Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 146 Lin Fu's Observation Diary (Explosive Update!!)

In the few days after the first day of the new year, Chen Heng suddenly became a frequent visitor to Lin's residence.This is funny to say, he thought he was here to study hard and supplement extra-curricular knowledge.

Little did he know that all he had done in the past two days was the "boy" work of serving tea and water.Chen Heng was not taboo about this matter. He could also see that Uncle Lin was taking this opportunity to bring him with him to see more of the world.It can be regarded as making up for the inherent shortcomings of a poor boy like him.

After all, at this time, the guests who came to visit Lin's mansion were either rich or expensive.That is also considered to be very important in the city of Yangzhou.The chief register of the sixth department of the government office is indispensable, and there are not a few wealthy businessmen who come up to seek connections.

Every time these people came to the door, Chen Heng would stay with his uncle in the study, writing down the names and looks of the other person, and watching them talk with his uncle while actively expanding his knowledge.

The beauty of it can only be felt, not expressed in words.Because they are all examples that are close at hand, whenever the guests leave.Lin Ruhai would grab Chen Heng again and start explaining on the spot, the purpose of the guest's visit this time, and the meaning of each sentence.

Does the other party have another purpose, or is there something else he wants.Every time Chen Heng made a wrong answer, Lin Ruhai would punish him for writing an essay.

Lin Ruhai's father passed away early, after he passed the Juren and Jinshi examinations.It was also in the officialdom that I worked alone for a long time before I gradually accumulated these wisdoms.

There are so many people who read books in the world, but very few people know how to use them.

When a carpenter learns his craft, he can make a finished product.What about scholars?Can reading good books lead to peace and governance?

"Heng'er, you have to remember." After finishing the explanation, Lin Ruhai said earnestly, "As you said the day before yesterday, studying and becoming an official are two different things. People who have finished reading, wishful thinking that they are still dealing with knowledge.

Most of those underappreciated people in the history books were trapped here.He thought that he could walk the world with his knowledge.Are they stupid, are they not good enough to read?actually not.

It's just that they forgot that since he became an official, he has been fighting against the sky, the earth, and the people's hearts.How to make the best use of the situation, how to control the current situation, and grasp people's hearts for your own use.

On this basis, being able to uphold the original heart, restrain selfish desires, and benefit the people of one side is the real way for the sages to help the world. "

"Yes, Uncle." Chen Heng bowed to listen to the training and quickly raised his hand to salute. He really thanked Lin Ruhai for being willing to teach him so patiently.

He suddenly thought of a couplet written by Mr. Cao in the Red Mansion: Knowledge of the world is knowledge, and understanding of human feelings is writing.

For Chen Heng, Lin Ruhai was the second noble person he met in his life.The first nobleman was Wang Xianming. The master carved a small boat with his own hands in Shanxi Village, and pushed the boat to Lin Ruhai, so that the latter could take Chen Heng into a new world.

Today, there are a lot of people who come to visit.Lin Ruhai had just finished talking to Chen Heng when an unexpected guest appeared in front of them.

"Xuezheng." Chen Heng hurriedly saluted the person who walked in.

Mei Jin, who was wearing a scholarly robe with large sleeves, was also taken aback by Chen Heng's appearance.However, he was very good at nourishing his energy. He first greeted Shangguan Lin Ruhai before turning the topic on Chen Heng.

"I didn't expect to meet you here. Have you studied your homework seriously recently?" Mei Jin said in a friendly tone, sounding like an elder whom she had not seen for a long time.

God is sorry, Chen Heng only saw this kind of treatment in Xue Biao and Su Zhao during these years in the academy.When he was thinking about how to answer, Lin Ruhai had already come out to rescue him.

"This incompetent kid, last year because of the refugee incident, I wasted some time on writing, and I was caught and taught by me in the past few days." Lin Ruhai chuckled, and waved his hand at Chen Heng, "Heng'er, pour tea for Mr. Ni."

"Yes." Chen Heng responded and quickly got up to take the teapot.

Heng'er?Isn't this Chen Heng a poor boy from the countryside?Why are you so close to the new prefect?Mei Jin cried out inwardly, she should have treated this kid better if she knew she was in the academy.

When Chen Heng finished pouring the tea, Mei Jin had already reacted.Since the magistrate used the word 'teacher', it shows that he doesn't want to talk about business in the open.

Then just follow his lead and continue talking.A plan was born in her heart, and Mei Jin's words became what she said.

"Resettlement of disaster victims is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people. You can have this courage and courage at a young age. Even if you miss some homework, with Heng'er's talent, as long as you work a little bit, you can beat most mediocre people.

Brother, don't be too harsh on Heng'er.When I was in the academy, I felt that he was promising, and I am afraid that his future achievements will be higher than mine. "

Hearing Mei Jin's echo, Chen Heng's expression was very delicate.The other party directly called him "Heng'er", which is really kind and weird.

But he won't take Mei Xuezheng's words seriously. It's the same as 'your child is actually a smart child, as long as he works hard', it only needs to go in the left ear and out the right ear.

'Brother' Lin Ruhai smiled slightly, and only picked up tea and invited Mei Jin to have a drink together.After the two put down their teacups, they chatted with each other about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the atmosphere seemed very relaxed and pleasant.

Mei Xuezheng saw it, but was very anxious.He came to visit the Lin Mansion this time because he wanted to come and hand in the name certificate.

Nowadays, the parties in the court are constantly fighting, and a centrist like him who has no support at the top and no support at the bottom is having a headache about his future after entering Beijing.

To be able to be a student in Yangzhou for a few years is already smoke from his ancestral grave, and he has gone out of shit luck.Mei Jin didn't dare to expect this good luck to be brought to the capital.

There are only a few official positions in each yamen in the capital, one radish and one pit. If you enter the capital in such a hasty way, it will be a hell of a place to get a good position.

Fortunately, Mei Jin wasn't completely out of his mind, he circled around the topic, and then used Lin Ruhai's words to draw out Chen Heng's strategy in the mansion.After Mei Xuezheng picked up the article and read it, he applauded repeatedly.

"Well written, based on this essay alone, it will be easy to get the first place in the college examination in the future." After Mei Jin finished speaking, she pretended to regret, "It's a pity that such a talent was not selected by me. Heng'er, Why didn't you take the college exam when you were a teacher. It's a good thing to pick up for nothing, and I don't know if it's going to be cheaper for Li Bian or Tian An."

For Xuezheng, who is in charge of imperial examinations and fame, producing a young scholar is a real political achievement.On the surface, Mei Jin regretted missing Chen Heng, but what she really meant was to tell Lin Ruhai that the next Yangzhou Xuezheng would be either Li Bian or Tian An.

Lin Ruhai heard this and thought for a moment.Although I don't know where Mei Jin got the inside information, I think there is nothing wrong with it.It's just that the quality of these two candidates can be taught to Heng'er after the other party leaves.

"Haha, no matter who is cheap, it will be the cheap court in the end." Lin Ruhai pretended not to mind, and glanced at Chen Heng with a smile, "Don't take your teacher's words seriously, remember to be arrogant and arrogant. The next step Life requires you to study harder."

"Yes." Chen Heng was once again used by his uncle as a tool to spread the word, so he had no choice but to agree.

Uncle, are you saying this to Mei Jin, don't be complacent just because you have been studying politics for several years?
"Exactly." Mei Xuezheng nodded, "Your Majesty must be very happy to know that Yangzhou has produced a young talent."

When she said this, Mei Jin wanted to put a few big words on her face, Brother, who doesn't know that you are His Majesty's confidant.You can do me a favor and accept me for His Majesty.

After Chen Heng had been taught by Lin Ruhai in the past few days, he could also hear the meaning of Mei Jin's words.

Uncle used the word "imperial court", but Xuezheng answered with "Your Majesty". Judging from the conversation, Mei Xuezheng, who was eager to express his position, was a little edgy in his reply.

How could the scheming Lin Ruhai fail to notice that he was still calmly chatting about the situation in the capital.It wasn't until Mei Xuezheng couldn't sit still that Lin Ruhai finally spoke.

"Master Butang often told me when he took office in Beijing that he didn't have much chance to make friends with Brother Mei in Yangzhou. I want to come to Master Butang's regret, and wait until Brother Mei goes to Beijing to report on his work..."

Before Lin Ruhai could finish speaking, Mei Jin got up overjoyed and said, "I also admire Mr. Butang's personality and knowledge. If I had known that Mr. Butang had such thoughts, I should have paid a visit earlier. This is really my fault."

When Wei Yinghong was working in Yangzhou in the past, Mei Jin, who was benefiting from both sides, was always thinking about her own thoughts and did not dare to pay too many visits.Now that Wei Yinghong has been promoted to be the Minister of Rituals, anyone with a discerning eye can see that he will become the next minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Meijin was also very annoyed in her heart. If she knew that the other party had this kind of official luck, she should have hugged her thigh tightly.

He said a lot of sorry words again, expressing nothing more than that he was too embarrassed to come to the door in the past.Lin Ruhai took them one by one with a smile. When the chat was almost over, seeing Lin Ruhai suddenly picked up the tea, Mei Jin also knew that she had to get up and leave.

When Mei Xuezheng left happily, Lin Ruhai immediately pulled Chen Heng to give a lecture. After dismantling the previous conversation, he asked the junior what else he didn't understand.

Chen Heng thought about it carefully, and asked, "Uncle, is this person really useful to study politics?"

It wasn't that Chen Heng belittled Mei Jin, it was Fang Fang's bullying attitude, which made it difficult for people to like her.

Moreover, when Mei Jin was in charge of academic affairs, she had published several books on "shed rules" and urged students who took the exam to buy them.

This is a big-name money-gathering, just because it is an old practice that has been agreed upon by the provinces.Even if Wei Yinghong and Lin Ruhai had conflicts in their hearts, it was not easy to intervene.

The so-called "shelf rules" are compiled by each student and political officer, about the knowledge points of the exam and the rules of the exam room, etc.It costs a few taels of silver for a book, which is a headache for some poor children.

Would it really be a good thing for a person with a bad official reputation like this to be drawn into his own camp?
"Heng'er, anyone can be of use to him." Lin Ruhai put his hand on Chen Heng's forehead, and pointed with a smile, "A person like him who forgets his life when he sees small gains, and who cares about his life when he does great things. You yourself Think about it, when he walks into Brother Wei's house, will someone from the Supreme Emperor come to look for him? With such a win over, do you really think he can hold on?"

"Then he switched to the past?" Chen Heng was a little surprised, since he would be poached, why did he have to work so hard today?Could it be that Mei Xuezheng is so important, or is it because of the relationship between the party and the government that the two parties are robbing each other individually?
Lin Ruhai smiled and shook his head, "You don't understand people's hearts well enough. As long as a person like him can have both ways, he will definitely be up for grabs. He will only stay in the middle and be a dumb monk. He will neither offend us nor offend the opposite party. "

I get it, this is the legendary fence-sitting faction.Chen Heng continued to ask, "Then what if the other party promises a lot of money and pulls him over?"

"Isn't this a good thing? Think about the way for yourself." Lin Ruhai glanced at Chen Heng and signaled him to give full play to his subjective initiative.

Chen Heng closed his eyes and thought for a while, and soon understood what Lin Ruhai meant.

After all, the court's resources are limited. No matter what promises are made, there must always be a distribution and the degree of fulfillment.If you always make empty promises, how can you win the trust of others afterwards.

And investing too much resources will inevitably affect the career paths of other people in one's own faction, so conflicts will arise?The airborne troops have been rapidly promoted, what will other hard-working veterans think, what will they think?
From this point of view, maybe Uncle Lin never thought of asking him in the first place.

Chen Heng suddenly realized the cruelty of political struggle.He told Lin Ruhai what was in his heart, but the other party added another sentence.

"You've missed one thing. We're secretly plotting to inspect the salt censor. He's on the bright side to attract the attention of the Supreme Emperor. Jia Yucun's errand is truly guaranteed."

Yangzhou Chess Sage Lin Ruhai chuckled, "Do you understand now?"

"I figured it out." Chen Heng nodded quickly.

"Very good. Give me your experience in writing three articles and four books when you go back tonight." Lin Ruhai assigned another homework.

"Ah?! Oh." Chen Heng's face turned bitter. Why did the homework go up layer by layer, and the mountain chief's homework hasn't been finished yet.

In fact, it is not to blame for Lin Ruhai's strict requirements. He hoped that the child would broaden his horizons and realize that people's hearts are sinister.I was also worried about breaking Chen Heng's character, and hoped that he would not forget his original intention.

Only then, while explaining his strategy, asked him to continue studying the principles of sages.How could Lin Ruhai not know that he was contradicting himself in this feeling of looking forward to Shu.It's just that he really wants to teach Chen Heng well, so he wants to have both.

In this world, there are many people who can read, and there are also many people who can use tricks.There are very few people who may always uphold their original intentions, do not lose themselves in the materialistic officialdom, and remember to serve the people and the country.

With Lin Ruhai's abilities and Chen Heng's intelligence and eagerness to learn, if in the end he only teaches a mediocre person who can be an official, wouldn't it be a waste of good talent?
The two of them didn't rest for long when another visitor came to their door.

What a coincidence today, no matter how come up are all acquaintances.

Jia Yucun was even more surprised when he saw Chen Heng. He had long thought that Chen Heng's excellent policy theory must be guided by an expert behind it, but he never expected that the person who taught him was actually Lin Ruhai.

It's just that for some reason, Chen Heng couldn't come to the meeting between him and Uncle Lin.Lin Ruhai found a random reason and kicked Chen Heng out of the study.

Chen Heng had a moment of leisure, so he simply sat in the corridor outside the study.He continued to think about Mei Xuezheng. If the other party persisted and was not wooed by the other party, wouldn't Uncle Lin's plan come to naught?
But after thinking carefully about Lin Ruhai's opinions on people's hearts and thinking about Mei Jin's previous behavior, Chen Heng felt that the other party would definitely not be able to hold on.They will only continue to sit on the wall, or switch to a side that is more beneficial to them.Later generations often say that character determines destiny, and this is probably what it means.

"Hey." Chen Heng shook his head, what he saw and heard today, he must find a chance to write it in a book later.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Yucun talked for a long time in the house. When the other party walked out of the door, his face was already full of joy.The slight trembling of the tiger's beard at the corner of his mouth allows people to see the other person's happiness at a glance.

"Heng'er, how are you doing with your homework recently?"

"Reporting to Xuezheng, the kid never dared to relax for a day." Chen Heng replied very respectfully. Lin Ruhai taught him that when a person is full of ambition, you have to be more careful with his attitude.

Because at this time, if you show one point is good, it will be regarded as three points.One point of jealousy will be regarded as seven points.

Once he washed away his past poverty, he was supported by nobles in the officialdom.Jia Yucun was in a really good mood. He told Chen Heng a few key points to study with a modest attitude, and then turned to leave.

"Remember to visit Yinglian when you have time, she often whispers about you in my ear."

"Yes." Chen Heng hastily bowed and saluted, sending off the soon-to-be-prosperous nobleman very properly.

The half-open door of the study room allowed Lin Ruhai to see the situation outside the door very clearly.Although he couldn't hear the conversation between the two, he could see Chen Heng's appearance.

He is a good boy who lived up to my teaching.Lin Ruhai nodded in relief, and waited until Jia Yucun was sent out by his servants.He said: "You haven't come in yet, what are you doing outside to blow the wind? You feel that you are in good health, aren't you afraid of the cold?"

Uncle, you really love to train me more and more recently.Chen Heng curled his lips and hurried into the house.This man is also interesting. When he sees the child coming in, he immediately thinks about him.

"Do you know why you were kicked out just now?"

"I don't know." Chen Heng answered confidently.

"Your master was born in a poor family. Such people are often sensitive and sharp. They often regard the past difficulties as hidden matters and don't want to mention them too much. Such people often have a good face."

Lin Ruhai signaled Chen Heng to pour tea for him quickly. He chatted with Jia Yucun for a long time before, but his mouth was dry, "Let him say something that can't be put on the table in front of the juniors he knows well. That's not Shien, That's a feud. You silly boy, you understand."

That's right, Chen Heng, who had learned another lesson, nodded repeatedly, and planned to write everything down when he went back tonight.

Lin Ruhai, who was probably a little tired after meeting several guests in a row, informed the concierge to block the guests behind him.He took the chessboard from the bookshelf and played a few games with Chen Heng before he got up and went back to the house to take a rest.

In the huge study room, only one Chen Heng was left, sitting at his own small table, while summarizing what he had learned today, while carefully flipping through the books in his arms.

He had just finished half of the homework assigned by the head of the mountain, but suddenly there was a light coughing sound behind him.Chen Heng thought it was his uncle who had left and returned, so he quickly turned around and said, "Uncle, you..."

"Hey, my good nephew." Lin Daiyu, who had a smiling face, slipped in at some point and was following her elder brother to make trouble.

"You girl." Chen Heng had no choice but to shake his head, "How did you come here?"

"Brother, don't be angry." Obviously she took the initiative to make a joke, but in the end she was the first to persuade her again.Daiyu smiled and picked up the food box in her hand, and said, "Yu'er knows that my brother studies hard, so I came here to give him some snacks."

He was waiting for his uncle to meet guests, and he was thinking and using his brain, and now he had to sum up his homework.Chen Heng was really hungry after a lot of work, and immediately said happily: "Your sister still understands me, so let me have a look."

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