Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 29 Eschatology

Jia Rong pushed the door open and walked into Jia She's outer study. There was a collection of antiques placed against the wall in the hall. There was a desk by the window in the hall, and a large blue and white jar of Yuan Dynasty on the corner of the table. There are scrolls of calligraphy and painting randomly inserted inside.

It was the setting sun, and the warm sunshine poured in from the window, reflecting the golden light on the large Yuan blue and white vase.

"Brother Rong, you came just in time. How about taking a look at my "Bamboo and Stone Picture"?"

Jia She wears a dongpo scarf on her head and a plain white gauze straight-collared crane cloak with a straight collar and a pair of breasts, matched with a smoke-blue linen coat and a large belt. Dressed like a scholar-official, with two streamers hanging from the back of the scarf, it adds a touch of elegance. Like a great scholar who has read poetry and books.

With his pen full of ink, he was hunched over his desk sketching out a calligraphy and painting. His demeanor is quite meticulous and serious.

This person is Jia She, the eldest man of Rongguo Mansion.

According to seniority, Jia She and Jia Rong's grandfather Jia Jing were the same generation, so Jia Rong did not dare to be disrespectful at all. He walked forward slowly, leaned over and took a look, and immediately praised him repeatedly.

"Good writing skills!

“There is no sky above or earth below in this picture, but it shows the ethereal interest that the painting is not finished yet and the meaning is infinite.

"The brushwork used in this painting is quite refreshing, and the energy flows through the whole picture. The outlines are connected with the chapped energy veins, without being stagnant or astringent. It should be the 'green square brush' popular in the south of the Yangtze River.

"The mountain stones are rubbed with a rubbing method, and the bamboo is painted with light ink, with thick ink as the leaves and stems, and light ink as the branches. The branches and leaves are dense and dense toward the back, and they are well-proportioned.

“It’s absolutely wonderful!
  "The great master's painting skills are unparalleled in the Shenjing City!"

Jia Rong praised Jia She.

After Jia She heard this, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Jia Rong with a little more interest.

As if he had found a like-minded person, he said in surprise: "Oh? Brother Rong also knows about the 'Qing Fang Bi'?"

"Know a thing or two."

Jia Rong smiled and said: "This kind of brushwork was created by Feng Qingfang (to be entrusted to the painter Feng Qizhen of the Ming Dynasty) in the south of the Yangtze River today. This person was called Jixiashanren. He rarely failed to live up to his talent. He was a master of classics and history, and was good at calligraphy and bamboo. He was famous in the south of the Yangtze River. It's extremely large, and my great-nephew has been famous for a long time. I only saw one in Pingyuan Houfu, which is quite similar to the one of the great master."

Speaking of this, Jia Rong sighed: "The painting "Bamboo and Stone" by the great master is divided into five colors of ink, and the change of dry and wet ink density expresses the spring scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. Although it is entirely painted with ink, it still gives people a sense of colorful colors. . It has gained nine points of the charm of the Qingfang brush, and it is really a wonderful pen."

"Hahaha."

In an instant, Jia She stroked his beard and laughed.

Jia Rong's compliment seemed to scratch Jia She's itch. He couldn't help but feel proud, pointing to the layout and structure of the painting, the clever use of shades of brush and ink, and the details of the brushstrokes, and showed them off in front of Jia Rong.

Jia Rong was very cooperative, occasionally nodding, occasionally enlightening, which only made Jia She laugh.

After a while, Jia She finished explaining the painting techniques and asked Jia Rong the reason for her visit.

Only then did Jia Rong get down to business, saying that he went to the garden party of the Dongping County Prince's Palace today, and was lucky enough to win the first-class martial arts champion. Red makeup forging.

Jia She was shocked!
  He spent a day outside in his study today, studying his painting skills. He also ordered his servants not to disturb him if there was nothing important. Therefore, I don’t know about Jia Rong winning the championship. After hearing this, I couldn't help but feel excited. The look in Jia Rong's eyes changed and became more solemn in an instant.

"It's strange. I see that your demeanor and temperament are very different today. It turns out that you have grown up and become the leader of Dongping County Prince's Palace. Congratulations!"

Jia She stroked his beard and nodded, looking at Jia Rong with eyes filled with relief. It's as if he has been treated as an adult from an ignorant boy. In Jia She's heart, Jia Rong's status quietly rose to a higher level, and he began to take it seriously.

Of course, it's all little things.

Although Jia She was surprised and surprised, he quickly calmed down. Congratulations to Jia Rong and prepared to let him leave. After painting for a day, Jia She's muscles and bones were tired and he was ready to go to the back house to rest.

At this moment, Jia Rong told him about the reservation at Taiping Tower tonight and invited Jia She to the banquet.

Ok?
  In an instant, Jia She was no longer sleepy, his eyes were shining, he couldn't help stroking his beard and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I will definitely go and join in the fun."

After settling the matter, Jia Rong left.

After coming out of Jia She's outer study, Jia Rong did not go into the inner house to visit Mrs. Xing. Instead, he returned the same way, exited the black-painted gate, and headed west towards the main entrance of Rongguo Mansion.

In the third chapter of the original work, Sister Lin visits Jia Zheng. She comes out of Jia She's courtyard and returns to the west corner gate. Then turn east from the straight corridor of the West Road Courtyard, pass through the hall, go straight to the Neiyi Gate, and enter Jia Zheng's courtyard.

Jia Rong is different from her.

Jia Rong is a brother of Ningguo Mansion, so there is no need to avoid others. Walk into the main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion from the corner door next to the main entrance of Rongguo Mansion, and go straight to the Nuan Pavilion on the east side of the south hall.

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  The architectural layout of the Jia Mansion is the same as that of the grand mansions of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The outer house has a "hall" and the inner house has a "tang".

The outer house is in the front half, where the owner receives guests and lives. It has the nature of a ceremonial and office area. The building is called the "hall".

The inner house is in the second half, where the owner and his family live. The building is called the "Tang", and the hostess can also invite female guests here.

For example, in Rongguo Mansion, after entering from the main entrance, you will find the main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion. At the north end of the central axis is a Yimen, and beyond it is the second courtyard. There is a hall facing south, with a warm pavilion on the left and right sides.

Ningguo Mansion also has the same architectural structure. At this moment, Jia Rong received news from his disciples that Jia Zheng, the second master of the Rongguo Mansion, was discussing some elegant government affairs with Zhan Guang, Shan Pinren, Cheng Riching and other Qing guests in the Nuang Pavilion on the east side of the Xiangnan Hall.

Walking in the main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion, looking at the surrounding scenery, it is very different from the small and chic courtyard in Jia She's courtyard.

Showing the ducal style of Rongguo Mansion everywhere, Jia Rong secretly lamented Jia Zheng's good fortune.

Jia Zheng is the second son of Jia Daishan. Logically speaking, he has no chance to inherit Rongguo Mansion and become the "master" of Rongguo Mansion.

But the bad thing is the change of Yongxing.

At that time, the prince was deposed and imprisoned to death; Prince Yoshitaka also failed in his bid for the throne and was taken advantage of by Kongami.

Jia's team made mistakes twice in a row. Jia Daishan lay ill in bed and waited for death, and finally wrote a posthumous letter to plead for mercy. The Supreme Emperor and Jin were sympathetic to his outstanding military exploits and did not criticize him harshly. They only asked one more question: "Besides Jia She, who else is there in Rong Mansion?"

As a result, Jia Zheng, the second son of the Rongguo Mansion, who had loved reading since childhood and originally wanted to become an official through the imperial examination, came into the eyes of the emperor and the emperor.

Then he was particularly gracious and gave him a leisurely civilian position as the head of the Ministry of Industry of the sixth grade.

The Jia family burst into tears of gratitude when this decree of reward came out. Jia's mother even made the decision. After letting her eldest son inherit the title, she separated from the garden and lived in another place; she let her second son occupy Rongguo Mansion and become the de facto master.

This is: thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness!
  Just one more question, and the fate of Jia Zheng, the second son, completely changed.

It can also be said that the life and death of losers in political struggles are entirely controlled by the winners. That is the feeling of powerlessness and great fear of fighting against fate.

Jia Rong knows this.

Therefore, we must be firm in our beliefs, seize every opportunity, make full use of all the resources of Ning and Rong Mansion, strengthen our strength, and try our best!
  Will he succeed in the end?
  Jia Rong doesn't know.

But he knew the final outcome of Jia's family.

The "radical faction" headed by Jia Fu and the "speculator" headed by Zhenguo Niu Fu. In other words, the power struggle between the Emperor's Party and the Supreme Emperor's Party will reach its climax on the eve of the death of the Supreme Emperor.

As a "tribute" sent to the palace by the Jia family, Jia Yuanchun, the eldest daughter of the Rongguo family, will be enjoyed by the emperor, and she will become pregnant unexpectedly, which will intensify the contradictions in this struggle.

In the end, the Supreme Emperor's Party failed in their struggle and were all liquidated by the Emperor's Party. The Jia Mansion will usher in the end of confiscating the entire family.

According to the fifth chapter of the original work, when Jia Baoyu travels to the fantasy land of Taixu, twelve dancing girls play twelve parts of "Dream of Red Mansions". The content of the ending song {Ending: Birds Casting themselves into the Woods} is as follows:
  “Those who are officials will have their fortunes withered;
  “The rich and noble have lost their gold and silver.

“The merciful will escape death;

“Ruthless, clear retribution.

“He who owes his life has his life repaid;

“Those who owe tears have already run out of tears.

“Retribution of wrongs and wrongs is not light, and separation and reunification are predetermined.

“If you want to know how short your life is, ask your past life. It’s a good luck to be rich when you grow old.

“Those who see through it escape into the empty door;

“The obsessed one loses his life in vain;

"It's like a bird that has eaten all its food and throws it into the forest, leaving a vast expanse of white and the earth is so clean!"

As the eldest grandson of Ning Mansion, Jia Rong is destined to not be able to distance herself from the relationship. To get involved in the life and death situation of court disputes and power struggles.

He had no choice from the beginning, he could only fight, he could only fight hard!
  "If you die now, you will die, if you make great plans, you will die. If you wait for death, how can you die in the country?" Jia Rong's eyes were clear, full of sharp determination, like a sword, soaring into the sky.

“A hundred years after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were many evils, the ruling regime was corrupt, the population surged, and land annexation caused the people to flee, and the people were in dire straits.

"According to time calculation, this year is the twenty-seventh year of Yongli in history (the twelfth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, 1673 in the Gregorian calendar). The weather in the Central Plains has changed dramatically and will enter the coldest stage of the Little Ice Age in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

"According to the opening chapter of the original book, it is eschatology!
  “It not only foreshadows the end of the Jia family’s confiscation, but also metaphors the change of dynasties and the change of dynasties.

"This is my chance!

"In this turbulent environment, only by holding on to military power can we preserve ourselves! Therefore, I must go to Jingying to use the resources of the Jia people and the upcoming peasant uprisings and wars to strengthen my strength again and again. Finally, we changed the outcome of Jia's house being ransacked and pushed away the mountain above our heads!"

Jia Rong walked in the main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion, looking at the trees and rocks, with thoughts flashing in her mind. From the fate of Jia Zheng and Jia She, to the struggle in the court, and finally to the ending of Jia Mansion and his struggle route to save himself.

Finally, he strengthened his belief once again.

At this moment, Jia Rong walked slowly to the door of the wing on the east side of the south hall, then stopped and asked a boy to go in and inform him.

After a while, the young man left and returned with a smile on his face. He bowed his hands respectfully and said, "Uncle Xiao Rong, please come in."

(End of this chapter)