Return of the Swallow

Wang Dashan was obviously relieved and said with a smile: "That's good. You go and have a rest quickly."

"Yes." The servant respectfully responded and stepped back.

Wang Dashan then said to Qin Yining: "It's getting late, why don't you, Princess, go and take a break?"

Qin Yining shook his head, "Thank you for your kindness, but I'm not tired yet."

Although her dress was stained with blood and her long hair was messy, these were not important matters to her. She was worried about leaving the young man alone in front of Wang Dashan.

Wang Dashan seemed to have noticed Qin Yining's concerns, smiled bitterly, and stopped trying to persuade him.

The bright silk lamp outlined the thin and pale outline of the unconscious young man. Wang Dashan lowered his eyes and spoke for a long time.

"Once upon a time, there was a man who was born in the countryside. His father was a poor scholar and his mother died young. He was poor since he was a child. His biological father also passed away when he was seven or eight years old, so he became a clerk in a small shop."

Qin Yining looked at Wang Dashan and did not interrupt him, listening to his slightly hoarse voice.

"He is a smart boy. He has been enlightened by his father since he was a child. Although he is not very talented, he can at least be literate and do accounting. Therefore, he is very popular among the shopkeepers in the shop. Later, due to the war, the shop could not continue to open, so he In order to make a living, he became a businessman, traveling around, seeing a lot of the world, and going through many hardships. As his horizons became wider and his mind became more flexible, his business grew bigger and bigger.

"It's just that the world is in chaos, he is a businessman, and he is not married.

"He was already twenty-seven that year. When he went to a wealthy county, he met a young lady while doing business. He was quite handsome, and the lady took the initiative to contact him several times, and later a matchmaker came to him. relative.

"However, the young lady in that family is the direct daughter of a wealthy local family. His father originally looked down on the merchant, but after many twists and turns, he proposed to let the merchant marry into their family.

"The businessman is used to wandering around. He has no relatives in his hometown and sincerely loves the young lady, so he agreed to marry into the family. After becoming the son-in-law of that wealthy family, and with the support of his father-in-law, Lao Taishan, he became even more powerful in business. He established his own business and made a lot of achievements. It’s a big business, but within a few years, the income earned will be richer than the wealth of his father-in-law, Lao Taishan’s family.”

Wang Dashan raised his head and looked at the bamboo embroidery pattern on the tent, and continued: "Originally, he and the young lady were very affectionate. But no matter how deep the relationship was, it couldn't help but that over time, he could gradually feel that the young lady loved him. Has begun to perfunctory.

"One year he took a long trip.

When I returned to the county town, I found an unconscious young man. The young man was wearing a long robe with a cross-collar and bare feet wearing straw sandals. He didn't look like a Tatar or a foreign country like Baiyue. With a strong smell of sea, you can tell at a glance that they are not Han Chinese.

"The businessman felt compassion, rescued the young man, hired a doctor to treat him, and fed him for a few days. After the young man recovered, he knelt down and worshiped the businessman, and often followed the businessman like a bodyguard. At that time The businessman thought, maybe this young man wanted to be a bodyguard to protect him in return for his life-saving grace?"

Qin Yining had opened his eyes wide at this time and looked at the unconscious young man on the bed.

Wang Dashan continued: "The businessman originally thought that the young man was an honest man and had martial arts skills. He often did business. It would be great to have someone with strong martial arts skills to protect him. Anyway, he didn't He would treat young people badly, so he acquiesced in his actions.

"Unexpectedly, just one day later, something big happened in the merchant's house."

Wang Dashan suddenly turned back to look at Qin Yining, his eyes were dark and his voice was trembling, "That night, the businessman discovered that his wife had committed adultery! He has been treating his wife wholeheartedly over the years. Even if her wife became cold to him, he never said much I thought about it. Suddenly I found her and the adulterer rolling together, and my blood immediately surged, and I wanted to fight with all my strength to catch the adulterer.

"It's just that the businessman was so angry that he forgot that he was not a master, but he could do some tricks like a three-legged cat. In two or three strokes, he was tied up by his wife and the adulterer.

"From the conversation between her wife and the adulterer, he realized that his wife had been having an affair with the adulterer for a long time, and his father-in-law, Lao Taishan, a wealthy local man, also knew about it and even allowed his daughter to act like this. And you want to steal his family property!"

"The wealth in his hands is too much. His father-in-law is a greedy man, so he and his wife made this plan, hoping to take this opportunity to kill the person and get his property legitimately.

"The businessman was completely devastated at that time. But just when his wife and adulterer were about to kill him, the young man he rescued suddenly appeared

"His sword skills were extremely fast. Before the businessman could stop him, the adulterer* who was about to kill him was killed by the young man. The businessman was almost frightened to death. It took him a long time to react after being untied. When he thought of a solution and response, his father-in-law came with a large group of people as if he had already planned it, and surrounded their mansion.

"The merchant's father-in-law found his daughter's body and questioned him sternly. The clan elders and guards who came with him were also aggressive. The merchant was shocked, angry, and deeply unwilling. If his father-in-law succeeded, he would die. It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if he loses his family property, but he really can't swallow this breath.

"So, the businessman was so anxious that he blamed the death of his wife directly on the young man he picked up. He said he picked someone up out of kindness, but he didn't expect him to commit murder.

"Perhaps his father-in-law didn't want his daughter's affair to be publicized. His daughter was already dead and he needed to make a long-term decision, so he didn't investigate immediately. He superficially believed the businessman's words.

"The businessman's father-in-law wanted to send the young man to the government. Although the businessman sacrificed the young man for revenge, he was still feeling uneasy. Especially when his father-in-law ordered people to arrest the young man, the young man looked at the businessman in disbelief. Eye……

"The businessman will never forget that look in his life, that look of despair after being betrayed. The young man was such a strong martial artist, but he suddenly gave up. He didn't resist and let people catch him.

"The businessman didn't want the young man to die, so he persuaded his father-in-law not to report to the government, saying that it would be better to keep this man, and death would be a relief. His father-in-law lost his daughter, so he naturally wanted to find an outlet to vent his anger. , and agreed to this request.

"The businessman's father-in-law then annexed the businessman's property bit by bit and ordered people to torture the young man wandering on the street. He told everyone that the young man was an ungrateful wolf cub and a person who was not worthy of eating human food. He was a pig and a dog. Not as good as.

"But only the businessman himself knows that the young man is a loyal man who knows how to repay his kindness. Although he is deaf and mute, he understands everything. When he was saved by the businessman, he recognized the businessman as his master in return. He saved the life of the businessman. The businessman's life was to kill the person who wanted to kill him for the businessman, but he bit the young man back. The young man was betrayed by his trusted master, so he was so lost!

"People who value morality and kindness, regard these as beliefs and beliefs. After being betrayed, they become disheartened, let others bully them, and even have their arms and legs broken."

Wang Dashan smiled and looked at Qin Yining, and said in a calm voice: "For more than four years, the businessman's property has been almost annexed. He is alone, unable to fight against the clan's powerful forces, and has no power to resist. He has lost his wife and has no power to resist. He lost his family all because of his father-in-law’s greed, and he was also the one who was innocently betrayed!

"And don't the people around him know what he has experienced? Are those who are watching his property changing hands, really not aware of anything?

"Those people just benefited more or less from his father-in-law, and they didn't want to pay much attention to it.

"The businessman is worthy of everyone. Everything he has done in his life has been done openly. The only thing he is sorry for is for the young man he was abused for four years."

Wang Dashanren looked at the unconscious man on the bed, and his voice became softer: "That's why Cao Min just said that the princess is a good master. It would be better if he met you earlier."

Qin Yining pursed her lips and said nothing.

The room was so quiet that you could hear breathing.

After a long silence, Wang Dashanren suddenly stood up, turned to Qin Yining with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile: "For the sake of that loyal person, let me tell the princess one more thing."

"What's the matter?" Qin Yining's voice was hoarse.

Wang Dashan said: "What do you think is the reason why the people did not come to Huichuan County? In fact, this matter was my idea."

"What?" Qin Yining stood up suddenly and couldn't help but raise his voice.

"Don't be surprised, this matter is really my idea. Although Cheng Zhixian is closely related to the Lu family, maybe you don't know that Cheng Zhixian is still a good person who wholeheartedly serves the country and the people."

Qin Yining stared and slowly stood up.

Wang Dashan said: "The Chengzhi County Guandi Newspaper knows that there will be a severe flood this year, and that there will be a severe drought after the severe flood. Within a year, there will be famine in the south! At the beginning of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, the national treasury was empty, and there was no money left in the country. Limited. The emperor did not consider how to provide disaster relief, but he built a large-scale construction project to build the imperial mausoleum. The limited money was not used to save people, but was used to do such things. Cheng Zhixian's hair was half gray with worry."

The corners of Wang Dashan's lips curved into a smile. If you look closely, you can see that it's a bit mocking.

"I have known Cheng Zhixian for a short time, but I am honored to be regarded as a confidant by Cheng Zhixian. I mentioned this incident over wine one time. Cheng Zhixian was worried that the government would be unable to provide relief when the famine came, and that the newly stabilized country would become unstable again. , it will still be the common people who will suffer.

"It can be seen that Magistrate Cheng is a person who would rather sacrifice himself to save the people. Naturally, I admire him very much, so I gave him an idea: slow down the construction process of the imperial mausoleum. And the most effective way is to replace a Official of the Imperial Tomb. As long as there is a problem with the official of the Imperial Tomb, the court will definitely replace the supervisor. By then, things will not be completed within a year and a half. And after a year and a half, the disaster has occurred in the south, and the Holy Emperor's money will naturally not be used on the people. It doesn’t work either.”