Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 56 Gathering
  Li Hongkang smiled sheepishly. He was the least qualified to comment on Lang Li'an's statement that Jia Qiang had concealed something.

Because he also concealed a lot of things, really speaking, his status here is the highest.

At this time, the middle door opened wide, and Jia Qiang walked out.

"Hongkang, Li'an, welcome to be our guests!" He stepped forward and said with a big smile.

"Brother Qiang, you won the title, are you afraid of inviting us to drink? You won't even tell us!" Lang Li'an pointed at the plaque of 'Jia Duwei's Mansion' and said pretending to be dissatisfied.

"Blame me, blame me, let's talk about it in detail after we get inside!" Jia Qiang said in a hurry and cupped her hands.

He invited two friends, since he didn't want to hide anything anymore.

The three of them are slowly growing older. They are only fourteen years old now, but in less than two years, they will be of age, and they will have first names by then, and they will be considered real adults.

He couldn't always hide his situation, as it would always be known to his two friends, so he might as well take the initiative to tell him.

Jia Qiang led the two friends inside, and the two were led aside by Lao Shuntou to receive their own reception.

"Brother Qiang, it turns out that you were the one who saved me before!" Li Hongkang finally came to his senses and said.

Although he did not take the initiative to understand the situation of the court, the assassination of Emperor Jingwen was a major event.

He had heard that the man who saved the knight was given a title and was a third-grade captain of light vehicles. When he came here and saw the 'Jia Duwei's Mansion', he guessed that Jia Qiang was the person who saved the holy knight.

Thinking about it again, Jia Qiang goes to practice martial arts every time she takes a break. Jia Qiang's strength has been confirmed by Lang Li'an. It seems that she has the strength to save the driver.

"Exactly, when I was practicing martial arts in the suburbs of Beijing, I encountered the assassination of the Holy Master. I was lucky enough to save the Holy Master and get this title!" Jia Qiang nodded and replied.

"I really can't see through you. You were saved by me and got a knighthood. Do you know that no new knight has appeared in twenty years? You are the only one in twenty years!" Lang Li'an said exaggeratedly.

He has no thoughts about the title. Even if he does not follow Wen, he will not be able to inherit the title of Langhou Mansion.

When it comes to being awarded a title for military merit, who has not been through life and death on the battlefield, crawled out of the dead many times, and made great military exploits, so that he can be rewarded with a title.

If this road was really easy, how could he follow Wen.

Jia Qiang took two friends into the garden. Lang Li'an repeatedly exclaimed that although his Houfu was very large, many people in the family lived together. However, only Jia Qiang lived in this house, but there was such a big house. garden.

"Is this house a gift from the Supreme Emperor?" Li Hongkang had been silent since entering the garden, and he couldn't help but ask.

"I am sure it was given by the Supreme Emperor. Is there anything wrong with this house?" Jia Qiang asked.

"There's no problem, it's just that this house was originally a prince's foreign residence. I didn't expect it to fall into your hands!" Li Hongkang shook his head and said.

He didn't know much about the prince, and he had heard rumors about this foreign residence, so he was just suspicious when he was outside the gate.

After seeing the garden and knowing that there was a hot spring eye in the garden, he confirmed that this was the rumored prince's foreign residence.

That prince's affairs were taboo, and what he didn't understand was why the Supreme Emperor gave this house to Jia Qiang.

How did he know that the house that was originally rewarded was indeed in Jinyu Hutong, but because of Jia Qiang's identity, the rewarded house was replaced by this one.

Only the Supreme Emperor and Dai Quan are the only ones who really know the reason. This also explains why many places in this house are illegal. This is the prince's foreign residence, so those places are reasonable.

Li Hongkang looked at Jia Qiang, thinking about the relationship between Jia Qiang, the Supreme Emperor, and Emperor Jingwen.

Jia Qiang saved Emperor Jingwen, but the Supreme Emperor rewarded Jia Qiang heavily. Based on his knowledge of the relationship between the two people in the palace, the reason for this made him puzzled.

The three of them sat down in the pavilion on the island in the middle of the lake, and Wentian personally cooked and prepared a table of sumptuous dishes.

"Brother Qiang, I have found a teacher for me at home. The time I have to go to the Imperial College will be reduced a lot!" After drinking a few drinks, Lang Li'an said.

"It's the same here, my family also introduced me to a teacher!" Li Hongkang continued.

After two years of studying in the Imperial College, the three of them have a solid foundation. The subsequent studies will be more about intensive study. It will be convenient if there is a good teacher to guide them at this time.

The Imperial College is indeed the best school, but masters and doctors need to teach dozens of students at the same time, and they will always be exhausted.

Qualified students will seek mentors from higher-level talents, on the one hand to guide their studies, and on the other hand to increase their connections. "It seems we won't have much time to get together in the future!" Jia Qiang said with some reluctance.

He has the worst conditions in this area. He has no connections to get to know those great talents. Even if he wants to become a disciple of great talents, others will ignore him.

It is very important to know about apprenticeship.

In this era, the master-disciple relationship is extremely important. Almost as soon as a disciple enters the master's sect, it means that he has entered the teacher's faction, and even if he wants to withdraw, it is impossible.

"Where does this come from? We are all in the capital. We can get together when we have time. Brother Qiang deserves the punishment!" Li Hongkang said with a smile and a toast.

"You really deserve to be punished!" Lang Li'an raised his glass and laughed.

Jia Qiang laughed, raised her glass, and drank the wine in one gulp.

The three scholars were drinking in the pavilion, watching the scenery in the garden, sometimes writing poems, sometimes inspiring the world, and sometimes telling interesting stories about the capital.

The drinking session lasted for an hour and a half. Jia Qiang's physique was strong and the alcohol had a limited alcohol content, so he was not very drunk.

However, both Li Hongkang and Lang Li'an drank too much. Fortunately, they both had their servants with them, and there was a carriage waiting outside the door.

After sending her friends away, Jia Qiang also began to consider whether to pursue a career in literature and whether to find a teacher.

However, when thinking about his own identity, it would be difficult for him to be recognized by civil servants without mentioning that he was expelled from the Jia family's genealogy and only mentioned his status as Lord Qingche Captain.

To be truly recognized by civil servants, the best choice is to find someone with a great reputation among civil servants.

At the beginning, Jia Jing was a Jinshi from the Lord's House. Looking at the final result, he did not enter the Taoist sect. Although there were some other reasons, it was because he had few friends among civil servants and had no support. .

Look at those civil servants in history. Which one was not demoted today, reinstated after a period of time, and then demoted and reinstated again. As long as there are good friends in the court, there will be a day when they can turn over.

"Forget it, let's study hard in the Imperial College!" Jia Qiang thought for a long time and finally shook her head helplessly.

At three o'clock in the morning, Jia Qiang appeared on a white horse at Qili Pavilion outside the west gate of the capital.

Entering the pavilion, he took out a few dishes from the food box and a jug of wine, then sat quietly on the stone bench and waited.

Not long after, three figures came from a distance.

Jia Qiang stood up and came outside Qili Pavilion.

The three of them were two government officials escorting a criminal, who was none other than Jia Rong.

After Jia Qiang learned about what happened in Ningguo Mansion, he asked Lao Shuntou to inquire about Jia Rong's handling.

Today is the day when Jia Rong was taken to Bianqiang. He came here to see Jia Rong off.

Although he was wronged in Ningguo Mansion, Jia Rong never bullied him.

Jia Rong's existence today was partly due to his instigation, but how could he have imagined that things would develop to this point.

"I've met Mr. Jia!" The two government officials were not surprised at all that someone was waiting for them in Qili Pavilion. Lao Shuntou had spent money on these two people.

Of course, Jia Qiang's identity played a huge role. In the eyes of ordinary government officials, being a third-rank captain of light vehicles and a fourth-rank second-class bodyguard were all very important figures.

"This little money will give you two some wine to relieve your fatigue!" Jia Qiang reached out and took out two envelopes of money and handed them to the two government officials.

The two yamen officials hesitated for a moment, then took the money. They wisely walked aside so as not to disturb the other side.

"Brother Qiang, I didn't expect you would come to see me off!" Jia Rong's dead eyes became brighter after seeing Jia Qiang, and he said in a hoarse voice.

"Brother Rong, I have prepared a table of wine and food. You and I are saying goodbye today. I don't know when we will see each other again!" Jia Qiang pulled Jia Rong, but when she saw the shackles on Jia Rong's body, she turned to taunt the Yamen servant. wave.

The two yamen servants collected the money, and with Jia Qiang's identity here, they looked at each other and stepped forward to untie the shackles.

(End of this chapter)