Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 176 Lantian Jade

Ye Baichuan chuckled lightly and said, "That's enough. Liu Lu's battalion has more than [-] soldiers. The old man used [-] Hunan soldiers to deal with him, which is already giving him face."

Jia Ying was aware of the expansion of the Hunan Army Camp, and the correspondence between him and Mu Enci had never stopped.The Xiang army battalion was originally formed to counter the rebellion, but now that the territory of Dagan has been stabilized, neither Feng Hengshi nor Jia Ying was willing to watch him be disbanded as a new recruit.Therefore, after the Bailian banditry was settled, Feng Hengshi recommended Mu Enci to the imperial court as the chief general of the Hunan Army camp, and belonged to the Western Army camp.

From the suppression of Yang Huang's rebellion to the extermination of the Bailian rebels, the Xiang army battalion participated in several battles one after another. Although young, it can be regarded as a real army.In addition, Feng Hengshi and Wang Ziteng divided up the inheritance of the White Lotus Sect. Today's Hunan army camp is full of horses and firearms. It is no longer the local village group that Jia Ying put together impromptu.

"What I'm worried about is the other generals in the Western Army." Jia Ying expressed his concerns.

Unexpectedly, Ye Baichuan said calmly when he heard the words: "Hmph, do Lan Tianyu and Liu Lu think that this old man is just a fledgling young man? Dare to rebel?"

"I'm afraid it won't end well if things get too serious." Jia Ying said from the side.

Ye Baichuan looked at Jia Ying and said, "So, your boy came at the right time, and the old man just needs a helper."

"What can my lord do?" Seeing Ye Baichuan not worried at all, Jia Ying asked curiously.

Ye Baichuan pondered for a moment and said: "The old man's idea is that the old man will hold back Lan Tianyu and his generals, and you will lead the troops to disarm Liu Lu's soldiers. The hard part is how to bring them together."

As he said that, Ye Baichuan looked at Jia Ying and asked, "I know you're always smart, what can I do?"

Jia Ying thought for a while and said: "Before the official came, I also invited the king's order and a warrant from the prince, so I can send them here, but it can't be in Guyuan, and the lord should also show a hint of reconciliation." Row."

"Then I will go to Pingliang Mansion personally!" Ye Baichuan said, patting the table.

"Also, once Liu Lu is taken down, things will be difficult to turn around between your lord and the Marquis of Xining. At that time, you will need a person to mediate from it. On the one hand, the situation will further expand. I am afraid that the prince will not come to Guyuan for a while. Yes." Jia Ying continued.

Ye Baichuan pondered and said: "The old man can guess one or two of Wang Ziteng's thoughts. He knows that His Majesty's move is aimed at the Western Army, not himself. He just ran out to hide and wanted to let him It might not be easy to come back."

Jia Ying smiled slightly and said: "Before coming here, the lower officials have already ordered the prince to issue a general order, ordering Mr. Wang to return to the Western Army camp immediately to avoid chaos. However, the only thing that is uncertain is when this general order will be delivered. If it is in his hands, if he deliberately avoids and refuses to accept the general order, the size of Hexi is enough for him to delay it for a month."

Ye Baichuan looked at Jia Ying and scolded with a smile: "If you have something to say, finish it in one breath, you are young, what tricks!"

Jia Ying smiled impressively and said: "It's not that the official is playing tricks, the original intention of the official is to write a letter in person, my lord must have heard of the in-laws of the Jia family and the Wang family for generations, and according to seniority, the official should call him Lord Wang." Uncle', it's just that the official has never met this uncle, and I'm not very sure whether this letter will work."

After a moment of silence, Ye Baichuan said: "In any case, this Liu Lu must be captured. You can just write to Wang Ziteng. The old man can wait a few more days. It will take at least ten days to go back and forth to Gansu. The day is limited, even if he doesn't come by then, we can only do it ourselves, the old man doesn't believe that he, Lan Tianyu, can kill people with his own hands."

Jia Ying was still a little worried and said, "Why don't you write another letter to the prince, asking him to come to Yansui first, it's safer."

Ye Baichuan nodded when he heard the words.

"Since that's the case, then you can do it right away. Also, I'm afraid you have to go to Pinglianghou's Mansion first."

Jia Ying cupped her fists to accept the orders, "The lower officials also have the same intention."

Ye Baichuan suddenly looked at Jia Ying and said with a smile: "I have to say, you really like this old man, but it's a pity that Feng Hengshi took the lead. After all, this old man is the one you can try, but it's cheap, that smelly Hard broken stone."

Jia Ying smiled slightly, but did not answer.Ye Baichuan is right. Logically speaking, Jinshi's tutors are usually the chief examiners of the general examination, but Feng Hengshi is not only the tutor of the rural examination, but also the guide for him to enter the officialdom. This is something that no one can replace.Not to mention, he himself has received a lot of blessings from Feng Hengshi, otherwise why would Jiade and Fu Donglai think highly of him.

After agreeing with Ye Baichuan, the two separated.Ye Baichuan sent invitations to the chief generals and deputy generals who were still in the Western Army camp in Guyuan, saying that he wanted to entertain them, and the imperial envoys who came to the camp to arrest some criminal officers and soldiers who had committed crimes in prison for the past few days also ordered their release. The soldiers of the Western Army expressed their goodwill for reconciliation, and it is believed that his actions will soon spread to the Xininghou Mansion in Pingliang.

After Jia Ying wrote a letter to Wang Ziteng, she left Guyuan with more than a dozen guards and headed straight for Pingliang Mansion.

The mansion where the Xining Prince's Mansion was built is in the capital. Since Lantianyu was ordered to sit in the Western Army's camp, because he was away all the year round, and his family was also born back, he simply moved his family to Pingliang Mansion, but Lantianyu's Nobility is not enough to reopen the palace, so, in the current Pingliang mansion, there is a Xining marquis' mansion.

Different from the other three royal residences, Lantianyu’s great-grandfather had already passed away before the day when the Taizu was awarded the title after the Great Qian Dynasty. Wait a minute.The third point is that the king of Xining and Duke Daihua of Ningfu went to Liaodong together. They were defeated and their title was cut again. Therefore, it was passed down to Lantianyu's generation. He should have been an earl, but Lantianyu was ordered to open up Hexi in his early years. Therefore, Xuan Longen ordered him to continue to take the position of Marquis.

Lan Tianyu should be older than Jia Zheng, but it is a proper age.According to the seniority of several family friends, he and Wang Shui Rong of Beijing belong to the fourth generation, that is, they are of the same generation as Jia Ying.

However, Jia Ying never thought of going to see him as a peer. Although the Marquis of Xining suffered a defeat at the beginning of the year, just one achievement in opening up Hexi is enough for him to enjoy his life. He guarded the camp of the Western Army for more than 20 years for Dagan.

After arriving at the Marquis of Xining in Pingliang City, Jia Ying first ordered Xi'er to hand over the official post, and then waited outside the gate of the mansion.

Pingliang City can be regarded as a big city in the northwest, with a population of around [-]. In the desolate Northwest, such a large city with such a population shows the strength of Xining Marquis Mansion's management.

Don't underestimate the population of 10. This size has already caught up with some big cities in the pass. Guyuan City has a population of more than 7, including the army stationed around. Not bad.

Because Pingliang City is relatively close to Guyuan, and is located in the hinterland of Shaanxi, far away from the Great Wall of the Frontier Fortress, and the Marquis of Xining is also here, many generals in the army settled their families here, and gradually developed. became a big city.

Just as Jia Ying was looking at the street in a daze, she suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes not far away. Jia Ying looked for the sound, but it was a woman in military uniform who stopped in front of the Hou Mansion under the guard of several servants. down.

Seeing the woman on the horse, after seeing Jia Ying standing beside the stone lion at the gate of the mansion, she couldn't help but take a few more glances, then looked at the door who had greeted her earlier and asked, "Why have you never seen this person before?" , but came to see my father?"

Menzi took the reins of the horse and replied, "Miss Hui, it's the master of the Ministry of War who came from the capital and wants to see our Lord Marquis."

But seeing the woman walking towards Jia Ying, waving the whip in her hand, she suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

Jia Ying heard the name of the girl from Caimenzi just now, and thought that this should be a lady from the mansion, but she didn't know if she was Lan Tianyu's direct daughter.But this girl is very courageous, she doesn't have the shyness of a woman in the gate, she asks her name when she comes up, she looks like a replica of Mu Jun no matter what.

But looking at the woman's appearance, it seems that she really has some exotic orchid style, Gao Song's nose bridge, big eyes, long and thick eyelashes, her figure is not tall, but very plump.

Jia Ying looked at the woman, smiled lightly and said, "You girl, don't you know that you can't strike up a conversation with a strange man?"

"It's so courageous. No one in Pingliang City has ever dared to lecture this girl like this. You are the first one. Mingming is young, but when you talk, you are like the gentleman in the mansion. You are old-fashioned. You won't Are you a scholar?" The woman's originally interested eyes seemed to be somewhat disappointed.

Jia Ying chuckled lightly and said, "What's wrong with the scholar?"

The woman shook her head in disappointment, walked around Jia Ying, and said with a bit of regret in her tone: "Seeing that your guards are all wearing armor, I thought it was a young general from which family, but I didn't expect it to be a Scholar, what a pity."

"What's the pity?" Jia Ying asked interestingly.

The woman was about to speak, but she saw a man dressed as a butler walking out of the mansion. He greeted the woman first, then turned to Jia Ying and asked, "Is Mr. Jia from the Ministry of War?"

"Exactly!" Jia Ying nodded.

"My Lord Hou is here to invite you, my lord, please follow me." The butler led the way ahead.

Seeing Jia Ying walking away with the butler, the woman standing there couldn't help muttering: "It's hard to meet a good-looking man. It would be great if he was a general. My lady just recruited him to be her son-in-law."

The maid who was also dressed in military uniform complained: "Miss, you don't spend every year as a general in the barracks. Which one is not a strong-backed general? How can there be a general who is both handsome and capable of fighting in this world? Miss, don't I'm daydreaming, I'd better think about how to explain to Lord Hou, Lord Hou won't allow you to leave the mansion at will."

The woman snorted softly and said, "What are you afraid of, there are guests in the mansion today, how can father still have time to teach me?"

After finishing speaking, he took the maid and walked to the Hou's mansion.

Jia Ying met Xining Hou Lantianyu in the reception hall of the Hou Mansion, a tall and strong man who was about fifty years old, but still had a hint of tiger's prestige.

"Wailang Jiaying, a member of the officers and soldiers department, pay homage to Lord Hou!"

Lan Tianyu stood in the hall, said with a smile on his face: "You don't need to be polite, you and my family, just come to me casually, sit down."

After the two of them were seated, Lantian Yufang asked: "I heard that you went out of Beijing with the King of Beijing, I corresponded with the prince a while ago, saying that the team is still in Datong, why did you arrive in Shaanxi so soon? "

Lan Tianyu has been a soldier for half his life, and his demeanor and demeanor have a trace of military crispness, and the same is true of his speech.Just look at the living room in Hou's mansion, except for a few tables and chairs, there is a picture of a tiger descending the mountain. Apart from some maps hanging on the surrounding walls, there are weapons, bows and knives.

When talking to such a person, it is natural to follow the other person's temper, there is no need to beat around the bush.

Jia Ying immediately replied: "Going back to Lord Hou, the Lord of Beijing Jing received the letter from Lord Hou, and Lord Ye's letter also arrived. After learning the general situation in the Western Army, he ordered his subordinates to go ahead. , The next official has brought the prince's personal letter, please check it."

After finishing speaking, he took out a letter from his sleeve pocket and handed it over.

After Lan Tianyu took the letter, she didn't rush to open it, but instead asked Jia Ying, "What's your lord's opinion on this matter?"

"And!" Jia Ying said lightly.

Upon hearing this, Lan Tianyu put the letter on the table on one side, and said with a sneer, "My lord is going to favor outsiders?"

When Jia Ying heard this, her eyebrows twitched slightly, this Marquis of Xining was very angry.

However, thinking about it, Jia Ying can also understand. First, the former army was defeated, and then there was an extra Prince Teng on his head. While he was recovering from his injuries, he took away the actual command of the Western Army camp, not only that , He suppressed the white bandits for several years, and now all the credit has been shared by others, but he got nothing.

Now, the imperial court is going to attack his Western Army camp again, so it's no wonder he has a good temper.

"I don't dare to speculate about the prince's intentions. However, before leaving, the prince specifically told the servants that the four palaces in the south, east, and northwest are old friends of several generations. You can't just watch the West Palace suffer a lot." That's good."

If the Marquis of Xining continues to be so tough, it will be the Xining Prince's family that will suffer in the end.

In a world of prosperity and peace, as a courtier, how can you beat the emperor?
Lan Tianyu's complexion softened a little when she heard the words, but she still snorted coldly and said, "It's not that I don't know how to advance or retreat, it's because he, Ye Baichuan, is too deceitful! He doesn't even say hello, but he will take my general, Isn’t it just the death of a county magistrate? It’s not for no reason. Missing the delivery of military rations is a capital offense in the army. Not to mention that people were not killed on the spot. Humph!"

Jia Ying's heart sank slightly. Before coming here, he never expected that the Marquis of Xining would have such a fiery temper, and he couldn't bear the slightest loss in front of him.

This matter has become more difficult.

Facing the Marquis of Xining like this, Jia Ying had to wonder if Lan Tianyu would really lead his troops to level them up if he really did what Ye Baichuan said.
No wonder Wang Ziteng wants to go away?

(End of this chapter)