Chapter 15 Anecdotes of the Hou Mansion

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother Xiaotian......"

In the haze, Luo Xiaotian seemed to hear someone calling him.

When he opened his eyes, the darkness in his mind vanished suddenly, and he was greeted by the afterglow of the setting sun shining on the windowsill.

It turned out to be just a dream, but the dream was so real that it was still vivid in retrospect, and the prisoner's eyes were still impressive. Although he didn't know the death row prisoner in the dream, the mystery in the dark seemed to ask him to find out.

The door opened. Zhang Ruyue didn't hear the response, and pushed the door in by herself.

"Senior brother, so you woke up? Just called you, didn't you hear? Seeing Luo Xiaotian, who had woken up, Zhang Ruyue asked.

"Hmm...... Slept for a long time? Luo Xiaotian asked.

"In less than an hour, the journey is hard, and I naturally sleep deeply. I just took a spin around the house and it's too big! ”

Zhang Ruyue actually hasn't slept, she can't sleep. I was still excited when I first arrived in Kyoto, and I suddenly knew that my father had such a big house. My head was still messy, so I naturally tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, so I simply got up and went around the house.

"I don't know why Master hasn't told us all the time. Is this a surprise or a fright, it scared the little junior sister to the point that the six gods were gone. Luo Xiaotian laughed and said, "I didn't expect our little junior sister to be a daughter, and I won't dare to bully you in the future." ”

"Senior brother, are you making fun of me? What a daughter, I am your little sister Zhang Ruyue. Zhang Ruyue said aggrievedly.

"I won't tease you, is there something good to eat?" Luo Xiaotian said while washing.

Luo Xiaotian knew in his heart: There must be something delicious, so the little junior sister came to find herself in such a hurry. She has been like this since she was a child, and she must share delicious and fun with her brother as soon as possible.

"I'm here to call you for dinner, it's cold later, let's go! The food is delicious to look at, and there are so many types. Zhang Ruyue said in her mouth, her eyes glowing.

Luo Xiaotian thought about it and went down quickly, don't delay the little junior sister, a foodie, lest she be hungry.

"Okay, let's go."

Then the two came to Yao Qingshu's room and called him together for dinner.

The three of them went to the table that was already full of dishes and sat down. The maidservant was standing next to her with a flask, and Aggie was bringing in hot food.

"Miss, young master, you use it slowly. If the taste of the meal is not good, you can tell the old slave that the old slave will ask the kitchen to change the good and suitable taste. Aggie said respectfully.

"Uncle Aji, don't be so polite. You can sit down and eat together. ”

Luo Xiaotian felt really uncomfortable, he didn't want to face these scenes of dignity and humility every day. Besides, I want to take advantage of the meal to talk to Aji about Master's past.

When Aji heard this, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Oops-Young Master Xiaotian." How dare the old slave trespass, isn't this tormenting the old slave! ”

The more polite Luo Xiaotian was, the more nervous Aji became.

For him, it must be difficult to understand, where is the reason why rich and noble children let their subordinates eat at the table, even if they search the entire continent, they can't find it. This made Aji think: Did he accidentally make a mistake? Thinking back to today's words and deeds, did he offend the young master in front of him, so he naturally felt a little more frightened in his heart.

"It's okay, come and sit down and talk." Luo Xiaotian urged.

The young master was only hungry, staring at the food on the table, eating it in a big gulp, but he didn't know that Aji's heart was tight at the moment, and his forehead was sweating.

It wasn't until he found that Aji had not responded for a long time, and Luo Xiao, who was picking up vegetables, paused. glanced back at Aji, who was kowtowing and lowering his eyebrows, and saw that he was sweating profusely, and he was puzzled. Chewed the food in his mouth a few bites and swallowed it, put down the dishes and chopsticks and said, "Uncle Ji, what's wrong?" Why do you keep your head down? Just get up and come over. If you are old and still bow like this, you must be careful of lumbar muscle strain. ”

As soon as the words fell, Aji hummed and cried uncontrollably, and two lines of tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Zhang Ruyue looked at Aji, who was crying, and didn't have time to swallow the food, and asked in surprise: "Uncle Ji, but what grievances have you suffered?" Why are you crying? ”

"Miss, young master, the old slave is just too moved. In the past, the old lady was kind to me, and now the young lady is good to me. The old slave was a little flattered and uncomfortable. The old slave didn't do anything hard and hard, and he couldn't afford such love. ”

Aggie spoke out what was on his mind.

At first, I thought I had offended this young master. Now when I saw the young master in front of me, I was looking at myself sincerely, and I realized that I was too worried. In addition to guilt, I was also moved to tears.

Although he has been living in this era, Luo Xiaotian has always had the idea of another world in his mind. He believes that those ideas are progressive, and that there are too many hierarchical injustices in this era. For himself, it was just a natural and normal behavior, but he didn't expect it to scare Aji.

"Oh, Uncle Ji...... What should I have done? Don't take us for any young lady, young master. Also, if Daddy knew that after so many years, you would be happy that you have taken care of the house so well, why do you still say that you have no credit? Besides, the meal was so delicious that the three of us wasted it before we could finish it. Zhang Ruyue has played with Luo Xiaotian since she was a child, and her natural temperament is similar. She felt that Aji must not be used to being called by no one, so she persuaded and said: "Senior Brother Xiaotian is usually like this, he treats people with affinity and respect, Uncle Ji, you have to get used to it." ”

"Thank you, young master, young master, the old slave is really blessed, fortunately the young lady's family has mercy......"

"Uncle Ji, don't say this kind of thing, the people in this house are all a family, and there is a distinction between high and low work, but there is no distinction between high and low." Luo Xiaotian said.

Luo Xiaotian saw that Aji's mood had eased a little, and he was afraid that he would be stimulated again, so he didn't force him to sit down for dinner. I just suddenly remembered something, stopped the dishes and chopsticks in my hand, looked at Aji and asked, "Is it convenient for Uncle Ji to find a time to talk to us about Master?" ”

"What Young Master Xiaotian wants to know, the old slave is naturally good to say." Aji's demeanor and demeanor have become much more natural, and he is no longer afraid of what he was afraid of just now.

"Okay, when we're done eating, we'll go out to the garden for tea and talk about the old days. For so many years, Master was silent, and we didn't even hear a word. ”

After finishing their meal, a few people went straight to the Houfu Garden.

What happened in the restaurant just now, especially Luo Xiaotian's words, has spread from the mouths of the servants in the house: there is a distinction between high and low work, and there is no distinction between high and low.

They had never met such an easy-going host, and they all wanted to see it for themselves right away. So, in a wave of three or two, they took turns to sneak into the garden. Seeing that the young master has a very temperament and a beautiful appearance, he praised and talked endlessly.

At this time, Aji was finally willing to sit down, drank tea together and talked to the three of them about the master's past.

More than 20 years ago, Emperor Xuanzong was still in power.

The current Emperor Xianren is still just a little-known prince, and there are few people in the court who support him. Because the young prince is young and vigorous, he often haunts the army. After a lot of contacts, I got acquainted with Zhang Qingyuan and Zhao Kangyi, who were also young and vigorous back then.

Several people are also like-minded, often discuss the current situation together, hunt in the hunting ground, and even fight together. Although it is not an outstanding military achievement, it is also more outstanding than the average general.

At that time, the national strength of Nanyu was not strong, and the border was constantly invaded by other countries. Later, the trio actively resisted the alien border attack, and many feats were also achieved at that time. The good news on the border is frequent, and the old emperor is also paying more and more attention to this little-known little prince. He was also sent back to the court, rewarded him in front of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and was promoted to the rank of knight.

The soaring prosperity of the little prince and his two friends made the reigning crown prince at that time jealous. The crown prince was originally only established because of the eldest son, so he was naturally afraid that the old emperor would accidentally abolish himself one day when he saw that the little prince was getting stronger and stronger.

It was also from that time that the three of them were regarded as thorns in the side of the prince's party, and they gathered party henchmen to set up difficulties for them everywhere, and even framed them in every possible way.

At first, the three of them endured humiliation. In the face of the difficulties of the crown prince and his henchmen, he did not respond and counterattack, and had no intention of participating in the struggle for power by the imperial court.

In a battle to counterattack the invasion of the Northern Guards, the three princes suffered a heavy defeat, not to mention the loss of their troops, and also lost part of the territory on the north bank. This fiasco made the old emperor Long Yan furious. Coupled with the addition of oil and vinegar from the princelings, adding fuel to the fire, the old emperor was angry, and the three divisions were interrogated and dismissed from all their positions in the army.

Only later did I know: it turned out that the fiasco of the battle was all the crown prince's selfishness, betrayed intelligence, and united with the Northern Guard Army to design an ambush and sneak attack on the troops led by the three crown princes.

The crown prince, who was removed from his military position, no longer posed any threat to the crown prince's throne, but the crown prince did not stop with the three of them.

Seeing that the old emperor was not in good health, he was not as good as he was getting better. There are more and more people who covet the throne, and the crown prince can't wait to get rid of dissidents. Emperor Xianren, Zhang Qingyuan, and Zhao Kangyi were naturally in danger of the prince's struggle, and they were constantly suppressed and excluded. However, the crown prince, who had no fear, once again united with the Northern Guard Army to kill people with a knife. Overnight, the three of them were stationed at the border, and the temporarily leaderless cronies were wiped out.

After experiencing these painful blows, and in order to protect themselves after the death of the old emperor. In desperation, Emperor Xianren's younger brother, Zhao Kangyi, the current king of Bei'an, proposed a coup d'état. The three gathered a small number of supporters in the DPRK and China, as well as old friends in the army. Make a plan to seize power and be ready to give it a go.

However, it wasn't long before the plan was leaked. At the critical juncture, Zhang Qingyuan gathered more than 1,000 dead soldiers, raised his arms, and decided to move in advance. Without waiting for the old emperor to die, he led the dead soldiers to attack the palace late at night. Using the former commander of the palace is an old friend of the three people, the inside and outside opened the three palace gates, and fought all the way to the front of the palace.

In the face of everyone's forced palace, the old emperor had to hand over the jade seal, promulgated the edict, abolished the prince, and announced to the world that the emperor was located in the little prince.

The old emperor also suffered from deterioration due to righteous indignation because of this forced palace, and died of depression on the spot.

In the early morning of the next day, the palace maids and eunuchs cleaned up the bloodstains, and the officers and soldiers restored order to the palace. Taking advantage of the early dynasty of the civil and military officials, the ministers had not noticed anything unusual, and all the officers and soldiers who were coup d'état rushed to the front of the main hall, surrounded by groups, and slaughtered. On that day, the blood stained the morning sun, and the blood flowed in front of the main hall.

The day before the enthronement ceremony, the new emperor conferred Zhang Qingyuan as the Marquis of Qingyang and Zhao Kangyi as the King of Huailing. and secretly ordered the Praetorian Guard to assassinate the crown prince and his henchmen who were under house arrest.

After Emperor Xianren ascended the throne, he was diligent in government and loved the people, and strengthened the army and rejuvenated the country; digging canals and dredging water conservancy; Tax reduction and exemption, recruiting talents...... A series of policies to strengthen the country have been implemented. Only a few years later, the state of Nanyu was governed with a prosperous country and strong soldiers.

From then on, the powerful Nanyu State organized its army and raised troops to crusade against the surrounding small countries that originally harassed the border and occupied the territory, and even fought for the Iron Furnace Holy Mountain and the Northern Patriotic Kingdom.

Some people say that Emperor Nanyu was able to govern the country in an orderly manner in a short period of time, all because the goddess of the holy mountain brought him the secrets of the gods of the holy mountain.

It is said that every 600 years on this continent, a god sent down from heaven will be born - to teach people to fish and hunt, create writing, revise classics, and develop science and technology......

The goddess is a god-man sent by the heavens in this era. The goddess has been to the capital of Nanyu many times, so that Emperor Xianren is like a divine help, like a tiger with wings.

Iron Furnace Sacred Mountain - It is the only passage from the world to the heavenly realm, except for the goddess, no one can reach the top.

It was also after Emperor Xianren ascended the throne that everything began to change. Maybe because he is the king of a country, he is destined to be a loner. Zhang Qingyuan and Zhao Kangyi, who had a deep friendship, gradually began to be suspicious, he was afraid of the military power in the hands of the two, and he was afraid that he would become the father of the forced palace.

Zhang Qingyuan had already seen through it, and he was not greedy for fame and fortune, so he resigned and went into hiding, and went to Tianqi Peak to escape the catastrophe in the future.

As for whether the three of them have other grievances and grievances, only the people concerned can know.

In the statement, Aji's words were full of regret, and his eyes flashed with pride.

After listening to Master's past journey more than 20 years ago, Luo Xiaotian and the three of them were all amazed. I also understood why the master couldn't tell him this, because all of this was closely related to the emperor of the current dynasty and the Nanyu court.

Fortunately, Aji has followed the master for more than 20 years, and has served before and after, so today he can tell some old things about his master's family, otherwise these things can only be sealed in the passage of time.

What people didn't expect was that Luo Xiaotian's mother had so much intersection with the three of them back then, but the master didn't tell him a little bit of information.

What is the reason for the Master's silence about himself? There is also the king of Bei'an who once tested his identity during the banquet and tried to find out about his mother.

Is his mother really as mysterious and powerful as the legend, and the gods descended to save the world.

In astonishment, the three of them were thoughtful and silent.

A bright moon looms in the night sky, and the sound of insects in the garden is heard one after another. Occasionally, fallen leaves drift into the pool, stirring up the stars in the water.

It was getting late, so Luo Xiaotian left the garden first and went back to his room to rest.

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