Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 322 What should be done, has been done
Just as Jia Ying was about to leave Beijing at the beginning of July, the Uzang delegation arrived in Beijing, and along with them came the memorial of the Shaanxi Chief Envoy.

After the court meeting was over, Jia Zheng hurriedly went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry to ask for leave, and ordered the young man to pick up the sedan chair and go home.

After all these years, Jia Zheng has always been in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and he is very close to each other. He is also the biological father of the imperial concubine, and everyone in the yamen is very close to fawning. Therefore, Jia Zheng's life in the Ministry of Industry these years has been quite comfortable.

Because Jia Ying has no specific job and is not busy with official duties, it has been a long time since he has attended the court meeting. Although he has heard and paid attention to the envoys from Uzbekistan to Beijing, what was discussed in the court hall was all after Jia Zheng returned home. learned from his mouth.

Today was an exception, before Jia Ying arrived at Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng sent someone to invite him.

Meng Pozhai.

Jia Zheng's study.

"The second master is so anxious to find me, but there is a reply from the west?"

Jia Zheng nodded solemnly, and said, "The atmosphere in the court hall today is indeed a bit unusual. Logically, it is a first-class joyous event for all the ministries of U-Tsang to come to court and pay respects to them. The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty is nothing more than that."

"However, His Majesty ordered Honglu Temple to receive the envoys from various ministries, and did not specify the date of the summoning. Even the cabinet and the Ministry of Rituals were surprisingly calm. Until someone at the court meeting paid tribute to the Western Army, saying that the soldiers in front were brave, and the court should not be stingy." He also asked the cabinet why there has been no movement for so many days, and there is no expression of the outstanding achievements of the Western Army."

Jia Ying felt the meaning in the words, and said, "This doesn't sound like a simple show of merit for the soldiers of the Western Army."

Jia Zheng also nodded in agreement.

"I should have guessed it a long time ago." Jia Ying said to himself.

A while ago, there was a lot of commotion in the court about how to reward Wang Ziteng. In the end, someone put forward a proposal of "adding the rank of three divisions and becoming a bachelor". What's the reaction.

This is not only a test, but also digging a hole for Prince Teng.

Perhaps many people have forgotten the very coincidental military report from Wang Ziteng because the Northern Expedition attracted most of their attention.But officials can forget it, but the emperor always remembers it in his heart.

Daqian's Embroidered Clothes Guards are also not decorations. Jia Ying only learned from Chen Xiang later that the Embroidered Clothes Guards' spies on the grassland sent back a secret report that the Huns You Wang had already died in the late spring of this year. In the midst of the civil strife in the court, Wang Ziteng knew that summer was coming very soon, so Wang Ziteng used this as an excuse to send troops outside the pass.

Maybe there was a time difference in the transmission of information, but it was a bit too coincidental that it took more than a month.

Not to mention the death of the right king of the Xiongnu, but the envoy Yuzi of the Xiongnu was robbed, who can really say clearly that it was robbed by the Hunxie king's department?
It's a pity that the Hunxie royal family has been exterminated, and the one who betrayed him was the Xiutu royal family.

Even Jia Ying felt that the military report was too timely, but no one had any evidence that Wang Ziteng did it on purpose.

Jia Ying is also guessing what choice Wang Ziteng will make.

From the current point of view, no matter whether it was him, the princes of the court, or Jiade himself, they all guessed wrong.

Wang Ziteng did not respond at all, but kicked the ball back through a memorial from the officials in the court.

That's right, only the emperor rewards it, and there is no reason for the courtiers to ask for it themselves.

Wang Ziteng's move of the hand is not incomprehensible.

It's just that in Jia Ying's view, there may be other meanings in it.Sometimes keeping silent is also a response.

Jia Zheng continued to say, "The matter is not over yet."

"While all the officials were guessing how the cabinet would respond, Elder Fu Ge presented a memorial to the Shaanxi chief envoy who arrived in Beijing with the mission. Does Ying'er know what is involved in this memorial?"

Jia Ying looked at Jia Zheng.

"This is a bullet, the bullet of the Shaanxi Chief Envoy impeaching Prince Teng's usurpation."

"Arrogance of what?"

Jia Zheng let out a long sigh and said, "Nine articles in total."

"As a subject, I forced Yuzi's envoys to pay respects in the military tent. Yuzi and I are friends of the state. If the envoys are not kings, they will not worship. This is one of them. Make friends with King Xiutu, intercept and kill foreign envoys, marry Harm to other tribes, violate it with national etiquette and betray the state's trust, this is the second. I heard that when the heavenly soldiers came, all the tribes in the Western Regions were slaughtered, and most of them were bribed with princesses, concubines, gold, silver, pearls and jade. Only the tribes of Uzbekistan The number of daughters of the chiefs of the various tribes sent to the tent reached twelve, and this is three of them."

I don't know how much thought Jia Zheng spent, but he was able to recite the contents of the bullets verbatim.

My uncle had a great time.

After hearing this, Jia Ying just smiled.

"Ying'er, why aren't you worried at all? Jia Shi Wang Xue is honored and humiliated, this is not empty talk." Jia Zheng said helplessly.

Jia Ying said: "People have two mouths, each has its own reason."

"Who knows if what he said is true or not? The chief envoy of Shaanxi is far away in Xi'an, and he hasn't gone out with the army. How did he know these things? Let me start with the first point. My uncle received foreign envoys in his tent. It is not unreasonable for a small country with few people to go to a foreign country and to be in the middle of a large army. It is not unreasonable to see the majesty of the Celestial Dynasty and pay homage, but I don’t know how to spread it to the outsiders. In order to force the envoy to kneel down.

As for the tribes of the Western Regions who bribed beauties with gold and silver in order to keep them safe. The army is traveling far away, and those who want to reduce casualties, they can only kill the enemies, let alone the daughters and concubines of some tribal leaders. As long as they can keep everything, they are willing to ask their wives to recommend themselves as pillows. "

"In the final analysis, the crimes listed in the bullets are more or less meaningless. The army led by the uncle to destroy the city and the country is not a large-scale mission. It is not ridiculous to talk about etiquette with others wherever they go. .”

This kind of thing is not unprecedented in history. It is said that Xue Rengui, a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, slaughtered more than [-] people in the Tie Le tribe, and forced Princess Tie Le to be his concubine, so he lived well.

"That being said, it's not always a good thing." Jia Zheng said.

Jia Ying also nodded, it's still unclear how it happened now, the saber and bullet of the Shaanxi chief envoy was obviously used by the officials of the court to fight Wang Ziteng, on the other hand, this sewage was used to bring down Wang Ziteng prestige in court.

Of course, at critical times, these crimes can also become powerful testimony against Wang Ziteng.

It’s just that Wang Ziteng is determined to be tied to Xungui’s leaky old boat. What can he do? It's all clear.

It can only be said that the two have different positions on the court's attitude towards Xungui.Jia Ying can't say that Wang Ziteng is wrong. Wang Ziteng has feelings for Xungui as a group. Now he is nearly half a hundred years old, and his life experience for decades is inseparably linked with Xungui. From his birth in Wang's family to Beijing The capital of the camp, from now on, succeeds the old king of Beijing as the governor of the Nine Frontiers.

Perhaps just like Jia Jing back then, knowing that Xungui was facing the process of decline, he was still unwilling to reconcile and was still trying to make the final struggle.

It's not that Jia Ying doesn't understand the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, but as a person of two generations, although he has not experienced it, he has seen too many ups and downs. "Take history as a mirror, and you can know the replacement", this is the wisdom that the ancients have explained long ago.

Xungui's boat is indeed dilapidated, but it must not sink.

Jia Ying also didn't want to see the founding line decline. This was not only related to herself, but also to the fate of the country. The end of Wu Xun's decline was the unranked expansion of the civil service group and complete control over the affairs of the court.

They are also seeking self-protection, but Jia Ying's path is not the same as Wang Ziteng's.

If today's nobles are still the same as in the past, Jia Ying doesn't mind going crazy with the prince, it's nothing more than a winner and a loser.

But now?Without the old Beijing Jingwang, the Xungui Group has become a mess, fighting each other. There is obviously no tacit understanding between Wang Ziteng and Lantianyu. Jia Ying has already seen this when he was in Shaanxi.

As the Marquis of Xining and the Queen of Xining among the four kings, Lan Tianyu was not inferior to Wang Ziteng in terms of qualifications, but the court just promoted Wang Ziteng while suppressing Lan Tianyu, which provoked conflicts among the nobles.

In order to protect himself, Shi Ding did not hesitate to attack Lin Ruhai, which made it impossible for Jia Ying and Shi Ding to relax.

The king of Nan'an lives in southern Xinjiang and sits firmly on the outside.

The one from the East Prince's Mansion has been staying in Jinling, secretly planning something.

How can such an honorable group be entrusted with its heart.

Instead of this, it is better to start anew.

How to break the historical law of alternating ups and downs, only self-revolution.Of course, if the conditions for internal revolution are not yet ripe, it may be possible to use external forces to break through.

Now that his plan has reached a critical moment, what is lacking now is a springboard.

"I've already done what I should do. Next, it's your turn. Uncle." Jia Ying said silently in her heart.

Looking at Jia Zheng who was full of worries in front of him, Jia Ying spoke out to comfort him: "It's still the same sentence, the Jia family just needs to be themselves. There are empresses and little princes in the palace. These are the reliance of our Jia family."

July [-]th was Jia Ying's scheduled day to leave Beijing.

Because he was going to Shandong to preside over the provincial examination, he was on official business, and it was not easy for Jia Ying to bring his female relatives with him, so this time he and Xi'er were still going on the road alone, of course, secretly accompanied by their own guards.

In the early morning of this day, Daiyu and Qi Sixian rushed to Jingning uncle's mansion early to see them off.

"It's not the first time I've been away from Beijing, so why bother so much."

Outside the gate of the mansion, looking at the set up car and saddle, the two of Daiyu insisted on sending it outside the city gate, Jia Ying said helplessly.

Daiyu didn't speak, but got into the carriage silently with Qi Sixian, while Lurong stayed in the mansion to take care of Baochun, and Tanchun and the others were told by Jia Ying in advance not to send them off because of something in the mansion, so as not to be another group of warblers Yingyanyan, the traveler only adds a bit of sadness.

Jia Ying, who couldn't hold back the second daughter, had no choice but to turn around and get on the horse. The old servant Zhou Siwu drove the carriage, and a group of carriages and horses headed out of the city.

When they arrived at the gate of the city, the front was blocked by a team of vehicles and horses. The people who rushed early along the way were also accustomed to the phenomenon of "traffic jam" at the gate of the city, and consciously formed a long line under the command of the patrol battalion.

There was a commotion ahead, and the people along the way began to disperse to the two places, giving way to the empty path in the middle. There was a clatter of horseshoes, and a postman with a yellow flag galloped by, attracting Jia Ying's attention.

It's summer now, but the post soldiers are still wrapped in a thick layer of cotton armor, and animal skins are still wrapped around their iron helmets, which are obviously the costumes of the Liaodong frontier army.

On the yellow silk flag on the back, there is also the words "[-] miles urgent" written on it.

Jia Ying's eyes followed the fast horse galloping under the postman overlooking the long street, guessing in his heart what happened in Liaodong, it was worth sending it six hundred miles away.

But as long as it doesn't restart the war, it's fine.

After the postmen passed by, Jia Ying was attracted by a burst of noise and turned her head, looking towards the gate of the city.

Then I saw a few servants who didn't know which family were clearing the way, drinking the people around to clear the way, and leaving the carriage behind to pass.

A group of powerful slaves yelled three times and shouted four times, their faces were fierce, and the people on both sides of the street hurriedly gave way to allow them to pass.

There were quite a number of horses and carriages in this group. Behind the luxurious carriage, there were more than a dozen carts pulling wooden boxes of goods. When Jia Ying and his party passed by, there was an old man coughing from inside the carriage.

Just listen to the voice, but it looks like an old lady.

"Which family is this family member, such a huge force?" Xi'er at the side obviously also heard the coughing of the old woman in the carriage, and muttered in her mouth.

In the era of strict hierarchy, even if you are traveling, you have to pay attention to it. It stands to reason that Jia Ying, as an official of the court and uncle of the court, should have priority. After Jia Ying and his party pass, it will be the turn of the people in Guizhou.

However, Jia Ying dresses lightly and travels lightly, and has never liked high-profile appearances, so she does not have two identities, and just queues up in a well-behaved manner.

The ones who just passed were obviously female family members, so they were not court officials, but they had the priority, so it should be a royal order, so Xi'er asked so curiously.

Lin Qi and the two in the carriage at the side lifted a corner of the curtain to look outside at some point, but they heard Qi Sixian say: "This should be the convoy of Gui Huaxia's family."

Jia Ying looked at Qi Sixian curiously upon hearing the sound.

Qi Sixian pointed to the cuffs of the servants with his jade finger and said, "Look, they all have an osmanthus flower embroidered on their cuffs, which is a unique symbol of the Gui Huaxia family, and the clothes of Yunji's servant are also embroidered with ' Cloud' style, to show identity."

"How did you know?" Jia Ying asked.

I only heard Qi Sixian say: "Their family's business also involves the spice industry. I have made a call before, and the one who just passed is probably the old lady from Gui Huaxia's family. She is a powerful person."

"Gui Huaxia? Isn't it the royal merchant's family that made a marriage contract with Xue's eldest brother?" Daiyu also asked curiously.

As early as in the mansion, I heard Aunt Xue and Baochai talk about Gui Huaxia's family, which is also a first-class wealthy family in Beijing, but I have never seen it.

"Didn't their family open an sweet-scented osmanthus bureau and offer bonsai flowers to the palace? When did they start the spice business?"

Qi Sixian replied: "In the past few years since Yunji entered Beijing, the spice business in Beijing has probably doubled several times, and now Yunji's caravans have begun to go far outside the Great Wall. It's just that it was better in previous years. A while ago, for some reasons, we The business has encountered some troubles, and those who have been eyeing the spice business for a long time will inevitably take advantage of it, and this Gui Huaxia family is one of them."

Daiyu looked at Qi Sixian, with an apologetic expression on her face, and it was because of her.

"Sister, you don't need to think too much. The business is done by people. The door is open wherever it is. There is no rule about who is allowed and who is not. If they want to do it, we can stop it. It depends on our ability." Qi Sixian This remark is not only to comfort Daiyu not to be overwhelmed, but there is also a hint of self-confidence in the words.

Yunji has been based in Beijing for several years, the foundation has already been laid, warehouses have been opened in the northern provinces, even outside the Great Wall, they have their own exclusive channels, and they are not afraid of being robbed by others, it depends on whether they have any skills .

Jia Ying also smiled, he wasn't worried that Qi Sixian would suffer a disadvantage, Gui Huaxia's family was a bit worse than Yiyang County Lord's Mansion.Qi Sixian was not the kind of person who would allow others to bully him. He was trying to survive in Huguang back then, and he never gave up lightly in the face of such a predicament.Since taking care of Yunji, Yunji has been managed with great fanfare. Today, the spice business in central Beijing is still dominated by Yunji's outsiders.

It's just that seeing how the Xia family behaved today, they were neither official nor expensive, and they were so high-profile, so it's no wonder Xia Jingui has such a pungent temper.

Shaking her head, Jia Ying didn't stay any longer, the group of people left the city gate, and after seeing each other for a few miles, Jia Ying would not let the two of them go any further.

"Let's go back to the mansion with peace of mind. If we go on like this, we will be in Shandong."

Daiyu said: "Do you think we can't follow you?"

Qi Sixian said, "Perhaps it's because we are afraid that we will ruin him."

Daiyu nodded in agreement, and said to Qi Sixian: "It's nothing else, I'm afraid that when he returns to Beijing again, there will be another sister for no reason."

Hearing the two girls talking to each other, with strange yin and yang, Jia Ying felt ashamed for a while, and didn't dare to stay any longer. She called to Xi'er to drive forward, waved her away from a distance, and said, "You two ladies, wait Let the second master come back."

"spit!"

　Today's Kawen, let's start with [-] words, there are some things that are not thoughtful, Haihan.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)