There is a small mound on the back hill of Kangjiabao. If you look carefully, you can still see that it is a small tomb, but let alone the tombstone, there is not even a wooden sign in front of the tomb.
This is the grave of Sister Kang Gouzi, because she committed suicide. According to the rules of the Kang family, she brought shame to the ancestors of the Kang family and was not recognized as a daughter of the Kang family. Naturally, she could only be buried hastily.
It's like burying a dog.
In fact, in Chinese culture, suicide is very taboo, because it violates filial piety. Your parents have raised you for more than ten years, and you kill yourself before you can repay your kindness. This is extremely unfilial.
Unless you are loyal to the country, since ancient times, when loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, loyalty to the country comes before filial piety to your parents.
But even so, many people in history have been loyal to their country and before committing suicide, they would say that their children are unfilial. This is where culture lies.
Of course, Kang Gouzi's sister could not be loyal to the country, so after she committed suicide, she was hastily buried in the back mountain.
But this has become an eternal pain in Kang Gouzi's heart, because the reason why their family received a betrothal gift from the groom but could not bring out the dowry and the engagement was annulled was because Kang Gouzi had a serious illness and his sister's dowry was used to
He cured the disease.
Originally, my sister's husband's family was not satisfied with marrying a yellow-headed girl. Seeing that Kang Gouzi was very sick, they were afraid of being dragged down, so they simply made an excuse to regret the marriage.
The clan members here were still discussing how to collect some dowry together, as they could not lose the face of the Kang family. News of the breakup of the engagement came out, which made the sensitive and low-self-esteem Sister Kang commit suicide.
Over the years, there have been seven or eight armed fights between Kang Jiabao and the Zhao family from Black Burger next door. This started because of this. Kang Gouzi’s original brother-in-law was from the Zhao family, and the Kang family did not rank Kang Gouzi and only called him
Dog, that's why.
But today, they were finally proud and proud. In front of everyone's attention, Kang Sanlang and the Kang family's son, Zhao Zaili, who was full of mud and groaning miserably, were hung upside down like a pig and brought to Li Weigong.
Even Li Weigong came over in person. He patted the shoulders of Kang Sanlang, the leader of the Kang family, and Kang Gouzi, the first person to grab Zhao Zaili's thigh. He sighed and said, 'You, Kang, have made a great contribution this time!'
At that moment, Kang Gouzi, whose head was beaten like a pig's head, felt like he was floating.
He saw the extremely jealous eyes of the head of the Black Burger Zhao family, and also saw his former brother-in-law Zhao Jiulang.
Zhao Jiulang's head was covered with blood, and he looked at Kang Gouzi blankly, with a very complicated look in his eyes. It was his parents' choice to break off the engagement, not him.
But Kang Gouzi felt that he saw a look of regret in Zhao Jiulang's eyes, and that was enough!
An earthenware bowl was filled with lard mung bean cake, which Kang Gouzi bought with the reward given by Li Cunhui.
This kind of cake is made of mung beans mixed with glutinous rice, fried in lard, and filled with various dried fruits and sugar. It is the most luxurious treat for families like the Kang family.
My sister ate it with him once in the past, and the taste has kept the two siblings thinking about it for almost ten years. It is my sister's favorite delicacy.
Tears fell down Kang Gouzi's face. He used a hatchet to split a piece of wood hard. He wanted to make a memorial tablet for his sister, while he was mumbling.
"Sister, our Kang family is about to become prosperous, do you know? Someone has come to the Taiwei family in Tokyo, and even Concubine Kang in the palace has sent us gold and silver. They want to recognize our family again.
Marquis Qin An sent cattle and sheep, and gave us the Dazhuangzi on the left side of the fort along the river. He also said that he would ask the saints for Sanlang and Wulang, and at least let them join the imperial army.
My brother is also going to Tokyo, and Marquis Qin An said he would send him to study literature, and he will definitely become an official in the future."
Kang Taiwei in Kang Gouzi's mouth refers to the deceased Kang Fu, Kang Fei is Kang Xiurong, the granddaughter of Kang Fu who entered the palace, and Qin Anhou is Kang Yanmao, Kang Fu's eldest son.
There are not many people in Sogdian Kang originally, and even fewer people settled in the Central Plains. Although the Kangyannum and Kangjiapu people have different identities in the sky and the earth, they are indeed the same race, even counting up to five generations.
Still an ancestor.
Normally, even if the people in Kangjiabao succeeded in catching Zhao Zaili, it would be difficult to attract the attention of Kang Yannuma and Kang Xiurong in the palace, but who knew that something had happened to the Kang family recently?
Kang Yannuma's great-nephew deceived superiors and deceived subordinates, extorted bribes and embezzlement, and beat and killed people when he was working as an errand at the Eight Gate Inspection Office of Tokyo Prefecture. Pei Yuanzhi Jieyue personally ordered him to be beheaded.
When news of the rebellions in Chang'an and Luoyang came, Kang Yanmao was frightened, fearing that the emperor would think that the Kang family was also involved.
You must know that their family was able to join the ranks of the nobles of the new dynasty because of Cheng Kangfu's protection. If the emperor wanted to deal with them, it would be much easier than dealing with other honorable ministers.
Now he suddenly knew that there was a distant family member who had made great contributions and was a loyal and loyal man in the countryside. Kang Yannuma immediately seized the opportunity and prepared to support them.
This actually showed the emperor that the Kang family did not participate in the rebellion and were truly loyal ministers.
Kang Gouzi cried well for a while on the mountain, paid homage to his sister, and set up a memorial tablet. When he came home, he found his father packing his little brother Kang Ergouzi's luggage.
The second sister and the third sister had been waiting at the door for Kang Gouzi for a long time. When they saw him coming back, they greeted him with a smile, but their eyes kept glancing at the lard mung bean cake that Kang Gouzi had brought back after the sacrifice.
Kang Gouzi opened the bag and let his two sisters and father eat deliciously. He swallowed and only took a piece from it. He did not eat it himself, but handed it to his younger brother Kang Ergouzi.
Kang Er Gouzi took the lard mung bean cake and carefully divided it into two halves, and handed the larger half to Kang Gouzi. Kang Gouzi grinned and did not reach out to take it.
"You eat, you eat! A certain person had eaten in the county, and the county captain personally invited him to the banquet."
Kang Gouzi couldn't help but show off, but in fact the county captain just asked a Wuhou to take him to eat haggis soup cakes.
The sound of horse hooves sounded. Kozaburo, wearing new silk clothes and blushing all over, his face almost bursting with laughter, galloped over on horseback. His voice was surprisingly affectionate and kind.
"Fifteenth Lang, don't be reluctant to leave. Twenty-seventh Lang is going to Tokyo with a certain person this time, and he is going to the Taiwei's house. With Kang Xiurong taking care of him, maybe Twenty-seventh Lang can be chosen to be Qilangjun's companion.
I will take your whole family to Tokyo to have fun in the future."
Kang Fu's granddaughter, Kang Xiurong, one of the nine concubines, gave birth to Zhang Yan's seventh son. He is already over three years old and will go to school in a year or two.
If Kang Er Gouzi can show his literary skills in the hands of the famous teacher Kang Fu found this time, he may indeed be a companion to the seventh son of the emperor Zhang Xianxian in the future.
When Kang Ergouzi heard this, he quickly urged Kang Ergouzi to set off. His eyes were full of expectations for Kang Ergouzi. This was the best opportunity for their family to become an official. There was no one, and it was probably the only one.
Kang Er Gouzi looked at Kang Gouzi, who had a white cloth wrapped around his head but was still bleeding. Tears moistened the thirteen-year-old boy's eyes.
"Brother, I have left. You will take care of your elder brother, second sister, and third sister. I must study hard and marry a black-headed girl from Tokyo when I become an official."
Kang Gouzi opened his mouth and smiled silly, as if he saw a shining future waiting for him.
...
"Mr. Zhao! Hahahahahaha." Zhang Lieming smiled mischievously. Mr. Zhao dragged him on for a long time, and his laughter was full of endless ridicule.
As soon as Zhao Zaili saw Zhang Lieming, he snorted miserably. Before the earthy smell in his mouth dissipated, he smashed his head to the ground again.
"A certain person is willing to pay 20,000 yuan, and only asks Commander Zhang to spare a certain life. The rest of the family property is also willing to be dedicated to the saint."
"You really won't look back until you hit the Great Wall, and you won't give up until you reach Wujiang River!" Zhang Lieming's expression turned serious and he shook his head.
"It's too late, Zhao Zaili. You have committed rebellion and still want to survive? But if you can hand over all your family property, your grandson may be able to survive."
Zhao Zaili's cheeks twitched and he was not ready to speak. It's not that he still wanted to negotiate terms at this time, but that his grandson was only eleven years old. If he died, his grandson would definitely have to be tortured to death. Only if he is alive can he
Protect your grandchildren.
Zhang Lieming was able to speak so clearly, so of course it was not without some back-up. Zhao Zaili must get his hands on his family property.
He gently opened the door of the Weinan County Prison, and then walked in an ordinary man in white robes who made people feel chilled.
"Eighteen Masters, didn't you say you wanted to see how the hearts, livers, spleens, lungs, and kidneys of treacherous people are different from those of ordinary people? This is the most treacherous and treacherous General Wei Boya who has just been released, and he belongs to you."
Zhao Zaili's eyes widened suddenly. He remembered a terrifying legend, saying that there was a group of terrifying alchemists in the Ouchi Medicine Department. They liked to skin people alive and could even put their internal organs in vessels and cook them.
Will not die.
As for things like peeling off skin and cramping, splitting meat into pieces, that's all commonplace.
The leader is said to be the 18th Lang of the Zhang family. It happens that Buddhism has a theory of the Eighteenth Level of Hell, so people spread the legend that this man is the reincarnation of the Netherworld Judge of the Eighteenth Level of Hell.
"Zhao Zaili, do you think I can't find the gold and silver you buried? You underestimate the ability of the Jinyi guards!
And originally you still had the law to protect you, so we couldn’t dig deep into the ground, but now you are a traitor and traitor, you still think that a certain family can’t go to Weizhou to search the mountains and seas?"
Zhang Lieming looked at Zhao Zaili with a sneer. If this old guy could be wiser, he could save some trouble.
Zhao Zaili's face turned pale. After struggling for a long time, he finally collapsed on the ground. It was obvious that his inner defenses had collapsed.
Outside the door, a captain in Jinyi looked at Zhang Lieming, "Commander, do we really want to keep Zhao Zaili's grandson?"
"Hmph!" Zhang Lieming sneered, "Leave? Why stay? The saint has already given the order. Zhao Zaili and Liu Jixun's car was broken.
As for his grandson, I will be extra gracious and leave his body intact. When the time comes, you can go there in person and reward him with a hemp rope."