"Ahem."
Xia Jingyun laughed awkwardly, "I am still young and have little talent and knowledge. How can I deserve such a status? Besides, with the strength of the Ye family, isn't it easy to find a great Confucian as a teacher?"
Ye Wenhe sighed, "Hey, it's a long story. Why don't Master Xia go to the humble residence to talk about it?"
Xia Jingyun smiled and nodded, "Okay."
So the three of them plus Chen Fugui, a total of four people, walked out of the county government office.
Outside the county government office, many people in the city and merchants gathered in the streets after receiving the news, looking curiously at the county government office gate.
There were many young girls among them, whispering to each other.
"Is it really the imperial envoy who is here?"
"No, as soon as the imperial envoy showed up, he exposed the evil thief's plot in just a few words. Moreover, I heard that this imperial envoy, oh no, the number one scholar, is very good-looking, as handsome as the one who walked out of a painting."
"Hey! Not all of them are boasting. Then there are some people in Bai County who are boasting about the beautiful young master in white clothes and snow! This imperial envoy is probably the same, that is, the official is bigger and the boast is louder. I want to see it. Ah! Number One Scholar! Number One Scholar! Look here!"
Listening to the enthusiasm of the girls in the city, Ye Wenhe smiled and said: "In such a situation, the adults would not even dare to go out on the streets in Zhongjing City, right?"
Xia Jingyun smiled and shook his head, "It's just like that after seeing it too much. They all have one nose and two ears."
Ye Hongluan turned around and took a look, thinking quietly, that was still different.
Walking all the way into Ye's house and sitting down in the Ye's living room, Ye Wenhe personally served the tea, and then said: "What happened before is a long story."
Then you should keep the story short. Xia Jingyun murmured in his heart, and then realized that he hadn't been this naughty in a long time. It seemed that since he left Zhongjing, he was a little less cautious, and he quickly reflected on himself.
"Appreciate further details."
"Two years ago, this son of mine was really a person who," Ye Wenhe organized his words, "made me very satisfied."
"He loved to read poetry and books since he was a child, and he was diligent and studious. He could memorize long essays at a few years old, and he could already compose some simple poems when he was more than ten years old. Although he is like a cloud compared to a person like you, who is famous for his literary and musical talents, he has left a lasting impression on me. For a son who used to live in a humble home, this is very satisfactory to us."
Xia Jingyun recalled what he had seen and heard about Mr. Ye's family in the past two days, and said softly: "What happened next?"
Ye Wenhe sighed, "At that time, he also had great ambitions. He wanted to become a disciple of a famous teacher, pass the imperial examination, and manage the world and benefit the people. I wanted to help him hire a great scholar in Huai'an County, but he was too ambitious at that time. The sky is high, and all I want to do is attend the prestigious Yu Family Academy. At that time, I thought this was a good thing, but I didn’t expect it.”
Ye Wenhe's face showed some deep regret, "When he went to become a disciple, he was deliberately humiliated by an enemy of my Ye family and several members of the scholarly family, and then even the door of the Yu family could not be opened. When I went in, my heart was shattered, I couldn't get up, I stopped studying, I just wandered around the flowers all day long, and it has been abandoned to this day."
Xia Jingyun frowned, "Why is this so?"
Ye Wenhe shook his head, "This matter goes even further. My Ye family was originally just an inconspicuous ordinary family in Huai'an County. After the founding of Daxia, they dug through Shanyangdu and connected the Dajiang River and Huaihe River. Water and water transportation began to flourish. The Ye family was the first to devote themselves to water transportation, and then established the canal gang, which gradually grew from generation to generation. However, because of this background, many noble families actually looked down on us, especially a few decades ago, and then With the great chaos in the world, many powerful and wealthy families suffered heavy losses, but the Cao Gang grew stronger as a result. After the Ye family was ranked among the four major families in Longshou Prefecture by the evildoers, many people were full of hostility towards the Ye family."
Xia Jingyun suddenly realized, "Now, the descendants of the Ye family want to pursue an official career. Once they do, it will infringe on their interests and at the same time secure their position in the four major families. Therefore, they must try their best to Obstruction.”
"Master Xia hit the nail on the head." Ye Wenhe said: "Later, we all tried our best to persuade him and wanted to find another famous teacher for him. The Yu family was not the only one who could do it, but he must have been deeply traumatized at the time. It’s also a boy’s psyche that’s hard to see through, and it’s all in vain.”
He stood up and bowed to Xia Jingyun, "Now Mr. Xia is a disciple of Mr. Guanlu. In terms of talent and learning, he is the second person in the dynasty to be in Sanyuan for more than 300 years. This kind of talent and learning is comparable to the centuries-old inheritance of the Yu family. I hope you can give me a helping hand." , everyone in the Ye family will be extremely grateful, but if you have a drive and a gang, everyone can be used by you!"
Xia Jingyun quickly helped him up, "You and I are in the same boat now, so why should we do this? But let me think about this matter again and see if I can think of a better and more appropriate solution. After all, I am so young, and my son is my disciple. , easy to be criticized.”
Ye Hongluan also persuaded him: "Father, how can I force Mr. Xia to agree to it at any time? I have to let Mr. Xia think more about it, at least look at my eldest brother's character and reputation."
Ye Wenhe also nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I am anxious, Master Xia, please forgive me."
After being polite and talking about other things, Xia Jingyun declined Ye Wenhe's proposal to entertain him, said goodbye to the red and gorgeous girl, and walked back to the county office.
As he walked on the road, he quietly thought about it in his mind.
He came here on this trip to resolve the turmoil in the Caogang and protect the smooth and safe water transportation. In fact, he also had the purpose of relieving Emperor Chongning of his serious worries.
After all, the East Palace has been in power for more than 20 years, and there is no sign of the emperor's death. Neither of these two people can sleep well, and Xiao Fengshan, the governor of Longshou Prefecture, is the biggest supporter of the East Palace. How to solve the problem safely and peacefully? Losing him is the emperor's biggest worry about Longshou Prefecture right now.
To put it bluntly, compared to this, water transport is nothing in that person's mind.
He could guess this in advance through the emperor's arrangements. Could it be that Xiao Fengshan, who is praised by everyone as the number one person in Longshou State, has both civil and military skills and dominates a generation, not know at all?
Since it was inevitable for him to have a run-in with Xiao Fengshan, but a direct confrontation would be too abrupt and it would be easy for him to get into trouble. What if he could explore the truth through such an occasion?
In the Yu family, don’t I happen to have Yu Daoxing to draw on?
Xia Jingyun was so lost in thought that he had returned to the county government office before he knew it.
Baiyunbian had just finished interrogating the owner of Baihualou. When he saw him, he said directly: "This guy admitted everything. What should I do?"
Xia Jingyun came back to his senses and smiled, "It's okay. We'll wait until the people I sent to secretly follow the Hu family's uncle and nephew get back the news."
"Then what shall we do now?"
"Can't you treat me to a meal?"
"Come here, let the kitchen steam two steamed buns!"
"I think you, the county magistrate, don't want to do this anymore, right?"
"I was wrong, add a bunch of pickles!"
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Zhongjing, Qianyuan Hall.
In the main hall where the ice mirror was placed, Emperor Chongning was wearing a thin shirt and single socks. He subconsciously walked to the window, but was suffocated by the heat and stepped back again. He had to sit next to the ice mirror as if he had no bones. On the couch, looking at the leader of the Black Ice Platform who was respectfully standing aside and reporting recent events, he asked, "Is there any news about Longshou State?"
Xuanhu shook his head, "The latest news is that Langzhong Xia and his party disembarked in Xichu County, Huai'an County, Longshou Prefecture. The new situation has not been reported yet."
Emperor Chongning hummed, "Qin Weizhong is dead. Is there anything unusual happening in the Su family?"
Xuanhu also shook his head, "It's nothing else. It's just that Su Yanyan, the eldest lady of the Su family, came to Beijing a few days ago and entered the Jiang'an Marquis Mansion as a lady, but then she disguised herself as Xia Langzhong and went with the motorcade. To Longshou State."
Emperor Chongning nodded slightly, "Thanks to these two children."
Xuanhu glanced at him and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, there is news in Beijing that has been widely circulated among the top circles in the past few days."
Emperor Chongning looked up at him.
"The news says that His Majesty plans to establish a new queen after Xia Langzhong returns to the court."
Emperor Chongning narrowed his eyes for a moment and then smiled, "It's nonsense, don't pay attention to it."
Xuanhu bowed his hands respectfully, and then retreated under Emperor Chongning's wave.
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Longshouzhou, the state city.
The majestic city is like a sleeping giant beast, and the people are like ants moving in and out of the city gate.
A huge motorcade slowly approached the city gate.
The originally arrogant city defenders immediately regained their seriousness after seeing the formation of the convoy. Then, after the leader of the convoy showed the relevant official documents, they immediately became flattering and humble and couldn't help but give way immediately. The city defenders were still in front. Lead the way.
The convoy arrived all the way in front of the Zhou Mu Yamen, and Longshou Zhou Mu Xiao Fengshan, who had received the news in advance, went out to greet them personally.
The carriage slowly stopped, and the accompanying guards helped lift the curtain.
In the carriage, an extremely handsome young man walked out.
Xiao Fengshan was stunned for a moment, as if the person in front of him looked familiar.
But, it shouldn’t look familiar!
While he was hesitating, the "Gongzi Ge" on the opposite side had already spoken first: "Uncle Xiao, we have been separated from each other for more than ten years in the capital. Uncle Xiao's style is as good as ever."
Xiao Fengshan blinked. Past memories and Xia Jingyun's information intertwined in his mind. He suddenly asked in surprise: "Are you Yan Yan?"
Su Yanyan smiled slightly and smiled mischievously, "Uncle Xiao won't be surprised if I take the liberty of coming here, right?"
Xiao Fengshan laughed, not knowing whether he was laughing at this reunion or at being fooled by two children.
As he was talking, a close guard came over and whispered a few words in his ear.
Apparently the news came from Huai'an County.
After hearing this, Xiao Fengshan looked at Su Yanyan and smiled meaningfully, "Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from youth. I'm sure you are honest! Uncle Xiao can only be happy, so there is no reason to be angry!"
Just in case, I'm tired and confused.
(End of chapter)
