Chapter 298: Teachers and students talk, relatives are troubled

"If it weren't for the emperor's temper in your last sentence, and it also made Xia Shangshu figure out a little bit of your thoughts, with the personality of this old Shangshu, I'm afraid you would have directly been classified into the category of Yu Xing!"

Although his identity has changed from a teacher to a father-in-law, Du Zhen and Zhang Yue's tone of speech is still the same as always. At this time, seeing Zhang Yue lifting the teapot to fill the teacup in front of him, he happily raised it and took a sip, and then said: "Emperor Taizu forbade the sea, because at that time, the whole country was initially decided, and the coastal Japanese invaders were frequently disturbed. Now that the situation has changed, there is no overseas country that can compete with the Ming Dynasty, and there is no such majestic fleet as my Ming Dynasty, and the current situation is indeed different from that year. ”

Because the first emperor's dictation was clear, it was for him to read the Analects and write notes, and submit them to read when he had written them, so Zhang Yue was not good at letting Du Zhen look at them in advance, lest the moody Zhu Di say something like this to scare people when the two of them colluded with each other. Therefore, when he heard Du Zhen say that the situation was indeed different, he was suddenly quite excited.

"Sir...... What does the father-in-law mean is that it is really possible for the emperor to ban it? ”

Du Zhen was also not used to Zhang Yue's father-in-law's title, and when he heard him change like this, he almost coughed, shook his head and said, "How can it be so fast!" In fact, if you want to talk about the ban, it is already a ban when you go to the West repeatedly, but if you really change the law of the ancestors, it will definitely attract countless people to discuss, and the emperor must first discuss with the ministers, which will take a lot of time. Fortunately, after the emperor ascended the throne, he rebuilt the canal and moved the capital to Beijing, and the matter of changing the ancestral system was not less, but it was indeed possible to exclude public opinion. But don't rejoice too soon, if this thing is done, most of the credit will not be yours, but only the Sacred Heart. ”

Seeing that Zhang Yue's eyes lit up and there was no intention of being unhappy, he couldn't help but be secretly satisfied - this kind of thing is not so much a merit as a trouble, and it is enough to make suggestions for the Son of Heaven to consider.

Since the sea ban was set by Emperor Taizu, it is natural that Zhu Di can only propose to abandon it now, and he must also take out the courage to move the capital to Beijing at that time. Although Du Zhen has only been in office for three years now, he has been thinking about Zhu Di as the emperor for a long time. Cochin rebellion, fighting; Meng Yuan harassed, beaten; The coastal Japanese invaders fought back resolutely, and even held the Japanese state accountable for this. Zhu Di is absolutely not short of decisiveness, the only thing to worry about is that if the treasury is full, I am afraid that the emperor's belligerent nature will flare up again.

Zhang Yue didn't notice Du Zhen's contemplation, he naturally wouldn't expect the credit to go to himself - in fact, making such a suggestion and not being pointed out by Qianfu would already be a very satisfactory result. If he hadn't come up with a high-sounding reason, a single business word would have been enough to make the suggestion be shelved, and even a reprimand. He now understands that from ancient times to the present, everything needs a righteous name.

Although he was not worried about Zhang Yue, Du Zhen still reminded: "The paper can't contain the fire, although Xia Shangshu is not a person with many rights and wrongs, but even if the emperor forbids talking about this matter, if this matter is put into discussion in the court in the future, there will still be people who will reveal you, the initiator." If the emperor still overwhelms the public as he did about moving the capital that day, those royal historians who are bent on seeking fame are very likely to point the finger at you. ”

"Thank you father-in-law for reminding me, I thought of it too. It's just that the soldiers are coming to block the water and cover the earth, besides, if you don't get impeached by the official, isn't it considered to be an official? ”

Because the bride can't go back to her parents' house at will after the newlywed returns, Zhang Yue originally planned to bring Du Juan when she came to the door today, but in the end she was reminded by Du Juan in turn, so she could only come alone. Du Zhen was not on duty in the palace that day, and it was already noon after Weng and his son-in-law finished speaking, Ming Di came in with a vacancy, and asked with a smile: "Mrs. said, since my uncle is here today, let's stay for lunch and leave, the kitchen has been prepared." ”

Du Zhen was originally indispensable, and when he heard this, he nodded: "It's okay, you just have to eat and then leave, your master's wife...... Since my mother-in-law opened her mouth, she probably made some home-cooked food that you love to eat and warm your stomach. ”

As soon as the words fell, someone outside the door suddenly opened the curtain and came in, but it was Moyu. After coming up to salute, he glanced at Zhang Yue first, and then said cautiously: "Master, the first few masters of the family outside are here again." When they heard that their uncle was here, they said they wanted to meet each other, and they moved out of their previous ...... Those previous words, saying that they were all from their own family......"

The four words of this master suddenly reminded Zhang Yue of the Sun family who came to attend the wedding before, Sun Fengjia was polite, but it was actually Sun Lianggan's father, which really made him thunder; As for Sun Fengwei, he repeatedly emphasized the identity of his uncle, and his face was even more annoying. At this time, he heard that the Du family also had a master, and he suddenly thought that Du Juan had mentioned old things from his childhood on the wedding night, and hurriedly asked: "Father-in-law, but the relatives from your hometown have embarrassed you?" ”

"It's not a difficult thing, they also helped a lot with Wan'er's dowry this time, and I owe them a favor." Du Zhen explained the previous matter, and then sent Moyu to invite the guests to the flower hall to talk, and immediately instructed Ming Di, "Go and tell Mrs. that you may want to leave a few more people for dinner at noon, and let the kitchen prepare more." ”

Although I had heard Du Juan mention that there were many relatives and friends who helped to add boxes, but at this moment, it was still on the way to the flower hall that Zhang Yuefang knew that the rich makeup of the Du family, in addition to gold and silver jewelry, was more than half of the credit of these relatives who came from afar. Although it is speculated that this is a trend of inflammation, he is not surprised that things in the world are nothing more than that. Therefore, as soon as he stepped into the flower hall, he saw that the relatives of the Du family were extremely enthusiastic to get up to greet him, and he couldn't help but smile at each other.

"This is your third uncle, this is your fifth uncle, and this is your sixth brother......"

In the face of his own family, even Du Zhen is not too cold, and he has a bit of a headache after introducing them one by one. He naturally knows that these clansmen are all goose plucking temperament on weekdays, and this time he may have another purpose, but he knows that his surname is Du after all, and this blood-related clan cannot be discarded, and it is not good to deal with these people of the same clan with a cold face. So, seeing that they were constantly flattering Zhang Yue, he couldn't help frowning again, and then sighed in his heart.

Zhang Yue had seen the mighty side branch population of the Zhang family at the Zhang family's wedding banquet before, and now he is naturally free to face such a group of people, but a few words made everyone happy. After the guest sat down, he refused to sit down, but stood beside Du Zhen, and at a glance he could just see everyone's faces.

Sitting in the first place on the left hand, Zhang Yue had to call out the short and fat middle-aged man who was the third uncle, and said with a smile on his face at this time: "We have also come several times, who knew that today we could meet my nephew and aunt to come to the door, it is really a first-class luck." The niece's marriage was done decently, and she was a talented woman, and everyone was happy to see it. ”

He glanced at Zhang Yue as he spoke, and saw that the other party's expression was as usual, and his ass couldn't sit still: "I know that fourth brother, you don't like to owe favors, to tell the truth, these wooden utensils as a box are not something we can prepare for a while, but before we were ready to come, we met a merchant who was about to sell, so we bought it all at a very small price, and it didn't cost a few dollars." I heard that the Zhang family is going to reopen the ethnic school in Beijing, and several of us have post-graduate students who want to try the imperial examination, so ......"

As soon as these two words came out, Du Zhen's brows immediately furrowed, and he immediately said bluntly: "I myself have been a tutor in the Zhang family school for several years, and the good and the bad are mixed, and it is not a good place to study. Jiangnan Wenhua treasure land, why should they be willing to seek the near and far, wouldn't it be a pity to delay when the time comes? ”

Hearing this, not only several Du family members were speechless, but even Zhang Yue was choked. Du Zhen naturally doesn't understand the world, but he understands his Zhang Yue's temper, so he speaks mercilessly, the problem is, let these few people who don't know listen, can't they be shocked? Knowing that these people let their sons and nephews study, most of them wanted to use this to make friends and pull relationships, so he intercepted Du Zhen's words and readily agreed.

When he agreed, everyone was overjoyed, and Du Huang, the only junior among several people, said with a smile: "Because Beijing will be the imperial capital in the future, the patriarch will want to let a few sons and nephews come to see the world, and in the future, I will ask the fourth uncle and brother-in-law to take care of it. ”

These people refused to stay for dinner anyway, so after a phone call, Du Zhen and Zhang Yue sent people out of the second gate together, turned around and reproached: "Although they are all my relatives, why do you agree to them about that kind of thing?" If you can promise them this today, there is no guarantee that they will not get worse tomorrow. It's not that I'm blaming my own people behind my back, but most of them are indeed long-looking. If you are looking at my face, then you don't have to, I will personally go and reject them the next day. ”

"Does my father-in-law think I'm the kind of person who makes promises?" Zhang Yue listened to Du Zhen's lesson, and only when he returned to the study did he smile, "I have returned to my grandmother before, if it is like the atmosphere of Kaifeng clan studies, it is better not to run clan studies." Now that it has been done, it is necessary to grind those children who have always been pampered in a down-to-earth manner. I have taken them in, and if they don't succeed in the future, they will have nothing to say about them. ”

"Could it be that you want to have a few more jinshi in the clan study?"

The father-in-law laughed, if Jinshi was really so easy, others would not take the white head. Many of the people in the Zhang family's side branches have now moved to the capital, and some have even brought relatives who are dependent on them to live. It doesn't matter if these children don't do their jobs properly in Kaifeng, but if there is no one to discipline them in Beijing, who knows what kind of trouble will be caused? Even your father-in-law's distant nephews are the same, instead of ruining your reputation in the future, it is better to find a place to take care of their temperament. ”

When the two men and son-in-law were talking, a few people in the other side went out to get into the car, all of them were elated. Du Huang, who had just turned thirty, slapped his thigh vigorously and smiled happily: "This time it's really a bad thing to a good thing, fortunately, the third uncle is smart!" We were forced to go to Beijing to give gifts, but now we can have a big tree! ”

"Who is smart and can have the fourth smarter? Who would have thought that he would leave behind his good official position and walk around in a big circle, and in the end he would be able to make a comeback, just like this time he could even come out of the brocade guard? Fortunately, we came, otherwise if those boats were really seized, wouldn't it be real bad luck? Even if the official is so powerful that he can have a few dollars, he can't afford to go back and forth to the Japanese country, so how much benefit does it have to be? If people are cut off from their financial routes, and then they lose their heads if they don't make trouble, it's not a joke! ”