The eldest son of the red mansion

University scholar Yan Mu stood up and played to the emperor: "Wang Tao must be severely punished for pretending to be a soldier, otherwise everyone will follow his example. In the future, whoever has not served His Majesty, I think he will be escorted back to Dali Temple in Beijing for disposal."

University scholar Pan Yong also stood up and said: "The Yan Prime Minister's words are justified, but this Wang Tao acted recklessly! If he is not severely punished, how will he manage the army in the future?"

Li Lu, the scholar of the University, Huo Tu, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Peng Bi, the servant, all expressed their support. These civil servants hated Wang Tao, a Jiedu who dared to kill civil servants casually.Now although he knows that he has merit, but no one speaks for him.

The emperor saw this situation, and it was very in line with his own wishes. He had a bad impression of this Jiedu Envoy Wang Tao, as if he was impeached by all the officials last time for killing the magistrate without authorization, and now such a incident happened again Come on, if you're so restless, it's better to just deal with it.

At this moment, Lei Ying came out of the squad and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, no, although Wang Tao has made some minor mistakes, he still deserves credit for defending the city with all his might in this battle against the Tatars. It cannot be because of this incident. , and wipe out all his credit.”

Hearing Lei Ying's words, the emperor suddenly came to his senses. Although he was still dissatisfied with Wang Tao, he felt that what Lei Ying said was reasonable. As the emperor, he could not bury the merits of the minister just because of his temporary preferences.

So he asked Lei Ying, "Then what do you think should be done?"

Lei Ying hastened to reply: "Wang Tao should be reprimanded, but his official position will not be changed. Although Jia Ke is young, he is brave and good at fighting. He can be promoted to commander."

The emperor thought for a while and said: "That's how Wang Tao's business was done. He issued an order to reprimand him, but his official position will not be changed. Let him continue to stay in the position of Jiedushi. Jia Ke, I think so, and Jia Ke was promoted to be the commander. Let him supervise the two towns of Xuanhua and Kaiping at the same time. Let this general stand in the forefront of Xuanfu Town, and let Wang Tao, a worthless wretch, stop any trouble in the future."

University scholar Li Lu came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, Jia Ke has made too much contribution this time. It is not enough to be promoted to the commander. Your Majesty, please increase the reward to comfort the hearts of the soldiers."

University scholar Yan Mu objected: "Your Majesty, Jia Ke is too young to confer a high official position, otherwise it will not be enough to convince the public."

Li Lu said in dissatisfaction: "The whole world rewards meritorious deeds, and I have never heard of rewards based on age. If we say so, everyone will stop doing things in the future. We are all waiting for the old age, and the official position will naturally go up." gone."

Because the views of the two of them represented, the ministers below were arguing, and the emperor heard it was outrageous, he patted the table hard, and then said: "You all shut up, I have a reason."

After the emperor finished speaking, he said to Dai Quan: "Draft the decree."

Dai Quan hurriedly stood beside the imperial case, opened a piece of imperial edict, dipped it in red ink, and waited quietly for the emperor to dictate the imperial edict.

The emperor thought for a while and said: "Jia Ke has made great achievements in defeating the Tatars. I am very relieved. I am looking for Jia Ke to be appointed as a command envoy to supervise Xuanhua and Kaiping.

Everyone heard that the emperor's method is still very good.In this way, Jia Ke did not get much official position.However, he was given the title of general, which was regarded as a reward for his meritorious service, and it was not regarded as treating the hero badly. At the same time, he was allowed to guard Xuanhua and Kaiping towns.Blocked the gate for the Tatars to go south for Xuanfu Town. If the Tatars want to invade Xuanfu Town in the future, they must pass through these two important places.These two important places are defended by Jia Ke. It may not be so easy for the Tatars to break through.

In this way, Xuanfu Town will be safe in the future, and the northwest of the capital will be safe and sound.

Chapter 174

Not to mention the emperor's side, but also the Jia's side, during the two years when Jia Ke was away, nothing happened and nothing happened.Due to the eradication of Lai Da, the income of the government has increased somewhat in recent years.

As for the gods in Jia's mansion, the old lady Jia's mother's love for Jia Baoyu has reached an outrageous level, and she almost wants to give him everything that Jia's mansion can offer.So there were rumors about the heir in Jia's mansion. Some said that Jia Zhu must be the heir because he was the eldest son and grandson.But some people don't take it seriously, they think Jia Baoyu is the future heir of the Jia family.Although Jia Zhu is the eldest son, Jia Baoyu has a history, and he will definitely bring the Jia family to greater glory in the future.

Mrs. Wang was at a loss when she heard these two rumors. After all, both of them were his sons.No matter which of the two becomes the head of the Jia family, she is the future old lady of the Jia family.So she neither suppressed nor agreed with these rumors, which caused these rumors to intensify and became a topic of discussion for almost every servant in Jia's mansion.

But Jia Zhu was surrounded by these rumors. He felt very uncertain about his future, so he studied harder.He believes that as long as he is successful in his studies, he will become an official in the future.But Jia Baoyu is just a baby, and when the time comes, his official fortune will continue, and Jia Baoyu will not be able to shake his status even if he is favored.

But things turned out to be contrary to expectations. In the second year's rural examination, Jia Zhu couldn't hold on to the first round. Due to long-term use of drugs, his health was really poor.In the first three-day exam, he was carried out of the exam room because he was too weak to persist.So he failed the exam this year, and had to wait for the second exam three years later.

This blow was fatal to Jia Zhu.Jia Zheng was also very disappointed with his failure, but Jia Zheng didn't make it too difficult for him.After all, he knew that he was unable to persevere because of his frailty, not due to his lack of knowledge, so he told Mrs. Wang to ask Jia Zhu for a famous doctor to take care of his body.

And the doctor who invited him was baffled by his poor health, so he could only prescribe some tonic medicines to nourish him, but it didn't work at all.It wasn't until King Beijing recommended an old doctor to clarify the matter. After seeing Jia Zhu's symptoms, the old doctor asked Mrs. Wang to let all the servants leave the room, and then quietly said to Mrs. Wang: " I think Mr. Ling is taking Aphrodisiac. This medicine is not available in China. It is a tribute from foreign countries. Most people can’t afford this medicine. A small amount of this medicine is a good medicine for refreshing and relieving pain. Once it is used for a long time If you take a lot of it, your body will collapse. I think you have taken the medicine for too long and the amount is too large, and it is irreparable."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang was so frightened that she collapsed on the ground. She never thought that such an expensive medicinal material would be a harmful poison. She always thought that it would cause a slight hindrance to the body, and it was nothing serious.

Mrs. Wang suddenly woke up, knelt down in front of the old doctor, and begged him crying: "Old man, since you have seen it, what can he do with this medicine? As long as it can save his life, no matter how much money you spend willing."

The old doctor shook his head and said to her: "It's too late, the medicine has penetrated into the marrow of the bone now. It can't be pulled out anymore. If you want me to say, hurry up and make a marriage for your son, at least leave him a queen. If you procrastinate, I am afraid that you will not succeed if you want to stay."

Mrs. Wang was completely desperate after hearing his words, and now his tears kept streaming down, and finally asked the old doctor with a sob: "How long can my son last?"

The old doctor said truthfully: "If Mr. Ling takes the prescription I prescribed and never touches that thing again, I think it will be okay in 25 or six years. If you only take my medicine, you will not be able to quit that thing, which means five or six years." It's been a year. But I think Mr. Ling looks like he will never be able to live without that thing again."

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to let the old doctor prescribe the medicine, take away all Jia Zhu's drugs, and personally supervise him to take the medicine every day.But how can it be so easy to quit drugs.As soon as Jia Zhu left A Furong, she felt unbearable pain, and sometimes she even wanted to die immediately.Seeing this situation, Mrs. Wang couldn't bear his suffering, so she gave him the drug again.I just took the medicine prescribed by the old doctor, but it didn't stop for a day.

After a period of time, Jia Zhu was bedridden and took medicine every day, declaring to the outside world that if it was a great tonic for the body, it would be used to supplement the body that Jia Zhu had suffered from studying day and night.

After Jia Zheng heard about this incident, he blamed himself for a long time.He remembered that when Jia Ke left, he told him that Jia Zhu was not in good health and asked him to take care of him. He didn't take it to heart at the time, and he didn't expect Jia Ke to say it.If I had known him earlier, I would have listened to Jia Ke's good advice and paid more attention to Jia Zhu's body so that he would not study so hard that his body would be exhausted.

Now who is the most leisurely person in Jia's mansion is Aunt Zhou. Her son is now a fourth-rank official, and she is still in charge of her son's family. take care of.Except for thinking about Jia Ke every day, he eats and drinks in Jia's mansion, and lives leisurely.When he was free, he wandered around the Rongguo Mansion, looking for people to chat with, and his life was very happy.

Although Jia Zheng is not spending the night with Aunt Zhou, he still comes to sit in her room every now and then.In the eyes of outsiders and Aunt Zhou, Jia Zheng is a nostalgic person, and Jia Ke is already a fourth-rank guard, so the servants are also respectful to Aunt Zhou, and no one dares to underestimate her.

As for Jia Zheng's other aunt, Aunt Zhao, she was behaving strangely during this period. She seemed to have eaten up all the food delivered by the big kitchen every day, while her mother often visited him during this period, and every time I don't know what it is in a bag, but other than that, nothing major happened.

As far as Erfang is concerned, apart from Jia Zhu's unhappiness, everything is going well.It's a mess in such a big room.Since Aunt Zhang's death, Jia Amnesty has sealed off the courtyard where she lived.No one was allowed in but him.Even the cleaning inside was done by Jia Amnesty himself.

After that, Jia Amnesty returned to his original appearance as a drunken and lustful person, and he no longer had the fighting spirit.After accepting concubines one after another, everyone thought he was back to normal and forgot about Aunt Zhang.

But Jia She often ran to Aunt Zhang's room alone, but the servants could hear Jia She's heart-piercing crying alone in the room.But on the second day, Jia Amnesty left the room as if nothing had happened, and continued his life of debauchery, and his temper became more and more irritable, and he would always blame the servants.

After knowing this situation, Jia's mother could only let out a long sigh.For Jia Amnesty who was really moved, she really had no choice.

But Jia Lian stayed in the Chinese government for a long time, and Jia Amnesty had no objection, except for Aunt Zhang, he didn't care about anything else.And Jia Lian himself was very happy. He idled about in Rongguo Mansion every day, and had no serious business to do.As for reading, he has long since quit.

Mother Jia felt more and more heavy about the current situation in Jia's mansion. She often thought of the last conversation she had with Lai Nanny. If it hadn't been for that time, she would not have noticed that Jia's mansion had declined to such an extent.Now the only one supporting her is Jia Ke.As long as Jia Ke can succeed in the future, all these bad things in Jia's mansion can be resolved.As for Jia Baoyu, she also really likes Jia Baoyu now, thinking that since he can't stand out, it's better to let him spend his whole life in the gentle village, which can be regarded as a little compensation for him.After all, neither the current emperor nor the Jia Ke in the future can tolerate Jia Baoyu's slight power.

Now Jia Baoyu is only one and a half years old, but he speaks very fluently and clearly. He is completely a smart and handsome child.Jia Yuanchun is now taking care of Jia Baoyu inseparably. When Jia Baoyu first started talking, he called Jia Yuanchun "mother". Baoyu raised him as his own child.

Chapter 175

However, on this day, Jia Zheng was in the study discussing an ancient painting that he had just obtained with the Qing guests.Suddenly a young servant came in, and Jia Zheng was furious when he saw it: "The servant who doesn't know how to behave dares to break into my study. Wait for me to come and see how to deal with you."

Seeing this, the young man quickly knelt down and said to Jia Zheng: "Master is not a slave who doesn't understand the rules. It's just that there is an eunuch who passed the order outside. Let the master open the middle door to receive the imperial edict."

Jia Zheng was taken aback when he heard this, not knowing whether it was a blessing or a curse.Their family has basically been insulated from the royal family in the past few years, and he is only a fifth-rank official.But when the imperial decree came suddenly, he felt flustered one after another.

But no matter what, the will still needs to be accepted.So Jia Zheng hurriedly ordered the National People's Congress to open the middle door of the Rongguo Mansion, put on the court clothes himself, ordered someone to prepare an incense case in the Rongxi Hall, and at the same time ordered someone to report to Jiamu at the back.

Jia Mu was playing with Jia Baoyu in her arms at this time, when she heard that Jia Zheng sent someone to report to her.She didn't take it to heart either, so she called someone in. When the visitor saw Jia Mu, he knelt down and saluted her. Jia Mu casually asked, "What's the matter?"

The man quickly said: "A eunuch came to our house to deliver an order. The master asked me to tell the old lady. He is preparing to receive the order ahead."

When Jia's mother heard this, she also panicked. It is not once or twice that she followed Jia Daishan to receive orders when Jia Daishan was around.But since Jia Daishan's death, the Rongguo Mansion has not seen an imperial decree.I don't know what happened today.Immediately order people to go to the front to inquire about the news, and come back to report as soon as there is a situation.

Besides, Jia Zheng in the front put on his official uniform and came to the gate of Rongguo Mansion. He saw a eunuch riding on a tall horse, holding a yellow scroll in his hand.Jia Zheng hurried forward to salute the eunuch.

The eunuch didn't neglect Jia Zheng too much when he saw him, and immediately got off his horse and came to him and said, "Mr. Jia, you don't need to be too polite. Maybe we will have more contacts in the future."

Jia Zheng didn't dare to treat his politeness as genuine intimacy, so he took out a few banknotes and stuffed them secretly in the sleeves of the eunuch, who was also a clever eunuch.As soon as he received the bank note, he knew Jia Zheng's purpose, and said with a smile on his face, "Your Excellency, don't worry, there is a great joy coming to the Rongguo Mansion. You will know when you receive the order."

Jia Zheng heard that it was a happy event, so he put his heart into his stomach, and he was no longer as nervous as before.

Jia Zheng welcomed the eunuch into the Rongxi Hall. At this time, the incense case was prepared in the hall. Seeing that Jia Zheng was doing things smoothly, the eunuch took his bank note and stopped embarrassing him. Holding it up high, he shouted to the people below: "The imperial decree has arrived, Jia Zheng accepts it."

After hearing this, Jia Zheng quickly fell to his knees.The surrounding maids and servants also prostrated themselves on the ground.

Only then did the eunuch unfold the imperial decree, and read aloud in his shrill voice: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: Jia Ke has made great achievements in defeating the Tatars. I am very relieved. I am now promoted to the command envoy to supervise Xuanhua , the two towns of Kaiping, and the three-rank Zhaoyong General Yongjue. This is your honor."

After the eunuch finished reading, he turned around the incense case and came to Jia Zheng, and said to Jia Zheng, "Mr. Jia, take the order."