Chapter 9 The Ancestral Mansion
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Standing under the tall city wall of Jinzhou, looking at the three words "Xuande Gate" written by the ancient Lijin inscription on the east gate of Jinzhou, Li Xiao could see the gods. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
The history known in his previous life told him that Jinzhou has a long history, and as early as more than 2,000 years ago, during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, there were human activities and lived here. After the establishment of the Ming Empire, in 1391 (the 24th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty), he commanded Cao Feng to build a city in Jinzhou. Later, the scope of the city was gradually expanded. In 1476 (the 12th year of Ming Chenghua), he commanded Wang Kai to expand the city, and in 1504 (the 17th year of Ming Hongzhi), the general Hu Zhong expanded again, and improved the four city gates, and built the east, west, north and south four streets with the drum tower as the central axis. The city is basically full of government offices, neighborhoods, private houses, and markets. Now the whole area is about 2.6 square kilometers. The urban area of Jinzhou in modern China is basically expanded from the old city of the Ming Dynasty to the east and north.
Li Xiao and Zu Wan'er were about to enter the city, but a Jinzhou city guard stopped Li Xiao and the others.
"Whoever is coming, show me the pass waist card." The city guard shouted.
Li Xiao was stunned, and suddenly thought that now Jinzhou is the forefront of the fight against the Tartars, and the people who come and go must check the pass waist card issued by the Liaodong Metropolitan Division, so as not to mix into the city.
Li Xiao was hesitating, and Zu Wan'er on the side walked around to him and shouted to the city guard: "You bastard, see clearly, Miss Ben also wants to check the waist card?" β
The city guard was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly took a closer look, and saw that it was the eldest lady of the deputy chief soldier Zu Da Lejia, who was shocked at the moment, and bowed his head again and again and said: "It turned out that the eldest lady returned to the city, and the small one had no eyes and beads, and he was not recognized, but it was a capital crime." β
Zu Wan'er snorted: "Okay, Miss Ben doesn't care about you, let me wait for me, and the matter will be revealed." β
The city guards hurriedly gave way, and Zu Wan'er pulled Li Xiao in.
When you enter the city, the streets are orderly, the shops are prosperous, and the flow of people is quite strong, not at all like a front-line combat place, but like an ordinary city in the rear.
Seeing such a happy appearance, Zu Wan'er was overjoyed, but Li Xiao had a serious face.
This place close to the great enemy is such a peaceful scene, you can imagine how lax the armament is in the land of Liaoxi.
Li Xiao remembered that it was recorded in history that during the Yuan Chonghuan period, Zou Zhiyi, the director of Shanhaiguan at that time, once said: "Today's generals do not practice war on weekdays, and most of them take retreat as a strategy." β¦β¦ Over the years, no military equipment, rotten halberds and blunt halberds, aid is not enough to help, the golden drum is almost loud, the occasional order is intercepted, the chestnut wrist fights, the faces are lifeless, the soldiers can not open the bow, or the bow is not less than ten steps, the Liaodong army, it is really embarrassing. β
Liaodong is an important land, from generals to soldiers, it is so unbearable, in the battle with Houjin, it is strange not to lose the battle.
"Li Xiao, when you have time in the future, I will take you to see the Eight Views of Jinzhou." Zu Wan'er, who returned to Jinzhou, was in a good mood, and she said to Li Xiaolang with a smile.
"Oh, but what a view?" Li Xiao was also interested.
"Listen, these eight scenes are Bauhinia Chaoxu, Jinshui Echo, Linghe Smoke and Rain, Bifeng Inserted into the Sea, Hongluo Evening Shine, Shitang Songxue, Tangshui Winter Fishing, Ancient Tower Crow." Zu Wan'er said with a smile.
"Okay, when the time comes, I'll accompany you to these eight scenic spots to have a good look." Li Xiao burst out laughing.
Unconsciously, led by Zu Wan'er, the two of them walked through the streets and alleys to the front of Zu Da Lefu.
Li Xiao noticed that Zu Dale's mansion occupies a large area, accounting for most of the entire street, and it looks like a carved beam and a magnificent building. On the gate of the vermilion lacquer gold beast, on the huge door plate inlaid with gold on the blue background, there is the word "ancestral house" in capital letters. On both sides of the gate, there is a huge carved gold and bronze lion vividly, giving people a sense of fierce coercion. And next to the lion there is a big locust tree, the branches are luxuriant, the shade covers the sun, the cool breeze blows, the branches and leaves shake gold, and the sound of Suo Lian, but there is a depression in people's hearts, and it is cool in vain.
On either side of the gate, there stood two rows of military attachΓ©s of the Honor and Guard Division, who stood solemnly and upright with their helmets and swords and guns in their hands.
At this time, outside the ancestral mansion, there were many servants, who were sweeping the courtyard, and the servants were all cocooned silk and green clothes, wingless black yarn, and everyone was in a state of disgust.
Seeing this scene, Li Xiao couldn't help but sigh again in his heart, the power and prestige of a hereditary Liaoxi general like Zu Dale, from this mansion, it can be seen how prosperous and prosperous it is.
Li Xiao stopped and pondered, but Zu Wan'er had already run over happily and shouted to one of the old servants: "Uncle Chen, I'm back, my father and mother are okay." β
The old servant named Uncle Chen, when he saw that it was Zu Wan'er who came back, his mouth opened almost into a 0-shape, he looked at Zu Wan'er again and again, and when he saw that it was indeed him, a pair of old eyes immediately turned red, and he sighed again and again and said: "Miss, you are back, the lord and the lady miss you." Miss, you don't know, since I learned that you were besieged in Jinzhou, my wife cried every day, asking the lord to send troops to rescue you as soon as possible, saying that if you have three long and two short, she will not liveγγγγγ cough, the whole house is a pot of porridgeγγγγγ β
In Zu Wan'er's eyes, crystal tears immediately flashed, interrupting Chen Abo's speech, and said hurriedly: "Abel, needless to say, you can take me to see my parents quickly." β
Chen Abel nodded, and led the way into the mansion in front, Zu Wan'er hurriedly pulled Li Xiao to follow, at this time, Li Xiao had already packed the gold and silver package on his shoulder, and he followed Zu Wan'er into the house without saying a word.
At this time, a servant immediately came over and led the snow with tiger swords and bows and arrows to the stable in the courtyard, and fed the beans without mentioning.
Li Xiao and others entered the gate of the house, and they were faced with a grand imitation of the Tang style blue and gray wall, three feet wide and six feet wide, one foot six feet high, east and west corners, and there were gates to enter and exit.
Li Xiao noticed that the entire ancestral house has the main gate, the main hall, the second hall, and the third hall as the central axis, and the other buildings basically maintain symmetry. The lobby is five rooms and seven shelves, and the inner hall is divided into rooms, and the layout is very neat and solemn.
Li Xiao entered the center of the hall with the doorman, and saw that there were martial arts racks on the left and right, on which were placed knives, guns, swords, halberds, lances, maces and other weapons for decoration, and there was a huge picture of the tiger coming out of the mountain at night on the hall, and the whole hall was arranged in a martial style.
After passing through the lobby, there was an elegant meeting room, Chen Abel asked Li Xiao to wait here, he went in first to report, and soon, a middle-aged woman's cry, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, reached Li Xiao's ears.
"Wan'er, you're back, you can make your mother worry about death." A middle-aged, wealthy woman dressed in a luxurious dark blue lake silk armor was the first to appear from one end of the cloister, crying and striding towards the living room.
This woman is Zu Dale's wife, Mrs. Wang, and Zu Wan'er's biological mother.
Zu Wan'er cried when she heard this, she cried loudly to her mother, then rushed over and hugged Mrs. Wang tightly, and the two of them cried together.
Li Xiao noticed that while the mother and daughter were hugging and crying, another middle-aged man in his forties walked out of the corridor slowly. He is tall, with a slightly fat body, a pair of gloomy triangular eyes, thick beard, and a straight nose and square mouth on his purple warrior face, giving people a rough but deep impression. He wore a silver silk stranded emerald hair crown, a straight-embellished round-necked robe made of cyan lake silk, a sauce-colored cloth wristband, an agarwood jade belt around his waist, and thick-soled ink rhino boots.
Li Xiao secretly thought that this person was probably Zu Wan'er's biological father, Zu Dale, who had traveled to this chaotic era at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and finally met the first well-known figure in the history books.
And after this Zu Dale, he followed a handsome son in his early twenties, dressed in a lake-green woven silk jacquard shirt, a light green jade belt, a white jade rhino leather belt around his waist, and a large origami fan with mud gold and black edges.
This person is Zu Zeyan, the son of Zu Dale and the brother of Wan'er.
Seeing that her father Zu Dale was coming, Zu Wan'er separated from her mother and hurriedly saluted Zu Dale.
"Father, my daughter is unfilial, and she traveled to Jinzhou without authorization, so that she is in danger, so that you are worried about being affected, and my daughter asks my father to punish her."
Zu Dale hurriedly helped her up and looked her up and down, with an expression of happiness and distress.
"Ahem, Wan'er, you can escape back from the fall of Golden State, it's too late to be happy and happy for your father, how can I punish you. On the day of my father's death, I repeatedly asked Governor Fang and Cousin Dashou, hoping to send troops to rescue you as soon as possible, but it's a pityγγγγγγ Alas, your return safe and sound is the greatest good news. Zu Dale's eyes were loving, and he comforted him repeatedly.
"Sister Wan, it's good that you can come back safely, do you know that during this time, the whole family is worried about you to death." Zu Zeyan interjected, and he also looked happy.
Li Xiao, who was watching their relatives meet and care for each other, had a faint smile on his face.
Zu Wan'er suddenly remembered Li Xiao, who had not said a word next to her, and hurriedly introduced herself to Zu Dale and others, telling him that it was Li Xiao's escort all the way that allowed her to return to Jinzhou safely. Zu Dale hurriedly beckoned Li Xiao into the living room to sit down and talk in detail, and at the same time ordered Chen Abel to hurry up and serve tea.
Zu Dale, Mrs. Wang, Zu Zeyan, Zu Wan'er, and Li Xiao entered the living room together, and after the guests and hosts sat down. Zu Wan'er was the first to speak, briefly describing the process of being rescued by Li Xiao.
Although she said it briefly, because of the thrilling twists and turns of this matter, it still moved the relatives to hear it, especially Mrs. Wang, after listening to Zu Wan'er's narration, she couldn't help but fold her hands and recite the Buddha.
Zu Dale coughed lightly, a smile appeared on his face, and he solemnly bowed his hand to Li Xiao and said, "The little girl can get out of the tiger's mouth and return safely, thank you Li Zhuangshi." Zu was very grateful, and for the grace of Xie Zhuangshi's rescue and escort, Zu gave him a heavy gift. β
Li Xiao smiled: "Master Zu is polite, it is also a coincidence to be able to save Miss, and besides, it is Li's duty to be trapped urgently." β
"Father, if it weren't for Li Xiao ambushing the Tartar on the road and saving me in time, my daughter is afraid that she will never see her parents again." Zu Wan'er interjected on the side, a pair of bright eyes, looking at Li Xiao hotly.
Zu Da was happy to see his daughter looking at Li Xiao so enthusiastically, but he suddenly had an indescribable feeling in his heart. The smile on his face did not decrease, but the topic turned to Li Xiao to ask. "Li Zhuangshi is chivalrous and admirable. I see that Li Zhuangshi has a high appearance and extraordinary bearing, but I don't know where Li Zhuangshi's hometown is and where he comes from? β
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