Xu Jizhong said: "What does the father command? ”

Xu Da sighed and said, "Your Majesty is here today, and it is called a visit, but in fact, it is extinguished." I have followed Your Majesty for many years, and I have been loyal, and Your Majesty has also been kind to me. It's just that Han Ma took power and deceived Shengcong, and His Majesty's move was definitely not his intention. I am nearly sixty years old, and I am seriously ill, and I am dead. I'm afraid that the Han and Ma parties will not give up and will punish my Xu family. After I die, you don't have to mourn, let alone cry, so as not to alarm others and be known by Han Ma. Jizhong, you take Pu'er, daughter-in-law, and my coffin, leave Beijing overnight, first go to your hometown Fengyang to bury me, and then continue to the north, to Beiping to join the second sister Jin Ingot. Jin Ingot is the princess of King Yan, and among the vassals, King Yan is the most powerful, with their protection, the emperor does not dare to act rashly, or he can keep my Xu lineage. ”

Xu Jizhong heard that Xu Da was entrusting the future, and couldn't help but feel sad, but he forced himself to calm down and comforted Xu Da: "Father, don't worry too much, your illness is just a little recurrent, as long as you rest in peace, after some time, you will recover." ”

Xu Da waved his hand and said, "I know my own illness, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive tonight." Do you remember what I just said?"

When Xu Jizhong heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and said, "The child remembers." Father, it's too early to give up at this time. Xu Fu went to ask for a doctor, and he should be able to heal his father with a gathering of famous doctors. ”

Xu Da shook his head slightly, signaling that Xu Jizhong didn't have to say any more, and then asked Xu Pu: "Pu'er, what book are you reading today?"

Xu Pu came to the bedside and said, "Today, Mr. began to teach me to read Zhuangzi." ”

Xu Da nodded slightly and said, "Carry it to grandpa." ”

"Yes. Nan Guo Ziqi sat in hiding, looking up to the sky and shushing, as if he had lost his coupling. Yan Chengzi stood in front of him and said: "What is the residence? The form can be made like a tree, and the heart can be made like a dead ash? He said, "It's not good, but it's also good, but it's also asking!" Now I have lost me, and you know it! The woman hears the sound of people but does not hear the sound of the earth, and the woman hears the sound of the earth but does not hear the sound of the heavens!' He said, 'The other side. He said, "The name of the block is wind." It's the only thing to do, and if you do it, you'll be angry......'"

Xu Da closed his eyes and listened, nodding slightly from time to time.

Less than halfway through the recitation of a "Theory of Things", Xu Da was already snoring. Xu Pu saw that his grandfather had fallen asleep, so he stopped and turned his head to look at his father.

Xu Jizhong beckoned to him, and then whispered to his wife Zhang: "Take him back to rest, I will stay here to take care of my father." ”

Zhang agreed and took Xu Pu away.

The maid entered the house and said to Xu Jizhong: "Young prince, the decoction has been boiled, do you want to clean the wounds for the prince?"

Xu Jizhong looked at his sleeping father and said in a low voice: "Father is already asleep, let's wait until he wakes up." ”

The maid said yes and exited the room.

As soon as the maid left, Xu Fu walked in: "Young prince, the doctor is invited." ”

"My father had already fallen asleep, so I told them to wait a while and wait for him to wake up, and then come to see a doctor. ”

Xu Fu agreed and exited the room.

Xu Jizhong pulled a chair, sat down on the edge of the bed, looked at his sleeping father, and felt anxious. When he was young, he followed his father Xu Da to fight everywhere, knowing that his father was loyal to the emperor, but he couldn't figure out why the emperor wanted to remove the loyal generals who had followed him for many years.

When he was thinking wildly, he heard Xu Da suddenly mutter, as if he was saying something. Xu Jizhong hurriedly said: "What does my father command?"

After speaking, I listened to Xu Da say: "Brother Chang Xian, the Yuan army is powerful, you have to protect Your Majesty's safety no matter what......" It turned out that Xu Da was talking in his dream. Listening to what he said, it seemed that he had dreamed of the old things on the battlefield, and even in his sleep, he still did not forget the emperor's safety.

"The military advisor's plan is wonderful, even if Chen Youliang has wings on his back, it will be difficult to escape from the ascension ......" This time, it must have been a dream of Liu Bowen.

"Thank you for the gift of the book, even if Xu Da is full of liver and brain, he will expel the Yuan people from the Central Plains and restore my Han rivers and .....mountains" Hearing this, Xu Da seemed to have dreamed that the Mingjiao Sect advocated Wuji. Zhang Wuji gave "Wu Mu's Testament", Xu Jizhong heard Xu Da mention it several times, and between his words, he was full of admiration and gratitude to Sect Leader Zhang.

Xu Jizhong stayed by the bedside, listening to his father's whispering for a while, and fell asleep unconsciously.

When he was sleeping deeply, he suddenly heard a burst of laughter, Xu Jizhong woke up suddenly, opened his eyes, and saw that Xu Da had sat up from the bed, looked at the door and laughed, and then said: "Brother Chang Xian, Second Brother Hu, Fourth Brother Guo...... You're all here, okay, okay!", he laughed.

Xu Jizhong looked at the door and saw that it was dark outside, and there was no one. At this time, Xu Da's laughter stopped abruptly, Xu Jizhong hurriedly turned around, and saw Xu Da lying on the bed, looking at the door, smiling, but motionless, already out of breath.

Xu Jizhong knelt beside the bed and shouted, "Father, father!" shouted a few times, Xu Da didn't react, Xu Jizhong saw that his father was really dead, and couldn't help crying.

Xu Fu, who was guarding outside, heard the crying, came to the door to take a look, and saw Xu Jizhong holding Xu Da's corpse, crying bitterly, realizing that the prince was dead, he also cried, and the other subordinates also cried loudly.

was crying sadly, when he suddenly heard someone say: "Xianggong, and endure the sorrow." ”

Xu Jizhong raised his head, saw his wife Zhang, and walked into the house with Xu Pu alone.

Xu Jizhong said: "Madam, my father has passed away......

Zhang's hand took Xu Pu, walked quickly to Xu Jizhong's approach, and said in a deep voice: "Xianggong, why did you forget your father-in-law's advice? Father-in-law just told you that after he dies, first, don't mourn, second, don't cry, you need to quietly bury him, and send someone back to his hometown for burial secretly." Why do you stop crying?"

Zhang's reminder, Xu Jizhong suddenly woke up, hurriedly stopped the sadness, and then said to Xu Fu outside the door: "Xu Fu, don't cry, pass the word to all the subordinates, no one is allowed to cry." ”

When Xu Fu heard the order, he hurriedly informed his subordinates, and when they saw that the young prince was not allowed to cry and mourn, they all quieted down.

Xu Jizhong wiped his tears with his hands and said to Zhang: "Madam, my father is newly mourned, and I am in chaos. In Madame's opinion, what should we do next?"

Zhang said: "Before my father-in-law died, he told you about the future, and we just need to do what his old man instructed." ”

Xu Jizhong nodded: "Yes." My father asked me to leave Yingtian overnight, first send him back to his hometown for burial, and then go to Beiping to find my second sister. I will immediately send someone to prepare the coffin, you take the next person, go to clean up the softness, and we will go on the road immediately. ”