Unofficial History of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty

Jiang Bin was very surprised. Qiao Yu was afraid that he would stay alone in Nanjing for the holidays, which made sense, but at the place of Emperor Zhengde... Jiang Bin vaguely felt that there must be something strange, but he couldn't ask about it. Salute and wait for departure.

Qiao Yu sent his servants home earlier for the holidays, and only let Manager Hu and his wife look after the house together, taking care of Wangwei by the way.

A few days later, Qiao Yu hired a carriage and took a young book boy who had just entered the mansion all the way to Jiangxi.

Qiao Yu didn't live in the post, but found another place to rest with Jiang Bin.Jiang Bin didn't mind sharing a room with Qiao Yu, but he felt that Qiao Yu was too reasonable in some aspects. Since he is an official, why should he be humble when he should enjoy it?Of course, Jiang Bin would not say these things to Qiao Yu. Qiao Yu treated him well, and he had no right to criticize him.

The bumpy ride of the carriage was boring, Qiao Yu brought a few books, and Jiang Bin sat opposite him, each with a copy.Jiang Bin liked the travel notes written by an unknown author very much. He thought about seeing the beauty of the mountains and rivers in person one day. Looking at them, he felt tired and fell asleep.

Seeing him, Qiao Yu gently took out the book in his hand, took out a half-worn cloak and put it on him, quietly watching his sleeping face.A long time ago, there was also such a person who would talk endlessly and add ink to his clothes...

There are several villages and villages in Leping, Jiangxi. Qiao Yu's family is in Hongshui Village. From a distance, he saw neat patches of farmland beside the Le'an River.Qiao Yu got out of the carriage, feeling a little more like nostalgia, and looked along the narrow path for a while before leading Jiang Bin forward.

The little book boy held Qiao Yu's medicinal materials, food, calligraphy and paintings for his parents, and looked around curiously.I don't know which family's dog heard the footsteps of several people, and barked loudly across the firewood gate.The woman of the family looked around when she heard the movement, and when she saw Qiao Yu, she was overjoyed, and hurriedly pulled her two sons and daughters out to greet her, "But Xida?"

Qiao Yu was also delighted when he saw the woman, and went up to greet her and saluted respectfully: "Sister-in-law Wei!"

Sister-in-law Wei was smiling and agreeing, then several other families poked their heads out, and seeing Qiao Yu, they gathered around one after another, asking each other whether it was lively or not.Sister-in-law Wei's son saw that Qiao Yu couldn't get away, so he took his younger sister to report to Qiao's house first.

When Qiao's mother heard that Qiao Yu had come back, she was so happy that she grabbed some candy and gave it to the siblings, and then asked them to run to the river to tell Qiao's father who was fishing.When Qiao Yu was escorted to his door, Qiao's mother, accompanied by several women, came out to greet him in person, regardless of etiquette.

Qiao Yu took a step back, kowtowed to his mother, then stepped forward to hold his mother's hand and said, "The baby is late..."

Mother Qiao looked at Qiao Yu with tears in her eyes, seeing that he was more haggard than before, she felt distressed again.Qiao Yu bowed to several cousins ​​again, and then introduced Jiang Bin and said, "This is Mr. Jiang." Such ambiguity is actually considerate to Jiang Bin. The leader knows his identity.

Qiao's mother had a delicate mind, so she didn't know how to delve into it, so she just said, "Master Jiang, please sit in the room!"

After Jiang Bin saluted, he took out the silver key engraved with "No. [-] Scholar and Rank" and stuffed it with Qiao Yu, and asked him to share it with the neighbors. After they dispersed, he entered the house.

Qiao Yu's house is a declining scholarly family. Although the house has traces of repeated repairs, those complete sets of single-panel rose chairs, one-legged three-tooth hunchback square table, five-legged high-waisted round incense table, and moon-hole style The canopy bed with the door cover...you can tell at a glance that it is an old household item handed down from the ancestors.

Mother Qiao invited Jiang Bin to sit in the main hall. Jiang Bin saw a screen behind the armchairs in the main hall, on which there was a poem chanting cicadas to express his ambition. The handwriting was not as good as Qiao Yu's, but it was upright. The same is true for human beings.When the tea was served, Jiang Bin met the person who wrote the poem.Father Qiao has a strong body and is full of air when he speaks.Jiang Bin paid homage to the head of the family and presented the gift he had prepared with both hands.Unexpectedly, Qiao's father was unreasonable, even somewhat pedantic, and refused to accept him anyway, as if he had humiliated his integrity.

Jiang Bin thought for a while, only to present the pair of jade cicadas and said: "This object is most consistent with my father-in-law's inscription on the screen. It should be suitable for the occasion, and I hope my father-in-law will accept it."

Only then did he reluctantly accept it, and Jiang Bin took out some golden curds and crisp candy to Qiao Yu's cousins ​​and nephews who were about the same age. The cousins ​​all regarded Jiang Bin as a noble person and taught their children a few words If it was a celebration, I happily prepared dinner.

Jiang Bin reads a lot, and he chatted happily with Qiao's father, who was well-versed in poetry and books but had no interest in fame.Qiao Yu didn't talk much, at most he just listened quietly from the sidelines.After chatting about two pillars of incense kung fu, I was invited to dinner.The Qiao family specially killed poultry and livestock to treat Jiang Bin, and the dinner table was very sumptuous.Jiang Bin was urged by everyone to eat this and that, and his mouth kept busy.Inadvertently, he found that a piece of chopsticks was stretched out, and a large piece of chicken thigh was caught in his bowl.Looking along the chopsticks, it turned out to be Qiao Yu who was peeling sweet potatoes for his cousin and nephew like a normal person.

Jiang Bin wondered, what did he eat at Qiao Yu's house these few days, and Qiao Yu could tell that he loved chicken the most?And isn't Qiao Yu taboo about these things?Why are you serving food for him?But after thinking about it, Qiao Yu didn't like to owe favors, probably because of the small gifts he gave to his neighbors and parents before.

After the meal, the big guys talked for a while and then dispersed to prepare for tomorrow's Zhongqiu.Qiao Yu was dragged by his mother to talk for a while, then came out to find Jiang Bin, and only after asking his nephew did he find out that he had gone to the fields.

Jiang Bin has not seen such a large field for a long time. The corn has just been cut, and the remaining stalks have not been cleaned up in the future. A lot of low cotton has already bloomed, and it will be harvested in a few days.As for the eggplants over there, there are only a few plump little eggplants hanging down, and most of them still hold small pale yellow flowers.Jiang Bin thought, if he had not embarked on the official career without hesitation, maybe he was still living such a peaceful and leisurely life with Jiang Ziqing at this time. Jiang Ziqing didn't want to see him, but he still missed him. Maybe one day, he would give up his life. Heart, the uncle and nephew can go back to how they were before...

Jiang Bin was engrossed in his thoughts, while the person behind him was engrossed in watching him.

The two stood in the field in front of the mountain with their own thoughts, until the dusk shrouded the peaceful small village.

When he woke up the next day, Jiang Bin thought for a long time before he remembered that he was at Qiao Yu's house.After a tiring journey, he slept until noon. Jiang Bin felt impolite, so he hurriedly got up to pay respects to the elders of Qiao's family.How could Joe's father and Qiao's mother have any grudges about this matter? Qiao's mother asked Qiao Yu to take Jiang Bin around, and then she was busy with worshiping the moon at night.

This place is really the idyllic scenery of a paradise. Jiang Bin walked along with Qiao Yu, stopping from time to time to chat with the villagers.Jiang Bin felt that Qiao Yu at this time was much more talkative and more humane than when he was in Nanjing.In the evening, when he was hesitantly asking under the elm tree how much the gold, silver, and jade cicadas were worth, he couldn't help joking: "Those Shang Yu Qiao's books are nothing more than dung, why mention it?"

Qiao Yu was stunned for a while, unable to answer for a while, Jiang Bin smiled again seeing his appearance: "Since it was sent from a long distance, there is no reason why it should be returned to Zhao."

Qiao Yu followed him, halfway there, and suddenly stopped and said, "Qiao has a heartless request..."

It is night, every family sacrifices to the moon.

On Qiao's incense case, there were fruits, dates, watermelon, pastries, and red candles were burning high. Women worshiped the moon according to their seniority, but men didn't have to.The reunion cakes were cut, and everyone ate them together while admiring the moon.Although Father Qiao was the head of the family, he never said a word. After sitting for a while, he excused himself from feeling unwell and went back to his room early.The rest were chatting with their children in their arms. Jiang Bin learned that Qiao Yu's family had a lot of ancestral furniture and decorations, which were all sold for Qiao Yu's reading. Then, it became lively again.

Qiao Yu didn't seem to care that his elder brother and sister-in-law talked about him, and he always looked preoccupied. It wasn't until the eyes of his nephews became weak that everyone replied to Qiao's mother and dispersed.

Jiang Bin remembered the appointment with Qiao Yu, and after pretending to go back to the room, he circled around and waited in the courtyard.After a while, Qiao Yu brought a food box and lit a lantern to come over, and Jiang Bin followed him out.Qiao Yu said that he wanted him to accompany him to meet someone, but Jiang Bin thought it was a relative, so he agreed.But as he walked, he actually left the village. The road became narrower and narrower. When he looked up, he saw the outlines of several mountains. Could it be that this relative lived on the mountain?

After walking for another dozen miles, I really went up the mountain road.Qiao Yu broke off a branch to lend strength to Jiang Bin, while he led the way ahead.When he reached the mountainside, Qiao Yu hadn't stopped. When Jiang Bin raised his head, he saw an academy sitting on the west facing east, facing the valley with its back facing the mountain. He had a flash of inspiration and remembered that this was the famous Guanshan Mountain. Academy!

However, Qiao Yu did not take Jiang Bin to the academy, but came to Zifu Temple.Zifu Temple was destroyed by war and rebuilt several times, and now the incense is flourishing.A towering old locust tree in front of the temple actually blocks the moonlight to only a small spot of light on the ground. When the wind blows, it dances like a firefly with the swaying of the tree.

There is a pool of clear spring beside the temple, and the fallen leaves float in the water, dotted among the reflections of the moon.Qiao Yu took Jiang Bin around to the back of the temple, where there was an evergreen acacia tree growing there, and beside the tree stood a tombstone with the inscription "Qiao Yu's original spouse's tomb of the Fox family".