Normally, it would be the day of the second grade of junior high school.
The newlyweds officially return home.
But as soon as the fresh fruits and vegetables were picked, Feng Yibo filled in some gifts of various kinds.
I took my wife back to my parents' home early.
When they arrived at Rongfu, the couple first went to Lixiangyuan through the side door.
I met my mother-in-law together.
After talking for a while, Baochai followed Xue's mother to the back house.
Meet the elders of the Jia family, especially Mrs. Shi.
Feng Yibo walked along the side road and went around to the main room to meet Jia Zheng.
Speaking of which, Jia Zheng has only been back for two days.
In August, for some unknown reason,
Jia Zheng was ordered to study by the emperor.
And it was released to Yazhou.
That is to say, when Feng Yibo came back from Liuqiu, Jia Zheng had just left home.
At that time, the Holy Emperor appointed him at the court meeting and said that he had a good character and a clean reputation.
Although he is not from a major, he is from a scholarly generation.
But everyone understands that this is a hard job, only Jia Zheng takes this as a compliment.
I happily accepted it.
There is one person in each province, also known as the academic censor.
Generally, they are selected from among non-commissioned officers such as Hanlin, Kedao, and subordinate officials.
He is in charge of students across the province and is responsible for the year-end and subject examinations.
It's just that Yazhou is remote and is mostly used as a distribution place.
How many students are there to provide him with advice?
Moreover, although Jia Zheng was a member of the Ministry of Industry, he was a serious subordinate official.
But he was not born as a Jinshi, but was protected by his ancestors.
It stands to reason that having him serve as academic administrator would not convince the public.
But everyone stayed away from Yazhou's academic and political studies.
Of course no one would say he was unsuitable.
So Jia Zheng set out from the capital in August and took the water route to Quanzhou.
Then take a boat from Quanzhou to Yazhou.
But he was so excited when he arrived at the place that his buttocks were not even hot from sitting down.
He was recalled again by a decree.
He said that he was allowed to go home for reunion and take office after the New Year.
So Jia Zheng immediately returned to the capital by boat.
Until these days, it seems like the Chinese New Year is almost here.
Just got home.
When Feng Yibo was taken to the study, Jia Zheng was not the only one in the room.
There are also Baoyu, Jia Huan and Jia Lan.
"I've seen my uncle, but I haven't seen him in nearly a year. My uncle has lost a lot of money!"
Feng Yibo took a look and found that Jia Zheng was dark and thin.
Apparently he suffered a lot from being exposed to wind and sun at sea.
Jia Zheng was a little proud, and said with a smile:
"I have to do my best to run errands for the Holy Father. However, I have been on the road these past few months, and I am a bit tired between boats and cars."
Feng Yibo said: "While serving the country, you should also pay attention to your health."
The two of them walked inside while chatting.
"I've met Brother Feng!" "I've met my uncle."
The three young ones also came forward to greet him, and then stood aside with their hands down.
Jia Zheng and Feng Yibo were seated respectively as guest and host.
When the servants served tea, Jia Zheng smiled and said:
"Yibo, you're just in time. I'm taking a few of them to the school, so you, the top prospect, can help them."
Jia Zheng spent almost three months wandering at sea.
Everyone almost fell apart.
I have been resting well at home these past few days, and I have just recovered a little.
Today I got up and wanted to practice with my own children and grandchildren.
In order to prepare for going to Yazhou after the new year, I can adapt to the academic and political positions.
Feng Yibo listened to his invitation and nodded with a smile.
Then Jia Zheng began to examine the three people one by one.
What Baoyu has learned is limited to the Four Books.
Among them, "Xue", "Yong" and "Two Treatises" can all be memorized.
When it came to the last book of "Mencius", Baoyu began to get stuck.
If Jia Zheng mentioned it out of thin air, he would not be able to catch it.
As for the second edition of "Mencius", I can't even recite a single sentence.
Some people may think that this is easy.
"Xue", also known as "University", has only more than 1,700 words.
"Yong" is naturally "Zhongyong", which has more than 3,500 words.
The "Second Analects" refers to the upper and lower Analects of Confucius, with over 10,000 words.
At this point, some people may say:
That’s not a lot of words, right?
However, the study and recitation of the Four Books must also include Zhu Xi’s annotations.
That is, "Collected Commentary on Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books".
All added up, it’s more than 100,000 words!
Therefore, although Baoyu seems to be uneducated and incompetent, he actually has a good foundation.
After Jia Zheng finished the exam, he didn't make any comments.
Just continue to take the other two exams.
Jia Huan has also completed his enlightenment and started to contact the Four Books.
But obviously, both "Xue" and "Yong" are still in their infancy.
Not to mention the "Two Treatises" and "Mencius".
Jia Huan only stumbled and recited a few articles, and Jia Huan was stuck there.
Jia Zheng didn't even bother to ask any more questions and just sighed.
So he took the exam to Jia Lan.
Jia Lan has already memorized "Three", "Hundred" and "Thousand" by heart.
"Three", "Hundred" and "Thousand" are "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames" and "Thousand Character Classic".
Exclusively for school children's enlightenment.
Jia Lan answered Jia Zheng's questions in a clear and precise manner.
From start to finish, there is nothing wrong.
After asking about his study progress again, I found out that he had already learned "Xue" and "Yong".
After all, he was still young and Jia Zheng didn't have much hope.
Just a casual question.
Unexpectedly, although Jia Lan is not as good as Baoyu, he is much more familiar with Jia Huan.
This made Jia Huan even more embarrassed and did not dare to raise his head.
The description becomes more and more obscene.
After all three of them took the exam, Jia Zheng was not in a hurry to reprimand them.
He looked at Feng Yibo with a smile and asked:
"What do you think of Yibo?"
Feng Yibo first looked at Jia Lan, the youngest, and said with a smile:
"Although Lan'er is young, she has already gained some momentum and behaves as well as usual."
Recently, because Li Wan was busy with the official affairs of Jia Mansion, he had not been to Feng Mansion for a while.
It seems today that Jalan has laid a good foundation.
After a while, he should be able to catch up with Baoyu.
Having said this, Feng Yibo changed the topic and turned to Jia Zheng again, saying:
"I must have followed my uncle as an example, so there is some discipline in it."
When Jia Lan heard this, he held his hands up in a decent manner and said modestly:
"Uncle gave me the award, but Lan'er is too embarrassed to deserve it."
Seeing this, Jia Zheng stroked his beard and smiled.
Obviously he is also very satisfied with his grandson.
But then he waved his hand again and sighed:
"Lan'er lost her father at a young age, so she didn't follow my example."
Having said this, he looked at Feng Yibo and continued:
"I'm afraid that because I often spend time with my father-in-law, we are more disciplined, but also less romantic."
Jia Lan is usually serious, like a little old man.
But he was not learning from Jia Zheng or Li Shouzhong.
It was because Li Wan repeatedly warned him not to imitate Baoyu and Jia Huan.
This resulted in Jialan's behavior being opposite to the two of them in many cases.
However, everything has pros and cons.
It was precisely because of Li Wan's teaching that Jia Lan became enlightened earlier.
The foundation is even more solid.
Jia Zheng seldom interfered in Jia Lan's affairs, thinking that Jia Lan often went to Feng's house and went to middle school with his grandfather Li Shou.
That's what he said.
When Feng Yibo heard Jia Zheng mention Jia Lan's father, he echoed:
"It's a pity that God is jealous of talents. If Brother Zhu is here, Lan'er will definitely be more lively."
If we say, many people live in the shadow of "other people's children".
Na Baoyu lives in the shadow of his elder brother Jia Zhu.
Jia Zhu entered school at the age of fourteen and had great potential.
It's a pity that he died before he reached the age of twenty.
Every time he thinks of it, Jia Zheng sighs.
By the way, I also want to give Baoyu a good beating.
"Alas! I won't mention your brother Zhu anymore."
When Jia Zhu was mentioned, Jia Zheng felt a little depressed again. He waved his hands and said:
"Lan'er often said that you take great care of Yibo and bring him stuff every time you go out."
"My father-in-law often taught him, but my grandfather seldom paid attention to him."
Speaking of this, Jia Zheng looked ashamed and sighed:
"Ashamed, ashamed!"
Feng Yibo naturally couldn't let his words fall to the ground. Hearing this, he quickly said:
"My uncle is working hard and focusing on serving the country, but there are things he cannot take care of."
"Besides, I should do it too, let alone take care of me."
Having said this, he raised his hand and touched Jialan's head and said:
"Lan'er is the grandson of my mentor, and the Jia Feng family are not outsiders. As an uncle, I naturally have to think about smaller things."
Jia Zheng smiled and nodded, and then asked following the words:
"What about the two older ones?"
Feng Yibo looked at the two people, smiled at Baoyu first, and said:
"Brother Bao is well-educated, knowledgeable, and romantic. If I had not been abrupt in front of my uncle, it would be impossible to say that a young phoenix will be as clear as an old phoenix in the future."
When Baoyu heard the compliment, he immediately thanked him happily:
"Brother Feng is so ridiculous that Baoyu is too embarrassed to deserve it."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he was slightly startled.
I felt that these words sounded very familiar.
Then he thought of something and laughed and said:
"I heard that this evil beast often visits Beijing Prince's Mansion recently. I think it was because of the elegant people he met there that he made some progress."
It turns out that King Beijing also said this, and now Feng Yuan said it again.
For Jia Zheng, these two people are both figures he admires.
So in his opinion, it was somewhat sincere.
Therefore, it was rare for Jia Zheng not to scold Baoyu.
He also smiled at Baoyu.
Although Baoyu was so embarrassed by his laughter, he also twitched his lips.
He forced a smile in response.
Feng Yibo saw Jia Zheng smiling, looked at the last one, and said:
"Compared to Brother Bao, I think Brother Huan has more room for improvement."
When Jia Huan saw Feng Yibo praising him one by one, he thought he would save him some face.
Unexpectedly, Feng Yibo's words were a roundabout curse.
After a pause, he added:
"It just seems like I'm a little less energetic."
Jia Huan was submissive in front of Jia Zheng.
After hearing this, his eyes dodge even more.
It seemed like he had done something wrong.
Fortunately, Feng Yibo hasn't finished speaking yet.
Just listen to him continue to encourage:
"You need to know that 'what I am born with will be useful', Zhu Xi's "Never Give Up on Yourself", Brother Huan, you can read it a few times when you go back. I hope it will help you make your determination."
When Jia Huan heard this, his eyes still flickered, but he still replied:
"Thank you, Brother Feng, for your teaching. I will definitely read more!"
When Jia Zheng heard this, he thought Feng Yibo was implying that Jia Huan was a waste.
His face immediately became confused and he cursed:
"You evil deed, if you don't study hard, I will interrupt you..."
"Uncle, wait!"
When Feng Yibo saw Jia Zheng scolding him for the first time, he quickly stopped him and said:
"Actually, Brother Huan didn't mean it. I think he is no stranger to "The Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean". It's just that when his uncle asked, he lost his confidence."
As he said that, he looked at Jia Huan aside,
I found that he was looking at me with wide eyes and a long mouth.
Feng Yibo felt even more confident and continued with a smile:
"That's why I told him to read "Don't Give Up on Yourself" a few more times to establish his ambition first, and then he will have more confidence."
"The Essay on Not Abandoning Yourself" is an article in "Zhu Zi Ting Xun".
The general idea is that "make the best use of everything and make the best use of people's talents".
Feng Yibo recommended Jia Huan to pursue this goal because he saw his lack of self-confidence.
Jia Zheng was stunned when he heard this, then looked at Jia Huan and asked:
"But so?"
I saw Feng Yibo just looking at him a few times, and he actually knew whether he would endorse it or not!
Jia Huan looked at Feng Yibo excitedly, and was shocked in his heart.
"Brother Feng's eyes were bright when he replied to his father. In fact, I have already memorized the two books "Xue" and "Yong"."
After hearing Jia Zheng's question, Jia Huan came back to his senses and said again:
"Just seeing my father makes me tremble and I can't remember what he said."
At this point, Jia Zheng looked suspicious and added:
"If father doesn't believe it, you can ask someone to go to the private school to ask the teacher. I can really recite it."
"Okay, you have worked hard!"
Jia Zhengliang did not dare to deceive himself, so he nodded and warned:
"According to your brother Feng's instructions, copy Zhu Xi's "The Essay on Not Abandoning Yourself" ten times."
Didn’t I ask him to read it?
Why did it become a copy, and it was repeated ten times.
Feng Yibo was speechless.
Why would you misinterpret this in person?
"yes!"
Although the homework was doubled, Jia Huan was still excited.
I just feel like someone finally understands me.
Thinking of this, he bowed deeply to Feng Yibo and said:
"Thank you, Brother Feng!"
Feng Yibo smiled and didn't take it seriously.
He also encouraged him casually:
"Brother Huan, you're welcome. I hope you can make up your mind soon and at least regain your confidence."
"Um!"
Jia Huan nodded vigorously, making up his mind secretly.
It must exceed Baoyu!
"Go on, you all can get down."
After the school examination was over, Jia Zheng asked the three juniors to step aside.
When the three of them were gone, Jia Zheng said with a smile:
"Yibo is here, do you need my help?"
Feng Yibo was stunned when asked, blinked and said:
"I do have a merciless invitation to come here this time."
Hearing this, Jia Zheng seemed to have been prepared.
He immediately smiled confidently and said:
"But do you need my recommendation?"
At this time, more than three months had passed since the siege of Tiewan Mountain.
The imperial physician has confirmed Yuanchun's pregnancy.
It's no secret in the court.
In other words, it doesn't take an imperial doctor to tell that Yuanchun is pregnant.
Now, Wang Ziteng and Jia Yucun, who are related to the Jia family, have reached such high positions again.
The Jia family once again showed its prosperity.
These days, the Rongguo Jia Mansion is busy with traffic every day, and visitors are constantly intertwining.
Everyone thinks that the Jia Mansion in Rongguo is now in bloom.
However, only the Jia family knows this.
Rongguo Mansion has already been unable to make ends meet.
In order to maintain her dignity, Mrs. Wang personally took action in April.
Move a lot of money from the Xue family.
It is normal for relatives to misappropriate some money, but the Xue family had something to ask for at the time.
I took the opportunity to mention the Mei Hanlin family again.
In the end, Mrs. Wang borrowed it.
Of course, Jia Zheng also wrote to recommend him again, and also wrote to Wang Ziteng.
In fact, even if there was no borrowing money, Jia Zheng would still have to write a letter.
Because besides Mei Hanlin, there are two other people he wants to recommend together.
One is Yang Shilang from the Ministry of Industry, and the other is Li Yuanwailang from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
These three people all have one thing in common.
Was a member of the old party.
