The New Year is approaching, and there is an endless stream of relatives and friends who come to Xu's house every day, and the threshold is about to be broken.

For a few days without a moment's leisure, this afternoon he took the time to visit Yao Guangxiao, Master Yao was thinner than last year, and his speech was not very clear, after all, he was already eighty years old.

Yao Guangxiao asked him to visit Jin Zhong, and Xu Hao learned that Jin Zhong was seriously ill, and the imperial doctor said that he was afraid that he would not be able to survive the coming year.

As the spiritual sustenance of Zhu Di when he raised the army, if there was no Yao Guangxiao's insight and Jin Zhong's divination, maybe history would have become different.

Jin Zhong is a military family, a native of Ningbo, smart since childhood, likes to read, and is good at I Ching divination. His elder brother was stationed in Tongzhou and made meritorious contributions to foreign wars, so he should have been promoted to an official position, probably because his elder brother did not want to become a military household completely, so his younger brother would not be able to participate in the imperial examination and refused.

Unexpectedly, my brother died in an accident soon after, and a brother who was a soldier unfortunately also died, so Jin Zhong wanted to take over his brother's military duty to guard Tongzhou.

Because of the poverty of the family can not go out, by Yao Guangxiao praised as the world's first law Yuan Heng funding, parting Yuan Heng once said: "You will be rich in the future, don't forget me." ”

In fact, at that time, Yuan Heng had already asserted that Zhu Di had the appearance of an emperor, not only the face, but the comprehensive strength of King Yan was undoubtedly the most powerful contender for the throne, plus Yao Guangxiao also voted for Zhu Di's door, Yuan Hui and Yao Guangxiao had known each other for a long time, and said that he was a different monk, with triangular eyes, acting like a sick tiger, and his sex would be murderous, and Liu Bingzhong was also loyal.

Zhu Di won Yao Guangxiao, like a tiger with wings, so Yuan Heng also bet in advance. Because of Zhu Di's superstition, he traveled around the world to look for strange people, in order to strengthen the confidence of the suspicious King Yan.

After Jin Zhong arrived in Tongzhou, he often went to Beiping to make money for divination according to Yuan Hui's instructions.

At this time, Yao Guangxiao praised Jin Zhong's deeds in front of Zhu Di. Zhu Di pretended to be sick in a house and invited Jin Zhong to ask for divination, and Jin Zhong took the hexagram of the seal and Chengxuan, pointing out that this hexagram is indescribably expensive, and you are a golden branch and jade leaf and not an ordinary person.

Since then, Zhu Di has been convinced of Jin Zhong's divination, and Jin Zhong is also a very outstanding talent, especially with good character, and has gradually become the right long history of Yan Wangfu, and is one of the important advisers around Zhu Di.

During the Jingjing period, most of the military generals on the front line tended to fight side by side with Zhu Gaochu as the prince, while Jin Zhong and Yao Guangxiao and other literati supported Zhu Gaochi who stayed in the rear.

After Zhu Gaochi succeeded to the throne. Jin Zhong was promoted to the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry as a meritorious veteran, and a few years ago he was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of War.

Jin Zhong was a low-key person, especially cautious, never divulging any conversations with the emperor, and was always humble to colleagues and friends.

Xu Hao rushed to the Jin Mansion, hurriedly said hello to the officials, and was led to the inner house by Jin Zhong's son Jin Da.

Jin Zhong, who was lying on the bed, was speechless, looking at him blankly, Xu Hao said, "I will take care of my nephew." Rest assured. ”

Jin Zhong slowly closed his eyes, Xu Hao sighed softly, and looked at the surroundings, there was almost nothing luxurious. ”

After sitting for a while, Xu Hao said goodbye and came out. Jinda, who sent him out, suddenly said: "Uncle, my nephew has something, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

In fact, Jinda is about the same age as Xu Hao, twenty-nine years old this year. Because Jin Zhong did not allow his son to be an official through Enmeng. So far, I have not been admitted to the Jinshi.

Xu Hao said: "If there is anything you can't say, if you want to be a leader, I will recommend it to the imperial court immediately." ”

"It's not. No. Jinda shook his head and said with a wry smile: "It's not a secret, a face like a nephew generally can't enjoy the New Year, my father also said that I am twenty-nine years old and sad, if I skip this pass, it will be fine, if I can't get over, it won't matter." Therefore, my nephew has very little thought of fame, but he attaches great importance to the incense of my Jin family, who made my father only have my son. ”

Xu Hao nodded, there are many beautiful men in Jinling, Jinda is definitely the best among them, it is too feminine in the description of later generations, and it is too coquettish in today's terms, and most of such men have a short lifespan.

The art of divination, Jinda's family learning originated from needless to say, in the first year of Hongxi, he was admitted to Xiucai, outstanding talent, after the examination Xiucai, he felt that his life was short, Jinda was no longer keen on reading, and became interested in medicine, and changed to specialize in medical skills over the years.

He was quite conceited about his medical skills, and repeatedly said that if I couldn't cure myself, it would be useless to ask someone to heal me.

Jinda said: "I have married three wives and concubines, and only one of them has given birth to a son, so I also asked my uncle to be a witness for me, so that my son will not be left to support me in the future." ”

Xu Hao was very surprised, and when he came to the hall, Jinda ordered someone to call his wife and concubine to him, holding his infant son.

Xu Hao saw that his wife Luo was as beautiful as a flower, his concubine Mo was also beautiful, and Bilian, a girl in the room, was also a little beautiful.

Jinda seemed to deliberately not introduce Xu Hao's identity, but said: "My Jin family stops a bone and blood, which of the three of you is willing to raise it for me?" I don't think you are like widows' material, willing to keep it or not, you might as well open up and say it directly.

If you are reluctant to be a surviving person, my friend is here, but I can entrust my son to him, so that my father and I will pass away one after another, and you will remarry someone else's family with a drag oil bottle, and cut off the ancestral hall of my Jin family. ”

The Jin family was originally sparsely populated, two of the three brothers of Jin Zhong's generation died, and he only had one son and one grandson, so the family couldn't count on it, and besides, if people go to tea and cool, God knows what other relatives will do!

Luo glanced at Xu Hao, who was wearing ordinary clothes, the Xu family and the Jin family did not have much contact, and they didn't know each other, so they said first: "What did Xianggong say?" If a strong woman does not marry a second husband, she has no son, and the slave family still has to keep festivals for the Jin family, not to mention the blood of her relatives. Anyway, my husband and I are married, which is different from their concubines, and if they are willing to be my companions, it will naturally be a great luck for them; If you don't want to, don't delay them, if you want to go, it's good to go, and I will raise my son. Why look for any friends? What is lonely? Don't say that you're ridiculed, if you don't say a good thing, please don't blame this uncle, God knows if he lured a wolf into the room, as the saying goes, you don't know your heart! ”

Xu Hao smiled, just based on these few words that did not know the depths, it had been proved that Jinda's worries were not unfounded, and the child was born to the concubine Mo.

Sure enough, Mo Shi was not convinced, and said coldly: "What about married couples?" Although I am a concubine, my aunt should not look down on people. Even if you don't have children, you have to keep it, is it true that I, who gave birth to a son, have lost my own flesh and blood and can't marry someone else? Since ancient times, there have only been widowed wives and concubines, and there are no widowed girls.

In case Xianggong has a good deal, send her out, the two of us are born from the Jin family, and death is the ghost of the Jin family, there is no second sentence to say, Xianggong just rest assured. ”

Xu Hao saw Jinda and said happily: "That's good, that's good, it's not in vain for our husband and wife." ”

When Luo Shi Mo spoke, Na Bilian listened on the side, looking admiring, it was her turn to express her position at this moment, who knew that she lowered her head and did not say a word.

Seeing this, Jinda couldn't hide his disappointment and asked, "Bilian, why don't you say a few words?" Thinking you're going out? ”

Bi Lian still bit her lip and didn't make a sound, Luo Zhi said: "It's okay for you, if you want to go, just say go, can we still force you to keep the festival?" ”

Bi Lian had no choice but to say slowly: "I don't need to agree to this kind of thing, the eldest lady and the second mother have said it for the slave, and the person who is a person who has a room is not qualified to speak." In case the little young master is left unattended, the slave is willing to raise him as an adult and extend a bloodline for the prime minister, and the slave should naturally not leave the Jin family. Now the eldest mother and the second mother have to guard, he has two mothers, how can he be rare with me, the adoptive mother? A hundred years after the father-in-law, no one will keep the festival for you, if I want to be a housekeeper dog and burn a piece of paper money every festival and New Year, I shouldn't go as a girl.

But now the eldest mother also has to be widowed, and the second mother has to be widowed, the Jin family's feng shui is so good, and there will be three women at once? The slave family listened to the wishes of the two grandmothers, and wanted to keep me at home to serve, and I was not ready to go out, or I was worried that there were too many people to eat, and they wanted to send me away, and I didn't dare to stay at home.

What does it matter if you want to be a maid? Failure is not harmful to oneself, and observance of festivals is not beneficial to others, but only to let it be natural. ”

Xu Hao took a deep look at her, and secretly said that these words are not simple, her opinions are clear, well-organized, and she has insight into human feelings, she is a girl who has a room, and she has the right to speak compared to her wife and concubine, and she is not up to her to decide whether to go or stay, and she is unwilling to express her heart.

Jinda knew that Bilian was very pertinent, but she couldn't help but complain about her ruthlessness, and let the three of them go at the moment.

Jinda sighed to Xu Hao; "Among these three people, the first one who is not stable is Bilian, the first one is Luo, and Mo's is still between the two."

Xu Hao asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Jinda explained: "Bilian is my girl, the youngest, I am still alive, she can say this, when I die, what kind of kindness can I remember?" And Luo's is the oldest and his wife, how can he be unreasonable? Although Mo gave birth to a son, he probably won't remarry immediately, and he has to wait for his son to leave breastfeeding and hand it over to his eldest mother before leaving. Alas! I know that they are young and beautiful and lonely, but fortunately they are kind and righteous to me, if I expected it to be good, I should still have a wife to stay. ”

Xu Hao didn't understand it, and said: "While saying that it is unbearable to be lonely, and on the other hand, saying that there is affection and righteousness, I don't understand." ”

Jinda smiled bitterly: "What the nephew means is that the Luo clan will not propose to remarry immediately, at least until the expiration of the filial piety period, the son does not need to be nurtured, and he will not plan to leave until he has done his duty." During this period, the concubine was widowed at home, and it was difficult for Luo to say it even if he wanted to marry. When the dog grows up, the concubine is going to get married, it just so happens that she is also old, and her appearance has declined, even if she does not have the heart to keep, it has become a must-keep trend, and it is her nephew who predicts that she will be able to raise my son in the future, and the person who can let Mo follow the festival must also be her. ”

"Somewhat." Xu Hao stopped talking, he could understand Jinda's hope, and he also hoped that his woman would keep the festival, but he could also understand the idea that the woman wanted to remarry.

Jinda is good, he didn't ask himself to forcibly let his wife and concubine stay in the Jin family, of course, he also knew that it was useless, the festival was guarded for you, how to say that he was cheating with his subordinates every night? In the end, we have to do it voluntarily. (To be continued......)