Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

The thorn wall of the Gongyuan separated the inside and the outside into two worlds.In the courtyard, apart from the rustling sound of pens falling on rice paper, you can hear needles falling.Outside the courtyard, the noisy wind in the court hall never stopped.

Beijing.

The funerals that lasted for several days were finally over. Those who should cry have cried, and those who should have been tired.

Mother Jia hates white-haired people giving away black-haired people the most. When people get old, they always like to recall the past. If there is one less person in this house, the excitement will be less. Although there is a distance, the two daughter-in-laws often come to her on weekdays Filial piety to the front, whether it is sincere or false, why should it be so clear, she is not to the point of being old and confused, but she always likes to be confused, probably because she has experienced a lot of things, it has become like this.But because of you, the old man may not be able to relax for some days.

"Yinggu pity Yeyong, Yongye pity Guying. It's not suitable for autumn upstairs, and it's not suitable for autumn to go upstairs."

Everyone's emotional trigger point is different, but it is mostly a kind of parting sorrow.

For the girls in the mansion, it was the first time in their lives that they experienced the separation of life and death. Only after this time did they suddenly realize that the impermanence of the world is always by their ears.

Daiyu knows the inside story, but the most difficult thing is to act in a life drama, knowing that it is a fake death, but watching the tears and sorrowful people is still inevitably infected, after all, the name Keqing can no longer appear in the garden Now, the girl who is about to grow up has a secret in her heart, which can be regarded as a kind of growth.

"Flowers wither and flowers fly all over the sky, when the redness disappears, no one has pity.

The remnant glow of the Shouke floats in the Champs Pavilion, and the crape myrtle defeats the Zefang Court.

The daughter in the boudoir cherishes the arrival of autumn, full of melancholy.

Hoe the flowers out of the embroidered curtain with your hands, and bear to step on the falling flowers to and fro.

The westerly wind blows suddenly, the ice rains, and the weeping willows, maples and poplars are hard to continue;
Yangliu Mingchun is still smiling, and there is no trace of the old friend in the boudoir.

In August, the autumn dew presses down on the nest, and the geese flying south are the most ruthless;

Although next year's flowers and hair can be pecked, it is not true that things are people and people are not nests.

Today people have gone with the autumn flowers, who will the spring flowers bloom with;
How long will it be bright and beautiful? It's hard to find once it's wandering.

Flowers are easy to see but hard to find, before the steps, I worry about killing and burying the flower people,
Leaning alone on the flowers and hoeing tears in the dark, worrying about the empty branches and jade beads.

The cuckoo is speechless and it is dusk, and the hoe returns to cover the heavy door;
The green light shines on the wall and the people first fall asleep, and the cold rain knocks on the window and it is not warm.

Blame the slaves for the trouble?Half pity summer and half annoy autumn.

Summer goes and autumn comes to add to the melancholy, and the feast always comes and goes.

Last night, the sad song was sung outside the court, and I knew it was the soul of flowers and birds.

The soul of the flower and the soul of the bird is always hard to stay, the bird is silent and the flower is ashamed;
May Nong grow wings this day and fly to the end of the sky with the flowers.

At the end of the sky, there is Xiangqiu everywhere!
If the treasures are not collected, the bones will be covered with a pure land.

The quality is pure and clean, and it is stronger than the dirty and trapped ditches.

Now I'm going away with my death, and Nong buried flowers and chanted at the tomb to see you off.

Send a message that the beauty will bloom again, and Xiangfeng will be a sunny person again.

In spring, the branches will glow with new buds, and they will meet under the tree before the flowers of his year. "

If Jia Ying heard it, the song of burial of flowers seemed to have changed its meaning, from mourning for oneself to mourning for others.But the person is still the girl Lin who is very sentimental and sorrowful in autumn and spring.

Or in Daiyu's view, although there is no deadline for parting, for Yu Keqing it is a kind of relief and a new life.

"Woooo!"

"what!"

A burst of mournful cries suddenly came from behind the rockery, Daiyu was startled back to her senses, she went around and looked, it turned out that Baoyu was alone in the garden, she didn't know when she came here, she heard Daiyu singing flowers, He is a woman who loves to cry, and there is no such woman as Keqing, his internal organs feel like needles are being pricked, and he burst into tears.

"It's fine, why are you crying?" Daiyu asked.

Baoyu asked back with a crying voice: "It's so good, why do you sing such a sad poem? But Qing is gone, and there is one less clean person in the world. Isn't it sad."

"It's like you, can you still cry people back? Be careful to let people see the joke again."

Daiyu knew in her heart that she must have heard her chanting just now, which aroused his daze again. She wanted to change the topic, but for a while she didn't know what to say. Can.

At this moment, I heard someone walking towards this side, calling again and again: "Second Master Bao, Second Master Bao."

Baoyu hurriedly wiped away tears and stood up in a hurry. They looked back and saw Xiren and Qingwen looking around for someone. Daiyu said, "Here."

"Miss Lin is here too." Xiren greeted Daiyu first, then looked at Baoyu and said, "Maybe it's easier for us to find."

Xiren put all his heart on Baoyu and knew his temperament well. He was afraid that Keqing's death would make him unhappy and do something scary, so he went out with Qingwen to find him.

"I won't lose it, so what do you want me to do?" As if he didn't want his embarrassment to be seen through by the two, or maybe he was in a low mood, Baoyu replied, turned his head and left.

Xirenbulu gave Daiyu an embarrassed look, then hurriedly chased after her and said, "There is business."

"The East Mansion just sent word that the elder master who practiced in the Xuanzhen Temple outside the city became a fairy last night, and the master asked the second master to hurry over."

"Who?" Baoyu was taken aback.

"Master Jing from the East Mansion said that it was not during the third watch. It was only now that the news came back to the mansion. Uncle Zhen and Uncle Xiaorong from the East Mansion have already left the city. The master asked the second master to help with the funeral. .”

"What's the matter?" Baoyu murmured in a low voice, then turned and went to the East Mansion.

Daiyu was also taken aback when she heard the words, but Jia Ying had told him about Keqing in advance, but Jia Jing.
Jia Jing is really dead. No, according to what Jia Jing said before he was alive, according to the personal Taoist boy, it was the Wai Dan who obtained the Tao and became a feather and flew into the sky.

The news of the loss of two masters in Ningguo Mansion has also spread throughout the high-ranking families in Beijing.

Li Wangfu.

Yang Bi told the news to Mu Hong who was discussing chess with Nan Huaien.

"Uncle, Jia Jing is dead."

Mu Hong's outstretched arm trembled slightly, "cough cough cough cough" a burst of violent coughing.

"Uncle." Yang Bi hurried forward and gently pushed Mu Hong's back.

Nan Huaien brought a teacup: "Enhou."

"Go and invite Doctor Liu." Yang Yi said.

"No, there's no need." Mu Hong tremblingly waved his hands and said, "It's an old problem, so don't make a fuss."

Using a handkerchief to catch the bloody phlegm coughed up from his mouth, Mu Hong said slowly, "I have underestimated Jia Ying and Jia Jing too. These uncles and nephews are more ruthless than the other, and the other did not hesitate to force himself to death." The elder who is willing to use his life to pave the way for the younger generation."

"When it comes to life and death, this old man is not as thorough as Jia Jing, and ants are greedy for life."

"What does uncle mean. Jia Ying forced Jia Jing to death?"

Mu Hong sneered and said: "He is more than ten years younger than the old man. At that time, he was able to see through the world, put aside wealth and honor, and practice the way of the old man. This is more thorough than most people, and there is no disaster. No disease, no heart knot, is a person who can live a long life."

"The only thing that worries him is the lintel of the Ningguo Mansion. They have raised their sons and grandchildren to be useless. When Jia Duan went south, I guessed their plan, but I didn't expect Jia Di to die early. But leave such a powerful son back."

"Now that the first mansion has been re-opened, it will not be tied to the previous cause and has made many contributions. Even if the Ningrong Second Mansion falls one day, it may be difficult to involve the original Jingning Mansion. It is a pity that he is not greedy enough and insists on going higher. Crap, a disgraced earl, the emperor might be able to promote benevolence and benevolence. But a Marquis of Jingning who was born in Cody is different, especially since the royal family is messed up and Jia Ying is so young."

"If you want to be reused, you have to pay a price. Otherwise, how can the emperor rest assured? Once Jia Qin's death, it can be regarded as a cut of the Yizhong lineage, but the cut is not clean enough. Once Jia Jing died, everything in the past was completely broken. Jia Ying is the only one in the Jia family."

Yang Bi nodded. In this way, it was really Jia Ying who forced Jia Jing to death, no matter whether it was actively or passively.

Mu Hong said again: "It's not bad as I expected, Jia Jing should have died after taking Dan Mercury."

"The news from the Jia family said that it was Wai Dan who got the Tao."

"Wai Dan, huh." Mu Hong sneered, Jia Jing mentioned the matter of alchemy when they met for the first time that day.

"Uncle, do you know, how is it spread outside?"

"It is said that Jia Ying took away the blessing of the long house, and if there is gain, there will be loss." Yang Bi sneered, "I don't know what Jia Zhen will think when he hears it."

Mu Hong looked at Yang Bi and said, "What do you think?"

Yang Bi said: "Let's add more flames to make the rumors burn even more. No matter how weak Jia Zhen's temper is, no matter how broad-minded she is, sooner or later she will be dug out."

Mu Hong glanced at Yang Bi, and sighed helplessly in his heart, Jia De himself did not hold himself upright, and the son he taught would hardly be a master.

But in the end he didn't hit Yang Bi, he just said: "Are you not reconciled to Jia Qin's death?"

"Uncle said it was for revenge."

"Even if you recognize her, she may not recognize you, not to mention that she has already married a woman. You will be in charge in the future, how can you influence your emotions because of a woman. You really should Learn from the current emperor, he is a real hero, in order to gain Yizhong's trust, he will not hesitate to give the woman he loves the most first to the other party. In order to grasp the actions of the late emperor, he will not hesitate to risk adultery with the concubine in the palace."

"Oh, that's all, I know you won't be reconciled, since you want to do it, then do it, but your way, tricks and schemes are just trails, and the way to reach the sky is still in court, don't let it make you fall."

"Nephew knows." Yang Bi nodded.

"How is Yang Yi?" Mu Hong asked again.

"Father ordered him to be imprisoned, and he has not seen him, but it seems that he will not be sentenced to death, but no matter what, his life is over."

Mu Hong shook his head and said, "You can't die if you hit a snake with a stick. The emperor just doesn't want to see him at the moment, and there is no guarantee that he won't happen in the future. After all, he is his own son. We have used too many tricks on him. We can't let him see him." The emperor saw him."

"Didn't you save the next eunuch from Yanqi Palace? Let's release the matter of Concubine E."

"Also, the left-behind Beijing camp suffered a lot of casualties. The imperial court will definitely reorganize the Beijing camp in the shortest possible time. You want to live with me at this opportunity. If the [-] private soldiers in Liaodong are gone, they will be gone. After all, there is no good in sight. It's a pity, but you can't live without your own power in the capital."

Yang Bi frowned and said: "But because of Yang Yi's matter, Father seems to be a little afraid of me, I'm afraid it will be difficult to intervene."

"Not everyone can understand it. In the eyes of many officials, once Yang Yi and Yang Yi die, you are the one with the most advantage. Don't intervene directly. Send someone to find out who the candidates for the capital are. Let's work hard on them. Don't worry about Xungui, pay special attention to those trusted by the emperor."

"Nephew understands."

"It's time for Che Jia to go to Beijing. I don't want to miss the funeral of my old friend."

The nobles who had just dispersed gathered in Jia's mansion every two days. Even Lan Tianyu, who only sent his son to come last time, came in person. Jia Jing, the previous master of Ningguo mansion, The glory and glory behind him is nothing compared to a grandson's wife.

Looking at the Ningguo Mansion where the white mourning was suspended again, even Niu Jizong, Lantian Yuliufang and the others couldn't help but get together and gossip.

"Oh, in just a few days, two of them disappeared in a row."

"Who says it's not? Nowadays, there are rumors that the Marquis of Jingning is too prosperous, and he has taken away the luck of the chief house. I'm afraid it will hinder the relationship."

"It is rumored that it was a comment given by a wandering Taoist priest. I don't know if it is accurate."

"It's likely to be the case. I heard that the Taoist priest is the No. 30 sixth-generation descendant of the ancestor Chen Tuan. He has profound principles and is a rare outsider."

"How did I hear that the Taoist's comment was an image of a scaled python turning into a flood dragon?"

"Hey, you dare to talk nonsense like this! From now on, you should be more careful and see who is talking behind your back. Xungui can't afford to make trouble again." The older Liu Fang said.

"Extremely extreme." Everyone nodded and said no more.

Niu Jizong looked at Lantian Yuliufang and the others again and said, "I heard that Cen Pingnan went to Jizhou himself to get back those army horses, but he returned empty-handed."

Ma Shangde said: "From this point of view, this Song law can still be used."

Everyone nodded.

"There is a rumor from the cabinet that the imperial court will choose another army to be stationed in Liaodong. It seems that it intends to transfer from the Xuanfu to add an accident."

"I can't wait any longer, I have to urge the cabinet to finalize the matter, why don't we recommend it together?"

Lan Tianyu shook her head and said: "If we do that, I'm afraid it will backfire, so we can't easily come forward."

"What should I do?"

Lan Tianyu looked at Shui Rong and said, "My lord, the Northern Palace has some old friends with the Chief Assistant Yang Jing, can we start from him."

Listen, everyone, with bright eyes.

Although Yang Jing was called the "Clay Sculpture Chief Assistant", no one in the room would think that this man was really indifferent to the world, but that the situation was not negligent.

Shui Rong said: "You can give it a try."

"And Liaodong has been too quiet recently." Lan Tianyu hadn't finished speaking, only heard a servant at the gate of the mansion preaching: "The Marquis of Dongping is here."

When everyone heard the sound, they raised their heads and looked outside the mansion, wondering in their hearts, when did this person come to Beijing?

In Rongqing hall, there was a row of young servants and daughters-in-law kneeling outside, Jia Mu was very angry, pointed outside and said to Sister Feng: "Whoever dares to talk nonsense, you don't have to answer me, frame the master, first fight Let their mouths be broken, and then ask them if they dare to break their mouths."

He looked at Youshi who was dressed in linen clothes again and said, "This is the first time my old lady has heard of such nonsense. The same ancestry, the same flesh and blood, no matter whether it is the front street or the back street, I can't write two "Jia" in one stroke. 'Words, when you go back to the mansion, you must be well disciplined, if anyone dares to gossip, don't let him lightly."

She knew Youshi was kind-hearted, unlike Sister Feng's servants who were afraid of her, so she told her once.

"My grandson and daughter-in-law know." You Shifu replied.

"How about your father-in-law's coffin?" Jiamu asked again.

You Shi said: "Rong'er is guarding Xuanzhen Temple, and has sent someone to the Ministry of Rites to report the funeral. Please allow the coffin to return to the city and return to the residence."

Jia Mu nodded, and said with a sad face: "I am old, and the worst thing is to see a white-haired person give a black-haired person. An old skeleton will only cause trouble if I go there. You are good at attending the funeral. I will go there on the big festival day." .”

Due to the successive deaths in the mansion, Jia's mother was not in good health recently, and everyone left Rongqing hall after a few words.

When she went out of the room, Sister Feng saw Daiyu's worried face, and thought she was worried about today's events, so she pulled her closer and began to talk.Originally, the two of them had domineering and sharp-toothed personalities. If they met in the past, they would probably have a few words of quarrel. It's just that Sister Feng has gone through hardships, and it's thanks to Jia Ying that she saved the last bit of face, so she is also very close to Daiyu. heart of.

"Sister, why don't you care about those bad-mouthed people in the house. After dealing with them a few times, the gossip will go away, and the old lady will take care of everything."

Daiyu said worriedly: "Duke Zhou is afraid of rumors day."

"This kind of insidious method is the best way to kill people without blood. There is a sister in the house, so I am not worried, but the wind is blowing in from outside."

Sister Feng didn't know how to persuade her for a while.

After leaving Jiamu's courtyard, Daiyu took Zijuan to Luoguxiang, and sent someone to invite Qi Sixian, and the two talked about today's events.

"What is my sister going to do?"

Daiyu said: "I was going to discuss with my sister. Although we can't help you with outside matters, we can't let them continue to make such noise. Brother Ying is not in Beijing now, but it's not like we don't have ways to deal with it."

"It's better to keep rumors out of the way. We can't get involved in the officialdom, but it's different in the market place. People from the Five Cities Military Division and the Urban Management Brigade are all over Beijing. We can also find someone to release some news. The second brother Ying saved the people this time." In the midst of the crisis, we turned the tide and gave up our family for the sake of our country. The rebellion was extinguished, but our family held funerals one after another. The people will have their own opinions after hearing this."

Qi Sixian raised his eyebrows and said, "Your sister wants to fight the other party?"

Daiyu nodded: "I also know that it is a good thing to blindly sing without seeing it, but right now there are rumors and rumors, one praise and one derogation, which is exactly the same. After all, we can't let the words that are not good for Brother Ying be one-sided."

"What does my sister think?"

Qi Sixian nodded after pondering for a moment, "I think that's the way to go."

After the two women made an agreement, they called Zhou Siwu and Babli to discuss how to proceed.

On the other side, You Shi had just returned to the mansion when Lai Er rushed over and said, "Grandma, the Qin mansion just sent a message that the master of the Qin mansion also disappeared yesterday, please show me, grandma."

Royal Palace.

Canopy Hall.

Dai Quan walked in in small steps, and whispered next to Jia De: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites has submitted a report saying that Jia Jing of Ningguo Mansion has died, and Jia's family has reported the funeral to the Ministry of Rites. What should the Ministry of Rituals do?"

"Ningguo Mansion?"

Jiade frowned and asked: "I remember, didn't the Ningguo Mansion just hold a funeral a few days ago?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the last time was the funeral of Jia Qin, the grandson-in-law of Ningguo Mansion."

"Jia Qin?"

Dai Quan said: "The daughter of Qinye, the minister of the Ministry of Industry."

"It's her?" Jia De obviously knew about the in-laws of the Jia family and the Qin family, but it's been so long since he ascended the throne for more than eight years, and the Jia family has always been stable, some things have become extremely indifferent in his heart , mentioning it at this time inevitably reminded him of the past, and he looked a little uncomfortable.

But how come it's such a coincidence that they all come together?Jia De instinctively became suspicious.

Dai Quan seemed to have seen something, and said: "People from the Secret Service came to report that Jia Jing died of swallowing gold and mercury. The newspaper said that Qin Ye also died at home, and it seems that he died of heart failure due to the loss of his daughter."

Jiade was silent for a moment, even if it was the legacy of the Yizhong Mansion, to him today, it was no longer a threat, but when he heard that the three people involved had died one after another, he still felt inexplicably relieved. Once, it's hard to let go.Buried in my heart, like a barb all day long, it will pop up from time to time and pierce you.

The light of death is extinguished, and all the past disappears at this moment.

"Well, after all, it's from the imperial concubine's mother family."

"Pass down the decree, remember the merits of his grandfather, give five grades, and order his descendants to carry the coffin into the capital through the gate of the north, enter the private house for funeral, and return to his hometown for burial after the funeral. Guanglu Temple will give sacrifices as usual."

Shandong, Jinan Prefecture Gongyuan.

Jia Ying was looking at a paper on sea power in front of him.

"The power of the sea is what I call the frontier. It is often said that 'under the sky, within the four seas'. The traces of Yu are dying, the Fan rests in Yinfu, the island of Yanyan, the barbaric desert in the desert, the territory of Xianli, and the provinces and towns It is said that the solidity of gold soup is not enough to prevent landslides, and the breadth of refuge universe is not enough to form a corner. However, the troubles of the world are impermanent, and the rise and fall are different numbers. Only those who are good at planning the country can regulate the general trend of the world It is not enough to achieve. The husband and the country, every time they learn from the previous generation, they are in the middle and guard against the outside, and they are generally better than the world. Don’t you know that time has changed? When the map of Xinjiang is in the past, the shape is better than the eyes. The eyes look What is it? It is said that the world is so big that it is not the same as the four seas. There are various vassals in pumpkins. Taixi heard about Ouluo, such as Hongyi, Flangji, Francha, and Britain, all of which are overseas countries. Facing the east, the salty envoys in the middle land have heard that the ship's strong guns are powerful. There were sea battles in Tuen Mun in the first dynasty, and the Japanese imperial court in Taizhou today. They were banned from all over the world and reopened. Why? It's not a city without a high pool It is deep, but it is said that the sea is not solid and the ships are not good. "Yi" says: "Love and evil attack each other and good and bad luck arise. Its shape, benefits and harms are intertwined."

Eloquent, thousand-character long essay, if you talk about the novelty of the article, there is no unified pattern, and the understanding of the sea is still a bit immature, but it can list the countries of Thailand and the West. Taking the naval battle of Tuen Mun and Taizhou as an example, it describes the advantages and disadvantages of ship guns. In comparison, this knowledge is indeed better than ordinary people's. At least, among so many answer sheets sent up by the same examiner, Jia Ying is the first time to see such an article.

Immediately, Jia Ying picked up the blue pen, marked the word "中" at the end of the page, and recommended this answer sheet to Liu Peijun.

Seeing that it was Jia Ying who delivered the answer sheet in person, Liu Peijun didn't dare to be negligent. He took the scroll and read it silently. He paused for a while on the essay on sea power.

"Master Jia likes this scroll?" After a while, Liu Peijun raised his head and asked.

Jia Ying nodded and said, "Xie Yuan can be decided."

Liu Peijun frowned slightly, and his eyes fell on the paper again, but apart from the theory of sea power, the other articles seemed to be quite satisfactory, not outstanding. The imperial examination for scholars, stereotyped essays are the first priority. When you can't solve it.

It's just that this is the answer sheet personally recommended by Jia Ying.

As the chief examiner, Liu Peijun naturally had his own attention. After hesitating again and again, he still said: "I think it can be ranked in the top ten, called Yayuan."

Jia Ying said calmly: "In terms of articles, it is indeed not outstanding, but Mr. Liu must not forget that this scientific examination is still for the purpose of recruiting scholars for the New Deal. Those who publish splendid articles, the world is big, and the talents of their generation are abundant, but those who can keep pace with the times are very few. In recent years, the imperial court has paid more and more attention to the coastal areas, and the general trend of northern Xinjiang has been set. The stability and peace of the country is not a problem, but in the southeast coast, there are still Japanese insurrections in the country. Right now, the court is in need of talents who are familiar with maritime affairs. Mr. Liu, you and I are entrusted with the emperor's mandate, so we should consider it as the court's major plan. "

Jia Ying brought up the New Deal to speak out, and Liu Peijun couldn't help but feel a little shaken. A few days ago, there was a lot of turmoil between the court and China due to the dispute over the chief examiner. Now it seems that the New Deal is the winner, including himself, Liu Peijun, who also benefited from it.

However, just as Jia Ying said, essays are important, but they are not absolute. After all, the provincial examination is just an examination for candidates. As long as you can pass, the so-called nouns are just some additions. He just wants to maintain the authority of his examiner.

It is not without reason that Jia Ying insists on this, as long as he likes it, it is not difficult to get this answer sheet, but he just wants to fight for this reputation for this scholar, with the name of Shandong Jieyuan, his It’s hard to think of an article that is not famous, and opening the sea is also a major move of the New Deal, so it can be regarded as an eye for the New Deal.

In fact, no matter what quarrels he has with the cabinet, he still supports the New Deal, and this will not change because of his noble background. Fu Donglai wants to train future guardians for the New Deal, how can he know him? is not?
"If this son can make some achievements in maritime affairs in the future, it is Master Liu's knowledge of people."

The stability of northern Xinjiang means that it is difficult to make any amazing achievements, and the court's focus on the sea area also means that there are infinite possibilities.

No one wants to see the scholars they were optimistic about at the beginning gradually disappear from the public. This is called seeking fame.

Liu Peijun hesitated for a moment, and finally said with a smile: "Well, this volume is indeed different. It is a major plan for the New Deal, and it should be designated as Jieyuan."

While talking, the main pen in his hand has fallen, and the word "take" is written on the book, and the answer sheet is placed on the top.

Jia Ying smiled and said no more. Jia Ying will no longer be involved in the following Yayuan and Five Classics leader disputes. Everything will be decided by Liu Peijun, which is considered reciprocal.

The gate of the Gongyuan has already been opened, and the scholars, full of apprehension and expectation, invited each other to go to the wine shop that they couldn't wait for, or they got drunk because they felt that they had failed in the scientific examination, or they used wine to pass the difficult wait, or they thought that they were not good enough. Those who are taller spend a lot of money, invite their companions to celebrate in advance, and so on.

Marking papers was also a boring and lengthy process. Jia Ying did not come out of the Gong Yuan until August 27th. It took a full twelve days. This still leaves most of the finishing work to the same examiner, such as transcribing papers. , Title list.

But no matter what, from the moment the chief examiner left from the Gongyuan, the nouns of this Shandong provincial examination have been determined to be unchangeable. It's time to retreat. If the general situation cannot be settled this year and the Huns are given a few months of respite next spring, who knows what will happen.

But even so, he still had to wait until the rankings were announced before he could leave.

Three days later, at the end of August, there was a lot of people outside the tribute courtyard. Although it was just a test, it was still enough to touch the hearts of wealthy merchants in Shandong. Jinshi and one in ten thousand miles can earn a son-in-law, and then borrow the family's wealth to open the way , Maybe you can't find an official position, which is enough to honor your ancestors. If you accidentally choose a Jinshi, it will be smoke from your family's grave.

"Which one is Xia Shouyan?"

"Xie Yuan is actually him?"

"Brother, do you know each other?"

"His family has three Jinshi, three generations of Hanlin, I'm afraid there will be another one added this time."

"Where is Xiongtai from?"

"Changping Mansion, Shen County. I know what you want to ask. Xia Shouyan is not from Changping Mansion, but from Yanzhou Mansion, Yanggu County. Shen County is adjacent to it. He was a classmate with me when we were studying. It's strange, why didn't you come today?" See someone else?" As he spoke, he looked around and searched among the crowd.

Jia Ying had no interest in publishing the list. He had already started packing at the posthouse and was about to go back to the west of Beijing. Before he left, he received a letter from Beijing.

There were two letters, one was from Daiyu, and it talked about the affairs of the mansion and the recent rumors in Beijing. He felt warm in his heart about what Daiyu and Qi Sixian had done. As for those rumors, he was not Duke Zhou. , and did not intend to become Wang Mang, this rumor will not kill him, but it will help him.

Humans can't be perfect.

As for what Jia Zhen would think, that was not important.

The other letter was written by Shui Rong. Song Lu did not disappoint him in the end. The remnants of the rebels who fled to Zhili were wiped out. It was rare for Yang Jing to speak. Killing the Han people was the beginning of the conflict between Hu and Han, and took advantage of the momentum to recommend Song Lu to guard Liaodong.

Cen Pingnan was added as the governor of the Beijing camp, and also led the defense of Jizhou, prepared the army, and reorganized the Beijing camp.

Xungui still won this confrontation, but there is no such clear difference between gain and loss, Jizhou Town is afraid that he will lose his hand.

Probably because the cabinet saw that the matter could not be achieved, so they retreated to the next best thing. Naturally, Xungui couldn't fight any more.

"Second Master, there is a man named Xia Shouyan outside the door asking to see you." Lao Ba came in and replied.

"Xia Shouyan? If you don't want to attend the Luming Banquet, why did you come to the posthouse?"

After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Bring people in."

After seeing the person who came, Jia Ying smiled and said, "So it's you."

"Xia Shouyan, a student from Yanzhou Mansion, pays homage to the teacher."

"Sit down." Jia Ying nodded lightly.

After Xia Shouyan sat down politely, he said, "The students were invited to Daming Lake to attend the Luming Banquet, and I just heard that the teacher will not attend this time, so I came here to see you."

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, Xia Shouyan can be regarded as a famous family, and his ancestors and old disciples are all over Shandong provinces. The news that Jia Ying in the Gongyuan stood up to everyone's opinion and named him the top of the list has already spread.

To be honest, even Xia Shouyan himself didn't have the confidence to dare to say that his writing was unrivaled among the students in other prefectures in Shandong. In his generation, the Xia family only had the second Xie Yuan, and the first was his great-grandfather.

In any case, a province of Jieyuan is enough for him to accept his kindness.

Jia Ying just nodded and didn't speak.

Xia Shouyan was also a little embarrassed by the sudden silence, Fang thought of something again, took out a scroll from the wooden box he brought with him and said: "I promised to draw a souvenir for the teacher that day, but the student waited by the lake. I haven't seen my teacher come here for a few days, and I only heard later that my teacher was ordered to go north to suppress the rebellion, and the student brought the painting today, so I invite the teacher to relax."

As he spoke, he slowly opened the picture scroll and displayed it in front of Jia Ying.

The painting style is still in the landscape style, with a reed, a small island, and an ancient pavilion standing in the rain. A young man holds an umbrella to stand on the bow of the boat, and several people in the pavilion greet each other.

In a freehand painting, it's hard to say how full the characters are, but in the subtleties of the painting, everyone's expressions are different, and the artistic conception in the rain makes the people on the boat look a bit lonely.

Jia Ying nodded silently.

"Please give me a name and an inscription from the teacher."

Jia Ying waved his hand and said: "No busy, I'm curious, you are a dignified scholar, the scientific examination is coming soon, if you don't delve into learning, why do you use such a strange skill?"

Xia Shouyan's face turned reddish, and Fucai explained the reason.

It was only then that Jia Ying realized that this person in front of him was a scholarly eunuch's son, and because of the downfall of the middle school, buying paintings and writing on weekdays turned out to be a means of earning a living.

"Even if you are a scholar, you can make a living by teaching and writing in the village on weekdays." Jia Ying said slowly.

I only heard Xia Shouyan say: "Originally, the students were also teaching in a private school in the village, but they just traveled far away. Jinan city doesn't need the countryside, so after all, it cannot escape the common talk. Secondly, the calligraphy and paintings can be regarded as the family heirloom of the students, so I don't want to fall into this way. "

Jia Ying nodded, everyone has their own difficulties, not all famous scholars can manage their lives well, business management, it is inevitable that they will slip into the sophistication of the world, a scholar, from Jia Ying himself In other words, I still like to be more pure.

Besides, Xia Shouyan was not very old, only fifteen or sixteen years old, and Gao Tang was at home to support him, so it was really not easy.

Since the meeting coincided with the meeting, Jia Ying didn't mind chatting a few more words, and asked about sea power in the exam question. Xia Shouyan replied that his grandfather was a student of history, and he had been fascinated since childhood, so he had a broader vision than ordinary people.

Jia Ying liked it a little more in her heart. Naturally, historians today are not as lofty as Sima Gong's back then, but they can be regarded as a high-risk occupation. They may be convicted of crimes because of their writing, or lose their lives because of integrity. It's true that they have no character. Can't do it.

One conversation, it can be regarded as the acceptance of this master-student status, Jia Ying can't help but feel a little bit embarrassed, thinking of all the things between Yunnan, Huguangshi and Feng Hengshi back then, it's only been a long time, and he has become a teacher.

"I can't stay in Shandong for a long time, so I won't keep you any longer. Prepare well for the spring next year. If you can't get rid of it now, you can take my door stickers and go to Ningrong Street to settle down."

Xia Shouyan relied on everything.