Red Chamber Fellows: You Are Not Guilty

"Father, do you think what the emperor wants?" Are you flattering?

Mr. Zhang also thought about his son's question. After several deductions, he came to an almost absurd conclusion: the emperor didn't want to flatter and kill Jia Amnesty, but he really couldn't stand his fuss. unknown.However, we still have to listen to the opinions of the people involved. Maybe it's not necessarily what Jia She said to Jia Lian before he left.

So Mrs. Zhang asked Zhang Qing: "Is Lian'er still here?"

"It's probably coming soon." Someone had already asked for it.

Mrs. Zhang didn't speak any more, but just sipped tea.Tea is good tea, but the famous Monkey King is not available to ordinary people.It was still King Pingjun who took it to Jia Lian, who then sent it to Zhang's mansion.Thinking about the strange relationship between Jia Amnesty and the royal family, Mrs. Zhang wondered if there was something he didn't know.

The two mansions were not far away, and when Mrs. Zhang called him, Jia Lian didn't care to accompany his daughter-in-law and daughter, and rushed over after tidying up a bit.Hearing old Mrs. Zhang say that the emperor wanted to promote him again, Jia Lian also looked perplexed.

What did he do to get promoted?

Looking at Jia Lian's face, he also knew that Jia Amnesty had nothing to say, but this made Jia Lian not promoted, and it made people wonder where he was promoted.It's Jia Lian himself, man, who doesn't love getting promoted and getting rich, but he always relies on his own father to get promoted. If Jia Lian was complacent last year, he is different now.

Jia Amnesty is not at home, Madam Xing will discuss with him when she has something to do, no matter whether his ideas are good or bad, she will do as he said, the General's Mansion has also stumbled over the past half a year, which has already greatly increased Jia Lian's heart , I feel that I can support a family, and I can also take on the heavy responsibility of a family!

If you ask him to rely on Lao Tzu to get promoted, even several ranks, he feels that although this is his Lao Tzu's ability, it is an insult to him.That's what it feels like.Could it be that he himself is a person who can only live on the shadow of his ancestors and father?Couldn't he be promoted by his own ability?

The Zhang family's father and son didn't know that Jia Lian was already on the tip of his horn at this time, picking and choosing from several third-rank official positions.Jia Lian whispered, "Grandfather, uncle, am I useless?"

Mrs. Zhang didn't hear it clearly, but Zhang Qing heard it clearly: "What do you mean?"

Jia Lian was as frustrated as he wanted: "If it wasn't for my uncle, I guess I wouldn't be able to get a real job. If it weren't for my father, I wouldn't be able to rise from the sixth-rank official to the fourth-rank official in one fell swoop. Now it's like this again, am I useless? "

Hearing his thoughts, Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Qing looked at each other, feeling very relieved.Old Master Zhang naturally twitched his beard and remained silent, Zhang Qing stepped forward and said: "Why do you have such an idea? It is important for a man to seal his wife's shade, but it is not difficult to keep it and keep the family tradition intact."

Seeing that Jia Lian wanted to refute him, Zhang Qing signaled him not to speak: "Did you know? Your uncle and I were only No. 5 in the imperial examination back then, not even Chuanlu. I have been able to achieve the position of a bachelor these years. How many people say that I rely on your grandfather's relationship? As long as I am an official, I can be worthy of the court and the common people, and I will be worthy of myself and the family. I can keep the Zhang family when your grandfather is away. If people bully me, the Zhang family will not be ruined. Who dares to say that my life is in vain? When I have a father to rely on, so what? The world is so unfair."

Feeling that his son's explanation was not thorough enough, the old man Zhang interjected himself: "To give the simplest example, let's say that the emperor, who didn't get a seat because of his ancestors conquered the country? You see, how many dynasties and generations are the emperors of each generation?" Do you want to fight the country all over again by yourself?"

It really doesn't.Jia Lian was most afraid of laughing at him and seeing him disappointed, one was Jia She, and the other was members of the Zhang family.Now Mrs. Zhang and his son not only did not look down on him, but also had a lot of words of encouragement, which made him no longer feel so blocked: "But in the future..."

Old Mrs. Zhang was even more happy. He was about to pull two of his beards off: "If you can think about the future, it can be seen that the official position for more than a year has not been in vain. Your father and us can set up a platform for you in a few days. Let you stand taller and see farther than others. As for how to go on after you have seen it, and what kind of platform you can build for your own descendants, it is up to you.”

Jia Lian was completely attracted by Mrs. Zhang's description.That's right, it turns out that even when he has no real job, he can still be happy every day, isn't he just thinking that he has a title to attack?Now my father can not only give him a title, but also let him start higher than others in the court, this is his father's ability.Over the past year or so, my grades have not been bad, and I have been encouraged by my boss many times, which shows that I can also do my job well, which is what my uncle said.

Now I still have to rely on my father, but whether it is my grandfather, my father or my uncle, there will always be a day when I grow old, and then I will support them with my own shoulders, and I will be like my father. Not only can I let my son win the title, but I also want to build a high platform for my son! !

Unprecedented fighting spirit ignited in Jia Lian's chest. Jia Lian, who can be said to be a real job, only wanted to do things well, so as not to embarrass his grandfather, you and father, but now Jia Lian was thinking about doing things well and making them look good.

The three of them carefully selected and selected those positions. To the surprise of the Zhang family and his son, Jia Lian's preference was actually the Department of Officials.You must know that this post-style department is only in charge of the supplementary posting of the post-style posts in various yamen inside and outside Beijing, and the lack of post-post-style selection by Quan.It is said that the style of writing and posting is indispensable in various ministries, but it is also the most unpopular group of people who are looked down upon by ordinary officials.

It is also an unspoken rule in the officialdom: general copying, lifting and moving, and confidentiality can not be used for the work of petty officials. Officials with serious imperial examination backgrounds always feel that they are big talents and useless, and they don't like to do it.However, among various government offices, it is most indispensable to organize books, archive documents, and exchange letters, so the pen post style came into being.

Most of these people have a special skill, and they cannot enter the officialdom through the imperial examination, but use the pen post method to make an advancement.It's not that there is no such thing as a pen post style that has caught the eyes of the nobles because of doing something, and it has become a success overnight.

Therefore, the Zhang family and his son still had a lot of complaints about Jia Lian's selection of this pen-and-post style subject, but they just enlightened him, and if it was not good, he would pour cold water on it, so Zhang Qing asked Jia Lian what he thought.

Jia Lian seemed to want to make his meaning clearer, and after thinking about it, he said, "Grandfather and uncle, you all know that I didn't come from a formal imperial examination, so when I first entered the Ministry of Household Affairs, I didn't like those grown-ups. There is Zhang Shangshu to protect one or two, but you can't hide behind him every day, right?"

Zhang Qing and the others knew that it was not easy for him at the beginning, so they were very satisfied with him being able to gain a firm foothold in the household department.I just listened to him continue: "At that time, in order to understand the situation in the ministry, I actually made friends with a few writers, and found that these people were not incompetent, but that they did a lot of basic work in the ministry. Because of the daily promotion There are few chances for these posts, and these postings are not without complaints, so they usually form a circle by themselves, and it is not easy for outsiders to get in. If I can get along with these people when I get there, I can know the situation of each department Seven or eight points."

This is the truth. Many officials who have passed the imperial examinations have high eyesight and low abilities. The Zhang family and his son have stayed in various ministries. , it probably won’t take many days to get familiar with another Shangshu. But if there is really no pen post style, how to deal with many specific things, all departments will be messed up. So grandfather, this pen post style is not dispensable , but a lot to do.”

After hearing his explanation, Mrs. Zhang said happily: "Okay. You have this vision, and you will definitely be much better than your old man in the future. You are more stable than him in the first place, and you have your own connections in various departments. If you can have one, Two, those worthy of cultivation, if it is inconvenient for me to come forward, it is better for your brothers to come forward."

After listening to his old man's words, Jia Lian didn't feel that people just want to pick his fruit. Relatives are mutually beneficial. The Zhang family has helped him a lot in the past year. It is time for him to interact with his cousins. In order not to wither Ao's generation in the future, the relationship between the two families will become weaker and weaker.

Zhang Qing said again what the emperor said, no matter what Sun Yuan gave birth to, he would be rewarded at that time, Jia Lian could only be happier.Although Sun Yuan didn't show it on the surface these days, he was not without pressure in his heart.It would be okay if her child was a boy, but if it was a girl, her sister was a princess, but she was an ordinary official daughter, and it would be easy for the children to compare themselves.

Even if Jia Lian knew it in his heart, he wouldn't persuade him too much. After all, he was not as thick-skinned as his old man, and he couldn't do the thing of going to the palace to seek benefits for himself for the sake of fairness among the children.Even if he learned the thickness of his face, he would not be able to enter the palace with that face.

So far, the matter has been set up. When Jia Lian left the house, he was in a hurry, but when he came back, he was happy.I reported the good news to Mrs. Xing first, and Mrs. Xing was also very happy: "This is a good thing. I can't tell where you went to do the business, but it must be good to have the old man and uncle watching over there."

After Jia Lian said yes, he said that the emperor had promised to reward Sun Yuan's child in the future. Madam Xing was even more happy: "This is really good news. Go back to your own yard and tell your wife about this matter." It's good to talk about it, and it will make her happy too. These days, I see her sometimes in a trance, and I'm afraid she also has a layer of worry. "

If Mrs. Xing can see the difference with Sun Yuan, then the difference is a bit too much.Jia Lian originally thought that Sun Yuan only showed it when he relaxed in front of him. Don't you think she didn't even cover it up?

Seeing his face change, Mrs. Xing said: "Stop guessing and thinking wildly there. Don't go back and nag her. When is she now, but when she can hold back your stern voice? Besides, women are always narrow-minded, I Isn’t it the same? Do you think your father could have said anything about this?”

Not much to say!It was hard for Jia Lian to say this, so he just nodded in response before returning to his yard.