Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 78 Leaves a legacy

A daughter from a wealthy family is said to be a down-to-earth, well-informed and courteous person.

The most important thing is to observe etiquette. Once something goes wrong in the daughter's family, it will really make people gossip.

Don't leave the front door and never step back. These rules are all for the so-called daughter's family's innocence.

The period when this kind of etiquette developed to its peak was the Ming and Qing dynasties. The restraint on women reaches the extreme.

Under normal circumstances, even if they are engaged, if Wang Xifeng can let Jia Lian hold her little hand, that is very open.

Now she actually took the initiative to post it. You must know that Wang Xifeng is destined to be Jia Lian's wife. She is not one of those maids who can shamelessly crawl into bed. All actions have a driving force behind them. The maids climbed into bed just for the sake of their status as aunts. Even though they risked being eaten up and refused to admit their guilt, they would still do it after comparing the benefits and gains.

Wang Xifeng's behavior at this moment was simply that she was emotionally trapped by Jia Lian.

Wang Xifeng, who grew up in a deep house compound, has seen a lot of the faces of the men in the family.

Wang Xifeng is also ready to clear out the maids who crawl on Jia Lian's bed after getting married. This is also done in the original work.

Therefore, it was simply unimaginable in this era for a man of Jia Lian's background to protect his wife before marriage. Jia Lian took the initiative to do something that Wang Xifeng had never thought of.

After saying these words, Wang Xifeng, who felt that she was the happiest woman in the world, could no longer control her emotions.

Wang Ren, who was not far away, looked at the two hugging each other with sad eyes.

Boy, do you know how I spent the past half month? I can’t afford to offend a woman who wants a child!

Spring is here, it’s the season again.

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Early the next morning, Jia Lian was called by Zhang Tingen while he was on the lazy bed, and he reluctantly gave up his plan to sleep in.

Zhang Ting'en in the study looked very tired, with dark circles under his eyes that no amount of powder could cover.

"Sir, how many days have you not had a good rest?"

Zhang Ting'en, who was sitting on the chair, had no intention of moving, and waved his hands feebly: "One hundred thousand coins were minted in two months, and the seigniorage tax earned was not enough to cover the cost of countering the rebel army. Your Majesty's intention is to increase the coin production capacity, and next time I must turn over the moon, I have been focusing on this matter recently. I never thought that the day before yesterday when Taiwei Wang returned to Beijing with his battle report, the hope of a quick victory basically disappeared. "

Jia Lian already knew the matter, but he didn't know why Zhang Tingen called him here.

There were still a few words of comfort to be said. Jia Lian thought for a moment and then said: "Sir, the Western Region is vast and sparsely populated, and our army is not familiar with the terrain. In the battle at the beginning of last year, they stormed Huanglong with thunderous momentum. The leader of the thieves fled north in a hurry. Wang Taiwei's ability Also. When fighting in foreign lands, the first priority is to appease the local indigenous people so that they will not be used by rebels. Do you think it is not appropriate to draw conclusions too early and wait for the next report from Taiwei Wang?"

Zhang Ting'en took a copy of the document from his desk and handed it to Jia Lian: "Let's take a look."

Jia Lian picked it up and looked at it carefully. Last winter, Wang Ziteng led 20,000 soldiers to guard Dihua, the capital of the Western Regions, with one side of the army stationed outside the city. Since the beginning of spring, thieves have been harassing the frontier troops outside the city with their cavalry. Wang, a general of the frontier army, could not bear the harassment and led 800 men in pursuit. He fell into a trap set by the thieves and broke through in a fierce battle. Only 30 of his 800 men remained.

When the main force of the frontier army heard the news, the general led his troops to attack without reporting the matter first. The main force of the bandits escaped and could not catch up. Three thousand bandit cavalry attacked the frontier army camp, destroyed it and burned it.

The capital camp in the city was shocked by the thick smoke from the camp outside the city. Prince Teng led 15,000 cavalry to fight. Unexpectedly, the thief Qiu Aner Kaixi who originally surrendered in the city led his troops to attack the granary in the city. After burning it, he abandoned his family and fled to Di. change. The 5,000 defenders in the city were caught off guard and failed to keep the bandit chief alive. They rushed to put out the fire. However, the water dragons prepared for fire prevention and the fire prevention water tanks in the warehouse were destroyed, and 100,000 tons of military rations were destroyed.

At this point, more than half of the food and grass prepared by Wang Ziteng for the spring attack had been burned, and he specifically requested a decree to punish him.

After reading it, Jia Lian asked a little puzzled: "That's it, no follow-up?"

"There will be another copy later, but it is related to the layout of the counter-rebellion army in the future, so it is inconvenient to take the handwritten copy out of the palace."

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian smiled and said: "That's right. You can't just apologize without coming up with countermeasures. The student believes that Wang Taiwei's follow-up countermeasures must be reasonable and targeted. Without this countermeasure, I'm afraid it will be Your Majesty is really going to kill someone."

Zhang Ting'en didn't expect Jia Lian to still have a smile on his face. This is your future wife's uncle. You have to call him uncle when you meet him. How can you still laugh when the battle is like this?

But on second thought, Wang Ziteng really didn't have any big problems next. The Western Region is thousands of miles away, and it would take a month for the messenger to travel 800 miles to get back. It was too late for the emperor to make any decisions. Even if there was a decision, it was only a strategic decision. How to fight the specific battlefield was beyond the emperor's reach.

In other words, changing the team now is the stupidest decision. As long as Wang Ziteng comes up with a reasonable follow-up countermeasure, he must continue to direct the battle. As long as he finally wins, Wang Ziteng's mistakes will be covered up until one day, the emperor needs to make a fuss about Wang Ziteng's shortcomings. Many things about the First World War in the Western Region will be revealed.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ting'en couldn't help but secretly sigh, Rongguo Mansion is really called Family Learning Origin, and a child of this age can see the problem so clearly. How to grasp the emperor's thoughts on the battlefield depends on these veterans who have fought in wars.

"There is another matter. Officials from the two provinces below, Wu Yuhui, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, are mostly involved in major corruption cases. Ning Bo, the censor of Zuodu, sent a secret report to the king, pleading for an extension to investigate the case thoroughly. What do you think?" Zhang Ting'en is still the same. One set, ask Jia Lian a bunch of things.

Jia Lian was very grateful. This teacher really taught you. He would explain everything in officialdom to you clearly.

"Ning Yushi's invitation is based on the old way of running a country." Jia Lian gave the answer directly. This Zuodu Yushi was a capable official and knew the priorities of things. There is currently a war going on in the Western Regions, and the governor-general of Shaanxi and Gansu must not be disturbed at this juncture.

"Well, you can clearly see that in the future you will be an official who can do things well. What I admire today is an official who can do things well."

"Don't praise me. If you do more, you will make more mistakes. If you do less, you will make fewer mistakes. If you don't do less, it will be good." Jia Lian's soul was jumping. In the officialdom, especially the officialdom of the Zhou Dynasty, what you can do means a lot. There are many people who have been offended, and Zhang Ting'en is a ready example.

Zhang Ting'en was choked by these words and rolled his eyes several times before he breathed a sigh of relief.

Jia Lian hurriedly stepped forward and patted him on the back. Zhang Ting'en sighed and said, "I don't know whether I should be happy or honored to have a student like you." "Sir, most of the officials in the world are the same. Your Majesty wants to work hard to govern and do things from a distance." Don't open up people, so if you want to create a prosperous age, you must first rectify the government. Otherwise, no matter how good the policy is, it will be out of shape when it comes down to it. Even good governance can turn into bad governance that harms the people. Mr. Students do not hesitate to do great things, but they are not willing to follow his example."

Jia Lian sincerely wished Zhang Tingen well, but how to say it? The world is like this. If the emperor doesn't straighten out the government, the country will be waiting for a slow death, sooner or later.

Jia Lian, who was born in a noble family, did not feel that he was very noble. As a time traveler, I just regarded it as a game and a dream.

All in all, on this time travel, I just want to make myself happy. If the people around me care about them, I can take care of them. If I can't take care of them, I will let them die. Therefore, it is a pleasure to lie down and not do the hard work of taking the world as your own responsibility.

Zhang Ting'en was moved and depressed at the same time by these words. I don’t know where to start with everything.

"We are different!" Zhang Ting'en could only sigh.

As a modern saying goes, all roads lead to Rome, but some people are born in Rome.

The day Jia Lian was born, he already outperformed 99.9% of his peers who were born in families in the Zhou Dynasty.

Let's put it this way, as long as Jia Zhen, Jia She and Yuanchun don't join forces to commit suicide on a large scale, Jia Lian, the heir to the title, can be a happy, wealthy and idle man for the rest of his life. Doesn’t this make it difficult for someone to seek death? Are you always dissatisfied with everything in front of you? It just so happens that this kind of person doesn't have the corresponding abilities, which is very annoying.

"Sir, how are things going with Chief Li Shan?" Jia Lian is still concerned about this. If the proportion of imperial examinations in arithmetic can really be increased, it will definitely be good news for Jia Lian.

"The cabinet acquiesces, and your majesty insists. No matter how much the officials object, there is nothing they can do. Li Rushui is obviously very ambitious. Once he enters the cabinet, he may become a powerful prime minister. Yan Song can learn from this matter." Zhang Ting'en said this, his voice became louder. He was much lowered and his eyes were looking in the direction of the door, as if there was a person standing behind the door eavesdropping.

When Jia Lian saw this, he didn't say anything, but he sympathized with Zhang Ting'en in his heart. If he wanted to do something, he would not only offend most officials, but he also had to be careful with his words to avoid saying things the emperor didn't like to hear.

Jia Lian understood what Zhang Ting'en meant. Emperor Chenghui might not be Jiajing, but what he needed was someone who could implement his will and take the blame when needed. As a loser in the former political arena, Li Qingqing was willing to take risks. Whoever wants to be a leader of Qingliu can be one. Even if everyone in the world reviles me, it still can't stop me from wanting to join the cabinet.

"So, this matter can't cause trouble?" Jia Lian was a little disappointed. He just liked to watch some commotion and enjoy the show. The final result would be beneficial to him.

"Don't be a good boy when you get an advantage. Wang Ziteng is the target of Yushitai right now." Zhang Ting'en finally gave an answer.

"Well, that's good. Nothing will happen to Lieutenant Wang. Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers, and it's not worth making a fuss about."

After Jia Lian finished speaking, he was about to leave, but Zhang Ting'en said again: "The frontier general Wang who took the initiative to attack was Wang Ziteng's own family. Before leading the main force out of the city to fight, Wang Ziteng repeatedly told the generals who stayed behind to keep an eye on the granary. This left-behind general was also a close confidant of Wang Ziteng. When the Beijing camp was stationed in Zadihua, he did a lot of harm to the local people."

Damn it, Jia Lian was dumbfounded. Although he knew that the army of this era did not have so-called mass discipline, as the commander-in-chief, how could Wang Ziteng make such a low-level mistake?

Thinking of Zhang Ting'en's influence on Emperor Chenghui, Jia Lian decided to be more intense: "Sir, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different. I believe that no matter how good the military discipline is, there will inevitably be unwilling thieves and chiefs who will cause chaos. Wang Taiwei only needs to If you can make a decisive decision and kill Ma Su with tears, you will not leave any loose ends in the future and will not be afraid of settling the consequences."

"Hahaha!" Zhang Ting'en sneered repeatedly, looking at Jia Lian with a half-smile.

This guy, Jia Lian, felt numb and thought to himself: Something bad has happened, Wang Ziteng wants to protect his confidants.

This has left a legacy of disaster!

Alas, this is the case in any era, nepotism. Especially on the battlefield, how can the commander-in-chief fight with peace of mind without the help of his trusted generals? There is no guarantee that Wang Ziteng has seen this result and did it deliberately to create an excuse.

Perhaps there is a possibility that Wang Ziteng is creating external conditions that force him to rely on Emperor Chenghui.

Speaking of which, Zhang Ting'en really cared deeply about Jia Lian. Let me mention this kind of thing.

Jia Lian really didn't know what to say. Zhang Ting'en didn't seem to want to talk anymore. He waved his hand to signal Jia Lian to get out and said: "In three days at most, the imperial examination examiner's decree will come down after the examination. In the autumn of this year Calculation accounts for 30%.”

After hearing this, Jia Lian's face showed joy, and he hugged Zhang Ting'en and said, "If you fail to win the Qiu Wei, the student will have no face to see you again."

The development of the matter was exactly as Zhang Tingen and Jia Lian talked about. Wang Ziteng was attacked by intensive firepower from the censors. In the eyes of outsiders, Wang Ziteng's status was shaky. However, Emperor Chenghui chose not to issue the impeachment memorial. He was silent and did not mention punishing Wang Ziteng. He decisively issued an order to agree to Li Qing's memorial and adjust the proportion of the imperial examination content.

After receiving the memorial from Emperor Chenghui, the cabinet immediately drafted a document and submitted it to the emperor, who quickly reviewed it and implemented it. It was also stipulated that in the future, no matter who wanted to be the chief examiner of the provincial examination or the general examination, they must first pass the arithmetic assessment of the Ministry of Rites.

Later, Jia Lian learned that Wang Ziteng's strategy was to stabilize the situation first, wait for subsequent supplies of grain and grass, and at the same time carry out farming.

As a result, the progress of the war situation cannot be completed within this year, and it will be delayed for a year and a half.

Emperor Chenghui approved such a countermeasure after reading it, and the cabinet once again chose to remain silent. Perhaps he saw a more shameless Li Qing staring at everyone's chairs. The three ministers in the current cabinet are really very cooperative with the emperor.

Despite this, after confirming the new policy of proportion of content in the imperial examination, Emperor Chenghui still decreed that Zhang Ting'en, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Li Qing, the Minister of Rites, join the cabinet to fill the vacancies in the cabinet.

These two colleagues who were at Qingyun Academy are now called colleagues in the cabinet.

In May, the Ministry of Household Affairs officially introduced silver coins as official salaries. At the same time, it also introduced new related systems for the casting of silver coins. The core content was that except for the newly launched departmental mints, no other government department was allowed to mint coins without authorization.

This also means that the return of Huoyu to the public was realized in the form of silver coins. As the number of coins minted continues to increase, the Huoyu income of officials in various places will gradually lose this piece of fat.

(End of this chapter)