Yang Anxuan sent Xi Hui to Wuhu until he was out of Huan Xuan's control, and then he parted ways with Xi Hui and returned to Xiangyang.
It took a long time to get out. It was already the twentieth day of the first lunar month when we returned to Xiangyang. Yang Quanqi learned that Xi Hui had encountered bandits in Yangkou. He snorted coldly and said, "You are the governor of Runan. You have been in Xiangyang for too long." Inappropriate. The 22nd is an auspicious day, and I will crown you as father."
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the crowning ceremony advocated simplicity. In addition to the Yang family members, there were also some officials from the central state such as Hu Fan who came to participate in Yang An's crowning ceremony.
Everyone wore formal attire, Yang Anxuan knelt down to his father, and Yang Quanqi put on a cloth crown for him. The black cloth crown represents adulthood. Wearing this crown means not forgetting the hardships of our ancestors in starting a business. It also means that we are qualified to participate in politics and begin to assume social responsibilities.
Of course, this is only symbolic. As the governor of Runan, Yang Anxuan has long been able to decide the government affairs of a county.
Yang Siping wore a bright red ceremonial robe and sang loudly: "On an auspicious day of the month, you can start to wear yuan clothes. Abandon your youthful ambitions, follow you and become virtuous, your longevity will be good, and you will be blessed."
After the ceremony, Yang Anxuan got up and went into the house. He got up and changed into a robe corresponding to the silk cloth crown and came out. He showed the clothes and crown to his relatives and friends and the guests watching the ceremony. This time the crown was called "Chu Jia".
Immediately after taking off the cloth hat, a maid combed his hair again and put on the leather hat. Pi Bian is a military crown, made of deerskin sewn together piece by piece, with pearls or jade inlaid in each seam. Wearing a leather bean hat symbolizes that a man is qualified to become a warrior and perform military service.
Yang Siping continued to sing: "The auspicious month and the day of the month are the time when you are in good clothes. Respect you for your majesty and virtue, and be careful and virtuous. My eyebrows will live for thousands of years, and you will always be under the clothes of the emperor."
After receiving the gifts, he also stood up and changed into the clothes corresponding to Pi Bian. This time he was crowned "Added".
Yang Anxuan thought to himself, this is still a simplified etiquette. For ordinary people, it would be difficult to even prepare the clothes for the crowning. No wonder many people crown themselves.
After removing the skin ben and combing the hair "three plus", the crown worn this time is called juebian (plain crown). This kind of crown is used for sacrificial occasions and is a formal dress. It means that after saluting, you are qualified to participate in the ancestral temple sacrifice.
When Yang Siping finished singing, "With the blessing of the year, with the command of the month, I will serve you. Brothers are here to achieve great virtue. Huang has no boundaries, and is blessed by heaven." Yang Quanqi said words of comfort according to etiquette, and Yang Anxuan thanked him. , kowtow.
An important part of the crown ceremony is to choose the character. Yang Anxuan had reported it to his father beforehand, and Xi Hui gave him the character "Dingdong".
Yang Anshen's nickname was "Bokan", Yang Anyuan's nickname was "Zhongda", and Yang Quanqi's original nickname for Yang Anxuan was "Jihong". When he learned that Xi Hui had given him the nickname, he decided to use "Dingdong" as Yang Anxuan's nickname.
The Xi family is a high-ranking family, and Xi Hui is a famous person today. It is a good thing for the Yang family that he chose Yang Anxuan's name.
After the ceremony, Yang Anxuan wore a formal dress to pay homage to the elders of the clan, and then went into the back house to pay homage to his mother and greet his brothers and sisters, indicating that he was now an adult.
A banquet was set up in the lobby to congratulate. Yang Quanqi and Yang Anxuan toasted to the elders and accepted the blessings from their elders, relatives and friends.
Until the Youzheng hour, the guests who came to congratulate him said goodbye and left. Yang Quanqi ordered the banquet to be moved to the hall of the inner house, where all the Yang family members were.
Yang Quanqi looked at his brothers and nephews and felt a little proud. The youngest brother of his generation was also a prefect, and his three sons were not bad. The rise of the Yang family was unstoppable.
Yang Siping is currently the prefect of Nanyang, Yang Shangbao is the state Sima, Yang Anshen serves as the facao in Jingzhou and joins the army, Yang Anyuan leads the state army as General Hengye, Yang Guang serves as the Nanman captain in Jiangling, and Yang Zijing serves as the prime minister of Jiangxia in Jiangxia. They did not return to Xiangyang for the New Year.
Yang Quanqi raised his glass happily and said with a smile: "The ninth generation of the Yang family has a great reputation for Hongnong. It is a pity that he was suppressed a little later after crossing the river. Now things have finally changed. Brothers are united and their power can cut through gold. The Yang family should work together to restore the glory of our ancestors." .”
Everyone cheered and drank all the wine.
He was going to return to Runan in two days. Yang Anxuan had been looking for an opportunity to have a deep talk with his father. However, Yang Quanqi was busy with official duties and even had dinner in the lobby with the officials. This was a good opportunity.
Yang Anxuan knew that his father had a prejudice against him, so he thought for a moment and said, "Sir, you are stationed in Xiangyang, will the Baling people move here?"
Yang Quanqi shook his head and said: "Xiangyang is not far from Baling. It can be reached by boat in two days. Baling is under the care of Yin Gong, and the people are stable and there is no need to move."
"Do you plan to join forces with Yin to fight against Huan?" Yang Anxuan asked.
Yang Quanqi was silent for a moment and said, "Huan Xuan's ambition must be guarded against."
Although the three families of Yin, Huan, and Yang formed an alliance in Xunyang, the three families were wary of each other. Yin and Yang were a bit like Wu and Shu, uniting against Cao Wei. The current situation was a bit like the Three Kingdoms.
Yang Anxuan couldn't help but remind: "The three families are restraining each other. The Yang family is weaker. You need to maintain your strength and calm down."
Yang Quanqi frowned, not wanting to hear his son's preaching, and said, "Father has his own plans, you don't need to say anything."
Seeing that the atmosphere had turned cold, Yang Siping smiled and smoothed things over: "An Xuan (normally you can't call him by his first name after taking the word, but for the convenience of reading, the name remains the same), the Su Tiedao you brought is really good, give me more Give some to Third Uncle."
Yang Quanqi nodded and said, "The Su Tiedao is a sharp weapon. If all the tribe's troops are equipped with the Su Tiedao, one can fight against ten."
Yang Anxuan came to Yongzhou this time and brought fifty Sutie knives as gifts. These knives were made by the Ying family.
In order to keep it secret, the Ying family did not dare to hire too much manpower. The output in half a year was only 500 shanks. Yang Anxuan left 200 shanks for trade with the Yan State, 200 shanks for the commanders and above to dress up, and 20 shanks for Qi. The family took it to Yan State as a sample, gave thirty handles to the guards around them, and took the remaining fifty handles as gifts.
"Third Uncle, the Sutie Knife is made by the Nandun Ying family. Due to its special craftsmanship, it can only produce more than a hundred knives a year. Xiping was so stupid that he discovered that the Sutie Knife was sharp, so he ordered the Ying family not to sell it to outsiders, but only to sell it. Give it to the county army." Yang Anxuan did not tell the truth and was on guard.
Fifty knives were distributed by Yang Quanqi to the clan's personal guards, and Yang Siping only received three. After trying the knife, Yang Siping was full of praise and asked Yang Anxuan to give him more swords.
"An Xuan, when you wanted to leave, Third Uncle An Xuanjun agreed. Third Uncle will go to Nanyang to take up a post in the next year. You have to give me fifty or sixty iron knives."
Yang Anxuan smiled bitterly and said: "You really can't take it out. If you want the sword next to you, my third uncle will give it to you."
Yang Siping stretched out his hand unceremoniously and said: "Here, in addition to this one, there are fifty more."
Yang Anxuan had no choice but to take off his sword and hand it to Yang Siping, saying: "Third uncle, it's not that my nephew won't give it to me, it's really that he doesn't have one. In this way, my nephew will try to give you thirty swords by June next year, but you can't afford the money." few."
Yang Siping drew the knife, looked at the sharp blade, and said with satisfaction: "Thirty is enough, maybe give it to the bodyguard to change. How much does this knife cost? You can't cheat the third uncle."
"Others want at least 20,000 yuan. Third uncle, if you ask me, 10,000 yuan will be fine."
Yang Siping smiled and said, "Okay, let's pay this price."
Yang Quanqi couldn't help but said, "My father also plans to buy a Su iron sword, and the price is ten thousand yuan a piece."
If there was no need to raise food, Yang Anxuan might have sent a batch of knives to Yang Quanqi, but he didn't want to do it for free now.
Yang Anxuan said with a bitter face: "Sir, the output of this sword is really limited. I'm going to urge the Ying family to try to get more next year, and we will only give it to the clan first."
Yang Quanqi thought about last year's food collection and said, "When you return to Runan, bring the money for the knife and send a hundred knives before October."
Yang Anyuan glanced at Yang Anxuan and said nothing. He also wanted to dress up Anyuan's army. If his father got the sword, he would give it to the clan army first. He didn't know how much Anyuan's army could get.
Because of the knife incident, the atmosphere calmed down. Yang Anxuan raised his glass and made a toast, saying: "I have heard people say that Mr. Yin is benevolent but never decisive. He is careful in his actions but not magnanimous. If anything changes, sir, please don't do it." Take his word for it."
Yang Quanqi changed his expression in anger and said: "Yin Gong and I are brothers and we are in-laws, so we should trust each other. What is your intention of repeatedly instigating my father to be wary of Yin Gong?"
Yang Anxuan sighed secretly in his heart, stood up and worshiped: "The Huan family runs dozens of businesses in Jingzhou. Huanxuan is in Jiangzhou, and he will definitely be eyeing Jingzhou. If Huanxuan raises an army to attack Jingzhou, Yin Gong will definitely ask for help, sir. Please be careful. , especially since Baling is where the clan’s business is, we must be careful against Huan Xuan’s sneak attacks.”
Don't speak too clearly, otherwise it will be too shocking. Yang Anxuan can only remind Yang Quanqi.
"Third brother, you are too worried. Sir, you have been on the battlefield for a long time. How could you not know this? Third brother, you have only fought a few battles. Don't become the governor of Runan and forget about it." Yang An sneered coldly.
Because of the gift, He often cried in front of Yang Anshen, and the wind blew in his ears. Yang Anshen became more and more prejudiced against Yang Anxuan. Seeing his father angry, he couldn't help but sarcastic words.
Yang Anxuan said sincerely: "Yongzhou is the place where the Fourth War was fought. The Qin army was defeated in Luoyang the year before last, and it will definitely come back. Huanxuan and your Excellency have always been at odds, and chaos will inevitably break out sooner or later. I am afraid that Yongzhou will be attacked from both sides, and I hope you will come soon." prepare for."
Yang Quanqi said in a deep voice: "You are right. My father has long wanted to strike first. After the year, he will invite Duke Yin to attack Huanxuan to remove this thorn in his throat."
"I'm afraid that Mr. Yin's intention is to check and balance, and he will resolutely oppose the army. According to my child's opinion, it is better to be quiet and not move. Recharge your energy, store up grass and food, and first defend against foreign enemies..."
Before Yang Anxuan could finish speaking, Yang Quanqi changed his expression and interrupted him: "My father is the governor of Yongzhou, so I don't need you, the prefect of Runan, to teach me. It's getting late, everyone should have a rest."
Watching Yang Quanqi leave, Yang Anxuan stood there frozen. Seeing that his father was gone, Yang Anshen smiled and stood up to leave. Yang Zijing nodded to Yang Anxuan and left too.
Yang Siping complained: "An Xuan, didn't I tell you not to fight with your father? Why did we end up so unhappy again?"
Yang Anxuan felt a sense of relief in his heart. He has done his duty, and it’s okay if Yang Quanqi doesn’t listen to the advice, otherwise the battle between father and son on the battlefield will be the biggest trouble in the future.
"Third uncle, do you still remember that we passed through Panlong Mountain on our way from Luoyang to Xinye?"
Yang Siping nodded. Back then, a group of bandits came to rob and kill them under Wang Xu's instigation. Instead, Yang Anxuan raided their lair, and the cottage also changed its owner.
Panlong Mountain is under the jurisdiction of Nanyang County, that is, it is under the rule of Yang Siping.
Yang Anxuan said: "When Panlong Mountain changed its owner, Hu Zhang recognized his nephew as the master. These years, Yu has no intention of taking care of it. When my third uncle is gone, I might as well do it for Yu. It may be useful in the future."
Yang Siping looked at Yang Anxuan in surprise and said with a smile: "Third uncle, you are quite powerful. You can look at every move and make mistakes at every move. Don't worry, I will leave this matter to my third uncle, but the money..."
"Only 200,000 yuan," Yang Anxuan replied happily.
Yang Siping laughed loudly, patted Yang Anxuan on the shoulder, and strode away.
