Although the cultures are different, the principles are the same.
Especially for such a simple and philosophical story, even Jia Mu and others can easily understand it, so they can't help but ponder it.
Only Jia Baoyu said: "What happened later, did the king forgive this man?"
Jia Baoyu is a person who can empathize with all things. Even if it is just a story, he has already been involved in it.
It was as if he had become that Damocles, in that unimaginable luxurious palace, watching the countless beautiful maids coming and going, foreigners, maybe not wearing much clothes, which was humiliating.
The polite kind...
Therefore, he is very concerned about the life and death of the hero.
Jia Lian could see Jia Baoyu's innocence, but he didn't get what he wanted. He just shook his head: "This is just a story, the focus is not on that person's ending. I don't know about the issue of Brother Bao.
I told this story only to answer the third sister's question just now.
She asked me if I wanted to burn it, why did I ask the slaves to write out the number of greedy ink...
I just want to hang a Sword of Damocles over the heads of the slaves to let them know that their power is given to them by the government. If they don’t know how to be reverent, they can keep their peace from now on. The Sword of Damocles,
It could fall at any time."
Jia Lian's explanation is much more appropriate and more intimidating than the "Cao Cao burning letter" that Jia Baoyu only half-understood before.
Baochai was behind the sisters, quietly looking at Jia Lian who was sitting in the hall and talking. Although Jia Lian was not sitting in the center, it seemed that wherever he went, he was the center of everyone.
Baochai felt a little unable to calm down.
With Jia Lian's status, it is not surprising that he can subdue Hao Nu with his authority.
What's rare is that he can still say such insightful and philosophical words.
Unity of knowledge and action!
But, doesn’t he not study...
In terms of theory, he shouldn't even have the first step, "knowledge". How come he looks like a great Neo-Confucian scholar at this moment?
There are many people who are as confused as Baochai.
Although Jia Mu and others were also surprised that Jia Lian knew so much, she still frowned and said, "Don't you like reading? How come you can even tell such foreign stories now?"
The Wei Dynasty already had many foreign visitors, and Jia Mu had lived a long time, so she naturally knew some foreign things.
After Jia Lian finished telling the story, he waited to see the reactions of Tanchun, Daiyu and others, but saw that they were all quiet and shy without saying a word. After thinking about it carefully, he guessed that it should be the previous sentence "To the beauty"
"Not interested" caused them to feel "discomfort".
You little beauties are so patient.
“My grandson didn’t know how to speak at first, and he really found studying to be tiring and laborious.
But His Majesty the Emperor does not like illiterate and reckless men, and often teaches his grandson to study hard..."
Everyone smiled slightly.
Jia Mu also asked with a smile: "Just because the Holy One wants you to study, you work hard and study hard?"
"Yes, even when I went to the Daming Palace today to thank me, His Majesty the Emperor warned me to read more and read military books. If I don't understand, I will never be allowed to go to the battlefield to perform meritorious service in the future.
I have no choice but to follow Your Majesty's decree and learn the art of war and how to manage the army.
Then I discovered that reading is actually not that difficult...
Whenever I get tired of reading serious books, I read some unofficial history in my spare time, which is quite interesting.
The story my grandson told just now is based on a foreign book translated by someone before..."
Jia Baoyu opened her chin in envy when she heard that Jia Lian actually dared to openly say that she read unofficial history.
He also likes to watch this kind of thing, but he never dares to publicize it. If Jia Zheng finds out, it would be strange if he doesn't expose him!
Brother Lian is so happy to have no father...
"Auntie, look at it, it turns out that for them, the emperor's words are more effective.
I used to tell their grandfather a thousand times to ask them to study hard, but they just couldn't listen.
Now that I have become an official, I, the emperor, can tell me that everyone is willing to make progress and study, hahaha..."
As Jia Mu showed off her habit to Aunt Xue, everyone laughed.
But when I smiled, I didn't feel it was very funny, because everyone thought it was scary to laugh.
Second Master Lian is so powerful that even the emperor wants him to study more. This holy family is really something that no one dares to laugh at.
Because generally speaking, only I urge my son to study.
Although the emperor is nominally the father of the world, who would dare to actually pursue this relationship?
Mrs. Wang unconsciously clenched her hands and then let go.
She finally realized deeply that her daughter Yuan Chun was the imperial concubine, so why did she have to tell her not to treat Jia Lian with the same attitude as before?
Lian'er's backstage is already the emperor.
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It was late at night, and Aunt Xue took Baochai to say goodbye to Jia Mu. She then went straight to the intersection of Yong Road in the backyard of Mrs. Wang to the north, said goodbye to Mrs. Wang, and returned to Lixiangyuan.
Because it was not easy for the mother and daughter to exchange opinions and views in Rongguo Mansion before, so after returning home, the mother and daughter had no differences. Instead, they went into Aunt Xue's inner room together to discuss what they had just seen in Rongguo Mansion.
, exchanged opinions and views.
Aunt Xue sighed: "Now it seems that your cousin-in-law believed that many of the servants in their family were greedy and disloyal, so he took cruel measures to punish them.
Although your aunt didn't say it, it can be seen that she acquiesced in her heart. Probably, their family's economy is not very prosperous.
On the other hand, their old lady has lived a noble and blessed life and is kind-hearted. She doesn’t want to see the servants who have been in the family for several generations being humiliated, so she is not very happy. In the end, she can’t defeat her children and grandchildren.”
Baochai nodded silently after hearing this. Her mother's views were basically the same as hers.
Aunt Xue added: "Actually, their family is quite good. Their old lady is in charge, and your aunt and uncle are in charge. Even if the servants at home are more pampered, they are limited, unlike our family..."
Speaking of this, Aunt Xue couldn't help but feel sad.
Every family has its own difficulty in reciting sutras, but the situation of the Xue family is the most difficult.
Otherwise, they would not have to abandon their ancestral business and go all the way to Beijing to join their sister and brother-in-law...
The slaves of the Jia family are greedy, and they also take advantage of the time to do things. The reason why they are so rich is because they are accumulated over many years.
But their Xue family...anyone who has set their sights on the Xue family's lifelong inheritance, who wouldn't open his big mouth and bite into it with a big piece of meat?
If he didn't go to Beijing to join his sister, I'm afraid that the huge wealth accumulated by the Xue family over several generations would be eaten up by those people sooner or later.
In this way, those old shopkeepers, clerks, etc. are still eating away at the family's wealth and assets...
They are not like the Jia family. Even if there is a problem, Jia Lian can easily suppress it with a high-pressure method. The slaves will spit out everything they have gained in an instant.
The Xue family doesn't even have a man who can take charge.
Son Xue Pan? Forget it, it’s good that he can protect himself.
You can't send your daughter Baochai out to govern those people, right?
Baochai naturally knows the situation at home, but she is no more focused on small things than Aunt Xue.
Based on the accumulation of several generations of royal merchants in the Xue family, as long as there are no major problems, even if the shopkeepers and clerks are a little greedy, it will only be a scabies disease and will not damage the foundation of the Xue family.
When my brother grows up in the future and can take charge of things, those people will naturally stop...
Of course, if the elder brother can't take charge of the matter when he grows up, then let's stop talking about it, which means that the Xue family is destined to fail and no one can save him.
This is the rule of the times. After all, only men can take charge of affairs.
She and her mother could only support her brother behind the scenes.
I thought my mother was feeling this, but she would just complain like before, but Aunt Xue looked at her and said, "Our family lacks everything except someone who can be as capable as your cousin-in-law."
A man who does things.
Your brother really doesn't look like a man who can get things done. He's not scheming, and he's all about pride. He doesn't even know if he's being deceived in the future.
If so, I mean if so..."
Seeing that her mother was looking down on her, Baochai said: "Mom, just say whatever you want. There are no outsiders here."
"I mean, if it is, if you are not selected by the palace, that would be great. In this way, we don't have to worry about you and my daughter rarely seeing each other in the future, and we can also choose a good son-in-law for you.
Based on your conditions, you will definitely be able to choose a son-in-law who is both talented and virtuous, and capable. When the time comes, he might even be able to help your brother, who is not up to par. In this way, you two are settled, and I am here.
I feel relieved now that I am under the Nine Springs."
Aunt Xue said while carefully looking at her daughter's expression.
Sure enough, Baochai was not that easy to deceive. Baochai immediately grasped the key point and asked, "But, is there any news from the palace?"
Aunt Xue said hurriedly: "That's not the case. The official from the Ministry of Rites said that the results will not be available until late March. It's still more than half a month away..."
How can Baochai believe it?
How could she not know how much effort her parents had put into her getting into the palace? How could she have mentioned her failure to the election if she hadn't gotten the news?
It must be that her mother was afraid that she would be sad on the day when she was "revealed", so she revealed it to her in advance so that she could be mentally prepared.
"Is it because of the lawsuit over my brother's life?"
"No, it has nothing to do with your brother. Your brother's case was settled in Nanjing. How could it be related to this matter?"
As Aunt Xue explained, it was difficult to look directly at her daughter.
Baochai knew it in her heart.
In the palace, whether it is selecting a concubine or a princess, the princess's praise is based on status first, then virtue, and appearance comes second.
After all, she didn't even see the face of a noble person, so her appearance didn't play any role.
If he was eliminated directly in the first round, it would naturally be related to the first two.
As a lady of the family, she never leaves the house or steps forward, and there is nothing wrong with her moral character.
The only thing I have is a brother who loves to cause trouble outside. And this brother, just the year before, beat someone to death and got into a life lawsuit!
This is a stain on her moral character, and it would be reasonable for the palace to banish her for this.
Aunt Xue watched her daughter cry silently and didn't know how to comfort her.
Alas, maybe this is also good.
As she said, her daughter does not have to leave her side, and she can also recruit a capable son-in-law in the future.
It would be even better if the other party is willing to come and be a son-in-law, then maybe he can help the family...