Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 133 3.40 A mere county magistrate can’t stop Brother Lian, right?

Volume Three

3.40 A mere county magistrate can’t trouble Brother Lian, right?

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"Second brother Lian, if there is anything inconvenient to say, I won't ask too much." Looking at his current expression and his performance at the banquet, Zhou Yang could easily guess that it was probably with Jia It was related to politics, so he just came to play hard to get, "Little brother, thank you second brother for the hospitality today, I will say goodbye now."

"Brother Zhou is joking, after all this, how can anyone go out on an empty stomach?" Jia Lian's smile was very forced, but she firmly pushed him back to the wine table, "If you hadn't brought it up last time, If you want me to go out and do some activities, I won't cause so much trouble. If you don't solve it, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Oh? But it's about being appointed as an official?" Zhou Yang said with a smile, "With the favors in the government, a mere county magistrate can't trouble Brother Lian, right? Why, please don't tell me, you can't Is it working?"

"If I hadn't said hello to my father a long time ago, I'm afraid it would be really hard to say." Jia Lian dropped the wine glass in his hand and said with a sullen face, "I really didn't expect that when he just arrived at the official department and started activities, he I used my father’s post over there to say hello and tell people not to meddle in other people’s business. If I hadn’t used my father’s name post, I’m afraid this would have been really dirty.”

"Huh?" Zhou Yang was really surprised, "This is impossible. Even if Uncle Zheng is unwilling to help, there is absolutely no way he can publicly undermine it, and even use Uncle Jia's name falsely. This will bring shame to the entire Rongguo Mansion! Although Uncle Zheng is indeed a bit...well, but theoretically speaking, he should never be so unwise!"

"Who else can it be?" Jia Lian said angrily, "Father said that He Ping, the right servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, owed a favor to his family, so he just asked me to take his post. Mr. He also agreed to help. I didn't expect it to happen two days later. So I sent someone back with two copies of my father's name card so that I could explain clearly what was going on.

I had no choice but to go to He Mansion again, only to find out that Mr. He had already arranged for me to be the county magistrate of Yancheng County, Huai'an Prefecture, Jiangnan Province. Originally, I only had to wait until June, after the current county magistrate was promoted, and I would be able to take office. I didn't want to Unexpectedly, he received another invitation from his father, saying that the servant made a mistake and asked him not to make any further arrangements! "

"Yancheng County Magistrate? This Mr. He has really done his best. It seems that he owes you a lot of favors." Zhou Yang smiled and teased before saying, "There is absolutely no way that Uncle Jia's name card will be used by outsiders. It's being used indiscriminately. It seems that someone in the house has tampered with it. As for the specific details, it's not convenient for me to ask."

"Humph!" Jia Lian drank another glass of wine and said with a cold face, "Fortunately, I went in time, Master He just smiled and didn't ask any more questions, so no damage was caused; I also sent those two famous cards to him. They all stayed in the He Mansion, and it was considered that the mansion owed him favors, but I couldn't swallow this breath!
For today's banquet, Brother Wei didn't plan to bother Brother Zhou at first, but the second uncle urged him again and again, so he had to do it; this incident also made me understand that Brother Zhou got the famous card in the mansion and asked Qian Juren to help Gubao, I'm afraid someone also stole the name post from the mansion, but it's just inconvenient to ask now! "

"Uh hahaha!" Zhou Yang lowered his head and smiled, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, hiding the pride on his face.

This also shows Jia Lian's ability. In fact, Hachigong and other members of the family have guessed the quality of his "disciple of Rongguo Mansion", thinking that someone in the mansion stole the famous post for profit, and they all "identified" that the ball was already dead. Zhou Rui, however, chose to acquiesce because of Zhou Yang's current status, and only Jia Lian said it face to face.

"A few days ago, my brother received an autographed letter from Mr. He, and went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to file a petition. He is only waiting to go to Yancheng County to take office at the end of June, but so far he has not dared to tell the government." Jia Lian continued bitterly, " That Fu Shi is the disciple of the second uncle, how dare I dare to use it? I had no choice but to find Brother Zhou again to see if there is any other way!"

"Brother Zhen gave you Master's advice, right?" Zhou Yang did not comment on the bullshit within the Jia family and went directly to the topic. Seeing Jia Lian nodding, he continued, "It stands to reason that you should use the name of the family to ask for results. It's best, since it doesn't work now, there is nothing I can do here.

However, the Xue family is a big family in the south of the Yangtze River and must have its own network of contacts. It is definitely not difficult to find two masters. The younger brother will write a letter and ask Uncle Xue to arrange it; however, this kind of thing is not a big deal or a small matter. If the second elder brother Lian wanted to settle the matter with just a few words, I'm afraid it would be difficult to do it again in the future. "

"Brother Zhou, don't worry, your work will not be in vain." Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief. After toasting, he handed over a card with Jia She's name as a first-class general and said, "The Jia family still has twelve families in Jinling. , if something happens to Uncle Xue, don’t be polite when it’s time to use it, even my father can say a few words to the Zhen family.”

"Don't worry, I won't disappoint Second Brother Lian." Zhou Yang smiled and took the name card. Rongguo Mansion is indeed no longer considered a top family in the capital, but its reputation below is definitely well-known, not to mention that Yancheng County also belongs to Jiangnan Province, the base of the “Four Families of Jinling”, “The Xue family still has quite a business and has a branch in Yancheng County.

Yancheng, as the name suggests, not to mention other good things, the white salt products alone are enough to make people eye-catching. After the second brother Lian takes office, he might as well contact the local Xue brand, and the government affairs can be left to the master. You still have to work hard on your own things! "

"Brother Zhou, don't worry, I'll save it for you!" As soon as he mentioned the money, Mr. Lian, who was filled with indignation just now, immediately came back to life with full health. "Although I haven't seen how extravagant the Xue family is, 'pearls are like earth, gold is like iron', but just this Just hearing the name makes people very convinced! It’s Brother Zhou, but you have confirmed the appointment arrangement?” “With the guarantees of Senior Brother Chen and Brother Liu, what else can go wrong?” Zhou Yang smiled and asked Jia Lian After clinking a glass, "Not to mention that there is a noble person helping me this time."

"Brother Zhou is so blessed." Jia Lian said half a sentence, but still did not dare to continue, "If it had been when the Supreme Emperor was on the throne, the status of this martial arts examination would not be comparable to what it is now; unfortunately, times have changed. Not to mention the new Jinshis, there are still many Jinshis from the previous term or even several previous terms who were wasted in the capital."

"Why, so many?" Zhou Yang was stunned for a moment, he really didn't expect it.

"Haha, brother Zhou must not know, right?" Jia Lian said with a smile, "Let's not mention other places, let's just talk about the world-famous 'Long Jinwei' in this palace, there are only 300 people, at least more than 100 are from various Among the Wu Jinshi of each batch, except for the top three, it is hard to say whether any of the others will be awarded the title."

"This is the Long Jinwei." Zhou Yang remembered the position that Jia Rong later bought in the original work, but still didn't quite understand. "As far as I know, it should be for the children of Wu Xun in the capital, right? How could Wu Jinshi be arranged to join the position? ?”

"Long Jinwei is His Majesty's bodyguard in name only. Among the three hundred positions, there are both actual positions and temporary positions as you mentioned." Jia Lian said with a smile, "The so-called 'second-class bodyguards' can also be considered as Longjing Lieutenant in general. Lieutenant Commander, for example, your Dongfang sister, she is a fifth-grade actual second-class bodyguard, but she was assigned to Princess Yongchang's residence.

These people are all at the lowest level of the sixth rank, which is the rank of official who was born with the same Wu Jinshi. If there is no place for a Wu Jinshi to be arranged, they will be hung up in the Longjing Lieutenant. Some of them are actually serving in the palace guard, and they may be recruited one day. His Majesty attaches great importance to rising to the top in one step; but more often than not, he just puts on a name and receives a salary, and stands guard of honor when something happens. No one knows when he will be able to make his mark. "

"That Jinshi from the Imperial Examination." Zhou Yang thought of the jokes on the modern Internet.

"Similarly, there are many poor Hanlins in the Hanlin Academy who live their whole lives until they die of old age." Jia Lian said disdainfully, "There are also the Inspectorate and the Yushitai. Why do they all seem to have the revenge of killing their fathers, and they will die if they catch them? Bite? Don’t you want to take the opportunity to stand out and jump out of that circle to gain momentum? "

"By the way, I heard that there is a person named Mei, who is usually called Mei Hanlin. Have you ever heard of Brother Lian?" Zhou Yang asked one more question as his mind moved.

"Who knows, they might be on the imperial list twice in their lifetime, once in the roll call when they passed the exam, and once in the obituary when they died, who knows which one!" Jia Lian's tone became even more disdainful, "Okay, don't worry about these things. No, let’s have a nice drink together—pour it in, pour it in quickly, who are you fooling with your less than half cup?”

"Brother Lian, you can't drink any more." Zhou Yang watched silently as he filled up his cup in one go, even spilling a lot. "We drank less than a kilogram at noon today. What are you going to do now?" The two kilogram jar, if I drink it down, I will be afraid today."

"What are you afraid of? This courtyard isn't big, brother. How difficult is it to find a room for you?" Jia Lian was obviously very drunk. "Come here, come here - Ping'er, arrange a room for Brother Zhou. Today We brothers here can only rest after getting drunk, come on, drink!"

"Okay, send someone to tell the Li brothers who came with me to go back. Don't forget to tell your family." Seeing that he couldn't leave, Zhou Yang didn't care. He said hello and started drinking.

I don't know how much the two of them drank, but they felt that the sky outside was gradually getting darker. The second master Lian in front of him just got under the table. Zhou Yang smiled complacently, swayed on the wine table and got ready to go out.

"Master Zhou, look how drunk you are!" A familiar female voice sounded in his ears. Zhou Yang turned around and saw Ping'er supporting him, "I will send you back to your room right now. Second Master - - Feng'er, take two people with you and help the second master into the room. Remember to help him take off his clothes and cover him with a quilt!"

"Sister Ping, don't worry!"

After moving in a daze for a long time, he finally saw the door. Zhou Yang held the door frame and patted his head. He looked at the beautiful maid beside him who was already dripping with sweat. He couldn't bear to make her work harder, but he almost moved forward. He fell down, but luckily he was caught.

"Master Zhou, please don't be brave. I'll just help you up!" Ping'er helplessly helped a drunkard go straight to the bedroom, but failed to support him and was pushed down on the bed, "Oh, be careful, don't, don't, A slave is not."

(End of this chapter)