How to make a famous minister

Another day, Fan Xuanchao came home from vacation and came to Zhang's yard to greet him. Zhang smiled and said to him: "Chao'er is not young anymore. If everything goes well, in the third year he will be able to get a Juren, and he can be considered an adult." Yes, any ideas?"

Fan Xuanchao was at a loss, what is "what idea"?What can he think?

So he asked, "Mother, what are you talking about?"

When Mrs. Zhang saw it, she knew that Fan Jingwen hadn't told him, and secretly complained that it was unreliable, so she had to say it herself: "It's about your marriage. Do you have an idea?"

Fan Xuanchao was stunned, he had just passed his 14th birthday, let alone a child in the second grade of middle school in modern times, even in the Ming Dynasty, no one got married so early.

"What are you talking about? I'm only fourteen and I'm about to get married." Fan Xuanchao said anxiously, "I'm still young."

Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "I didn't ask you to get married tomorrow. What your father and I mean is, look at each other first. After two years, if you work harder, you will be admitted to Juren and come back. We will have more confidence in saying we will marry each other Some."

"Even in two years, I will only be sixteen. I'm still a child. How can I start a family?" Fan Xuanchao was puzzled and tried his best to evade.

Mrs. Zhang became a little impatient, and said, "Your father also got married at the age of 16. Aren't we both doing well now? Once we become a family, we will naturally become sensible and grow up, otherwise you will always be a child."

"..." Actually, after careful calculation, Fan Xuanchao was in a car accident at the age of 22 and came to the Ming Dynasty. Now four years have passed. Seriously, he is already 26. If he is in a more conservative place, he is the age to get married.

But Fan Xuanchao just didn't want to marry blindly and just wanted to find someone he liked and be together willingly.Fan Xuanchao said: "Mother, it's not that I don't want to get married—uh, get married, but I still want to find it by myself, get along for a while..."

Mrs. Zhang exclaimed: "What! What are you going to do with this girl? Don't ruin her reputation for nothing." Mrs. Zhang knew that her son often made some outrageous remarks, not because he was slutty and ignorant, but because he I think so sincerely, and I don't think I'm wrong.

Mrs. Zhang persuaded him earnestly: "Miss of a decent family, how could anyone meet you before getting married? At most, you should take a look through the screen. Don't be fooled by any wild Yingying. Besides, Will father and mother harm you? Naturally, you have to choose from the families who know the basics. Those who are not officials, the girls who come out are not much better; those who are upright, the girls who come out are mostly educated. You have always had your own temperament since you were a child, but how many times can you get married like this in your life? You can't be careless."

Only then did Fan Xuanchao know that the stories about Cui Yingying, Zhang Sheng and Hongniang were all fake, and that in this world imprisoned by Cheng Zhu's Neo-Confucianism, those were all existences that would be sunk.In the Ming Dynasty, like Hai Rui's daughter, starving to death after being touched is the rule and the right way.

Fan Xuanchao stopped talking immediately, but he didn't just respond like that, "But I don't want to get married yet, and my mother doesn't need to ask people around. I'm not in a hurry. If I want to get married sometime in the future, I'll tell you later." Mother."

Mrs. Zhang said: "Whenever you want to get married, all the good girls will be ordered away, and then you will have nowhere to cry."

Fan Xuanchao rolled his eyes, and burst out laughing: "Then grow up as a lolita." Seeing that Mrs. Zhang didn't understand the joke that he came from the 21st century, Fan Xuanchao didn't explain, "Anyway, let's talk about it when the time comes, I still have the book. I haven’t finished reading, and I don’t want to get married yet.”

The winter of the second year of Tianqi was surprisingly cold.Until the next year, three years after Tianqi, there was no hint of spring.The severe cold weather is difficult for everyone, and the worst is for those farmers who depend on the weather for food.The second is the soldiers who are fighting against Houjin in Liaodong.

But Fan's mansion in the capital is not having a good time.

Ma has been seriously ill for more than a month.

Grandmother was seriously ill, so of course Fan Xuanchao had to ask for leave from the Imperial College to go home to take care of her illness.Although Fan Jingwen was still on duty, he served the decoction twice in the morning and evening, and Mrs. Zhang never left her side day and night.Although Fan Xuanlang was still young, Mrs. Zhang took her to serve her grandmother three times a day. Mrs. Ma said that she was afraid of getting angry with the child, so she changed it to once a day.

Even Mr. Fan, who was far away in Tongzhou, took leave and rushed back to the capital, hurrying to see his wife.

Everyone knows that Ma Shi may not have many days left.

The day that old man Fan Yongnian returned to the capital, it happened that the snow outside was melting and it was muddy.He only brought a few entourages, and drove back from Jane in a light car.Fan Jingwen was on duty that day, and the housekeeper Fan Jiao took Fan Xuanchao and Fan Xuanlang outside the city to greet him.

Fan Jiao is an old man in the mansion. He is loyal to the Fan family and is also Master Fan's confidant. He can't wait to go twenty miles out of the city to meet Master Fan, and he is looking forward to it now.

But Fan Xuanchao and Fan Xuanlang were a little uneasy.Fan Xuanchao had never met Mr. Fan, but he was a serious and upright old man in his memory, so he was a little uneasy.It was because Fan Xuanlang hadn't seen the old man for a long time, and he had somewhat forgotten what his grandfather looked like.

After waiting for a long time, Fan Jiao finally saw the servant who was following the master to take office in the carriage driving in the distance, so he hurriedly rode forward and bowed to say hello: "Fan Jiao greets the master."

When Fan Xuanchao saw Fan Jiao's excited face, he knew it was his grandfather who had arrived, so he hurried forward with Fan Xuanlang on his horse, just in time to hear a tired voice from the carriage: "It's Fan Jiao, get up."

The servant who was driving the carriage jumped out of the carriage at this moment and opened the curtain.Only now did Fan Xuanchao meet the head of the Fan Mansion.Fan Yongnian is about 50 years old, and he looks very similar to Fan Jingwen, especially their sharp eyebrows.It's just that the one in front of him is slightly different from the grandfather in Fan Xuanchao's memory, perhaps because his old wife is seriously ill, the one in front of him is much older.

Fan Xuanchao only took one look, and hurriedly pulled Fan Xuanlang to kneel down, "Grandson Fan Xuanchao/Fan Xuanlang pays respects to grandfather."

When Fan Yongnian saw the two of them, he got out of the car and helped them up. A smile appeared on his face, "You have all grown up. When I left, Lang'er couldn't walk, but now he has grown so tall. Chao'er also strives for our Fan family, not only to be the top of the case in the future, but also to win the championship, to fight for the number one."

Fan Xuanchao and Fan Xuanlang responded again and again, and Fan Yongnian asked again: "How is your grandmother...how is it now? I have been on the road for half a month, and I haven't received any letters from home. I don't know what's going on."

Fan Xuanchao replied respectfully: "Grandmother's condition is good and bad, but in the past few days, she has been more awake and less confused. The doctor said that if she can survive this spring, her condition will improve."

The only smile on Fan Yongnian's face after seeing the two brothers Fan Xuanchao and Fan Xuanlang disappeared, and he was silent and melancholy.Finally, he whispered: "There will always be such a day."