Chapter 1295: The Swallows in the Old Wang and Xie Halls

Luyang is close to the southern wasteland, and the hot summer is the most unbearable. Walking outside is like being in a steamer, and the billowing heat surrounds the body, giving people the illusion that their home will be cooked at any time.

But when a group of merchants entered a garden under the guidance of a beautiful maid, they suddenly felt a cool breeze, like a spring breeze blowing on their faces. It was indescribably refreshing and pleasant. Looking up, they saw green trees, gentle waves, and beautiful lakes and mountains. There are many courtyards and small buildings dotted in between. The layout is exquisite, and it feels like the stars above and the earth below.

"What a place! What a layout!" The leading merchant stroking his short beard couldn't help but praise loudly.

With his ability in exterior scenes, it is not difficult to see that there is a terrifying forbidden law hidden under the beautiful scenery of the garden, which makes those who live here feel at ease.

The charming maid, wearing a thin skirt and gauze, smiled slightly and said: "Let the distinguished guests know that this garden is a famous place in our Luyang. It is called Zhiyang Garden. It was originally the ancestral property of the Song family. Later, the branch branch split up. Falling out of the direct line, the heir was fond of gambling and lust, and was eventually given to my master to entertain distinguished guests. "

"Zhiyangyuan...Song family..." The leading merchant was stunned and said hesitantly, "But the Luyang Song family? There were several prime ministers in the previous dynasty, and the Luyang Song family was once suppressed by the Law Body?"

The maid nodded with a smile: "It is the Song family in Luyang, one of the fourteen famous families in the past."

The visitors were all amazed. They looked around again and said with emotion:

"I didn't expect that I would have another day to visit and stay at Luyang Song Family Children's Garden..."

"If it were the previous one, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to get close!"

"It is worthy of being a top aristocratic family back then. Just from a garden, you can get a glimpse of what it was like in its heyday."

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During the conversation, the leading merchant nodded slightly, exhaled, and said to the maid:

"Your master is indeed extraordinary and sincere."

As he spoke, his eyes lingered on the scenery of lakes and mountains, with mixed feelings in his heart.

For a newcomer like me, who came from a poor background and relied on the Human Emperor to rule the world and the Demon Emperor to teach the Dharma, he was lucky enough to set foot on the outside. It was really wonderful to be able to enjoy the style of the top aristocratic family back then!

During the previous dynasty, I was young and vigorous, full of fantasy, but I never expected to be able to swagger around in a place like the Song Family's Zhiyang Garden in Luyang.

Who could have imagined at that time that it would be today?

When he was sighing, a carriage was parked outside Zhiyang Garden. The carriage was engraved with a pattern of crossed swords, which was the symbol of the Luyang Song family.

The car curtains were half open, and a face with deep wrinkles at the corners of its eyes was fixedly looking at the garden. It had gray hair, a decadent temperament, and a hidden glint in its eyes.

The driver of the car waited quietly without saying a word. Every time he passed by this place, his master, the current head of the Song family in Luyang, would always stop and watch for a while, as if recalling the family's heyday.

"Let's go to Wuyou Building." Song Quan slightly turned his head, closed his eyes, and sighed slightly.

The coachman was stunned and said: "Master, if you go to Wuyoulou again, the old lady will scold you..."

"If you don't go to Wuyou Building, where can you go?" Song Quanlue smiled bitterly and leaned on the back of the soft chair.

The driver did not dare to say any more and drove Song Quanluo through the streets and alleys to the riverside where there were many flower boats, and stopped in front of a quiet small building.

Song Quanluo was familiar with the journey and ordered the commonly used Yajian and the world-famous Wuyou wine. He also ordered an oiran singer who was good at playing and singing and had a deep and clear voice.

"Still the old rules." Song Quanlue nodded slightly to the singing girl, walked to the recliner and sat down, pouring and drinking.

The singing girls seemed to have long been used to it, sitting casually, playing the pipa, and singing soft and melodious songs.

Song Quanluo drank in silence for a quarter of an hour at the wonderful sound. When he was slightly drunk, he slowly stood up with the wine bottle in hand, walked to the window, pointed to the majestic rolling mountains on the other side of the boat river and said:

"Did you know? That place was once the ancestral property of my Song family in Luyang. I own all the minerals and spiritual herbs within a hundred miles!"

The geisha seemed to turn a deaf ear and continued to play the pipa and sing beautiful songs.

Song Quan slightly didn't care and didn't even need to respond. He took a sip of wine and said to himself:

"Once, yes, just once!"

"In the past, our Song family in Luyang conquered the Southern Kingdom and became famous all over the world. We were listed as one of the fourteen aristocratic families. We had members of the political hall for generations. We ruled the world together with the Zhao family in the divine capital. Even if the children we valued in the family were guilty of serious crimes, they would also be punished. No need for imprisonment.”

"In various parts of Nanzhou, there are many blessed mineral lands that belong to my family, and many strong masters have bowed their heads and obeyed orders. In Luyang, where the ancestral home is located, there are rumors that Song Qizhao and other families will divide the remaining ones."

"I was born in such an environment, and I caught up with the prosperity of the Jin Dynasty when it returned to glory. I was extremely arrogant. Although I was defeated by the 'Crazy Sword' Su Meng at the Qionghua Banquet, I woke up. Come here and take a step further in the martial arts, but still be proud of your status and don’t look at ordinary experts with a straight eye. The journey of enlightenment and travel can be called a scenery. "

He was chattering a little, talking about what he thought of. The geisha playing the pipa continued to play and sing, but the song gradually turned sad, in line with the changes in the mood of Song Quanlue.

"At that time, I had a nickname called 'Shi Dao Ci Jian'. I liked it very much, and I was always very proud of it. After that, I opened the nine orifices smoothly, became acquainted with heaven and man, half-stepped on location, and was promoted to the first class, surpassing the ordinary disciples of the same generation. I don’t know how many ordinary people there are, let alone ordinary people in the world." Song Quanlue held the wine glass and looked at the distant mountains, still recalling the glorious past. "When the Emperor came to the world, the whole Zhao family was surrounded, and all this beauty was still going on. ”

"When the Demon Emperor spread the Spark of the World to all people, allowing them to practice the peerless skills, the major families and sects also gained a lot from it, comprehended many unique skills, and improved the family foundation. The cultivation of the disciples became more and more vigorous. Although there were more people who were addicted to the Universal Knowledge of the World, those who made good use of this thing began to strive for perfection, and the achievements of one person could be equal to two or three in the past."

Speaking of this, Song Quanlue was a little confused and said: "When did the current situation begin to show signs?"

"Yes, it was when the current emperor cast the Tiantai, which could confer the land and mountain gods of various places. , the City God and the Heavenly Generals, outside the original court, began to have the supervision and protection of the gods, and the gods were no longer empty words... "

"Although the Sealing Heaven Terrace was not fully completed, not only the upper four floors were damaged, but also the central three floors were affected, which made the number of gods above the Dharmakaya level such as the Immortal Lords and the Star Officials and Heavenly Masters conferred by the Human Emperor extremely limited, but the fact that every big city has a Grand Master-level City God guarding it is enough to make people awe-inspiring, and this also caused the importance of the major families and sects that have not produced Dharmakaya and can only suppress their luck with divine weapons to drop sharply. "

"When the Human Emperor proved the legend, he was everywhere, I In his eyes, the top families and sects in the past were ordinary subjects. First, they were deprived of the right to be favored by the emperor. They could no longer be appointed as governors in the prefectures where they lived. They had to have a seat in the government hall. All court officials had to come from the civil and military examinations, without exception... The gods such as the city god and the land god conferred titles on those who had made contributions. "

"Then all the families and sects had to declare their property and not conceal it, and they had to pay the same taxes and grain..."

"Finally, the court officials and the Six Gates spies instigated the branches of the families to split up. Because the gods were watching over them, many sinister means could not be used. I can only watch these greedy guys divide up my ancestral property, just like the many mineral deposits in that mountain range, just like Zhiyang Garden..."

Song Quanlue's voice became a little sad: "My old father, the right servant of the Shangshu of the Great Jin Dynasty, died in anger and depression under such a situation of powerlessness..."

"I often think that if I had the talent and hard work of Su Meng, the Mad Blade, no, the current Yuanhuang Immortal Venerable, I could have achieved the Dharma body soon, stepped into the earth immortal, and achieved the heavenly immortal, these things should have been avoided..."

You only regret not having enough knowledge when you need it, and you only feel weak when you have enough strength!

"It should be avoided..." Song Quanlue squatted down, holding his head. The gray-haired old man was like a helpless child, mumbling to himself, tears streaming down his face, "It should be avoided..." The singing girl's voice slowed down, and she sang softly: "I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his building collapse! I once slept in this pile of green moss and tiles, and watched the rise and fall of fifty years. The Wuyi Lane is not named Wang, the ghosts in Mochou Lake cry at night, and the Phoenix Tower is inhabited by owls. The dream of the broken mountain is the most real, and the old land is hard to lose. I don't believe that this map has been changed! I will compose a set of "Lament for Jiangnan" and sing it sadly until I grow old..." This is a song from the world of Wanjie Tongshi. No one knows who wrote it, and many of the allusions are unknown, but the sadness, the vicissitudes, the feeling that the glitz has dissipated, and the bright moon remains unchanged still makes many people who have experienced changes of dynasties and are not happy feel sympathetic, so it has spread. "I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his building collapse..." Song Quanlue sang along, his voice hoarse and inexplicably sad.

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a loud laugh came:

"We are a family of nobles. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The Luyang Song family has preserved many industries. Not only do we make a fortune every day, but our disciples are outstanding. Whether they take the military or civil examinations in the future, they will have a way out. Why is Brother Song so decadent?"

Song Quanlue looked over and said in surprise: "Zhang Yuanli?"

The visitor was his friend when he was young, Zhang Yuanli of the Longnan Zhang family. Now his father is still alive, so he has not become the head of the family.

Zhang Yuanli looked like he was only middle-aged, and laughed: "Brother Song, this world is beyond our control. If you can't change the world, you have to change yourself. Don't you see that the Zhoujun Wang family is now fully committed to developing the academy, with Wang Zai as the chief principal, specializing in the path of civil and military examinations, and has a prominent appearance again?"

As requested by everyone, I'll try to write this. .