Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 134 Jia Lian meets the platform

When the governor of Liangjiang went to his residence, Han Zong and his master were discussing the current situation in the court.

Han Zong was born in the imperial examination, so he didn't think much of Jia Lian, a noble son. When His Majesty was the King of Qi, Han Zong was His Majesty's teacher. After Your Majesty ascended the throne, he failed to join the cabinet. This is due to the fact that Fang Baiyi was too powerful at the beginning, the taxation of Liangjiang was too important to the court, and His Majesty's personal views on Han Zong.

"Your Majesty has acted wisely with Zhang and Li Chen!" Privately, Han Zong also regarded himself as the emperor's teacher and spoke straightforwardly.

"Dong Weng served two rivers twice. This is why His Majesty relies on him as a confidant." The master is an old man next to him. He knows that his boss is resentful for not being able to join the cabinet, so he can only say something nice. Han Zong was capable, but he was not favored by His Majesty because of his arrogance. That is to say, he was an old minister of Qiandi and was able to reach the rank of governor.

The re-election of the governor of Liangjiang can be traced back to the Taizu period. However, at that time, there were frequent wars in the north, and Liangjiang shouldered the heavy responsibility of attrition of the army, so there was a precedent for the re-election of the governor. After the Emperor ascended the throne, he was never re-elected. When he arrived at Emperor Chenghui's place, he asked Han Zong to serve as governor of Liangjiang twice. The master had to remind Han Zong that it was time to think about the reason.

Conceited people often don’t think they have problems, and the same is true for Han Zong. The master’s kind reminder gave him a slightly harsh feeling, and he couldn’t help but complain: "In the past, although Taizu originated in Huguang, he took it back from the hands of the Jurchens Jinling is the foundation, and the tiger is perched on the dragon's plate, so that the dragon energy can be fully developed. Half of the four kings and eight princes come from the two rivers, and there is also the Zhen family. Don't be impatient to clear the two rivers!"

The master smiled and said nothing after hearing this, and complained in his heart: Are you not in a hurry? You don't care at all.

As a close confidant, Master can only try his best to plan for Han Zong. After all, his whole future lies with Han Zong.

If it doesn't work, just find a county magistrate to do it. The reputation of the people is not good enough, doesn't it have a backer? Han Zong is sixty years old. It is hard to say how many years people of this age can continue to work.

"Dong Weng, Your Majesty has entrusted you with your great responsibility. The matter of clearing the debt should be put on the agenda." Master persuaded again.

The officials present were all young, and Jia Lian was too young. In principle, local officials are not allowed to leave their posts without authorization, nor are they allowed to go beyond the rank to visit their superiors. If there is no way to hold back, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below. The officials present could always find some reason to come to Jinling. Their superiors also turned a blind eye and were unable or unwilling to control them.

Han Zong didn't want to talk, so the master had no choice but to give up. Just as he was about to end the conversation, the butler at the door came in and announced: "Jia Lian, the new champion, has personally sent a greeting card. Do you want me to give you a reply and set a date for the visit?"

Han Zong frowned slightly and sighed: "I know!"

The reason is simple, just look at the dozen local officials waiting to receive him at the gate. Just a new scholar, even if he is the number one scholar, so what? What's more, Lin Ruhai had explained that Han Zong was born in Qiandi, was conceited, and always looked down on his noble background. When Lin Ruhai came to Yangzhou in the past, he was not very happy when he came to visit him.

"Are you waiting for a reply at the concierge?" The butler answered truthfully, and Han Zong thought for a moment: "Invite him over, we must meet him."

Han Zong shook his head and sneered indifferently after hearing this: "The Jia family is a double family, and this generation has a bad reputation in the capital. Jia Jing of the East Mansion behaves absurdly, under the guise of practicing in Xuanzhen Temple, all he does is scandalous . The old lady of Xifu was biased and forced her eldest son to build an inner wall on the east side and open a gate. Jia Lian came from a wealthy family and was a top scholar. It was difficult to do things under the eyes of the old lady in Beijing. What else could he worry about when he arrived in Jinling? "

The master breathed a sigh of relief. Han Zong was quite reliable this time, and the next step was crucial.

Carrying the imperial master's attitude, Lin Ruhai was served tea to see off the guests before his butt was even warm. What do you think he was thinking?
Thanks to his tenure, although Han Zong could not clear the taxes owed to Liangjiang, he was able to avoid increasing the taxes owed during his tenure. Otherwise, it is hard to say whether the position of governor of Liangjiang can be secured.

The master has read the article about Jia Lian's palace examination and feels that this young man has a lot of knowledge and skills, and the only difference is his experience. For such a person, His Majesty's purpose in selecting the number one scholar is actually very clear, and he is to be put to great use. If Han Zong and Jia Lian had an unpleasant quarrel, and Jia Lian's mouth turned crooked after returning to Beijing, don't tell Emperor Chenghui, just say a few words to Zhang Ting'en, Han Zong's career as a cabinet minister would be difficult!
The master thought, if Han Zong can listen to the advice this time, he will continue to work as a guest in the Governor's Mansion. If he doesn't listen to the advice, then he will start looking for a county magistrate's job in advance. A person in his forties can't really pass the exam. Fifty years old?

There is an interesting thing. From the governor of Liangjiang to the cabinet, there are still two steps. One step is to be an official, one of the four ministers of Li, Li, Hu, and Bing, and the next step is to join the cabinet. Looking at the successive governors of Liangjiang in the Zhou Dynasty, since the Taishang Emperor, all the governors of Liangjiang have fallen into the position of minister. Either they have personal problems or they have physical problems, as if there is a magic spell!
From a grade point of view, the transition from governor to minister is a smooth transition. This step is considered a transition, but there are very few people who can truly take this step. So far, the governor-general with the highest success rate is the governor-general of Zhili, followed by Huguang and Guangxi and Guangxi.

"You have to have a reputation as a teacher, right? It's just a matter of money. It shouldn't be justified. How can a steward of a powerful family be clean? Now, if you deal with Leng Zixing with a little money, you may be criticized for abusing the servants in the family. Speaking of which, , Jia Lian is the number one scholar appointed by His Majesty, and he and Dong Weng are considered his own. This person will definitely come to see Dong Weng, so you might as well remind him." Master knows Han Zong's temperament, so he has to greet Jia Lian in advance to avoid being treated coldly. I hate Han Zong.

Adding the two together, Jia Lian felt that it was a matter of worshiping his ancestors, and he might be able to meet Han Zong. Sitting there for a minute would be a great honor.

Han Zong felt that he was still young. Fang Baiyi joined the cabinet at the age of fifty-five and had been a cabinet minister for almost twenty years. Where was he?
Seeing that Han Zong was unable to talk in depth, whether it was the court situation or the individual, the master had no choice but to change the subject: "Jia Lian, the top scholar in Jin Dynasty, arrived in Jinling yesterday, and at the dock he had Leng Zixing, the purchasing manager of the Jia family in Jinling, operated on. "

Fang Baiyi, the chief minister who fell, was a special case. He skipped the governor's post and went straight to one of the six ministers, which shows that he was a holy family member in the past.

Jia Lian, who was waiting at the porter, originally thought that he would send a greeting note today, get a reply, and see him again in a few days.

After hearing this, the master immediately reminded: "Dong Weng!" Han Zong knew what he was thinking, waved his hand, turned around and asked the steward: "Where is the person?"

Han Zong was silent for a moment: "I will draft a document later and send it to the governors of Jiangnan and Jiangbei. That's it."

It was obvious that Han Zong didn't care about clearing his debt at all, which was so offending. The cultures of the two rivers are gathered together, and nearly 10% of them are Jinshi in each subject. As they age, the number of people who are officials in the court is an astonishing number, not to mention that there are so many dignitaries in Beijing. Prince Teng of the Jinling royal family is still in the position of Taiwei. If he makes the slightest move, he will be accused of "popular resentment".

"I have a bad relationship with Lin Ruhai and have little contact. Jia Lian stayed in Yangzhou for ten days when he came. I'm afraid he may not be regarded as one of our own." Han Zong replied, and the master couldn't help but secretly complain. Can you blame others for what happened to Lin Ruhai? When one of them went to Jinling and the other to Yangzhou, Lin Ruhai took office and then went to Jinling to meet you. You didn't even leave a meal.

When the housekeeper went out, the master reminded him in a low voice: "The capital has faith, Zhang Ting'en and Jia Lian are as close as father and son."

For example, on Han Zong's birthday, Han Zong took concubines, and visited the sick Han Zong (who had athlete's foot).

This is the case in the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Shangguan will not stop others from pursuing progress unless the subordinate is concerned about his position.

After Jia Lian entered the door, as a latecomer, he took the initiative to salute everyone and said: "Jia Lian has met all the seniors!"

Everyone returned the greeting, but the degree was different. Some stood up and held hands in return, some sat down and returned the greeting, and some just bowed slightly and nodded, which was regarded as a return gift.

Jia Lian didn't care and sat quietly in the corridor waiting.

Unexpectedly, within a matter of a stick of incense, the housekeeper came over. When everyone got up and got close to each other, the housekeeper came directly to Jia Lian and said, "Master Zhuangyuan, I have an invitation."

In the eyes of everyone with envy and hatred, Jia Lian was led in. Many officials’ eyes flickered and they were thoughtful!
"When I entered Jia Lian at the end of my studies, I met Master Tai Tai!" After entering the door, Jia Lian bowed at ninety degrees according to the etiquette of Zhou Dynasty officialdom.

Taizu Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not follow Zhu Yuanzhang's example. Officials had to kneel down when they met. Officials of the third rank or above do not kneel before the emperor, which can be said to give the official enough face. Taizu of this dynasty once said: Kneeling physically does not mean surrendering in the heart. Form is important, but not every occasion is important.

Taizu is known as the Holy Ancestor, which shows his good reputation among literati.

Taizu's etiquette system was one set, and the behavior of officials in private when meeting superiors was another. There were many officials who had no moral integrity in order to be promoted. Han Zong had seen many officials kneel down when they met, and he was used to this by the officials below him. Set, I quite like it.

I never thought that Jia Lian, a new scholar, even though he was a top scholar, would not kneel down when he met Master Tai. Han Zong's first impression was very bad. Young people should not be too crazy.

Jia Lian bowed ninety degrees and waited for almost ten seconds before Han Zongcai said calmly: "No courtesy, just watch!"

To be honest, Jia Lian felt very unhappy. Who are you? Do you have such a big air? Normally, within three breaths, it’s time to say goodbye. You’ve already had ten breaths. No matter how unhappy he was, Jia Lian tolerated it, and at most the smile on his face disappeared.

Since Jia Lian has endured it, he can only continue to endure it. When sitting, he only has half of his buttocks, ensuring that he can stand up at any time. [Thanks to long-term practice of Tai Chi, otherwise my legs would not be able to bear the horse stance after being stuck for a long time. 】

"I heard that the number one scholar arrived at Xiaguan Pier yesterday and used the steward of his family to establish his authority. You must know that Daishan was famous for treating his servants well!" Han Zong was very rude and directly talked about Jia Daishan.

When Jia Lian heard him mention Jia Daishan, he had to sit down or stand up to show respect for his grandfather.

"Rong Geng, the Taiwanese master, Leng Zixing is in charge of purchasing in Jinling, Jia Mansion. He works under the banner of the Jia family outside, which is blameless. However, he is unscrupulous in his words. In order to highlight himself, he leaked the names of the family members of the family to the outside world. Therefore, Jia Lian couldn't tolerate it, and for the sake of the reputation of the whole Jia family, he dealt with it as a matter of property." After Jia Lian explained with a serious expression, Han Zong was stunned and looked back at his master.

[Is there anything else? I don’t make it! 】

The master was also shocked. He didn't know about this. If it was true as Jia Lian said, Leng Zixing should die.

"Oh, there is another matter? How did you know about it?" Han Zong didn't believe it, but felt that he had lost face.

"Lian learned from the public in Yangzhou that during the procurement period in Yangzhou, Leng Zixing boasted to outsiders about the four families of King Jia, Shi and Xue, and even worse, mentioned the names of the four family members." Jia Lian gave a seemingly clear answer. The explanation hinted that Lin Ruhai was dissatisfied. The actual situation is that Jia Lian learned from the original work, so he wanted to clean up Leng Zixing legitimately, but he really didn't go to the second house.

In ancient times, the names of concubines, not to mention powerful people like the Jia family, and even ordinary squires, the names of women in their boudoir were not allowed to be told to outsiders.

If word spreads, the good reputation will be damaged, and the housekeeper's wife will have a reputation of being lax in running the house.

From this perspective, Han Zong really couldn't find anything wrong with him.

Originally, I wanted to give Jia Lian a beating and ask him to be more honest and not cause any trouble while he was in Jinling, but now...

Seeing that Han Zong was at a loss for words, the master quickly took over the words: "If what Duke Zhuangyuan said is true, Leng Zixing will be more than worthy of his death."

Jia Lian's face looked slightly better and he smiled bitterly: "Don't let the family scandal be publicized. This man is the son-in-law of the second aunt's aunt. Although Lian is the eldest son, he still needs to give some respect to the second aunt. He took it and escorted him back to the capital. It will be handled by the second room.”

Han Zong was quite embarrassed. He mentioned something, but was retorted with righteous words. The key point is, forcing someone to tell the inside story is not very kind in any way. So what if you are the governor? Jia Lian was the number one scholar in the Jia family, and he was forced to talk about family scandals in front of his face. He didn't reply "This is a family matter in the Jia family", which was considered to be a great honor to Han Zong.

The actual situation was said by Jia Lian on purpose, just to silence Han Zong. If the truth spreads, it will be Han Zong's fault. When the time comes, if Jia Lian does something outrageous, others won't blame Jia Lian, they will only think that Han Zong is a fool.

In modern times, even if the Pacific Ocean is as wide as the Pacific Ocean, you still have to take care of it. Do you really think you are the American emperor?
Even though his master was soothing his cheeks, Han Zong couldn't continue. He picked up the teacup with a straight face: "Drink tea!"

Jia Lian stood up immediately and said: "I am busy with official business of making Taiwan, so Jia Lian is resigning."

Han Zong finally had a smile on his face: "Master, see the guests off for me!" This was an act of forcible respect.

In general, Han Zong originally planned to give Jia Lian some strength and let the young people have more memory, but it was a mistake not to use more strength.

In this round, Han Zong, who was not familiar with the enemy's situation, barely managed to draw a tie, but it was because of his official position.

If the truth doesn't get out, it's just a story. If the truth gets out, it's an accident.

After exiting the side door of the residence, Jia Lian did not leave in a hurry. After thanking the housekeeper, he looked back at the gate of the residence and was filled with emotion.

This Governor is very interesting. He doesn't give Lin Ruhai face, but he gives the Zhen family face.

How could Han Zong not know what was going on with the Zhen family? He must know how to follow his feet, and he still does it after knowing it, which is very interesting.

Perhaps, the original idea of ​​South Korea and Taiwan was to spend the two years of office in Liangjiang smoothly, and then return to Beijing to serve as minister.

This point of view was said by Zhang Ting'en, and Jia Lian thought it was very reasonable. After all, Han Zong is an old man in Qiandi, so he is different.

All of them were people trusted by the emperor, so what happened was beyond Jia Lian's expectation. He thought that the governor could meet him immediately, which would be a way of showing respect to one of his own, but he didn't expect that after entering, he was met with a series of attacks.

Is this coming from yourself, or is it directed at Zhang Ting'en?
After careful consideration, Li Qing is the leader of Qingyun and is qualified to compete with Liang Daoyuan as the leader of the Xinxue lineage. His entry into the cabinet is acceptable, but Han Zong will definitely not accept Zhang Ting'en's entry into the cabinet.

It was a bit unjust to take the blame. Jia Lian could only sigh silently.

When I returned to Jia Mansion, I didn't expect that Xue Pan came again, this time to deliver a letter.

Jia Lian was in a bad mood, and responded with a cold look: "As the only legal heir of Ziwei Sheren, you go crazy outside all day long, but you still have to focus on learning how to inherit and maintain the Xue family's business. I will never hear you doing anything wrong outside again." I will let you know the news about what it means to be in a dark room."

Xue Pan, who was tied up when they first met, shivered when he saw that Jia Lian was really like a mouse to a cat.

But how to say it? Xue Pan thought again, this cousin is so majestic, it must be exciting to be able to hold his thigh!

It's really a feeling of being scared but also wanting to get close.

Without saying anything about giving up his seat, Jia Lian opened the letter and read it. Seeing that the handwriting was more than graceful but not strong enough, he knew whose hand it was.

"Jia Wang Shi Xue, the four families are one. Lian should do his best for what my aunt asks for. Go back and tell your aunt that when I go back, I will send someone who is absolutely trustworthy to follow me and just listen to my arrangements." Jia Lian said simply Be willing to help.

Xue Pan immediately became happy after hearing this. He was just a spoiled child, and his IQ was still online.

"Mother said, it's worth spending any amount of money." When Xue Pan opened his mouth, Jia Lian knew that he was looking at the goods.

"Shut up, don't talk about money when you talk next time. It's like you have nothing else to show off except money. I'll teach you the first lesson today. Remember, you don't want to be slaughtered like a fat pig. , don’t act like a nouveau riche everywhere. Even if you are a close relative of the Xue family, don’t appear to have a lot of money in your family and endless money to spend. If you have endless money to spend, others will want to spend it for you. You don’t let If you spend it on others, they will find ways to force you to pay for it. With the status of an imperial merchant, others can still be afraid of you. Without this status, the Xue family is just a fattened pig in the eyes of others. Do you understand? "

Xue Pan nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Jia Lian's tone was so harsh that Xue Pan was frightened and remembered it.

Seeing this, Jia Lian waved his hand and said: "Go away, don't come here if you have nothing important to do recently, and learn how to read the account books at home, lest the people below hack your family's money, and you can't find any clues from the accounts. Book You must read it. If you don't read, you will be blind! If you are blind, your servants will have crooked thoughts, and outsiders will even have crooked thoughts."

Xue Pan started to crawl away again, but suddenly stopped at the door: "Cousin Lian, my mother asked me to ask about Leng Zixing."

(End of this chapter)