Devil’s Advent

Because of Mrs. Sun's sudden death, Lord Zhenghou, who did not intend to enter Yingdu, had to abduct to Yingdu.

Only this time is different from last time,

Last time, I deliberately suppressed the speed, and to a certain extent, it was regarded as "highly anticipated" and "highly anticipated";

This time, they only brought Juggernaut and Daxia Chen with them, they didn't even bring their personal guards, and they didn't ride Pixiu. They just followed Xu Wenzu who was riding a Pixiu and his guards into the city.

Zheng Fan is familiar with Sun's mansion.

at this time,

On both sides of the mansion 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 of big families looking for news here.

After all, the official funeral has not yet started. At this moment, only people with very close relationships will come to have a look, in the name of "family members" helping to organize the funeral together;

Xu Wenzu turned over and got off the beast,

His figure is too clear and conspicuous;

All the family servants at the door immediately knelt down, and a person in charge knelt down in front of Xu Wenzu. When he was about to speak, he saw a man standing behind Xu Wenzu who was not wearing a black armor but a black brocade suit. His mouth opened again. Open up.

He knew Lord Pingxi, so he was caught off guard.

"Go, go, go!"

Xu Wenzu directly pushed the manager away and walked in, followed by Zheng Fan.

Inside 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 from inside.

It was Sun Liang's cry,

"Father...Dad..."

a voice calling,

It's not emotional, it can only be called wailing, the vocabulary is not rich, and it has nothing to do with cadence, but it can make people feel his grief at this time.

The ability of the second child of the Sun family is actually very average. It is the errand of the Yingdu transfer envoy. Without the support of his father, he might have been directly beheaded by King Jingnan during the battle against Chu due to logistical delays. To 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 that they are short;

Sun Liang belongs to the latter.

When Xu Wenzu came over, the relatives of the Sun family around were a little stunned and terrified, but after someone took the lead, they all knelt down and saluted Xu Wenzu.

Sun Liang also turned his head, with snot and tears intertwined on his face.

"Master Xu...Master Xu."

Sun Liang staggered up to salute, but Xu Wenzu forcibly helped him up.

inside,

There is a coffin in the mourning hall that has just been initially arranged.

With the Sun family's standards, Sun Youdao would naturally prepare these things for himself early on. Once the person is gone, he can lie in directly and change homes without delay.

"My condolences." Xu Wenzu comforted.

Sun Liang nodded, holding Xu Wenzu tightly with both hands.

Then,

He looked at the person standing behind Xu Wenzu,

The body trembled slightly,

Immediately knelt down and saluted Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan also reached out to support him, saying:

"The incense stand has not been erected yet, so there is no rush to offer incense in return. It's too noisy here, let these people go down for now. Benhou wants to be alone with you and the Tai Tuo for a while."

This is a very unkind request;

At the beginning of the funeral, it was naturally a mess, but who would dare to dislike the hustle and bustle?

However, Lord Pingxi's identity is different, and his words represent the rules to a certain extent.

Moreover, after the Sun family lost Sun Youdao, the lintel has fallen too much, and it has long since lost the qualifications to argue and fight for it.

In other words, although Mrs. Sun stepped back and didn't care much about court affairs, as long as he is still alive, even if he is lying in a coma on the hospital bed, the Sun family's cards are still there.

What is attached to Sun Taifu alone, the court of Yan State, the people of Jin, and the incense of officials and dignitaries in Yingdu are still there;

But people leave tea cold,

It cannot be said that everything disappeared without a trace in an instant,

But after all it is different.

Sun Liang immediately ordered his relatives and servants in the inner house to go down, and soon, the mourning hall became quiet, and even Sun Liang himself left first to reorganize.

This is the rule of hospitality, and it is also the rule of mourning. Previously, his father had just passed away, and the official funeral had not yet started, so he could cry with sincerity, and when the mourning guests came, as the host, as the A filial son must be solemnly received and returned.

At this time,

In front of the mourning hall, only Xu Wenzu, Zheng Fan, and the sword master standing a little far away were left.

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 focused his eyes, then glanced into the mourning hall, and exerted force twice in a row with the palm of his hand;

This is your arrangement?

You were the one who killed Sun Youdao?

have to say,

Xu Pangpang suffers from the same symptoms as Mao Mingcai, the previous prefect of Yingdu, which is the sequelae of everything under Ping Xihou's control.

Otherwise, it's hard for you to explain it;

You, Zheng Fan, are going to live in Yingdu today,

His grandson 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 into Zheng Fan's eyes seriously, and finally heaved a long sigh of relief.

After a while, Sun Liang came back, Xu Wenzu took the initiative to walk over and said:

"I have to write notes for the imperial court. In addition, I will lead the funeral team."

This is grace and glory.

Generally, only when the real old man passed away would the imperial court specially appoint officials to carry out the funeral.

Yingdu was too far away from Yanjing, and it would be too late to wait for Zhezi to pass and then approve it. Xu Wenzu's action was considered first, but it actually represented the court's first step in acknowledging Sun Youdao's achievements in this life.

In the entire Yingdu, the highest status is the prefect Xu Wenzu. He came to lead the funeral team, which is the highest standard.

Next, the imperial court will come down to Enrong to give Sun Taifu a face, and at the same time, Sun Liang will be promoted to a noble.

Of course, Sun Youdao was a second minister. In fact, what the Sun family was most worried about was his posthumous reputation, and Sun Liang, the next generation of the Sun family, did not have the ability to carry the flag. The decency and honor of his father could only be won by outsiders.

"Thank you, my lord!"

So,

Sun Liang took three steps back,

He kowtowed three times to Xu Wenzu very formally and solemnly.

As the Son of Man, it should be so.

Xu Wenzu staggered half of his body, accepted half of the ceremony, then patted Sun Liang on the shoulder, and went back to the prefect's mansion first. He will come back tomorrow.

At the entrance of the mourning hall, only Zheng Fan and Sun Liang were left.

"Liang, thank Lord Hou on behalf of my father."

After Sun Liang got up, he kowtowed to Zheng Fan again.

It is a well-known fact that a person has the emperor's order 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 by himself.

Sun Liang got up and followed behind.

Sun Youdao's body, lying in a coffin, has been tidied up.

What he was wearing was the official uniform bestowed upon him by the Dayan court after he was granted the title of Grand Tutor.

"You can change your clothes, and change them into the official uniforms of the Dacheng Kingdom. I was in Shishan before, and I saw that one side of the Mausoleum of Emperor Daxing was specially vacated;

It is said that it was specially reserved for the Taifu.

This is a good story of a monarch and his ministers, and it should be fulfilled. "

Sun Liang was overjoyed, and then solemnly saluted Zheng Fan again.

This word can only be said by Zheng Fan, and this instruction can only be done by Zheng Fan.

Because he is a hero of the Great Yan Army, a super existence;

Even Xu Wenzu couldn't make such a fulfillment request.

Zheng Fan didn't look at Sun Liang, but went to the side of the coffin and put one hand on the edge of the coffin.

When I saw Sun Youdao last winter, Sun Youdao was quite energetic. Now, once he leaves, he really takes all his energy and spirit with him;

The old man was so skinny that he seemed skinny.

"Is there any wine?" Zheng Fan asked, "I want to have another drink with the Taifu."

"Master Hou, 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 the next moment and play a joke on himself.

actually,

Zheng Fan and Sun Youdao have no fatal friendship,

But sometimes it is the feeling of heroes cherishing heroes.

Moreover, the departure of the old man also marked that the Dacheng Kingdom was put on the last coffin nail.

The old man became famous very late, but he and Situ Lei met at the perfect time;

From Situ Lei's Qianfu to Zhennanguan, he assisted Situ Lei step by step to achieve a generation of emperor.

In fact,

Zheng Fan was a party involved in the army back then. Although he went south to conquer the country instead of attacking Jin during the Three Kingdoms War, he could clearly feel that the high-ranking officials of the Yan Kingdom, or Lao Tian, ​​had treated the Situ family and the other party. Helian and Wenren have completely different attitudes.

To Helian's family and Wenren's family,

That is really despised;

Since they still dare to take the initiative to provoke,

OK,

Then just 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 it was very worn out, so it needed to be slowed down, but this can be achieved when you think about how the future Chu Chu will be forced to move when the country is poor and the people are exhausted. You know, at that time, the top management of Yan Kingdom really didn't think that they couldn't fight anymore.

It's purely because, under the leadership of Situ Lei, the Situ family is different from the other two families in Sanjin.

It would be very difficult to take Yu Wei, who had trampled on the two Jins, and wipe out the Situ family in one fell swoop.

After all,

The only thing that can make your opponent look up to you is your own strength.

And in the following battles, the area of ​​Yingdu provided too much support for the logistics of Dayan's army. This is... the background.

Back then, 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.

It's just that these are not places where Zheng Fan cherishes heroes. After all, he has indirectly or directly cut down two of the pillars of the Chu Kingdom.

Sun Youdao's retreat, the kind that really waved his sleeves, let go of his obsessions, chose the most sensible ending, and chose to end with a clear conscience, is what Zheng Fan admires and resonates with the most.

To a certain extent, it is really in line with Zheng Houye's idea of ​​opening an inn after squandering all his belongings.

In this life,

The more you get,

at last,

It's harder when you want to let go.

Shaoqing,

There was another cry from outside.

A servant came in with a jug and a wine glass, his eyes were red, and he was holding back his tears.

"What's wrong?" Zheng Fan asked.

What about Sun Liang?

"Returning to Master Hou, the old lady followed the master and left, and the young master went to see the old lady."

The old lady is the old concubine of Sun Youdao.

Sun Youdao left,

After helping Sun Youdao take care of the body, she also swallowed the gold.

Before leaving,

Say something to the family around you:

"Master can't do it alone, I have to go down and serve."

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 guts to do something like martyrdom.

Not long after,

When 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 fashion,

When the husband left, the wife took the initiative to die together. This is a very face-saving thing, which means that the family has a good style and a family of etiquette.

But Sun Liang smiled and stretched out his hands to cover his eyes, and began to cry.

His biological mother left early, and that old concubine is actually equivalent to his mother.

"Master Hou, I'm sorry."

"It's okay, you can cry."

Sun Liang simply sat on the ground and began to howl again.

He really couldn't bear to lose two relatives, even close relatives, in one day, and only this kind of crying could vent his inner grief.

Zheng Fan poured a glass of wine, put it on the coffin lid, then poured himself another glass,

road:

"You are a smart person. Gou Moli also said that you are an extremely smart person, heh."

Zheng Fan drank this cup;

No more wine,

Instead, keep silent,

Sun Liang continued to howl.

The Juggernaut stood outside for a long time, and finally walked in.

After looking at Sun Youdao's body,

The Juggernaut raised his sword and saluted.

Then, backed off again.

Seeing this, Sun Liang hurriedly knelt down and saluted the Sword Master.

At this time,

There was an announcement from outside.

Sun Liang got up and left again.

He is a dutiful son,

In addition, Lord Pingxi is also here,

He was really busy, but he had to be busy.

Shaoqing,

Sun Liang came back again and said to Zheng Fan:

"Master Hou, people from the palace are here to see you."

"See Ben Hou?"

"Yes, the Prince of Marriage wants to ask Lord Hou to lift the foot ban so that he can come to pay respects to my father."

Ever since he was slapped left and right last time, the palace really fell down completely.

Zheng Fan nodded.

"Thank you, Lord Hou."

Sun Liang got up again and went out to deliver a message.

Then,

Sun Liang came back again, his forehead was already sweating, it was sweating.

The mental blow, coupled with running around the mansion, is really too much to bear.

Then,

Sun Liang knelt there again,

Zheng Fan was still standing against the coffin.

Juggernaut went out early again.

so,

In the mourning hall,

One standing, one kneeling, one lying down;

Zheng Fan didn't speak, neither did Sun Liang, and the one lying in the coffin couldn't even speak.

But in Zheng Fan's ears, it seemed as if he was listening to Sun Youdao's rambling back and forth.

"Your father, it's really annoying." Zheng Fan said.

"Ah..." Sun Liang.

"I've never seen your father so annoying, really." Zheng Fan said again.

"Eh..." Sun Liang.

this word,

Sun Liang really didn't dare to accept it.

Refute?

dare not.

Yes, he, Sun Liang, is cowardly, and he himself is aware of his cowardice.

Therefore, he didn't dare to respond to the "crazy talk" of Lord Pingxi in front of his father's mourning hall.

But Zheng Houye kept digging out his ears with an impatient look on his face.

This is not Zheng Fan playing tricks,

Rather, he really heard Taifu Sun talking non-stop.

This is the real wise man, and silence speaks louder.

"Okay, okay, Ben Hou knows, got it."

"..." Sun Liang.

Sun Liang was horrified,

Could it be,

Zheng Houye really has the ability to communicate with ghosts and gods?

Xu Shi had just lost his parents, and his mind was in a trance, and perhaps he had been frightened by Master Zheng's army to break into his house, or perhaps it was his own brain, which was really stupid.

actually opened his mouth and asked;

"Master Hou, my father, what did you say?"

Lord Zheng Hou sighed,

road:

"Where's your brother?"

"Returning to Lord Hou, my brother has been confined in the inner courtyard of the house, and my father has issued a death order, and he is not allowed to go out in this life."

This order was issued in front of Lord Zheng Hou.

Zheng Fan nodded,

road:

"The old man is gone, let your brother come out to kowtow to the old man, and do his duty as a son of man."

"this………"

Sun Liang was overjoyed immediately, and kowtowed again to Zheng Fan,

road:

"Thank you, Lord Hou, for your kindness. Thank you, Lord Hou, for your kindness. Liang is going to call my brother!"

Sun Liang has always known that his elder brother Sun Ying is the real wise man, inheriting his father's mantle, and himself is just an addition, but he has never been jealous or dissatisfied.

Right now, he is really happy for his brother.

No one in the Sun family would dare to disobey the orders given by his father, but Ping Xihou's orders can.

not long,

Sun Liang came here with Sun Ying in hemp and mourning on his back.

Because Zheng Fan had said before, be quiet, so the servants were not allowed to carry it in.

After placing my brother on the ground,

Sun Liang simply sat down on the ground, panting heavily, his lips were dry, and his face was pale.

"Father...Father..."

Sun Ying moved forward with both hands, looking at the coffin in the mourning hall, weeping and shouting bitterly.

He has never complained about his father's confinement of him. He knows better that what his father has paid because of his own affairs is a lifelong name!

The father could have completely escaped from the vortex and died as a survivor of the Dacheng Kingdom, but for himself, he boarded Pingxihou's boat.

Zheng Fan smiled,

turn your head away,

Looking at Sun Youdao in the coffin,

At the same time, he pointed to Sun Ying who was kneeling below,

road:

"Now you are satisfied, your son, I let you out."

Sun Liang was dumbfounded;

Sun Ying continued to cry and beat his chest. Obviously, he had already guessed it.

"Sun Ying." Zheng Fan shouted.

Sun Ying bit her lip suddenly, she kept silent, her lips were bleeding,

then,

He lowered his head and rested his forehead on the blue brick.

"Ying... here."

"Benhou, can I trust you?"

Sun Ying raised her head immediately,

Looking at Zheng Fan,

road:

"Ying, I will never betray Lord Hou in this life."

because,

his life,

His future, which should have been blocked,

It was his father who took his life in exchange for it!

Sun Youdao didn't die sooner or later, he waited for Zheng Fan to pass Yingdu before he died;

This is a coincidence?

Believe it, it's a coincidence, it's really a ghost!

If he really couldn't move an inch and was dying, how could he ask Xu Wenzu to leave a chair for him in the pavilion?

so,

When Lord Zheng Hou stood beside the coffin,

from the ear,

It's all about the dead Sun Youdao babbling non-stop,

He said:

His second son is stupid and can't support the family;

He said,

His eldest son is disabled, he is already unfortunate, and he is not willing to be imprisoned for a lifetime;

He said,

In his grandson's family, the eldest son is like himself, he has strategies and scheming, and he can use them;

He also said,

In this world,

Except for you, Marquis Zheng, no one dares to use him anymore.

Marquis,

Just use him, just use him,

you do not need,

If you are old, I will die for you!

ah,

I almost forgot,

I am already dead,

I am already dead,

I've already paid my respects!

What is a wise man,

In the first half of his life, he assisted the emperor to open his business;

At an octogenarian age, 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 seek a future for his eldest son.

Anyway, if you don't live long, it's better to ask for the value of death.

He died, so Zheng Fan had no choice but to use Sun Ying, and also helped Zheng Fan to confirm Sun Ying's loyalty;

If Sun Ying is not loyal, he will let his father die in vain. With this shackle, Ping Xihou can use his eldest son with ease, and his eldest son can display his talents to the greatest extent.

Ah,

I can only sigh: Poor parents all over the world.

Zheng Fan stretched out his hand,

road:

"fragrant."

Sun Liang, who was already out of his mind, woke up like a dream, and immediately got up, delivered the incense to Zheng Fan's hands, and also placed an incense burner on the altar in front of him.

Zheng Fan lit the incense on the candle,

Walk to the front of the altar, facing the coffin.

incense candles,

It seemed that he saw Sun Youdao standing beside the coffin, smiling like an old fox at himself.

Lord Zheng Hou shook his head,

Insert the incense into the incense burner,

also laughed,

turn around,

While walking down the steps,

Wave,

Cursed back:

"You old thing."

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Something happened during the day, which affected my rest. I will update it tonight. I will try to write more tomorrow. Well, in fact, this chapter is almost 6k words long.

Good night, hugs everyone!