When Qin Tai secretly came to the southern capital and found the Great Gongfang, the scene in front of him made Qin Tai shocked. Dagongfang is the residence of Zhu Yuanzhang to the generalissimo Xu Da in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and later after Xu Da's death, Zhu Yuanzhang thanked Xu Da for his great contribution to the country, so he personally inscribed the three words "Dagongfang" to the Xu family. Also because of this handwritten inscription, Zhu Di did not dare to destroy every grass and tree of the Xu family after entering the city later. However, Zhu Di still exempted the Xu family from the treatment of the Guogong, and the Guogong Mansion became the Xu Mansion. Later, after the descendants of the Xu family grew up again, Zhu Di once again named the descendants of the Xu family as the former military governor. So now, the people in the city don't know what Zhongshan Wangfu or Guogong Mansion is, they only know that the Xu family has an old archway and an old mansion. The Metropolitan Governor lived in the former Military Governor's Mansion, and the Governor's mother, the Old Lady, lived in the old mansion. Everyone calls the old mansion Xu's Mansion or Xu's Grandpa's Mansion, but no one knows what the origin of Xu's Mansion is. The original famous Gongfang has also become an old archway that no one knows. The desolation and autumn under the torii are really poignant.

The reason why Qin Tai didn't go to the former military governor's mansion to see the governor was because there were many people there. He deliberately came to the old mansion and passed the news to the Governor through the old lady, hoping to get the Governor's support. The reason why he believes in the Xu family, Qin Tai is half lucky, and half is because of his understanding of the Xu family. When the Japanese invaders were a disaster in the place, the metropolitan governor not only did not leave, but also made every effort to organize everyone to deal with the Japanese invaders. The thing that made Qin Tai feel strange was why didn't the Metropolitan Governor personally go out and lead everyone to defend against the Japanese invaders? So he wanted to take this opportunity to ask the Metropolitan Governor, is there anything unspeakable about the Metropolitan Governor?

Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu took a look outside the Xu family's old mansion and found that although the old mansion was a little dilapidated, it occupied a lot of land. Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu found a corner door, and after observing the surroundings, the two of them quickly got in. The so-called corner gate is a small gate, that is, a place where people enter and exit. In some large families or official homes, in addition to the main entrance used to welcome guests, there is also a back door for family members to enter and exit. But these doors are not people can enter and exit casually, shopping, delivering food, carrying sundries, etc., are necessary to do every day, so it is convenient and proper to open a corner door that leads directly from the kitchen.

After Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu went in, they found that the Xu family's house had not been cleaned for a long time, and some of the houses were a little dilapidated. Walking further inside, I found another problem, there seemed to be no one in the Xu family, and there were not many people. The house that Zhu Yuanzhang gave to Generalissimo Xu Da almost became an empty house. Qin Tai walked nearly half the way, but he didn't find a single person from the Xu family. Is there no one in the old house? Or did the old lady move back to the Metropolitan Governor's house?

Qin Tai came to a patio and finally found a bit of popularity and the momentum that the Guogong Mansion should have. According to Qin Tai's conjecture, the place where he is standing should be the only way from the main hall to the back hall, that is, the road in the middle of your mansion. Ancient Chinese architecture paid attention to symmetry, and the buildings on the central axis were the most magnificent and had the most status. The main hall is the place where officials receive guests and important guests, as the generalissimo at that time, Xu Da often received generals in the main hall, and many military affairs were decided in this main hall. The backroom is a place where families gather for meetings, as well as a place to receive friends or secret guests. Generally speaking, the back hall belongs to Xu Da's private office space, and no one is allowed to enter or leave at will without his permission. According to the layout, the back of the back hall is Xu Da's study and small bedroom. According to the old rules, the left-hand side of the central axis is the main residence of the master's family, and the innermost is the bedroom of Xu Da and his wife, and several of Xu Da's little wives are also inhabited. In front is the residence of Xu Da's three sons, and the sons lived in the same place even if they became a family before they were separated. On the right side of the central axis is the embroidery building where Xu Da's two daughters live, even if Xu Da's eldest daughter gets married, the house is still empty, and the daughter is received back to her parents' house for a few days at any time.

Because of Xu Da's two daughters, one became the later queen and the other became the princess of the former prince. Whether it is the queen who has already turned against her mother's family, or the former prince and concubine who don't know where to go, it is impossible for the two daughters to come back to live. Therefore, the descendants of the Xu family did not let the descendants live in it. This is also the reason why Qin Tai couldn't see anyone after he came in.

After passing through the back hall, Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu finally saw a subordinate, but this subordinate seemed to be a disability. He was not surprised by Qin Tai's appearance, in fact, he regarded Qin Tai as a businessman who came to collect debts. The disabled not only lacked a hand, but also couldn't speak, so he nodded in a direction and asked Qin Tai to find someone to ask for money by himself. Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu glanced at each other, as former coroners or professionals, they could almost immediately determine who this disability was. Qin Tai understood Qiu Xiaoqiu's meaning from his cousin Qiu Xiaoqiu's eyes, and Qiu Xiaoqiu also saw the strangeness of disability. This disability is not born with a disability, but is acquired. Judging from the injuries, this disabled person has participated in battles, or has experienced war, and his hand was cut off by the other party. As for why he became mute, his tongue was cut off by the other party. Coupled with this disabled tendon meat, it doesn't look like a disaster victim. Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu were almost certain that this disability was a crippled soldier, a soldier who had been tortured by the enemy to become disabled. At this time, in this place, with this kind of injury, Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu were almost certain that the other party must be a Japanese coward with no humanity. In this way, this disabled person is an anti-Japanese hero, a good man who is disabled because he defends his family and the country and resists the Japanese invaders.

Qin Tai left Qiu Xiaoqiu behind, Qiu Xiaoqiu not only knew how to perform an autopsy, but also knew how to treat some simple wounds. Qiu Xiaoqiu can help this disability, and I hope it may be able to help him. The broken arm can't be recovered, but as long as the tongue is not completely cut off, there may be a way to speak again. Qiu Xiaoqiu is a Jiangnan person, whether he speaks his hometown dialect or official dialect, the other party should be able to understand it. Besides, Qiu Xiaoqiu is a child, which is easy to reassure this person.

Qin Tai came to the small room pointed out by the disabled person alone and saw an old man. This more talkative old man talked a lot about the Xu family in a chatting way. This old man's name is Lao Xu Tou, and his original name has even been forgotten, and Qin Tai calls him "Old Xu" in order to respect the old man. Xu Lao is the old man of the Xu family, and three generations of their family have been working in the Xu family, and he almost knows about the affairs of the Xu family. He talked about the old master Xu Da, the second generation of the master, and the third generation of the master. Qin Tai finally understood the reason why the Metropolitan Governor did not go to the front line to kill the enemy. As early as the Ming Dynasty Chengzu Zhu Di, Zhu Di, in order to prevent the Xu family from confronting him, ordered the direct descendants of the Xu family not to leave the southern capital. Without the emperor's personal edict or holy decree, the descendants of the Xu family cannot leave Nanzhili, otherwise it will be regarded as treason, and all the children of the family will be killed. For this reason, the Metropolitan Governor could not go to the front, so he had to do his best to do a good job in logistics. After the war subsided, the Metropolitan Governor found that many disabled soldiers had lost their homes and sources of livelihood, so he privately arranged for a group of the most difficult soldiers to be present and hired a group in the Metropolitan Governor's Palace. As a result, everyone laughed at the Metropolitan Governor's family behind their backs, saying that he was a disabled Metropolitan Governor, and their home was a home for the disabled.

Xu Lao was very talkative, and after hearing that Qin Tai wanted to see the old lady, he immediately agreed to take Qin Tai to meet the old lady. Along the way, Xu Lao said as he walked, introducing Qin Tai to the grass and trees of the Xu family. The most memorable thing for Qin Tai is a plaque and a "middle hall". The plaque is written with the four characters of "loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness" in Xu Da's handwriting, which is also the standard for the descendants of the Xu family. The calligraphy and painting hanging in the middle of the back hall are long and big, and in ancient times, this was called "Zhongtang" calligraphy and painting, and there were only two words "loyalty" on it. Xu Lao said that it was written by the third generation of the head of the family, and it was the treasure of the Xu family.

Qin Tai finally met the old lady of the Xu family, this old lady can be said to be a strange woman. Qin Tai had also heard about the old lady's past and felt that this old lady was a responsible woman. The son she taught, that is, the current governor of the former military governor's mansion, will definitely not be a wine bag and rice bag. It is said that this old lady was a chivalrous woman when she was young, which is very similar to Qin Tai's wife Zhan Xiaoxiao. The old lady was fighting violence and peace, and at the same time finding a suitable husband for herself. Finally, he met the heroic old lady of the Xu family in the southern capital, who was not only handsome but also strong in martial arts, and immediately conquered the heart of the old lady. But at that time, the old lady had already married a family, and the old lady's mother didn't like the old lady's appearance when she was young, so this marriage seemed to be broken. But the old lady did not give up, and would rather disguise herself as an orphan girl and sell into the Xu family as a slave. In the Xu family, she was incognito, and she didn't deliberately approach the old lady, she just hoped that her grandmother would see the old lady from time to time. A year later, the old lady's wife had a difficult birth, and the old lady ignored everyone's discussion and rushed to Lushan to find the retired imperial doctor. Under the treatment of the imperial doctor, the mother and son were safe, but the old lady fell ill. also because of this illness, her identity was known to the Xu family. The old lady's mother forgave her, and the old lady's wife treated her as if she were her maiden sister. Three years later, the old lady's wife was seriously ill and left the old lady with the old lady before she died. First, it is because the old lady really loves the old lady, and the lady is unwilling to watch the old lady work hard all her life. Second, the child likes this aunt, and the lady also believes that the old lady will take care of the child sincerely. Third, Madame also saw that the old lady liked the old lady, especially the old lady would also have good swordsmanship. After the old lady entered the Xu family, she did not give birth to a child for the old lady immediately, and it was not until the lady's own son became an adult that the old lady gave birth to a younger son for the old lady, who is now the governor of the capital. The son born to Madame could have taken over the position of Grand Governor of the former Military Governor's Office, but he did not expect a smallpox to kill him. After learning that his eldest son died at a young age, the old lady, who had always been in good health, also fell ill. When the old lady passed away, the governor was only five years old, and the old lady took on the responsibility of the Xu family alone, and also managed the affairs of the army on behalf of her son. In order to establish prestige, in order not to let everyone look down on the Xu family, the old lady took her children to live in the barracks. After the Metropolitan Governor became an adult, the old lady personally assessed the Metropolitan Governor's Wen Taowu strategy in front of everyone, and after passing the assessment, the old lady returned to the old mansion and no longer asked about the army. How could such a tough woman not be admired by Qin Tai?