The king is not the king, the minister is not the minister

Su House.

"For five whole days, the emperor did not go to the morning court, and now he is not even allowed to enter the imperial study room. Pick up the snow, tell me what's going on." Su Qing asked.

"Recently, His Majesty has sent the child to the Department of Imperial Affairs." Su Shixue said, "Father, don't worry too much. Eunuch Zhao said that His Majesty is just not feeling well."

It's just that you don't feel well, and you can't go to court for five days.What Su Qing was afraid of was the emperor's whim: she didn't want to see Zhou Bohao, so she didn't even go to the morning court.

Now, which memorial is not read by the right minister first.

The bright light outside the window and the chirping of cicadas made people feel unreasonably irritable.

Turning her eyes back to the house, Su Qing took a sip of tea, and said to Su Shixue who had been with her for many years and treated her like a parent and child: "Shixue, how much work does the Yuxingsi have?"

"It was quite a lot when it was first established, but it is still good now. Recently, His Majesty gave the child a few days to rest."

Su Qing nodded, waved her hand and said, "I won't keep you as a father, let's take advantage of these days to rest."

"Retire, child."

The wind is silent, the river is quiet, and there are few people talking.

"Guest officers, the frontier is the boundary of Yangzhou Prefecture." Finally, the boatman's voice broke the silence, and Xia Houzhan couldn't understand the official language he spoke with a local accent.

From Guide Mansion to Fengyang Mansion, Yu Zhuo traveled by water, so naturally there was no delay in the journey.

Yu Zhuo couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Fireworks go down to Yangzhou in March, but now this season is coming, it's so hot that it makes people panic." In June and July, the water is steaming, but it is very hot and humid.

"How is this considered hot?" Xia Houzhan asked puzzled, but seeing him fanning vigorously, he always felt that he would shake the fan away the next second.

"Is the guest officer coming back? There are many occasions where Hailetou can be white." The boatman asked.

Xia Houzhan asked in a low voice, "What is he talking about?"

"He said there are many places to play in Yangzhou."

"Are you from Suzhou Prefecture?"

"No, I don't remember either. Maybe it's Songjiang Mansion, maybe it's Ningbo Mansion. It's an island in the sea." Yu Zhuo himself doesn't remember where he is from, but the local dialect of Wu is always close, and he can understand it. Two sentences are also normal.

After hearing this, Xia Houzhan couldn't help asking: "Has Hengqing thought about finding her relatives?"

He shook his head decisively.Yu Zhuo didn't know why, but reason told him that he shouldn't touch those past things anymore.

The three places of Huai'an Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion, and Suzhou Mansion are close to the sea, and there are rich salt merchants.Local officials who take bribes and take bribes ultimately belong to the Jianghuai area.

However, officers and soldiers set up checkpoints at the waterway wharf, which is puzzling.After all, there are countless boats passing by on this main river, and setting up checkpoints will delay a lot of time.

Yu Zhuo then asked a person dressed as a scholar: "Brother, do you know what's going on up front?"

"Zha Yanxiao, I just found a group of people a few days ago. I heard that these two young masters speak so well in official language, so it's probably the first time I've come back to Suzhou Mansion."

"Indeed."

"Are there so many salt lords in the Jianghuai area, and they can be caught by just blocking a few checkpoints?" Xia Houzhan asked incredulously.

"There are so many this year. It is said that the new governor of Jianghuai Province is the emperor's brother-in-law, and the salt tax is going up gradually. In this way, who can afford official salt?"

It was estimated that after noon, the sun began to be fierce, and many people took off their clothes and sat on the pier or on the boat to enjoy the wind. Fortunately, there was no wind today.

Xiao Dezi took out water and dry food, Xia Houzhan saw that he had no appetite at all.

"Hengqing..." Xia Houzhan was about to ask him if he would eat, but suddenly found that he was wearing a middle coat, but it was drenched with sweat and stuck to his body.The same complexion is not good.

"It's our time?" Yu Zhuo got up quickly, but unexpectedly his eyes went dark, his ears started to ring, he staggered, and fell on the deck.

"Oh, what's the matter with the Inverted Young Master!" the boatman shouted, "Help me, help me!"

Xia Houzhan still didn't quite understand what he was talking about, so he could only help him up. The scholar who had just talked to them saw Yu Zhuo's pale face, and said, "Could it be heatstroke? Take it off for him quickly." clothing."

One of the servants who came with Yu Zhuo was named Zhulan and the other was named Ran Mo. The two hurriedly undressed Yu Zhuo while the other picked up a fan and fanned it vigorously.

"Don't...don't move, I'll be fine soon." After a while of cool wind, Yu Zhuo woke up very quickly. In fact, he only fainted for a short while before his sanity returned.

A person who clearly wears a thin shirt in winter with a calm demeanor, but today he just basked in the sun on the bow of the boat for a while, and unexpectedly fell into a coma due to heat stroke. Xia Houzhan couldn't believe it was that simple.

"There are so many people ahead...Young Master!" The scholar saw the cold-faced Young Master and the boy help him onto the shore.

"What are you doing to jump in line, go to the back." Several soldiers shouted loudly when they saw someone pushing to the front.

Yu Zhuo steadied his steps, put on his coat, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I'm fine, I'll be fine soon."

In order to prevent the address between them from being heard by others, Yu Zhuo spoke very lightly, and it was a sign of dying if it fell into Xia Houzhan's ears.

"Whoever allowed you to set up a checkpoint here, let it go!" Xia Houzhan said angrily, and the soldiers guarding the city were frightened by the momentum.

Zhu Lan panicked and said: "My lord suddenly fell ill, if he doesn't go to the city to find a doctor, what will we do?"

"Get out of the way, I won't let the Heavenly King come."

Looking suspiciously at the group of people, a soldier at the back said: "Fake it, you guys detained him, sick? I just pretended it."

"Wait!" Yu Zhuo reached out to stop him, and took the luggage from Ran Mo's hand.

The soldier pulled the package quickly with quick eyesight, only to hear a crisp sound, and the seal stuffed in the package fell to the ground.The soldier still regarded it as stolen goods, picked it up and saw it was a pure gold tortoise seal, engraved on it: Seal of Hengqing.

It's a pity that he was illiterate, so he held it up and asked the leading lord: "My lord, is this the private seal of Yan Xiao!"

The adult was a little skeptical when he saw the golden luster. It was absolutely impossible for Yan Xiao's private seal to be made of this material.

"Xiaxia... Xiaguan, you have eyes..."

After such a toss, Yu Zhuo, who was originally sober, became dizzy again, leaning against Xia Houzhan and unable to straighten up.

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and send Prime Minister Zuo to the hospital!" Xia Houzhan scolded angrily, "Is the official of Yangzhou government so reckless and lawless?"

After such a toss, the checkpoint had to be canceled temporarily, and the pedestrians who waited all the way continued to curse.

When he was sent to the hospital, Yu Zhuo was already almost recovered.

"There are a lot of people, and the hot and humid air is transpiring. In addition, my son, you have an empty stomach and a natural body heat, so..." After the old man explained, he asked Yu Zhuo to lie down on the mat and took off his clothes.

Yu Zhuo saw that he was shirtless in public, and suddenly felt hopeless in this life. "Thank you very much."

After adding some ice, the old man asked: "The young master outside doesn't look like a relative or friend of the young master."

"He's not at all." Yu Zhuo thought for a while, and it was not easy for Xia Houzhan to keep such a cold face in such a hot weather, "By the way, I have to tell the people outside that I'm fine."

The old man called Xia Houzhan in from outside, and said, "Old man, I mean, like Brother Qi."

"What is Brother Qi..."

Suddenly, there was a lot of voices outside, and Ran Mo hurriedly said at the door: "My lord, Governor Wang is here, and he brought a large group of officials with him, what do you think?"

"Left Prime Minister has heat stroke, so it is not suitable to enter crowded places. If all the officials feel the same way, you can naturally pray for Zuo Prime Minister under the scorching sun." Xia Houzhan said bluntly.

Yu Zhuo laughed, the emperor is really interesting.

The hand of the old man holding the bowl trembled a little. He could hear the words "Left Prime Minister" and "Governor Wang" clearly. Then, what kind of identity is the young man sitting at the bow of the boat?

"This lord is..."

Xia Houzhan cast his awe-inspiring gaze at the old man, who hurriedly said, "My lord, take a couple of sips of ice-sour plum soup, and I'm sure you'll be refreshed immediately."

After taking the bowl and taking two sips, Yu Zhuo's stomach growled, and he said, "The sour plum appetizer, I'm even more hungry now, I guess this meal is not so easy to eat."

"I entrust someone to buy the food, and people outside don't have to worry about it."

With the emperor's assurance, Yu Zhuo hurriedly got up to eat, but did not see the more and more frightened expression in the old man.

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The original meaning of Qi brothers is to sworn brothers, and later evolved into a relationship similar to contemporary male homosexuality. Although the two names are the same in writing, they have different pronunciations in Fuzhou dialect to identify whether it is an ordinary sworn relationship or a homosexual relationship.

This system prevailed in Guangdong and neighboring Fujian.When the boy grows up to about 16 years old, he will often recognize an older unmarried man as his brother. After a certain ceremony, the two eat and sleep together as if they were married until the older man gets married.Some remain in a relationship even when one or both partners are married, and are even affectionate beyond the age of 30.Both parents also treat each other's son as a son-in-law and will pay part of the expenses when the other's son marries a wife.

Because men who become Qi brothers can still marry wives and carry on the family line, it will not affect the patriarchal system of the family, and it will not be considered immoral in the prevailing areas. Therefore, Qi brothers can openly walk arm in arm, and There will be no objection.These areas where the custom of brotherhood is prevalent are also areas where many eunuchs were born. However, since the eunuch system was abolished in the early 20th century, the custom of brotherhood has gradually disappeared.However, there are still similar customs in some economically backward mountainous areas in Guangdong.

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