Chapter 3: Fire
The eunuch was stunned for a moment, and for the first time since entering the courtyard, he took a serious look at this originally inconspicuous old servant.
It's not easy!
That gaze actually reminded the eunuch of the feeling of being prey by a hungry wolf or poisonous snake in the palace of ten thousand beasts, which made him feel terrified. There is also this question, which seems to be commonplace, but it obviously guesses a lot of inside stories. When I asked which lord wrote the holy decree on behalf of the Son of Heaven, he was obviously asking him, who was the one who wanted to put the two of them to death by means of the holy decree?
He Bo really wants to find out, which one in Beijing is still so "obsessed" about Gu Beihou Liu's family after such a long time?
"The affairs of the adults above, this palace has no ability to know. The eunuch's eyes rolled, he sneered and turned around and left, "Don't thank you for receiving the order, turning around and participating in a book of 'having a heart of non-subordination' is the responsibility of this palace, don't blame this palace for being ruthless!"
"Dare to ask the imperial envoy!" Uncle He was furious when he heard this, this dog eunuch was so ruthless, "Honorable name?"
"Huh?"
Hearing Uncle He's angry tone, the eunuch paused with a smile, "Ask the name of the miscellaneous family, do you still have the idea of coming to the miscellaneous family to seek revenge in the future?"
He didn't even realize that his self-proclaimed self-proclaimed "Hongu" had changed from a reserved "Hongu" to a humble title "Miscellaneous Family" that he only used when he met big people.
When the two catchers heard this, they immediately drew their knives and glared at the old and the young, "You still dare to intimidate the imperial envoy, what is the matter if you eat the gall of the ambitious leopard?"
"Uncle Imperial Envoy, do you want the younger two to clean them up for you? Do you want two legs or two hands, you have a word!"
"Hey, you two boys have filial piety!" These few flattering shouts from the eunuch obviously made him very satisfied, and he smiled, "Come on, go back and follow the palace to the state capital of Qiancheng, and the palace will give you a future!"
Hearing this, the two were pleasantly surprised, and they were even more busy flattering.
"As for these two Diao Min...... the eunuch rubbed his chin, he had the intention of giving the two of them a big hardship, but he was used to being cautious, and the flattery of the catchers was happy, so he pretended to be arrogant and said: "Forget it, this palace is in a good mood today, and I am too lazy to care." Listen carefully, this palace line will not change its name and sit or change its surname, its surname is Huang Mingliu, if you want to seek revenge, just come, just have some fun for this palace, haha!"
is a genius, who is blocked from progressing, and is destined to be a waste for the rest of his life, what else is there to fear?
"The Imperial Envoy is generous!"
The flamboyant shrill laughter and sycophants were far away, and an old man and a young man stood in the courtyard, very gloomy.
"Young master, young master. ”
Seeing that Liu Heng's eyes, which were originally as bright as stars, became bleak and godless, Uncle He was really worried, for fear that Liu Heng would not be able to withstand such a huge blow, "What title, clan status, is not as important as the young master to live well, don't think about it!"
"What I'm thinking about is......" Liu Heng's voice was faint and ethereal, "Being expelled from the clan and not being able to inherit the family title by relying on the clan examination is a ruined future." But the most important thing in front of me is that without General Feng'en's false position, I am afraid that I will not be able to read this book in the future. ”
There are also a lot of expenses for reading, buying books, going to school, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, candles, and using a lot of money everywhere.
Originally, there was the name of General Feng'en, and according to the system, there were Yulu every month, one stone (100 catties) of rice, half a horse of high-grade Yuezhou cloth, and ten taels of silver. Although it is said that the layers of deductions are at most, it is only 20% at most, but the old and young are tightened by clothes and food, and they can barely afford Liu Heng to study. Now that it's broken, let alone studying, I'm afraid it's a problem for the two of them to survive.
Uncle He was relieved when he heard this, and pretended to laugh heartily and patted his chest continuously, "Saving money in the past has finally shown its benefits, young master, you can study at ease, you can't be hungry!"
Liu Heng raised his eyebrows and smiled, "That's good, as long as I can survive until the end of the course, I can eat with my ability, and I don't have to worry." ”
"Mr. Wu is going to take the exam tomorrow for the tenth volume of my "Tongyi Annotations", and I have to hurry up and review the book. As usual, calmly planning for the future, Liu Heng walked to the study, closed the door and turned on the light.
But when He Bo saw the holy decree he was holding tightly in his hand, he knew that Liu Heng's heart was not as calm as he appeared.
Sitting out of the window with frowns, looking at the thin figure printed upside down on the window paper, he still sat and read quietly as usual, and after reading for a long time, He Bo really put his mind at ease, "If you can still read, you should be fine." ”
Thinking of today's encounter, a trace of sharp anger flashed in his eyes.
There are few enemies in anyone's family, but their Liu family has come to an end, and they have avoided such a remote small county town, and there are still people who want to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and they don't even let go of a half-grown child, which is too much and too bullying!
Originally, I just wanted to know whose poisonous plan was behind the scenes, and I didn't want to deal with a eunuch who ran errands, but this eunuch was so arrogant that he dared to come to the well and want to kill them. Thinking of Liu Heng's bitterness of snaking, he only felt that there was nowhere to vent his anger, but he couldn't hold it back.
"This dog eunuch deserves to die too!"
With a cold face, he clenched his fists and quietly went out.
The crackling sound woke Liu Heng up, and when he came back to his senses, he saw that the candle wick had burned for a small half, which was equivalent to half an hour had passed. He didn't know when he started to be in a daze, and the scroll was spread out, but he didn't read a word.
Just now, Uncle He pretended to be refreshing, and Liu Heng was pretending to be calm.
Both of them knew that the impact of the Holy Decree on them could not be greater, how could it still be as if nothing had happened?
How much money is in the family, Liu Heng also knows that in order to provide him with education, Uncle He can't save money, so he just comforts him and says so. In the days to come, it will be impossible to read books again, and how to find money to support himself and He Bo is an imminent big problem.
He got up and went out, suddenly wanted to drink, went to the cellar and brought a big jar, patted the mud and drank it, usually afraid of drinking, but today I want that kind of hotness.
"Happy!" Liu Heng shouted, wiping off the wine stains on his mouth, "No wonder the ancients said that borrowing wine can dispel sorrows, only wine can make me feel alive." ”
One sip, another big sip, the wine fell quickly, and most of the jar went down in a while, Liu Heng's face was blushing and scary, and his eyes were already confused. Looking at the room full of bookshelves and thousands of classics and historical masterpieces, but he felt like there were more than before, he lay on the chair and muttered a little confusedly.
"I study, what did I study for, and for what?"
"By the way, it's for the big exam of the clan, it's for Gu Beihou, and it's almost there...... But now that I have been demoted to a commoner by the Holy Decree, I have no test or fight, so what do I have to study? No matter how good my literary talent is, if I want to be an official in the future, I must be recommended by someone, and with this Holy Decree, who would dare to recommend me? Even if I start as a clerical and be appreciated, who will dare to ensure that I am motivated?"
"What's the use of me reading it any longer?"
"I am the only one left in my family, originally Uncle He also said that when he attacked the lord, he would tell me everything about the family, but now, which enemy sent this holy decree and eunuch, Uncle He should be able to guess a range, and now I don't ask, I just know that Uncle He will not tell me again. Because it's useless to know, people who can only try to survive have no ability and no hope of revenge in this life, and knowing it is just adding to their troubles......"
"I don't even know the enemy, let alone revive the family background, this Gu Beihou Liu family, after all, still collapsed in my hands, ha, haha!"
"Listen, I'm a prodigy, this decree, this decree ......" he laughed, slapped the table and jumped up, somehow looked at the decree again and froze, only to feel that the golden color was particularly dazzling, "I am a prodigy scholar, because of this decree, my family collapsed, I have no books to read, I can only wait to starve to death!"
Obviously hope is in front of you, but being wiped out so easily and ruthlessly is the cruelest thing in life!
"I, I, I burned you!" Liu Heng suddenly became ruthless, grabbed the empty several times, and finally grabbed the holy decree and put it on the candle, "Yes, if it is burned, everything will be fine again!"
I have to say that it is really bold to be drunk, and when he is sober, Liu Heng will never do this, because burning the holy will is the same as rebellion, which is a great crime of the Nine Clans!
Fortunately, the work of the holy decree is exquisite, and there is a miraculous blessing of the emperor's authority, and the legend is not afraid of water and fire, and the dust is not stained, and it shows its dignity, which may be a bit exaggerated, but it is true that the candle flame cannot be burned. After waiting for a long time, I saw that the Holy Decree was not even scorched, but became more and more golden, which made Liu Heng, who was drunk, irritable.
"Can't burn it? It's a big scourge, definitely, it must be that the fire isn't big enough." ”
He looked around, saw the rows of bookshelves and suddenly his eyes lit up, he usually cherished abnormal books, but at this moment in his eyes became the best firewood, "Anyway, it's useless to read, why do you want books, just use it to add fire!"
Liu Heng didn't bother to ignite the scrolls, so he simply knocked down the bookshelf and took the candle flame over to light it. But most of the scrolls are made of bamboo or animal skins, and it will be difficult to catch fire for a while, which makes Liu Heng impatient.
"Yes, pour, pour the wine!"
The wine jar smashed into the pile of books, and the leftover wine splashed everywhere, but this time it was all together. The fire quickly grew larger, the heat was steaming, and the light of the fire made Liu Heng's face even redder, and he smiled very happily and threw the holy decree into the fire.
"Actually, it's actually floating?" Liu Heng's eyes widened, and he was stunned.
The holy decree is indeed blessed by the emperor's authority, and when he fell into the fire, he floated in mid-air on his own, away from the fire, which made Liu Heng unhappy again.
Not happy!
The fire was not big enough, Liu Heng muttered, staggered away, and finally knocked down all the bookshelves.
The fire is even stronger!
Sitting in the fire, he stared intently at the holy decree in mid-air, and finally found that the corners of the holy decree began to burn yellow, showing a bright red line of fire little by little, which made him gradually excited, and even the billowing smoke choked him so that he coughed unconsciously, and he held his eyelids with difficulty breathing, until the holy decree completely turned into a ball of fire ashes and scattered without a trace, he was satisfied to "sleep" over.
He frowned, not knowing what he had dreamed of.