Chapter 1366 Old friends are dying one after another
In Dayi Square.
Shen Heng looked at Old Man Gu who was lying on the bed worriedly. He squatted beside the bed and whispered: "Master Gu, do you feel better?"
Old Man Gu was lying on the bed, turned to look at Shen Heng, and tried to force out a smile: "You are very kind, old man. You still have an official position in the imperial court, so don't waste your time here with me. Go back quickly."
Shen Heng sighed and said in a deep voice: "Master Gu, the medicine prescribed by the doctor has been prepared. I have invited a few maids to come over to take care of your food, clothing and daily life."
"Remember to take your medicine on time."
Old Man Gu coughed twice, his face flushed visibly. He looked at Shen Heng and sighed: "Good boy, the teacher knows. I have nothing to do here. You can go back quickly."
Shen Heng stood up, bowed and said: "Teacher Gu, take care, I will see you again tomorrow."
Mr. Gu hummed, closed his eyes on the bed, and said slowly: "If the old man has no chance to see Zi Heng again, when you meet your brother in the future, thank him on my behalf."
Shen Heng was speechless. After standing for a long time, he bowed deeply to Mr. Gu and then left silently.
After Shen Heng left, Mr. Gu was lying on the bed alone, and the room was silent.
After an unknown amount of time, the door to the room was slowly pushed open.
A woman's voice with no discernible emotion sounded slowly.
"How are you?"
Old Man Gu opened his eyes and saw a young woman dressed in a wealthy family's attire standing in front of him beside the bed. There were no mood swings on the young woman's face and her tone was cold.
Old Man Gu tried his best to grin and smiled at the young woman: "I have reached my age."
"Live...live enough."
The young woman stared at Old Man Gu for a while, then she bit her lip gently with a firm gaze: "I will find an imperial doctor to see you."
"you…"
"You can't die."
Old Man Gu raised his head and looked at the young woman seriously. He used up his little strength and smiled again: "This...this is not nice to say, but it's good to hear it."
The young woman's eyes were a little red. She stared at Old Man Gu for a long time, and finally stamped her feet and gritted her teeth and said, "Wait a minute..."
After that, she wiped her tears, turned around, opened the door and left.
About an hour later, the young woman left and returned. This time, she held an eight or nine-year-old child in her hand.
The child looked at the old man on the bed with his eyes wide open, and then looked up at his mother. The young woman looked at the child and was silent for a long time before she said, "This is your great-grandfather."
"Kowtow to him. This is the only relative I have on my mother's side."
The child first looked at the old man curiously, then knelt down on the ground in a polite manner, kowtowed to Mr. Gu, and called out loudly: "Great-grandfather."
Old Man Gu stared closely at the child, and his two dim eyes were now full of tears.
"Child, come here..."
The child looked back at his mother, and after getting the latter's permission, he stepped forward and walked to the bed.
The old man stretched out his hand to touch the child's head. His tears could not be stopped. After a while, he seemed to be more energetic and smiled at the child: "Baby, this private school has been bought for me by one of my students."
Now, I have nothing to offer, so all I can leave to you is this private school."
He turned his head and took out a land deed from under the pillow, handed it to the child's hand, then gently patted the back of the child's hand with his withered hand, and said in a gentle tone: "There are some books here. When you grow up, I will give it to you."
When you can go out and have nothing to do, you can come here and sit for a while."
The child looked back at his mother, who was looking up at the rafters without saying a word.
He accepted the title deed anyway.
Old man Gu looked at the mother and son, especially at Concubine Hui who came out of the palace, with a smile on his face: "Good boy, grandpa will be very happy if you can bring this baby to see grandpa."
"In my heart, I no longer have any worries."
He waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go."
At this moment, the old man had no regrets in his heart.
Concubine Hui took her son in her hands and left the room. When she walked to the door of the room, she couldn't help but look back at the old man. After being silent for a long time, she finally said something.
“…”
"I don't blame you anymore..."
Although the title was still not shouted out, this sentence already made Old Man Gu have no regrets.
In the late summer of the 18th year of Hongde's reign, Mr. Gu, who had taught in Jiankang for more than 20 years, suddenly fell seriously ill and died on his bed.
After his death, the lecturer Shen Zichang took care of all the funeral affairs. During the funeral, the students he brought out from Jiankang rushed to pay their respects to the deceased. The procession stretched for several miles and was very large.
His private school in Dayifang was renamed Gu Lu by Shen Heng, and it still admitted students from the elementary school. Shen Heng hired scholars to serve as Gu Lu's teachers.
………………
The end of June in the eighteenth year of Hongde.
As the Tatars retreated and the war in Datong Prefecture came to an end, Xue Wei took over all the defenses of the former Northern Qi border army almost as quickly as possible, and at the same time sent people to start cleaning up other state capitals in Shanxi.
At the same time, Shen Yi also submitted a letter to the imperial court, and the imperial court dispatched officials to Shanxi to take care of Shanxi's political affairs.
As for Xue Wei himself, because the war in Shanxi came to an end, he was able to withdraw from Shanxi and rushed to Wanxian County in Baoding Prefecture. In Wanxian County, he saw Shen Yi stationed here.
After not seeing each other for more than half a year, General Xue was very happy to see Shen Yi. He knelt down on the ground and said loudly: "General Xue Wei, please pay your respects to Duke Shen!"
Shen Yi was writing documents at the moment, and was startled by the loud voice of this guy. Hearing this, he put down his brush, looked at Xue Wei who was kneeling on the ground, and shook his head helplessly: "Get up and talk."
"yes!"
Xue Wei jumped up and came to Shen Yi's desk with a playful smile. He poured tea for Mr. Shen. While pouring the tea, he asked: "Mr. Shen, what are you writing?"
"write a letter."
Shen Yi wrote the last word, dried the ink, and then sighed: "A good teacher has passed away."
"ah?"
Although Xue Wei was uneducated before, he now knows a lot. At least he knows that the master-disciple relationship is extremely important among scholars. He looked at Shen Yi and asked: "Mr. Shen, your teacher..."
Mr. Shen rolled his eyes at him and said in a low voice, "Not my father-in-law."
Following this, Shen Yi slowly exhaled: "But he is also a very close teacher. Time is not forgiving."
With the death of the old King of Jin and Master Gu, and Shen Yi's uncle Shen Hui, who was also seriously ill and bedridden, even Shen Yi, who had experienced many battles, felt that time was like a knife.
The only good thing is that the third uncle, Shen Ming, is now on his way back to Jiangdu. If nothing else happens, their old brothers will be able to meet again.
After finishing his emotion, Shen Yi raised his head and glanced at Xue Wei: "Sit down and talk when you come. You are already a famous general in the world. You have to look like a famous general. There is no formal appearance."
Xue Wei chuckled: "The last general is not a famous general in front of Duke Shen."
Shen Yi did not answer, but asked: "How is the situation in Datong?"
"The Tatars have retreated, and our army has controlled all the passes previously controlled by the Datong frontier army. The entire northern gateway to Datong is already in the hands of our Huai'an army."
Shen Yi said "hmm", squinted his eyes and said: "This Tatar Khan retreated so simply, without any delay at all, he is a real character."
"Not only the Khan of Tatar is a character."
Xue Wei answered: "The Tatar cavalry are also very powerful."
The general of the vanguard army said with a serious face: "If we meet them outside the pass, there is no city to hinder them, and three for one, the last general may not be sure."
Shen Yi sighed: "Tatars are a huge hidden danger."
After saying that, he looked up at Xue Wei and continued: "You are now very familiar with Datong. Now that you have taken over the defense of Datong, you cannot slack off."
Shen Yi paused and continued.
"In the future, your troops will probably be stationed in Datong."