Red House Shoufu

Chapter 417

Lin Shu admired Zhongshun Wang Gao Yongheng. This man's actions seemed absurd, but he took every step into consideration.

You can find countless small mistakes in him, but no one can find any major crimes in him.

In the last years of Longsheng, when the turmoil of seizing the heir was at its peak, Gao Yongheng was hit by the board every now and then, but the Supreme Emperor himself said that his son would never do anything rebellious.

For example, now, Gao Yongheng made up his mind to spend the night in Shuntian Mansion Prison, no matter what Jia Zheng tried to persuade him, he just didn't plan to go out.

"This king has violated the "Chu Law Discussion". If you don't stay in the prison, don't you know that you are breaking the law? Don't persuade this king, let Shuntian Mansion Yin quickly go to court for questioning, and sentence him as you like. This king has no complaints!"

These words almost choked Jia Zheng to death, would Shuntian Mansion dare to be promoted?The case of the Zhen family involved too many things, and the Dragon Head Palace issued an order not to allow anyone to mention this matter again. It was obvious that they wanted to press this matter temporarily, and the Shuntian Mansion was full and went to fight with the Supreme Emperor.

Moreover, Jia Zheng didn't like his niece being implicated, how could he rush into Zhen's house in the middle of the night and kill two people in a row, and if it spread, it would be harmful to his reputation.

Gao Yongheng drank a pot of wine in one breath, and he would use the strength of the wine to scold the world in the prison, clamoring that the Zhen family dared to bully the people of the Zhongshun Palace, and he would go to the Zhen family to chop off Zhen Yingjia's head and kick it as a ball.

Lin Shu wryly smiled and persuaded Jia Zheng for a long time, until Gao Yongheng was completely drunk, and then he was carried out, and Lin Shu personally sent the old man back to the palace.

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"Lin Da... Husband, how is it?"

When Lin Shu returned to the mansion, Wang Yuan rushed to greet him.

The stove was burning brightly, and the room was full of warmth.Wang Yuan helped Lin Shu change into a robe at home, and the maids brought refreshments, and then exited the door.

"On the left...press this piece...it's...comfortable!"

While enjoying Wang Yuan's shoulder massage for him, Lin Shu narrated how he went to the palace.Especially in the conversation with Dai Quan in the Dragon's Head Palace, he seemed to feel that the Supreme Emperor was already arranging the funeral arrangements.

He couldn't help not paying attention to this point. Although His Majesty has been in power for a long time and the old dragon is late, no one can ignore the majesty of the Dragon Head Palace.

When the emperor who had ruled the empire for nearly 50 years passed away, turmoil in the ruling and opposition parties was absolutely unavoidable.

"It seems that as long as Mrs. Fengsheng is still alive, the Zhen family will not be able to fall!"

"Your husband is right. Mrs. Fengsheng not only has the grace of nurturing the saint, but also saved the saint's life and death many times. I don't know how many memorials have been impeached for the Zhen family in these years, but the Zhen family is still in the south of the Yangtze River. .”

Wang Yuan said softly: "The sage ascended the throne when he was young, he ruled in person when he was young, he was a peaceful minister inside, and he defended against powerful enemies outside. , even if you are old, it is impossible not to know that the Zhen family has reached the point where it cannot be eliminated? In my opinion, I am afraid that it will be left to His Majesty to make an example of others."

Lin Shu turned back and pulled Wang Yuan into his arms, hugged him directly, kissed and said with a smile: "Madam and I really have a good understanding..."

Wang Yuan was a little confused by Lin Shu's surprise attack. After realizing it, her pretty face flushed, and she hid her face in Lin Shu's chest, and said softly: "Actually, it's not difficult to guess at all. King Zhongxin was demoted to the imperial court. Mausoleum, Empress Zhen has also lost her favor. The sage has long been clearing up the obstacles for His Majesty, and the Zhen family is the most unstable factor in the south of the Yangtze River, so it is impossible for the sage not to consider for His Majesty."

Lin Shu nodded and said: "Yu'er's behavior last night, although somewhat disrupted the layout of the saint, but to a certain extent, it also made a move for the saint. The kindness comes from above, and the Zhen family dares to reach out for what the saint did not give." , It’s time to learn a lesson.”

dong dong dong...

The husband and wife were discussing the affairs of the Zhen family together when there was a knock on the door.

Wang Yuan hurriedly struggled to get down from Lin Shu's arms, straightened her clothes, and sat on a chair beside her.

Although Lin Shu didn't like anyone disturbing their world of two, he still came in with a dark face.

Seeing that the person who came in was Wang Yuan's personal servant girl Taozi, she bowed and handed over a letter in her hand: "Master Hou, the Embroidered Yiwei just sent this letter, saying that he is the son of the loyal and obedient prince." Your Highness sent it from Shandong!"

"Huh? For me? Not for Yu'er?"

Lin Shu curiously took the letter, and it was indeed written on the envelope that his elder brother Lin Shu had personally signed it.

Tao Zi replied: "There is also a letter from the Princess, and Sister Orange has already delivered it."

Lin Shu curled his lips, and said to Wang Yuan: "This kid is quite considerate, knowing to write to Yu'er... huh? That's what happened! Taozi, you go outside and guard, and don't allow anyone to come near the yard!"

Tao Zi promises to step back, closes the door and conveys Lin Shu's order.So in a short period of time, all the servants in the yard dispersed, leaving only Taozi and Fuquan guarding outside the gate of the small courtyard.

"Wang Ziteng has done a great job. This time, not only the Kong family will be destroyed, but also many families in the south of the Yangtze River who are allied with him. I am afraid that they will inevitably be ransacked and exiled."

Lin Shu handed the letter to Wang Yuan, and walked around the room with his hands behind his back, thinking.

There is only one thing in Gao Wanjiang's letter. Wang Ziteng turned Yansheng Gong's mansion upside down and confiscated a large number of Confucians colluding with the big clans in the south of the Yangtze River, oppressing the people, occupying the land, privately casting soldiers, raising bandits to respect themselves, and smuggling Forbidden...

Wang Ziteng, who has been accused of many crimes, felt that what he did in the past was pediatrics, and it was an insult to the word to describe it as too many to describe.

The whole of Shandong, the eastern part of Henan, and the northern part of Southern Zhili were almost all harmed by the Confucius family.Half of the pirates running rampant in Shandong, Jiangnan, and Lingnan had colluded with the Kong family, and even Wang Youxing, the sea king of the Three Seas who almost broke through Jinling City a few years ago, had worshiped with the Kong family.

The Kong family's privately sailing fleet would hang Wang Youxing's flag after they left the port, unimpeded in the pirate-infested sea area, and brought back a large amount of gold and silver property to the Kong family.

Not to mention those big families in the south of the Yangtze River. All the business of the Kong family in the south of the Yangtze River is taken care of by these families.And the academies opened by these families will all have the endorsement of Yanshenggong Mansion.As long as the students of these academies show a little bit of talent, the Confucius family will spare no effort to help these people become famous among scholars.

With the exchange of benefits to such an extent, if the Kong family collapses and pulls out the carrots to bring out the mud, Jiangnan will experience another bloody storm.

"Look, my husband, it's so strange. So many families in Jiangnan have been implicated, but there is no Zhen family who is the largest family in Jiangnan!"

After Wang Yuan read the letter, she frowned.

She searched again and again, but did not find a single word about the Zhen family. Instead, she saw several houses of the Jia family in Jinling, and had some interests with the Kong family.

Lin Shu smiled and said: "It's normal. Zhen Yingjia, an old fox, is best at hiding behind the scenes and manipulating chess pieces to do things for him. The Kong family is so grandiose, and he will never let others find out that he is also involved. As for The few houses of the Jia family in Jinling have been corroded with gold and silver in the early years."

"How does the husband plan to reply? Should we help this time?"

It turned out that the reason why Gao Wanjiang wrote this letter was because Wang Ziteng dug up too many people.Jiangnan has already sensed that something is wrong. The terror of ransacking the family and exterminating the clan forced this group of people to take risks. They not only used their power in the court to threaten Prince Teng to withdraw his troops, but also bribed Wang Youxing, the king of the three seas, to attack Shandong with thousands of ships. Stance.

Moreover, the White Lotus Sect, which was about to be wiped out by the officers and soldiers, has grown in strength overnight. If it weren't for the support of those big clans in Jiangnan, ghosts would not believe it.

Gao Wanjiang has already figured out the context of these things, while rectifying his troops and horses and trying his best to encircle and suppress the Bailian sect rebels, he rushed to Beijing to ask the emperor for an idea,

The reason for writing to Lin Shu was to ask if he wanted to support Wang Ziteng.

Lin Shu chuckled: "I didn't expect that one day I would join hands with Wang Ziteng! An enemy's enemy is a friend. Wang Ziteng's fate has long been doomed, but before his value is exhausted, his life cannot be used up." leave!"

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Gao Wanjiang originally stayed in Qingzhou Mansion, but with the sudden increase in the strength of the White Lotus Sect, he had to personally lead troops to support the counties of Laizhou.

Jiaozhou County Government has been cloudy for days, and on Dongyue 21, it snowed heavily.

Ge Yuanjin, magistrate of Jiaozhou County, is reporting the situation in the county to Gao Wanjiang in detail. Outside the city, because of the rampant white lotus sect outside the city, more and more people came to the county to avoid disaster, and the food in the city has reached a critical point. , not to mention the lack of materials and medicines to avoid the cold.

"Jiaozhou Mansion doesn't have much food left. So, you can go to Lu Wang Mansion to borrow food with the Royal Mansion token!"

In front of Gao Wanjiang was a complete map of Shandong. He looked at the markings on the map and couldn't help but sigh.

No one thought that those people in Jiangnan would be so vicious. Not only did they drain the food in Shandong very quickly, but they also funded the White Lotus Sect's rebellious bandits, which greatly increased the strength of the White Lotus Sect that was about to be wiped out. Now it is like a prairie fire. The fire caused chaos everywhere in Laizhou Prefecture.

In the severe winter, if there is not enough food and clothing to keep out the cold, Gao Wanjiang will find it difficult to cope with the nearly ten thousand people gathered in Jiaozhou County, let alone suppressing bandits.

The only way now is to borrow food from King Lu, who was entrusted to Qingzhou Mansion, to see if he can use the food from King Lu's Mansion, and wait until the capital transports food for disaster relief.

dong dong dong...

Suddenly, the rapid sound of war drums changed the expressions of Gao Wanjiang and Ge Yuanjin. They looked at each other and walked out quickly.

A lieutenant of the Forbidden Army hurried over and knelt down on one knee: "Report to the Supervising Army, thousands of Bailian Sect rebels were found ten miles outside the North City Gate, and they are attacking the city quickly!"

"How many people are there?" Gao Wanjiang asked in a deep voice.

Just listen to the captain reply: "Go back to the supervising army, and the scouts will report. There are more than [-] light cavalry, more than [-] infantry, and ten artillery pieces!"

artillery?

Ge Yuanjin seemed to be choked by someone, and shouted sharply: "Why does the White Lotus Sect have artillery? What can we do?"

Ge Yuanjin was born on the right track in the imperial examination, and was a top-ranked Jinshi. It took eight years from the eighth-rank county magistrate before he was promoted to the seventh-rank county magistrate.If it weren't for his reluctance to join forces with the Kong family, with his official voice and ability, he could at least be a sixth-rank official.

He was so terrified after hearing the artillery, mainly because the artillery, a big killer, would appear in the hands of the White Lotus Sect for no reason.

The imperial court's strict control over firearms is beyond imagination. Each artillery piece will have a unique number, and any scrapped one will be recorded in the book, so that the artillery pieces will not be lost to the people at all.

Let's not mention how the White Lotus Sect got the artillery. The main reason is that the city of Jiaozhou County is small and was bombarded by artillery for a round. It can easily climb to the top of the city without any siege equipment and only relying on manual climbing.

"Report! Master Supervisor, Liu Qianhu sent back news that a large number of sea ships approached thirty miles south of Jiaozhou, and the personnel were unaccounted for. Lord Qianhu judged that it was a pirate attack!"

One wave of ups and downs, one wave after another, the White Lotus Sect in the north has not yet figured out how to deal with it, and there are pirates attacking in the south.

Ge Yuanjin was almost unable to stand still. He was not afraid of death, but he was worried about how the tens of thousands of people in the city would survive!
"My lord, take the people in the city to escape, and I will stay here to fight for a little longer for His Royal Highness and the people in the city..."

"Master Ge is slapping me in the face?"

Gao Wanjiang suppressed the anxiety in his heart, pretending to be confident and said: "Not yet. There are five thousand soldiers in the city, plus nearly ten thousand young and strong, more than enough to deal with mobs like the White Lotus Sect. The only thing to worry about now is the soldiers in the south. Haikou, in this case, Mr. Ge first arranges for the people outside the city to enter the city for shelter, and I will go to the camp to arrange defense."

Ge Yuanjin opened his mouth, he had actually seen Gao Wanjiang's reluctance.But at this time, it is not appropriate to have two voices in the city. As the person with the highest title and highest official position, Gao Wanjiang himself will support the decisions he makes as long as there are no obvious mistakes.

By the time Gao Wanjiang gathered officers from more than a thousand households, the scouts had sent back the specific situation on both sides.

The White Lotus Sect rebels were not in a hurry to attack the city, but instead camped on the hills to the north.The pirates from the south have already landed in a shoal, the number of them is nearly [-], and they are rushing towards Jiaozhou.

"Master Supervising Army, in my humble opinion, Jiaozhou is no longer defendable. Our army should avoid its edge and move to Zhucheng!"

The 5000 people led by Gao Wanjiang have [-] forbidden troops, and are in charge of two thousand households, Liu Xianglian and Wan Qirong.

There are also [-] soldiers from the Jiangnan camp, led by Ye Xiling, the commander, Huang Tongsheng, the governor, and Yao Ruzhen, She Shimin, and Pan Zhikang from three thousand households.

After Huang Tongsheng saw Ye Xiling's eyes, he immediately suggested Gao Wanjiang to abandon the city and run away. Of course, it was not considered to be running away. After all, under the current situation, it seemed to Huang Tongsheng that it was the best choice to transfer him.

And who is Gao Wanjiang?The grandson of the emperor, the son of the prince, how could such royal nobles be willing to risk their lives for the untouchables?
It's a pity that he didn't expect Gao Wanjiang to have arrogance in his heart. As an outlier among the children of the royal family, Gao Wanjiang's arrogance was almost born with him.

Leaving aside the fact that the common people were deserters, the arrogance in his heart suppressed the fear of life and death.

I saw Gao Wanjiang looked at Huang Tongsheng coldly, and said like a knife: "In that case, this son can let Huang Zhenfu out of the city, and run for your own life!"

There was silence in the room for a while, and the chill hit Huang Tongsheng's spine.

Gao Wanjiang snorted coldly and ignored him. Instead, he turned his attention to Liu Xianglian: "Liu Qianhu, have you sent anyone who asked for help? Lingshan Guard has [-] Japanese troops in preparation, as long as they can find a way to stop the pirates for a few days." In time, we can annihilate the Bailian gangsters first, then turn around the army, flank the enemy with Lingshanwei, and completely wipe out this bandit!"

(End of this chapter)