The Second Master of the Red Chamber

The bustle in the Imperial Academy gradually stabilized with the confirmation of the sentence reading, and Jia Lian, as the first person who mentioned this, was accepted by many people. These literati are like this, with their lofty, but once they appreciate someone, He will not care about what he has had before, but sincerely accept him into his circle.

Of course, this is because they haven't stayed in the officialdom for too long, and they still have some righteousness in their hearts. After spending some years in the court, their standard of judging things will not be like this.

Jia Lian didn't think too much. He is now in a happy mood. Not only is his career much smoother, but his family is also reconciled. It's just that things are often unexpected, and being summoned by the emperor or something, For him, it could be regarded as an extremely unexpected thing.

"Why?" Jia Lian asked for help, not knowing why, not only him, but also Xu Zhengdao and Xu Cheng.

Xu Zhengdao is equally unknown. Therefore, he is a typical academic school, he doesn't care about fame and fortune at all, and being summoned by the emperor is something that he has never thought about when he grows up.

Xu Cheng's heart became more transparent, "I'm afraid it's because of the sentence reading."

Jia Lian was made even more strange by what he said, "That thing was researched by the two of you, so what does it have to do with me? Why did the Holy Majesty call me to have an audience?"

Xu Cheng reprimanded him bluntly, "Since you have been called for an audience, then you just go obediently. There are so many questions to ask, I really don't have to torment myself."

Jia Lian was very depressed, why did he become Xu Cheng's brother-in-law?I felt a bit shorter all of a sudden, "I'm just worried in case something..."

"It's over, don't be idle and learn the crow's mouth," Xu Cheng interrupted him directly, "You don't think there is anything, I'm still worried about my sister!"

Xu Zhengdao also said to Jia Lian, "Indeed, when you see the Holy One, you will naturally know what's going on, so you don't have to scare yourself like this."

Needless to say, Jia Lian felt depressed when he was taught by two people in a row, it was like the water of the Yellow River, flowing endlessly!Facing these two dear friends, Jia Lian decided that it would be better to keep silent, otherwise, he might not be scared to death by himself, but would be tossed to death by these two friends.

The emperor summoned them, but they didn't cause much trouble. Instead, he thought the sentence was interesting, so he called them to his side to ask, for example, why do you care about such a thing?

"Your brains are quite clever. All these years, scholars have been reading like that, but you just want to break the sentence." The emperor was not at a loss, and the emperor who had been pressing on him for the past few years was gone. , his mood relaxed a lot, and he was really interested in some new things.

Xu Zhengdao confessed solemnly that it was Jia Lian who told him a story, "After hearing Jia Lian's story, I feel that sentence reading is really important. If you misunderstand small things in ordinary times, it's nothing. He has misled the scholars of the world."

The emperor looked at him with a smile on purpose and asked, "Didn't all scholars learn this way for so many years, even if you also learned this way, you still entered the Imperial Academy, right? From this point of view, there is no problem at all. Then From this point of view, reading this sentence is not so necessary, why bother to spend time on it.”

Xu Zhengdao's face couldn't help turning red. He is capable, but his mouth is really not very good at speaking, especially now that he has heard the emperor's question, he doesn't know how to answer it.

The emperor watched with a smile on his jade-like face, which turned pink, as if painted with red, waiting for Xu Zhengdao's explanation.

It's a pity that he must be disappointed. Xu Zhengdao just didn't know how to explain it. Xu Cheng's brain is flexible. Wushui, it’s the same when looking at economics, and it’s the same for the words of the Holy One, if they have a sentence to read, they can also feel something after listening to the words of the Holy One, so as to prevent those people with ulterior motives from misinterpreting the meaning of the Holy One.”

The emperor was very satisfied after hearing his words, "You can talk, unlike your father, it's really interesting to have such a dexterous son as Xu Xueshi." As an emperor, of course You can molested the minister at will, and even if the minister knew that he was being molested, he had to endure it.

Hearing the emperor's words, Jia Lian disagreed in his heart. Whoever said Xu Xueshi is old-fashioned is a real old fox. It can be seen that he has become a cabinet bachelor at his current age and is also deeply favored by the Holy One.Most obviously, if the old fox hadn't revealed something in the emperor's ear this time, would the emperor know what these anonymous people were doing?

However, Xueshi Xu is Jia Lian's father-in-law, so he only dared to complain a little bit in his heart. In fact, he still admires that father-in-law very much. He is very young but deeply favored. It is typical in the emperor's heart. Chunchen, in the eyes of the emperor, this is a typical loyal minister, which is definitely not something that ordinary people can do, but from this point of view, Xu Tingjing is really a great character, a role model Jia Lian worked hard for.

The emperor looked at Jia Lian again and said, "Oh, so you think this thing is extremely useful?"

Jia Lian was very neutral. He didn't have the ability to guess the emperor's thoughts. It's better to be objective. "Whether something is useful or not depends mainly on how it is used."

"What does this mean?" The emperor was really interested, and then asked further.

"If a knife is used to kill people, then it is a murder weapon, but if it is used to cut vegetables, then it is just a tool." Jia Lian said truthfully, "The same is true for sentence reading. Only when it is used well can it be really useful. Distorting the meaning of a sentence and using it in a place where it should not be used is not a good thing."

"What you said is very good." The emperor listened thoughtfully, "However, this thing was decided by you guys, so tell me, how did you decide it?"

Jia Lian waved his hand hastily, "This has nothing to do with the students, it's all figured out by Editor Xu and Xu Cheng."

He said this, and Xu Cheng also said the truth, "Jia Lian gave the student a book, and the student also looked at it according to the things on it."

"Oh, what book is it?" the emperor asked happily.

This time, not only Xu Cheng, Jia Lian himself was also very silent, Xu Cheng even regretted that he had said too much.The emperor naturally sensed the change in the atmosphere between them, and asked Xu Zhengdao very kindly, "You can tell me, what kind of book is it?"

Xu Zhengdao, a nerd, never thought too much about it. "It's a book written in Western languages. I don't know what's in it. I have a limited level of understanding. It's just that I used a lot of sentences to read it, which is very inspiring for me and others."

Hearing this, the emperor understood why those two people stopped talking, and his brows were slightly frowned, "Oh, Western books, Jia Lian, you read a lot, even the Western ones."

Jia Lian didn't know what to say. The emperor's expression seemed to be a little unpredictable. He couldn't figure it out, so he didn't want to answer. It's a pity that when facing the emperor, he is not a teacher. Silence is golden. Neng bit the bullet and said, "There are some useful songs in Western books. Confucius said: Threesomes must have my teacher. The students just think that there are some things worth learning in Western books, so they take a look."

When the emperor heard this, he immediately changed into a smiling face, but whether it was sincere or just deceiving people, Jia Lian didn't know the level yet, so he could only comfort himself and think in a positive way.

The emperor was talking, "Indeed, I think that the arithmetic on the Western side is interesting, and those missionaries can indeed come up with some interesting things sometimes."

"Learning is good. Although Westerners' mirrors are good, if we concentrate on research, we can make them as well, or even make better ones." Xu Cheng praised it in a timely manner.

The emperor nodded immediately, "That's right, I remember that you wanted someone to study this mirror, didn't you?" He looked at Jia Lian again.

Jia Lian nodded in response, "It is indeed a student."

"Well, it's very good." The emperor was very satisfied. Of course, whether he was satisfied with Jia Lian or the benefits brought to him by the mirror, no one could guess except himself. A foreign devil understands much better." Although he can be regarded as appreciating Western culture, the sense of pride of honoring his country still emerges involuntarily.

It is also impossible for Jia Lian to say to the emperor that he values ​​the enemy and that he is very cruel. In that case, he does not know whether the emperor will change his mind, but he knows very well that he will immediately feel how cruel the emperor is. Absolutely down to earth.

"It's really good to read this thing," the emperor affirmed the results of the three people's struggle, "I want them to use it for this grand ceremony, and Xu Zhengdao will follow suit to compile the book."

As for Jia Lian and Xu Cheng, there is no special arrangement, but the two of them are not too worried. They don't need to keep their eyes on the emperor's reward. Anyway, someone in the family is by the emperor's side, and it will be effective if they mention it at the right time. better.

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