Chapter 61: Einstein (Second Update)

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  Zhao Kuangyi left, and it was as if the old tiger on the mountain had disappeared, with all the monkeys calling each other "great king". Song Jiu said that people could ascend to heaven, but they still surrounded Song Jiu, chattering away with seven mouths and eight tongues.

  Pan Lian'er suddenly asked: "Bad guy, where is that monkey?"

  It's also hard to explain to this group of officials, and they have to hang their stomachs, the harder it is to get, the more precious it will be. Moreover, even people can be brought to heaven, what can't be done? This will be the biggest joke in Hezhou. Therefore, Song Jiuyi continued to tell the story of Journey to the West, starting from Tang Monk.

  This story is also being passed down, and upon hearing Song Jiu start speaking again, everyone quiets down to listen.

  Yu Ping felt a bit bitter, she had worked hard herself, but couldn't compare to one word from the young lady of the Pan family. Fortunately, Song Jiu wasn't too dismissive of her now, and even let her sit next to him in front of the young lady of the Pan family.

  When it came to Sun Wukong recruiting Zhu Bajie, Pan Lian'er said: "You are that Zhu Bajie."

  Song Jiuyi's face was covered in black sweat, and his image didn't matter whether it was good or bad, but he couldn't be compared to Zhu Bajie. Although seeing Pan Lian'er still made his heart move, he felt a bit stifled, stretched his waist lazily and said: "Can't talk anymore, the students have class now. Everyone go back, after this period of time when I'm done with the steel business, I'll make that heavenly thing, and then I'll invite everyone to dinner, let you guys eat bread."

  Send a group of people away.

  Dr. Zhang is attending class with Zhu San.

  Big sister called Song Jiu to the backyard and asked: "Little Nine, I ask you, when did you ever learn knowledge from a teacher?"

  "What have you heard?"

  "I heard that, but in the past few years you've been shutting yourself indoors reading books all day, I haven't seen you go out at all."

  "Sister, would I have told you if I had gone out? At that time, although I was interested and thought it was a minor path, I learned it but didn't take it seriously. When the old man left the capital, he didn't have much money either. Now thinking about it, I feel very ashamed - first, I wronged the master, second, I also didn't learn well, if I had studied diligently at that time, maybe now my skills would be even more profound and I wouldn't have to think about it every day."

  I don't understand this sister, it's better to deceive her. The sister said: "To say that although you fell from the list this time, and Liu's family refused to marry, but it was a good thing. Originally your personality was gentle, I was worried all the time, now you have become lively, and also became an official of the imperial court, I finally feel at ease. Soon it will be Chongyang Festival, we will go to worship our parents together. Yutong, where is your mother's grave?"

  "In Nangang."

  It's the low hill area to the southeast of Chenzhou Gate, where there are some ancient buildings and gardens, temples and pagodas. Chai Rong moved many tombs here, so on Qingming Festival, Double Ninth Festival and Winter Solstice, countless people go to Nangang, gradually discovering some scenic spots like Fentai Spring Color, Baigang Winter Snow, Chuītái Autumn Rain, Liáng Yuán After Snow, etc. But big sister's question is actually meaningful.

  "Wherever mother is buried."

  "What a coincidence, let's go together on the Double Ninth Festival." Anyway, Big Sister doesn't like Pan's little daughter-in-law. This time she saw her with her own eyes and thought she was very beautiful, just like a painting come to life. Her younger brother is young and loves beauty, but what family is this girl from? Moreover, this little daughter-in-law may not even like her younger brother. Yu Ping is still the best.

  She dragged Yu Ping to Song Jiu's side by all means.

  Song Jiuyue was silent.

  He adored Pan Lian'er, but he didn't know where to start. Could it be that he had to run to the Pan Mansion every day to sing songs? He estimated that as soon as he shouted at the front door, Madame Tian, Pan Mei's wife, would dispatch guards to drive him away. All he could do was wait, waiting for his letter to reach Pan Mei and see how he reacted. If things went well, perhaps Pan Mei would consider himself, and then he could make another effort to send someone to propose formally. If it wasn't good or bad, Pan Mei might just observe from the sidelines, neither mentioning himself nor the Zhang family, and drag out Pan Lian'er's marriage, so he could also try harder, give Zhao Kuangyi some more benefits, and ask him for help. But whether Zhao Kuangyi would agree was unpredictable. If things went badly, Pan Mei might not even listen, and then he would have no chance at all.

  It can't be said that big sister didn't consider it properly, her starting point was too low, chasing after the daughter of such a high-ranking and wealthy family is too difficult.

  Yu Ping lowered her head shyly, she hadn't been entertaining guests for a while now, and had gradually washed away her makeup, recovering some of her girlish nature, it was inevitable that she would feel shy. She also sneaked another glance at Song Jiu, wondering what he was thinking in his heart?

  Elder sister was understanding and didn't say anything more, instead she said something else: "I'm asking you, the imperial court only builds bridges, docks and academies, what about the brothels and pleasure grounds?"

  "Sister, don't worry, it's a matter of time, ten years' time, no need to rush. For example, the neighbor has chickens, my family doesn't have chickens, what if we want to raise chickens? First, borrow their chickens and raise them for a few days, lay a few eggs. Incubate the eggs, next year they can become several chickens, then hundreds of eggs will be laid, and in a few years, my family will have hundreds of chickens."

  "How is this good in comparison?"

  "Sister, neither His Majesty nor the Second Prince is worried, what are you worried about? Are you smarter than both the Emperor and the Second Prince?"

  Although Big Sister was clever and could be considered a knowledgeable woman, she never dared to say that she was smarter than the Emperor again. This turn of events once again confused Big Sister.

  Actually, a large sum of money will be spent soon in winter, Song Jiu didn't dare to say that what he worried about most was not the money, but Zhao Kuangyi and Zhao Pu. Zhao Kuangyi had some kindness towards him, which was still acceptable, without considering his future immoral behavior, or being squeezed to death in the cracks, it was always beneficial to mix with him from behind. However, he vaguely felt that Zhao Pu had some hostility towards him, was it because Zhao Kuangyi had kindness, so Zhao Pu had malice? At this time, it had nothing to do with Zheng Shi, Zhao Kuangyi's wings were not yet fully grown, Zhao Dezhao was only around ten years old, and the country was not yet stable, probably Zhao Kuangyi wouldn't think that far ahead. But it couldn't be said that there was no conflict between Zhao Pu and Zhao Kuangyi, as Zhao Kuangyin had unfinished business with Northern Han and Khitan, someone capable had to sit in the capital, regardless of the relationship between Zhao Pu and Zhao Kuangyin, he wasn't quite at ease. The stories of killing benefactors, fathers, brothers, and younger brothers during the Five Dynasties period shouldn't be too many. Therefore, there were two politicians who knew what was going on, later Zhao Kuangyi was also appointed as the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, concurrently serving as the director of the Imperial Secretariat, and his third brother Zhao Kuangmei was also appointed as the director of the Imperial Secretariat, forming a balanced situation where they restrained each other. This was normal imperial tactics. The economic cake could be made bigger, but the power cake couldn't be made bigger, the more powerful Zhao Kuangyi became, the weaker Zhao Pu's power would gradually become.

  Are these two people going to gradually develop contradictions from now on? If so, even Zhao Kuangyi would have to show respect from a distance. Now it's not about following, there is no such qualification, on the contrary, this small arm and leg of mine, placed in the middle can crush even the bone residue that can't be seen.

  ……

  The Double Ninth Festival is approaching.

  The Song family had several unexpected guests, who were Jewish people.

  During the Tang Dynasty, many Persians, Arabs, people from the River (referring to the area between modern-day Pakistan and Turkmenistan), as well as Jews, came to the Tang Dynasty for trade. Many of them loved the prosperity and peace of the Tang Dynasty and settled in Chang'an. Later, although An Lushan had ravaged Luoyang, Chang'an was still intact. Emperor Suzong of Tang allowed the Uyghurs to burn, kill, and loot Chang'an for a month to counter the rebels. It wasn't until Huang Chao, who was defeated by the Tang army, set fire to the city, burning it down along with its people. To this day, the city of Chang'an remains in ruins, never having recovered.

  These people had to wander, and many wandered to Kaifeng. In the past few decades, things were not great at first, but got better later on. Some new Westerners came despite the danger, and some people settled again. Because men liked to wear blue hats, they were also called Blue-Hatted Huihui. The locals also called them "Picking-Tendon People" because Jews had to pick out tendons when eating beef or mutton.

  There are 70 surnames, including Li, Wo, Ai, Gao, Mu, Zhang, Shi and Bai. They believe in the Old Testament and follow the Ten Commandments of Moses as their moral code. Infants undergo circumcision, and there is a Sabbath day. In the capital city, they have built synagogues and churches. Apart from praying three times a day at home, on every Sabbath day, they stop all work, fast, and go to church to pray. They do not intermarry with outsiders, but because they also have dark eyes and black hair, this rule is difficult to enforce. A small number of Jews have already married Han people. Although there are still obvious differences now, Song Jiu knows that in the future, in areas like Kaifeng, where many Jews live, apart from their different customs and habits, they will not look very different from the Han people.

  Three street performers teach people to beg, Zhu San is not surprised, Kaifeng now although far from Chang'an, after all, it is the capital of a big country, not only can see street performers, but also occasionally see pure black people, blue-eyed blond white people, street performers' appearance is normal.

  Song Jiuyi heard this and came to the living room. What he saw were three old men with curly hair, hooked noses, and high cheekbones, wearing blue small hats. In his past life, he had also seen such a hat, but it was white. The middle-aged old man asked: "Are you Song Jiuyi?"

  "That's right."

  "My surname is Bai."

  "Hello, Elder Bai."

  "Thank you, Ninth Master is good. Can the old man ask Ninth Master a question? Did you have a tendon-teaching master before?" This white surname elder had been in Central Plains for quite some time and spoke almost indistinguishably from the Song people. But in his heart, Song Jiuxiao sighed. Countless facts proved that it's best not to lie when being a person. Telling one lie requires countless other lies to cover it up, and the more you say, the more loopholes there are. He simply replied: "There was such a thing."

  "May his name be Amos?"

  Song Jiuyue, what is Amers. But guessing the intentions of the three old men, no matter how to say they are foreigners, although many people are good at business and have a good life, they will eventually produce a feeling of being inferior, some people gradually believe in Confucius and Confucianism.

  They themselves were promoting Arabic numerals, mathematics and materialism. When these people heard about it, they felt it was a great opportunity, so they came to visit. Was there really someone named Emers who was knowledgeable and talented, coming to the capital city and then leaving?

  But he himself knew what Amos was, and he was also convinced that in terms of mathematization, this Amos was far from being his opponent. His face still calm said: "Bai Lao, no, this Mr. is called Einstein, his grandfather's name is Newton."

  The white-haired elder looked puzzled: "Einstein? This sounds like the name of a tendon master, but our tendon masters are united. He came from afar to the capital city, why didn't he meet with us?"

  Go ahead and guess slowly.