It is said that everyone in the Hanlin Academy thought that "Mr. Jiu's" idea was quite clever and meticulous. They thought of everything and followed the project proposal very easily. Therefore, the matter was arranged in a short time and it took three days in total.
Reading at midnight All Hanlin officials are looking forward to seeing their children and grandchildren shine in front of their colleagues. They all go home and blow their beards and stare at them to make them well prepared. Su Zheng is no exception. He wishes that several of his disciples would immediately become geniuses.
, tortured the three people quite miserably.
On the first day of going to the Hanlin Academy to organize books, the three of them went to Su Zheng's house early.
Su Zheng's son was an official away from home, and he only had a young granddaughter for company, so he only took them there. When the old man saw the disciples, he smiled and praised: "Good!"
It turned out that the three of them were all wearing very ordinary old-fashioned cloth jackets, showing no trace of wealth and wealth; there were only three plain purses hanging from their waists, each with the Three Friends of Suihan embroidered on them, which they personally begged their respective sisters to do.
Wearing Confucian scarves on their heads, they look like three humble and honest little boys.
Jia Cong and Jia Huan agreed. They both pretended to be innocent and cute behind Yao'er, and accompanied Yao'er when working. The two of them whispered loudly to Su Zheng, one on the left and the other on the right, asking him to talk to Su Zheng.
When the adults in the Hanlin Academy were showing off, they pushed Yao'er in front. Yao'er was beside him, laughing and crying, and Su Zheng agreed repeatedly. The four masters and apprentices got on the carriage together, and Su Zheng gave them many instructions all the way, but he had already said these instructions countless times.
After returning home, Jia Cong resisted the urge to cover his ears. Finally, when they got to the Hanlin Academy, the three children were somewhat relieved.
There are a lot of people in the Hanlin Academy today, and there are Hanlin adults stroking their beards and polite young students everywhere. There are very few of Jia Cong and Jia Huan's age, and even their youngest children are considered young. Jia Cong smiled when he saw it and said
: "No more pressure, they are all bigger than me!"
Su Zheng just had time to glare at him, but before he could say anything, he heard someone shouting next to him: "Master Su!" He quickly turned around and looked over, only to see another old man leading three young people to the side with a smile, and hurriedly held his hands:
"Mr. Chen!" The two exchanged pleasantries. Not long after, Yao'er was carried out to bow to the three people opposite him. Jia Cong and Jia Huan only followed behind, cupping their hands like a little follower, and they were leisurely together.
Slowly walking inside while exchanging greetings and curtsies.
Today, Jia Cong wanted to keep a low profile, but unfortunately the weather did not go with people's wishes and he could not keep his mouth shut. Looking at the past, most of the volunteers were wearing excellent new robes, and all kinds of colorful clothes were everywhere. There were not many in half-old clothes, so there were only a few of them.
On the contrary, it was quite conspicuous. A young man wearing a clouded leopard cloak saw them and walked over intentionally. He stood next to Jia Cong and coughed. He took a serious look at the jacket he was wearing, picked up his feet and left disdainfully.
Jia Cong hurriedly dusted his clothes with exaggerated movements.
Jia Huan had known him for many years and knew he had tricks up his sleeve, so he asked cooperatively: "What are you doing?"
Jia Cong said crisply: "The brother just threw a pair of huge white eyes and hit me on my clothes. The hit was quite hard. My shoulders and stomach hurt a little."
There was laughter all around.
Jia Huan also pretended to lament: "The day I heard that my husband wanted to take us to the Hanlin Academy, the boy was terrified day and night, lest he would lose his face by not doing well in his studies. He didn't want to be in the most literary place in the world, and it was because he was looked down upon for the first time.
The clothes are simple."
After hearing this, everyone looked at the young man with even more disapproval.
The young man looked a little confused and hummed: "What do you mean, you are actually a very talented person?"
Jia Cong guessed that he wanted to take the opportunity to show off his talent, but because he didn't know his skill, he hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Brother, do you dare to ask Gui Geng?" The young man was speechless. He was afraid that he was thirteen or fourteen years old and had the nerve to talk to a young boy
Do you want to learn from Bicai? He couldn't help but blush.
Yao'er hurriedly stretched out his hands to hold the two lively junior brothers one by one, and said: "Don't argue with others over trivial matters. We are here to do serious things."
They both responded quickly, as if they were obedient and obedient.
When the crowd was neutral, someone looked at Yao'er more intently.
At this time, all the tables and cases had been laid out, and there were writings on them. The young man turned around and looked at them, and saw that although they were wearing ordinary cloth jackets, the old man leading them was actually wearing mink skin.
Da Qiu guessed that they were the disciples of this gentleman, and their family background was probably ordinary. In these days, most ordinary people could not read. He rolled his eyes and casually picked up the pen on the desk beside him to write a poem.
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Literary men also generally like to watch the excitement. As soon as he wrote the first word, people came over to watch, and they immediately praised him non-stop. Thinking about it, it is indeed a good poem.
After writing, the young man raised the corner of his mouth and said: "I am not talented at all, so I don't want to show off. This is what my father did."
He was already in trouble. How could Jia Cong not fight back? He shook his arm and looked at Yao'er. Yao'er let go of his hand and walked towards the case immediately. The crowd parted with a roar, leaving him to hold his head high.
Before arriving at the case, Jia Cong also picked up his pen and put it down and said: "My father is the best father in the world! Because he loves me the most!"
Everyone was a little curious when they heard what he said was not in line with his poetic talent. They gathered around to take a look, and he also wrote a short poem:
A ruthless person may not be a true hero. How can a pity child not be a husband?
Do you know that those who stir up the wind and roar are smaller than the dodder when they look back?
Jia Cong never said that this was written by Jia She, but under such circumstances, who would think that it was not written by his father? This poem not only shows off his literary talent, but also the father's love for his son is vividly displayed on the page. Now the two fathers
Poetry has been relegated to the second place. Judging from the selection of poems alone, Jia Cong is already superior. Several adults couldn't help but praise it, and some people shook their heads and read it out.
After hearing this, Su Zheng secretly praised Lin Hai's words and believed more and more what Lin Hai said, "Enhou has something in his heart. Probably because he was born in a general, he was afraid of being suspected by the emperor, so he just used roughness to cover it up." He couldn't help but feel pity. See again.
Jia Cong was a little dazzled and shouted: "Cong'er, don't mess around, you are here to organize the book today."
Jia Cong responded, quickly returned to the old man and pulled his lapel, looking like a good boy.
Seeing that the entire Hanlin Academy was looking at him, Su Zheng hurriedly stroked his beard, coughed, and said with a smile: "These are my three disciples. They all have little talent and little knowledge. I'm here to meet you today."
I'm sorry, please colleagues, please take good care of me." There was no concealment of expression on his face. Everyone praised him, and flattery was everywhere for a while. However, some people narrowed their eyes when they saw Jia Cong holding Su Zheng's mink fur and dangled it.
He looked a bit regretful that this boy was not very humble.
At this moment, the boy's parents finally came out, looked at him and said, "You usually only think that you are better than everyone else in terms of talent, but now do you know that there is someone else out there?"
The young man lowered his head and blushed.
His father came forward and bowed his hand to Su Zheng: "My son is so arrogant and disrespectful. I hope you will forgive me."
Su Zheng returned the greeting and said, "I'm just a kid. Master Gao is good at poetry!"
Gao Hanlin repeatedly humbled himself and praised: "The father of the disciple is indeed very talented."
Jia Cong shamelessly acquiesced on behalf of Jia She.
After a few words of greetings, someone came to ask Su Zheng what the names of his three disciples were. Su Zheng naturally introduced Yao'er as the first one. Hearing that their surname was Jia, and Jia Cong and Jia Huan called "Brother Yao'er", everyone thought they were from the same family.
Someone asked Yao'er what his father did, and Yao'er said calmly: "He is a shopkeeper of a business." Immediately, the faces of several people changed, obviously looking down on them as the sons of merchants; but just now the Gao family said
The boy had already made a fuss and went back, so he didn't dare to act rashly. There were also people who thought they were good and came over to get acquainted. Yao'er took the lead in talking to them. Jia Cong and Jia Huan continued to pretend to be a follower and occasionally acted cute. Yao'er was pregnant.
He has a lot of talent and learning, and he is a very good person. He has gotten to know some students who have real talents.
After a while, everyone started to read the book. Because these scholars were quite in awe of the book and the Hanlin Academy, they were all cautious. But it was inevitable that some people would not let go of the good book after seeing it, so they would just hold it and stand aside to read it. It was like the effect of a broken window.
, one person looked at it, and immediately another person looked at it. After a while, I saw that the Hanlin Academy was full of people standing there holding books in their hands.
Jia Cong took a look and asked, "Why don't you show respect to my husband? Is it easy for my husband to do something new at such an old age?" He quickly said loudly: "Many people are lazy and pretend to be reading." Suddenly the faces of those who were reading changed.
They all changed and hurriedly closed their books and went to work; those who were really obsessed also had their parents wake up. Su Zheng glared at Jia Cong, because he was too far away and he didn't know at all. Everyone secretly judged Su
This young disciple Zheng has a straightforward temperament. Even though he is somewhat smart, he is very easy to sin.
During the lunch break, Jia Cong quietly pulled Su Zheng and said, "Sir, even though we are working for nothing, can we still be given a small reward?"
Su Zheng glanced at him: "What else are you planning?"
Jia Cong said: "After the books are sorted out, let us copy them for a day, okay?"
Su Zheng looked up and saw that many young students only took a few mouthfuls of food and went to read before they started working. He nodded and said: "It's rare for you to come here. I will go back to discuss matters with you adults."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Sir, the only suggestion is that there will be no objection to the custody - unless there are no worthy disciples to bring here in the past few days."
Su Zheng glared at him: "You don't talk when you eat or sleep!"
Jia Cong hurriedly responded and lowered his head to eat. Jia Huan was smiling beside him.
But at this moment, a young man who was usually close to the young master of the Gao family happened to pass by their table, glanced at them, and suddenly said provocatively: "I don't know how much Mr. Su's salary is, but he can afford such an expensive and rare mink skin."
Daqiu. Is it because he has always been greedy for ink? Or was it a gift from some merchant?"
How could Yi Su Zheng's status be compared with that of a child? Both Yao'er and Jia Huan looked at Jia Cong, as these things were his strengths.
Jia Cong then wondered: "Why do people now think that there is corruption in the Hanlin Academy? I always thought this was the Qingshui Yamen. Even the money to repair the house was donated by others."
Although Su Zheng was grateful to the fourth prince for funding the renovation of the Hanlin Academy, he was still a minister of the saint. When he heard that the prince who gave him the money was called "other people", he couldn't help stroking his beard and laughing.
Without waiting for the young man to retort, Jia Cong looked exaggerated, opened his mouth and continued: "Is it bribery for the imperial examination? It's just that my husband has not asked any imperial examination questions in recent years."
How did that young man not know that Hanlin Academy was Qingshui Yamen? The important part of his words was the last sentence. He thought that the mink fur was a gift from Yao'er's family, and he wanted to bring this matter to the attention of their merchant son who smelled like copper. But Jia Cong was not allowed to do anything.
The sentence went off the rails, and I immediately became suspicious of all the adults, especially those who had written questions for the imperial examination. I am afraid that they have a reputation for being corrupt. The literati in the Hanlin Academy have always regarded themselves as honest and poor, and they immediately threw away countless angry looks after hearing this.
He was in a panic for a moment, speechless and speechless.
Jia Cong said lazily: "But you guessed it right, my husband's big coat is indeed a thank-you gift from my father. My husband has taught us brothers carefully every day, and even Shu Xiu refused to accept it, but we
He consumes a lot of paper, pen, ink and inkstone every day. He often stays with us to eat, but we don’t give him any money. Why is my father so embarrassed? Any other person would feel that he owes Mr. Yu a lot, right? It’s such a cold day today, I
My father was worried that he would be susceptible to coldness as he got older, so he gave me this coat as a gift. Everyone knows that mink skin is valuable, but they forget that it is a good product to keep out the cold. Is it meant to be kept cold to show that he is honest and not rich? Isn't it true?
Putting the cart before the horse? Like my husband, who does not despise cheap things, nor delay valuable things for the sake of false reputation, is the style of a truly famous person."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Hanlin took the lead in applauding. Su Zhengle's beard was poking up. When he saw everyone gathered around to congratulate him on accepting a disciple, he stood up and held hands in all directions. The young man's uncle came to replace his nephew.
Jia Cong apologized. How could Su Zheng care about a child? Kuang had already gained face, but he said a lot of good things for him. However, no one asked Jia Cong who his father was, and they all assumed that he was another shop owner.
Seeing that Jia Cong had already shown his face twice today, he didn't dare to mess with him anymore. Others also knew that he had a sharp mouth and didn't dare to offend him. The afternoon was uneventful. Because elders always like children with calm temperaments, Jia Cong was so young.
Little fools like Gang Ya and Jia Huan are mostly brothers who follow and help the talented hero in their comments, so Yao'er attracts more and more attention. Some people even secretly winked and inquired about the purse around his waist, but it was given by his lover.
Yes, Yao'er hurriedly said: "This is a gift from my sister." The man was overjoyed, pulled him and said good words for a long time, and left with a smile.
The day ended smoothly. On the way back to the carriage, Jia Cong hummed: "I forgot something just now. Sir, who are the guy named Gao and the rude guy later? Why are they both wearing very valuable coats?"
Isn't it also Hanlin? The same Qingshui Yamen, how come the salary is so much higher than that of the husband, and the children are dressed in clouded leopards? Hey, I could have just said this back, how good it is. "
Su Zheng glanced at him and said: "Fortunately, you didn't expect that at that time. The two of them are cousins, and their mothers are the aunts of the Liu family of Duke Li. Back then, these two aunts were recruited to capture the son-in-law. In theory.
You two think they are old relatives, why don’t you recognize each other?”
Jia Cong shuddered: "Fortunately, I don't recognize him. My father usually doesn't like to associate with these people. Brother Huan and I are both concubines, so we can't get on the stage. I think Brother Lian has seen him before. Tsk tsk, look at him.
The two of them look so ignorant, that one is so ignorant! I have never seen such a stupid person. As the saying goes, one person can support hundreds of different people. Having Brother Baoyu in the house is enough to give me a headache."
What he said was too rude. Su Zheng wanted to scold him for saying some harsh words, but in his heart he strongly agreed with these words. There was no one else in the car, so he said nothing.
Jia Huan said hurriedly: "Brother Baoyu is working very hard now, and it is no longer Wu Xia Ameng. Don't you still look at people with the same old eyes."
Jia Cong curled his lips and said: "Yes, yes! He works hard and writes all the poems well."
Jia Huan was speechless. He had all the crooked talents in Baoyu, but he had nothing to do with serious learning. Although he has studied a lot now, his poems are still rich in diction and slightly shallow in conception.
Su Zheng looked on, twirling his beard and nodding repeatedly. Although he was still not interested in Baoyu, he fell in love with Jia Huan more and more.
Because of the mention of Baoyu, Jia Cong suddenly thought of a person and asked: "Sir, do you have a Hanlin named Mei here?"
Su Zheng said: "Yes. Mei University has excellent talents and learning."
Jia Cong looked at him and said, "You are very good at talent and learning, so what do you think of someone else who is worse?"
Su Zheng glared and said, "Nonsense! I have never had any contact with him, so I don't know what's going on. Why are you asking about him for no reason?"
Jia Cong said: "I used to lie on the bed pretending to be asleep and listen to the girls gossiping. The relative who lives in our house, Sister Xue, has a cousin who was promised to Mei Hanlin's son a few years ago. It was only this marriage that was promised.
, her uncle went away, and her aunt suffered from phlegm syndrome. The girls gossiped about whether the Mei family would regret the marriage."
Su Zheng frowned when he heard this: "You, a scholar who reads books about saints, why do you care about these nosy things? You are nothing like those three aunts and six wives."
Jia Cong twitched his lips: "I also heard that our ancestors liked that young lady from the Xue family very much." Although they would not see each other for another two years, "the servants rumored that she wanted to marry Brother Baoyu. I am worried about Brother Huan."
Was the sister-in-law who came to visit snatched her away?"
Jia Huan was leaning on the carriage, but when he heard this, he immediately got up: "Seriously? How did I hear that it was this sister Xue?"
Jia Cong said: "That's what the second wife likes. The old lady likes the younger one. They both have the surname Xue, and they all have a lot of dowry. Although the elder sister Xue has a wealthier family, she has a prodigal brother; I heard that the younger sister Xue
The direct brother Xue Biao is a very good character, completely different from Brother Pan."
Jia Huan hurriedly folded his hands and said: "Amitabha, I only hope that it is little sister Xue who comes in tomorrow. Brother Xue is really too... too... dandy. Sir, do you think that Mei Hanlin will regret the engagement?"
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Su Zheng said: "How do I know?" But he was thinking in his heart, if it came out that the Mei family had no intention of regretting their marriage, why would Shi Taijun snatch the daughter of a merchant family to be his granddaughter-in-law? Although these boys are smart, they don't know
The world is so hot and cold. I secretly sigh that Mei Hanlin, despite his outstanding literary talent, is such a busy man.
After a long while, Yao'er suddenly said: "I thought that there would be many talented scholars and scholars standing out in front of people today. But now, it seems that only Cong'er is eye-catching, and the others are quite inconspicuous."
Su Zheng said: "It's only the first day. Except for those who are anxious and those who cannot afford to lose, everyone who has some calculations will probably calm down first and take a look at the opinions of others."
Jia Huan turned to look at Jia Cong.
Jia Cong snorted: "Look what I'm doing? I have such a bad temper, and it will be the same in the palace examination in the future."
Su Zheng smiled and said: "That's all, if someone speaks and doesn't speak, it's the imperial examination. You should first take the exam to become a scholar."