Jiapingguan Chronicle

"Merlin, please continue the tea!" Shen Cha glanced at Liang Jieque's cup and waved his hand towards Meilin, "Aunt Liang, please tell me what was written in that letter."

"You should have seen the symbol on that letter." Liang Jieque thanked Mei Lin and looked at her again, "Just now, the young general came to check whether I had that symbol on my body, but You left with nothing, right?"

"You mean, the mark on that letter is the symbol of the Green Lotus Sect?" Seeing Liang Jieque nodding, Shen Cha thought for a while, "The rise of the Green Lotus Sect was about the same time that the two ancestors fled Xijing City. They are almost the same, and they rose in Yuezhou, far away from the southern border where you are, so logically speaking, you should not know them at all."

"The General's words are wrong. The Qinglian Sect now and the Qinglian Sect a hundred years ago are no longer the same thing. If there is any connection between the two, probably except for the fact that the names are the same, the other They are all different. Although I don’t know much about the Qinglian Sect, I also know that the three leaders who founded the sect eventually joined Emperor Taizu and helped Emperor Taizu conquer the empire of Daxia. But why did the Qinglian Sect later become If it falls into the hands of someone behind Hu Shang's backstage, then I don't know." Liang Jieque took a sip of tea and continued, "I recognize this mark because of my grandfather. My grandfather said, when When this sign appears, debt collectors will come to your door.”

"Yes, you just mentioned it." Shen Cha nodded, "I think before you received this letter, your elders also received similar letters, but they just didn't let you know."

"It is possible, otherwise my grandfather would not have said this. However, what is certain is that when my grandfather told me to recognize this mark clearly, the Green Lotus Sect should have fallen into the hands of the people behind Hu Shang. ”

"That's probably it." Shen Cha exchanged glances with Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian, then nodded towards Liang Jieque, "The content of the letter is..."

"First of all, I said hello, saying something like "Long time no see", and then said that it was the promised ten-year appointment again. The last ten-year appointment was due to the war between Daxia and the Japanese, which led to the sea border It’s a pity that we didn’t meet each other due to the blockade, but this time it should be smoother and we can meet old friends again.”

"Ten-year agreement?" Xue Ruitian frowned slightly, "Have you never heard of this agreement?"

"No." Liang Jieque shook his head slightly, "But speaking of it, when my grandfather told me about this mark, it was around the time of the last ten-year appointment. It seems that they failed to keep the appointment that time and took the initiative. This appointment has been extended to the next ten years."

"But was there an agreement to meet every ten years?"

"Then I don't know." Liang Jieque and Shen Zhonghe shook their heads at the same time, "In the last ten-year appointment, Xiaoman was not born yet, and in the last ten-year appointment, I was not born yet, so at that time, they We have no way of knowing whether we have met, what was said during the meeting, what deals were made, and what promises were made, and the elders in the family will not mention it specifically. Besides..." She chuckled lightly, "I only know The appearance of this symbol means that debt collectors are coming to your door, but it is unclear how to collect the debt and what debt is owed." "Don't look at me, I don't know anything." Shen Zhonghe looked at Liang Jieque, "Aunt Liang, my grandfather knows, right?"

"Of course, every family head knows it clearly, so when I took this letter to see my adoptive father, his face changed drastically, and then I asked my eldest brother and second brother to discuss it."

"Are they my father and brother-in-law?"

"That's right, it's your father and brother-in-law. They were also very panicked when they saw that I had also received the letter. They couldn't understand why they could still deliver the letter to me when the Liang family was gone. inside."

"It can only mean that they know very little about the situation in the southern border. Because Liu Shuai's navy has no way to successfully land ashore, and they cannot inquire about the situation in the border town, so they follow the past practice and send I got two letters... No, why two letters?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "Didn't the Ding family also settle down in the south?"

"No." Liang Jieque shook her head gently, "The Ding family left the town and returned to their hometown in Jiangzuo in the third year after they escaped." She sighed softly, "But the journey was long and the communication was difficult. It's not easy. We don't know whether they managed to go back. There was almost no contact after that. In fact, the ancestors also advised the Ding family that when there is war, the southern border is the safest. It is best not to leave at this time. But the Ding family refused. They couldn't adapt to the life here, so they left resolutely. From then on, we never had contact again."

"It seems that they don't want to have too much involvement with those people."

"I don't know, but if you owe others a favor, you have to pay it back sooner or later. Just like us, if we get on a pirate ship, we have to pay a price if we want to escape, even if the price is very painful." Liang Jieque said lightly. He sighed softly and said, "Although I was not very old at that time, I had experienced some things and had grown up a lot due to changes in my family, but I had never seen my adoptive father and two brothers look so panicked. Facts For many years in the Shen family, I have never seen him lose his temper like this. I mean my adoptive father, but the two brothers were also very nervous. The eldest brother kept talking about it, and finally came. Later, he was still the adoptive father. My father was the first to come to his senses and said that since both families had received the letter, he should take his two brothers and let me stay at home. After all, I was the only one left in the Liang family, so it was impossible for me to let him go. Let’s take risks again.”

"But you didn't agree. No matter how much my family persuaded you, you still insisted on going to sea." Shen Zhonghe looked at Liang Jieque, "Is that what happened?"

"Yes!" Liang Jieque nodded, "We quarreled several times, but I won every time because the eldest brother and second brother look so similar that even if Hu Shang is blind, he can still see it. These are two brothers, so we can't hide it at all. It's definitely safer for me to go." She sighed softly, "My matter has not been resolved yet, and other things have happened. The eldest brother and the second brother are determined Instead of his father taking the risk, the two brothers went instead of his adoptive father. After all, his adoptive father was old. But his adoptive father did not agree because he only understood what this kind of person was like. Therefore, he must go, Later, the two of them started fighting again because the eldest brother and the second brother were going together. The eldest brother felt that the second brother was not married yet and had to stay at home. The second brother felt that Xiaoman was too young to take risks. In the end, they started to quarrel. There was no result from the argument. The sister-in-law said that since everyone wanted to go, let's go. No one was safe at home, but she only had one request. If a few people went out, a few people should come back safely. "