When Liu Jin was talking, he was pulled by a brocade guard: "Father-in-law, look." ”

Liu Jin followed the gesture of the brocade guard, but saw Yan Heng talking to a group of beggars in an alley.

"Go down and take a look, see what tricks this Yan family elder is doing", Liu Jin couldn't help but smile, and got up and went downstairs first.

It turned out that Yan Heng was teaching the mantra to this group of children at this time, and after teaching, he ordered them to spread out their hands, and one of them lost a copper coin:

"Pay you a penny first, and now you will go to the streets and shout to me, and shout according to what I have taught you, and come to me and receive another penny after you have finished shouting, and if I hear any street or place where there is no voice from you, I will not admit it, remember?"

Yan Heng asked loudly after speaking.

"Remember!" The little ones laughed.

After Yan Heng waved his hand, the group of children ran to the streets in large groups like bees, and shouted: "Come and see, Yan Song, the world's most filial son, kneels in front of the county yamen to suffer for his father!" ”

"Come and see, Xiao Yan Song, the world's number one filial son, knelt in front of the county yamen to suffer for his father!"

The shouts of the children attracted the attention of the passers-by, as well as the attention of Liu Jin, who came over.

During this time period, there are many people who enter the city, and there are many talents who come here, plus it is the birthday of the old lady of the Ouyang family, a local squire, and there are many foreign guests.

The whole street was so crowded that it was hard not to pay attention to the children.

What's more, filial piety has always been highly respected by the mainstream values of this era, and it is also related to the government.

Liu Jin and the others also followed with the crowd, and ordered: "Carefully watch the behavior of the Yan family brothers today, and report it truthfully to Gonggong Liang and His Majesty when the time comes." ”

……

Here, Yan Heng did not participate in the excitement he planned himself, he was trying to find the next group of children, and also used the cheapest way to let this group of children act as his mouthpiece.

Seeing that more and more people went to the county office, he was also very excited.

At this time, Xiao Yan Song, who was kneeling in front of the county yamen, was much quieter.

Yan Heng smeared duck blood on his forehead, smeared some ash on his face, deliberately made some tears in the corners of his eyes, and deliberately messed up his hair.

At first glance, I felt that this child was miserable and pitiful.

Xiao Yan Song himself was happy, slowly chewing the hawthorn candy in his mouth, and he was about to fall to the ground when he was drowsy, but he still remembered that his brother Yan Heng had asked him to hold a small row of rows, so he was still insisting on kneeling.

The official in front of the county yamen didn't pay attention to Xiao Yan Song, they could guess that this child was Yan Zhun's son who was imprisoned, but the Ouyang family had already said hello, and they could only turn a blind eye.

When he saw more and more people gathering, Xiao Yan Song suddenly straightened his chest and began to memorize the "Book of Filial Piety".

"The first chapter of the opening chapter

Zhong Niju, Zeng Zi Shi.

Zi said: "The first king had the most virtuous way, so as to obey the world, the people were harmonious, and there was no complaint from top to bottom. What do you know? Zeng Zi avoided the table and said: "If you are not sensitive, how can you know it?" Zi said: "Husband filial piety, the foundation of virtue, and the origin of teaching." Sit back, I speak you. The body is skinned, and the parents who receive it dare not destroy it, and the beginning of filial piety is also. Standing up and doing the way, making a name for yourself in future generations, in order to show your parents, and the end of filial piety. Husband filial piety, starting from the family, in the matter of the king, and finally standing. "Daya" cloud: "Wu Nian Erzu, Yu Xiu Jide." ’”

……

After a month of repeated recitation, Xiao Yan Song has long been familiar with the content of the Book of Filial Piety, so his voice when he recites it is very loud and smooth.

Xiao Yan Song recited it over and over again, attracting more and more people.

Some scholars wearing square scarves or Confucian robes also gathered around, and some people couldn't help asking, "Is this the Book of Filial Piety?" ”

"Exactly, I can't imagine that such a child who looks only a few years old can be so proficient in reciting the Book of Filial Piety, which can be described as a rare genius in ancient and modern times!"

The older staff members really couldn't stand it, so they couldn't help but get close and ask, "Child, whose family are you, and what crime has your father committed!" ”

Xiao Yan Song followed Yan Heng's instructions, as long as someone asked him, he would cry and speak.

So, Xiao Yan Song deliberately sobbed a few times, and replied with a crying voice: "If you go back to the old man's house, I am Yan Song, the second son of Yan Zhun, a county student, my father angered the great master, and the boy doesn't know what crime his father committed, but the boy can't live without his father, so he wants to suffer for his father, so that he can also complete filial piety in his father's lifetime!" ”

"Alas, what a filial child!"

The old man couldn't help but burst into tears, and was greatly moved.

The others also chimed in, and praised him, saying, "This child is not only clever and clever, but also so filial, what a rarity! ”

"I hope that the parents and officials can't live up to the heart of this great filial son, I think that the student staff of that county can educate such a son, and my own character is not bad, and the great master will open up when he sees it."

However, at this time, the people of the Ouyang family hurriedly pretended to be surprised: "I know his family, but his family also has an eldest son named Yan Heng, why is his younger son kneeling here, and his eldest son." ”

In this regard, someone hurriedly asked: "Yes, what about his eldest son." ”

Someone couldn't help but ask Xiao Yan Song: "What about your brother?" ”

Xiao Yan Song shook his head and said that he didn't know, he really didn't know where his brother was now, and he himself was quietly watching.

The people of the Ouyang family couldn't help but sigh: "It can be seen that this Yan family's child is still filial, but his eldest child is not so conscious, it's really unfilial!" ”

"Well, this eldest son of the Yan family is indeed inferior to the youngest child of the Yan family, but this little child of the Yan family is very pitiful to kneel like this, and his father is a student member of the county, so we should also do our best to help him intercede with the great grandmaster!"

After Youxiucai said it enthusiastically, a large group of scholars responded and asked to see the great master and the county's parents.

"It's so touching, this is really rare through the ages, how can such a pure and filial child live up to his heart, the law is not emotional!"

At this time, a gorgeously dressed man said a few words, and walked to the county yamen and shouted to several officials:

"I am Xia Ding, the second class jinshi of the current department, and now I am the head of the Ministry of Rites, and I am ordered to return to my hometown for vacation, I want to see your county order, this is my official post, go and report!"

When the crowd saw that there was an official and a group of showmen taking the lead, they became even more unscrupulous and shouted: "Go and report, go and report!" ”

Liu Jin couldn't help but smile when he saw this, walked out with the brocade guard, and said:

"This Yan Heng is really not simple, his father's imprisonment should have been an unfortunate event, but he turned the danger into a disaster and made his younger brother a great reputation, in the future, this little Yan Song will be on the way to the scientific examination, I am afraid that those examiners can help him clearly, after all, he can't live up to the heart of the great filial son, and the great gift of the dynasty cannot but be maintained."

"Not only that, this kid is also powerful in that although he is suspected of blackmailing Yang Yiqing to learn from this, he also took care of Yang Yiqing's face and gave him the steps, father-in-law, please think about it, he only said that he was guilty for his father, not for his father, this is to tell Yang Yiqing that he Yan Heng did not take the opportunity to say that he Yang Yiqing was wrong in treating the crime, and took care of Yang Yiqing's face, and now he just gave Yang Yiqing a step down, as long as Yang Yiqing let go of Yan Zhun, he can get a reputation for fulfilling the heart of filial piety."

Yijin Yiwei added.

Liu Jin nodded and said: "That's right, that's right, you blamed me for not being so attentive to a country boy at the time, but now you can see it, this kid is not a simple person at first glance, but what puzzles Liu is why he gave such a good opportunity to his younger brother, and went to hide behind his back, but some people said that he was not filial!" ”