Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 72: Being forced into a corner

Chapter 72: Being forced into a corner (please vote)

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"Do as I say and I won't hurt you." Jia Lian could only warn Jia Rong.

Jia Rong left Dongkuayuan and returned home when someone was preparing the car. Jia Zhen bumped into her and immediately scolded her with an extremely unpleasant curse: "Little beast, how can I learn from your damn mother and do things in a sneaky way?"

If it were before, Jia Rong would immediately tremble with fear and even kneel down after being scolded like this.

At this moment, Jia Rong thought of Jia Lian's encouragement, shook her legs and said in a trembling voice: "My son is not sneaking around. He is preparing a car because he has to run errands for the nobleman."

Um? Jia Zhen knows her son's virtue best, so how can she have the courage to talk back? This is really wrong. We need to find out.

Dangzhi's face changed slightly, he put away his anger and said, "Noble man? What kind of noble man can be more expensive than Ning Guofu?"

When Jia Rong saw the change in Lao Tzu's face, she thought to herself: Uncle Lian is sincere and I will not bully him. Jia Zhen is indeed a bully and fears the strong.

Then he felt a little more courageous and said, "I can't say that, the noble man has an explanation."

When the words came to her lips, Jia Rong remembered Jia Lian's confession, not to tell Li Heng unless absolutely necessary.

This guy was so mysterious that Jia Zhen, who was rejected, raised her hand to hit him, while Jia Rong shrank his neck to hide. Afterwards, Jia Zhen finally figured out why Jia Rong had the burden to resist her, let alone lie. Therefore, the thing must be true. Considering that Jia Rong and Jia Lian have been relatively close recently, Jia Zhen thought to herself: Could it be the relationship between Jia Lian? Only then did Jia Rong get in touch with noble people.

Thinking of this, Jia Zhen dropped her hand and said: "Since the noble man has given instructions, you have to do your job well and be careful in everything. If you ruin the noble man's affairs, I will peel off your skin carefully." Who is this noble man? Jia Zhen feels that it is not necessary for the time being. If we pursue it, we will find out sooner or later. In short, it must be a good thing for Jia Rong to run errands behind the nobles.

After all, Jia Rong is not reliable, but Jia Lian is definitely reliable. Then I thought again, could it be that brother Lian remembered me and then sold Ronger's hand across the bridge? Thinking of Jia Lian's Jia Zhen, she couldn't help but think of Jia Lian's eyes staring at You's back, and she couldn't help but said bitterly in her heart: If she can do some good through this matter, it's not impossible.

Seeing Jia Zhen change her face, Jia Rong straightened her waist and said in a louder voice, "I'm just an errand boy."

"Go away." Jia Zhen saw the pride on his face and felt unhappy in her heart, but she didn't curse anymore and just waved him away.

Jia Rong left Ningguo Mansion and was so excited on the carriage that she really calmed Jia Zhen. That's why the noble man's name has not yet been revealed.

After Jia Rong left, Jia Zhen turned around and found Youshi. After some explanations, Youshi smiled and said, "I'll go and ask."

Jia Lian, who was studying at home, heard something going on in the yard. Before he could go out to take a look, Guixiang at the door of the study said loudly: "Master, the grandma from Dongfu is here." When Jia Lian heard this, he thought to himself: Jia Zhen, Jia Zhen, you It's really possible. Let my wife ask me, is it possible that I have shown such blatant covetousness before?

"Come in quickly." Jia Lian responded. When he stood up to tidy up his clothes, the door opened and Youshi's graceful figure flashed in.

Seeing Jia Lian's smiling face, Youshi, who was a little nervous at first, calmed down a little. She subconsciously looked back and saw that the door was open. Guixiang was standing outside guarding the door, and all the personal maids were stopped. This atmosphere is unexpectedly weird.

Looking back, Mrs. You explained her purpose of coming after seeing the courtesy: "Just now, my master saw Ronger asking someone to prepare the car and went out, so he came up and asked a few questions. Ronger refused to say anything clearly, and just refused to run errands for the nobleman. The master asked me to ask Ask, what is going on?"

Jia Lian also guessed that there was nothing else, so he responded simply: "Rong'er is right, the identity of that noble man is really not suitable to be publicized. It's not a bad thing to bother my sister-in-law to report this to Brother Zhen, just treat it as if I don't know. good."

Facing the smoke wave sent by Youshi who was very close at hand, Jia Lian's heart was slightly trembling, and he was secretly thinking about how to make the woman in front of him become a widow. Of course not now. With this small, underdeveloped body, there is no chance of winning against Youshi.

After receiving the response, Youshi was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he pursed his lips and smiled and said: "It's not suitable to publicize, so I won't ask. The East and West mansions are one. Brother Lian may as well move around more when he has free time."

Jia Lian's heart was shaken by the woman's charm, and he suddenly said with a slight sway: "That's natural, not to others, but to my sister-in-law. I also want to come and go often." When these words came out, Jia Lian I thought to myself: If I talk too much, I will be disliked.

Unexpectedly, Youshi's reaction was to blush slightly, the corners of her mouth curled up a little, and she whispered: "I'm going back now."

After saying that, You turned around and walked out slowly, once again leaving her childlike figure for Jia Lian to admire.

Jia Lian looked at this scene and secretly shouted sincerely in his heart: Jia Zhen, you really deserve to die!

Yes, Wang Xifeng is still a girl. In terms of Cao Cao's mentality and style, she is far inferior to Youshi, and even worse than Li Wan and Aunt Zhao. This is not Wang Xifeng’s fault, it is caused by the level of development.

Youshi reported back to Jia Zhen. After learning Jia Lian's reply, Jia Zhen didn't ask any more questions. He thought to himself, brother Lian would naturally not tell nonsense. He didn’t know which of the four princes he had contact with, or which young prince was studying in the Imperial College and hooked up with Jia Lian. They took Rong'er from left to right to grow their hair together, and waited patiently for a moment or two.

Mr. You, who had nothing to do for the time being, walked around in the backyard blankly. When he walked to the edge of the pond, he saw the ice in the pond was melting and the young willow buds were blooming. He stopped to admire the vitality of early spring in this cold and harsh spring.

The spring breeze surged uncontrollably in the backyard. Young woman Youshi's thoughts were scattered by the east wind. What was stirred by the spring breeze was not only the spring water melting in the center of the pond, but also the heart of a handsome young man who emerged in her mind. Heart.

From a distance, she saw housekeeper Lai Sheng and Jia Zhen walking and talking together, and Youshi felt helpless in her heart. Lai Dai and Lai Sheng are respectively the stewards of Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion. The former is deeply trusted by Jia's mother, and the latter is very popular with Jia Zhen. In the first month of the year, Jia Zhen always likes to invite a few aunts and maids to join in group sports after nightfall. Lai Sheng was also ordered to buy back the tonic.

Youshi is the one who knows Jia Zhen's physical condition best. Her face is still rosy, and signs of weak fire have appeared. For another three to five years, Jia Zhen is afraid that she cannot do without tonic every day.

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Li Heng, who only saw Jia Rong, was more mature than the last time. He didn't feel angry, but received Jia Rong warmly.

This made the more immature Jia Rong so flattered that she never straightened her waist and was content with being hooked all the time.

Li Heng realized this. They were both heirs. Why was Jia Lian's reaction so different from Jia Rong's?

People, no matter what their status is, will not grow if they have not experienced it, they will not know pain if they have not been beaten, and they will not remember anything if they have not been hurt. Is it cheap? It's okay to be cheap. If there is a center in this world, it can only be the emperor.

After sending Jia Rong away, Li Heng did not immediately read the pamphlet Jia Rong sent. Instead, he sat in a chair and meditated, experiencing the previous contact with Jia Rong and comparing the contact with Jia Lian.

At this time, when I look at Jia Lian, I feel more three-dimensional. What I feel is the unique alienation in Jia Lian.      It is not contempt, but a sense of distance and propriety.

As long as he can calm down, Li Heng will find that this sense of distance and propriety is actually very comfortable. There was no disrespect, no neglect, and no discomfort caused by being too close.

Li Heng couldn't help but secretly think, I obviously have a higher status, why can Jia Lian maintain his posture, but Jia Rong blindly caters to me. This is not a difference caused by identity gap, but a difference caused by different people's different backgrounds.

After opening the palace, there are many more opportunities to face all kinds of people than when he was in the palace. Later in the year, when the General Envoy was observing the government, the attitude of the ministers in observing etiquette and keeping their distance was very similar to Jia Lian's attitude?

After further analysis, Li Heng came to the conclusion that all the benefits of the ministers came from their status as court officials. Who represents the interests given by the court? There is no doubt that it is the father. What about my contact with Jia Lian? What benefits can I bring to him? It is nothing more than the power of following the dragon, which seems far away now.

So, when looking at this distant reward from Jia Lian's perspective, is it worth the investment?

If the last suggestion given by Jia Lian fails to achieve a good result, can we still maintain "cooperation" with Jia Lian in the future? Maybe what Jia Lian ran out this time was a test?

Yes, I can test him, why can't he test me in turn? After all, the current self is just a prince in name only. He is only qualified to covet the throne, not that he has been determined.

After Jia Rong returned to Ningguo Mansion, she ran directly to the Dongkua Courtyard next door. I met with Jia Lian and briefly explained the process, and then emphasized Li Heng's enthusiasm. Finally, I emphasized again: "During the Chinese New Year, I followed my father to visit a group of relatives and friends, and went to the homes of several county princes. Among the young princes, the young prince of the Wang family in Beijing greeted me with a smile."

Jia Lian listened with a smile on his face, but he was thinking in his heart that Li Heng's growth was not slow. But to me, that doesn't matter. Emperor Chenghui was destined to live for a long time and secure his throne. On the other hand, I haven't seen the young prince of the Wang family in Beijing last time. According to Jia Rong, this young prince who is about the same age as himself is far more "young and prudent" than other descendants of the noble family.

An outstanding representative of traditional education concepts is the so-called "young people being prudent". He was supposed to be a wanton and wild boy, but he chose to be anti-human and "prudent". This caring heart is probably related to people's life span. In ancient times, when the average age was low, people had higher expectations for men. Because men had to establish a family, they had to mature as early as possible.

It's hard to be a man, but it's actually even harder to be an ancient man.

Isn’t it difficult to be a modern man? It’s actually quite difficult. The difference lies in family background. In ancient times, men with good family background could lie down when they were afraid of difficulties. For specific cases, please refer to Jia Zheng. What about those from poor backgrounds? Lying down will starve to death. The only advantage for men in modern society to lie down is that they won't starve to death.

Of course, if you have to compete with a certain Japanese woman, Runren, she did not lie flat, but she still starved to death in the process of struggle.

There is no comparison with this.

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It is difficult for everyone, for example, it is difficult for the new Minister of Rites, Li Qing.

Li Qing's comeback is undoubtedly the product of the transaction between the emperor and his ministers. As the iconic figure of Qingyun Academy, without Jia Lian as a troublemaker, Li Qing's comeback process would not have been so fast. This is a benefit. The downside, Li Qing knew very well, wasn't it because he failed to protect Fang Shaobai and Guo Song? This also caused Guo Yan, a wallflower, to turn towards Xungui.

There is no doubt that as long as there are no major problems, the Minister of Rites can usually join the cabinet. It is just a matter of waiting for time to gain qualifications. This process has been demonstrated by many seniors. As a representative of the Qingyun Party, Li Qing has a heavy burden on his shoulders.

No, there is an extremely difficult thing ahead of us right now, and that is this year's provincial examination.

The rural examination is held in autumn, which is also called Qiuwei.

During the rural examinations, the Ministry of Rites has the right to decide the examiners of the rural examinations in each province, except for Shuntian Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture.

In the past, the right to speak of the Minister of Rites was extremely important, and Li Qing's benefits were huge. The question is, hasn’t this just taken office? Li Qing still has to spend a lot of time sorting out the internal affairs. But time waits for no one. Emperor Chenghui called Li Qing directly and told him that this year's provincial examination examiners must come to Beijing to take the calculation test. Those who fail will not be eligible even if they are from Hanlin.

This move directly numbed Li Qing!

The emperor has the right to decide this assessment, but he is definitely not the initiator.

Who is the person who encouraged the emperor to do this? There is no doubt that the answer is clear, Zhang Ting'en.

Let’s first assess the arithmetic level of the chief examiner. Should the next step be to increase the proportion of arithmetic in the imperial examination?

In the past, the phenomenon of randomly asking some basic test questions and passing the exam casually should be put an end to it?

If it were arranged like this, wouldn't it mean that students all over the world would scold their mothers?

If such a result is achieved, wouldn't Jia Lian, Zhang Ting'en's beloved disciple, take advantage of him greatly?

You, the teacher, want your students' imperial examinations to go smoothly. Zhang Ting'en, who is a lonely minister, will not refuse.

Even though he knew that Emperor Chenghui had a deeper plan behind the matter, Li Qing, who felt helpless, was still unwilling to accept it!

The question is, Emperor Chenghui told this matter alone. Could Li Qing, the Minister of Rites, who was ambitious for a cabinet position, not know the consequences if he refused? You can't handle these things, so you still want to join the cabinet?

If you want to accomplish this, the process that needs to be followed is as follows. First, Li Qing, the Minister of Rites, submitted a report, stating that the proportion of arithmetic in the imperial examination was contrary to Taizu's original intention, and the proportion should be increased.

As soon as this memorial is published, Li Qing will be the target of thousands of people. Li Qing knew very well that if he didn't go to the memorial, Zhang Ting'en would. Emperor Chenghui will definitely play it accurately when the time comes. Some cabinet members may disagree, and Emperor Chenghui can also use the emperor's power to remove cabinet members who disagree with him and for good reasons.

Aren’t you clamoring about the ancestral system every day? Aren’t I just restoring the ancestral system now?

Then Zhang Ting'en entered the cabinet and also served as the Minister of Household Affairs. Li Qing, after his three-year term is over, he will most likely be released.

Can Li Qing be willing to accept this result?

What should I do if I don’t want to give in? Zhang Ting'en doesn't care about the criticism, but Li Qing does.

Unwilling to be reconciled, Li Qing could only tell Emperor Chenghui and allow Chen to think about it for several days.

Emperor Chenghui directly gave him a deadline of three days, only three days.

Li Qing was forced into a corner!

(End of this chapter)

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