A knife in love

Chapter 1080

There are mixed feelings in Ji Ding's center.At this time, he already understood Yang Zhenzhong's intention.Previously, Yang Zhenzhong praised Old Master Nie, but in the end he said that Old Master Nie must have been unwilling to lose power in the officialdom.It's just that he is old and it is impossible to re-enter the officialdom.Afterwards, Yang Zhenzhong praised Ji Dingzhong again, but he implied that Mrs. Nie, although he could no longer enter the official career, Ji Dingzhong had a bright future.If someone came forward to take down the charges against the Nie family, Ji Dingzhong would be able to be an official without a job and carry forward the Nie family in the future, which would be regarded as fulfilling the wish of Mrs. Nie.It's just that in this way, the great crime committed by the Nie family can only be taken care of by Mrs. Nie alone.

Ji Dingzhong listened to Mrs. Nie and decided to sacrifice himself to fulfill Ji Dingzhong.In fact, after the two conspired to eliminate the Xu family more than ten years ago, they wanted to get rid of the Lu, Zhao, and Du families, so that no one in the world would know the origin of the Nie family, and the children of the Nie family could boldly show their talents in the officialdom.Otherwise, once someone knew about the evil deeds of the ancestors of the Nie family, especially after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Nie family killed countless people in order to get rid of the Xu family.Among them, there are not a few officials who were killed by the Nie family.At that time, an impeachment memorial from the censor was handed over, not only would the children of the Nie family not be able to be officials, but they would also be destroyed.Therefore, although the Nie family has emerged in an endless stream of outstanding figures for more than a hundred years, they have been holding back and hiding behind the scenes. They want to wait for the Xu family to be wiped out, and then get rid of the Lu, Zhao, Du, and Hua families. The Nie family has been wiped out. Only by birth and background can the children of the tribe be allowed to enter the official career.Now that he understood Old Master Nie's plan, Ji Dingzhong was grateful and sad at the same time. He wanted to speak, but was signaled by Old Master Nie with his gaze, so he had to remain silent.

Yang Zhenzhong heard that Mrs. Nie had puns, smiled slightly, and said: "Master Nie is straightforward, I don't need to say more. How is your lord going to go on the road, will I help you?"

When he said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Jin Yiwei is on business, He Dinghong still brought some..."

Everyone listened to Yang Zhenzhong's calm tone, but the words he said were soul-stirring, so they were all terrified and stood aside, not even daring to breathe.

Old Mrs. Nie clasped his hands in his sleeves, with an indifferent expression, he said in his mouth, "Don't worry about this, Mr. Yang."

When he said this, he turned to look at Xu Chengzong and said: "Mr. Xu, our two families have been fighting endlessly for hundreds of years, with countless deaths and injuries. Today, you and I can settle this grievance with our own hands, which is considered a good deed. Back then Our five families, Nie, Lu, Zhao, Du, and Hua, have indeed done something wrong to your Xu family. However, in the past few hundred years, the Nie family has also suffered heavy casualties. It can be said that it is the same as your Xu family, and no one has taken advantage of it. .Today, the life of this old man is a compensation to your Xu family. I only hope that after today, the Nie and Xu families will have no grievances and enmities. From now on, the road will be open, and each side will go to the other side. I don’t know what Mr. Xu wants?"

Xu Chengzong looked at Mrs. Nie, sneered, and said, "Nie, do you think Xu can get out of here alive today? You took the blame for the Nie family. The Xu family's crimes will naturally be borne by Xu. "

Li Qiufeng saw that Xu Chengzong's words were still domineering, but he no longer called Mrs. Nie "Old Dog Nie", and his words were much more polite than before.He thought to himself, Mrs. Nie, Ji Dingzhong, Zhang Baixing and others who have died are all extremely shrewd people.Xu Chengzong endured humiliation for decades, wasted time in the officialdom, and did a lot of good deeds.If these people were not entangled with each other because of the grievances of their ancestors, with their talents, they would be able to make a great career no matter in the officialdom or in the rivers and lakes.What a pity, what a pity.

I only heard Yang Zhenzhong say: "Mr. Xu is indeed a smart man! I won't talk nonsense anymore. I admire you two for sacrificing their lives in order to settle this grievance. After the two left, Nie and Xu There is no more entanglement in the family. With the talents of your two children, the one who gets promoted in the future, and the one who gets rich, will be a blessing in disguise. I can say a word, as long as the two of you can carry this matter, Jin Yiwei will never Difficult with the two sons of Nie and Xu."

Xu Chengzong sneered, turned his head and said to Mrs. Nie: "As Master Yiyang said, the crimes committed by the Xu family are fully borne by Xu. Since the grievances between your two families have been wiped out, this Town God's Temple will no longer exist. Necessary. The ancestors of the Xu family are enshrined in the main hall, and if Xu can die in front of the spirit of the ancestors, it is considered a worthy death. Therefore, if Xu wants to set himself on fire in the main hall, I hope everyone will make it happen."

As soon as he said this, the more than 20 people from the Nie family, Lu family, and Zhao family who were lucky enough to survive were all terrified, and turned around to look into the hall at the same time.It was past midnight, and the fire in the courtyard was mostly extinguished.The candles on the altar table in the main hall were burning brightly.Under the candlelight, I saw the statue of the City God and Empress with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, looking at everyone.

Old Mrs. Nie sighed, and said: "Nie, Lu, Zhao, Du, and Hua built this Town God's Temple back then. Of course, they wanted to find a safe place to gather, but it was also a memory of Hua Ruifu who was burned in Qianyin Cave back then. Feeling guilty about this matter, I invited a master craftsman to mold a statue according to Mrs. Huarui's face, and offered sacrifices at four o'clock for peace of mind. Mrs. Huarui is in the spirit of heaven. If she knows that the Nie and Xu families have put down their swords, they will never attack again. , I must like it in my heart. Since Mr. Xu intends to ascend to heaven in the hall, this old man will accompany Mr. Xu on the road, which can be regarded as atonement for the five ancestors of Nie, Lu, Zhao, Du and Hua."

Ji Dingzhong was shocked, and was about to stop him, but he saw Mrs. Nie waving his hand at him, and said to Ji Dingzhong and the children of Nie, Lu, and Zhao: "This old man has lost his mind, so you don't need to say more. But those things in Qianyin Cave , must be disposed of properly. Most of the boxes taken from Mrs. Huarui and her servants have not been touched. When you see the descendants of the Xu family in the future, you can return them all. As for the rest, the four families will share them equally."

Old Mrs. Nie paused for a while before continuing: "Fengmen Village is extremely dangerous. If it is occupied by people with malicious intentions and opposes the court, it may cause disaster. Now that we have reconciled with the Xu family After you go back, pack up your luggage and move out of Fengmen Village as soon as possible. The property left by your ancestors is enough for the four of us to buy land in the south of the Yangtze River, so that future generations can live comfortably."

Yang Zhenzhong said: "Lord Nie arranged it this way, it's the best. After the members of your three families move out of Fengmen Village, I will naturally send a note to the Henan Governor's Yamen to close the secret roads and dig mountain roads, so that people with ulterior motives cannot use Fengmen Village. do evil."

Xu Chengzong threw the long sword in his hand to the ground, strode up the stone steps, and said as he walked: "It's getting late, Xu is on his way now. Master Yang, I just hope you don't forget what you said, otherwise Xu will be considered a It's a ghost, but I can't let you go."

Yang Zhenzhong smiled slightly, and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Xu. If I break my promise, I will be destroyed by heaven and earth, and I will fall into Abi Hell forever, and I will never be reborn!"

Xu Chengzong said in his mouth: "Then thank you, Mr. Yang."

He walked up the stone steps without stopping, without even looking at Mrs. Nie, he walked past him and entered the main hall.

Everyone up and down the stone steps watched Xu Chengzong walk into the hall, went straight to the altar, knelt down on the ground, and then remained silent.

Old Mrs. Nie said slowly: "I should go too. Dingzhong, you brothers must be self-aware from now on, and you must never do anything against nature. I have lived for seven or eighty years, and today I understand a truth. Even Holding power in your hands and having tens of millions of gold and silver in your family is not as comfortable as peace in your heart. Therefore, although today is the time to die for old age, in the past few decades, there has never been a day as happy and peaceful as it is now."

Ji Dingzhong said tremblingly: "Daddy..." His voice was choked up, and he couldn't continue.I just felt my knees go limp, and I knelt down to the ground with a "plop".

Twenty or thirty disciples from Nie, Lu, and Zhao's families who were standing on the stone steps also knelt down one after another.Old Mrs. Nie's eyes flicked across everyone's faces one by one, and finally nodded to Ji Dingzhong, then turned around and walked slowly into the hall.After he entered the hall, he turned around again and slowly closed the two doors.

Yang Zhenzhong stood under the stone steps, staring at old Mrs. Nie.The eyes of the two men met without avoiding it.Until Old Master Nie closed the palace door, Yang Zhenzhong's eyes were full of smiles.

After the hall door was tightly closed, Yang Zhenzhong turned to Xu Yingyang and said, "Let the brothers pile up the fire starters at the main entrance of the hall, and send Master Nie and Mr. Xu on their way."

(End of this chapter)