Chapter 672 Dead Man Can Talk
Due to the sudden death of Taifu Sun, Marquis Zheng, who had not planned to enter Yingdu, had to go to Yingdu.
It’s just that this time is different from the last time.
Last time, I deliberately suppressed the speed. To a certain extent, I was “popular” and “anticipated”;
< br>This time, he only brought the Sword Master and Chen Daxia with him. He didn't even bring any personal guards, and he didn't ride Pixiu. He entered the city directly with Xu Wenzu and his guards who were riding Pixiu.
Zheng Fan was familiar with the Sun family's mansion.
At this time,
on both sides of the palace gate, servants with white cloth wrapped around their waists and black gauze tied on their shoulders were already hanging up white lanterns.
Outside, there are also many stewards from wealthy families who are here to inquire about information.
After all, the official funeral has not started yet. At this moment, only people with extremely close relationships will come over to take a look, in the name of "family members" helping to prepare for the funeral together;
Xu Wenzu turned over and got off the beast,
His figure was too clear and too conspicuous;
The servants at the door immediately knelt down, and a steward knelt down before Xu Wenzu In front of him, when he was about to speak, he saw a man standing behind Xu Wenzu who was not wearing black armor and was only wearing black brocade clothes. His mouth opened again.
He recognized Lord Pingxi, so he was caught off guard.
“Go, go, go!”
Xu Wenzu pushed away the steward and walked in, followed closely by Zheng Fan.
In the mansion, the servants were making preparations for the funeral. Xu Wenzu and Zheng Fan went straight into the back house.
Before entering the back house, I heard crying coming from inside.
It was Sun Liang's cry,
"Dad...Dad..."
The calls
are not emotional, they can only be called wails. The vocabulary is not rich, and it has nothing to do with the cadence, but it can make people feel his grief at this time.
The ability of the second son of the Sun family is actually very average. He is the errand of the Yingdu transfer envoy. Without his father's support behind the scenes, he might have been defeated by Jingnan due to logistical delays during the battle against Chu. The king immediately beheaded him as a warning to others.
But Sun Liang has one advantage, that is, he is down-to-earth.
Among all living beings, there are countless people who think they are smart, but there are only a few who know they are short;
Sun Liang belongs to the latter.
Xu Wenzu came over. The surrounding Sun family members were a little stunned and a little frightened, but after someone took the lead, they all knelt down and saluted Xu Wenzu.
Sun Liang also turned his head, with snot and tears mingling on his face.
"Sir Xu...Sir Xu."
Sun Liang staggered up and prepared to salute, but Xu Wenzu forcibly helped him up.
Inside,
In the mourning hall that has just been initially decorated, there is a coffin.
With the standards of the Sun family, Sun Youdao would naturally prepare these for himself in advance. As soon as the person is gone, he can lie down directly and change homes without delay.
"My condolences." Xu Wenzu consoled him.
Sun Liang nodded, holding onto Xu Wenzu with both hands.
Then,
he looked at the person standing behind Xu Wenzu,
his body shivered slightly,
and immediately knelt down to salute Zheng Fan.
Zheng Fan also stretched out his hand to help him up and said:
"The incense stand has not been erected yet. I am not in a hurry to offer incense and return gifts. It is too noisy here. Let these people go down for the time being. I want to spend some time alone with you and the Tutor."
This is a very unkind request;
At the beginning of the funeral, it is naturally chaotic, but who dares to really dislike the hustle and bustle?
But Lord Pingxi’s identity is different, and his words represent rules to a certain extent.
Moreover, after losing Sun Youdao, the Sun family has fallen too far and has no qualifications to argue or fight for it.
In other words, although Taifu Sun had retired and stopped taking part in court affairs before, as long as he was still alive, even if he was lying on the hospital bed and fell into a coma, the Sun family's cards were actually still there.
The love that was maintained by Taifu Sun, the court of Yan, the people of Jin, and the officials and dignitaries of Yingdu still exist;
But people leave for tea,
I can’t say that everything disappeared without a trace in an instant,
but it was different after all.
Sun Liang immediately ordered his family members and servants to go down. Soon, the mourning hall became quiet. Even Sun Liang himself left first to freshen up his things.
This is the rule for hospitality, and it is also the rule for mourning. His father had just passed away, and the official funeral had not yet begun, so he could cry with true feelings, but when the guests came to mourn, he was still in mourning. As a filial son of the master's family, you must receive and return gifts solemnly.
At this time,
in fact, only Xu Wenzu, Zheng Fan and the Sword Master standing a little further away were left in front of the mourning hall.
Xu Wenzu took a deep breath, with tears in the corners of his eyes, and at the same time, he staggered slightly.
Zheng Fan reached out and grabbed Xu Wenzu's hand.
Xu Wenzu's eyes were focused, and then he glanced into the mourning hall, and exerted force on his palm twice in a row;
Is this your arrangement?
Did you ask someone to kill Sun Youdao?
I have to say,
Xu Pangpang suffered from the same symptoms as Mao Mingcai, the previous governor of Yingdu, that is, the sequelae of everything being under the control of Marquis Pingxi.
Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to explain this;
You, Zheng Fan, are going to pass through Yingdu today,
Sun Youdao suddenly became happy and left?
Zheng Fan shook his head slightly,
This matter
really has nothing to do with him and the Hou Mansion.
Xu Wenzu looked seriously into Zheng Fan's eyes, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while, Sun Liang came back. Xu Wenzu took the initiative to walk over and said:
"I want to write a note to the court. In addition, I will take charge of the funeral team."
This is grace and glory.
Generally, only when the real old man dies, the court will specially appoint officials to attend the funeral.
Yingdu is too far away from Yanjing, and it would be too late to wait for the discount to be approved before coming back. Xu Wenzu's decision was to kill him first and then report it later, but in fact it also meant that the imperial court recognized Sun Youdao's achievements in his life.
In the entire Yingdu, the person with the highest status was the prefect Xu Wenzu. When he came to lead the funeral, it was the highest standard.
Next, Enrong will come down from the imperial court to give Grand Tutor Sun a dignity. At the same time, Sun Liang will be promoted to a higher rank.
Of course, as Sun Youdao was the second minister, in fact, what the Sun family was most worried about was their reputation after death, and the next generation of the Sun family, Sun Liang, did not have the ability to carry the flag. My father's dignity and honor could only be obtained with the help of outsiders.
"Thank you, sir!"
For this reason,
Sun Liang took three steps back,
kowtowed to Xu Wenzu three times in a very formal and solemn manner.
As a son of man, this is how it should be.
Xu Wenzu shifted his position by half, accepted half of the courtesy, then patted Sun Liang on the shoulder, and went back to the prefect's mansion. Tomorrow, he would come back again.
At the entrance of the mourning hall, Zheng Fan and Sun Liang were the only ones left.
"Liang, thank the Marquis for my father."
After Sun Liang stood up, he kowtowed to Zheng Fan again.
It is a well-known fact that a person has an imperial order and must rush to the capital. In addition, he had previously confirmed that he would not enter Yingdu. Now that he is here, it must be for his father.
This is also kindness.
“Get up.”
Zheng Fan raised his hand and walked into the mourning hall on his own initiative.
Sun Liang stood up and followed.
Sun Youdao's body was lying in the coffin and had been put away.
What he is wearing is the official uniform given by the Yan court after he was granted the title of Grand Tutor.
“You can change your clothes and put them into the official uniforms of the Dacheng Kingdom. I was in Shishan before and saw that one side of the mausoleum of Emperor Daxing was specially vacant;
It is said that it was specially It was left for the Taifu.
This is a good story about a monarch and his ministers, and it should be fulfilled. ”
Sun Liang was overjoyed, and then he solemnly saluted Zheng Fan again.
Only Zheng Fan can say this, and only Zheng Fan can give this instruction.
Because he is a meritorious prince of the Yan army and a super-class existence;
Not even Xu Wenzu can make such a request for fulfillment.
Zheng Fan did not look at Sun Liang, but moved closer to the coffin and placed one hand on the edge of the coffin.
When I saw Sun Youdao last winter, Sun Youdao was quite energetic. Now, once a person leaves, he really takes all his energy and spirit with him;
The old man is too thin and skinny. meaning.
"Is there any wine?" Zheng Fan asked, "I would like to have another drink with the Taifu."
"The Marquis will wait a moment."
Sun Liang turned and left again. ,
Zheng Fan leaned against the coffin and continued to look at the old man lying inside.
At this moment, he had a feeling that the old man would sit up again next moment and make a joke to himself.
Actually,
Zheng Fan and Sun Youdao have no fatal friendship,
but sometimes it feels like a hero cherishes a hero.
Moreover, the old man's departure also marked the final nail in the coffin of the Dacheng Kingdom.
The old man became famous very late, but he and Situ Lei met at the most perfect time;
From Situ Lei’s dormitory to Zhennanguan, he assisted Situ Lei step by step Achieve a generation of emperors.
In fact,
Zheng Fan was a military party at that time. Although he went south to conquer the country in the War of the Three Kingdoms instead of attacking Jin, he could understand He could clearly feel that the senior officials of Yan State, or Lao Tian, had completely different attitudes towards the Situ family and towards Helian and Wenren.
I really look down on the Helian family and the Wen family;
Since they dare to take the initiative to provoke,
Okay,
then I'll just beat you to death and destroy you!
As for the Situ family,
you can understand that Dayan went through a big war at that time and suffered a lot of losses and needed to slow down. It can be seen that the top leaders of Yan State, at that time, really did not think that they could not fight.
Purely because, under the leadership of Situ Lei, the Situ family is different from the other two families in Sanjin.
It will be very difficult to destroy the Situ family in one fell swoop with the remaining power of destroying the two Jin Dynasties.
In the final analysis,
The only thing your opponents can value is your own strength.
And in the subsequent battles, the Yingdu area provided too much support for the logistics of the Yan army. This is... the foundation.
Sun Youdao helped Situ Lei establish the most powerful "Chengguo" in history.
Unfortunately,
it collapsed too suddenly.
Nature plays tricks on people, it is God's will.
However, these are not the reasons why Zheng Fanxi is a hero. After all, he has indirectly or directly killed two of the Chu Kingdom's pillars. He has seen the so-called pillars of the country for a long time and killed many people, so there is nothing strange about it. Feeling.
Sun Youdao's resignation, the kind of truly waving his sleeves, letting go of his obsessions, choosing the most rational ending, choosing the ending with a clear conscience, is what Zheng Fan appreciates and resonates with the most.
To a certain extent, it really fits with Marquis Zheng’s idea of squandering all his belongings and then opening an inn.
This is the life of a person,
The more I take,
In the end,
the harder it is to let go.
After a while,
crying came from outside again.
A servant came in with a wine flask and a wine glass, his eyes were red, and he was holding back tears.
"What's wrong?" Zheng Fan asked.
Where is Sun Liang?
"Returning to the Marquis, the old lady chased me, and the young master went to see the old lady."
The old lady is Sun Youdao's old concubine.
Sun Youdao left.
After helping Sun Youdao take care of his body, she also swallowed the gold.
Before leaving,
said something to the family members around him:
"It’s not okay for the master to be down there alone. I have to go down and take care of him."< br>
This is martyrdom;
Moreover, it is not a forced martyrdom, but one that follows willingly.
The reason is very simple,
Sun Liang,
doesn’t have the courage and courage to commit suicide by force.
Not long after,
Sun Liang came back. He cried again, but when he walked into the mourning hall and looked at Zheng Fan, he forced a smile.
According to the current custom,
when the husband leaves, the wife takes the initiative to die with him. This is a very honorable thing, which means that the family tradition is very good and the family is etiquette.
But Sun Liang smiled, covered his eyes with his hands, and started crying.
His biological mother passed away early, and the old concubine was actually equivalent to his mother.
"Master Hou, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, you can cry."
Sun Liang simply sat on the ground and started wailing again.
He really couldn't bear the loss of two relatives, even close relatives, in one day. Only this kind of crying could let his inner grief be vented.
Zheng Fan poured a glass of wine and placed it on the coffin lid. Then he poured himself another glass and said:
“You are a smart man. Gou Moli also said, You are a very smart person, hehe.”
Zheng Fan finished the drink;
did not add any more wine,
Instead, he continued to remain silent, while
Sun Liang continued to wail.
The Sword Master stood outside for a long time, and finally walked in.
After taking a look at Sun Youdao's body,
the sword master raised his sword and saluted.
Then he retreated again.
Seeing this, Sun Liang hurriedly knelt down and returned the bow to the sword master.
At this time,
someone announced outside.
Sun Liang stood up and left again.
He is a filial son,
In addition, Lord Pingxi is also here,
He is indeed busy, but he must be busy.
After a while,
Sun Liang came back again and said to Zheng Fan:
"Master Marquis, people from the palace are here to ask for a meeting."
"Meet me, the Marquis?"
"Yes, the married prince wants to ask the Marquis to lift the ban so that he can come to worship my father. . ”
Since the last time I was slapped hard from the left to the right, the palace has really been completely shaken.
Zheng Fan nodded.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis."
Sun Liang stood up again and went out to deliver the message.
Then,
Sun Liang came back again. His forehead was already sweating. It was sweating from constipation.
The mental shock, coupled with the constant running around the house, was really too much to bear.
Then,
Sun Liang knelt there again,
Zheng Fan still stood leaning against the coffin.
The Juggernaut went out early again.
So,
In the mourning hall,
one is standing, one is kneeling, and the other is lying;
Zheng Fan does not speak, Sun Liang does not speak, and the one lying in the coffin is even less likely to speak. .
But in Zheng Fan's ears, it seemed as if he was constantly listening to Sun Youdao's nagging.
"Your dad is really annoying." Zheng Fan said.
"Ah..." Sun Liang.
"I've never seen your father so annoying, really." Zheng Fan said again.
"Uh..." Sun Liang.
This,
Sun Liang really didn’t dare to accept it.
Refute?
Don’t dare.
Yes, Sun Liang is a coward, and he himself knows his cowardice.
Therefore, he did not dare to make any response to the "crazy talk" made by Marquis Pingxi in front of his father's mourning hall.
But Lord Zheng kept picking at his ears, looking impatient.
This was not Zheng Fan playing tricks,
but he really heard Taifu Sun talking non-stop.
This is the real smart person, silent is better than loud.
"Okay, okay, I know, I understand."
"..." Sun Liang.
Sun Liang was horrified,
Could it be that
Zheng Houye really has the ability to communicate with ghosts and gods?
Maybe he had just lost his parents and was in a daze. Maybe he was frightened by Lord Zheng leading his troops to break into the house. Maybe he was just a little stupid in his own mind.< br>
He actually asked;
"Master Hou, my father, what did you say?"
Zheng Houye sighed,
said:
"Where is your brother?"
"When I return to the Marquis, my brother has been imprisoned in the inner courtyard of the house. My father issued a death order and is not allowed to go out in this life."
This order was given in front of Lord Zheng.
Zheng Fan nodded,
said:
"The old man is gone, let your brother come out and kowtow to the old man, and do his duty as a human being."
"This..."
Sun Liang was immediately overjoyed and kowtowed to Zheng Fan again,
saying:
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your kindness. Thank you, Lord Marquis for your kindness. Liang will call me my brother now!"
>Sun Liang has always known that his brother Sun Ying is the real wise man, inheriting his father's mantle, and he is just a supplement, but he has never been jealous or dissatisfied.
Right now, he is really happy for his brother.
No one in the Sun family dares to disobey the orders given by their father, but the orders given by Ping Xihou can.
Not long after,
Sun Liang came over carrying Sun Ying, who was wearing sackcloth and wearing filial piety.
Because Zheng Fan had said before that he should be quiet, he did not let the servants carry him in.
After placing my brother on the ground,
Sun Liang simply sat down on the ground, breathing heavily, his lips were dry and his face turned pale.
"Dad...Dad..."
Sun Yingze put her hands forward, looked at the coffin in the mourning hall, and cried bitterly.
He has never complained about his father imprisoning him. He knows better that because of his own affairs, his father has paid a lot, and his name will be clear for the rest of his life!
My father could have completely escaped from the whirlpool and died as a relic of the Dacheng Kingdom, but for his own sake, he boarded Pingxihou's ship.
Zheng Fan smiled,
turned his head,
looking at Sun Youdao in the coffin,
and at the same time pointed at Sun Ying who was kneeling below,
Tao:
"Now you are satisfied, your son, I have released you."
Sun Liang was stunned;
Sun Yingze continued to cry and beat his chest. Obviously, he had already Just guessed it.
"Sun Ying." Zheng Fan shouted.
Sun Ying bit her lip fiercely and fell silent, her lip bleeding,
Then,
lowered his head and rested his forehead on the blue brick.
"Ying... is here."
"I, my lord, can I believe you?"
Sun Ying immediately raised her head,
Looking at Zheng Fan,
said:
“Ying, I will never betray the Marquis in this life.”
Because,
his life,
His future that should have been blocked
was earned by his father at the risk of his life!
Sun Youdao died sooner or later, but he waited until Zheng Fan passed Yingdu to die;
Is this a coincidence?
If you believe this is a coincidence, you are really seeing a ghost!
If he was really unable to move and was dying, how could he ask Xu Wenzu to leave a chair for him in the pavilion?
So,
when Zheng Houye stood by the coffin,
what came from his ears,
all was the dead Sun Youdao’s constant chatter Nagging,
He said:
His second son is stupid and cannot support the family;
He said,
His eldest son is disabled and is already unfortunate, so he will be imprisoned for the rest of his life. , he was reluctant;
He said,
In his Sun family, the only eldest son is like himself. He is strategic and scheming and can be used;
He also said,
In this world,
except Mr. Zheng You, no one dares to use him anymore.
Master Hou,
Just use him, just use him,
If you don’t,
I will die for you, old man!
Ah,
I almost forgot,
I am already dead,
I am already dead,
I have died first to respect you!
What is a smart person?
For the first half of his life, he assisted the emperor in starting a business;
In his old age, he helped his second son support the family;
In his dying years, he might not be able to survive this winter, but he could still find a future for his eldest son.
Anyway, I won’t live long, so it’s better to seek the value of death.
His death forced Zheng Fan to appoint Sun Ying, and he also helped Zheng Fan to confirm Sun Ying's loyalty;
If Sun Ying was not loyal, he would let me, Bai After death, with this yoke, Ping Xihou can use his eldest son with confidence, and only with his eldest son can he display his talents to the greatest extent.
Oh,
I can only sigh: Poor parents in the world.
Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and said:
“Fragrance.”
Sun Liangru, who was already unconscious, woke up from his dream. He immediately stood up and delivered the incense to Zheng Fan. In addition, he also placed an incense burner on the altar table in front of him.
Zheng Fan lit the incense on the candle,
walked to the front of the offering table, facing the coffin.
The incense candles were curling up,
I seemed to see Sun Youdao standing beside the coffin, smiling like an old fox at him.
Lord Zheng shook his head,
inserted the incense into the incense burner,
also smiled,
turned around,
while walking down the steps,
>
Waving his hand,
sweared back:
“You old thing.”
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Something happened during the day, which affected me Rest, I will update tonight. I will try to write more tomorrow. Well, actually this chapter is almost 6k words. Good night, hug everyone!
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