There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

The plan prepared by Shi Zhongzhu, no matter how much he flaunts justice and balances all parties, he wrote it from his own standpoint. Several adults have their own opinions. The five discussed it for a long time in the Huxin Pavilion, but there was no result. After dinner, the few of them were not ready to go back to the city, or rest, and went to the study to continue.Bajun followed as an assistant to do paperwork, and the guard battalion stood guard outside the study.

What I thought could be done in one day, I spent three days and two nights on Zhuangzi, and sent away the four chief ministers. Shi Zhongzhu and Ba Jun sorted out the documents overnight, and wrote the memorial in the morning. Chen Yun was already waiting at the door.

Shi Zhongzhu handed the memorial to Chen Yun, bowed to him representing the saint, and said: "I will live up to the trust of the saint."

Chen Yun didn't say much, nodded slightly, put the memorial to his chest, and immediately returned to the palace to report.

Along the way, a servant sent Chen Yun out of the gate of Baihua Garden, and came back to report to Shi Zhongzhu that the guest had left safely. Shi Zhongzhu ordered: "I'll go to sleep for a while, and don't call me when it's time for dinner."

After running his head at high speed for a few days, he almost couldn't hold it anymore. Shi Zhongzhu simply washed himself up, put himself on the bed, and fell asleep within three to five minutes.

When Shi Zhongzhu woke up, the light in the room was dim, but the window in the bedroom was opened small and there was a screen to cover it, so Shi Zhongzhu couldn't tell what time it was.Wearing a middle coat, walking around the screen, she saw Wei Zhenniang reading a book by the window, the sky was bright.

"Why are you here?" Shi Zhongzhu pulled up the loose shawl on her body and asked, "Did you take a nap? Take a rest now, I didn't tell you, I will go back tomorrow naturally. Children Woolen cloth?"

Wei Zhenniang gently put down the book, pointed to the sky outside and said, "Yaoyun, take a closer look, what time is it?"

In ancient times, the most amazing skill that Shi Zhongzhu acquired was to judge the time according to the sky.Shi Zhongzhu was surprised: "In the morning, did I sleep all day and all night?"

"The weather can still deceive people, now you know why I came." Wei Zhenniang said: "Chiji is a sensible person. He couldn't wake up when he was eating yesterday. He immediately went to Zhongjiahou's mansion to report to me. Send Mingzhu and the others to mother, and come here."

"Then, don't parents and brothers know about my inability to wake up?" Shi Zhongzhu was afraid that they would be worried, so he thought about whether to send them a letter.

"Am I that careless person? I just said that you and a few adults have confidential matters in Baihua Garden, and it's inconvenient to bring your children. When Mother heard that it was a political matter, she didn't ask much. I just heard the sound of getting up from inside." , I have signaled my servants to report back to father, don't worry." Wei Zhenniang explained slowly.

After the two exchanged a few words, Qiu Ju reported outside that the meal was coming.Shi Zhongzhu was still wearing his middle coat, so Wei Zhenniang ordered the food to be placed in the small hall of the bedroom, and Shi Zhongzhu didn't need to change his clothes, he just started eating.

Wei Zhenniang picked up some food for him, and said, "After sleeping for so long, let's eat something light and easy to digest first."

Shi Zhongzhu just nodded, did not speak, and concentrated on eating.

Wei Zhenniang whispered next to her, and discussed in a gentle tone: "You have eaten your meal, and if you take it easy, we will go to the Jiahou Mansion in the afternoon, okay. The yamen has been sealed, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there are a lot of things to do at home. Well. There are quite a few people in the family who have been admitted to the scholar examination this year. Next year is the year of the competition. The family studies intends to invite you to explain the precautions and test experience to the students. I heard from Chiji that you have agreed. The specific date Is it settled?"

"On the [-]th day of the first month of the new year, the class of clan studies starts that day, and I happened to go to talk about it." Shi Zhongzhu said in a vague voice with porridge in his mouth.

"Well, there is no rush for things after the new year." Wei Zhenniang nodded, "I have already sorted out the list of New Year's gifts, and it is still the same as in previous years. In the name of the Zhongjiahou Mansion, I will send it with my parents. , you go back and help me palm my eyes."

"It's okay, you have always done things properly, only the four chief envoys have a thicker one, um...Master Li Hanzhang likes the camellias here, and there are two pots of red ones at home, which have a good meaning for the New Year." Shi Zhongzhu said.

"I'm afraid it's unreasonable to only give Mrs. Li, or you can give it to all four adults. Look at this, when our family is going to give gifts, the four adults give camellias, and the narcissus is just a gift, to show your closeness. Anyway, you The name of Mr. Xihua is there."

Shi Zhongzhu spat the porridge out of his mouth with a "poof", thankfully he didn't spray Wei Zhenniang, and said, "Young Master Xihua? What the hell is this?"

Wei Zhenniang moved the dishes on the table, and said with disgust: "What the hell? It's been a matter of years, and it's just a nickname. There's nothing to make a fuss about."

Shi Zhongzhu couldn't say that the name Xihuagongzi sounded like a pervert, but of course it was really an elegant name in the eyes of the natives.Even if it is an elegant title, Shi Zhongzhu also believes that only the hero Jia Baoyu deserves this title in the masterpiece of Dream of Red Mansions.

"Why did you give me such a nickname? I think that in the capital, only Jia Baoyu from the Jia family deserves this name." Shi Zhongzhu said.

"Jia Baoyu? Are you talking about the brother from the Rongguo Mansion who ransacked the house?" Wei Zhenniang asked uncertainly. The Shi family and Jia's family had the name of an old relative. In fact, the relationship was a New Year ceremony. When she came here, the relationship between the two families was already very estranged. What she knew about the Jia family was that the old Fengjun of the Jia family was a girl from the Shi family, and then the Jia family ransacked the house, and then there was no more.The Jia family is completely unfamiliar to her.

Wei Zhenniang asked incomprehensibly: "What year did the Jia family start? Those who can get nicknames are all things in the circle of literati. Your nickname is first given in the official circles. That brother of the Jia family... ..."

Shi Zhongzhu was silent, he has been here for nearly 30 years, and he kept telling himself that this is not a book, this is real life, but subconsciously, he still regards Jia Baoyu as the hero.But the fact is that Jia Baoyu is already a legend buried in the pile of old papers. People like Wei Zhenniang who are still related to the Jia family after turning a corner can’t remember Jia Baoyu’s name. I come to refer to you, and I only know that there was a boy born with jade in the middle of Beijing.

Sure enough, life always reminds Shi Zhongzhu inadvertently that your integration into this world is not thorough enough.

Shi Zhongzhu brought this topic up with a smile, and he didn't want to give Wei Zhenniang a popular science about the glorious deeds of the Cave Flower Lord, so let them pass away with the wind.

"Let's not talk about that, I'm going to change my clothes first, let's go and see the scenery in the garden, it's very beautiful to touch the bright red under the vast winter sky." Shi Zhongzhu took another two mouthfuls of porridge, wiped his mouth, and went I went to the back room.

After changing their clothes, the two walked slowly in Baihua Garden to enjoy the scenery. Wei Zhenniang became interested and drew several pictures. Shi Zhongzhu wrote an inscription, and then pointed to the red plums among them and said: "Ordinary people draw plums, all of which are twigs. Come on, you are good, a tree of safflower, happiness and smiles are about to flow out of the painting, how can I write an inscription?"

"This is the matter of the great talent of Shi, what's the matter with the little girl?" Wei Zhenniang said coquettishly, she is the mother of four children, and still has a girlish heart.

Shi Zhongzhu dropped his bookbag and said: "Plum blossoms are beautiful when they are straight, but they have no beauty when they are straight; they are beautiful if they are straight, and they have no scenery when they are sparse; they are beautiful when they are sparse, and they are not stateless if they are dense. Madam's paintings are not good, not good." But he rolled it up carefully, planning to go back and think of a poem worthy of such happiness and intensity.

"Pfft..." Wei Zhenniang laughed, "Isn't this the sick plum you wrote before? You can tell, these are sick plums, naturally the most beautiful!"

At that time, for some reason, there was a trend for women to be weak and beautiful. They should eat less, have thin waists, pale complexions, and weak bodies, as if a sick beauty is a beauty.

Shi Zhongzhu was already a bright pearl at that time, if his daughter was forced to grow up like that, what would Shi Zhongzhu be doing alive?Shi Zhongzhu borrowed an article to satirize those who raised their daughters as playthings.Of course, after this article was circulated, the literati still had a lot to explain, and Shi Zhongzhu didn't want to intervene.He wrote very clearly in the inscription that Shi Zhongzhu didn't bother to explain that those people insisted on adding complicated meanings to their simple concern for their daughter.

This enthusiastic red plum painting was passed down to later generations, and it was the first of its kind. It is a painting that must be referred to in the study of Shi Zhongzhu, so I will not mention it later.

Chinese New Year is really busy. Years ago, we were busy with various rules, ancestor worship, reunion year, a lot of clan members who were not close to each other gathered together, Shi Zhongzhu's face was stiff with laughter.Years later, there will be another intensive visit, and the horses in the whole capital will lose their legs during the first month.

After the festival, the sage summoned five political envoys to discuss matters related to reforming the land in the southwest. This time, in addition to discussing the border, the matter of selecting officials was also brought up. The sage has already planned to wait until next year when new scholars come out. Send all the reserve cadres of the Imperial Academy to the southwest.During the Chinese New Year banquet in the palace, the children of each family who were preparing to become officials also got hints.

Because of the previous experience in Anshun, this time the measures were implemented together by the five provinces, and Shi Zhongzhu no longer had to serve as governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.Yes, it's time for His Highness the Crown Prince to make an idea. With the development of the situation, it is obviously a good idea for the five provinces to jointly implement it.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also thought that what his father said was right, if Shi Zhongzhu didn't make a move, he could barely order him to move, and his son would be in trouble.

His Highness the Crown Prince lamented that the lifespan of the royal family is short, and they all suffer the same. The royal family also has the best imperial physician in the world.There are always some veterans, senior and old, every time they go up to court and look at those white beards, His Royal Highness is envious.

The relationship between Shi Zhongzhu and the four chief envoys is not close. After all, they are not in the same age group. Fortunately, they all live in the capital, and they are always related. He also got a general understanding of everyone's temperament, they will cooperate for many years, Shi Zhongzhu doesn't want to mess up the errand because of unintentional offense.

After the new year, Shi Zhongzhu soon returned to Guizhou with Wei Zhenniang and a child. The saint's separation of powers also shared Shi Zhongzhu's pressure, and Shi Zhongzhu carried it out more smoothly.