Shandong Jinan, Shandong Governor Yamen

This is the heart of Jinan City, has always been the power center of Shandong, the Song Dynasty had Gong knew Qizhou when the "Mingshi Xuan" was built here, more than 30 steps deep, the nine ridges of the rest mountain, the eaves of the warping corner, the front is the roll shed type, there is also a big red pillar to support the scattered cloud head bucket arch. Between the red columns, it is the floor fan, the ridge end of the eaves corner, all decorated with kissing beasts, the whole building, the gold and blue are shining, magnificent and magnificent.

Wei Tongnian was wearing a lake-colored gown, and was strolling in the back garden with Rou Niang, they bypassed a rockery, passed through a moon gate, and entered a small courtyard, which was very elegant, full of flowers, and dark fragrance.

There is a small lake behind dozens of flowers, there is a spring next to this small lake that is vigorously gushing out of a clear spring water, the spring water is gathered into a spring pool after the spring water is spewed out, the spring pool is forty-two meters long, twenty-nine meters wide, surrounded by alabaster stone fences, the willows on the shore hang lightly, the spring water is as clear as blue, a string of white bubbles emerges from the bottom of the pool, as if floating ten thousand pearls, blurry and moving; In the northwest corner of the spring, there is a pond that is formed by the convergence of spring water, and the spring water flows north through the Baihua Zhuzhou and enters the small lake behind.

Feeling the cool coolness, Wei Tongnian took a deep breath of fresh and humid air, and couldn't help but say to Rou Niang with great enthusiasm: "The spring comes out of the sand, gathering and scattering, intermittent, rapid and slow, and it is said that the big one is a pearl, and the small one is a rock, all from the bottom to reach the surface." This pearl spring is really worthy of being one of the three wonders of Jinan, this is really a good place. ”

Rou Niangfeng is wearing a purple dress today, embroidered with rich peonies, and the aqua green silk is tied around her waist, and her perfect figure is undoubtedly visible, and Wei Tongtong and the two of them slowly walked by the small lake, and after hearing Wei Tongnian's poetry, they couldn't help but smile and asked.

"Why is the master so happy today, is there any joy today?"

Wei Tongnian said with a smile: "It's okay, I'll report it today, the 20,000 recruits that Chaodong asked the old man to help recruit have finally been recruited, and after the training of these recruits is completed, Shandong's safety will be guaranteed." ”

Rou Niang snorted and laughed: "Now there are thousands of troops guarding Jinan City, isn't the lord still at ease?" ”

"Ah, woman's opinion!" Wei Tongnian said disapprerovingly: "Although there is a battalion of soldiers guarding Jinan now, Jinan is so big, and the 5,000 men and horses are still tighter to guard Jinan, and with more than 20,000 soldiers, the soldiers in Chaodong's hands will be richer, and Shandong will be safer." When the old man took you to Jinan for the first time, if it weren't for the two thousand soldiers given by Chaodong, I am afraid that you and I would have died in Huangquan long ago, or Chaodong is right, with a gun, there is everything, especially in troubled times, who will take a look at you without money and soldiers, and there is always no harm in having more soldiers. ”

"Master......" Rou Niang hesitated for a moment and asked: "Master, the court and the emperor treat you and the court like this, if you ...... in the future If the court really wants to deal with you, then what are your plans? ”

Wei Tongnian hesitated for a moment and said helplessly: "Rou Niang, the old man has passed the age of no confusion, and there is nothing else to ask for, originally the old man was thinking about how to repay the emperor's favor, but you also saw that the emperor was very suspicious of Chaodong, and even the old man was also brought on by the way, don't look at the old man, the governor is very majestic, if one day the old man loses power, the old man can be sure that the first thing the emperor wants to take is the old man's head." ”

"Why? The emperor won't be so ruthless, right? Rou Niang covered her mouth in surprise.

Wei Tongnian shook his head helplessly, he knew that talking about state affairs with his concubine was playing the piano to the cow.

Just as Wei Tongnian sighed, she found that a piece of crystal had flashed in Rou Niang's beautiful eyes, she took Wei Tongnian's hand and said: "Master, there are troubled times today, Shaanxi is already the world of rogues, Henan has also been invaded by rogues, but the court is powerless to take care of it." The concubine can see that Chao Dong has great ambitions, he has the world in mind, this concubine knows, but the old man is already not confused, and he is still so tired, these words You have lost a lot of weight, and the concubine is always not a taste in her eyes, don't you work so hard? ”

Wei Tongnian was moved to hold Rou Niang's little hand and said: "Rou Niang, how can the old man not know your intentions, but Shandong is the foundation of Chao Donghao's hard work, although there are many warriors under his command who can fight, there may not be many civil officials, how can the old man not help him as his father-in-law!" Besides, although the old man has lost a little weight, he feels that his spirit is becoming more and more sufficient. ”

Wei Tongnian said well, since he became the governor of Shandong, Wei Tong was a military and political leader in Jinan City, although he was more tired than when he was the prefect in Qingzhou, but his spirit was more sufficient.

Just as the two of them were strolling along the lake, a servant ran over quickly, holding an envelope-sized thorn in his hands and came to Wei Tongnian and said loudly: "Master Qiqi, someone outside the door handed a thorn and asked to see him!" ”

Wei Tongtong stepped forward and took the famous thorn from the hand of the official to take a look, this is a purple and yellow gilt name thorn, the name of the thorn on the dragon flying phoenix dance on the four big characters of "a Confucian student".

When Wei Tongnian saw these four words, he couldn't help but be surprised, and said, "Could it be that the prince is here!" ”

Rou Niang also saw these words on the side, and couldn't help but ask strangely: "Master, who is this, why are you so surprised?" ”

Elder Wei took a breath and said, "It's Jie Rugong, that is, Lu Weiqi and Master Lu." ”

Seeing that Rou Niang was still ignorant, Wei Tongnian couldn't help laughing, and explained these things to Rou Niang, a woman who usually stayed at home, how could she understand, Wei Tongnian hurriedly said to the officer: "Soon, please invite someone to the backyard hall to serve tea, and tell the person to come over immediately after the old man changes his clothes." ”

"Yes!"

After saluting respectfully, the official hurriedly walked towards the way he came...... When Wei changed into a vermilion official uniform and rushed to the small hall in the backyard, he saw an old man about fifty years old, with a long beard under his chin, and a thin face sitting upright in the seat to the east.

Wei Tongnian hurriedly walked up, came to the two of them and said with a surprised face: "Oh, it turns out that Brother Qingyang is here, this must be the prince of Jieru, in the same year, he lost his distance to forgive his sins!" ”

"Haha......, Brother Longsheng, we haven't seen each other for a long time, don't be surprised if you take the liberty to visit for your brother today."

Li Xianfeng walked up with a smile and smiled heartily at Wei Tongnian: "Today, the junior brother and the prince have come to ask Brother Longsheng for help, Brother Longsheng should not refuse." ”

Wei Tongnian had a surprised smile on his face, and hurriedly stepped forward to bow down to Lu Weiqi and said, "Jie Rugong, your great name and subordinate officials have been admired for a long time, and now I am fortunate to finally see the real three lives." ”

The look on Wei Tongnian's face was not pretended, Lu Weiqi was reinstated in the first year of Chongzhen, and he was the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department. Later, due to the ineffectiveness of "suppressing the Kou", he returned to Luoyang, set up the "Yiluo Society", recruited disciples, and wrote books and lectures. Lu Weiqi has written a lot of books, including "Mingdetang Anthology", "Filial Piety Classic", "Filial Piety Wing", "Jie Xiaoyi Zhongji" and other generations, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a generation of grandmasters in the late Ming Dynasty, whether in terms of official position or prestige, he is worthy of Wei Tongyi's worship.

Lu Weiqi didn't have any swagger, he stretched out his hand to help Wei Tongnian and said with a smile: "Lord Wei doesn't have to be like this, the old man is no longer a secretary of the military department, and now he is just an idle person, but he can't afford to worship Lord Wei!" ”

Wei Tongnian said respectfully: "Don't kill the lower officials, the old man is a famous Confucian in the world, and he is also a model for scholars in the world, how dare the lower officials be disrespectful." ”

Although he said so, Lu Weiqi was still very comfortable when he saw that Wei Tongnian was so respectful to him.

"Come on, come on...... Let's all take a seat! Seeing that Wei Tongnian and Li Xianfeng were standing in front of him and did not take their seats, Lu Weiqi had no choice but to greet everyone to take their seats.

After everyone took their seats, the maid hurriedly stepped forward to serve tea for Wei Tongnian, Wei Tongnian picked up the teacup and tasted the fragrant tea and asked with a smile: "It's rare for Master Lu and Brother Li to come to Jinan, how can Wei not fulfill the friendship of the landlord." However, although Jinan is not as prosperous as Luoyang, it also has a bit of scenery, not as good as Wei Mou's back garden here? ”

Lu Weiqi and Li Xianfeng glanced at each other, Lu Weiqi nodded slowly, and Li Xianfeng smiled: "I don't dare to ask for ears if I want to!" ”

At this time, it is July, the servants walk quietly beside the small lake next to the pearl spring, next to the pearl spring is an elegant garden, the pines and cypresses are verdant, the willows hang low, and the spring ponds and pavilions are scattered; On the west side of Luoguo Bridge in the park, there is a Song Dynasty begonia with a height of five or six meters, which has a history of thousands of years, and it is said that it was planted by Zeng Gong of Jinan Taishou.

Lu Weiqi looked at the exquisite scenery in front of him and couldn't help but be very excited, and chanted a poem: "The spring comes out of the sand, gathers and disperses, intermittently, suddenly and slowly, and is said to reflect it, the big one is the pearl, and the small one is the rock, all from the bottom to reach the surface." ”

Wei Tongnian praised: "Mr. Lu is really worthy of my model, this poem really describes the scenery of Pearl Spring." ”

"Hehe, I don't dare to do it, it's just a casual thing. It's just that at this time, I am worried about internal and external troubles, but it seems a little uneasy to write poetry. Lu Weiqi waved his hand, and then his expression darkened and sighed: "Lord Wei, I can't hide it, the old man and Qingyang came here to ask Lord Wei for something." ”

Wei Tongnian quietly followed Lu Weiqi half a step behind, and did not answer, although he admired Lu Weiqi very much after a long time of officialdom, but feelings could not replace everything.

After Lu Weiqi finished speaking, he secretly looked at Wei Tongnian, and saw that the other party was silent, and sighed secretly in his heart, it seems that it is not easy to negotiate this matter today......

(To be continued)