When Chen Caozhi read the letter, Ran Sheng asked on the side, did the old patriarch ask about him, and did the young master mother ask about him? Did the little lady ask about him? Ran Sheng regards Qiantang Chenjiawu as his home.

Chen Caozhi said: "My sister-in-law and Run'er both asked about you, and my sister-in-law also praised your "Cao Quan Monument" for its good writing, Run'er naturally wants to ask about your studies, Xiao Sheng, you can see for yourself, this is Run'er's letter-" and handed her sister-in-law Ding Youwei's letter to Xiaochan.

Ran Sheng took Run'er's letterhead, read it word by word, Run'er's little lady's "Cao Quan Monument" is really beautiful, Ran Sheng admired it very much, for Run'er asked him in the letter if he had read and practiced words every day, Ran Sheng was ashamed, he now often goes to Zicheng to compete with the Xifu sergeant in strength and archery, this reading and learning words has to be supervised by Xiao Langjun to remember-

The one-armed Jing Nu knelt on the side and watched Ran Sheng read the letter, the purple scar's face showed joy, and he said in his heart: "The little master knows so many words, it can be regarded as both civil and military, my Jing Nu finally did not live up to the lord's trust, and kept the lord's blood, the little lord is now sixteen years old, has grown up to be a * person, and knows how to read and write, I should tell him about the lord." ”

Thinking of the bloody and tragic past to be pressed on the head of Ran Sheng, who was strong in body and immature and innocent in mind, Jing Nu really couldn't bear it, he could have buried those blood hatreds in his heart, and let Ran Sheng live a stable life in Chenjiawu, but every stormy night, his broken arm would be painful, and the past ten years ago hit him like a blood tide, and there were countless souls in the darkness who wailed to him, making him breathless-

And at this time, Jing Nu's one-arm began to ache again, he felt that he had to explain those things to Ran Sheng clearly, he is fifty-eight years old this year, once he dies, no one knows the secret of Ran Sheng's life history, as one of the twelve sages of Confucius, Ran Yong's descendants, how can he be so reluctant to steal his life!

Jing Nu felt that he couldn't bear it anymore, he waited for ten years, the little lord has grown up, and now the little lord has followed Xiao Langjun to Xifu, the opportunity is excellent, the little lord should be trained in the army, not just the attendant of Xiao Langjun -

Jing Nu said in a hoarse voice: "Xiao Sheng, Jing Nu has something to say to you"

Ran Sheng is looking at the "Tanuki Picture" painted by Run'er, the little civet cat was caught by him on the Jade Emperor Mountain last year, light brown, with horizontal stripes on the back, and it is well fed, so that it can guard the door and guard the house, and dare to fight with the dog raised by Laifu -

"What's the matter with Uncle Jing?" Ran Sheng glanced up at Jing Nu, and then looked down at "Tanuki Picture".

Jing Nu said to Chen Caozhi: "Xiao Langjun, Jing Nu wants to talk to Xiao Sheng alone. ”

Chen Caozhi looked at Jing Nu's slightly trembling right arm, the purple scar on his face became more and more hideous, but his eyes were sincere and earnest, and he said, "Xiao Sheng, you go talk to Uncle Jing first." ”

Ran Sheng looked at the one-armed Jing Nu in some surprise, put down the picture scroll, got up and said, "Uncle Jing, come to my room and talk." ”

Jing Nu and Ran Sheng walked out of the hall, Chen Caozhi and Xiaochan talked to Laide and Azhu, asking about the recent situation of the elders and sisters-in-law and mother and son in the clan, and what Laide asked and answered.

Ah Zhu smiled: "Xiaolangjun, Sister Xiaochan, Brother Lai Zhen, there is a big happy event in Laide, he won't let me"

As soon as Laide heard this, his face turned red in an instant, and he clenched his fists and threatened: "Ah Zhu, you dare to say it!" ”

Xiaochan smiled and said: "What kind of happy event is not allowed to be said, Ah Zhu, you say, in front of Xiao Langjun, dare to beat people in Laide?" ”

Lai Zhen asked: "Brother, what is the happy event?" Is it that my brother-in-law Qingzhi is pregnant? ”

Ah Zhu smiled: "Laide, this is not something I said, it was guessed by Brother Laizhen." ”

Xiaochan was pleasantly surprised: "Wow, Qingzhi is pregnant, when will she give birth?" ”

Laide blushed and said roughly: "I, I don't know." ”

The crowd laughed.

After Xiaochan laughed, she felt a little melancholy, and secretly glanced at Cao Zhi Xiaolangjun, thinking: "Qingzhi is one year younger than me, and she is about to become a mother, and I-"

At this moment, I suddenly heard a terrible wail from the right wing, the sound shook the roof tiles, and then the door "banged", and someone rushed out of the wing room and strode out of the door.

Chen Caozhi stood up "Teng", jumped on the clogs and came to the corridor, the one-armed Jing slave was running out of Ran Sheng's room, rushing towards the door a few steps, and ran back, knelt down in front of Chen Caozhi, and said eagerly: "Please Xiao Langjun persuade Xiao Sheng, old slave——"

Jing Nu's face was distorted, and his expression was terrifying.

Chen Caozhi said: "Uncle Jing, don't worry, say slowly, where did Ran Sheng go?" ”

Jing Nu said: "The old slave doesn't know, the old slave can't catch up with him, please ask Xiao Langjun to find him back." ”

Chen Caozhi ordered Huang Xiaotong to lead the horse, Huang Xiaotong pulled out the "Purple Electricity" and Ran Sheng's big white horse, Chen Caozhi rode the jujube red horse "Purple Electricity", and asked Jing Nu: "Uncle Jing can ride a horse?" ”

Jing Nu answered, held the reins with one arm, stepped on the stirrup and got on the horse, he was extremely skilled, followed Chen Caozhi out of the side door of the apartment for carriages and horses to enter and exit, and came to follow in stride, and the four Chen private soldiers didn't know what was going on, and they also ran out with their hands on the hilt.

Zuo Lang, a subordinate official, asked loudly: "Chen Peng, what happened?" ”

Chen Caozhi turned his head and said: "It's okay, I'll go to find Ran Sheng to come back-I don't need to come with you." ”

Xiaochan hurriedly took a square rain hat and chased it out, and called: "Xiao Langjun, it's going to rain heavily——"

Chen Caozhi looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, and the distant sky lit up with blazing lightning from time to time, took the rain hat handed by Xiaochan, and said: "It's okay, I'll come when I go, remember, don't alarm others." ”

Chen Caozhi and Jing Nu rode to the south gate and asked the guard sergeant, who knew the first eldest man Ran Sheng, and said: "Just now, Ran Sheng rushed out of the city gate, and the villain was trying to report the matter to Chen Peng. ”

Chen Caozhi said: "I went out of the city to find him back." ”

The two went out of the south gate, the night sky was lightning and thundering, the wind was hunting, the rainstorm was coming, but the prostitution liquor shop on the other bank was bright in the morning, half the stream was red, and the sound of silk and bamboo was full of ears, it was the time to drink and have fun.

Chen Caozhi walked slowly, not in a hurry to chase Ran Sheng, and asked sideways, "What did Uncle Jing say to Xiao Sheng?" ”

Jing Nu hesitated for a moment, suddenly turned over and dismounted, knelt on the side of the road, and said: "Xiao Lang Jun forgives the sin, Jing Nu has never told Xiao Lang Jun Xiao Sheng's true identity——"

Chen Caozhi had already guessed what Jing Nu was going to say, dismounted and helped Jing Nu up, and said slowly: "Xiao Sheng is not the queen of Wu Mourning Heavenly King?" ”

Jing Nu was taken aback, he had buried this secret for many years, although he was ready to say it to Chen Caozhi, but when Chen Caozhi said it, he was also extremely shocked, and said: "You-you, how can Xiao Langjun know?" ”

Chen Caozhi said: "I am familiar with history books, know all the things of the Northern Dynasty, and mourn the heroes of the Heavenly King's generation, how can I not know!" You and Ran Sheng came from Jiangbei, Ran Sheng has not changed his surname, and he has a different appearance, I have long had this suspicion, since Uncle Jing refuses to say, I don't ask, it is okay to let Xiao Sheng live a stable life, but why does Uncle Jing want to talk about Xiao Sheng today? ”

Jing Nu stood stunned for a long time and sighed: "Xiao Langjun is really the smartest person in the world, I thought it was a good secret, but I didn't expect Xiao Langjun to notice it." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "It is rumored that the King of Martial Mourning is eight feet long, brave and powerful, and I saw that your words and deeds are abnormal today, so I guessed that Ran Sheng is the queen of the King of Martial Mourning." ”

Jing Nu bowed down and said, "Please Xiao Langjun don't call my lord by the martial mourning king." ”

Chen Cao was stunned, and then understood that Wu Mourning Heavenly King was the nickname given to Ran Min by Yan Guo, Ran Min died at the hands of the Murong family, Jing Nu hated it deeply, and naturally refused to admit the nickname given to Ran Min by the Murong family, so he said: "I'm sorry, I should be commensurate with the King of Wei, but Uncle Jing should be cautious about this matter." ”

Ran Min, the word Yongzeng, a native of Wei County, Shi Hu's adopted grandson, and then killed Shi Jian, the son of Shi Hu, established himself as the emperor, the country name Dawei, once sent an envoy to cross the river, and asked the Eastern Jin Dynasty to send troops to fight against Zhuhu, the Eastern Jin Dynasty court because Ran Min was a Han Chinese, but usurped the emperor's throne, thinking that Ran Min was rebellious, so he ignored it at all, Ran Min was brave and martial, but he was not good at strategy, he knew how to recruit and kill, he did not know how to care, so that Qiang and Hu attacked each other, no moon and no war, all soldiers in the north, no resumption of farming, Yonghe eight years, Ran Min was defeated by Murong Ke with an iron chain of horses, a generation of heroes, drinking and hating the rest of the mountain-

The description of Ran Min's final battle in the Book of Jin shows its majesty and tragedy:

Murong Ke connected his horses with iron chains, and was good at shooting five thousand Xianbei warriors, and marched forward in a phalanx. Ran Min rode the red horse called Zhulong, traveling thousands of miles a day, the left staff double-edged spear, the right holding multi-hook halberd, struck it with the wind, and cut more than 300 levels of Xianbei. The Russian swallow rode to the top and surrounded it for several weeks. Min was outnumbered, the prancing horse broke the siege and walked east, more than 20 miles, the horse died for no reason, was captured by Ke, and sent to Ji, the Yan lord Murong Jun asked: "Your slave servant is talented, why do you pretend to be the Son of Heaven?" Min said: "The world is in turmoil, Er Cao Yidi, the human face and the heart of the beast, still want to usurp and rebel, I am a hero for a while, what is not to be an emperor evil!" "Murong Jun was furious, and cut it in Longcheng Mountain, the grass and trees around the mountain were all withered, the locusts were rising, and it didn't rain in May.

Later generations of people believe that Ran Min saved the Han nation, there is no Ran Min in the world, and the Chinese civilization has been extinct, but now it is the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Ran Min is quite taboo, if Ran Sheng's identity is revealed, I am afraid that I will not be able to gain a foothold in Jiangdong, Jing Nu naturally knows this, otherwise I will not hide my identity to this day.

Jing Nu said: "Yes, the old slave understands, but Xiao Sheng has become a * person, the hatred of this country, the hatred of his parents, the old slave can't hide it from him for the rest of his life." ”

Chen Caozhi asked, "What is Xiao Sheng's real name?" He thought: "Ran Min's crown prince Ran Zhi also died at the hands of the Murong clan, Xiao Sheng naturally will not be Ran Zhi." ”

Jing Nu said: "It is Ran Yu, the youngest son of King Wei, who is a small name." ”

Chen Caozhi nodded, and asked again, "What is Uncle Jing's name?" ”

Jing Nu said: "I am Jing Nu, and I am the captain of the Sili School, who was ordered to risk death to take the little lord to escape to Huaibei, and then to Jiangdong. ”

Chen Caozhi asked: "Since Uncle Jing has made his identity clear to Xiao Sheng, what are his plans in the future?" ”

Jing Nu was stunned for a moment and said: "The old slave has no plans, he just wants to avenge the revenge of King Wei and ask Xiao Langjun to help." ”

Chen Caozhi looked at the trees shaking in the wind, pondered for a moment, and said: "Xiao Sheng suddenly heard about this, he couldn't accept it for a while, Xiao Sheng is still a child, I am afraid that his temperament will change greatly from now on - find Xiao Sheng back first, and I will enlighten him." ”