Chapter Twenty-Five: Fate and Destiny (II)
The next day, it was Sun Wangzhen, the head of the sect, who sent Wang Ning to Xishan.
He already knew that this trip was a succession of Taoist idiots, and his thoughts were complicated and inexplicable. In his opinion, even if it is a concubine, it is also his own bloodline, where are there a few men who are willing to pass on their sons to others.
The reason why this is so is that there are many hardships.
Most of the hardships of the twelve rooms fell on Wang Yang's family, and the Yang family was a Beijing official.
Thinking about this, Wang Zhen couldn't help but slander Wang Qinghong and his wife, and felt pity for the Taoist idiot.
Thinking like this, he became more and more polite to Wang Ning's family, thinking that if he could take care of it in the future, he would take care of the outer nine rooms more, and it was always better to send charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake.
Knowing that there was only one pair of old servants in the outer nine rooms, one was a gatekeeper, and the other would most likely be left at home by Wang Ning's family to accompany her granddaughter, so Wang Zhen arranged for two sturdy mothers-in-law to accompany the car, thinking of supporting Wang Ning's when she went up the mountain.
I didn't want the old man to be a pegger, so when I came out of the house, I took a cane out.
When he arrived at the foot of the West Mountain, Wang Ning did not use people to support him, and followed Wang Zhen up the mountain without breath.
On the Xishan Temple, the Taoist idiot had already heard the old monk talk about the scene of the outer nine rooms, and for the old lady Wang Ning, in addition to admiration, it was only admiration. A widow from a poor family, who can raise two generations of children and grandchildren, is definitely not an ordinary old woman.
You must know that at this time, there are many people who read, but there are not many people who can really achieve fame.
However, thinking that the old man came from the city, and there would be some delay on the way, the Taoist idiot went to the back mountain to carry the water first.
When he picked up the fourth load, the tiger head came over and said, "Guest, come...... Called......"
The idiot understands that this is the old monk calling himself over. He wiped his face, went back to the fasting room to change into clean monk's clothes, and then walked outside the meditation room and said, "Master, ......"
"Come in!" The old monk raised his voice.
The Taoist idiot entered the meditation room in response, and saw that in addition to the old monk and Wang Zhen in the room, there was also an old woman in the age of sixties.
The idiot only glanced at it from the corner of his eye, and then lowered his eyebrows and made a well-behaved appearance.
I have to say that even if his appearance is not handsome, he can't help but look well-behaved and honest, which is difficult to annoy people.
Wang Zhen's eldest son is about the same age as an idiot, thinking of this cousin's fate, he can't help but have love in his eyes.
Wang Ning's heart also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the dissatisfaction of the alleged heir disappeared a little, although it is not appropriate to judge people by their appearance, but it is better to have clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes than crooked melons and cracked dates. When he saw the slippery head of the Taoist idiot and the monk's robe on his body, the old man's gaze became softer and softer.
People have seven emotions and six desires, how many people in this world can really be as big as stopping water?
If she hadn't believed in the Buddha and often accompanied the Buddhist scriptures, she might not have been able to grit her teeth and survive. She is a devout Buddhist believer, and she can't help but feel a little more fond of the Taoist idiot who grew up in the temple.
The Taoist idiot took a few steps forward and made a "namaste" to the old monk: "Master." ”
The old monk commanded, "I haven't seen these two donors yet." ”
The Taoist idiot responded to the salute, and the old monk pointed at Wang Ning again: "This benefactor is the Tairu of the Outer Nine Rooms, if you have something to ask you, you can answer truthfully." ”
"Yes." The Taoist idiot responded, looked at Wang Ning's, and said, "Excuse me." ”
Seeing that his eyes were clear, and between his actions, there was only quiet and peaceful, and there was no naughty and anxious young man, Wang Ning's heart was already eight points of will. After all, according to the rules of the country's law and clan, the outer nine rooms must always choose an heir.
She was silent for a while, and then said, "Are you enlightened?" ”
The Taoist idiot nodded and said, "Enlightened." ”
"What books have you studied?" Wang Ning then asked.
"I have studied all three hundred thousand, and I have also read the four books and five classics roughly." The idiot replied.
At this time, not only Wang Ning was slightly surprised, but even Wang Zhen couldn't help but look at the idiot twice.
Immediately, Wang Zhen understood that if the Taoist idiot was really unbearable, his grandfather would not value it so much; If it is worthy of cultivation, it is not uncommon to have a little talent, after all, his father and brother are "prodigies". Even if he can't compare, he should be a little more brilliant than ordinary people.
Wang Ning was surprised that the Taoist idiot was fostered in the temple, and even after being exposed to three hundred thousand of these Mongolian books, he could still start learning the Confucian classics such as the Four Books and the Five Classics.
She looked at the idiot, and the idiot looked back at her, his gaze did not evade.
Wang Ning lowered his eyes and said, "If I order you to cultivate and study the heirloom family and not start a business, are you willing to respond?" ”
Hearing this, the old monk and Wang Zhen were surprised. What is the truth of this, biological children and grandchildren are forced to become talents, but those who pass by must be prevented from progressing?
The Taoist idiot did not answer immediately, but looked contemplative, "thinking" for a while, and said: "I can't respond, please forgive me." ”
Wang Ning frowned and said: "Since you raised yourself in the temple, you just read a few Confucian classics roughly, why is your fame so important?" "Between the words, there is already dislike.
The idiot is neither humble nor arrogant: "If you don't do it, you won't be powerful." Potential, suitable. If it is suitable, it will be born, and if it is against it, it will be dangerous; What is gained is strong, and what is lost is weak. Gou An is also a life, but he is not very comfortable. ”
Wang Ning shook his head and said: "In this world, there are losses and gains, although the career is decent, but where is it so easy to study, it takes a lot of hard work, and success or failure is also between the two." Why not let go early and live a down-to-earth life. ”
These words are full of embarrassment and amazement. It seems that the old man regretted it in his heart.
After all, the deaths of Wang Qingzhou and Wang Dalang, father and son, were all involved in the imperial examination. Wang Qingzhou died on the way to Beijing to catch the exam, and Wang Dalang died while preparing for the township exam. It is human nature for an old lady to be jealous.
The idiot can understand Mrs. Wang, but he is unwilling to coax her.
"If the mind is calm, it will be peaceful, if it is peaceful, if it is wise, if it is not chaotic, it will not decline." The idiot's expression is still calm and calm.
Wang Ning's eyes were already red, and he thought of his children and grandchildren who died early. Whether it's a son or a grandson, their hearts are "not quiet", right? What I will never forget is the title of the gold list and the glorious lintel. I feel that this is the responsibility of being a child and grandchild, and it is the glory of a scholar. can make people, there are too many "can't ask for" in this world.
The little boy in front of him only said that "if you don't do it, you are not powerful", and said frankly about the idea that he wanted to use the imperial examination career to get ahead, without the slightest embellishment and concealment. Not for the family, not for the parent, just for him to be "at ease".
But what forces a teenage child with a peaceful temperament to do so?
Thinking about the identity of the Taoist idiot, he raised himself outside, but behind his mother-in-law Wang Yang is a high-ranking family in Beijing, and his biological father lives in the countryside, so he can guess something from it without thinking too much.
And even the patriarch was alarmed, presumably there must be something unjust in it.
Wang Ning's heart became more and more pitiful for the Taoist idiot, but he was afraid that he would be resentful because of the injustice he had suffered. Internal grievances are easy to give rise to external evils, and no matter how good the character is, if the taste changes, it may become a disaster. Anyway, there is the biological father and mother, and they can't be hated.
Therefore, Wang Ning's Zhengse said: "I am a 'clean' heirloom in the outer nine rooms, and I can't tolerate traitors and ruthless people." Regardless of whether you are closed to the cabinet and worship the prime minister, it is still an official residence, but if there is a retrograde of disloyalty and unfilial piety in the future, it will no longer be my grandson of the ninth house. When it comes to the last sentence, it is said to Wang Zhen.
After all, she is old, even if Jiufang succeeds the idiot, she is still there, if she is not there, no one can suppress the idiot. Wang Zhen is the grandson of the patriarch and the future patriarch, and he can make a confirmation of his words.
Wang Zhen didn't expect that there was something about herself, and she didn't know how to answer for a while.
The Taoist idiot replied to the question: "Tairu people, I am a pure yang with eight characters, and I bear the name of punishment, don't you think about it carefully?" ”
When Wang Ning heard this, he snorted coldly and said, "If the eight characters determine the number of lives, is it not bad for the eight characters, and you should drown directly when you land?" It's just a charlatan's rhetoric to fool people, which one will take it seriously? If the eight-character fortune measurement is really effective, the old woman will not lose her husband, son, or grandson. The old woman remembers clearly that before leaving the cabinet, the old woman's maiden parents also asked Lao Dao to criticize my eight characters, which was fantastic and perfect...... But now, the eight characters are still the same eight characters, and in the rhetoric behind others, the old woman has become the life of the 'lonely goose' with extremely hard eight characters, and even the death of the old woman's husband and children and grandchildren has become the reason for the old woman's punishment...... If she had believed this, wouldn't the old woman have hanged her neck thirty years ago......"
The idiot said: "What do you mean by being too young, is it to accept my grandson?" ”
Wang Ning nodded and said: "Accept it, accept it, I am a hard-fated old woman, you are a hard-fated little boy, you are destined to be my grandson in your life." ”
When the Taoist idiot heard this, he turned around and said to Wang Zhen: "Brother Lobby can be a witness, even if I enter the Nine Rooms today, if there is any disloyalty and unfilial piety in the future, I will no longer be worthy of inheriting the Nine Rooms Incense, and I am willing to be punished by the removal of the family." ”
His tone was still flat, but his expression was unmistakably firm.
Wang Zhen couldn't help but show a little solemnity, and said, "I did this testimony." ”
Wang Ning's got a grandson, took the hand of the Taoist idiot, and for a while he couldn't see enough, and said with a loving face: "Good boy, but you have a big name?" ”
Hearing this, the Taoist idiot looked at the old monk, who lowered his eyes and held a rosary in his hand.
The Taoist idiot sighed in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face, revealing a mouthful of small white teeth, and said: "Grandson's name is ...... Jin";