The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

Such rumors even overshadowed the conflict between Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng and the Lai family, and their momentum was quite astonishing.

Hehe, this is paving the way for the Xue family to stay at the Rong Mansion.

Others didn't know what was going on and just thought that the Second Madam Wang was interested in this relative, but Jia Huan knew the truth: the woman had brought her whole family to come and seek refuge with him.

Given Madam Wang's temperament, who knows how much silver she secretly received?

Around the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, Wang Ziteng took over as the commander of nine provinces and went to inspect major border towns, leaving only his wife and children behind at his residence in the capital.

Clearly, the Prince's mansion's power was no longer sufficient to protect the enormous wealth brought by the Xue family.

Only the Rong family, still in the twilight of its peak, possessed such strength and status.

In order to protect their assets and the status of imperial merchants, the Xue family mother and daughter had no choice but to act in this way.

Madam Wang was also cooperating; before the Xue family's guests even arrived in the capital, she was already helping to create momentum at the mansion!

Jia Huan just watched with a smile, without any intention of getting involved.

Once the tyrant Xue Pan arrives in the capital, he will naturally report to the clan school, and then he'll be in for a beating.

Dream on if you think you can rule the clan school!

Rumors were flying everywhere in the manor, and things were just as chaotic outside.

The weather seems unusual this year. Despite the cold weather in early spring, it hasn't snowed for over a month, let alone rained.

It's quite clear that there are signs of drought in the first half of this year!

Sure enough, the rumors have already spread throughout the capital, and all sorts of gossip are rampant, giving people the feeling that the Great Qian Dynasty is doomed.

It seems that the situation of widespread refugees and social unrest at the end of the Ming Dynasty is about to reappear.

In fact, that's not the case at all.

At this time, the Great Qian Dynasty had only gone through four or five emperors and was still in the middle of the dynasty. It had not even reached its peak. How could it have entered the end of the dynasty so quickly?

It's just that some people with power and influence want to take advantage of the chaos and reap the benefits!

He had many local ruffians under his command, so he was quite familiar with the situation in the city.

For example, Jia Huan noticed immediately that grain prices in Beijing had recently risen.

Considering what happened in the imperial court, is there anything else that's unclear?

The imperial court naturally became aware of the unusual weather.

Naturally, the current emperor and the court officials had to start taking stock of the warehouse inventory to see how many disaster victims and regions they could support, so as not to be caught off guard.

The result was naturally not satisfactory; some government granaries were emptied by corrupt officials, and the situation was quite serious.

Then came the emperor's fury, the dismissal of a large number of officials, and the urgent dispatch of imperial envoys to investigate, providing the people of the capital with plenty of fodder for gossip.

Why does Jia Huan know so much and so clearly?

Most importantly, his hard work finally yielded the most fruitful results!

When Master Zheng Er was discussing these matters with his guests in the Mengpo Studio, he did not deliberately avoid Jia Huan, meaning he allowed Jia Huan to participate.

It wasn't that Master Zheng was truly so understanding, but rather that several close friends and patrons spoke on his behalf, and Jia Huan also demonstrated his own value.

He can provide timely local news, most importantly the price fluctuations of various daily necessities.

This is something that even the most learned scholars and gentlemen cannot easily achieve.

Clothing, food, housing, and transportation are all closely related to people's lives. Once price fluctuations occur, it is definitely because there are problems in some places or aspects.

With the information about the court provided by the Second Master Zheng, most things can be understood at a glance.

Moreover, Jia Huan also demonstrated his talent for reading history, being able to compare current events with very similar events in historical books, giving Master Zheng Er novel perspectives that were genuinely helpful.

Chapter 61 Talkative and Eloquent (Please continue reading)

Learn from history!

This is a famous saying by Emperor Taizong of Tang, which many scholars regard as their motto in life.

Those who can truly achieve this are extremely rare, even among the entire Daqian scholar community.

But saying it like that sounds sophisticated and can impress people.

And so, Master Zheng was intimidated.

After examining Jia Huan's historical knowledge, his learning ability and progress in studying historical materials were recognized.

Just kidding. Since entering the clan school, Jia Huan has spent most of his time reading and understanding various historical books, except for the first month or two of his initial enlightenment.

It's been almost a year now. If I haven't made any progress, wouldn't I be too useless?

The reason is easy to find: people treat history books like storybooks, and nobody can really say anything about it.

In fact, at that time, the clan school had a very complete collection of historical books in its library.

That was purchased by Jia Dairu from the clan head, Jia Zhen, in the name of the clan school, at a considerable cost.

Although Jia Zhen's actions were absurd, he didn't waste any words when faced with Jia Dairu's reasonable request and immediately purchased the necessary items as quickly as possible.

Some historical materials and books that were not available on the market were even copied and brought back from the Imperial College through connections.

To Jia Huan's surprise, Jia Zhen even managed to obtain several volumes of historical materials from the Yongle Encyclopedia from the Imperial Academy, which was quite rare.

To put it simply, the historical materials collected in the clan school's library at this time were more abundant and complete than those in the collections of some scholarly families!

If the Jia family hadn't already fallen from its peak, they could have easily obtained some of the royal family's historical materials and books!

Jia Huan didn't waste the opportunity!

He truly put his heart into memorizing and understanding these historical materials.

The progress in the historical materials section on the virtual panel of the cheat system has reached 35%, which is the best proof that he has worked hard.

Even with the existence of a cheat system that allows him to consume points to reach the top student status, his own hard work is not to be underestimated, otherwise his progress would not have been so fast.

Since he began to devote most of his learning energy to studying historical materials, Uncle Dai Ru basically avoided him.

Uncle Dai Ru had some research and insights into the Four Books and Five Classics, but as for historical materials, he was basically a layman, if not completely clueless.

The question Jia Huan asked involved a wide range of knowledge, which Uncle Dai Ru could not explain clearly.

Especially when it comes to matters concerning the politics of past dynasties, he can't explain them clearly; even he himself is confused.

Not to mention Uncle Dai Ru, even those scholars who intended to teach at the clan school could only manage a wry smile and avoid Jia Huan's frequent questions.

Just kidding. If they were so knowledgeable about history, and had a thorough understanding of past court struggles and governance, they would at least be top talents at the prefectural level. Why would they need to stay under the Rong family's second master as a mere guest? Wouldn't it be better to directly join those powerful regional officials?

However, this also meant that news of Jia Huan's interest in historical materials and his efforts to read and understand them reached the ears of Master Zheng, who at least had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

This was exactly the result Jia Huan wanted; after all, he was just too young.

To become a guest of honor at the Mengpo Studio, one simply needs to use some underhanded tactics.

Right now, Jia Huan is directly comparing events that have occurred in historical records with what is happening in the current Daqian Dynasty, which makes his argument extremely persuasive.

At least, the second master of the government subconsciously felt that this was something recorded in the history books, and it was entirely possible to learn from it. Emperor Taizong of Tang had said, "Take history as a mirror."

The other guests and gentlemen basically shared the same idea.

Even if you think Jia Huan is too young, he always brings up real historical examples, which are more persuasive than their random remarks. What else is there to say?

"The world is going to the dogs and people are no longer as virtuous as they used to be. In years of great disaster, there are always villains who stir up trouble, causing turmoil and unrest among the people!"

With an air of compassion and empathy, the Second Master Zheng summarized the current situation.

The guests nodded in agreement, their expressions ranging from anger to sadness, making it seem as if they had been greatly affected.

"Sir, you are an upright and honest man, a true gentleman!"

Jia Huan was equally adept at flattery, saying directly, "This time, many corrupt officials have been taken down, leaving many positions in the court vacant. Why doesn't Your Excellency strive for a higher position?"

"It's better to let the master take the position than to let those officials with ulterior motives occupy it!"

"At least the master won't care about that little bit of silver, wouldn't that be better for the court?"

As for the Second Master Zheng, he basically has no practical ability, so does that matter?

As long as Master Zheng is happy, Jia Huan doesn't care about anything else.

"Brilliant! Young Master Huan's words have struck a chord with me!"

Immediately, a scholar chimed in, "This is a rare opportunity; the master should certainly try to pull some strings!"

The other guests were not to be outdone, and they all spoke up to encourage the guests, showing a very enthusiastic attitude.

If the Second Master Zheng were to advance further and become a powerful official in the court, these scholars and officials would rise in rank and might even become his official advisors.

That would mean having one foot in the door of officialdom!

It should be noted that many officials, having no hope of passing the imperial examinations, gained the favor of their employers by serving as staff members, and were then recommended to become officials.

Even so, such officials could only reach the fifth rank at most.

But for the scholar-official, being able to enter the officialdom and become an official was an incredible opportunity.

As for the future, we'll talk about that later!

He truly deserves to be called a genius who is well-versed in historical materials!