In front of the gate of Cheng Xuanhou Mansion, there was an endless stream of people, shoulder to shoulder, everyone stretching their heads to look at the flowers in the sky and the firecrackers everywhere. The red paper left behind was accompanied by the sound of blowing and banging all the way. We all look forward to welcoming the arrival of the new couple.
When Xie Yihua and Qi Lan rushed to the front yard, they happened to see Zhang Tiange, the eldest grandson of the Zhang family, who was very well-dressed and dressed in bright red groom's clothes, walking to the door of the bride's sedan chair and supporting her with a smile. Hai Pingting, who was wearing a complicated green wedding dress and covering her face with a fan, got off the sedan.
The two of them supported each other's hands, and under the leadership of four maids carrying red lanterns, step by step, under the congratulations of everyone, they crossed the brazier, stepped over the threshold, and accepted the red dates and peanuts scattered all over the sky. Entered the gate of Chengxuanhou Mansion.
The newlyweds walked step by step to the main hall, where the old Chengxuanhou couple and the current Chengxuanhou couple had already sat on the chairs in the main hall with smiles on their faces, looking at the newlyweds standing in front of them with joy.
Under the instructions of the etiquette officer, the newlyweds bowed to heaven and earth, and then respectfully offered tea to the four elders. Finally, the couple bowed to heaven and earth, officially announcing to everyone that their wedding ceremony was complete, and from now on From that moment on, they were a real couple.
All the guests who came were sincerely happy for the newlyweds, and there was endless praise. It was not until the bride left the main hall under the leadership of Xi Niang and entered their wedding room that all the guests came one after another. Xu returned to his seat and began to eat.
This wedding was held very decently and thoughtfully. The groom was handsome and promising, and the bride was well-behaved and a lady. All the guests present could tell at a glance that Mr. and Mrs. Cheng Xuanhou were satisfied with their daughter-in-law. So, wait. When the groom's family took turns toasting to the guests, everyone was very generous with their words of praise. Even Xie Ruqing and Gu Ruosu concealed their feelings for their grandson Xie Changli who was studying alone outside. I miss you and sincerely wish Cheng Xuanhou and his family~——
(I am your super cute dividing line~)
Gu Ruosu and Xie Ruqing in Kyoto still think about their grandson Xie Changli all the time in their hearts, hoping that he will be safe and go well and return from school. However, they don't know that Xie Changli has encountered something unexpected at this moment. Unexpected danger...
The strong summer wind seemed to roll up the rivers and lakes, and a huge rainstorm dimmed the village. The sound of wind and rain blowing on the surrounding mountains was like the rolling waves of the sea.
At this moment, even though it is daytime, the sky and the earth are dim and dull, like night, and the dark clouds are dense, making people feel suffocated...
"Master... what should I do... The officers and soldiers outside have surrounded this village... What should I do..." A young man who was originally wearing white clothes and a white hairpin, now his white clothes have become gray robes, and his hair is Kneeling in front of a white-haired old man, he cried and said.
"Ahem, cough, cough... these idiots! They are so shameless!" The old man in white cursed while coughing.
"Master... these people are so shameless... If they weren't shameless... how dare they take bribes and pervert the law... Now... they are afraid that we will publicize it... and they want to kill us to silence us..."
"Yes... Master! We originally just wanted to come here to teach... This had nothing to do with us originally... How did we end up in this situation..."
"Master... you are a great Confucian... you are a world-famous great Confucian... That Magistrate Cao has said... As long as you promise to keep silent about this matter... you will not embarrass us... Now, they are obviously You have to wait until the rain stops, come into the village and we will arrest you... We have an old man and a young man... Master... why not..." A disciple in gray also knelt down beside the old man in white and said.
"Ahem! You bastard! You and I are studying to use knowledge to change our destiny! To change our own destiny! To change the destiny of the people in the world! Now! You actually said such rebellious words! Bastard!"
"That's right! Junior brother, what are you talking about! It's easy for us to leave! What about those people! Where are the villagers who took us in! Do we have to watch them starve to death!"
"So what! Now our own lives can't be saved! I don't care about them!"
"Bastard!" Immediately, a crisp slap rang out in the room...and then, a burst of people jumped on their backs...
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Xie Changli, whose skin had faded away from the whiteness of a few months ago and turned into a healthy yellow complexion, was currently wearing a blue cloth, holding a machine-operated crossbow in his arms, and carrying a long sword on his back, guarding the door. , while watching the movements of officers and soldiers on the other side of the river, while listening to the movements inside the door.
After the people inside finally calmed down, Xie Changli felt his ears clear. Then, he leaned against the door and thought about what he had experienced during this period...
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Huaizhou is prone to strong winds and heavy rains all year round, especially this year. Since the second month of spring, wind and rain have been a constant guest in Huaizhou...
Xie Changli was born in Kyoto, and it was his first time to experience such weather, so it was a bit difficult to adapt to it.
Moreover, in addition, Xie Changli's path to study was indeed as difficult as his grandfather Xie Ruqing said.
As soon as Xie Changli arrived in Wangui City in Huaizhou, he went to find out where Mr. He's academy was and went to study there. However, when Mr. He learned his identity, he verbally rejected him. , and had people drive him out.
Xie Changliu had expected to hit a wall with Mr. He.
But he believed that nothing in the world was difficult except for those who were willing, so on the next day, he shamelessly went to Mr. He's academy to listen.
This time, Mr. He did not kick Xie Changli out. After all, Mr. He had said many years ago that anyone who was willing to study, no matter rich or poor, could come to his academy to attend. But the person teaching the class was not Mr. He himself.
But it doesn't matter. After all, Xie Changli's foundation is already weak. If he is suddenly asked to learn those very advanced principles all at once, it will be difficult for him.
Although Xie Changli's knowledge reserve is increasing day by day, and he goes to Mr. He's academy every day, he has never been accepted by Mr. He. This is not good news after all.
But fortunately, although Xie Changliu is still young, he is very able to endure hardships. Therefore, although he runs into obstacles every day and is laughed at by others, Xie Changliu still faces everything with a good temper, and even still Mr. He found a job delivering firewood in Mr. He's academy, so that he could hide in Mr. He's academy and listen to more of the so-called saint's teachings.
Perhaps it was because Xie Changli came to Mr. He's academy day after day to observe and study, rain or shine. Finally, on a windy afternoon, Mr. He met him alone and gave him a chance to drive and escort him. Mr. He and several of his disciples went to a remote small county called Shitou County in Huaizhou to give lectures.
When Xie Changli learned the news, even though he knew that the position of the coachman was not very important, he did not miss the opportunity before it came again. Xie Changli immediately agreed to the matter and happily packed up his things and He He The old gentleman and others set out on the road together. Even because this incident happened so suddenly, in the rush, Xie Changli didn't even write to Xie Ruqing and Gu Ruosu to report his whereabouts.
So far, Xie Ruqing and Gu Ruosu had not known that Xie Changli was still in Wangui City, the most economically developed city in Huaizhou, even though he had not given them any news for several months. He went to that remote place alone.
If Xie Ruqing knew about it, he would definitely have rushed eight hundred miles away to write a letter and send it to Xie Changli, telling him: "Huaizhou Shitou County officials and bandits are colluding."
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It's a pity, there are not so many ifs in life...
Xie Changli, Mr. He and others traveled a long way to Shitou County. The magistrate of Shitou County warmly entertained the world-famous Mr. He and his entourage, and arranged good housing. Moreover, Shitou County The county magistrate took the initiative to open up a secluded place in the county government office for Mr. He and gathered all the children in the county so that Mr. He could prepare for a three-month lecture in the local area with peace of mind...
The magistrate of Shitou County takes great care of Mr. He and others. There are dedicated people to take care of their food and clothing. In addition to not letting them leave the gate of the government office at will, they also send officers and soldiers to guard them. There is almost nothing bad about it...
But this kind of treatment made the spirit-like old Mr. He feel a little uneasy, so he wanted to find out some specific situations... and this task naturally fell on Xie Changli...
There is no other reason. Although the county magistrate of Shitou County is very strict with Mr. He and his disciples, he is much more perfunctory with Xie Changli, who is only a coachman. He only arranged stables for Xie Changli to live...
And it was precisely because of this that Xie Changli had the opportunity to walk out of the county government gate under the supervision of Magistrate Cao and others, and discovered from the mouths of several beggars the reason why the streets were deserted...
According to several beggars, Shitou County has been plagued by bandits for many years. In order to suppress the bandits, the county magistrate collected a lot of money from the people for the purpose of suppressing the bandits. Originally, although the money was really too much, it was all because he thought that he could The banditry problem should be solved as soon as possible. However, the suppression of bandits has not achieved any results. On the contrary, many inexplicable tax items have been added, such as: "public security tax", "security tax", "labor tax" and "safety tax". etc.
Many people could only grit their teeth and pay taxes at first, but as for individuals...how could they accept paying these unnecessary taxes every day? Therefore, some people wanted not to pay these taxes, and there were even one or two scholars who wanted to write letters. Those who reported the county magistrate's inaction never thought... The day after the county magistrate found out about this matter, the bandits marched directly into Shitou County, burning, killing and looting... causing all these people to lose their lives...
And the so-called officers and soldiers, on that day, no matter how hard the people banged on the door of the government office, they were unwilling to open the door...
After this happened, what is still unclear is that the Shitou County magistrate and the bandits are on the same road...
The people immediately wanted to rise up, but after the county magistrate knew the people's attitude, he simply stopped pretending and directly withheld the spring seeds that were distributed to the people every year. Not only that, he also united with several people in the county. Rich businessmen have raised prices, making it difficult for ordinary people to afford food...
Finally, while the people were suffering from hunger, they were "magnanimously" given a chance again...
The remaining unwilling people... were driven out of the county gate directly and let the bandits deal with them as they pleased...
Finally, after repeating this method again and again, the magistrate of Shitou County finally suppressed all the people of Shitou County under his tyranny...
After Xie Changli learned about this situation, he quickly reported it to Mr. He. After knowing this situation, Mr. He did not dare to alert the snake, so he thought of writing a letter to the officials he knew. Let him bring people to Shitou County to solve this situation...
Unexpectedly, just two days after Mr. He's letter was sent, the Shitou County magistrate knew about it from nowhere, so he led a team of people to try to capture Mr. He and others. I caught them all and want to have a good talk...
Fortunately, Mr. He always had a few disciples who were good at martial arts. Soon, they were arrested by Magistrate Yuan...
But in the end, Shitou County belongs to Magistrate Yuan, and they are all his people. Mr. He’s martial arts disciples barely protected Mr. He from escaping to the other side of the river, but they were all killed by Magistrate Yuan. Caught...
Coinciding with the stormy weather, the water on the river was turbulent. Therefore, the officers and soldiers did not forcefully come to the other side of the river to arrest people. However, the people living nearby heard that Mr. He was being hunted. After the reason, he was very generous and took in Mr. He and others, and also sent food, clothes, etc., and spontaneously organized people to help Xie Changli watch the situation on the other side of the river...
But... in the end, the farmers are just good and honest farmers, and they really cannot be compared with those ferocious and aggressive officers, soldiers and bandits...
Therefore, the safety of Mr. He and others can be said to be in danger...
Xie Changli could run by himself. After all, no one would care about the movements of a "groomman"...
However, Xie Changli understands the principle of rabbits dying and foxes cooking, and also understands the principle of once being a teacher and always being a father. Even if Mr. He does not recognize him as his apprentice, he still regards Mr. He as his own in his heart. Master's...
Therefore, in the face of such a situation, Xie Changli still chose to stay with Mr. He. However, when doing things, you must not only have friendship, but also have the ability to solve problems. Xie Changli himself does not have this strength... ...But fortunately...the Xie family behind him has this strength...
As long as this rain... lasts a little longer... it will be fine...
