Successfully entered the ranks of senior officials and became a third-rank official.
His next appointment was the prefect of Jinling, a somewhat irregular appointment!
In order to avoid vassal towns or the emergence of local emperors who could not lose their power, the feudal dynasty basically adopted the official transfer system. The main local officials would not be from the local area, or even the local place of birth!
Obviously, although the Jia family moved their household registration to the capital early, Jinling is still the ancestral home of the Jia family, and the Jia family's strength and influence there are quite amazing.
The Jia family is the number one protector talisman that is widely circulated in Jinling!
Jia Cong received an invitation from Lian Er himself, inviting him to attend a promotion celebration banquet.
Seeing the beaming look on his face, Jia Cong had no intention of pouring cold water on him and being hated by others.
When the time came, he came to the house with a lot of money and gifts. He only wanted to eat and drink, and didn't want to get involved with those who had something and didn't have it.
Recently, because I have been focusing on writing books, I have paid less attention to Rongfu.
After entering the mansion, I first went to say hello to the eldest man and his wife, and then went to Rongqing Hall to say hello to the old lady.
There was nothing to say. The old lady had a cold attitude and regarded him as an ordinary member of the branch tribe. He didn't take him too seriously and greeted him with the mentality of a branch tribe member.
Next to the old lady, Phoenix Egg and Shi Xiangyun were very enthusiastic.
By the way, Phoenix Egg has really become mature and sensible since his bad fortune. He was also admitted as a scholar in this year's imperial examination. It is said that the whole Rongfu's "Xi Da Pu Ben" has been lively for a long time.
Depending on the situation, this person should not have any difficulties in taking the imperial examination route. Even if he suffers a big loss of luck, it is not something ordinary scholars can match.
Shi Xiangyun, on the other hand, has become a grown-up girl and is still very close to Phoenix Egg. I just wonder if the Shi family has made a marriage agreement with the old lady and the second wife?
After showing up at Rongqing Hall and saying a few words in a nonchalant manner, he stood up to say goodbye. On the way back to the General's Mansion, he met Huan San, who was quite tanned, and the Tanchun siblings, who were still as glamorous as ever.
Ahem...
The original promise to fish out Aunt Zhao was not fulfilled, which made Jia Cong feel a little embarrassed.
It wasn't that there was any accident, the main reason was that the situation at the Mantou Temple was not serious. After the first offender and a group of beautiful sisters-in-law were sent away, a new host quickly came on stage, and the Mantou Temple reopened its doors to receive pilgrims.
Precisely because Mantou'an quickly returned to normal, Aunt Zhao, the 'guilty person', would not be able to be fished out, at least within three years.
Really, nothing to say!
Fortunately, Huan San was also satisfied. He told the truth when drinking with Jia Cong. If he wasn't worried about Aunt Zhao's safety, he wouldn't be willing to talk to her, let alone continue to live together.
With Aunt Zhao's unreliable temperament and her current 'guilty body', she might cause trouble.
The current situation is better, let her continue to stay at Mantou An.
Anyway, the Mantou Temple is very clean now, and those old ladies who are determined to practice Buddhism have no interest in Aunt Zhao. The life may be boring, but there will be no trouble.
As for whether Aunt Zhao is willing to practice Buddhism, few people actually care.
As for Mrs. Wang, without Aunt Zhao being an eyesore in front of her, she seemed to have forgotten her a long time ago, so naturally she would not go to Mantou An to cause trouble.
Because of Aunt Zhao, Huan San could no longer take the imperial examination, but he didn't care much about it. He accepted Jia Cong's arrangement and went to Huangzhuang to become the boss.
Living a prosperous life, with the help and cooperation of familiar companions, the stewards and tenants in the imperial village did not dare to make trouble. With the harvest in the village this year, the whole person's energy and spirit have improved a lot.
We haven't seen him for several months. Not only has this kid tanned, but he has also grown taller and stronger.
We met halfway and didn't say much. We just met to drink together at the banquet in the main room and then parted ways.
As for Tanchun, her life was pretty good, you can tell by looking at her demeanor and clothes at this time.
Huan San really didn't treat her sister harshly. Although the clothes she wore were not as good as the tribute silks and satins in the house, they were considered mid-to-high-end outside.
It is said that Tanchun not only managed Huan San's small Sanjin courtyard near the bookstore in an orderly manner, but even gave Huan San a small shop as a gift to her. The business was also very good and could be used as a dowry shop.
Tanchun's energy and spirit have also improved a bit, and he is more confident and capable than when he was full of energy in the mansion.
Is this a blessing in disguise?
I just don’t know if the old lady will feel pity after seeing it?
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When we arrived at the area where the male guest of the General's Mansion was, we could hear Xue Pan's loud laughter and louder voice from afar.
This guy, since he was finally admitted to the Tongsheng Examination this year with the last place, his whole body has swelled.
It was normal for Jia Cong to have a group of companions around him, but it was said that he was so proud of himself outside that he always showed off in front of his fair-weather friends.
Not only him, but also Aunt Xue followed suit...
Although Xue Pan is just Aunt Xue's 'adopted son' on the surface, who doesn't know what's going on inside.
That is to say, Phoenix Egg also gained something in the imperial examination, otherwise Aunt Xue might have fallen out with Mrs. Wang.
It's funny to say that although Xue Pan was not ignored before, there were not many matchmakers who took the initiative to propose marriage. They were all attracted by the generous gifts from the Xue family.
Among them, there is Xue Pan's wife in the original work, Xia Jingui, a girl from the Osmanthus Xia family of the Huangshang family, but Xue Pan doesn't like her anymore.
Although he is not even an imperial merchant now, he cannot help but being well-informed and coming into contact with people of unusual status.
I had dealings with the Prince of Chu, had contact with officials from Jinyang in Xishan, and even drank with soldiers from Ping'an Prefecture.
The people who hang out with each other on weekdays are either family members who are all famous, or they are some dudes from the elite circle in the capital.
The most important thing is that his personality has become more restrained when he is around Jia Cong. He is no longer the playboy in the original work who can't walk when he sees a beautiful girl.
Under such circumstances, now that he has been admitted as a child student, he naturally looks down on the girl from Guihua Xia's family.
The key point is that the Guihua Xia family has long been without a man to support the family, but their family's qualifications as an imperial merchant are still solid. Needless to say, how powerful the two dependents are.
Xue Pan is an out-and-out filial son. He doesn't want his wife to fight with my mother all day long. Is that going to be a difficult life?
Unexpectedly, after being admitted to Tongsheng, this guy suddenly became popular. The number of icemen who came to propose marriage increased sharply, and there were also more daughters of minor officials to choose from.
I heard that Aunt Xue was extremely happy. After being hit by reality before, she had lost some of her unrealistic delusions. Now she doesn’t feel any loss for her son Xue Pan to marry the daughter of a small official family, and she is very enthusiastic to help.
and.
However, after Xue Pan experienced many things, he didn't care much about these things.
It happened that Tongfang Xiangling was pregnant, and he was happily showing off in the circle of friends. He was not in a hurry to get a wife for the moment.
Seeing that he was like this, and the possibility of announcing her grandson in advance, Aunt Xue didn't push him too much, and she still lived a happy life.
Xue Pan's voice was loud, and the two young princes of the Shi family started to make a fuss. The people sitting at that table were either fellow students of ethnic studies or familiar young masters, and the commotion was very joyful.
Speaking of which, the two young princes of the historian family actually had some talent for reading, but it was just that the historian family was bent on taking the general route and was delayed.
This year, the two cousins were admitted to the Tongsheng Examination together. The Shijia Shuanghou was overjoyed and even came to Jia Cong's home in person to express his gratitude, leaving a generous thank you gift.
If it weren't for the fact that Jia Cong was busy writing at that time, and the dignitaries in the capital looked on coldly, and it was not suitable for such grand affairs, the two marquises would probably have had to hold a flowing banquet for three days.
It’s not that he values two mere children, but it proves that there are successors to the historian family!
This point is very important at a time when the entire elite circle in the capital is in a state of decline and lack of successors.
Coupled with today's pressure, it can be said that the pressure on the elite circles in Beijing is extremely high.
At this time, as long as you don't fall behind, your future prospects may be different, so you can't be too happy.
In the original work, I don’t know why the historian suddenly declined terribly.
Otherwise, in the final plot of the TV series, Shi Xiangyun would not have been reduced to a boat girl with nowhere to turn for help.
Now, Jia Cong finally understood what was going on.
As long as a noble family like the Shi family has a firm foothold in the capital, they will grit their teeth and persevere no matter how difficult it is. In fact, there are more opportunities in the capital.
However, in the original work, Baolinghou seems to have asked for external help. Obviously, he either completely lost his position in the noble circle and the army, or he was unwilling to wade into troubled waters and "fall into obscurity."
Once a local military attache is transferred out, unless there is an emergency war, it will be extremely difficult to transfer him back to the capital without the support of a powerful boss.
Obviously, the historian in the original work should have been completely defeated.
Before, Jia Cong had occasionally heard from the two young marquis followers that their parents had considered moving elsewhere, but they had never been able to make up their minds.
At present, they have shown good abilities. I am afraid that the two princes will think about it carefully and at least persist for a while.
Jia Cong didn't have much to say about the family affairs of the historian. He just asked the two young princes to read more history books, which would always make some progress.
In fact, he felt that the current Jingcheng Xungui Group seemed to have gone into a misunderstanding.
They don't know how to maximize their own advantages, but compete with today's and civil servant groups. Is this an area that the Xungui Group is good at?
Gossip aside, it's funny to talk about. It was obviously a banquet to celebrate Lian Er's promotion, but Jia Cong listened carefully and almost most of the discussions were what he had done before.
It’s understandable, but the content in that book is really too exciting!
It contains many bloody and cruel imperial power struggles. In the era of feudal imperial power, it is absolutely fascinating and explosive content. Everyone wants to know what the imperial power struggle is like. Who told the royal family to keep secrets?