Chapter 16: Pei Xi
Along the surging river, is a two-story big boat, from a distance, the momentum is pressing, wait for the boat to get close, take a closer look, carved beams and paintings, exquisite, end is hard to find. "Words * love * first * hair
"This, this, this ......" Gong Cao and the master of Pengze County are all locals, and they have never seen this battle in their lives, so they can't help but gasp, "What kind of big man is coming here?" Could it be ......" They subconsciously looked over to Qin Ke's side, and saw Qin Ke's eyes were deep, looking in the direction where the big ship was coming.
Gong Cao and the master bookkeeper, you push me, I push you, they all want to come forward to ask, but they are afraid of getting into trouble, so they have not made a decision.
After the big ship stopped, eight sturdy men in uniform came out, sweeping and paving the road, and then, the two of them led out from the bilge two horses that were as pure as snow and very energetic at first sight.
Seeing this, Qin Ke frowned slightly.
If it is a big man, it is necessary for the guards to open the way, and it will not be this kind of pomp. But if it's a small person...... Don't say that he knows the noble style of the family, even the group of farmers next to him who have never seen the world will not believe it.
Qin Wan looked at the deck, then at his father, and was about to say something, when he saw more than thirty men coming out of the cabin, each carrying two large and thick boxes, and a person who looked like a steward commanded at the dock, dragged a few cars, and carefully loaded the boxes on them. Looking at the way the wheels were crushed and sunk down, I also knew that the weight of these boxes was really not light.
"It's actually rosewood ......," Qin Ke was even more surprised.
He just glanced at it from a distance, unable to accurately judge the specific material, looking at its color, but he had judged the general material to be the best of ten, so he whispered, "If it's ordinary rosewood, it's fine, if it's yellow pear...... What is the origin of this new Pengze county magistrate? ”
Rosewood? Huanghuali? What is that?
Seeing that these servants seemed to be loading and unloading goods endlessly, the chief secretary of Pengze County finally couldn't bear it anymore and went up.
At this time, a young man in Tsing Yi slowly walked over from the other side of the deck.
This young man was born very well, his face was like a crown of jade, his eyes were like bright stars, his expression was full of anticipation, and he had a noble and proud attitude, which made people unable to take their eyes off. But his clothes were extremely plain, except for a white jade pendant around his waist, there was nothing else around him, and there was only a swarthy wooden hairpin on his bun, which was incompatible with this delicate big ship.
The master book couldn't figure out the origin of this young man, but he was a little clever, and seeing the respectful attitude of others and the young man's own demeanor, he also knew that he was not a first-class servant. As for the staff, it is even more impossible, which staff is not a person who picks the old and respects, how can he pick a child with no hair on his mouth? In this way, the range is small. It was this master who squeezed out a kind smile, and his attitude was extremely gentle: "This should be Pei Langjun, right?" I don't know Lang Jun's elders, where Pei Xi Pei is located? A certain family surnamed Li is the main book of Pengze County, and he came to visit Pei Yuanjun today. ”
When the young man heard this, he didn't raise his eyelids, and said lazily: "My ancestor is doing Ling Yin in Henan, and my father is in Chang'an, I don't know when Master Li plans to visit them?" ”
Master Li's face turned white, and he stood stupidly like a stake for a long time before he woke up like a dream, and said: "Li Ping, the master of the lower official, has seen Pei Yuanjun!" ”
"It turned out to be his ......"
"Ayer?"
Qin Ke came back to his senses and shook his head: "Bao'er, let's go first, Aya has something to say to A-Niang." ”
Seeing his father's stern expression, Qin Wan nodded, but asked, "Can Bao'er listen?" ”
"Bao'er-" Qin Ke glanced at his daughter helplessly, couldn't help his daughter's eager gaze, and nodded, "Naturally." ”
Qin Wan could see that his father's heart was very heavy, which was even more obvious after returning home - as soon as Qin Ke entered the house, he saw that Shen Man had not rested, and he didn't ask her and the child if they were okay first, so he hurriedly said: "Manniang, do you know who the new county magistrate is?" ”
Shen Man showed a puzzled expression, but fortunately, Qin Ke didn't want her to guess, so he said, "Pei Xi, Pei Xuzhi." ”
Hearing that this person was young and already had a table, Qin Wan couldn't help but "ah", but he never thought that he would be overshadowed by his mother's exclamation: "Da Lang, the Pei Xi you are talking about, isn't it the Pei Xi of the Pei family in Luoyang?" ”
"Apart from him, which Pei Xuzhi is there in the world?" Qin Ke sighed, "Manniang, you say, what does the saint mean by this? ”
Qin Wan was confused when he heard this, and finally caught a gap, and hurriedly asked, "What is Luoyang Pei's family?" Is Pei Xi famous? ”
From the moment he saw Pei Xi, Qin Ke was a little restless, he didn't want to explain, but when he saw his daughter's appearance, he softened his heart again, and said slowly: "Luoyang Pei's literary style is prosperous, the family has a family history, and it has gone through three dynasties without falling, and there are countless people who have reached the position of three princes and nine kings. The land and fields are all over Henan, Hongnong and other places, and it is one of the few ointment homes in this dynasty, and the top gate valve. The works such as "New Treatise" and "Classic Treatise" that you have studied are all from the ancestors of the Pei family in Luoyang. ”
Speaking of this, he felt the need to explain to his daughter the difference between the Pei family in Luoyang and the rest of the families, so he said: "In the last years of the previous dynasty, the smoke was everywhere, and the side branch of the Pei family in Luoyang was bold, murdered the Yan branch, supported the puppet emperor, and established himself as the king. Pei's sister-in-law went through many difficulties and dangers, went to Qinchuan, joined the command of Taizu, and was named the Marquis of Wan, hereditary replacement. ”
"Shangwanhou?"
"Exactly, don't you think that their family only has a title, or just a marquis who looks down on them. Shangwan is the location of the famous iron mine, and the iron official is extremely wealthy. What's more, the men in their family have received real jobs from generation to generation, just like Pei Xi, his grandfather is Henan Yin, ranked in the second rank, and is equal to the prime minister and the second minister. As for his father...... Qin Ke thought for a moment before he said, "When I left Chang'an seven years ago, his father was the left of the province of Menxia, and I don't know what happened now. ”
There is another sentence, Qin Ke didn't say it.
Under the rule of the Qin clan of Great Xia, the life of the family was really difficult, the name could be guaranteed, and it was difficult to get real power, except for the Luoyang Pei family.
As the first surname of the anointment to serve the Great Xia, and in such a broken and broken situation, the first Shangwan Marquis was completely the knife in the hands of Taizu, pointing where to hit - Taizu said that he wanted to redefine the family list, and Shangwan Marquis fully supported it; Taizu did not admit his biological father, and the Marquis of Shangwan quoted scriptures and classics, and fought Confucianism; Taizu wanted to weaken the family, and the Marquis of Shangwan immediately donated many ancestral fields...... It is precisely because of the Pei family's knowledge of current affairs that they have become the first family in Great Xia, and they are also rejected by the other families and have a lot of gossip.
Gossip is such a thing, after all, if you want to really shake the status of the Pei family, you can't, not to mention, this Pei Xi ......
"This Pei Xi is a famous prodigy in Great Xia." Qin Ke paused before taking on the next sentence, "Known for being wild and uninhibited and bold." ”
Shen Man nodded, reminiscing about the past: "He is about the same age as the ninth brother, and because the name of a prodigy spreads all over the world, he was recruited into the East Palace by the saint and Queen Mu to be the prince's companion. ”
Hearing this, Qin Ke's face was a little bitter: "Although the ninth brother's knowledge is excellent, it is not the best, but none of the people who read together, whether it is his brother or his companion, dare to cross him." It's just that this Pei Xi pressed the ninth brother everywhere as soon as he came, and the ninth brother first deliberately made mistakes to provoke him to be punished, and after being reprimanded by the saint several times, he simply bullied him blatantly. Who knew that Pei Xi not only swallowed his anger, but also fought with the ninth brother. Empress Mu was furious about this, and the saint was very unhappy in his heart, and planned to punish him. Who would have thought that Pei Xi would not only make the sage appreciate it greatly, but also give him words? You know, he was only eight years old that year! ”
Qin Wan knew that his favorite child, Ah Weng, who had never met before, was his youngest son, the ninth-ranked prince, and the current crown prince. The acting king was only because he was old and might threaten the status of the crown prince, so he was exiled here by the saint and failed to return for seven or eight years. This guy named Pei Xi offended Queen Mu and the crown prince, who were regarded by the saint as his heart, and he was still able to please the saint, not only survived peacefully, but also lived so openly, he didn't mean to have a bad time at all, it was really ...... Very capable.
Because of this, the question arises, why did this Luoyang Pei family's sister-in-law, a famous genius, pick such a "good" time to swagger across the market to such a sensitive place as Pengze?
Qin Ke and Shen Man, you look at me, I look at you, the two husbands and wives were silent for a while, and finally they all turned into deep sighs.
Now they are like blind people walking in the dark, completely unable to find their way and powerless.
At this time, July walked in: "The king, the lady, the little lady, Zhao Su and Cheng Fang are back." ”