Chapter 93: Misfortune

The city has become a mess. Fortunately, Gao and You had already ordered: no murder for no reason, let alone arson, so it did not cause an uncontrollable tragedy.

The rebels are all along the street to rob, not long ago Luo Shifan did not enter Song County when he explored the road, and now he is wandering around the city. When the fierce and ghostly robbing rebels saw the young military division, they all stopped and saluted with a smile. Luo Shifan only nodded, but he didn't stop walking, deaf to the noise that sounded behind him again. When he saw that there were no soldiers in a not very spacious alley, he smiled and walked in.

Sun Chunlong and a few others were all dirt buns who had never been back to the city a few times, and they were stunned when they saw this: If you don't go to such a lively street, why do you want to drill into the alley with high walls on both sides? However, since the young military division has entered, he has to follow.

After walking a few feet away, I saw two dark brown gates - because they were recessed in the doorway, they could not be seen at all unless you were very careful outside the alley. Sun Chunlong and the others couldn't help but smack their tongues: Sure enough, it is a clever young military division, and a deep house compound here can be much more fruitful than robbing more than a dozen households along the street!

Before everyone could slam the door, the door creaked open, and an old family member saluted in fear: "Good man, oh, no, no, no, please." ”

Luo Shifan smiled at the old family and entered the door, an old man wearing a long-sleeved robe with wide sleeves and a square scarf on his head was already waiting respectfully in the courtyard, and a young man who was also wearing a long robe kneeled beside him. Seeing everyone, the old man chanted "the king spares his life", and he was about to kneel. Luo Shifan stepped forward and hugged him, and said, "The old gentleman doesn't have to be like this. The old man peeked in, and saw that the leader of several fierce gods was actually a handsome son, and his heart was slightly wider, but he still saluted: "Boss, oh, no, little king......"

Luo Shifan waved his hand: "My surname is Luo, not a king." ”

Sun Chunlong pulled his neck and shouted: "This is my family's handsome young military master!" ”

The old man slammed to the ground again: "Master Luo is here, please forgive the little old man for the sin of neglect......"

Luo Shifan said: "Dare to ask the old gentleman's surname?" ”

The old man hurriedly said: "No expensive, no expensive, the little old man's surname is Qi, and his name is Lilun," he said and pointed to the ground, "This is the dog Qi Shiyi." Come and meet Master Luo. ”

Qi Shiyi hurriedly leaned down again, kowtowed, and said, "I've seen Master Luo." ”

Luo Shifan avoided it, and then stretched out his hand to pull: "Old Mr. Qi and Ling Lang are both scholars, right?" Seeing the official does not worship, there is no need to give any great gifts to Luo, a coward who has strayed into the wrong way. Luo was just passing by and begging for a cup of tea, so the old gentleman didn't have to be afraid. ”

Qi Lilun hurriedly introduced to the main hall: "Master Luo, please, please." Qi Fu, you entertained the four heroes. ”

Luo Shifan turned around and nodded at Sun Chunlong, and walked towards the main hall, accompanied by Qi Lilun's father and son. The old family Qi Fu led the four to the wing room without mentioning it.

Drinking tea, chatting for a while, without waiting for the banquet to be placed, Luo Shifan already knew the general knowledge of the Qi family. Qi Lilun's father, Lao Lao Qi, once did the salt patrol of Lianghuai. Don't look at the low grade, this is a fat shortage, so the family is quite rich. Later, because the backers of the DPRK and China did not agree to recognize a new father to the emperor in the turmoil of the "Great Rites Discussion", he was soon taken down by Yang Tinghe, the first assistant of the former dynasty. The big tree fell, and Lao Lao Qi simply resigned from the official office and went home to support the elderly in order to avoid trouble. At that time, the unwritten rule of infighting in the officialdom was to accept it when it was good, and it had not yet developed into the stubborn stalking of Donglin and the eunuch party that "admitting defeat is not good, we have to die one". Since they took the initiative to give up their positions, the elders of Yang Ge did not delve too deeply. After Qi Lilun was lifted, because his father had seen too much of the intrigue of the ministers of the DPRK and China, and his family was also solid, he did not participate in the scientific examination again. Qi Shiyi is a showman, and he plans to stop after the township exam.

During this period, there was chaos outside several times, and the rebels finally came in the alley. The gate was smashed from time to time to make a frightening sound of ping-pong, but there were Sun Chunlong and others in the wing room as temporary door gods, and the rebels spread the word of mouth, and then no one harassed them anymore.

In a moment, dinner was served. Although it can't be said that the delicacies of the mountains and seas are also rich, not to mention the chicken, pig and mutton, a "hoof steak fist dish" Luo Shifan was full of praise, so he asked: "Mr. Qi, may I ask what kind of dish this is, it tastes so delicious?" ”

Before Qi Lilun could speak, Qi Shiyi replied: "Back to the military division, this is called 'fist dish', which is a local specialty. Its shape is like a fist, the taste is delicious, and it is the most nourishing, known as the king of mountain vegetables. Every spring harvest, it is scalded with boiling water and dried to the sun until it is completely dry, and then it can be put away for consumption. The production is not much, so it will be more expensive than pork and mutton. ”

Luo Shifan praised "Brother Qi is well-informed" and clipped another chopstick. Then he sighed: "I didn't expect that there are such beautiful things in your hometown, but it is really a treasure." ”

Unexpectedly, Qi Lilun sighed: "Alas. No matter how good it is, it's just a wild vegetable. If in the past, the old decay would save dozens of catties every year. This thing is durable, and it can be presented to Luo Junshi. Luo Junshi's great kindness in preserving our house can not be repaid with a little wild vegetables. However, I don't hide it from Master Luo that in the past two or three years, this thing has been almost extinct, and these on the table are the last inventory of decay. ”

When Luo Shifan heard this, he asked, "Isn't it forcibly requisitioned by the government?" ”

Qi Shiyi said angrily: "It's okay if the government requisitions it, after all, it falls into people's mouths." It's all wasted, and it's cheaper beasts! ”

Luo Shifan was stunned, and was wondering if this guy was pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, but he didn't expect Qi Lilun to hear this, and two lines of tears poured out of his eyes, dripping down the wrinkles and beard.

Seeing this, Qi Shiyi hurriedly got up and said, "Daddy, the child knows that he is wrong. I'm sad again. ”

Although Luo Shifan didn't know what to do, he knew that this was a private matter of the Qi family, so it was inconvenient to ask deeply, and he was trying to find a way to go over, but he didn't expect Qi Juren to leave his seat and kneel down to himself. hurriedly left his seat and hugged each other: "Old gentleman, please get up quickly, I have something to say." ”

Qi Lilun didn't get up, a pair of cloudy old eyes actually shone brightly, and he looked at Luo Shifan and said, "Master Luo, you don't dare to speculate on your army's behavior. However, the old man has a reluctant request: Can your army enter Nanyang Mansion south? ”

If it weren't for this section, Luo Shifan would definitely be furious: Who knows what kind of heart this old guy has! But after all, this young military master is full of ghost ideas, and after talking about it for so long, the Qi family's father and son already know what the situation is, and there must be a hidden secret in it. In order to further explore the truth and reality, he deliberately slapped the chopsticks on the table, and said gloomily: "Does Mr. Qi have to follow Fan Wenzhenggong (Fan Zhongyan), 'being far away from the rivers and lakes and worrying about his monarch', and to make a new contribution to the imperial court?" ”

Qi Shiyi, who was holding his father, hurriedly knelt down together: "Don't misunderstand, the villain guarantees with his life, and my father has no ill intentions!" When I talked about the fist dish, I unintentionally touched the pain of my father and son's skin, and I felt that I offended the military advisor, and I asked the lord to forgive me. As he spoke, he prostrated and prostrate.

Luo Shifan pretended to say "oh", and said in a lighter tone: "In that case, please get up and speak." However, the ins and outs must be explained clearly, and spying on the military intelligence is a big crime of killing. ”

Qi Lilun bowed and got up, and sighed: "Don't hide it from the military advisor, the old man has a son and a daughter. "Pointing to Qi Shiyi," the dog also had a sister. ”

Qi Shiyi continued: "My sister's intelligence is far superior, and she is smart and studious, and she is familiar with the subset of history before she leaves the cabinet. My father has no intention of career, and his love is like a palm bead. However, my sister is a woman, and if she was a man, she would have already been famous in Luofu. Later, he married into the Luo Mansion of Nanyang Mansion. The Luo family is also a scholarly family, and there is no insult to the elder sister. Unexpectedly, after two years, the locust plague was bad, the grains were not harvested, and the hungry people were everywhere. That Nanyang prefect Qian Yuchuan was dedicated to showing his merits, not only did he not report the disaster, but this guy actually showed his merit to the imperial court, saying what kind of holy monarch cultivated, and moved the wind and rain to get Dafeng! Not only did they rob all the food and rations as land endowments, but they also robbed all the seed grains! The most unbearable thing is that every morning he sent the official and Li Zheng to check the feces from house to house - I don't know if the military master knows that people eat grass roots and bark, and the black particles and food they leave behind are like sheep arrows (through fake characters), and the food is yellow...... If you see that people are left behind, the family will tear down the house and dig the ground to search for food, and the people will be tied up and beaten regardless of the old and the young, and the tragic situation is unspeakable. Some people are unbearable, and want to have their whole house, and there are those who cut themselves out to prove their innocence, and the officials laugh and go away, and let them cry out in pools of blood......"

Speaking of this, Luo Shifan almost wanted to shoot the case. I only heard Qi Lilun sigh and said: "The little son-in-law is also a lifter, and he went to the government to ask for the life of the grass people, but he didn't expect to be defiled and rebelled!" first won fame, re-sentenced to raid the house and imprisoned, and his wife and daughter became officials! In order to avoid humiliation, the little girl hung the beam and died. ”

Luo Shifan gritted his teeth and said, "Dog officer! Don't the people know how to be a dead fish? ”

Qi Shiyi said with a tearful hatred: "The fish is dead and the net is broken? If I say, these fools deserve to be killed more than the dog officials! ”

Luo Shifanqi said: "Brother Qi, how do you say this?" ”

Qi Lilun wept silently, Qi Shiyi gritted his teeth and said: "That foolish man is still breathing, his belly is full of grass seed bark, it stands to reason that he should know who the culprit is, but they are all like being blinded by lard." In order to deceive the foolish people in the countryside, Qian Yuchuan, the dog official, occasionally saw a wild cat pounce on locusts, so he said that the mountain spirits and ghosts supported themselves and wild cats to eat all the locusts and save the people from hanging upside down. So all the fools and fools, regard the lynx and jackal as gods, and actually build a shrine for it, burn incense and kneel down every day, and the worshippers are endless! Since then, not only have they picked all the fist vegetables every spring and offered them to the mountains, but also sacrificed the living people! Now in Nanyang, people are all beast-shaped, the face is like a tree, and it is like a ghost! ”

Hearing these words, Luo Shifan was already full of anger. Observing the words and feelings, he knew that most of them were true, but after all, it was too unbelievable, and then asked: "According to the words of the father and son, is there no one in Nanyang City who understands?" ”

"There have been, such as a son-in-law." Qi Lilun said, "In the past few years, Qian Yuchuan has been killed by Qian Yuchuan with all kinds of excuses. That guy wanted to take advantage of this, but he made Nanyang ruined for hundreds of miles, and no one took over, so he had to continue to do this prefect all the way. However, from the Yazhong doctor, the doctor is being discussed, and the general doctor is being discussed, and then the doctor is being served...... The title has been added all the way! ”

Qi Shiyi continued: "This Nanyang Mansion can be described as a wolf in charge, full of snakes and rats. I only hate myself for being a useless scholar, if I can take revenge, even if I am broken, I have no regrets! ”

Luo Shifan hesitated: "The dog official deserves to be punished, I think those rural fools, even if they are hateful, they are also those who are deceived by them, it seems that they should not be generalized, right?" ”

Qi Lilun was dumbfounded and said: "The little old man is brave, and the military master is bad." As the saying goes, there is something hateful about the poor. Poor mountains and bad waters, ignorance and ignorance are understandable. If it is simple and stupid, the old man's hatred will not be like this. Today, the old man was embarrassed and embarrassed, and he told the military advisor to make it clear. Can the military advisor know what is the situation of the little girl after her menstruation? ”

Luo Shifan said blankly: "Everyone is dead, what else can I do?" ”

Qi Lilun gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Master Strategist, you are wrong!" Such brutes are mostly scoundrels and have never seen a woman. Before the little girl was buried, this group of scoundrels got entangled together, and they actually stripped the corpse naked, disemboweled, disemboweled, and cut the milk after being humiliated in every way, and finally exposed the corpse to the wild! When the dog heard the news and rushed away, there were already no bones left! Pity my Qi family's generations of scholars, and they have suffered such a tragic encounter! Master Strategist, you say, these things, is it also the dog officer who can't teach them! ”

Qi Shiyi said: "My brother-in-law, who is famous and has a solid family, even if the money dog official comes again, it will not damage his family at all." However, he generously asked for the life of a foolish man and a foolish woman, and after his house was raided, he was beaten to death in the street by the group of people who asked for his life! That class of animals, the belly is fed on the bark of wild grasses, the mouth is read by the evil gods of lynx, jackals, and the occasional person who understands tries to persuade them to sell them! What's more, in order to show their respect for the evil spirits, those who are inferior to the beasts are not only sacrificed alive in the evil shrines, but also those who kill their own children as sacrifices to the evil gods! ”

After listening to these tearful complaints, Luo Shifan was angry early, and left his seat and said solemnly: "Mr. Qi, Brother Qi, it stands to reason that you are a gentleman, and Luo is a bandit, and they should be on the same page. Luo only knew today that such a tragedy of anger and godliness would be left unmatters in the future, but this matter fell on Luo. Luo swears here that he will give the two of them an explanation. ”