Since Li Xianzhi decided to practice martial arts, he followed Xiao Shiqian every day to practice guns and sticks, play bullets, and at night, he had to read by candle and night to prepare for the imperial examination. Although I feel tired, I am also full.

Time flies, and I don't realize that winter has arrived. One day, Li Xianzhi was practicing archery in the cold wind, and suddenly Li Xi'er led Qing'an into a panic. Li Xianzhi hurriedly asked, "You two are so urgent, why are you so urgent?" Qing'an saluted and said with a sad face: "Lord Jin occasionally felt cold the day before yesterday, and he didn't want to be seriously ill, so he was bedridden, so he came to tell his son and went to inquire."

When Li Xianzhi heard this, he became restless, threw the horn bow in his hand, and walked out, Li Xi'er took a big piece from the shelf and chased it out and put it on him. Li Xianzhi arrived in the front yard, ordered someone to prepare a warm sedan chair, and hurried to the governor's yamen.

Li Xian urged all the way, and the sedan chair drivers were sweating and panting in the middle of winter. Arrived at the head of the Fu Yamen. Li Xianzhi walked quickly to the inner hall. When I arrived at Governor Jin's sickbed, I saw Governor Jin lying on the couch with a colorless face. Li Xianzhi thought of Governor Jin's kindness, and choked for a while, not knowing what to say, and knelt on one knee in front of the couch.

Seeing that Li Xianzhi had arrived, Governor Jin supported his sick body and gasped: "I occasionally feel cold, I don't want to become a redundant disease, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get better." Li Xianzhi hurriedly said: "The teacher is relieved to recuperate, and the students should invite famous doctors to treat the teacher." ”

Governor Jin said: "Illness comes like a mountain, because the teachers and children are all in their hometowns, and there is no one around, so I have always bothered you to serve." ”

Li Xianzhi hurriedly said: "What the teacher said, the doctor asked for medicine, it was within the student's responsibility, and he should be attentive." ”

As he spoke, Governor Jin's mouth and eyes were crooked, unable to speak, and his limbs twitched. Li Xianzhi was busy calling Lang Zhong, who was sick. Lang Zhong came in and performed a few stitches. Governor Kim's symptoms improved slightly, and after a while, he fell asleep. Li Xianzhi quietly retreated and asked Na Langzhong: "What kind of illness does Lord Jin have, so impatient?" ”

Lang Zhong said: "The adult body is already weak, and he has been on the side for a long time, and he has been exposed to wind and rain, and he has contracted wind diseases. A few days ago, when patrolling the border, he was invaded by the cold wind, which brought out the stubborn disease. ”

Li Xian's heart was apprehensive and asked, "Is this disease cured well?" ”

Lang Zhong said: "This disease is an incurable disease, and if the sick person has a good life, he may be able to delay it for a few days; Now Lord Jin's illness is too urgent, even if Bian Que is reborn, it will be difficult to treat. ”

Li Xianzhi listened to Lang Zhong's words, and his heart was mixed, not a taste. ordered Li Xi'er to go back to his house, called Li Ruyi, Jin Shun'er and Han Chu'er, and went to the city and outside the city respectively, and brought all the famous doctors from near and far to Governor Jin for treatment.

Li Xi'er hurriedly left. Li Xianzhi still went back inside to serve.

Early the next morning, seven or eight famous doctors in the neighborhood came, and Li Xian invited one of them into the room, consulted for a long time, and walked out with a shaking head. When Li Xian stepped forward to ask, the doctors said in a low voice: "I'm only a shallow learner, I'm afraid I can't do anything." ”

Li Xianzhi said earnestly: "Please gentlemen diagnose and diagnose carefully, so as to save Lord Jin." ”

A doctor said, "I'll consider a prescription together, but we can't guarantee that the medicine will cure the disease." ”

Li Xianzhi bowed and saluted: "It's hard work!" ”

After a long time, the doctors prescribed prescriptions, and Li Xianzhi hurriedly ordered Li Xi'er to grab the medicine and decoction the medicine. After sending the doctor away, and feeding Governor Jin medicine, it was late at night, Li Xianzhi was tired of meat and eight vegetables, and told Li Xi'er to go back to the house to get a change of clothes, and slept in the yamen.

Since then, Li Xianzhi has lived in the Futai Yamen, serving every morning and evening, and wrote a letter back to Governor Jin's hometown of Susong County, asking his son to visit the sick.

After taking a lot of medicine, Governor Jin's condition was not only not good, but it became worse day by day. In the middle of the night, Governor Jin knew that he couldn't help it, so he called Li Xianzhi to the front and said: "My life is about to rest, I have not managed to produce in my life, and I have only left a collection of thousands of books. When I died, I was sent back to my hometown for burial, and I was dumbfounded! "After that, there is only the breath in and out, and after a while, he dies.

Li Xianzhi fell to the ground and cried, and everyone persuaded him to stop. That night, the servants scrubbed the body of Governor Jin and changed into a brand-new crimson embroidered cloud goose four-grade official uniform. He Tai'an wrote more than a dozen obituaries and sent people to inform the officials in various places under the rule of Yansui Town.

The next day, when all the officials arrived, Li Xianzhi and He Tai'an handed the obituary of the funeral to the imperial court with the officials, and then parked the coffin in a temple outside the city. On the one hand, a group of monks were invited to chant the scriptures every day, and on the other hand, they waited for the edict of the imperial court.

A few days later, the next person came to report that the son of the governor of Jin had arrived. Governor Jin has two sons, the eldest son Jin Yun is taken care of at home, and the second son Jin Meng comes. Li Xianzhi greeted him and led him to the coffin spiritual seat, so as not to help the coffin and cry bitterly, and wrote a letter to send the funeral news home.

After another month, the post guard sent a report to the imperial court and allowed him to return to his hometown for burial.

Governor Jin lived a clean and honest life, and after his death, in addition to the official uniforms, rhino belts, and dozens of taels of silver given by the imperial court, he only collected thousands of books. Li Xianzhi and Jin Meng packed up the relics of Governor Jin during his lifetime.

Jin Mengdao: "Before and after my father's death, Brother Domeng took good care of him, and I thank you here." ”

Li Xianzhi said: "Where does Brother Tai say it, I have received a lot of grace from my teacher, even so, I can't repay it." ”

Jin Meng said again: "Earlier, my father's family said that I will give you all these books and books. I only brought back my official uniform and rhino for my thoughts. ”

Li Xianzhi said: "Lingzun's relics should have been retained by Brother Tai, and I would never dare to accept them." ”

Jin Meng said: "It makes sense for my father to decide like this, you and I still don't have to disobey it, and besides, this atlas and books are not easy to take with you to travel far, if it rains, won't they all be broken?" ”

Li Xianzhi wants to refrain again, Jin Meng only needs to act according to his father's orders. Li Xianzhi couldn't shirk it, so he had to accept it, thinking in his heart: "In this way, I have to compensate him with more silver taels." ”

When the coffin of the Jin governor set off to return to his hometown, it had been postponed for many days, and at this time, it was not long after the Spring Festival in the forty-seventh year of Wanli (1619 AD), and the land of the border fortress was still cold and windy.

Li Xianzhi helped Jin Meng hire two carriages, one pulling the coffin, and the other with a canopy to put some soft ones. Jin Meng rode the horse he had ridden when he came. Li Xianzhi took Li Xi'er and Li Ruyi, followed on horseback, and escorted the coffin together.

Before leaving, Li Mingshan said: "This is a long way to go, and I have a lot of silver taels, and now the world is not very peaceful, it is better to let Xiao follow his head together, I can rest assured." Li Xianzhi listened. Xiao Shiqian also prepared a horse, brought a horned bow and buckshot, and went together.

When Fang went out of the city, he saw a horse waiting outside the city gate, but it was He Tai'an. Li Xianzhi stepped forward and asked, "Why is Mr. He here?" ”

He Tai'an sighed and said: "Lord Jin passed away, lost Dong Weng, I have nothing to do here, so I want to go back to my hometown in western Zhejiang, and I am here to wait for my son, go together, and then send Lord Jin on his last journey." ”

Li Xianzhi knew that He Tai'an was a great talent, and he had already wanted to hire him into the palace to manage affairs, and he could also help himself succeed after a long time, but at this time he was in the midst of Governor Jin's funeral, so he didn't say much, so he only thought about it in his heart, and slowly discussed it with him, so he said: "Mr. He has such hospitality, and I thank him on behalf of Lord Jin." ”

He Tai'an said: "I have been a deacon in the Jin Damen for many years, and it should be like this. With that, the group of chariots and horses left Yulin City and headed south. After Yan'an Mansion, then to Xi'an Mansion. sent a name card to Zhou Xuetai's house, and went to the door with Jin Meng to report the funeral.

Zhou Xuetai had already set up a tablet in the house at this time and worshiped every day. When Li Xianzhi's guardian arrived, Zhou Xuetai wore heavy filial piety again, and went to the coffin of Governor Jin to cry and worship fiercely. After the sacrifice, he got up and said to Li Xianzhi: "I am carrying the emperor's order, I can't leave the flood land without permission, and the matter behind the teacher depends on you." As he spoke, he took out a bag of silver from his side and handed it over, saying: "I am doing a noble job, and I don't have much money to spare. ”

Seeing him say this, Li Xianzhi couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it. Zhou Xuetai stroked the coffin again, wiped his tears for a long time, and was really sad for a while, before he said goodbye and returned home, before leaving, he instructed again: "Send the teacher, come to the house to find me when you come back, and sit together." ”

Li Xianzhi was touched by his sadness at this time, responded with tears, said goodbye, and set off with the coffin. It is inevitable that Xiaoxing will stay overnight and travel tiringly. More than ten days later, he went to Susong County, Anqing Prefecture, the hometown of Governor Jin. As soon as Fang entered the golden mansion, the courtyard and the courtyard were already full of filial piety. Jin Yun, the eldest son of Governor Jin, led the family to worship in front of the door, crying and crying, unable to help himself.

Jin Meng got off the horse, and also stepped forward to hug his brother and cry, but he couldn't live for a long time, which caused the neighbors to gather and cry.

Li Xianzhi held back his tears and stepped forward to persuade: "People can't be resurrected after death, I hope the two brothers will stop crying and put the future of their mentor first." After persuading for a long time, the two Jin brothers stopped crying and got up to prepare for the funeral.

The two brothers Jin Yun and Jin Meng were originally people who had no ideas, but now that they are at their father's funeral, they have already lost their square inches, and Li Xianzhi has brought a lot of silver from his home, and he helped invite a famous monk in the nearby temple to chant the scriptures; hired thirty or twenty young and strong laborers from his neighbors, and built a cemetery of sixty square steps according to the practice of the imperial court; He also invited master craftsmen to carve two stone tablets and stone tigers, stone horses, and stone pillars. It took more than ten days to get ready. The auspicious time was chosen to be buried, a twelve-foot-high tomb was erected, a monument was erected in front of the tomb, and the stone tiger, stone horse, and stone pillar were placed in front one by one, and the sacrifice was made with heart.

After disposing of the aftermath of Governor Jin, it was already April and May. Li Xianzhi took his leave and returned to his hometown. Before leaving, he helped the Jin brothers pawn 200 acres of fertile land, and left 100 taels of silver for daily use. The brothers of the Jin family did not accept it, Li Xianzhi said: "The teacher is in Japan, and he is favored a lot, and now that the immortal has passed away, I just do my best to make his old man feel at ease." The Jin brothers accepted it and sent Li Xianzhi and He Taian out.

Leaving the Golden House, He Tai'an and Li Xianzhi said goodbye and separated. Li Xianzhi said that he wanted to invite him to return to Yulin. He Tai'an said: "I have been away for many years, my wife is at home, I have never returned to my hometown to visit, and now I want to go back to my hometown to live. ”

Li Xianzhi saw him say this, it was not good to be reluctant, so he took out a hundred taels of silver and gave it away. He Tai'an said: "I have been working for many years, and I have a lot of extra money, so I don't bother with my son." Li Xianzhi said: "But old friends say goodbye, talk about gifts, and have no other meaning." He Tai'an didn't refuse.

The two separated, and He Tai'an hired a porter to carry the luggage east to his hometown in western Zhejiang. Li Xianzhi, Xiao Shiqian and others returned to their hometowns to the west, stayed overnight all the way, and arrived at Xi'an Mansion in less than 20 days.