At midnight, in the inner courtyard of the Seal Shou Prison in the Forbidden City, a masked man flew outside the bedroom of Li Jinzhong, the eunuch who held the seal. He pushed the door open and entered. The door creaked. Although the sound was weak, it did not escape Li Jinzhong's ears.
He woke up from his sleep, sat up suddenly, and asked: "Who is it?"
The man said: "It's me."
It was dark in the room, and Li Jinzhong couldn't see the face of the person coming, but he heard his voice and said, "It's the commander." It turned out that the person was Luo Sigong.
Li Jinzhong asked: "What are your orders, sir?"
Luo Sigong said: "I want you to meet someone."
Li Jinzhong asked: "Who is it?"
Luo Sigong said: "Li Tianmu."
Li Jinzhong asked: "Is it Li Tianmu, the Flying Immortal of the Divine Sword?"
Luo Sigong said "hmm".
Li Jinzhong said: "Why do you want me to see him?"
Luo Sigong said: "Didn't you ask me to help you find your nephew Li Yuan? Li Tianmu is Li Yuan."
Li Jinzhong was shocked. He did not expect that his nephew Li Yuan was the famous Sword Flying Immortal. He did not know that Luo Sigong had found Li Yuan more than ten years ago. Luo Sigong had kept it secret and did not tell him until the time was right.
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After Luo Sigong left, Li Jinzhong lay on the kang unable to sleep. The past events came to his mind, and he remembered them one by one.
Back then, he killed Qian Wagguan and buried him outside the north wall of the City God's Temple. How could he have imagined that the ignorant magistrate would mistake Qian Wagguan's bones for his, causing his uncle Li Shuan to die unjustly. He sold Li Tianmu's aunt, and indirectly harmed her.
Li Tianmu's father died. He felt deeply guilty for Li Tianmu and wanted to compensate Li Tianmu, but was unable to do so.
The next morning, Li Jinzhong slipped out of the palace, carrying a few bags of snacks, and went to the Flying Tiger Escort Bureau. He knocked on the door of the house and said to the door: "Is Mr. Yu at home? I am a friend of Mr. Yu, and I would like to come to visit Mr. Yu."
Menzi said: "Master Yu is here, you can come with me."
Li Jinzhong followed his disciple to the cross courtyard. In the courtyard, Yu Bozhong and Wu Qi were practicing swordplay. The disciple said: "Master Yu, this man is looking for you."
Yu Bozhong didn't know Li Jinzhong, so he stepped forward and said to Li Jinzhong: "I haven't asked, who is this gentleman?"
Li Jinzhong said: "I am Li Jinzhong. I have been favored by Master Yu. I heard that Master Yu is no longer here, so I made a special trip to visit you, young master."
Yu Bozhong said: "It turns out that you are my father's old friend, please sit in the room." He asked Li Jinzhong to take a seat in the hall.
Yu Jing was not kind to Li Jinzhong. Li Jinzhong wanted to use this opportunity to meet Li Tianmu. He could not let Li Tianmu know about his relationship with Luo Sigong. If he came to Li Tianmu directly, if Li Tianmu asked "You
How did you learn about my whereabouts?" He couldn't explain.
Li Jinzhong and Yu Bozhong exchanged greetings for a moment and said, "I just saw that Mr. Yu is very good at swordsmanship. I wonder who his master is?"
Yu Bozhong said: "My master is Li Tianmu and Li Daxia."
Li Jinzhong pretended to be surprised and said: "It turns out that your master is the famous Master Li. No wonder Mr. Yu's swordsmanship is so good. I admire Master Li very much. It's a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to meet him. It would be great if I could have the opportunity to meet Master Li."
Yu Bozhong said: "What's the problem? The master is in the house and will be here soon."
The two chatted for a while, and then Li Tianmu came back. Seeing Wu Qi practicing swordplay alone in the courtyard, he asked, "Xiao Qi, where is Datou?"
Wu Qidao: "Our young master has a guest here, and he will accompany him in the hall."
Yu Bozhong heard Li Tianmu's voice and came out and said: "Master, my father's friend is here. I heard that you are here and I want to meet him."
Li Tianmu didn't want to socialize, but Yu Bozhong's words had already been spoken. He couldn't refute Yu Bozhong's face, so he had to go and meet the visitor, say hello and exchange a few words.
Li Tianmu walked into the hall and saw Li Jinzhong sitting there. He was dumbfounded and stood on the ground. Although he and Li Jinzhong had been separated for more than ten years, Li Jinzhong's appearance had basically not changed, but he was much older. He recognized Li Jinzhong at a glance.
I recognized him and thought: "Isn't he already dead?"
Li Jinzhong looked at Li Tianmu and was excited, but suppressed it. He didn't show it at all on his face and pretended that he and Li Tianmu were strangers.
Yu Bozhong introduced: "Master Li, this is my master." Then he introduced to Li Tianmu: "Master, this is Master Li Jinzhong."
Li Tianmu shouted excitedly: "Uncle, it's really you!"
Li Jinzhong pretended to be surprised and said: "Why do you call me uncle? Who are you?"
Li Tianmu said: "I am Yuanzi, uncle, can't you recognize me?"
At this time, Li Jinzhong no longer suppressed the excitement in his heart, stood up and shouted: "You are Yuanzi! Oh, when I left, you were still a child, but now you have grown into a young man, and I can't even recognize you."
Li Tianmu said: "Uncle, where have you been all these years? Do you know? Back then, a white bone was found outside the Chenghuang Temple where you lived. Everyone thought it was you. The bastard magistrate Zheng Lujia wrongly accused my father of killing you.
My father died unjustly."
Li Jinzhong said guiltily: "I know this."
Li Tianmu shouted: "Since you know, why don't you come out to clear my father's grievances?"
Li Jinzhong said: "Uncle, I have something unspeakable."
Li Tianmu asked: "What is the unspeakable secret?"
Li Jinzhong said: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. My uncle has entered the palace and became a eunuch. Now he is from Dongchang. How can I dare to go against Zheng Lujia?"
When he entered the palace, he was already thirty years old, so his voice didn't change much, and he couldn't tell that he was a eunuch. Therefore, Li Tianmu didn't notice anything different. Only when he heard it from his own mouth did he know. He was surprised and shouted
He said: "Uncle, why do you want to do this to yourself? Why on earth is this? You are such a good person, why did you become a eunuch?"
Li Jinzhong sighed and said: "I escaped from Suning back then and was desperate. I became a eunuch out of cruelty. It was really a helpless move."
Yu Bozhong saw his master and Li Jinzhong chatting about family matters, and it was inconvenient to be around, so he hid out knowingly.
Li Tianmu sat next to Li Jinzhong, and Li Jinzhong said: "Yuanzi, after I entered the palace, I saved some money and wanted to ask someone to redeem your aunt's life. I didn't expect that she is no longer here. I'm sorry for your aunt. Yu'er also
I can't find him, and I feel sorry for this child." Speaking of his sadness, Li Jinzhong burst into tears.
Li Tianmu's eyes were also red, with tears welling up in his eyes, and he said, "Uncle, I know where my aunt is buried. I'll take you to see it."
The two left the Feihu Escort Bureau and climbed to Xiangshan. Li Ermei's grave is in the mountain, and the ancestral grave of Feihu Li Zhengping's family is also here. In order to allow Li Jiaoyue to pay homage to his mother, Li Zhengping did not want Li Jiaoyue to know his life experience.
, so he lied that Li Ermei was his sister.
Li Jinzhong saw Li Ermei's grave and shouted, "Er sister, I'm sorry for you!" He knelt in front of the tombstone and cried loudly.
Li Tianmu also shed tears. He hadn't cried in many years. In these years, he only let others bleed and never let himself shed tears.
Li Jinzhong cried for a while and said: "Second sister, I don't know how Yu'er is doing now, but don't worry, I will definitely find her and bring her to see you."
Li Tianmu said: "Uncle, I have found my cousin."
Li Jinzhong stood up and grabbed Li Tianmu and asked, "Where is Yu'er? How is she doing now?"
Li Tianmu said: "She is in the Flying Tiger Escort Bureau. The boss of the Bureau, Li Jiaoyue, is Yu'er. At that time, the old boss of the Feihu Escort Bureau, Li Zhengping, adopted Yu'er."
Li Jinzhong said: "Great, I finally found Yu'er, I'm going to meet her right away."
Li Tianmu said: "No."
Li Jinzhong was startled and asked, "Why not?"
Li Tianmu said: "Yu'er still doesn't know her life experience."
Li Jinzhong said: "Why didn't you tell her?"
Li Tianmu said: "I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to accept it after knowing her life experience, so I didn't tell her for a long time."
Li Jinzhong was stunned and said, "Yes, we can't let her know that she has a father like me."
Li Tianmu said: "Uncle, now that I have found you, I have to clear my father's wrongdoing."
Li Jinzhong said: "We can't let your father be wronged anymore. I'll listen to you whatever you want to do."
Li Tianmu said: "Zheng Lujia is now the chief auxiliary. I don't know where to complain. Let's go to the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Mr. Luo, for an idea."
Li Jinzhong said: "It's not convenient for me to go see Mr. Luo. You can go alone. Come to me when you have an idea."
Li Tianmu went to the General Office of the Jinyi Guards and met Luo Sigong. He told Li Jinzhong's story and asked Luo Sigong to make his decision. Luo Sigong slammed the table angrily and shouted: "Zheng Lujia, a stupid official, is so disrespectful of human life. It is simply unreasonable!"
Li Tianmu felt very happy when he heard what he said.
Luo Sigong continued: "Hui Shiyang, the minister of Dali Temple, is my friend. I would like to say hello to him. You can take your uncle to Dali Temple to find Mr. Hui tomorrow. He will make the decision for you."
Li Tianmu said gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Luo."
Luo Sigong smiled and said: "Tianmu, why are you so polite? You have helped me so much, I should help you once."
Li Tianmu said: "Not only do I want to avenge my father, but I also want to sue Zheng Lujia for committing suicide."
Luo Sigong said: "That should be the case. Tianmu, to tell you the truth, I am collecting evidence of Zheng Lujia's crimes and plan to eliminate this fatuous guy."
Li Tianmu was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "Master Luo, is there anything I can do for you? I am willing to do my best to eradicate Zheng Lujia."
Luo Sigong said: "I don't need your help yet. I will look for you when needed."
The next day, Li Tianmu and Li Jinzhong went to Dali Temple to meet Hui Shiyang. Master Hui sent someone to Suning County to check the files on the case and find a few more people who could prove Li Jinzhong's identity.
A few days later, the police officer brought the files and brought back several of Li Jinzhong's old neighbors who could prove Li Jinzhong's identity.
Li Shuan's crime was to kill Li Jinzhong. Now that Li Jinzhong is not dead, the crime is naturally not established. Mr. Hui will redress Li Shuan's injustice.
After the case was settled, Li Tianmu wrote a petition accusing Zheng Lujia of ruthlessly killing people and handed it to Mr. Hui. He returned to Suning County and said in front of his father's grave: "Dad, I finally vindicated your injustice, but Zheng Lujia is not dead yet."
, but don’t worry, I promise you that he will never end well.”