The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

The emperor stopped because of Zhang Hesheng's words.

He thought of the disaster suffered by the Ji clan, and Ji Heng was far away, so he sighed in his heart again.

Concubine Xian is Ji Heng's older sister after all, he thought for a while and said, "I'll go to Duanyang Palace for a while."

After Zhang Hesheng accepted the emperor, he resigned and said to the female officer Luping who was waiting outside, "The emperor said to go to Duanyang Palace for a while."

Luping happily thanked Mr. Zhang, but of course he didn’t express it here, but he will definitely send a thank you gift later.

Luping went back to Duanyang Palace and told Concubine Xian about the emperor's coming. Luping was happy, but Concubine Xian looked a little dazed, and then asked people to tidy up the palace, and sat down in front of the dressing table Re-dress.

The emperor personally carried Yang Qi'er in a sedan chair and sent him back to the Qilin Palace. Yang Qi'er yawned and was about to go to bed. The emperor's arms arched, the emperor was full of tenderness, so he had no choice but to continue to hug him, and said in a low voice, "Good boy, go to sleep."

He looked down at Yang Qi'er, and the scene of Ji Heng visiting the palace to see his son, hugging his two-three-month-old baby son and humming a tune to lull him to sleep appeared in his mind.

He also wanted to hum some tunes to coax his son, but after thinking about it, he couldn't hum it, so he had to give up.

Yang Qi'er slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep in his father's arms. When he was fully asleep, the emperor put him on the bed, got up and left.

The emperor arrived at Duanyang Palace in a sedan chair. It was already November, the weather was already very cold, and the first snow had already fallen in the capital. The emperor entered Duanyang Palace wearing a large cloak. The concubine Xian was dressed in plain clothes and wearing white flowers, standing at the door. Waiting, as soon as the emperor arrived at the door, she knelt down to greet him.

Seeing her like this, the emperor felt a little pity in his heart, and said, "Ying Niang, let's get back down."

Concubine Xian stood up to help the emperor take off the cloak after thanking her, but the emperor blocked her with his hand and said, "You have been ill for a while, and your body is not good, so don't be tired."

His refusal made Concubine Xian froze for a moment, and then she forced a sad smile, and said softly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

The cloak on the emperor's body was taken off by Luping. Afterwards, the emperor and Concubine Xian went into the inner room and sat on the couch. Although there were two stoves burning in the room, it shouldn't be cold. But the emperor always felt that there was a cold air in the room and the smell of medicine, which was always unpleasant.

The emperor asked about the illness of the concubine Xian. The concubine Xian looked haggard and sickly, frowning, and said sadly, "There is nothing serious about my concubine, but I just heard about the disaster in the family. It’s nothing more than grief and anger, the harm caused by the Japanese pirates makes the concubine, a woman in the deep palace, very resentful, she only hates that she is not a man, otherwise she would rather go to battle and kill the enemy.”

When she said this, the emperor was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I will not ignore the disaster suffered by the Ji clan, and I will definitely rescue the captured Ji clan. The Japanese pirates deserve it all." Death will definitely not let him go at ease."

Concubine Xian's tears came out again, and she wiped her tears and said, "I know that the emperor is worried about the troubles in the southeast sea recently, and I shouldn't make the emperor unhappy with a sad face, but I really can't show my happiness. Yan, I also ask the emperor to forgive me."

The emperor said, "I know how you feel, why would I want you to show a happy face?"

Concubine Xian choked up and said, "The concubine is in the deep palace, and the family has suffered such a disaster. Thinking of the relatives of her mother's family, she must be very sad, and the old father in the family may be even more grief-stricken. But as an unfilial daughter, I can't give greetings, so I think It's even more sad, besides, my younger brother Ji Heng is on the southeast battlefield, and the family members must be very worried about his safety, as an older sister, I can't stay out of it, so I beg the emperor to let my concubine see my family."

The emperor knew that Concubine Xian was not a simple and law-abiding person, but after the matter of the eldest prince, she has been doing her own thing for more than a year and has not caused any trouble. It's too shocking, it's right for Ji's family to come into the palace to talk to their daughter.

The emperor agreed.

Jiangsu Xinghua.

Ji Heng rarely came back to his hometown in Xinghua. The last time was Zhongjieyuan. Before he went to Beijing, he went back to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors, and reported to them that he passed the Jieyuan exam. He achieved good results in both the general examination and the palace examination.

Naturally, Ji Heng didn't pin his fate on the blessings of his ancestors, but after completing this set of procedures, Ji Heng was indeed shocked.

The high roof of the ancestral hall, the slightly dim light, and the rows of memorial tablets all made Ji Heng feel a deep sense of family responsibility.

When the patriarch personally handed him the incense and told him that the family glory was on him, his eyes were almost red.

Although he came to the Hui family at that time because of his bad reputation in Beijing, when he returned to the Hui family, everyone did not despise him like outsiders because of this.

The patriarch even said that he knew that he was a good boy and a pillar of talent.

Ji Heng actually didn't need such affirmation from others, but he was still moved.

Now that I have returned to my hometown again, everything is different.

Xinghua is a very beautiful place with vertical and horizontal rivers. Jijia Village is surrounded by river water. There are green trees in front of and behind the village, small bridges and flowing water, white walls and black tiles, bluestone roads, and leisurely people walking on the road. , here is a peaceful paradise.

When Ji Heng came back last time, at the entrance of the village, he heard the crisp voices of children reading in the ethnology school. This time, he saw the ruined walls after the fire, and there was silence everywhere. The voices he could hear were crying, and he could even see There are bloodstains on the road and walls, and it is not known which clansman's blood was sprinkled there.

Ji Heng had thought about the scene after the disaster here before, but after seeing it like this, he realized that he was not as bearable as he imagined.

Following Ji Heng were his four major guards and a dozen personal guards.

When he came back, he didn't send anyone to notify him first. The clan suffered such a disaster, so why would he need someone to welcome him?

He got off his horse at the entrance of the village, and the stone monument and stone archway at the entrance of the village were still standing, but they were also stained with blood, and no one came to clean them. Ji Heng got off his horse and knelt down, holding back his tears and laying his forehead on the ground for a long time.

At this time, someone came out of the village, saw the people at the entrance of the village, first turned around and ran away as if startled, then stopped suddenly, probably because he found that the guards following Ji Heng were all dressed as officers and soldiers, so he calmed down, and then He ran to call someone.

The person who came was Ji Daoxi, the patriarch of the Ji clan.

There are still some people following the patriarch, but it can be seen that everyone has a dignified and sad expression on their faces.

Ji Heng couldn't afford to kneel down, Ji Daoxi came over and recognized him, and wanted to help him up from the ground, Ji Heng looked up at him, and said, "Ji Heng is ashamed for being the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, but he can't keep the Ji family." .”

With reddened eyes, Ji Daoxi said, "Get up. Get up."

He couldn't say more, he just wanted to pull Ji Heng up.

Xinghua was originally a place where the literary style was at its peak. The Ji family is famous for its emphasis on education and the family style is extremely strict. Therefore, in the past hundred years, there have been more than 20 Jinshi, and now there are Ji Chaozong and Ji Heng. With two champions, the Ji family has now become the most prominent family in Xinghua.

The scenery of the Ji clan is naturally arousing envy and jealousy. No matter how you look at the disaster of the Ji clan, there are traces of human intention.

It was probably just accidental that the Japanese pirates escaped so far, but no one reported to the Ji clan that the Japanese pirates had fled here. It must be intentional for the Ji clan to have no time to escape.

Ji Daoxi was also born as a Jinshi, but his official career was not smooth, and he returned to his hometown early. Because he has always been the eldest son, he became the head of the clan in his early 40s. After that, he worked hard and managed the Ji clan very safely. .

Although there are still some contradictions in the clan, there are no major incidents.

To manage such a large clan, and to educate a champion man, shows his ability.

Ji Heng was pulled up by Ji Daoxi, because his throat was choked, he could no longer speak.

Ji Daoxi led Ji Heng into the village, first went directly to the ancestral hall to worship, and then Ji Daoxi led Ji Heng to his house, and the two started talking.

Ji Daoxi first talked about the specific situation of the Ji family's encounter with Japanese pirates.

Because the Japanese pirates came to Jijia Village at night, and no one came to inform the village that the Japanese pirates were in trouble and might flee over, so the village was not prepared. In his sleep, the Japanese pirates were discovered later, and the alarm was sounded in time. The Ji family naturally responded quickly, and immediately organized people to resist, and protected the old, weak, women and children to the center of the village, but they did not expect the Japanese pirates to be so powerful. , and the looting all the way has been red-hot, the men in Jijia Village are not their opponents, so they suffered heavy casualties, and the houses on the side near the village entrance were set on fire by Japanese pirates, and most of them were burned down. When the officers and soldiers came in pursuit, the Japanese pirates rushed out from the north of the village and captured dozens of people.

As Ji Daoxi said so, he showed Ji Heng the booklet with the list of those who died in battle and those who were taken away. Not only was the name written on the list, but also which house and household the person belonged to , Where do you live, etc., it is clear at a glance.

Ji Daoxi's hands were shaking when he held the booklet, and Ji Heng felt very uncomfortable.

Ji Daoxi also said that the officers and soldiers were brave and chased the Japanese pirates all the way, but the Japanese pirates used the captured women and children as shields, and the brave Zhao family army could not catch the Japanese pirates, and finally let the Japanese pirates escape with the hostages.

Ji Daoxi said again, "Lord Wang and General Zhao both said they would rescue the captured people."

Ji Daoxi said this in a very light tone, probably because he didn't believe it, because so few people who were captured by Japanese pirates could come back, it was almost impossible.

But Ji Daoxi added another sentence, "The people who were taken away include 19 women, 11 girls who have not left the cabinet, and 21 boys. I am afraid that the female relatives will live without face. They can’t be saved, but these boys hope they can be saved.”

Ji Heng knew the thinking of the scholar-bureaucrats in this era, that a woman should not live if she is defiled, but he didn't say anything, he just said that he would definitely save her.

Afterwards, Ji Heng directly asked why Jijia Village did not receive any reports of Japanese pirates fleeing to this area, and Ji Daoxi said, "Xinghua County Magistrate Xiao Zhisheng is the nephew of the former cabinet minister Xiao Zheng. Discord, Xiao Zhisheng and our clan had some troubles again, and there was a lot of discord, this time I am afraid that Xiao Zhisheng deliberately concealed it and did not report it."