Da Cang night watchman

Chapter 5
The ancestral hall is solemn and solemn. In front of the mourning hall, there are ten tiers of memorial tablets for the ancestors of the Lin family, with different heights, representing the ten generations of ancestors of the Lin family in the past 200 years. Lin Su looked from top to bottom...

Lin Xiliang, General of the Great Cangguo Town North...

Great Cang Kingdom Hussar General Lin Lijun...

Uncle Xiaoyong of the Great Cang Kingdom, Hussar General Lin Wanfang...

The Lin family has been generals for 200 years, generation after generation. There is only one exception, which is the tablet at the bottom and the center, with only seven words on it: the spirit of Lord Lin Dingnan.

This is his father, who was originally the Marquis of Dingnan, the commander of Xueyuguan, but he was deprived of his title. On the spirit card, there is only one name and no title.

The second elder brother inserted a stick of incense into the incense burner in front of father, and knelt down with a bang: "Daddy, when you were on the road, the third younger brother couldn't make it back, so I'm here to burn incense for you today. Don't worry, father, no matter what the situation changes, no matter what happens." In the world, as long as the child has breath, he will definitely protect his mother and brothers!"

After nine kowtows, he slowly got up: "Third Brother, come here!"

Lin Su put the incense in his hand into the incense burner respectfully, kowtowed nine times and stood up slowly.

"Second Brother, why did Dad die?"

The second brother's eyes shot out with anger, and he said a lot...

The situation of the Lin family is actually a common problem in feudal society...

The general's duty is to kill the enemy and protect the border, and his external attitude is to fight.

Civil officials firmly believe in the influence of Confucian classics, and their external attitudes are weak and ambiguous.

Formed a political environment of civil and military opposition.

Civil officials controlled the right to speak, and military generals were gradually marginalized. Later, a strange situation was formed in which military generals did not go to court. Among the people, military generals were even reduced to a synonym for lowliness.

Under such a big environment, no one would dare to be reckless, and Lin Dingnan is not a reckless person. He knows that the officialdom is dangerous, and he has always acted cautiously and behaved with his tail between his legs. That's why he was named a Marquis. However, there are still unexpected events wind and cloud.

Last year, one of his subordinates colluded with the demons and became a shameful traitor to the human race. How could Lin Dingnan let him go?He was dealt with by military law. Unexpectedly, this person had a deep connection with the court. Zhang Wenyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, fabricated the facts and accused Lin Dingnan of rebellion. His Majesty sent a team to Xueyu Pass to investigate the matter. This team was also controlled by the court officials, and finally judged He found out about Lin Dingnan's rebellion and beheaded Lin Dingnan.Originally, the whole family of the Lin family was going to be executed. Considering that the Lin family had been a general for 200 years and had a great reputation in the army, they were worried about stirring up a mutiny, so they didn't dare to go too far. The old lady and three sons of the Lin family were lucky enough to escape. ...

Lin Su was furious, what kind of court is this, mother?
The soldiers defended their homes and defended the country, and a group of people behind them tried their best to kill them. They were not charged with fabricating charges, but the culprit was actually the Minister of the Ministry of War who was in charge of military affairs!
Put these things aside for now!
Lin Su changed the subject: "Mother's illness...doesn't matter?"

The second brother said: "Mother also fell ill due to mental depression. If you take it with medicine and stones, supplemented by "Dao Qi Wen", you will be cured soon. However, the doctors in the city dare not come to the door. Only rely on "Dao Qi Wen". There may be days of pain and suffering."

Lin Su was slightly startled: "What do the doctors in the city dare not come to the door for?"

"It's still the Zhang family's suppression! Zhang Wenyuan's hometown is also in Haining, and the suppression of the Lin family is everywhere. The Lin family wants to sell some wooden goods and furniture to survive, but no one dares to come to the door. My mother's illness, the doctor also dare not come to the door, because they are afraid If you leave the Zhang family, you may suffer disaster... But third brother, please don't worry, I will go to the city gate to sell calligraphy and write letters for you tomorrow, and I will finally be able to keep the Lin family having a mouthful of hot soup..."

The second brother thought that Lin Su had just returned from the ten-thousand-mile journey, and he was running all the way, so he asked him to go to rest quickly, and he walked into the study with staggering steps. He still needs to study and prepare for the exam. Lin Su watched him try to straighten up I don't know why my heart feels a little sour.

He couldn't imagine how much pressure this scholar in the feudal society had experienced in the past few months. His father died, his mother fell ill, and the burden of the entire Hou Mansion suddenly fell on his shoulders.

He is a person who reads sage books, and he is not a person who bears the family's ups and downs in essence. Can he handle all this?

I am back, and I am also a member of this family!
Whether it was before or not, now...he is!
Lin Su returned to the west courtyard, his former small courtyard.

The courtyard is also very dilapidated, under the dim light, there is a girl standing there, Xiaoyao!

"Brother!" Xiaoyao ran over, grabbed his hand, and rubbed his small head against his waist.

Lin Su gently touched her head: "Xiaoyao, my brother promised you to find jelly beans all over the city for you, but I can't do it today."

"Brother, why are you doing this? Xiaoyao said that it seems delicious. Xiaoyao doesn't like jelly beans, really." Xiaoyao denied it, but the gleam at the corner of her mouth obviously betrayed her.

Lin Su smiled lightly: "Go to sleep, I know you didn't sleep well last night."

"Ok!"

Xiaoyao fell asleep in the wing room outside Lin Su's bedroom, and soon she could breathe evenly, sleeping soundly.

And Lin Su, lying on his back on his big bed, tossed and turned in the middle of the night, he didn't fall asleep until the east line was about to appear.

The next day, at three poles in the sun, Lin Su finally woke up. He walked out of the courtyard and came to his mother's main hall. He wanted to see how his mother's illness was. Just as he was about to enter, there was a sudden exclamation from inside: "Two Son, what's wrong with you..."

Lin Su pushed open the main hall door, and saw the second brother lying on the ground, his face was bloodless, Xiaotao and her mother hurriedly helped him up.

Lin Su hurried forward and helped the second brother up: "Second brother, what's wrong with you?"

The mother broke down in tears: "It's my mother who hurt him. An ordinary scholar would spend all his energy in writing a "Guiding Qi Wen". Your second brother has been here for several days and writes twice a day. How can he not be exhausted? Xiao Tao, hurry up and give it to the second son." Prepare some soup... Erlang, you lie down..."

Lin Su and his mother worked together to help the second brother onto the bed. The second brother finally came to his senses and slowly opened his eyes...

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside: "Excuse me, is the Second Young Master Lin Jialiang here?"

It is a crisp female voice.

Lin Su looked through the window, in front of Xiaotao who had just left the door, stood a petite man in Tsing Yi, dressed in men's clothes, but it was obviously a girl.

Xiao Tao said: "The girl is..."

The woman said: "This servant is Cui'er who serves Miss Yulou in Yuxianglou... I'm here to ask to see Mr. Jialiang..."

Xiaotao said, "Second Young Master is not feeling well, I'm afraid he won't be able to see guests."

Cui'er was in a hurry: "What should I do?... Sister, no matter what, let the servants and the young master meet, the matter is urgent and cannot be delayed."

Then... come in!

Cui'er and Xiaotao entered the main hall, and Lin Jialiang, who was lying on the bed, was startled when he saw the woman: "Tui'er, why is it you? But Yulou...what happened?"

"Second Young Master!" Cui'er said, "Sister Yulou resigned from the building today, did you know?"

When you are young, the brothel is a joke. When you are getting old and no longer suitable for this kind of business, quitting the building and marrying a rich family as a concubine is the best ending.Although Yulou is the top oiran of Yuxianglou, it cannot escape the law of brothels.

Lin Jialiang was in a daze: "She once said that she would resign from the building, but I didn't know that today...she asked you to come here..."

"The servant girl went out today without telling the truth from her elder sister. She secretly hid the invitation from Yuxianglou to the young master last night, because she didn't want the young master to attend the resignation meeting, because she knew that Zhang Xiu from the Minister of the Ministry of War, together with All the talents in the Quzhou literary world have always wanted to break the young master's literary career. It is dangerous for the young master to participate in any literary meeting... The servant also knows that what the sister said is right, but the servant is still worried. Zhang Xiu has already let go. How can my sister resist when I hug my sister back at the resignation meeting? What if I just jump into the fire pit... how can I turn around and talk to you again during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Lin Jialiang's heart was in a mess, and his whole body was trembling...

Mother Lin sighed softly: "Erlang, Yulou's concerns are really justified, you should rest in peace and wait and see what happens."

"But...but the Zhang family..." Lin Jialiang's chest rose and fell sharply, but his face was pale with a little rosy glow...

Lin's mother said: "The Zhang family conspired to kill your father, and the worst thing is to see the Lin family rise again. As the only literary member of the Lin family, you are the thorn in their eyes. Everyone knows that the Zhang family broke your literary career. If you don't have the protection of the Marquis Mansion, even if you are in good health, it would be extremely dangerous to go there, not to mention that with your current health, it would be meaningless to go there, and you will even implicate Miss Yulou..."

Lin Jialiang stared blankly at the top of the building, and suddenly coughed violently. When he took his hand away from his mouth, there was a shocking bright red on his palm...

Mother Lin was shocked, wiped the blood on her son with her sleeve, and helped him to sleep...

Tweety was also shocked, she stared blankly, her face was also pale...

Lin Su gently pulled her, Tweety followed him out of the room blankly.

As soon as she left the room, Cui'er knelt down in front of Lin Su with a bang, "Young master, I really didn't expect this to happen. It caused the second son to vomit blood and fell ill. It's my servant's mistake..."

"Tweety, I know you are also kind, thank you!" Lin Su helped her up: "You have also seen the situation of my second brother... Can the resignation meeting be postponed?"

"No, the invitations have already been sent out." Tweety replied.

Lin Su pondered for a while: "Then... let me go!"

Tweety was startled, are you participating?That is the Wenhui, are you a literati?

"You go back first, I will go later!"

Cui'er hesitated for a moment, then took out an invitation card from her bosom and said, "Third Young Master, this invitation card was drawn up by the landlord, sister Yulou hid it after seeing it, and the servants took it secretly, I really don't know if it is right or wrong , you should discuss it with the Second Young Master, the servant has left..."

Turn away.

Lin Su opened the red invitation card, on which was written a neat line of small letters: "Respecting Mr. Lin Jialiang, a ten-beautiful man in Quzhou, we will hold a banquet for Yulou girls to leave the building at Haining Building at noon on April 21. We sincerely invite you Attend."

The signature below is: Yuxiang Building.

Resignation building banquet, literati meeting, Quzhou ten show...

What Xiaocui said to her mother just now flowed through Lin Su's mind...

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the essay meeting, to cut off the second brother's essay path?He knows that the way of writing is the way forward for literati, but can a banquet break a person's way of writing?How to make a decision?Why did my mother say it was extremely dangerous?

The literary meeting is at noon, and there are still two or three hours left. He needs to fully understand the literary ways of this world.

Lin Su walked towards the second brother's study...

(End of this chapter)