Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 353: How is the Administration of Officials
The children of wealthy families play with flowers!
No, Jia Lian in the original novel also found a handsome young servant to relieve his sexual desire. Thinking of this, Jia Lian felt a chill down his spine. Fortunately, he got dressed early, otherwise his body would have been dirty.

"If my uncle is in trouble, I will serve him. Just tell me the address, and I will make this unfilial son lose face and not have the face to enter the Lin Mansion again."

It's just a piece of cake to help, Jia Lian naturally wouldn't know about it and pretend to be stupid!
Seeing Jia Lian taking the initiative to take over the task, Lin Ruhai nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Ask the butler later, he knows where those people are. However, the two Suzhou scholars need to give some face."

Jia Lian nodded repeatedly: "I understand, just turn off the switch."

Censor Gu from the south of the city didn't expect that he would still have work to do after get off work, but since his leader summoned him, he had to pull his hand out of his concubine's collar no matter how unhappy he was.

"Master, you must go and come back quickly!" A delicate voice came from behind, and Censor Gu went out without looking back. He was away as an official, and his old wife at home took care of his parents and children, which was hard for her.

After a cruel second, Censor Gu temporarily put everything aside and hurried to the Wucheng Bingmasi Yamen to meet Jia Lian.

"Old Gu, I don't want to work overtime either. It's just that a few blind guys have offended me. What do you think I should do?" Jia Lian asked with a melancholy look on his face, with a high attitude of impartiality. Old Gu planned to retire at the age of 60 in this life. How could the old guy not understand Jia Lian's meaning?

"Who is so bold as to offend Lord Jia? To offend Lord Jia is to offend all the colleagues in the Five Cities Military Department. Please rest assured, I will definitely help you."

Jia Lian waved to Old Gu, and Censor Gu leaned in to listen. Jia Lian whispered, "Three people from Suzhou were found whoring in a theater in the south of the city. They were arrested and locked up for half a month and then expelled from the capital."

Lao Gu hesitated for a moment: "Sir, are you an official or a civilian?"

Jia Lian glared at him in dissatisfaction: "You are a donating official position! You come to the capital to ask for help! Don't ask too many questions. If I can't do it, I will go myself."

Old Gu was terrified. He could not offend his superiors, otherwise, at his age, he would be dismissed and sent home. Isn't it just taking the blame for the leader? I can do it!

"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely get the job done. Lock him up for half a month and drive him out of the capital. I guarantee it will be done!" Old Gu quickly expressed his opinion, fearing that Jia Lian would be angry.

Jia Lian raised his hand and patted his shoulder: "I trust you to do the job! Here is the address, go!"

After Old Gu left the house, he looked melancholy. Since he came from Suzhou and had official status, it was not difficult to deal with him. The imperial court did not allow officials to visit prostitutes, so the Wucheng Bingmasi had reason and evidence to arrest him.

"It's bad luck to those three people!" Old Gu stomped his feet, not caring whether there was a big boss behind the three people. If the big boss's knife fell, that would be in the future. If he didn't do anything now, Jia Lian's knife would fall first.

Half an hour later, Censor Gu led a team of people to the station of a troupe in the south of the city. After the local tyrants came forward to report, Old Gu waved his hand and said, "Go!"

A group of people rushed to the front of the house with guns and weapons, banging on the door and shouting, "Open the door, search for the bandit!"

The noise was so loud that the people living nearby closed their doors, fearing that they would be affected. The village head came out to ask a question, but was kicked over by Censor Gu. "The Five Cities Military Department is here to do something!"

The village head was hit and ran away in a panic.

There was a commotion in the house, and the sound of things falling. After a while, the door opened and an old man holding a lantern asked, "Dear officers, the Cuixi Group has always been law-abiding, and the neighbors all know it."

“Stop talking nonsense!” The leading soldier raised his hand and pushed the old man away, leading his troops to charge in. The old man got up and shouted, “The Cui Xi class is not easy to bully!”

When Censor Gu saw this, he waved his hand impatiently. Two soldiers came forward, pressed the old man to the ground, stuffed a piece of cloth into his mouth, and he immediately became quiet.

The soldiers rushed in like wolves and tigers, knocking down doors one by one. People were constantly brought into the yard, and others were responsible for interrogating them, asking about their names, where they came from, etc.

After a while, three pretty boys were brought out. Their mouths were blocked, their hands were tied behind their backs, and they were trembling and whimpering, but they couldn't utter a word.

A minor official came closer and said to Old Gu, "Master Gu, that's not right. They all said he was the nephew of the General Censor. I was afraid they would talk nonsense, so I blocked their mouths. There are also two scholars who are from Suzhou."

Censor Gu's heart trembled and he frowned slightly. Is it Lin Ruhai's family affairs? This job can be assured. No wonder Lord Jia took action.

"I'll go in and take a look!" Censor Gu said as he walked inside, with the team officer leading the way. After a while, they saw two candidates from Suzhou.

"I am the Censor of South City. I am sorry to frighten you two!" They are all scholars and I have to give them face. If they don't want to take the exam, they can go to the Ministry of Personnel to be candidates.

The two men looked ashamed and quickly clasped their hands in return. Censor Gu coughed and said, "Officials of the imperial court are not allowed to visit prostitutes. Considering that you two are first-time offenders, I will not arrest you. The three people traveling with you have criminal records. If you don't want to be implicated, it's best to pretend that nothing happened."

The two looked at each other, and although there was resentment in their eyes, they still shut up and nodded to show that they accepted it.

Censor Gu had done his best. He took the three members of the Lin family back and locked them up in a small dark room. It happened that there were still a lot of beddings from the previous study class, which was enough for them to sleep in.

After the three were able to speak, they kept shouting, "We are the close relatives of General Lin. You have arrested the wrong people."

Censor Gu heard it clearly and sighed secretly: [The bad thing is that you are relatives of the Chief Justice.]

Never mind, it’s done. Wouldn’t it be nice to go back and hug my concubine to sleep in this cold weather?
Give the following instructions, and be considerate and give each guard two taels of silver. Do whatever they ask for, just give them food and drink, and lock them up for half a month first.

Jia Lian went home first. It was so cold at night. Why did he have to hang around outside?

When I woke up the next morning, no one around me was around anymore. I felt like I had recovered, but a little tired. Ping'er and Guixiang were both missing their children like crazy, and they had been squeezed so hard last night.

He sighed: "The recovery hack is not a panacea!"

The curtain on the next door was drawn aside, and Xiangling came over with a pout and started to serve Jia Lian.

Seeing her counting on her fingers, Jia Lian asked with a smile, "What are you counting?"

Xiangling sighed and said, "Second Master, Sister Xiren has grown up, why...?"

Jia Lian raised his hand and flicked it on his forehead. When Xiangling covered it with her hand, he said calmly, "Don't mind other people's business!"

After a while, Xiren also came, and Jia Lian said, "Lie down!" Xiren knew why, so she lay down on the kang obediently. Jia Lian raised his hand and slapped her three times, causing her body to ripple.

When he arrived at the yamen, he was naturally very late. Since Jia Lian was the eldest, no one dared to control him.

Censor Gu came in, holding his old waist, and reported what happened last night. Jia Lian said, "Lock him up first. Don't worry, no one will come to cause trouble."

Censor Gu thought, [Can't or don't dare? ]

Jia Lian added: "If someone really comes to ask, just tell them that according to the rules, officials who visit prostitutes will be detained for half a month. Oh, and don't forget to ask them for accommodation and living expenses." After Censor Gu left, Jia Lian was alone and sad: "The business of the study class has been bad recently. If it continues like this, it will have to close down."

It can only be said that the second generation in the capital have learned their lesson. As long as they don't fight or cause trouble, Jia Lian has no excuse to arrest them. It is said that those who have grudges on both sides now go out of the city to find an open space to fight.

If you don't fight or cause trouble, how can I make money? No, I have to open a new channel for the study class.

Jia Lian immediately called everyone to a meeting. After all five imperial censors were present, Jia Lian knocked on the table and said, "During spring and winter, the weather is dry and fire prevention is of utmost importance. Colleagues, please take the trouble to lead people to check the whole city and see which shops have inadequate fire prevention measures. Send people to the training class. This activity is called: Special Fire Prevention Rectification! Let's get busy!"

With Jia Lian in charge of the Five Cities Military Department, the people below are afraid of no one!

The five imperial censors each took action, and except for the royal property, they did not dare to investigate any fire prevention area.

How annoying it would be to have someone come to your home to check on fire prevention during the New Year!
However, people from the Wucheng Military Affairs Department went to investigate. No shop dared to offend the Wucheng Military Affairs Department. It was not because this government office was so powerful, but because Jia Lian was someone who could not be afforded to offend.

In terms of fire prevention, the Wucheng Bingmasi has a set of rules and regulations. For example, large water tanks need to be filled with water for firefighting at any time, and firecrackers are not allowed to be set off in the house during the New Year.

It was too easy to cause trouble. In just one day, a large number of people came to the Wucheng Bingmasi to sign up. The tuition for the class was reduced to 10 taels of silver per person, and they could come anytime within the year. If the rectification did not meet the requirements, they could pay the Wucheng Bingmasi to help them fix it.

The most annoying thing is that the Wucheng Bingmasi never makes things difficult for those small vendors. As long as they pay the sanitation fee, everything will be fine.

To use Jia Lian’s words, how much money do poor people have?
At the Lin Mansion, two scholars from Suzhou came early in the morning.

Lin Ruhai met them personally. After the two entered the room, they apologized repeatedly, saying that the matter was urgent and they did not have time to hand in the visiting card, which was very rude.

After learning the situation, Lin Ruhai frowned slightly and said, "The court has repeatedly issued orders that officials are not allowed to visit prostitutes. In fact, we have already shown some mercy to you two. Go back and study hard for the exam and don't do anything crooked!"

The two of them were reprimanded, but they did not dare to refute. This was the Chief Justice, a second-rank official. How could they afford to offend a mere scholar?
The two men had no choice but to say goodbye and leave. Lin Ruhai asked his housekeeper to go to the Wucheng Military Department. After he came back, he informed him that the South City Censor had arrested three people during a routine inspection. However, they were detained as usual because of their official status.

The housekeeper also mentioned that he had to pay the money. Lin Ruhai angrily slammed the table and said, "What a disgrace!"

Jia Min knew that he blamed the three people for not respecting themselves, so they were arrested with good reason. Especially to support the actors, it was something Lin Ruhai could not accept.

I really don’t know how many ugly behaviors of the three people were exposed last night. No wonder Lin Ruhai was angry.

"There is not a single clean opera troupe in the south of the city!" Jia Min cursed!
Lin Ruhai sighed, "The atmosphere in Jiangnan is even worse, but the capital is relatively good. In Suzhou, many young men support opera actors and stay in temples without any concealment."

Jiangnan was a wealthy place, and since the middle and late Ming Dynasty, many opera troupes and temples had similar businesses attached to them. They had everything from round to flat, as long as you paid enough money.

Playing with a husband is something that has always been called "elegant". Influenced by the Celestial Empire, this is the tone of the East Asian cultural circle, and the more powerful the children are, the more so.

Cao Kun, a warlord of the Zhili clique, had a male favorite who held a high position, so this kind of thing was not uncommon.

The higher the level, the dirtier the game is, and it really is not unfair at all.

The Lin family's family tradition is relatively good. If the three of them hadn't been seeking death and had to come to Lin Ruhai to ask for official positions, Lin Ruhai would have been too lazy to care about their affairs.

"Go and give some silver to the Five Cities Military Department. Don't let them freeze or starve. We will release them when the time comes. Tell them to wait patiently." Jia Min instructed the housekeeper.

Jia Lian quickly put the matter aside, as it was not a big deal. However, the fact that the children of the Jia family were not doing well did make Jia Lian feel helpless.

It is difficult for a family to prosper with only one or two people.

Anyway, Jia Lian was too lazy to care about the descendants of the Jia family. Those who were not good enough would be eliminated naturally. The title of the Jia family was still there. As long as the current generation was not downgraded, the next generation would still be able to squander the family wealth for decades.

Considering that Emperor Chenghui likes to strike a balance between civil and military power, the nobles will be able to gain a lot of advantages in front of the emperor in the future. As long as they don't seek death, there won't be any major problems.

The biggest problem of the Jia family is that there is no one who can lead troops, and the only one who can lead troops, Jia Lian, is a civil servant.

Considering the changes in future war patterns, Jia Lian is not too worried about the next generation learning martial arts.

The three members of the Lin family were detained for a full fifteen days before they were taken out by housekeeper Lin. This time, they were not taken back to the Lin family but were sent directly to the Suzhou Guild Hall.

Lin Ruhai left behind these words. He didn't want to see these embarrassing people anymore. He couldn't help them with the real problem, so he went to find a solution himself.

Lin Ruhai had a very good excuse for not living up to his expectations and being arrested and imprisoned, which brought shame to the Lin family. During this period, the bad news had already been passed back through the mouths of merchants in the Suzhou Guild Hall.

Lin Ruhai was also busy and had no time to deal with them. Last year's imperial examination was temporarily suspended due to the rebellion, and it had to be made up this year.

More than a thousand candidates gathered in the capital. The chief examiner of this year's examination was not Guo Yan, the acting cabinet minister of the Ministry of Rites, but Pan Jixun, the Minister of Works.

This news once again sends a signal that the pragmatic faction is about to rise and that the current emperor is a pragmatic monarch.

As the chief censor, Lin Ruhai actually became one of the deputy examiners, the other one was the Minister of Revenue Ning Ke.

This year's imperial examination further increased the weight of mathematics, and while the weight of the eight-legged essay was weakened, the poetry section was further weakened, and now only one poem and one song were required.

Thanks to the successful settlement of the Li rebellion, the officialdom had been cleansed several times, and Emperor Chenghui, whose prestige was at its peak, smoothly implemented the new reform of the content of the imperial examination.

There was some sound of rebound, but it was not loud. A few old scholars shouted a few times but no one paid attention, so there was no further movement.

Officials were all shrewd people and had seen the signs of reform clearly long ago. Officials from other places kept submitting memorials to the emperor, asking him to initiate comprehensive reforms.

The most important thing at the moment is the imperial examination, and these memorials did not cause much commotion. But how should I put it? For officials, letting the emperor know themselves is the most important thing.

The imperial examination ended smoothly. After a busy month, Jia Lian was ready to go home and have a good rest, but he was called by the emperor and shown the questions for the palace examination.

[How is the administration of officials]!
Of course Jia Lian could not object and could only praise, "Your Majesty is wise!"

(End of this chapter)