In the cabin, there is an old man, a young man, and a horse lantern in the middle.

The past is already like smoke, but with the story of King Zheng Long, it gradually becomes clearer.

King Zheng Long's original name was Daoxian. His father was a confidant general under King Yi. Before he was born, Tianjing had already fallen into internal strife. King Yi led his troops to leave, and General Zheng swears to follow him to death. A few years later, King Yi was captured and was punished by Lingchi, but he was unafraid and died calmly. The next year, Tianjing fell completely. But General Zheng was still unwilling to accept it and continued to fight with the remaining old subordinates who had been willing to follow. He wanted to inherit the will of King Yi and swear to rebel against the Qing court to the end. He just fought in this way. After several years, gradually, he also understood in his heart that the general situation had gone. He was full of anger and brave enough to plan and rely on his own strength to turn the world around.

He was willing to follow the will of the King of Yi to die in the battle, but those who followed him were loyal ministers and righteous men who had been standing side by side for many years, with old and young people behind him. General Zheng could not bear to let them die with him anymore, so he decided to disperse his troops, but most of his subordinates were unwilling to leave.

General Zheng finally made a decision to distribute resettlement silver to those who were willing to leave. Those who were unwilling to leave, moved to the southwest with him to find a place to live in seclusion, and settle down first. If the time comes, the banner of anti-Qing will be raised again.

However, a man who took the money and left him betrayed him and reported to a local royal general that after King Yi died, only General Zheng knew about the buried place of the cellar accumulated over the years. In order to seize the cellar, the general led his troops to pursue the Lushan area. General Zheng was invincible and rushed in the formation to capture the general. After another bloody battle, he led the last few hundred remaining troops around him to break out.

On that day, there was Jiamen Pass in front and a large number of pursuers behind. The last chance was to seize Jiamen Pass and use the general as the qualifier to seek a way out.

It was clearly a tragic battle and battle, but to King Zheng Long's words, his tone was calm, as if those were really just passing by.

He looked at He Hanzhu, who was listening intently, and continued, "After the kingdom of heaven did not exist, my father led the last lonely army and continued to fight with the Qing court for many years. All those who gathered around my father were brave and good at fighting, fighting with one to ten. I was also born on my father's way to fight with King Yi. At the age of six, I held a knife and killed people. That year, when I was twelve, I had experienced dozens of battles of all sizes. At that time, I followed my father and those uncles and uncles to seize the city gate with hundreds of people, and then confronted the besieged soldiers who were chasing him for more than half a month."

"In order to save the general, the deputy general of the Qing court agreed to let us go. But there is a lesson from the righteous King, and my father does not believe in these people. It is okay for him to die. He wants to find a way out for the last few hundred people."

"My father led troops to sympathize with the people, killed corrupt officials, punished evil gentry, and all the local villagers sympathized with them. He tried every means to secretly cover them up. Lingzu was an official in the capital at that time. Because he was a local person, the He family was a famous family in the local area and was highly regarded by the public, so he was transferred to join the army and praised the painting strategy. My father refused to negotiate until your grandfather arrived."

"My father promised to meet. Your grandfather was also fearless. He accepted the conditions for entering the country alone and took the risk of meeting my father alone. After the interview, the conditions were met."

"My father promised not to leave. After all my subordinates and I evacuated, he would release the general and commit suicide, and let the head of the emperor take him to serve."

"After seeing the captured general, Ling Zu obtained the other party's consent and promised to ensure that the hundreds of people, including me, left safely, and would never send anyone to follow him or not to be punished again. In order to win the trust of the other party, both parties made a poisonous oath to the heavens for the welfare of their descendants."

After he got on the boat, Zheng Longwang said so many things in one breath, and his energy seemed to be unable to keep up. He slowly leaned on the chair and his speech slowed down.

He paused, closed his eyes slightly, as if recalling the past, and seemed to calm down his inner feelings at this moment. After a moment, he opened his eyes and continued, "I still remember the message when my father bid farewell to me. He told me that the ancestors' character should be trusted. During the negotiations, he tempted and told him that the secret of the King of Yi's sacred cellar could be told to him. Afterwards, he was willing to share the secret with him in exchange for his protection for me and these hundreds of people. But the ancestors refused without thinking and sternly, saying that the owners should be handed over to the court. If so, my father would not have to commit suicide. He could plead with the court on behalf of my father, and sacrifice his merits and sins, and spare his life."

"My father hated the Qing court deeply, and he had decided to die. How could he survive? Besides, he didn't believe in the Qing court. How could the Tartars know their faith and righteousness? He told me that if I could escape by chance, I would like to bury my name in the future, and I would no longer think about avenging him or the King of Yi. I would like to find and Ji Zhou Ji the younger brothers who died in battle for the rest of my life, marry and have children, and spend my whole life."

Even if a generation of fierce owls dies at the end of their lives, their feelings for raising their children are undoubtedly revealed.

He Hanzhu couldn't help but feel slightly moved when he heard this.

King Zheng Long leaned on the chair, but smiled: "Commander He, my father did not misjudgment those people that day, but he did not believe in the wrong Lingzu. Sure enough, three days after I left the custody with those hundreds of uncles, my father, as he promised, released the general and committed suicide, those people broke the contract despite Lingzu's opposition, broke the contract and wanted everywhere, and set up a net of heaven and earth to track down my whereabouts. Half a month later, I was not healed due to my injury and my whereabouts were leaked. In times of crisis, I sent someone to send me news and we were able to escape. After that, I walked around the world, day after day, remembering my father's quest at the end of his life, and looking for the family members who were scattered out of the old tribes that were still alive everywhere. To be honest, Commander He, today, there are many descendants of King Yi and my father's old tribes in my water meeting."

King Zheng Long finally finished talking about this past event that had long been buried in the clouds of history more than 40 years ago. He Hanzhu seemed to have the past scenes before his eyes. The hero's end, blood and war, life and death, conspiracy and promises, and for a moment, his heart surged.

He took a deep breath.

"It was because of my grandfather's relationship with Lingzun and your back then that, that he helped me this time?"

King Zheng Long nodded first.

"Let Zu keep his promise, and afterwards, he argues with reason, and uses his own strength to oppose the breaking of the contract and help me escape. The noble righteousness is admirable. You are his descendant. Since you have come here, if I can help, I will naturally spare no effort."

He Hanzhu stood up and thanked him solemnly again, with an extremely sincere attitude.

King Zheng Longwang signaled him to sit back, stared at him, and suddenly smiled slightly, then shook his head.

"However, Commander He, you don't have to take it too seriously. Although I am willing to do my best, what I call repaying you is not saying this."

He Hanzhu was slightly stunned again.

"After that time, my Zheng family did not owe your grandfather the kindness of his grandfather. Both sides kept their promises and fulfilled their contracts. I ordered my ancestors to be loyal to the Qing court. Later, I also saved the general and obtained my father's head and was promoted for my merits."

"As for the fact that Ling Zu was wronged by the incident that year, and your He family was broken up, I also know that. Although the disaster of extermination caused the old things, there were injustice and debt, which harmed the entire family of Ling Zu and your He family. It was not my Zheng family, but the villain of the Qing court and Lu Hongda."

He Hanzhu had to admit that Zheng Longwang's calmness, even with a bit of cold-blooded words, actually made it to the point and was not wrong at all.

"So can the Dragon King tell me what kind of favor is the so-called favor to repay me?"

"Forgive me for being stupid. If it weren't for the origin of my ancestors, what kind of virtue can I do today? I asked the Dragon King to give me such a face."

King Zheng Long stared at him.

"I'm giving you my life-saving grace for Ye's daughter."

When the sound comes down, He Hanzhu will definitely be there.

He looked at King Zheng Long opposite him in shock for a while. After confirming that he had heard it correctly, he came back to his senses and countless questions rushed out.

How could King Zheng Long know that the young master of the Su family is his daughter?

He Hanzhu suddenly remembered rumors about him and Ye Yunjin.

What is their relationship?

How did he determine that he knew her identity?

The so-called life-saving grace...

Could it be that the train explosion occurred before the New Year?

He Hanzhu wanted to speak, but for a moment, there were too many questions and he didn't know what to ask first.

He paused, but finally did not speak out.

He knew that the person on the other side would continue to talk.

Sure enough, he heard King Zheng Long continue to say: "Ye had great kindness to me in his early years, and I couldn't repay him. I just hope that her mother and daughter would be well for the rest of their lives. Last time she encountered a train explosion, you saved her. If you hadn't arrived in time, she might have been gone. This is a huge kindness. Not to mention a son of Feng Guobang, even ten or one hundred would not match your kindness to save her."

In He Hanzhu's heart, all kinds of emotions suddenly rushed towards him again. He seemed to have realized something, but he was not sure. But soon, he calmed down and skipped the things he shouldn't ask, and he didn't need to ask more questions, and came up with a clue.

"I dare to ask the Dragon King, how did you know about this?"

The train explosion case that day was too big to stop newspaper reports, but on the surface, the outside world and the public did not know the inside story of her almost being killed when she changed her itinerary. Even her family did not know about this. How could Zheng Long, a king in the southwest, know so clearly?

Zheng Longwang said: "The adoptive father of Chen Ying in Sifanghui is my father's old subordinate. When he left the Jiamenguan, he was just young and strong. More than ten years ago, I met him again."

He Hanzhu was shocked again.

King Zheng Long looked as usual, as if this was an ordinary thing, and continued: "The daughter of Ye's family went out of the distance, and her family was out of reach. Therefore, I ask my old friend to take care of her. If she encounters something she cannot solve, please take care of her. I will tell you that after learning that the person on the train was her, Sifanghui sent people to rescue her overnight, but she still couldn't catch the train. So I am more grateful to Commander He. I can't repay you with great kindness."

He Hanzhu remembered the thrilling scene of the hand and thunder being thrown into the carriage, and was still worried and said ashamed: "You are so serious, the boss. The cause is all my fault. She was implicated by me. If something happened to her, I would never give up on my crime. It is my duty to save her."

King Zheng Long smiled slightly, looked at him, stopped for a while, and suddenly said, "Commander He, I heard that this year last year, she lived alone with you in the capital?"

He Hanzhu's heart skipped a beat again, he raised his eyes suddenly, looked over, and met two gazes that had turned sharp.

After a brief moment of confusion and a feeling of not knowing how to deal with it, He Hanzhu heard King Zheng Long say again: "Forgive me to take the liberty, I'll ask you again, Commander He, your injury at that time is really serious enough to need her to be with you and celebrate the New Year with you?"

He Hanzhu suddenly woke up. He met the eyes opposite him with a heavy eyes that looked like an old hunter. He was silent for a moment. Finally, with a little bit of hardship, he whispered: "Do you know?"

King Zheng Long stared at him with clever eyes, and didn't say anything at first, and said for a while: "Then are you and her... real?"

Seeing that he did not respond, he obviously agreed. A hint of anger flashed through King Zheng's eyes, but he quickly pressed down, narrowed his eyes and said, "It's just a coincidence. It was just a few days ago that I received the golden sore medicine sent by Chen Ying's father, and a letter asking me about my injury. At the end of the letter, he mentioned it, saying that she had lived in the capital with you this year, and said that you took good care of her and asked me to rest assured."

This is the thing. On the day before the New Year, Chen Ying's adoptive father remembered that King Zheng Long had asked him to take care of the son of the Su family. It happened that Sifanghui had been helped by the son of the Su family to clean up the charges, so he sent someone to send the New Year gifts to the door. However, there was no one at home. After checking, he found that the son of the Su family had gone to the principal's house for the New Year, so he gave up and put down his things and left.

On the second day of the New Year, Ye Xianqi patroled, passed by the territory of the Sifanghui Steering, went in to greet the old man and thanked him. Chen Ying's adoptive father asked the son of the Su family, and only then did he realize that in order to take care of He Hanzhu's injuries, he lived with him in the capital. Before the person came back, he mentioned in the letter to Zheng Longwang, which was a good intention to ask Zheng Longwang to rest assured, but the speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional.

With an old man like Zheng, it is not difficult for someone who cares about what he thinks about something. Sure enough, just now, the grandson of the He family admitted it himself.

King Zheng Long swept away his previous fatigue, his body straightened, his eyes as lightning, and he stared at the young man opposite him tightly.

"I don't understand the officialdom, but I think the dangers of the officialdom are not inferior to those of the world, or even more so. At least, the world is still a place to follow the rules. Commander He, you are not willing to be mediocre, let alone you still have blood hatred and are deeply trapped in it. If you don't advance, you will have no way out. You should know the difficulties more clearly than me, the person outside the door. I won't say much. I also admire you very much, but I'm sorry-"

"Commander He, you and her are not fellow men."

Finally, King Zheng Long said slowly, word by word, the sound was not loud, but it was like a heavy hammer, hitting He Hanzhu's ear drum.

He suddenly felt that what King Zheng Long said sounded very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

He soon remembered.

Yes, he had indeed heard it, not only heard it, but also said it from his own mouth.

But at that time, it was him who taught Wang Tingzhi a lesson.

He felt his heart beating wildly, and cold sweat suddenly spread out, his throat felt like he was pinched by an invisible hand, and his chest felt stuffy, as if he couldn't breathe, and he couldn't say anything.

The night tide gradually rose, pushing the river in the middle of the river and rushed toward the hull silently. The sacred boat was washed away again, and the horse lantern above the head also swayed violently. The joint between the lamp handle and the ears was stained with spots of rust, and as the lamp body swayed, it made a harsh sound.

He Hanzhu was still sitting like that, and his figure was cast on the cabin door behind him, following the hull, and swaying left and right.

The river flowed over, and the hull gradually returned to stability, and the harsh clicking sound finally disappeared in my ears.

King Zheng Long's gaze just now also disappeared.

He looked at He Hanzhu who was still silent, and his expression gradually became desolate.

"Commander He, I'm old, this generation is no longer the generation I used to be. It's useless to bury my cellar in my hands over the years. I know that people have been secretly spying on my whereabouts. If one day, accidentally fall into the hands of a traitor, it will be aiding the evil."

"Not much, but it's not a small amount of money. I have estimated that at today's price, it will be enough to support the military salary of 100,000 people for two or three years. I am willing to help you and give it all!"

He Hanzhu's heart thumped, he raised his head suddenly and stood up.

King Zheng waved his hand.

"I took this opportunity to say something more. Lu Hongda designed to frame Ling Zu back then, although it was the main evil of your He family's destruction, but as far as I know, the original cause was that someone privately reported to him as an insider at the age of Jiamenguan, saying that Ling Zu made a private contract when he was interviewed with my father and obtained the secret of the cellar. Therefore, he insisted on letting those hundreds of people go afterwards."

"Your grandfather's promises fell into the eyes of shameless people, and he became ulterior motives and had other intentions. It was because of this specious rumor that Lu Hongda subsequently fabricated the crimes and framed him. Over the years, I often think that my father mentioned the cellar to your grandfather, which was extremely private, so how could outsiders know. The rumor may be the person around your grandfather. As for the private resentment and intention of revenge, or the villain did not know the righteousness of a gentleman, and judged others by himself, and believed that your grandfather insisted on letting go because of the benefits of cellar. I am not sure of doing evil things driven by greed."

"I won't say much, I will say this. Commander He is a character. You are a character. Tonight, you will be able to meet you and speak freely. Zheng is honored."

Zheng Longwang changed his mind, suddenly lifted the blanket covering his body, and slowly stood up.

Another river flowed by, and the boat shook again, and his figure also shook, looking a little unsteady.

He Hanzhu stepped forward and when he wanted to help him, King Zheng Long had already held the chair and stood firm. Then, he saluted He Hanzhu solemnly and said, "Thank you for your life-saving grace to the daughter of Ye. I have no choice but to repay you, I will bow to you."
To be continued...