The ancestral hall is solemn and solemn, before the mourning hall, the tablets of the ancestors of the Lin family are divided into ten layers, and the height is staggered, representing the ten generations of ancestors of the Lin family in the past two hundred years, and Lin Su's eyes are from top to bottom......

Lin Xiliang, the general of the north of the town of Dacangguo......

Lin Lijun, the general of the Hussars of the Great Cangguo......

Dacang Guoxiao Yong Bo Hussar General Lin Wanfang......

The Lin family has been a general for two hundred years, and there is only one exception, which is a tablet at the bottom and in the middle, with only seven words on it: the spirit of Lord Lin Dingnan.

This is his father, who was originally also the Marquis of Dingnan, the commander of the Blood Rain Pass, but he was stripped of his official position, and there was only one name on the spirit card, without any title.

The second brother inserted a pillar of incense into the incense burner in front of his father, and knelt down with a tom: "Daddy, when you went on the road, the third brother couldn't rush back, and today I came to give you incense, Daddy rest assured, no matter how the situation changes, no matter how the world goes, as long as the child has a breath, he will definitely protect his mother and brother!" ”

After kowtowing nine times, he slowly got up: "Third brother, you come!" ”

Lin Su respectfully inserted the incense burner in his hand, kowtowed nine times, and slowly stood up.

"Second brother, why did Daddy die?"

The second brother had a light of anger in his eyes and said a lot......

The situation of the Lin family is actually a common problem in feudal society......

The duty of a military general is to kill the enemy and protect the border, and his attitude towards the outside world is war.

The civil servants firmly believed in the influence of the Confucian classics, and their attitude towards the outside world was weak and ambiguous.

A political environment of civil and military antagonism has been formed.

The civil officials control the right to speak, and the military generals are increasingly marginalized, and later a strange situation is formed in which the military generals do not go to court.

In this environment, no one dares to be reckless, Lin Dingnan is not a reckless person, he knows that officialdom is sinister, he has always acted cautiously, and behaved with his tail between his legs, so he was named a marquis, however, there are still unforeseen circumstances.

Last year, one of his subordinates colluded with the demon clan and became a shameful traitor of the human race, how could Lin Dingnan let him go? Dealing with his military law, I didn't expect this person to be deeply connected with the court, Zhang Wenyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, fabricated the facts, falsely accused Lin Dingnan of rebellion, His Majesty sent a team to the Blood Rain Pass to investigate the matter, this team was also controlled by the court officials, and finally judged Lin Dingnan's rebellion, and then the Dingnan Marquis Mansion was destroyed.

Lin Su's heart was furious, what kind of court is this?

The soldiers defended their families and the country, and a bunch of people behind them tried every means to kill them, there was no crime of fabricating charges, and the culprit was actually the military department secretary who was in charge of military affairs!

The second brother ended this sad past with a sentence: "Fortunately, Your Majesty still remembered the Lin family's two hundred years of generals, ten generations of military exploits, and did not kill the Lin family. ”

Lin Su exhaled softly: "Mother, this is sick...... Don't bother, right? ”

The second brother said: "My mother is also depressed and sick, if you take it with medicine and stone, supplemented by "Qi Conduction Wen", you can be cured soon, but the doctors in the city dare not come to the door, with "Qi Conduction Wen" alone, Niang may still have a few days of pain and suffering. ”

Lin Su was slightly surprised: "The doctor in the city doesn't dare to come to the door, what do you mean?" ”

"It's still the Zhang family's suppression! Zhang Wenyuan's hometown is also in Haining, and the suppression of the Lin family is everywhere, the Lin family wants to sell some wood and furniture to live, but no one dares to come to the door...... But the third brother, please rest assured, for the brother to go to the city gate tomorrow to sell words and write letters, and finally the Lin family will have a mouthful of hot soup......"

The second brother took into account that Lin Su had just returned from thousands of miles and was running all the way, so he asked him to go to rest quickly, and he entered the study with staggering steps, he still needed to read, and he had to prepare for the exam, Lin Su looked at his back trying to straighten up, and his heart was a little sour for some reason.

He couldn't imagine how much pressure the scholars in this feudal society had experienced in the past few months, his father died, his mother was sick, and the burden of the entire Hou Mansion suddenly fell on his shoulders.

He is a person who reads the books of the sages, he is not essentially a person who bears the wind and rain of the family, can he afford all this?

I'm back, and I'm a member of this family!

Whether it was before or not, and now ...... He is!

Lin Su returned to the West Courtyard, the small courtyard he used to be.

The courtyard is also very dilapidated, and in the dim light, there is a girl standing, Xiaoyao!

"Brother!" Xiao Yao ran over, grabbed his hand, and rubbed his waist with his little head.

Lin Su gently touched her head: "Xiaoyao, my brother promised you to find jelly beans all over the city, but I can't do it today." ”

"Brother, why are you like this? Xiao Yao seems to be delicious, Xiao Yao doesn't like to eat jelly beans, really. Xiao Yao denied it, but the glimmer at the corner of her mouth obviously betrayed her.

Lin Su smiled lightly: "Go to sleep, I know you didn't sleep well last night." ”

"Hmm!"

Xiao Yao slept in the wing room outside Lin Su's bedroom, and soon came to breathe evenly, and slept soundly.

And Lin Su, lying on his back on his big bed, tossed and turned for most of the night, until the first line of fish belly in the east was about to appear, he fell asleep.

The next day, on the third pole of the sun, Lin Su finally woke up, woke up and walked out of the courtyard, and came to his mother's main hall, he wanted to see how his mother's illness was, and just as he was about to enter, an exclamation suddenly came from inside: "Second son, what's wrong with you......"

Lin Su pushed open the door of the main hall and saw the second brother lying on the ground, his face was not half bloody, and Xiao Tao and his mother hurriedly helped him up.

Lin Su hurriedly stepped forward and helped the second brother up: "Second brother, what's wrong with you?" ”

The mother couldn't cry: "It's all his mother who hurt him, and ordinary Xiucai will take time out of his whole body to write a "Qi Conduction Article", your second brother has been writing two articles a day for several days, how can you not be exhausted?" Xiao Tao, hurry up and prepare some soup for the second son...... Jiro, you lie down ......"

Lin Su and his mother worked together to help the second brother to the bed, and the second brother finally relieved himself in one breath and slowly opened his eyes......

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside: "Excuse me, is Lin Jialiang and Lin Ergongzi here?" ”

is a crisp female voice.

Lin Su looked through the window, and in front of Xiao Tao, who had just gone out, stood a petite man in Tsing Yi, dressed in men's clothes, but obviously a girl.

Xiao Tao said: "The girl is ......"

The woman said: "The slave maid is Cui'er who serves the girl of the Yuxiang Building...... I came to see the son of Jialiang......"

Xiao Tao said: "The second son is unwell, I'm afraid I won't be able to see guests." ”

Cui'er was anxious: "How is this good?" …… Sister, no matter how you let the slave and maid meet with the son, the matter is urgent and cannot be delayed. ”

That...... Come on in!

Cui'er and Xiao Tao entered the main hall, and Lin Jialiang, who was lying on the bed, was shocked when he saw this woman: "Cui'er, why are you?" But the Jade Building...... What happened? ”

"Second son!" Cui'er said: "Sister Yulou resigned today, do you know?" ”

When she was young, she laughed at the Qinglou, and when she was getting old and no longer suitable for this business, she resigned from the building and married a big family as a concubine, which was the best ending. Although the jade building is the top brand of the jade fragrance building, it cannot escape this green building law.

Lin Jialiang was stunned: "She once said that she would quit the building, but I didn't know that she was ...... today." She asked you to come over, yes......"

"The slave maid went out today, but she hid the invitation written by Yuxianglou to Gongzi last night, just because she didn't want Gongzi to participate in the resignation meeting, just because she knew that Zhang Xiu of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War, together with all the talented people in the Quzhou literary circle, has always wanted to cut off Gongzi's literary road, and it is dangerous for Gongzi to participate in any literary meeting...... The slave also knew that what her sister said was right, but the slave was still worried, Zhang Xiu had already let go, and she would hug her sister at the resignation meeting, how could my sister resist? What if you jump headlong into the fire pit...... How can you go back and talk to your son again about the Mid-Autumn Festival? ”

Lin Jia's conscience was in turmoil, and her whole body trembled......

Mother Lin sighed softly: "Erlang, Yulou's concerns are really reasonable, you should rest in peace and wait and see what happens." ”

"But...... But the Zhang family ...... "Lin Jialiang's chest rose and fell sharply, but his face was pale with a little red......

Mother Lin said: "The Zhang family's conspiracy to kill your father, the most important thing is to see the Lin family rise again, as the only person in the Lin family's literary path, you are a thorn in their eyes, and the heart of the Zhang family to break your literary path is known to everyone." This time, you don't have the protection of the Hou Mansion, even if you are healthy, it is very dangerous to go, not to mention that you are now in this body, it is meaningless to go, and it will also affect the girl of Yulou......"

Lin Jialiang stared blankly at the roof of the building, and suddenly coughed violently, and when his hand was taken away from his mouth, his palm was a shocking bright red......

Mother Lin was shocked, wiped her son's blood with her sleeve, and helped him sleep......

Cui'er was also shocked, looking blankly, her face was also pale......

Lin Su gently pulled her, and Cui'er followed him out of the room blankly.

As soon as she got out of the room, Cui'er knelt down in front of Lin Su with a sigh: "Son, the slave really didn't expect this, the second son vomited blood and fell ill, it was the slave and the maid who made a mistake......

"Cui'er, I know you're also kind, thank you!" Lin Su helped her up: "You also saw my second brother's situation...... Can the resignation be postponed? ”

"No, the invitations have already been sent." Cui'er replied.

Lin Su groaned for a while: "That...... I'll go! ”

Cui'er was startled, are you participating? That's the Wenhui, are you a literati?

"You go back first, I'll go later!"

Cui'er hesitated for a moment, took out an invitation card from her arms and said: "Third son, this invitation was drawn up by the landlord, Sister Yulou hid it after seeing it, and the slave maid secretly took it again, I really don't know if it's right or wrong, you discuss it with the second son, the slave and maid are gone......"

Turn away.

Lin Su opened the red invitation card, which read a neat line: "Respecting the feet of Lin Jialiang, the son of the Ten Shows of Quzhou, we hereby arrange to hold a banquet for the resignation of the girl of the Jade House in Haining Building at noon on April 21, and I sincerely invite you to attend." ”

The following inscription is: Yuxiang Building.

Resignation Banquet, Literati's Meeting, Quzhou Ten Shows......

Lin Su's brain flowed through what Xiao Cui and her mother had just said......

Take the opportunity of the Wenhui to cut off the second brother's Wen Road? Wenlu He knows that it is the way for literati to move forward, but can a wine banquet break a person's literary road? How to make a decision? Why did my mother say it was dangerous?

It was noon, and there were still two or three hours to go, and he needed to fully understand the Wendao of this world.

Lin Su walked towards the second brother's study......