Red Mansion, Second Master Lian is too despicable

Chapter 36 36 The Decline of Honor
The courtyard of the Ministry of Personnel was bustling with activity because of Jia Lian, and no officials came to disturb the disorderly noise.

This is rarely seen in the official department. Who would dare to be so presumptuous on weekdays.

But it also brought out Jia Lian's face.

At this moment, Jia Lian made many friends in the official department. Everyone who was introduced by Niu Jiadai, or who took the initiative to come up to him, was like a fat sheep in Jia Lian's eyes.

Kill them sooner or later.

In the eyes of these people, Jia Lian, the kind-hearted young master of the Duke's mansion and a close confidant of the Sun family, is also a good man, and everyone's successful future depends on him.

What's more, he has already dreamed of becoming the county magistrate, marrying the daughter of a concubine of the Sun family, and reaching the pinnacle of his life.

Sooner or later, Jia Lian will be killed.

The two groups have different thoughts and have a close relationship; the wolf and the mist can be regarded as hooking up.

"Second Master Lian has achieved great success, but don't forget your brothers!"

"How is that possible? Second brother Lian is the most particular person. How could he not support his brothers when he becomes rich?"

"Second brother Yi Bo Yuntian!"

Compliments surrounded Jia Lian as if they were free of charge.

Regardless of whether they are rich or short of money, people who come to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to ask for an official position should at least prepare the money. Therefore, they come up to talk to Jia Lian one by one, flatter him a little, and then stuff money wherever he goes.

Completely ignoring Jia Lian's thoughts, his movements were so skillful that Jia Lian felt distressed.

It wasn't that Jia Lian felt sorry for these people, but for the money.

"This is all money that I should get rid of once! If you add up a little, you'll get a thousand taels! How can you take advantage of Lao Cheng!"

However, it was hard for Jia Lian to show off in front of everyone, otherwise he would look stingy, so he could only signal to hold back.He didn't forget to shout in a pretense of magnanimity.

"Lao Cheng, this is a big advantage for you. Thank you all gentlemen."

Jia Lian wanted to express his magnanimity and let others remember his goodness; he did not get any benefits or favors.

And the level is worthy of an experienced official, knowing what money can be collected and what money can't be collected no matter how much you tear it up.

No matter who you accept money from, there will always be a saying in your mouth.

"Don't worry, for Master Jia's sake, I will definitely handle it properly!"

This not only ensured Jia Lian's face, but also did not cause trouble for Jia Lian.

I also remind these people all the time that Jia Lian has already passed the official status, but you are still a group of dudes and lords.

Even if you can be a scholar, you are already a distinguished person, but it is still very different from being an official.

The words "little official" separated them from Jia Lian by using the title, which made the gentlemen become more active.

No matter how difficult life was for Juren, he still gritted his teeth and dug out his last support, hoping to use Jia Lian's face to get by without even an official document.

Obviously this is not realistic.

But who can resist the temptation of becoming an official? Even if there is only a little hope, they will go all out.

The more literate people are, the more they understand that it takes the efforts of three generations to achieve a class leap. If they don't try their best on the existing basis, it will be even harder for their sons to go gambling again.

The civil servants who have been living in Beijing for more than a year have not been to Piaoxiang Pavilion for a long time.I saved a few taels of money through frugality, but I still pretended to be generous.

"Hey, Lao Cheng, take it, I don't want you to do anything? Just think about your brother more when you have the opportunity in the future. If you don't give me face, won't you even give my brother Jia Lian's face?"

Looking at the 50-year-old old man who still calls Jia Lian his brother, he must not accept this money.

But Lao Juren's enthusiasm also made him sigh with emotion when he looked at Wu Juren, who was silent and motionless beside Jia Lian.

Degree of heart. "It's useless to give him a chance. Look at how he is always begging for an official position. Hmm, you're like this! You won't be able to eat four dishes in your life!"

It's one thing whether you give money or not, but it's another thing if you don't give money.

This is a matter of face, obviously Wu Juren didn't give the degree of face.

Even so, it is too much money to handle.

The increasing amount of money not only made Jia Lian feel distressed, but also frightened him.

The money that was supposed to be shared among the junior staff in the staff department was now collected by myself; once or twice was enough, but there were so many people, and other colleagues were still watching.

Today, for the sake of the Sun family, I won't pursue it now, but I will inevitably wear small shoes later.

If you eat alone, you will poop.It's definitely not going to end well.

The money is getting more and more stuffed, and I am panicking.

This is not something he can handle alone.

I had no choice but to respond to everyone, so I hurriedly greeted you.

"Everyone, we are all friends of Mrs. Jia; the young master naturally dare not be negligent, but I am incapable of doing things today, so forgive me! Why don't you let the little old man take a look, if there is something convenient to do, I will do it for you immediately; If you need to pay attention to it, please be patient!"

After saying these words, Sui immediately got away.Holding an armful of banknotes, I ran into the house to share the spoils with my colleagues.

As for how to handle the matter, that is another matter.

And as the degree disappeared, the enthusiasm of the people around them decreased slightly, and they became a realistic group.

Everyone knows that although the degree is done for Jia Lian's sake, it is still the degree himself who handles the matter.Most of them have no friendship with Jia Lian.

It was a one-time fate, and after we left the gate of the official department, we would never know each other again in this life.

Therefore, everyone who was close to Jia Lian just a second ago said hello to Jia Lian with a shy face and went back to queue.

If the level is gone, Jia Lian will be worthless.

Only those who had official documents and had been paid by the government were left to continue chatting with Jia Lian.

And these people have one thing in common, that is, they were once in the same social circle as Jia Lian.

They are all descendants of noble nobles who have fallen into decline.

"Second Master, have you climbed up?"

As soon as the level was gone, it became easier for them to talk, and immediately some noble sons who winked at each other came forward.Confirm with Jia Lian in a low voice.

Jia Lian naturally understood that he was asking if he had climbed into the Sun family.

Jia Lian could neither confirm nor deny, and just passed by with an enigmatic smile.

This attitude made the nobles who thought they had friendship with Jia Lian even more excited.

What is a declining noble? A noble who lacks political resources is a declining noble.Once they have political resources, they will return to the ranks of nobles.

What are political resources? There are senior officials above who can promote people, and there are vassals below who do errands. Together they are called political resources.

The declining nobles think that their ancestors were all officials and that they are not good at anything else. Being an official is definitely much better than being a commoner. It is more than enough for them to run errands and work as a vassal.

Now they are short of a high-ranking official who can promote them.

Now that Jia Lian has it, doesn’t that mean they have it?Who said they were all fallen nobles and brothers who shared weal and woe?

(End of this chapter)