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Xingji City.

During the more than 600 years of Yunchui's reign, countless generals have been awarded titles.

But there are only a few names that are auspicious and meaningful, so some generals’ mansion names are often repeated.

For example, Lu Yulong's Dinghai General's Mansion, Tieguai Li's Youji General's Mansion, and Ren Ning's Yongyi General's Mansion, etc., there are countless others with the same name...

However, these are usually mid- to low-level generals' mansions.

As for the mansions of high-ranking generals, their names are rarely repeated or even unique.

For example, Wei Junqian's Chariot General's Mansion, Zhennanguan Yuan Xingwen's Hussar General's Mansion,

Another example is the Cavalry General’s Mansion of Tian Hongyan, the general of the Yanhui Legion.

If these generals make more outstanding contributions, their mansions will be promoted to earl's mansions, thus officially entering the ranks of the empire's top nobles.

At this time, in the north of the city, at the General of Cavalry's Mansion.

main hall.

Qu Miaohan, who was sitting in the main seat, felt a little restless and looked towards the gate frequently.

"Madam, please don't be anxious. Have a cup of tea to moisten your mouth first."

The personal maid standing aside raised her head and looked at the sky.

"It's still early. Today's newspaper will probably take a while to be delivered."

Qu Miaohan subconsciously glanced at the hourglass and then breathed a sigh of relief.

She nodded, picked up the teacup, but put it down again just as she brought it to her lips.

"Go to the front door and tell the servants to be more efficient!"

It is now the seventh day of the first lunar month, and the day after tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival, the day when King Ning ascended the throne.

Although good things are about to happen, the entire Xingji City is in chaos these days.

Countless generals and their entire families were suddenly imprisoned.

Although there was nothing unusual in the General of Cavalry's Mansion at her feet for the time being, Qu Miaohan was a woman after all, so she couldn't help feeling fearful.

But she didn't dare go out to find out the news. She just hoped to see the newspaper as soon as possible to find out the truth.

The maid left quickly and came back trotting quickly.

Following behind her was the general's housekeeper.

"Ma'am, the newspaper has been retrieved."

Qu Miaohan was overjoyed and quickly took one. Before she had time to open it, she looked up at the housekeeper.

"How's it going outside?"

The housekeeper came back from nowhere, sweating profusely.

"Madam, just like the past few days, the city is full of Imperial Guards and Jinlin Guards, but the area around our mansion is fine, and we haven't seen any unusual movements."

"That's good, that's good." Qu Miaohan let out a long breath and then lowered her head to read the newspaper.

As soon as she opened the newspaper, her eyes lit up.

As expected, the front-page headline of the newspaper published the news that the new king had ascended the throne and was about to become famous all over the world.

After reading ten lines at a glance, Qu Miaohan frowned deeply.

"Madam," the maid next to her couldn't help curling her lips, "Isn't Prince Ning's Da He a little..."

mean?

Only relatively minor crimes such as false accusation, short-weighting, and disrespect were exempted.

As for what they were concerned about, such as the hundreds of generals' mansions seized a few days ago, there was no mention of them in the newspapers.

Unlike Emperor Changxing, when he ascended the throne, he emptied almost all the prisons in Yunchui except for serious crimes such as treason and deceiving the emperor, and won a good reputation that was praised by everyone.

"Shut up!" Qu Miaohan glared at the maid.

It had not been long since the Dingxi counterattack. At that time, the actions of the Yanhui Corps were condemned by everyone, and many Yunchui people still remember it vividly.

Although this is their own residence, the Jinlin Guards have great powers and can penetrate anywhere.

If the maid's words got out, it would be a big trouble.

At this moment, the butler standing nearby suddenly bowed.

"Madam, it seems that His Highness will not spare the generals of the Central Army, but some family members seem to be exceptions."

"Which family?" Qu Miaohan quickly glanced at the newspaper again, but did not find anyone who was spared.

But she still respected this housekeeper who had been loyal to Tian Hongyan for most of her life.

"Uncle Tian, ​​you don't need to be so polite. Just speak your mind."

"Thank you, Madam," the housekeeper hesitated, "I was talking about the Annan Marquis' Mansion." "So it's them." Qu Miaohan understood.

The Annan Marquis Mansion is one of the four pillars of the Central Legion. The relationship between the two is well known to everyone in Xingji City.

Especially a while ago, the old Annan Hou Lin Daxiong brought a large number of adult nephews and nephews to Huayang County to help in the war, which caused a sensation in the entire Xingji City and everyone knew about it.

Although Qu Miaohan lived deep in the inner house, she had heard something about it.

"The Central Army was badly defeated, but the old marquis is still the old marquis after all. He has a keen eye and immediately brought his children and grandchildren to the front line to help."

"The newspapers are saying that the Japanese pirates are about to be wiped out. The Lin family has once again turned the tide, and their contribution is probably not small..."

As they spoke, Qu Miaohan was filled with envy.

But they can only envy them, as they don’t know when the Tian family can be promoted to a baron’s mansion, let alone a marquis’s mansion.

cough.

The butler coughed lightly.

"Madam, please forgive me for speaking frankly. You have lived in the inner house for a long time, so you may not be well-informed about some news."

"According to reliable information, although the Japanese pirates are almost wiped out, the Lin family has indeed made great contributions. However, almost all of the Lin family members that the old marquis brought to Huayang County died in the battle, and it is estimated that no more than this number can return to Xingji City intact..."

After saying this, the old butler silently extended two slaps.

  what?

Qu Miaohan opened her eyes wide in disbelief, and shuddered violently when she realized what was happening.

"Is this true?"

The butler nodded deeply, "Madam, this is absolutely true."

"Besides, there is one thing that Madam may not know. The Annan Marquisate is selling off a large amount of farmland and property under its name..."

After that, he told in detail the news he had heard in the past few days.

At the beginning, Qu Miaohan was still wondering how much money she had on hand and whether she should buy some of the farms released by the Lin family.

However, the more she listened, the more frightened she became, and even her hands began to tremble.

"Uncle Tian," Qu Miaohan's voice suddenly became somewhat dry and unpleasant, "You mean that even though so many of the Annan Marquis's sons have died in Huayang County, they still have to spend a lot of money to save their lives?"

The butler hesitated for a while before nodding slowly.

His face was solemn.

"Madam, Xingji City is in chaos right now, so I dare not jump to conclusions. But judging from the current situation, I'm afraid it is indeed as you think."

Qu Miaohan's heart sank.

In her frustration, she heard her own hoarse voice.

"Then...what should our General's Mansion do?"

"Madam, don't be anxious." The maid next to her was a little disapproving.

"As the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator, and the Central Army suffered a great defeat. The Lin family will have to pay a certain amount of money to avoid disaster."

"But our Yanhui army is different. The general is leading the army to attack the grassland right now. The Xiliang barbarians are just a mere tribal group. They are not worth mentioning. Maybe good news will be reported back from the west soon."

"By then, I'm afraid all the noble ladies in Xingji City will have to change their way of addressing you and call you Madam Bo."

However, Qu Miaohan pretended not to hear and continued to stare at the housekeeper.

"Madam," the old housekeeper glanced at the maid beside the master, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a mosquito, "After hearing what Miss Pei said, this old servant suddenly remembered another legion general."

"Who?" Qu Miaohan couldn't help but ask.

"The commander of the East Sea Fortress, Lu Fuhai."

Without waiting for the master to ask any questions, the old butler went straight to the point.

"The East China Sea Barrier has hardly ever been defeated, and in this war against the Japanese pirates, it has annihilated countless enemies."

"But when Lu Fuhai wanted to leave the Dali Temple, he also paid a lot of silver. In addition, he seemed to have returned half of the military power of the East China Sea Fortress to the Zhongyong Earl's Mansion."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire main hall suddenly became quiet and the atmosphere was depressing.

Even the gossipy maid stopped talking and lowered her brows silently.

After a long while, Qu Miaohan finally raised her head, her eyes fixed on the newspaper.

"It seems we have to make some preparations. Let's collect some silver while sending a letter to the general."

Don’t be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of what happens.

The old butler was not surprised and nodded silently.

"Madam, I wonder...what is the number?"

Qu Miaohan forced a bitter smile, "Let's first refer to General Lu of the East China Sea Barrier. It's better to have more rather than less."

"Yes, I will do it right away." (End of this chapter)