SFS Chapter 321: A General is Ordered to Forget His Home
Chapter 321: A General is Ordered to Forget His Home
After entering the study, Shen Zhiqiu did not kneel down immediately. He looked at the old Duke Fu who was sitting in the upper seat, sitting upright on the armchair.
Coincidentally, he was not wearing any fancy clothes, but a navy blue cotton shirt and navy blue shoes.
It is made of cotton cloth, with a very simple style. It has no patterns and no gold or silver threads, but it looks very soft and comfortable to wear.
From this we can see that this person is simple, does not care about empty words, and is very pragmatic.
Although the old Duke's hair was mostly white, his face was ruddy, his eyes were sharp, he had a long goatee, and he had an imposing aura without even being angry.
Afterwards, Shen Zhiqiu took Li Quan to pay their respects, but the old Duke waved his hand and asked them to stand up.
The old Duke first said to Li Quan: "I remember you. You used to be with Zhaoyuan."
Li Quan really didn't expect that the old Duke actually remembered him. At that time, he was just a small soldier in the Fu family army and had no chance to appear in front of Duke Fu, who was still a general. He only saw Duke Fu from afar a few times when he was looking for Brother Li.
Li Quan was a little excited. After all, this general had always been a god in their hearts. "I am terrified. I didn't expect that the general still remembered me."
Next, he asked Li Zhaoyuan, Shen Zhiqiu's father-in-law, if he had any descendants or children. After learning that he only had a daughter and a grandson and granddaughter, he sighed.
Daughter? He was a man, so it was indeed not appropriate for him to see her. However, when he saw the son-in-law of Zhaoyuan's family, he could tell that he was really good-looking, comparable to his grandson.
It's strange to say, as a military general, what he dislikes most is the kind of pretty boys with feminine looks, but he doesn't dislike his grandson and the person in front of him.
My grandson is my biological son, so I have no choice. Especially since he has been practicing martial arts since he was young, his heroic appearance and face don’t make him look feminine at all.
The man in front of him had a handsome appearance and clear eyes, but he was too thin, which showed that the journey of fleeing famine was indeed extremely difficult.
"I heard that you led the entire village to escape, and no one was lost on the way?"
Shen Zhiqiu was a little embarrassed. How could he respond? He couldn't just brag about himself. But since they asked him, he nodded honestly and replied, "Yes!"
Good fellow, then began a question-and-answer period, first asking about some of Shen Zhiqiu's father-in-law's situation in the south, just asking about some things in his life,
He did not ask about other situations in the south. It is estimated that there are other channels to know the current war situation in the south.
It is obvious that when Li Quan talked about Shen Zhiqiu's ancient father-in-law before his death, the old Duke was also very moved. It seems that Shen Zhiqiu's father-in-law's loyalty was not in vain.
Then he asked Shen Zhiqiu how he learned to make wine, how he developed distilled wine, how he discovered Pueraria root, and how he knew how to make Pueraria root powder and Pueraria root wine.
Also, they encountered water and food shortages on the road and how they solved the problems.
Questions came one after another. If Shen Zhiqiu had not guessed this before he came and discussed the most appropriate answer with his daughter and wife, it would have been a bit difficult to cope with.
In the end, as expected, it was just as expected. He was pregnant with talent, and it was very obvious. Old Duke Fu asked the same question as his grandson at that time:
"Now that the villagers have settled down, what are your plans for the future? Are you willing to serve in the army?"
Shen Zhiqiu had no choice but to say the same words he had used to push Fu Huaian away: "I believe that in the near future, the King of Yan will definitely be able to restore the imperial examination. I don't want to disappoint my family's efforts and expectations. I must review my studies from time to time, be ready, and welcome the restoration of the imperial examination in the best possible condition."
This answer was within the expectations of Duke Fu. After all, his grandson also wanted to keep this person. It seemed that he was indeed a person who could study with peace of mind.
Although Duke Fu was born into a military family, he was also good at literature and could be considered a man of both literary and military talents. Although he disliked the pedantry of some literati, he did not hate those who studied seriously.
Shen Zhiqiu paid attention to the expression of the old Duke Fu, and knew that he had passed this level, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Oh! Fortunately, he still has the identity of a scholar after traveling through time and space, otherwise, how would he shirk it if he encountered this matter?
Finally, there was a crucial question. Old Duke Fu asked Shen Zhiqiu, "Are you willing to build a cenotaph for his father-in-law in the Fu family cemetery?"
Shen Zhiqiu was really undecided about this matter. In his opinion, entering the Fu family cemetery at this time would mean a person of unknown status. Even if he was not a servant,
They were also staff and subordinates, and as far as he could remember, his father-in-law had never revealed his identity in front of him, let alone mentioned the Fu family cemetery.
Just when he was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do, Li Quan knelt down with red eyes and said, "My Lord, the biggest regret of Brother Li before he died was that he couldn't enter the Fu family cemetery."
Shen Zhiqiu happened to see that Old Duke Fu's fist, which was placed on the armrest of the armchair, clenched a little, and his sharp eyes suddenly turned red.
At this moment, Shen Zhiqiu was also relieved. Whatever his status was, it was human nature for soldiers to want to continue to follow their general even after death. He replied:
"My father-in-law has never forgotten that he is a member of the Fu family army, and he has never regretted following the general. Therefore, I am willing to fulfill my father-in-law's last wish. I would like to thank the old Duke for fulfilling it."
Coincidentally, a few days later it was the death anniversary of my ancient father-in-law, so it was agreed to build a cenotaph on that day.
However, Shen Zhiqiu and his companions had to go back to find things related to his ancient father-in-law.
But they did not bring their father-in-law's clothes when they fled. After all, they had never thought that they would have the opportunity to enter the Fu family cemetery.
At the beginning, they had no idea what was going on with the Fu family, and they had never expected that the ancient father-in-law would be highly valued by the old duke.
It was Li Quan again. He said that when he and Brother Li returned to the south, Brother Li hid the armor under a big banyan tree outside Youzhou City. He meant that although they had left, the armor was still guarding the capital and the general.
Hearing this, Duke Fu was even more moved. In fact, what Shen Zhiqiu and the others didn't know was that after Duke Fu received the situation in the south,
When he knew that many refugees chose to flee to the North, he actually used the channel to pass the message to his ancient father-in-law, asking him to take his family back to the North.
Unfortunately, at that time, the messenger only brought back the news that Li Zhaoyuan had passed away, and his family members were nowhere to be found.
If this is the case, the ancient father-in-law's loyalty was not in vain. At least the general he served wholeheartedly still cared about him as his former subordinate.
After leaving the Fu family, Shen Zhiqiu did not stay in Guangyuan Tower for too long. He and Li Quan and others went directly to the place where the armor had been buried.
It's a pity that the old locust tree is gone and the land has become a wasteland.
This made the search more difficult. The group, including the boys who had taught the kitchen staff at Guangyuan Building how to make jelly, bought new shovels at the blacksmith shop and started digging.
If it weren't for the token that Duke Fu had not taken back, they would have dared to do this outside the city of Shuntian Prefecture and would have been arrested long ago.