King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 109
Luoyang, the capital of the gods, in Rongguo Mansion.

"Second Master Lian, Master told you to come over!"

Jia Lian was joking with Ping'er. Hearing this, he couldn't help but wonder, it will be noon soon, what should he ask himself to do at this time.

Of course, even if he felt dissatisfied, Jia Lian did not dare to neglect, and immediately went to Rongxi Hall.

After entering Jia Zheng's study, after Jia Lian saluted, he asked, "Master, are you looking for me?"

"sit down!"

I had to sit down, looking very submissive.

"I have learned today that the Dragon Guards will release 130 people in September this year. Would you like to go to the Ministry of War for reference?"

The Dragon Guards will release 130 people, which means that so many people can be recruited, and it is an opportunity for noble children who want to become officials.

As I said before, the Dragon Guards are open to noble children, as long as they pass the exam, they can be selected.

The rest of the places will be contested by the guards of the Beijing camp, and the children of military officials above the sixth rank of the capital division. The competition is not usually big.

Jia Lian never thought that the second uncle would let him do this, and he panicked for a while.

He felt that his life was good now, so why would he want to go to work in the palace, and then run to the barracks to fight around.

Of course, it is not clear whether he can pass the examination of the Ministry of War.

"Second Uncle, you mean to name the Dragon Guard?" Jia Lian pretended to be stupid and was stunned.

Jia Zheng said with displeasure: "Of course not, I'm asking you to pass the examination and enter the garrison!"

"Here, nephew, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of? How bold was your grandfather back then, you have to learn from your grandfather, don't..."

After all, he is his own elder brother, and there are some things that Jia Zheng can't say.

"Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Jia Lian was reluctant.

"There are still two months to go, you have to practice well, and put down the chores at home first!" Jia Zheng taught with a straight face.

"Yes!"

"Go!"

Walking out of the study extremely melancholy, Jia Lian was planning to go back to the residence, complaining to his wife about Jia Zheng's unreasonable demands, but was stopped by the servant again.

"Second Master... Eldest Master, please go over!"

what is it today?Why are these two masters looking for themselves?

Compared with Jia Zheng, Jia Lian was naturally more afraid of Jia Amnesty, so he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Soon, Jia Lian came to Jia Shewai's study, and saw a group of Yingying and Yanyan sitting on the porch knocking sunflower seeds and chatting.

Among them were several beauties, who were very much in line with Jia Lian's wishes, so he couldn't help but take a second look.

"I've seen Second Master Lian..."

Jia Lian returned the gift with a slight smile, then went straight into the Yi Gate, and then into Jia Amnesty's outer study.

"Father……"

Jia Amnesty was facing Jia Lian with his back, holding the porcelain in his hand to watch carefully, looking casual.

"Why did your second uncle call you over?"

Obviously, Jia Amnesty knew what happened in Rongxi Hall, otherwise he would not have called Jia Lian over.

"Second Uncle said...let my son choose the guards of the Dragon Guard!"

Putting down the toys in his hand, Jia She turned around, sat on a chair beside him, looked at his son with whom he had a relationship, and asked, "What do you think?"

"Son...don't know!"

Of course Jia Lian wanted to put his mind at ease, but he couldn't figure out what Jia She was thinking, so he just kept his words vague.

"With you like this, can you still be selected as a Dragon Guard?" Jia She was full of contempt.

Although his body was hollowed out by wine and lust, Jia Amnesty is really qualified to say this, because he was also selected as a dragon guard, and he was only released after reaching the rank of a thousand households.

He had a bright future, according to the normal rate of promotion, not to mention becoming the governor or the acquaintance of the governors of the five prefectures, Jia She is at least a governor, and he can be a general officer in the Beijing camp.

However, because of the hesitation ten years ago, the Jia family offended the emperor, and their status plummeted.

"My child also feels that if I go by myself, I'm afraid I won't be selected!"

Jia She said with a cold face: "It's good that you know, do what you have to do next, don't listen to your second uncle's nonsense!"

Don't listen to the second uncle?Now I'm the housekeeper of my second uncle, I don't listen to him... Don't I also behave like your old man?
Seeing that Jia Lian didn't speak, Jia She immediately scolded, "Are you deaf?"

"My son knows!" Jia Lian was extremely helpless, how could he dare to contradict his father.

"get out!"

Not daring to argue, Jia Lian left in a hurry, feeling extremely depressed.

When he returned to his residence, Wang Xifeng had already had lunch and was gathering a group of maidservants to give orders.

Seeing Jia Lian plunge into the room with an unhappy face, Wang Xifeng knew something was going on.

So while she ordered Ping'er to prepare the meal, she finished the matter as soon as possible, and then went to the inner room.

Seeing that Jia Lian was drinking, Wang Xifeng asked, "I said... the master told you to come over, what is it?"

"Could it still be about Jinling?"

"Master wants me to go to the Imperial Guard!"

"That's not bad, the young masters of the other duke's mansions didn't find a serious job!" Wang Xifeng said with a smile.

Jia Lian said helplessly: "Alas... I have practiced horseback riding and archery all these years. I'm afraid I won't pass the test if I go there!"

Wang Xifeng didn't take it seriously: "It doesn't matter if you fail the exam, there is no shortage of officials in our house..."

"Second uncle asked me to practice martial arts more, and just now my father called me over again 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 this kind of thing, and she doesn't know what to say for a while.

"It seems that those things back then still made my father afraid, so I only focused on living!"

Although Jia Lian is a bit of a dandy, he is also a sensible person, and 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 general Wei Lie, the commander-in-chief of the military governor's mansion, Wang Ziteng, the current commander-in-chief of the Xianwu Battalion.

Although Wang Ziteng does not have a title, such an official position is a rare military position with real power in the court. Of course, his views are of reference value.

"That's good... I will visit my aunt in two days, and I just happen to have a look at the newly built garden!"

When the husband and wife were discussing countermeasures, Jia Amnesty also came to Rongxi Hall and was talking to his own brother.

"Second brother, a few days ago, Yuan Chun sent a letter?"

"Ok!"

"What did the letter say?"

"Just order some trivial matters!"

"is it?"

The two brothers seldom sit together, and the chat at the moment is extremely dry, almost like a stranger.

"Brother, you might as well speak up if you have something to say!"

"Second brother, you're better off!" Jia She looked at his younger brother.

"Brother, I asked Lian to choose the Dragon Guard, because I was restless?"

With a displeased look on his face, Jia Zheng continued: "Then I would like to ask, Wu Xun's family was selected as the imperial guard, which is the ancestral system established by the ancestors. home?"

"What's wrong with Lian'er going to choose a guard?"

"Is it as simple as choosing a guard? Don't you have any other thoughts?" Jia She did not back down.

Jia Zheng's daughter is the crown prince's side concubine. Whether he did all this for the Jia family or for his own small family is not clear to Jia She.

So he doesn't want to take risks, at least he can't see the benefits, the key is that the risk of tossing is still huge.

"When my father was there, how grand was our family? Now that the family is in decline, brother, are you indifferent?"

Standing up, Jia Zheng said solemnly: "It depends on man's effort, we have to do something!"

(End of this chapter)