[Red Mansion] Jia Lian, son of a family

Chapter 81

Meixiruo, mother and son returned to Ronghou Mansion first, while Jia Lian went to the palace to report on his duties.After returning to Beijing, the officials sent to the outside world must first meet with the emperor, and only after the official report is completed can they go home to deal with private affairs.

Situ Yuan is over [-] years old, even though his superior position has all kinds of foreshadowings from Emperor Longxu, he who is determined to be a Mingjun looks older than his peers.Aging does not refer to his appearance, but his eyes and aura.

"I haven't seen you for a year, but Jia Aiqing still looks the same, but I am old." Situ Yuan, who was dressed in bright yellow, was sitting in front of the desk with a smile on his face, but unfortunately the smile didn't reach his eyes.

Jia Lian lowered his head to hide the complexities in his eyes, with a respectful expression: "Your Majesty Miao Zan. Your Majesty's majesty is like a dragon and a phoenix, which is comparable to ordinary people like ministers."

Situ Yuan has become a real emperor, at this time he doesn't need to hide himself anymore, and he doesn't need to plan how to win more forces to his command.As the person who followed him at the beginning, Jia Lian has a lot of advantages, and this advantage is also a disadvantage.

No matter how good an emperor is, he is also a human being, and as a human being, he will have selfishness.Tang Taizong and Wei Zheng were compatible with each other, but in the end they dug up Wei Zheng's body and flogged it after his death.Jia Lian felt that Situ Yuan had Tang Taizong's ruthlessness, but in terms of tolerance... Hehe, it's better for him to abide by the rules of his courtiers.

Having honed himself in the officialdom for several years, with his lovely wife and son by his side, Jia Lian is no longer the man who devoted himself to being a powerful minister.Prosperity is bound to decline. In his previous life, the Jia family was ruined after flowers were cooked with brocade fire. In this life, he only wanted the Jia family to last for a long time.

Compared with the scenery of a powerful minister under one person and above ten thousand people, the family's well-being and happiness are more pleasing to him.

"Jia Aiqing is still so good at talking." Situ Yuan's expression softened slightly, and he took a few sips of tea before he said in a slow tone, "You have worked hard in the south of the Yangtze River these past few years, Jia Lian. Stay well in the capital, this time I will give you a three-month vacation. During these three months, you should rest well, and after three months, you must come back to help me immediately."

"Thank you, minister." Jia Lian knelt down and kowtowed.

"According to my friendship with you, why should you be like this, Jia Lian." Situ Yuan smiled warmly on his handsome face, he didn't look like an emperor, but an ordinary person chatting with a long-lost friend.

Jia Lian's heart trembled, and he leaned his forehead tightly on the floor: "Your Majesty loves you very much, but I can't be proud of your favor."

His force is very powerful, but no matter how powerful he is, he cannot compete with a country.He could escape the Daqing Dynasty alone, but what about his parents, his wife and son?He is a capable minister, and the plans he brought out made Situ Yuan's reputation higher and at the same time he had a deeper grip on the government.

Situ Yuan is a Mingjun, and it is precisely because he is a Mingjun that he will not allow powerful ministers to appear in his dynasty.Jia Lian knew that he had been fooled by the system, but if the system had poured cold water on him at that time, he would not have truly realized the impossibility of powerful ministers like now.

Experiencing this kind of thing is not something that can be learned, it needs to be truly experienced before it can be understood.Fortunately, he still has the opportunity to learn, otherwise the Ronghou Mansion would have ended up in the same way as in his previous life.

The officialdom is not as easy to mess with as he thought. Even though the system has provided him with a lot of resources, the actual operation is completely different from the theory on paper.From entering the Imperial Academy to being released to the south of the Yangtze River, Jia Lian experienced the darkness of the officialdom in just a few years, which he could not imagine at all.

Everyone who is an official with him is like this, let alone the high-ranking sage sitting on the throne, so Jia Lian began to change again in pain.No wonder the system has never enacted the task of making him a minister of power. The system has long known that this is an impossible task.

"Oh, the ninth brother is like this, Zhang Mao is like this, even Jia Lian and you are like this now." Situ Yuan sighed, "No wonder my father told me before sitting on the dragon chair that I would become a lonely person," his eyes were melancholy Shaking her head, her face became serious, "Jia Aiqing, you step back, I'm tired."

"Yes, I'm leaving." Jia Lian bent down and retreated to the door of the study. When his feet were about to step over the threshold, he lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty has been suffering from insomnia, so it's better to drink less strong tea. I hope Your Majesty will take good care of you." body."

Situ Yuan pursed his lips and watched Jia Lian's figure slowly disappear, then laughed mockingly with half-closed eyes.In the past, he wanted to ascend the throne, he wanted to let his mother live a peaceful life in this harem, and he wanted those brothers who had ridiculed him as the successor son to know that he was the most honorable prince except for the prince.

For this reason, he worked hard, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the organs have exhausted their efforts.But when he really sat on this chair, he realized that it is not easy to be a good emperor.Emperor Longxu, the overlord, was still living in the Li Palace in the capital as his backing, but he didn't dare to relax in the slightest.

He changed, so the people around him also changed.Jia Lian still has a little sincerity now, dare to say that kind of persuasion to the emperor as a friend, but how long can it last?There are probably very few left who can treat him sincerely in front of the harem.

Even Zhang Fang, the only female queen he loves, now values ​​their son more.He understood, how could he not understand Zhang Fang's thoughts after he and his mother had endured for more than twenty years in the imperial father's harem.And precisely because of what he had experienced, although Zhang Fang did not raise their son to trash, he tried his best to follow the path of the mean.

But Situ Yuan couldn't tell Zhang Fang, don't be like this, don't worry about what I will do to our son, I will definitely pass this world to him in the future.Situ Yuan couldn't say it, because he couldn't guarantee that he could do it.In his opinion, Emperor Longxu's abdication is worthy of his admiration. He thinks it is absolutely impossible for him to give up after having such power.

As for whether he will still be unable to let go of his rights when he reaches Emperor Longxu's age, Situ Yuan doesn't know, but he knows one thing, he and Zhang Fang's son may not be able to wait until then.Emperor Longxu abdicated at the age of 63. If he was also 63 years old, his eldest son would have been 40 years old.

The prince and brother before him couldn't help rebelling after being the prince for more than 30 years, and he couldn't rest assured about his son.

There are no simple people in the royal family.

But even knowing this is the result, Situ Yuan will continue, just because the power to control the life and death of all people in the world is so fascinating.

After asking Dai Quan, the chief eunuch who served him personally, to change to a cup of hot tea, he continued to pick up a pen and annotate on the memorial.This country is under his control, and he hopes to leave a good reputation in history, for this reason, he can't slack off at all.

When Jia Lian walked out of the Meridian Gate and saw Feng Jian guarding the carriage, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt that the younger generation felt cool after being drenched.Just now in the imperial study, he felt the aura that he had sensed in Prince Zhongshun's mansion, but he didn't have it when he returned to Beijing last year.Thinking about Situ Rui who still has no position in the court, the cold sweat on Jia Lian's forehead became even more.

Regardless of whether these hidden guards were given to Situ Yuan by Situ Rui on his own initiative or by Situ Yuan's tricks, he had to be more vigilant against this Emperor Zhao Ming.His martial arts can detect whether there is anyone around him, but what about other people in the Hou Mansion?

Ronghou Mansion is in the capital. If Emperor Zhaoming wants to send spies in Ronghou Mansion, should he clean them out or keep them?Jia Lian, who was sitting in the carriage, rubbed his temples. He thought it would be much better if he left the whirlpool in the south of the Yangtze River, but after returning to Beijing, he realized that as long as he was in the officialdom, he couldn't be too open.

It's just that just like Situ Yuan couldn't give up the throne, it's impossible for Jia Lian to return home now.Jia Cang is only five years old now, and it will take at least ten years before he grows up to take the imperial examination and become an official.For the future of the Ronghou Mansion, he, the Marquis of Rongguo, cannot be a Marquis without a real job.

Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Zhang were overjoyed at the return of Jia Lian, his wife and grandson. After the welcome banquet, the family of three kept chatting for a while, until Jia Lian said that he had a three-month vacation before Mrs. Zhang reluctantly let them leave.

Back in the backyard of Rongxi Hall, Mei Xiruo first went to the east wing to make arrangements for Jia Cang before returning to the main room.After Luluo and Ziyuan took off her coat and let them both back down, she walked lightly to Jia Lian who was reclining on the couch by the window.

"Did something happen when you entered the palace today? You look tired." Vermilion lips moved lightly, and her jade-like voice was full of worry.

Jia Lian stretched out his hand and hugged his wife into his arms, and said in a low mood, "Xi Ruo, Your Majesty is already the Emperor, and is no longer the one who dotes on you..."

His unfinished words were blocked by his wife Qianqian Yuzhi, and Mei Xiruo smiled, leaning her head gently on his generous chest, and said quietly: "Xi Ruo knew a long time ago that my cousin is not just Cousin, didn’t your husband know all this time?”

"Xi Ruo..."

"Husband, although the Empress Dowager's aunt is the daughter of the Mei family, she married into the royal family after all. Since she has entered the imperial jade certificate, she is naturally a member of the royal family and a ghost of the royal family when she dies. If Xi is married to her husband, she will be the same." Paused After a while, she continued to speak slowly, "Grandfather often told us at home that we should keep our own place. The status of royal relatives is higher than that of ordinary people, and there are more taboos than others."

"The emperor is Xi Ruo's cousin, but he is even more a prince."

What his wife said made Jia Lian silent. He had to admit that both the Zhang family and the Mei family, who were foreign relatives, had more political wisdom and vision than the Jia family.As the queen's natal family, they have always been law-abiding and well-behaved. In the previous life, the Jia family was just so arrogant when they produced a virtuous concubine.

"What Xiruo said about being a husband is clear, but all kinds of changes are still helpless." Jia Lian held Mei Xiruo's catkin to absorb strength, and said with a wry smile, "What's even more helpless is that my husband clearly knows that this kind of change is not good. Okay, but we still have to work hard to change."

"There are always many unsatisfactory things in life." Mei Xiruo comforted Jia Lian with her warmth, "Xiruo feels that no matter how you change it, as long as you can always have a clear conscience."

"It's not easy to have a clear conscience, Xi Ruo." Jia Lian closed his eyes, "No matter what, fortunately, Your Majesty is a wise king. Even if there are changes, as long as I don't make mistakes, I don't need to worry."

If Meixi didn't speak, she just quietly leaned into his arms.No matter what the future holds, she will face it with Jia Lian.