The Red Mansions

Chapter 137 Guess and Preparedness

The sky is bright.

In the front yard, there is an inverted room.

Liu Xianglian and Ni Er got up early, and they were so excited that they almost stayed up all night.

Liu Xianglian was excited because she wanted to go to patrol the camp.

He loved to dance with guns and clubs since he was a child, and he has always had an inexplicable yearning for the military camp.

It's just that my temper was lax, and I was afraid that I wouldn't get used to it in the military camp, so I didn't join the army.

This time, after hearing Jia Yun's experience of fighting pirates, he couldn't help but want to fight the enemy anymore.

Of course, it would be even better if he could make some contributions and strive for wealth.

Like Ni Er, Liu Xianglian helped Jia Yun investigate the Xue family business this time, which broadened her horizons and touched a lot.

It should be said that he has also been in contact with many noble and powerful families, such as Jia's Mansion and General Shenwu's Mansion, both of which were honored and noble families who won the stage in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Following them, Liu Xianglian has seen and heard many great battles.

But in any case, it is not as impressive as the personal experience of this few months.

The forces involved in the Xue family's business route in the Jiangnan boundary are intertwined.

Jia Yun rectified the trade routes this time, and countless families or forces were wiped out.

What made Liu Xianglian feel chilling was that Jia Yun did not participate in it from the beginning to the end, but she was the real leader of this matter.

He suddenly realized that his martial power was not worth mentioning in front of someone like Jia Yun.

This made Liu Xianglian frightened, but also extremely hot in her heart.

He has deeply comprehended a truth, that is, a man cannot be powerless for a day!
In other words, he should have understood this truth a long time ago, and as long as he is an individual, he will know the benefits of rights.

However, Liu Xianglian's parents died early and failed to study, and he became a wanderer from a family who slept in flowers and stayed in willows. Although he lived in poverty during this period, he seldom experienced major life twists and turns.

As a result, Liu Xianglian not only didn't think about making meritorious deeds, comforting her parents, glorifying the lintel, and making future generations proud, but she also looked down on those who only knew how to pursue fame and wealth.

He used to like to travel around the world and make friends widely.

For this reason, he is often proud and feels that he has become the envy of others.

But now, after thinking about it carefully, he introspected. When something happened to him, he seemed unable to do anything, and could not change anything.

Look at Jia Yun again, she was born in a poor family, and in the early years she was still busy in the market, trying to make a living.

In just a few years, he has transformed himself into a magistrate who dominates one side and is respected by everyone.

Liu Xianglian thought about it differently, if she could be a county magistrate, how would she feel? It's okay not to think about this idea, but just thinking about it makes him unable to bear the frustration. These years are really wasted.

Fortunately, there is an opportunity in front of him now.

That is to join the patrolling camp. On the one hand, one's own abilities can be used, and on the other hand, while meeting his hobbies, he can go to battle to kill the enemy and fight for wealth and honor for a lifetime.

He didn't want to miss this opportunity.

After the night passed, Liu Xianglian still couldn't calm down.

When he came back to his senses, he looked up at Ni Er, and found that the other party was standing in front of the window, he clenched his hands tightly, then let them go suddenly, and then clenched his hands tightly again, going back and forth like this, he seemed very nervous.

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Xianglian asked curiously: "Second brother Ni, what kind of errand did Second Master Yun arrange for you? It keeps you awake at night!"

Ni Er glanced back at him, and pondered: "The master ordered me to keep an eye on Xue's business road, and planned to see how I am doing first. If I do well, I will have the opportunity to be a housekeeper in the future..."

Speaking of this, he was both excited and helpless: "People who know me, Ni Er, all say that I am a rascal who specializes in heavy debts, spends spare money in the casino, and wants to fight and drink."

"But they don't even think about it. I, Ni Er, can make a lot of noise in that precious place in the capital. Can I really enjoy myself just by messing around?"

"Actually, I, Ni Er, have superb martial arts skills. I am proficient in criminal names and laws, money and grain accounting, and documents and copywriting. I am capable, but it is useless."

"It's the master who has a keen eye, and he can see that I am capable at a glance. After a little practice, let me go to Xue's business road to watch. Brother Liu, I, Ni Er, have met a nobleman this time!"

Liu Xianglian nodded. He and Ni Er hadn't known each other for a long time, but he could understand him.

It is true that Ni Er is capable, but because he has been in the market all these years, and he is engaged in the business of usury, which has been poked at the back, his reputation has been ruined, so naturally no one wants to use him.

If Ni Er had fame, it would be fine, even if he was a scholar, with his ability, he could still help people manage accounts, be a teacher or something.

The problem is that he has no fame and reputation, no matter how capable he is, he can only waste his time.

On the contrary, Jia Yun simply accepted Ni Er this time, which surprised Liu Xianglian. Isn't Jia Yun afraid that Ni Er's reputation will be bad, and she will be hurt?
Liu Xianglian didn't know what Jia Yun thought, but he admired Jia Yun's eclectic way of employing people.

After thinking for a while, Liu Xianglian bowed her hands to Ni Er and said, "My little brother here wishes Er Ge Ni to pass the test of Er Master Yun as soon as possible, and to be truly appointed as a housekeeper. Wealth and prosperity are just around the corner!"

"Hahaha... Then I'll thank Brother Liu for his good words!" Ni Er happily laughed.

While talking, Xue Pan came to the front yard and shouted: "Second brother Ni, come with me. Today I will take you to meet the people from the Zhejiang Trading Bureau."

"Brother Liu, I'll go first, let's get together when we have time!" Ni Er cupped his hands, turned and walked out.

At this time, one of Jia Yun's personal guards came to the door of the room and said to Liu Xianglian: "Young Master Liu, the master ordered me to take you to the patrol camp to report, so come with me!"

"Please trouble me, brother!" Liu Xianglian saluted, and then left with the guard.

……

in the bedroom.

Jia Yun hugged the charming woman tightly, wishing to rub her with herself.

Mei Ren also hugged Jia Yun tightly, and said softly, "Master, Mei Ren is scared!"

"What are you afraid of? You have been mischievous early in the morning, but now you are afraid!" Jia Yun said with a smirk.

The charming faces were all pulled together, teeth were clenched, her cheeks were flushed, and beads of sweat hung on her forehead.

After a while, she suddenly became stiff, her eyes were closed tightly, and she was motionless, but the nails of her hands were so hard that they almost pinched into Jia Yun's flesh.

Then, she felt something, opened her eyes suddenly, and said weakly: "Master, the beauty is watching from the side, let her serve you!"

"Then do you still dare to be naughty in the future?" Jia Yun touched the tip of her nose with her nose and asked with a smile.

Meiren pursed her lips, thought for a while, pulled Jia Yun's neck down, and whispered in his ear: "I'm afraid I'm sick, I love you more during this time."

Jia Yun cut her head and said, "Stop thinking about it, it's because the weather is getting warmer, so my senses are sharper."

As she said that, she didn't care about the beauty, she pulled away and left, and rolled with the beauty who was eager to see through...

The three of them tasted the marrow and knew the taste, and they didn't take it easy until it was three poles in the sun.

"Isn't Master in a hurry to go to the yamen today?" Liren asked curiously as she neatly adjusted Jia Yun's collar.

Jia Yun smiled and said, "The magistrate of our county is coming soon, so I will delegate power and let the master take care of some things first, so that he can experience the feeling of being in power."

The beauty was confused, smiled, and went out with the wooden basin and towel just used for cleaning.

On the contrary, the charming man next to him laughed and said: "Master is good or bad, when the master master gets used to the days when he has a lot of power, after the county magistrate takes office, he will take away the power from him, so you can't offend him for nothing?"

"You're the smart one!" Jia Yun rolled her eyes, walked to the dressing table and sat down, then said:
"Being an official is a profound knowledge. If the people under him can't help each other, they can't do great things, but if they are all twisted together, hehe..."

The charming woman took a wooden comb and combed Jia Yun's hair slowly. Looking at the elegant Jia Yun in the bronze mirror, she sighed:

"What a good brother, outsiders must think that this is an unworldly scholar!"

Jia Yun patted the charming woman's buttocks backhandedly, and said angrily: "Shaoyinyang is weird, it's not big or small, if you want Baochai to know that you dare to tease me, I will punish you when the time comes, and I won't stop you."

Charming pouted, pursed her lips and said, "Sister Bao cares about you too much. Even if what you do is wrong, I will fully support you!"

"Hehe, what I'm saying is that I'm her husband, who does she support if she doesn't support me?" Jia Yun rolled her eyes and said.

After a pause, he asked with a smile, "You don't care about me?"

The charming man smiled, leaned forward and pecked Jia Yun lightly, and said affectionately: "Gu, master is the best in my eyes."

Before she retreated, Jia Yun hugged her willow waist, put her face up on her legs, looked down at her charming and delicate face, and said with a smile:
"Since we left Beijing, we've been spending time together, loving each other, and we're much closer than before."

Meiren blinked her eyes, bit her red lips, looked at Jia Yun, and said softly: "Since she followed the master, Meiren has been very happy, and only then has she really lived like a human..."

Gentle sunlight slanted in from the window, shining on Jia Yun and Mei Ren.

Jia Yun looked down at Mei Ren.

Her skin is white and rosy, her left and right dimples are sweet and delicate, her lips are fat red, her teeth are as white as jade, her breasts are high, her waist is soft, and her limbs are soft and uneven.

With her beautiful face, coupled with her soft, dignified, graceful, and charming temperament, such a woman is really hard to find even with a lantern.

Jia Yun caressed the charming face, and the more she looked at it, the more attractive she became, and she became more fascinated.

Charming looked at the tenderness in Jia Yun's eyes, bit the corner of her lips lightly and said nothing, and just let Jia Yun look at her carefully without moving.

She is Jia Yun's woman, let alone watching, she is willing to do whatever Jia Yun does.

She knew that apart from taking care of Jia Yun's daily life, the only thing that fascinated him was this body.

She was also very pleased that Jia Yun was able to still linger on her and couldn't stop being surrounded by female relatives, which showed that she was really good-looking.

The charming woman is in Jia Yun's hands, like a delicate plaything, let him play with it, and gradually, the two of them fall in love with each other.

Jia Yun moved her hand down, and although Mei Ren didn't stop her, she reminded her in a low voice, "Master, it's getting late now."

"Can you still bear it?" Jia Yun asked, staring straight at her.

Meiren pursed her lips, hummed, and then slowly closed her eyes, allowing Jia Yun to play with her.

Jia Yun saw that she was so well-behaved, so she smelled her body fragrance with a low voice. The fragrance was faint, faint, but extraordinarily pure, and he never tired of smelling it.

……

Time flies, and it is the tenth day of February.

As the day of the county examination got closer and closer, the number of scholars in the city gradually increased.

The magistrate, Jia Yun asked Qiu Nong, "Qiu Jiaoyu, has the examination room been checked properly?"

Qiu Nong, as the instructor of the county school, will also be invigilated at that time.

Qiu Nong clasped his hands and replied: "Returning to the county's honor, the next official went to the examination room in person early in the morning, checked it from the beginning to the end, and found nothing wrong."

"It's good that there is no problem. Don't blame me for being wordy about the teaching. It's better for us to prepare well in advance than to make a mistake when the exam starts." Jia Yun nodded and said.

Qiu Nong nodded and replied: "I'm a lower official, and I also admire the meticulous work attitude of the county lord, and I don't think it is long-winded or troublesome."

Just as he was talking, the bureaucrat of the official house brought a document.

Jia Yun took a look and said with a smile, "It's really strange, the county magistrate is about to take office, and this identity document was only sent to our county..."

He raised his head and asked the official: "Who sent the document?"

"Responding to my lord's words, it was delivered by a team led by the governor of the Ningbo government office." The pawn replied, clasping his hands.

Jia Yun put the document on the table and asked, "When was it delivered?"

"It was delivered yesterday afternoon, because the adults were not in the Yamen yesterday, so the young ones were delivered early this morning." The pawn replied.

Jia Yun nodded and said, "The governor must have left, right?"

"Your Excellency is so predictable, they left overnight." The pawn flattered him.

Jia Yun pondered for a moment, and then ordered: "In my name, send a letter to Mr. Wen of the Ningbo Mansion, asking why this document was held in the mansion for so long before it was sent out. Remember to be serious in tone, but careful in words. kind."

The pawn responded, and after saluting, he turned around and went out to write the official letter.

At this time, Jing Lushi who was standing beside him frowned and said, "Master, why do you think this is a bit weird for the lower officials?"

"Heh, what's so weird? It's just the work of some shady people!" Jia Yun sneered.

It seems that this time Xia Baichuan was sent out to Cixi to be the county magistrate, the motive was extremely impure, the comer was not kind, maybe this person was also involved with pirates.

As soon as he stepped on the road to Cixi, someone in Zhejiang praised and killed Jia Yun. No matter how you look at this matter, it makes people feel that they have taken care of each other.

I just don't know if Xia Baichuan was being used by others, or if he himself was a part of it.

If it's the former, fine.

But if it was the latter, then Jia Yun was not prepared to let Xia Baichuan leave Cixi alive.

For Jia Yun, everything else can be forgiven, except for being involved with pirates, it is better to kill [-] people by mistake than to let one person go.

Who told him to confront the pirates earlier?
After hearing Jia Yun's words, Jing Lushi asked tentatively, "Master, do you need me to go to the government office in person?"

"There's no need to be so troublesome, just send an official letter and ask." Jia Yun waved and said, seeing Jing Lushi's worried face, he asked with a smile:

"The left and right county magistrates are about to take office, can Master Jing drive him away?"

Jing Lushi smiled awkwardly, shook his head and said, "That's not right, I don't dare to have such thoughts."

Jia Yun smiled and said: "It's best not to dare, just do the errands that I ordered you before, and don't think about anything else."

Power is really a fascinating thing. In just a few days, Jing Lushi became addicted, and he was afraid that Xia Baichuan would come to snatch his power.

The problem is that the county magistrate is an official of the eighth rank, and the chief secretary is an official of the ninth rank. Compared with Xia Baichuan, Jing Lushi lags behind Xia Baichuan in both official position and official rank.

Therefore, if he wanted to keep his rights from being eroded too hard by Xia Baichuan, he had to rely on Jia Yun's attitude and support.

Of course, he can also rely on Xia Baichuan.

Thinking of this, Jing Lushi just glanced at Jia Yun indiscriminately, and his heart trembled.

That day in the Cixi Guild Hall, he was standing next to Gong Chaoxu, watching Jia Yun slash without batting an eye.

If you fight with other civil servants, you will lose your official position at most, but if you fight with this person, you may lose your life.

Later, he even witnessed Jia Yun smiling and tossing the officials from top to bottom of the county government to death, which made him unable to resist at all.

The next day.

Still in the same place, with these same people.

Jia Yun took the official letter from the pawn, saying that Xia Baichuan would officially take office on February [-]th.

"How did Xia County Prime Minister choose to take office on the day our county exam started?" Jing Lushi frowned.

Even Qiu Nong on the side showed displeasure.

February [-]th is the day of the Cixi County Examination, which is one of the most important events in the county every year.

As a Juren, it is impossible for Xia Baichuan to not understand the rules, but he still chose to take up the post that day, feeling a little menacing.

Qiu Nong couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the officials below, this kind of unruly behavior should be blocked."

"Second the officials!" Jing Lushi hurriedly said.

Hou Zhongping, the Dian Shi, and Luo Zhijian, the inspector, who were standing on the side, also stepped forward to second their proposals.

Jia Yun nodded and smiled and said, "Forget it, since the public opinion is so, then when Xia County Prime Minister arrives in Cixi, he will block it directly, and let him stay in the post station outside the city for a few days. It’s not too late to take office again!”

When the county magistrate took office, he would send the letter to the ceremony room for reporting the day before, which gave Jia Yun the time to prevent Xia Baichuan from taking office.

"Your Excellency is wise!" Everyone saluted in unison.

After everyone retreated, Jia Yun pondered for a moment, got up and left the county office, and went straight to the patrolling camp.

He had an intuition in his heart that it seemed that Xia Baichuan had a special purpose in choosing to take up the post on the day of the county examination.

If Xia Baichuan really colluded with the pirates, Jia Yun would have to preside over the county examination on the day of the county examination, and some of the government officials and inspectors would be transferred to the examination room.

If Xia Baichuan drove directly into the county with the pirates under the guise of taking office, it would be bad.

The only guards in the city are yamen servants and patrol inspectors, with poor combat effectiveness and no resistance.

As for the patrol battalion, it has not yet formed an army. If they face the pirates head-on, it would be good if they suffer heavy losses, or the entire army may be wiped out!
What made people even more fearful was that on the day of the county examination, there were hundreds of scholars in the examination room. If pirates came to kill them, even if Jia Yun was skilled in martial arts, he would not be able to protect many of them.

Therefore, Jia Yun put herself in her shoes and thought, if she were a pirate, she would choose to do it on the day of the county test, it would be wonderful!

"Heh, if you really plan like this, I will make a great contribution this time!" Jia Yun thought instead of being angry but happy.

(End of this chapter)