Baoyu Fights the Red Chamber

When Lin Xing's marriage was in full swing, the palace examination was released, and Zhang Mingtong was named on the gold list, ranking No. 17 in the second class.

This is expected, even if Zhang Mingtong wins the first prize, the appointed son-in-law will not be able to enter the first rank, nor will he have the chance to become the first in the second rank, and of course he will not fall to the third rank and become a Tong Jinshi.

The good news flew around, and the fake stone P went to congratulate him.

There were a lot of congratulatory guests in the Zhang residence, senior brother Zhang patted Ba Sensen and stared at junior brother Jia for a long time, "Longan, the time of year is spring, so don't relax."

Brother Longan is sweating coldly on his back. If you think about it, you don’t have to take the exam again, you can’t be an official, and you won’t be watching me specifically in the future, right?

His thoughts were written all over his face, his pair of star eyes were straight, full of belated fear.

Senior Brother Zhang was happy, looked him up and down, who would he be staring at if he didn't care?

The son-in-law of this dynasty cannot be an official in the dynasty, but he can teach in a private academy.Zhang Mingtong's second uncle is the head of Wuya Academy, and he had been agreed to be a teacher in the past.But he has to go again in a few years, otherwise it will be slapping the royal face, as if he has resentment for being a son-in-law, although it is true, it must be covered up, right?Fortunately, his teacher said: "Your brother Longan can't study in the academy for the time being, he will become a bookworm." That is, he is determined to help the teacher to beat Jia Guiyuan to the ground and become a talent.

A few days later, the imperial decree arrived at Zhang's mansion, and Zhang Mingtong, a new Jinshi, became Princess Anhe's son-in-law.

At that time, Lin Xing's wedding was over, and Xiren's return ceremony was also over. Baoyu came to congratulate Jin's family belatedly, but when he heard the news, he threw away his confidants and jumped on a fast horse to run to Zhang's mansion.

When he arrived at the ground and saw the old scene of congratulatory guests, the prospective son-in-law easily detained him, and he was not allowed to go home until late at night after socializing.False Stone was considerate of his senior brother, who was in fear before marriage, and served him attentively, and then his ears were abused for a small midnight.

No wonder Zhang Mingtong is depressed. There are not many literati in this dynasty who are son-in-law. The royal family cherishes talents, er, to be precise, they don’t want to chill the hearts of scholars in the world. The official's son-in-law would be aggrieved by anyone.Therefore, most of the son-in-laws in this dynasty were selected from the sons of honored nobles. Nowadays, they hate noble sons who make a living by eating, drinking and having fun. It just so happens that the youngest son of the Zhang family is not suitable for being an official, so he is matched with the most favored princess Anhe.

Princess Anhe was seventeen years old, and among several generations of princesses, she was the first to recruit a son-in-law.She is the youngest sister in the world, the youngest princess of the Supreme Emperor, and the only child of the Empress Dowager (the successor of the Supreme Emperor), so she is loved by thousands of people.

Princess Anhe's mansion was built when she was 15 years old, and Zhang's family was also ready. Therefore, the auspicious day was set on the sixth day of March according to the imperial decree. It is not too late to get married, but folks who pay attention to it usually have to prepare for marriage for two years).

False Stone is not surprised: the Taishang Emperor lived to pass on the throne to Jinshang when his body was broken. Now that he is [-] years old, it is surprising that he can drag on for so long. Year.Presumably the Supreme Emperor would also like to see the little princess get married with his own eyes, so how could he procrastinate?

Senior Brother Zhang is about to lose his freedom, and Junior Brother Jia is devoted to accompanying the son-in-law-to-be, hardworking and cruel.

At this time, the county examination list was released, and Jia's private school had a good harvest. Six of them passed the examination: Jia Lan, Jia Zhu, Jia Qin, Qin Zhong, Liu Xianglian, and Liu Quan (Yinquan).Among them, Yinquan ranks No.2.

Jia Lan couldn't help being overjoyed. He had nothing to say about passing the county exam himself, and it was the third time he had passed the exam.But it's different after so many years in the family school, he is also half a teacher in the school!So he ran to Zhang's mansion to announce the good news to his second uncle.

Baoyu had to repay his heart for a moment. He estimated that Yinquan would pass, but he didn't expect the results to be so good: the so-called No.2 should be the first place. No matter how to put an end to this or that in the scientific examination, the ranking is also very good, "Liu Quan" It's just that the "farm boy" who studied in Jia's private school, if he didn't do so well in the exam, he couldn't be ranked No. 2.Will he be watched by someone?Don't be nervous, there is another bright spot this year: Wu Juzi goes to the examination room, once!

Sure enough, Zhang Mingtong, one of the "outsiders", ignored the best candidate, and said with surprise, "Liu Xianglian? Is it the Wu Juzi who had dinner together, made an appointment with your third sister, and liked to hang out?"

Jia Lan snatched the words proudly: "It's him! Both civil and military, my uncle!"

Zhang Mingtong frowned slightly, he was asking Junior Brother Longan, how could he talk to his elders.However, he didn't point out that Jia Lan's move was not in line with "rituals", but said to Baoyu, "Come back, come back when you're done."

So the uncle and nephew boarded the mule cart together.Not long after the trip, a certain nephew was admonished in a deep voice not to get carried away with complacency, the April government exam was coming soon, and he had to study hard, practice hard, etc., and asked Lan's nephew if he wanted to take the county exam again.

Jia Lan's children's shoes trembled: The county test questions are not difficult, but the weather is so cold, it's been five days, who wants to do it again?

As far as Ningrong Street, the fake stone did not go to the family school. The boys who have passed the county test must go back to their respective homes to find their own mothers. Liu Xianglian should also run to his aunt's house.

The mule cart first passed the West Corner Gate, and he sent Jia Lan off the cart, and ordered him to go to the Hemerocallis Courtyard to meet his mother, Li Wan, and then ordered the mule cart to go around the East Corner Gate, which was close to the courtyard of the second bedroom, so there was no need to pass through the house to receive congratulations.It is said that Mrs. Wang's abacus has already been half-concealed to him, and he is very supportive of letting Tanchun go into business. In his opinion, shutting "Min Tanchun" behind the house will be a waste of talent.He estimated that Mrs. Wang would be annoyed by this, and he had already had a sincere conversation with brother-in-law Liu, and he was sure of appeasing the fake mother.

Mrs. Wang was indeed sulking in the room, and the congratulations seemed to slap her, laughing at her wishful thinking.She was no longer the little daughter-in-law who had to endure it, she said she was unwell and went back to the room.

The maids and mothers-in-law were all sent out by her, sitting cross-legged on the kang alone, twirling Buddhist beads in their hands and muttering sutras.

hateful!She never expected that Liu Xianglian would go to the scientific research, and her plan to kill her would be in vain.What is "both civil and military", the scientific examination costs money, and the official career costs even more, and the surname Liu wants to rely on the Jia family to confess him?Dreaming!

Suddenly the door was pushed open, and a person went straight in.No one else dared to enter her room like this, and the maids and women did not stop her. The familiar smell annoyed her even more, she ignored it with a sullen face, and just chanted scriptures to herself.

The visitor fell to his knees and said softly: "Madam, don't be upset. I know that Xianglian is going to take the county exam. We agreed. I didn't tell my wife because I was afraid that he would fail the exam. Everyone in the school helped hide it."

Mrs. Wang suddenly opened her eyes, stared straight at her son, gasping for breath, unable to speak a word.

Fake Stone raised his head and stared: "I want to hand over the family school to Xianglian in the future. He doesn't like to be an official. He only loves the school, and he will be the top scholar if he is admitted to the school. Please think about it, madam, if there is any hope for the children of the Jia family, who would waste it in the family school? A young man is admitted as a boy to be a scholar, a scholar is admitted to be a scholar, and a student is admitted to be a candidate for the gold list. And I work so hard in the family school, and I also hope that the children of the Jia family will be successful. In the future, they will be able to protect each other when they become officials. I don’t want them to just guard home school."

Mrs. Wang calmed down slightly, and nodded slightly.Baoyu continued: "It is very important who will be appointed as the tutor after Mr. Confucianism. You can't rely on Brother Rui. If he fails, he must pass the exam. Because of Mr. Confucian's old practice, the tutor invites well-educated people from outside. It's not easy, no one in the family will do it, and there must be someone among the relatives who will be eyeing this position. Most of those who will be eyeing the position of the junior school teacher are mediocre, or even admitted to the scholar when they are old, and there is no other hope. If this kind of person is the tutor, can he manage the school well? The family school is the foundation of our Jia family, and I hope to entrust it to someone I can trust, and the second brother Lian also means the same thing, and brother Zhen will not bother."

Mrs. Wang unconsciously sighed: Jia Dairu was the two princes of the state who looked at his age and couldn't pass the exam, so they pitied this clumsy concubine and let him be the tutor of the family school. It is to ask a professional teacher to learn at home.Jia Dairu is a freebie, saying that he is "senior and virtuous", and he only goes to school for a few minutes every day. How can monkeys study hard?For so many years, no one has even passed the county test!Jia Dairu couldn't even take care of his own grandson, so Lei Baoyu repaid Jia Rui's gambling debts.Jia Rui was in his twenties and hadn't started his career yet. If it wasn't for Baoyu, it would be strange for him to be able to enter school.After Jia Rui was admitted as a scholar, he turned around and married a rich wife and entered an academy. The grandfather and grandson never went to the family school again, but Jia Dairu had the face to still receive his salary.If there is another school like this, the ethos in the school will be completely ruined.

Thinking about it this way, she felt that the family school should be handed over to someone who can use it, even if it's just to not ruin her family's hard work.So he murmured: "All the tutors are square people. If Xiang'er has been working for a long time, will he be too square?" (If so, Tanchun's business will become a problem.)

Baoyu reassured: "Seeing old age at the age of three, Xianglian is not a pedantic person. Let's take this matter slowly. A good teacher is in school all day, and it is common for Xianglian to spend the night at home with Xianglian's temperament. From now on, it will be cheap for the third sister to do things. It is not necessary to do business. To be a merchant, secondly, you don't have to show your face. My wife makes good use of her servants, and if the third sister learns half of her wife, she can do all kinds of things."

Mrs. Wang showed a smile, she never thought that her money was obtained by greed, it was the hard-earned money that her housekeeper deserved!She spent so much effort in running the Zhuangzi shop, year after year, and year after year, the private family business has only gradually increased from less to more, and now she is not panicked when she is separated from the mansion.

The fake stone watched her face, got up and beat her back, and made a set of flattering words.

Mrs. Wang snorted coldly: "My son is old enough to learn how to cut first and then play."

The fake stone said in his heart, if I know the truth, I will tell you first, the problem is that Liu Xiaozi kills first and plays later!In his mouth, he begged for mercy, saying that he was not sure whether Liu Xianglian could pass the county test before, so he dared not ask for a beating.

Mrs. Wang patted him twice: "That's the same as hitting! It's like twisted hips, the master will say 'how decent' when he sees it. Go to the master's side, he is so happy that there is nothing to do gone."

Mr. Zheng has beautiful sons and grandsons, and he already feels that he has lived up to his life. Unexpectedly, Liu's son-in-law "both civil and military" is even more remarkable, and he is delighted from ear to ear.Patriarch Zhen was also overjoyed. Qin Zhong, the orphan of his in-laws, is the orphan of his lover who died young, and Qin Zhong passed the county examination. He thinks he has a lot of face.When the fake stone arrived, the two were discussing a celebration banquet.

Baoyu hurriedly said: "Zhanyan government exam, they should concentrate on warming up the class. If you haven't passed the government exam, you have to take the county exam. It's better to wait for the government exam to make a list."

Jia Zhen disagreed: "It's auspicious. I didn't congratulate you the year before last, and Lang Geer's family got sick; I didn't congratulate last year, and Lang Geer and Jun Geer both wrote typos. Why don't you see typos in the papers written by Momo? Let me tell you, This is a cup made by an imp."

Mr. Zheng nodded frequently, don't look at him as a Confucian scholar, he didn't learn anything, he was quite superstitious.

The fake stone has no choice but to secretly scold the patriarch of the scum for his thick skin, so he is afraid that others will not know that you are a pickpocket~ gray father-in-law?

Unable to stop the celebration banquet, a certain one could only deliver an inflammatory speech in the school, asking everyone to "read only the books of sages and sages", announcing that those who pass the county examination will be given a piece of Hui ink; If you are admitted as a scholar, you will be given six knives of rice paper and a Duan inkstone with your name engraved on it.

All the students rejoiced. You must know that pens, inks, papers and inkstones are really not cheap, especially the "Duan Inkstone Huimo Xuan Paper Langhao Pen", which is the famous four treasures of the study.

Later, the reward was slightly changed and became the practice of Jia's private school.Students all look forward to getting a pen, inkstone and ink engraved with their name and what test they have passed in a certain year (the ink is changed to "county test ink", and it is also engraved, no need, just put it on display).

After suppressing all the students in the school, a certain one had to go to Senior Brother Zhang to be tortured.With such a vicious senior brother who has a lot of free time, he guessed that he would have to let go of the family school soon. When he was arrested and sent to the academy to study, he would not even think about coming back to live at night!Fortunately, Liu Xianglian and Yinquan passed the county examination and gained the necessary prestige in the school, especially Liu Xianglian, who was disobedient and beat them up!A fierce warrior, no one dared to rob him before, but he didn't think he was very legitimate.

Soon came the wedding of Zhang Mingtong and Princess Anhe, and fake Shitou went to watch the ceremony in a scholar's attire.

It's really just watching the ceremony, the princess's wedding department is in charge, it's nothing to do with him, he just needs to act as a well-behaved disciple with his teacher Lu Yizhong.Those who stood with Lv Yizhong were all Confucian masters, followed by one or two disciples. Baoyu was fourteen years old and always thought he was still young. Looking at it today, there was a young man in his early teens, with a small face and a dignified manner. Ditch him a few streets.

Among the Confucian teachers, he has seen some of the teachers here, and some don't know.This occasion is not for them to recount the past, Lu Yizhong did not introduce it.

The wedding ceremony is cumbersome, and the princess wedding is even more cumbersome.Finally, the guests were seated. Baoyu and other young scribes had no seats, so they stood behind the teachers and continued to "watch the ceremony", watching the teachers eat and drink.

The calf of the fake stone is faintly sore, and he thinks he is standing in the practice station.He once thought that being an official is dangerous and hard. It would be better to learn from the old man of the Lu family, who just signed his name on the gold list, turned around and then retired, and devoted himself to teaching and educating people.It is relatively safe to be a teacher. In history, only Zhu Di, who usurped the throne in the Ming Dynasty, managed to kill the ten clans, and also killed his family.That is an unprecedented act that has never been seen before, so it is nothing to worry about.At today's station, he feels that everything is hard work, and he has to stand upright as a teacher!Besides, being a teacher is not necessarily safe, there have been literary prisons in all dynasties.Listening to these masters talking, every drop of water is full of nonsense, no wonder the waiters of Shenying are annoyed when they see them.

Even if he is not talking, he has to obediently survive until Xi San, and then brace himself to serve the teacher to board the car.

Master Lu Zuo took pity on the little disciple and ordered him to get in the car with him, and took the cakes he had prepared to satisfy his hunger.

Fake Stone had tears in his eyes, he was too tired to feel it before, and his belly growled when he smelled the fragrance of pastries.Being moved, he changed his mind again, thinking that teaching is good, don’t you see Shandong Yan Sheng Gong, the descendant of Madam Confucius, has been conferred the title of Yan Sheng Gong in all dynasties, never demoted, no need to be an official in the dynasty, uh, it’s a descendant In the dynasty, there were one or two people in each generation of the nearby branches who entered the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy to serve as representatives of the Confucian family.There is no more powerful ancestor than Kong Laoer, the descendant of Yongyin.

Mrs. Confucius is a peak that cannot be surpassed. He thinks that the teacher can be his role model. Several sons of the teacher either teach in their hometown or teach in academies in other provinces. I haven't seen the children and grandchildren of Master Zuo, nor has the teacher's wife, because Master Lu Zuo only brought a concubine with him.

He thinks that the teacher will enjoy life, his wife is married to the family, and he loses his hometown, and brings a red flower to add fragrance to his sleeve. How operable is the expensive JJ article!

After eating the pastry, his mouth was dry, and the teacher didn't allow him to drink cold tea, and even asked him something.Fortunately, it wasn't a homework test, so there was no need to answer eloquently. What Lu Yizhong asked was whether the political master was in good health.

The fake stone simply said: "It is still not good for walking, and I have to walk with a cane."

Lu Yi twisted his beard with his middle hand: "As long as I can do it, I can only raise it slowly at this age. Next holiday, I will visit your father in your residence."

Baoyu raised his head in astonishment, and Lu Yizhong had already closed his eyes for a short rest, his body swayed with the shaking of the carriage, as if he was chanting silently.

Tha, the master has never been to Rongfu, and the fake father will only send Senior Brother Zhang to visit when he is seriously injured. Isn't it the rhythm of talking about kissing?

It's not "proper" to ask questions, so he can only thank him dryly, secretly cursing the evil feudal society, but he can't intervene in his own marriage!Vaguely, I can't blame Shenying's waiter for running away, and I am afraid of death and lack of courage, otherwise I would have responded to Lian Er and Wucaishi's call and put oil on my feet...

The author has something to say: Brother, mourning, you will faint in the morning and evening, so you can learn how to faint first...