The calligraphy given to Hu Guang is really a bit rough. The five large characters are written on a little wrinkled ordinary rice paper, and perhaps the ink was not properly handled after writing, so that the word "fly" is a bit flowery.

Fortunately, the words on the saint are written smoothly, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is calligraphy. The eunuch Wang Gui also gave a reasonable explanation, this is the paper that the saint is interested in practicing calligraphy together, and it is reasonable that it is not so perfect. Of course, the most important thing is that these words came from the hands of the emperor.

Previously, the celebrant and eunuch took the brocade guard to the thousand-step corridor, and Hu Guang inevitably had some etiquette to thank the Holy Grace. After a while, many officials from the Hanlin Academy came to congratulate them, and they were also clear about the content of the words given. Hu Guang promised that he would find a carpenter to order a box of the same size, and then keep and store the calligraphy of the imperial gift in a suitable dry and wet house.

Hu Guang, who was born in Jinshi and read poetry books, easily knows the origin of these five words, which comes from a long poem of Yuefu in the Han Dynasty. It tells the story of a man and a woman who suffered a tragedy because of the opposition of their elders. The last sentence of the original poem, "Thank you to future generations, don't forget to be cautious", made Hu Guang understand the emperor's meaning even more.

Almost instantly, Hu Guang already knew the meaning of the emperor's intentions. But in order to prevent any deep meaning from being missed, he thought about it for a long time and thought about it again and again.

So much so that after returning home from duty, Hu Guang was still in the study to look at this calligraphy.

After a long time, he finally found a slave and maidservant, and asked his wife to release her daughter and take her to the study to teach her.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for a while, Hu Guang's wife, daughter, and eldest son Hu Sui all came to the study.

Hu Guang said to his daughter Hu Shi: "In the future, my father will no longer lock you up, and I will not object to you and Xie Zhenliang." But don't go and see him privately, so as not to be embarrassed! For the father, I will find someone to talk to Xie Jin, and then let Xie Jin ask a matchmaker to handle this matter for you. ”

The little lady's eyes were red, and she looked incredulous, but her expression had turned to sadness and joy.

The eldest son, Hu Sui, was very dissatisfied: "Then Xie Jin insulted the Hu family, how could my father do this......"

"Knock knock!" Hu Guang tapped his fingers on the table twice, and then pointed to the rice paper placed on it. The family members stepped forward and saw the words on it.

Hu Guangdao: "Today's holy gifts. ”

Hu Sui was still indignant: "But Xie Jin is really too much, and the words he said made the Hu family ridiculed and difficult to deal with." ”

Madame glared at her son, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Hu Xiaoniang said softly: "My daughter has long heard that the saint is in love today, but I didn't expect him to take care of such a thing, and he is indeed not like those pedantic and boring scholars." ”

Hu Guang shook his head and said, "It's not as simple as you think. ”

He glanced at his son, and said earnestly, "Although what Xie Jin said cannot be verified, it is also the truth. You can criticize your father for being greedy for life, before and after the destruction of the Jingshi City in the fourth year of Jianwen, he didn't think about dying as a father. ”

Madame was so anxious that she said in a deep voice: "Do you want our family to be like Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, and Tie Xuan's family, and the family is ruined, and others are satisfied?" What's wrong with what the old man did? ”

Hu Guang couldn't educate his eldest son like this, he ignored the woman, and said: "Those who read can't be ignorant of the big festivals." At the beginning, Emperor Jianwen was finished, and of course the loyal ministers should repay the king with death, and they considered themselves guilty of being a disgrace for their father. But you can't die all of them, someone is bound to survive and continue to serve the country.

The Ming Dynasty is still the Ming Dynasty, and the throne of Taizu's grandson is in the hands of Taizu's son. The matter has come to this, do I want to continue to live with hundreds of millions of subjects?

What should those who survived? Emperor Jianwen did not, but Emperor Taizong ascended the throne. At that time, what role could it play against Emperor Taizong; Do you want the country to be ownerless, or is it purely to vent your anger?

After the established facts, those civil officials who still insulted the emperor caused a confrontation between the monarch and the minister. At the beginning of Emperor Taizong's ascension to the throne, he was prone to killing, and his courtiers were extremely nervous. If such a situation continues, it will certainly be harmful and unbeneficial. Where is the imperial court ultimately headed? Only when the sincerity between the monarch and the ministers is renewed, instead of venting anger and hostility, can the Ming court continue. ”

Son Hu Sui looked at his father's gaze and gradually gained a little more respect.

Hu Guangdao: "The turmoil has continued to the present Wude Dynasty. After Imajo ascended the throne, his national policy made the courtiers feel uneasy, but he did not purge the courtiers in a big way, and Imajo also voted for reconciliation many times. Let the civil officials on the side of the deposed prince enter the cabinet and participate in decision-making; The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Rites asked for a sutra feast, and the Holy One immediately approved it. This is a great good thing, and if the courtiers do the opposite, what good will it do to the country?

We can't make an inch, and only by making appropriate compromises can we rebuild the sincerity of the monarch and the ministers and calm down the turmoil over the years. Since we are not dead, but we live in a temple, we should do these things, and this is our duty and morality. ”

Hu Sui said: "My father endures humiliation and bears heavy burdens, and he has the world in his heart, which is definitely beyond the reach of villains such as Xie Jinna!" ”

Hu Guang said coldly: "When I didn't have you, my father knew Xie Jin, I know exactly what kind of person he is." The people of Yang Shiqi's family have been looking for someone to rescue them everywhere, Xie Jin is also a Jiangxi scholar (Jiangxi Party), why don't you write a letter to intercede for Yang Shiqi? ”

The son thought for a while and said, "Xie Jin is also afraid of implicating the party of the abolished prince?" ”

Hu Guang shook his head and said: "Yang Shiqi's only son usually does evil, and he has even killed people. But because Yang Shiqi was the confidant of the former officials of the East Palace who abolished the prince, the officials of Ying Tianfu acted for personal gain. What is the rationale for explaining this? ”

The lady took the opportunity to say, "It's better for our son." ”

Hu Guang said with a straight face: "You can't get used to him!" ”

The son hurriedly bowed and said, "Father has taught me a lesson." Father's meaning, Xie Jin knows right and wrong in black and white, isn't it all the heart of a villain? ”

"What else do you need to say?" Hu Guangdao, "Lang Lang, the sun and the moon are distinct, and the saints are not confused, where are so many villains in the temple?" Xie Jin has his own way of life, which is different from being a father. ”

The son sighed and asked, "Even if our family agrees to the marriage, will Xie Jin take the opportunity to fall into the ground?" ”

Hu Guang pointed to the imperial calligraphy on the table, "If Xie Jin just wants to get along with the emperor, why does he want to surrender to Taizong and surrender to Jinshang?" ”

"Father has a point." The son nodded, but he still said with an unhappy face, "The little sister really doesn't care about the overall situation, why do you have to associate with the people of the Xie family!" ”

The little lady Hu said aggrievedly: "Could it be that the marriage contract was not made by the father?" ”

Hu Guang sighed: "The matter has come to this, and it can only change." The Father is not afraid of his revenge, but only of the grace of God. He can't break me! If anyone attacks me in the name of integrity, he will have to involve these issues, and these are all conclusions that have been made after the sea of corpses and blood. And those private gossip, if you don't climb the tower of elegance, don't pay attention to it, the misunderstanding of the world will be dissolved one day. ”

…… In the first month, there was another major event in the Beijing Division, Liu Sheng led a Beijing camp to escort the defeated Annan thieves into Beijing. The imperial court arranged a grand ceremony for Liu Sheng to welcome the victorious general back to the court.

Liu Sheng's carriage entered the Beijing division in front of the hug, and the Jinyi guards opened the way for it, and there were all kinds of brand umbrellas and honor guards, and the officials and the people all dismounted to avoid the road, and the pomp was very great. People beat gongs and drums and watched the prisoner van that followed, so it was not lively.

At this time, the courtiers were also jubilant and showed a very contradictory attitude.

The real power is held by the civilian officials, who have always been opposed to war. Even if the traitors in Annam wanted to kill the officials of the imperial court, it was an imperative and just war to quell the rebellion, and most civil officials were cautious about it at the beginning.

But after the Ming army had won a great victory and captured the culprit, the ministers were very happy and arranged a great honor for Liu Sheng.

Perhaps because of the upcoming ceremony of sacrificing prisoners, it can increase the prestige of the central government of the imperial court; Such ceremonies were among the most important ceremonies among the various ceremonies, and they had an extraordinary impact on maintaining the authority and rule of the imperial court.

Ruan Shi was in Liu Sheng's carriage, curiously watching from the corner of the curtain, and when she saw such a scene, she had the illusion that Liu Sheng was extremely human. Because from the officials to the common people, they all respectfully saluted Liu Sheng's car.

The magnificent city tower palace of the Beijing division is very shocking; Among them, there are many garden pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, as well as exquisite and gorgeous water pavilion villas, which dazzle her. The population is also very large, and its prosperity far exceeds that of any other city in Annam, and everything is very well-behaved, so it can be seen that people do not have to worry about committing adultery.

"Da Ming is like heaven." Ruan sighed, and then she blurted out, "Why do you still want the land of Annam when you are already so rich?" ”

After Ruan finished speaking, he realized that he had lost his words, and his face turned red.

Liu Sheng said: "The imperial court does not want the land of Annan, the Marquis of Xincheng has promised to withdraw to the northeast, and the descendants of the Chen family have also become kings." The Ming Dynasty is to help Annan, calm the troubles, and stabilize the place. ”

Ruan Shi nodded hurriedly and said, "The concubine body understands." After a while, she was a little apprehensive, "Can I really be the lady of Liufu?" Will people look down on me? ”

Liu Sheng said kindly: "Don't worry, there is a great grace in the saint." ”

Ruan Shi said softly: "At that time, I was worried about General Liu, I was so anxious that I couldn't think it through, and after thinking about it, I realized that my identity was really immoral. General Liu is a nobleman with status, isn't he afraid of what others say? ”

Liu Sheng smiled: "The people who said it are all civil officials, and they are not very pleasing to us when they are born, and they always pay attention to this and that." But our wealth is not given by civil officials, so what do they do? It is enough for me to see that I am pleasing to the eye. ”

The group walked along the street to the south of the imperial city, and first handed over the prisoner car to Jinyiwei. Liu Sheng sent the seal and a copy of the recital to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and then took Ruan Shi home first. Prisoner sacrifice ceremonies, celebration banquets, etc. require careful ceremonial preparations, so there is no need to rush today.