Wuchen in December of the third year of Yongle is the day of Meng Chongjiu's funeral.

Meng rushed back to Mengjiatun a day in advance, and before he could return home, he first followed Meng Guangshun to Meng Chongjiu's place to worship.

The north wind was howling and the snow was pouring all over the sky.

The door of the mourning hall was wide open, and Meng Chongjiu's children and grandchildren were kneeling in the hall, dressed in sackcloth, and their voices were hoarse from crying.

The brazier was burning in the hall, but it was still cold to the bone.

Meng was dressed in plain clothes, walked to the hall, looked at the black spirit card, and knelt down deeply despite the coldness of the ground.

"Twelve-Lang ......"

Meng Chongjiu's eldest son, Meng Cheng, turned his head, and the stocky farmer was so thin that his cheeks were sunken, and he seemed to have a bellows in his throat when he spoke.

"Uncle Cheng, mourn."

Meng bit his lip, and the words of comfort that came to his lips couldn't be said no matter what, and finally turned into two words in a low voice, and he said everything.

"Twelve Lang, Dad was still thinking about you before leaving," Meng Cheng was about to stop when he said two words, coughing non-stop, but still insisting on finishing his words, "Dad said, our family can have today because of Twelve Lang." Twelve Lang is a descendant of the Meng clan and a benefactor of the Meng clan. Be a man and be grateful for your kindness, and do things worthy of your conscience. When he was there, if anyone had bad thoughts, the old man in the clan could suppress it, and it was also a security. When he left, he was afraid that someone would think again, and he couldn't take care of it, but as long as he had a conscience or a person, he should know what to do. If you really want to lose your conscience, you should also think about the tablet of your ancestors, when he arrives in the underworld in the future, does he have the face to kowtow to the ancestors of the Meng family! ”

The words, carrying the north wind, clearly reached everyone's ears. Meng didn't answer, the old man was still thinking about him before leaving, this kindness, I'm afraid it won't be over in this life. He could only kneel in front of the spirit and kowtow heavily to Meng Chongjiu's spiritual position.

Meng originally wanted to guard the soul of Meng Chongjiu, but the two families had already come out of five suits, which was not in accordance with the rules, he had a knighthood, and he was a military general from the first grade, and he couldn't do it willfully.

"It's enough for Twelve Lang to have this heart, and Daddy can be blind if he knows it." Meng Cheng was supported by his younger brother and son, and sent Meng out of the mourning hall, Mai was blown by the wind and stuck to his body, but his spirit seemed to be much better.

Meng stood outside the mourning hall, in front of the clansmen, and saluted Meng Cheng and the others.

"Uncle Cheng, don't worry, Uncle Nine is gone, and Twelve Lang is still there."

He wants to let the clansmen know that when Uncle Nine is gone, his branch will not fall like this. Uncle Nine regards him as a junior, and he regards Uncle Nine as a relative. The person is gone, but the family affection is still there.

The expressions of several clan elders were a little unhappy, they were still there, and these words should not be said by a junior. Some clan elders wanted to speak, but they were pulled by another clan elder, and in the end they remembered Meng Chongjiu's words before leaving, and suppressed their unhappiness.

In addition to the clan elders, the faces of some clansmen also changed instantly, and Twelve Lang had been absent from the clan for a long time, and they forgot how ruthless he was.

Be ruthless to others, and even more ruthless to yourself.

At the beginning, an orphan and widow were almost forced to a dead end by Meng Guangxiao's father and son, what is happening now? Twelve official worshippers, where are Meng Guangxiao and Meng Qinghai?

Twelve Lang can't tolerate the slow treatment of Meng Chongjiu's family in the clan, how can he allow others to calculate his family?!

Thinking of this, the drum is already beating in my heart.

Meng Wang's family is kind, the two daughters-in-law are good, and the family background is very solid, as Meng Sanjie and Meng Wujie get older, there are more and more icemen who come to the door. After the news came out that the Meng family was going to recruit more, not only the nearby villages, but even some distant clansmen moved their minds.

Because of Twelve Lang's achievements from the dragon, Meng Guangzhi was posthumously presented to the earl, and Meng Wang's family became the earl, but Meng Balang and Meng Jiulang were white. Their daughter, even if she relies on Meng, can't marry too high.

According to Twelve Lang's filial piety to his widowed mother and his care for the two widowed sisters-in-law, he became the son-in-law of the Meng family, and there are definitely a lot of benefits. The son-in-law can't take the imperial examination and has no property, but with the golden sign of Xingningbo, are you afraid that life will not be good?

Take 10,000 steps back, the status of the son-in-law is extremely low, but the children and grandchildren of the son-in-law are not restricted.

There is a precedent in Mengjiatun, and the son of a son-in-law in the previous dynasty was an official, and he was also given the gift to change back to his original surname. As long as his son is promising, through his relatives, can Xingningbo still help? With such a thought, there are more people who come to the door to marry the third sister and the fifth sister, among which there are Tongsheng and Xiucai.

After inquiring, Meng Wang's trustee learned that these families were either too poor to open the pot and worried about the dowry of their two granddaughters, or they had problems with their character and could no longer go through the imperial examination. Meng Xu and Meng Zhang's hearts were half cold at the moment. Then an iceman came to the door, and when he mentioned a similar person, he was thrown out directly. When you meet a generous farmer, you will take a closer look.

After a year, I haven't been able to meet the right person.

The mother-in-law wanted to recruit her daughter, but Meng Xu and Meng Zhang did not object too much. The husband is gone, he has no son, and his daughter and son-in-law are by his side, which is somewhat of a sustenance. After seeing these people who were courting, the two had to reconsider the matter. Even if it goes against the will of her mother-in-law, she can't miss her daughter's life.

In the letter to Meng, Meng Wangshi never mentioned this matter until Meng returned home this time.

The son can't marry a woman, and it's not a good way for the granddaughter to recruit a daughter, and the Meng Wang clan wants to inherit from the clan.

"It's not for your father, it's for Hachiro Jiulang." Meng Wangshi stroked the white hair on his sideburns, "I just said that your two brothers will have an inheritance of incense, and others can't say anything." ”

"Mother, it's the son who is not filial."

"I don't blame you." Meng Wang's family stroked the top of Meng's hair, his expression was full of relief, and there was also a little sourness, "Your father is gone, and the two brothers are gone, our family can live a peaceful life, my son fought with his life." ”

As he spoke, Meng Wang's voice became choked, and his hands trembled faintly.

"Before your ninth uncle left, he met his mother, and at that time, your ninth uncle and his mother said that Twelve Lang had a hard time, so he thought about it a little, and it was finally fulfilled. As long as there is a person surnamed Meng, our family's sacrifice and worship will not be broken. It's not in the clan, and you are Uncle Cheng and Uncle Gen. ”

Meng Meng raised his head, he never expected that the Ninth Uncle Guild would say these words to his mother.

"Son, you and your mother are honest, do you really recognize it? You've decided, what about the people? ”

"Mother, my son's life has been decided." Meng knelt in front of Meng Wang's family, "Shen Xuan is the same." The Son of Heaven also knows about this. ”

The tears in the corners of Meng Wang's eyes were directly frightened back, "What? ”

"Dingguo Gong is the righteous son of the Son of Heaven." Meng tried to slow down his voice, "My son has been given a national surname." ”

Meng Wangshi looked at Meng and was stunned for a long time without reacting.

"Mother?"

Meng Cheng screamed, but Meng Wangshi still didn't react.

In the wing room of the back hall, Meng Xu and Meng Zhang's eyes widened, according to the uncle's words, even if he has a son, his surname is Zhu, not Meng. Unless the emperor decrees that he will change back to his original surname.

The two looked at each other, their hearts were like stuffed cotton, and they didn't know what to do.

In the hall, Meng Wang's family finally came to his senses, regardless of Meng Nian's weak crown, rubbed his son into his arms, and cried: "My son! ”

Why did you "marry" without even worshipping the world! How good is this called mother!

Meng has a black line.

Should this be the focus?

In any case, I cried a lot today, and the matter between him and Shen Xuan was clear at home. As for the clan, he will not make a special explanation, after all, he and Shen Xuan are both officials, and they don't deal well with civil officials, and if someone grabs this matter for three days, it won't hinder him, and it will be really troublesome.

After dinner, Meng handed over the two purses he was carrying to Meng Wang's family and said, "This is for the two nieces, the mother for the sister-in-law." ”

The purse contained two ingots of gold, which he brought back from Japan when he went to the East.

Emperor Hongwu stipulated that the people were not allowed to use gold and silver, and the people were not allowed to use gold ornaments, and these two ingots of gold could only be pressed to the bottom of the box for the niece for the time being.

Meng Wang called the two daughters-in-law, Meng Xu and Meng Zhang took the purse and said together: "Thank you, uncle." ”

Meng hurriedly waved his hand, they were all a family, and it was what he should do to prepare a dowry for his two nieces.

Meng Xu and Meng Zhang thanked each other again, but Meng had no choice but to go to see Meng Wang.

In the end, it was Meng Wang's voice that the two daughters-in-law stopped thanking and withdrew from the hall.

Meng pinched his ears, they were a little hot, they must be red. It's really a little unaccustomed to being so polite to my family.

The next day, Meng Chongjiu went out of the funeral.

Meng tied a hemp belt around his waist, left the house early, and followed the funeral procession.

Meng Chongjiu's eldest son fell into the basin, the second son and grandson wore white flags, and the clansmen carried the hall.

The white paper money was scattered all the way, and the north wind was mixed with crying, as if they were seeing off the old man.

Yin and Yang were born through feng shui, and Meng Chongjiu's two grandsons took the lead and laid a thick layer of gold paper and dark money on the lower coffin.

After the funeral procession, two figures in sackcloth followed all the way, never daring to step forward.

Meng recognized it as Meng Hu and his father.

Three months ago, Meng Hu's mother died of illness, and Chen's son-in-law threatened him with his life, and Meng Hu changed his surname back to Chen. Not only that, but the rewards and fields obtained from the army over the years were also asked back by Chen's son-in-law.

"My son has reverted to the surname Chen, and he is dedicated to the ancestor of the Chen family, and he should take back the Chen family's property and property."

Meng Hu, who should be called Chen Hu now, did not agree with his father doing this, but Chen's son-in-law repeatedly threatened each other with his life, and he had the identity of a son-in-law, which was not conducive to his future official career, so Chen Hu compromised.

Since then, Meng Chongjiu has fallen ill. I was depressed in my heart, in the end, I was also old, and when I was sick, I went like this.

The old man thought that he had the ability to recognize people, and it was he who saw Meng that led to today's Meng. But he never expected that he would look away from his grandson.

"Gorou, it shouldn't be like this......"

Until he closed his eyes, Meng Chongjiu was still full of regret.

Meng Cheng took his brother and son and drove Chen Hu's father and son out of Mengjiatun, since they are not from the Meng family, what are they doing here!

None of the clansmen spoke for the father and son, even if Chen Hu rose to a thousand households, it was the same.

"Something that is ungrateful, unconscionable! Wolves have hearts and lungs, and animals are not as good as animals! ”

The ugly words smashed down his head and face, and Chen's son-in-law was so angry that his face turned pale, but Chen Hu knelt on the ground, kowtowed his uncle three times, and stubbornly picked up his father and turned to leave.

Meng still clearly remembers that in the days of Kaipingwei, Meng Hu at that time was upright and honest, and he even had to hesitate for a long time to steal some fur for food.

When did it change?

Stopped and looked at the two people behind him, presumably Chen Hu also saw him, lowered his head, stopped in place, and did not follow.

Some mistakes can be forgiven and can be remedied.

There are some mistakes that, once made, cannot be turned back.

Seven years can change a lot of things, and it can also change a person.

Meng knew that Chen Hu had his helplessness, in the era when filial piety was greater, Chen's son-in-law really hanged himself, or continued to make trouble, and he was not the only one involved.

Even so, is there no better way?

You can discuss it with Uncle Jiu, or you can come to yourself. Chen Hu has filial piety on his head, but he doesn't have it on his head! Besides, with his father's words and deeds, is he really willing to die?

sighed, what is the use of thinking about it now.

Many people in the team also saw Chen Hu's father and son, but no one paid attention to them or drove them away.

This ignorance is more uncomfortable than spitting.

After returning from the funeral, Meng did not see Chen Hu's father and son again, but accidentally saw Shen Xuan when he returned home.

"Grandpa Guo?"

Looking at Dingguo Gong who was also dressed in plain clothes sitting in the hall, Uncle Meng seemed to have his tongue bitten off by a cat, and he couldn't say anything else except the three words Grandpa Guo.

Meng Wang sat at the top, judging from the degree of petrification, Shen Xuan had not been there for a long time.

Hearing Meng's voice, Shen Xuan nodded, "Back?" ”

"Yes."

"That's good."

When the tail fell, Shen Xuan suddenly got up, stood in front of Meng Wang's family, performed a junior salute, and said: "Xuan and Twelve Lang tie their hair, and Mrs. Bo is the mother of Twelve Lang, that is, Xuan's mother." The mother is above, and the child is worshipped. ”

With psychological preparation, Meng Wang's hands and feet were still weak, and he was dizzy for a while.

The son said that the one in front of him is the prince of the country, the emperor's righteous son, the righteous grandson of Emperor Tai-Zugao, but he made a big gift and called himself his mother?

I don't want to be okay, but I feel even more dizzy when I think about it.

Meng was stunned for a few seconds, and it was okay to officially change his words, and he gave Meng Wang's a reassurance.

However, Meng scratched his chin, he should really be glad that Shen Xuan claimed to be a "son", not a "son-in-law".

Daughter-in-law? What kind of big dream is Spring and Autumn Season, Shen Xuan dares to speak, but he doesn't dare to respond.

In the case of Meng Wang's dizziness and Meng Fa's stunned, Dingguo Gong completed a series of actions such as saluting, changing his mouth, and getting up.

The only thing the Meng family can do is to accept the reality in silence.

Shen Xuan was busy with military affairs, completed the task of changing his mouth, and after paying tribute to Meng Chongjiu, he left Mengjiatun that day without leaving a single meal.

His appearance caused a lot of turmoil in Mengjiatun.

Grandpa Guo, the emperor's righteous son, the party holding the military power is guarding, and ordinary officials have to dismount when they see it, give way and salute, and actually personally pay tribute to an old man in cloth?

Without waiting for the turmoil caused by Shen Xuan to subside, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, sent someone to send a funeral.

"In the past, the Son of Heaven was in trouble, the rebels besieged Beiping, and the villagers in the old collar were not afraid of rebellion, funded the food and straw of the defenders, did great righteousness, and made meritorious contributions." The waiter is not very old, but he speaks very decently, and he has a little more respect for Meng Cheng and others, "The elder is the relative of Xingningbo, and he has a lot of help when Xingningbo is not developing, His Royal Highness regards Xingningbo as a close friend, and it is for all friends to send our family here." ”

After the words fell, the chamberlain personally handed over the Dian Yi to Meng Cheng, and Meng Cheng and the others immediately bowed down, and their eyes were red.

After today, even if the old father is gone, no one will laugh at his family for abandoning his wife and changing his surname.

Without Twelve Lang, Dingguo Gong and His Royal Highness the King of Han know who they are?

Twelve Lang will help his family like this, all because of his old father

Sending off the waiter, returning home, looking at the tablet of the old father at home, the Meng Cheng brothers fell to the ground and cried loudly, as if they wanted to cry out all the depression and depression in their chests.

Meng Chongjiu and Meng went out of five suits, and the Hui people were mourning, so they couldn't stay too long.

Two days after the funeral, Meng left for Daning. Before leaving, he specially told the Meng Wang clan not to reveal his words to the clan for the time being.

"Mother, my son has his own plans for this matter."

"Okay, everything is up to me."

The Meng Wang clan has not yet recovered from the "surprise" brought by Shen Xuan.

After changing his words, Shen Xuan also pulled Meng to kneel down and kowtow together. The Luan Feng jade pendant that was not given away is now worn on Shen Xuan and Meng's bodies respectively. As for the formal dowry...... Grandpa Guo's property is now under the management of Uncle Meng, and with the family wealth saved by Meng, the amount he said is completely astronomical in the eyes of ordinary people.

Meng Wang's family is not entangled, and there is no way to entangle. Instead of drilling into the horns of the bull and thinking about it, it is better to follow what Uncle Nine said, hoping that his son can live well.

The person identified by the son, the appearance of the family, and the way he behaves, are all the best choices.

Except for a little bit......

Meng Wang gritted his teeth, isn't he just a man?

For the sake of his son, after a long time, he will definitely be able to get used to it.

Meng Wang's thoughts, Meng couldn't completely guess. However, judging from the personalities of the two, it is not without reason that Meng will dress as the son of Meng Wang's family.

After returning to Daning, before he could rest, Meng was blocked by Dias who was holding a mess of grass.

"Honorable sir, I have a new drawing!"

Meng is very generous, and every time Dias makes a new contribution, he can receive a generous reward.

Under the heavy reward, the Franco-Robot became more and more fascinated by the development of firearms, and even the Marco Polo Travels with him was thrown into the corner of the wall.

"New drawings?"

"Not just drawings, but samples!"

Dias waved his hands excitedly, so excited that he forgot that he couldn't make physical contact with Meng. As a result, he was kicked out by Meng's guards.

Be presumptuous in front of your uncle, look for a kick!

didn't take care of the red hair who was lying on the ground and couldn't get up, Uncle Meng's eyes were completely attracted by what the deputy envoy of the Miscellaneous Creation Bureau brought.

A fire gun, from the appearance point of view, is very similar to the bird gun that flowed in from Europe after the middle of the Ming Dynasty and was transformed.

"The gun body is composed of an iron pipe, a powder pool, a gun, a quasi-door, and a gun, which is used to ignite the fire rope and pull the gun machine to launch. Because it is shaped like a bird's beak, the lowly rank calls it a bird's gun. ”

After the explanation of the deputy envoy of the Miscellaneous Creation Bureau, after the test shot by the personal guard, Meng didn't have to look in the mirror, and he knew how shocked his expression was now.

Dias changed from a navigator to an inventor, the Franc cannon came out, and the bird gun was born ahead of schedule.