The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 411 Warning
Jia Lian didn't know about the small matter of Liangshui Alley.

He just saw the habits of people at all levels, and knew that even if he gave the order first, some people would take chances and secretly do some tricks.

He was also worried that no one would make him a raft to frighten others, so he asked Zhao Sheng to send someone to keep an eye on the thirteen families, and let him deal with it if there was any movement.

As for Jia Lian himself, after leaving Lin's mansion, he went straight to Linzi Bo's mansion.

The master seemed to have figured out that he would come, and had already set up a platform in the mansion. Before he could chat with Zhang Su and the others, he was arrested, saying that he wanted to test whether his skills had deteriorated in the past half a year or not. .

Jia Lian was also happy to accept the old man's teaching.

Although the old man is old, even now his title surpasses the old man, but the old man is different from him.

The title of first-class earl on the old man's body was completely dependent on fighting on the battlefield, with one knife and one shot, he was awarded the title in white.

The gold content is much higher than that of a marquis who relied on the shadow of his ancestors and a little bit of holy family to advance to the position.

Therefore, the moves and exercise methods taught by the old man are all summed up by his old man's decades of experience in the battlefield. Even if Jia Lian only practiced with the old man for half a year, he still feels quite benefited.

At least he was much better than before when he practiced blindly with Zhang Yong.

After some testing, some guidance, and a personal test with Jia Lian, he realized that Jia Lian kicked Jia Lian's buttocks after releasing the water, and then the old man asked him to be the strongest bodyguard under his command. He competes with Jia Lian.

After the guards received his signal and beat Jia Lian violently, the old man sat down at the tea table, let the servant beat his shoulders, and laughed heartily, enjoying himself.

The laughter spread to the backyard, and the wives and grandmas in the Zhang family's back house couldn't help laughing.

Even if no one passed it on, they still knew that it must be the old man's precious grandson.He is an old man, but he hasn't been this happy for a long time...

Jia Lian rubbed his shoulders, legs and feet, limped down the martial arts stage, came to the old man's side, and bowed silently.

"Haha, are you not happy to be beaten?"

"Don't dare, grandson is inferior to others, he deserves the beating."

Jia Lian, who has known the old man's temperament for a long time, naturally knows how to make the old man happy.

And half of his appearance is just pretending.

Even with the old man's order, the guards wouldn't dare to really beat him up, it was just a lot of thunder and a little rain.

Under the invitation of the old man, he sat next to him and took a sip of warm tea. Immediately, a servant stepped forward to beat his shoulders to relax his muscles.

Xu Shi could see that Jia Lian was a little uncomfortable, so the old man poked his head over and asked with a smile, "Do you not like being served by boys? Or, old man, I will call a beautiful maid to loosen your muscles and bones for you?"

While speaking, the old face smiled like a chrysanthemum, with a very doting expression.

If Jia Lian met the old man for the first time, he might think that he was an old man.

But Jia Lian, who had been cheated before, knew that if he really dared to agree, he would be punished again, so he shook his head hastily.

In this way, the old man laughed again.

After a while, the old man asked the boys to go down, and suddenly said: "You are proud now, you have become a marquis at a young age, and you are two ranks higher than the old man!"

The old man took a sip of tea, his face full of displeasure, as if he was jealous of Jia Lian.

But Jia Lian knew that the old man had such a temperament, so he could say whatever he wanted.Moreover, real jealousy and dissatisfaction will not be revealed in person.

If the old man was really unhappy about his being knighted, he wouldn't have set up the ring early to wait for him, and he wouldn't have smiled so happily just now.

"Grandson is no match for Grandpa, the title is earned by one person with real skills.

The grandson, the marquis, is more or less lucky. The grandson still knows this, so he naturally dare not be complacent in front of his grandfather. "

"Hmph, don't belittle yourself, kid.

If you have a family background, it is something that is in your life. Back then, the old man secretly hated himself for being born in white clothes and having no one to rely on.

I am especially envious of that old boy Jia Daishan, who knows that his skill is not as good as mine, so he is better than me because of his family background, and he is close to the Supreme Emperor, so many good opportunities have been snatched away by him.

So in the end, he became the Duke of Rong, but I can only be named an earl! "

The old man said, a little annoyed, but also a little reminiscing.

Jia Lian only dared to smile slightly, he believed that perhaps his grandfather's acting skills were not as good as the old man's, but...

It was rumored that the grandfather was good at both civil and military skills, while the old man was a complete illiterate and martial artist.

Even if it is a war, it does not depend on the value of personal force.

Therefore, in terms of true ability, it is really hard to say between the two.

But he didn't dare to say that, otherwise, the old man who became ashamed and angry would definitely not be able to spare him.

"Okay, although you have become Lord Marquis now, I still have some advice for you, old man.

If you are willing to listen, I will speak, if you are not willing to listen, I will not speak. "

After the old man came out of his memories, he saw Jia Lian sitting beside him respectfully, nodded secretly and said.

Jia Lian knew that the old man had such a natural and unrestrained personality, so he bowed respectfully, "Grandson is willing to listen to grandpa's teachings."

"This is number one, although I think you are a little unqualified for the title of Marquis, old man, I believe many other people will also have the same idea.

However, when you go out in the future, you are not allowed to show your courteous attitude.

If anyone dares to be rude to you, or choke you with words, you can spit on him hard, and if the opportunity is right, you can even beat him hard.

Anyway, your title was conferred by the emperor himself, so even though you can be a bit domineering, you won't dare to talk too much until you beat him up.Otherwise, if the screwdriver is incompetent and envious of other people's wealth, he will surely push forward and refuse to give up.

In short, remember, you are already Lord Marquis, and there are few people in the court who are more distinguished than you. Whoever dares to make you unhappy, you just make them even more unhappy. "

"Hehehe, grandson obeys grandpa's orders."

Jia Lian smiled. He knew that the old man had good intentions, and he was afraid that his mood would be affected by other people's words.

However, in fact, although his military merit alone is indeed not enough to be a Marquis.

But he was not a Marquis, but a Marquis.

According to the previous dynasties where the title was not decreasing, he should be destined to become the Duke of the State after his eldest brother (Jia Hu) died!

Even if the title of titles in this dynasty decreases from generation to generation, it is to prevent too much burden on the country from being too heavy.

But it doesn't mean that the country will treat heroes harshly.

Just one point, the four princes and eight princes, and now the Beijing Palace still has the throne.However, even though some of these eleven families have very low titles, each of them still maintains the appearance and decency of the palace and the palace.

The imperial court's annual salaries and rewards of sacrificial silver are also distributed according to the standards of princes and dukes.

So, although he was a second-class general before, in fact, the full title of the title is "Hereditary Rong Guogong Second-class Zhenyuan General"!
In other words, his title is based on the title of Duke Rong.

As a second-class general, he enjoys the treatment of a Duke.

Anyone who has been in the system should know that it is easy to enjoy the treatment of that level first, and then to be promoted in the future.

The same is true for titles.

Therefore, according to the title system of the Great Wei Dynasty, the ancestors belonged to the dukes, and if the descendants are successful, it is not too difficult to become dukes.

His ancestors belonged to Marquis, so it is not too difficult to be promoted to Marquis.

Of course, the difficulty here is relative to being a prince in white clothes, and a prince in white clothes.

In other words, if the ancestors were only earls and wanted to go one step further to become a marquis, it would be no different from being a marquis in white.

In the same way, the ancestors belonged to the marquis, and it was as difficult as heaven to confer the title of duke, which was basically impossible in the peaceful and prosperous age.

This is also the reason why Dai Shangong was able to become the first-class Rong Guogong logically.

Because his father is the first-class Rong Guogong.

Now Jia Lian is just going up this road.

His first step is to walk the path of his ancestors first...

That is to say, first take down the position of first-class Rong Guogong.

As for whether he can make further progress in the future, it depends on luck!
Besides, apart from his family background, his military achievements are not so insignificant.

It's nothing more than following Wang Ziteng to deal with the Tatars. In a full year, although he has made more than ten meritorious service, they are all minor contributions.

The sum is not enough to seal a baron.

When he escorted Princess Zhaoyang out of the border, he encountered the collusion between the third prince of Oara and the Tatars. He won two battles, each with thousands of people, and beheaded nearly two thousand.

This is quite a military feat.

Not to mention leading troops behind and rushing hundreds of miles to rescue him.

Since ancient times, the work of saving the driver has been a mystery.

A big one can be a duke or a marquis, but a small one can be ignored, it all depends on how the king views it.

This is why Emperor Ningkang dared to directly promote him to Marquis.

Otherwise, Emperor Ningkang would not do this even if he had the hereditary title of Duke Rong as the basis.

After all, according to the usual practice, if you want a Marquis to appear out of thin air, at least you have to wipe out most of the enemy country as big as Wala to qualify.

Therefore, although Jia Lian knew that he was a marquis, he would not feel that he was not qualified, so it was impossible for the old man to worry that he could not bear the pressure of the outside world and felt ashamed of himself.

He wished that Emperor Ningkang would directly make him the Duke of the State, as long as there were practical benefits, he wouldn't care about other people's opinions.

"Your boy is a smart person, you must understand what I mean, and I won't be too long-winded.

This second point is almost the same as the first point.

Now that you carry the name of a favorite minister on your back, if you go to the battlefield in the future, you will probably not be as comfortable as before.

Even I am a little jealous of you boy, it is conceivable that those people who have been in the army for decades, but have not obtained high-ranking officials, and even have no titles, are jealous of you.

At this point, you have to be mentally prepared. "

Jia Lian also nodded.

"Finally, it is best not to get involved in the disputes between the princes, let alone get involved in the affairs of the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty. This is the most important point, and you must keep it in mind."

Speaking of this, Mr. Zhang, who has always been relaxed in his voice, couldn't help but look a little solemn,

He really likes this grandson who came back to the house ten years later, and he doesn't want to see him make mistakes because of lack of experience, ruining his bright future in vain.

When Jia Lian heard this, his expression became serious, and he bowed his head and said, "Grandson, I remember what Grandpa said, thank you for your reminder."

"Haha, I just want to remind you that you are deeply trusted and used by His Majesty now, and it is impossible to completely avoid these things, it's just the scale, and you have to control it yourself.

Well, let's practice one more time, and then go back after eating here. "

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)