Jiangnan, Yangzhou.

Obviously, Yangzhou is located in the north of the Yangtze River, but it is classified as the south of the Yangtze River.

As for the reason, it is because Yangzhou is under the jurisdiction of the Jiangnan Political Division, so in the long run, under the change of customs, Yangzhou is also regarded as Jiangnan.

King Shui Rong of Beijing received the Zhao'an holy decree at the end of September and went south, passing through Yangzhou in mid-October, and was scheduled to continue after repairing here for a day.

The prefect of Yangzhou set up a banquet to receive him, invited Shui Rong to the banquet, and summoned local officials to sit with him.

In addition to the Qincha honor guard, there were also 600 escort soldiers and horses drawn from the Beijing battalion, led by Jia Lian and Shi Xiu as the principal and deputy positions, Sima of other departments as the positive, and the staff commander and lieutenant as the deputy.

There is another person, a Ministry of Rites Langzhong sent by the imperial court, who traveled as the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, and Jia Lian Shixiu and others went to the reception banquet of the Yangzhou prefect.

Because Yangzhou is already considered to be the south of the Yangtze River, it is much better informed about the extermination of water thieves in the territory than in the north.

At the banquet, according to the Yangzhou prefect, the new Yuhang general Duan Huangui had gone south five days ago and was now sitting in the general's mansion. And because the Yuhang Naval Division was seriously damaged in the battle a month ago, the imperial court had already dispatched the Lianghu Naval Division and the Jinling Naval Division to the south and placed them under the jurisdiction of Duan Huangui.

The new Yuhang general Duan Huangui was not idle when he was waiting for reinforcements to come, and sent a document to the governor of Jiangnan to recruit troops in various parts of Jiangnan to prepare for the all-out suppression of bandits, preferably in a battle.

After such a movement, it is really big, involving Jinling Province and the two lakes, it can be said that half of the southern country has been alarmed, and the source is a group of water thieves.

Although Yangzhou is rich and fruitful, the labor of suppressing bandits shared by the governor above is really not low. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the Yangzhou prefect inevitably poured some bitter water in front of the water dissolved in the Qincha and sold it miserably, which attracted the empathy of Yangzhou officials.

Shui Rong smiled: "Everyone, this kind of behavior is a bit tricky. ”

Shui Rong is not a magistrate, and he doesn't know the hardships of the place, but he grew up in Kyoto and participates in government politics every day, and his knowledge is not comparable to that of a local prefect.

Shui Rong said: "Jiangnan is an important land, and half of the world's taxes come from this." Now several water thieves in Taihu Lake have gained a foothold, which has attracted bandits from all over the world to respond. If the thieves are allowed to grow bigger for a long time, it will eventually cause the Jiangnan region to lose and shake the foundation of the imperial court. Then, aren't we and other courtiers worthy of the court here? ”

The Yangzhou officials were scolded by Shui Rong and were bored, which caused the scene to be a little stuffy for a while. It wasn't until Shui Rong talked about the suppression of water thieves and the court to ask for credit for the Jiangnan place that the atmosphere in the banquet became warmer.

The accompanying officials sat at the bottom of the water dissolution, taking in the various situations in the field, and just echoed the water dissolution and spoke.

Jia Lian and Shi Xiu were at the other table, sitting with several military attaches in Yangzhou, and it was appropriate for civil officials to accompany civilian officials, and military attaches to military attachés.

After drinking a few glasses of wine and gnawing half of the main dish of suckling pig, Jia Lian got up, and after confessing to the few people in the seat and Shui Rong, he walked out of the prefect county to find relatives.

Lin Ruhai, the aunt of Rongguo Mansion, has been re-elected several times since he took office as the governor of Yangzhou, and now his family lives in Yangzhou.

Jia Lian remembered the instructions of the ancestors in the family, so he specially invited Shui Rongxuan, the king of Beijing, to repair in Yangzhou, so that he could have time to meet the uncle of the Lin family and the sick aunt.

Because the government and the government in Yangzhou are not far away, not long after leaving the prefect's yamen, Jia Lian went to the front of the capital to transfer salt to the palace.

This is the same as the ordinary government office, but because of the imperial history of the salt patrol that has been re-elected several times, a piece of the back of the government has been set aside and used as the private residence of the Lin family.

Jia Lian came to the door in an official uniform, attracting the attention of the Yamen, the salt envoy of the capital, and when he heard that he was coming to visit the salt patrol imperial history, the assistant officials in the yamen respectfully invited Jia Lian and a few people in, and led the way to the Lin family's private house.

Lin Ruhai heard the news from inside, he had already received a letter from the first, today he heard that the imperial court sent into Yangzhou City, and he had already sent several waves of people to investigate, and now when he saw Jia Lian coming by himself, his face couldn't help but be happy.

When Jia Lian saw someone claiming to be Lin Ruhai, he bowed and said, "Nephew Jia Lian, I have seen my uncle." ”

Lin Ruhai helped Jia Lian up, more than ten years ago, when the old prince of Rongguo Mansion, that is, his father-in-law, passed away, Lin Ruhai saw Jia Lian when he was mourning, and now he looks closely, and finally sees a little shadow of childhood from Jia Lian.

Lin Ruhai praised: "Okay, the son who doesn't want to have a big house in the house has reached the age of being able to become a man in a blink of an eye." ”

Lin Ruhai said, he was going to lead Jia Lian into the house. Jia Lian naturally responded, but added that the ancestor in the mansion sent a lot of condolences to the sick aunt, and he followed the Qincha team south all the way, and now he should have entered Yangzhou City.

Lin Ruhai nodded and called someone to leave the house to pick him up.

Jia Lian entered the Lin family and looked around at the layout, if you talk about the words magnificent, the Lin family is naturally inferior to the Rongguo Mansion. However, Lin Ruhai is also from the Hou Mansion, and the position of the salt patrol is a rich position, and the home layout will not be much more than the Rongguo Mansion.

Especially Lin Ruhai, who lives in Jiangnan, compared to the Jia family who has moved to Kyoto, the jasper scenery in the south of the Yangtze River in his house is really unique, so Jia Lian couldn't help but take a few more looks.

Jia Lian doesn't have many hobbies, looking at the scenery is one of them, since the Water Margin, he often misses the lodging because of his greed for beautiful scenery.

Just as Jia Lian was looking around, he heard a childish voice coldly.

"The child has seen his father."

Daiyu saluted, secretly glanced at Jia Lian, and said secretly: "This soil object is from my grandmother's family?" ”

Seeing Lin Daiyu go out to greet her, Lin Ruhai smiled, first led Jia Lian into the hall to sit as the guest of honor, and then beckoned Daiyu to his side, and officially introduced Jia Lian: "Lian'er, this is your cousin, her name is 'Daiyu', and she is eight years old this year." ”

Lin Ruhai said to Daiyu again: "He is your grandmother's cousin, because he is the second, you call the second brother." ”

Lin Daiyu nodded, and Jia Lian had seen each other.

In these years, and even hundreds of years later, there is a routine for relatives to meet and talk, Jia Lian smiled and said: "Sister Daiyu has ever gone to school, what do you read?" ”

Daiyu said: "Back to the second brother, I have entered school at the age of five, and I have learned the likes of "Mengtong Ring", "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names", etc., and now I am learning "Zengguang Xianwen" and "Kindergarten Qionglin" with the teacher. As for the "Book of Shang", it is not easy to read, but I have read all of the "Daughter's Scripture". ”

Lin Ruhai smiled and stroked his beard while listening, and was very satisfied with his daughter's knowledge.

Daiyu was overjoyed to see Lin Ruhai, and joy also emerged in her heart, and then looked at Jia Lian, and saw that he was listening to the clouds, and his head was empty.

From childhood to adulthood, where is the second master Lian who loves to learn.

Seeing this, Daiyu asked, "I wonder what the second brother reads?" ”

Jia Lian had to mumble, he wanted to talk about the Analects, but he only remembered a 'Zi Yue'.

Lin Ruhai had heard of Jia Lian's past of not learning and not knowing, and when he saw that Jia Lian didn't answer, he called Daiyu over, and said slightly: "You have read in vain, why don't you know the truth of the younger generation talking to the elders?" ”

After hearing this, Daiyu nodded and admitted her mistake, but the hazy sense of nobility in her heart caused by the Guogong Mansion mentioned by her mother still dissipated. When I go to Rongguo Mansion in the future, I am afraid that I will no longer have to be restrained to watch others move chopsticks, and I dare to stretch out my hand.

Jia Lian glanced at Daiyu, a little unhappy in her heart, and said secretly: "This is a Peugeot girl, but it's not pleasing." ”

Jia Lian was not angry with the childish girl, and after answering some homely things with Lin Ruhai, he proposed to visit his sick aunt.

This is what Jia Mu told when she came.