After the Bloody Night, the Pei family, where the eighth princess of the emperor lived, was raided and executed, and nearly two thousand people were killed. The power of the Pei family in the court was uprooted.
Because the Wang family always kept a low profile, they later negotiated with the court and donated a large amount of land and money. They originally planned to move to the south of the Yangtze River, but ended up in the Kingdom of Shu instead.
The Xu and Wu families moved south, crossed the Yangtze River, united with the opposition Hu family, supported Chen Tianwu, who was in control of Yangzhou, and proclaimed himself emperor. They also sent troops to attack westward to occupy Jingzhou, established their capital in Yuhang, named their country Chu, and ruled across the river from the Wei Dynasty.
The Li family was originally stationed in the western border of the Wei Dynasty. After the Bloody Night, the whole family fled westward, occupied Liangzhou and proclaimed themselves emperor, with the name of the country Later Qin.
After this incident, the Wei Dynasty was divided into three parts. The country was divided, the vitality was greatly damaged, and the national power was weakened.
In the new year, the late emperor passed away and the Holy Emperor succeeded to the throne. After the Turks got the news of the great changes in the Wei Dynasty, they thought they had an opportunity and marched southward. This was the battle of Jinpiguan, which also caused your father and your fifth uncle to die on the battlefield. .”
After saying this, Shen Ao sighed repeatedly, shook his head and remained silent.
Not to mention the white-haired man giving the black-haired man a gift, he watched the two children die in front of his eyes. Even Shen Ao, who was a man of steel, was filled with grief.
When Shen Xiyao heard this, she couldn't help biting her lips. After standing up and giving Shen Ao another cup of tea, she knelt in front of Shen Ao, grabbed Shen Ao's hand, and kept stroking it, as if she were a little daughter. of style.
After a while, Shen Ao patted the back of Shen Xiyao's hand to stop Shen Xiyao's movements. Then he reached out and touched the top of his granddaughter's head.
"After that, the Wei Dynasty became what it is now. We were in the four battles of the Central Plains. We resisted the Turks in the north, blocked the Later Qin in the west, and defended the Chu State in the south. We had to abandon some prefectures and counties and fully shift to defense. Fortunately, the Wei Dynasty From now on, there will no longer be any constraints from the power of aristocratic families, and all the children from poor families in the world can be used by our great Wei.
But regarding the issue between Qin and Chu, after His Majesty ascended the throne, he was angry at what he did and has always called it treason.
Today, Cheng Shangshu's advice is actually correct. If your Majesty wants to make a difference, you must face your opponents. It has been so long. No matter how hard you deny it, the two countries have existed for more than ten years. Moreover, they have been called rebels and rebels. , which is also disrespectful to the opponent."
Shen Ao was still talking to himself, but he didn't realize that Shen Xiyao's condition beside him was no longer right.
At this time, Shen Xiyao's face was no longer cold, and the corners of her mouth were suppressed and turned up. In her eyes, there was both surprise and joy at learning Xin Mi, regret for not being able to go online earlier this time, and a hint of caution and thinking.
"After the establishment of the Qin and Chu countries, they wrote several times to seek recognition from the Wei Dynasty, but they were all refuted by Your Majesty. After that, Your Majesty even issued an order to sever ties with these two countries. On His Majesty's birthday, several countries took the opportunity to visit I came to celebrate my birthday, but I definitely have bad intentions. It is inevitable that I will bring up old things again. If I insist on stopping him, there is no way. Your Majesty gritted his teeth and took out 300,000 coins, just to show off the strength of Wei Dynasty."
"It's just 300,000 yuan to receive envoys from several countries and hold two banquets. It's really difficult. Each country has a family to rely on. Each of these families has hundreds of years of heritage. We don't want to be beaten by them. It’s hard to look down upon!”
Shen Ao couldn't help but sigh.
"Then don't think about it any more."
Mu Jianming couldn't help asking.
"Hehehe..."
Shen Ao couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Everyone in the court, including me, comes from a humble family. In terms of vision and knowledge, they really cannot compare with these aristocratic families. What good ideas can we come up with? People from these aristocratic families have never seen anything or eaten anything."
"That's not necessarily the case."
Speaking of eating, thinking about the current cooking methods and dishes, and recalling the various delicacies of later generations, Mu Jianming swallowed his saliva and muttered softly.
"What did you say?"
Shen Ao didn't hear what his granddaughter said clearly and asked casually.
However, Shen Xiyao was stunned and didn't respond.
"Yao'er, what's wrong with you?"
Shen Ao waited and didn't hear his granddaughter's reply, so he asked with concern.
"No...nothing."
Shen Xiyao stood up like a cat with exploding hair. She stuttered and answered Shen Ao's question.
The situation that appeared in the Royal Garden a few days ago did not appear for several days. She thought it was her hallucination, but today it happened again.
Ignoring the panic in her heart, Shen Xiyao raised her head and managed to regain her usual expression.
"Hey, it's useless to tell you this."
Shen Ao paused and continued.
"Today is Zhongyuan, remember to ask your aunt to put out lanterns together later. This year, you can go to the ancestral hall with me."
Shen Xiyao was a little stunned. Things happened one after another today, and she felt a little overwhelmed.
"Going to the ancestral hall? But..."
"It doesn't matter, there are only you and me in the Shen family, so we don't follow the rules of women not entering the ancestral hall. I didn't let you go before because you were too young. Now, it's your turn to fulfill your filial piety."
"yes."
"Go down and get ready."
Shen Xiyao agreed again, bowed, turned around and exited the room, returning to her boudoir.
What happened to her made Shen Xiyao restless, but she couldn't tell anyone else. If word got out and people said she was possessed by a demon, it would have a greater impact on the Marquis Mansion in Northern Hebei.
The sky gradually darkened. The entire Jibei Hou Mansion started to move.
In the ancestral hall, Shen An directed his servants to carefully wipe the ancestral tablets of the Shen family on the altar table one by one, and rearrange them neatly according to seniority.
On the incense burner in front of the offering table, smoke curled up, and various tributes were piled high.
After checking that there was nothing wrong with the layout of the ancestral hall, the old housekeeper went to the front hall to invite Shen Ao.
When Shen Ao and Shen Xiyao entered the ancestral hall, they knelt in front of the Shen family's ancestral tablets and began to worship their ancestors as Shen An sang "Nai" beside her.
After bowing to their ancestors, Shen Ao and Shen Xiyao all stood up.
Shen Xiyao took two steps to the side and knelt on the ground again. There were three tablets in a row in front of her. Their names were Shen Changkun, Shen Changyong, and Shen Changjie.
This was Shen Xiyao's first time to worship his ancestors. Previously, servants had done it for him. Those who worshiped were his father and two uncles.
The only thing Shen Xiyao remembered about her father and two uncles was the names on the tablets. When they died, she was so young that she had no memory of them at all.
Shen Xiyao knelt devoutly in front of the tablet and kowtowed to Shen Changkun's tablet with great earnestness. This was not because he was her father, but because of what happened to her.
He is his own father, and I think if he hears his daughter's prayer, he can bless himself and help him solve his problems.
Luojing City is worthy of its reputation as the largest city in the Central Plains, and its culture is also eclectic. Today, July 15th, you can see not only the Taoist Ghost Festival here, but also the lively Buddhist Obon Festival.
It was getting late now, but the streets were full of pedestrians. Many women went to the river to put lanterns together, walking and stopping along the road, chattering and laughing along the way. There were even a few girls who boldly faced some teenagers on the road. The man pointed with his fingers, then let out bursts of laughter like silver bells and ran forward. One of the girls looked red with shame, and chased her companions in a coquettish manner.
There are many rivers in Luojing City, but the largest number of people go to Luoshui.
Shen Xiyao and her aunt Zhou followed the crowd to the Luoshui River.
At this time, the stars on the Luo River were dotted with stars. There were already many river lanterns floating on the water, illuminating the river brightly. There were more people setting off lanterns on the shore. In the distance, the lights on the river seemed to be connected with the stars in the sky. as one body.
Seeing the large number of people by the river, Shen Xiyao was not in a hurry. She stayed with her aunt while admiring the scenery of Luohe River and chatting with her.
As a personal maid, Yunxiang naturally has to help her young lady with many things. At this moment, she is directing several other maids to find an open space by the river.
Suddenly Yunxiang felt someone touched her buttocks, and red clouds instantly covered her cheeks. She looked up with some embarrassment, and saw a figure in a blue scholar's shirt walking away from her. Although his back was to her, he seemed to Knowing that she would look over, he raised his hand and waved to signal her.
Now Yunxiang was not only embarrassed, she stared at the figure fiercely, thinking about whether to tell the young lady that she was being treated lightly and let the young lady deal with this scoundrel.
The cyan figure stopped and waited for a moment, seeming a little surprised that Yunxiang didn't follow, so he looked back, revealing a heroic face, and raised his white and slender fingers at Yunxiang with a bit of a smirk, gesturing for her to follow. Own.
When she saw the person's face clearly, Yunxiang's shy expression first turned into surprise, and then she snorted with her head held up a little arrogantly. Then she remembered what the person had just done, and bit her bitterly. Yin Ya told the little girl Zi Ling to take over from him and walked towards the direction where the figure left.
Finally, an open space appeared on the shore. Zi Ling called on several maids to stop before asking her own lady to come over.
Zhou ignored the mud on the river bank and knelt down on the bank very devoutly. After praying for a while, she put the river lantern into the river with the help of the maids. Shen Xiyao couldn't help but look at the corners of her eyes. The tearful aunt hurriedly helped her up.
"Auntie, I see there is a show ahead, let's go and watch it together."
Zhou also knew that Shen Xiyao was trying to comfort herself, so she raised her sleeves and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and held Shen Xiyao's hand.
"Okay, let's go shopping."
Although today is a holiday, the imperial court deliberately delayed the curfew. However, Shen Xiyao and the others did not dare to delay too much. Seeing that it was already getting late, they wandered around selling various needles, threads, trinkets, and gadgets. The maid Jianfu and the guards brought him back to the mansion.
Walking into Yong'anfang, there is a table in front of every house, with various tributes placed on the table.
The same is true outside the Marquis's Mansion in Northern Hebei. The table is also filled with all kinds of tributes. The ground in front of the mansion is also full of incense sticks. From a distance, the incense heads are large and red. There are still a few standing at the door of the Marquis' Mansion. Servant, take care of the fragrant branches.
When they saw their young lady coming back, the servants all saluted and pointed to the specially set aside road for the young lady to return home.
When all the incense sticks on the ground were burned out, several servants walked to the table, picked up the paper horses of incense candles placed nearby, lit them and put them in the brazier. Seeing that the fire in the basin was getting bigger, they made sure not to
After it was extinguished, several people turned around and went back to the Hou Mansion and closed the door.