Red Mansion: Incense and God Road, starting from the City God of Shenjing

Chapter 7: Storm Rising
"Oh, my dear grandson, you are going to kill grandma!"

When Grandmother Jia heard this, she felt a pang of pain.

However, it is the first time that Jia Cong calls himself a grandson after he took off his disguise.

So he gritted his teeth.

"Forget it, forget it. My dear grandson has already asked, how can grandma not respond?"

"Yuanyang, you should follow Brother Cong from now on, but you must come back to see me, an old lady, from time to time!"

"And you, now that you have arrived at Brother Cong's Courtyard, you must be loyal to the master and work hard. Don't slack off just because Brother Cong is young."

"Otherwise I will never let you off easily."

"Yes, I understand!"

Several people hurriedly responded in unison.

Then Grandmother Jia asked Wang Xifeng to carefully select ten maids of second and third grades.

Five maids and five servants went to Lixiangyuan to serve.

As for the housekeeper, no arrangements were made because of Wang Zhu's family affairs.

Here in Rongqing Hall, everyone is in harmony, but in the Shenjing city...

However, because of the means that Jia Cong had just displayed, undercurrents began to surge.

……

The Du Taiwei Commands the County Bo Mansion
The East China Sea lacked a white jade bed, and the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling.

We are talking about the Wang family, one of the four major families in Jinling.

At this time in the main hall.

"What? You said that the sword light that just appeared in the sky above the Jia Mansion was caused by Jia Cong?"

"Nine years old, cultivating the spirit? Or cultivating the sword?"

Wang Ziteng stood up suddenly and looked in disbelief at the servant who had come to him to complain and was a part of Mrs. Wang's dowry.

The servants in the Jia family had long been rotten like sieves.

Not to mention that he came here on purpose to report this.

Even if no one reports it.

If the powerful people wanted to find out the news, it would be easy to do so.

"My Lord, it is absolutely true. The Third Master Cong from the Jia family's main branch performed a magic trick in public in Rongqing Hall and even had a conflict with our Second Miss."

"The second girl's tongue was cut off."

The servant replied respectfully.

"It's actually true..." Wang Ziteng was half shocked and half angry.

Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue are the four major families in Jinling.

In the past, the Jia family has always been the dominant family.

However, since he planned to take over the connections left by Xian Rongguo from the Jia family and was promoted to the governor of the Beijing camp.

Wang Ziteng had long since looked down upon the Jia family.

He even began to plot against the assets accumulated by the Jia family for generations.

Who would have thought that at this time...

The Jia family unexpectedly has another soul cultivator born, and this soul cultivator and swordsman is only nine years old!

This kind of talent is unprecedented, and it has not been seen in a thousand years.

In an instant, all of Wang Ziteng's plans were shattered.

Think about the change in your attitude towards the Jia family after you got the benefits.

Cold sweat soaked my back.

As for the incident where my own sister was chopped off for her words.

It's not that it can't be cured. There are Confucian scholars who specialize in medicine in the Imperial Medical Bureau.

"No, someone, prepare the car..."

"No, find a simple carriage and go through the back door. Master, I want to go to Prince Beijing's Palace!"

In a panic, Wang Ziteng lost all his composure.

Where is the demeanor of a second-rank military officer and the governor of the Beijing camp?

Not long after, a carriage quietly left from behind the palace.

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noon
Imperial City
imperial study room

"Jia Cong? Born as a bastard, only nine years old?"

"Otomo, is what the intelligence says true?"

Emperor Shunde looked at the intelligence sent by the Jinyiwei and began to doubt his own understanding.

Nine years old to refine the spirit.

Is there really such a genius in the world?

"Your Majesty, I don't know whether it's true or not, but I think the Jinyiwei's intelligence should not be wrong!"

The eunuch Xia Shouzhong replied respectfully. "He cultivated his spirit at the age of nine, and also practiced sword cultivation."

"Otomo, do you think I can win this person over?"

Upon hearing the answer, Emperor Shunde's breathing suddenly became rapid.

The spiritual cultivators are not comparable to those who are born with martial arts!
At the age of nine, he entered the third realm of spiritual cultivation and lived for three to five hundred years.

Then after practicing for three to five hundred years, wouldn't it be...

If you can be accepted under your command.

Once trained well, it can be regarded as the stabilizer of Daqian!
"Your Majesty, when I came here just now, I saw that the Emperor had already sent Dai Quan to the Jia Mansion to announce the decree."

"I heard that he was conferred the title of Earl!"

Xia Shouzhong came closer and whispered.

"Count? Father is really willing to do so. He is one step ahead of me!"

The Daqian titles are divided into two types: noble title and lord.

Noble titles are divided into five ranks: duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron.

Among them, dukes, marquises and earls were of super rank, sons were of first rank and men were of second rank.

The Lords are generals of the first to fifth ranks, corresponding to the first to fifth grades.

According to the hereditary system, each generation would be demoted one level in rank.

A noble title cannot be inherited without military merit.

In other words, if the previous generation was a duke, marquis, or earl of super class.

If the next generation inheritor of the title has no military merit, he can only inherit the title of first-class general.

If the previous generation was a viscount, he would inherit the title of second-class general, which is equivalent to the second rank, and so on.

It is just like the saying that the kindness of a gentleman will be cut off after five generations.

Such regulations were made by Daqian in order to ensure the martial spirit among military merits.

So that future generations will not be able to live off their achievements.

Besides this, there is another way to obtain the title.

According to convention, anyone who breaks through the third realm through practice will be awarded the title of first-rank viscount even if he has made no contribution to the country.

If it is the fourth realm, it is a marquis!

This is a virtual seal.

Without a fief, the property cannot be inherited.

The purpose is to make friends with strong people from all sides.

Leave some friendship behind so that if there is any change in Daqian in the future, maybe you can help.

However, it was the first time that Jia Cong was awarded the title of Super Earl without any merit.

The powerless Emperor Shunde couldn't help but speak out of turn.

Fortunately, Xia Shouzhong was there to make up for it, and he deliberately spoke loudly to the palace maids and eunuchs in the hall.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has been recruiting talented people for Your Majesty, and his love and care for you are beyond words!"

"Your Majesty should also follow the Emperor and issue an edict to reward Lord Jia!"

"Yes, Otomo is right. After all, my father is a man of foresight. I still have a lot to learn!"

Emperor Shunde understood immediately and quickly agreed.

"Jia Cong..."

Emperor Shunde once again looked through the intelligence about Jia Cong collected by the Jinyiwei on the desk.

Finally, I couldn't help but sneer.

"This Rongguo Mansion, what a great man Dai Shan Gong was back then, he was the best in the army, but now..."

"With such talent, he was treated so harshly just because he was born as a bastard. He became alienated from his family when he was nine years old and refined his spirit."

"Xia Shouzhong, I remember there is a spiritual sword in the palace treasury, right?"

"Your Majesty, that was captured during the suppression of a traitor during the reign of Emperor Taizong. Since the royal family has not had any spiritual cultivators in recent years, they have been stored until now."

Xia Shouzhong bowed and replied.

"Take out this magic sword, and reward him accordingly, according to the generosity of his talents. Instruct the Ministry of Works to build a mansion for Jia Cong according to the regulations for a marquis."

"Complete the project within one month, no mistakes!"

"The slave obeys the order!"

Xia Shouzhong looked clear.

The four kings, eight dukes and twelve marquises, this group of founding nobles were the diehard fans of the retired emperor.

He also held some military power, which had long been disliked by Emperor Shunde.

At this time, Jia Cong was awarded a mansion alone...

It is both a hope for winning over and an invisible division.

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(End of this chapter)