The eldest grandson of the Red Chamber

When the itinerary is full, the days pass faster.

The Dragon Boat Festival passed quickly, and after the uncle and aunt's family came, there were many clan members in the Ming residence one after another, and the old relatives came to visit, Mingxu met some, and some Mingxie didn't let him see.

A few more days later, the Ming Mansion, which has expanded a lot, ushered in a guest. This guest was dressed in a white blue shirt, a square scarf, and the most common scribe's attire, but he couldn't hide his demeanor.

"This should be a nobleman." The concierge thought so, and after asking the other party's identity and purpose, he quickly went in to report.

"The student has seen the teacher, how is the teacher recently?"

As soon as Ming Xie stepped through the door of the waiting room, he received a salute and a slightly excited greeting when he was caught off guard.

"Well, well, Ruhai is all right?" Mingxie said and hurriedly helped him up.

But it turned out to be the current doctor of Lantai Temple, patrolling Yan Yushi Linhai.

Speaking of the origins of these two people, it must have been 20 years. Back then, Lin Hai was a young man who achieved great success, and Ming Xie was the chief examiner of that subject, so he became his teacher and a natural alliance between the court and China.

At that time, Mingxie's deeds had been praised by scholars, and Lin Hai was one of them. Besides, the ancestors of the Lin family had also been honored, and their feelings were deeper than others, so they went to Ming's house more frequently. Later, I gradually talked about other things in the secular world, the topics became wider, and the relationship became closer.

Unknowingly, he stood out among his peers in the same year. Mingxie also liked this talented, gentle and handsome junior, and the two established a formal teacher-student status.

Later, when Lin Haiwai was released to Yangzhou, the two families did not stop sending back and forth New Year gifts.

"The student is fine. I heard that the teacher returned home. I should have come to visit early. However, I was so busy with mundane affairs and paperwork that I didn't have time. Please forgive me, teacher." Lin Hai said.

"It's good to have this kind of heart. Business is important. The water in the south of the Yangtze River is deep. If you act carefully like the sea, I can rest assured." Ming Xie said.

"I haven't seen Teacher for many years, and Ru Hai misses him very much. I heard that Teacher has retired, but do you want to stay in Jiangnan forever?"

"It is indeed intended."

……

The new Saranju.

"Master, Master Hou asked you to meet guests in the Lanze Hall." Changchun entered the room to report.

"A visitor again? Who is it this time?" Mingxu put down the things in his hand and asked.

"It's not very clear, it seems that he is a student of Lord Hou, and he works in Jiangnan." Changchun speculated.

"Grandfather's student, why don't I know, let's go and have a look." Ming Xu was a little puzzled.However, my grandfather has presided over many scientific examinations, so there are quite a few students.

When Mingxu brought Changchun to the Lanze Hall, he saw his grandfather chatting enthusiastically with the guests.

He came in to greet him: "Grandpa, are you looking for me?"

"Come here." Ming Xie waved to him, "This is Master Lin." Ming Xie introduced him.

"Boy, I have met Master Lin." Ming Xu bowed to Master Lin.

"You don't need to meet outsiders. I was fortunate to be taught by your grandfather. Just call me Shibo. Your name is Xu'er, right?" Lin Hai asked him.

Ming Xu raised his eyes to look at his grandfather, saw him nodding, and said, "Hello, Uncle Shi, my name is Ming Xu."

This Mr. Lin is very good-looking and has an elegant temperament. He is a middle-aged handsome uncle.

"Good boy, it's the first time Uncle Shi sees you, take this." The uncle said and handed over a box.

"Thank you, Uncle Shi." Ming Xu took it, but felt that it was very heavy, and didn't know what it was.

"Good boy, have you entered school yet? Where have you read?" Master Lin asked.

Greetings learning is everyday.

"Enrolled, and I'm studying "Mencius" in the Four Books." Ming Xu replied obediently, preparing for the exam.

really.

"The sage Confucius once proposed that 'the world should be benevolent', and Confucianism takes 'benevolence' as the core, what does Xu Er understand about 'benevolence'?" Lin Hai asked.

Confucius mentioned "benevolence" more than once in "The Analects of Confucius". When his disciple Fan Chi asked about "benevolence", he replied, "The benevolent loves others." His disciple Yan Yuan

When asked, he said again, "Restraining oneself and returning to the rituals is benevolence. If one day restrains oneself and returns to the rituals, the world will be benevolent."

After him, countless sages commented on "benevolence", each with their own opinions.

This is really a simple yet complex subject.

Mingxu stood and thought for a while, and said: "The nature of a gentleman is that benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom are rooted in the heart, and his color is also visible in the eyes. It can be seen on the face, full on the back, and applied to the four bodies. The four bodies are self-evident."

After hearing this, Lin Hai didn't nod or shake his head, he just said, "The benevolent king is in power, and the sage is in office. What's the explanation?"

"If the monarch is a virtuous person, if he fails to do so, he will make Bei Yu respectful, and he will be sloppy." Mingxu replied.

"That's right, the teacher has a successor." Lin Hai was obviously satisfied, and turned to Mingxie and said so.

"He's still young, he can see anything, it's amazing." Ming Xie said.

He speaks humbly, but in fact he is satisfied in his heart, this kid Xu'er is indeed smarter than his father when he was a child.

After Mingxie said this, he ignored his grandson who was still standing, and continued talking to Lin Hai instead.

Mingxie didn't hear the order for him to step down, so he could only stand by and listen to the two old men chatting about everything from official forms to market rumors.

Literati really gossip a lot.Ming Xu sighed silently.

After changing two cups of tea, finally...

. "It's not short, Ruhai wants to say goodbye, and I'll come to visit the teacher next time when I have time, please take care of your health." Lin Hai said goodbye.

"Let's stay for dinner." Mingxie persuaded him to stay.

"I came in a hurry, I was unprepared, I will go back this time, and I will stay next time." Lin Hai declined.

"Tianyan has a long way to go, so that's fine." Mingxie didn't force him to stay.

After sending people outside the door, the grandfather went back to the house and sat down. Mingxie asked his grandson: "Your Uncle Lin was also a prostitute in those days.

how"

"Tan Hua Lang, he is indeed good-looking, grandson thinks he is very interesting." Ming Xu said.

If he were to define Master Lin, three words would be "scholar-bureaucrat".This man is like all the impressions he can think of about scholar-bureaucrats, except for his appearance and demeanor, he is self-disciplined and lenient to others.The text is used to convey the Tao, there is loyalty and integrity.

At least it is more in line with his imagination of scholar-bureaucrats than his grandfather. It's not that his grandfather is lacking, but that his temperament is too enlightened, without the sense of sorrow of worrying about the country and the people. Tang Laohu is like an idler wandering in the world of mortals.

My father is not like him either, he lacks a sense of precipitation, he has not been polished by the great suffering in this world, and he has lost a little calmness.

Mingxie still knows this grandson well, knowing that "interesting" is already a high evaluation for him.Then he went on to say: "He is my former student. He is indeed an interesting person. Needless to say, he is very talented, and he is also very capable in doing things. In the future, you will be in Yangzhou together. You can have more contacts with him and learn more from him."

"Are you dating Shibo? Does he have a child who is about my age, grandson can play with his son, and the generation is similar." Mingxu felt that there was something wrong with his grandfather's statement.

But he heard his grandfather let out a long sigh.

"Speaking of this, your uncle is a widowed person with no children, and only has an only daughter, Cheng Huan, at his knees. Today, according to his wishes, it seems that her daughter is not around now."

The child Ruhai is indeed living a lonely life.He lost his father when he was young, lost his wife when he was middle-aged, and lost his only son. Now that he is over forty, there is only one bloodline left in the world.

"Well, where will the grandson visit Lin Shibo in the future?" Mingxu asked, there are comings and goings, so we can't always let people come to our door.

"Ruhai is currently the censor of the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, and he lives in the Yangzhou mansion. In the future, Xu'er can come to visit." Mingxie replied.

After hearing these words, Ming Xu felt something passing through his mind, bringing a slight palpitation, but he couldn't grasp anything for a moment.

He was silent for a while, and asked his grandfather: "I think Lin Shibo is extraordinary, and he came from Tanhua, how come he is still a seventh-rank official?"

Ming Xie's face was serious: "From where did I learn to judge people by official position!" But seeing that Ming Xu really only asked this question out of curiosity, his face softened again.

"The fortunes of people are different. Those with high talents may not be able to get high positions. You can't judge people based on this. Besides, Ru Hai was originally a doctor at Lantai Temple, because the salt transportation between the two Huaihe Rivers is the top priority of Jiangnan and even the country. It is not a talent. Those who trust both Ji and His Majesty cannot be appointed, so they were appointed to Yangzhou."

After Ming Xie finished speaking, he saw that his grandson's face turned pale, thinking that he had spoken too seriously.

"You're still young, it's normal to not understand these things." He added another sentence for himself.

"Grandfather said that grandson should be educated." Ming Xu smiled, "I will definitely come to you in the future."

"It couldn't be better." Mingxie was pleased.

"I've seen you, the grandson will go back first. I haven't finished my homework today, so I don't want to save until tomorrow." Ming Xu said.

"can."

"Grandson retire."

After going out, Mingxu heaved a sigh of relief, just now he had been hiding in front of his grandfather, but now he went out, only to find that his body was trembling slightly.

"Master, are you alright?" Apparently Changchun also noticed something was wrong with him.

"Shh, don't say anything, go back and talk about it first." Mingxu ordered.

Lin Ruhai, the inspector of Yanyan, was born in Tanhua, the only daughter under her knees.This is already obvious, Mingxu feels that his head is crazy, but it seems that the world is even more crazy.

Quickly going back to Sa Ranju, Ming Xu shut himself in the room, lying on the bed hugging the quilt, a crazy storm in his mind.

First of all, Mr. Cao said that he has no dynasty age, so he cannot prove it from the experience of the past few years.

Secondly, Mr. Cao hinted at the surname of the royal family in the book, and now Daqi Chaotian's family is indeed a surname.

My brain seems to be split in two, and half of it is trying to find reasons and evidence to prove that this is just a normal, ordinary ancient world that has not been recorded in history books.

The other half kept repeating frantically: That's Lin Ruhai, alive, you saw it with your own eyes today.again and again.

Outside the door, Chang An was asking Chang Chun: "What happened when you went out with the uncle today? Why did you come back like this, bored in the room, and didn't mention dinner."

"It seems that nothing happened, just met Hou Ye's guests." Changchun was also very confused.

"In this way, tell me about today's events in detail, and try not to miss anything," Chang An said.

Changchun recalled that just as he was about to speak, he heard a few dull sounds, which seemed to be beating the bed from inside.The two looked at each other, and rushed in regardless of Mingxu's orders.