"Xiangye... One of the horses in the stable in our yard is too old to pull a cart...... The day before yesterday afternoon, I brought back a strong horse with good teeth from the cattle dealer Lao Yu, as if he had forgotten to put it into his account...... The negotiated one was twenty-eight taels of silver, but we had to give him thirty taels. They are all old friends for many years, and our Prime Minister's Mansion has never lost people in doing things; …… Ahem, there are all the light and dark account books in my hometown in the Great Wilderness City, I have almost sorted them out, and some small accounts are not even clear to Shi An, and they are all placed under my mat...... Don't blame Li Fu for being so careful...... Zilin's child has been away from you for too long, whether he has any other thoughts, we can't say......"

Li Fu, who was being held in Li Deng's arms, suddenly opened his eyes, weakly grabbed Li Deng's big hand, looked up with empty eyes, and began to talk about some trivial matters in the house......

"Li Fu, don't worry about these things......"

It may be that when people get older, their emotions are particularly easy to lose control. Li Deng has been an official for many years, and he has always been indifferent and capable outside. But now facing the seriously injured old butler, his tears burst out of his eyes unstoppable. It didn't take long for Li Fu's placket to be wet......

After Shen Gui left, the others also walked out of the back garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion lightly. At this time, apart from the corpses left by the imperial horse guards, only the master and servant were left.

Li Deng knew in his heart that it was definitely not a good thing for this old butler, who was still unconscious, to suddenly open his eyes at this time, and to communicate with him quickly and in an orderly manner! But anyone who is a few years old understands: Li Fu, who was seriously injured and unconscious just now, suddenly woke up this time, which is clearly a sign of 'returning to the light'.

The loyal old butler, as if he had not heard Li Deng's words at all, was talking to himself about the things that were in his heart; And when Li Deng saw his 'stubborn' appearance, he didn't open his mouth to stop him; Instead, he sat down on the ground and put Li Fu's head on his legs to make him speak more easily.

"After so many years of observation, I think Shan Qingquan, this kid ...... Ahem...... It's not bad, and he knows everything about me. After the fall of the crown prince, there is no need to guard against the young lady...... In my opinion, you can summon him back to my house and take my shift...... Ahem, by the way, there is also the matter of Miss's wedding, and it is not easy to delay it any longer! Although I have never been married, and I have never met each other, after all, I have lived such a long time, and I have some experience in observing people and distinguishing people. That princess Fengyang, she must have taken a fancy to our aunt too...... Our young lady is stubborn and impatient, and she will definitely not be able to fight the little girl who is full of heart...... If you are not careful, let the family take advantage of the loophole...... Ahem...... Ahem"

Li Deng, who had tears in his eyes, heard this, pulled out a smile, and patted the back of Li Fu's dry hand:

"Who can you blame for falling to this point? How many times have you been told by someone? When didn't you kick someone out with just a few words? If it weren't for your stubborn temper and our family's thick background, would you still be a bachelor for the rest of your life? You don't have to worry about the children...... You and I are called servants of the master, but we are brothers, and after so many years, we have been able to take care of you at home and abroad, otherwise how could there be...... Hey, it's not interesting to talk about it now...... In the next life, I will be your housekeeper in the next life, and we will ...... again ...... again"

Speaking of this, Li Deng's business had begun to go out of tune, and he simply stopped talking, just holding Li Fu's trembling hand tightly, and he looked up at the clear blue sky above his head.

"Xiangye, I don't think Shen Gui's doll is bad...... Not only is the head smart, the appearance is also handsome, and the understanding and character are first-class...... It's a child who has grown up since we were children, although the family background is not very 'innocent', but it can be regarded as knowing the roots... Barely worthy of our young lady. The only pity is that Changning is the child...... He was careful and cautious for decades, but in the end he took half a wrong step and ended up crippled for life...... Oh yes, and forgot something important...... The three pickled vegetables you usually like to eat with porridge, I wrote down the secret recipe in advance last night...... I was going to hand it over to Master Song today, but when I was so busy, I forgot about it...... Only...... Just put it in my cigarette ...... Smoke ......"

Speaking of this, Li Fu couldn't finish the words, and was pushed back by a few sudden ups and downs in his chest; Then he kicked his legs hard, and his back arched high, as if it were a broken arch bridge; Immediately afterward, his eyes suddenly widened, and he focused on Li Deng's face with clarity and concentration, and a smile appeared very abruptly; Then, with an extremely fierce gaze, he looked at the corpses on the ground around him, and squeezed out two words from between his teeth......

After that, the dilapidated 'stone arch bridge' 'collapsed' to the ground.

A gentle breeze blew through the courtyard, sweeping the hibiscus flowers in full bloom into the air, and the light and delicate posture of the petals fluttered in the wind, as if they were weightless souls......

Li Deng heard it very clearly, and the last words of his old friend's last words were only two simple words:

Brute!

Prime Minister Li Cheng, who didn't know what he was thinking, just hugged the old butler who was dying of life, and sat in the back garden for a whole pillar of incense. It wasn't until Li Le'an, whose eyes were flushed, stepped forward and gently patted his father's shoulder that he came back to his senses......

"Find a good coffin first, and send your Uncle Fu to Yizhuang to stop the spirit. After Qingquan healed from his injuries, let him personally choose a piece of feng shui treasure land and bury the spirit. In addition, tell him that by the way, he will also leave a place for the old man, and when his father dies, he will be buried next to your uncle's tomb. ”

After Li Le'an listened to it, he felt a little incredible. Although this Li Fu has served the Li family loyally for decades, he is only an outsider after all, and he is not even surnamed Li in the first place...... And his father Li Deng, but the descendant of the Li family in Dongyou, according to common sense, should be buried in the ancestral tomb of the Li family on Dongyou Road, and enjoy the incense offerings of the descendants of the Li family for generations!

So, Li Le'an cautiously asked in a low voice:

"Dad, after all, you are also a famous Confucian in the world, and we are buried privately... It's hard to say......"

Yes, Li Deng's orthodox teacher is the Ludong Confucianism School in the Qilu Province of Northern Yan. And the founding patriarch of the Confucian school, Yasheng Zou Fuzi, once said: 'Only by sending death, can be a big thing'. Then, if we look at it according to the standards of Li Deng's master, his method of handling the aftermath is really too hasty and rude. At worst, Li Fu should be buried in the land of his hometown, and pay attention to a 'fallen leaves return to the roots'

What if it is according to the family rules of the Li family? He is a 'foreign surname slave', and if he can be given the surname Li, it is already a great creation; If you want to hide next to the tomb of the patriarch of the lineage, then wait for the descendants of the Li family to dig his grave;

According to the laws of the imperial court, if Li Deng had not fallen when he died, then he should naturally imitate the gifts of the virtuous ministers of the ancients and invite the rank into the 'Virtuous Minister's Pavilion' on the side wall of the Yongling Hall to worship;

If you follow the ancient rites of Youbei, you have to invite the current great shaman, He Wendao, to deal with this matter with full authority.

In other words, Li Deng's request, no matter from the perspective of the imperial court law, clan rules, ancient etiquette, and even the customs of the teacher, is not in line with the etiquette system! Even if he is just an ordinary person, his actions will attract the criticism of his neighbors; What's more, he is not only the prime minister of the three roads in the north, but also a great Confucian in the world who has made a far-reaching statement?

Of course, Li Deng also knew what his daughter was worried about, he gently put Li Fu, who was 'sleeping' in his arms, on the ground, beat his numb legs, and slowly stood up under the support of his daughter:

"Le'an, my father has lived to this age, what else can't I see through and think about? Don't look at the clansmen surnamed Li on Dongyou Road, they are all respectful to their fathers on weekdays; But deep in their hearts, there is not a day that they don't want the lives of you, my father and daughter...... was stupid for his father, and he tossed for most of his life, and he didn't even have time to see the last side of your mother...... Hey, today your Uncle Fu has returned to heaven, and as a father, he suddenly feels a little tired...... My old brother is right! Whether it's your cousin or your aunt, whether it's Dongyou's relatives or these eunuchs in the Imperial Horse Prison, or even the thousands of ordinary people on Youbei Third Road, all of them are beasts! Your father and I should have been a life of brilliance; It was because of these brutes that he was stumped that he lived to be the embarrassed person he is today...... Dad didn't want to die and have to watch these beasts dangling in front of me every day...... Just do as I say, if one of your daughters is not good at showing up, it will be good to hand it over to Shen Gui then......"

Li Fu, formerly known as Tang Nian, was a person from the Northern Yan Dynasty, Sanqin Province, and Chang'an. The ancestor is the collateral bloodline of the Tang family in Chang'an, but although he is a child of the family, his background is extremely low, and he has no contact with the family at all, even his grandfather has forgotten that there is such a broad relative.

Tang Nian lost his father when he was a child, and for the sake of his orphan mother at home, he had to learn from an elderly executioner and entered the lowly status of the 'head killer'. When he was forty years old, his mother was suffering from a vicious illness but suffered from no silver for treatment. By chance, Tang Nian got acquainted with Li Deng, a young man who came to Chang'an to study, and the two were like-minded, talked happily with each other, and Li Deng, who was rich and wealthy, even contributed to help and invited the best Langzhong in Chang'an City for Tang's mother. However, Tang's mother was old and frail, and her condition was too urgent, so she tried all means and finally failed to recover. Just relying on rare medicinal materials to survive for a few more days, he drove away against Yaochi.

After the death of Mrs. Tang, Li Deng also did his best to give a rich burial with silver, and also cleared the executioner's 'cheap status' of this newly acquainted old friend. Without retribution, Tang Nian assumed the name 'Li Fu' and followed this 'little friend' step by step.

Since then, Li Fu, who was born as a 'head killer', and his old friend Li Deng, have traveled north and south together, leading horses and stirrups for him, and serving loyally for more than 40 years.

At the end of his life, he died at the age of eighty