Another New Year is approaching.
This was the Spring Festival of the second year of Daxia, and the current Tailin City Governor Yan Xiwen returned to Jinling City on December 25th.
His grandfather Yan Beixi called him back because Qin Bingzhong and Qin Ruoxue would also return to Jinling this year.
In the blink of an eye, Yan Xiwen was already 28 years old, and Qin Ruoxue was already 23. In this era, they were considered older young people, and their marriage problem became extremely urgent.
Yan Beixi personally went to the western mountains of Linjiang. He visited Qin Bingzhong and met Qin Ruoxue. The marriage between the two was thus decided on December 28th.
It was very urgent, but the Yan Mansion had already prepared everything.
After Yan Beixi sent out the invitation, many officials returned to Jinling, such as Qin Mowen, Ning Yuchun, Zhuo Liuyun, and even Fan Tianning brought Xue Yuyan from the former Fan State to Jinling.
This is Fan Tianning's first time in Jinling.
As Xue Yuyan had lived in Jinling for more than ten years, when she stepped into the city of Jinling again, she also felt a sense of homesickness.
"That was my former home... The Xue Mansion was very big. At its peak, there were nearly two hundred people in the family. But now..." Xue Yuyan laughed at himself. This place was no longer the Xue Mansion. The plaque hanging on the lintel had the words "Huo Mansion" written on it. It had become Huo Huaijin's residence.
Now Huo Huaijin has become the commander of the Sixth Army of the Great Xia Army, stationed in the northwest border of Great Xia, which is the Xirong line.
Huo Huaijin was naturally one of the people invited by Yan Beixi, and he also returned to Jinling City.
At this moment, the door of the mansion happened to open, and Huo Huaijin went out with his silver spear on his back. He saw the carriage in the snow and two people standing beside the carriage.
He knew Xue Yuyan, so he naturally guessed that the person next to him was Fan Tianning.
"Yu Yan, Governor Fan, when did you arrive? Come in and have a seat!"
Xue Yuyan gave an apologetic smile - she was originally nervous, because to be honest, Huo Huaijin's father, the former King of Zhenxi Huo Donglin, died at the hands of her father Xue Dingshan.
"Commander Huo, I'm really sorry for what happened before!" Xue Yuyan bowed to Huo Huaijin and said sincerely.
Huo Huaijin sighed and shook his head, "It's all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore. Come on, come in and sit down!"
"Thank you, Commander Huo!"
Led by Huo Huaijin, Xue Yuyan and Fan Tianning walked into the mansion. Xue Yuyan looked around, her memory was still clear, and nothing here had changed much.
The three of them came to the left wing of the main courtyard. Huo Huaijin took down his spear, brewed a pot of tea, looked at Fan Tianning and said with a smile: "It is said that the winter in Jinling is much colder than that in Jang Geum Castle. Are you used to it, Governor Fan?"
Fan Tianning waved his hand. "Don't tell me, we just arrived in Jinling City last night, and it's taking us a while to get used to it. By the way, was Commander Huo about to go out?"
"Nothing serious, just a few old friends from the past... You know them, Qin Mowen and Ning Yuchun. They're back too, and they said they'd go upstairs at Sifang Tower for some tea and then some drinks in the evening. If you and your wife have nothing to do, come with me later."
"Is this...convenient?"
Huo Huaijin poured a cup of tea for them and said with a smile, "It's very convenient. You may not know that when His Majesty was in Jinling, we often drank together. Don't be restrained. Besides, Yuyan is our Jinling girl, and you are returning to your parents' home. It's a pity that His Majesty is not here, otherwise he would definitely have a wilder time."
Speaking of Fu Xiaoguan, the smile on Fan Tianning's face became even brighter.
"Alright, but I've heard from Yu Yan a long time ago that Your Majesty wrote many wonderful poems and essays, all of which were recorded on the thousand stone tablets in the Lanting Collection. Since we have nothing else to do, how about we go and take a look?"
Today, Lantingji has become a holy place of literature in the entire Daxia.
No matter where people come from in Jinling, they will all go to Lantingji in Weiyang Lake, just to see the writings left by their emperor when he was in Jinling.
Of course, Huo Huaijin would not refuse this.
"Okay, let's have a couple of cups of tea to warm ourselves up, then go out together later and capture Qin Mowen and the others. It's a pity that Yan Xiwen is going to be a groom and he definitely won't be available..."
After a pause, Huo Huaijin smiled again and said, "You probably don't know that back in Jinling, Yan Xiwen was the most talented scholar in the city! But at that year's Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival, he lost to His Majesty. He was so defeated that he stopped writing poetry and became a good official in our Great Xia."
"Don't tell me, Yu Yan has never told me that. To be honest, I still admire the Queen and Concubine Lan. They really have a keen eye for recognizing a king! At that time, they actually saw the hidden dragon in the abyss, which made them successful and also made His Majesty the Emperor successful!"
Now Dong Shulan went to Linjiang and happened to meet Fu Xiaoguan, and the news that the ninth princess Yu Wenyun went to Linjiang to look for Fu Xiaoguan has spread widely in Daxia.
Their deeds were adapted into various vernacular books, and through the mouths of storytellers, they became known to the people of Daxia, both young and old.
Of course, the fact that Dong Shulan sent someone to knock Fu Xiaoguan unconscious had to be erased. After all, this damaged the image of the great Emperor.
"That's why you never know. Back then, we used to drink together frequently. Who could have imagined that he would achieve the success he has today?"
"Come on, I'll take you to see the poems and articles he left behind!"
The three of them left the Huo Mansion again. The two carriages traveled through the extremely prosperous streets. Huo Huaijin picked up Qin Mowen and Ning Yuchun, and ended up meeting Zhuo Liuyun and Shang Liang again. The group of six went to Lantingji.
Lantingji was crowded with people, not only students but also many businessmen.
"This place not only has the aura of literature, but also the aura of dragons!"
"You don't know, but His Majesty is the God of Literature descended to earth! He left six poems and essays on these thousand stone tablets, which alarmed the gods in heaven. As a result, His Majesty has been successful in everything he does since then, until he was crowned emperor!"
"Son, come here more often. It doesn't matter if you didn't pass the exam this time. You can try again next year!"
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People's mouths were full of praise and admiration. Fan Tianning stood under the thousand stone tablets and watched silently. He seemed to see again the young man who splashed ink and wrote at the Wu Dynasty Literary Meeting.
He paused for a long time before the article "Yu Dynasty Youth Talk" and felt that what people said was very reasonable - how old was Fu Xiaoguan at that time? He already understood the importance of a country!
Just as he is doing now, the young people of Daxia are growing vigorously!
They are the rising red sun, the dormant dragon in the abyss, the young tiger in the roaring valley...
Therefore, the future of Daxia should be as eternal as the sky!
Now that His Majesty is personally leading the expedition, what kind of glory will he bring to Daxia?
Fan Tianning's heart was filled with emotion. He once again got to know a brand new Fu Xiaoguan.
"You said... it's almost New Year's Day, where would His Majesty be right now?"
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