Jia Cong, who was responsible for serving tea and pouring water, shook his hands when he heard this and almost poured the tea on the ground.
This Shi Nai is really crazy. The reason why he was able to go to Sichuan to be the commander-in-chief was not because he asked people to find connections or used money to clear the way. To put it bluntly, it was the emperor's warning to the historian, and it was also the last chance given to the historian.
Previously, the imperial edict ordered Shui Rong to lead his troops south. Many people in the capital avoided him like snakes and scorpions. Some of Wu Xun's children even had their legs broken by their elders, and they didn't want to have anything to do with Shui Rong.
It does not mean that these people are not loyal and patriotic, and are timid and avoid war. It was precisely because of his loyalty to the emperor and patriotism that he chose to lie in bed with a broken leg rather than go south with the water.
The most important thing is that you still fucking lost the battle and let tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians of Zhen'an Mansion die tragically for your own sake. Under the butcher's knife of the South Vietnamese monkey, Baolinghou Mansion has been passed down for three generations for nearly a hundred years. I'm afraid it will really end with Yuanyou. Six years.
"According to what Hong Zhengyuan said, Shi Nai, this disgraceful bastard, threw down his flag and escaped with his soldiers when the army was attacked. His Majesty was furious and has ordered the Third Division to send people south. If this is true, Shi Nai’s head…”
well!
Jia She wished he could fly to Guangxi and chop this bastard to death. He was such a shameful thing. The old Marquis had to be strong for a lifetime. The eldest brother of the Shi family was brave and fierce. How could he let this weakling take over the title of the Baoling Marquis Mansion?
The old lady forced herself to listen to Jia She's explanation, her face pale and shaky. She pursed her lips and tried her best to stay calm. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Did His Majesty send you an errand? Does he want you to go south?"
"Yes, and no..."
Jia She clenched his fist. It would be great if he could go directly to Guangxi to kill monkeys.
He sighed and said: "The war in Guangxi is corrupt, and the efficiency of sending reinforcements from the capital is too low. His Majesty has ordered Yunnan Prince Mu's Mansion to send troops to Guangxi in order to temporarily stabilize the situation. My son does want to go south, but not directly to Guangxi. Let’s go to Jinling.”
Um?
Everyone in the room was a little confused, why go to Jinling?
Jia She simply said that the emperor planned to mobilize the Jiangnan Camp Land Division and Songjiang Naval Division, a total of 30,000 troops and horses, to go south via naval warships.
The old lady didn't understand much about this. After asking about the departure time, she didn't ask again. She was just a little worried about whether her eldest son would be in danger if he led the army.
It is said that South Vietnamese monkeys are like ghosts that eat people's hearts and lungs. Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Zhen'an Prefecture were eaten clean.
Jia Cong was a little curious, but he temporarily held it back after receiving the signal from his father's eyes.
Jia Jing suddenly said, "Since Brother She is going south to Jinling, I will stay in the capital to guard the house, and then I will take Brother Rong and Brother Qiang with me."
"Why should we let the children follow us? We only have a few seedlings, we can't just throw them all on the battlefield."
The old lady's worries are getting deeper and deeper. In the past, she had children and grandchildren around her, but now she only has a few little girls around her...
It was not obvious on weekdays, but since Jia Lian and his wife went to Jiangnan, the old lady finally felt inexplicable sadness.
Jia Jing sighed slightly and explained to the old lady: "Brother Qiang is about the same age as Brother Rong. He has not yet gotten married and established a career. As my nephew, he is an uncle, so we have to make plans for his future. We are a military family, Brother Qiang My son is not a good scholar, so I can only let him try in the army. Does Auntie still remember the time when Prince Consort Tu came to the house a few days ago? "
The old lady nodded. A few days ago, Rongguo Mansion held a banquet to entertain the guests who came to congratulate her. Princess Deqing came hand in hand with Prince Consort Tu Shizhong. Tu Shizhong had a long conversation with Jia Jing alone.
Jia Jing smiled and said, "Husband-in-law Tu intends to marry his daughter to Brother Qiang. Although it is just a verbal agreement, we are still inseparable. My nephew originally planned to let Brother Qiang go to Yansui Town to practice and practice. It's a favor, but now that Brother She is leading the army, let him go to the battlefield and have a try."
In fact, it was Tu Siqi, the daughter of the eldest princess of Deqing, who really fell in love with Jia Qiang. Who said the Jia family had good looks?
Jia Rong and Jia Qiang are the two best-looking of the two brothers, but Jia Rong is more feminine. On the contrary, it was Jia Qiang who was quite heroic, at least in terms of appearance, which caught Tu Siqi's eye.
Jia Qiang is the great-great-great-grandson of Ningguo Mansion. She has made some mischief in the past few years.
After Jing returned to the mansion to take charge of the overall situation, he spent at least half a month writing non-stop. He was not very good at writing, but he became fond of dancing with guns and sticks. For a year, he was taught by the soldiers of Ningguo Mansion to be able to play both bow and horse. good.
A few days ago, Jia Jing put his name on the list for the competition at the Dudu Mansion's talent selection exercise, and to his surprise, he made it into the top 100.
Although he was not top-notch, he was rated as having excellent qualifications, and the Governor's Office also gave him a chance to be a candidate for a seventh-grade military position.
As for Tu Siqi meeting Jia Qiang, it was mainly because the royal princess had been fond of military matters since she was a child, so she secretly went to the Governor's Mansion to watch the excitement.
When Jia Qiang hit seven out of seven arrows, he happened to catch his eye, and then the prince-in-law Tu Shizhong "accidentally met" Jia Qiang and inspected the matter.
After beating Jia Jing back home, he thought a lot about Jia Qiang's marriage. It's a pity that Jia Qiang's reputation was really not very good in the past few years. How could a well-matched family in Beijing push his daughter into the hot bed.
Unexpectedly, Jia Qiang just had the appearance of a prodigal son who could never change his fortune, but she would fall in the eyes of the royal princess. It was really fate.
Although his family background is not bad, Jia Jing still feels that he needs to get a status for Jia Qiang, and it is best to let him earn it himself.
This is a good thing, but the old lady still has some worries.
The main reason is that Tu Siqi's reputation among the officials' relatives is not very good, and the old lady still remembers the conflict at the Royal Racecourse.
She hesitated again and again, and then advised: "Have Jing'er ever thought about Princess Tu's temperament? Brother Qiang's parents left early, and you have to think carefully about his marriage, so as not to criticize or complain."
What the old lady said makes sense. Jia Qiang is an upright great-great-grandson of Ningguo Mansion, and her parents died early. If this marriage is not good, some people will say that Jia Jing does not care about her grand-nephew, and Jia Qiang may complain and bury her in the future. The root of the brother's feud.
Of course, this is because the old lady doesn't know Tu Siqi well enough. At least in Jia Cong's view, Tu Siqi is not a traditional lady, but she is definitely better than many pretentious women.
Jia Qiang's situation really needs a wife who can stand up and help him. Tu Siqi is the emperor's serious nephew. Jia Qiang's future may depend on Tu Siqi's frequent visits to the palace...
The marriage, which was only verbally agreed, had not yet been finalized. Jia Jing mentioned it and said nothing else. He just asked the old lady to find opportunities for Jia Qiang to buy some properties in the suburbs of Beijing.
Everything was complicated, and except for the girls at home, Baoyu, Jia Huan and Xiao Jialan, no one else had much time to celebrate the New Year.
The imperial court once again issued an edict to recruit new soldiers from the good families of the various prefectures in the capital to strengthen the Huben, Shenwu, and left and right military guards.
In addition, one thousand Tigers and One Thousand Yu Lins, two thousand left and right Wei, led by the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army, Deputy Envoy of Jingying Festival, and Jia She, the Marquis of Rongguo, were sent south to support the South Vietnamese war.
The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry allocate grain, grass, and ordnance as quickly as possible. Jia She moved to the military camp on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and began to run in with the generals in preparation for departure after the new year.
Ningrong Jia's family is not only Jia She who leads the troops south, Master Zheng has also received the exact news. On the day when the court opens the seal after the Shangyuan Festival, the appointment of the Ministry of Personnel will come down, and Master Zheng will lead Zhejiang Tiexue as the Minister of Rites road.
It was originally planned that Jia Jing would escort Jinse and Daiyu to the south of the Yangtze River, but now that two brothers, She and Zheng, were leaving the capital, there had to be someone at home who could keep them under control.
Therefore, the old lady persuaded Jinse and Daiyu to postpone their trip south. When the weather gets warmer in March, I will look for an opportunity to go south to reunite with Lin Ruhai.
After Jia Cong struggled for several days and failed to obtain permission to join the army, he returned to a peaceful life of studying and practicing calligraphy.
This kind of comfort could be maintained until after the Shangyuan Festival, on the twentieth day of the first lunar month, Master Pardon led his troops out of the capital, and the emperor sent Liu Hong, the fourth son of the emperor, to see him off.
Looking at the retreating figure, Jia Cong felt for the first time the feeling of emptiness in his heart after leaving this unreliable father.
After returning home, Jia Cong languished for a while. He got distracted while studying and forgot to write. Daiyu saw it in her eyes and felt worried. In the end, she blushed and held him in her arms for comfort, and then she cheered up again.
On the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, Baoyu and Xiangyun were officially engaged.
Not only did the virtuous concubine Yuanchun give her a reward, but the imperial concubine Yang, who holds the Phoenix Seal on her behalf, also gave her a marriage decree.
The Supreme Emperor somehow remembered the old Marquis of the Shi family and Shi Yu, the father of Xiangyun who died in southern Xinjiang, and gave a jade Ruyi in the name of the Empress Dowager. As a result, all the concubines in the palace changed their attitudes and received many rewards.
The Rongguo Mansion, which originally did not plan to make any grand arrangements, had to open the middle door to welcome the angels in the palace and the guests who came one after another. Mr. Zheng, who had not yet set out to go south, was the only remaining head of the Rongguo Mansion and finally passed out drunk at the wine table. superior.
On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, Jia Zheng went south to Zhejiang under the order, and the Rongguo Mansion began to stick to its doors and fell into silence.
Except for Jia Cong entering the palace every five days to accompany the future crown prince in studying and practicing martial arts, or going to Longshou Palace to hug the old man's lap, the walls of Rongguo Mansion completely divided the inside and outside into two worlds.
On the second day of the second lunar month, Jia Cong was studying the saint's words in his study. Jia Shiyi suddenly knocked on the door and came in.
"Little Third Master, something happened in Shandong. Bandits broke out in Qufu and the Yanshenggong Mansion was in chaos. Mr. Qingteng, who was ordered to patrol and monitor Shandong, is missing..."
Years ago, because the Kong family was involved in the case of literati Ju Hibiscus ointment, the emperor issued an order.
The contemporary Yanshenggong Kong Renxuan set out after the year, preparing to come to Beijing for an audience. Unexpectedly, just two days after leaving, the White Lotus Sect broke out in Qufu. Qufu County was turned upside down by bandits, and Yanshenggong's mansion was attacked by bandits. A large number of Members of the Kong family were killed, including Kong Renxuan's eldest son and the eldest son of Duke Yansheng, Kong Shiren, who was killed by bandits.
Kong Renyuan, the magistrate of Qufu County, committed suicide in shame. Imperial envoy Xu Jin, who was inspecting Daitian in Yanzhou Prefecture, rushed to Qufu to take charge.
Unexpectedly, he encountered nearly a thousand white lotus bandits on the way. Xu Jin, who had only two to three hundred guards with him, disappeared since then. After three days of searching without success, Yanzhou prefect Liu Guoliang finally could not withstand the pressure and sent the news to the capital to request a holy judgment.
Shandong is adjacent to the capital, and Yanzhou is a strategic location guarding the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The war in southern Xinjiang had just suffered a setback, and the White Lotus bandits broke out, shaking the entire capital.
The most important thing is that Xu Jin's trip to Shandong is not just a simple inspection, he also has the emperor's secret order to strictly investigate the Kong family.
No one would have thought that the Yanshenggong Mansion, which had thousands of "private soldiers", would be breached by hundreds of Bailian bandits and set on fire.
"Clang!"
"Do you really think that I am a fool? What a coincidence. I sent people to Shandong, but the Yanshenggong Mansion was completely burned by the fire..."
Before Jia Cong entered the Qinzheng Hall, he heard the emperor smashing things and getting angry.
He straightened his clothes and walked in.
Whoosh!
Jia Cong took advantage of the situation and ducked, and a memorial flew past his ear.
"What are you doing here? Go back and read your book!"
There were only three people in the palace, the emperor Liu Heng, the eunuch Xia Shouzhong and the Long Imperial Guard all commanded the envoy Cao Jiugong.
Jia Cong picked up the memorial, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Jia Cong, please order me to leave the capital and go to Shandong to quell the chaos!"
The emperor said one word without hesitation: "Get out!"
Jia Cong was unmoved and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, Jia Cong, has requested your order to leave the capital and go to Shandong to quell the chaos. Please give me your permission!"
"All the ministers in the court are dead? Do you need a young boy like you to quell the chaos?"
The emperor waved his hand impatiently: "Go back and study hard, I'm not at the point where no one can use me yet!"
Jia Cong shook his head and said with great solemnity: "Your Majesty, only I am the most suitable candidate at the moment."
"Get out, get out, get out, I'm upset, so don't make things worse."
The emperor was distraught and waved his hand to drive away Jia Cong, who was begging for his life.
But Cao Jiugong suddenly advised him: "Your Majesty, you might as well listen to General Xiao Jia's reasons before making any plans."
The sudden incident in Yanzhou really gave the emperor a headache. It is easy to quell the chaos by sending officials from the central government there. Once the king's division arrives, the rebels will become nothing more than local chickens and dogs.
But the most important point is that the original plan to target the Kong family in Qufu will be shelved.
Jia Cong took out a memorial and bowed to present it. The emperor opened it and browsed it quickly, then closed it with a snap.
The emperor took a deep breath,
His face became serious.
He stared at Jia Cong for a long time, and finally sighed: "Jia Cong, do you know the consequences of doing this? If you can't find evidence by then, your actions will make you a target of public criticism! Even if the literati criticize you verbally or in writing, I may not be able to save you."
Jia Cong's originally solemn face suddenly turned into a smile, and he replied calmly: "I have thought about it very clearly. My teacher is still in Yanzhou. Whether it is for business or private, I have to go to Yanzhou for my trip." . As for what your Majesty said, I am 50% sure... Of course, I still need to ask your Majesty to issue an imperial edict, and at the same time, I need to borrow a few people from Eunuch Xia."
Jia Cong had to go to Yanzhou.
Since he became a disciple of Xu Jin, this teacher who hardly explained the Four Books and Five Classics to Jia Cong, however, allowed Jia Cong to learn more precious knowledge.
When he was in Beijing, he often took Jia Cong in and out of various government offices and went deep into the fields and markets, allowing Jia Cong to understand the operations of the court, the rules of the officialdom, as well as the sufferings of the people and the concerns and expectations of the people in the shortest possible time.
It also made Jia Cong deeply understand the meaning of his new life. It is good to be romantic, and it is comfortable to be a dandy.
But as long as a person lives, he must leave traces in the world. Otherwise, it would be a disgrace to God for the new life he has given him.
The emperor ordered Prince Zhongshun Liu Ke to be the imperial envoy, and Jia Cong to be the deputy envoy. He would lead the 3,000 soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp out of the capital and select a day to go to Shandong to quell the chaos.
After leaving the palace, Jia Cong did not return to Rongguo Mansion immediately. Instead, he turned to the west of the imperial city and came to Qingfang outside Dong'an Gate.
"Secretary of Internal Affairs!"
Jia Cong sat on the horse and looked up at the plaque with gold paint and red background.
The warriors guarding the gate clearly saw the tattoo on Jia Cong's purple official robe, and the fat orange cat squinting into his hands seemed to be smiling, which made their hearts tremble.
The Internal Affairs Department hasn't done anything to offend the Jia family recently, right? Why is this young master here?
Jia Shiyi clapped his horse and stepped forward, saying in a deep voice: "My lord has come here according to the order, and asked Xia Jiang, the head of the Internal Affairs Department, to come out to greet you."
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