It is said that Mrs. Chen entered the Rongguo Mansion in the middle of the night. When she got up the next day, Jia Cong introduced to everyone: "Our courtyard is full of men, and it is impossible without a girl. This is the starting point for reading at midnight. A friend gave it to me today.
From now on, I will be the maid of Lixiangyuan, and my monthly salary will come from Jinjiang."
The others must have heard what he said, so they all clasped their fists and said, "Get up, girl."
He started to look busy and said, "I am absolutely sorry, hello everyone."
Jia Cong said: "Lixiangyuan usually doesn't pay much attention to anything. We only study and practice martial arts. You can take care of daily life matters."
Get up and bow your head in response.
Jia Cong then stretched out and said, "The food hasn't been sent to the kitchen yet. I have to go and say hello after eating."
Just as he said this, four women came to the kitchen with food boxes to deliver breakfast. Everyone gathered around in the courtyard to eat. Jia Cong went to greet Jia Mu and other places, so he asked Mrs. Xing for Han Quan to go back and play.
Huizi, Mrs.
As Li Xiangyuan walked away, he also said on the way, "Don't write all day long. How big are you? Your bones haven't grown hard yet. We are not in a hurry to study. It won't be too late to study again in two years. There are days when you can play all day long."
Only for now." Yi Bi said and gave him a few shakes in his arms, making Han Quan giggle.
When he arrived at Lixiangyuan, all the brothers laughed when they saw him: "Where did you kidnap a big fat boy!"
Jia Cong said: "This is Quan'er, the eldest wife's adopted son. He is only four years old. Look, he is white and fat, like a small glutinous rice ball. It's so funny." He pinched the child's cheek.
When Qi Dian saw it, he immediately came out of the room and said with a smile: "What a lucky young master."
Jia Cong smiled and said, "What blessings? Just say it, it's the end of this little fat guy." He raised his chin to signal her and said, "This is the eldest girl in our yard. Call her, please call her sister."
That’ll be fine.”
Han Quan shouted obediently and responded hurriedly.
Jia Cong pointed to the plum blossom pile in the yard and asked him, "Would Quan'er play?"
How can a child not like to climb some strange terrain? He nodded repeatedly.
Qi Dian hurriedly said: "He is too young, I'm afraid he will fall when he climbs there!"
Jia Cong said: "I looked at him. If he fell, I would catch up! Boys have to be raised wild, otherwise their bones will not heal after reading and writing all day long, and they will get sick at every turn. Look at how many years my eldest brother Zhu has lived.
Years old?" Yi Bi said and hugged Han Quan over, turned around and looked at it. He said, "I wonder if there are any large nets made of thick hemp rope for sale outside. I will buy some and put them around the plum blossom pile.
He crawls and plays by himself, and even if he falls, he won’t fall. And he will bounce a few times when he falls, which is really fun!”
Han Quan's eyes lit up: "Is there any?"
Jia Cong said: "If you don't have any, just buy hemp rope and make it yourself." Then he put him on the plum blossom stake and stood up. He held his hand and said, "Come on, take the next step!" Dot stared at him with his eyes wide open.
Watched intently.
Han Quan squeezed Jia Cong's hand tightly with his little paws and carefully raised his legs to move towards the next pile. The distance between the piles was a bit longer than his short legs, so he took a long step. If he had walked on his own, he would have fallen.
No. Now that Jia Cong was supporting him, he only had to step forward with his front foot, borrowing all the strength from Jia Cong's hand, and pushed off with his back foot. Jia Cong praised: "Great! Next step!"
After taking the first step, the second step was easier and faster. There were high and low plum blossom piles, and when he reached the highest ones, Jia Cong raised his arms to support his hand. Han Quan
I also noticed that it was a bit high here and I didn’t dare to leave. Jia Cong smiled and said, “Don’t you dare? Come down if you don’t dare.”
Qi. Dot said to the side: "Now that you have started, let's just finish it."
Jia Cong said: "How can a child be so nagging! He steps on this for fun. If you dare not walk, you can't force it. It will scare you. He is still young, and when he grows up, his courage will also grow. At that time
I can jump up and down on my own without help from anyone.”
After hearing this, Han Quan immediately said: "Third brother, I dare not leave!"
Jia Cong hurriedly opened his arms: "Jump down, brother will catch you."
Han Quan looked up at him and then looked down at the plum blossom pile. He was so frightened that his calf suddenly fell off! Jia Cong hugged him like a bundle, still smiling, "Hug him."
A big pillow!" Han Quan was startled, and suddenly felt safe. His heart was beating wildly. He felt it was extremely exciting and interesting, and he giggled unconsciously.
Jia Cong hugged him upright and said, "You're lucky, kid! When Meng'er was here, I was busy studying every day and had no time to play with him."
Han Quan said crisply: "Thank you, third brother!"
Jia Cong asked: "Would you like to take a break to have a snack or continue playing? There are horizontal ladders over there that you can climb on and play."
Han Quan cheerily shouted: "Keep playing!"
Jia Cong turned around and carried him to the horizontal ladder and said, "This is fun and safe. It won't fall down."
As expected, Han Quan started crawling with all four limbs, crawling from one end to the other and back again. He couldn't stop laughing. He didn't feel tired or tired of climbing for a long time. Jia Cong ordered him to move a chair and sit down.
It was quite comfortable to read a Western physics book. Han Quan was a little tired for a while, so he called out "Third Brother", and Jia Cong took him down and ordered him to wash his hands and eat some snacks. He started to fetch water in a hurry.
The snacks were gone. While he was playing, the other brothers were reading and boxing. No one looked at Han Quan except Qi. But when the tea and snacks were served, everyone gathered around and gossiped.
Dian couldn't help but envy: "You are simply more comfortable than the emperor."
Jia Cong said: "That's not right. The emperor is not at ease at all, okay? The rules in the palace are strict. What etiquette should be observed when raising hands and feet? It's strange that he can feel at ease!"
Qi. Dian suddenly felt that his words were inappropriate, and hurriedly lowered his head and said, "The Third Master is right."
However, Han Quan suddenly interjected: "Third brother, you said that you were very tight-lipped about serving the public good for personal gain. Is there any way to stop the ministers from serving the public good for personal gain?"
Jia Cong said: "It is extremely difficult. The emperor must be ruthless, unreasonable and lawful."
Han Quan was stunned: "Why is the emperor so ruthless and unreasonable?"
Jia Cong said: "If you want to govern the world well, there are many things that must be done. In my opinion, the most important thing is the law. There are four key points in it: there are laws to follow, laws must be followed, and law enforcement must be strict.
Violations of law must be punished. It sounds simple, but in fact, no dynasty or generation has been able to do it. People in the world love to combine emotions, reason and law in one place, but legal matters cannot be justified. After formulating reasonable national laws in advance,
So we only act in accordance with the law and no longer rely on reason. I told you last time that many of those who are corrupt and bend the law are relatives of the emperor."
Han Quan said "hmm" and stood up and nodded slightly, mistakenly thinking that Jia Cong had taught Han Quan the idea of governing the country.
Jia Cong said: "The great benefit of the law is to deter lawbreakers, letting them see that there will be punishment after breaking the law, so that those who secretly have the intention to break the law but have not yet had time to do it will not dare to break the law easily. Now there are
Ten people broke the same law, and nine of them were punished in accordance with the law. Only one extra-judicial person was not punished. Those who deliberately broke the law will not remember the nine, but will only remember the extra-judicial one and think about him.
Why is it not being punished?"
Han Quan asked: "Why is that one not punished?"
Jia Cong said: "Mostly because they are relatives of the emperor, there are other reasons. Therefore, people will try their best to become relatives of the emperor in order to break the law. If there are other reasons, people will think that they have it too."
He thought on the other side. For example, the person who showed mercy outside the law happened to be able to write a few poems. Anyone who can write poetry in the world feels that even if he breaks the law, he will receive mercy outside the law."
A brother nearby sneered.
Jia Cong said: "Don't laugh. Even if someone reminds him at this moment that the man who can kill people without death is because he is the emperor's uncle, which has nothing to do with his ability to write poems, that person will not believe it. Only when he
He will only believe it when he kills someone and has to pay for it with his life. Unfortunately, the person he killed is already dead, and even if he pays for it, the other person will not survive. Therefore, if there is one case of extrajudicial mercy, the previous nine cases that are dealt with according to the law will not be a deterrent.
purpose."
Han Quan frowned and said, "I have heard that the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people when he breaks the law. Why is it that the uncle of the state is not guilty of breaking the law?"
Jia Cong said: "Because that sentence was said in a joke. In fact, the prince's crime is not the same as the common people. This has always been the case. You will know when you grow up and read history books."
Han Quan's brows furrowed even more tightly: "If that's the case, why doesn't the emperor strictly abide by the law?"
Jia Cong sighed: "Because the emperor is also a human being, and a human being has feelings. The emperor is also willing not to kill his own uncle! Maybe his uncle has loved him very much since he was a child? That's why I said, if you want to be a wise king, you can't have feelings."
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Han Quan didn't seem to understand, but he understood the point clearly. He couldn't help but said: "If my uncle strictly disciplines himself, this will not happen."
Jia Cong said: "There are so many uncles in the country. Of course, some of them who are strict with themselves will also love their nephews. Those who are not strict with themselves will love their nephews, and those who cause trouble will not love their nephews. The one behind him will love his nephew more."
After a while, Qi Dian sighed softly and asked: "Then why does the emperor have to be unreasonable?"
Jia Cong said: "Many things in the world have different truths from different standpoints. The so-called public opinion is reasonable and mother-in-law is reasonable. In fact, each has its own reason. The emperor is just a person and has his own position. Once he is reasonable, he must be biased.
The bias has returned to the front. If you agree with the law but disagree with it, the world will be in chaos again." Nai clapped his hands and said, "That's all, I'm just here to have fun, why are you talking about these irrelevant things? After all, being an emperor is extremely hard and pitiful.
Right."
Qi Dian heard this and said with emotion: "Everyone wants to be the emperor, but you say that being the emperor is extremely hard and pitiful."
Jia Cong said: "The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. If you can't bear such a great responsibility, don't try to gain such great power. If you force yourself to climb up to a high position that you can't sit on, you will fall to death sooner or later. Just like Quan'er is climbing now
If you are afraid of the tallest plum blossom pile, there is no need to climb up by force."
He stood up and nodded silently, but there was a vague movement in his heart, as if these words were about the one from Dongshou.
But just now Jia Huan came. As soon as he entered the yard, he laughed: "It's so lively!"
Jia Cong said: "You are late, we have almost finished eating."
Jia Huan jumped over and grabbed two pieces of walnut cake in his hands: "There are obviously more!"
Everyone changed the topic and talked about how the water in the pool turned into steam, turned into clouds, and then rained and fell back into the pool. This was originally of interest to children, but Han Quan listened with his bright eyes open;
. I also found it interesting and listened with great interest.
At three o'clock in the evening, the man from last night came again to find out what happened during the day, and said, "I don't know whether he intends to teach the seventh prince to be a king or whether he doesn't want him to be a king."
After hearing this, the man nodded repeatedly: "Good boy! According to what he said, he doesn't want the seventh prince to be the king. He just wants to teach him to understand principles and respect the law. Ordinarily, there are those princes in front of him, and I have already made it clear several times that I want to establish the second prince.
Prince, he taught the seventh prince early not to aspire to the position of prince." Nai stroked his beard and sighed, "If all the princes and princes had been taught this way since childhood, how could the world be like this? They couldn't bear such a big responsibility.
Don't try to gain such great power and force yourself to climb up to a high position that you can't sit on. Sooner or later you will fall to death. Okay, okay! This boy is very good. The seventh prince can be taught very well by him, much better than me." Then he asked again.
I have learned some things about Rongguo Mansion, but I just arrived at Qidian and am not very familiar with it.
Suddenly, there was another "whoosh" sound outside, and the person was shocked. She stepped up and was about to go out, but stopped. She waved her hand, put on her clothes and ran out. Several brothers were also alarmed and came out one after another.
He lit a lantern and searched around the yard. After a while, he found an arrow book under the root of a tree. Jarvis picked it up first, then handed it to Qi.dian.qi.dian. He hesitated a little while holding it, and Jarvis said
"It's okay, everyone, let's go back to sleep." The brothers yawned, stretched, and all left with a clatter. Only Qi and Dian were left standing in the courtyard with an arrow book. They saw others.
When they were all gone, she hurried back to her room.
As soon as they entered the door, the man had already lit a candle and said, "Jia Cong didn't come out."
He stood up and said, "I'll go take a look!" Then he handed the arrow book to him, turned around and went to Jia Cong's room to have a look - the boy was sleeping with his arms stretched out and snoring! He went back to his room in a hurry.
He smiled bitterly at the man and said, "Asleep."
The man frowned: "I'm so lazy. Didn't Eunuch Liu tell him to pay more attention?"
He started to point out: "This boy has a generous heart. Today he still says that I am good at martial arts. With me here, he can rest easy."
The man shook his head: "The Seventh Prince must not let him teach him to be lazy." He pointed to the letter on the case and said, "Take a look."
He picked it up and looked at it. It read: "Three days from now at noon, people will be replaced on the top of the mountain behind Zhenwu Nunnery. If there are few people, they will not be replaced, and if they are overdue, they will not wait." Then he raised his eyes and looked at the man.
The man hammered the desk hard and said after a long while: "Eunuch Liu is really important."
Qi nodded and said: "Princess Jinyang is also very important."
The man said: "In addition to Princess Jinyang, there is also a little princess who escaped. Since Jinyang has become a nun, he cannot have children at this age, so it is not that important to them. Eunuch Liu is really important to us."
"Can we set up an ambush?"
The man smiled bitterly and said: "Zhenwu'an is not necessarily their territory, but they also set up an ambush. Furthermore, they only came here with arrows and didn't meet with us to discuss, and we can't find where they are.
There is no way to bargain. But I really haven’t found out who among the Imperial Guardsmen is Prince Yitada’s remnant, so I can’t act rashly.”
Qi Dian was silent for a moment and asked: "If that's the case, do you want to change it?"
"Change." The man said, "Although we have captured more people, they have the upper hand. Let's admit defeat this round. Besides, I think Princess Jinyang really doesn't know anything. I'll take the opportunity to inquire with their leader.
That's fine." He warned again, nodded a few words, and left.
I stood up and stared at the arrows and letters in my hands for a long time before turning off the lights and falling asleep.