[Red Chamber] Jia Huan's Army

After the Ceremony of Chuanlu was over, Jia Huan had already walked out of the vestibule with everyone, and when he was about to leave the palace gate, he saw Mo Lian's personal eunuch Xiao Dezi waiting at the gate of the palace.Seeing that he seemed to have something to say, Jia Huan avoided the crowd with a wink.

"Congratulations to Tan Hualang." Xiao Dezi had a baby face, but when he saw Jia Huan, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and he was very pleasing. It could be seen that he was really happy for Jia Huan.

Jia Huan knew him well, and when he saw Xiao Dezi like this, he smiled and replied: "Even I was taken aback, it's like stepping on cotton now."

What kind of person Jia Huan is? Xiao Dezi knew what he was telling the truth, so he covered his mouth and laughed.After laughing enough, he said: "Master is looking for you, follow me."

Jia Huan nodded, and followed Xiao Dezi to Mo Lian's bedroom.This is the first time Jia Huan has entered the emperor's bedroom since Mo Lian came to the throne.Because of Mo Lian's special situation, there is still a Supreme Emperor, even though the Supreme Emperor has abdicated and moved out of the palace, but in order to show respect for the Supreme Emperor, Mo Lian did not move into the palace of the emperors of the past dynasties. The place where the prince lived was redecorated and turned into his own bedroom.This new bedroom is not far from the former office, and the view is wide, which makes people feel much more cheerful.

Xiao Dezi ordered people to make tea, and Jia Huan was arranged to rest in the reception area of ​​the side hall of the bedroom.Jia Huan had nothing to do, so he took a closer look at the emperor's palace, and found that the decoration was similar to that of Mo Lian's previous palace. , the owner will basically not patronize.In fact, there is nothing wrong with it. Mo Lian is now as busy as a spinning top every day. He hardly even has time to go back to the bedroom to sleep. Sometimes he will sleep in the study directly when he is late reading the memorial, let alone enter the harem.

After waiting for a long time, I saw Mo Lian walking in, wearing the same clothes from the ceremony.Before Jia Huan saluted, Mo Lian laughed and said, "How does Tanhualang feel?"

Jia Huan said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, don't laugh at me, don't you know how many catties I have?"

Mo Lian seemed very satisfied with his answer, so he didn't continue to tease, and said with a smile: "Don't belittle yourself, your performance is recognized by everyone. This is a well-deserved success."

Just as Jia Huan wanted to say a few words of modesty, he heard Mo Lian say: "But I remember that Huan'er vowed to win the first prize at that time."

Jia Huan choked suddenly, and said with a sneer: "Isn't that because I haven't seen the world at that time?"

Mo Lian didn't answer, but shook his head and tapped Jia Huan on the head with his hand, then changed the subject, saying, "A first-class Jinshi will be awarded a position soon. According to the system, Tanhualang should be awarded a fourth-rank military officer. I just want to see you today." Let me ask your opinion, whether to stay in Beijing or guard the border."

Jia Huan blinked, not knowing how to choose.To be honest, if it weren't for the unstable factors of Jia's mansion that could collapse at any time, he would definitely choose to stay in the capital.But in this way, there is no way for him to be separated from the Jia family. It is one thing that he has no military merits to invite rewards, and it is also because he will not let go when he stays in the Jia family in the capital.Even if he didn't separate from the Jia family and the Jia family was destroyed, it was not impossible for him to be safe based on his relationship with Mo Lian.But ever since the night talk with Lin Ruhai, Jia Huan knew that Mo Lian, as the former prince and now the emperor, was the most unreliable in his favor.If he is useless, and one day he will no longer be favored, he can only be Jia Huan of the Rongguo Mansion, how can he guarantee that he can bring Aunt Zhao and Tanchun to retreat unscathed?It is most reassuring to hold such a life-threatening matter in one's own hands.

Jia Huan also knew that if he chose to defend the frontier, it would be a question of whether he could come back to such a bitter and cold place, not to mention suffering.

Jia Huan thought for a while, but he already had a choice in his heart, so he said firmly, "I'm going to guard the border."

Mo Lian looked at Jia Huan unexpectedly. He thought that Jia Huan's previous ambitions were nothing more than a child's talk, and looking at his usual performance, he didn't look like someone with lofty ideals who worried about the country and the people. When he could stay in the capital, he actually chose to go to the border.So he made sure again: "Have you thought about it? There is no three to five years of guarding the border that you can't come back to. And the border is not safe now. If there is a war, it will be desperate."

Jia Huan's face turned a little pale with Mo Lian's words. He knew the situation himself, but when he said it from Mo Lian's mouth, it seemed to be even more frightening.

"But if I stay in Beijing, how can I get military merit?"

Mo Lian had heard Jia Huan mention the issue of military merit before, so he thought he was thinking of being promoted.But now it seems that Jia Huan is not so excited about the promotion from the sixth rank to the fourth rank, and his focus is still on military merit.This makes people a little puzzled.

"Why are you obsessed with this? Even in the capital, you can be promoted if you do your duty, and it's even easier."

Jia Huan looked at Mo Lian for a long while, his gaze was more like judgmental, which made Mo Lian a little uncomfortable.Finally, he replied in a low voice: "I want to live in a separate residence from Jia's family. It would be even better if we can separate the family."

Mo Lian was startled, and after a while he sighed, "So that's how it is." But he didn't say anything else.

Jia Huan was puzzled by his attitude and asked, "Don't you ask me why? Don't you think I'm unfilial?"

Mo Lian rubbed Jia Huan's head, and said, "It's just a few reasons, I can understand."

Jia Huan lowered his head and remained silent, his heart was moved, but he didn't want to be seen by Mo Lian.

"It's good to separate the family," Mo Lian continued to sigh, "This kind of thing really needs an irrefutable reason. You are in the capital, I'm afraid the reason is not so easy to find." He has already taken over some of the Xuanjia guards. The Jia family is well aware of all kinds of activities.With Mo Lian's temperament, once he has real power and doesn't have to worry about the idea of ​​the emperor, he will naturally not tolerate such moths as the Jia family.If Jia Huan was still in Jia's house, Mo Lian would have to spend a lot of thought to get rid of Jia Huan. Now even Jia Huan himself was thinking about separating the family. If it happened, it would save him a lot of effort.

"No wonder the King of Nan'an asked me to ask you to join his army today." Mo Lian looked at Jia Huan's hair and sighed, "I'm afraid it was your master who asked you to."

Jia Huan raised his head in surprise and asked, "My master?"

"Feng Ting is originally a general under the King of Nan'an, and the King of Nan'an will naturally help with this." Mo Lian knew that Jia Huan and Feng Ting were both teachers and friends, and even compared to him, Jia Huan trusted this master who had been with him for several years. .Such recognition made Mo Lian slightly unhappy, so Zhuangruo casually said, "It's a coincidence that you met him."

Jia Huan was really surprised at this moment. He thought Feng Ting was indeed an unsatisfactory general who had many friends but was not suitable for officialdom, but unexpectedly he had a great background.Although I don't know why he concealed his identity and condescended to teach himself, the relationship between master and apprentice in the past few years is not fake, and Jia Huan will not be shaken by this harmless concealment.

Mo Lian didn't see the desired reaction, so he curled his lips secretly, and changed the topic: "In that case, it's decided, you go to the King of Nan'an."

Jia Huan nodded. He admired Nan'an King's Geng's army very much. Even if he was guarding the border, he was lucky to be able to go to Nan'an King's command, and the chance of surviving in a brave and elite army is always better than that in a loose sand. The troops need to be large.So naturally he would not refuse such a great opportunity.

Seeing Jia Huan's slightly excited appearance, Mo Lian suddenly felt a little regretful. If he went to the frontier for three or five years, he didn't know if Huan'er would be able to associate with him like he is now.Mo Lian frowned slightly when he thought that Jia Huan was respectful to him like an ordinary courtier, and his words and deeds were only submission but no more emotion.Moreover, small-scale battles on the frontier have continued year after year. If you are injured...

Mo Lian looked at Jia Huan who didn't know what he was thinking, and couldn't help but embrace him in his arms.

Jia Huan was at a loss and was forced to lean on Mo Lian's chest, his face was hot, and the silky silk of Mo Lian's robe seemed colder and colder, "Your Majesty, this is..."

"Don't move." There was a trace of depression in Mo Lian's voice, "I should really keep you by my side."

Jia Huan's mind was already in a mess, and he vaguely understood what Mo Lian meant, but felt that he was being self-indulgent, so he could only repeat dumbly: "Your Majesty..."

After a while, Mo Lian let go of Jia Huan, sighed, and said, "You are still too young, you have your own way, I won't force you. But I don't want you to avoid me because of it." Mo Lian The meaning of Mo Lian is very clear, not to mention that Jia Huan is not really young, Jia Huan fully understands Mo Lian's meaning.He couldn't figure out, he had always treated Mo Lian well, what made him think.What about Jia Huan?What is in Mo Lian's mind, I'm afraid even he himself doesn't know.So at this time, he dared not respond, nor could he respond.

Jia Huan lowered his head, not daring to look at Mo Lian, and did not speak.After a long time, I heard Mo Lian sigh: "Forget it, let's eat."

Jia Huan hadn't eaten since Mao, and after all the morning's tossing and stimulation, he was really hungry at this time.Hearing what Mo Lian said, he felt even more hungry, so he pretended nothing happened, and ate with Mo Lian.It's just that the normally harmonious atmosphere between the two of them suddenly became awkward because of Mo Lian's words, even if Jia Huan tried his best to pretend nothing had happened, it didn't help.Inadvertent eye contact, careless body contact, these little details that are usually not noticed, can make Jia Huan feel burned and quickly pull away.Seeing this, Mo Lian felt relieved, at least he understood what he said, and seemed to take it to heart.In this way, He Chou did not have a day of cultivation.Where Jia Huan couldn't see, Mo Lian curled his lips.

It's just that after such a meal, Jia Huan felt too tired and had indigestion.After eating, he left in a hurry, he needed a space to think about it.