The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 123
Jia Lian had already figured out the situation of the Bingma Division in advance.

I also learned about the main officials and relationships in the Xicheng Bingma Division.

He knew that if it wasn't for his sudden arrival, Cui Yaosheng, who had been the deputy commander for many years, would probably have taken over the post of Commander of the Xicheng Army and Horses...

But this is not the reason for his self-willedness in front of him.

Today was his first day in office, so he did not come to greet him as an officer with an excuse. It seemed like a trivial matter, but it was actually embarrassing him in public.

If Jia Lian is an officer who has no foundation and was transferred to this place by chance, that's fine. Officialdom is a place for hypocrisy.

However, he is not.

As the military department of the five cities directly under the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War has the direct right to appoint officials in the military department.

Coincidentally, because of the relationship between the ancestors of the three princes, the Jia family has the closest relationship with the Ministry of War!
Even now, most of the people in power in the Ministry of War are old friends of the Jia family. Even if they come from behind, they will look at the face of their ancestors and give him a three-point face as a descendant of the Rongguo mansion.

So, in such a situation, why does Jia Lian have to be polite with a subordinate who has spent most of his life before being promoted to the fourth rank, and who dares to lose his face?

As the saying goes, no one who is an official has a completely clean buttocks, and none of them can stand the investigation.

This is also the reason why only new officials will burn three fires when they take office, because he just sat on his buttocks and it is still clean!

Therefore, it was the wrong time for Cui Yaosheng to vent his dissatisfaction.

He was thinking about how to quickly gather the officials of this group of soldiers and horses. His adjutant sent him a raft with good intentions.

Therefore, his fire must be burned down, and the commanders, deputy commanders and others must see the situation clearly. In the future, who should be respected by the commander of the army and horses!

Having met a dozen submissive low-level officials, Fan Jin also sent over many case files that Cui Yaosheng had handled in the past two years, and more are still looking for...

The dossiers and materials of the Bingma Division are all categorized and archived. It is impossible for Fan Jin to find them all in such a short time.

Even so, looking at the two boxes full of case files on the ground, Jia Lian couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

He glanced at Zhao'er and the others standing in front, then at Sister Ah Qin next to him, and shook his head.

It doesn't seem like someone who can help him with his office...

There are many low-level civil servants in the yamen, but they are not suitable for use at this time.
Who knows if there is anyone from Cui Yaosheng among them.

After thinking about it, Jia Lian beckoned to Zhao'er: "Go back and invite a few cleaners outside the master's study, and tell them that I have something to ask for help."

Jia Zheng, as the Duke's favorite son, has a great reputation, and many scholars who can't get away from the officialdom go to join him.

Jia Zheng also took advantage of this to raise a group of gentlemen, who accompany him to study and discuss the Tao every day, so happy...

Although those people may not have much real ability, they are at least proficient in writing and ink, and they are all people who are good at specialization. I think they are very good at reading materials and finding criminal evidence...

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"What, get out, I won't sign..."

In a secluded second-entry house in the west city, in the lobby of the front yard, Cui Yaosheng was furious when he saw several subordinates who rushed to report to him.

He has worked hard in the officialdom for more than ten years, and he has never suffered from such uselessness.

After finally getting the old superior away, before he was happy for a long time, he heard that the court had appointed a new commander...not him.

If the person who snatched his position is a respected and prestigious senior, that's all.

He happened to be a brat who was promoted by his connections...

How could he swallow it in one breath?
Therefore, he deliberately avoided seeing the other party when he took office, just to give the other party a blow and let the other party know that Bing Ma Si is not a place where a young boy can get confused.

Even if he is unable to change the appointment of the imperial court, he still has to let the other party know, whose domain is the Bing Ma Si!
Originally, he wanted to persuade other subordinates to cooperate with him, but he was not allowed to meet him.But on the one hand, those people have low official positions and are timid and fearful; on the other hand, he has also heard about Jia Lian's extraordinary life experience, and he doesn't want to make the matter too big, and it won't end when the time comes.

That's why he acquiesced to others to meet him.

He felt that he had already given Jia Lian a lot of face, and he also thought that Jia Lian had to rely on him obediently in the end to secure the position of commander.This is to let the people below understand who they should listen to in the army and horse department in the future.

That's right, he just wanted to overtake Jia Lian!

In his eyes, how can a boy who has just turned 20 be qualified to be a commander.

Unexpectedly, the other party actually wanted to wrestle with him, which made him very angry...

"My lord, you should go back to the yamen first. I heard that Commander Jia has a lot to do with the Ministry of War. If he wants to deal with you, I'm afraid you will suffer..."

A sub-commander persuaded him earnestly, meaning to let him go back to be soft, and everyone should still be amicable as brothers, wouldn't it be good to make a fortune together?

It's okay not to persuade, but Cui Yaosheng became even more furious after persuading him.

"Fart, he has something to do with it. The old man has not been a fool all these years. I want to see what he can do to the old man. A brat, do you really think he can cover the sky with one hand?
Get out, you all get out of my father..."

The subordinates were helpless, they all knew that the old chief couldn't save face, so after a few words of persuasion, they could only say goodbye and leave.

When they got outside, several people met and said together: "It seems that Master Cui intends to confront the Commander. If this goes on, I'm afraid it's not the way... Haven't you heard that the Commander is looking for Cui?" What about the dossier your lord handles.

If he is not sure, how could the commander do such a thing? If he can't do it, he will lose his face. At that time, the commander will make the adults angry. I don't know how many unlucky people there are. "

They were all promoted by Cui Yaosheng, so they came to remind and reveal the news at this critical time.

Who knows what to do if the chief doesn't listen to them.

"Well, it has been said since ancient times that the first rank of officials crushes people to death. How can Mr. Cui not understand this truth... Besides, he is not a person with no foundation like us. Mr. Cui will definitely suffer from this loss."

People on the outside can see it more clearly.

But changing the sect is not an easy task, because even if they are willing to serve as commanders, the commanders also know their origins, and may not be willing to entrust them with important tasks.

Returning to the yamen furtively, he found that his colleagues were gone, only the soldiers were still guarding the yamen, so he immediately asked suspiciously.

"Don't adults know yet? Commander and Envoy hosts a banquet at the Juxian Building in Judefang, and invites all adults who are free in the Army and Horse Division to be there..."

A few people were startled immediately, and hurriedly asked about the time, and when they heard that there was still time, they rushed to Judefang.

The soldier reminded again: "The commander told the adults not to make publicity, and asked the adults to wear ordinary clothes to the banquet..."

The few people didn't have time to go to the next place to change, so they ordered their followers to pick up casual clothes on a fast horse, and then went to Juxian Tower.

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"Look at your lord~!"

On the third floor of Juxian Tower, the largest private room, when Jia Lian entered, more than twenty officials from the Army and Horse Division saluted together.

Jia Lian cupped his hands and laughed, "I've kept you waiting for a long time. I just went to the Ministry of War to get some documents. I was bumped into by the elders in the official office and chatted for a long time. That's why I'm late."

All the officials were heartbroken when they heard this. If they thought right, the government offices that Jia Lian was talking about were probably the cabinet outside Chengtianmen and the yamen directly under the Central Committee of the Six Ministries.

Hearing what people say, in that kind of place, you can bump into elders casually, and there are many...

At the same time, they secretly mourned for Cui Yaosheng, the deputy commander.Commander, why don't you go and touch Master Cui's black material yourself, this is too fast, there is almost no room for delay.

So how can there be any objections, he hurriedly said that he didn't dare, and then respectfully invited Jia Lian to take the seat.

Jia Lian walked to the head of the main table and picked up the wine glass. Fan Jin immediately took the wine pot from the attendant and filled Jia Lian's glass.

Jia Lian then raised his glass to invite him and said, "It's an honor for me to be promoted to the Military Division and to work with my colleagues, so I hold a banquet here today to thank you all. I hope that you will be able to join me in the future." Let's encourage each other to do the errands of the soldiers and horses well, so that we can live up to the teachings of the saints and the great trust of the court.

Drink win~"

Jia Lian raised his glass and drank all the wine in his glass, and the others hurried to drink with him.

"It's a pity that Mr. Cui has no luck with such a good wine. It's a pity..."

After Jia Lian sat down, she seemed to sigh.

The others didn't know how to reply, they still stood awkwardly.

A sixth-rank commander looked around, and suddenly smiled humbly at Jia Lian: "Your Excellency is so young and promising, it is really an honor for us to come to our Xicheng Bingma Division and lead us.

From my point of view, Master Cui did not come to welcome you today, nor did he refuse to come to your banquet, it is extremely arrogant and rude, like this kind of people who don't know how to flatter you, and have no eyes on your superiors, naturally they are not qualified to enjoy your fine wine... ..."

As soon as he said this, many people frowned and looked at him.

Even if he wanted to show his loyalty to Jia Lian, it would be too shameless to talk like this.

Jia Lian immediately looked at him, smiled and shook his head: "This lord is serious. Didn't lord Cui say it? It's the little girl who is seriously ill. Since there is a reason for the incident, I will naturally not blame him. I won't blame him, haha..."

The conductor smiled flatteringly, and just when he thought that he might not be flattering, he saw Jia Lian laughing at him again: "If I remember well, you are the commander Xie Junjie..."

"It's a humble job..."

"That's right, I have seen your resume, you have served as a commander in the Bingma Division for five years, and you have been diligent and diligent. For our Bingma Division, it can be said that you have worked hard.

Very good, I would like to offer you a toast. "

"I don't dare to be in a humble position, my lord please..." Xie Jun was overjoyed, he immediately picked up his wine glass, bent down and drank the wine one step ahead of Jia Lian.

When the others saw this, they immediately knew that Xie Jun had successfully won Jia Lian's favor, and they were hesitating whether they should step on Cui Yaosheng as a token of honor, but they saw Jia Lian pressing his hand at them and saying, "Okay, everyone Sit down. Today is a small gathering of our colleagues in the Bingmasi Yamen, everyone can do whatever they want, don't be restrained, don't be restrained."

Everyone had to obey orders and sit down.Later, seeing that Jia Lian had started to move his chopsticks unceremoniously, and asked Fan Jin next to him how the dishes were, he was very easy-going, and the others began to enjoy this banquet of unknown nature with the tone in his heart.

(End of this chapter)