The three members of the Yu family were silent.

Except for Yu Daoxing, who didn't know much about the affairs of the clan at the moment, the other two were quite impressed by Xia Jingyun's words.

It is said that he is a great Confucian family, a humble gentleman, but who can run such a large family, how can he be a nerd who only knows the truth in books, and at the same time he will not know anything about the general trend of the world.

If you accept this apprentice, you will indeed be involved in the chaos in Longshou Prefecture, but as Xia Jingyun said, is this thing something that they can hide if they want to?

If the Yu family is an inconspicuous small family, it can hide in the mountains and become a unity, regardless of his winter, summer and spring and autumn, but the big business is here, and the prosperous people are here, how can it be said that you can go, and the best way out is to have full self-preservation.

Befriending the Ye family, who leads the Cao Gang, is not at all interesting to the Yu family in peacetime, but if the troubled times are coming, this is a bit of a statement.

But these are actually not things that the Yu family, a father and son, really care about, and the Yu family is not completely unprepared for a possible situation.

What they are really excited about is that if they agree to this matter, they will be able to befriend Xia Jingyun, and then befriend Concubine De and the king of Jiaodong County.

This kind of thing is very tempting for a wealthy family in a place like home who lives in a remote corner and whose prestige in the court is not very prominent.

Regardless of whether the world is chaotic or not, a person with outstanding reputation like Xia Jingyun who has proven his ability, and an undisputed orthodox prince like the King of Jiaodong are all very advantageous in terms of identity.

To put it mildly, such a person, even if he rebels, can be much more convenient than others.

Therefore, after the old master Yu and Yu Zonggu made eye contact, Yu Zonggu said directly: "Let me think about this matter, Lord Xia has been running all the way, we have set up a dinner party for your party to pick up the wind and wash the dust, and then rest for a night, tomorrow morning, the Yu family has its own reply, how about it?" ”

Xia Jingyun also knew that this was the proper meaning of the question, so naturally he didn't say much.

In the water dock fort next to the mountain, after the summer night of the birdsong mountain stream, Xia Jingyun heard the result he wanted.

The Yu family agreed.

Xia Jingyun and the old master of Yu agreed on an approximate time in advance, and because Zong Gu took Yu Daoxing, he went to Chuning County, Huai'an County, with him, to deal with specific affairs on the spot.

Before leaving, Xia Jingyun called four guards, handed them a letter, and asked them to send it to a place, and then took the remaining guards, together with the Yu family's guards, and went to Huai'an County.

Such a movement naturally cannot be hidden from all parties along the way.

The possible cooperation between Xia Jingyun and the Yu family aroused the suspicion of all parties in Longshou Prefecture.

And three days later, the news landed.

In the name of the head of the family, Ye Wenhe, the Cao Gang Ye family sent out invitations, inviting all forces in the state to come to Chuning County and gather together to participate in the apprenticeship ceremony of his son Ye Mingfeng, and to witness his acceptance by the Yu family as the heir of the academy.

As soon as the news came out, the Quartet was shocked.

The focus is not on the apprenticeship of the children on the surface, but on the Ye family and the Yu family behind this cooperation.

Of the four major families in Longshou Prefecture, there are only two of them here, and Xia Jingyun, the minister of the Qincha who is also involved in Lianzhong Sanyuan, who is known as the second of Su Lao's ministers and has a strong record.

What is this for?

Different minds quietly came alive.

Some are happy to see it, and naturally some are unwilling to see this happen.

In the depths of the famous Hu Family's Yayuan, Hu Dingzhao, the head of the Hu family, looked at the invitation in his hand and muttered: "The Ye family, the Yu family, and the Qin Cha, what are they going to do?" ”

"Big brother, I don't think this matter is complicated at all, haven't you been rumored that Your Majesty wants to abolish the prince before, but now the righteous and upright abolition of the prince has not succeeded, so you can only come hard, if you come hard, you must deal with Xiao Zhoumu first!"

Hu Dingming, the elder of the Hu family, who left unharmed from Chuning County, had just returned to the house for two days, rested the dust, leaned on the chair, and first said things that had gradually become a consensus at the top of Longshou Prefecture, and then said with a smile: "But I think they are whimsical, Xiao Zhoumu has made our Longshou Prefecture like an iron plate, and our Hu family is assisting, Your Majesty is helpless, what storm can the two of them set off?" ”

"Don't take that lightly."

As the head of the family, Hu Dingzhao's style of action is much more stable than that of his younger brother, "The Ye family seems to have the lowest status among the four major families, and they are looked down upon by the family because of their background, but they have tens of thousands of people in the Cao Gang, who have accumulated for generations, and have strong strength. Although the Yu family is peaceful, it happens to be the most noble and respected among the four major families. Strong alliances, coupled with a Xia Jingyun, who is known as the second prime minister of Su Xiang, holding the royal flag, the sky of Longshou Prefecture is not impossible to turn over. ”

"Big brother, I'm too worried!"

Hu Dingming sneered when he heard this, "How can the Xia family child have that ability!" When I heard the reputation of my Hu family that day, I was so frightened that I didn't even dare to try it, so I let us go directly. Just because of his Taoism, he still wants to fight with Xiaozhou Mu? I'm afraid I'm going to be eaten to the point that I don't even have a bone left. ”

"You're just arrogant! How do you know that people are afraid of you? In case people are casting a long line to catch big fish."

Hu Dingzhao subconsciously retorted, then his expression suddenly paused, and he turned his head to look at his younger brother, "Did you go somewhere else when you left Chuning County?" ”

"Me"

Seeing his younger brother hesitate, Hu Dingzhao's heart sank, and he said sharply: "When is this happening, it is still hidden, do you want to let the Hu family die without a place to be buried?" ”

Hu Dingming hurriedly said: "I went to meet the person surnamed Yuan." Big brother, don't worry, the place where we met is very hidden, in a riverside restaurant outside Huai'an County, we paid attention to it, and there was no tail behind us. ”

After speaking, he hurriedly added, "Big brother, you told me to cooperate with that group of people and strive to extend the power of our Hu family in the Cao Gang. ”

Hu Dingzhao turned his head and glared at him, and let out a long breath of turbid air helplessly, "I hope you really did it secretly and didn't find out." ”

Hu Dingming also breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Big brother, I think you think too much of that Xia family child, he is a little smart, but after all, his age is there, and his background is also low, I don't think he thought about it at all, he was just afraid of our Hu family." Let's just take care of this and arrange our own responses. ”

"I hope so!" Hu Dingzhao nodded and ordered: "You prepare, go to the Ye family to watch the ceremony when the time comes, and see his situation in person." ”

"Huh? Shall I go? Hu Dingming said that he was not panicking, but let him go to Chuning County again, Hu Dingming was still a little stunned.

"What? And let me, the head of the family, go there himself? ”

"I'll go! I'll go! ”

Hu Dingming hurriedly agreed, "Then what kind of strategy do we have?" ”

Hu Dingzhao thought about it, his voice gradually lowered, and the two brothers began to mumble.

——

Two days before the Ye family's apprenticeship celebration, powerful people from all walks of life had arrived in Chuning County one after another.

As the undisputed person with the highest status in Chuning County today, Xia Jingyun also ushered in an endless stream of visitors, entering the normal rhythm of a minister after entering the place.

chatted, and by the way, I became more familiar with the situation in the entire Longshou Prefecture.

However, he didn't see everyone, and if the grade was not enough, he pushed it to Baiyunbian.

Bai Gongzi was dissatisfied, but his body did not refuse at all, and he was sent away, and in the compliments of others, he smiled and was happy.

Xia Jingyun had just sent away the head of a second-class family in Longshou Prefecture, and was about to deal with some normal official correspondence, when Chen Fugui came over and whispered, "Son, Mu Yunchuan and they are back." ”

Xia Jingyun immediately got up, walked to the backyard, and saw the two guards he had sent out earlier to quietly follow the Hu family's uncle and nephew.

As soon as the two of them saw him, they immediately stood up, Xia Jingyun walked over, patted them on the shoulder cordially, and said with a smile: "Looking at the impatient appearance of the two of you, it must be very rewarding." ”

The two of them hugged their fists and said excitedly: "Childe, fortunately, I am not dishonored." ”

"After you pretended to let the Hu family's uncle and nephew go, they really thought that you didn't dare to go against the Hu family, so you relaxed your vigilance, and we quietly followed them all the way to the outside of Huai'an County, and found that they entered a riverside restaurant."

"They met with a group of thieves in the restaurant and talked for more than half an hour. Then the next two groups left. ”

"When we saw this, we discussed, and then we parted ways, one followed the two uncles and nephews, and the other followed the gang of thieves to go and see."

"That gang of thieves is very alert, I almost exposed, but I still found out that they settled in Huai'an County."

"As for the uncles and nephews of the Hu family, after leaving, they went straight back to the Hu family."

"We were delayed for a while, and then we hurried back. I also met a robber on the way, but we followed your instructions and pretended to be a member of the Cao Gang, but the other party still didn't dare to do it. ”

Xia Jingyun was overjoyed, and said hello three times in a row, "You have made a great contribution this time!" Great work! Brother Chen, you write down this matter, and after returning to Beijing, let's talk about meritorious deeds! ”

The two of them were also very excited, but the son would never hesitate to give rewards, listening to this tone, the reward of a few hundred taels of silver must be indispensable.

"But!" Xia Jingyun's tone changed, "You don't have much time to rest, go have a good meal, take a bath and rest for a while, and then you have to take people to Huai'an County and arrest this group." Questions? ”

The two guards naturally did not hesitate, the great achievement was in front of them, and they didn't need to fight any extra chicken blood, they immediately agreed, and then got up and went to the backyard.

Xia Jingyun turned his head to look at Chen Fugui, "Brother Chen, this time, you lead the team, those thieves don't know where they are, I don't worry about their strength." ”

Chen Fugui hesitated: "I'm leaving, what should you do?" ”

Xia Jingyun smiled, "I'm in the county office, and I don't go out, I'll go to the Ye family the day after tomorrow, Cao Gang has so many people, it's okay." Hurry up, you might be back tomorrow evening, there's nothing to worry about. ”

Chen Fugui thought for a while, "That son must not go out for the past two days." ”

"Well, don't worry, I'm still sorry for my life." Xia Jingyun's heart warmed slightly, nodded with a smile, and then rubbed his fingers lightly, "But I'm a little worried about your trip." ”

He looked at Chen Fugui, "This group of thieves dares to calculate such a big thing, either they are the subordinates of the big forces, or they are extremely vicious, we only have nine people, and I sent out four, I am afraid that the five of you will not be able to do such a thing, the strength of the officers and soldiers in the county government is not very good, even if Brother Lexian's guards are also brought, there are only seven or eight people, I am afraid that I will not be able to catch it." ”

Chen Fugui is confident in his martial arts, but he also knows that if he can't kill the other party with enough manpower, he is afraid that there will be endless troubles, and he frowned when he heard this, and then said: "Can you borrow some people from the Cao Gang?" There are so many gangs under the Ye family, there are always henchmen, right? After all, our matter is also related to the Cao Gang, and they should do their part! ”

Xia Jingyun's heart moved when he heard this, but he thought of a good idea.

After about a stick of incense, Ye Wenhe took Ye Hongluan into the county government office as invited.

After listening to Xia Jingyun's request, Ye Wenhe breathed a sigh of relief, he was still worried about why Xia Jingyun asked him to bring Ye Hongluan, don't have any other thoughts, it turns out that it was just because of this.

He turned his head and asked, "Nannan, can you pick a few trustworthy good people to follow this Chen Zhuangshi?" ”

Ye Hongluan glanced at Xia Jingyun and nodded neatly, "Going out together will inevitably attract attention, I often go out, everyone won't think anything, let's go back and set off with all the people, and in the evening, we will meet directly on the Ye family's mansion in the weeping willow lane of the county town!" ”

Ye Wenhe added, "That is the Ye family's mansion in the county town, Chen Zhuangshi, you will know as soon as you inquire." ”

Chen Fugui naturally had no opinion on this proposal, so the matter was decided.

The two sides discussed a few more details, the Ye family went back to arrange, and Chen Fugui also began to arrange his own people.

Walking on the road, Ye Wenhe whispered: "I was really afraid that you could replace that Chen Guard to protect the safety of Lord Xia just now!" ”

Ye Hongluan paused, "Can you still do this?" ”

Ye Wenhe suddenly felt that he was too talkative, "No, no, no, let's go, it's too late for a while." ”

Ye Hongluan turned his head to glance at the county office, turned around and strode away.

After a short time, Chen Fugui and others broke into pieces, changed their clothes, and left the county government one after another, and then gathered outside the city and rushed to Huai'an County.

And Ye Hongluan, who was dressed in eye-catching red, had already ridden a red-maned horse, and left with her loyal subordinates.

This secretly planned operation was deliberately covered up by the participants, and did not attract the attention of the people in the city, at most, some outsiders appreciated the sassy demeanor of the rouge tiger with their own eyes.

Everyone's eyes were on the Ye family, paying attention to this apprenticeship that affected the hearts of many forces in Longshou Prefecture.

In the Ye Mansion, Ye Mingfeng looked excited, holding the long-lost book, but he couldn't see a word.

Ye Wenhe and his wife stood far away, looking at the scene in front of them, their eyes wet with tears.

To solve the bell, you must be a bell person, and you can't enter the Yujia Academy, but now you can be accepted by the Yujia Academy as a descendant.

Ye Mingfeng's heart knotted completely, and faintly, the high-spirited and knowledgeable young man seemed to be back again.

But compared with his wife's excitement and longing, Ye Wenhe's heart was a little more apprehensive.

Xia Jingyun had already told him in advance that this good thing, which seemed to be the wish of both parties and could not be ignored by others, would inevitably attract the opposition of many people.

If these people are just dissatisfied, it's fine, but if they get in the way, it's not an easy thing to erase.

Those who dare to come forward on such an occasion are not a force that is easy to get along with.

Ye Wenhe naturally believed in the judgment of Xia Jingyun and others.

But now that the soon-to-be-abolished son has rekindled the light of life, if he still fails in the end, then I'm afraid it will be completely useless.

The Ye family can afford to raise an idler, but the Ye family also needs a qualified heir, and the Cao Gang also needs a qualified heir.

When it really comes to that point, where will the Ye family and the Cao Gang go?

Are you going to be forced to have a few more concubines and gamble on your luck?

No matter what thoughts are turning in Ye Wenhe's heart, and how many worries are surging, in the summer of May of the twenty-fourth year of Chongning in Great Xia, Gengshen Day, this apprenticeship ceremony that touched the hearts of many people began as scheduled!

(End of chapter)