Guangdong.

Huizhou Mansion.

Yan family ancestral hall.

Far away, you can hear the constant crying in the ancestral hall, which is a bit heartbreaking, and people feel unstoppable compassion in their hearts when they hear it.

And among the ridges not far from the ancestral hall, many women are working in the fields.

One of the women said, "Alas... This Yan Laojiu died when he died, and the woman also died with him, and his son actually went to join the Pingnan Army... Since ancient times, how can our Yan family have been a clansman who has been a big soldier for others."

"It's just.. Deserve! It is said that the clan has raised his family for a lifetime, and he dares to report to the official, he deserves it... Yan Laojiu didn't blink an eye.."

The other woman was halfway there.

was signaled by another woman on the side to stop talking about it quickly.

The woman who spoke suddenly realized that what she had said was a little beyond the margins, and hurriedly stopped speaking, but lowered her head and continued to work in the field.

...

Inside the ancestral hall.

The leather whip stained with salt water was constantly waved by the middle-aged man who had taken off his shirt, and the whip was whipped to the flesh, and each leather whip could bring out a piece of flesh and blood.

And the one kneeling on the ground was just a young man who didn't look very old.

Yan Zhengqi clenched his teeth.

The pain of flesh and blood was really hard to resist for his current body.

"Your father didn't know what to do, and told the court about the clan's violation of the clan covenant, and it took a lot of effort for the clan to suppress it! Well? What about you now! Your ghost father is dead, and you dare to join the Pingnan Army? How! ”

"Do you think the Yan family can't cure you?"

"What's so good about being a soldier! Are you a little ghost who has made an appointment with the Yan family and used the ancestors of the family as decorations? ”

On the other side, above the ancestral hall.

There were also several gray-haired old men, facing the pain of the teenager.

They just looked at it coldly.

Without saying a word..

"I know it's wrong! Well? Kowtow to the ancestors of the clansmen in the ancestral ancestral hall, don't go to the Pingnan Army again, I will spare you today! ”

That middle-aged man was the patriarch of the Yan family.

Today, it is also up to him to personally enforce the clan rules.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the dying young man was even more stubborn, and a force from nowhere supported him.

"I... I'm going to join the Pingnan Army! ”

"Ancestors... You can kneel! ”

"But. You bully my family and kill my parents! I will never forget it for the rest of my life! ”

.... However, in exchange for a deeper, heavier leather whip.

I don't know how long it took.

An old man with gray hair in the ancestral hall finally spoke: "Okay... If you fight again, you will really be killed, so let's leave another seed for Yan Laojiu... Alas! ”

"Good.. You've been talking, so let this little thing go today! ”

"Come on, carry it away, and throw it at Yan Laojiu's house!"

...

I don't know how long it has been.

The boy woke up slowly, and the pain all over his body was reminiscent of the death of his parents. The hatred of his own family has reached the extreme...

In a weak voice, he said, "Wait... The county order did not dare to take it.. I don't believe that the provincial government will not dare to accept my petition. sub.."

After saying that, he fainted again.

...

Guangzhou.

The bustling overseas trade has made the city of Guangzhou, which has a natural harbor, hot again, and the craze of going to Nanyang to make money has also swept here.

Quite a few people began to go to sea and beg for food on the boats.

It is also a key area for overseas countries such as the Dutch.

On the streets.

You can always see a lot of golden retrievers and red hairers, who speak Chinese not fluently, and even guess and compare to buy Ming goods on the street.

At a tea stall at the end of the street.

Sun Yuanhua lowered the straw hat on his head, and he was wearing a shabby shirt, no matter what, he couldn't hook up with a name like the Ming Imperial Envoy.

But he looked bright.

Observe the movement around the streets and alleys.

"Alas. I've heard that... Zhaoqing Mansion has not been peaceful recently... Hongmao Fan sent a lot of people over, saying that they were doing business, I see... It's selling weapons! ”

"Ahh These guys are too bold, isn't this a blatant display of the imperial court?"

"Alas. Nowadays, the imperial court may work elsewhere, but in the territory of Guangdong, it is not easy to fart when talking, that is, outsiders listen to it."

... Sun Yuanhua heard a conversation between the two at another table next to him.

Picking up the teapot and teacup, he walked over, and interjected: "The little one has just come to Guangdong not long ago, and I want to find some small business to do... I heard that what the two brothers said was a bit rare, so I wanted to ask for advice. ”

I saw that there was suddenly another person beside me.

The two looked at each other and didn't want to say anything more.

But Sun Yuanhua said: "Harm! Look at me! Why have you forgotten the rules, the tea money is all mine today, man! Two more plates of refreshments! ”

Seeing that Sun Yuanhua's face didn't look like a joke.

and also took the initiative to pay for it and added two plates of dim sum.

Only then did the two of them relax their hearts.

Close to Sun Yuanhua's ear, he said: "It's not that my brothers are too cautious, the main thing is that once this matter reaches the emperor's ears, then Guangdong will have to change the sky..."

Unexpectedly, Sun Yuanhua raised his eyebrows and replied: "Hahaha!" You see, we seem to know the court and the emperor... Tell me about it, let me know too, after all, I've just arrived, and I don't understand a lot."

The man saw this.

I just thought that Sun Yuanhua was a foreign vendor who had just come to Guangzhou to beg for a living.

I just came to Guangzhou, and I am not familiar with the place.

I have two dollars in my pocket to beg for some experience.

So he said: "The boundary of Guangdong is similar to Fujian, but it is very different from other places. You have to understand a rule.."

Sun Yuanhua nodded and said, "Yes, yes.. There are no rules, there is no circle."

"I'd rather break the king's law than violate the clan rules." The man spoke.

Sun Yuanhua, who was a little puzzled, said: "What is this statement? Isn't this the biggest emperor in the world? Is the king the biggest? ”

When the man saw it, Sun Yuanhua was really stunned when he first came.

Shaking his head, he took a sip of the tea that the teahouse guy had just brought and said, "That's all over the world. But this is Guangdong, this is the city of Guangzhou, and Guangdong has the rules of Guangdong.."

The other guy picked up and said, "No."

Sun Yuanhua said: "I'm not from Guangdong, what kind of clan rules do I abide by!" ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and said: "You are not from Guangdong, so naturally you don't know the clan rules, but you must pay attention to the fact that in various places in Guangdong, you must not touch those clan forces."

Especially not to provoke those powerful people, you know... From the lord of the state capital to the wild man in the countryside, they are all members of the clan! ”