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Jia Xu picked up a bead, squinted his eyes and put it back on the box, and said lightly: "I don't understand what you mean, what does Shangshu Fei give it to Mingzhu for me?"

Jia Ji smiled bitterly and said, "My father may not know. Now the officialdom in Chang'an is tense. Everyone says that His Highness the King of Han is going to change to the Secretary of the House."

"What does this mean?"

"Father, His Highness the King of Han has recently made a series of adjustments, and Pingzhangtai was changed to Shangshu Province, and Secretary-General was changed to Zhongshu Province."

Before Jia Ji could finish speaking, Jia Xu interrupted him impatiently, "I know all of these, let's talk about the key points."

"There is no problem with the adjustment of the government office. The key is that Pang Tong, Fa Zheng and Du Ji people have also entered the center of power. Fa Zheng replaced Yin Mo and has no effect on the Shangshu. However, Pang Tong and Du Ji obviously want to be promoted to prime ministers. Everyone is wondering whether it is necessary to increase to the seventh prime ministers. However, judging from the recent news, it should still be the five prime ministers. In other words, there are two prime ministers who want to come down, and anyone with discerning eyes can see that it may be Dong He and Fei Guan."

Jia Xu asked without saying a word: "Forgive me, my eyes are dizzy, why can't I see that they are going to come down?"

"Father, Xiangyang Shou Dong Yun served as the left chief of the Secretariat, and Shu County Shou Fei Yi served as the right chief of the Secretariat, which is actually an implicit suggesting that Dong He and Fei Guan are coming down."

"So Fei Guan gave me a box of pearls, wanting me to go to the King of Han to talk about love and let him continue to be the prime minister."

"That's true, I know in my heart that if I just want my child to help adjust the position of county magistrate, there is no need to give such an expensive gift. Moreover, the shopkeeper of Baozhai also hinted that this is just a ceremony and there will be a thank you later, and of course this is for my father."

Jia Xu glared at him, his eyes flashed with a shiny light, staring at him fiercely, "What do you mean is that you often charge money to adjust the county magistrate, right?"

Jia Ji was so scared that he was panicked and kowtowed repeatedly, "I haven't done this, but I just said that, and I haven't received any money."

Jia Xu sneered, "I don't believe you haven't bought it. Did you buy the house in Wuli Huai Lane? It covers five acres of land. With such an expensive land price, where did you get the money?"

Jia Ji was speechless and couldn't speak for a long time. How could his father know so clearly? Jia Xu sighed, "Do you think His Highness the King of Han's supervision envoys are all for a good meal? This is Sima Yi's hint to me. His Highness the King of Han must have known it too. Well, tell me honestly, how much bribes you have received, I'll solve them for you."

Jia Ji stuttered after a while: "The child has only collected two golds in total."

"What else?" Jia Xu asked sternly.

"No more"

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

"You have lost all the face you gave to your ancestors."

Jia Xu gritted his teeth with hatred. He knew that he had been timid since he was a child, and it seemed that there was no more. Jia Xu suppressed the anger in his heart and said to him earnestly: "At the beginning of the founding of the country, it was the time when the heroes created the family glory, and it was also the time when the superiors could not rub the sand. Therefore, reputation is more important than anything else. Once corruption is found, not only will the achievements be lost, but also the grandson will be implicated. He had the opportunity to establish a famous family, but because of his greed, the grandsons' glory and status were cut off. Therefore, the father often told your brothers that our family is not short of money. His Highness the King of Han will also reward us with enough land. He was also named Marquis of Wuchang County. Once the world is unified, the father will even be named Duke. Sun can inherit it. The famous Jia family is formed from then on, but it is because you are greedy for only two golds that the Jia family has cut off the famous family from then on. You are the sinner of the Jia family for the eternal sinner."

Jia Ji was so scared that his face was pale and his whole body was trembling. He regretted it in his heart, and finally couldn't help crying and said, "The boy is stupid."

Jia Xu sighed, "You go and think about what to do for your father."

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

In the Han Palace, Liu Jing was warming with Xiao Qiao in Xiao Qiao's Picking Yue Building. Today, several doctors consulted Xiao Qiao and confirmed that she was unwell because of her happy pulse. This made Xiao Qiao overjoyed and pulled her husband to act coquettishly and favored him. Liu Jing was also happy. When he came back from Hefei and was in the same room with Xiao Qiao, he had a premonition that Xiao Qiao would be pregnant. Sure enough, his premonition came true.

Xiao Qiao lay lazily in her husband's arms and said softly: "Husband, several doctors said that you can't have sex again after you are pregnant. I'm afraid I will not be able to serve you for a while."

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

“I will pay attention”

Xiao Qiao's eyes were flowing, and she smiled and said, "But when you should be with me, you still have me here. You can't let me stay alone in the empty room."

"Um"

"Don't deal with me, you must come. Just hug me and sleep, so that I and the child can rely on me."

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

Liu Jing smiled, lowered his head and kissed Xiao Qiao on the face, "You don't have to worry about anything."

Xiao Qiao sighed softly, "I heard that women will grow old after giving birth. 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, but she didn't grow old. Did Shangxiang get older? Bao Niang, and she also gave birth to two children, and her skin became better."

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

"You are not old now. I first met you ten years ago, and there has been no change from now. Don't think too much, it is not good for the children in the belly."

Xiao Qiao had to stop being resentful. At this moment, she suddenly remembered something and said to her husband: "Sister seems to have something to look for you. She asked you yesterday, but you were not at home."

When talking about Da Qiao, Liu Jing felt a slight pain in his heart. Da Qiao had clearly told him that she could not marry again, which made him very disappointed. This was the only woman who touched his soul and made it difficult for her to give up, but he could not get her in the end.

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

At this moment, Xiao Qiao's personal maid said outside the door: "Madam Qi and Your Highness, the princess sent someone to say that Your Highness has guests, and it seems that it is Jia Ge Lao asking for a meeting."

Jia Xu actually came, and there must be something important. Liu Jing smiled at Xiao Qiao and said, "I'll go there first, and I'll come with you later."

Xiao Qiao got up and tidyed up her clothes for her husband, then put on her red lips and kissed him, nodded, "I'll wait for you to come back."

Liu Jing turned around and walked quickly forward. Soon, he came to his outer study room. The door of the outer study room was open, and Jia Xu was pacing back and forth in the room, looking worried.

"Mr. Jia seems to have something to worry about." Liu Jing walked into the study with a smile.

Jia Xu hurried forward and saluted, "See Your Highness."

"You don't have to be polite, please sit down"

Liu Jing asked Jia Xu to sit down and asked the maid to serve tea. He glanced at him and found a cloth bag and a jade box on the table. This should be something Jia Xu brought.

Jia Xu sighed, took the cloth bag, put it on the table and opened it. There were several yellow ingots of gold and an official seal. Liu Jing asked in confusion: "What is Jia Gong's intention?"

"Your Highness, there is a liang of gold here. It was my stupid son who accepted bribes from others. He was uneasy and confessed to me that I would give it to your Highness."

Liu Jing knew what was going on. He learned from the secret report of the Censor's Supervision that Jia Ji bought a house covering an area of ​​five acres in Wuli Huai Lane. He also learned that Jia Ji was obviously unfair in his judgment of the county magistrate, which coincided with the time when he bought the house. The Censor's Office was about to initiate an investigation of Jia Ji, but was suppressed by Liu Jing. He had to consider Jia Xu's feelings.

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 doing?"

Jia Xu said in great shame: "The old minister was incompetent in his teachings, which led to his greed and he actually accepted bribes. The old minister has the responsibility and is willing to resign from his title to warn him."

"Nonsense"

Liu Jing's face suddenly sank, "Jia Ji is not a year old child, does he still have to bear the responsibility for his mistake? Does he have to bear the responsibility for the county marquis in Han State have only two county marquis in total, how precious is it? If Jia Gong resigns as a county marquis, let me tell me how to explain to the people of Han State."

Jia Xu was eager to protect his calf. He only hoped that he would resign from his title and that Liu Jing could spare his son and not hold him accountable. Unexpectedly, Liu Jing was angry. He felt more ashamed and smiled bitterly, "I am already in my seventies, but I am not safe in my later years. I feel sad when I gave birth to such a greedy beast."

Liu Jing was silent for a moment and said: "Although Jia Ji made a mistake, Jia Mu and Jia Fang were able to be honest, diligent and self-disciplined, and were deeply loved by the people. They are all good officials. I am going to transfer Jia Mu to Xiangyang. Jia Gong should be proud of his son."

The official system of the Han Dynasty mainly emphasizes the combination of internal and external forces, and the order of advancement and retreat. In other words, if an official wants to be the prime minister, he must have sufficient qualifications, such as how many years he has been in the internal dynasty and how many years he has to hold in the local area.

The inner court is the central court. The lowest official is called the official, and the above are the official, the official, the official, the official, the minister, and the official, the official, the minister, and the official, the official, and the official, can be directly promoted to the official, and the official, but it is best to serve as a county magistrate, county magistrate or chief clerk.

However, to be promoted to Sizhi, you must have experience as a local official, and at least you must be appointed as the magistrate of Shangxian County or the magistrate of Xia County. If the magistrate of Sizhi is promoted to the prime minister, you must have experience as the magistrate of Zhongxian County or the magistrate of Shangxian County.

As for the promotion of the Chief to the Secretary of the State, it would be difficult. He must have the experience of being a county magistrate or a military commander, and even if he is appointed as the Secretary of the State, he may not be able to become a prime minister.

In the local official system of the Han Dynasty, counties were divided into upper, middle and lower ranks, and the upper ranks were Jingzhao County, Shu County, Xiangyang County and Wuchang County, which were the counties where the capital was formerly located. In addition, the four major strategic areas such as Lingzhou were also considered as superior counties.

After serving as the top county magistrate, he had the opportunity to enter the central authority. For example, Fei Yi, the governor of Shu County, and Dong Yun, the governor of Xiangyang County, became the left-right minister of the Secretariat, and Jia Mu was transferred to the governor of Xiangyang. It was obvious that Liu Jing was preparing to reuse Jia Xu's elders.

Jia Xu was moved and bowed and said, "For the reputation and future of the Jia family, the old minister begged His Highness to remove Jia Ji from his official position. The old minister cannot let him ruin the reputation of the Jia family and the future of his two brothers."

Liu Jing understood that Jia Xu was not humble, and he really didn't want to let his son be an official anymore. As long as he committed a bribery for the first time, he would break the bottom line and would continue to break the law in the future until he made a big mistake.

Moreover, Jia Ji was indeed not capable enough, and Xu Shu, the Minister of Personnel, also complained about him. According to the power separation, the mobilization of first-level officials was directly decided by the Minister of Personnel. However, because Jia Ji was Jia Xuzhi, Xu Shu wanted to ask Liu Jing for instructions.

Originally, Liu Jing planned to transfer Jia Ji to the local area to serve as the county magistrate, but at this time the Censorate found that Jia Ji was suspected of accepting bribes. Liu Jing was also a little hesitant. If he was placed in the local area, Jia Ji would probably become a greedy person and harm one party.
Chapter completed!