[Red Chamber] Jia Huan's Army

Because it was a military examination, in order to protect the safety of the emperor, all the competitions were held quite far away.The emperor led everyone to stand in the middle of the pavilion and watched from a distance. After each competition was over, officials would naturally report the results, and those Wu Jinshi in the competition basically couldn't see the emperor clearly on the field.

Not seeing Mo Lian, Jia Huan also put away all kinds of thoughts and calmed down, just because of the competition in front of him.As long as he thought of Mo Lian watching his performance, he would try his best to perform more perfectly.

At this time, Mo Lian was indeed paying attention to Jia Huan's every move.Because of his stature, Jia Huan stood out among a group of martial arts scholars.Mo Lian could easily catch Jia Huan's movements.To be honest, he had never seen Jia Huan use force except for the time he was in the hunting ground and when he was fleeing for his life when he returned to Beijing from the south of the Yangtze River.And the previous two times were because they were in danger and they were in the midst of a battle, so they were too hasty.So strictly speaking, this is the first time he has watched Jia Huan's martial arts, and this feeling is very strange.

Just as Jia Huan had never seen Mo Lian who was the Ninth Five-Year Honor, Mo Lian had never seen Jia Huan like this - confident and strong.At this time, Jia Huan was competing in riding and shooting. He drew his bow fully, pursed his red lips habitually, his complexion was jade-like but tense, and his whole body was like a sword drawn out of its scabbard, heroic and fearsome.

"It's really seductive." Mo Lian unconsciously squinted his eyes, thinking.

The generals around were also happy to see the emperor watching so earnestly. After all, it was not easy for the generals who had always been looked down upon by civil servants to see the dawn of the emperor's attention.

"The level of martial arts this year is very good." Mo Lian also didn't like Jia Huan too much, so he commented.

Although the military generals are straightforward, they have all been in the officialdom for many years, especially their favorite ministers who can still get in close contact with the emperor. Who doesn't have some experience in the way of getting along with the emperor and his ministers.So all of them put on incomparably loyal faces and echoed again and again: "It is the great blessing of the Holy Spirit."

Mo Lian was in a good mood, and he didn't ask whether their words were true or false, his face was soft, and he didn't speak anymore.

The events in the morning were just basic riding and shooting swords and stones. Jia Huan's performance in these items was considered eye-catching, which naturally attracted the attention of several generals.

"This child is quite capable at such a young age." The speaker was the well-known Minister of the Ministry of War, who was a famous Confucian general in the dynasty.Although he is also a military commander, his literary talents are not inferior to those of the Imperial Academy, so he also has a bit of literati's nobility.There are not many people who can catch his eyes, Jia Huan is lucky.

"I heard that he is only 11 years old," said a general who had some friendship with Jia She of the Rongguo Mansion, "he is the concubine of the second room of the Rongguo Mansion. If the Rongguo Mansion has such descendants, it can be regarded as the successor of the Rongguo Mansion and his old man." gone."

Although the Rongguo Mansion is now in decline, Duke Rongguo and Duke Ningguo still have some prestige among generals for their bravery and skill in fighting. Everyone saw that although Jia Huan was young, his skills were unambiguous and he was not stage frightened in front of the emperor. I can't help feeling "quite ancestral style".

Mo Lian was happy to hear that, so he didn't interrupt.Seeing that the emperor didn't stop them, these fine generals contacted the current emperor, Mo Lian, who was rescued by the child of Jia's family before he ascended the throne. But he praised Jia Huan without any trace.

Mo Lian couldn't tell, seeing what they said was outrageous, he opened his mouth and said, "It's just a child, let's see the discussion in the afternoon." Then everyone changed the subject sensibly.

After the full-day palace examination, the results are not released on the same day.All Wu Jinshi need to go back and wait for the next day's promotion to the palace.

Maybe it was because he had exhausted too much energy during the day, Jia Huan fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow after returning home.When I woke up early the next morning, I was full of energy.Now that he is already a Wu Jinshi, if he develops friendship with Mo Lian, it should not be a problem to be assigned to a place where it is easy to get military merit.So Jia Huan was not worried about today's ranking.

When a hundred Wu Jinshi gathered in the main hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it was the time of the day, and the ceremony of passing on the group of people officially began.

Hundreds of people stood silently in the center of the hall, waiting for the emperor to announce the list of the first and second.As for the list of the top three, it will be read out by the officials of the Ministry of Rites.The main hall was silent at this time, and the atmosphere was unusually tense.From the throne, Mo Lian had a panoramic view of everyone's movements.Some people clenched their palms slightly, some gathered their sleeves, all kinds of small movements caused by nervousness emerged one after another.There are only two people worth noting in the whole scene, one is a big man who is close to eight feet tall, he stands upright, like an old monk in meditation, and he is not disturbed by the atmosphere at all.The other was Jia Huan, who was the shortest. Mo Lian felt like laughing when he saw him. Although his face was serious, he might have lost his mind.But he did perform well and has improved a lot compared to before.

Mo Lian took the list and read it out from the first name.

Although Jia Huan was not nervous, he secretly fantasized in his heart that he could win the champion of martial arts.What an honor it would be to get the armor given by Mo Lianqin and be escorted back home by the guards.But obviously, Jia Huan was disappointed this time. It was the strong man from Longyou who won the No.It really lived up to his name.Jia Huan vaguely heard that this person was Xie Yuan from Gansu Prefecture, so it turned out to be a rare "Three Yuan Jidi", which made people admire him.Then came the No. [-] Wu Bang, who was sung to be a man who had passed his age.Jia Huan also had some impressions of him, he was very silent.Unlike Wei Wu, who has many friends around him, and he likes to talk and laugh, very straightforward.And this guy is not good at making friends, seeing him a few times is always alone, but he can't tell that he has such ability.Jia Huan thought to himself.

"Yijia No.3," Mo Lian continued to announce Tanhua's name, "Shuntianfu Jiahuan."

Jia Huan froze, just now he was still thinking "it's impossible to imagine", and then he heard that he was Tanhua, this contrast really made him a little dazed.But Jia Huan was also considered clever, he just suppressed the disbelief in his heart, stepped forward to thank him, and stepped aside.During this period, he only remembered the rules, and didn't dare to look up at Mo Lian, so naturally he didn't see Mo Lian's meaningful eyes.

It wasn't until the top three list was sung that Jia Huan was sure that he had really won Tanhua, and a burst of ecstasy surged in his heart.He even couldn't help taking a sneak peek at Mo Lian, and unexpectedly Mo Lian's eyes were also swept over. The eyes of the two were separated, but Jia Huan's already excited heart beat even faster. He saw Mo Lian's eyes. The undisguised admiration and relief in Lian's eyes gave him the feeling that all the hard work was finally worth it, and the erratic feeling like stepping into the clouds finally became solid.

After the hall's roll call, some families were happy and some were sad, but generally speaking, these martial arts warriors who had already stood at the top of the empire were quite satisfied, no matter what ups and downs they would face in their respective positions in the future, but at this moment They are full of expectations for the future and fully believe that they are capable of achieving their goals in life.

In addition to being eligible for the "gifting Wu Di Ji Ji", the first-class Wu Jinshi will also be directly awarded an official position at the banquet of the Ministry of War the next day.The remaining second-class and third-class Jinshi can only wait for the assessment by the Ministry of War. After passing the assessment, they can be awarded official positions based on the assessment results and palace examination rankings.This is the huge difference between the two.

Even in the first class, there is a difference between the number one scholar and the other two.Unlike Wen Ju, all three of them can parade in the street.In martial arts, which is not very important in the first place, such coquettish things as parading in the streets can only be enjoyed by martial arts champions.After the Ceremony of Chuanlu, Wei Wu, the champion of martial arts, had to wear the armor bestowed by the emperor, ride a tall horse, pass through the city under the guard of the guards of the guard camp, and finally return to the rank.Especially Wei Wu from San Yuan Ji Di, who is as heroic and strong as he is, he doesn't know how many girls will be attracted by him.

Jia Huan was quite envious of this.Although Jia Huan seems to be calmer now, it is hard to get rid of his villainous demeanor who yearns for the limelight.Mo Lian looked at Jia Huan looking at Wei Wu with sparkling eyes, and immediately knew that this kid was regretting that he couldn't ride a horse to patrol the streets. He couldn't help laughing, thinking: "Sure enough, he still hasn't grown up." But he couldn't help it. He began to think about whether it was time for Jia Huan to fulfill this wish.

Jia Huan's eyes are so straightforward, even a person with rough nerves can feel something is wrong, let alone Wei Wu, who is thick and subtle.Wei Wu patted Jia Huan on the shoulder, and teased, "If brother Jia really likes to parade, why don't you go for me? Anyway, you won't be able to tell the difference even if you put on armor. I'm the most impatient about it."

Jia Huan also liked this man's cheerful and humorous temperament, and said with a smile: "Brother Wei, stop joking. I'm just envious. Don't tell me if I can see it, even your armor, I can't even hold it up."

Wei Wu was just teasing, so he didn't care. He just squeezed Jia Huan's arm, and then replied solemnly: "Yes. The meat is quite firm, but it's too little. You should eat more."

Fortunately, he was already outside the palace at this time, if Mo Lian saw that Jia Huan had a happy conversation with the new Wei Wu and even made a fuss, he would probably be jealous again.Although the parties themselves probably did not realize it.