Since ancient times, the emperor's family has a rule similar to the convention, that is, the Lantern Festival is celebrated all over the world, and the world is like this. In the Song Dynasty, there was a record in "Tiewei Mountain Cong Tan": "Shangyuan Zhang lantern, the world ends for three days, and the same is true of the old capital!"

Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang has canceled most of the holidays, but left the Spring Festival, winter vacation and the emperor's birthday. The Spring Festival holiday in the early Ming Dynasty was as long as a month, and every year the imperial court began to "seal" around December 20, and it was not until January later, that is, five days after the Lantern Festival, that the "seal" was "opened" to the court.

Today coincides with the Lantern Festival, and the women who are not allowed to show their faces on weekdays have also been liberated in these days. Theatre stages had been set up on the streets a few days earlier, and various operas were staged in turn today, causing everyone to stop and linger. All kinds of temple fairs, juggling, street stalls, riddles and lanterns are all pouring into the streets one after another, and the long street is a lush scene.

Since ancient times, the concept of the world's family has been extremely serious. Especially in the Ming Dynasty, the fundamental reason is that Zhu Yuanzhang was born in the end of the Wei Dynasty, was born poor, and was afraid that the world would raise troops against the Ming Dynasty because of his humble status. It is also this kind of psychology that makes him attach great importance to the family, that is, the marriage of his children, and the requirement of the right family, this habit has become a trend for a while. As a result, many couples who truly love each other have been torn apart. However, if there are people who like each other in the past few days, they can freely confess, express their hearts to each other, and solve the pain of lovesickness.

Nanjing City is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the world is no more prosperous than this. Therefore, the Lantern Festival in Nanjing City is also the most lively, with colorful lanterns, visitors weaving, and everyone showing a happy smile on their faces. Ordinary people will travel together to see the scenery of the past; business travelers and hawkers will seize this rare opportunity to sell their goods; if they are high-ranking officials and nobles, they will pay a lot of money to book various lantern towers in advance and bring their families to spend the festival together; although Wenchen and Moke have a backbone, they are not rigid these days, even if they go in and out of the place of fireworks, no one will blame them.

On the evening of this day, Chen Liang held a banquet in his house and invited the celebrities of the current government and the opposition to come to the meeting. In order to create momentum, he even invited the emperor's grandson-Zhu Yunwen. In May last year, Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son Zhu Biao passed away, but the cause of death has always been a mystery, and the news from the palace is that he died of illness. Ordinary people may believe this, but Feng Linyuan does not. Not to mention the ability of the imperial doctor in the palace to cure diseases and save people, if he is sick, Chen Liang will help him heal, perhaps the key is because Chen Liang is in ......

The Chen Mansion is not very big, nor is it luxurious, far from being able to compare with a number of important princes, it can only be regarded as a decent mansion! But because he assisted the former crown prince Zhu Biao, and now he is the arm of the grandson, everyone still gives him some face. In addition to him, there is another person in the Chen family, and that is his son, Chen Chen.

This son is also a genius in the sky, and his martial arts are even more superb, not only with extraordinary wisdom, but also at a young age he is already a soldier in the military department, and he can be regarded as an all-round talent in civil and military affairs. Although Chen Liang's martial arts are peerless, he came out as a Confucian scholar, and for many years, he rarely worked with others. Therefore, his martial arts are not as good as his literary name. Chen Chen and Chen Liang, one martial and one literate, can be said to be the pillars of Nanjing City.

When Feng Linyuan went to Chen's Mansion, it was already a little late! When he got closer, he saw a big red lantern hanging on the left and right in front of the Chen's Mansion, which looked quite festive, and two guards stood on the left and right outside the vermilion lacquer gate. Feng Linyuan lifted the hem of his robe and slowly walked up the steps, and the two guards hurriedly came to greet him. The guard obviously knew that the host was feasting today, so he was extremely respectful, but Feng Linyuan had never appeared in Nanjing, so the two of them didn't know him either.

A tall guard respectfully asked, "Is Mr. here to attend the banquet?" Feng Linyuan smiled and nodded, and said softly: "Yes, please take you down the road!" However, this also happens to reflect the means of Chen Liang's education. After reading the letter, the man bowed respectfully, and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. can come, the master must be very happy, everyone is already waiting, please inside!"

Feng Linyuan didn't speak, just smiled and followed him in, walking along the road, only to see the carved railings and paintings, rockery pavilions and pavilions quite exquisite, a mountain and a river are all located in a place, deep spirituality, as if containing a formation. The two of them walked for a while before they reached the main hall, and before they entered the door, they heard the voice of a rather gentle young man in the room say: "Sir has never invited guests, and today's banquet can be said to be the first time.

I only heard a deep voice say: "Your Highness, there is indeed a guest who has not yet arrived. You are all the sages of the world, and you shouldn't have been asked to wait, but this guest is different, so let's just wait. The person who spoke was Chen Liang, Feng Linyuan had met him two years ago, and he remembered his voice.

It turned out that the young man who spoke was the emperor's grandson-Zhu Yunwen, but the one who replied was the Confucian immortal-Chen Liang.

"Lord Chen, His Royal Highness the Grand Sun is here today, is it inappropriate for you to let His Highness wait?" A rather old voice sounded at this time, and listening to the meaning of his words, it seemed that he had the intention of blaming.

Chen Liang got up, saluted the surrounding groups, and said in a manly voice: "Don't worry, Lord Qi, you can come today, Chen is very grateful, if there is something, you can leave first." But this person who came today is a figure that even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince praised back then, don't you want to see it?"

Saying this, everyone was interested, and before everyone could speak, Zhu Yunwen heard that his father had also praised this person, and immediately admired him. I only heard him clapping his hands and laughing happily: "Such a character, Yun Wei also wants to see and understand, I hope Mr. can introduce us and others." ”

Chen nodded and smiled: "This is nature. He paused slightly, his ears moved slightly, and then he said, "I really said that Cao Cao Cao has arrived!" As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned their heads to look at the door. I saw a person come in at the gate, this person was dressed in ordinary clothes, and his appearance was like a passerby. Everyone never thought that after waiting for a long time, the person who came turned out to be like this, and they couldn't help but be disappointed.

I saw that the man saluted Zhu Yunwen, and then bowed to Chen Liang, and said loudly: "Lord Qiqi, Mr. Feng has arrived." "It turns out that this person is just a member of the Chen family.

Chen Liang nodded, got up and walked to the door. I saw a person standing outside the door, this person had his back to the door, his back was lonely, but the momentum was like a thousand-year-old pine, standing here. He carried his hands behind his back, his green clothes and gorgeous hair, his handsome and handsome face, and his handsome side face was slightly tired, this person was undoubtedly Feng Linyuan. Chen Liang took a few steps forward, smiled and arched his hand: "Brother Feng is really a rare guest, you can come to Chen's mansion as a guest, it really makes the humble house shine." Feng Linyuan nodded slightly, and arched his hand: "Before the end of the year, Feng Mou came to disturb him, and he really didn't want to go, and asked Brother Chen for forgiveness." ”

"What Brother Feng is talking about, everyone is already waiting. Chen Liang paused slightly, and said, "Brother Feng, please!" Feng Linyuan was not polite to him, just nodded lightly, and walked in.

Feng Linyuan slowly walked into the door, only to see everyone in the hall staring at him, as if he was a monster. He thought about it, such a feast, he was still late, no wonder everyone didn't have a good face. He immediately smiled, walked to the bottom of the unoccupied seat and sat down.

Chen Liang followed, sat back in his seat, bowed to everyone, and said loudly: "Brother Feng is a rare strange person in the world, not only has extraordinary literary and martial arts, but also has the world in mind, and takes it as his responsibility to help the world and save people, which can be said to be a model for people in my generation. ”

Everyone was surprised when they heard Chen Liang praise him so much, and thought to themselves: "This surname Feng looks strange, looking at his behavior, I'm afraid that he is also arrogant, I don't know what he is capable of." Feng Linyuan glanced around casually, but saw that Lan Yu and Yuan Sheng were also among the guests, and the three of them glanced at each other, all frowning.

"Your Royal Highness, I want to recommend Brother Feng to the East Palace and be your teacher, I don't know what you think?" Chen Liang looked at Zhu Yunwen and said earnestly. Everyone didn't know what he meant by saying this, but they knew that Zhu Yunwen's teacher was Song Lian, a Confucian scholar of the time who was personally ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang. And Song Lian was also a guest in the hall today, wouldn't he slap Song Lian on the spot by doing this?

Sure enough, he only heard Song Lian cough lightly twice, and when everyone looked back, he said slowly: "Mr. Chen is also His Royal Highness's teacher, can you recommend Mr. Feng to enter the East Palace, presumably Mr. Feng has a lot of talent, I don't know if you can show us something." ”

Feng Linyuan knew that there would be no good thing coming to the banquet today, looking at Chen Liang's posture, he was going to roast him on the fire! He turned his eyes to glance at Song Lian, this Song Lian was quite old, with gray hair, a square face, and a very serious expression on his face, just like an old master, and he was looking at himself with an earnest face at this moment.

"Feng is reckless in the rivers and lakes, how can he know about the affairs of the court, Song Lao is too worried!" Feng Linyuan smiled apologetically at him. Everyone saw that Feng Linyuan knew how to advance and retreat, and they were a little relieved, you must know that being an official under Zhu Yuanzhang can be said to be holding your head in your hands, because you don't know when an unexpected disaster will befall you.

Lan Yu sneered in his heart, because he knew that Feng Linyuan had always been eager to suppress his words, and if he admitted to be humble, he was afraid that it would be a harbinger of counterattack.

Sure enough, I saw Feng Linyuan looking around, and seeing that everyone nodded slightly, he continued: "Mr. Song asked Feng what he was capable of. Hahahaha, Feng has always been used to being casual, and he has never entered the temple, so it can be said that he has no talent for the country. He paused for a moment before he said: "But the way to govern the country, Feng can say a thing or two." ”

Qi Tai sneered, and said in a deep voice: "Huangkou Zhuzi, everyone here is a famous person in the world, you dare to talk about the way of governing the country in front of everyone, aren't you looking for scolding?" Feng Linyuan was not angry, but smiled and said: "Dare to ask Lord Qi, the patriarch of the Confucian school Confucius, once said self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world, right?" This question made Qi Tai stunned, this Confucian classic is well known, that is, children who have just entered the hall will know one or two, but everyone does not know what Feng Linyuan means by mentioning it at this moment.

I only heard him say aloud: "Self-cultivation and the Qi family are too ordinary, don't talk about it; the bloody killing in the ordinary world is too difficult for you and other corrupt Confucian scholars, so Feng has no choice but to reluctantly talk about this way of governing the country!" This made everyone angry, but it was just because Zhu Yunwen and the Chen family's father and son were here, it was not easy to attack. But the resentment and contempt on everyone's faces were self-evident.

"As the old saying goes, governing the country is like cooking a small fresh, and this is the way to govern the country. Feng Linyuan said in a man-like voice: "His Royal Highness the Taisun, as the crown prince, should understand the deep meaning, and major national affairs should be decided, and must not hesitate." A good leader should have his own courage and his own opinions on everything. ”

When a Confucian student in his forties heard this, he immediately slapped the table and scolded angrily: "Presumptuous! You are so unreasonable, Your Highness treats him with courtesy, you actually insinuate against him, do you know that this is a capital crime?" Feng Linyuan glanced at him obliquely, and saw that his face was slightly yellow, his face was angry, he was wearing a blue satin robe, and he looked like a humble gentleman, thinking that he was also a high-ranking official in the court, otherwise he would not defend Zhu Yunwen so much.

Chen Liang hurriedly got up, arched his hand, and said softly: "Lord Huang, forgive me, Brother Feng has always been straightforward, but there is no malicious intent, please forgive Your Highness and your lord!" It turned out that this person was Huang Zicheng, a strategist of the East Palace. Feng Linyuan ignored him, and said: "If you talk about the prosperity of all dynasties, there is no more than the prosperity of Li Tang. The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was due to the tolerance of the emperor, and the Li and Tang royal families allowed various cultural sects to develop together, so as to create a dynasty without precedent. Although His Royal Highness has the meaning of leniency, but he did not use it in the right place, this dynasty respected Confucianism alone, suppressed other sects, and caused the decline of a hundred schools. In this way, how can it last for a long time? What's more, exalting Confucianism alone is just cultivating a group of rotten Confucians, where can we cultivate real talents for governing the world!"

Feng Linyuan said what he thought in one breath, and after Zhu Yunwen listened, he slowly lowered his head and thought carefully about what he had just heard. But the other people present were all Confucian scholars, and when they saw Zhu Yunwen pondering and hesitating, they immediately knew that something was not good.

"Joke!" only to hear Lan Yu already scolded: "Respect for Confucianism is determined by the emperor, and his old man is eloquent and strategic, how can you know this junior?" When Song Lian heard this, he preemptively said: "Mr. Feng has been talking for a long time, it turns out that he blames His Highness for not paying attention to other schools?

"Hahahaha! Feng is just talking casually, why are you so nervous?" Feng Linyuan smiled and said: "All the sons have their own strengths, learn from each other's strengths, but adapt to the times, how can it be said that it is easy to judge?" Song Lian heard this, snorted angrily, and said in a cold voice: "The gentleman has no words, and the old man can't pretend that he didn't hear it." After a few days, when it is time to "open the seal", the old man will definitely present it to the emperor, and please be careful. ”

When everyone heard the meaning of his words, they wanted to sue Zhu Yuanzhang in front of him. Lan Yu's face was gloomy, and he suddenly smiled gloomily, turned his head to him and said: "Old Song is afraid that you have to be careful, Mr. Feng has great courage and amazing martial arts, even Emperor Tianyuan has been hunted down and killed by him, how can he be afraid that you will sue the emperor! Oh, that's right." Mr. Feng seems to be still a fugitive from the imperial court, right?"

Although this is said casually, it is extremely vicious. You must know that Feng Linyuan is in danger, and if you are not careful, it will attract everyone to round up, and the consequences will be unimaginable. Sure enough, Huang Zicheng was the first to attack, only to hear him shout loudly: "Someone! Feng Linyuan is unknown, intending to assassinate all the adults, quickly take him down." ”

For a moment, dozens of guards rushed from outside the hall, and in an instant, they surrounded Feng Linyuan. But he didn't care, so he didn't even raise his head slightly, as if he wasn't worried, just slowly picked up the wine glass on the table, took a sip, and then slowly closed his eyes, as if he was savoring it carefully.

"Presumptuous!" a voice suddenly came, this voice was not loud, but it was low and powerful, and it seemed to reach everyone's ears before exploding. Everyone only felt a roar in their ears, like five thunders thundering on the top, and the ringing in their ears did not stop.

When he looked back, he saw that Chen Liang had already gotten up, and a look of anger appeared on his handsome face. Chen Liang said in a deep voice: "Today's Lantern Festival, you are in Chen's mansion again, do you still want to bully my guests?" He slowly looked around, his eyes were fierce and domineering, making people shudder.

Chen Liang has always been gentle and elegant, and he is also amiable to people, and this is the first time everyone has seen him angry in front of everyone. is a good Chen Liang, he really deserves the Taoist name "Confucian Immortal", in the blink of an eye, he was extremely coercive, and a momentum was about to burst out. Everyone in the hall felt a cold air invade them, and they were almost out of breath.

Most of the people present were Confucian scholars from the government and the opposition, or they were in the forbidden palace or leading the army. But at this moment, everyone shuddered, and remembered his nickname.

Feng Linyuan naturally felt his momentum, but he didn't say a word, just glanced at everyone, and then looked at Chen Liang, who happened to be looking at him as well. The two looked at each other, like thunder meeting, as if there was lightning and thunder. The wind was in the abyss, and a stream of air swirled and swirled, spreading around him, like a thunderous storm. The two of them moved without the wind, and their energy surged back and forth in the hall, making a series of crisp sounds, like firecrackers bursting. Except for Chen Chen and Yuan Sheng, almost no one in the hall was forced to close their eyes slightly and retreat straight back.

This kind of scene made everyone stunned, and they didn't know what to do. I saw that Feng Linyuan flicked his sleeves, as if sweeping away the dust, and swept away the tense atmosphere between the two. He smiled slightly, paused for a while, and then said: "Feng Mou has been wandering the rivers and lakes for many years, and he has long been used to being idle, and besides, I have never liked the constraints of the temple, and Brother Chen's suggestion is really not advisable." Feng came here today just for one thing, and Brother Chen should already know about it, right?"

Chen Liang saw that he had withdrawn his hand, and he gradually reined in his strength, his face was as calm as ever, he nodded slightly, signaling that he knew, and only heard him say slowly: "At midnight last night, Chen was sleeping soundly, and suddenly heard a strange sound from the roof, thinking that it was because someone was visiting late at night, and on a whim, he went out to take a look. Who knows it's okay not to look at it, at a glance, Chen was shocked, the person who came was agile, the footwork was steady and fast, and he landed silently, obviously with profound skills. The dog and Chen observed them for a long time and found that they seemed to be just looking for something, but there was no malicious intent, so Chen did not alarm them. ”

"I see, I said how could those two stupid boys search your mansion so easily!" Feng Linyuan smiled and said, "Brother Chen's subordinates are merciful, Feng is very grateful." It's just that...... The little girl has always been naughty, and she has been bothering in your mansion for a few days, so I'm really sorry, and I ask Brother Chen to return it. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only everyone was stunned, but even Chen Liang was stunned. I saw that he was slightly stunned, obviously stunned, and said slowly after a while: "Although it is the New Year's season recently, no one is allowed to enter and leave the cold house. Therefore, no one has ever come to visit, and even His Highness has only been invited to come today. I got the news early this morning that Brother Feng would be in Nanjing today, so I was invited to spend the festival together, but I just wanted to ...... When did you have a daughter?"

Feng Linyuan stood up abruptly and exclaimed loudly, "Brother Chen, don't ......you know? Didn't you invite me to go south to Nanjing?" Chen Liang's eyes widened for a while, and he stood stunned on the spot. Obviously, the two of them have been in vain and wronged for a long time, and they don't even know what happened! Feng Linyuan sat down slowly, no longer paying attention to everyone, just bowing his head and pondering. When Chen Liang saw him like this, he thought he didn't believe it, and then said: "If Brother Feng doesn't believe it, you can search for it up and down the cold house." ”

"How can this be?" Feng Linyuan ignored him and muttered in a low voice, "Could it be that you really missed any details?" or ......"

Chen Chen saw him muttering to himself, ignoring Chen Liang, he suddenly felt unhappy in his heart, and then said loudly: "Mr. Feng, my father respects you very much, but you are blindly arrogant and rude, can you really bully me at will when I am in the Chen Mansion?" Feng Linyuan sighed lightly and said casually: "Feng is bored in his heart, and he has lost his temper for a while, please forgive me! Today's banquet, I am afraid that I have no intention of continuing it, Feng will leave first!"