The Second Master of the Red Chamber

After hearing Jia Lian's words, the servants of the two prefectures were startled, and there was an uproar.

"Have you heard clearly, how much is the pension said by the second master? In addition to the 180 silver rewards for everyone, 120 taels for those who died in battle, and [-] taels for those who were seriously injured? I heard it right..."

"That's right! Didn't you see that they all went up to collect the money?
At first, I wondered what the plates of white money placed on it were for. It turned out that they were pension money for those who died!Second master, that's too generous..."

said a sour voice.

The others also looked at each other in blank dismay.

Indeed, to reward the people in the mansion with silver, twenty boxes of copper coins are enough, why use those ten plates of silver ingots...

For a time, there are those who are envious and those who are jealous.

Some people even secretly calculated.

A man in his 40s suddenly said to the people next to him: "I heard that more than half of the people trained by the second master died on the way to Oala, and only a few came back alive...

You said, will Second Master recruit guards again? "

When the people around heard the words, they were all thoughtful.

One person laughed and said to the man, "Old man Fu, who didn't know that your mother-in-law was able to give birth, and added five strong men to your old Zhou family! Why, seeing the money rewarded by the second master is jealous, you also want your son to follow the second master to the house!" To fight on the battlefield?

You have also seen that going to the battlefield is not a joke, even the second master has almost died.People around him have died so many, are you not afraid that your son will also die on the battlefield, and later your mother-in-law will wipe out your beard? "

"As long as the second master likes those boys in my family and is willing to train them, even if they all die fighting with the second master, it will be their glory!"

The old man said proudly.

The others also cast approving glances at him, and then thought about it.

Those without sons just sighed secretly, while those with sons began to think about how to send their sons to Jia Lian's side to serve!
Even the middle-aged man who persuaded the man just now had his own plans.

He also has two sons, the youngest son is fairly strong, I don't know if he has a chance.

Each of them has a plan in mind.

No one wants their son or husband to die in battle, and they are not particularly jealous of those compensation money.After all, it was all paid for by others.

Just look at the few people whose eyes are swollen from crying. If they don't want the money to exchange for their sons or men, they are probably willing.

However, this is not as simple as just giving money.

They knew before that those who were with Second Master Lian were treated the best.Not only is the monthly money very good, but also it is easy to get rewards for completing the errand of Lian Erye.

Second Master Lian is very generous to those who can do things.

Moreover, haven't you seen how much the second master takes care of the people around him?

In his capacity as Lian's second master, he actually spoke up in person, saying that the family members of the dead guards were the ones he wanted to take care of, and no one was allowed to bully them?

They are all from the same government, and no one wants to bully others in the past.However, what kind of honor is it to be remembered and protected by the second master Lian?

The people who usually follow Second Master Lian are already superior to others. Unexpectedly, even if they die, they will not let others take the tea, but they will be even more glorious!
In this way, living can have great benefits, even if you are unlucky and die, it will definitely not be a loss.

This multiple-choice question, I believe many people can do it well.

The reactions of the servants of the two governments are naturally within Jia Lian's calculations, and he also intentionally guided them.

He had been standing in the middle of the hall, and after the family members had received their pension money and thanked him, Jia Lian spoke again.

"Since ancient times, it has been the highest honor for a man to make contributions and die in battle!

And my Jia family, since the Second Duke Ning Rong, has also built a family based on military exploits.

This huge Duke's Mansion, as well as the century-old glory, were all bought by the ancestors with the heads of countless enemies.

Jia Lian was not talented, and as a descendant of Rong Guogong, he also tried to imitate his ancestors, serve the country, and be loyal to His Majesty.

However, soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and swords have no eyes on the battlefield. Even if I am as arrogant as Jia Lian, I dare not say that with my own strength, I can cross the battlefield!

Therefore, I need to build a personal guard, a personal guard that dares to kill, dares to let me Jia Lian, and completely entrusts them with the safety of the tent, so that I have no worries about the future. "

When Jia Lian said this, he paused for a while, and immediately there were several loud voices from below, and then more and more voices, all of whom were self-recommended and wanted to be Jia Lian's personal soldiers.

Seeing this, Jia Lian showed a smile on his face, but he stopped immediately and said in a cold voice: "I will only select fifty of these guards. Therefore, there are those who are not afraid of hardship and death, and want to build a career with me. , Tomorrow, go to Zhang Yong or Zhao Sheng to sign up.

But let me put my ugly words up front, my personal guards do not accept those who are in poor physical condition, do not accept those who like to steal, rape and play tricks, let alone those who have had major misdeeds.

Therefore, you should think about it carefully, and then go to Zhang Yong and the others to sign up after making a decision.Otherwise, even if you get into my personal guard by chance, you will be kicked out by me in the future.

Once you are kicked out of the pro-guard by me, hmph, you should know the consequences even if I don't tell you. "

After Jia Lian finished speaking, without giving them time to respond, he tossed his robe and continued: "The next thing is tonight, the last thing.

Presumably, everyone has seen that there is still a lot of silver left on these tables..."

Everyone followed Jia Lian's gestures and looked, indeed, even after rewarding those family members, about half of the money on the long table in front of the hall is still left!
"What are these silvers for, I think you are all curious.

But don't worry, you will know later. "

Jia Lian faltered for a while, then turned to face the people in the courtyard again, and said seriously: "You all know that many people who followed me to the northwest died a lot.

I can also tell you that being my personal soldier is really life-threatening.

However, even one day, you really died on the battlefield like those before, and died under the sword of the enemy.

As long as I, Jia Lian, are still alive, I will not let your blood flow in vain.

I am going to build a ancestral hall, this ancestral hall is independent from the ancestral hall of our Jia Mansion, and I will name it 'Loyalty Temple'.

Loyalty Shrine, as the name suggests, is set up for loyal people, and it is a place to pay homage to loyal people.

He is the same as my Jia's ancestral hall, and belongs to the second ancestral hall of my Jia family!

All the children of my Jia family, no matter master or servant, must respect and worship my Jia family's Loyalty Hall as they treat my Jia's ancestral hall.

Anyone who is disrespectful is the same as disrespecting the ancestral hall, and will be punished as forgetting the ancestors.

In addition, after the annual Qingming ancestor worship, I will personally lead people to hold a worship ceremony at the Zhongyi Temple.

At that time, all men from Ningrong and Rongfu, regardless of master and servant, are not allowed to be absent without reason. "

Although Jia Lian's speech was very long, there are still many smart people who got the general idea at once.

Many people, even their breathing became heavy all of a sudden!

You must know that the slaves here, except for some who were bought later, or who came in with the hostess as a dowry, most of the others were servants of the Jia family since the time of the Second Duke Ningrong.

They are the sons of the Jia family, who are most trusted and favored by the masters, and at the same time destined to be slaves from generation to generation.

Many of them, such as Lai Da and Lin Zhixiao, walked out of Jia's mansion, and each of them was also a person of high status in society.

Outside Beijing, there are not many officials below the fifth rank who dare not give them face.

They are called "Hao slaves" by outsiders.

The so-called slaves have great energy and extraordinary power, but there is one thing, they are slaves.

They cannot take part in scientific examinations, cannot do business by themselves, and in the eyes of those truly powerful people, they are the most humble group of people.

No social dignity.

They didn't care too much about what kind of Loyalty Temple Jia Lian wanted to build. They just cooperated to complete what the master wanted to do.

But from Jia Lian's words before and after, many people have heard it. It seems that this Jia Family Loyalty Temple is not necessarily dedicated to members of the Jia family, but...

They thought they must be crazy for thinking that.

In the world, how can there be a reason for a master to pay homage to a slave?

But there are also many people, especially those who have made up their minds in their hearts to run for personal guard, all of them opened their eyes wide and looked at Jia Lian above, with fire burning in their eyes.

Finally, a steward of the Rongguo Mansion stepped forward and asked, "Dare to ask the second master, where is the second master planning to build this Loyalty Shrine... And, since it is the second ancestral hall of my Jia family, what exactly is it dedicated to?" People, or, after death, who are eligible to enter the second ancestral hall of my Jia family..."

The question of stewardship is also a question that everyone wants to know.

Jia Lian said bluntly: "For the time being, I plan to build this Loyalty Temple in Dongkuayuan, adjacent to Dongfu Ancestral Hall.

This matter will be handed over to Lin Zhixiao, Zhang Yong, Zhao Sheng, and the three of you will organize together. "

Lin Zhixiao and the others had already received Jia Lian's orders, and now they came out one after another, kneeling down to accept the orders.

"As for who are eligible to be included in the Loyalty Shrine..."

Jia Lian swept his eyes and announced in a loud and loud voice:
"The 13 people who died with me in Mobei this time are all eligible to be included in the Loyalty Shrine and be honored by my Jia family for generations.

In addition, since the Second Duke Ningrong, all those who have made great contributions to my Jia family, and from now on, all my soldiers who died in battle, and those who have made great contributions to my Jia family, will die. Later, it was also eligible to be included in the Temple of Loyalty and Justice. "

The audience was in an uproar, and then boiled.

……

Unlike the bustling Rongguo Mansion, the Xue family always seemed deserted.

Because today is the day when Jia Lian just came back, Aunt Xue, mother and daughter are more concerned about the situation in Rongguo Mansion.

Aunt Xue and Aunt Xue didn't care much when they heard that Jia Lian generously rewarded Ding, the servant of the two houses, and when they heard that Jia Lian favored the guard who died with him in public, they were a little surprised at Jia Lian's handwriting.

When they heard that Jia Lian was going to build the Loyalty Temple just after returning home, and when they learned what Jia Lian had said in the Rongguo Mansion compound, they were all stunned.

When the mother and daughter looked at each other, they could see the shock in the eyes of both sides.

"The second ancestral hall? To enshrine those slaves? Here, can your masters and ladies agree?"

"This... Since Second Master Lian dared to announce this in public, he must have discussed it with the masters.

But auntie, you didn't see that when the second master was talking to us in the compound at that time, he was so high-spirited... No, I can't even describe it.

Anyway, after the people from our two prefectures heard this, everyone was very excited, and they all kowtowed to the second master on the spot to thank him.

If I hadn't been ordered to deliver something to my aunt, I would have been reluctant to leave.

Hey, it's a pity that my kid has always been the worst, and his health is not very good, otherwise, I would want him to try it.

Tsk tsk, once you become the personal guard of our second master, not to mention the benefits, even if you really die, you can still be listed as the second ancestral hall of my Jia family, worshiped by Jia's family for generations, such an honor, it's amazing to think about it Very excited. "

Hearing the mother-in-law's reply, Aunt Xue and Baochai also looked at each other in blank dismay.

Among them, Aunt Xue took a look at the old lady, thinking that this old lady might speak nicely, even if her son was in good health, she might not be willing to send him to be Lian'er's personal guard.After all, going to the battlefield is to die!

These slick-mouthed women, but they are used to being scolded and trampled, may not be sincere when they speak.

"It's getting late, you should go back earlier, thank your wife for me, it's hard for her to miss me."

"Yes, that concubine, the servant girl will go back."

"Go."

After the woman from the Rongguo Mansion left, Aunt Xue sighed: "Now it seems that their family may really be prosperous under Lian'er's hands."

Although Xue Baochai felt the same way, she still asked with a smile: "Why did mother say that? It's just to build a Loyalty Shrine. It must be to imitate the sages of the previous generation in order to recruit talents.

The real effect will only be known in the future. Isn't it a bit arbitrary for my mother to say so now. "

Aunt Xue sighed: "I don't know what the effect is or not, but just looking at the few things Lian'er did after he came back, it's not hard to see that he is really a scheming and strategic person.

Although I am not present, I can also know that the servants of the two prefectures will be envious and grateful for the rewards they received, the benefits received by the families of the heroes, and the honor of being able to enjoy the Jia family ancestral hall after death and be enshrined by the Jia family for generations. What a shape!
Lian'er, this has completely united the hearts of the two families.

In my opinion, if things go on like this, in the future, the entire Jia family, I'm afraid everyone, will be devoted to Lian'er and obey him.

Under such circumstances, even your uncle, I'm afraid..."

Aunt Xue shook her head and did not continue.

But Baochai understood everything and stopped talking.

Although she is a woman, she is not an ordinary child, who cares about the gains and losses of each family and school.

She is a person who can see things clearly and see people's hearts clearly.

Although there are many people in the secular world, they are bustling around for fame or profit, it is difficult for anyone to make her feel admirable.

Only Jia Lian, the cousin-in-law she could get in touch with, surprised and admired her.

She often thought, if she was a man, would she be able to save the decline of the Xue family and restore the glory of the family?
In fact, it is very difficult, she knows it very well, so in many cases, she also understands his brother's behavior of being alone and giving up on himself.

Therefore, she admired Jia Lian even more.

Jia Lian did many things that she thought she could not do even if she was a man.

Jia Lian is now Lord Hou.

With this status, even if she was selected into the palace at the beginning, even if she was lucky enough to serve the nobles, she might not be able to match Jia Lian's status.

Unless you can become a noble concubine like the young lady of Rongguo Mansion?

But that was too difficult, so difficult that it wasn't even the Xue family's family background that could support her to sit in that position.

Therefore, she seems sad about losing the election, but she is not that sad in her heart, she has tried her best.