The dream of a lonely hero

The yamen runner thought about it and said, "That servant is about the same age as you, but he looks better than you. He is handsome and elegant, and he is dressed in a plain white satin brocade robe. It's so gorgeous. One of Captain Yan's servants is so generous. I really can't imagine what Captain Yan is like! Captain Yan is the same. He didn't come in person to build a tomb for his father!"

Yuanda glared and said angrily, "You bastard! Shut up! Captain Yan is busy with official duties and can't be loyal and filial. If you talk nonsense again, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

The yamen runners usually oppress the people. Like a wolf and a tiger, he was afraid of Yan Yun and his party. First, seeing Yuan Da's aggressive attitude and not taking the county yamen runners seriously, he thought that this person was someone of importance and should not be neglected. Second, he heard that Yuan Da was defending Yan Yun, the lieutenant of the Jin Wang Mansion, and guessed that this group of people had a relationship with the Jin Wang Mansion, so how could he not be afraid? He was trembling with fear and hurriedly bowed and apologized, saying: "I deserve to be beaten! I deserve to be beaten! Please calm down!" Yuan Da said: "If you don't want to be beaten, be careful at the grave!" The yamen runners were busy, arranging offerings and burning paper money, and knelt and cried in front of Yan Bozheng's tombstone. After being busy for a while, I felt more at ease. A yamen runner asked, "Excuse me, you are sent by Captain Yan, right?"

Yuanda said, "It's none of your business! Remember, if you miss a visit to the grave of Lord Yan, I will break your legs!"

The yamen runner panicked and said, "I dare not neglect Lord Yan even if I have eight guts!"

Yuanda said, "Get out of here!"

The yamen runners were about to leave when they were stopped by Yan Yun. Yan Yun said, "May I ask the name of your county magistrate?"

The yamen runner said, "My county magistrate's surname is Hong and his given name is Yun." He answered and left in a hurry.

Yuanda said, "Seventh brother is really filial! We were so busy attacking Tianlang Mountain a while ago, but Seventh brother didn't forget to build a grave for our father."

Yan Yun felt very uncomfortable. Ma Yin said: "Eighth-eighth brother-you should-learn from-your seventh brother-brother-"

Yuan Da said: "Learn! Seventh brother is a loyal, filial, righteous man, a perfect person, how can you learn from him? Even if you learn for a lifetime, you can't learn even one tenth of what you can learn from your seventh brother. Seventh brother, you too, why don't you ask your brothers to come for such a big thing, aren't we still brothers in life and death who have kowtowed to each other?"

Yan Yun felt even more ashamed and couldn't help saying: "No! I didn't ask anyone to build a tomb for my father."

Yuan Da was shocked and said: "Oh! Who could it be?"

Yan Yun said coldly: "Yan Feng."

Yuan Da said: "It's Yan Feng, that killer."

Ma Yin said: "Who is Yan Feng?"

Yuan Da said: "Fifth brother, don't ask. Didn't you see that Seventh brother is upset?"

Yan Yun was really upset. He was really ashamed that his brother Yan Feng built a tomb for his tragically dead father. However, he bullied the weak, took human lives lightly, and recognized the thief as his father. He was depressed for a while and asked Yuan Da to drive the horse to sell some offerings. Yuan Da sold the offerings, and Yan Yun, Yuan Da, and Ma Yin paid tribute in front of Yan Bozheng's tomb. Yan Yun was heartbroken, grief-stricken, and tears flowed. Under the persuasion of Yuan Da and Ma Yin, he left Liulinpo and rode to Yanjiazhuang. YanJiazhuang is no longer the scene of the past. It is a ruin, overgrown with weeds, foxes and rabbits jumping around, and it is deserted. Yan Yun was sad and sad. After wandering for a long time, Yan Yun said that he wanted to go to Yulong County to visit his mother. Yuanda and Ma Yan accompanied him. The three of them moved the saddles and mounted their horses. After more than half an hour, they came to the boundary of Yulong County. Yan Yun suddenly reined in his mount and thought: I have not avenged my father's murder, and I have not accomplished my mission. How can I face my mother? I secretly said: Mother! I will take the head of Jin Huarong, the enemy who killed my father, according to the law of the court, and invite you to worship my father's spirit in heaven. Yan Yun thought about it and drove back to Dingzhou with Yuanda and Ma Yan. It was already evening when they passed through Tuzheng County. The three of them found a hotel to eat. The three of them sat around a table and ordered a few vegetables and a pot of wine while eating and drinking. Listening to two people dressed as county clerks talking at the table next to me. Among them, the short clerk said to the tall clerk: "Wang Kongmu, the county magistrate Mr. Hong's house has been crowded with people these days! Even the senior officials of Dingzhou Prefecture are vying to curry favor with Mr. Hong. They are all Mr. Hong's superiors. They used to be arrogant and glaring at Mr. Hong, but now they are like filial sons and grandsons. Could it be that Mr. Hong has attached himself to some nobleman?"

Wang Kongmu (tall) said: "Zhao Yasi, you are right. Do you know whose new tomb is in Liulinpo, ten miles away from the prefecture?"

Wei Yasi (short) said: "I don't know."

Wang Kongmu said: "That is the tomb of the father of Yan Yunyan, the captain of the imperial brother Jin Wang. This tomb was built by our Tuzheng County magistrate Mr. Hong, who spent hundreds of strings of money."

Wei Yasi said: "Oh my mother! Mr. Hong has finally found a big tree to lean on. He will soon be successful."

Wang Kongmu said, "You are right! Lord Jia Yan, the governor of Dingzhou, has been promoted in Beijing. The position of governor of Dingzhou belongs to Lord Hong, the county magistrate of Tuzheng County."

Wei Yasi said, "How many levels does it take for an eighth-rank county magistrate to be promoted to a sixth-rank governor! Eight levels, eight levels, eight levels in a row! Eh! Is it possible?"

Wang Kongmu said, "You! There are people in the court who don't know how to be an official."

Wei Yasi said, "Congratulations, Wang Kongmu!"

Wang Kongmu said, "Lord Hong has been promoted eight levels in a row, but it's not me, so what's there to be happy about?"

Wei Yasi said, "Our friendship has been going on for a long time, so don't hide it. Everyone in Tuzheng County knows that you are Lord Hong's favorite! Lord Hong will still treat you badly after his promotion, so don't forget me, your brother!"

The two of them drank happily, and after eating and drinking, they didn't even owe the money, and left arrogantly.

Yuanda asked the waiter, "Waiter, did those two officials buy on credit at your hotel?"

The waiter whispered, "No."

Yuanda said, "No, why don't you ask them for money?"

The waiter whispered, "Those are Wang Kongmu and Wei Yasi from the county! Who dares to ask them for money!"

Yuanda cursed, "Bah! Kongmu and Yasi, petty officials like bird feathers, dare to bully others! I'll help you ask for money." He stood up and chased after him.

The waiter hurriedly stopped him and said, "Sir! Please, our store can't withstand the storm."

Yan Yun didn't want to teach YuanDa made things unexpected, so he persuaded Yuanda to stop, threw silver to the waiter, and said, "I'll pay for the wine and food for those two officials." The waiter refused but had to accept it.

Yan Yun felt that Wang Kongmu and Wei Yasi looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen them before, so he stopped talking for the time being and said, "Waiter, who is this county magistrate?"

The waiter looked around and saw that there was no one around, and whispered, "This county magistrate is called Hong Yun. He was originally a captain of the Hengfeng Army. He may have committed a crime and lost his position. It seems that he became the county magistrate of Tuzheng County through his brother-in-law in the Fuwang Mansion of his younger brother. Wang Qiu and Wei Hai also followed him from the Hengfeng Army. They all turned into officials in the county government. You can imagine that with wolves in power, how can we ordinary people live a peaceful life!" After answering, he left in a hurry.

Yan Yun remembered that Wang Kongmu and Wei Yasi were Wang Qiu and Wei Hai, soldiers of the three commanders and four cities of Hengfeng Army. This county magistrate Hong Yun was the head of the three commanders and four cities of Hengfeng Army. When he was a soldier in Hengfeng Army, he was almost tortured to death by Hong Yun, and he was also harassed by Wang Qiu and Wei Hai (Chapter 9: Head of Hong showed his power in Wudiaoling, Chapter 10: The rats of Hengfeng Army retreated from the foreign soldiers). These ruffians came here to do evil again, and it was said that they were still using their own name and would be promoted soon. He originally wanted to stay in Tuzheng County for one night and visit the county magistrate of Tuzheng County the next day to thank him for repairing and sweeping the tomb for Yan Bozheng. After listening to what the waiter said and thinking about the old grudges, he decided to ask King Jin to send someone to investigate Hong Yun.

Yuanda looked at Yanyun with a worried look on his face and said, "Seventh brother, you don't know the county magistrate Hong Yun of Tuzheng County, how could he be so famous with you! It's probably just hearsay from those two slaves."

Yanyun thought about it and stopped talking.

After the meal, the three of them returned to Dingzhou Posthouse. It was already 20:00. Yanyun wanted to meet the King of Jin but was afraid that it would be inappropriate, so he went to see the Sima of the King's Palace, Chai Yuxi, and told the King of Jin that the county magistrate Hong Yun had a very bad reputation among the people and asked the King of Jin to investigate. Chai Yuxi said: "Yanyun, as the guard of King Jin, you should do your job well. Whether Hong Yun is corrupt or not is not for the fools in the market to say. Oh! It is said that Hong Yun has some connection with you. He will soon take office as the governor of Dingzhou. If he is a corrupt official, you can't get away with it! It's better to have less trouble than more. Forget it."

Yanyun said anxiously: "Yanyun and Hong Yun have no friendship. How can I be worthy of the people of Tuzheng County if I don't investigate Hong Yun?"

Chai Yuxi shook his head and said: "Yanyun, when will you grow up! Hong Yun loves the people and is incorruptible. The officials in Dingzhou are all praised for his love for the people and his integrity. The promotion of him to the governor of Dingzhou was approved by King Jin. You must not make trouble again!"

Yanyun reluctantly turned back to the posthouse. At the door of the posthouse, he saw a man in his thirties, with a square face, white skin and small eyes, standing solemnly with his hands down. Yan Yun recognized him as Hong Yun by the lights at the gate of the posthouse. Seeing Yan Yun coming, Hong Yun hurriedly bowed and smiled, more friendly than seeing his own father, and said: "My old friend Hong Yun greets Captain Yan."

Yan Yun said expressionlessly: "Yan Yun is only a ninth-rank official, and County Magistrate Hong's behavior is against the court etiquette."

Hong Yun was met with a cold shoulder, and smiled and said: "Your Excellency is right! I have always wanted to see your Excellency, but I have no chance. Today, God has...The clerk got what he wanted with his eyes, and in excitement he spoke rudely, hoping that the magistrate would forgive him! ".

Yan Yun saw his servile appearance and was disgusted, and said: "Hong County Magistrate! I will return the money you spent on building the tomb for my father. Thank you, County Magistrate Hong Yun, for your hard work. Follow me to the posthouse to get it." He dragged him away.

Hong Yun said in panic: "No! Being able to show filial piety on behalf of the magistrate is what the people of Tuzheng County want. Sharing the worries of the magistrate is sharing the worries of the King of Jin. Being loyal to the King of Jin is being loyal to the court. I beg the magistrate to fulfill my wish of the people of Tuzheng County to be loyal to the court!"

Hong Yun had many high-sounding excuses for bribery. Yan Yun was not good at speaking, and seeing him nagging, he was really disgusted. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Hong Yun! If you don't want to take the money for building the tomb today, Yan will send someone to deliver it to you tomorrow. If you don't accept it, don't blame Yan for being ruthless!" He walked into the posthouse.

Hong Yun stood there for a while and then went back unhappy.

Five days later, the document of the Ministry of Personnel for Hong Yun to take office as the governor of Dingzhou was issued, and Hong Yun took office immediately. The King of Jin received the imperial edict summoning the King of Jin back to Beijing, and led his entourage back to Beijing to hand over the edict. The governor of Dingzhou, Hong Yun, led the officials of the Dingzhou government to hold a banquet for the King of Jin and his party. The King of Jin and his party left Dingzhou, passed through the prefectures, and soon arrived at the Shili Changting outside the north gate of Tokyo Bianliang City. The prime minister Zhao Pu and the prime minister Shen Shunyi, who had been sent by the emperor, led the civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above in Beijing, and the officials of the third rank and above. The title and hundreds of imperial guards were waiting to welcome him, with flags and trumpets flying, drums and gongs roaring, and the scene was grand and spectacular. This kind of standard was unprecedented in the court's reception of the generals returning from triumph, but it did not arouse the joy in the heart of the King of Jin. Facing the praises of his colleagues, he still pretended to be happy, but he could not let go of how the emperor would place his meritorious minister.

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