On the second day, Lu Rong got up early to freshen up, dressed in a ceremonial dress, and he wanted to sacrifice the ancestors of the Lu family with the general Lu Yuan.

Lu Rong knew that only after this sacrifice could his status as the prince of Yan Yi be truly recognized.

The sun was shining brightly on this day, and the weather was wonderful.

The ancestral hall of the Lu family is located at the foot of the mountain behind the Jingshan Mountain of the palace, and the ancestral hall is from the first Duke Lu Zhao to the former Yan Wang Wu Ninggong Lu Shuo, and the ancestral tablets of the Lu family are enshrined here.

However, compared with those wealthy families that have lasted for hundreds of generations, the Lu family ancestral hall is a little shabby.

It's not that the decoration is not solemn enough or the atmosphere is not heavy enough, but the impression that the Lu family ancestral hall, which should be full of tablets, only has a dozen tablets.

As if seeing Lu Rong's doubts, Lu Yuan, the general in a python robe holding three pillars of incense and worshipping, said slowly: "The ancestor of the high family will fulfill the last wish, and only those who kill the enemy in battle can enter the ancestral hall." ”

Lu Rong was indifferent, looking at the silent tablet, as if he could vaguely see the awe-inspiring fearlessness of the ancestors of the Lu family in the bloody battle on the battlefield.

The whole sacrificial ceremony is solemn but not cumbersome.

Everything ended only after the general burned incense and congratulated Lu Rong with the sacrifice, and there was no red tape that Zhong Ming Ding Food House should have.

"The ancestors of the Lu family were originally born in cloth, the ancestor of the high ancestor Xinggong joined the army at the age of fourteen, worshiped the general at the age of forty, and was less than fifty years old to be the king of the vassal to enter Youzhou, which is a real meritorious and extremely popular minister, people say that every troubled time there must be a heroic hero to help the sky, when the emperor Taizu of Dazhong was a great man, and the three fierce battles were unified in the Central Plains, including the two bloody battles on the shore of Zhuyang Lake and Xishu were planned and commanded by the first public." Lu Yuan's eyes did not leave the portrait on the top of the Shentai, and said softly: "After the success, Emperor Taizu asked in front of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty where the first public wanted to seal the place, my ancestors of the Lu family asked to lead Youzhou to fight against the Northern Barbarians, you must know that it is extremely inappropriate for the founding fathers and generals to lead heavy troops again, throughout history, there are countless precedents of the founding emperors who are afraid of the crimes that the heroes want to add, and the first public does not release his military power but stays away from the court, and if he doesn't do it well, he will fall into a reputation for supporting the army and having bad intentions. Hey, maybe it was because the two of them had already discussed, Emperor Taizu ignored the civil and military uproar of the Manchu Dynasty and issued an order in court and allowed my Lu family to be hereditary, so many years have passed, the voice of the world is endless, and my Lu family has returned to them is that the five generations of the upper and lower generations have sworn to guard the country and have never let the Northern Barbarians enter Youzhou for half a step. ”

Lu Rong was in awe.

The general stood with his hands in his hands and said lightly: "Don't talk about these old-fashioned things, the deeds of the ancestors of our Lu family can't be finished for three days and three nights, originally your two elder brothers should also enter the ancestral hall, but I think that my old guy hasn't come in yet, so let them wait first, and I can't let the ancestors worry that my Lu family has no successors." ”

"Don't we have any side branches in our family?"

As if he was very satisfied with Lu Rong's sentence "we", Lu Yuan swept away Fang Cai's solemn expression, and smiled lightly: "How could it not be, there are several uncles in your generation, but they are all raised in Qingzhou, and they don't have to worry about food and clothing." The imperial court is very strict in this regard. ”

Lu Rong nodded, he understood this truth.

"The Son of Heaven surnamed Tang is actually quite good to our Lu family, except for political suppression and restraint is a necessary move, and other aspects can be done without leakage, just like several ancestors of our family have given good praise in the end regardless of their merits, and the previous generations of emperors will marry and repair with our family, although the last prince will definitely not be born from the Lu family." Lu Yuan's demeanor was calm, and he seemed to turn the topic to this sensitive aspect intentionally or unintentionally.

Sure enough, Lu Rong said softly: "Tell me about her." ”

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Don't you know everything?" ”

"I want to know more."

"She is a single word, and she was very beautiful when she was young."

"And then?"

"Her temperament is not the same as yours, she is more gentle."

"Gone?"

"She loves you so much."

The sun is warm, and there is a gentle breeze on the face, as if spring has arrived.

The old man and the young stood quietly in the solemn Lu family ancestral hall, whispering some dusty past.

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His Royal Highness's bedroom is called Xiayuan, which occupies half of the palace garden alone, a year ago for the new residence of His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, the palace has found skilled craftsmen to redecorate again, although the time is compact and there is only less than two months of construction period, but after a lot of tinkering, the more magnificent treasures gather. What's even better is that there are many small mechanisms inside, which are exquisitely shaped on all sides, which is in great contrast with the tall houses and tiles on the outside.

The general Lu Yuan also came to this "new" Xiamen Garden for the first time, and the old man who took off his luxurious python robe was full of smiles, carrying his hands behind his back, and wandering around like an idle old man.

There are several earth dragons laid in the Xia Garden, which are still very warm in the early spring season like this, even if they step on the carpet barefoot, it doesn't hurt, which makes the old general who is afraid of the cold very useful, and praises the housekeeper Lu Jia for his ability.

Lu Rong followed behind a little absent-mindedly, listening to Lu Jia talking eloquently like a few treasures, except for being slightly interested in some exquisite designs in the house, he was very indifferent to those priceless famous antiques.

After all, after 20 years of poverty, no matter how easy it is to go from thrift to luxury, there must be a process.

Lunch was set up in Xiayuan, twenty or thirty dishes of exquisite dishes were presented one by one in the food box, and the father and son sat at the table, unlike yesterday with the help of wine, and the atmosphere here was slightly awkward.

In fact, it was just Lu Rong's embarrassment, Lu Yuan laughed as always, just like when he disguised himself as the owner of a wine shop in Anxin County, he talked about the world.

The general ate very quickly, and after putting down his rice bowl, he immediately drank a big sip of tea, wiped his hands, and said with a smile: "When will you come out to meet the guests?" ”

"See whom?" Lu Rong was a little unappetizing, he was drunk and slept all night last night, although he was young and strong, he was not afraid of spirits, but after all, yellow wine was famous for his stamina.

"Those Wenchen and my old friends in Yanjing City, you shouted to come to see His Royal Highness the Prince before you came back, I was afraid that you would be tired, so I pushed them all."

At present, the return of the prince to the house is a first-class event in Yanjing City and even Youzhou, since yesterday, no less than fifty servants have gathered outside the palace of the king of Yanyi to inquire about the news, and the doorway with a good relationship with the concierge can still sit on a chair, and the rest have to tremble and jump to keep warm, and there are groups of three or two chatting stupidly. Countless pairs of eyes are staring at the future lord of Youzhou who was born out of nowhere, and the business of some large merchants in Yanjing City who specialize in expensive gifts in the past few days is as good as the usual year's profits.

The officials of the Dazhong Dynasty were much more generous than those of the previous dynasty, which was also due to the far-sightedness of Emperor Taizu in moving the capital to Tianjing City, which was located in the Jiangnan region. Since ancient times, Jiangnan has been a rich place, and it can often contribute more than seventy percent of the tax revenue every year, and in the past, the tax revenue here was inevitably filled with private pockets by handling officials, and the accumulation of a small amount was a huge loss. The Dazhong Dynasty has no such trouble, after all, it is the foot of the Son of Heaven that anyone has to restrain a little, and the high salary and incorruptible policy set by Gaozu has made officials at all levels have a lot more money on hand, relatively speaking, it has also contributed to the atmosphere of drilling camps and making friends with gifts in the court.

Lu Rong knew that this matter was inevitable, and promised: "It's okay, let's come tomorrow." ”

The general handed a cup of tea to Lu Rong and said, "Don't worry, you rest for two more days, I will only let Su Zheng come over tomorrow, this old boy came to inquire every day half a month ago, after all, he is the governor of a state, and it is really a bit too much to say if he doesn't let him come." ”

Lu Rong knew that the political envoy of Su was the first civil official in Youzhou after King Yan, and the real feudal official, and said with a little solemnity: "Then you have to tell me about this person in advance, don't make a fool of yourself when the time comes." ”

The general smiled: "Hey, what's wrong, the old subordinates, half the eldest son will follow me to mix, just like his own family." ”

Lu Rong was curious: "How old is he?" ”

The general thought for a moment and said, "There must be more than sixty." ”

Lu Rong rolled his eyes: "You are only in your fifties." ”

The general laughed: "What's the matter, the vast majority of people in the military and political circles of Youzhou are all up by me watching little by little, although I don't dare to say that I am united, but it is not much the same." At the beginning, there were many criticisms in the court that my Youzhou was like a country within a country and a foreign court, I never took it seriously, it was just to cut the feudal domain and build momentum. ”

"Aren't you afraid that three people will become tigers?" Lu Rong was really frightened by the old man in front of him, and he didn't know which sentence was true and which was false.

"It's been a tiger for so many years, it doesn't matter for a long time, the Son of Heaven has a rod and scale in his heart, Wang Jixin and Zhang Zuogong have a rod and scale in their hearts, they are all dragons and phoenixes among people, and they are well versed in the art of emperors, and when you go to Tianjing, you must deal with them."

"Hmm." Lu Rong nodded indifferently, he knew that in that world power center, to some extent, it was more dangerous than Qinzhou Chang'an City.

"Don't be afraid, you can make trouble if you go, as long as you don't do anything to the emperor, no one will move you."

As if he had seen through Lu Rong, the general had a smile on his face and kind eyes.

Lu Rong unconsciously calmed down a lot, and snorted: "Why do you have to make trouble, I don't know what to do?" ”

The general laughed: "That can be said, there is nothing in the world, and mediocrity disturbs itself." ”

Lu Rong sighed, no longer entangled in the old man in front of him, sometimes rebellious and sometimes loyal, and asked lazily, "Then when will I leave?" ”

"Don't worry, stay with me for two more days, in a few days it will be the day of listening to politics, I am ready to let you participate too, this will have to be your business in the future." Looking at Lu Rong with a tired face, the general smiled and continued: "It's just that you can't drink enough, you have to practice again." ”