Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

Today is a mild-tempered person, and everyone in the world says so.

Before ascending the throne, the three princes of the present emperor and the late emperor were known for their generosity. When they were on business, they were dedicated to the people, they made good friends with the ministers, and they were courteous and virtuous. No matter how domineering and aggressive the former Prince Yizhong was, he never Paying attention to the brotherhood has repeatedly compromised, and his character and temperament can be called a model of a gentleman.In the end, even the first emperor couldn't bear the sight of Prince Yizhong bullying his younger brother by taking advantage of his elder brother's status, imprisoned him, and made him the crown prince.I don't want Prince Yizhong to be rebellious and immoral because of this, he raised his troops to rebel, angered the late emperor to death, now he has no choice but to kill him.Even so, he didn't kill all his lineages cruelly. Instead, he treated the only concubine son left by him in the chaos as the king of Shunjun, and he was rewarded constantly, and he was praised by the people of the world...

It's all a lie!

No one in the officialdom has political acumen. If you really believe these colorful official articles, then you don't have to be an official, and you can go back to your hometown to retire.

Mild tempered?emperor?Today, if he is really as gentle as he appears on the surface, now the grass on the grave is half the height of a person, how can he climb from an unfavored prince to today's position?You know, Prince Yizhong was the eldest son back then, and his mother and concubine were the most beloved concubines of the late emperor. Among all the princes, she was once the most valued by the late emperor. Pulled off the horse.Do you want to say that there is no way today?Who believes it? !

Therefore, after succeeding to the throne today, all the ministers don't say anything on the surface, but they are all jealous in their hearts.Sure enough, there is no big mistake in being careful. When registering today, there was an old official who was disrespectful in front of Jinshang because of his meritorious deeds. Jinshang didn't get angry at the time, but he smiled and exposed it. After two or three years, Jinshang's position was taken. These old ministers were either reprimanded or relegated, but rarely ended up well, and more seriously, they were directly dismissed from office, and the whole family was convicted.Since then, no one dared to underestimate the emperor, and they were all cautious in their actions.

Xu Wei also saw through today's behavior, he was careful and low-key, usually cautious, for fear that his political opponents would catch his mistakes, which would anger the emperor and make his family tired.This time, it was just the friendship with Zhang Laohou back then, and Jia Hu's intelligence was accepted as his apprentice, and he also knew that this was an eye-catching thing. I am sympathetic to my subordinates, but if I raise it carefully with the emperor after a few days, this matter will always be exposed. Who knows, it was just an audience, and the annoying Xia family exposed this matter.

What a treacherous villain, you can't see good people!

Xu Wei felt ruthless in his heart, saw Jin Shang glanced over, stroked his well-trimmed short beard, and said with a smile, "Lord Xia is very well informed, I haven't announced it here yet, but you know." Without waiting for Xia Zheng Answered, smiled at the emperor and said: "But there is such a thing, it is also related to me, either someone else, or the grandson of the deceased old Jingyuanhou. My niece asked me to help Teach and teach, that child is also sensible, so I will accept it."

When the emperor heard this, he became interested: "Zhang Qing's grandson? I remember he has a daughter. Who did he marry into?"

Xia Zheng laughed and said, "Don't you remember? It's the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Daishan's Mansion. Master Xu's recovered disciple has an extraordinary background. The eldest grandson of Jia's family is only five years old, and he has already begun to learn the Analects of Confucius. Everyone praises him for being so smart."

Rongguo Mansion!The emperor's brows furrowed, showing no sign of happiness or anger.

Xu Wei felt cold in his heart, so he forced himself to be calm and acted calmly, secretly wishing that Xia Zheng could be torn apart.

The people sitting in the study room this time are all Jinshang's confidantes, most of whom have supported him. It is said that everyone belongs to Jinshang's faction, and the relationship should be close.It's just that as the saying goes, where there are people, there are fights.For the sake of power and for the trust of the present, when the present is not succeeded, everyone can always restrain themselves for the sake of the overall situation.When he succeeds to the throne today, the position will become more secure, and this struggle will never stop.The Xia family belonged to the military officer faction, the first emperor was a general guarding one side, Xia Zheng's younger sister was the concubine of the present emperor at the beginning, and canonized as concubine Shu when she ascended the throne, she has a son and a daughter under her knees, and is very popular with the present emperor pet.Xia Zheng himself is also capable. He first suppressed the rebellion of Prince Yizhong and made a lot of contributions. He was named a third-rank captain of the Forbidden Army, and he looked like an upstart foreign relative.

Xu Wei is following the path of Qingliu, and his reputation for talent and learning can be regarded as highly respected among literati.What is important is that the eldest son is respected, and the court also supports the faction of the eldest son of the empress, but never confronts the Xia family.In addition, Xu Jiang once had a conflict with Xia Zheng's son, and the two families became even more enmity, no matter how difficult it is to reconcile.

In the past, Xu Wei was impeccable in his work, and Xia Zheng couldn't handle it. This time, he took something that could make a fuss, so how could he let him go so easily? If you are so fond of Mr. Xu, you are so smart, no wonder Duke Rong went out for it himself, he must have regarded this eldest grandson as his heart."

The emperor turned his eyes around Xu Wei when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Why, it was Duke Rong who personally brought his grandson to visit the teacher?"

Xia Zheng smiled very unhappy, lowered his head slightly, and said: "That's right. People who went out of my mansion said that there is a mighty group of people. Duke Rong led his son and grandson to Xu's mansion. We talked about old times with the two sons of the Xu family at the door for a while." The few courtiers who were not paying attention at first turned their eyes to Xu Wei.

Faced with all the unclear eyes, Xu Wei's complexion has completely changed, his eyes are full of fire, and he argued in a deep voice: "Mr. Rong is indeed eager to love his son, and he is extremely kind, and he is afraid that the two grandsons will be nervous in front of the minister. , deliberately brought his youngest son along with him. To be honest, his two grandsons are both extremely intelligent children, and they behaved very well in front of his ministers. Even his youngest son, Jia Cunzhou, is also a hard-working and studious character. It is the mansion of the Duke of the State, and it makes the old official feel ashamed to compare all the rebellious sons of the old official's family. If the Zhang family hadn't been so supportive, the old official would be ashamed to delay other children."

The emperor understood something: "Didn't Aiqing accept the eldest grandson as his apprentice, so why did Duke Rong take the second son to the mansion?"

Xu Wei nodded and said: "Exactly. Probably because the eldest son of the Rong mansion couldn't spare time, Duke Rong called the second son and his son to accompany him, and they came to the Weichen mansion together!"

General Geng Jin of the Jinwu Guard is a straight-tempered military general, he usually has a good impression of Xu Wei, he sneered when he heard this, and said: "So, it seems that Jia's family only has a baby?"

It's no secret that Jia Daishan prefers the second son in Rongguo Mansion, everyone knows it, but the first people didn't realize that Geng Jin said, everyone suddenly realized, it's not enough.

The emperor's expression also relaxed, and he shook his head with a smile: "This is really too kind, it's just a child's apprenticeship, Duke Rong's battle is too much."

Xu Wei smiled and said: "After all, it's a grandson, Mr. Rong doesn't feel pain. It's an old minister. I feel annoyed when I look at those rebellious sons, but I feel that my little grandson who is more than one year old is so cute and tight, from head to toe. There is nothing bad about it. Duke Rong is probably nothing more than that."

Several old ministers who had good friends with Xu Wei also nodded in agreement: "That's not the case~"

Xia Zheng stopped pestering Jia Daishan, and only smiled and congratulated: "Young son is cute, Mr. Xu is good at teaching, I am afraid that he may inherit the talents of Mr. Xu in the future, and be ranked among the top three. When the time comes, Mr. Xu don't forget to give me a copy Invitations are good." He laughed again, "Mr. Rong once said that he likes people who are educated and educated the most. This time, I have to thank Mr. Xu. When the child has a future, Mr. Rong dares to lose Mr. Xu's benefits, just say it , I'll give you a grievance!"

Everyone fell silent again, yes, even if Jia Daishan favored the second wife, the Jia family and the Xu family are inseparable, the Xu family and the Jia family are too close.Those who were close to the Xu family all looked at Xu Wei with regret.

Xu Wei clenched his hands, lowered his eyes, not daring to look at the emperor's expression, and only said: "The days will be long, who can say for sure."

On the contrary, Li Ge, the father of Empress Cheng En, stroked his gray beard and laughed happily, but also sadly: "If the Jia family boy really ranks in the top three, he will be so happy if he knows it." Zhang Zhiyuan is exactly the name of the old Marquis Jingyuan.

Hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but also sighed: "The old marquis has always loved books, and he also looks forward to the success of his children and grandchildren that day~" Thinking of this old minister who did his best for him during his struggle for the throne, the emperor couldn't help but sigh with regret. Minister, no matter how many problems are in his hands, there is no problem that cannot be solved. If you want to live to this day, how many things can be solved by multiple people. "After Zhang Qing left, I lost an arm~" The mood fell down, and without saying anything else, he waved his hand and let everyone go back.

Everyone got up and saluted and exited the hall. Xia Zheng sneered at the door and glanced at Xu Wei, and followed his group to leave first.Xu Wei was furious, and told everyone that he wanted to leave alone, but was stopped and pulled aside by the friendly servant Gu Xun, and said angrily: "I didn't hear the news before, why are you so confused and have something to do with the Jia family?" Is it? That's honorable, and it's something we can touch?"

Xu Wei smiled wryly: "Old Gu, don't talk too much, I just want to ask you, you also know about the Jia family, that is Zhang Zhiyuan's grandson, I really just stood by and watched?!"

Gu Xun was speechless.If you want to talk about Mr. Zhang, there is nothing to say about dealing with people. The most important thing is to be kind to others. Few of the people who come out here today don't know his kindness to Xu Wei. Jia's family is famous To be seen, if Xu Wei really shuts out Zhang Zhiyuan's grandson, he really lacks great virtue.His complexion changed a few times, and Gu Xun could only sigh: "You are always thinking of kindness."

Xu Wei smiled wryly, pulled himself together, and said, "It's not all because of Lao Zhang's face. I really like Jia Hu. Regardless of his young age, he is smart, filial, and courageous. He is a good boy."

Gu Xun was very disapproving: "Just like Jia Daishan..." Seeing Xu Wei glanced over, he didn't say anything, just sighed, "Now I hope that the emperor will look at the relationship between you and Lao Zhang, and don't take it to heart. It's better to go."

Xu Wei looked away at this moment: "I did it first and I was mentally prepared. The emperor is kind, so it's fine." I won't really do anything to him. Be careful in the future, and nothing will happen. "Anyway, I can't let my conscience be broken, can I?!"

Gu Xun couldn't help sighing again, pulled him and said: "I have a new good tea in my house, let's go to my house to taste it~"

The mainstay of the civil servants had a relationship with a noble and wealthy family. Everyone thought that Xu Wei might be jealous of the emperor this time, but they didn't know that the emperor heard Cheng Engong's sigh and waited for everyone to leave. After calling the little eunuch, they asked people to check the current situation in Rongguo Mansion, especially Zhang, the eldest house, and her children.

"In the end, I owe Zhang Qing~"

The emperor let out a long sigh, seeing the news of his return, he rarely felt ashamed.

Back then when the emperor was an ordinary prince, Zhang Zhiyuan made friends with him. Later, when he wanted the position, Zhang Zhiyuan only hesitated for a moment and worked hard for him behind him. This loyalty is kept in my heart today.

Especially Zhang's marriage, speaking of it, was Zhang Zhiyuan's sacrifice for his position.

At that time, the faction of Prince Yizhong had already seen its decline, but it was surrounded by nobles and nobles, and the world urgently needed these people to join the court.But at that time, both sides were suspicious, and if they want the other party to betray them, they must show sincerity.In this case, marriage is the best solution.As a result, some of the confidantes around Jinshang, some of the influential families, married each other.The second son of the Li family of Cheng Engong married a girl from the Niu family of the Duke of Zhenguo, the second eldest son of the Song family married the daughter of the Shi family of the Duke of Shan, and the daughter of the Sun family of the Great General of Zhaowu married into Nan'an Wang's mansion, and the Zhang family married Jia She of Rongguo mansion.

When Jia She was young, he had the reputation of being a dandy, and Jia Daishan and Jia Mu's reputation of favoring young children could not be hidden from others, but Zhang's family is a well-known virtuous lady in Beijing. If this marriage was not for the great cause, Zhang Zhiyuan would never agree to it. .The first emperor didn't think much of it, how could the Zhang family marry the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion, the future heir to the throne, Li Gelao's sigh reminded him of Zhang Zhiyuan who died early.Thinking of the old minister, the emperor felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Those who followed him in the early years were not stingy today, and they were given rewards after they ascended the throne, but Zhang Zhiyuan died at a time when good times were coming, and he did not enjoy any blessings.The emperor wanted to bestow his second son, but the second son died again.His eldest son was not in good health and could not accept the errand, only the youngest was left, and he was too young to be rewarded generously.The emperor didn't think about it at first, but when he did, he panicked.Now there is another Mrs. Zhang, who made a sacrifice for his great cause, but now, he is overwhelmed by Jia's family!

"Zhang Qing is underground, and she is afraid of resenting me."

The emperor thought about it, and when he saw a table full of dishes during the dinner, he asked people to go to Li's, Song's, Sun's, Zhang's, and Xu's houses to enjoy a few dishes of imperial food. Imperial food comforts.The first three families were fine, but the Zhang family and the Xu family were taken aback by this honor, but they were all happy.It seemed that the emperor had acquiesced in Jia Hu's matter, and turned around happily preparing for the apprenticeship ceremony.

Those who are hostile to Xu Wei are naturally gnashing their teeth, but those who are friendly with Xu Wei are happy for him.After this incident, some old ministers who had good friends with Zhang Zhiyuan also remembered Zhang, and wrote down Jia Hu's name, and had a good impression of him in his heart, which added a lot of help to Jia Hu's official career in the future. On the day of the official apprenticeship, Jia Daishan, Jia Mu, and Jia Zheng Wang couldn't say anything, so Jia Shezhang brought a gift and accompanied Jia Hu to Xu's house.

Xu Wei was annoyed at the front, thinking that he had crossed the Ming Road anyway, so he simply went big to do this ceremony.Gu Xun was invited to take charge of the matter, and several friends were invited to watch together.If it wasn't for his sense of reason, he would have wished to have a large feast of guests to watch the ceremony.If so, when Jia Hu and his party came, the main hall of the Xu family was already full of guests.

Jia Shezhang was originally angry with Jia Daishan, and was not very interested along the way, seeing this scene, Qiqi was startled, but put aside the grievances he suffered when he went out, and became happy for his son again.

As the protagonist, Jia Hu was also the center of the chaos ahead, so he naturally attracted everyone's attention.Xu Wei really liked this disciple, and he wanted to train him, so he dragged him over to show respect to everyone.Jia Hu saw that all the people present were well-educated people with good manners, so he was very happy. He brought out the good tutoring of his own family and his actions. There is also a five-point charm, not like a child who is nervous when seeing outsiders, no matter what he asks, he always answers in an orderly manner, which is loved by many literati.

"It's a pity that such a talented person is actually Jia Daishan's grandson~" Even Gu Xun, who had a preconceived prejudice against Jia Hu, followed Xu Wei in private for a while, and Xu Wei rolled his eyes.

When the auspicious time arrived, Xu Wei was seated in the Jin hall, and the head of Gu Xun sang harmony. Jia Hu knelt down holding the teacher apprentice sticker, opened the teacher apprentice sticker and read respectfully: "Disciple Jia Hu, Mr. Jiumu's moral articles, self-cultivation and family management, management and planning, In the study of calligraphy, Tianbao is not paid to non-benevolence, and the holy way must be passed on to the sages; birds follow the phoenix and fly far away, and people accompany the sages to be self-exalting. If you want to be honest and sincere, you are willing to follow the disciple's gift and follow the teacher's teaching , unite colleagues, study hard, inherit the teacher's morality and talent, and promote the national culture! The teacher is a model in the world, and the students are proud of it, and they are willing to carry forward the role! Accumulated merits; the master leads the door, practice is in the individual, and I hope to carry forward what I have learned, to help all beings in danger and not to be used by villains; follow the Taoist teachings, and God will punish those who violate the precepts!" After reading, close the post and hold Pass it over your head to Xu Wei.

Xu Wei took it over and handed it over to the left and right, admonishing: "What is valued by people is benevolence; what is conveyed by love is compassion; what is preserved by Tao is essence; what is kind to others is sincerity. Talent is the end! All success is the success of being a human being, and all failures are the failure of being a human being! Always have a heart of compassion, always think about the aspiration to save suffering, treat teachers and elders as close relatives, and vote for the admiration of fellow students, all because of virtue Yu Yi is the first, the art is full of virtue, and the virtue of Delong is prosperous. We should remember that if the desire for career is refined, the heart will be determined, and the mind will be clear if the desire is fixed. Such a profound Chinese study, diligent and tireless, to see the mystery of the world and achieve the merits of good fortune However, there is no limit to art, and there are always gaps in skills. You must not be arrogant and self-indulgent. You should devote yourself to doing your best, and you will get the true inheritance. The blue is better than the blue."

Jia Hu bowed his head respectfully and answered, another servant came forward with a ruler (Strict teachers produce high-level apprentices, Wang teacher strictly disciplines), Jia Hu presented it to Xu Wei, and another servant came forward with a tray, Xu Wei took Passed the bamboo-patterned sapphire on it to Jia Hu: "Remember that a gentleman is as virtuous as jade." Another six servants came over each with a tray, on which were placed one after another dried meat (thanks to the teacher), celery (proficient in industry and diligent in work, etc.) ), lotus seeds (painstaking teaching), red dates (Zaozao high school), longan (fulfillment and freedom), red beans (good fortune and good luck), these are the six rituals of apprenticeship.Xu Wei looked at them one by one, and found that they were all top-grade items. He nodded to express his satisfaction, and the servants went down with six gifts.Only then did someone bring tea to Jia Hu, and Jia Hu took it, still raising his hands above his head and serving the tea to Xu Wei.

Xu Wei took a sip, then handed the teacup to the left and right, and helped Jia Hu up himself.Gu Xun sang at the side: "Li Cheng!"

Since then, Jia Hu has become Xu Wei's true closed disciple!

Xu Wei asked Liu Yan and Zeng Sa to introduce him to Jia Hu, and asked him to call him Senior Brother.The two men, Liu Yan [-] and Zeng Sa [-], met Jia Hu, so they had to give a meeting gift. Jia Hu knew that the two were from a scholarly family, so they might not have a good impression of the Rongguo Mansion, so he didn't chase after them. , Remaining polite to deal with it, it made the two of them have a much better impression of this little junior brother.

Then came the banquet.

Xu Wei wanted to let Jia Hu stand out, so he took him to serve tea to all the guests one by one. Jia Hu was not afraid, knowing that the opportunity was rare, and he used tea instead of wine. Difference.It's not that he's incapable of playing tricks, it's just that there are so many celebrities and literati here today, and when there are too many people, their preferences will be different.

If it was someone else, such a mediocre performance would definitely attract criticism, but he is just a child, and after taking turns to follow the etiquette rules, there is no slightest mistake, which is already admirable. He is extremely intelligent.In the middle of the banquet, the good guy picked Jia Hu to ask some elementary knowledge. Jia Hu answered fluently. When asked about the simple parts of the Analects, Jia Hu made no mistakes, and even told some historical allusions. No one accepted this from Xu Wei anymore. The apprentice had some doubts.

"It's the grandson of the old Marquis Jingyuan after all!" Everyone discussed in private, and their attitude towards Jia Hu became more and more kind.Jia Hu is not proud either, as he was at the beginning, he is still the same now, neither arrogant nor impetuous, and everyone praises him.

Xu Wei is also extremely proud in his heart, this disciple is indeed confiscated wrong!Looking back, he saw Jia Amnesty sitting on the table, grinning from ear to ear, and couldn't help but praise: "Enhou, you have raised a good son!"

"Haha, where is it~" Jia She grinned so much that his mouth reached to the base of his ears, while humbly chatting with others, it was a polite way of coming and going, and the wine glass in his hand was never empty all night ...

Going home after the banquet, Jia Amnesty stopped Jia Hu, smelling of alcohol, and muttered triumphantly: "My good son, I've given me face! I've given me face!" The laughter was wild and reckless, no matter how Zhang yelled Can't stop.He could only cover his mouth with a handkerchief, and hurried all the way back home.

It was very easy to get him back to the house, who was very drunk, and put him in a good place. He was still uneasy, and he wanted to vomit, and said he was thirsty again, which made Mrs. Zhang sweat profusely.

"This stupid man~" After everything was properly prepared, the good-tempered Mrs. Zhang couldn't help complaining, and was about to help him cover the quilt when she heard Jia She muttering something in a low voice, bent down to listen carefully, and Listen to him scolding in a low voice, "Look, who would dare to say that I am inferior to others~"