Chapter 42: Jealousy Grows Crazy
Not long after the establishment of the Daewoo Dynasty, the Central Plains has stabilized, and in recent years, the recuperation and recuperation have also regained a lot of vitality and material recovery, and people have begun to attach importance to the construction of spiritual civilization.
The Harvest Festival is a festival for the people of Daewoo to celebrate the harvest.
In this dynasty, where the imperial examination was not yet systematically born, the basis of the way to be an official was built by the inspection system, and only those who were recommended by observation had the qualifications to be officials, and whether they were competent or not still needed to pass an examination; The second is to rely on the teacher, if the teacher is a court official and has a reputation or has been in office for three years, he can recommend one of his disciples to be an official. In short, it is still difficult for literati to be officials, because the probation system first requires you to have a good character, and this good conduct needs to be praised by everyone and not low popularity.
The harvest festival is celebrated by the whole country, how could the literati let go of such a good opportunity to build momentum for themselves.
Wenhui Lou held a literary and ink conference, so that the world's readers have the opportunity to gather together, show their literary talents, divide a superior, compete for a leader, excellent works can be sung, therefore, literati can also use this to make a name for themselves, add some chips for themselves, even if they can't earn the first, some excellent works to add points to themselves, that is also the more the merrier, maybe there is an adult who fancy their talent, want to point out one or two, that is also a protΓ©gΓ©. No matter how bad it is to be a staff member in someone else's house, then your back can be straightened a little, right?
For various reasons, the Wenmo Conference was among the literati, and it was a sacred temple.
Ji Qian in his memory, also showed his glory at the Wenmo Conference, a song "Difficult to Walk" and a song "Will Enter the Wine", a sentence "There will be a time when the wind and waves will be long, and the clouds will sail into the sea", a sentence "I am born to be useful, and my daughter will come back when I am gone", won him full applause, and the literati present were all unconvinced, and the next day, he became famous and gained the reputation of a young man with a high ambition.
Also took his first steps as a successful person.
Although the literati were very envious, there was no selfish envy. It may be that Ji Qian is afraid that the sudden change will appear stiff, and he is afraid that these uneducated ancients will burn him to death as an ominous thing, and there is an excuse for his outstanding literary talent, saying that it is the sages who have dreamed and guided, and others have this luck, and others can't envy it.
And this time, Ji Qian is not destined to be so smooth.
Even if Ji Jia doesn't intervene in it, just say what Qi Mo means, even if Ji Qian is only a rich man, the next day people talk about the most, I'm afraid it will be the news that Qi Mo made a big fuss in Wenhui Building.
Compared with Ji Qian's literary talent, it is obvious that the latter is more controversial and gossipy.
Of course, if it is just a big fuss, it will definitely not achieve such an effect, so it needs to be carefully considered, if there is really no way to get the best of both worlds, only before Ji Qian makes a move.
In short, Ji Qian can't be allowed to come out.
Ji Jia held his chin, now it is not a secret that he worships under Qi Yao's door, he has long been hooked with the palace side by side, if he wants to accompany Qi Mo, it is inevitable to offend the literati, he doesn't care, he is afraid that Mrs. Ji will worry too much, it is better to inform him in advance.
As for Ji Guoqing, he is very short-sighted, he never thought that Ji Jia would be involved in the palace side by side, bringing great benefits to the hidden murderous machine, I am afraid that after he offends the literati and ink writers, he will have to face Ji Guoqing coldly for a while.
Just thinking about it, the Hou Mansion had arrived, Ji Jia got out of the car, and saw Ji Qian entering the mansion from the gate, the back was extremely gloomy, Ji Jia laughed, he felt that he had imagined Ji Qian's bad complexion, and if Ji Qian could be like this, I am afraid that he would see some big man again. Following the route taken by Ji Qian, Ji Jia's eyes wandered, and sure enough, he saw an elegant carriage that was not luxurious, Ji Jia raised his eyebrows, and he didn't know which one it was. It seems that when he was busy, Ji Qian was not idle.
But no matter who it is, he is not afraid now.
Ji Jiamu didn't squint, asked the little maid to set up the carriage, and walked straight to the gate.
Unexpectedly, halfway through, a small guy came over with a hunched back, saying that the master asked Ji Wugongzi to move.
As soon as he heard that sharp voice, Ji Jia knew that it must be a certain prince. As soon as he bowed his hand to show respect, he let the little eunuch dressed as a small servant lead the way in front, and all the way to the extremely elegant carriage. β
The little guy immediately opened the curtain, Ji Jia obediently got into the car, and when he got into the carriage, he found that the carriage was very luxurious, the space inside was not small, like a small room, the ornaments were exquisite, there was a cup of tea on the small square table attached to the main seat, and there was a stack of dim sum arranged in a pattern opposite the teacup, there were several less, obviously someone had used it, and there was a person lying on the soft couch, it was the third prince Nangong Zhang.
"Grass people Ji Jia, I have seen the three princes." Ji Jia made a big salute, and now he has no merit, and he is regarded as an opponent by Ji Qian, and he is even marked as a party of side by side, and it is best to be respectful to this former and future emperor.
"Ji Wu doesn't have to be so polite," Nangong Zhang stretched out his hand and helped him, and after Ji Jia got up, he looked at Ji Jia, his face was very soft, and his tone was also very close, "Your brother often talks about you with this palace, and this palace has long planned to meet you." β
"Thank you, Your Highness." Ji Jia arched his hand, not ready to talk to Nangong Zhang, their positions were almost completely opposite, and there was no possibility of cooperation. But...... Ji Qian can still talk about him in front of Nangong Zhang, but he has given Ji Qian's face in front of Nangong Zhang? If Nangong Zhang didn't lie, then could Ji Qian say anything good? But the smear method behind it is too low-end, and Nangong Zhang has no need to lie, Ji Jia is a little curious about what Ji Qian said, despite his efforts to suppress it, the tail of the oblique fly's eyes still brought out a trace of affection, although it disappeared quickly, but it was still seen by Nangong Zhang, and he was a little funny in his heart.
Nangong Zhang propped himself up, made a gesture for Ji Jia to sit down and speak, put down the scroll in his hand, Nangong Zhang asked, "Why, don't you ask what your brother said?" β
Ji Jia laughed loudly, his neat teeth slightly raised the corners of his lips, he looked a little arrogant, and the smile on his face was also very real, "Why does Your Highness ask Ji Jia?" What the second brother said is the matter of the second brother, and the grass people know that it has nothing to do with it, right? The eldest husband takes loyalty and filial piety as the foundation of his life, no matter what the second brother says about the grass people, the grass people also have their own direction to move forward, the three provinces and my body are in order to move forward, there are enough things to do on weekdays, and where is the time to care about what the second brother says? β
Nangong Zhang's eyes were silent when he heard this, although it was only for a moment, he seemed to be thoughtful.
"The so-called gentleman is frank, and the villain is a relative." Seeing this, Ji Jia paused for a moment, and then continued, "The grass people ask themselves, behave frankly and frankly, and are not afraid of what others say. If it is praised, the grass people will not be complacent; If it is criticized, the grass people will not be depressed because of this, and naturally there is nothing to ask. β
After Ji Jia finished speaking, he bowed to Nangong Zhang, "Thank you, Your Highness, for inviting Xiaomin to get in the car and reply, if Your Highness has no other teachings, the grass people will retire first." β
"Bengong has already said that Ji Wu doesn't have to be so polite," Nangong Zhang still smiled without the slightest flaw, "You have a friendship with the sixth brother, it stands to reason that this palace should also call you a virtuous brother, the previous words were just to tease you, don't be surprised." Your second brother is just talking to this palace for a few hours, and this palace knows that you are interested in learning, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of homework, so I will not keep you much, so you can go. β
"Thank you, Your Highness." Ji Jia saluted, jumped out of the carriage and waited aside, waiting for Nangong Zhang's carriage to leave before throwing off his sleeves and entering the gate with his hands behind his back.
For every time he can be separated, he can give Ji Qian an opportunity to take eye medicine in front of his thighs, Ji Jia will not let it go lightly, everything in the world is afraid of comparison, once there is a comparison, one party will definitely be in a disadvantageous position.
Ji Jia thought about a smile on the corner of his mouth, people always believe in themselves the most, don't they?
He didn't meet the third prince Nangong Zhang much, and today is only twice, Ji Jia's image in Nangong Zhang is almost all based on Ji Qian's description and Nangong Zhang's brain, and Ji Qian can't simply praise Ji Jia, so Ji Jia's image must not be very glorious.
The first time was when Ji Qian fell into the water, and that day Ji Jia set up a preliminary image of a hard-working gentleman, of course, compared to it, Nangong Zhang must be more willing to believe in Ji Qian, who is familiar with him, but one of the favorite items in the royal family is doubt, once there is doubt, it is like an egg with a seam, and it will stink after a long time.
In Ji Jia's opinion, it is very simple to reverse his image in the eyes of Nangong Zhang, as long as he shows a completely different personality from the one that Ji Qian emphasized to Nangong Zhang.
Domineering and polite, small and generous, villain and gentleman, of course, gentleman has his own pride, doesn't he? Some tempers are naturally normal.
But Ji Qian is also very smart.
Judging from Nangong Zhang's words, Ji Qian did not say bad things about him positively, but told Nangong Zhang funny things about his childhood to explain vaguely, Ji Jia was more favored when he was a child, and the child was more innocent and cruel, Ji Qian was more like a transparent person, and was bullied by all kinds of bullies, and Ji Jia also bullied him when he was a child...... Then the suffering of the past will be contrasted with the strength of the present, which makes Nangong Zhang appreciate him even more, after all, there is a great degree of recognition for "the heavens will descend on the great task and the first suffering"; In addition, Ji Jia is at a disadvantage, and it is obviously a model of not being good when he is young.
And Nangong Zhang is not a son-in-law, his mother's status was not high in her early years, and she must have suffered a lot of hardships, and when she thinks about it, Ji Jia must be hateful.
If he wasn't the protagonist in it, Ji Jia would have applauded Ji Qian, which was really clever.
But once Nangong Zhang found out that Ji Jia was really of high character? So who is a gentleman and who is a villain is black and white, and it was good to look at that time.
So now, Ji Jia is very keen on accumulating money, it has never been his goal to let Ji Qian hit a wall, and slapping his face is just a means, what he ultimately wants is that Ji Qian no longer has the capital to jump.
At that time, how did he want to torture Ji Qian, wasn't it all a sentence of kung fu?
Ji Jia exhaled, the prince is not stupid, after today, Nangong Zhang will probably think a little more about Ji Qian's words, right? That's enough.