After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

Starting from the seventh year of Xining, Han Ming handed over all military and political affairs to the central government and returned home to mourn his grandmother on behalf of his father Han Shipu.

Half a year later, in the eighth year of Xining, Mr. Han Zhang died of illness in Xiangzhou. Han Ming stopped his father Han Shipu from resigning from his official position and returning home to observe mourning.

"Grandpa and Grandma worked hard for many years to revive this lineage. Now that I have the responsibility of mourning for Grandma, I will entrust all the affairs of Grandpa to you."

"Besides, my grandparents have loved and cared for me since I was a child, and I want to go and see them off in person..."

Han Ming, who had already grown a short beard, knelt on the ground and kowtowed amid the eager anticipation and reluctance of Han Shipu and Lu, with the redness in the corners of his eyes slightly fading.

"My son!"

Mrs. Lu couldn't help but hug Han Ming, tears streaming down her face.

The passing of her parents-in-law made Mrs. Lu realize the fragility of life. Looking at Han Ming, who is now in his early thirties and has a few strands of white hair, she couldn't help but feel distressed.

"Mother, my son is..."

Han Ming smiled gently, just like when he was young, comforting his straightforward mother.

"Since Jingyuan wants to observe the mourning period in person, then all matters concerning Anyang will be handed over to you."

"Your colleagues and I will definitely control the entire government and prevent it from deviating from its course!"

Han Shipu is not a pioneering and enterprising person. Compared with his father Han Zhang's stubbornness or his son Han Ming's decisiveness, he is actually more mediocre.

Chen Chaolao, a student at the Imperial College during the Yuanfu to Xuanhe years of the Song Dynasty, wrote in 1109: "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the five prime ministers you have had are: Han Shipu, who was incompetent; Zeng Bu, who was corrupt; Zhao Ting, who was stupid; and Cai Jing, who was domineering."

Han Shipu was described as a mediocre and cowardly person, and was even mentioned on the same level as Cai Jing, the leader of the "Six Thieves".

However, Southern Song scholar and official Lü Zhong offered a different assessment: "Han Zhongyan was a gentleman facing a group of villains. Although he was weak and could not achieve much, his request to abolish the Compilation Bureau would have enabled him to carry out his ambitions and avoided the Jingkang disaster."

He believed that although Han Shipu was weak in character and had not accomplished anything great, he would not be like the "Six Thieves" who later led the Jingkang Disaster.

Yang Wanli, one of the "Four Great Poets of the Restoration" of the Southern Song Dynasty, once commented: "In this dynasty, Zhao Wuhui was honored with Taizu, Wu Mu was honored with Renzong; Han Zhongxian was honored with Yingzong, and Wen Ding was honored with Huizong. This is unprecedented for a father and son to be honored together."

It confirmed that the father and son of the Han family were qualified to be enshrined in the imperial temple, which was an implicit recognition that Han Shipu personally had certain abilities.

Basically, most people think that Han Shipu has the talent to be a prime minister, but he tends to be more defensive and not suitable for being proactive.

Han Ming naturally believed in his father's abilities. In the past, his father only wanted to live an honest life without fighting or competing.

But now it’s different. Grandfather Han Zhang has passed away, and the pressure of the Han family has fallen on him.

From then on, as the leader of the Han Zhang lineage, he had to take up the banner and work hard to move forward.

Even if he didn't clear his own name, he couldn't let his father Han Zhang's reputation plummet.

"Father and Mother... take care!" Han Ming kowtowed to his parents again.

A few days later, Han Ming took Yu Yanran and his two children, Han Duanyang and Han Xiniang, to personally bid farewell to his parents and uncles, aunts and cousins.

Then he took his servants and quietly built a simple shed in front of the tomb of Han Zhang and his wife.

From today on, he will be here with his grandparents for nearly three years.

Thinking about all these years, I have been traveling all over the place and have rarely had any free time to spend with them, including my parents and Yu Yanran.

This might be a good opportunity...

A year later, in the middle of the ninth year of Xining, the "First Five-Year Plan" was announced to have been successfully completed.

The prosperity of the Song Dynasty at this moment could be clearly felt even by Han Ming and his wife in the small village under Anyang County.

The slogan "If you want to be rich, build roads first" issued by the court, borrowing the words of a certain Han, has been deeply rooted in people's hearts in recent years.

For this purpose, even the villages and towns have renovated the roads, requiring them to be slightly flatter and have ruts for vehicles to pass through smoothly.

This approach of rooting basic road transportation in the countryside has greatly liberated the degree of openness of the countryside to the outside world. For a time, the concept of traditional clans also began to keep pace with the times.

Han Ming had not left Huangfutun Village for nearly a year. Most of the information was brought back by Yu Yanran and her mother and son who went to Anyang County, accompanied by "Xuan Ye" and his son.

After Han Zhang and his wife passed away, "Master Xuan" took the initiative to resign from Han Shipu, returned to Anyang County to settle down, and hoped to guard the tomb for his old master.

Han Shipu was grateful for Han Xuan's contribution to the Han family and agreed to his request. Han Yanshun also followed him to Anyang to take care of him.

The three people took turns guarding the tomb of Han Zhang and his wife, and before they knew it, it was the ninth year of Xining.

On this day, Yu Yanran brought Han Duanyang and Han Xiniang to burn incense to Han Zhang and his wife, and brought a letter to Han Ming who was guarding the tomb.

"This is a letter from Eunuch Lee Heon, the envoy of Yeonbok Palace, to you, my lord."

Yu Yanran brought food. When the family was huddled in the shed preparing to eat, she took out a letter from the food basket and handed it to Han Ming.

Han Ming, who hadn't taken care of his hair and beard for a long time, stroked his beard casually and reached out to take the letter.

"Li Xian, why did you suddenly think of me?"

He muttered to himself in confusion for a few seconds, then glanced at the content and couldn't help laughing.

"What's the matter, sir?"

Yu Yanran moved her body and leaned over to take a look.

It turned out that Emperor Shenzong had recently seen the end of the "First Five-Year Plan" and was deeply impressed by the new atmosphere in the court, so he wanted to change the reign.

As a result, none of the court officials were sure of the emperor's intentions. They proposed several reign titles, but none of them satisfied Emperor Shenzong. Then these officials did not dare to act rashly.

Li Xian was such a cunning man. He knew that Han was well aware of the emperor's will, so he took the initiative to write to him and ask for some credit.

However, Han Ming was not a fool. When it came to the matter of deciding the reign title, the government should have a scale in mind, or a rough idea. He couldn't just give the other party "Yuanfeng" casually.

I just happened to think of a story I saw in my previous life about Emperor Shenzong changing the reign title, so I directly "borrowed" it.

"Meicheng, Fengheng!"

Han Ming directly asked Yong Zeng to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and write four big words on the back of the letter.

"Return the letter to the sender, and we don't need to worry about the rest."

After handing the letter to Yong Zeng, Han Ming took his family to dinner.

At the dinner table, the four of them were silent. Han Ming looked at the now tall Han Duanyang, and couldn't help but have some thoughts in his mind.

"Zhongzheng, is there anything you want to do after the mourning period is over?"

Han Duanyang, whose courtesy name is Zhongzheng, was also decided by Mr. Han Zhang and Han Shipu.

Han Ming himself really didn't want his son to be burdened with these two words. After all, there was a notorious person named "Zhongzheng" in later generations who ruined these two words.

Unfortunately, the ancients chose characters that had to have a certain connection with their given names. For example, my own name and character were taken from the saying "Be indifferent to fame and wealth, and be calm and far-sighted."

The Duanyang in Han Duanyang originally means the Dragon Boat Festival.

The original meaning of the word "Duan" in "Dragon Boat Festival" is "zheng", and "wu" means "zhong". Noon on this day is the zhong time.

On the noon day of the noon month in midsummer, a flying dragon appears in the sky. At this time, the dragon star is in the south mid-sky, which is the most "central" position in the celestial movement throughout the year. It is both "central" and "correct", which is a sign of great luck.

The ancients have always advocated the principles of moderation and righteousness, and the principles of moderation and righteousness are fully demonstrated here.

Therefore, the word "Zhongzheng" was decided, which made Han Ming extremely helpless. He hoped that in the future of this time and space, the name of the "transport captain" would never appear again.

"Father, my son wants to join the army!"

Han Duanyang looked at Han Ming with a tense face, trying to find the impatient look on his father's face.

After all, the Han family has a long tradition of poetry and literature. If my generation joins the army, it would bring shame to the family.

"Joining the army isn't a bad thing..."

Han Ming didn't care about joining the army or politics, but Yu Yanran was afraid that her son would be in danger on the battlefield, so she couldn't help but stop him twice.

"Actually, I feel that joining the army directly is a bit lacking in flair. I want to emulate my father and first pass the imperial examination, then delve into the military and become a man of both civil and military talents!"

Han Duanyang looked at his parents' expressions and had an idea in his mind. He immediately told them his thoughts.

Han Ming was immediately amused. This kid wanted to learn from him and follow the path of learning literature first and martial arts later. He was quite ambitious.

“Very good, very good…”

Han Ming didn't say much, but just picked up some food with a smile.

On the other hand, Yu Yanran first breathed a sigh of relief, then straightened her expression, reached out and nodded her son's head before speaking.

"Then work hard and prepare for the imperial examination first. After you pass the imperial examination three times in a row, you can then take the top spot."

Amount(⊙o⊙)…

Han Duanyang stood there in a daze, feeling a little overwhelmed. Not to mention winning the top three places in the imperial examination, even winning the top spot in the palace examination was not that easy to get.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to refute, he caught a glimpse of his father looking at him with a smile, and his heart was shocked.

Oh, right! I almost forgot, my dad is one of the strongest in the field of imperial examinations.

He instantly became exhausted and quiet, eating his meal in silence, not daring to show his teeth anymore.

Yu Yanran raised her eyebrows and exchanged glances with her husband. A silent, knowing smile spread across her face, and everything was said without words...