Why is Jia Liu so anxious? Because this question can determine a person's fate, and that person is He Shen.
Through the rough description of He Shen's life resume by his second brother-in-law Gao Delu, and the fact that this guy had just married Yinglian's granddaughter not long ago, Jia Liu came to the conclusion that He Shen was still just a step away from becoming He Zhongtang, or in other words
He Zhongtang is on the eve of his life taking off.
Knowing this, what should Jia Liu do?
What would he have done if he had met a young man with strange bones in Hangzhou instead of the Qianlong Dynasty in 1998?
Of course, it is to cut off the chicken head and burn the yellow paper. Friends will walk together for life, or give a hand, support a hand, give a hand, and use your luck to lift the nine heavens.
Of course, it is definitely impossible to worship He Shen. After all, he is a Manchu banner man, but Jia Liu is a Han army banner man who is about to raise the flag.
Their identities destined the two to have no close contact.
However, Jia Liu can give He Shen a huge favor, allowing He Shen and the guard to reach the pinnacle of life.
What favor?
This is the question I just asked my eldest brother-in-law.
The final kick requires not only the foot, but also the ball.
Jia Liu really doesn't remember what Qianlong originally said, but he vaguely remembers that the issue is related to animals, jade, boxes, etc., and then involves the custodian's responsibilities.
It was because He Shen answered Qianlong's question correctly that he rose from an inconspicuous person to a behemoth in the court in the middle and late Qianlong period.
Now, Jia Liu will find out this issue thoroughly, and then inadvertently reveal it during his meeting with He Shen tomorrow.
In this way, He Shen's original success based on his own ability will become Jia Liu's credit. And after He Shen became successful, his promotion speed was really shocking, and he became a high official in the court in his twenties.
, and continued this power and wealth until Qianlong met God.
In other words, if Comrade Jia Liu wants to be an official or a high official in the next Qianlong period, no matter how hard he tries, he may not be able to reach the heights of He Shen.
There is no way, who can let people be real Manchuria.
Unless Jia Liuyi feels that he can wrestle with the Qing court, he must establish a good relationship with He Shen honestly and make He Zhongtang his help to climb up, rather than his resistance.
So, what relationship can be more practical and rewarding than allowing He Shen to flourish!
There are many things that Heshen is bad about, but one thing is good about him, and that is repaying kindness with gratitude.
Previously, the second brother-in-law Gao Delu said that his father Gao Wenju admired Heshen for some reason and borrowed 300 taels of silver from Heshen without interest. At that time, Jia Liu wanted to say that this was the smoke coming out of the ancestral graves of your Gao family and the blessing you had earned over eighteen lifetimes.
The most correct investment the Gao family has made in generations.
Regardless of whether the Jia family's raising of the flag can be prevented or not, Jia Liu is going to work in the officialdom. Whether he is a banner man or not, the current situation of the Jia family will definitely not be able to provide Jia Liu with better things.
With "progressive" conditions, you can't even enter the officialdom.
If he can't be an official, what can Jia Liu do?
Go to the countryside to farm and go to the city to pick up manure?
Therefore, pulling Heshen now is to pull Jia Liu himself. Anyway, just one sentence, no matter what happens in the future, it is definitely right to trap Heshen first.
The eldest brother-in-law here didn't understand what the brother-in-law said at first.
"That's right...it's what the saint said anyway..."
Jia Liu racked his brains but couldn't think of what Qianlong's original words were. He couldn't be blamed for this. He had never read the Four Books and Five Classics in his previous life or in this life, so he couldn't recall the words of saints related to animals.
"Um?"
Seeing his brother-in-law sweating on his forehead, Wang Zhian was also a little surprised. This was the first time he saw his brother-in-law asking someone for advice so seriously.
Immediately he accepted the truth. Since it was said by a sage, he must have learned it. He then carefully thought about who was responsible for what his brother-in-law said about beasts destroying things.
He seemed to be thinking of something, but he was not sure, so he hesitated and said: "Liu Zi, are you talking about the tiger's bird emerging from the tree and the tortoise's jade being destroyed in the tree?"
"Hey, yes!"
Jia Liu just hugged his eldest brother-in-law and chewed it: Yes, absolutely yes, this is what Qianlong said!
After the joy, his face still looked like he was asking for advice humbly: "Brother-in-law, what does the saint mean by this?"
"This,"
When it comes to the "professional" field of the eldest brother-in-law, it is very clear.
"This quote comes from "The Analects of Confucius: Ji's Chapter", which means that the sage compared Ji's attack on Zhuan Yu to a tiger and a jade turtle. Then the sage thought that Ji's attack on Zhuan Yu was like a tiger escaping from a cage.
It comes out to hurt people; if Zhuan Yu is attacked and destroyed by the Ji family in the territory of Lu, it will be like a turtle and jade being destroyed in the box."
Tiger means a tiger; Si means a rhinoceros; Zhen means a wooden cage for wild beasts; Tong means a box.
As for Zhuan Yu, it is the name of an ancient country.
The Ji family is from the state of Lu.
After finishing speaking, Wang Zhi'an shook his head leisurely and said: "The sage's words mean that the Ji family is greedy and violent, and his attack on Zhuan Yu is purely unethical."
"Oh oh oh."
Jia Liu said "Oh" three times in a row, but in his heart, he thought that the elder brother-in-law's answer was different from what I wanted, so what's the responsibility?
Just when he was wondering if there was something wrong, he heard the eldest brother-in-law cough again, touched the beard on his chin that had not been cut for several months, and continued: "What I just said is one, and the other is that the saint intends to be a retainer of the Ji family.
His disciples Ran You and Ji Lu are like one being the guardian of Husi and the other the guardian of turtle jade. Then the Ji family will attack Zhuanyu and destroy the turtle jade in the coffin, so they will assist the Ji family.
Ran You, Ji and Lu failed to fulfill their responsibilities as guardians. Zhu Wengong commented: The guardian of this code cannot shirk his responsibility!"
Zhu Wengong was Zhu Xi, the master of Neo-Confucianism in the Southern Song Dynasty.
After hearing Wang Zhian's explanation, Jia Liu said sincerely: "Brother-in-law, the examiners are so blind that they won't admit you because of your knowledge!"
Hearing what his brother-in-law said, Wang Zhi'an shook his head slightly, with a look of loneliness on his face. Then he said "Huh", looked at his brother-in-law strangely, and asked: "You're so good, why do you ask this?"
"
"Oh, nothing..."
Jia Liu explained that he had been studying for the past few days, but the sage's teachings in the book were too obscure and difficult to understand, which made him confused, and he was too embarrassed to disturb his brother-in-law's hard study, so he just happened to come over today to ask for advice.
"It's good to study. If you had studied earlier and calmed down earlier, why would such a big man still ask dad to worry about you every day?"
Although I was wondering why my brother-in-law, who was not good at learning, changed his temper, studying was always a good thing, and of course Wang Zhian had to give him some words of encouragement and praise.
Just as he was about to share his reading experience with his brother-in-law Haosheng, his wife Jia Lan's voice came from inside the house: "The meal is ready, come over and eat."
"Why!"
Jia Liu really didn't want to hear the nerdy elder brother-in-law drop his schoolbag here, so he quickly pulled him in for dinner.
Because the Jia family's flag issue was expected to be rectified, Jia Daquan would drink whenever he was happy. Whenever he drank, his two sons-in-law would be in bad luck.
Jia Liu is a good thief. He finished the rice in the bowl early and found an excuse to leave, lest Jia Daquan would catch him and scold him after he drank too much.
After going out, he ran to the kitchen, pulled up Yang Zhi who was squatting to eat, and said, "Shuan Zhu, come with me to find something."
"What are you looking for, Master? I'm eating..."
Yang Zhi put down the half-eaten bowl of rice and reluctantly followed the young master to the study room that he had only visited a few times in the past few years.
As soon as I lit the oil lamp, I heard the young master urging me: "Shuan Zhu, find me that copy of The Analects of Confucius. Oh, yes, it's Ji's Chapter."
"Master, do you want to study?"
The book "The Trial of Galileo in Three Halls" during the day had already surprised Yang Zhi, and now he was going to read "The Analects of Confucius". If the young master hadn't been standing in front of him alive and kicking, Shuan Zhu would have thought he had seen a ghost.
I have no choice but to find it.
After rummaging through boxes and cabinets, I finally found a dusty copy of "The Analects of Confucius" called "Ji's Chapter" in the corner of the bookshelf.
"Why is half missing?"
Looking at the book with only the top half but no bottom half, Jia Liu was a little dumbfounded: What bastard was so wicked as to tear up the book.
After a moment, I remembered that he had torn up the second half of the book as a piece of tissue paper.
"You should go eat."
After coaxing Yang Zhi out, Jia Liu sat under the oil lamp holding half of the Ji family chapter and read it carefully.
There was no other way. It was really difficult for him to communicate with He Shen, a great talent among the bannermen, at his half-level level, so he had to recharge his batteries.
Half a book is better than nothing.
Who is that? Isn’t it possible that half a copy of The Analects of Confucius can rule the world?
In the hall not far away, Jia Daquan was indeed "relying" on his two sons-in-law, shouting that he insisted on three more bowls. Intermittent were the voices of persuasion and dissatisfaction from Jia Liu's two sisters.
On Jia Liu's side, he didn't listen to what was going on outside the window, and he only focused on reading about sages.
Instead of just reading, I memorized it by rote. I even memorized Zhu Xi's annotations. I really suffered a lot.
In the middle of the journey, the eldest sister Jia Juan came over to see what her younger brother was doing. When she saw that her younger brother was studying angrily, she was stunned at first, then her eyes turned red, and she almost cried.
Ladies and gentlemen, ancestors and ancestors, come and see, the sixth son is finally willing to study!
There is hope for Lao Jia's family, there is hope...