The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

"Yanjing Weekly" has a column called "Letters from Readers", which is dedicated to publishing letters from readers with new ideas and insights.After the newspaper reporter interviewed Zhang Rouniang, a letter was published in the column "Letters from Readers" in the next issue of the newspaper.The reader who wrote the letter, surnamed Qi, is an old imperial doctor and a master of obstetrics.The imperial doctor Qi said in the letter: Most of the women in the world are like this girl, who marry at the age of fourteen or fifteen.I don't know if this girl Zhang has ever been pregnant.At such an age, if one conceives soon after marriage, there are many cases of miscarriage, and it is extremely difficult to conceive again after many years of miscarriage.Even if the eldest son can be born, many will die young.Because the girl's physical development is not enough, she can't conceive a healthy fetus yet.The body of a boy is also the same.Although they can marry and have children, their own development is not enough, the offspring are weak and easy to die, and it also hurts the youth's own energy, and at most they will die early due to illness.Women have to give birth to children after the age of eighteen or nine to be healthy, and men have to wait a little later.

"Yanjing Weekly" also specially published a small science popularization article on the same page, explaining the difference between imperial physicians and imperial physicians.It is also very easy to understand.There are more than 90 imperial physicians in total, and only 1 of them are imperial physicians.Other imperial physicians often treat courtiers, concubines and even court ladies and eunuchs, but the sixteen imperial physicians only treat three or four masters such as the emperor, empress, empress dowager, and empress dowager.The sixteen perform their duties and have their own strengths.In other words, Imperial Physician Qi is No. [-] in domestic medicine.

As soon as this letter was published, there was a lot of discussion in Yan State.Heirs are a family matter.I don't know how many people thought of their own daughter-in-law who had a miscarriage and grandson who died in infancy, and suddenly thought: So this is the reason!Regret does not fall.Teahouses and restaurants are even more fueled by storytellers, talking about it everywhere in the blink of an eye.

The next issue of "Yanjing Weekly" simply added four pages dedicated to this matter.There are exclusive interviews with the old imperial physician Qi, several other imperial physicians, and private interviews with experts in gynecology and obstetrics, as well as interviews with the children of many families.These families also have everything, from the ordinary alleys of the Gongmenhou Mansion, those who married early, those who married late, those who have children but those who have no children.In addition, there is another survey report, which surveyed [-] couples, and listed data tables, graphs and pie charts based on the age of the parents at the time of childbirth, the condition of the child, and the physical condition of the parents later.

Just look at the data.Graphs and pie charts are too obvious and shocking.What the old imperial physician said was right.The mothers were too young when they conceived, many of the children died of miscarriage, and many of the fathers were weak.The common people lined up on the street to read the newspapers, and if they couldn't understand, there were scholars reading to them.The old imperial doctor Qi said in the interview that in order for the children of Yan to grow up healthily, he suggested that the court revise the marriage law and postpone the age of marriage.

In the next issue of the newspaper, Zhengshitang’s response was specially published: the data survey is being expanded.If the result is still the same, you can consider adopting the suggestion of Imperial Physician Qi.And there is the regent's comment: Professionals do professional things.This time, the whole country, no matter the common people, literati or scholars, most of them agree.Naturally, some doctors must spread around that the age of the offspring has nothing to do with the age of the parents, but no one believed him—the old imperial doctor Qi treated the emperor's empress, and he was many times better than ordinary pheasant doctors.

Seeing that it was Qiu Wei, the scholars of Yan State paid more attention to the court's every move than in the early years, hoping to get some clues of the exam from it.On July [-], the doorman of Lixiangyuan sent Chen Ruijin a post with only the words "Clan Brother Chen Ruihua" on it.Chen Ruijin frowned.I heard Liu Yatou said that this kid is sensible.The entrance exam will be in a few days, what does it mean to come to see the princess regent at this hour?It happened that Shi Xiangyun came to talk to Chen Ruijin.Chen Ruijin said to her: "My clan brother is asking to see you outside, do you want to avoid suspicion?"

Shi Xiangyun blinked: "Your brother? From the Qi State Mansion?"

"Well. I've never seen it before." Not even Chen Ruiqi, let alone him.

Shi Xiangyun's eyes lit up, and he let out gossip, and said in his mouth: "If the two of us are sitting here, will he mistake me for you?"

"No." Chen Ruijin leaned on the pillow and said, "If you don't believe me, try sitting in the main seat."

Shi Xiangyun found it more and more interesting, and said with a smile, "Then I'll really sit down!"

"Sit down." Chen Ruijin smiled and ordered his clan brother to come in.

Not long after, Chen Ruihua came, and the guide specially shouted in front of him: "Grandmas, Uncle Chen is here."

Shi Xiangyun was already sitting in the main seat at this time, and Chen Ruijin was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch.Chen Ruihua walked straight towards the imperial concubine's couch without squinting, bowed and bowed: "I pay my respects to Fourth Sister."

Chen Ruijin nodded with a smile: "You are so old." Nai pointed to Shi Xiangyun and said, "This is Ms. Shi Xiangyun, the president of Yanjing Charity Association."

Chen Ruihua bowed again: "President Shi."

Shi Xiangyun returned the gift and said curiously: "Brother Chen, since you have never met your sister, how do you know it's not me? We are about the same age."

Chen Ruihua said: "Although I haven't met the fourth sister, I have seen the sixth sister. You can tell it at a glance."

Before he finished speaking, Shi Xiangyun smiled: "So it's because of this, I said." Nai stood up and said, "I'll go to the next door to see those two little ones."

Chen Ruijin warned: "Her aunt, your kid can do whatever you want, don't give Miao Miao any more snacks."

"That's all to see how happy I am." Shi Xiangyun left with a smile on his face.

Chen Ruihua obviously asked Chen Ruiqi about it, so he went back to his cousin and sat down. After exchanging some nonsense, Fang bluntly said: "Fourth sister, I'm taking the liberty to come here today, because I want to find out some news: there are rumors that this year's autumn The test questions are not from the Four Books and Five Classics, but actually encountered by the court, may Fourth Sister reveal it?"

Chen Ruijin smiled unconsciously: "It's not me who gave the exam questions, how would I know."

"The test questions are from the Zhengshitang." Seeing that she was in a good mood, Chen Ruihua hurriedly said, "The people from the Zhengshitang were moved here from the Dajiala government building."

"You actually know about the Dajiala government building." Chen Ruijin glanced at him, "It's true."

Chen Ruihua said honestly: "I don't know about other places. Most of the candidates in the capital have studied the newspapers of Dajiala, and they also know that many national policies of the Regent have been tried there for many years. Amending the marriage law... Where is the amendment? The first part is completely different from the original marriage law. This is the first part, and there must be many more to follow."

Chen Ruijin nodded: "That's right. I guess you have some brains." She thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not difficult to guess the policy of the Zhengshitang. In the past, the imperial court recruited scholars to serve the king, and now they will serve the country."

Chen Ruihua frowned slightly: "In the past, the king was the lord of the country, and doing things for the king is doing things for the country."

"No." Chen Ruijin said, "You are not a country. It was not in the past, it is not in the present, and it will never be in the future. For example, the first thing the monarchs of all dynasties ascended to the throne was to build the imperial mausoleum. This is to serve the monarch. It is definitely not for the country. The river workers repair the river and the soldiers guard the border, not only for the king, but also for the country.”

Chen Ruihua thought for a while: "What about serving the people? But it's the same as serving the country?"

"No." Chen Ruijin pointed to the east, "Chairman Shi Xiangyun in the East Wing has presided over the Yanjing Charity Association for many years, and has helped many poor people. She is for the people, not for the country. All the actions of the Zhengshitang It is for the country. Not for the king, nor for the people."

Chen Ruihua was taken aback: "Isn't the political affairs hall for the people?"

"The Ministry of Industry conscripted people to build roads, and gave them a fair enough price to support themselves, both for the people and for the country. A country is a combination of all people, not an individual. You can appreciate the difference here."

Chen Ruihua thought for a long time, then nodded slowly: "I understand. I am not for the king, not for some common people, but for the entire Yan Kingdom."

Chen Ruijin smiled and said: "Now that you understand this, you don't have to worry about failing the exam."

Chen Ruihua was overjoyed, stood up and bowed to the cousin sister: "Thank you fourth sister for your advice."

Chen Ruijin nodded, took a sip of tea and said, "The rumors outside are true. The imperial court seeks talents who can be officials, not editors and editors of the Imperial Academy."

Chen Ruihua raised his head, looked up at her and laughed straight - if there is a real official, who would want to be an editor of the Imperial Academy?Seeing that this cousin is quite approachable, Chen Ruihua made an inch of it and asked, "According to the fourth sister, how can the imperial court have something difficult to deal with?"

Chen Ruijin glanced at him with a half-smile.Chen Ruihua bowed again.Chen Ruijin said: "I just take care of the children at home, I don't know anything else. If you want to know what is wrong with the imperial court, you can check it yourself."

Chen Ruihua leaned closer and said in a low voice: "My little brother guessed it too. Even reforms and other things have been changed as soon as they are announced. The land tax of the prince's family is also collected as soon as it is said. I really don't think there is anyone who can't be dealt with by the officials of the Political Affairs Hall." of."

Chen Ruijin shook his head: "The people in the Zhengshitang do things, not deal with people. In such a big country, there are many difficulties. Besides, if the people in the Zhengshitang can handle everything, is there any need to recruit talents? Just please If some mediocre people come, the Zhengshitang will make up their minds and let them follow suit?"

Chen Ruihua was thoughtful, and said: "In this way, the test questions are probably something that the Dajiala government building can't help."

Chen Ruijin frowned, and glanced at him: "Don't worry about the exam questions. If you don't have the skills, I'll give you the questions and let you prepare in advance, and you won't be able to figure it out. Even if you hire someone to help you write the essay well, you won't be able to do anything in the future Ability, isn’t it just as useless to the country? Do you think you can be a lifetime after coaxing an official title?”

Chen Ruihua's face was reddish, and he lowered his head in embarrassment: "Yes, I understand." Then he said a few gossips and left.

Back in Qi State Mansion, Chen Ruihua immediately found a large bundle of newspapers hidden in the house.Since Jia Cong became the regent, he sent people to look for newspapers from the other side of the Taiwan government. He bought the old and new ones together. Things.

Candidates enter the venue on the seventh day of August.After Jia Cong came to the capital, he wanted to abolish the Gongyuan as a cultural relic protection unit for tourists to visit, but he was too busy to deal with it.Thinking that the examinees were more pitiful than prison, he ordered the tribute courtyard to be uniformly equipped with bedding and pillows, and the cleaners were asked to dispose of the toilets every day, and clean water was provided for washing in the morning and evening, and the court provided three meals a day.All the talents thanked Dade one after another.

When Chen Ruihua entered the stage, he was full of confidence, and he and his two classmates looked at each other and smiled.In previous years, in Qiu Wei, the search and entrainment of cheating was the strictest, but this year it was very loose.I'm afraid that people who are not the fourth brother-in-law can't find those little notes, but the little notes are useless in the exam.Others prepared according to the exam questions from previous years, fearing it would be a waste of time.

The first exam officially started the next day, and the exam questions were the Four Books.The second session is the Five Classics, which is similar to the early years.Chen Ruihua didn't care, he knew that the most important thing was the third match.After the third round of exam questions, Chen Ruihua Haoxuan laughed out loud on the spot.The test question is: The urban population is growing day by day, which has caused a large increase in urban domestic waste.Industrialization brings a lot of products, but also a lot of industrial waste.Please try to make a plan to deal with the garbage disposal problem in big cities.

Just by looking at these words, you can tell that it was not written by a Confucian scholar, and the style and tone of the writing are exactly the same as those of the Dajiala newspaper.Chen Ruihua thought to himself, [-]% of the questions were asked by his fourth brother-in-law.A few days ago, he checked the newspapers of the Taiwan government, especially the newspapers of this year's Dajiala, and indeed found some things that the officials of the political affairs hall could not handle.Garbage disposal is one of them, and Dajiala Weekly has written articles on it many times.

The Dajiala government wants to implement garbage classification, that is, to divide garbage into organic and inorganic, and dispose of them separately.Either send it to the farm to make fertilizer, or put it into a brick kiln to burn it out, or smash it into concrete, or recycle it for other uses.Few people are willing to bother with that god, it is very difficult.

Chen Ruihua thought at the time that this would be the question for the Baobuqi Township Examination.Never wanted him to guess.Nai picked up his pen and thought about it for a while, and just wrote a few words on the manuscript paper and crossed them out——The article is beautiful, and he did well in the first two rounds of answer papers.The papers for the third round must be going into the meeting hall, those people like to read dry goods.Then he finished writing the papers with great eloquence, and handed in the papers full of ambition.Surprised, the examiner collected the paper and looked at him carefully.Chen Ruihua made a bow to the examiner, and looked back for a few times, all the other people were frowning and didn't know what to do.

Let him guess again.The papers for the third round were indeed sent to the political affairs hall.Due to too many candidates, naturally not all of them were sent in, but a large pile was picked.The members of the political affairs hall were each assigned a stack of examination papers, which they checked individually.

Suddenly someone took the case and said: "This candidate is interesting."

Everyone buried their heads in reading the papers.Jia Tanchun recognized the voice of her husband Chen Sen, without raising his head, he said, "Don't disturb other people's examination papers."

Chen Sen said: "This candidate is really interesting, you should also take a look. The first sentence of his article is: Late students once read "Dajiala Weekly."

Tanchun unconsciously put down the examination paper in his hand: "Then?" Others also raised their heads.

"He first described the difficulty of the Taiwan government's attempt to implement garbage classification, and then his own suggestion." Chen Sen looked around the crowd and said, "He suggested forcing it. Those who don't classify will be fined, severely punished. It will get better after a while. Compared with the exorbitant taxes in the early years, what is this idea?"

Everyone looked at each other for a while, and Zhan Kun clapped the case and said: "I clearly brought up this idea first! You all don't agree! I said to promote it for a while, such as half a year. From a certain date, you will be punished if you don't classify it. Compared with him Be more thoughtful."

Jia Cong raised his hand: "I don't know! I'm probably not on the island."

Zhan Kun pointed at Lin Daiyu: "It's because you refuse to live or die."

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "I thought it would be successful after a while of publicity and school promotion. Who knows that it will be useless after all these years. Forget it. If that's the case, why don't you try."