Beyond Gold and Jade [Rebirth]

Mr. Dou's name is Dou Qichun, and he is a well-known gentleman in Tai'an Academy. He has taught Ye Chonghui for several years, and he loves his talent very much. For the sake of his lover, he accepted the Ye family. baby bump.

There have been rumors in the capital for a long time that the Ye family has a century-old scholarly family, but this little son is a dull boy who can only read at the age of seven. He has never been to a school or college, and he has never invited a husband. Pampering and spoiling him, even picking up a pen is afraid of tiring his precious little hands. At this age, he has already become a beautiful burden.

The so-called embroidered burden, as the name suggests, looks brilliant on the outside, wrapped in gold and jade, but inside it is empty, useless waste material.

Dou Qichun thought to himself, such a spoiled and pampered young master must be extremely difficult to control. It is the first time to teach a class, you have to gain authority!

He put on the gentleman's airs, and deliberately delayed going to the Ye family's other garden for half an hour, thinking that the young master of the Ye family was furious for some reason, but when he entered the door, he didn't see the student, but only saw him on the table. A letter of confession, regardless of the elegant and delicate handwriting that amazed him, the content made people very angry.

In fact, Ye Chongjin didn't say anything, he just said that he had a master before, and the rules of the teacher's school, he didn't worship the second teacher, I hope you will forgive me.At the end, I added a sentence: The younger generation knows that they are stubborn and can't be educated, so they dare not waste the precious time of the master.

Dou Qichun choked for a long time. Originally, he could have reported to the prime minister's mansion with this letter, and then resigned the job as a matter of course, but Ye Chongjin added such a sentence at the end, if he could not wait to file a complaint, wouldn't it be By default?

That family is notoriously protective of their weaknesses, Mr. Dou thought it over, and decided to hold back and wait to see how the young master of the Ye family would end up.

He was humming a tune, watering the flowers and plants in the yard, when suddenly he heard three knocks on the door, and the skinny and dark book boy hurriedly opened the door to welcome the guests. Shout: "Sir, Master Ye is here!"

The gourd ladle in Dou Qichun's hand fell to the ground, and a lot of shoes were wet.Young master of the Ye family... is it the young master of the Ye family?On second thought, he was just a 14-year-old kid, so scary!

He straightened his face and said, "Take it to the tea room and serve tea."

He changed his clothes, put the paper of confession in his sleeve, and then rushed to the tea room.

Pushing open the door and entering, one can see the Ye family brothers sitting on the low couch, one tall and one short, they are all like gods, his beloved disciple who has always been unsmiling, now has a smile in his eyes, slightly curled index finger, gently After scraping the tip of his younger brother's nose, the boy pursed his lips, but he grinned, obviously with a hint of flattery.

Dou Qichun froze in front of the door, feeling inexplicably sweet in his heart, this smile really seemed to be soaked in a jar of honey.

The appearance of the two brothers is not very similar, Ye Chonghui looks like his father, his facial features are like knives and axes, his eyebrows are light, and he looks aloof and arrogant.As for Ye Chongjin, he is not like anyone in the family. According to the old man, he is half or half like his late grandmother, who used to be the number one beauty in Jinzhou.

Although they don't look alike, the two of them sit together, and anyone with a discerning eye can tell that they are brothers. Such a picture of brothers and sisters respecting each other, if they don't know the inside story, is still a bit touching.

Mr. Dou's prepared remarks were at a loss for a moment.

It was Ye Chonghui who pulled his younger brother to stand up, bowed and said: "The student has met the teacher, this is my younger brother, and I am here to make amends."

Ye Chongjin hurriedly said: "Mr. Dou, I know I was wrong. Please don't tell my grandfather and father. My grandfather and father have high expectations of me. If I let them know about this, I will be sad. If you are angry, just beat and scold me." , I have absolutely no complaints."

Mr. Dou saw that his words were sincere, and most of the anger in his heart had already dissipated, and he said: "Sit down first, you can talk about anything."

After taking his seat, Ye Chonghui said: "Teacher, to be honest, my younger brother is a lay disciple of Jinguang Temple. A few years ago, he worshiped under Master Kongchen. Because the master went out to travel and the return date is uncertain, the family does not want him to waste time. I just asked you to impart some knowledge, but my younger brother is a man of love and righteousness, and he wholeheartedly believes that if he worships a master, if he worships another one, it will be a blasphemy against the master, so today's incident happened."

Ye Chongjin pursed his lips and snickered. What he admired most about his brother was his ability to tell nonsense with his eyes open. He couldn't tell the truth from the truth.

Mr. Dou would never have thought that his favorite disciple would lie to him. Hearing this remark, his previous impression of the young master of the Ye family was completely overturned. This child is not as unbearable as the outside world said. A good boy with both filial piety and brotherhood.

He said with emotion: "So that's how it is. The character of the young master is something Dou admires."

Ye Chongjin said: "Where is it, the younger generation has long heard that Mr. Dou is a talented person. My brother is able to have today's knowledge, thanks to your cultivation in the past, sir. It is a pity that the younger generation has no chance with Mr. Dou. Otherwise, he will not let go of this opportunity easily. .”

This remark touched Dou Qichun's heart. Since ancient times, how many 19-year-old editors of the Imperial Academy can there be?Just such a person, let’s call him teacher, anytime and anywhere is a matter of face. He twisted his goatee and couldn’t hide the smile on his face.

Mr. Dou waved his hand and said, "That's because Heng Zhi himself is highly talented, and has nothing to do with Dou."

Ye Chongjin knew that he was doing this, so he praised him again and again, laughing so hard that Dou Qichun couldn't open his eyes, and wanted to just accept this disciple, even if he was dull, it doesn't matter, he is not impatient.

He said: "Chongjin, what have you learned from practicing with Master Kongchen for several years?"

Ye Chongjin said: "Master Kongchen's knowledge is not as high as yours, sir, but the Dharma is profound, and he often travels around, knowing many things that are not in books."

The previous sentence made Dou Qichun very ironic, but when he heard the latter, his interest was aroused, and he asked, "Is there any knowledge that is not in the book?"

Ye Chongjin stood up, pointed to a potted plant outside the window, and said: "For example, this blue calendula, which comes from the Western Regions, looks delicate and slender, but if it is planted together with other flowers and plants in the flowerbed, it will not take a few days. , there is only one plant left in the entire flowerbed, and its rhizome will secrete a kind of juice, which will penetrate into the soil and prevent other plants from competing with it for nutrients, so it can only be planted in a flowerpot and raised alone."

"..." Dou Qichun's expression changed, and he said, "I never thought such a beautiful flower could be so vicious!"

This flower was given to him by someone else, and he bought it from a peddler in the Western Regions. They only said that this flower is delicate and difficult to grow, and should not be mixed with other plants. Unexpectedly, he was afraid that it would ruin other flowers and plants.Thinking of taking care of it carefully these days, I feel a little scared in my heart.

Mr. Dou sighed: "There is a saying that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. In terms of experience, Dou is indeed not as good as Master Kongchen. Anyway, since you have a good teacher, I will discuss it with your father. The matter of apprenticeship is now void. If you are free, come to my yard to listen to my chatter, and look at the flowers and plants for me."

Ye Chongjin was very grateful, and the two brothers went out together. As soon as they got into the carriage, Mr. Dou suddenly chased him out of the house, took out the letter from his sleeve, unfolded it carefully, and asked, "Little friend Chongjin, do you know what this letter is?" Whose handwriting is it?"

Ye Chongjin smiled and said: "The confession should be written by hand, there is no reason to ask someone to write it for you."

When the carriage from the prime minister's mansion left, he still stood there with a stunned expression. The book boy waved his hand in front of his eyes and said, "Sir, everyone has gone far away!"

Dou Qichun was silent for a long time, and suddenly seemed to wake up, shaking his head and laughing, "Miao, Miao, I only heard that the Ye family doted on the youngest son so much that it made the young master more and more useless. Now, it seems that what is doting is clearly on the tip of my heart." Be the best."

He was spoiled until he was more than ten years old and still retained the innocence of a child. He was spoiled so much that he was in the Ye family, where the emperor favored him, but he was able to stay away from the world and the court.

The brocade burden turned out to be a layer of gold inlaid with jade on the outside, and treasures inside.

He was very curious, one day, a pair of hands would lift this disguise, and by then, how dazzling this young man would be.

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As soon as the carriage arrived at the mansion, Guanshi Liu was waiting outside the door. When he saw Ye Chongjin, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and said respectfully, "Hello, young masters."

Ye Chonghui nodded lightly, turned around and pinched his younger brother's face, then turned and went to his yard.

Liu Guanshi said: "Young master, you are back. The old man has been waiting for a while, please go over and ask questions. But... the young master came back from the Hanlin Academy, and the young master probably came back from the other garden in the west of the city. How could it be in a carriage."

Ye Chongjin lied without changing his face: "I met on the road, so I came back together. I'll go find grandpa."

Guanshi Liu didn't dare to ask more questions, and followed him to Kangshouyuan.

At this time in the previous life, the old man had been gone for three or four years. In this life, perhaps his heart knot was untied, he did not appear old, but he was very energetic.

Seeing the baby's grandson, he took his hand and asked with a smile: "Babe, did you see Mr. Dou? What do you think of him?"

Ye Chongjin nodded again and again: "I see, Mr. Dou is very knowledgeable, and his conversation is very funny. It is a pleasure talking with him."

"As long as we, Ah Jin like it," the old man spoke slowly, but with a strong tone, and said with a smile: "Although there are many gentlemen with good reputations in the capital, none of them are suitable for us, Ah Jin. Only this Mr. Dou is humble and polite. , and extremely open-minded, fortunately your elder brother had some friendship with him in the past, otherwise, how could he make an exception and accept him as a disciple."

Ye Chongjin stuck out his tongue, not daring to say that today Mr. Dou turned a corner and wanted to take him in, but he declined.

"Grandpa," he took the old man's hand, shook it lightly, and said, "I watched the sky last night, and Master will be back soon. If he comes back, he will see that I have another master, so I won't mind. Say, How to do this."

The old man frowned when he heard the words, and said: "As the saying goes, if three people are together, there must be my teacher. Life is a process of continuous learning. It is not unusual to have more teachers, not to mention that Master Kongchen is a monk with a broad mind. , won’t embarrass you for such a trivial matter, or is it that Ah Jin doesn’t want to learn?”

Seeing his grandson drooping his head, his bushy eyelashes fluttering and feeling pitiful, he quickly softened his face and said, "Don't be annoyed, baby, if you don't want to hear it, grandpa will stop talking, okay?"

Ye Chongjin put his arms around the old man's neck, and said coquettishly: "Grandpa is also doing it for Ah Jin's good. How can Ah Jin disappoint Grandpa? I will go to Mr. Dou's place."

The young man's voice was clear and sweet, and the old man felt that the bottom of his heart had been washed away by the spring. If children from other families were pampered since childhood, they would be a little spoiled, but his family, A Jin, was always considerate no matter how much he was pampered. Well-behaved, no matter how much people love him, he can't get enough of it.

The old man said: "Baby, you have been wronged this time. Grandpa has a few boxes of Yuzhu paper here as compensation for you. Your father has always asked for it and I have not given it to you. I will have someone move it to your study later." In his ear, whispered: "Secretly, don't let your father see, lest he make trouble with me."

Ye Chongjin was taken aback for a moment, then nodded in agreement, the grandfather and grandson covered their mouths and laughed.

He knew in his heart that the old man and even his father did not have high expectations for him. How could they care about being famous and well-educated? They suddenly forced him to learn, because they saw that he was fascinated by studying heresy ways, and they were afraid that he would go astray. Bring him back to the right path.

But he just likes these heresy.

After dinner, he lay down in front of the window again, observing the stars against the astrology map left by Master Kongchen. The Ziwei Emperor star was even dimmer than yesterday, and not far away, an orange star was entered by the Lord of the Star Palace. bit of potential.

At this time in the previous life, Emperor Qingzong had already died of illness, and Gu Chen had been enthroned for one year.

A prince who has been in the border for several years without a foundation, and several princes in Beijing who have grown up and have intertwined roots. If the emperor dies suddenly, the prince may not have time to go to the funeral, and the country will have changed hands.

A prince who can't be an emperor can only die.

In the middle of the night, a vigorous white tiger rushed into the house, tilted its head to look at the young man lying in front of the window, stared at the bright yellow eyes, and looked a little stupid. It was stunned for a while, and slowly walked into a deep sleep Beside the young man, he put the man on his back and moved to the couch step by step.

When the big cat put him on the couch, the boy suddenly opened his eyes, a pair of bright black pupils shone brightly in the dark night, so he didn't feel sleepy at all.

He turned around and hugged the big tiger, quietly said: "I don't want him to be emperor, and I don't want him to die, what should I do?"