Song Yuanhuanzhi

Chapter 99 Yan Zhao
Yan Zhao, courtesy name Yuanyuan.

He was born in a gentry family, and his ancestors were also famous and famous for a time.

As the family declines, the Yan family loses their superior social status and ample living conditions.

Even so, the Yan family's family tradition is still there, and the tradition of the gentry is still there.

Although the property left by his ancestors is small, it still allows Yan Zhao to concentrate on studying.

Yan Zhao lived up to the expectations of his family, he was diligent and studious, read a lot of books, and even went to the point of "reading something, and forgetting to eat".

He is very talented, but he is also quite conceited, disdain to talk with mediocre people, and has developed a high-minded, honest and arrogant character.

Perhaps it was also because of this that Fu Yuanzhi met him later.

The officialdom is full of intrigue and flattery, and it is just wishful thinking for a poor scholar to display his ambitions in this environment.

Because of this, he did not enter the official career after he obtained the Jinshi.

Nearly [-] years old, it was the first time he became an official.

The reason is that on the one hand, he is unwilling to drown his talents in Haopeng, and on the other hand, he is forced by life.

The position he took up for the first time was good, and he was still a Beijing official in the capital.

This is thanks to the help of the family's direct descendants. After all, he is not a real commoner, and there are still such relationship activities.

This position is not rich in food and clothing, but it is more than enough to support the family.

When he first entered the workplace, his outspoken and straightforward nature prevented him from integrating into the group, and he often wandered outside the officialdom.

He can't get used to his boss, and he can't get used to the mediocre officials around him.

He can't stand the hypocrisy and flattery among officials.

He was deeply disgusted by this, and he felt that he should be the lotus that came out of the mud and was not stained. He was afraid that staying in this environment for a long time would not only fail to fulfill his ambitions, but also make him unable to keep the lotus clean.

He thought, instead of working with these mediocre people, it would be better to get back to his hometown, work in the countryside, and live a leisurely life.

This resignation did not make Yan Zhao despair of his official career.

After a lapse of six years, he became an official again, this time not as an official, but as an aide.

But the same scene reappeared, and he felt that although the village was poor, it was indifferent to the world, which made him feel more at ease in studying.

After two years, he resigned from office again.

This time, he was deeply disappointed in his official career.

Being an official twice made him appreciate the corruption and filth of the officialdom, and he knew that he might not be rewarded for his ambition.

He doesn't want to lose his mind and humiliate his body, and follow the customs.

He will be at ease in the countryside and become an idle member with physical and mental freedom.

In the autumn when he was 41 years old, he became a magistrate of another county for his livelihood.

At that time, there were many children and he was not good at farming. Even if he worked hard to cultivate, it was difficult for him to support himself.

So with the help of his family and friends, he became a county magistrate.

He only served as the county magistrate for three months.

In the end, he still hangs his crown and leaves because he doesn't want to get himself into it and become one of the mediocre officials.

After more than ten years of ups and downs, he completely despaired of his official career, and his enthusiasm turned into ice water.

Understand that your ideal of helping the common people is like a flower in a mirror, a moon in the water, elusive and elusive.

Officialdom is to an upright person what a tight net is to a fish, and a macro is to a sparrow.The darkness of the court lies in the fact that these ugly people are doing everything they can for personal gain.

Since there is no hope for the common people in Daji, it is better to "strike the soil to make yourself happy" and take a road of self-care.

After leaving the officialdom, he was relieved and felt light and comfortable.

In leisure time, I go out with my friends, drink wine, and entertain frequently.

Although his heart is detached from the world, he can't help but eat the fireworks of the world.

There are very few properties left by the ancestors, and they cannot sit back and enjoy the benefits, and there is no additional income except for operating farmland.

He has been in official career many times, and has been an official for several times, but he has little savings. In addition, he is not good at management, and he is addicted to alcohol by nature, and poverty follows him everywhere.

Until a big fire a year overturned the entire Yan family.

Not only took away his eldest son, but also took away his leisurely material foundation.

The distressed family could only huddle on the boat in front of the door, and they still haven't settled down for five months. The accident and the pain of losing their son became even worse when the disaster struck.

Life with financial constraints is even more embarrassing.

Coarse grains wrap the belly, and commoner clothes to keep out the cold are out of reach.

At the age of 47, the Yan family moved to Qiancheng.

He lived in poverty, and most of his life in Qiancheng came from the donations of his friends.

Only then did the small courtyard have shelter.

But in the past few decades, he has only seen intrigues in the officialdom and his own ambitious plans, but he has never pretended to be the people around him.

He didn't realize that his wife became more and more silent, her back became more and more stooped, and the silver hair on her temples grew more and more day by day.

He didn't realize that his son was getting more and more withdrawn, reticent, and he didn't know when was the last time he called him dad.

He blamed his son for being so mediocre, but he never thought that he had never taught his son or asked about his homework.

After busy farming, he has time to chat with friends, talk about the past and the present, and has time to worry about the country and the people, but he has no time to focus on the people around him for a moment.

The 200 taels that his friend gave him, he did not discuss with his wife, but actually deposited all of it in the restaurant for drinking at any time.

The family is hungry in summer, and sleepless in winter nights.

But fate did not abandon Yan Zhao. When he was 54 years old, the imperial court called him to be an official in charge of compiling national history.

Once again, the helping hand extended by heaven to the Yan family was cut off by him.

After this time, the Yan family was completely quiet.

Under the combination of poverty and illness, the four sons died one after another, and finally the only youngest son remained.

After the old wife's hair turned gray overnight, she never spoke again.

He sticks to poverty and remains determined. In the end, only his old wife and young son are left by his side, but they are like strangers.

Yan Zhao is not from a farming family and lacks farming experience. He grows vegetables but does not know how to take care of them. In order not to waste his hard work, he goes to eradicate weeds in the early morning and returns home after the moon is high.

It is not easy for him to work day after day, but because of this, he occasionally shakes his heart to retreat, but the situation of his wife and children makes him turn a blind eye and mourn his misfortune!
Maybe there is, but it's just doing to others what you don't want.

Song Huan heard the old man sigh, "I'm willing to be poor and humble to be honored". I don't want to be rich, I don't seek fame, and I only want to be good at Sudoku, but it's so difficult."

Song Huan silently took a sip of water.

She only felt that an unknown fire was about to burst out.

According to Yan Zhao's narration, he is informal, enthusiastic and easy-going to his neighbors and friends, and arrogant to high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and never agrees with them.

He seeks to get rid of the fetters of the dust net, and seeks spiritual liberation.

He sighed that the time was not with him, the birth was not at the right time, even though he was in the countryside, it was difficult to extinguish the flame in his heart.

But he was unlucky, and so were his wife and children.

He is a great man with great ambitions and aspirations for Haiyan and Heqing.

But his situation also caused his relatives to suffer the most backlash.

It was only after the end of the five lives that he turned his attention to the people around him, but it was too late.

He cares about the world, cares about the people in Liming, and integrates his own suffering with the suffering of the people, but does not include his wife and children.

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