"You're all here?"

Several people were chatting lively, and a hearty voice sounded, but it was Yao Zhankui who walked in from outside the door.

"Daddy!" Yao An shouted happily, got up and ran over quickly.

"Sir!" Xiao Cui also got up to say hello.

Jiang Nan immediately stood up and nodded, "Big brother!" How do you have time to come over today? ”

Yao Zhankui rubbed Yao An's head, strode in, pulled a stool and sat down, "Before Ding Shengyuan opened, I asked Yijia to inscribe the words for you, I didn't expect him to be so attentive, and specially sent Butler Yu to come over to congratulate, not to mention that you also like calligraphy, presumably Steward Yu has told the truth when he went back, I want to take you over to visit as soon as possible, and at the same time introduce you to Yijia." ”

Jiang Nan thought about it for a while, and secretly felt that what he said was reasonable, it was his own negligence, although Wan Daren said that he sent the housekeeper over for the sake of the eldest brother's face, but Wan Yijia was both a respected and an elder, and he had also been invited by the mouth of the housekeeper, and he should come to visit and thank him.

Jiang Nan nodded, "What gifts are appropriate to prepare for the first time?" ”

Yao Zhankui waved his hand casually, "You don't have to worry about it, I'll prepare it for you." ”

Jiang Nan: "Let the eldest brother break the bill again!" ”

Yao Zhankui: "It doesn't cost much, my brother, don't care!" The righteous nail does not count any of these! ”

Jiang Nan didn't say anything polite to him, nodded, turned his head and instructed Xiao Cui: "The meal is also finished, you take Xiao Wu to the courtyard to rehearse the moves again!" After speaking, he looked at Yao An again and instructed: "You must be diligent and hard in learning martial arts, and you can't have the slightest slack, so that you can practice martial arts well!" ”

When Yao An heard this, he nodded heavily, said "um", and ran out with Xiaocui.

Seeing that they were gone, Jiang Nan got up and closed the door tightly, took out the feather arrow from the closet, and handed it to Yao Zhankui.

Yao Zhankui looked at Jiang Nan suspiciously, "What do you mean?" ”

Jiang Nan: "I was resting in my room last night, and this arrow came in from the outside, so I hurriedly went out to check and found no suspicious person!" ”

Yao Zhankui was shocked when he heard this, and exclaimed: "There is such a thing? Who is so bold? ”

Jiang Nan's finger tapped the arrow, "There are words on it." ”

Yao Zhankui twisted the body of the arrow, looked at it carefully, and when he saw the words on it clearly, he slapped the arrow on the table, his eyes were wide with anger, and his hair was open, "Damn!" It's this group of guts rats again, they only dare to hide in the dark and release cold arrows, and they don't dare to show their true colors at all. If I let me know who is behind the ghost, I will definitely let him survive and not die! ”

Jiang Nan gently patted Yao Zhankui's shoulder to soothe his emotions, "Who is doing the ghost, big brother still has no clue?" ”

Yao Zhankui sighed when he heard this, and shook his head helplessly.

Jiang Nan: "In my opinion, they only dare to hurt people with secret arrows, presumably because they are afraid of the power of the eldest brother, you don't have to worry too much, as long as we are vigilant and pay attention to observation, we can always wait for them to show their feet." ”

Yao Zhankui: "Alas——! Forget it, don't want to. Let's go, go to Yijia, I ordered someone to go to his house last night, and he must have been waiting at home at this time. ”

The two took a few entourages, carried gifts, and went out of the door and went straight to Wanfu.

……

Jiangdu County, one of the nine upper counties of the Liang Dynasty, as Wan Yijia of the Taishou of the upper county, from the rank of third-grade official. As the soil emperor of Jiangdu County, Wan Yijia's mansion was naturally chosen in the best location in the interior of the county - the north of the city, because the county guard mansion was here.

Although the county guard mansion also has a place to live, Wan Yijia prefers to live in his own mansion. In his opinion, the atmosphere of the county guard is too dull, far less warm than at home, even if there are many troubles at home.

Yao Zhankui led Jiangnan to Wanfu with a familiar car, and a retinue behind him quickly stepped forward and knocked on the door.

The knocker of "Dangdangdang" rang for a moment, the door opened from the inside, and the family leaned out half of their bodies and looked at everyone coldly.

When his gaze swept over Yao Zhankui, his expression instantly became vivid. Quickly opened the door, called "Yao Ye" with a smile, and twisted his height and shouted: "Yao Ye is here!" Go and tell the master! ”

After speaking, he hurriedly bowed down and walked in front to lead the way.

When passing through the front yard, Steward Yu had heard the news and rushed over. He quickly approached and arched his hand: "Master Yao! Jiang Gongzi! The master has been waiting for a long time, come with me! After saying that, he gestured to the doorkeeper again.

Seeing that Butler Yu was coming, the family didn't need to lead the way, turned around and went back to continue guarding the door.

Jiang Nan and Yao Zhankui heard that Wan Yijia was still waiting, and it was inconvenient to talk about it, so they followed Steward Yu and continued to walk inside.

"Big brother, you're here!" At the foot of the steps, a middle-aged man in a brocade dress said with a smile on his face.

Yao Zhankui nodded when he heard this, "Yijia, I'm bothered!" ”

While the two were talking, Jiang Nan looked at the middle-aged man.

Dressed in a brown brocade robe, with brown boots on his feet, he stood there unshakable, and his own majesty came, and he was expected to be Wanyi Jia.

Jiang Nan took a step forward and said with a smile: "Jiang Nan, meet Master Wan!" ”

Yao Zhankui patted Jiang Nan on the shoulder, "This is the younger brother I recognize, Jiang Nan, who is skilled and knowledgeable, and has the grace to save my life!" ”

When Wan Yijia heard this, he looked Jiang Nan up and down with a smile, "Not bad!" Yushu is in the wind, fresh and handsome, and it is really a talent. ”

Jiang Nan smiled and bowed, "Lord Wan has won the prize!" ”

Wan Yijia turned around and raised his hand, "Please inside!" ”

Jiang Nan hurriedly bowed down and said, "Lord Wan, please first!" ”

After some humility, Yao Zhankui was older and walked in front, followed by Wan Yijia and Jiang Nanyi, one left and one right.

The guests and hosts sat down, and several maids walked in with trays, and after placing the tea and pastries, they quietly retreated, very obedient.

"Yijia, thank you yesterday!" Yao Zhankui said softly.

When Wan Yijia heard this, he waved his hand, "Where did the eldest brother speak!" We brothers don't have to see each other. If it weren't for my uncle's help, my father might not have been able to exterminate Du Futuo's group of thieves, how could I sit in the position of Taishou today! ”

More than 20 years ago, Jiangdu County also set up a metropolitan protectorate, commanding the military of Jiangdu and more than 30 surrounding counties, and Yang Di, the king of Zhou, nominally led the position of metropolitan protector, but in fact, everything in the palace was in charge of the deputy metropolitan protector and the general manager Du Futuo.

Du Futuo has been in a high position for a long time, breeding a heart of rebellion, and even rebelled.

Wan Yijia's father, Wan Donglai, was the Taishou of Jiangdu County at the time, and was ordered to lead the troops to encircle and suppress Du Futuo. I never wanted to be mistaken by the villain, and all the grain and grass were burned.

At the critical juncture, Yao Zhankui's father, Yao Jiancheng, stepped forward and supported the grain and grass needed by the army free of charge, and secretly sent the family members of the palace to investigate and collect intelligence.

In the end, with the help of Yao Jiancheng, Wan Donglai successfully eliminated Du Futuo. The emperor's dragon heart is happy, and Wan Donglai is assessed as the Pillar of the National Honor, and he also leads the post of general of the town army (Wusan official, from the second-rank official rank).

Wan Yijia was also promoted with the help of his father all the way. After Wan Donglai was killed, the emperor thanked him for his efforts to quell the rebellion, and promoted his son Wan Yijia to be the Taishou of Jiangdu County.

However, with the experience of Du Futuo, the emperor revoked the Jiangdu Dadu Protectorate, and the Dadu Protectorate in the rest of the places was also renamed the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the Metropolitan Protectorate was renamed the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the name of the governor was no longer used, and was changed to the Metropolitan Governor and the Metropolitan Governor.

Wan Jia has always remembered the grace of the Yao family, even after Wan Donglai and Yao Jiancheng were killed one after another, Wan Yijia and Yao Zhankui were also like siblings, and Wan Yijia respected Yao Zhankui even more and regarded him as his eldest brother.

This time, for the sake of Jiangnan, Yao Zhankui opened his mouth to ask for help, and Wan Yijia responded without hesitation.

Jiang Nan: "Thank you for the golden plaque given by Lord Wan, which adds a lot of color to the restaurant below!" ”

Wan Yijia waved his hand, "The effort of raising your hand is not enough to worry about your teeth!" I heard Steward Yu come back and say, you are also good at calligraphy, the word 'Ding Shengyuan' is from your hand, Steward Yu is even more respectful of your handwriting, I have some skills for a while, why not take this opportunity, you and I have a discussion, how? ”

When Jiang Nan heard this, he hurriedly bowed and said: "In front of Lord Wan, don't dare to get an axe!" ”

Wan Yijia's face was slightly displeased, "Could it be that you look down on Wan and disdain it?" ”

Seeing this, Yao Zhankui pulled Jiang Nan's sleeve and said with a smile: "How can Jiang Nan shirk such a grand event?" After speaking, he explained in a low voice.

The literati of the Liang Dynasty had a habit, like chivalrous men, to fight when they met, and to distinguish between high and low. If you don't make a move, others will look down on each other and disdain to compete.

Jiang Nan understood the reason why Wan Yijia was angry, and hurriedly said: "Wan Daren invited, dare not obey his fate!" ”

Wan Yijia showed a smile at this time, waved his hand, and motioned to Steward Yu who was waiting beside him, Steward Yu nodded and walked out quickly.

After waiting for a while, Steward Yu led a few housekeepers in, and instructed the housekeepers to put the table in the center of the hall, and the housekeepers in the back successively put the four treasures of the study on it. The family man bowed and retreated, and Steward Yu also stepped aside and stood still.

Wan Yijia got up and dusted off his robe, and said softly, "Please!" With that, he walked over to the table and began to roll up his sleeves.

Yao Zhankui and Jiang Nan also got up and walked over, and Jiang Nan followed suit-pull up his sleeves.

Wan Yijia proudly introduced his baby, "This is Zhuge pen, this is Hui ink, this is Chengxintang paper, and this is Longwei inkstone." It took me a long time to get all four! ”

Jiang Nan was secretly funny, Wan Yijia at this time, where is there still the prestige of Taishou, he is completely a child who sells his toys with others. Look at him like that, as if to say, I'm amazing, hurry up and praise me.

Looking at his style, Jiang Nan did not regain the restraint of Fang Cai, and gave a thumbs up with a smile, "Lord Wan is amazing!" ”

When Wan Yijia heard this, he stroked his beard with satisfaction.

Yao Zhankui is also a lively person, and seeing that the two of them haven't started yet, he urged: "You can start, right?" ”

Wan Yijia frowned, a little difficult. How can it be compared? If you make your own questions, even if you win, it will inevitably be unfair. Turning his head and seeing that Yao Zhankui had nothing to do with himself, he thought about it, "Big brother! It's up to you to come up with the question, and after you finish writing, the three of us will judge which is better or worse, how about it? ”

Jiang Nan was noncommittal, and stood there silently.