Seiwa

"Are you really Kuro?"

Meng Qingjiang took two steps forward, and the man kneeling on the ground slowly stood up with a wry smile on his face.

"Fourth cousin, I'm Qingyi."

"Qingyi, aren't you...how did you end up in this situation?"

"It's a long story." Meng Qingyi still smiled wryly, "For ten years, I never thought that I would come back alive."

Before Meng Qingyi knelt on the ground, Meng Qingjiang didn't realize it, but when he stood up, he realized that he had a limp on one leg and his back was a little hunched.Seriously, he is only in his thirties, but he has already aged like this!

"Silang, sit down for now." Meng Wang wiped away her tears, and it was an unexpected joy for Meng Qingyi to be able to go home.But He Hachiro, who was in charge, never came back, not even his bones.

Meng Qingjiang supported Meng Qingyi to sit on the lower head of the Meng Wang family, and the Meng Xu family and Meng Zhang family took their two daughters to the other side.

They were all family members, and Meng Qingjiang passed the news to Twelve Lang without telling the family. The Meng Wang family never thought of hiding Meng Qingjiang about Meng Qingyi.

"Kuro, what happened back then?"

"In the 30th year of Hongwu, my father took my starlings and me to go to the frontier guards to do hard labor." Meng Qingyi's voice was hoarse, and he spoke very slowly, as if he hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time, and the word order was a bit confusing, but at least he could speak clearly. a.

"The journey went smoothly. The frontier soldiers who led the way and the servants who carried the roster didn't make things difficult for us. When it comes to eating all the pancakes in Xinghe, after serving the corvee, Dad can get an extra piece of cloth..."

Meng Qingyi fell into memories, and his thoughts gradually drifted away.

What happened more than ten years ago has always been firmly in his mind, and he can't forget it every moment.

If he forgets, he won't be able to hold on.

If he had forgotten, he would have died long ago in the desert grassland beyond the Great Wall.

"Father was very happy. He told my starlings and me that after finishing the corvee service and getting the cloth back, he would be a Shuxiu in the school for Twelve Lang."

Having said that, Meng Qingyi paused, and the expression on his face changed suddenly.

"But when we were about to go to Xinghesuo, we met Tartars, a group of Tartars... the general banner and the frontier soldiers were all killed, and the poor men were also dead. Dad told me and my starlings to run quickly, and took a few uncles with us. The brothers ran together. After finishing speaking, he picked up the waist knife that fell on the ground and rushed towards the tartar..."

The main room was very quiet, only the voice of Meng Qingyi talking.

"Mynah and I don't want to run away, we can't leave daddy behind...Dad scolded us...before he finished scolding, he was caught by the tartar...mynah asked me to run, but I couldn't run, my feet were rooted, I couldn't run... ..."

Meng Qingyi suddenly put his head in his hands and began to cry.

"They're all dead, dead! Those who were still alive were tied up by the Tartars and pulled behind the horses like animals. Mynah hurt his shoulder, and it was snowing heavily, so he couldn't survive beyond the Great Wall. The Tartars threw him like that." Now, together with the uncles and brothers in the same place...I hug my starling tightly, I will not leave! If I leave, I will throw my father and my starling away!"

Meng Qingyi cried so hard that he could hardly breathe, Meng Qingjiang clenched his fist tightly, and Meng Wang and his two daughters-in-law turned pale.

"Seeing that we didn't leave, some tartars came up with an idea. Those who didn't leave would be stabbed in the body with a knife, and five of them would die, and everyone behind them would be honest..."

Recalling the scene at that time, Meng Qingyi still shivered subconsciously.

"I was tied up outside the Great Wall together with nine of my colleagues. When we arrived at the tribes of the Tartars, we were slaves and livestock! Herding sheep and carrying tents, we were the ones who did the hardest and most tiring work. When there was no food We were the first to be starved to death. Add me, ten strong men, and now I am the only one left..."

"I wanted to run. I ran twice, but my leg was broken by the whip. The third time I was caught, I stopped running. Shut up and treat myself like a log or a stone. Just want to Let’s go on living with all our might, and live to find the place where daddy and starlings are gone. For 11 years, we can’t let daddy and mynah not even have a place to sleep peacefully, and they can’t go back to their hometown after death.”

As Meng Qingyi spoke intermittently, Mrs. Meng Xu had already fainted from crying, and fell into the arms of Third Sister Meng, unconscious.

Meng Wang's eyes were also red and swollen, but she didn't fall down. Instead, she listened carefully, wanting to listen to every word her son said, and keep it firmly in her heart.

Head of the family, Hachiro, god damn Tartar!

Suddenly, Meng Qingyi raised his head and looked at Meng Qingjiang, his eyes were red and his expression was extremely strange.

"Back then, my father shouldn't have taken the villagers to Xinghesuo."

Meng Qingjiang lowered his head, the guilt in his heart couldn't be wiped away no matter what.

In the 30th year of Hongwu, his father and elder brother were supposed to go to the army, but they changed the names of Meng Guangzhi and Balang Jiulang by virtue of their relationship with the head of the village.

"Also," Meng Qingyi's expression became more and more strange, looking at Meng Qingjiang's eyes with deep hatred and madness, "There are Han people among those Tartars! The Han people who lead the way for the Tartars! Besides being killed by the Tartars! They were tied up and sent outside the Great Wall, and those who went with them, did anyone escape back?"

"No, no one came back." Meng Wang murmured, "Only the small officials in the county government sent letters, saying that they were all killed by the Tartars."

"No?" Meng Qingyi laughed suddenly, a laugh that made people shudder, "It's good to be gone, it's good to be dead! A wolf-hearted thing with a dark heart and liver, damn it, damn it!"

"Kuro?"

Something was wrong with Meng Qingyi, as if suffering from hysteria.

"Mother, look." Meng Qingyi took out a dirty cloth bag from the sheepskin jacket. The palm-sized cloth could not see the color for a long time, but he carried it close to his body. When he opened the cloth bag, it contained lumps of medicinal powder. .

"Kuro?"

"Mother, do you know what this is?" Meng Qingyi gritted his teeth and said, "It's medicine, poison!"

"Ah?!" Meng Wang was taken aback, "Son, could it be..."

"Mother, this poison does not belong to me. It was given to me by Erlang, who was also arrested outside the Great Wall." Meng Qingyi turned to Meng Qingjiang, his eyes became redder, "Give it to me before he died. He told me that originally, this poison was our third son." ready!"

"what?!"

"He also said that Liu Lang also knew about this. According to the original plan, he planned to go to the guard before doing anything."

Serving corvée at the frontier fortress, the dead have almost become a routine.As long as it's not too much, neither the guard nor the capital will pursue it, and even the inspector censor won't say much.

"Erlang told me that this medicine was given to him by the patriarch. As long as the job is done, he will give his family five acres of high-quality fertile land! Liulang was drunk before leaving and said that he slipped the tongue. Many people who went with him knew it! I thought it was just a joke or whatever, but no one reminded me that our third father has been kept in the dark! It's ridiculous that dad still protects them, protects them!"

Patriarch?

Eleven years ago, the patriarch of the Meng family was not exactly Meng Guangxiao? !

The corner of Meng Wang's mouth was dripping with red.

Back then, when news of the death of Meng Guangzhi, father and son came, Meng Qinghe was immediately expelled from Confucianism due to a mistake, and almost all the family property was occupied by Meng Guangxiao, but he was still thinking about the house!

Meng Guangzhi and his son were killed, where did the fertile land come from?It must be his own field that was taken!

"Beast! He's a beast!"

The head of the family is dead, Hachiro and Jiulang are gone, and Twelve Lang is also sick on the couch, unable to get up!

Occupying the fertile land is not enough, even the few acres of Susukida and the ancestral house are not spared. This is to force their family, orphans and widows, to die!

"Not human, not human!"

It's a human, how can it grow such a beast's heart!

The Meng Wang family knew that what Meng Guangxiao and Meng Qinghai did had nothing to do with Meng Qingjiang, but they couldn't agree.

After being shocked, Meng Qingjiang also knew that no matter what he said, Uncle Liu Tang and Ba Lang were gone.Meng Wang didn't kick him out immediately, because he was thinking about the past friendship.

But I can't be ignorant.

Jiulang narrowly escaped death, and would not fabricate charges for his father and elder brother with empty words.What's more, he also saw all the things that happened back then.There is nothing irrefutable, as long as you are human, you don't have that shame.

"Sixth Aunt, this is a letter from Twelve Langs." Meng Qingjiang stood up, "Twelve Langs said that the imperial court will send people to investigate matters in the clan. The news has been communicated to Beijing in Daning. When the imperial court comes, they must It won't disturb the Sixth Aunt's house."

Meng Wang took the letter and finally sighed, "I'm sorry to trouble you."

Meng Qingjiang shook his head and said, "Those girls are still locked in the backyard?"

"It's all closed."

"If Aunt Six can trust my nephew, can I hand him over to my nephew?"

Meng Wang and her two daughters-in-law are used to working hard, and they are not used to using maids.Not even a servant, a widow of the same family is prone to gossip.

Meng Qinghe wanted to take his family to Daning, but Meng Wang didn't nod.He gave away two women who chopped firewood and cooked, and Meng Wang stayed behind.After Meng Chongjiu's death, the tribe sent two maids to her side, each of them a water spirit, who said they were serving Mrs. Bo Tai, but they both knew what their intentions were.

When the elders of the clan opened their mouths, Meng Wang couldn't push him away, so he stayed, but he never mentioned moving to Daning.I only think that after two years, the tribe will understand for themselves, so there is no need to tear their faces.She didn't want her to save face for others, but others didn't even think about how difficult it would be for Twelve Lang to be outside.

Sensing that the clan's behavior became more and more ostentatious, and almost killed people for occupying the Liangtian, Meng Wang hurriedly wrote to Meng Qinghe, but found that the two girls in the family were secretly sending news to the clan.The two mothers-in-law were very responsible, but Meng Wang didn't dare to take risks. He asked his grandson-in-law to find Meng Qingjiang and locked them all up. He only waited for the news to be delivered to Shi Shilang before seeing how to deal with it.

"The two women were given to my aunt by Twelve Lang, so it must be good. The two girls are left to my nephew."

"People are sent by the clan elders, so at least you have some sense of propriety."

"Don't worry, Auntie!"

Meng Wang's exhortation finally let Meng Qingjiang breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, although my aunt was angry, she didn't really vent her anger.As for his father and elder brother, Meng Qingjiang closed his eyes and could do whatever he wanted.He pleaded for them a few times, enough!

He also has a small family, and his wife just gave birth to his second son.It's not that he is not filial or fraternal, people always have to think about themselves.Considering what his father and elder brother did to Shi Shilang's family, he tried his best not to open his mouth.

The two maids were brought out from the backyard and wanted to beg Meng Wang for mercy, but the woman who walked out together twisted her arms and gagged her mouth.

"People will be sent to the clan elders and patriarch's house first." Seeing that the Meng Wang family had no objection, Meng Qingjiang continued, "Nephew has to go to Uncle Cheng's house."

Meng Cheng is the eldest son of Meng Chongjiu, Meng Chongjiu didn't get involved in the tribe's occupation of fertile land, etc., and instead persuaded the tribe to stop as soon as possible.However, the people of the clan did not listen to persuasion, even the elders of the clan were fascinated by gold and silver.

"Should go." Meng Wang looked at Meng Qingyi, hesitating to speak.After hesitating for a while, he still gave up the idea.Jiulang always avoids people when he returns to the village, and after everything is settled, he will go to reapply for household registration, and it will not be too late to meet Jiushu's family.

When Meng Qingjiang left, Meng Qingyi remained silent.

It wasn't until he walked out of the main room that there was a faint voice behind him, "Mother, Twelve Lang will come back... You can't just let the one who hurt your father and starlings go away..."

There was a pause in his footsteps, but Meng Qingjiang didn't look back after all.

Since succeeding Meng Guangxiao as the patriarch, Meng Guangshun has been going smoothly and is very proud.

Suddenly seeing the girl who was sent to Twelve Lang's house was sent back by Meng Qingjiang, she couldn't react for a while.

"Shirou, what's going on here?"

Meng Qingjiang didn't say much, when he was delivered, he turned around and left.The same is true in the family's hometown.The clan boss was so angry that he scolded him for disrespecting his elders.

"Siro acts like this, do you still think he is the son of the Meng family?!"

"It is precisely because I remember the surname Meng that Qingjiang wants to remind everyone that if people are not popular, they will suffer disaster!"

He spoke bluntly, ignoring the clan elder's jumping feet and cursing.

When he went to Meng Cheng's home, more than a dozen Jinyi Guards, together with the frontier troops transferred from Yingzhou Guard, had already entered Mengjiatun.

Ji Gang, who led the team, rode on a horse, took out a list from his arms, looked at the Meng clan members who were taken out of their homes by the frontier army, and said coldly: "According to the list, all of them will be arrested! All men over the age of [-] will serve as soldiers on the border Under the fifteenth year, Zunhua fried iron will be issued. Family members will be sent to frontier fortresses to farm. Confiscate the land deed and family property to make a book, and submit it to the command before making a decision. Remember, don’t disturb Mrs. Bo Tai, otherwise, I will be the first to let you go !"

"Follow the order!"

The frontier army and Jin Yiwei acted together, and none of those on the list, from the elders of the Meng clan to the head of the Meng clan, to ordinary clan members, failed to escape.

There are especially many land deeds copied from the homes of several clan elders and patriarchs.Meng Qinghe's name was on the surface, but the real owner was a member of the Meng clan holding the land deed.

"Please take a look."

After receiving a stack of land deeds handed over by the school captain, Ji Gang asked, "It's all here, isn't it left behind?"

"Hui Tongzhi, brothers never dare to be sloppy, nor dare to hide it privately."

"En." Ji Gang nodded, "The one in the east, but the clan's old house mentioned by Uncle Meng?"

"Exactly."

"Don't be disturbed either."

"Yes."

Jin Yiwei and the frontier army moved very quickly. There was a commotion in Mengjiatun first, crying and cursing, and then quickly disappeared.Facing the unsheathed waist knife, everyone felt chills in their hearts.

"Leave a few people here with Liu Baihu to watch. You and I will go to Xingzhou Wei."

Ji Gang put the list back in his arms, and pulled up the reins.

Meng Guangxiao, Meng Qinghai, if they run away, no one can get away from them.There is no need to guard the border, and if they have something to do with those "unknown origins", the father and son will at least have to peel their skins in the imperial prison.

Whether to die or live, perhaps it should be said, whether to die early or die late, depends on their good fortune.

The news of Shuntian Mansion quickly spread to the capital, and similarly, the mistakes committed by the Meng clan were also uncovered.

Immediately there was a wave of crusade against Xingningbo in the court hall.

Meng Qinghe asked for leave and did not go to court, but the news was very well-informed.

"Otherwise, I will go back to the imperial prison to live for a while?"

This proposal was immediately rejected by Duke Ding.

Commander Yang, who came to the door to beg for the loss of the cell, shook his head like a rattle.

Just kidding, if Beizhen Fusi is also demolished, will it be possible for him to move to Nanzhen Fusi?Will laugh off the big teeth of the commanders of Jinyiwei in the past!

"But it's not a problem if it goes on like this." Meng Qinghe could see very clearly that the Meng family was probably just an introduction to attract bigger fish.Otherwise, everyone would have been arrested, the land would have been returned, and several commanders involved in reselling timber would have been charged with crimes. Why did the commotion get louder and louder?

Just in case, it would be safer for him to continue living in Jinyi Prison. The "chief culprit" has entered the cell, what else can others say?

"No need."

Shen Xuan was categorical, thinking that if Meng Qinghe dared to enter the Imperial Prison, he would even demolish Beizhen Fusi.

Uncle Meng immediately became honest.

Come on, Commander Yang is still a good envoy, even if he asks for a debt from the sky...don't hurt him.

If you can't go to Jinyi Prison, you should go to Tianfu?Or the Ministry of Justice?

Before Uncle Meng could make a choice, Shen Xuan began to exert his strength.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty thoroughly saw how Duke Dingguo applied the art of war to the court. In the court hall, he surrendered ten meetings at a time, and successively laid down four supervisors, two servants, and six ministers.There are people who don't know each other in the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies, and they can take pictures of them.

After the filming in the hall, the discussion continued in the hall.

Lao Tzu is a literati?Getting older?

All right, son.

Can't fight?

Then Wendou!

Ever since, the ministers once again witnessed a miracle. Duke Ding not only knows how to fight, but also writes poems and makes fuss.

Quoting the classics and explaining the meaning of the scriptures, the four books and the five classics are memorized backwards.But among those who have competed with him, nine out of ten feel that their lives are dark, and they have studied hard for ten years, but they are not as good as a martial artist!

The remaining one was also overwhelmed by Shen Xuan's martial arts and was bedridden.Seeking truth from facts, it is really "folded" before it is "convinced".

There was a new gossip in the capital, and Duke Ding suddenly became famous.

Meng Qinghe felt something was wrong.He didn't want to be "in the limelight", but he also didn't want Shen Xuan to be pushed to the forefront instead of him.

Shen Xuan pinched his earlobe, and said: "Xuan said, leave everything to me, and Twelve Lang can rest assured."

Uncle Meng still didn't give up, and wanted to say more.The Duke didn't talk nonsense, just gagged.

Zhu Di received the report from Jin Yiwei, and then saw Shen Xuan's various actions, and his hands became more and more itchy.

Shen Xuan was outside the palace and would never enter the palace for nothing, and Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui who were "detained" in Beijing and not allowed to return to the vassal were in bad luck.

Martial arts are a bit short, pump!

Two cuts away from reading, draw again!

The overall strength is three cuts short, continue to draw!

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui jumped up and down, losing all their face in front of their son and nephew.

Zhu Di got angry and calmed down, and immediately issued a decree, "Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, and Yongle were exempted from paying taxes and silver five years ago, and recovering unfinished courses of salt, grain, and beans."

"A meritorious official who is convicted of a crime can be redeemed for silver to pay off the crime or perform meritorious service with the army, and be exempted from punishment."

"Those who make false accusations shall be regarded as the crime of false accusation and shall be punished severely."

The edicts were issued one after another, and those who didn't know it shouted that the Son of Heaven is holy, generous and benevolent, loving the people like a son, and that he is a Mingjun in the world.

Those who knew the inside story, such as brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zheng He Hou Xian who were close to him, could only remain silent, expressing their speechlessness.

Xingning Bojian is in the heart of the emperor, and there are few people who can surpass him in the whole world.