Jia Xu picked up a bead, squinted at it for a long time, put it back in the box, and said lightly: "I don't understand what you mean, what did Fei Shangshu give to Mingzhu for me?" ”

Jia Ji smiled bitterly and said: "Father may not know, now the officialdom in Chang'an is tightened, and everyone says that His Royal Highness the King of Han is going to change the book." ”

"What does that mean?"

"Father, Recently, His Royal Highness the King of Han has made a series of adjustments, Pingzhangtai has been changed to Shangshu Province, and the secretary and supervisor have been changed to Zhongshu Province"

Before Jia Ji finished speaking, Jia Xu interrupted him impatiently, "I know all this, let's talk about the point." ”

"Yes! In fact, there is no problem with the adjustment of the official office, the key is that Pang Tong, Fa Zheng and Du Ji have also entered the center of power, and Fa Zheng has replaced Yin Mo, which has no impact on Shangshu, but Pang Tong and Du Ji are obviously going to be promoted to Xiangguo, and everyone is wondering, is it going to be increased to seven phases? However, judging from the recent rumors, it should still be five phases, that is to say, there are two phases to come down, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is very likely to be Dong He and Fei Guan. ”

Jia Xu asked quietly: "Forgive me for being dizzy, why can't I see that the two of them are coming down?" ”

"Father, Xiangyang Taishou Dong Yun served as Zhongshu Zuocheng, and Shujun Taishou Fei Yi served as Zhongshu Youcheng, which actually implied that Dong He and Fei Guan were going to come down."

"Really? So Fei Guan gave me a box of pearls, and wanted me to go to King Han to intercede and let him continue to be a prime minister? ”

"That's right, the son knows in his heart that if it's just to let the child help adjust the position of the county order, there is no need to give such an expensive gift, and the big shopkeeper of Baibaozhai also hinted that this is just a gift, and there is a heavy thank you afterwards, of course, this is for the father."

Jia Xu's eyes widened, his eyes flashed, and he stared at his son fiercely, "You mean that you often collect money to adjust the county order, right?" ”

Jia Ji was so frightened that she panicked and kowtowed repeatedly, "The child didn't, the child just said that, and he didn't receive any money." ”

Jia Xu sneered, "I don't believe you haven't received it, did you buy that house in Wulihuai Lane?" Covering an area of five acres of land, where did you get the money for such an expensive land price? ”

Jia Ji opened his mouth and was speechless for a long time, how could his father know so clearly, Jia Xu let out a long sigh, "Do you think that His Royal Highness the King of Han's supervising envoys all eat dry rice?" This is Sima Yi hinting to me, His Royal Highness the King of Han must also know, okay, you tell me honestly, how many bribes you have received, I will solve it for you. “

Jia Ji took a long time before he said: "The child has only received three times in total, about 100 taels of gold. ”

"What else?" Jia Xu asked sharply.

"No more!"

Jia Ji said with a crying voice: "The child does not dare to deceive his father, there is no more, the child is willing to swear in front of the ancestors." ”

"You've disgraced your ancestors."

Jia Xu gritted his teeth with hatred, he knew his son, he was more timid since he was a child, it seems that there should be no more, Jia Xu suppressed the anger in his heart, and said to his son seriously: "At the beginning of the founding of the country, it was the time when the heroes created the glory of the family, and it was also the time when the eyes of the superior could not rub the sand, so at this time the reputation is more important than anything else, once it is found to be corrupt, not only will there be no merit, but also the children and grandchildren, there was a chance to create a famous family, but because of the greed of the moment, the glory and status of the children and grandchildren were cut off, Therefore, my father often said to your three brothers, our family is not short of money, His Royal Highness the King of Han will also reward us with enough land, and my father will also be named the Marquis of Wuchang County, once the world is unified, my father will even be named the prince of the country, and my descendants can inherit it, and the famous family of the Jia family will be formed from then on, but because you are greedy for a hundred taels of gold, the Jia family has since cut off the road to fame, and you are the sinner of the Jia family through the ages! ”

Jia Ji's face turned pale with fright, trembling all over, and he regretted it in his heart, and finally couldn't help crying: "The child is stupid! ”

Jia Xu sighed, "Go ahead!" Think about what to do for the Father? ”

Jia Ji kowtowed three times and slowly retreated, Jia Xu pondered for a long time, got up and walked out of the door and ordered: "Prepare a carriage for me!" ”

Han Wangfu, Liu Jing is in Xiao Qiao's Moon Picking Building and Xiao Qiao Wencun, today several doctors consulted Xiao Qiao, and determined that she was unwell because of the happy pulse, which made Xiao Qiao overjoyed, pulling her husband to spoil him, Liu Jing was also extremely happy, when he came back from Hefei, he had a premonition when he had sex with Xiao Qiao, Xiao Qiao would be pregnant, and sure enough, his premonition came true.

Xiao Qiao lay lazily in her husband's arms, and said coquettishly: "Husband, several doctors said that you can't have sex anymore after pregnancy, I'm afraid that the concubine won't be able to serve you for a while." ”

"This is a big deal, you have to take care of your body, but you must not be careless."

"I'll pay attention!"

Xiao Qiao's eyes flowed, and he smiled and said, "But when you should accompany me, you still have to come to me, and you can't let me stay alone in the empty room." ”

"Hmm!"

"Don't deal with me, you have to come, just cuddle me to sleep, so that I and the child can rely on."

"I didn't deal with you, don't I just hug you now?"

Liu Jing smiled, lowered his head and kissed Xiao Qiao's face, "What don't you have to worry about?" ”

Xiao Qiao sighed lowly, "I heard that women grow old when they give birth, and I long to have children, but I am afraid that I will grow old." ”

"You think too much, the princess gave birth to two children, and she hasn't grown old, what about Shang Xiang? Has she gotten older, and Bao Niang, she also gave birth to two children, and her skin is better as a result. ”

"That's because they were so young when they gave birth."

"You're not old now! I saw you for the first time ten years ago, and nothing has changed from now, don't think too much, it's not good for the child in the womb. ”

Xiao Qiao had to stop complaining, at this time, she suddenly remembered something, and said to her husband: "Sister seems to have something to look for you, she asked about you yesterday, but you were not at home." ”

At the mention of Da Qiao, Liu Jing felt a faint pain in his heart, Da Qiao had clearly told him that it was impossible for her to marry again, which made him very disappointed, this was the only woman who touched his soul, making it difficult for her to give up, but he couldn't get her in the end.

Liu Jing nodded silently, "I'll go see her when I have time." ”

At this moment, Xiao Qiao's personal maid said outside the door: "Mrs. Qiyu and Your Highness, the princess sent someone to say that Your Highness has a guest, it seems that Jia Ge Lao asked to see him." ”

Jia Xu actually came, there must be something important, Liu Jing smiled at Xiao Qiao: "I'll go over first, and I'll come to accompany you later." ”

Xiao Qiao got up and sorted out her husband's clothes, offered her red lips and kissed him, and nodded, "I'll wait for you to come back." ”

Liu Jing turned around and walked quickly to the front house, and after a while, he came to his outer study, the door of the outer study was open, and he saw Jia Xu pacing back and forth in the room, looking preoccupied.

"Jia Gong seems to have something on his mind?" Liu Jing walked into the study with a smile.

Jia Xu hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "See Your Highness." ”

"Gong Jia doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat!"

Liu Jing invited Jia Xu to sit down and let the maid serve tea, he glanced at it, but found that there was a cloth bag and a jade box on the table, which should be the items brought by Jia Xu.

Jia Xu sighed, took the cloth bag, put it on the table and opened it, inside were a few ingots of gold from Huang Chengcheng, and there was an official seal, Liu Jing asked puzzledly: "What does Jia Gong mean?" ”

"Your Highness, here is a hundred taels of gold, and it was my stupid son who accepted a bribe from someone else, and he had a troubled conscience and confessed to me, and I specially handed it over to His Highness."

Liu Jing knew what was going on, he learned from the secret report of the imperial history supervisor that Jia Ji bought a house covering an area of five acres in Wulihuai Lane, and learned that Jia Ji was obviously unfair in the judgment of the county order, and this coincided with the time when he bought the house.

Liu Jing picked up the official seal, but found that it was Jia Xu's county seal, he was stunned for a moment, "What is Jia Gong going to do?" ”

Jia Xu was extremely ashamed and said: "The old minister has no way to teach his son, and he is greedy for profit, so he actually accepts bribes, and the old minister is responsible, and he is willing to resign from the title as a warning." ”

"!"

Liu Jing's face suddenly sank, "Jia Ji is not a three-year-old child, does he have to bear the responsibility of his father when he makes a mistake?" There are only two county marquis in the Han Kingdom, how precious it is, if Jia Gong resigns as the county marquis, how can I Liu Jing explain to the world? How to explain to the subjects of the Han Kingdom? ”

Jia Xu was anxious to protect the calf, he only hoped that if he resigned from the title, Liu Jing would be able to spare his son and not hold him accountable, but Liu Jing was angry, he was more and more ashamed in his heart, and said with a wry smile: "The old decay has reached the age of antiquity, but the late season is not guaranteed, and I am sad to give birth to such a beast with a lust for profit!" ”

Liu Jing was silent for a moment and said: "Although Jia Ji made mistakes, Jia Mu and Jia Wan can be honest and honest, diligent and self-disciplined, and deeply loved by the people, they are all good officials, I am ready to transfer Jia Mu to Xiangyang Taishou, Jia Gong should be proud of his son." ”

The officialdom system of the Han State mainly focused on 'the combination of internal and external, orderly advance and retreat', that is, if an official wants to achieve the position of Xiangguo, he must have sufficient qualifications, such as how many years he has held an official position in the Inner Dynasty and how many years he has held an official position in the local area.

The inner dynasty is the central court, and the lowest official is called the official Cao, and the above is the secretary, engaged, Sizhi, Cheng, Shangshu, and the official Cao can be directly promoted to the secretary, and the secretary can also be directly promoted to engage, but it is best to serve as a county order, a county official or the main book.

However, in order to be promoted to the rank of the director, you must have the experience of a magistrate, at least you must have served as the commander of the upper county or the lower county taishou, and the secretary is promoted to the rank of cheng, then you must have the experience of the middle county taishou or the upper county and the county.

As for Cheng to be promoted to Shangshu, it will be extremely difficult, it is necessary to have the experience of being a county Taishou or a strategic envoy, and even if he is a Shangshu, he may not be able to become a minister.

In the magistrate system of the Han Kingdom, the counties were divided into upper, middle and lower levels, with the upper being Jingzhao County, Shu County, Xiangyang County and Wuchang County, that is, the counties where the former capital was located, and the four major economic areas such as Lingzhou were also counted as high-class counties.

After serving as the senior county guard, he will have the opportunity to enter the central authority, such as Fei Yi, the Taishou of Shu County, and Dong Yun, the Taishou of Xiangyang County, will be appointed as the left and right of Zhongshu Province, and Jia Mu will be transferred to Xiangyang Taishou, obviously Liu Jing is ready to reuse Jia Xu's eldest son.

Jia Xu was moved in his heart, bowed down and said: "For the sake of the reputation and future of the Jia family, the old minister begs His Royal Highness to remove Jia Ji from his official position, and the old minister can't let him ruin the reputation of the Jia family and ruin the future of his two brothers." ”

Liu Jing understands that Jia Xu is not humble, he really doesn't want his son to be an official anymore, bribery, as long as he commits it for the first time, it will break the bottom line, and he will continue to break the law in the future, until he makes a big mistake.

And Jia Ji's ability is really not enough, Xu Shu, the secretary of the ministry, also has a lot of complaints about him, according to the separation of powers, the transfer of officials engaged in the first level is directly decided by the secretary of the ministry, but because Jia Ji is the son of Jia Xu, Xu Shu has to ask Liu Jing.

Originally, Liu Jing planned to transfer Jia Ji to the local government to serve as the county leader, but at this time, Yushitai found out that Jia Ji was suspected of taking bribes, and Liu Jing was also a little hesitant.

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and then smiled: "It is not very good to directly remove him from his official position, so let him resign from his official position by calling himself sick!" ”

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