Two big rivers run through the east and west in the territory of Dazheng, the name of the South River is Yuanhua, and the North River is called Huanyang. The Huanyang River flows through Lingzhou Guancheng County and is blocked by Dunqiu Mountain, turns around from north to south, divides Louzhou and Dengzhou into east and west, Dengzhou in the east of the river, and Louzhou in the west of the river.

The Great Zheng family is concentrated around the Huanyang River, from west to east, and there are Zhaohe Liu's in Bingzhou, Yihu Lin's family in Lingzhou, and Changhan Liu's family in Louzhou, Hedong is divided into two states, there is Cui's family, there is Lu's family below, and then to the west is Fuzhou Zheng's and Wang's family, and then there is the land of Guanyang, the upper is Hengzhou Wei's, and the lower is Fangzhou Huang's.

Nine of the top ten families live on the banks of the Huanyang River, and only the Li family of Anqi in Renzhou is located in the south of the Yuanhua River. There were originally several families in Jiangnan, but they gradually withdrew from the family sequence under the deliberate suppression of King Da Zheng, and the Anqi Li family has now become precarious.

The rise and fall of dynasties and the change of families are like a marquee. The Lu family is longer than the Li family's qualifications, the old family that existed when the Great Wei Dynasty was founded, there are many talents, there have been seven prime ministers in the family history of nearly 400 years, more than 30 people in the six books, and there are countless officials above the fourth grade, and Lu Jialin, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is the representative of the Lu family in the court, and now there are more than ten officials in the Lu family with more than four grades.

Cui, who is also from the Hedong family, is a rookie in the family, and the ancestors of the Cui family followed Zheng Gaozu and was officially named the Duke of Weiguo. In order to suppress the Lu family, Zheng Gaozu sealed the Cui family in Fangzhou, which also belongs to the east of the river, and the two families are one south and one north, only 500 miles apart, and the folk have the saying that the two tigers of "the tiger on the mountain and the tiger on the mountain" are competing with each other.

The ancestral house of Lufu is located in Ping'en County, Dengzhou, and due to the existence of the Lu family, Ping'en County is no less prosperous than the state capital. Lu Mansion occupies nearly one-fifth of the county seat in Ping'en County, and the south is full of Lu family's houses and shops, known as Lujia City.

After entering Ping'en County, Lu Ziyue couldn't help but tremble, even if he was wearing a mask on his face, he could feel the unrest in his heart. Lu Zhen grabbed her father's hand and asked Jiang Anyi worriedly: "Uncle, is my father sick, his hands are cold and still shivering." ”

Approaching the hometown is timid, people are normal, Lu Ziyue has not returned home for fifteen years, the hometown voice has not changed, and the personnel are no longer there. Looking at the familiar streets and listening to the local sounds in the dream, how can it not make people sad. It was still early, and Lu Ziyue's identity did not allow him to enter the house directly, so Jiang Anyi found a nearby inn to live and waited for dark.

finally got into the dark, Lu Ziyue couldn't sit still anymore, and he didn't want to have dinner, so he pulled Jiang Anyi and Lu Zhen out of the door. The mansion of Lu Mansion is big enough that it can no longer be described as a few, and the expenses have been scattered for so many years, and the number of family households living in the ancestral house is not less than 200. Lu Ziyue's father belongs to the fourth son of Changfang, and Lu Jialin's father, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is the eldest son and eldest grandson, so Lu Ziyue's grandfather will make the move of swapping Lu Ziyue's imperial examination ranking with Lu Jialin.

Lu Ziyue specially took his daughter to the gate of the Lu family to take a look, and the three vermilion gatehouses on the nine steps, with animal face copper rings and red lanterns, illuminated the street in front of the door. There were a few servants standing in front of the door, Lu Ziyue didn't dare to stay longer, and took Lu Zhen and Jiang An Yi all the way forward against the white wall, walked out of half a mile and turned into a bluestone road, Lu Ziyue's pace quickened, and walked towards the inside of the road. The corridor is about one zhang wide, and there are towering white walls on both sides, and the lights in the wall are reflected, and human voices can be faintly heard.

"My family lives in Nankuan Hospital, my parents, Aunt Zhao, I have three younger brothers and two younger sisters, and the family lives a fairly harmonious life." Lu Ziyue fell into memories and muttered: "I sometimes return late from outside, and I don't dare to go to the main gate, just return home from here......"

Jiang Anyi saw an inconspicuous hanging flower door in front of him, the hanging doorpost was exquisite and beautiful, made into petals, and painted with colorful paintings all around. In front of the door was an old man, dozing drunkenly.

"Uncle Fang", Lu Ziyue popped out of his mouth, Jiang Anyi hurriedly grabbed Lu Ziyue, who wanted to step forward, and waved his hand at him. Lu Ziyue took a deep breath, suppressed his emotions, and according to the prior discussion, took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Jiang Anyi.

Jiang Anyi took the letter, stepped forward to wake up the old man, and said with a smile: "Dare to ask the old man, is this the mansion of Master Lu Zizhan Lu?" ”

The old man looked at Jiang Anyi, nodded and said, "Yes, who are you?" What's the matter? ”

Jiang Anyi handed over the letter, handed over a string of copper coins, and said with a smile: "There is an old man who sent a letter to Master Lu, I met someone in the Western Regions, and asked me to give Master Lu a letter, saying that it was the old man who asked for it. ”

The old man took the letter, put the money in his arms, said "wait", and turned to leave.

The waiting time is not short, there are two pillars of incense, Lu Ziyue has already been sitting on pins and needles, constantly wandering in front of the door, poking in from time to time to look in, if Jiang Anyi didn't hold him, it is estimated that he would have broken in.

Finally looking forward to the figure of the old man, Jiang Anyi stepped forward and asked, "What did Master Lu say?" ”

The old man first stared at Lu Ziyue for a long time, and then threw the letter to Jiang Anyi with an angry face, and shouted: "Hurry up, the old man said that he didn't know this old man, and told you not to bother again, otherwise you will report to the official and arrest someone." ”

Probably reprimanded by the old man, the old man spat and slammed the door shut, shouting inside the door: "Go quickly, or I will let the dog go." ”

Lu Ziyue was like being electrocuted, his whole body trembled violently, and he softened to the ground crookedly. Lu Zhen was so frightened that she hugged her father tightly and cried out loud. Jiang Anyi picked up the letter, stood aside, watched the father and daughter hugging and crying, and didn't know how to persuade for a while.

For a long time, Lu Ziyue smiled miserably: "It's okay, it's okay, from now on, there will be no Lu Ziyue, only Zhang Keji." Zhen'er, kowtow a few times for your father. ”

Lu Ziyue's father and daughter respectfully knelt down in front of the weeping flower gate and kowtowed three times. Pulling his daughter to stand up, Lu Ziyue seemed to let go of his burden, and smiled easily: "Brother Jiang, let's go back." ”

None of the three noticed that on the side of the street outside the alley, a few people were looking around. When Jiang Anyi and the three left, the weeping flower door opened, and the old man Uncle Fang quietly followed behind them.

Back at the inn for dinner, Jiang Anyi was afraid that Lu Ziyue would be sad, so he ordered a table of wine and food and asked him to borrow wine to drown his sorrows.

At the beginning, Lu Ziyue drank wine and wept, recalled some past events, and told Lu Zhen in detail. Lu Zhen was a child, and soon fell asleep, and Jiang Anyi sat with him and listened to him talk about some old things. The more sober the wine became, Lu Ziyue's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he could see that he had really let go of this past.

Pouring a full bottle of wine for Jiang Anyi, Lu Ziyue raised his glass and said: "Lu's father and daughter are in trouble on the streets, if you rescue Brother Jiang, I'm afraid they will already die." Don't thank you for your kindness, Zhang has a glass to you, and you have something to say to Brother Jiang. ”

Hearing Lu Ziyue call himself Zhang, Jiang Anyi smiled faintly, it seems that Lu Ziyue is really going to cut off from the past.

Sure enough, after drinking this glass of wine, Lu Ziyue smiled and said: "From now on, Brother Jiang will call me Zhang Keji, my daughter will follow her father's surname, and Zhen'er will be called Zhang Zhen in the future." ”

Although he was resolute, Jiang Anyi still saw a trace of loneliness in Zhang Keji's eyes, and hurriedly laid out a chopstick dish for him, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang can be reborn from the fire, no longer think about the past, eat vegetables and eat vegetables." ”

Chewing the dish slowly, Zhang Keji sighed: "The Lu Mansion is closed, but let Zhang have a bit of infatuation that he still has, it can be regarded as a complete let go of his thoughts, and it is really like being reborn as you said, Brother Jiang." From then on, Zhang only waited for Zhen'er to grow up and marry a lover, and then escaped into the empty door and no longer cared about earthly matters. ”

Jiang Anyi persuaded: "Why should Brother Zhang be so pessimistic, with his brother's talent, he can make a splash wherever he goes." ”

Zhang Keji pointed to the mask on his face with his finger, and said with a pun and said with a wry smile: "How can I see people with this face." ”

Jiang Anyi was silent for a moment and said: "If Brother Zhang doesn't dislike it, Jiang has a thin industry, so he will entrust it to Brother Zhang to take care of it, I don't know if Brother Zhang is willing to give in." ”

"Hahaha, Zhang's life is all given by you, what else is there to refuse. Zhang and Brother Jiang have been walking together during this time, and they know that Brother Jiang is all-rounded in civil and military affairs, but they don't know what Brother Jiang's ambition is? Zhang Keji's eyes lit up, staring at Jiang Anyi and asked.

"Jiang only wishes to be able to protect the safety of his family, and if he has spare strength, he will help the people through the world and educate the world with morality." Jiang Anyi blurted out.

Zhang Keji nodded and said with a smile: "If one day the protection of the family conflicts with the righteousness of the emperor's order, how will Brother Jiang choose?" ”

Jiang Anyi pondered for a moment and said firmly: "Nothing is more important than my family, and neither can the emperor's order. ”

Zhang Keji laughed loudly and said, "Okay, Zhang is not talented, I would like to worship under the lord's door, please take it in." ”

Jiang Anyi was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed. The lord is not called casually, first of all, the word lord originated in the Spring and Autumn Period, when many countries stood up and competed for the world, and the title of the retainers to the lord was the lord. This kind of relationship is a small relationship between the monarch and the minister, and Tian Shoulou's self-proclaimed lackeys are a meaning, all of which regard Jiang Anyi as the main thing, and from then on share blessings and misfortunes.

Jiang Anyi stood up and asked in surprise: "Brother Zhang, are you serious?" ”

Zhang Keji slowly stood up, took off his mask, tidied up his clothes, bowed to Jiang Anyi uprightly, and said, "Zhang Keji greets the lord." ”

Jiang Anyi was overjoyed, knelt down in front of Zhang Keji, and said solemnly: "Brother Zhang will not give up, Jiang Anyi is willing to share blessings and woes with Brother Zhang." ”

The two returned to their seats, and the relationship became much closer. Jiang Anyi said with a smile: "When I rescued Brother Zhang in Shahe Town, I also secretly thought that I could get Brother Zhang's help, but I knew that I was thin, and I didn't dare to hope for extravagance, but I didn't expect that my dream would come true, and God was not thin on me." ”

Zhang Keji smiled and said: "Zhang is self-assured and talented, how can he easily convince others, although the lord is kind to Zhang and loves Zhen'er very much, Zhang still has a trace of illusion to return to the Lu family." Now that the idea is shattered, he is happy, and what the lord said about putting his family first makes Zhang feel very touched, and I believe that following the lord will not be regarded as an outcast. Tomorrow, Zhang will take Zhen'er south to Jiangfu, and he will do his best to plan for the Jiang family's industry. However, Zhang asked himself if he was not in the shopping mall, if the lord wanted to compete in the world one day, Zhang's use would be greater. ”

Jiang Anyi laughed and said, "I have wronged Brother Zhang." ”

Zhang Keji's words Jiang Anyi did not take it to heart, Dazheng Jiangshan is very stable, he is bent on being a loyal minister and a filial son, how can he have any intention to compete in the world.

However, the world is unpredictable, and later history books record that "the poisoner Zhang Keji met a good master in Ping'en County".