Jia Zhen took the exam of Hanlin Academy.
Of course, as the son of the minister of the Ministry of Rites, his father still opened the back door for him.
Although he did not directly tell him the exam questions, it was not difficult to give Jia Zhen the exam questions from previous years. After all, the liberal arts exam was always the same.
No matter how the questions were set,
They were all the same. This was also an example of how it was easier to get things done with someone in the court.
Jia Zhen had his father's help, so naturally, he was admitted to Hanlin Academy.
Like the second place and third place, he became a seventh-rank editor. However, their editing was different from that of the second place and third place.
Because the editors of the second place and third place were appointed by the Emperor.
They did not have to take the annual exam, but it was different for Jia Zhen and the others. They had to take the exam every year. However,
Not having to take the exam was only limited to the first three years.
When the major exam that was held every three years.
They had to be the same as other officials.
They had to take the exam.
Once again, Su Jiusi and Yuan Lin realized how lucky they were to have a good friend. Jia Zhen also gave them a copy of the exam questions of Hanlin Academy. Therefore, the three of them successfully stayed in Hanlin Academy.
Jia Zhen was quite happy that the two of them also stayed in Hanlin Academy. He could no longer keep in touch with his former bad friends. He had to have two good friends. The two of them had good personalities and got along well with Jia Zhen. Jia Zhen was not unaware that his reputation of being henpecked had spread. Even though his identity was not ordinary, the students in the same subject as him did not want to be friends with him. They mainly thought that he was a disgrace to the refined. However, Su Jiusi and Yuan Lin did not have such thoughts. This made him quite pleased and felt that he had not misjudged them.
After successfully staying in Hanlin Academy, Su Jiusi and Yuan Lin were even happier. After staying in Hanlin Academy, they would have to spend at least three years in Hanlin Academy. Therefore, the two of them had to bring their wives over. In this case, it was not appropriate to live in the temple or relatives' house in the suburbs of the capital. The two of them could only entrust Jia Zhen to find a house. It did not need to be big.
It was a small matter for Jia Zhen. As long as he gave the order, someone would naturally do it for him. It just so happened that Su Jiusi and Yuan Lin were going back to their hometown to worship their ancestors. When they returned to the capital, they should almost find a house. Returning home in glory was something that every person who passed the Jinshi exam had to do. Everyone had a month's holiday. This holiday did not count the time spent on the road, but the time spent at home. After all, transportation was not convenient nowadays. It might take two months to go back home.
Seeing that Su Jiusi and Yuan Lin went back to worship their ancestors, the Jia Zhen was a little tempted. However, when he thought of his shop, he immediately dismissed the idea. He had better keep an eye on the shop. It would be a waste of time to go to Jinling. He was already responsible for the expenses of the camp. Every day, money flowed out and did not come back. The Jia Zhen was a little upset.
The Jia Zhen, who did not go back to worship their ancestors, did not have a holiday. The next day, he went to the yamen of Hanlin Academy. After all, he took advantage of his father. Everyone in Hanlin Academy took good care of him. After all, he was the son of his superior. Although there were many scholars in Hanlin Academy, it did not mean that they were inflexible and did not know how to be flexible. Moreover, the Jia Zhen's literary talent was not bad. During the court examination, the officials of Hanlin Academy naturally participated. At that time, among the ten exam papers for His Majesty to choose the first grade, there was the Jia Zhen's paper. It was said that His Majesty wanted to suppress the Jia Zhen, so he put him in the twenty-first place.
For a person with a bright future and was the son of his superior, he was also talented. Even the most stubborn old pedant did not have to make things difficult for the Jia Zhen. Therefore, the Jia Zhen was like a fish in water in Hanlin Academy.
The Jia Zhen's work in Hanlin Academy was still very easy. He just had to copy the ancient books and other work. If he had to edit books, after all, the Jia Zhen had just entered Hanlin Academy. This kind of work was not his turn to do. Similarly, it was not the turn of the new Jia Zhen, even if it was the three people in the first grade.
After the Jia Zhen entered Hanlin Academy and got on the right track, the task of teaching the princes came again as scheduled every month.
"Sir, have you finished your exam? I miss you so much. "When the youngest prince, Tu Zheng, saw the Jia Zhen, his eyes lit up. He directly rushed to the Jia Zhen and began to act like a spoiled child in the Jia Zhen's arms.
"Sir, I miss you too." Tu Zheng did not want to be outdone. Like the other little boys in the Jia family, he hugged the Jia Zhen's thigh.
The second prince, Tu Jun, could not hold back and hugged the other thigh of the Jia Zhen. His eyes were full of attachment. Tu Ming, who was standing by the side, was also very excited. He opened his eyes and looked at the Jia Zhen. He wanted to be close to the Jia Zhen, but he thought that he was already a big boy and could not act like a spoiled child like his younger brothers. He tried hard to restrain himself, but his eyes were full of envy when he saw his younger brothers looking for the Jia Zhen.
The Jia Zhen looked at Tu Ming standing by the side and sighed. Sure enough, children were not cute when they grew up. The Jia Zhen took the initiative to reach out and pull Tu Ming into his arms. He rubbed his hair and said, "Sir also misses you very much. Have you been eating well recently? Have you been practicing martial arts well? If you don't practice well, you won't be able to beat Lian 'er and the others."
"We have been practicing well." Tu Zheng was pressed under his big brother's body, but he stubbornly stuck his head out and raised it up.
"That's great. Okay, let's go in first. Your master's wife and the others are already waiting for you," the Jia Zhen said.
"Okay." The four princes followed the Jia Zhen in.
"You're here? You've all grown up. "Xia Lu stood up and looked at the four princes. He had not seen them for several months. Now that he saw them again, he suddenly realized that they had grown up a lot. Sure enough, children grew up with the wind.
"Master's wife," the four princes greeted Xia Lu.
"Okay, let's put the luggage down first," Xia Lu said.
"Okay." The four princes naturally agreed. Jia Lian and the others hurriedly gathered around and enthusiastically helped. Just as the princes were about to put the luggage down, they suddenly heard their master's voice. "These little princes must have become lazy these days because no one has been catching them. Now that I have some free time, I must train these little princes well."
"Okay, you're the master. You have the final say." Xia Lu shrugged and lit a candle for the princes in his heart.
The princes looked at each other, sweat beading on their foreheads. Oh no, their master must be thinking of some evil idea to torture them again.
Although it was already summer, there was still time to plant some vegetables. Food was the most important thing to the people, and they were all the Emperor's children. In the future, it was highly possible that they would become the ruler of the world. How could they not empathize with the suffering of the people? Farming was a must, and martial arts, they could not be weak in this area. After two days, they could arrange for sparring. Coincidentally, there were eight children. Jia Zhen included her son, who was only two years old. Although he was young, his talent was not bad. It was also suitable for him to spar with Jin Yu, who was the worst in martial arts. Jia Zhen was secretly thinking about how to train these children.
The children, who had not seen each other for a long time, immediately started playing in their bedroom. "Oh, Little Junior has also moved in?" Tu Zheng saw Jia Rong and asked in surprise.
Lin Jinyu nodded and looked at Jia Rong sympathetically, saying, "And he's also learning martial arts with us."
"It can't be, Little Junior is still so young. Master's wife has the heart to do this?" Tu Ming, who was the oldest, exclaimed in surprise. In the palace, he had seen many imperial concubines treat their sons with caution. Even his own imperial concubine was meticulous in her concern for him. Little Junior Brother was only two years old, and he was already learning martial arts? Learning martial arts was originally a bumpy process. What if he injured himself somewhere?
Jia Yao said, "I think, it's not a matter of whether sister-in-law has the heart or not. I think that sister-in-law can't wait for this."
"Ah?" The four princes of the Imperial Family were completely shocked. Jia Lian and Jin Yu nodded, expressing their agreement with Jia Yao's words.
"Sister-in-law has always disliked this little nephew for being too energetic. At such a young age, he has already caused the entire residence to be in a state of chaos. Sister-in-law feels that learning martial arts can wear down a little of this little nephew's energy, and then he will no longer harm the flowers and plants in the residence." Jia Yao shuddered. This was his biological mother. Jia Yao looked at Jia Rong with eyes full of sympathy. Poor little nephew. Sister-in-law had clearly harmed many of the flowers and plants in the residence, and this little nephew had learned from her.
The other children looked at Jia Rong sympathetically. As the person in question, Jia Rong did not care about other people's gazes. She was minding her own business and playing with the toy in her hands, very calm.
When the princes arrived at the Jia Zhen's study, the Jia Zhen did a headcount and found that Jia Rong was not there. He directly ordered Zhong 'er, "Bring that little brat An' an here. The uncles are all here for class, and he still dares to slack off. Outrageous."
Zhong 'er pursed his lips and thought to himself, Old Master, Bro is only two years old. He doesn't understand. Zhong' er complained, but after all, the Jia Zhen was Jia Rong's biological father, and also the Old Master of the residence. He naturally had to follow the Jia Zhen's orders. Thus, he carried Jia Rong out from the bedroom and placed her in the middle of the princes.
"Well, everyone is here. I haven't formally taught you for the past few months, but now I have to start again. The courses that should be taught should be held, such as the course of farming. Wait a moment, go to the field with me. If you plant now, you should be able to eat by autumn," the Jia Zhen said.
"No way, farming again." The little brats lay on the table in pain. Last year, they did feel a sense of accomplishment when they harvested the crops. However, farming was very tiring. They had to get rid of pests, water, fertilize, and weed the crops. They had to worry about the fields all the time. They really did not want to work anymore.
"Of course, you will be the pillars of the imperial court in the future. How can you not empathize with the sufferings of the common people? Well, let's go. This time, Rong 'er also wants to farm with us," the Jia Zhen said. He was absolutely selfless. He would not be soft-hearted to Jia Rong just because he was his son.
Jia Rong looked at his biological father. He was completely confused. Seeing that everyone had left, he followed behind. He had no idea where they were going.
Jia Lian and the others looked at the confused Jia Rong. Their eyes were full of sympathy again. Their little nephew was really pitiful.
Similarly, this time, everyone chose a piece of land and began to farm. As for Jia Rong, the gardener taught him step by step. Although he still did not understand what he was doing, he did it meticulously. It was just like how the Jia Zhen taught him martial arts. Although he could not stand very steadily, he still did it seriously.
As for the other children, they were originally unhappy. Seeing that Jia Rong was so serious in farming at such a young age, if they, the older ones, could not compete with Jia Rong in farming, how embarrassing it would be. Therefore, with the spirit of not admitting defeat, they worked harder in farming. The Jia Zhen looked at the result and said that it was not bad. Indeed, there was only motivation when there was competition.
Because it was summer, when the princes returned to the palace, not only were they exhausted, but they were also tanned. The concubines in the palace were very distressed. When Tu Chen saw his son, his heart was also very distressed. However, he was better than the concubines in the imperial harem. He knew that the Jia Zhen did this for the sake of the children. He wanted them to understand that food was not easy to come by and empathize with the sufferings of the common people. Whether he could become the emperor in the future or not, at least he had to be a diligent and good official. For this reason, even though Tu Chen was distressed, he did not say anything. However, the concubines in the imperial harem could not bear it.
"Your Majesty, look at Ming 'er. He's already tanned and haggard. What kind of lessons did Count Jia teach? How can he torture a child like this? Your Majesty, if you want Ming 'er to experience life, you can send him to his maternal grandfather's house. Ming' er will definitely not suffer so much. "Taking advantage of Tu Chen's arrival, the imperial concubine brought Tu Ming to the emperor and complained tearfully.
Before Tu Chen could say anything, Tu Ming directly refuted his mother, saying, "Your son does not feel that it's hard. Your son is not haggard. Your son has become stronger. Although I'm tanned, your son also knows that food is not easy to come by. Your son will cherish it even more. Besides, as the son of the teacher, Little Junior Brother has been farming and learning martial arts with us since he was only two years old. He did not say that it was hard and he persisted. How can your son slack off? Wouldn't your son be worse than a two-year-old?"
The imperial concubine, who had been slapped in the face by her own son, was somewhat dumbfounded. How could this child be so stupid? She was doing this for his own good. Farming? Just thinking about it made one realize how hard it was. How could this child be so insensible?
"Ming 'er is doing well. Your bones are indeed much stronger than before. I heard that your martial arts have also improved. Your teacher even praised you. However, has your little junior brother really started farming with you?" Tu Chen asked in surprise.
Tu Ming nodded fiercely.
"Then your teacher's wife is not angry?" Tu Chen asked. If he remembered correctly, Jia Zhen seemed to only have one son. Jia Zhen tormented his son like this. With a woman's behavior of protecting her child, she would definitely scratch Jia Zhen to death. Furthermore, Jia Zhen was afraid of his wife. Even if their family did not make a fuss, his wife would still chase him around with a whip.
Tu Ming shook his head, "Teacher's wife does not care about this. Lian 'er and the others told your son that the teacher is in charge of disciplining them. Teacher's wife rarely interferes. Teacher's wife only cares about what they eat and what they wear every day. Everything else is left to the teacher. Teacher's wife said that they are boys, so they need a man to discipline them."
In fact, Xia Lu's thoughts were like this. Why did boys need a man to discipline them? Men generally respected the strong, even boys were no exception. Furthermore, men raising children was different from women raising children. For example, if they wanted to play a game, women would definitely say that the game was too dangerous. However, men were different. They would definitely say that they should play it. If they had a child's mentality, they might even snatch the game away from the child.
Boys raised by men and boys raised by women would definitely have different final results. Boys raised by men were mostly very responsible, but also very rough and very straightforward. Boys raised by women were more delicate. Didn't people say that men were becoming more and more feminine in modern times? In fact, this also had something to do with the widowed family education. Because it was the women's job to educate the children. If the children were not obedient, men would more often watch from the side. Xia Lu was more open-minded than ordinary women on this point. She felt that it was better for boys to be taught by men, so she could let go.
"Then your teacher's wife is really heartless." Tu Chen smiled. Women were all protective of their children, but this could not be seen from Jia Zhen's wife. Even if Jia Zhen was training their two-year-old son, she did not stop it. It was no wonder that she could control Jia Zhen.
In the end, Tu Ming was still young and did not quite understand his Fuhuang's meaning.
The mother of the other princes also complained. Similarly, the princes themselves came out to refute. Because they refuted, the concubines' complaints did not succeed. Of course, even if these princes did not refute, the Emperor would not let the complaints succeed. What did it mean that going to the maternal family was the same? Forget it. Who knew what she would do to his talented sons? However, the influence of the concubines in the harem on the children was indeed too great. In any case, the children were already old. It was not appropriate for them to stay in the same palace as their mother. They should have their own palace and let these princes live in it.
The bedroom did not need to be too big. Didn't Jia Zhen's family want these children to live in the same room? He could also make a bedroom with bunk beds and live in the same room. This way, the relationship between the brothers would be better and it would minimize their mother's influence on them.
After the Emperor thought of this, he went to find the Minister of Works and let him be in charge. There was no need to make it too big. After all, the palace was still very crowded. With his concubines and Retired Emperor's concubines living there, it would be more crowded than before. Among the concubines in the harem, other than the Empress Dowager and the Empress, there were many concubines living in the other concubines' palaces. The bedroom made by Jia Zhen's family was quite suitable.
The Minister of Works who received the job naturally had to make arrangements. First, he had to go to the Ministry of Revenue to find someone to ask for money. Then, he went to the Ministry of Rites to find someone to look at the size of the rooms used by the princes. After these two things were done, he could arrange for someone to do it.
The princes' bedroom was not set up in the harem. The concubines in the harem could not personally come to see their sons' bedroom. This was also the Emperor's selfishness. He just wanted the princes to stay away from their mother. How could he let their mother disturb them so often?
Jia Zhen did not know what was going on in the palace. Now, he went to the yamen of the Hanlin Academy every morning to copy ancient books. During his break, he went to Xiaolan Village to observe the progress. On the 25th to 30th of every month, he stayed in the fu to teach the little princes. At the same time, he also taught his four little brats. His days were very leisurely. However, since the little brats were already enlightened, it was time to officially find two teachers for them. After all, he was now an official in the imperial court and could not keep an eye on the little brats every day like before.
"Find teachers? That's good. "Jia Zhen mentioned it to Xia Lu. Xia Lu agreed. Even if Jia Zhen did not mention it, Xia Lu would also mention it in a few days.
"That's good. In a few days' break, I will go and see if there are any suitable candidates. Then, I will ask my father and Uncle Lin to help." To be honest, he was good friends with the same subjects as him. As for Yuan Lin and Su Jiusi, he was not very familiar with the rest. However, Yuan Lin and Su Jiusi were not pedantic people. They were friends with many students. When the two of them came back, he could ask them if there were any suitable candidates. However, they were at home to worship their ancestors and could not help for the time being.
Jia Zhen could only think of Jia Jing and Lin Ruhai. After all, their family only had three Jinshi.
"Okay." Xia Lu nodded and looked at his four little brats. Now that there were proper teachers to teach them, if they did not behave, they would really be beaten with a ruler.
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