"Leave it to him, your brothers might do something else in a hurry!"
"You said, your son will kill our son when the time comes. We are both grandfathers and fathers. What should we do?"
"Your son is not like you at all. He either doesn't make a move, or he makes it difficult for others to resist. At our age, we don't want to see flesh and blood killing each other anymore!"
"We are your mother and we. We have always preferred you since you were born, and even the people in your house. But the palms of our hands and the backs of our hands are all flesh. How can we not miss her in our hearts?"
"When we joined the army, there were no men in our Zhu family. Now, as a big family, we look forward to having children and grandchildren, looking forward to them flourishing, looking forward to them being safe and wealthy, looking forward to them being passed down from generation to generation.
Ding Changsheng!"
"We know that we are lying to ourselves about some things. But your father and I have never been merciful to other things or people around us in our lives. We will not let go of the wrong ones, no matter who kills them."
"But when it comes to my own son, my heart is soft, my ears are soft, and my hands are soft!"
"As the children grow older, they are not as afraid of us as before."
"Hey, boss! If you were still here, we wouldn't have so many worries!"
The old man looked at the memorial tablet and slowly talked. Sometimes he was smiling, sometimes he was sad. Sometimes he was helpless, and sometimes he had difficulty making a choice.
"Okay, let's go. I feel happy after talking to you so much!"
The old man stood up with his knees bent, his tall body swayed slightly, and then he slowly walked out the door.
"Perhaps one day, if we don't do anything right, we can just lie down next to you. Then we can talk to each other again!"
When we walked out of the temple, the sun was already setting on the horizon. Half of the sun was hanging, and the clouds seemed to be ignited.
"Your Majesty, are you coming back?" Pu Bucheng said softly beside the old man.
The old man looked at the half setting sun on the horizon and said, "You think, can a person really go to heaven after he dies?"
"This..." Pu Bucheng was stunned by the question and suddenly didn't know how to answer.
"If the soul is really immortal, why haven't we dreamed about the prince or the queen for so many years?" The old man seemed to be muttering to himself. He looked back at Zhu Biao's tablet in the main hall, then turned back and slowly
Walk forward.
"As people get older, they can't figure out many things. People who didn't believe it before start to believe it now." The old man said as he walked, "Maybe this is what is often called an old fool!"
Pu Bucheng still said nothing and followed the old man silently.
After walking out of the main hall and getting on the carriage, the old man stepped in and gave an extremely solemn order, "It's enough for me to have an old fool in the palace. I'll tell you something, don't forget it!"
Pu Bucheng naturally understood what was going on. He bowed and said, "I know, I will take care of it when I return to the palace!"
The old man sat in the carriage and leaned back with his eyes closed. "When people are old and confused, they talk too much and think about useless things. The palace has only been stable for these years, so don't make any more jokes. You have served us all your life, you know
We can die anywhere, but we can't die on other people's lips! There are some things that the younger generations don't want to know, so we won't let them know. Otherwise, it will be a fucking joke!"
Pu Bucheng carefully lowered the curtain of the carriage, and when he turned his head again, he waved silently to the guards, and the carriage slowly started to move.
Then, he reached out and called for the handsome little eunuch who was serving him.
"Ancestor, what are your orders?" the young eunuch said.
"Go, hurry up and rush back to the palace. Ask Li Buren, the leader of the Neiguanjian, and Zhang Buyi, the leader of the Jingshifang, to come and see the Za family!"
"Yes!" the little eunuch agreed, got on a mule, and walked away with a whip.
Pu Bucheng quickly walked to the old man's carriage and asked softly, "Your Majesty?" Hearing that there was no life inside, he carefully opened a corner and took a look. Then he put it down, climbed up to the shaft with some difficulty, and sat next to the guard who was driving the carriage.
"Go slowly and carefully!"
The guard smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, you won't disturb the emperor!"
Pu Bucheng nodded silently, then put his hands in his sleeves, leaned against the shaft of the carriage with his arms folded, closed his eyes and meditated. His long eyebrows trembled in accordance with the rhythm of the carriage.
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In the Forbidden City, lights have been lit.
After Pu Bucheng settled the old man, he walked back to his room without anyone else.
His residence was not far from the old man's palace. It was a somewhat low-rise, not-so-bright room. There were few furnishings in it. The tables, chairs, benches, porcelain utensils looked old and a little shabby.
With a creak, Pu Bucheng opened the door. Inside, two eunuchs in their forties stood up instantly and knelt down quickly.
"Meet Mr. Park!"
Pu Bucheng just hummed, walked past the two of them, and sat down on an old chair, which happened to be in the shadows. Under the candlelight, people could only see his outline, not see anything.
to his face.
"I asked you two to come over and have something to do!" Pu Bucheng said.
"Your orders!" Zhang Buyi, the eunuch of the respect room, replied.
"The old people in the palace!" Pu Bucheng said slowly, "Which ones are the Zajia talking about? They are no longer available. How many more old people are there to support them?"
The eunuch Li Buren immediately said, "To answer your question, there are still forty-two eunuchs in the palace, all living in the Leng Palace!"
Pu Bucheng frowned slightly, "Isn't there any mama?"
"Most of the mothers were released from the palace when they got old!" Li Buren continued, "Some have relatives outside, and they are taking care of themselves outside!" After saying that, he paused and took out a notebook from his arms, "List,
It’s all about this. When doing small things, be most cautious. People who go out know where they have gone, what are the names of their relatives, where do they live, and what do they do for a living!”
Pu Bucheng reached out to take it, leaning half of his face to the candlelight, with some saliva on his fingers, and opened the book and glanced at it a few times.
There was silence in the room for a while, and the two eunuch leaders stood respectfully. Even though they were the leaders of the twelve eunuchs in the palace, they were also the same people in their own circles. But facing Pu Bucheng, they did not dare to be disrespectful in any way.
"Let the dining room send some delicious food, wine and meat to Leng Gong!" Pu Bucheng said while looking at the list, "Let's just say it's a reward from the Za family to the old guys!" As he said that, he suddenly squinted his eyes.
He glanced at the two of them and said, "Add more!"
Suddenly, the two people in front of them turned pale and broke out in cold sweat.
"Where are the forty-two people?" Li Buren asked hesitantly.
"What do you think?" Half of Pu Bucheng's face retreated into the shadows.
"I know, little one!" Li Buren said, "I guarantee it will be silent!"
"I promoted you because of your cleverness!" Pu Bucheng smiled.
Zhang Buyi also said, "The little one, please inform Zhongguan Temple and prepare a place?"
Pu Bucheng pondered for a long time and then spoke slowly, "Let the monks in the temple recite a few sutras and have some salvation." After saying that, he sighed, "They are all miserable people. Reincarnate as soon as possible and go to a good family!"
At this point, he added, "This way, don't prepare the coffin. Send it to the fire site, and then enshrine it in Zhongguan Temple!"
"I understand!" Zhang Buyi said.
"Go!" Pu Bucheng seemed to be tired and waved his hand, "Be smart and the fewer people know about it, the better. Go back and tell the Zajia and Dianqian army once they are done and ask them to pull them out!"
The two leading eunuchs said no more, saluted again, bowed and left.
Hearing that they were walking away, Pu Bucheng stood up and turned on the candle a little brighter. As if he thought it was not bright enough, he lit another one. The two candles were so close that the flames were intertwined.
He picked up the roster again, opened the first page, and looked at it cautiously with a frown.
Suddenly, his finger paused on a name on the third page, and then his whole face looked irritable.
"Come here, call Li Buren back to the Za family, quickly!"