If the memory of the fusion is good, Yuan Qingqi's father, Yuan Jie, is now an official who worships the Taishou of Jinling and is awarded the general of the Left Army, and he is already a prominent official of the fourth grade. The state of Chu inherited the Wei system, but the official rank was chaotic, and the boundary between civil and military was not strict, in order to increase the seniority and reputation, or to show the prestige of Qinghua, it would often be awarded both "civil and military". For example, Yuan Jie, Jin Ling Taishou is a five-grade civil servant, but with the addition of the rank of general of the Left Army, he has a four-rank position, but this General of the Left Army is only a fictitious title, and he does not have real power in the army.

The person who came left a carriage and horse outside the courtyard, stepped into the courtyard gate alone, saw Xu You from a distance, arched his hand with a smile, and said, "I've seen Lang Jun!" ”

Xu You recognized this person, it was indeed Feng Tong, the steward of the Yuan Mansion, who sold himself into the Yuan family as a slave since he was a child, and then followed Yuan Jie as a scholar.

However, in the past, the steward of the Yuan Mansion was very respectful when he saw Xu You, not as casual and rude as today, as the so-called adversity sees people's hearts, first Chen Mu, and then Feng Tong, all of them are so snobbish, you can know that people have no power, how can they be dignified!

After Xu You returned the salute, he deliberately asked, "Steward Feng is in a hurry, but he is here to visit the patient?" ”

Feng Tong coughed dryly and said, "It's windy outside, Lang Jun is just recovering from his illness, let's go into the room." ”

Xu You flicked his long sleeves, turned around first, and said, "Come with me!" ”

Feng Tong stared at Xu You's back, his face was very ugly, your Xu family is now in ruins, even the scholar is gone, you have become a poor family, and you have offended the prince and the Shen family, you don't know if you can live tomorrow, what kind of stinky shelf do you put on the family? However, remembering the instructions of his master, he forcibly endured this breath, snorted, and followed Xu You into the house.

Xu You lifted the hem of his robe, knelt down on the futon, pointed to the futon opposite, and said, "Sit!" ”

Feng Tong looked at the obviously dilapidated futon on the ground, frowned slightly, and said with a smile: "In front of Lang Jun, how can there be an old slave sitting on the ground?" It's better to stand and talk back! ”

Xu You was not reluctant, and he was even more lazy to say hello, so he asked himself: "Gong Yuan sent Steward Feng here, there must be something to inquire, but please speak up!" ”

He and Yuan Qingqi have already gone through the five ceremonies of Nacai, asking for names, Najib, accepting certificates, and inviting dates, and they are only waiting for March 7 next year to get married, which is basically a marriage ceremony, and it is natural to call Yuan Jie's father-in-law. It's just that it's not what it used to be, if you really want to call your father-in-law, I'm afraid Feng Tong's face will turn blue and red, Xu You is certainly mentally prepared, but the face that should be saved is still better, so the title of "Yuan Gong" is not near or far, and the rules and regulations are just right!

Feng Tong pondered for a moment and said, "The specific matter Lord Lang did not explicitly state, but just instructed the old slave to invite Lang Jun to the Jin Tomb to talk face to face. ”

Since the Wei Dynasty, the title of Lang Lord is generally used to address the main family. The Yuan family left Chen County to cross the river for refuge, and the family lived in Jinling County, less than ten years, has become the only surname in Jinling, and now it is tied with Lanling Xiao, Hedong Liu, and Yingchuan Yu, becoming the top four major valves in the surname of overseas Chinese. The heritage of this kind of family is so blazing and profound, as long as the fundamental family education is still there, even if it is displaced by war, it can always be reborn from the ashes and stand at the forefront of the world again.

Xu You said apologetically: "Yuan Gong has a call, I should have gone immediately, but I am seriously injured and just recovering, I'm afraid I can't ......travel far for a while" In fact, no one wants to see Yuan Jie immediately more than him, but the first element of doing business is to stabilize his breath, the more stable the other party, the more anxious, and he can grasp the initiative in negotiation.

Sure enough, Feng Tong hurriedly persuaded: "My lord Lang has important things to discuss with Lang Jun, and Lang Jun will move to Qiantang in a few days, and the journey will be even farther away, and it will not be easy to see each other." Jinling is only more than 70 miles away from Yixing, the old slave has prepared a car, the best driver is chosen, and when he goes out of the city to the wharf, he will take a boat along the Xijiang River and turn into the Cao River, and then until the Jinling. Lang Jun, please lie down and recuperate, there will never be the slightest bump along the way. ”

Xu You showed a look of embarrassment, and said: "Li Fujun ordered me to go to Qiantang within three days, and now there are only two days left, if you go with you to Jinling to meet Yuan Gong, once you go, I'm afraid it's too late......"

"This ......" Feng Tong didn't expect this layer, and said: "Delay it for a day at most, presumably Li Fujun won't blame ......"

Xu You shook his head and said: "It was not Li Fujun who forced me to move, but someone else, if I really have to delay the time, what the consequences will be, I really can't predict." ”

Feng Tong's disappointment was beyond words, he actually didn't have any improvisation, he just followed Yuan Jie's for many years, and he was loyal, so he was reused as a big steward, and major matters involving Yuan's reputation like today were also handed over to him. But when he came, Yuan Jie only told him that he must invite Xu You to Jinling, but he didn't explain what if he refused?

Xu You waited for a while, but he didn't see Feng Tong speak, and he was a little worried about his IQ. The problem he threw out was just a little reserved, but anyone who was above the middle wisdom could think of a way to solve it in an instant, and he didn't expect to meet such a fool.

Seeing that it was getting late, he couldn't look at each other so silently, Xu You said intentionally or unintentionally: "Is the Yongping River going east from Jinling smooth?" I remember the last time I went to Wu County with my friends through Jinling, it seemed that the riverbed was seriously silted, and hundreds of boats were blocked for five days before they were released......"

"It is very smooth, this Yongping River is dredged every three months, and the lord of my family also specially assigned the Yongping Counselor, and led thousands of river workers to inspect the river section on time, build embankments, manage canals, cut off water, and set up gates, all of which are sloppy. If Lang Jun takes the Yongping River again, he will never be blocked again. ”

The state of Chu has a capital water platform, the chief official is the capital water messenger, in charge of river affairs, and its subordinate officials are called the river embankment messenger, and the specific person who is called the messenger of a certain river section is called the one who is responsible for the Yongping River section, the so-called Yongping Confessor, indicating that this person is the number one person in charge of the Yongping River section. Xu You knew a little about these obscure official positions, but they all benefited from his love of reading history in his previous life, otherwise he really wouldn't have understood what Feng Tong said. As for the memories of the former owner of the body he fused, there was no storage space for these extraneous trivial matters.

It was also during that trip to Jinling that Xu You met Yuan Qingqi on the street, and was photographed by her appearance, and he couldn't help himself all day long, even when he was having fun in Wu County. When he returned to Yixing, he immediately told his father that he would not marry a Yuan girl in this life, and then the elders came forward, and they didn't know what deal was reached, so that the Yuan family, who had always refused to marry the local clan in Jiangdong, was relieved and agreed to this family business.

After the news came out, the Manchu Dynasty was surprised, Yuan Qingqi was rarely talented, good at literature, fine and reasonable, elegant appearance, beautiful and unparalleled, the famous monk Tan Qian, who has always loved to evaluate people, once said that she was "dazzling in her heart, beautiful and far-reaching", and was praised for a while. And although Xu You is long and jade, he is a martial artist after all, and he is not a good match. It's just that the current atmosphere, the marriage is determined by the door, putting aside personal factors, "the pride of Jiangdong is no better than Shen and Xu", but Xu's family is not weaker than Yuan's, and even in Jiangdong's deep roots, it is still excessive, so many idlers discussed it for a few days, and slowly agreed with this family business.

The figure of a woman in Zhu Yi appeared in Xu You's mind again, but somehow, since he first remembered Yuan Qingqi last night, although that graceful figure appeared from time to time, it was always blurry, as far as it was near, as if in the fog, no matter how difficult it was to see her face, but vaguely remembered that her voice was very clear and pleasant, as if the spring water was flowing through the bluestone, and it was not contaminated with a little mundane noise.

"That's great, thanks to Yuan Gong's virtue and government to benefit the people......" Xu You responded, but his eyes inadvertently looked at Feng Tong, and secretly thought: I have prompted so obviously, if you don't react, Yuan Jie is really blind to pick such a guy with IQ problems to be a confidant.

Feng Tong was shocked, his eyes seemed to be about to glow, Xu You's breath was finally released, and he said proudly: "Lang Jun, I thought of a strategy, not only can not violate Li Fujun's order, but also let you go to the Jin Tomb!" ”

"Oh? Steward Feng said to listen, if there is such a good plan, I should be respectful than obey my fate! ”

Feng Tong pondered for a while, and then understood the meaning of "respectfulness is better than obedience", glanced at Xu You in surprise, and said: "I didn't expect Lang Jun's words to be so vivid, it's better to be respectful than to obey fate, ha, interesting." I secretly wrote it down in my heart, and I was going to tell Sanniang when I went back, which would definitely make her happy. Yuan Qingqi ranked third, and whether it was relatives, friends or slaves in the family, they were all called Sanniang. As the old servant who has followed Yuan Jie's longest time, Feng Tong can be said to have watched Yuan Qingqi grow up and has the deepest feelings, so he can't see her marrying Xu You the most.

It is true that the Xu family is a prestigious family, but firstly, he is a Chu manzi, and secondly, he has no culture, in Feng Tong's eyes, only the children of a family like Hedong Liu's family, Lanling Xiao's family, and Yingchuan Yu's family, who are also northern scholars and are all culturally strong, are worthy of Yuan Qingqi.

Speaking of this, it involves the issue of regional discrimination between northerners and southerners. In the last years of Cao Wei, after crossing the south, the northern clans who crossed the river were called "overseas Chinese surnames", and they were respected by the Liu clan of Hedong, the Yuan clan of Chenjun, the Yu clan of Yingchuan, and the Xiao clan of Lanling. But these overseas Chinese surnamed gate valves were not pleasing to the eyes of the local gate valves in Jiangdong, such as Zhu and Zhang of Wu County, Kong and He of Huiji, and scolded them as "Beiling", which means vulgar and vulgar, that is to say, you are all rough people from the north. And the northern scholars are also not used to looking down on the strong in the south, saying that they are Chu barbarians, barbarians, and savages! And what is even more ridiculous is that the northerners who crossed the river early still look down on the northerners who crossed the river late, and scolded them as "absurd", from "Beiling" to "desolate", which can be regarded as a secondary literary creation. The two sides attacked each other, looked at each other and hated each other, if it were not for the great threat of the northern Wei state moving south, the south must have a stable political power, but I am afraid that before the Wei people fight, a civil war would have broken out long ago.

Xu You didn't expect that this moment of work had been attacked by people at the psychological level, and he remembered in a trance that the first time the phrase "respectful is better than obeying" appeared in the historical materials was in the Northern Song Dynasty monk Shi Zanning's "Bamboo Shoots", he secretly said ashamed, and said with a smile: "It's just Yixing slang...... Steward Feng hasn't said anything about what good plan he has come up with? ”

"Oh, that's right...... Lang Jun might as well tell Li Fujun, first follow me to the Jin Tomb, and then no longer turn back, directly from the Jin Tomb to the Tang River to Wu County, and then from Wu County through Jiaxing, along the Changhe waterway to Qiantang. Although the road is a little farther, the water is shining along the way, the mountains are empty, and the scenery is very elegant......"

The cultural powerhouse is different, even the subordinates speak very elegantly, Xu You frowned, muttered, and after a while, sighed: "This is a method, but there are still two difficulties, and you have to trouble Steward Feng......"