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Chapter 19
"No, but that place, according to what I heard, is also my family's old house." Li Yan was in a gloomy mood. She, the eldest lady, most likely has a big problem.

"Then you are the girl of the Li family in the capital. The house there burned down. The Li family moved into the capital. I don't know whether it was before the fire or after the fire. However, according to my guess, it should be before the fire. If there is a fire, how many people will be burned to death? But I can’t say for sure.”

Chen Yanfeng's speculation is extremely irresponsible, "There is a legend in Yuzhang City that the reason why the big camphor tree was half dead and could never turn green again was because it was burned by the sky fire. When they arrived under the camphor tree, the thunder and fire killed half of the camphor tree. There are also legends about that house. It is almost said that a big monster lived there in human form. Later, the big monster was killed by lightning, and the place was also destroyed. The sky fire burned into ruins, and it was said that half of the city died at that time, this matter..."

Chen Yanfeng laughed a few times and said, "It's no wonder that the legend is like this. Didn't you find that there was no grass growing in that area?"

"Raw..." Li Yan was just about to retort, but swallowed it back as soon as she said it. She went in all the way and saw only the circle of thatch...

"What are you going to do now? Go home? It seems that you can only go home." Chen Yanfeng asked Li Yan.

"I want to go to the capital." Li Yan looked at Chen Yanfeng, "Since that area is my family's old house and the old house of the Li family in the capital, I want to visit the Li family in the capital to see if I can figure out what's going on. "

Chen Yanfeng tilted his head towards Li Yan for a while, nodded, and then nodded again, "Okay, I also want to go to the capital, and I also want to know what's going on."

The three of them ate quickly. Chen Yanfeng hired a spacious cart pulled by two strong mules. Li Yan and Yushu sat in the car, while Chen Yanfeng sat half inside and half outside at the door of the carriage. The two healthy mules trotted all the way to Yichun.

This car was covered with clean mats. Because it was going fast, it was bumpier than the last time. How could a cart with wooden wheels not be bumpy?However, there are some things that are much better than the last mule cart. For example, it has a cover and curtains around it to keep out wind and rain.

Last time I was able to sit in the car and walk for a while. This time, because I was rushing in such a hurry, even Chen Yanfeng sat in the car all the way, not to mention Li Yan and Yushu. Along the way, Li Yan was knocked upside down. I feel like I have completely fallen apart into pieces.

The bumps were so severe that Li Yan followed Chen Yanfeng's example and sat down at the door of the carriage with his legs hanging down, talking to Chen Yanfeng to distract his mind.

"Didn't you say that this is the Huainan Kingdom, the fiefdom of the King of Huainan, and that this area is actually in the hands of the Pei family? Who does this Yuzhang prefect belong to? It's an imperial envoy from the imperial court, so he Whose business is this pond fish in the way of?"

"I don't know either." Chen Yanfeng bent one leg, looking a little lonely. "The Zhou family has no roots. Zhou Hao has been able to be the prefect in such a wealthy place as Yuzhang for more than ten years. One is because of the merits of his ancestors, and the other is because of the Queen Mother. But the Queen Mother died, and she has been dead for two or three years. The Queen Mother When I died, I asked someone to send a letter to Zhou Hao, asking him to resign from office and return to his hometown to retire on the grounds of being a filial piety for the Queen Mother. Sigh."

Li Yan and Chen Yanfeng sighed at the same time,

Resigning from office is easier said than done.

"Zhou Hao's father's name is Zhou Sheng, and his childhood name is Gou Sheng. Before he was in his twenties, his first name was Zhou Gou Sheng. He fought all his life, nearly all his life, and won battles, a victorious general."

Chen Yanfeng was depressed and his voice was low, but it was much sweeter than usual.

"Zhou Sheng was an orphan who grew up begging, but he was a natural general, brave and good at fighting, full of tricks, and best at attacking cities. When Taizu's army passed through Hebei, he was coerced and joined the army. From then on, he became a successful man. He was victorious and invincible. Later, when Taizu became emperor and no longer fought in person, the imperial army was led by him, sweeping across all directions, and he continued to be victorious and invincible."

Li Yan clicked his tongue in admiration, and his blood almost surged.

"Zhou Sheng has fought for 30 years, the last battle..." Chen Yanfeng paused, and was silent for a while, "It was also a great victory, but his central army was besieged, and his two sons rescued him, and they also fell into it. Zhou Sheng The three of them, father and son, are all rare generals, a battle to the death... Sigh."

Chen Yanfeng sighed leisurely, "When deputy commander Sun Ning arrived with his army, Zhou Sheng's central army and Zhou Ying and Zhou Xiong's Huwei army were already dead. Not even a few horses were left. Sun Ning's army completely wiped out the remaining enemy troops. , a great victory, this credit is in Zhou Sheng’s name.”

Li Yan's back felt cold when he heard this, "Sun Ning?"

"Sun Ning is the father of Empress Dowager Sun. He is a well-known corporal. He is ten years older than Zhou Sheng. He and Zhou Sheng are sworn brothers. Mrs. Zhou Sheng is Sun Ning's niece. On the day she returned to Zhou Mansion, Mrs. Sun hanged herself."

Li Yan hugged his legs with both hands, feeling a chill all around him.

"Zhou Sheng and Mrs. Sun gave birth to three sons, but no daughters. Zhou Sheng, a victorious general, has been determined to make the Zhou family the best general family in the world since his eldest son was born. He wants his father and son to be victorious. General. As soon as his son could walk, he tied him to a horse and learned to ride. As soon as he could ride the horse steadily, he was taken to the battlefield. The same was true for the second son Zhou Xiong. When the third son Zhou Xiong went to the battlefield for the first time, the horse was frightened. The bones in Zhou Hao's legs were crushed to pieces. When Zhou Sheng, his wife, and their two sons died, Zhou Hao was only ten years old. He was brought up by Empress Dowager Sun, who said that Empress Dowager Zhou was closer to him than to the emperor. Queen Mother Sun lived a long life, but she still died."

"Zhou Sheng's death?" Li Yan looked at Chen Yanfeng, and Chen Yanfeng shook his head in disgust, "I don't know, don't ask me these things, people's hearts are evil... Sigh."

Chen Yanfeng turned to look outside the car. Li Yan stopped talking and lowered his head to drink tea.

(End of this chapter)