Because the emperor was half an hour late when he arrived at Hanyuan Hall, and the discussion among various schools of thought was very intense, the selection meeting that day was held until the sun set.
As soon as it was time to get off work, Geng Dingli went directly back to his home. His family was small and the house was not small. His third brother, Geng Dingli, lived with him. Geng Dingli's family lived in the east courtyard, and Geng Dingli's family lived in the west courtyard.
Geng Dingli's second brother Geng Dingli did not pursue a career. He was still a student at this time, but he was not inferior to Geng Dingxiang academically. At this time, he was half-hidden and half-religious in his hometown, concentrating on writing books and theories. The third brother Geng Dingli lived in Longqing for five years. Jinshi, who was the director of the Ministry of Education at this time, and the two families bought a large house together and lived together.
When Geng Xiangxiang came home, the old woman saw that he looked worried, so she told the family servants to be careful, and she and her daughter-in-law served the food in person. Geng Xiangxiang took a few bites with a gloomy face, and then asked his son Geng Ruyu: "What are you doing?" Is uncle back?"
Geng Ruyu put down his chopsticks, stood up and replied solemnly: "Father, my third uncle sent me a message earlier, and Jidial will work overtime tonight."
Geng Dingxiang snorted, looked him up and down and said, "What are you reading today?"
Geng Ruyu was sweating on his forehead and he was hesitating. His daughter-in-law, who was standing aside serving dishes, pouted and said: "Master, you have been scolding him every day, and now you are so scared that he can't even speak. Today he read the emperor's poem "On Practice" and wrote more than a thousand words of insights."
Geng Ding put his chopsticks on the table and wanted to scold his daughter-in-law, but as a father-in-law, it was too bad. He could only say to his son with evil anger: "You are a man, thirty years old, what kind of book are you reading?" You want your wife to tell you? What, your father can eat you?"
Geng Ruyu apologized and said with a smile: "My father's majesty... is getting worse day by day, and my son is sometimes afraid. I wonder what will happen at the selection meeting today?"
Geng Dingxiang became more and more angry and said: "The emperor has dragged all the people to Burma for his faults, what else can be done? There are a total of eighty-six people, and thirty of them are eliminated, all of them are famous Neo-Confucianists!"
"Ahem, the selection hasn't even started yet. The emperor first said, 'Yu Yu is very literary, I am from Zhou'. When Zhu Zian was there?! Do you think there is any room for this?"
Geng Ruyu smiled after hearing this and said: "Today my son read "On Practice", which said, 'Practice means understanding; practice again, understand again, repeat it to infinity, and the principles will become clearer.' This is to open the eyes of the reform."
Geng Fangxiang rolled his eyes and said: "So what? 'Although the road is short, it can't be done; although the thing is small, it can't be done'. Isn't that what it means?"
Geng Ruyu said: "What my father said is true. But refer to "On Contradiction", the emperor's practice is much more profound than Xunzi's, and the truth is explained clearly - the son did not say this, listen to the father's meaning, although the emperor is thin today Zhu, but he still respects Confucius. This is from the past, but it is different from the purpose of the emperor's two treatises."
Geng Dingxiang was reminded by his son and suddenly woke up and said: "Huh?" He sat there silently, wandering in the sky, not knowing what he was thinking.
His daughter-in-law is the granddaughter of Liang Menglong, the current governor of Jiliao, and her name is Xin. Although Liang Menglong is not a general, this granddaughter is very doted on by Liang Menglong and has a very fierce temper. Seeing her husband still standing there, she said: "Hurry up and sit down to eat. Don't you hear that 'eat without words, sleep without words'?"
Seeing Geng Dingxiang still rolling his eyes and thinking, Geng Ruyu glanced at his mother again, then slowly sat down and picked up the rice bowl to eat. His mother said, "No one is competing with you, why are you eating in such a hurry?"
Liang Xin pouted again and said: "It's not like I was scared. For more than a year, I have been scolded every day. Even a good person has lost his energy. He has suffered from stomachache this year, and he can't eat well." 's sake."
The old woman was speechless after hearing this, and Geng Xiang couldn't help but said: "Whose rule is this? The daughter-in-law talks about the master? I am his father, can't I reprimand him?"
Liang Xin was also a well-educated man. Hearing this, he said: "If I can't bear to see Neo-Confucianism being bullied nowadays, why don't you resign and go give lectures? The second master is at home, wandering in the forest, writing books and establishing theories, how comfortable he is. Although you are still the second grader now, "Pin, even if you hold Neo-Confucianism on your head, you won't be able to get into the imperial court. Why should you accept those losers in the court and vent your anger on such fools when you go home?"
Because he could not say that he was reluctant to give up this official position, Geng Dingxiang blushed at the words of his daughter-in-law. He just sat there and kept reciting the old words of Confucius to persuade himself to control his anger.
Geng Ruyu secretly praised his wife, saying that he would take a handful of Shenbao Pills tonight and fight with this monster. As he thought about it, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Geng Dingxiang caught a glimpse of her, and he was so angry that he wanted to push his forehead open. He shouted: "Why are you laughing?"
Geng Ruyu's face turned pale. He was so frightened that he put down the bowl and stood up to answer. His mother said: "Don't get up. I have to get up several times to eat. Can you eat? You old guy, our family is just like this. You Are you going to torture him to death? If you talk about father, father and son every day, don’t you know that a father is kind and a son is filial?”
Geng Dingxiang's eyes stood up in anger, thinking that you are going to rebel. Geng Ruyu stood up hurriedly and said: "Mom, a son should respect his father." He then said to his wife: "Don't be conspicuous here anymore. , go back to the house."
Liang Xin raised her eyebrows when she heard what he said. Geng Ruyu winked hurriedly and held hands with his wife behind his father's back. When his mother saw him next to him, she curled her lips and secretly scolded her son for being a coward. But at this time, they all resisted Geng unanimously. When they were getting oriented, they said to their son: "What do you think your wife is doing? Let me tell you, she is right. You two have to study essays and martial arts. Just go to the study room to eat. Don't cause trouble for others while eating."
Geng Dingxiang has been married for forty years, and his wife has been a doormat for the rest of his life. Unexpectedly, after his daughter-in-law cheered her up today, the old woman also rebelled, and she was so angry that her blood vessels almost burst.
But the situation was one-on-three. When Old Geng saw that he had offended the public, he really couldn't get angry, otherwise the family would be in chaos. Just when he was embarrassed, Geng Ruyu's four-year-old son ran in, followed by a servant to protect him. .
The boy held a large ball of marshmallows and said, "Grandpa, look, Third Grandpa bought me marshmallows."
Geng Dingxiang said in surprise: "Your third grandpa is back?" His grandson didn't answer, but showed off to his mother with marshmallows. The old woman behind him said: "Yes, master. The third grandpa is back, saying he went west to have a meal. Just come here."
Geng Ruyu said in a loud voice: "Ruyu, go and ask your third uncle to come over and eat." Geng Ruyu agreed, got up and went out.
Geng Dingxiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and without looking at the old woman's face, he ordered: "Bring some wine." His daughter-in-law said, "Sir, I'll get it." Geng Dingxiang nodded.
Seeing that the friendly forces were being divided and disintegrated, Geng Dingxiang's old woman panicked and said, "No, let Chunxiang go get it. I'm hungry too, so I asked them to eat here while we go to the west room to eat." After that, he called two more maids.
Coming over to serve Geng Dingxiang for dinner, she and her daughter-in-law changed tactics.
After a while, the old woman heard her son leading Geng Dingli to the dining room. She was completely relieved and complained to her daughter-in-law about Geng Dingli's bad temper. In her words, she envied her daughter-in-law for her good fortune, but she had been a doormat for half her life, which was miserable.
What Liang Xin could say was to comfort her mother-in-law. While the two were eating and talking to each other, they heard a bang in the main room, as if someone had dropped a wine glass.
Then Geng Dingming shouted: "What did you say? Missionary? Professor at Beijing Normal University?!"
Neither of the two women heard what Geng Dingli said clearly. The old woman was worried, so she put down her chopsticks and stood up and said, "Oh, I'll go take a look." The daughter-in-law also said, "Madam, I'll go over too." After saying that, she helped her.
The old lady passed over.
Entering the dining room, I saw that Geng Dingxiang had not only dropped his wine glass, but also knocked half of the dishes and plates on the table. Geng Dingli and Geng Ruyu stood aside and smiled bitterly. Geng Ruyu's body was covered with soup and water, and a chicken paw was still hanging on the front of his clothes.
On the hem.
The old woman was so frightened that she chanted Buddha's name and said, "Amitabha, what are you doing?" Seeing Geng Dingding's angry face and being speechless, she panicked and asked Geng Dingli, "Third uncle, what's wrong with your elder brother?"
Geng Dingli smiled bitterly and said: "Today, Wang Shangshu passed down the emperor's decree, asking us to hire Fan Li'an, Luo Mingjian and Matteo Ricci as professors and lecturers at the Capital University. They will teach mathematics, geometry and philosophy. My eldest brother was angry because of this."
The old woman said: "You damn old man, the emperor has his reasons for doing this. Are you more knowledgeable than the emperor? Besides, who cares who is the professor? He has not taught your children and grandchildren, what does it have to do with you? What's the point?
Are you so angry?"
Geng Ruyu helped Geng Dingxiang and said, "Mom, that's what I said just now. Originally, my father was just angry. After I said this, I was so angry that I was speechless." When the old woman heard that, seeing Geng Dingxiang, her body began to stiffen.
, was so frightened that she burst into tears. Geng Ruyu saw her crying and asked Geng Dingli if she was going to the medical school.
Liang Xin called the maid serving beside her: "Go to my room quickly and find the box containing the three-edged needle." The maid ran out of the door like flying. Here she also directed Geng Ruyu and Geng Dingli to move Geng's orientated frame.
Go to the bedroom.
When Geng Daxiang lay down on the kang, the little maid brought over a box with a black lacquer and silver pattern. Liang Xin opened the box and asked her mother-in-law to roll up the sleeve of Geng Daxiang's left arm past his elbow, and took out a brown pair from the box.
The silk belt said: "Tie it on the master's arm."
After it was tied up, Liang Xin had burned a finger-length three-edged needle in the box on an oil lamp, and gently patted Geng's elbow. When the veins were protruding, she quickly touched it with the tip of the needle.
Just after pricking, a red spot appeared on the elbow, and then a drop of blood as black as ink flowed out. Liang Xin asked her mother-in-law, "Have you ever bought alcohol at home?" Mei Xiang, the eldest girl next to the old woman, said, "Yes.
"Liang Xin said: "Go get alcohol cotton and wipe the wound." Before he finished speaking, Geng Dingxiang let out a long breath, opened his mouth and said hoarsely: "You will kill me with anger." [Note 1]
The entire Geng family was stunned. Geng Xiangxiang cried to his wife, "You scared me!" Geng Ruyu was surprised and delighted, and said, "How could you treat her like this? It's a wonderful rejuvenation."
Liang Xin said: "My grandfather and my grandfather have the same temperament, and this disease is the same. My grandfather always asked me to give him a needle when he was angry at home and could not speak." After that, he wiped the three-edged needle with alcohol cotton.
Geng Ruyu gestured and put it in the box.
Geng Dingli couldn't laugh or cry. He smiled and comforted: "Brother, why are you so angry? He Xinyin is such a kingless and fatherless person, and the emperor even made him a professor. Nowadays, a few Westerners are professors, so what? Can you still translate it?
It’s impossible to die.”
Geng directed his eyes toward the ceiling, with muddy tears streaming down from the corners of his eyes. He sighed and said, "I'm afraid that in a hundred years, the orthodoxy will be extinct!"