I don’t know if he performed well during the Third Washing Banquet or the Full Moon Banquet that followed.
The cheap father may have been reminded by his grandmother, and Jia Rong was able to participate in important affairs of the Ning Mansion.
Of course, I am just a spectator and do not have the right to make suggestions.
What he didn't expect was that the first major family event he participated in was the entry of Jia Yuanchun of Rong Mansion into the palace.
The matter was so serious that even my grandmother, who was not very energetic, got involved.
When Jia Rong first heard about it, she was a little surprised.
It has been almost half a year since I came to the world of Red Mansion. As the heir of Ning Mansion, I naturally know a lot of information.
For example, as a noble son, he naturally listened to the rules of the emperor's selection of concubines and understood many of the details.
There is a fixed time and number of years for the emperor to choose his concubine, which is similar to the imperial examination.
The imperial examination was used by the court to select talents, while the draft was done by the royal family to balance certain forces in the court.
There may have been infatuated emperors in history, but definitely not today.
He has been in office for more than ten years now and is no longer the age to be emotional.
Besides, being able to sit on the Dragon Throne today is not only due to luck, but also due to one's own scheming and means.
Even with the Supreme Emperor in check, he has never been able to control the court, and even in the process of fighting with the Supreme Emperor, he has always been at a disadvantage.
But after more than ten years of careful management, the power in hand now is no joke.
Every draft is an opportunity to expand the power at hand. How can it be wasted casually?
The Jia family is a lineage of the founders of the country and belongs to the lineage of the Supreme Emperor.
Will sending Jia Yuanchun into the palace at this time be regarded as a traitor?
In the era of feudal ethics, once the emperor's anger was aroused, it would not only be an individual, but the entire family would be in great misfortune.
It's a matter of his own. It's impossible for Jia Rong to have no reaction at all.
If that were the case, the grandmother and the cheap old man Jia Zhen present would probably have to wonder if he had any dissatisfaction with the family?
"Old lady, now is not the right year for the draft!"
"Although cousin Yuanchun is from Rongfu, it is impossible for her to break the rules of the palace and enter the palace through other ways, right?"
Then the concubines who were selected through the draft must directly unite and kill them. Since ancient times, aliens have not lived long.
Jia Zhen said dissatisfied: "You can see the problem, isn't it clear to the government over there?"
Mrs. Zhao glanced at Jia Zhen and explained slowly: "The old lady of Xifu has opened up the door to Concubine Zhen, and plans to let Yuanchun enter the palace as a female official first!"
"When the time is right, send Yuan Chun to the Queen's Palace!"
Jia Rong looked sideways and thought, isn't this causing trouble for the queen?
With the Supreme Emperor in check today, it is natural that the concubines would not be able to deal with the Queen.
Especially Concubine Zhen, the Zhen family behind her is the most powerful one in the south of the Yangtze River, and she has two adult princes to rely on, so she is very arrogant and domineering.
I heard that this Concubine Zhen often caused trouble for the Queen.
But because the queen was a junior, and her abilities and skills were somewhat lacking, she suffered a lot.
At this time, sending Jia Yuanchun to the Queen's Palace through Concubine Zhen was not to cause trouble but for what purpose?
"Don't worry, the emperor's intention is included here!"
Mrs. Zhao saw through Jia Rong's doubts at a glance and directly told the reason.
Jia Rong suddenly realized that he was not optimistic about such an operation.
Within two days, Jia Zhen, the cheap man, and his confidant informed him and asked him not to go out the next day and to go to Xifu together to talk about something.
Jia Rong agreed, feeling a little weird in her heart. Is the Rong Mansion a little anxious?
Ignoring the curious gaze of Jia Qiang beside him, he took the miscellaneous books he took out from the library in the mansion and read them with relish.
At this time, ethnic studies had become Jia Rong's stronghold.
The only master, Jia Dairu, can no longer even come to the clan school because his son is seriously ill.
Jia Zhen had previously ordered Jia Rong to visit on behalf of the clan leader.
Jia Dairu's son's body and bones were obviously completely hollowed out, and there was basically no possibility of survival.
Of course, if you take proper care, you can still live a few more years.
Jia Rong was also kind-hearted and could not see the misery of a white-haired person giving a black-haired person a gift. In addition to a few ginseng gifts from Jia Zhen, he also added a bottle of homemade warming medicinal wine.
Obviously, Jia Dairu listened to Jia Rong's advice and asked his seriously ill son to take the small bottle of warming medicinal wine.
As of now, the guy is still alive, and he probably won't be able to survive in a short time.
But because of this, his only son has been lying on the hospital bed to recuperate. How could Jia Dairu have any thoughts about clan studies?
At this time, Jia Rong jumped out.
Through the relationship between my grandmother's family and my grandmother's family, I invited two reliable old scholars from outside to be my teachers, who specialized in teaching elementary science and technology to ethnic studies students.
At the same time, he calmed down the anxious Jia Dairu and said that he would still be responsible for the clan studies and that the annual support would not be reduced by one cent.
Of course, with the benefits and advantages obtained, it is natural to open the door for Jia Rong to learn some actions in the family.
In this way, the management power of the clan school completely fell into the hands of Jia Rong.
He didn't make any big changes, he just divided the ethnic studies students into two groups.
Those before the age of ten go to the small class, and those after the age of ten go to the big class.
It happens that two newly hired veteran scholars are in charge, so small class teaching is much easier for both teachers and students.
Ahem, the reason why it is so simple and crude is precisely because no learning genius has emerged yet in ethnology.
There may be such a thing, but there is no need to expect it to emerge in the short term.
After careful discussions with the two old scholars, Jia Rong confirmed his previous guess: the primary imperial examination mainly tests memory and the recitation of the Four Books and Five Classics.
As for understanding the classics and meanings, how could a young scholar know so much?
For this reason, the arrival of the two old scholars did not change the teaching model of ethnic studies, which still focused on reading and copying books.
Those two old scholars really didn't know what to say about Jia Rong's ability to exploit ethnic studies students to make money.
But they didn't mean to stop me. They felt that copying books was quite effective in memorizing articles.
Besides, in a place like Jia Clan Academy, if they see students who are humble, polite, diligent and eager to learn, they will find it strange and difficult to understand.
As for ethnic studies, can there be a few children or even scholars?
The two old scholars didn't dare to vouch for it, but they knew each other well. If they copied books carefully for three or two years, it would not be a big problem to pass the exam as a child student.
As for higher-level scholars and the like, their own abilities are limited, and it would be called bragging if they say so.
Naturally, Jia Rong will not force others to do something difficult. Anyway, his requirements are not high. I believe that results will appear in a few years...