Luoyang, the capital of the gods, in Rongguo Mansion.
"Second Master Lian, I want you to come over here!"
Jia Lian was joking with Ping'er. Hearing this, Jia Lian couldn't help but wonder, it was almost noon, what should he be asked to do at this time.
Of course, even if he was dissatisfied, Jia Lian did not dare to neglect and immediately went to Rongxi Hall.
After entering Jia Zheng's study, Jia Lian saluted and asked, "Sir, are you looking for me?"
"sit down!"
He had to sit down, looking extremely respectful.
"Today I have learned that one hundred and thirty Dragon Guards will be released in September this year. Would you like to go to the Ministry of War for reference?"
The Dragon Guards are going to release one hundred and thirty people, which means recruiting so many people will be an opportunity for the nobles who want to become officials.
As mentioned before, the Dragon Guards are open to noble disciples, and they can be selected as long as they pass the exam.
The remaining spots are only contested by the guards of the Beijing camp and the children of the military attachés of the sixth rank and above of the Dusi. The competition is not generally high.
Jia Lian never thought that his second uncle would let him do this, and he was a little panicked for a moment.
He felt that his life was already good now, so why would he want to work in the palace and then go to the military camp to crawl around.
Of course, it's unclear whether he can pass the Ministry of War's passing examination.
"Second uncle, you mean to go and be a Dragon Guard?" Jia Lian pretended to be dumbfounded.
Jia Zheng said with an unhappy face: "Of course not, I want you to pass the examination and enter the garrison!"
"This, my nephew is just afraid..."
"What are you afraid of? How courageous your grandpa was back then. You have to learn from your grandpa. Don't..."
After all, he is his own eldest brother, and there are some things that Jia Zheng cannot say.
"Do you understand?"
"I understand!" Jia Lian was reluctant.
"There are still two months to go. You have to practice hard and put aside the trivial matters at home!" Jia Zheng lectured with a straight face.
"yes!"
"Go!"
After walking out of the study in great melancholy, Jia Lian was about to go back to his residence and complain to his wife about Jia Zheng's unreasonable demands, but he was stopped by the servant again.
"Second Master...First Master, please come over!"
what is it today? Why are these two masters looking for me?
Compared with Jia Zheng, Jia Lian was naturally more afraid of Jia She, so he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Soon, Jia Lian came to Jia Shewai's study and saw a group of warblers and swallows sitting on the porch, cracking melon seeds and chatting.
There were several beauties among them, who were so in line with Jia Lian's heart that he couldn't help but take a second look at them.
"I've met Mr. Lian..."
Jia Lian smiled in return, then went straight into the Yimen, and then into Jia She's outer study.
"Father……"
Jia She was facing away from Jia Lian, holding porcelain in his hand and looking at it carefully, looking casual.
"Why did your second uncle ask you to come over?"
Obviously, Jia She knew what happened in Rongxi Hall, otherwise he would not have called Jia Lian over.
"Second uncle said...let your son choose the Dragon Guards!"
Putting down the plaything in his hand, Jia She turned around, sat on a chair beside him, looked at his estranged son, and asked, "What do you think?"
"Son... I don't know!"
Of course Jia Lian wanted to show off with peace of mind, but he couldn't figure out Jia She's thoughts, so he just kept vague.
"You are like this, how can you still be selected into the Dragon Guard?" Jia She was full of contempt.
Although his body was drained by drinking and sex, Jia She was really qualified to say this because he was also selected into the Dragon Guard, and he was only released after reaching the rank of Thousand Households.
He had a bright future. According to the normal promotion rate, not to mention becoming the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Prefectures or the Commander-in-Chief of the Commander-in-Chief, he, Jia She, would at least be a Commander-in-Chief, and he could become a general military officer in the capital camp.
However, all because of the hesitation ten years ago, the Jia family offended the emperor, and their status plummeted.
"My child also feels that if he goes there, he won't be able to choose!"
Jia She said with a cold face: "As long as you know, just do whatever you have to do next, don't listen to your second uncle's nonsense!"
Don't you listen to your second uncle? Now I am the second uncle's housekeeper, and if I don't listen to him... shouldn't I end up just like you?
Seeing that Jia Lian didn't speak, Jia She immediately scolded: "Are you deaf?"
"My son knows!" Jia Lian was extremely helpless, how dare he go against his father.
"get out!"
Not daring to argue, Jia Lian left in a hurry, feeling particularly depressed.
When he returned to his residence, Wang Xifeng had already had lunch and was gathering a group of maids and women to give instructions.
Seeing Jia Lian rushing into the inner room with a unhappy look on his face, Wang Xifeng knew something was going on.
So she told Ping'er to put the food on the table, finished the story as quickly as possible, and then went into the inner room.
But seeing Jia Lian drinking heavily, Wang Xifeng asked: "I said... what happened when the master asked you to come over?"
"Is it still about Jinling?"
"The master wants me to test the dragon guards!"
"That's not bad. Among the other young masters in the duke's mansion, that one didn't find a serious job!" Wang Xifeng said with a smile.
Jia Lian said helplessly: "Alas... I have practiced archery and archery over the years, but I'm afraid I won't be able to pass the exam!"
Wang Xifeng didn't take it seriously: "It doesn't matter if you fail the exam, there is no shortage of officials in our government..."
"Second uncle asked me to practice more martial arts. My father called me over just now and told me not to practice martial arts... This is the trouble!" Jia Lian drank another glass of wine.
"this……"
Although Wang Xifeng is smart, it is difficult to understand when encountering this kind of thing, and she doesn't know what to say for a while.
"It seems that those things back then still frightened my father, so he only focused on living his life!"
Although Jia Lian is a bit dandy, he is also a sensible person. He can roughly guess the intentions of the two elders.
"Then what are you going to do?" Wang Xifeng asked.
"How about...ask your uncle?"
Wang Xifeng's uncle is the third-rank Weilie General, the governor of the rear army governor's office, and the current chief military officer of the Xianwu Camp, Wang Ziteng.
Although Wang Ziteng does not have a title, such an official position is a rare military position with real power in the court. His views are of course valuable for reference.
"Okay...I'm going to visit my aunt in two days, and I'll just take a look at the newly built garden!"
While the couple was discussing countermeasures, Jia She also came to Rongxi Hall and was talking to his brother.
"Second brother, a few days ago, a letter came from Yuanchun?"
"Um!"
"What did the letter say?"
"Just giving some trivial instructions!"
"Yeah?"
The two brothers rarely sit together, and the conversation at the moment is extremely dry, almost like strangers.
"Brother, if you have something to say, you might as well say it!"
"Second brother, you'd better be safe!" Jia She looked at his younger brother.
"Brother, I asked Lian to choose the Dragon Guard, why are you restless?"
With an unhappy look on his face, Jia Zheng continued: "Then I would like to ask, the selection of the Wu Xun family into the Imperial Guard is an ancestral system established by the ancestors. Although my family does not live up to the grand occasion of the year, it is still considered a Wu Xun family. Home, right?”
"Lian'er chooses guards, what's wrong with that?"
"Is it as simple as just choosing a guard? Don't you have other ideas?" Jia She did not give in.
Jia Zheng's daughter is the crown prince's concubine. It is not clear to Jia She whether he is doing all this for the Jia family or for his own family.
Therefore, he is unwilling to take risks, at least for him, he cannot see the benefits. The key is that the risks of tossing are still extremely high.
"How prosperous was our family when my father was here? Now that the family is in decline, brother, are you indifferent?"
Standing up, Jia Zheng said solemnly: "It depends on people, we must do something!"
(End of chapter)
