Chapter 32: The Eunuch of Bingbi (II)
Lan Ziyi asked:
"Can Gonggong Long remember the battle to destroy the Maoren back then?"
Lan Ziyi heard that the battle to exterminate the Mao people was extremely bloody, and the soldiers of the Northern Army kept silent about it, according to Lan Ziyi's thoughts, Gonggong Long was captured in this battle, and was sent to the palace to be a eunuch, and he would definitely be stabbed in pain, but he didn't expect Gonggong Long to be surprised at all after hearing Lan Ziyi's question, and said lightly:
"Of course I remember, that battle was won by your father's troops, and he won it cleanly and neatly, without dragging his feet."
Lan Ziyi heard his father-in-law's answer, and his heart was terrified, a person was slaughtered by his relatives and friends in this battle, and he was also tortured in the palace, what kind of state must he have in his heart to praise an executioner who slaughtered his entire clan, Lan Ziyi really couldn't imagine.
As if sensing Lan Ziyi's thoughts, Gonggong Long explained:
"No one in this world wants to see their own people slaughtered, let alone he survived. When I saw my relatives and friends being killed one by one, my heart was extremely painful, and I was taken to the palace and then down to the silkworm room, and I thought that I had ended my own life. I thought a lot, what is the purpose of human life, even if I am already a wasted person, but I am indeed the last remaining Mao people, as long as I live, it means that the entire Mao people are alive, I am not living for me alone, I am living for those brothers and sisters who died, they gave me the right to live, and pinned the hope of life on me, because of this, I want to live well. β
Lan Ziyi asked:
"But father-in-law, are you living...... Doesn't it feel heavy? β
Grandpa Long smiled:
"It's a little tired, but I can handle it."
Lan Ziyi asked again:
"Then doesn't my father-in-law hate the murderer of your people?"
Grandpa Long laughed when he heard this:
"Is Wei Hou afraid that I will retaliate against the acting father? Don't worry, it's impossible. No matter who I am, I am a citizen of Dazheng, no matter what the emperor does, it is my duty to be loyal to the monarch and love the country, and it is also the duty of the acting father. Your father just did what he had to do, and I just suffered the punishment I deserved, and I have been in the palace for more than ten years. If you are still as obsessed with it as you are Weihou, how can the emperor rest assured that he will keep me by his side and serve him every day? As for the acting father, as I said earlier, he did his duty, and I understand him. If Wei Hou doesn't believe it, don't worry, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty know my origin and the achievements of the acting duke that year, if I want to do it, everyone will think that I am in the communiquΓ© for personal vendetta, and when the time comes, just the saliva of the hundreds of officials in the court can drown me, not to mention that the acting duke has made outstanding achievements, but I am the iron wall of the northern border of Taizheng, where did I move? β
Lan Ziyi frowned when he heard this, this Gonggong Long said the things of the year so simply, simple people couldn't believe it, if he wasn't scared stupid, it was that his city was too deep.
At this time, Gonggong Long suddenly said to Lan Ziyi:
"Wei Hou, I know that your family has a close personal relationship with Father-in-law Yu, and I also know that Father-in-law Yu is loyal to the emperor, but this time I asked you to enter Beijing to serve King De well, as for the rest, don't mix it too much. After all, Father-in-law Yu and Daigong are both in charge of secrets, and if someone is poked in the back, it is not a joke to say that the inner court and towns collude with each other. β
While speaking, Gonggong Long led Lan Ziyi and them to the west gate of the palace to dispel evil, and the guards guarding the gate saluted when they saw Gonggong Long.
Lan Ziyi also talked to Gonggong Long here:
"It's already here, don't work to send your father-in-law away, Ziyi will leave first."
Long Father-in-law says:
"Wei Hou walked slowly, and the miscellaneous family would no longer send it. Not far from the Dewang Mansion, you can walk over, and the horses of the Marquis of Wei will send someone back to the mansion tomorrow morning, rest assured. What I just said, please think twice. β
Lan Ziyi made a gesture and went out from the side door under the leadership of the guard.
After leaving the palace, Lan Ziyi and the Tao brothers did not speak, and went all the way west to King De's Mansion.
At this time, Lan Ziyi also calmed down, thinking that there were so many conflicts with the Tao brothers in one day today, this kind of thing had never happened in Luoyan Pass before, and everyone was better than brothers. When I think of this, I can't help but feel sad.
Only after a while, the four of them had already walked to the east gate of the Dewang Mansion, and after opening the door, the palace maid saluted as usual, and then returned to the deer park with the four of them.
After crossing the bamboo forest path, the four of them returned to the house, and Zhe'er said to Wanfu at the door:
"Wei Hou is back! As soon as Wei Hou went out, the people of the Yu Gonggong in the palace came to invite Wei Hou, and the slave told him that Wei Hou went to Zhang Zhongtang's mansion. β
Lan Ziyi sat back in his chair and said:
"I know, after coming out of Zhangfu, I went to Grandpa Yu."
Zhe'er went on to say:
"The prince also sent someone over to invite Wei Hou during the dinner, and the slave said that Wei Hou had not come back yet."
Lan Ziyi replied:
"Got it. Sister Zhe'er who worked hard. β
Zhe'er replied:
"The slave didn't dare. Lord Weihou, the three young masters, the back hall has already boiled the bath water, and please take a bath. The extra bed you want has also been prepared, and the three young masters can rest here in the future. β
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"We'll go over later, and Sister Zhe'er can go and rest."
Zhe'er said Wanfu and turned around to leave, Lan Ziyi seemed to remember something, stopped and said:
"By the way, Sister Zhe'er, please help me prepare a sedan chair, how much money will I pay."
Zhe'er nodded and said:
"The slave knows. There is no need for the Marquis to worry about this, all the costs are borne by the palace, and the Marquis does not work hard. β
After that, he turned around and retired.
Lan Ziyi and the Tao brothers sat in the hall, silent for a while.
Lan Ziyi tried several times to speak, but he couldn't speak.
It was Tao Zhuhu who broke the silence first and said:
"Young Master, today at Father-in-law Yu's, young master, you...... It's rude. β
Lan Ziyi felt as if his heart was wrapped in a thick ball of cotton and was hit hard with a hammer, sullen and dizzy, although he also felt that he had gone too far at that time, but it was still very uncomfortable to say this.
Lan Ziyi took a breath and said:
"There are some things I have to hold onto."
Peach Chase Tiger sighed as he listened, and Peach Chase Tiger asked
"What is the young master going to insist on? Father-in-law Yu did not mean to punish the young master. β
Lan Ziyi originally wanted to come back and apologize to the three brothers, but in just a few words, Lan Ziyi's heart was already surging. He tried to restrain himself from having a seizure, even though he didn't know what he was going to do or why.
Lan Ziyi replied:
"What I want to insist on is the integrity of a scholar."
ζ‘ζ΅ιΉΏ says:
"But the root quilt didn't have that sentence just now, which damaged the integrity of the young master as a scholar."
Lan Ziyi felt as if he was swallowing something nausea back into his stomach, and he once again forced his nameless anger back and said:
"He is questioning my loyalty to King Tak and my determination to live my own path!"
When Tao Zhulu heard this, he glanced at his two brothers, and all three of them shook their heads, and Tao Zhulu said:
"Young master, is it wrong to scold King De for his virtue?"
Lan Ziyi glared angrily at Tao Zhutu until the other party lowered his head.
Lan Ziyi's heart was filled with a trace of bitterness, and in just one day, the brother who originally talked about everything became like this,
"Why would I do that?"
Lan Ziyi asked himself.
Lan Ziyi changed his tone and said to Tao Zhutu:
"Third brother, King De is still young, as long as I work hard to guide, King De will get better."
Peach didn't speak, just looked down at the floor.
It's a voice coming from outside
"King De has arrived~!"
When Lan Ziyi heard this, he immediately led the Tao brothers out of the door, and just as King De walked to the door surrounded by a pair of maids, Lan Ziyi hurriedly said:
"The prince is coming, Ziyi is not welcome, and I ask the prince to forgive me."
King De let go of the two maids in his arms and said:
"Ziyi doesn't have to see outside, I didn't see Ziyi at the dinner, so I came to visit."
Lan Ziyi said:
"Don't dare to drive the prince."
As he spoke, he was about to welcome King De into the room.
King De waved his hand and said:
"I won't go in and disturb Ziyi's rest. Don't take things to heart during the day, I'm just drunk and impulsive. That, that's who's coming. β
King De said as he pointed his finger at the peach chase tiger
"It's you, it's not all your fault to do it during the day, Qi Rongxun also has a problem. You three brothers didn't eat lunch, did you? Give you fifty taels of silver, and follow Ziyi well in the future! β
With a wave of his hand, a small guy behind him sent a large ingot on a tray.
After taking it, Peach Chase Tiger said:
"Little thank you, Lord Wang!"
Lan Ziyi saw that King De came to explain, his heart was excited, and he couldn't help but have a grateful expression on his face, and hurriedly said:
"Please also invite the prince into the house."
King De just waved his hand, turned and walked away, and said as he went:
"No, don't disturb Ziyi's rest. Go to bed early, ah. If you want a girl, just say it, and you four brothers will be arranged! β
As he spoke, he led a group of people out of the deer park.
Lan Ziyi looked at King De's back, sighed for a long time, and finally said to the Tao brothers:
"You see, King De's nature is not bad."
The Tao brothers behind him glanced at each other, sighed softly, and shook their heads.
After Lan Ziyi sent King De out, he turned around and went to the back hall and took a bath happily.
The next day, Lan Ziyi got up early in the morning, and after eating refreshments, he urged the Tao brothers to go out together.
Peach Rabbit was pulled up from bed sleepily and complained
"It's hard to get a good night's sleep, why does the young master get up so early?"
Lan Ziyi said:
"Now what teaches King De is the contemporary Confucian Zhou Youyi, how many students in the world want to worship Dr. Zhou and have no chance, how can I not go early."
Seeing that Lan Ziyi was so interested, the Tao brothers hurriedly got up and walked to the study hall together.
Under the leadership of the maid, Lan Ziyi came to the Wendao Hall where the palace taught, but because it was still early, there was no one inside.
But this did not discourage Lan Ziyi's enthusiasm,
Lan Ziyi first put three incense sticks on the statue of the saint in the hall, and then rolled up his sleeves and began to clean the study hall.
"What is this doing, young master? This kind of work is naturally done by maids and servants, why does the young master do this? β
Lan Ziyi said:
"Gu Youchengmen Lixue, what does it matter if I sweep the study today. The third brother is dirty, so he will go out first and wait, and I will come in after I finish cleaning. β
Seeing this, the Tao brothers sighed, and also picked up the guy to help Lan Ziyi clean up.
Lan Ziyi and the Tao brothers cleaned the study inside and out, and then Lan Ziyi put the things on the desk used by the lecturer neatly, and was satisfied after grinding the ink.
This reading was half an hour, and it was not until the end of the year that Qi Rongxun and Li Minchun, the prince of Silla, came to the study hall.
Seeing that Lan Ziyi and the Tao brothers were already waiting in the study hall, Qi Rongxun snorted coldly and found a seat to sit down, while Li Minchun nodded to Lan Ziyi.
As soon as the two of them sat down, Wu Yousi followed in, and said with a smile after seeing a few people:
"Looks like everyone is here."
Lan Ziyi was already waiting impatiently, and when he heard Wu Yousi say this, he was angry for a while, and asked:
"What do you mean by all the people coming? King De and Mr. Zhou have not yet arrived. β
Wu Yousi sat down with a smile, crossed Erlang's legs and said:
"King De will not come yet, never at this time. As for Mr. Zhou, he went to King De's bed at the end of the day. β
Lan Ziyi was puzzled when he heard this, and asked:
"Isn't this the case? Could it be that Mr. Zhou only teaches for King De alone? β
Wu Yousi laughed:
"Wei Hou thinks too much, Zhou Xuexue just goes to wake up King De, every day."
Lan Ziyi was shocked when he heard this, and immediately jumped up, and Tao Zhuhu asked:
"Young Master, what are you doing?"
Lan Ziyi said:
"Big brother stays, I'll go and invite King De!"
Tao Zhuhu was also taken aback after hearing this, but thinking of what Lan Ziyi said yesterday, it was understandable, although he wanted to persuade him, he knew that he couldn't persuade him.
Seeing Lan Ziyi rushing out of the Wendao Hall, Wu Yousi shook his head mockingly and began to grind the ink.