first minister

Chapter 60 Returning Home (Adding a new chapter to the Silver League)

In Yunfu, Xia Jingyun walked in, "Where is your empress?"

Watching Xia Jingyun transform from a poor boy to the steward of the imperial concubine's foster brother, he laughed with his own eyes, "The empress is dealing with political affairs. The master and Master Wei are playing chess in the waterside pavilion in the backyard. Do you want to find the empress or the master?"

"Let's talk to Master first."

Soon, Xia Jingyun came to the backyard.

Seeing Xia Jingyun approaching, Mr. Yun nodded slightly, and motioned him to sit aside with his eyes.

Wei Yuanzhi also glanced at him, but also said nothing.

Although half of a round was over and the time required was not short, Xia Jingyun sat calmly without arrogance or impetuosity, like an old monk in meditation.

While entering meditation, he still did not forget to get up from time to time to refill some tea for the two of them.

After the game was over, Old Master Yun said: "Didn't you think of a way to send your cousin into the Wudang Army? Why do you have the heart to sit here for so long?"

Xia Jingyun smiled, "It has already been sent in."

"Ahem!" Wei Yuanzhi choked, his hands shook, and the tea soup spilled all over his body.

Xia Jingyun hurriedly said: "Master Wei, what's wrong with you? Hurry up and wipe it with something."

"Ahem, it's okay, it's okay." Wei Yuanzhi took a clean cloth towel from the maid, wiped the water off his beard and clothes, and collected himself, "Why so fast? What method did Mr. Xia use?"

Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "No, it's just that Jin Jiancheng, the leader of the Wudang Army, liked my cousin's ability and begged for my cousin to join."

Wei Yuanzhi twitched the corner of his mouth, who the hell are you kidding!

"Master Xia, this old man is asking you seriously, please clear up the old man's doubts."

Xia Jingyun said seriously: "What I said is true. My cousin has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his foundation is extremely solid. He had to be instructed by an expert before, and he refined his moves, which was praised by General Jin. I insisted not to let him go. Under the temptation of General Jin's rhetoric, he immediately wanted to go. Hey, there is really no way!"

Say you're fat and you're panting
Wei Yuanzhi twitched the corners of his mouth, looked at Mr. Yun with a bit of resentment in his eyes, as if he was saying: Did you already know?
Old Master Yun said with a chuckle: "The old man knows, but the little girl doesn't. No matter what, Master Wei lost."

Wei Yuanzhi sighed.

Concubine De sat in the room, a little lost in thought.

In the past few years, she had made friends secretly in the court, but after all, the Yun family was not a powerful family with a deep background, there were not so many intertwined relationships, and there were not so many former students and officials. The voice in the court was much weaker than that of other people, and there was no one who could be called a big person standing in line.

But she has no way out, now she is the most favored, but if the throne falls into the hands of others in the future, it is the favor of the other party that she and her son can die well without the protection of strong foreign aid, so they have to plan ahead.

Wei Yuanzhi, a feudal official like Wei Yuanzhi, can be regarded as a weathervane. If he can get his public support, more people will be willing to bet on her side in the future.

However, Jin Jiancheng's attitude was so firm yesterday, can Xia Jingyun really do it?
"Ugh!"

She sighed faintly, pouted her lips, which was rare and naive.

Tuk Tuk Tuk.

There was a knock on the door of the room, "Your Majesty, Master Wei is asking to see you."

Concubine De was surprised and stood up, immediately said: "Please come in."

For the first time since the dinner that day, Wei Yuanzhi, who asked to see him for the first time, stepped in and bowed his hands to Concubine De, "Mother, I lost."

Concubine De's eyes suddenly lit up.
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After hearing the details of the bet from Mr. Yun, Xia Jingyun gave a thumbs up, and the two foxes, one big and one small, smiled at each other. Xia Jingyun returned to Nantian Lane contentedly.

After finishing his cousin's military affairs, and earning an extra Wei Yuanzhi for his mother, what is before him is to go to Wanfu County to recover his ancestral property.

Ever since they found out that Xia Jingyun was accepted as a righteous brother by the empress concubine De, the case of redress was settled, and the ancestral property was expected to be recovered, everyone in the Xia family was almost looking forward to the stars and the moon waiting for the day when they would go back.

If it wasn't for knowing the seriousness, knowing that Xia Jingyun is not what it used to be and that he is busy with affairs, he might be urging Xia Jingyun to take them back the next day.

Although Xia Jingyun used to live like a "vagrant" and believed that this place is my hometown, he didn't quite understand the feeling of relocating, but he still paid full respect.

When he got home, he started to make arrangements for moving.

Because their home was ransacked, they were sent here penniless, and they lived here for a short time, so they didn't have much luggage.

The biggest piece of luggage turned out to be the gift that was almost half full.

Xia Jingyun was taken aback when he saw it, you guys are really not afraid of recruiting gangsters!

So, I quickly found Zhao County Magistrate and asked him to find a reliable official to come over and deal with all these things and exchange them for money.

That night, when they were at home, they called the banquet in Cuihua Building and set up a table.

The servants in Cuihua Building often went out to deliver meals, but it was really unusual to deliver them to Nantian Lane.

But seeing that it was Mr. Xia, it was not surprising. The shopkeeper personally came to help with the arrangement with the food box, and he didn't charge money anyway.

But Xia Jingyun still gave it, and the shopkeeper finally accepted it.

One is not to lose their reputation for this little money, and the other is that a small person must have the posture of a small person. In the end, the two sides played their roles together.

Holding an exquisite wine glass, Xia Hengzhi looked at the overflowing exquisite dishes, and said with a smile: "I never thought we could eat the famous Cuihualou in Jiang'an County."

Xia Mingxiong nodded, full of emotion, "A month ago, when I didn't have any corn bread in the labor camp, who would have thought that today would happen!"

Mrs. Xia Zhang sniffled, "It's a pity that my family is far away."

Xia Mingxiong stared speechlessly, "You man, which pot can't be opened and which pot can't be lifted!"

"Don't worry, Auntie. Now my cousin has joined the Wudang army, and he has shown his skills as soon as he enters. Now he has been directly awarded the position of centurion by the general who is the leader of the Wudang army."

Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "A centurion who is not in the army, to put it simply, the county lord has to show some face and look up."

He looked at Mrs. Xia Zhang with a half-smile, "Auntie, it won't take long for you to realize the great dream of having a mouthful of food for you and a mouthful of porridge for me."

Xia Zhang blushed and spat, "What are you talking about! Auntie is that kind of person! You brothers are all good!"

Xia Li didn't want her son to continue "teasing" her sister-in-law, so she raised her glass with a smile, "Yes, hello everyone, it's really good!"

Xia Hengzhi also raised his glass, "Well said, in the future, our Xia family will revive and shine brightly!"

Everyone toasted.

Early the next morning, a team of ten Wudang Army squads came to Nantian Lane.

Then, the driver of the carriage and horse shop shouted, pulled two carriages and two carts of belongings, and then, under the escort of the people's team, wandered away towards the neighboring county.

Before leaving, everyone in the Xia family was naturally greeted warmly by everyone in Nantian Lane.

This family didn't cause trouble, didn't cause trouble, and more importantly, they helped them suppress a group of green skins, and gave back a short period of happiness in Nantianxiang.

It's a pity that this happy time has just begun and is about to end. Everyone in Nantian Lane looked at the Xia family who had gone away, and shed tears of reluctance when they thought of the day when the green-skinned gangsters made a comeback.

The convoy went straight out of the city and headed south.

Although Wanfu County is not far from Jiang'an County, it is still more than forty miles away. The group set off at dawn, stopped and walked, and it was already evening when they arrived.

Fortunately, in this situation, as early as everyone's plan, a group of people went straight to Wanfu County and stayed in the only inn in the city.

Thanks to the concubine's visiting relatives, Wudang's army personally suppressed the bandits and opened up trade routes, and then the accompanying merchants and merchants in the state were driven by common interests, and quickly became active. The economic exchanges have shown a rare intensity in recent years. Although it has only been more than half a month, it has gradually shown signs of prosperity.

The inn in the city is also home to some merchants at the moment, and the Xia family's group is not particularly conspicuous except that there are more people.

Reluctantly settled down, Xia Jingyun personally and sincerely expressed his apology to the Wudang Army sergeants who needed four people to squeeze into a room, and won everyone's favor.

The leader, Shi Chang, smiled and said, "Having a clean room, dry bedding, food and drink, is much more comfortable than marching and fighting. We are already very happy."

Xia Jingyun was silent for a moment, and sighed, "The life we ​​are accustomed to is already your extravagant hope. When there is peace and prosperity, there are only people who are carrying their burdens. I salute you all!"

As he spoke, he bowed to the ground and bowed deeply.

Everyone just felt their noses sore for a moment. They have always been regarded as stinky soldiers, and they have never been praised so much.

A kind of pride that had never been felt before was suddenly born in his heart, and his sense of identification with Xia Jingyun soared like a straight line.

"Young Master Xia, you've beaten us! Since we've joined the army, we've been shrouded in horse leather, so we can't deserve such praise!"

Shi Zhang led the way, everyone returned the salute together, Xia Jingyun shook his head and said: "I deserve it, I deserve it!"

He immediately let out a foul breath, "I won't talk about this anymore, everyone should rest first, I'll go down and arrange drinks and meals, and we'll have dinner together later."

As he said that, he turned and left, everyone looked at his back, and a sergeant whispered: "Young Master Xia, he seems to be different from other big men."

"Indeed, but it's normal. After all, he started from poverty, at least he knows the hardships of the people."

"No, I mean, he feels different, doesn't take us as people, sort of."

The sergeant hesitated for a moment, but still said the name, "It's a bit like a son."

Shi Chang subconsciously wanted to refute, how can anyone be compared with the young master, but when he spoke, he felt a little lack of confidence, and said softly: "Don't say this nonsense from now on."

Xia Jingyun talked to his family first, then went downstairs to arrange dinner, Xia Mingxiong and Xia Hengzhi had nothing to do, so they followed suit.

After ordering, the three simply sat downstairs.

A man dressed as a merchant came over, "Zhu Fu in Xiahongti County, whose name is Zhonghao, you are also passing merchants? What are you selling?"

Xia Jingyun smiled, "We are planning to move here, and the carriage is not loaded with goods, but our belongings."

"Hey! Look, that's what I'm worried about!" The man looked around and lowered his voice, "Originally, I also saw that this place is very close to Jiang'an County, and it is in the county government from Jiang'an County to Jianning County. I planned to set up a business here. But I didn't expect that there is a bully in this town, who bullies the market, is greedy, and is disgusting. You should leave at dawn tomorrow, and don't settle here."

Xia Jingyun raised his eyebrows, "Is there such a thing?"

"Isn't that right! I inquired carefully today, and that person is the county magistrate's brother-in-law, known as Lu Erhu, who is cunning and greedy. There is an unlucky family in the outskirts of the city. He said his surname is Xia. He used to be a juren, and the family still had a little money. But because he had no backer, he fell in love with him. He was directly accused of crimes, and ended up being ransacked and distributed. Several generations of family property have been squandered by others! Tears."

He looked at Xia Jingyun sincerely, "I see you are kind, and I would like to remind you, don't be like that unlucky guy who ended up in such a pitiful end, and leave quickly tomorrow morning!" the man said sincerely.

Xia Jingyun cupped his fists, "Thank you for reminding me, brother, I will consider it myself."

As soon as the words were finished, a figure rushed into the room, glanced around, saw Xia Mingxiong and Xia Hengzhi, his expression changed, and rushed over.

"Oh! It's really you!"

The man rushed over excitedly, pressed Xia Mingxiong and Xia Hengzhi who were about to get up to greet them, and said anxiously, "How dare you come back! Aren't you afraid that Lu Erhu will trouble you again? Do you still want to return your ancestral property? Hurry up! Before Lu Erhu knows the news, or if he gets ruthless and kills you, no one can protect you!"

The man on the side became more and more confused as he listened, and looked at Xia Jingyun, "Who are you?"

"We are the unlucky family you just said."

He looked at the merchant who was stunned and speechless and blushed, and said with a light smile, "If you are really optimistic about the location of this place, and you are only worried about Lu Erhu, you might as well wait a day longer, maybe there will be some turning point."

　The plot of the first volume is about to come to an end, and some plots must be foreshadowed, so it seems that it will be a little bit unsatisfying.Don't worry, you'll feel refreshed again soon.

　　Today is [-] words again.

　　Seeking collection, seeking follow-up, or2!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)