Mr. Guan tried hard and said: "I, I often dream about the noodles and soup noodles in my hometown recently. I want to go home and see..."
The official of the royal palace sighed and said: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely convey this to the prince. Then Dalang and the others..."
Mr. Guan said with difficulty: "My children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. I have relied on the prince for many years, and I already feel guilty. How dare I ask for anything else? When they go back and stay with me for three years, they will fight for their own future."
Magistrate Tang beside him nodded and said, "That's right. Mr. Guan asked me about the four schools in the capital. If Da Lang and Er Lang want to take the exam in the future, they can come to me to get letters of recommendation."
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Mr. Guan's eyes were slightly bright. He didn't care whether he could pass the four majors or not. What he cared about was that he could take the opportunity to leave the quagmire of Yizhou City.
The official of the palace said with a smile: "Master Guan has high hopes for Dalang Erlang, and I will report it to the prince."
The breath that Mr. Guan had been holding finally relaxed. He glanced at Magistrate Tang, then looked at his son. He raised his hand slightly, but dropped it before he could hold it.
Mr. Guan's eyelids became heavier and heavier. The moment before he closed them completely, he thought a lot, and many things from the first half of his life flashed through his mind.
After all, he was a little unwilling. When he was young, he went to Beijing to seek fame, but he offended someone. He accidentally met the King of Yizhou and was appreciated by him and became a royal official.
The King of Yizhou had the kindness to meet him, and he had always been very grateful to the King of Yizhou. Since entering the palace, he has tried his best to take care of the prince.
When the titles were assigned, the prince was younger than the previous princes and had no merit in the government. It was he who made suggestions and helped the prince win the favor of the late emperor, and then entrusted the large and fertile land of Shu.
When they arrived in Yizhou City, the imperial court was short of money for wars, so they only built the Yizhou Prince's Palace. Many things in it were incomplete, let alone famous grasses and flowers. He was the one who went around to win over the local gentry in Yizhou.
A few businesses made enough money to support the entire palace...
He thought that although he could not benefit the people of the world in this life, he could still help the prince manage this three-acre land of Yizhou, which could be considered useful to the country, the people and the Lord, and his life would not be in vain.
Who knew that the prince would quietly prepare to seize the throne?
Because the former prince was seriously ill and had no legitimate heirs, the second and third kings seized power. King Yizhou was young and did not have the same military exploits as the previous four kings. He thought they were just watching the fun...
This is nothing. If the former prince dies, the King of Yizhou, the two kings and the three kings are all legitimate sons, so they can naturally fight for it. However, the battle to seize power soon settled down. The two kings ascended the throne with lightning speed, and the world was settled.
Came down.
He didn't expect that the prince would still refuse to let go. It seemed that he knew that he didn't agree with this situation, so he avoided him and started working at all levels.
When he found out, the river workers' money was greedy and they raised soldiers and horses. He even contacted many ministers in the court to stir up their dissatisfaction with the emperor...
Mr. Guan is not stupid, he is even somewhat self-aware.
He had met the second king, the current emperor.
Compared to his own prince, the one who truly fought through the bloody storm was not only a general, but also an emperor!
Even if he did something disgraceful in his struggle for the throne, he has military power and many supporters. How could they seize the imperial power from him?
At that time, the world was just beginning to settle down, and the borders were still unstable. Not to mention the ministers in the court, even Master Guan himself did not want to cause chaos again.
So after he found out, he hesitated and hesitated for more than a year, but still couldn't help but reveal the matter to Bai Qi, the only innocent magistrate of Shu County in Yizhou City.
Unfortunately, the matter was not confidential, and the situation was more serious than they imagined. From the Jiedushi to the local officials, everyone was trapped by the King of Yizhou. They had no idea which link had gone wrong. Bai Qi had the prince in his hands.
The evidence of the rebellion was leaked.
First, the He family's father and son disappeared. Bai Qi sensed the danger and immediately fled with his men, only having time to send him a note.
However, no one could escape, and all the insiders and those who were implicated without knowing it were dead.
He had been frightened since the death of Bai Qi and the others. When King Yizhou inspected the palace, he did not even dare to get sick for fear of arousing suspicion. Every day he lived in fear, fearing for his life and the lives of his family.
, and even more afraid of the crumbling Jianwei Weir.
Four years ago, Jianweiyan collapsed suddenly, and he felt that life would be worse than death.
Now, he is finally dead, but his heart can't let go.
A tear came out of the corner of Mr. Guan's eyes. His eyelids were half drooped, as if he was about to close them, but they didn't.
Guan Dalang saw that his father had not moved for a long time, so he couldn't help but reached out and touched his breath. He felt that there was no air in his nose, and even the temperature had dropped. He was stunned for a moment, then threw himself in front of the bed crying, shouting
:"Father--"
Doctor Ji hurriedly came forward to take a look, felt for his pulse and announced, "Master Guan has passed away——"
Suddenly there was a burst of crying in the house.
Magistrate Tang stood behind the crowd and watched the people in the room crying, real or fake. He sighed slightly and helped the Guan family to prepare for the funeral.
After Mr. Guan put on his shroud and recovered, Magistrate Tang and the officials from the palace offered a stick of incense to Mr. Guan, expressed their condolences to Mr. Guan, and waited until it was almost dark before going out.
The magistrate of Tang County very generously invited the palace officials to go with him, sighing along the way: "Once Mr. Guan leaves, it will be difficult to find a comparable chess player in the future."
Mr. Guan was also famous for his chess skills in Yizhou City, and the palace officials sighed together.
The county magistrate of Tang Dynasty asked the official of the royal family, "This county has been very busy during the spring period. It has been a long time since I came to visit the prince to say hello. Is the prince still in good health?"
"Healthy, healthy," said the official of the palace: "The prince has been obsessed with poetry recently, and often invites talented people from Shu to write poems and poems. He is in a good mood. However, I am afraid that the prince will be sad when Master Guan leaves this time."
"Yes, the prince has always loved talents," County Magistrate Tang praised nonchalantly: "Not to mention the twenty-year friendship between the prince and Mr. Guan."
"Yes, Your Majesty has always been kind to Master Guan."
The two of them returned to Yizhou City chatting, and then separated, one went back to the palace, and the other went back to the county government office.
Magistrate Tang hurried back to the county government office and took out the map of the county to look at it. After looking for a long time, he couldn't find the place he was looking for. He pondered for a moment and asked an old official to ask, "I vaguely heard someone's name.
There is fertile land for sale in Dongxi Village, do you know where Dongxi Village is?"
"Sir, do you want to buy land?"
Magistrate Tang laughed and said, "I don't want to buy it, but my wife wants to buy some property. I don't know how many years I will work here, so I can't always reach out to my family to get money."
"That means we need to buy some properties." The old official thought for a while and shook his head. "I've never heard of Dongxizhuang. Could it be that it's not from our county? If it's exposed, it's far away and difficult to fight.
That makes sense."
Magistrate Tang smiled and nodded, "That won't work. To buy land, you have to buy something closer. Forget it, I'll go back and look for something suitable."
After the old official left, Magistrate Tang pondered for a while and called Mingli in, "Send someone to quietly inquire about a place called Dongxizhuang. Remember, don't make a scene and ask in private.