The Red Mansions

Chapter 123 Chongwen, Lecture on Martial Arts

Chapter 123 Chongwen, Lecture on Martial Arts

Jia Heng entered the Ningguo Mansion, and began to move things into the mansion in the morning, and did not tidy up until the afternoon.

Jia Zheng asked Jia Lian to call and said that a banquet had been prepared in the East Garden to celebrate Jia Heng's housewarming.

After all, it was the first time the clansmen met, so it was hard to refuse, so Jia Heng walked along the verandah, towards a compound that looked like a house with overlapping rockery.

The Dongfu Mansion occupies a vast area. There are several front and rear entrances in a row of five main rooms, and even more left and right courtyards. Along the way, Jia Heng saw some women with emerald hair, under the service of maids, , Standing in front of the moon gate and looking out.

Seeing Jia Heng passing by, some bold eyes even flirted with Jia Heng and Jia Lian.

Jia Heng frowned, looked at Jia Lian at the side, and said, "Who are these people?"

Jia Lian looked a little unnatural, and said: "Brother Heng, these are all filled-in houses for Brother Zhen. They were originally open-faced maidservants. There are about a dozen of them. Some of them have already been sent out. There are still three rooms here, and they haven't had time to move in yet." Let's go, your sister-in-law is about to be sent out."

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said: "Pay some money from the public, as usual, send them out to live alone."

Since it is Jia Zhen's concubine, it is unreasonable to live in Ningguo Mansion again. Give these women a sum of money and let them go out to make a living by themselves.

Jia Lian smiled and said: "Your sister-in-law also said the same thing. After the food is finished, you can discuss it with your sister-in-law. Your sister-in-law said that she will pay you back."

Jia Heng looked calm, noncommittal.

He planned to hand over the affairs of the inner house to Keqing. As for Sister Feng, he vaguely felt that Sister Feng was so good at selling him that she might have other plans.

While the two were talking, they entered the noisy courtyard. At this time, the young and old of Jia's mansion had already taken their seats. Seeing Jia Heng coming, they got up one after another.

Jia Heng said: "Sit down, everyone. We met each other in the ancestral hall before, and we are not outsiders. Now Heng is honored by the Holy Grace, recommended by the Master Zheng, and the descendants of Ningguo's side branch to officiate the ancestors. I feel both honored and apprehensive. I think my family has been established in Shenjing for a hundred years, except for Master Jing who practiced Taoism in Guanzhong, no one has made his fortune through the imperial examination, and as for those who practice martial arts, there is not even a single one. Heng is now the head of the clan, and his heart hurts. Now he can't Not planning for the future."

Everyone was laughing and talking in agreement, but when they heard the words, their faces turned serious, knowing that there must be something to say.

At this time, Jia Heng also turned his eyes to the old and young men of the Jia clan, and said in a gentle voice: "Everyone, don't stand still, sit down and talk."

Saying that, regardless of the people with different thoughts, he sat down.

Seeing this, everyone sat down one after another.

Jia Dairu said in a loud voice: "What Ziyu said is true. Before, Zhu'er in the West Mansion wanted to get into an official position through the imperial examination, and she entered school early at the age of 14. However, God is jealous of talents. Alas...now, the old man is teaching in ethnology. Mengtong, among the children of the Quanguan clan, it is rare to have this kind of reading seed."

Jia Zheng, who was on the side, also sighed when Dai Ru mentioned his son who had died prematurely.

Jia Heng said: "What Dai Confucian said is very true, but, isn't there any one of the hundreds of children in the clan who has made progress in studies? In Yi Heng's view, for the children who have made progress in studies, they should hire famous teachers and refine their skills. For those who are lively and unwilling to study, they can also hire martial arts masters, teach them martial arts and military strategies, and enter the army to serve as military positions to seek a future. This is the righteous way to extend the clan."

Speaking of which, the sons of the Jia family are very strange. Even Jia Yun, who has a bright spot in the original "Dream of Red Mansions", did not study the imperial examinations, practice martial arts and join the army.

You have to go around the Ning and Rong houses.

Jia Zheng twirled his beard, nodded and said, "What Ziyu said is reasonable."

He thought to himself, he begged Ziyu to be the patriarch of his Jia clan in the court that day, he really found the right person, studying and practicing martial arts, this is the method of Guangda clan's lintel.

When other people heard the words, they also agreed, but some people disagreed.

For example, Jia Rong, with a gloomy face at the moment, looked coldly at the young man in the green shirt who was talking in the center of the crowd, feeling a sense of irritability and hatred in his heart.

This man ruined everything about him!

Now, in public, say such things as being good-looking when you get cheap?

Imperial examination, joining the army?

Who wouldn't say what's said in the scene, isn't your uncle Heng just like a white man with no fame at all?Didn't see you join the army?

Now the world is in turmoil, and the northern border is rampant. If you go to the army to fight for wealth, you will die!

As for reading imperial examinations?

How can reading be so easy, when he sees the "Zhihuzhe Ye", his head is as big as a bucket, and didn't he hear what Grandpa Dairu said just now?

There are few seeds in the whole family, and Grandpa Dairu is quite old and still a child, where can he go to study?

"At the beginning, I shouldn't have tipped off the news. I was really deceived by lard! Although my father spat at me a few times, but after going out, who knows? The servants inside and out wanted to call me Uncle Rong! It's alright now, it's all over!" Jia Rong resented in her heart, her eyes lowered, her knuckles were slightly white in the hand holding the wine glass.

Jia Qiang, who was on the side, noticed that Jia Rong's expression was not right, she paused, picked up the wine cup, took a sip, and sighed inwardly.

"Brother Rong probably hates this Uncle Heng to the core. However, no one can accept that it falls on anyone. The good Ningguo who conquered the nobles will end up under the fence of others and have no home to return to."

Jia Qiang's eyes flickered, but she didn't intend to persuade her.

There is a saying that when the snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman benefits.

If Uncle Heng and Brother Rong are fighting to the death, then the family fortune of the East Mansion may not fall on him one day.

He is a decent great-great-grandson of Ningguo, Jia Zhen did such shameful things to him, and now he is thrown into prison, it is really satisfying.

On Jia Rong's side, she raised her head and drank the wine, suppressing the bitterness in her heart, looking at the young man in green shirt who was like a star holding the moon, talking and laughing freely, resentment grew wildly like weeds in her heart, and instantly filled her heart.

On the other side, meeting the gazes of the young and old of the Jia family, Jia Heng said loudly: "Nowadays, the ethnology in the clan is simple, I plan to allocate money from the public to rebuild the ethnology, hire famous teachers, and build my Jia's Chongwen School. For the children of the clan to study for the imperial examination."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone stopped drinking and remained silent, with expressions of shock on their faces.

Jia Dairu's old face has changed. If he rebuilds ethnology, how should he deal with himself at that time?

Jia Heng caught Dairu's lost look, and added: "Chongwen Hall is newly built, and Dairugong has worked hard and made great achievements. He can also take advantage of the trend to support his life, and return home to entertain his grandchildren. The family will not treat him badly, and the money will be allocated as usual. Rong Yang, of course, should be strong on behalf of Confucianism, if you don’t want to stop teaching, you can also teach literacy to young children in the elementary school of ethnology.”

Jia Dairu's level of knowledge can only teach children how to read a few words. As for his career, he will ask Mr. Song Yuan from the Imperial College to hire another famous teacher.

Hearing this, Jia Dairu felt at ease and said with a smile, "Zi Yu, although this old man is getting old, he doesn't want to go home and just rest here, and be that useless idler, please leave a place for this old man in the primary school. "

As soon as this remark came out, all the old and young men of the Jia clan present laughed and applauded.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere that was originally a little stiff became warmer.

Jia Heng laughed and said: "Grand Confucianism is obsessed with education. In the future, in the genealogy and history of our Jia family, it may not be possible to leave a name on it. Hundreds of years later, it will be admired by future generations."

Although Jia Dairu was not very good in the imperial examination, he was decent, not to mention obnoxious.

In fact, not all members of the Jia clan are a nest of snakes and rats.

When Jia Dairu heard the words, his mood was agitated, his eye circles were even slightly red, and he said: "Zi Yu, I will definitely teach the Mongolian children of the clan well."

But he scratched the itch all of a sudden, and wasted half his life. If he could be listed in the genealogy and history because of teaching and educating people, even a hundred years later, he would die with a smile on his face.

As for the weight and reputation of Jia Heng's words, this is a great sage recognized by the scholarly public, and obviously still has weight.

The surrounding Jia family men watched this scene with envy and enthusiasm.

Looking at the young man in the blue shirt with the upright posture and sitting upright, his eyes gradually changed.

Sure enough, he is worthy of being a sage who is well-known in the court and the public, and he cannot be regarded as a child because of his young age.

Jia Heng said loudly again: "In Chongwen Hall, the tuition fees for schoolchildren are free of charge, and regular examinations are also organized. This is my Jia clan study, and the public will allocate money to support it every year."

As soon as this remark came out, all the young and old present showed joy on their faces.

Jia Zheng looked respectful and praised, "Zi Yu is really a virtue and a virtuous man."

Even if it is spread out, it is an act of kindness, showing respect to the old and the young in the clan, and promoting culture and education.

Jia Heng said: "Master Zheng praised it absurdly. Of course, if the children of the clan do not want to study, they can also enter Jia's martial arts school. I heard that there is an old man named Jiao Da in Ning's mansion. He once accompanied the country. My father-in-law has served in the army a few times, and survived among the dead. Although he is old and frail, he still has martial arts in the army, and he can teach young children to practice martial arts. In addition, I will find someone in the army to teach the children of the clan Wu."

Now that he has planned to inherit the clan, he can no longer regard the clan as a burden.

It can be said that from the moment he entered the Ningguo Mansion and became the patriarch, he had to realize that the struggle situation had undergone drastic changes.

He is no longer a close relative who was oppressed by Jia Zhen, but has become the patriarch of the Jia clan.

What greeted him was also a rush exam.

If he doesn't want the Jia clan to become his burden, but to become his help instead, he needs to reform the Jia clan, make big waves to wash the sand, and select some real clan elites.

Who said that the eight rooms in Shenjing are all waste snacks?

Not really.

What's more, even a piece of toilet paper is still useful.

There are some children who are undecided in their minds and minds. They adjust and adjust, or study and practice martial arts, or engage in merchants and goods.

Well, everyone has a bright future ahead.

There is no shortage of people in the world who employ their strengths.Short of employing people, there is no one available in the world.

In fact, in the feudal patriarchal society, Mingjun appointed people on merit, and did not reject nepotism, both were used together.

Because they belong to the same clan, one is prosperous and all are prosperous, and one is all lost.

To put it bluntly, if Jia Heng wants to rebel in the future, apart from the fact that the cronies will be able to entrust important matters, the elite children selected from the clan will also be a group of people who are determined.

Because the rebellion is... to punish the Nine Clans!

For example, Cao Mengde not only has five good generals, but how many talents have Xiahou and the Cao clan provided him?

Brother Xiahou, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu...

Besides Li Tang, when they conquered the world, such as Li Shentong, Li Daozong, Li Xiaogong...

They are all heroic generals.

On the contrary, without the support of the clan, it is extremely easy to be usurped by the outside room because of the imbalance of power.

"As for whether there will be white-eyed wolves in the Jia clan, this is the mentality of the small family and the weak! Whoever has achieved great things, has never had such an idea, such as Cao Cao, when he used the clan's children to study and practice martial arts, did he ever have such an idea? A kind of worry? Of course, if there is a white-eyed wolf, just press it to death."

Jia Heng put down the wine glass, calmly glanced at the members of the Jia clan present, and landed on the young children.

"Of course, family scoundrels like Jia She and Jia Zhen still have to be swept away forcefully. As for playboys like Jia Lian and wealthy idlers like Baoyu, as long as they don't make trouble or do evil, they don't need to be bothered."

Jia Heng decided to set up two classes "Chongwen" and "Lecture on Martial Arts" for reading and martial arts. After that, he stopped talking about business, talked and drank wine, accepted a toast from his peers and juniors, and then greeted the clansmen of the writing generation and generation generation Toast, push the cup and change the cup.

During a banquet, everyone in the Jia family broke up happily.

Except for Jia Rong...

(End of this chapter)