dream of red mansion

Chapter 532 Lessons from the past
Jia Qing blinked his eyes and said: "Don't you know that the teacher is a great Confucian in the world, a master in the literary world, and a high-ranking minister in the Purple Clothes Pavilion... May I ask what the official position is now, how many acres of fertile land in the family, how much money is there, how charming is it?" How many wives? Well, I don’t need to answer the last question, but I have to ask the Taoist priest to tell me the first three, so that I can weigh whether I should defect from the teacher’s sect and join the Taoist priest’s sect.”

cough cough cough.

Chen Shou said rather embarrassingly: "Well, the old man has no official or job right now, and there is no fertile land or wealth in his family. As for the beautiful wife, the old man has been alone all his life, so naturally there is no beautiful wife or concubine..."

It turned out that there was only one old bachelor.

"No way, on your condition, you still come to accept apprentices? You don't think I don't like it, so you want to trick me?"

Jia Qing couldn't bear to look straight at him, so he almost pointed at his nose and said he was a loser!
Qian Jingrun couldn't bear it, and said: "Jia Qing, don't be unreasonable. Mr. Chen is not an ordinary person. He is the person I respect the most. Astronomy and geography, arithmetic and the Book of Changes, the five elements and eight trigrams, Fengshui, all of them are not unreasonable. If you are not good at anything, you are actually the number one genius in the world."

Aren't these all deceitful things?The number one wizard in the world?I think he is the number one liar in the world!

Although Jia Qing didn't speak, his eyes already expressed his thoughts.When Qian Jingrun got angry, he was about to speak again, but Chen Shou waved his hand to stop him.

"Forget it, since Jia Linlang doesn't like the old man, let's put it aside for the time being. I only came here this time to meet the son of the old man. Today's trip is enough, so I won't bother you any more. Brother Qian, let's go. .”

Jia Qing pretended to stay and said: "You two are leaving now? Shall we stay for a cup of tea?"

Mr. Qian stood up with regret on his face.Looking at Jia Qing who was unaware, he shook his head and left with Chen Shou.

Jia Qing sent them out of the house, and when they got into the carriage, he stood in front of the door and sighed:

"That three-horn beard is not bad, but unfortunately, it's a liar."

Jia Qing was not too impressed with these charlatans in his bones. If he was asking for money, he would definitely be willing to sponsor one or two for the sake of Mr. Qian and Lin Ruhai. Unfortunately, he actually wanted to accept him as an apprentice?What a joke, if he becomes a little Taoist priest, what will happen to the sisters in the Grand View Garden?
Wait, beard?old man?Isn't this guy the one who made up nursery rhymes to slander the Jia family?
"Second Master, Master is here to invite you."

"understood."

Meng Po Zhai is the important decision-making place of the Rongguo Mansion. Whether Jia Zheng is studying with Qing Ke or discussing confidential important matters, it is here.

After Jia Qing arrived, Jia Zheng pointed to the long case and said to Jia Qing: "This is the blueprint for the Princess Mansion, can you show me what needs to be improved or what is wrong?"

Jia Qing understood that it was Jia Zheng's affirmation of his ability that he asked him to help with such a big event.Speaking of which, apart from Jia Zheng's own lack of mechanism, Jia Zheng has the qualities that a high-ranking official should have.

Jia Qing had seen the site selection of the Princess Mansion before, looked carefully at the blueprint, and understood everything, he said: "Master, this blueprint must have been made by an expert, whether it is the layout or design, it can be said to be a masterpiece. Exquisite.

If the master builds the intersection according to this picture, it must be good, but it is rare for the dragon's heart to be happy. "

"Why is this?"

Jia Zheng questioned: "This picture was made by many skilled craftsmen from our Jigong Ministry. Why is it so difficult to make the dragon's heart happy?"

"Master, please see, if the Princess Mansion is built according to this method, how is it different from the palace courtyard?"

Jia Zheng thought about it carefully, because of the abundant funds, the main hall in this drawing is not worse than the palace compound, and the rest is almost the same as the layout of the palace, except that it is much smaller than the palace...

"What's wrong with that?"

"This is inevitable? If it is built like this, His Majesty will definitely reward the master, and the master's promotion and salary are inevitable, but that's all."

"Why? Is there a better way?"

Jia Zheng couldn't help being puzzled.Since he took over the assignment, he has been trembling every day, fearing that he will do a poor job, which will not only be criticized, but also offend the royal family. It is really a hot job.That's why he was cautious and cautious, and invited Jia Qing to advise.

"My lord seems to have forgotten that the Princess Mansion is no better than the Prince's Mansion or the Prince's Mansion. The Princess Mansion was built because the Emperor and His Majesty doted on the princess, so they rewarded this Beppu for her to play in leisure time.

The princess is young, just the age to be active and playful.Think about it, master, the princess lives in the palace all year round, how can a Befu that is no different from the imperial palace make Her Royal Highness happy to see Liexin?Always thinking about going out of the palace to have fun? "

Jia Zheng thought, yes.He has been focusing on the errand itself, and all he thinks about is how best to communicate with His Majesty and the Ministry of Industry.

As for the princess's opinion, he really didn't think about it.Now that I think about it, although Jia Qing's words are not elegant, they are true words.

"Princess Mansion will definitely be where the princess stays in the end. If the princess doesn't like it in the end, no matter how well it is built, the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty will definitely not be happy.

Therefore, I think the master is ordered to supervise the construction of the Princess Mansion this time. How much money is spent and whether the construction is good or not is not the most important thing. The most important thing is to make the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty happy.And to make Ersheng happy, Princess Xingyue needs to like this newly built princess mansion, that's all. "

After listening to Jia Qing's words, Jia Zheng kept frowning.He has always been thinking about how to do his best to build the Princess Mansion to the best satisfaction of the two emperors. Now, after hearing what Jia Qing said, the focus is actually on how to please Princess Xingyue herself. Such opportunistic practices are not in line with his standing method.

But there was another voice in his heart telling him: What Jia Qing said was right.

In fact, he knew that the reason why Emperor Zhengqing appointed him to supervise the construction of the Princess Mansion was also because their Grand View Garden was well built.But the emperor didn't know that Jia Qing was in charge of the Grand View Garden from the beginning to the end, so he let him, an "experienced" person, do the construction of the Princess Mansion.

"Qing'er, no, I will entrust you with the construction of the princess mansion this time. You can do it according to your ideas. I will only mediate in the middle. Everything is like building a garden for your mother to visit relatives. How about it?"

Jia Zheng's voice rose inexplicably, and his face was slightly agitated.

Jia Qing was taken aback, and quickly said: "Impossible, this is an assignment appointed by His Majesty to the master, how can I do it for you, this is a crime of disrespect, absolutely not."

What are you kidding.For the sake of the family, I help out with ideas, and I help think about it.But you can't hit the snake with a stick, just throw all the dishes to me, and act as the shopkeeper yourself?

What's more, that girl Xingyue has a princess disease, her chin is facing the sky when she walks, and she doesn't like her.

He is too lazy to wait!

"Oh, that's all, since you don't want to, let's let it go."

Seeing Jia Qing's refusal without hesitation, Jia Zheng was obviously unhappy.But he didn't force it, because what Jia Qing said was right, the emperor's errand, false handing to others, is indeed a crime of disrespect.

So, Jia Qing felt a little embarrassed, and said: "However, although I can't do it for you, I do have some ideas. If the master is trustworthy, you might as well give me this drawing, let me make some changes, and then let the master decide what to do. ?”

Jia Zheng only paused for a moment before agreeing.

When Jia Qing said goodbye and left, Jia Zheng looked at the staff members of the Qing Dynasty in the room with some dissatisfaction and said, "Why do you gentlemen cherish your words like gold?"

Just now, he and Jia Qing are not the only ones here.His Qingke Zhan Guang, Cheng Rixing and other four or five people were there, but for some reason, they didn't express their opinions from the beginning to the end, only occasionally echoing.

The single recruiter said: "Master is very discerning, brother II is extremely smart, sensitive to subtleties, quick-witted and eloquent, students and others dare not disturb them."

"Brother Shan said..."

How did Jia Zheng know.Because of Bu Guxiu's matter, his followers all wished to respect Jia Qing and stay away from him, so how dare they speak casually in front of Jia Qing?If any sentence is wrong, and this master targets him again, then no one will be able to save him. There are lessons learned from the past.

(End of this chapter)