After bringing Zhen Yuhuan and Shi Xiangyun back to the house, they should first be allowed to visit Jia Mu.
Needless to say, Shi Xiangyun was, after all, Jia Mu's niece and nephew. Even if she sometimes felt that she was not sensible enough, she still loved her.
As for Zhen Yuhuan, Mother Jia also expressed her sufficient liking. She has always liked these good-looking descendants, but it is a pity that she originally thought of Zhen Yuhuan as her grandson-in-law.
After visiting Jia Mu, Jia Lian handed the two daughters Zhen Yuhuan to Sister Feng and asked her to take them into the garden and place them there.
In the afternoon, when Sister Feng came home, she found that Jia Lian, who was rare, had not gone out yet. Instead, he was lying on the couch in the west room wearing a relaxed robe, with his head resting on Ping'er's legs, and Ping'er was massaging her.
There are acupuncture points on his head, and at his feet, the well-behaved Xiang Ling is beating his legs, looking very comfortable and lazy.
Sister Feng couldn't help curling her lips when she saw it, and said sarcastically to Ping'er: "I asked you to fetch something, but you still asked others to come. It turns out that you were confused here."
If in the past, Ping'er would have been worried when she heard Sister Feng talking like this, but now she understood that Sister Feng's words were just a matter of making her feel uncomfortable. Therefore, she looked as usual and continued to rub Jia Lian gently.
Acupuncture points, he replied: "The second master said he was tired and asked me to massage it, so he had to ask Xiaohong to send the things to grandma."
Sister Feng snorted, twisted her neck, and walked to Xiang Ling.
Xiangling, who was always slow to react, raised her head and looked at Sister Feng. It wasn't until Sister Feng glanced at her sideways that she realized what she was doing and hurriedly got up and got out of the way.
Sister Feng sat beside the couch, leaned forward and asked, "Have you arranged all your outside affairs?"
As she said this, Sister Feng put her green-fingered hands on Jia Lian's calves, pinching her every step of the way.
Jia Lian noticed that he was not very skilled in the skills on his legs. He opened his eyes and took a quick look before closing them again and nodded with a smile.
Speaking of which, Sister Feng seldom served him like this. On the contrary, she herself was jumping up and down all day long. She seemed so tired that she had no energy to serve him again.
"Is it true that you are leaving? It's a cold time right now, and the Chinese New Year is just over a month away. Anyway, the emperor didn't rush you. Can't you go after the new year?"
Sister Feng is now more and more obedient to Jia Lian, and Jia Lian is more willing to talk to her about outside affairs, so she has a clearer understanding of Jia Lian's affairs, but she is reluctant to let go of Jia Lian and makes the last effort to persuade her to stay.
It's just that Jia Lian didn't mean to waver at all. After hearing this, he immediately shook his head in denial.
Noticing that there was no movement in his legs, Jia Lian opened his eyes and found that Sister Feng was indeed sulking as he expected, but her face was sullen and her lips were pursed. She was not as noble and gorgeous as usual, but she was actually a bit dainty.
The attitude of a child like jade.
Jia Lian was delighted to find that Sister Feng was becoming more and more like a spoiled wife. So she patted the buttocks at hand, changed into a comfortable position, and said with a smile: "Why are you so angry? The main reason I went here this time was to touch it first."
We will look at the situation on the side and look at the location of the seaport and so on. Maybe it won’t be long before we can come back.”
"real?"
Sister Feng immediately became happy.
Jia Lian smiled and ignored her. He did not lie to Sister Feng. The establishment of the navy was not something that happened in a day or two. In particular, he wanted to imitate the regulations of later generations as much as possible. This must be a long-term thing.
.
Therefore, his current focus is naturally on setting up and training a firearms battalion. With a combat-effective army in hand, he will be confident wherever he goes.
Soldiers and Horses Division? After all, those officers and soldiers are not much better than the government officials.
Confirming that Jia Lian was not lying, Sister Feng immediately and diligently served Jia Lian again. She felt uncomfortable just by pressing him.
First of all, when he was so affectionate towards his concubine, there was an eyesore Ping'er in front of him. Secondly, Ping'er was sitting on the couch and pressing his head to Jia Lian. As the mistress, she had to sit by the couch and give Jia Lian a hand.
Pressing the legs, Ping'er looked like a master, but she became a slave.
So he said to Ping'er: "My wife said in the morning that she wanted to copy the Diamond Sutra. I said that I happen to have a copy here. I have already found it and put it on the cabinet in the back room. You can send it to my wife."
Ping'er had no doubt that he was there and obeyed his orders.
Sister Feng's plan succeeded, but before he could fully enjoy the time with Jia Lian, someone from outside spread the word: "Second Master, someone from the second sect has sent word that Mr. Feng from General Shenwu's Mansion is asking for an audience."
Jia Lian sat up after hearing this, but Sister Feng asked: "Master Feng?"
"That's Feng Ziying."
"What did he come to see you for?"
Jia Lian said he didn't know. To be honest, among his contemporaries in the capital, there were not many people who were close friends with Jia Lian.
There were quite a few friends in his predecessor, but most of them were looked down upon by Jia Lian, and they gradually lost contact with each other. Since he was "punished" by the emperor that year to carry grain to the border, his identity and status have soared, and among his peers in the capital, he has
It is difficult for anyone to be able to talk to him on an equal footing.
But Feng Ziying is one of them.
So I didn't hesitate, packed up and got ready to go out. Before going out, I remembered something and said to Sister Feng: "The old lady said before that the weather is getting colder and colder now, and Sister Lin and the others are weak, so it is inevitable to go out to eat in the garden every day.
To avoid the wind, it would be better to have a separate small kitchen in the garden, which would save them the pain of running back and forth every day.
I’d better leave this matter to you.”
Sister Feng smiled and said: "I knew I was born to suffer. When your good sisters and sisters came, they all asked me to take care of them. Now you also delegate the errands that the old lady entrusted to you to me.
It can be seen that the things you usually tell me to worry less about and take care of myself more are just empty words. How can you really care about me?"
Jia Lian ignored this, glanced at her sideways, turned around and left.
Across the east courtyard, Jia Lian saw Feng Ziying in the study room.
Today's Feng Ziying is slightly different from what Jia Lian saw in the past. You must know that Feng Ziying was originally a first-class figure among the younger generation in the capital. Not only did she have a good character and appearance, but she also practiced martial arts since she was a child and was a real queen of the generals.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It’s just that in recent years, Jia Lian’s momentum has been too strong, suppressing all the famous disciples in the capital, including Feng Ziying, without distinction.
Today, Feng Ziying has changed from her usual elegant and elegant clothes. She wears a plain black robe, a black jade belt around her waist, and dark leather boots on her feet. She looks smart and capable.
They were all old friends, and Jia Lian was not polite to him. He simply exchanged greetings and asked what his purpose was.
Who would have thought that Feng Ziying, who has always acted freely and generously, hesitated and then asked: "I heard that Brother Lian will leave for Tianjin Wei soon?"
"Well, there is such a thing. His Majesty ordered me to go to Tianjin to build a seaport and build warships. I have already decided on the itinerary..."
Before Jia Lian could say more, Feng Ziying became serious and asked: "I wonder what kind of person Lian second brother thinks Ziying is?"
Jia Lian was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Brother Feng is good at literature and martial arts, so he is a rare young talent in our dynasty."
When Jia Lian was talking, Feng Ziying kept staring at Jia Lian and saw that he had no intention of forcing him. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, then clasped his fists and said: "Then, if Ziying wants to follow Liu Xianglian and Liu Xiandi and follow Lian Er, I don't know if Lian Er
Are you also willing to take me in?"
When Jia Lian heard this, he didn't say anything for a while.
In fact, Jia Lian felt something from the first sentence Feng Ziying asked. But when he really listened to what he said, Jia Lian was still a little surprised.
After thinking for a while, Jia Lian asked: "I wonder why Brother Feng had such an idea?"
Before the words came out, Feng Ziying still felt a little embarrassed. Now that the words had come out, he became calm and said bluntly: "Since ancient times, it has been said that good men aim to be everywhere. Now Ziying is twenty years taller, but he is trapped in this small square inch in Beijing all day long.
In this land, guarding the family property of my father and ancestors, I was drunk and dreaming all day long.
Ziying has long been tired of living like this, so she has recently informed her father that she wants to join her second brother Lian.
As long as Brother Lian doesn't give up, Ziying is willing to follow Brother Lian to the death and do his best!"
With that said, Feng Ziying stood up, knelt down on one knee and bowed to Jia Lian with military courtesy.
Seeing this, Jia Lian raised his hands to help him, but he couldn't lift him easily.
Facing Feng Ziying's serious and resolute look, Jia Lian didn't say what he was thinking in his heart. He just shook his head and sighed: "It's not that I don't want to accept Brother Feng. It's just that if Brother Feng wants to make contributions, given Brother Feng's family background and Feng's
With the old general's prestige, it would be easy to find Brother Feng a position in the army, so why bother to lower yourself to find me?"
Feng Ziying seemed to have known that Jia Lian had this question, and he solemnly clasped his fists: "Brother Lian is right, to be arrogant, if you just want to be an official, considering Ziying's family background and martial arts, it is not too difficult.
However, after all, Ziying has been friends with brother Lian for so many years, and has witnessed his heroic appearance and grand ambitions. If she is still willing to follow the family's arrangements, go to an idle place to do meaningless things, and slowly endure the
Qualifications may be just a matter of competition, waiting for promotion based on seniority, and working with mediocre people. Isn’t it a waste of youth, and will not be able to meet heroes like Brother Lian again in the future!
Ziying learned about Brother Lian's remarks on the future battlefield, his ideas about firearms and the construction of a new navy from Brother Zhang and others. Ziying even studied the "four-stage" musket combat proposed by Brother Lian.
Ziying was shocked when she first saw this method. She knew that according to Brother Lian's idea, firearms would definitely dominate the battlefield in the future!
Therefore, Zi Yingcai is determined to give up following the crowd, and is determined to follow Brother Lian and help him fulfill his great ambitions!"
Feng Ziying became more and more excited as he spoke. His words were serious, and his admiration for Jia Lian in his words came from the bottom of his heart.
In fact, when Jia Lian first rose to prominence, Feng Ziying was like some others. She admired him on the face, but in her heart she was filled with energy and wanted to compete with Jia Lian.
This was normal at first. But as Jia Lian showed more and more things that were ahead of the world and even ahead of the times, especially his own status, it had reached a height that was difficult for them to reach.
At this time, even if you want to refuse to admit defeat, you know that you are just deceiving yourself.
The only difference between Feng Ziying and ordinary people is that after admitting defeat, he did not turn into jealousy in his heart. Instead, he began to study Jia Lian. As he accepted more things from Jia Lian, the youthful arrogance in his heart slowly turned into jealousy towards Jia Lian.
admiration and admiration.
Otherwise, given that he and Jia Lian are both princes and sons, he would not be able to lose face so easily and come to Jia Lian to seek an official position.
You know, at the beginning, Liu Xianglian was just a down-and-out young man. Even if he wanted to join the army, he was too embarrassed to come directly and recommend himself!
Feng Ziying really feels that following Jia Lian is better than following the family's arrangements. At least Jia Lian's place seems more energetic. Of course, it also has more prospects...
Feng Ziying's words seemed to make Jia Lian very embarrassed. He hesitated and said: "Now that I have been favored by His Majesty, I am indeed in need of help... But, if Brother Feng makes such a hasty decision, can your father really agree with it?"
As soon as Feng Ziying heard Jia Lian's words, she immediately said: "Brother Lian, don't worry about me, father. To be honest, Ziying had this idea not just a day or two, but she even told her father about her thoughts the day before yesterday.
know.
After my father heard about it, he had no objection. It was just that Ziying still felt a little arrogant in her heart. She knew that after Brother Lian established his career, there would be countless people around him who would volunteer and rashly recommend themselves, for fear that Brother Lian would despise him.
This delay has been in vain until today."
Feng Ziying said with a look of self-mockery in his eyes, but he kept paying attention to Jia Lian's face.
Jia Lian suddenly laughed, "In this case, Jia Lian is lucky to have the help of a talented person like Ziying!"
While laughing, Jia Lian bent down and helped Feng Ziying up, "It's just that I have so many things in my hands now, I'm afraid I won't be able to arrange a suitable position for Ziying in a short time..."
"As long as I can stay with Second Brother Lian... and serve with the Marquis, I am willing to be a soldier."
Jia Lian smiled and said: "With Ziying's ability, if she really only wants to be a soldier by my side, even if Ziying is willing, others will say that I, Jia Lian, have failed me.
Well, it just so happens that Ziying comes from a well-educated family and has excellent martial arts skills, and the firearms battalion in my hands is newly established and is in need of trained instructors. How about I temporarily hire Ziying as the instructor of the firearms battalion to teach the officers and soldiers martial arts training? "
"But it's up to the Marquis to arrange it!"
Feng Ziying felt a little ashamed when she heard that Jia Lian had arranged for him to serve as the instructor in the firearms camp.
In fact, his initial goal was also to go to the firearms camp, and saying that he would follow Jia Lian to Tianjin Guard was just a change of words. He knew that Jia Lian's firearms camp was newly established, and many people would definitely come to Jia Lian to ask for positions in it.
If he behaves like this when he comes, he will definitely be looked down upon by Jia Lian, thinking that he also came here for the identity of the Imperial Guard and a bright future.
In fact, what he valued more was the future combat effectiveness of the firearms battalion. He had seen Jia Lian's modified muskets through channels and was shocked by their power. After accepting Jia Lian's theory, he thought of joining it.
Why don't the man take Wu Gou and take over the fifty states of Guanshan? As a general, it is impossible for Feng Ziying not to have thought about making achievements on the battlefield and shining on the lintel. And if he wants to make achievements on the battlefield, he must have a strong fighting force that can destroy the enemy with great force.
The military is undoubtedly the greatest guarantee.
In Feng Ziying's view, Jia Lian's firearms camp has this potential.
Since Jia Lian modified firearms, he has publicly explained relevant theories and ideas to Emperor Ning Kang and others more than once. As long as Feng Ziying is interested, it is not surprising to find out about these.
Feng Ziying was happy that her wish came true, while Jia Lian was also very happy.
First of all, after so many years of friendship, he knew that Feng Ziying was indeed a talented person. As for martial arts, except for archery, which he had some confidence in, Jia Lian knew that he was no match for other skills such as swords, guns, swords and halberds.
After all, Feng Ziying practiced martial arts since she was a child, and he was only a half-way monk.
Secondly, Feng Ziying is not like Liu Xianglian, who is just a side brother of the Liguo Palace, and her family is in decline.
Feng Ziying is the eldest son of General Shenwu's Mansion and the first in line of succession. It can be said that Feng Ziying's coming to serve under him is basically equivalent to the fact that the entire Shenwu General's Mansion has taken refuge in him. This is also a real expansion of his power.
Not to mention, with Feng Ziying Kaihe, other Junyans who were also embarrassed about their face may be stimulated to join him. In this way, over time, his strength will be greatly increased.
As for whether he has the ability to accept these people...
First of all, military attaches are different from civil servants. There is not such a strict selection and promotion system. Most of the military attaches in the Wei Dynasty still rely on recommendations and favors. As for the military examination... it is not impossible, but it may not be possible in ten or eight years.
Whether you meet him once or not depends entirely on the emperor's mood.
What's more, his firearms camp was newly established, and the organizational structure was not perfected all at once. As it developed, it was normal for him to want to add some positions.
Not to mention, the Jia family already has a relatively large say in the Ministry of War, so it will not be too difficult to make other arrangements for them and spread their wings.
In other words, Jia Lian's talent recruitment can be said to be like Han Xin's. The more the better.
And as long as he remains a holy family member, there will definitely be more and more people who want to join him. Let me just say that joining him can help the emperor work more directly. If he is valued by him, he may even be directly recommended to the emperor.
This is enough to attract all those who have "unappreciated talents".
After chatting with Feng Ziying for a long time, Jia Lian personally sent him out. This may be the last time. From now on, his status will be certain, and he, the "lord", does not need to, and should not, personally see him out again.
After seeing off Feng Ziying, Jia Lian suddenly remembered something and looked back at Liu Xianglian.
Liu Xianglian was looking at Feng Ziying's figure riding away, and when he noticed Jia Lian's gaze, he hesitated, clasped his fists and asked, "What are your orders, Lord Marquis?"
"nothing."
Jia Lian smiled and said, "I'm going to Dongfu, you don't have to follow me."
After saying that, he walked towards Ningguo Mansion alone.