Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

His Royal Highness the Prince walked into the lobby first.I saw Situ Sheng walking in wearing the prince's uniform, wearing a crown of wings, a dragon robe, and a jade belt around his waist. He was smiling but imposing. Bow your head, you can tell extraordinary by the momentum alone.The clothes of Shun Wang Situ Hui who followed behind him were not much different, but the pattern of the clothes changed to the style of python robes, and the rest were the same.In terms of appearance, this Prince Shun can be said to be outstanding, handsome and unrestrained, much better than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but in terms of courage, he is not as good.The two walked into the lobby one after another, but everyone focused on the prince, and seemed to turn a blind eye to him. This could not only be explained by the difference in status...

The crown prince is the crown prince, and Prince Shun is also the prince. All the courtiers saluted quickly when they saw it. After some visits, the crown prince walked to the table. He didn't see him either. He stood beside Princess Changning and teased her and Jiang Yuan's son, saying : "My nephew's courtesy, how can this uncle not come?"

The child didn't recognize his birth, and looked at Situ Sheng with big round black eyes, and suddenly stretched out two small hands to grab Situ Sheng's fingers, and said with a grin, "Uncle..." Although the words were still a little vague I don't know, but it also made Situ Cheng amused, he simply took the little nephew from Yuehua's hand, hugged him in his arms and started teasing him.Such a scene shocked the surrounding guests, secretly thinking that Jiang Yuan is indeed His Royal Highness's confidant, and the relationship between Princess Changning and His Royal Highness must also be extremely close, otherwise how could Situ Sheng, who is the Prince's respect, treat such a person like this Ignorant child?

They couldn't understand the friendship between Jiang Yuan and his wife and Situ Sheng, so how did this group of people know that Situ Sheng likes to tease his nephew the most in private?Situ Sheng had never received any paternal love since he was a child, and he didn't even respect his father, let alone a father-son relationship. Therefore, he never paid attention to paternal dignity when treating his son. Situ Can is often hugged and coaxed, and his loving father is full of energy, so Liu can only act as a strict mother, otherwise the two sons will fall out.He treats his cousin Jiang Ning's son Jiang Cheng with great love and affection. This little nephew who is more in line with his eyes, smarter and cute is even more beloved by him. This daddy is great.

Returning the nephew to his sister, the prince looked at the decoration on the table, picked up a seal on it, and couldn't help being amused after seeing it, "Qingyuan, why did you even put your own official seal on it?" , what if this is taken away by an orphaned nephew?" I saw the silver seal, with a tiger lying on it, and the inscription on the bottom was nine stacks of seal characters, with six big characters "Minister of War" "The seal of the army" is the official seal of Jiang Yuan's military minister Zuo Shilang.

Jiang Yuan smiled and said: "It's just for the kid to catch and try. Even if he catches it, he can't give it to him. Just see if he has the life of a high-ranking official."

Situ Sheng also found it interesting when he heard it. After thinking about it, he took out half a white jade carved tiger charm from his arms and put it on the table, scaring the surrounding guests.That is the Tiger Talisman in charge of tens of thousands of soldiers in the Gyeonggi camp outside the city!Half of it is in the hands of Situ Sheng, and the other half is in the hands of the old emperor, not even in the hands of Jiang Yuan, the actual manager. Now it is so easy to put it on the table for a child to grab, do you want to be so casual? !

Situ Sheng himself didn't feel that the behavior just now was shocking, and said with a smile: "Let's see if this nephew, Gu, is destined to lead the army. Maybe he will be a mighty general in the future."

Shun Wang Situhui, who had been standing by the side without saying a word, frowned, withdrew a smirk, and stepped forward and said, "Since His Highness the Crown Prince is so enthusiastic, this king, as an uncle, can't come here empty-handed. He grabbed a silk scarf in his sleeve casually, took out a silk scarf and put it on the table, and said with a smirk: "This is the silk scarf of everyone in Fangqing. It is really good to test 'greedy, honest, stupid and wise' That's all." He emphasized the pronunciation of the word "foolish", as if this little kid was just a fool.

Hearing these words, Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and remained calm, but the faces of other relatives and friends became a little ugly. Everyone seemed to be very tall, but she was actually a geisha who sold herself as a performer. The silk scarf from Guanyinghou's mansion actually got caught in Zhou's things. If caught by a child, it would be much more serious than rouge. Hanging around and having fun... This King Shun really doesn't talk, but if he talks, he will severely disrespect Jiang Yuan.

Even if he knew that King Shun's actions were too much, but he was the current prince after all, even Situ Sheng, who was the crown prince, couldn't stop him at this time, and it was even harder for others to intervene.Catch the middle of the week to put some not-so-good things. Toys, food, and rouge are all such bad things. It makes sense for guests to add a silk scarf with a bad meaning. It cannot be considered a mistake.

Jiang Yuan's face remained unchanged, he only raised his eyebrows, as if he hadn't seen Shun Wang's rude behavior, and said to Situ Yuehua lightly: "It's almost time, let Bao'er catch it."

This performance made King Shun frown more than angry cursing. Situ Hui didn't intend to offend Jiang Yuan, so he brought Princess Yang to the banquet, but later saw Jiang Yuan and Situ Sheng getting along with the monarch and his ministers It's inevitable that the mood will not go smoothly.On his side, he was battered and had a splitting headache, but the third child went straight to the sky and turned into Jackie Chan. At the beginning, the third child was so downcast that there was still a virtuous person like Jiang Yuan who went to the pole to go to the pole. How can this not make the unlucky him angry? Endless? !He himself is an extremely arrogant person, and his heart is not open enough. When he got angry, he forgot his true heart and deliberately took out the silk scarf to make Jiang Yuan lose face.He originally thought that Jiang Yuan would show some anger, but who knew that this young Lord Hou didn't show his heart at all, as if the breeze was blowing on his face. The depth of the city was far beyond his imagination, which inevitably surprised him.Such a deep city, this opponent is really not easy to deal with!

Changning Princess Situ Yuehua seemed not to notice the rudeness of King Shun just now, she gently put her son on the table, and let the little boy choose the items on it.Seeing so many interesting things, the child widened his eyes and smiled even more happily. At first, he planned to take two steps, but then he probably disliked his walking too slowly, so he just lay down on the table and got up.The behavior of this little child immediately attracted the attention of everyone inside and outside the house, wanting to see what he would grab.

Bao'er walked around the table twice and sat in the middle of the table, but she didn't grab anything and just stared there, looked left, right, back and forth for a while, but refused to reach out.The Crown Princess Liu Shi saw it interestingly, so she teased him and said, "Bao'er, hurry up and grab, if you see something you like, grab it."

Bao'er looked at the princess at the table, and then at the things around her. After a while, she lazily changed her posture and continued to crawl. She quickly and nimbly grabbed a finely crafted hand in front of her. small wooden sword.

Immediately someone around said: "Okay! Grab the wooden sword, and you will definitely have extraordinary martial arts and outstanding military exploits in the future!"

As soon as the words fell, Bao'er started to crawl again, and jumped to the side of the shiny official seal in twos and threes, hugged the majestic tiger seal and dragged him to his side.It seems that shiny things are very attractive to him, and the shape of the tiger makes him very happy. He won't let go of it in his hand, dragging his official seal and wooden sword and rushing towards the books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones next to him. .

Bao'er has seen a lot of books, and his parents like to read in front of him.Jiang Yuan felt that the Jewish education method was also very desirable, so he simply smeared some honey on the covers of all the books placed beside Bao'er, and led the child to lick them. He was reasonable, saying that it was to let his son know the What is "there are thousands of bells in the book".Now when Bao'er sees a book, he will think of sweet honey conditionedly, and rush to the book directly.

Look left and right, the child doesn't know which one to take, but Yuehua is not worried.After all, catching Zhou is to win praise, and she is also afraid that her son will catch something inappropriate, so she is still prepared.Children like brightly colored things, so she simply wrapped the books of various schools of thought such as Confucianism, Taoism, Fa and Mohism in brightly colored book covers, as for books such as Buddhist scriptures and Taoist scriptures, which foreshadowed that the child would become a monk, they were wrapped in black. The cover, so children will definitely not be interested in such a book.

Bao'er read it for a long time, and finally picked the thickest "Shuowen Jiezi" and dragged it over. She put her small mouth on the side of the book and began to chew, but Zhuo Zhou's book was not the one that Jiang Yuan usually smeared with honey. That kind, of course, has no sweet taste. After chewing it twice, I found that the page was not sweet. Bao'er immediately threw it away, stretched out her hands and signaled for a hug, and refused to grab other things no matter what.

The nanny next to him saw Jiang Yuan nodding, and quickly carried the little ancestor back, while the other guests began to talk about the three things the child had caught.The sword, the official seal, the book, and both civil and military skills are still in power, which is indeed a good compliment. The embarrassing atmosphere in the field was swept away in an instant, and it immediately became lively again. Everyone seemed to have a selective amnesia. Provocative move.

In such a warm atmosphere, the luncheon banquet officially started, and the guests and the host had a good time. The banquet was held from noon to night, and then it gradually dispersed.Situ Sheng, who was in high spirits, named the nephew who had just turned one year old on the spot——Jiang Xuan. Xuan was a famous, powerful, warm and gorgeous name. The son's seniority, taking this name means that he regards Jiang Xuan as his own son, and it also indicates that his relationship with his cousin Jiang Yuan is better than everyone guessed. How could the officials who attended the banquet not think of the meaning in it?

Unexpectedly, the relationship between His Royal Highness and Jiang Yuan is so close, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are heart-to-heart, some guys who intend to separate the two can't help but want to back off, and Shun Wang's face is even more exciting.

No matter what the people present were thinking, this banquet brought them a lot of new understanding, and finally this time was not in vain.The young man didn't find a chance to talk to Jiang Yuan from the beginning to the end, but he still left a contribution book he wrote, hoping that Jiang Yuan would have a good impression of him after reading it.

At night, Jiang Yuan locked himself in the outer study and was angry. Today, King Shun dared to set him up to prevent him from coming down in front of all the guests. Although he didn't seem to care at the time, he was actually very angry deep inside.

Unexpectedly, His Highness Shun Wang hadn't been overwhelmed by the recent wars of honorable nobles all over the country, and he still had the leisure to come to his house to annoy him, very good... Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes, that's great, it seems that he has to give Prince Wei Shun find something to do...

Thinking about something in his heart, he picked up a volume on the desk and read it. This is not the inner study where he kept his confidential documents, but a place to read books for entertainment, entertain himself, or read some donated volumes. The volumes on the table are poems, songs, prose and articles sent by some literati officials, nothing important.

Jingchao had just started the imperial examination. After all, it was only a few decades ago. Although the imperial examination gradually became the mainstream, the recommendation continued to be pure.Jiang Yan's son, Jiang Ning, was recommended to be an official. He was a member of the Ministry of Punishment, and he was in charge. Now he is a Taoist at the border. After the official is done, he can be promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment in a fair manner, which can be said to have a bright future.Recommendations and scientific examinations go hand in hand, which leads to the behavior of "contributing articles".

This situation also existed in the Tang Dynasty in the previous life. No matter Bai Juyi, Meng Haoran or Li Bai, they all made contributions in those years. The purpose of presenting their own works is to let celebrities and high-ranking officials see their talents. It is not a bad thing to be recommended as an official to fulfill your ambitions.

The contribution of the Jing Dynasty included not only scribes but also some low-ranking officials. They thought they were talented, but they were in humble positions, or were severely suppressed by their superiors, and it was difficult to display their ambitions. Can be recommended to the emperor or prince to show their talents.Therefore, Jiang Yuan has often received such articles since he was named Guan Yinghou. Some of them are well written, and he will recommend them to Situ Sheng after screening, and some are not good at all. Fun is used to pass the time.Because there are really people who have been reused by His Royal Highness through offering to Jiangyuan, he has received more and more articles and books in recent years, but he has no intention of rejecting them.There are sages on the road, and there are many strong men in the wilderness. There are really many talents here, so it's better to have a look patiently.

When I opened the booklet, two words came into view on the first page - "Five Strategies".These two characters seem to be right but not right, like grass but not grass, and have a unique charm, but they are not the style of famous scholars, but rather bookish.

Turn to the next page, write the word "Nong Ce", and then look down "Gai Shennong distinguishes all kinds of herbs for the benefit of the world; The prosperity of the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, as stated in the poems and books, is to comfort the people, and the most important thing to secure the people is to teach them.” Just this one sentence cheered up Jiang Yuan, sat up straight and continued to look down.At the end of the book, it systematically summarizes the experience of farming and animal husbandry, and the methods of processing and storage, emphasizing the need to adjust measures to local conditions, intensive farming, drought prevention and moisture conservation, and rotation farming to ensure soil fertility.Moreover, the article proposes to change the views of farmers on food, promote the cultivation of wheat and reduce the production of millet and corn, and increase food production to better cope with famine.In the Jing Dynasty, there were still many people who planted millet and millet, but the yield of millet and millet was low, far inferior to that of wheat. If wheat could be popularized and flour eaten, it would indeed be able to better improve the living standards of the people.

The author's opinion is only roughly written in the agricultural policy. You can tell at a glance that there is more to follow. However, the book has limited pages and there is no way to reproduce the entire article. It can only be roughly covered, but you can know with just such a few general opinions. This author has definitely dabbled in the theories of farmers and even Mohists, and is quite insightful, a model of applying what he has learned.

Looking down, the "agricultural policy" is followed by the "water policy", which is divided into two parts: the river course and the channel. The river course talks about how to prevent floods, from the situation of the river course, flood prevention, engineering structure and even calculation Methods, management systems, etc. are explained one by one.The canal part explains how to design canals, how to distribute water in Doumen, how officials supervise and inspect, how to repair accidents, etc. The wonderful points are not inferior to the agricultural policy just now.From this point of view, this person is not limited to agriculture, but also dabbles in other affairs. This person is not just an ordinary person, this person is definitely a talent!

Since the title of the book is Five Strategies, in addition to agricultural and water policies, there are of course three remaining chapters, namely commercial policies, civil policies, and military policies.

Business policies explain how to effectively control commerce while developing commerce, refine the country's management of commerce, how to tax reasonably, and how to ensure that foreign trade can get greater benefits, so that the country will be rich but not chaotic.The civil policy emphasizes the establishment of village elders to assist the management of the people, mediate civil disputes, popularize basic education, and reduce superstition.The military policy proposes how to set up military service and how to recruit soldiers systematically. The young and strong civilians must receive at least one month of military training every year to ensure that they can become an army in a short period of time.

After flipping through the last page, Jiang Yuan closed the book and heaved a sigh of relief. This person has unique insights and is good at setting up systems for management. On the surface, he looks like a peasant family or a Mohist family. In fact, these are just his means. What this person really values ​​must be It's Legalism!But now that the era of contention among a hundred schools of thought has passed, it seems to be a fusion of a hundred schools of thought.Jiang Yuan himself has dabbled in the thoughts of Confucianism, Taoism, Law, Mohism, Bing, Zongheng and other schools of thought, and he couldn't help being very interested in this author who "concurrently Confucianism, Mohism, and agricultural law".

Looking carefully at the description on the album page, the author of this book of Five Strategies is named Lin Jun, whose ancestral home is Suzhou and has been a scholarly scholar for generations.He also has a relative who is very famous, it is Lin Hai, the inspector of salt and censor who currently lives in Yangzhou!