Spoilers for The Red Mansion, Daiyu’s mentality is broken

Chapter 25 Mr. Zhao
Jia Huan said sincerely: "If my father beats the second brother Baoyu because of this matter, wouldn't it be my fault? Furthermore, the old lady loves Baoyu, and if she alarms the old lady and frightens the old lady, it will be more the child's fault." It’s a sin!”

Being hugged tightly by Jia Huan, Jia Zheng sighed and said: "If any beast like you, Huan'er, is at all sensible or hardworking, I'm afraid I'll wake up laughing in my dreams. Come on, Huan'er, let go. I just won’t go today.”

After hearing what Jia Zheng said, Jia Huan let go and got up from the ground.

Seeing this, Jia Zheng became more and more satisfied.

In fact, Jia Huan really wants to stop Jia Zheng, but he must not let Jia Zheng go hunting for jade today.

As soon as he came here, Baoyu was beaten immediately. Even a fool would know that it was him who complained.

Tomorrow is another holiday. By tomorrow, Jia Zheng will definitely be unable to resist beating Baoyu.

Beating children on holidays means you are free.

By then, he will no longer be such a big suspect.

So what if the old lady and his wife suspect him?

They already dislike him very much, so what can he do if he is bad?
After a while, Jia Zheng said: "Actually, the old lady didn't let Miss Lin teach you how to solve the problem because she had good intentions. The so-called "get from the top to the middle" and "get from the middle" to the bottom. Miss Lin has only been studying for a few days. You follow her and learn from her. What can be learned?”

Jia Huan said for Lin Daiyu: "Sir, Miss Lin is still somewhat knowledgeable. She speaks very well."

Jia Zheng smiled and said, "It's because you haven't met a famous teacher. Let me ask you, how did she teach you to solve problems?"

Jia Huan then said: "Miss Lin gave an example. Confucius said: Meng Gongchuo is superior to Zhao and Wei Lao, but not to Teng and Xue."

"Then she gave three ideas to solve the problem. The first one is that Dr. Henglu is so talented that he can make it difficult when he sees the weapon."

"The second way to break the problem is: If you don't treat a great man as a great man, you will be judged by his superiority and his disadvantages will be seen. The third way of breaking the problem is: If you weigh the deeds of the officials of Lu, you will ridicule them for regulating the country."

After hearing this, Jia Zheng couldn't help but fall into silence.

At that time, Jia Zheng did not pass the imperial examination, but Jia Daishan passed the imperial examination before his death. The emperor bestowed upon Jia Zheng a fifth-grade Yuanwai Lang.

Jia Zheng deeply regretted not passing the imperial examination.

In fact, even if he took the imperial examination, would he pass it?
He doesn't have the strength at all.

Jia Zheng naturally learned the art of solving problems, but after listening to Lin Daiyu's three ideas for solving problems, Jia Zheng had to admit it.

Lin Daiyu's level was actually above him.

After a long silence, Jia Zheng said: "Tomorrow, my father will invite a great scholar for you, but whether you can get into the eyes of a great scholar depends on you."

Hearing this, Jia Huan's eyes lit up and he asked, "Father, who is this great scholar?"

Jia Zheng said: "This great scholar is called Zhao Heng and Zhao Pingping. Mr. Zhao is a scholar and a man of heaven. He once served as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He was demoted five years ago due to reforms."

"Mr. Zhao is a man of uprightness, has a breeze on his sleeves, and is magnificent. Even his political opponents are all impressed by his character."

Is it this person?

Well, Jia Huan has never heard of this person's name.

But from Jia Zheng's description, I feel that he is very powerful.

Jia Huan couldn't help but ask: "Father, since Mr. Zhao is famous in Shilin, can we invite him?"

He was once the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, a position comparable to that of a prime minister.

The Jia family is just a run-down noble family. How can such a person come to the Jia family?

Hearing Jia Huan's question, Jia Zheng blushed slightly and said, "Early years ago, Mr. Zhao was greatly favored by your grandfather."

"So, as long as we post it, Mr. Zhao will definitely not be disappointed. However, whether you can fall into Mr. Zhao's eyes depends entirely on you."

"Since Mr. Zhao was demoted, there have been many people coming to seek apprenticeships, but no one has been able to win the favor of Mr. Zhao."

Hey!
Does the co-author Jia's family have the ability to visit people's homes and see them?What you said just now was so lively, I thought I could recruit disciples just by visiting someone's home.

Jia Huan said: "Father, I will do my best for my son. I hope I can gain the Dharma eyes of Mr. Zhao."

Jia Zheng said: "Let Baoyu follow you tomorrow. Maybe you two brothers will be favored by Duke Zhao together. If so, it will definitely create a good story."

Um?Are you asking Baoyu to go with you tomorrow?

That’s all right!
Baoyu must have stopped running after this beating!
……

After breakfast the next day, Jia Zheng took the greeting card, prepared gifts, took Baoyu and Jia Huan, and went straight to the Zhao Mansion.

On the road, Jia Baoyu was as listless as a used eggplant.

It turned out that he had a big fight yesterday, and he thought that from now on, Sister Lin would belong to him alone.

But after he returned, Sister Lin ignored him.

No matter how much he tries to be humble and petty, there will be no change.

Baoyu didn't sleep well all night, and today he finally thought of a good idea, which was to ask Jia Mu.

In Jia's mother's house, Lin Daiyu just said a few words to him indifferently, which made him extremely happy, when she was called over by Jia Zheng.

How can this prevent him from losing his mind?

And when Jia Zheng saw Jia Baoyu's depressed look, his teeth itched with hatred.

After walking two streets forward, they came to the door of Zhao's mansion.

The Zhao Mansion is not big, just a three-story house. It is quite exquisite, but it is obviously in a state of disrepair.

And this house was not purchased by Mr. Zhao himself, but was given to him by the emperor.

After handing the greeting card to the concierge, not long after, a tall old man with gray hair on his temples came out.

This is probably Mr. Zhao.

Jia Huan took a closer look and saw that Mr. Zhao had a broad mouth and a righteous face.

Judging from his age, he is probably in his 50s.In future generations, this age would still be considered a prime man.If you take good care of it, it won't look old at all.

Here, 50 years old is considered an old man.

Seeing Mr. Zhao, Jia Zheng hurriedly saluted and said: "Mr. Zhao, today I brought my dog ​​to visit me. I didn't pay my respects in advance and became a bad guest. I hope Mr. Zhao will forgive me."

When nobles come to visit, they usually send their greetings two or three days in advance to give the host time to prepare.

If someone doesn't want to receive you, you can just refuse.

But now, if you send me your greetings only in the day, you are considered a bad visitor.

Of course, the current Zhao family is not considered an aristocratic family, so there is actually nothing wrong with Jia Zheng's approach.

Duke Zhao said with a smile: "Master Jia is joking. Is Master Jia a bad visitor? He is obviously an honored guest, and it is rare to come to the door. When Master Jia comes, his humble house will suddenly become brighter."

"These two are Mr. Jia's sons? They are both talented people with unlimited futures. They are so enviable!"

Jia Zheng yelled at the two of them: "You idiot, why don't you pay homage to Duke Zhao?"

Jia Baoyu and Jia Huan came forward and saluted.

Duke Zhao let the three people into the main room.

(End of this chapter)