Dunhuafang, where Yan's house is located, is located in the southeast corner of Chang'an, east to Chang'an Waiguo City Wall, south of Qujiang Pond, Furong Garden, Ci'en Temple. The Qujiang River is meandering, the mushrooms on the bank are verdant, the willows are four-fold, the blue waves are red, the reflection is lovely, and it is the place where people gather elegantly. On the day of spring and autumn, Qujiang left near the powerful and virtuous people gathered, between the banquet and chanting, the beautiful sentences were spread far and near.

During the Zhenguan Yonghui period, because the secretary of the old clan of the Southern Dynasty supervised Yan Shi Gu to build a house here, and Ouyang Xun, who was also good at calligraphy, also lived here, and there were more writers Lang Shen Yuebin who lived here for a long time, and all three were Jiangzuo scholars, and people often called this Wu Renfang.

And Yan Liulang, whom Du Shiyi is looking for, is undoubtedly famous in this workshop, and his popularity is very good. Since entering the west gate of Dunhua Fang, whether it is Wuhou in the fang, or other passers-by, when he inquired, each of them showed the way graciously, and went to a big locust tree in the cross street of Zuihou, Du Shiyi, who got off the horse to ask, asked a ten-year-old boy with a hanging hair who was sitting and reading a book, and when the other party heard that he was coming to visit Yan Liulang, he immediately stood up on the ground, looked at Du Shiyi curiously for a while, and then said politely: "This Langjun is really a little unfortunate today, my sixth brother got up early to go out to meet friends, He has not yet returned. ”

Although the people who pointed the way along the way were enthusiastic, they didn't say that Yan Yaoqing was not at home, and when Du Shiyi heard this, he was surprised and had some regrets. However, the boy smiled again and said, "It's just that you are a guest from afar, if Lang Jun doesn't mind, it's almost noon, why don't you go home and have a light meal?" Although the sixth brother is not there, the rest of the brothers are here. ”

Wang Jin is still the first time to Dunhuafang, just on the way to let Du Shiyi turn to Qujiang to take a look, see the scenery is beautiful, but regret not to find a temporary residence here. Hearing this boy's words at this time, he couldn't help but look out of the car, and then simply jumped out of the car, and asked curiously: "Xiao Langjun said that Yan Liulang is the sixth brother of your family, and you are also Yan's son, how about the unknown ranking?" By the way, you just said brothers, how kind of brother is your family? ”

"My surname is Yan Zhenqing, and I am seventeen at home, and the two Lang Jun can call me Yan Seventeen." The boy smiled as he spoke, and then said in an orderly manner, "There are a total of sixteen brothers in my family, and six of them live in this Yan family's ancestral house now. ”

"But it turned out to be the same as my family, there are many brothers." Wang Jinqu counted the numbers, and said with a smile, "I also have the most brothers in my ancestral house in Hedong, if I am already ranked fifteenth, I am actually more than your brothers." ”

Du Shiyi saw that Wang Jin was talking nonsense with Yan Zhenqing about this, and remembered that he had also come to Yan Ti, and he was suddenly angry and funny in his heart. Thinking that it should not be far from Yan's house at this moment, he simply went to the ox cart and invited Wang Wei to come down, and then came to Yan Zhenqing, who was asking and answering questions with Wang Jin, and said lightly: "Yan Shiqilang, the three of us visited without telling us today, which is really a bit abrupt. I am Jingzhao Du Shiyi, this is the brother of Wang Wei and Wang Jin of the Taiyuan Wang family, since you said that the other brothers of the Yan family are here, can you take us there? ”

Yan Zhenqing hurriedly saluted and saw it, and immediately led the way in front of him, and Du Shiyi ordered the ox cart and the accompanying Chibi and others to follow slowly behind. Passing one or two houses along the way, he saw a white-walled compound in front of him, but there was only one person guarding the door, with a book on his lap. When Yan Zhenqing led them to the door, the young short-shirted student who was reading a book hurriedly raised his head, and immediately stood up and greeted: "Seventeen Langjun, did you come back from reading the book so early today?" ”

"There was a guest who came to visit the sixth brother, so I invited him home." Yan Zhenqing stretched out his hand as he said and invited Du Shiyi and the three of them to go inside, and the young descendant watched the people go in, suddenly remembered something, and raised his voice and said: "Seventeen Langjun, today Tonghuafang Yin Mansion sent someone to pick it up, and Mrs. Yin plans to go back!" Lord Lang just sent someone to ask, is Lang Jun going back together, or staying for a few more days? ”

"I'll go back with my aunt, and my aunt should miss me too!"

Listening to this answer, Du Shiyi couldn't help but think about who this Mrs. Yin was, and saw that at the opposite door, several young people surrounded an old woman with a sixtieth armor and slowly came out of it. Seeing that Yan Zhenqing hurriedly gave way to salute and called out to his aunt, and the old woman wrapped her ear in a silk handkerchief, he couldn't help but move in his heart, and Wang Wei and Wang Jin also hurriedly gave up.

And the old woman stepped forward with a smile, bowed her head to Yan Zhenqing and asked, and then asked in surprise: "Jingzhao Du Shiyi?" But today, Kejing Zhaofu tried to solve the head Du Jiulang? ”

Without waiting for Du Shiyi to nod or deny, she looked at Wang Wei and Wang Jin thoughtfully: "But Wang Shisanlang, who is 'Brother Yaozhi ascends to the heights, and there is one less person in the dogwood'? This year's Jingzhao Mansion test is a dragon fight, but unfortunately Wang Shisanlang missed it for a while, and Liulang and his brothers sighed for a long time. ”

"I don't want to be famous, but I actually got into the ears of Mrs. Yin. Brother Wang's current department is a disaster, so now that he is cured, I invited him and Shifu Lang to visit friends and relax. Du Shiyi calmly bowed again, and then smiled, "I just didn't expect that I didn't visit Yan Liulang, but I had to meet Mrs. Jieyiyin." Thinking about the righteous act of my wife who went to the palace to spill blood to avenge my uncle's grievances, I admired it when I was a child. ”

Mrs. Yin raised her eyebrows in surprise. She is Yan Zhenqing's eldest aunt Yan Zhending, after the queen of the Gaozong Dynasty was deposed, the queen's uncle Liu Zheng was also implicated and killed, and because her grandfather Yan Qinli's successor Liu was Liu Zheng's sister, Yan Qinli was once degraded. After that, Empress Wu was in power, she was elected into the palace as a female history because of her talent, and the cruel officials were rampant, and they fabricated charges, wanting to put Yan Qinliyuan with the son of the Yin family, and her uncle Yan Jingzhong died. At the critical moment, she took her two younger sisters to the palace to express her feelings and cut her ears, and finally saved her uncle from death, but her cousins, the five sons born by Liu and Yan Qinli, were ultimately banned from entering the government for life. It was not until after the death of Empress Wu that this prohibition was eradicated. And Yan Zhending is often called Mrs. Yin because of his marriage to Yin.

The big case back then was unforgettable for the parties involved, but for ordinary people, it was already a thing of the past. Wang Jin knew almost nothing, and Wang Wei heard about it, and Du Shiyi reminded him, so he exclaimed: "I remember that the three of them, Mrs. Yin, Mrs. Pei, and Mrs. Cen went to the palace to express their grievances, and it was a beautiful talk for a while, but I didn't want to see a real person today!" ”

The old incident of cutting the tinnitus can be said to be a deep pain for the Yan family, but it can also be said to be the best portrayal of the family's voice. Hearing that outsiders actually know this old thing, the brothers of the Yan family, who grew up listening to these things since childhood, can't help but have a sense of identity with these three visitors. Especially Yan Chunqing, who returned to Beijing and waited for the transfer, smiled heartily: "In the past few days, I have heard that Du Shijiu Lang is well-read and strong, and the first post of the Jinshi Department is actually better than the people of the Ming Jing Department, I just want to see it, who knows that someone sent it to the door!" ”

Yan Gaoqing also smiled and said: "Wang Shisanlang's poetry is also famous in the capital, how fortunate is it that the two of them are visiting together!" It's a pity that my father, like Rokuro, went out to travel, otherwise I would be overjoyed! Auntie, since you are a visitor, why don't you stay for a while? ”

Although Mrs. Yin is gradually entering her twilight years, she likes to talk about books with her juniors on weekdays, and she readily agreed at this moment. And when everyone was talking and laughing and entering the garden of the back house, Yan Zhenqing, the youngest boy, was naturally a little neglected. Others didn't pay attention to him, but Du Shiyi never forgot this Kai Sheng, and glanced at it from time to time, seeing that he was calm and comfortable, he couldn't help but have some plans in his heart. When I arrived in the back garden, my own servants and maids came to set up a very large tall and long dining table, and a long and wide couch was set up on each side, and the narrow head of the dining table was set up with a square seat at one end, but Mrs. Yin sat it.

Wang Wei has seen a lot of this kind of banquet in the back garden, and Du Shiyi and Wang Jin also feel more comfortable, even so, Mrs. Yin still explained with a smile: "The third brother is at home and talks about Taoism and entertainment with the guests, and they are all arranged like this, just unrestrained. If it weren't for the fact that it was close to noon at this moment, it would be more comfortable to go to the edge of Qujiang Pond. Speaking of which, Du Langjun and the two Wang Langjun plan to try to enter Shike at such a young age, which is really terrifying! ”

Before Du Shiyi could speak, Yan Chunqing nodded and said: "Among the various subjects, the Jinshi Department is the most difficult, and the talent of the scriptures can be tried to understand the scriptures, but the miscellaneous theories are enough to make people retreat." I boast of being outstanding in the knowledge of strong memorization, but the poetry is not my strength, and the strategy is slightly inferior. ”

Seeing that Yan Gaoqing and several other Yan brothers also agreed, they all said that it was difficult to enter the Shi Branch, and they were almost better than the Shi Branch, and counted the three Jin Shi of the Yan family since the Tang Dynasty from Yan Xizhuang, Yan Kangcheng to his father Yan Yuansun, such as Yan Chunqing Yan Gaoqing, who had already obtained the Ming Jing background, shook his head and sighed that he could not enter the Shidi, Du Shiyi saw that the youngest Yan Zhenqing was always silent, and he couldn't help but ask thoughtfully: "Yan Shishilang was just under the tree, I don't know what book he read?" ”

"It was my aunt who asked me to copy "Sandu Fu", "Hate Fu", and "Don't Fu", and I got something else between the silent recitations." Yan Zhenqing saw that several brothers and Mrs. Yin were all looking at him, and Wang Jin gave him a thumbs up with a smile, he couldn't help but say with some shame, "The Yan family has not entered the Shike in recent years, I want to give it a try, and I must enter the Shike in the future!" ”

Du Shiyi vaguely remembered that there seemed to be six Jinshi in the three generations of the Yan family, which was already breathtaking in the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, not to mention the Tang Dynasty with thirty old Ming Jing and fifty young Jinshi. At this moment, seeing Yan Zhenqing's words, the four of them were silent, and he said with a smile: "If you are ambitious, you are not old, Yan Shishilang has good ambitions!" ”

After Wang Wei came back to his senses, he also said with great respect: "I also started to aspire to the science field at the age of thirteen, and Yan Shishilang has great ambitions as a young man, and the future will be extraordinary." ”

Wang Jin was not as serious as the two, and only after touching his nose did he say with an unnatural expression: "I'm not as good as Brother Ah and Du Jiulang, I can't memorize those scriptures and histories, I just think it's better to try the erudite and erudite words, it's really better to sigh!" ”

The three guests either encouraged or joked, and the Yan brothers couldn't help but daxiao. It was Mrs. Yin, who also smiled and beckoned her nephew who was a little overwhelmed to come to the front, gently pressed his somewhat thin shoulder, and actually called out Yan Zhenqing's nickname: "Envy Menzi, it is good to have ambitions, but you can't just say it." If Du Langjun copied more than 1,000 volumes, this would be today. Wang Langjun's poems are as natural as eating and drinking, so he can come at will. You have been taught by me and your uncle and aunt since you were a child, and your aunt said that now that you are getting older, I hope you will worship another famous teacher. ”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Yin looked at Du Shiyi and said, "Du Langjun happened to come to visit today, I would like to ask for one or two." Songshan Lu Gong is famous, I don't know if I can let Xianmenzi worship under the door? ”

Du Shiyi was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Master Lu has no class, how can a young and ambitious man like Yan Shishilang refuse to be out?" I plan to go back to the mountain in the near future, if Yan Shishilang is interested, you might as well go back to Songshan with me. ”

Mrs. Yin immediately nodded without thinking about it and said, "That's good!" After I went back, I discussed it with Seventeen Lang's aunt and uncle! ”