Yi Song

Chapter 98 The Cai family has a loving father and a filial son

Cai Jing sat alone in Zhileju's study for more than an hour without eating or drinking.

"Sir, Dalang and Sanlang are here, and Wulang is accompanying them outside the inner courtyard."

The maid informed at the door of the study.

The eldest son Cai You and the third son Cai Yi (xiao) have long been independent and have their own mansion outside Taishifang.

"Here we come," Cai Jing's voice was hoarse, as dry as the Gobi Desert, and he could hardly scream.

He shouted with all his strength, his voice seemed to be squeezed out of a long flat slit, as light as the breeze blowing on the desert.

"Come in, call in."

"Yes."

Cai You walked in swaggeringly and bowed his head when he saw him, "Dad, how are you doing?"

"well."

"Look, dad doesn't look good. Let me check dad's pulse."

Cai You stepped forward, held Cai Jing's left wrist without any explanation, and placed it on his pulse gate.

Cai Jing looked at his eldest son coldly with his triangular eyes, and asked after a while: "Brother, have you figured out the mystery?"

"Daddy's pulse is steady and strong, probably even stronger than the third child's."

Cai You replied with a smile, turned around and sat down on the seat opposite, and shouted to the door: "Hurry up and serve tea. I don't want the old tea from Xianyou, give me the white tea from Yandang Mountain, the best one" kind."

Cai Jing's eyes were following him, and he suddenly smiled, "My father's pulse is not bad, so I disappoint you. I can't let my eldest brother submit a memorial. I ask the officials to grant me a rest and recuperation. Please forgive me."

Cai You shook his head, "Dad said this because he misunderstood his son. I really do my best for my father. Life is seventy years old, and my father still has to work hard for the king and the country. He works hard day and night. His son is so happy to see him. It’s very heartbreaking.”

Cai You raised his sleeves and pretended to wipe the tears from his eyes.

Cai Yi sat down quietly, with a gloomy face.

"Fourth Brother, I really don't know whether his life is bad or good. He was said to be good. He went out to do something at night and was killed by the Khitan people for no apparent reason. How can he reason with him?
  It was said that his life was declining, and the officials posthumously awarded him a bachelor's degree, a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and a Shaobao. Effortlessly, it swooped in front of us. I have been working hard in the imperial court for several years, and my hand is broken when writing edicts, and I am still not as good as him. Brother, are you convinced? "

Cai You replied with a serious face: "Lao San, what are you talking about? Lao Si is our biological brother, a blood brother. It is a pity to die young.

Even though he was granted a posthumous title, I have nothing to be convinced about. All I feel now is regret and heartbreaking pain. "

Cai You wiped away his tears a few more times, raised his head and asked, "Dad, when are you going to hold a funeral ceremony for your fourth brother? I can also help you and fulfill my responsibilities as the eldest brother."

Cai Jing looked at his eldest son coldly, his cloudy eyes like ice pools in the cold winter.

"Are you so kind?"

"Dad, I really feel sorry for my fourth brother! I really want to offer three glasses of wine in front of his soul and cry a lot."

Cai You answered sincerely with tears in his eyes.

Cai Jing sneered and said: "Brother, what are you thinking, do you think I don't know? In a few days, it will be the birthday of the official family. The Wanshou Festival is celebrated by the whole world, but in our Taishifang, we have a mourning hall and a water and land dojo.

If you come back to the official's house and report it, you will destroy your relatives for justice, and then your father will be in disaster, and your fourth brother will also be deprived of all gifts. Isn’t that right, big brother? "

"'Those who know me say I am worried, but those who don't know me say what I want.' Dad, I am really sincere, but you misunderstood me so much." Cai You wiped the corners of his eyes again, but this time there seemed to be no tears.

"Even so, what's the point of staying here? Let's go, let's go!" Cai You sighed, with a look of grief and anger on his face, as if he was possessed by Qu Yuan, and left without looking back.

Cai Yi sneered a few times, turned to Cai Wei, who had been silent, and said, "Lao Wu, you and Prime Minister Yang should be careful about the affairs of the three great kings Chunwei.

These days, I have been running around doing this, drinking with a few celebrities every day, and drinking until I vomited every night. It’s tiring, it hurts my body, and I’ve lost two or three pounds. There is no way, the Zhigongju in next spring will definitely be among them. For the great things of the three kings, no matter how hard or tiring I am, I still have to drink.

Lao Wu, you need some snacks over there. It would be ridiculous if we got the title and wrote the beautiful article, but couldn't bring it in. "

Cai Ji glanced at him and said solemnly: "No problem."

"It's no problem." Cai Yi slapped her thigh, "Dad, the Secretary has a lot of things going on lately. The official family is celebrating the Longevity Festival, and a bunch of gifts and rewards have to be waiting for me to draft the imperial edict. It's really inseparable. With just this little effort, I managed to sneak out.

It's nothing, I'll leave first. " Cai Yi stood up, frowned, and couldn't help but muttered: "Why hasn't the good tea that big brother asked for been served yet? Really, it’s so easy to come here without even giving me a sip of tea. Dad, my son is gone. "

After saying that, he cupped his hands and left.

Silence, the silence in the study made Cai Chi restless.

Cai Sui's death was closely related to him.

Cai Sui went to the Western Prison to see Liu Erlang that night to help him deal with the aftermath. On the way back, he was suddenly attacked and killed by the Khitan people and died inexplicably.

Thinking about this, Cai Wei felt very guilty.

"Dad, are you really going to stop setting up a memorial ceremony for your fourth brother?"

Cai Jing suddenly raised his head and stared at Cai Ji.

That cold look made him feel so scared that he wanted to run away.

"Fifth Brother——" Cai Jing's voice floated gently.

"Here, daddy, my son is here."

"Tell me, was Fourth Brother killed by Liu Erlang?"

Cai Ji jumped up in fright, "How...is...possible!"

He swallowed and tried to calm down.

"Dad, Liu Erlang was still in the Western Prison at that time. It was heavily guarded, with high walls and iron bars, and there were five hundred forbidden troops guarding the outside. He was extremely brave, but he couldn't fly to the sky and escape. How could he come out and go back quietly? .”

Cai Jing put his hands in his sleeves, raised his head, and stared at the roof with his triangular eyes, extremely puzzled: "Yes, I am also puzzled. Is your fourth brother really so short-lived that he met a Khitan murderer by chance? "

Suddenly, he sat up straight, looked ahead, and said viciously: "No matter what, I will mark this blood debt of the fourth brother on Liu Erlang's head! Sooner or later, I will ask him to pay back double the amount."

"But daddy, Liu Erlang"

"You have become a relative of the emperor, right?" Cai Jing sneered twice, "In the mountains and forests, tigers are called unparalleled beasts; in the elephant sanctuary, tigers are auspicious animals!"

On the third floor of Wuyuan Wuxiang Pavilion, Liu Guozhang heard Murong Shisan's question, smiled faintly, and asked: "Why is the master of the courtyard so sure that it is me?"

Murong Shisan replied with a smile: "Others only know that you are brave, Erlang, but they don't know how big you are. And I know that as long as the pole given to you is long enough, Erlang will dare to poke a hole in the sky." Bar."

"It's actually very simple. As soon as I entered the Western Prison of Kaifeng Mansion, I planned to escape one day. For the escape, there were Wen Yue and Wu Yue. Wu Yue, of course, had to fight his way out. Five hundred forbidden troops, and several more The tens of thousands of imperial troops who came to support after hearing the news must have been earth-shattering.

Wen Yue ran out without realizing it. The Western Prison of Kaifeng Prefecture has high and solid walls, five walls inside and outside, and nine gates. No one has ever been able to escape through the fourth gate. It can be said to be as solid as gold. "

Murong Shisan listened quietly.

"But the biggest drawback of the Western Prison is that it is located in the inner city, in a bustling city. It and the surrounding buildings are densely packed, wall to wall."

Murong Shisan's eyes lit up, remembering that before the battle of Yujin Garden, Liu Guozhang and Yue Fei went to Yingzhen Palace and climbed to the top of the hall.

This has a history.

"But there are no trees in the Western Prison Yard. How did you climb the high wall?"

"I built a set of tools early on, including flying claws, soft ladders, rope crossbows, and telescopic ladders, specifically for climbing over walls. You also know my situation in the Western Prison. I can even bring the Divine Arm and Bow with me, not to mention these . As long as I am inside the first layer of walls, I can enter and leave the prison freely and move around without anyone daring to control me.

Chaba, who made regular inspections, never dared to disturb me. Whether the person sleeping in my bed is a real person or a fake one, no one knows.

After Cai Sui finished talking to me, I immediately asked someone to go out to find Yang Liulang and sent him a coded signal to tell him to be ready. He was the one who coordinated my escape from prison. These days, he has been living quietly in the yard near the West Prison with a dozen reliable experts.

I used tools to climb up the wall, climbed over the eaves and walked over the wall, left the Western Prison, met up with Yang Liulang, and then ran all the way to Chang Hemen. As luck would have it, Cai Sui went up to say a few words when passing by Changkui Zhengdian. His delay gave us enough time to set up an ambush. "

Murong Shisan let out a long sigh, "Erlang, you are really full of courage."

She stood up and walked to the window, looking at the scenery in the distance, and asked without looking back: "Let me ask you, why do you want to take such a big risk? You have to kill Mr. Cai!"

(End of this chapter)