The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

Not long after Yin Zheng returned to the academy, he was also tasting a delicacy made from the items sent by everyone from the kitchen. Zhengyi was complacent, reciting poems from time to time, when someone came to report.

"Shan Zhang, Mrs. Jia came here on a special trip, and I would like to thank the student Wang Chundao who gave her a gift, look."

"Huh?" Yin Zhengcai raised his head to express his doubts, and the doorman explained, "Madam said, it doesn't mean that the things sent by other students are not valuable enough, even a handful of green dates and a vegetable leaf are their sincerity. They are all very precious, but the student Wang Chundao sent a 30-meter-long ink painting silk, which can be called a rare and precious thing, it is really..."

Yin Shan was really taken aback when he heard this, "What are you talking about, a 30-meter long ink painting!"

"Yes, the mountain is long, 1.6 meters wide, and 30 meters long. It is light and transparent, and the mountains and rivers are on the silk cloth. It is extremely beautiful. The lady said, she knows the family background of some students of Shanxi College. I am not rich, but actually gave her such a valuable thing, if I don't thank you face to face, I really feel uneasy."

"Well, I see. Where is Madam? I'll invite her to come here to meet Wang Chundao. You hurry and call him over."

"Yes, Master Shan."

Shanxi Academy was drawn by Mr. Shan Ziye, a master of gardening, and built by ten Shanxi merchants. Therefore, the layout is magnificent. Although Jia Zheng repeatedly asked them to maintain the simplicity and scholarly atmosphere of the academy, there are still some rich and exquisite features, similar to many gentlemen. The schoolhouse residence of celebrities and others.Yin Zheng's residence is a three-story building, but apart from carved buildings and painted walls, his personal furnishings are similar to those of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. There are not many furniture in the hall, only six cushions that are short and made of bamboo.

Seeing this, after saluting and greeting each other, Wang Guizhi followed suit and knelt down on the soft cushion.

"Ma'am, can I let the old man take a look at the beautiful landscape?"

"Of course. Caiyun." Wang Guizhi was worrying about what to say to this old scholar who looked like a fairy and had a lot of knowledge.

Caiyun carefully opened the bamboo tube, took out the silk painting from inside, and Caixia and Caixia slowly displayed the landscape painting on silk in front of Yin Zheng.

Yin Zheng stood up, squinted his eyes and looked carefully, and praised him loudly, which is really rare. It can be seen that when weaving silk, in order to make the landscape painting show its elegance, beauty and depth, it must be even Different weaving methods were adopted when weaving, otherwise how could such an amazing effect be achieved!

"It really is a rare thing."

Wang Guizhi thinks that beautiful things, such as works of art, can feel its beauty no matter when you look at it, no matter who you look at.She couldn't help sighing, "It's not easy to weave silk. It's very difficult to weave silk. I'm afraid it will take a lot of work and time to make such a beautiful piece. I never did anything for them, but I have to accept such precious things. It's really painful." Ashamed!"

At this moment, the several people waiting outside the door couldn't help but be impressed by Mrs. Jia's heart when they heard Wang Guizhi's words.The doorman was a little embarrassed, so he had to go in first to announce.

"What? You mean, although Wang Chundao's grandma wove this silk, it wasn't him who came up with the idea, didn't draw it, and didn't provide the silk and ink brushes? So now I'm waiting outside the door. Yes, there are six people?" Yin Zheng was stunned for a moment, and after asking back, he burst into laughter again, he first stood up and saluted Wang Guizhi, "Madam, please encourage them one by one, since it is the strength of several people, It can be regarded as ingenious and united..."

Wang Guizhi hurriedly stood up and returned the salute, "What the head of the mountain said is very true."

"Call them all in." Yin Zheng nodded. Although he was a little surprised, he, as the dean, felt relieved that the students were able to help each other and create such a masterpiece.

Wang Chundao took the lead and led Qi Gong, Li Sijun, Peng Tiesen, Yu Chunding, and Yuan Kang into the hall, and bowed to salute, "Students have seen the head of the mountain and the wife."

What is he?Has he also become a student of Shanxi Academy?

Wang Guizhi saw Yuan Kang at a glance, and was wondering, when he heard Yin Zheng lightly said, "Huh? Who are you? Why do I seem to have never seen you in the courtyard? Why don't you wear student clothes and name tags? "When Lord Jia asked him to come out of the mountain, he repeatedly asked him to pay attention to the style of study. Regardless of the background of any student, regardless of his official, agricultural, business, etc., he cannot be restrained outside. At least in this academy that should be full of scholars, everyone should Have the freedom to work hard and study hard on an equal footing.Therefore, Shanxi Xuezheng distributes the bundles for the gentlemen of the college, and their food and clothing are also donated by their wives. No money is collected from any selected students. We give everyone the same starting point and try our best to create a fair environment.Things like grooming are checked every day, how can you be so rude in front of your wife.

The students didn't dare to make a sound. Yuan Kang took a step forward and said with a smile, "Please forgive the students for being rude. I intended to enter the academy, but I was not selected, so I don't have student clothes, and I dare not wear famous tags."

"Huh?" Yin Zheng frowned slightly, "Although on the day of the market, everyone can enter and visit as long as they don't disturb the students in class, but they are not allowed to come in and out. How can you appear here?"

But Wang Chundao strode forward, trying to make himself more gentle but still a bit rough, "Shan Zhang, madam, because he donated all the ink brushes for painting this silk, since madam wants to see landscape ink silk Man, he should come too."

Is that so?It's so strange, in fact, it's not that Shanxi College doesn't accept rich and powerful students at all. Could it be that people from this Yuan family can't even understand some secret words in official circles?So it was removed?That's really not possible. Although some students did spend money to enter Shanxi College, they themselves must never know. His family must keep their promises and will never tell others, otherwise they will be expelled immediately.Anyway, if you enter Shanxi College, you will be expelled if your grades are not good at that time. Although this secret door exists, if it is really that kind of arrogant, such a dark side will be avoided.Seeing Yin Zheng coughing lightly, Wang Guizhi said to these young people, "No matter what, I thank you first. Thank you for this gift. I like it very much." Her eyes were on these students one by one. Sliding across his face, when he saw Yuan Kang, he felt more and more handsome Mo Fan, as expected, people cannot be compared with each other, the more the comparison, the more beautiful it will be...

"Originally, I prepared a thank you gift to thank the person who sent the painting, but now..." Wang Guizhi looked at these children and smiled lovingly, "Then can I ask you? If I only plan to return one If you want to thank me, what are you going to do?"

Qi Gong's heart was agitated. As early as when he knew that he could meet Mrs. Jia, he wished he could tell everyone in his family immediately. He was completely satisfied when he really heard her voice and felt her heart. He said loudly , "This silk was woven by Wang Chundao's family. What Madam said is absolutely right. Weaving silk is not easy. It is a blessing from God that I can see Madam. It is the best gift I have received."

"Me too."

Yuan Kang was originally dragged by them after a heated discussion, but seeing that they rarely have such good silk and good painters, they couldn't bear to stain it with dirty things, which reflected its quality.

Wang Chundao hesitated for a moment before looking at Wang Guizhi and asking, "Madam, can you tell me what kind of thank you gift you have prepared? If it is property, I can share it equally."

With some quick-changing talents, Yin Zheng is more and more satisfied seeing Wang Chundao at this time, he is loyal and not surprised when things happen, that's good.

"Ma'am, this son is actually better at riding and archery. Besides, he has a huge appetite. I have an unfeeling request. Why don't Madam exchange the thank you gift for this son's meal expenses?" Yin Zheng wanted to help both sides. He thought that Mrs. Jia didn't know that there were six of them, and it made sense to see that there was only one gift to thank. Although it is natural for Mrs. Jia to give some property, but bartering money, I always feel that I have lost my original intention. means.

Wang Guizhi looked at Wang Chundao curiously, could it be that this is the ancient big stomach king, "How much is your meal?"

"I've never eaten with my belly open. I only once invited many students out for dinner because of someone's birthday. I ate all the leftovers." Wang Chundao lowered his head embarrassedly.

Qi Gong said with a smile, "Then there is a full bucket of rice, which frightened all the cooks at that time. I'm afraid you have made some mistakes and something will happen to you."

Everyone couldn't help laughing out loud.

But Wang Guizhi waved her hands and said, "My thank you can be regarded as a request and inquiry." She has always believed that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. It seems that Wang Chundao's family is indeed not rich, so since there is This kind of technology, let her use it, maybe it should be more than the current value.

"I don't know which of your relatives has such a good hand. I want to ask her to teach some of my girls. I will set up a small weaving workshop first. You go back and ask your family to see if they can accept my kind Thank you."

Wang Chundao didn't know what to say, he knelt down and kowtowed subconsciously, "We are willing, we are definitely willing."

At this time, the hand extended by the madam is the greatest gift of thanks!

"As for you, I also have a gift of thanks." Wang Guizhi had already thought about it, "It is said that Li Bai, the Immortal of Poetry, is also called the Immortal of Jiu, and you all know that I opened Boweilou, and I have a kind of male wine... "

"Three cups down!"

"No more than three!"

Even Yin Zheng was a little greedy, "Madam is really generous! The price of this wine is worth a thousand dollars."

"Hey, they helped each other and gave me such a precious gift. I thanked it with wine, which is considered a treat." Wang Guizhi thought, sweet potatoes, she has something to offer.I don’t know why everyone would rather buy potatoes that are [-]% more expensive. They are almost hoarded like a mountain. They were supposed to report the loss. After she saw it, she thought that there are good craftsmen from the Mohist family anyway. Let’s try it out. So what the hell.She asked them to distill sorghum and sweet potatoes and add distiller's koji to ferment. Maybe the purity is really high. Even a person who is good at wine will feel dizzy after three cups. Reserved wine list.

The excitement and eagerness of the others made Yuan Kang's calmness more conspicuous. Wang Guizhi couldn't help asking him, "You don't like it?" Ah, thinking of how beautiful the granddaughter and grandson will be if this kid marries Yuan Chun!Look at this, he can be 1.8 meters tall, he is really a good boy, he looks good, he has a good temperament, and his family background should not be bad. This kind of road into the wheat field, clearly can only pick one ear of wheat, and see one The plump ears of wheat want to pick them but dare not pick them... Tsk tsk, this feeling of worrying about gain and loss really made her want to ask this kid to the bottom of the sky for a while, and catch him first, and she was afraid that she would embarrass Yuan Chun by showing some signs. Alas, it seems that we must find a time to discuss with Jia Zheng in the evening.Judging by his progress in making up the shortfall, he should be able to complete the debt owed by Shanxi. Anyway, all the credit on the surface must be given to King Yijun, so please make an exception from the emperor, asking him to choose a marriage for Yuanchun, right?The emperor has insisted on keeping his filial piety for the former emperor since he ascended the throne, and no one has ever entered the harem. It sounds like his character is not bad, so he should allow it, right?By the way, the age of the emperor seems to be over 40. In the book, the person Yuan Chun married was not him...

Seeing Mrs. Jia looking at him lost in thought, Yuan Kang felt a little proud in his heart, "No, it's just that the family has been strictly controlled since I was a child, and I never drank too much. I don't know how valuable this thing is." What about offerings?There are many kinds of wine kilns in the palace, and the table wine upstairs in Bowei is good, but it can't compare with the royal wine in the palace.

"Oh, it turns out that I'm not good at drinking." It's good not to like drinking, and it's good to be able to restrain yourself. Wang Guizhi rubbed his hands in his sleeves, but fortunately, he looked at everyone's clothes and always reminded her rationally.

After asking questions casually, Wang Guizhi took his leave first, and it would not be good to stay any longer.

Yin Zheng also got a pot of male wine from Mrs. Jia, and he was happy to let the students go away.

When he got outside, Yu Chunding grabbed Yuan Kang's neck, "You boy, do you know how hard it is to find a man's wine?"

"That is, when you go to Boweilou to order men's wine, you must first ask the doctor to feel the pulse, and you will be given three cups only after you are sure that someone will take care of you. After that, you will decide whether to pour another cup depending on the state of the drinker. It is best now A man of wine has only drunk the sixth cup!"

"Madam actually gave each of us an altar this time! Even a small altar is worth a thousand gold!"

"Aha, are you going to sell it? Damn boy, this is a gift from Madam."

"Bah, bah, don't get excited. I'm just telling you the real value. How can I sell it? I'll keep it at home. Every year when I sacrifice for the New Year, I can take it out and share a cup with my family."

Unexpectedly, such a thing happened, Yuan Kang coughed lightly, "How would I know this, you all know that I just came to Taiyuan!"

"The way of spring is still powerful. This time, it has caught Madam's eyes. I heard that the Mo family took special care of them because Madam took pity on them, the old and the young. Now the family is gradually prosperous."

Wang Chundao scratched his head and laughed, letting them lightly punch, "My grandma said that this handicraft is passed on from daughter-in-law to daughter-in-law, but it's a pity that when my mother sat in front of the loom, her hands were sweating non-stop. Can't do the job at all. My grandma can embroider, but my mother can only make up a few winners."

But Qi Gong pulled Yuan Kang to the back, and said in a low voice, "I think Madam has discovered your identity? In the situation just now, I can't persuade them not to call you. Why didn't you hide yourself? How good it is to wear clothes." Thinking of Madam Gao Jie, but he was lying to Madam, Qi Gong felt guilty, "Why don't you hurry back and report to the Imperial Envoy, is there anything else you haven't clarified?" When the time comes, no matter if it is revealed to the world, or his wife is a female family member and it is impossible to see Yuan Kang, he will be much happier.

Qin Bao was running around in a hurry outside the academy, and when he saw his master finally came out, he pulled him and wanted to push him onto the horse, "Hurry up, my young master, there is something urgent, something urgent."

Seeing that he was in such a hurry, Yuan Kang also got on his horse and said goodbye to Qi Gong and others.

"Go quickly, if you need any help from us, just say it."

Wang Chundao roared, Qi Gong waved his hands thinking, this might be the last time they meet.

While urging the horse, Qin Bao repeatedly explained to Yuan Kang, "Master, I really can't hide it any longer. Today, Jia Zheng has led some officials from Shanxi to find your ceremonial guard. You will not be in the ceremonial guard by then. , What can those people do!" The master is not only the governor of Shanxi, but also the prince!That must be something big!

Yuan Kang nodded, and clamped his horse's belly, "Understood, let's go." This period of relaxed and happy life is very good, but we still have to return to the right track.

After Jia Zheng got the news of the guard of honor, he saw that the imperial government's decree had been issued anyway, so he took the lead in welcoming Shanxi officials.

"Chief Secretary Jia Zheng of Shanxi, please get off the car and give instructions."

In the car, Yuan Kang was changed into court clothes by his servants in a hurry, but not only chaotically, "Your Excellency, Chief Secretary, you don't have to mobilize people like this, just follow the governor's rules."

Hearing the voice, it was stable and normal, full of energy, Jia Zheng hurriedly said, "The king of the county is sympathetic, and the ministers are impressed, but..."

Finally, under the polite official language, Jia Zheng led the Shanxi officials into the official office smoothly, without mentioning the ceremony.

After a few days, Yuan Kang got tired of reading the notes that Jia Zheng had approved and given to him. When Jia Zheng was seriously introducing issues such as commercial tax and agricultural tax, he suddenly said, "Master Jia, I'm listening. It is said that there is a kind of men's wine in the Bowei Restaurant opened by your lady? I wonder if you can invite me to taste it?" He just needs to look at these things, and he didn't really come to check the accounts. He also knows the following things In some places, as long as Jia Zheng doesn't overdo it, knows that he is loyal to his father, and can do what his father asked him to do, he won't bother to care so much.

Jia Zheng thought, could it be that the king of the county is bored, but he can't take the king of Yi to have fun, right?But he is the king of the county, so it is natural for him to be young and fond of sensuality. He has many twists and turns in his heart, and finally decides to invite his wife to hold a banquet at his home, and entertain the king of Yi with some storytelling and juggling, so that the king can have fun again. When it arrives, no one will talk about it.

Under the influence of Wang Guizhi, Jia Zheng has initially realized that since he is a bear boy, he should watch it under his nose.

Entertain the Shangguan?How could Wang Guizhi be angry at Jia Zhengyao's soft way of currying favor with his superiors? Anyway, the banquet in Boweilou was set up, and the singers and actors arranged it. All very pleasant.

Until Wang Guizhi walked through the corridor, with his good eyesight, he found that the person who was drinking with Jia Zheng was clearly Yuan Kang!She even took a step back and let Caiyun Caixia reach out to support her.

"Then, that person is Prince Yi?"

Caiyun didn't understand, so, "Yes, ma'am, didn't you already know about it? The master wanted to entertain Prince Yi, so I asked you to arrange a banquet and wine?"

"...Damn guy!"

Ahhh, this guy, how can he be a member of the royal family, she is really mad at her!

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