The devil is coming

Chapter 672 Dead people can talk
Because of Taifu Sun's sudden death, Lord Zheng, who had not planned to enter Yingdu, had to go to Yingdu.
But this time is different from last time,
Last time, we deliberately suppressed the speed, and to a certain extent, it was "popular" and "anticipated";
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 around their shoulders were hanging up white lanterns.
Outside, there are also many stewards from wealthy families here looking for information.
After all, the formal funeral ceremony has not yet begun. 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 Pi beast.
His figure was too clear and too conspicuous;
The servants at the door knelt down immediately, and a steward knelt down in front of Xu Wenzu. When he was about to speak, he saw a man standing behind Xu Wenzu, not wearing black armor but wearing black brocade clothes. His mouth opened again. Open.
He recognized Marquis Pingxi, so he was a little 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’s Sun Liang’s cry,
"Dad...Dad..."
Calls one after another,
It's not emotional, just a wail. 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 second son of the Sun family's abilities are actually very average. He is the errand of the Yingdu Transport Envoy. Without his father's support behind the scenes, he might have been beheaded by King Jingnan due to logistical delays during the Battle of Chu. Serve 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 scared, 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,
There is a coffin in the mourning hall that has just been initially decorated.
With the standard 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 and held onto Xu Wenzu with both hands.
then,
He looked at the person standing behind Xu Wenzu,
My body trembled slightly,
He immediately knelt down and saluted 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 be alone with you and the Tutor for a while."
This is a very unkind request;
At the beginning of a 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 the Sun family lost Sun Youdao, its lintel has fallen too far, and it has long been no longer qualified to argue and 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 affection that was maintained between Taifu Sun, the court of Yan, the people of Jin, and the officials and dignitaries of Yingdu still existed;
But when people leave, the tea is cool,
It cannot be said that everything disappeared without a trace in an instant.
But it is 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 of hospitality, and it is also the rule of mourning. His father had just passed away, and the official funeral had not yet begun, so he could cry with true feelings, and when the mourning guests came to the door, as the host, as the host, A filial son must be received solemnly and reciprocated.
At this time,
In front of the mourning hall, the only ones left were Xu Wenzu, Zheng Fan and the Sword Master standing a little further away.
Xu Wenzu took a deep breath, there were 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 condensed, then he glanced into the mourning hall, and exerted force on his palms twice in a row;
Is this your arrangement?
Was it Sun Youdao who you asked someone to kill?
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, you will have difficulty explaining this;
You, Zheng Fan, are passing through Yingdu today.
Sun Youdao suddenly became happy and left?
Zheng Fan shook his head slightly.
this thing,
It 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 passes away, the court will specially appoint officials to arrange funeral arrangements.
Yingdu was too far away from Yanjing, and it would be too late to wait for the deal to pass before approving the return. Xu Wenzu was beheading first and then reporting later, but in fact it also represented the imperial court's first step in recognizing 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 organize the funeral, it was the highest standard.
Next, the imperial court will come down from Enrong 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 is the second minister, in fact, what the Sun family is most worried about is their reputation after death, and the next generation of the Sun family, Sun Liang, does not have the ability to carry the flag. My father's dignity and honor can only be obtained with the help of outsiders.
"Thank you sir!"
So,
Sun Liang took three steps back.
He kowtowed to Xu Wenzu three times in a very formal and solemn manner.
As a son of man, this is the way it should be.
Xu Wenzu staggered half of his body, 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.
Zheng Fan and Sun Liang were the only ones left at the entrance of the mourning hall.
"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 has to 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 grace.
"Get up."
Zheng Fan raised his hand and walked into the mourning hall on his own initiative.
Sun Liang stood up and followed behind.
Sun Youdao's body was lying in the coffin and had been put away.
What he was wearing was the official uniform given to him 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 there was a side in the tomb of Emperor Daxing that was specially vacant;
It is said that it was specially reserved for 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 could make such a request.
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 was so thin that he looked a bit skinny.
"Is there any wine?" Zheng Fan asked, "I want to have another drink with the master."
"Master Hou, wait a moment."
Sun Liang turned around 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.
in fact,
Zheng Fan and Sun Youdao had no close 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 Stuart met at the most perfect time;
From Situ Lei's Qianfu to Zhennanguan, he assisted Situ Lei step by step to achieve the emperor's career.
In fact,
Zheng Fan was a participant in the army back then. Although he went south to Qian State rather than invade Jin during the Three Kingdoms War, he could clearly feel that the senior officials of the Yan State, or Lao Tian, ​​had no regard for the Situ family and the opponent. Helian and Wenren had completely different attitudes.
To the Helian family and the Wen family,
That is really looked down upon;
Since they still dare to take the initiative to provoke,
Row,
Then I will beat you to death and destroy you to death!
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. However, when you think about the future attack on Chu, it was forcibly launched when the country was destitute and the people were depleted. You know, at that time, the top leaders of Yan State really did not think that they could not fight.
Simply 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 take advantage of the remaining power of the two Jin Dynasties and destroy the Situ family in one fell swoop.
After all,
The only thing your opponents can value is your own strength.
And in the following several battles, the area of ​​Yingdu provided too much support for the logistics of Dayan's army. This is...the foundation.
Sun Youdao helped Situ Lei establish the most powerful "Chengguo" in history.
Unfortunately,
It collapsed too suddenly.
It is God's will that good fortune tricks people.
However, these are not the things that Zheng Fan cherishes as a hero. After all, he has indirectly or directly killed two of the Chu Kingdom's pillars. The so-called pillars of the country have been seen for a long time and killed many times, so there is nothing strange about them.
Sun Youdao's retreat, 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 Mr. Zheng's idea that the worst thing to do in life is to squander all his belongings and open an inn.
In this life,
The more I got,
At last,
When you want to let go, it’s even harder.
for a while,
There were cries again outside.
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,
He 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 you."
This is martyrdom;
Moreover, he was not forced to die, but followed willingly.
the reason is simple,
Sun Liang,
I don’t have the courage and courage to commit suicide by force.
Not long after,
Sun Liang came back and cried again, but when he walked into the mourning hall and looked at Zheng Fan, he forced a smile again.
According to the current trend,
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, just 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.
Road:
"You are a smart person. Gou Moli also said that you are an extremely smart person, ha."
Zheng Fan drank this drink;
No more wine,
But continue to be silent,
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.
When Sun Liang saw this, he quickly 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.
for a while,
Sun Liang came back again and said to Zheng Fan:
"Master Marquis, people from the palace are here to ask for an audience."
"Meet me?"
"Yes, the married prince would like to ask the marquis to lift the ban so that he can come over to pay homage to my father."
Ever since he was slapped hard from the left and right one after another, the palace has really been completely defeated.
Zheng Fan nodded.
"Thank you sir."
Sun Liang got 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 sword master went out early again.
Therefore,
In the mourning hall,
One is standing, one is kneeling, and one is lying down;
Zheng Fan didn't speak, Sun Liang didn't speak either, and the one lying in the coffin couldn't even speak.
But next to Zheng Fan's ears, it seemed that he was constantly listening to Sun Youdao's babble.
"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.
These words,
Sun Liang really didn't dare to answer it.
Refute?
dare not.
Yes, he, Sun Liang, is cowardly, 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 is not Zheng Fan pretending to be a ghost.
But he really heard Taifu Sun talking non-stop.
This is the real smart person, silent is better than loud.
"Okay, okay, I understand, I understand."
"..." Sun Liang.
Sun Liang was horrified,
Could it be,
Is Mr. Zheng really capable of communicating with ghosts and gods?
Perhaps he had just lost his parents and was in a daze. Perhaps he had been frightened by Lord Zheng leading his troops to break into the house. Or perhaps his own mind was really stupid.
He actually asked;
"Master Hou, what did my father say?"
Lord Zheng sighed,
Road:
"Where's your brother?"
"When I return to the Marquis, my brother has been imprisoned in the inner courtyard of the house. My father has 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,
Road:
"The old man is gone. Let your brother come out and kowtow to the old man, and do his duty as a son of man."
"This………"
Sun Liang was immediately overjoyed and kowtowed to Zheng Fan again.
Road:
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your kindness. Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your kindness. Liang, go and call me brother now!"
Sun Liang has always known that his brother Sun Ying is the real wise man and inherits his father's mantle. He is just a supplementary person, but he has never been jealous or dissatisfied.
Right now, he was truly 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 mourning.
Because Zheng Fan had said before that he should be quiet, he didn't 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 Ying moved her hands forward, looking at the coffin in the mourning hall, crying and shouting.
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 Ping Xihou's ship.
Zheng Fan smiled,
turn your head away,
Looking at Sun Youdao in the coffin,
At the same time, he pointed at Sun Ying who was kneeling below.
Road:
"Now you are satisfied, your son, I will release him for you."
Sun Liang was stunned;
Sun Ying continued to cry and beat his chest. Obviously, he had guessed it.
"Sun Ying." Zheng Fan shouted.
Sun Ying bit her lip fiercely and kept silent, her lips bleeding.
then,
He lowered his head and rested his forehead on the blue brick.
"Ying... is here."
"My lord, can I believe you?"
Sun Ying immediately raised her head,
Looking at Zheng Fan,
Road:
"Ying, I will never betray the Marquis in this life."
because,
His life,
His future, which should have been blocked,
It was his father who risked his life to get it!
Sun Youdao didn't die sooner or later, but he waited until Zheng Fan passed through Yingdu before dying;
Is this a coincidence?
If you believe this is a coincidence, you will really see 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?
Therefore,
When Lord Zheng stood beside the coffin,
came from my ears,
It was all the dead Sun Youdao who kept chattering,
他 说:
His second son is too stupid to support the family;
He says,
His eldest son was disabled and was already unfortunate, so he was unwilling to be imprisoned for the rest of his life;
He says,
In the Sun family, the eldest son is like me, he is strategic and scheming, and he can be used;
He also said,
In this world,
No one dares to use him except you, Mr. Zheng.
Mr. Hou,
Just use him, just use him,
you do not need,
I will die for you, old man!
what,
I almost forgot,
I'm already dead,
I am already dead,
I have already died first to respect him!
What is a smart person?
In the first half of his life, he assisted the emperor in starting a business;
When he was still in his twenties, he assisted his second son to support the family;
In his dying years, he may not be able to survive this winter, but he can 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 confirm Sun Ying's loyalty;
If Sun Ying is not loyal, he will let me die in vain. With this shackles, Ping Xihou can use his eldest son with confidence, and his eldest son can display his talents to the greatest extent.
Ah,
I can only sigh: Poor parents in the world.
Zheng Fan stretched out his hand,
Road:
"fragrant."
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,
Walk to the front of the offering table, facing the coffin.
Incense candles curl up,
He seemed to see Sun Youdao standing beside the coffin, smiling like an old fox at him.
Lord Zheng shook his head,
Put the incense into the incense burner,
also laughed,
turn around,
While walking down the steps,
Wave,
He scolded back:
"You old thing."
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Something happened during the day that affected my rest, so 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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