In the twelfth year of Tongtai, the Yongjun East China Sea camp Kou Wuyue, Zhe accompanied the march, on February 12, the Yongjun entered Jiaxing, Zhe sneaked to worship his mother, Hui Jing's family, and passed away, but not known to the world.

- "History of Chu in the Southern Dynasty - The Biography of Jiang Suiyun"

Jiaxing Yanyu Building is a famous building in the southeast, the most scholars and tourists, especially in the early spring of February, the green willows are like smoke, the clear waves are rippling, the sail shadow of the fishing boat, the shuttle is coming, the most is the pleasant scenery. It's a pity that although it is now the time to enjoy the scenery, the people in the building are worried. As early as a few days ago, there were rumors that the Yong army had captured Dinghai, but this news did not cause them to be overly alarmed, the land of Wuyue, almost rarely encountered soldiers, in their minds, the Yong army would soon be repelled by the Yuhang water camp. But the evolution of events caught them off guard, and almost in an instant, the Yong army's offensive in full swing had swept the land of Wuyue. The day before yesterday, the Yongjun army had captured Pinghu and Haining, and according to the news from the two places, the Yongjun army did not massacre on a large scale, but only detained the local soldiers and civilians in the city and did not allow them to move freely. Although I don't understand the intentions of the Yongjun, but for this reason, the military and people of Jiaxing can't help but feel a little relieved, the Yongjun army attacked Yue County just by surprise, once the Southern Chu army counterattacked, the Yongjun army will definitely be forced to retreat to the sea, as long as the Yongjun army does not kill people, then it is not a big deal to lose some money and food.

Everyone in the building are the young children of the major families in Jiaxing, and there are also well-known Han scholars in Jiaxing, and now the Yongjun striker has arrived in the suburbs of Jiaxing, these young children do not want to be trapped at home, and they are gathered in the Yanyu Building, hoping to learn the latest battle situation, and only these young people who still have the courage to gather at this time. One of these young people had a slightly different expression, it was a young man of weak crown age, green shirt and Confucian clothes, handsome appearance, and deep bearing, he sat in front of the window overlooking the scenery of Nanhu Lake, as if he was deliberately isolated from everyone. Everyone in the building also avoided him intentionally or unintentionally, but they all secretly paid attention to his expression. This young man's name is Jing Xin, he is the eldest grandson of the Jing family and the son of Jing Changqing.

Different from the atmosphere of attacking Jiang Zhe in various places, the families in Jiaxing are intertwined, and for the sake of the Jing family's face, most of them are silent, and deep down, these families secretly envy Jiang Zhe from the Jing family. The family and the country, in the eyes of these families, the glory of the family is the most important, although they can't help but regard the warriors of Dayong as barbarians, thinking that they are not as good as the poetry of the southerners, but the prestige of Dayong still makes them feel uneasy. Therefore, even in order to leave a way back, the Jiaxing family has always dared not ignore the Jing family, which is also one of the reasons why Shang Weijun wanted to eradicate the Jing family, but he could not proceed smoothly. Of course, the Jing family is not completely unaffected, and because of the face of the imperial court, the Jiaxing family will still be cold to the Jing family on the surface. Jing Xin, as the heir of the Jing family, naturally has a deep understanding of this situation, if Dayong and other countries go to war, the young people often surround him in the Yanyulou debate, if Dayong and Nanchu fight, everyone will isolate him intentionally or unintentionally, of course, but they will not turn a blind eye to him, and even pay more attention to his judgment. Over time, Jing Xin got used to this kind of treatment, so today he deliberately kept a certain distance from everyone.

Looking at the lake outside the window, Jing Xin was not as calm as he appeared, he had never seen and had no impression of this cousin Jiang Zhe, but he knew something about Jiang Zhe's father, Jiang Hanqiu. In the past, when Jiang Hanqiu left Jiaxing, he took all his manuscripts with him, but in Jing's study, he left a few notes, which contained his reading experience. Although Jiang Hanqiu's nationality is unknown, his notes can be said to be all-encompassing and insightful. Every time Jing Xin reads it, he has a new harvest, and he can't help sighing, with such a father, no wonder Jiang Zhe can be famous all over the world.

For Jiang Zhe, there are two tendencies within the Jing family, those who simply go to Dayong like Jing Shunjing and rely on Jiang Zhe's support to re-establish the family business, and those who are as angry as Jing Changqing and regard him as a rebellious minister and thief. Jing Xin understood that over the years, his grandfather had gradually leaned towards the second uncle, and even the clan was dissatisfied with his father, and wanted the second uncle to take over as the head of the family, but it was just an obstacle to the second uncle's business in Dayong, and it was inconvenient to publicize it. In Jing Xin's mind, he naturally disagreed with his father's stubbornness and didn't miss family affection, but if he was attached to Jiang Zhe to Dayong, he was not very reluctant. Why does the Jing family rely on outsiders to gain a foothold? That's what he was thinking.

At this time, a young man ran upstairs and said loudly: "Oh no, the defenders of Jiaxing do not dare to go out of the city to meet the enemy, they have already broken and fled, the Yongjun army has entered the city, and is under martial law along the way, and residents are not allowed to walk on the street. ”

These young people were in an uproar, and there was fear in their hearts, although there was no news of the Yongjun slaughtering the city, but this kind of man-made swordsman, I was not comfortable with the situation of fish and meat, a heroic young man said angrily: "It's all Shang Weijun's house, I only know how to loot and gather, this Wu Yue's civil and military official positions are all the capital of his mane to sell his officials, and the virtuous people are under Chen, and the mediocre people are Jintang Yuma, otherwise how can the Yongjun go straight into the interior of Wu Yue." All the teenagers heard the words are cheering in unison, usually hindering the prestige of Shang Weijun's administration, even if there is dissatisfaction, they can only discuss a few words in private, today the young man is reprimanded in public, Jiaxing has encountered chaos again, and everyone feels happy. But even so, it was useless, and everyone couldn't help but sigh. A short and fat young man looked at Jing Xin, saw that his expression was calm, and couldn't help but sarcastically say: "Brother Jing can rest easy, even if the Yongjun slaughters Jiaxing, he will not embarrass the Jing family, Ling Zun is in the midst of the chaos, and he can still return from Huaidong safely, not to mention now?" ”

Jing Xin was a deep-minded person, and he couldn't help but be furious when he heard the words, Jing Changqing was in distress in Chuzhou, fortunately, someone secretly rescued him, and sent Jing Changqing's family back to Jiaxing, if Jing Xin did not stay in his hometown to serve his grandfather, he would inevitably suffer from this disaster. The person who sent him off was silent at all, and he came and went without a trace, but he also knew that the person who could rescue Jing Changqing during the war in Huaidong must not be an ordinary person. Jing was reluctant to make a public announcement about this matter, but he didn't expect that he was strictly investigated by the people who were in charge of the government in the DPRK, and Jing Changqing was sent to prison for questioning, and even beheaded him. But at this time, there was news that the Yongjun army had broken through Dinghai, that is, no matter how bold the Jiaxing government was, they did not dare to kill Jing Changqing at this time, but hid the documents and let Jing Changqing get out of prison on bail. This matter is not only a secret of the Jing family, but also a taboo in Jing faith, as soon as the short and fat young man said it, he also felt that he was speechless, but when he saw Jing Xin's gloomy face, he felt that he was right, and showed a rebellious look.

At this time, another calm young man said: "The matter has come to this, Jiaxing has been obtained by Yongjun, let's go home separately, or share weal and woe with our families." When these young people heard this, they also knew that they had no power to reverse the situation, so they left one by one while the Yanyu Building was not yet under martial law.

Jing Xin stood upstairs and bowed his head silently, his expression was cold, thinking that his father was humiliated in Chuzhou, and it was very difficult to escape along the way, but in the eyes of the children of the Jiaxing family, it was just a pretense, which really made him hateful, and a thought suddenly appeared in his heart, if he joined the army and drove the Yongjun out of Wuyue, no one should accuse the Jing family of collaborating with the enemy. When this thought comes out of his life, it is like a fire that burns out of control. At this time, there was a chaotic sound downstairs, he walked to another window, looked down, the streets were full of panicked people, the Yongjun army was pouring in from all directions like a blue-black iron stream, under their strong coercion, these Southern Chu civilians who were unable to protect themselves closed their homes one after another, and the entire Jiaxing city had gradually fallen under the control of the Yongjun.

Jing Xin was about to turn around and go downstairs, taking the opportunity to return home, but before he walked down the stairs, he saw a few black-clothed sergeants with calm steps escorting a young man in green clothes upstairs. The sergeant had a faint murderous aura, and it was obvious that if Jing Xin didn't answer properly, he would be killed with a knife.

Jing Xin said angrily: "The late life was originally here to enjoy the lake view, and your army entered the city, so it was too late to dodge, if you want to cause harm because of this, the late life has nothing to say." ”

The sergeant laughed and said, "You scholar is very domineering. Yan then turned around and asked, "Huo Gongzi, do you want to imprison him?" ”

The young man in Tsing Yi stepped forward and said with a smile: "This is our rudeness, Yanyulou is a resort where everyone can come here to enjoy and play, and there is nothing strange about Brother Tai here." In Xia Huo Cong, may I ask my brother Taizun's surname, I see that my brother Tai has an extraordinary bearing, and he is still lingering outside at such a time, he must be a young man in Jiaxing. ”

Jing Xin looked at it intently, this young man in Tsing Yi was only sixteen or seven years old, his appearance was mediocre, not outstanding, but his expression was indifferent, and those black-clothed sergeants could see at a glance that they were not ordinary sergeants, although Jing Xin did not know much about military affairs, but he also knew that the color of Yongjun's uniform was black, and those who could wear black clothes and black armor must be Yongjun warriors. This young man is so old that he can command these black-clothed sergeants, and he must be an important figure in the Yongjun, although he knows that this person is a strong enemy of Nanchu, but seeing his kind face, Jing Xin does not have the slightest sense of disgust and hatred, and when he sees his eyebrows, he has a graceful and indifferent bearing, and he does not dare to slack off, and bows down and says: "Jing Xin, who was born late, does not dare to be called a handsome man." ”

The young man in Tsing Yi looked moved when he heard this, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be a talented man of the Jing family in Jiaxing, I heard that Brother Jing had already won the promotion when he was fourteen years old, if it weren't for the closed door study in recent years, not seeking fame, I am afraid that he has already become famous on the gold list and has become the pillar of Nanchu." ”

Jing Xin listened to his tone, and seemed to not pay attention to his Jing identity, but his heart was wide, but when he heard him compliment, he gave birth to a chill, since the two countries were fighting, the talents of the enemy country were either taken for themselves, or killed quickly, although this young man was a few words, but it may be the judgment that determines his life and death. But in the face of this situation, he could only smile and say: "Huo Gongzi is so young, but he is obviously deeply respected by the warriors of your army, presumably his identity and status must be important, and such a person can be called a pillar." Jing has no intention of fame, he just reads and drinks on weekdays, and browses the scenery of Nanhu Lake in his spare time, but he has no ambition, how can he be called a pillar, it is all praised by Huo Gongzi. ”

The young man in Tsing Yi smiled faintly when he heard this, and said: "Brother Jing has a good reputation, I am just a person who attaches to him, and there is nothing to be desired. ”

Jing Xin smiled slightly bitterly, glanced at the few sergeants standing with their swords, and said, "Dare not obey your orders." ”

The young man in Tsing Yi invited Jing Xin to the table, and the guys in the building were under the supervision of the Yongjun sergeant, tremblingly serving wine and food. Jing Xin was originally uneasy in his heart, but after a few glasses of wine, seeing that the young man in Tsing Yi had never mentioned the relationship between Jing and Jiang Zhe, nor had he intended to solicit him, he calmed down in his heart, although he couldn't help but laugh at himself, it seemed that his talent was not yet in the eyes of others, but his words and demeanors were already free. The young man in Tsing Yi claimed to have come to Jiaxing for the first time, so he asked Jing Xin about the famous places in Jiaxing.

Jing Xin was already a little drunk, and pointed to the lake in front of the building: "Jiaxing South Lake, known as the southeast strange show, this is the lake, the southwest of Jiaxing is famous Xiuchuan, there is Mandarin Duck Lake and this lake is connected, and the two lakes are called South Lake." The lake is the confluence of the crowds, stop the storage and performance, take its situation, it is really the bell of Lingxiu, the Mandarin Duck Lake is separated by a long causeway, there is a stone bridge on the embankment, called Wulong Bridge, the lake in the east of the bridge is called the East Lake, and the west of the bridge is the West Lake. The ancients once had a poem saying, "The water of the two lakes in the east and the west is compared to the mandarin duck." Mandarin duck birds in the lake, double double brocade wings long' (Note 1), is to describe the beautiful scenery of Mandarin Duck Lake, West Lake is also called Li Lake, called Lihu Lake, for the descendants to attach to the meeting and called Fan Li Lake, there is Fan Shaobo Temple built by the lake, to worship the virtuous. 'Fan Li Lake in the south of the city, wild peach blossoms fall in spring. The lotus root planted in the lake is like a Shih Tzu arm. (Note 2), this poem is a chant of the beautiful scenery of the West Lake, and the Xi Shi arm is the name of the lotus root of the West Lake. ”

Huo Cong listened attentively, looked at it with a smile, and saw Jing Xin's spirit flying, his air was full of grace, thinking of this person's identity, he said in his heart, worthy of being a relative of Mr., and toasted the lamp: "Brother Jing is really talented, and the younger brother also remembers a few words and sentences from his predecessors, describing the beautiful scenery of Yanyu Building." I don't know if Brother Jing has heard of it? After that, he calmly said: "Before the drizzle, the rhombus blossoms have bloomed over the apple blossoms." Leaning on the building is tired, and the rain is far away. The flat-bottomed boat is light, and the fishing song outside the willow is slow. The wind blew away, and the mandarin ducks flew all over, but no one saw them. (Note 3)

After chanting this poem, Jing Xinxin's thoughts turned, his brows were deeply locked, and he was silent, he had seen a banner in his grandfather's study, it was these words, the signature was Qingyuan Jushi, Qingyuan Jushi was the alias of Jiang Zhe's father Jiang Hanqiu, this poem was not widely circulated, at least Jing Xin had never seen Jiaxing and others knew, but this young man chanted, could it be that this person has anything to do with Jiang Zhe? Doubts arose in his heart, and his expression gradually changed, and the young man in Tsing Yi asked him three questions, but he couldn't answer a single one, and the atmosphere upstairs became awkward for a while.

At this time, a middle-aged general stepped upstairs and said to the young man in Tsing Yi: "Counselor Huo, Jiaxing has been completely controlled, please join the army and give an order." ”

The young man in Tsing Yi got up and said, "General Fang doesn't have to be formal, Huo Cong is just temporarily taking up his position." ”

The middle-aged general looked respectful and said, "Master Hou has an order, this time you must obey the orders of the counselor, please ask Counselor Huo to obey the orders." ”

The young man in Tsing Yi smiled slightly and said, "So Huo is good at it, please ask General Fang to invite the heads of the Jiaxing family and the famous and virtuous people to Yanyu Building." ”

This middle-aged general is Fang Yuanxin, who is one of the best generals in the East China Sea, who can fight well, and would not have obeyed the orders of a young man who has not dried up, but since this Huo Cong arrived in Dinghai, he was ordered to sort out the documents and books left behind by Dinghai Mountain, these documents are related to the secrets of Dinghai Mountain, and later, this Huo Cong knows everything about the coastal terrain and military situation of Dinghai and Wuyue, and even the Marquis of Jinghai has to rely on him. The large camp set up by the East China Sea Army in Dinghai was perfected by him according to the map, and even where to build a fortress and where to set up a outpost, he was also clear, and finally the Marquis of Jinghai awarded him the post of counselor, but no one objected. What's more, he is a disciple of the Marquis of Chujun, and he is commensurate with the brother of the Marquis of Jinghai, so these generals dare not despise him. This time, Jiang Haitao couldn't stop Jiang Zhe from coming to Jiaxing, so he deliberately asked Huo Cong to be responsible for the looting of Yuejun, and asked Fang Yuan to lead the army, just for the sake of Jiang Zhe's safety, otherwise although Huo Cong was outstanding, Jiang Haitao would not let a teenager be in charge of this matter.

Jing Xin's expression had changed greatly when he heard it on the side, although he guessed that this young man's identity was important, but he didn't expect that the life and death of the Jiaxing soldiers were in the hands of this person. I wanted to say goodbye, but before I could say it, the young man in Tsing Yi had already smiled and said: "Brother Jing is talented, Huo Cong respects it in his heart, and asks Brother Jing to stay for a while, first, to introduce Jiaxing talents to him, and secondly, he also wants to talk to Brother Jing for a while." Looking up, he saw that the young man in Tsing Yi looked calm, without any intention of domineering, even if he was dissatisfied in his heart, it was difficult to speak. Dayong is so talented, can Nan Chuyan survive for a long time? Jing Xin sighed, he couldn't help himself, what could he do?

On the shore of Mandarin Duck Lake, there is a plum forest, there is a square of several square meters in the plum forest, just in the plum blossom shadow, there is a tomb, a bluestone tombstone in front of the tomb, the handwriting on it has been very blurred, and it is covered by moss, it is difficult to see the text. However, although the tombstone is broken, the tomb seems to be taken care of, the tomb grass is green, there are fragrant flowers to worship, and there are footprints on the lawn, obviously some people often linger here. Compared to the wild grass outside of Merlin, it is really strange.

It was nearly noon, and the silence here was shattered by the sound of voices, and a man wearing a blue hat and a Xinyang hat was slowly walking towards Merlin, behind him, a young man in green clothes with a face like snow was walking around, and behind the two of them, there were some black-clothed sergeants who were closely guarding. In addition to Merlin, there were already some black-clothed sergeants surrounding Merlin, and the grass outside the forest had been destroyed to pieces, and the man frowned slightly when he saw this, and couldn't help but rejoice that in order not to disturb the peace of the dead, he had given an edict in advance not to allow these warriors to enter Merlin.

Before walking to Merlin, the young man in Tsing Yi walked into the forest, although he didn't pay much attention to his feet, but the grass where he passed was not broken, it can be seen that his light skills were superb, and after a while, the young man in Tsing Yi came out of the forest and said: "Son, you can go in to pay tribute to the old lady." The man sighed softly, gently removed the cyan coat, took off the hat that covered his face, and revealed his gorgeous hair and face, dressed in white and plain clothes. He walked towards Merlin, and the young man in green clothes took the incense, candle, and paper money that a samurai was carrying, and then entered the forest. Those black-clothed guards are cautiously watching the surroundings, the great Yongfu Ma Duwei, Hou Jiangzhe of Chu County personally came here to pay tribute to his deceased mother, even if Jiaxing has fallen into the hands of the Yongjun, he can't be careless, if he is targeted by the Southern Chu spies who are secretly whereabouts, wouldn't it be extremely troublesome.

I looked at the vaguely like Merlin in my dream, remembering the scene of farewell to my mother's tomb that day, I couldn't help but shed tears on the loess, bowed down in front of the tomb, paused my head and knees, tears slipped silently, if it wasn't for the death of my mother, how could my father have a dislike with my uncle, so I left my hometown and wandered in the south of the Yangtze River, if it wasn't for the fatigue of the journey, how could my father relapse from his old illness, and how could he be sad because of the death of his mother, so that I was left alone. My father died of heartbreak, and I lost half of my life, all because of the death of my mother.

I don't know how long I cried, there was a cold true qi on the back of my neck, I shivered all over, and only then did I wake up, and I knew in my heart that Xiao Shunzi saw that I was too sad, so he used his true qi to wake me up, so as not to make me grief excessively. I glanced at Xiao Shunzi, who was kneeling behind me, with a hint of warmth in his eyes, and then took the paper money and incense candles in his hand and incinerated them in front of my mother's grave. Eyes flashed, saw the stone tablet that was blinded by moss, a pain in my heart, stretched out my hand to remove the moss, revealing the handsome and elegant handwriting on the tablet, the stele was written on the "tomb of Jiangmen Jing", and the inscription was "cold autumn crying" four words.

Seeing his father Mobao on the stele, the anger that was originally born in his heart gradually dissipated, and there was a vigorous sound of feet in his ears, from far and near, Xiao Shunzi walked out of Merlin, and turned back after a while: "It's the old master of the Jing family who came, and was blocked by the commander of Huyan, does the son want to see him?" I hesitated for a moment and said, "Please come in, uncle." ”

After a while, an old man in a fancy costume walked in with a cane, this man was over seventy years old, his hair was white, his face was old, and his expression was cold, but when he saw his posture, he knew that he was still light and healthy. He walked into Merlin, didn't look at me, walked to the tomb, looked at the tomb, and said for a long time: "Zhe'er, you have been away from Jiaxing for many years, and this should be the first time to come back to worship your mother." ”

I sighed, and finally bowed down and said, "My uncle is as healthy as ever, and my nephew Jiang Zhe will see you." ”

The old man didn't step forward to help, and said lightly: "Your accent still has the afterglow of Jiaxing, and I haven't forgotten Xiangzi, but why do you bother to do this, you should know my hatred for your father and son." Your mother's biological mother and I died early, my stepmother was bad, and my father was obsessed with careers, so that my brother and sister suffered lonely at home. Your mother's son is not good, I don't want her to marry a poor eunuch, so I personally choose a son-in-law for her, your father has no intention of career, talented, so I took a fancy to persuade my father to marry his little sister to him. ”

I stood up and listened to his words silently, his tone was excited, obviously these things have been buried for many years, no one can tell, this time I just said it to me, I don't know much about these past events, today I heard my uncle talk about it, naturally I listened attentively, hearing this, I interjected: "When my father was alive, I said that I used to marry my mother and my mother, and my uncle mediated it. ”

The old man snorted coldly: "Finally, he still has some conscience, hmph, after the little sister and your father got married, they also raised their eyebrows and respected each other." It wasn't long before she became pregnant with you, and she often fainted, so I summoned a good doctor to treat her, and the doctor said that your mother was born with a deficiency, and if she gave birth, she would have to worry about her life, and it was not too late to send medicine to the fetus. I will persuade your father and mother to agree, and if your father is worried that he will have no heirs, I will give him a few concubines at most. Unexpectedly, your father refused to agree, and as a result, after the little sister gave birth to you, she almost died. For the next few years, he was sick on his bed, and if he hadn't been there, he would have been affected by the plague and died. It was your father and son who killed her, and it would be okay for you to come back today to worship, but if you want to send Jiang Hanqiu's coffin back for burial, unless I die, it is absolutely impossible. ”

Hearing this, my vague memories of the past gradually came back, remembering that when I was young, although it was common for my father and mother to sing and sing among the flowers, and the piano and zither ensemble were played, but my mother was always so pale and weak, and I remembered the words that my father vaguely revealed in the past, and couldn't help but shed tears, crying: "Uncle doesn't understand, this decision is the mother's intention, and my father is just unwilling to disobey my mother's painstaking heart." ”

The old man's body trembled, looked at Jiang Zhe's face, and the shadow of the deceased sister floated in his heart, and found that the outline of the nephew's appearance was quite similar to the deceased sister, and the little sister was also in tears that day, begging himself to leave the fetus, and after a long time, he sighed: "You are right, if it weren't for the little sister's insistence, how could I give in, it's just that the pain of losing my sister is difficult to calm, so I have to be angry with your father and son." When he said this, it was as if the pillar of hatred that had supported him for many years had collapsed, and his expression was a little more decadent, and his posture seemed to be much weaker.

I also feel bitter in my heart, although my uncle hurt my father and son to drift away from the world, but it is out of deep love for my mother's brother and sister, Merlin, footprints, obviously my uncle often comes to worship my mother, but deliberately let my father set up the stele was covered by moss, but because his resentment towards my father has always been unabated, when I won the champion, the Jing clan people are quite eager to reconcile with me, but in the end it is not enough, although I have no intention, but most of it is because my uncle is opposed, this is also my uncle's anger at me. But, in the final analysis, it's because he can't forget his mother, so why should I go against him. Thinking of this, I stepped forward and bowed deeply, and said: "Uncle, after my father left Jiaxing, he also missed his mother and became ill, because he didn't want to make his father sad, and I didn't dare to ask more about my mother's affairs. ”

When the old man heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, and said with a smile: "Your mother's little word Mei Niang, life is also the most love of Mei, when you are young, if the plum blossoms are budding to be released, you will stay awake all night, waiting for the plum blossoms to open, occasionally there are plum blossoms blooming early, you will definitely go to enjoy the plum blossoms, even if the ice and snow have not disappeared, do not take into account." Once she was sick, heard that the plum blossoms in the garden were first blooming, so she ignored the dissuasion of the maidservant, put on clothes into the garden, stepped on the snow and folded the plums, but suffered from the wind cold, a serious illness, and fainted for days. Since she married your father, she has often sung and harmonized with your father's qinzheng, and even made a zhengsong of "Plum Blossom Falling", which describes the arrogant posture of Meihua Qinghua, do you still have an impression? ”

I thought about it for a while, remembered it, and sang softly: "There are many trees in the atrium, and it is more like Mei Shi. Q: Why is it alone? Thinking that it can be a flower in the frost, and it can be a solid in the dew. The spring breeze is swaying, and the cold wind is scattered, and there is no frost in vain. (Note 4)"

The old man closed his eyes and listened, and said to the end: "That year Jiaxing suffered a plague, your mother was already weak, unfortunately infected with the disease, when he left, he said to me and your father, although she did not want to leave, but after all, she could not resist the destiny of heaven, although you are young, you have your father to take care of it, forgive no obstacles, but can no longer look at the plum blossom snow, but there is more hatred than death." Therefore, after your mother's death, I chose this place to bury Meilin in her, so that Meixiang can be sparse and often accompanied by the soul. ”

I recalled that when my mother passed away, I was still young, and because of the plague, I was sent to live elsewhere, but I couldn't see my mother's last face, I couldn't help crying, and said: "Uncle actually doesn't have to mourn for my mother, my mother was young and had my uncle to take care of, and after getting married, I had a deep relationship with my father, although unfortunately died early, but my mother must have been peaceful and happy in her heart at that time, just because her uncle and father love her so much, she will not feel that this life is vain." ”

I don't know when, the sunset has sunk in the west, the sunset reflects the plum forest, dyed with a light red mist to carry the floating, and then there is the plum fragrance that is not there, the plum forest is like a fairyland Yao Pond, the tomb is sleeping in the two of us close relatives, the plum forest is silent, the air condenses the breath of peace and tranquility, so that I both do not want to speak. The old man seemed to be caught in a memory, and a look of tenderness and nostalgia appeared between his eyebrows.

After a long time, the afterglow of the sunset gradually dimmed, and the old man came to his senses and said indifferently: "How are you going to treat the Jiaxing clan and the Jing clan when you come this time?" ”

I sighed softly, after all, I want to get back to business, compared with the survival of the family, which is more important, my uncle also understands in his heart, not to mention that we are close relatives after all, raised his head and smiled: "Uncle why did he say this, Zhe just took advantage of the opportunity of our army to capture Jiaxing to come to worship his mother, as for military affairs, I am inconvenient to interfere." ”

The old man's eyes flashed coldly, and he said: "With your identity as the Marquis of Chu County, how can you come to Jiaxing easily, even if you are not afraid of danger, Emperor Dayong may not be at ease, and if you are just to worship your deceased mother, why send someone to send a secret post to the Jing family, I think this time you are going to make a break with the Jing family, if I don't come today, I am afraid that the Jing family will also disappear." A few days ago, the imperial court issued an official document and sentenced Changqing to death, you must already know? ”

I looked at it and said: "I do know about this matter, this is the last chance, the Yongjun retreats, no one can defend the Jing clan, doesn't my uncle think about the safety of the clan, not to mention that Wu Yue will be a battlefield in the future, and it will be difficult for the Jing clan to live in Jiaxing." ”

The old man sighed: "It's hard to leave my homeland, but I also know that there is no choice, Changqing has been disheartened after this incident, and it is not difficult to convince him." ”

I had already expected this, the war between the two countries was imminent, I didn't want to leave my weakness in Southern Chu, and since I couldn't completely forget the Jing clan, I had no choice but to force them to belong to Dayong. Bow lightly to my uncle, and say: "Uncle is so reasonable, Zhe admires in his heart, tomorrow the Yongjun will clean Jiaxing, all young and strong men and women, scholars and craftsmen, are among the robbers, I have entrusted the responsible general, he will take care of the Jing family, and when the time is right, my uncle can go to Dayong with the boat to live in peace." ”

The old man's body trembled slightly, and he said after a long time: "What a vicious method, seizing Wu Yue's population, money and food, and weakly supporting the enemy, although it is a pirate method, it is extremely effective, even if I don't agree to surrender, you will also let the Jing clan be taken captive to Dinghai, right?" ”

Seeing that my uncle saw through my mind at a glance, I also admired it in my heart, but it was inconvenient to say anything, just bowed deeply. The old man sighed lightly and walked out, I was stunned in my heart, turned my back, and didn't want to see his old figure, but his vigorous voice floated in the wind: "Zhe'er don't have to be embarrassed, you have done your best to the Jing family, thank you for your help to Changqing and Shunqing." ”

Hearing this, my heart was relieved, and I let go of the big stone in my heart, and the Jing family's affairs were finally dealt with, and I could leave with peace of mind. bowed to the tomb of his mother, lingered for a long time, and finally said goodbye.

This time I tried my best to persuade Jiang Haitao to let him allow me to go to Jiaxing in person, in addition to wanting to worship my mother, the most important thing is to reconcile with the Jing family, after all, Jiaxing Jing is my mother clan, there is already the possibility of fighting for it, this time I offered a plan to plot Wu Yue, and abducted the civilians of the family to fill in the sea, in order to weaken Nanchu, but I am not ready to really kill the people of Wu Yue, one is not in line with my character, I never do anything unprofitable, and the second is also detrimental to the glory of Dayong, and the third is to unify Jiangnan in the future. The land of Wu Yue will inevitably refuse to surrender for a long time, so the best way is to select some people among the captives of Wu Yue, and manage the captives through them, so that the outside is strict and the inside is lenient, and with the gentle and forbearant folk customs of the people of Wu Yue, it will not cause difficulties in the rule of Dayong. And such a candidate cannot be easily chosen, and it requires the ability to govern internal affairs, so the Jiaxing family has become my choice, who has no selfishness, I will not be an exception. It's just that I only told Haitao half of the reason that day, and I came to Jiaxing for other reasons, I just hope that he won't beat his chest after he gets the report, right?

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Note 1: Song Zhangyao Tong "Golden Harvest Hundred Songs"

Note 2: Qing Tan Jixuan "Song of Mandarin Duck Lake No. 10"

Note 3: Qing Feng Dengfu "Dian Jiang Lip - Yanyu Lou Autumn Fan"

Note 4: Southern Dynasty Song Baozhao "Plum Blossom Falling"