Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 959

   When it comes to personal bravery, or the ability to lead troops to fight, Ye Mao can't say all of the true biography of the old man Ye Sheng, but at least 70% to 80%, but when it comes to digging into the hearts of the court, he is much inferior to his father and grandfather.

Ye Sheng was the same as Ye Mao in his early years, but he has experienced too much in his life. He has been self-imposed for decades, and he watched the court with a cold eye. .

But Ye Mao only studied martial arts since he was a child. Under the influence of the old man, he hated reading, so he became what he is today. Whether it was Ye Sheng or Ye Ming, they were quite worried that the third generation heir of the Ye family would be in the future. Something went wrong.

   They entrusted Ye Mao to Li Xin more than once, and wanted Li Xin to help take care of Ye Mao in the future.

   Now, Ye Ming is dying. Before parting, he still told Ye Mao these things.

   After hearing this, Ye Mao nodded with tears in his eyes: "The son remembers everything the father said."

  Ye Ming closed his eyes, regained his strength for a while, and then took out a letter from the inner placket of his clothes, his voice hoarse.

   "This is... a letter from Chang'an from Yongzhou."

Ye Mao took it over, and when he started to read it, General Ye continued: "His letter... was delivered a few days ago, he is inconvenient to come to the capital, and wants me to go back to Ningling, he goes to Ningling to see me. "

   Having said that, Ye Ming frowned.

   "I refused for my father. It is very risky for him to go north. There is no need...for an old man like me, risking himself."

   At this time, Ye Mao had almost read the letter. He stuffed the letter back into the envelope, glanced at his old father silently, and asked, "Father, Uncle Shi... is he going to rebel?"

   Ye Ming opened his eyes and spoke slowly.

   "I can't tell for my father. Chang'an... his mind is out of his mind, and he never does things according to the rules, but... he is definitely not willing to follow your grandfather's old path, and he will definitely struggle to follow a different path."

   "The way he's going, even as a father can't tell."

   Having said so many words in a row, Ye Ming was also a little tired. He rested for a while and continued: "After leaving for my father, the Ye family's family business will... fall on your shoulders."

   "When something happens... no matter what he... Li Changan does, don't worry about what the court does, but ask yourself... what to do, what the Ye family is going to do."

   After saying this, Ye Ming didn't have much strength, and he slowly closed his eyes.

   "If you're not sure...you can ask your fourth uncle...you can also ask your uncle, but after all...you still have to make your own decisions."

   After saying this, Ye Ming lay on the bed again, groaning.

   "Old man... It's not easy to start a business, you have to... keep this family business."

After   , Ye Ming closed his eyes and stopped talking.

   Ye Mao knelt beside his father's bed, bowing his head and weeping.

His two sons also came in and knelt beside Ye Mao. The three of them knelt in front of Ye Ming's bed for a whole night. When the next day dawned, the former Ye Shaobao, the general of Zhenbei, spit out his last words. In one breath, let go.

   In fact, as early as two or three days ago, Ye Ming had already reached his limit. He didn't want to wait for Ye Mao to come back.

   After confirming that Ye Ming was not breathing, Ye Mao knelt on the ground, touched the ground with his head, and choked: "Father..."

   His two sons, kneeling behind him, followed Ye Mao and cried.

   "Grandfather—"

  The three sons of the Marquis of Ningling were kneeling in the courtyard outside the room. After hearing the cries inside, they all knelt on the ground, bowing their heads and weeping.

   "Uncle..."

  The four generations of the Ye family, except for Ye Lin, who can't move in Hanzhong, the remaining six people are all in this courtyard.

  On the seventh day of October in the fourth year of Yuanzhao in the Great Jin Dynasty, the second generation of Duke Chen Guogong, Ye Ming, died suddenly.

   White flags were hung in the mansion of the Duke of Chen, and the palace immediately sent people to mourning. During the funeral, after consultation with the courtiers, Ye Ming was posthumously named Taibao, and Ye Mao was given the title, becoming the third-generation Duke of Chen.

  After three days of hasty funerals in the capital, Ye Mao took more than 100 generals and escorted Ye Ming's coffin out of Beijing to Ningling for burial.

Ningling is the hometown of the Ye family, and Ye Ming himself was born in Ningling. Although the third generation of the Ye family from the fourth Ye Lin to the third generation of the Ye family were all born in the capital, according to the rules set by the old man before his death. , No matter where the Ye family died, they would go back to the ancestral tomb of Ningling for burial.

It is almost a thousand miles from the capital to Ningling. Even if the Ye family is not short of horses, it will take more than half a month to walk with the coffin. Fortunately, it is winter now, and the corpse will not rot quickly. In addition, Ye Mao prepares It took dozens of horses to rotate day and night, and it took a little more than half a month to return the father's body to Ningling.

  Ningling is just an inconspicuous county town, and Chen Guogong Ye Sheng is the most famous person in this county, no one.

   Even if Ye Sheng has been away from his hometown for decades, the Ye family in Ningling County has become a local squire, and the eight townships are very famous.

  After Ye Ming's coffin arrived in Ningling, the people of Ningling County all gathered around to watch, some knew it was the coffin of the grandfather, and even knelt on the ground to kowtow to the coffin.

  Ye Mao, dressed in white cloth, led his horse through the crowd silently and came to Yejiazhuang on the outskirts of the city.

This Zhuangzi was not originally called Yejiazhuang, but after Ye Guogong became famous in the first battle, the Ye family in his hometown also naturally benefited. Although Ye Sheng did not help Ningling Ye family even a little bit, Ningling Ye family still grew rapidly, for decades After coming down, the Ye family in Ningling already had five or six hundred people, and this Zhuangzi naturally became the Ye family Zhuang.

   The owner of the Ye family in Ningling knew that Ye Mao was coming back, and brought a group of family members to greet him at the entrance of the village. After seeing Ye Mao, an old man of the same age as Ye Sheng bent over and saluted Ye Mao.

   "I have seen the grandfather of the country."

  Ye Mao handed the reins to the servants beside him, bent over and bowed his hands to these old family members.

   "All uncles and brothers are all from their own family. You don't need to be called your grandfather. When you enter Yejiazhuang, Ye Mao is also a family member."

   said, he bowed to the clan elder who saluted: "Ye Mao has seen the elder."

   "It's been a few days since my late father passed away. The younger generation rushed to bury the old father. When things are done, I will reminisce with my uncles and brothers."

   He was the new Duke of Chen Guogong, and he was accompanied by the generals of the Buqu family. The people of Yejiazhuang naturally did not dare to make trouble, and immediately someone led the way and took him to the ancestral tomb that Ye Ming built in his hometown.

After Ye Sheng left, Ye Ming lived in Yejiazhuang for more than two years. Everyone in Yejiazhuang recognized him. At this time, Ye Ming also passed away, and the younger generation of Yejiazhuang also followed suit. He also took over the work of Ye's family. A dozen young men from Ye's village, dressed in white cloth, carried Ye Ming's coffin to the cemetery.

The cemetery is not too far from Yejiazhuang. It is only two or three miles away. We soon reached the ancestral tomb of the Ye family. However, when we approached the cemetery, a man in white with a white cloth tied around his waist blocked the way. The man in white looked at Ye Ming's coffin, with a long sigh, then bent over and bowed deeply to the coffin.

   Ye Mao, who was walking in the front, naturally saw the man in white. He stepped forward and bowed to the man in white.

   "Uncle Shi is here."

   Li Xin, who secretly rushed to Ningling from Jincheng, let out a slow breath.

   "It's a pity I didn't get to see my brother for the last time."

   (end of this chapter)