"The city is not too high, the pond is not not deep, the military revolution is not not strong and powerful, and the rice and millet are not not abundant, but if we leave them behind, the geographical convenience is not as good as the harmony..."
In the study room of the Lin Mansion, a man with a round waist and a thick back, a broad face and a square mouth, sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a straight nose and cheeks, and wearing a new Taoist robe was closing his eyes and listening carefully to the recitation of the young lady in front of him. Fragments from "Mencius".
"...Therefore, if a gentleman refuses to fight, he will win if he fights."
After reciting it fluently, the young lady closed her mouth and looked at the husband with burning eyes.
"Well, the eldest girl is really smart, absolutely right!" The man opened his eyes, stroked his beard and encouraged with a smile.
Those in the study were naturally Lin Daiyu and his disciple Jia Hua Jia Yucun.
"My sister is much better than my brother at this age. When he was reciting books, he was afraid of making mistakes, so he would do it slowly and leisurely. Sometimes one word would make the husband impatient." Jia Zhu, who was sitting next to her, also looked at her family with admiration. cousin.
Daiyu is humble.
After all, Jia Zhu will officially participate in the Spring Festival next year, so naturally she will not give up any opportunity to improve.
Uncle Lin, a flower scout, had complicated affairs and couldn't ask for advice from time to time, so Uncle Lin recommended a capable person to Jia Zhu.
Daiyu's mentor, Jia Yucun.
At this moment, he was still dismissed from office for some reason and came to the Lin family as a teacher.
Originally, his plan was to follow the Lin family and climb up to the Rongguo Mansion, and by using his sect relationship, he begged the gentlemen of the Rongguo Mansion to accept him as a disciple so that he could start anew.
But happiness came too suddenly. The current real helmsman of the Jia family, Grand Governor Jia Hui of the Left Army, Mr. Jia came to see his aunt!
Even Jia Yucun, who was very deep in the city, was so excited that he didn't sleep well for three days.
Must, must seize this opportunity!
So, when Lin Ruhai asked if he could give some advice on Jia Zhu's career, he agreed without saying a word.
According to Jia Yucun's observation, the relationship between Uncle Zhu and the Governor is very close. Although he is the teacher of the eldest girl in the house, the Governor seems to like teasing the eldest girl, but there are multiple layers of insurance that will not lose a piece of meat.
Jia Zhu has also been accompanying Daiyu to classes these days, and has gained a lot from listening to Jia Yucun's understanding of the classics.
Jia Zhu's already good attainments in Confucian classics, coupled with Jia Yucun's silent catering, the relationship between the two has been developing by leaps and bounds in the past few days.
Jia Yucun followed Daiyu's coursework and continued to explain "Mencius". Jia Zhu also listened with interest and developed a new understanding.
"Okay, big girl, that's the end of today's class."
After talking for nearly an hour, today's lecture is over.
Lin Daiyu stood up and saluted her husband, then left the study to find her mother.
"Uncle Clan is really a well-educated man, and Zhu has benefited a lot from it!" Jia Zhu praised.
In the past few days since arriving, Jia Zhu has also learned about the relationship between Jia Yucun and his family. Although they are far away, it turns out that Jia Yucun is an uncle, so he calls him his uncle.
"How dare you call the eldest son a clan uncle? The eldest son should call me Shi Fei!" Jia Yucun bowed down repeatedly. For several days in a row, he never dared to respond to Jia Zhu's title of clan uncle.
If he becomes Jia Zhu's clan uncle, then no matter where the governor is, should he still be called clan uncle?
Even if the Grand Governor would call him this, would he dare to respond?
It is better to treat him as a peer and let Jia Zhu call him the best.
Jia Zhu persisted for three days, but finally couldn't defeat Jia Yucun and started calling him Brother Shi Fei.
The two exchanged the meaning of Shiwen Sutra for more than half an hour, which made Jia Zhu shout with joy.
It wasn't until noon that they were interrupted by the maid who asked them to have lunch.
These days, Jia Zhu seems to have grown up in the study. Fortunately, this study room is for Jia Yucun to live temporarily, and it is also used for Daiyu's classes so that it will not affect anyone.
Except for Jia Yucun who lives here.
However, as long as there is a chance to make a comeback, this will not be a problem for Jia Yucun!
"By the way, brother Shi Fei, Zhu has always been curious. According to your knowledge, brother Shi Fei, you are still a Jinshi. How come you are a teacher of the Lin family?" Jia Zhu asked.
"This... I don't want to hide this from Mr. Zhu. In my early years, I was a little... afraid of poverty, so I took some things I shouldn't have..." Jia Yucun looked like he regretted it.
When you ask for help, you should act like you are asking for help. If you don't mention this, you should hide this and that. With this kind of attitude, how can others help you?
What's more, with the power of the Governor, it is just a matter of one sentence to get to the bottom of oneself. Some people who want to curry favor with the Governor will submit all the matters about themselves to the Governor.
Simply say it openly and openly to create the image of a sincere gentleman and a prodigal son!
"You shouldn't take it? What's going on? Brother Shi Fei, can you tell me something?" Jia Zhu became interested.
Corrupt officials! This is my first real contact!
Jia Zhu, who was born noble, has never lived a hard life, and the people around him have never shown even a hint of corruption in front of him.
Now that a living former corrupt official is right in front of him, how can Jia Zhu not be surprised?
"This..." Jia Yucun looked embarrassed.
"Nothing, let's talk about it. Brother Shi Fei, you have been demoted and have been punished a long time ago. What's more, you still have the honor and have not been dismissed. Presumably the crime you committed is not a big deal!"
Seeing Jia Yucun hesitate to speak, Jia Zhu became even more curious.
bingo!
Jia Yucun felt happy in his heart, thinking that he had finally taken the bait, and it was worth it that he always looked lonely in front of him with a trace of regret.
Now that such a sincere gentleman has begun to become interested in his own story, let me, Mr. Jia, touch your heart with his sincere story and emotions!
"Well, now that things have happened, there is nothing bad to say..." Jia Yucun choked up and began to tell his story, starting from when he was a young man who won Jinshi, was sent to be a county magistrate, and was greedy because of poverty in the first half of his life. He was eroded and eventually dismissed from office because he was accused by the censor.
The whole story is full of ups and downs, and there are many truths and falsehoods.
Focusing on highlighting is the central idea that one has no choice but to endure humiliation and bear the burden.
Jia Zhu listened and completely put herself into it.
"It turns out that this is what happened to Brother Shi Fei. He was clearly accepting bribes to do things for the people, but he was misunderstood by the censor and dismissed from office. No, I'm going to find my elder brother. I will never let Brother Shi Fei suffer any more misfortune. White injustice!"
After saying that, Jia Zhu stood up and walked out.
Jia Yucun felt bad and grabbed Jia Zhu.
"Master Zhu, don't bother the Governor just because of Yucun! If you disturb the Governor's important affairs because of trivial things like Yucun, I, Jia Yucun, will not be able to eliminate the slightest regret even if I fall into the endless hell!"
Jia Yucun held Jia Zhu's arm and looked at Jia Zhu with red eyes. Then he closed his eyes tightly, looked away, and kept sobbing.
"No! Brother Yucun, I can't let a great sage like you be left in the countryside because of some unjust injustice. Just wait, Brother Shi Fei, Zhu will definitely let the eldest brother report to the court, so that Brother Shi Fei can clear up the injustice, and the official Reinstated!"
The thin Jia Zhu seemed to be possessed by a god. She broke away from the arm held by Jia Yucun and walked towards the door without looking back.
"Master! No, don't go! Master Zhu!!" Jia Yucun cried loudly, kneeling on the ground and crawling forward. It wasn't until Jia Zhu walked out of the courtyard and took almost twenty breaths that she stopped abruptly and stood up again. stand up.
"call!"
Plan successful!
. . . . . .
"So, he really said that?" Jia Hui sat in the main hall, listening to Jia Zhu's story with a ridiculous look on his face.
"Yes, brother, Jia Shifei's eloquence is so good..." Jia Zhu also looked sad.
To be honest, if he hadn't read the information about Jia Yucun that Jia Hui gave him, he would have run over and begged his elder brother to help him.
"This guy is a bastard. He wants to trick you even if you ask for help!" Jia Hui opened the fan and fanned himself.
"Where do you start talking about this?" Jia Zhu became interested.
"Look, he told you so much, didn't he just want to arouse your sympathy and make you come over to beg me?
What goes around and around is that he wants you to offer to help him, rather than him begging you to help him. "Jia Hui fanned at a steady speed.
"Brother means that if he asks me to help him, he will owe us a favor. Once it is done, he will become our disciple?" Jia Zhu thought for a while.
"Absolutely. But if you take the initiative to help him after hearing his story, then there will be no such hidden danger. Then it will become you, Jia Zhu, who admires his talent in Jia Yucun and sympathizes with his experience. Take the initiative to help him. Run around for him so that he can be reinstated.
At that time, he will be an important official of the imperial court, that is, I will be the discerning one! He couldn't bear to have more talents in the countryside, so he restored his official position.
He not only restored his own reputation, but also gave me a good reputation as a discerning and talented person. Why not? "
Jia Hui's fan fanned faster and faster.
"But isn't he worried about your resentment, brother?" Jia Zhu asked again.
“What if I don’t see that I’ve been fooled?
What if I want this good reputation too?
Isn't it good to go with the flow like this, as if both parties don't know, and let the drama continue naturally?
Besides, what if I see it?
For him, Jia Yucun, he has nothing except the name of Jinshi, so how can he have so much to worry about?
As a junior Jinshi from the top three, he could only meet senior officials when he was accepted as a new Jinshi. Even if he went to see the master, he might not be able to be received alone.
With his rank and family background, there is a high probability that he will work in the local area until he dies in his lifetime, let alone have any intersection with your eldest brother and me, who are the mainstays of the community.
Now, no matter in terms of distance or identity, this can be regarded as the closest he has ever been to me. If I don’t take the gamble, my whole life might just pass by like this.
Although he seems to be very prosperous as a Jinshi, ah no, it is indeed very prosperous to return to his hometown, but he has been studying hard for decades and has no pursuit? Are you willing to die in your hometown? He must want to return to the court.
But this Zhengke plus Enke has been held continuously for several years, and countless Jinshis have been produced. There are obviously better candidates, why should we choose him, an old corrupt official with a top three-level Jinshi background?
So, he tried every means to see me, this was his purpose.
It seems that he has also inquired about me and knows that I probably like to have fun. Even if I see my intentions, there is a high probability that he will be received by me.
That's why he made up such a long list of stories to trick you into telling you to come to me and make me interested in him. As long as he can see me, he will have half the success! "
"Then what if you're not interested in him, eldest brother?"
"Not interested? If not interested, then he will immediately give up on my path and turn around to follow Uncle Lin's path. Our family's path is really not good, and the path of King Zhongxin and the Zhen family is not impossible!"
Jia Hui closed the fan with a snap and leaned back on the chair.
"This...this Jia Shifei has so little...what...integrity, right?"
Jia Zhu had a strange expression. This was the first time he met such a person.
“Ha, so you still know too little.
This kind of person, as long as it is beneficial to him, he will adopt it, and if it is no longer useful to him, he will abandon it without hesitation.
Always put your own interests first.
Remember, a person like Jia Hua can be used and reused, but he must not be used as a confidant! Once you feel that he is disobedient, kill him! "
"Jin listens to the teaching!" Jia Zhu quickly stood up and responded.
"Well, go back and call him over. Do you know what to say?"
"clear!"
. . . . . .
"Hahaha, Brother Shi Fei, Brother Shi Fei! Good news!"
When Jia Yucun, who was sitting in the study and was upset, heard the sound coming from outside the courtyard, he quickly stood up and was about to go out to greet him, but he stopped moving forward and wanted to sit back on the chair again, but then he thought about it. I thought, so I walked over and opened the door. With a haggard face, he staggered towards Jia Zhu who entered the yard.
Jia Hui quickly supported Jia Yucun, who seemed to be about to fall.
"Brother Shi Fei, is it okay?" Jia Zhu looked nervously at the haggard Jia Yucun.
"No, nothing, but the eldest son is worried about Yucun..." Jia Yucun said tremblingly.
"Hey, why are you so worried! When I think about the situation of great sages like Brother Shi Fei, I feel like my heart is twisting.
Ah, by the way, brother Shi Fei, good news, my eldest brother has agreed to see you! "Jia Zhu said to him suddenly happily.
"Ah, the Governor wants to see me? This... Yucun is really... I am so ashamed of the eldest son, I am so ashamed of the eldest son!" Jia Yucun was shocked and stunned for a moment, the corners of his mouth twitched, and suddenly he seemed to have thought of something, with a look of pain on his face Patted the back of Jia Zhu's hand.
"Haha, it's okay, brother Shi Fei, don't be polite. You and I are both descendants of the Jia family, and we all come from the same source! Besides, you are a great talent! If not, how could I tease my elder brother's beard? Woolen cloth?"
Jia Zhu said nonchalantly.
"Oh, the eldest son really...Yucun...has nothing to repay!" Jia Yucun sighed a few times and gradually straightened his back.
"Brother Shi Fei, as long as he serves the people diligently and is honest and honest in the future, that will be the best reward for me, Jia Zhu!" Jia Zhu opened his eyes wide and stared into Jia Yucun's eyes with a righteous expression.
Jia Yucun held back his guilty conscience and looked at Jia Zhu with his eyes wide open.
"Without further delay, Brother Shi Fei, come with me to see my elder brother!"
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