Entering July, the travel period is approaching, Jiang Anyi no longer cares about the ups and downs in Beijing, and enjoys the time with his family with peace of mind, chatting with his mother every day, playing with the children for a while, hunting with his cousins, drinking wine, tasting tea, blowing the wind, and living an extremely happy life.

Li Shuyi is also deeply happy, there are so many fun, delicious and beautiful things in Pingshan Town, and there are so many playmates together every day when I open my eyes, I have long forgotten to go home. Yan'er also felt comfortable living in Pingshan Town, Li Mingfeng proposed to go home several times, but was repeatedly retained by the Jiang Huang family, Li Shuyi was even more determined to refuse, and Yan'er's heart was also shaken. Although she is a mother of two children, after all, she is only twenty-one years old, of course she hopes to stay by her mother's side, and a large group of relatives such as sister-in-law and cousins talk and laugh together, which is a hundred times better than doing housework in Zhangzhuang, so she tentatively mentioned to Li Mingfeng that if he should go back first, he would take the two children to live for a while.

Li Mingfeng had to go home alone, Jiang Huang was overjoyed to learn that his daughter was willing to stay longer, and asked Jiang Anyi to build a new house for his sister-in-law, this money could not be saved, Jiang Anyi happily agreed. Yan'er thought that even if she didn't live in Pingshan Town in the future, she would have to visit relatives for a lot of time in a year, her husband was not used to living in her mother's house, it was more convenient to have her own house, and her brother was not short of money. Choosing an auspicious day to break ground, others can't buy land, but the Jiang family has hoarded a large amount of wasteland, and the Li Mansion is set fifty zhang away from the Jiang Mansion, and they can hear each other when they sneeze.

Zhang Keji arranged for his son-in-law He Xigui to set off for Beijing first, dragging his family with 20 family members and 20 servants, and the trip was not fast. Zhen'er is smart, and with her helping the stone, Zhang Keji is very relieved.

On the eighth day of the seventh month, the court's decree to reward him was issued, and he was crowned as a baron of Jiang Anyi Pingshan, and his eldest son Jiang Chenzhi was named Ru Linlang (on the ninth grade). According to the provisions of the "Zheng Xun System": "One product is on the seventh product; The second grade is shaded by the seventh grade; is the third product of the shade from the seventh grade; From the third pinnacle to the shade from the seventh; Zheng Si Pin Zi Yin Zheng Eight Pins ...... "Jiang Anyi's Huazhou Thorn History is under the four pins, and his sister-in-law Jiang Chenyi is named to Shi Lang (Zheng Bapin) according to the system."

There is a saying in officialdom that it is easy to get promoted and difficult to get a knighthood, although it is only the last baron, it also brings great joy to the Jiang family, Jiang Anyi knows that with a knighthood, even if he commits a crime in the future, the punishment can be reduced. Yu Zhijie as the head of the household, won the trust of the Son of Heaven, and vigorously promoted the Qing Dynasty to combine taxes on acres of land into one, enriched the treasury, and solved many problems for the court.

It was an acquaintance of the Jiang family who came to pass the decree, and the father-in-law Lu Huaien, who sent the decree to Jiang Anyi to Fuluo County, handed over the holy decree to Jiang Anyi, and Lu Huaien said with a smile: "Congratulations to Lord Jiang, you have been knighted at a young age, and your future is bright." Jiang Anyi invited Lu Huaien to the study for tea, and received a thousand taels of silver tickets from the Jiang family, and the smile on Father-in-law Lu's face became even brighter.

Jiang Anyi wrote to the Son of Heaven in particular, mentioning those people of the Wharf Gang in Xingling County, and asked the Son of Heaven for a seal, and the Wharf Gang helped him stop the thieves in Zhongshanzhai and rebuild Xingling County; In order to send a letter to Linhua County, six men from the Wharf Gang risked their lives to drift from Xingling County to Linhua County, and only Ma Yang was left of the six people.

"Master Jiang does not forget his old people, which makes our family admire." After taking the benefits of the Jiang family, Lu Huaien naturally wanted to give back some information, and said with a smile: "In addition to me coming to Texas, there is another person who went to Duanzhou to issue an edict, and the dock gang Tianzi that Master Jiang asked about also has a reward, and our family remembers that the dock gang leader Tie Zhu is promoted to the captain of Yilu (from the seventh grade), and the strong men who are willing to join the army are assigned to serve in the government army; Ma Yangba, who reported the news, was appointed as the county lieutenant of Xingling County, and the other men who died because of the news rewarded their families with 200 taels. ”

While drinking tea, Lu Huaien told Jiang Anyi all the news of the reward he knew: Xiong Yi'an Jin was named Ming Yinan, and he was transferred to the Ministry of Labor; Yuan Decheng was promoted to the third rank, and temporarily took over the post of Jiangnan Transshipment Division with the official rank under the sixth grade, and his position as a county commander was temporarily handled by the county Cheng; Li Yubo was promoted to the third level and became the director of the Jiangnan Transshipment Division; Bo Zhouzhen, the head of Xingling County, was promoted to two levels and temporarily assumed the post of county magistrate of Xingling County; Long Weizhou Tongji Datao was transferred to the capital, and then he was rewarded; The righteous Zhao Xin (Brother Zhao) and others were rewarded with silver ranging from 50 to 20 taels.

This scene is what Jiang Anyi is happy to see, and he has rewarded and punished the Son of Heaven Shengming. Lu Huaien said: "This time the reward of Lord Jiang seems to be a little thinner, before leaving Beijing, Father-in-law Lu once told our family Long Live has a sentence to tell you, 'Accumulation can be long-term', Long Live Lord Jiang You are very fond of Lord Jiang." The father-in-law Lu in Lu Huaili's mouth is the palace eunuch Lu Mingli, and the words he conveyed will naturally not be false, Jiang Anyi's heart is warm, and it is worth it no matter how hard and tired he is with the words of the Son of Heaven.

Sending away the messenger, the Jiang family celebrated vigorously, and it was lively for three days in a row, and the happiest was Dong'er, whose son was also a Jiupin official, and he invisibly overwhelmed Tong'er. Dong'er is soft by nature, in comparison, Xinfei and Tong'er are both strong people, in Huazhou Xinfei can help her husband deal with affairs, Tong'er takes care of business, Dong'er sometimes feels that she is the most useless and can't help her husband. Back in Pingshan Town, filial piety to her mother-in-law, harmony and concubine, and taking care of family affairs, Dong'er felt like a fish in water, and her son Chenzhi was enshrined, which made her feel the pleasure of raising her eyebrows, and even the sadness of her husband leaving was diluted a little.

On 12 July, Jiang Anyi took Huang Zhu and set off to return to Beijing, less than 2,000 miles from Pingshan Town to the capital, which was more than enough time. However, Jiang Anyi wanted to go to Zechang Academy, meet Master Fan, and go to Li's house, and planned to see the scenery along the way. It is rare to have the opportunity to travel thousands of miles, Jiang Anyi is ready to take in the scenery of mountains and rivers, and write a few more poems.

Wuluo Mountain, Renzhou, the scenery is as beautiful as before, after Fengle left Zechang Academy in eight years, thirteen years have passed, Jiang Anyi has never returned here, the old scene is vague, and the personnel have long been different. Deng Haonan, the chief of the mountain, has long since left, and is now the history of Leizhou Thorn; Mr. Su Ziming Su and Mr. Ling Xuling were invited to Huangyang Academy by themselves, and now Huangyang Academy has a great reputation in Shilin; Shao Renfu, who had a grudge against him, went to Mengzhou to be Sima, Shi Ningzhong was transferred to Xuelu, and Zhao Xingfeng was said to be a county magistrate in a county seat in Qizhou. Counting the only ones who are still in the academy, Mr. Ji Yanqingji, Mr. Wu Anzheng and Mr. Wu, as for Feng Guangan, Duan Zhaichang, and Hou Dianjie, these people have no relationship, and Jiang Anyi will not pay attention to it.

When I came to the foot of Wuluo Mountain, I found that it was full of students in green shirts, and then I remembered that today was July 15, which was the day when the college recruited new students. Leading the horse and following the flow of people up the mountain slowly, the stone avenue is smooth and wide, the empty field in front of the mountain gate is full of cars and horses, and there is a large group of people around the entrance.

Handing over the reins to Huang Zhu, Jiang Anyi squeezed into the crowd, Zechang had three introductory tests, he wanted to see what the first introductory test was this year? A table is placed in front of the door, and the entrance test questions are written on red paper and placed in the middle, "A poem in five words of Yongxia".

I don't know the gentleman sitting at the back of the table, who is a few years older than him, and is reading a stack of poems. Most of the people who came to study at Zechang Academy were Xiucai, and making poetry was a trivial matter for them, and the topic of Yongxia was very ordinary, and most people had done it, and the gentleman saw it quickly, and chanted it while watching, "...... The folding fan shakes coolly, the leisurely summer night is long, good, pass; …… The cicada noise is not annoying, the heart is calm and naturally cool, and I will come back next year......"

Jiang Anyi waited for a while, seeing that the flow of people continued without stopping, when would it be. Clearing his throat, Jiang Anyi arched his hand at Mr. and said: "Sir, Jiang is not a student who entered the exam, he is a visiting friend, Mr. Ji Fang Qingji is a friend, and I hope to be accommodating and let me in." ”

"This guy is not young, and his face is thick enough, he actually said that he was a friend of Mr. Ji, how could Mr. Ji have such a friend when he is nearly fifty years old."

"Some people just said that he was a student of Xun Shanchang, and he was not turned away."

The gentleman laughed and said, "Your trick has been used by countless people, don't think about getting by." Cui Mou, whether you are a friend of Mr. Ji or not, if you want to enter, chant a poem. ”

Jiang Anyi felt the contemptuous eyes shot around him, he was regarded as a villain who drilled a leak, and after a little thought, Jiang Anyi opened his mouth and said: "Inorganic becomes a journey, and I go to the Jianglou in the middle of the night." The clouds are like the moon, and the water is cool and the breeze is like autumn. The sound of the dream Ze, the color of the Zhaoqiu. Not far away, people are there, and I hate to travel alone at night. ”

Mr. Cui began to sit upright with a smile, and when he heard "the water is cool and the breeze is like autumn", he stood up and bowed his hands respectfully, and when Jiang Anyi finished chanting, Mr. Cui smiled and said: "Cui Yilie has eyes and ignores masters, and mistakenly thinks of Mr. as a villain who has passed the test in a fool." Ding Hongcai, you lead this gentleman to Mr. Ji. "There are five or six Zechang students standing behind Mr. Cui, judging from the clothes on their bodies, they are poor children who have come to do some chores to earn subsidies.

Walking on the long bluestone road, Ding Hongcai beside him enthusiastically introduced the situation of the academy, and the ten scenes of Zechang became eighteen scenes, Jiang Anyi found that the Zhuo Wangfeng who fought with Li Dongfeng and Lin Yizhen during the Double Ninth Festival actually became a scene - Zhuo Wang Wind and Rain, Ding Hongcai said with emotion: "Senior Brother Jiang wrote on the Zhuowang Pavilion back then, 'Paste Liang Mo is more than basil, and the branches of the nine days are close to the sideburns. The dew and autumn fragrance are all over the pond bank, and the famous sentence of 'never envy Wasong Gao' inspires my generation of poor children to work hard. Over the years, senior brothers like Senior Brother Jiang have fed back the academy, and the scale of the academy has expanded several times compared with ten years ago, with thousands of acres of fertile land under the mountain, and three courtyards on the mountain, one place to hide. There are as many as 18 gentlemen, and there are more than 1,000 students, who used to be only 80 students per year, but now they have expanded to 180 students, and students from poor families account for 60%. ”

Jiang Anyi had a reserved smile on the corner of his mouth, reliving the familiar picture in the depths of his memory, and finally stood in hiding and looked up, the bronze bell was still there.

Ding Hongcai thought that Jiang Anyi had never been to Zechang Academy, and enthusiastically introduced: "This is a scene of my academy - the awakening bell, there is a bronze bell cast by the previous dynasty, and the bell is cast with the words of the master. ”

Standing at the top and looking at the academy again, this beautiful butterfly stopped among the green mountains and green waters, Jiang Anyi knew that generations of Zechang students were flying high here and became famous all over the world.

The wind blew the placket, his heart was beating, Jiang Anyi was full of joy of returning home, although he knew that such an idea was very naïve, and this kind of almost ostentatious behavior would be ridiculed by Shilin, but his heart was cheering with joy: Zechang Academy, I, Jiang Anyi, are back.