The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It is said that everyone in the Imperial Academy thought that "Mr. Jiu" had a very good idea, and it was meticulous and meticulous. After thinking of everything, it was very easy to follow the project proposal, so the matter was arranged in a short time, and it took a total of three days to work.All Hanlin members are looking forward to their grandsons and disciples showing their talents to their colleagues. They will all go home and blow their beards and stare at them so that they are ready.Su Zheng was no exception, wishing that a few of his disciples would become geniuses immediately and torture the three of them terribly.

On the first day of going to the Hanlin Academy to sort out books, the three of them went to Su Zheng's house early.

Su Zheng's son was an official outside, and he only had a young granddaughter as his companion, so he only brought them there.When the old man saw his disciples, he laughed and boasted, "Good!"

It turned out that the three of them were all wearing very ordinary half-worn cloth jackets, showing no trace of gold, jade and wealth; there were only three plain purses hanging from their waists, each embroidered with the three friends of Suihan, which they asked their respective sisters to make; With Confucian scarves tied on their heads, they look like three humble and honest little students.

Jia Cong and Jia Huan negotiated, and both of them would pretend to be the background behind Yao'er, just pretend to be silly and cute, and work with Yao'er.The two whispered loudly to Su Zheng, one on the left and the other on the right, and let him push Yao'er ahead when showing off with the adults of the Imperial Academy.Yao'er was on the sidelines, unable to laugh or laugh, Su Zheng repeatedly agreed.The four master and apprentice got into the carriage together, Su Zheng gave instructions all the way, but he had already said these instructions countless times, Jia Cong resisted not to cover his ears.Finally made it to the Hanlin Academy, and the three children were quite relieved.

There are a lot of people in the Hanlin Academy today, there are Hanlin masters stroking their beards and polite young students everywhere, such as Jia Cong and Jia Huan are very few at this age, even young children are considered young.Jia Cong smiled and said, "There is no pressure, they are all older than me!"

Su Zheng just had time to stare at him, and before he could speak, he heard someone shouting: "Master Su!" He hurriedly turned around to look over, and saw another old man also leading three young people to the side with smiles, and hurriedly cupped his hands: "Master Chen!" The two exchanged pleasantries.Not long after, Yao'er was taken out to bow to the three opposite, Jia Cong and Jia Huan just followed behind and arched their hands like a small follower, leisurely.So he slowly walked inside amidst the greetings and salutes.

Today Jia Cong wanted to act in a low-key manner, but unfortunately the sky was not according to people's wishes, he couldn't control his mouth.Looking at the past, most of the volunteers are wearing excellent new robes, and there are many colorful clothes everywhere. There are not many half-worn clothes, so a few of them are quite conspicuous.A young man in a black cloud leopard cloak saw them, walked over intentionally, stood next to Jia Cong and coughed, cast a contemptuous glance at the jacket on his body, picked up his feet and left disdainfully.Jia Cong hastily brushed off his shirt, exaggeratingly tight.

Jia Huan had known him for many years, knew that he must have tricks, and asked cooperatively, "What are you doing?"

Jia Cong said crisply: "Just now that brother threw a pair of huge white eyes, which hit my clothes very hard, and my shoulders and stomach hurt a little."

There was laughter all around.

Jia Huan also pretended to lament: "That day, I heard my master said that he would lead us to the Imperial Academy. The kid was in fear day and night, lest he would lose face as an old man if he didn't study well. I didn't want to be in the most literary place in the world. The first time I was blinded was because Simple clothes."

Hearing this, everyone looked at the boy with disapproval even more.

The young man looked a bit uneasy, and hummed: "Look at what you mean, you are actually very talented and learned?"

Jia Cong guessed that he wanted to take this opportunity to show off his talents, but because he didn't know how deep he was, he hurriedly cupped his hands: "This brother, dare to ask Gui Geng?" The young man was dumb.He is afraid that he is thirteen or fourteen years old, so he has the nerve to compare his skills with a young child?Could not help but flushed.

Yao'er hurriedly stretched out both hands to hold the two lively juniors one by one, and said: "Don't argue with others about trivial matters, we are here to do serious business."

Both of them responded quickly, as if they were well-behaved and obedient.

When the crowd was neutral, some people looked at Yao'er with more focused eyes.

At this time, all kinds of tables and cases have already been laid out, and each case has its own pen and ink.The young man turned around and looked at them, and saw that although they were wearing ordinary cloth jackets, the old man who led them was wearing a ermine fur coat, so he guessed that they were probably his disciples, and their family background was probably ordinary. .In these years, most ordinary people can't read.He rolled his eyes, and casually picked up the pen on the case beside him to write a poem.

Literati also generally like to watch the excitement. As soon as he wrote the first word, people came to watch, and there was a lot of praise immediately.

The boy raised the corner of his mouth after writing and said, "I'm not talented at all, and I didn't feel like showing off. This is what my father did."

He has provoked the eyes, how can Jia Cong not fight back?He shook his arms and looked at Yao'er, Yao'er let go of his hand, and he immediately walked to the case.The crowd parted with a clatter, allowing him to come to the case with his head held high.Jia Cong also picked up the pen and flicked it, put down the pen and said: "My father is the best father in the world! Because he loves me the most!"

Hearing that his words were inconsistent with poetry, everyone was a little curious. They gathered around and saw that he also wrote a small poem:

Ruthless is not necessarily a hero, how can a pity be not a husband?

Do you know that those who stir up the wind and scream are smaller than Tutu when they look back.

Jia Cong never said that this was done by Jia She, but in such a situation, who would think that his father didn't do it?This poem not only shows off its literary talents, but also the father's love for his son is vividly expressed on the paper.Now the poetic talents of the two Lao Tzus have been relegated to the second place. Judging from the selection of poems alone, Jia Cong has already won.Several adults couldn't help but praise it, and some people shook their heads and read it out.

Su Zheng listened to the secret praise in his heart, and more and more believed what Lin Hai said, "Enhou has his own stories in his belly, probably because he was born in a general family, and he was afraid of being suspected by the emperor, so he just covered it up with rudeness", and he couldn't help feeling pity.Seeing that Jia Cong's eyes were a little bit too bright, he hurriedly shouted, "Don't mess around, Cong'er, you are here to complete the book today."

Jia Cong responded, and quickly walked back to the old man and pulled his skirt, looking like a good baby.

Seeing that the entire Imperial Academy was looking at him at this moment, Su Zheng quickly stroked his beard, coughed, and said with a smile: "These are my three disciples, all of whom are ignorant and ignorant. Today, I came to see you." In the world, I would like to trouble colleagues to take care of them." There was no concealment on his face.Everyone praised it, and flattery was everywhere for a while.It's just that some people saw Jia Cong dangling Su Zheng's sable fur and smiled and squinted his eyes without restraint, and felt a little bit sorry that this son was not very humble.

At this moment, the boy's parents finally came out, looked at him and said: "You always thought that you were better than the world in learning, but now you know that there are people out there?"

The boy lowered his head and blushed.

His father came forward and bowed his hands to Su Zheng: "The child is arrogant and shameless, I am rude, I hope the elder will forgive me."

Su Zheng also replied: "It's just a child, Mr. Gao is good at poetry!"

That Gao Hanlin humbled himself again and again, and praised: "The father of Lingtu is also really talented."

Jia Cong had the cheek to acquiesce on behalf of Jia Amnesty.

After a few pleasantries, someone came to ask Su Zheng what the names of his three disciples were, and Su Zheng naturally introduced Yao Er as the head.Hearing that they were all surnamed Jia, and Jia Cong and Jia Huan called "Brother Yao'er", everyone thought they were cousins ​​of the same family.Someone asked Yao'er what his father did, and Yao'er said calmly, "It's a shopkeeper of a business." Immediately, several people's faces changed, and it was obvious that they looked down on them as merchants' children; Nose gray back, dare not act recklessly.There were also those who saw that they were good, and came to meet them proactively, and Yao'er took the lead in talking with them, while Jia Cong and Jia Huan continued to pretend to be a small follower and sometimes pretend to be naive and cute.Yao'er has talents and learning in his belly, and he is an excellent person. He has met some students with real talents.

After a while, everyone began to complete the book.Because these scholars are quite in awe of books and the Imperial Academy, they are all cautious.It's just that some people are reluctant to let go of a good book when they see it, so they just hold it and stand aside to read it.Just like the effect of a broken window, when one person reads it, another person immediately reads it. After a while, the Imperial Academy is full of people standing there with books in their hands.

Jia Cong looked at it, why don't you disrespect my husband so much? Is it easy for my husband to play something new at such an old age? He hurriedly said loudly: "Many people are lazy and pretend to be reading." They all changed, and hurriedly closed the book and went to work; those who were really obsessed also woke up their parents.Su Zheng glared at Jia Cong, because the distance was too far, he didn't know at all.Everyone secretly judged that this little disciple, Su Zheng, had a straight and reckless temper, even though he was somewhat clever, he was an easy offender.

When taking a break at noon, Jia Cong quietly pulled Su Zheng and said, "Sir, even though it's a free job, will you give us a small reward?"

Su Zheng glanced at him: "What the hell are you planning?"

Jia Cong said: "After the books are sorted out, let's copy them for a day, okay?"

Su Zheng looked up, and saw that many young students had only eaten a few bites of food in a hurry, and then went to read books before work started, so he nodded and said, "It's rare for you to come here. I'll discuss the meeting with you adults later."

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Sir, it's just a proposal, and there is no one to object to it—unless there are no sons and grandchildren who can look good in the past few days to bring."

Su Zheng glared at him: "Don't eat or sleep, don't talk!"

Jia Cong hurriedly agreed, and lowered his head to eat.Jia Huan laughed beside him.

But at this moment, a young man who was usually on good terms with that young master of the Gao family just passed by their table, glanced at them, and suddenly said provocatively: "I don't know how much Mr. Su's salary is, but he can afford such an expensive and rare mink fur. Da Qiu. Could it be that he has been greedy for ink? Or was it a gift from a merchant?"

With Su Zheng's identity, how could he confront a child like him?Both Yao'er and Jia Huan looked at Jia Cong, such things were his strengths.

Jia Cong then wondered: "Why do the world think that the Imperial Academy is also greedy for ink? I always thought this was the Qingshui Yamen, and even the money for the repair of the house was donated by others."

Although Su Zheng was grateful to the fourth prince for funding the renovation of the Imperial Academy, he was still a minister of a sage, and he couldn't help but to laugh when he heard that the prince who gave money to him was called "other people".

Without waiting for the young man's rebuttal, Jia Cong's face was exaggerated, and he opened his mouth wide and continued, "Could it be bribery in the imperial examination? Oh, it's just that my husband hasn't given an imperial examination question for many years."

How did that young man not know that Imperial Academy is Qingshui Yamen?What he said was the last sentence, he thought that the sable fur was a gift from Yao'er's family, and he wanted to bring this matter to the merchant's son who was full of money.Let Jia Cong's words go awry, and he immediately became suspicious of you adults, especially those who had written questions for the imperial examination. I am afraid that they have always been greedy.The literati in the Hanlin Academy have always regarded themselves as clean and honest, and when they heard the words, they threw countless glaring glances at them.He was flustered for a moment, speechless and speechless.

Jia Cong said lazily again: "But you guessed it right, my husband's big fur is indeed a thank you gift from my father. Mr. taught us brothers carefully every day, and even Shu Xiu refused to accept it, but we He consumes a lot of paper, pen, ink and inkstone every day. He often keeps us for dinner, and we don’t pay for the meal. How can my father have the nerve? If you change someone, you will feel indebted to Mr. Okay? In such a cold day, I My father was afraid that he would be exposed to the cold in his old age, so he gave this clothes as a gift. Everyone knows that mink fur is expensive, but they forget that it is a good product to keep out the cold. Could it be that he is deliberately cold in order to show that he is honest and not rich? Putting the cart before the horse? Like my husband, not to belittle things, nor to waste valuables for false fame, is the style of a real celebrity."

At the end of the sentence, Gao Hanlin actually took the lead in applauding.Su Zhengle's beard was pouted, and when he saw the crowd surrounding him to congratulate him on accepting his apprentice, he hurriedly stood up and clasped his hands in all directions.And the boy's uncle came to apologize for his nephew.How can Su Zheng care about children?Kuang has gained face, but he has said many good things for him.However, no one asked Jia Cong who his father was, and they all agreed that he was another shopkeeper of the business.

Seeing that Jia Cong had shown his face twice today, he didn't dare to bother him anymore. Others also knew that he was sharp-tongued and dared not provoke him, so the afternoon was safe and sound.Because the elders always like children with a calm temperament, and the little steel teeth like Jia Cong and the little boys like Jia Huan are mostly brothers who follow behind the talented heroes to help in the commentary. up.Some people even secretly winked and found out that the purse at his waist was given by his lover, Yao'er hurriedly said: "This is a gift from my sister."

The day went smoothly. On the carriage back, Jia Cong snorted, "I forgot one thing just now. Sir, who are the Gao and the rude man after that? Why are they all wearing very valuable gowns?" What? Isn’t it also Hanlin? The same Qingshui yamen, why is the salary so much higher than the husband’s, and the children are dressed in black clouds and leopards? Hey, I could just take this back directly, how good it is.”

Su Zheng glanced at him and said: "Fortunately, you didn't expect that at that moment. The two of them are cousins, and their mothers are both aunts in the Liu family's mansion of Li Guogong. Back then, these two uncles were all under the list to catch their sons-in-law. You two should be old relatives, why don't you recognize each other?"

Jia Cong shuddered: "Fortunately, I don't recognize them. My father usually doesn't like to associate with these people, and brother Huan and I are both bastards, so we can't get on the stage. Probably the second brother Lian has met. Tsk tsk, look at him You two look like that, and that one has little knowledge! I’ve never seen such a stupid person. It’s strange that the saying goes that one rice feeds all kinds of people. Having Brother Baoyu in the house is enough for my headache.”

What he said was too blunt, Su Zheng wanted to reprimand him for being mean, but he strongly agreed with these words in his heart, and there was no outsider in the car, so he didn't say anything.

Jia Huan hurriedly said: "Brother Baoyu is working very hard now, and he is no longer Wuxia Amon. Don't you still look at people with old eyes."

Jia Cong curled his lips and said, "Yes, yes! He works hard, and he writes poems well."

Jia Huan fell silent.Baoyu has all kinds of crooked talents, but he doesn't vote for serious knowledge.Although he has worked a lot now, his poems and essays still have more than enough words and a little shallow conception.

Su Zheng watched from the side, twirling his beard and nodding repeatedly.Although he still has no interest in Baoyu, he likes Jia Huan more and more.

When Baoyu was mentioned, Jia Cong suddenly thought of someone and asked, "Sir, do you have a Hanlin surnamed Mei here?"

Su Zheng said: "Yes. University Mei is very talented."

Jia Cong looked at him and said, "Excellent talent and learning, so what about the others?"

Su Zheng stared and said, "Nonsense! I have never had any contact with him, so I don't know anything else. Why do you ask him for no reason?"

Jia Cong said: "I used to lie on the bed and pretend to be asleep and listen to the gossip of the girls. The relative who lives in our house, sister Xue, has a cousin who promised Mei Hanlin's son a few years ago. Only this family was allowed. , her uncle went there, and her aunt was suffering from phlegm, and the girls chattered, wondering if the Mei family would regret their relationship."

Su Zheng frowned when he heard this: "You are a scholar who reads sage's books, what are you doing with these nosy things? You are not like those three aunts and six wives."

Jia Cong twitched the corners of his mouth: "I also heard that my ancestors liked that young lady from the Xue family." Although they won't see each other until two years later, "the servants have rumored that she wants to marry Brother Baoyu. I'm worrying about brother Huan." Did the sister-in-law in the future snatch it?"

Jia Huan was leaning on the carriage, but immediately got up when he heard the words: "Really? How did I hear that it was the current Sister Xue?"

Jia Cong said: "That's what the second wife likes, and the old lady likes the younger one. They are all surnamed Xue, and the dowry is probably quite a lot. Although the older sister Xue has a richer family, she has a brother who is prodigal; I heard that the younger sister Xue That brother Xue Biao, who is a direct relative, is a very good character, completely different from Brother Pan."

Jia Huan hurriedly clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, I hope it's that little sister Xue who will enter the door in the future. Brother Xue is really too...too...a little bit of a dude. Sir, do you think that Mei Hanlin will regret his marriage? "

Su Zheng said: "How do I know." But he was thinking in his heart, if the Mei family has no intention of repenting, why would Shi Taijun snatch the daughter of a merchant's family to be his grandson-in-law?Although these boys are smart, they still don't know the fickleness of the world.One end secretly sighed that although Mei Hanlin had a brilliant literary talent, he was so popular.

After a long while, Yao'er suddenly said, "I thought there would be many talented scholars and scholars showing up in front of people today, but now I look at it, it seems that only Cong'er is a bit eye-catching, and others are quite invisible."

Su Zheng said: "It's only the first day, except for those who are anxious and those who can't afford it, anyone who has some calculations will probably calm down first, and look at the depth of others."

Jia Huan turned to look at Jia Cong.

Jia Cong snorted, "What are you looking at me for? My young master has such a temper, and the palace exam will be the same in the future."

Su Zheng smiled and said: "Forget it, it's the imperial examination if you keep your mouth shut, you'll have to test for a scholar first."