The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

When Jia Zheng received Wang Ziteng's letter, he was very happy and told Wang Guizhi, "Ma'am, come and see, the governor of Shanxi has sent you down, and he is the king of Yijun!"

Wang Guizhi asked strangely, "My lord, why did you add an official lord, who is still a prince, and you are quite happy instead." Who doesn't like being in charge of their own affairs.

"Hey, ma'am, you're wrong. The king of Yijun is here, not only won't get in the way, but it will make it easier to carry out some of our policies." Jia Zheng said with a smile, the king of Yijun is the emperor's youngest son, or the empress's son. , sent to Shanxi, isn't it just to support Jia Zheng!Anyway, he tried his best, and if he was able to fill up the shortfall of Ku Yin, what does it matter if this achievement is not counted on Jia Zheng's head?

What my brother-in-law said is right, the momentary glory does not represent the future, only a smooth and smooth ride is the way for the descendants of their heroes to stick to it.

Besides, since the emperor believed in him and sent his youngest son over, his performance could be more faithfully presented in front of the Holy Majesty!Thinking of this, Jia Zheng's chest felt hot.

"Is that so?" Wang Guizhi didn't seem worried when he saw him. Anyway, it would not be her turn to receive him, so she put it aside. It’s the prince again, does the official just want to clean it up?” Thinking of Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu’s headaches at the old routine expenses when they came, “I’m not talking about adding more magnificent furniture, you Think about it, he is a royal family, and we have never seen anything good, so let's make the official room and bathroom the same as us, oh, anyway, the prince should be single this time, and the governor is not small, so let's make a small one. The bath is nothing..." She thinks that this money should be paid out, after all, it is the leader above, and it will be handed over to the current Mowang Cooperative.To be honest, the old lady of the Mohist family really buried some people from the Mohist family. Although none of their masters passed the imperial examination to become an official in the court, they never said that they could not work for business or work!

With these loyal and skilled servants, it is no wonder that even if they are left alone, the old and the young can live comfortably.Those master craftsmen really have nothing to say, it’s just that there are fewer apprentices, but it doesn’t matter, she has already discussed with them, and every time she chooses good seedlings to learn from her, let the craftsmen who originally followed her learn more from the Mo family , communicate with each other, every master will have at least [-] students around him in the future, well, let’s recruit some poor children...

Jia Zheng had a strong sense of trust in his wife's family affairs, "Okay, I'll leave it to my wife." He still hesitated, "Do you want to prepare the reception in advance?"

"Master, you are so stupid. Although my brother called you in advance to let you prepare early, if you really made preparations early, wouldn't you let Prince Yi know that we are well-informed in Beijing? Then You don't look like a young daughter-in-law who has been wronged, but a powerful woman."

"Tsk, ma'am, your description...is really inelegant." Jia Zheng shook her hand, fortunately he was talking to him in the room. "Then I'll pretend it's nothing?"

"I see, you should just pretend that there is no such thing and continue to do things as usual. When the king of Yijun is coming, there will be a messenger on a fast horse first, and then you will lead the officials to pay homage... "

"That's right, let's do it like this."

"There is so much coal here in Shanxi. Is there any iron ore? Wouldn't it be a waste of cost to transport the coal out and refine it? This time the prince is here, why don't you try to tease him and set up a test site in Shanxi? Try firing new types of steel."

"Ma'am, does the steel you mentioned really exist? Is it true that overseas countries are so developed? Can they invent sharp weapons and heavy industries better than Yangyang China?"

"Of course, how could I lie to you, sir, think about it, if I hadn't heard about springs a long time ago, why would I keep asking you? But I only found out recently that it is not the structure of springs." There is a problem, but the material itself is very problematic, and there is no way to withstand repeated bending within a hundred catties, so it is easy to break and break."

Jia Zheng thought it made sense, yes, Madam has never seen it before, if someone hadn't told her, how could she know these things as a woman in a deep house, "Then this country is far away from us?"

"You have to ask our Shanxi merchants about this. I heard that they have sold their goods to Russia or some other country. But this is not the end yet. There are still countries on the other side of Russia, but Our China is on this side, but other people’s country is on the other side, and across the sea, we just don’t know.”

It turns out that it is so far away, so there is nothing to worry about. Jia Zheng was about to shake off the slightest worry in his heart just now, "Since it is a small overseas country thousands of miles away, there is no need to worry."

"Really? Their kings and queens are different from our emperors. They like to expand their territory, um, just like the nomads in Tibet. Natural disasters have nothing to eat. What should I do? Riding a horse Come here to rob, if the weather is good and the harvest is good, and there is nothing else to do, then you have to ride out to occupy the land." Wang Guizhi was already sleepy, and she answered Jia Zheng's words in a daze.

Just horrible!

How can there be such a king, who likes to attack and invade the country so much!Jia Zheng became even more worried, and hurriedly asked, "Then they have steel to make weapons, and they like to invade all directions at ordinary times. How come no one has ever told the Holy One!" It is impossible to win the world, even a small border country is always paying attention, let alone such an ambitious overseas country!

Although the world is peaceful now, we can't forget the turmoil back then!As the heir of a military officer, Jia Zheng has the heart of a man to protect his family and the country even though he is upright.

"Anyway, the emperor is very happy with his achievements. He feels that he is the only one in the world. How can he look down on others to drink blood and drive horses? In the report, he may think that he is making a small mention. He is a majestic China with a population of tens of millions. How can he be afraid of war... Hee hee, anyway When the real □□ cannon fires, you will know what it means to sit in a well and watch the sky..." Wang Guizhi turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

Jia Zheng was left pale from the shock, his wife was ignorant and didn't understand that what was fought was not the arrogance of the emperor or the beliefs of the officials, but real money and food!Without weapons and armor, without horses and food, what if there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers?After two or three days of starvation, I'm afraid even a full-fledged child can't beat it!

Although he was in the Ministry of Industry before, he is now in Shanxi to make up for the shortfall. Only then did he know that in Shanxi alone, no matter whether it is the grain warehouse or silver, it is basically empty. In addition to the repayment of the owed money sent by his elder brother Jia She from time to time, Jia Zheng knows it well. , the imperial court at this time can't stand any catastrophe at all. If there is such a country of tigers and wolves that comes with the heart of aggression and demand, then I'm afraid... dangerous...

Jia Zheng stood up and looked at the bright moon outside the window. Mrs. Confucius once said that the world is practical, but the university says that governing the country, self-cultivation, and peace of the world. What can he do?

He turned his head with burning eyes, "Ma'am, let me see you as a husband... eh? Ma'am, don't sleep, ma'am, listen to me..."

"Master, Master, do you think this will work?" Qin Bao, his close companion, had a clean face and a calm voice, with a trace of worry on his face at this moment.

King Yi patted the sword on his waist, "Of course it can, and Master Wu is here. We are going to Taiyuan City, not a den of thieves. What are you afraid of? Let's go!" With the belly of the horse, the crotch-under Qing Cong Junqi spread his hooves and ran forward.

Qin Bao quickly flicked his whip to keep up, "Master, please wait for the little one." As for Master Wu who remained silent, he had already followed behind Yuan Kang.

It was very difficult for Qin Bao to catch up with them. He was not good at riding, and he just felt that he had been bumped into a mess. Finally, he saw that they stopped and almost fell to the ground from the horse. It was because someone beside him gave him a hand. fell to the ground. "Thank you little brother!"

After Qin Bao stood firm, he hurriedly thanked the people who raised his hands. He was wearing a white straight train and dark clothes, and a Confucian scarf of the same color on his head.

"You're welcome!" Qi Gong replied heartily, "Are you just here at Shanxi College?"

Qin Bao was denying it, when he saw his grandfather turned around and cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Exactly, I came all the way here on horseback, so it was right here, I almost missed it."

"You won't miss it. If you go all the way forward, you will see the golden plaque of the college." Qi Gong's face was full of pride and pride, "That is the handwriting of the current emperor."

"Yes, I've heard about it a long time ago, and I want to see it." Yuan Kang said.

Qi Gong took the lead to lead them forward, "You can observe and watch as much as you like for a while, but when you get there, it is also the place where you dismount. No matter you are a student or a student, unless you are seriously ill and unable to walk, you must enter the college through the road of thinking. within."

Yuan Kang had a smile on his face, "I don't know what to call this man?"

"Don't dare, I'm Qi Gong, a student of the second phase of Class B." Qi Gong lightly lifted the nameplate worn on his waist, and seeing Yuan Kang's young face, obviously younger than him, said, "In the future, if the little brother If you can enter Shanxi College, you will also have such a famous brand that represents your identity."

Yuan Kang pointed to a group of people who were wearing the same robe and said, "Then why do some of them have a blue or yellow brand, which is different from yours?"

"Oh, those must be the seniors who got the top ten results in the exam!" Qi Gong couldn't help looking at the few people who were climbing the ladder, and said with envy, "Blue flowers with orchids are chess paintings; yellow flowers with chrysanthemums are books Classics; safflowers with plums are for piano calculation; green flowers with bamboos are for riding and shooting; in Shanxi College, students not only have to have a general knowledge of the Four Books and Five Classics, but even the six arts of a gentleman cannot be neglected.” If the grades are always poor. If you are rated as inferior by the gentlemen three times in a row, you will change from a free student to a paid student for another year. If you still can't make progress in this year, you have to be persuaded to quit.

There is such a difference!Yuan Kang nodded inwardly. He thought that everyone was dressed in the same uniform. He thought it was just to show that he was educated without distinction. It turns out that there is a way of comparison.

"Let's go, from today to tomorrow is the registration period, I will lead you to register for the ranking first." Qi Gong excitedly took Yuan Kang to climb up, and said to Qin Bao by the way, "That is, you two days You can go up, otherwise even if you get to the top, the guards won't let you in."

"Why?" Qin Bao couldn't help asking.

Qi Gong laughed, "Students of Shanxi College are all dressed in uniform, four people live together in a room, fetch water to wash and wash by themselves, study together in class, practice chess, horse, archery, piano exercises, etc., and eat together in the big cafeteria , without servants serving by your side."

Yuan Kang blinked, he had never tried before, "Do you have to do everything by yourself?"

"I do it all by myself." Qi Gong scratched his head, "Actually, except for the underwear, which is washed by oneself, the outer robes and long gowns can be washed by the nuns in the dormitory, but everything else must be done by oneself. , the teacher said: Tian Xingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement, so..."

Finally climbed to the end of the Sixue Ladder, and saw not only the portraits of Confucian saints, but also the portraits of several famous scholars handed down from Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism on the high wooden red gate. Look at the bronze mirror waiting for someone on the left, and on the right is a glass mirror with the same width and fine details!

Qi Gong introduced, "This is the whole heart." With his hands behind his back, "Mr. Jia, the chief secretary of Shanxi, is dedicated to serving the public. He bought this mirror with his own money from foreigners, so that every student who enters and exits Shanxi We understand that we must not forget our original aspirations at all times, and the mountains of learning are like the sea, and the journey is endless!"

Yuan Kang looked admiringly, let Qin Bao praise him, tsk tsk, Mr. Jia seems to have a knack for it, at least he is quite capable in winning people's hearts.

"I don't know if you have brought your household registration, little brother. If you don't bring it, you can't do it. After all, there are too many students who want to enter Shanxi University. Although it has an age limit, those over 35 and under 14 are not accepted, but that's it, there are Too many people are here." Qi Gong said suddenly.

"Why?" Qin Bao asked aloud. He had hidden the official booklet representing his master's seal, but he couldn't take it out easily.

Qi Gong turned pale with shock, "Don't you know? Shanxi College doesn't charge any fees!" He clenched his fists tightly, "This huge college has 38 lecturers and all the furnishings, including three meals a day! Master Jia used his power to force the top ten Shanxi merchants to pay for the construction, and his wife alone borne the food and clothing! That's why people like me can go to school!"

Thinking of how his mother brought all the money of the whole family back then, but was told by the school officer that as long as the identity was verified and the family was clean, they could go to school without any money. At that time, his mother knelt down and kowtowed to the school officer, his tears I can't help but want to burst out of my eyes, who doesn't want to change their own destiny!It's just that there is no way out, and there is no food to fill the stomach, so how can I still have money to study and study!

Yuan Kang was deeply shocked by this sentence, he did not expect Jia Zheng to have such a heart!I don't know if the emperor knows!

"Qi Gong, are you here so early?"

Someone came over and saw that Qi Gong was leading several strangers looking excited and forgetful. He thought Yuan Kang and the other three were embarrassed, so he explained, "Don't be fooled, Qi Gong and I are the only ones in the whole village who have been chosen. The students of Shanxi College, being able to obtain Mu Xuede is really a great kindness bestowed on us by the Holy One in Shanxi, so every time Qi Gong sees a new student, he must have a wild attitude, forgive me!"

Qin Bao felt pleasant after hearing this, "That's right, our sage's hole is like a candle, otherwise how could we..." Before he finished speaking, Yuan Kang stepped on him, he didn't dare to shout, and just maintained his original The expression shut down.

"You can send a good official like Mr. Jia here." Yuan Kang continued, he came to hear the truth, what's the point of letting this kid go to praise the emperor.

The visitor also nodded and said, "Yes, Master Jia is indeed a good official."

"Why don't you seem very happy?" Yuan Kang asked.

Qi Gong glanced at the person who came, both of them felt the same way, and said, "I heard that our officials who went out of Shanxi don't like Mr. Jia very much. Isn't it the one who often impeaches Mr. Jia in Beijing? We ordinary people are afraid..."

Yuan Kang wanted to ask more questions, but he heard a thick voice of reprimand, "Student is rude! How about the school rules, memorize them immediately!"

I saw Qi Gong and the people who came here bowed their heads and bowed, and then recited in unison, "In learning, don't say anything rude, don't spread false words, seek truth from facts, don't criticize..."

Yuan Kang saw that the people who scolded were also wearing straight-legged green and deep clothes, except that the black gauze was lightly wrapped around the Confucian scarf, and there was still a layer of gauze on the outside of the outer robe. They were not very different from the students. Rules are followed from top to bottom.

After listening to their recitation, the master said, "Newcomers don't know the depth, so don't make unreasonable criticisms, do you understand?"

"Sir taught so."

"Well, see you in class tomorrow."

"Sir go slow."

Qi Gong and his good friend Mo Huai waited until the husband left, then stood up straight and sighed, "I forgot that we are not allowed to discuss state affairs unless we are in the debate hall."

Yuan Kang was very curious, and quickly asked, "Why?"

"Oh, little brother, I don't know something. It's just because the information is not equal. Besides, it's easy to confuse and spread rumors."

"That's right, just like Juan killed his wife..."

"Brother Qi, you forgot again!"

"Yeah, I almost forgot, I really should talk, but everyone should know about it, so what does it matter if we say a few words? You also know about this, right~" Qi Gong turned to Yuankang wink.

Yuan Kang didn't know the details, but he was a bit erudite and memorized, thinking about what his father scolded him that day, he continued, "I know, it's not that someone deliberately distorted the facts, saying that Ju An's murder of his wife was... "He deliberately said slowly.

"It's justifiable, and I'll say that there are no Shanxi people who don't know about this." Qi Gong continued triumphantly, "It's no wonder that there is a saying, it's not that one family doesn't enter one family, Mr. Jia is anxious for justice, but Mrs. Jia is even more ruthless, she speaks a few words so that the mute teacher turns pale, knelt on the ground and pointed out the person behind the scenes. It's really joyful."

Mo Huai said, "Last year, the crop was not too bad. This year, we all planted potatoes at home. My mother gave me two hundred dollars. Why don't we go to Zhenbao Street to eat noodles."

"Very good! When I take this little brother to sign up, I will go with you." Qi Gong said.

Yuan Kang was afraid that when he really came to the registration office, he would take out the roster, so he said, "I didn't expect to need the household registration. If Brother Qi can show it to me, I can come by myself tomorrow. Besides, today is thanks to Brother Qi." Lead the way with this brother and explain, if possible, let me treat the two of you to eat, a bowl of noodles." I wanted to say a banquet, but I thought it was too exaggerated.

Qi Gong and Mo Huai saw that this little brother, Yuan Kang, had bookboys and grooms by his side, and thought that his family was rich and would not lack dozens of money, so they nodded in agreement. After pointing to the registration office, the two asked Yuan Kang to wait a while, and they went to change I took off my clothes and went down the mountain with him.

Qin Bao saw that there were no outsiders, and saw that there were still many trees in the college, which were lush and lush, "Master, this college is really good."

"Yeah, it's not bad to have a tree with a hundred years and a person with ten years." Yuan Kang looked at the college square, which left enough space for the big tree, and the eaves of the buildings surrounded by forests.Jia Zheng's ability in this area alone is enough to be a student of politics.

Although Qi Gong and Mo Huai changed their robes, they still kept their dark clothes straight and their hair tied up with a Confucian scarf.

"...Why do you want to change your clothes?" Yuan Kang couldn't understand, and he didn't see their rich clothes and robes. They were all the same color, but they were changed to a different color with more patterns. Why do they need to change?To him, the set just now looked better.

Mo Huai said with a smile, "Two sets of clothes will be sent to us every ten days in four seasons, but we must always keep them tidy and change them frequently. What if they are damaged?"

"Aren't you free of money?" Qin Bao said.

Qi Gong frowned, but he didn't bother to care about others, "Since it's Mrs. Chief Secretary's wish, how can you not cherish waste? We are required to wear bachelor's uniforms in the college, but if we are outside, we will also wear the student uniforms of Shanxi College , you have to be careful at all times, so as not to do something wrong and accidentally lose the reputation of the academy."

"That's right, it's better to wear your own casual clothes, besides bumping around outside, and going to the Zhenbao Market, where there are many people coming and going, and it's easy to get dirty."

While talking, the two brought Yuan Kang to Zhenbao Street.

Qi Gongdao, "This is Zhenbao Street. In fact, it wasn't called that. It was called Huli Lane. It was only because after the government unified the land planning, Zhenbaofang opened here. Gradually, many snack merchants settled in, and the flow of people was like weaving. , and it becomes Jumbo Street.”

Yuan Kang nodded, watching the lively hawking and calling, only one word gradually emerged in his mind, that is, to live and work in peace and contentment.

During the introduction of Qi Gong and Mo Huai, the group gradually mixed into the crowd.

Wang Guizhi was on the second floor of Zhenbaofang, and said to the masters of the Mo family and Mrs. Qin, "There is no need to open a branch store for the time being. We can just complete this store in Shanxi. The business can't be finished, so we have to keep some Customers make money for other people.”

"Yes." Madam Renhou and they already knew.

"However, I think this kitchen still needs to be remodeled by the master. First of all, can they add a cabinet and a few hooks on top of the boiler, so that they can hang up the lotus leaf, palm leaf and hemp ropes prepared in advance, so that they can take them out easily?" Yes, and what’s more, the stewed pot is very heavy, even the old stewed soup was made all the way from the capital with fire and water, now the pot is cracked and can’t be..." Wang Guizhi said in the outside room, Li Jian Yuanchun watched the little ones nibbling a piece of pig's tail with his hands, just like a little pig, he couldn't help but shook his head with a smile on his face.

She doesn't like pig tails very much, and it feels greasy after two bites. She prefers the slightly spicy version of chicken feet with pickled peppers or marinated chicken feet. Unfortunately, the supply of feet is in short supply at Bowei Restaurant, and Zhenbaofang naturally has no more.

Baoyu saw that his sister didn't eat it, so he put down the half-gnawed pig's tail in his hand, and fed the stewed chicken heart with chopsticks. This is spicy and delicious."

"Okay." Yuan Chun smiled and opened his mouth to take it. Seeing Baoyu feeding her sister, how could Meiyu Yuanyuan be reconciled? One even forgot to take the chopsticks and held her hand up to feed her. Tian Du squeezed a bit, and almost lost the pig's tail that was chewing well.

"..." Mo Tian thought for a moment, then took two steps back honestly, sat on the guard rail on the second floor and quietly gnawed on his pig's tail, hmph, he started to make trouble again after a while, Mrs. Jia would definitely take all the food away when she was angry, he first Eat more.

Yuan Chun was dumbfounded by the kindness of his brothers and sisters, but it was Nan Lu who saw the marinade came forward to stop the dishes and pulled the little masters away, but just like that, a few drops of Yuan Chun's clothes were still stained.

The marinade was dark in color and strong in taste, Yuan Chun frowned slightly, Baoyu Meiyu Yuanyuan saw that she had caused trouble, she immediately obediently let the nanny wash her hands and face and apologized to her sister.

"Girl, it's still a while to see my wife, or I'll go get some clothes for you to change?" Nan Lu asked.

"Okay, you go and come back quickly." Although Yuan Chun would not be angry, he still loves Jie and doesn't like the smell on his body.

Mo Tian winked at Meiyu, so angry that Meiyu chased him, Yuanyuan glanced at the eldest sister, and decided to go play with the second sister, only Baoyu apologized to Yuan Chun several times, seeing that the eldest sister was really not angry, did Excited to join the nonsense.

Yuan Chun smiled and shook her head, seeing Meiyu's temper, she was really like a bully.

Everything else was okay, but the smell in her chest really made her uncomfortable, so she walked to the railing on the right to let the wind blow.

Unexpectedly, looking casually, he saw a man was undoing his belt, and someone was holding his robe to take it out, take it out...

She immediately yelled, "Don't be rude!" Thinking about being rude, she quickly turned around and went back to the house, thinking about what that person was going to do, it was, it was disgusting!

Yuan Chun hurriedly asked someone to watch, "Someone, someone wants to..." But when the words came to her lips, she couldn't bring herself to say it. Could it be that she wanted to tell others that she saw a man who was about to pee... She vehemently rejected this idea in her heart, "There is a person who is very sneaky, you go and see."

"Yes, Miss."

It's abominable!My father specially told me not to go to the official house set up by the businessman, but he would go anywhere...

Yuan Chun stomped his foot so viciously, it's really hateful!

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