**I am very happy to know that there is a Taoist master in the family, after all, old people are obsessed with Zen Taoism. The two sometimes talk about Taoism, sometimes about Feng Shui, everything from astronomy to geography.

In the evening, Zhuang Sheng came to his father's house to discuss Xiao Yu's matter, the old man was in good spirits, he was not sleepy at that time, he was sitting at the desk, lighting two candles to read, although he was out of martial arts, he was also literate since he was a child, and now he has nothing to do, so he reads to pass the time.

"Dad, my son has something he wants to ask his father to come forward." Zhuang Sheng stood in front of the desk and said respectfully.

"It's strange, I forced you to do everything, as if begging you, and now that I'm an old man, you have come to beg me?" Old Man Zhuang had a kind face and a smile.

Zhuang Sheng looked at it, his father's body was like dead wood, his face was like a dry leaf, he suddenly felt sad, Zhuang Sheng paused, and said: "My son is not filial, nothing I did before made my father happy, and everything after that was arranged by my father, and my son did it." ”

"I'm already on the verge of death, so do I have time to do 'all things'? There are only three things in front of me, and if you can do it, I am satisfied. ”

"Dad, please speak."

**Looking at him, this unsuccessful son, saying that he is not filial, not filial piety, at least at this moment, he is sincere,** and said: "First, your marriage, you can't shirk it, and you will do it after the year; The second thing, your career, I asked Lord Zhang to carry you, you must do your best, mix up an official appearance, don't spoil my lintel; Third, Yun'er's marriage, she is still young, I may not be able to wait until her wedding, you must remember that she is everyone's young lady, and in marriage, you can't wronged her. ”

"Son, remember."

Nodding his head, he asked, "What's the matter with you, tell me." ”

"Xiao Yu's father is still in prison now, I think, my father should be able to..."

"Oh, it's him? Since he was imprisoned, I have told you to cut off your relationship with his son, and now you are begging me for this, and you must have not listened to me. ”

Zhuang Sheng did not answer.

"Forget it." Old Man Zhuang waved his big hand and no longer pursued these trivial matters, so he said, "The Empress Dowager Cixi went west, no one remembers this matter, Zhao Gou, the master of the Criminal Department, has a friendship with me, let me talk about it, and let the Xiao family pay some money to ensure that he comes out, it is not a big deal." ”

Zhuang Sheng was overjoyed, this is also a matter of heart, so as not to make people think that he is a dishonest person.

"Thank you, Dad."

**Nodding, Zhuang Sheng said, "Dad rests early, and my son retreats." ”

**Nod silently.

When he returned to the room, Zhuang Sheng passed by the front of the Taoist chief house, saw that the candlelight in his room was extinguished, thought that he had already slept, and stopped bothering. But the doubts lingering in his heart lingered, and the ghost in the courtyard of Lord Tian's house made him unable to let go, at this time, the wind was blowing, Zhuang Sheng's scalp was numb, and he walked back to the room quickly.

"Luo'er, light a few more candles tonight, don't go out when you sleep!" Zhuang Sheng said, "Also, that house is absolutely unwanted, you can go and see another place." ”

Luo'er agreed one by one.

That night, nightmares took over the entire night, and he didn't get a good night's sleep.

The next day, the head of the Meishan Dao saw that his complexion was extremely bad, like a walking corpse, and knew that he was frightened, so he said: "You are still unworldly, you are still too young, and the Tao is not enough after all." As he spoke, he pulled out a peachwood sword from behind his back, "This wooden sword can drive away ghosts and ward off evil spirits, so you can take it with you or hang it in front of the door." ”

Zhuang Sheng swore to take it and looked at it carefully.

"The heart is clear, and God blesses it; Maintain righteousness forever, and all evil spirits will also be avoided. The Taoist said as he raised his head and went out the door.

Zhuang Sheng hung the wooden sword at the head of the bed, and his heart was much calmer, and he remembered for a moment that there were still many things to do.

At noon on this day, ** Xiu Xiu wrote a book, summoned Zhuang Sheng, and said: "To Lord Zhao of the Criminal Department, he will understand after reading the letter, and he can't let people do favors in vain, he should understand this." ”

Zhuang Sheng understood, and immediately sent someone to hand over the letter to Zhao Gou, and asked someone to send a message to Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu was overjoyed after hearing this, and immediately asked someone to prepare a few hundred taels of silver and went to Zhao Gou's mansion. Zhao Gou saw that it was a ** book, and Xiao Yu was lured by heavy profits, so he compromised in his heart, he thought that the current imperial court was busy suppressing the southern riots, and he had no time to take care of the internal affairs of the DPRK and China, and the situation was chaotic, only the silver could be held tightly in his hands, so he secretly agreed, and only said: "This thing, you take it back first, go home and wait." ”

Only a few days later, Zhao Gou secretly arranged for Xiao Wanjia to be transferred and replaced by another person, and sure enough, there was no flaw. Zhao Gou knew that the Xiao family had strong financial resources, and a few hundred taels of silver was only a small amount, so he asked for an additional small house.