Chapter 5042 The person who gives the scale
Shangguan Yi was furious because his eldest daughter-in-law was born as the direct daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang...
Shangguan Tingzhi held his forehead, feeling hot and sticky, and his head had been smashed by the tea cup. He looked at his father in shock: "Why did father hit me?"
Shangguan Yi's beard was tangled, and he didn't care about his manners. He cursed: "Hit you? I wish I could kill you! He actually wants to give his wife to others to abuse him for the sake of his future. It's worse than a beast!"
At this moment, there was a soft "bang" outside the door, like the sound of porcelain falling to the ground and breaking, and then the maid called: "Young Madam..."
Shangguan Yi: "..."
Shangguan Tingzhi: "..."
Father and son looked at each other.
Shangguan Tingzhi reacted and immediately called out to Tianqu: "When did my son have such shameless thoughts? He was just guessing the Taiwei's thoughts! Oops, I was killed by you, father, this time!"
He wanted his wife to come to serve tea, but when he walked outside the door, he happened to hear his father's words, broke the tea cup, and left angrily.
Shangguan Yi was also a little panicked. Her eldest daughter-in-law had been reserved and virtuous since childhood, soft on the outside but strong on the inside, so she would definitely not give up this time.
Although the Zheng family in Xingyang is not what it used to be, he can't bully his eldest daughter-in-law because her family is weak, right?
If there is a commotion this time, I am afraid that the whole family will not be in peace...
But Zi Zi refused to admit his mistake and said harshly: "You said it, what does it have to do with me? Why are you still here, waiting to apologize to your father for bandaging your wounds? Go and coax your wife, if If you can’t comfort me, I can’t spare you!”
Shangguan Tingzhi held his forehead and felt bitter, and said angrily: "What a disaster from heaven, how miserable is my life?"
Shangguan Yi warned: "If your wife makes a fuss and goes back to her parents' home because of this, I will let you know that not only will your life be miserable, but your butt will be even more miserable!"
Shangguan Tingzhi looked innocent, not even caring about the wound on his head, turned around and trotted away.
When I returned to the bedroom, I saw my wife Zheng sitting upright on a chair drinking tea. A group of maids and servants were packing their bags inside and outside, putting clothes and jewelry into boxes...
When the maid saw the wound on Shangguan Tingzhi's forehead, she immediately exclaimed: "When did Da Lang get injured? Deal with it quickly!"
Zheng's hand holding the teacup tightened slightly, but her frosty face remained calm and she didn't even turn her eyes.
Shangguan Tingzhi waved the maid away, came forward and sat next to Zheng, and asked with concern: "What are you doing, madam?"
Mrs. Zheng put down her tea cup, her beautiful face showed no emotion or anger, and she said calmly: "Since I'm going back to my parents' home, can I stay here and be sent out like a cheap maid to be played with by others? When I go back to Xingyang, I will ask my father and brother to send me a divorce contract. , you and I are separated and happy. ”
There was a sudden silence in the room. The maids and servants were all surprised and looked at Shangguan Tingzhi with wide eyes - was the Dalang impatient?
Shangguan Tingzhi dismissed the others, then smiled apologetically, explained in a low voice, and then said helplessly: "My father misunderstood, what does it have to do with me? I was wronged!"
Zheng said curiously: "It's not just my father's misunderstanding? Fang Jun only cares about you a few words, and everything else is your own opinion. Didn't you also misunderstand the Taiwei's words?"
"Yes, yes, I am completely confused and have a villainous heart."
Shangguan Tingzhi has a good attitude towards admitting her mistakes. Zheng seems to be a delicate woman who cares about the water and supports the willows with a weak wind, but in fact she has a relatively strong personality. Zheng has always taken the lead in the relationship between husband and wife.
Zheng took a sip of tea and remained unmoved.
Shangguan Tingzhi looked around, saw no one around, and quickly apologized in a low voice: "I was wrong, okay? Don't make a big fuss. If you really go back to your parents' home, how can your husband hold his head up in front of your family?" ”
Mrs. Zheng had no intention of letting it go easily and sipped her tea without saying anything.
Shangguan Tingzhi understood that this was his wife's intention to vent her anger, so he stepped forward and tenderly apologized. Shangguan's family has a long history of education. Shangguan Yi respects his wife very much, and even his sons follow her example. The family has always been "Yin is strong and Yang is weak", so he doesn't feel ashamed to be humble in front of his wife...
The words were nice, and Mrs. Zheng's anger subsided a lot. She asked curiously: "Does Fang Jun really say that the Shangguan family's bloodline is very good, so he allows you to have more children?"
Shangguan Tingzhi pointed to the sky and swore: "Really, this is the only sentence, and nothing else was mentioned. It was my villain's heart that led to the conversation I just had with my father. I was wrong, okay?"
Mrs. Zheng was not angry, but her cheeks were slightly red. She glanced at her husband and exhaled: "When it comes to raising children, I remembered something. Some time ago, I had a dream one night, and there was an immortal spirit in the dream. person Give me a steelyard and say, "Use this to weigh the world's literati." Is it a sign? If we can have another boy, we may become a brilliant scholar like Fang Jun! "
At that time, Emperor Taizong once said that "giving birth to a son should be like the love left behind by one's wife." Everyone in the government and the public, inside and outside the palace, thought it was just a joke. However, within a few years, the "unlearned, dull and stubborn" second wife of the house became a joke. He has repeatedly made meritorious deeds and risen rapidly, winning the title of Duke of a country on his own, making the Qinghe Fang family "a family with two Dukes" and extremely glorious.
Fang Jun has many shortcomings, such as a bad temper and daring actions, but he has more advantages. He is both civil and military, loyal, filial and benevolent, and has the skills to make money... If he were the son of another family, he would be slandered and disliked in every possible way, but if he were his own son, who would Aren’t people grinning from ear to ear with joy?
In this regard, Shangguan Tingzhi also nodded subconsciously. To this day, the three words "Fang Yiai" have long become the benchmark among "other people's sons". Whoever can give birth to such a son will laugh out loud in his dreams...< br>
But I feel very awkward in my heart, why does my son look like Fang Jun?
Listening to his wife enumerating all the advantages of Fang Jun with longing on her face and shining eyes, she seemed to wish she could have a child exactly like Fang Jun right away...
Shangguan Tingzhi finally couldn't help it and asked: "Could it be that the person who gave me the scale in my dream is the same as Fang Jun?"
Other people's family always "Guanyin sends children", but my family "Fang Jun sends children"?
Mrs. Zheng's interest was interrupted and she was stunned for a moment. Then she realized what her husband meant. She was immediately ashamed and angry. Her pretty face turned red and her eyebrows stood up. She stretched out two slender jade-like fingers and pinched her husband's ribs. The next handful of soft meat was twisted in a circle.
He said angrily: "My wife dreamed of another man, and you seem to be very happy?"
Shangguan Tingzhi screamed "Ouch!" and the sound shook the house.
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In June in Guanzhong, the temperature gradually rises. As the precipitation increases, the heat and humidity become unbearable. The crops in the fields like this climate best. The rice is lush and green, and the corn is being taped. The farmer stands on the edge of the field with a hoe and looks at the same weather every day. Crops, grinning from ear to ear with joy.
Nowadays, there is no shortage of food and rice in Guanzhong. Although the value of various goods has soared and the price of rice and noodles has remained constant, has there ever been a time in the past when one could have enough food for a whole year?
Farmers are the simplest. As long as they have enough to eat, the rest doesn't matter. Their endurance is almost unlimited.
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Who would rebel if they could have enough to eat?
Therefore, it is not difficult to make the dynasty stable and last for thousands of generations. All you need to do is to feed the people. But such a simple condition can only be achieved after the dynasty changes for thousands of years...
How unfair is it that the most industrious nation in the world lives the most miserable life?
Crops are luxuriant and prosperous in various places in Guanzhong, but there are a lot of discussions in Chang'an City.
The most important thing in the world today is the selection of officials for the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The process of the imperial examination is extremely rigorous, and various rules almost block any channels for cheating. From the provincial examination to the Ministry of Rites examination, no one can do anything about it. The most terrible thing is that this time the imperial examination has been cancelled, which completely dispelled the extravagant hope of those children from aristocratic families with a strong background to get a good ranking due to their human connections and sophistication in the court.
Everything is within the rules and based on results.
At first, we paid attention to the rankings. When the imperial list was posted outside Chengtian Gate, and all the more than a hundred Jinshi were listed on it, and they were placed in order, the discussion never stopped.
As the saying goes, "There is no first place in literature and no second place in military affairs." In the past, unless each question has a unique standard answer during examinations, it will be extremely difficult to achieve a recognized result regardless of fairness, justice, or corruption.
This is especially true for exams based on Confucianism.
How to judge the quality of an article, a concept, or even a paragraph of text?
Confucius has been dead for hundreds of years. Who can confirm the original meaning of "Confucius said"? At present, the "Five Classics of Justice" is used as the final interpretation of the test questions, but the "Five Classics of Justice" does not dare to regulate Confucius' thoughts and behaviors within a certain category.
In this way, when articles are written, they may be explained and expressed from the inside out, or they may be enlightened and enlightened from the outside in, or they may be impassioned and provide guidance. With different viewpoints and angles, how to judge superiority and inferiority? ?
Therefore, if you want to rank first, second or third among these examination papers with outstanding talents and learning, you must give them a qualitative and intangible standard.
Why?
Or the general trend of the court, or the ambition of the emperor, or the interests of the country.
For example, at present, the country is expanding and aggressive, and the empire is relying on force to seize the wealth of the entire world, which is beneficial to the country, the clan, and the people. Whoever advocates maritime hegemony and economic trade will naturally rely on the mainstream and be superior. On the contrary, whoever succeeds in the test paper and goes against the general trend will be punished.
All in all, there is no real fairness and justice in this kind of imperial examination.
Since there is no true fairness and justice, naturally there can be no end to accusations, criticisms and divergent discussions...
Public opinions in Chang'an City were divided and boiling, just like a pot of boiling water. Who had insufficient talent but took a high position, and who was granted the title of Wenhua but was not listed. At first, the scholars argued endlessly, and later officials joined in.
Until the Yushitai suddenly broke the news that a new scholar had taken the path of Fang Jun, and was directly appointed to the Ministry of Industry, and was about to preside over a large-scale project destined to achieve great achievements, which immediately pushed this trend to the next level. peak. The government and the public were shocked and public opinion was in an uproar.