Chapter 60: Better Than Me
The words Ye Sheng said at this time were obviously explaining what was going on, and these words were all thoughtful, obviously he didn't come up with them for a while, but he had been thinking about them for a long time.
In fact, as early as half a year, when his body began to feel uncomfortable, the old man began to think about his future.
Ye Mao, a strong man who was more than half a head taller than Li Xin, knelt on the ground and couldn't cry.
Old man Ye seemed to be a little tired, he sat back on the bed, half lying in the bed, and slowly spoke: "After I die, I am not allowed to let the boss go back to Beijing for the funeral, and the funeral is simple." ”
At this point, the old man groped for himself at the head of his bed, and after a short time he found an iron box, which he placed in front of him, and tried to open it, but he did not have the strength in his hand, so he gave up.
"Fourth, open it."
Compared with Ye Mao, Ye Lan, who was already in his forties, was much more stable, he nodded, stepped forward to open the iron box, and after opening it, he found that it was a land deed.
Old man Ye looked at this land deed with a smile on his face.
"When I was a child, my family was a tenant for others, and I didn't even have a piece of my own land, and when my father and ancestors left, they could only be buried in the mountains, more than 30 years ago, I asked someone to buy a good piece of land with good feng shui at home, and moved the ancestral grave in, and after I died, you sent me back to my hometown in Ningling and buried next to my father."
Ye Lan couldn't hold back any longer, tears welled up in his eyes.
Old man Ye said with a smile: "Don't cry, although you have split up, if you want to bury it in Ningling's hometown in the future, just bury it in it, I bought a lot of land, enough to bury our family for more than ten generations." ”
Because he was born in a farmer's household, Old Man Ye is quite obsessed with land.
Ye Lan wiped his tears, put the title deed away, and said in a hoarse voice: "Father, the son is the Marquis of Ningling, and he will naturally be buried in Ningling to serve his father in the future." ”
"Just because you are the Marquis of Ningling, this title deed will be handed over to you for collection."
Speaking of this, the old man looked at Ye Mao.
"I am from Ningling, and I have been from Ningling from birth to death, but Ye Mao grew up in the capital, and I will not force you to be buried in Ningling. In the future, the Chen Guogong Mansion, whether you want to take root in the capital or not, it will be up to you. ”
Old man Ye laughed at himself.
"Actually, it's good to be buried in the capital, it's far away, and it's not convenient to go to the grave."
Ye Mao lowered his head and wept and said: "Grandpa is from Ningling, and the Ye family has been from Ningling for generations, and they will all be buried in Ningling!" ”
Ye Sheng took a deep breath.
"You can just do it yourself."
He coughed once or twice, and finally raised his eyes to look at Li Xin.
"Both of you ...... Go out, I have something to say to Chang'an alone......"
Ye Lan and Ye Mao glanced at each other, and finally got up from the ground and slowly retreated.
Li Xin's eyes were also a little red at this time, and after only the two of them were left in the room, he sat down on the side of Old Man Ye's bed and said with difficulty: "Master Ye, do you want to take a break, maybe your body will be fine tomorrow, and the days to come will be long......"
The old man took a deep breath and barely squeezed out a smile.
"If you don't talk about it today, you may not have a chance in the future."
Li Xin was a little uncomfortable, he lowered his head, and his nose was a little sour.
"Speak, listen."
Ye Sheng's breathing became a little difficult, and he said slowly.
"You ...... Yongzhou, is there really that rule...? ”
The rule that Li Xin made up was to coax Ye Sheng, and Ye Sheng said that there was a Yongzhou general in the family, who also coaxed Li Xin.
At the last moment of his life, the old man was still a little worried that Li Xin's youngest son would really die because of this.
The Marquis of Jing'an couldn't bear it any longer, tears welled up from his eyes, and he choked up: "Master Ye, that's the disciple who coaxed you." ”
"You...... Don't worry about it. ”
"That's good, that's good."
Old man Ye let out a sigh: "I'm still worried that it will cost the life of the doll." ”
The Marquis of Jing'an lowered his head, and his eyes were red.
"Chang'an."
Old man Ye's voice became low.
"You're a ...... People who have great abilities should make good use of them carefully in the future. ”
When he said "make good use", he did not mean to be good at it, but to "do good".
Li Xin nodded and said, "Master Ye, don't worry, the disciple is a measured person and won't ...... Mischief. ”
"When the teacher said this, he didn't want to put a shackle on you before he died."
Old man Ye was half-lying on the bed and sighed.
"Whether you are thinking about the city or the means and powers, you are the best among people, but after all, you are still young, and when you are a teacher, you will stare and kill people at every turn, and you are a wicked person with a very bad temper."
After saying so many words in one breath, Ye Sheng took a few breaths and continued: "You are much stronger than me, I just hope that you, if you really want to make any decisions, think about it more." It's better to be cautious. ”
"If there is something you think you should do, then do it, the dead restrain the living, it is the stupidest thing in the world."
If you are from a big family, you will never say this sentence if you pay attention to the etiquette of your ancestors since you were a child, but Ye Sheng is an "entrepreneurial generation" born in mud legs, and he has experienced so many things to say such open-minded words.
"Master Ye rest assured."
Marquis Jing'an lowered his head, gritted his teeth and said, "Before a disciple does something, he will always think clearly and will not do impulsive things. ”
Ye Sheng looked at Li Xin quietly.
"You're in the Southwest...... Raising an army, isn't it? ”
The matter of the Southwest Hanzhou Army, except for Mu Ying, Zhao Jia and others who knew the roots, Li Xin didn't tell anyone, even Ye Ming and Ye Mao, Li Xin didn't say anything, but now, being broken by Ye Sheng's words, Li Xin was a little at a loss.
"Master Ye...... How do you know? ”
The teacher is already dying, no matter what it is at this time, Li Xin should not hide it from him.
Besides, depending on the situation, Ye Sheng has known about this matter for a long time, but usually, he didn't ask a word, but only asked at this last moment, and he already had great respect for Li Xin.
Ye Sheng gasped several times.
"Ye Ming and Ye Mao...... Told me everything about the Southwest. ”
"I just thought that these remnants of Nanshu were acting strangely, but a few days ago, you went to Liushufang to kill that... His Royal Highness of Nanshu, as a teacher, guessed some clues, but he never told you. ”
"You are a very assertive person, and there are many things that the teacher does not want to affect you."
Li Xin stood up from the side of the bed, shook the old man to the ground, bowed his head and said, "Thank you Master Ye." ”
"As a teacher, I don't ask you what you want to do, just say a word to you."
After Ye Sheng coughed several times, his voice was already a little obscure.
"People who can climb to a high place in the court, generally only ask whether it is worth it, and do not ask whether it is right or not, you have taught Ye Mao this sentence, and it is also a truth that you and I have long understood."
"But I want you to ...... as a teacher"
"When you do things in the future, you can think about whether it's right or not, and then think about whether it's worth it."
The old man opened his eyes with difficulty and looked at Li Xin.
"After all...... You're tall enough that you don't need to climb any further. ”
Li Xinli was greatly touched.
Only asking about the benefits and disadvantages and not asking about right and wrong is a common problem for everyone in Vanity Fair, but the old man in front of him, before he died, taught him another lesson.
Once again, he bowed deeply.
"Disciples are taught."
At this time, it is already very difficult for Ye Sheng to speak.
He beckoned and motioned for Li Xin to lean over.
The Marquis of Jing'an listened to him, and only then did he hear Ye Sheng's low voice.
"For... For the division since childhood, he joined the army, killed... Killing people is not counted, some good things have been done, and many bad things have been done. ”
"But I can go from a peasant family to a general all the way to the right governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion......"
"Today, at the age of eighty, I will die at the end of my life, and this life will be counted as ...... It's not bad. ”
Speaking of this, the old man gradually lost his strength, and his voice became smaller and smaller.
"I ...... Hope ......"
"You Li... Chang'an ...... in the future"
Speaking of which, the last trace of strength of the old man has been exhausted, but he worked very hard to say the last four words of his life.
"Better than me."