Although Ye Sanlang didn't have much ill will towards Ye Tianfang himself, the hatred between his father's generation for more than twenty years was there, and his father's image of drinking to drown his sorrows all day long was reflected in his mind, which made him really hate Ye Tianfang. He couldn't put on a smile, so he just talked about the matter and showed off his face to Ye Tianfang from the beginning.
Ye Tianfang understood that Ye Sanlang had a lot of objections to him, so he could only shake his head and said with a wry smile: "My dear nephew, you are fine too. Is your father... okay?"
Ye Tianfang just didn't mention his father. When he mentioned his father, Ye Sanlang thought of his mother who died young and his current father. He couldn't help but let out a cold snort and said: "Okay, okay, thanks to you, uncle." Hongfu, my father is in good health, but now every day I just look forward to your family being destroyed and your wife and children being separated."
"Alas, these are all the injustices planted in his youth." Ye Tianfang couldn't help but sigh. His wife and his beloved woman died early one after another, and his favorite son was in extremely poor health. This was God's punishment for him. He I can only bear it silently.
"You will not live if you do your own evil, Ye Tianfang, I will not tell you anything secretly. I am here today, and you should know why I am here."
"Know."
"Why?"
"Smuggling cast iron and rebelling against the Tang Dynasty. According to the law, everyone in the family will be executed." After saying this, it was obvious that Ye Tianfang trembled. Even Ye Lidi behind him felt it. Both of them knew that this should be The last conversation with Ye Sanlang, they will not have tomorrow.
"Since you know that it is a capital crime and will bring harm to the whole family, why did you allow Ye Dingtian to reach an agreement with Tubo in the first place? Do you know how many weapons the Tibet can make out of the cast iron you smuggled to Tubo in the past few years? How many border soldiers and people have you harmed? Where is your conscience?" Ye Sanlang pointed at him and said sternly.
"My dear nephew, let me ask you, if you don't care for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth. What's more, I have to think about the entire aristocratic family. When I took over the Ye family, the entire family didn't have much savings, but they still had to help poor doctors and patients according to the old rules. , and the Ye family's only source of income is medicine. To revitalize the Ye family, we can't just be restricted by medicine. But no matter how I want to develop business, I am always squeezed out by the aristocratic family headed by the Zhao family. In the end, nothing happens, and I am destined to die. The Ye family cannot develop under normal circumstances. If it were your father, I think he would definitely not be as good as me."
Ye Sanlang was startled, and then asked: "Is this an excuse for you to indirectly destroy the border officers and people? No, this is just that you are too selfish. You only think about yourself and the Ye family, but you don't Thinking of all the people in the world. What did the Ye family rely on to establish Shuzhong for more than a hundred years? It relied on the Ye family's medical skills and reputation among the people. But see for yourself, in the past few years, although Baiyetang has been in the Tang Dynasty, More and more branches were opened, but doctors and patients began to be classified into third, sixth, and ninth grades, and they gradually stopped providing relief to poor doctors and patients. Their reputation among the people continued to decline. Today I came by carriage and the officers and soldiers along the way arrested and smuggled cast iron. Relevant people, especially members of the Ye family, the people watching were applauding! It chilled me. The popularity and reputation the Ye family has accumulated over the years have been destroyed in your hands! And let me tell you, if it were my father. , the Ye family will indeed slowly decline, but he will definitely do his best to treat doctors and patients and help the poor. Although the wealth will not be much, the popularity and reputation of the Ye family will reach a new height in the hands of my father. At that time Even if the Ye family declines, the people will not let it decline."
Ye Tianfang was stunned, because what Ye Sanlang said was true, and he knew Ye Tianzheng best. If Ye Tianzheng succeeded the family head back then, it is very likely that the Ye family would evolve into what Ye Sanlang said. He knew Ye Tianzheng's temperament very well. . In that case, although the Ye family was poor, they lived a happy life and were favored by the people, unlike today, where although the family was extremely wealthy, they faced a situation where their family was ruined... In fact, he should have thought of it.
"I was wrong." He lowered his head and sighed.
"You know you're wrong? It's too late."
"No, my dear nephew, I know that my sins are serious. I don't expect to be forgiven for the evil things I have done in the past few years. However, before I die, I still want to apologize to your father and hope that your father can forgive me."
After saying that, he pulled Ye Lidi's sleeve. Ye Lidi hesitated for a moment, but then he helped Ye Tian put down the wheelchair as he had said before. The two of them knelt down in front of Ye Sanlang and begged Ye Sanlang for forgiveness.
Ye Sanlang blinked. On the surface, there didn't seem to be much change in his expression, but there was a turmoil in his heart.
"Why are you doing this... After the Ye family is ransacked, you should be taken to Dali Temple in Chang'an together with Ye Lidi. At that time, the Ye family will be beheaded outside the Meridian Gate. Then you can see my father. If he is willing to forgive you, he will naturally see you. You don’t have to kneel to me, I can’t bear it. Don’t you just want to keep Ye Pingfan? To tell you the truth, I never wanted to harm him. "
"This, this, my nephew, are you serious?" Ye Tianfang's eyes lit up and he asked with a smile on his face. It could be seen that he really loved this little son, which made Ye Lidi a little helpless, although he was also a little helpless. He was jealous of his third brother, but he also doted on him extremely and couldn't hate him at all.
"Of course I take it seriously, otherwise I could have confiscated the Ye family a long time ago, so why wait until this moment. I know that he is on the border between Tubo and Tang Dynasty. If he knows how to live there, he will naturally be in peace, but if he wants Because the Ye family’s affairs come back to the Tang Dynasty, no one can protect him.”
"Okay, in this way, I can go on the road with peace of mind... I owe Fan'er and his daughter a lot. Now, I can only compensate him in this way."
Poor, he is also an infatuated person, but his sins are so deep that even God can't stand it, and Ye Sanlang can't help but feel sorry for him. At that time, if it weren't for the dispute between the family heads, my father and Ye Tianfang might still be a pair of brothers who were inseparable in life and death. However, there are no ifs in everything.
Everything that needed to be discussed had been discussed. Ye Sanlang couldn't think of any reason for him to continue to stay here. He was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Ye Tianfang.
"My dear nephew, stay." Ye Tianfang, who was helped back to the wheelchair by Ye Lidi, stretched out his hand to stop Ye Sanlang.
"What else do you have? If you delay again, you will be punished with a higher penalty." He shook his official robe and joked. There were so many Tang troops outside waiting to rush in. He couldn't continue to waste time. .
"My dear nephew, as soon as you and I enter this house, you will know that whether as your father's son or as a member of the Ye family, you have the responsibility and obligation to come with me."
Ye Sanlang pondered for a moment, and after judging the pros and cons, he nodded and said, "Lead the way."
And when he followed Ye Tianfang and the two into a secret room in Ye Tianzheng's former residence, he couldn't help but be shocked, because the scene in front of him was beyond his imagination.
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