There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

The good news brought by Chen Yun is that Shi Zhongzhu's title of Marquis of Zhongjia has become hereditary for three generations. Shi Zhongzhu heaved a sigh of relief and sincerely thanked the saint.Shi Zhongzhu also has his own news channel, and there are two options for his reward, one is to be promoted to Duke, and the other is to add hereditary inheritance. Shi Zhongzhu naturally hopes for the latter.If they are downgraded to attack the nobles, it is very likely that the Jia family will be in the same situation. Once they are downgraded, they will be several grades, and the children and grandchildren will not even have a buffer time.

Shi Zhongzhu kept Chen Yun for tea, not like giving red envelopes to his father-in-law, and their relationship didn't need it.

Chen Yun took a rest, and directly took Shi Zhongzhu into the palace to face Saint Xie En.

When Shi Zhongzhu entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he saw that the prince was also there, so he greeted the two of them.

"Get up, please sit down." The sage still gave Shi Zhongzhu preferential treatment. Shi Zhongzhu had served as a lecturer, so he could be regarded as the teacher of the sage.

"Shi Aiqing has worked hard. Aiqing has contributed a lot to defeating the barbarian army this time." The saint praised.

"Eating the king's salary and taking care of the king's worries are the duties of a minister, and I dare not praise him as a saint." Shi Zhongzhu replied politely.

"Hey, Yao Yun and Zhen are separated. You are the attendant handpicked by my father and also my teacher. Why are you so unfamiliar?" The saint sighed.

Shi Zhongzhu trembled numbly in his heart, and thought: There are too many people who have served as lecturers, and I haven't seen a sage, everyone respectfully calls him a teacher.

"Don't dare, dare not." Shi Zhongzhu murmured.

"Forget it, I called you here today mainly for the prince's schoolwork. Yaoyun's three sons are all outstanding talents, and his daughter is also a woman. It is said that the ethnology of the Shi family was proposed by Yaoyun when he was a child. Now Shi Family studies are already well-known. It can be seen that you have a way of teaching and educating people, how about you also teach and teach the prince?" The saint suggested.

The prince is already sixteen this year, and he has basically learned what he should learn. To be a saint, he doesn't need to take the imperial examination or enter the martial arts examination.Shi Zhongzhu understood that what he wanted to do was not to teach His Royal Highness, but to stand behind His Highness on behalf of historians.

Shi Zhongzhu listened to the sage's politeness, and his tone was intimate, and he also changed into an intimate mode, saying: "Is this an imperial decree?"

The sage laughed and said, "I dare not issue an imperial decree to Lord Shihou. If you take the school exam and are dissatisfied with this disciple, can I force you to accept him as a disciple?"

Seeing the sage relaxed, Shi Zhongzhu probably knew the next script, and bowed to the prince and said, "If you are the disciple of the old minister, you will suffer, Your Highness?"

The crown prince had already been ordered before he came, so he naturally respectfully said, "I am willing."

Shi Zhongzhu and the saint looked at each other and smiled, Shi Zhongzhu said: "Your Highness has passed the test of the old minister, and the old minister will accept His Highness as a disciple."

"Please come up with a question." The prince said politely.

Shi Zhongzhu smoothly wrote two questions on the small table on duty in the Imperial Academy, and handed them to the prince.The prince took it, went back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and thought on the table specially set up for him.

Shi Zhongzhu smiled slightly, and said to the saint: "The old minister will not disturb His Highness's thinking here, can the saint reward the old minister with a favor, and serve the saint for a visit to the imperial garden?"

The saint looked up proudly, "Yes."

Shi Ran walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation with Shi Zhongzhu.

The saint did not sit in the sedan chair, and the two walked slowly to the imperial garden.There were no servants like clouds behind him, and the people who followed were far away except for the chief executive, Chen Tie.

Shi Zhongzhu was slightly behind the saint, listening to the saint's chat. "I beg you to be the prince and tutor?"

"it is good."

"How about I hire your Zhenzhu to be the princess?"

"not good."

"You!" The saint suddenly laughed.I sighed in my heart that Shi Zhongzhu was really extraordinary, for a normal person, when he heard that he wanted an official to pay homage to the crown prince, he could not answer in vain, or thank him.What's more, she categorically refused her daughter to be the princess.

The saint only felt that Shi Zhongzhu could bear the words "true temperament", and found the long-lost relaxation in his heart, jokingly said: "Bold! This is the decree of resistance."

"I'm guilty~" Shi Zhongzhu dragged his tune, answering like singing an opera.

The sage saw that he had no fear at all, he pleaded so casually, rolled his eyes and said: "Be serious, to be honest, why don't you let Pearl be the princess, my prince is not my boast, everything is better than my It's good when you're young."

"Saint, just by hearing Pearl's name, I know that my minister treats her daughter like pearls and treasures. I only wish to give her peace and happiness. Honor and wealth are earned by the sons of the family. As long as the daughter enjoys peace, it is all right."

"You love your daughter." The sage said, "Since you love your daughter, you should not let her be wronged. If you are a married woman, you should bow your head to others. Isn't it better to be a princess? Just look at your eldest daughter Mingzhu." , capable person, why would you lock her in the backyard."

The sage is an enlightened person, and his views are also the common views of the scholar-official class on women: it is a woman's duty to be a husband and a child; if she has the ability, it is also admirable.Talented women have been sought after since ancient times, and of course they must be genuine talents.This court has not yet had famous prostitute Liuying attracting customers with their so-called talents, so they are more tolerant of talented women. This dynasty has also produced women who are talented and educated and awarded bachelors.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself has nothing wrong with him, but it is the Crown Prince." Shi Zhongzhu sighed. "The sage knows that the minister's parents, the minister himself, and the minister's children are all monogamous. They live in peace and quiet. The palace has its own ancestral system. The minister is afraid that his daughter will suffer."

"Wife, Qi Ye, to serve as the heir to the clan. Concubines and concubines are nothing but playthings, so don't take it to heart." The saint himself was born as a legitimate son, and he respected the queen very much.

Shi Zhongzhu secretly rolled his eyes, knowing that the saint would not take it to heart.Monogamy and multiple concubines are the standard for scholar-bureaucrats. The status of a wife is high, but it is not as high as Shi Zhongzhu wants.Few couples in court live a clean life, and more have a few concubines to serve them.

"My daughter, you can't live like that." Shi Zhongzhu turned his head, indicating that this matter is over.

The saint didn't take it seriously, and said, "You old pedant, if the children are willing, you are not allowed to be a villain who beats mandarin ducks." The saint has already made up his mind.

Shi Zhongzhu said disdainfully: "Pearl said that in the future, if she wants to marry someone like her father, like her minister, the first thing is to clean herself!"

Shi Zhongzhu played the side drum for the saint first, and when Shi Ning's matter broke out in the future, it would be smooth.

Back at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the prince's answer was naturally qualified to enter Shi Zhongzhu's gate.After playing with the Tian family father and son all morning, Shi Zhongzhu dragged his exhausted body back to the Bowling House.

Brother Shi An came back from the Yamen, Shi Zhongzhu said: "We don't have much time, so hurry up and change the official documents. Among the eight masters, Bai Yi and Lu Er are good at imitating handwriting, let them follow suit."

Everyone promised.In the eyes of experts, things like handwriting are always clear at a glance. Brothers Shi An and Shi Ping are not professional imitators of handwriting, and they can't help, so I asked Shi Zhongzhu for follow-up actions by the way.

"When I entered the palace today, the sage appointed me as the crown prince and tutor." Shi Zhongzhu said.

"So soon, then Pearl doesn't need to be the princess?" Shi Ping asked.

"It's fast, it's faster than I expected..." Shi Zhongzhu sighed faintly.

"Father's words imply something?" Shi An asked.

"I'm afraid the saint's body will die. It's only been three to five years." Shi Zhongzhu said that he has experienced the life and death of three emperors, and he should be numb.Even a saint who is so respected by the world can't escape life, old age, sickness and death. Is his own life path coming to an end?

Shi Zhongzhu was rarely sad, but he quickly reacted and said: "The sage and the prince have the idea of ​​so-called love at first sight and mutual intention, you should be careful during this time, don't let Pearl go out with you, it is best to hide at home for a while, and wait for the prince. The concubine has decided."

"Yes." The two brothers agreed.

On the counterfeit handwriting, what Shi Zhongzhu can do is to help check. After half a month of busy work, Shi Zhongzhu has already made preparations, and the people hiding in the dark can't wait any longer. A threatening letter containing a copy of Shi Ning's handwritten letter.

Shi Zhongzhu carried the letter in his bosom, today the sage summoned all elders to discuss matters, Shi Zhongzhu finished the regular meeting in a leisurely manner, and was about to leave with all the elders, the sage suddenly said: "Shi Aiqing stay here."

The rest of the people could only look at it enviously. Shi Zhongzhu, who had a strong family background, came out in a file, and even the historian who recorded the daily notes and the Hanlin scholar on duty retreated.

The sage said angrily: "What's the matter, winking at me, what are you doing?" Of course the sage wasn't full, and kept Shi Zhongzhu because Shi Zhongzhu just kept winking at the sage.

"Saint, it's a big deal." Shi Zhongzhu said solemnly, and handed the letter in his arms to the saint.

The sage read it at a glance, looked at Shi Zhongzhu suspiciously, shook the letter paper, and asked silently: What do you mean?

"Saint, this is the third letter I have received. The first time I received it, it was the third day after I received the title of Prince Taifu. When I received the letter, the first thing I did was to check the source. Unfortunately, there was no I found it. I was worried, so I took the letter and asked Shi An. Shi An was shocked when he saw it, and said that the handwriting on it was his, not his writing. Who can believe this, my son , I know it myself, he said he didn't write it, but he didn't write it, but the handwriting minister doesn't know how to explain it."

"Soon, I received a second letter. I still haven't caught the sender and his mastermind. I don't dare to keep this kind of thing, so I burned it. Therefore, those who can be presented to the saint are the There is only this third letter." Shi Zhongzhu explained respectfully.

"Didn't Shi Ning write this?" the saint asked.

"No."

"But the words in this letter are exactly the same as your thoughts." The saint was puzzled.

"This is the biggest doubt. This letter was signed three years ago. Three years ago, I didn't know about it. Brothers Shi An and the others did not object to Pearl being the princess. How could they write three words? What is the idea of ​​the minister? Even if the minister is unwilling, it is also out of love for pearls, so how can he go to the point of opposing the crown prince? I am not afraid of the saint's joke. When I went back and told my old wife, she still laughed at me for being hypocritical. The family has this idea Yes, I am the only minister." Thankfully, as soon as news of the selection of the crown princess and Shi Ning's incident broke out, the family members were very cautious and never revealed their thoughts.

"What do you mean by presenting the letter to me?"

"I implore the sage to investigate thoroughly." Shi Zhongzhu said sadly: "I have been in the cabinet for many years, and I think I still have some connections, but this time I am at a loss, which shows that the people behind the scenes are deeply hidden, and I can only turn to His Majesty for help."

"I will order someone to do it." The sage accepted the letter from Shi Zhongzhu.

Shi Zhongzhu thanked En and left, took two steps but turned back and said: "Saint, be careful, the conversation between the minister and the saint appeared on the letter paper so quickly, and the minister is always a little worried." After finishing speaking, he went on his own without waiting for the saint to reply.