Zhu Xizhong put down his hand, shook his head helplessly, and glanced at Xia Mu: "This matter, it stands to reason that I won't do anything about the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but the impact of this matter is indeed very great, you look at this note, this is Yan Shifan's father's request to play, this time Jingcha's list." ”

Xia Mu took it from Zhu Xizhong, and at first glance, he saw at first glance that Jiajing had been cooperating with the branch for personal gain in the 26th year.

It stands to reason that the 26th year of Jiajing should be said to be an extremely unusual year, and its special feature lies in the imperial examination of that year. Because in the list of admissions for this Jinshi examination, there are several names: Zhang Juzheng, Li Chunfang, Yin Shizhan, Wang Shizhen.

These people are in the same department and together, so in Yan Shifan's eyes, this is a gang and a camp. But these four people are just obvious, to say that the fame is great, the influence is far-reaching, but it is not as good as the current one who has just returned to the capital, which can be described as shocking!

At this time, Zhu Xizhong put down his fold, looked at Xia Mu thoughtfully, and smiled: "You can also see that at present, Li Chunfang, the household servant, is in that department, and Zhang Juzheng and Yin Shizhan are both the top two leaders, Shu Jishi." Wang Shizhen is not a problem, his father Wang Chen is the right capital of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and a member of the second rank. In the eyes of the people, this is a group of people who are destined to make achievements. However, in that group of people, there is also a taciturn person, compared with the previous four, this person is really not worth mentioning, the family is poor, no background, and the exam results are average, not a Jishi, generally speaking, the ultimate fate of this person is to send a county official, or to mix a position in the six ministries, and work hard until retirement. But God makes people, but this goods are not safe, and they have to break the sky. ”

Xia Mu knew that Zhu Xizhong was talking about Yang Jisheng, Yang Jisheng was indeed inconspicuous, but thinking about it, Xia Mu also felt ridiculous, it was this inconspicuous person who was almost ignored by everyone, but in this upcoming struggle, he finally became an out-and-out great man!

When Li Chunfang, Yin Shizhan, Wang Shizhen, and other former figures were covered by the yellow sand of history and forgotten by countless people, almost all history textbooks recorded his name, and his brilliance was only comparable to Zhang Juzheng.

Yang Jisheng! Yang Jisheng, what should I do with you?

Your pride, your integrity, your spirit of daring to change the sun and the moon into a new sky, dare to be someone else's dare, such you, even if it is another thousand years, ten thousand years, I still have to admire your courage!

When Xia Mu was thinking, Zhu Xizhong picked up another old official file, handed it to Xia Mu, and said: "Yang Jisheng, the word Zhongfang, a native of Rongcheng, Hebei, was born in Zhengde for five years, and his family is very poor. He lost his mother at the age of seven, and his stepmother didn't love him, but just worked as a choresman at home. But such a bitter doll, there is actually a touching story, which is used as an example by the teacher of the school, can it be known in the light? ”

Xia Mu was stunned for a moment, came back to his senses, heard Zhu Xizhong's words, knew what he was talking about, and couldn't help laughing: "My lord is talking about the story of Yang Jisheng's six years of asking for books?" ”

"Exactly!" Zhu Xizhong smiled, "I also have to admire this person's stubbornness, a little child, cold and snowy, sleeping in the open air, actually standing outside the school for six years, and in order to read, usually children from rich families, where the book is placed, it may not be necessary to read it when it falls into dust, but children from poor families, in order to just that one book, they have to stand for six years." ”

When Xia Mu heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "If one day, I can let the people of the Ming Dynasty have books to read, everyone is well fed, and they are warmly dressed, it will not be in vain for me Xia Mu to come to this world for a while!" Saying that, he actually left Zhu Xizhong with an inexplicable strange back and walked out.

Yang Wan and Zhu Xizhong glanced at each other, but they didn't know why, how could a good person suddenly be like this?

Speaking of the summer house.

Here Mrs. Xia was calm, and when she saw Princess An Ning asking her the reason for her trip, she had difficulties, so she said: "Don't hide it from grandma, I didn't come today for anything else, and I am not afraid of grandmothers' jokes when I say it, just because his old son and mother are at home, and he doesn't even have anything to eat. If it's cold again today, I have to run to your old age. ”

Princess An Ning had already understood, listening to her that she couldn't speak, her face was not very good-looking, and she thought about it and said, "Old lady, you don't have to say it, I know everything." ”

After speaking, he asked the housekeeper: "This person is a guest, I don't know if it is available for breakfast?" ”

As soon as Mrs. Xia heard about eating, she hurriedly said: "I'll rush here early in the morning, and there's still time to eat." ”

Princess An Ning looked at her anxious appearance, and hurriedly passed the food.

At one time, the old housekeeper sent a table of guest meals, placed them in the east room, and came to bring Mrs. Xia and her grandson over for dinner.

When Princess An Ning saw Ah Sang coming back, she asked her, "Is the master back?" ”

Ah Sang shook his head: "Master didn't come back, but Master Xu from the ** grandmother's family sent someone to pass the word, saying that he invited him over for dinner tonight, saying that his fellow senior brother was back." ”

Princess An Ning nodded: "Then you can go and prepare, prepare an extra sedan chair at night, and ask the ** grandmother to go back to her parents' house to have a look." ”

Xu Xiyi listened to it on the side, and hurriedly shook her head: "Sister said that it was funny, it was not the day of the provincial family, it was only a day to pass the door, how can I go back, the master must also have important things, and it is inconvenient to take me back with a woman." ”

Princess An Ning heard her say this, and smiled: "My sister is right, then you and I will have dinner tonight, no matter how big he is!" ”

At this time, the former porter came to report again: "Tell the two grandmothers, Xu Wei came to visit the master, but the master is not in the house, is the person invited to stay?" ”

"Since you are here to visit the master, please go to the living room to serve well, the tea is good, the master is back, and the master does not come back and stay until three o'clock, so let him change the day."

While speaking, the old housekeeper hurriedly walked into the house again, and said with a smile on his face: "Two grandmothers, my grandfather is back." ”

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will come back, please come over."

"Yes, the little one is going to please."

At this time, Xia Mucai returned home and saw Xu Wei waiting at the gatehouse.

"Brother Wen Qing, I was in a hurry last night!"

"Where is the uncle, the uncle has every opportunity, and the affairs of our people are secondary."

While he was talking, Xia Mu saw the gate of Yan Mansion on the opposite side open, but it was Lao Yan Song who wore a jacket and walked out, looking like he was going to Xiyuan to serve the emperor.

Xia Mu asked Xu Wei to wait, but walked towards Yan Song's side.

Yan Song saw that it was Xia Mu, this kid, and he was happy: "Uncle is now rising, and he has become neighbors with the old man, having said that, the old man's house was originally lived in by your Xia family, but your Xia family was defeated, and the old man moved in, and I don't want you to come back this year." ”

Xia Mu listened to Yan Song's words, and also accompanied the smiling face: "Yan Ge is right, thirty years in Hexi, thirty years in Hedong, this house thirteen years ago, my uncle Xia Yan lived, and you have lived in it for thirteen years, you can't say that you should move your butt, don't you say?" ”

Yan Song's face was not good-looking when he heard this, he snorted coldly, sat in the sedan chair, and went straight to the noon gate.

Xia Mu watched Yan Lao Bangzi go away, then looked at the gate of Yan Mansion behind him, and snorted coldly: "Sooner or later!" ”

Xu Wei saw all this in his eyes, and when he saw Xia Mu walking back, he just smiled, did not speak, and only followed Xia Mu into the house.

Just after entering the house, the old housekeeper came to ask for peace: "Master, a relative of the master came from Di Dao, grandma invited the master over!" ”

As soon as Xia Mu heard Di Dao's coming, he couldn't care so much, he missed the news of his old father in his heart, and hurriedly walked towards the bedroom, and asked Xu Wei to be invited into the living room.

After a while, Xia Mucai entered the main hall of the inner room and sat down, Ah Sang handed over the stove mat at his feet, Princess An Ning sat beside him, told Mrs. Xia about the matter, and told him about the banquet in Xu's mansion tonight.

Xia Mu heard about Mrs. Xia, recalled it, and said: "Our two families were not originally a family, but because of the same surname, we were an official with my grandfather Xia Kecheng back then, and we accidentally connected to the sect. Since the fall of my Xia family, I haven't moved much. Now that they have come to see us, it is his kindness, and it is not to be slow about him, just give a few taels of silver. ”

Princess An Ning listened and said, "I said, since I am a family, I don't even know how to shadow." ”

While speaking, Grandma Liu heard that Xia Mu was back, so she hurriedly finished eating, pulled her grandson over, looked at the young Xia Mu sitting on the kang, and hurriedly said, "Ye Ke is back, old lady, I can wait." As he spoke, he knelt down again to say goodbye.

Xia Mu hurriedly asked Ah Sang to help him up, and said with a smile: "Please sit down, I heard that your old man came from Di Dao, so my father is okay?" Can you get by? What about the body? ”

When Mrs. Xia heard this, she came back to her senses, and hurriedly took out a crumpled letter from her arms and handed it over: "This is the old lady from Di Dao who asked my family to come over a little, saying that it was entrusted to someone to send the old house in the southeast to the master. ”

Xia Mu opened it and saw that it had not been written for many years, but it was not the old father's handwriting, and his nose suddenly became a little sour, only to see the old father on the letter teaching earnestly, not letting him worry about it, so that he could gain fame as soon as possible and restore the glory of the Xia family.

After reading it, Xia Mu's eyes were already moist.

Seeing this, Princess An Ning couldn't bear it, and hurriedly said: "Why don't I go into the palace and ask the saint for a favor and let the old lady come back!" ”

"You don't have to worry about these women's families, even if you go to invite, my father will not come back, at the corner of the vegetable market, my father made an oath, if I don't redress the grievances of the ancestors of the Xia family, my father will never return to Beijing with a sinful body, if I get back, how can I let my father be alone in Di Dao for thirteen years? I can't just wait! ”

Mrs. Xia took advantage of the opportunity to smile and said: "Don't worry about the old lady's body, the old lady is in good health in Di Dao, and those border soldiers repair the Great Wall on weekdays, those boys also respect the old lady is the grandson of the uncle, and the old friend of General Zeng Milling, everyone is too late to respect it, and then went to a Lord Yang Jisheng, and also worshiped the old lady as a teacher to learn calligraphy!" ”

"Oh!" Xia Mu heard that Yang Jisheng worshiped his father as a teacher and learned calligraphy, and heard Xu Jie's call to go to the house tonight, thinking that it was Yang Jisheng's reception banquet eighty times out of ten, but with this friendship in the middle, he had to persuade Yang Jisheng, so that Qingshan would not worry about no firewood, and it was not an overnight thing to extinguish strictness, so why sacrifice innocently!

Thinking about it, he looked at Mrs. Xia and said, "I already know what Fang Cai meant." If you talk about relatives, you should have taken care of it without waiting for the door, but now the chores in the family are too annoying, and you can't think of it for a while. Besides, I was too young to know your relatives, and although the Xia family was violently banging outside, I didn't know that there was a big difficult place to go, and I might not believe it when I said it. Now that you have come from afar, and it is the first time you have seen me open your mouth, how can you go back empty! ”

As he spoke, he looked at Ahsan and said, "Go and get thirty taels of silver." ”