The little girl came in to tell her grandfather that he could go to the side room for dinner, but she didn't expect to hear their conversation. She was very interested, so she didn't disturb them, but stood aside quietly and listened.
"Uncle, the man I'm talking about named Han Yuanji was from the Southern Song Dynasty. He was named Wujiu and named Nanjian. He was a native of Yongqiu, Kaifeng. He had extremely high literary achievements.
He is a close friend of Lu You, who is known as "Little Li Bai", a critical friend of Zhu Xi, a "giant of Neo-Confucianism", and a close friend of Xin Qiji, who is known as the "Dragon of Ci".
During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Han family in Xiangzhou and the Han family in Yingchuan were both prosperous.
Among them, the Yingchuan Han family planted many paulownia trees in front of the capital gate, so it was known as the "Tongmu Han family" to distinguish it from the Xiangzhou Han family. Han Yuanji belonged to the "Tongmu Han family" branch.
In the "Preface to the Genealogy of the Tongmu Han Clan" written by Wu Cheng of the Yuan Dynasty, he praised that during the more than 160 years of the Eastern Capital of the Song Dynasty, the largest clans were not more prosperous than the Han and Lu families. And the Han family was especially prosperous than the "Tongmu Han Family"
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The fifth generation ancestor of Han Yuanji, Han Yi, served as an official and participated in political affairs during the Renzong period of the Northern Song Dynasty. After his death, he was given the posthumous title of "Zhongxian".
The Han family can be said to be a family of officials and scholars."
Xie Liuyun spoke seriously, and Yong Degong and his grandson listened carefully.
After listening to Xie Liuyun's story about Han Yuanji's life, Yong Degong was very emotional and had a new understanding of his own generation and origin.
At this time, Yue'er interjected: "Grandpa, my mother has already prepared the meal. She asked me to come over and ask you and the guests to go to the side room for dinner."
Yong Degong stood up and said: "Yue'er, go to your second uncle's house and ask your father to come back and assemble the car. Grandpa will go to the county town later." As he spoke, he turned to Xie Liuyun and said, "Master, we won't wait for the others.
Come on, let’s have a quick meal and then we’ll set off.”
Yue'er listened to her grandfather's instructions to call her father back, so she agreed and ran out to her second uncle's house.
After a simple meal, Yong Degong's eldest son had already hitched the carriage and parked it at the gate of the courtyard.
When leaving home, Xie Liuyun saw that Yue'er's father was a simple farm man, about forty years old, and he was very polite when he saw him.
After Yong Degong explained a few words to his son, he and Xie Liuyun drove the carriage to the county seat.
Yong Degong drove the carriage with ease and drove non-stop. Sure enough, he arrived at Anqiu County in the evening.
At this time, the county town had not yet closed its city gates. Yong Degong and Xie Liuyun entered the city gate smoothly and headed straight to Wangping Street without stopping.
Anqiu County was established in the Han Dynasty. In the eighth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (199 BC), General Zhang Shuo was granted the title of Anqiu Yihou (Houguo) based on the ancient Quqiu area.
In the second year of Zhongyuan (148 BC) of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the county was officially established as a county with the name of Hou Guo. It was governed on the high ground in the north of Moushan Mountain and on the south bank of Wenhe River. Since then, Anqiu has been named.
Anqiu County was part of Beihai County in ancient times. Its territory included Anqiu, Chunyu, Chang'an, Wucheng, Zhuxu, Gumu, and Pingchang counties. It belonged to Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Beihai County, Langya County, and Gaomi County.
The country and other three counties.
After the sixth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty (AD 623), the above-mentioned counties or parts of the territory were merged into Anqiu.
During the subsequent dynasty changes, Anqiu was renamed Zhuzhi, Moushan, Futang, Jiaoxi, etc.
In the fourth year of Kaibao's reign in the Song Dynasty (AD 971), Jiaoxi was renamed Anqiu, which is still in use today.
This culturally rich county with a history of two thousand years is located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula. It has convenient transportation, numerous rivers, and rich products. The Yong family settled here with great foresight.
Wangping Street is located in the northeast corner of the county. It is home to wealthy households. The street is wide enough for four carriages to line up.
In the evening, the street lights have not yet been turned on, and the lanterns at the door of each house have been hung, swaying in the evening breeze, which is very beautiful.
No. 2 Wangping Street, a courtyard with a tall lintel.
There is a red lantern with the word "Yong" written on each side of the door hanging, but it is not lit. The door is closed and it looks quiet.
Yong Degong drove his carriage to the side door of No. 2 House on Wangping Street and stopped. After getting off the carriage, he went to knock on the door, and soon a voice of inquiry came from inside.
Xie Liuyun also got out of the car and stood behind him waiting for the people inside to come out.
"Quanwen, it's me! Open the door quickly!"
With a "squeak" sound, the door was opened a crack, and a young man in his early twenties stuck his head out. When he saw that it was Yong Degong, he smiled and opened the door completely and said, "Ancestor, why are you here today?
You didn’t inform me in advance before you came, so I could pick you up?”
Yong Degong smiled and replied: "I will send this young master to the city temporarily, and I will also buy a piece of cloth for Yue'er to make a new coat."
"Ancestor, you didn't even think of coming to see me?"
Quanwen spoke and pretended to be angry.
"How old are you, and you still think you are a child? However, it is strange not to see you for a few days. Quan Yong, are you still obedient here?"
"Ancestor, you still care about people. I wish you could come here often. Listening to you croak is the most interesting thing! If you don't talk about Quan Yong, I will tell you! Brother Quan Yong, you are very sensible.
!Grandpa Shizheng often praises him, saying that he has made a lot of progress even though he has only been here for a short time. He also tells us to help him more so that he can become familiar with the affairs of the family as soon as possible, which will be of great use in the future."
After listening to Quan Wen's words, Yong Degong was very happy and said, "Hurry up and help me park the car in the yard. This young master has something important, otherwise I wouldn't have rushed here."
Quanwen agreed, stepped forward, grabbed the horse's reins, and led the carriage into the yard while shouting.
After everyone entered the hospital, Quanwen turned back and closed the door, then drove the carriage to a vacant stable and stopped.
Xie Liuyun looked at the courtyard they entered. He saw that the houses on the left and right sides had no windows, and the huge word "KU" on the solid wood door was very eye-catching.
Opposite the door they entered was a small door leading inside. On both sides of the door were stables, with five horses grazing in the trough with their heads down.
There were two carriages parked in the courtyard. One seemed to be specially used to pull goods. It had a bare carriage and only the wheels were covered by railings.
One car has a canopy, windows on the side, and door curtains and gauze curtains, which is very elegant.
After Quanwen stopped the carriage, he took off the saddle cover from the horse, led the horse into the stable and tied it up.
Then, he picked up the dustpan on the ground, rubbed some corn stalks that had been chopped from the ground and poured them into the trough. Then he took some bran from the sacks piled in the corner of the yard and spread them evenly on the straw.
Stir it with your hands.
After seeing the horse eating with relish, he put down the dustpan, clapped his hands, dusted himself off, and walked over to look at Xie Liuyun who was standing next to his ancestor.
"Sir, are you looking for our young master?"
Xie Liuyun knew that he had never had any contact with the Yong family before, so coming here this time was definitely abrupt, and the person to whom he handed the letter was actually the second-generation ancestor of the Yong family. No matter how you put it, this situation would not be ignored.
He understood, so he explained specifically: "No, I'm here to deliver a letter. I need to find the person in charge of the Yong family and submit it in person."
"What kind of letter is it? Can you let me see it?"
Xie Liuyun felt that now that he was here, it was not important for the Yong family to take a look at the envelope, so he happily took out the letter, but held it in his own hand and showed it to Quan Wen, without intending to hand it to him.
Quanwen means.
Quan Wen knew how to measure things. He looked closely at the envelope. When he saw the word "Yong Ji" written on the address of the envelope, his expression changed drastically. He looked at Yong Degong and saw Yong Degong nodded slightly, and his mood stabilized.