On an early summer night, a young official in his twenties was led by a butler under the verandah of the British Mansion, where the eaves were lit with glass lamps, illuminating the flowers, trees, bamboos and stones around the patio like moonlight.

Entering the door of the outer study, the official saw that there were twenty fancy eaves lamps lit in the corridor, illuminating the inside and out. The curtains in the area around Langkou have long been rolled up, the patio is very wide, and there is a half-corner pavilion opposite, with five-colored lanterns lit outside the railing, and a large magnolia flower blooms like a snow-capped mountain.

In the middle of the study is a flower hall with seven rooms, a small castle building full of exotic style, and a roll shed outside, the layout is much more spacious than the study of the important ministers of the court.

There were a few housekeepers standing under the corridor, and when they saw the officials coming, they reported loudly: "Lord Yu has arrived!" ”

"Please!"

The young official was serious, straightened his clothes and strode in, the space inside was as tall as he imagined, and there were seven twenty-four pairs of water law tower lamps hanging on the roof of the center room, illuminating the hall in detail.

Xu Hao sat on the chair, and next to him stood an old butler with sixth-grade military merits, and there was a person sitting at the top, wearing a five-grade official uniform, who was in his forties.

"Please take a seat." Xu Hao stood up and stretched out his hand to ask.

Where do young officials dare to sit? hurriedly and humbly pushed back, respectfully asked the name of the middle-aged official, only to know that it was Zhou Chen of the Criminal Department.

Xu Hao said: "The person who comes is a guest, don't be restrained, sit down quickly." ”

"Yes." The young officer leaned over and sat down a little.

Xu Hao said: "The two of you are too restrictive, and you agreed to a private invitation, but you both came in official clothes. In the future, we must not do this again, and we must get rid of these clichés. ”

The middle-aged official's name is Zhou Chen, the word is like this, the number is Shuangya, and he is known for being good at financial management in history, and several cabinet ministers recognize that he has the talent of the world, and is a famous minister during the Xuande period. It's a pity that Xu Hao doesn't know people. Therefore, like the trajectory of history, Zhou Chen was elected as a Shuji in the second year of Hongxi, and he invited himself into Wenyuan Pavilion to participate in the compilation of the "Hongxi Canon".

After the incident, he was awarded the head of the Criminal Department by the imperial court, and soon became a foreign officer, and then he was up and down in the officialdom for 20 years, and he was not promoted. Recently, he got Xia Yuanji's blue eyes and recommended him to the emperor, and now he urgently needs talents to solve the problem of tax grain and loss in the process of transporting grain. Zhou Chen's advice on this made Xu Hao like a treasure.

More than 20 years of ups and downs are not in vain, if Xu Hao knew his person early and took it for granted that he would solve the problem, without a lot of practical experience, you can imagine what the consequences would be. And now Zhou Chen has been able to bypass his five-year long historical career, and is about to be sent to Jiangnan to rectify Tianfu.

The young official is the focus of controversy for future generations, the famous Yu Qian, a name like thunder, Xu Hao invited him to meet as soon as possible.

In the future, the supreme civil servant who will guard Beiping is left to Yu Qian. At present, it is necessary to let him brush up his prestige, starting step by step from patrolling the imperial history.

Historically, Zhou Chen and Yu Qian did not end well, and Zhou Chen touched the interests of local heroes because of reform. In the imperial court, he was also opposed by some people, and he was forced to become a minister and died of depression. This made the reform abandon halfway, and the famine caused a great famine in the south of the Yangtze River. But the virtue and politics left behind, miraculously, did not starve a few people to death, so the people missed Zhou Chen. History is known as the ancestral shrine everywhere.

For Yu Qian, no matter how you evaluate it, he can stand up at the most critical juncture at that time, turn the tide, and protect the country and the people from foreign slaughter, he is a well-deserved national hero, and later generations like to use an idiom to describe it:

Warriors of the Kingdom!

Xu Hao's purpose today is very simple, that is, he wants to see the previous side, the complexity and cruelty of politics, even he himself has begun to be cautious, walking on the abyss, lest he make a mistake. Not to mention protecting these famous ministers, it is precious to be able to say a good word or two at a critical moment.

Yu Qian's death is very much because of his great achievements, and of course it is also related to his own strong character, which is very similar to Zhang Juzheng, who is too powerful.

Those who dared to threaten the Ming Dynasty to the narrow emperor also sent a sentence of "the society is heavy, and the monarch is light", brazenly changed the emperor, dared to directly reprimand the ministers, generals and eunuchs, and character determines fate.

Xu Hao respects these famous ministers very much, especially Yu Qian, and it is precisely because he can't do it that he respects him extraordinarily. Over the years, he hardly dared to offend anyone, and even if he occasionally beheaded eunuchs, it was only for a few people, and he had to take the practice of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty seems to be thriving, but in fact it is indeed doing well, but it has not been able to solve the fundamental crisis, such as the growth of interest groups, the corruption of officialdom, the corruption of the army, the annexation of land, etc., which require the emergence of heroes like Qian Zhouchen.

At this time, Yu Erren was confused, and he didn't know what Xu Hao invited them for, and after talking for a while, the housekeeper said loudly: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

Yu Qian Zhou Chen, who was caught off guard, was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly followed Xu Hao to stand up and go out to greet him, and saw two eunuchs holding palace lamps.

After the monarch and the ministers met, Zhu Zhanji turned against the guest, smiled and motioned for the ministers to sit down, and said to Xu Hao first: "Uncle, are the two virtuous brothers here?" ”

Before Xu Hao could answer, there was an early answer outside the curtain, "Go back to the saint, wait." ”

"Call them in."

Before he could say anything, two young people walked in, and Zhou Chenxin said that it must be Xu Ye and Xu Yu, and it was sure to be.

And Yu Qian, who didn't know anyone, saw that the older young man was dressed in a vermilion purple court dress, slender and handsome, similar to his father, and secretly praised the talent, but also faintly felt that the meritorious son was too Sven, and he lacked the heroism of the military general's family, so he was a little disappointed.

As for the young one, it was even more surprising, two handsome little men hugged a young man like a flower, Yu Qian saw that he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a pink hundred butterfly clothes, covered with arrow sleeves of weft gold pile flowers, and there were lake-colored rows of whiskers underneath, and the color seemed to be as brilliant as Xia Pei.

Under his feet, he wears a purple and gold crown with a bundle of hair, a huge pearl embedded in it, a trembling pompom, and a collar of a jade butterfly tied around his neck.

is worthy of being the young son of the national family, Yu Qian couldn't help but be stunned, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly, such a character is just a young man in the greenhouse.

Xu Ye and Xu Yu brothers stepped forward, first gave the emperor a courtesy, and then asked their father for peace. Then they stood with their hands down.

Xu Hao's face suddenly sank and glanced at Xu Yu, Xu Yu quickly lowered his head, his face turned red. made all the ministers sigh in their hearts, they are really tiger fathers and dogs.

Zhu Zhanji is very happy, the one he relies on and fears the most is undoubtedly his uncle, fortunately, his uncle is well versed in the way of advance and retreat, but the one who worries is his descendants.

Zhu Zhanji has been very familiar with his descendants since he was a child. Thinking that Mu Sheng, the contemporary head of the Mu family, cannot be compared with his father and brother, he is more than successful and not enterprising; Master Daoyan has no children, Zhang Fu still has no son, the late Zhu Neng's eldest son Zhu Yong is a brave general, no strategy, and Xu Ye Xu Yu grew up with him, knows the roots, although he was very smart when he was a child, and his character is not bad. But none of them are ambitious.

In short, the first of the several major families, their descendants are basically no threat, and the death of the older generation is also one of the important reasons why the heroes of Jingnan can be at peace with the Ming Dynasty from beginning to end. One generation is not as good as the next, and there are almost no characters who can make people shine.

In fact, Xu Hao naturally hopes that his son can become a talent, and dreams that the children will have great achievements, but unfortunately the odds are no less than winning the jackpot. It's easy to occupy a high position, but if you want to become a hero like Yu Qian, who can be famous for eternity, it's almost a fantasy.

Xu Hao asked, "Your Majesty is here." Why don't you come out in a public uniform? ”

One of the little servants named Flower Farmer was very clever, and hurriedly replied: "The young master just entered the house, and I am afraid that I will be late, so I don't have time to go in to change clothes." ”

Xu Hao snorted and stopped talking. Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "It's okay, let's go in and rest." ”

There are so many court officials, of course, there is nothing to do with the two brothers, even if the emperor speaks, the two honestly approached their father and stood beside him, Xu Hao said angrily: "Go." ”

"Yes." In case of amnesty, the brothers stooped down to say goodbye to the emperor and his ministers, and as soon as they went out, they ran out of the courtyard and looked at each other and smiled.

Xu Ye pointed to his clothes and smiled: "You really put on this outfit?" It's weird and good-looking, like a beauty. ”

"It's pretty good." Xu Yu smiled, all in his words.

Xu Ye couldn't just leave, he had to wait for the summons. So Xu Yu entered the inner house alone, and when he arrived at Jieshoutang, he just stepped into the threshold, and bumped into Xiao's eldest girl Fuliu head-on, and said with a smile: "My second young master, where did you go?" The wife died in a hurry, saying that Your Majesty is here, you are late, the master will be angry no matter whether there is anyone or not, I am afraid that you will lose face, teach me to look for you again. ”

Xu Yu didn't explain, and said, "It's okay, I wasn't scolded." Is the second cousin here? ”

"It's early in the morning, people are painting Jintang, you can go quickly." After Fuliu finished speaking, he went out.

"Hmm." Xu Yu turned around and went straight to the East Courtyard Painting Jintang, the little girl opened the curtain, and saw Xiao Shi sitting on the kang listening to her niece Xiao Binglan tell a story. The ice blue girl only wore a robe embroidered with lake-colored flowers, a jade belt, and a purple and gold crown adorned with a large eastern pearl.

With his hair hanging down his back, one leg bent, revealing a small foundation boot, and one hand supporting his cheeks and leaning on the kang table. Hearing the voice, Xiao Binglan turned her head and smiled, "Brother Yu, are you back?" Okay, okay, come and play with me. ”

Xiao Shi also smiled and asked, "Your sister is wearing your father's old clothes, does it look good?" Did you provoke you? ”

Xu Yu shook his head with a smile, said no, and stepped forward to sit down next to his cousin. Xiao Binglan moved inside to let him, and Xu Yu bent one knee and lay on the kang table.

"Why don't you take off your coat, isn't it hot?" Ice Blue asked.

"Yes, Sister Yunyan, help me." Xu Yu said.

Xiao's other big girl, Yunyan, came over, untied his belt for him, took off his robe, and straightened the inexplicable collar, as if he had been wearing it since he was a child like Jia Baoyu.

Xu Yu was worried about Lan Xiang and wanted to leave, Xiao said: "What are you busy with, I'll set the meal soon, you give me a safe seat." ”

"Yes." Xu Yu didn't slip away, still next to his cousin, and asked, "When did you come?" Are you alone? ”

Bing Lan said: "My wife misses me, she picked me up alone, didn't let me go, and said that she wanted to stay longer, and I was also very happy." ”

"Your sister is pitiful, I am most concerned about her, my father and mother are gone, I don't plan to let her go back this time." Xiao looked very sad, and the youngest brother also died of illness.

"What are you talking about?" Xu Yu asked casually, and saw that the red velvet beads on the purple gold crown were crooked, so he straightened it for her.

"Say a few jokes." Bing Lan pointed to the book on the table.

Xiao Shi said softly: "Good boy, you can continue to read it to me." (To be continued......)