Chapter 1029: The Wizard Who Loudly Proclaims Gratitude (Part II)

"Ah Weng" is the name of his grandfather, and now Ah Weng in Cheng Xia's mouth should be Cheng Xiu, the patriarch of the Jiangxia Cheng clan.

"Don't move! Tell you Ah Da, we live in other tribes in Qishui, which can be regarded as a branch, as long as the Jiangxia Cheng clan allows us to go home every year to worship our ancestors, it is enough, why do we need to return here to be controlled by others. ”

Cheng Xia understood, he ran a few steps and reflexively asked Zhao Xing: "Teacher, you just talked about 'gratitude', and the students have always wanted to ask: Is it a kind of gratitude for the teacher to marry Azhu, and is it a kind of gratitude for the teacher to take care of the teacher...... Just now, Ah Weng also seemed to say, the teacher has the ambition of Pengfei, and my Cheng clan should not take an illiterate woman to match the teacher......"

"Yes, you've already started thinking, that's good...... You go and tell Ah Weng in person, I am very satisfied with Ah Zhu, her gentleness and carefulness are not comparable to other women...... Let's put it this way, I like Ah Zhu, she is the wife I am marrying! ”

There was a soft "ah" from the flowers, Cheng Xia's eyes rolled, and when he saw that Zhao Xing didn't hear it, he also ignored the surprise, and said to himself thoughtfully while turning around: "Tell Ah Weng in person...... What do you tell A-Ong for? Don't......? ”

After a while, Cheng Xia ran back and asked breathlessly: "Teacher, Ah Weng said, we are doing a lot of business now, can we settle some Jiangxia Cheng clan by the way?" Ada, let me ask what you mean. ”

This should be rejected on the spot.

But Cheng is not different, which shows that he wants to agree.

There is a kind of show-off psychology in people's hearts, Cheng is different Taizu and left in a bad mood, now he can be regarded as returning to his hometown, and the Jiangxia Cheng clan has asked for him, and he is naturally proud.

"Let's go down - we only need literate people, let him move a few side branches, and settle them in Huangzhou and Hangzhou respectively", the Jiangxia Cheng clan did this, not without the intention of controlling the newly rising branch of Chengjiaao, but Zhao Xing also knew that he could only rely on this group of people now.

Cheng Xia ran back and forth like this, informing Zhao Xing of the situation in the ancestral hall and exchanging ways to deal with the affairs of the Cheng family.

After a while, even fools can see that Zhao Xing is the real person in charge of Cheng Jiaao.

But the patriarchal law is still there, and the patriarchal law stipulates that people with foreign surnames like Zhao Xing cannot go to the ancestral hall, so Cheng Xia must run at both ends to ask for advice.

In fact, Cheng Wei brought Zhao Xing, a person with a foreign surname, to Jiangxia, and also wanted to use Zhao Xing to fight against the patriarchal authority of the Jiangxia Cheng clan. Cheng has different little wisdom, but when he encounters Cheng Xiu, the patriarch of Jiangxia, who has been a senior official of Hanlin for a while, his confidence is naturally much smaller. And Zhao Xing is different, the murderers he has seen are far more fierce than Cheng Xiu, and the official position of his teacher Su Dongpo can completely overpower Cheng Xiu, so he is fearless.

The Jiangxia Cheng family has a big business and a large expense. After a long time, there are always some side branches of the big family that can't be taken care of. The Cheng family is in the stage of extreme expansion, and it also needs a large number of knowledgeable talents to join, so the two sides hit it off. After several discussions, the two sides reached an agreement: the Jiangxia Cheng clan sent 15 households to the Shu Branch, and a total of 43 people moved to Huangzhou, Qishui Chengjiabao, and Hangzhou Zhaojiazhuang for resettlement.

Among the fifteen households, there are 37 people who drag the family, and the remaining few belong to the family concubines, because the family is too large to take care of them, so they need to be self-reliant. Now, while joining another side line, they're all happy – traditionally called branching out. That is, a side branch is prosperous, accepts some non-descendants from the big family, absorbs some nutrients from the main family trunk, and strengthens itself.

The next few days are to identify specific personnel and prepare for the relocation. The six single sons were all accepted by Zhao Xing, and he was ready to take them to Hangzhou, and the rest of the people who moved the whole family, under the leadership of the children, set off to Qishui Chengjiaji and Huangzhou Mansion City one after another.

According to the rules, the Jiangxia Cheng clan will pay a relocation fee to the relocated households, and the clan branch that accepts them needs to give them land and houses to prepare for farming. For the first few years, they would support themselves by renting land owned by their clans, and then they would buy their own family businesses.

Zhao Xing left Jiangxia with the last group of people, and it was already spring and February at this time, and the mountains were full of flowers.

Cheng Wei was on the same boat as Zhao Xing, he was satisfied, and asked Zhao Xing quite proudly: "Virtuous son-in-law, you said that we should go to Beijing to participate in the imperial examination, I don't think you are in a hurry, but we have money now, and the cost of travel is not a problem." ”

Zhao Xing looked at this treacherous old man with a smile, but Cheng Wei looked honest and smiled. However, behind that honest smile is the cunning of the villagers.

Cheng Xia has only been studying for a few years - only two years, that is, the level of the second grade of primary school. was admitted to the Gongshi, because the exam was simple, and Zhao Xing did something in the officialdom. However, there are many talents in the capital, and with Cheng Xia's literacy rate, it is difficult to get ahead at all.

Perhaps, we have to wait a little longer, and wait until Tong Guan comes to power, this guy is bold, and the Jinshi dare to wholesale, and wholesale more than 200 people at a time. Nowadays, people only dare to retail Jinshi, and they have to find a way......

However, although finding a way is Zhao Xing's strength, his tentacles have not yet penetrated into Bianliang City, so he refuses.

"Within six years, Cheng Xia will not participate in the provincial examination", Zhao Xing said very calmly: "I told you the story of 'Jiang Lang's talent', in a word, it may not be a good thing to enter the officialdom through the scientific examination at too young." Young people are easy to be impulsive, and they don't know when they offend people, which is causing disaster to the family.

Therefore, I think Cheng Xia and Cheng Shuang should concentrate on studying for a few years, and the efforts that Cheng Jiaao needs in the past few years are: to push Cheng Wang and others up and become a tribute, the more tributes we have, the better. Wait for six years, and then let everyone go to the capital to catch the exam, at that time, presumably my Cheng Jiaao has already run Huangzhou. ”

Cheng Wei thought for a moment and replied: "It's still a good nephew who is thoughtful, how could I not think of the danger of being young and impulsive." Look at Mr. Su, such a big official, but now he is living so bleakly, so being an official may not be a good thing.

Our villagers are still shallow, so it's better to be like this...... The virtuous son-in-law is well-informed, and we Qishui Cheng clan will fully support the virtuous son-in-law to come forward, so that he can shelter under the virtuous son-in-law in the future. ”

Cheng Wei originally hoped that his son would become an official, but Zhao Xing's words just now reminded him that what happened to Su Shi in front of him made him understand: It is dangerous to be an official. So he retreated to the next best, hoping that Zhao Xing would come forward first, and then bring his son.

Can you not be an official? No, in ancient times, if you are not an official, there is no property security, and a casual servant can force your family to ruin. The laws of all dynasties have protected officials, and when officials reach the fifth rank or above, the law will open a wide door to them - especially when encountering capital crimes, according to the Song Dynasty's tradition of "not killing scholars and doctors", even if they are guilty of corruption and corruption, the heaviest punishment is exile.

In this case, one person is an official, the whole family is protected by the policy, and even the business can get tax reduction and exemption treatment, so the Qishui Cheng clan must have one person to become an official in order to continue to develop.

"I don't plan to take the imperial examination now", Zhao Xing looked at Jiang Shui and replied: "I need to make a little preparation, if there is a subject examination within three years, I will participate in the examination." Otherwise, then take the exam in three years,"

Cheng Wei arched his hand: "Okay, good, little old man is looking forward to good news from Mr." ”

This is Cheng's different nature. Back in Jiangxia, he learned a few words of literary crepe, and now in addition to being excited, he still revealed rural slang.

The Jinshi scientific examination is the ability to write poems and songs, but governing the country cannot rely entirely on poetry and songs, and arithmetic and criminal laws are needed, and these talents are selected through the examination. The opening time of the examination has not been determined, and the examination can be held at any time if the imperial court needs any talents. So Zhao Xing wants to say a vague statement "within three years".

Back at the Huangzhou mansion, Zhao Xing was stunned by the phenomenon of the house being crowded.

No, Su Dongpo's hospitality didn't come to this point.

The small courtyard was crowded with at least a hundred people, and everyone who came and went was heroic—this was a nice way to say, but a bad one was called a face full of meat, all like bandits, and they all carried knives, guns, and clubs.

Xiao Feng - this name was taken out of Zhao Xing's evil taste - came out to greet Zhao Xing with a helpless face, he first kowtowed, and then his head was on the ground, with a faceless appearance, and reported: "Ye Ye has a guest, named Chen Yu, and the people in the courtyard are all here to visit this guest." ”

Chen Yu, I want to smile when I hear this name - isn't this Chen Yu "Hedong Lion Roaring Chen Jichang"? Celebrities through the ages.

Su Dongpo's demotion to Huangzhou is also related to this Chen Gongzi.

It is said that Chen Gongzi's father once served as a Taishou, and the young Su Dongpo served under him, Chen Taishou built a high platform to see the scenery, and asked Su Dongpo to write a preface and put a monument on the high platform. Su Dongpo was vigorous, and in the preface, he secretly sarcastically satirized Chen Taishou for not understanding the scenery and having no taste. However, Chen Taishou didn't care about ridicule at all, and even asked people to engrave Su Shi's article on the tablet without changing a word.

This Chen Taishou's son is Chen Yu.

Chen Wei is not like the "Hedong Lion Roar" movie is a literati, the Song people called him "chivalry", when he was young, he admired the famous rangers of the Han Dynasty Zhu Jia and Guo Xie as people, helping the poor and doing chivalrous deeds; "A little stronger, read at the festival, and want to gallop in the world", but ambition is difficult to pay; So, living in seclusion in Qiting, "Benchariot and horse, destroying crown clothes, walking back and forth in the mountains, people don't know it." ”

Because this person is a person who is quick to take revenge, so* later, Su Shi's political enemies thought that since Su Shi had insulted Chen Yu's father, he would demote Su Shi to Huangzhou so that Chen Yu could kill him nearby.

But they didn't expect that Chen Taishou's generosity made Su Shi and him a year-old friend, and Su Shi himself was also a person who longed to fight for a thousand miles with a sword, and he and Chen Yu had already become "iron buddies". The relationship between the two is so good that they can joke casually, Su Shi made fun of Chen Jichang's fear of his wife and said: "Longqiu monks are also pitiful, talking about empty talk and sleepless nights, suddenly hearing the roar of the lion in Hedong, and the cane fell to the ground in a daze." ”

Because of this poem, "Hedong Lion's Roar" is now used to express fear of guilt, and Chen Ji is often the husband who is afraid of his wife, and this name has been passed down through the ages.

During Su Shi's derogation of Huangzhou, Chen Yu basically visited twice a year, because this person had a good reputation in the rivers and lakes, since he returned to the mountain with his sword, how many people wanted to travel with him were difficult to fulfill. Therefore, when he visited Su Shi every year, it became a grand gathering of people in the nearby rivers and lakes, and when he got off the boat, the local heroes rushed to tell each other and rushed to invite him to his home as a guest.

In previous years, Chen Wei would refuse all invitations and moor his boat at the "Snow Hall" on the eastern slope, where he lived in a narrow cabin, where he and Su Shi would drink and talk about the world. But this time, Su Dongpo received Chen Yu in Zhao Xing's courtyard, and at the same time, all the important people of the Cheng clan went to Jiangxia, and as a result, this group of "heroic" gangsters took Zhao Xing's courtyard as their own home under the hospitality of the two bold people.

Xiao Feng was wronged a lot during this time, many people saw that he was tall and his demeanor was very orderly, and they wanted to compete with him, but how dare he do it to the guests of "yes", so he was often beaten to the ground. Fortunately, Su Dongpo knew that the identity of the "head soldier" was sensitive, and did not reveal his original identity, otherwise, how could that group of Song dung Qing leave him alive.

"Famous swordsman!" Zhao Xingxing rushed inside, looking longing. He has long been yearning for the martial arts skills of the Song Dynasty, but he is also very bored: why did the Song Dynasty, where martial arts celebrities were multiplied, meet the Khitan, Dangxiang, Jurchen, and Mongols who didn't even understand the moves, but they were bound to lose every battle, and they were defeated in a mess, and they were defeated and lost to the country......

"Hopefully, this Chen Jichang's skills will not disappoint," Zhao Xing thought as he walked.

PS: Report: The poems used in this book are infinitely close to the truth...... However, I can faint at any time if necessary, so don't question me about the chronology of the poems—I have been taught again and again!

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