Chapter 357: Yesterday's West Storm
The catcher responded very quickly: "Of course you can, Lord Liu has great respect for a big man like Xiao Gexiao, and he can think about the common people in the world, not only Lord Liu, but also the example that all the people in the Yamen of Wuxi City will learn."
After a far-sighted compliment, Xiao Ge hurriedly explained: "Xiao is not as good as adults say, such a high hat can't be worn", and said quickly: "Please be in charge of Xiao's house."
Xiao Ge nodded slightly, walked in the front, walked straight into the prefect's yamen, as soon as he entered the door, he saw white cloth on both sides, the mourning hall was placed in the backyard, and before he came to the backyard, he heard bursts of crying, and when he came to the backyard, all he saw were people wearing white filial piety robes, Liu Guang naturally knelt down in front of the mourning hall, the coffin had not fallen to the ground, and he had stayed in the backyard, according to the custom, he stayed at home for three days, and fell into the ground after three days.
Xiao Ge and Liu Yuxiang came to the mourning hall, everyone looked at Xiao Ge and Liu Yuxiang with different eyes, thinking: "Who is this person", Liu Guang turned around and saw Xiao Ge standing in front of the door, then got up and walked towards Xiao Ge, and when Liu Guang walked in front of Xiao Ge, Xiao Ge was obviously a little restrained, after all, this is the mourning hall, Liu Guang said: "I didn't expect you to come to me."
Xiao Ge said: "I saw a white cloth hanging outside just now, and I thought something must be happening here, so I wanted to come in and have a look, and I felt very sad to see that the old lady had left."
Liu Guang said: "My mother was very peaceful when she left, there is no need for grief, you can show that you can afford to look up to Liu", Liu Guang claimed that he was Liu, nothing more than to lower his identity and become good friends with Xiao Ge.
Xiao Ge said: "I want to go in and worship, I don't know if it's okay", Liu Guang replied: "Of course you can", led Xiao Ge forward, came to the old lady's spiritual seat, saw Liu Jie kneeling on the ground, bowing her head, wearing a white filial piety dress, the old lady is Liu Guang's mother, that is, Liu Jie's own grandmother, seeing Xiao Ge such a distinguished guest coming, still did not move at all, Xiao Ge looked at Liu Jie who was kneeling on the ground, felt very curious, but did not dare to come forward to disturb.
Liu Guang took the three sticks of incense from the butler and handed them to Xiao Ge, according to customs, guests do not need to kneel to worship, unless they are particularly important, only to salute, Xiao Ge took the three sticks of incense and worshiped three times.
After the salute, Liu Guang walked out of the mourning hall, knowing the purpose of Xiao Ge's coming here, he went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, Xiao Ge also followed him out of the hall, his steps were a little slower, this is the mourning hall, and the way of behavior and guidelines must be thought out for three points.
The two came to the garden one after the other, Liu Guang turned to Xiao Ge and said: "I'm glad you came here, I haven't seen each other for half a month since the last time I said goodbye to the Yangtze River, I didn't expect us to be able to meet."
Xiao Ge said: "Yes, I haven't seen you for half a month, and a lot of unsatisfactory things happened during this period.
Liu Guangdao: "Yesterday's events are now today, others have been circulating such a sentence, people in the rivers and lakes don't care about the affairs of the court, people in the court are not involved in disputes in the rivers and lakes, I didn't expect that we can be introduced as confidants, but you still have things in your hands, I can't get out of my body now, I have never had a chance", Xiao Ge explained: "Good wine is not today, there must be time in the future, as a manly husband, you must first do a hundred filial piety, understand etiquette, and do not follow the rules can not become a square circle."
Liu Guang praised: "Brother Xiao, what you said is very right, filial piety comes first, without filial piety, how can you be regarded as a manly man, by the way, with all due respect, where do you want to go this time."
Xiao Ge said: "I'm going to Beijing", Liu Guang said in surprise: "Go to Beijing, why is this?"
Xiao Ge said: "Seeing the unfair treatment, I want to ask the people in the court for an explanation", looking at Xiao Ge's angry expression, Liu Guang asked: "What is the matter, look at your face is very unhappy, what happened."
Xiao Ge said: "There is a town in Zhejiang with about 1,000 people, all of whom are deaf and dumb, and let them fend for themselves, how vicious is this method, and the spearhead of these things is pointed at the imperial court, although my personal ability is limited, I am willing to fight to the death."
Liu Guang nodded slightly, and said: "You do a lot of such practices, but what kind of place the imperial court is, you all know the way, the people in the imperial court are all treacherous, if you want to go against them, you must be completely prepared."
Xiao Ge interrupted: "No, I will do what I say, I will see what the people in the court can do with me, although there are many masters in the court, I am willing to give it a try, otherwise I can't watch such a poor people wait for death."
Liu Guangdao: "I can't give you any help, you are very careful in everything, you must be extra careful with the people in the court, and accompany the king like a tiger", Xiao Ge said: "Thank you Lord Liu for the reminder, I will definitely pay more attention."
Liu Guang looked at Liu Yuxiang who was standing at the gate of the garden, Xiao Ge also noticed that Liu Guang was looking at Liu Yuxiang, and said: "She is Liu Yuxiang", Liu Guang said: "I know the way, I basically know the people in the gate of heaven, and she has now left the gate of heaven."
Xiao Ge said: "Yes, she has left Tianmen, her father is Liu Xiaosheng, one of the four heroes of Jiangnan back then, and Liu Xiaosheng died in the hands of Xiongfei, Liu Yuxiang naturally left Tianmen and fought against Tianmen."
Liu Guang said: "That's very good", Xiao Ge suddenly flashed something in his mind, and asked: "Has the imperial court solved the problem of the water of the Yangtze River", Liu Guang said: "Don't mention it, I haven't mentioned the matter of the water of the Yangtze River, and I haven't responded to the concert until now, and no one has come to Jiangnan to watch, and there is a lot of food paid every year, and now there is such a big thing in Jiangnan, and the emperor doesn't seem to be worried about this matter at all."
Xiao Ge sighed deeply, muttering in his heart, when he was worried, but the weather in early June was cloudy and sunny, and the change was too fast, just now it was still a good weather, but now it is full of clouds, and from time to time a lightning bolt is revealed, plus thunder, Liu Guang said: "It looks like it's going to rain, you can stay here for the time being, and when the weather gets better, you can make plans."
Xiao Ge shook his head and said: "No, let's hurry up, the weather is slow and it can't rain for a while, so don't bother more", Liu Guang said: "Since that's the case, then it's not good for me to stay more and be more careful along the way."
Xiao Ge arched his hand and said: "Farewell", and Liu Guang returned the courtesy: "Farewell".
Xiao Ge walked to Liu Yuxiang's side, and when the two were about to leave, Liu Guang suddenly shouted: "Xiao Ge", Xiao Ge turned his head, and Liu Guang said: "Be careful of Guo Zhengfan."
The name 'Guo Zhengfan' is so familiar, it seems that I have heard of it somewhere, and suddenly remembered that in the burial place of the treasure of the Ming Dynasty, there was once this person's name on the tombstone, Xiao Ge nodded and said: "Take care", Liu Guang gave his hand and said: "Take care".
Along the way, the storm has come, it seems to be different than Xiao Ge imagined, it came so quickly, so urgently, can not let Liu Yuxiang get wet in the rain, her body has not fully recovered yet, must be more conditioned, so first find a place to shelter from the wind and rain to rest for a while, and wait until the rain stops and then hurry away, but there is no inn here, there is no way but to come to an ordinary people's house, fortunately, this common people are still more reasonable, very polite to Xiao Ge and Liu Yuxiang's arrival, it can be seen that the people here are all empathetic and kind to others。
There is only one room and one bed here, Xiao Ge naturally left the bed to Liu Yuxiang, first, she is a woman, and secondly, her body has not fully recovered, Xiao Ge is sitting on a stool, holding the hot tea in his hand, thinking about things.
Liu Yuxiang couldn't sleep so early, through the bed curtain, Xiao Ge could be seen alone there in a daze, although the children of the rivers and lakes were informal, but the reputation of the woman was even more important, through the curtain so as not to disturb Liu Yuxiang's rest, but Liu Yuxiang couldn't sleep for a while, lying on the bed, thinking about what happened between her and Xiao Ge, the first time they met, the first time they joined forces, the first time they became enemies, thinking of the general affairs, there were joys and sorrows, and from time to time there was a smug smile on her face.
Liu Yuxiang looked at Xiao Ge's back through the curtains, his burly body, although his figure was rough, he sat elegantly, holding a teacup, but he had an abnormal flavor, the true color of a man, inadvertently Liu Yuxiang coughed twice, Xiao Ge said: "Why haven't you slept yet."
Liu Yuxiang said: "I can't sleep", Xiao Ge said: "Only by sleeping more can I quickly take care of my body and sleep well."
Liu Yuxiang said: "Didn't you sleep too, not only did you not sleep when you were injured, but also drank, is your body beaten with iron, and my body will soon be fine."
Xiao Ge said: "Your body and my body can't be compared, I am a body that has been boiled out of hardship, and I don't know how many injuries I have suffered since I was a child, and I am proud to train my body to be strong after the last time."
Liu Yuxiang said: "Your body is really good, I sigh to myself, it's just that the rain outside is so heavy, I want to go out and go around", Xiao Ge said sharply: "No, I know that it is raining and I still run outside, are you really irresponsible for your body, you are so seriously injured, and you have to go to Beijing with me", Liu Yuxiang said: "I want to be with you because I am injured, so that you can take good care of me, isn't it."
Xiao Ge said: "Okay, okay, you sleep well, you have to hurry tomorrow", Liu Yuxiang was really proud of Xiao Ge, and casually agreed: "Okay", although he promised Xiao Ge on his lips, but he didn't think so in his heart, his eyes were wide open, and he kept looking at Xiao Ge's back, and unconsciously, Liu Yuxiang's double eyelids couldn't hold on, closed his eyes tightly, and fell asleep.
It rained a lot this night, Xiao Ge had been lying on the table to sleep, the next day, I felt that there was a piece of clothing draped on my body, I saw that it was Liu Yuxiang's coat, it turned out that I fell asleep before Liu Yuxiang, touched the clothes, got up and hung Liu Yuxiang in front of Liu Yuxiang's bed, she slept very soundly, I didn't dare to come forward to disturb, I took a look, and left the room.