Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 166 Letter
Jia Lian's wedding preparations were very easy. He would come when needed, and the rest was just waiting for the wedding day.

Jia Min was the most concerned about the wedding, and directly ignored Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing. With Jia Mu's support, the two ladies could only hold their noses and beat the drum. The servants in the family have also seen the majesty of my aunt.

Even for Jia Min, who was the head wife of the Lin family, she still felt uncomfortable being squeezed out. This shows the status of women in this era.

To put it harshly, women in this era can only endure it, and they will feel comfortable if they endure it like Jia Mu.

Jia Lian never wanted to be a savior, just out of his conscience.

In the past, Jia Lian had a good temper in the eyes of his servants, but now Jia Lian's feelings towards his servants have changed. His temper is still good, but he has gained an extra level of awe-inspiring majesty.

When they arrived at Rongxi Hall, the tailor was waiting. After meeting Jia Mu and Jia Min, Jia Lian stood still and allowed himself to be manipulated by the tailor.

After the measurement, I accompanied Jia Mu and Jia Min to chat for a while. Daiyu hurried in, followed by Zicuckoo and Xueyan.

Daiyu's complexion improved a lot as she continued to exercise. Jia Lian couldn't help laughing when he thought of the picture of a weeping willow pulled upside down.

The moment Daiyu came in and saw Jia Lian, her steps slowed down, she returned to the form of a delicate lady, and came forward to greet him. If it weren't for my shortness of breath, there would be no abnormality at all.

He thought to himself: He is obviously a brilliant scholar on the outside, but on the inside he completely ignores his demeanor, just to make his relatives smile. Brother Lian is a person who attaches great importance to family affection. Just look at his love for Sister Yingchun.

Daiyu has the best relationship with Yingchun, and recently she brought Tanchun, who is similar in age, to play with her. Speaking of which, Daiyu doesn't like Tanchun's strong character both inside and outside, but she is more in tune with Yingchun.

At this moment, Jia Lian was serious, followed him inside, and sat down after seeing Jia Min.

Jia's mother, who was born to be born, fell into this trap. She couldn't help laughing when she saw this. She turned around and lay on Jia Min's shoulder, patting her while laughing.

As for Baoyu, Daiyu currently looks down upon her, because Jia Lian's benchmark is too high. Cousin Lian did not know how to learn the gossip at the beginning, but he worked hard in private before he became a blockbuster. But Baoyu only knows how to play all day long, and it takes several days to memorize a three-character classic. Naturally, a talented girl like Daiyu looks down on him.

If someone is so funny, it must be regarded as frivolous. But Jia Lian did this in front of Jia's mother, and he still had the aura of being the number one scholar. When others saw him, they would only think of the four words "colorful clothes to entertain the bride".

In the original work, Daiyu had no choice and was helpless, so she was taken advantage of by Big Face Treasure.

Jia Min got Lin Ruhai's letter and said, "Let's take a look at your uncle's letter first."

Daiyu said goodbye to Jia Lian, thinking about yesterday's events, her big eyes turned white, but when she turned her head, she covered her mouth and snickered.

Every time he came to Rongxi Hall, Jia Lian, who was full of laughter, accompanied Jia Mu and Jia Min to have dinner. In Jia Baoyu's envious eyes, Daiyu's eyes drifted away from each other.

Jia's mother laughed loudly after hearing this, and Jia Min just patted her daughter's shoulder gently and laughed along with her. As a child, it's normal to have a tantrum. Jia Lian was also very cooperative. He knelt down and looked at Daiyu and said, "Well, my brother apologized to my sister."

Without Jia Lian, Jia Min would naturally be anxious, but now he is much calmer.

After returning to Jia Mansion for a while, Jia Min had a fundamental understanding of everything in Jia Mansion.

Daiyu has always been envious of Yingchun for having an older brother like Jia Lian. Ever since she was protected by Jia Lian, Yingchun could walk sideways in Rongguo Mansion. That is to say, Yingchun's character is basically stereotyped. She doesn't like to bully others. She likes to entertain herself and doesn't like to make trouble.

"Sister Daiyu, are you always nice? I've been too busy recently and haven't bothered to see you. I'm sorry." Jia Lian apologized with a smile.

Jia Min couldn't stop laughing, and Daiyu was also amused. She turned around and let out a chuckle, but she wasn't too rude.

Jia Lian patted his chest with a sober look on his face and said: "Okay, I was scared to death. I thought that next time I go to your house, you will not give me food and let me come back hungry."

That is to say, because of the face of her old mother, Jia Min pretended not to know anything. After visiting the Jia family several times, Jia Lian is the only one who is reliable. The two brothers are the kind of masters who never neglect themselves in terms of enjoyment and make little positive contribution to the family.

The next day, Jia Lian was summoned by Jia Min again. This time it had nothing to do with the marriage, but a letter from Lin Ruhai.

Daiyu didn't buy it. As she walked towards Jia Min, she replied: "It's okay to live under someone else's roof and not be taken seriously."

The current Daiyu is not the little girl who has lost her mother, and her words are not so unforgiving, or in other words, she does not need protection. Seeing Jia Lian's confession, he tried his best to keep a straight face and said: "Well, in that case, it's even."

Jia Lian took the letter and read it carefully. Daiyu was not idle, and arranged for the maid to fetch ice cubes and pour them into the ice mirror.

After reading the letter, Jia Lian felt a chill. He looked up and saw the water vapor coming out of the ice mirror. Then he smiled at Daiyu and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sister Daiyu." Facing the serious Jia Lian, Daiyu also put away her words. He showed his little daughter's attitude and said blessing slightly: "Brother Lian is doing serious things, and it is the right thing for a younger sister to be a helper."

When Jia Lian turned to face Jia Min, his face returned to a serious look: "My uncle has achieved initial results in rectifying the salt industry, which is naturally a happy event. It's just that there are changes in the court, and my uncle should keep calm."

"I don't understand what's going on outside. You and your uncle can discuss it and handle it. It's just a matter in Jiayu Village. Your uncle has asked your second uncle to handle it. There are many people involved who are leaving, so you should let me know." Jia Min didn't elaborate. When asked about the so-called changes in the DPRK, Jia Yucun was brought up.

"There is no need to rush the matter in Jia Yucun. He has been waiting for many years. There is no harm in waiting any longer. The trustee told him that if he wants to have a good place, he might as well wait until Wang Taiwei's squadron returns to the court before starting operations. At present, the court is extremely variable. If any action is magnified and interpreted, it will cause unexpected consequences. I will write a letter to my uncle and explain the situation clearly, and my uncle will make a decision. "

Let the Jia family manipulate it, and it will definitely be related to the Wang family. Then for the benefit of the Jinling side, they will create a Jinling prefect for Jiayu Village. The Jia family will be better off, but the Wang family will not make trouble in Jinling?

Wang Ziteng was away leading the troops, and the Wang family operated Jiayu Village as the prefect of Jinling. Well, Wang Ziteng was charged with supporting the troops and interfering in the employment of the country. By the way, the old silver coin of Liang Daoyuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, would not stop it, but would push it along.

No matter how arrogant the four major families are now, they will die miserably in the future. In the art of war, this is the tactic of playing hard to get.

After preparing the pen and ink, Jia Lian finished the letter in front of Jia Min and explained in a very serious manner: "Aunt, Mr. Sun Ge is in charge of Liangjiang, intending to solve the problem of difficulty in collecting tax revenue in Liangjiang every year. Your Majesty put the god The Jiying and Jianrui camps have been sent down, and the governors from Jiangnan and Jiangbei have been transferred. There will be a turmoil in the official circles of the two rivers. At this time, any move will be interpreted in various ways by those who are interested. "Speaking of this. , naturally not to worry Jia Min.

Sure enough, Jia Min breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. She didn't care about outside things like she said.

How could you not care? It is related to Lin Ruhai's future.

"In the letter, I asked my uncle to go to Jinling, under the pretense of paying a visit to the governor, Mr. Sun Ge. It seemed like he was jumping into the whirlpool of Jinling, but in fact, my uncle's battlefield was in Lianghuai, and going to Jinling was to escape the turmoil. Wait for the officialdom in Liangjiang When the turmoil in Liangjiang rises, if my uncle returns to Lianghuai, anything he can do will be hidden under the turmoil in the officialdom of Liangjiang. It is destined to be too late for Lianghuai to hold up. "

The above thoughts were not written in the letter, but were told in person so that Jia Min could convey them. Some things cannot be left in words.

If Lin Ruhai wanted to do something in Lianghuai, the best time would be after Sun Huazhen started something in Liangjiang to attract attention.

By then, when the officialdom of Liangjiang is trembling under Sun Huazhen's butcher's knife, the resistance Lin Ruhai will encounter will be greatly reduced.

This is the so-called benefit of having someone in the court. Jia Lian can have access to the latest and most important information. If he tells Lin Ruhai, he can avoid pitfalls. Lin Ruhai is a smart man. Think about the difference between before Sun Huazhen launched it and after he launched it.

Jia Lian didn't know what step Sun Huazhen would take, but from the emperor's words, it was not difficult to see that it was probably limited to rectifying the officialdom of Liangjiang, and the knife would not fall on the heads of the gentry. This rectification is just to increase tax revenue. You must see blood when you see it, otherwise people who are obsessed with profit will not be afraid.

Sun Huazhen was in Jinling, which involved not only the emperor's disappointment with Han Zong, but also the fighting between the elders of the court and the central government.

All in all, this is a high-end game. Lin Ruhai can take advantage of Sun Huazhen's opportunity to rush ahead and launch his [Combating Illegal Salt] action. When the time comes, those frightened salt channel officials and salt merchants will definitely cooperate honestly. Lin Ruhai has completed his political achievements, successfully passed his second term, and can escape in style after reaping all the benefits.

The salt road officials and salt merchants who didn't know what was going on might want to thank Lin Ruhai in private for retaining someone and offering him a token of thanks.

The natural result was that Lin Ruhai supervised that the salt tax from Lianghuai and Huaihe Rivers was sent to Beijing in sufficient quantities to support the financial difficulties. After several passes, the remainder of the second term opened up. No matter how you look at it, Lin Ruhai has made a lot of money.

Jia Min also knew why his nephew was so interested. It was simply because the elders in the family were not good enough.

Jia Lian did not stay for lunch, but said goodbye and left after finishing his business. It was rare to rest, so he went back to lie down and feel more comfortable.

Daiyu walked to the door for her mother and said, "Brother Lian, go slowly."

Jia Lian's plan to go back and lie down soon went bankrupt. On the way, he encountered Yin Die, who said that Jia Zhen sent someone to bring a letter and asked him to come and take a look. Jia Lian had no choice but to follow him. When he arrived, he saw Jia Rong with a solemn look on his face, but he couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth.

Jia Lian coughed and asked, "What happened?"

Jia Rong rubbed her eyes and then spoke with sadness: "After the Jia family's caravan left Shanhaiguan, it was attacked by horse thieves. The family general fell off the horse while protecting his father and escaping. The specific injury was not specified. He was heading towards Come back and send someone to deliver a letter in advance.”

Jia Lian was stunned. Is the struggle outside the customs so fierce? I said there are horse thieves, do you really have horse thieves?

"Stop talking, my nephew went to summon the generals and set off to pick up his father today." Jia Rong hurried there, bouncing around for a while before he stabilized and walked slowly. Jia Lian looked at his back and couldn't help but smile happily, he had finally become a talent.

When You saw Jia Lian coming in, she quickly signaled Yindie to go out. After a while, all the servants left. Yindie arranged for someone to guard the courtyard door. When he turned around and came in, he saw that the two of them were already sitting in a pile.

The sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly, why are you so impatient? Yindie naturally knew that Geranium eucalyptus had just gone there, and the efforts he had made some time ago had no results, so he naturally had to increase his efforts to produce results as soon as possible. If she wants to be Ning Guofu's home, she has to count on Jia Lian to support her. Whether she has children or not is a different matter. As a man, Youshi has seen too many dramas about loving the new and hating the old.

We must get something done now, before Wang Xifeng comes through the door, otherwise the old man will have no choice but to hide in the corner and cry after the new wife comes in. It's not like Youshi has never experienced this before, so she quickly handles her business without talking about Jia Zhen's affairs first.

Naturally, she was dripping with sweat on a hot day, and Youshi was finally in the mood to talk about Jia Zhen.

"There is no concern about his life, but his leg is broken. While his temper is recovering from his injuries, it is difficult for the family to live in peace."

After You finished speaking, Jia Lian could certainly imagine the scene in the future where Jia Zhen would lie on the bed and curse everyone she saw. At the same time, I couldn't help but secretly regret, why didn't Jia Zhen fall to death?
"I carefully asked the person who came back to deliver the message. The horse thief just looked at the Jia family and his party from a distance, and did not come forward to attack. Jia Zhen was worried about the horse thief, so she abandoned the carriage and mounted her horse. She didn't want the horse thief to attack, but the horse suddenly frightened. The horse had been ridden by Jia Zhen for many years and had a very docile temperament. For some reason, it suddenly frightened and ran for hundreds of meters. Jia Zhen was restrained after falling off the horse. In the end, the horse thief also left. There was something fishy about the whole thing. There is internal response.”

Things suddenly became unexpectedly complicated, but Jia Lian didn't care about it at all. Instead, he cared about Youshi: "When he comes back, except for caring about his recovery, you won't ask about anything else. If he is really lame, then you can do it again." Make plans.”

Youshi nodded after hearing this and whispered: "These days, Brother Rong stays in the inner house at night. I pretend not to see him. When Jia Zhen asked about it later, I said I couldn't control him even if I wanted to."

Jia Lian didn't know where to start after hearing this. The spirit of sharing started with Jia Jing. Now Jia Rong has started sharing in advance, right? Why don't this father and son start working on the Internet?
Looking at the white luminous body on the bed, Jia Lian felt that he had to hurry up, otherwise Jia Zhen would come back and recuperate at home for a while, and he would definitely have difficulty moving.

The development progress of the rifled gun exceeded Jia Lian's expectations. Three days later, Jia Lian saw the assembled rifle. This was a rifle close to the modern meaning. With the current level of processing, Jia Lian does not expect to be able to create a bolt-action rifle.

Of course, this does not prevent Jia Lian from continuing to promote the research and development of rifles and turning the organization into a permanent organization.

When research and development results are achieved, Jia Lian naturally wants to report them.

The cabinet meeting is studying personnel issues, and several cabinet elders are arguing about the candidate for the new minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Qiu Shi'an, who was standing behind Emperor Chenghui, saw Xiao Guizi sticking his head at the door and quietly came over to ask.

Xiao Guizi whispered a few words, and Qiu Shian listened and whispered in Emperor Chenghui's ear.

Emperor Chenghui, who was a little lazy at first, sat up straight in an instant, glanced at Liang Daoyuan who was still foaming at the mouth, knocked on the table gently, and interrupted his words: "We are here first today, dear friends, it is best to reach a consensus as soon as possible. , otherwise I can only hand-pick it.”

(End of this chapter)