marquis of jingan

Chapter 1544 Extra 1: Three Generations in Jiangdu

Chapter 1544 Extra : Three Generations in Jiangdu

During the Jianlong period of the Da Chen Dynasty.

At the gate of Jiangdu City, a young man in his twenties looked up at the ancient city in front of him.

After handing in the pass, the young man successfully passed through the checkpoint. The middle-aged officer guarding the gate took a look at him and asked with a smile, "Are you from the capital?"

The young man took the guide and said with a smile in a not-so-standard Jiangdu dialect, "Not really, my ancestral home is Jiangdu."

The officer thought for a moment and said thoughtfully: "That means he came back to visit his relatives."

"Well, that's it."

The young man took back his pass and stepped into Jiangdu City.

The two officers were talking to each other.

"This young man has good manners and is well-dressed. It's obvious that he doesn't come from an ordinary family."

Another person nodded and said, "Yes, the surname is Tian. Could he be a relative of Mr. Tian's family in the east of the city?"

The yamen runner shook his head: "Who knows?"

As he said this, he glanced at the back of the young man surnamed Tian and said with a sigh, "What an extraordinary demeanor! When will my son be able to be so noble?"

"you?"

Another person smiled and said, "Just think about it. Without two or three generations, I'm afraid it would take two or three generations to develop this kind of temperament."

…………

It was obvious that this was not the first time that the young man surnamed Tian came to Jiangdu. After arriving in Jiangdu, he walked towards the Shen family, the top family in Jiangdu city, with familiarity.

Although the Shen family still lived in the original ancestral home at this time, their influence was no longer comparable to before.

It might not be difficult for the Jiangdu prefect to visit the Shen family, but it is not easy to meet the old man of the Shen family now.

After the young man arrived at the Shen family, he just said a few simple words and was led in. The servants led him all the way, and not long after, he met the head of the Shen family, whose hair had turned half white, in the backyard.

The young man surnamed Tian bowed his head deeply and saluted, saying, "Worship Tian, ​​meet the Third Master."

Shen Ling helped him up, with a smile on his face: "You're welcome. I remember the last time I saw you, you were still a little kid, but now you've grown so big."

Tian Chong lowered his hands in response.

The head of the Shen family looked at him and asked with a smile, "Are you here to see Fourth Uncle?"

Tian Chong nodded and said, "Yes, I want to see the old man and tell him the news."

Shen Ling smiled and said, "My fourth uncle went out fishing early in the morning. I sent someone to look for him with you."

Tian Chong bowed his head respectfully.

"Thank you, Third Master."

Under the guidance of the Shen family, Tian Chong quickly found the old man Shen Zhang and reported the news to him. After speaking, the old man Shen patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Little guy, you can live in the Shen family for the next few days. I will arrange a place for you to live."

"Are you married? If not, I will find you a marriage."

Tian Chong bowed his head deeply and said, "Grandpa, I have other things to do when I come back to Jiangdu this time, so I won't be staying at home. As for the marriage..."

He smiled and said, "When my father comes, you can talk to him."

Shen Zhang nodded gently, stroked his beard and smiled, "That's right, I'll tell Jiang Sheng when he gets here."

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After Tian Chong reported the news, he left the Shen family. He first wandered around the streets and alleys of Jiangdu. When he sat at a tea stall and drank tea, a middle-aged man stood in front of him and bowed slightly: "Are you Mr. Tian?"

Tian Chong stood up, looked at him, and asked, "Are you a brother from the Dibao Division?"

"Yes."

The man bowed his head slightly and said, "We have already found him. Originally, Steward Yang said he would come and take you there in person, but something happened in Nanjing, so Steward Yang rushed over and didn't have time to meet Master Tian."

Tian Chong shook his head: "How can I let Yang, the steward, lead the way for such a small matter at home?"

"If he hadn't moved away in the past few years, I wouldn't have needed help from the brothers in the Newspaper Department."

The middle-aged man from the Imperial Reporting Department smiled and said, "The affairs of the Marquis' Mansion are the affairs of the Imperial Reporting Department."

Tian Chong smiled and said, "This is my family's business, it cannot be considered the Marquis's business."

"It's all the same, it's all the same."

The man smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang is an old acquaintance of our Dibao Division."

As he spoke, the man was already leading the way. After circling around Jiangdu City for a long time, he finally stopped at the gate of a small courtyard in the east of the city. He bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Tian, ​​I live here."

Tian Chong nodded, took out a piece of silver from his pocket, handed it over, and said with a smile: "Give me some tea, brother."

The man waved his hands repeatedly: "How can I accept this, how can I accept this..."

Tian Chong's face straightened: "If you don't take it, you are not giving me face."

The man hesitated for a moment before taking it. After saying thank you, he turned around and left with his head down.

After he left, Tian Chong looked back at the yard, took a deep breath, and then walked forward and knocked on the door.

After a while, the gate slowly opened.

Inside was an old man who looked to be in his sixties.

The old man was well dressed and had his own house, so he was obviously not poor, but his hair was messy and he looked a little sloppy.

He looked up at Tian Chong with a somewhat confused look and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Tian Chong was also looking at the old man.

This was the first time the two met.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Looking for Tian... Bo Ping."

He subconsciously lowered his voice for the last two words.

The old man was startled, then he seemed to remember something, his voice trembling: "You...you..."

Tian Chong nodded and said, "My name is Tian Chong."

The old man's tears suddenly flowed down. With trembling hands, he pulled Tian Chong's sleeve and pulled him into the yard.

"Your last name is Tian... Your last name is Tian..."

Tian Chong followed him in and said, "My father has been back to Jiangdu several times over the years. Hasn't he come to see you?"

“I’ve been here before.”

Tian Boping pulled him to sit down, quickly brought a cup of hot water, and handed it to Tian Chong with both hands. He looked up at Tian Chong for a long time before sighing: "Your father... doesn't talk much."

"The last time he came back to Jiangdu was three or four years ago. When he arrived, he just left some money, said a few words and left."

"I…"

He looked at Tian Chong cautiously: "I only know that he has two sons and two daughters..."

"then…"

Tian Boping murmured, "Back then, Mr. Shen...Mr. Shen told me that there would be a child with my last name Tian, ​​but your father didn't tell me later, and I...I didn't ask."

Tian Chong said silently: "I am the eldest, and my brothers and sisters all take my father's surname."

"My last name was Tian when I was born."

"well."

Tian Boping, the former Jiangdu local tyrant who is now very old, held Tian Chong's hand and sighed: "Our Tian family has a successor..."

Old Man Tian was in tears. He held Tian Chong's hand and kept talking. After a long while, Tian Chong finally asked, "Have you been alone all these years?"

Jiang Sheng's mother passed away during the Hongde period.

Tian Boping lowered his head, sighed, and said with a wry smile: "I am old now, what other thoughts can I have?"

"I…"

Tian Chong paused, exhaled, and said, "My grandson is saying that you didn't find a few servants to take care of you. My father seems to have left you a lot of money, enough for you to buy a few servants."

When Tian Boping heard the word "grandson", he was so happy that he could hardly stop smiling. After a long while, he stopped smiling and shook his head, saying, "I've been used to being alone all my life. I'm not used to having people around me. Besides, a grandson with arms and legs..."

He looked around and said, "Look, I bought this house with the pension money your father gave me and the money I saved for most of my life."

Having said that, Old Man Tian stood up swiftly, turned around and walked into the room. Not long after, he took out two pieces of paper and handed them to Tian Chong.

"This is the title deed, keep it safe."

Old Man Tian looked at Tian Chong with a smile on his face: "This is our Tian family's property."

Tian Chong was a little surprised, then he said softly: "Aren't you afraid that your grandson is a liar?"

Tian Boping shook his head and smiled: "Although the old man has not been out for these years, he still knows that Jiang Sheng... Jiang Sheng..."

"Awesome."

Last time, Jiang Sheng returned to Jiangdu alone and did not come back with Shen Yi. The prefect of Jiangdu took the initiative to hand over a visiting card and invite Jiang Sheng to dinner.

People like Tian Boping, who are well-known for hanging out among the neighbors, naturally know what this means.

This means that in the entire Jiangdu City, no one dares to come and rob his house, and no one dares to pretend to be Jiang Sheng's son. If someone is really so bold...

Within three days, he will be caught and brought back to be punished.

"and…"

Tian Boping looked at Tian Chong and said with a smile: "We are very similar."

Without waiting for Tian Chong to speak, he grinned and said, "You look exactly like me when I was young."

This statement is obviously exaggerated.

However, Tian Chong did not say much, but just smiled and said: "How about I share the same last name with you?"

"Haha."

Old Man Tian laughed heartily: "Your personality is similar to mine. Your father is more like your grandmother, too honest."

After the grandfather and grandson talked for a long time, Tian Boping looked at Tian Chong and asked, "Why did you come back this time?"

"First, to see you."

Tian Chong said softly: "Secondly, my father will be back in a few days. He wants me to come back and see you first."

"Jiang Sheng..."

Tian Boping was stunned and asked, "Did he come back by himself?"

"No."

Tian Chong whispered, "The Marquis is back too."

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A few days later, Tian Chong brought Tian Boping to the Shili Pavilion outside Jiangdu City to wait.

At this moment, all the officials in Jiangdu knew that the world-renowned Grand Tutor Shen would return to his hometown to visit his relatives and worship his ancestors. They all waited ten miles outside the city gate early in the morning, ready to welcome this "Prince Shen".

A group of officials stood under the sun for a whole half day, but saw no movement on the official road. Finally, He Jin, the current governor of Jiangdu, could no longer bear it and sent people to find out the situation.

After half an hour, someone came back to report, kneeling on the ground and kowtowed, "Master, the Grand Master's carriage has gone to Ganquan Academy and has not come to the city."

Prefect He slapped his thigh and shouted, "I almost forgot that the Grand Tutor was from a college."

After saying that, he turned his head and looked at the Jiangdu officials, and shouted: "What are you all standing there for? Why don't you follow me to the academy?"

A group of officials from Jiangdu Prefecture then hurriedly prepared to get into their sedan chairs and rushed to Ganquan Academy.

When Magistrate He looked back and saw a pile of sedan chairs, his face changed drastically and he shouted, "You bunch of idiots, idiots!"

"Don't you know that the Grand Master never liked riding in a sedan chair? Are you planning to show off in front of him?!"

A group of Jiangdu officials scratched their heads, feeling a little aggrieved.

Someone lowered his head and said, "Your Excellency, we don't have a carriage, how can we get there if we don't take a sedan chair?"

"Let's go."

He Fuzun gritted his teeth and said, "To show your sincerity, all of you should follow me to the academy!"

Before the group of people walked far, Grand Tutor Shen's procession was already in sight from afar. He Fuzun was overjoyed and trotted over. When he got close, he knelt in front of the carriage with a group of Jiangdu officials.

"Your humble servant, He Jin, the prefect of Jiangdu, kowtows to the Grand Tutor!"

Behind him, a large group of officials knelt on the ground in unison.

They all call him Grand Master.

A little girl's voice was heard from the carriage.

"Dad, who is outside?"

A boy's voice answered, "It must be the official here."

Magistrate He was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

Grand Tutor Shen has a total of five children, three of whom were born in Jiankang, and the two younger ones were born in Yanjing and are only about ten years old this year.

They should be Master Shen’s youngest son and daughter.

Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Sheng, who was driving the carriage, jumped off the carriage and bowed to him with a smile, saying, "Governor He, my master has been traveling all the way and is very tired. He will go home first and invite Governor He to come to our house another day."

He Jin bowed to Jiang Sheng, his waist bent.

"Please inform me that I am a student of Prime Minister Zhang. I hope to meet the Grand Master once, and I will not disturb him again."

Jiang Sheng hesitated for a moment, then turned back and walked into the carriage to report. Master Shen was playing with his children. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows and said indifferently, "What kind of disciple? He was an official in Shandong for a few years..."

"I have to go home to see my father first."

Jiang Sheng responded, and after going out, he did not pay any more attention to the prefect He, but just shook the reins.

The carriage started moving, and all the officials of Jiangdu Prefecture did not dare to say a word and made way for it.

No one even laughed at He Jin and the prefect.

No one was dissatisfied with Shen Yi.

because…

The gap is too big.

Prefect He was already very brave; the other officials did not even have the courage to step forward and speak.

Tian Boping and Tian Chong, who were in the distance, saw from afar that Jiang Sheng shook the reins and dispersed the local officials. Even though he was mentally prepared, Tian Boping couldn't help swallowing his saliva and muttered, "How impressive."

"what is this."

Tian Chong smiled and said, "If it weren't for the Marquis' hometown, my father wouldn't even look at them."

Old Man Tian stood there in a daze, looking at the carriage getting closer and closer, and muttered: "I regret it... I regret it..."

If I had known earlier, I would have known earlier…

If I had known this would happen, why would I have saved my face? I would have married her anyway, and the Tian family would have been honored immediately...

Jiang Sheng drove the car slowly forward and saw his son and Tian Boping standing on the roadside from a distance. He hesitated for a moment, turned his head and said something to Shen Yi.

After hearing this, Mr. Shen lifted the car curtain and looked outside.

Coincidentally, the carriage was approaching Tian Boping.

Master Shen smiled and waved to an old man and a young boy on the side of the road.

"Old brother, haven't seen you for many years."

The word "old brother" made Tian Laoba burst into tears.

He fell to his knees with a thud, prostrating himself on the ground.

"Great benefactor, great benefactor..."

Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and patted Jiang Sheng on the shoulder.

Seeing that Jiang Sheng was still hesitant, Shen Yi moved closer and sighed softly: "How many more years can it last?"

Jiang Sheng trembled when he heard this, then he got off the carriage and came to Tian Boping. Looking at Tian Chong who was supporting old man Tian, ​​he shook his head slightly.

Tian Chong sensibly took two steps back.

Jiang Sheng half squatted down and sighed: "Dad, get up quickly."

This sentence in Jiangdu dialect made Tian Boping look up at Jiang Sheng in shock.

Jiang Sheng, dressed in brocade clothes, helped him up and sighed deeply.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to follow you, young master."

"later…"

Jiang Sheng looked calm: "Son..."

"Give you the care of your old age."

(End of this chapter)