A visit to Fangchun

Jia Zheng nodded his beard, smiled, and said, "My sister has been with her mother for the past two years, so she must be able to take care of all the affairs in the inner house." After a pause, he sighed, "Ru Hai He is a pure and straightforward person, and I admire him very much. Now that his daughter can be born like this, no matter which family he marries into in the future, he will not suffer. I am also worthy of our friendship."

Mother Jia cast a reproachful look at him, and then Fang said to Zhao'er, "Since that's the case, then you should hurry up and invite everyone to ask Ann and ask questions, and go back early. Tell Lian'er that everything is fine at home." .Let him think about it. Safety is the most important thing on the road. For other things, it doesn't matter if you hurry or not."

Zhao'er withdrew.

As soon as he went out, he was stopped by Jia Baoyu who hurriedly got up when he heard the news in a haze, grabbed his feet and asked him carefully for half an hour before going to Jia Amnesty's place to say hello.

When Jia Baoyu heard that Zhao'er was going back, he urged them to return to Beijing, and knowing that Lin Daiyu would live in Jia's house for a long time, he was really happy, so he couldn't sleep anymore.After walking around the room for a while, I heard that Jia Zheng and Jia Mu were still talking about things outside, so instead of going to Jia Mu's place, I slipped out of the yard and went to find Xue Baochai to talk and play.

Baoyu didn't come back from Lixiangyuan until it was almost time for dinner. As soon as he entered the door, the attacker blinked and signaled: "The third girl is here."

Jia Baoyu hurriedly walked into the room with a smile: "Is the third sister here? When did you come?"

Jia Tanchun was occupying his desk to read and write. Seeing him come back, he smiled and raised his head: "Your room is much warmer than mine. When you are not at home, I will come directly to you to practice calligraphy." , hands are not cold."

Xiren hurriedly helped Jia Baoyu change into homely clothes, and brought hot tea for his brother and sister, Fang smiled and left.

Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Jia Tanchun smiled softly and said, "I am in a hurry to find you, not for anything else, but because of the Prince of Beijing that I met on the road. I heard the fourth sister say, Even the great master, master and big brother Zhen are full of praise, but really?"

When Jia Baoyu heard that he wanted to talk about Prince Jing, he immediately lifted his spirits and beamed with joy: "Of course it's true! What does the third sister want to know? I know everything."

Looking at him, Jia Tanchun was amused, and joked: "This is the news that Sister Lin is coming back, and the second brother is so happy!"

Jia Baoyu didn't mince words, drinking tea with a smile on his face.

Jia Tanchun stopped laughing, and asked carefully: "Second brother, tell me what happened to the four princes and eight princes back then?"

Jia Baoyu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and praised: "Third Younger Sister is really different from other people, as soon as she asks, she asks the root.

"Speaking of it, our family was only established at that time. After the ancestor Gaozu established the empire, because of his sudden death, he did not leave an edict to pass on the throne. The brothers and nephews were very disturbed about who would inherit the throne. For a while. At that time, the foreign domain was not as quiet as it is now, and the turbulence was surging, so as a last resort, the court had to listen to the words of the prince with the greatest military exploits, invited him to be the regent, and made Gaozu's youngest son emperor. That is the first Taizong The emperor.

"Emperor Taizong has been stubborn since he was a child. He has always been against the regent. He was almost abolished by him several times. Emperor Taizong left early, leaving only two or three princes. He left the eldest son as emperor and appointed several more. Minister Gu Ming—this is Emperor Gaozong. Unexpectedly, most of these ministers Gu Ming had malicious intentions, and they only wanted to imitate the regent prince of the year. Emperor Gaozong was no better than the first Emperor Taizong was innocent and simple. At the beginning, he hibernated for many years. It was at that time that he accepted several of our family members as his confidantes.

"Emperor Xian Gaozong was shrewd and capable since he was a child, and was very wise. The foreign vassals were ready to move. After several ministers killed each other, only one was left. , so I decided to get rid of the Minister of Gu Ming first. The few companions of the emperor who participated at that time are now our family friends. The process of getting rid of the Minister of Gu Ming was quite tortuous, and the truth is not surprising. Humane. Even I, the ancestors, never said much. Therefore, we only know that our two grandparents worked very hard at that time and were also injured.

"After finishing this matter, I started to fight with several vassal kings. This battle has been going on for a long time, and the third sister must know something about it. Naturally, you have to rely heavily on those people in the army. Gradually, there are ten people with the most military achievements. Several generals and marshals. After the pacification of the feudal vassals, the one who contributed the most was conferred the title of Four Kings, and even our family and several other generals were conferred the title of Eight Dukes. Others include those who studied together and never went out to fight in Beijing. Oh, the old lady of Aunt Xue’s family was one of them back then. Later, he was in charge of helping Xian Gaozong with housework, and took charge of the House of Internal Affairs for several years. Finally, he insisted on going back to the south of the Yangtze River to take care of the elderly. Taking the title of Ziwei Sheren, and ordering the imperial merchant's errand, the right to support their Xue family in front of the royal family for the rest of their lives."

Jia Tanchun was fascinated by this, nodded for a long time, and couldn't help asking in a low voice: "The old lady's house, the wife's house, did the ancestors stay with our family at that time?"

Jia Baoyu shook his head: "But it's not. The old lady's family is a Bowling Marquis who has served in the army for real. At the most glorious time, she even achieved the Minister's Order. The wife's family came later. After the pacification of the feudal clans, after all, there are still some fragments. There are small battles to be fought, chasing down the remnants and so on. From what I hear, it seems that a very important leader of the rebel army was arrested at that time, so he made an exception and appointed the Du Taiwei to rule the county. And the Wang family is different from ours. The family is the head of the eight princes, and the eight princes are all degraded hereditary titles. The wife's house is only conferred by that generation. The next few uncles and great uncles, although they are shaded, have no titles. It slowly came out of the army."

Jia Tanchun sighed and said: "Now, when it comes to strange ways, they say that uncle is the most powerful among several families."

Jia Baoyu smiled and said, "Exactly. Otherwise, we can control the Nine Sides?"

The siblings laughed for a while before Jia Baoyu talked about King Beijing: "The four kings named at that time were Dongping, Xining, Nan'an, and Beijing, four county kings with different surnames. But the military exploits of the four kings are unrivaled. The first Emperor Gaozong was the most broad-minded and the most ruthless emperor. Hereditary. But in the end, when the people who followed him to fight the world died early due to injuries, Emperor Gaozong was sad, so he ordered the second generation not to be degraded. That's why our grandfather's title is still Duke Well, even now, the old lady is still under Madam Guo's order."