Autumn goes to winter, and it's the end of the year.

After entering October, it snowed several times in Hengqu Town, and the temperature dropped sharply, and a fire rose in Su Xun's study. A red copper kettle rests on the stove, and the water vapor is steaming, adding a bit of humidity to the dry indoor air. In the study room with the fragrance of ink and books, while reading, drinking hot tea, life is very comfortable.

Su Yu had just resigned from his official position and stayed in Hengqu Academy, where there were more than half fewer students, while serving as the mountain chief to maintain the Qi Academy, while annotating the "Zhengmeng" left by Zhang Zai.

After Zhang Zaiyuan went to the capital, Hengqu Academy immediately became cold, and only a few students were still studying in the academy. The academy relied on the few disciples who remained to teach the younger generations. After Zhang Zai's death, Hengqu Academy became even more depressed, and the disciples who originally followed Zhang Zai to the capital returned to their hometowns one after another, but not many people returned to the academy.

Recently, Luoyang Cheng Yi entered Guanzhong to give lectures, and the young son of the Lantian Lu family pushed him hard, and many of the Guanzhong sergeants defected to his disciples. Speaking of which, if there was no Hengqu Xing, Cheng Yi would have entered Guanzhong to give a lecture, Su Xin would definitely be ready to listen to the lecture. But when Han Gang sent a letter, he Su Yu and the Lu family suddenly became much colder, and Hengqu Academy immediately closed the door to Cheng Yi.

But the result of the soldiers approaching the city and closing the city gates will only allow the enemy army to free up and sweep the countryside outside the city. Without the support of the countryside, it was difficult for the city to sustain.

Su Yu originally thought that Qi Science had entered the end of decay, and his efforts were just to delay time and do his best. Su Yu didn't think that he or other senior brothers could have the power to return to heaven. In any school, if there is no core figure in the inheritance of scholarship, the support of high-ranking officials alone is not enough. Han Gang's learning focuses on the way of nature, and even if he is in a high position, he will have the opportunity to win the two mansions in the future, but it is still far from enough to keep the Qi Academy.

But since yesterday, he doesn't think that way anymore. Su Yu smiled slightly, as if the Qianjun boulder that was pressing on his heart had finally been unloaded.

The old servant who followed Su Xin knocked on the door and came in, and looked at Su Xun, who was sitting at the table sipping tea leisurely, with doubts in his heart that could not be hidden. The owner of his own family doesn't know what happy things have happened, and for more than a year, the melancholy that has been entangled in his eyebrows seems to have started from yesterday when he received a package from Jingxi.

However, the suspicion in his heart was suspicion, but he didn't dare to delay the words that should be reported: "Master, You Yunju and Murong Zhixian are here." ”

Su Yu stood up suddenly, "Uncle You Jing and Murong Siwen are here together?" ”

"Yes, the two officials are outside."

Murong Wu was invited to Hengqu Town by Su Xin overnight, but You Shixiong actually came to visit with Murong Wu, which was unexpected by Su Xun.

After tidying up his robe, Su Yu went out to meet guests.

You Shixiong and Murong Wu were in the outer hall.

You Shixiong was on the capital and passed through Hengqu Town, while Murong Wu ...... He is now the magistrate of Yixian County, and Hengqu Town is under his jurisdiction.

To be able to arrange Murong Wu to be the magistrate of Yi County, it is naturally Han Gang. Han Gang wanted to let someone take care of Hengqu Academy and Zhang Zai's widow and orphans in Yixian County, which is a matter of opening his mouth. It's just a county magistrate, and it's still located in Qin Feng, and neither the Eastern Court of the Inquisitor nor the Political Affairs Hall will refute Han Gang's face. He is not for himself, but for the teacher, or if he stabs the Son of Heaven, it is no problem.

At the beginning, Han Gang greeted Wang Jue, and Wang Jue arranged for the former magistrate of Yi County to go to Wang County, which is rich in oil and water, and transferred Murong Wu without the slightest shirk.

And You Shixiong served as the judge of Qin Feng's transshipment, in charge of the grain and straw transshipment on Xihe Road, in which Han Gang also contributed.

Sitting in the small hall of the academy, You Shixiong was chatting with Murong Wu about his visit to Hanjiazhuang in Longxi, Gongzhou the day before yesterday: "Most of the subordinates in the Han family's family are from Longxi. After the Battle of Hehuang, some disabled veterans took their families to join the Hangang Gate. Every time the foolish brother went to the Han family's village, the middle-aged man he saw was more or less disabled. ”

"Those who are really not sick or injured can have a good future in the army, who will be a dog under others?" Murong Wu sighed, "I remember that back then, Han Yukun also wrote a letter requesting to use veterans as a teacher to train new soldiers, and the Son of Heaven also approved it. Now I heard that in Hebei, all the people who were stuffed in were related to get in to get military salaries, and there were really few people who had the ability, and the lack of disabled veterans who were originally going to be arranged was all taken up by others. Even more so, he saw the thunder but not the rain, shouting to resume, but no one was transferred. ”

"It's just that the Jiaozhi side won too quickly, originally to fill the vacancy left by the Southern Expeditionary Army, and it took less than 10,000 Western Army to win, where do you need to transfer troops to fill the vacancy. Shaanxi is not in a hurry to ask for people, and of course Hebei can push and push, and drag if it can be delayed. Not to mention that the king is fair and easy to take the throne, who will work hard for Yukun's proposal and let Yukun take advantage of the initiative? You Shixiong shook his head, not wanting to talk about discouraging topics, "The veterans who defected to the Han family, their children were treated well, and the Han family set up a family school on Zhuangzi, so that they could study during the day and practice martial arts in the morning and evening, and they were not driven as slaves. ”

Murong Wu said with a smile: "The Han family is new, if you can't win people's hearts, you won't be able to last long in the future, after all, it's in Xihe, without intimate help, but you can't compete with those jackals, tigers and leopards on the mountains and seashores." ”

"The Han family is in Hehuang Liuzhou, with a total land of more than 30,000 acres, and more than ten workshops of various colors, and there are also a lot of shops in Longxi City." As the transfer judge in charge of Xihe, You Shixiong has a very in-depth understanding of the economic situation of several large local households, "It has only been a few years to become rich, and it seems that he is ready to take root in Xihe Road and spread his branches." ”

"Obvious things." Murong Wu had already seen through it, "Senior Minister Wang left his son in Xihe, and he had the intention of dividing the family, and the Han family is now guarding the Xihe River, and it seems that they also have the intention of following the example of the seed family and turning into a general." ”

Murong Wu said without much disdain. In the northwest, when it comes to abandoning literature and joining the army, of course there is discrimination. But it is not easy for the Northwest Middle School to be a Jinshi, and it is not too unusual to change the means to keep the family, and the world has seen it a lot.

There is more than one example of a civil official turning into a general. Jing Sili, who died in the Battle of Hehuang that year, had five brothers in the army, three of whom were martyred, and their father Jingtai was born as a Jinshi and later transferred to a martial arts position.

Being in the northwest, if you want to become a scholarly family, it is a hundred times more difficult than Jiangnan, which has a strong literary style. And the risk is too great, as long as there is a generation that can't be a high-ranking official, the family will decline, and once you can't get out of the jinshi, the family business will fall and scatter. But if it is turned into a general, in addition to the sacrifice of going into battle, it is not difficult to keep the door. Chong Shiheng guarded Qingjian City for 19 years, laid a good foundation for the family, and laid a foundation, so that the Chong family will become the most famous Jiangmen family today.

However, You Shixiong shook his head, "Brother Fool didn't mean that. Although looking at the shallow foundation, Han Gang is not as good as Senior Minister Wang, let alone the Gao family. But the Han family's weight in Xihe Road is by no means below the Wang family and the Gao family. Yukun's cousin is not an ordinary person! ”

"Feng Congyi or Li Xin?" Murong Wu confirmed, "Yukun's two cousins are not simple. ”

"Naturally, it is the Feng Da shopkeeper of SF Express. In the past two years, he has traveled to all sides, and from the wealthy businessmen in Yongqin, he has raised a lot of money, and is preparing to set up Yongzhou clubs in various parts of the world. It is not distinguished by business practice, but only by geographical division. Take care of Yongzhou, that is, the merchants, scholars, and civil and military officials who came out of Qinfeng Road. You Shixiong sighed with emotion, "These three cousins are all outliers, Yukun Congwen, Li Xin Congwu, Feng Congyi is businessman, and the three of them are outstanding in their respective worlds - Yukun is of course better - the Han family is not the same, his father is very ordinary except for farming, but his mother's family is not simple no matter how you look at it." ”

Among the three cousins, Han Gang is of course the backbone, but from the performance of Li Xin and Feng Congyi, it cannot be said how much light they occupy Han Gang. If you don't have the ability, you can't do that big thing.

"I didn't expect the judgment to come with my parents." Su Yu laughed, walked into the hall, and interrupted the conversation between the two.

Murong Wu raised his eyebrows in surprise at Su Xin's good mood, after he took office, he hadn't seen Su Xun feel so good when they met several times. "The younger brother met Uncle Jing on Mr.'s Zhuangzi." explained, and was surprised in my heart.

You Shixiong followed and said to Su Xun: "The junior brother went to Beijing and passed by Hengqu, and he happened to visit his junior brother, but he didn't expect to run into Siwen. ”

The three saluted and sat down.

After a few pleasantries, Su Yu asked, "How is the situation on Mr. Zhuangzi?" ”

Murong Wu picked up the coarse porcelain teacup to warm his hands, and replied: "The junior brother has just looked inside and outside Mr.'s Zhuangzi, and the condition of the house is good, that is, the firewood room in the backyard has collapsed due to snow, and he has already ordered someone to rebuild it." Taking a sip of hot tea, he smiled at Su Xin, "It's really cold today, and I don't think it's okay to hide in the room when it snowed yesterday, I just feel elegant." As soon as I came out today, I hadn't taken two steps, and the bone marrow was about to freeze. ”

"Thankswin." Su Yu nodded, and asked again, "This year's rent has been collected, right?" Is there anyone who resists rent? ”

The peasants who rented the land were not all honest farmers, but also treacherous, and the landlord was softer, and the tenant farmers could in turn ride on their heads. In many cases, the land rent has to be urged several times before it can be obtained. Widows and young children, coupled with the lack of a family support, are easily bullied, and evil slaves and bullies can often be heard.

"No one in Yi County dares to rely on it." The magistrate of Yixian County smiled, "In other states and counties, the younger brother also wrote a letter in advance, and everyone helped to keep an eye on it, and most of it has been handed over." Not only the younger brother, but Uncle Jing is also helping to take care of it. ”