Chapter 99： Things are not simple

After a tiring day in Xinhe County, Nie Yong returned from the yamen to the back house. He only felt his head groggy. He was inattentive at his feet and was tripped by the threshold. The whole figure was like a log and fell directly to the ground.

"Oh, my lord!" The little servant in the back house was so scared that he almost lost his soul, and hurriedly came over to help him up. The girls in the back house, the women all came together, just when the lamp was very light, the light in the room was dim, it was really messy.

Master Liang Shu heard the movement next door, and ran over in a hurry. When he saw Nie Yong's face was bloody, he couldn't help violently violently scolding the maid in the house.

Fortunately, Nie Yong's fall only hurt his nose. It looked scary. In fact, the injury was not serious. The maids were busy for a while and changed Nie Yong's clothes, and the chaotic state was over.

However, Nie Yong was in a bad mood after this incident. When he shut himself in the study, the man of Nuo Da, actually howled and burst into tears.

He remembered the capital three years ago. On the night he offended Dai Xiang, he went to visit the adults and colleagues in Liubugulu, hoping to get their help, and these people thanked the guests behind closed doors.

It was precisely the misfortune that did not come singly. His wife who had gotten her hair contracted an illness. After hearing the news that Nie Yong was about to be demoted, she became anxious and her condition became more serious.

Nie Yong received news from the staff in the embattled environment and reprimanded him to Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. On the same day, he was expelled from the Imperial Academy.

That day happened to be a stormy night. After being expelled from the Hanlin Academy, he returned to the courtyard rented in the capital. His wife was ill and had no medicine to cure, and died in his arms that night.

His career was unsuccessful and his beloved wife died of illness. Nie Yong was really exhausted like a bereavement dog. When he left the capital, he was alone, and there was no one to send him off.

He left the capital with an extremely sad heart. When he was leaving, standing on the post road out of Beijing, he vowed that he would return to the capital, and he would take back all the things he had lost.

Although three years have passed, the situation on that day is still vivid, but when Nie Yong thinks about his three years in Yangzhou, it is all sad to mention it.

He was an outsider who went to Jiangnan and was squeezed everywhere. In addition, although he had served as an official in the Hanlin Academy, he was completely different from the Hanlin Academy. His colleagues deceived him for not understanding world affairs and stumbled him everywhere. Somersault.

In the three years of the county magistrate, he was ineffective, and the evaluation was almost at the bottom. This year was a year of disasters in Xinhe County. A fire broke out in the previous few months. In the past few days, dozens of villages in the north have been troubled again. Thousands of people were left homeless after the flood, the county government warehouse was empty, and the prefect yamen couldn’t get through the relationship.

He didn’t close his eyes for several days in order to relieve the disaster, but the clever woman couldn’t afford to cook without rice, and the lack of money and food caused the upheaval. He finally suppressed it. He wanted to go back to the backyard to take a rest. The threshold was against him and fell The dog gnawed shit, his face was bloody, and he was very embarrassed.

Many things have piled up together, and Nie Yong thinks that the worse he feels. He only feels that his future is difficult to achieve. At this time, he has mixed feelings. Who said that the man does not cry, but he is not sad.

After spending half an hour alone by himself, his mood eased slightly, and he immediately asked the maid to invite Master Liang Shu over.

Master Liang was actually waiting outside. Nie Yong told him that he immediately walked in from the outside and said, "Master County, you don't have to worry about it. The so-called "suffocation and loss of the horse" can be a blessing. I think everything may have turned for the better."

Nie Yong raised his hand and said: "Master Liang, don't give me peace of mind. I have a bottom in my heart. The situation is very difficult now, and the road ahead is lost!"

Master Liang chuckled, and said, "My lord is bad, everything was lost before yesterday, but after today, it has been clear to the sun!"

Nie Yong raised his brows and said, "Why did Master say this?"

Master Liang slowly leaned to Nie Yong's ear and said in a low voice: "The hard work pays off. The adults' three years of hard work has finally paid off! The Green Bamboo Forest sent a letter today."

"Ah..." Nie Yong exclaimed, and instantly jumped up, and said: "Where is the letter? Why didn't you tell me earlier, hey, what a mistake!"

Liang Chang smiled mysteriously and said: "I am busy with disaster relief today, adults all day, I am not inconvenient to disturb one of them. Second, there are many people outside, and the green bamboo forest is not an ordinary place. It is not under any circumstances. I can mention anything, so I want to wait for the right time to tell you about it."

Nie Yong nodded and said, "Believe, what about it?"

Liang Chang took the letterhead out of his sleeve without a hurry, and handed it to Nie Yong respectfully. Nie Yong opened the letterhead carefully, then leaned under the oil lamp, and read the contents of the letter word by word. Finish.

As he read the letter, his face kept changing. When he had read all the contents, he put the letter on the table, stood up, put his hands on his back, and began to pace back and forth.

"As expected of Master Yan, the tricks are sharp and deaf. I really didn't expect that there is still such a way to put the dead and live afterwards. It is wonderful, very wonderful!" Nie Yongdao, he pondered slightly, and looked at Liang Shu:

"What do you think, Master?"

Liang Shu said: "I think the adults are right. This is a magic trick. It is to die and live. For adults, this is probably the only way to survive."

Nie Yongdao: "Then what are you waiting for? Do it now. You will draft the letter to Mr. Liang. I will polish it, and we will do it tonight!"

"The current situation does not wait for me, and I can't delay it for a moment!"

"Wait, sir! I have another sentence. The boy who sent the letter said that this letter was not written by Yan Lao, and the content in it was not what Yan Lao meant. This letter was written by the boy next to Yan Lao. The content was dictated by the disciple Yan Laoxin received, my lord, you said..."

"Huh?" Nie Yong was stunned for a moment, and slowly closed his eyes and fell into contemplation. After a long time, he said: "Since that incident, Yan Lao has retired and stopped asking about the court. This is The rules he set himself. This letter was not written by him, nor was it his intention, and it is reasonable, but if he does not nod his head, the letter will not reach my hands."

Liang Su closed his pupils and said, "My lord means...but why..."

Nie Yongdao: "Lao Yan has a disciple. This is the first message the old man told me. Second, this disciple is very talented. This is the second message his old man told me. Strategies are dead, and people live. , It would be the best if I could get the assistance of his disciples!"

"Master Liang, arrange for personnel to do the investigation. At all costs, we must find out the identity and origin of the old disciple Yan, and report to me immediately after finding out!" Nie Yong said seriously.

"I will write to Master Liang tonight. In addition, we have to carefully consider the order for the promotion of talents. It is not a trivial matter to be a good candidate for the country. It is not a trifling matter.

...

Lu Zheng had a bad sleep all night. Fortunately, the next day was a day off. Lu Zheng didn't need to go to the Master's side, he only needed to write two articles at home.

After getting up in the morning, Ying'er waited for him to freshen up. Siqi and Huamei prepared an exquisite breakfast for Lu Zheng. Lu Zheng had just eaten a little bit when he heard Ying'er in the yard say:

"Is Grandma here? What delicious snack did you bring?"

Lu Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and immediately stood up and looked out from the window. Through the gap of the grille window, he saw Liu Wan.

Compared with Hua Hanyun's publicity, Liu Wan is at the other extreme. She is introverted, gentle, and kind-hearted. When Lu Zheng thinks of Liu Wan, the four words "beautiful and fateful" often appear in his mind.

A woman like Liu Wan, in Lu Zheng's eyes, can be said to be perfect, but she was good fortune. She was married to the Zhang family, and her husband died not long after she married.

No matter if her husband died, she also left a huge laughing stock. Liu Wan had to bear a great reputation burden. In this way, she had lived alone in the Zhang family for several years.

Liu Wan's expression was slightly flustered, her eyes flickered, but she saw the grille window, and then she naturally saw Lu Zheng.

Through the gap in the window, the two eyes intersected, Liu Wan's face was dyed red with a "唰", and he turned his head to the other side, Lu Zheng smiled slightly, and walked slowly to the door, saying:

"Sister-in-law, but I haven't seen you in some days. I saw that there must be something to do when you came here today, right?"

Liu Wan has adjusted her emotions. Facing Lu Zheng's question, she looked around in a panic. Lu Zheng frowned slightly and said:

"Ying'er, go and give the **** a cup of tea, sister-in-law, come in and talk! If I'm not mistaken, is it related to Brother Song again?"

"Ah..." Liu Wan exclaimed, nodded, and said, "Brother Zheng, sister-in-law, please, don't let Song Ge'er get muddy, don't let him get muddled. Now, who is Song Brother's words? If you don't listen, I can't control him, only you can control him!"

"What's going on? Why is this kid crazy? Sister-in-law, don't worry, what is the matter with me first, I must find a way to help you solve it!" Lu Zheng said.

Liu Wan's face blushed again. It happened that Ying'er came over to bring her tea. Hearing what happened to Brother Song, Ying'er said: "What else is it? Burn your yard with a fire!"

Liu Wan's hands slipped, and the tea splashed out of the cup, which almost burned his hands.

Lu Zheng "cocked" in his heart, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind instantly. As soon as Ying'er said this, Lu Zheng felt that things were not easy.

Isn't Master Zhang Jiasan Zhang Chengbei? Zhang Chengbei is one of the masters of the Zhang family. Liu Song is just an outsider in the Zhang family. As long as this kid is not mad, how could he behave at Zhang Chengbei?

Ying'er handed the teacup to him. He took the teacup in his hand and took a sip of tea slowly. Before he could put the teacup down, he heard Qiuyue's shout outside the yard:

"Grandma, it's okay, Brother Song, Brother Song has been beaten!"