Jia Lian walked out of the palace and looked up at the sun in the sky. It's still early, and it should be too late to report to Jinyi Mansion now.

However, Jia Lian did not go, but went to Jinxing Hutong and Chen Menglei.

During these days, Jia Lian was able to stabilize his position under the pressure inside and outside the Jia family, and he controlled the situation steadily to this day, without Chen Menglei's help.

Not to mention, there were no Chen Menglei's several times of secret intervention, so that Emperor Longzheng understood Jia Lian. Emperor Longzheng would never have thought of using Jia Lian.

And if he didn't have the position of Jinyi Mansion, Jia Lian, a first-class general, could only be an idle nobleman who ate and waited for death.

Dazheng has been founding the country for nearly a hundred years, and in the era of peace, there are very few things that Xungui can do. The positions in the military are far less than those of civilian officials, and most of the profits are given to non-honored military attaches who have just joined the army.

After all, you can't let an earl or even a marquis serve as a low-level officer such as a captain or a ten-chief, and serve as a low-level military attache who can only manage a dozen or dozens of people.

Even if the Military Aircraft Department is willing to arrange it, it is impossible for those nobles to agree.

Then the remaining positions that can be arranged are really too few compared to the huge scale of the Wuxun Group in the past hundred years.

Therefore, it depends on who can attract the attention of the Son of Heaven and the Military Aircraft Department.

Jia Lian also didn't know until now what it was like to have an elder to rely on.

Of course, it means living, after all, Jia Lian has to admit that although Jia Daishan has been dead for more than 20 years, in fact, as long as the Jia family does not die, his name can still protect the Jia family for 50 years.

It's a pity that the two families of the Jia family are all good at death. If you don't change, you can't do it.

Jia Lian pondered as he walked, and it didn't take long to arrive at Chen Menglei's mansion.

Jia Lian jumped off the horse, threw the reins to Qing'er on the side, and said, "You find a place to stay, don't stay at the door of your grandfather's house, this is not Rongguo Mansion, the door needs to be quiet." ”

Qing'er nodded: "Second master, don't worry." The little one understands. ”

When I walked into Chen's house, I met Chen Youen head-on.

"Third uncle, nephew greets you." After a long period of contact, Jia Lian has a certain understanding of Chen Youen, the only pure scholar among the three sons of the Chen family, who is actually the most out-of-the-box person in private.

Sure enough, Chen Youen saw Jia Lian with a hippie smiling face and kicked it: "You kid don't talk nonsense here." You are a first-class general, a thousand households in Jinyi Mansion, what's the matter with asking me for peace here? Let's go in, the old man is inside. ”

After speaking, Chen Youen went out of the house to do errands.

Entering the Shoujing Hall, Jia Lian saw Chen Menglei and Mrs. Chen sitting in the hall chatting at a glance.

"Grandson Jia Lian, meet grandpa."

As soon as Mrs. Chen looked up in surprise, she heard Chen Menglei say beside her, "Look, I said that he will definitely come today." ”

It turned out that in order to avoid suspicion, Jia Lian did not come to Chen's mansion during this time. This made Mrs. Chen, who likes Jia Lian's grandson very much, dissatisfied. Seeing the sky and Chen Menglei chattered.

Jia Lian understood what was going on as soon as he heard it, and hurriedly ran forward and said, "Grandma misses me, you see, it's really mine." I will definitely come to see my grandmother more often in the future. ”

Old Madam Chen snorted: "You little, if you run here when you see the sky, your old lady won't hate my old woman."

Again. I also heard from your grandfather. Now that you have an errand and serve the Son of Heaven, it is the right thing to do well. Come and see me when you're free. ”

Chen Menglei coughed lightly and said to the old lady: "Okay, madam, I still have something to say to Lian'er, you go to the back to rest." When we're done talking, let Lian'er go to the back. ”

Old Madam Chen nodded and left. She knew that the old man should indeed have something to do.

Seeing that Old Madam Chen was gone, Chen Menglei glanced at Jia Lian and said gently, "You have done a good job during this time. I didn't expect this situation today. ”

Jia Lian's heart warmed: "Thanks to my grandfather's support, I just planned to study with my grandfather for a few years, but I didn't expect the situation to become so fast." With the titles of martial lord and military attaché, this imperial examination will not be examined. ”

Chen Menglei smiled: "Child's words, it was just a small talk at the beginning, if you, the Rongguo Chengjue, really came to be a civil official, I'm afraid that Brother Daishan will not be able to spare me in the spirit of the sky." ”

Chen Menglei smiled and talked a few words, and then became serious: "Lian'er, what do you think of your position." ”

Jia Lian's face also changed, Da Zheng's Jinyi Mansion had greater power than the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty in the previous life, but its reputation was better than that of Jinyiwei.

Jia Lian always thought that even if he had a military position in the future, he should be the Qianhu of one of the 12th regimental battalions of the Beijing Division or the chief officer of one of the five cities of the Terracotta Division. He has been working in this direction as well. I didn't expect that a thousand households were a thousand households, but from a thousand households who rushed into battle to become an intelligence officer.

Well, perhaps it should be called a criminal officer. After all, his position of being in charge of a thousand households was set up to investigate major and important cases that the local government in the Jiangnan region was unable to handle.

"Grandpa, I don't quite understand that this person who is in charge of a thousand households, if I remember correctly, is dealing with big and important cases in the Jiangnan area. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with me. ”

"It doesn't matter, this time, the emperor has also handed over the task of investigating the Jiangnan major case to you."

Jia Lian suddenly had a bitter face: "But I won't solve the case." ”

Jia Lian asked himself, although he is a man who has watched more than a thousand episodes of Conan and the four detectives Di Renjie. If you want to commit a crime, you may be fine, but if you want to solve a crime, well, it's not easy to be a detective.

Chen Menglei laughed: "You, no one is born to solve cases." Besides, everything has to be done by you, a thousand households, what do so many detectives and old cadres of the Nanzhen Mansion Department do.

Besides, do you think the emperor sent you there to solve the case? ”

Jia Lian was full of excitement, well, I won't be sleepy when you talk about this little master.

"Well, grandpa, I know that you always have an insider, tell me quickly, I have a good bottom in my heart."

Chen Menglei smiled, he was very satisfied with Jia Lian's keenness: "Get ready to go south." I'm afraid you'll be going to Jinling soon. ”

Jia Lian was taken aback, it seemed that he really had some insiders.

"You know, your uncle works in Yangzhou. He is a close confidant of the Son of Heaven, and the reason why he, the Tanhua of Yong'an for the second year, did not go out as the county magistrate as usual, but entered the Yushitai. In fact, it's just one reason, the emperor is short of money. ”

Jia Lian took a deep breath, he didn't expect this to be the case. Lin Ruhai really went to make money for Emperor Longzheng in Yangzhou. Suddenly, Jia Lian remembered the death of Lin Ruhai's sister-in-law and Jia Min, and couldn't help but tremble.

"And what about now?"

"The situation sent by the Nanzhen Mansion a few days ago, Lord Lin has already touched the foundation of those salt merchants in Yangzhou, and they have already attacked their relatives.

So you have to prepare, the emperor sent you to help your uncle. When the time comes. All the forces of the Nanzhen Prefecture Division in Jiangnan will be at your disposal. ”

Jia Lian nodded, he also remembered that the death of Lin Ruhai's sister-in-law should be next year, as for Jia Min's death and Daiyu's entry into Beijing, it would have to wait until two or three years later.

Thinking of this, Jia Lian also put his mind at ease: "Okay, I'll wait for my waist to wrap 100,000 yuan and ride a crane into Jinling." ”