Chapter 680: Sacrifice to the Mausoleum in the Rain, Joy and Surprise Follow

On the day of the mausoleum, there were some fine raindrops floating in the sky. There is a road in the south of the Yangtze River, and in this light rainy day like smoke and fog, it is naturally a solemn scene. After the Chen sacrifice ceremony, Zhu Zhanji entered the hall from the east gate to worship the seat, and offered wine and read the toast four times, followed by the accompanying Fengcheng Marquis Li Xian and many other civil and military ministers and Nanjing ministers to accompany the sacrifice. When the final dedication was completed, the sound of ritual music sounded outside the hall, but it was the Nanjing Sect Division who offered a sacrificial dance.

Draw the sword and raise the soil, and set the horse to set the area. The king is angry and opens the heavens, and the treasure calendar should be dry. Wu Luo Wenmo, the dragon and tiger wind and clouds at the beginning of the industry. The general's star is circumferential, and the warrior moon is curved. Choose to ride in Southern Chu and form a formation in Eastern Wu. Cross-Shu to drive Hu, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers Zhuang Emperor's residence.

In the majestic song of "Qing Haiyu", I saw 32 dancers holding the long stem of the vermilion pheasant feather on the left, and the golden makeup Qi axe with the vermilion lacquer handle on the right, dancing the dance of stabbing. The dancer who leads the dance wears a crown of gold hair with purple and pink tassels, a white silk shirt with a brocade collar, a large-sleeved shirt with a green Luo shirt, a gold belt at the waist, and green cloud soap boots.

The dancers of the literary song "Tai Jieping" are also 32 people, but they are performing the Chinese etiquette of advancing and retreating. Compared with the blood of martial arts, this dance is naturally soothing and elegant, especially the two dancers who lead the dance are men in their early forties, and they are very generous with a wave of their sleeves and legs, even the most discerning etiquette officials can't help but nod their heads again and again. During the dance, the rain in the sky suddenly fell heavily, from the crown prince to these dancers, no one could find a place to hide from the rain, and after a while, everyone's originally slightly wet bodies were poured through by the heavy rain, and in the end, except for those dancers, others were so heavy that they couldn't even open their eyes.

In the heavy rain, Zhu Zhanji stood straight, squinting at the gloomy sky, and was a little surprised in his heart. Inadvertently caught a glimpse of the Qin Tianjian deputy on the side with a panicked face, and he remembered that before leaving, this person only speculated that it was a light rain today, but now it was suddenly pouring down, so he was inevitably unhappy in his heart, and when he saw the elderly prince Zhan Shi Huang Fu shivering from the rain, he frowned even more. When he frowned, the few officials who happened to be looking at it were inevitably shocked in their hearts.

When the mausoleum was finished, the soaking officials followed Zhu Zhanji and left the filial piety mausoleum. Because horses are not allowed to ride within 100 steps of the mountains, all kinds of chariots and horses from the crown prince's golden chariots to hundreds of officials are parked far away. It wasn't until he got into his car that Zhang Yuefang breathed a sigh of relief, glad that he listened to Du Juan's suggestion and came out in the car today. If you ride back now, even if you have a hat and an oilcloth raincoat, it will be really cool to go back to the city. Moreover, he knelt and worshiped just now, and his knees that have been tossed miserably in the past few days are already a little unbearable.

Due to the rain, Peng Shisan simply waited in the car, and at this time he took off his soaked clothes for Zhang Yue, took the dry cloth and was about to help, but Zhang Yue snatched it up, and said angrily: "It's better for me to come by myself, look at your gesture and posture, it will never be possible to serve people, and it is almost the same to say that brushing horses." ”

"Hey, this kind of trick of serving people has never been done since I came back from Jiaoluan, and it is inevitable that there are some hands, but I do it every day." Peng Shisan withdrew his hand with a smile, and took out a set of clothes from his baggage, "Young master, you are really good at playing tricks, Hu Qi, that guy is obviously a big boss, that is, he is better than me in one hand, when will he become the staff you invited?" What's even funnier is that when he dresses up like that, except for the young grandmother and Lingxi, no one else recognizes him. ”

Zhang Yue untied his wet hair, covered the water with a dry cloth, and then wiped it twice on his body. took the set of dry clothes handed over by Peng Shisan, and he hurriedly changed them for a while. When he was tying his belt, when he heard Peng Shisan ask, he couldn't help but say angrily: "If everyone in the world is as thick and thin as you, then others will not be able to live." After all, you have a big name, he is inconspicuous outside, and he can help with some things...... You just said that the young grandmother, the girl has seen him? ”

"I've seen it, yesterday a young grandmother specially asked Lingxi to accompany him to see him, and Lingxi didn't come back at night, I hurried over early in the morning, and I didn't bother to ask. It's probably not a big deal, and even if it's important, it must be something that Grandma Shao can solve alone, otherwise I'll always have to bring a message. ”

"That's right."

For the capable lady of his family, Zhang Yue was naturally relieved, and he didn't think about it at the moment. At this time, the rain outside is getting heavier and heavier, crackling on the roof of the car, Zhang Yue's car is flat on the top, and the whole body is brushed with tung oil, and the top of the car wall is just that, but the curtains and curtains in front of it can't help but be drenched. Therefore, the coachman in the coat hurriedly parked the car aside, and took out the palm oil silk rain coat that had been prepared long ago from the dark compartment under the car. Just after the car was built, someone in front of him used an umbrella to protect an old minister who came over with a shallow foot and stepped on the muddy water, and when he arrived in front of the car, he opened his throat and shouted.

"Lord Zhang!"

Zhang Yue heard the sound and saw that it was Chen Wu holding an umbrella to protect an elderly man. Recognizing that it was Zhan Shi Huang Fu of Zhan Shifu, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and before he could ask, Chen Wu hurriedly said: "It's raining heavily today, Boss Huang's car is broken, the water leaks and can't sit on people, and the two little servants don't have to worry about it." This Shenlie Mountain is still a long way from the city, Old Man Huang is old and frail, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has specially ordered him to find a sturdy car to send him, if it is convenient for you......"

"It's naturally convenient!"

Zhang Yue saw that the coachman hurriedly put down the stool, and together with Chen Wu, he helped the trembling Huang Fu to get into the car, and he hurriedly stepped forward to take a hand. As soon as he started, he felt that Huang Fu's body was cold from the rain, and he hurriedly nodded at Chen Wu, and asked Peng Shisan to put down the curtain. Fortunately, his car was originally tall and spacious, and it was not crowded with more people at this time. Hearing Huang Fu sneeze two more times, he hurriedly persuaded the old man to change out of his soaked clothes first, and Peng Shisan, who was on the side, took out another burden as if he were playing tricks.

"Fortunately, the one in my family has prepared a set of clothes for me, if the old man does not dislike it, please change it quickly. Although it is summer in May, it is not pleasant to rain heavily. ”

Huang Fu stayed in Jiaolu for more than ten years, and had a tacit understanding with the British public Zhang Fu Yiwen and Wuwu partners, and later replaced Li Bin and Chen Zhi, and finally Zhang Yue's second uncle Yang Wubo Zhang You. Now he was ordered to return to the court to serve as an official, but he still felt very cordial when he saw the old people in the past, and at this time, he recognized Peng Shisan when he looked up and down.

"When it was the most dangerous, you carried me out of the rain of arrows in the knife mountain, and I didn't expect to accept your love today. For the sake of my old bones, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also specially instructed people, and the two of you are so thoughtful, thank you so much! ”

Huang Fu was not rigid, thanked him and changed his clothes with the help of Zhang Yue and Peng Shisan. When he sat down in the center, he took a cloth and wiped the water droplets on his face, and then he looked at Zhang Yue.

"You are Zhang Yue Zhang Yuanjie?"

"It's Xiaguan."

Huang Fu, who was about to speak, sneezed several times in a row, took a wad of fine paper handed by Peng Shisan and wiped it, and said with a smile: "I have worked with British public affairs, and I have also worked with Yang Wubo. Who knew that after seeing a Jiaolu strategy transferred by the first emperor, he knew that Zhang Jiawen Taowu was extraordinary. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I'd have come back from there a long time ago. ”

Zhang Yue knew that Huang Fu's last sentence was because of his negligence, and Ma Qi, the lieutenant of the town guard, came back in a gloomy manner, and the civil and military forces on the Jiaolu side were less constrained, so he was busy and humble, but he decided not to mention the matter again. Seeing that Huang Fu's face was tired, he was afraid that people had contracted typhoid fever here, and he told the coachman to hurry up. It was easy to bump for more than half an hour to get to the city, but he found that the old Shangshu had fallen asleep, and when he tried his forehead, he found that he seemed to have some fever.

Because Huang Fu went to the south of the Yangtze River with Zhu Zhanji, there was no mansion in Nanjing, and since Chen Wu said that the two servants were useless, it was expected that they might not serve well at this time, and besides, the prince sent someone to send Huang Fu, maybe there were other considerations. Therefore, he thought about it, and brought the people back to his house first, and while calling for a doctor, he asked him to cook a large bowl of brown sugar and ginger soup to feed him, and sent people to the temporary official offices of the accompanying officials to report the news. Fortunately, the doctor's diagnosis was fine, and Huang Fu woke up in the evening, and he sat for a while, and then left Peng Shisan to talk with him.

He hadn't come back for seven or eight days, so as soon as he entered the door, he saw a figure flying and pounced, so he took advantage of the situation and hugged him, and only after a turn did he put the person down on the ground. Seeing that Du Juan came up with someone, he waved his hand and told them not to be polite, so he gently rubbed his son's little head with his hand and asked about the situation at home these days.

"The rest is nothing, most of them are trivial things, only Master Hu has come to you once. In addition, Sister Ning and Sister Min wrote a letter together, both of which were about trivial matters in the capital, and there was nothing important. There is only one thing I have to tell you, the marriage of the cousin of the Gu family is decided. ”

Zhang Yuecai sat down and just took the tea from Cui's mother, and when he heard the last sentence, he almost didn't hold the tea bowl. Hurriedly putting down the tea bowl, he hurriedly looked at Du Juan and asked, "Little Seventh Brother is moving so fast this time?" I don't know how many times I've teased him on weekdays, and my father has asked him many times, but he never let go, this time he finally got the hang of it? In other words, he has now been awarded the Hanlin Academy to revis, which is the most noble position, which famous lady is married this time? ”

"It's his teacher's niece." Seeing Zhang Yue's eyes widen all of a sudden, staring at himself, Du Juan couldn't help but glance at him angrily, "It's not Bachelor Yang, it's Bachelor Jin's niece." This time, the cousin of the Gu family will be able to win the second seat, which is the golden bachelor's struggle, and the same is true for the palace test. Although this should be avoided, but Bachelor Yang played the past of Cousin Gu's father to the emperor, and the emperor also praised this teacher's and student's words, so he later specially asked Bachelor Yang if he had a good girl, who knew that Bachelor Yang's family did not have a daughter of the right age, but there was one in Bachelor Jin's family, so the emperor gave him ten ends to help with marriage, and the queen gave him some jewelry. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. Whether it is Fang Ling or Gu Bin, although it cannot be said that it is a late bloomer, compared to him, the road has always been extraordinarily tortuous, but now it is finally gradually complete. The two married one is a poor family, and the other is a Confucian, although they may not have seen the other half of their lives, but they are expected to be good. However, when he heard about the Qin gift and the queen's jewelry, he suddenly remembered his marriage to Du Juan.

His mentor and father-in-law didn't have much money at that time, if it weren't for the help of the Du family, Zhu Zhanji ordered someone to quietly send some jewelry, and gossip was indispensable when he got married. After all, the family is poor, although Jin Youzi's family is good, but it is not as rich as Yang Rong's, after this couple gets married, they have to rely on Gu Bin's meager fortune to live.

Anyway, because of this happy event, Zhang Yue naturally smiled. When he saw Hu Qi and learned about the situation in Beijing, he received some joy. However, after Sun Han came back in the evening, he had to mention Gu Bin's matter again. Hearing that the indifferent young man he had seen a few times had fallen into the eye of the list and married Jin Youzi's niece, Sun Han couldn't help but sigh with envy, and sighed again at the end.

"I don't envy him when I marry a wife, among so many peers, my wife is already a first-class virtuous. I just thought that if I could stay in the Guozi Prison all the time, maybe I could go to the field to take the exam, and I could have the day of the title of the gold list...... Ahem, there are many opportunities and choices in life, and since I chose that path at the beginning, there is nothing to regret. Alas! ”

Two best friends from the early years of friendship you looked at me for a moment, and then laughed. That night, the two families had a meal together, Zhang Yue and Sun Han both had a holiday tomorrow, and they had to raise their lamps frequently, but they were drunk. Although the two of them were happy, Du Juan and Zhang Yi were busy for a long time, and they didn't stop until the third watch.

Early the next morning, Du Juan, who had always been on time, woke up in a daze when he heard a banging knock outside the door. Strange in her heart, she hurriedly lifted the veil and sat up, only to hear the voice of the little girl opening the door and asking questions. She just opened the layer of green gauze tent outside, and saw a figure crashing through the bamboo curtain and rushing in, and it was Cui's mother.

"Oh no, no! The family sent someone to say that it was the third master, and the third master had a sudden illness! ”

Zhang Yue was also awakened by the knock on the door at this time, and he was too lazy to get up, but as soon as he heard this sound, he couldn't help but get up all of a sudden, stared at Cui's mother and asked sharply, "What did you say?" ”

"Young master, it was the senior executive's family who rushed over in person, saying that the third master was seriously ill!"