The Story of Leaping from the Dragon Gate

Speaking of it, Xue Jian and Xue Sanlang were real relatives from the same hometown as the eldest son of the Weng family who was then the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Miss Xue Si became Mrs. Weng Nineteen, Mrs. Weng is also Xue San's inner cousin.It's just that the eldest of the Weng family has been an official outside for many years, and he is not close to his little cousin who is guarding his grandfather.What's more, Mr. Weng is the pillar of the family, and Weng Huan is the shame of the family in his eyes.No matter how pampered by the elders, as a cousin, he has nothing to do, he hasn't seen each other for several years, and he doesn't bother to look at him when he does.

That's why, after Xue San has been in the capital for so long, he would rather cling to Yao's mansion than go to Weng's house to flatter him.In addition, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is a civil official, and has little intersection with the military system, so flattering is not very useful.Therefore, Xue Xuan only paid a symbolic door-to-door visit when he first came, and has no contact with him since then.

Mr. Weng was very excited when he learned about the origin of the Sixth Prince, and felt that being a person from the western capital was an honor.He didn't know Song Wei's fame in the Western Capital, and he didn't have the opportunity to know the real face of His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince up close, but based on his performance at the knighting ceremony, he had a very good impression.In addition, Mr. Weng is still a bit of a scholarly spirit, thinking that a prince from a private background must be familiar with people's livelihood, be considerate of the people, and it is a good thing for the court and the royal family.Weng Wei is a very professional high-ranking official. Judging from the emperor's solemn attitude towards the return of the sixth prince, he has guessed that the status of the entire western capital will probably rise. A local family with deep roots and rich leaves like the Weng family should seize the opportunity.

So Master Weng wrote a long letter to his family, entrusting his reliable servants to send him back to Xidu and report the whole story to his grandfather, Mr. Weng Zhongsi.

This family letter was not a secret, and soon everyone in the Weng family knew about it.After Weng Huan understood what had happened, his face turned pale at that moment, and he returned to his residence like a walking corpse, and he couldn't hear anyone talking to him at all.In the end, he was woken up by a slap from his wife, Miss Xue Si, staring at his wife for a long time like a mourning concubine, shaking his head, rushing to the grandfather's room, and fell to his knees on the ground.

He finally figured it out, Song Wei and Song Miaozhi were the sixth prince Song Pei, what it meant to him.It doesn't matter if Weng Nineteen lost his life, the whole family was so tired that the emperor took care of him, and he, Weng Huan, became a sinner of the Weng family forever.

Kneeling in front of his grandfather, his body trembled, his tongue trembled, and he confessed all the muddle-headed deeds that he and Xue San had done together.

Weng Zhongsi was old, and after hearing what his grandson said, he rolled his eyes and passed out, and it took him a long time to save him.The first thing he did when he woke up was to ask someone to lock the little grandson into the wall of the ancestral hall.Afterwards, several people in charge of the family were called together to urgently discuss the countermeasures.He also sent people to Xue's mansion to inquire about the news, but Xue Changshi didn't seem to know anything about it, nor did he know what Xue San's situation was in the capital.The Weng family was too busy to take care of themselves, so of course they couldn't make plans for the Xue family.Discussions come and go, but there is no one-size-fits-all solution.In the end, it was decided to send the experienced and reliable family members to the capital first, and asked the eldest son to try his best to show his favor to the sixth prince and carefully test his attitude.And Weng Huan's Fifth Uncle, who is currently staying behind in the old house, took him to Beijing personally, looking for an opportunity to plead guilty in person, but please don't involve the family.

At the juncture of life and death, a strong man cuts his wrist, and he will give up if he is reluctant.

No one knows when the sixth prince will remember to settle accounts with the Weng family.The reason must be kept secret and must not be revealed to outsiders.Although the little grandson is ineffective, he also hopes that his life will be smooth and have someone to rely on.Now don't expect anything.Elder Weng, who was supposed to take care of himself for the rest of his life, suddenly had a gloomy face and a bleak smile.

The news from the Weng family took about [-] days to go back and forth.Master Weng received a letter from his family, because he didn't dare to write the inside story clearly in the letter, which made him full of suspicion and worry, and he didn't know what to do.Sitting in such a key position as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he was extremely careful when making friends with the prince, let alone taking the initiative to show his favor.The sixth prince has an old friendship from his hometown, so he should pay more attention to propriety and avoid suspicion.The grandfather gave such an instruction, which greatly violated Weng's family tradition and family training, and even more conflicted with his own principles of being an official. Mr. Weng frowned, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.

Not to mention how entangled Mr. Weng Wei is, with the arrival of May, the Judgment Competition between King Duan and King Xiu is approaching day by day in the eyes of everyone.

The Yulan Festival in May is a three-day holiday from the fourth day to the sixth day as usual.

On the fourth day of the lunar new year, Song Wei led everyone to train for half a day, preparing to relax in the afternoon and welcome tomorrow's competition.As for the emperor, the princes were supposed to attend the palace banquet on the fifth day of the lunar new year, so they made an appointment for everyone to watch the game in the morning and enter the palace together before noon to celebrate the festival with their father.With such an arrangement, no matter which side wins or loses, it can ensure that no additional troubles will occur to the greatest extent.

On the morning of the fourth day of the lunar new year, Dugu made arrangements for the holiday at home, and arrived at Prince Xiu's mansion in the afternoon.

When Song Weiwu woke up, she asked the maidservant to wear ordinary clothes, and said: "I'll take you for a visit, and I'll treat you with good wine and good food."

Song Wei got up: "Huh? Who is so active in encouraging me? Second Master Yuwen or Yao Zigong?"

No gambling no horse racing.Both of these two secretly bet on King Xiu, so Song Wei said so.

Dugu Mian shook his head: "Not at all. You'll know when you go."

Song Wei glanced sideways: "Hey, are you trying to whet my appetite? If the food and drinks are not good, I'm going to ruin the scene."

Lord Xianhou showed a smile in his eyes: "Okay. If you don't eat, you can smash it if you are satisfied."

Song Wei raised his eyebrows, for a moment he really couldn't think of which family he could join.Seeing Dugu's happy expression, who made him so willing to fight the autumn wind by himself?

Both of them changed into their usual attire, and they traveled on horseback with only a few personal attendants.Seeing that he walked out of the residential area of ​​the rich and powerful, and even passed by several private houses, he came to the northeast of the city.This place is far less prosperous than the central area, and the residents are sparse, but the environment is not bad, with dense trees and spacious roads.

Came to a gate, red lacquer gate, gray walls and blue tiles, it seems to be a middle-class family.The nameplate on the wall is engraved with the word "Ouyang".

Song Wei was taken aback for a while, with surprise on his face, he asked Dugu: "This is... Lord Ouyang's residence?"

Dugu Mian nodded: "It's not convenient for him to go to your palace, and asked me if I could invite you. I guess you wouldn't mind, so I agreed to him without authorization."

Song Wei laughed loudly: "If you are not satisfied with the food, you can smash it casually, haha, as expected..."

The entourage just knocked on the door twice before it opened, and Ouyang Minzhong came out to greet him personally: "Your guest is here, and it is full of splendor. Please, please!"

When everyone entered the court, they immediately lowered their eyebrows and looked solemn, bowed their hands together, and bowed to the end: "Minister Ouyang Minzhong, I have seen His Royal Highness King Xiu."

Song Wei hurriedly supported her with both hands: "Master Ouyang, hurry up and get rid of the courtesy." He said with a smile, "We meet again, and you are safe and sound? By the way, I haven't congratulated you yet on being promoted..."

At the knighting ceremony, Ouyang Minzhong stood in the queue of second-rank ministers.In a few years, he was promoted from the fourth-rank minister to the second-rank minister, which is enough for the emperor to put him in a good position.

Ouyang Minzhong replied with a smile: "Thanks to Your Highness for blessings." A polite remark was full of sincerity.

Song Wei laughed loudly: "I am the same, thanks to your lord's blessing. We share our difficulties and share our blessings. It is really a rare fate, so please don't be too polite, my lord."

Ouyang Minzhong stretched out his hands: "Your Highness is still so forthright. I have prepared some drinks and dishes here for His Highness's tomorrow's match. It is not a respect, but I hope that His Highness wins the battle and succeeds in no time."

Song Wei once drank a bottle of Xiaoqu Shaochun from him.During the patrol in southern Xinjiang, Lord Ouyang actually carried good wine with him. Based on this alone, the two of them could talk together.Not to mention that there are many entanglements along the way, and they appreciate each other.It was Song Wei's words, a rare fate.

Walking from the front yard to the back garden, Song Wei discovered that the mansion of Mr. Minister of the Ministry of Industry is very unique, and it is very different from ordinary houses.The first is the area, which is much larger than it looks from the outside.The second is the layout. A road is opened on the side of the vestibule, bypassing the backyard of the atrium and leading directly to the back garden.The road is wide enough to pass horse carts and ox carts.And the size of the back garden actually took up half of the whole house.

In the Xianxi Dynasty, if the Beijing officials of the fifth rank or above did not own real estate, they would get housing allocated by the court.Except for the extra grace of a very small number of emperors, usually when to step down and when to return the house.Ouyang Minzhong's house is obviously not a public house.The capital is very expensive, even in a relatively remote area in the northeast, such a large mansion is not a small amount.

Seeing the guests looking around, Ouyang Minzhong was very interested, and introduced: "If it is in Si'an Square, even if you take all the ancestral property, you can't buy such a large piece of land."

Si'anfang, that is, the residential area of ​​the rich and powerful in the north of the imperial city, collectively known as the four squares of Ping'an, Xing'an, Chang'an, and Qing'an.

Dugu Xian was muttering in his heart that the minister of the Ministry of Industry is quite rich, and he was secretly surprised when he heard what he said.Ouyang Minzhong meant that in order to buy land and a house, he sold all his ancestral property.

Song Wei was not as surprised as he was, but felt that this person was really a rare open-minded person in this age.

A group of people walked into the back garden, but saw a small artificial lake opened in the middle, and a rockery was built beside the lake.Song Wei saw at a glance the pocket-sized high-drum trolleys erected from the shore of the lake to the top of the rockery, connected layer by layer, leading the lake water to the top of the mountain, and then pouring down to form a small waterfall.With the force of the waterfall's downstroke, the axle is driven, which in turn pushes the bobbin car.Such a cycle, cyclical effect, life turns stagnant water into living water, which is extremely ingenious and unique.

Song smiled and jumped over: "Ah, this is not the one, the one we saw in that village, the adults really made it..."

Ouyang Minzhong nodded: "Exactly. The model made by His Highness himself was presented to His Majesty, and it is still placed in the meeting hall of the Ministry of Industry."

Song Wei heard this sentence and said with a smile: "It's a great honor."

After playing with the bobbin cart for a while, I caught a glimpse of the lush green behind the rockery. I looked around and saw a few square fields with different crops.

No wonder Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry wanted to acquire such a large piece of land, so he set up an experimental field at home.

Walk over and have a look, but there are only tall and low seedlings, and I don't recognize any of them.He believes that these crops have bloomed and bear fruit, and he should be able to know a lot.The state of the young teeth now looks much the same, but they are more tidy than the grass.

Ouyang Minzhong said with a smile: "Last year, a lot of seeds from the southern borders and the Western Regions, and even the East and the West were brought in as tribute. I can't wait for the people below to try planting, so I simply planted a few in my backyard. I will have a good harvest in the future, and I will send it to Your Highness and Lord Hou." Try it out."

Song smiled from ear to ear: "Okay, sir, don't forget."

After wandering around, several people sat down in the pavilion, served wine and food, and chatted with each other.

Ouyang Minzhong put a lot of thought into this meal, and got the best food and wine within the power of the minister of the Ministry of Industry, as well as some strange things that he obtained by taking advantage of his position, such as exotic condiments that were priced like gold.Song Wei feasted on it, and Dugu also opened his eyes.

The weather is good, the scenery is good, and the people are even more appetizing.Eating, drinking, talking and laughing, I was reluctant to leave the banquet until dark.Ouyang Minzhong asked his servants to light up the lantern.Ouyang's mansion is full of novelties. The one who lights the lamp is a Kunlun slave, and the two maidservants standing outside the pavilion are soft and dexterous, obviously from Silla.Several wind lamps are also different, the mechanism of disassembly and assembly is unique in design, and the surrounding screens are excellent in light transmission.

Song Wei played with it in his hand, then handed it back to the Kunlun slave.The glass made by Westerners is comparable to the finest crystal. I didn't expect such a fine product to exist in this era, so I couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Unexpectedly, it was these few glances that made Dugu think that he really liked her.Xianhou was serious and asked for it from the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

"This..." In Ouyang Minzhong's impression, neither of the two in front of him was such a person, so he couldn't help but be surprised.Although a few lamps are precious, they are nothing compared to the true friendship with the sixth prince and Marquis Xian.It's just that I just got the thing not long ago, and I haven't thought about it enough, so I really don't want to part with it.

Just as he was about to explain, Dugu Mian continued, "There are also some playthings in the Marquis Xian's mansion, and I will pick up a few of them for my lord as compensation. As for exotic goods from outside the region, I still have some brothers in the frontier, so it's not difficult to deal with. "

Ouyang Minzhong was too shocked to speak.Xianhou, who does not lose money in big festivals and does not stick to small festivals, is he going on the road of spending thousands of dollars to buy a smile?

Song Wei didn't know that Dugu Mian was obsessed with arranging the palace for him, and although he had his affection in his heart, he didn't intend to win his love with a knife.However, seeing Ouyang Minzhong's stupefied look, he couldn't help feeling nervous, and lightly bumped Dugu's chest with his elbow, and said with a smile: "Master Ouyang is a stingy person, why do you want to exchange compensation? Aren't you looking down on my lord?" ? What kind of friendship do we have with the adults? That’s a fateful friendship!" Blinking at Ouyang Minzhong, "Is it? I think it was the latrine I sent the adults to when the adults got sick and diarrhea, and I handed them to the adults outside the latrine door Passing paper!..."