The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 434 Third Class Guard
On the martial arts arena to the east of the Princess Mansion, more than a dozen young eunuchs and four or five maids, under the command of Princess Zhaoyang, placed and arranged all kinds of martial arts equipment in full swing.

At this time, Princess Zhaoyang was still dressed in military attire when Jia Lian first met her, looking clean and capable.

Hearing the sound of horseshoes, she looked along the avenue with joy in her eyes.

"Miss Huang~!"

The fourth prince jumped off the horse, and happily ran to Princess Zhaoyang.

Who knew that her royal sister seemed to be unable to see him at all, her star-like eyes were only looking at his side.

"My humble minister, Jia Lian, see Your Highness Zhaoyang."

"The Marquis of Zhenyuan doesn't need to be too polite."

Princess Zhaoyang took two steps forward, sized Jia Lian up, and then said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and the Marquis of Zhenyuan looks even better than before."

"Your Highness is absurd. Your Highness's valiant and heroic demeanor is already within the reach of extraordinary people. Now that he is out of the palace and in charge of his own house, it will definitely stir up the situation in Shenjing, and let ordinary people like me have the opportunity to see the glory of the bright moon."

"Hehehe... The Marquis of Zhenyuan is becoming more and more able to speak, but I have just acquired this house, and many places still need to be repaired, so for the time being, I am still living in Weiyang Palace and cannot stay outside." Princess Zhaoyang raised her blue hair and smiled brightly. road.

Hearing his own imperial sister's heartfelt laughter, the fourth prince, who was already a little displeased at her ignoring him, even frowned, staring intently at the two complimenting each other.

something wrong……

That's all for the queen.My imperial sister has always been informal, and it is nothing to praise a man who is kind to her face to face.

But Jia Lian was a very prudent and prudent person in his heart, how could he shamelessly praise his imperial sister face to face, and what he said was so nasty, it gave him goosebumps!

The fourth prince, who didn't want his imperial sister to be confused by Jia Lian, squeezed between Princess Zhaoyang and Jia Lian, and said with a smile: "Sister Huang, your princess mansion is really too big, I have come in twice, just now I almost lost my way..."

Princess Zhaoyang had no choice but to look at him, her smile subsided, and she said to him: "That's because you are stupid. Well, you came just in time. Don't you like to play with swords, guns, swords and halberds the most? Go and help me command those People, arrange all the weapons for me and arrange them in formation."

"Oh fine."

Although the fourth prince was reluctant, he still obediently passed.

Even without the interruption of light bulbs, it was impossible for Jia Lian and Princess Zhaoyang to communicate further in public.

They just look at each other a few times, see each other's thoughts in their eyes, and keep them in their hearts.

Suddenly, she saw Aqi and Aqin waiting beside her, and Princess Zhaoyang raised her hand high, beckoning them over.

"Back when you were outside the Great Wall, you pretended to be me and helped me drive away the pursuers. At that time, I promised you that as long as you could go back alive, I would not treat you badly. Now that I have said no at all after so long, are you scolding in your heart? past me?"

Princess Zhaoyang looked at Ah Qin with a smile, and asked jokingly.

Ah Qin was a little nervous.Although she knew that Princess Zhaoyang was probably one of her father's women, after all, Princess Zhaoyang's identity was there, and she didn't dare to offend, so she hurriedly said that she didn't dare.

Seeing that she was so cautious, Princess Zhaoyang stopped teasing her, took out a token from her bosom, and said with a smile: "On the way back to Beijing, the reason why I didn't mention this matter is not that I forgot, but that I had have plans.

According to the ceremonial system of my Great Wei Dynasty, if I can open a mansion and build teeth, there will be five third-class guards in the mansion, each of which is a fifth-rank position.

If you are willing, take this token, and from now on, you will be a third-class guard under my Princess Mansion.

With this status, even if you are in Jia's house in the future, no one will dare to look down on you. "

As Princess Zhaoyang said, she took a special look at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian's expression moved slightly, a little surprised, but he didn't intend to intervene.

The third-class bodyguard is the lowest level of royal bodyguards.But even if it is the lowest, the rank is still fifth rank.

According to the system, the county king can only send at most two high-ranking royal guards, and can only send third-class guards.

The prince's authority is much greater, and he can send five third-class guards and two second-class guards.Second-class bodyguard, rank four.

Above the second and third class guards, there are naturally first class guards.

However, the first-class guards are only qualified to be used by the emperor.Of course, the Supreme Emperor can too.

For example, the famous imperial guard Long Jinwei has a total of [-] members.Among them, the most common Long Jinwei are all third-class bodyguards with a rank of fifth rank.First-class bodyguard, rank three.

According to the ancestral system of the Great Wei Dynasty, all princes who have reached the age of 16 and opened a mansion, as long as they have not committed any serious mistakes or are very disgusting to the emperor, can be granted the title of prince.

And Princess Zhaoyang, as a princess who had a separate title for a long time, was originally a prince.Now that the mansion is established, she can naturally appoint two second-class guards and five third-class guards.

Ah Qin is familiar with the Central Plains culture, and she also knows the meaning of a royal guard, and even more so, how important it is to her if she can obtain this status.

So when she suddenly heard Princess Zhaoyang say that, she was very moved.

In the official-based society of Wei, it is really important to have a rank.

It can be said that once she takes the title of guard of Princess Zhaoyang's Mansion, in the entire Jia Mansion, except for Jia Lian, Jia Mu and a few others, no one else dares to disrespect her any more.

Including, those masters and grandmas who have no foundation, that is, no rank or order, can even ask the other party to greet her first if she wants.

Therefore, the gift Princess Zhaoyang gave her is not insignificant, and it can even be said that it is tailor-made for her.

There are many benefits, but she dare not take them.When she and her sister came to the Central Plains, they did not come to the Central Plains to be officials, but to follow Jia Lian.

Now she abandons her sister and Jia Lian to work as a guard in the princess mansion, what's the matter?Just as she was about to decline, Princess Zhaoyang saw her intentions and said in advance: "Don't worry, I'm not asking you to follow me from now on.

Even after you receive the token, you can continue to follow your Marquis, just treat it as me and send him alone. "

As Princess Zhaoyang said, she cast a playful look at Jia Lian, as if asking how to repay her kindness.

Originally, Ah Qin was just an insignificant figure in her heart, and the reason why she was willing to spend a little effort was only for Jia Lian's sake.Moreover, to be kind to Ah Qin is to place a "person of his own" by Jia Lian's side in an aboveboard manner.

She is happy to do something like this.

Originally thought that she had considered so thoughtfully, Ah Qin had no reason to refuse.

Unexpectedly, Ah Qin knelt down with a plop, "My servant thanked the princess for her kindness, but I still have a merciless request, and I hope the princess can agree."

"Huh? You talk about it."

"Yes, this servant knows that the princess's willingness to give this status to this servant is entirely for the sake of our Lord Marquis.

The servants are also very grateful for the kindness of the princess.It's just that the servants are not talented enough. Since they followed our Lord Hou, they have always relied on Lord Hou and his sister to protect me. I have no credit for it.

As for my elder sister, she practiced archery, horseback riding and archery diligently since she was a child, and helped Lord Hou make a lot of meritorious deeds.Therefore, this servant wants to implore the princess to give this opportunity to my sister Aqi.

Only in this way is the real match of virtue and status, and only in this way, it will be more helpful to my Lord Hou. "

Hearing what Ah Qin said, Princess Zhaoyang was a little surprised.

She knew very well that giving the other party the status of a third-class bodyguard when she didn't ask him to switch to her account, for a person like Ah Qin who had no roots in the Central Plains, it was equivalent to adding a base out of thin air. What a precious opportunity?
She never expected that Ah Qin would be willing to give up such an opportunity to her sister.

Although Aqi didn't quite understand the relationship between the third-class guards, but judging from her younger sister's performance, she also knew that it was a very important thing.

She was very moved, but she was not good at expressing herself. After hesitating for a while, she followed her younger sister's example, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your servant does not need it, and please ask the princess to reward Ah Qin as promised."

Princess Zhaoyang raised her eyebrows and glanced at Jia Lian with admiration in her eyes.

During their trip to Wala, Aqi and Aqin followed Jia Lian all the time.Especially Aqi, on the way back from the desert, she rode the same horse with her for a long time.So Princess Zhaoyang knew a little about these two Tatar women.

She didn't expect that the two sisters had such a good relationship, and they were so humble when faced with such an opportunity.

It can be seen that Jia Lian either has a discerning eye, or has deep blessings, so that he can pick up such a good person.

Seeing that it was inconvenient for Jia Lian to interfere with the affairs between her sisters, Princess Zhaoyang waved her hand and said nonchalantly, "I take it as some kind of extraordinary request. It's rare that you have such deep affection for your sister. In that case, I simply Just be more generous and give you the status of a third-class guard."

As Princess Zhaoyang said, she beckoned someone to fetch another token for a third-class guard.

Jia Lian persuaded at the right time: "It's not appropriate to do this. There are only five places around His Highness, and two of them are given to the servants, which makes the servants too presumptuous."

Princess Zhaoyang smiled and said: "What are you afraid of? Anyway, I don't need so many people around me, so I will take it as a bargain for you. Anyway, your overstepping..."

Princess Zhaoyang wanted to take the opportunity to tease Jia Lian, but when she saw her silly brother approaching, she stopped.

The fourth prince also took into account the situation just now, and leaned over to Jia Lian at this time, he couldn't help but smiled and said: "These are the two girls you snatched back in the grassland? It's really good. When, I will also decide You must lead your troops to the court of the Tatar king, and bring back the two daughters of the Tatar king..."

"Okay, Your Highness, don't forget to take your servant with you when the time comes. The servant can show His Highness the way and tell His Highness which daughter of the King of Tatars is beautiful."

"Uh uh, good, good..." The fourth prince said it himself, but when Jia Lian joked back, he actually blushed.

That's right, after all, it doesn't look like a person who hasn't married a wife yet.

"Humph."

Princess Zhaoyang looked at Jia Lian and the two, and began to discuss the matter in front of her. With a soft snort, she turned around and supported Aqin, letting the two of her sisters get up.These two will be hers in name from now on.

Let them take a good look at Jia Lian, and stop messing around outside.

(End of this chapter)