Chapter 573: Year after Year
December 28 of the Great Zhou Qingyuan.
The news that the king of Shu was thrown into the prison for rebellion and would be executed soon spread to Zhoushan, Zhejiang. At the same time, some officials in Zhejiang who had anything to do with the king of Shu fell one after another.
In the past six months, the corrupt officials under the command of the King of Shu and the people who have been harmed by the misery have gone to the gate of the county government to seek the truth.
And when they heard the text of the list, the talents shook their heads and read the emperor list. After a short period of opportunity, the people suddenly erupted in a burst of earth-shattering cheers.
December 29, the day before Chinese New Year's Eve.
The officials of the Zhoushan generation who fell from power were escorted to the execution ground for interrogation under the heavy blows of the imperial court.
On that day, the execution ground located on the shore of Zhoushan was crowded with people and gongs and drums.
As the executioner's hand rises and falls, the head of the corrupt official falls to the ground. The tens of thousands of onlookers erupted in cheers. This cheer, mixed with the sound of the undulating tide, is particularly joyful.
Under the leadership of the village Lizheng, the people established an ancestral hall in order to personally uproot the henchmen of the King of Shu and His Royal Highness the Prince of the Great Zhou Taiping, and offered incense to the living Bodhisattva who blessed the people.
December 30, Chinese New Year's Eve.
The rising sun gives the sea a golden ripple. The sea breeze blows, and the golden sea rises and falls slightly.
Zhoushan by the sea, in the cheerful sound of the sea, woke up from sleep. Men, women, and children went out of the house hand in hand, strolling through the streets with a look of joy on their faces. As the owners of the festival, the children wore new clothes and ran excitedly. In the alleys, you can hear the laughter of children everywhere.
In the town, the sound of firecrackers rang out sporadically.
The fresh air, the morning mist floating in mid-air, and the sporadic crisp firecrackers......
It's another year.
Early in the morning, Lu Heng's family, who were temporarily living in a manor in Zhoushan, got up early.
The family was busy, cleaning the yard and pasting Spring Festival couplets.
There was not the slightest hint of sadness.
Although the ladies are cold about the royal injustice. But in Lu Heng's words, life is still going on, and we have to look forward.
Seeing that Xianggong did not feel sorry for his honor and disgrace at all, the ladies gradually let go of the unhappiness in their hearts and rejoined the festive atmosphere.
In the room, warm sunlight shone in through the window. Cast dappled lights and shadows on the ground.
In the newly decorated room, Lu Heng was wearing new clothes sewn by several ladies, full of energy, and he was in the wind of Yushu.
Liu Qingqing, Wang Tingzhi, Su Qianqian, and Ouyang Ruolan were four beautiful women, surrounding Lu Heng, helping Lu Heng pull and pull, looking and smiling, so lively.
"Xianggong is so good-looking!" Wang Tingzhi smiled, stood in front of Lu Heng, crossed her waist, and praised her with a red face.
"The clothes are beautiful! The craftsmanship of the ladies is good! Lu Heng smiled and said modestly.
As soon as he said a word, Liu Qingqing, who was helping him pull his clothes, blushed. Beautiful eyes glanced at Lu Heng affectionately, pursed her lips, and a touching smile quietly emerged.
"Didn't Xianggong Mo specifically praise Sister Liu?" Su Qianqian giggled, took Ouyang Ruolan's hand, pointed at Liu Qingqing, and said with a smile: "Look, my sister is blushing!" ”
Among the ladies, Ouyang Ruolan, the youngest, nodded vigorously.
"Giggles!" Seeing Ouyang Ruolan's cute appearance, a group of women suddenly couldn't help but giggle.
As the party concerned, Liu Qingqing made a big red face, neither angry nor laughing. was extremely embarrassed for a while, and tightly grabbed the corners of Lu Heng's clothes, which made people extremely pitiful.
"You can do it!" Lu Heng stretched out his hand, stroked Liu Qingqing's cheek, and asked softly.
Liu Qingqing wanted to dodge, but he didn't know who pushed him from behind. Caught off guard, he was suddenly pushed into Lu Heng's arms.
With a soft sound, when he was about to get up, he found that Lu Heng had already stretched out his hand and hugged him tightly in his arms.
"Xianggong, ......"
Liu Qingqing raised her head, her beautiful eyes were full of affection, with a little shyness, like a dream, and murmured softly.
Hearing this familiar and nostalgic voice, Lu Heng's heart was extremely soft. Stretched out his hand and scraped his fingers on Liu Qingqing's cute nose: "It's really sweet!" ”
Liu Qingqing's beautiful eyes were shining, she smiled shyly, and lowered her head.
These two people are in love here, but the three women on the side are jealous.
Wang Tingzhi, who was standing opposite, looked at Lu Heng with resentment, her eyes were red, and she pouted: "Xianggong, that button is what I bought!" ”
Not to be outdone, Su Qianqian complained: "I painted the pattern!" ”
"And, and me!" Ouyang Ruolan held her head high, highlighting the softness of her large-scale chest, and said cutely: "I paid for the money!" ”
Liu Qingqing, who was hiding in Lu Heng's arms, was teased by the sisters, and suddenly let out a soft sound, like a frightened rabbit, and quickly broke away from Lu Heng's arms.
Lu Heng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. Stretching out his arms, he said with a smile: "Okay, all hug, all hug!" ”
The ladies were suddenly shy and didn't dare to step forward, pushing one by one, bowing their heads and blushing, huddled together and whispered.
"Sister first!" Su Qianqian, who has an independent personality, after asking her sisters' opinions. With a red face, he said to Liu Qingqing.
"Why, why me first!" Liu Qingqing was suddenly at a loss, blushing, and arguing weakly.
"Because you're a sister!" A group of women giggled and pushed Liu Qingqing in front of Lu Heng.
"I, I ......" Liu Qingqing was left without a master, standing in place at a loss.
Lu Heng saw the opportunity to act, and took Liu Qingqing into his arms. Holding her soft and boneless waist, he reached out and cupped her beautiful cheeks, stared at her for a moment, and then gently kissed her on her rosy lips.
"It's me, it's me!" Wang Tingzhi had a free and easy personality, and at this time, she also let go of the shyness in her heart and walked to Lu Heng's side in a hurry. took the initiative to hug Lu Heng generously, kissed Lu Heng lightly on the lips, and then giggled and left.
Su Qianqian saw that the sisters were staring at her, blushing, and slowly walked to Lu Heng's side. After taking a deep breath, he stood on tiptoe and pecked Lu Heng's face.
"No, I want to kiss it!"
Su Qianqian turned around and was about to run away, but was stopped by Liu Qingqing and Wang Tingzhi. I didn't let her kiss again.
Su Qianqian couldn't resist her sisters, so she had to endure her shyness, stood on tiptoe, and kissed Lu Heng on the mouth.
Lu Heng smiled slightly, reached out to hug Su Qianqian, possessed Su Qianqian's lips, and gave a deep kiss.
"And me, and me!" Ouyang Ruolan couldn't wait for a long time, and after seeing Su Qianqian leave, she ran over directly, jumped up all of a sudden, and entangled Lu Heng like an octagonal fish. rustily kissed Lu Heng on the mouth.
"Xianggong!" Ouyang Ruolan blushed and said coquettishly, "When are you going to go to my aunt?" ”
"Huh?" When a sentence was spoken, the women suddenly looked at each other unkindly, stood together, and stared at Lu Heng suspiciously.
Lu Heng suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, the corners of his mouth twitched, and his eyes flickered.
Bowing his head, his mind was turning sharply, looking for a solution, and changing the topic. He coughed and laughed dryly. looked around, and said in surprise: "Where is Agui?" ”
……
In the town, the sun shines on the sea-breezed streets, reflecting a charming, dazzling glow.
The morning mist still hung over the town, flowing with the wind like a supple veil.
On the street, children gathered in groups of three or five, looking at a companion who was lighting firecrackers in the middle of the street, blocking their ears, with both expectation and fear in their eyes.
Boom......
With a crisp sound, the second kick flew into the sky, exploding a brilliant firework.
The children applauded and smiled.
"Look, that monk, how cute!" In the midst of the cheers, a child saw a frightened monk walking on the side of the street, smiled crisply, pointed to the monk and said to his companion.
"He's afraid of firecrackers?" An older child, as if he had discovered something new, exclaimed in disbelief, and then, with a roll of his eyes, said to his companion, "Shall we go and scare him?" ”
"Good!"
There was a cheer.
Then, with mischievous smiles on their little faces, the children carried a long hanging firecracker and walked towards the trembling monk Fahai who was hiding behind Ah Gui.
When they got closer, just as the children were about to light the firecrackers, the one-armed strong man in front of the monk smiled, and took out a huge two kicks from behind him with one hand, and the volume of the two kicks was as tall as the children.
The mischievous smiles on the children's faces froze. Stupidly looking at this weapon of mass destruction.
When they saw the strong man put the huge two kicks on the ground and took out the fire fold from his arms, a group of children exclaimed in surprise and dispersed.
Seeing that the children had disappeared without a trace, Ah Gui smiled treacherously, extinguished the fire, put away the cannon again, and pinned it to his waist.
Turning around, he stretched out his hand and gently patted Monk Fahai's big belly, and said with relief: "Be good, don't be afraid!" ”
Fahai's eyes were red, and he slowly stepped forward, snuggled in Agui's arms, and nodded timidly.
The corners of Ah Gui's mouth twitched, and the hand that was originally about to fall on Monk Fahai's back was unnaturally retracted.
Ah Gui coughed, quietly pushed away Monk Fahai, and glanced around with palpitations. Finding that no one saw this scene, Agui breathed a sigh of relief. , turned his head, calmed down the vomiting in his heart, and asked Monk Fahai, "Aren't we going to welcome God?" Where to go? ”
Monk Fahai also noticed that his action just now was a little ambiguous, straightened his waist, took a deep breath, held a rosary, and recited a Buddha name. Then, he smiled awkwardly at Ah Gui, stretched out his meaty fingers, pointed to the north and said, "Out of town!" ”
"Let's go!" Agui held his head high and strode forward.
Behind him, Monk Fahai shivered unnaturally, as if he was disgusted by the ambiguous action he had just made.
The two of them made their way north, and in a short time they were out of town.
Subsequently, the monk Fahai recited the sutra devoutly.
Ah Gui squatted on the ridge boredly, opened his eyes wide, and looked at the monk in front of him with curiosity, who was not like a monk, but more like a divine stick.
After about a cup of tea, the god of joy didn't know if he was invited.
However, on the official road on the side of the ridge, a horse came, and immediately, a white-bearded old man, dusty, covered in dust, looked quite miserable.
"This is the god of joy?" Ah Gui pointed at the old man who came on horseback in surprise, and looked at the gaze of Monk Fahai, as if he was contemptuous.
With Agui's eyesight, he naturally saw this old man who came on horseback clearly.
This old man, Ah Gui saw it when he entered the palace with his son before.
It seems to be a festival wine of Taixue. What is Kong Kanglian's name? Typical old stubbornness.
What is he doing in Zhoushan?
Monk Fahai didn't expect that he would come out to welcome God and welcome such a mourning star.
Seeing Agui's disdainful gaze, Monk Fahai coughed embarrassedly and said unnaturally: "Uh, it should be!" “
"Phew!" Ah Gui, who was squatting on the ridge, looked at the monk with disdain, and spit out a piece of withered grass in his mouth with a snort.
After so many things, Agui is no longer the stunned young man who was just starting out.
Although this Kong Kanglian said, it was just a sacrificial wine. But the status is high. I used to hear Gongzi say that this old man Kong was the great-great-grandson of Sage Kong, and he was admired by the students in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Because of his identity, even the emperor treated this person with great courtesy.
And this old man seems to feel that he deserves to be treated like this, arrogant, and looks unpleasant to no one.
But then again, this old man is not the kind of old pedant who only knows how to pretend to be forced, Gongzi said that this person's attainments in the hundred disciplines are unmatched among those who know in Da Zhou.
However, none of this has anything to do with Agui.
This old man is pretentious and upright. But when Childe was wronged, he didn't even let out a fart. This kind of person has a tall bird.
Ah Gui only cares, what is this old thing doing here?
Coming to play? Liars don't believe it!
Surely I'm here to find Childe!
After Ah Gui thought of this, his eyes suddenly became cold.
Ever since that incident happened in the underground palace, Agui has not had a good impression of all the court officials. Especially this kind of sycophant who is close to the emperor and the royal family.
While speaking, Ah Gui, who was squatting on the ridge of the field, picked up a stone casually, looked at it in front of his eyes, and was about to throw it over.
On the side, Monk Fahai was startled, and hurriedly reached out and pressed Agui's hand.
Don't look at Ah Gui's missing arm, but after that incident, Ah Gui's skills have increased unabated. This stone was thrown over, with Kong Kanglian's small body, how could he bear it?
Even if you can't die, you can't run away half-crippled.
"Don't, Agui don't do it!" Monk Fahai was so tired that he was panting, and after finally appeasing Ah Gui, he explained: "This person is not necessarily looking for Lu Heng, it is very likely that he is here, uh, this ......"
"Looking at the scenery?" Agui frowned.
"Ah, yes!" Monk Fahai's eyes lit up, and he stretched out his thumb and praised it.
"Phew!" Agui disdained to talk to him.
Monk Fahai coughed embarrassedly, and said in a serious voice: "This person's name is Kong Kanglian, he is a great Confucian who is famous in the Great Zhou, and his status is extraordinary, and he is an idol worshiped by students!" If you hurt him and just gave some truth, isn't this making trouble for Lu Heng? ”
"I know!" Ah Gui replaced the stone in his hand with a clod of soil, threw it around in his hand, and said with a smile: "I don't beat him, just scare and scare!" ”
"This, can you not scare?" Monk Fahai persuaded in vain.
"No way!" Ah Gui shook his head in refusal, then stood up and threw the clod of soil in his hand with a whoosh.
After flying for a while, the clod of earth hit the ladder of the horse under Kong Kanglian with unmistakable accuracy.
The horses neighed and fell to the ground with a thud. And Kong Kanglian, who was sitting on horseback and was extremely tired, screamed miserably, and fell to the ground with a thud.
All of a sudden, the robes were torn and the hair was scattered.
It's embarrassing.
Kong Kanglian endured the pain all over her body, got up, sat on the ground, pointed at the two guys who were running away quickly, and cursed.
"Diao Min, Diao Min!"
Ah Gui hit it successfully, directly pulled up the stunned Fahai monk next to him, turned around and ran, like two thieves who stole something and were discovered.
The two fled all the way to a ridge before stopping. Ah Gui raised his head and glanced at the old scholar who was sitting on the ground scolding, and laughed out loud with happiness in his heart.
On the side, Monk Fahai looked happy and laughed twice. Then, suddenly realizing that it was wrong for him to gloat, he immediately changed his clothes and showed compassion and compassion, and recited his sin.
……
At noon, Ah Gui and Fahai purchased some things and returned to the manor.
But as soon as I entered the door, I saw the old man sitting in the courtyard, talking about something with his son. The old man looked eager, but the son was a good man, occasionally yawning, and looked uninterested.
The courtyard door opened, and Ah Gui and Fahai stayed on the spot for a moment, and then after the two looked at each other, they turned around and walked out the door.
After Lu Heng saw these two people coming back, his heart was also relieved, and he was finally able to find an excuse that he didn't have to talk to this old scholar about the righteousness of saving the country and the people.
However, seeing these two people as if they had seen ghosts, they turned around and left, Lu Heng hurriedly spoke up, called the two of them, and asked suspiciously: "Agui, master, why are you going?" ”
Ah Gui and Monk Fahai trembled, and they had no choice but to stop, turned around, and looked at Childe with a smile.
And Kong Kanglian, who was sitting on the chair and sighing, was immediately furious after seeing the monk and man at the door. He stood up suddenly, pointed at the two of them, and scolded angrily: "It's you! ”
"Who are you?" Monk Fahai and Ah Gui, under the heart of the heart, made a look of meeting for the first time, and looked at Kong Kanglian in surprise.
Kong Kanglian: "......"
……
At night, the sea breeze brings a heavy humidity.
In the distance, fireworks bloom in the night sky, every house sets off fireworks, and children carry lanterns to walk through the streets and alleys, which is very lively.
At the gate of every house, fireworks and firecrackers bloomed, spraying silver flowers.
The young children, on the other hand, clapped their hands and gathered around the fire with joy and laughter.
A good fire tree and silver flowers never sleep.
The moon rises in the sea, and the end of the world is at this time.