Two big rivers in the east and west directions of Dazheng are passed through. The Nanjiang River is called Yuanhua and the Beihe River is called Huanyang. The Huanyang River flows through Guancheng County, Lingzhou, is blocked by Dunqiu Mountain. It turns around and moves from north to south, and divides Louzhou and Dengzhou into east and west, Hedong is Dengzhou and Louzhou in Hexi.

The great Zheng family is concentrated on the left and right of Huanyang River, from west to east. There is the Zhaohe Liu family in Bingzhou, the Yihu Lin family in Lingzhou, and the Changhan Liu family in Louzhou. Hedong is divided into two states, with Cui family in the top and Lu family in the bottom. Going west is the Zheng family in Fuzhou and Wang family in Bingzhou, and then Guanyang, with Wei family in Hengzhou and Huang family in Fangzhou.

Nine of the top ten aristocratic families live on the bank of Huanyang River, and only the Anqi Li family in Renzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River. There were originally several aristocratic families in Jiangnan, but under the intentional suppression of the King of Da Zheng, gradually withdrew from the aristocratic family. Even the Anqi Li family is now in danger.

The rise and fall of dynasties and the replacement of aristocratic families are like a lantern. The Lu family has a longer qualification than the Li family. It has produced many talents in the old family that existed when the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty. It has produced seven prime ministers in the family history of nearly four hundred years, with more than 30 ministers of six ministries, and countless officials with fourth ranks or above. The Minister of Works, Lu Jialin, is the representative of the Lu family in the court. Now there are more than ten officials with fourth ranks or above.

The Cui family, who is also a Hedong family, is a rookie among the aristocratic families. The ancestors of the Cui family followed Emperor Gaozu of Zheng and were officially named Duke of Wei. In order to suppress the Lu family, Emperor Gaozu of Zheng granted the Cui family a title in Fangzhou, which belongs to Hedong. The two aristocratic families are one in the south and one in the north, only 500 miles apart. There is a saying among the people that "the tiger up the mountain and the tiger down the mountain" are fighting each other.

The Lu Mansion's ancestral house is located in Pingen County, Dengzhou. Due to the existence of the Lu family, the vast and prosperous Pingen County is no less than that of the provincial capital. Lu Mansion occupies nearly one-fifth of the county town in Pingen County, and the south is full of the Lu family's houses and shops, known as Lu Family City.

After entering Pingen County, Lu Ziyue couldn't help but tremble all over. Even with a mask on his face, he could feel his inner uneasiness. Lu Zhen grabbed his father's hand tightly and asked Jiang Anyi worriedly: "Uncle, is my father sick? His hands are cold and still trembling."

It is timid in the hometown, and it is normal for people. Lu Ziyue has not returned home for fifteen years, and his accent has not changed, and people and things have changed. Looking at the familiar streets and listening to the local accent in my dreams, how can it not make people feel sad? It was still early, and Lu Ziyue's identity did not allow him to enter the house directly. Jiang Anyi found an inn nearby and sat down to wait for darkness.

After finally getting to the point of being in the dark, Lu Ziyue could no longer sit still and didn't want to have dinner. He took Jiang Anyi to take Lu Zhen out. The house in Lu's mansion was large enough, so it could no longer be described as a few. After so many years of spending, even the number of families living in the ancestral home was no less than 200. Lu Ziyue's father was the fourth son of the eldest house, while Lu Jialin, the Minister of Works, was the eldest son and grandson, so Lu Ziyue's grandfather would change Lu Ziyue's imperial examination ranking with Lu Jialin.

Lu Ziyue took his daughter to the front door of the Lu family and took a look. There were three vermilion gatehouses on the nine steps, with bronze rings on the beast faces and large red lanterns hanging high, illuminating the street in front of the door. There were several servants standing in front of the door. Lu Ziyue did not dare to be too late, and led Lu Zhen and Jiang Anyi to go forward with the white wall, and walked out half a mile and turned into a bluestone corridor. Lu Ziyue accelerated and walked into the corridor. The corridor was about one meter wide, with towering white walls on both sides. The lights in the wall reflected, and people could hear vaguely.

"My family lives in Nanqianyuan. My parents, Aunt Zhao, I have three younger brothers and two sisters. My family lives a pretty beautiful life." Lu Ziyue fell into memories and murmured: "Sometimes I come back late from outside and dare not walk through the main entrance, but I just return home from here..."

Jiang Anyi saw an inconspicuous hanging flower door in front of him. The hanging door posts were exquisite and beautiful, made into petals, and painted with colorful paintings around him. An old man leaned against the door, taking a nap with drunken eyes.

"Uncle Fang", Lu Ziyue said something out of his mouth. Jiang Anyi quickly grabbed Lu Ziyue who wanted to step forward and waved his hand at him. Lu Ziyue took a deeper breath, suppressed his emotions, and took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Jiang Anyi according to the prior discussion.

Jiang Anyi took the letter and went up to wake up the old man, laughing and said, "Dare you ask the old man, is this the one in Mr. Lu Zizhan, Mr. Lu's mansion?"

The old man looked at Jiang Anyi, nodded and said, "Yes, who are you? What's wrong?"

Jiang Anyi handed over the letter, sent a string of copper coins, and said with a smile: "If you have any help, the old man sent a letter to Mr. Lu. I met someone in the Western Regions and asked me to send a letter to Mr. Lu, saying that he was a greeting from an old friend."

The old man took the letter, put the money in his arms, said "Wait", and turned around and left.

After waiting for a long time, with two incense sticks, the longer Lu Zi was already feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles, wandering around the door, and looking in from time to time. If Jiang Anyi hadn't grabbed him, he would have probably rushed in.

Finally waiting for the old man's figure, Jiang Anyi stepped forward and asked, "What did Mr. Lu say?"

The old man first stared at Lu Ziyue for a while, then threw the letter to Jiang Anyi with an angry look on his face and shouted, "Go away quickly, the master said he didn't know this old friend, and told you not to disturb him again, otherwise you would report to the official and arrest him."

Perhaps because of the reprimand, the old man spitted, turned around and closed the door heavily, shouted inside, "Go away quickly, or I'll let the dog go."

Lu Ziyue was killed by electric shock, his whole body trembled violently, and he turned softly to the ground. Lu Zhen was so scared that he hugged his father tightly and cried out loud. Jiang Anyi picked up the letter, stood aside, watching the father and daughter hugging their heads and crying, and didn't know how to persuade him for a moment.

After a long time, Lu Ziyue smiled miserably and said, "Well, this is fine. From now on, there will be no Lu Ziyue, only Zhang Keji and Zhen'er, please kowtow to your father."

Lu Ziyue and his daughter respectfully knelt at the Chuanhuamen, kowtowed three times. They pulled their daughter to stand up. Lu Ziyue seemed to have put down her burden and smiled easily, "Brother Jiang, let's go back."

None of the three noticed them. On the side of the street outside the alley, several people leaned over and looked here. When Jiang Anyi and the other two left, the hanging flower door opened, and the old man, Uncle Fang, followed them quietly.

When he returned to the inn for dinner, Jiang Anyi was afraid that Lu Zi would be more sad, so he ordered a table of wine and food to let him drown his sorrows.

At the beginning, Lu Zi was drinking and crying while drinking, recalling the past, and telling it to Lu Zhen in detail. Lu Zhen was a child and fell asleep soon. Jiang Anyi sat opposite him and listened to him telling him about the past. The more he drank, Lu Zi's eyes became brighter and brighter, and it was obvious that he had really put down this past.

Pour Jiang Anyi full of wine, Lu Ziyue raised his glass and said, "Lu's father and daughter are in trouble on the street. If you rescue Brother Jiang, you may have died long ago. I will never thank you for your kindness. Zhang would like to greet you with a glass, and you have something to say to Brother Jiang."

When Lu Ziyue called himself Zhang, Jiang Anyi smiled faintly. It seemed that Lu Ziyue was really going to be a part of the past.

Sure enough, after drinking this glass of wine, Lu Ziyue smiled and said, "From now on, Brother Jiang will call me Zhang Keji. My daughter will take her father's surname, and Zhen'er will call her Zhang Zhen from now on."

Although he was determined, Jiang Anyi still saw a trace of loneliness in Zhang Keji's eyes, and quickly set a chopstick dish for him, and smiled and said, "Brother Zhang can be reborn from the fire, and it's better not to think about the past anymore, eat vegetables and vegetables."

As he chewed slowly, Zhang Keji sighed: "Lu's mansion stayed in the door, but it was a matter of silence that Zhang had left apart. It was like completely letting go of his worries. It was like rebirth like Brother Jiang said. From then on, Zhang just waited for Zhen'er to grow up and marry a good man, and then he became a monk and stopped inquiries about the world."

Jiang Anyi advised: "Why should Brother Zhang be so pessimistic? With his talent, he can go anywhere he can make a sound."

Zhang Keji pointed to the mask on his face and smiled bitterly with a pun: "How can I meet people with this face?"

Jiang Anyi was silent for a moment and said, "If Brother Zhang doesn't dislike it, Jiang Bo has a property, he will entrust him to Brother Zhang to take care of him. I wonder if Brother Zhang is willing to surrender."

"Hahaha, you gave Zhang this life, so what else can you refuse? Zhang and Brother Jiang have been together for a while, knowing that Brother Jiang is both talented in civil and military affairs, but not knowing what Brother Jiang's ambitions are?" Zhang Keji's eyes shining and staring at Jiang Anyi and asked.

"Jiang only wishes to protect the safety of his family. If he has spare energy, he will be able to help the people and educate the world in morality." Jiang Anyi blurted out.

Zhang Keji nodded and smiled, "If one day guarding his family conflicts with the emperor's decree and righteousness, how will Brother Jiang choose?"

Jiang Anyi pondered for a moment and said firmly: "Nothing is more important than my family, and the emperor's destiny is not good."

Zhang Keji laughed loudly and said, "Okay, Zhang is not talented, I would like to worship him under the lord's side and ask him to take him in."

Jiang Anyi was stunned and was overjoyed. The lord should not scream casually. First of all, the word lord originated in the Spring and Autumn Period. There were many countries and fought for the world. The retainers called the lord the lord. This relationship was a small relationship between the lord and the minister. The lackeys of the lord whom Hotan claimed to be the one who was behind the door, and they all regarded Jiang Anyi as the main one, and they all shared good fortune and good fortune from then on.

Jiang Anyi stood up in surprise and asked, "Brother Zhang, are you taking this seriously?"

Zhang Keji slowly stood up, took off his mask, tidied up his clothes, bowed to Jiang Anyi upright, and said, "Zhang Keji pays homage to the lord."

Jiang Anyi was ecstatic and knelt down in front of Zhang Keji, saying solemnly: "My brother Zhang will never abandon him, Jiang Anyi is willing to share the good and bad fortune with Brother Zhang."

The two returned to their seats and became much closer. Jiang Anyi smiled and said, "When they rescued Brother Zhang in Shahe Town, they also secretly thought that they could get Brother Zhang's help, but they knew that they were weak and did not dare to expect it. Unexpectedly, their dreams came true. God treated me well."

Zhang Keji smiled and said, "Zhang is self-reliant and is not willing to convince others easily. Although his lord is kind to Zhang and loves Zhen'er very much, Zhang still has a slight illusion to return to the Lu family. Now his thoughts are broken, he is happy. Moreover, what the lord says about putting family first makes Zhang very touched. I believe that following the lord will not be regarded as an abandoned son. Tomorrow, Zhang will take Zhen'er south to Jiang Mansion and will do his best to plan for the Jiang family's industry. However, Zhang asked himself that his talent and learning are not above the shopping mall. If the lord wants to compete for the world, Zhang will have a greater purpose."

Jiang Anyi laughed and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Zhang."

Jiang Anyi did not take Zhang Keji's words to heart. The Jiangshan of Zheng was very stable. He was determined to be a loyal minister and filial son, so he had no intention of competing for the world.
Chapter completed!