Going through the Red Mansions quickly means going against the system.

The Jia family once had a glorious time. The four clans of the Xue family, kings of Jia Shi, controlled the financial and military affairs of the court, helped each other, and were in-laws. Their connections were all over the court, mainly because when the dynasty started, they were all from the same place.

The emperor relied on them when he ascended the throne, and when he extended favors, he only thought about sharing wealth and honor.

But conquering the world is different from defending the world. When defending the world, the civil servants outnumber the generals. When you want to fight, the bigger your power is, the better. When I don't need you, I will dislike you for eating too much and your achievements will overwhelm the master.

Therefore, after the unremitting efforts of several generations of emperors, the four families are no longer as good as before.

Jia Daishan once had a daughter who married into the royal family of Dong'an County and became a princess. Today, the handwriting of his children is still hanging in Rongan Hall.

This girl is the sister of Jia She and others. Since they were not born from the same mother, they are not close to each other.

But girls from wealthy families are spoiled guests, and the difference between concubines and concubines is not that big. As long as the father wants to live up to his expectations, girls are rarely distinguished by concubines.

Jia She was still young at the time. He went out with his grandfather and watched his colleagues discuss the marriage of this "eldest sister". He also played with several young princes who were about the same age as him.

The current Prince of Nan'an County is one of them.

If not for this, Jia She would not have seen so many princes and princes.

At that time, his temper was not as bad as it is now. Although he was more indulgent, he was still Jia Yuan's great grandson outside, and he was a person who could grow his face.

The old men drank tea and chatted about domestic matters. Although each of them had great military achievements, they did not conceal their gangsterism when they were together. It is impossible for a lifelong boss to suddenly change his studies to literature in his later years, so they were really chatting about home affairs and the girl's dowry list.

Jia She was dragged out by his grandfather Jia Yuan to show off his knowledge of gold, stone and jade culture, which was very popular with a group of old men. The older generation fought and robbed so many good things, how could they not understand the price? They are just showing off to each other and amusing the children.

Therefore, the old men are all kind-hearted, but the younger ones are getting angry.

As soon as Jia She finished showing off, he was caught and beaten.

He cried to find his grandfather, but Jia Yuan still laughed and found it amusing to watch the children fight.

Therefore, it is true that Jia She was close to the prince, and there was real physical contact.

Later, the Wang family of Dong'an County became an unspeakable person, and the Prince of Nan'an County was assigned to his family's original sphere of influence and took charge of the military and coastal defense of Fuguang, Yunnan and other areas.

Originally, this place was allocated to three or four families who jointly managed it.

This is also the Jia family's old profession, so neither Jia She nor Jia Lian thought that the Supreme Emperor would send him back to get involved.

Therefore, I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse. The entire Jia family, including Jia's mother, is worried.

"The water and soil there are not very pleasant. How about Feng Yatou not having to go there, just stay at home and be filial to your elders, and wait until Lian'er fights her way out next year."

After careful consideration, Jia Mu decided to arrange for Jia Lian to go there alone. In this way, if he doesn't get used to the situation, he can just report on sick leave and come back.

But Jia Lian didn't think so. He came mainly to complete tasks and gain energy, not to travel and have fun.

Now that leaving the house is a foregone conclusion, it makes more sense to take Sister Feng and Heping'er with him.

"Old ancestor, my grandson just married a daughter-in-law~"

Jia Lian looked aggrieved and acted coquettishly at Mother Jia, "Didn't you say that when you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken, when you marry a dog, you follow the dog? Is it possible that I just asked my grandson to go there alone?"

"Bah! Are you thinking about your wife now? I know you usually just pretend to feel sorry for your wife!"

Mother Jia was amused by his shameless appearance, and then she became sad again, "I heard that it was very hot in that place, and there were snakes, insects, rats, and ants all over the place. You two have never been out of the capital since you were children. Where have you been?" , alas~"

At this time, the Fuguang area was not a popular place for later generations. It was one of the places of exile for courtiers, and it was a place in dire straits. Therefore, even Jia Mu, an old lady, felt in her heart that the Emperor was knocking on their home, not towards them.

But this is normal. The Jia family has been in the wrong team several times before, so it is a great thing to be able to survive. Therefore, although she felt sorry for her eldest grandson to go south, she still could not stop it.

There is no room for pretentiousness in the Jia family.

Jia Lian is now the eldest son and grandson of Rongguo Mansion. How Rongguo Mansion will develop in the future depends on his development. If he stayed at home like in the original novel and lived on his second uncle Jia Zheng's family, Jia's mother wouldn't have to worry about it.

"Oh, that's fine. You and your wife can work together and advance and retreat together. We're not old enough yet, so we don't need you as a couple to fulfill your filial piety at home. It's okay to go out and make a living."

As Jia Mu said this, she turned to look at Jia She and Jia Zheng.

In fact, when Jia Lian went out, it was equivalent to Rongguo Mansion cutting off his tail to survive. In their current situation, there was no need to take this step. Jia Lian had just married and had no son yet. Originally, he had no intention of asking him to leave the capital even if he wanted to be an official.

Even if he leaves the city, he plans to serve as an official in his hometown of Jinling and find relatives and friends to take care of him.

Now that this incident happened, she complained about Jia She in her heart, but she couldn't say anything more. Since Jia Daishan's death, she has looked away. She can't help her children's future, so she can just be a confused old prince.

"Now that the birthday of the old lady in Nan'an is coming soon, the prince will definitely come back. You guys pack your belongings first. If we can go back together, we can rest assured."

This year happens to be the birthday of the old concubine Nan'an. The emperor will definitely ask her to come back to the capital. After all, he had been in the south for many years without returning home. Jia Mu guessed that the emperor's move must have achieved great results.

She guessed right, that was exactly what the Supreme Emperor planned.

On important court matters, he and the emperor had the same mind. Prince Nan'an has been in the south for too long, and his power has expanded too much. Even if he sent his cronies to monitor him many times, he still felt uneasy. What he heard was that the local people only knew about King Nan'an, but did not know about the emperor or the emperor.

This time I asked Jia Lian to go, which meant that I wanted to fight fire with fire. If Jia Lian is killed, it will only alert the royal family that King Nan'an is planning to rebel, but there will be no other losses to the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor.

Therefore, he issued an edict to recognize Jia Lian's official position as Tongzhi, but did not specify where he would be an official. He only told him to follow the prince of Nan'an County.

This is like giving a chicken to a "guard dog" and trying to test whether he is a "dog" or a "wolf" and whether he will steal your own chicken to eat?

Jia Lian was the bait he threw.

Jia Lian really didn't know much about this prince. We know that he was ordered to manage the coastal defense in the south. He had previously assumed the military power of the Jia family, and later assumed part of the power of the King of Dong'an County. He was originally the person who was in the emperor's heart.

The first Nan'an County Prince was the adopted son of Taizu, and he had a particularly harmonious relationship with the Emperor. In today's generation, they are older than the emperor, but their feelings are unfamiliar.

Their family left their female relatives as hostages in the capital, and later there was a scandal involving doting on concubines and killing wives. The current prince of Nan'an is about the same age as Jia Lian. He has a bad relationship with his father and was sent to the south last year.

Therefore, they had no contact with Jia Lian. The only thing Jia Lian knew was that in the original work, his family was defeated and captured. The emperor ordered their daughter to be married, and the old concubine of Nan'an asked the Jia family's Tanchundai for the name of the princess.

It seems that this is not a good family.