Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 121 The fault of this world
The road was muddy after the snow, and the carriage moved very slowly. The four generals who accompanied him played a big role. Fortunately, Li Dong’s home was not far away, which was Li Zhuang, thirty miles out of the city. There are many such people with surnames in North China. named village.

Thirty miles, one and a half hours (three hours) of walking, this is the true level of transportation in ancient times.

The situation improved after entering the village. People in the village had cleared away the snow early, but it was still muddy.

When getting off the carriage, Li Dong looked at Jia Lian, who was wearing formal clothes, a little embarrassedly: "Sorry, I forgot it snowed."

Jia Lian smiled and waved his hands: "Don't say such kind words in the future!"

When I visited Li's house again, I noticed that the courtyard wall was new and so was the door. I didn't really look carefully when I came last time.

Li Dong explained on the side: "It used to be a Jingmen gate with an earthen wall. After the victory, the clan leader led people to smash down the gate and knock down the wall."

This is the so-called boosting the lintel, which is a great thing for the entire Lizhuang.

"With all the strength of the Li family, we can support a person like you, who will become a Jinshi in the future." What Jia Lian said was an objective fact. Li Dong stood at the door and looked at the new gate and new wall, speechless for a moment.

If you can pass the test and become a Jinshi, will your clan members have to take care of you after you become an official? How dare Li Dong, a kind-hearted person, ignore the interests of his tribe and live happily alone in the officialdom? So I would like to ask, do you still want to enter the ancestral grave?
Being able to enter the ancestral graves is one of the most important things for people of this era.

"Let's talk about it later!" Li Dong directly skipped the topic and changed the subject: "After I passed the exam, if something like this hadn't happened in the academy, the new headmaster would have given me a name, and that would mean sitting as a teacher. The result is one Suddenly the army was in chaos, the army was gone, the mountain chief also went home to farm, Lin Ping..., hey!"

Seeing this, Mother Li quickly said: "Dong'er, help your distinguished guest up quickly."

Jia Lian's move was not without purpose, but because of Li Dong's character, he would be cheated in the officialdom in the future. With a god-brother like Jia Lian here, if you want to cheat Li Dong, you must think clearly in advance whether you will suffer cruel revenge from Jia Lian.

Jia Lian just glanced at it and his face was full of seriousness. Li Dong, who fell in love with Xie Yuan, only had two maids in his family. It can be seen that Li Dong rejected many things. The courtyard walls and gates were accepted only if they were irresistible!
After straightening his clothes, Jia Lian stepped in and stood in the courtyard and said loudly: "Jia Lian and Brother Li are as close as brothers. Madam, please sit high in the hall to wait for Jia Lian to see you!"

In the future, he must enter the officialdom, and Jia Lian also needs someone to support each other and move forward with him.

After saying that, he kowtowed his head three times, let alone Mother Li. Li Dong and his wife were stunned with shock.

Recognizing a relative is a very serious matter that needs to be discussed in advance and has a formal process. That is to say, Jia Lian, a modern talent, played so crudely and opened it up when he came up.

"Don't mention this during the Chinese New Year. You and I don't need to care about the truth of the whole incident. Lin Ping is just a chess piece manipulated by others. I hope that after this time, he can escape the fate of being controlled by others. If this is true, we should bless him. . He will definitely become an official in the future. We don’t ask him to do well. Just don’t bother the people too much when he is in office.”

Mother Li on the steps suddenly showed a nervous expression, and her daughter-in-law beside her quickly helped her turn around and sit upright in the middle hall.

Li Dong came over to help him, but Jia Lian waved his hand and said, "Jia Lian has lost his mother since he was a child. He hopes that the old lady will accept her as his adopted son."

The purpose of being a kind-hearted person like Li Dong and Jia Lian as brothers is to be prepared to have a comrade to discuss and face things together in case something happens in the future.

Fortunately, Jia Lian's identity was too special, and others could not misunderstand that he had requests for the Li family, so it did not appear too abrupt.

Jia Lian did not hide anything and explained simply: "I'm afraid you won't agree. When you enter the officialdom with your personality, I'm afraid you will suffer some hardships in the first two years of adaptation. Forget it for ordinary somersaults. I'm worried that you will meet a ruthless person. I will directly dig a big hole for you and bury it, leaving you unable to recover after suffering a loss. If you are lucky, you can still get up after ten or eight years, but if you are not lucky, you will never get out of it. Now that you and I have this relationship, who wants to give you anything? You have to weigh everything before making a stumbling block, which can save you a lot of trouble."

Li Dong also specially asked his new daughter-in-law to come out to meet Jia Lian as a gift. Li Dong was one year older than Jia Lian, and the new daughter-in-law also changed her name to "Second Uncle".

After Jia Lian changed his mind, Li's mother left with her daughter-in-law, leaving the two of them sitting in front of the hall to talk. Li Dong looked at Jia Lian helplessly and said: "Brother, you are too abrupt. I'll kill you first and then report it."

After Jia Lian got up, Li Dong asked Chang Sui to go to the clan leader to tell him about his family acknowledgment.

Who is this? The heir to Rong Guogong from a double-gong family. He kowtows to Mother Li when he comes up and wants to recognize his godmother. How can ordinary people bear this? Li's mother had gone through some hardships and knew that Jia Lian had nothing to ask for from the Li family. She really just regarded Li Dong as a brother, and that's why she acted like this. He stood up immediately, his body was trembling, and his tone was trembling: "I agree, get up quickly."

Li Dong nodded after hearing this: "As soon as I passed the exam, Lin Ping's incident taught me a lesson. The dangers of evil in the world come so quickly. Now that you have done this again, I won't say any words of gratitude. You and I Brothers, let’s advance and retreat together.”

In the capital officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the higher the level, the more aware they were of how terrifying Jia Lian was. He usually looks harmless to humans and animals, but once he is provoked, even if he is the grandson of the chief minister of the dynasty, he will take action as soon as possible. But Jia Lian was the one who got the answer. If anyone wanted to blame him, he could only blame Fang Shaobai for his stupidity. He wanted to use Jia Lian's authority after being nudged a few words.

While the two stood at the door chatting for a few words, two women and two maids emerged from the main entrance of the courtyard.

Jia Lian stepped forward and entered. After entering the door, he patted his clothes, lifted up his front, and said as a nephew to his younger generation: "Old Madam, Jia Lian is polite. As it is a festive season, I wish Old Madam good health and a prosperous family!"

After the head of the Li family was alarmed by the family recognition, he did not make a big fanfare, but came over in person to be a witness.

The clan leader also specifically told the clan members to keep a low profile on this matter. In fact, he also knew that it was impossible for the clansmen not to tell others. It can be spread all over the country in three days at most, maybe even less than three days.

It's not that the patriarch didn't want to make a big show, but he couldn't figure out the nobleman's habits. He asked Li Dong privately and knew that Jia Lian didn't like publicity, so he dealt with it calmly. If you don't rely on your elders, it's because the status gap is too big and you don't dare, it's not that you don't want to.

Just before dark, Jia Lian returned to Rongguo Mansion. He was still at the door and was invited to see Jia She by the steward waiting here.

After the meeting, Jia She said directly: "No courtesy, let's talk about business. Lai Er of the Dongfu will be in charge of the caravan. There is no one available in the Xifu. As your second uncle wants, Zhou Rui will follow the caravan to Liaodong to keep an eye on it." .”

After Jia She finished speaking, he stared at Jia Lian. This matter was quite embarrassing. I had uttered big words before, but no one could help me when the trouble came.

How to put this matter into perspective, Mrs.

Because of the awkward status, no one from Mrs. This directly resulted in Jia She having no one who could take action to follow him.

After hearing this, Jia Lian curled up the corner of his mouth slightly and sneered: "Why, father is still worried about them cheating you of your money. To be honest, I wish that my brother Lai and his second wife would get involved and squander your profits. I'm afraid they will I don’t have the guts!” Jia She is really just a person with a frame and a mouth. Just this little thing makes me angry.

Jia Lian judged that Jia She had some experience and was very familiar with the affairs of the Jia family and the anecdotes of the nobles in the capital. But this person has no responsibility. Perhaps he was abandoned, or perhaps for some other reason, he was knocked down and his spine has been unable to stand up since then. In addition, in Rongguo Mansion, he could only grow up in the east cross courtyard enclosure, resulting in Everything is awkward.

Let's put it this way, Jia She hasn't gotten used to the changes brought about by the rise of his son Jia Lian, and he is not confident enough.

After listening to Jia Lian's words, Jia She lowered his head and pondered for a while. He still had some brains and quickly figured out the key. Finally, he still lacked confidence and asked: "Your grandmother is always looking for the second wife."

Jia Lian, who had read the original work, sneered repeatedly: "Aren't you born for that jade in your mouth? With such a big piece of jade, you are not afraid of choking to death."

Well, the original work has its own truths and explanations, including immortals and demons. Jia Lian, the protagonist of this book, said, "Get out of my way, I'm going to cheat!"

After hearing what his son said, Jia She finally became a little tougher and replied: "That's it!"

After Jia Lian folded his hands and saluted, he turned around and left, always feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.

No matter what, the sun will still rise tomorrow, and Jia Lian will still continue to live in this world.

It is right for modern souls to insist that the earth revolves around the sun. Jia Lian, who integrates souls, said that it is too far away. He still cares about the things in front of him, such as Li Dong's proofreading work and Jia Rong's sale of arithmetic problem books.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Supreme Emperor held a lantern festival to entertain the people. Emperor Chenghui couldn't resist and could only hold his nose to recognize it.

On this day, in the far western region, Congling blocked the iron hooves of the Zhou soldiers. Wang Ziteng immediately looked at the mountain peaks in the clouds, looked around, and said to his left and right: "The bandit leader Yusuf is fleeing north, are there any warriors willing to go to King Haohan?" Ask for it?”

Zhou Lin, the account keeper, stepped forward, rode his horse forward and said, "Since I joined the army in humble duty, I have not made any achievements. Please give me a chance, Commander-in-Chief."

Someone from the side came over to attack: "Master Zhou is a scholar. The job of venturing to the den of thieves is left to me, a big boss."

Zhou Lin raised his head and said loudly: "In the past, Ban Chao joined the army and entered the tiger's den to kill traitors. Lin wanted to follow the example of the sages and walk around to see whether the thief's den was a tiger's den or a dog's nest."

Everyone burst out laughing after hearing this, and the general who came out to grab the glory also felt that his momentum was lost, so he hid his face and retreated.

Wang Ziteng put his hands on his hands and smiled, looking at the chief registrar Zhou Lin with satisfaction and said: "What a scholar who devoted his writing to serve in the army. His courage is commendable. It's just that the mountains are blocked by heavy snow. If you want to go there, you have to grow wings and fly over. For now, you can only wait and see. It’s spring next year.”

Wang Ziteng, who had led the army in fighting for a year, had a hint of loneliness in his heroic tone.

Wang Ziteng, the commander of the returned camp, decided to temporarily put aside his personal honor and disgrace, and start with the long-term peace and stability of the Western Regions to report to the emperor.

The Western Region is thousands of miles away from the capital, but the geographical location is extremely important. The Western Region is uneasy, and the northwest is uneasy.

From this perspective, the Western Regions can no longer be ruled by restraints, but must be completely controlled by the imperial court. The solution is to garrison troops and send high officials to stay in the Western Regions for a long time. As for how many people were killed, Wang Ziteng didn't care. As long as there is grassland in this place in the Western Region, if all the nomads who originally occupied this place are killed, new nomads will fill in.

[The barbarians are afraid of power but not virtuous. They commit killings and do not seek to leave a name in history, but they seek to have no war in the Western Regions for fifty years. 】

After Wang Ziteng wrote this, he put down the pen in his hand and sighed heavily.

After a person reaches a high position, he is burdened not only by the expectations of the court, but also by several families.

If he only considered himself personally, Wang Ziteng knew exactly what to do and just retreated from the rapids.

This is what the current Marshal Liu is doing, and the problems he is facing now are very similar.

It's just that the people Marshal Liu ordered to be killed were not as many as the people he ordered to be killed.

Wang Ziteng has no statistics on the specific figures, but there are always millions of heads.

If it hadn't been for the coming of winter, the heavy snow had sealed the mountains, and the rising army might have crossed the Congling Mountains, entered the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty, and visited the hometown of Qiuci. Wang Ziteng also knew very well that his wish to visit Kucha would not be realized.

The imperial court has no money, but the army has gained quite a lot in the Western Regions, so what? Could it be that the soldiers were still allowed to take out the money they had put in their pockets? That would trigger a mutiny.

There is another very important thing, and that is the southern border of the Western Region. Wang Ziteng is killing all the way in the northern border, but the southern border has not sent anyone to negotiate for a long time, which is very abnormal. These tribes are all related by marriage. What if the leader of Southern Xinjiang harbors a grudge? Maybe there is going to be a war. At this stage, there is no clear rebellion in southern Xinjiang. Wang Ziteng has no right to deal with it and can only report to the court for instructions. Another thing is that after Wang Ziteng was impeached, how should he write a self-defense report?
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the people in the capital became quiet again. The phenomenon of calling friends and gathering in groups on the streets during the Chinese New Year is now rarely seen. The chief examiner of the general examination was decided early, and Li Qing suggested that the return of luxury tax be levied on the Chongwenmen tax card.

Li Dong, the new scholar of Shuntian Prefecture, naturally chose Qingyun Academy as his first choice for promotion. A new academy team had been formed. With the intervention of the Supreme Emperor, several Hanlin officials who were sitting on the bench came to the academy to set up shop.

Since then, Qingyun Academy has become the first to have a current official serve as the mountain chief. The name of the academy has not changed, but its essence has quietly changed.

On the first day of school, Li Dong was promoted to overtime. While everyone was busy greeting Lin Ping, the newcomer Li Dong found Lin Ping, threw him a book of exercises and said: "Take it and do it. If you don't understand, ask me."

Lin Ping didn't expect to receive such treatment. He burst into tears and said tremblingly: "Brother Li, I..."

Lin Ping couldn't speak anymore because of choking. Li Dong sighed: "If there is something wrong, it is also the fault of this world."

Lin Ping said "Wow", beat his chest and stamped his feet, and cried loudly!
Everyone's eyes were immediately attracted to the two freshmen, and then they looked at the names in a book on the table, eh? "Complete Collection of Sutra Calculation Questions"!
Could a collection of questions move Lin Ping so much? There must be something particular about it!
Li Dong was a little speechless. He never expected Lin Ping to react like this. He didn't know how to deal with it for a moment!

(End of this chapter)