Chapter 21: Retreat

"Back to the emperor, it is really difficult for the old minister to obey his fate, the father and son are all treacherous, and they have no peace when they enter the Hou Mansion. There was a lot of trouble within three days of going back, since the ancestral hall was driven out, there was naturally no reason to come back, please Emperor Mingjian, don't fall for them. "The old marquis is very sincere in thinking about the emperor.

The emperor seems to want to persuade peace, "I really don't want to, the old marquis has to think clearly." “

The old marquis said resolutely: "Don't, his Yue Zhiyi family, whether they live or die, has nothing to do with my Dingyuan Marquis Mansion." I also have three sons and six grandchildren, and there is no shortage of them as a treacherous family, and hundreds of civil and military officials here can testify. “

The emperor turned his head to find Dingyuan Marquis Yue Zhiren and asked, "Dingyuan Hou, you think so too."

Yue Zhiren stood up and said firmly: "Father's decision was right, it was already clear at that time, whether he was rich or poor, it really didn't matter if he was rich or poor, it really had nothing to do with my Hou Mansion."

The emperor looked down at the three fathers and sons kneeling on the ground, and asked with a smile: "Yue Zhiyi, Yue Changbai, Yue Changqing, did you hear, what do you say now?"

Yue Zhiyi kowtowed and whimpered, "Father and brother will always be my father and brother, and Yue Zhiyi dare not forget." “

Although Changbai was sad, he still said firmly: "Grandfather, uncle and we are in the same line, and we dare not forget whether we recognize our blood relatives or not."

Changqing was very simple, as if he had forgotten to be in front of the emperor, and blurted out very frankly: "I am a descendant of the Yue family, and my grandfather and uncle are my elders and will not change."

The emperor was very satisfied with the answer, and he didn't give up when he saw General Zhuguo standing in the queue, and asked with a smile: "General Zhuguo, I remember that Yue Zhiyi is your brother-in-law." Your two nephews are promising, and your face as an uncle is bright. “

General Zhuguo knelt down in fear and said: "The emperor Mingjian, after the minister's sister returned to Beijing, she went to the minister's house to borrow silver, but because the minister's silver did not make up her hand, the minister's sister left angrily, saying that there would be no mother's family from now on. Minister... Minister..."

The emperor lowered his face and asked, "Oh, you don't plan to recognize this relative."

"The minister doesn't dare to deceive the emperor, the minister has no money, and his family's debts have nothing to do with the minister." General Zhuguo was very unproductive.

The emperor secretly said in his heart, what an eyeless fool, you deserve to be a nest.

No one dared to intervene at this time, and the emperor suddenly laughed: "Hahaha, Yue Zhiyi seems that you are too stubborn, and I don't want you as a relative, I want it." The emperor looked around at the ministers and said with a smile: "Yue Changbai said that his father is my courtier, he believes in me, and I can't live up to the trust of a son. Yue Zhiyi go home! Hurry up and pay off the arrears, and don't want to make trouble like that if you have money. “

"Yes, I'll pay it back when I go back." Yue Zhiyi was ecstatic in his heart, and said solemnly on his face.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a request, and the minister's dog Ronghua is this year's Huiyuan. Next year, when taking the Spring Festival exam, Mr. Wang Boyang and Mr. Xie Jidao both live in Yue's house, and Ronghua wants to visit Mr. Wang and ask the emperor to ask for personal favors, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to enter Yue's house to seek advice. "Fang Zuocheng came out of the queue to play, please.

The emperor praised Fang Zuocheng very much: "Your son is smart and loves to learn, and he has a top talent." Governor Yue won't stop your son from learning, right? “

"Weichen respectfully obeys the emperor's orders." Yue Zhiyi and wisdom should be inherited.

Fang Zuocheng fell to the ground with a stone in his heart, remembering his son's words, when the emperor fought the world, there were five tiger generals around him who made great contributions, and the merits of the five people could not be distinguished at all, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the five tigers would be sealed with military merits, they were Dingyuan Marquis Yue's family, Zhuguo's general Wu's family, Pingxi's general Xiang's family, Weiguo's general Ji's family, and Shenwei's general Zhu's family. The Dingyuan Marquis Mansion was completely transferred from martial arts to literature.

The words of the young man were contrasted, and the words were once again vividly opposed. Yue Zhiyi's father and son went to the palace to play a thrilling situation, not only retreated, but would be a blessing in disguise, and Yue Zhiyi would definitely be reused by the emperor.

Old Marquis Yue made the right bet, and his son also bet right this time, and he took the lead for Yue Zhiyi. He wants to send his son Tangzheng Dengyue Mansion to ask for a countermeasure, he and General Kamui are in-laws, and if he wants to clear up the difficulties, he can only prevent the worst from happening.

After retreating from the court, the three fathers and sons of the Yue family knelt for a long time, helped each other out of the hall, and saw the old marquis come out and hurriedly stepped aside and saluted. The old marquis shook his sleeves, and even his vision was not flattered and left, and many ministers saw this scene.

The old marquis got into his own carriage, the corners of his mouth finally curled, and his heart was happy. He was proud and happy for his son and grandson, and at the same time, tears poured out of his eyes, and he drove his son out of the house, his heart was very painful, but no matter how painful it was, he had to hold on, and he was busy rubbing his hands and rubbing his face to endure the tears.

Yue Zhiyi was escorted home by Zhang He and them, and there was no need to elaborate on bathing and changing clothes, when Yue Sanye listened to his son explain in detail what happened at home, he was silent for a long time.

He didn't expect that the one who knew his father best was his granddaughter, whom his father had never met, and he was ashamed. was expelled from the house by his father, and he still complained in his heart, complaining that his father was old and confused, and he was ruthless by the fourth and fifth brothers. complained that the eldest brother didn't intercede for him, and that his mother didn't love him.

He is really ashamed of being a son of man, it is really hard to imagine how bitter his father is in his heart, when his father said in front of the civil and military officials that his father and son were treacherous, he really wanted to kill him at that time!

He didn't expect that his two sons would always deal with it decently, thinking that it was taught by his husband, and it turned out that the eldest daughter insisted on filial piety. He still underestimated the eldest daughter's ability, if it wasn't for the eldest daughter to help comfort the two brothers, he might lose his sacred heart when he went to the temple this time, not to mention that it would be good not to be deprived of his official body.

When he met with Mr. Wang and Mr. Xie, both of them treated him indifferently, looking like they had nothing to say to him. The eldest daughter can make these two great Confucians in the world stay in the Yue family willingly, and teach him that he is not a very talented son, and this ability is not comparable to his sons.

When Yue Sanye was not at home, Yujin spent most of her time in the front yard, and when she heard that her father was back, she went into the backyard and didn't come out. There was a father in the front yard who couldn't use her, and the two brothers went into the backyard to teach Yu Jin what happened in the palace.

Changbai said both happily and fearfully: "Eldest sister, you don't know, when my grandfather said in the palace that our father and son were treacherous and slippery, how embarrassed I was, I couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into." Thankfully, you told us what my grandfather meant, or I would have almost cried on the spot. “

Changqing followed and said: "Big brother, me too, I once suspected that the eldest sister guessed wrong, grandfather didn't like our family at all, and he also reminded the emperor not to be fooled by us." Eldest sister, the second brother is now sincerely convinced of you. When we reported to Mr. Wang and Mr. Xie what happened in the palace, Mr. Wang was speechless for a long time, and finally patted the eldest brother on the shoulder and sighed, the most proud thing in the old man's life is probably to accept you as a student. Mr. Xie also looked at me with a lot of eagerness, saying that I understand filial piety and will be a person to work with in the future. “

Yu Jin smiled and said, "Two brothers, Daddy is back, you can study hard in the future, don't worry about things outside." Your teacher is a bet, and if nothing else, you have to fight for the teacher. What do the two gentlemen like to eat, you ask Zhang Yue and Xing Ji to pay attention, gentlemen love to take hot baths, don't forget to let them take a bath every two or three days. “

Changbai nodded in agreement, "Well, don't worry!" I have already told my father about what you used to call Yan Yinuo, and told my father that the yard of the second brother in the front yard is for you to use, and my father asked you to wear men's clothes to his study at night, and he wants to discuss something with you, and my second brother and I will go back to study the book. “

In winter, it gets dark early, and the wind blows on the skin like a sharp blade. Yu Jin and Xi Nu wore men's clothes and carried lanterns to their father's study in the front yard, and Zhao Zuo stood under the porch to guard.

As soon as the scope saw Yu Jin coming, he hurriedly picked up the cotton curtain and said, "Son, please come in, my lord is waiting for you inside."

Xi Nu automatically stayed outside, and when Yu Jin went in, she saw her father standing at the desk and waiting with his hands behind his back, there was no fire in the house, and it was very cold.

"Daddy."

"Well, you are really similar to your second brother, no wonder the boy will admit the difference. Sit down, and our father and daughter will talk casually. Yue Sanye looked at his daughter in men's clothes, and it was really more similar to his second son.

Yu Jin sat opposite her father and poured a glass of white water for her father, "Daddy, what's the question?" I will know everything, I will say everything. “

"Da Yu, no, Dad called you Yinuo in the outer courtyard. I have commanded all men to see you in the outer court and call you son. Dad can't understand, how do you know your grandfather's thoughts, you shouldn't have seen your grandfather, how should our family and your grandfather get along in the future? "Third Master Yue has been wondering about this problem since he came back yesterday and listened to his son, and he has never figured it out.

Yu Jin pursed her lips and smiled, "Daughter, please ask your father for forgiveness first." Yue Sanye raised his eyebrows and said nothing, waiting for his daughter to go down and say: "My master is a strange person with great wisdom, and she sent Xi Nu in two years ago, so that when I return home, I can adapt to family affairs." At first, I didn't know where the Xinu had gone, and I didn't tell me that I wasn't an orphan until the master died. It was the master who gave me an analysis of the current saint father and son and the founding heroes, and the master said that among the heroes, only my grandfather was the smartest person who knew how to make trade-offs. Daddy recalled, you should advocate the military, hope to be a majestic general, why would you choose to be a civilian official. “

Yue Zhiyi was stunned for a moment, and recalled, "On the eve of the founding of the country, my father handed over the military power, and my eldest brother and second brother and I all practiced martial arts and served in the army, the eldest brother was five years older than me, and the second brother was three years older than me, and they were already well-known in the army at that time. I was fifteen or sixteen years old at the time, and when I was enthusiastic and wanted to make a contribution, my father was reading articles at home with my second brother with my ears.

At that time, due to years of war, there were few scholars, and our brothers were all enlightened and educated by our mothers themselves. When the first emperor needed to employ people, the second brother was released to the county at the age of 22, and was killed in the suppression of bandits two years later. I was released from the twenty-fifth middle school, and I already had your three brothers and sisters at that time.

The father summed up the lesson, the second brother did not let the family go to work, and did not worry about rushing to the front to suppress the bandits and being killed. My father asked me to take my family to work, but I lost you on the way. Your uncle was the commander of the Praetorian Guard at that time, guarding the safety of the palace, and it was your grandfather who cried to the emperor and begged your eldest uncle to go home to attack the lord, and the Yue-in-law family completely stopped practicing martial arts since your uncle came home to attack the lord. Did you say that your grandfather started to lay out the plan to protect the family at that time? “