What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
In the Daoguang Dynasty, there were not many who could talk about famous courtiers, and even fewer of the feudal officials who could leave a name in Qingshi, the governor of Liangguang, Lin Zexu, was one, and Tao Shu, the governor of Liangjiang, was also counted as one. The sale of cigarettes in Humen made Lin Zexu famous and became the first person to open his eyes to the world; and Tao Shu did not seem to have earth-shattering achievements, but it is undeniable that he was a rare Bole of the Qing Dynasty, and the talents he discovered, such as Hu Linyi and Zuo Zongtang, later became the pillars of the country.
The official title of Viceroy of Liangjiang sounded very loud, but before Tao Shu made his name, his family was poor. As for the degree of poverty, it can be summarized by the popular sayings of the times: heating basically relies on shaking, entertainment basically relies on hands, and public security basically depends on dogs.
At that meeting, it is not a shameful thing for people to be poor, as long as they are willing to study hard and exert efforts in the examination, no one dares to say what the future will be. However, some people just didn't understand such a simple truth, and they lost this golden turtle son-in-law.
It turned out that Tao Shu's father had a lifelong friendship in his early years, and he was a large family surnamed Huang. The two of them had made a promise that if they were to give birth to a man and a woman in the future, they would marry each other. Sure enough, the Huang family later gave birth to a girlfriend. According to the agreement, Tao Shu's affair was settled in this way.
In the Qing Dynasty, it was no better than now, and the marriage contract at that time was protected by law. If a party repents, it is criminally liable. Under normal circumstances, repentance is rare, but it happens to Tao Shu. In fact, this is no wonder the Huang family, the reason is very simple, Tao Shu wanted nothing at that time, a completely poor egg. Look at your own girlfriend, who looks very tall and is a famous beauty in all directions. Such a flower could not be planted on Tao Shu's cow dung under any circumstances, and Miss Huang Jia herself was also 100,000 unwilling.
Fortunately, Miss Huang and Tao Shu had never met, so the Huang family thought of a way. They married Tao Shu to Tao Shu instead of their daughter, and such a finger-to-belly marriage affair was unconsciously coped with. And Miss Huang family married the wu family, a wealthy merchant with a door to the door.
A few years later, Tao Shugong became famous in the seventh year of Jiaqing, and was selected as a ShuJishi, and has since risen all the way. However, the Miss Huang had a bad fate, and the Wu family caused disputes because they were unkind to the rich and encroached on other people's land. During the fight, her husband and son were beaten to death. Since then, the Wu family has lost its former glory, and the family has fallen in the middle of the road, and even almost fell to the scene of Tao Shu's year.
In the first year of Daoguang, Tao Shurong returned to his hometown. When he returned to his hometown, he knew about the Huang family and the details of the Huang family's married daughter. However, Tao Shu was generous, and regardless of his previous suspicions, he came to Miss Huang's home and gave her fifty taels of gold. It was only at this time that Miss Huang family repented of her intestines, holding the gold given by Tao Shu every day, and did not dare to use it, and finally she was stolen by the thief, and she was angry and hanged herself.
Life is like a drama, but also like a gambling game. After Tao Shu had this experience, he had a deep understanding of the marriage of his children. Later, he also chose a family affair for his daughter, and the son-in-law was the famous Hu Linyi.
Although Hu Linyi was not as depressed as Tao Shu in his early years, he was a typical clumsy disciple, and no matter where he went, he was a princely style. It is said that on the day of the wedding, Hu Linyi did not even enter the cave room, and actually ran to drink flower wine. After marriage, Hu Linyi stayed in love with the rouge flow of the Qinhuai River, did not go home all day, and when he lacked silver, he would find an accounting room, and Tao Shu instructed the accounting room, as long as the son-in-law took the money to give as much as he wanted.
The old lady really couldn't look at it anymore, so she accused Tao Shu of choosing such a loser son-in-law. But Tao Shu said that this person would become a great instrument in the future. Sure enough, after Hu Linyi entered the army, he rose all the way up, and finally became the governor of Hubei and became the elder of the Xiang Army.
Tao Shu also chose a family affair for his son, who is the family? It was that stubborn donkey, Zuo Zongtang. When Tao Shu first took a fancy to Zuo Zongtang, he was still a person, and the Tao family prince and the little girl of the Zuo family were still wearing open crotch pants. But Tao Shu recognized this death reason, believing that Zuo Zongtang's future achievements would surpass his own. As a result, it was again said that Zuo Zongtang was appointed as the governor of Liangjiang as a university scholar, and his status had long exceeded that of his relatives Tao Shu.
The marriage of children, as parents, must have a vision. Just like the Huang family is a dog who looks down on people, but Tao Shu is an expert in watching the doorway, in Hu Linyi he sees the strength of the force, and in Zuo Zongtang he sees the inner talent. More importantly, Tao Shu has a sharp vision and a strong sense of responsibility, and will not regard the children's youth capital as a child's play at all.