Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2488 Burning Building ([-])

Outside the east gate of the Liang Mansion, more than a dozen mule carts full of grain, rice, and sundries were parked in a haphazard manner. Looking at the gates that were not working effectively, he instructed several gates to clear the road while gesticulating. The neighing of animals, the shouting of the handlebars, and the curses of the gates were intertwined, and there was a lot of chaos in front of the gates.The endless stream of male servants carried rice in straw bags, fresh fish in baskets, fruits and vegetables in large baskets, etc. into the warehouse or into the kitchen. The clerk who is proficient in calculations kept checking the number, and reported it loudly from time to time. The accountant quickly wrote off the account, and everything seemed busy and full of life.

A young servant in the inner courtyard walked quickly to the door, found Liang Yuanfu and said, "Guard Liang, the young master asked me, I just said that a while ago, my uncle said that someone was sent here, and I bought a piece of Lingbi ornament. It's very extraordinary. He said that this time it was brought along with him. The young master was always concerned about it. He only asked if he had arrived. If he arrived, he didn't need to put it in the warehouse. See you."

Liang Yuanfu said in a repeated voice: "Here we are, we are here." He immediately turned around to look around, and after a while, he saw two healthy servants carrying a two-foot-high Lingbi stone and its base on big shoulders, and the servants of the uncle's family of Liang's family followed suit. He ran to the inner house with the boy.

The mansion of the Liang Mansion has multiple walls and courtyards. Every time a door is passed, the servant will take out a reminder card and inspect the courtyard. As a heavy door is closed behind him, the hustle and bustle outside gradually subsides and finally disappears completely. The quiet and deep inner courtyard seems to be It isolates all the troubles of the world, making people feel as if they are in two worlds.

After walking for a long time, he passed through the Moon Cave Gate with the inscription "Yiwenguan" written on it, and came to a large and spacious courtyard. The servant led the crowd to carry the Lingbi stone into the room.Immediately backed out.All the servants here are middle-aged maidservants, and there is not a single man.Liang Cunhou had been waiting here for a long time, and immediately stepped forward when he saw it, and when he couldn't wait to look back and forth, Fang Zi smiled happily: "The dragon's scales are layered, the ravines are winding, and the bones of the dragon are standing. This stone is not carved, and it lacks a lot of man-made deliberate hypocrisy, it is really a good thing! Uncle has taken care of it."

After speaking, he smiled at the uncle's servant and said, "How is uncle and aunt?"

The servant was in his thirties, eight feet tall, tall and burly, with a very honest and mature appearance. He had a short mustache under his jaw to add to his power. Hearing Liang Cunhou's inquiry, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, saying: "My lord and mistress I am in good health, I just say I miss you young master, if you are free, please come and stay in the mansion."

Liang Cun said kindly: "My relatives, it's easy to talk about. Do you have a letter?"

The servant said: "Yes, sir, please read it." After finishing speaking, he took out the letter from his bosom and handed it over, and then said: "In addition, the master and the mistress have many family affairs that the slaves and servants will pass on to the son, but the matter is so trivial that I am afraid that the son will be impatient. .”

Liang Cunhou said with a smile: "Don't be busy, there is nothing to do today, you can take your time." Then he waved his hand under the corridor and said: "I don't need to wait here, you go out of the courtyard, I will chat with him for a while .” The maidservants answered yes and bowed away.

Liang Cunhou walked to the door, and slowly closed the door with both hands. The bright sunlight in the morning became narrower and narrower between the two door panels, and finally turned into a thread and was left outside the door, with only some mottled light and shadow passing through the edge of the window Called in.It seemed that the room became cold all of a sudden, Liang Cunhou didn't look at the Lingbi Stone again, and walked slowly to the table and sat down, looking lonely and tired.

The servant straightened up and walked to the corner of the room. The projected spot of light divided his body obliquely into two halves, the lower body was illuminated by the sun, and the upper body was hidden in the darkness.

Liang Cunhou asked the servant in a low voice: "Qiao Yan, can the four book offices be sent away?"

The man named Qiao Yan replied in a deep voice: "I have already sent them away. Recently, the Kun people have intensified their investigations. Fortunately, Second Brother Yun made a plan early, otherwise I would be afraid of trouble. Only one of them was quite suspicious when Second Brother Yun tried his words. Later, we searched secretly and found that he had secretly hidden a copy of the catalog of "Tian Qing Guang Wen Lu" and a half-volume copy of the original text. Someone stabbed his whole family with a knife, chiseled and sunk the boat, and sank the river together. The other three brothers Yun have tried it, and there is no flaw, and now they have been sent across the border of Guangdong and Guangxi. Don't worry, son, there will be no head or tail."

Liang Cunhou seemed a little disappointed, and said softly: "Why bother, I didn't want to do this."

Qiao Yan said: "Those who achieve great things don't care about small things, young master should know not to lose big because of small things."

Liang Cunhou sighed softly and said: "I know, it's just that other people die because of me, and I feel uneasy, which only adds to my feelings."

Liang Cunhou lost his concentration, and suddenly asked, "Qiao Yan, are you afraid?"

Qiao Yan was silent for a moment, and said: "Five years ago, the Kunren bombarded the city of Guangzhou. I was away from home, and the Kunren cast fireballs. That night, the sky was full of fire and rain, and half the sky was burned red. A fireball flew into my house. , the beams, bed cabinets, clothes, quilts, and firewood were all burnt out. The fire could not be extinguished, and it touched the tarsal bones. Later, I heard that the whole yard was burned in an instant, and the whole family was burned. Only one old slave escaped. When I came back, I dug out my parents and my wife, and they were all burned into black charcoal. I couldn’t see their appearance. My wife hugged the two children, and they were burned into a lump. The palms were broken and they were buried in a pile. From then on, I won't be afraid anymore." Qiao Yan's voice was soothing and flat, without fluctuations in tone, as if he was talking about something that had absolutely nothing to do with him.

After a short pause, Qiao Yan continued: "Ever since I was an adult, what I have been doing all these years is planting and slandering, and killing people like weeds. I know that doing these things will cost my life, but I didn't expect the retribution to fall on... ..." The voice stopped abruptly, and there was no more sound.

After a long time, Liang Cunhou sighed softly and said, "Qiao Yan, do you think we can make things happen?"

Qiao Yan seemed to think for a while, then shook his head and said: "Although I am proficient in writing and ink, I am still a rough person. I only know how to fight. I don't know about these things, and I can't figure them out. I must be one of them, if there is only one person in the world who resists Kun, I will be this person."

Liang Cunhou smiled disappointedly, and said: "Every time you slaughter more dogs in righteousness, you are always a scholar. Although you have no knowledge, you have a good character!"

There was a trace of cold sarcasm on the corner of his mouth, and he said: "Now the Liang Mansion still looks magnificent from the outside, but in fact, there are internal and external troubles. The Kunren's footsteps are strict, just like the layout of a national hand, and they are closely tied. Now the Liang Mansion is closely watched by the Finance and Taxation Bureau. The secret door business, a huge source of money, is about to be fed to the vicious dog of the Finance and Taxation Bureau! The Australian detectives are also watching me closely all day long. Just talking about the few vendors in front of the door, they really think I am Is it a dead person? In the past, those who boasted of facing the frost and being proud of their bones no longer came to the door. In the past, when talking about love in the study room, they all said "sacrificing their lives to go to the country, and seeing death as home", but when things came to an end, they all ignored their words and deeds , afraid of the head like a tiger, for fear of being involved in something. No wonder people often say that a scholar can't succeed in rebelling in ten years."

Qiao Yan said: "Young master, you don't need to hurt yourself. Brother Yun read the "Tianqing Guangwenlu". He said that the success or failure of the future conquests will be written in this book. He said that there will be no one with this insight in the world."

Liang Cunhou shook his head lightly, smiled wryly at himself, and said, "It's just a little nonsense. When I first met Kunren, I felt that his behavior was very different from my Chinese, but I didn't have time to think about the difference. I only thought about it. It’s just a coincidence. Afterwards, the Kunren occupied Lingao, and the wolf’s heart first appeared. Until the king’s governor attacked Qiong, He Shuai knew little about the Kunren before he raised his troops. Covered by the Kun people, they don't know anything about the Kun people's armor, guns, battle ranks, food and supplies, just like being blind and deaf, hearing, hearing and seeing. Defeat. Sun Tzu said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. If you don’t know yourself, let alone others, there is no reason for invincibility. Hou Kun invaded the Guangfu, burned, killed, looted, and became violent. He acted more and more arrogantly. It is clear that, apart from grief and indignation, I wrote "Eleven Books of Qiongya's Defeat", listing the causes of failure. Every time I think about this, I can't sleep day and night, wishing I could enter the Bairen City with three feet of ice to serve the country and die."

Speaking of this, Liang Cunhou's expression was gloomy, and he continued: "I deeply feel the harm of ignorance of Kun Qing, so I thought of compiling a collection of Kun Qing, which is this "Tian Qing Guang Wen Lu." Speaking of this, Liang Cunhou pointed to a big room outside the window, and said: "All the books in that room are kunshu, but there are some that are sold in the world, and I bought them together. At the beginning, I couldn't see the clues, but after a long time, I learned some tricks, such as this By publishing financial reports, one can get a glimpse of the economy of the Kun people. If you compare them year by year, you will know the increase or decrease in the income of the Kun people. Where to put it, where to put it, whether it is built or repaired or stopped, there are mysteries and hidden meanings, so I won’t go into details. And the Kun people have a method of turning hundreds into one, so that when things happen, all departments can be in charge immediately Unity is like an arm and a finger, it can form a joint force, a thousand things can be in harmony, a hundred can win a thousand, a thousand can win a thousand, the Kun people call it a system."

After a short pause, Liang Cunhou said again: "There is also this question of Gewu. The study of Kun's personality is different from Mr. Yangming's 'Wang Xue'. It is called a profession, so Kun people have many talents, and the words of sages are all-encompassing, and they can talk about the affairs of the world, so I have many talents, but it is difficult to be perfect, so Kun people are far better than me. It's not because we are unwilling to learn, but because we can't learn and don't know how to learn. The books on chemistry, physics, mathematics, etc. are placed in front of the desk. The characters can be read but the text can't be understood. The secret of the wealth and military strength of the human country lies in this, it is useless."

Liang Cunhou said again: "I collected all these miscellaneous studies in this book, and added detailed annotations, so that I can dedicate it to the holy emperor one day, and be prepared in advance when the heavenly soldiers fight against rebellion. From then on, only by making timely decisions when transporting troops can we have a plan in mind, and everything will go smoothly."

(End of this chapter)