Chapter 174: The Painful Meaning of Growing Up
After all, Wang Shizhen is old, although the family is a famous family, the Taicang Wang family, which is famous for its well-dressed poetry and books, but because of many reasons such as the fire in the public office, his father Wang Chen was also wronged, and then offended Yan Song's father and son, was wrongly convicted, and beheaded in the downtown area, and later he and his brother went to the book together, and it took many years to rehabilitate his father.
When Wang Shizhen herself became an official, she may have made great achievements in the literary world, but her career in officialdom was not all smooth sailing.
Qi Jiguang ended up lonely, Wang Shizhen also saw through the court, he was already disheartened, and in his old age, he was impeached again, he simply went to the book to beg, but he didn't know that he couldn't get what he wanted, so he ate and waited for death on the idle errand in Nanjing.
This time, Suzhou Mansion greeted Wang Shi's triumph, I thought that I could rely on Wang Shizhen's etiquette and upbringing, but who knew that after talking with Li Mi, he was exhausted, and he passed away like this!
While everyone was still sighing, Wang Shisu crashed in angrily, seeing that Li Mi was dragging a knife and slashing, everyone was confused, shocked and confused!
However, Li Mi knew the reason, when Wang Shizhen gave the sword away, he had doubts, and now Wang Shisu must have thought that Li Mi coveted this sword and killed Wang Shizhen!
In the face of Wang Shisu's slashing, Li Mi can't sit still, after all, when people are in anger, their judgment ability will drop sharply, and even completely lose their ability to judge, if he doesn't resist, I'm afraid that Wang Shisu will really cut him!
Li Mi decisively drew the knife, and the Qi family knife hit head-on, but when he heard a clanging sound, the head of the knife in Wang Shisu's hand had been cut off by Li Mi!
His ring-headed knife was also taken from the honor guard, the things of the honor guard are important and good-looking, but they are useless, they are all brass and the like, soft and cast, without thousands of hammers, how can it be compared with Li Mi's Qi family knife!
After the head of the knife was cut off, Wang Shisu did not have any stagnation, he slashed one after another, and every time he cut it, the blade was cut off, and in the end, it was only about half a foot, and it was still in his own hands!
He was also angry, threw the broken knife and the handle at Li Mi, and then rubbed his body forward, about to catch Li Mi!
Li Mi swung the knife and knocked the broken knife out, Wang Shisu had already crashed into his arms, hugged Li Mi's waist, and directly threw Li Mi to the ground!
Li Mi knew that Wang Shisu had gone crazy and it was not easy to hurt him, so he abandoned the Qi family knife and wanted to twist his hands.
Wang Shisu waved his fist and kept greeting Li Mi's head and face, Li Mi blocked left and right, and the two rolled together, fighting hand-to-hand like two wild wolves!
Wang Hongzhi and the others are all civil officials, and none of them have ever done anything with anyone, let alone seen such a murderous fight, and they are also stunned at this time, where do they know how to persuade to fight.
After all, Zhang Sunsheng had served as a political envoy in Yunnan and had seen the fierce folk customs, so he hurriedly walked outside at this time and shouted: "Someone! Come on! ”
Shouting on this side, he was about to pull Wang Shisu, but Wang Shisu was already crazy, pressing Li Mi under him, and his fists fell like raindrops!
Li Mi knew that he was heartbroken for the loss of his father, and he didn't care about him, but he just blocked with his arms and protected his head and face, although it seemed that he was beaten badly, in fact, Li Mi did not suffer any harm.
Wang Shisu vented his anger like this, beating and beating, and scolded in his mouth: "Why are you looking for him!" ”
"Why did I give you the sword?"
"I'm his son!"
"Impossible, it must have been you who stole it, you stole it!"
As soon as Wang Shisu opened his mouth like this, Li Mi finally understood.
Li Mi had long thought that his meeting with Wang Shizhen was witnessed, and the little girl clearly witnessed everything, how could Wang Shisu not know.
Wang Shisu knew that the sword was given to Li Mi by his father, but he still came to find trouble with Li Mi, but the grief and depression in his heart could not be eliminated, and simply put, he regarded Li Mi's opponent as a gas bucket!
After figuring out this section, Li Mi put his feet against Wang Shisu, although this boy brother practiced some fist embroidery legs, after all, he was just relying on a wave of anger, and he really wanted to fight, and he was not Li Mi's opponent.
At this time, Li Mi lifted him up, then jumped up from the ground, grabbed him by the neck, pushed him straight against the wall, and gave him a slap with a wave of his left hand!
"Smack!"
There was a crisp sound, and the audience fell silent.
Although everyone knows that Wang Shisu and Li Mi do not deal with each other, Wang Shisu is Wang Shizhen's son after all, Li Mi is just a fast catcher, and Li Mi also swallowed his anger for Wang Shisu's provocations again and again.
Right now, Li Mi's eyes were cold, and after a slap, even Wang Shisu himself was suppressed!
"It is precisely because of your appearance that Wang Lao is unwilling to leave the sword to you, aren't you still sober!"
Li Mi scolded in a deep voice, Wang Shisu was like being struck by lightning, and tears finally gushed out!
Buried his head deeply, he muttered to himself, "Why...... Why...... ...... way"
When this person encounters the death of a loved one, there is always a process, and there are several steps psychologically.
When he heard the news, he first denied it, didn't want to believe it, and then became angry, hoping to be angry for other reasons, just like Wang Shisu was angry with Li Mi.
After denial and anger, there is confusion, and now Wang Shisu is going through this stage, it is said that this process is not so long, but it also varies from person to person, Wang Shisu is because he has a gap with Li Mi and has found an outlet to vent, so he shortened this process.
It's not nice to say, but thanks to Li Mi, he got through this process, and after being confused, he gradually despaired, knowing that his father had left and could never come back, he cried sadly, because he knew that everything was already a fact and could not be recovered, so he came to the last step, and finally accepted and faced the reality.
Li Mi knew that he had calmed down, so he let go of his hand, but Wang Shisu hugged Li Mi and cried on the spot.
He is a son of a family, he has never suffered any grievances, nor has he suffered major setbacks, his father is his biggest backer, and now that his father is gone, he seems to have become a helpless orphan all of a sudden.
He is not like his brother, the elder brother studied hard, was admitted to the Jinshi, and now he is also an official in the imperial court, and relying on his father's shadow, his career is also smooth.
And he, Wang Shisu, failed to gain fame, wandered all day long, and never thought about his future, and now he suddenly underwent great changes, only to know that without his father, he was nothing!
The more arrogant and arrogant a person is, the more fragile he will be when his psychological defense line collapses, and Li Mi is his sworn enemy, and there is nothing wrong with it.
But in the audience, only Li Mi was the same age as him, although the two of them were in a bad space, which was not pleasant at all, but perhaps at this time, the only one who could understand his mood was Li Mi.
Wang Shizhen gave the sword to Li Mi, which is another new inheritance and continuation, although he is jealous that Li Mi can be recognized by his father, but on the other hand, his dependence on his father has more or less been transferred to Li Mi.
All kinds of subtle psychological changes continued to prompt, and there was a scene of Wang Shisu hugging Li Mi and crying bitterly.
Although it looks a little abrupt, it is reasonable, that is, Zhang Sunsheng and Wang Hongzhi and others next to them, seeing this, they will inevitably feel sad in their hearts.
How can you grow up if you haven't experienced the ups and downs of life?
If there is no matter today, I am afraid that Wang Shisu will still mess around all day long, but today, I am afraid that he will really grow into an adult.
Because without his father's protection, he can only take responsibility for what he has done, and when he clearly realizes this, I believe he will also restrain himself.
This car was still crying, Zhang Sunsheng's shout still attracted the officers and soldiers outside, and Zhang Huangting and Zheng Duofu also rushed over together, seeing Wang Shisu hugging Li Mi in pain, tears and snot were all covered on Li Mi's shoulders, stunned, but also a little unbearable.
Li Mi gently pushed Wang Shisu away, and then said to him: "Go back and change your clothes first, think about it, and leave the aftermath of Wang Lao's aftermath to me." ”
Li Mi said this, Wang Shisu didn't even say anything, Li Mi gave Zhang Huangting a look, and he and Zheng Duofu walked over and brought Wang Shisu back.
Li Mi looked at their backs, and inevitably sighed lightly, and then said to Wang Hong: "Uncle Wang, I don't know much about the regulations of the courtiers, although this matter should be inherited, but Uncle Zongbo still needs to mention how to do it." ”
Wang Hongzhi and Wang Shizhen are not ordinary friends, they should have comforted juniors like Wang Shisu, but he couldn't do anything about Wang Shizhen's funeral, and naturally needed guidance from the Nanjing Ministry of Rites for Wang Shizhen's funeral.
"You can relax, this matter will be handed over to the old man, and let him go over later."
When Li Mi heard this, he suddenly realized in his heart that although the official ranks are different and the funeral specifications are different, they need to be cleansed and restrained.
After thinking about it, Li Mi said to Wang Hong: "I don't need to find a job, leave this matter to me, I also want to send Lord Wang on the last journey." ”
Wang Hongzhi heard this, and nodded, he was a lowly subordinate, so he would do such a dark and dirty job, and he shouldn't have let Li Mi do it.
But when Li Mi was in Wu County, he used to be an apprentice, which was recorded in his personal file, even so, it was most suitable to let Li Mi go over.
First, it will not be too indifferent and unkind, and second, it is also proposed by Li Mi.
Li Mi didn't say much more, and after a while, he came to Wang Shizhen's side, and the old man was still lying on the bed, very peaceful, as if he was still asleep.
Although the little girl protects Wang Shizhen all day long, acts as Wang Shizhen's "eyes", and has a very deep relationship with Wang Shizhen, she is also overly sad when she encounters this kind of thing, plus she is a little girl in the end, how do you know how to deal with such a thing.
Seeing Li Mi coming, the little girl also has a backbone, after all, Wang Shisu is hiding in the room, no one is in charge at the moment, and not many people are coming over this time, which of those slaves dares to make their own decisions?
Li Mi thought about it, and then said to the little girl: "You go out and let people prepare hot water, I want to clean up Wang Lao's body, in addition, the people from the Ministry of Rites will come over later, remember to ask them for all kinds of things such as longevity clothes." ”
"How many people are accompanying the family this time, all of them are gathered, obey the arrangements of the Ministry of Rites in everything, and boldly ask if you don't understand, don't be frizzy and make your own staff, let's do things decently, so that Wang Lao can go beautifully, can you remember?"
The little girl saw that Li Mi was calm and mature, arranged like the head of the family, and her heart was also stable, so she silently wrote it down, and ran outside, but she immediately came to her senses, slowed down her pace, wiped her tears, and was about to walk out, stopped again, turned around and saluted Li Mi.
"Thank you!"