The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Situ Pan signed up for a one-day tour of the Forbidden City, wandered around the palace for a day, and ate lunch in the imperial dining room.In the afternoon, I wandered around to Yuqing Palace.The tour guide, the little eunuch, introduced: "This place was originally the residence of the prince. The late emperor and Prince Yizhong lived here successively. After Prince Yizhong left the palace, it was vacant for many years, until the present sage moved in 14 years ago."

A rich man asked, "Is the sage still alive?"

"Here." The little eunuch said, "I've had a nap now, and I'm probably practicing calligraphy. I'll go and ask him if he would like us to go in and disturb him for a while."

The rich locals clapped their hands together and said, "Thank you, thank you~~"

Situ Pan was a little surprised. Didn't Zhan Kun tell him that the saint left the palace to open a makeup shop?But the little eunuch came in with a plan in mind, came out with a smile on his face, and said: "Everyone, the sage is really practicing calligraphy. He said, if you are quiet and don't hinder him from practicing calligraphy, it will be fine."

Everyone said: "We don't say a word, we walk lightly, and we will never disturb Shengjia!"

The little eunuch waved the red flag and led the crowd into Yuqing Palace. The little eunuch softly introduced the plaques, couplets, glazed tiles on the roof, and magnolia trees in the courtyard.Passing by the east ear room of the back hall, the little eunuch led someone to pass by the window, pointed to the bright yellow figure in the room and said: "That is the saint of today."

The local rich lords swarmed forward, and their five heads leaned under the window.The person in the room was wearing a bright yellow soft robe, with a forehead inlaid with southern beads on his head, he turned a blind eye to the outside world, and just waved his hair according to the post.Situ Pan recognized at a glance that this person was not a saint.They all have the same appearance and stature, and they also have such a decent bearing.

The local rich people whispered: "What post did the saint come to?"

The little eunuch said: "That is the "Book of Qianlu Characters" written by Yan Zhenqing of the Tang Dynasty. This is the authentic work by the sage. I heard that there are inscriptions in the state of Wu, and many bookstores have reprinted editions."

The rich locals all said: "The book written by the sage must be a good book. We will also buy a copy for our children and grandchildren to practice calligraphy in the future."

The little eunuch smiled and said: "The face and body are the most suitable for putting on airs. Senior officials and saints have good eyesight. Alright, let's move on." Nai waved the red flag to lead them around.The wealthy landowners were a little bit reluctant, and stretched their heads under the window to look at it for a long time. The little eunuch urged them repeatedly before leaving.Situ Pan smiled wryly in his heart: No wonder that kid would rather go out of the palace to sell makeup.People are peeping at him like this every day, no one will be restless because of him.

Leaving the window of the east ear room, a rich man asked, "I don't know what pen and ink the sage uses?"

The little eunuch said: "The objects used by the saints are all custom-made from Baozhai in the Forbidden City."

The other hurriedly said: "Is the Gugong Baozhai the one on Chongwenmen Li Street?"

"Exactly." The little eunuch said, "The things inside are trendy and good. The saint is only willing to use the four treasures of the study of that family, and doesn't want anything else."

Then continue to tour.Later, he went to the Cining Palace, where the Empress Dowager Feng lived.Because her old man has been paralyzed for many years and does not want to be disturbed by outsiders, the local rich owners just look outside the door.

When the sun was about to set, the little eunuch waved a red flag and pointed: "Ahead is the Shenwu Gate, which is the north gate of the Forbidden City. This is the end of our visit today. Please leave your address later, and the photos will be developed. We will mail it to everyone. If you don’t want to mail it, you can pick it up at Dengshi Street Zhenzhen Photo Studio after seven days.” Everyone said that they were willing to pick it up in person.The little eunuch said, "Okay, I will issue number plates to everyone at Shenwumen."

Then they walked into the Shenwu Gate together, looked around to see the bells and drums, and then issued the number plates of Zhenzhen Photo Studio in sequence.Finally, the little eunuch smiled and said, "How about going to see the sunset in the Forbidden City?" Everyone said yes in unison.A group of people then boarded the Shenwu Gate and came to the south.

I saw a man lying on the white marble railing, looking towards the Forbidden City alone.Afterglow fell all over this person's head and body, giving birth to a desolate state for no reason.The little eunuch led the man closer and called out "Eunuch Dai." The man turned around, and Situ Pan saw that it was indeed Dai Quan.

Dai Quan smiled and said, "Are you bringing tourists here again?"

"Yes." The little eunuch smiled and slapped a thousand children. "Today, these high-ranking officials are all extremely talented and learned." Nai introduced, "This Eunuch Dai was the first minister of the Ming Palace, and he has been serving as the Supreme Emperor since then. Serve by your side."

Dai Quan glanced over the faces of the wealthy landowners, caught sight of Situ Pan, and cupped his hands without moving his expression: "Everyone walked for a day today, you have worked hard."

Everyone said one after another: "Although the walk is a bit tiring, I have gained a lot of knowledge, so it is not hard."

Situ Pan also said: "I've really learned a lot today, the 8000 taels of silver are worth it."

Dai Quan looked at him and said, "This high official, did you take a photo in the Daming Palace wearing a dragon robe?"

Situ Pan said: "No. I'm regretting it right now, I should take a picture just now."

Dai Quan said: "I'm free right now. If the officials are not afraid of being tired, how about I go back with you and take another picture?"

Situ Pan hurriedly said: "Then thank you, father-in-law!"

A local rich man immediately said, "I want to take another picture."

Dai Quan said: "Since that's the case, let's go with this high official."

Situ Pan was slightly taken aback.He thought that Dai Quan had something to say to him and would not agree to it; who would have thought that he actually agreed.The local rich man who had just taken four photos of the dragon robe also wanted to take two more.Dai Quan led the three of them back to Daming Palace, and the little eunuch sent the other three out of Shenwumen.

When they arrived at the Daming Palace, Situ Pan took two photos of the dragon robe first, and then another took the photo.Taking off his dragon robe, Situ Pan approached Dai Quan and said softly, "This is 1000 taels of silver."

Dai Quan said: "Every day at this time, miscellaneous people are waiting at Shenwumen. When the tour guide leads people out, I will ask who still wants to take pictures of dragon robes. Every day, people want to make up or retake photos. That’s a lot of silver.”

Situ Pan asked: "Who is that Yuqing Palace?"

"Originally it belonged to the Jiaofang Division."

"It goes without saying that Baozhai in the Forbidden City was opened by the Rongguo Mansion?"

"That's not true. The owner is our curator Qin for the time being, and will belong to the entire museum in the future."

"Who?"

"The interim curator of the Palace Museum, she is in charge of all the affairs of the Forbidden City. The maintenance and repair of such a huge palace will cost a lot of money."

Situ Pan sighed: "Eunuch Dai, look at what this means, you have already taken refuge in Jia Cong."

Dai Quan smiled and said, "It's not considered a refuge. If you say that you are a refuge, you are also relying on Director Qin. By the way, Zajia will go to Taiwan's Dajiala Museum to study after the next year."

Situ Pan hesitated for a moment, then asked: "You just said the Forbidden City Museum. The word for the Forbidden City is understood by the lonely king, what is a museum?"

Dai Quan smiled: "It is a museum to collect and display objects with cultural charm for ordinary people to visit. The Forbidden City is not right now-the tickets are too expensive. After two years, the tickets will be cheaper before it can be called a museum. Go and have a look with the miscellaneous family?"

"Guzheng has this intention."

After several people took pictures, Dai Quan accompanied them out of Daming Palace.It was getting dark now, two young eunuchs lit up lanterns to lead the way ahead, and snowflakes fell from the sky.Situ Pan looked up at the sky, and said with emotion, "I don't know what night it is."

Dai Quan put his hands behind his back and said, "Don't worry, senior officials. Tomorrow is another brand new day. The sun will naturally rise in the east."

When I left the Meridian Gate, the snow was like rubbing cotton, and the roof gradually turned white on the ground.Dai Quan asked in a low voice, "Where do you live now?"

Situ Pan said: "You don't have to worry about your father-in-law, you have your own place to go."

Dai Quan nodded, and bid farewell to the high officials.The two reluctantly looked back at each step and walked away through the snow in the street.Situ Pan walked behind with his hands behind his back.From Meridian Gate to Chengtian Gate, which is a mere few hundred steps, he has thought about it since he was young until he entered Panlong Mountain by mistake.He didn't hire a carriage either, he just walked back to the inn on foot, and when he entered, his head and body were already covered with snow.

At dusk the next day, Jia Cong went down to the Yamen.Seeing him, Lao Tzu came back to Pear Fragrance Court, and the servant sent a post, saying: "Mr. Huang came to Pear Fragrance Court today to ask the prince to see him, but the prince is not here. He left this post." Jia Cong took a look, The superior asked him to meet at a temple tomorrow morning.The signature is Huang Jiu.Jia Cong chuckled: "Now it's the season of plum blossoms, and there are many people there." He looked at the time, and it was four o'clock, and a temple scenic spot was about to open.It is known that he has been there.

The next day, Jia Cong wrote a request for leave and ordered someone to send it to the political affairs hall. He rode a horse with a bamboo hat and went out of a temple outside the city gate by himself.He arrived a little early and thought he was the first.Unexpectedly, there are already many tourists waiting at the entrance of a temple, and there are also school-organized viewers. There are at least five or sixty people in a noisy area.But Situ Pan only talked about one temple, but didn't say anything about it.Jia Cong went to the temporary canteen next to the temple to borrow a pen and paper, and wrote five large characters: Wait for Mr. Huang Jiu.Nai Xiong stood proudly at the ticket office holding a piece of paper.Fortunately, ordinary people don't recognize him at all, and they don't lose face to the regent.

The ticket office opened for a while, and everyone lined up. Jia Cong was holding a white paper, which was very eye-catching.After a while, someone came over and coughed twice.Jia Cong had already seen him from a long distance, and he still pretended not to notice, holding the white paper solemnly.At this moment, Zi Fang put away the paper and complained: "You don't always write clearly. The entrance of the gate and the entrance of the ticket office are easy to recognize. Right now is the tourist season, and there are many people."

Situ Pan stared at him blankly.Last night he thought about what Jia Cong would say when he saw him, but unexpectedly he was as normal as anyone else.After a while, he sighed, "Go in."

"Have you bought a ticket?"

"Never."

"Then we still have to buy tickets." Jia Cong put away the blank paper and walked towards the end of the line, saying, "There are too few two ticket windows. We should add two more in the morning."

A student in line heard it and said, "Only two more? We should add four!"

Jia Cong said: "There are a lot of people here, it's the passenger flow accumulated before the door opened. If we all go in, there won't be so many people buying tickets." Everyone began to discuss.

Fortunately, many people bought group tickets, and soon it was Jia Cong and Situ Pan's turn.The two of them bought tickets, entered the temple side by side from the entrance, and walked slowly inside.

Silently passing through the Daxiong Palace, Situ Pan said, "Jia Cong, the one thing I admire most about you is your thick skin."

Jia Cong giggled and said, "It was born, not my fault. My father also has a thick skin."

Situ Pan asked, "When did you become rebellious?"

Jia Cong thought for a while: "It's also a natural thing. I'm not used to kneeling, and I won't just sit back and watch something bad happen."

"Bad things?"

"Well. To put it bluntly, it is the invasion of China by Dongying Tuhua and the Eight-Power Allied Forces. I know that these things will happen in the future, so I don't want to wait around and think of ways to stop them in advance. If I can't do it, I will entrust others to do it Do it. For example, Dongying entrusted Wei Ruoheng and Huo Sheng in the first place. I, Datian. Dynasty has never been short of capable people, just find them."

Situ Pan thought for a moment: "If you want to destroy Dongying, you will be destroyed, and if you want to immigrate overseas, you will also move. Why do you want to rebel?"

Jia Cong said: "Because I am too backward in the current political system. Dongying is completely solved, and what about the West? I can't understand a few words. I will recommend the prince to read some books later."

Situ Pan frowned: "You just said some weird words."

Jia Cong said aggrievedly: "It's just that you haven't heard of it, so why are you so weird?" After thinking for a while, "Let's put it this way. My lord, that's what happened in the court in the past. The emperor is the lord of the country, and he is the only one in the country. Every tree, every person, every animal is owned by the emperor. The emperor selected hundreds of officials, rewarded them with salary and power, and ordered them to help run the country. Collect taxes, control water, resist foreign enemies, and punish criminals. Right.”

Situ Pan nodded: "Not bad."

"The courts of later generations will not be the same. In another twenty years or so, a great revolution will break out in the French Congress in the West to overthrow this system and establish a new system. Then this new system will be extended to the whole world. Change, but the root is the same. It is: the common people are the masters of the whole country, every plant, tree and animal in the country, some are owned by the whole country, and some are privately owned by the people. Everyone owns himself, and such things as slaves are not It no longer exists. The common people use various methods to select hundreds of officials and hire them to govern the country—this money is taxes. Part of these taxes are used to pay the officials’ remuneration. Well, it can’t be called salaries, later generations call them wages. Oh Yes, it is called salary now, but it can be called that in future generations. Most of it is used to deal with public affairs. Such as water control, defense against foreign enemies, punishment of criminals, urban infrastructure—that is, buses, carriages, street lamps, etc. Naturally , There are also a few small countries that still maintain the system where the ruler owns everything, and those countries are too few."

"Look, my lord, although the taxes of future generations and the current taxes are both taxes, they are obviously not the same thing. A few years ago, the King of Wu wanted to build a new Wu Palace, and the people had no right to fart. If the King of Wu of later generations wants to build the Wu Palace , he has to take money from his private house. If he uses tax money to use it, he will be impeached and resigned by the people. Because at present, the treasury of the state of Wu belongs to the king of Wu, and the treasury of the state of Wu in later generations is shared by the common people, but the king of Wu is entrusted to help manage it. That's all."

"My lord must think that King Wu spends the money from the treasury as a matter of course. That's because you have never heard of the system of later generations. This is called democracy, which means that the people are the masters of the country. The king is just a manager hired by the people to govern the country."

After hearing this, Situ Pan was silent for a long time, and asked, "Since that's the case, are you going to be the king?"

Jia Cong nodded: "Yes, because no one else can. I am the only one who can do it in the whole country. In terms of governing the country, Lin, Sister, and Mr. Zhan are all a hundred times better than me. And I will not point you in the wrong direction, because I have seen I have passed the downstream of the long river of history, so I know the direction of history clearly." He said seriously, "Brother Xianwang, it's not that I want to rebel, but I have to."