Before the winter of the second year, a carriage came to Yuanjiang County, the carriage entered the city, and someone in the carriage opened the curtain to look outside, and it was an old man full of emotion.

"Alas, I didn't expect to return to Yuanjiang County for so many years! It's a big change, but it's not a big deal."

"Dad, what you said is really contradictory, by the way, I heard you say that the eight treasures of Tongxinlou are very famous, and this will finally be able to taste it!"

A young man in the car smiled and said this, which attracted the roll of his father's eyes.

"If you don't learn no skills, learn from your eldest brother, it's a serious thing to get a fame!"

"Dad, I don't know how to learn, but when you return home, I will accompany you back to Yuanjiang County, you should praise me."

The old man shook his head and said no more, the carriage went straight to the Yuanjiang County Yamen, the old yamen was still like that, and there were even a few old colleagues he knew, which also made the old man overjoyed.

And the more surprising thing was that I learned about it when I invited my colleagues from the Yamen to drink and eat food in Tongxin Building.

The old official of Yuanjiang County, who was still on an errand, mentioned Yi Shuyuan, which lifted the old man's spirits.

"What? Is Mr. Yi in the county? ”

The old servant was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"Yes, Mr. Yi came back a few years ago, and he has been in Xihe Village all the time, Lord Wu doesn't know?"

"How do I know, I haven't heard much about Mr. Yi all these years."

Yi Shuyuan's face was blurred in Wu Minggao's mind, but he still remembered many things that happened in the county government back then, and he never forgot his calligraphy.

In fact, even if he learned that Yi Shuyuan was going home, Xiang Yi even visited Yuanjiang County, but many people in the court didn't know where the emperor had gone that time, and even Chu Hang didn't know very well, so he naturally didn't know that Yi Shuyuan was in Yuanjiang County.

After a few more words of Yi Shuyuan's affairs at the wine table, Wu Minggao immediately had the idea of visiting, but he felt that it might be rude to go in a hurry, so he sent someone to send a letter of worship first.

——

In the afternoon of the same day, a young official who he didn't know came to the county seat, sent a letter to Yi's house, and personally delivered it to Yi Shuyuan.

On the afternoon of the second day, Yi Shuyuan specially cleaned up himself, changed the peasant clothes that he had been used to wearing over the years, and put on decent clothes to greet him.

"Sir, are you so formal?"

Gray Mian grasshopper passed by, so he teased, Yi Shuyuan thought about it and smiled.

"It's inevitable that Lord Wu thinks that Yi doesn't care about him, so it's better to be formal."

In the distance, a horse-drawn carriage could be seen approaching along the village road, and there were people in the carriage who lifted the curtain to look out at the scenery.

The man sitting in a car with the old man smiled.

"Dad, do you think Mr. Yi still remembers you?"

"Joke! How could you not remember me? It's just that I didn't expect that Mr. Yi would have returned to Yuanjiang County a long time ago."

The young man had heard his father mention Mr. Yi before, but to be honest, it had been a long time, and he didn't have any special impression of that person except for his father's handwriting, which was really very good.

In fact, even the eldest brother who was in Yuanjiang County back then had never seen Mr. Na Yi a few times, and his father was more strict, and the eldest brother was studying most of the time, and even if he went home, he was not allowed to go to the county government casually.

As for the second brother, he will also be a little kid, and he is not impressed.

Thinking so, the young man suddenly saw a person standing at the entrance of the village not far away, the kind of person who felt that a small village in the countryside was rare at a glance.

"Dad, do you see Mr. Yi standing at the entrance of the village over there?"

The old man in the car looked over, and there was a energetic old man standing at the entrance of Xihe Village, this old man had a white beard and white hair, a gray Confucian shirt, and his figure was still straight, and he really had a great Confucian demeanor.

"It should be, it should be! Parking, parking"

"Hey, it's the master!"

"Daddy, slow down!"

The old man in the car got out of the carriage directly with the support, and the old man at the entrance of the village also walked over, the closer they got to each other, the clearer they could see, the more they understood that they did not recognize the wrong person.

At this glance, in Wu Minggao's mind, the image of Yi Shuyuan back then also became plump and clear, and there was a feeling of being separated from the world.

Yi Shuyuan had a smile on his face, in fact, Wu Minggao was also a wonderful person, but he didn't have the motivation to be too close to him back then, and he always had a sense of coping.

At this moment, Yi Shuyuan took a few steps forward and solemnly bowed his hand.

"Lord Wu, Yi has been waiting here for a long time!"

Wu Minggao was slightly excited and bowed back, and the man on the side hurriedly followed suit.

"Mr. Yi, Wu Minggao misses you very much, I promised Mr. to let the "Yuanjiang County Chronicles" pass on as the treasure of the county, but he failed to do so, Wu is ashamed of Mr.!"

Yi Shuyuan smiled dumbly, do you still remember this? But at this time, his heart moved, as if he felt something.

——

At this moment, far away in the official office of the Yamen of Chengtian Mansion, Lin Xiu was reading a book in the study in his spare time, and suddenly felt that his snort was very itchy.

"Ah~~~ Ahhhhh

After two sneezes, Lin Xiu couldn't help but rub his nose and tighten the clothes on his body, it seemed that it was indeed cold.——

Outside Xihe Village, Yi Shuyuan took Wu Minggao and his youngest son to the house, and the Yi family was naturally ready to entertain them, but that was at night.

Wu Minggao, father and son and Yi Shuyuan were chatting about wine and food in the courtyard outside the latter's bedroom.

There are a lot of things to talk about, recalling the past, and the things when we worked together back then are enough to talk about, and it can be considered thrilling for a while.

And talking about the current and even looking forward to the future, in Wu Minggao's eyes, there are even more things to say, some topics are difficult to talk deeply with the old officials of Yuanjiang County, but there is no problem with Yi Shuyuan.

"Mr. Yi, I heard that the border army calculated that the Tartars would come again in the autumn, and directly set up an ambush to annihilate thousands, and then the thundering general Duan Silie led the troops and directly attacked the grassland, from south to northwest for thousands of miles, and the northwest countries also had responders. This battle has played out my great national prestige! ”

Wu Minggao is a scribe, and now he has resigned from his official position and retired to old age, but he is very excited when he mentions this matter.

On the one hand, the Yifu family who is ready to serve at any time does not understand political affairs and military affairs, but it is also very exciting to listen to, in short, Dayong's army is very powerful, and it is so barbarian that it cannot be defeated.

"The army of our dynasty is indeed brave, it can also be said that it is easy to wait for work, and it is unprepared to attack, and the grassland people are indeed brave, but this is based on the belief that they can win or walk, and it is also based on interests."

"When they pay heavy casualties, they will instinctively retreat, but when they find that the Dayong army did not return, but entered the grassland in a big way, they will laugh and inevitably panic."

Wu Minggao clapped his hands and said.

"That's exactly why, the little barbarian has been arrogant for several years, but I don't know how long I have been preparing for this battle, and now it's just a grasshopper shaking the tree, so I have to subdue them!"

Wu Minggao's Gao Kuo is actually the same as most of the middle and lower class people, lacking a lot of details, such as the occasional captives of the grassland people in the past few years have become guides, such as the prepared grassland map, and so on.

This is the year of changes in the world, in addition to Dayong and the grassland, there is also the land of Nanyan, and it also affects the countries in the west.

Some people are singing and marching forward, some people are secretly crying, some people are making meritorious achievements, some people are defeated and retreating, some people are indifferent, and some people are scattering money to help each other

Being everywhere, maybe for some people, it's the best of times, for some it's the dark times.

For Dayong, the result is actually the same as the debate in the imperial study a few years ago, although the war is changing rapidly, but it is easy to deal with it in its heyday, and the victory is also predictable.

"By the way, I heard that there is also turmoil in Nanyan now, and the tide of rebellion in the country is very turbulent, I think, it is time for Nanyan to change the dynasty, and I should send troops to take Nanyan down!"

Hearing this, Wu Minggao's youngest son Wu Yuantao couldn't help grinning, his father was already drunk.

"Dad, our Dayong and Nan Yan are also the first to revise the contract, people can't stand without faith, how can the country casually lose its trust?"

"What do you know? People naturally want to talk about faithfulness, and the country is complicated! ”

Yi Shuyuan also said with a smile.

"Lord Wu, drink less, there will be wine and food at night!"

But Wu Minggao was able to be promoted from the petty official of the main book back then, and it cannot be said that it was entirely because of Lin Xiu's promotion out of guilt.

At this moment, Yi Shuyuan landed under the table with one hand, pinched it in his sleeve, and it was the first time in all these years that he used mana.

Dayong, who was in crisis several times back then, is now prosperous, but this Nan Yan may indeed be about to run out of gas.

It's just that Yi Shuyuan has changed from the white crane, and he is somewhat entangled with Nanyan Jian's family.

At this time, Yi Baokang, who was a little rickety, came over with a cane, and after squinting at Wu Minggao, he approached while arching his hand.

"Is it really Lord Wu here? Oh, Lord Wu, I haven't seen you for a long time! I just went to a neighboring village, but I couldn't meet you far away! ”

"Oh, it's Wu, Brother Yi, I wrote to Mr. Yi yesterday!"

Yi Baokang frowned and looked at Yi Shuyuan, which also made the latter suddenly embarrassed.

"Baokang, come and sit down!"

"Don't sit down, don't sit down, I have to get a few good dishes for Lord Wu personally, don't talk about it, let's talk about dinner in the evening!"

Compared with some distinguished guests who came to the door before, in the face of Wu Minggao, Yi Baokang was obviously more enthusiastic, and after saying a few words, he hurried away with a cane.

Although Wu Minggao was a little drunk, he stood up on the table at this moment and walked to Yi Baokang's side, while Wu Yuantao hurriedly got up and came over to help, after all, his father drank a lot.

"Brother Yi doesn't have to be busy, what are the polite people in our hometown, this time I have already told the old man to return to his hometown, and I will stay in Yuanjiang County in the future!"

Who knew that Yi Baokang was even more energetic when he heard it.

"Then there is a chance, I have to go to the kitchen, Lord Wu, you sit!"

Yi Shuyuan looked at this scene, sat there and didn't move, just drank a glass of wine.

The years are urging people to grow old, and I feel a lot of emotion in my heart to cope with this scene.

Whether it's talking about ambitions or talking about the general trend of the world, there must always be someone to talk to.

At the end of life, it is this place or the people of this place that make people feel a sense of belonging?

Maybe the two are indispensable, otherwise you will be empty.

(End of chapter)