Chapter 161 General Zhenyuan

After some greetings, everyone was preparing to disperse when they suddenly saw a woman running in in a hurry.

At this time, Jia Mu and others were not in the hall, and no one scolded her, so she came directly to Jia Lian and replied: "Second Master, Zhao'er, the boy outside, reported that it was Zong The official of the government is here, please come back quickly to receive me."

Everyone heard this and did not blame the woman for being rude.

The Zongren Mansion is the authority in charge of the clan and relatives, and controls the rewards and inheritance of all titles. Therefore, for the Jia family, it is not an exaggeration to say that the family is their immediate superior, so they naturally attach great importance to it.

However, perhaps because the happy event of Yuanchun was ahead of us, no one was surprised or panicked, because many people could imagine that most of the officials from the Zongren Mansion looking for Jia Lian were from the Rongguo Mansion with hereditary titles. Something happened...

Sister Feng's face beamed with joy, she walked over and bumped into Jia Lian, saying, "Why don't you go out and take a look, maybe..."

Jia Lian nodded. He stood up and said: "Then I have asked you to worry about everything here." I'm offended."

Ignoring Sister Feng's unnecessary instructions, Jia Lian held her hand and bowed to Aunt Xue, "Auntie, sit down slowly, I'll go out first."

Xue Seeing that Jia Mu and others were busy, Auntie was not planning to stay here any longer.

It’s just that Jia Mu, Sister Feng and others were busy, and they never found a suitable opportunity to say goodbye, so they sat there for a while.

At this time, she was so happy to see that Jia Lian was still so polite to her and said goodbye to her alone because something big happened outside. She had already stood up and quickly smiled and said: "Go quickly. Don't worry about us, your business is important."

Jia Lian just left.

When we arrived at the second gate, Zhaoer and others were waiting here.

"Second Master, you have finally come out. Go back quickly. An official from the Zongren Mansion is here. It seems that he is here for the Second Master's title. He has been waiting for a long time."< br />
In the eyes of Zhaoer and others, the matter regarding Jia Lian's title is a very big matter and cannot be taken lightly, so they are very anxious. As soon as he saw Jia Lian, he gathered around and talked quickly.

Jia Lian asked where he was now.

"Fortunately, Uncle Zhen came over to serve the old lady and they went into the palace to thank her. They happened to meet her, so Uncle Zhen invited people to the side hall to sit and have tea."

When Jia Lian heard this, he felt a little relieved.The doubts are gone.

It was a good thing that he still had the thought to sit down and have tea, so he rode a horse and hurried back to Dongkuaoyuan.

Arriving at the side hall, Jia Zhen was sitting inside talking to a thin middle-aged official.

"Brother Lian, congratulations..."

When Jia Zhen saw Jia Lian, she stood up from the passenger seat, laughed and walked over to greet him.

When the middle-aged official heard this, he knew that the person who came was the rightful owner, so he stood up and greeted Jia Lian.

After Jia Lian returned the courtesy, he asked: "How do you call this sir?"

"I dare not call you sir in front of the two generals. My surname is Xu."
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Jia Zhen interrupted at this time and said very happily: "Brother Lian, Mr. Xu is here to bring you good news. Our family's invitation has been sealed. The emperor, Tianen, has granted you a second-class title. The title of general will only wait until you have taken care of the eldest master's funeral, and then you can go to the clan mansion to complete the title succession ceremony.

In other words, from now on, you will be upright and upright. He is a second-class general. He is even higher than my elder brother."

Jia Zhen seemed a little happier than Jia Lian. When she mentioned the title of emperor, she even raised her hands and bowed to heaven. bye.

“I heard that the eldest lady in our family has also been named a queen. Today, our family can be considered a double happiness!

I just came here to prepare to escort the elder. Madam, madam, they went to the palace to express their gratitude, and they happened to meet Mr. Xu driving his car to bring you good news. You happened to be away, so I helped you receive him. Don’t blame your brother for being rude."

Jia Zhen explained again after speaking.

Although the two houses are as close as one family, they have been separated by blood for many generations.

Jia Lian shook his head, "Brother Zhen is worrying too much. Brother Zhen really helped me. I should just thank you. How dare you blame me."

If Jia Zhen had acted openly Jia Lian is naturally displeased when he considers himself the master and gives orders here.

But Jia Zhen is good at dealing with people. He didn't even sit on the left side, that is, the position of the head of the family just now. Even if Jia Lian looks at it with a critical eye, Jia Zhen's doing so is not worth it. Criticized.

When the principal surnamed Xu first arrived at Ningrong Street, he saw the people of the Jia family on Ningrong Street beaming with joy, which made him feel strange. Is this how the people of Jia's family do simple things?

At this time, after hearing Jia Zhen’s words, I realized that it turned out that the Jia family, a double family, was actually like a brocade with flowers, and became a royal relative again!

SoHis attitude was more respectful, and he congratulated Jia Zhen and Jia Zhen with a smile.

After a few polite words, the three of them sat down in order of guest and host. Chief Xu gave Jia Lian the official document of the clan's mansion.

Jia Lian opened it and took a look. It read: By decree, Jia Lian, the son of Jia She, the first-class Shenwei General of the hereditary Rongguo Duke, succeeds to the second-class Zhenyuan General.

There are small print notes in the following text, which month, day and time, when you will go to the clan mansion to receive the canonization ceremony and other matters.

"Zhenyuan..."

Every person with a title in the Wei Dynasty had a title personally given by the emperor.

To be honest, although this Zhenyuan general title is not considered superior, at a glance, it is more aggressive than neutral titles such as "divine power" and "powerful".

It seems that the latter ones should enjoy wealth and honor in the capital, but the former does not look like the titles of nobles in the capital, but like a real general guarding the border!

But having said that, Jia Lian has done more research on the inheritance of titles in this dynasty. He found that there are traces of the titles of the fifth-class generals in the hereditary titles.

For example, first-class generals usually start with the word "神", such as Shenwei and Shenwu.

Second-class generals, starting with the word "zhen", such as Zhenwei and Zhenyuan.

The third-class generals start with the word "wei", such as Wei Lie and Wei Zhen.

The fourth-level generals start with the character "fen", and the fifth-level generals start with the character "武".

Therefore, based on a simple title of general, it is not possible to determine the emperor’s positioning of him. It is also possible that the emperor did not have any special meaning and just randomly selected a title that conforms to the unspoken rules for him. .

Jia Zhen doesn’t care about the specific title of the title. In his eyes, he only cares about one thing:

An old ghost like Jia She made so many mistakes when he was young. The emperor actually didn't lower their rank by a few more ranks...

It would be great if it were downgraded to the third rank. At least, I won't be lower than this guy in the rank in the future.

They are all brothers of the same generation. When others hear that the title of the eldest brother and clan leader is lower than that of his cousin, it is too shameful!

"Report to father, the old lady and the others are about to leave. Mother, please get out quickly."

Jia Rong suddenly came in and said to Jia Zhen.

"I know." Jia Zhen stood up, cupped her hands at Jia Lian and said with a smile: "Old ladies, they rarely enter the palace and need someone to escort them. You have a warm filial piety on your body, so there is no need to go. Okay, just me and Rong'er.

Just wait.Look, when we have free time, as my brother, I will definitely be a good host and set up a few tables for you to celebrate. "

In front of outsiders, Jia Lian did not say much to Jia Zhen. He stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much for your kindness, Brother Zhen. "

Jia Zhen smiled, hugged the fist with the principal Xu, and went out.

On Ningrong Street, Jia Mu and others had already entered Among the eight large sedans, there were also several small sedans, and the maids and mothers-in-law accompanying Li Wan, Jia Mu and others were sitting there.

There were no less than seventy or eighty young men in green clothes accompanying them. It looked majestic.

Jia Zhen did not dare to get on the horse first, but came to Jia Mu and others to ask for instructions. Unexpectedly, Jia Mu and others were also waiting for him, so she asked : "I heard that the officials of the clan's mansion were looking for Lian'er. Why? ”

When Jia Zhen heard this, she quickly told the situation with a smile.

Jia’s mother didn’t have much reaction to such an expected thing. The smile on his face became even thicker.

Only Caiyun, who was sitting neatly on the corner of the stool in the big sedan behind, saw Mrs. Wang put down the curtain of the sedan with a smile on her face. Her smile quietly faded a lot. Being familiar with Mrs. Wang’s temperament, she immediately lowered her head and did not dare to show any more joy.

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Mr. Xu Although he was an official of the Zongren Mansion, his rank was too low and he was only responsible for delivering letters, so Jia Lian did not keep him for long. After serving him some tea, he sent him out.

As soon as he turned around , the boys all around came forward, knelt down like a thousand children, and congratulated them in unison.

Some younger members of the clan also came up to please them.

After hearing Jia Lian say that after the big event is over, everyone will be rewarded, and everyone kowtows even harder...

After returning home, Jia Lian suddenly remembered something, Then he walked to Jia She's courtyard, his study.

Since Jia She's death, Jia Lian ordered people to lock Jia She's study.

Jia She has been building for decades, and most of his inheritance is in this room.

If we say that the title of second-class general on him can be regarded as the mastermind that was revealed after Jia She’s death, Weapons, then in this study, there are all the remaining low-level gadgets.

Although it has no big use, it can be sold for money,

So Jia Lian naturally I won’t let others get involved.

Originally I wasn’t in a hurry to deal with the things inside, but now Yuanchun has been granted the title of concubine.

To Rong Guofu’s official treasuryUnder the current situation, there is simply no way to build such a beautiful and exquisite Grand View Garden.

It is conceivable that money will be raised from all over the place.

Therefore, it is better to deal with these things as soon as possible...

Suddenly, Qingwen and Xiangling came over with a bunch of large and small keys.

Since the convenience doors on both sides were opened, Sister Feng could no longer isolate Qingwen there on the grounds of looking after the house. They could still come to see Jia Lian every day and act as errand runners.

Open the door and let the light from outside shine into the small room that has been dark for a long time.

Looking at the dazzling furnishings in the house and the calligraphy and paintings on the walls, Jia Lian shook his head.

The place that his predecessor had coveted for a long time was now naked in front of him, at his disposal. Could this be regarded as fulfilling a wish deep in his heart
< br />"Second Master, do you want to open all these boxes?"

Qingwen was actually more excited than him. As soon as she entered the room, she looked at the things around her with beautiful peach blossom eyes. Floodlight.

These are all the second master’s things. If I ask for two things, the second master won’t refuse to give them, right?

Everyone in the world loves good things and loves money, especially people like Feng Jieer and Qingwen.

Starting from this point of view, Qingwen and Sister Feng actually have somewhat similar personalities. I think if they changed their identities, they might be able to live like each other.

“Open it.”

Upon hearing Jia Lian’s instructions, Qingwen happily opened the boxes one by one.

Xiang Ling was not deeply interested in these things. Seeing Jia Lian sit down, she took out the list from the drawer and looked at it. She also walked behind Jia Lian and massaged his shoulders very considerately.

　“Wow, so much gold!”

　“Wow, so many treasures...”

　“Wow, this porcelain pot looks so beautiful , how much can it be worth."

Jia Lian frowned due to Qingwen's constant exclamations. He glanced back and saw the infinite expression on Qingwen's face, and he understood that doing this things that really make her happy.

He glanced at Xiangling again. Xiangling was originally in a daze, but when she realized his gaze, she seemed a little embarrassed. She lowered her head shyly, and then massaged her hands harder.

Seeing her shyness, Jia Lian held her in his arms and felt the wonderful fragrance of her body.

　“Second Master, can you give this to me?”

Qingwen didn’t know what good thing she had found, and her voice suddenly became louder. Then she jumped in front of Jia Lian and brought a beautiful sandalwood box to Jia Lian and the other two.

Then she saw Xiang Ling sitting in Jia Lian's arms, and she quickly looked out the window.

There are only two female guards of the second master guarding the outside. No wonder the second master is so careless!

She muttered "Don't be ashamed", but she was afraid that Jia Lian would be angry and not agree to her request, so she didn't say much and still smiled and shook Jia Lian's arm.

Jia Lian took the wooden box and turned it around. It turned out that there was a pair of dice inside. However, these dice were different from ordinary jade dice. They were made of crystal clear crystals with dots on the surface. It is dyed with colorful pigments and looks extremely exquisite.

This thing looks good, but in fact it is not worth much. Qingwen likes gambling, so she took a fancy to it at first sight.

Perhaps, Qingwen also knows that she cannot ask for something that is too expensive.

"It's not difficult to give it to you, but what do you give in exchange?" Jia Lian put the box back on the table and asked with a tilted head and a smile.

When Qingwen saw Jia Lian's smile, she knew that Jia Lian was probably going to take the opportunity to make a rude request again.

I really like this set of dice. Take it out and make sure that it blinds the eyes of those girls and women, and then say "Second Master gave it to me" and make them jealous to death!

"Then, Second Master, what do you want me to give in exchange..."

Seeing Qingwen's downcast eyebrows, looking like she was waiting to be slaughtered by you, Jia Lian smiled deliberately. Laughing, making Qingwen even more embarrassed, she said: "Kiss me and I'll give this to you."

"Really?"

Qingwen didn't expect it to be so simple this time. She was afraid that Jia Lian would regret it, so she didn't hesitate. She immediately stretched her neck and got close to Jia Lian's cheek, preparing to kiss Jia Lian.

Then I realized that I had been fooled.

I felt a strong force on the waist of the water snake. When I turned around, she was already held in Jia Lian's lap, and she and Xiang Ling were on one side, looking at each other across the chest.

Qingwen immediately scolded Jia Lian for being a rogue and struggled to get out.

Seeing that Jia Lian refused, he said angrily: "Humph, didn't the second master want Xiangling to abandon me? Why did you come to hug me again?"

"Haha, you Let’s talk about it, why do I want Xiangling and not you?”

“Don’t think I don’t know, you, it’s not enough for you to ask her to warm your bed, and you still sleep with her in your arms, you all... …”

Qingwen buried the matterFor a long time, she, the real aunt, had not slept with Jia Lian, but Xiang Ling had beaten her to it!

Jia Lian laughed softly, making the two pretty girls blush. Then he gave each of them a peck on their little apple-like faces, and then turned to Qing. Wen said: "If you are jealous, will you come and warm my bed tonight? Are you going to sleep outside and let Xiangling sleep inside?"

"Bah, that's not what you want."

Qingwen originally couldn't stay in Jia Lian's arms, but seeing Xiang Ling slowly becoming at peace with herself, she didn't want to fall behind, so she had no choice but to push him away.

The two pretty bodies are so delicate and soft that Jia Lian can't put them down.

After all, this place is not an artificial place. The girls watching the door outside have heard the noise and come to the window, as if they want to see the scene inside through the thick window screen. Jia Lian just held Qingwen and Xiangling and looked through the list together, then let them get up, and looked through all the boxes that Qingwen had opened.

It’s just that he is not an experienced antique player, so he cannot accurately estimate the value of Jia She’s things.

In short, the few tens of thousands of taels of silver are definitely worth it!

If you want to maximize your profits, you have to hire experts from antique shops to conduct valuation and sales.

Jia Zheng’s protégé Cheng Rixing does run a good antique shop, but it’s a pity that it is not convenient for him to participate in this matter.

The Xue family, which has a world-wide business, seems to be involved in the antique business, and it is also not suitable for the Xue family to get involved.

It would be better to find someone else to secretly convert these things into money and save them for later use.