dhibooks Chapter 95
Chapter 95
Coming out of Mr. Wen, Jia Hu remembered that he hadn't had tea with his colleagues after leaving the Yamen and went to Wenmo shop for a long time, so he went to He Qian and Xie Ming's place.When it was square, there was someone talking at the corner, Jia Hu heard a familiar voice, and stopped because of curiosity.
A male voice said, "Where is Zifang going?"
There was another cold male voice, "Don't worry about Master Kong."
Jia Hu's spirit was shaken, isn't this what Qin Shi said?Jia Hu was not familiar with Master Kong who spoke just now, and had only met him once or twice.Guai Dao felt familiar in Nanfeng Pavilion that day, but he couldn't remember who it was.
He thought to himself: I usually didn't know that the two of them had such a friendship, so I bumped into each other rashly, I'm afraid he would be ashamed.They are both attendants, and they will have to deal with each other in the future. It's not good to be awkward with each other.Then quietly avoided.
I don't know what will happen to the two of them in the future, but Jia Hu went to see He Qian first, and Xie Ming was really there with him.This time the two didn't play chess, they just held a few books and muttered to each other.
Seeing him coming, Xie Ming hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "You are here! How long has it been since you went out with us, do you have time today?"
Then He Qian nodded his head, looked him up and down, Fang smiled and said: "I haven't seen you in a year, Tunan has grown a little taller."
Jia Hu's face blushed slightly.In an instant, he calmed down, and started another topic, "The two elder brothers have also stayed in the Imperial Academy for three years. Have you been appointed by the Ministry of Officials? In Beijing or outside?"
Teasing children was originally He Qian's hobby. Seeing that Jia Hu's face was slightly flushed, he knew it was not easy to tease him, so he stopped teasing, and only said worriedly: "Of course it's outside. But my father suffered a little bit last winter." Cold, the doctor originally said that it is enough to survive the spring. But now the winter is not over, and my father is getting worse..."
If the father dies, Ding You will have three years.He Qian is not a person who is highly valued by the emperor, so it is impossible to win love.Three years later, there were many newcomers in the officialdom. Whether the emperor could still remember him was a problem.
Seeing him dejected, Jia Hu and Xie Ming looked at each other and comforted him.It was also agreed to go to a newly opened Four Treasures of the Study shop together after leaving the Yamen, and Jia Hufang went back.
After leaving the Yamen, the three of them really started to stroll in the street.
Seeing many busy scholars walking in a hurry, He Qian couldn't help sighing, "The waves behind the Yangtze River push forward the waves ahead, and this year we have added so many talents. When I return from my filial piety, I don't know if there is still a place for me."
Jia Hu said with a smile: "You are too modest. From my point of view, entering the Imperial Academy is only the starting point of an official career. The officialdom is like a big wave washing the sand. Only those with real talents and practical learning can stand out. It is better to take advantage of the leisure time to learn more about people's livelihood. How difficult it is, lest you become a parent official in the future, but be deceived by the people below."
He Qian nodded and said, "Tunan is right."
"By the way," Jia Hufang thought of something, and asked seemingly unintentionally, "When I came to look for my two brothers just now, I happened to bump into Master Qin and Master Kong. They seem to have a good relationship?"
Xie Ming chuckled, "It's more than good!" He explained kindly, "Tu Nan doesn't pay attention to these gossips, but he doesn't know that Master Qin and Master Kong are good friends who met when they were young. It's no secret among the crowd."
Jia Hu was taken aback, but there was no change on his face, he smiled and said, "The two of them seem to be one, so no one speaks bitterly?"
He Qian smiled, "Why not? Zuo is just those people who have nowhere to curry favor with Master Kong. However, people in my generation only rely on the word "like-minded" to communicate with others. Maybe Master Qin has closed the eyes of Master Kong. "
It turned out that the two were Qi brothers, but the Hanlin people didn't know.Then why did Master Kong expose himself again that day?Did he also know that I was a broken sleeve?Or people are not afraid to speak out by themselves?
Jia Hu couldn't think about it, so Jia Hu stopped thinking about it.There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain. No matter what he is planning, the soldiers will come to block the water and cover it with soil.
The three of them talked about their preparation for the exam in the past, and lingered in the shop for a long time, Jia Hufang returned home satisfied with the newly bought good things.At noon, he had sent a servant to Lejun Wangfu, so when he returned to his yard, he saw Zhou Su flipping through books bored.
Seeing him come back, Zhou Su asked with bright eyes, "The old man won't make things difficult for you anymore?"
Jia Hu patted his forehead, "Master Wen is only in his early forties, how old is he?"
Zhou Su covered his forehead angrily, still not forgetting to quibble, "Why don't you count? I have grandchildren, and my mind is as small as a sesame seed. Do you know how my people asked him why he targeted you, and how did he answer? He actually said that he just couldn’t bear to see you being so arrogant at such a young age. Hmph, this is the heart of a dignified academician! There are so many talents in Dazhou, how many are younger and more promising than him, can he come here with envy and hatred?"
Seeing that he was aggrieved by himself, Jia Hu comforted him, and then smiled and said: "There are so many mediocre people in the world, how can we care about them? You have learned from others, so you don't have to worry about it anymore."
Zhou Su muttered, ate a cup of tea with his hand, laughed again, Zhou Su insisted on taking a bath with him.
Jia Hu saw through the shamelessness of his little shou, and teased in a low voice, "I've been eating fast for a while, but Yushan can't help it?"
Zhou Su's face flushed red, but his mouth was still reluctant, "What kind of food are you eating? Why didn't I know? Why didn't you tell me when you had dinner just now?"
Jia Hu laughed, and said in his ear, "Good Yushan, it's not in line with the way of health preservation to play around with your young body. If you feel itchy, bear it." After finishing speaking, he put a jade box on the shelf and stuffed it Put it in his hand, "Otherwise, it's not a bad idea to let this baby serve you, just be careful not to vent your yang-jing."
Zhou Su opened it and saw that his face was as red as a monkey's butt. He spat at him, "Well, you are not serious! This thing is placed on the shelf carelessly, why are you not afraid of the waiters seeing it?"
"Apart from Hegui, who else dares to come in?" Jia Hu laughed, and seeing that he was very embarrassed, Fang took it off and whispered to him, "I can't let you use it alone. I will fast some other day." ..."
Zhou Su pushed him with a blushing face, "Don't take a bath yet!"
As expected, the two were pure-hearted and ascetic, just chatting under the quilt.
While talking, Zhou Su couldn't help complaining, "Who knows what the father thinks? It's obvious that the fifth brother is almost the crown prince, and he doesn't care if the seventh brother pulls the third and fifth brothers into a ring. Now, if you don’t give a title, isn’t this giving hope to the little ones below?”
Jia Hu said softly: "Where is the emperor giving them hope? They are giving themselves hope." Being so close to that position, can the seventh and eighth princes not be tempted.
Zhou Su sneered, "Fifth brother is the default invisible prince of the court. Apart from the decree of being a crown prince, what else is fifth brother? They are just jumping around, they really have no self-knowledge." After finishing speaking, he hit He yawned, feeling very sleepy, hugged Jia Hu's arms, and fell asleep.
He was snoring sweetly in Jia Hu's arms, but Jia Hu, who was disturbed by the topic he brought up, couldn't fall asleep after thinking about it.
The eldest prince and the second prince were still there, and the seventh and eighth were hard-core allies.Unexpectedly, only one King Cheng was able to compete. When the two princes should have worked together to pull down King Cheng first, they parted ways.
The seventh prince, as always, used good means to win over the disfigured King Wei; the eighth prince followed the seventh prince in obscurity, and his mother's noble status made him more supportive of the ministers than the seventh prince from the maidservant.
What's more, because Concubine Hui's family has taken refuge in the Seventh Prince, King Wei and the Seventh Prince are actually not on the same mind. The Eighth Prince took advantage of this to secretly win over King Wei and use it for him.
But King Wei, heh, is not as stupid as his two younger brothers think.
The most extreme method is the emperor.Take the few remaining sons to practice for King Cheng... Is this really a real father?Perhaps for His Royal Highness Cheng Wang, yes.
However, it is in his best interest to become a king.Thinking like this, Jia Hu finally closed his eyes.
Yangzhou Lin family.
The eldest daughter of Mr. Lin's family who inspected the salt censor caught Zhou, and most of the officials in Yangzhou had arrived; those salt merchants, not to mention the fact that they did not dare to neglect, and those with insufficient status, could not enter the Lin family at all, so they had to work hard on congratulatory gifts.
After the banquet, Jia Min was taken aback by holding the list delivered by the concierge, and asked hesitantly, "Master, is this...is it too expensive? Is it really okay for us to accept them all?"
Lin Ruhai took the list, looked at it a few times, put it down again, and said with a smile, "Madam, don't worry. Your master is an upright official. Except for two festivals a year, when he respects ice and charcoal, he never accepts extra. Those salt It is rare for Shang to meet a good opportunity to give a gift in an open and aboveboard manner, so he must try his best to curry favor with your master."
Jia Min was a little relieved.A good wife and a good husband rarely cause harm. She is not a woman who knows nothing about political affairs.My husband is in such a conspicuous position in Yangzhou official circles, how many people can't wait for the Lin family to collapse in an instant, and she can't help but be careless.
"Ah, the eldest brother's family also sent gifts," Jia Min pointed to a few lines of small characters, and said with a smile, "It's time for Yu'er's birthday, I'm afraid my sister-in-law will send someone to deliver it as soon as the river surface thaws! "
Lin Ruhai nodded with a smile, "Brother and sister-in-law are bothering you."
The Jia family is no longer the prominent family where the Duke of Xianrong still exists, and the Lin family is no longer the Lin family supported by only a young man with a weak crown.However, he respected the Jia family as always.
Not to mention that the elder brother's two sons are quite capable, the Lin family still has no successors; Jia Min gave birth to a daughter, and the status of her and the Jia family in Lin Ruhai's heart has risen.
daughter!The Lin family has always been passed down in a single line, and only one boy has passed on the incense for several generations, brother?Not even a sister!Jia Min contributed a lot to having an extra girl in this life!
What's more, Min'er is not the only one who bears the pressure of his heirs because he has not been born for many years?Lin Hai often tossed and turned at night, worried that the Lin family's descendants would be cut off from his lineage.It is also said that Lin Hai himself is unable to have children.He didn't talk about his wife, he just couldn't bear to put more pressure on Miner.Min'er gave birth to a daughter. Doesn't this prove that she can still make people pregnant?Bloom first and then bear fruit, daughters are here, can sons be far behind?
Lin Ruhai, who was thinking like this, made no secret of his love for Daiyu, which made Jia Min's uneasy heart about not giving birth to a son a lot calmer.He said softly, "Minmin, take a good rest here, I'll go and see our Yu'er."
Jia Min said angrily, "Master, it's hard for Zi Yu'er to fall asleep now, how can I wake her up?"
Lin Ruhai smirked.He got a girl in his middle age, he loves her like a treasure, she doesn't look like a strict father at all, he has to hug her and coax her every day.He bowed and said, "Good lady, it's my husband's mistake. May I accompany you to read the account book for a while?" Then he ordered his servants, "If the girl wakes up, she must come back to me."
Jia Min burst out laughing, making fun of him as a daughter-in-law who couldn't do without his daughter.Lin Ruhai didn't care too much, the two talked and laughed happily.