty-eighth year of Wanli. By the way, how many years have you been doing for me?"

Zhou Bo was stunned for a moment and muttered: "Sure enough, it's been a long time, from the twenty-eighth year of Wanli to the eleventh year of Chongzhen now, there are thirty-eight years." ”

"Haha......" the old man laughed: "Thirty-eight years, thirty-eight years......"

"The old man's name is Li Yun, and he is a Jinshi in the sixteenth year of Wanli. At that time, I was encountering Japanese invaders who invaded the land of my country, repeatedly insulted the prestige of my Celestial Empire, and bullied the people of my Celestial Empire, but I was unwilling to hold only a vertical pen from now on, so I left my relatives at home and chose to join the army to kill Kou.

At that time, I had no background or official position, so I could only start as a pawn, and with my wisdom and courage, I killed countless enemies on the battlefield and achieved proud results. For more than ten years of war, I went from captain, thousand households, deputy to the army, to the commander of the guard, and finally because of my outstanding military achievements, I was named the general of Zhenkou by the emperor to garrison the coastal area, so to speak, I dedicated everything I had to the country and the war. The tone is long, like emotion, regret, anger, and helplessness.

Zhou Bo looked at this old man who served the country and the people, and his heart was full of admiration. Although he is cynical in his heart, it does not mean that he is prejudiced against everyone, at least he remembers those who are good to him, so he listens silently.

Li Yun stroked his chest and asked, "Do you know the value of a soldier?"

Zhou Bo shook his head......

Li Yun said with some pain: "That is war, and only fighting can reflect the value of soldiers." Then he asked, "Do you know what a soldier wants most?"

Zhou Bo shook his head again......

Li Yun said sadly: "Actually, what soldiers hope for most is that there is no war. Where there is war, there will be death, and who wants to die themselves, and what will happen to their relatives after they die. ”

"After more than ten years of war, I have seen my comrades-in-arms and brothers leave me one by one, but they can't do anything. You say, what can I do if I become emperor?"

If such a rebellious remark is heard by others, it will be a capital crime, and it may also affect the people around him, but Zhou Bo did not have any nervousness, but had a faint expression.

“...... When the battle is over, our mission is over, and there is no more value. I returned to Kyoto with a sense of melancholy, but when I went to visit the relatives of my comrades-in-arms, some of them starved to death, some of them were enslaved, and some of them were left uncared for and bullied......

My brother-in-law joined the army with me, but in order to save me, he was killed by thieves, and before he died, he asked me to take good care of his family, and I agreed at that time. But when I returned to his house, his mother had been beaten to death, and his daughter had committed suicide in disgrace. What I didn't expect......

Yes, the person who killed them was the son of my brother-in-law's boss, the military department Shangshu.

We are fighting and defending the country on the front line, but these scum not only enjoy glory and wealth, but even their relatives are bullied, how can people not be cold, how can people not be angry!

When I learned about this, I sued the court. Unexpectedly, the people in the court not only colluded with each other, but also killed people and killed people, and there was no proof of their death, and in the end, because there was no evidence, the emperor no longer asked about the matter.

But how could I let these scum get away with it so much, so I broke into the military department in a fit of rage, killed eight people including Shangshu of the military department, and then went to Shangshu Mansion to kill a total of twenty-six of his sons. Haha......" Li Yun laughed wildly.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

He hadn't laughed out loud for years, and Li Yun suddenly coughed violently.

When the emperor heard about this, he was furious, and now he arrested me, removed me from my official position, and put me in prison...... If that's the case, I'm willing to die, old man, but it's not as simple as I thought. In fact, the emperor had long been suspicious of the old man, afraid that the old man would support the army and respect himself, and this incident was just an excuse to punish the crime. Think about how many years, which emperor is not suspicious of the ministers with heavy troops, and even a generation of masters is not exempt from vulgarity. “

"The soldier defended the country and killed the enemy, and he did not regret even if he died on the battlefield, and he only buried his bones for many years of loyalty, in exchange for his heart. What the old man has done is worthy of heaven and the people of Limin, so he has never regretted it...... Unexpectedly, the emperor listened to the slander and not only put me on death row, but also my family, and arrested them all. Li Yun closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to recall the painful experience.

......

"Little brother, do you know why the old man has lived until now and has not been killed?"

Zhou Bo pondered for a moment and said, "If they don't kill you, you must still have a place for them to use." ”

Li Yun squinted his eyes and said, "Well, that's right, it's because I have a shocking secret hidden in my heart that I'm still alive, and my relatives can be safe." Looking at the moonlight outside the bars, my heart was full of longing.

......

This night, Zhou Bo did not cultivate, but acted as a loyal listener, quietly listening to the old man narrate his life. Maybe it was because there was no one to talk to the old man for too long, so the old man became more and more energetic the more he talked, and he didn't feel a trace of fatigue.

“...... For the sake of this secret, the emperor secretly imprisoned me, tortured me to extract a confession, abolished my martial arts, broke my hands and tendons, and finally threatened me with my relatives.

They knew that there would be no result if it went on like this, so they didn't know where to find a stranger and wanted to hypnotize me with the method of **, but I had been fighting horses for more than ten years, and my mind was already very firm, but it was the stranger who became an idiot after being counterattacked. Ha ha......

At that time, I became a veritable chicken rib in their eyes, and I wanted to kill but was reluctant, but I couldn't ask anything, so they locked me up all the time and sent someone to see me......

Guard. ”

"And what about your relatives?"

"I was separated from them and rescued by my old family. Originally, they wanted to rescue me, but the people who guarded me were all some big internal masters, so they didn't succeed, but suffered heavy casualties......" The tone was very heavy, but I could imagine the critical situation at that time.

"My brothers did not give up on me, and they would come and try to rescue me at every opportunity, but every time there were heavy casualties, so the emperor put me on death row and put me in prison with other prisoners.

Until more than ten years ago, I don't know how, no one came to ask me after the emperor's death, until I was exiled here a few years ago.

However, it is very quiet here, except for the usual jailers to deliver food, there is usually no one to disturb them, and even the prisoners are rarely seen, even after being caught in, they will be taken away in less than a day, and it seems that the yamen here is not simple. You're the first in years to be crushed into this iron prison......"

As he spoke, the old man squinted and fell asleep......

In fact, Li Yun didn't know that the emperor had announced that he had been executed in order to keep it secret, so only Emperor Wanli knew about him. And before he died, the emperor only told this secret to his son, that is, the crown prince Zhu Changluo at that time. After the emperor's death, the princes didn't care too much about him in order to compete with the prince for the throne. But people are not as good as heaven, the crown prince Zhu Changluo was killed a month after ascending the throne, so that Li Yun was forgotten on death row, until Chongzhen 1630 The prison was rectified, and all the death row prisoners were exiled to a city and county prison, Li Yun was transferred to the city prison of Ning County. Because they are death row inmates, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, all death row inmates must be involved in a wide range of cases, and they must be well guarded and must not be lost. So he has lived a good life until now, except for years of loneliness and loneliness.

Following......

Li Yun woke up in the morning and saw Zhou Bo meditating next door, so he didn't bother, sitting on the ground thinking about something......

After a while, Zhou Bo suddenly opened his eyes and said, "The jailer is here!"

Li Yun was stunned when he heard this, he knew that a jailer would bring food over in a while, but he couldn't help but ask, "How do you know?"

Of course, Zhou Bo would not say that it was sensed by his spiritual power, so he said lightly: "I heard the sound of footsteps, and the severity was the same as that jailer yesterday." ”

Li Yun was even more stunned: "I am also a person who practices martial arts, although martial arts have been abolished, but my ears and eyes are still very sensitive, but why haven't I heard any sound!?"

Zhou Bo did not answer......

After a while, a jailer came, handed over the rice bowl and said impatiently: "It's time to eat, damn, you prisoners can eat so well, I really don't know what the above thinks." ”

Zhou Bo took it and took a look, and sure enough, there were vegetables, meat and eggs, which were much better than what he ate at home.

After Li Yun took the big bowl, he began to eat violently, as if he hadn't eaten for a few days. The jailer complained for a few more sentences, put away yesterday's dishes and chopsticks, and left.

After Li Yun ate for a while, Zhou Bo was still looking at the rice bowl, and said curiously: "Why don't you eat it yet, the taste will be bad when it gets cold, don't worry that it won't be poisonous." ”

Zhou Bodao: "I'm thinking that if I can eat so well every meal after I join the army, then I won't leave." Well, why don't you call your dad too. ”

"Ahem...... Ahem...... cough ......" sentence, almost made Li Yun squirt out all the rice.

"Ahem...... I say... Ahem...... You're outrageous, aren't you...... Because we are repeat offenders, we eat better, how can a soldier eat so well. And don't take this treatment as enjoyment. ”

Seeing that Li Yun was so embarrassed, Zhou Bo curled the corners of his mouth and said, "I'm just talking, for me, there is nothing more enjoyable than being free." "I had a smile on my face for the first time when I came here.

......

"It seems that your kung fu is very good, you can hear footsteps so far just now, who is your master?. After eating, Li Yun lay on the hay with his stomach spread out, looking very enjoyable.

"I don't think I'm strong enough, I don't have a master, my father trained me since I was a child, and I trained myself when I grew up. Zhou Bo replied honestly.

"Oh!" Li Yun said embarrassedly: "Thank you so much for listening to my nagging all night yesterday, no one has been talking to me for so long, so it's out of control, hehe." ”

"Nothing. After speaking, he began to meditate and practice.

......

When Zhou Boxian meditated last night, not only did he recover from all his injuries, but the purple vitality in his body not only became thicker, but his mental power was also able to control it little by little, although it was very slow, it was completely controlled by him.

Recalling the situation at that time, Zhou Bo knew that because of the unusual anger at that time, such a situation occurred. To solve the doubts in your heart, you have to devote yourself to cultivation.