[Red Mansion] The happiness of a winner in life

Jia Amnesty flipped through Xue Jing's letter, and said to Shui Ze with some melancholy: "It's been so many years, I haven't seen brother Xue for a long time."

Jia Amnesty remembered that in "A Dream of Red Mansions", it was written that after Xue Jing died of a sudden illness, the Xue family was left with only orphans and widowed mothers who could not support themselves.They had no choice but to collect their wealth and go to Beijing to join the Jia family and Wang family, but Xue Pan was useless, and Baochai was a girl who couldn't support the family, and finally lost.

"I wrote back a letter to Brother Xue, and I happened to ask his eldest son Xue Pan how he is now. I left two pieces of jade pendant at the beginning, saying that when I gave birth to a legitimate child, I should be recognized as a godly relative. Pan'er is you and me. godson. You know that too."

Shui Ze smiled and said, "Other people's godfathers would give you longevity locks. If you didn't say that I wouldn't know the jade pendant you gave. But jade pendants are also good. It's also a good idea for a gentleman to wear jade to cultivate virtue."

The subordinates helped Jia Shen to study ink, and stopped to let Jia Shen write letters when he saw that it was almost done.As usual, Jia Amnesty took care of Xue Jing's body, and after telling him to take care of himself, he proposed to send a foster nun from the palace to Xue's family.

He said that since Xue Pan was born, he had never fulfilled his duties as a godfather, and sent a nanny to help raise Xue Pan, so he was more strict about the rules.

If the relationship is ordinary, seeing someone else sending him a foster mother might think that he is looking down on him.But the two of them are inseparable, so they don't care about these, but they will be grateful to their friends for thinking about themselves.

The upbringing nuns in the palace are also very sought-after, especially those who are of high grade.The nanny that Jia Amnesty was talking about was the nanny of a concubine in the harem. The concubine was kind-hearted when she was older, and she let some of the nanny around her out of the palace, so as to prevent them from being abused when she went there.

Shui Ze is a princess again, and after learning about this, two nuns will come, one for Jia Lian and the other for Xue's house.The Xue family didn't have such connections, so they would be happy to have a foster nun.

Carefully fold the letter paper and call Lai Xing in. "You send this letter to the pier, and ship it to Xue's family along with our family's boat going south."

Laixing watched Jia Amnesty stamp the seal, then carefully took the envelope and put it in his arms. "Yes, sir."

Jia Amnesty signaled all the waiters in the room to go out, leaving only him and Shui Ze.Laifu opened the doors and windows and waited in the distance.This is also their habit. When discussing important matters in the study, they will open the doors and windows to avoid eavesdropping.

"Earlier you said that you want to set up a women's school. Do you have a specific charter?"

Mizusawa smiled and said: "I have a preliminary idea. The Princess Mansion has been empty and I don't want to live there. I think it will be located in the front yard. There will be a flower viewing party in a few days. Please come over and let the women of the family know. Of course there are girls coming."

"What about the content of the teaching and the female teachers? This is also decided?" Jia She asked him suspiciously.

"Master... I still have a few nuns by my side. Although they are not as good as everyone else, it is not a problem to teach girls to read and understand. Besides, it is not too difficult to teach female celebrities and poetry books. "

Mizusawa was also a little worried. He opened the women's school to select some outstanding women from it, so that he could be promoted to be a female official in the future.But he really didn't have the confidence to teach them well. After all, he had never been taught politics since he was a child, and he couldn't count on that.

Jia Amnesty took Mizusawa's hand, "Have you forgotten what I told you? The most important thing is to have a good start. Most of the girls in the capital only know a few words. Now you take the lead in running a girls' school, and the girls read Books always improve.

The upper and lower effects will never change. When people see the royal princess, they all advocate women's reading and understanding, so naturally they follow suit.As for the poorest people, I am afraid that I am blind, so how can I hope for them?

Let's just take our time, the noble girls have all learned to read, and other qualified girls will definitely follow suit.The banner we put up is that women's rationality will help raise children, who can refuse? "

Mizusawa knew that Jia Amnesty was comforting him, but it was also his sincere words.Some sighed, "I also know why they don't want women to study. Their deep-rooted thoughts cannot be easily changed."

"Then I'll test you, why don't you want women to study?"

"But ordinary people must be touched after reading the book. Take a woman as an example. Originally, it is enough to marry a husband and raise children in peace and contentment, but after reading the book, there are always some unrealistic ideals. I always feel that I am also a person. Why is it different from men?

This will give birth to a rebellious mind and want to go out of the house.Look at what is called "the desert is solitary, the sun is setting in the long river" ①, and what is called "the Yangtze River is vast and westward, the water is cloudy and mountains, and the mountains are towering"②.

Since I want to go out and see such an open world, I want to display my ambitions.Wouldn't it be impossible to take care of husband and raise children in the inner house forever after going down layer by layer?

Not only women, but even the people below are like this.Blindly want to deprive the people of the right to study, thinking about the policy of obscuring the people, never willing to easily open up the wisdom of the people.It is probably also because people with their own thoughts will speak up in the face of injustice.And the thoughtless man does not even know that he is being treated unjustly. "

This remark was beyond Jia Shen's expectation, everyone understands this truth, but Shuize was the only one who tore off the fig leaf like this.Seeing Mizusawa's somewhat indignant look, Jia Amnesty felt weak.

After all, he was an outsider, and his stage was incompatible with this feudal period.He never thought about the fact that Mizusawa's identity is more convenient for him to ascend the throne, and the other is that he can't grasp how far he should go.

As a modern person, except for some virtues, almost all the thoughts, speeches, and behaviors he takes for granted deviate from this world.It may be normal from his point of view, but it is unacceptable to people who grew up in a feudal society.

Even if such thinking is beneficial to them, the common people will only kneel down and ask the official for forgiveness, and live cautiously.They don't accept the idea that everyone is equal at all, they just find it ridiculous.

Even in modern times, has the feudal ideology really been completely removed?It is still said that the civil service examination is "becoming an official", and it is still "asking for help to handle affairs" when connecting with some staff, and "asking for help to make decisions" when reporting a case to the Public Security Bureau.

It is no longer a feudal society, and it has been developed for so many years, but the people still don't have the awareness to regard themselves as masters.You are the master of the country, and they serve you, not you begging them for help.

But if you argue with people and refute their ideas, they will say: "You are still young and ignorant, and they are officials, so you have to follow them."

Liberation is nothing more than the liberation of an appearance, and it will take a long, long time to really remove the dross rooted in the mind.After all, foot binding is an external form, while brain binding is the core issue.

"Then what kind of change do you want to make?" Jia Shen heard his own voice, and he admitted that he was looking forward to it and was excited.He resonates with his lover in thought, and he understands him.

"Step by step, when the women's school is almost done, you can free up your hands to build an academy. Buy some books and put them in, and prepare the pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Some who don't have the conditions can also come here to study." Mizusawa smiled.

Then he said: "When we have more ability, we will open some public welfare schools in various places. There are both men's and women's schools. At least let everyone be literate."

Jia Amnesty smiled helplessly, "You have to be rich. Besides, there are many things to be solved. People don't want to study if they don't have enough food and clothing. And the reason why people don't have enough food and clothing... How do you solve the problems of aristocratic families?" obstruction?

There are too many interests involved. Even if we have an army, how do you ensure that the army is completely loyal?Soldiers are human beings, even if what you do is good, it is in the long run.And what if someone lures you with short-term benefits? "

Shuize was a little downcast, Jia She picked up Shuize and spun around in circles. "Don't be nervous, just follow your ideas step by step, I will always be behind you."

Jia Amnesty looked at Shui Ze with some disapproval, and said with a smile: "People, you don't have to take one step and watch ten steps. It's enough for you to take one step and watch one step, because no one's thoughts are completely consistent, and maybe others don't follow you at all." ideas."

Mizusawa blushed a little, "Okay, let's take a step forward. I'm not a smart person, so I can only use stupid methods. As long as you don't dislike me."

"Remember one sentence, the truth is only where the sword goes. ③I will train the army privately while I still have time, and I will completely control the army when I go out in the future. You don't have to worry too much."

Shui Ze stared blankly at Jia She, although Jia She has always been stable and reliable, even strict outside, but he was always gentle to him.This was the first time he had seen such a domineering side of Jia She.

Lowering his head and smiling shyly, he buried his head on Jia Shen's chest and took a deep breath.Very proud of his lover, Mizusawa hugged Jia She gently.

After a while, Lai Fu saw that the two people in the study didn't seem to be talking, so he took the opportunity to report quickly. "Master and Madam, Duke Zhongxiao sent someone a gift, and the steward is still waiting."

Shuizawa withdrew from Jia She's arms, the two groomed each other, and Jia She and Shuize walked out together. "Where is the thing? What is it?"

Laifu glanced at Shui Ze with some embarrassment, "Master, it's...a skinny horse. Prince Zhongxiao said it was because of your hard work in disaster relief, so he specially sent someone to relieve the pressure."

Mizusawa's complexion was a bit grim, "I wouldn't watch anything else, but she's still a beauty, wouldn't the master be reluctant to let me see it?"

Jia Amnesty held back his smile, "Then please ask your wife to go over and have a look, if it's not good... then go back, if it's good..."

Seeing that Shui Ze looked at him aggrieved and fiercely, Jia Amnesty quickly continued, "If it's good, leave it to the county king himself, I can't bear it."

"That's about the same." Shui Ze snorted, and went to the front with Jia Amnesty.