Luck in the heavens starts from the Red Mansion

Rong Mansion, including Ning Mansion, was in a very embarrassing situation at this time.

Mainly in the court, there are no banner figures. As a result, the Ningrong Second Mansion had serious consequences of being marginalized.

The so-called banner figures are officials from at least the third rank and above who can participate in normal Umrah meetings.

Anything that happens in the court can be known immediately.

If there is impeachment by the imperial censor, or if there are colleagues who want to harm the family, they can stand up and confront them immediately, and at least buy enough time for the family to respond.

But unfortunately, there is no such existence in Ning Rong's two mansions.

In the past, there was Wang Ziteng, who could help Soutou fight for interests during normal Umrah meetings.

But at this time, Wang Ziteng was ordered to leave the capital, and he was afraid that he would not be able to come back in a short time. The Rong Mansion suddenly lost a trusted spokesperson for its interests in the court.

Such a thing is quite scary for Rong Mansion!

In the original work of Red Mansion, the Rong Mansion also declined rapidly in the following years because of this.

Even if Yuanchun was given a strong hand in the matter of conferring a concubine, it is a pity that the mainstay of the Jia family is not good enough. It can only be said to have delayed or slowed down the decline.

When it came to asking for an official position this time, Master Zheng deeply felt the helplessness of having no one to help him in the court.

Looking at the closely related small group of the four major families in Jinling, Wang Ziteng, the pillar of the Wang family, is quite capable and has become the leader of the four major families. Unfortunately, his influence has declined sharply since he left the capital.

He did not rely on actual military exploits to rise to the top, but received full support from the Jia family and rose to the top through the normal military promotion model. Naturally, he lacked too much confidence and deterrence.

It's easy to talk when you are in the capital and serving as the governor of the capital camp, but once you leave the capital camp, your influence and strength decline drastically.

Let’s not talk about the Xue family, the money bag of this small group of the four major families.

The situation of the Jia family is not optimistic either. There is no capable backbone and there are signs of being quickly marginalized.

The two princes of the Shi family seemed to have also been suppressed. One was in the Ministry of War and the other was in the Fifth Military Governor's Mansion. Neither of them reached the level of third grade, and they were also not qualified to participate in normal small court gatherings.

As a result, the power of the four major Jinling families in Beijing will inevitably shrink rapidly.

Jia Huan is not very clear about this, mainly because he does not understand the situation of the Shuanghou in the Shi family.

These two historians seem to be deliberately alienating the Jia family. I don’t know what’s going on?

It is probably related to Wang Ziteng's matter. After all, Wang Ziteng was able to rise to power quickly because of the full support of the Jia family. It is inevitable that the two princes of the Shi family did not have any grudges.

Jia Huan couldn't deliberately inquire about the historian's situation, so he naturally didn't understand the historian's true situation.

But this did not prevent him from whispering something in the ears of Mr. Zheng.

"Sir, do we have any trustworthy relatives or friends in the Rong Mansion whose official rank is sufficient enough to become a third-rank or higher official in the capital with just a push?"

"If there is, I must give you full support. If there is such a presence in the court, let alone being impeached in the future, I won't be as unprepared as I am now, and I can even help shield the master from the wind and rain. You can still be promoted at critical moments!"

"We don't form cliques for personal gain, nor do we deliberately harm others. However, we must be on guard against others, and we must have certain defensive capabilities, otherwise just any censor can make us panic, which is too cheap!"

Mr. Zheng Er was thoughtful. He seemed to have listened to these words, and a name immediately came to his mind. Just wanting to operate this Shangjing is not an easy task.

At this time, there were a group of Qing guests who helped imitate and write the memorials. They were better than the second master Zheng in terms of knowledge and writing skills. Naturally, there was no need for the second master Zheng to continue to work hard and write the memorials himself.

These disciples are very serious. This is a rare opportunity for practice, and they will not miss it easily.

As for Master Zheng, when he has free time, he can naturally exchange some thoughts in his heart with Jia Huan.

At this time, footsteps sounded outside the door of Mengpozhai, the big study, and then the voice of the confidant beside the second master Zheng came: "Master, Uncle Rong from Ning Mansion, and Uncle Qiang came over at the same time, saying that there was someone Good news!”

"Oh, let the two brothers come in!"

Mr. Zheng Er didn't think much, he just said calmly and said: "I will bring tea and snacks later!"

Jia Huan's heart moved, and he happened to meet Jia Qiang's eyes who had just walked in. Immediately, I saw a very definite joy in this guy's eyes.

"You two brothers come here, what's the matter?"

Facing his nephews and grandchildren, Mr. Zheng Er's face was solemn, and he had the attitude of a serious teacher with a lot of ideas.

"Uncle, my father asked me to tell you that the things you asked him to do before have been taken care of!"

Jia Rong replied respectfully: "Father said that my uncle only needs to wait patiently for a few days, and a formal document will be issued, so there is no need to be anxious!"

"What, the result is coming so soon?"

Mr. Zheng Er suddenly reacted, his face became quite shocked, and he could not conceal his joy.

"Congratulations to the master, congratulations to the master, you have finally achieved your wish!"

Jia Huan hurriedly congratulated, and the Qingke ministers present were not to be outdone, and hurriedly followed up with all kinds of congratulations and compliments, as if they were free of money.

Such a posture made Jia Rong and Jia Qiang stunned.

Jia Huan was speechless for a while. Seeing that the second master was full of joy, he was immersed in the compliments of his diners. For a moment, he had no intention of paying attention to his two great-nephews. He took the initiative to take them out of the big study.

"The master was overjoyed and lost his temper for a moment. Don't mind it, you two!"

"Don't dare, don't dare, this is human nature and understandable!"

"Haha, you two don't know. Just before, there was news from the court that a royal censor was impeaching the master. He must have been implicated in this promotion!"

"There is such a thing, then the censor is so brave, isn't he afraid of the revenge of Ning Rong's second house?"

"This is how people make a living. Even if you want to take revenge, don't be too hasty. Otherwise, if you make the current and court bosses dissatisfied, then the gain will outweigh the loss!"

"What Uncle Huan said is true, but I didn't expect there to be such an inside story!"

"Any dispute involving the interests of the court will inevitably involve some twists and turns. Fortunately, you two arrived in time and brought the best news, otherwise everyone would be in a bad mood right now!"

"Then we brothers won't bother Uncle Huan. When the Xifu has a banquet to celebrate, it won't be too late for us brothers to come over and bother us!"

Jia Rong and Jia Qiang were very discerning and knew that Jia Huan probably had no intention of paying attention to them at this time, so they went along with the flow and said goodbye.

Indeed, as the two brothers thought, Jia Huan still had a lot of things to do, so he did not politely persuade them to stay and sent them to the gate.

When he returned to the big study, Mr. Zheng and Qingke had returned to normal.

Jia Huan hid his merit and fame, and simply said about the departure of Jia Rong and Jia Qiang, and then took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

As for the follow-up matters, as long as they don't involve the official court, such as informing the old lady and other worldly matters, there is no need for Jia Huan to be an eyesore.