As Jia Lian lowered his body and exchanged glasses with other officials, the banquet gradually became lively.
When everyone heard that Jia Lian was the owner of Juxian Tower, they immediately said that they would bring more brothers to take care of Juxian Tower's business in the future.
In response, Jia Lian smiled and expressed his gratitude to the brothers.
To subdue these people from the middle and lower levels of the officialdom, a combination of kindness and power is indispensable.
Inviting everyone to drink together is the fastest and most effective way to build closer relationships.
Of course, asking his subordinates to take care of his business in the future is also the intended meaning of the question.
Although he had already seen clearly that there was no future in doing business in this official world, so he never thought about making any inventions or opening up markets to make money, mainly because he had no time and energy. Anyway, as long as the official position and title are secure and the official career goes smoothly, fame and fortune will surely come rolling in.
There is no need to pursue it deliberately and put the cart before the horse.
However, he is not so arrogant that he doesn't want any wealth he can easily grab.
The Soldiers and Horses Division approached 2,000 people, and they randomly diverted some of them to the Juxian Tower. From now on, the Juxian Tower no longer has to worry about the source of customers...
As long as his position as commander is secure, I believe Sun Zairen will soon ask him for instructions to expand his business premises.
There are dozens of tables on the three floors above and below, which is simply not enough.
The commander of the army was a drunkard and a womanizer. After a few glasses of wine, many of them showed their true colors. Especially when they saw Jia Lian, they didn't feel dissatisfied and started to drink to their heart's content.
For a time, there was an endless stream of voices chatting and flattering.
Suddenly I heard quarreling and wailing coming from the market below, and everyone gradually stopped making noises.
At the signal of others, the people sitting on the edge pushed open the windows facing the street and stood up to take a look.
It turned out that a nobleman rode a horse and hit a vendor pushing a cart. The vendor's goods and carts were lying across the street, blocking the young man's way, so his slaves went up to whip and drive him away.
This kind of thing is very common in the world, and everyone just watched it as a show of excitement, but unexpectedly a scholar jumped out and reprimanded the noble young master for his behavior.
Although his righteous words attracted applause from the common people, they also made the noble man very embarrassed. In anger, he even beat him...
After listening to everyone's report, Jia Lian asked the generals: "Often, how would our army and horse department deal with such a thing?"
Commander Xie Jun said hurriedly: "Master Qi, our Army and Horse Department has officers and soldiers specifically responsible for patrolling the city to take care of these nosy matters.
According to the practice of our Military and Horse Department, this situation depends on the identity of the two parties involved in the trouble...
If ordinary people are fighting in the street and are caught by our officers and soldiers patrolling the city, they will be punished with sticks on the street, or they will be taken back to the Soldiers and Horses Division for further discussion.
If there are officials' children among them, we usually just disperse them. If it is...if it is a powerful person that even our Military and Horse Division cannot afford to offend, we will all decide according to the situation..."
Hahaha, it depends on the situation.
Jia Lian laughed.
He finally understood why many people said that it was difficult to become an official in the Military and Horse Division!
"What about the current situation? As officials of the imperial court, we must be loyal to the emperor as we eat the emperor's salary.
If we watch what is happening under our noses and remain indifferent, wouldn’t we be worthy of the black veil above our heads? "
Everyone said "yes", and some asked for instructions to go down and handle the matter personally.
One of them reminded: "Coming back to the commander, I know the two people below who are in low-level positions. They are the sons of Zhou Hongchang, the young minister of Honglu Temple. His name is Zhou Sheng. As for the scholar who was beaten, he is Lan Tailang Gu of Lantai Temple. Tingju's third son was named Gu Danfeng.
The Gu family can be said to be ordinary officials, but the Zhou family is anything but ordinary.
That Zhou Sheng is the younger brother of noble Zhou in the palace, so the Zhou family are truly relatives of the emperor. It is not easy for us in the Military and Horse Department to offend such a person. Based on our humble opinion, we can only come forward and persuade them to go away.
Normally, a young master from such an aristocratic family would give our Bingma Division some face, and anyone who sees us would stop and leave. As for the rest of the matter, let the Zhou family and the Gu family handle it on their own, we don’t have to wade through this muddy water..."
The reason why Jia Lian didn't issue the order immediately was because he wanted to see how strong the Military and Horse Division was in controlling Xicheng and how long it would take for the officers and soldiers patrolling the city to arrive.
As for the scholar, he was beaten anyway, so a few more lashes would probably be okay...
However, Jia Lian was a little surprised when he heard the words "Lantai Temple". Since he was the son of an official under Lin Ruhai, he had to help even more.
So he smiled at the official who spoke: "What if I think we should wade into this muddy water?"
The official still wanted to express his opinion, but Fan Jin quickly said: "As long as the Lord orders me, all the subordinates will obey."
On the street, Zhou Sheng seemed to have lost his temper and felt that he was in trouble, so he wanted to run away.
Suddenly I heard a rough voice shouting: "Stop!"
Then he saw several burly men walking out of a restaurant, seemingly trying to stop him.
"Who are you who dare to interfere in my business?"
There was no need for Xie Jun and others to answer. A group of officers and soldiers from the Military and Horse Division in the distance finally heard the news and came over. When they saw Xie Jun and others, they immediately came forward to pay their respects.
The people around him were immediately happy when they saw that these men in ordinary clothes were actually officers from the Military and Horse Department.
Zhou Sheng was also stunned. He never expected that he would be so lucky to bump into a group of officials from the Military and Horse Division who were out for dinner.
But as for the Soldiers and Horses Division, the common people are afraid of this yamen that controls the sky, the earth, and the air. To him, that's all.
Seeing that these people were determined not to let him leave, they immediately said angrily: "Do you know who I am? If you are wise, get out of here immediately."
Xie Jun and others' faces also turned dark.
After all, they were serious court officials. Naturally, they couldn't bear to be insulted by such a scoundrel in front of the common people.
Thinking that Jia Lian was in charge anyway, he decided to capture these people first.
The flag officer who led the team looked at the superior officers in surprise, and then led the team forward to get the person.
"I have rebelled against you. Even a small soldier and horse commander dare to arrest the young master. The young master is the biological brother of Empress Zhou in the palace. Which one of you dares to touch me?"
As soon as they heard that he was the biological brother of the empress in the palace, the officers and soldiers who had just rushed to the horse did not dare to take action.
They took action by force and injured the noble's golden body. They couldn't live with it...
On the side, the scholar Gu Danfeng, who roared when he saw injustice, saw this and cursed in his heart: No wonder they say that the officers and soldiers of the Military and Horse Division are a mob. They bully the weak and fear the strong. They only know how to bully the common people. It is really hateful.
But now I can only rely on these people to uphold justice for them, so regardless of the pain all over my body, I stood up and said to the leaders: "This man rode his horse in the street. Not only did he have no regrets after hurting others, but he allowed his servants to beat us and others. , everyone present has witnessed it with their own eyes, and I ask you all to enforce the law impartially!"
People around him knew as early as when Zhou Shengliang revealed his identity that today's matter would be over.
What kind of thing is the Military and Horse Division? Most of the people in the capital know clearly that it is absolutely impossible for them to stand up for a hawker and scholar and offend the relatives of the country.
Even so, many people couldn't help but booed and echoed: "Officials, please enforce the law impartially..."
Even if it's useless, it's a pleasure to roar and smear the soldiers' skins.
Xie Jun and others were a little unable to get off the stage. While dealing with Gu Danfeng and others, they signaled to the officers and soldiers to arrest them.
Zhou Sheng, however, had already seen that Xie Jun and others were not confident enough, and became more and more unwilling to give in. When he saw the officers and soldiers trying to catch him, he simply pulled out the sword on the horse and raised the sword to fight. While threatening Xie Jun and others: "You guys wait, after today, I will definitely make you look good..."
When they saw that Bingma Si was about to lose his face, a clear and majestic voice sounded from behind everyone.
"If someone commits a crime in the street and is arrested with a weapon, according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, he can be shot without mercy."
Immediately, everyone saw a handsome young man walking up surrounded by everyone.
What is even more shocking is that when the officers of the Military and Horse Division in civilian clothes saw the visitor, they all bowed their heads and said: "Sir~"
The big shot is coming...
This was the first reaction in the hearts of the people, so they all consciously stepped back to leave enough space for Jia Lian and others.
Jia Lian took a quick look and saw that there were more than a dozen officers and soldiers of the Army and Horse Department wearing military armor, carrying swords and holding staffs, but they were helpless against a young man riding a horse. In such a situation, one can imagine how he, the boss of the Military and Horse Division, felt.
I had known that the soldiers and horses in the army were all wealthy soldiers who dealt with the people of the capital and could not be compared with the border troops. But to be so incompetent is enough to make people speechless.
"If you still can't capture this person within three breaths, you can all take off your armor and go back to farming. The imperial court doesn't need such trash, and neither do I, the Army and Horses Division."
The soldiers were basically young men in their twenties and thirties, and they all guessed that Jia Lian was the new commander.
The officers and soldiers, whose self-esteem was seriously hurt by being scolded and belittled by the chief officer, could not bear it anymore. They looked at each other and became fierce. They raised the expulsion stick and stabbed Zhou Sheng fiercely at the horse. In just two or three blows, it was overturned, and all the officers and soldiers swarmed up and restrained it firmly.
In fact, Zhou Sheng was just bluffing. Although he drew his sword, he didn't dare to actually assassinate officers and soldiers in the street, so he had no choice but to be caught.
But his momentum was still not lost. He raised his head and shouted at Jia Lian. He just reiterated his identity and made some threats.
Jia Lian was too lazy to pay attention to him and asked Fan Jin: "According to the law, how should this person be dealt with?"
Fan Jin hurriedly said: "Reporting to your lord, according to the law, anyone who commits violence in the streets of Beijing will be punished with twenty sticks. If the case is serious, he will be given forty sticks and will be taken back to the Yamen and detained..."
Scholar Gu Danfeng was also surprised when he saw Jia Lian.
This person is about the same age as him, but unexpectedly he is already in a high position!
Looking at Jia Lian's behavior and speech, he was not like the incompetent person who only flattered him. He felt jealous, envious and admirable at the same time.
So he hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "My lord, this man rode a horse to commit murder, and ordered his servants to beat us. Just now he was arrested with a weapon based on his identity. His attitude is so arrogant and domineering, and the impact is very bad. Please punish me severely." , to rectify the country’s laws and regulations.”
Jia Lian glanced at him. Yes, a scholar who can hold grudges is a good scholar.
He looked back at Zhou Sheng and his five servants who were pinned to the ground, and calmly ordered: "All of them caned forty on the spot, and then they will be escorted back to the prison to await interrogation."
"grown ups……"
Fan Jin next to him wanted to persuade Jia Lian not to really offend the Zhou family, but saw Jia Lian's face and endured it.
Anyway, as an adult, I don’t need to be afraid of the Zhou family’s revenge... From this point of view, it is a good thing for the Bingma Division to transfer such a noble family member. Maybe, in the future, the Bingma Division will again There is no need to be so timid when dealing with such matters.
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