Chapter 220 Jia Mu: Brother Heng, this is your sister Yun
Ningguo Mansion·Huifang Garden
The plaque with the three characters "Tianxiang Tower" is clearly visible under the light of the lantern. The sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music sounded from the building. The stage not far away was brightly lit, and the gongs and drums were singing in unison.
Tiger.
Inside Tianxiang Tower, there were even more people. Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, Li Wan, Sister Feng, etc. were smiling and talking.
Jia Huan, Jia Lan and others were also at the table below. While they were eating, they looked up at the opera performers on the stage, with several maids and wives waiting on them.
Jia Heng changed into regular clothes and chatted with Jia Zheng under the eaves.
"Ziyu, you are on an errand now and are you going to take the annual examination in Jingzhao at the end of this year?" Jia Zheng asked.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said, "Just go and give it a try. The imperial examination is inevitable anyway."
In fact, things in the world are like a new chess game, and now he seems to be less eager for the imperial examination than before.
But he still wanted to get a bachelor's degree. This was a gesture to move closer to the civil service group, because the Wuxun Group did not accept him. It can be seen from the knighthood the day before yesterday that the four princes and eight princes did not regard him as a comrade.
people.
Of course, dragons do not live with snakes, and as an emperor, he cannot get too close to these people.
On the contrary, whether it is writing about the Three Kingdoms or submitting a resignation letter, the impression given to the civil servant group is acceptable.
"Besides, I am not old. Strictly speaking, I am just serving as an emperor's official, and I have no official status. I have to take the imperial examination. Who can stop me? I might even be said to be a descendant of martial arts, and I long for examples of sages and sages.
." Jia Heng looked deeply, thinking about the joints.
Hearing this, Jia Zheng looked into the distance, sighed, and said: "Speaking of which, none of my Jiamen have made their fortune from the imperial examination. I originally wanted to study and become an official, but I didn't want to leave the book after my death.
The emperor took pity on his ancestors and appointed him as an official in the Ministry of Works."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "The Tian family is indeed as kind as a mountain to my Jia family. Regardless of others, one family has two fathers. This is the only family in the Han Dynasty."
I thought, with Jia Zheng’s career level, if he wanted to become an official from Kejia, it would be difficult in one word!
Jia Zheng was also sighing with emotion. When it came to the imperial examination, he thought of one person and said with a smile: "The day before yesterday, Yucun wrote a letter saying that he was taking up his post in Jinling and everything was going well.
, you are the leader of the clan, and I am just about to discuss this matter with you."
Previously, Jia Yucun visited Jia Zheng as a "nephew", but now he wanted to register his family tree, further took shelter under the Jia family, and became what the Jia family later called "the uncle of Xinglong Street."
When Jia Heng heard the name of Jia Yu Village, his face was silent, he frowned and said: "Second Master, let's take a look at the matter of Lian Zong first. Nowadays, the political situation in Beijing is turbulent. People are paying attention to the movements and actions of my Jia family. Every movement
It’s better to be quiet.”
When Jia Zheng heard this, he nodded and said, "What Zi Yu said is true."
Jia Heng's eyes were deep and deep, and he suddenly asked: "By the way, the second master, Jia Yucun...whose way is it to be awarded the title of prefect of Jinling?"
Jia Zheng didn't think much about it, and said: "It's Baoyu's uncle, and his uncle found Ji Langzhong from the Civil Affairs Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In addition, Yucun was born in the second rank of Jinshi, and the Holy Emperor returned to his old position a year ago. He
The qualifications are quite sufficient.”
Jia Heng's face was dark and uncertain, and he murmured in his heart: "I see."
Some of the doubts in my mind were slightly cleared up.
There are many inconsistencies in the original timeline of A Dream of Red Mansions. For example, when Jia Yucun was sentencing Calabash Eucalyptus, Menzi said: "I have been promoted to a higher rank for eighty-nine years. Don't you recognize me?"
But Jia Yucun had just sent Lin Daiyu away and sent an errand to the prefect of Jinling. It had not been eight or nine years since she came out of the Calabash Temple.
There is also a very obvious doubt. According to the third chapter, Baoyu had just smashed the jade. The next morning, Daiyu, who came to Beijing at the age of six, went to Mrs. Wang's house to pay her respects. Then she saw Sister Feng and Mrs. Wang opening the letter from Jinling.
It was my cousin Xue Pan who relied on his wealth and power to kill people. Now he is being tried by Ying Tianfu.
When Baochai came to Beijing, she was already thirteen years old.
But there is something in Chapter 20 of the following text, and Baoyu said: "You come first, the two of us eat at the same table and sleep at the same table. He has grown so big and he just came here. How can anyone care about him?"
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It is not difficult to infer from the above that Baoyu and Daiyu must have gone through a period of childhood growing up together.
This can be seen when Baochai came to Beijing when he was already thirteen years old. Otherwise, he would have been Daiyu at the age of six or seven and Baochai at the age of thirteen.
But why does it form a description of the front and rear legs that Daiyu comes first and Baochai comes last?
There is only one possibility. This is the result of the original author deliberately disrupting the timeline and focusing on describing events.
For example, later Internet article authors wrote more than a thousand chapters, and the timeline in the book only lasted three months. They were all descriptive techniques, because in real life, nothing happened in a year or two, or
Two or three months later, all of a sudden a lot of shit came crashing down.
However, in order to maintain the coherence and tension of the story, we can only use interludes, flashbacks, supplementary narrations, and sub-narrations...
Expressed in the language of the TV series, it is Baochai who went to Beijing. As he walked, the actor in the sedan chair had been replaced by Bai Bing from Li Qin.
Jia Heng's expression paused, and he suppressed the strange feeling in his heart. He turned to look at Jia Zheng and asked: "Second Master, this Jia Yucun is now in Jinling. How is his official reputation?"
Jia Zheng smiled and said, "I haven't asked about this yet, but when he comes to Beijing at the end of the year, he will pay a visit. Ziyu will know after talking to him. This man has a tall appearance and good conversation. I think Ziyu should be able to communicate with him."
He had a lot to say."
It is clear that he has great respect for Jia Yucun, who was born in the second-ranked Jinshi.
When Jia Heng heard this, his expression was indifferent and he was noncommittal.
I don't have much favorable impressions of Jia Yucun, who "speculates, adapts to the wind, and has extremely despicable political conduct."
After this man lost power in the Jia family, he changed his family and joined King Zhongshun. He could be said to be a true white-eyed wolf.
"We need to find an opportunity to take down this young man." Jia Heng's face was indifferent, and a cold feeling flashed in his heart.
Jia Zheng asked again: "Brother Heng, Fu Shi, the general judge of Jingzhao Mansion, came over this afternoon and said he would come to visit you tomorrow. I wonder if you are free?"
"Visit me? Why is Fu Shi visiting me?" Jia Heng frowned and asked.
My mind was spinning, and there was actually a bit of speculation.
The Lai family and some housekeepers of the Xifu are now controlled and taken over by Jia She. However, in order to protect themselves and try to unblock the joints of the Jingzhao Mansion, the Lai Sheng family followed Fu Shi's path.
Fu Shi probably was being watched.
Otherwise, he had clearly warned Fu Shi before, and Fu Shi would never ask for trouble by coming to visit him again.
Jia Zheng smiled and said: "I didn't say anything. I just said that I admire you and want to visit you. Brother Heng, Fu Shi has helped the government a lot in these years."
This is just saying good things for Fu Shi.
Jia Heng thought for a moment and said, "Let him come back tomorrow evening."
While the two were talking, they heard a woman coming down the stairs and said with a smile: "Second Master and Uncle Heng, the old lady is calling from inside the house."
The two of them stopped chatting and went up to Tianxiang Tower.
On the second floor, the lights are brightly lit, the room is full of pearls and greenery, there are piles of makeup and incense, and there is constant laughter and laughter.
In the main hall, Mother Jia was surrounded by a group of orioles and swallows. In addition to the three sisters Qin Keqing, Fengwan, and Youshi, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Daiyu, there was also a girl wearing a red skirt with broken lily leaves and a round face.
The little girl, whose son has a bit of baby fat, is chatting and laughing with him.
When Sister Feng almost forced herself to smile due to her worries and poor condition, this charming and innocent little girl was like a pistachio, making everyone lean back and forth and laugh continuously.
"Grandma, where is Brother Ai (Second)? Why don't you see Brother Ai (Second)?" The little girl's face was filled with a sweet smile, her big black grape-like eyes twinkling, she looked at Daiyu and Jia Mu and asked.
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This girl is none other than Shi Xiangyun, Jia Mu's great-niece.
Because in the evening, the maid and mother-in-law of the Shi family were sent in a carriage to stay temporarily in Rongguo Mansion. They just got off the carriage and stayed in Jia Mu's room for a while, and then Sister Feng from Ning Mansion sent Ping'er away.
When I came to invite you, I followed Jia Mu to Ningguo Mansion.
The smile on Jia Mu's face faded a little, and she said: "I am writing... my thoughts after watching it."
Shi Xiangyun blinked and asked, "What are your thoughts after watching this?"
Daiyu held the handkerchief, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "It's just a book reading. What you think after observing things is what Uncle Heng of Dongfu ordered Brother Bao to write."
Shi Xiangyun suddenly understood and said with a smile: "Oh, I understand, this is the homework assigned by Uncle Heng to Brother Ai (II)."
Because he was greeted by Qin Keqing when he entered, Shi Xiangyun actually did not meet Jia Heng face to face.
Mrs. Wang frowned, forced herself to smile, and said: "Old lady, Baoyu has written almost as well. Huan'er and Lan'er are both here, but Baoyu is here alone.
In the room, he always likes to join in the fun. We are going to have a peace ceremony tomorrow, why don't we take him with us?"
At this moment, Mrs. Wang was already vaguely aware that Baoyu was moving away from the center of Jia's house, and that instead, Uncle Heng was becoming the focus of discussion in the east and west houses.
Hearing this, Jia Mu smiled and said: "When Brother Heng comes over, I'll tell him that Baoyu is so young and has only read a few days of reading. How much ink can he have in his belly? He can't take the request of a Jinshi.
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Mrs. Wang nodded and said with a smile: "That's right."
Shi Xiangyun blinked and watched this scene quietly, thinking, this is really strange. Brother Ai (2) has never liked reading, but this uncle Heng is quite capable.
At this time, Jia Heng and Jia Zheng had already gone to the second floor and each presented gifts to Jia Mu.
Jia Mu smiled and said, "Brother Heng is here? Come and sit over here."
Jia Heng nodded, faced the gazes of all the female relatives, walked closer, and took a seat.
Jia Mu said with a smile: "You have been too busy these days to see anyone. It would be too disrespectful for you not to come to this celebration banquet."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "There are a lot of things going on outside. I couldn't get away for a while. The celebration banquet has been delayed until now. I hope the old lady can forgive me."
Sister Feng answered the conversation from the side and said softly: "Old ancestor, Brother Heng is doing important things outside now. You heard it yesterday. It's so dangerous, and it's not easy to do errands outside."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed slightly. It was obvious that the previous shouts of killing were still in their ears, which made people fearful.
When Jia Mu heard this, the smile on her face faded and she said: "Brother Heng, have you taken care of all the external matters? Tomorrow I will go to Qingxu Guan. Can I find some time? If I can't get away,
There will be no delay in a few more days.”
"It's just a matter of time." Jia Heng smiled and said softly: "It takes half a day, but it's not a waste."
In the past few days, he has been quieter than moving. An Ansheng inspected the Sanhe Gang, then donated the money to the emperor, and then waited for the government and the opposition to get excited before arguing.
"When I met the emperor, it seemed that the emperor did not want to transfer this money to the treasury. There will probably be a dispute in the morning the day after tomorrow. It is not good to interfere in this matter."
There is no airtight wall in the world. More than 10 million taels of silver were confiscated. As time goes by, it is bound to be noticed by the six cabinet ministries and the Department of Science and Technology.
No need to think about it, first I am as happy as the Chinese New Year, and then... I wonder if I will get into an argument about the distribution and use of this huge sum of money.
Because the amount of money is too huge!
"What about the salary arrears to the officials in the capital, the salary for the capital camp, the disaster relief in Shandong and Henan provinces, and the compensation for the entry of enemy captives from the north? It was just that we didn't have money at first. Everyone tightened their belts and struggled, but now we have it.
Money has to be raised up and down, and how much can be left depends on the emperor's courage and skill."
Jia Heng suppressed these thoughts.
Hearing this, Jia's mother smiled and said: "For a family like ours, when we are busy, we must not forget about home. Otherwise, we will not be able to deal with all the official affairs, and we can still live in the Yamen every day. When it is time to delegate power to the people below, let's delegate it."
Don’t tire yourself too much.”
Jia Heng nodded and said, "What the old lady said is true."
There is some truth to what Jia Mu said, but who are the people to whom this old lady delegates her power?
Lai, Wu, Shan Sanjia...
But it's all a good intention...
Jia Mu smiled and said: "Back then, I saw the two princes busy outside. No matter how busy the two princes were, they would always come back to listen to music and play dominoes. You
Well, I don’t think I have any hobbies. Of course, it would be good to spend more time with your wife, since you two are newlyweds."
In front of everyone, Qin Keqing's cheeks were moved by the words, and she whispered: "Old lady."
When everyone heard this, they all smiled softly. Shi Xiangyun smiled the most brilliantly, with a cute smile. It was not the giggle of an old hen that lays eggs "It is impossible for Haiwa to die", but a youthful and beautiful smile with silver bells.
Voice.
Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Shi Xiangyun, who was smiling with two dimples, and asked: "Who is this sister?"
Jia Mu smiled and said: "Brother Heng, this is your sister Yun."
Jia Heng looked at Shi Xiangyun and looked him over. Xiangyun's cheeks were white and rosy, and there was a charming and charming charm between his eyebrows. His eyes were not timid or shy, and he called out: "Brother Heng."
Jia Heng nodded, his eyes were gentle, and he called: "Sister Yun."
Mother Jia explained: "Yun'er is here to stay for a few days. This child has lost me and my mother since she was a child. Brother Heng, as the eldest brother, please take more care of her."
Jia Heng nodded and said warmly: "Sister Yun's lively and cheerful temperament is very rare."