Extra Story: Xu Ke (Past Life)

Xu Ke, courtesy name Xiaoyu, was born in Sang County.

He was born in a poor family, but fortunately met a mentor, so he had the opportunity to learn all kinds of skills.

Before the big change at the age of seventeen, he had imagined his future countless times, and he was full of enthusiasm.

Although he lives in poverty, he still enjoys suffering, and the poverty of his body cannot make his spirit poor.

The mentor was slightly worried about Xu Ke's optimism.

The more glorious people, once they encounter setbacks, they will either be hit harder and become stronger, or they will be completely destroyed and fall into the abyss.

Dongqing's ruling and opposition parties regard the gentry as the most respected, and the living space left for the children of poor families is not rich, not to mention that Xu Ke's family conditions are not even comparable to ordinary poor families. With such a proud personality, he was really worried that Xu Ke would not be able to bear it once he was hit by reality one after another.

The mentor had a faint premonition, but he didn't tell Xu Keming directly, he just thought that when he was older, the master and apprentice had a good talk.

Unexpectedly, with a single thought, Xu Ke was thrown into prison.

"Arrested and thrown into prison? How could this be?"

Master Xu Ke was woken up by the boy at home, and was so shocked by the news that he forgot to speak.

How could Xiaoyu kill someone?

"Quick, change my clothes and go see the sheriff!"

Teacher Xu Ke is also considered a well-known celebrity in the local area, and he opened a private school. Among the students, he likes Xu Ke the most.

Although he came from a poor background, he has excellent understanding, is careful and patient in doing things, and has the ability of photographic memory, so it is very worry-free to teach.

He also planned to recommend him to go to Beijing to find friends after Xu Ke became weaker, and to find a future for Xu Ke.

How did you become a murderer?

The sheriff of Zisang County revealed a little inside information for the face of celebrities.

It turned out that when Xu Ke's mother went to the market to buy vegetables, she bumped into the nobleman, and was pushed to the ground by the servants accompanying the nobleman, knocked her head off, and died. Xu Ke was at home just after school that day. When he heard the news, he was very sad and indignant. He took a knife and went to seek revenge. He hacked to death the servant of the nobleman. He was outnumbered by himself, and in the end he was caught, beaten and thrown into prison——

The sheriff sighed,

"Knowing that he is your favorite disciple, the old man has sent someone to take care of him, and he won't suffer too much in prison."

The teacher's mind was blank after hearing this, and he said after a long time, "The revenge for killing my mother should have been avenged, why did my filial piety do anything wrong?"

The county guard couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "If relatives are killed and they stop killing with killing, what law is there in this world?"

The mentor said angrily, "Wang Fa? Xiaoyu's mother was killed. Will that 'noble man' and his lackeys be punished? Punishment by Wang Fa?"

Dongqing's law sounds nice, but in practice, it's a piece of shit.

The gentry "manslaughter" poor families or ordinary people, on the surface it means that they will be severely punished, but if it really works, it will only be fined for a small amount of money.

The gentry can buy a life with money, but it is different for the humble or common people.

They attacked the gentry, and the crime was a bit heavier than the normal sentencing.

Even if the servant Xu Ke killed was of humble origin, that "noble man" from a noble family would make Xu Ke pay for his life!

The sheriff said, "What's the use of you telling me this? Your student—whose temperament is too fierce—to put it nicely, he would rather die than to be ruined, and to put it badly, he has no plans at all. He is Yu, that servant is not even a tile..."

That is to say, if they are familiar with each other, the county guard will say this to Xu Ke's mentor, otherwise he would have been so angry that he would have chased him away.

After a while, the benefactor asked, "Is Xiaoyu's life safe?"

The county guard said, "That family said hello to Xu Xiaoyu's death, but if you work well, you can probably be exiled..."

The mentor was busy doing things for Xu Ke, but in the end he was registered as a lowly citizen, tattooed and exiled for 30 years.

Although the county guard took care of him, Xu Ke, who was brought out of the prison, was still out of shape.

"Xu Ke will never forget the grace of teaching and saving lives. The journey is far away, and unworthy disciples cannot serve him. Please take care of your body." Dressed in prison clothes, Xu Ke's relaxed and cheerful face from a few months ago is gone. The brows are filled with gloom, and the eyes are cold.

The mentor sent Xu Ke off, and finally sighed, and taught him the prepared luggage.

"It's already taken care of as a teacher, you... take good care of yourself..."

Xu Ke took it, but he was not very optimistic.

If the mentor can help him take care of it, the family can also send someone to take care of it, secretly making Xu Ke look good.

He was in a mess, stepped on broken straw sandals, and was detained and embarked on the road of exile.

Just as Xu Ke had expected, Xu Ke was sold privately into a dental shop as soon as he was born in Zisang County, and was sold with straw labels.

"If one day I can go straight to Qingyun, those who bully me, those who insult me, and those who hate me will all deserve to die!"

The pain of losing his mother and the disaster of imprisonment made him grow rapidly in just one year.

Even if the tattoo marks on his face festered and made him have a high fever for several days in the scorching heat, he still survived tenaciously.

His mother passed away, but his aunt was still there, so how could he die so easily, so that his relatives and enemies would be happy?

After repeated sales, Xu Ke became a small kitchen worker in the backyard kitchen of a noble family. Under his careful planning, the industrious and intelligent Xu Ke was successfully attracted by the kitchen steward. In addition, he was able to read and write, step by step from the kitchen to become the confidant of the small steward of the house's accountant.

In the spring of the following year, the turning point finally came.

Xu Ke entered another family together as the dowry property of a noblewoman from the gentry.

This family is also one of the high-ranking families in Dongqing, and the marriage of the two families is a strong alliance.

Relying on his own ability, Xu Ke climbed up a little bit more, kicked off the former little steward, and successfully got into the eyes of the hostess.

Don't get me wrong, it's not because of his appearance that the hero is attracted to, but because Xu Ke discovered the ambition hidden under the elegant appearance of the hero.

Although the male host is not a good person, he has kindness to Xu Ke and saved him from fire and water.

With his help, Xu Ke got rid of his lowly status and took over his widowed aunt from Zisang County.

For these masters, it was just a matter of little effort, but for Xu Ke, it was a subversion and turning point of fate.

After that, Dongqing was in great chaos, and Xu Ke's male master took advantage of the situation and became one of the famous princes in the troubled times.

Xu Ke also took advantage of the situation to retaliate privately and let the rebels rush into the gentry family in Zisang County.

Before destroying all the people, let them taste the biggest humiliation before they die.

In troubled times, the situation is changing.

It is possible that one day she was drunk, dancing and singing, but the next day she was beheaded and hanged for humiliation.

Xu Ke, who became a prisoner, looked at the hanging corpse of the old master, his dark eyes were calm, and he surrendered the new master without a word.

There are also colleagues who would rather die than surrender, scolding Xu Ke for seeing profit and forgetting righteousness, completely forgetting which family's dog he is!

"The Former Lord is really blind to trust you, a naturally rebellious white-eyed wolf!"

Xu Ke had a rebellious personality in the back of his head, and his straightforward behavior of defecting to the new owner seemed to verify this point.

Anti-bone villain, unusable, untrustworthy!

The world humiliated him with the tattoo marks on his face, bluntly saying that he is a rebellious villain, and he has heard all kinds of ugly words.

Xu Ke just retorted indifferently, "It's useless to talk more."

In another two years, Xu Ke won the trust of the new owner Jiang Pengji by virtue of his outstanding ability, and the new owner entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.

Xu Ke also lived up to Jiang Pengji's trust, taking care of everything properly.

"Xu Xiaoyu, I advise you—"

One day after the celebration banquet, Xu Ke met Feng Jue, who smelled of alcohol, and when the two passed by, he heard the latter mumbling.

"what for?"

Xu Ke stopped and looked at Feng Jue calmly.

"If there is anything wrong with Xiaoyu, please don't hesitate to teach me."

At this time, when the night wind blew, Feng Jue shuddered, and woke up a little bit from the alcohol.

"No, nothing."

Feng Jue felt a headache, waved his hands and left.

Xu Ke's heart sank slightly, but he didn't give up his plan because of it.

He has been planning for a long time in order to avenge the former lord, and he must not give up halfway at this time.

Xu Ke admits that Jiang Pengji is much, much better as the protagonist than the previous master, but so what?

The person who rescued him from the quagmire was the First Lord, and Xu Ke made a promise to God that day—to remain faithful throughout his life.

For him, there is no right or wrong in this matter, only the difference between what to do and what not to do.

Taking advantage of Jiang Pengji's trust in him, Xu Ke tampered with the military report and misrepresented the military situation. Not only did he secretly collude with ambitious generals to rebel, but he also led Jiang Pengji's troops into the enemy's encirclement, taking advantage of the situation to block Jiang Pengji's military supply and any survivors who could escape. road.

By the time Jiang Pengji's confidants realized something was wrong, the best time for rescue would have passed.

Qi Guanrang shook his feather fan and said calmly, "She treats you well."

Xu Ke used all the hidden clues of plotting for several years, so he didn't plan to leave a way out for himself.

Being arrested by Qi Guan, he was also prepared to die.

but--

Before he died, there was Jiang Pengji on Huangquan Road, so he was not at a loss.

"So what if you don't treat me kindly? I'd rather use these 'not kindness' in exchange for the life of my master and the safety of my family." Xu Ke said, "Furthermore, tsk——if it's not stupid, it's just reckless courage and self-esteem , you won’t take so long to find out that something is wrong.”

Day and night, the corpse spots came out.

Xu Ke still remembers the death of the old master so far.

Jiang Pengji's attack was serious.

The old owner was hung on the city wall to show the public, and his family members also fled without a single life.

Qi Guan stepped aside, "Why are you so stubborn? The 'lord' you are talking about is not the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. It is the same whether he dies sooner or later, but the time is different. If he doesn't die in the hands of the master, he will die in the hands of others , as smart as you, how can you not see through it?"

"But he was beheaded by Jiang Pengji herself. The assumption you made doesn't exist." Xu Ke sneered, "It doesn't matter if Jiang Pengji is a wise master, or I am ambitious or capable, what has that to do with me, Xu Ke? Life and death have never been my concern. You have the grand ambition to save the common people and end the troubled times, but I, Xu Ke, am just a villain through and through, and I don't see black and white justice in my eyes!"

He was also tired of the so-called "laws of kings", the world was already chaotic and chaotic, and changing Jiang Pengji was just repeating the old ways of the predecessors.

Will she bring justice to the people of the world?

She can make the law completely equal to everyone?

Stop teasing him with jokes!

From the beginning to the end, Xu Ke just wanted this man's life to pay homage to the murder of the old master, there was no other nonsense to say.

Qi Guan Rang sighed, "If that's the case, there's nothing else to say. Xu Xiaoyu, the road is easy, it's a little bit of affection from working together in the past two years."

For the sake of these sympathies, let Xu Ke have a decent way to die.

Xu Ke felt something was wrong.

"Jiang Pengji was killed, why are you indifferent?"

Qi Guan stepped aside, "My lord has a clear eye and a clear heart, and is the best at reading people's hearts. How can she not see whether you are sincere or not?"

Xu Ke's heart sank slightly, "She didn't catch the trick?"

Qi Guan gave way, "It was a trick, but it should have been stepped on on purpose, but it was just a trick."

At most, he was a little embarrassed, and his heart was hurt a little bit.

Qi Guanrang believed that at some point in time, she really trusted Xu Ke, and even gave him a chance.

If Xu Ke gave up the plan, then this matter would be exposed, but unfortunately Xu Ke did not.

It happened to give Jiang Pengji the opportunity to clean up the unfaithful people in her account.

Even if the vitality is seriously injured, a batch should be cleaned up, and the right should be to remove the chaff and save the essence.

Xu Ke sneered, "The enemy has seven thousand soldiers in ambush, there is absolutely no chance of her surviving..."

The Jin Qichuan he carefully selected was her burial place!

At this time, there was a low sound of armor clashing, familiar footsteps and a familiar indifferent voice outside the tent.

"That really disappointed Xiaoyu. Not only did I survive, I was also unscathed."

The military tent was raised, and a man soaked in blood came in.

The straw sandals under her feet had absorbed a lot of blood, and every footprint was stained with blood.

Xu Ke looked at her without saying a word, Qi Guan bowed and stepped aside.

With a sound of brushing, the long knife came out of its sheath, and the supposedly white blade still had bloodstains that had dried up repeatedly, and it was directly pressed against Xu Ke's throat.

"I've also seen your choice, I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you—" Jiang Pengji's face was also covered with blood, most of which had dried up into blood clots, but there was still some fresh thick blood hanging on her face, covering her face Only those indifferent eyes full of murderous intent are still clearly visible, "Xu Xiaoyu, I hate betrayal the most, and betrayers, regardless of their status or achievements...the only thing in front of me is death! "

Not long ago, Qi Guanrang pleaded with Jiang Pengji, but Jiang Pengji refused.

"Wen Zheng, betrayal is betrayal. When he does this, he is dead."

Of course, Qi Guanrang's intercession was not useless.

Originally, Jiang Pengji wanted Xu Ke to be punished by Ling Chi, but now she beheaded herself instead.

"Severing the love between you and my minister with one knife."

"Xu Ke, in the next life, don't let me see you again!"

"You have to remember, get away when you see me, your betrayal makes me extremely sick!"

How much does Jiang Pengji hate the betrayer?

Xu Ke's body was hung in the Jinqi River and exposed to the sun for decades without being buried in the ground.

After the founding of the Jiang Dynasty, a friend who had made friends with Xu Ke spoke well for him, hoping that Jiang Pengji would allow Xu Ke to rest in peace, but he was also reprimanded one by one, and even ordered to suspend his job and go home for two months for self-reflection. Until the second year after Emperor Chen's death, the new emperor pardoned the world.

Jin Qichuan's bones were buried in the ground.

It was not possible before.

After all, exposing Xu Ke's bones to the sun was an order from the first emperor, and Jiang Yan didn't want to change her order when her late mother was newly mourned.

But the person who presented this memorial was Qi Guanrang, Minister of State Assistance, so she had to treat it with caution.

"Xu Ke's end was what he deserved, but the old minister really doesn't want this to become one of the evidences for later generations to criticize the former emperor's violence."

The late emperor didn't care about fame when he was alive, but Qi Guanrang couldn't help it.

Jin Qichuan's bones have been hanging in the wind and rain for nearly thirty years, which is enough.

"Okay, I'll think about it again."

Years later, Jiang Yan was bored while packing up her deceased mother's belongings, and found a strange little box.

Inside the box was a faded playbook.

Jiang Yan took a closer look and found that this was a letter written by Xu Ke's close friend, asking for Xu Ke's pardon.

The late mother's response was only one word.

"Can."

Decades of grievances, as the people in the story passed away one by one, became a few ink marks in the history books.