Guozhi entered the lobby, looked at the heroic spirits of the thirty-eight members of this family, knelt down and said: "Father, mother, second mother, third mother, fourth mother, fifth mother, uncles, the child is not filial, so that you have been affected, the child is not filial!" Guozhi looked at these spiritual positions and wept bitterly.

"Young master, get up," The old servant stepped forward to help Guozhi, Guozhi got up and walked to Zhang Yan'er's spiritual seat, squatted down and looked at Zhang Yan'er's spiritual position, and said: "Madam, I'm sorry for your husband, I'm sorry for my husband, I'm sorry for my husband," and took a few steps back, and said: "Your death will not be in vain, everything is left to future generations to comment, and future generations will have their own judgment." ”

The old servant stood in front of Guozhi and said, "Young master, it's the old slave who is not good, he didn't take good care of the old house, and now there is nothing." ”

"Uncle Qin, you have done your best, it's good to be empty, it's okay."

"Young Master." Kuniji walked into his father's room, followed by the old servant. Guozhi turned around and sat beside the bed, gently stroked the heavy quilt with his hand, and then faced the old servant and said, "Uncle Qin, this is none of your business, let's go down first." ”

"The old slave will step back."

At this time, Guozhi just nodded slowly, sat down on the bed and gently closed his eyes, the room seemed very dark, and there was no light. Kuniji sat quietly like this, motionless, perhaps at this time he was reflecting on the past.

At night, Gou Cai rushed into the Qincha Mansion and said to Guoan: "Master, the second young master has returned." ”

After hearing this, Guoan could not hide the excitement in his heart, and said, "Where is he now?" ”

"He's in his hometown now."

Guoan eased his mood at this time, sat down and said slowly: "You should report this to the Governor." ”

"Yes, the little ones will go."

In the middle of the night, in the courtyard of his hometown, many officers and soldiers rushed in. The prefect stepped forward and said, "You are the criminal He Guozhi." ”

Guozhi still sat on the chair and said slowly, "I knew you were coming, so I've been waiting for you at home for a long time." ”

"Take it away." The officers and soldiers on both sides hurriedly stepped forward and brought wooden flails and escorted them out. The old servant rushed forward and shouted, "Young master." ”

Guozhi turned around and stepped forward and said, "Uncle Qin, I'm fine, you can go back." The prefect standing next to him shouted, "Take it away." In this way, Guozhi was escorted away by officers and soldiers and put on a prisoner car. The old servant chased after him and shouted, "Young master." ”

"Uncle Qin, you go back."

After Guozhi got into the prisoner car, he walked away, and after arriving in Chengdu, he got off the Tianzi cell and waited for the autumn queen to be beheaded. Guozhi sat very quietly in the cell, unlike the prisoners in other cells, who shouted "I want to get out" or "I was wronged". Guozhi sat very quietly in front of the desk in the cell, night fell, the moon was on the top, Guozhi got up and looked through the window, and said casually: "The past is like a passing cloud, the moon, the treetops, the breeze blowing willows, worrying in my heart." The sparkling and rippling water, the quiet tobacco outside the account and the water flowing artesianly, traction worries. The dream of the meteor turning to the moon is sad, the night is long, the grass is sad, drinking alone is sad, and the intestines are bitter. Under the bright moon, people are emaciated, and after the vulva of the storm pavilion gusts of martial arts, there is a hero brother. (Selected Zhongxian Poetry Collection. Heroes break their hearts). ”

At this time, I don't know when Guoan entered Guozhi's cell, looked at Guozhi in front of him, and said, "Brother." ”

Guozhi turned around and sat down, and said, "Lord Qincha, I am a prisoner on death row, Lord He Lao Qincha came to visit?" "At this time, the national governance is very cold to the current national security.

"Brother, what do you think Brother has brought you?" After finishing speaking, Guoan lifted the lunch box, opened the lunch box, took out the wine and delicacies and put them on the table, and said very enthusiastically: "Look, this is your favorite Shaoxing Huadiao wine, roast duck, and some home-cooked food, these are what you like to eat." ”

"Thank you for your kindness." Guozhi poured the wine into the cup, just drank and drunk himself, and didn't care that there were people next to him. Guoan sat next to him with a very embarrassed expression. Guozhi put down the wine in the cup and said, "Are you afraid of death?" ”

"Brother, what do you mean by that?"

Guozhi sneered a few times and said, "You are afraid of death, you are afraid!" Because you don't dare to face the family members you killed, you feel guilty. I am not afraid, because I died as I deserved, calmly, and with a clear conscience. After death, he will leave a name for thousands of years. As for you, all the betrayals and relatives, and after death, you will be infamous through the ages, and you will be pointed out by thousands of people. ”

"Don't talk about it."

"You're scared."

In the face of national governance, Guoan didn't dare to look him in the eyes, lowered his head, and said: "Brother, you don't know that your brother's intentions are good, and you are doing this for your brother to leave a queen for our He family, you are committing a major crime of rebellion and extermination." ”

"You dare to say so, you have now got your wish, and the high-ranking officials are waiting for you in the back."

"Yes, you're right," Guoan stood up, picked up the wine jar and smashed it to the ground, and said: "Yes, you are right, I am for the glory and wealth, and the high-ranking officials are generous, but I hate you more, I hate this family, their hypocrisy, and I hate living in this hypocritical family even more." My mother is a dust girl, a lowly dust girl, and because of this, I am not valued among the members of this family, and I am not even as good as a subordinate in the face of them, and I can't hold my head up. As for your mother, the eldest lady of the eunuch family, her status is so noble, and she treats me like a mustard, and the same is true for my mother. Is my mother's death really what they said it would be? Why did our Father stop when he found out? Do you know what's going on? I don't want to find your mother, and the maid Xiaolan, I like her, because there is the shadow of Sister Qiuyue in her, who died under the punishment of your mother, and my unborn child. I hate you and envy you, I am jealous of your favor in your family, and I am jealous of your fame. As for me, they never looked at me in the eye, and I was not even a dog in their eyes. ”

After Guozhi heard his words, he sneered a few times. There were tears in his eyes, and in the face of Guoan, he stood up and pointed at Guoan, and said, "Don't you feel ashamed when you say these words?" If you think about our grandfather, grandma and our father, the person who grandpa couldn't rest assured of before he died was you, you go, I don't want to see you now, you go! ”

Three days later, Kokuji was taken to the execution ground and beheaded. Guozhi stood on the torture platform and faced the onlookers under the stage, and said: "I don't go to hell, whoever goes to hell, it's not a pity to die, I hope that I can use my life to wake up you who are sleeping, fight for you, for this country, drive out those overseas enemy countries, restore my rivers and mountains and restore my great country in China, in exchange for the peace of the country and the people, and the peace of the world." ”

On the third day after the death of Guozhi, Guoan summoned the edict of the Empress Dowager Cixi to Beijing and entered the palace, and the eunuchs in the palace passed the edict of the Empress Dowager Cixi and read out: "Spread the decree of the Empress Dowager Cixi Lafayette, Sichuan scribe He Guoan killed his relatives with great righteousness, and assisted the local officials to exterminate the traitor and thief He Guozhi, who was the hero of my Qing Dynasty, and was hired exceptionally, and named the Sichuan scribe He Guoan as the prefect of Jiangning, and immediately went to his post, and admired this." ”

"Cixi Lafayette is blessed," Guoan knelt to receive the Empress Dowager Cixi's edict, and then stood up.

"Congratulations on Lord He's promotion," said Li Lianying, the chief eunuch, as she stood in front of Guoan.

"This is thanks to the kindness of Manager Li."

"This is the support of the miscellaneous family, the miscellaneous family is just a few words for you, thanks to Lafayette's discerning talent, he really can't speak."

"Yes, what the chief manager said is that the chief official should ask the chief manager to give him a lot of help when he first enters the official career," Guoan leaned close to Li Lianying's back, bowing his head and bowing his waist.

The chief eunuch walked and sat down, and He Guoan stood next to Li Lianying. Li Lianying looked at He Guoan, who was standing next to her, and said, "Lord He, please take a seat." ”

He Guoan sat aside, and a very strange smile appeared on Li Lianying's face, and said, "The prefect of Jiangning is a fat shortage, what is the saying of a sentence?" ”

"Three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver," He Guoan immediately replied.

"Yes, yes, that's it, don't forget the miscellaneous family when you develop in the future."

Guoan immediately took out 100,000 taels of silver tickets and gave them away. Li Lianying looked at He Guoan and said, "Lord He, what does this mean?" Li Lianying deliberately shook her sleeves, turned her face to the side and pretended that she didn't have such a thing. Guoan stuffed the 100,000 taels of silver tickets into Li Lianying's sleeve and said, "I will never forget Mr. Li in the future." ”

Li Lianying stretched out her hand and touched her sleeve, and said, "Oh, some people just don't understand human feelings," and then stood up and said, "Okay, the miscellaneous family will go back to the palace to hand over the decree." With that, he walked out of the hall. He Guoan stood up and bowed, and said, "The lower officials are here to send off Manager Li." ”

After the chief eunuch walked out, Guoan had a moment of leisure, sat down to make a cup of tea, sandalwood brushed, and fell asleep unconsciously. At this time, a subordinate entered the mansion and said, "Master, master." ”

Guoan woke up from his dream and said, "What's the matter? ”

"Gou Cai asked to see him outside the door."

"Let him in."

Gou Cai entered the mansion and looked at the Guoan above the lobby, and said, "Congratulations to the lord on his promotion." ”

"What's going on here? If you have something to say, just say it, you don't have to beat around the bush. ”

"The eldest young master has been promoted, but the minions are still in trouble, floating around, do you want to tell the world about how you framed the second young master."

"Okay, don't say it, just say whatever you want to say."

"The slave asks for 200,000 taels of silver, and this matter will rot into the slave's stomach."

"Your heart is too dark."

"It's you who are ruthless and unrighteous, just kick the slave away after the deed, 200,000 taels is already very little." Guoan ordered someone to go to the account room to take out 200,000 taels of silver and put it in front of Gou Cai. Gou Cai grabbed these silver taels with one hand and was about to walk out. Guoan got up and said, "Gou Cai." When Gou Cai turned around, Guoan suddenly stood in front of him, and the dagger was stabbed in his sleeve. Gou Cai looked at Guoan standing in front of him and said, "He Guoan, your heart is so ruthless, so ruthless." Grabbing Guoan's sleeves with both hands, he fell.

"I'm sorry, you know so many things, only this is the only way to keep your mouth shut forever." Then he called his subordinates to carry Gou Cai's body out, and the blood stains on the ground were wiped clean. After nightfall, Gou Cai's body was secretly transported out of the city and thrown into the river. The next day, he went to Jiangning to take up his post.