The ancestral home of the Kong family.

Yang Kuan stood on the steps at the door, directing the people of the Yang Mansion to clean the house and repair the lintel, and he was very busy.

Yang Xueruo stood side by side with Kong Sheng with a smile, and said softly with her head sideways: "Kong Lang, my father ordered you to help you renovate the ancestral house, and then return it to you, I don't know what you plan to do in the future?" ”

Kong Sheng sighed lightly: "Uncle is gracious, I can only understand it." Xue Ruo, I am not determined to be in Jiangnan, I am afraid that I can only disappoint my uncle in the future. ”

The smile on Yang Xueruo's face gradually faded. She knew very well in her heart that Kong Sheng had the world in mind, and as long as the opportunity came, he would definitely not stay in Jiangnan - her father obviously just wanted to show favor to Kong Sheng in this way.

And that's what it means...... Thinking of the recent imperial court Qincha entering the city, and the city officials headed by his father went out of the city to greet him, Yang Xueruo's heart flashed, and he said quietly: "Kong Lang, I heard that the imperial court's Qincha Lord has arrived, then, ...... you?"

Kong Sheng nodded silently, and replied in a low voice: "Xue Ruo, no matter where I live in the future, you are in my heart." ”

Kong Sheng pointed to his heart, and a touch of softness floated on his resolute and heroic face. Yang Xueruo was surging with sorrow, turned her head sadly, and forcibly controlled the two crystal tears that wanted to come out of her eyes.

A fast horse galloped in, and immediately, a soldier shouted: "Kong Sheng, let Lord Jun have an order, and order you to go to the Yanyu Tower for a banquet immediately!" ”

When Kong Sheng heard this, he returned the salute with his fists to the soldiers. The soldier glanced at Kong Sheng and returned the same way.

Kong Sheng let out a sigh of relief, knowing that this time Yang Qi asked him to go to the reception banquet for the imperial court, it was obviously his opportunity to come. As a result, he is about to leave Jiangnan, and this means that he and Yang Xueruo are about to be separated.

He slowly walked down the steps and gave Yang Xueruo a deep bow: "Xueruo, I'll go first." ”

After speaking, he couldn't bear to see Yang Xueruo's sad and sad state, so he turned around and left without any hesitation. His steps were extremely fast, and by the time Yang Xueruo reacted, he had already turned the corner and disappeared.

Seeing that her young lady was so sad and wanted to cry, Hongmian was puzzled, and asked softly on the side: "Miss, this is so dignified, why are you sad?" ”

Liu Xinru sighed faintly on the side: "Miss, it seems that the Kong family Langjun is going to come to work in time, this time the imperial court has arrived, presumably it is to announce the canonization of him as an official?" ”

Liu Xinru is no more simple than a vulgar girl like Kapok who is simple-minded and does not have much cultural background, her mind is exquisite, coherent and coherent, and after a little thought, she can understand why Yang Xueruo is so sad and difficult to hold herself.

For Yang Xueruo, it is of course a good thing for Kong Sheng to become an official, but Kong Sheng is about to leave Jiangning as an official, which means that the two have been separated since then, how can she accept it as she is in love?

Liu Xinru handed Yang Xueruo a snow pass.

Yang Xueruo wiped away the two tears from the corners of her eyes, waved her hand silently and said, "Let's go, let's go to Yanyu Tower to have a look." ”

Outside the Yanyu Building, according to Kong Sheng's order, in order to ensure the safety of Lord Qincha, more than 100 soldiers emptied the entire street, and the guards were very strict. Except for those who were invited to the banquet, idle people were not allowed to enter at all.

Setting up a banquet for the Qin mission to wash the dust is not only a ritual but also a regulation, and it is also related to social customs. In addition to the local high-ranking officials led by Yang Qi, the banquet was also attended by the city's famous scholars and rich gentry, the so-called celebrities from all walks of life.

Li Fuguo sat proudly behind the guest of honor, his appearance in a gorgeous costume was ugly, but he still showed a bit of majesty. Yang Qi is on his side, for Yang Qi, Li Fuguo is actually quite polite, after all, Yang Qi's rank and status are here, the local feudal town officials, who dares to underestimate him?

Li Fuguo and Yang Qi are in the center, and on the left is a row of local officials, headed by Liu Pingshan, the county guard; On the right side are representatives of rich gentry celebrities and scholars, there are all kinds of people, there are about more than 100 people, and they have reached the reception limit on the second floor of the Yanyu Building.

Zhou An's father and son were also among them, Zhou Chang's expression was full of excitement and expectation, and he thought that the imperial court's visit to Jiangnan was undoubtedly the response that Yang Qi got after recommending him. What a favor and glory it is to have a messenger himself come down and proclaim it? This guy was also overly excited, he didn't want to think about it, even if the imperial court attached great importance to Yang Qi's recommendation, why would he send Qin to travel thousands of miles for the appointment of just one or two scholars? Does he have the qualifications?

Zhou An's face was a little complicated. Compared with the excitement of his son Zhou Chang, his head was calm, and he felt that Qin Cha's visit to Jiangnan this time was not so simple, and he was afraid that it was related to a major event-could it be that he was going to announce Yang Qi's promotion? Zhou An's head jumped suddenly, and he secretly gasped.

If Yang Qi leaves Jiangnan, all the investment of the Yixing Zhou clan will be wasted.

Kong Sheng hurriedly ascended the stairs and appeared in everyone's field of vision. Zhou An's father and son's faces changed suddenly, and Zhou Chang almost couldn't hold back and screamed: Isn't this guy imprisoned? Why did you run to the banquet site in the Yanyu Building again?

Liu Pingshan, Meng Ru and other local officials frowned and showed a cold light projected on Kong Sheng, at this time, Liu Pingshan had already received the news that Kong Sheng had beaten Liu Nian to a serious injury and had just been rescued, but two ribs were broken, and he couldn't get out of bed for at least another month. If it weren't for the arrival of this major event, even if Yang Qi had the face, Liu Pingshan would never give up, and would have sent someone to take down Kong Sheng a long time ago.

Kong Sheng ignored the unkind gazes of everyone present, and quietly sat down on a vacant seat at the end, bowing his head and being silent. Out of the corner of his eye, he found that Yang Qi's complicated eyes fell on him, and Li Fuguo, the great eunuch at the head of the case, also looked at him with blazing eyes.

To tell the truth, Kong Sheng did not expect that Emperor Li Heng would send a messenger to the south of the Yangtze River, let alone that it would be Li Fuguo, a notorious eunuch in history, who served as the ambassador of the envoy - and according to common sense, Li Fuguo did not come simply to announce a certain fate.

Kong Sheng's eyes and nose and nose and heart, his heart flashed, and his clenched fists suddenly trembled, and he said secretly: Li Heng sent Li Fuguo to Jiangnan in person, is it to urge and order Yang Qi to rectify the Jiangnan soldiers and horses to cross the river to support Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi to quell the rebellion on two fronts?

Yes, it must be! The rich Jiangnan has not been damaged by the war, and Jiangnan has nearly 100,000 troops, if the whole army can cross the river to the north, it will definitely constitute an important containment of the An Lushan rebels. More importantly, Jiangnan's dispatch of troops is not only of strategic significance, but also of political significance in promoting other feudal towns to send troops to Qinwang!

There are masters in the court, give advice to the emperor, this strategy is extremely clever!

But Kong Sheng's face suddenly turned face again, and he immediately realized a more important point: if the imperial court really ordered Yang Qi to send troops to quell the rebellion, it would definitely cause a strong backlash from Yang Qi, and if Yang Qi couldn't hold it back and confronted the imperial court, then I am afraid it would be bad......

Kong Sheng thought of this, and a layer of fine beads of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.