After arriving in the Zhengde Dynasty, August became more and more unlucky for the Jiangnan people. 【】

In August of the first year of Zhengde, there was a rare turmoil in Beijing, and after that, there were dozens of families in Jiangnan who wore linen and wore filial piety; The ups and downs of last August were equally heartbreaking; And in August of this year, this tragedy seems to have reached its fullest.

Since the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a cold snap has swept the entire Jiangnan again. Unlike last year, this year's cold snap did not come from the north, but from the sea in the east.

In addition to the direction, the number of people who feel the power of the cold snap has also increased a lot, from Hangzhou to Suzhou, from Ningbo to Yuyao, the south of the Yangtze River is full of smoke, and all over the coast, only Nanjing has avoided a catastrophe.

Although the ups and downs of last year were very drastic, it is impossible to experience without a certain identity. And this year, even if you sleep too hard at night in those days, or you are in another place, as long as you go to those former Zhumen mansions and think about everything that has happened since the new emperor ascended the throne, you will naturally understand the beginning and end of the matter.

Of course, if your mind is really dull, then you can also inquire, but the object of inquiry is a little particular, you must not go to those big families, you have to find some familiar ordinary people, otherwise, you may get into big trouble.

In fact, if there is no way, even if you want to cause trouble, you can't get into trouble, since the news spread, all the families are closed and heavily guarded, and strangers are absolutely not allowed to enter.

Shaoxing was called Huiji in ancient times, it was a prosperous capital since ancient times, in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it once became the center of China, ancient poems: the beginning of osmanthus on Shanyin Road, Wang Xie was full of Jin books, it was the prosperous scene of Shaoxing. After the Tang and Song dynasties, the prosperity of Shaoxing continued unabated, and such a place was naturally indispensable to famous families.

However, in response to the saying that prosperity must decline, the mansions of Zhumen in the past have become ruined walls, and the romance in Zhumen has naturally been blown away by the wind and rain, leaving only endless fear for Shaoxing people.

The Yang family in Shaoxing has produced several Beijing officials, and they also have some family property, although the official position is not very high, and the family property is not very rich, but it can barely be counted as a family. In the past, the old man Yang Yong often sighed, hoping that his children and grandchildren would compete and study hard to make a squire or something, so that the Yang family could go further and enter the ranks of the real Jiangnan family.

However, since a few days ago, on the night of the invasion of the Japanese invaders, Master Yang has never mentioned this talk again, and there are rumors that someone heard it, and the master has been rejoicing when he worships the Buddha in the back hall.

What are you glad about, everyone knows it in their hearts, it is nothing more than that they are glad that their children and grandchildren failed to become squires as they wished, and the Yang family did not become a great family, otherwise, those ruins are likely to be the example of the Yang family.

Although many details are still unclear, this matter is obvious: the route of the Ming Dynasty to the Japanese Kingdom is now in the hands of the plague god, and he is still the target of the fleet that set off from Ningbo two months ago.

What the hell is going on with these widows, do you need to talk about it? It's nothing more than the plague god coming to take revenge, whether it's fighting against the plague god in the court, or Zhang Luo's gathering of ships to attack Lushun, it's all done by those families who were attacked, isn't this revenge?

Other places are far away, and the news has not yet come, but there is news from Yuyao and Ningbo, as the first two places to be attacked, the losses there are also the heaviest, and the characters involved are also more weighty, the mansion of Xie Qian, a former university scholar, is now a blank field!

That's a college scholar! Even if he is a scholar, after all, he is a person who has been calling for wind and rain in the court for more than 30 years, and he was slaughtered by the whole family like this, which is the plague god, it is the king of Hades at all!

Master Yang's happiness is not an isolated phenomenon, and the heads of the families who escaped the catastrophe are also similarly minded.

Although they knew that the storm of liquidation should have passed, they still did not dare to relax their vigilance, and put on a posture of strict defense, not that they felt that they could withstand the liquidation of the plague god, first, because the aftermath had not disappeared, and secondly, they were afraid that someone would try to fish in troubled waters and make trouble in the name of the plague god.

Under the danger of everyone, there is a lot less movement between each other, even if they want to inquire about something, they only send a subordinate to inquire outside, and even the purchase of external purchases is much less. The reason is also very simple, they are afraid of being misunderstood by the ears and eyes of the plague god, thinking that each family will be connected again, and then ruthless.

Therefore, not seeing guests and not going out has become the new fashion of the Jiangnan family.

But there are always exceptions, and the Yang family ushered in an uninvited guest on this day. According to the rules of the past few days, if there are foreign guests coming, the lord will definitely not see anything, not to mention the master, even the housekeeper is also not happy, it is a matter of family name, who dares to ignore it?

"Uncle Shou, what kind of person is that, I actually asked you to personally guide the way, and the master also welcomed him into the study, could it be a distant relative? I look a little kind. "Gossip is human nature, even at such an extraordinary moment, there are also people who have a heart, and others have pricked up their ears when they hear someone asking.

"Face goodness? Just be nice. The housekeeper's eyes were very strange when he looked at the study, and after a long time, he turned his head and said viciously: "No matter what happens to you, don't talk too much, I tell you, the trouble comes from the mouth, and I have to control my mouth strictly, otherwise the disaster will come at that time, don't blame me for not teaching and punishing!" ”

"Got it, you can rest assured." The questioner shrunk his neck and said in a sneer.

When the housekeeper left with his hands behind his back, and there was no shadow in sight, he spat at the mouth, and said angrily: "Old thing, what's the big deal, isn't it just a housekeeper......" Saying, he suddenly remembered something, patted his thigh, and suddenly said: "By the way, I said how to look at this person's good face, it turned out to be him!" ”

"Who is it?" The people next to him gathered around again.

"It's not just ......"

"It's him!" Everyone looked at each other in shock, and they were all taken aback.

…… Den.

"Yang Min, why are you, you're not dead?" Seeing the visitor, Master Yang was also taken aback, Yang Min is actually the housekeeper of the Yang family, but he is in charge of those things at sea, and he is not very good at the table, so the family will not know each other.

"Master, look at what you said, I'm alive and well, why do I want to die?" Yang Min spread his hands and said innocently.

"Then you ......" Master Yang has a mediocre word in his name, but he is not stupid, just after a little hesitation, he will think clearly about the doorway.

When it was said that the maritime merchants who did not come back belonged to a family like the Yang family, they did not come back, naturally because they had no ship, even if the plague god did not kill people, they could be exiled to a place like the Wa Kingdom, and it was difficult to say whether they could survive.

However, since Yang Min suddenly appeared here, it was at this time, and he was not humble or arrogant when he spoke...... Yang Yong thought about it, but there was only one possibility.

"Master, I am now serving the imperial court, and I have a background in a thousand households." Yang Min smiled proudly.

Sure enough, this person has already taken refuge in the plague god, and it seems that he is quite valued by the other party, Yang Yong's heart moved. In the past, he would not have regarded such an official position as Qianhu in his eyes, don't look at it as a five-grade, but after all, he was a military attaché, which was far worse than a civil official who was born on the right path of the imperial examination.

However, since it is a thousand households in Xie Hong's system, it is different, because the martial artists over there are very highly valued, and they can rise to such a position in more than a year, and this person in front of him is really not what it used to be, and he can no longer be regarded as a slave.

Yang ...... My lord, forget the title of this lord, the old man can't afford it, you are here...... So what's going on? When he said this, Yang Yong was a little awkward, the situation was stronger than people, and he could use honorifics to call the former slaves, which would be somewhat unpleasant in his heart.

"Master, although I have been going to sea with the ship every year when I was a teenager, you and I are masters and servants after all, and the matter of etiquette still has to be talked about. Yang Min smiled slightly, and his tone was still so modest.

"Da Fugui, give it to me?" Yang Yong hesitated a little, is this going to take refuge in the plague god by himself? It's not impossible to consider this, after all, if you take refuge in the other party, at most there will be troubles, and if you turn your face with the other party, a catastrophe is imminent, he is not a pedantic person, and this twists and turns are still easy to figure out.

It's just that there is no free lunch in the world, how can there be great wealth out of thin air? The Yang family has some prestige in Shaoxing, but that's all, its influence in the government and the opposition can be said to be almost none, but in this way, what is there to win over?

"Specifically, I can't say it for a while, master, you just need to do what Master Hou tells you to do, it's actually very simple......"

...... "Master, what's wrong with you, isn't it the Yang Min who eats inside and out......" Yang Min has been away for a while, but the study has not moved, and the housekeeper is a little uneasy.

"Presumptuous!" Yang Yong scolded sharply: "Lord Yang is now a thousand households under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Mansion of the Japanese Dynasty, and the old man is still treated politely, what are you, dare to speak disrespectfully?" In the future, the old man will control your mouth, do you hear? ”

"The villain knows, the villain knows......" The housekeeper was taken aback, but he had been with his master for so long, and he also heard that the other party's anger was not directed at him, but just to vent the depression in his heart.

"Master, can the guards outside be removed?" He asked tentatively.

"Don't worry," Yang Yong frowned, thought about it, and suddenly ordered: "You go and prepare the posts and send them to each family, just say that the old man will visit them one by one, and there are important things to discuss." ”

"Now?" The housekeeper was taken aback, it could be seen that the old man's expression was serious, not like a joke, he asked in disbelief: "You said each family, that means ......"

"All, all those in Shaoxing who have dealt with the Yang family and have a little net worth must be notified." After making the final decision, Yang Yong felt that he seemed to have put down a big stone in his heart, anyway, the matter had come to this point, instead of rebelling against the plague god, it was better to go to Ningbo to see what kind of charter the other party was.

(To be continued)