The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 106

Since that day when Jia Amnesty rejected the request of the clan elders and refused to grant Jia Lian the title, some rumors gradually emerged in the two mansions.

The second master Lian cannot be liked by the elder master. The son the elder master likes is actually the third master Cong. The elder master wants to pass on the title to the third master Cong, so he refuses to grant the title to the second master Lian.

There is another saying that Jia Amnesty actually wanted to imitate the Duke of the old country. After passing the title to the second master Lian, he let the second master Lian live there all the time, and left the family property in the Dongkua courtyard here to the third master Cong. , let Third Master Cong inherit...

There is even a staggering saying, saying that the second master Lian is not really filial, the appearance of filial piety he made is all fake, other people can't see it, but the old man can see it, so he doesn't like him very much.He also said that the second master Lian took advantage of the fact that the elder master was seriously ill in the name of taking care of him, but actually put the elder master under house arrest, did not give him medicine, and did not allow the elder master to see outsiders!
The true and false remarks were spread by people with a heart, and they became very popular for a while.

Jia Lian held a contemptuous attitude towards this. If Jia Amnesty lived well, it might be useful to ruin his reputation.Now that Jia Amnesty is like this, I just remembered, isn't it a bit late?

Even so, Jia Lian still did not let him go.

Anyone who catches a rumor-monger or spreader, after interrogation alone, will be pressed in front of the gate of Dongkuayuan, and dozens of large boards will serve him.

On the one hand, three times a day, he kept inviting the elders of the whole family to visit Jia She.

With such a two-pronged approach, these rumors gradually disappeared, and did not cause any adverse effects on Jia Lian. On the contrary, it made people with discerning eyes see that there were Xiaoxiao people behind them, plotting evil.

As for who it was, under Jia Lian's deliberate guidance, many people could guess and couldn't help but sneer.

"It really is a toad who wants to eat swan meat, only thinking of good things!"

Sister Feng was especially angry. She was about to go over and spit on someone's face, but Jia Lian stopped her.

With Wang Xifeng's cursing temper, if she made a fuss in the past, it would definitely make others feel ashamed, but it was meaningless, and she would lose her dignity.

Seeing that the New Year's Eve was over and all the yamen in central Beijing began to resume their daily work, a team of officers and soldiers drove up from Ningrong Street and stopped at the gate of Dongkuayuan.

When the disciples of Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion saw it, they all came in to report the news.

Of course, Jia Lian, who was in the Dongkua courtyard, got the news at the first time, and hurriedly adjusted his clothes and came out. He was very surprised to see the leader, and immediately went up to pay homage: "I have seen the second uncle, but I don't know why the second uncle is here."

Zhang Song, the secretary general of the Ministry of War, didn't seem to know Jia Amnesty's condition at all. He looked at Jia Lian with a smile on his face, and said with a smile, "It's a happy event for you in the Ministry. The Lord of the Ministry knows the relationship between you and me, so I specially handed over the situation to Jia Lian." Let me do it."

When Jia Lian heard it, he probably guessed something and bowed down to wait.

Zhang Song stretched out his hand to take the part of the text from his entourage.After Jia Lian's death, the disciples of Dongkuayuan thought it was an imperial decree and knelt down one after another.

Jia Lian had already been an official once, so he naturally understood that the emperor's canonization decree to the Ministry of War was to seal up the Ministry of War, and what could be produced was the appointment document of the Ministry of War, so he was more respectful.

Zhang Song didn't care how others reacted, and read the text:

"Command:
Jia Lian took over the post of commander of Xicheng Bingma Division, and he will take up the post within three days.

The tenth day of the first month of the fifth year of Ningkang. "

Zhang Song only read the text on the first page, then closed the text and handed it to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian took it and subconsciously opened it to take a look.

In addition to what Zhang Song read, there is also a large piece of small print on the back, which describes his identity, experience and basic appearance, and the seal of the Ministry of War is stamped on it.

This is his confession, which is the main proof for him to take office.

Without taking a closer look, Jia Lian closed the door and bowed to Zhang Song: "Thank you, my lord, I will serve you loyally in a humble position, and live up to the high expectations of your majesty and the court!"

Zhang Song nodded casually, and summoned two military officials who were holding trays to come up, and said: "Inside are your official seals, official uniforms, and badges. You must keep these things properly. If they are lost or damaged , must be reported to the Ministry of War in time."

The latter sentence is Zhang Song's special explanation. He is worried that Jia Lian will not understand these details and principles when he first entered the officialdom.

"I understand." Jia Lian nodded, and after receiving the things, seeing that Zhang Song had nothing else to say, he invited Zhang Song in for tea.

Zhang Song glanced at the gloomy Dongkuayuan, and shook his head: "There are still official duties in the ministry, so I won't delay here any longer. You remember that you must go to Xicheng Bingmasi Yamen to take up a post within the deadline, and get familiar with military affairs as soon as possible."

Jia Lian agreed, knowing that the Zhang family still couldn't see Jia's amnesty, and didn't force him, so he respectfully invited Zhang Song to get in the car and watched him go.

"Congratulations to the second master, congratulations to the second master...!"

As soon as Zhang Song left, the servants and servants all came forward and kowtowed to congratulate him.

Some of them may not understand what kind of official their second master has appointed, but whatever, let's pay homage first.

Jia Lian beckoned the elves to get up, and then they didn't move. He had already seen Jia Zhen in the east and Jia Zheng in the west leading people over.

After all, Jia Zhen ran faster. He stepped forward and smiled at Jia Lian: "Brother Lian, I heard that you have been promoted again. What is your promotion this time, and what grade?"

Jia Lian shook his head humbly, and waited for Jia Zheng to approach before saying, "Xicheng Bingmasi, this yamen boy is not very familiar with him, so I need to ask Brother Zhen to clarify my doubts."

"Xicheng Bingmasi? I'm familiar with this, and I usually deal with it often. They are in charge of the public security and traffic of all the streets and roads in our Xicheng, such as arresting robbers, as well as night fire prevention and curfew. They are also in charge of them." .

By the way, there are also officers and soldiers at the gate of the city, which are also affiliated to the Wucheng Bingma Division. This is a really important yamen...

How should I put it, Brother Lian was sent here? "

While talking, Jia Zhen hesitated and asked, "Is it the commander? Or the deputy?"

Jia Zhen is really familiar with Wucheng soldiers and horses who often deal with wealthy nobles.

The military and horse divisions of the five cities are divided into five yamen, the central, eastern, southern, western, and northern yamen, which are not under the control of each other, but they belong to the Ministry of War and are also under the control of the Beijing camp, which is a typical dual jurisdiction.

In terms of status, it belongs to the small yamen, but there are a lot of troubles, and the capital is full of rich and powerful, so it is often the yamen that is the scapegoat.

It was a pity for Jia Zhen to hear that Jia Lian was transferred to such a place, but she was also happy...

Just thinking about it again, Jia Lian was originally a fifth rank, so it didn't make sense to go to the border and come back, but was demoted and hired.Therefore, in the entire Xicheng Bingma Division, it seems that there are only the positions of chief and deputy commanders, which are suitable for Jia Lian. One is at the fourth rank, one is at the fourth rank, and the others are all at the sixth rank...

Jia Lian laughed and said, "It's not the deputy's."

"Tsk tsk tsk, then congratulations brother Lian, you have become the head of a yamen at such a young age, congratulations, congratulations!"

When Jia Zhen got the expected reply, she couldn't help feeling a little sour.

This is the fourth grade, the fourth grade...

Brother, I'm only third grade, only third grade!

It's still because this kid hasn't taken the title yet, after he takes the title, he will really completely overwhelm me...

Jia Zheng next to him felt even more mixed feelings, but when he saw Jia Lian looking over, he still smeared his beard and pretended not to care, and said, "Well, yes, although the yamen of Xicheng is small, it has great responsibilities. You are the Chief Officer, you must be loyal and do your best in the future, so as to live up to His Majesty's love and the imperial court's great trust..."

What else can Jia Zheng say, although civil and martial arts are not comparable, but he only graduated from four, he really only graduated from four, and he will soon be fifty!
And this kid will only be twenty in two months...

Jia Lian bowed his hands to Jia Zheng and said, "Thank you for your encouragement, master. My nephew is too young to do anything. In the future, as an official, I need my master to give me more guidance and support."

Because of the sincerity of what Jia Lian said, Jia Zheng did not doubt that Jia Lian was mocking him, so he nodded slightly, hummed, and said, "This is good news. The old lady is still waiting. You go in and report to the old man. Let's do it."

After finishing speaking, Jia Zheng looked at Jia Zhen and said, "Now that you're here, let's go in and have a look at the elder."

"Yes."

So two middle-aged and elderly people with sour hearts went in together, ready to take a good look at the life that was better than them, but at this time they could only take a few glances at the living dead lying on the bed, trying to find some happiness to come back.

It was only after they entered that Jia Lian restrained his modesty.

As a commander of the fourth rank, it just so happened that when he was at the highest level under Wang Ziteng, he was the commander of the first army, and he happened to be a rank-[-] intermediate military officer.

Of course, it was a temporary appointment on the battlefield, so it was not a positive number, so after he returned to Beijing, he still only took the post of fifth-rank captain.

When the emperor turned around, he confirmed his position as a commander. It can be seen that the emperor really valued him a little bit.

Since the emperor is so caring, it seems that he has to perform better.

As for the chief officer of the yamen who is behind the scapegoat... Hey, catching thieves and setting them on fire, uh, it's for fire prevention, which is not bad, and he has military power, right?Not much though.

Therefore, Jia Lian looked at Dongkuayuan and Rongguo Mansion again.

From today onwards, he will not have to be so timid, and can choose to use force to break the law!
In other words, if you don't turn around, you can strangle Jia She to death...

　Most of the official positions and powers in the book have been changed, so don't use specific official positions in official history to correspond, it will be invalid.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)