Ming Zuo

Chapter 272 The Xu Family
When the boat arrived in Yangzhou, a person immediately became lively.

"I have heard for a long time that Yangzhou is a prosperous place in the world. If you come here today, you must visit. Zhongheng, you must not miss it."

Seeing Zhang Haogu's virtuosity of shaking a folding fan and pretending to be coquettish, Zuo Menggeng didn't even bother to expose him.

Did you come to Yangzhou to see the scenery?
"It's important, let's go straight away."

Hearing that he was not staying in Yangzhou, Zhang Haogu was very anxious, as if he had lost [-] million yuan.

"Second from the left, don't you understand brother's mind?"

Zuo Menggeng said sadly: "I'm afraid you will lose contact."

Zhang Haogu didn't understand this stalk, he couldn't figure it out, he stamped his feet and howled.

"Second from the left, second from the left, it's in vain that I regard you as a confidant, but you are so incomprehensible. You will soon be a married man. If you miss today, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

Zuo Menggeng didn't bother to pay attention to him, just observed the nearby terrain, and said to Huang Zongxi: "This place is very important, as long as it is occupied, with the strength of a division, no matter it is Nanjing, Songjiang Prefecture, or Suzhou Prefecture, none of them can sleep. "

Huang Zongxi was in the same mind as him.

"There's a lot to do here."

When the fleet reaches Fenghuang Dam, the river course is divided into left and right.The fleet sailed into the river on the east side, completely away from Yangzhou City, and finally entered the Yangtze River.

The Liaojiagou River is already very wide, but when it enters the Yangtze River, the grandeur of the widening of the sea and the sky still cheers up the northerners on the boat.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Wang Siyi happened to see this change.

"Wow... ugh..."

Seeing Wang Siyi who was throwing up to death, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

Who would have thought that she, who was fine on the boat, would actually get seasick after entering the Yangtze River.

It is not difficult to see from this that the Yangtze River is indeed different from other rivers.

"Who dares to stop the arrival of the gods, drink the horses and the Yangtze River. No wonder Soochow was able to fight against the Central Plains for decades with a small corner of the land. Zhao Song is the country that lasted for a hundred years, and also consumed the state of Jin. Guard this There is a natural danger, as long as one does not make mistakes, who can cross the natural barrier one step?"

Hearing Xu Yuandu's admiration, Zuo Menggeng also observed the Yangtze River.

"In the future to attack Jiangnan, it is necessary to attack the Yangtze River."

Huang Zongxi was also filled with emotion.

"This river is so long that I don't know where it's headed. It can reach the land of Yunnan and Shu in the distance, and it can connect to the sea in the short distance. The people who live on it don't know how many people live on it. What kind of river is this? It's clearly gold."

Zuo Menggeng found out after seeing it on the spot that the reason why the ancients attacked Jiangnan was that they rarely crossed the river from the east of Nanjing, and perhaps it was not because of the defense of the Huaihe River.

It is probably because the Yangtze River in this section is too wide, which greatly increases the difficulty of crossing the river.

What should we do if the new army comes to fight?

Zuo Menggeng had been thinking about this question all the way down the river.

Two days later, the fleet turned into the Huangpu River and finally arrived at Songjiang Mansion.

At this time, Xu Ruolin was obviously in a bad state.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid of facing Taishan and Taishui?"

Xu Ruolin's white eyes are charming.

"Who can be as thick-skinned as you? I went to the capital to accompany Yaya, but ended up talking about marriage. I don't know what father and mother think?"

Zuo Menggeng was afraid that she would be at a loss, so he deliberately explained: "Am I not good enough? Don't worry, Taishan and Taishui will definitely be satisfied."

Xu Ruolin sighed quietly, feeling that Zuo Menggeng was too optimistic.

When she talked with Xu Gandi in private, she already knew the intentions of Xu Ji and his wife.

In fact, Xu Ji and his wife did not quite agree with the marriage arranged by Xu Guangqi.

As a Christian family, the Xu family must consider religious issues in their children's marriages.Even if the in-laws are not believers, they must at least know the basics.

Except for Xu Ruolin, most of the other marriages were with local best friends.

Another one is that although Xu Guangqi is the only heir of Xu's poetry and etiquette as an official, he can be regarded as a scholarly family.For warriors, they don't think they are a good match.

Although Xu Guangqi praised Zuo Menggeng in his letter as rare in the sky and unparalleled in the earth, Xu Ji and his wife are still worried about their daughter's future happiness.

Especially Xu Erjue's complaints after he came back made them even more worried.

Fortunately, Xu Erjue, who came back for the second time, had a good opinion of Zuo Menggeng, otherwise, Xu Ji and his wife would definitely oppose this marriage.

If so, Zuo Menggeng's visit this time will probably have to undergo a test.

The fleet entered the Huangpu River, and the scenery on both sides became familiar, and Xu Ruolin somewhat eased her tension.He kept introducing the scenery to Zuo Menggeng, and it was like a treasure.

"Look, that's Panjiayuan, known as Qixiu Jiajiangnan."

Everyone couldn't help looking, and they saw a place that was not far away on the west bank of the Huangpu River, a large area of ​​elegant and beautiful gardens, standing out from the crowd among the low roof tiles.

Hearing Xu Ruolin's treasures, Zuo Menggeng was quite curious.

"How do you know so clearly?"

Xu Erjue said from the side: "Why else? The fourth sister has already made a marriage contract with Pan Chong'an's son, and she is Xu's in-law."

Suddenly, Zuo Menggeng paid a little attention to that garden.

How did he know that the so-called Panjiayuan was actually the famous Yu Garden in later generations.

This garden was built by Pan Yunduan to honor his father, who enjoyed his old age, and it has been preserved until later generations. It has become a famous scenic spot and one of the famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River.

It has been more than [-] years since Pan Yunduan passed away, and the people living in this garden are his descendants.

Pan Yunduan's grandson, Pan Xiaona, was engaged to Xu Ruolin's fourth sister Martina (Xu Ruoxin) not long ago.

Xu Guangqi is a devout believer and follows God's will. Although he has only one son, Xu Ji, he does not take concubines.

At first, I was worried that Xu Ji was too weak and sick to support him, but Xu Ji gave birth to five sons and four daughters.

Now that we have seen Yu Garden, the Xu family has actually arrived.

When the fleet approached the pier, someone on the shore was already calling.

"Third sister, is this brother-in-law?"

Zuo Menggeng looked, only to find that it was a five or six-year-old boy, shouting innocently.

Seeing the little boy, Xu Ruolin was very happy.

"Little brother, do you miss me?"

Only then did Zuo Menggeng know that this was Xu Erlu, the youngest member of the Xu family. (The order of the Xu family brothers is wrong. The youngest is Xu Erlu, who was born in 1625 and was admitted to Jinshi in the thirteenth year of Shunzhi.)
Beside Xu Erlu was a middle-aged couple.

Xu Erjue introduced on his behalf.

"Zhongheng, these are the eldest sister and brother-in-law."

Zuo Menggeng didn't dare to neglect, knowing that this was Xu Ruolan and Ai Tinghuai couple.

Ai Tinghuai's grandfather was Ai Kejiu, the governor of Nanjing.

"I have met my eldest sister and my brother-in-law."

Xu Ruolan looked at Zuo Menggeng carefully, feeling quite oppressive.Especially behind Zuo Menggeng, dozens of soldiers swarmed ashore, guarding left and right, which was even more palpitating.

"This brother-in-law is so powerful!"

Of course, this was Xu Ruolan's inner thoughts.On the surface, there is no sense of disrespect.

"Since we are a family, Zhongheng doesn't need to be too polite. Have you ever worked hard all the way?"

Zuo Menggeng chuckled, and said: "March in the south of the Yangtze River is warm and pleasant, it is really a paradise on earth, my little brother is in a good time."

Ai Tinghuai couldn't help laughing.

"Zhongheng is really an expert. Everyone says that Jiangnan is good, but when it comes to summer, it is called a scorching heat. It is still comfortable at this time, and you can do everything happily."

Because Xu Erjue and Xu Erjue came back with Zuo Menggeng and Xu Ruolin, so Xu Ruolan and Ai Tinghuai came to greet them on behalf of the Xu family.

But after Liu Zongzhou and Li Banghua disembarked, Xu Ruolan knew that Xu's family had been rude, so she hurriedly asked people to send a letter back.

Not long after, a couple in their fifties came hand in hand, but they were out of breath when they left.

There is no other way, Liu Zongzhou and Li Banghua and other big figures should never be rude when they come to the door.

If Xu Guangqi was at home, he would greet him in person.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Xu Jicai was dissatisfied with Brother Xu Erjue and said, "Why didn't you send the letter back earlier? I'm ashamed of the old man for causing everyone in the Xu family to neglect Nian Taigong and Mr. Meng An."

Xu Er felt extremely wronged.

"All the way to the south, the boat travels very fast and never stops. Even if the boy wants to send a message back, there is nothing he can do."

Liu Zongzhou comforted him and said: "Zhongheng and Ling'ai are married, the old man can only wait for the happy event. Zitu doesn't need to handle it, he can do what he wants."

Li Banghua also said: "Nian Taigong is Teacher Zhongheng, and the old man is the elder of Zhongheng. Today they are all in-laws."

Xu Ji was in a state of shock and doubt, he never thought Liu Zongzhou and Li Banghua, who are famous all over the world, would come to see Zuo Menggeng.

He looked towards Zuo Menggeng.

I saw that the future son-in-law was tall and tall, with resolute features on his face and sharp edges and corners.Especially the eyes, very domineering.

Looking at him, I was terrified of being stabbed.

Looking at the military retinues around him who are so close to each other, they seem to be more valuable than Liu Zongzhou and Li Banghua.

For a while, Xu Ji couldn't figure out what kind of statement this was.

He thought well at first, but after seeing Zuo Menggeng, he wanted to give him a serious blow.

In case the martial artist is domineering and treats his daughter slowly.

But at this moment, it seems that this warrior is more than domineering.

The majestic and majestic appearance of living in eight seats is like the posture of the master.

The rest of Chen Zilong and others, which one is not a leader in the south of the Yangtze River.Now compared with Zuo Menggeng, he has no aura at all, and is gloomy.

It wasn't until this moment that Xu Ji vaguely understood why Xu Guangqi admired Zuo Menggeng so much.

(End of this chapter)