[Red Chamber] Jia Huan's Army

It was not dark when we returned to Jia's mansion, just like Zhong Jieyuan before, but now the servants of Jia's mansion looked at Jia Huan more eagerly and served him more thoughtfully.If it weren't for Mo Lian's specious remarks, Jia Huan might still want to deal with these people like a joke, but now Jia Huan is not in the mood at all.

He paid respects to Jia Mu and other relatives and elders, and when they saw that he looked tired, they let him go back to rest.When he was about to retire, Mother Jia also chose the best bird's nest from her private storehouse to nourish his body, and said: "Poor thing, this little face is sunken. It can be seen how hurtful this imperial examination is. "Then complained half-truthfully: "You child is too careful. If there is anything not good enough in the future, just come and tell grandma."

This is the treatment that Jia Huan has not received for so many years.Although Jia Huan was tired, he had to pull himself together. With just the right amount of caution, he said with a smile: "Where is he so cute as the old ancestor said? If I come to the old ancestor in the future, you can't dislike me for tossing around? "

This remark aroused laughter again, and the atmosphere was harmonious for a while.

Even though Jia Huan wanted to avoid it, he couldn't escape the Jinshi Banquet the next day.Under the attentive service of the young servant, Jia Huan changed into the uniform Jinshi scarf.The dark blue robe, together with the black square scarf and green leather belt, made Jia Huan tall and straight, with a fair complexion, making him look even more youthful and energetic.Jia Huan set off from the mansion after confirming that there was no violation of the dress code.

Just as Jia Huan arrived at the Ministry of War here, he saw Wei Wu approaching from afar, followed by another tall and strong man. The two of them stood together like a mountain, completely blocking the surrounding people.

"Let me introduce, this is Wei Ge, my younger brother, and also the second-class biography of Jinke."

Jia Huan sized up the honest-looking man, greeted him with a smile, and then said: "The men in Longyou are indeed not as famous as they were when they first met. They are all very good hands."

Wei Wu looked at himself, then at Jia Huan, and smiled: "Brother Jia looks good in this suit, but he looks like a Jinshi from Wenju." Then he patted Jia Huan on the shoulder.Although Wei Wu didn't use any force, Jia Huan felt his shoulders heavy with his skills.

"Brother Wei, don't judge people by their appearance!" Jia Huan said with a smile, "Why am I also from the army."

Wei Wu nodded with a smile, and said: "No wonder. My clan brother and I originally planned to go to the Geng's army. It happened that we happened to meet Wuju, so we planned to give it a try. Unexpectedly, we won. It's just like this I don’t know if I can go to the northern border.”

Seeing what Wei Wu said, Jia Huan asked curiously, "If you can stay in the capital, would Brother Wei still want to go to the border?"

Wei Wu was surprised and said: "Isn't martial arts just to protect the family and the country? If it is to stay in the capital as an official, what's the point? Although I am a rough person, I still know the truth. , I shouldn’t have come to test this kind of martial arts in the first place.”

"Brother Wei is very ambitious, but I'm superficial." Jia Huan cupped his hands.

Wei Wu looked at Jia Huan and shook his head, and said: "It seems that you have never seen the frontier in this capital. We have lived in the borders of Longyou since we were young, so we have seen the Tatars coming to burn, kill and loot. , suffered greatly from it. Since I have such a good opportunity, I naturally want to go back to the border and kill the Tatars."

Jia Huan never thought about these things.For a long time, his focus has been on how to save his own life, how to change military merits so that he can leave the Jia family as soon as possible. These goals are all directly visible and closely related to him, and even the most ambitious ambitions are not enough. Just follow Mo Lian and do my best to help him realize his dream of a peaceful and prosperous world.Of course, let’s not talk about this now.But today, someone suddenly told him that the purpose of guarding the border was for the people on the border, to protect their families and the country.Such fresh arguments made Jia Huan feel a little admiration from the bottom of his heart, instead of just talking about it.

Jia Huan said sincerely: "Big brother can have such a mentality of worrying about the country and the people, I really admire the younger brother. Huan here wishes big brother all wishes come true!"

The two didn't chat for a few words, and the Jinshi Banquet held by the Ministry of War officially started.As usual, it was some words of encouragement, and then the Minister of War announced the imperial decree about the appointment of three people in the first class.Not surprisingly, Jia Huan was named a fourth-rank guerrilla, and ten days later he went to work under the command of King Nan'an.And Wei Wu actually got his wish, and went to the army stationed in the north of Shanxi under the identity of the third-rank general. Although it was not the army directly under the king of Nan'an, it was still under the jurisdiction of the king of Nan'an.Seeing Wei Wu's satisfied expression, Jia Huan was really happy for him.Among the three, only the second place remained in Jingwei, which made many people around envy turn their eyes red.

The banquet after that was of course eating and drinking, because only three of them got official positions, and there was an endless stream of people who came to toast the three of them, and among them, the second place was the worst, who made him the most envied position.And Jia Huan was the youngest among them, and these Wu Jinshi did not rarely bully a child.Even so, Jia Huan couldn't take it anymore after one drink alone.Because of the drinking, Jia Huan was so dizzy that he wanted to sleep, and finally just lay down on the table and dozed off, not even knowing when the banquet would end.

In the haze, Jia Huan felt as if someone was wiping his face with a hot handkerchief, and he waved his hand unbearably, but he couldn't get rid of the harassment of the hot handkerchief, and finally he had to open his eyes whimpering.As a result, as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Mo Lian's slightly smiling eyes, which directly scared Jia Huan soberly.

"Your Majesty!" Jia Huan's voice was a little high because of fright.

Mo Lian looked at Jia Huan's peach-like face tainted by the smell of alcohol, and his eyes that were accidentally opened wide with water vapor, his heart shuddered, and he felt very hot.He simply put down the handkerchief in his hand and said with a low smile, "Is that why you don't want to see me?"

Jia Huan stood up in a panic, and then covered up: "How is it possible? Your Majesty just joked."

Mo Lian was noncommittal, sat beside Jia Huan, and sighed, "I told you I won't force you, so you don't have to be so flustered."

Jia Huan was silent.The two were silent for a long while before Jia Huan said sullenly: "Besides Master, Your Majesty is the first person who believes in me so much."

Although being ranked behind Feng Ting, Mo Lian felt slightly unhappy, but he didn't say much, waiting for Jia Huan's next words.

"I hope to repay Your Majesty's kindness, but I don't want to use this method." After thinking about it carefully, Jia Huan knew that he had rejected Mo Lian so quickly. If he wanted to clean up himself, he probably had no good fruit to eat.But the strange thing is that Jia Huan, who has always been the most flamboyant of his life-saving and unscrupulous means to achieve his goals, did not consider going straight to the top, nor did he consider the consequences of Mo Lian's possible harm to himself.I'm afraid that even he himself didn't realize that, he had already tacitly agreed in his heart that Mo Lian would not hurt him, and he subconsciously didn't want to be considered by Mo Lian as a villain who was interested in Israel.

Mo Lian didn't expect to be rejected so soon, especially when Jia Huan even mentioned something about repaying his kindness. Mo Lian couldn't help but lower his face, but his tone was still gentle, and he replied: "I don't want you to repay your kindness." What kind of kindness, you don't have to worry about it. Of course, I also hope that you can think about it carefully, don't make a decision so quickly, and make a decision with your heart. I don't want to regret it for the rest of my life because I missed it. "

Jia Huan raised his head and looked directly at Mo Lian, and asked, "I'm a villain of low class. If I really agree, it's fine to be called a courtier and a sycophant. What about you, Your Majesty?"

Mo Lian knew that he still cared about this reputation, especially for someone like Jia Huan, who had earned this reputation with great difficulty, so naturally he was reluctant to fall into the dust because of something.As for what Jia Huan cared about, why wouldn't he cherish it.So he sighed: "Since I have thought about you, how could I not protect you well?"

But Jia Huan was relentless and asked, "What about you?"

Mo Lian found that even so, it seemed that Jia Huan cared enough about him, so suppressing the joy in his heart, he assured him, "Of course I will be fine, otherwise how can I protect you?"

Jia Huan didn't say a word, but felt that the smell of alcohol hadn't dissipated, and he was too hot.

"Do I think you will think about it carefully, the previous refusals don't count?" Mo Lian did not let Jia Huan be in a daze, and asked.

Jia Huan could only nod: "I'll think about it, but I can't guarantee the result."

Mo Lian breathed a sigh of relief, embraced Jia Huan affectionately, and said, "As long as this is the case."

Jia Huan twisted his body unaccustomed. Although he agreed to think about it, he also pointed out that he would leave for the post one day later, and he would have the final say on how long it would take.So he was still not mentally prepared for such an intimate action.Fortunately, Mo Lian also knew that he was not used to it, so he hugged and broke up immediately, without giving Jia Huan a chance to struggle.

Jia Huan's wishful thinking was well planned, but he underestimated Mo Lian's feelings for him and his determination to win.He thought that if he fled to the border, Mo Lian would give up if he didn't see him, but Mo Lian had already seen through Jia Huan's careful thinking, and secretly decided to let him have a deep understanding of this matter within ten days. degree of awareness.

"Huan'er, you're leaving in ten days. Come and stay with me for a few more days. Otherwise, we don't know when we'll see each other again." Mo Lian looked at Jia Huan and said.

Jia Huan didn't expect Mo Lian to make such a request, so he didn't know how to reply.But if you think about it carefully, he really has been away for three to five years, and if I don't see you in three or five years, I'm afraid I will miss him too.So he nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Mo Lian smiled slightly.This smile was especially rare on Mo Lian who was always serious.It softened the lines of his whole body, giving him the illusion of spring flowers blooming, but it made Jia Huan feel a little dumbfounded.It's a pity that the smile was fleeting, and before Jia Huan came back to his senses, Mo Lian returned to his usual look and started talking about business.