The old man of Du Shisan's mouth is Du Siwen, the Jingzhao Gong who has already been sent to Shi. The reason why people call Jing Zhao Gong is not only because Du Siwen is from Jing Zhao Du, but also because he was the first person to become the prime minister after the Son of Heaven set up Jing Zhao Yin at the beginning of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, even if the time is not more than a year, and then he returned to his hometown to live, but after all, Jing Zhao Du has been the first person to become the prime minister in the past 20 years. Du Siwen has four men and three daughters, all of whom are already parents, the sons are either from the shadow of the door or from the Ming Jing, and the daughters are also married into the right families. In particular, Du Siwen's girl Du Shi is the heir of the Han princess, and among the princesses of the heavenly family, she can be regarded as a first-class virtuous and capable.

And Du Siwen is approachable, still like the scene of the gathering of younger generations, since the retirement of Zhupo Zhuangshu, often open a meeting to summon the talents of the Du clan, even other major surnames in Jingzhao Mansion and scholars who travel to the capital, are often uninvited, so the ordinary banquet is also a grand event.

Although Du Siwen only invited Du Shiyi today, Du Shihan will enthusiastically go with him, Du Shisanniang has no other place to go, second, he is even more worried about his brother, and third, he also wants to meet this elder, as for Tian Mo Zhuying and Yang Zongwan, a few masonrymen, plus those members of the Cui family, with the carriage and horses full of luggage, there are no less than twenty people. Only Qiu Niang repeatedly resigned to go home, Du Shiyi couldn't help it, and wanted to send a family member to send her back, but she was finally refused. In the face of this mighty group of people, the envoy sent by Du Siwen to invite him did not disagree, and only silently led the way in front after meeting.

Along the way, seeing Du Shihan's words and deeds, he was genuinely enthusiastic about himself, and Du Shiyi gradually put aside the original rustiness and gradually talked and laughed with others. When it comes to Dushihan's beard, he gets a laughable answer.

"This person wants clothes, Buddha wants gold, in the past, anyone who looked at me thought it was a noble son, respect my identity, not respect my martial arts, it's so boring! Therefore, I asked for this bush of mustache, and sure enough, I looked ten years older, and others looked at me with great respect! Speaking of this, Du Shihan also patted the sword he was wearing on his waist with a big grin, and said with a smile, "Since Nineteen Lang is back, if you encounter any trouble, just look for me!" As long as it can be solved with fists and swords, I can't help without it! ”

With such good intentions, Du Shiyi naturally had no reason to push it out, and immediately nodded with a smile: "Then I will have to rely on the thirteenth brother in the future!" ”

Zhu Po's real name is Zhu Bo Village, which was named after the hometown of Zhu Bo, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. Zhu Po is not in Fanchuan Duqu, but on the south bank of Shaoling Plain in the southeast of Weiqu. Its place goes to Du Gong Ancestral Hall three miles, in the north of Huayan Temple, overlooking Fan Chuan, the sound of the bell chime of Huayan Temple is endless, and the beautiful scenery of Fan River is in full view. This place is the most Zhuang villa forest, from the beginning of the Wuhou period, there are many ministers and nobles to build a villa here, the mountain scenery is the most haode those places, often see the mountains are lined up, brocade clothes like clouds.

And Du Siwen's mountain is halfway up a hill in Zhupo.

When you get here, whether it is a dignitary or a common person, you have to park your carriage and horses in the lower courtyard of the mountain and then go up the mountain from the hiking trail. Of course, the old and frail or the Venerable can sit on the chariot, but now everyone naturally does not even walk these few steps. Especially when Du Shiyi was in Songshan, he regarded mountaineering as a daily routine, and he climbed the stairs calmly all the way, and Du Shihan on the side was originally worried about whether there would be any sequelae after he recovered from a serious illness, but at this moment he finally completely relieved his heart, and actually reached out to put his hand on his shoulder with a smile.

"Good! Nineteen Lang, you were only eight years old in the past, but your body was too worrying, but now you have been gone for three years, and you have returned with a strong physique...... Speaking of which, you're also in love with sabers now? Is it good-looking or can really be used, let's compete tomorrow......"

"Thirteen brothers!"

Hearing a heavy cough behind him, Du Shihan hurriedly turned around, and saw that it was Du Shisanniang who was glaring at him with puffed out cheeks, and he remembered for a while the little girl who was a little older but the most protective of his brother. Thinking that it was Du Sanniang who sent Du Shiyi to Songshan all the way, he couldn't help but raise his hand with some shame and said, "I said the wrong thing...... Thirteen Niang, if I hadn't traveled to Ganliang before, I should have escorted you to Songshan for medical treatment, speaking of which......"

"Don't talk about the past." Du Sanniang bit her lip lightly, then raised her head, with a bright and bright smile on her face, "If I didn't have this line, how would I know that sincerity could move the Immortal Monarch and add longevity to my brother?" ”

"Huh?"

This nonsense that was used to prevaricate countless people back then, and now it is taken out by Du Shisanniang to fool people, Du Shiyi is really a little unnatural. He coughed lightly and suddenly said: "I just arrived in Chang'an last evening, and I borrowed it in the city for a night before I came home, thirteenth brother, you arrived and it can be said that I made a lot of noise at the door of the house, and I was caught by your patrol, how could Du Laofujun know that I was back?" ”

"After all, Du Laofujun has been Jing Zhaoyin for a term, as long as he is attentive, where do you not know the movements in Chang'an City!"

Du Shihan said casually without thinking about it, but as soon as the words fell, he only heard a loud laugh and scolding from the fork on the side of the mountain road: "Du Shisan, the problem of critics behind you is getting worse and worse!" ”

Before seeing the person, he heard his voice first, Du Shiyi naturally immediately looked in the direction where the voice came from, and after a while, he saw an old man in a kudzu robe and cloth shoes walking slowly. Compared with the old men he had seen, the old man's figure was slightly fat, his face was ruddy, his eyes were bright, but his hair was half white, and he was followed by a child about seven or eight years old.

Walking up to the stunned Du Shihan, he still smiled and stretched out his hand to shake it in front of him, and when Du Shihan was busy bending down to salute, he turned to Du Shiyi and Du Shisanniang, brother and sister, and said with a smile: "What, Nineteen Lang, Thirteen Niang, I haven't returned for three years, and I don't recognize me?" ”

"Old uncle......" Du Sanniang's tears rolled out all of a sudden, and she didn't care about the pickled mountain road, so she went straight down and bowed, "When it wasn't for the old uncle who borrowed the driver and the chariot and horse servant to me, and sent a letter to Dengfeng County for me, so that someone vacated the grass house next to Songyang Temple for me, I ......"

Before she could finish speaking, she only felt a pair of hands firmly supporting her arm. Looking up and seeing Du Siwen looking at herself with a smile, she couldn't help but snort embarrassedly, and then she broke into a smile and said: "Fortunately, now that my brother has recovered, he is better than he was back then, and he has worked so well!" ”

"That's what you're trying to say, right?" Du Siwen let go of his hand, and then said without looking back, "Heaven and earth are entrusted to the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skin, empty their bodies, and do what they can't, so they are tempted to endure and gain what they can't." Nineteen Lang, now that he has returned to Fan Chuan in three years, can he gain anything? ”

Returning to Fanchuan, the old memories came up like a river and a sea, plus those who were familiar in their memories, but in fact extremely unfamiliar, came out one by one, Du Shiyi was always a little unaccustomed to it, but at this moment this old man made him think of his mentor Lu Hong. You must know that although Du Sanniang is called an old uncle, when it comes to kinship, it is already far away, and it is not connected to the five generations, but this Du Siwen, who took him in and out of the princess and noble, made him young and famous, and can be said to be a closer person than his uncle Du Fu, so he was stunned for a moment and immediately sighed.

"It's better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books, Du 19 was able to return to his hometown this time, and he really gained a lot. If you don't die for a lifetime, you don't know the preciousness of life; I don't see thousands of landscapes, I don't know the size of the world; I don't see the Sima Sect Master of Tiantai Mountain, I don't see Master Lu of Songshan, I don't know the real celebrities in the world, and I can't have like-minded friends...... And most importantly, if it weren't for this illness, I would have forgotten that there is a sister by my side who can only rely on my brother. Therefore, I would like to thank my uncle for borrowing the chariot and horse driver and servant back then, not only generously sponsoring me, but also sending a letter to help, so that I can see the sky again. ”

Du Siwen suddenly looked at Du Sanniang with a smile: "Sansanniang, your brother used to be good, but he was a bit of a nerd, but he was not as sensible as he is now!" I thought you blamed me for letting Thirteen Niang take you to Songshan for medical treatment alone, it's really ruthless! ”

"The old uncle is serious, just because of the friendship of the same surname, he has helped each other so far, and the younger generation is already grateful."

Even if it is a relative in the family, helping is a kindness, not an obligation, not to mention that Du Siwen is just the elder of the same surname! This is the heart of right and wrong, Du Shiyi can naturally distinguish clearly.

"Haha!" Du Siwen turned around and stroked daxiao, and then bowed his head and said, "Okay, okay, don't talk outside the door, come in together!" ”

Although there is still a mansion in Chang'an City, Du Siwen now lives in this Zhupo Mountain most of the time, and that mansion is reserved for his children and grandchildren. Now Rì led the three juniors of the Du family all the way in, and he led them straight along a path built along the mountain, to a pavilion that happened to be built in a prominent position on the cliff, and instructed the little boy to lay down the mat, and then motioned for the three of them to sit down and talk. At this moment, there are maidservants who bring various sè porcelain plates, but only a few fresh fruits are seen on the top, the most eye-catching of which is a plate of cherries.

"This year, the cherries in the Forbidden Garden are ripening early, so the cherry banquet has not yet opened, and the ministers have already shared it. This plate was sent by Banniang. Du Siwen said, while holding up the small and delicate white porcelain plate with only a dozen cherries, and smiled at Du Shiyi, "Nineteen Lang, tomorrow's cherry banquet, do you have any intentions?" ”

"Intentionally."

Du Shiyi replied concisely and concisely, and then he owed a debt and said, "Please teach my uncle." ”

Seeing that Du Shihan and Du Shisanniang were silent, Du Siwen stroked his chin and beard thoughtfully, and said lightly: "I don't want to comment on the housework of the late Mrs. Qi Guotai's mother's family. Back then, the general trend was sinister, and the grievances were already difficult to break, not to mention that she tried her best to make up for it later, and the juniors of the Du family were indeed excessive. After Du Wenruo Du Liulang came back from the Eastern Capital, he added fuel and vinegar and said no less than unfavorable things about you, so someone from their family came to see me, and he had to accuse you a lot. This year, there are a lot of people who take the test for Dushi, and every year Jingzhao Mansion takes the solution, and the competition has always been the top ten, which is the ranking. Because only by ranking and even winning the first place in one fell swoop, the hope of being named on the Jinshike chūn list is the greatest. And for so many years, there has never been a child with the same surname in the same county, and he has been ranked in Jingzhao Mansion in a year! ”

Speaking of this, Du Siwen paused, and then said slowly: "Wannian County Exam, these elders of the younger generations who took the exam have all come to see me, hoping that I will say hello to Guo Quan, and I have pushed them all." As for the Jingzhao Mansion Test, it is not something that I, a former Jingzhao Yin who has long been out of his position, can intervene. ”

Du Shiyi's heart suddenly brightened. Du Siwen was telling him that there were many people in the Du clan who were bound to win the test this year, and the elders of each house were fighting for their fate, even his own clan. Therefore, Du Siwen had to stand by and watch for the sake of fairness, so he had to rely on himself!

"What my uncle said, I understand!"

"No, you still don't understand!" Du Siwen's eyes were blazing for a while, but he stared at Du Shiyi, and said word by word, "Although this Fanchuan Duqu is your hometown, it is not suitable for you to live here at the moment." Not to mention that this place is still twenty miles away from Chang'an, it is very inconvenient to go in and out, even the intricate relationship in the Du clan, it will not be smooth for a while. Didn't the Cui family send someone to escort you back, I guess I should have mentioned that you should have borrowed the Cui Mansion in Pingkangfang, you might as well live there. ”

When Du Siwen said Zuihou, it was Huo Ran who stood up, his eyes blazing: "Like the year, the two levels of the test, whether it is the county test or the government test, the prestige of the family is indispensable!" I can't help you for the time being, and each branch of the Jingzhao Du clan has its own children, and now they have their own selfish intentions, which is not beneficial or harmful to you. In this case, the name of the Qinghe Cui clan can also be helpful when you are doing it! It's just that everyone is doing a good job, and you need to find another way to be brilliant. Nineteen Lang, your uncle is said to have bought a house in Luoyang, but he hasn't come back to see this hometown for many years, so you can only rely on yourself first. ”

Seeing Du Shiyi nodding silently, Du Shihan was angry, while Du Sanniang was gloomy, Du Siwen continued: "If something happens, you can ask someone to bring a letter back. I can't do anything about the exams and the years, but there are other things that can help you. That's right......"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and called the little boy to whisper a few words, and after the person retreated for a while, he held something in front of Du Shiyi. Du Shiyi took a look, but saw that it was a polished and smooth piece of the famous thorn with Jingzhao Du Siwen worshipped.

"You keep this thorn, and you can use it when you ask to see someone at a critical moment."

Leaving the three brothers and sisters of the Du family to have lunch, promising that the test taker in the township would order someone to do it, and let the housekeeper send them out, Du Siwen came to the mountain pavilion that could overlook the entire avenue just now, and watched Du Shiyi's group gradually descend the mountain, and the corners of his mouth suddenly showed a wry smile.

Jingzhao Du clan, since the Han Dynasty is a famous family, Du Ruhui was to assist Emperor Taizong to create a great cause, famous in history. But over the years, although there are still a lot of Du Shi eunuchs in the court, the characters are lackluster. Just because Du Shiyi has not come back yet, others have begun to worry that there is no precedent for Jingzhao Mansion to have the same surname in the examination ranking, which is enough to see! It's a pity that Du Jiu is not his grandson, he can't just turn his elbow in, otherwise there will be something in the descendant, and he will have no position to speak.