[Red Chamber] Jia Huan's Army

When Jia Huan returned to Jia's mansion, the people gathered around Jia's mansion to watch the excitement had dispersed, and there were still red firecracker papers left on the ground, which shows how lively it was before.When the guard at the door saw Jia Huan, he immediately surrounded him, with a bright smile on his face, and said, "Congratulations to the third master, congratulations to the third master. This master Xie Yuan is finally back!"

Surrounded in the middle, Jia Huan knew that these servants were here to ask for a reward.Jia Huan was not taken seriously, and he knew all the twists and turns of the servants at the bottom of Jia's mansion, so he knew the truth that "little ghosts are difficult to deal with", so he didn't pretend to be confused, and said with a smile: "I don't see you paying filial piety in front of me on weekdays. It’s really fast now.” So he untied his purse, threw it to them, and said: “Take it and share it.” Then he ignored the smiling young men and entered the mansion.

As expected by Jia Huan, the servants in the mansion were much more hospitable than before.Even Mrs. Wang's dowry showed him a lot of respect.Zhou Rui's wife also personally led Jia Huan into the main room, a treatment Jia Huan had never received even after saving Mo Lian.It seems that these subordinates can see clearly, they deeply understand that depending on others is often not as important as their own strength.But Jia Huan knew that this was only the provincial examination, and that there would be general examinations and palace examinations to follow.If you become arrogant at this time, I am afraid that there will be no good fruit to eat later.

After entering the main room, Jia Huan unexpectedly found that everyone was present today, even Xue Baochai, whom Jia Huan rarely saw on weekdays, was present.Jia Huan hesitated for a moment, then paid respects to the elders with a calm face, and greeted the sisters of the same generation.

"Okay, okay." Seeing that Jia Huan was neither arrogant nor impetuous and well-mannered, Jia's mother said happily repeatedly, "Huan'er has given Jia's parents a face today."

"Thanks to the blessing of the ancestors and the blessing of the old lady, the grandson was lucky enough to be selected." Jia Huan saw Mrs. Wang's complexion was not good, and felt that if she was complacent at this time, Aunt Zhao's life might be sad in the future, so she said neither humble nor overbearing He replied, "Although martial arts exams are rare, the number of participants is uneven, so it's really not a big deal. Brothers, nephews and nephews in the Fuzhong have extraordinary literary talents. If they fail, they can win a place in the more fiercely competitive imperial exams."

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Wang's complexion became better.Thinking about it, it's the same exam, but the status of martial arts graduates has never been as good as that of literati who came from imperial exams. Her precious jade is so smart, not to mention juren, even Jinshi may be easy to catch, no problem.

Mother Jia was also quite satisfied with Jia Huan's answer.Although Jia Huan is looking promising now, he is just a bastard, and he is definitely not as good as Baoyu, who he puts on the top of his heart.Besides, what can a general do?Although Jia's mother didn't care about things, she also knew that now that the country is peaceful, literati are the most important ones, and the children of those generals' families have even turned to the imperial examination.Jia Huan looks good now, if Baoyu can get a Jinshi in the future, his achievements must be higher than Jia Huan.

Although everyone was happy to see Jia's mother, they were not eager to see, so they just put on a show of joy. In Jia Huan's eyes, such a fake scene was really weird enough.But because he had already expected it, there was no longer any disturbance in his heart.It was a bit cold for a while.

On the contrary, Xue Baochai, who had never met Jia Huan, said with a smile: "Brother Huan has such a bearing at his age, it's really admirable."

Jia Huan looked at Xue Baochai who was smiling, she was indeed a beautiful woman with icy muscles and a strong character, even compared with Jia Yuanchun in the harem, she was even slightly better in appearance.It's just that, unlike Lin Daiyu, who has a lofty look in her eyes, this Xue Baochai is more approachable, which will indeed make people feel good about her.But Jia Huan just glanced at her, and stopped looking at her, and just replied: "Sister Bao is ridiculous."

Xue Baochai smiled but said nothing, her appearance and demeanor were very graceful.

From Jia Huan's point of view, this Xue Baochai is also a pitiful character, with a weak old lady and a brother who can only cause trouble, a girl's family, and her mother's family is in decline.It's just that although he feels emotional, Jia Huan will not underestimate the girl in the boudoir casually.It's fine if you don't set your mind on yourself, if you want to use yourself, you have to see if the young master is happy or not.

Probably because of Jia Baoyu's consideration, the banquet prepared by Jia's family for Jia Huan was not so grand, but only relatives from the two mansions were invited, and even the aristocratic family who had always been friends did not say hello. Make it more grand."Jia Huan knew that even if he passed the palace examination, he probably wouldn't get the attention he deserved in a place like Jia's Mansion.

In addition to celebrating in Jia's mansion, Jia Huan also had a small gathering with Feng Ting and Bai Shi in a restaurant.Of course, this is Jia Huan's treat.

"There will be a palace test later, so don't get too excited." Bai Shi's first words were this when he entered the cubicle.He splashed cold water on Jia Huan, and only told Jia Huan that his head was drooping, wishing he could get into the hole.

Feng Ting watched from the side with a smile, and said: "I know you're not showing off, and you must be secretly terrified. Look, you still need Uncle Bai to ring the alarm for you."

Jia Huan sat down beside the two of them, making sure that he would not slack off, so he gave up.In fact, it was true for Bai Shi. Although Jia Huan didn't show it on the surface and warned himself not to be proud at any time, he obviously received more respect in Jia's mansion, and people around him looked at him with admiration. He really made Jia Huan, who had never been treated like this, secretly proud of himself.Fortunately, it hasn't swollen to the point of being out of control. At this time, with Bai Shi's warning, Jia Huan restrained a lot. Thinking about it carefully, if it wasn't for Bai Shi's reminder, Jia Huan might not even know he was killed.It can be said that "if the sky wants it to die, it will make it crazy", fortunately, fortunately.

Since then, Jia Huan has returned to normal life: taking turns, practicing martial arts, and studying the art of war.When practicing martial arts, in addition to the original part of the city, a new firearm was added for the second test.When Taizu conquered the world, firearms had already spread.It's a pity that the rulers of the previous dynasty didn't pay much attention to it, but Taizu's wise eyes recognized the pearl, and used it to capture many cities, and even severely defeated the opponent's cavalry.Therefore, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the investigation of this firearm has also become a project worthy of attention.So the royal family who benefited from firearms also added this to the subjects of martial arts.

Although Jia Huan had met him before when he was at Daying in the suburbs of Beijing, it was the first time he did it himself.When the first shot was fired, the loud noise and recoil scared him so much that he almost threw the firecracker in his hand.Jia Huan was not used to this kind of sound and impact.Fortunately, firecrackers were precious and ammunition was scarce, so Jia Huan didn't have so many opportunities to practice, which actually gave Jia Huan a sigh of relief.

During the month of preparing for the exam, Mo Lian never showed up, which made Jia Huan slightly depressed.Originally, I wanted to get Mo Lian's appreciation, but I didn't expect that people didn't pay attention to your performance at all. This kind of feeling of being disappointed is really uncomfortable.It’s just that Jia Huan also knew that Mo Lian was the emperor, and he had a lot of things to do every day, so it was impossible to cover everything, so he could only suppress the sour emotions in his heart, patted his face, and laughed at himself: “Women are chirping. I'm going back." Simply let go and stop thinking about these things.

The examination was coming as scheduled, and Jia Huan was confident that he had made sufficient preparations and entered the examination room with a well-thought-out plan.In fact, the subjects of the general examination and the township examination are the same, the only difference is that the standard of passing line has been raised.Jia Huan, as Xieyuan of the township examination, thought it would be easy to pass the examination.In particular, Jia Huan still has his own advantages, that is, the strategy of the third game.In this way, it was expected after a while.

It's just that Jia Huan didn't win the first place in the test.The first place in this test was taken away by a strong man from Longyou.Jia Huan has seen that strong man before, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is as strong as an ox. He is close to eight feet tall, and his muscles can be clearly seen even in loose clothes. Standing in front of him, Jia Huan Rings are like little chickens.It's just that Jia Huan really couldn't imagine the appearance of this fellow holding a brush to answer the policy theory.

Although Jia Huan is not Huiyuan, his ranking is also high.Even so, Feng Ting and the others felt disgusted, especially Feng Ting, who yelled, "This unfilial apprentice is too embarrassing." Jia Huan was not guilty, and went in one ear and out the other.In his heart, such a result is enough.

On the day of the palace examination, the sky was clear and clear, which was suitable for reviewing the martial arts of these Wu Jinshi outdoors.Mo Lian led a group of generals to inspect Ziguang Pavilion.

The palace examination of martial arts is divided into two sessions, the morning is about riding and archery martial arts, and the afternoon is about strategy and art of war.For the hundred warriors who stood at the top of the empire, this was the last moment to decide their fate.

Mo Lian immediately saw Jia Huan standing in the front row.Among a group of warriors with big arms and round waists, Jia Huan's thinness seemed abrupt.In particular, this thin and small Jia Huan still has a youthful, indistinguishable and delicate face. If he didn't know that such a big event would never go wrong, all the generals present would think that this child is actually Wenju's Jinshi Ji The wrong time really makes people can't help but look twice.

Standing among the crowd, Jia Huan glanced over the imperial seat while saluting and got up, and he was shocked by just this one glance.To show his importance, Mo Lian wore the vermilion Zhai Wen uniform embroidered with dragons, and the black gauze wing crown on his head. The golden Erlong Xizhu on the crown was so lifelike in the sunlight that people dare not look directly at it.At this time, Mo Lian's always cold expression was even more majestic, like an insurmountable mountain, which made people worship and look up involuntarily. This is the majesty of the emperor.Jia Huan suddenly felt that this kind of Mo Lian was not the same person he had been with before, and only then did he truly feel the gap between the two, even the Yangtze River's natural moat can't describe it.

"I am very relieved to see all of you heroes today. If you can become the mainstay and protect your home and country, it will be a blessing for the country and the people. And this Ziguang Pavilion is the first step to witness you."

Although Mo Lian presided over the palace examination as usual, it was easy to hear the passionate ideal in his cold voice. Although Jia Huan lowered his head, he knew that he was indeed moved.He was fortunate to follow such a good emperor. If he could do his part for the empire, those fame and fortune would seem to be no longer important.