There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

The court is as dark as the wind and rain, but the historians are as peaceful as ever.

Shi Zhongzhuxu is 5 years old and is outstanding in his homework.Because of his filial piety, Shi Bosong also came back from school and studied at home.Shi Ding is now also justifiably called "Mr. Shihou", and the freshly released Mr. Shi Ding is teaching his two sons homework at home.

Although Shi Ding has different priorities for his two sons' future plans, they love each other equally.Shi Zhongzhu's bones are starting to take shape now, but his tendons are not stiff. It's a good time to practice martial arts.So Shi Zhongzhu's homework was changed to study essays in the morning and martial arts in the afternoon, and the same was true for his elder brother Shi Bosong.

The new Marquis Mrs. Zheng, took advantage of this period of time to send away many unruly servants in the name of praying for blessings. She also focused on sorting out the family's farm and shops and other industries, and also sorted out her dowry.Her husband loves her, her children are filial, and the whole family is at peace of mind. The only thing that worries Mrs. Zheng is Shi Xiangyun.

Shi Xiangyun is the only daughter of the eldest son, and the sick uncle had no stepchildren, so the closest relationship with Shi Xiangyun is the second wife and third wife, especially the second wife who inherited the title of Bowling Marquis.

Shi Xiangyun is just a one-year-old baby who eats and sleeps well. What is difficult to take care of is Shi Xiangyun's natal family.Shi Xiangyun's mother can marry in as the clan's wife of the historian, so her family background is naturally prominent.It's just that the Liu family was involved in the maelstrom of the crown prince being deposed. The saint's decree said that "everyone is guilty" included the Liu family, and no matter how good the family background was, it also fell.

In fact, the Liu family and the prince's closeness is nothing more than listening to the holy will, but in the eyes of the sage, how could the son be wrong, and the mistakes are all caused by "villains"; or to prove that the sage taught well, only Strange outsiders alienate.Alas, it's just a scapegoat for the saint and the prince.

The Liu family's family business has been in decline, and the men in their prime are idle at home, making a living difficult.The previous generations of the Liu family didn't have daughters, but they did. It's hard to say whether they can help you in such a situation. This generation has only one daughter, and she passed away.Originally, the Liu family couldn't borrow a little bit of strength in such a situation, but the Liu family has a shrewd and capable mistress.

Mrs. Liu was a well-known capable person in the circle of noble ladies before the disaster of the Liu family. When my sister-in-law Shi Liu passed away, she also behaved properly and gracefully when she came to the historian's family to express her condolences.When the sick Uncle Shi went, the historian packed up Shi Liu's dowry and asked the Liu family to keep a dowry list. Mrs. Liu was also humble in every possible way, and swore that she believed in the Shi family's character.Unexpectedly, after the Liu family was implicated by the prince, Mrs. Liu visited more and more frequently, caring for my sister-in-law's daughter - Shi Xiangyun enthusiastically.The Shi family was keeping their filial piety behind closed doors, so Mrs. Liu came here several times regardless.

Mrs. Zheng was tasting tea in the West Flower Hall, when someone reported, "Madam Liu is visiting."

"Hey, do whatever you want." Mrs. Zheng put down her teacup, held Hongmei's hand, and went to the living room.

Mrs. Liu sat on the lower right hand side, sipping tea quietly.The man from the Liu family was dismissed from his position and fined a large sum of money. He was in financial distress, but Mrs. Liu did not lose her dignity because of this.

"Second brother and sister of the in-laws, I took the liberty to visit and interrupted." Mrs. Liu stood up and apologized.

"Don't be too polite. You are my sister-in-law's sister-in-law. I will treat you like my own sister-in-law. Don't be too polite." Mrs. Zheng also accompanied her politely.

"Today, the first is to visit the family of the second brother and sister. Since our Liu family was in trouble, the family of the second brother and sister has helped me many times. I can't express my gratitude." While talking, I stood up and saluted, wiped my tears, and continued, " Then let's come and see this child Xiangyun, my sister-in-law is unlucky, her brother-in-law treats her even better in such a good family as the historian, but she just left like this, leaving only my poor little Xiangyun." Mrs. Liu The tears that had been restrained just now could no longer be held back, and fell rustlingly.

Mrs. Zheng cheered up, comforted her carefully, and ordered the girl to wash her face with water. After a long row, she sent Mrs. Liu, who was playing the bitter card, to see the righteous lord.

"Nurse, look at Madam Liu carefully." Nanny Fang replied; "Don't worry, madam, I have made arrangements for this old slave." This Nanny Fang is Zheng's dowry mother, and she is more popular than the big girl in front of Zheng. May is more trusted and relied on.Mrs. Zheng only spoke the truth in front of a few confidantes: "It's a pity, Mrs. Liu. She was born in an aristocratic family and married to a husband who holds great power. It's just that her life is not good."

"Madam is right!" Nanny Fang interjected, "Mrs. Liu was so precious when she came here before. The aristocratic daughters are more airy than anyone else."

"Hehe, Mrs. Liu is originally a noble daughter of a family, so it's normal to put on airs." Mrs. Zheng didn't care much about this.

"She thought it was in the past." The eldest maid Lamei also joked.

"That's right. In the past, when I went to the founding ancestor of the country to seek a noble daughter from a noble family for the crown prince, I was rejected. The noble family was so noble at that time, but now..." Zheng said with emotion.

"So, Mrs. Liu can't put on airs anymore." Another big maid Cai Yun said.

"En." Zheng replied casually, without saying much, knowing that the mothers and maids did not understand his emotion.What Mrs. Zheng is feeling is not Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Liu is just an excuse, what Mrs. Zheng is feeling is the aristocratic family.

The aristocratic family that has been passed down for thousands of years lost a large number due to military disasters when the dynasty was founded. After the Taizu refused to marry the prince, the royal family focused on weakening the aristocratic family.Up to now, the power of the aristocratic family is not as good as before, otherwise, how can a noble daughter of the aristocratic family like Mrs. Liu despise the historian who came from a mud-legged background and was named a marquis by martial arts.

Alas, what's the use of thinking about it, God bless me to catch up with a good time.

After seeing off Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Zheng carefully interrogated the servants who served in front of Mrs. Liu.

"Mrs. Liu went straight into Miss Xiangyun's yard, and didn't talk to any servants on the way."

"When Mrs. Liu visited Miss Xiangyun, the slaves were by the side, and Mrs. Liu did not speak alone with the accompanying room left by Mrs. Xian."

"Mrs. Liu wiped her tears when she left, and said she would come to see Miss Xiangyun in a few days."

After hearing the servant's report, Mrs. Zheng asked Mother Fang, "Mom, what do you think Mrs. Liu is here for?"

"Of course it's for profit." Nanny Fang replied.

"Mrs. Liu can't do it."

"Ma'am, if you are poor, you will have short ambitions. No matter how rich Madam Liu is, she still has to eat and dress, right? A fairy who doesn't eat fireworks in the world can't live well." Nanny Fang explained, "Didn't you bother her early?" Yet?"

Mrs. Zheng smiled awkwardly, "I just don't like her coming too often. My lord has asked me to guard the door many times. Now that my family keeps a filial piety, it's not easy for people to make friends. Besides, she has come here many times, and she hasn't asked for anything. The good thing is that apart from asking our family to help when we were in trouble, Mrs. Liu refused at other times."

"Madam, don't worry. It's not Madam who is in a hurry now. Madam Liu will always know what purpose she has. Just be careful of the servants left behind by the eldest lady."

"Don't worry about this nanny. The family released a large number of servants in the name of praying for the old Hou Ye. Almost all the people in the big house have gone. Only the Changshou family is left to take care of the uncle's private house. The maid brought by the sister-in-law, Anyone who has anything to do with the mansion has also been released, leaving only a few accompanying rooms. The deeds of these people are all in my hands, and I will settle the matter when Xiangyun gets married and gives away the dowry and the old servant Yes, and get a good name."

"Madam is kind." Mother Fang flattered.

[Isn't it because I have a kind heart, I have been educated to give my sons a boost. ] Zheng thought to himself.

His mother-in-law, Mrs. Zheng, drank tea to pass the time satisfactorily, but Shi Zhongzhu encountered difficulties in his life.

Shi Zhongzhu has an adult soul and has received more than 20 years of education. Even if he studies science, endorsement is not a problem.Endorsing is no problem, but writing is a big problem.In the age of computers, most people forget their characters when they pick up a pen. After finally adapting to this, Shi Zhongzhu mixed up the simplified characters and the traditional characters, and all the typos stored in his mind for many years made his face bloody.These are not the most difficult, the most difficult is to write calligraphy.

Writing brush characters, reading it as "calligraphy", and writing "art", a person who has received exam-oriented education, understands this from several great calligraphers who have left a long history in history books.The evaluation criteria for calligraphy are only those that win prizes are good, and those that are valuable are good.When it was my turn to write, I was so tired that I didn’t like it.

Shi Zhongzhu finally tied the small sandbags used for martial arts to his hands to practice calligraphy.Needless to say, the effect is not bad.Shi Ding also noticed this when he checked his schoolwork. After asking about his son, he felt very relieved for his son's hard work and hard work.

Seeing his father stroking his short beard with a smug expression, Shi Zhongzhu thought to himself what was the matter.He has never eaten pork, he has never seen a pig running, he stapled the paper to the wall, he held a raw egg in his hand, there are many tricks to learn calligraphy, Shi Zhongzhu decided to try all these tricks one by one in the future.

Ever since he realized why his enlightenment started with "A Happy Journey", Shi Zhongzhu has been making plans for his future career.

The best is Congwen, the historian is a family of martial arts, and most of the family resources are concentrated in this area, so as to avoid conflicts with the eldest brother Shi Bosong and avoid danger.The ancients were not ignorant of the principle that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.Every time the emperor is changed, there is a round of battles for the reserve. In each battle, countless civil servants and military generals are involved, but most of the civil servants ransacked their homes and exiled, and the military generals easily lost their lives.Why?Not to mention emphasizing literature over martial arts. "The only thing that can conquer human beings in the world is the mind and the sword." The easiest way to kill the enemy is to destroy the body.Being so careful about physically destroying civil servants is to be concerned about the power of "thoughts". No one wants to leave his name in the history books by killing a certain "thinker".

Since you want to learn from the text, you must practice good calligraphy.What's more, Shi Zhongzhu knew the truth of "Being famous as soon as possible" in his heart, so he could practice good calligraphy and get extra points for the imperial examination; if the imperial examination failed, he would become a famous scholar.For this reason, Shi Zhongzhu restrained himself and disciplined himself, so hard that his own father couldn't stand it anymore.

"Brother Zhu, you are still young, take your time, don't worry." Shi Ding persuaded.

"But I want to write well." Shi Zhongzhu replied.

"Why? Did your elder brother make fun of your bad handwriting? Don't listen to your brother's nonsense. When he was the same age as you, his handwriting was not as good as yours!" Shi Ding knew that everyone in his family could count on a slap After all, my husband and wife didn't tell Shi Zhongzhu that the third brother wouldn't bother with this matter, and the only one who could talk to Shi Zhongzhu about writing was Shi Bosong.

"No, my elder brother didn't say anything about me, but he even praised my handwriting, which I wanted to write well." Shi Zhongzhu didn't want his elder brother to be wronged.

Shi Ding couldn't figure it out, good and bad need to be compared, such a small child, no one told him, how did he know that his handwriting was not good enough, and he wanted to be better?

"Brother Zhu, how do you know that your handwriting is not good?" Shi Ding was about to start a conspiracy theory, damn, who told you!

"I just know, my father gave me a lot of calligraphy. Since I can make calligraphy, my handwriting must be good. Once I compare it, my son will know that my handwriting is not good."

"Brother Zhu is really smart!" Shi Ding praised his son first, and then said: "Words also need to be practiced slowly, Brother Zhu, you must take your time, the principle of haste makes waste, you know?"

"I know, "The Analects of Confucius": Don't have haste, don't see small gains. Haste makes waste, and see small gains can lead to great things."

Shi Ding patted his son's head and said nothing.He retreated to the door of the study and looked at his son with a complicated expression.Talented and hardworking, is my plan wrong?