Dunhuang County Duke's Mansion, Yingtai Hall.
"Have you found out? What's the origin of the gambling house?"
Jia Hui put away his playful smile and returned to his serious look.
"It's not really found out. It can only be said that there is a brand new clue. It is a coincidence that when the people went to check the gambling shop, General Hu Shen from Jiangnan Camp also happened to pass by."
Tan Ji stood up and poured a cup of tea for Jia Hui.
"Then, the people below discovered that General Hu Shen was sneaking into the backyard, and the people below took advantage of the darkness to sneak in."
"Backyard? Not a basement or a darkroom? Are you really afraid that he might see some little thief?"
"What's there to be afraid of? There are always some big patrons who don't want others to see their faces. The big patron is carrying a box of money. Isn't he satisfied with such a small thing?
As for why you didn’t enter the secret room, what if you want to murder me and lock me in there? At least we can escape from the backyard, which makes these big patrons feel safer..."
"Ahem, that's too far off topic!" Jia Hui cleared his throat.
“Ouch, blame me, blame me!
I continued, and my subordinate Xiao Qi then saw General Hu Shen giving a box of silver to the owner of the gambling house, with a look on his face that was hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to ask for something from the owner.
But the boss just smiled and said a few more words, which made General Hu Shen want to draw his sword and kill!
But after the boss said a few more words, General Hu Shen sheathed his sword with an angry look on his face, turned around and left! "
"Why didn't you hear a word?" Jia Yucun was a little confused.
"It's too far. My little flag was able to sneak in thanks to the dark clouds covering the moon last night, so there was no moonlight. Going any further would be like walking in plain sight! In addition, those people spoke in lowered voices, so they could find out These are already very good!" Tan Ji explained.
"Well, that's good. At least we have a new direction. Send more manpower to capture this line! I'll give that Xiaoqi a reward of a hundred taels of silver. If you step out for me, I'll replenish it for you!" Jia Hui nodded. , finally opened up a new battlefield.
Hope this can break the deadlock!
"Yes! I would like to express my gratitude to the Governor on behalf of my brothers!" Tan Ji quickly stood up and bowed down to Jia Hui.
"Haha, there is no need to be like this. This is what you deserve. As long as you work hard and serve the court and the country! You will have money and a future!"
"In your humble position, please remember the instructions of the Metropolitan Governor!"
“Students remember the general’s teachings!”
"Well, you two, work hard. Whether you can turn over or not depends on your ability!"
Jia Hui stood up, stopped in front of Jia Yucun, bent down and patted Jia Yucun on the shoulder.
"Especially you, Shi Fei, no matter what Lao Tan does, he is still a fifth-grade official of Qianhu. Even if you fight to the end, there is still a fifth-grade official who has been promoted to the rank of general of martial virtue.
Without Xiuyiwei, there are many people in Bianzhen who want to transfer him there! Even if he ends his career at this point, he will still be retired with the treatment of a full fifth-grade military attaché.
But what about you? You have nothing left. Think about your family, your own future, and then think about the prefect of Jinling and the envoy of Xuanwei in Babaidadian! You have to do a good job! "
Jia Hui patted Jia Yucun on the shoulder as he spoke, and his utilitarian words hit Jia Yucun's heart like a heavy hammer.
Tan Ji on the side hesitated to speak.
Great Governor, could you please take a more humble position?
But, am I already so powerful?
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After discussing some details of the plan with the two of them, they both went back to sort it out.
Since he was going to have a frank talk with Deng Yuan tomorrow, no matter what the outcome of the talk was, he had to go to Jiangnan Camp.
The time is set for the day after tomorrow.
I have a dinner date with Deng Yuan tomorrow. Going to the military camp drunk is not a good thing.
Jia Hui was still sitting on the left side of the main hall, in the main seat, with his head lowered in thought.
An invisible and colorless aura radiated from his body. The huge picture of roaring tigers and mountains and rivers hanging on the wall invisibly deepened this aura. The servants in the room stood there tense and with their heads lowered, not daring to say anything. Any sound comes.
The unexpected appearance of this mysterious force really adds countless variables.
Where did they come from?
As Tan Ji said, the devil's path has been damaged in Jianghu and cannot afford to organize such a large number of manpower. As for the righteous way, it is really not possible to do such a thing that will cause your head to fall off if you are not careful.
Originally, the relationship between the Jianghu and the imperial court had long since changed from the harmonious relationship it had when the country was founded due to various reasons. Heroes use force to break the law, and the wanton behavior of this gang of so-called "heroes" has made the relationship between the two parties so bad that they are fighting openly and secretly.
Part of the functions of Xiuyiwei and Dongjishi Factory are to monitor and interfere with Jianghu.
If the big shots in the court knew that they were colluding with merchants and soldiers, or even seizing the heir apparent.
Oh, I'm afraid that the imperial edict that ordered General Sima and Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army, Dunhuang County Duke Jia Huima, to march across the rivers and lakes will soon be in his hands.
Is it the Jiangnan family?
This is very possible, but their family was almost infiltrated by Xiuyiwei and Dongchang, and no signs of raising private soldiers were found. Instead, several villages were found that trained dead soldiers. The robber den in Wei was wiped out.
So far, no clues related to private soldiers have been found.
As for maritime trade…
They were fighting fiercely with the Donghai Navy and the Jiangnan Bei Japanese Army, so how could they have the energy to influence the Jiangnan Camp?
religion?
It cannot be said that the country is peaceful and the people are safe. There were even some small rebellions in the past few years, but now it is the heyday of Daqi, and generally speaking, the world is peaceful.
Things suddenly reached a deadlock.
I have no choice but to see what big fish I can catch in the gambling house.
However, there is good news.
His wife, Mrs. Li Wan of Dunhuang County, probably, looks like, maybe... is pregnant...
When I received this letter the afternoon before yesterday, I couldn’t believe it!
Although most of what was written in the letter was Li Wan's strong reaction to complaining about her pregnancy, and he repeatedly mentioned that it was not confirmed yet and that further examination was needed, such reserved words.
But judging from the pride in Li Wan's words, she was probably pregnant.
We've only been married less than three months, right? So fast!
Jia Hui was quite sure that this was his child. After all, Li Wan was indeed a virgin when they got married, and their relationship was not fake...
I just can't believe that I am going to be a father at such a young age...
He hasn't even been a child yet!
What will your own children be like? Male or female? What will the temperament be like? Will you get along well with yourself...
Jia Hui did not feel excited, but felt confused about the future.
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The capital of the gods, Dunhuang County Duke's Mansion.
The entire palace was filled with joy. Just today, the mistress still hasn't had her period this month. This is already the second month in a row!
In addition, the old lady who lived next door had been arrested for several days in a row, and the gynecological doctor who specialized in treating the empress in the palace repeatedly confirmed that their mistress, Mrs. Li Wanli, was pregnant!
Jia Hui's uncle, Yuan Xiang, now the chief steward of the palace, immediately set off three strings of thousands of red firecrackers!
All the female relatives from the two eastern mansions were dispatched, and even the old lady who rarely went out came to the county mansion in a sedan with the Sanchun Baoyu.
Those old brothers who have been paying attention to the county government also sent their own female relatives to visit the wife, and even prepared some small toys for the children in advance, some small soft bows, knives, and small items made of cork and balsa wood. Wooden weapons such as swords and small guns.
Niu Zhao, a fierce man who learned the skills of a good cobbler in Anxi, also gave his little nephew a calfskin armor that could only be worn by a child of at least three years old...
I have never thought about whether Jia Hui’s first child is a boy or a girl!
However, given the general environment here, they naturally hope that the eldest brother's family will have a male son so that the Dunhuang County Duke's mansion can be passed down.
The embryo, which was still a boy or a girl in Li Wan's womb, suddenly had several sets of weapons and armors. When he grew up and went to school, he would be the envy of many of his classmates!
As the owners of this mansion, Jia Hui and Li Wan naturally live in the courtyard behind Yingtai Hall in the main hall of the Duke's Mansion.
In the past twenty days, the female relatives of each family, headed by Jia Mu and the princess Jia Yuanchun, were sitting around Li Wan's bed, chattering.
Li Wan was lying quietly on the bed. He had just confirmed his pregnancy and was already wiping his forehead and caressing his unbroken belly with a loving look on his face, exuding the aura of motherly love.
"Oh... now that Hui's daughter-in-law is pregnant with an heir, she has finally given an account to the ancestors of the Jia family. The old woman just went to see the Duke of Guo immediately. It was worth it!"
Jia Mu took Li Wan's left hand with emotion and said.
"What did the old lady say? If you want to live a long life, I will need you to help take care of my grandson-in-law and my grandson!" Li Wan said quickly.
"Yes, yes, ancestor, Yuanchun's children are also waiting for you! There are also my eldest brother's, Lian's, Baoyu's, Cong's, Huan's, and three younger sisters' children!
When the time comes, there will be a group of little dolls surrounding you, 'Ancestor, ancestor! "When the time comes, don't be annoyed!" "Yuan Chun also quickly echoed Li Wan's words and made Jia Mu happy.
The ladies around her also complimented the old lady and made her happy.
"Oh, that's amazing, hehehe..." Jia Mu was also so happy that she couldn't speak.
What a scene it would be if there were really a group of little kids surrounding him calling them ancestors!
If I knew that there would be so many great-grandsons enjoying my family, Jia Shi, would I be so jealous that I would go crazy?
Alas, my lord, you left too early!
Jia Mu sighed.
In the front yard, Jia She was entertaining friends and relatives who were close to his eldest brother.
The main person to entertain was Prince Yiyong Chen Jingyuan.
Although in the Rongguo Mansion next door, he was still a master in name only and was suppressed by his mother in the east courtyard.
But in the Dunhuang County Duke's Mansion in the west, Jia She is a real old man!
Although I am not yet forty years old...
"Hahaha, Your Majesty, Brother Hui's child is about to be born. You and Sister Yuan have to work hard, hahaha!" Jia She was so happy today.
"Uncle Shi..." Chen Jingyuan, who was sitting next to Jia She, responded to Jia She's words helplessly.
There is no way, giving birth to a child for him now is just like zzzq. The emperor said it when he saw it, the emperor's grandmother said it when he saw it, and he even said it when he saw his father. Now he basically doesn't dare to leave the house unless necessary.
However, he was still too young, so the Emperor would send his servant over on time every day to give him a few words of supervision...
What kind of torture is this!
Now, even the old uncle Jia She has begun to urge himself, and he has not said anything yet. After all, Jia She often visited the palace back then, and he can be regarded as an elder who watched him grow up.
Not to mention that he is the biological father of his deceased brother Jia Hui and the uncle of his own princess Jia Yuanchun!
There's nothing you can do about it, just bear with it...
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Li Wan's pregnancy did not have much impact on Jia Hui, who was far away in Jinling. After all, she was still more than seven months away.
However, Jia Hui still sent Jin Cai out to purchase a large amount of Jiangnan specialties and sent them to Li Wan.
We still have to speed up the progress and try to get everything done within three months, so that we can go back to take care of the pregnant woman!
Jia Hui didn’t want to miss the birth of her first child!
After sighing, let’s go back to the backyard to have fun!
After having lunch in the Crested Ibis's courtyard, I stayed there until dinner. Then, with the reluctant eyes of the Crested Ibis, I turned into the Egret's courtyard.
When doing errands, she is always worried about breaking her slim waist...
The next day.
After morning exercise, Jia Hui, who had breakfast, did not slump in the rocking chair as usual, but returned to the backyard of the main hall and tidied up his image in his bedroom.
Use a razor to shave off some corners of the newly grown beard so that the lower beard is limited to the chin.
Then shave off the beard on the upper and lower lips, that is, leaving only the beard on the chin.
I washed my face carefully with bath beans mixed with some spices, and the facial cleansing was completed.
Turning around, the maids were already waiting behind Jia Hui, carrying their robes on poles.
All are narrow-sleeved round-neck robes.
Jia Hui scratched his chin with his fingers, thought for a moment, and ordered a red gauze suit with gold and red suzaku patterns.
He put on a jade belt, put on mesh shoes, and finally put on a big sapphire hat with Hotan jade hat beads that Jia Hui loved very much. Go to the Yimen in the south.
This time, Jia Hui did not send out a guard of honor, but only chose ten cavalry to follow. Even though there are only ten cavalry, they are all elites with armored cavalry rank.
Today's conversation will determine how tough Jia Hui will be on Jiangnan Camp.
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Deng Mansion.
Regardless of title, honor or official position, Jia Hui was Deng Yuan's superior officer. According to the rules, Deng's mansion had to open the front door to welcome him, so the front door was opened wide.
Although it was not yet ten o'clock when the Governor planned to arrive, Deng Yuan was already waiting outside the main gate with all the men in the mansion.
Everyone, including Deng Yuan's five-year-old son, was held by Deng Yuan's eldest son's hand, and they were eager to wait.
"Dad, it's still a quarter of an hour before ten o'clock! The baby is fine, but Xiaowu and Xiaoliu's legs are trembling and they have already started crying! How about...let them go to the concierge to rest and wait until they grow up? Will you come out when the governor arrives?"
"No! When a distinguished guest comes, he must wait outside and greet him personally. Just hold on!" Deng Yuan immediately retorted after hearing what his eldest son said.
The eldest son stopped saying anything, and the two younger ones also looked sad and pulled their brother's hand hard.
Deng Yuan looked at this scene, a trace of unbearability flashed on his face, but he still didn't say anything.
At this moment, a team of horses came around the corner and walked towards him.
Deng Yuan took a closer look and saw that it was the Governor!
"Come on, big brother, lead your brothers and follow me to greet the distinguished guests!"
After saying that, Deng Yuan straightened his clothes and greeted Jia Hui meticulously.
"Deng Yuan, the humble military officer of the Jiangnan Camp, brought his whole family to see the Grand Governor!" Deng Yuan, still fifteen units away from Jia Hui, stopped, knelt down on one knee and saluted Jia Hui in a military salute.
"In humble positions (common people), please see the Governor!" Except for Deng Yuan's eldest son, who had a position of 100 households in the Jiangnan camp, all the other brothers did not have any official titles.
"Brother Deng, what are you doing? We are all in the army, why should we be so different? Get up!" Seeing this, Jia Hui quickly jumped off the horse and helped Deng Yuan.
"Grand Governor, the etiquette must not be discarded!" Deng Yuan stood up and said to Jia Hui seriously.
"This...Brother Deng is right." What else could Jia Hui say? For this kind of old-fashioned person, commonly known as a stubborn person, once you have doubts about what he insists on, no matter how eloquent he is, he can talk you into losing all interest in him.
Jia Hui turned and looked at Deng Yuan's sons.
"Brother Deng, these are the heroes of the Deng family!" Although there were still two children in the team with snotty noses and shivering legs, this did not prevent Jia Hui from calling them heroes.
Deng Yuan's eldest son Deng Jie is rated very well in the files of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and he has inherited all the skills from his father. If he grows up a little more, he will be considered a qualified commander of an army.
"Come, first time meeting, this is my meeting gift for you." After Jia Hui said that, he took out six necklaces from the hands of the soldiers behind him, six necklaces with wolf fangs strung on them.
"Come on, come on, everyone has one. These are the teeth left by a certain family's wolf hunt on the grassland, one for each person!"
"Grand Governor, this is also..."
"Brother Deng, please don't try to persuade me again. This is a meeting gift from me to a few children. It's not something expensive. Just accept it!" Jia Hui knew what Deng Yuan wanted to say, so he decided not to give him a chance and directly gave it to him. This has been done.
The children also looked at Deng Yuan expectantly.
Wolf fang!
"Well...then thank you to the Governor. Why are you still standing there? Why don't you thank the Governor!" Seeing his children all looking excited, Deng Yuan finally couldn't bear to reject them.
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" Under the leadership of Deng Jie, several brothers uniformly bowed to Jia Hui and thanked him.
"Haha, no need, no need, get up quickly!" Jia Hui waved his hand, asking them to get up.
Another pleasantry.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter. The scorching sun shines on the earth, and the humid air from the south of the Yangtze River makes the entire Jinling City look like a steamer.
Seeing that the fifth and sixth sons of the Deng family were a little dizzy, Jia Hui quickly ended the topic.
"Ahem!" Jia Hui blocked her mouth with her left hand and looked at Deng Yuan to let him notice that the baby she was carrying was about to suffer from heat stroke.
Deng Yuan immediately noticed Jia Hui's eyes, and looked in the direction of his eyes and saw the two young sons who were shaking a little. He was also very worried.
"Grand Governor, there is no place to talk outside the door. I have already prepared a table of wine and food for you to wait for me... while we eat and talk?"
"Haha, it should be so, it should be so, come on, Brother Deng, please?"
"If you don't dare to be the Grand Governor and ask for help, the Grand Governor will ask first!"
"please!"
Five thousand one hundred words!
It has been decided that the next step will be the main career, mixed with some daily work.
(End of chapter)
