Jia Huan seemed uneasy from the beginning, and he was usually a serious student, but now he has frequently deserted.

Jia Lan beside him was also quite surprised, his third uncle was usually not like this, why did he suddenly change as a person?

"Third uncle, what's wrong?" Jia Lan is two years younger than Jia Huan, less than ten years old, he has a beautiful face and a little childishness, but although he is young, he already has the appearance of a little adult, and his serious posture is a bit like his late father Jia Zhu and grandfather Jia Zheng.

"Nothing." Jia Huan shook his head and glanced at the side, "Second Brother Bao and Brother Zhong didn't come?" ”

"I didn't come, maybe I was going to be later." Jia Lan said honestly.

Jia Lan is also nine years old this year, and unlike Jia Baoyu's handsome big face, he looks a little similar to his third uncle, with a slightly pointed and thin face, thin eyebrows and long eyes.

However, Jia Huan's face is narrower, his cheekbones are slightly higher, and his eyebrows are thicker, making him look more fierce and fierce.

Although Jia Lan is young, he also knows that the third uncle and the second uncle are not on the right path.

The two brothers rarely talked to each other in the school, and they looked at each other when they met, and they couldn't get by, so they reluctantly said hello, of course, they had to look like brothers and friends in front of the elders.

It is said that Jia Lan and Baoyu are uncles and nephews, and he should be closer to Second Uncle Bao, but in fact, he prefers to be with Third Uncle Huan, without him, on the one hand, Second Uncle Bao does not like to study, and on the other hand, it is also because Second Uncle Bao prefers to be with a handsome and gentle young man like Brother Zhong.

"Hmph, I'm afraid that if Brother Feng is coming, he is going to see Brother Feng, so he just took this opportunity not to come." Jia Huan pursed his lips contemptuously, but the smile on the corner of his mouth was full of disdain.

As long as there is an excuse, he will either not come, or arrive late and leave early, in short, he will change his way to avoid reading, and Jia Huan is also very unaccustomed to this.

"Oh? Uncle Feng is coming? Jia Lan also asked in surprise: "Why didn't you hear from your mother?" ”

In the past few days, the topic of Feng Ziying in the mansion has been flooded again, the strategy of counterinsurgency in Western Xinjiang, the strategy of opening the sea, and now I have been on the Jiangnan patrol, and when I came back, I heard that the officials in the court have received them one after another, and even the emperor has personally summoned them to give food, and such stories have spread in Jiafu.

Although the eldest sister has entered the palace as a concubine, there is little news of the eldest girl in Jiafu, and the whole Jiafu is still envious of being able to be summoned by the emperor.

Every year on New Year's Day, people with titles like Jia Yu and Jia Zheng can go to the noon gate to see them, but they are all collective audiences of thousands of officials, and they all take a look from afar, how can they be summoned to meet with this Feng Ziying alone, and even give food!

This is simply an honor that only the second Duke of Jiafu Rongning can have.

Jia Lan is also full of admiration for Feng Ziying.

In the first two years, he was still young and didn't quite understand, but in the past two years, he has grown older, and he has become more and more aware of what it means to be a scholar, what is a scholar, and the difference between a scholar and a scholar, and the best among the scholars is to embark on a career through scientific examinations.

It's not that you can be called a scholar after reading a few books, at least you have to pass the Xiucai exam to barely be called a scholar, and if you raise people in the exam, then you can become a scholar and a scholar, and Jinshi is the top group of scholars, which means that you can finally speak on behalf of the scholars of the entire Great Zhou.

These views were instilled in him by Uncle Huansan, and the role model was Uncle Feng in his mother's mouth.

It turned out that her mother would call her father in her mouth, but in the past two years, Jia Lan also felt that her mother's expectations for her were getting higher and higher, and she gradually began to regard Uncle Feng as her role model and asked herself to learn from Uncle Feng, but is Jinshi so easy to test?

I don't know how Uncle Feng was admitted to the Jinshi before the age of sixteen?

Hearing Jia Lan's surprise and admiration when he mentioned Brother Feng, Jia Huan also felt a little proud, and the brilliance on his face was even greater.

"Well, Uncle Wei heard Li Shi'er mention it yesterday, saying that his father invited Brother Feng to come to the house to sit down, and Brother Feng accepted the invitation in his busy schedule, and also asked you about Second Uncle Bao and Uncle Wei's study." Jia Huan couldn't suppress the smile on the corner of his mouth, and pretended to be calm: "Brother Feng may also have to be an uncle alone today." ”

Rao is Jia Huan has a gloomy heart, but after all, he is only a twelve-year-old boy, and when he heard that Li Shi'er talked about Feng Ziying asking his father about his study, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Brother Feng didn't ignore himself, he still remembered his study, this kind of feeling of being valued is too important for Jia Huan, who has always been despised in the mansion, and it is Brother Feng who is regarded as the most distinguished guest in the mansion.

Listening to what Li Shi'er said, even the second uncle of the king and the bull of Zhenguo specially accompanied Brother Feng for more than an hour, and hung the old man and Baoyu outside for more than half an hour.

"Ah, Uncle Feng wants to see the third uncle specifically? Don't you have anything to teach the third uncle? Jia Lan is quite a good master, of course, this is not intentional, but envy from the heart, "Third uncle, can the nephew follow you to see Uncle Feng?" My nephew may not have seen Uncle Feng for a long time, my mother often says that Uncle Feng is the dragon and phoenix among people, and I want my nephew to follow suit, and my nephew also wants to listen to Uncle Feng's teachings. ”

Jia Huan didn't expect to show off but lead to such a thing, he really wanted to see Brother Feng alone and listen to Brother Feng's teachings, every time Brother Feng's teachings can make his blood boil for many days, every time he encounters difficulties and setbacks when he is studying and receives a cold reception, he will use Brother Feng's encouragement to motivate himself, such an opportunity, how can he be willing to share it with others?

But seeing the expectant look in Jia Lan's eyes, Jia Huan couldn't do anything to categorically refuse, the relationship between the uncle and nephew was very good, but at this time, he had to push it away, which was too unkind.

After pondering for a while, Jia Huan said slowly: "Brother Lan, it's better to do this, you go back and talk to your sister-in-law, just say that Brother Feng is coming to the house, ask your sister-in-law to beg your father, let Brother Feng see you and your sister-in-law alone, and give you guidance, you are also nine years old this year, the sage said to teach you according to your aptitude, you are still young now, how to read good books, I am afraid that there will be a difference,......"

Seeing that Jia Lan was a little moved, Jia Huan said again: "If Brother Feng doesn't have so much time and can't see you, you can come and go with the third uncle to see Brother Feng, okay?" ”

"Thank you, Third Uncle." Before, I felt that the third uncle was a little outspoken, but as soon as he said this, Jia Lan's heart was steady, "The second uncle ...... over there."

"Brother Feng definitely wants to see Baoyu too, but I'm afraid it's almost the same whether you see it or not, do you think your Second Uncle Bao will be able to study hard when he sees Brother Feng?" Jia Huan smiled, "It's just a waste of time, you must not learn from your second uncle,......"

Jia Lan looked around cautiously, and then whispered: "Third uncle, my mother also said that you don't want to learn from the second uncle,......"

Jia Huan nodded arrogantly, this is a smart person, but I don't know what Brother Feng will say to him today.

He is 12 years old, and he also said that if he studies hard, he will help him go to the academy, and next year, he will go to the Xiucai exam.

Thinking that Brother Feng is so busy now, I wonder if I can still remember to help me go to the academy? If he brought it up by himself, would it make Brother Feng feel that he was a little ambitious, eager to achieve success, and then had a bad impression of himself?

For a while, Jia Huan had some gains and losses, maybe it would be better to find someone to help him mention it on the side?

*****

Feng Ziying doesn't like to take a carriage, but the weather in early spring and February is still cold, and this trip is not a white face, so she has to take a carriage.

Looking at Baoxiang, who was trotting all the way with the carriage, sweating profusely and his ruddy face, Feng Ziying was really a little envious.

It's just that if you run like this, it is estimated that it will immediately become a joke in Jingshi City.

It's been three days since I came back, and there is an endless stream of various meetings and visits, but there are still a lot of people who have to go one by one.

Master Qi, Master Qiao, and the official teacher, these three are the most important.

Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia naturally don't need to say it, but Guan Yingzhen needs to go to a formal visit.

Guan Yingzhen has officially resigned from the post of mountain chief of Qingtan Academy, handed it over to Zhou Yongchun, and is now living in the capital city.

If there is no accident, Guan Yingzhen may soon be appointed as the right attendant of the household department, it is said that Cui Jingrong went south to inspect Jiangnan this time and was quite valued by the cabinet and the emperor, and he may have to serve as the right attendant of the ministry.

Officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and laborers are ranked like this, and many people think that this means the difference in status and rights, but in fact it is not necessarily the case.

The reason why the Ministry of Rites can rank third is because the Ministry of Rites is in charge of education and imperial examinations, and on the other hand, because the Ministry of Rites is generally a popular candidate for the cabinet elders, but the Ministry of Rites and even the Ministry of Rites itself may not be.

For example, the Ministry of Industry is ranked last, but in fact, the real power and responsibility of the Ministry of Industry is no less than that of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment, but because the affairs involved in the Ministry of Industry are more miscellaneous in the minds of scholars, it is naturally at the end.

Once Guan Yingzhen is appointed as the right attendant of the household department, it means that he will be responsible for the strategy of opening the sea, and Guan Yingzhen's pragmatic style and as one of the leaders of the Huguang faction can also balance the relationship between the Beidi scholars and the Jiangnan scholars.

And the prince of loyalty.

Feng Ziying didn't expect that the prince of Zhongshun actually sent him a post, which made him a little curious.

If it was the king of Dongping County and the king of Beijing County who sent the post, this did not surprise Feng Ziying much, but Prince Zhongshun was a little surprised.

He knows the relationship between Prince Zhongshun and Emperor Yonglong, could it be that Prince Zhongshun also wants to pass on some difficult words on behalf of Emperor Yonglong?