Chapter 361 Lin Ruhai Was Shocked (Please Subscribe)

In the backyard of the Zhongyuan Chief Envoy's Yamen, Lin Ruhai was sitting in the study.

The flickering lights reflected the expression on the frontier official's face, which was uncertain for a moment.

"Good boy, you are so bold!"

Putting down the letter in her hand, Lin Ruhai took a long breath, with a rather subtle look on her face.

There is shock, confusion, boredom, loss, and uncertainty.

"Brother Ruhai, what's wrong with you?"

There is another person in the study, who is in his early fifties and has gray hair on his temples. His originally delicate face is already full of age, but he has a very good temperament and has the gentle and jade-like feeling of a scholar.

"Brother Wencai, you will know just by looking at it!"

Lin Ruhai laughed bitterly and handed over the letter in his hand.

Ma Wen just took it and scanned the contents of the letter. He couldn't help but look surprised: "General Jia is so bold!"

When he said this, the old face was full of appreciation, and there was no other abnormality.

Lin Ruhai had been secretly observing, and couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Although he had great trust in the 'same year' in front of him, what Jia Huan said in the letter was too bold and he couldn't be careful.

"Anyone who is brave or not is probably just young and energetic!"

Lin Ruhai said angrily: "You have just won a few battles, and you dare to make such a crazy proposal?"

"Brother Ruhai, don't use the promotion methods and ideas of civilian officials to speculate on the promotion model of military generals!"

Ma Wencai disagreed and said with a slight smile: "I think General Jia's concerns are reasonable!"

Seeing Lin Ruhai looking like he was listening attentively, Ma Wencai, an old man who was half a hundred years old, continued to speak slowly: "The military general was promoted to the first level of military merit. It just so happens that General Jia's military merit is quite amazing!"

"Even during the founding period of the People's Republic of China, General Jia's military exploits in just six months are considered impressive!"

"Not to mention that at a time when there is a shortage of qualified generals in the army, General Jia's performance can be said to be unparalleled. It is unreasonable to think of not being rewarded today!"

Lin Ruhai nodded silently, what he said made sense!

In fact, he was able to go from sitting on the bench in the capital's Yamen to becoming the chief envoy of the Central Plains because of Jia Cong's achievements in suppressing bandits. Otherwise, it would have been almost impossible to be reused so quickly.

Again, he is an important minister under the Supreme Emperor. As long as the Emperor is still alive, it is absolutely impossible for him to be reused, and he will not speak easily today.

But in fact, nowadays people still pinch their noses and reuse it, not that Lin Ruhai himself is so important.

But Jia Cong's military exploits must be rewarded. Military promotion alone was not enough. There were other factors to consider, which allowed Lin Ruhai to be reused in advance.

Having said that, Jia Cong's achievements in suppressing bandits can benefit officials like Lin Ruhai.

Jia Huan's military exploits are even more exaggerated. How will he be rewarded today?

In the first battle, he led a thousand light cavalry to annihilate the three thousand barbarian cavalry who penetrated into the pass and wreaked havoc in the northwest!

In the second battle, he commanded 10,000 infantry cavalry and annihilated almost 40,000 barbarian cavalry beyond the Great Wall!

In the current third battle, the invading Qianxiang Kingdom army was easily defeated, and the flames of war even spread into the opponent's territory.

Such military exploits would not be enough to convince the public without being granted the title of Marquis!

But how old is this kid Jia Huan?

The actual age is not even sixteen, and the virtual age is naturally not even eighteen!

If you are granted the title of Marquis for your military merits at such a young age, and you also have a large number of troops in your hands, how can you do it in the future?

Now I am interested in adding martial arts to add luster to my reputation!

It is conceivable that with Jia Huan's illustrious military exploits, he will definitely have the opportunity to lead troops on expeditions in the future. By then, won't the military exploits continue to come?

I'm afraid that before the age of twenty, I will be able to reach the point where I can't be promoted due to my merit!

Based on Lin Ruhai's understanding of today's world, there will definitely be disasters like "high achievements that shake the master"!

If it had been ten years ago, Lin Ruhai's first reaction would have been to tell Jia Huan to hide his weakness and not be so sharp, which would eventually lead to the suspicion of the emperor and his ministers.

He is considered a traditional scholar-bureaucrat, adhering to the concept of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and he certainly does not want such a thing to happen. Even if something like this happened, the first thing he would consider was how to get Jia Huan to voluntarily give up his interests and not have a hard time with the current emperor.

But now, naturally he won’t be so ‘foolishly loyal’.

It was about his future son-in-law and his savior. How could he be so cruel?

However, Jia Huan's idea this time was indeed quite bold!

But Ma Wencai next to him didn't take it seriously and chuckled: "Brother Ruhai, it seems that General Jia also knows what he is thinking, otherwise he wouldn't have such thoughts!"

This person was able to chat secretly with Lin Ruhai in the study, and his attitude was quite casual. Obviously, his identity was not simple.

It is indeed not simple. He is Lin Ruhai's most relied-upon staff, or counselor.

He was a Jinshi himself and belonged to the same class as Lin Ruhai.

What's more coincidental is that this person was also from Suzhou and was considered a 'fellow townsman' to Lin Ruhai.

Not only are they of the same age, but they are also from the same hometown, so they naturally feel close to each other.

Although Ma Wencai is not as good as Lin Ruhai, the top pick in high school, he is still ranked high on the second list, and his talent cannot be underestimated.

It's a pity that this person's temperament is too upright, how can he get along in the officialdom?

After wasting ten years in the officialdom, he was still a mere sixth-grade official. He was directly marginalized and could not even stay in the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College.

Finally, he resigned in anger and returned home. At that time, Lin Ruhai was the prefect in the south, so he invited him to join the shogunate and became one of his most trusted helpers.

Although this person's temperament is too straightforward and he doesn't handle relationships well with outsiders, he is still quite capable and is good at handling government affairs and making suggestions.

With Lin Ruhai helping to cover it up, he could barely display his talents.

Yes, this is one of Lin Ruhai's closest aides!

Otherwise, a noble family like the Lin family has an amazing background.

I don’t see it. The second master of the government has become the third-level general affairs envoy, but he still hasn’t found a qualified staff member?

Lin Ruhai had just taken office in Zhongyuan, and his close aides who had temporarily left him took the initiative to come over.

Not only Lin Ruhai but also Ma Wencai saw the great danger when they were in the position of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor. Coupled with the fact that Lin Ruhai was being used to death now, Lin Ruhai was already in a dead situation at that time.

As a staff member and good friend, Ma Wencai persuaded Lin Ruhai to leave more than once.

Unfortunately, Lin Ruhai couldn't let go, but didn't want to involve his friends, so he asked all his close aides, including Ma Wencai, to leave early.

Because of this matter, Marvin had a lot of opinions about the current emperor!

When I followed Lin Ruhai, I saw too much darkness in the officialdom. I had long since given up on the idea of ​​being loyal to the emperor and serving the country. I just wanted to do something for the people.

Of course, he was quite dissatisfied with Lin Ruhai's pedantry before.

Fortunately, Lin Ruhai was promoted at the critical moment and finally got out of the deadlock.

It's just that he has been sitting on the bench in the capital from now on, and it's hard to ask Ma Wencai to wait for his staff to come to Beijing.

Besides, staff like Ma Wencai and others are all very popular outside!

Once there is a vacancy, other officials are very active and enthusiastic in inviting them. While Lin Ruhai was recuperating in the capital, Ma Wencai had not accepted invitations from others and was doing nothing at home.

Knowing that this guy didn't like the capital, the main reason was that there were too many bad memories here, and there were many enemies who were jealous when they met, so it was hard for Lin Ruhai to invite him over.

After Lin Ruhai became the chief envoy to the Central Plains, Ma Wencai ran over directly without waiting for him to write a letter to invite people over. Naturally, he was very happy to meet old friends.

According to Ma Wencai, only Lin Ruhai could tolerate his outspoken temper. Sooner or later someone else would have turned against him and become an enemy, so why bother?

In the past few years, I have been sitting at home and was very busy. Seeing Lin Ruhai become a feudal official in one fell swoop, I naturally came directly to join the service again without feeling embarrassed at all.

Because of his straightforward temperament, he couldn't even stay in the local academy, and he didn't hide it.

Lin Ruhai was naturally very happy. With the help of his good friend Ma Wencai, his burden became much easier.

At least when it comes to government affairs, there is someone who can discuss and come up with ideas, and he can also establish his own information channel through Ma Wencai. This kind of routine has been used before, and it is quite adaptable.

Lin Ruhai also told his friends in detail about his stay in the capital in person.

Among them, it is natural to focus on Jia Huan, and Ma Wencai couldn't help but be amazed after hearing this.

Anyone who has stayed in the capital for a while will know that Jia Huan's achievements are quite remarkable.

Just the entrance to Ningrong Street is a place that should not be underestimated!

Although it is a power that cannot be put on the stage, it is possible that it can gain a foothold in a place like the capital and develop to that scale without much strong support from Ning Rong's second mansion. Naturally, Jia Huan's ability goes without saying.

Not to mention, Jia Huan is Lin Ruhai's soon-to-be son-in-law. As a good friend, Ma Wencai will naturally pay more attention to him, and he may have to deal with him in the future.

However, no one, including Lin Ruhai, expected Jia Huan to rise so quickly!

Jia Cong's rise was already quite rapid before, but Jia Huan was even more terrifying!

This is sprinting in the direction of the champion, and he is about to achieve his goal.

At this time, Jia Huan wrote a secret letter, but the bold content shocked them.

Separate the southwest border!

In the eyes of Lin Ruhai and Ma Wencai, this matter is not difficult at all!

The key is that the ambition revealed in it is what shocked them the most!

Once you embark on this path, it means being directly opposed to today and the royal family.

This is no joke!

Of course, Jia Huan's words in the letter, "I don't want to leave my life and death in the hands of others," had a huge impact on Lin Ruhai, who was confused and confused for a while.

This sentence was like a slap in the face to his past beliefs that he had held on to for many years.

He thought he had done an excellent job in being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, but what could he get in exchange for it?

The family is broken up, the wife is separated, and the family is separated?

If his son-in-law-to-be, Jia Huan, hadn't stepped in temporarily, he would have died as Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor, just like his successors.

"Brother Ruhai, since General Jia has such ambitions and can still achieve it, then we can't hold back, right? At worst, we will follow General Jia in the future."