Lu Yuanwai looked at Zeng Yu with jealousy, thinking that this kid was really lucky, and he climbed the high branch of Yan Shifan in the road pavilion to give A Miao a haircut, thinking that he had made a lot of money in order to tie up the Yan family father and son, and sent the two beautiful nieces out of the city, which made the eldest son Lu Xulei move to Nanjing Jinyi Wei to command the affairs, and the second son Lu Shu was promoted to the general judge of Raozhou Mansion within six years after the second son Lu Shuna was imprisoned, and he was considered to be a prosperous official, but the annoying thing is that Ah Miao scratched Yan Shifan's eyes ten years ago, and it was a disaster from the sky. Fortunately, Yan Shifan did not blame his Lu family, and only sent Ah Miao and Xiaozi back to Qingtian, but now for some reason Yan Shifan wants Ah Miao and Xiaozi to come to Fenyi, alas, Ah Miao is still so ignorant, and offended Yan Shifan, it is really a shame, but this scholar surnamed Zeng, met halfway, and picked up such a big bargain for nothing-

"Zeng Gongzi, don't hurry up and thank Lord Yan." Lu Yuan saw that Zeng Yu was still stunned, so he urged: "Lord Yan has a good eye for you, and entering the Yan Mansion as a companion is not comparable to the Xixi of other official eunuchs, cough cough, Zeng Gongzi is a great nobleman." ”

Yan Shifan smiled and looked at Zeng Yu's demeanor, he likes to do something to change the fate of others, squeeze down the abyss or achieve what he wants, the feeling of turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands for rain is very happy, he doesn't believe in the mandate of heaven, he doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, he only believes in his own resourcefulness and ability, even if he has little respect for Emperor Jiajing, he is just an old pervert who is suspicious and suspicious and wants to live forever, and the next edict is also deliberately vague and vague, let the ministers guess, whoever guesses correctly is the decree, where can Emperor Jiajing's thoughts be hidden from him, In fact, as long as you remember the selfishness of Emperor Jiajing's character, the protection of shortcomings, and the three points of knowing that mistakes are not changed, and then looking at Emperor Jiajing's edicts, you can basically figure out the holy will without leaving ten-

"I am now returning to my hometown to mourn for my mother, and my father is on duty alone in Xilu, without me as his adviser, I don't know if his green words can be called sacred?"

Yan Shifan thought like this, glanced at the wooden wall on the west side of the guest room, and was scolded by Lu Miaoxiang just now, it was really fresh and exciting, he faintly admired Lu Miaoxiang, a little woman, the three armies can win the handsome and the horseman, there are really such people in the world, and Lu Miaoxiang is still a woman, and then thought: "Only women have fewer scruples, and they don't act much for the sake of interests——"

Seeing that Zeng Yu was still thinking about it, Yan Shifan stood up and said, "What, Zeng Shusheng refuses to deignate?" The tone began to be a little unkind.

Zeng Yu arched his hand and said: "Lord Yan Rong, late born when he was fourteen years old, Jia Yan passed away, and now he is dependent on his widow and young sister, and he is in a hurry to take the exam this time, and Jia Ci has told him to return to his hometown early regardless of whether he is in the exam or not. ”

Yan Shifan said with a smile: "You are not only a poor scholar, but also a poor scholar with a hard life, don't believe in fate, rely on yourself, let me ask you, where is your home?" ”

Zeng Yu couldn't hide it and replied: "He is now living in Yongfeng County, Guangxin Prefecture. ”

Yan Shifan let out an "oh" and asked: "Why did the people from Guangxin Mansion come to Yuanzhou to take the test, and their ancestral home is Yuanzhou?" ”

Zeng Yu really didn't want to say that he was here to make up for the exam, but it was obviously not good to deceive, so he told the truth at the moment.

Yan Shifan smiled and looked at Zeng Yu with great interest, and said: "You are really eager to seek fame and fame, if all children are like you who think that they have never met each other, and they chase the Grandmaster of Tixue along the way crying and shouting to make up for the exam, then what is the rule?" Seeing that Zeng Yu was a little surprised, he said: "Of course, you do have some literary talents, but how many talented people and wise people are in the Ming Dynasty, the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and how many masters of the eight-strand article, even if you are erudite and Confucian, it is extremely difficult to seek a first, and some of them spend most of their lives to get the title of the Yellow List, but your hair is white, you are young, how dare you ask for a make-up exam, can Huang Tixue allow you?" ”

The Lu officer on the side knew Yan Shifan's intentions and said to Zeng Yu: "If Yan Shilang is willing to help you, then your difficulties will be solved." ”

Zeng Yu scolded the fat man in his heart, he finally got Huang Tixue's make-up examination promise, he was most afraid of twists and turns during this period, but he was really afraid of what to do, this Yan Shifan actually asked him to do what to read, Yan Shifan didn't see through the hypocrisy of moral articles and imperial examinations, and let his son read what books, and replied patiently: "I asked for the recommendation of the county sages, and I wrote a sincere letter, and waited in Fuzhou for several days, and finally presented the letter to Huang Tixue, Huang Tixue was sincerely moved by me, promised to give the late student a chance to make up the exam, so the late student hurriedly rushed to Yuanzhou, and asked Lord Yan to forgive him. ”

Yan Shifan was a little surprised: "Your ability is not small, you really let you ask for the opportunity to make up the exam, it seems that you don't need my help." When he said this, his mind was turning, did he make this young scholar happy and then sad?

Yan Shifan is moody, it is really unpleasant that fate is in the hands of others, but he can still fight in a curve, Zeng Yuzuo said: "Lord Yan wants to be a companion for Ling Lang in his later life, how dare he disobey his orders, after he participates in Yuanzhou, he will return to his hometown to teach his mother, and then come here to serve Ling Lang." "Now I have to agree to this first, and then try to get out after the exam.

Yan Shifan saw that Zeng Yu agreed, nodded and said: "Okay, you finally won such an opportunity, how can you be willing not to take the exam, but you go with me to Jieqiao today to meet with my son to see if it is a good match - don't worry, the Yuanzhou Academy exam is still early, you can catch up." ”

Zeng Yu had no choice but to stay patiently at this Qishan Inn and wait for Yan Shifan and Lu's party to set off, Yan Shifan attached great importance to Lu Miaoxiang, and sent someone to take his name and ride a fast horse to Yichun to ask a famous doctor surnamed Xue to treat Lu Miaoxiang.

At two o'clock in the morning, Zeng Yu's master and servant went to Fenyi County with Yan Shifan and Lu's party, and when he settled the house money, the owner of the Zhanshan Inn heard that Zeng Yu wanted to be the companion of the little son of Yanfu, and resolutely refused to accept the house money, and said: "Yan Ge's old father and son Zehui Xiangzi, the people of Fenyi have a number in their hearts, I can't collect your house money, not to tie up Yanfu, but to be truly grateful, the Wannian Bridge outside the east gate of Fenyi County was built last year, how convenient it is for the local people to travel between the two sides of Yuanshui, which is Yan Ge Lao himself donated more than 20,000 taels of silver to build, I didn't use a penny from the government and the local people, and the Fenyi County School was also repaired by Yan Ge Lao, Yan Ge Lao really didn't have to say anything about the people in his hometown, you said that I can collect your house money? ”

Zeng Yuxin said: "The three idiot brothers said that they can't say bad things about Yan's father and son in Fenyi, otherwise you will be beaten, this is really not a joke, human nature is really complicated, Yan Song is a well-known traitor, but he really cares about the people in his hometown, find a Fenyi person to ask, and say that Yan Song is a great loyal minister, this Yan Shifan is by no means the second generation of officials who only rely on his father's shadow, he has a keen insight, and he is a powerful character." ”

Out of the northbound town of Qishan, the rising red sun has already exuded the power of fire, Zeng Yu and Sixi both put on sunshade hats, Yan Shifan and seven or eight entourages are all riding horses, don't look at Yan Shifan fat white, and nearly fifty years old, but quite vigorous, last night drunk half drunk galloped forty miles here, and did not rest and rode back, but did not show tiredness, really energetic, no wonder so lustful -

Because of the bumpy carriage, Yan Shifan arranged for Lu Miaoxiang to take a small sedan chair instead, accompanied by the girl Xiaozi, and the two sedan chair drivers walked very vigorously.

Zeng Yu followed Lu Yuanwai's carriage, talking with Lu Yuanwai while walking, Lu Yuanwai was no longer as secretive to Zeng Yu as before, and opened the conversation box endlessly, Zeng Yu learned a lot about the situation of Yan Fu:

Yan Song only has a son of Yan Shifan, Yan Shifan first married Nanchang Xiong's daughter, but after more than ten years of marriage, there was no heir, only gave birth to a daughter, at the age of 31 years of Yan Shifan, Xiong finally gave birth to a son named Yan Shaozhong for Yan Shifan, and the concubine Cao also gave birth to a son, 64-year-old Yan Song had two grandchildren, and was so happy that he wrote poems to celebrate, but Cao's son died in just ten days, Xiong then died of postpartum fever, and the eldest grandson Yan Shaozhong also died of pox when he was five years old;

Yan Shifan continued to marry the daughter of Liu Xun, the Marquis of Anyuan, the first two years of Liu's marriage did not give birth, in desperation, Yan Shifan only succeeded two sons from the clan, named Yan Hong, Yan Hu, and now Enyin is a hundred households of Jinyi Wei, until Jiajing twenty-five years Yan Shifan was thirty-four years old The concubine Cao gave birth to another son named Yan Shaoqing, and then his wife and concubine gave birth to five sons in a row, and the one who wanted to be a companion was the fifteen-year-old Yan Shaoqing, although he was a concubine, but he was Yan Shifan's eldest son, Yan Song was almost seventy years old before he had such a grandson, Yan Shaoqing's status was naturally different-

The wheels were whining, and Lu Yuanwai coughed, and said: "The deceased Mrs. Xiong has a daughter, who married the sixty-fourth generation of Yan Shenggong Kong Shangxian through the emperor as a matchmaker four years ago, cough cough, this is really a great honor, Yan Shilang called Xiaozi back this time, presumably to marry the children of high-ranking officials and dignitaries for Xiaozi, cough cough, happy event." ”

Zeng Yu didn't think this was a happy event, the fall of the Yan family was imminent, the fate of the girl Xiaozi was worrying, and that Lu Miaoxiang, was it really a shameful life?

Looking up, the plain drapery sedan chair is advancing in the midsummer sunshine.

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