The Son-in-law of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

Jia Zheng, the second son of Rong Guogong Jia Daishan, is a wonderful flower in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry!

Jia Yue was not from a professional background, and he didn't even have any fame. After the death of Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rongguo, the Supreme Emperor, who was the emperor at the time, felt sorry for the old minister and bestowed Jia Zheng with the title of head of the household department.

The principal is an official of the sixth rank, and Jia Yue was less than 30 years old when he became the principal.

Backed by the powerful Rongguo Mansion, this Jia Zheng became a sixth-rank official before the age of 30. In the eyes of the six Beijing officials, Jia Zheng's future is limitless, even if he is a "first-rank official".

At that time, Jia Zheng was still very young, he was also a good-looking talent, and he had a great "future", which made countless officials from poor families envy and hate him.

Then, time flies, the sun and the moon fly, and in the blink of an eye, 20 years have passed.

Many of those officials who envied Jia Zheng's good background back then reached high positions, and the one who was promoted the fastest was already a senior official of the second rank.

Jia Zheng, the "son of the rich and powerful" who was once the envy of countless officials, is now just a Yuanwailang from the fifth rank, and he has only been promoted to one level in 20 years.

In addition, the reason why Jia Zheng was able to become Yuanwailang was because Jiazheng...was ignorant of common affairs, but made a mess of the affairs in his hands as the chief executive. The emperor had no choice but to promote Jia Zheng to be Yuanwailang.

Yuan Wai Lang is the deputy director. There is a doctor in charge of the overall situation, and an experienced chief. Jia Zheng, Yuan Wai Lang, works very leisurely.

Eight years ago, Jia Zheng's brother-in-law, Lin Ruhai, was promoted from inspector of Yanyan to Minister of the Household Department. The Supreme Emperor asked Jia Zheng to go to the Ministry of Industry and still hold the post of Yuanwailang.

Eight years later, Jia Zheng was still a Yuanwailang from the fifth rank, but Lin Ruhai had already been promoted to a cabinet bachelor and also served as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Today, Jia Zheng's nephew, Zhao Guogong Jia Yue, has been promoted to Yuanwailang in only half a year, and will be promoted soon. Jia Zheng is still a fifth-rank Yuanwailang.

It is really rare for a son of a powerful and powerful person to be an official for the sake of Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng is not only a wonderful flower of the Ministry of Industry, but also a wonderful flower of Ming Dynasty officialdom!

On this day, Jia Yue met Jia Zheng in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry.

Regardless of whether the Rongguo Mansion treated Jia Yue well or badly, in the eyes of the world, the Rongguo Mansion treated Jia Yue very well. Therefore, when Jia Yue saw Jia Zheng, she hurriedly greeted him and greeted Jia Zheng.

Seeing that Jia Yue was wearing a fifth-rank official uniform at such a young age, Jia Zheng said with a dazed expression, "It's brother Yue... no, it should be Mr. Jia."

Jia Yue hurriedly said, "Uncle beat my nephew."

Jia Zheng said again: "The old lady is always thinking about you. If you are free, you can come to the house to sit."

Jia Yue nodded in agreement.

Because of official duties, Jia Yue only said a few words to Jia Zheng, then pleaded guilty and left.

Looking at the heroic Jia Yue, Jia Zheng felt a little sour in his heart. Jia Zheng also grew up reading sage books and wanted to be a "capable official in governing the world". , wasted twenty years of time, but achieved nothing.

Thinking of Jia Yue being Lin Ruhai's apprentice who entered high school at the age of 15 and became a member of the Ministry of Industry, Jia Zheng admired his brother-in-law Lin Ruhai so much.

Jia Zheng beat and scolded Jia Yu at every turn, calling him a "little beast" and "an evil". However, Jia Zheng had high hopes for Jia Yu in his heart. When he learned that he had beaten his son to death, Jia Zheng burst into tears and regretted it. beyond reach.

After Jia Yu disappeared, Jia Zheng's hair turned half white overnight, as if he had aged ten years.

Jia Zheng has three sons, Jia Zhu, Jia Yu, and Jia Huan. But now, Jia Zhu is suffering from a serious illness. The life and death of his second son Jia Yu is unknown.

At this time, Jia Zheng thought that Lin Ruhai's three sons had all passed the Jinshi examination, and his three sons felt very uncomfortable...

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the spring of Chengrui's tenth year.

This year's New Year's Day, Jia Yue was extraordinarily busy, because this year was the first time he was in charge of the house, even with the experienced manager sent by Princess Changle, Jia Yue was still dizzy.

On this day, just as Jia Yue was free and wanted to rest for a few days, she received an invitation from Prince Gong Shun, inviting Jia Yue to a banquet.

This Prince Gongshun is the eldest son of Emperor Chengrui, and his biological mother was only a concubine of Emperor Chengrui when he hid in his residence. Because of the birth of the "eldest son" Prince Gongshun, the talented mother became the concubine of Emperor Chengrui because of her son. After Emperor Rui ascended the throne, he was promoted to concubine.

Prince Gongshun is the eldest son of Emperor Chengrui, and the queen who was the concubine at the time had no children, so she was brought up in front of the queen after only three days of birth. Emperor Chengrui, who was the prince at the time, regarded Prince Gongshun as his heir to cultivate.

Prince Cong Shun is talented, smart, well-behaved and sensible. Because he was raised by the queen, he has a deep relationship with the queen. Then, when Prince Cong Shun was ten years old, the queen, who had not conceived for many years, became pregnant. A healthy baby boy was born, who is now the prince.

After the crown prince was born, the queen did not alienate Prince Gongshun because of this, and still cared for Prince Gongshun. Prince Gongshun was ten years older than the crown prince. It can be said that she watched the crown prince grow up. Prince Gongsun and the prince had a very good relationship .

After Emperor Chengrui succeeded to the throne, Prince Gongshun was canonized as the county king because he was the "Emperor's eldest son" with outstanding talents in both civil and military affairs. .

On the surface, Prince Gongshun is worthy of his title, he is very respectful to the prince, does not form a party, does not pursue personal interests, and takes the initiative to put himself in the position of "virtuous king".

So, what kind of picture is hidden under this picture scroll of "brothers and brothers respecting each other", does Prince Gong Shun really have no intention of being a big man?

When Lin Ruhai was teaching his son and disciples, he mentioned Prince Gong Shun, and Lin Ruhai said something thought-provoking: "The emperor is in good health, and the saint is in the prime of life."

After hearing this, Jia Yue remembered the political knowledge points she had memorized in high school—the main contradiction!

"Among the many kinds of contradictions contained in complex things, each contradiction has a different position and a different role in the development of things. There are always primary and secondary, important and unimportant points. Compared with other contradictions, if it is in a dominant position and plays a decisive role in the development of things, this kind of contradiction is called the principal contradiction.

This dynasty followed the Ming system, but abolished the vassal system of the previous Ming Dynasty.

In order to prevent the current dynasty from overflowing the clan titles and vassal princes from rebelling like the previous Ming Dynasty, Emperor Xingzu abolished the hereditary system of "hereditary wangju" and formulated the system of descending ranks.

There are two ways of attacking nobles in this dynasty, Enfeng and Kaofeng.

According to the nobility system of the pre-Ming Dynasty, after the death of a clan prince, the sons of the eldest son would inherit the title of prince, and the rest of the princes would be named county kings.

According to the knighthood system of the current dynasty, after the death of a clan prince, the prince descends to inherit the title of the county king or lower. Those with good grades can get the titles they deserve in the classic system, and those with mediocre grades will be reduced when awarding titles.

The principle of conferring titles in the former Ming Dynasty was "dividing titles without granting land, entrusting titles without being close to the people, and eating salary without doing things." The system of enfeoffment, that is, the system of "enfeoffment on the vassal".

"The kings are not in Xitu, so they are given honorable names based on their titles, but not prefectures and states." Although the kings of this dynasty have princes, they cannot be feudal vassals, and they cannot leave Beijing unless they receive an edict.

Compared with the previous Ming Dynasty, the protection against the kings in this dynasty has been loosened. Although the clan kings cannot be vassals, they can hold official positions.

Prince Gongshun is quite talented, and he was promoted to be a prince before he was 30 years old this year. In December of the ninth year of Chengrui, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry - Lin Ruhai's same year, who took good care of Jia Yue - was transferred from the Ministry of Industry , Prince Gongshun became the new right minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Jia Yue is now Wailang, a member of the Department of Construction and Repairs of the Ministry of Industry, and he can be regarded as a subordinate of Prince Gong Shun. Therefore, it is not a big deal for Prince Gong Shun to post a post to Jia Yue and invite Jia Yue to a banquet.

Three days later, Jia Yue came to Gongshun Palace on horseback, and was welcomed in by the chief historian of the palace.

After Prince Gongshun learned that Jia Yue was coming, he greeted him personally, and then Jia Yue was "flattered" and said, "Don't dare! Don't dare!"

Prince Gong Shun smiled and said, "Why can't I be worthy of you? You are the son of Xiao Wang's great-aunt. After all, Xiao Wang still calls you 'cousin uncle'."

Jia Yue exchanged pleasantries with Prince Gongshun. At this time, the eldest son of Prince Nan'an arrived.

The Nan'an Prince's Mansion is in charge of the military power of Xihai Yanzi, and they are kings with different surnames. In order to prevent the Nan'an Palace from disobeying the emperor's order, the royal family ordered the Nan'an County Prince to guard Xihai Yanzi, and the eldest son of the Nan'an County Prince lived in Shenjing. He was actually a "hostage". After the eldest son of Nan'an County Prince inherited the title, he went to Xihai Yanzi to guard. The new eldest son of Nan'an County Prince took his father's place and stayed in Shenjing. This has continued for three generations.

The eldest son of Nan'an County Prince of this generation is named "Huo Yan", who is about the same age as Prince Gongshun.

The Nan'an Palace is considered to be a very powerful palace, and Huo Yan is the eldest son of the county prince. Prince Gongshun attached great importance to it, and hurriedly welcomed Huo Yan over.

After Prince Gongshun met Huo Yan, he introduced Jia Yue to Huo Yan, "This is Duke Zhao."

Huo Yan looked at Jia Yue, looked him up and down, saw that Jia Yue was handsome and elegant, and thought of Jia Yue's rejection of his sister, Huo Yan felt a little unhappy, and smiled lightly: "Sure enough, he is a good-looking talent."

Because of the status of "Lin Ruhai's apprentice and son-in-law", after Jia Yue embarked on an official career, although there were a few twists and turns, he went smoothly to the present day, from a fifth-rank member to a foreigner.

However, Jia Yue didn't want others to mention her identity. The first thing she thought of was "Lin Ruhai's son-in-law". Yuanwailang, but he is not satisfied, but is committed to building his own network of relationships.

Jia Yue grew up in the Lin family. Under Lin Ruhai's subtle influence, Jia Yue's behavior style is very similar to that of the Lin family. Jia Yue is extremely disgusted with the evil things done by Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion. Jia Yue is "respectful and far away" from Nan'an Palace, which is like a raccoon dog.

After Jia Yue has experienced in the officialdom for so long, she can naturally hear the hostility in Huo Yan's tone, and Jia Yue is very puzzled.

However, Jia Yue's expression remained unchanged, and she replied: "In front of His Royal Highness the eldest son, Jia Yue sighs to herself."

After finishing speaking, Jia Yue apologized to Prince Gongshun, and said, "My lord, I have seen someone, please make amends."

Compared with Huo Yan, Prince Gongshun paid more attention to Jia Yue. However, Jia Yue was a member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, and his subordinate. Prince Gongshun thought "the future will be long", and said with a smile: "OK."

Jia Yue was not afraid of Huo Yan, the heir to the king with a different surname, but wanted to know why Huo Yan was dissatisfied with him, so she kept this matter in her heart, and planned to send someone to investigate the reason when she went back.