The Li family is also a famous family in Jinling, and the Zhen family, the Jia family, the Shi family and other nobles, the Li family is a scholarly family, and there are people who have been officials on the right path through the imperial examination in all dynasties.

Since Li Shouzhong stepped down as the Guozi Priest Wine, the Li family has declined a little, but most of Li Shouzhong's students when he was the Guozi Priest Liquor are now outstanding, and Li Shouzhong's influence on them is still there.

Moreover, Li Shouzhi is still in the post of Jiangnan Xuezheng, in charge of the scientific examination of Jiangnan Province, and when the people of Jiangnan Province see Li Shouzhi, they all have to call him a teacher, these are the invisible connections of the Li family.

In the second generation of the Li family, Li Shouzhong's eldest son Li Hui has become a general, and now he is serving as a general judge in Luzhou, and the second son Li Yi is now also a jinshi, and there are many people in the Li family's side lines who are officials in Jiangnan.

Li Shouzhi fell seriously ill a few months ago, and now he is recuperating in the house.

After Lu Jing's brothers and sisters met Li Shouzhi and Mrs. Luo, Mrs. Luo took Lu Zhiyu and Li Wen, Li Qi to talk, and Lu Jing stayed in Li Shouzhi's room.

"Since you were a child, I thought that you had a promising scientific examination, but I never thought that you would be the top student in high school, exceeding my expectations." Li Shouzhi said with a smile on his face.

"Thanks to the teachings of your elders, if it weren't for the help of my uncle, my nephew would not have been able to achieve his current results." Lu Jing said sadly.

Thinking back to Li Shouzhi's many tips and help to him along the way, Lu Jing couldn't help but feel sad and said with some sadness: "I hope that my uncle-in-law will take care of his body, don't overthink it." ”

Li Shouzhi knows his physical condition, I'm afraid he won't survive for a few months, he has already seen this: "Don't worry about me, the cycle of life and death, I have already looked down on it, the only thing I am worried about is your aunt and Wen'er, Qi'er." ”

Li Shouzhi's age is not very old, now he is less than forty, Li Wen has just turned thirteen years old this year, and Li Qi is eleven years old.

Lu Jing hurriedly comforted: "Uncle, don't say anything sad, as long as you take good care of it, it will be prosperous in the autumn in the future." ”

"Huai Jin doesn't have to comfort me!" Li Shouzhi shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Since you have entered the Hanlin Academy, it just so happens that I have a friend who has been in the Hanlin Academy for many years, I will repair a book, and you can go to visit him after you enter Beijing." ”

"Thank you, uncle, for planning for my nephew!" Lu Jing thanked him, and having more acquaintances in the Hanlin Courtyard would also be good for him to gain a foothold quickly.

"There is only a limit to what he can mention about you, but he is just older in the Hanlin Academy." Li Shouzhi said with emotion.

"Hanlin Academy is actually a place to boil people, my friend has been in it for more than ten years, and now he is just a bachelor, even if he is at most a prefect."

"But you are different from him, you are the champion, and you will be assigned to the sixth department in two or three years at most."

"Nephew understands." Lu Jing nodded and said, if there is no background, those Shu Jishi can only be in the Hanlin Academy, slowly working up for seniority.

There are many people who have survived all their lives in the Hanlin Academy, but in the end they just changed from Hanlin to old Hanlin, with neither real power nor much money, so it is better to be released as officials.

However, the Hanlin Academy is a talent pool, and there are many opportunities to contact the emperor, and the officials of the six ministries will regularly come to the Hanlin Academy to give lectures, and if they are valued by the emperor, the speed of promotion is also very fast.

Li Shouzhi then told Lu Jing about his many years of experience as an official, and after saying this, he continued: "In the future, if you have the opportunity to help in the capital, you will help my hard-working niece." ”

"What did my uncle say about Li Kun?" Lu Jing asked.

"Yes, I didn't agree to marry my niece to the Jia family back then, but the eldest brother valued Jia Zhu's talent and learning, so he made a marriage with the Jia family, who knew that my niece was blessed, and Jia Zhu went after less than five years of marriage!" Li Shouzhi sighed.

If the eldest brother could pick up his niece back then, the niece would not be trapped in the Jia family, and no one in the Li family was in Beijing, so you can imagine how difficult the niece has been in Beijing all these years.

"Don't worry, uncle, if you can help me, you will naturally help." Lu Jing nodded, and then thought that Li Wen was finally married to Zhen Baoyu, so he told Li Shouzhi about the situation of the Zhen family, the Jia family, the Wang family and other families, as well as the situation in Beijing.

Li Shouzhi nodded and said, "Since you wrote last year to inform you of the Jiangnan Yanzheng incident, I have talked with my eldest brother about the situation in the DPRK and China. ”

"Don't worry, my Li family has been sticking to the family style since the Dingmen style, rarely interacting with those powerful people, and never getting involved in their affairs."

Lu Jing immediately asked: "Sister Wen is also thirteen years old this year, and she is about to get married, but do you plan to marry?" ”

Li Shouzhi said with a sad face: "Wen'er is filial and doesn't want to marry at this time, but fortunately, if I go, she will only keep filial piety for a year, and she won't delay for too long." ”

immediately thought that Li Kun was still in the Jia family, so he said: "If the Jia family suffers, I hope you can save my niece." ”

"Uncle, don't worry, Li Kun's mother and son should be fine, if there is an accident, I will take action!" Lu Jing nodded.

Three days later, Lu Jing bid farewell to Li Shouzhi and took his sister to Fengyang in a light car.

After dinner, Lu Jun summoned Lu Jing to the study and asked, "Why did you think about being Lin Ruhai's son-in-law, but Ruhai took the initiative to mention it?" ”

Now Lin Ruhai has offended too many people in officialdom, and if Lu Jing becomes his son-in-law, his career will inevitably be affected in the future.

"It doesn't have much to do with the teacher, it's the nephew who values Sister Lin, so he took the initiative to ask the teacher to marry!" Lu Jing hurriedly replied.

"I see that you are lost in your heart, I have made it clear to others, Ruhai's daughter has not been good since she was a child, I am afraid that something is wrong in terms of heirs, if you marry her, where will my Lu family be inherited?" Lu Jun scolded with a calm face.

"Second uncle don't have to worry about this, my nephew has already asked a famous doctor to treat Sister Lin last year, she just has some congenital deficiencies, and after this period of recuperation, her body is fine."

Lu Jing immediately told Lu Jun in detail about Daiyu's illness and Du Zhong's diagnosis of Daiyu.

After hearing this, Lu Jun did not give up, and then laid out everything he sent to inquire about and asked Lu Jing.

While Lu Jing explained for Daiyu, he interspersed with telling Lu Jun some things about the Jia family, and finally said: "Second uncle, don't worry, Sister Lin is virtuous and talented, Zhiyu and Sister Lin have a very good feeling, and they also recognize Sister Lin very much!" ”

Lu Jun saw that Lu Jing was still determined, and sighed: "Are you going to marry her?" ”

Lu Jingshen nodded firmly and said: "If the second uncle sees Sister Lin, he will definitely be satisfied, it is a blessing for the nephew to be able to marry her!" ”

Lu Jun stared at Lu Jing for a long time, and when he saw that his nephew did not flinch, he sighed: "Okay, you can do it yourself." ”

Lu Jing saw that Lu Jun still did not approve of it, so he picked out a few of some poems that Daiyu usually wrote and told Lu Jun to listen.

Gossip in the rain window, laughter. What is the limit, right and wrong, today and yesterday. A few times Qingshan drank well, and still wore eyebrows. Sprinkle the incense of the road, and the cup of moist flowers is full, not like the previous autumn evil.

The embroidery is rolled, and the first floor is empty and thin. The leaves in the smoke are clear, but the two lakes are good, and the wind blows and waves. The clear sound of the mountains and rivers is heard at the end, and the hidden shore jade zither is golden. Urging poems on the head, dripping dreams on the pillow, and slowly regretting the fall of the Yao Pond. I never get tired of seeing each other, and the two peaks are lonely in the sky.

The list is far green, and the apricot leaves are flying yellow. Tie the bamboo for the new threshold, every fishing to recognize the wild voyage.

The trees shake the mountains and the shadows merge, and the moon splits into light. I heard that Shih Tzu noodles, plum blossoms do not make up.

…..

The more Lu Jun listened, the more strange he felt, the poetry was elegant, the artistic conception was exquisite, the style was also sparse, elegant and elegant, and a celebrity spirit arose.

The grass is budding, the pear blossoms are not raining, and the soul has been made to the end of the world. The crystal curtain turned to whoever drooped, and the golden clothes flew up the cherry tree.

The meditation is vast, the flat boat is what, and the sunset is a river. The blue clouds are still stacked on the Qintou Mountain, and the moon marks are resting to the depths.

Hearing this, Lu Jun finally couldn't help but ask, "Are these really written by her?" ”

Lu Jing saw that Lu Jun was moved, and knew that Daiyu's talent had conquered the second uncle, so he nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes, these are all what Zhiyu told her nephew after hearing about Sister Lin, and from these poems, the second uncle can also see that Sister Lin's character is noble, which is different from ordinary women." ”

When Lu Jun heard this, he appreciated it again, and tasted more profound meanings from it, and also judged from the choice of words and sentences that it was from the hands of women.

For Lin Daiyu at such a young age, she was amazed that she could write so many masterpieces, and even felt that she could compare with those talented women through the ages.

glimpsed through poetry, and even his views on Lin Daiyu have changed.

Lu Jing looked at the second uncle, and then asked, "How many songs does my nephew know, can the second uncle continue to listen to it?" ”

Lu Jun nodded involuntarily and said, "Go on!" ”

Bingxiao looks at the color, and the east wind blows to the west. Close with the green steps, far with the white clouds.

The first sound of a hundred tongues, a thousand peaks and green fans. Looking at the blue everywhere, covering the falling flower stream.

......

After Lu Jing finished speaking, he stopped and looked at Lu Jun.

Lu Jun was still immersed in the artistic conception of poetry, and after a long time, he came back to his senses, but he still couldn't help but marvel, and he also had a curiosity about Lin Ruhai's daughter, who was so outstanding in poetry at a young age.

Then he saw his nephew's expectant gaze, and said in a deep voice: "Originally, your aunt wanted to go to Beijing in August to marry Li'er, since this is the case, let her go to Beijing with you in advance to meet Ruhai's daughter, if it is true as you say, let your aunt preside over the next appointment for you." ”

"Thank you second uncle for your success, my nephew will definitely take care of my second aunt." Lu Jing hurriedly bowed, and he also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, the second uncle could let the second aunt follow him into Beijing, and his attitude had changed, and it could be regarded as a preliminary approval of his marriage.

Lu Jun saw his nephew's confident appearance, and couldn't tell what he felt in his heart for a while, shook his head, and then asked, "What do you think about the wedding date?" ”

"Sister Lin is still young after all, and my nephew wants to get married two years later." Lu Jing thought for a while and said, according to the virtual age, Daiyu is fourteen years old this year, but she is still a thirteen-year-old little Lori, so he doesn't want to marry Daiyu so early.

"Thirteen or fourteen years old is not too young, and there are not a few people who marry at this age, not to mention Ruhai's body..."Lu Jun sighed, although most parents will leave their daughters until they open the curtain before remarrying, but he is mainly worried about whether Lin Ruhai's body can support it, if Lin Ruhai dies halfway, Lu Jing's marriage will be delayed for a few more years.

"Let's settle the marriage first, as for the wedding date, let's see what the teacher means."

Lu Jing understood the second uncle's concerns, and he was not sure if Lin Ruhai could wait until Daiyu's year of opening, or after the marriage was set, he would discuss the marriage date with Lin Ruhai.

"It's okay, let's discuss this matter again, I will discuss this matter with Ruhai." Lu Jun nodded.

"Is Sister Li's wedding date set?"

"It's not completely decided yet, but it should be in October." Lu Jun said.

"When my nephew was in Beijing, he had a lot of dealings with Cheng Yu, and he was a good match." Lu Jing nodded, and then told Lu Jun about his observations and evaluations of Shen Liang.

After talking about the marriage, Lu Jun and Lu Jing chatted about the situation in Beijing, especially when Lu Jing told Lu Jun some of his guesses, so as not to fall into the game.