Red Mansion, Second Master Lian is too despicable

Chapter 9 9 Officialdom
I can never defeat my son, because those who are favored are confident.

After Jia Lian's repeated pleas for reassurance, Jia She finally agreed.

Then Jia She called Chang Sui Geng Da Dao.

"Take Guang'anmen to the third house in Dengcao Hutong. Remember to take the side door. Do you still remember the inconspicuous house in the backyard? Where to go."

Geng Da is Jia She's long-term follower. He is the long-term follower who does not play with Wang Shanbao and the others. Geng Da's family lives in a village owned by Jia She's private property. He is the only one who has followed Jia She since he was a child.

So what Jia She said was that Geng Da understood that he had been trained for so many years.

Geng Da didn't reply. He twisted the car and Xuan changed direction, heading towards Dengcao Hutong with the person on his back.It is in sharp contrast to the servants in the Jia family who always say something like nothing.

Seeing this, Jia Lian asked.

"Where is dad taking his son?"

Jia She said angrily.

"Go to Mr. Zhang, the head of the Ministry of Civil Service's seal verification department!"

After hearing what Jia She said, Jia Lian became attentive again.

"Who is this sir? What kind of friendship do you have with dad!"

Jia She rolled his eyes and said.

"It has nothing to do with me, it has a lot to do with you, it should be your uncle! Uncle Tang."

"What?" Jia Lian was a little surprised.

Jia She glanced at Jia Lian dissatisfied.

Jia Lian then whispered. "My son has been at home for so many years, but he has never heard anything about his maternal family! This made my son think that his maternal family was dead and he didn't even dare to ask about it."

This seemed to arouse something disgusting in Jia She's heart, and he snorted twice before speaking.

"Hmph! Your grandfather was the Minister of Rites, the Prince's Young Master, and Doctor Ronglu. Hearing that something happened to His Highness, the old man followed him without even taking a breath."

As he spoke, Jia She became more resentful.

"My master's death, there is no doubt that there will be complaints against his in-laws, my father!"

There is a reason for this kind of resentment. Jia She's internal and external connections seem to involve the former prince. In this way, if Jia Daishan was not busy, Jia She's life would really be a different story.

This is not groundless speculation. Just because the old prince is gone and there are still many people in the prince's line active in the officialdom, we know how powerful the prince was back then.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that Jia Zhen's behavior of crossing the line with the death of her daughter-in-law was also a foreshadowing of the decline of the Jia family.

Jia Lian listened and thought while Jia Amnesty continued.

"The old lady in our house saw that the head of the family was gone again, and your uncles left their jobs and kept their filial piety. The old lady has been suppressed by the old lady of the Zhang family for so many years. Now that she sees this, she has created a gap with the Zhang family; that period Time has been hard on your mother. The Zhang family has also suffered a lot of grievances!"

Jia She said that he felt a little ashamed, ashamed that his family members were narrow-minded.

"Later, your mother and your brother had troubles in our house. The old lady in our house made some sarcastic remarks that she shouldn't have said. The old lady from the Zhang family hit us and slapped her several times in public. The old lady in our house said something sarcastic that she shouldn't have said. Madam, you also know that you can bear this grievance."

Jia She originally thought that saying this would get Jia Lian's support, but who knew that Jia Lian would come and say a word.

"Yes, as long as there is someone in the Zhang family who is in an important position and can be helpful to the second uncle, the old lady can do it!"

Everyone knew the old lady's partiality, and her son's words pleased Jia She very much.

"Haha, you know the old lady, but it's a pity that the Zhang family is gone at that time. There are also rumors that the Zhang family will also be liquidated because of His Highness's affairs. With the character of the old lady in our house, she didn't fall into trouble because she didn't have the opportunity and ability. . Since then, we have lost contact with the Zhang family!"

Jia She didn't say much, but he understood what he should know, and Jia Lian followed suit.

"It is in line with the character of the old lady. It is also the temperament of the old lady to lose contact with such a big person in public. But it is wrong, what was dad doing at that time!" Jia She blushed, it is difficult for mother-in-law to be a good person. Well, it was inevitable that Jia She did something wrong back then, but he didn't tell his son why, he just explained it for himself.

"At that time, my wife and son died, and I was living in a state of confusion. How could I have the mood to think about this? When the storm was going on, I thought that everyone would stay apart, so that I could have someone to turn to in case of an emergency in the future; who knows, That incident passed with little fanfare. But the relationship between dad and your maternal family will never go back to normal."

Jia Amnesty lamented all his life.

"Hey~ The Zhang family hates the Jia family and we have stopped communicating with them since then. Daddy, I don't have the shame to meet the Zhang family. Daddy, I'm sorry for your mother and your brother!"

Jia She was about to cry as he spoke.Jia Lian hurriedly interrupted.

"What's wrong? Dad, you are using my relationship to help me with things; the Zhang family doesn't recognize you anymore, and I am the Zhang family's direct nephew!"

Jia Lian said it very proudly, but such unfilial words also interrupted Jia She's sadness.

"You bastard, if you were half as smart as your brother, I would have taken you back to the Zhang family long ago. The reason why you are like this is not because you can't take advantage of it."

Jia She lost his sadness and began to point at Jia Lian's head and curse.

"The old man of the Zhang family has high hopes for your brother's precocious wisdom. As long as you don't embarrass your brother when you get to the Zhang family, I can't count on you, your father."

After scolding Jia Lian, Jia She also vented his anger.

Seeing that Jia She was no longer sad, Jia Lian asked.

"What kind of person is my uncle?"

Jia She seemed to have some inexplicable admiration for his uncles.

"Your uncle was born in the same Jinshi family. In the eyes of the female relatives in our house, he is a low-level official who is ignorant of current affairs. He is a sixth-rank official. According to the rules, he may have to call you a fifth-rank Tongzhi."

What Jia She said was strange, but there were various mysteries in it.

"But my son, you have to understand that in this officialdom, official positions are official positions, official positions are official positions, and power and responsibilities are power and responsibility. Your uncle is the kind of person who has a low official position, no authorization, and high power and responsibility."

Jia She didn't need to teach Jia Lian about this, Jia Lian understood it.

The Department of Certification and Approval of the Ministry of Personnel is equivalent to the Organization Department in later generations. If you are not qualified to be the official, you must first be nominated, and then the Organization Department approves it, and then you can become the official.

Those who work as officials in this yamen have a three-point salary.As long as you are an official, you are the only one who begs for his share, and he is not the one who begs for your share.

As for what Jia She said about official positions, official positions, powers and responsibilities, Jia Lian understood it better.

To translate, for example, Gao Yuliang is at the deputy ministerial level, a senior political and legal official, and is in charge of political and legal work.

The deputy minister is his official position, the senior political and legal officer is his official position, and his work is his power and responsibility, that is, he is responsible for political and legal work.

It goes without saying whether he is a big official or not, and whether he is awesome or not.But Hou Liangping was unable to command even a division-level cadre, which further illustrates the problem.

Jia She's words were a warning to Jia Lian. In the officialdom, it is not who has the most powerful official position but who is the best. It also depends on which department the person is an official and what he is in charge of.

Although your uncle is only a low-ranking official of the sixth rank, he is also the head of the Ministry of Personnel who is in charge of the buying and selling of officials. He is not someone that ordinary people can establish friendship with.

If he didn't bring Jia Lian, Jia She wouldn't dare to come.

Those of the Jia family who have shallow eyes think that the sixth-rank officials are not high-ranking officials, and they always feel that the seventh-rank officials are in front of the prime minister.

But the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door does not refer to the servant Yangzi who guards the door of the prime minister's house, which is the seventh-rank official. It refers to the official position of Zhongshu Sheren under Zhongshu Shengmen, who is the seventh-rank official.

In later generations, that would be the leader's secretary and office director, at least a formal cadre.

The father and son talked about the Zhang family's family style and Jia She's way of being an official in those years in the car.

The atmosphere is harmonious!

(End of this chapter)