There is a rumor in the capital that Prince Zhongshun likes masculine styles, especially handsome boys. Naturally, this matter cannot escape the ears of Jia Hua, who is very good at playing tricks.
However, there is another rumor that he is also very concerned about, that is, Princess Cui of Zhongshun is very popular with the saint. The whole palace is dominated by the orders of the princess, and the Thirteenth Master is a bitter and ruthless person.
Therefore, Jia Yucun did not dare to look for any handsome boy. Instead, he selected a whole cart from the several carts of gifts brought to the capital, plus the exquisite wooden box he was carrying, and headed to the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion with Jia Cong.
Liu Ke had received the news from Jia She a long time ago, and he showed the greedy dandy prince vividly, especially when the wooden box full of banknotes was placed in front of him, his shining eyes made Jia Hua feel distressed again. Happy again.
"This matter is simple, Jia Hua... Shi Fei, I will take care of this matter."
Jia Yucun hurriedly bowed down and replied gratefully: "I would like to thank you for your promotion. I will definitely die for you."
"Hey, hey, you said it wrong! Shi Fei, the person you want to die is His Majesty!"
Liu Kexu helped Jia Yucun stand up, and said with a hint of regret: "But I have to tell you one thing clearly. There are too many people waiting for vacancies in the Ministry of Personnel. You have no chance to enter the Six Ministries and Five Temples. You can only First, I have to ask you to work in Shuntian Mansion for a year or two. When there are vacancies in the six divisions and five temples in the future, I will think of a way for you."
Jia Yucun secretly glanced at the money box, but the unwillingness in his heart did not show on his face. Instead, he still expressed his gratitude.
"The prince is joking. I don't ask for anything else. I am just a seventh-grade county magistrate. As long as I can stay in the capital and serve the prince...and serve your majesty, I will be satisfied."
Liu Ke laughed heartily, got up and came to Jia Yucun, patting him on the shoulder several times: "How can you let a talented person like Shi Fei become a mere county magistrate? Don't worry, although I can't get you a The officials of the Six Departments will never wrong you. The Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture is temporarily vacant, so you should feel wronged first. When there is a chance in the future, I will go to the Ministry of Personnel to talk about it and ask you for the position of Jiuqing."
Jia Yucun was overjoyed when he heard this. Although the prefect of Jinling was a fourth-rank official, and the Prime Minister of Shuntian was also a fourth-rank official, the Prime Minister of Shuntian was an official in the capital. If the Prime Minister of Shuntian was promoted or had an accident, he would have the opportunity to rise to the top in one step. , the official reached the third rank.
Even if he survives the first term, relying on his own means and the relationship with Zhongshun Prince and Rongguo Palace, the Jiuqing of the Five Temples may not have no chance.
Jia Yucun left Prince Zhongshun's Mansion happily, but Jia Cong did not leave with him.
Liu Ke happily counted the silver notes in the wooden box and raised his eyebrows at Jia Cong: "Are all of your disciples and former members of the family so rich? A fourth-grade prefect can actually sell one hundred thousand taels of silver notes."
"Thirteenth Master, don't talk nonsense. He is not considered an old member of the Jia family. I will definitely not recognize him."
As soon as Jia Cong finished speaking, Princess Cui's voice came from outside the door: "It's more than one hundred thousand taels. This car of worship sent by Jia Hua is worth almost two to thirty thousand taels of silver. No wonder everyone says , three years to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver, it seems that this magistrate Jia understands being an official."
"Greetings to the princess..."
"Uncle Yongfeng, there is no need to be polite, sit down."
Princess Cui was well-known for her temperament in the royal family. After entering the palace, she sat next to Liu Ke and said to Jia Cong: "It's right for your family to have this worry. This person has only been in the capital for a few days, and he actually inquired about the situation in the palace." He is very clear and considerate in giving gifts. This kind of person is so smart that it makes people feel scary."
"What's so scary? I'm just a fourth-grade official. I can slap him to death with just one slap."
Liu Ke curled his lips indifferently: "If he was really smart, how could he think that this king is a real dandy? He would actually think that this king is a henpecked person..."
"Is not it?"
Princess Cui blinked at Liu Ke. Liu Ke immediately felt a dull pain in his waist and opened his mouth without daring to refute.
Jia Cong had a hard time holding back his laughter, but fortunately Liu Ke changed the subject.
"I understand your father's intention. He plans to divert the tiger away from the mountain and bring him to the capital to investigate the affairs of Jinling. The prime minister of Shuntian Mansion is a second-ranking official, and he is suppressed by the governor Tang Yude, so he cannot make any trouble. Come. As for how to investigate in Jinling, do you plan to let the Dragon Guards go there or do you want to go there yourself?"
"Jia Hua is a cautious person. At first, the Dragon Guards almost searched Jinling but couldn't find anything useful. I guess it will be the same if they check again. My father plans to fish for law enforcement and solve it at once."
Jia Cong's answer piqued Liu Ke's interest. Fishing was his favorite.
I saw Liu Ke asking excitedly: "How to fish? What bait to use? When to fish? Do you need my help? Do you want me to sing a play and help your family deal with him?"
This old dude...
The corner of Jia Cong's mouth twitched, and he quickly waved his hand and shook his head: "No, no, no, it will be easy for the Thirteenth Master to get involved if he interferes. Then, just let the prince watch the show in his leisure time."
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When, when, when...
At the sound of morning bells and evening drums, on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, after the last great dynasty in the seventh year of Yuanyou, all ministries and offices sealed their holidays in advance as usual.
After Jia Lian paid an audience with the emperor in Qinzheng Hall, when he left the palace, he saw Jia Cong, Baoyu and Jia Huan waiting in front of the palace gate.
After the four brothers were reunited, they boarded the carriage and headed home.
Jia Lian looked very happy and smiled at Jia Cong: "Brother Cong, there is good news. Do you want to hear it?"
Um?
"Second brother gave me another nephew?"
Snapped!
With a headache, Jia Cong hid behind Baoyu.
Jia Lian said angrily: "Your sister-in-law is in the capital, who should I be born to?"
Jia Cong chuckled: "Hey, I heard that the fourth girl from the Sun family is fighting for her second brother. She has not yet been married, and she has gone to Jinling to look for him."
"Miss Sun Si? Who? Brother Lian wants to take a concubine? What will Sister Feng do?"
Before Baoyu finished speaking, Jia Huan muttered: "It's up to Brother Lian to do something. If Sister Feng doesn't beat Brother Lian to death..."
Phew~
Ha~
Jia Shiyi's laughter came from outside the carriage: "Second Master, I'm sorry, I just can't help it~"
Jia Lian held his forehead, wondering why his brothers were always like this, he felt so tired.
In the fifth and sixth year of Yuanyou's reign, he helped his uncle Lin Ruhai rectify the salt class in Jiangnan. Among the six major salt merchants in Jiangnan, the Sun family was quite aware of current affairs. With the help of Lin Ruhai, they got rid of the control of the Zhen family and survived the crisis safely.
When he went to Jinling to take up a post, the Sun family took advantage of the situation and hooked up with him. At the same time, she also made a lot of contributions to helping him gain a foothold in Jinling. It was Sun Ziqing, the fourth girl of the Sun family, who caused a lot of headaches.
This girl was obsessed with appearance and clamored to be his concubine. The Sun family did not stop her and actually let a girl go to Jinling to cause mischief.
Oh, my damn handsome face!
Jia Lian glared at the three of them and warned: "If you dare to talk nonsense after returning home, be careful I will tie you to the stone lion at the door and serve as a doorman!"
"Don't dare, don't dare~"
The three brothers shook their heads like rattles. Jia Lian's martial arts was famous among the younger generation in the capital. Only Niu Niu Niu Niu from Lao Niu's family - Niu Ben and others were slightly more powerful. The three of them didn't want to celebrate the New Year. Tied to the stone lion at the door of the house.
Seeing that the three brothers were finally safe, Jia Lian smiled slightly: "When I met in the palace, His Majesty said that the situation in the south of the Yangtze River was almost stable. After the New Year, my father had to go to Cochin to take charge, so he wanted to transfer me back to the capital."
…
Rongxi Hall was a joyful place, and the family had never been together like this in the past three years.
"Mencius" says: To live and move the Qi and nourish the body, how great is it to live!
Jia Lian, the Dragon Guard governor, had a high status in Jinling. He was also the chief official of a party. He held a high position and had a different demeanor than before.
Even if he changed out of his Feiyu clothes and wore the noble man's home clothes, he still looked extraordinary.
Coupled with his damn handsome face, Wang Xifeng couldn't even take his eyes away, which made the old lady joke again and again.
After Mr. Pardon, Mr. Zheng and Mr. Lin came back from the Yamen, the girls and their wives went to help prepare the banquet, and the gentlemen began to discuss daily affairs.
Jia Lian conveyed the emperor's intention, and the old lady asked: "Did your Majesty tell you where to go after you return to Beijing?"
"Your Majesty didn't say anything, but the British father-in-law suggested that his grandson should go to the Beijing camp."
Jia Cong clapped his hands and said: "I remember, the second brother also has an official who is the commander of the Youwuwei Guards. He served for three years. The second brother worked hard in Jinling and made great plans. Why should he be promoted to a higher level... …Second brother is amazing, I am afraid that the country will have the youngest commander of the Beijing Guard."
Jia Lian is only twenty-five this year. If Jia Cong's guess is true, since my husband Zhang Yue wants Jia Lian to serve in the capital, he cannot be an idle official.
Jia Lian was transferred back to the capital from the third rank and was promoted to another level as usual. Wouldn't he be a full third rank general? The commanders of the various guards in the Beijing camp were of the third grade, and coupled with Jia Lian's outstanding performance in the battle against Japan, it was very possible.
After hearing Jia Cong's analysis, not to mention Mr. Pardon, even the old lady became excited.
The wrinkles on the old lady's face seemed to be smiling: "If Lian'er really becomes the commander of the Beijing Guard, then he will be the only one in the capital. God opens his eyes, and our Jia family is finally safe."
This stability does not refer to the turmoil of the Jia family in the past few years, but to the future prospects of the Jia family.
If the emperor really listened to Mr. Zhang's suggestion and made Jia Lian, a young man, the commander of a certain guard in the Beijing camp, then it would prove that Jia Lian had entered the upper echelons of the Daxia military.
The future of the fourth generation of the Jia family is visible to the naked eye. From now on, he will at least be the governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. Coupled with Jia Cong, the son and grandson of the Second Saint, if the Ningrong Jia family can still be defeated under such circumstances, then there is only one situation - the overthrow of the Daxia Sheji.
Mr. Pardon was excited but still restrained.
He coughed twice, stopping the old lady's plan to entertain guests to celebrate.
"The Lian'er matter has not yet been finalized. It is best for our family to keep a low profile. I will ask my husband when I visit the British government in the next year to see what his plans are."
The old lady finally regained her composure and nodded: "That's the reason. No matter where Lian'er is transferred back to the capital to work, it's good to be able to go home. It's best to work hard and give me a great-grandson..."
…
"Then what happened to Miss Sun Si? Why did she go to Jinling as soon as I returned to Beijing?"
Jia Lian glared at Jia Cong, who was peeping aside while holding his little niece. He swore to heaven that he had done nothing wrong to Wang Xifeng. After coaxing him for a while, he suppressed his wife's jealousy.
Because it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, the one-and-a-half-year-old baby was wrapped up like a little bear, staring at the man talking to his mother with his big round eyes.
Stranger, I don’t know...
"Uncle, uncle, who? Who?"
"I'm your father!"
Jia Lian snatched her daughter from Jia Cong's hands, picked her up and kissed her on the face. The little girl was startled, and then she burst into tears.
It was Wang Xifeng who grabbed her and hugged her for a while before explaining to her that this "strange" man was her biological father.
Master Pardon returned to Beijing to report on his work, and the little baby finally got her name - Jia Xuan.
The eldest granddaughter of the eldest man of the Rongguo Mansion, her status is naturally extraordinary. Not only is she favored by the elders of the Manchu Mansion, but she also follows the example of her eldest aunt Jia Min and takes the surname of the male son of the Jia family.
The nickname was given by the old lady on Chinese Valentine's Day this year. It was different from Jia Cong's memory. The eldest daughter of the Rongguo Mansion was born rich and noble. In the future, she would probably be granted the title by the county chief.
Therefore, the old lady did not think about the untouchables who would be easy to support. Instead, she gave him the nickname Qiqi because it was simple and easy to be praised.
It is said that this nickname was even praised by the Queen Mother Cao. Since ancient times, people have listed the seven days of the first lunar month, February 2nd, March 3rd, May 5th, June 6th, July 7th and September 9th as auspicious days, referred to as Sevenfold auspiciousness.
Qiqi, born on July 7th, isn’t it the auspicious day of the auspicious day?
The Queen Mother also specially asked the old lady to carry Qiqi to Cining Palace once, and gave her many good things.
After Jia Lian paid attention to his daughter for a long time, he finally had some free time in the evening and chatted with Jia Cong about Jinling.
When the two brothers talked about Jia Hua, the prefect of Jinling, Second Master Lian also sighed with emotion.
"Even if you don't tell me, I'm going to find a way to deal with this guy. This guy is secretly colluding with the Zhen family. Although the Zhenfu Division can't find any definite evidence, I dare to say that he secretly did it for the Zhen family. There were a lot of bad things. So I wrote a letter to Governor Cao and suppressed his promotion."
"It turns out that Jia Hua's failure to get promoted was because of his second brother. No wonder..."
Jia Cong suddenly realized that if the situation in Jiangnan was not special and Long Jinwei suspected something was wrong, would he need any evidence? Not needed at all.
Just listen to Jia Lian say: "This guy often uses our family's name to cause trouble in Jinling. If it weren't for the time when the Jiangnan officials were restless, I'm worried that handling this guy easily would trigger a riot. Otherwise, I would have killed him with one knife." Cut it."
"Second brother, you don't have to be like this. We won't do anything to destroy our reputation. Second brother is at a critical moment now, and reputation is still very important."
Jia Cong hurriedly comforted his grumpy old brother and revealed his plan with his father, the loyal and shunned king Liu Ke. He chuckled: "Anyway, our father has the reputation of being an old man, so one more ridiculous thing is nothing. This Jia Cong Now I’m almost crazy thinking about getting promoted, so let’s create a chance for him to get a job. Where is that stone-headed second brother hiding? Find him, and let’s put on a big show for Jia Hua.”
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I was so sleepy tonight that I fell asleep. I got up in the middle of the night to type. The update is late, sorry.
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