Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 361 Brothers and Brothers Respect
Zhang Luan explained to his wife for a long time before finally making Jin understand what a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was.

"That's a very high position, right? Is it higher than Qin Yun's centurion?"

Jin asked curiously.

"Of course." Zhang Luan was already very proud when he said this, but he sighed helplessly and said, "But we can't compare with him."

Jin was a little surprised and asked, "Why? A thousand households are bigger than a hundred households, but they are still not as good as him? Is it because he has a backer who is a eunuch?"

Zhang Luan curled his lips and said, "His uncle, Qin Chang, has been dismissed from his post and is no longer a eunuch in the Imperial Household Department. He has no background at all now.

"I said he is not as good as him because our Jinyiwei Qianhu is just a salary-earning official, which means he has an official title but no actual position, and cannot really lead troops."

"Then why?"

Jin asked in confusion, "Give me an official position, but don't let me take it? What does the court mean by that?"

Zhang Luan sighed, "It's just like when I first became the Minister of the Honglu Temple. Didn't the court give me a vacancy? I only got the actual vacancy later... Hey, don't ask so many questions as a woman. Let me ask you, is it okay for you to hand over this job to Yanling?"

Jin seemed not to have heard her husband's question, and continued, "I understand. We have to wait for this position to be filled, right? When there is a vacancy, it will be filled automatically, right?"

"Hey, did you hear me?"

Zhang Luan was a little annoyed.

I asked you a question, but you didn't answer it. Instead, you kept arguing about what was true and what was not. It's really incomprehensible.

Jin said hesitantly, "Master, it's not that I have to fight for Heling. You said Heling was born without any great ability, and he has not achieved anything yet... In another year or two, he will be married and have a family. If he has an official position... won't he be able to find a good family?"

Although I am not always fair to my son as a mother, sometimes I still have to fight for the least promising son in the family.

Zhang Luan frowned and asked, "The eldest son is incompetent, so you want to give him the title of Jinyiwei? How does this make sense? Shouldn't you give it to the younger son who is more capable? What do you think?"

"Master, you also said that there is no proper job after taking office. The next step is to wait for an official vacancy... You said that Yanling should inherit the position, but when a real vacancy comes, he will still be a child. How can he be given the position?"

Jin has her own set of behavioral cognition, and she speaks very convincingly.

Zhang Luan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Let me put it this way, if he hadn't made great achievements, this Jinyiwei captain would probably have been a salary-earning official for his entire life. Waiting for a vacancy is complete nonsense.

"Think about it, they gave me the position of Minister of the Honglu Temple... At that time, the position of the head of the Honglu Temple was vacant, and they didn't let me fill it. It was only later that I did something meritorious, and Li Zisheng helped me fill the position."

Jin said helplessly: "Master, you make your own decision on this matter. You also said that I am just a woman and will not get involved in such a big matter.

“But sometimes, you still have to think about Heling. He is stupid. If he is not considered for this kind of official position that falls from the sky, he doesn’t know when he will be able to become an official.

"Yanling is different. He is smart and really wants to be an official. I think he will have plenty of opportunities in the future. Everything depends on how you think about it."

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Zhang Luan was originally very happy, but after talking with his wife, he felt a little strange.

He had already made up his mind to give the position of Jinyiwei captain to his youngest son, but after hearing what his wife said, he began to have doubts.

When he arrived at the laboratory and saw Zhang Yanling busy all the time, he sat down on the chair next to him. He felt very sorry for his young son who was wholeheartedly planning for him.

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Yanling put down the glassware in his hand, turned around and asked, "What happened?"

"what is that?"

Zhang Luan deliberately changed the subject and pointed at a cup of extremely turbid-looking liquid on the table and asked.

"This is oil, used to absorb useful drugs, and can be filtered and purified later." Zhang Yanling then introduced it and asked, "Dad, are you planning to be my apprentice? Will you do this job yourself in the future?"

Zhang Luan said quickly: "No, no, even if you teach me, I can't do it. Isn't it that I went to the palace and saw that His Majesty's condition has improved, which made me more worried?
"Tell me, if we cure His Majesty, will this help the prince or harm him?"

Zhang Yanling looked around and then whispered, "Dad, you're fine when you talk at home, but you'd better be more restrained here.

"You never know when the people I'm looking for will come into the room. They may not agree with us. If your words get out, be careful of your head."

"hehe."

Zhang Luan shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You know how to be afraid, kid?"

Zhang Yanling took off the gloves on his hands, sat down next to Zhang Luan, and whispered: "We are helping the prince by treating the emperor.

"If His Majesty had the idea of ​​changing the crown prince before, he would be very wary of you, but now he has let you go and used you to treat his illness, and it has achieved certain results. Wouldn't he feel guilty if he pushed for a change of crown prince again?"

"Son, you are still too naive. If His Majesty really wants to change the crown prince, he will definitely not favor the prince just because I cured him." Zhang Luan shook his head.

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "People are all made of flesh and blood. Dad, don't look down on His Majesty. After all, he is still reasonable."

"Son, there is one more thing..."

Zhang Luan's expression was somewhat evasive.

Zhang Yanling asked calmly, "Does Your Majesty have any rewards?"

"How did you know?"

Zhang Luan felt that his heart was seen through, and his eyes were a little evasive. "Your Majesty promoted me to be a Hanlin Reader. I will no longer be a historian. This speed of promotion makes me feel creepy."

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "It's more than that, isn't it? Are you just being so depressed in front of me because you feel guilty about the promotion? This is not like your usual style!"

Based on his understanding of Zhang Luan, this cheap father who has no big ambitions would be so proud of himself if he gets promoted, right?

Why would you come here and feel sorry for yourself?
Zhang Luan said: "We were also given a post as a lieutenant official of the Jinyiwei, and I don't know who I should give it to. Originally, I wanted to give this job to you, but after I came back..."

"Don't say anything, Dad. Give it to my brother." Zhang Yanling said casually.

Zhang Luan asked in surprise: "You don't want it?"

Zhang Yanling made a disdainful sound and shook his head, saying, "You want to get rid of me, just a salary officer of Jinyiwei?
"Dad, do you think I'm so unambitious?"

"This... Father... cough cough."

Zhang Luan didn't know what to say for a moment.

"As for my eldest brother, he is usually muddle-headed. It might be a good thing to give him an official position first to make him calm down."

Zhang Yanling said, "My eldest brother hasn't started a family yet, so let him start a career first. Otherwise, I'm getting annoyed seeing him hanging around me all day."

Zhang Luan asked curiously, "You gave him this position because you annoyed him?"

Zhang Yanling smiled and shook his head, saying, "Dad, don't forget that my brother-in-law will be... well, by then our family will be much more prosperous than it is now. Why should we care about this little bit of profit right now?"

Zhang Luan thought about it, but was still worried. He said, "Son, you are not the eldest in the family. If your father has any good things in the future, it should be passed on to your eldest brother. As you said, your father may get a title or something in the future, and even have the opportunity to advance further in the court. But what about you? You are the second child in the family, this... this..."

"Dad, are you sure that my future position in the court will be worse than yours?" Zhang Yanling asked.

"Uh?"

Zhang Luan thought about it carefully, as if he understood something, and nodded, "Yes, your father is so stupid and incompetent, and it is only by relying on you that I have achieved my current success. When the prince... ascends the throne in the future, wouldn't it be better to ask you for advice directly? But the problem is that you have no achievements, so you can't become a high-ranking official in the future. At that time... it still won't work..."

Zhang Yanling suddenly realized, "Oh, Dad, you are worried that I won't be able to become a high-ranking official in the court in the future because I don't have any achievements. What about you?"

"What's wrong with me? I'm a student after all. With your appearance, no matter how smart you are, can you pass the examination to become a student?" Zhang Luan was still somewhat complacent at this moment.

Your son may look down on me in other aspects, but in terms of achievements, I have always lived up to my reputation.

When I say I am a student, I am just being modest.

After all, I still have the title of a student.

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "I can also try to take the imperial examination in the future. If I fail, I will ask my brother-in-law to give me a position as a student. I will spend two years in the Imperial College. When I come out, won't I be like you, Dad?"

"you you……"

Zhang Luan originally wanted to argue with his son.

suddenly think of.

This is fucking off topic!

The younger son is now magnanimous and directly gives the official position to his elder brother. As a father, I should be grateful for the broad-mindedness of the younger son. Why do I still care about such trivial things as whether the younger son can pass the imperial examination in the future?

"Since you think you can do it, my son, then I will hand over the position of Jinyiwei captain to your eldest brother?" Zhang Luan asked for confirmation again.

He seemed to be waiting for a definite word from his son.

Zhang Yanling nodded and said, "Okay, it's settled."

Zhang Luan said with emotion: "So your elder brother is not as good as you in everything, even in terms of being a human being. There is a big gap between us... Comparing yourself with others is really frustrating!"

"Dad, don't talk about my eldest brother like that. Have you asked for his opinion? He didn't say that he must occupy the spot." Zhang Yanling explained on behalf of his adopted brother.

"Hey, no need to ask, I know that brat will definitely want to keep all the good things for himself." Zhang Luan said, "I know the character of my son better than anyone else."

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That afternoon, Zhang Luan delivered the second dose of medicine to Li Zisheng.

Xiao Jing, who was in charge of picking up the medicine, was notified to go to Li Zisheng's mansion to get the medicine before he even left the palace.

Afterwards, Zhang Luan and Zhang Yanling returned home together and told the whole family the good news that his family had obtained the position of a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

In front of the dinner table.

Zhang Heling asked stupidly, "Second Brother, what is Jinyiwei Qianhu?"

No matter how dumb Zhang Heling was at this time, he knew that it was more reliable to ask his younger brother than his father when he had problems.

Not to mention whether his father knows or not, even if his father knows everything, he often won't tell him, and he may be beaten with punches, kicks, and sticks, so it is best not to provoke the old father with a bad temper easily.

Zhang Yanling introduced: "Qin Yun is a centurion of the Jinyiwei. A thousand-householder is just one level higher than him, and he can manage ten centurions."

"Oh my god, is centurion his official title? I always thought his name was Centurion Qin." Zhang Heling widened his eyes, looking extremely shocked.

Zhang Luan got a headache when he saw his eldest son's silly look, and he shouted at him: "Is there something wrong with your brain? You still don't know his name is Qin Yun?"

Zhang Heling said innocently: "I know his name is Tan Yun, isn't he also known as a courtesy name? Or maybe a nickname... Who knows what a centurion is?
"Dad, why bother about that? A hundred households is a hundred households. Isn't our thousand households higher than his?"

Zhang Luan recalled the argument he had with his son that afternoon and asked sternly, "Then tell me, kid, who should we give this position of Qian Hu to? Can we give it to your brother?"

"Just give it to me."

Although Zhang Heling seemed somewhat reluctant, he still acquiesced to this arrangement, "as if no one cared."

Zhang Luan seemed very surprised by this.

The eldest son who has always been competitive actually... doesn't compete?
Zhang Yanling said with a smile, "Dad, please stop teasing my eldest brother. Just give him the official position as promised. It's ridiculous for you to give the official position awarded by His Majesty directly to your youngest son. It won't make sense to the court either."

(End of this chapter)