The patriarch is a good man, this is the consensus of the Xin family.

Of course, the good old man is just a nice saying, and the bad saying is that this patriarch doesn't care about anything at all.

When Xin Zhen searched for the impression of the patriarch from the memories of his predecessor, his heart became cool and cool.

It is conceivable that if you go to see the patriarch of this good old man, you will basically not get any constructive advice.

But he didn't have a choice, he still had to meet the patriarch, not only had to set a specific date for the ancestral hall, but also had to explain the matter of the title deed, which was completely different from not saying it.

To make it clear, if he makes a dead hand again, he will be forced, and if he does not say it, he will make a dead hand, that is, he has no family concept.

Walking all the way, the pedestrians on the road saw Xin Xi, and either avoided him with a taboo face, or laughed at him unscrupulously and stood far away.

Not long after, at the foot of the verdant mountain in front of me, there is a four-entry courtyard, the yard covers an area of about five acres, generally two floors, about three zhang five, and there is a three-storey attic inside.

This magnificence can be called the most in Xinjiazhuang!

This is the patriarch's house.

Of course, this is a house that you are only qualified to live in after becoming a patriarch, and the position of patriarch cannot be hereditary, so this house has never been the private property of any family.

Walking forward, Xin Xi clasped the bronze lion ring on the iron door and knocked on the door.

A moment later, the door opened, and the servant who opened the door was also taken aback, lowered his head, and was about to close the door in a hurry......

"Wait, I'll talk to the patriarch about something, I'm not crazy!" Xin Zhen hurriedly burst out this sentence in one breath.

Hearing this, the servant paused slightly, his expression was still full of doubts, but he no longer closed the door, but bowed slightly and said, "Eleven Lang, please come in!" ”

With a long sigh of relief, Xin Xi was a little speechless, it seemed that he had to do something to correct his image as a madman before, otherwise he would have to declare that he was not a madman no matter where he went...... In that case, even if you prove that you are not crazy, you will be seen as a fool.

The courtyard is very spacious, and the courtyard is full of strange flowers cultivated by the patriarchs of the past dynasties, including unknown three-color flowers, and there are also anti-old pines that are said to grow longer and shorter, and this kind of pine tree is said to grow to a hundred years, there is only one small sapling, and when it grows to 10,000 years, it disappears completely......

Of course, this kind of thing that can only be proven for hundreds of years and thousands of years, basically no one has seen the truth or falsehood, but there are more people who pass it on, and everyone swears that it is true.

Turn into the backyard and walk through the long hallway to the courtyard.

In the distance, Xin Xi saw a man in his forties with a smile on his face nodding to him in the shade of a tree in the middle of the courtyard.

This resolute face gradually merged with the patriarch in the memory of Xin Xi's predecessor.

Obviously, this is the contemporary patriarch of the Xin family - Xin Tier!

"I've seen the patriarch!" Xin Zhen bowed and saluted.

"Hehe, Eleven Lang, I heard that you are sick from madness?" Xin Ti smiled and spoke.

"Well, I met a miracle doctor." Xin Zhen said lightly, he was not surprised that the patriarch knew that he had recovered from his madness, these people who had more resources could always grasp more immediate news.

"Oh? Eleven Lang is really auspicious, but as far as I know, there are no such people in the Central Plains who can cure such madness today, except for the Khitan divine doctor Zhilugu. ”

"The kid doesn't know either." Xin Xi has no intention of talking more nonsense on this topic, lest he talk too much and end up full of loopholes.

A glimmer of light flashed in Xin Ti's eyes, and his fingers lightly tapped on the stone table: "Sanfang is very pitiful, your father Xin Yu died in battle......

Rather, Xin Tiller began to have some nonsense.

Xin Zhen was still respectful on the surface, but he secretly scolded in his heart: Old fox, I don't even ask what I'm doing if I'm alive!

It seems that the patriarch who doesn't care about anything is not a good old man as his predecessor thought, but a really thoughtful guy.

The so-called smiling tiger is probably such a person, right?

"Patriarch, I'm here today to discuss something important...... "After another quarter of an hour, Xin Xi was no longer too lazy to be patient with this old fox, and even more lazy to seize the lead in the dialogue, so he just said what he meant.

Xin Ti's eyes flashed, and he smiled: "What can be more important than Eleven Lang's recovery from a serious illness?" Come on, come on, put mundane things aside, and enjoy today! ”

"It's a matter of life and death for the third room! Patriarch, you say, is this important?! Xin Xi raised his head and stared at Xin Tier with burning eyes.

"Huh!" Xin Yi smiled faintly: "Now that the Great Song Dynasty has risen to peace, how can it be a matter of life and death?!" ”

"The Four Seas Rise to Peace?!" Xin Zhen shook his head: "No wonder some people say that sooner or later, my Xin family will follow in the footsteps of the Chai family, there are no Danshu iron coupons, but I have a bunch of wine bags and rice bags!" ”

"Eleven Lang!" Xin Tier's tone became heavy.

Xin Xi still stared at Xin Ti with burning eyes, and did not flinch at all: "The patriarch is afraid that he has lived in this magnificent attic for a long time and forgotten that the people have left their suffering?" Today's Great Song Dynasty, can it really be called the peace of the four seas? Fan Liuzhang's Qingli New Deal has only been a few years old? In the land of Hebei, the Khitan went south to fight the grass valley for many years, causing the ten rooms and nine empty people to have a hard time, not to mention that the Western Xia was eyeing the mountains and rivers of my Great Song Dynasty, and even Li Rizun of Vietnam had other thoughts, so the Great Song Dynasty, which was troubled by internal and external troubles, could it be called the peace of the four seas? ! ”

"Nonsense! Song and Liao are brothers! Western Xia also has ties with the Great Song Dynasty, and Vietnam is a vassal of the Great Song Dynasty! As for the people of Limin, they don't know etiquette and righteousness, and their desires are difficult to fill, so where are the internal and external troubles? ”

"Song and Liao are brothers? Patriarch really think I'm a three-year-old?! All of us in my three rooms will die in the country of brothers in the mouth of the patriarch! Xin Zhen got up indignantly.

Xin Yi was suddenly silent for a long time before he said: "Eleven Lang is a little different, it seems to have grown up." ”

"I had a dream, and I was a man in a dream!" Xin Zhen explained lightly.

"Zhuang Zhou Mengdie?"

"No, it's like a rotten Ke person in the countryside!"

Xin Ti's eyes flickered: "Liu Yuxi's poem is good!" ”

"Yongzhen innovation may be better!" Xin Zhen lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to the eye.

Yongzhen's reform is a reform presided over by Liu Yuxi, and Xin Xi's words are quite a bit borrowed from the ancient and modern meanings......

"Young-jeong Innovation?" Xin Yi frowned, and his fingers lightly tapped on the stone table: "Do you want to say that the Great Song Dynasty should be reformed?" ”

Xin Zhen breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, and finally came back: "The Great Song Dynasty really needs innovation, but the Xin family needs innovation even more!" ”

"How does Da Song Dang innovate?" Xin Tiller asked.

“……！”

Xin Zhen's face was full of embarrassment, he couldn't remember the content of Wang Anshi's changes, and he didn't specialize in history, so although he often felt sorry for the Northern Song Dynasty, he really couldn't do anything if he really wanted him to say that the Northern Song Dynasty was ugly.

Moreover, the point of his remarks was to attract the Xin family, so as to lead to the fact that the big house occupied the land, why didn't this old boy play his cards according to the routine?

But this is obviously a critical moment, and it is not easy to make things turn around, if Xin Xi can answer this question to Xin Ti's satisfaction, maybe there will be an unexpected gain?

For example, let this patriarch, who has never been in charge of things, resolutely support himself when the ancestral hall is decided?

"Call the Zhongzhou Encyclopedia!" Xin Zhen whispered inwardly.

Immediately, the huge book in Xin Xi's mind automatically opened and stopped in front of one of the pages.

Sure enough, it is the content of Wang Anshi's change.

After quickly glancing at it and silently writing it down, Xin Zhen began to talk loudly.

"There are three drawbacks of my Great Song Dynasty, for redundant personnel, redundant soldiers, redundant expenses, the official family has rectified the Western Army and the forbidden army, but it is still far from enough......"

A large number of all kinds of unique ideas were revealed from Xin Zhen's mouth little by little.

Xin Ti also changed from indifference at the beginning to a solemn face, so that he was stunned in the end.

Fortunately, Xin Xi just said the outline of Wang Anshi's change, if he really read it out according to the encyclopedia, Xin Xi estimated that Xin Xi would have dissected Xin Xi and studied it well.

"Eleven Lang, that's enough!" Xin Ti stretched out his trembling hand to stop Xin Xi from continuing.

"But the kid is wrong?" Xin Zhen lowered his head.

"No, you're right, it's just that if it's not for the prime minister, if you don't have the support of the government, don't think about it anymore." Xin Ti exhaled heavily.

"Why?" Xin Zhen pretended to be puzzled.

"Not everyone wants to see Da Song get better...... Wang Anshi's thoughts are the same as yours, but he is not as thoughtful as you, and he is still not adopted when he goes to the official family......"

Speaking of this, Xin Tiller suddenly changed the topic: "Say, you came here to discuss with me about the life and death of the third room!" ”

"The big house occupied my third room three years ago in the name of taking care of it, and I think the ancestral hall will take it back in ten days!"

"Hehe, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, you still don't understand the location of Dafang in the Xin family." Xin Ti looked at Xin Zhen, no matter how smart he was, he was a child after all.

Xin Xi smiled faintly: "I have my own way, I just came to talk to the patriarch, and I also want to ask the patriarch, if I borrow from the outside, can I?" ”

Xin Ti frowned: "What do you want to do?" ”

"Words are terrible! Literati pen! Xin Zhen opened his mouth confidently.

Xin Ti's face changed suddenly: "You want to destroy the big house?!" ”

"I was forced, there was not enough food at home, and besides, when I went to see my uncle today, I couldn't even let me in the door! He blames me for being unjust! ”

"Young and frivolous! Ten days later, the ancestral hall will conclude that the old man will make decisions for you, and you, so talented, should study hard and prepare for the imperial examination in two years! With a wave of his hand, Xin tiller settled the matter.

Looking at Xin Xi who left dejectedly, Xin Yi smiled slightly, and his fingers tapped on the table again, three long and one short.

A moment later, a man in black slowly walked out of the attic......

"What do you think of Eleven?" Xin Ti asked without raising his head.

A hoarse voice sounded: "The posture of the sky, but there is always something strange, I have been crazy for three years, and when I wake up, I will be as smart as Ganluo......"

Xin Ti raised his hand, and the man in black did not continue.

After being silent for a long time, Xin Ti smiled and said, "Send two people to watch Eleven Lang and protect him." I want to know what he's doing first......"