Honglou: This bastard is too persuasive.

Chapter 245 Jia Mu’s unwillingness to deceive Jia Zheng (2.5)

After hearing that Jia Mu said she wanted to ask other people, Mrs. Wang suddenly asked curiously.

"Mother, who else can you ask?"

"It's rare to find experts who are proficient in this area. I just don't know anyone else. Otherwise, I would have asked someone. I just want to know why this kid is so lucky."

This time, Jia Mu showed a proud look.

Then, with the support of Mrs. Wang, he sat back on the chair, took a few deep breaths, and then said.

"If we want to talk about experts in this field, then Ma Daopo cannot be ranked high."

"The one our Jia family always remembers to invite, Mr. Zhang, is the real Taoist master!"

"He is the Dahuan Zhenren who was canonized by the Supreme Emperor himself, and he is also the Zhongzhen Zhenren who was personally declared by His Majesty the current Emperor. All because of the abilities of this old Taoist priest."

"It's just that it's not that easy to invite this old Taoist priest. That's why I didn't look for him before. But looking at the situation now, it's impossible not to look for him."

"Can't you understand such a trivial matter? It's obviously the boy's imperial edict, why didn't it be sent to his Viscount's house, but to our Jia family? Isn't this His Majesty trying to beat us?"

"I went out to practice immortality and alchemy for a month, and when I came back, I was granted an official position by His Majesty himself. It seems like I was lucky, but in fact, it was because I was cheated out of my money."

"It seems that His Majesty also knew about my previous attempt to transfer the title, and deliberately brought this matter against us."

At this point, the old lady knew that she had gone too far, and even said some things that she shouldn't have said. If anyone heard about it, the Jia family would be in trouble, so she quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed in the direction of the palace.

Seeing Jia Mu like this, Mrs. Wang looked at him doubtfully, and Jia Mu said angrily.

"This is absolutely not possible."

"Then what does this kid's receipt of the imperial edict have to do with us? Why isn't he sent to the Viscount's Mansion?"

"Yes, yes, what mother said is that I will always be grateful to His Majesty for your kindness in my heart, but now there are still things to do, so I can only keep this gratitude in my heart."

"Thank you for your kindness in not killing me, thank you for your advice to me, my wife, and thank you for sparing my Jia family this time."

Mrs. Wang still didn't understand, so she heard Jia Mu continue to say in annoyance.

"I asked myself how could I be deceived and cheated? It turns out that I listened to His Majesty's orders. I'm afraid my money has already been in His Majesty's hands."

"He came back before and informed them that His Majesty will send someone to convey the imperial edict later, so we should hurry up and prepare to welcome them."

"Keep your gratitude to His Majesty in your heart first. Your Majesty's imperial edict is coming soon. We must make arrangements quickly. My second brother's family, you go and prepare everything now. I will put on my robes and inform you later. Everyone in the Jia family must be ready."

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang became even more angry, but he also knew that now was not the time to be angry, so he could only kneel on the ground and kowtow with Jia Mu to thank His Majesty.

"They will have nothing to do with me from now on."

"How do I know this? The master said it himself, and it was His Majesty who asked him to come back. I think His Majesty has some considerations in coming here, so we'd better prepare quickly."

So I simply gave Jia Qi an official position to remind them.

Thank you for a long time. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law just stood up and said in a serious tone.

The old lady meant that when they wanted to transfer the title to Baoyu, His Majesty already knew about it.

"There is no rush for mother to go find Zhang Laodao. At this moment, the master came back and said that this boy has taken over as the East City Commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division."

After Jia Zheng brought Jia Qi to the study, he motioned for him to sit down.

Mrs. Wang answered casually, but Mother Jia felt something in her heart and her expression became serious.

"You don't have to be surprised. I have seen through those people. They are all just for the reputation of my Jia family and the money of my Jia family. Something happened to our family this time. They have less money, so they are unwilling to stay. , I simply let them go.”

After a moment, he suddenly exclaimed, stood up, and spoke quickly to Mrs. Wang.

"That kid can hardly hold himself back. If he continues to be famous outside, Baoyu's limelight will be completely suppressed by him."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang also reacted.

Looking at the empty study room, Jia Zheng felt a little embarrassed.

Jia Mu snorted, then frowned and said.

Mrs. Wang was about to agree, but she thought of what Jia Zheng had just said, so she said quickly.

As soon as the two sang together, they started to prepare.

"Your Majesty knew that I wanted to transfer the title to Baoyu. He was unhappy, so he specially rewarded this boy with an official position. Then the imperial edict was sent to our Rongguo Mansion to beat me, an old woman."

"And without them, my study has become a lot cleaner, and I can devote more time to reading and studying."

So that boy is not lucky, but because of him and Jia Mu, he has such good luck.

And the other side.

"I'm going to find Zhang Laodao in a moment and let Zhang Laodao come and take a look in person. I want to know what's going on. Zhang Laodao said it himself at the beginning that Baoyu has great luck. Why don't I have Baoyu's great luck? See, this kid is so lucky."

"You are right. We must prepare quickly. We must be prepared to greet the imperial edict respectfully. We must have a good attitude and let His Majesty know our sincerity."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, old lady, I will never do this kind of thing again in the future, and I will never make this kind of confusion again."

"I'm just asking, why is that kid so lucky?"

"I was just wondering why that guy suddenly took over this position. It turned out to be because of me."

And for some unknown reason, His Majesty did not punish the Jia family. Instead, after Jia's mother took out the money, he stole the old lady's money. In the end, it seemed that they still didn't want to let go.

"Every time you come here, there are a few people with you, hugging me and playing chess here and chatting. This time, there are no people. Isn't it a little strange?"

Jia Qi naturally knew what happened in the Jia family. Seeing the current situation, he also knew that Jia Zheng was forcing a smile.

But he thought this was very good, and even said to Jia Zheng very appreciatively.

"My master, you are very enlightened. As a fifth-rank official of the imperial court, why do you need people like them who can't even pass the imperial examination to give you advice?"

"And if they really had that ability, you wouldn't have been stuck with these fifth-rank officials."

"I even think that the reason why you haven't been promoted in these years is because you were influenced by them."

"I've also heard that they always give you different ideas, let you choose between them, and then do this or that."

"You are a fifth-grade member of the Ministry of Industry."

"And they want you to do things in the Ministry of Officials, and they want you to do things in the Ministry of Rites, and they even want you to get in touch with things in the Ministry of War."

"Those are not things you should be exposed to in this position. The most important thing for you now is to study what the Ministry of Industry needs to do."

"Without them, you only need to study your job seriously, and maybe make some achievements and you can go further. After all, you are not very old now."

Jia Qi is preparing to hope that her father will become a dragon this time.

In this era, unless he became an orphan, he would have no way to resolve the Jia family's ties.

Even if I want to dominate the world in the future, I can't just leave the Jia family alone.

Therefore, instead of watching the Jia family fall and then rescuing them one by one, it is better to make the Jia family better. When he really wants to dominate the world, it may be able to help him.

Among the people in the Jia family, if he were allowed to support him, then the only person he could support would be his biological father.

Because this is the only person in the Jia family who has no ill intentions towards him, except for those girls.

If he can really make some achievements, perhaps those old disciples of the Jia family will join him again.

At the same time, he has now entered the officialdom and has taken over the Jia family's personal connections and resources in the military.

Then, the Jia family's former resources will be in the hands of their father and son again.

Without these resources, the prince is like a rootless tree. As long as he loses his position one day, he will have nothing.

When I think about it, if this old guy can't do anything to him, he will definitely find a way to trick him.

If I did, I might be able to get some benefits from his deep malice. If by that time, this old thing can't bring some benefits to himself, then he really can't keep it.

So, not only was he planning to be promoted to an official position, but he also wanted to support his biological father.

And looking at the look in Jia Zheng's eyes after what he just said, he knew that he only listened to the advice because of the system, and his own father really listened to the advice.

So he kept talking.

"In fact, if you hadn't driven them away personally this time, I would have suggested that you drive them away."

"Because their existence will only affect your official career. After all, how can a group of people who can't even pass the imperial examination help you advance further in the officialdom?"

"Although I have been cultivating immortality and refining elixirs during this period, I have also studied your current situation, sir."

"If you want to take a further step in the officialdom now, there is actually a way, but I don't know if you are willing to do it."

Jia Zheng's eyes were almost shining now.

His biggest dream in this life is to be promoted to a higher position.

However, the title had nothing to do with him since he was a child. He wanted to pass it on to his elder brother, so he studied hard and wanted to take the imperial examination.

Unexpectedly, the reward from His Majesty the Emperor was issued to him before he took the imperial examination, so he directly became an official in the court.

Although he has reached the sky in one step, over the years, he has struggled due to the reward. It is even more difficult for him to make further achievements if he wants to make some achievements.

That's why he thought about inviting some Qingke to help him. In fact, he just wanted to find a few masters.

It's a pity that none of these people are useful. The only one who thought they might be useful, Jia Yucun, had to be released because of the Xue family's affairs.

Just when he was about to give up, his son unexpectedly said that he still had a chance.

If this sentence was said by someone else, Jia Zheng would never take it seriously.

He is his own son, is he an ordinary person?
Not only did he win the viscount by offering treasures, but he has now become an official for the third time.

The first two times were exactly the same as mine.

Although the rank is lower than mine this time, the power is much greater than mine.

Your son is much higher than me at the beginning, and he is also appreciated by His Majesty. His future achievements will definitely be much better than mine.

Others might think it was due to good luck, but Jia Zheng knew that this was definitely his son's ability.

If it was just good luck, his career as a viscount would have come to an end and he would not achieve anything in the future.

However, he was able to serve as an official three times, and they were all high-ranking officials or officials with real power.

This is not something that ordinary people can do, and no matter what he does, he can turn disaster into good luck and turn danger into safety. It cannot be luck, it is all strength.

So when his son said that he could be promoted to a higher position, he really believed it.

"Brother Qin, do you have any method? If you can really get me promoted to a higher position, no matter what method it is, I will definitely be willing to do it."

When Jia Qi saw his look, he knew how obsessed he was with getting promoted, so he immediately stopped hesitating and continued.

"Sir, the yamen you are currently working in is the Ministry of Works. As a fifth-grade clerk in this department, there is not much you can do."

"If you are asked to take on a project of building a water conservancy project, if you don't know the relevant knowledge, you will definitely be deceived by others, and you will inevitably bear the responsibility."

This is what will inevitably happen according to the development of the plot.

Therefore, Jia Qi prepared to prevent him in advance.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Jia Zheng frowned, very displeased.

So he continued.

"Master, you may think what I said is a bit exaggerated, but you have to understand."

"The construction of water conservancy projects can easily cost one hundred thousand or even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver."

"As the saying goes, interests move people's hearts."

"Let's not talk about anything else. You don't understand these things. If you find someone at random, this person behaves very well in front of you and does everything well, but he negotiates most of the money. But you don’t know if the blame will be yours?”

"Even if this person is your most loyal subordinate and the person who has been with you for half your life, can they withstand your temptation to give me tens of thousands or even one hundred thousand taels of silver?"

"Even if they can withstand it, can the various departments below that help build water conservancy projects be able to withstand it? If one department is corroded by another, in the end, one hundred thousand taels may be allocated for water conservancy construction, and only one thousand eighty taels can be used. The rest was stolen."

"I know that you are not a corrupt person, sir, but even if you don't take bribes, you still can't stand up to the corruption of the people below."

"So, you are not suitable for things like building water conservancy projects."

"Because you have always read moral articles and acted as a gentleman. You are not suitable to deal with that group of villains."

Not to mention his deception, it actually made Jia Zheng feel comfortable.

He really didn't like those villains, nor did he like to deal with those villains, so he nodded unconsciously and said.

"What you said does make sense. I never bother to deal with those villains. If I were really asked to build water conservancy projects, they would definitely take bribes and corruption, but I would be innocently implicated, so I can't do this kind of thing."

Jia Qi breathed a sigh of relief. His father really listened to the advice, so it would be easier to handle.

As long as you listen to my advice, I can continue to fool you.

"Doing these things is not suitable for you, grandpa, and you know it yourself. If someone asks you to do these things, just refuse, because whoever asks you to do such things must want to trick you."

"But for you, now that you understand it, you won't be fooled. I believe you."

"However, if you want to make contributions and continue to be promoted, you need to have a direction."

"And the best way for the Ministry of Industry to make contributions is to naturally develop something that benefits the country and the people."

"As an announcer, you don't have much to do. If you use this free time to research something useful to the people, the country, and the court, then you can make great contributions to the empire. "Promoted to a higher position."

"And if the things you research can be as beneficial to the country and the people as the high-yielding grain seeds I have online, it may even be famous throughout the ages."

"So, after you were delayed by those useless people who couldn't even pass the imperial examination, as long as you do your job and research some useful things, you will definitely be able to make further progress in the officialdom."

He looked up at Jia Zheng. Although his eyes were full of light, he was also confused because he had no idea what he could study.

Fortunately, Jia Qi had already prepared his words at this time, and he also had his own plans for helping his biological father.

After that, he will find a way to let the listening and persuasion system help him improve his cultivation level above that of the Earth Immortal.

But if there is no way for the system to be completed, and it can only be completed with the luck of unifying the world, then you need to make more preparations.

All the previous preparations were to accumulate power.

But if you want to dominate the world, you need too many things, not just strong power.

You also need to have a certain reputation.

The best way to gain fame is to let more people know about yourself, know what you say, and even agree with what you say.

However, judging from the speed of information dissemination in today's world, where everything is spread by word of mouth, it is difficult for your words to spread beyond the capital.

So what he needs now is a way to spread his words throughout the Zhou Empire and even surrounding countries.

This method can be implemented as long as Jia Zheng takes the lead.

When the housekeeper gets credit for getting things done, and gets promoted to a higher position, he can take advantage of the situation and launch his own plan.

It can be said that it accomplishes multiple things with one stone.

Therefore, he said without hesitation.

"I know that you don't have a specific direction yet, but I have thought of a method. I don't know if it is feasible. Please correct me."

(End of this chapter)