The next day, near noon
There was a sea of people in front and behind the Jinling City ferry, and officials from the Sixth Department of Nanjing and the officials from the Governor's Office of Liangjiang were all waiting eagerly.
Compared with when Jia Heng served under the guards of Jinyi Mansion in the past, when he first arrived in Jinling, there were no officials who came to greet him. At this moment, the ferry crossing from the Sixth Department of Nanjing to the Imperial College and the Imperial Procuratorate was almost deserted and crowded. , Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Jia Heng's great victory at Chongming Sands, especially the capture of Jurchen Prince Duduo alive, left Jinling City stunned for a day, and then it accepted this fact with complicated thoughts.
Regardless of whether the officials in the Jiangnan officialdom are willing or not, they must admit that Jia Heng is the leader of the young nobles of Chen Han's generation, and after this battle, his power has become more and more powerful.
Victory is undoubtedly a powerful tool to suppress all dissenting voices, and the winner does not need to be blamed.
At this moment, Zhen Yingjia also led the Zhen family to greet the triumphant army at the ferry. Under his thick eyebrows, his eyes looked excitedly towards the misty river.
Not far away, in a carriage protected by a group of nuns and maids, Princess Chu Zhen Qing was wearing a light white indigo dress. She was sitting in the carriage, looking towards the river mouth through a bamboo curtain with Princess Zhen Xue of Beijing.
My heart was in my throat, and my eyes were full of hope.
Not far from the crowd, there were guards secretly guarding a carriage. Princess Jinyang was leading Princess Qinghe and Princess Xianning to sit in the carriage, opening the bamboo curtain and looking at the river mouth.
In addition, the Ning Rong Mansion in Jinling also sent tribesmen to greet them. In a carriage, Yuan Chun, Zhen Lan, Zhen Xi, Tan Chun, Xiang Yun, Baochai and Dai Yu were also looking out from behind the curtains.
I don’t know that Yuanchun was about to see Jia Heng, but he was in an excited mood. Chai Dai and Bao Qin were in the carriage of a carriage. The carriage was spacious and it was autumn. There were two chubby girls and a skinny bean sprout. It doesn't feel crowded or stuffy.
Well, it's such a coincidence.
Baochai was wearing a light red dress and her hair was combed into a bun with airy bangs. Her face was as white as snow. She clenched the handkerchief tightly in her hand and could only suppress the joy that surged deep in her heart.
Compared with Baochai's subtlety and reserve, Daiyu was much more straightforward. She opened the curtain generously and looked towards the distance of the river mouth with her sparkling eyes.
He only glanced at Baochai beside him from time to time, his eyes meaning incomprehensible.
Baoqin was talking to the side to relieve his boredom, and said with a smile: "Brother Heng went to the sea in person to fight with the Hongyi people at that time in Haojing. He won the victory not long after, and now he has come to Jinling and fought another victorious battle. .”
Baochai turned to look at Baoqin and said with a chuckle: "Where is the daughter of Governor Haojing? Why didn't you come with us?"
"Nonna originally wanted to come and watch the fun, but she hasn't been feeling well these past two days, and she may be a little acclimated." Baoqin frowned and said softly.
Hearing this, Daiyu turned her head and asked, "Have you invited the doctor? Why didn't you see my sister mention it at home?"
As the hostess of Ningguo Mansion, isn't this a sign of poor hospitality?
The smile on Baochai's face faded slightly, his moist apricot eyes glanced at the girl with a look of concern on her beautiful face, and he sighed softly in his heart.
She seems to have a faint hint of something wrong with her face now.
Is Daiyu really unreasonable? In fact, this is not the case. In the original work, after Lin Ruhai passed away, he brought back home books and collected some gifts for Baochai and Sanchun.
Baoqin did not doubt that he was there, and said, "Nonna didn't really believe in the doctor here, so she didn't look for him."
Daiyu sighed softly and said softly: "You have to find a doctor to take care of her and nurse her back to health."
She used to be very frail and often had heart palpitations, but now...well, she seems to have recovered?
Maybe this is what Brother Heng said, because he kept his heart depressed and suffered from many diseases. After going south to Jinling with Brother Heng, he seemed to be in a much brighter mood.
"Here we come, the army is here." The Jinling Mansion officer, who was climbing on a poplar tree and looking out, shouted to the officials below.
The crowd who had been talking in low voices first became violently commotion, and then they all held their breath, stretched their necks, and looked towards the river at the ferry.
This atmosphere undoubtedly infected Chai and Dai in the carriage. They stopped talking in low voices and opened the curtains to look at the foggy and empty river.
At this moment, there are more than twenty warships lined up on the river mouth. The soldiers of the Jiangnan camp on them are holding long guns and standing proudly on the bow and sides of the ship. Their faces are full of energy and high-spirited, and they are somewhat arrogant and powerful. momentum.
The Jiangnan camp had just won a victorious battle, and the morale of the soldiers was undoubtedly reshaped.
At this moment, Annan Hou Yezhen was standing on the deck of the ship where he was, and Ye Cheng beside him said: "Master Hou, Jinling has arrived."
Ye Zhen glanced at the men, women, and children who greeted each other at the ferry, and said with emotion: "Twenty years ago, when Annan was victorious and the emperor visited the south, Jinling City was also in such a grand situation."
Marquis Wu, who had witnessed many major events during the Longzhi period, could not help but feel emotional when watching this scene.
Of course, when a person starts to always recall the past, it may be because he is not satisfied with the present, or his mentality is getting older.
In the cabin, behind a square table, a tall and tall boy in a python suit sat upright on the Grand Master's chair, holding a writing brush in his hand and writing a summary of the past few days' battles on the open notebook.
"We're reaching Jinling ahead." Chen Xiaoqing's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the focused young man, and said softly.
Jia Heng put down his brush, rubbed his sore wrist, and whispered, "It'll be good when we get there."
As the ship approached the shore, a large number of soldiers from the Jiangnan Camp got off the warship with Yanling knives and spears, and lined up on the shore to guard.
Jia Heng's flag ship also sailed into the ferry, and the board was lowered from the building boat to the shore. Jia Heng got off the ship surrounded by Liu Jixian and other royal guards.
At this time, Shen Fang, the governor of Liangjiang, looked at the young man who was shouting in front of him, with a dark look in his eyes. He suppressed a trace of irritation in his heart and walked away quickly with Yuan Tu, the Minister of Rites of Nanjing, and Fang Yaochun, the Imperial Academy's wine-offering minister.
Zhen Yingjia, the president of Jinling Tirenyuan, also led his second brother Zhen Xuan to greet him from another direction, with a warm smile on his face.
No matter what, the protagonist of Jinling City today is Jia Heng.
"Congratulations to Uncle Yongning on your triumphant return." Shen Fang looked at the young man and bowed his hands.
I don't know if he was absent-minded, but the governor of Liangjiang still said the words "triumph" and "return" were redundant verbal expressions, and no one noticed the errors in ordinary sentences.
Jia Heng also bowed his hand in return and said in a low voice: "Excuse me, Master Shen and all the other lords will come out of the city to greet you. I am sincerely uneasy."
At this time, Yuan Tu, the Minister of Rites, said with a smile: "Bo Yongning has now achieved a great victory at sea that has not been seen in decades. The people of Jinling are rushing to see the young man's heroic appearance."
The teacher of the King of Chu has completely disappeared from the worry he showed in the Governor's Mansion yesterday. His old face is full of smiles, and his words sound much better than before.
The two sides exchanged pleasantries.
Shen Fang smiled, holding back a feeling of nausea, and complimented: "Uncle Yong Ning captured the Jurchen Prince alive in the battle at Chongming Sands and promoted the prestige of our country. It really boosted the morale of our Han people."
Jia Heng looked indifferent and said in a deep voice: "The enemy invaded our territory of the Han Dynasty. We have received military honors and received many favors from the emperor. It is the time to repay your favor. How can we sit back and ignore it? Now it is up to the generals to use their lives to wipe out the Jurchen invaders in one fell swoop. Soldiers are what they should be! It's just a major military and state matter that needs to be taken at the right time. Previously, there were many rumors about urging troops in Jinling City. They were sincerely making arrogant comments because they didn't know the military plan. They even tried to impeach the official. If he didn't know what he was doing, People, you still think that they are colluding with the Jurchens and are secretly colluding with each other?!"
Arguing about military aircraft, one sentence gave the nature of the previous impeachment memorial and the officials' urging troops to attack.
At this moment, the surrounding officials all looked at the young man in the python suit, with different expressions on their faces. Some officials who had previously submitted an impeachment memorial had ugly expressions on their faces.
For example, Lin Yingqi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, felt the gazes from around him falling on him, as if with a bit of teasing, and felt a sense of grievance in his heart.
At this moment, the eldest princess of Jinyang, who was in the carriage with a glazed hairpin, looked at the young man from a distance with her beautiful eyes. Her delicate jade face was filled with joy, and her fragrant cheeks turned red like peach blossoms, shining brightly.
Princess Xianning, who was at the bottom, stared at the young man chatting and laughing with the Jiangnan officials and Chen Xiao beside the young man with bright eyes. She sighed and said, "Just like my cousin before, just go with your husband."
Li Chanyue said softly: "Cousin, Mr. Jia also felt that it was dangerous, so he kept you here."
Princess Xianning looked at Li Chanyue and said, "I know."
The eldest princess of Jinyang listened to the conversation of the two little girls and also cast her beautiful eyes on Chen Xiao who was in the guard of Jinyi Mansion.
Zhen Yingjia also came up to meet him, with a smile on his face and called softly: "Ziyu, second brother, fourth brother."
At this time, Zhen Shao and Zhen Zhu appeared from the general array, and they called to Zhen Yingjia: "Brother."
Zhen Yingjia looked at the two brothers and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that nothing happened to the second and fourth brothers.
Some other officials in the Liangjiang officialdom often looked sideways when they saw the Zhen brothers talking.
On the other side, Annan Hou Yezhen also nodded to the Jinling officials who greeted him, indicating that they had met each other.
After all, Ye Zhen was the Marquis of Wu who had seen all kinds of big scenes. His old face was calm and unruffled, as if he was unmoved by the outside world.
Jia Heng, Shen Fang and the officials from the Six Ministries of Nanjing finished their brief remarks and said, "My lords, this is not the place to talk. Let's go into the city."
While talking, Jia Heng and the generals were greeted by Jiangnan officials and entered the city of Jinling in a mighty manner under the attention of the people of Jinling.
The Jinling gentry and scholars who were watching also headed towards the city, discussing the great victory in teahouses and wine shops.
Jinling City has returned to its long-lost bustle, but discussions about the war are still lively.
At this moment, in the carriage, Zhen Qing looked at the handsome young man, her expression gradually becoming obsessed, and the charm contained in her beautiful eyes almost... overflowed.
"Sister, Ziyu has entered the city." Zhen Xue gently pulled Zhen Qing's hand, looked at her sister who was fuming in the air, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Xue Ni's cheeks, and said softly.
Zhen Qing softly said "Hmm", looked at Zhen Xue with a half-smile, and asked: "Sister, I was the one who pushed you into the fire pit. Does your sister still hate me now?"
Zhen Xue: "..."
Sister, really, why are you bringing this up at this time?
What other fire pit? Ziyu is not a pit of fire.
As for hatred, she actually couldn't say anything about it. There is no overnight hatred between biological sisters.
On the other side, the eldest princess of Jinyang, the princess of Xianning, and the princess of Qinghe also watched Jia Heng go from the mansion to Jinling City. They only looked back when they knew that the figure could not be seen in the bustling crowd.
The eldest princess of Jinyang breathed a sigh of relief, opened her lips lightly, and said softly: "It doesn't look like she was hurt at all. Let's go back."
Princess Xianning's glistening eyes were still a little reluctant to leave, but the eldest princess of Jinyang took her arm and lowered the car curtain.
Princess Jinyang chuckled and said: "Let's go, he still has to deal with the officials in Liangjiang officialdom. He should go back to Ningguo Mansion to stay today. It won't be too late to see you tomorrow."
The last time he came back from Guangdong Province, he stayed at her mansion. Now that he had returned from a great victory and attracted everyone's attention, he came directly to the princess's mansion, which aroused doubts after all.
As the carriage turned, the hanging curtains isolated the hustle and bustle outside. Princess Xianning's beautiful face looked lost, and she lacked confidence and said, "Auntie, will Chanyue and I go to the Ningguo Mansion later?" "
"What were you doing in the past?" Princess Jinyang glanced at Princess Xianning and said softly, "You don't know how to let him rest."
The little girl is so clingy, but she still wants to leave her in the house and go there alone?
When Princess Xianning heard this, her jade face turned pale slightly, she curled her lips, and had no choice but to pull Li Chanyue's hand in dismay.
This man always bullied her.
Li Chanyue glanced at the eldest princess of Jinyang and said softly: "Cousin, Mr. Jia will have to entertain the officials later, and he will go home to talk to the sisters in the Jia family in the evening."
Princess Xianning was silent for a moment and said, "I haven't seen your husband since he came back from the Guangdong Sea."
"Didn't my cousin follow Mr. Jia to the Jiangnan camp last time?" Li Chanyue asked in surprise, her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed.
In fact, she is the one who has not seen Mr. Xiao Jia for a long time, right?
Princess Xianning was speechless for a moment, so she could only look at Li Chanyue in shame and thought, Chanyue really didn't understand anything, they were together.
Besides, as we were going to Tongzhou to defend the port, we were marching all the way, so my husband didn’t bother to play around with her.
Shen Fang and other Liangjiang officials held a banquet at the Linjiang Restaurant, the largest restaurant in the city, and Jia Heng had a banquet with officials from Liangjiang official circles.
During the dinner, everyone was basically having their own secrets and making plays whenever possible.
There was nothing more than all kinds of bragging about their achievements. As long as these scholars changed their positions, their flattering words would be almost as colorful as flowers.
It is almost completely different from the previous scene where bullets were pouring out.
Jia Heng dealt with it with a calm expression, while Annan Hou Ye Zhen kept company by the side, chatting with the officials of Jinling.
Shen Fang asked tentatively: "Now that all the pirates have been wiped out, I wonder when Uncle Yongning will return to the capital?"
Jia Heng looked calm and said: "There are still remnants of the pirates escaping at sea and they need to be suppressed urgently. The Jiangnan camp also needs to continue to be reorganized. As for the squadron, we must wait for the imperial court's order."
When Shen Fang heard this, his expression showed no abnormality, and his heart was filled with a layer of gloom.
The current perception of Jia Heng is that he is basically the same as the god of plague. The most important thing is to send him away quickly, otherwise who knows if there will be some troubles again.
Since the young man in front of me went south, the Nanjing Military Department, Jiangnan Camp, and Huaiyang officialdom have almost all been purged. Now, with the power of victory, they will become even more arrogant and domineering in Jiangnan!
Jia Heng didn't care what Jiangnan officials like Shen Fang thought. He simply had a reception banquet with the officials, left the restaurant in the afternoon, and returned to Ningguo Mansion.
Recommend a book called "Daming: Zhu Yuanzhang caught me overnight and proclaimed himself emperor!" 》, articles written in the early Ming Dynasty, vests of old authors, if you are interested, you can check it out.
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