Jia Mansion, Lixiangyuan.
Lin Daiyu and Qin Keqing were sitting in the room, learning some things that girls should learn, such as embroidery, cooking, etc.
Since the last time Jia Baoyu, the eldest child of the Jia family, was beaten hard by his father, the Jia family sisters and Baochai have been aloof from her, not so affectionate, and they have played with her much less.
To this day, Daiyu still remembers the way Jia Baoyu looked at her when the old lady brought someone to rescue her, and when he was carried down as he was dying: disbelief, fear, fear, and anger.
This was the first time she knew that a person's eyes could show so many emotions, it was amazing.
But she couldn't be blamed for this. At that time, she just saw that her uncle was breathing heavily and was afraid that something would go wrong, so she gave him a Yuan-Building Pill.
Wrongful ~
"Lele, tell me, did I do the right thing at that time?"
The little yellow cat, who was sleeping soundly in Qin Keqing's arms, raised its tail and nodded.
"Ah, yes, yes."
Lin Daiyu beamed instantly. It was obviously a happy thing for her to be recognized by Lele.
Qin Keqing's gentle and pleasant eyes were full of envy.
It would be great if she had someone like Lele to accompany, play and protect her when she was a child!
But it's not bad now. The head of the house, Jialan, is small but very well-behaved. She doesn't have to worry about food and drink, and can also take care of the family. This is the best life for her now.
"Ka, ka, ka~" Suddenly, a man wearing armor and holding a spear came into the room.
The two women were startled. Lin Daiyu stood up in a hurry, picked up the little yellow cat and held it in front of her.
"Who are you? Don't come here. My Lele is very powerful. He can beat ten dogs!" the little girl said firmly.
Miao Le:......
The man took off his helmet, tied up his crown hair high, and his long flowing hair lay smoothly on his back. He raised his head slightly, leaned his back against the door, smiled slightly, and it turned out to be Jia Min.
Lin Daiyu's eyes widened, and then she threw the little yellow cat into Qin Keqing's arms, and happily jumped into Jia Min's arms.
"Ah, mother, your clothes are so powerful and domineering, so awesome!"
The little yellow cat was also excited to see it.
It's great that today's shit-sweeping officers actually know the temptation of uniforms, but this uniform seems a bit catty.
But it’s not a big problem!
As we all know, Miao Le is famous for being strong-willed in the cat world!
Jia Min nodded her daughter's fair and delicate nose and said with a smile: "Mom has to go back to Yangzhou beforehand. You stay at home and wait until I bring your father back with me. Then our family will be reunited."
Daiyu blinked her eyes and looked at her mother's armor again. She suddenly understood something, stretched out her little hand, and squeezed it tightly into a fist as big as a small sandbag.
"Mom, I want to go back with you. I'm very strong now. And I'm protected by Lele. Even if several people come, they can't beat me!"
Jia Min was holding her daughter with one hand, wearing armor and looking majestic. She was thoughtful after hearing these words.
Commander Na Lin came over today to talk about the Holy Emperor's plan to rectify the salt affairs, which was extremely dangerous. If those big businessmen, gentry, and gentry failed, they would probably have a narrow escape. So asking her to leave a letter is also a thought for Ruhai.
After hearing the news, the husband and wife Jia Min could not sit still. She found the armor that her father had worn, and asked the blacksmith and tailor in the house to modify it, and then she was ready to return to Yangzhou to help her husband.
These days, she has discovered that she has quite a lot of strength. If nothing else, she should have no problem guarding the door for her husband.
If there is a big change, life cannot be at the same time, and death can sleep together, that is also a good thing.
But if he and his wife died suddenly, leaving behind a daughter and a son with two children under ten years old, all alone, who would take care of them?
Jia family? Or, royal family?
Where does the friendship between everyone come from? The most likely thing is that the mother and two aunts take care of face and provide some food and clothing.
But if you take your daughter back with you, she is more likely to become the weak point of your husband and wife. She is so young, what will happen if she is caught by those ferocious enemies?
It's simply unimaginable.
"Meow!" The little yellow cat jumped on Jia Min's shoulder and stood with its paws behind its back.
It doesn't matter, I will take action!
As a righteous cat, he still cares about saving those lost Yangzhou thin horses.
Jia Min felt relieved now: "Okay, Daiyu, we two will work together to rescue your father!"
As for sons, forget it, boys should bear more.
Of course, if one's own family dies, the Holy Emperor will definitely leave a title for his son, both emotionally and in terms of face, so that the Lin family will not be extinct.
"Oh, Lele, let's go, for daddy!"
"Meow!"
For girls! No, for justice!
Jia Min quickly went out with her daughter in her arms and flew onto her horse.
"drive!"
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Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
In the clear sky and white sun, Emperor Qing was naturally reviewing the memorials, but the hand holding the pen was shaking a little. Apparently the nonsense mentioned in these memorials made him feel very uneasy.
Suddenly, the eunuch on duty came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Manager Chen is outside saying that he needs to see something urgent."
Emperor Qing frowned: "Xuan."
After a while, Manager Chen rushed in out of breath: "Your Majesty, today Miss Jia Min heard Commander Lin talk about the urgent matter in Yangzhou. Without saying a word, she wore the armor of the old prince and took a big gun and was about to follow Commander Lin to Yangzhou. , protect Lord Lin.
Moreover, Miss Jia Min was holding her daughter in one hand and a little yellow cat on her shoulder. "
Emperor Qing's frown deepened: "Nonsense, where are the Jia family members? Why didn't anyone stop her?"
Manager Chen said loudly: "We can't stop it!
Your Majesty, you don't know that Miss Jia Min seems to have learned the truth from the old prince. She is brave enough to be worthy of all men. She can throw away the servants of the Jia family several meters away with a swing of a big gun.
I heard that the leader, General Manager Lai, was directly hit on the roof. "
Emperor Qing was stunned.
So powerful?
Then he wondered: "How come Commander Lin is willing to take her?"
Although Jia Min seems to have good abilities, she is obviously a burden as she takes care of the family, and Commander Lin has always been selfless, so he should not take her with him.
Manager Chen said again: "When Miss Jia Min arrived at the port, the fleet led by Commander Lin had already set off. Then she held her daughter, stood on the shore, jumped more than three feet away, and jumped directly onto the ship.
Commander Lin tried his best to persuade her, but to no avail. Miss Jia Min was determined and directly told her to either swim there by herself or let her go back by boat. "
As for Miss Jia Min, she was a female prostitute, so Commander Lin was probably too embarrassed to do anything, so he simply didn't stop her.
After hearing the explanation, Emperor Qing suddenly sighed and said, "She is truly a strange woman in the world."
In fact, he suddenly felt envious of Lin Ruhai.
Although he is a dignified person, if there is a big change, will such a woman risk her life to save him? Even if you are willing to go to hell with him?
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who? Wang Chun paused and said impatiently.
"Sir, the urgent document to Beijing is urgent. It's 800 miles away!" the steward outside shouted.
Upon hearing this, Wang Chun quickly stood up, put on two pieces of clothing and went out.
After Lin Ruhai's wife and children came to Beijing, he sent his men to escort them but there was no news at all. After that, he was in fear every day and couldn't sleep all day and night.
Even now, only spending a lot of money to marry a few concubines can soothe his anxious and fearful mood.
As time went by, as a large amount of silver and treasures were paid to the Supreme Emperor, and his son was granted an official position there, he was finally able to eat delicacies of mountains and seas in peace and enjoy picturesque beauties.
But at the moment when he heard the eight-hundred-mile urgent document, he suddenly had an ominous premonition.
"Where are the official documents?" Wang Chun asked.
The housekeeper handed over a letter, which was sealed with red paint and had various official seals.
Wang Chun tore open the envelope casually and opened it with trembling hands.
"The new commander of the Forbidden Army, Lin Luofeng, led a thousand troops to inspect Japanese pirates, foreign barbarians, and coastal and border defense matters in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In addition, he also had the important task of supervising the transportation, trading, and trafficking of poisonous cigarettes by foreign barbarians in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
With the cooperation of Wang Chun, the general merchant of salt transportation between Huaihe and Huaihe Rivers, he was responsible for grain and military expenditure matters without any mistakes. "
Under the official document, there are also the seals of various departments such as the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of War, as well as the signatures of subordinate officials.
Wang Chun breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, they are not here to catch me.
With a thousand elites, it may be difficult to deal with the entire Yangzhou officialdom, but it is certainly not a big problem to deal with one person.
"Sir, there is something else in the letter," the butler reminded.
Wang Chun thought in his mind, shook the envelope, and something fell out of it. The housekeeper picked it up from the ground, observed it for a while, and even put it in his mouth to taste it. After feeling it for a while, his eyes lit up.
"Sir, it's tea leaves and salt grains."
Wang Chun was startled. Generally speaking, if something happened to an urgent official letter that was 800 miles away, it would involve all the stations along the way, and even the officials above and below would be affected.
How could anyone here be so careless and let these slags still be stored in the letter?
There must be something fishy about this matter!
"Tea leaves, salt grains?" Wang Chun mumbled a few words slowly, then clenched his fists and spat out two words coldly: "Check the salt!"
The purpose of these thousand forbidden troops is to resist Japanese pirates and the occupation of Ryukyu Island by overseas barbarians, but the actual purpose is ultimately themselves.
***! Those people took his money but didn't even do anything for him.
No rules!
And what does early warning mean? Either ask him to destroy the evidence, or simply run away, and then he will take all the shortfalls on himself and clear all the accounts directly.
grass!
Hearing the word "check salt", the old housekeeper also panicked, and then looked at the master expectantly.
The imperial court had come many times in the past, and every time the master used various means to turn the tide, allowing the family to gain a firm foothold in Yangzhou.
Wang Chun pondered for a while, also confused.
The imperial court clearly knew the officialdom of Yangzhou well when it sent the Imperial Guard this time, and was even prepared to put down the rebellion.
Therefore, even if he kills Lin Ruhai now, it will not help. Instead, he will have more reasons to make the court angry and send more sergeants.
So now there is only one way, first: destroy the evidence and remove all the treasures and treasures from your house before the angel comes. Second: Let bigger problems arise and divert the court's attention and energy. Only in this way will they need to stabilize the rear and let themselves go temporarily.
As for the bigger issues, they are of course major matters related to the life and death of the country: such as Japanese pirates, overseas barbarian invasions, slave establishment going south, etc.
As a general merchant of salt transportation, he naturally cannot order those forces. But he knew that although the imperial court banned the sea, none of the coastal people had ever traded with Japanese pirates and barbarians.
It's easy to get the barbarians to come over. The tobacco business is worth a lot of money. Just raid their shops, and then let those aristocratic families tell them that the court is sending
Soldiers came to suppress it.
Given their arrogance in daring to directly send warships into the interior to demand land, they would do it themselves.
As for the Japanese, they have small courtesy but no great righteousness. As long as it is profitable, tell them that the gate of Yangzhou is open and they can come in and rob at will, and they will come naturally.
When the Forbidden Army was defeated and Yangzhou suffered heavy losses, Lin Ruhai and all other warehouses, banknotes, and account books were burned, leaving all evidence empty. He then led his servants and guards to take action to save the people from fire and water, and help the building from falling.
At that time, the imperial court will have only one choice: to promote itself, build a memorial arch for itself, and reduce the influence of other casualties.
As for the civilians who were killed or injured, they would only be a meager number in the end.
And he, Wang Chun, led the army in a critical moment to kill thousands of Japanese pirates and nearly a hundred barbarians who invaded the frontier. He only had more than a hundred casualties and strengthened our mountains and rivers. He was a great hero and a great hero!
At this moment, Wang Chun's mind could be said to be full of thoughts, and he came up with this brilliant idea in a moment. Even for a moment he felt that he was extremely smart.
This idea is wonderful!
"Old Li, come here!" Wang Chun called the housekeeper and whispered in his ear.
The law must not be passed down to the six ears, and this matter must not be leaked out at all, otherwise the Wang family may be like Qin Hui in the future, and will be infamous for thousands of years.
After hearing what the master said, the housekeeper was shocked: "This?"
Wang Chun glanced at him faintly.
The housekeeper's face turned pale, he gritted his teeth and clasped his fists: "Yes, sir, I'll do it right now!"
What does it have to do with him if so many people die?
After the housekeeper left, Wang Chun sighed quietly.
Since the Wang family made money, they have built bridges and paved roads. In order to help the people survive the disaster, they also generously exchanged grain for their useless fields, cattle, wives and daughters.
In this way, he has accumulated a lot of merit over the years. He hopes that the people who are about to die can understand the pain and uneasiness in his heart.
From now on, every Qingming Festival, we will definitely ask those eminent monks to chant sutras for them to achieve salvation and help them to be reborn in bliss and have a good pregnancy in their next life.
Hey, sometimes I think about it, I am too kind.
This man's kindness is his biggest shortcoming for a businessman.
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Lin Mansion.
While Lin Ruhai was reviewing the account books, he was enjoying the massage from his concubine and grandma behind him.
"Huh?" Mr. Lin suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, and then became upset.
"Master, what's wrong with you?" the concubine asked with concern.
Lin Ruhai shook his head: "It's okay, maybe it's because I care about it and I feel confused. I always feel that something bad will happen."
The concubine comforted her and said, "Don't worry, sir. You are a Wenquxing descended to earth. No matter what happens, you will turn disaster into good luck!"
Lin Ruhai took a deep breath and said quietly: "I hope so!"
"If you had a sister to worry about, you wouldn't be in such trouble." The concubine suddenly came up with an idea.
Lin Ruhai fell into deep thought, what is the explanation for this statement?
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