() In the eyes of the Han people, the concept of family is quite profound, often a village lives with a surname of a family or several families, more to build their own family temple to worship the ancestors, this kind of family temple is generally called "ancestral hall", which has ancestral halls, The branch ancestral hall and the family ancestral hall are divided, in addition to being used to worship and worship the ancestors, it has many uses, one can be used as a place for the patriarch to exercise clan power, and anyone who violates the clan rules is educated and dealt with here, until expelled from the ancestral hall, so the ancestral hall can be regarded as a small court outside the temple.

Of course, the real role of the ancestral hall is that it can be used as a social place for the family, and the ancestral hall of the large families in the south of the Yangtze River not only has a school attached to the ancestral hall, but also builds a book pavilion, where the children of the clan go to school. Because of this, the ancestral hall building is generally larger than the private house, the better the quality, the more powerful and wealthy the family, the more elaborate their ancestral hall tends to be, the tall hall, exquisite carvings, and high-quality materials, become a symbol of the family's glory and ancestor. Most of the ancestral halls have a hall number, the hall number is written by the clansman or a foreign surname calligraphy master, made of a golden plaque to hang high in the main hall, next to the surname of the origin, the glory of the clan, the chastity of women and other plaques, pay attention to it is also equipped with a couplet. If it is the emperor's imperial seal, you can make a "straight plaque".

The size and number of plaques in the ancestral hall are the capital of the clansmen. Some ancestral halls have flagpole stones in front of them, indicating that the clansmen have gained fame.

Because of this, the ancestral halls of large families generally pay attention to one surname and one ancestral hall, and even the clan rules are stricter, not to mention foreign surnames, that is, women or minor children in the clan are not allowed to enter without permission, otherwise they will be severely punished.

The Yang family is a big family in Hangzhou, and its ancestors even served as prime ministers, so they have their own ancestral halls in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiang and his entourage carried lanterns and walked around for a long time, and finally walked into the ancestral hall of the Yang family.

The ancestral hall of the whole Yang family sits in the west and faces the east, with the mountains and rivers at its back, covering an area of more than 60 acres, and the momentum is magnificent. Pavilion is two into the top of the mountain, the front of the ancestral hall brook according to the wall surface is eight zhang wide, it is the figure of eight, and then it is the star gate, the gate is painted with the painted door god, there are two stele pavilions built on the left and right behind it, the stele of the ancestral hall of Zuyang Gong is set up in it, the dot painting is thick, the attitude is strange, it makes people shine.

The ancestral hall of the large families in the south of the Yangtze River is generally composed of the gate, the instrument gate, the corridor, the Ming Building, the pavilion, the dormitory, etc. The ancestral hall also has a courtyard and garden at the back, and some also have a stage. The pavilion is the main hall of the ancestral hall, also known as the sacrificial hall, which is the place where the sacrificial ceremony or clan meeting is held, so the space is the largest, and the materials are also the most elegant, generally built with large and solid column heads and beams. The dormitory is a place where ancestral tablets or commemorative objects are placed, which is solemn and sacred. Every Qingming Festival or festival, or individual, or the whole family, in the ancestral hall to carry out ancestor worship activities, promote the idea of loyalty and filial piety and respect for ancestors and the spirit of respect for ancestors. There are many such ancestral halls, pavilions, corridors, and halls, but fortunately, Jiang and his party are familiar with it, otherwise they really can't find it.

Carrying the lantern for a long time, I finally found the main hall, the main hall is placed in the ancestral tablet of the Yang family, the tablet is lit around the oil lamp, and on a Taishi chair on the left side under the high tablet, there is a person sitting at the end, the person is dressed in white, his eyes are closed, and his hands are pressed on his knees as if he is pondering something.

There was a brazier in front of him, and the fire in the brazier was burning, and it was gently blown by the night wind, and the fire was beating left and right, clearly reflecting the face of the man in white.

Sword eyebrows, round face, and a fairly delicate face, with this white dress, there is a bit of scholarly atmosphere.

Jiang and his entourage walked in with a lantern, and the white-clothed man's closed eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn't take the initiative to speak.

A sneer flashed in Jiang Yixing's eyes, but he didn't care, hung the lantern in his hand on the iron hook in front of the door, and arched his hand to the man in white and said, "Young Master Yang-?"

The man in white opened his eyes slightly and glanced at Jiang and his entourage, and said slowly: "You came in time." ”

The relationship between Jiang and the Yang family was established by the ancestors, when Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, the former high-ranking Mongolians fell off completely, and tasted the taste of being inferior, those who had no time to evacuate, and the escaped Mongolians had to change their names and surnames in order to survive in the Ming Dynasty, and became Han Chinese.

After the death of Zhu Yuanzhang, his son Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingnan, seized his nephew's country from his hands, and did not have a good face for the Mongols, just the former Mongolian aristocratic forces, constantly wanted to recapture the Central Plains, and began to constantly harass the Ming border, burning and looting the people of the Ming Dynasty, causing Zhu Di to be furious, on the one hand, he personally sent troops to sweep Mongolia, and on the other hand, he suppressed the former Mongolian nobles in the territory, and it was at that time that the ancestors of the Yang family helped the Jiang family, thus establishing a relationship between the two sides, the relationship between the two families was still close over the years, the Peng family wanted to deal with the Peng family, and the Jiang family's medicine hall was opposite the Peng family, so the Jiang family provided a lot of news to the Yang family。

Listening to Yang Yifeng's words, Jiang and his entourage hurriedly greeted him, and said respectfully: "Doing things for Yang Gongzi, where do I dare to slack off?"

Yang Yifeng didn't have a good impression of Jiang and his entourage, especially knowing that the other party was a Mongolian, he nodded when he heard the words and said, "You sent someone to send me a message and let me see you here, but what's the big deal?"

Jiang Yixing said: "Yang Gongzi still doesn't know me, if there is no big thing, how dare I alarm Yang Gongzi?"

Yang Yifeng was extremely satisfied with Jiang Yixing's respectful attitude, and waved his hand, indicating that he could sit down and talk.

Jiang and his entourage thanked him, rubbed his hands that were a little frozen, leaned over, and sat down on a chair next to Yang Yifeng. After rubbing his hands, he stretched his hands into the brazier for a few minutes, roasted them slightly, and then said in a low voice: "I heard that the eldest lady of the Peng family is going to Nanjing this time?"

Yang Yifeng looked at the fire in the brazier, frowned slightly when he heard this, and turned his face: "Who else is there when you go to Nanjing?"

Jiang Yixing said: "And that subordinate surnamed Yang?"

As soon as he heard the subordinate surnamed Yang, Yang Yifeng's face became a little ugly, he naturally knew who this subordinate surnamed Yang was, it can be said that the reason why the Yang family lost to the Peng family was due to this subordinate in the final analysis, if he hadn't stirred up the situation, when the Peng family's backyard caught fire, the Peng family would have been finished, and he couldn't wait for the day of the battle of the Chamber of Commerce.

Thinking of that day, Yang Yifeng felt a pain in his heart, since losing the battle of the Chamber of Commerce, the Yang family has lost the title of president of the Chamber of Commerce, and the business in Hangzhou has been suppressed by the Peng family's ladies many times, which has made the Yang family not a nest, and the Han King wants a lot of silver, and he is extremely dissatisfied with the Yang family.

Every time he thought of this humiliation, Yang Yifeng felt that he was ashamed of his ancestors, and his hatred for the Peng family and Yang Zheng was also a little deeper.

"What are you doing in Nanjing?" Yang Yifeng said coldly with a hint of hatred in his eyes.

Jiang Yixing glanced at Yang Yifeng without moving, and said respectfully: "I don't know this, but from the development of the Peng family over the years, Yanran is the leading boss in Hangzhou's business community, and I am afraid that I just want to occupy a place in Nanjing when I go to Nanjing?"

Yang Yifeng gritted his teeth, suddenly turned his head and asked, "What do you think?"

Jiang Yixing smiled without moving, lowered his voice and said: "Today's Hangzhou business community is led by the Peng family, if the Peng family is allowed to gain a firm foothold in Nanjing, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to us?"

In fact, the prestige of the Yang family is still there, but Jiang and his entourage deliberately did not mention the Yang family, and constantly exaggerated the Peng family, the purpose of which was to provoke Yang Yifeng, he knew this young man very well, a person who cherished the face of the family very much, and the dignified Yang family was squeezed out of the Yang family's status in the business world, this kind of thing is absolutely intolerable according to Yang Yifeng's temperament.

Sure enough, Yang Yifeng gritted his teeth and snorted coldly: "Do you really think that my Yang family is dead, as long as my Yang family is in Hangzhou for a day, the Peng family will not be so easy to become bigger?"

Jiang and his entourage accompanied him cautiously and said: "That's natural, who doesn't know that the Yang family is the boss of the entire Hangzhou business community, and a model admired by all our merchants!" Speaking of this, he glanced at Yang Yifeng, and said in a low voice: "However, this Peng family does have some means, just looking at these days, compared to the ancestors of the Peng family back then, many merchants have already followed the Peng family, if the Yang family is here and responds, I am afraid that those businessmen who were attached to the Yang family in the past will also defect, and then I am afraid that it will be too late to do it?"

Yang Yifeng said: "The Peng family soldiers are not terrible, what is terrible is Yang Zheng, that kid, there are indeed some means, it is not easy to deal with, otherwise the Peng family is already in the bag of my Yang family?"

Jiang and his entourage hurriedly said: " That's natural, it's just that Yang Gongzi also knows that the Peng family is growing stronger day by day, and Yang Zheng is making suggestions on the side, I'm afraid it won't take long, it's another Shen Wansan, I heard that the reason why the Peng family rushed to Nanjing this time is Yang Zheng's idea, what is Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, the land of emperors, once the Peng family has a foothold in Nanjing, it will be very unfavorable to our situation in Hangzhou, and when the time comes, they will use the convenience of the Chamber of Commerce, plus the major businessmen in Hangzhou are attached, forming a situation that responds to a hundred calls, so that the Peng family wants to clean up you and me, then, Yang Gongzi also knows, at that time, we are afraid that it will be difficult, there is no place for us in Hangzhou!"

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