The snow covered the city of Luochen, the city everywhere smoke rose, this heavy snow from the third day after the winter solstice to today is the fourth day, looking at the weather has no intention of stopping, the big families in the city have been ready to store grain, and the people are desperate to look at the sky.

After the winter solstice, the New Year is approaching, according to the rules of the Ling Dynasty, whether it is the prince and the marshal stationed outside or the head of the family to the emperor to pay New Year's greetings, in previous years there are always people who will find all kinds of excuses not to come to Luochen, but this year everyone has come, even the eldest grandson Hong, who rarely shows up, has arrived.

The twenty-eighth day of the lunar month is the day when the minister gives the emperor a New Year's pilgrimage, on this day, whether it is a grudge or a good head of the house, he has to greet him with a smile in front of the Qingyun Gate, and the ministers began to report on the work of the year, the emperor affirmed and appeased the work of the ministers, and this year the old emperor smiled with obvious folds.

After worshipping and receiving the food, it is time for the courtiers to move around each other, and Cui Mian, the head of the Jiuqu Cui family, is now sitting in the study of the Changsun Mansion with an anxious expression, and the eldest Sun Hong is pacing in front of his desk.

Changsun Hong suddenly stopped and said: "Brother Cui, the Eastern Territory has already respected your Jiuqu Cui Clan, and at present, the 'East China Sea Envoy Case' has been handed over to the prince for trial, I think that with the friendship between the prince and the East China Sea, the East China Sea will not immediately invade the territory, but the rebellion in Lucheng is a big trouble, and the Dongshan Ping Lu clan will sit idly by?" ”

"Brother Eldest Sun Xian, the Pinglu clan is in the west of the eastern border, and they have long taken refuge in the Taishi family of Tiger Roaring City in private, and if they don't make a move, they are already thinking of being an official in the same dynasty, so I can only look up to the help of Brother Eldest Sun Xian." Cui Mian said sincerely.

"Brother Cui, it's not me who helps, do you know that Dongyang City Zhongjue wants to choose a new city lord in Dongyang, and it is not an important matter to choose a city lord himself, but Yingchuan Chen's family, Jiangyouzhuo's clan and the Dark Night Guard are all involved in this, before I came to Luochen, the Dark Night Guard Commander visited Jiangdong in person, and I hoped that my Jiangdong soldiers and horses would better not leave the country before the Dongyang City Lord was replaced." The eldest grandson Hong also had a sad face.

Cui Mian slumped in his chair and muttered, "Do you want my Jiuqu Cui clan to be inherited for thousands of years, but it is going to fall into my hands?" ”

Hearing this, Changsun Hong couldn't answer, and seemed to think of something, so he hesitated for a long time and said, "Brother Cui, I have a plan to solve your immediate needs, but it may lead the wolf into the room." ”

"Brother Xian, please speak!" Cui Mian can't take care of a lot, he just wants to keep the family's thousand-year-old prestige, and he is also sad about the children in the family, and no one in this generation can take the lead.

"Remember Shaozhou Montessori?" Changsun Hong sorted out his emotions and said solemnly.

Cui Mian was surprised by these words, and he wanted to stand up with his hands on the chair, but his body was out of strength, and after struggling twice, he said tremblingly: "Didn't the Montessori clan be exterminated back then?" What does it mean to bring up the old things again now? ”

Eldest Sun Hong shook his head helplessly, "Brother Cui, I won't hide it from you, you know the relationship between the eldest grandson and the Montessori clan, which is one of the reasons why my eldest grandson has not been sticking to the nine counties of Jiangdong in recent years, Meng Zhao is still alive." ”

As soon as the name "Meng Zhao" came out, Cui Mian was shocked again, pointing at Changsun Hong, his lips trembled, as if he was dumb, and he couldn't say anything.

Eldest Sun Hong smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Cui, do you want to continue?" ”

Cui Mian immediately shook his head, then stopped and responded with great determination: "Please ask Brother Eldest Sun Xian to bother to introduce you." After saying that, he closed his eyes and sat still in his chair.

"Brother Cui, don't you think about it anymore? This Meng Zhao is not an ordinary flood beast, once he is present, it will be a catastrophe. "Changsun Hong was a little unbearable.

"Brother Xian, wasn't this Ling Dynasty Taizu also called the nightmare of the world back then? But more than 200 years, how do you know that your uncle is not the next ancestor of the Ling Dynasty? ”

This time it was Changsun Hong's turn to open his mouth in surprise, Changsun Hong shook his head hard and denied, "Brother, no matter how strong the Taizu of the Ling Dynasty was back then, he couldn't deny the influence of our family, although it had some impact on our family, but the recovery over the years was nothing, and Meng Zhao was not like this, he would never give any family a chance, he once told me that if he was in charge, the official would need to be recognized by the people; For a general, you must start as a soldier. ”

"Yes, I know what he said, when he led the Mengshi family to rebel, it was already a trend, if he didn't insist on refusing to cooperate with the wealthy family, he would not have been defeated quickly, and you and I were also deeply involved here."

"Since Brother Cui has made up his mind, when Brother Cui returns to Jiuqu, let's take a detour to Stone City, whether he is willing to go out of the mountain still needs Brother Cui to invite him." The eldest grandson Hong breathed a sigh of relief in his chest when he saw that Cui Mian's mind had been settled, "Uncle, I can help you here, I can't give up my family for the people, I just feel sorry for my sister, the eldest son of the four children died in battle, the second son fled south to South Vietnam, it is rumored that he was an official under Xiao Huli's account, and the youngest son disappeared in the battle of Shaobei Mountain without knowing life and death, leaving the young daughter to raise in the house, and has been living as the daughter of the eldest grandson." ”

"Then Brother Lao Xian will arrange it for me, and it is what I should do to protect the Jiuqu Cui clan compared to the imperial court."

Cui Mian's words directly made Changsun Hong stunned, since the hair has been tied up, the education at home is based on the country and the people, the interests of the family are secondary, and the personal gain and disgrace is minimal, and now Cui Mian's attitude has given Changsun Hong a new understanding, what he has done over the years is to focus on the Changsun family and the nine counties of Jiangdong, as for the general trend of the world, the nine counties of Jiangdong have almost become an independent place that does not listen to things outside the window. Today's Cui Mian does not hesitate to betray the court for the sake of family interests, not to mention the right and wrong things he does, he admires this courage and decision-making, and he has often communicated with Meng Zhao and Chen Yidan over the years, but in essence, he has done nothing, and he chooses to blindly escape, just like pushing Meng Zhao to Cui Mian, which is not a relief.

"Lord, Lord Cui has left, should we return to Jiangdong or?" Although he was interrupted from thinking, fortunately, he was an old servant who had followed him for many years.

"It's the New Year in Luochen this year, prepare the car, I'm going to visit Yongxi Yang Boyu!"

"Lord, this Yang Boyu is the commander of the Night Guard, everyone avoids it, why does the lord want to touch this brow?" The old servant was really startled when he heard Yang Boyu's name.

"I'm not visiting the Commander of the Night Guard, but the Yang Bo of the Yongxi Yang Clan." While responding impatiently, he said in his heart: "Yang Boyu! If you hadn't said you had clues about my sister's lost child, I wouldn't have had a relationship with you because of what you did! ”

The old servant went to prepare the carriage and horse with a nervous mood, the old servant head is big, the head of the family has been guilty of sheltering the remnants of the Montessori family, and now he is even guilty of a royal taboo in dealing with the night guard, and the thousand-year-old grandson may bring ruin because of the willfulness of the head of the family.