Chapter 21: The Past of the Court (4)

sent Huo Guang to the palace, but Bingji was inconvenient to follow, so he went back to the house.

As soon as I arrived at the study, I saw Tian Zun wiping the case, Tian Zun happened to have his back to the door, and he didn't notice Bingji standing at the door. This is all the work of the subordinates, but Tian Zun insists on cleaning the study by himself, especially hard these days. When Bingji came back, he pondered all the way, and he had already roughly thought that Tian Zun had something to do with today's strange conversation with the general, and he also probably thought that it was very likely to involve illness.

"Ahem!" Bingji deliberately cleared his throat.

Tian Zun was frightened, and hurriedly turned around and bowed his back and smiled: "My lord is back, I'll pour you water." As he spoke, he grabbed a few half-used celadon spouts.

Without waiting for Tian Zun to take a step, Bingji's face sank like water and said, "Don't worry, I have something to ask you." ”

Tian Zun was not lightly surprised, but he still said casually: "Your Excellency, you command." ”

"You have followed me since I came to Chang'an, I see that you are clever and capable, and I am also very optimistic about you, and I am willing to discuss anything with you. I've always treated you as family, and you can't hide anything from me. The general himself told me that you can't use it anymore, why is it? ”

With a "bang", the celadon pot in Tian Zun's hand fell to the ground and shattered. I saw that he ignored the scum all over the ground, knelt down without hesitation, knocked his head on the ground and cried: "Adult, small, small sorry for you, small wrong." ”

"What is it, arise and tell me." Bingji said coldly.

Tian Zun didn't move, lay on the ground and said: "Tingwei found the villain and asked me what the name of the late prince's descendants was, where they live now, and said ......"

"What else?" Bingji was not angry.

Tian Zun knew Bingji very well, even if he was angry, he was calm, although he was very scared, but he didn't want to hide it from the old master, so he said bluntly: "He also said that if the villain can point out that you have a relationship with Wei Hong, you will recommend me to be the court lieutenant and supervisor." However, my lord, you are so kind to the villain, how can the villain talk nonsense like this. ”

Bingji Zhengse said: "You are still too young, such a sick child, how can you bear to put him in a dangerous situation." You have been with me for so long, before and after the saddle, I see it in my eyes, and I will consider what I should consider, but the time is not yet ripe. To benefit the handsome, the poor will be scattered', only by doing things in a down-to-earth manner, can we develop in the long run. You are only a few years old now, and you are loyal to the court with me, so why can't you have an official and a half-position. Do you know that if it weren't for the general's discernment this time, you would almost cause a catastrophe, and if I fell, do you think the court captain would use you! ”

Tian Zun kowtowed: "Junhou, please give the villain another chance, the villain knows that he is wrong!" ”

Bingji sighed: "I can tolerate the young man's confusion for a while, but this time it's not that I want to chase you, it's the general who can't tolerate you." I still have some savings, you can take them all, do some small business, although it is not in the stream, but there is money to spend and eat, no need to look at the color of people, no need to tremble, maybe it is much better than eating the royal meal. Let's go, let's go, take care of your wife and children. With that, he waved his sleeves and turned his back.

"Prince, Prince!" Tian Zun couldn't cry, and said after a long time: "The villain knows that he has made a big mistake, and he is ashamed of the prince, the prince is poor and poor, and he often helps others on weekdays, I will never ask for your money, I just ask the prince not to forget the villain, if you think of the villain one day, the villain will be a dog and a horse to repay!" Take care, Prince! With that, he knelt down three times to say goodbye and slowly retreated. At this time, there were bursts of jackdaws, so it was not desolate.

The historian has not been peaceful lately. Although he has lived in Du County for several years, Du County is a small place after all, with strong clan power and intertwined families. In the past, when Shi Liangdi was in the palace, from the princes, the three dukes, down to the Taishou Ming Court, and even the merchants sat in Jia, competing to make friends, and all kinds of fruits, rice grains, and fresh meat were inexhaustible during the festival. Shi Zhenjun also likes to scatter his family wealth to help the township, and he is often in the market and not lively. And now, the family of Shi who has lost their foundation is still there, but they have long been poor, and the saddest thing is that they are unusually cold, and those who have been helped by Zhou Ji are no longer coming to the door, and those who have not been helped are even more down, and no one has come to the house to see it all year round.

No one recommended it, and it didn't seem to work to take the road of official economy, and the family couldn't wait to starve to death, so Shi Gao led a few little brothers to start business and farming. Since the last time he made some money selling grain, the family gradually had surplus grain and money, and became a subsistence farmer, and he often followed behind to pull the plow and grind, carry water and chop firewood, Shi Zhenjun loved him and didn't ask him to work, but he couldn't bear to watch a few uncles work hard, and always followed his uncles to help, and he really became a small farmer.

Even the gentleman of Liang Shang knew that the Shi family was in trouble, and he might not know how many treasures he had hidden, and he often took advantage of the twilight to climb over the courtyard wall, but found that the family had no money to spare, and the sick dog barked wildly, so it was inevitable that he would be disappointed and could only take worthless things. Shi Gao reported to the official, and the county order only said that he would track down the people, but no one was taken. Shi Gao is a tough man, he refuses to bend over the county order, how can he get things done? Shi Gao didn't care either, thinking that in this life, it would be better to farm, buy and sell well, accumulate money and become a rich man, eat and drink, bring up a few younger brothers, and it would be good not to bow his head and not ask for help.

On this day, the door of the Shi family was open, and the three brothers of the Shi family were practicing their fists and feet together in the hospital. The four tall teenagers are agile, rushing left and right, some are hooking, some are splitting, and some are sweeping legs, just like a group of tigers coming out of the mountain, Shi Zhenjun squinted and loved it. In fact, this is a good show arranged by Shi Zhenjun, so that those thieves can see the power of her Shi family, and let those villagers see the demeanor of the Shi family. Just at Xing's head, suddenly someone outside shouted and neighed, and it was actually coming towards the door of his house. Shi Zhenjun and a few children didn't know why, they were all bluffed, and hurriedly ran over to close the door, before the door was closed, there was an official who rode a high-headed horse to the door, followed by a group of people, Shi Gao recognized, that was headed by the county order of Du County, and he had come to the house a long time ago. Before he could say anything, the county commander jumped off the horse and said: "Gonggong Li in the palace is here to pass the decree, quickly receive the decree!" ”

Shi Zhenjun and a few children hurriedly went out and knelt at the door, only to see a young father-in-law get out of the carriage without hurry, take out a yellow silk from his sleeve, and respectfully unfold it and read: "Summoned: The great-grandson of the emperor has been ill, and because of the incident, he has been exiled to the people, separated from his nationality, and his fate is upside down. It has now been ascertained that when the witch Gu was prosperous, he was very young and really had no ability to rebel. I heard about it, but also wept for it, now thinking of its loneliness and helplessness, I specially ordered the Zongzheng Mansion to restore his belonging, according to the law from the court to adulthood, hope to study diligently, kiss our clan, in order to repay the virtue of the heavens. Chin this. ”

After reading it, he looked at the people lying on the ground: "Which one is sick, take the order!" Now that you are a royal child, congratulations! ”

The illness had already looked up at his maternal great-grandmother, and Shi Zhenjun said: "Quickly receive the order, don't let your father-in-law wait." "Sickness has been answered, and thanksgiving. The father-in-law looked at the illness carefully, and said with a smile: "This dignified appearance, I don't know how many romantic things will be caused in Chang'an City." ”

Everyone got up, and the father-in-law told him to report to the court order within ten days. Shi Zhenjun wanted to keep his father-in-law drinking, but the county order had already been arranged, so he had to give up. Shi Gao took out a few more strings of money and secretly stuffed them into the carriage.

After the county order accompanied his father-in-law away, Shi Zhenjun said to Shi Gao: "Gao'er, get some wine and food today, set up the altar at night, and kowtow to his poor grandfather and grandmother and father and mother with illness." After that, the old tears were rampant, and the children came to comfort them.

The illness was lying in Shi Zhenjun's arms and said sadly: "Great-grandmother, do I really want to go to the capital?" I don't want to leave you, I don't leave my uncles. ”

Shi Zhenjun rubbed his sick head and said: "My child, you have a hard life, you haven't lived a good life for a few years, and you want to go to the land of right and wrong, but you must go!" There is a saying that 'the love of parents will be far-reaching', not that the maternal great-grandmother is ruthless, but that the destiny should be like this. I originally thought that you could only be a little ordinary person in this life, but when I think of your background, I feel that you can't do this, you have a mission, that is, to wash away the shame of the prince's family! But in this world, everything has to be judged by the family, if you don't become a naturalized citizen, you won't be able to do anything, and no one will recommend you, so you will be buried in this market. My great-grandmother is old and can't live long, you can't bear me, I can't bear my minor illness, I wish you were in front of me every day. But your poor grandparents, father and mother, told me that I can't do that! If you are an eagle, you should fly on the top of the mountain, if you are a tiger, you should walk in the mountains and forests, my child, go with confidence, this will always be your home! Come back when you're tired, and fly when you're full! ”

It was the night that coincided with the third and fifth days, the moon was like a silver plate, perfect, the cold stars were sparse, and the black magpies were bursting, and it became more and more cold. The door of the historian's house is closed, only in the backyard there are two cases of a high and a low, the high case is placed on the wine and food, a copper candlestick at each of the four corners, an incense burner in the middle, and a handful of incense sticks are neatly inserted in the ding. There is a row of wooden rows on the low desk, and there is not a word on the ranks.

"Sick, this is your grandfather and grandmother, father and mother, and two older brothers, who are still not visible. But you have to know that they are not bad people. Your grandfather and grandmother were kind, generous and loving, and there was nothing unpraised, and so did your father and mother, who loved you immensely. When you arrive in Chang'an, if you can come out in the future, make up their names and kowtow to them openly! Shi Zhenjun said. In the flickering candlelight, the illness saw tears on his great-grandmother's face again.

The illness is already hanging on the ground, and I am thinking about it while worshipping, when will this day come? When will I be able to go and worship my poor parents and relatives in the open?