Section 165: Political Marriages

Zhao Zhi was frightened, in fact, except for some insiders, who in this mansion was not frightened? Zhang Huan has been eating and drinking here for a long time, and he thinks that this is a kind young master of a certain Xun family, who would have thought that this person is really a young master, and he is the young master of all China. Except for Jiang Tian, who was still unfazed, the people in Jiang Mansion no longer knew how to entertain this master.

After the guests and hosts sat down and watched the tea, because Zhang Huan had now revealed his identity, the other students did not dare to sit with these two people. So it's all on one side. However, Jiang Tian didn't take the prince seriously at all, and still took a sip of tea in his usual style: "Huan'er showed his identity today to visit the New Year, not just a New Year's greeting, right?" ”

Jiang Tian is famous for talking to the emperor without being big or small, and he used to drink to Zhang Huan without a teacher, but he is no longer the fart worm, why are you still so arrogant? However, looking at the prince's expression again, he didn't seem to be dissatisfied, but also picked up the tea bowl and blew the tea leaves: "It's still the fragrance of the tea leaves here, the students heard that the tribute tea in the palace doesn't use the best tea leaves in order to ensure the taste." ”

"It's not easy for you to drink good tea, let the tea garden pay tribute to some excellent tea, this is only a holy decree can be done." Jiang Tian ignored the white eyes of everyone, but talked about tea with Zhang Huan.

Zhang Huan shook his head: "It's difficult, my father once taught students that those who are in the upper position should first be sympathetic to the people, and if they blindly want to enjoy and break away from the masses, they will definitely be eliminated by the people." ”

Jiang Tian nodded, this is still the theory of our party and our army back then, and it is also the concept of governing the country that Taizu has always adhered to. But how many people can really do it? In other words, ordinary people may have to praise Zhang Huan and say that he has the atmosphere of a bright gentleman, but Jiang Tian is not that kind of person, and he will not say that because of Zhang Huan's answer: "In fact, drinking good tea must be detached from the masses?" If everyone in the world can drink good quality tea, why not drink some better tea as an emperor? So if you want to drink good tea, you must first make it affordable for people in the world! ”

When Zhang Huan heard this, he quickly stood up and saluted: "The student has been taught." ”

"Alright, don't mess with that nonsense. I also understand your intentions, it stands to reason that your batch of students can be regarded as a smooth graduation, and you won't have to go to class after the New Year, I'm thinking about whether to hold a graduation ceremony for you these days, and issue a graduation certificate or something. ”

Zhang Huan almost didn't rush when he heard it, he didn't hesitate to expose his identity in order to continue studying, but he still had to graduate when he heard this, so it was better to continue to be cheeky and stay in Jiang's mansion and not leave: "Mr. is rich in five cars, and the students are not as good as in case, how can his studies be wasted now?" ”

Jiang Tian still nodded, then thought for a while and said: "I have the heart to open a special subject in Guozijian, anyone who can be admitted to this subject can be enrolled, and a degree can be awarded after graduation." However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a special status and must not enter the country to study. Therefore, the minister thought that he should choose another place for teaching, and the reader should also choose carefully. ”

To put it bluntly, since you have exposed your identity, then you can't mess around with me, and you can't go to Guozijian as a transfer student, so if you want to continue learning, you have to find a new place, and you have to match a classmate of a sufficient level.

Although Zhang Huan is young, he also knows the minimum rules, anyway, the purpose of coming this time is to ensure that he can learn more profound knowledge, as for how Jiang Tian plans to teach it, it is not a problem. So as long as the other party can promise to show his true ability, he doesn't care about other problems, and then he has learned until now, he also found that some things really can't be spread among the people casually, and he said that those European businessmen who have been staring at China's scientific achievements are their classmates from Japan and Korea, and there are also many people who have shown their talent in scientific knowledge. It is because of the overwhelming superiority in productivity and means of production that is transformed into a strong influence in the economy and culture, which can make overseas barbarians turn their hearts into kings. Maintaining China's leading position in science and technology is to ensure China's international political status, and Master Jiang's decisive stop explaining too much content among ordinary students is also a means of controlling the outflow of knowledge. In this way, it seems that it is indeed necessary to teach oneself to others without letting outsiders know, so the person who accompanies the prince to study is not only noble, but more importantly, he is qualified to see the real ability of Lord Jiang.

Zhang Huan, who figured out and agreed with this proposal, felt that it was best to implement these preparations before the end of the winter vacation, and said that it was not good for him to stay in Jiang's Mansion as a prince, so he quickly got up and said: "Today's students are here to visit Mr., but I don't want you to be thinking about teaching us in this festival, the students are impressed by Mr.'s tireless spirit, and it is not good to delay your precious time at this moment, and please be sure to leave the matter of finding a new school site to the students. Be sure to choose a secluded place for you and other students. ”

Jiang Tian also stood up and nodded, which was regarded as agreeing to Zhang Huan's request, and as for the other students to retreat, he pretended not to see it. No one here dares to dismiss him for pretending to be a big-tailed wolf. In addition, a key message was revealed in the conversation just now, that is, the students in this private school can boast that they are classmates with the prince in the future. But the real prince's attendant is only a few people can participate, for this very small number of people can enjoy the treatment, of course, these people have to hurry home and ask the elders of the family to decide, it is certain that for this opportunity, the officialdom of the capital will inevitably have a fierce exchange of interests in private.

Our Lord Jiang sent His Royal Highness the Prince out of the gate all the time, never said a word from beginning to end, and maintained a strict sΓΉ as a teacher, even when he walked to the gate, Prince Zhang Huan took the initiative to support Uncle Jiang, the one-armed porter who was kneeling on the ground, and thanked him for his contribution to the country and the nation in the Northern Expedition War that year, this tear-jerking performance failed to impress the solemn expression of Lord Jiang, until His Royal Highness the Prince's carriage drove away, and all the people were still kneeling on the ground, but they looked up at their own lord, Because Jiang Tian still maintained the expression of farewell to the prince, looking into the distance with empty eyes, everyone didn't understand what he was thinking, but do we still have to maintain this posture?

After a while, Steward Guo saw that the situation was not quite right, so he hurried to Jiang Tian's side: "Master, Your Highness has already gone away, do you want everyone to go back to work?" ”

Jiang Tian came back to his senses and looked at the family members who were still kneeling down, so he could only shake his head helplessly: "Let's go back...... I'm going to have a cup of tea across the street......"

Of course, Boss Zhao saw this scene in his eyes, and when he knew that it was the prince who arrived, those sons and brothers in the store flocked out, and he still sat behind his counter calmly, sipping a sip of tea without going out to see the excitement at all. And when Jiang Tian walked towards him alone, Boss Zhao stood up and apologized to the remaining tea customers in the store who were watching the excitement, this small shop is only open here today, if you want to drink tea, if you want to listen to books, please be early tomorrow!

"I'm interrupting your business!" Jiang Tian looked at the guests who were avoiding him embarrassedly.

Boss Zhao shook his head: "The adult is serious, the little old man has not congratulated the adult on his ascension." ”

Jiang Tian smiled bitterly: "Others call me an adult, but I can't afford to call me that, I'm here to ask for a cup of tea." ”

"You're not going to drink tea, you're going to drink wine! Drunk and dreaming of death, escape from this worldly wine! ”

As the saying goes, people become old and fine, maybe Boss Zhao is this kind of person, when everyone thinks that Jiang Tian is young and ambitious, but only he can see whether this extremely popular prince and master is really proud. Charcoal stove, copper basin, clay pot, turbid wine, a plate of peanuts and a few small salted fish, in the hot room, an old man and a young man looked at the infinite scenery in front of people, and the spicy in the cup was sipped, but Zhao Zhi could only see the other side that Mr. usually couldn't see, and Boss Zhao saw a young man who was pretentious and tangled.

"You don't seem surprised?" Seeing that Boss Zhao poured himself a drink and didn't care about himself at all, Jiang Tian was a little surprised.

"Today in this chamber, there is no mention of the government and the people. If you were a person who does whatever it takes to do anything, you wouldn't have fallen into my place in the first place. If you are climbing the dragon and the phoenix, how can you want to escape to the end of the world, now others see that you are not a young man, who knows that you are just being carried forward by this rolling turbid wave and cannot stop. Boss Zhao pinched a peanut and threw it into his mouth: "You are just a person who wants to do something with your talent, but you are not the kind of person who fights for a short time in the court, others regard you as the prince and the prince, but you disdain it, if it is not for the fact that the prince is the future emperor and a noble person who can help you show your strengths, I am afraid that you will be closed today!" ”

The corners of Jiang Tian's mouth forced a little smile, if this old man didn't know the true identity of himself and Zhang Tao, and his guesses and thoughts were a little different from the truth, otherwise he would be a scheming master in the officialdom. It is true that he does not take this official hat seriously, but only with the full support of the emperor can he ensure that the country can invest huge amounts of money in basic research for a long time, and only when the foundation is laid can he ensure the snowballing development of the power of capital operation in the future, but this qiΔ“ is by no means what he and Zhang Tao can guarantee, so the purpose of Emperor Zhang sending his son to his own hands to take over scientific education is not only to let his children have basic scientific concepts, It can also be regarded as a continuation of the original intention of building a country with science and technology. It is precisely because of this that even if Jiang Tianming knew that the crown prince would only push himself directly into the whirlpool of party struggle after exposing his identity, he still played a full role, just so that China's most noble family could have an heir who agrees with science.

"What do you think I should do?" After taking another sip of wine, Jiang Tian asked rhetorically, but he didn't think that he could hear anything useful from the mouth of a teahouse shopkeeper, he just came to drink today because he was in an irritable mood, so he wanted to find someone who didn't care to talk to him.

Boss Zhao didn't rush to answer, but ate another peanut: "It's not that I tell you what to do, but what kind of prince and master do you want to be?" Is it to teach His Highness the science according to the script, or let him also become a man of the way who is obsessed with science! ”

The old man's rhetorical question made Jiang Tian stunned, he seemed to be depressed, but in fact he was unhappy because he was going to wade into the troubled waters of political struggle, but he was by no means an aspiring young man who could not display his ambitions. If he has any dissatisfaction or regret about the present, it can only be said that he wants to be a rich man who eats and drinks without worry, but he is not allowed by the emperor. Why did this old man Zhao hit the nail on the head all of a sudden?

Seeing that Jiang Tian was a little in a daze, Boss Zhao smiled mysteriously: "To say something disrespectful, Xiao Lao'er has been used to seeing scholars impassioned over the years, and when the Manchu Qing Dynasty broke the city, how many people dared to stand up and defend the honor?" What they say is nothing more than wanting to make a name for yourself in front of people, but now you have encountered an opportunity that has not been seen in a thousand years, there is an emperor who knows that you use you and believe in you, what are you afraid of? There is a majesty in the front and a prince in the back, whether it is the pickled of officialdom or the domineering of the relatives, what does it have to do with you? ”

This old man! A few words can tell the truth, no, how can he, an old man in a teahouse, guess so much? Jiang Tian turned his head to look at Zhao Zhi who was serving on the side, as if he understood something, it was really not easy for this ancient man to keep it secret, so he had to raise his head and drink it dry, and then put the wine cup on the table and slammed it: "This dirty government!" ”

Jiang Tian wanted to complain to the old man, but he didn't want to be torn off his disguise, and Master Jiang also asked why he was so ruthless, but the old man only said: "If there were virtuous and capable people back then, they could make the best use of them, but did they still need the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains to support the Han Dynasty?" ”

Talking to such an old monster, Jiang Tian found that he had found the wrong person, but he didn't have the heart to play any more difficult tricks to catch ducks on the shelves, and when he returned to his house with a slightly drunken sense of wine, he saw a gilded invitation in front of him, and the payment turned out to be Shunyi Bofu!

"This ......" Jiang Tian was a little confused, Wu Yuan's wife, the emperor's godsister, didn't know what crazy she was smoking this year, and she actually invited Xinyue, Linglong and her godsister Xiyun to come over the house! That's not all, after all, there was a relationship before, but why did Shunyibo, who saw the head and the end of the dragon, still invite himself?

"Brother......" Xiyun came to her with a worried face: "Can I not go?" ”

Jiang Tian shook his head regretfully: "This time is different from the past, if we had run away back then, we wouldn't have these troubles." ”

No matter what medicine is sold in the Wu family's gourd, at least among these relatives, only Wu Yuan's wife can go through the harem route, don't look at the previous seems to be a rival in love, but the more this identity, the more convenient it is that others do not have, otherwise how can the prince always accompany Wu Yuan when he goes out of the palace. Therefore, in order to have fewer constraints in the future, Jiang Tian could only reluctantly take the third daughter to visit the next day. Fortunately, Uncle Shunyi, who was ridiculed by the world's scholars as eating soft rice, still gave enough face on the issue of receiving Jiang Tian, not only opened the middle door but also lowered his rank to greet him, a good scene of harmony among the courtiers. As for the three people, they had already driven in through the side door, and the female dependents were not allowed to show their faces on the street.

When Jiang Tian entered the middle hall with this very rich-looking Shunyi Bo, and after the guests and hosts sat down, speaking military dialect with a southern accent, Shunyi Bo Wu Lian said straight to the point: "The dog is taken care of by the adults when he goes to school, and he should have come to visit, but he has been entangled in mundane things and has not been idle, which is really rude." However, the dog is also considered to be a loyal king, and I hope that the adult Haihan. ”

"You are too polite...... Jiang Tian thought that the other party would be the first to be covered by clouds and mountains, how could he come up and oppress the prince: "Sicheng and I are equal generations, and the younger generations should have come to visit." ”

This was a kind word, but I didn't expect Wu Lian to nod and be useful: "In this case, you and I don't have to go around in circles, presumably there are a lot of worships pouring into your mansion early this morning, they just want to find out what kind of choice this real East Palace attendant is?" I wonder how adults can reply? ”

Jiang Tian felt strange from the beginning, why did this Wu Lian speak so straightforwardly, there were no twists and turns in the officialdom at all, and he took the initiative to lower his rank not to make him an elder, but people didn't treat themselves as outsiders at all, but it was this abnormality that made Jiang Tian raise his vigilance: "This attendant naturally wants the royal decision, how can I be a courtier?" ”

"Lord Jiang's words are wrong, today's prince is obsessed with science, if he chooses some nerds who can only care, wouldn't it be beautiful?" After rejecting Jiang Tian's excuse, Wu Lian did not dwell on this issue: "Do you know why the son of the family summoned the three daughters?" ”

Jiang Tian shook his head very honestly, although he also thought that this was definitely not the emperor's godsister who wanted to listen to the song, because Xiyun didn't know how to sing, but the real purpose was puzzled.

Looking at his expression, it seemed that he really didn't know, Wu Lian smiled bitterly: "It's not a secret, this exquisite girl's real name is Yao Jiu'er, and her father is my best friend......

Talking about the history of the revolutionary family with emotion, Jiang Tian was stunned when he heard it, and the feeling was that Zhang Tao had an assassination attempt to be poisoned, and all the evidence pointed to Linglong's father, the famous doctor Yao Sifang. Later, he found poison and evidence of accepting bribes from the Manchu Qing in the north in his home, and after killing the first evil, the family was demoted to pariahs, at that time, because the case was serious and there was no possibility of overturning the case, so the Wu family did not help much, even Linglong and their master and servant were exiled to the Red Mansion did not know, if it weren't for Wu Yuan's childhood and Linglong had a few encounters, and because of the secret investigation of Jiang Tian's details, he approached the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, otherwise the two women would still be unable to extricate themselves in the dust. This is also why Wu Yuan's mother, Princess Lanxin, would invite Linglong and Xiyun to come in the name of listening to the music that year.

As for why he wanted to pierce this layer of window paper today, Jiang Tian hadn't figured it out yet, so he heard Wu Lian ask without warning: "Lord Jiang is young and promising, but this unfilial piety is great, I don't know if there is a marriage contract?" ”