My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 206 Rejection

"Going to Yangzhou?"

Jia Yu was shocked.

This era is not like later generations. A distance of one or two thousand kilometers can be reached in half a day by taking a high-speed train.

I think that his predecessor had to walk for several months just from Jinling to Shenjing. Now it is even further from Shenjing to Yangzhou. With Lin Daiyu's delicate body, even if there is a cold wind on the way, If not, it might cost her half her life.

What's more, not only do you have to pay attention to your health when traveling these days, but there are also countless gangsters and robbers. If you are not careful, your life will be taken. This is the most terrible thing.

He couldn't help but turn his head and look at Daiyu beside him, and found that the girl was sobbing in Xiangyun's arms, her eyes were as wet as walnuts, and it was obvious that she also knew that her father was not going to die soon.

Jia Yu frowned and asked with some worry: "Old lady Ai, it's a long journey from Shenjing to Yangzhou. Can Sister Lin's body bones bear it?"

Mother Jia sighed: "You have to go if you can't bear it. If the old woman insists on stopping Girl Lin from letting her go, other people's spit will drown the old woman."

Jia Yu was silent. In this era, filial piety is more important than heaven. Even the emperor has to think about preventing others from fulfilling their filial piety, let alone others.

After pondering for a long time, Jia Yu slowly said: "Okay... Anyway, I have to go to Yangzhou for business in a few days, and I just happened to take Yu'er with me."

"What... Brother Yu, are you going to Yangzhou too?"

Everyone was shocked. Even Daiyu, who was originally feeling sorry for her father, stopped crying and opened her red and swollen eyes to look at Jia Yu.

"Yes." Jia Yu nodded, "This is the errand I just received yesterday. I originally thought I would tell you in two days. Since Yu'er is also going back to Yangzhou, wouldn't it just happen to be on the way?"

After saying that, Jia Yu smiled at Dai Yu and said, "Don't worry, Yu'er, I just have something to discuss with your father, Mr. Lin, when I go to Yangzhou this time.

Moreover, Your Majesty was considerate of Mr. Lin and asked me to bring the imperial doctor with me. At that time, the imperial doctor would be able to take a look at Mr. Lin, and he might be able to find some solution. "

"really?"

Daiyu's eyes lit up instantly. She forgot her reserve and what Jia Yu called her. She walked up to Jia Yu, grabbed his arm and said tremblingly: "Brother Yu, my father's illness is really serious." Is there any help?"

This was the first time Daiyu had physical contact with Jia Yu. For a moment, a light and comfortable body fragrance drifted into Jia Yu's nose.

He could even feel a pair of soft little hands holding his arms with some trembling, just like a drowning man holding the last life-saving straw.

"This one……"

Jia Yu pondered for a while and then said helplessly: "Yu'er, I am not a god or a doctor, and I am not sure about Master Lin's illness.

The only thing I promise is that I will rush to Yangzhou as soon as possible so that the imperial doctor can treat Mr. Lin.

As for the outcome, I can only say, let's do our best and let fate dictate. "

Baoyu on the side immediately became jealous when he saw that Daiyu was so close to a man other than herself.

He also stood up and walked to Jia Mu and said dissatisfiedly: "Old lady, I also want to accompany Sister Lin to Yangzhou. She has no one to talk to on the road alone. At least my grandson can accompany Sister Lin when he goes there." Just talk to relieve your boredom."

As soon as Baoyu's words came out, Jia Mu, who had always been responsive to his requests, refused this time.

"That's not possible. It's a thousand miles from Shenjing to Yangzhou. It's a long journey. Grandma won't worry about a little child going there."

"Yes, Baoyu, it's up to you if you want to go out of town or go out to play in the city, but if you want to go to Yangzhou, that's absolutely not possible." Mrs. Wang on the side also objected on the spot. How could she allow her precious son to accompany her? I am going to Yangzhou with a lost orphan.

In her opinion, this kind of ominous blade should not even be given a chance to get close to her son. Over the years, she had to hold her nose and admit it because of her mother-in-law's love for it. Now she actually wants to accompany this ominous blade. Yangzhou, she would not agree even if she was killed.

Seeing that his grandmother and mother, who had always loved him, objected in unison, Baoyu became a little anxious. He subconsciously touched the jade pendant around his neck, habitually wanting to use the "jade throwing technique".

But when he glanced secretly at Jia Yu, who was looking at him inadvertently, and his father Jia Zheng, who was sitting at the top, his body suddenly trembled.

Although he was judged by Qingwen to have a pair of clear and stupid eyes, he was not hopelessly stupid. He knew that as long as he dared to throw jade today, even Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu, who loved him the most, would not be able to protect him.

After thinking for a while, he quickly put down the hand holding the jade pendant and lowered his head dejectedly.

Jia Yu also comforted Jia Mu and said: "Old lady...you don't have to worry too much. Although Yangzhou is too far from Shenjing, we can take the waterway.

Moreover, we are traveling on an official ship, so we don’t have to be too strenuous along the way.

It is estimated that it will arrive in Yangzhou in less than a month. "

"This is best."

Jia Mu said happily: "With Brother Yu's company along the way, I don't have to worry about my Yu'er suffering.

But you have to promise the old lady that how you took Yu'er away will be how you bring Yu'er back to the old lady in the future. "

"Old lady, don't you trust me?" Jia Yu was a bit dumbfounded, "When I come back, I promise to give you a lively Jade. Even if she loses a pound, I will be responsible for raising her to be white and fat. Yes, I’ll give it back to you.”

"Pooh!"

As soon as he said this, everyone laughed, and Daiyu even blushed and spat at him.

Jia Yu also smiled, but when he glanced at the girls, he found that although Yingchun also smiled, there was a trace of sadness between her eyebrows that could not be erased. When he saw his eyes sweeping over, she even deliberately avoided it. Opened.

He sighed secretly in his heart, what is all this? This old man Jia She is such a bastard. He can do it so openly even if he sells his daughter, but he never thought about where he would put his daughter in this way.

Thinking of the original work, where this guy sold Yingchun to Sun Shaozu, a Zhongshan wolf, as his stepmother for a mere five thousand taels of silver, and then was tortured to death, he had the urge to kill Jia She as well.

However, this thought only flashed through his mind.

Jia Zhen has already died in Ningguo Mansion. If another Jia She dies in less than two days, even a fool will know that something is wrong.

"Brother Yu!"

At this time, Jia Mu's voice sounded in my ears.

He turned around and saw that Jia Mu and everyone were looking at him.

Mother Jia frowned and said, "Brother Yu, you have something on your mind. Why didn't you reply to the old lady?"

Jia Yu was slightly startled, and then she realized that as her status continues to improve, everyone will pay attention to her every word and deed.

Just now when I thought of Jia She, murderous intent surged in my heart, which probably made Jia's mother and the people around her aware of something strange.

It seems that in the future, I will have to pay special attention to managing my expression when outsiders are present.

He shook his head, "Old lady, I'm fine. I just thought of some business matters, so I was distracted for a while.

By the way, what did you just say? " Jia Zheng on the side said: "Think twice, the old lady asked you just now, now that Brother Zhen is gone, the most important thing now is to let Brother Rong inherit the title quickly. I wonder what you can do? "

Jia Yu couldn't help but said speechlessly: "Old lady, I am not the chief order of the clan, so I have no control over this matter."

Seeing that Jia Yu declined as expected, Jia's mother said helplessly: "Brother Yu, I know that you and Brother Zhen had a bad time a few days ago.

But as the saying goes, death is like a lamp going out. Brother Zhen is no longer here, so no matter how big the grudges are, they should be resolved.

Why should you be so upset about it? "

Jia Yu frowned, "Old lady... I don't like hearing what you are saying.

I did beat Jia Zhen because of the money that day, but now that he is dead, I will never argue with a dead man no matter what.

Besides, the imperial court has its own laws and rules for matters like inheriting a title. How could I, an outsider, interfere rashly?

Besides, the current Da Zong Ling is an old man called King Zhongshun. If you want me to find him to clear up the relationship, I'm afraid I'm looking for the wrong person. "

It should be mentioned here that in this era, there is also an examination for inheriting a title.

Generally speaking, there are three levels: equestrian, archery and weapons.

Then the examiners sent by the clan government will judge the ranking, and only those who pass the examination can inherit the title.

Of course, there is another way, that is, if the emperor likes someone, he can directly make a decision.

This method of ennoblement is called enfeng, which means that if the emperor shows mercy, a big pie will fall from the sky, and the title will be yours.

"Of course I know."

Jia Mu said angrily: "The old lady just wants you to ask for a favor from His Majesty and be exempted from the exams in the clan mansion. Isn't this also possible?"

"no!"

Jia Yu rejected Jia Mu unceremoniously.

"Everyone knows that the examinations of the Clan Mansion are usually just a show. If Brother Rong can't even pass through the show, then he won't inherit any title, and he should give up the title to others as soon as possible."

Everyone's faces changed when they saw Jia Yu actually contradicting Jia Mu on the spot.

Mrs. Wang's hand grasped the Buddhist beads tightly. Just as she was about to speak, she was winked by Jia Zheng, who was sitting beside her.

Only then did she suddenly realize that they didn't even want to show off the face of Jia Mu, the ancestor of the Jia family, let alone her cheap mother-in-law.

Although Jia Yu is his son-in-law, he is not a vassal of Jia's family. The title of Dingyuan County on his head was earned by himself with his sword and gun.

As for the face of the Jia family, they will only give it to you if they are happy. If they are not happy, what if they don't give it to you?

Everyone looked at Jia Mu worriedly, fearing that she would lose consciousness and become furious, or even fall out with Jia Yu.

Unexpectedly, Jia Mu was not angry, but looked amused, "Hey Brother Yu, the old lady is just asking you to do something, why don't you give me any face?"

Jia Yu saw that Jia Mu did not take the opportunity to fall out, and secretly praised Jia Mu for her ability to bend and stretch.

Seeing that Jia Mu was not angry, he took the opportunity to smile and said: "Old lady, don't try to embarrass me.

Others only saw that I was named Uncle Dingyuan by His Majesty and was deeply favored by His Majesty, but who knew that I was also walking on thin ice in the court.

If you are not careful, you will lose everything. Take this trip to Yangzhou as an example.

Do you think I just took the Lin family’s sister there?

To tell you the truth, I went down this time with an army of 10,000 from the Huben Camp. "

"What...you want to personally lead the army of Huben Camp to Yangzhou?"

Now everyone in the Jia family was shocked.

What is Huben Camp?

The Jingying camp has not been able to catch its breath since it was hit hard by Tuotuo Buhua last time. It can be said that the Huben camp is now the most combat-effective unit in the entire Jingying camp, and it is also the biggest trump card in the hands of Emperor Changping.

Now that Emperor Changping actually asked Jia Yu to personally lead the Huben camp southward, the problems reflected in this were even bigger.

You can’t let Jia Yu take the army to Jiangnan to relax, right?

As an official who has been in officialdom for more than 20 years, Jia Zheng still has the basic sense of officialdom, even though he only bows and bows and sits around all day long.

Hearing this, he exclaimed: "Think twice, your Majesty asked you to lead the army south, is it because of the salt tax?"

Jia Yu nodded. After all, the Huben Camp army would move south in a few days. This could not be hidden from anyone. Saying it now would not be considered leaking the secrets of the imperial court.

"Father-in-law, the royal court's taxes have been decreasing in recent years.

Especially the salt tax in Jiangnan was more than 4 million taels last year, but this year it is almost the middle of the year, and the salt tax has not even been collected even half of last year.

As the salt patrol censor, Mr. Lin suddenly fell ill. If something goes wrong, this year's salt tax may not be collected even half of last year's.

Now the situation in Liaodong is extremely tense. Last time Nurhachi led his troops to besiege Shenyang. Although Shenyang was finally saved due to the brave resistance of the Liaodong soldiers.

But last month, the king of Xining County took a treacherous step and proposed to the court that next year's salary should be increased by 30%, otherwise the Liaodong defense line would be in danger of collapse.

But it happened that at this time, Mr. Lin, who was the Yangzhou salt inspector, suddenly fell ill.

Once the salt tax revenue from Jiangnan failed to increase, it would be even more difficult for the court to collect the military pay needed by Liaodong.

His Majesty was so worried about this matter that he often stayed up all night.

If I bother Your Majesty without any good reason just for Brother Rong's little thing about Chengjue, think about it, how would His Majesty feel? "

Everyone is not really stupid. They were indeed a little unhappy with Jia Yu for confronting Jia Mu just now. But after hearing Jia Yu's analysis of the situation in the court, if they still don't know, then they are real fools.

It's like if the adults in the family are already irritable because of the government affairs. If the children in the family come over and ask for this or that, the good-tempered adults will probably just scold them, but if they encounter the bad-tempered ones, they might just give them a scolding. You have to beat up the ignorant kid.

And with Emperor Changping's always harsh and harsh temper, if Jia Yu really got into trouble at this time...

Jia Zheng couldn't help but shudder. He didn't dare to think about the consequences...

(End of this chapter)