When Hu Yuan returned to Panlong Mountain, Kuai En accompanied him to protect him, and then went to Mengjin Pass to join the army.

Yang Anxuan originally planned to take Kuai En with him to Jiankang, but he changed his mind after seeing Kuai En fighting with Yang Shang at school.

The newly forged steel spear weighed forty-two kilograms, and it was so fierce in Kuai En's hands that even a dozen strong men in the army could not get close to him despite the encirclement.

Such a warrior should have made great achievements on the battlefield, how can he let his fighting spirit be wasted in drunkenness and extravagance?

Since mid-December, the four gates of Jiyang City have been offering porridge. This year, there are far fewer people coming to receive the porridge. It only takes ten stones of corn to last for a day.

There were mountains of corn in the warehouse, and Yang Quanqi no longer had to worry about cooking without rice.

Thanks to Yang Jiali, the farmers harvested a few more kilo of grain, and the remaining grain they had was exchanged for some cloth, meat, cakes and the like for the New Year.

There are lights and colorful decorations everywhere in the city, the shops are doing brisk business, and the people passing by have smiles on their faces.

Yang Qiu held Yang Anxuan in one hand and grabbed the sugar cake in the other, chasing the Nuo opera troupe. He watched the young men in soap uniforms holding big claws and acting as monsters shaking their heads, and occasionally let out a few exclamations.

At home, Mrs. Yuan led the women to clean the door and courtyard, remove the old and install the new, and sweep away the bad and unsatisfactory things in the year, so that the next year will become smooth and prosperous.

Dong took Yang Li to prepare pepper and cypress wine, peach soup, Tusu wine, glutinous rice cake, and five spicy dishes (1), which are the things to be eaten on the official day.

The kitchen was in full swing, chickens were being killed and sheep were being cooked, and the rich aroma wafted from the back house to the front office, making the officials on duty unable to help but salivate.

This year Yang Anshen is on duty in Xiangyang, and Yang Anyuan is guarding Mengjinguan. The two brothers cannot go home to celebrate the New Year, so the task of changing the peach charms falls on Yang Anxuan. Invite the two gods "Shen Tu" and "Yulei" to the door to pray for blessings and eliminate disasters, and suppress

Exorcise evil spirits.

Yang Qiu watched the servants stacking bamboo joints in the courtyard and curiously asked why the "firecrackers" went off.

On New Year's Eve, a banquet was held in the house, and the family gathered together to enjoy the New Year's Eve. Compared with last year, there were two less people, so some of the wine was not enough.

When her son was not with her, Mrs. Dong was a little sad and sighed: "I don't know how Yuan'er is doing at Mengjinguan. I don't know if I have received the clothes sent by Tianhan in the north."

Yang Qiu curled his lips and said, "The eldest brother and the second brother don't play with Qiu'er when they are at home. The third brother is the best."

With that said, he picked up a chicken leg and handed it to Yang Anxuan with a smile, saying: "Third brother, eat the chicken leg."

Mrs. Dong felt unhappy, but she said with a smile on her face: "Miss Qiu'er, An Xuan might not be at home next year."

Yang Qiu was stunned, looked at Yang Quanqi with wide eyes, and asked, "Dad, is what Aunt Dong said true?"

Yang Quanqi smiled and said, "Aunt Dong is just joking."

Yang Qiu looked at his mother again and saw Yuan's head lowered and silent. When he understood, he cried out "Wow" and said, "Qiu'er won't let third brother go."

Yang Quanqi glared at Mr. Dong and scolded: "You're a New Year's Eve person, why did you make Qiu'er cry?"

Yang Anxuan sat next to Yang Qiu, put down his chopsticks and stroked Yang Qiu's head and said: "Third brother is not going anywhere. If you want to go somewhere else, take Qiu'er with you. Stop crying. If you continue to cry, I won't take you out tomorrow."

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Yang Qiu burst into tears, and Yang Li glanced at her enviously. The third brother was so kind to Qiu'er. The second brother was not at home, so he could only stay in the house with his mother. The gongs and drums on the street rang for several days. It was really

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The adults chatted while drinking. Yang Qiu and Yang Li took the jigsaw puzzle and put it together. They talked and laughed. Yang Quanqi stroked his beard and felt happy, but the two women beside him had complicated expressions and seemed to be inseparable.

Qiu'er, who was eager to stay up late, became a sleepyhead before the sun came up. Yuan was afraid that she would be cold, so he held her in his arms and wrapped her in fur.

Yang Li had no playmate, and soon her head felt like pecks of rice. Mrs. Dong asked someone to spread brocade fur and let her lie down in her clothes.

At Zizheng, dense firecrackers (2) sounded, and Yang Quanqi brought Yang Anxuan to the door.

There was a fire basin burning in the courtyard, and Yang Anxuan threw the bamboo joints on the ground into the basin. After a while, the bamboo joints exploded in the fire, adding to the explosions in the city.

The twentieth year of Taiyuan (395) came quietly amid the sound of firecrackers, and Yang Anxuan turned seventeen.

Yang Anxuan finished his clothes and bowed down to Yang Quanqi, who was standing with his hands behind his back in the corridor, and congratulated him: "Father, have a prosperous new year and eternal peace."

Yang Quanqi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Okay. Xuan'er's New Year's wishes will come true and he will make great achievements."

Yang Anxuan went inside to pay homage to his mother, and Mrs. Dong finished her New Year greetings. Mrs. Yuan and Mrs. Dong each took their daughters back to their rooms to rest. Father and son sat across from each other and continued drinking.

Yang Quanqi said: "Years ago, I received a letter from Prince Zuowei and Xu Miao. It is confirmed that the emperor has ordered you to enter Guozixue. There will be an official document issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs in February and March. You must prepare early."

Yang Anxuan had no objection to going to Jiankang, but he just couldn't let go of An Xuan's army. An Xuan's army spent a lot of his energy and financial resources on it, and Yang Anxuan regarded it as capital for future hegemony in the world.

After thinking for a moment, Yang Anxuan said: "Father, what the child is most worried about is An Xuan Army. An Xuan Army is strengthening training according to the child's idea. The child wants to ask his father not to dismantle An Xuan Army and let it grow. If

An Xuan's army can become a great army, and my father can train in this way when he recruits new armies."

Yang Quanqi nodded and said: "Xuan'er, you are going to Jiankang to study Guozixue. If nothing unexpected happens, you will have to go to the court after the weak crown to be appointed an official. My father promises you to keep An Xuan's army intact before you are awarded an official, so let me

Zhao Tian is in charge of An Xuan Army for you. As a father, I also want to see what kind of great army An Xuan Army will become in the future."

Yang Anxuan raised his glass and said: "Thank you very much, father. I would like to propose a toast to you."

Speaking of which, father and son had never had a drink together alone. By the end of the drink, they were both a bit tipsy.

Yang Quanqi patted Yang Anxuan on the shoulder and said with a hint of drunkenness: "Xuan'er, my father is very satisfied with you. The Yang family depends on you to keep the lintel of the family home. You have to treat your two brothers well. Although Anyuan is the same as you,

He is a half-father, but he is brave and good at fighting, and will be your right-hand man in the future. Remember, everything will be prosperous if the family is harmonious, and brothers must never fight against each other."

Yang Anxuan said politely: "My father is at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the northern border is uneasy. This is an opportunity to make contributions. The three children will follow their father to quell the border troubles. Father and son will work together to restore the glory of our Yang family."

Yang Quanqi laughed heartily and said, "That's good. Come and have a drink with you for my father's sake."

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At the beginning of the morning, the Yuan family and the Dong family brought their daughters to Yang Quanqi to pay New Year's greetings. Then Yang Anxuan, Yang Li, and Yang Qiu paid New Year's greetings to Yang Quanqi, Yuan family, and Dong family in order of age, and received the pre-prepared Yan (yin) Shengqian.

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On the front of the coin are inscribed the words "Long Live Qianqiu", "Fu Lu, Shou Xi" and other words, and on the back are the patterns of Pisces and fighting swords, strung with red rope, which is very exquisite.

Yang Qiu rolled his eyes and came to Yang Anxuan, knelt down and kowtowed: "Third brother, have a happy new year and everything goes well. Give Yan Sheng some money."

Yang Anxuan prepared in advance and took out two coins from his arms. He specially exchanged them from the gold market. Each coin weighed half a tael and was bright and eye-catching.

Yang Qiu smiled happily when he took the money and said, "This money is so beautiful. Qiu'er likes the third brother the most."

Yang Anxuan glanced at Yang Li, who was standing next to Dong, raised his hand and said, "Fourth sister, won't you give New Year's greetings to Third Brother?"

Yang Li came to Yang Anxuan and bowed down in front of him, wishing: "Li'er wishes third brother a happy new year and everything goes well for him."

Taking the two coins from Yang Anxuan, Yang Li said softly: "Thank you, third brother."

A trace of gratitude also flashed in Dong's eyes. Yang Anxuan's care for Li'er can be regarded as a qualified brother. It would be great if he was his own biological child.

After the New Year greetings, Yang Anxuan still had errands to do, which was to paste a picture of a chicken on the door and hang reed ropes on both sides of the peach charms so that the two gods could catch all the ghosts.

The servants served pepper and cypress wine, peach soup and other things to suit the season. The drinking order was from the youngest to the oldest, with Yang Qiu being the youngest, drinking first; then Yang Li, Yang Anxuan, then Dong, Yuan, and Yang Quanqi.

.It means that the young will grow older by one year and become more mature; the older people will grow older by losing one year.

After putting on new clothes, Yang Quanqi went to the lobby to celebrate the beginning of the Three Yuan Dynasty with the officials in the mansion and pray for a good harvest.

Yang Anxuan took Yang Li and Yang Qiu out to pay New Year's greetings to the elders of the clan. The men were on the left and the women were on the right, wearing Quegui pills on their arms. Quegui pills were made of wax and realgar to drive away evil spirits and prevent evil spirits from taking over the body.

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Everyone on the street put on new clothes, and they were all beaming with joy. They bowed their hands as gifts and said auspicious words when they met. Walking on the festive street, Yang Anxuan felt that he was deeply integrated into it.

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People climb high to compose poems every day, and Yang Quanqi once again convened a gathering of talented people from all over the county in the Phoenix Tower. Last year, Yang Anxuan's three climbing poems in the tower became a regular event. This year, many people are looking forward to another masterpiece from him.

What disappointed everyone was that Yang Anxuan did not appear in Phoenix Mountain. The title of the poem was no longer important to him, so why bother to make people hate him first.

Sitting in his study, Yang Anxuan thought about what he should do when he went to Jiankang to stand out quickly. Time waits for no one. If he acts step by step, he will not be qualified to stand on the chessboard and compete for the world when the world changes.

The experience in his previous life broadened Yang Anxuan's horizons, and he quickly figured out several ideas, connections, hype, and leverage.

The connections are nothing more than relatives, friends, teachers and neighbors. Yang Anxuan is a little scratched his head. In Jiankang, he doesn't know anyone else except the Yin Dun family. In the capital where powerful people are everywhere, the Yin family is still not ranked high, and it is probably difficult to borrow power.

His father Yang Quanqi's friend in the capital, Prince Zuo Wei, led Xu Miao. He was a gentleman, so it was possible for him to come to study. If you wanted him to establish connections for you, you might as well forget it.

Yang Anxuan is very confident in his ability, but walking a hundred steps by himself is not as good as having someone help him step by step. Sometimes someone can lend a helping hand and get twice the result with half the effort.

When talking about nobles, Yang Anxuan first thought of Xi Hui. The Xi family was a well-known family in Beijing, and Xi Hui's wife was Xie Daocan, the daughter of Xie An's eldest brother Xie Yi.

If he could be introduced by Xi Hui, he might be able to step into Wang Xie's house. Yang Anxuan made up his mind to visit Xi Hui before going to Jiankang.

Yang Anxuan was very confident in quickly becoming famous in the capital. With the poems he had in his mind, it would not be difficult to become a hit. What he had to consider was how to hype up his poems and gain maximum benefits.

Celebrities in the Eastern Jin Dynasty claimed to be romantic. Xie An took his prostitute to Dongshan and was praised by people at the time. The Qinhuai River was windy and full of wine and singing. Why not leave some reputation for being romantic?

Buddhism flourished in Jiankang, and everyone from the emperor down to the common people believed in Buddhism. With the help of the knowledge of Buddhism in later generations, we could also find ways to borrow the power of Buddhism.

Thinking of the master Huiyuan that Xi Hui told him, Yang Anxuan felt that he should go to Donglin Temple to meet the master and form a Buddhist relationship.
Chapter completed!