Chapter 211 Losing the Election

Although the cultures are different, the principles are the same.

Especially such a simple and philosophical story, even Jia Mu and others can easily understand it, so they can't help but ponder it.

Only Jia Baoyu: "What happened later, did the king forgive this man?"

Jia Baoyu is a person who can empathize with all things, even if it is just a story, He has already entered it.

It was as if he had become that Damocles, in that unimaginable luxurious palace, watching the countless beautiful maids from foreign races coming and going, saying Maybe he doesn't wear much clothes, and he's degrading to his elegance...

Therefore, he is very concerned about the life and death of the hero.

Jia Lian could see Jia Baoyu's innocence, but he didn't get what he wanted. He just shook his head: "This is just a story. The focus is not on that person's ending. I don't care about Brother Bao. I don’t know anymore.

I told this story just to answer the question raised by the third sister just now.

She asked me why I let the slaves burn the ink if I wanted to burn it. Write down the number...

I just want to hang a Sword of Damocles over the heads of the slaves to let them know that their power is given to them by the government. If you don’t know Be in awe and stay safe from now on. The sword of Damocles may fall at any time."

Jia Lian's explanation is more appropriate than the "Cao Cao letter burning" that Jia Baoyu only half-understood before. The more it is, the more deterrent it will be.

Baochai was behind the sisters, quietly looking at Jia Lian who was sitting in the hall talking eloquently. Although Jia Lian was not sitting in the center, he seemed to be the center of everyone wherever he went.

Baochai felt a little unable to calm down.

With Jia Lian’s status, it is not too surprising that he can subdue Hao Nu with his authority.

What is rare is that he can still say such insightful and philosophical words.

The unity of knowledge and action!

But, doesn’t he not study...

In theory, he should not even have the first step, "knowledge". How can it be seen at this moment? But like a great scholar of Neo-Confucianism?

There are many people who are as confused as Baochai.

Although Jia Mu and others were surprised that Jia Lian knew so much, she still frowned and said, "Don't you like reading? How come you can even tell such foreign stories now?" ?”

There were already many foreign visitors in the Wei Dynasty, and JiaAs my mother has lived a long time, she naturally knows some foreign things.

After Jia Lian finished telling the story, he waited to see the reactions of Tanchun, Daiyu and others, but found that they were all quiet and shy without saying a word. After thinking about it carefully, I guessed that it was the previous sentence of "not interested in beauties" that caused their "discomfort".

Little beauties, you are so patient.

“My grandson doesn’t know how to speak at first, and he does find studying hard and laborious.

But His Majesty the Emperor doesn’t like illiterate and reckless men, so he often teaches his grandson to study hard... …”

Everyone smiled slightly.

Jia Mu also asked with a smile: "Just because the Holy One asked you to study, you are working hard and studying hard?"

"Yes, even today Daming Palace thanked me, and His Majesty the Emperor also warned me, telling me to read more and read military books. If I can't understand them, I will never be allowed to go to the battlefield to perform meritorious service in the future.

There is no other way, I have to follow the instructions His Majesty’s will is to learn the art of war and learn how to manage the army.

Then I discovered that reading is actually not that difficult...

I am tired of reading serious books every time , I also read some unofficial history and miscellaneous news in my spare time, which is quite interesting.

The story told by my grandson just now is based on a foreign book translated by predecessors..."

Jia Baoyu opened her chin in envy when she heard that Jia Lian actually dared to openly say that she was going to read unofficial history.

He also likes to watch this kind of thing, but he never dares to publicize it. If Jia Zheng finds out, it would be strange if he doesn't expose him!

Brother Lian is so happy to have no father...

"Look, concubine, it turns out that for them, the emperor and I are still good at words.< br />
In the past, their grandfather and I told them to study hard, but they just couldn’t listen.

Now that I am an official, the emperor said: Everyone is willing to make progress and study, hahaha..."

As Jia Mu habitually showed off to Aunt Xue, everyone laughed.

But it’s not very funny when I laugh, because everyone thinks it’s scary to laugh.

Second Master Lian is so powerful that even the emperor wants him to study more. This holy family is really something that no one dares to laugh at.

Because generally speaking, only I urge my son to study.

Although the emperor is nominally the father of the world, who dares to really pursue this relationship?

Mrs. Wang unconsciously clenched her hands and then let go.

She finally realized deeply that her daughter Yuan Chungui was the imperial concubine, so why did she have to tell her not to treat Jia Lian with the same attitude as before.

Backstage, Lian'er is already the emperor.

　……

It was late at night, Aunt Xue took Baochai and said goodbye to Mrs. Say goodbye and return to Lixiangyuan.

Because it was not easy for the mother and daughter to exchange opinions and opinions in Rongguo Mansion before, so after returning home, the mother and daughter had a good understanding and went into Aunt Xue's inner room together. , exchanged opinions and views on what they had just seen in Rongguo Mansion.

Aunt Xue sighed: "Now it seems that your cousin-in-law believes that many of the slaves in their family are greedy and disloyal, so he takes cruel measures to punish them.

You Although the aunt didn't say it, it could be seen that she acquiesced in her heart. Probably, their family's economy was not very prosperous.

On the other hand, their old lady had lived a noble and blessed life, and she was heartbroken. Ci, I don’t want to see the servants who have been in the family for several generations being humiliated, so I am not very happy. In the end, I can’t defeat my children and grandchildren.”

Baochai nodded silently after hearing this. Her mother’s views were basically the same as hers.

Aunt Xue added: "Actually, their family is pretty good. With their old lady in charge and your aunt and uncle controlling them, the servants at home are limited even if they are more pampered, unlike us. Home..."

Speaking of this, Aunt Xue couldn't help but feel sad.

Every family has its own difficulties in reciting sutras, but the situation of the Xue family is the most difficult.

Otherwise, they don’t have to abandon their ancestral business and go all the way to Beijing to join their sister and brother-in-law...

If the servants of the Jia family want to be greedy, they will also take advantage of the time to do things. The reason why everyone is so wealthy is because they have been accumulated over many years.

But their Xue family...anyone who has set their sights on the Xue family's lifelong legacy, wouldn't open their big mouths and bite into a big piece of meat?

If we don’t go to Beijing to join my sister, I’m afraid that the huge wealth accumulated by the Xue family over several generations will be eaten up by those people sooner or later.

In this way, those old shopkeepers, clerks, etc. are still eating away at the family’s wealth and assets...

They are not like the Jia family. Even if something goes wrong, Jia Lian A high-pressure method was used to suppress it easily, and the slaves vomited out whatever they had eaten in an instant, including the profit.

The Xue family doesn’t even have a man who can take charge.have.

Son Xue Pan? Forget it, it's good that he can protect himself.

You can’t send your daughter Baochai out to govern those people, right?

Baochai naturally knows the situation at home, but she is no more focused than Aunt Xue.

Based on the accumulation of several generations of royal merchants in the Xue family, as long as there are no big problems, even if the shopkeepers and clerks are a little greedy, it is just a scabies disease and cannot damage the foundation of the Xue family.

When my brother grows up and can take charge of things in the future, those people will naturally stop...

Of course, if my brother grows up and can’t take charge of things, then Let everything go, which means that the Xue family is destined to fail and no one can save it.

This is the rule of the times. After all, only men can take charge.

She and her mother could only support her brother behind the scenes.

I thought my mother would express her feelings, but she would just complain like before. Unexpectedly, Aunt Xue looked at her and said, "Our family lacks everything except one. A man who can be as capable and capable as your cousin-in-law.

Your brother really doesn’t look like a man who can get things done. He has no scheming and only talks about being heroic. He will be deceived in the future. I don’t know.

If it is, I mean if it is..."

Seeing that her mother was so worried, Baochai said: "If mother has anything to say, just say it, there are no outsiders here. ."

"I mean, if, if you are not chosen by the palace, that would be fine. In this way, we don't have to worry about you and my daughter rarely seeing each other in the future, and I can also choose one for you. A good son-in-law.

Based on your conditions, you can definitely choose a capable son-in-law who has both political integrity and talent. When the time comes, you might be able to help your brother who is not up to par. In this way, You two are settled, and I feel relieved even if I'm under the Nine Springs."

Aunt Xue said while carefully looking at her daughter's expression.

Sure enough, Baochai was not that easy to deceive. Baochai immediately grasped the key point and asked: "But, is there news in the palace?"

Xue The aunt said hurriedly: "That's not true. The official from the Ministry of Rites said that the results will not be available until late March. It's still more than half a month away..."

How could Baochai believe it?

How could she not know how much effort her parents had put into her getting into the palace? How could she have mentioned her failure to the election if she had not received the news?

It must be that her mother was afraid that she would be sad on the day when she was "revealed", so she told her in advance to prepare her mentally.

　“It’s becauseThe reason for the lawsuit over his brother’s life? "

"No, it has nothing to do with your brother. Your brother's case was settled in Nanjing. How could it be related to this matter. "

Aunt Xue explained that it was difficult to look directly at her daughter after all.

Baochai knew it in her heart.

Whether it was choosing a concubine in the palace When choosing a princess or princess to praise, status is considered first, then virtue, and appearance comes second.

After all, she has not even seen the face of a noble person, so appearance has no effect. .

If she was eliminated directly in the first round, it would naturally be related to the first two.

As a lady of the family, she would never leave the house without taking a step forward. There is nothing wrong with his moral character.

The only thing is that he has an older brother who loves to cause trouble outside. And this older brother, just the year before, beat someone to death and caused trouble. A lawsuit!

This is a stain on her moral character. It would be reasonable for the palace to banish her for this.

Aunt Xue watched her daughter cry silently, I don’t know how to comfort her.

Alas, maybe this is good.

As she said, her daughter does not need to leave her side, and she can also recruit a capable son-in-law in the future.

It would be even better if the other party is willing to come and become a son-in-law, then maybe he can help the family...