Haining Yanguan, Zhejiang Province is a collection of natural wonders and cultural grandeur, famous for its long history, splendid folk culture, moving folklore and spectacular Haining tide. The climate here has four distinct seasons, and it is a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River, known as "the land of fish and rice, the house of silk, the hometown of talents, and the state of culture".

The weir dam in Yanguan City, Zhejiang, crossed the stone arch bridge on the river, and came to the house of the south of the city. Among these mansions, the most famous and prominent is naturally Chen Yuanlong's "Prime Minister's Mansion" Chen Ge's old mansion. The north of the house faces the river, and the momentum is solemn.

Ren Bujian followed the three masters to the sedan hall of the mansion, which was the gate of the old mansion. I saw that the door was bamboo, and on the right hand side of the door, there was a sedan chair parked, so it was called "sedan hall".

Liu Jingzhi saw that there were two servants cleaning the courtyard at the door, so he stepped forward and said, "Two, please go in and report to your master, and say that Yan Xiuyuan Liu Jingzhi and others are coming to visit." After hearing this, the two family members said, "Then you wait a minute, we will inform you." With that, he turned and ran in. Yan Xiuyuan said to Ren Buji: "This Haining Chen family is a scholarly family, and there must be no rudeness after entering. Don't run around, don't touch anything in it, don't talk if you don't want to. Ren nodded uninhibitedly.

After a short time, I saw three elders walking out of it, the one in the middle was in his fifties, and the two on the left and right were both in their sixties. There were six or seven young men behind the three. The man in the middle saw Yan Xiuyuan and Liu Jingzhi arched his hand and smiled: "It turned out to be Mr. Yan and Mr. Liu, Chen Yuanlong was far away." The two on the left and right also said: "Chen Xu, Chen Yan has seen two old gentlemen. ”

Liu Jingzhi smiled: "The three adults are polite. Chen Yuanlong looked at Lengkong Shenni and Ren Bujian and asked, "What do you call this teacher and this little brother?" Yan Xiuyuan looked at Lengkong Shenni and said: "This is Emei's Lengkong Shitai-Shitai, the middle one is Lord Chen Yuanlong, the one on the left is Lord Chen Yan, the deputy capital of the imperial history, and the one on the right is Lord Chen Xu, the governor of Guizhou, the left deputy capital of the imperial history. The cold sky god said: "Amitabha, poor nun is polite here. The three said, "I've seen the teacher too." ”

Liu Jingzhi pointed at Ren Bujian and said: "This is our disciple, called Ren Buru, I haven't seen the three seniors yet." Ren Bujian hurriedly bowed: "Ren Bujian has seen three seniors. Chen Yuanlong said with a smile: "Little brother doesn't have to be polite, he is really young and handsome." Your master is our elder, so we are still peers. Ren Bujian smiled: "Yes, it seems that we can still be brothers." Yan Xiuyuan said: "Uninhibited, don't be rude, Lord Chen is an official of the imperial court, it's too inappropriate for you to do this." Ren Bujian said to Chen Yuanlong: "Master Yan is right, if it is not appropriate for me to call you seniors, and it is rude to call you brothers, then call you 'adults'." Chen Yuanlong smiled: "You kid is really interesting, I like it very much." Well, you can call it whatever you want. The crowd laughed. Chen Yuanlong said: "Then please go in and speak, please." Ren Bujian also learned to smile and said, "Please." ”

As soon as everyone followed the Chen family and others into this mansion, they could have a strange feeling, but they couldn't say why. The general mansion is sitting in the north and facing south, facing the sun and sheltering from the shade, and the gate is open to the south, while the old house of Chen Ge is the opposite, sitting in the south and facing north, on the south bank of the river.

The first entrance of the east road is the ancestral hall of the Chen family to worship the ancestors, there are three rooms in the south of it, it is the dormitory of the Chen family, there is a high wall such as a screen in front of the dormitory, there is an ancient podocarpus in the yard, tall and stout, evergreen in all seasons. There are several stacks of rockeries in front of the hall, several famous trees, a vein of flowing water, although the garden is small and the curved bridge and flowing water, the mountains and stones and trees have their own, and the environment is quiet and elegant.

The whole courtyard can be said to be "the mirror water is rippled, the buildings are covered, the strange peaks and different stones, the show is exquisite, the ancient trees are repaired, and the warehouses are green and lush". Heavy building complex pavilion, sandwich corridor corridor. The bridge is in a six-curved shape. The stone is full of vines, and the chisel marks are fully covered. Ancient trees and thousands of chapters, all have the potential to reach the sky. Birds cry and flowers fall, like entering the deep mountains.

Everyone entered the main hall and sat down, Chen Yuanlong had a young man and a child by his side, and Chen Xu was accompanied by five young people, all of whom were their sons. Chen Yuanlong ordered his subordinates to serve tea to Yan Xiuyuan and others.

Chen Yuanlong said: "Mr. Yan and Mr. Liu are old friends with their fathers and Brother Xu's father, and they are also our predecessors. Liu Jingzhi said: "Lord Chen is polite. Chen Xu pointed to the five sons behind him and said: "These are my five dogs, Chen Shijun, Chen Shiyan, Chen Shiren, Chen Shiqi, and Chen Shikan, all of whom were born to the Cheap Neicha clan. The five of them saluted Liu Jingzhi and the others: "I have seen all the seniors. Yan Xiuyuan nodded and said, "Sure enough, they are all talents, and they are dignified." ”

Chen Yuanlong pointed to the young man and child behind him and said, "This is my nephew Chen Bangyan, who is twenty-six years old this year, and after his parents passed away one after another, he passed to my knees. This child is my dog Chen Bangzhi, who is nine years old this year, and was born to the prince of the concubine family. There are also two daughters, Zhixiang Zhiqing, who were born to his wife Song Pei'e. ”

Ren Bujian watched these adults pull around, it was really boring, so he walked up to the young Chen Bangzhi and took out a wooden spinning top from his arms to tease Chen Bangzhi. Chen Bangzhi looked at Ren Bujian and then at Chen Yuanlong, standing there without moving, not daring to be rude a little, his eyes kept looking at Ren Buru. Seeing that Chen Bangzhi didn't speak, Ren Bujian took out another piece of halva to tease Chen Bangzhi. Lengkong Shenni said to Ren Buji: "Unruly, why are you so rude, if you do this again, I will punish you." ”

Chen Yuanlong said to his subordinates: "Go and call Zhixiang and Zhiqing." As soon as he finished speaking, a girl said, "Father, what are you looking for me?" When I didn't see him, I heard his voice first, and when I turned my head to look, I saw a girl of the same age as me walking lightly. This girl is elegant and beautiful, wearing a blue floor-length dress. Born with a slender and white face, the skin is better than snow. With a pointed chin and a thin two thin lips under the high bridge of the nose, he smiled together, and his big eyes were like a puddle of water.

Chen Yuanlong saw it and said, "Zhixiang, I haven't seen all the seniors yet. The girl saluted Yan Xiuyuan and the others and said, "The little girl Chen Zhixiang has seen three seniors. Chen Yuanlong said: "This is my eldest daughter Zhixiang." Lengkong Shenni said: "Sure enough, she is naturally beautiful, knowledgeable and courteous." ”

Chen Yuanlong said to Chen Zhixiang: "Zhixiang, this is the three old-timers' high-ranking apprentices, Ren Buru, and he wants to call Uncle Ren." Chen Zhixiang looked at Ren Bujian and thought in his heart: "Where did the prodigal son come from, he looks a bit like a scoundrel on the street, he is not very old, and he still wants me to call him uncle." Chen Zhixiang turned his head and said: "Where did the hairy boy come from, he is not very old, but he wants me to call him uncle." Ren Bujian listened and said: "What a hairy boy, my master is your father's senior, I call your father brothers, no matter what I call uncle." Chen Zhixiang listened and said: "You hairy boy, you are disrespectful, you are so rude, and you have to be a senior in front of me." Ren Bujian said: "That's it, even if you call me uncle, what can you do." ”

Chen Yuanlong said: "Zhixiang, don't be rude. Mr. Yan and Mr. Liu are all elders of their fathers, and Ren Gongzi is naturally your elder. Chen Zhixiang looked at Ren Unruly and said reluctantly: "This elder Ren, the little woman is polite." Ren Buru smiled and said: "Okay, this eldest Miss Chen's niece and daughter is really knowledgeable." ”

Chen Yuanlong asked, "Zhixiang, what is Zhiqing doing now?" Chen Zhixiang said: "My sister is playing in Suichu Garden." Chen Yuanlong said: "Come and find her, just say that there is a guest coming." Chen Zhixiang said: "Yes." Ren Buru looked at Chen Zhixiang and said with a smile: "The eldest lady's nephew, why don't you leave before you serve tea to my elder." Chen Zhixiang smiled: "If you want to drink tea, okay, then please move to this elder." With that, he walked out, Ren Bujian smiled, and followed.

Yan Xiuyuan said: "My apprentice grew up in the mountains, he has never seen much of the world, and he doesn't know how to be polite. Chen Yuanlong waved his hand and smiled: "It's okay, on the contrary, I like this child's personality very much." ”

Liu Jingzhi said: "I heard that last year, the emperor executed Suo Etu. This claim is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and the credit is not small, but in the end it ended like this, and I heard that it is related to the dispute between the crown princes. Chen Shu said: "This Suo Etu is the son of the founding hero Sonny, and the uncle of Empress Xiaochengren. Destroying Aobai, leveling the three feudatories, fighting Galdan, and fighting against Tsarist Russia, Suo Etu can be said to have made great contributions. Chen Yan said: "This Suo Etu was planted in Gao Shiqi's hands, if Gao Shiqi hadn't betrayed him and joined Mingzhu, he would not have fallen so quickly." ”

Lengkong Shenni asked, "What's the matter with this Gao Shiqi?" Chen Yuanlong said: "This Gao Shiqi was originally from a poor family, but this person is good at poetry and calligraphy, so he was recommended to Suo Etu. Suo Etu often treats those scholars with courtesy, and Gao Shiqi is also a slave and friend, and under the curtain of his calling, he commands and treats Gao Shiqi as a slave. Later, Gao Shiqi was promoted by the emperor. But when he saw Suo Etu again, he still knelt down for a long time, and Suo Etu didn't let him sit. And his family is still called Gao Xianggong, but Suo Etu directly reprimanded his name, and if there was something unsatisfactory, he let Gao Shiqi kneel in the court, often humiliated. Suo Etu sometimes gritted his teeth and insulted his parents and wives. For this, Gao Shiqi held a grudge. ”

Chen Shu said: "As we all know, this Suo Etu and Nalan Mingzhu are two important ministers of the emperor, and both of them have made great contributions and are highly valued by the emperor. Unexpectedly, the two were involved in the battle for the crown prince. Mingzhu supports the eldest brother, and Suo Etu supports the prince, and the two are their masters. The power is against each other, and they are hostile to each other. Gao Shiqi betrayed Suo Etu and took refuge in Nalan Mingzhu. Chen Yan said: "When the emperor traveled south to Dezhou, the crown prince fell ill, so he summoned Suo Etu to Dezhou to serve the sick. After the prince recovered from his illness, he returned to Beijing together. To say that the emperor is ostensibly visiting the crown prince this time, he is actually exploring the forehead. The emperor was originally dissatisfied with the prince's words and deeds, so he implicated Suo Etu as well. And the person who denounced Suo Etu was Gao Shiqi. ”

Yan Xiuyuan sighed when he heard this: "I want to be in power for a while, and in the end, this is the end." Chen Yuanlong said: "It's better for us to talk less about these things." ”

Ren Bujian followed Chen Zhixiang around the hall, which is the Yunxiang Pavilion and the Thatched Cottage, which falls on the Weir Dam of Xiaodongmen Straight Street, and is a three-wing hall with a front porch and back eaves.

The thatched cottage is on the left by Bao Yan Zhai and the ancient podocarpus, the right is near the ancient well, the back is the Qushui Liuzhen Garden, the front is the rockery garden, there are two green pines in front of the hall, the dragon is in a heavenly posture, the momentum is very prosperous, and the whole building is in an elegant environment. The thatched hall is composed of four large pavilions, and the front door of the hall is composed of eighteen finely carved vermilion floor-to-ceiling hall windows and doors, with flower railings and leaky windows on both sides, and the appearance is elegant. On the west side of the thatched cottage is connected with the whole is the Bao Yan Zhai, the small building is empty on all sides, surrounded by gardens, and has a wide field of vision.

Suddenly, a puppy ran over and barked at Ren Buji, who was jumped by the dog that suddenly ran out. Seeing this, Chen Zhixiang laughed and said, "Look at you, where did the aura just now go." This is my puppy, named Ah Huang. Chen Zhixiang patted Ah Huang and said, "Ah Huang, this person is not a good thing, remember to bite him when you see him in the future." ”

After passing the back of the thatched cottage, you will arrive at the Suichu Garden. Entering the first garden, you can see the pine, plum, cinnamon and four seasonal flowers planted in the garden, and the stone is a mountain, and the pond is drained to the water, so that people can appreciate and feel the wild interest of "the lake and the mountain are drifting, and the fish and birds are floating and sinking". The garden is dominated by the water landscape, more than 20 acres around the pond, there are bamboo halls, moon pavilions, liuxiang pavilions, Zizhi floors, Jinbo Bridge Zhusheng, and there are buildings such as Yanxuan, Baizui Nunnery, Linxu Pavilion and so on. The spring stone is deep, and the trees are ancient.

At this time, I heard a laugh like a silver bell, and saw a girl chasing bees and butterflies among the flowers.