The autumn morning was cool, and after waking up, Xie Yi still felt in good spirits, so he was not in a hurry to get up, lay on the couch and instructed the maid to bring plum soup to eliminate the hangover, and then looked out the window at the idle courtyard and fell leaves.

After sitting so dry until noon, a rather chaotic footsteps sounded from outside the door, and even though several young women walked into the room, the first one was Xie Yi's wife Ruan, and the others were all Xie Yi's concubines.

Sensing that his family was marching into the room, Xie Yi's expression was slightly unnatural, so he simply turned his back on the couch and didn't look at everyone.

Seeing Xie Yi's state, the faces of several women changed, and his wife Ruan Shi stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Since the husband has become self-reliant, he is in charge of state affairs outside, and he is responsible for the family program internally. Poetry and music can nourish fun, and drinking can strengthen bones. Now that the husband is extinct, he sits day by day, not sleepy, and the concubines don't know how to invite them, but they beg to go quickly. ”

As she spoke, she bowed down, and several concubines behind her also bowed down with the eldest woman.

When Xie Yi heard this, he didn't want to look at his family anymore, he turned around and got out of bed, his expression was still gloomy, he looked down at his wife and concubine and sighed: "The sorrow in my heart, how can you and other women know everything." Why do you want to force me with affection and make me even more worried! ”

It has only been a few days since Jiankang returned, but many things have happened. The day before yesterday, Xingtai had reached a resolution to pull out Jingkou as the accompanying capital, change the name of the text to Jingfu, and take Liu Chao, the general of the right guard, as the general of Anton, take over as the Taishou of Jinling, supervise Jingfu on the holiday, and supervise the military of Jinling, Dantu, and Wujin in the great cause of Kanto.

The time for the return of the capital has also been determined, on the first day of September, with the general of the army Yu Yi as the governor of the march, and the general of the Chinese army Wang Shu as the governor of the rear army, jointly escorting the queen mother's return to the capital.

Major events have been finalized one after another, and the impact has naturally been widespread, although the Xie family is not a first-class powerful family in the current situation, but it is inevitable that it has been affected.

is related to Xie Yi, and it is also the reason why he is quite depressed at the moment, that is, he failed to cross the river as he wished, and he can no longer make contributions to Jiangbei with Du He. Of course, this is not what makes Xie Yi feel the most helpless, and he doesn't necessarily have to go to Jiangbei to make contributions, but the powerlessness and hesitation in the current situation makes him quite troubled.

Following Shen Zhezi's achievements in Jiankang, Xie Yi and other young people were indeed very excited, and after returning to Jingkou, they had the spirit of despising their peers, and they were also very sought after. However, as Shen Zhezi returned to his hometown, they had no direction at all. As a result, the decision to cross the river, which was originally based on a moment of enthusiasm, became one of the few choices they could jump out of the quagmire of the current situation.

Originally, those comrades-in-arms who fought side by side and were born to the death had their wishes fulfilled, and they all followed Du He across the river with the title of general. There are also some people who have a lot of connections in their families, such as Huiji Kong Ming, so they took off their military posts and enlisted in the Taicheng Mansion.

As for Xie Yi, it's not that he has no place to return, in fact, those of them who followed Shen Zhezi to recover Jiankang have each received more than one expedition. But Xie Yi knew very well that most of these motives were not pure, they were nothing more than greedy for their respective achievements, hoping to be able to recruit them before the big prize, in order to get more chips. Once they are stripped of their value, the future is uncertain.

Recently, Xie Yi has a lot of sadness and even misanthropy in his heart, obviously it is their bloody struggle and sacrifice their lives in exchange for their deeds, but they have become the fat meat that others divide and fight! What made him especially unhappy was that his family also used him as a bargaining chip.

Because of his family's resolute opposition, Xie Yi could only give up crossing the river. Because of his uncle's management, his family has a good reputation among overseas Chinese, but because his reputation is too high and he is too pragmatic, he seems to be clumsy in his work, and there is almost no commendable deeds in the current situation. Therefore, Xie Yi's contribution this time is also of great significance to his family.

Although his father Xie Qi served as the Great Shangshu, it was many years ago. Since Zhongshu came to power, because of their different philosophies, his father has been idle for a long time, and there is almost no power at all. After the turmoil is calmed down, it will be a rare opportunity for all families, and there are many places to be fought for.

At such a moment, Xie Yi's achievements and his family's old fame, if it is done properly, his father has a good chance of being able to take charge of the big county, and his cousin is also very likely to be promoted. This means a lot to the whole family.

But there is a problem in it, his family is politically inclined to the Langya Wang family, while Xie Yi's contribution is led by the Shen family. With the establishment of the Jing Mansion, the contradictions between Yu and Wang have become public, and the Shen family is now the most powerful ally of the Yu family.

Therefore, the problem in front of Xie Yi now is that if his family wants to rise as a whole, it must follow the route of the Wang family, and Xie Yi has to turn his back on his position and transfer to the Wang family. This made Xie Yi a little emotionally unacceptable, his admiration for Shen Zhezi was from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't bear to betray him.

Xie Yi was still hesitating, but the family didn't give him a chance, his father had been gathering with Wang Ge's family frequently in recent days, and his cousin Xie Shang often invited him to the juniors' gatherings, aiming to win him back.

Although nowadays, it is not a serious matter for the members of each family to change their homes for the sake of their own future interests, and it is also the obligation of the children of each family. But now, Shen Zhezi, the concubine, is not only outstanding, but Qingwang is also rising because of his resignation. If Xie Yi betrays, the first prestige will be hit hard, and the second future will inevitably suffer a blow as the horse is used, and he may even have a bleak future!

The irritability in his heart made Xie Yi frown, and he was groggy all day long, and in order to avoid those intrusions, he even moved out of the house and lived alone. But after avoiding his father and brother, he couldn't avoid his wife and concubine after all. His wife's persuasion did not make him cheerful, but became more irritable, and he couldn't help but think more about the eventful years not long ago.

That period of time not only made Xie Yi feel nostalgic, but also remembered many colleagues who were in a similar situation to him. They sacrificed their lives and forgot to die, followed by loyalty, no distractions, brave and invincible, originally just the children of each family who were not very ambitious, but suddenly jumped to the center of the current situation, every bit of struggle, can have a profound impact on the current situation! The feeling of pointing out the country and supporting the community is much more fascinating than the spiritual enjoyment brought by cold food!

However, the truth is the truth, and although everyone knew that the future of the colt was going to be great, it was only a prospect in the end. Moreover, even if the colt can really take charge of the situation in the future, Xie Yi is not sure that he will be able to follow all the way and get rich rewards. Even if he believed in the colt, it was difficult to move his family to give up the facts of the moment for the sake of a false prospect.

Hearing Xie Yi's somewhat irritable roar, those concubines were so frightened that they didn't dare to make a sound, only his wife's face was still calm, waved her hand and retreated from everyone, and when she reached the room, only the husband and wife were left, and took Xie Yi's hand and said: "Ah Weng sent a letter, or will go south to Yuzhang, since the husband has become self-reliant, naturally there is no need to go together." Or will be a long farewell soon, in the ceremony should be asked to be in front of the knee. ”

"Yu, Yuzhang ......"

When Xie Yi heard this, his face was first shocked, then happy, and then he showed a deep sadness. Yuzhang is a big county in Jiangzhou, and his family didn't dare to look into it when it was the most powerful, but now there is a glimmer of possibility, which is really a great joy.

But it also means that he has to make a choice. Although the ownership of Yuzhang County cannot be decided by his small and trivial achievements, his family must put on an impeccable attitude in order to win it.

"Okay, there are a few gifts prepared by Lao Arong, and we will return home later."

Xie Yi was silent for a long time before he said in a dry tone. Now, he has no choice.

After making this decision, he felt even more ashamed and hesitant in his heart, put on a single coat and went out, looking at the big tree in the courtyard in a daze.

The new governor Liu Chao is a square and rigorous person, and he overrides public opinion, and puts the unused land and mountains around Jingkou into the official seal, including the southern suburbs, and does not allow the people to be private. For various reasons, the two largest forces in Jingkou, the Hidden Lord and the Shang Alliance, are silent and tolerant of this.

The turmoil caused by this is the soaring price of land in Beijing, similar to the scale of Xie Yi's house, the price has increased several times in just a few days, and has reached a staggering price.

The Xie family is not known for its business, although it was brought up by Yu Tiao to pull Xie Yi into the Hidden Lord in the early years, Xie Yi had already transferred the shares under his name to the clan. Even before the price of land soared, he could not afford such a house. The reason why they can live in now is because before the horses returned to their hometowns, they gathered their old departments to give their own gifts, and Xie Yi got this mansion.

Thinking that after returning home later, the former lord and good friend may become strangers, Rao is open-minded by nature, and he can't help but cry at this time. Xie Yi walked with heavy steps into a small room, which was poorly furnished, except for a pair of scarred armor on one of the wooden shelves, and a blood-stained bow and spear underneath.

This armor and weapon are the arms of Xie Yi on the day when he followed the horse to recover Gyeonggi, and the knife marks are particularly new, and the person is no longer dead. Touching these utensils, I felt a lot of emotion for a while, and I was even more embarrassed.

I don't know how long I sat in this room, and the voice of my family suddenly sounded behind Xie Yi: "Ah Lang, the lady is ready, when will I leave?" ”

"So fast?"

When Xie Yi heard this, he looked at the sky again and found that it had already passed noon, he stood up and moved his somewhat sour legs, and said with great interest: "Since you are ready, let's go." ”

The family bowed down, and then looked at the soldiers in the room, and couldn't help but whisper: "Ah Lang, there are often murderous soldiers in the house, and they are always ......."

"Shut up! Whoever dares to touch the utensils in this room, I will break his hands and feet! ”

Xie Yi raised his eyebrows and changed his color. When the family heard this, they hurriedly leaned over to plead guilty, and did not dare to say more.

After going out to the vestibule, Xie Yi saw that the family had prepared the ox cart, and was just about to step into the car, when suddenly a loud voice sounded outside the gate: "Xie Erlang!" Jiro, are you not at home? ”

The voice shouted, and then several people rushed into the court, each armed with a sword, with a fierce and arrogant expression, and the leader was Yu Manzhi, the son of Yu Yi.

After rushing into the court, his eyes swept and saw Xie Yi standing in front of the ox cart, Yu Manzhi waved his hand and said, "Erlang, you want to go out?" If it's not a matter of urgency, quickly put on armor, someone will bully our Zhaowu brothers! ”

When Xie Yi heard this, his eyebrows were already raised, and he put many distracting thoughts behind him, and strode back: "Wait for me for a while, I'll come immediately!" ”

"Husband ......"

Mrs. Xie Ruan poked her head out of the ox cart, and was just about to call Xie Yi to stop, when she turned her eyes and saw Yu Manyi standing next to the ox cart with a smile on her face, and she was already startled.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry! Tens of thousands of Liyang thieves, we and your Erlang have killed them without leaving a piece of armor, just a small scene, not a problem! Please ask your sister-in-law to prepare soup, wine and food, and come to your house to disturb you after the fact! ”

Yu Manzhi stood there with his fingernails digging at the back of his knife, grinning, like a veteran oilman.