Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 15 Victory Belongs to Jia Rong
  "Brother Lianhua..."

Mu Yun frowned, feeling a little unhappy in his heart. This Jia Rong, so ignorant, got involved with Feng Ziying.

However, before he could speak, Jia Rong frowned and blocked his words.

"Your Majesty, are you going to say that Brother Liangyu is not well? We brothers come to Qiongying Garden for an appointment, so what's the point of being stubborn together? We should restrain this one and control that one, so what's the point?"

As soon as these words came out, Mu Yun was speechless.

Looking at the calmness in Jia Rong's eyes, Mu Yun also saw that he was determined to step on Niu Junjie and Feng Ziying to win the championship and become famous in the capital.

"It's all Niu Shida's fault, why are you causing so much trouble!" Mu Yun cursed in his heart.

It is very common for the four major princes and princes to hold garden parties in their gardens during festivals and summon their noble sons to gather together to win over and maintain relationships.

Shooting swans is the game that most tests the abilities of Sehun's children. The organizer will select the top three and give them treasures as a token of appreciation.

In this game, there is an unwritten rule that the winner is generally not allowed to play again.

For example, Niu Junjie and Feng Ziying were both the "Martial Arts Champions" in the garden parties of Xining County Prince's Palace and Nan'an County Prince's Palace, and won rich prizes of the English Pegasus level.

Then according to the usual practice, they can no longer play, and must give the opportunity to the younger children.

So before, Jia Rong hit all six arrows and already had a chance to win the jackpot.

However, Niu Junjie violated this "hidden rule" in order to suppress him.

As the host, Mu Yun not only did not scold and stop him, but instead "gently persuaded" him. After Niu Junjie lied repeatedly to express his tough attitude, he "quieted down" and turned to "pacify" Jia Rong, asking him to endure the humiliation and bear the burden.

In the final analysis, it is because the first-class Bo Niu Ji Zong is now in full swing. Even the juniors such as Niu Junjie and the four major princes were unwilling to offend and chose to settle the matter.

Jia Rong, who is familiar with the game of political struggle, naturally sees these clearly.

But very unhappy!

Therefore, Jia Rong chose to fight back, relying on the "super resilience" of one of the golden fingers to stomp back Niu Junjie who appeared to challenge him.

Now he is targeting Feng Ziying again, and his purpose is very clear, which is to get back his reputation and trophies!

This is what Mu Yun saw from Jia Rong's eyes, and what Jia Rong clearly wanted to tell him:
  Don't stop me, I've decided on today's jackpot, no matter who comes, it won't be easy for me!

Mu Yun shut up, and Feng Ziying also understood the determination in Jia Rong's eyes. So after taking a deep breath, Feng Ziying chose to fight with clenched fists.

His shooting skills are the best among his peers, so he naturally has a certain pride.

"Okay, I'll come first!"

It's different from Niu Junjie's exhaustion. After a while, Feng Ziying recovered part of her physical strength and was able to try one round.

He stood in the swan shooting area, raised his bow string like a full moon, and fired another round of arrows.

One after another, carved-feather arrows pierced into the red circle of the arrow stack.

One branch, two branches, three branches...

In the blink of an eye, all six arrows hit the red circle, causing the eyes of the onlookers to sparkle with dancing flames again, and they all cheered excitedly.

"Feng Ziying is Feng Ziying, she does have something."

Jia Rong stared at Feng Ziying. After a short while, she regained most of her strength and shot out all 12 arrows in her quiver. Seven arrows hit the red circle bullseye, and the rest all hit the target. It is indeed much better than Niu Junjie.

"It's my turn."

After Feng Ziying finished shooting, Jia Rong did not take advantage of him. Then he picked up the bow string like a full moon and shot out all 10 arrows in the quiver.

Six of the arrows hit, and the rest all hit the target.

This is Jia Rong’s third round.

Adding all up, Jia Rong has fired 6+8+10=24 arrows in a row. There was only a short break for half a cup of tea. I tried my best with every arrow, and even with the worst results, I hit the target. It’s really amazing.

"Brother Liangyu, it's your turn."

Jia Rong finished shooting the arrow calmly and looked at Feng Ziying with a smile.

This time, Feng Ziying also hesitated.

"This has just been a round."

Feng Ziying cursed in her heart, suddenly feeling the despair that Niu Junjie had felt before. But he could only grit his teeth, draw the bow, and continue to try the arrows.

One branch, two branches, three branches... This round, Feng Ziying only hit the bullseye with the first arrow. From the second arrow, his accuracy was erratic and he could only barely hit the target. By the time of the fifth arrow, Feng Ziying's arms were sore and she was no longer able to shoot.

"I'm exhausted..."

Feng Ziying announced the result helplessly and angrily.

And his solemn declaration represented his "admittance". Jia Rong used his super resilience to defeat him majestically on the shooting range.

Victory belongs to Jia Rong!
  If no one challenges Jia Rong today, at the banquet later, the four children of the princes and counties with different surnames, headed by Mu Yun, will solemnly declare that the "Wu Zhuangyuan" of today's garden party belongs to him. And he received a gift that was envied by all the noble sons of the Great Zhou Dynasty - the English Pegasus (thoroughbred horse, one of the best horse breeds in the world).

Of course, this is a substantial reward.

For Jia Rong, becoming famous at the garden party and winning the "Wu Zhuangyuan" also meant that he "came to the forefront" among the noble sons of the Great Zhou Dynasty and truly entered the eyes of various big figures in the Great Zhou Dynasty, including the Supreme Emperor, the Emperor, and the Cabinet Prime Minister. In the eyes of the auxiliary, Liubu Tangguan, and Wuxun Group nobles.

In a sense, it is also a signal that Jia Rong enters the officialdom and even the Jia clan rises again.

So there is no doubt that if Jia Rong returns to Ningguo Mansion, his voice will definitely increase dramatically!

Even Jia Zhen didn't dare to underestimate him anymore, and often ordered people to spit in his face just like in the twenty-ninth chapter of the original work.

As for small things like sending the Sun Heng brothers into the fourth room, it is much easier.

In a word, from the moment Feng Ziying admits defeat, Jia Rong's reputation, status, worth, wealth and other power resources will all be promoted by leaps and bounds!
  Therefore, Jia Rong lowered her status and went out of her way to appease Feng Ziying and not let him have a grudge.

As one of the "Four Heroes of Red Mansions", Feng Ziying is famous and motivated in the story of Red Mansions. Jia Rong still values ​​​​him very much.

I hope that I can win him over, join my inner circle, and become my political assistant in the future.

"Haha, what's important? It's just a game. Since you're tired, let's take a rest. Come on, brother Liangyu, go over and have a cup of tea."

Jia Rong's change of attitude shocked Feng Ziying to the extreme. But enlightenment also appeared in his eyes, and his appreciation for Jia Rong became stronger.

Not only him.

Including Mu Yun, Niu Junjie and other Wang grandson brothers, when they saw Jia Rong showing kindness to Feng Ziying, their eyes suddenly froze, their faces changed slightly, and their evaluation of Jia Rong rose to a new level in their hearts.

When encountering a strong enemy, he is not afraid of violence and shows his sword bravely.

When facing the weak, be broad-minded and open to all rivers.

Jia Rong's two completely different faces, changing so easily. Mu Yun, Niu Junjie, Feng Ziying and other Wang Ziying all saw his scheming, and began to weigh his potential value again.

Such an outstanding son, with the help of the Jia clan's political resources, will definitely be like a duck in water in the officialdom in the future.

Is it co-optation or suppression? It must be carefully calculated.

No matter which choice they choose, Jia Rong's current ability has attracted enough attention from them.

And this is the purpose of Jia Rong's fame, or one of the benefits to be obtained.

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  Sehun's children also have a small social circle.

The titles inherited from their ancestors, such as county princes, duke Bozinan, divine and mighty fourth-grade generals, determine the level of the small circle with which they communicate.

For a brother from the General's Mansion, it's good to be able to participate in this garden party. Trying to interact and play with Mu Yun and other princes and grandsons is just a dream!
  Unless you can, like Feng Ziying, show enough ability and value and gain recognition from the upper-class nobles, you can enter that small circle. Then gain more political, network, status, wealth and other resource support.

Jia Lian, Jia Rong, and Jia Qiang, although they are the children of a duke, they are still the children of the Jia clan that was once famous as "a family with two kingdoms", and they are qualified to communicate with the princes and grandchildren of the county prince's palace. But after all, their personal abilities are too poor, and others only treat them perfunctorily, not paying enough attention to them at all.

But now, Jia Rong has abandoned Jia Lian and Jia Qiang, the "crouching dragon and phoenix chicks", and quietly emerged in the top small circle of the disciples of Great Zhou Shixun.

For example, now, Jia Rong is treated as a distinguished guest.

Sitting together with Mu Yun, Niu Junjie, Feng Ziying and many noble and elite children, they exchanged archery skills with each other and the "political information" revealed in the officialdom. Everyone has a calm demeanor and a confident look in their eyes.

But Jia Lian and Jia Qiang are still passers-by, no one cares about them at all, and they can't even get into the fringes of this small circle.

I can only look at it with envy, then turn around and leave to find other fun, out of sight and out of mind!

Although in Jia Rong's memory, he knew most of the aristocratic children in this small circle, but this was the first time they actually sat together to talk and communicate.

Almost everyone does not have the "dandy atmosphere" of a descendant of the world in Jia Rong's memory.

Although the food, drink and fun they spend on may be several times or even dozens of times more than ordinary noble children. But the content of their conversation was about court politics that useless people like Jia Lian and Jia Qiang had no interest in.

"Brother Lianhua, you won the top prize today. I guess you will enter the officialdom soon. I wonder if you will pursue a civil service career or a martial arts career?"

(End of this chapter)