The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 348
Jia Lian originally intended to live in the military tent with all the generals, but Wu Shiwei and others didn't know whether to respect him or regard him as a rich and noble son, and placed them in the front yard of the princess Xingyuan together with all the civil servants.

It is said to be Xingyuan, but in fact it is just a more complicated and stronger military camp.

Jia Lian guessed that it should be Wu Shiwei who moved out his general military mansion for Princess Zhaoyang to use temporarily.After all, it is impossible for Wu Shiwei to build another Xingyuan in such a short period of time.

Realizing that the courtyard is relatively spacious and the house is large enough to arrange for personal guards, Jia Lian did as he pleases without raising any objections.

Xiang He and other subordinates were summoned to discuss the future marching strategy and the supply of needed materials.

After leaving Ganning Pass, there will be no local officials to receive them, and everything must be done by oneself, so it is natural to make proper and adequate preparations.

In the evening, Wu Shiwei sent someone to say that he would prepare a small banquet and invite Jia Lian to it.

Jia Lian thought to himself, although in terms of rank, he is not inferior to Wu Shiwei at all, let alone his status as an imperial envoy.

However, Gan Ning's identity as the gatekeeper should not be underestimated.

Let's not talk about the power of these high-ranking officials who are far away from the emperor, but Jia Lian has to be careful with the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers under him.

His trip can be said to go deep into the tiger's den alone, as long as everything goes well.In case of any difficulties, this Ganning Pass is the only possible place that can help him.

A prudent person should try his best to turn the surrounding things into beneficial tools instead of hostility.

So Jia Lian put down what he was doing and came to the banquet early.

There were not many people at the table, except for Xiang He who was invited like him, they were all lieutenants and generals under Wu Shiwei's subordinates, and none of the lower-level generals were missing.

When these people were by Wu Shiwei's side earlier, each of them barely smiled at him.

Seeing him sitting at the table at this time, he basically didn't bother to shake his face. He sat and watched those handsome soldiers pretending to be actors, performing the boring juggling that they didn't know how many times they had watched.

Some are impatient, and when others are not paying attention, they secretly pick up the flagon and take a sip...

Jia Lian frowned at first, feeling that he was underestimated, but then he understood.

Also imitating their appearance, sitting comfortably in the position led by the waiter, looking at this interesting military sideshow that is rare in Beijing.

Thinking about it differently, if he is one of these generals who are living in the wild Gobi, blowing sand and drinking snow, living in difficult conditions, and hopeless for promotion.

Suddenly seeing a man who was born in the middle of the capital, at a young age, his status is higher than the status he has earned through decades of hard work, and he probably doesn't like this little boy in his heart.

"Hahaha, I'm late in the future, let the imperial envoy wait for a long time, I'm rude, I'm rude..."

After about two cups of tea, Wu Shiwei walked in with heavy steps.

At this time, all the generals stood up to greet him.

Jia Lian was no exception, and smiled, "General Wu is serious, and I have just arrived."

Seemingly seeing Jia Lian sitting in the lower seat, Wu Shiwei's face darkened, and he turned around and asked the attendant, "You guys are so brave, you dare to let the imperial envoy sit in the second seat. It seems that this general is too lenient to you!

Come here, drag these dogs who don't know their superiority and inferiority, and beat each of them with eighty army sticks. "

While speaking, he grabbed Jia Lian's wrist and went to a high place.

And following Wu Shiwei's words, a few sergeants came in outside the house, and wanted to take the kneeling attendants out of the house.

Jia Lian looked at it coldly. Although he could tell at a glance that this was Wu Shiwei's intentional play, he still cooperated with him in the performance.

He broke away from Wu Shiwei's strong hand, and pleaded for the servants: "I also ask General Wu to calm down. I think the arrangement of the servants is completely reasonable and should not be punished."

"Ok?"

Wu Shiwei looked at Jia Lian in surprise.

Jia Lian said: "First, although I am of the same rank as General Wu, my age, seniority, and contribution to the imperial court are far inferior to General Wu's in terms of age, seniority, and combat against the enemy.

Second, I am a guest from afar, and General Wu, as the host, treats me warmly, and since General Wu is the host, this is a matter of course.

So, I ask the general to spare them. "

Of course Jia Lian knew that the surname Wu didn't really want him to take the lead at all.

The reason why he came out like this was just to take care of his face.Maybe there is an intention to suppress and test him, and let him be more honest in his territory for these two days.

Wu Shiwei thought for a while, waved to the sergeants, and said: "Since the imperial envoy intercedes for you, the military stick will be spared. Get off and reflect on yourself. If you commit any crimes again, you will be severely punished."

After finishing speaking, he smiled at Jia Lian: "Although this is the case, you must be honorable and inferior. After all, you are an imperial envoy, and you represent the face of a princess. It is only in accordance with the rules that you are on the throne."

Seeing that Wu Shiwei was coming to pull him, Jia Lian avoided it, and said jokingly: "It is true that I am an imperial envoy, but I just went deep into other countries and was responsible for negotiating affairs with other countries.

This matter has nothing to do with General Wu.This warm reception to us is already a feeling of colleagues.

If this time, I am ordered by the emperor to come here to investigate whether General Wu is strict in governing the army and whether he has lost an inch of our great Wei's land, then General Wu is not polite. of. "

As he spoke, Jia Lian gave Wu Shiwei a meaningful look, and stretched out his hand as a gesture of invitation.

Wu Shiwei was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"That's a good point! But if this general is not strict in governing the army, he will be unfavorable to the emperor, and dare to lose any inch of our territory in Great Wei.

Without your majesty being held accountable, this general will bind his hands and kill him immediately!

Not only me, but also any general under this general's command. "

As Wu Shiwei said, he took a deep look at Jia Lian, a look of admiration appeared in his eyes, his tone changed, and he said with a smile: "Sure enough, there are no worthless men under a great reputation, I finally know why your Majesty let your nephew take on this important task.

Unexpectedly, the old boy Zhang Leng has such a nephew, which makes the old man very envious. "

Wu Shiwei also raised his hand as a gesture, then turned and sat on the main seat.

In words, he actually regarded himself as Jia Lian's elder.

Jia Lian's guess was right, the play just now was indeed directed by Wu Shiwei deliberately.

He just wanted to take the opportunity to see Jia Lian's character.

Even if Jia Lian didn't open his mouth to intercede for those people, he wouldn't really beat them to death with eighty army sticks.Those people are his confidants.

As for Jia Lian, if he doesn't know how to play, he will take the main position as if it was two to five or eighty thousand.

Hehe, then he will let Jia Lian know what it means to ride a tiger and feel like sitting on pins and needles.

The generals below could make Jia Lian unable to step down with a single sarcasm.

Even if Jia Lian was so arrogant and stupid that he offended everyone, well, he dared to only give half of the supplies that the court ordered them to help mobilize, and he could guarantee that Jia Lian would never be able to raise the supplies on time.

As for the accountability of the princess or the imperial court, the question is that the conditions are difficult, which has always been the case, or else, improve the conditions for our frontier army and allocate more money and food...

Speaking of which, he was intentionally making things difficult for Jia Lian.

As long as Jia Lian makes mistakes, he may fall into a disadvantageous situation.

At the least, she loses all her face and reputation, and at the most serious, her trip is ruined and she is held accountable and punished by the court.

It wasn't just his generals who were jealous, he felt uncomfortable seeing the imperial envoy at such an age.

However, seeing Jia Lian's quick response, even sharp words, and hitting him in turn, he immediately changed his attitude.

The meaning in Jia Lian's words is that although the sky is high and the emperor is far away, if you offend someone casually, the court may punish you, and it is not difficult.

Although Jia Lian's words can be seen as a joke by anyone, and the example is also the kind of big and empty crime, rather than the more likely crime of embezzlement, eating empty salary, and causing harm to the local government.

But it is precisely in this way that while it is powerful, it will not annoy him.

This kind of ingenuity and quick response made Wu Shiwei take a few glances.

After knowing that Jia Lian was not a fool, Wu Shiwei immediately put away his contempt, and showed the bond between him and Jia Lian, eliminating the barrier and showing closeness.

He and Jia Lian's uncle were both commanders-in-chief of the Wei Dynasty, and they were acquainted with each other.

At this time, he called Jia Lian a nephew, which was worthy of the name and not offensive.

The attitude towards Wu Shiwei changed so quickly that while Jia Lian was amused, he was also willing to chat with him.

"I'm late, I hope everyone will forgive me."

Prince Wala came here majestically, speaking broken Chinese.

Under Wu Shiwei's deliberate influence, the scene that had become a little lively suddenly became much colder.

The generals at Ganning Pass looked at the enemy prince who had arrived belatedly with an expression ten times more indifferent to Jia Lian than before.

Unlike the officials in the capital, most of the people present here have comrades-in-arms, sons and nephews, at least the soldiers under him died in the battle with Wala.

It is impossible for them to have any good feelings for the royal family of Wala.

Even they are very dissatisfied with the state affairs of the imperial court and relatives.It's just that people are soft-spoken and can't be the master.

Even the smile on Wu Shiwei's face faded a lot. After gesturing to Prince Wala to take a seat, he said a few words with a smile, and then asked: "I heard that the third prince took a walk with his entourage in the afternoon. If he was not careful, he would come to me. Went to the highest point of Ganning Pass.

Dare I ask the prince, what is the scenery like at Ganning Pass? "

As if he couldn't hear the sarcasm in Wu Shiwei's tone, Prince Wala smiled and cupped his hands: "Guiguan is majestic and magnificent, with pleasant scenery. We Wala couldn't build such a place."

Everyone loves to hear good words, Wu Shiwei chuckled, but he didn't intend to make things difficult for Prince Wala.

But Bu Fang's generals sneered when they heard this: "Of course a group of barbarians who drink water like this can't build such a grand pass.

Hmph, I'm still pretending to go up to scout the terrain, so what if I let you see it.

As long as you have this pass for a day, you Wala, don't try to take a step south! "

(End of this chapter)