Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 295 I Became a Protector
Where should I go next after leaving the Ministry of Personnel? Well, after a little hesitation, according to the principle of distance, I will go to the Inspectorate first, then the Ministry of Works, show my face and announce it. That's it for today. There are so many things to do, one by one, and I will tire myself out. That's it. In this state, I can slack off if I can, and I will work hard. Some of them are tools who want to get ahead.

Lin Ruhai's appointment was announced yesterday. With this relationship in mind, Jia Lian swaggered straight to the chief censor's office.

Seeing Jia Lian's warm expression, Lin Ruhai stood up and took the initiative to greet him: "The Ministry of Personnel greeted him yesterday. This is what happened. Liang Daoyuan's recent enthusiasm is uncomfortable!"

Hearing the hidden meaning in his words, Jia Lian asked thoughtfully, "Is Your Majesty dissatisfied with the cabinet, or is the Prime Minister going to retire?"

"How would I know? Lord Pan should know more about this. Why don't you go ask him?" Lin Ruhai said as he signed and sealed Jia Lian's formalities. As for the civil servants, Jia Lian was running towards the clean stream, and his momentum was unabated. Of course, this was what the emperor wanted to see. After all, he was a tool man, and he couldn't fall behind in both civil and military affairs.

"Forget it. I'm not familiar with Lord Pan. If I continue like this, I'm afraid I'll have to be promoted to the third rank before I'm twenty years old. Being an official is too hard and I don't want to do it." Jia Lian looked melancholy!
Lin Ruhai subconsciously looked around, but when he didn't find anyone he could use, he pointed at the door and said, "Get lost!"

Jia Lian knew he had said something wrong, but he had no intention of redeeming himself. He stood up and folded his arms, "Then I will leave first."

Lin Ruhai called out to him: "Wait, your seal!" As he spoke, he threw it over to him. Jia Lian caught it and took a look at it [Specially appointed inspector of the capital]. After understanding the words, he muttered in annoyance: "Can you remove the word 'specially appointed'?" Lin Ruhai ignored him and continued to point at the door. Only then did Jia Lian leave.

In the Zhou Dynasty, the Inspector General was a special official position, and it was normally a temporary assignment! The rank of the person in office was very flexible, and even a seventh-rank official could take office directly when needed. The difference lies in whether you are an imperial envoy! The imperial envoy has great power, and can even mobilize the garrison. The Inspector General who is not an imperial envoy also has great power, but he does not have the power to arrest people. The reason for such flexibility was that the original intention was that the civil service group wanted to use this position to compete with the Dragon Guard for power, and the emperor [improved] the rules. Therefore, Jia Lian's special position is a permanent position, which cannot be passed at ordinary times. It is the product of compromise in special times.

No wonder the seal is so new. I guess the Ministry of Personnel has already thought about it. Once the hanged man leaves, it will be taken back and destroyed immediately. Others say it is a temporary assignment, so why is it a permanent one?

It feels so good to be at the privileged level. Standing at the door of the Inspectorate, I tried hard to find the feeling of [drawing the sword and looking around with a confused heart]. There is no opponent, it is too lonely.

At the entrance of the Ministry of Industry, Jia Lian was stopped. The doorman put on an expression of heroic sacrifice and explained in a cowardly tone.

"Master Jia, I am not asking for death. I have received an order from above that you and... are not allowed to enter. You are an important person, why do you have to embarrass me?"

Jia Lian felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on his chest. What was wrong with the world? Could it ever get better? I am just a young official. I don't think I want to be promoted.

"Well, the R&D Department has been separated and is directly under His Majesty. Doesn't Lord Jia know? The Imperial Household Department also received His Majesty's oral instructions the day before yesterday." The doorman tried his best to explain, but Jia Lian simply refused to listen. He pointed at the door and said, "Listen, I am also the head of the Yuheng Department of the Ministry of Works. If you don't let me in, you will have to follow me to the R&D Department for the production and storage of military equipment in the future. Don't think I am trying to scare you. I mean what I say. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. I am waiting for you to beg me to come back."

As he spoke, Jia Lian turned around and left. Humph, I hold a grudge. Don't think that the independence of the R&D Department can squeeze me out of the Ministry of Industry. The production and storage of new weapons must be controlled.

When he got back, he wrote a memorial to impeach the Yu Hengsi of the Ministry of Works. They had a lot of negative information at their disposal.

Jia Lian suddenly discovered that the position of [Specially appointed Jingji Tour Inspector] was really useful. As long as it was within the scope of the capital and Shuntian Prefecture, he could impeach anyone.

You know that you can catch Jia's weakness of being kind-hearted and not making things difficult for the petty official, right? Just wait and see.

Jia Lian was not actually angry. These people were blocking him from entering just to irritate him. It seemed that the previous act of emptying the warehouse had affected the interests of many people.

[If I get angry and insist on being serious, I might fall into their trap. It's just right, take this opportunity to include the research and development and production of new weapons into the Research and Development Department, maybe I can upgrade it to another level. If it really doesn't work, the production and storage of new weapons should also be included in the long-arm jurisdiction, and use their own rules to keep it confidential to the maximum extent, not like now. ]

But to be honest, there are really no secrets in the capital. I just released it, and everyone in the capital knows about it.

Jia Lian, with a lot of thoughts in his mind, stopped at the gate of Wucheng Bingmasi. This was his last stop today and he couldn't work anymore. To be honest, there really wasn't any department that required him to work long hours.

I feel so good when I think about it! Ah, it turns out that it’s because I can slack off anytime.

After experiencing the unwelcome reception in the Ministry of Works, Lord Jia found the warmth of home through the enthusiasm of the Wucheng Bingmasi.

Well, it has to be one of our own!
Jian Renda walked in front with his back bent, talking as he walked: "When you are away, we have arranged for someone to clean the office every day to ensure that there are no unsanitary corners. Yesterday, when we learned that you were going to lift the lockdown, everyone in our company was excited. I was so excited that my eyes were filled with tears!"

In line with the principle that [Bitch Da] cannot flatter others alone, the Southern City Censor who followed said: "Although the lord cannot go out to work, he still relies on his name to make the scoundrels in the city dare not act rashly."

"As long as you are in the Wucheng Military Command, no one dares to attack you." The East City Imperial Censor continued to clap. Before he could finish his words, his long-servant came running over and said, "Sir, the Black Tiger Gang and the Evil Dragon Gang are fighting!" East City Imperial Censor, when I was praising you, you guys were causing trouble? Aren't you trying to kill me?
Especially when facing Jia Lian's half-smiling face, the Dongcheng Censor's face turned as purple as the swimmers of the Lighthouse Country.

"Sir, I will be back soon. Don't worry, I guarantee that the matter will be handled well." Having said that, the Dongcheng Censor turned around and left.

Things are different now. His background is no longer as good as before. If he didn't have a wide network of contacts and was willing to spend money, he would not only have no chance of keeping his position, but would even have to eat stale rice.

There were four envelopes on the desk. Jia Lian just glanced at them and said, "Take the envelope back if it belongs to you. Don't try to trick me."

Although he was very unwilling, three of the envelopes were collected. The last envelope was undoubtedly from the Imperial Censor of Dongcheng. Jia Lian thought for a moment and said, "If there is nothing else, let's all go."

Everyone looked at each other and left together. There is no regret medicine for some things. During the period when Jia Lian was exiled to Zhangjiakou, not a single subordinate came to give him gifts. How annoying! During the period of self-reflection, many people came to give him gifts, but Jia Lian rejected them all. He refused to see anyone and accepted no gifts from anyone.

You are just a bunch of insects, and you still want to make progress? Although people are selfish, they have no feelings at all. You are not afraid of being implicated, right?
Speaking of which, without Jia, would the Wucheng Bingmasi be as powerful as it is today? No! He couldn't even remember where his water came from, humph!
After sitting in the office and experiencing the warmth and coldness of human nature, Jia Lian quietly packed up his things. When he was about to let Zhuzi pack up and take him away, he suddenly remembered that he had no place to work. Lin Ruhai only gave him the official seal but no office. Oh, so, then there is no need to rush to pack up. The head censor can also take on the job for the time being and not rush to recommend subordinates.

Thinking of this, Jia Lian finally understood. No wonder Lin Ruhai didn't arrange an office for him. It was because he had failed in the past. He only sought benefits for the Wucheng Bingmasi government office, but failed to cultivate one or two absolute confidants. So, when he was away, he didn't receive any annual gifts. Was he afraid that he would be suspected and eat sand in Zhangjiakou for a long time?

It was estimated that Emperor Chenghui asked him to recommend a candidate to take over the position of Chief Censor because he was waiting to see a joke.

The road ahead is long and the people are treacherous!

Jia Lian was not too angry. It was normal that no one gave him gifts under the circumstances. But what can I say? A friend in need is a friend indeed!

So, these five censors are now at the same starting line, and Jian Renda, who had performed best before, did not get any extra points.

Just as Jia Lian's thoughts were in a frenzy, Zhuzi led a military officer in and said, "Sir, the incident in the east of the city has become a big deal, and many people have died."

Jia Lian didn't particularly care about it. It was very normal these days for people to die in fights between gangs.

"Tell me slowly, didn't the East City Censor go there? Why are you the one coming back to report?" Jia Lian's tone was filled with dissatisfaction towards the East City Censor. The key point was that he heard that the military officers responsible for maintaining public order did not take action to stop the fight between the two gangs. This was very explainable.

Jia Lian directed his gaze towards the pillar. This fellow's simple and honest smile was quite deceptive. After adding water to the teacup, he quietly left.

"Sir, the Black Tiger Gang originated in the South City and has only been around for less than half a year, but it has grown very quickly and has quickly recruited a group of desperate criminals. The leader of the Black Tiger Gang has a nickname called Drunken King Kong, and is called..." As the story went deeper, Jia Lian gradually understood that Ni Er had set up a gang, and because of his "backer", it was growing very fast. Now the South City can no longer accommodate him, so he has to expand to the most prosperous East City.

What's in the east of the city? Need I say more? The docks, the commercial district, these are all lucrative places. At this stage, I probably don't have the courage to target the docks, but I do have the courage to target individual streets in the east of the city's commercial district, and I'm very brave. Look, Ni Er targeted a street controlled by a branch of the so-called evil dragon gang, and issued a declaration of war three days ago. The reason why they didn't fight at that time was not because both sides were kind people, but because they followed the rules of the underworld, and they should use courtesy before force.

What makes Jia Lian sad is, are these people stupid? They are making trouble in broad daylight, isn't this a slap in my face?
Or is there something else going on? Jia Lian raised his hand to interrupt the officer who was telling the story: "You go out and wait, let Zhuzi come in."

Zhuzi came in cautiously, and Jia Lian asked with a stern face: "What's going on? If you explain it now, I can still give you leniency for doing things behind my back."

"Hey, Second Master, I'm really not doing anything behind your back. How could I have the courage to do that? I just found out that it was Ni Er who was causing trouble." Zhuzi quickly extricated himself.

Jia Lian believed what Zhuzi said and nodded at him: "Go, tell Ni Er to come over to see me."

Zhuzi took his leave and took the military officer who had brought him the news with him to rush to the east of the city.

Jia Lian did not just wait there, he went out and called his retainers to go to the south of the city to wait for the two sisters. It was not appropriate to go home and deal with it, and it was even more inappropriate to deal with it in the government office.

The two sisters came out to greet Jia Lian happily. Jia Lian leaned on the kang. One of the sisters pressed his head but didn't do it properly. She used all her strength in the wrong place. The other one hammered his legs but didn't do it properly. I asked you to hammer, not to grind. Jia Lian couldn't stand the fiery enthusiasm and took the initiative to attack: "Tell me, what is Ni Er doing? How much do you know?"

The two sisters paused for a moment, and Jia Lian simply sat up and said, "Everyone, stand down and tell the truth. If you have anything to hide, be careful."

The two sisters hurried down, straightened their collars, and then stood together. When they looked at Jia Lian for the last time, the elder sister spoke first.

"Master, I don't know much about Ni Er. I just know that all the young men in the south of the city are his disciples. There were several fights in the second half of last year, and Lord Gu in the south of the city helped to deal with them. Ni Er gives you two hundred taels of silver every month as a tribute, which is kept by me. But I haven't had time to tell you."

Jia Lian understood, "Didn't you bother to tell me? You are assuming that the money is for your sisters' expenses. Well, it seems that you didn't spend much money."

After all this time, I became a protective umbrella. As long as there is a vacancy in the grassroots management in an economically active area, there will definitely be gray forces to fill it. But it is hard to say when this gray will turn black. Maybe it is black from the beginning.

"Okay, let's all sit down and talk. By the way, the last time I saw Ni Er, he had only a hundred people under his command. How come he has the courage to covet the business in the east of the city now?" Jia Lian still didn't understand. The power that had been built up in the east of the city over a long period of time was not something Ni Er could possibly covet.

"I don't know the details, but I heard that many leaders of the Evil Dragon Gang were implicated on the eve of the New Year. The Dragon Guard arrested some, but some escaped. Now the Evil Dragon Gang is leaderless and fighting on their own. In addition, Ni Er got in touch with the brothers of the Shenji Camp a few days ago..."

"Wait!" Jia Lian was so confused after hearing this that he quickly asked for the whole story.

"Why is there any activity from the Shenji Camp? Explain this clearly."

Ruyan, who was interrupted, patted her chest in shock and said tremblingly, "Didn't the Shenji Battalion bring back a lot of family members from Jining and settle them all in the south of the city? They've become familiar with each other after going back and forth for a while!"

Well, the case is finally solved!

(End of this chapter)