"When I left home when I was young, my boss came back. My local pronunciation has not changed and my hair on my temples has faded."
For some reason, this sentence flashed through Lu Xiangsheng's mind at this time.
In the second year of Tianqi's reign, he won the imperial examination at the age of twenty-two. Later, he became an official in various places, and his family members were also around. But since King Qin in the second year of Chongzhen, he has been focusing on military affairs. It was also from that time that it was inconvenient for my wife and children to be around, so I returned to my hometown.
It is now the 19th year of Chongzhen. After all, it has been 17 years. Is it hard to be away from home for many years? Absolutely hard work!
However, in the early years of Chongzhen, there were wars and famines everywhere, and even the imperial mausoleums could not be saved. The current emperor even issued edicts to blame himself. It was really a scene at the end of the dynasty.
The most difficult and dangerous battle in this life should be the battle of Julu. Lu Xiangsheng remembered very clearly that at that time, facing the invading invaders, the situation was so severe that it was unprecedented. He had even written a desperate letter to his wife.
However, thanks to Taizu's dream, the current emperor worked hard and finally revived Taizu's power. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gradually got out of the atmosphere of the end of the dynasty, and the situation became better and better. Later, the Jianlu, who had been causing trouble for many years, was eliminated. In today's Ming Dynasty, at least in most areas, there are no longer war disasters or natural disasters. Most of the people live and work in peace and contentment, just like the peaceful and peaceful scene seen before them!
Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng felt that all the hard work was really worth it!
At this moment, a surprised voice suddenly sounded not far away: "My lord, are you here to see my uncle, Uncle Liaodong?"
Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng turned around and saw a young man of about thirteen years old, holding a book in his hand, staring at him curiously. Obviously, this young man should be the son of his two younger brothers or his cousin!
After reaching this conclusion, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but burst out laughing. Unexpectedly, he actually answered the sentence: Children who don't recognize each other laugh and ask where the guest comes from!
His personal guards all laughed after hearing this. One of them, a quick talker, said with a smile: "This young master, my lord is Uncle Liaodong!"
Upon hearing this, the young man opened his mouth in surprise, his eyes were filled with astonishment, as if he couldn't believe it.
"Why, uncle can still be fake?" Lu Xiangsheng was in a good mood and asked with a smile.
After what he said, the young man came to his senses, and unlike Lu Xiangsheng's imagination, he came over to greet him and called him uncle. Instead, he jumped up and ran towards the town. As he ran, he shouted in a very excited tone: "Uncle is back, uncle is back..."
At this time, people in the town in the distance had actually noticed this group of knights outside the town. Ever since there were rumors that Uncle Liaodong was ordered to go home to visit his relatives, important officials from all walks of life, whether they were passing by or not, would turn over to Yixing. After seeing it a lot, you won’t be surprised at all.
Of course, ordinary people are still a little afraid of court officials. It doesn't matter. Those who have no background will just watch the excitement from a distance.
But at this time, while they were watching the excitement and guessing which official was about to make an empty trip, they heard "Uncle is back, uncle is back..."
Of course they recognized the young man and knew who he was calling uncle!
Therefore, after hearing this, they were dumbfounded for a while, and then they became ecstatic. They even ran towards the town, shouting excitedly as they ran: "Uncle Liaodong is back, Uncle Liaodong is back." Already..."
Hearing the shouts, Lu Xiangsheng turned over and dismounted, looked at their backs, listened to the familiar accent, couldn't help but smile on his face, walked leisurely, watching and listening to everything!
Soon, noises and the sound of chickens and dogs were heard in the town. The quiet town suddenly became lively, with shouts and calls everywhere.
In just a moment, several people dressed as middle-aged scholars rushed out of the town. After seeing Lu Xiangsheng in scarlet robe, he stopped and just looked at Lu Xiangsheng with surprise and size.
Behind them, people continued to run out, but they all stopped after the people in front. More and more people were running out of the town, including men, women, old and young. Without much effort, they were all people. From the looks of it, everyone in the town must have run out.
Of course, Lu Xiangsheng was also sizing up the other person. Although he was already middle-aged, he still recognized him immediately. He couldn't help but smile and shout: "Second brother, third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, you are all here!"
That's right, those standing opposite him, who were a bit afraid to recognize each other, were Lu Xiangsheng's two biological brothers, named Lu Xiangjin and Lu Xiangguan; the other two were cousins, named Lu Xiangtong and Lu Xiangkun.
In the original history, Lu Xiangguan, Lu Xiangtong, and Lu Xiangkun died together in the second year after the fall of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, more than a hundred members of the Lu family went to the national disaster together. Lu Xiangjin refused to shave his head and became a monk in the mountains.
In this dimension, Lu Xiangguan had also passed the Jinshi examination in the 16th year of Chongzhen and served as a local magistrate. Generally speaking, at this time, he is an official in a foreign place and will not appear in his hometown. Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng asked this question.
Hearing Lu Xiangsheng speak, several of them came back to their senses. They couldn't help but feel happy, and they both bowed and saluted: "I've met my brother!"
Hearing them start talking, the whole town, which was so lively, suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at Lu Xiangsheng with wide eyes, as if they wanted to see every inch.
After Lu Xiangguan finished speaking, he answered Lu Xiangsheng's question: "I received the emperor's order, saying that my eldest brother will go back to his hometown to visit relatives, and he also asked me to go back to my hometown to visit relatives, so that we can have a reunion together."
Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but flash the emperor's figure in his mind, and he was very moved. The emperor's kindness is truly hard to repay in this life!
Lu Xiangsheng's other younger brothers were just scholars and scholars. But a double Jinshi in one discipline is already very remarkable. What's more, one of them, although he only holds the position of governor, has been awarded the title of Liaodong Bo, which is an even greater honor.
At this moment, the crowd suddenly dispersed on its own accord, and a middle-aged woman walked out surrounded by several young men.
When Lu Xiangsheng saw it, he recognized it immediately. This was his wife Wang.
Lu Xiangsheng married the Wang family in the forty-sixth year of Wanli when he was nineteen years old. He was twenty-two years old in the first year of Tianqi and passed the Tianfu rural examination at the age of twenty-nine. His wife, Wang, was in poor health and would not recover for a long time. She had only one daughter, so she took the initiative to raise another Wang family for Lu Xiangsheng.
In the second year of Tianqi's reign, Lu Xiang was promoted to Jinshi; however, in the third year of Tianqi's reign, the Wang family died. From then on, he has been the Wang family. The three of them, Youzi, all returned to Yixing when they were young.
The first half of his life flashed through his mind, and his eyes immediately locked on the woman and three men behind Wang.
Lu Xiangsheng suddenly became a little excited. To be honest, although he didn't know each other, he was sure that these women and three men were his sons and daughters.
Sure enough, Wang was so excited that tears could be seen in the corners of his eyes, but he turned sideways and gestured with his hand: "Hurry, come and see your father!"
After hearing this, the three men and one woman immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Lu Xiangsheng, and said in an excited tone: "My child has seen your father!"
As soon as they knelt down, they saw another lady holding a baby in her arms, who also knelt down to greet her. There was also a young scholar, holding a child of four or five years old, who also knelt down and saluted.
Although Lu Xiangsheng has never returned home, he has exchanged letters and knows that this is the eldest son's wife and son, which means that he is already a grandfather. The other one is his son-in-law, and the other one is his grandson.
"Okay, okay, okay!" Lu Xiangsheng was extremely excited when he saw this. He strode forward quickly, stretched out his hands to support them and said to them: "They are all good children, get up quickly, get up quickly..."
When they parted ways, they were still so young, but in the blink of an eye, they were already so old and even had their own children. Time flies like a fly, time flies like an arrow!
Lu Xiangsheng must have regrets about not watching his children grow up, but he does not regret it. When I am on the battlefield, isn't it just to let them live a good life and not suffer from military disasters?
When we parted that year, there were wars all over the place and people died of hunger in the fields, which was really worrying. Now it is better! It is obviously worth paying so much for protection!
Seeing their family like this, Lu Xiangguan smiled and said: "Brother, it's getting dark today. Let's talk about it when we go home. Let's talk about it when we get home!"
After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng immediately laughed and said, "That's right, let's talk about it when we get back!"
Hearing what he said, the people watching from behind, including some who had not had time to see the seventh aunt and eight aunts, all moved aside to make way for a passage, and respectfully watched Lu Xiangsheng's family pass.
After more than a hundred people from the Lu family left, the onlookers were still unwilling to disperse and were discussing Uncle Liao Dong's affairs.
The content was nothing more than praising Lu Xiangsheng, talking about how majestic he was; there were even some old people who talked about the vision that came from the sky when Lu Xiangsheng was born, and so on. In short, it was vividly described.
Lu Xiangsheng was not only a very powerful official in the eyes of the people, but he also fought in the north and south for half his life. His stories were enough for these people to tell for days and nights. At least these days, their topic is absolutely inseparable from Lu Xiangsheng.
As for Lu Xiangsheng, after talking to his family one by one and reminiscing about old times, he went to pay homage to his late father and mother's grave the next day. He also had to talk to his brothers, teach his children, and even his grandchildren, which would keep him busy for a while.
At the same time, there were other people who were ordered to return to their hometown, but their feelings were different from Lu Xiangsheng's.
