Jintian Village, located about fifty miles south of Yangzhou, hundreds of years ago, the ancestors of the Liu family, in a Jintian Mountain foot mountain reclamation and open fields, build houses, slowly formed a village, so the village is also called Jintian Village, there are about 300 households in the village, most of them are surnamed Liu, according to the genealogy, this is a branch of the Liu family in Tang County, Yizhou, some of the old people often proudly claim to be the descendants of Gaozu Liu Bang, but can not come up with reliable evidence, and not many people are convinced.

There is a saying called "a cloth with water, a lineage", since ancient times, the most reassuring nature is their own people, ancient wars were frequent, there are things related to blood people to hold together, together to deal with all kinds of difficulties, slowly formed a scholar culture, many things are a glory, a loss, the Tang Dynasty clan world, a "clan" can be reflected, a clan can produce a scholar, that is the glory of the clan, if a clan can produce an official, that is the whole clan is worth celebrating, if there is a high-ranking official or big man, That's even more amazing, maybe the entire clan can take off.

However, Jintian produced a hot general, but the Jintian Liu clan did not experience and share this glory, on the contrary, the entire clan was in an indescribable unease.

This kind of uneasiness was felt by Liu Yuan on the road.

The closer you get to Jintian Village, the more depressed it feels, the country road is quiet, and you rarely see people going back and forth, not to mention visiting relatives, that is, the peddlers, pawns, and merchants who walk through the streets and alleys, and they have never seen any of them, even if there are people, they also bow their heads and leave in a hurry, that feeling, a bit like going out of the jam, is very weird.

"Xianggong, why is this place so desolate?" Cui Mengyao said with some surprise.

Xiaoniang was also surprised and said: "No, it's only a few dozen miles away from Yangzhou, why is there no one?" ”

Liu Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't know anything about this matter. As you know, I haven't been back to Jintian for years, and I remember that wasn't like that before. ”

Because of the proximity to Yangzhou, those who enter the city and pass by are sometimes frequent, and it is not in this situation, so that a few tolerances sent by Cui Jingren to open the road, that is, shout when they go out of the city, the closer they get to Jintian Village, the fewer people there are. The gong in his hand didn't need to be struck to open the way, and Hou Jun and the others, because there was no one to watch, couldn't beat up any spirit.

Knock what? There was no one on the road, and knocking again was like a funeral send-off.

Finally. The familiar village entrance in my memory appeared in front of me, the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village. It grew taller and more lush. is like holding up a giant umbrella on the flat ground, which can also be regarded as a scenic spot in Jintian Village, but when Liu Yuan and his party entered the village, there was no one to greet them.

This is really weird, even if you don't care about Liu Yuan's name as a high-ranking official, you have to worry about Liu Yuan's identity as a Feng family. The taxes and labor are all formulated by Liu Yuan, offending Liu Yuan, can there be good fruits to eat?

Liu Yuan thought they would kneel and beg for mercy. would cry and ask himself to go back, I didn't think that there was not even a welcome person, I couldn't help but be surprised, and I didn't know what kind of medicine they were selling in the gourd, looking at the somewhat puzzled eyes of the crowd, Liu Yuan waved his hand with a calm face and said, "Keep going." ”

See what they're going to do.

"Yes, General," Guan Yong replied, directing the team to continue moving forward.

At this time, outside the ancestral hall of Jintian Village, Liu Dekui, the patriarch of the Liu clan of Jintian, was speaking loudly: "Okay, after a while, everyone will do what we said before, and no one can make any claims, and those who do not cooperate will be removed from the genealogy and driven out of Jintian Village." ”

At this time, Liu Guang on the side also agitated: "Kiss or not, my own family, when the time comes, I, Liu Guang, will take the lead, as long as this matter is done, the whole clan will benefit." ”

Liu Desheng, an elder on the side, said with some unease: "Patriarch, is this good?" We used to do that, because he was a civilian like me, and now he is not only a general, but also our Feng family, if he doesn't greet him, forget it, and embarrass him, if he provokes him, our Jin Liu clan will not have a day to turn over. ”

Liu Dekui squinted his small eyes and said calmly: "Although there have been some small misunderstandings, after all, blood is thicker than water, three years ago he let us go, and later became a general, and there was no revenge, even if we all became his fiefdoms, the tax did not increase by a cent, it can be seen from here that he still has an incense love for Jintian Liu, to his brother, as long as he is willing to come back, then our Jintian Liu's good days are coming, he is a high-ranking official of the fourth grade, and he has to take into account the opinions of others, and make a big fuss, Others said that he was not tolerant, no matter what, he must be allowed to return to our Jintian Liu family, even if he uses some means, he will not hesitate. ”

"The old patriarch is right" Liu Guang said on the side: "If he doesn't agree and doesn't release the genealogy, then it is not my Jintian Liu family, neither is my Liu family, naturally he has no right to worship, hmph, if he can't worship, he will probably be laughed at by his colleagues when he goes back, this kid old man understands the most and is soft-hearted." ”

Liu Guang's wife, Chen Guizhi, said with a spring breeze on her face: "As long as the uncle is willing to go home, it will be great, and the slave family will let him take care of your relatives and friends at that time." ”

The smile on her face, as well as her complacent tone, seemed to be the general's wife, pointing out the country.

The patriarch spoke, Liu Guang was willing to take the lead, and the group did not object, and finally unified their opinions.

"Listen, horses' hoofs, they are coming." I don't know who said a word, everyone calmed down all of a sudden, and Liu Dekui and Liu Guang's faces suddenly became complicated.

It didn't take long, I saw four tolerances in front of the road, followed by all the healthy horses, healthy horses, all freshly dressed and angry soldiers, a tall figure, tiger back and dragon waist, the armor and weapons in the sun shining a stunning cold light, the vehicle luxury carriage, full of style, is Yangzhou Thorn history patrol, there is not necessarily such a pomp, for a while, concentrated in the ancestral hall to advance the Liu people, one by one the eyes of the eyes are extremely complicated.

Many old people have a pity in their eyes, for them, the feng shui of the Liu family in Jintian, there will not be a character like Liu Yuan in a hundred years, but he was expelled from the clan three years ago, and now he is simply repentant, and many people began to slander the patriarch Liu Dekui in their hearts, and Liu Guang's mother-in-law Chen Guizhi has seen such a big battle, and she was stunned for a while, when she saw that Dai Qisi, who was a maidservant, was also dressed so brightly, her eyes showed jealousy and excitement. With words whispered in his mouth, Liu Guang couldn't help but listen closer, and his originally nervous heart suddenly relaxed a lot.

It turned out that her mother-in-law kept chattering: the eldest brother is the husband, the eldest sister-in-law is the mother, the eldest brother is the father, and the sister-in-law is the mother

Yes, there has been training since ancient times, the eldest brother is the father, the eldest sister-in-law is the mother, and there was a lawsuit back then. The previous Lord Assassin also judged himself, and the patriarch was right, that is, there was such an incense love, otherwise, Liu Yuan would be in a high position. Qinghe Cui's protégés are all over the world, and they have already taken revenge. Where to wait until now.

At this time. The little lady in the carriage suddenly pointed to the front and said, "Senior brother, you see, they are all in front." ”

In fact, there is no need for Xiao Niang to point out, Liu Yuan saw it early in the morning, nodded when he heard the words and said, "Well, I saw it too." ”

Du Sanniang said with some puzzlement: "What are they doing?" As a closed household, one by one did not greet the closed family, but ran here, which is really no rule. ”

"Xianggong. These people, three colors will open a dye shop, don't let them be too arrogant, don't go too far. Cui Mengyao also felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong, and made a move on the side.

Liu Yuan showed a sneer on his lips, nodded and said, "I understand, I know this matter in my heart, you just need to watch it for a while." ”

When the women heard this, they nodded lightly one by one, indicating that it was difficult for Qing officials to cut off family affairs, not to mention their daughters-in-law who had not yet given their ancestors, so they could just look more and talk less after a while.

"Phew"

The front is the ancestral hall, and the mountain behind the ancestral hall is regarded as the Jintian Liu clan cemetery, where Liu Yuan's deceased father and mother are buried on the mountain, and there are more than 300 households in the Jintian Liu family, totaling about 2,000 people, all concentrated here.

Finally, the time has come to face it.

Liu Yuan stood up slowly, at this time the old loyal slave Zhao An had already opened the car door, and Dai Qisi also gently lifted the curtain and carefully waited for Liu Yuan to get out of the carriage.

As soon as he got out of the carriage, Liu Yuan immediately became the focus of attention of the audience, and for a while, a pair of eyes with awe and complexity looked at Liu Yuan cautiously, but when Liu Yuan's eyes came over, no one dared to look at him, and lowered his head in a panic, this is the charm of power, Liu Yuan saw that the people who he didn't dare to look at before bowed their heads in front of him, and the humble appearance of bending his knees gave Liu Yuan great satisfaction.

Liu Yuan, who was standing in the carriage, looked down at these people as if he was in the world.

"Liu Dekui, the patriarch of the Liu clan in Jintian, meet General Liu." As soon as he saw Liu Yuan get out of the carriage, Liu Dekui did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly led a group of clansmen to salute Liu Yuan.

Shinong industry and commerce, with clear hierarchies, even if they used to be Liu Yuan's elders, but in the face of the general of the fourth grade, the founding viscount, they are as humble as ants, and they are still the feudal households on the land of Liu Yuanyi, and they can only kneel at Liu Yuan's feet honestly.

Seeing that the people who were once invincible, riding high on their heads, and those who bullied him at will, all knelt in front of him, Liu Yuan's heart swelled with an inexplicable pleasure, especially when he saw that the dozens of familiar and ugly faces that went to Yangzhou to rob his industry and rob the Jinyu family were all replaced with humble and panicked faces, Liu Yuan's heart was as enjoyable as drinking a bowl of cold and delicious sour plum soup on dog days.

"Haha

The smile is so comfortable, the smile is so happy, people are not sages, who is not a little muddy, at that time, one was afraid of other people's opinions, and the other was not stable, Liu Yuan ignored them first, and then entered Tibet for the second time, and has not been able to pull out, and now with this achievement, I don't have to care what others think.

Liu Yuan laughed heartily, and the people who knelt down, one by one, their faces changed greatly, timid, and trembled, Liu Kui who knelt in front of him returned Liu Guang, and his face suddenly became iron-blue, they didn't expect that as soon as Liu Yuan met, he didn't give everyone half a face, in a word, he didn't even bother to do the most basic surface work, Chen Guizhi on the side, his face was even more pale, and his face was not half colored: quite a few years, she didn't abuse Liu Yuan (to be continued......