Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 69

Chapter 69 Sweep A Tomb
Although the death of several old officials was sad, it was impossible for the court to stop spinning because of one person in the future, and the court could not ignore other important matters because of one person. Therefore, only three to five days later, all official business was put back on the agenda, and the central officials were even busier than before.

Because the opening of the discussion field in the north was related to the Mongol people, the Imperial Court did not dare to underestimate it. By April, the official document from the Ministry of Household Affairs had finally been sent out. A few days later, it arrived in Shanxi. By the time the official document authorizing Guangling County to open the discussion field in the northeast of the county, it was already in the middle and late April when it was delivered to Lu Zhen.

Luckily, Lu Zhen was not idle during this period of time. He had already made various arrangements for the preparatory work. Once he received the official documents, he immediately built a simple discussion field at this location. At the same time, he also brought the Imperial Court’s intention to the grasslands through the Mongolian merchants who did business in the city.

By the end of April, the newly erected discussion hall was lively. The means of production for the Mongols are simply too scarce, Before the Ming Dynasty, there were a few places that were arranged sporadically. The market change was simply not enough for them to consume. Now that a new place was opened, it naturally made them flock to it. Countless herdsmen nearby brought their cattle, sheep, and horses to this small place and began to do all sorts of business with the merchants of the Ming Kingdom who had also heard the news.

Those who did not belong to this era would not know how serious the Mongolian people’s yearning for Great Ming materials was. Not only tea, silk, porcelain and other high-quality products, but also ordinary cloth, ordinary agricultural tools, and even a somewhat dilapidated iron pot had become a hot item that the Mongols were competing to buy. For a moment, this small discussion area became extremely lively. Even the two hotels and brothels in the county town, as well as the houses of the commoners, were all taken care of by Meng Ming merchants who had rushed over.

Commerce is indeed a powerful force for the development of a region. Lu Zhen was not surprised by this. In the past, he knew how Shenzhen had risen. Compared to this, Guang Ling’s movements were too small. However, the subordinates and commoners below were stunned. Of course, most of them were overjoyed. Everyone knew that if this continued, the good days in everyone’s hearts would soon come true.

Of course, the establishment of the discussion field is not a good thing. With the increase of traveling merchants, there are more and more people of the three religions and nine sects, and the public security problem has become more and more complex. Especially on the Questionnaire, because they were doing business with the Mongols, it was easier for the two sides to argue, and there were even many people who did not agree with each other.

To this end, the county government sent a lot of people to maintain order, and Lu Zhen even borrowed 30 soldiers from the barracks to go to the town. It’s impossible not to stay calm. Those blindfolds are all carrying knives with them. It really pisses them off. No one knows what these rude and barbaric fellows will do.

In addition to arranging the manpower, Lu Zhen, as the county magistrate, would go there every few days to show his importance to the discussion field. First, he expressed his attitude. Second, he wanted to warn those fellows to follow the rules. Otherwise, the government would not be joking.

On this day at the end of April, Lu Zhen once again brought people to the discussion field. However, this time, he didn’t stay after circling the arena. Instead, he continued to head north in a carriage with the curtains hanging down. Moreover, he only brought Lin Lie along with him as a guard.

Although some people felt that this was strange, it was not easy to ask. After all, County Magistrate Lu’s prestige in the county was very high, and it was not something that ordinary people dared to ask casually.

They didn’t know that apart from County Magistrate Lu, there were two other women in the car. It was surprisingly the County Magistrate’s wife Chu Yunrong and her personal maid Cuimei. However, when they arrived in front of a mountain forest, even Cuimei and Lin Lie were left in place by Lu Zhen and the others. Only Lu Chu and the others carried them deeper into the forest.

“This is … the place where Han Si and I found our lord.” Lin Lie immediately recognized the place with a thoughtful look on his face. But very quickly, he suppressed the doubts in his heart. Since the magistrate did not want him to know about this matter, he had better not delve deeper.

After the previous events, Lin Lie was already very loyal to Lu Zhen, so he naturally wouldn’t pursue Lu Zhen’s secrets. As for Cuimei, she’s just a little girl, and she won’t think too much …

Although the vegetation in the mountains and forests became much more luxuriant due to the change of seasons, Lu Zhen’s ability to recognize the path was not small, so he quickly brought Chu Yunrong to the place where County Magistrate Lu was buried that day.

At this moment, a layer of grass had grown on the slightly raised mound, and there were also a few yellow and white wild flowers that could not be named, gently swaying in the wind.

There was no epitaph, no tablet, not even a name left behind. When Chu Yunrong saw that Lu Zhen’s burial place was actually so desolate and crude, even Chu Yunrong, who had some opinions about him, revealed a sad expression. After all, the two of them were engaged to each other. After that, they became husband and wife. Thinking about the eternal separation between heaven and man, they would naturally feel sad.

After taking out all kinds of sacrifices and incense candles from the basket and placing them in front of the tomb, Chu Yunrong quietly closed her hands and prayed in front of the tomb.

At this moment, Lu Zhen had silently retreated to the side, looking at the scene in front of him with a strange expression. At that time, all he borrowed was the clothes and a little copper coin on this person’s body. Unexpectedly, he even replaced the other party’s identity. The most unsettling thing was that the woman in front of him … because she had replaced the other party’s identity, Chu Yunrong had actually become his wife. Although it was only in name, he had never even touched her with a finger. But for the people of this era, even so, it is already a very serious problem.

Lu Zhen sighed softly. Looking at the tomb, he thought to himself, “I’m truly worthy of you. At the very least, I’ve helped you solve the culprit who killed you. You can rest in peace under the nine springs.” Actually in his heart also want to learn cao “man like to say, your wife I raise, you don’t worry too. But in the end, he thought that it was in front of her grave, so it was better not to say such words.

Chu Yunrong, who was standing in front of him, had a grieving expression on her face. Thinking back to the past, even though this man was not a good match for him, he had been quite accommodating these days. Even after the wedding, he had accepted some of his harsh and even rude requests. This was enough to show how much he cared for him.

Perhaps the reason why he had come to this point and become so greedy, or even desperate to get involved with Xiao Mo, was also because he was more confident in front of her, so she felt even more guilty in her heart.

After discovering that Chu Yunrong was crying secretly, Lu Zhen hesitated for a moment before coming forward and saying, “Don’t be too sad. The dead are already dead, and only those who are alive are the most important. I don’t think he wants to see you like this either.”

Hearing his gentle words of comfort, Chu Yunrong’s heartstrings suddenly throbbed. Suddenly, she turned around and hugged Lu Zhen, leaning her head against his shoulder and crying bitterly.

Lu Zhen was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly. Finally, he patted the other party’s shoulder and comforted him with a few words of condolence. After a long time, when he felt that his shoulders were a little wet, Chu Yunrong stopped crying and slowly raised her head to stand upright.

At this moment, her eyes and nose were a little red from crying, and her face had a charming and pitiful expression. At the same time, because he had recovered from his sadness, he realized that it was inappropriate for him to lie on Lu Zhen’s shoulder in pain and felt a little shy. His gaze was lowered, and he didn’t dare to look at him.

Lu Zhen smiled when he noticed her shyness, “Chu … Miss, if you still want to cry, I can lend you another shoulder. However, this one is already wet, so you can change it.”

This witty remark made Chu Yunrong laugh uncontrollably. The sadness and shyness in her heart finally lessened a lot. “Thank you for bringing me here to worship him, and thank you …” The rest of the words were a little hard to say.

Lu Zhen waved his hand and said, “It’s just a simple matter of raising his hand. It’s nothing. Speaking of which, he is also my savior. I should also come and worship him. Otherwise, I’m afraid that I don’t know if I’m alive or dead or where I’m now.”

Chu Yunrong gave a soft hum and turned around to look at the extremely crude tomb. She wanted to ask Lu Zhen to erect a monument for the people below, but she didn’t say anything in the end. Because she knew that this would bring great trouble to Lu Zhen, she could only let it go.

The two of them stayed in front of the grave for a while before packing up all their belongings and turning around to leave.

When they left, a gust of wind blew over, causing the surrounding trees to crash. It was unknown if County Magistrate Lu was alive underground, saying goodbye to the two of them.

After walking for a while, Chu Yunrong had already put away her sorrowful expression. Although her eyes were still slightly red, she could no longer see too much of a problem. After all, Lu Zhen’s identity was too strange, so it was better not to let a third person know.

Lin Lie and the others, who were waiting outside, had no intention of asking further questions. They only waited for them to arrive before returning to the county.

Just as they were returning to the official road and walking another distance, a fast horse suddenly rushed over. When he approached and recognized that Lin Lie was driving the carriage, the knight quickly stopped the horse and said, “Is the county magistrate in the carriage?”

Lu Zhen had already lifted the curtain of the car and discovered that the person who came was a servant of the county government. At this moment, the other party’s face was filled with panic and sweat. It was obvious that he had rushed over in a hurry. He poked his head and said, “What happened? Why are you so anxious?”

“My lord, something bad has happened! Something big has happened!” When that person saw Lu Zhen, he immediately rolled off his horse and rushed forward. After saluting, he said anxiously, “Someone died in the marketplace. Dazi killed someone!”