Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 12 The Millennium Family
Wang Hun was born in the Langya Wang family. Jia's mother often said that the Jia family was a home of poetry, etiquette and hairpins, but compared with the Langya Wang family, the Jia family was somewhat dwarfed.

The Langya Wang family is truly a thousand-year-old family, a distinguished family for many generations, and one of the most famous families in the world.

The famous historical allusion of "the king and his horse share the world" refers to the heyday of the Langya Wang family during the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

The great calligraphers Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, their father and son, are members of the Langya Wang clan.

The reason why Wang Hun was so excited after hearing "Mo Mei" was because this poem used Wang Xizhi's allusion of "Linchi to study calligraphy, the water of the pond is completely black".

This poem was given to him by Jia Qiong. It was a perfect fit. Jia Qiong also made a mistake.

Although the Langya Wang family gradually declined after the Five Dynasties, its heritage still exists. It is not surprising that Wang Hun became the largest bookseller in Chang'an City.

And Xuan Zhenzi, an old Taoist priest, is not an ordinary person. He is the abbot of Qingyun Temple. He is knowledgeable, good at painting, literate, and especially good at medicine. He is a first-class figure similar to Ge Hong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

The three of them talked happily. It was not until Xu Shan came to look for him that Jia Qiong said goodbye and left, agreeing to visit Wang Hun at his mansion five days later.

After Jia Qiong left, Wang Hun and Xuan Zhenzi continued to drink tea, and the topic of discussion was still Jia Qiong.

Wang Hunqi said: "I didn't expect that there would be such a talented young man among the martial arts. It is really unusual."

Xuan Zhenzi nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that the Jia family is not exhausted yet."

Wang Hun sighed and said: "These young people are so talented, but they are afraid that they will die in the middle and end up hurting Zhongyong."

Xuan Zhenzi shook his head and said: "This boy is absolutely extraordinary. The old Taoist is proficient in the art of observing people, but it is difficult to see through this young man's face."

Wang Hun laughed and said, "How can you ever be so good at observing people?"

It was obvious that the two had a good personal relationship, and Xuan Zhenzi was not annoyed at all. He smiled and said, "You will know if you are right in the first try. Why don't I help you get acquainted, and you can give the old Taoist the 300 taels for free."

You must know that even if someone pays money to beg for help, a seasoned person may not be willing to give him a favor. "

Wang Hun laughed and pointed at the old Taoist and said: "This old Taoist is very evil. He just said a few random words and wanted to defraud me of 300 taels of silver."

You Taoist temples are all so rich, why are you so stingy? "

Xuan Zhenzi sighed and said, "That's a big temple you're talking about. My Qingyun Temple is sparsely populated, and I can't collect much money for incense in a year."

Wang Hun smiled and scolded: "Don't try to fool people. Your Qingyun Temple has hundreds of hectares of fertile land. Do you really think I don't know about it?"

Xuan Zhenzi shook his head and said: "Although I have a lot of income from Qingyun Temple, I spend a lot of money on disaster relief every year. I am really short of money. How can I waste money on printing books for myself?"

Wang Hun smiled helplessly and said, "Come on, I'll let you go. Don't show off here."

"Thank you so much, Master Wang. The old Taoist will observe your fortune now."

Xuan Zhenzi quickly thanked him, then looked at Wang Hun carefully for a moment, closed his eyes and started calculating with his fingers.

"No need, I never believe this, I'm going back home first.

You should go back early, so as not to walk on the mountain road in the dark and break your old bones again.

Just have the manuscript delivered to my house tomorrow. "

After Wang Hun finished speaking, he stood up and left before Xuan Zhenzi finished his calculations.

Xuan Zhenzi just finished his calculations at this time, opened his eyes and said: "It's strange that layman Wang is lucky enough to be the head of the country."

After hearing this, Wang Hun smiled and cursed: "I, the Wang family, come from a clean family, how could I do that thing of climbing a dragon and attaching myself to a phoenix? Don't talk nonsense like you, an old man."

After saying that, he didn't care and left directly.

Xuan Zhenzi shook his head strangely, thought no more, and left.

After Wang Hun returned home, he immediately went to his father's courtyard and couldn't wait to share the song "Mo Mei" he got today with his father.

Although the Langya Wang family is not as prominent as it was during the Jin Dynasty, it is still one of the first-class officials in the world and enjoys a high reputation among scholars.

There are many talented people in the family. In the hundred years since the founding of the Chu Kingdom, the Wang family has had four cabinet ministers. Wang Hun's father, Wang Mu, is the fourth, and he has just entered the official position.

Last year, 70-year-old Wang Mu petitioned for his body. Originally, Emperor Longqing refused, but he did not want to be known as greedy for power, so he was resolute.Emperor Longqing had no choice but to agree, but asked him not to return to his hometown for the time being, so that he could be recruited into the palace to report to him if something difficult happened, so Wang Mu could only stay in Beijing temporarily.

Wang Hun has two elder brothers. The eldest brother Wang Han is currently the chief envoy of Guangdong and is a second-rank official.

The second brother, Wang Yu, is currently the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and is ranked in the third rank.

Wang Hun was assigned to manage the family business because of his poor academic performance and only the reputation of being a scholar. As a result, he was often lectured by his father and brother.

Today he received the song "Mo Mei" from Jia Qiong, and the name Wang Hun will surely be passed down to future generations.

A hundred years later, people will only remember Wang Hun who was given a poem by Jia Qiong. Who will know who Wang Han and Wang Yu are, and how many people will remember who the current court elder is.

Wang Hun finally felt proud today, so he couldn't wait to show off to his father.

But after Jia Qiong and the others returned home, he dove into the study and transformed into a coding machine.

Five days later, he was going to visit the prince's palace and discuss publishing a book with the Wang family, but he still didn't have a page of the manuscript in his hand.

Writing with a brush is no better than using a hard pen, and it can't be too sloppy. Even though his brush calligraphy is somewhat basic, he can only write about a thousand words in an hour using running script.

Moreover, he cannot write all the time and must rest frequently, so writing [-] words a day is the limit.

After thinking about it, Jia Qiong decided to copy Mr. Jin Yong's masterpiece "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" for his first book.

The Four Great Classics "Water Margin" is about rebels, so it must not be written, but "Journey to the West" has already appeared.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was not suitable for his age, and it would take several years to write it.

Not to mention "Jin Ping Mei" and "Jade Futon", I will not dare to write a series in my lifetime.

The book "Shooting the Condor" not only has a tortuous plot and magnificent momentum, but the national sentiments and patriotic thoughts in it are also in line with the current mainstream thinking.

Writing this novel will not only not affect his future career in the imperial examination, but will also help his reputation.

The original work has a total of 100 million words. Jia Qiong wants to revise the full text into a semi-vernacular text that is in line with current reading habits. The number of words will be more refined, but it is estimated to be 80 million words.

According to his current coding speed, it will take nearly three months to complete. I have to say that it is really a big project.

However, such a large amount of writing was really helpful for his calligraphy progress. After writing for a few days, he felt that his running script had greatly improved.

Xu Shan didn't see his cousin's performance in the bookstore, so his aunt and others initially thought that Jia Qiong was practicing calligraphy hard, and advised him to take more rest and not to exhaust himself.

They were also surprised when they learned about Jia Qiong's idea of ​​publishing a book. They were even more surprised after reading Jia Qiong's manuscript. They didn't expect that he could write so well.

Especially his cousin Xu Shan, he immediately became a loyal reader of Jia Qiong, and was deeply immersed in the world of Jianghu in the book and could not extricate himself.

They felt that Jia Qiong had changed a lot since he fell ill, but they only thought that he had suddenly become enlightened.

Xu Shan and others didn't know that Jia Qiong's reputation as a child prodigy had slowly spread in Chang'an City.

On the morning of the third day, Jia Zheng walked into the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry with square steps, thinking about what to do today to kill time.

His immediate boss, Feng Guochang, a doctor from the Ministry of Industry, caught up with him from behind and stopped him.

"Brother Cunzhou, congratulations."

"Brother Yunlai, why did you say this?" Jia Zheng was confused.

"Brother Cunzhou, don't you know that there is a child prodigy in your clan, and the news has spread all over Chang'an City.

It is said that he not only has a photographic memory, but is also excellent at chess and poetry..."

After Jia Zheng heard his boss tell Jia Qiong's story, he almost thought he hadn't woken up yet, but the colleagues who came to congratulate him one after another made him believe it.

He has always been a transparent person in the Ministry of Industry for so many years, but this is the first time he feels like being watched by everyone. This experience makes him feel a little elated.

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(End of this chapter)