The Son-in-law of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

"The number one scholar must be an ugly person" sounds absurd, but it is an unwritten rule that actually existed in this dynasty.

Emperor Chengrui is the fourth emperor after the founding of the dynasty, and the three emperors before Emperor Chengrui, in the first imperial examination after succeeding to the throne, the champions selected were all ugly.

In the second year of Jianwen in the previous Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jianwen opened a department to select scholars, and the scholar who passed the No. 1 examination in the palace examination was named "Wang Gen". It stands to reason that Wang Gen should naturally become the number one scholar in the new department.

However, Emperor Jianwen felt that Wang Gen was ugly, so he gave the champion to a scholar named "Hu Guang". Wang Gen was ranked second after Hu Guang.

According to historical records: "It's ugly, it's easy to be Hu Guang, that is, Hu Guang."

After Emperor Yongle conquered Nanjing, Wang Gen, who was disliked by Emperor Jianwen, committed suicide at home and died for his country. Hu Guang, who was appointed as the number one scholar by Emperor Jianwen, surrendered to Emperor Yongle.

After surrendering to Emperor Yongle, Hu Guangping became one of the members of the first cabinet of the Ming Dynasty. , Hu Guang was also the first minister to receive the posthumous title of "Wen Mu" in the Ming Dynasty.

History is always full of irony.

However, Feng Shui took turns. After the demise of the former Ming Dynasty, the descendant of Emperor Jianwen, Emperor Xingzu of this dynasty rose from the grass, expelled the Tartars, restored China, and became the new Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

After Emperor Xingzu came to the throne, although he did not depose the title of emperor Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor who initiated the "Battle of Jingnan", he was not soft on those courtiers who betrayed Emperor Jianwen.

Hu Guang, the important minister of the Yongle Dynasty who betrayed Emperor Jianwen, was deprived of all honors by Emperor Xingzu, his coffin was opened and his corpse was whipped, and then he was hung on the city gate to alert the world.

Afterwards, Emperor Xingzu ordered someone to revise the Enrollment Records of the former Ming Dynasty, changing Wang Gen to be the No. [-] Scholar in the second year of Jianwen, and praised Wang Gen as "the loyal minister of the country".

Then, Emperor Xingzu restored the imperial examination system, opened a subject to obtain scholars, and hand-picked an ugly man as the first number one scholar after the founding of the dynasty. The purpose of selecting scholars is to select people with virtue and ability, not to choose beauty. From today on, as long as people with real talents and real learning, even if they are ugly, they can still enter the first class and be an official!"

The two emperors after Emperor Xingzu all selected the ugly as the number one scholar in the first imperial examination after succeeding to the throne. After a hundred years of development, this tradition has evolved into an unwritten rule.

After hearing Lin Ruhai's words, Lin Cheng said: "The Supreme Emperor is telling the world with his actions that although he has abdicated, he is still the ruler of Ming Dynasty."

Jia Yue nodded and said: "After the Supreme Emperor took the Zen throne, he still lived in the Qianqing Palace and controlled the government. It is now the Chengrui year. This imperial examination is the first time for the new emperor to take the imperial examination. Sleeper, the Supreme Emperor wants to tell the world that he does not recognize the emperor as a saint."

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said, "It's not that serious...Although the saint is pure and filial, the Supreme Emperor is not at ease. After all, the saint is a righteous emperor."

Jia Yue said: "It doesn't matter what the Supreme Emperor thinks, what matters is what the courtiers, dignitaries, and even the people of the world think. Saints are neither heirs nor elders. The reason why they can ascend to the throne depends on the support of the Supreme Emperor. Now, The Supreme Emperor controls the government, and although the saint is the emperor, he is only a 'crown prince'... Moreover, although the Supreme Emperor helped the saint to the throne, he did not reduce the influence of the princes such as King Zhongshun in the court..."

Lin Cheng hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Is there any misunderstanding in this? The Supreme Emperor is a generation of enlightened masters, who created the "Jingxian Prosperous Age". How could he do such a thing? Obviously, I will definitely hold grudges in my heart, the discord between the father and son of the Tian family is by no means a trivial matter."

A wry smile appeared on the corner of Lin Ruhai's mouth, but he didn't speak.

Shenjing, Princess Changle Mansion.

Daiyu frowned lightly, and asked Princess Changle: "The Emperor Taishang also practiced martial arts and martial arts, he pacified the desert, made the Mongolian Tartars surrender to the north, and created a "prosperous age of Jingxian". Agriculture, commerce, and handicrafts all achieved great benefits. Development, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the Supreme Emperor is indeed a promising king... But, how did the Supreme Emperor become what he is now?"

Princess Changle sighed, and said: "The Supreme Emperor is not old-fashioned yet. He knows what the consequences of his actions are, but he still does it... The Supreme Emperor has regarded Daming as his own private property, and he does not want to share it with others. It's his own son, and it doesn't work."

Daiyu nodded thoughtfully.

After Enke passed, Emperor Chengrui still served the Supreme Emperor extremely filially, and the Supreme Emperor also publicly stated that he was very satisfied with Emperor Chengrui.

However, under this beautiful picture of "father's kindness and son's filial piety", there are undercurrents surging...

However, the vicissitudes in the court had no effect on the two children, Jia Yue and Daiyu, because although they were precocious, they were still young.

After Daiyu worshiped Princess Changle as her teacher, she went out early and returned late every day, and spent very little time with Jia Yue. Jia Yue felt empty in her heart.

This day was Daiyu's rest day, and it also happened to be Jia Yue's rest day. After class, Jia Yue ran back to the backyard of the Lin Mansion and ran towards the yard where Daiyu was. He ordered people to tidy up a yard for Daiyu to live in, and let Daiyu manage the affairs of the yard by herself.

Jia Min trusts Princess Changle's teaching ability very much, but Jia Min is completely worried about Princess Changle's ability to teach female celebrities and housekeepers. When Yu was older, he taught Daiyu how to housekeeper.

Jia Yue ran to the gate of the courtyard where Daiyu was, tidied up her appearance, and then impatiently stepped into the courtyard.

Entering the courtyard, Jia Yue saw Daiyu standing in the courtyard at a glance. Hearing Daiyu's clear and moving voice like a yellow warbler, Jia Yue stopped, closed her eyes, and listened to her ears.

This tone, this sentence pattern, this language... Although it is not standard, although they are all extremely simple words, it is definitely English!

Sister Lin, wearing a classic Hanfu like a skirt, stood pretty in the yard, holding a thread-bound book, speaking English in a crisp loli voice...

Jia Yue: "Sister Lin reads English...it must be the wrong way for me to enter the door!"

Daiyu concentrated on reading English and did not notice Jia Yue standing at the door. However, Xueyan, the big girl beside Daiyu, saw Jia Yue, and hurriedly walked to Daiyu's side lightly, and pulled Daiyu away. Jade sleeves.

Daiyu raised her head and saw Jia Yue standing at the door at a glance. Seeing Jia Yue's dazed look, Daiyu put down the book in her hand, smiled slightly, and said softly, "Brother Yue, you are here. "

Jia Yue came back to her senses, looked at Daiyu who had a smile on her lips, and realized that she had lost her mind in front of Daiyu, her face turned red all of a sudden, and she said with a little embarrassment: "I haven't been here for long, and I saw my sister studying. I can't bear to disturb you, but I didn't expect that I would lose my mind, sister, don't blame me."

Daiyu walked up to Jia Yue with light lotus steps, and said with a smile, "Brother Yue treats my sister very well, how can my sister blame my brother? Even if I blame it, it's because my brother doesn't come to see my sister often..."

Jia Yue hurriedly said: "It's not that I don't come to see my sister, it's really... my sister is studying with the eldest princess, and I have little free time. I heard from my wife that the eldest princess is very strict with my sister. I am afraid that my sister's studies will be delayed." .”

Daiyu said angrily, "What's the reason? If you feel that you've grown up and don't want to play with this girl like me, just say so, and I won't talk to you anymore."

Jia Yue felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere, but she couldn't tell what was wrong. Seeing that Daiyu was a little unhappy, Jia Yue was startled, and hurriedly apologized with a smile: "Where is such a thing, I have been thinking about my sister these days..."

After hearing Jia Yue's words, Daiyu knew that what she said was serious,

He hurriedly said: "Don't worry about it, it's my sister who said something wrong."

Jia Yue said repeatedly: "Nothing, nothing."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Look at me, I let my brother stand here, let's go into the room and talk."

Jia Yue walked beside Daiyu, looked at the English letters on the book in Daiyu's hand, and asked, "What did my sister read just now, it sounds weird."

The villain in Jia Yue's heart burst into tears and said, "I am also a modern college student who has passed CET-[-], and now I have to pretend that I have never heard English."

Daiyu replied: "It is the language of English. Master has been to England and brought back a few people from other countries. These people look very different from the people in our Celestial Dynasty. Master asked me if I want to learn from the barbarians. If it is, I think it is very interesting, so I said I want to learn."

For a long time, Jia Yue never asked Daiyu "what did she learn from the eldest princess?" Jia Yue knew the prestige of the eldest princess of Changle, and only thought that Princess Changle taught four books and five classics, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting...

Now, Jia Yue, who learned that there is an "English class" in Daiyu's curriculum, is very interested in what Daiyu has learned in this year, and feels like a cat scratching her heart.

Jia Yue asked: "You have been studying with Princess Dachang for a year, what have you learned, can you tell me?"

Daiyu smiled and said: "There is nothing to say about this." What Princess Changle did not let Daiyu spread out were those remarks about "why men and women are not equal" and "unruly" things like practicing riding and archery.

After entering the room, Daiyu asked Jia Yue to sit down, and then said: "Master taught me to read, and also taught me various skills. If I have enough time, I will also let me know some miscellaneous subjects, such as astronomy, geography, water conservancy, etc. Farming, math... Master understands everything, and he can also speak the language of barbarian people, master told me that there is no harm in knowing a little bit of barbarian language."

Jia Yue 囧囧 asked with spirit: "You won't tell me, you understand all these, right?"

Daiyu laughed "puchi" and said, "I've only scratched the surface."

Jia Yue frowned, thought for a while, and then asked: "Do you understand what the eldest princess said? If you don't understand, or feel too tired, you can tell the master and the mother, let everyone The eldest princess will lighten your burden... By the way, you don't know what "burden reduction" means..."

Jia Yue loves Daiyu as her younger sister. When she heard that Daiyu has learned so much, Jia Yue feels very distressed. Daiyu is only six years old, and the eldest princess... Jia Yue is afraid that Daiyu will be exhausted.

Daiyu was puzzled and said, "Brother Yue, what's the matter with you, the master taught you very well, why can't I understand... Also, it's not what you think, although I learned some miscellaneous things from the master, but I didn't understand it." Delayed studying, the master said that I learned very fast, so after I finished my homework, I taught some miscellaneous things."

Daiyu only got excited when Jia Yue got it wrong and thought that the master only taught her miscellaneous things and didn't let her study.

Jia Yue clearly knew that Daiyu had misunderstood, but she nodded and said: "I was reckless, junior sister, don't take offense."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Senior Brother is caring about me. It's too late for me to thank Senior Brother. How could I blame Senior Brother?"

The villain in Jia Yue's heart burst into tears and said, "I actually forgot that Sister Lin is a real child prodigy...Sister Lin, who is six years old, studies astronomy, geography, water conservancy, farming...Compared to Sister Lin, I am just a child." A slag with a combat power of five, I really discredit the glorious collective of 'travelers'."

Then, Jia Yue complained in her heart: "Princess Changle, you belong to the Xiaoyao Sect... Damn! I forgot, aren't you the current head of the Xiaoyao Sect?!"

Jia Yue's self-esteem was hit, and she decided not to discuss academic issues with Daiyu—comparing academic performance with sister prodigy Lin, I really can't afford to be hurt!

Jia Yue had a conversation with Daiyu, and suddenly remembered that he had prepared a gift for Daiyu, but he forgot when he heard Daiyu read English just now.

Jia Yue took out a few pieces of rice paper from her bosom, handed it to Daiyu, and said, "I know you like plush toys, here are some of my drawings, I don't know if you like them, if you like them , let Xueyan and the others make it, and I have clearly written down what color fabric is needed..."

Then, Jia Yue called in the young man next to him, took a bundle from the young man, put it on the table, and said: "This is some small things I bought from the street when I went out last time. They are very rough and natural. It can't be compared with the things at home, but it has some wild charm, for my sister to play with..."

Then, Jia Yue took out a stack of rice paper from her pocket, put it on the table, and said, "I remember my sister said that she wanted to go to Tianqiao to watch a performance. A while ago, I happened to pass by the Tianqiao and saw a performance. I drew them all to relieve my sister's boredom...Actually, it's really meaningless, it's messy and smelly, I won't go there again..."

Daiyu was taken aback for a moment, then put away the things solemnly, and said with a soft smile, "Thank you brother Yue, I like it very much."

When Daiyu said she liked it, Jia Yue was very happy, and said again and again: "It's good that my sister likes it."

Jia Yue still had homework to do, so she sat with Daiyu for a while and then left.

Daiyu didn't tell Jia Yue that her master treated her very well and allowed her to change into men's clothing and slip out to go shopping through the back door of the Princess Mansion. She had already been to the overpass.

As Jia Yue said, Daiyu felt disappointed after seeing it, and then she didn't like it anymore.

Daiyu didn't expect that Jia Yue always kept her wish in her heart.

Now, looking at the out-of-shape figures on the rice paper in her hands, Daiyu's heart is sweet and sour, joyful and sad.

Although Princess Changle pampered Daiyu, she did not want Daiyu to become out of tune with this world, so she made it very clear to Daiyu that in the princess mansion, she could ride horses, shoot arrows, and practice martial arts...but outside the gate of the princess mansion , she will be a "qualified" lady of the family.

Although Daiyu didn't understand, "why women can't leave the inner house", but Daiyu knew that even for her parents, she had to "keep out of the gate and keep out of the second door".

Because they are brothers and sisters of the same mother, Daiyu and her four elder brothers are very close, but in fact, the age difference between the brothers and sisters is too big, and they don't spend much time together.

The person who accompanied Daiyu through her "beautiful childhood" was her "Brother Yue". They played hide-and-seek, laughed together, and ran wildly in the garden together...

Now that they are all grown up, Jia Yue will move to live in the front yard like her brothers, get out of the inner house, go to the outside world, study, play, and have new friends...

Daiyu is very sad. She is only six years old this year, so she will not have any "female love" for Jia Yue. The reason why she feels sad is because her once very close playmate is drifting away...

The author has something to say: I hope I didn't write about Beng. Although sister Lin is only six years old, she is a real child prodigy, so her academic performance far exceeds her peers, so it is not considered a bug.

In addition, Daiyu is only six years old, she really didn't fall in love with Jia Yue, she just got used to Jia Yue's existence.

PS: I am too young to develop a relationship. I will strive to make sister Lin and the hero grow up in the last few chapters.