There were two decrees, the first one was written by the emperor to reward and encourage General Luo Yao, it was full of flowers and flowers, Fang Xie felt like his tongue was blooming when he read it. Just based on this fact, Fang Jie had to admire Pei Yan, the servant of the Huangmen who drafted the will, because Fang Jie could never think of so many words with similar meanings, and he could write a purpose that can be summed up in three sentences so beautifully and prosperously. .
Three sentences are really enough.
The first sentence, you worked hard. The second sentence, the emperor can trust you. The third sentence, you have to work hard in the future.
But such a simple purpose can write hundreds of sentences eloquently, and the same words will hardly appear in each sentence, which is a test of skill.
The second decree was to confer Luo Wen, the son of Luo Yao, as a fifth-rank hussar general. This title is actually similar in nature to Fang Xie's Ranger General, both of which are vain titles with no real power. Before Fang Jie came to Yongzhou, he wanted the emperor to confer on Luo Wen, but the emperor was too stingy to agree.
The same is the fifth rank, one person will be far more pleasing than a hussar general.
But for Luo Wen, this is a good thing after all, even if the fifth-rank general is a false position, with this false position, Luo Yao can assign him a military position openly, and the false position becomes a real vacancy. So Luo Wen was quite happy, and Fang Xie felt a little more pleasing to the eye.
Zhong Bo said that this person can't move now, and the imperial envoy's death in Yongzhou has too much influence on Luo Yao. Luo Wen himself didn't understand this, he was just resentful.
The entire process of proclaiming the decree is actually very short, much shorter than the preparation time. Afterwards, Fang Jie had to go to Yongzhou Pingshang Dao Governor's Yamen to announce the decree, and Luo Qiu was already waiting there. Luo Yao took Fang Jie out with his family and did not return until the imperial envoy disappeared at the street.
The last one to turn around and walk back was Mrs. Chu.
"You come with me."
Luo Yao paused slightly, glanced at Luo Wen and said four words coldly. Luo Wen's face changed suddenly, and the fear in his eyes overflowed uncontrollably. Like a child, he lowered his head and followed Luo Yao into the yamen, not even daring to breathe.
"Uncle Zhong, you come too."
Luo Yao glanced at Zhong Bo, Zhong Bo immediately lowered his head.
The Southwest Garrison Mansion occupies a small area. In front of it are several rows of green and green tiled houses behind the yamen. This is the place where the people on duty rest and live, most of them are civil servants. Because they seldom come to the Southwest Garrison Mansion, to be honest, many of the clerk Luo Yao in the yamen can't name them.
He went into the back yard and told everyone to get out.
Standing under the banyan tree in the backyard, Luo Yao's face became more and more cold.
"Kneel down."
He said two words coldly, and Luo Wen immediately knelt down with a plop.
Luo Wen's forehead touched the cold and hard bluestone slab, and the slate was quickly wet with sweat. Because his head was hanging down very low, his buttocks seemed to be raised high, and his posture looked a bit awkward. It wasn't just him who knelt down, but also Zhongbo who was carrying a steel sword case.
"What about the medicine?"
Luo Yao asked.
Luo Wen raised his head to look at Luo Yao, and then quickly lowered his head: "Father... the medicine has been destroyed, Zhongbo... Zhongbo can testify. The monk left, and the child destroyed the medicine."
"Yeah?"
Luo Yao asked.
Zhong Bo's shoulders trembled, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Back to the general... yes... it's ruined."
Luo Yao nodded, walked slowly in front of Luo Wen and asked in a low voice: "Who gave you the courage to open the small door in the backyard?"
Luo Wen's body trembled and replied: "Baby... I just feel that my father is not in the house. I should... I should share your worries. I have grown up, and it is time to do something for my father..."
Snapped!
Before he could finish his sentence, a loud slap on the face interrupted his words.
Soon, one side of Rowan's face swelled up. This slap was very hard, and the color of half of his face changed rapidly, from pale to swollen red.
"Share your worries?"
Snapped!
The second slap followed, and the corner of Luo Wen's mouth was slapped, and blood flowed out immediately.
"Are you sharing your worries, or are you causing trouble for me? You are getting more and more courageous when you meet the people of the Buddhist sect in private. If you can't let you go in the general's mansion, you can leave immediately. As I said, I No one in the mansion is allowed to question or disobey the words, including you. The small door in the backyard, if no one is allowed to open it except me, have you forgotten it completely?"
"I don't dare, I really just want to do something for my father."
"General, it's the old slave's fault, don't punish the young master anymore."
Zhong Bo repeatedly kowtowed to plead for mercy.
Luo Yao snorted coldly: "Uncle Zhong, you raised him under your care. I know that you treat him like your own relatives. You are an old man by my side. Luo Wu also liked to play with you when he was young... you You should know what arrogance and indulgence can make a person!"
He kicked Luo Wen over: "I don't care what you do outside on weekdays, because those are trivial matters. As long as you don't involve officials, it's not a matter of human life, and I don't bother to ask. If my son, Luo Yao, is in On the outside, it looks like a literati who can only talk about others, but you should know what the bottom line is... You don’t know why your big brother Luo Wu died?"
He kicked Luo Wen's body away again, and slammed into the banyan tree fiercely.
"Keeping you is also a curse. I will kill you with my own hands today, lest you be killed in the future!"
He walked towards Luo Wen who was crouching and vomiting blood under the tree. Uncle Zhong knelt and climbed a few steps forward, kowtowing and begging for mercy. Luo Yao's face was still cold, pointing at Luo Wen and scolding: "Such an idiot, what use is it for me to keep him except to trouble Lian's family?"
At this moment, Luo Wen laughed sternly. He spat bloody spittle and roared loudly at Luo Yao: "Kill me! Anyway, I'm not the first one you killed!"
Luo Yao's raised hand froze in mid-air, and the expression on his face froze immediately.
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Standing outside the Moon Gate, Chu watched coldly as her husband beat her son until he vomited blood. From the beginning to the end, she didn't say a word, but the chill in her husband's eyes was too cold. Chunlan looked at her face, and asked in a low voice if she wanted to persuade the general, Chu shook her head and said that it was his own son who had been killed, then turned around and left after saying this.
Luo Yao looked back at his wife, his face was also very cold.
"Uncle Zhong, come with me."
Luo Yao ignored Luo Wen who was sitting under the banyan tree, and left the yard with Uncle Zhong. After they left, Qiu Ju and Dong Mei walked in quickly and helped Luo Wen up.
"Young master, why bother? You also know the general's temper. The more you talk back, the angrier he gets."
Qiu Ju took out a handkerchief and wiped off the blood from the corner of his mouth for him, her tone full of distress.
The four of them had a deep affection for Luo Wen. After the Chu family gave birth to Luo Wen, they were very weak. The four of them took turns taking care of the child. It can be said that the four of them watched Luo Wen grow up. Only when they are in front of Luo Wen, these four women will be a little human.
"Why don't I know?"
Luo Wen took Qiu Ju's handkerchief and wiped the corner of his mouth: "But sometimes I think, it's better to be beaten to death by him than to face a cold father every day and live in fear all day long."
"Master, that's a serious word."
Dongmei held his hand and said: "The general has such a temper. Since the young master passed away, his temperament has become more and more withdrawn. Even the wife tried her best not to provoke the general. You have known this since you were a child, young master. As you get bigger, you become more and more fond of cutting corners. Even if the general said some cruel words and some cruel hands, the general bought this huge family property for you? As long as you don't violate his words, wouldn't it be better to live a good life? good."
"Easy to say..."
Luo Wen said angrily: "But I'm a man, I'm already so old, I don't want to be arranged like a child every day! I also want to have my own achievements, I have to have my own achievements, instead of waiting to be taken from him Take over everything! Ever since I was a child, he forbade me to touch military affairs, and government affairs, have you ever seen the son of a great general be so aggrieved?"
"I never thought of relying on him to live my life."
Luo Wen squeezed the pill in his cuff: "I have to rely on myself!"
Luo Yao walked slowly along the path in the backyard.
"Uncle Zhong, tell me the truth, has the elixir that Shi Yuan gave Zixu been destroyed? This matter is no small matter. You should know that there are some things in the Buddhist sect that you can't even touch."
"It should be destroyed."
Uncle Zhong bowed his head and said: "When Shi Yuan handed over things to the young master, the old slave wanted to stop him, but the old slave's cultivation base was not enough, and Shi Yuan controlled his body so he couldn't speak... This old slave owed the general's orders. ... But after Shi Yuan left, I repeatedly asked the young master to destroy the pill in the kit. The young master hesitated for a while and agreed. I watched him throw the kit into the kitchen stove and burn it... "
Luo Yao hummed: "As a Buddha Sect Heavenly Venerable, Shi Yuan's cultivation is naturally good, and you don't have to blame yourself if you are not as good as him. Zixu, you continue to take care of him, and you must never let him have anything to do with the Buddha Sect. I I have already lost Ah Wu, and I can’t lose any more... His free spirit is too strong and hard. I wanted to polish his edges and corners, but now you look at his appearance, he looks more and more like Ah Wu back then... "
"Don't worry, general, the young master has a sense of propriety, he is no longer a child."
"Um."
Luo Yao responded, and after a moment of silence, he said, "You go and call Zhan Yao here later, I have something to tell him. Also... from today on, you should pay close attention to Zixu, and don't allow him to trouble the imperial envoy."
"Here."
Zhongbo responded.
Luo Yao paused for a moment and asked again: "How advanced is Shi Yuan's cultivation in your opinion?"
"Old slave... I can't tell."
Uncle Zhong shook his head: "The difference is too great, and this old slave can't feel how profound Shi Yuan's strength is."
"Let Xingtu find Shiyuan in a while, I will meet him in the study tonight. Let Yan Mosa accompany me to meet the guests, and no one will come near the study tonight without my order."
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The governor's yamen is larger than the Southwest Garrison, and it looks very dignified. The stone lion at the gate showed its ferocious face with its fangs and paws, and the yamen servants in blue coats and red robes stood in two rows, looking very solemn and solemn. Luo Qiu and all the officials of the governor's office were waiting outside the door, eagerly waiting.
When Fang Jie's carriage was halfway there, his heart suddenly moved. He opened the curtain of the carriage and looked out. Then he saw the man wearing a bamboo hat and a white robe among the crowd. The monk slowly raised his head to reveal his face under the bamboo hat, looked at Fang Jie and smiled, then mouthed a word without making a sound.
"It's time for you to choose!"
This is what he said, Fang Xie's heart sank suddenly.