Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 122 Li Qing’s ambition

Li Dong hadn't been quiet all morning. It seemed like everyone from Qingyun Academy had come here just for one thing.

Where did you buy the book? Then look at the person with an understanding expression and say thank you by the way.

If you want to say that people don’t misunderstand the questions that Xinke Jieyuan has done, that would be weird.

This is the benefit Li Dong gives everyone!

In the end, even the arithmetic teacher was found, and he simply said that Li Dong would be a favor. There are more than 500 people in the academy, and each person can get a copy. The price is easy to negotiate, and the school will pay for the collective purchase.

The newly appointed mountain chief is an official. After the incident at Qingyun Academy, Xinke Jieyuan became the face of the academy.

The collective will of the students naturally follows what is good.

Li Dong didn't have a good time in class, so he went directly out of the academy to contact Jia Rong, and all 500 question books were delivered before lunch.

After finishing the order, Li Dong silently calculated an account in his mind. One book can be paid three taels of silver. Ten books are three taels. Five hundred books are one hundred and fifty taels. It turns out that he has found the right person and the right person. Luzi, money is so easy to make.

"Brother Zhen, you are indeed a trouble. There is one thing you have to be careful about. You must keep the money you earn. Don't let your father know the specific number, otherwise he will give you a pot of it. Not only will he give it to you. The pot is smashed."

Jia Lian was secretly happy that her hard work in cultivating Jia Rong was finally bearing fruit.

Jia Rong knew that this was definitely not alarmist. Jia Zhen had wanted to do this for a long time. If it weren't for Uncle Lian and the noble man standing behind him, Jia Zhen would have been ruthless. Jia Rong thought of this and said angrily: "I went to Xuanzhen on New Year's Eve to see the old immortal. Before I left, I asked for two hundred taels of silver, saying that I would fulfill my filial piety."

The most important thing is that when he finds the right person, Li Dong feels suddenly enlightened. Is this what happens because of people?
The news spread quickly, and in the morning of the next day, Juren filled the streets and visited various bookstores in search of a book of arithmetic problems.

After talking about selling books, Jia Rong brought up the caravan again, but his tone was not so pleasant.

The ancients who had never experienced the tactics of Ti Hai felt a sense of urgency for the first time.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs did not expect that the half-dead Printing Bureau could turn around and become increasingly prosperous.

Besides, seeing how much money can be made from a collection of sutras, I wonder how many academies are preparing to pirate them.

"I trust Lai Er too much, which may not be a good thing." Since Jia Rong started doing business, he has figured out many things, so that's why he said this. Jia Lian naturally wanted to give him a prescription: "What are you afraid of? Frankly speaking, the Lai brothers are slaves. Just treat them like pigs you raise and kill them for meat when needed."

Making money is like this, but what about doing things? What about being an official?

What I haven’t mentioned yet is that I’ll print more copies and get another two thousand copies.

Jia Lian was even more happy when he heard this. Is there such a thing? If you haven’t said anything yet, hurry up and make a fuss.

Jia Lian looked at this cheap nephew speechlessly and told him that you are just tripling the price now, and we will see what kind of treatment you get when you quintuple it. Jia Rong giggled for a while and said, "I'm not stupid. Isn't this just a temporary rush to triple the price?" This wave of market conditions has passed before the meeting, and I don’t know what will happen in the future?

Jia Rong also did not expect that the first two thousand copies were sold out in one day, and the three major academies bought 1,500 copies. It’s not like we haven’t sold outdated essay collections before, so why isn’t the business such a good one?

"Just bear with it, [filial piety] is too big a word!" Jia Lian's words sounded fine, but in reality he was trying to put out the fire.

Jia Rong, who was quite puzzled, went to Jia Lian to express his feelings. He did not expect that the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs could be so easy to talk to.

Jia Rong looked excited after hearing this and said: "That's not true, but I am the boss now. It will take a long time."

Jia Rong also didn't expect that one day she would walk into a government office and be held in such high regard.

As long as the money is enough, the Printing Bureau said that working overtime all night is no big deal. As long as the money is enough, everything is fine.

Li Dong is a person who is good at thinking. When faced with anything that seems impossible to accomplish, the first thing to do is to analyze the resources at hand, then integrate the resources, and finally make full use of the resources.

After this market boom, affordable question books can be sold through Tongzhou and along the canal. If I sell more copies, I will make more money.

"Two hundred taels at a time! If you open this end, Xuanzhen Temple will be all my business from now on." Jia Rong saw it clearly.

Jia Lian then lamented: "What can I do? Years ago, I also asked me to knock away more than a thousand taels. This is how I am as a human being."

One sentence filled her with empathy. Jia Rong lamented along with her, and a thought that made her instantly stiff came into her mind: "I can't do anything from above. What if I don't exist?" Aren’t I the one who owns this house? 】

Just thinking about it, Jia Rong broke out in cold sweat and quickly raised his hand to wipe it away. Seeing his strange expression, Jia Lian's heart moved slightly and asked: "What, is it too hot in the room?"

"Ah, yes, it's hot!" Jia Rong's expression completely betrayed him.

Jia Lian knew very well that this matter should not be rushed. He must wait until Jia Zhen's greed completely explodes. It is best if the Liaodong caravan overturns and Jia Zhen loses a lot of money. At that time, Jia Zhen will definitely have Jia Rong's crooked ideas. .

Thinking that Shanhaiguan was the sphere of influence of King Dongping, Jia Lian had a small hope, Prince Dongping, please work hard!
Later, Jia Lian went to Jia She, specifically to find out about King Dongping's situation, and expressed his concerns about the caravan.

Jia She didn't care about this, and explained very considerately: "The hometown of Prince Dongping is in Qilu. Taizu would need someone to keep an eye on the Kong family to prevent the family from acting like a monster. Later, the Jia family expanded too fast, and the emperor During the war, they played a balancing act and assigned Shanhaiguan and Tianjin to King Dongping’s men for guarding.”

"At that time, I was the same age as you are now, and the Jia family was at its peak in the military, unlike now. When King Dongping saw your grandfather at that time, he didn't dare to take the pretense of the county king and call him brother. Who would have thought that your grandfather was a good person? Just half a year after leaving, the attitude of the military leaders outside the customs has changed. In the past, it was easy to do it, but now they are making excuses. Now that the caravan is restarted, your grandmother also approves it. You can give it a try. It will work best, but it will not work. It’s not a big problem.”

Hearing this, Jia Lian suddenly realized something and couldn't help but [remind]: "What if Lai Er can't control the situation?"

"That's Jia Zhen's business too!" Jia She directly shirks the blame. If you say the same thing when making money, then I will convince you! This skillful scapegoating gesture really reveals your true colors! No wonder you can't win over the clan leader. You're not as responsible as Jia Zhen!
A person who has no responsibility, let alone in the officialdom, even within the family, is the result of decoration.

You have to rely on yourself for everything, and you need to be hard-working to make iron! If you are not tough on yourself, no one will take a fancy to you.

In Jia Lian's opinion, the result of restarting the Liaodong caravan this time will not end well. Well, this is a good thing!
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the day of the trial has arrived.

Jia Lian, who entered the venue again, became more and more calm. When queuing up, Li Dong stood side by side, followed by Lin Ping, who was trying his best to become invisible. Jia Lian naturally knows everything about Li Dong and Lin Ping, which is a good thing.

In Jia Lian's view, Lin Ping is a ruthless person. If he uses this kind of person well, he will be a sharp knife in the future.

At this stage, it is better to keep a distance. Li Dong will be there at critical times in the future, and he can lend a hand to kill people.

On the day when Jia Lian approached the examination room, Wang Ziteng, who was far away, received a letter from home in the capital.

In his letter, Wang Zisheng elaborated on Jia Lian's views and the recent news in the capital. His Majesty kept all the memorials to impeach Wang Ziteng without publishing them. It seemed that he was protecting Wang Ziteng, and there was also the possibility of settling scores in the future.

How could Wang Ziteng, who was in the officialdom, not know the so-called emperor's mind?
This is a situation that is ready to go. Things are left unaddressed so that when necessary in the future, the old matter can be brought up again, with ready-made charges.

In other words, the matter is not over, it is just not mentioned for the time being. The knife didn't fall, it just hung there.

After reading the letter, Wang Ziteng felt very complicated. The pull between the current emperor and the Supreme Emperor was a good thing in the eyes of others, but not a good thing in the eyes of Wang Ziteng. At present, bargaining between two generations of emperors seems to be very satisfying, but in fact it has laid the foundation for disaster.

The reason is also very simple. Wang Ziteng stands at the front. When the dust between the two generations of emperors is settled in the future, who will be liquidated first?

The four major families have raised a pile of waste. If Wang Ziteng hadn't been there to support it, it would have been in decline.

Wang Ziteng is very fortunate that the younger generation has finally grown up into a talented person who can look past the past.

As the destined representative of the Jia family, Wang Ziteng attached great importance to the suggestion. He took this letter and read it over and over again. He thought about it all night and stayed up all night. Before dawn, Wang Ziteng made up his mind to write the so-called "self-interest". Debate memorial.

[Since I was ordered by my master to lead my troops on the expedition, I have been facing the chaos, lamenting and trembling day and night, walking on thin ice, and not daring to slack off at all. Your Majesty was merciful to the various tribes in the Western Regions, but they responded with rebellion... 】

To sum up, His Majesty is the most benevolent monarch throughout the ages. If anything discredits His Majesty, it is Wang Ziteng's fault. Since you are wrong, there is no need to defend yourself. As for the matter here, I suggest that you leave the capital camp to guard the border, send your capabilities to Dihua, return the land to the country, and clarify the imperial court's absolute legal rights over the Western Regions.

This place in the Western Region is full of unruly people. Once the army withdraws, it will definitely rebel again. It is better to take this opportunity to establish a province.

Regarding the proposal to establish a province, Wang Ziteng already elaborated on it in detail in the last memorial, and he emphasized it again in this self-defense memorial. In his opinion, it cannot be overemphasized that it is related to the long-term peace and stability of the Western Region.

The Central Government focused all its attention on the examination. As the examiner, Li Qing was not relaxed at all.

Wang Zhiwang's lesson is not far away. On the surface, it seems that the reason for his unluckiness is personal preference. In fact, it is a matter of stance. Emperor Chenghui's evaluation of Wang Zhiwang included the words "for fame and reputation." To put it bluntly, do you deserve to care about the position of civil servant leader? Have you asked the first assistant Kong Zhao?

The current civil servant group really does not have a clear leader. Compared with the situation in front of the white-clothed leader, now there are all heroes working together. Kong Zhao, the first assistant, was the leader of the Neo-Confucian lineage, and his qualifications to be the first assistant were relatively weak and not enough to convince the public. Liang Daoyuan, the second assistant, came from the Xinxue lineage and was a leader in the Jiangnan literary world. It was natural for him to stand on his own feet.

Sun Huazhen, the third assistant, was a typical meritorious person. Those who could do things in the court naturally regarded him as their leader.

Li Qing is the head of the Qingyun Party. He belongs to the Xinxue lineage academically, and is competing with Liang Daoyuan for the position of leader of Xinxue.

As for Zhang Ting'en, he has a bright imperialist label on his forehead!

Under this situation, Li Qing's appearance as the Minister of Rites to take charge of the examination was a big plus. He was originally at a disadvantage in the competition with Liang Daoyuan, but after the examination, he would be able to regain some control.

There is still a small group of people among the civil servants of the imperial court. They are not large in number. This group of people are usually ignored by the civil service group. This group of people is naturally the noble party headed by Lin Ruhai. However, there are too few people in this group. Among the civil servants above the fourth rank, Lin Ruhai is the only one at the moment.

The reality is that with Fang Baiyi's downfall, the civil service group has no real leader.

Li Qing has ambitions to compete for the position of civil servant leader. At this stage, he still has a long way to go. The first step is to achieve the position of chief minister, and then talk about the second step. In Li Qing's view, Kong Zhao's character was flawed and he lacked responsibility, so he was not suitable to be the first assistant. Liang Daoyuan was a strong enemy, but during the process of Fang Baiyi's dismissal, he chose to remain silent. Therefore, many civil servants criticized it.

Li Qing's image among civil servants, due to his hard work, gradually developed towards the image of a cabinet minister who chose cooperation first and struggle secondarily in the face of imperial power. Anyone who is a civil servant knows that imperial power is legally unlimited, and in most cases civil servants have limited struggles. Therefore, as Li Qing entered the cabinet, many civil servants also chose to follow him and help clean up the land.

Every trial was like a battle. Jia Lian, who had enough silver coins in his pocket, used his money ability again to gain the upper hand.

Even the examiner Li Qing turned a blind eye to the allocation of examination booths.

How many petty officials have relied on this wave of fat for a year? If you want to prevent everyone from making money, be careful of being given laxatives.

There is no precedent for this kind of thing. When the Emperor was the examiner for ten years, he ordered someone to take laxatives because he wanted to improve the discipline in the examination room. He did not have diarrhea for three days, causing other examiners to eat pig food for three days. There is no way to investigate this matter. After this incident, no examiner clamored to improve the discipline in the examination room.

After the three examinations, when the examiners who were marking papers were working overtime, Qiu Shi'an, the eunuch beside Emperor Chenghui, appeared. After expressing condolences on behalf of the emperor, Qiu Shian did not leave, but stayed. I just looked and said nothing.

This guy woke up Li Qing's originally groggy head!

Normally, Li Qing only needs to look at the top ten papers, but now he didn't dare to neglect it, so he took the opportunity to read the Sutra first, skipping the only paper with a perfect score in the Sutra. After reading it, Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief, this familiar formula!
In terms of handwriting, there are really not many people who can write exactly the same size in Guange style. Jia Lian is one of them. The content of the article is very smooth. You can't find anything out of the ordinary when you take a magnifying glass. In terms of quality, it can be considered to be excellent.

After reading the top ten papers, Li Qing was hesitant. Where should he rank them?

(End of this chapter)