Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

The autumn wind is rustling, the maple is red and the chrysanthemum is yellow, and the hot autumn day that gradually recedes from the summer hits the body. Although it is still a bit sultry, it no longer has the unbearable heat of the scorching heat. It is warm and comfortable.

Jia Daishan was sitting behind the desk, the sun was shining on him through the open window, and his whole body was warmed by the sunlight. He adjusted his posture, moved his fingers unconsciously under the desk, and raised his eyes to look at Jia She. , pondered for a while, and asked: "You want Brother Hu to worship Xu Wei as a teacher? Do you know what you are talking about?"

Jia Amnesty straightened his back straight in front of Jia Daishan, confidently looked straight at his father whom he had always feared and respected, and said firmly, "Of course my son knows. Mr. Xu Wei is a famous scholar who is a famous scholar in the world. At that time, he entered the Imperial Academy as the number one scholar, and after decades of officialdom, he rose all the way to the position of today's university scholar. Even when the first emperor was there, he once praised Mr. Xu as a national scholar, and his calligraphy is the best in the world. Ren Qi Zan Wang Youjun is reborn, and even assisted Jinshang to ascend the throne, and now he is deeply favored by the emperor, if Mr. Xu hadn't insisted on refusing, I'm afraid he would already be in charge of the household department by now."

Jia Daishan's eyes became sharper: "Since you know that Master Xu is only a bachelor now, but he has an extraordinary status among the literati, how dare you ask Brother Hu to worship him as a teacher?" Where did you get the confidence for such a character? , would you accept a brat like Brother Hu? "Master Xu is deeply favored by the emperor, and he is extremely low-key, and his apprenticeship is even stricter. There are only two formal disciples under his sect, Liu Yan and Zeng Sa, both of whom come from a scholarly family. Our family has no friendship with him." Jia Daishan said slowly. Looking at Jia She's eyes, it directly projected the meaning of 'you are daydreaming'.If Jia Daishan hadn't been more tolerant towards Jia She recently, I'm afraid that at this moment, he would directly scold Jia She for wishful thinking.

But Jia Amnesty didn't seem to see the contempt in Jia Daishan's eyes, he straightened his chest, raised his head, and said with restrained joy, "My son naturally knows this too."

Such complacency and determination!Jia Daishan narrowed his eyes slightly, but suppressed the anger, and replaced it with uncontrollable curiosity: "Since you know, how can you make Master Xu accept brother Hu as his disciple?"

Finally Jia Daishan asked this question, and Jia She was extremely proud. In the past, Jia Daishan only said that he was useless, but he never thought of it. Even he never thought of making his children worship Master Xu as a teacher, but he was able to do it. Bar?There was a secret sense of excitement that he had accomplished something that his father, whom he had always admired, could not do. Jia She lowered his eyes, restrained his joy, and said casually: "Speaking of which, Hu'er's mother reminded me, At that time, Master Taishan and Master Xu were friends who had forgotten their age, and they were usually the best friends. The two families of Xu and Zhang were very good. Back then, Master Taishan said that if he had a grandson in the future, he would ask Master Xu to help teach him. Zhang Can was young and intelligent. If it wasn’t for the filial piety of Ding You’s mother when Mr. Xu returned home, Brother Can would have advanced to Bailu Academy and worshiped Dean Gu as his teacher. He would have been accepted by Mr. Xu long ago. Brother wrote about this matter, and received a reply yesterday, but the Xu family did not refuse." In the end, although Jia She tried his best to restrain himself, he couldn't help showing a happy face.That's Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu, a famous calligrapher all over the world, it's a great joy for Brother Hu to have the opportunity to worship him as his teacher!

Although he didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either, so there is still a glimmer of hope!Jia Daishan didn't show it on the face, but his heart skipped a beat, overjoyed.He has been in the officialdom for a long time, how could he not know Xu Wei's position in Jinshang's heart?Not to mention Long Zhigong, he himself is very famous among literati, and even better, he is also very insightful. After he ascended the throne today, he presumed that his health was not good, and he only held the title of a bachelor, and he was obsessed with calligraphy. The article, if the emperor summoned him to ask for advice, he never kept it, and focused on it. With such a talent who knows current affairs, it is no wonder that the emperor regards him as a confidant.

If brother Hu can worship him as a teacher, then the Jia family...Jia Daishan couldn't help but his blood was surging, and his brows were brimming with joy, but he still didn't believe it in his heart: "such a great opportunity, the Zhang family will help you like this." Reconciled? How do I remember, your brother-in-law's youngest son is not too young? Why don't you let him worship Mr. Xu as a teacher?"

The heart of a villain really measures the belly of a gentleman!Jia Amnesty, who got such a big deal, completely forgot that at the beginning, he wondered why the Zhang family didn't keep such a good opportunity for their son, but gave it to their grandson and nephew. He looked at Jia Daishan meaningfully and said, "My lord, mother-in-law, take care of yourself." Since I came here, I love Zhang shi, and I'm good to Lian'er, and I wrote back that Lian'er is no different from her grandson. As for the second boy, Brother Ye, who is now nine years old, his talent for reading is not as good as that of Brother Hu. It would be a waste to keep it for him, so it would be better to give it to Brother Hu... You are very polite. Brother Lian also said that Brother Lian is the eldest son of the Zhang family, and his eldest nephew, since there is someone who can help Yes, of course I want to help, and without saying a word, I agreed to ask Mr. Xu to take Brother Hu as his apprentice in the name of the Zhang family. Although Mr. Xu didn't agree immediately, he didn't refuse. He just said After a while, I'll see Brother Hu first~" His words did not conceal his affection for Mrs. Zhang Houye—in fact, Mrs. Zhang Houye really gave him face and sold him out. A great favor.At the end, Jia Amnesty looked at Jia Daishan and added: "Mother-in-law and uncle have a deep affection for Mrs. Zhang~"

Jia Daishan, who received an affirmative answer, was delighted. Hearing this sentence, he felt a basin of cold water pouring down on his face, which made his heart completely cold.Immediately, his face was pulled down, looking at Jia She sneered and said: "Mr. Zhang is a good person. Over the years, she has been doing housework, raising Brother Hu, and acting as a human being without any mistakes. It is really rare. It's just that you are a good match. Yes, I don't even know what to do in the future, how can I see brother Zhang! Now that I have such a big favor from my in-laws, I feel ashamed to think about it! You are such a worthless person, you have really wronged my good wife! As long as you can have half of your uncle's ability, I can wake up laughing from my dreams!"

After some harsh words, without being polite, he made Jia She's complexion pale, he gritted his teeth, his face was burning hot, he really lost all face.Jia Amnesty was not convinced, and wanted to say something, looked up and saw Jia Daishan's eyes were like knives, and his face was sinking like water, he suddenly remembered that his decisive father was in front of him, and suddenly remembered the scene when he was admonishing him, the anger that was about to explode suddenly disappeared. After getting down, he pursed his lips and clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves. After a long time, he said in a stern voice, "My son is useless, he is no better than my elder brother in intelligence!"

Jia Daishan snorted coldly, but continued directly: "It's good that you know!"

Jia She's body froze, he exhaled heavily, and closed his eyes...

A happy event...

When Jia Amnesty went back to his room holding back his anger, Mrs. Zhang was talking to Jia Hu about Xu Wei, and told him to read more books in the next few days, pay attention to etiquette, and be sure to leave a note for Xu Wei when he saw him. Give a good impression: "Master Xu is a well-known Qingliu in the court, and he is even more talented. If you can let him accept you as an apprentice, not to mention how much you can learn, but just talk about your two senior brothers. Liu Yan comes from the Liu family in Shaoxing. , the family is full of scholars, his father and uncle are all officials in the court, although his father is the highest in the second rank, but his family is thriving, and there are as many as a dozen officials of the third rank, the fifth rank, and above. In addition to relatives and old friends, the strength is quite deep. Zeng Sa is not bad compared to them. The Zeng family in Shandong is a century-old family. .If you can have these two senior brothers, only you will benefit in the future."

Since she knew Jia Hu was talented and intelligent, Mrs. Zhang would never hide anything from him.Although she felt sorry for her son who only had to do such a thing for profit at such a young age, Mrs. Zhang didn't want Jia Hu's talent to be wasted in vain.It would be fine if his aptitude was mediocre, but Jia Hu was exceptionally smart. In this case, Zhang would naturally teach him everything he could.In the big family, those who are innocent and ignorant will only get death without a place to bury them.Not to mention, now, his eldest family is facing many crises.

Jia Hu was extremely satisfied with this matter.

Jia Hu never intended to be a wimpy person for the rest of his life. The pride in his bones made him hope that one day, even in the current situation, he could make the family honorable by himself—even if the current family is no longer what he used to be. His family, even though it bears the surname of Jia now, but fighting for the family is already a creed that has been integrated into his bones and soul. Jia Hu can't do nothing while watching the current family go down step by step. Regardless of his future life, it also violated his creed.

A good-for-nothing, useless playboy, the eldest grandson of the Jia family?Jia Hu shuddered thinking about it.

Since you don't plan to be silent, it is necessary to work hard to develop contacts and increase your strength.These days, Jia Hu doesn't just bury his head in his books and doesn't care about anything else.What he made insinuations was that he had a clear understanding of the current atmosphere.Nowadays, the imperial power is concentrated like never before. Those aristocratic families, wealthy families with a century of history, look dignitaries, but in fact, life and death are still in the hands of the emperor.In society, imperial examination reading has become the mainstream, and all things are inferior, but reading is high, which truly shows the emphasis on reading in imperial examinations today.So what if you are a big family member, without talent, without a reputation, it is somewhat underestimated.This is also the reason why Jia Daishan attaches so much importance to the studies of his children and grandchildren—seeing that martial arts are being suppressed more and more, studying for the imperial examination is the best way to maintain Rongguo Mansion for a long time.

Jia Hu didn't take on the responsibilities of the family back then, so he was a little slack in his studies, but poetry, poetry, astronomy and geography, how could he not be able to talk about it?It is horseback riding and bow shooting. How many generals has his Yang family produced?Yang Xuangan led a large army back then, otherwise he wouldn't have rebelled against him later.Not to mention one against a hundred on the battlefield, but Jia Hu thinks she is not weak either.Although the times have changed now, there are many things that he has never touched before, at least there is a foundation, right?In terms of civil and martial arts, Jia Hu is confident, and just waiting for him to grow up day by day, to show everything in the past reasonably in front of others, and she will definitely not disappoint Zhang Shi.

What is more important is the exoneration of connections.

Jia Hu never thought that studying was the only way out for a child from a big family, especially his father, Jia She, was the future ruler of the Rongguo Mansion. broad.Jia Hu was confident that he could get a good reputation in the imperial examination, but he never thought about it, and only relied on the imperial examination to get promoted.

In the future, he is destined to inherit the Rongguo Mansion. After passing the imperial examination, no matter how great the official position is, he is only a blessing to himself. How can he compare with the title of title, step by step, how many generations can he leave behind?Jia Hu thought to himself that in the future he would definitely be in the officialdom, and in this way, connections were more important than fame.

A lonely minister is not long in the court.Why did the aristocratic family arrange all their children into the court?Naturally, it is hoped that the children will help each other.Why marry each other?It's just to form an alliance through the in-laws of the children and find another ally for the family!Jia Hu understands this better than anyone else, and has been thinking for a long time when the Zhang family will take him back to the Zhang family. I heard that Zhang Can and Zhang Ye of the Zhang family have an outstanding literary talent and a heroic spirit. Extremely intelligent and sensible, it would be nice if they could get along with each other.

Unexpectedly, before he could speak, Mrs. Zhang threw him a big pie.Xu Wei? !Even if he doesn't know anything about Xu Wei, just listen to Zhang's description - Jia Hu believes that he will not be disappointed!

Jia Hu looked at Zhang with gratitude: "For my sake, mother is required to trouble grandma and uncle, son, son really don't know..." Looking at her seriously, he said, "Thank you, mother."

His son is so sensible, Zhang's heart warmed, he felt that everything he had done was worth it, no matter how hard he worked, as long as Jia Hu could be successful in the future, even if he asked her to work harder, it would be worth it!

"You silly boy." Mrs. Zhang hugged Jia Hu, "You are my son, as long as it is good for you, I will do anything!"

For the first time, Jia Hu did not resist Zhang Shi's close behavior, and let Zhang Shi hug him tightly meekly.Even if he didn't really regard Mrs. Zhang as his real mother, her affection for him was true and unquestionable!

Jia She came in furiously, seeing the warm scene of mother and child embracing each other, he was stunned: "You are..."

Jia Hu withdrew from Zhang Shi's embrace, and Zhang Shi looked at Jia She with a smile: "I'm talking about Mr. Xu with Brother Hu. Didn't the letter from eldest brother tell Brother Hu to behave well? Although Uncle Xu has a good relationship with his father, after all, he doesn’t have much friendship with the master. I just give Brother Hu a few words~”

Jia Hu walked up to Jia Amnesty in a few steps, saluted respectfully, and said, "Father is tired because of my son! My son will work hard in the future and will never disappoint my father!"

Such a sensible and caring son, which parent can not love him like a treasure?Jia Sheyuan, who was full of anger, was taken aback by Jia Hu's sudden action. Hearing this, the anger he received from Jia Daishan seemed to melt like ice and snow in an instant, and disappeared completely. To the soles of the feet, there is no place that is not ironed. Looking at Jia Hu, he was relieved: "You can be so sensible, and my thoughts are not in vain!"

Jia Hu only said solemnly: "Father, don't worry, although the son is young, he is still a governor. The son will definitely not let the father down, and he will earn a decent income for the father, honor the family, and make you proud of me!"

Jia Amnesty could hardly grasp what was in his heart, and said with a straight face, half-truth and half-false: "How old are you now, do you dare to say such big words? As long as you can study hard and don't slack off, I will be satisfied." It’s still shining on the lintel, let me be proud! Hmph, you’re so unreliable at such a young age!” After saying a few words, he was not really angry, and waved his hand, telling him to go back to study quickly, “Don’t think Master Xu will definitely I will accept you as an apprentice, and if Master Xu is not satisfied with you when I meet you, you still won’t be able to become a teacher! What are you talking about about the lintel~ Now, go to review your homework, and I will check you later. If you can’t answer, see how I deal with it you!"

Jia Hu didn't care, just smiled brightly, and replied crisply: "Yes, father!" He bowed to Mrs. Zhang, smiled at Jia Amnesty, and left with Mother Chen and others.

Seeing him walking away, Mrs. Zhang said angrily to Jia She: "Sir, too, well, what are you talking about? Brother Hu is already sensible and smart enough, and you still scare him like this. Others don't know, how can you still scare him?" I don’t know. Eldest Brother has already agreed with Uncle Xu, that is, Brother Hu cannot become Uncle Xu’s closed disciple. Named disciples are always indispensable, so why do you put pressure on him? How old is he.”

Jia She glared at her, and said angrily: "You only talk about me, really looking at me, I don't know that you never told Brother Hu about this at all. I don't believe it, you didn't tell him to behave well in front of Mr. Xu ?” Straight Zhang was speechless.Jia She then laughed and said: "You and I don't know yet, it's strange that you like a named disciple. With brother Hu's qualifications, how can Mr. Xu not like it? If you want to do it, you must naturally be a direct son! This registered disciple is just like a Jinshi, such as Madam, it’s just good-looking, what can you do! My son, that’s the best!"

The one who spoke was beaming and triumphant, which made Mrs. Zhang laugh. "Since you value Hu'er so much, why bother scaring him so much?!"

Jia Amnesty said nonchalantly: "What's the matter, who is not like this? Do I have to praise him to the sky?" After a pause, he smiled again, "And look at that kid, did he ever really like that?" Take my words to heart? He's fine, he was still smiling before he left, he's fine~"

Mrs. Zhang thought about it, it wasn't like that, and complained: "You father and son..." She couldn't help but also laughed.

Jia She sat down on the chair, recalling what Jia Hu said earlier that he swore he would be proud of him in the future, he couldn't help laughing again: "Brother Hu, you're sensible and smart!" He sighed again, "I can't say, In the future, you and I will really have to rely on him to turn around." But she was full of loneliness ~ Mrs. Zhang was about to ask what was wrong, when she suddenly remembered that he had gone to see Jia Daishan before, the words circled on the tip of her tongue, and then she spoke again At that time, he was more tactful: "What's the matter? Brother Hu is only a few years old, so I count on him? The uncle is our pillar, the support of our mother and child. Why do you talk about such frustration? talk!"

Jia She sighed: "I went to see my father earlier, and my father said that it would be a good thing for brother Hu to be a teacher, but my sister's wedding is approaching, so this matter must be delayed for a while... It's me too, I can't speak, I was doing well. Happy event, when I mentioned it, my father got angry and said that this matter will be discussed after my sister gets married..."

Isn't Mrs. Zhang unhappy?How important is her son's apprenticeship, who knows if Xu Wei will regret it later, and now they are begging for an extension, what if Xu Wei is offended?Does Jia Daishan really care about Brother Hu? !She has always known that Jia Amnesty attaches great importance to Jia Daishan and Jiamu, but she never speaks ill of them, and this time is no exception, she can only grit her teeth, and said sullenly: "Master is used to treating younger sisters as eyeballs." My son loves her dearly, and she is the only legitimate daughter, so she is naturally more important than brother Hu. Forget it, since the master said to wait until after the wedding. But when the time comes, I will ask my elder brother and mother to help me with Xu Uncle said to intercede. My mother and elder brother have always been kind to me, so I think they will definitely help me. This is a major event in life for my sister, and it cannot be ignored. Although it is still half a month away, I would rather have more time for this kind of thing. We can't miss it, we really can't spare time to see Uncle Xu...it's better to go after the wedding!"

Jia She sneered: "You also said that there is still more than half a month. How long has it been since this marriage was settled? My mother has tossed the house up and down several times. Everything has been settled long ago. What's the matter?" No time? Why can’t we find time? It takes more than half a month, let’s take Brother Hu to meet Master Xu, what’s wrong? It’s just that my father doesn’t like Brother Hu’s ability to learn from Master Zhu My son can’t, I’m unhappy, and I’m holding my breath to cause trouble for us.” Thinking that Jia Daishan loves Jia Zhu more than Jia Hu on weekdays, the more Jia She thought about it, the more he felt that he guessed right, “Such a good opportunity, but father I still have to wait... Huh, I'm afraid that Brother Hu will overwhelm Brother Zhu, and the second child's face will be dull!" There is no limit to the partiality!

Mrs. Zhang hesitated, and said hesitantly: "They are all the grandsons of the master, how could it be..." It's just that she hesitated very much, but it can be seen that she herself didn't believe it.

Jia Shechang breathed out: "Although they are both grandsons, Brother Zhu is the second child... Forget it, let's not talk about this, just follow what you said, first write a letter to your mother-in-law and brother-in-law. Make it clear that the master said to wait for my sister's wedding before going to see Mr. Xu, so Mr. Xu must not be offended."

Sure enough, Mrs. Zhang stopped talking, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this is related to Hu'er's future, can I be careless?"

Looking at Zhang Shi like this, Jia Amnesty felt more and more guilty.Just like what Jia Daishan said, Mrs. Zhang is virtuous, sensible, and careful in doing things. She is very good, but she just married him. She didn't enjoy any blessings. Instead, she was made things difficult by his wife, younger siblings everywhere... He caught Mrs. Zhang's He put his hands in his palms, looked at her, and sighed, "Marrying me will make you feel wronged!"

Mrs. Zhang obviously couldn't get back to her senses, she looked at him with confusion in her eyes, after a while, she woke up, but smiled, grabbed his hand forcefully, and glared at him: "What stupid things can you say?" To be married to Master, to have Brother Hu and Brother Lian, is my greatest happiness!" His eyes met his, every word was resonant and resolute.

"If you can marry the master, you will not be wronged at anything!"

Jia Amnesty shook, and then, he clenched Zhang's hand even tighter!

"The city gate assists the Three Qin Dynasty, the wind and smoke look at the Wujin, and the intention of parting with you..." Jia Zhu suddenly stopped, glanced at Jia Daishan, and bit her lips, "The intention of parting with you, the intention of parting with you..."

Jia Daishan sighed: "We are both officials~"

Jia Zhu's eyes lit up, and she continued: "I want to say goodbye to you. We are both officials and friends. We have confidantes in the sea, and we are like neighbors in the world. Inaction is on the wrong road, and the children share the towel!" After reciting, he looked at Jia Daishan carefully, feeling a little worried He will scold him.

Jia Daishan only smiled faintly, and patted his little head: "You did a good job. That's all for today. Brother Zhu, let's go back and rest first."

Jia Zhu didn't expect Jia Daishan to react like this, so he hesitated, but Jia Daishan didn't look like he was talking casually, so he paused, saluted and left.

Jia Daishan sat down dejectedly, how could Jia Zhu like this compare to the brilliant Jia Hu?Waiting for Jia Hu to have more teachers like Xu Wei, the second child...

Alas... Children are all debts from previous lives, isn't that what they say? !

Compared with this, Jia Mu's mind is much simpler.

"Then Xu Wei is really that great?" After hearing Jia Zheng's words, Jia's mother was a little suspicious, "Although he is a bachelor, doesn't he have no real power?"

Jia Zheng smiled wryly, knowing that Mother Jia was not very clear about the affairs of the court, so he could only explain to her in detail: "Master Xu was on the side of today, relying on his reputation in Qingliu, he became the emperor He has recruited a lot of talents. It's just that he is now on the throne. The talents he recruited back then are all in high positions. Master Xu is to avoid suspicion, so he refuses to accept high-ranking officials to avoid suspicion of forming a party. Now he voluntarily lets go Loosening power, firstly, it will make the emperor feel at ease, and secondly, it will also make the emperor look at him more differently, right? Now Mr. Xu goes in and out of the upper study to meet His Majesty from time to time, it is Jane who is in the emperor's heart." With admiration, "I started to hear my father say that my sister-in-law communicates with you. I almost didn’t realize it when I found a way to ask Brother Hu to worship Mr. Xu as a teacher! If this happens, Brother Hu will have a bright future~”

After talking about it in this way, Mother Jia understood, and immediately said happily: "Such a good teacher, if Brother Zhu can worship under him..."

Jia Zheng narrowed his eyes: "Mother, this is a good opportunity for Brother Hu to earn by my sister-in-law's entrustment to her mother's family. Brother Zhu can't match Brother Hu~"

Jia Mu's face was not good, and she said angrily: "What's wrong with Zhu Geer? Zhu Geer is doing well, how can he be worse than Hu Geer? Such a good opportunity, if you don't give it to Zhu Geer, then give it to Hu Geer. It's not playing the piano randomly!" After getting angry, he pondered for a while, and said to Jia Zheng who was still talking, "You don't care about this matter, you don't feel sorry for Brother Zhu, but my wife does. I have to make money for him future!"

Jia Zheng frowned, and persuaded him: "Mother, Brother Hu is very talented. If he can really learn from a famous teacher, he will become a great talent in the future. I don't know what kind of temperament Brother Zhu is. He looks okay, but he is far inferior to Hu. Brother Hu is clever. I will be satisfied when I wait for Brother Hu to support me and don't embarrass me."

Jia's mother became more and more unhappy: "You, you are such a stupid person. Brother Zhu is Brother Hu's cousin, not a real brother. With Brother Lian, how much can Brother Zhu get? I'll let you see in the past. Be careful, think about it for Brother Zhu, but you are a elm-brained, old-fashioned. You have said that Xu Wei is really capable, and you still don’t miss your son..." I hated iron and steel. After talking for a long time, Fang Youdao said, "Didn't you say that we will meet again at that time? Let Zhu'er go with me, that's great, wouldn't it be enough to accept the two together as disciples? What's the difference between teaching one and teaching two? Your sister-in-law There is no connection at home, let her work harder!"

"Mother~" Jia Zheng exclaimed.

Jia's mother only said decisively: "Okay, don't say any more, I've already made up my mind!" Leaning on the cushion, "I'll tell your sister after her wedding!"

Jia Zheng couldn't do it, so he stopped talking~