After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Gu Yunxia took it for granted that Sun Qingchen was asking for help from Jinzhou, and nodded hurriedly. She also knew that the matter was important and did not dare to be careless at all. "Don't worry, husband, I will handle this matter properly."

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On New Year's Eve, the Xu family rarely had a lively reunion dinner together. Even Xu Deyuan, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared at the dinner for the first time.

However, when looking at the two main seats on the table, the servants directly placed Huang and Xu Zhenying's seats together, and when they took the table, Xu Zhenying also sat on the main seat unceremoniously. Xu Deyuan still felt that his eyelids were twitching. .

But Xu Lezhi dared not speak out in anger.

If today they still can't see clearly who is the real leader of the Xu family, they are really deceiving themselves.

No one at the table dared to express any opinions on this matter. Even Mrs. Huang happily took Xu Zhenying's hand and asked for help.

It seems that Xu Zhenying's behavior of sitting in the chair regardless of the elders in the room is natural.

The house seemed peaceful and harmonious, but some people were just sitting on pins and needles and wanted to escape immediately.

It's strange to say that the family sat together before, although they didn't eat or sleep in silence, but after all it was New Year's Eve, it was still lively.

Now, everyone is talking about the same few words over and over again, whether they have eaten, whether they have drunk, which dish is delicious——

Underneath this harmonious atmosphere, there is always a cautious alienation.

Fortunately, Xu Zhenying was called out because of official business in the middle of eating.

The meal ended in such a strange way.

As soon as he returned to his yard, Xu Deyuan couldn't help but complain: "The third bedroom is getting more and more lawless. She has such a big face and dares to sit directly in the main seat! It seems that my Xu family has really turned into her now Are you in charge?!"

No one in the room dared to say anything. They could only shrink their necks and wait for Xu Deyuan's temper to explode.

Xu Deyuan looked at Xu Yinxi again. He looked her up and down with gritted teeth, and then sneered: "Why did you interrupt your younger brothers and sisters again and again at the banquet today? Why, you feel that the second wife of the Xu family is in a state of poverty now." Now, you don’t even want to talk to anyone anymore?”

Lian Shi glared at him and was about to reply, but Xu Yinxi's voice was light and sounded like a thousand pounds: "Why should father be angry? It's not easy for this big family to be reunited. Several younger brothers and sisters are not just asking about the sale of a three-bedroom apartment. To make money for soap, I asked overtly and covertly about how to separate the family. My father didn’t realize that my younger brothers and sisters were behaving frivolously. I also felt that they were so petty and unworthy of publicity. My father was as upright and upright as the bright moon, so naturally he couldn’t care about these individuals. Regarding secular matters, if I don't stop them, won't others think that my second wife is full of copper odor? They tarnish my father's reputation like this, and as his daughter, I will definitely not agree to it."

Xu Deyuan was stunned.

Xu Yinxi's words were extremely sincere, and she looked like she had plans for him, which made him have to swallow all the words he said.

The corners of Lian's mouth on the side twitched, but she remained silent.

She could see it.

My eldest daughter has not been with Xu Zhenying for a long time, but she has learned a lot. Even though she was smart in the past, she was burdened by the world and never dared to talk back to Xu Deyuan like she does now.

The most important thing for Xu Deyuan is his reputation. Now that Xu Yinxi is using his reputation to suppress him, it can be regarded as a trap.

This person can kill people without making a move, isn't it like that person's method?
  Xu Deyuan's stunned look made Xu Yinxi couldn't help but sneer in her heart, but she didn't show it at all on her face. Instead, she looked frightened and said, "It's getting late. If father has no other instructions, please allow my daughter to leave."

Afterwards, Xu Yinxi offered a completely impeccable courtesy.

Turning around, her eyebrows and skirt seemed cold.

After all, Xu Deyuan's "evil" curse didn't come out of his mouth.

Xu Minglu wanted to watch the excitement, but was pulled away by Aunt Chun. Aunt Chun did not forget to teach Xu Minglu a lesson: "Minglu, don't be with Xu Lezhi and the others in the future. Have you learned the four arithmetic operations that Anping taught you today?" "

Minglu pursed her lips, "Auntie, do I have to learn that thing? I don't want to take the female champion exam, so it's useless to learn it. What's more, Sixth Sister hates our second wife, so what's the use of learning it well?"

Aunt Chun nodded her forehead and said helplessly: "Why are you so short-sighted? You didn't see that Feng'er is now in charge of the female soldiers' camp, and she looks like a woman wherever she goes. She is a woman , you are also a woman, can’t you do what she can do?”

Xu Minglu was even more dissatisfied, "Why do you always compare me with others? What's more, Feng'er is just from a humble background. In the end, he is just a servant in our Xu family. What's so cool about that!"

Aunt Chun gave a sweet shout, "Are you going to say such stupid things again? How many times have I told you that our family is not what it used to be. Your father injured his hand and has no possibility of picking up a pen. We don't know how to live in the future. Now that Sanfang is so powerful, how can we live without relying on them? You follow Xu Lezhi all day long, and Xu Lezhi goes against the city lord every day. What will happen if you follow her? From tomorrow on, if you still I am your little mother, you are not allowed to see her! Study at home what the city lord said, and when you learn it, I will let you out!"

"Mother!" Xu Minglu lamented reluctantly!
  Lan County is like a pure land. With people everywhere in Jinzhou Prefecture being displaced, on this New Year's Eve, thousands of lights, fireworks and firecrackers illuminate the night sky of Lan County.

People rushed to get out of their homes with their young and old, or watch the sideshows under the overpass, or go out to have a few bites of glutinous rice balls, or watch the fireworks by the river.

Although the city gate of Lan County is closed, the city is extremely lively, as if all the suffering in the world is blocked out.

But in the county government office, Xu Zhenying had no time to spare.

Mrs. Miao cooked Yuanxiao, and Xu Huiming brought it to her, and then watched her writing and drawing on the table.

She seemed so entranced that she didn't even notice the sound of him pushing the door open.

Xu Huiming put the Lantern Festival on the table, then turned on the lights and said with a smile: "You are really busy with everything. Just now when Madam came to ask you to watch the fireworks, you were writing. It has been an hour and you are still writing. Can you please forgive me?" Brother Yu, take a look, what masterpiece are you writing?"

"Brother, you came just in time. I have already compiled these textbooks, and I still need you to polish and copy them."

Xu Zhenying is still not used to using a brush, and still writes and draws with the charcoal pen every day. The scene is really funny.

Xu Huiming was slightly surprised, "Have you got all the teaching materials?"

Xu Huiming quickly reached for it, and after flipping through it, he saw mathematics, physics, and chemistry. However, unlike the draft of the first edition, this edition was more complete and detailed, and it also supplemented the knowledge points that had been missed before. An outline is also drawn up on the title page, making the entire knowledge framework more reasonable.

"Wonderful, this complete version of the textbook has finally been produced. Sister, I am not boasting. If these works of yours are released, they will definitely be masterpieces that will cause an unprecedented storm in the Zhou Dynasty. I am afraid that the world will rush to collect them-"

Xu Huiming couldn't help but look at mathematics first, and then saw that it included the Arabic numerals, four arithmetic operations, area calculation, chicken and rabbit in the same cage and other introductory questions that were taught at the beginning, as well as trigonometric functions, vertical columns, logical reasoning, etc. ——

The more Xu Huiming turned, the colder she felt on her back.

The publication of the previous elementary mathematics book only showed that Xu Zhenying's mathematics was at the top level, but Xu Huiming couldn't find any of the symbols in this book that were like heavenly books, that door that had never been pushed open, that unreachable world. Words to describe!

What kind of mathematics is this? It's clearly metaphysics?

Otherwise, how can we explain that Xu Zhenying knows these things?

Xu Huiming was almost certain that his grandfather did not have the books his sister mentioned in his home. As for the worldly master his sister mentioned, Xu Huiming could not figure it out after much thought. In the end, she could only explain it by saying that maybe Xu Zhenying had actually met a god. Unravel yourself.

Xu Zhenying is not tired when writing these books. The knowledge is all in his head and he only needs to organize, summarize and write down.

Xu Zhenying himself doesn’t know whether it is good or bad to prematurely bring out something that is far beyond the level of contemporary research. Maybe she will be the one who is burned to death, or maybe she will become a prominent figure in history.

All this can only be solved by time.

Xu Huiming flipped through the book, his hands trembling a little. His mind was filled with the excitement of having such an extraordinary work in his hands. He could fully predict what kind of turmoil these books would cause once they were released, and he was so lucky to be able to do so. First to witness.

Compared to Xu Huiming's excitement, Xu Zhenying was much calmer. After more than a month of hurriedly catching up on food and clothing, he finally put together a clear logic of what he had learned in the past thirty years.

She felt as if she had finished a big paper. At this moment, she was so tired that she could only lie there, acting like a resentful woman, "It's finally done. If this continues, I will lose ten years of my life!"

Xu Huiming pulled Xu Zhenying forcibly, unable to hide her excitement, "Sister, I have always been curious, where did you learn these things? Common sense, such as judging the weather through clouds, judging the age of trees by using growth rings, acid Alkali neutralization reaction, this is simply a stroke of genius! Tell me, have you ever been enlightened by a god?"

Xu Zhenying began to scratch his head. She comforted Xu Huiming, who was thirsty for knowledge, and said quietly: "The secret must not be leaked."

Xu Huiming couldn't control himself. His chest rose and fell, and he held on to Xu Zhenying's wrist. His eyes were shining, "Don't bluff me with this. You once said that you are a staunch materialist, you are an atheist, and you firmly believe that human beings can By understanding nature, using nature, and transforming nature, you firmly believe that we can explore the laws of nature and make use of all the resources in the world. In this case, what secrets are you talking about? "

Xu Zhenying didn't expect that he would get out of hand this time.

She also didn't expect that the words materialist she casually said would be remembered by Xu Huiming and bother him so much.

She had already expected that the things she had done and the words she had said unintentionally would arouse others' suspicion sooner or later, but she did not expect that the first person to suffer would be Xu Huiming.

She sighed, "Brother, I say now that you may not be able to understand. Just like you can't understand why the earth dragon turns over without warning, why the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, why the sea rises and falls, and why the moon is sometimes incomplete and sometimes incomplete. Complete.”

Xu Huiming was stunned. There was an indescribable agitation in his heart, and there was also a kind of powerlessness that he couldn't get rid of. Those complicated emotions made it impossible for him to face the person in front of him rationally.

He wanted to say, but this has never been like this in the world...

These things exist naturally in the world, who would think why?
  But then there is another question, why has no one ever thought about why?
  Existence is reasonable?
  Xu Zhenying's voice was slow, which seemed to calm his anxiety: "Brother, I will tell you later. I can't tell you now, but I will definitely tell you completely at some time in the future. At that time, maybe you will have a different understanding of my origins."

Xu Huiming suppressed all the questions in her mind and let go of her hand with some dejection.

He let out a long sigh and gently pushed the bowl and chopsticks toward her, "Mom made the Lantern Festival. I was afraid that you would be hungry, so I asked me to bring it to you."

Xu Zhenying picked up the Yuanxiao and gently bit it open. The aroma of sesame filling was overflowing, and the sweet and soft feeling exploded in her mouth and tongue.

Seeing Xu Huiming standing beside him in a daze, Xu Zhenying put down the bowl and chopsticks and smiled slightly: "Brother, what else is on your mind?"

Xu Zhenying came back to his senses and seemed to have remembered the business, "There is one thing."

"You said."

Xu Huiming hesitated to speak, and seemed to think carefully before speaking: "I see that now our people are responsible for all matters in Lan County. Jiang Yongkang is responsible for the city defense, Ming Xiaoshuang is responsible for dividing the fields, and Ming Xiaoshuang is responsible for the logistics department. Auntie and the other female relatives, Fang Xun is responsible for breeding. Although I think I am not too talented, I am not stupider than these people you have chosen, but my sister...has other plans for me? "

Xu Huiming has also thought about this problem.

He even thought about whether he and Xu Zhenying were both daughters of a third family, and Xu Zhenying was afraid that he would seize power, so she deliberately made him sit on the bench.

But then I thought, although Xu Zhenying is a woman, she has always acted openly and above all, and she is most afraid of others playing tricks on her. After thinking about it, Xu Huiming felt that Xu Zhenying might have other arrangements for him.

"Is my sister going to let me be responsible for the comprehensive education in the spring?"

Xu Zhenying smiled slightly, then shook his head, "No."

"Then I really can't guess it."

Xu Zhenying motioned Xu Huiming to sit down, and then said slowly: "Brother, I'm very happy that you can come and ask me directly. I like your way of doing things. I thought it was time for you to come, but I didn't expect that brother is still very good. patience."

Only then did Xu Huiming feel relieved and said with a smile: "If we don't speak the same language as one family, just tell me what your plans are. I'm mentally prepared. It must be the most difficult one, right?"

Xu Zhenying laughed, "Brother is right, the hardest part will definitely be left to my own family. To tell you the truth, I do have greater expectations and arrangements for my brother, but I am still hesitating."

Xu Huiming's eyes lit up, "Why don't you tell me and listen."

"Brother, do you know where our current predicament is?"

Xu Huiming knew that Xu Zhenying didn't really ask him, so he made a listening gesture.

"Our dilemma is that we have no money."

Xu Huiming smiled, "Sister, you said that if you don't have money, my aunt will hit you with a big stick!"

Xu Zhenying shook his head with a solemn expression: "I know what you mean. It is indeed no problem to support the Xu family with the money from selling soap, but now we have to support [-] people, so these tens of thousands taels of silver are simply a drop in the bucket."

Xu Huiming gasped, "Do you really plan to use your own money to subsidize the people of Lan County? Zhenying, please wake up. We are just hiding in Lan County temporarily. When the road is safer, we will definitely leave. Here. If that’s the case, why do you spend so much effort protecting Lan County?”

Xu Zhenying frowned slightly, "Brother, there is no harm in having more money. Since we have occupied Lan County, the people of Lan County must be responsible. It is spring, and infrastructure, education for all, agricultural tools and seeds do not require money. , Besides, even if Lan County doesn’t need it, we will definitely need it in the future, so we should be prepared.”

Xu Huiming remained silent, as if he couldn't figure out the thoughts of the person in front of him.

After a long while, he said: "Qingying, don't hide it from me. Although I'm not as smart as you, I'm by no means stupid. You've always been a person who takes one step at a time and will never do anything useless. Why don't you tell me honestly? , what exactly do you think."

Xu Zhenying sighed, thinking that Xu Huiming was not as easy to fool as Miao, her eyes flickered, "In this case, I might as well tell the truth. Brother, look at the current Zhou Dynasty, what is it like?"

Xu Huiming was silent.

"You should also feel that the Zhou Dynasty... is afraid of chaos. There are Tatars in the north, the Chen Dynasty in the south, and the Qianzhou chieftains behind them are rebelling collectively. After the nine vassal kings enter the capital, they are afraid that no one will leave. The Great Zhou Dynasty will inevitably have a bloody storm. Within ten years, the Great Zhou Dynasty may not have a pure land where we can stay."

Xu Huiming clenched his fists and bit his lip in silence. He didn't know that what Xu Zhenying said was true, but deep down in his heart he refused to face the reality because of fear.

He always felt that the Zhou Dynasty lasted for three hundred years, and even if it was turbulent, it could still last for several decades.

"Although this Lan County is like a paradise at the moment, this kind of good life will not last long. Just watch, the war in Qianzhou will soon extend to our side. This year's fields will be destroyed, and next year there will be no grains in the fields. Come on, Jinzhou will be starved to death, and the situation will be even worse than this year!"

Xu Huiming's chest felt as if someone had hit her hard.

On the one hand, he was shocked by Xu Zhenying's sensitivity to the situation, and on the other hand, he was afraid of the tragic situation of the people after the beginning of spring.

Yes, why didn't he expect that a large number of fields in Jinzhou Prefecture were washed away this year, and all the people fled. Those fields can only be left deserted. Where will the food come from next year?
  In other words, the real crisis will be next year!
  No, tonight is already New Year's Eve, and this shocking crisis can be said to be tomorrow!
  "The chieftains in Qianzhou are in rebellion, and a large number of people must have been displaced. However, we have not heard any movement from the court for a long time, which can only explain two problems. First, the princes are fighting for the throne and have no time to do so. Taking into account a small Jinzhou; secondly, the Jinzhou camp itself is empty, and there is no extra defense force to prevent the chieftains from causing rebellion! Therefore, I conclude that we can operate in Lan County for at least several years!"