The Young Master of the Jia Family in the Red Chamber

Perhaps Jia Zhu was lucky. After drinking the medicine two days ago, although her condition did not improve obviously, it did not continue to deteriorate.

Shi Taijun and the others recalled what Physician Zong said, that if Jia Zhu survived the fierce medicinal properties, he would be able to recover this time, and as long as he took good care of himself, he would be able to support him for three to five years. Miracles will happen.

In any case, it is a good thing that Jia Zhu can pass this test. In the future, they will entertain famous doctors for him, and it may be possible to cure him.

Unexpectedly, on the third day, Jia Zhu was still fine during the day, Wang took a maid to feed him medicine, he forced himself to accompany her and said a few words, and he looked more energetic than the previous two days, unexpectedly At night, it suddenly stopped working, and my whole body twitched, and I couldn't breathe.

Where did the night watch maids see this before?

Wang was so frightened that her eyes were straightened and she didn't have any ideas. Shi Taijun was calmer, she pulled herself together, and immediately ordered someone to invite Zong's doctor. As for Jia Zheng, his face was ashen, saying It's like he can't speak.

It is said that doctors are parents, Zong Taiyi is a kind person, thinking that Jia Zhu is a patient he has treated many times, knowing that it is useless, he still came to Jia's house, but unfortunately Jia Zhu disappeared before others arrived, and the second room immediately There was a lot of crying.

Jia Zhu was Jia Zheng's only son, and he left suddenly. Jia She and Mrs. Zhang couldn't watch, so they hurried to the courtyard of the second bedroom.

However, Jia Hu had just recovered from a serious illness, and Jia Lian was still young, so Mrs. Zhang was afraid that they might encounter something unclean, so she didn't let them go, but left the two brothers in Rongxi Hall.In fact, at this time, Jia Hu's body was already fine.

After Situ Jing returned to the palace, although he no longer sent the imperial physician over, the little eunuch still sent over every day just to inquire about Jia Hu's condition.

Situ Jing had made very bad mental preparations in his heart. Jia Hu's condition was so peculiar that the imperial doctors were not even sure about the symptoms, let alone other things.Unexpectedly, the next day, a young eunuch replied that the eldest son of the Jia family's condition had improved, and he seemed to be fine.

Situ Jing was overjoyed, and immediately sent Imperial Physician Chen to give Jia Hu a follow-up consultation, but he was thinking in his heart, could it be that the Bodhisattva heard his wish and blessed Jia Hu, otherwise, how could his illness be so strange and so good? So fast again.

Doctor Chen examined Jia Hu's pulse, and was also very surprised. Jia Hu's pulse was calm and gentle, with an even rhythm, neither floating nor sinking, neither thin nor flooding. No matter how you looked at it, it couldn't be better, so he told Jia She and Zhang , Jia Hu is fine, just take care of her.

Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Zhang felt relieved when they heard the words, and thanked the Imperial Physician Chen repeatedly, and thanked the emperor for his kindness.

Doctor Chen returned to the palace to report to Situ Jing. Situ Jing had no other thoughts except that he thought it was a bodhisattva.Because he knew very well that the prescription prescribed by Imperial Physician Chen to Jia Hu was not suitable for the disease. Imperial Physician Lu and the head of the Zuo Hospital only checked the pulse and did not prescribe a prescription. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is no medicine for self-healing.

So, while thinking about how to fulfill his wish, Situ Jing sent someone to Jia Hu's house to spread the word, saying that Jia Hu should take care of him with peace of mind, and when he recovered, he would go to the palace to study again.Jia Hu was very moved when he heard the news, Situ Jing really treated him like a friend.

Sleeping on the bed for a long time, unable to move, Jia Hu was bored to death, and wanted to move around, but Mrs. Zhang refused, and even refused to let him out of the room, only allowing Jia Hu to walk around in the room.Later, seeing that he was really bored, he simply asked Jia Lian for leave and asked him to stay with him at home.

Jia Hu had nothing to do, so he had to test Jia Lian's homework, and he complained so much. He only hoped that his brother would recover soon and go back to the palace to go to school, so he could go back home to study.Although Mr. Hu's lectures are not fun, compared to his brother, it is easier to make a living under him.

Jia Hu can also see now that Jia Lian is a serious partial subject, and he is very good at arithmetic, but he is not good at learning the Four Books and Five Classics.It seems that grasping the week is really forward-looking, and Jia Lian's golden abacus is right.

When they first heard the news of Jia Zhu's death, Jia Hu and Jia Lian didn't react at all, accepting it quite calmly.

Jia Hu is used to Jia Zhu’s unhealthy lifestyle since he was a child. His physical fitness is not very good, and he doesn’t pay attention to exercise. Like fate, who can sustain overdraft for a long time.

Jia Hu responded to what Wang had done to him, and it would be considered kind not to retaliate against Jia Zhu, let alone mention him.

Besides, Jia Zhu's stubborn temperament is not something Jia Hu can persuade, so he never does useless work.

Jia Hu recalled that when he was young, Jia Daishan wanted to teach them two kung fus, and he happily followed them, but Jia Zhu refused, thinking it was a waste of time. If he followed the exercise from a young age, and combined work and rest while studying, he would definitely not be in trouble. to today.

After entering the palace, there are also riding and archery classes in the palace. It is Su Yi's congenital deficiency. Everyone knows to do some exercises according to their own ability, but Jia Zhu is good. He obviously lacks exercise. It's all perfunctory.

During the one year in his hometown in Jinling, Jia Zhu's level of hard work was even more unmatched by Jia Hu. He felt that he had never worked so hard even in his third year of high school.Therefore, Jia Zhu fell ill after the exam and died, which would not surprise Jia Hu too much.

Jia Lian was too young to have any concept of death, besides, he and Jia Zhu didn't have much contact with each other, so when he heard that he went, he just asked Jia Hu, "Brother, will we not see Zhu Da in the future?" brother?"

Jia Hu said yes, Jia Lian stopped talking, and said for a long time: "Brother, don't leave Lian'er, Lian'er is afraid."

Jia Hu touched Jia Lian's head, nodded with a smile, and said softly, "Brother won't, Lian'er, don't be afraid."

Physician Zong rushed to Jia's house, Jia Zhu felt breathless, Shi Taijun cried like hell, and Wang sat in front of the bed in a daze.When she saw Imperial Physician Zong, she rushed over, knelt down in front of him and said, "Save my son! Please, save my son!"

Mrs. Zhang saw that Mrs. Wang didn't look like this, so she called two little maids to come forward and help her up.Physician Zong only looked at Jia Zhu's face, without even feeling his pulse, he shook his head and said, "Please give me your condolences!" He said his annoyance and left.

Wang Shi was helped away with a dazed expression. Now that she came to her senses, she threw off the two maidservants and threw herself on Jia Zhu, crying and crying.Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang wiped away her tears, if her Hu'er couldn't make it through, she would be in the same situation.

Jia Zhu was underage and died young, so the funeral was simple and passed quickly.

Although Shi Taijun was sad, but when Jia Hu recovered, he felt comforted, no matter what, Jia Hu and Jia Lian were also her grandsons, so they would not be in despair.She was even thinking in her heart that Mrs. Wang is already in her early thirties and has been quiet since the birth of Yuan Chun. It's gone, Jia Zheng can't live without a son, even if it's a girl who doesn't sound good to say, it's okay to give birth to Wang's name.

The Wang family lost their only son, but it was not as easy as Shi Taijun to figure it out.In particular, Jia Hu was more ill than Jia Zhu, but Jia Hu survived and Jia Zhu disappeared.Shi Taijun can take Jia Hu as a consolation, because both are her grandsons, and Jia Hu's status in the East Palace is by no means comparable to Jia Zhu.But Wang couldn't do it. Apart from being sad about her son's death, she put all the resentment on Jia Hu's head. She even thought that Jia Hu's life was too hard, so she killed her Zhu'er .

Imperial Physician Zong said that Jia Zhu's illness stemmed from excessive exhaustion of effort, but why Jia Zhu behaved like that was not all due to Jia Hu's existence.

If it were not for Jia Hu, why would the master dislike Zhu'er everywhere? Without the force of the master, Zhu'er would not be so desperate.Wang didn't dare to blame Jia Zheng, but pushed all the responsibility on Jia Hu, wishing that one life would pay for another life.

Jia Hu didn't know what Mrs. Wang was thinking. He took good care of his body and went into the palace with the completed globe.

Seeing that everyone from Jian Ming to Situ Jing, from Su Yi to Han Qi was taller than him, Jia Hu was very unconvinced and made a new exercise plan for himself.In order to better achieve his goal, he introduced his favorite basketball, volleyball, billiards, and badminton into the palace.

Situ Jing asked him where the idea came from. Jia Hu said it was from Westerners. Polo is too high-end for ordinary people to play. These sports are much simpler, especially badminton. You can play with a few goose feathers, and you can also strengthen your body. What a wonderful thing.

After hearing this, Situ Jing thought it made sense, so he told Situ Yan.Situ Yan thought about it and thought it was okay.

Why does Gong Xue want to offer riding and archery classes? It’s not for the sake of keeping the princes and grandchildren healthy. Not everyone likes horseback riding and archery to practice swords and guns. It’s always good to add some options. There are countless sports facilities.

The items Jia Hu chose were all easy to learn. After he said it a few times, everyone understood the rules thoroughly.

Not to mention how much fun the little princes had, even Situ Yan became interested in billiards, and liked to play two rounds with Jia Hu.

Those who can enter the palace to learn to read are not ordinary children. These people play new games in the palace and find it interesting, so they want to play it when they go home, and let their parents make utensils accordingly.Later, the children of their relatives and friends also found it amusing when they saw it, so they spread the word, first in Beijing, and later spread to the whole country.Seeing this situation, Jia Hu jokingly said that he promoted the development of the National Fitness Movement in advance.

Compared with those recreational sports, Situ Yan is most interested in the globe carved by Jia Hu himself.He specially asked someone to verify it, and found that although there were mistakes, there were more places to correct the mistakes of the predecessors, so he talked to Jia Hu several times.

Fortunately, Jia Hu collected comprehensive and detailed information, no matter what questions Situ Yan asked him, he could tell the source one by one.After listening to Jia Hu's explanation, Situ Yan not only did not suspect that he was up to no good, but also felt that the child had a pure heart and was dedicated to serving the country.

In Jia Hu's globe, the part about Daxia is roughly carved, while the overseas part is more detailed.

Situ Yan liked it very much when he saw it, so he borrowed the globe from Situ Jing. Based on it, he cast a larger and more accurate one with copper, and took this huge copper hollow globe as the Longevity Festival The congratulatory gift was dedicated to the emperor.

The emperor was shocked when he saw it, and murmured: "We really live on the ball, so why don't the people who live below fall down?"

Situ Yan explained with a smile: "Because there is a strong gravitational force in the center of the sphere, people and animals living on the sphere will not fall out." Situ Yan was very curious about this question since he was a child, and even once Therefore, doubt the statement that the earth is a sphere.But a few years ago, he found the answer in a book passed down from the West. The person who wrote that book was a genius. He was inspired by a falling apple, which explained Situ Yan's Doubt, let him no longer doubt this matter.

The emperor still couldn't believe it, and asked again: "No one has seen it, how can you prove that this ball is right?"

Situ Yan pointed to the route of Magellan's voyage around the world drawn on the globe to show the emperor, and continued: "Father, look here. As early as more than 100 years ago, people sailed around the earth in ships. If the earth is not round , they will go farther and farther, instead of coming back after a circle." Then, Situ Yan pointed to the other two routes, and introduced: "Father, look here again, this is the former eunuch of the Three Treasures The route to the West, and here is the route for the missionaries from the West."

The emperor nodded thoughtfully. Although he couldn't understand it, he believed it.He stared at the huge globe for a long time, and suddenly asked, "My lord, are there any people living in those other places?"

"There are people here, and many countries have been established." Situ Yan said, pointing to the map of Europe, and then pointed to Africa, America and Australia, "It is said that these places have no countries, but some small tribes, but what Westerners say , not entirely true."

Daxia has been established for nearly 40 years, and Emperor Taizu has been in power for eight years. At that time, the country has not yet settled down, and every year there is a war between the south and the north, and I really don't care about other things.After ascending the throne today, he worked hard to govern, rested with the people, and finally put the dilapidated country in order.

In the south, rich businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang have frequent trade exchanges with Westerners. Some people see the huge profits in maritime trade and want to go out to sea, but the sea is difficult to travel. In addition to high winds and rough waves, there are also pirates. Therefore, there are many people who have ideas, but few dare to put them into practice. Especially when the pioneers make mistakes, many people only dare to wait and see and dare not act.

Hearing this, the emperor was surprised and said: "You said there are no people in these places?" The Central Plains has a lot of people and little land. When the emperor heard that there were not many people living in such a large land, his eyes lit up. He was worried that there would be no place to house the increasing number of people Population, God is helping him.

Situ Yan nodded and said, "Return to father, it's like this. Those Westerners rely on their superiority in force to dominate the local area."

Originally, the emperor felt that his territory was not small, and he was very satisfied, but after looking at the world map, he found that the place occupied by Daxia was just such a small area, and all the ambitions of his early years had come back.He thought for a while, and asked Situ Yan to draw up a charter. Seeing that the timing was right, they also sent people to the sea to have a look. Such a large territory was actually unowned, and the emperor's thoughts began to waver.

Situ Yan liked to discuss everything with his son, he didn't ask Situ Jing for help, he just wanted to let him understand why he acted like this.

As Situ Jing's companions, Jia Hu and the others had the advantage of being close to the water. They also listened to a lot of upward news and were able to express their own opinions. Situ Yan didn't think they were young. Will take their opinion into account.

After brainstorming, the memorial that Situ Yan presented to the emperor was very thick.The emperor watched impatiently when he saw it, so he only asked Situ Yan to say something careless, and he felt that he had almost agreed, and let him do it himself, he didn't interfere, just watched.

Jia Hu originally thought that he, who came from more than 300 years later, should be able to put forward many constructive opinions based on the rich experience of his predecessors.In the end, he found that what he wanted to say was almost said by others. It seemed that the Zhan Shifu in the East Palace was really able to gather people.

Since the fleet is going to go out to sea, it is necessary to bring some goods, among other things, at least they have to earn back the travel expenses.But looking at the way those Westerners paid without blinking when they bought silk and porcelain in the south of the Yangtze River, one can imagine the profits these things brought to Europe.

Since it was the first time for Daxia's fleet to go on an ocean voyage, Situ Yan didn't intend to take too many risks, so he decided to only go to Europe this time, and just take a look when passing through Southeast Asia and Africa.In order to reduce the risk, the goods carried by the fleet were divided into three hundred shares, each of which was 5000 taels of silver, for the courtiers to subscribe for themselves.If you make a profit, you will share dividends proportionally, and if you lose, everyone will recognize it for themselves.When the news was announced, many people were waiting and watching, wondering whether they should subscribe or not. When they came back to their senses, they felt that this matter was very promising, and the [-] shares had already been distributed.

It turned out that the emperor himself subscribed for 500 shares, and the officials of the East Palace subscribed for nearly [-] shares. The remaining dozens of shares were not enough for the courtiers who had reacted to snatch them up.Naturally, Jia Hu would not miss such an opportunity. He persuaded Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Zhang to recognize six shares and three shares respectively, and then took out the rewards he had received over the years, and also recognized one share.Jia Lian heard about this incident by accident, and insisted on participating. Jia Hu was so troubled by him that he had no choice but to charge him [-] taels, planning to give him [-]% of the money he made in the future.

The royal fleet of Great Xia went out to sea with artillery and ammunition. Ordinary pirates would not dare to approach them. Even the armies of European countries might not be able to fight them.Moreover, Daxia's ships are much larger than those of Westerners. As long as there is no extreme weather, the possibility of returning with a full load is very high. At that time, they will definitely make a lot of money. Even if they lose money, their family's investment is also very limited. Possibly, but without breaking a bone.But thinking of Jia Lian's business acumen, Jia Hu didn't know how to evaluate it.

After more than a year of careful preparation, Daxia's fleet set off in the early winter of the 30th year of Yuanchang. To Jia Hu's surprise, Jianming was also among those who went to sea. I really don't know how he persuaded Marquis Anyuan , Let him go out.

Jia Hu admired Jian Jian's courage, but he didn't have the same idea. The speed of ships in this era is too slow. He couldn't bear to let him dangle on the sea for a year or so, so in his lifetime, he probably didn't Maybe go to a place other than Daxia.

In the winter of this year, the emperor fell ill once, and the condition was very serious. Although he was rescued, he could work as hard as before, but it was impossible.

During the emperor's illness, Situ Yan had to take care of the court affairs and worry about the emperor's illness, which was a bit overwhelming. Fortunately, Situ Jing was getting older and helped him a lot, otherwise the emperor would fall, and if the prince fell again , I don't know what the chaos looks like.

After the emperor recovered from his illness, he felt that he was getting old, so he wanted to pass on the crown prince in advance.After all, Situ Yan's body is not as strong as ordinary people's. If he really waits for him to die before letting him succeed, the national funeral is not a trivial matter. Adding up the inside and outside, he may not be able to survive.

Why don't he take the initiative to pass on the throne, so that after Situ Yan ascends the throne, he can still help him watch for a few years, and the excessive government affairs will be natural, and there will be no waves.Even if he lets go one day, Situ Yan will not be able to bear the burden of internal and external troubles.

The emperor said he wanted to abdicate, but Situ Yan naturally refused to accept it and tried hard to refuse.As a result, the emperor didn't listen to him at all, and directly announced the matter to the court. Although the ministers also persuaded him, their attitude was not as firm as the prince's, so the matter was settled.

The emperor not only decided on the succession of the throne at the end of the year, but also helped Situ Yan figure out the year name, which will be changed to Yuan Yonghe next year.

Situ Yan was Situ Jing's son, and he was the first wife's son. When he ascended the throne as emperor, there was almost no suspense about making Situ Jing the crown prince.But Jia Hu didn't see any joy on Situ Jing's face, he didn't understand, so he asked him what's wrong.

Situ Jing said helplessly: "Father is ascending the throne, so the harem can't be empty all the time." The East Palace has been empty for many years, so it's not that no one doubts it, but Situ Yan has the eldest son, and the courtiers can't say anything, it's the Tian family's housework. It's their turn to talk.

"Oh, I understand." Jia Hu nodded vigorously, and suddenly said, "You don't want the crown prince to marry a new queen, do you?" Well, it is quite possible to set up a noble concubine to temporarily manage the Six Palaces.

Unexpectedly, Situ Jing shook his head and denied, "What new queen, maybe even a concubine?" Situ Jing was not afraid of Situ Yan remarrying, but the problem was that he didn't want to marry, saying that he was used to being quiet by himself. I don't want the harem to be chattering.

Jia Hu was puzzled and said, "Then what are you worried about?" Without a queen, there would be no more sons, wouldn't it be better.

Situ Jing raised his voice and retorted: "What's the matter, my father has already said that I will marry the princess next year."

Princess? !Jia Hu's head exploded with a bang, Situ Jing is only so old, why is he about to marry a wife.