Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 7
  After the exam, the teachers in the academy were busy correcting papers and chatting about some gossip about the exam.

Instructor A: "Who invigilated the exam in Examination Room B No. 3? I heard that someone was caught cheating?"

Instructor B: "Which exam is free of people who take chances?"

Instructor C: "One of the candidates this time is a grandson of Rongguo Mansion. During the math test, I handed in the paper and left after half a day."

Instructor A: "It is understandable that the difficulty of this calculation is quite difficult for ordinary candidates, let alone him?"

It would be a courtesy to the Jia family if he didn't name anyone. In fact, everyone knew who he was referring to. In the past, there were no noble children who came to study at Qingyun Academy. After the Emperor ascended the throne, the number of noble children was worse than the last. Even those who came to take the exam failed, or passed the exam and were eliminated. Later, an unspoken rule was simply formed, and the descendants of honorable nobles went to the Imperial College to study.

"Hey, this paper is interesting. Look, Jingyi's score is good, but the handwriting is too ordinary and the writing is average. He barely passed. The score on the arithmetic calculation is incredible. Oops, that's right again. The last question is today. It’s time to get into a trance.”

A correction teacher in the corner suddenly shouted, and when everyone's attention was drawn, the mountain leader Li Qing came in and listened just in time, and asked casually: "What is the magic paper? Let me take a look."

Li Qing took the paper and read it. He frowned slightly at first, then smiled, and then sighed. The words and the writing were too uncomfortable to look at. At this level, you can't say that he is unqualified. It is enough to give him an average. For this final score, Jingyi can give it an upper-middle score, Jiwen can give it a middle-to-lower score, and the two scores combined are average. Look at the scripture calculation paper again, everything is correct!
  "Let's just give this paper to you." Li Qing's attitude was very clear. Another instructor smiled and said: "The mountain leader is right. If you pay careful attention to the composition, use some stupid methods, you can always learn the same thing. , only this arithmetic, if you can’t learn it to be true, you just can’t.”

After finishing the exam, Jia Lian felt exhausted and fled the exam room. There was a servant Changshou waiting for him outside. When he returned home, he met Jia She and Jia Mu first. Probably because Jia Lian looked a little haggard, Jia She and Jia Mu both expressed some concern. The main point is to care about whether the exam went well. Jia Lian said that the exam was average. The main purpose of taking the exam this time is to experience it.

This was a self-effacing remark, but soon word spread in the Jia family that Second Master Lian failed the exam!
  Go home, take a shower and go straight to bed. Physical fatigue is one thing, but mental torture is the most tiring.

What does it feel like? In my previous life, when I was young, I went home during the Spring Festival holiday from college and felt like I got off the train during the Spring Festival travel rush.

It's a situation where you don't have any choice. After traveling back in time, Jia Lian would always have a maid bring the toilet to him when he went to the restroom at home. The toilet was incense-scented. He said that he went to Qingyun Academy for a day and a half, especially the smell of the dry toilet, which was so sour and refreshing.

When Jia Lian woke up in the morning, he had an idea for the first time. If he couldn't go to school as a day student, he might as well go to the Imperial College to study. Qingyun Academy requires students to live on campus. It's not that Jia Lian can't stand that kind of environment, but it's not necessary, right?
  Thinking of Jia Lian, he couldn't help but smile bitterly while sitting on the bed. "People, it's too pretentious. It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's difficult to go from luxury to frugality."

Although everything in the Jia family is very comfortable, the failure in the not-too-distant future will definitely not work unless it is resolved.

Thinking of this, Jia Lian got up. When the maid came to help her put it on, Jia Lian said she would wear it herself and explained patiently that she would live on campus in the future, so as not to make the maid Guixiang feel uneasy and spoil the atmosphere.

Go and say hello first. You must adhere to the principle of determining the morning and dusk. It is necessary to establish a character.

When I came back, I didn't rush to have breakfast. Instead, I changed into tight-fitting clothes first, and after warming up in the yard, I exercised in the open space.

Jia's family has martial arts passed down from family, but Jia Lian has never learned it. If he wants to practice, he can only practice Tai Chi in modern sociology.

He didn't intend to develop the ability to kill enemies. His original intention was to exercise his body. Without a good body, he couldn't do it. Isn't Jia Zhu a clear example? Jia Lian did not mean to deny traditional Chinese medicine, but the performance of traditional Chinese medicine in the world of Red Mansions was not very good. Otherwise, why would Jia Zhu disappear? You must know that this is Rongguo Mansion, so it is not too difficult to hire an imperial doctor.

After an hour of exercise, Guixiang hurried over to take care of him, wash and wipe him, and have someone bring him breakfast.

While waiting, Guixiang reported the intelligence in Rongguo Mansion without stopping.

"Second Master, there is a rumor going around in Rongxi Hall today that you are bringing shame on yourself by taking the exam at Qingyun Academy."

Hearing the expression "asking for one's own humiliation", Jia Lian suspected that it was either Jia Zheng who said it or Jia Zhu and his wife. People who have never read the book will definitely say that they have lost their face outside, and they should have delivered it to their door themselves.

Jia Lian, who was holding the bowl, ate the noodles slowly and said lightly, "These noodles are good. Is there any garlic?"

Guixiang knew Jia Lian well, so she immediately stopped chattering, and Jia Lian ate the noodles proudly and quietly.

After eating, he put down the bowl, took the hot towel from the maid and wiped it, then stood up and said, "Go out for a walk."

When Jia Zhu came back from the Imperial Academy in the evening and greeted Jia Mu, Jia Mu also talked about Jia Lian's exam.

Jia Zhu couldn't help showing a gloating expression after hearing this, and said casually: "There is also a rumor in the Imperial College that when the second brother Lian took the second calculus test yesterday, the day's questions were handed in in half a day and he left the examination room early. "

When Jia Mu heard this, she felt a little unnatural on her face and asked, "Isn't this too great?"

Jia Zhu replied matter-of-factly: "It shouldn't be too much. The sutra calculation is four papers, with two chapters each in the morning and afternoon."

I didn't expect it at all. Is there a possibility that the question is too easy?

After hearing this, Jia's mother couldn't help but sigh: "Lian'er means well to Xiangxue. When we meet him later, everyone should pay attention to what they say."

With Jia Zhu's confirmation, Jia Lian's failure in the exam was finalized. Jia Lian didn't realize it and still came to greet Jia Mu on time. When they met, Jia Lian didn't mention the exam, but just made some gossip about studying being important and health being more important.

Feeling that the atmosphere was rather strange, Jia Lian didn't stay long and said goodbye and went back.

Jia Lian has his own rhythm of life. He doesn't care what others think of him and continues to study and copy books at night. The Four Books can be written silently, but not related collections. For example, Jia Lian had to write silently for books such as "Collected Commentary on the Four Books". It doesn’t matter if there are many words, just think of it as practicing calligraphy. Speaking of practicing calligraphy, Jia Lian also bought some copybooks and practiced for an hour every night.

Jia Lian couldn't hear anything about the rumors in Jia's house. When he went to greet Jia's mother the next day, unexpectedly Jia Zheng was also there. Today, Jia Zheng took a rest. When he got up early to see Jia Mu, Jia Mu asked about Jia Lian's exam again. Jia Zheng shook his head in displeasure and said, "Don't mention it. When I came home late yesterday, my mother had already gone to bed to say hello, so my son didn't have time to say anything. Yesterday in the Yamen, many people were talking about this matter. It seemed that the honor was noble. It is as if a child has violated the rules of heaven when he takes the Qingyun Academy exam. If he does well in the exam, it is fine. If he fails in the exam, he has no self-awareness and is asking for trouble."

Jia Mu was very surprised when she heard this and said, "Why, this is also discussed in the Yamen?"

Jia Zheng nodded: "Speaking of which, it is strange that the disciples of Xungui have failed to live up to their expectations in recent years and have not been successful in their studies. Zhu'er knows this best in the Imperial College. Many disciples do not pay attention to teaching at all. Most of the people in the Yamen I am a scholar, so naturally I can’t stand it.”

In fact, Jia Zheng did not see the essence of the problem. The Taizu of this dynasty established the country with martial arts, and the power of honors and nobles was huge. When the Supreme Emperor ascended the throne, there were many places to rely on martial arts. Later, he rewarded martial arts based on merit, which greatly encouraged Wu Xun. arrogance. Later, there was a turmoil due to the fight for the right to inherit the throne, and the Supreme Emperor took action to suppress a group of martial arts officials. The civil servants gradually became more arrogant, and they were able to compete with the military heroes.

The Supreme Emperor has been in power for forty years, especially after the coup, and he has made great efforts to suppress the Wuxun Group. The civil-military dispute has gradually developed in a situation that is favorable to the civil servants. The most popular thing for civil servants to see is for the children of Wu Xun to eat and wait to die. Like Jia Zheng, he was originally a young scholar, but the Supreme Emperor took action and directly gave him an official position, which cut off Jia Zheng's path of taking the imperial examination. .

There is also Jia Jing, who also returned home to become a Taoist priest during the reign of the Supreme Emperor. Did he really not want to be an official at first?

When it comes to civil and military disputes, the nature of many things actually changes. The Supreme Emperor was happy to see his civil servants become prosperous. The reason was, of course, for his own throne.

When Jia Lian came in, the two happened to be chatting for a while. Seeing Jia Lian, Jia Zheng naturally shut up. Instead, she waited until he greeted her and said with concern: "It's a good thing that Lian'er has been concentrating on studying recently. Don't pay attention to the gossip outside."

If he didn't consciously do well in the exam, Jia Lian would not have any thoughts on his words. Having experienced an era in which the evil side of human nature has been infinitely magnified in the Internet age, Jia Lian naturally regarded such comforting words as farts. You said it lightly, it didn't happen to you. Thinking this in his heart, Jia Lian still said calmly on his face: "Back to my second uncle, Lian's determination to study will not be shaken. No matter how difficult it is, he will persevere."

After hearing this, Jia Zheng said with joy on his face: "That's great!"

Jia Lian didn't pay attention to his encouragement. What did the second uncle say? Nerd, a loser!
  Once a person is bound by the rules and does not think about how to move around within the rules and use the rules to create favorable development conditions, but still follows the rules dogmatically, this person basically has no future.

"The results will be released tomorrow. My nephew will go back and rest first." Jia Lian said goodbye and left, leaving Jia Mu and Jia Zheng there.

Returning to the Dongkua Courtyard, Jia She asked someone to call Jia Lian to talk. When they met, Jia She said with a gloomy face: "Little beast, you did a good thing. I'm ashamed of myself."

When Jia Lian heard this, he immediately judged that he was being humiliated outside. According to the normal rhythm, he was going to be beaten next. Jia Lian naturally refused to give in and said calmly: "The results will be released tomorrow. If my father has an attack, we should wait until the results come out."

When Jia She heard this, he looked suspicious and said: "You little beast, why are you still trying to fool me? Just wait, write down this spanking first. If you don't pass the exam when the results are released tomorrow, you will have two spankings." .”

Jia Lian didn't want to face this old guy for one more second, so he said goodbye and left. Speaking of which, Jia She is not as good as Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng still said those words with the intention of encouraging Jia Lian not to give up. Jia She only thought about losing face in front of him, which was really selfish to the extreme.

The moment he returned to the courtyard where he was staying, the calmness on Jia Lian's face disappeared and changed to a gloomy face. He silently wrote down this account in his heart. When he has the ability to protect himself in the future, the first thing he will do is to kill Jia Lian. Forgiveness, even if it requires Ding You to stay in mourning and affect his official career, he will not hesitate. If this old thing lives another day, the time bomb will explode at any time.

This is an era where ethics are emphasized. An unfilial hat can crush someone to death.

When he got up early, Jia Lian still followed his own pace. He got up around five o'clock, washed up and went to say hello. When he came back around six o'clock, he changed clothes and exercised first, had breakfast around seven o'clock, and went out to Qingyun Academy to read the rankings around eight o'clock.

During the exam, there was a carriage to pick up and drop off. When looking at the results, Changshou went to ask for the carriage because he was not favored. The steward of Dongkua Hospital said that Jia She had to wait to go out to use the carriage, and asked Changshou to go to Rongxi Hall to find Zhou Rui. . Changshou was afraid that Jia Lian would be impatient, so he came back to report first.

Jia Lian had no expression on his face after hearing this and continued to keep accounts in his mind. The manager of Dongkua Courtyard didn't have the guts to stop him, it must be Jia She's intention.

"Okay, it's not far anyway, just walk there, just in time to eat." Jia Lian still didn't take it seriously, he kept it in his heart and settled the accounts together in the future.

Guixiang said: "Second Master, you might as well go riding a horse. Choose a docile horse and ask a general to hold it for you."

Jia Lian said: "Forget it." After saying that, he got up and went out, walked slowly to the car, walked out of the east cross courtyard through the corner door, and walked leisurely to Qingyun Academy. Xin Zhang and Chang Chang followed quickly, bringing two young boys with him. After the last group of people were expelled, Jia Lian didn't have all the people around him. Jia Lian probably knew who was involved.

Human beings, when you are happy, you are surrounded by good people. When you are in difficult times, you are surrounded by strangers.

In front of the gate of Qingyun Academy, the results have not yet been released, but there are already hundreds of people waiting.

Seeing this formation, Jia Lian simply went over in no hurry and waited patiently.

This person is so strange. Jia Lian obviously leads him quietly, but some unsighted people want to cause trouble.

No, the boy I saw when I signed up that day was accompanied by four or five boys. When he saw Jia Lian, the boy came up and mocked with contempt: "Oh, this is not the Jia Lian who handed in the paper half a day in advance. Second Master?"

Jia Lianxin said, "I don't even know my name. Where did your hostility come from?" Who gave you the courage to challenge the heir to the title of Rongguo Mansion? Before Jia Lian could say anything, Changshou quit his job, rolled up his sleeves and cursed angrily: "Where did you find that little beast? Are you looking for a beating?"

The six young men opposite showed obvious dissatisfaction, and they all stepped forward with an astonishing momentum. Changshou was also a tough-tempered person, so he took two steps back in fright and almost bumped into Jia Lian.

Jia Lian raised his hand to brush Changshou away, looked at the young men across from him calmly and said, "We all have lived our lives with no grievances. If we want to make trouble, Jia Lian doesn't dare to lose the glory of his ancestors, so he will naturally accept them all. Just think, everyone." No matter what, if there is a commotion, the most I can do is to change my studies to another place. I am afraid that your bright future will be ruined."

The lethality of this sentence is extraordinary! Several people across from me looked embarrassed!

(End of this chapter)