The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 304 Thieves trapped in the Tongshan Mountain

"Thanks to Mr. Sun, the students are doing well." Jia Huan replied humbly.

"That's good. Jia Xiaoyou has changed a lot in the past few years. I didn't recognize it for a while." Sun Chengzong smiled while stroking his beard and nodded slightly.

Soon after presiding over the Shuntian Prefecture's college examination, Sun Chengzong was transferred to Zhan Shifu's Zuo Shuzi and became the assistant minister of the East Palace. Two years later, in the Beizhili Township Examination, he also paid special attention to the list of successful candidates. The result was unexpected He was quite surprised when he didn't find Jia Huan's name, because he was quite optimistic about Jia Huan. Unexpectedly, Jia Huan, who was the leader of the hospital examination case, failed to pass this provincial examination?

Sun Chengzong was disappointed and regretful. It was not until he later met Liu Yi, a talented scholar from Diecui Academy, that he learned that Jia Huan's family had experienced changes and that he had returned to Jinling alone to support his mother's coffin and did not participate in that provincial examination at all.

When Sun Chengzong suddenly realized this, he couldn't help but feel extremely sorry for Jia Huan, because it was rumored that Jia Huan had been exiled by the Jia family, and even his school status had been moved back to Jinling. Without the support of the family, he was afraid that this young man would win the title of junior high school student even when he was less than ten years old. Yuan's prodigy will eventually become a short-lived and miraculous success.

Unexpectedly, some time ago, Jia Huan's name suddenly appeared again, and he was commended by the emperor's decree, calling him "a model of filial piety and a model for the son of man." Sun Chengzong was not surprised by this, but also felt deeply for him from the bottom of his heart. Jia Huan was happy, because with the emperor's award, even if the Jia family was not happy, they would have to pay attention to this bastard again!
At this moment, Jia Huan felt the earnestness from Sun Chengzong's eyes, and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. Seeing that the latter was wearing casual clothes, he asked respectfully: "Is Master Sun going south this time on business or on a private matter?"

Sun Chengzong smiled and said, "Guess!"

Jia Huan's heart moved and he blurted out: "Could it be..."

Sun Chengzong waved his hand to stop him and said: "You don't have to say it, just know it so as not to cause gossip."

Jia Huan was inexplicably surprised. The examiners for the provincial examination were usually appointed by the emperor. They must be from the Imperial Academy or above, otherwise they would not be qualified to preside over the examination. Sun Chengzong was born in the Imperial Academy and was currently the Young Master of Zhan Shi Mansion. This position was the Assistant Minister of the East Palace. , very noble, and unexpectedly appeared here at this time. It was most likely that he was sent as a foreign mission. In addition to presiding over the provincial examination in Nanzhili, Jia Huan really couldn't think of any other more suitable errand.

It seemed that he and this strategic master were really destined. He presided over the college examination, and he was also the examiner for the provincial examination three years later. In other words, after he passed the examination, Sun Chengzong became his tutor.

Of course, Jia Huan didn't expect Sun Chengzong to let him go, and with Sun Chengzong's character, it was impossible for him to let him go. Jia Huan's happiness was purely out of admiration for this strategic master. In this world, it is rare to have a close friend. , famous teachers are even more difficult to find!

At this time, Sun Chengzong introduced again: "This is Mei Yucheng, a Hanlin editor, whose pseudonym is Yuru. Jia Xiaoyou is still not polite."

When Jia Huan heard this, he was even more certain that Sun Chengzong was the examiner of this Nanzhili Township Examination, and this Mei Hanlin was most likely his partner, that is, the deputy examiner. The reason why Sun Chengzong did not specify it directly was probably because of To avoid suspicion, he quickly saluted and said, "Student Jia Huan, I have met Master Mei."

"Jia Xiucai doesn't need to be polite." Mei Yucheng quickly returned the greeting, with a trace of panic flashing in his eyes. He thought to himself, we are really enemies of each other. It turns out that this boy is Jia Huan, and he is born with good looks and good temperament.

When he thought about the special task assigned to him by his father-in-law Wang Ziteng, which was to make the young man in front of him fail, Mei Yucheng couldn't help feeling guilty and short of breath, and his cheeks were burning.

When Jia Huan saw this, he couldn't help but secretly wonder. It was strange that the examiner was nervous when meeting the candidates.

"Jia Xiaoyou may not know that Mei Hanlin is actually a relative of you." Sun Chengzong said with a smile.

Jia Huan looked at Mei Yucheng in astonishment, and Sun Chengzong pointed out: "Mei Hanlin is the son-in-law of Lord Wang, Minister of War."

Jia Huan couldn't help but suddenly exclaimed, it turned out that this person was actually Wang Ziteng's son-in-law, and he hurriedly said: "It turns out that he is his cousin-in-law. Huan'er was rude and should have been beaten, but he didn't recognize him!" After saying this, he saluted again.

Wang Ziteng is still Jia Huan's uncle in name, so his son-in-law is naturally Jia Huan's cousin-in-law. Mei Yucheng said sarcastically: "Brother Huan is exaggerating. In fact, my second cousin and I got married the year before last. You are far away in Jinling, so it's normal that you don't know."

Jia Huan said calmly: "I see. No wonder Huan'er has never been seen before. It's a pity that I have urgent military affairs at the moment, so I don't have time to spend time with my cousin-in-law."

"It doesn't matter, let's get together next time when we have a chance. Military affairs are important!" Mei Yucheng replied hurriedly. He had a ulterior motive in his heart and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

Sun Chengzong asked curiously: "Military affairs? Could it be that Jia Xiaoyou is now responsible for leading troops to suppress bandits? Hey, is this Yingtian's governor of Guanfang?"

At this moment, Sun Chengzong finally noticed the seal tied around Jia Huan's waist, and couldn't help but look surprised. Mei Hanlin was even more secretly surprised. He had heard that this son was working beside Lin Ruhai, but he didn't expect that Lin Ruhai would trust him so much and treat him as his own. All the heavenly patrols, governors, and guards were given to him.

Jia Huan nodded and said: "Mr. Sun is amused. Master Lin was killed by a traitor and was poisoned. Although he was found and saved in time, his body was not as good as before. He was dragging his body with illness in the previous period. I was leading the troops to suppress the bandits, but fell ill again due to fatigue. Thanks to Master Lin's trust, I was entrusted with Yingtian Governor's seal to assist Lord Yi Hong in suppressing the bandits."

Sun Chengzong suddenly realized that he had to admire Lin Ruhai's courage and dared to hand over the seal to a teenage boy. Moreover, it seemed that Jia Huan was not just responsible for supervision, but actually leading the army to kill the enemy. What was even more surprising was that , those arrogant soldiers seemed to be very respectful to him, which was not easy to do, so he tried: "So that's the case, then what's the situation now?"

Jia Huan said calmly: "Don't worry, Mr. Sun, everything is under control. The thief Shou Kang Dayong and his gang have been trapped in the Datong Mountain area of ​​Yizhen County. The roads everywhere are blocked. The capture and killing of this thief is just around the corner. It will not affect the autumn season in August. The students are currently leading the army to Datong Mountain!"

Sun Chengzong said happily: "That's good. I will wait for the good news from Jia Xiaoyou. You can go ahead and don't worry about me!"

Jia Huan cupped his hands, then mounted his horse again and left.

It took half a day for thousands of soldiers and horses to finally cross the canal and head towards Yizhen County. Before leaving, Jia Huan once again came to Sun Chengzong to say goodbye.

Sun Chengzong smiled and said: "I wish Jia Xiaoyou a great victory this time. I'm waiting for your good news in Jinling. By the way, don't forget that you still need to participate in the annual examination selection before the provincial examination. Don't delay. If you miss this Enke , you have to wait another two years, remember!”

Jia Huan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Sun, for reminding me!" After saying that, he hurried across the river.

Sun Chengzong and others got on the boat again. One of the accompanying servants couldn't help but whispered to another servant: "As the saying goes, a hairless mouth means a weak job. This Third Master Huan is young. I'm afraid he's not even fifteen years old yet. Is he really capable of leading troops to suppress thieves? If you make a mistake, you may lose your head.”

A boatman happened to be passing by and heard it, so he laughed and said: "Don't worry about it. Without diamonds, how can people take this porcelain job? Don't look at this Mr. Huan, he is young and powerful. We locals in Yangzhou all know it." He led his men to raid the mansion of Kang Dayong, the great salt merchant. It was also the Third Master Huan who took credit for the recovery of Haimen County. Hey, some time ago, the pirates captured Chongming Sand, and it was also the Third Master Huan who led the troops to recover it. The commander of the Jinyi Guards When Yi Hongzhi was in command, many officers and soldiers died without being able to capture it, and even he himself was shot out of one eye. Later, it was replaced by Mr. Huan to take charge of the attack, and the victory was captured in one day, with almost no casualties. He also sank the boat of the thief leader Kang Dayong, forcing him to escape ashore. Hey, now that Kang Dayong is besieged in Datong Mountain, he will definitely not be able to escape. "

When the two servants heard this, they stuck out their tongues and said, "This boy is so powerful!"

The boatman chuckled and said, "Otherwise, do you think Mr. Lin, the salt class master, would hand over military power to a loser? Let's go!"

After speaking, the boatman calmly put some bamboo on the dock, and the boat left the shore and sailed downstream.

(End of this chapter)