Ningguo Mansion, in the study
As dusk fell from the dark clouds in the sky, Jia Heng lit a candle and said to Zhen Qing: "Early tomorrow morning, your second uncle and fourth uncle can go and let them write the memorial overnight and submit it to the capital."
Zhen Qing responded softly, her charming eyes filled with gratitude, her rose-red face filled with joy, and she said, "I'll tell them when I get back."
Here, Jia Heng looked at Zhen Xue, who was wearing a long dress with a green collar and plain white sleeves. He chuckled and said, "What's wrong with the princess? Her face is so ugly?"
Zhen Xueqing raised her head. Under her dark eyebrows, her eye circles were red, and her beautiful eyes were about to cry. There was still a bit of grievance on her gentle and peaceful jade face. She seemed to not want Jia Heng to see it, so she turned her face away. Pass aside.
He did it on purpose. He didn't usually spend that much time with his sister.
It wasn't just because she mentioned the prince that he treated her like this. She didn't want to go back, but there was nothing she could do.
Seeing the twinkling tears in Zhen Xue's beautiful eyes, Jia Heng came closer, took the beauty's hand, and whispered: "What I mean is that when the war here is over, we can go back together. Maybe there will be someone to take care of you on the way, and I can’t bear to let you go.”
Zhen Xue turned her head, her cheeks were slightly red, and she didn't answer.
Jia Heng hugged Zhen Xue and whispered: "Stay a little longer in Jinling."
Rather, it can be said that I should spend more time with my mother and spend more time in Jinling.
Zhen Xue snorted softly and said softly: "I didn't say I wouldn't wait. My family was a little anxious earlier, so you have to understand my difficulties."
Jia Heng gently hugged Zhen Xue's shoulders and whispered: "What should you do if you have such a weak temperament and arrive in Beijing?"
Zhen Xue's delicate body trembled slightly and she sobbed softly: "Zi Yu."
Jia Heng said softly: "You missed me, so I took Xinxin to Ningguo Mansion to have a look."
"Yes." Zhen Xue responded quickly, hugging Jia Heng's waist tightly, but at this moment, the young man came closer.
Looking at his cheeks that were as red as blood, Jia Heng said softly: "In the days to come, you still have to make your own decisions regarding matters in the house."
If he arrived in Shenjing City, he would actually not take the risk to look for Zhen Xue again. After all, he would still need Zhen Xue to solve the problem himself.
Zhen Qing had already finished packing, and said with a chuckle: "Sister, you, you are obviously reluctant to let go, and you have to wait for him to tell you."
Well, this bastard said he liked his sister more, but in fact...
Thinking of this, the beauty's heart inevitably surged with uncontrollable joy.
Jia Heng let go of Zhen Xue's hand and said: "Forget it for today, wait until the war over there is over and you have free time, then you can worry about it again. Your sister is too greedy and has eaten your share."
Zhen Qing's cheeks were as hot as fire, her phoenix eyes were filled with embarrassment, she couldn't help but spat, and said angrily: "You bastard, what are you talking about?"
Zhen Xue Yurong was also blushing with embarrassment. It was hard to say anything else, but the original grievance in her heart had completely dissipated.
Jia Heng said softly: "Xue'er, Xinxin stays here. You can come and pick her up in a few days."
He will also go to Tongzhou to defend the port tomorrow in order to send troops to Haimen.
This trip back is not so much about lingering in a gentle land as it is about taking precautions and eliminating some possible hidden dangers in the backyard.
Zhen Qing said softly: "Zi Yu, I won't stay any longer. I'll go back and talk to my second and fourth uncles."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Just pack up and go."
As he said that, he left the study first. He was suddenly startled when he saw Zhen Xi under the eaves of the corridor and asked, "Sister Xi'er, why haven't you left yet?"
"Ah." Zhen Xi was sitting on the embroidered pier in the outer hall. Hearing this, she seemed to be startled. She looked out and said, "Brother Heng, you are ready."
Jia Heng: "..."
He walked closer, gently rubbed the girl's bangs, and said, "It's quite cold near the door. Don't catch a cold."
As he said that, he picked up the girl's hand and whispered, "It's indeed a little cold."
Zhen Xi's cheeks were red, she lowered her head slightly, and said with shame, "I'm fine."
Although I didn't see it just now, I heard that the voice seemed not to be that of the second sister, but rather...the eldest sister?煰
Jia Heng said softly: "Well, come back with me."
The two of them held hands and walked along the corridor. At this moment, there were ladies lighting lanterns on the eaves of the corridor. When they saw Jia Heng coming, they all saluted.
Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Tomorrow your second uncle and your father will go to the army to serve as errands. What we just talked about was mainly this matter."
Zhen Xi responded softly, her bright eyes moved slightly, and said, "I know."
Jia Heng suddenly stopped walking, looked at the timid girl, and said seriously: "You can't tell your third sister what you just saw, did you hear it?"
Most of the brains of the Zhen family should be in the third child, so they have to be on guard. Who knows if this is another Zhen Qing? Then threaten him in turn.
Zhen Xi quickly shook her head like a rattle and said softly, "I won't tell you."
Jia Heng said: "That's good."
While talking, he sent Zhen Xi back to the wing where he lived and said, "Sister Xi'er, you can read here for a while. After I take a bath, we can go to have dinner together."
Zhen Xi responded obediently, sat down on the chair, looked at the surrounding arrangements, picked up a book on the bookshelf, and started to read.
Jia Heng called Qingwen and went into the wing to take a bath. Then he took Zhen Xi and said that he would have dinner in the back hall with all the orioles and Yanyans in the mansion, and then return to the study to check the map of Haimen counties.
At this moment, I heard a familiar sound of footsteps coming from behind the screen, and a slim and erect figure was projected on the screen.
Chen Xiaoxing came closer and said in a clear voice: "Li Shu just came over to report that the Hongyi cannon and related muskets were loaded on the ship, and the soldiers from Hongyi who were responsible for teaching and controlling the artillery operation also boarded the ship."
Jia Heng expected that after the artillery was installed, combat power would not be formed in a hurry, so he brought a group of Hongyi from Haojing to fight against the Han army to control the new artillery.煰
Jia Heng whispered: "Just pretend, this battle depends entirely on these Hongyi cannons."
Chen Xiao twisted his eyebrows and reminded: "Duduo is not prepared yet. The key is to be surprised. The Denglai Navy has not arrived yet. If it arrives, it will intercept them from the front and back to have a greater chance of winning."
Jia Heng said: "After we arrive, Duduo may run away. If Duduo is defeated now, even if the remaining bandits escape, no matter whether they are going south or north, they will be intercepted and killed by the army. It will be better."
This is actually the key to using military force.
Then, he pointed at the map and whispered: "Xiaoxiao, help me mark the distance. I will calculate how to block their escape direction."
"Why don't you go find your sister Xue?" Chen Xiao whispered with a cold look on his lips.
When I came back, I was tossed between Yuanchun, Daiyu, and the enchanting concubine of the Zhen family, and one of them was actually scornful of her.煰
Jia Heng smiled and said: "There will be a battle tomorrow. It won't be too late to come back after the battle."
There was a lot of hard work today, not only the energy but also the mind were quite exhausted, and it was hard to go hunting for the treasure hairpin again.
Chen Xiao paused and said sarcastically: "Aren't you afraid that another person will feel sad and cry?"
The girl obviously watched the whole process of Jia Heng "coaxing" Dai Yu, and she felt disgusted anyway.
"Baoqin and Baochai are living in the same house now. The two cousins reunited today. They can't sleep on the same bed or sleep together. It's hard for me to get over." Jia Heng looked calm and frowned and said: "You can't sleep in the middle. "
Anyway, in front of Xiaoxiao, he had already lost his face, and he could break the pot.
Chen Xiao: "..."
I always feel that these words mean something, they are cousins, and they are sleeping in the middle...
Too lazy to think about it, he came closer, picked up a map, and helped Jia Heng mark the words on it.
Jia Heng ignored Chen Xiao and picked up the cannon blueprint in his hand to look through it. His goal was to improve Hongyi cannons and flintlock guns. The future will eventually be dominated by firearms.
The two of them were busy with their own business and didn't bother each other.
On the other side, in the wing where Baochai was, the sky was a little dark because of the autumn rain falling outside, but the lights were still on. Baochai was indeed lying on the same bed as Baoqin. Both sisters were wearing underwear and whispering. Talking.
Baoqin has been close to Baochai since she was a child, and the cousins often sleep in the same bed.
Baochai's plump face showed curiosity at this moment and said: "Sister Baoqin, how did you meet Brother Heng?"
Baoqin briefly narrated the story and said: "Brother Heng can also speak the language of the Yi people. Many high officials over there listen to him."
In the end, he said with a tone of regret: "Brother Heng led the Guangdong navy to fight against the Hongyi of Haojing, but it's a pity that I didn't see it."
Baochai saw endearment in his eyes, and said with a chuckle: "Sister Baoqin, why are you like Sister Yun, you like to watch all the excitement."
Baoqin's pink face showed a smile, and she said Jiaohan: "When I was in Zhenzhen Country, I saw a battle, but it was not a naval battle. I wanted to see a naval battle, but I didn't see it."
Baochai pinched Baoqin's pink cheeks and said with a smile: "You also know the etiquette of our Central Plains. Unless a girl is a female general, how can she go to the battlefield casually? She will not be able to get married in the future."
At the end of the sentence, I couldn't help but think of the Princess Xianning.
The daughter of the royal family can't find any kind of husband, so she has to look for him.煰
But there was a feeling of frustration in my heart. No one in the Han Dynasty could compare with him.
"Sister pinched my face again, and I pinched my sister too." Baoqin pushed Baochai's hand away, chuckled, and pretended to catch Baochai's snow son. The two of them had been making trouble since they were children.
However, as he grew older, Bao Qin became more and more respectful to his beautiful, dignified and quiet sister, and did not dare to make mistakes on weekdays.
But as the original Dream of Red Mansions said, Xue's father burned books such as "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "One Hundred Species of Yuan Ren", but several girls had read them, and they were not ignorant.
Baochai was obviously more sharp-eyed and quick-handed. While protecting himself, he caught Baoqin's Xuezi and said softly: "Sister Baoqin has grown up now."
She secretly thought, no wonder Brother Heng likes to rub her...
Well, what are you thinking about him at this time?煰
Baoqin's pink cheeks turned red with embarrassment, and she whispered: "Sister rubs mine and doesn't let me touch it, it's not fair."
"Stop making trouble, it's cold today, be careful if you catch a cold again." Baochai held the quilt to protect herself tightly and chuckled.
This is a smile that is rarely seen when getting along with the Jia sisters. It has no intention and is innocent, or you can only see it when you are fluttering.
Well, Jia Heng has never seen such a smile.
People inherently have many faces, and Baochai in front of Jia Heng looked more like prey.
The two cousins played around for a while and then talked again.
Bao Qin asked softly: "Second sister went to the palace to choose, what happened next?"
Mentioning the past, the smile on Baochai's face faded a little, and there was a hint of thoughtfulness in his eyes. He said softly: "Even if you enter the palace, you may not be satisfied. Fortunately, you will gain something in the east."
Fortunately she met him.
Baoqin pursed her lips, listened to her sister's words, and whispered: "Second sister, has my aunt ever made a promise to my sister?"
Baochai's apricot eyes flashed and she said softly: "That's not true."
I originally wanted to mention the person's name, but after thinking about it I decided it was better to keep it a secret.
Baoqin was silent for a moment, with a look of distress on his face as white as snow, and whispered: "Second sister, when my father returned to Jinling this time, he said that he would marry me into a family. He also said that we merchants should be Promising a scholar, it is said that people are looking for a scholarly family in the city of God, preferably the Hanlin."
When Baochai heard this, there was a hint of surprise in his moist apricot eyes, and he asked: "Why...why are you so anxious? My sister is not much older, why are you so anxious for so many people?"
"That's what I said." Baoqin's plump and jade-like face showed sadness, and he sighed softly and said, "My sister doesn't allow me to go to her, so why should I be anxious?"
Baochai couldn't help laughing and said: "You are still competing with me, what are you going to do now?"
"Second sister, why don't you let your aunt talk about it after you return to Beijing?" Xue Baoqin looked at Baochai with shining eyes.
Baochai thought for a while and whispered: "If you want to get engaged later, that's okay. Your daughter's marriage must be carefully chosen. Marriage is a lifelong matter."
Bao Qin smiled sweetly and brightly, and whispered: "I think so too. I even want to ask Brother Heng to help persuade Daddy. Brother Heng wants Daddy to help with some business. Daddy will listen to him now." of."
In fact, Bao Qin still doesn't know that Jia Heng is the talker of the four major families of King Jia Shi and Xue. Although it is not easy to interfere in the marriage of other people's biological daughters, if he takes the script of "villain patriarch and great elder", You can even help Baoqin arrange marriage for the benefit of the four major families.
When Baochai heard this, Yurong was surprised and said softly: "Oh? Why did the second uncle listen to him?"
"This is not the opening of the Guangdong Sea. Sea trade is booming again. Brother Heng wants dad to do some business." Bao Qin said, her bright eyes sparkling, especially bright under the candlelight, and she said in surprise: "Heng Didn’t eldest brother say anything?”
Baochai's jade face was slightly pink, she pursed her pink lips and said softly: "I haven't heard him say that yet."
I've been back for so many days, but I haven't come to see her.
Maybe he is too busy.
But how can I go to the eldest princess’s house?
At this moment, the girl didn't know that no matter how busy Jia Heng was, she still went to Daiyu's house once, and with Ying'er here, it was only a matter of time before she knew.
"It's okay to let your elder brother Heng help you with persuasion, but after all, it is your life-long event. After all, it is your second uncle who will make the decision. He can't say much." Baochai frowned and said softly.煰
Generally speaking, girls are never willing to meddle in such matters, but here it happened to be their cousin and lover.
Baoqin's eyebrows showed sadness again, he sighed, and said softly: "Then I beg Brother Heng, let Brother Heng help persuade dad. I don't even have hairpins, so why did I promise someone so early?"
In fact, according to the original work, Baoqin's premature marriage proposal itself was Xue's father's plan. Because Xue's father fell ill and died young, he arranged Baoqin's marriage before his death, and did not let the old lady of the Jia family and the Aunt Xue arranged it, and Xu was aware of the crisis in the Jia family.
Baochai said softly: "I don't think it should be decided so early. Your brother hasn't decided yet. I might as well let your elder brother Heng help me talk."
She felt that Baoqin just wanted to play for two more years and didn't want to marry someone so early, so that was fine.
The cousins talked quietly, and unconsciously they felt tired and fell asleep.
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The next day, early in the morning, the golden rays of light filtered through the eastern clouds and fell on the vast courtyard of Ningguo Mansion, as if a thin golden gauze was covering the house.
After Jia Heng got up, he and Chen Xiao left Ningguo Mansion and saw a group of people riding horses on the street. It was Zhen Shao and Zhen Zhu. Both of them were wearing helmets and armor and were dressed in military uniforms.
Zhen Shao and Zhen Xuan followed Jia Heng's advice brought by Zhen Qing last night.
The two wrote a memorial overnight, one asking for war and the other asking for forgiveness, but they all had one thing in common: they were willing to join the naval force in the camp south of the Yangtze River and north of the Yangtze River to fight the Jurchens.
Against the backdrop of the widespread rumors in Jinling City about the defeat of the Zhejiang Dusi Sanwei Navy's reinforcements, Zhen Shao and Zhen Zhu's request for war naturally appeared to be loyal to the country. There is no doubt that as time goes by, the entire Jinling City will spread the praises of the Zhen family. In the name of loyalty.
This is the brilliance of Jia Heng's strategy, and Zhen Qing immediately realized its brilliance yesterday.煰
"I have finally met Uncle Yongning." Zhen Shao and Zhen Zhu walked quickly, clasping their fists and saluting.
Jia Heng nodded, stretched out his hand to support each other and said, "Two generals, please get up quickly."
Any actions taken by the second son and the third son of the Zhen family are just to help the Zhen family improve their scores on the paper, but for the big questions they have already written wrong, their points have already been deducted to zero.
When Emperor Chongping handles it, he may suffer less.
Zhen Shao looked at the young gentleman opposite him with complicated eyes and asked: "Uncle Yong Ning, are we going to Tongzhou to defend the port now?"
Jia Heng said: "The boat has been prepared at the ferry. Let's set off now. You two uncles, please come with me without further delay."
Zhen Shao nodded, responded, winked at Zhen Zhu, followed Jia Heng's cavalry in Jinyi, and headed towards the ferry. Annan Hou Ye Zhen and his family general Ye Cheng had also been waiting for a long time, and the two sides met. Soldiers, horses, and ships carrying Hongyi cannons sailed along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River toward Tongzhou Weiport.煰
At the same time, at Chongming Sands, hundreds of miles away from Jinling, hundreds of warships were densely arranged. Looking from the sky, the masts were like forests, and flags embroidered with dragons with fangs and claws were hunting in the autumn wind. Sound.
This place is located at the outlet of the Yangtze River, with Shanghai County of Songjiang Prefecture on the right, which happens to be stuck at the outlet of the Dahan Navy.
After several days of anxious fighting, after the guards of Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture sent infantry and cavalry to the Jiangnan camp to support them, the bandits' momentum to land and attack the county town was dampened.
Duduo stood on the second deck of a large ship, surrounded by generals wearing Jurchen armor.
The main ones are Lee Do-soon, the commander of the Jeolla Province Navy of North Korea, and other generals. In addition, there are the Nujiao Gang, Sihai Gang, and Jinsha Gang, which are smuggling and profit-making gangs that travel to the waters of Southeast Asian countries and Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. They all wear The Jurchen's armor was mostly calm at the moment.
The previous destruction of the Zhejiang Dusi Three Guards undoubtedly greatly inspired the confidence of the Jurchens and a group of pirates. However, in view of the painful lesson of first annihilating Zhen Haijun in the Haimen battle and then being defeated by Jia Heng, everyone was not arrogant.
Duduo looked at the distant coastline and said in a deep voice: "Chen Han's army can't retreat. It's not a long-term solution for us to wait here. We should concentrate our superior forces and make a surprise landing from Haimen. I don't believe that Jia Heng's son is still hiding." Instead of fighting."
The longer the delay is, the more detrimental it will be to the Jurchens because of the supply of ships.
In fact, the Sanwei Navy, which had previously concentrated all its efforts to defeat Zhejiang Dusi, also had the intention of ensuring military supplies.
Li Daoshun said: "Master, although the combat power of our navy is slightly higher than that of the Han army, it does not have a clear advantage in terms of military strength."
"Master, the resistance of the Taicang Guards and Suzhou Guards is very tenacious, and there are also rangers from the Jiangnan Camp rushing back and forth for reinforcements. We can't land ashore at all." Shangguan Rui, the leader of the Nujiao Gang, said.
The previous strategy set by Duduo was still to use pirates to invade Taicang, Suzhou, Songjiang and other places, and to use the Korean navy as the main reinforcement to annihilate Chen and Han.
Jia Heng's strategy was to strictly guard the coast and not send ships to fight with them, so he was unable to effectively contain the Jurchen navy.
Therefore, Zhejiang Dusi was defeated by a navy sent by Duduo. To a certain extent, it was a two-way battle. However, if they went to war, they might be defeated by Duduo with a time difference. Or Duduo sensed the encirclement from all sides and then headed south. Escape from Jilongshan (Wanwan).煰
The war is bound to drag on for a long time, and even allow Duduo to stay in the bay, and then become a trouble in the southeast.
Therefore, the defeat of the Zhejiang Dusi reinforcements made Jia Heng feel helpless, but it was exactly the opportunity to send troops.
Duduo said solemnly: "Leave some troops and horses to contain the rangers and prevent them from getting out of the ship to flank our army. The other ships and troops are attacking Haimen from the front, forcing the Han army to fight. If the Han army still does not fight, our army will go south to intercept Fuzhou." Navy, head towards Jilong Mountain."
The North Korean navy has ten thousand troops, while the other pirates have fifteen thousand soldiers and horses. If they concentrate their forces to attack Yangzhou and Jinling from Haimen, Jia Heng will really need to fight them.
The Jade Rabbit falls in the west and the Golden Crow rises in the east. Unknowingly, the Korean navy is approaching Haimen. As Duduo thought, the Han army can only send troops to fight.
Wei Che, the general of Zhenhaiwei in Daying, Jiangnan, stood on the bow of the ship. Not far behind him stood Ye Kai, the son of Annan Hou Ye Zhen. He held the Yanling knife on his waist and looked at the mast in the distance.
At this moment, the entire Jiangnan and Jiangbei Camps have six thousand naval forces in Haimen. It is the naval forces of the Jiangbei Camp that, because they are relatively elite, have a certain ability to resist the North Korean navy.煰
Under the orders given by Jia Heng the day before yesterday, Wei Che, the up-and-coming naval general of Zhenhai Guard, will be in command.
Around the deck, in addition to some navy generals, there were also two young admirals, Jia Chang and Jia Fang, whose young and fair faces showed excitement at this moment.
The two young generals of the Jia tribe have been learning water warfare at Zhenhaiwei for more than a month. They are both eager to make progress and decided to seize this opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
Jia Fang looked around and saw a ship coming from far behind like an arrow. Its oars and sails were moving. After a while, a young captain with a majestic face boarded the ship, cupped his hands and said: "Wei General, Yong Ningbo's flag ship has arrived at Tongzhou Weiport, and he ordered the general to fight with the enemy and prepare to respond."
Wei Che's face paused slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Generals, listen to the order, the navy and the enemy are on alert, and are ready to engage in battle at any time. Where are the two generals Ye Kai and Jia Fang?"
"Here we are." Jia Fang and Ye Kai left work one after another and said with cupped hands.
"The two of you will lead five hundred ships to meet the Zhenhai Guard Navy." Wei Che said in a low voice with a glint in his eyes.煰
"Yes." Two young men, Ye Kai and Jia Fang, said with fists in their hands.
At this moment, the Korean navy and pirates on Duduo's side were all keenly aware of the movements of Chen Han's officers and troops, and they also waved their flags. The 30,000-strong navy divided into three waves and approached Haimen, guarding against the Suzhou and Taicang guards in both directions. Soldiers and horses threaten.
Suddenly, the army pressed on the territory, and the war was about to break out!
