Di Renjie's judgment was very correct, but it was just used as an excuse to suspect the prince. At that time, Di Renjie was still slight, and it was not his turn to preside over the investigation. Otherwise, if this famous Di Gong in history came to investigate the case, could it be found that Mei Zhenyi's head could be found. The person sent by the court to Chang'an to preside over the investigation was Prime Minister Pei Yan.

General Pei Xingjian did not take any measures after receiving Mei Xiaolang's oral message and did not want to interfere in the family affairs of the emperor. However, the Prime Minister Pei Yan was different. He was certainly scheming when he could get to the position of prime minister of the dynasty. After receiving Mei Xiaolang's oral message, he understood the meaning of the palace, so he naturally had to take over the situation and get rid of the prince. Pei Yan and two other ministers sent by Empress Wu, Xue Yuanchao and Gao Zhiyong, came to the residence of the prince in Chang'an. "Sure enough" it was found that the prince was secretly hiding soldiers and armor in the mansion.

Things in the world are so interesting. Ming Chongyan attempted to frame the Mei family Jingwu Villa with hidden soldiers to collude with the prince. The prince was in the end because of hidden soldiers. Is this matter real or framed? There is no clear record in history, and even Mei Zhenyi, who traveled to the Tang Dynasty, didn't know the inside story. Pei Yan also had his own selfish thoughts. He had a close relationship with Prime Minister Li Dan in private and had the idea of ​​supporting Li Dan as the throne. However, before he returned to Luoyang, the palace had issued an order to abolish the position of Prince Li Xian, exiled to Bazhou, and make King Ying Li Zhe the crown prince. The reign was changed to Yonglong that year.

Pei Yan's wishful thinking of supporting the Prime Minister was not lost, but it was not without gains. At least it was found that Li Xian had made great contributions. After returning to Luoyang, he was rewarded and his power became more prominent. In Chang'an, officials related to the prince were mostly implicated. The left concubine Zhang Da'an was demoted to Jinzhou, and the prince Xima Liu Nayan was demoted to Zhenzhou. Even Mei Xiaolang was transferred from Chang'an to be appointed as the deputy envoy of the Dingxiang Road Camp. Not only was he demoted to the official position one level, but he had to be sent to the front line to fight, which was a bit of a meritorious service. This was already a very generous deal, with the contribution of Prime Minister Pei Yan to mediate.

Mei Xiaolang knew it and said he would thank him for his gratitude and set off north today. He was very calm. When he took office, he didn't even bring his wife and two concubines with him. But the more his wife Pei Yu'e thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. The prince had an accident for no reason, and her husband, who had nothing to do with him, was implicated. He lost his prime minister and was demoted from Chang'an and had to go to the front line to fight. His father Pei Yan made great contributions, but why was he so unlucky? Even his son Mei Zhenting was implicated, otherwise he should have been conferred by the court like his parents' brother.

What Mei Zhenyi did in Wuzhou is absolutely confidential, and Mei Xiaolang did not tell anyone. As for the oral message he sent to Prime Minister Pei Yan, it was a secret matter. It was not convenient to tell Pei Yu'e, a female person, to know. Pei Yu'e only knew that Mei Yi came to Chang'an from Wuzhou not long ago and secretly discussed the matter with the Marquis for a night. The next day, the Marquis sent someone to Chang'an to deliver the letter. The Mei family was in trouble within a few days! But no matter how she inquired, she could not find out the specific inside story. No one would tell her about this.

While talking at the couple's bedside, Pei Yu'e also asked her husband what was going on? Mei Xiaolang only said that Mei Yi rushed back to Chang'an to report the news. Teng'er was fine in Wuzhou. After waking up, he was very smart and asked Mei Yi to come to Chang'an to pay his respects on his behalf. This child was very sensible. As for sending people to Pei's mansion in Luoyang, it was also a courtesy before the arrival of the New Year. By the way, the wife would not need to ask more about the matter in the court.

Pei Yu'e said half-smellingly in her husband's arms: "What does the crime have to do with you? Or the big case found by my father, who actually exiled you from Chang'an. The bitter and cold land in the north of the border has been in constant wars for years. You have always been a civil servant in the court. It is very dangerous to go to the front line. This is clearly a harm to our Mei family."

Mei Xiaolang comforted, "I was once appointed as the chief cavalry in front of the sealed palace, and I also have a military position. Besides, I am proud of my own literary and military strategies. It is just in line with my wish to go to the border to show my talents and ambitions. My wife should be happy for me."

Pei Yu'e: "Look at what you said, is this a demotion or a promotion?"

Mei Xiaolang patted his wife and said, "After something happened to the prince, how can I not be implicated as a stay in Chang'an? This is the most generous way to deal with it. If the border passes for success, I will have a chance to make great contributions. This is also your father's clever arrangement... It's already the twelfth lunar month, and the year-end in Jingwu Villa will be delivered soon. Don't be afraid of spending more money this time. You can buy a generous gift to your parents' home. The gifts you give to your colleagues' house next year will be extra generous.... I am not in the mansion, so everything depends on you to take care of."

In the middle of the night, Mei Xiaolang only said that Mrs. was worried about the pain of parting. That night, she performed the husband and wife's etiquette and flattery in the room. She did not fall asleep until the sky was dawn. The next day, Mei Xiaolang held her hand and comforted her wife and said, "General Pei Xingjian used troops like a god, and the Turks were like a frightened bird. For her husband, she was just going to accomplish something because of her. She was about to be triumphant soon. At that time, she would have good fortune in her wife and son. Please rest assured, please rest assured."

This sentence made Pei Yu'e feel at ease, but soon she had other thoughts. According to her husband, she would definitely come back from winning the battle, and it was arranged by her father, Prime Minister Pei, so of course there would be no mistakes. After making military achievements, the court naturally had to add a title again, and maybe even the prince of the Mei family would be rewarded with titles. So who should I reward? The first thing I should reward is Mei Zhenyi, who was hiding in Wuzhou and enjoying the blessing of the Qing Dynasty. When I think about it, I feel a little unbalanced. She and her own son stayed in Chang'an and were worried about so many things. That little boy felt comfortable!

In a few days, the annual income of Jiangnan was delivered, with white silver and full boxes of copper coins, as well as various Jiangnan small things and local specialties from the wife, young masters and ladies. With Mei Xiaolang's salary, the family enjoys a well-off life, but if you want to live a wealthy life, in addition to the rewards from the court, you have to rely on Wuzhou's industrial income. In addition to Jingwu Villa's own use, Wuzhou will be given a discount to Chang'an for the expenses of Meifu. The annual income sent this year is more than 100,000 yuan less than in previous years. It is not that the harvest there is not good, but this year's harvest is much better than last year. However, because Sun Simiao arrived to rescue Mei Zhenyi, Jingwu Villa's expenses were much higher, and the account books were clearly recorded.

This year's royal rewards are gone. According to her husband's instructions, the expenses in the mansion are much greater than in previous years, but the annual income in Jiangnan was a lot less than in previous years, which made Pei Yu'e very unhappy. Before and after Mei Zhenyi woke up, she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars more than in previous years. Pei Yu'e couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. Could it be that Jingwu Villa was using the name of the young master to engage in private fraud? Jingwu Villa is from the housekeeper Zhang Guo, all the family members and locals who were dowed by Liu's family. Pei Yu'e couldn't get in at all. In previous years, Mei Xiaolang personally inquired about the affairs there.

This time Mei Xiaolang is not here, Pei Yu'e is the master of the family and has begun to think about her. She is also considering self-protection plans. If the power of the master is gone, the family may have to rely on the property of Wuzhou. Sooner or later, she will suffer if she doesn't hold it in her hands. Last time she suggested to hire a teacher for Mei Zhenyi, but Mei Xiaolang didn't agree. Now she still plans to send someone to be a teacher for Mei Zhenyi in name, and check the account of Jingwu Villa and take the financial power over. Anyway, as a woman, she has no plan to settle the country. She is thinking about this at home.

Mei Zhenyi, who was far away in Wuzhou, didn't know that Chang'an's stepmother was thinking about this. He was like a butterfly flapping his wings. He killed Ming Chongyan in Wuzhou and threw his body out of Luoyang City, and inadvertently caused a big storm that shocked the world. Now he is far away from the center of the storm vortex, enjoying his leisurely and wealthy life in the beautiful mountains and rivers. He has the final say in all the affairs of Jingwu Villa and Mei's family in Wuzhou.

He moved into Qiyun Temple. The entire east courtyard in the temple has now become Xiaomei Mansion, and the west courtyard has become the medical practice place opened by Sun Simiao to receive villagers who came to see the doctor. The main hall and the backyard are still the Taoist temple's place. Sun Simiao led two little boys to live in the backyard, and Mei Zhenyi also sent several servants to serve him.

Mei Zhenyi lived a luxurious life, but he himself did not realize it. Qi Yunguan was far away from Wucheng and was next to the cliffs of the mountain. The objects and fresh fruits and vegetables he usually used were specially shipped from Wuzhou to the foot of the mountain, and then picked up the mountain by his servants. There was also a special fishing boat in Qingyi Lake, which brought fresh aquatic products to enjoy every day for the Mei family in the temple. These were all handled by Zhang Guo. Mei Zhenyi didn't care. Anyway, since she woke up and became a little marquis, she had not thought about asking more about it.

The first thing that Master Mei remembered was that he should hire a teacher to read and read. Although Sun Simiao was the best teacher, he could not ask him to teach him how to write and write words and sentences at a time, right? Mei Zhenyi traveled through time and knew how to read, but she couldn't act too bizarrely. She should just pretend to learn it. Moreover, many traditional Chinese characters in the Tang Dynasty were very rare in his opinion. In the past, he often read and didn't write. Since he came to the Tang Dynasty, his basic skills should be more solid.

He then asked Zhang Guo to discuss it and hire an enlightenment teacher who taught him to read and read. There was only one condition - he was a woman.

There were not many people who could read in that era. There were more than fifty people in Jingwu Villa, including Zhang Guo, and only three people could read. One of them was the accountant. Others could imagine where to find a woman and be a teacher for the little marquis? This made Zhang Guo, a hundreds-year-old fairy, frown. As a result, Mei Zhenyi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, I just discussed with you what to do. I have already asked for the people."

Zhang Guo was surprised: "Who? I know what the young master usually does. When will he invite a female gentleman?"

Mei Zhenyi smiled proudly: "It is Master Xingyun in Cuiting Temple in Jingting Mountain. Last time I went to the temple to eat incense and used a vegetarian meal. During the meal, I agreed with Master. She was willing to go to Mei Mansion to teach."

Zhang Guo: "It turns out it was her. The young master's idea was really surprising, but it was not convenient for monks to become monks. Does the young master plan to go to Jingting Mountain often?"

Mei Zhenyi: "There is no need. Every few days, the ship general will be sent to Qi Yunguan to take her back to Jingting Mountain. After teaching her homework, she will send her back to Jingting Mountain. The teaching location I mentioned was Jingwu Villa. The teacher agreed. Now that I moved to Qi Yunguan, there will be a special boat to pick her up. I guess there is no problem. Just arrange it."

Zhang Guo raised his thumb: "Young Master, you can do it, you can do it! That day we tried our best in the mountains to kill the demon. You got the master's master in the meal!"

Why did Mei Zhenyi have to hire a female gentleman? In fact, he learned to recognize words by pretending. His real intention was to teach Gu'er and Sui'er two little girls to read. In his consciousness, these two girls will be their own people in the future and are reluctant to give them away. So it is better to be well-educated and well-educated. Inviting a nun to teach the maid to recognize words in Taoist temples, which is only possible for modern time travelers like Mei Zhenyi to do it, because he is willing to spend a lot of money and has a clever mouth from the old world, which makes the master even moved.

Why do you have to hire a nun? It is really inconvenient for ordinary men to teach Gu'er and Sui'er's pair of little Loli to study. It will be troublesome if you accidentally invite a rogue teacher. Master Hsing Yun is talented and beautiful. At Mei Zhenyi's current age, he naturally can't cause any teacher-student scandals, but sitting in the study is also pleasing to the eye.

The ancients studied differently than they are now. In the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the government schools that provided the children of nobles to school, there were very few private schools in the folk, and most of them became teachers and private schools at home. This is not something that ordinary families can afford. When the ancients talked about the word "shu", there was often a special respect. Modern people don't understand it. Isn't there books all over the streets? But the situation in the Tang Dynasty was very different.

There was no movable type in the Tang Dynasty, but there was already woodblock printing technology. Printing a book had to be carved into all the book versions. The cost was huge at that time, modern people could not imagine it. Only important classics that passed down from generation to generation could have the conditions to be printed and engraved. If the printing was not official, folk printing would require a lot of money to be raised, such as engraving Buddhist scriptures, which would require countless believers to raise funds. If you need a book that cannot be bought on the market, it would be impossible to open and engrave it because of this. What should you do? The most popular way at that time was to copy the book.

For example, a doctor passes a disciple with a book called "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic", which is often written oral, and explains it word by word. The disciple should remember it in his heart like a stele, and neither master nor apprentice holds this book. If the master has a book in his hand, the disciple will copy it down after learning it and seeking the master's consent, and it will be copied down together with the original text and annotations. If the master happens to have no books around him, then the interested disciple will write down what he has learned completely and become a book passed down from generation to generation. If the master gives the book in his hand to his disciple, it is an important gift, and in most cases it means passing on the robe and bowl.

So how did the wealthy families get a lot of books? One is saved by all generations, and the other is asked to copy them. This tradition actually existed until the beginning of the Republic of China. For example, Kong Yiji, the man written by Lu Xun, was able to write good calligraphy. Someone once asked him to copy books at home. As a result, Kong Yiji often played with books missing with people, and was naturally beaten up when he was caught. Only wealthy families with rich families have the conditions to copy books. It would be a pity for children not to cherish them and just use them to prepare their stores.

Many times when we look at ancient stories, we find it incredible. Whether literati talk or monks discuss scriptures, they are all quoting scriptures and classics, and it seems that they will never forget what they have learned in their lifetime. This is not an exaggeration. A truly knowledgeable person is not on bookshelf or on Baidu, but in his heart. With the popularity and progress of printing in later generations, books gradually came down from the altar, but the traditional spirit of academic research has continued. What is one thing to learn, and the attitude of academic research is another.

We can make a comparison. Until the Republic of China, around the 1930s, the first group of famous scholars came from the old era and looked around the world. The ideas they accepted were no longer essentially different from those accepted by modern scholars, but it is difficult for contemporary people to emerge like those of them. There are many reasons, but a very important point is that the foundations are different. Including Mr. Lu Xun, who once fiercely criticized traditional culture, those group had a solid foundation in their early academic research.

Perhaps from the perspective of learning content, what modern people learn is naturally much more advanced than the ancients, but from the perspective of the academic spirit cultivated by contemporary education, a very expensive tradition has gradually been discarded or even broken down. This is the first feeling that Mei Zhenyi and the official start to learn from teachers in the Tang Dynasty.

The time when Master Xingyun came to class, it was of course different from the daily routine of modern schools. She only came once every three or five days, explained and taught a passage of text, left homework, and asked Mei Zhenyi to review it by herself, and check it again next time. If you learn it, teach the next paragraph. When Mei Zhenyi was in class, Gu Er and Sui'er were serving each other, serving tea, water, grinding ink and washing the pen, which was equivalent to learning together. No matter what Master taught, he would naturally learn it once. Master Xingyun was shocked to be a child prodigy. For Mei Zhenyi, it was also equivalent to experiencing a classical re-education.

In private, he also took the exam to test how the two maids learned, and if they didn't learn it, he gave some advice. In this way, the master took exam to test his homework, and he took exam to test his maids' homework. He touched his little hands and made a joke. He lived a happy life.
Chapter completed!