After discussing some details with the emperor, Jia Hui left Xiyuan.
When I got home, I happened to meet the brothers Jia Zhu and Jia Lian.
"Hey, you're back?" Jia Hui stepped forward to greet them.
Fortunately for Jia Zhu, after all, he only went to exercise. He had his own barracks and could go there after completing daily training. Moreover, he had been there for less than a day.
Jia Lian's eyes were rather resentful.
After being dragged out of the camp by Jiao Da yesterday, he started running and circled the camp twice.
How have these pampered young men ever experienced this? After running less than half a lap, I started panting.
Jia Rong from Dongfu still wanted to cheat and stood there not wanting to move. The old guards who were sent here with Jiao Da tried to persuade him, which only encouraged Jia Rong's arrogance.
On weekdays, Jia Zhen beat and scolded him, but now she can finally show off her power outside. I want to listen to you and keep running. How about that?
Then his arrogance attracted Jiao Da.
Who is Jiao Da? That was the man who carried old Ning Guo back from the dead. Even Jia Jing was polite to him in person. Who do you Jia Rong think you are?
It was a whip, which made Jia Rong lie on the ground in pain and kept thrashing. The Jia family's children who were following him and cheating were so frightened that their calves trembled.
Seeing that there was no way to escape by running in circles, I had no choice but to continue running with heavy legs.
Immediately afterwards, there were various trainings such as jumping horse steps and swinging swords. When he returned to the class room at night, Jia Lian felt that his body was no longer his...
"Brother..." The pain in his body made him tremble even as he spoke.
"Haha, how about it, Mr. Lian, do you prefer to practice martial arts or study?"
"I…"
Don't like them all! Jia Lian yelled in his heart.
But just shout in your heart. If you really shout out, not only will the two eldest brothers beat him, but if you tell the master later, he will also beat him.
"Brother, I don't want to go. Can I study hard?" Jia Lian still wanted to fight for it.
Jia Zhu also looked over. Although his training volume was far less than that of these boys, he didn't want to practice either!
"Haha, give up on this idea. I tell you, these days you have missed will be made up for when you come back!"
"Ahhh!" Jia Lian covered his face in pain, and Jia Zhu beside him also looked hopeless.
"Hahaha, Brother Zhu, Brother Liansan!" A refreshing girl's voice came over. A young lady wearing a bright red peony embroidered collared long coat got off the carriage and walked over. Two people also got off the carriage. A green young man.
"It's Sister Xiangyun, why did you come here too?" Jia Zhu looked at the young lady with a smile.
"Hey, who's girl is this? Why didn't you call me? But you forgot about me?"
Jia Hui pinched Shi Xiangyun's face, causing her to shrink back with her eyes closed.
"Haha, brother, it seems that this little cousin doesn't recognize you!" It was rare for Jia Zhu to see Jia Hui deflated, so naturally he wanted to laugh at her.
Jia Hui glanced at Jia Zhu with narrowed eyes, and Jia Zhu quickly closed her mouth.
"Brother Zhu is also called Big Brother? Remember, you are Brother Hui!" Shi Xiangyun, who has a sensitive ear, immediately remembered after hearing the name Jia Zhu.
"Haha, it's just me! Xiangyun is starting to look more and more like a big girl!" Jia Hui let go of the hand holding her face and rubbed her head.
"Brother Shi Muyun (Xianyun) met Brother Hui, Brother Zhu, and Brother Lian!"
The two legitimate sons of the Shi family also came over. They were about the same age as Jia Lian, but both were older than Jia Lian.
"We are all from the same family, why are you so polite? Come on, come into the house quickly!"
. . . . . .
After passing through the Yimen, passing through the southward hall, and then passing through the Neiyimen, the core hall of the entire Rongguo Mansion - the Rongxi Hall - appeared in front of them.
"Ancestor!"
Xiangyun entered the Neiyi Gate, and his pace became faster and faster, until he was approaching the entrance of Rongxi Hall, he actually broke into a trot and jumped on Jia Mu's body.
Jia Mu also smiled and picked up Shi Xiangyun. She held Baoyu in her left hand and Xiangyun in her right hand.
"My great-nephew meets my great-aunt!"
The two young boys from the historian family wanted to pay homage first. Jia's mother was startled and quickly asked Jia Hui and Jia Zhu, who came in later, to help them up.
"Hey, it's Brother Mu and Brother Xian! Come on, let my aunt take a good look at you!"
The two walked up to Jia Mu obediently. Jia Mu let go of Baoyu and Xiangyun's hands and touched their arms and faces.
It is still very different from the original work. The second prince of the Shi family, who was originally supposed to be alienated from the Jia family, seamlessly joined the class of his eldest brother who died young due to the rise of Jia Hui.
Relying on Xiangyun, he continued to be close to the Jia family, and occasionally came to the Jia family in person to watch plays and have fun with the Jia family. However, the two legitimate sons had always been studying in the Imperial College, and they had to focus on their studies and rarely brought them here.
It wasn't until last year that Jia Hui was appointed the Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army, and the two brothers decided to move closer to the Jia family, and the number of visits with their two legitimate sons gradually increased.
However, the two children's studies are indeed very heavy. This is also the first time since Jia Hui's wedding that they have brought their legitimate son here.
Seeing the two little faces that looked so much like her deceased eldest brother, Jia Mu couldn't help but her eyes turned red.
"Old lady, since we have already met and we are short of time, my grandson will take them away!"
Seeing that he was about to finish talking, and fearing that the time would be wasted, Jia Hui came out to be the villain who ruined the atmosphere.
Jia Mu curled her lips.
"Then go quickly. Remember, if your two cousins hurt a hair, I won't be able to spare you!"
"The old lady is so partial! Two cousins cannot hurt a single hair, but what about us three brothers?"
"You three? You three have rough skin and thick flesh, and the hair on your body is like bristles. Who can hurt you?"
As soon as Jia Mu finished speaking, everyone laughed, and the whole Rongxi Hall was filled with happy air.
Li Wan, who came here early in the morning, also covered his pretty face with a round fan, leaving only his eyes exposed and looking at Jia Hui with a smile.
"This... I can only say that she is worthy of being cousin Xiangyun's great-aunt!"
Jia Hui gave a thumbs up.
This time, even the old lady laughed and took Xiangyun into her arms kindly.
. . . . . .
After saying goodbye to his relatives, Jia Hui took the five children on the road.
Not long after Jia Rong from Dongfu, two brothers from Zhongfu, and two cousins from the Shi family left Jianchun Gate, Guan Sheng followed Jia Hui's three thousand households.
"Wow--"
The three thousand cavalrymen stopped twenty steps away from Jia Hui. They were united and ordered and prohibited.
This caused several young men to dazzle and look longingly at the eldest brother Jia Hui who came up to him.
"Do you all know what we are going to do?"
"Back to the general, my brothers have long been disgusted with the group of birdmen in the Jiangnan camp! They are not good at fighting, but they are always competing with us for supplies. The new jackets that were issued last time were snatched away by them, which caused great harm to us. The brothers have been wearing rags for an extra month, this time, their homes must be searched carefully!"
"Search the house!"
"Search the house!"
"Search the house!"
It can be regarded as the fault of the military master!
"Very good, very energetic! Brothers, let's go!"
. . . . . .
Three thousand families came along as escorts for the mourning group. Since the commander was Jia Hui, all the members were replaced with cotton armor, which greatly reduced the logistical pressure. Already 800 miles along the way, all states and counties along the way were notified to make logistical preparations.
Taken together, it can actually travel at a speed of one hundred and twenty miles a day.
The old man chose to wait for 14 days before being buried, leaving enough time for everyone.
Yesterday we rushed six hundred miles, and it took us two days to reach Luoyang without changing horses, so we only needed to get there within eleven days.
The next day, the funeral group in Luoyang set off in the morning on the third day after the death of the old lady. It took them ten days to arrive in Huai'an.
. . . . . .
"What a pity, it's finally here. Gu's body is almost falling apart..." King Zhongxin rubbed his waist and complained as he looked at Huai'an City, which was already covered with white cloth.
"Hahaha, Fourteenth Brother, don't go drinking in flower bars!"
King Zhongshun slapped King Zhongxin on the waist, causing him to scream and was about to curse.
"Silence!"
King Yi Zhong looked at his two uncles with a look of disgust. How old are they, and they are still so immoral!
"Huh!" King Zhongxin looked at King Zhongshun with an unconvinced look. If it weren't for the fact that we were doing something innocent here, we couldn't make a fuss. Otherwise, I just want you to look good!
"Okay, stop messing around! Guan Sheng, you take our brothers to the Caobing Camp, and the rest go into the city!"
Jia Hui's prestige among the nobles cannot be established. After hearing Jia Hui's words, these young nobles and direct descendant teenagers representing various families quickly lined up according to their titles, and the kings were embarrassed to get into a mess. , also came to the front of the team and lined up.
It was just that when the kings saw the three thousand households going away, they looked at Jia Hui and King Yiyong side by side, consciously or unconsciously.
"Oh, now, we have become their first threat!" Chen Jingyuan said helplessly towards Jia Hui.
"It doesn't matter. Before we get rid of your three brothers, maybe they will help us! They all rely on you to be the vanguard. After all, their base is too far away from Luoyang, but ours is close at hand... "
Luoyang was far away from most of the prince's base, leaving only Yi Zhong's Beijing camp and Chen Jingyuan's Northwest Army relying on Luoyang.
"Besides, so what if they unite to attack us, the troops will stop us and the water will cover us. With the Northwest Army on our side, we will be invincible!"
. . . . . .
After a day of rest, it was time for the burial.
The orphans adopted by the old lady in his later years are now the pillars of the Cao Labor Union. As filial sons, they kneel in front of the soul, hold flags and kowtow to the guests.
Xia Shouzhong also came to Huai'an as the imperial envoy to announce the decree. He brought the posthumous title obtained by the Ministry of Rites after an overnight discussion.
Wu Su.
Xu Wusu Gong, Liu Qi.
His original name was Liu Qi, who was given the name by Taizu.
Four members each from the royal family, nobles, Cao workers, and senior officials of the Cao labor union carried the coffin for Duke Wu Su.
In the end, three princes, Zhongshun and Er34, were chosen. Grand Sima General Jia Hui, three young nobles, four outstanding sons of Cao Gong and four legitimate sons of Cao Gong's high-level officials, a total of sixteen people, were all married.
16 people carried the heavy coffin out of the city. According to the location selected by Wu Sugong himself, on a hillside by the canal, after a period of ceremony, Wu Sugong's coffin was buried in the ground...
The old man has never believed in fate in his life, and he despises all the gods and ghosts. He didn't even call out any monks or Taoists, and all the officials from the Ministry of Etiquette were in charge.
After the funeral, let's eat.
. . . . . .
Lin Hai, as the censor of the Salt Patrol, an official of the imperial court, and a descendant of the Five Generations of Marquises, naturally had to attend the funeral.
It's just that Jia Hui and his party came too late yesterday and rested early, so they didn't meet each other.
At today's funeral, Lin Hai saw his nephew participating in the funeral from afar, and kept suppressing his excitement.
Brother Hui is here, and we are finally saved!
Now that the funeral was over, Lin Hai hurriedly walked towards Jia Hui, but there were so many people now that he couldn't squeeze in despite his average physical fitness.
Even when eating the banquet, there were still a large number of people surrounding Jia Hui, and they still couldn't squeeze through. Lin Hai had no choice but to sit quietly on the banquet and wait for the banquet to end.
Because it was a casual affair, and no one wanted to be immoral after drinking, they just drank rice wine.
Although he drank a lot, he was not very drunk. Jia Hui still stayed awake.
After leaving the banquet and saying goodbye to Chen Si, Jia Hui and his five young children did not ride horses, but took a walk to Yuelai Tower.
I ate too much and took a walk to eat.
"Brother Hui?"
Lin Hai chased after him, and the name he blurted out made Jia Hui tremble.
Jia Lian also heard a familiar voice and quickly looked back.
"Uncle Lin!"
Jia Hui also turned around and recognized the person.
That bastard Lin Hai who married away his best aunt!
"Uncle Lin!"
"Master Lin!"
"Uncle Lin Ciao!"
Hearing Jia Lian's name, Jia Zhu and Jia Rong also reacted and saluted Lin Hai. The Shi brothers looked at each other and saluted Lin Hai.
"Uncle Lin!"
No matter, anyway, the letter sent by my aunt is full of happiness, so my uncle will accept it for the time being.
Room C, Tianzi, on the third floor of Yuelai Building.
There were only three people in the room, Jia Hui, Jia Zhu and Lin Hai.
The few remaining young men were too young and were afraid that they would not be able to keep their mouth shut, so they hurried back to sleep. There were guards guarding the door.
"Isn't that reasonable? These salt merchants don't even have royal laws in their eyes!" After listening to Lin Hai's narration, Jia Zhu couldn't hold it back for the first time, slapped the table and stood up.
"Sit down! How can you become a big deal if you are frizzy!" Jia Hui scolded.
"Brother! That's our aunt!"
"Sit down! I have known these things for a long time. Why do you think I brought so many people here? Are they really just guards?"
Jia Zhu then sat down with an angry look on her face.
"What? Jinyu, but above..." Lin Hai was startled when he heard that Jia Hui was coming with his troops, and then he raised his hands to the sky and asked.
"Well, the emperor wants their whole family to rush to Huangquan Road in an orderly manner... However, after all, we are in China, and the court still wants to lose face, and we still have to catch them."
"Okay, great..." Lin Hai was relieved for the most part. Since the emperor had made up his mind and sent his eldest nephew here, there was nothing to be afraid of.
"But...Jinyu, behind this salt merchant, is..."
"King Zhongxin and the Zhen family? They are just local chickens and tile dogs. They are colluding with soldiers and businessmen. They are stabbing the emperor in the heart. Now, even if the Holy Lady is here, it won't work!"
After hearing what Jia Hui said, Lin Hai's hanging heart was completely relieved.
After taking a sip of tea, Lin Hai turned to look at Brother Zhu at his second uncle's house.
"Last year, my second brother-in-law wrote a letter saying that Brother Zhu, you also won the imperial examination. I heard from my colleague in the Ministry of Rites that the eldest uncle admired you very much, so he suppressed you for a year. How about it? Will Enke be able to do it next year? grasp?"
"If I get back to my uncle, there will be no problem in spring next year!" When it comes to starting a career, Jia Zhu is still very confident. So what if Uncle Lin is the top pick? Do you know that I am not the number one scholar?
"Let's wait until you practice for three months..." Jia Hui sipped her tea and hit Jia Zhu.
When Jia Zhu heard her elder brother's words, she instantly withered.
"Drill? What drill? Didn't Brother Zhu take the imperial examination?"
"Ah, it's like this. Last year when he was on the court to experience it, he almost didn't survive it. When he came on the court, his classmates carried him out.
Before the spring of this year, this kid fell ill and his health was too bad, so the family decided to let this kid go to the military camp to train for two or three months. Not that he would learn anything, but at least he could exercise and not... "
Jia Hui stopped and said this.
"So that's it, then we really need to practice." Lin Hai suddenly realized, stroking his beard and said.
Jia Zhu lowered her head in frustration.
"In fact, not only this kid went to the military camp, Brother Lian, Brother Rong, and all the boys in the clan school were thrown into the military camp..." Jia Hui began to talk to Lin Hai about the clan academy. Lin Hai listened carefully, Occasionally putting forward his own suggestions, the uncle and nephew talked happily.
"By the way, Jinyu, those two boys who came here are..."
"Those two are the legitimate sons of the Shi family and the old lady's nephews. They came with us this time."
"Oh? It seems that the two Shi family members have decided to continue to maintain the four Jinling families..." Lin Hai nodded.
"Yes, but there are only these four families. Apart from my uncle's Lin family and my in-law's Li family, there are no other Jinling families."
Lin Hai also understood why and said nothing, but Jia Zhu didn't quite understand.
"Uncle, eldest brother, what do you mean it's just the four of us?"
If nothing else goes wrong, next year Jia Zhu will be Enke's Jinshi, and he will be eligible to participate in family affairs. In fact, there is no problem now, but in order to prevent him from being distracted by the imperial examination, he has not been allowed to participate.
Jia Hui patiently explained to him: "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that our Jinling family has been established since the founding of the People's Republic of China. As the four leading families, the three generations of my family, King Jia Shi, all grew up in the north. They are no longer The wealthy families in Jiangnan regard them as one of their own.
Even the Xue family, the money bag of our four families, began to be squeezed out by them. They are all moving closer to the Zhen family, ready to support King Zhongxin in seizing the throne..."
Poof!
Hearing the word "seize the direct descendant", Jia Zhu was so frightened that she knocked over the tea cup in her hand and threw it to the ground.
"Brother, you, you won't forget that Uncle Jing and Uncle Pardon are...just..." Jia Zhu didn't dare to say that word.
"What are you afraid of? Since Chen Jingyuan and us participated in the expedition to the west, and won the title of Prince Yiyong through the expedition with our brothers, our family has been tied to his side, Chen Si.
Especially after Sister Yuan married Chen Si, even your second wife has completely joined Chen Si's ship. My uncle will never go to Nao Shizi, King Zhongxin. In addition, the Lin family and our Jia family are in-laws, even more so. A natural volunteer.
Now, we have no way out, and the Jia family can no longer bear the consequences of failing to stand in line for the second time.
Now that things have come to an end, all we have left is to keep moving forward! "
Jia Hui's firm words finally made Jia Zhu's worries dissipate a lot.
That’s right, since we are already tied to Prince Yiyong, let’s kill someone if someone stands in his way, and kill someone if he stands in the way of Buddha!
Lin Hai refilled Jia Zhu's tea for three consecutive cups before he calmed down.
At this time, Lin Hai, who was in a good mood, suddenly thought of his wife at home.
"Jinyu, Brother Zhu and the others are fine today, right?"
"No, Shi's two cousins have already asked for a month's leave. Anyway, this year's autumn festival has been canceled due to Wu Sugong's affairs. It's probably nothing to ask for another month's leave. I'll go to Shi's tomorrow. Just a letter."
As soon as Lin Hai opened his mouth, Jia Hui knew what he wanted to do.
Lin Hai also looked at his two nephews with a smile on his face.
"Anyway, it's not that far from Yangzhou. How about we go back with my uncle to visit Yixia and your aunt?"
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