Chapter 3: Alone

Zhang Zhongxin took a few companions early in the morning of the second day and hurried to Huguang, and the day they arrived in Yunmeng County happened to be the day when Jin Chan and others entered the city.

Jin Chan and Yin Zhu were ordered to follow the two men surnamed Zhang, Li Haoquan Street inquired about the news, and Li Haoran asked Yue Le to lead the way and buy osmanthus candy. The two of them were the first to come back, but after they came back, they saw that Jiang Jie was the only one left, Li Haoran wondered in his heart, but he didn't ask, Yue Le naturally didn't dare to ask.

In the evening, Jin Chan, Yin Zhu, and Li Haoquan came back one after another, and everyone ate a mouthful of food, hurried out of the city, and rushed back. When I was about to arrive at Baiyang Township, it was already dark, and at this time, two country men came to the intersection, the two of them were in a hurry, and their steps were very fast, and suddenly one of them said with a panicked face: "My mother, I have walked that way, and when I passed by the Guo family's compound, I covered my ears." ”

"I told you not to be greedy for shortcuts, didn't you look like you were not afraid of the sky and the earth at that time. Look at your cowardice, when you first arrived and passed by the Guo family's compound, your face changed in fright. "Another humane.

"Didn't I want to rush past the Guo family's compound before the day, who would have thought, it was still a step too late. The yin wind is really scary, I heard the people of Baiyang Township say that it is quite strong to walk at this time, and when it is a little later, when it comes to the third watch, you can still hear the cry of a baby in the courtyard. The previous man said.

The two of them walked quickly, and walked past Jin Chan and the others. After the two of them walked away, Jin Cicada said: "I was in the city just now, I heard that this Guo family compound is haunted, my Jin Cicada is so big, I have never seen what a ghost looks like, I really want to go in and take a look." ”

Hearing him like this, Li Haoquan's spiritual head also came, and said: "Who is not, I also want to go and see, there is nothing wrong with reform, let's go." Mr. Jiang, what about you? ”

Yue Su has always respected Jiang Jie, so the others are even more so, waiting for Jiang Jie to speak to him one by one.

Jiang Jie has always disbelieved in ghosts and gods, and he is inevitably a little curious about this ghost house of the Guo family, but now the top priority is to inform Yue Su of the news he got today, how can he delay his curiosity. He pondered for a moment and said, "It's too late to go to the ghost mansion tomorrow, I'll go to the ancestral tomb of the Yue family to see the adults now." ”

Since he is like this, even if Jin Chan and the others are curious, they must not do anything, and the result matters in the end. At that moment, several people rushed to the ancestral grave of the Yue family together. Yue Le suddenly said at this moment: "A few masters, it's not too early, can you go back home...... Where is the ancestral grave...... Don't you know where to go......"

"I can find it during the day, but now it's getting late, and I've only been there twice, and I'm afraid of losing my way. Fun, you still work hard, lead us to run again, and when you see adults, you will be rewarded. Jiang Jie said deliberately. Jiang Jie's memory is not ordinarily good, generally as long as you have been to any place once, you can write it down, afraid of the road, pure nonsense.

Yue Le seemed to want to go home, and said, "It's too late now, otherwise tomorrow morning, how about I take a few more people?" ”

"Where you have so many empty words, tell you to lead the way, and you will lead the way." Seeing Yue Le's prevarication, Jin Cicada's voice suddenly raised.

Yue Le was startled, and he didn't dare to say more, so he had to lead the way honestly. Since it is an ancestral tomb, it must be in a remote place outside the countryside, and everyone is out for a walk today, and they are not riding horses, so it is naturally very time-consuming to rush from here.

When I arrived at the ancestral tomb of the Yue family, it was already the second watch, and when I vaguely arrived at the grass house under Yue Su, I suddenly heard a shout: "Who is coming?" ”

"I'm Jiang Jie, can I be there?" Jiang Jie said loudly.

"It turned out to be Mr. Jiang, the adults are drinking in front of the grave, please come with someone." The words were a guard who let go of the wind, and after Jiang Jie and the others approached, he led them to the grave of Yue Su's father.

Since Yue Su settled in the cemetery, in addition to giving his father incense every day, he often set up wine and food, sat alone in front of his father's grave, drank a few glasses, and talked to his father. Yes, almost all of his three meals a day are used at his father's grave. In Yue Su's words, since he became an official, he has never eaten with his father, and now that he is finally back, no matter what, he has to accompany his father to eat every day.

"Father, do you remember when you were a child, you taught your children to carve puppets? At that time, the child just wanted to have fun, so he practiced seriously. I never thought that this skill turned out to be the foundation of the promotion, that year the imperial court Jingcha, the child entered Beijing, met a teenager on the street, and he competed with the carving skills, I also won him, get a piece of jade pendant. No one would have thought that a few years later, the young man would become the emperor, that is, the first emperor, he not only remembered the battle between the child and him, but also remembered the child, and did the grace of knowing the encounter, and entrusted the orphan. Although he is the emperor, he is always like a friend in front of children, and whenever I see him, my city feels very kind. Father, this is what he looks like......" Yue Su muttered to himself, and between the words, he took out a puppet from his arms, and the appearance of this puppet was Zhu Youxiao.

He put the puppet next to his father's tombstone, then knelt on the ground and said: "Emperor, your great kindness to Weichen, Weichen will never dare to forget, when you are lonely, Weichen promised you, and never dare to forget." If a breath remains, he will do his best for the emperor, and after death, the father under Jiuquan is a witness. Your Majesty, if you are lonely down there and want to find someone to compete with you in carpentry, you can find your father. My father's skills are far away in Weichen, and the two of you will definitely have fun and feel that you will see each other late. The Ming Dynasty, now is the time of the fall, dissatisfied with the emperor, the minister is a reborn person, a little understanding of history, knowing that after a few years, the Tartars will enter the customs to replace the Ming Dynasty, and change the name of the country to Qing. The minister received the great favor of His Majesty, and refused to see this happen, so that I would fall into the hands of barbarians. Today, I will do my best to destroy the foreign captives and protect His Majesty's country for thousands of years. In the future, Liaodong will be pacified, Zhongxing Daming, and Huangquan will accompany His Majesty at the moment, and he will be the emperor's minister in life, and he will be the emperor's ghost in death. ”

Yue Su was an orphan in his previous life, and he was also a little withdrawn and had no friends, but he had a creed as a man, as long as others were good to him, he would be rewarded a thousand times over. In this life, in addition to the nurturing grace of his parents, the best person for him is Zhu Youxiao. A ninety-five honor, not only treats him as a friend, but also trusts him incomparably, how easy is this. Yue Su knew the grace of gratitude, and when he was entrusted by Zhu Carpenter, he made up his mind to sell his life to the Zhu family.

"Sometimes, when I think about it, I feel sorry for you, the minister has used you, but please rest assured, what the minister did was not for himself, it was all for the Ming Dynasty......"

He will talk to his father for a while, and Zhu Youxiao for a while, and in the end, he will also talk to himself. He can't forget his father's nurturing grace, and Carpenter Zhu's deep affection is still hard to forget.

Yue Su used the emperor, but Carpenter Zhu was not a fool, he believed in Yue Su, whether it was to set up a west factory or something else, everything was willingly let Yue Su use. That's trust, trust.

As he spoke, Yue Su suddenly heard the sound of footsteps in the distance, and he hurriedly took Zhu Youxiao's puppet into his arms, wiped away his tears, sat back in his place, and poured himself a drink. These days, when Yue Su was talking to his father again, he didn't leave anyone by his side, and sent all the guards to a distant place, and he was here alone.

"Your Excellency......" Yue Su heard footsteps stop at a place that was still seven steps away from him. This is Jiang Jie's voice, and he can hear it clearly.

"It turned out to be Mr. Jiang, I don't know if Mr. came to me at this time, what's the matter?" Yue Su didn't look back, just asked.

"Today, my subordinates went to the county seat to eat with Jin Cicada, and I heard some news that was not very good, and I don't know if the adults know about these things." Jiang Jie said.

"What's the news, sir, come and sit down." Yue Su said.

"Master Xie." Jiang Jie walked to Yue Su's side in a few steps.

Yue Su sat on the ground, Jiang Jie also sat to the side, and said in a low voice: "Subordinates listen to ......."

At that moment, Jiang Jie went through the things he listened to in the restaurant one by one.

"Ah......" After listening to Jiang Jie's story, Yue Su was taken aback, he never thought that his family would do such a thing. He said in disbelief: "Are these things true? ”

"The subordinates have told Li Haoquan to go and inquire, and he has already inquired clearly, but Yue Le was present at that time, and the subordinates did not ask in detail." Jiang Jie said.

"Then let Haoquan come and see me." Yue Su admonished.

"Yes, sir."

Jin Chan, Li Haoquan and others came with Jiang Jie, Jiang Jie promised, turned around and beckoned Li Haoquan to come over, Li Haoquan walked closer, and then listened to Yue Su ask: "Haoquan, listen to Mr. Jiang, I sent you to the city to inquire about some things, what is the result of your spying?" ”

"When I returned to my lordship, my subordinates asked a few people named Hanako in the city, and I learned from them that my lord's family was ...... At...... Here ......" Li Haoquan bowed and spoke, his voice, the further back, the more become, in the end, it couldn't even be heard, obviously he didn't dare to continue.

"Haoquan, you have been with me for many years, don't you know my Bing, but it's okay." Yue Su nodded at Li Haoquan.

"Yes, sir. The adult's family is a tyrant in the local area, not only rampant in the township, but also colluded with the government to snatch and rob men and women, and did everything they could...... Conscience...... ...... matter," Li Hao said, his voice lowered again.

"What?" Hearing this, Yue Su "soared" and stood up. But then his body shook, staggered, and sat back down, he looked at his father's tombstone, and said weakly: "Father, why, is this the case at home?" ”

"Click!" It was at this moment that a thunderclap suddenly sounded, and this lightning bolt streaked across the silent night sky.