All your life is gentle

On August 26, Han Xian, the Marquis of Qingyuan, invited relatives and friends to celebrate the reunion of grandparents and grandchildren.Han Houde is highly respected, and the grandson he recognizes—whether it is a relative or a dry one—is all of high status, and there are too many bureaucratic celebrities who come to add icing on the cake to congratulate and congratulate him.

On August 27th, Ning Xiaohou and his wife held another family banquet in Zhendinghou's mansion to entertain the three brothers and sisters.

After the meal, Mrs. Ning and the three brothers and sisters gossiped, and Ning Tian accompanied them.Although everyone seemed very happy, the happiest person was without a doubt Third Young Master Ning who accompanied the guest.Xiao Huan's younger sister called "Third Cousin" tenderly, which made his bones itch, as if countless lice were born all over his body, and he couldn't bear to be scratched.

Zi Shi almost splashed his tea on himself.The girl is amazing!It's thanks to her that she can call out the "Third Cousin" who uses softness to overcome rigidity, and the ending is whirling, haha!Girls have potential in this respect... Seeing Zizhou roll his eyes skillfully at his sister's shameless behavior, it becomes even more difficult to maintain a polite smile on his face.Fortunately, he has been tested for a long time, so he doesn't care about the drama of the twins dealing with Third Young Master Ning, and talks to Mrs. Ning attentively.

"...I heard that Xiaoquan declined the mansion bestowed by the emperor, and insisted on living in the present mansion. You brothers have a good relationship, so my aunt knows it. But—"

Because of Zi Zhou Zigui's relationship, during this trip, even Dai Zi Shi also recognized his grandparents and two important aunts.The most amazing thing is that he recognized two super heavyweight uncles by the way.

"You two brothers, now one is surnamed Li, the other is surnamed Xie, an earl, and a marquis, living in the same house, I'm afraid it's against the court's rules..."

"Aunt, don't be afraid, Yushitai dare not join us." Zizhou interrupted suddenly.

Zi Shi thought of Xi Yuanhuai and laughed.If someone really wants to impeach Lantai Ling and Si Wenlang for this matter, I don't know if the right admonishment doctor will kill relatives righteously?

"Leaving aside the matter of Yushitai, your brothers have already reached the age of marriage, and Xiao Huan should talk about others. Especially you, Xiao Fang, you must always inherit the incense for the Li family. When you get married, it is impossible to still be called Xiao Huan. Quan Xiao is still living together. Xiao is still in a girl's family, and as a daughter of a daughter, she used to have no choice but to hang out with her brothers. Now that her grandparents are with her, she should be under her knees..."

Zizhou and Zigui looked at Zishi together.

"Auntie said yes." Zi Shi was silent for a moment, then nodded and continued, "The three of us, brother and sister, have grown up with each other and are used to relying on each other. Suddenly we want to separate, and we will be reluctant to part with it. In a few days, wait for the right time -"

"Big brother!"

Zi Shi smiled softly: "You have grown up, you can't always cling to your elder brother like a child. Besides, no matter what, think about the two old people."

The old couple, Hanhou, are very fond of the twins.Leaving the three of them in the mansion yesterday, their eyes never left Zizhou and Zigui for almost a moment.

Although it is very happy to be reunited with their grandparents, the twins feel unreasonably flustered when they think of leaving their elder brother and the topic of life-long events being mentioned by the elders from time to time.Seeing his younger siblings looking helpless, Zi Shi was about to speak when Third Young Master Ning abruptly interjected: "Your house is in Enrongfang, right? From Enrongfang to Enzefang Qingyuanhou's Mansion is only a moment away. Zhong, where is it different? Is it necessary to make it as if you are parting from life and death? Xiao Huan, don’t you like riding horses? My cousin gave you a good horse. Make sure you go back from your grandparents to see your elder brother. It’s like flying ..."

Zigui curled his lips: "The little Cong runs very fast, so I don't need you to send it." Xiao Cong is the nickname of her bay red horse.

The girl looked innocent, bright and lovely. Ning Tian was greedy for her pretty appearance, and said casually, "Xiao Cong? Then I'll give you another little white horse, which will go well with your clothes..."

Zi Shi tilted his head towards Ning Tian and raised the corners of his mouth: "I made my cousin laugh." He continued to say to his younger siblings, "I was about to say this too, the distance is so close, you can run on both sides..."

"Where..." Ning Tian answered absently.Secretly thought, this Li Fang's way of laughing is very seductive!Compared with Xiao Huan's younger sister, it has a completely different taste.If I like men too, I'm afraid I can't bear to look at them too much... Go talk to Ting Lan later, hehe...

On August 29, the three brothers and sisters went to the palace to meet their second aunt Chi Concubine Han Shu.

Halfway through the conversation, the emperor came.

After chatting a few words about family matters, Concubine Chi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, my concubine really likes to thank you for returning this child. I have recognized her as a daughter and I want to ask Your Majesty to give you a blessed title. I wonder if there is such a blessing?"

All the people present were taken aback for a moment: They obviously didn't mention this topic before.Zi Shi probably understood the intention of the empress, and was nervously waiting for the emperor's reply.But Mrs. Ning said: "Your Majesty, we used to be three sisters. The second sister and the third sister were about the same age, and they were the best friends. Now the second sister is alone at her knees, and the youngest has no parents. Like a mother and daughter, anyone who sees it will cry..."

Concubine Chi's appearance and temperament are excellent. Although her appearance is not as good as when she was young, she still has some weight in the emperor's heart.What's more, what happened to Xie's family in the past, there are things that cannot be justified.Zhao Ju thought for a while, and said, "Thank you for returning Zigui. Since Zigui is suitable as "Yining", let's call him "Princess Yining". Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs prepare the things for canonization, and choose a better day."

Everyone knelt down to give thanks, and congratulated the emperor, empress and the freshly baked "Princess Yining".

Back home at night, the three brothers and sisters sat around in the study.

Recently, all kinds of things have come one after another, and I am tired of coping. It has been a long time since I spent such a leisurely time together.Everything came too fast and too violent, and after being dazzled, I felt a little dizzy.The great sorrow and joy all subsided, and what came to my heart was a little afterglow and a touch of sadness.

Unanimously, the three of them avoided positive topics, and only talked and laughed with the lace and gossip they had accumulated these days.In the end Zigui asked: "Brother, you will officially take office in the Imperial Academy tomorrow, shall I ask Zhang to call you earlier?"

Zi Shi was still smiling, but when he heard this, he immediately said: "Quickly ask Wei Niang to boil a bowl of water with valerian root, and I'll go to sleep after drinking it."

The valerian root is decocted in water, soothes the nerves and helps sleep. Li Zhang specially entrusted someone to pick it from the deep mountains of his hometown. He just brought it here to honor the young master.

While waiting for the valerian root to be boiled, Zi Shi finally sighed: "Zi Zhou, Zi Gui—I like to call them that, do you have any objections?"

The twins shook their heads.

"In the future—" rubbing his head, "in the future, I'm afraid that my elder brother will not be able to take care of many things. Although someone will take care of you, but..." I want to tell you something, but my thoughts are unpredictable. Where to start.Finally, he patted himself on the forehead and smirked: "Hehe, big brother has been nagging for so many years, so he won't be nagging anymore. Anyway, you should always remember to be more careful."

The twins nodded, fighting back tears.

"Today...the actions of Concubine Chi and Mrs. Ning have built a big umbrella for us, especially for Zigui. The two aunts are really not simple..." A princess name saves many boring entanglements .Even the emperor pervert looked surprised and embarrassed at the time.It seems that the status of father and daughter cannot be completely ignored.

Zigui muttered: "But, why is it called "Yining"? It's like, it's like marrying the Ning family. It's too ugly..."

Zizhou said helplessly: "Guining's "Ning" is too different from his surname "Ning". Zigui, don't talk nonsense, okay?"

Zi Shi smiled: "You are a princess now, and marrying a princess to be a consort is very troublesome. Even if Third Young Master Ning is willing, his father and grandfather may not be willing. I'm afraid that kind of playboy has no courage to disobey his parents? Let's see if he won't be that obsessed. Then again, if he is really willing to be that obsessed with you, he might as well consider it... Ouch!" My sister punched me in the back.

Early in the morning at the beginning of September, all the servants in Li's house were in full swing: cooking, preparing horses, harnessing carts, packing up things, and... er, waking up the young master.

Zi Shi had been tense and busy for several days in a row, his mood suddenly relaxed, and he drank a bowl of calming soup before going to bed, and he didn't wake up until breakfast was ready.

Li Zhang went in to have a look and came out.Go in and look again, and come out again.Li Wen stomped lightly: "Azhang, wait until you wake up the young master, and wait until the sun sets! I'll do it." With a "snap", he opened the door and rushed in: "Master!" Walking to the bed, his voice was swallowed back Her throat was humming like a mosquito: "Young Master...Eldest Young Master..."

Li Zhang was behind him, whispering: "Wait a little longer, I finally slept so deeply."

"I'm afraid it's not good to be late for the yamen on the first day."

"I heard that it's just a fine, so let's fine it. No amount of money can buy you a good night's sleep."

——When the stern and selfless second young master came to urge the eldest young master to get up in person, the two loyal servants who stopped the door replied with these words.

Zi Zhou Qi knot.Thinking about how loyal and honest a young man was at the beginning, after a few months with his eldest brother, he became this arrogant and arrogant.He squinted his eyes and yelled in a low voice: "Do you know that Chen Ge is waiting in Lantai Division in person because he has to hand over to the eldest brother!"

Chen Mengjue was commissioned to write the inscription for the "Martyr's Shrine", and he felt very honored. In addition, he and Li Yancheng once had a colleague friendship, and saw the demeanor of the deceased's son in the hall, and looked forward to seeing him again.The day before yesterday when I was leaving the Yamen, I ran into Zizhou on the road and said hello.

"Ah? Then...Second Young Master, please." Li Wen and Li Zhang stepped aside.The second young master went in, but there was no movement.The two were puzzled when they saw the second young master coming out sideways, closing the door gently, turning around with his head down, and said decisively: "Awen, you and Yin Ping take my name card to the Imperial Academy, and send a letter to Mr. Chen Ge , let’s just say... let’s just say that I came out of the palace late yesterday, and my elder brother caught a cold from the night wind, so I’ll go later. Ah Zhang, I’ll leave Yin An behind, and when elder brother wakes up, you can stay with him Going out, he knows the way—" He said, tapping his head, "Forget it, I can't care so much, I'll go first."

The second young master went far away, Li Wen said with a chuckle: "I knew it! The second young master looked fierce, but in fact he couldn't resist the eldest young master and the third young lady. I used to wonder why the two brothers have such different temperaments. It turns out... "

"Ah Wen, didn't the Eldest Young Master say that he didn't mention this? What to do, let's just think about how to make the Young Master and Miss happy. It's serious for you to send a letter to Brother Ping as soon as possible."

When Zi Shi finally got up, he heard that someone had asked for leave, so he calmly washed and ate, and changed into official clothes.Put on the purple embroidered robe, the white jade belt, and the gold silk crown.Zigui smiled slightly and said: "Brother, I haven't seen you like this for a long, long time." ——In the past, the eldest son of Li Ge's old mansion, he called friends and friends to lean on the railing, and he dressed more carefully than this More than anything.

The surrounding maids and servants were all dumbfounded.It's not that I don't know that the young master is beautiful, and I'm getting used to seeing him every day.Sudden change of clothes——

"It's like a fairy walking down from a New Year painting!" Weiniang praised.

"The gods on the New Year pictures are all dumbfounded, how can the young master be good-looking!" Xiao Qu talked quickly, and only remembered to blush after finishing speaking, and he did not dare to let go of his hands.

Zi Shi took the ivory fish amulet from Li Zhang and hung it on his waist. He said in a nonchalant tone: "What if it doesn't look good? You can't lose the dignity of the court..."

Zigui handed a small package to Li Zhang: "I'm afraid the big brother in the government office is not used to the food. This box contains snow velvet pancakes, and the cup contains five yuan soup. It's good to distill it with water. Be careful not to spill it." Yes. Other things are stored in the car. I don’t know if there is anything missing on the first day. You and your brother go in and take a look..."

After Sishi, the new Lantai Ling finally arrived at the Lantai Division of the Imperial Academy.An ordinary two-wheeled carriage, followed by four male servants, this scene was extremely simple among officials of the same rank.However, he was late the day before he took office, and the superior and senior named Delong Wangzun led a group of colleagues and subordinates to wait for more than an hour.

Zi Shi had a good attitude and apologized one by one from top to bottom.Everyone said it's okay, Mr. Li is too polite.Even though he was holding back his anger, he couldn't hold back his smiling and warm words, and returned the gift in a hurry.Among them, Wang Zonghan and Yuan Jilin were old acquaintances. They were overjoyed to see him and greeted him warmly.Only the boss Chen Ge turned a deaf ear to it with a face, waited for a round of greetings from him, and suddenly asked: "Boy, He Yan?"

This is what the sage asked his disciples in "Zheng Ya", meaning why you came late?

Zi Shi thought to himself: The old man is going to show me off.At this time, don't show weakness.He politely replied with two famous sayings that made people angry: "Don't worry about poverty, don't care about wealth, it's Yan Ruye." The word "Yan" was deliberately pulled from the meaning of belatedness to peace and ease.

Chen Mengjue stared at him for a while, then snorted: "Come with me." He rushed to the editors beside him and said, "Take out the "Jixian Pavilion General Catalog" for future use."

Yuan Jilin asked: "Master Ge, have you all moved out?" Although all the books in Jixian Pavilion were burned, the general catalog of the collection was backed up in a simplified version in the Guozijian of the Hanlin Academy, so it survived.It is said to be a simplified version, which contains tens of thousands of classics, and there are also twenty books.

"Move out!" Chen Mengjue gave a firm order, and he had already entered the inner room.

Wang Zonghan looked at Zi Shi full of sympathy.

Zi Shi smiled with luck: "I thought the old man would jump up and curse people, but he didn't."

Yuan Jilin smiled wryly: "Master Lan Tailing, you are miserable!"

The Lantai Order of the Hanlin Academy is in charge of the royal classics.When there was Jixian Pavilion in the past, it was in charge of Jixian Pavilion.Therefore, Zi Shi's current position is barely equivalent to the director of the National Library of China and the director of the Central Documentation Research Institute in later generations.This seat was the first time he had an interview with Ning Shuyuan, and he took the initiative to ask for it from the grand master when he was discussing the conditions in detail.It just so happened that the senior scholar Chen Mengjue was offering wine in front of the Imperial College, and Lan Tai Ling was originally a temporary part-time job.It's just that this job is boring and cumbersome, thankless, no one is willing to take over, and it lasts for six or seven years.

The wars and wars destroyed the royal books.Over the years, the Ministry of Rites collected a lot of books from the private sector, and Lan Taisi went to the "Jixian Pavilion General Catalog" to verify the version book by book, check for omissions and make up for gaps, collate and revise... Chen Ge always enjoys it, and the new young people Often, after only a year or two of persistence, they try to find a way to transfer to other departments.

Ordinarily, the third-rank civil servants of the Lantai Order must at least be a Jinshi. However, after Zishi’s famous family, his family has a long history, the grand master is the guarantee, and the imperial edict is appointed. All owed.

Mr. Chen Ge instructed several editors to pile up two high stacks of catalogs on the flat-headed ebony desk, and sat behind him, flipping through them while chatting leisurely: "The four volumes of "Jixian Pavilion" classics and history, if you say that there are too many types, it should belong to the If you want to say that the volume is voluminous, you should refer to the History Department. Do you know that there are more than ten categories in the "General Catalog"?"

Zi Shi Tinge's old tone was a question, and he answered with his head bowed: "The catalog of the Ministry of History is divided into five categories according to the compiler, including actual records, official history, miscellaneous history, false history, and anecdotes; according to the style, there are chronicles and biography. There are five categories of records, general affairs, chronicles, and local chronicles of prefectures and counties; there are also three special-name historical records of laws and regulations, geography at the age, and arts and literature."

"Well. These thirteen major categories, except for repetitions and crossovers, each category has at least a few hundred volumes and as many as several thousand volumes, and there are a total of-"

"There are a total of 830 historical records, with a total of more than 3 volumes."

Chen Mengjue put down the book in his hand: "I guess you must know it, sure enough. Let me ask you, how many times have you read it?"

"I don't have the chance to see the real record, but I am familiar with the official history. The rest... count the ones swallowed whole, about three to five hundred? It's been too long, and I can't tell for a while. And the outline..." Zi Shi said while turning his head to one side and frowning as he recalled.

"Three or five hundred kinds? Considering your age, it's quite rare. Who is your master? Li Yancheng can do it well. Do you need others to teach your son's studies?"

"The mentor of the younger generation is Mr. Wang Shouyi."

"Ah!" Chen Mengjue was taken aback.Then he sighed: "Parents love their sons, and they have far-reaching plans. Your father's move is very far-sighted and courageous." Looking at Zi Shi, "Mr. Shouyi has not heard of accepting disciples for many years since he became an official. .Taking the eunuch’s respect and willingness as the child’s guide, apart from being affectionate, I’m afraid it also fell in love with your aptitude...”

Mr. Chen Gel's words came out casually, without deliberately involving the feelings of the old man, but they were naturally infused with the care and love of the elders, which made his son Shi feel more cordial.The death of his wife and father was originally a distant fact, but in just a few days it turned into a high-sounding glory. He couldn't help but accept it calmly, but he still couldn't get more moved.A few words from the old man in front of him are much more lethal than the noble title conferred by Jiamian's imperial decree in the Golden Luan Palace.Emotionally agitated, two lines of hot tears fell silently down the front of his lapel.

"The younger generation is stupid and stubborn, it's a waste... the teacher and the father worked hard..." Tears blurred the eyes, and it was impossible to speak.

Old Chen Ge sighed for a while, then suddenly said: "Li Fang, you taught a younger brother who was number one, why did you fail?"

Zi Shi felt guilty for the first time, and whispered: "This junior did not participate in the autumn exam."

Chen Mengjue was stunned for a moment, and smiled: "You are really straightforward, and you deserve a good name from your father. If you don't come to take the exam, what have you been doing these past few years?"

"Junior..." The real person doesn't tell lies in front of him, anyway he can't hide it, Zi Shi said truthfully, "I helped Fu Wentang revise a few old books."

When Chen Mengjue heard the word Fuwentang, he thought about it for a while and immediately understood.Get up and take a few books from the other shelf: "So—"

Zi Shi glanced at him, nodded, and blushed a little: "It's all me. Please also ask the old man to save face for the younger generation."

Chen Mengjue held his face sullenly for a while, but couldn't bear it anymore, he simply let go, and laughed loudly: "You are an interesting young man, much more interesting than your father. I really should take some pictures of you for your father. In addition to these crooked ways, the few ancient books that Fu Wentang has checked and printed in the past two years, are also your masterpieces?"

"Juniors play tricks."

Chen Mengjue shook his beard and nodded: "I've read those few books, they can be said to have entered the room, and you don't need to belittle yourself. You should try to do this Lantai order." He pondered for a moment, as if thinking of something "So, in the first half of the year, Fu Wentang paid tribute to a set of the final edition of "Yangzhengzhai" "Shilihuiyao". Take it out. Since you are familiar with him, have you seen that set of books?"

"This...don't hide it from Mr. Ge, that set of books...is owed to Boss Yin by the junior, and made up for him based on the impression left by his previous copying."

This answer was unexpected, Chen Mengjue was stunned for a moment, and scolded: "Nonsense! Such an important scripture, without the original, dared to make up the school, and even sent it as a tribute! Don't you know that everyone in the Imperial Academy is an expert? See Do you want to lose your head if something goes wrong?!"

Zi Shi thought: Didn't you see it?But the voice was deep: "Ge Lao, if the younger generation has the original, why should it rely on impressions? Now...not based on impressions, why should it be relied on?"

Chen Mengjue was silent.For a long time, he smiled shyly as if crying: "You are right, why not rely on impressions? It's a pity that there are too few people who are capable of relying on impressions. It's not too bad. Long live Shengming, long live Shengming." As he said, he cupped his hands in the direction of the south palace, and wiped the corners of his eyes.

After rationalizing his emotions, the old man pointed to the pile of catalogs in front of him, and said, "In the seventh year of Xingning, the Hanlin Academy rebuilt the "General Catalog of Jixian Pavilion". Your father suggested to compile a set of simplified copies and store them elsewhere for easy retrieval. I didn't expect it to become today. The only basis to find out. In the past few years, in addition to sorting out the classics collected from the people, the rest of the Lantai Division is to simplify and restore the simplified to the detailed. Try to make all the catalogs, especially those that still lack the original books. Some of them are excerpted from other articles, or seek advice from erudition, and write down the pros and cons of the book's style and content, so that future generations can know its general appearance. It is a blessing if you come to Japan to seek something. Once the blood of a person turns into nothing..."

Zi Shi straightened his body and restrained his face, and replied solemnly: "Yes."

Natural and man-made disasters.When people's livelihood is destroyed, it is bound to be accompanied by cultural catastrophe.Jixian Pavilion had a collection of [-] volumes of books, and after a fire, only [-] catalogs with the authors who copied the titles of the books remained.With this handful of withered bones and ashes, use my accumulated knowledge and spiritual wisdom to infuse them with spiritual energy little by little, and enrich them with flesh and blood.Although it is impossible to restore the ten thousand-square demeanor, at least leave a graceful figure for future generations—leave some clues, some yearning, an invisible golden road, an invisible ladder... Zi Shi suddenly realized , I haven't had this heart-warming feeling for too long.

At the end of Chen Ge's speech, he sighed: "At the beginning of the revision of the "Jixian Pavilion General Catalog", your father immediately released it. If it wasn't for this, he should have presided over it. Today, you have completed the simplified version by hand, and you can also be regarded as inheriting your father. I'm done. Alas..."

Zi Shi tentatively asked: "My late father...was he really a tutor? When my father was alive, the younger generation never heard him mention..."

"The emperor has said it, so it is true. It was before the emperor came to power, but the time was very short. As for why your father didn't want to make it public, I don't dare to speculate randomly. There is no need to delve into some old things. "

"Yes."

"These days old man will come to see me from time to time. If you have something to do, you can send someone to the Imperial College to look for me. Since you can "not worry about poverty and lowliness, and don't care about wealth and honor", this Lantai Secretary is naturally Yan Ruzhi. Young man, Do it well." After finishing speaking, Chen Mengjue stood up, shook his clothes, walked out with square steps, and left Zi Shi to be with the pile of "Jixian Pavilion General Catalog".

Seeing the hale and hearty back of the old man, Zi Shi smacked the phrase "Don't worry about poverty, don't care about wealth", and smiled.Hehe, he is really an old man who must take revenge.