Yang Guang's car stayed in Shanggu County for a total of five days, waiting until the snow had completely stopped before leaving. As for the specific reason why His Majesty the Emperor came to this poor and remote country, the people of Shanggu did not know. But this did not prevent them from deducing many legends based on the sudden diversion of the emperor's chariot on the way south. One of the legends is that Shanggu County Shouyu He's tyrannical government was discovered by His Majesty Shengming, so His Majesty personally came to Shanggu to deal with this big corrupt official. The basis for supporting this legend is the dispatch of a report sent at the same time as the snowstorm stopped, according to the text above, the county keeper Yu He was dismissed from his post for "not paying for the emperor's food and clothing", and was expelled to his hometown, never to be used.

The people are always kind, and in their minds, the Son of Heaven is often the embodiment of justice and sanctity. As for the corrupt officials and corrupt officials who rode on their heads and made a fortune, all the bad things they did were hidden from the emperor. Once detected by the emperor, after the heavy pupils take a personal photo, the corrupt officials will be severely punished, and their heads will be restored. Although the new county keeper did nothing like the previous one, and His Majesty the Emperor did not show any mercy to those who were frozen to death by the blizzard, the group preferred to believe the legend rather than their own eyes.

The second legend about the reason for His Majesty the Emperor's visit to Kamiya-gun spread more widely and gained more supporters among the people. Many people even swore with their heads that they had heard from the soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army that His Majesty had come to Shanggu to see the birthplace of Lord Zhongyongbo. This second-class loyal and brave uncle of the Great Sui who made the people of Shanggu County feel that his face was shining was the favorite general of His Majesty the Emperor, and he once saved hundreds of thousands of troops in Liaodong alone. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor personally came to Shanggu to see what kind of feng shui cultivated a meritorious minister for the Great Sui.

"Do you know the loyal and brave uncle Li Ye who broke into Liaodong alone, that is our Shanggu Li Jiazhuang people. Their village is next to mine! "For a long time, people in the Upper Valley who went to the countryside would proudly introduce themselves to each other.

"Xuguan's child, he has been promising since he was a child. The so-called three-year-old looks big, seven-year-old looks old. At that time, there were dozens of students in the county school, and I was optimistic about their two cousins! Liu Fuzi didn't know that it was because of his lies that the county keeper lost his official position, and he boasted in the county school. Affected by rumors, at the beginning of spring in the second year, there were more than 100 students who signed up to study in Yi County, although the previous year was a disaster year, and the road was not peaceful after the beginning of spring.

The stories behind these happenings, Xuzi doesn't know at all. He didn't know that the figure he left behind had become a legend before he knew it. He didn't know that before he knew it, he had become an idol used by many parents to educate their children.

"Three-year-old looks big, seven-year-old looks old, I want to think when Li Jiaxuguan is so old as you......" Parents look at their children with muddy faces, and they always count like this. The children who were counted down did not dare to speak back, but in their hearts they imagined that the villain surnamed Li who had robbed them of the opportunity to play was the biggest hooligan in the world, a bandit.

Asahiko is always busy, from morning to dark. Ever since he joined His Majesty the Emperor's entourage in Jixian County, he had completely lost the concept of time. Many times, he doesn't even know what he's up to, day after day passes in the process of greeting and visiting colleagues, and the next morning he will find a new pile of invitations and a new pile of chores.

Before the emperor drove away from the upper valley, Xuzi took an afternoon and ran home to take a look. This time, with the excuse that the emperor's chariot was stationed in Shanggu, he could go back to his home in a dignified manner. The people in the clan couldn't tell the difference between a fictitious position and a real deficiency, and when they saw that Xuzi had been promoted again, and the title had changed from a third-class uncle to a second-class uncle, they were even more in awe of him. Many childhood playmates also dodged in front of the Li family's old house, said hello, and said a few polite words, so as to get a kind of satisfaction. This kind of awe and satisfaction makes people feel very angry, but Asahiko has begun to get used to it, so she doesn't care too much. All he cared about was the wrinkles in the corners of his mother's eyes and the smile on his father's face.

"You're not too young, it's time to find a daughter-in-law!" The mother brought a large plate of scrambled eggs with oil splashes from the kitchen, and nagged her son as she ordered them to eat.

"Well, a man starts a business first, and then he starts a family, your current achievements should be regarded as a career, if you fancy a girl from any family, your father will find someone to be a matchmaker for you!" The father placed the wine cup heavily on the table, tasted the hot and spicy taste of happiness, and suggested it contentedly.

"Dad, don't worry, don't worry, I'm still young! It's still small! Li Xu hurriedly poured the wine cup for his father, and then filled the rice bowl in front of his mother with eggs, trying to use wine and food to "prevent disasters" for himself.

"I'm still young, I'll be eighteen soon, Liu Erwa in the former village is two birthdays younger than you, and I've been a father for half a year!" The mother tapped the bowl with her chopsticks and complained with a feigned anger. Immediately afterward, she put the scrambled eggs in her bowl back into her son's bowl. Although the family is rich now, there is no shortage of these things. But the mother still retains the habit of watching her son eat vegetables. That's her memory, and it's her joy.

"A few days ago, your aunt asked someone to ask, and the second girl of her aunt's cousin's family has been in the middle of the line, to see if she can kiss and kiss. If you come back this time for a long time, let's go to her house for a walk. Her home is in Beiping (Note 1), which is a distant branch of the old Cui family in Boling. It can be regarded as a door-to-door match with our Shanggu Li family. Old Li Mao drank another glass of wine and happily introduced it to his son. The Boling Cui family is a well-known family, it is said that there are more than a dozen prime ministers, and even if their sons and nephews are poor and destitute, they will easily not intermarry with small households. Now that the people of the Cui family can come to the door, it shows that his son is indeed promising, which makes the scholars look at him differently. (Note 2)

"Aunt's aunt's cousin...... The second girl of the family? Xuzi didn't catch his breath, and almost choked the egg in his mouth. He really didn't know what kind of relatives the second girl of his aunt's aunt's aunt's cousin's family was with his own family. But the image of Xiao Yan holding a knife in one hand and a chicken in the other appeared in front of her. If those warm eyes that belong to humans are replaced by Yuwenshu's fox eyes, all the warmth will be gone, and all that remains is as cold as snow.

"Eat slowly, don't choke!" Li Zhang hurriedly got up and beat his son hard. "How old are you, and you're still choking in your throat when you eat." She pulled up her sleeves and wiped the cold sweat from Li Xu's forehead. "Isn't it just going on a blind date, you've fought all the battles, and you're still afraid of this!"

"Mother, I'm accompanying the emperor this time, and I have to go south early tomorrow morning!" Li Xu was afraid that the two old men would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained for himself. A side branch of a big family, this kind of marriage is not so easy to tie up. He had just been bitten by a snake, and he didn't dare to take the risk until he figured out the twists and turns behind this marriage.

"What's the matter, let's go?" Lao Li Mao's hands trembled, and half of the wine was spilled on the placket of his clothes.

"Look at you!" After Li Zhang's finished taking care of the small ones, he went to take care of the old ones, took the rags and moved the plates, and was in a hurry. Taking advantage of her son and husband's inattention, she turned around and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. The son is a figure in officialdom, and he can't drag him back. Since the moment he became a team, this family has become much brighter. As a mother, she understands that she should be content.

Even if every time the mother and son reunite, they leave in a hurry after chatting a few words. Even if she is watching over a bowl of food that her son likes, she would rather hope that her son will gradually go away than the increasingly difficult life of leaving her son by her side.

"Look at you, isn't the child listening to the emperor's side? Since ancient times, when loyalty and filial piety can be both! Lao Li Mao patted his wife on the shoulder and said something extremely incommensurate with his identity. Who said this when he came to his house and looked at the empty house? Old Li Mao doesn't remember anymore, but he learned to comfort his wife and himself with this sentence.

"I just think that Xu Zi hasn't had time to see the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion set up for him in the clan. Not yet, haven't had time to go in for a day! Li Zhang was at a loss, picked up the old plate that had no food on the table, and hurried to the kitchen.

"Didn't the house work? Let's burn the kang for him this winter, and come back next year, he won't just live! Old Li Mao shouted at his wife's back. Turning his head, he gave his son a generous smile, "Don't learn from your mother, he has long hair and short knowledge." Be loyal to the emperor, and when you come back next time, our family will move to a new house, drink, call your uncle too, and drink enough! ”

"Next spring, if the court is fine, I will definitely come back!" Li Xu held the chopsticks high, and his arm suddenly weighed ten thousand pounds.

"Public before private, country before family! Dad understands! Don't worry, Dad's body is not old, and this family can still hold up! Lao Li Mao smiled, raised the wine cup again and sent it to his mouth, his arm trembled several times in succession, and finally poured all the elixir of life into his mouth without spilling a drop.

"I'll definitely come back to see you!" Looking at his parents who were smiling, Li Xu also felt a little sad in his heart. He regretted the last time he passed the house and didn't enter, but he was glad that he had finally taken this step. Tomorrow will be tiring on the road, he knows better than anyone else. Wind and snow, right and wrong, conspiracy, and rumors will be with him from now on, and every step may be a thorn, and if you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss. But he knew he had to go, and he walked forward with his head held high.

Because behind him, there are always parents who are snuggling up to each other, with gray hair and wrinkled faces.

Note 1: Beiping County in the Sui Dynasty, which is now Wan County, Hebei.

Note 2: In the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Cui family was the prime minister of six people. Therefore, there are people from the side branches of the Cui family who come to propose marriage, which means that the Li family is gradually recognized by the scholars.

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