The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 41: Cry or Laugh
"Thirty years ago, military officers from other provinces had to pass through the Jiedushi Yamen when they came to the Beijing camp for duty. Back then, our Jia Mansion was truly magnificent. Every day, the horse tethers at the main gate weren't enough, and there weren't enough stalls on the streets. We built and rebuilt stables, but there were never enough."

Zhou Rui rode a horse alongside Wang Xin and took Wang Xin to the Beijing camp, introducing the situation there along the way.

Wang Xin listened with great interest.

It's always fun to listen to other people's gossip.

I didn’t understand village women before and thought they were vulgar. Later, when I joined them, I realized the fun in it. Talking about people’s gossip behind their backs was really fun and very stress-relieving. I could be happy all day long.

It had been a long time since he met someone who liked to listen to gossip. Zhou Rui was also happy to talk, throwing out everything he said. Then he said regretfully, "Later, our mansion lost the Jiedushi. Although there was still Master Wang to take over, things were different from the past. From then on, it was changed to serving in the Ministry of War first, and then in the various regiments of the Beijing Camp. Four years ago, even the Beijing Camp Jiedufu was abolished."

Wang Ziteng took over the post of Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp from Jia Daihua, the grandfather of Jia Zhen of Ningguo Mansion, which should have been caused by the affairs of Prince Yi Zhong.

Jia Zhen is the fourth generation of the Ningguo Mansion.

Wang Ziteng is the third generation of the Wang family.

Jia She and Jia Zheng are the third generation of the Rongguo Mansion.

The Jia family should still want to take back the position of Jiedushi. Fame and fortune, isn't fame all about profit? The title of Duke of the Jia family is fame, and Jiedushi is profit. The combination of the two makes the Jia family an extremely powerful family.

Without the Jiedushi, it would be like losing the method of arbitrage.

Just like a famous Internet company, if it only has traffic but lacks the means to cash out and cannot find a way for a long time, it will eventually go bankrupt. The Jia family must understand this similar principle.

Since the Beijing camp fell into the hands of civil officials, Jia Zheng married Wang Ziteng's sister, and then Jia Zheng trained his son to study and pursue literature. Isn't this all for this purpose?

Of course, even such a huge Jia family would not die in one swoop.

The Ningguo Mansion follows the old path and still makes friends with nobles. The eldest wife of the Rongguo Mansion makes friends with the military governors, in fact, they are all maintaining the previous relationship with the Jia Mansion.

Talk about it.

It's all about fame and fortune.

Through Zhou Rui, I learned a lot of information and gained a better understanding of the situation in the capital.

When he arrived at the Ministry of War, Zhou Rui stopped outside and waited.

Who knows how long it will take? Wang Xin told Zhou Rui not to wait. Zhou Rui thought about it and arranged for a servant to wait outside the door. "If Master Xin has any instructions, ask him to go back and convey them."

"it is good."

Wang Xin agreed immediately.

Zhou Rui is the housekeeper, and leaving him here to wait is a tough job for him.

Servants are there to work, so it's actually a good thing for them to stay here and wait instead of going back to the mansion to work. Wang Xin knew the mentality of workers very well, so he didn't refuse. Sure enough, the servant was smiling.

After bidding farewell to Zhou Rui, Wang Xin turned and went to the yamen, and handed the document and certificate to the doorman for inspection. There were soldiers on both sides, so they were not surprised.

The document is used for accommodation at post stations on the road.

Going out requires money for everything. Officials traveling to different places can use the post stations along the way for food, accommodation and transportation. However, Wang Xin had a boat prepared by Lin Ruhai, which saved him a lot of effort.

A certificate of identity is used to prove one's identity.

The certificate of appointment was issued by the Ministry of War of Yingtian Prefecture, and his identity on it was still that of an assistant.

After confirming that everything was correct, the man pointed to the place where the report was made.

Wang Xin walked in. The yamen was very large with many houses. He found a courtyard house. There were already more than a dozen people waiting under the corridor. Wang Xin guessed that this was the place, so he went in and asked, and found that they were indeed waiting there.

Most of the people waiting were military officers of the fourth or fifth rank, with only one or two third-rank officers. Everyone was drinking tea and no one was chatting, but they all glanced at Wang Xin quietly and remembered his appearance.

The servants from the yamen brought tea. Although the rules were strict, they were polite and the scene was not as expected.

Wang Xin couldn't help but smile.

After all, he is an official.

He's an official now, who would be so blind?

I only saw the customs of the Jia family, but I didn't think that it was just the Jia family after all, a century-old aristocratic family, which had declined. All kinds of scenes were not uncommon, including all kinds of incest and cheating, which ordinary people would not even dare to think about.

At this time, an official came to ask, and the people sitting around stood up one after another.

The official's official uniform was only of the seventh rank, and the third rank military officer just now stood up politely.

Wang Xin was curious. "What do you want?"

"I'm here to work."

Wang Xin explained, then handed over the document and the certificate, and told them the purpose of his visit.

The official took it and looked at it. He was not surprised to find out that it was a military officer from another place who came to Beijing for duty.

It is normal for military officers from other places to come to Beijing for duty. Sometimes no one comes for three to five months, and sometimes many people come at once. Recently, there are about eight or nine people reporting in, neither too many nor too few.

The visitor asked Wang Xin to wait, and Wang Xin found a seat and sat down.

After that person left, everyone sat down.

After a while.

The official came out again, "Captain Wang, congratulations on your new promotion. Lord Chen wants to see you."

"But Chen Yan, Mr. Chen?"

"Yes."

The official asked curiously, "Does Commander Wang know Lord Chen?"

"do not know."

Wang Xin told the truth.

The official glanced in his mind and thought that it would be strange if he didn't know Wang Xin. When he saw Wang Xin's name, Lord Chen asked to see Wang Xin. However, the more Wang Xin refused to reveal his identity, the more polite the official became.

He led the way in front personally, no longer having the same demeanor as before.

The people who stayed behind looked at each other.

Okay.

They waited for a long time, but the guy came in as soon as he arrived, and what did he say just now? Congratulations on your promotion.

Dusi.

That boy looks to be in his twenties.

Coming to the Beijing Camp to work, and getting promoted every three years, doesn't that make him a guerrilla?
It turns out that when the nobles were not weak, even their children were no better. Moreover, in recent years, the children of nobles have become useless, and military promotions are increasingly based on seniority. It is rare to see a guerrilla in his twenties.

"Is this man called Wang Xin?"

The third-rank military officer suddenly spoke, and he didn't remember clearly just now.

"Yes, his name is indeed Wang Xin."

Someone introduced it next to me.

Everyone recalled Wang Xin's appearance and his behavior, and thought that this person must be of great importance.

Less than half an hour passed.

Wang Xin came out.

This time everyone stood up and saw Wang Xin with a strange look on his face. He asked enthusiastically, and even the third-rank military officer tried to please him, as if he wanted to make friends with him.

Is the Jia family so powerful?

Jia Zheng just asked about it yesterday, and today the Ministry of War told him to make preparations and to lead a Beijing camp in a few days.

I can't figure it out.

Wang Xin thought all the way back to the Jia Mansion, Tuobi Villa. Before he entered the house, he heard the sobbing of a little girl coming from inside. Is there someone in his room?
open the door.

I saw a thin figure.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, the little girl shuddered with fear and turned around with a pair of foxy eyes filled with tears.

Wang Xin was a little confused.

Is this girl crying or laughing?

(End of this chapter)