No one knows the real reason for Jia She's unprecedented visit to the palace, and no one knows what Liu Heng and Jia She secretly discussed for more than an hour. But from that day on, there were many relatives in Beijing. The invitation was sent to Rongguo Mansion.
It was a pity that most of their invitations were answered by Jia Lian. Jia She never came forward to attend the banquet, and always stayed in the East Cross Courtyard and never went out. Until August 22nd, a huge motorcade came out of Rongguo Mansion and headed out of Yongding Gate towards Tongzhou.
When the morning sun first rose, a large number of businessmen traveling from north to south had gathered on the official road. Not long after the motorcade left Yongding Gate, Jia Shiyi, who was responsible for guarding the safety of the motorcade, discovered a group of people waiting quietly in front of them.
"The last general, Lieutenant General Yu Linlang, and the deputy of Qianhu Niubeng, pay homage to General Jia!"
Three Thousand Yulin Lang, the strongest fighting force in Daxia!
The two hundred Yu Lin Lang that caught his eye were specially assigned by the Supreme Emperor Liu Ji, under the guise of escorting a reward to the Holy Lady, but actually to assist Jia Cong in handling that difficult matter.
Moreover, before leaving, the Emperor specially called Niu Ben to give him advice, asking him to keep an eye on the water bandits on the canal and secretly find out the true identity of this group of water bandits. I even dared to rob him of his money. I was really tired of living.
After Jia She glanced at Niu Ben and his men, he waved his hand and said, "Follow me. Everything will follow Jia Shiyi's command."
Niu Benpeng did not put on any official airs. Almost every one of these soldiers in Rongguo Mansion had military exploits. It is true that Mr. Habayashi is a personal soldier of the emperor, but he may not be able to defeat the group of generals around his father-in-law in a war.
Jia Cong lay on the edge of the car window, opened the curtain and looked out. He saw the two hundred Yu Lin Lang giving orders and prohibitions, which was very impressive.
He pursed his lips and said, "Dad, why did the saint send Lang Yulin here? He's just a weaver from the Li family, so why bother with so many people."
"Don't underestimate the Weaving Mansion. The three major weaving companies in Jinling, Hangzhou and Suzhou, on the surface, supervise the production and purchase of silk and satin and other royal items for the palace. In fact, they are all spies planted by the royal family in Jiangnan. These three families can be said to be no worse than the Jinling Zhen family in terms of money or connections."
Jia She reached out and tapped his youngest son's head, and asked with a smile: "Have you ever thought about why the saint asked you to go on this errand as a child?"
"My child has had some guesses. The saint gave me three errands. The first is to warn Uncle Lin, the second is to visit Madam Fengsheng of the Zhen family, and the third is to kill Li Xun and raid the Li family..."
When this happened, Jia Cong understood: "Hey! Dad, could it be that the Li family got involved in the fight for the heir? And Li Xun has secretly joined the team, which is why the saint is so angry!"
Jia She nodded with satisfaction: "You're not stupid! If my father's guess is right, Li Xun should have voted for the loyal king Liu Fu. The surname of Jinling Mansion is almost Zhen. Can the saint not be angry?"
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Jia Lian was busy organizing everything for this trip south, including renting passenger ships, etc. It can be said that everything was done in an all-round way.
That day in the palace, Jia Cong held Emperor Liu Heng's thigh and rubbed it for a long time before inviting the imperial physician Li Shiqian and Mr. Li out and following them south.
Seven passenger ships slowly sailed out of Tongzhou Pier. Jia Cong, who was originally worried about Daiyu's health, fell on the bed first.
"vomit!"
The pale-faced Jia Cong kept retching. Even though it was calm on the canal, he still felt that the whole world was shaking.
I didn’t expect Mr. Cong to get seasick. It’s really embarrassing!
"Mr. Li, haven't you developed any medicine to treat seasickness? Ugh!"
Jia Cong grabbed Li Shiqian, who had taken his pulse and was about to leave, and begged: "Help me, please help me, I feel like I'm dying. Mr. Li, the doctor is kind-hearted, you can't just leave like this!"
"I don't get seasick, so why do I need to develop such a useless medicine?"
Li Shiqian took out a small porcelain bottle, opened it, and poked it at the tip of Jia Cong's nose. A cool feeling surged into his heart, instantly reviving Jia Cong who was about to die from seasickness.
He hugged the small porcelain bottle and said hehe, "Thank you, Mr. Li. With this small porcelain bottle, I can survive these more than ten days."
"Okay, I'm going back first. If anything happens, Xiao Jia Qianhu will ask someone to call me. Miss Lin, the autumn cold dew is heavy, and the coldness on the river is even heavier. I will prepare some anti-cold medicine for you. You can Let the maid come and get it."
Daiyu, who was watching the excitement from the side, bowed to Li Shiqian: "Excuse me, Dr. Li!"
Li Shiqian stroked his long beard and smiled and said, "It's just what you should do, I don't deserve a girl's thanks."
After Li Shiqian left, Daiyu walked to Jia Cong's bedside with a book, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Brother Cong, since you are no longer seasick, let's start today's lessons!"
Jia Cong, who had regained his energy, immediately turned pale after hearing the word "schoolwork" and looked at Daiyu in horror.
"Sister Lin, are you sure you are not sent by God to torture me?"
Boom!
With just one word, Daiyu was so angry that Jia Cong gritted her teeth and reached out to knock Jia Cong on the forehead.
"It's all your fault! Since I accepted your training, I naturally have to teach you well. Otherwise, let alone three to five years, even seven or eight years later, you won't be able to read the Four Books and Five Classics."
Daiyu regarded knowledge as a sacred matter. Seeing her serious expression, Jia Cong also stopped being cynical, sat up straight and listened to the lecture seriously.
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Perhaps it was the joy of returning home that put Daiyu in a good mood. During the more than ten days of the journey, she was always in good health and even more energetic than Jia Cong, who suffered from seasickness from time to time.
On the eighth day of September, the fleet arrived at Huai'an Prefecture, which was only two days away from Yangzhou. There was a sudden heavy rain and it was not very safe to sail at this time. As night fell, after booking the largest inn at the pier, Jia Lian invited everyone to go ashore to rest.
Almost everyone was very tired after floating on the water for more than ten consecutive days. Jia She, who had settled his son and niece, had just returned to his room and planned to sleep when there was a knock on the door outside.
"General, Niu Qianhu needs to see you in an emergency!"
Jia She frowned and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"
Jia Shiyi came in with Lieutenant Qianhu Niu Ben, Lieutenant General Yu Lin, and saw Niu Ben with a solemn look on his face. He cupped his hands and reported: "Scouts have come to report that there are hundreds of water bandits on the other side of the canal. Their target is probably on the dock." people."
"How many hundreds are there? Let someone check immediately to find out their specific number and purpose."
Niu Ben immediately promised to leave and go find out the specific situation. Jia Shiyi hesitated for a moment and advised: "General, why don't you and I go to the city to take shelter first, and then we can set off again after my subordinates and others have taken care of things here."
Jia She would not bear it if a mere water bandit dared to take advantage of him. He tapped his fingers on the desk, suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Eleven, I remember when we were in Tongzhou, you said you saw people from the Wang family on the dock, right?"
Jia Shi nodded and replied: "It just passed by in a flash, and my subordinates didn't see it clearly, but that figure looked very much like Wang Zisheng. Is the general suspicious that the Wang family is plotting against us?"
