Jia Zheng through the Red Mansions

Seeing Jia Zhu's complexion changed, Jia Zheng continued: "This is just an ordinary Manchu aunt, what would it be like if this one was Gushan Gege?"

Jia Zhu was silent for a while and said with difficulty: "He is the master of our family."

Jia Zheng nodded: "It's the same for those who marry into the family, not to mention that your eldest sister is married, even if the servants in the mansion take a high look and dare not insult you, but in the eyes of those Manchu wives and concubines and husbands, you The eldest sister can only be a slave, so what if she enjoys wealth for nothing, I would rather marry my daughter to an ordinary family, and the husband and wife can raise their eyebrows, it is better than this."

There was a hint of shame on Jia Zhu's face, and even more fear and despair: "The eldest sister, she..."

Jia Zheng shook his head: "Even if I think about it, I can't do anything about it. This is the most uncomfortable thing for me." Besides, all this could have been avoided. Er just engaged in Li Wan's marriage for Yuan Chun, so things wouldn't have turned out like this!

"Pearl, you are grown up now, and you have learned a lot. You will also be an official in the court in the future. There are some reasons you should think about. Our family status is embarrassing. Although we entered the Han army flag, in the eyes of the Manchu nobles We are still Han people. In the future, you will have to stay in the Imperial Academy for several years. It would be better if you are released to become an official. I'm afraid that something bad will happen."

What happened to Yuan Chun has already made him regret it. Now, although Jia Zhu has made progress and is aware of everything, he still needs to clarify some things so that he will not regret what happened to Zhu Er in the future.

When Jia Zhu heard Jia Zheng talking about herself, she quickly listened carefully, and when she heard Jia Zheng talking about the difference between Manchu and Han, she also nodded with understanding.

"Pearl, the Manchus call the emperor their lords, and call themselves slaves, while we Han officials call themselves ministers. It sounds like we have a better status, but in reality, we are slaves in the eyes of the royal family. If we are in Beijing in the future, we will inevitably have to speak out. No matter how wise the current emperor is, he is still a human being. If it happens that the emperor is in a bad mood, and you speak too much, what will the emperor think? Do you look down on the Manchus as a Hanchen? You still regard them as scumbags in your heart. Are you a savage, right? But if you always talk about superficial things, the emperor may think that if you have no real talent and learning, you are an old, treacherous and slippery person who cannot be entrusted with important responsibilities."

The principles of being an official in ancient times are really similar to the unspoken rules of modern offices!However, modern people may understand these principles, but Jia Zhu was unheard of in that era. After hearing Jia Zheng's words, Jia Zhu thought for a moment and asked, "What about colleagues?"

When Jia Zheng heard Jia Zhu ask this question, he knew that Jia Zhu had indeed listened to his own words, so he continued: "It's still the same sentence, no matter how good the character is, he is still a person, and he will inevitably be jealous if he has selfish motives. , Zhu Er will become an official in the future, but she must not commit the common fault of literati, often the misfortune comes out of her mouth!"

Since Jia Zhu left home to get acquainted with the scholars who were preparing to take the exam in Beijing, he met many talented and learned people. The young people were all proud and arrogant, and it was inevitable that they would criticize some policies of the imperial court when they were together. I feel that I know more about the way of governing the country than those ministers in the court, but now I hear Jia Zheng's words, Jia Zhu only feels cold from the top of his head to the soles of his feet. , you have to hang up with Fanqing!The capital crime of ransacking the family and exterminating the clan!

"This is especially true for Manchurian officials. After all, they have a gap with Han officials in their hearts. If you treat them as friends, they may not think highly of you as a friend. Instead, they think you have the cheek to cling to them." When Jia Zheng said this, he thought of himself. And Hongxi, I was too hasty at the beginning, I am afraid that now I am a slave in Hongxi's eyes.

"Master, Mr. Zhu, you are here, so it's easy to find." At this moment, voices sounded from outside the curtain of the private room. Jia Zhu lifted the curtain and saw that it was Wang Er, his little servant.

It turned out that Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother had talked about Yuan Chun's incident and went back to Jia Zheng's house to tell Jia Zheng what his wife meant. Only then did they know that Jia Zheng was invited to the East Mansion, but after two hours, Jia Zheng didn't come back no matter how long he waited. Then he ordered someone to inquire about the East Mansion, and only then did he know that Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu had already left the East Mansion.

After the coachman returned, he went to rest by himself, and did not report to Jia Zhen that Jia Zheng and his son had gone to the teahouse. When Jia Zhen heard that Mrs. Wang sent someone to inquire about Jia Zheng, she knew that Jia Zheng and his son had not returned to Rongguo Mansion. Immediately sent someone to call the coachman, only then did he know his whereabouts, and quickly sent a boy beside him to follow the person sent by Mrs. Wang to reply there.

Mrs. Wang's face darkened when she heard this, and she said to the boy: "What an unruly slave, your wife is too soft-tempered, and you let these slaves ride on the head, and today I forgot to report to our side. It's okay, what should I do if it delays the important event of the men in the future?"

The kid said with a smile: "It's not like you don't know about that scorched-looking lady, and our master can't do anything about him."

After Mrs. Wang sent the boy away, she sent someone to look for Jia Zheng and his son. Fortunately, there were not many teahouses in the capital, and there were only two teahouses in the east of the city. It didn't take much time to find them.

Not long after Jia Zheng left with Jia Zhu, he heard a boy's voice next to the private room where they were sitting just now: "Xiaoer, make another pot of Biluochun."

But he saw that the young man sitting in the private room next door was Hong Xi.

What echoed in my ears was Jia Zheng's elegant and gentle voice, but the words between the lines hit Hongxi's heart every sentence, slave and master, is this the reason why you are alienated from me?

Thinking of all the things he had bossed around Jia Zheng since he recovered from his injury, and Jia Zheng's increasingly alienated attitude, Hong Xi felt bitter in his eyes, Jia Zheng was not wrong, but he was wrong.

Since I was a child, I have been used to being honorable. Whoever calls him His Royal Highness the eldest grandson respectfully, even if it was Ama who angered Huang Mafa and was deposed. All the people no longer respected Ama, but he was not affected because of Huang Mafa's love.

Even if he followed Huang Mafa to Lijing, but Huang Mafa was majestic and majestic. Taking out any thing from his body was a rare treasure for ordinary powerful people, and he was comfortable and comfortable to serve even those with discerning eyes.

Only that time in Luoyang, he was ridiculed by those poor scholars, but didn't he run away as soon as he raised his whip?

Only Jia Zheng, he feels differently from others.I thought that when he knew his identity, he would change, but although his attitude was quite respectful, it was different from other people's humbleness, until after that injury...

I was only annoyed that his feelings for me had changed, but I didn't find out why he had changed. Now that I heard what he and Jia Zhu said, Hongxi realized that it was I who pushed him away with my own hands. Messed up.

He didn't want that person to think of him only as a pampered little master!

what to do?While turning the teacup, Hong Xi was thinking, just now Jia Zheng mentioned Jia Zhu's eldest sister, his eyes rolled, and a smile gradually appeared on Hong Xi's face.

This favor, he can really help!

Calling Xiao Er to pay for the tea, Hongxi left the teahouse in a hurry. Because of the previous assassination incident, now that Hongxi leaves the Prince's Mansion, he always follows some guards to secretly protect him, and now Hongxi has also started to practice martial arts. However, Kangxi felt relieved of him a lot.

Hongxi left the teahouse and went to the guards' office. Although Zade is his instructor now, he also has the official position of the Ouchi's guard, and he also has to go to the guards' office when he is not teaching him martial arts.

Almost all of the guards in this palace are the children of Manchuria. Many children from powerful and powerful families use this as a springboard. But this Zade is a solid person, and he refuses to be lazy for a day.

When Hongxi arrived, she asked Zade to come out: "I haven't asked you if you have an engagement?" Hongxi was anxious and stopped beating around the bush and asked.

Zade froze for a moment, then shook his head: "No."

He was born by his aunt at home. Although his mother never treated him harshly, she was still different from her own son. Now, although he is a guard and the tutor of the emperor's eldest grandson, he is different from other powerful children. He is a guard. The position is still won by yourself, let alone use it as a springboard to become an official. The show girl has no time to point it out to herself, and those who have been put on the brand would rather be someone else's concubine than him. People get married.

Hong Xi was overjoyed after hearing this: "Then I will secure a matchmaker for you today, are you willing?"

Monk Zadezhang looked at Hongxi puzzledly, what about mediators?

Seeing that Zade was in a daze, Hongxi stopped talking nonsense, just told him to wait for the good news, and then left like a gust of wind, Zade shook his head, and turned back to the guard.

After returning to the guardhouse, Zade felt something was wrong the more he thought about it, and after meeting Hongxi in Jianting early the next morning, he quickly asked about what Hongxi said last night.

Hongxi thought that Zade was afraid that he would get the wrong match, so he told Zade about Yuanchun that he had sent someone to inquire about: "Jia Shidu's daughter is first-class in appearance, and it is said that her personality is also good. Very gentle, are you still afraid that I will marry you a tigress?"

Zade shook his head: "It's not like you don't know about my family's situation, it's delaying others..."

"What's the delay? Now that you have an official position, and you marry a wife, you should take your mother to separate the family and live on your own. In fact, your family doesn't want to separate the family. I will ask Huang Mafa to give you a favor." , when they don’t want to score, they can score.”

Hongxi already knew the situation of Zade's family. Zade's Ama was the commander of the Xianglan Banner's guards. His wife gave birth to two sons. Er Niang is the aunt of the family, and Zade is not fostered under the name of the wife of the main house. Although the treatment at home was not bad since childhood, and the main house did not abuse him, but it was faint, as if he did not remember It seems that there is such a person, but the servants in the mansion are flattering and depressing.

Later, because I had some strength, I chose to do Buku's play, but I never thought that I would get Kangxi's favor and be promoted to a third-class bodyguard. In less than a year, he was promoted to a second-class bodyguard. That's why the family paid more attention to him. , but Zade has long saved the idea of ​​taking his biological mother-in-law out to live alone after marrying his wife.

Hearing what Hong Xi said, Zade was also shaken in his heart.

The author has something to say: [Introduction and blending of foreign social customs]

In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, many European Jesuit missionaries came to China to preach and promote the new calendar in the palace.In 1669, Kangxi appointed Belgian missionary Nan Huairen as the deputy of Qintian Supervisor.

Nan Huairen did three things. First, he succeeded in reforming the calendar and cast six large astronomical instruments.

The second is to supervise the manufacture of 120 Western cannons and 560 Shenwu cannons, which were equipped with the Qing army and made great contributions to the pacification of Sanfan.

The third is to teach Kangxi Western scientific knowledge together with other missionaries. In addition, the missionaries in the palace also brought Western scientific and technological books, medicines, artworks, musical instruments and musical instruments, engineering instruments, etc. to China one after another for dissemination.

ps: After reading the above information, I feel very emotional. At that time in Kangxi, China had actually begun to integrate with the world... However, in the time of Qianlong and Jiaqing, it was closed to the outside world.Although the ideas promoted by the missionaries threatened the status of the emperor, they expelled all the things related to foreigners. The final result...everyone saw it and felt emotional...