Although Jiang Yan temporarily left Wenfu and Qingdu, the romance among scribes still continued, and it was the annual Yanhui Festival again.
Many scribes sat under the trees and drank, watching the flocks of purple swallows in the sky returning to Qingdu after hibernation. This happened year after year!
Ziyan is auspicious in the eyes of the people of Qingdu. It only builds nests in harmonious homes and will not leave until death. Most people in Qingdu even regard Ziyan as a member of their own family.
Lu Daoxuan's mind was sometimes confused and sometimes sober, so he was no longer suitable to teach in Wenfu, so he lived at No. 11 Jiazi, Mahuang Lane, where Jiang Yan originally lived.
Wei Changli would come to Mahuang Alley every now and then. He used to steal wine and eat meat, but now that the old butcher is gone, Xiong Heita is the only one who suffers.
Lu Daoxuan was sitting on a recliner, and Lei Hongyi was combing his hair over and over again, with a happy smile on his face.
"Daoxuan, you have recently grown a lot of black hair among your white hair. Are you going to rejuvenate yourself?" Lei Hongyi asked with a smile.
Lu Daoxuan didn't change his mind, his eyes were a bit dull, but he just laughed when he saw Lei Hongyi smiling.
"It's not all you who took good care of me. I just don't think clearly sometimes, but now I feel like there is something wrong with my hands and feet."
Wei Changli rode a sheep cart into the yard and saw the two of them smiling happily.
"Did I bother you?"
Lei Hongyi was already an old man, but now she blushed and started to walk back into the house a little shyly.
"Master Wei, if you have something to do, just chat, I'm going in."
After Wei Changli watched Lei Hongyi leave, he sighed with his tongue, but before he could recover, he received a slap on the head.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is your sister-in-law!"
"Brother, are you confused now?" Wei Changli glanced at Lu Daoxuan.
"I just occasionally don't have a clear mind. But Hongyi takes such good care of me, I feel like there is something wrong with my hands and feet. Many times I am awake but in order to make her happy, I can only pretend to be confused." Lu Daoxuan was also a little distressed.
"Just be content. Just now I saw that Lei Hongyi's posture was not quite right as she walked a few steps. She must be pregnant."
"Chang Li, with your orientation, it's hard for me to believe your vision."
"I definitely didn't make a mistake this time, I must be pregnant," Wei Changli said firmly.
Lu Daoxuan recalled some small things before, suddenly became excited, and sat up even though he was half lying down.
"I, Lu Daoxuan, am going to have a son?" Lu Daoxuan still can't believe it.
"Maybe she's a daughter."
Lu Daoxuan walked around the yard, looking excited and hesitant.
"The last time I saw you having such a hard time making a choice, it was you who decided whether or not to end the affair with Lu Lian. At that time, we were all still students in the Wen family."
When Wei Changli said this, Lu Daoxuan quickly looked into the room, as if he was afraid of being overheard.
"Shut up, I"
"Okay, okay, I was wrong." Wei Changli suppressed a smile.
"Wei Laosan, I want to marry Hong Yi as my wife!"
Wei Changli was stunned at first, and then his eyes were full of disbelief. The two had been friends for a lifetime, and he was the person who knew Lu Daoxuan best.
He has loved freedom all his life. Even when he was teaching in Wenfu, he would go wherever he wanted without being restrained. If he hadn't forced him to stay, Lu Daoxuan would have died in the mountains and rivers long ago. Now he actually wants to get a wife?
"What did you say?" Wei Changli confirmed again.
"I thought about it for a long time and asked Jiang Yan for his opinion, and he agreed very much.
Junior brother, senior brother, I have devoted my whole life to this landscape and this painting brush. When I am old and meet my close confidant, what more can I ask for?
I have already delayed Hong Yi's life, and today I have made up my mind to marry her. In the remaining few years of my life, I only want to be with her and write for her!"
Wei Changli felt a little emotional after hearing this, and then pointed his finger behind him. Lei Hongyi was already standing at the door without knowing when, and his face was filled with tears when he heard Lu Daoxuan's confession.
Lu Daoxuan mustered up the courage to step forward and took Lei Hongyi's hand.
"My sober days may become less and less in the future. Hongyi, are you willing to marry this old fool like me?"
Lei Hongyi hugged Lu Daoxuan and nodded continuously.
"I do, I do!"
"While I'm awake now, and Chang Li is here, why don't we get married now?"
"I listen to you"
Wei Changli was really happy for Lu Daoxuan and couldn't help but applaud.
"Then let's do it tonight. We won't invite anyone else. Let's find a few old guys from our Wenfu nearby to be happy for you. Let's have a drink of your wedding wine. The rest of us can just send a letter to let you know."
"It seems like I really have to call myself brother and sister-in-law from now on."
"OK"
Wei Changli summoned a few herrings from the sky and notified several instructions from the Wen Mansion using the fish book. The remaining friends did not invite them, but simply informed them.
No. 11, Mahuang Lane, has never been so lively as before. After Yang Xiangru received the fish letter, he directly gave the students a holiday. Yan Jiaozheng did not dare to delay for a moment. Only Meng Kuyin is still there today.
In Yunlu, there were also several old scribes from the Qing capital who came to the scene.
Both Lu Daoxuan and Lei Hongyi are already in their twilight years. At this moment, their white hair and red makeup complement each other perfectly.
"I really didn't expect that the dignified No. 1 painter of Yuling would have the courage to get married at this age. It's really admirable."
Gu Changkang was also a great painter in Qingdu, and his cultivation level was not much different from Lu Daoxuan.
"Lao Gu, just admiration is not enough. My wife is pregnant. Don't you prepare some gifts?"
"Lu Daoxuan, you are so shameless. I have given birth to seven sons, and I have never seen you give me anything."
Although Gu Changkang was full of resentment, he still took out a few pieces of drawing paper from his microphone.
"Of course, how can I compare with you? At least I know some etiquette. The child you gave birth to is naturally talented in painting. I gave him these three top-quality Five Clouds Quicksand Notes."
"Mr. Lu, I also prepared a small gift," Yang Xiangru said.
Lu Daoxuan was very polite and received his bookcase directly.
"In the past, I would have been more aloof, but it's not easy to have a child at this age, let alone an apprentice who is careless, so I accepted them all, no less is not too much!"
"There is no one next to the student, but there is more gold and silver, so I will give you a big ticket," an old man said with a smile.
"Fu Baoshan, we are all scribes, it's too vulgar for you to give us banknotes."
The man in front of him was Fu Baoshan, the previous governor of Qingdu.
Lu Daoxuan said he was dissatisfied, but after looking at the amount, he collected the bill, put it on his chest and patted it with his hand.
"Mr. Lu, if you find it vulgar, don't ask for it."
Originally, it was only people who knew each other well from Qingdu and Wenfu came to celebrate, but unexpectedly, demons from Tiandu also came in droves, and the light from the sky above Qingdu fell like clouds into the courtyard.
"Hu Meiniang congratulates Mr. Xilu on his wedding."
"You're welcome, Demon King. Please take a seat. My apprentice has been taken good care of by the Demon King in Tiandu Mountain. He is ill and has not come to express his gratitude in person. Let's prepare some wine here to express our gratitude."
Lu Dao
The wedding banquet is very simple. After worshiping Heaven, Earth and Wenfu, the husband and wife bow to each other and the ceremony is over.
There were scribes who were not allowed to drink. Lu Daoxuan held Lei Hongyi in one hand and held the wine in the other, and toasted them all.
Just as the banquet was about to end, another extremely strong ray of light pierced the night sky and fell in the courtyard.
"Lu Daoxuan, I received a fish letter from Mr. Wei and knew that you were going to get married. I traveled thousands of miles and finally caught up."
The person who came was none other than Li Wenling. Li Wenling smiled like a child and his eyes were extremely pure.
But Lu Daoxuan stood in front of Li Wenling, his expression was a little cold, and then he asked
"Who are you?"
The lively banquet in the courtyard suddenly became cold.
"Who am I? Your joke is not funny at all"
Li Wenling felt wronged and curled his lips, thinking that Lu Daoxuan was joking.
"Wen Ling, during the Battle of Xihe, my senior brother suffered from old illnesses and new injuries and became delirious after returning to the Qing capital. In the past few years, he has been confused more than he is awake. Now he is ill again. Don't worry about it." Wei
Chang Li said.
After Li Wenling heard this, he burst into tears.
The two had known each other for seven hundred years and exchanged letters constantly. Lu Daoxuan helped him relieve his boredom. He planted millions of peach trees for Lu Daoxuan. He never thought that his best friend would forget him.
"Lu Daoxuan, when I was trapped in Xihe, I went to all the places you wrote in the letter to me. I just wanted to tell you that I was going to write a travelogue. Why did you do this!"
Although Lu Daoxuan was confused, the wedding banquet continued. Li Wenling was drinking and crying, and Wei Changli stopped trying to persuade him.
However, during the dinner, Wei Changli received a fish letter. The color of the fish was different from the ordinary ones, but a kind of red. This was the most urgent fish letter from Wenfu.
Everyone turned their attention to it. After Wei Changli finished reading, the spiritual power in his body could not be restrained and the wine table exploded. The fish book in his hand also turned into powder.
The people who were able to come to No. 11 were all old acquaintances of Wei Changli and Lu Daoxuan, and they had a very good relationship. They had never seen Wei Changli so angry.
"Did something happen to Yunlu?" Fu Baoshan asked.
Nowadays, the biggest thing in the Wen Mansion is to take back Yunlu. However, although the Kong brothers agreed verbally, they repeatedly made things difficult and kept delaying it. Therefore, Fu Baoshan guessed where it was related.
"Meng Jiaoyu was... killed by Kong Kaiping..."
As soon as Wei Changli finished speaking, the atmosphere in the entire Jia Zi No. 11 sank to freezing point. These old guys were the real Dinghai Shenzhen of Qingdu, and each of them was far more powerful than Guandao.
The strength of these people is far greater than that of Meng Kuyin. Ke Jiaoyu is the symbol of Wenfu. Killing Wenfu Jiaoyu is an enemy of Wenfu and the world's literati.
The wine glass in Gu Changkang's hand was crushed to pieces, and the terrifying coercion emanating from his body covered the entire Ephedra Alley.
Gu Changkang stood up and prepared to leave without saying a word.
"Where are you going?" Fu Baoshan asked.
"I am coming too"
Yang Xiangru also stood up. He and Meng Kuyin have been close friends for many years, how could they stay apart.
"I am coming too"
"Chang Li, I can't bear it this time either!"
Wenfu Yanjiao was second only to Wei Changli in Wenfu and on an equal footing with Lu Daoxuan. He had always strictly defended Wei Changli's decisions, but at this moment he was equally angry.
"I only have half of my life left. With the remaining half, if you can protect me as a scribe and protect the power of my literati, I will have the honor to meet the sages even if I die in Yunlu!"
"Wen Ling, please leave first and don't come back again."
Li Wenling was also a Confucian scholar. Although he was on good terms with Lu Daoxuan, it was the limit for Wei Changli not to embarrass him, and it was impossible to entertain him.
"Why are they so confused?" Li Wenling jumped anxiously.
Seeing those old scribes about to leave here, Wei Changli shouted
"Everyone stop!"
"Wei Changli, I don't know if you can bear it, but I can't. If you can swallow this breath, how will the people in the world look at me, a scribe!" Gu Changkang said angrily.
Wei Changli has always shown weakness in these years, and Gu Changkang has always been openly and covertly opposed.
"For the sake of Wenfu's ten thousand years plan, I can endure anything, but now they dare to kill me, Wenfu's edict. There is no precedent for this in Wenfu's two thousand years."
"I have an order from my government now..."
Wei Changli stood up as he spoke, and everyone knelt down on one knee when they saw this. They could criticize Wei Changli's behavior and deny Wei Changli's decision, but no one would challenge the dignity of the palace master!
"Yan Jiaozheng recalled all the traveling scribes from the Qing capital"
"Obey the Lord's order!" Yan Jiaozheng's voice was loud.
"Yang Jiaoyu, summon all the people in Wenfu who can fight"
"Obey the Lord's order!" Yang Xiangru kowtowed and accepted the order.
"Fu Baoshan, summon all the soldiers in Yunzhou. I want you to march across the border and point your sword at the Xihe River!"
"Follow the Lord's order!"
"Chen Daoshu, summon all the swordsmen and penmen to kill people in this mansion!"
"Follow the Lord's order!"
A voice came from the darkness.
Wei Changli's tone was full of murderous intent.
"Command the world, the Wen Mansion and the Confucian Mansion... to start a war!"
"Half an hour later, I was waiting at Jianmen. All the scribes followed me to Yunlu, and no Confucian scholars were left behind!"
"yes!"
Everyone took orders and did their own thing. Wei Changli walked up to Lu Daoxuan, who had dull eyes.
"Brother, I have to go out for a while."
"Master Wei, since I am married to Daoxuan, who is a member of the Wen family, I am willing to help you if necessary." Lei Hongyi said. Her strength is not only weak, but also terrifyingly strong, especially when she is pregnant.
Special enlightenment.
"No need, just raise the fetus and take care of your senior brother. I will take care of the rest!"
"Master Wei, we can rest together in front of Qingdu Mountain and behind the mountain. We can also help," Hu Meiniang said.
"Yes, if you dare to kill someone from Wenfu, I will bite his head," the Wolf King also said angrily.
"No need for now. Tell Huang Sangong to guard Tiandu. There will be people who can rely on him in the future, but not now." After Wei Changli finished speaking, he disappeared into the courtyard.
The first person to know about Meng Kuyin's death, apart from the Wen Mansion, was naturally the Confucian Mansion!
The Confucian master was known as the best person in the world, but now he was sitting in his position with a gloomy look on his face. Killing Meng Kuyin was a major event that broke the news.
"Master, I didn't know what happened at the time and lost control of my body, and then I accidentally killed Meng Kuyin." Kong Kaiping's face turned pale. Of course he knew what the consequences of killing Meng Kuyin would be.
"Master, I have sent people to Qingdu to explain, but..."
"What's wrong?" Dajijiu asked with a frown.
"The envoy of the Confucian government was killed as soon as he stepped into the territory of Yunzhou"
"It doesn't make sense. There is clearly an inside story about this matter. Wei Changli doesn't give us any room for explanation. Could it be that he thinks that we, Xihe, are afraid of him?" Da Jiujiu was also a little displeased.
"In the battle at Ziwu Valley, Wen Mansion lost many old scribes, but our Xihe heritage is intact. Now that we are fighting together, we have the advantage," Confucian Mansion Tan Qianqiu said.
"As long as I don't involve anyone in Xihe, I'm willing to die for Meng Kuyin!"
Kong Kaiping was a Confucian scholar in Xihe, and he was also the descendant of the first generation of Confucian saints in the Confucian government.
"We have really touched Wei Changli's bottom line this time. Let's just risk our lives. Gather all the elders and Hongru and prepare to face the wrath of the Wen family."