Rongguofu
There was a heavy snowfall last night, falling on the green eaves of the courtyard, the high vermilion walls, and the withered yellow trees. There were piles of snow, covered in silver, and the sky and the earth seemed like glass.
In the square courtyard, the snow has already been cleared on the stone steps. The snow melted and flowed between the blue bricks and stone seams, forming criss-crossing marks, reflecting the pale, cold winter sky above.
In the Rongqing Hall, behind a cotton curtain, hot air filled the room. In the pavilion partitioned by twelve screens, there were crowds of people, makeup and incense piled on top, and women and maids standing with their hands down, not daring to let out the atmosphere.
Jia Mu was sitting on an Arhat bed covered with cotton mattresses embroidered with songs and cranes to prolong the year. Mandarin ducks, amber and jade were waiting on the side. Aunt Xue was sitting on the embroidered pier at the bottom, chatting and laughing with Jia Mu. A peaceful smile appeared on her fair and rich face, and Mrs. Wang was sitting beside her.
On the other side, Feng Wan, Sichun, Chai Dai, Xiang Yun and others were all wearing coats and skirts of different colors, with pearl hairpins on their heads, earrings and necklaces on their ears and necks. They were all colorful and colorful. Accompanied by the maid, it becomes more and more colorful like flowers in bloom.
Mother Jia looked at this scene with a smile on her face, listening to Aunt Xue and Sister Feng telling jokes together.
Mrs. Wang suddenly asked: "Why haven't you seen Pan'er in the past two days?"
Aunt Xue chuckled and said, "Pan'er, he went to the camp early in the morning. His uncle has given him many errands in the past two days."
Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "Pan'er is now older. He knows how to work outside and has made a lot of progress."
Having said that, his heart is inevitably a bit complicated. His Baoyu is younger, otherwise he would be able to gain experience by his uncle's side.
Sister Feng said with a smile: "Cousin Wenlong is getting more and more impressive. I heard that my uncle will give him an official position next year."
This was because Xue Pan had been showing off to everyone in the past two days, and it reached Sister Feng's ears.
Sister Feng's eyes flickered at this moment, and her mood was also a little complicated.
Xue Datou, who was involved in a life-threatening lawsuit in Nanbian, is still here today?
Aunt Xue was happy, but her face didn't show anything. Instead, she sighed and said with a smile: "What progress? It's almost the Chinese New Year. This child is missing every day. I don't know what he is busy with. I don't know what he is doing." I thought about telling his uncle in a couple of days to give Pan'er a good few days off."
Mrs. Wang said softly: "The other day, his aunt came over and said that his brother was reorganizing the army recently, and that Pan'er was also doing a lot of work on the side, so maybe he couldn't live without her."
"What can he do? He just runs errands and passes on messages." Aunt Xue shook her head and said with a smile.
Mrs. Wang said: "With a little experience, no one can do everything in his life. I think Pan'er is a determined person. If he follows his uncle, he will one day become a general."
Mother Jia's face paused, smiled, and said, "Why did I hear that Wen Long had such an experience, or was this the idea proposed by Brother Heng?"
The smile on Mrs. Wang's face froze for a moment, and she looked somewhat unnatural.
Aunt Xue answered with a smile: "Brother Heng said that Pan'er was a soldier who wanted to join the army. Brother Heng has always been a man of good ideas and insight."
Yuanchun's crystal jade face showed thoughts, and said softly: "I haven't seen Brother Heng for a while."
As soon as she said this, Daiyu turned to look at Tanchun and said softly: "Third sister, you must have met Brother Heng during this time, right?"
Tanchun said softly: "It's not common. We just talk in the study in the morning. Brother Heng stayed in Jingying for more than half a month. After dinner in the morning, he went to Wucheng Bingma Division and Jingying. I was in the study. After sitting for a while, I went to talk to my sister-in-law."
Baochai turned his eyes and said softly: "I was talking to sister-in-law Heng yesterday. Brother Heng was busy with the rectification of the capital camp? Third sister should know about it, right?"
As she spoke, a trace of curiosity flashed deep in the girl's bright almond-shaped eyes under her airy bangs.
Tan Chun nodded and said, "This matter is being discussed in Beijing during this time, but Brother Heng's camp is not included in this reorganization."
Hearing this, Baochai frowned, his eyes thoughtful.
Jia Mu smiled and said: "He leads an army and needs to lead and train the troops. The same thing happened to the young prince of Xiaoguo when he was young. He often lived in the barracks during the holidays."
Sister Feng said with a smile: "Our family is a general, Wu Xun. This is normal, but the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Brother Heng is the clan leader, and there are still a lot of things waiting for him in the clan."
When everyone heard this, they laughed softly.
Mrs. Wang's face gradually became indifferent, she took the tea cup from Jin Chuan, lowered her eyes and took a sip, suppressing a trace of dissatisfaction in her heart.
Because it's winter, so... mosquitoes and flies don't grow.
Just when everyone in the hall was laughing and laughing, suddenly a woman came to the eaves of the corridor, opened the curtain, entered the hall, and said loudly: "Old lady, madam, the uncle has sent someone to say that there is a mutiny in the capital, and the house is tense. Close your doors and don’t go out, the streets are not peaceful now.”
Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang: "..."
Feng Wan, Sichun, Chai Dai, Xiang Yun: "???"
It turns out that Jia Heng asked Tiqi to patrol the streets to prevent someone from secretly colluding with the eliminated generals from the Beijing camp who lived in the capital. Once they heard about what was going on outside, they would cause trouble in the city and take the opportunity to plunder.
It's not impossible.
"There's a mutiny in the capital, is that what you're talking about again?" Jia Mu's expression suddenly changed and she asked, "Where's Brother Heng?"
She hasn't listened to this kind of trouble for many years. Could it be that there is another big trouble in Beijing?
The woman said anxiously: "Old lady, madam, Uncle Heng sent people from the Wucheng Army and Horse Department to tell them that the soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp had mutinied. Uncle Heng went out of the city to quell the chaos, and Ningrong Street had officers and soldiers guard the street entrance. , no entry or exit is allowed."
The smile disappeared from Aunt Xue's face and she exclaimed in shock: "Jingying? Jingying is not Pan'er and his uncle is in charge of it? How could there be trouble?"
Mrs. Wang said: "Which battalion caused trouble, or did they all make trouble?"
In the past few days, as Wang Ziteng's reputation for reorganizing the Beijing camp has become bigger and bigger, when some royal wives came and went, especially when Wang Ziteng's wife Zhao showed off, Mrs. Wang also had a certain understanding of the 12th regiment camp in Beijing. learn.
Her brother was in charge of the 12th Regiment Camp, and even those in Dongfu were under his command.
The mother-in-law thought for a while and said uncertainly: "That person told me that he went to... Yaowu Camp to quell the chaos?"
Baochai, who was listening attentively and thinking about the reason, frowned when he heard this, and asked worriedly: "Mom, brother, did you mean Yaowu Camp this morning?"
Aunt Xue's face turned pale and she said in a trembling voice: "My dear, don't scare me."
The maid Ying'er behind Baochai said softly: "My uncle looked in a hurry when he left this morning, as if he was going to Yaowu Camp on errands."
When Aunt Xue heard this, her vision went dark and she said in a trembling voice: "This... this, Pan'er..."
Everyone in Rongqing Hall was shocked when they heard this.
Yuan Chun frowned, doubts appearing in her beautiful eyes, and turned to look at Tanchun aside, "Third sister, the capital camp is in good order, why is there chaos? Third sister is by Hengdi's side, do you know what's going on?"
Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, and Feng Wan all looked at Tan Chun for a while.
Tanchun looked solemn and said: "In the past few days, the official documents delivered by the Five Cities Military and Horse Division mentioned that the Jingying camp was eliminating generals and commanders, which caused a lot of resentment and surrounded the Jingli Yasi."
Yuan Chun's eyes flickered, he sighed, and said, "I think it must be because of this."
Facing the puzzled looks of Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, and Sister Feng, Yuan Chun explained: "The resentment caused by rectifying the army and eliminating generals has now caused chaos."
At this moment, Aunt Xue was so frightened that her whole body was shaking, her lips were trembling and she said: "Then Pan'er, what should Pan'er do now?"
Baochai also had a worried look on his face and said, "Mom, don't worry, let's send people to ask the officers and soldiers outside to see what's going on."
Aunt Xue paused and said quickly: "Yes, yes, that's right."
Jia Mu turned to Lin Zhixiao's family and said, "Hurry up and send more boys outside to find out what is going on."
Lin Zhixiao's family responded quickly.
However, before everyone had waited long, a woman hurriedly ran into the eaves of the corridor, opened the cotton curtain, and entered the hall. Out of breath, she said urgently: "Old lady, madam, it's not good. The officers and soldiers said that my uncle Something happened in the house, and the rebels rushed into the house. Now the officers and soldiers order every house to strictly guard the door and not to wander around outside."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, her expression changed suddenly and she asked hurriedly: "Uncle? Which uncle?"
The mother-in-law said: "Madam, this is Uncle Wang."
Mrs. Wang's body swayed, her eyes were dizzy, and she said tremblingly: "Uncle Baoyu, how did this disaster happen?"
Aunt Xue felt as if she had been struck by thunder, her eyes were blank, and she murmured: "Something happened to Pan'er and his uncle, so wouldn't Pan'er..."
At the end of the sentence, my heart felt like a thorn, and I covered my face and started sobbing.
When everyone present heard this, their faces showed fear.
The rebels rushed into the house, which was... a disaster.
"Are there any casualties in my uncle's family?" Sister Feng stood up from her chair. Under her curvy and thin willow-leaf eyebrows, her red eyes revealed an imperceptible fear, and she asked urgently.
The woman shook her head and said with a bitter look on her face: "Second Grandma Lian, I don't know either."
In the Rongqing Hall, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn. Everyone looked at each other in silence, as if a big stone was weighing down their hearts.
Yuan Chun's beautiful eyebrows were furrowed, her beautiful eyes were blank, and she pursed her lips in silence.
If the rebels storm into the house, how can the female family members in the backyard be okay?
Besides, these rebels must be going to take revenge on my uncle. I'm afraid that by now, the house is already a river of blood and it's too miserable to look at.
Tan Chun's bright eyes were filled with worry, and his clear voice was firm and decisive as he said: "Old Ancestor, there is war and chaos outside, so now you should keep your guard to the door."
Jia Mu came to her senses and said anxiously: "Yes, yes! The third girl is right! Lin Zhixiao, quickly close the gate and corner door in front, and ask the servants and servants to prepare sticks and guard them inside and outside. "
At this moment, everyone in Rongqing Hall became nervous. Daiyu and Baochai held their handkerchiefs tightly with worried eyes.
In fact, not only Rongguo Mansion, but Ningguo Mansion also closed its doors immediately.
Although the Tiqi of Jinyi Mansion left nearly a hundred people in front and behind Ningrong Street to protect the safety of Ningrong's Second Mansion, in order to prevent bandits from taking the opportunity to cause chaos, Ningrong's Second Mansion was asked to close its doors and put them on guard.
At the same time, Jinyi Mansion also sent nearly a hundred cavalry to the street and lane where Jinyang Princess's Mansion was located, blocking the front and back street intersections.
In the eldest princess's residence, Xia Houying quickly stepped into the flower hall and said to the beautiful lady with a bright and beautiful face who was full of worry: "Your Highness, please let me know clearly. General Luo Rui of the Liwei Battalion who is guarding the West City has rebelled, and his soldiers have occupied the place. After entering the city gate and confronting the officers and soldiers of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division, Jia Yunhui, who has personally picked up the Emperor's Sword, went to the Nancheng camp to mobilize troops to put down the rebellion. At this time, the rebels have not entered the city."
The eldest princess of Jinyang knitted her beautiful eyebrows, her beautiful eyes showed worry, and said: "How did it get to this point? He..."
In the past half month, because Jia Heng was busy with military training, he spent more than half of the time in the capital camp and returned to Ningguo Mansion for the rest of the time. Instead, he never came to Jinyang Princess Mansion.
This beauty was in a period of deep love and affection. Although she knew that Jia Heng was busy, she felt a bit resentful in her heart, but after all, she was of high status and it was not easy to go see Jia Heng at home.
I didn't expect that something like this would happen in the blink of an eye.
The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at Xiahou Ying and ordered: "Xiahou, go and ask someone to inquire about the situation."
Xia Houying responded and turned around.
Watching Xia Houying leave, the eldest princess of Jinyang had a delicate face and murmured in her heart, "It would be better if nothing happens..."
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However, Xue Pan, on his side, under the protection of the Central Guards soldiers led by Ni Biao, left Yaowu Camp in a hurry and fled along the official road towards the Central Army camp in Longshouyuan.
At that time, the official road was covered with wind and snow, and the dead trees and grass on both sides were swaying in the wind.
Snow covered their ankles, and no one was riding a horse, so they couldn't get up for a while. There were a series of footprints behind them, and their tracks were particularly clear.
After running for three or four miles, he suddenly heard the sound of horses neighing in the distance behind him. Ni Biao's expression changed and he whispered: "Mr. Fang, in Xiaoyanei, the rebels are about to catch up. After the general led them away, Mr. Fang and Xiaoya Nei ran from the woods to the city to find the commander."
Fang Ji said anxiously: "General Ni, how can this be done?"
Ni Biao said: "Mr. Fang, General Pang should have arrived at Yaowu Camp to quell the chaos by now."
Xue Pan said with a cry: "General Ni, they are chasing us."
While he was talking, a large number of cavalry passed through the snow like a whirlwind, like a black tide, approaching as close as a hundred or ten steps away.
The man in front, with a cold face, opened his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot at the guard soldiers led by Ni Biao. He only heard a "pop" sound, followed by a muffled groan, and landed with a sound.
Xue Pan's face was earth-colored, especially when he looked at the bright red blood stains on the snow, intertwined with red and white, his calf muscles twisted, and he said anxiously: "General Ni, run away quickly."
"Enter the forest on the side!" Ni Biao made a prompt decision and led dozens of soldiers to protect Fang Ji and Xue Pan and retreat deep into the forest.
Qianhu, surnamed Wu, was still riding on his horse, with a ruthless look on his face, and said: "Brothers, shoot arrows to kill these lackeys of Prince Teng!"
"Whizzing!!!"
The cavalry bow was raised, and the arrows shot through the air, but the level of cavalry shooting in Liwei Camp was really not to be praised. After seventy or eighty steps, except for the feathered arrows that left a dense mass of black on the snow, not a single one was hit.
Ni Biao also helped Fang Ji and Xue Pan to escape into the thorny woods. This forest was not big, but it was full of withered grass and rugged gravel, which just delayed the pursuit of the cavalry behind them.
"Dismount the whole army and kill them all!" Seeing the two soldiers on horseback fall from their horses, Qianhu surnamed Wu turned cold, turned over and dismounted, and shouted.
As he spoke, he waved his saber, led the cavalry behind him, and chased Ni Biao and dozens of others.
Ni Biao led his soldiers to escape towards the inner room, and turned back to stop them with a hand crossbow.
Let's go back in time a little. Just when Luo Rui, the commander of the Liwei Camp, was leading his troops from the West City to the Yaowu Camp, Jia Heng also led dozens of soldiers from the Wucheng Army and Horse Division to ride on fast horses and did not care about the horse power. , went straight to Nancheng Camp.
As soon as he entered the Chinese army barracks, he quickly summoned the generals to discuss matters.
"Everyone, Luo Rui, the commander of the Liwei camp, coerced the soldiers to cause rebellion. I was ordered by the emperor to supervise Guo Yong's camp and was given the Emperor's Sword to quell the rebellion. Please gather all your troops and horses and enter the Yaowu camp to wipe out the rebels! "Jia Heng's face was stern, and his clear voice was like an unsheathed sword, its sound clanking. .
When all the generals heard this message, their expressions all changed.
Is establishing prestige counterintuitive?
Jia Heng didn't wait for them to ask about the ins and outs, because time was running out at this moment, and said in a deep voice: "Where is Cai Quan?"
Cai Quan cupped his hands and said, "The general is here."
Jia Heng pointed to the defense map of the 12th regiment of Jingying in Shenjing City behind him, pointed to the thoroughfare between Yaowu Camp and Longshouyuan, and said: "You lead a thousand cavalry to block this place and patrol back and forth. Fan Yao Messengers coming from the military camp, as well as messengers from other camps seeking information, will be detained! Anyone who breaks through the card will be killed without mercy!"
This move is naturally to block the news and isolate the chain reaction. No matter how chaotic Yaowu camp is, it can only disrupt one camp. The other regiment camps are not allowed to send messengers to inquire about the news.
It will be the same as disconnecting the internet if something happens in future generations.
Cai Quan cupped his hands and responded: "The last general takes orders."
"Go now, the sooner the better!" Jia Heng said solemnly.
Cai Quan's heart trembled, knowing that the matter was very important, so he turned around and left.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Commander Shan Ming, I order you to lead the remaining cavalry of Shenshu Camp and go to Yaowu Camp for reinforcements. General Xiao Lin will lead the fifth military camp, and guerrilla general Qu Guang will lead the Shenji Camp to escort back. If we encounter Pang Shili, the general of Yangwu Camp, and his cavalry on the road, we can coordinate the attack on Yaowu Camp."
The four generals Shan Ming, Shao Chao, Xiao Lin, and Qu Guang came out and all clasped their fists and said: "The last general takes orders."
Jia Heng looked gloomy and said in a cold voice: "I personally lead the teaching camp and Fenglinhuoshan Fourth Battalion to the Chinese Army Camp."
It is not difficult for Guo Yong's first army, together with Pang Shili's cavalry, to jointly suppress the rebellion of Yaowu's first battalion, but it is rare to deal with it with thunder and control the chain reaction to prevent a larger mutiny.
Although Cai Quan blocked the news, as time passed, the 11th Regiment Camp of the Beijing Camp must have doubts.
Now we need to focus on the overall situation and stop looking at Wang Ziteng's jokes. Otherwise, all the 11th regiment and battalion of the Beijing camp will explode, and it will be difficult for the gods to save them.
He should use the Emperor's Sword to quickly lead his troops to Wang Ziteng's central camp, order the central guards, summon all the camp commanders, their co-commissioners, and generals, and strictly order all camps not to move without permission.
Among them, the most important thing is to stop Wang Ziteng from acting randomly.
Otherwise, the general will be incited by Luo Rui, get angry when he sees Wang Ziteng, refuse to obey his orders, and then incite the soldiers to cause a bigger mutiny.
In other words, Wang Ziteng itself is a powder keg.
At this moment, Jia Heng did not know that Li Zan, the Minister of War, had decided to leave the city to appease the generals.
Just as Jia Heng was mobilizing his troops, he suddenly heard the sound of "Woo-Woo", which was clearly an enemy attack warning coming from the direction of Yaowu Camp.
According to Wang Ziteng's military order, all battalions are not allowed to assist each other without permission when horn warnings are issued. Only Pang Shili, the commander of the Yangwei battalion, can lead the elite cavalry of his Shenshu battalion to rush to the rescue.
Song Yuan looked worried and said: "Commander Commander, this is the enemy attack horn coming from Yaowu Camp."
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Yaowu Camp cannot hold out for too long. When Pang Shili hears the horn, he will rush to Yaowu Camp for help. This person cooperates with our army and it is not difficult to control the situation."
However, during the discussion, soldiers from outside came to report and said: "Commander Commander, all the soldiers have been ordered and are waiting to set off."
Jia Heng said no more, "Let's go!"
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Second update, don’t wait, I’m still writing.
