Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, and the Duke of Dingguo in the Beijing Division, were all separated from Xu Dana, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, the king of Zhongshan, a family of two princes, and two princesses, which is enough to prove the wealth and power of the Xu family. Although most of the nobles have lost power now, in Nanjing, Wei Guogong still holds great power, and in the southeast, it can also be regarded as an important corner.

The 49 guards of Nanjing are nominally all under the control of Wei Guogong, and the training power of more than 200,000 horses is in hand. has such a huge base of soldiers, enough for him to eat empty pay and drink the blood of soldiers, and when it comes to wealth and nobility, he is more than the Dingguo Duke of Jingshi, almost the emperor of the southeast.

Unlike the pattern of the dominance of civil officials in Beijing, most of the six departments in Nanjing are foils for the yamen, and although the Metropolitan Procuratorate retains a certain combat effectiveness, the emperor is far away. Considering the speed of public news, it is difficult to really do anything about this noble. is that the Xu family has always lived a free life in Nanjing, as long as they don't die, no one will do anything to them.

However, there are exceptions to everything, when Wuzong went south in the former, Jiang Bin's power was at its peak, and Wei Guogong also had to serve him. This also proves that most of the hereditary lords are still inferior to the upstarts of the imperial court.

Although Yang Chengzu's current status is not as good as Jiang Bin, Xu Pengju is well-informed, and he is clear about this brother-in-law's ability, and his achievements in the future are afraid that they will be far above Jiang Bin, so he will be extra attentive when serving. Today's reception specifications are not so much against my aunt as at the authority of this brother-in-law.

Due to the Chinese New Year, the atmosphere of the whole Nanjing tends to be festive and lively, and most of the pedestrians have smiles on their faces. In such an economically highly developed city, the living standards of its residents are far higher than those of the border people in the northwest borderlands, and there are relatively few troubles. It's just that when I was about to enter the city, I saw a white silk hanging above the city gate, which turned out to be the head of the whole city's filial piety. Rows of reed huts were erected near the city gate, and from inside came the sound of chanting sutras and playing musical instruments, as if they were doing some rituals.

"This is the Xie family doing things for the second master of their family and others, there is no way, who let their family Liulang choose the horse. Even if he didn't pass through the door, he also changed the Geng sticker, if the Xie family bit his mouth and didn't let go, he could be regarded as a royal prince. I heard that I accidentally walked out of the water, and none of the family escaped, which was very miserable. Nanjing is where the Xie family is located, and Master Xie is not counting in the city, and there are their people at several city gates, setting up a dojo in the spirit shed, and hanging filial piety on the city gate, which is really frustrating. ”

Looking at this scene, Xu Pengju was also a little helpless, but the Xie family was a big family, a rich party, and the government had enough money, so no one bothered with him. Moreover, according to their thinking, the court can't watch the princess really watch over the widow, and in the end they may have to negotiate with the Xie family and ask Geng Tie back. To realize this wish, you must pay something to give the Xie family enough benefits, and the achievements of the Xie family will not be good in the future, so no one will offend him.

When passing by the mourning shed, you can also see many batches of men and women wearing filial piety, crying and crying outside the mourning shed, kneeling for a long time, the scene is very bleak. Yang Chengzu snorted, "This is fate, Fu Bo has a shallow life, he doesn't have the life of being a horse, he wants to be the master, and finally he loses his small life, be cautious." ”

After entering the city, Xu Pengju drew with his hand forward, "Brother-in-law, the house in front of you is our property." When you first come, it's not convenient to buy a house at the end of the year, so you can choose a house to live in, and I will arrange someone to clean it up. ”

"Thank you, brother, but this is not necessary, the younger brother is in Nanjing, and he also has his own property, and he has arranged for someone to clean it up. It's good to have someone transport things over later. ”

At the beginning, the real estate industry that the Zhang family gave to Xingwangfu as compensation included a piece of real estate near the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, a number of shops in the surrounding area, and several manors outside the city. Concubine Jiang gave these properties to Yang Chengzu, thinking that he was going to sell them, but he didn't expect that Yang Chengzu had been kept until now, and the problem of housing couldn't trap him.

Xu Pengju nodded, "In that case, then go to the house first, and I will set up a banquet for you to wash the dust." To tell the truth, you and the ninth sister got married too hastily, and the relatives here in Nanjing haven't passed, and my mother has been talking about it. ”

"This matter is indeed ours, and when we meet the old lady, we must kowtow to make amends."

When I arrived at the Wei Mansion, I saw that it was already full of high-ranking friends, and all the nobles who stayed in Nanjing gathered here. As soon as he saw Yang Chengzu's face, some people came over to hook up with their relatives, and some people came over with a notebook and asked him to sign a name on it.

Most of these noble sons are bastards, and they can't read the serious Five Classics and Four Books, but these words are very pleasing to women and are very popular in the Qing Building. These people are all frequent visitors to Qinhuai for ten miles, and they have a hot fight with the famous people, if they are not familiar with this sentence, they will inevitably be blinded by the girl. If anyone can get Yang Dacaizi's signature, he will have a lot of face in those places of abundant moons, and some people want Yang Chengzu to write a book for a certain girl.

Finally separated everyone with the assistance of Xu Pengju, but Yang Chengzu was still torn and disheveled, Xu Pengju smiled helplessly: "This bunch of treasures is this virtue." It's still daytime, and you wait until the evening when they get drunk and then it's really called lawlessness. ”

When he arrived at home, he didn't talk like he had scruples outside, and patted Yang Chengzu on the shoulder, "Actually, didn't you just kill a six-grade sesame official, what's the big deal?" There are several gatekeepers in my house, and there are several five-grade ones. That is to say, Yang Xin has nothing to do, and he plays on the topic, and I think he is also uncomfortable. Now we have to abolish the brocade clothes again, and our brocade guards in Nanjing came to my yamen a few days ago and cried once, and now everyone is entering Beijing by boat, saying that they want to reason with the imperial court. Look at it, this time he has a good look. You just have to live in Nanjing, eat, drink and have fun, and with my brother here, I won't let you suffer. If you want to do business in Nanjing, I'll take a share first! ”

Xu Pengju's mother is the sister of Zhu Fu, the contemporary Chengguo Gong, the old lady glanced at Yang Chengzu a few times, and praised with a smile, "Yes, he is really handsome, and the words are written in the book, and my old man also loves to read it." The last time Sister Jiu saw me, she was still a little hairy girl of a few years old, running around in the yard to play with her sister, and now they are all married. No matter how much property you have in Nanjing, you have to live in the house until the end of the New Year. ”

She met with the Liu family again, just looking at her age, she knew that this mother would not be biological, but she was old and fine, and the disdain in her heart would not be revealed on the surface. On the contrary, he took Liu's hand, showing great kindness, and pulled the ninth sister to sit beside him, pulling the family routine.

Socializing in a large family is a skill, and when the old lady is this age, she should naturally know how to maintain social relationships for her son, but she doesn't have to worry about the embarrassment of the Liu family and others. The other female relatives also had Xu Pengju's wife accompany them to the inner house, and the front hall was reserved for these men, and the banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve began in advance.