The Hulk of the Red Chamber

The township examination in Shuntian Prefecture has already been settled. Regardless of whether the examinees of the same subject want to take the next year's examination, after everyone has met with the teacher and room teacher, as the same year, they also need to connect with each other, and with this At the same time, in order to catch up with the second year's exam, I came here early to get used to it. One after another, there are people from other places moving to Beijing. Not only renting houses, but also places like inns have made a lot of money. Poetry clubs are also often held.

In the beginning, Lin Ruhai took Shi Hong to one or two more high-end events, that is, the kind where several old Hanlins from the Imperial Academy had appeared. Shi Hong performed fairly well, although the poems he composed can only be said In the upper middle class, there are not many outstanding things, but Shi Hong is young, but he is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. He is also very thoughtful about many things, and he is modest. He soon gained some reputation, so he often receives some poems. Huiwenhui's post.Anyway, he doesn't need to go to the Imperial College any more now, so Shi Hong is also very interested in these poetry and literature meetings. He often goes there to communicate with scholars from all over the world, even if it's just to drink tea and chat, a little more Pulse is also good.

To be honest, these poetry clubs are actually the embryonic form of parties to some extent. Even if the saints teach gentlemen to be friends and not party, but it is really rare that they are not party.However, the party struggle in this dynasty is not considered serious, and it is also because it has only been a hundred years since the founding of the country, and the government resources are still sufficient to allocate, especially when it comes to seizing the heir, even if you know that every battle for the heir is bloody, and a large number of officials fall. However, for the ultimate benefit, there are still many people who can't get off after getting on the boat.Therefore, every time there is a change of emperor, many positions will be vacated. Naturally, there will be no room for advancement, which will eventually lead to merciless, life-and-death party struggles in order to fight for the interests of the Communist Party.

Therefore, these readings are very gentle, especially not inferior to the imperial court, there are no conflicts of interests, and there are no differences in political opinions. Just show it, on the surface, everyone is friendly, if you don't like something, just stay away from him, if you want to take advantage of something verbally, it's fine, as long as you are not afraid of shooting yourself in the foot.Especially at this time of waiting for the exam, no one wants to have the reputation of being narrow-minded and intolerable.

Shi Hong Guozijian has been studying for several years. Although Li Yue and the others are usually close, they have not had much contact with Bie. On the contrary, he has a good relationship with Guozijian. A guide, leading Shi Hong into his own circle.Shi Hong has an old man who is a cabinet minister, and he will be able to inherit a not-so-low title in the future. His teacher Lin Ruhai is also a capable minister. It's easy to get mixed up, let alone have both.Although I was unconvinced in my heart and felt sour, but I have not yet appeared to embarrass Shi Hong in person. China has always valued a relationship. No, even if you are admitted to the first class, it is enough to waste a lifetime if you just wear a small shoe at home.

There are also books that are truly noble and clean, but they are not welcome in my circle.What's more, if you take the exam, you are usually in your twenties. Naturally, you know some things about the world. If you are really a nerd, you may not be able to make it this far, so most of them are very practical.Otherwise, how could the emperor of the Song Dynasty say nakedly that there is a golden house in the book, a thousand bell millet in the book, and Yan Ruyu in the book.There are very few people who are truly impartial and selfless throughout the ages. They will shout slogans. Zhang Zai said to establish a heart for the world, to establish a life for the people, to inherit the sages, and to create peace for all generations. It’s the same as serving the people. It’s enough to hear and hear about this. If you really believe this foolishly, people will not think it is holy, but just a fool.

Since Shi Hong belongs to such a strong backstage, and he can show his own abilities, the future is already relatively clear. Naturally, everyone will not hesitate to show their kindness to Shi Hong. Maybe they will ask him to come to him in the future!

However, Shi Hong also has some gains. There is no such thing as a sea ban in this dynasty, and the foreign policy is relatively open. Otherwise, the sea trade would not be so developed. Coastal provinces such as Guangdong and Fujian often have foreign countries coming. The communication between them is actually quite frequent.There was a student from Suzhou called Xu Qinian who was actually a Christian. After discovering that Shi Hong could speak a few words of English, he became interested. While telling Shi Hong some things about the West that he had learned from missionaries, he He tried his best to encourage Shi Hong to go to be baptized and believe in God, but Shi Hong couldn't laugh or cry.

Shi Hong is very interested in things in Europe, but Xu Qinian doesn't know much about it. Those missionaries are very knowledgeable, and they are very proficient in arithmetic and even calendars. But China, this thing can only be called miscellaneous learning, orthodox reading Most dismissed it.

Shi Hong thought about letting his fleet not be limited to Nanyang and Dongyang, but also go to Europe. According to the time, the industrial revolution has almost begun.It's a pity that Chang'an has never seen any foreign countries. I heard that during the Emperor Taishang Dynasty, there was a court painter from Flangji in the palace. Later, for some reason, he angered the Emperor. Tang, he himself was directly expelled.

Today's reading is fairly open, although they still claim to be a kingdom of heaven, they mostly have a bit of contempt for those foreign countries. For example, those clocks, and some foreign satins and cloth, although they are not as good as the real high-quality silks and satins, they are much better than some ordinary materials of similar price.

However, most of them don't know much about those foreign countries. They don't know which countries are in Europe. Anyway, they are collectively called Franji. Everyone is just curious about this, and few of them take these foreign countries seriously.

Seeing these attitudes, Shi Hong secretly sighed in his heart. In later generations, China has long since lost the mentality of being a kingdom of heaven. On the contrary, it is extremely envious and flattering to those foreign countries from even small countries, and its own citizens are on the contrary. Like second-class citizens, it is a sad thing to think about immigrating when you have some money.

This kind of concern for the country and the people, Shi Hong just thought about it in his heart. , It is nothing more than getting a good ranking in the scientific examination, occupying a place in the court, having the right to speak, and having a specific understanding of some things, and then talking about what to do.

At this moment, the imperial court is said to be in the midst of internal and external troubles. The foreign troubles are mainly Hanhai Kingdom and Qianxiang Kingdom. The two countries have conflicts with the imperial court almost every year, but now that the treasury is not abundant, the imperial court cannot make up their minds to go to war. Therefore, It had to be delayed like this, and because of this, the king of Xining County, who had always been in charge of military power, had no choice but to let the king of Xining County station in Ping'an Prefecture to prevent the invasion of Qianxiang Kingdom, no matter how taboo the court was.

As for the internal troubles, it is also very simple, the treasury has no money, the Supreme Emperor is holding on to power, and the princes are not reconciled, the Holy Majesty can't let go of doing things for this.

In fact, everyone understands such things as internal worries, but few dare to speak out, even the Holy One, they only dare to complain in their hearts. Even today, even the year name is still used by the Taishang Emperor in the past. He wanted to please the Holy Majesty to persuade him, but it was obvious that the Holy Majesty was not willing to work hard on matters of face, what the family wanted was the inside.However, under such circumstances, it is more difficult for the Holy Majesty to want a lining.

The things that the ministers of the DPRK and China dare not say, naturally they dare not say these things casually. There is no tradition in this DPRK not to kill scholar-bureaucrats.However, it doesn't matter to say something else. For example, regarding the policies of Qianxiang Country and Hanhai Country, everyone can say that the Xining County King is afraid of fighting, and some even dare to say that the Xining County King raises his own self-esteem, otherwise, Why do the other kings with different surnames have to shrink their heads to live, but the king of Xining County is as arrogant as ever!The confrontation between Wen and Wu is simply normal, especially when everyone understands that although when the country was founded, the ancestors of several kings with different surnames had to be rewarded for their merits, and they were even able to inherit three generations without decreasing. The suspicion of kings with different surnames is also natural. Although they will offend those princes with different surnames, they don't point at those kings with different surnames to get promoted and get rich.

Of course, there are also some young and energetic people who will say some angry words about the current situation in the court, criticizing some in the court for not being loyal to the monarch, having impure thoughts and so on. It's a fool on the wall, and now it's legitimate. If someone knows about these remarks and wants to take revenge, what will they do if they get hurt.But Shi Hong was not so worried about this, the Holy One wished to have such a stunned young man to charge forward for him.

The weather is gradually getting colder. Not long after it entered November, there was a snowfall. There is no heating at the moment. Changan Migui, it is not easy to say that it is not easy to live. After the snow, Not only is it inconvenient to go out, but the price of goods will also rise a little. Therefore, there are a lot fewer poetry and literature clubs, and the scale is relatively small, that is, some acquaintances gather together to enjoy the snow and drink.

Under such circumstances, Shi Hong logically and significantly reduced the number of times he went out. The Spring Festival will be in February. Why not?