In the dark night, two carriages drove into an inconspicuous alley. The carriage was luxurious and spacious, and it became increasingly narrow. Xiangfan City, as the old nest of the Qing Party, had a clear distinction between wealth and honor. The rich kings and princes were like Wang Linquan. Because they had no family background and fame, they did not live in the city even if they had a house in the city. The nobles, like the Lu family, who was the mainstay of the family, was hidden in the city with the rest of the family. Their houses were almost the same as the residences of the royal family. However, the main gate of Wang Linquan on Mount Wushan was only the door of the wealthy family and could not be called the palace.

Gate. This alley, which is called the sheep house and the road by the people of Qingzhou, is full of powerful people. In addition to the Lu family, the oldest minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Wen Taiyi, the assistant minister of the six ministers of the court, and Hong Lingshu, the general of Qingzhou who holds military power in one state, are also adjacent to each other. It is these three wealthy families in Qingzhou that have joined forces to support the Qing party that could compete with Zhang and Gu in the temple. Unfortunately, the success and the defeat are three surnames. As the alienation of the three old worshippers of Lu Wenhong emerged, the Qing party no longer exists, and birds and beasts scattered into other forces. The other high-ranking families are also scattered by trees and scattered with money, and they all choose high branches to rely on them, making it difficult for people to gather again.

If someone can look closely, they will find that the threshold is consistent with the identity of the owner of the Pinzhi Mansion. It is much higher than ordinary families. The rules here cannot be overcome. The so-called equality of the world and the carp jumps over the dragon gate. From this, the Lu family's door is the most popular in the sheep house. When the building was built, the two gates were made of trees and then transported into house doors. Then they were installed again. Such a giant tree was destined to be unable to meet the two. The Lu family's threshold is so high that many young children have to climb past. The common people used to be able to take a detour to the sheep house, and they had no way to get close to this alley, so they were not able to go to the Lu family to find out.

Under the steps of the mansion, a kind and white-eyed old man stood a bamboo lantern. The candlelight shook slightly, reflecting the old man's kind face, which was shining brightly. He was already a 60-year-old man, and the old man was 80 years old. The eldest grandson around him was almost 40 years old. The man looked elegant and was wearing a gorgeous fourth-rank brocade official uniform. He was a well-known official and good official, but as the year approached, he had a lot of affairs. In addition to going to the hall to attend the yamen, he also had to visit superior officials and socialize colleagues in the county. Young men under his jurisdiction came to ask for teaching and asking questions. They were all trivial but not negligible. He had to deal with a lot of thin books and copywriting tonight. The servants of the mansion temporarily notified his ancestors to rush home. Lu Dongjiang, the governor of Taixi County, had no time to replace his husband.

The future head of the Lu family looked at the end of the alley and turned to ask his grandfather whether he would hold the lantern on his behalf. The old man who was the backbone of the Qing Party shook his head. The old man did not tell the eldest grandson who would visit him late at night. Lu Dongjiang, who was afraid of this grandfather since he was a child, dared not speak too much. This kind of awe continued until Lu Dongjiang, known as Lu Boke, and was thirty years old. It was not until the past two years that he went to Taixi County to be a county's parent official, barely being a foreign official, and it was only slightly better. The old man would not tremble every time he asked in person, for fear that the old man would despise him. No wonder Lu Dongjiang, a famous scholar in Qingzhou, was so unmanly. It was because his grandfather was too successful and famous. Just forming a cabinet with the mentor of the current prime minister in the previous dynasty was enough to make people respect him.

The Lu family has lived together for six generations, but everyone is not exceptional. They are probably Lu Dongjiang's daughter, who can smile freely when facing his ancestors, but no one else has the courage to do so. After retiring and returning home, the old man who still holds the title of "Pinzhu Kingdom" glanced at the mansion across the alley. It was the man of Wen Taiyi. After careful calculation, one person was in the court and one person in the wild. It has been almost four or five years since we met. It would be better not to meet each other. It can always maintain a harmonious relationship. Unlike the guy Hong Lingshu who bowed his head and looked up, they went further and further away, causing the descendants of the two families with good relationships to get sick.

Come, I fought once a while ago, so that when the young vassal king was at the side of the young vassal king, the young man could be a good person, and he even acted as a vassal king to take the thorns and apologize. You, the lord of Qingzhou who watched the fire from the other side of the river, wouldn't be fine if you don't beat the fifty boards each, what would you do? You could still stay in the capital in your seventies, and often seek peace for the king day and night, and you don't feel tired. At this moment, the old man was really tired. He turned his head and looked at the door knocker on the Yimen Gate. Lu Feiqi laughed at himself, working diligently all his life, and so many times of fearful choices, he was able to get such a green beast-faced tin ring that was not inferior to the Duke and Marquis.

Seeing that his grandfather was a little uneasy, Lu Dongjiang became more and more nervous. He asked himself that he had been in charge of Taixi County in recent years, and he did not dare to slacke in his relationships, and there were no flaws in his relationships. Now the imperial court has made drastic efforts to promote the imperial examinations, and many scholars in his territory who have a friendship with him have passed the imperial examinations. When Lu Dongjiang asked himself, the old man suddenly lifted the lantern in his hand and said softly: "There is a saying in this thing, the more craftsmanship becomes more vulgar. It means that once the craftsmanship is too complicated and loses its original flavor,

Too much is not enough. Being a human being is also a principle. No one hates a versatile person, but no one is good at becoming a confidant with such a person, and he will not share weal and woe. If you want to get along well with others, you must always know one or two embarrassing things about that person to be comfortable and relieved. You are not in Taixi County, but you are doing it too well and have already become a show of wood. The eldest grandson wife of our Lu family is not bad. Although she is from a small family, she will be here.

It is human nature to be able to manage the family. She doesn't like you to be flirting with her. It is even more a good thing. But because of this, it is rejected that social engagements in those romantic occasions are incompatible with the entire officialdom. Do you really think that the superficial reputation, one or two umbrellas of the people who left office, can make you step on others and get promoted? It is important to know that our Lu family is in Qingzhou now, and the situation will only get worse in the future. With grandpa being alive for one day, everything is fine. I will stop when I close.

You are so drunk with your own way of making enemies on all sides. You may think you are a good official and a good person, and you are all ashamed of yourselves. But your father left early and his uncles were not good at it. Grandpa helped them for most of his life but never helped them up. Don’t say that you can do it. It would be difficult to not hold back. Since you are the leader in the future, you will inevitably have to be like the screen wall behind the Casino and stand alone to block all the filth for this family. You can’t take it as natural as you are today.”

The old man who rarely talks about his descendants often takes a break and looks depressed. Lu Dongjiang's face was pale, he was sweating profusely in the middle of winter, and his back was soaked in sweat on his back in the official uniform.

Before I saw the carriage, I heard the horse's hooves first.

Lu Feiqi sighed softly: "The four words of protection are not good, but they reveal the true meaning of being an official. Now the three surnames of the Qing Party are in the same position, and they are all in their own way. They also have to be inferior to each other. How can they go long? In Qingzhou, grandpa is no longer able to turn the world back, and he has to get all the benefits he should get. It is difficult to grab anything from Wen Taiyi Honglingshu's pocket. Grandpa can't do it, and you can't do it even more. But grandpa can do one thing before he dies, that is, take you outside another chessboard, and there is not much room for him to make a move. Unlike the old chessboard, which is full of tits and teeth, which is very important. Even if the Lu family is not strong enough, the descendants of the Lu family will not starve to death. "

Lu Dongjiang once had a close meeting with Chu Lushan, the Northern Liang Dynasty, on Chunshen Lake. Although he did not participate in the conversation, his wisdom in dealing with the world was enough to capture the signs. Moreover, Lu Chengyan secretly returned to Northern Liang, but Lu Dongjiang was unwilling to think deeply. Not to mention that the Northern Liang Dynasty was cold and bitter, the key was that it was as powerful as a burden. Lu Dongjiang was born in peace and was used to the peaceful days of drought and flood. Even if his daughter could become a concubine of the vassal king, she never felt that there was any glory. For a moment of joy, she was killed all over the family. Lu Dongjiang was so scared that he woke up in the middle of the night, but he did not dare to question his grandfather's claim.

As the sound of horse hooves became clearer, Lu Dongjiang mustered up his courage and gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa, on the old chessboard, even if the Lu family is in decline, at least he can hope that a national player will regain the lost territory in the future. But if the chessboard that may be overturned one day, no matter whether the Lu family chess player is a grandson or who, there will be only a loss in the whole game. Do you really need to change it?"

Lu Feiqi narrowed his eyes, Lu Dongjiang was sweating profusely, and he didn't dare to wipe it. After speaking his thoughts in one go, he suddenly diminished his momentum and lowered his head and said, "It's my grandson who was wrong."

I never thought of smiling at this old man who was serious about the eldest grandson for the first time and patted Lu Dongjiang on the shoulder, "Dongjiang, Grandpa has been waiting for this day for many years."

Lu Dongjiang suddenly looked up, looking disbelief. Lu Feijian looked at the dim sheep room at the end and said with relief: "It is not enough to just worship the ancients, but to write poetry and behave the same. If you don't even have the courage to say no to grandpa in this life, you will be very disappointed when you close your eyes. The reason why grandpa is more beautiful with Yan'er is that she is smarter and tactful than you, knowing when to nod and when to shake his head. Grandpa has been in the capital for three lifetimes, and has been knelt by so many people, many of whom have now become the six ministers of the ministers. How many of your words do you say are flattering and slapping?

?If you go to Beijing, even Biyan'er will treat you with courtesy. How can Wen Taiyi and Hong Lingshu compare with your grandfather? Not to mention that one of them has to beg for mercy with Zhang Julu. If you eat too much bird's nest and shark fin, you will not be able to eat home-cooked side dishes inadvertently. But then again, when grandfather reaches this age, he will inevitably be dizzy. If you want to say who is standing fifty steps away, grandfather will definitely not be able to answer. But looking at the current situation, you should be farther away than you. Besides, Lu Feiji's gambling fortune has always been good. When the last bet is done, God will probably give some face."

Lu Dongjiang's mind was filled with depression for many years and was full of energy.

The old man smiled and said, "If you choose a good bird, you are afraid that the big trees are not reliable, and if you change the house, you are afraid that the building will collapse. But the atmosphere of Beiliang does not seem to be declining, it is clearly a situation where the family is becoming more and more prosperous. In the past, it was strong branches and weak trunks, so it is indeed not suitable to climb on them, but now the main trunk is gradually growing. When my grandfather was on his way to retire and return home, he talked about the general trend of the world with a man named Huang. He said that as long as he could survive the two consecutive trips to the capital of the father and son, it would be worthy of outsiders to take over all his wealth. My grandfather agreed with this, so that he could have

The meeting tonight and the Lu family’s departure from their hometowns. The Lu family’s children are of different quality. In the future, someone will definitely be arrogant because of Yan’er’s identity and favor. You, the head of the family, don’t need to be too restricted. Choose a few members of the Lu family who are not capable of being abandoned as abandoned children and take the initiative to help the King of New Liang to kill the chicken to warn the monkey. Beiliang will probably record this old love. If you want to look good in the garden, you will have to cut it. If you don’t make any choices, there will be no good things in the world that you are reluctant to leave.”

Lu Dongjiang was both terrified and suddenly said: "The grandson will definitely remember it in his heart."

The old man who always carried the lantern narrowed his eyes and tried his best to look at the gradually approaching carriage. His words were originally gentle, but invisibly a little hurried. "Grandpa really hopes that in the next government falls, the Lu family will have an old man like Grandpa who will be able to clear the fog and teach his descendants the opportunity. This is Grandpa's greatest wish."

Lu Dongjiang's face suddenly changed drastically and he said sadly: "Grandpa, don't you go to Beiliang with us?"

The old man sighed and finally handed the lantern in his hand to the eldest grandson, smiling and said, "The Lu family has changed its new owner, but someone has to give the old owner an explanation, which has a beginning and an end, which is also a kind of willingness. Besides, during the Qingming Festival, the grave is empty and unreasonable."

Lu Dongjiang took over the lightweight lantern, but it was as heavy as a pound.

After the old man handed out the lantern, he seemed to be disappointed and relieved. He did not turn his head, but just pointed to the eaves of the mansion behind him and said in a deep voice: "Remember one thing, it is the duty of bowing down to do things under the eaves of the roof, but don't forget to look up and be a human being, because this is the duty we cannot lose since the womb falls."

The old man quietly straightened his back and looked at the King of Beiliang who was walking down the carriage.

The young general refused to admit defeat after spending all his capital. In order to make a comeback, he begged a group of powerful cabinet masters to charity troops. He stood in the heavy rain from early morning to dusk.

And he, Lu Feiji, was one of the elders of the past.

The elderly man who had no lanterns on his hands slowly closed his eyes with a smile on his lips.

Lu Dongjiang was shocked and hurried forward to support the Lu family ancestor who was falling backwards, and suddenly burst into tears.

The lantern in his hand fell heavily to the ground.

The light goes out when people die.
Chapter completed!