Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

The Supreme Emperor was worried, so he let Jia Lian go to the south of the Yangtze River, and specially asked two guards to go to the south of the Yangtze River with Jia Lian, and asked the two guards to protect Jia Lian's safety.

For the arrangement of the Supreme Emperor, Jia Lian was grateful and moved. To be honest, he really did not expect that the Supreme Emperor would even consider this aspect for him.

The two guards arranged by the Supreme Emperor for Jia Lian were naturally not ordinary guards, but experienced martial arts masters.With them by Jia Lian's side, the Supreme Emperor will feel much more at ease.

The two guards are taller and darker, and their surname is Chen.A little shorter, with a baby face, his surname is Zhang.The age of the two people seems to be about 30 to [-] years old.Although they were young, the two of them exuded the aura of masters from top to bottom.

Jia Lian was a little worried about his trip to the south of the Yangtze River, fearing that he would be in danger. Although he is a petty official and can't do much, isn't there a word called lying down? He was really afraid that he would lie down by himself.Seeing that the Supreme Emperor sent him two master guards, he immediately felt relieved.

"Grandpa Lin, thank you!" Jia Lian didn't know why the Supreme Emperor was so kind to him, but the kindness of the Supreme Emperor was sincere and there was no malice.Although he felt uneasy about accepting such kindness, he would not reject Grandpa Lin's kindness.

"When you go to Jiangnan this time, you are only responsible for disaster relief, and don't worry about other things." To be honest, he really didn't want Jia Lian to go to Jiangnan, it was too dangerous.However, this kid is very good at disaster relief. If he is not allowed to go, he will be too sorry for the common people.

Jia Lian heard the deep meaning in the Taishanghuang's words, and nodded clearly: "Grandpa Lin, don't worry, I will only do what I should do, and I won't meddle in my own business." As a small fifth-rank official, even if he wants to If you meddle in other people's business, you don't have the qualifications and rights to do so.

When the Supreme Emperor heard what Jia Lian said, he was still worried. After all, he was young and vigorous, and when he saw injustice, he couldn't help but act impulsively.

"Be careful." Talking too much will only make this kid uneasy, so don't say too much.

"Don't worry, Grandpa Lin, I will come back safely and play chess with you."

The Supreme Emperor was amused by Jia Lian's words, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back and play chess."

Jia Lian didn't ask the Supreme Emperor about Jiangnan, but just told the Supreme Emperor to pay attention to his body.

After the Supreme Emperor gave Jia Lian instructions, he returned to the palace.He also sent dark guards to protect Jia Lian secretly.Make sure that Jia Lian returns from Jiangnan safely.If something happened to Jia Lian in the south of the Yangtze River, these hidden guards would come to see him first.

When the hidden guards heard this, they were all shocked, and secretly decided to protect Jia Lian and not let Jia Lian have any accidents in the south of the Yangtze River.

He was going to Jiangnan tomorrow, and Jia Lian didn't intend to tell Jia's mother, but considering that Jia Min was in Jia's mansion, he had to go to Jia's mansion to say something.

When Jia's mother heard that Jia Lian was going to Jiangnan, she was also very worried. She took Jia Lian's hand and kept telling him to pay attention to safety in Jiangnan and not to have any accidents.

Jia Min was also very worried. She received a letter from Lin Ruhai two days ago, and heard that there are still many places in the south of the Yangtze River where the floodwaters have not receded, which is very dangerous.Even if all the floods receded, there might still be plagues.After every flood, there will be a plague, and many people will die of illness.

"Brother Lian, you must be careful when you go to Jiangnan." Jia Min really didn't understand why the emperor sent Jia Lian to Jiangnan, and what he could do as a child.

"Don't worry, aunt, I will be careful."

"After the flood is over, there will be a plague. You must be careful not to go to places with many refugees, so as not to be infected."

"I will remember what my aunt said." Seeing Jia Min's solemn expression and worried expression, Jia Lian was very moved. She didn't want her to continue worrying, so she changed the subject and said, "Auntie, maybe I will go to Yangzhou, do you believe me?" Or let me hand it over to my uncle?"

This flood in the south of the Yangtze River was very serious. Several famous prefectures and prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River were flooded, such as Jinling, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Huizhou, Anqing and so on.

I heard that Yangzhou was also flooded. Although it was not serious, Jia Min was very worried about Lin Ruhai and planned to write a letter to Lin Ruhai in the next two days.

"I'm worried about your uncle. I'll write a letter now and send it to Liuyuan Mansion. Please forward it to your uncle."

"it is good."

"Brother Lian, you are going to Yangzhou, will you go to Jinling?" Mother Jia asked.

"Jinling was the worst hit, and the first stop should be Jinling."

When Jia's mother heard what Jia Lian said, she frowned tightly and was full of worry in her heart: "Brother Lian, if you go to Jinling, you must go back to your hometown to see if the people in your hometown are okay, and then look at the ancestral land and graves. Is there anything wrong?" The Jia family's hometown is in Jinling. Although most of the Jia family moved to the capital, some people stayed in Jinling to take care of the ancestral hall, ancestral graves, and ancestral land.

"I remember what grandma said, and I will definitely go and have a look." Mentioning Jinling, Jia Lian couldn't help but look at Li Wan, and after thinking about it, he decided to ask, "Sister-in-law, do you have any letter for me to pass on to him?" ?”

When Li Wan heard Jia Lian's words, he raised his head and looked at him blankly: "A letter?"

When Jia's mother heard this, she smiled and said, "Brother Lian is still careful. Sister Wan, write a letter to your family and ask Brother Lian to pass it on to you."

Thinking of his family, Li Wan's eyes, like an ancient well without waves, finally had some ripples: "Okay, I'll write it now, and send it to Liuyuan Mansion, and Second Uncle will trouble you to hand it over." Since Jia Zhu passed away, Li Wan seemed angry as if he had been drawn away.She was obviously a teenage girl, but she turned into a taciturn old lady.

"No trouble."

"Brother Lian, go back to Jinling and take some time to visit the Zhen family." The Zhen family and Jia family in Jinling are old relatives and family friends, and the two families are very close.After the Jia family moved to the capital, although the number of visits to the Zhen family decreased a lot, they have always maintained close contact with the Zhen family.The connection between the two has never been broken, and the relationship has never been alienated.

The Zhen family?

Judging from the original book, the Zhen family has a very high status and power in Jinling, so they can be regarded as a dominant force in Jinling.What impressed him the most was that the Zhen family ransacked the house later and sent people to send some of the family's property to the Rongguo Mansion. At that time, Mrs. Wang took it without fear of death.

"Grandmother's words, I have written down, I will visit Zhen's Mansion when I have time."

"I'll prepare some things, and you will send them to Zhen's Mansion when the time comes."

"it is good."

Jia Yuanchun, the eldest sister, gave a few words of worry, telling him to come back safely.

"Brother Lian, if you leave, even a young girl will be bored at home. If you don't mind, I will often go to Liuyuan Mansion to talk to her."

"Then I will trouble you, Miss."

"I like the mirror very much, and I want to get closer to her."

"With the eldest sister accompanying her, I can rest assured."

Jia Lian knew the purpose of Jia Yuanchun approaching Zhuang Jingrong, but he would not prevent Jia Yuanchun from approaching his new wife.With the intelligence of his new wife, he doesn't need to worry.

After talking for a while, Jia Lian left Jia's mansion.

Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Lian's leaving back with a thoughtful expression.

Mother Jia wanted to prepare gifts for the Zhen family, so she asked Mrs. Wang and the others to go back first.

Mrs. Wang returned to her room with a sullen face as if she was thinking about something.

"Madam, what's the matter with you, is there something wrong?" Zhou Rui's family saw that Mrs. Wang frowned slightly, and her face was somber, thinking that she was not feeling well.

Mrs. Wang recovered from her thoughts, and smiled meaningfully, "Hehe, what a good opportunity."

"What good opportunity?" Zhou Rui's family asked blankly.

"It's a good opportunity to avenge Zhu Ge'er." Madam Wang's eyes flashed a gloomy look. Jia Lian's trip to the south of the Yangtze River this time is a good opportunity to avenge Zhu Ge'er.

"A good chance to avenge the young master?" Zhou Rui's family looked puzzled and couldn't understand what Mrs. Wang was saying, but she intuitively felt that his wife was planning something bad.

Wait, avenge the young master!

The wife always thought that it was Young Master Lian who killed the young master. She wanted to avenge the young master. Could it be that she wanted to kill Young Master Lian? !

"Madam, you..." Zhou Rui's family's eyes widened with horror.

Mrs. Wang glanced at Zhou Rui's family coldly, and said in a cold voice, "What am I?"

Zhou Jiarui was so frightened by Mrs. Wang's eyes that he shook his head quickly, and said with a look of fear, "It's nothing, nothing..." Madam wouldn't really want to kill Young Master Lian, would she?

"You go down first."

"Yes." Zhou Rui's family backed out and stood at the door with a look of lingering fear.She knows nothing, knows nothing, knows nothing...

After Zhou Rui's family left, Mrs. Wang began to write letters.This letter was naturally addressed to Aunt Xue in Jinling.

Mrs. Wang took a long time to finish writing, and wrote several sheets of paper.

"Come on."

Zhou Rui's family came in: "Madam, what are your orders?"

Mrs. Wang handed the letter she had just written to Zhou Rui's family, and said, "Send this letter to Jinling and to my sister, the sooner the better."

"Yes, ma'am." Zhou Rui's family took the letter and went out, found a young man, and asked him to deliver the letter to the Escort, and send it to Jinling as quickly as possible.

At this time, a mansion in the capital.

"Jia Lian is going to the south of the Yangtze River for disaster relief. This is really a good opportunity." The handsome man smiled sinisterly, "If you get rid of him in the south of the Yangtze River, you won't be suspected."

"Master, do you mean to get rid of Jia Lian in Jiangnan?" A eunuch who looked about 40 years old frowned slightly, with a worried look on his face, "Your Highness values ​​Jia Lian very much. Your Highness will blame you."

"It's because the fourth brother values ​​Jia Lian, so I want to get rid of him." The beautiful man gritted his teeth and said with a stern face, "With him, the fourth brother's thoughts will always be on him, and I will never allow him to rob him Let the fourth brother go, so Jia Lian must die!"

"But……"

"Fourth brother won't know that I sent someone to kill Jia Lian." The handsome man chuckled, "When Jia Lian goes to the south of the Yangtze River, there will be many people who want to kill him, and they will never suspect me."

When Tai listened to this sentence, he felt that there was some truth in it, and he was instantly relieved.

"The slave will tell the assassins to be careful, and they will never let people suspect us into our house."

"Well, their first stop is Jinling. There are many forces in Jinling, so they will get rid of Jia Lian in Jinling."

"Yes."

Jia Lian didn't know that someone wanted his life before he went to Jiangnan.

Early the next morning, Jia Lian went to the palace to meet Emperor Longwu and bid farewell to Emperor Longwu.

Jia Lian, Lord Jiang, Lord Zhu, and Lord Shen are all in the imperial study.

Emperor Longwu said something, nothing more than asking them to do a good job in disaster relief, appease the people in the south of the Yangtze River, and so on.

After bidding farewell to Emperor Longwu, the four of them set off on the road.

Because of the severe floods in Jiangnan this time, the four of them had to rush to Jiangnan as soon as possible, and they couldn't waste time by smearing ink on the road.Therefore, a group of people must hurry to Jinling.

In her previous life, Jia Lian was from Suzhou, Jiangnan.Even if he is not arranged to go to Jiangnan for disaster relief this time, he will go to Jiangnan sometime and return to his hometown of Suzhou to have a look.

Although he likes riding horses very much, Jia Lian couldn't stand riding all the time.After driving for a long time, Jia Lian's buttocks and inner thighs were in severe pain.

Because the disaster in Jiangnan was urgent, they couldn't delay on the road, so he was ashamed to lag behind, let alone stop to rest.

Seeing Jia Lian's discomfort, Jiang Qingyun suggested, "We've been driving for a long time and haven't rested yet. Let's stop and rest in front, and let the horses eat grass and drink water."

Master Zhu and Master Shen were also tired. Hearing Jiang Qingyun's words, they immediately nodded in agreement: "Listen to Master Jiang."

Hearing that they were resting in front, Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief, finally being able to rest for a while.

There was a tea shop in front, the group stopped and sat down in the tea shop.

This time, they went to Jiangnan, followed by [-] soldiers, responsible for escorting the four of them, as well as relief money, food, clothing, medicinal materials and other disaster relief items to Jiangnan.

The floods in the south of the Yangtze River were serious this time, and many rice fields and houses were submerged. Emperor Longwu asked the Ministry of Households to allocate 50 taels of silver first, and asked Mr. Jiang and the others to take them to the south of the Yangtze River for disaster relief.

If there is not enough money at that time, Emperor Longwu will send someone to send the money to Jiangnan.

"It's the first time for Master Jia to travel far away, is he in good health?" Master Jiang asked with concern.

When Master Zhu saw Jia Lian's red lips and white teeth, looking so weak, he couldn't help being a little worried: "Master Jia, are you alright?"

"Let's not talk about Master Jia, even I can't bear it." Along the way, he hurried on the road, and he began to feel a little unbearable.

"Thank you three adults for your concern, I can bear it for the time being."

"Master Jiang, let's slow down a little in the afternoon, otherwise the four of us will not be able to bear it if we continue like this." If they run wild all the way, the group of them must be too much to think about. They probably haven't arrived in the south of the Yangtze River yet. They are either tired or sick .

Jiang Qingyun also felt that their speed was too fast, so he nodded and agreed to the proposal: "Okay, let's slow down a little bit." No matter how fast we travel, we must not tire ourselves out, otherwise we won't be able to do anything when we arrive in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Master Jia, is your hometown in Jinling?" Master Zhu asked.

Jia Lian nodded slightly: "Yes."

"I heard that most of the Jinling city was flooded this time, and the countryside and rice fields outside the city were completely wiped out. I wonder if people in your hometown are alright?"

"There is no one in my hometown, but there are some people who stayed to look after the ancestral house. It should be fine."

Mr. Shen smiled and said, "If Mr. Jia's ancestral house is okay, we must pay a visit."

"Welcome, the three adults are very welcome to be guests."

The four of them sat in the tea shop, drinking tea and chatting. The atmosphere was very good, and there was no tension at all.

Not to mention Master Jiang, Master Shen and Master Zhu did not put any airs on Jia Lian, they were very polite to Jia Lian.

Lords Shen and Lord Zhu knew that Jia Lian was highly valued by Emperor Longwu, so they would not be so stupid as to show embarrassment to him.Besides, both the eldest prince and the fourth prince wanted to win over Jia Lian.

Resting at the tea shop for a quarter of an hour, the group mounted their horses and continued on their way.

In the evening, the group stopped at an inn.

As soon as Jia Lian arrived at the post station, he asked the waiter to prepare hot water. He wanted to take a good bath to relieve the fatigue of the next day.

After a day's journey, everyone is tired.After dinner, everyone was in no mood to do other things, and went back to their respective rooms to rest.

A layer of skin was worn off Jia Lian's inner thigh, and her buttocks were also swollen, which was excruciatingly painful.I really don't know how to continue on the road tomorrow. Fortunately, Zhuang Jingrong thought of this and prepared a lot of medicine for healing and swelling.

After smearing medicine on her thighs and buttocks, Jia Lian put on her underwear, lay on the bed and didn't want to move, and when she almost fell asleep, she heard someone knocking on the door.Although I really don't want to get out of bed to open the door, but I can't help it.

Opening the door, seeing Master Jiang standing at the door, Jia Lian was surprised: "Master Jiang?" After speaking, he turned his body sideways, "Master Jiang, please come in."

Lord Jiang walked into Jia Lian's room, took out a bottle of medicine from his sleeve and put it on the table.

"After riding a horse for a day, your thighs must have worn off a layer of skin, right?"

"How does Master Jiang know?"

"It was like this when I rode a horse for the first time." Mr. Jiang said with a gentle face, "This is the medicine I often use to remove wounds. It works well. I will use it for you."

Come here to deliver medicine?

I'm afraid it's more than that simple.

"Then you're welcome, sir, thank you Master Jiang." Although he had medicine, but the boss came to give it to him specially, he had to refuse it ignorantly.

"I didn't expect you to be in good health and able to bear it."

"Although the lower official looks weak, his body is very strong."

Master Jiang deliberately pulled Jia Lian and said a few words loudly.

Jia Lian also cooperated with him, speaking loudly on purpose.

"Jia Lian, when Jinling is still three days away, I hope you will leave us separately." Master Jiang said in a low voice.

"What does Master Jiang mean?"

"When the time comes, you pretend to be sick and stay at the station on purpose. I will take Master Zhu and Master Shen to leave first." Master Jiang took out a map from his arms and spread it on the table. Lord Zhu and Lord Shen take the official road, after we leave, you immediately take the path to Jinling." Lord Jiang pointed to a path on the map, "From this road to Jinling, you can arrive in one day, ahead of us Arrive in two days, these two days you hide your identity, look around Jinling, and find out the specific situation."

Jia Lian nodded seriously: "I understand."

"I'm the imperial envoy, and I can't leave early, and I can't get rid of Lord Zhu and Lord Shen, so I can only rely on you to go to Jinling first."

"Your Majesty understands."

"After you learn about the situation in Jinling, don't say anything about it, let alone take actions on your own. When I arrive, you can tell me again, and I will handle it."

"it is good."

"Then trouble you."

"Master Jiang is polite, this is what a subordinate official should do."

"When I arrive in Jinling, you will be responsible for the specific matters of disaster relief, and you will not interfere with other matters." Mr. Jiang is not afraid that Jia Lian will steal his limelight, but for Jia Lian's good, dealing with Jinling officials. It's better for him to do it.Jia Lian, who had just entered the officialdom, was no match for those old and cunning officials in Jinling.

"The officer knows."

"You, Mr. Zhu, and Mr. Shen, don't get too close." Mr. Jiang reminded.

"Your officer will remember."

Master Jiang suddenly raised his voice: "You apply this medicine in the morning and evening, and the wound will heal soon."

"Thank you, Master Jiang."

"It's getting late, and I won't disturb your rest."

"Master Jiang, please rest earlier."

Just as Jia Lian sent Master Jiang away, Master Zhu came over with medicine.Master Zhu asked Jia Lian to rest well, said nothing else, and then left.

As soon as Master Zhu left, Master Shen also came to Jia Lian with medicine.

Mr. Shen first asked about Jia Lian's physical condition with concern, and then left without saying anything else.

Before departure, Master Zhu and Master Shen were ordered by their masters to establish a good relationship with Jia Lian on the way.

The eldest prince told Master Zhu, if you can win Jia Lian on the road, you can win him over, and if you can't win him over, don't force him, but if Jia Lian hinders him in the south of the Yangtze River, then get rid of Jia Lian.

The fourth prince told Mr. Shen that he must establish a good relationship with Jia Lian on the way, and let Jia Lian know that he has always cared about him.He also asked Mr. Shen to protect Jia Lian, so that Jia Lian would not be in danger or be made things difficult in Jiangnan.

Lord Shen asked what he would do if Jia Lian got in their way.

The fourth prince thought for a while and said, if Jia Lian really interfered with their affairs, don't kill Jia Lian, imprison Jia Lian, and then bring him back to him, he will deal with Jia Lian himself.

According to the fourth prince's wishes, he really wanted to imprison Jia Lian, and he was the only one who saw Jia Lian.

After a night of no dreams, I had a good night's sleep. When I woke up the next morning, Jia Lian felt much more comfortable. She wasn't as tired as yesterday, and the injury on her thigh and buttocks didn't hurt so much.

A group of people finished their breakfast and continued on their way.

From Beijing to Jinling, if you ride a horse, if you go fast, you can get there in half a month or 20 days.If it is slow, it will take a month, or more than a month.

Emperor Longwu gave Jia Lian the time to arrive in Jinling within 20 days.

On the way to Jinling, there was no danger or accident, and the journey was safe and smooth.

When it was three days away from Jinling, Jia Lian fell ill, and became very ill.Because Mr. Jiang and the others had to arrive in Jinling within 20 days, they could not stay until Jia Lian recovered from his illness. They could only let Jia Lian stay in the inn to recuperate, and the three of them went to Jinling first.

Mr. Jiang took Mr. Zhu and Mr. Shen, as well as the large army, and left first.

Jia Lian left his two guards to take care of him.

Half a day after Mr. Jiang and the others set off, Jia Lian recovered from his illness and rushed to Jinling with two guards.