"Mom, are we going to live in this big house from now on?"
The young Wei Wenjun raised his head and asked timidly.
Wei Wei was breastfeeding her little daughter. When she heard her son's inquiry, she looked at a loss. She looked at the small house. The prince had an external residence. This residence occupied a large area, including an inner courtyard and a front yard.
They are all young talents who have defected to the prince. The current prince has a reputation of loving the virtuous. He hires people regardless of their origins, and even prefers those scholars from humble families and poor backgrounds. Moreover, he can be courteous to the virtuous, know people well and make good use of them. As a scholar,
It has a very high reputation in the group.
Many celebrities have come to assist the current crown prince, and his reputation is much higher than that of Liu Ying at the time.
Everyone said that once the prince officially ascends the throne, he can even replace all the officials in the world with his own confidants. This shows how many talents have gathered around the prince.
In the backyard, there are the prince's family members. The prince is still young and only has a wife and one son.
After learning about their family's situation, the Crown Princess specially arranged a residence for them in the inner courtyard. The house was not big, but it was much better than the place where they originally lived. The most important thing was that they
There is no need to go hungry anymore. Just now, the Crown Princess sent a lot of food, meat, fruits, etc., saying that it was to supplement her children.
At this moment, Wei Wei still felt as if she was in a dream.
After her husband died of illness, life almost destroyed her. She could not support the four children who were waiting to be fed by working alone. Some people advised her to throw away several daughters, leaving only the eldest son. There were also people with ill intentions.
He came to approach her, looking like he was righteous and helping the poor, but his thoughts in his heart were so dirty. He just fell in love with her, a beautiful widow. Wei Wei worked hard to do her job, but no matter what, money and
There was never enough food, and in the end, she had no choice but to put down her dignity and throw away everything just to feed her children.
Looking at her fat and white children, Wei Wei felt satisfied, at least she did not make them suffer.
"I still have to give it a try. She is good at taking care of the children around the Crown Princess, and the Prince's child is young, so maybe she can take care of it, the Emperor's eldest grandson. This is an opportunity."
Cao Qi nodded hurriedly, his face full of fear.
"What if Chen Tao is put in charge?"
Wei Wei looked at the man in front of her again. In fact, Wei Wei didn't hate this man, although he was no different from those who made promises to her. But he was very good-looking!
Even if all those men were put together, they might not be half as old as him.
Liu An was stunned.
"That's not the case. Father has something and doesn't know who he is."
"ah?"
The servant did not continue, but Zheng Ji sighed helplessly. His wife relied on her relationship with the Pingyang Marquis Mansion and was usually very arrogant. Moreover, she gave birth to a legitimate son for herself, so it was really hard for her to take a concubine.
It's not easy.
Liu Chang didn't care about this. He ate a few more bites of meat, but did not ask about the forgiveness of sins. "Eat some meat?"
"As the eldest son in the family, you have to shoulder more responsibilities. You can no longer do what you did before."
"I'm telling the truth, but I'll be satisfied if you can live in peace."
Liu An finished handling the trivial matters in the house and hurried to Houde Hall.
"Young master, please don't joke, your wife is nothing."
"He's hanging here, how can I not know? Well, since you took him away, make good arrangements. It's not easy to take care of four children. Take more care of him."
"Actually, the governance of Taixue must be handled by regular personnel. You don't have to personally manage the Taixue wine ceremony. If you forcefully interfere, it will be like this. It would be better for my father to directly receive the Taixue wine ceremony as the emperor. Except
Father, who else can be worthy of me?"
Liu Chang finally finished eating, wiped his face with his sleeves, and said displeasedly: "Even if you don't come today, I will send someone to call you. Will you, Mr. Huang, take care of others?"
Arriving at the familiar place where Pingyang Marquis Mansion was, she quietly waited at an intersection.
Liu An hurriedly walked into the hall and saw his father sitting in front of the table, eating meat. When he saw An suddenly walking in, Liu Chang continued to eat the meat without raising his head.
"It's just, how do you want me to let you go in the future? I love you so much."
Wei Wei spoke tremblingly, but she didn't know what to say.
"Actually, if I can take her as my concubine, it's not bad that she is not a bad person and she really cares about me."
"Afraid of getting cold"
And in Pingyang Hou Mansion, he met this beautiful widow.
Zheng Ji looked at Wei Wei who was walking away, wondering what she was thinking about.
"Which noble family are you from?"
"That's right. It's better not to bring it. I'll go and see it myself."
The person driving the car was his confidant and a domestic slave of his family. At this moment, he smiled and said, "Is it true that the young master has fallen in love with her?"
Even during this period, because of Empress Lu's strength, women's status rose again and again, and they had a higher status. Women owned private property and never subordinated themselves to their husbands. Even if they were divorced, they had to separate it.
Clearly.
As Liu Chang spoke, he looked at the Shuzi again and asked loudly: "You Shuzi!! Do you know your fault?!!"
"Since I am serving the Crown Princess, I can't delay you and go back. If I miss you, I will send someone to look for you. I hope we can have a chance to meet again."
Zheng Ji became increasingly impatient and waved his hand, "I understand, noble sir?"
After the two had a conversation, Wei Wei hurriedly escaped from the carriage and left here.
Lu Lu was at the door of Houde Hall. He was not surprised at all when he saw the prince coming. He seemed to have expected him to come. He smiled and took his hand, "Why did you come here? Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time.
Come in quickly, His Majesty is eating."
Zheng Ji suddenly fell silent. After a long silence, a smile slowly appeared on his face, "This is a good thing. You and the children will not have to endure hardships in the future. Wenjun, a boy who can't even speak, can read and write. In the future,
It’s great that I will achieve great things in the future, so I can rest assured.”
"Then Confucianism will rise and suppress the Huang-Lao sects."
"Wen. His Royal Highness saved us. We will never have to suffer in the future. You must remember this kindness and never fail to repay it. Do you know?"
Cao Qi, the Marquis of Pingyang, was hung on the wall. His nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and something was stuffed in his mouth. He struggled hard but couldn't come down, with tears in his eyes.
Wei Wei frowned, with many thoughts flashing in her heart. She had high hopes for her son. Now that she was with the prince, she might be able to find a future for him. However, she still had to understand the situation in the prince's house as soon as possible. The prince had already helped.
I can't continue to beg him, but if I have the chance, I still want my children to study.
The next day, just after dawn, Wei Wei hurriedly went to serve the Crown Princess.
Wei Wei lowered her head seriously and looked at her eldest son. Originally, her husband wanted to name her son Wei Changjun, but to avoid taboos, he changed the long name to a literal one. This child is very well-behaved and looks similar.
Because my mother was bullied since childhood, she is somewhat introverted, doesn't like to talk, and doesn't have many friends.
Liu An just looked at his father suspiciously, not understanding what he meant.
Liu An smiled and said: "That's the truth, so I think the important thing is not which school of thought governs Taixue, but what kind of person governs Taixue. The original Fuqiu Bo can be regarded as knowledgeable and moral.
He was a sage. Under his rule, Taixue prospered. His ministers believed that among the great Han people today, no one could surpass my father in terms of talent and learning. In terms of morals, my father was even more of a saint. The virtues of Yao, Shun, and Yu were in my father’s.
It’s not worth mentioning in front of me, so why don’t I take over the role of the Imperial Order myself and become the teacher of all Imperial students?”
"I see."
"I heard that you left Pingyang Hou Mansion?"
"How dare you not reply or admit guilt, right? Okay, then just keep hanging on!"
Suddenly, Liu An heard a whimper. Liu An was shocked. He looked up and saw a scene he would never forget.
Hearing Wei Wei's answer, Zheng Ji was stunned, and then asked in shock: "The prince has taken a liking to you??"
"Woo~~~~"
"What are you afraid of? Let's fight first and then talk!"
The servant said nothing more.
Liu An lowered his head and explained: "Father, not many people know about this matter. Pardoning them privately will not have any impact. If they make trouble and everyone knows about it, they will definitely be killed.
Otherwise, it would not be enough to convince the public, but now, the benefits of pardoning them are greater than the benefits of punishing them. Moreover, the sons and ministers also have their own difficulties. For example, my father can hang up Qi and beat him, but if I beat him, I will inevitably bear the burden of treating my relatives harshly.
He will have a bad reputation. When the time comes, a group of ministers will come to advise him and he will be restrained in every aspect. If this is used to alienate his relatives, the trouble will be even greater."
"Father, I haven't finished it yet. I just finished a few chapters. I think a lot and I always feel unsatisfied."
"Father, what do you think will happen if Wang Gao is dismissed and Shen Pei is appointed to govern the Imperial Academy?"
The person in the car is not too old, but he is very handsome. He has a nice beard, is extremely tall, and has a good skin. He is somewhat similar to Qu Nihou when he was young, and his expression is a bit cold.
"only!!"
The Crown Princess knew how troublesome it was to take care of children, so she gave her a sewing job and asked her to work in the house and spend more time with her children. Naturally, Wei Wei thanked her again and again, and then she visited several other elderly people in the mansion.
Her words were respectful and without any rudeness. She learned a lot from them. After learning that there were a large number of young talents gathered in the front yard, Wei Wei had another idea. She called her eldest son over and told him to be fine.
When he was young, he would go to the front yard to play, not hoping that he would be liked by others, but it would be beneficial to listen to the words of these scholars, right?
"This guy is not a good person. He actually bullied other people's orphans and widows. I caught him this morning and beat him up. As the ancients say, if you don't beat him up, you can't be effective. If you don't teach me, it's my uncle's fault. My brother is on the sickbed, so I will discipline him myself.
He is one or two."
"Marquis Pingyang is kind to your family, why is it so?"
I still need to give my father an explanation for what happened this time.
Only then did Liu Chang look at Liu An, "And you are such a bastard. I asked you to deal with those people. How dare you privately pardon me? Do you really think I don't know anything?"
"have eaten."
Liu Chang was stunned, "I... govern the Imperial Academy..."
The princess was very surprised when she saw her coming.
"Zheng Jun."
This is not a problem with Mr. Huang, but a problem with people. Even if Confucianism is allowed to come up again, there will be no change. There is only one person like Fu Qiubo who can put aside his prejudices and devote himself to studying, and is open to all rivers. There are other schools of thought.
Everyone, who is not selfish? Who is not hostile to other schools of thought?
Liu An frowned, pondered for a moment, and suddenly had an idea.
He just had a sudden idea, but he couldn't succeed, and he couldn't help but feel bored.
"You don't know. My family has been urging me to do things, and I have suffered a great disaster. I am in Chang'an, and I can only live by drinking, and I am at a loss. This is the best news I have heard in recent days."
Zheng Jun was very eloquent and could speak well. Taking advantage of the opponent's bad situation, he immediately launched an all-round attack. Wei Wei was not in a hurry to agree, because this Zheng Jun seemed to have a family and even had a two-year-old son.
Son. This matter is also known to many people in Pingyang Hou Mansion.
Liu An suddenly felt a headache, and he said helplessly: "Father, I have been busy with the matter of establishing a state these days. I didn't know that such a big thing happened in the Imperial Academy, but the prince had some problems. I will deal with it as soon as possible.
."
Zheng Ji's naked words made Wei's face turn red immediately, as if she was electrocuted, and she was speechless. She just said in a panic: "Please don't say such words again."
He gave the child to an old woman in the mansion to take care of her, and she left the Prince's Mansion in the name of purchasing property.
Liu An carefully sat next to him.
When Liu An rushed to Houde Hall, it was already noon.
"Yes, we will live here from now on. We will never have to leave again."
"I see."
Liu An's desire to liberate the female labor force seemed to be completely out of touch with the times and very absurd in the Song and Ming dynasties, but it was not so in the early Han Dynasty. It could only be regarded as slightly radical, not absurd, and some things were not as advanced as ever.
It will make more progress later.
Zheng Ji was a little angry at the moment. Ever since he came to Chang'an, he had been "killing everyone" wherever he went. He never made a mistake. Why was it that when he came to this woman, things couldn't be accomplished? He tried several times, but nothing happened.
She seems to be obedient to him if he can succeed, but she refuses to obey him at the critical moment. What else can he do? Do he still want to be stronger? Then he can't be pulled out of the market and abandoned?
"When Duke Fuqiu was in charge of Taixue, even though the students were restless, there were still many talented people and a hundred schools of thought contended. Why did you, Mr. Huang, make Taixue such a mess when you came to power? You tried your best to suppress other schools, and other schools were impeached.
I'm here!! You still have the nerve to talk about being compatible with hundreds of families. You can't even tolerate a Kanyu family? What is the name of that Kanyu family? Lai Zhe, Luo, etc. He is going to resign and go home. Liu Wu personally
After writing a letter about this matter, old man Wang Gao, does he also want to receive a few beatings?"
"Then just revise more and you'll always be able to write it well. Don't forget to let me name it when the time comes, you know?"
This car is not very luxurious, it is just a middle-class car, and the people in the car are a little different.
Wei Wei hurriedly explained.
In this era where the mortality rate is extremely scary, it is not easy to raise four children and keep them so healthy and strong.
"That's good. After reading so many books, I have finally made progress. At least I am a lot more honest. I will listen to you!"
"That's the rise of Mohism."
This Zheng Jun, whose full name is Zheng Ji, is from Pingyang, Hedong. He is a local wealthy family. This time because of Chao Cuo's crackdown on powerful people, this person came to Pingyang Houfu. They had some connections with Pingyang Houfu and wanted to pass
The relationship with the Marquis of Pingyang can avoid disasters. This young man, who had high hopes from his tribe, was immediately fascinated by the prosperity of Chang'an after he came to Chang'an. He seemed to have completely forgotten all the family's instructions.
Playing around all day long, relying on that good leather bag, I succeeded every time and had a great time.
However, the Han Dynasty is different from what it was later. At this time, the social atmosphere is extremely enlightened. Young men and women often have sex, which is not surprising. As for widows, no one will ask them to stay widowed. It is common for them to remarry, even if they marry the emperor.
No matter what people say, they are popular because they have proven their fertility. Today’s women can open shops and make public appearances, and basically they will not be criticized. There is no virtue for a woman without talent, and there is no saying that
A wife must obey her husband. There is no such thing as obeying father, husband, and son.
Liu Chang then raised his head and stroked his beard, "Sometimes, I always feel that history has some kind of ability. I married different people, but I still gave birth to you four idiots and even named them at that time.
At that time, I didn’t even know what your book was called? Great Han Honglie, right? It’s really incredible.”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took pity on my child and asked me to serve the Crown Princess."
"Where's Qian? Why haven't you brought him to see me lately?"
In addition to matters within the house, she also has things to deal with outside.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
To this day, this miserable life seems to have let her go. The prince looks different from other people. Although he is also very righteous and helps the poor, he really has no plans for himself, unlike those who usually treat her.
People who make ten thousand promises are not the same.
"only."
Liu Chang felt so good at these words that he couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh.
Wei Wei's eyes were a little dark, "Marquis Pingyang is indeed kind, but Marquis Pingyang, I wanted to leave a long time ago, just because the children were here. Fortunately, I met a noble man and was able to live in peace. I came here this time to tell you,
I will never come here again. Please take care of yourself, take care of your health, stop drinking like that, and be kind to your wife at home."
"I heard that you also took a concubine?"
Zheng Ji frowned and stood directly on the moral high ground.
After waiting for a long time, she saw a car and stopped beside her. Wei Wei got into the car skillfully.
Whimpering came from the wall again, and Liu An looked at Cao Qi.
"Father, Prince Pingyang is weak and sick."
"so what?"
"You might as well hang out for a while to exercise."