Volume 1 Frontier Storm Chapter 69 Tomb Sweeping
The death of several old ministers is sad, but it is impossible for this world to stop turning because of one person, and the court cannot ignore other important matters because of one person. So only three or five days later, all official business was put back on the agenda, and the central officials were even busier than before.
In April, the official document of the household department was finally issued, and it arrived in Shanxi a few days later, and when the official document approving the opening of the field in the northeast outside the county seat was sent to Lu Jin, it was already mid-to-late April.
Fortunately, during this period of time, Lu Zhen was not idle, and had already made various arrangements for the preliminary work, and once he received the official document, he immediately built a simple field in this position, and at the same time brought the will of the imperial court to the grassland through the Mongolian merchants who did business in the city.
By the end of April, the newly erected field quickly became lively. The means of life and production of the Mongolian people are too scarce, and the Ming Dynasty has sporadically arranged a few farms and markets that are not enough for them to consume, and now a new one has been opened, which naturally makes them flock to it, and countless nearby herdsmen have rushed to this small field with their cattle, sheep and horses, and started various transactions with the merchants of the Ming Kingdom who also heard the news.
People who do not belong to this era will not know how serious the Mongolian people's yearning for the materials of the Ming Dynasty is. Not only tea, silk, porcelain and other fine products, but also ordinary cloth, ordinary farm tools, and even a somewhat worn iron pot have become sought-after goods for Mongolian people to buy. For a while, this small field became extremely lively, and even the two inns and green buildings in the county town, as well as the houses of the common people, were all rounded up by the Mengming merchants who rushed over.
Business is indeed a powerful force for the development of a region. Lu Jin, a traverser, is not surprised by this, he used to know how Shenzhen rose, and Guangling's movement is too small in comparison. But the subordinates and the people below were stunned, of course, more ecstatic, everyone knew that if this continued, the good days in everyone's minds would soon be realized.
Of course, the establishment of the field is not always a good thing, with the increase in the number of merchants, the number of people from the three religions and the nine streams is also increasing, and the problem of public security has also become complicated. Especially on the side of the field, because it is a business with the Mongolian people, it is easier for the two parties to quarrel, and there are many places where they even start to do not agree with each other.
For this reason, the county government sent a lot of people to maintain order, and even Lu Zhen borrowed 30 sergeants from the barracks to go to the town. If you don't calm down, those Mongolian people are all carrying knives, which really annoys them, and no one knows what these rude and savage fellows will do.
In addition to arranging manpower, Lu Jin, who is the county magistrate, also goes there every few days to show that he attaches great importance to the field. First, to show his attitude, and secondly, to warn those guys to follow the rules, otherwise the government is not joking.
On this day at the end of April, Lu Zhen brought people to the field again. However, this time, he did not linger after turning around the field, but continued to go north in a carriage with a low curtain, and only Lin Lie was escorted by his side.
Although some people feel strange about this, they don't want to ask too much. After all, the prestige of the current Lu County Order in the county is very high, and it is not something that ordinary people dare to ask casually.
They didn't know that in addition to Lu County's order, there were two other women in the car now, and it was the county commander's wife, Chu Yunrong, and her personal maid Cuimei. However, when they arrived in front of a mountain forest, even Cuimei and Lin Lie were left in place by Lu Jin, and only Lu Chu and the two went to the depths together.
"Here it is...... Han Si and I found a place for adults a while ago. Lin Lie recognized the place at a glance, and there was a thoughtful look on his face. But soon, he suppressed the mystery in his heart again, since the county magistrate didn't want him to know about this kind of thing, it was better for him not to investigate it deeply.
After the previous changes, Lin Lie was already very loyal and obedient to Lu Jin, so he naturally would not pursue Lu Jin's secret. And Cuimei is just a little girl, and she won't think too much......
Although the grass and trees in the mountains and forests are much more lush because of the change of seasons, Lu Jin's ability to recognize the road is not small, so he quickly took Chu Yunrong to find the place where Lu County's order was buried that day.
On the slightly raised mound, a layer of grass had grown by this time, and a few yellow and white wildflowers, which could not be named, swayed gently in the wind.
There were no epitaphs, no inscriptions, not even a single name. When he saw that Lu Jin's burial place was so desolate and simple, even Chu Yunrong, who had some opinions about him, showed sadness. After all, the two of them are family affairs with a small order, and then they have the status of husband and wife, thinking that heaven and man will be separated forever, they will naturally touch the scene and be sad.
After taking out various offerings and incense candles from the basket and placing them in front of the tomb, Chu Yunrong silently prayed in front of the tomb.
At this time, Lu Zhen had silently stepped aside, looking at the scene in front of him with a somewhat strange expression. At that time, all he borrowed was the clothes and a little copper money on this person's body, but then he even replaced the identity of the other party. And the most disturbing thing is that the woman in front of her ...... Because of the identity of the other party, Chu Yunrong actually became his wife, although it was only in name, and he didn't even touch her with a finger. But even this is a serious problem for people in this era.
With a soft sigh, Lu Zhen looked at the tomb and said secretly in his heart: "I am really worthy of you, at least I have helped you solve the culprit who killed you, and you can also look at it under the Nine Springs." In fact, in his heart, he still wants to learn from Cao Aman, I will raise your wife, and you don't have to worry about it. But in the end, I thought that after all, it was in front of someone's grave, so it was better not to say this kind of thing.
Chu Yunrong in front of him looked very sad, people are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless? Thinking about the past, even though this man is not his good match, he is still quite accommodating and caring for himself these days, and even some of his rude and even rude requests after the big wedding have been tolerated by him one by one, which shows his heart for himself.
Maybe it caused him to come to this point and become so greedy, and even took a risk to seek skin with Xiao Mo and the tiger, or it may be because he could be more confident in front of him, and the self-blame in her heart was even worse.
Finding that Chu Yunrong was secretly weeping, Lu Zhen stepped forward after hesitating for a moment and said, "Don't be too sad, the dead are gone, and the living are the most important." I don't think he wants to see you like that. ”
Listening to his soft comfort, somehow Chu Yunrong's heartstrings throbbed violently, and suddenly with a reflex, he hugged Lu Jin, leaned his head on his shoulder and cried.
Lu Jin was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, and finally gently patted the other party's shoulder with his hand, comforting a few words of condolences and the like. For a long time, when he felt that his shoulders were a little wet, Chu Yunrong stopped crying and slowly raised his head and stood up straight.
At this time, her eyes and nose were a little red because she had cried, and there was a touching and pitiful look on her face. At the same time, because he had recovered from his grief, he found that the painful behavior of lying on Lu Jin's shoulder was quite inappropriate and gave birth to a little shyness, his eyes lowered, and he didn't dare to look at him.
Lu Jin, who found her shyness, smiled: "Chu ...... Girl, if you still want to cry, I can lend you another shoulder. However, this one is already wet, so you can change it. ”
This witty remark made Chu Yunrong couldn't help but sneer, and the sadness and shyness in his heart finally eased a lot. Then he suppressed his laughter and bowed: "Thank you for bringing me here to worship him, and thank you for ......" The latter words are a little difficult to say.
Lu Zhen waved his hand and said, "It's just a gesture, it's nothing." Speaking of which, he is also my savior, and I should come to worship him. Otherwise, I'm afraid I don't know whether I am dead or alive now, and where I am gone. ”
Chu Yunrong hummed softly, turned around and turned his gaze around the extremely simple tomb. She wanted to ask Lu Zhen to erect a monument or something for the people below, but in the end she didn't say anything. Because she knew that this would bring Lu Zhen a lot of trouble, so she could only give up.
The two lingered in front of the grave for a while, before they gathered up everything and turned to leave.
When they left, a gust of wind blew, making the surrounding trees rattle, and I don't know if it was the underground Lu County Ling Youling, who was saying goodbye to these two people.
After a while, Chu Yunrong had put away his sad face, although his eyes were still a little red, he couldn't see much of a problem. After all, Lu Jin's identity is too strange, so it's better not to let a third party know.
In this regard, Lin Lie and the others, who stayed outside to wait, did not mean to ask, but when they arrived, they returned and went to the county seat.
Just as they had returned to the official road and walked another way, a fast horse suddenly galloped in front of them. When he came close and recognized that it was Lin Lie who was driving the car, the knight quickly stopped the horse: "The county commander is in the car?" ”
Lu Zhen had already lifted the curtain and found that the person who came was an errand officer of the county government, and at this time the other party was looking anxious, and his face was covered with sweat, obviously he came in a hurry. Then he probed and said, "What's wrong?" Why are you so anxious? ”
"My lord, something is wrong, something is wrong!" When the man saw Lu Jin, he immediately rolled off his horse, hurriedly stepped forward, and after saluting, he hurriedly said: "There is a death in the field, and a Tartar has killed someone!" ”