Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 56

The group of nobles in front of me all bear the belly of a general, but they have thin skin and tender meat.

It’s not that these nobles don’t pay attention to body shape management, but that people of this era believe that a good figure is only when you have a belly.

This is just like how in medieval Europe, aristocrats were proud to suffer from gout, a disease of wealth.

A person has a face, and a tree has a bark. In the era of monarchy, the dignitaries had a face as big as the sky.

You can't say that these powerful people are obsessed with saving face, but once the powerful people show their cowardice, a group of hungry wolves will start to test them. After confirming that the target is weak, the group of hungry wolves will pounce on them and bite them ferociously.

This is the law of survival of the times. There are undercurrents surging beneath the surface calm, and there is no such thing as peace.

More dignitaries came in one after another, but King Beijing showed no intention of getting up to greet them. He kept sitting and waiting for the guests to come in one after another. King Beijing would at most stand up and hold his hands, and more often he would bow slightly and hold his hands in front of them. .

At half past midnight (eight o'clock), King Beijing took out a pocket watch and took a look at it and said: "People are almost here!"

Everyone stood up one after another, but King Beijing smiled and said to Jia Lian: "Brother Lian, are you willing to ride with me?"

Jia Lian really didn't know what he meant. He was obviously stunned and subconsciously refused: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I'm going to pay New Year's greetings to the teacher."

Jia Lian doesn't know what the King of Beijing is like in front of him. The King of Beijing in the original work is not twenty years old, so it can be seen that he is still a young prince now. But how should I put it? In the original work, King Beijing valued Jia Baoyu very much and was worried that there were genetic factors. Thinking of the hookup between Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong, Jia Lian instinctively showed resistance to the closeness of the same sex.

Jia She immediately said angrily: "You little beast, you don't know how to praise me. Do you know where the prince is taking us?"

Jia Lian lowered his head and said nothing, using silence to express resistance. Seeing this, King Beijing quickly stopped the furious Jia She and said, "You don't have to be like this, Lord En. There is nothing wrong with Brother Lian caring about the teacher's way." Then he asked with a smile: "Brother Lian, can you arrange the carriage and horses with me?"

Jia Lian decisively refused: "Thank you, Your Majesty. The road is not far. The young man will not be tired after walking a few steps."

King Beijing frowned a little at this time. No matter how careless he was, he could still feel Jia Lian's thoughts, let alone King Beijing's thoughtfulness.

"That's it, that's fine. Come and see the young master off."

Everyone looked surprised, but Jia She couldn't get angry and just cursed in a low voice: "You little beast who doesn't know what's good and what's good."

Jia Lian followed the servants out and felt much more relaxed after leaving the palace. The reason why he rejected King Beijing was that his next trip was definitely to pay New Year's greetings to the Supreme Emperor. It would be a holiday if there was no court meeting on the first day of the new year. The civil and military officials of the third rank and above must go to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor. However, this group of people gathered at King Beijing first, thinking that this group of people gathered together and forced the emperor to stop paying off his debts.

Who do the powerful and powerful rely on? The conclusion is obvious.

When Jia Lian disappeared, King Beijing was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said to Jia She, "Don't be upset, Lord Lian. Brother Lian is a smart man."

This statement meant something else, but Jia She couldn't understand it. King Beijing said it in vain.

After the Supreme Emperor recovered his health, it was obvious that he was unwilling to be lonely. What does it mean to be over sixty? There are emperors who have been in power for sixty years. As long as he is in good health and lives long, the emperor can make the prince despair. History is full of cases where the prince could not wait.

King Beijing led a group of nobles to pay New Year's greetings to the Supreme Emperor. No one could fault him, but this was an attitude.

To say that Jia Lian is smart is to imply that the Jia family is hedging their bets. It’s just that Jia She didn’t understand. On the contrary, he thought that Jia Lian was ignorant and did not give face to King Beijing. The so-called cleverness was an irony.

"She will definitely discipline the evil son well when she comes back!" Jia She quickly assured him with his own understanding that it was really not easy to have an attack in this situation just now. When King Beijing saw Jia She being like this, he didn't say anything. The words were all explained clearly, and there was nothing he could do if he didn't understand.

Jia Lian really didn't think so much. Judging from the progress of the original work, Emperor Chenghui was the final winner. The Jia Mansion was defeated, and the next generation of Beijing Wang Shuirong even spoke for the Rongguo Mansion, whether sincerely or not, it is unknown. Anyway, King Beijing was not the one whose house was confiscated, at least his wings were cut out by the emperor before the end of the novel.

If you know the answer and still step into the trap, isn’t that because you are mentally flawed?

So regardless of which generation the King of Beijing is, just stay away. If you avoid it, you won't be taken advantage of.

As for Jia She and Jia Zhen, they must be killed. Especially Jia Zhen must be killed.

The sun has come out, and I am walking leisurely on the street, with random thoughts in my mind and unable to calm down.

There are many things that cannot be seen in the novel, such as the surname of the king of Beijing is Shui, and the surname of the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty is Li.

The rule set by Liu Bang that people with different surnames should not be crowned kings was not reflected in the Zhou Dynasty.

Is this because Taizu is broad-minded? This method of encircling the princes in the capital and assigning them temporary tasks is closer to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Taizu of the Zhou Dynasty must have understood the practices of the Qing Dynasty. The advantage of this is that the struggle will be in the capital and will not spread across the country.

However, it still has not changed the nature of this country. History has proven many times that in a dynasty that does not give the people at the bottom a way to survive, no matter how wise and powerful the emperor is, he cannot change the fate of the dynasty.

Jia Lian smiled when he thought of this, what does this have to do with me?
  I have no intention of climbing to the peak of power. I just need to do my own thing well, hold on tight to my own thighs, and be stable for the rest of my life.

Zhang Ting'en went out early in the morning, handed over the sign at the palace gate, and waited for the emperor's call.

Emperor Chenghui summoned these ministers who came to pay New Year's greetings. I don't know if they all remembered it. Those who didn't come at the first time must have remembered it.

Emperor Chenghui hosted a banquet in the palace to entertain these courtiers. The banquet was dispersed in the afternoon. Emperor Chenghui, who had drunk some wine, was not walking very steadily. When he arrived at Kunning Palace, Queen Zhou went out to greet them and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty's face." It doesn’t look very good, and the imperial doctor told me to drink less.”

"King Zhongshun, Zhang Ting'en and other ministers are here to pay New Year's greetings, and there is a little one hundred." Emperor Chenghui took the sobering soup and drank it. He dispersed everyone and only the husband and wife were left to explain. After hearing this, Empress Zhou suddenly frowned and said: "A group of women have been here. I heard about it. King Beijing and other nobles went to the Supreme Emperor's office early in the morning."

The couple had a tacit understanding. They seemed to be chatting, but in fact everything was explained clearly. Before he came to the throne, Emperor Chenghui was the King of Qi. During the period of the Supreme Emperor, he was a prince who had no personal power and lived with his tail between his legs. His grandma did not care for his uncle and he did not like that.

In the complicated situation that year, the last piece of pie fell from the sky, and it was stuffed with dragon meat.

Emperor Chenghui knew very well why the Supreme Emperor chose him. Now that he had taken this position, he naturally refused to be a puppet. After the Emperor's health improved, he did not interfere in government affairs explicitly, but he did not completely enter a state of retirement. For example, if you want to pay off your debt, why? How did you get the position of Supreme Emperor back then, and how did you secure your position? Although he later used his methods to reach deals with a number of distinguished nobles, such as the Jia family abandoning military affairs and becoming civil servants. In order to maintain their luxurious life, one of the powerful people could no longer bear it and borrowed money from the treasury. From the moment the Emperor acquiesced, a ghost with the word "greed" was released.

The nobles are undoubtedly a powerful force. The emperor used to rely on the nobles to stabilize the country, and now he relies on the nobles to control the present.

Otherwise, when Emperor Chenghui was reorganizing the cabinet, the Supreme Emperor said nothing and stepped up to clear the debt, but the Supreme Emperor said: Hold on!

It can only be said that the Supreme Emperor's methods were sophisticated enough, and he caught Emperor Chenghui's hasty mentality and took control of it.

When only the couple were left at the scene, Emperor Chenghui did not hide his fatigue. He took the hot towel handed by the queen and wiped his face. After exhaling leisurely, he leaned against the soft pillow on the bed and whispered: "New Year's Eve." Yes, you worked hard."

The couple, who had spent countless years together in suffering, knew each other well enough. Empress Zhou made a seemingly casual remark: "After the year when the third child left the palace to open a mansion, he said something to his concubine, thinking... I want Jia Lian of Rongguo Mansion to be the chief registrant."

Emperor Chenghui squinted his eyes as if he had fallen asleep. When he heard these words, he suddenly opened his eyes. His sharp eyes flashed past, and then he became relaxed again. He said feebly: "He can't control him, Jia Lian." I don’t care about following the dragon’s merits either.”

Queen Zhou was shocked all over, her face changed drastically, her body swayed, and she helped the bed before she could sit firmly.

"I will take good care of the third child." Queen Zhou's voice was trembling. In her heart, Queen Zhou was very afraid of Emperor Chenghui.

"Yes!" Emperor Chenghui responded and turned to face the queen, indicating that he wanted to sleep for a while.

The ruthlessness of the Tian family is never an exaggeration. In the face of the supreme power, what do fathers, sons and brothers count?
  The matter of clearing the debt seems to be a trial. If it goes well, Emperor Chenghui will definitely push forward vigorously. Naihe fired a dumb bomb.

Speaking of which, I would like to thank Jia Lian for making a fuss in Qingyun Academy, giving Emperor Chenghui the opportunity to add fuel to the flames, and taking advantage of the situation to adjust the cabinet, which can be regarded as opening up the situation from another angle. However, when the gourd is pressed and the ladle floats up, Xungui's problem cannot be solved urgently, but can only be dealt with slowly.

The third child's approach was still too naive in Emperor Chenghui's opinion. According to the inside information of the Jia family, Jia Lian was very extraordinary. In the past, he acted as a playboy in Jia's family. He didn't like to study but loved cockfighting and was a lackey. After being plotted by others, he used such a sensitive deed to make a sharp turn and dodge the back of Jia's family.

Nowadays, in the Jia family, those who really dislike Jia Lian are the ones who are most worried about something happening to Jia Lian.

After becoming a scholar, Jia Lian's attention in the Jia family is full. As long as he maintains the attention, who dares to do evil easily?

Zhang Ting'en returned to the house and saw Jia Lian eating alone, with no one to accompany him.

However, this guy seemed to be very comfortable and didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

It's amazing!
  "How long have you been here, young master? Are you going to eat alone during the Chinese New Year?" Zhang Ting'en's title became more and more casual.

Jia Lian reluctantly stood up and returned the greeting, then sat down again, picked up his chopsticks and continued to eat, replying while eating: "The cook in your family puts too much salt and too much oil. Eating dishes with heavy salt and oil for a long time can easily cause heart disease." Vascular disease.”

Faced with the student who pretended not to understand his weirdness, Zhang Ting'en did not continue to be sarcastic. He sat down aside, took the teacup brought by the butler, and expressed his approval of Jia Lian's "nonsense": "Go back and explain, don't let it go." Salt!"

Jia Lian raised his head in surprise. I clearly didn't want to answer your question, so you rambled on. You actually listened?

Zhang Ting'en understood his eyes and said calmly: "Jia's family has been a hairpin for many years, so he naturally knows how to maintain health. I still have important things to deal with, so it would be good to live for a few more years." Listening to his tone, he became more and more casual.

"Haha, this house of hairpins is bullshit. It's just a bunch of idiots who are lying on their backs." Jia Lian complained rudely. He had to vent his dissatisfaction, otherwise Jia Lian was afraid that he would go crazy.

Zhang Ting'en waved his hand, indicating to the left and right to retreat, and then asked: "What's wrong?"

After venting, Jia Lian expressed that his mood was stable, and he talked leisurely while eating. He talked about today's events, mainly focusing on the two idiots Jia She and Jia Zhen, and gave a very unceremonious evaluation of "cannon fodder".

"There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country. The Supreme Emperor is unwilling to be left alone. In order to make a small profit, they charge forward and serve as cannon fodder for others. For the time being, it seems that they have gained. In the long run, as long as the Zhou Dynasty remains unchanged, sooner or later Being liquidated.”

Zhang Tingen was shocked after hearing these words. Although he had been shocked many times by Jia Lian's age-inappropriate behavior, it was never as serious as this time. This truth cannot be understood by anyone who has been severely beaten by society for decades.

"Maybe it's not as serious as you think?" Zhang Ting'en didn't want to appease Jia Lian, but wanted to cleanse Emperor Chenghui.

Jia Lian looked up at his teacher, with a very clear meaning in his eyes: Do you believe this?
  Even though he was an old official, Zhang Ting'en couldn't help but blush when faced with such "sincere" eyes.

Emperors are also human beings, and most emperors are not big-minded. Zhang Ting'en, who is familiar with history books, knows this very well. Even Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who was known for his broad-mindedness and initiated the Zhenguan rule, also had the operation of knocking down Wei Zheng's tombstone.

When Emperor Chenghui was still King of Qi, his situation was far inferior to that of the other princes. He could inherit the throne only because other competitors were willing to commit suicide. It is not that the Supreme Emperor did not have young princes, but how can I put it? After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Liu Fuling, subsequent dynasties would never establish young princes as monarchs unless necessary.

Huo Guang's personal loyalty is no problem, but what about his family?

"By the way, please help me find out more details. After the new year, I will be sent abroad as a governor, or I will stay in the capital as a minister." Zhang Ting'en forcibly changed the subject and showed off by the way. It's not easy to show off outside, but there is no need to hide it in front of Jia Lian.

Well, why do you have a mentality of not treating this baby as a child?

"Isn't this a matter that only Your Majesty can decide? Even if His Majesty asks about the teacher, he should answer and ask His Majesty to decide."

The official veteran made the essence of the problem clear in one sentence. Zhang Ting'en actually knew very well that his whereabouts depended on the emperor's needs. Isn't this the consequence of forcibly changing the subject?

Finally, Zhang Ting'en thought about Jia Lian's previous words and couldn't help but sigh: "What a sad year!"

"Just wait. If His Majesty leaves the teacher in the capital, life will be even more difficult after the new year."

Jia Lian's words put the cruel reality in front of him. Zhang Ting'en had already adjusted his mentality and counterattacked unceremoniously: "Li Qing will be the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. Fang Baiyi will also hold the post of minister of the Ministry of Rites. After the chief minister retires, , the position of Minister is now vacant."

One sentence made Jia Lian sober, with a flattering smile on his face: "Teacher, please tell me carefully."

(End of this chapter)