The Coral of the Red Mansion Does Not Return

The little official nodded and bowed, and said: "Master Jia ordered, how dare I refuse to obey."

Jia Hu shook his head with a smile, the little official caught a glimpse of that smile and couldn't help but think that when Master Jia is not smiling, he is scary, but when he smiles, it makes people feel happy.

Jia Hu didn't know what was going on in his heart, but he knew in his heart that these old fritters would not do anything that was not beneficial.He has little foundation in the Hanlin Academy, so it's better not to offend these local snakes.

Then he laughed and said, "Master Yuan is too modest. After the matter is completed, I will go to Zhuangyuan Building to find his shopkeeper." After making a well-known hand gesture, he quietly handed a silver ticket to the little official.

When he was called "Master" in a serious manner, the little official said sincerely and fearfully: "Mr. Jia is a man we can trust." He glanced quietly from the corner of his eye, and the number on the bank note made his heart pound.That's only half of the pay!

"Don't dare to delay Mr. Jia's affairs. I will resign as an official."

Seeing off the subordinate, Jia Hu felt very calm.He is not someone who can't fight back. Since those two people dare to disgust him, don't blame him for disgusting him.

The wine table culture in the Central Plains can be said to have a long history. Even people like Han Wenxuan can't help but think that it is only natural for students to invite their teachers to dinner.Jia Hu was not reluctant, on the contrary, he was very happy.Han Wenxuan was selected as the head of the academy, and he did not avoid suspicion at all, and it also meant to support him.

After drinking for three rounds, the atmosphere between the two became more and more intimate. Jia Hu raised his celadon cup and said sincerely: "Thank you, Master Han for your protection. I respect you." He raised his head and drank the glass of wine.

Han Wenxuan smiled and clapped his hands, and said, "I didn't expect Jia Hu to drink too much!"

Jia Hu smiled reservedly.This teacher is rigorous and has no other hobbies on weekdays, only the two sips of wine, which Jia Hu has already inquired about.

"What do you think of this wine?"

"The entrance is clear and the aftertaste is endless." Han Wenxuan had a few drinks, nodded and smiled.

Although it is not a fine wine and jade dew, this is already the best wine in the cellar of Zhuangyuan Building.Jia Hu smiled and said, "It's not a valuable wine, but it's made by my family for fun. If you like it, you might as well take two jars home."

Han Wenxuan thought for a moment, then joked, "Is this a teacher apprentice ceremony? If so, then I'll have a few more drinks."

In the officialdom, the relationship between teachers and students is closer than that of teachers. Han Wenxuan wanted to be close, so Jia Hu naturally wanted it.However, Han Wenxuan was just joking, and Jia Hu didn't dare to take himself too seriously, so he cupped his hands and smiled and said, "How can you be so perfunctory in the ceremony of apprenticeship? Students come to the door with a bundle of classics, and kowtow to the teacher a few times." yes!"

Both of them knew it was just a joke.Apprenticeship is only suitable for Jia Hu before he becomes an official.Looking for a teacher now, everyone in the officialdom will only say that Jia Hu is flattering his boss, and he will be looked down upon by everyone.

Han Wenxuan only regretted that he didn't know this good seedling at the beginning, and he was very willing to accept Jia Hu as a closed disciple, so he pretended to say: "You are late! I have accepted a closed disciple a few years ago. But if you want, we can discuss it privately. It’s okay to be a teacher and student here!”

Hearing this, Jia Hu was about to bow down, "It is a dream for students to get advice from the teacher!" Taking advantage of the situation, he changed his tune and called him "Teacher".おchopsticks

Han Wenxuan supported him emotionally, and said, "It's good to call my teacher in private. If you have any questions about learning, feel free to come to me. Even if you have any questions about being an official, you may as well come to ask me for advice. I have more knowledge than you." It’s not difficult to give advice after living a few thoughts, thinking that I’m more transparent than you.”

Jia Hu just smiled, toasted the teacher, and asked, "Teacher, did the teacher have a clue about the student's question last time?"

There is a sentence in "The Analects of Confucius? Know it." The other is "Zi said: People can, let them know it; if they can't, let them know it." The sentence reading used by Dazhou now is the first one.

Han Wenxuan didn't take it seriously at first, but when he went back, he thought about it over and over again, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.This is not just a question of sentence reading, which embodies the thoughts of two people in power.

Jia Hu: "The sage said, 'There is no distinction between teaching', so the students were very confused. Undoubtedly, the second explanation is more in line with the sage's thinking. Why do everyone only read the first sentence?"

Han Wenxuan smiled and said, "Of course it's because the teacher teaches like this."

Jia Hu shook his head, "For hundreds of years, no one has questioned this?"

Han Wenxuan said seriously: "Of course there are, but everyone reads it this way, so no one is willing to make great efforts to change it."

"Others don't want it, but the Imperial Academy is a forest of literature and Han, don't they care?" Jia Hu got to the point.The Hanlin Academy has various responsibilities, not only serving as close ministers of the emperor, for the emperor to ask for advice, but also having the responsibility of compiling and repairing books. The words and sentences of "The Analects of Confucius" are controversial, and they naturally belong to the Hanlin Academy.

Han Wenxuan couldn't figure out Jia Hu's meaning for a while, and asked tentatively: "But there are so many mistakes in the book, don't all the people in the Imperial Academy do nothing but study books?" Fallacy, the world is so big, and there are countless country gentlemen, how can we let them know?"

Jia Hu smiled, "Students have had this question since they were young, and my grandfather asked the students to figure out their own way. Over the past few decades, the students have figured out a system of punctuation marks."

Punctuation?Han Wenxuan pondered for a moment, "But the mark you marked in the book?"

When Jia Hu asked a question, he took only a piece of rice paper and wrote the sentence twice, with black dots marking the pauses.Han Wenxuan only thought that the black dot was a mark of annotation, but did not pay attention to its special features.

"What's the use of that mark?"

"Read the marked sentence."

"Judu? Why do you need to mark this?" Suddenly thinking of the sentence again, Han Wenxuan remained silent, pretending to be listening attentively.

Jia Hu said: "When speaking and writing, there are pauses, pauses, conclusions, exclamations, and doubts. Punctuation marks have two functions. One is to indicate the tone, such as questions, such as exclamation. Different symbols are used to express different meanings. emotions; the second is to indicate the sentence reading to prevent ambiguity."

Hearing this, Han Wenxuan nodded.

Jia Hu continued: "As the teacher said, there are tens of millions of books in the world, beyond the reach of manpower, how to correct them one by one? But if there are punctuation marks, we only need to tell the scholars in the world what punctuation marks mean, and they will naturally use them. Besides, for all the books used in imperial examinations, such as the Four Books and Five Classics, our Imperial Academy will contribute to mark this set of books with symbols and let the Ministry of Internal Affairs publish them, wouldn’t it be convenient?”

Han Wenxuan thought for a long time before saying: "This is feasible. But, can you guarantee that your punctuation marks are correct?"

"Of course there is no guarantee," Jia Hu smiled. "I am the only one, so there are bound to be omissions, but there are many colleagues in the Imperial Academy, all of whom are talented. If we discuss it together, can't we improve it? It is to overthrow my system." , It is not difficult to build another one!"

Han Wenxuan smiled, nodded and said: "It's good if you have this mentality. Your qualifications are still young, and most people may not be so convinced." He said: "The matter is of great importance, and I have to report it to the Holy One."

Jia Hu hurriedly called He Gui. Under Han Wenxuan's suspicious eyes, Jia Hu said, "I dare to put forward my own idea, so I am confident. This is a set of scriptures that I have annotated. The teacher is free. May as well give pointers." A confident face.

This self-confidence is just right, not the arrogance of everyone's children, but the high-spiritedness of the young man.Han Wenxuan couldn't help applauding secretly, and there was a bit of love on his face.

Jia Hu personally selected two altars of good wine, put them into the Han family's carriage together with the scriptures brought by He Gui, and stood there respectfully, waiting for the Han family's carriage to leave his sight before heading back home.

Back at the mansion, before Jia Hu could breathe a sigh of relief, she was summoned by her own mother again.

As soon as he stepped through the door, he saw Jia Ying sitting next to Mrs. Liu, weeping silently.Her eyes were red and swollen, and her eyes were foggy. It was obvious that she had been crying for more than a while.But Jia Hu's heart ached so much that she quickly asked, "What's wrong with my sister?"

While stroking the little girl's hair, Mrs. Liu said with an ugly face, "What happened in the other courtyard has been exposed."

When Jia Ying heard her brother's voice, she couldn't help raising her head, and said sobbingly, "Brother is back, I, I..."

Jia Hu strode over, wiped her small face with a handkerchief, and said softly, "Ying'er doesn't have to worry, her brother and father are here." Then she asked, "Where's father? What happened?"

Mrs. Liu sighed deeply, "You are in the yamen, maybe you haven't heard of it yet. The rumors in Beijing are raging, and all the wives I date know!" Hearing that Jia Ying cried even more sadly, her reputation was ruined. How can you get married?Mrs. Liu put her arms around Jia Ying, comforted her, and said through gritted teeth, "Your father is still outside. Who the hell did this?! If I can't find out, I will never let you down!"

Today, Mrs. Gu, the elder sister-in-law of Liu's natal family, posted a post asking people to enjoy the lotus by the water.Mrs. Liu thought about her daughter being bored at home, and the more she thought about it, the worse her mood became. Why don't she talk to the handkerchief handkerchiefs to relax.

Unexpectedly, when the wives were talking and joking, a lady smiled and talked about the recent rumors in the capital, saying that Jiaying was watched by a local scoundrel, the lady asked maliciously: "Mrs. Jia, I heard that the person was killed by your family. The young master took it back, but I don’t know if you want to recruit a son-in-law?”

Liu's expression dropped immediately.

The banquet held by her natal sister-in-law naturally has nothing to do with Xungui, it is full of dignified wives, and some of them don't buy into the government's account.The one who spoke was Mrs. Zhao, the imperial servant's wife.

It's just a mere lady attendant who dares to make fun of the prostitute of the Duke's mansion like this!Liu was furious, and what made her even more angry was that, as her natal sister-in-law and the initiator of the banquet, Gu could have stopped Mrs. Zhao the first time she spoke, but she just listened with a smile.After Mrs. Zhao had finished speaking the incomprehensible words, Mrs. Gu smiled and smoothed things over: "Mrs. Zhao was joking. The rumors in Beijing are mostly groundless. Who here doesn't know?" Reputation, ladies, be careful with your words!"

As early as when Mrs. Zhao said those words, the scene was already quiet.Although Rong Guogong has no real power, he is not a servant who can challenge him. You must know that he is the son of Rong Guogong.

Ms. Zhao speaks like this, does she have some background?