At night, the oval flames of the oil lamps in the cell swayed like ghost fires, and when the lights were on, Gong Ren felt hundreds of fleas jumping on the ground, and the bare parts of their bodies were sucking to their heart's content, and when the lights were dim, fat lice crawled all over their bodies, and their own blood filled their intestines. The smell of feces and urine in the cells had already merged into a pungent and unpleasant smell, which smoked the clothes on the body and made the strange figures on the wall large and small for a while, like lonely ghosts. The wind crept in through the cracks, whining, like the king of Hades, and for a while, when the wind stopped sounding, and the crickets heard a "...... beep" cry, and the jailers dozed off in a crooked manner, and the prisoners fell asleep in all directions, and the prison was as silent as a dead man.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed, tiptoed into the cell, and he tapped it on the acupuncture points of the two jailers, who fell like two walls. The man searched around under the dim oil lamp, and when he came to Gong Ren, he called softly, "Gong Ren, Gong Ren." ”

Gong Ren opened his eyes and saw that this was not Wei Jinshan, but in a daze, he didn't know if this was in reality or in a dream, and shouted: "Jin Shan-is it really you, my eldest brother, why are you here?" Wei Jinshan beckoned to him, meaning to tell him not to speak. Wei Jinshan searched for the key from the jailer, then gently opened the cell door, and walked out with Gong Ren in his arms.

The doors on the road to the cell were all hidden, and the jailer was lying crookedly, and it seemed that Wei Jinshan had already opened the road along the way.

After leaving the prison and crossing a few streets, Gong Ren hurriedly asked, "Brother Jin Shan, how did you know about me?" Why did you leave without saying hello that day? Wei Jinshan's body was already covered with a thin layer of sweat, so he let go of his tenacity and helped him go, and as he walked, he said a little breathlessly: "These dog officials don't have a good thing, a good Qing Dynasty, they all let them read the scriptures badly." How could I not know about such a big matter, so don't ask about anything else. ”

Gong Ren was full of doubts, although the bloody case was not small, but how did he know? He was able to save himself from a heavily guarded cell, which shows that he has courage and extraordinary martial arts.

Wei Jinshan then asked: "You and I are brothers, I think, there is nothing that cannot be said, you have to tell the truth?" ”

Gong Ren nodded and said, "You and I have long been brothers, besides, today you saved the life of a death row prisoner, what else can't you say." ”

Wei Jinshan said again: "Let me ask you, is the eleven bloody cases at the intersection of Xijiazhuang related to you?" ”

As soon as Gong Ren heard this, he became anxious: "Xipin doesn't believe that I have extenuating circumstances, don't you believe me either, do you think I can kill eleven people?" Do you think I can unite the triad and kill those eleven people? Even if I kill someone, what do I want to do as a small ordinary person? ”

Wei Jinshan nodded and said, "As I expected, I didn't expect it to be you, so I will definitely rescue you from prison." So who was the murderer of those eleven people? Why is Li Hanzhang so concerned about this case? Brother Gongren, do you see anything? ”

Gong Ren hesitated a little in his heart and asked, "Why are you asking this?" What does this matter have to do with you, and it's not you who is trying this case, so don't worry about it. I also wondered, why did this case alarm the Governor of Liangguang? ”

Wei Jinshan paused slightly, and said: "Corrupt officials have three major things, stolen money, good friends, and having a child like General Lao Zhao, I suspect that Li Hanzhang has a major corruption case involved in this robbery case, otherwise, he would not be so concerned." As long as this case is cracked, you and I will be considered to have made a great contribution to the country. ”

Gong Ren was shocked, and felt that Wei Jinshan was reasonable, but it was a little unreasonable, so he asked: "Who are you, didn't you say that you are just an ordinary businessman, why do you care so much about this robbery and murder case?" ”

Wei Jinshan didn't answer immediately, paused for a while and said, "I'm just a little common man......"

Gong Ren felt that his words were vague, and at this time he only felt that the wound was painful, and quickly subconsciously covered the wounds everywhere.

Wei Jinshan said, "Is it true that you don't see anything? How do I think this matter has anything to do with you? ”

Although Gong Ren was honest in his heart, he still had an extra heart at this time, and said: "Don't you still believe me, I really didn't see anything." ”

Wei Jinshan believed. After a pause, he said, "Your uncle...... Your uncle ......" Gongren hurriedly asked, "My father...... What's wrong? Wei Jinshan sighed softly and said, "Your uncle, even frightened and hungry, has ...... passed away, and Xipin and the villagers have already helped to collect the funeral. I'll take you to see it. ”

Gong Ren was suddenly shocked in his heart, and a wave of sadness welled up in his heart, and he sobbed softly as he walked...... He heard his father say that when he was young, he fought hard in the Taiping Army, was born and died, escaped after the defeat of the Taiping Army, and later married a peasant girl and had his own. When he was not a few years old, his mother fell ill and died, and the two of them were poor and suffered, and they never lived a good life in their lives. Who knew that the old man didn't see him in a limited time, the more he thought about it, the more sad he became, the more sad he became, and before he knew it, the tears wiped on his sleeves had wet a large piece of coarse cloth.

After a while, when he arrived at his father's grave, Gong Ren "pounced", knelt down on the new grave, and cried. Lying on the moist loess full of earthy smell, thinking of my father's previous affairs, I wanted to tell my father about a thousand words, my throat was infarcted, and I didn't know where to start, so I had to say slowly little by little: "Dad, you followed the king Hong Xiuquan to fight in the south and the north, and made many achievements, killed countless enemies, and became famous for a lifetime." Unexpectedly, in his later years, he could only hide his name, swallow his anger, have no clothes for the next season, and no meat for three months. Although the dragon falls on the beach, the tiger falls on the plain, you are a martyr in the twilight of life, the heart is endless, always looking up to the sky and roaring, the three-foot steel sword points to the sky, the heroic spirit is difficult to stretch, one day the prancing horse whips, galloping the field to kill all the Tartars. O incompetent son, before you go to heaven to enjoy happiness, when you are seriously ill, you cannot bring you a bowl of water, a mouthful of soup, or a bowl of herbs for you. Woohoo, alas! Compared with your great achievements, you are not even as good as a mustard! My son is really ashamed of his parents, and he will not be ashamed to enter the grave of his ancestors in the future.

There was a lantern torch in the distance, and the voices of people were noisy, Wei Jinshan pushed Gong Ren and said: "Let's be filial piety in the future, look over there, presumably the official family found out that you were robbed and are arresting you everywhere." If we don't die in a great calamity, we will have a blessing, and our lives are worth more than their lives. Gong Ren whimpered and said, "Brother Jin Shan, do you think I can still take revenge?" Jin Shan gritted her teeth and said, "Stay in Qingshan, don't be afraid of no firewood." Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge!" Gong Ren wiped his tears and kowtowed to the new grave three times and said, "Dad, my son will leave first, and I will come to see you later." The grievances you have suffered, you will definitely get them back. ”

At this time, the shouts of arresting the fugitives were getting closer and closer, and Jin Shan dragged the stumbling Gong Ren, helped him walk for a while, and carried him for a while, gradually getting farther and farther away from those officers and soldiers.

After walking for a while, Gong Ren suddenly remembered something and said to Wei Jinshan: "I can't hide it, the handkerchief earrings that Xipin gave me are still at home, and I can't lose this thing if I lose my life, please ask my eldest brother to accompany me." ”

Wei Jinshan was a little embarrassed, and said: "At this time, there are many crises and dangers, if you lose your life when you go back, is the handkerchief jade pendant still valuable, can you think about it?" Gong Ren said: "People live for the word Xinyi, even if they lose their lives, they can't lose their tokens." Jin Shan nodded, and had to accompany Gongren to go back to Gongjiazhuang.

The two of them widened their eyes, shook up their spirits, and quietly walked towards the public house. When he arrived in front of the village, Wei Jinshan suddenly pulled Gong Ren and squatted down. Gong Ren was about to ask, but Wei Jinshan covered Gong Ren's mouth again, signaling Gong Ren not to speak.

At this time, the moonlight was hazy and the cold stars were twinkling, Wei Jinshan pricked up her ears and listened, and whispered into Gongren's ear: "Quiet, it's too quiet, it's a little surprisingly quiet, there must be an ambush in the village, you just wait here, don't make a sound, I told you to go in, you go in again." ”

Gong Ren nodded.

Wei Jinshan was like a raccoon cat, holding his breath, hunching over, tiptoeing, and touching the village, he did not walk from the village road, but directly climbed into a courtyard from the edge of the village, slowly pasted into the village road, and then felt a stone and threw it on the road.

After a while, a soldier came out of the shadows, looked at the village road, turned around, and then hid in a corner. He had just stood there for a moment when he felt a blow to the back of his head, and he didn't know anything.

Wei Jinshan stood where Gong Ren could see and waved, and Gong Ren quietly entered the village.

The two gently arrived at the door of Gong Ren's house, and Wei Jinshan pulled Gong Ren to squat. Gong Ren also saw it, and there were indeed two officers and soldiers with fast knives at the door. Wei Jinshan pressed Gong Ren and motioned for Gong Ren not to move, and then he quietly touched it.

Before the two officers and soldiers could see what was going on, Wei Jinshan looked at each of them again, and the two officers and soldiers fell down like two walls again. Wei Jinshan breathed a sigh of relief and said to Gong Ren: "You go in and get it, I'll be guarding the door, go and come back quickly." ”

Gong Ren nodded, then opened the bamboo door and walked into his yard. Gong Ren entered his room, walked to the bedside, lifted the mat, felt the handkerchief, and tucked it into his pocket. Gong Ren turned around and came out, when he passed by his father's house, he couldn't help but be stunned, looking at the house and thinking about people, this is the house where his father has lived all his life, this farewell, I don't know when I can come back, like a string pulling, Gong Ren's footsteps went to my father's house.

When I entered my father's house, it was still so familiar, with a crooked table, two broken benches, and a kang, but the kang was already empty, and people went to the kang. As soon as he saw this kang, Gongren seemed to see his father lying on the kang, and couldn't help whimpering: "Dad, you have taught your son all your life to practice literature and not martial arts, make less trouble, study more, and hope to be a teacher in the future and seek peace in your life, but in today's world, corrupt officials are in charge, and the judiciary is chaotic, don't you learn martial arts, you almost asked the corrupt officials to take your son's life." You are a hero, but when you leave, your son can't be filial piety in front of the kang, and your son is really uncomfortable, uncomfortable! ”

Gong Ren was sad for a while, and when he left, he looked at the broken mat on the kang again, and touched it with his hand, after a long time of wear, the bamboo mat has long been greasy and slippery, and there is no sense of coarseness, when Gong Ren touched the kang mat in front of the wall, he suddenly felt a slight convexity, Gong Ren was suspicious, opened the kang mat and looked, under the hazy moonlight, there seemed to be a wooden comb, a kitchen knife, and two paintings.

Gong Ren shouted in his heart, no, this wooden comb is usually used to comb big braids, placed next to a broken mirror, how can it be placed under the kang mat, this kitchen knife is not placed right, it is usually placed next to the broken board for cutting vegetables, and it will not be placed here, Dad is usually fast-talking, why did he die and give his son a quiz?

Gong Ren picked up the two paintings and looked at them, but he didn't see them clearly, so he hurriedly took them under the window, opened the bamboo window to watch, and through the vague moonlight, he saw that one painting was painted with a bellows, and the other painting was painted with the sun, moon and stars.

This is strange, who is this mystery for Daddy, who else can there be besides his own son! The father who doesn't know a big word will give his son a problem, do you think that his son is a wingless phoenix, and he has a good heart! Where can I find this mystery?

At this time, there was a faint shout of killing outside the village, and the light of the lantern torches reflected half of the sky. Outside the door, Wei Jinshan urged: "Gong Ren, don't go quickly, if you go too late, no one will be able to leave." ”

Gong Ren agreed, hurriedly walked out, and just walked out of the door, he stopped again...... Wooden combs, kitchen knives, the sun, moon and stars on the painting, there is nowhere to guess, but the bellows, I can understand at a glance, is it said that a broken bellows, there are still some shocking secrets, if you don't crack it at this time, I'm afraid I won't forgive myself for the rest of my life.

Thinking of this, Gong Ren turned back again, went to his father's house, moved the bellows next to the stove, knocked here, hammered there. The bellows have been many years old, the wood has rotted, and the male tenacity is anxious, and it was knocked out by the male tenacity in a few clicks. Gong Ren looked carefully, except for some broken boards and rotten chicken feathers, there was nothing, so angry that Gong Ren kicked the rotten wood: "What rags, where is there something?" It doesn't matter if this kick is there, there seems to be a piece of fresh soft soil in the place where the bellows was put just now, and Gong Ren's heart suddenly lit up, and he quickly squatted down and dug quickly with two hands.

At this time, the shouts of killing outside the door became louder, and the lanterns and torches were even brighter. Wei Jinshan was anxious and shouted outside the door: "It's so slow, looking for death!" I don't want to die with you here! ”

Gong Ren agreed: "Come immediately", and his hands were more urgent to dig the soil, and after a while, a ladle of oil was dug out. Gong Ren hurriedly opened the oil bag and saw that there seemed to be a book wrapped in it, and the paper was already a little rotten, Gong Ren pasted the book in front of his eyes again, and looked carefully at the moonlight, and the upper right corner of the page seemed to have four words written in a fair official script: Taiping Taoluo.

Seeing these four words, Gong Ren's heart was like a lightning bolt, and a thunderbolt exploded in his ears, this is not a military book written by Shi Dakai, the winged king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, that Wei Jinshan talked about.

The officers and soldiers outside the door seemed to have been killed, and the lantern torches were almost shining on Gong Ren's face. Wei Jinshan couldn't wait any longer, so she entered the door and pulled up Gong Ren and left. Wei Jinshan saw an oil bag held by Gong Ren and asked, "What are you taking?" ”

Gong Ren's mind was blank, but he didn't want to tell such a secret thing about the military book, at least for now: "This is a little bit of silver buried by my father." ”

"It's really a matter of asking for money!" Wei Jinshan scolded. However, he couldn't take care of it anymore, so he pulled Gongren to climb the wall, and after jumping off the wall, the two fled from the back of the village.

Gongren's brain was still a little unable to turn around, but as soon as the cold wind blew outside the village, his brain suddenly cleared up a lot. This wooden comb is probably a book, and this kitchen knife is probably a knife soldier, implying that this book is related to the military. What does it mean to be the sun, the moon and the stars? After thinking about it for a while, can it be understood in this way, the heavenly machine must not be leaked, and the matter of this military book, either let it be destroyed in the world, or it can only be known by one person, this is probably the heavenly machine.

Gong Ren thought about it for a while, but he still couldn't think of any other explanation, so he could only muttered silently: "Dad, Dad, you never mentioned the word military book in normal times, Wei Jinshan asked about you, and you didn't mention a word, it seems that you let me follow the will of God, if the providence of heaven allows me to find this military book, let me inherit your will, take this military book to defeat the Qing dog, if I can't find this military book, I have to be an ordinary person silently, and I will live secretly and nest for a lifetime." Daddy, just watch, you gave birth to me in this world, and I will say that this world will never be peaceful. ”

Thinking of this, Gong Ren has gradually stabilized his heart, his heart has been as calm as water, and the lantern torches behind him are getting farther and farther away, and the shouts of killing can no longer be heard. After a while, a string of fires lit up on the side of the public house, and the firelight became bigger and bigger, and there was a faint noise of noise.

"Look, the officers and soldiers must have set your house on fire, and the people are fighting the fire! These hateful officers and soldiers. Wei Jinshan scolded.

Gong Ren was secretly lucky in his heart, if he was one step late, this military book might have turned into a handful of scorched earth, and the opportunity was just a matter of an instant.

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