Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

Now that he has become a teacher, Jia Hu's studies will naturally be placed in Xu's residence.Originally, according to Xu Wei's intention, he wanted Jia Hu to live in Xu's mansion directly, so that it would be convenient for him to teach every day, but Jia Hu refused.After all, Xu Wei is not a simple teacher, but he is a poor official with an official title on his body. Jia Daishan will look at him differently because he is a royal favorite. How dare Jia Hu really make him work hard and stare at his studies every day.

Furthermore, Jia Hu himself was impatient to put on a show in front of him every day, to cover up his true talents.The purpose of his apprenticeship is nothing more than fame in his connections. Now that he has succeeded in apprenticeship, everyone knows his name, Jia Hu. He doesn't care what Xu Wei can teach him.

Jia She and the Zhang family also knew what was good and what was wrong. Xu Wei had already given them great face by accepting Jia Hu. Even though they really wanted their son to live in Xu's mansion, they knew it was too much. , refused in a hurry. "Your Majesty has good intentions, so you should not refuse them. It's just that your lord is entrusted with the emperor's life, and you are busy with other things. You are unworthy, and you have already been troubled by being favored by your lord and accepted as a disciple. Let him live in your house and disturb your lord." , we really don’t have the face to see you. We simply don’t want to leave the two houses, and it’s cheaper to come here every day. I really don’t dare to bother you anymore.”

Xu Wei persuaded again and again, but Jia She and Zhang refused to agree. In the end, she couldn't resist, so she just let it go, but she urged: "Although I haven't lived here, I can't relax my studies. Nephews and nieces, you should take care of them." point."

There is nothing wrong with Jia Amnesty Zhang, so let him rest assured.Jia Amnesty said even more harshly: "If this kid dares to be lazy, let's see how I deal with him!"

Jia Hu bowed to everyone and said, "Study hard and don't dare to slack off."

Xu Wei, Jia She and the others discussed some more details, and then decided on Jia Hu's daily itinerary.At the beginning of Maoshi, he got up and came to Xu's mansion. First, he read with his two senior brothers, Xu Tao. Afterwards, Liu Yan, Zeng Sa and Xu Tao explained the content of the article for him, recited and practiced, and there were [-] large characters. When Xu Wei came back from the office, he checked his homework. ,Filling in the gaps.

"Your senior brother Liu is 26th in the second class, and you are good at parallel prose. Although your senior brother Zeng has never finished, you are quite accomplished in poetry and Danqing. I don't worry if you are a beginner, and they will lead you." Xu Wei smiled at Jia Hu Said, but looked at Jia Amnesty, asking him if he had any comments.

Jia She hurriedly said: "My lord's disciple, what else can I say, I also met those two young men that day, they were very kind, handsome young men, I'm afraid there are few in Beijing who can compare with them, It’s worthy of being taught by adults.” Jia She was very happy to let them teach Jia Hu.It's not that he came from an ordinary family and didn't know anything about officialdom. From the beginning, he didn't expect Xu Wei to guard Jia Hu every day and teach him how to read. Being able to give him advice every day was enough to make him overjoyed.Jia Amnesty may not be successful in learning, but he is contented and knowledgeable, so there are no opinions.

So it's settled.

On the second day, Jia Hu was woken up early by Chen's mother, and put on the new clothes, shoes, and socks that Mrs. Zhang had prepared for him early. With the handsome appearance of a golden boy.Mrs. Zhang was afraid that he didn't know how to get along with others, so she ignored what he had said several times last night. During breakfast, he reminded him again to go to the Xu Mansion to establish a good relationship with some senior brothers. Before leaving the house, he took Jia Hu and carefully After careful planning, he didn't let the man go until Jia Hu shouted that it was going to be too late. He stood on the gate and watched from a distance that the servants surrounded Jia Hu and slowly walked away.

Jia She laughed at her: "Hu'er just went to study and came back in the evening, but you are doing well, as if you kept away. You are really a woman."

Mrs. Zhang felt unhappy when she heard this: "Naturally, she is not as cruel as the master. How old is Hu'er, who knows if she will suffer a loss when she goes to study and deal with her seniors alone. Xu's mansion is not what we can decide How can Hu'er be wronged? Why does the master feel sorry for the child at all?!"

Jia Amnesty only felt that Mrs. Zhang was messing around: "How can he be wronged by reading a book. You have seen Liu Yan, Zeng Sa, and Mr. Xu's two young masters. They look so young and handsome, and they can still bully his children. ? Even if it doesn’t work, Mrs. Xu is still here, but you are also called Auntie, how can you not take care of Hu’er? You just think too much!”

Mrs. Zhang stopped talking, but sat and stood and sat nervously.It's not that she doesn't understand what Jia She said, it's just that she knows it, but she can't let go of her heart as a mother.Since Jia Hu was born, this was the first time he left home, even if it was only for a short day. Knowing that Jia Hu would be taken care of by others, Mrs. Zhang was also worried. The Xu residence was not her own. What if, what if Brother Hu got angry? What?Liu Yan Zeng Sa, and Xu Jiang and Xu Tao, although they looked nice, they also had some friendship, but they were much older than Jia Hu, could Jia Hu get along well with them?With this thought, she couldn't let go of her heart.

This is probably the heart of a loving mother.

Jia Amnesty sat for a long time, seeing Zhang's ecstasy, it was useless to persuade her, so she stopped trying to persuade Jia Lian to come out, Zhang's attention was slightly diverted...

To say that Mrs. Zhang really thought too much, Jia Hu lived quite comfortably in Xu's residence.

Because he entered school on the first day, although Xu Wei went to court and was gone, Liu Yan, Zeng Sa, Xu Jiang and Xu Tao all came.Here, Liu Yan, Xu Jiang, and Xu Tao are all well-known. They were born in the imperial examinations. They have been active at home, but they have taken part-time jobs. The errands are not very hard, but they are just learning how to do things in the yamen, and they have plenty of time. When Jia Hu came today, they told their colleagues and waited for Jia Hu to come at home.

Although Jia Hu had seen all these people before, except for Xu Jiang and Xu Tao who had said something, he was not familiar with Liu Yan Zeng Sa at all.Today the brothers and sisters gathered together, he was not polite, he carefully looked at the few people.

Xu Jiang and Liu Yan are obviously better. When chatting, they sit close to each other. When they chat, their expressions are gentle and polite, and their smiles are gentle and intimate, but their rules are not bad. When they see Jia Hu, they are reserved and polite. , it is obvious that they are more disciplined people.

As for Xu Tao and Zeng Sa, that is another kind of temperament.When they sat together, they didn't know what to say, they laughed loudly for a while, their eyebrows danced for a while, their hands danced, and they didn't stop for a moment. Seeing Jia Hu, Xu Tao pulled him aside very familiarly, and asked him about Zhang's life. How is it going, what books he has studied before, Zeng Sa didn't know him very well, so he didn't speak, but the young boy's immature face was full of curiosity that couldn't be concealed.These two, one can tell at a glance that they are both out-of-temper people.

Jia Hu knew it in his heart. Among the four, Xu Jiang and Liu Yan were probably the ones who made the decisions.Sure enough, when talking about Jia Hu's study, Liu Yan opened his mouth first: "Master said, let us give lectures to the younger brother first. Now we have plenty of time, so we might as well have something to do in the yamen. If you have time, You should solve the doubts for the younger brother, and in ordinary times, I will teach you by Xiuye."

Zeng Sa then came out and gave Jia Hu a smiling face: "Little brother, if you have any questions in the future, just ask me." The young Zhang Yang's face was full of joy, and the brows were flying.

Xu Jiang added with a smile: "You just came here, I'm afraid you don't know. Although your second senior brother has not yet been crowned, but he is getting older. This year he is also selected as a scholar and wants to participate in Chunwei, so his father decided to choose a name for him. A gentleman pursues virtue and cultivates his career, so that he can settle down and learn."

Jia Hu pursed her lips, choosing such a name, the second senior brother was afraid that she would not pay much attention to the imperial examination fame on weekdays.Looking at it again, Zeng Sa's face turned bitter after hearing Xu Jiang's words, and said: "I'm really not interested in those stereotyped articles. After the Qiu Wei is already the limit, this Chun Wei..." Shaking his head and not speaking up.

Liu Yan glanced at him coldly, resenting iron for being weak: "As long as you spend less time on that thing, you won't be like this today!" Zeng Sa was terrified to him, but he said it bluntly lowered his head.

Xu Jiang smiled and said: "Poems and songs are not orthodox, but they are not easy. You have excellent academic talents and elegant poetry and literary talents. In this regard, Lu Ming, you can't compare with him!"

Liu Yan's words are clear, and he snorted after hearing this, and glanced at Zeng Sa, Zeng Sa met his eyes, and his brows that had been fluttering after hearing these words immediately became sluggish again.Xu Tao burst out laughing as he stood beside him, but Zeng Sa took advantage of Liu Yan's inattention and gave him a hard look.

Xu Jiang pointed to Zeng Sa and Xu Tao, and said to Jia Hu: "Four Books and Five Classics, Poetry, Music and Fu, he is quite accomplished in his studies. As for Wenhua, my elder brother, not to mention his talent, has passed the imperial examination anyway. I can afford to explain one or two books to you. He has no heavy errands now, and he often hangs out at home every day, so you are welcome, just ask them if you have anything."

Xu Tao and Xu Wenhua nodded to Jia Hu, and said with a smile: "Brother Hu, please don't be polite, if you have any questions, just ask me!"

Jia Hu thanked the four of them one by one: "I will trouble the four senior brothers in the future."

Xu Jiang and the others accepted his ceremony calmly, and talked about the past for a while. The sun had already risen, so without delay, they went to the desks and sat down. Liu Yan took the lead in explaining "The Analects of Confucius as Politics" ": "The Master said: In order to govern with virtue, it is like the North Star, which lives in its place, and all the stars share it...."

The desks were prepared earlier. There are five desks. Jia Hu’s desk is facing the door, and one desk is facing him, where Liu Yan will teach him. A row of bookshelves, Xu Jiang and others are sitting there at the moment, holding a book in their hands, but not reading it, listening carefully to Liu Yan's lecture to Jia Hu.There are two windows in the room that open outwards. Through the windows, you can see a few clumps of plantains, which are lush and green.On the opposite side of the room is Xu Wei's study room. There is only an open space between the two rooms. If Xu Wei is at home on weekdays, he only needs to sit at the desk and see Jia Hu studying through the door—this arrangement , It can be said that I am not careful.Thinking of this, Jia Hu's perception of Xu Wei got better.

Liu Yan and Xu Jiang are conscientious people. Since they have accepted the task assigned by Xu Wei, they will not compromise at all. Liu Yan first taught Jia Hu the Analects, Xu Jiang taught him how to write, Xu Tao taught him the etiquette of the literati, and Zeng Sa taught him poetry. I am afraid that he will not be able to accept it when he is too young, the content is just a taste, very caring.

Jia Hu thought that he would get along with these senior brothers for a long time in the future, so it would be better if he kept it hidden and intentionally shocked them, so he didn't suppress his level very much. After a day, Liu Yan and the others were shocked!

When Xu Wei came back, he caught up with Jia Hu who was reciting what Professor Liu Yanjin'er taught: "Meng Yi asked about filial piety. The master said: 'No violation.' Fan Chiyu, the son told him: 'Meng Sun asked me about filial piety, I have nothing against that.' Fan Chi said: 'What do you mean?' The Master said: 'In life, things should be treated with propriety, and in death, they should be buried with propriety and sacrificed with propriety.' Uncle Meng Wu asked about filial piety. The Master said, "Parents, The only worry is his illness.'..." The whole article is fluent and smooth without any stumbling, and he couldn't help laughing: "Good memorization!"

Liu Yan, Xu Jiang and others hurriedly stood up to greet him. Xu Wei nodded, went to sit down, looked at Jia Hu, and asked, "Why are you studying politics second today? Previously, learning was the first..."

Liu Yan explained: "The younger brother has already learned this article when he was at home, and the disciple checked it out, and it went smoothly, so he continued to teach."

"Oh?" Xu Wei recruited Jia Hu, and asked casually, "If a gentleman is not serious, then he is not powerful?"

"If a gentleman is not serious, he will not be powerful, and if he learns, he will not be solid. If he is loyal to the Lord, if he has no friends, he will not be afraid to correct his mistakes."

"Careful to chase after the end?"

"Zeng Zi said: "Be cautious in the end and pursue the distant future, and the people's morality will be thick. "

"A gentleman can't get enough to eat, can't he live in peace?"

"The Master said: A gentleman has nothing to eat, and nothing to live in. He has nothing to live in. He is sensitive to things and cautious in his words, so he has the way and is righteous. It can be said that he is eager to learn."

The master and the apprentice asked each other one by one, and the more Xu Wei asked, the happier he became. Liu Yan and Xu Jiang looked at each other, and Xu Jiang waved the big characters Jia Hu traced in his hand in front of Liu Yan, and said with a low laugh, "Look!" Can you still catch the eye with the font?"

Liu Yan glanced at a few lines, the font was square and majestic, and the turning point was slightly revealing. He snorted coldly, and after a long time, Fang whispered: "It's a pity, but it's from the Rongguo Mansion~"

Xu Jiang just smiled and said nothing.

Liu Yan was born in Shandong, and his genealogy record has been passed down for 26 generations. The history of his family can be traced back to Wei and Jin. Xungui is estranged.Liu Yan followed Xu Wei when he was young, and his perception of Xungui has changed a lot, but he still has some ties to Jia Hu.Xu Jiang didn't ask for anything else, as long as he could face up to Jia Hu's personality.As for the others, Xu Jiang believes that with Zhang's personality, his children must be loved by others!

When Jia Hu returned home in the evening, Jia Daishan, who went first to his study, paid him a respect. Jia Daishan also cared about him, and asked him many things about Xu's house, and asked Xu Wei what he had taught him.Jia Hu answered one by one without hiding anything.

Jia Daishan felt a little emotional when he heard it: "I've seen those senior brothers of yours before. They are young, and they are all top-notch..." He glanced at Jia Hu complicatedly, thought for a while, and in the end he just gave orders. One sentence, "Follow your master, you must study hard!"

Jia Hu agreed, and after waiting for a while, seeing no other order from Jia Daishan, he took his leave and left. When he left, he saw the shadow of a villain in the small study next to him, thinking that it must be Jia Zhu who was studying. About to take a few steps closer, the figure suddenly went in again. Jia Hu paused, then changed direction and went back to his yard.

Jia Daishan didn't see this, so he sat on the chair and sighed again for Jia Zhu: "If he also has such a talented senior brother..."

Don't look at Jia Amnesty making fun of Zhang Shi's wild thinking this morning, at the end of the day, when Jia Hu was about to come back, he was waiting in the room early, and even chatted with Zhang Shi about new things in Beijing when he had nothing to do. It's a good joke. "You man, talk to me about these trivial matters in my place."

Jia She had the cheek to pretend he didn't hear, holding a cup of tea in his hand as usual, drinking it leisurely.Hearing the servant's announcement that Jia Hu was back, he raised his eyebrows and was about to stand up. Mrs. Zhang had already stood up and went forward to meet him, so he felt a little uncomfortable. He glanced at the crowd and saw that no one was looking at him. He sat back again and muttered, "What does it look like!" He picked up the cup and took two sips of tea, looking straight ahead.

Mrs. Zhang pulled Jia Hu who had just entered the door, looked up and down, pushed him to sit on the chair, and asked with concern: "Are you tired? How is everything going today? Is your master and brother treating you well?"

Jia Hu laughed: "Mother, why is my son tired when there are so many people around me waiting for you?" Then he condensed what happened today, and said, "Brothers and masters are all good. There are a lot of things."

Mrs. Zhang smiled happily, nodded her head and muttered back and forth: "This is good, this is good." Jia Amnesty sat at the head, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Jia Hufu looked at him again with a smile, and said: "I went to school the day before, and all four senior brothers came. I taught a lot of things in a day, and then the master took the school exam again, and my son was worried, afraid that he might not do well. Losing face is still a trivial matter. I am afraid that people will think that my father has not taught me well, but I am worried. The master simply asked what my father said before, so it is not difficult! At the end, the master also said that it was all taught by my father. good!"

Jia Amnesty hadn't spoken yet, but he couldn't hide the smugness on his face.Zhang covered her mouth and smiled: "You are still young, don't think about these things, just answer if you can, and it doesn't matter if you can't, you've only studied for a few days anyway." Jia Hu smiled and didn't answer.

Jia She thought she was nagging, put the teacup aside, and said impatiently: "What do you know, woman, no matter how young he is, he is also the eldest son of the mansion, and when he goes out, it represents our face , how can you be casual?" Jia Hu said with a straight face, "In Xu's residence, you dare not study hard, don't pay attention to homework, and be careful with your skin!"

Jia Hu stood up and half-bent and replied, "Yes, father."

Mrs. Zhang complained to him: "What are you doing with the child?!" He comforted Jia Hu, "Don't talk to your father, you've worked hard in studying, and you have to come first in everything."

Jia Amnesty wanted to say a few words, but was afraid of scaring Jia Hu, so he coughed lightly, and said with a little irritability, "Okay, okay, the child just came back, so you just dragged and talked so much." Shouted to Jia Hu , "What are you still doing in a daze, don't hurry up and go to study~"

Zhang's eyebrows were piled up, and she was about to have a fit, but Jia Hu couldn't wait for it. She bent over and hurried back to her room. When she walked out, she heard Zhang's complaint inside: "When you read and study, you know what you want." Children read, and don’t give them a break!”

"What do you know~" Jia Amnesty shouted disdainfully.

Jia Hu pursed his lips and walked out of the courtyard. Mother Chen was waiting with Huizhi Qing'er and a few nuns holding lanterns. When she saw him, she hurried up to meet him. Jia Hu nodded at them, and the whole group was mighty move forward.Chen's mother whispered back to him: "Qing'er went home again today and heard a lot of new things, do you want to hear it?"

Jia Hu smiled and said, "Naturally, call her to tell me about it later."

"Ah~" Mother Chen didn't know why Jia Hu liked to listen to little things in the countryside so much, but since Jia Hu liked it, she naturally didn't object. In her opinion, Jia Hu had his own reasons for doing things.It's just that Qing'er, a prostitute girl, now goes home several times a month, but she is blessed!

Jia Hu had to admit that studying with Xu Wei was very rewarding.Learning is second to none. The most important thing is that the furniture of the Xu family and the Liu family belonged to officials. Xu Jiang, Liu Yan and others all stepped into the officialdom. Speaking of chatting, Jia Hu learned a lot just by listening.

Now that he has succeeded to the throne for several years, the position has become more secure, the power in his hands has become stronger, and the majesty of the emperor has become more and more serious.As the remaining power of Prince Yizhong was suppressed, a new round of political struggle gradually emerged.The heroes who supported the emperor's succession began to fall apart. With the empress and concubine Shu as the faction, the Li family Qingliu and the Xia family generals were quarreling endlessly, and there were factions fighting among the honorable and humble families. Faintly, it is already foreseeable that after more than ten or twenty years, the scene of the emperor's faction fighting for the position in the former emperor's time may have to start all over again.

Jia Hu analyzed it carefully, and worked harder to win the favor of Xu Wei and others. He showed himself in front of Xu Wei's friends, while paying attention to what people around him said about the political situation, and carefully planned for his future.

His hard work was not in vain. During Jia Lian's first year of life, during the New Year's Eve, more and more people knew about him. When Jia She went out occasionally, someone mentioned his son. It was a good deal. Praise and envy, Jia She was so happy that Jia She went to Zhang's house for more than half a month after returning home, gave her many good things, and looked at Zhang's eyes so tenderly that water dripped out.

Of course, not everyone is happy about his future. Mother Jia looked at Jia Hu with more and more cold eyes. When Jia Hu invited Ping An's family to dinner several times, Jia Hu saw that Mother Jia deliberately showed her love for Jia Zhu. Jia Hu just pretended not to see that Jia Zhu was raised by Jia's mother, and Wang's mother was there. Jia Hu had never thought about brotherhood and mutual support, just maintaining the relationship between relatives.As for sibling support, he also has a younger brother, Jia Lian. The Zhang family attaches great importance to the cultivation of brotherhood, and will call Jia Hu to play with his younger brother every few days. Tease him, the brotherhood is very good!

The days passed by like this, and when Jia Hu suddenly turned around, Chun Wei was approaching!