There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

The days of a member of the regiment are rare. When Shi Jilan came, the whole family of Bowlinghou's Mansion was truly present.Sister-in-law Xu greeted Shi Jilan to sit down. She was newly married for half a year and was already pregnant. Even if she didn't show it, her husband He Heng was already showing a tendency to evolve into a wife slave.

As soon as Shi Jilan came, Zheng's attention immediately turned to her daughter and unborn grandson. He took Shi Jilan's hand, asked her carefully about her feelings during pregnancy, and imparted some experience. Form a circle by yourself, talk about court affairs and gossip in Beijing.

While talking, the topic turned to naming the children for some reason. He Heng, who became a father for the first time, was still in the excitement period. This was the major issue he was most concerned about recently.You need to know how to choose a name. In his previous life, Shi Zhongzhu was able to form a special knowledge called the study of names, but now it is not something that can be perfunctory. Counting horoscopes, eminent monks, immortals, and geomancers, who are almost irrelevant, will come to intervene.

"It's useless. I think so much now. When the child is born, why don't I choose an ordinary name." Shi Zhongzhu complained. At that time, he had listed many styles and words with good meanings. It's a pity. , the child's name is decided.

"That's not true. In order to name Sixian, my father tore through several sage books, but the result is still so mediocre. It can be seen that it is useless to think about it now." Shi Bosong continued to complain.

"Heh, it's much better than the second one, who was named Moping, An, and Ning. The son of the dignified Marquis, he was named like a servant." Shi Ding was not convinced, the name he chose had a lot of meaning.

Seeing that the father-in-law and the two uncles seemed to be quarreling, He Heng didn't know that this was their usual way of getting along, so he quickly smoothed things over and said, "I think the names of the two uncles are different."

"In our family, there is still a stipulation in the family which word should be standardized. In their generation, Bowlinghoufu and Zhongjinghoufu will be taken separately, and the next generation will have nothing to do with it. It's just a name, why bother to be serious, Call it whatever you like." Shi Ding pointed to Shi Bosong and Shi Zhongzhu, whose names have been messed up since their generation.

He Heng said in an active atmosphere: "It's okay, it's okay. Speaking of it, it's still easy to choose the surname He, but it's not easy to choose a surname like Jia."

Naming Jia is also a long-standing cliché. Shi Zhongzhu didn’t expect that the past and the present are the same, so he chatted enthusiastically with He Heng. By the way, he took stock of the strange names he encountered. ~ The family was divided into three groups of men, women and children, and they had a great time playing. When it was time for dinner, Mrs. Xu greeted the family and walked to the dining room.This time, the dinner was much more grand, with several tables seated, it could be called a small family banquet.Shi Ding toasted first, and the family members also toasted to celebrate together. There is no rule of eating without talking, and the atmosphere in the dining room was very lively for a while.

After laughing for a long time, Shi Zhongzhu's family did not return to Zhongjiahou's Mansion, but rested in the Qiujieyuan where he used to live. Shi Jilan wanted to go back to his in-law's house, but He Heng was considerate of his pregnancy, and he hadn't been reunited with his family for a long time, and he was also waiting for the bowling age. government rest.

Early the next morning, after the greetings, all the men in the family, except Shi Zhongzhu, who came to Beijing to report on his work, and Shi Shumei, who has no official position now, all went to court together.Shi Zhongzhu first escorted Shi Jilan back to the He family, and visited the in-laws by the way.

Mrs. He is kind and kind, and the old lady behaves well. Shi Jilan is the eldest grandson's wife and the clan wife of the He family. Both old ladies treat her very well. At least in Shi Zhongzhu's view, there is nothing wrong with her.In fact, Mrs. He was still a little dissatisfied when Shi Jilan was resting at her mother's house yesterday. After a few complaints, Mrs. He scolded: "When I asked for marriage, I worked so hard for the reason that the Shi family is a family of three princes. The daughter-in-law Is she the only girl in Bowling Hou's generation, now she is favored by the Shi family, she is too late to be happy, what are you tearing down."

Mr. He and his old wife carefully analyzed Shi Zhongzhu's current position. As long as one step is right, the historian may have another Ge Lao in the future. Here's the chance.

Therefore, Shi Zhongzhu sent his younger sister back to her natal family, and was treated warmly in the He family. After Shi Zhongzhu got married, it has been a long time since Shi Zhongzhu met such a warm female elder.

After lunch at He's house, Shi Zhongzhu bid farewell to the Bowling Waiting Mansion and returned to the Autumn Festival Courtyard. Wei Zhenniang was taking four children for a walk in the Autumn Festival Courtyard, explaining to them in detail when the swing was set up and the camellia plant Where did it come from? The mother and son are enjoying themselves together.

Shi Zhongzhu also joined in such a warm parent-child time, and then put them to sleep at that time, Shi Zhongzhu and Wei Zhenniang took their personal servants and went to Zhongjing Hou's mansion.

Now that the family has been separated and they have stayed in the capital for a long time, they still have to live in their own mansion, otherwise it would not have been in vain to show their loyalty to the saint.

The couple sat on the top seat, kowtowed by the left-behind servants, said a few words of encouragement, and gave out red envelopes.Shi Zhongzhu led the guard battalion to check the security situation of Marquis Zhongjia's mansion in the outer courtyard, and assigned tasks of patrol, porter and night duty, while Wei Zhenniang rearranged the affairs in the inner courtyard.

The representative of the servants in Beijing met Wei Zhenniang in Jibai yesterday, and reported the situation to Wei Zhenniang. Even so, it took Shi Zhongzhu and his wife two or three days to straighten out Zhongjiahou's mansion.

Bid farewell to Shi Ding Zheng, a family of six, moved into Zhongjiahou Mansion.

Shi Zhongzhu also had a lot of entertainment, he was one of the influential figures in the capital, and now that he was back in the capital, he had to meet up with friends from the same year, old friends, bamboo horses, and family friends, invite people to drink, invite people to the theater, and he has been busy for half a month.

At first, Meng Qiaofang sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, waiting for Shi Zhongzhu to come to visit, but he was ignored in a daze.From Meng Qiaofang's calmness at the beginning, to anger, and now to her anxiety, he thought that if Shi Zhongzhu didn't come to visit, he had already discussed with the prince of the sage. Compared with Shi Zhongzhu, Meng Qiaofang was really not confident.

As a result, the four chief envoys did not receive an invitation from Shi Zhongzhu to invite them to a banquet until the day before the Chinese New Year was sealed. For this banquet, Shi Zhongzhu arranged it in his hundred gardens, which was of great importance. Jingzhong Restaurant had ruled it out from the beginning Well, they just moved into Zhongjiahou's Mansion, and there were always things that they couldn't take care of.Only the Hundred Gardens at the foot of Lingshan Mountain, Shi Zhongzhu put a lot of effort into rectifying them, otherwise there would be no news about Grain Seeds before they succeeded.

When the four chief envoys arrived, Shi Zhongzhu greeted them at the gate of Baihua Garden. The four of them came together. , big and big red camellias, and a large red plum in the distance, inlaid in the sky as a red background.Shi Zhongzhu led the four adults into the Huxin Pavilion.

This pavilion is really a pavilion in the middle of the lake.The pavilion is surrounded by water on all sides, and in the middle of the lake, people have to row a boat. In summer, it is beautiful here. In winter, the remnants of the lotus here are only a few black-brown branches, which are still standing stubbornly. Only the place near the pavilion, There are also green aquatic plants floating on the water, and a brazier is burned in the pavilion, and narcissus are placed on the table. The pillars of the pavilion are also hollow, and a fire dragon is burned underneath, so that the temperature around the pavilion will be high, and green plants will survive around the pavilion.

Li Hanzhang pointed to the scenery in the lake and said: "The greenery in the vicinity, the decaying scenery in the middle and the remnants of lotus, the red plum blossoms in the distance, and the fragrance of daffodils lingering on the tip of the nose, Yaoyun's pavilion in the middle of the lake is exquisite, even in winter. !"

"My lord Li, I'm overwhelmed. In the lake under the pavilion, lotus roots were originally planted. I'm just an ordinary person. I didn't expect such a beautiful scenery."

"Who doesn't know that Shi Yaoyun is a young man who cherishes flowers and is a celebrity." Zhou Youde said.

"That's right, all the flowers in Baihuayuan are for sale. My wife spent half a month's salary on me for a pot of peonies. It's a waste of money. Are you vulgar?" Liu Zhaoqi said.

The two spoke at the same time, but still expressed different meanings. After speaking, both of them were embarrassed and laughed at each other.

Meng Qiaofang said: "This hundred gardens is precious. Except for the sage, prince, and historians, this is the first time for us to visit."

Shi Zhongzhu sighed: "It's not that Yaoyun is stingy, it's just that Baihuayuan is so big, there are countless nobles in the capital, everyone wants to come and see something special, Baihuayuan can't hold it. Yaoyun just needs to be a villain, and anyone will be invited. "

"Then we are really the first wave, honor, honor." Liu Zhaoqi joked.

"Yao Yun has something to ask from all the adults, so naturally he has to curry favor with him." Shi Zhongzhu laughed at himself.

The four adults don't think that he is being modest. The four of them have actually been waiting for him to visit him for a long time. However, they can't wait for the first class and the second class. Even if they tell themselves in their hearts, don't fall for it. Killing fighting spirit, suppressing morale!No matter how many psychological hints, I still can't help but think wildly: Has the saint already made a decision?What other tricks does Shi Zhongzhu have?Am I taking it too seriously, is it okay to take the initiative to talk now?

When Shi Zhongzhu's invitation arrived, the four adults breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally here we come!"

Shi Zhongzhu first invited the four of them to drink tea, chatted about landscapes, flowers, and famous anecdotes, and when the atmosphere became lively, he signaled Chi Ji, who was waiting by the side, to hang up the map.

Because the discussion was confidential, Chiji was the only one serving at the Huxin Pavilion, and Chiji was the most outstanding of the four people trained by Shi Zhongzhu in Nanshan, the second batch of their confidantes. Shi Zhongzhu finally selected eight people, and with eight Named after Juntu, Chiji is the first of the eight horses.

There are two maps, one is a map of the general situation of the nationalities in the world, and other countries in and bordering with Dayue are marked on it, as long as Shi Zhongzhu knows all the ethnic groups. The marking is relatively rough, but it can still be seen that the huge and important Southwest The five provinces are just a small corner on this map.There is also a detailed map of the distribution of ethnic groups in the five southwestern provinces, which is colorful. Shi Zhongzhu used a variety of color diagrams to show the distribution of ethnic groups.

In this day and age, it is not easy to draw a map, not to mention the fact that a certain situation is shown on a map, which deeply shocked the four adults who thought they were well-informed.Shi Zhongzhu is not interested in this kind of thing of standing on the shoulders of giants and laughing at the smallness of ordinary people. He didn't talk much about the map, and went directly to the topic: "The world is so big that Yaoyun didn't even dare to think about it. The mansion is very big, and then I thought the capital was big, and then I thought that Da Yue was very big. Now I understand that Da Yue is only a part of the territory of the world, and Yaoyun is just a speck of dust between heaven and earth. This speck of dust has to do something, otherwise the future Dissipate between the heavens and the earth, leaving everyone alone." Shi Zhongzhu lamented.

"The borders of the five southwestern provinces must now be re-divided. They are bounded by natural objects such as mountains, rivers, and rivers, and they are managed by the imperial court. Yaoyun has the ambition to turn the people of the world into the people of the emperor. I don't know. The four adults are willing to help me." Shi Zhongzhu didn't make a fuss, and directly asked Chi Ji to take out the first draft of the boundary division in quadruplicate, and distributed it to the four people.

The four chief envoys took it over, carefully looked through the situation in their own province, prepared a draft, and were ready to argue.