In the early morning of autumn, the eastern sky has just revealed a slight light, the milky white mist floats in the ancient city, and the painting boat on the Qinhuai River drives slowly, hidden in the dense fog one by one, just like the Yuyu Qiong Palace in the sky.

In the thick fog of late autumn, a richly decorated carriage, led by two short Dian horses, a middle-aged man in his forties and dressed as a domestic servant, rode a green donkey to accompany the carriage, slowly moving down the wide street.

Along the way, the quaint brick and wood buildings on both sides of the road are sometimes more and less frequent, all kinds of trees, the painting boats on the Qinhuai River are drifting, and occasionally the boatman or the tired fireworks woman appears on the bow of the boat.

This period is the most interesting time of the metabolism of Jiankang City, the chaos and prosperity of the night has been dissipated, the new vitality has just begun, the city gate outside has been opened, the vegetable farmers or hawkers who enter the market come in one after another, go to the market, there are not many people who can meet, but they all give people a feeling of green and vitality. Occasionally, you can see people with tired faces, hurriedly walking on the side of the road or even disheveled, most of them spent the night in a green building, and left early because they had something to do during the day. The shop was half open, and the beggars had not yet risen.

The man in the car is the Eight Great Nobles of Great Xia, the fourth duke, the current head of the Yang family, Guangping Hou Yang Jieliang, and his ancestor Yang Ye, the old Linggong who drove the emperor Xia Taizu Chai Rong 600 years ago.

In that year, Taizu Chai Rong was crowned a meritorious hero, a total of four kings and eight dukes. The edict stated that the meritorious heroes were reduced from the second generation to one level of hereditary replacement. Up to now, only five of the twelve generals of the year are still enjoying the wealth bestowed by their ancestors, and the remaining seven are silent for 600 years. The Great Xia court was very cautious in rewarding hereditary replacement, and after the founding of the country, only Di, Gan, and Han were entitled, and Di, Gan, and Han were all rewarded for their great achievements.

Yang Jieliang lay lazily in the car, which was covered with a thick blanket, with a low table in the middle, and even a charcoal stove covered with a copper cover in the corner, emitting heat.

A few lower copper kettles with warm wine in the pots.

Warm wine into the throat, although the taste of the wine is bland, but it will also dissipate the cold air.

Yang Jieliang smiled and asked, "What is there about my sister that makes me rush to the house?" It's not like my nephew has some moths! ”

Accompanied by a green donkey riding next to the sedan chair was Gan Fu, the housekeeper of Ganfu, and after hearing Yang Hou's inquiry, he should arrive: "The little young master has not been sick for a few months, but he is often awakened by nightmares at night, and he often spends a long time in a daze about something during the day. ”

Yang Jieliang shook his head: "What a shrewd pair my sister and brother-in-law are, they gave birth to a foolish nephew for me!" ”

Qimen Gong Gan Mao has a total of four sons, the big house and the four-room mansion are built in Wuyi Lane on the bank of the Qinhuai River in Jiankang, the big house Qimen Houfu is in the north of the street and the south, and the four-room Jizhong is opposite the Qimen Houfu. The second and third rooms are far away in Yunnan.

In the summer of that year, Xiaozong rehabilitated Zhaoxue for Gan Mao, and the Gan family was enclosed by Shuanghou, and after the four sons of Gan Mao discussed, the two marquis were inherited by Dafang Ganyun and Sifang Ganlin.

When the group came to Qimen Houfu, the main hall on the middle road of Houfu was empty. On the east road, Gan Fu's family lives in. On the west road, there lived the Ganshen family. Entering Ganfu East Road, the heavy yard covers the yard, but it does not look crowded.

As soon as you enter the courtyard at the innermost part of the east road, it is the residence of Gan Feng's grandmother, the old lady. Entering the courtyard shows the shadow wall with thousands of "longevity" words written, behind the shadow wall is a spacious courtyard, pavilions and pavilions everywhere, beautiful, in the middle of the courtyard is a pile of rockeries, the rockery is surrounded by shallow pools. The golden scales swam in the pool, and two big white geese stood proudly on the water, occasionally bowing their heads and eating the fish in the pool.

After walking a shot, I saw the two mothers-in-law in front of me catching up. Skimming through the verandah, turning the marble screen of the red sandalwood shelf, I saw five carved beams and painted halls lined up, and many parrots and thrushes hung under the eaves. The five rooms are gray with high ridges and green tiles, and the three big characters of "Qin Ci Xu Zhongtang" are hung at the door. The main house is flanked by a promenade that connects to the courtyard on one side and a small garden in the backyard on the other.

Hearing this movement, the maid dressed in red and green looked out, glanced at Yang Jieliang, and immediately retracted her head and shouted: "Ancestor, it's my uncle who has arrived." ”

Before the words fell, the voice of the old lady came from inside: "It's my uncle who is here, hurry up, come in, it's a cold day, and invite my uncle to the house, it's all my wife's sin." ”

Yang Jieliang listened, picked up the curtain and went in, and said with a smile: "Ancestor, I dare not have any complaints!" This Great Xia Dynasty went up to the emperor's relatives and relatives, down to the Manchu Dynasty, and there was that short-sighted thing that dared to say half a word in front of the ancestors. ”

After speaking, he said, "The old lady is well!" Sister is well! ”

I saw a silver-haired, kind-eyed old man sitting on the kang with a three-year-old child in his arms. There is a dignified beauty standing in his hand, and he is full of relatives.

The dignified beauty who was standing with her hands in her hands said to Yang Liangjie: "Little brother, sit down, don't be polite to your own family." ”

The old lady opened the chatterbox, but she couldn't hold it back, and sighed with emotion: "It's not all the ancestors who exchanged their lives for it!" What others think of our family is someone else's business, and we must know it in our own hearts. My in-laws are not outsiders, and I don't shy away from some words, it has been more than three years since our Great Xia Dynasty lost half of the Jiangbei country, how many people still want to restore the old country? They just want a signboard to cover up their ugliness, the signboard in Qufu, Shandong has fallen, and our house is now the signboard they want. ”

Yang Jieliang said with a smile: "Look, this Manchu Dynasty Zhu Zi, who has such insight as an ancestor, if you want me to say it!" When they put on their hats, they think they can become humans, and when they take the hats, they are still monkeys. The official family should use people like the two dynasties of Taizu and Taizong, and the old Taijun can also go to the palace like the old ancestor of the Yang family, She Lao Taijun. ”

After speaking, his face was full of pride and pride.

Hearing this, Mrs. Yue said with a straight face: "That's it, Mrs. She is the first heroine of my dynasty, how can I compare?" The day before yesterday, your brother-in-law sent a letter saying that 800,000 Dazi attacked Xiangfan, and he was going to lead troops to Xiangfan to relieve the siege. How many soldiers he has! Isn't this taking an egg to touch a stone? I wondered if the imperial court could raise an army to Xiangfan and let my family be an assistant. It's also somewhat certain. Your brother-in-law wants to have three long and two short to tell us how to live for four generations! Your sister's father-in-law happened to be ordered to go to Guangzhou on an errand, you look at this Nuoda Hou Mansion, although there are dozens of people, at home, to none of them are mixed in the officialdom, the old woman is the most kind to me, a good grandson, and she is sick and crooked. Ay! Now I have to ask my uncle for this. ”

After speaking, he tightened the child in his arms.

The woman next to her burst into tears.

After listening, Yang Jieliang was surprised and said: "How come I don't have any news about such a big thing." Let me think! ”

Jie Liang lowered his head and pondered for a while and said: "Don't be sad about the old lady and sister, I pondered, someone must have blocked the news about this matter, my sister knows, but the palace is still the exclusive pet of Concubine Jia, I think so, I will contact the court officials who are close to my two families to see if I can write to Your Majesty, this matter is not easy to delay, it is not too late, I will leave to contact." After speaking, he gave a deep bow to the old lady. Turn and walk out the door.

Stepping out of the west wing, I was thinking about what to do next, and suddenly a person turned out from behind the shade of the tree, and it was the big girl next to my sister who entered the painting.

The painting was a deep salute in front of the painting, and the painting was the bridal maid of the Yang family who married to the Gan family, and then his eyes turned between Yang Jieliang and the West Wing Hall and said: "Young master, the housekeeper in the front yard sent a message to come in, and the housekeeper of the young master's mansion Shanglin found us, saying that Master Jia from Yangzhou, Jiangbei Province held a banquet at noon in the West Lake Wanghai Tower, and invited the young master to the banquet." ”

Yang Liangjie said: "Into the painting, you are from our Yang family, come from our Yang family, persuade me which sister in a few days, look at the old and small of this family, hey!" With that, he walked to the front yard.

In the third year of Suzong in Southern Xia, September 9, Double Ninth Festival.

Ouchi, the temple of nourishing the heart.

Emperor Chai Xinyuan sat on the imperial case with a pale face, looking at the ministers with a cloudy gaze.

Today is the Double Ninth Festival, and it is the period of the Ninety-Nine Dynasty, and all the officials above the five grades in Beijing will go to the court to participate in the court meeting.

No one thought that the official family, who had not been in the court for more than a month, would still be able to drag his sick body to the court to govern.

Chai Xinyuan didn't say a word, but just looked at the minister over and over again with suspicion. After about half an hour, he rolled his eyes and glanced at the great eunuch Wang Chun.

Seeing this, Wang Chun hurriedly took out an edict and said loudly: "All the ministers take the order!" ”

The ministers hurriedly knelt down to greet the order, and Jia Ru sneered at the triumphant Zuo Prime Minister Shi Mijian.

I only heard Wang Chun screaming: "Recently, my dragon is not in good health, and it is difficult to take care of state affairs. All major military affairs are handled by Prime Minister Shi and the political affairs hall and the officials of the six ministries. Before I was an, the eight Aiqing stayed in the palace temporarily in case of accidents. All the ministries of the imperial court, all departments, all temples, all ya, the Imperial Forest Army, the Eight Forbidden Army, and all the soldiers and horses in the world are not allowed to act arbitrarily without a will, and those who disobey the order will be punished for the crime of treason. I ---- now"

At this time, Cheng Wulin shouted loudly in the imperial history: "Your Majesty is slow, the minister has a play, and when the minister finishes playing this matter, he is willing to accept the guilt." ”

The whole hall was buzzing, and it was the first time since the founding of the country that the emperor interrupted the decree when he was announcing it. This is the protest! Although Great Xia is ruled by the emperor and scholars, even if he is not raided, it is inevitable to go to the official and be removed from office and exiled for 3,000 miles.

Chai Xinyuan stared at Wu Lin with a solemn gaze, and without saying a word, beads of sweat the size of Wu Yushi rolled down his forehead. His heart was pounding, his whole body was trembling, he was gambling, betting on a bright future.

Wu Lin said: "Today, there are national thieves, covering up the holy hearing, forming parties for personal gain, and causing chaos to the dynasty. If the national thieves are not removed, the country will not be a country, how can Your Majesty entrust this thousands of miles of rivers and mountains to the national thieves. I hope Your Majesty thinks twice! ”

"Presumptuous!"

"Thief!"

"How daring---------!"

"Wu Lin, a chaotic minister and thief, everyone will be punished!"

"Your Majesty, Wu Lin is immortal, I am afraid of chilling the hearts of the subjects of the world!"

"Wu Lin ------------------"

The sound of the tide of attacks and shouts of killing instantly drowned out this 'righteous and upspoken' Yushi Zhongcheng.

Chai Xinyuan looked at more than half of the officials in the hall kneeling down to kill Wu Lin, his face was cloudy, and he looked at the ministers who were still standing on both sides and said: "Since the Duke of Qimen was unjustly killed on trumped-up charges in this dynasty, even the previous emperors of the past dynasties could not convict the ministers without evidence, Wu Yushi, if you don't come up with real evidence, I will sentence you to the crime of bullying the king." ”

Wu Lin was very embarrassed when he was attacked, he suddenly thought of something, and shouted: "Dazi's 800,000 army attacked Xiangfan, 400,000 troops attacked Bashu, and 500,000 attacked Huaisi. The Great Xia rivers and mountains are in danger, can the saints know? ”

The entire Heart Cultivation Hall instantly fell silent, and countless people peeked at the emperor's expression on the throne.

Wu Lin secretly glanced at his uncle Jia Ru, and involuntarily wiped the cold sweat on his forehead.

In the silence, Chai Xinyuan's hands trembled, his face turned blue in an instant, and after a while, he turned pale, and he became more and more sad, and said through gritted teeth: "Dog minion, can you have an excerpt from Dazi Fanbian?" ”

Wang Chun was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and said: "Official, there is no excerpt about Yan Guobing's Fan Bian in the upper study, since the official family is sick, all the excerpts and minions in the upper study have been handed over to the queen for approval, even if they give the slave twelve points of dog guts, they don't dare to hide!" Emperor! ”

Chai Xinyuan listened to it, and looked at Shi Mijian viciously and said: "Shi Xiang, can you receive urgent reports from Huaisi, Xiangfan and Bashu when you go to the study?" ”

Shi Mijian said: "Holy Lord, the minister has not received the report from the border gate. ”