New Dream of Red Mansions

Baochai said: "If we hadn't heard this argument since we came, you, the sages and sages, also talked about it like this? According to you, none of those officials are good?"

Baoyu smiled indifferently: "I only know that there was no such thing as an imperial examination in the past, and the books and words written by Confucius were not designed for us to take the exam and become officials."

Baochai was speechless.

Xiyan said: "You are a person who capsizes a boat with one pole. I just want to ask you, you always say that officials are mediocre, you don't want to be officials, and you look down on those who are officials. ?”

"I don't look down on them, it's just my little opinion..."

"You don't have to quibble, you just look down on them. Let's do what you wish. All the scholars in the world will stop being officials, and all the warriors in the world will stop guarding the borders. And just like you, they play at home every day and are hungry. , eat parents, cold, wear parents, there are no officials in the world, everyone can be self-governing, is it right?"

Baoyu opened his mouth and said in a daze, "This is very good."

Xiyan sneered and said, "Since that's the case, let me ask you, if there are people who steal, kill, or set fire among the neighbors, since there is no yamen, who will take care of it? Since the people manage it themselves, then whose fist is bigger?" Who has the final say, if you kill my parents, I will kill your whole family, and live happily ever after; it doesn’t matter if those lazy hooligans have no money, they just go to grab those hardworking and weak people, anyway, they don’t have money. People are in charge, and you can rob as much as you like. Then Baoyu, how can you keep your things?"

Baoyu was stunned.

"Besides, if there are no soldiers guarding the border, not to mention other things, the Tsarist Russia and uneducated tribes in the north will be able to invade. They don't advocate inaction and rule like you. What they want is food, gold and women. According to their habit, men, old people and children are all killed, leaving only women and supplies, Baoyu, do you think you can escape those iron hooves?"

Not to mention Baoyu, even Baochai and the others looked pale. Xiyan smiled and said, "Why are you all frightened? I'm just hypothesizing. That's all I said unless everyone is like Baoyu, but I also know that everyone can't be like Baoyu, the court will still exist, the soldiers guarding the border will still guard, and we will still live our own lives in the capital, with our own joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys."

The faces of the people looked better now, and Baochai hit the iron while it was hot, "So Baoyu, don't say anything more in the future, those people may not be bad."

"That is, you just don't agree with them, and you are not qualified to judge their choices. Not all officials in the world are corrupt officials, and not all officials are as useless as you think." Now there are many parties in the imperial court, and power is fiercely divided. , It is indeed very chaotic, but there are many people with lofty ideals among them. Those who have been standing up all the time have not said anything. What right does Baoyu, who has been enjoying the noble life, have to complain like this?

Baoyu lowered his head.

Xiyan said again: "You are good at everything, but unfortunately you only have ideas."

Xiren looked at this and then that, and seeing Baochai's agreeable expression on his face, he knew that what Miss Yan said was good for Baoyu, so he didn't refuse after thinking about it.

Qingwen came in from the outside, "Xi Ren, my wife told you to go, but you haven't gone yet, and when you turn around, you will say that we can't use it anymore, and everything depends on you..."

Turning around the screen, I saw a lot of people there, and suddenly I felt embarrassed, so I pushed the attacker and said, "Hurry up and go? There is a musk moon here in Baoyu."

The attacker hurried to Mrs. Wang's place with a confession.

Seeing that Baoyu was embarrassed, Xiangyun stuck out his tongue at him and said, "I see you dare to talk nonsense in the future. Sister Yan has not scolded you enough?"

Then Baoyu smiled embarrassedly.

But Daiyu took a copy of "Zizhi Tongjian" and handed it to Baoyu, "Before the imperial examination, how did the country select talents? How did the country select talents after the imperial examination? Regardless of the current situation, I just ask you, Which of the two is better? Although you despise "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", you should take a look at it anyway, and if you are not convinced, write a copy."

Baoyu took it.

Xiyan was also really afraid that calling him annoyed would be counterproductive, so she changed the subject and said: "We just said that the weather is fine now and we want to go out for a walk. I'm here to ask if you want to go together."

Baoyu asked curiously, "Where are you going for an outing?"

"Sister Lin and I have only been to the Dabei Temple, but we heard that there is a pond for releasing life next to the Huguo Temple, and there are stretches of peach and apricot groves. Many people go there every spring."

Baochai hesitated and said, "There are many people coming and going in Huguo Temple, and there are also many empty places in the garden..."

Baoyu was very excited, "Everyone has already played in the garden, why not go to the Huguo Temple, and I will talk to the ancestors."

Xiangyun has long been moved, "I heard that every year at this time, the Huguo Temple will separate the place, and only let us boudoir girls and wives and wives go to play. If Sister Bao is afraid of meeting strangers, we can also Go with the veil."

Xiangyun is okay, and can often go around with his aunt, but it is very difficult for the girls in Jia's mansion to have the opportunity to go out.Xiyan is fine, every month people from Anping Street will pick her up and live there for two days, during those two days she is almost free, and she will often ask Daiyu and Sanchun to accompany her there, taking the opportunity to go out to get some air .But also because of their presence, there are very few places Xiyan can take them to.

So everyone was very excited about this opportunity to go out, even Yingchun looked at Baoyu eagerly.

Baoyu suddenly felt a heavy responsibility.

So when Mrs. Wang was planning how to encourage Baoyu to study hard, the girls asked Baoyu to ask Mother Jia to go out for an outing together.

Jia's mother has always been fun, and it was Baoyu's suggestion. Seeing that the girls were bored, she smiled and said, "Let's all go, let your mother and your sister-in-law go, and Sister Feng also go. The poor child has seen it since last year." I haven't been out before, and brother Kuan has been through a hundred days now, so let her go out and relax." So Yuanyang asked Sister Feng.

Li Wan also felt that Lan Ge'er had been working too hard recently, and wanted him to take it easy, so he would go too with Jia's mother's consent.The birth brother will also follow.

Mrs. Wang didn't want Baoyu to go at first, but seeing the rare family going together this time, she suddenly had nothing to say.It's just that if you have an idea, you will inevitably be depressed when you encounter such a thing.

I heard that the East Mansion is also joining in the fun, and the owners of all the houses have to go.

In this way, within three or two days, there was no way to calm down. Mrs. Wang simply said she was sick and let go, and all the things would inevitably be piled up on Tanchun and Li Wan.

In the past, it was fine to manage the inner courtyard, but now it has to be coordinated with the front courtyard when traveling. It is inevitable that it will be inconvenient for a girl in Tanchun's house.

Butler Tanchun has been around for a few months now, seeing this situation, she was furious, and was about to strike at those servants who didn't obey orders, when Daiyu stopped her and said, "If you treat them the same way now, it's hard for them to avoid it." Resentment, now it's best to follow the precedent and follow the rules. Let Ping'er go, her master's remaining prestige is here, and it won't be too late if they don't listen to you."

Tanchun thought about it, so he invited Ping'er to the front and sat behind the screen to give orders. In this way, he finally arranged things before dark, and he could only leave early tomorrow morning.

It was the first time for Tanchun to preside over a trip, so he was unavoidably apprehensive. It was difficult to fall asleep all night, and he woke up early in the morning.

Sister Feng also got up, looked at her son once, and when she heard a noise outside, she smiled at Ping'er: "I always say she is capable, and now I am right. I used to have my mother by my side to give advice." That’s why I dare to do this, now my wife claims to be sick, my sister-in-law is soft, and the family says that she and my sister-in-law are helping the wife to take care of it, but she is actually doing the hard work alone.”

"Why does grandma care so much? Although my elder brother has come down now, the imperial doctor has said it, and at least two or three years of recuperation. Now that the second girl has not talked about others, it will take a year or two before the third girl's turn. When the third girl talks about kissing, even if you want to take it easy, you can't take it easy, why don't you take advantage of this time to rest more and take care of your body."

Sister Feng leaned on the pillow and said: "Yes, I have figured it out now. I used to be devoted to the family, but I didn't see many people who appreciated it. Instead, I lost my whole body. Now I have learned to be good. Now Let them troubleshoot the affairs of the mansion, and I just watch from the sidelines. What's more, the mansion is only living on a daily basis, and the third girl is a person who has a final account. Let her tidy up the mansion for us and save money in the province. , so good, so the rest of the year is the critical time, you have to pay attention, you just agree to whatever she proposes. It just so happened that the old lady gave up Miss Bao, without her to beg for favors, Things in the mansion are just unfolding."

Ping'er hastily agreed.

After leaving Jia's mansion, it's not Tanchun's business. Jia Zhen and You Shi from the East mansion are hosting, and Tanchun can just play with Daiyu Baochai and others.

Huguo Temple is the largest temple in the capital. There are countless pilgrims who come here to burn incense and worship Buddha every year, and spring is a good time for outings.For the convenience of female pilgrims, the Huguo Temple has separated the place behind the release pool, and only accepts female visitors within a certain period of time.

So Daiyu Xiyan and others naturally went to the back to play, while Baoyu and Lang Geer and others played in the front hall with Jia Zhen and others, so they couldn't easily enter the back.

Jia Mu led Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng and the girls to the fish release pond at the back. Youshi laughed and said, "It has been arranged over there. There are ten barrels of fish, and the old lady will release two of them."

Sister Feng laughed and said, "Where is the old ancestor still using it? The blessing is so great that I wish I could grab two or three points, but the old ancestor still went to release life to ask for blessings. Why don't you just put the two fish houses under your name?" Let me steal the blessings of my ancestors too."

"I have a lot of good fortune. I won't let it go, but I won't give it to you." Mother Jia turned to Daiyu Xiyan and said, "You will let me go later, just starve her to death."

Daiyu and Xiyan laughed.

The author has something to say: there is another chapter tonight, but it will be later, you can consider reading it after getting up tomorrow.

In the past few days, the number of words has not met the requirement due to the family affairs of Ah Cheng. I will restore the previous word count update as soon as possible after the family affairs are resolved.