serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 161
The rain that had stopped all night started again.

The howling downpour enveloped the front yard of Ningguo Mansion.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, and in the outer study, Jiao Da knelt upright by the desk, motionless.

Lin San stood aside, glancing out of the window from time to time.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open with a snap!

Jia Hu walked in, threw the raincloak off his body, walked to the desk and sat down.

Lin San hurriedly brought Jia Hu a bowl of hot tea.

Jia Hu took the tea bowl and drank a couple of sips before Jiaoda said, "Get up and talk."

Jiao Da: "I underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, and fell into Yang Yansheng's tricks. Please punish me, Second Master!"

Jia Hu sighed, looked at Jiao Da, and said, "Nothing goes smoothly in this world for you. All experiences will eventually make you up. You have to remember this lesson. Well, get up. Let me tell you about the specific situation. "

Jiao Da felt relieved when he heard the words, and kowtowed: "Yes." Then he got up, told the story of his ambush, thought for a while, and said: "Yang Yansheng thought that he had a chance to win, so he said, 'Someone will help us. Defeat the Valiant Battalion.' He should have said they were in the court."

Lin San immediately nodded in agreement.

Jia Hu pondered for a moment, then said, "Okay. You go down first."

"Yes." Jiao Da backed out.

"Go to the West Mansion and find Jia Lian."

After finishing speaking, Jia Hu spread out a blank chapter, picked up a pen and began to write quickly.

Lin San backed out.

After finishing writing, Jia Hu put the memorial into the box and shouted, "Come here!"

A soldier came in.

Jia Hu: "Give this to Shangshu Zhao of the household department."

"No!" The guard took the box and strode out.

Qianqing Palace

In the rain, the deputy head of the Qianqing Palace greeted several little Huangmen and walked into the upper study room carrying a large mahogany box.

In the study room, Song Chengliang and Wang Hetang sat there quietly, looking at the emperor.

There was a burst of crackling of beads.

Emperor Jianwu was sitting in front of the imperial case, looking down at the account books of the household department.

The sound of counting beads gradually faded away, and after a while, Dai Quan came in with a thin bill and presented it to the imperial case.

Emperor Jianwu took a look and asked, "Where's Zhao Zixun?"

Dai Quan: "Go back to Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao Ge is still in the household department at this moment."

"How is the ammunition prepared for the Yongwei Battalion?" Emperor Jianwu asked again.

Dai Quan: "It's still [-]% short."

Emperor Jianwu frowned: "Why is there such a difference?"

Dai Quan replied: "Originally enough, it's just that the batch of ammunition stored in the Chongwenmen camp has been in disrepair for a long time, and it has been flooded."

Wang Hetang said: "You can let the Yongwei Battalion go first, and the [-]% of the ammunition will be sent by the household department together with food and grass."

After a pause, "Jia Hu wants too much ammunition!"

Emperor Jianwu nodded: "Follow the elder Wang Ge's advice."

Before he could say a word, Zhao Zixun, half of his body was drenched by the heavy rain, walked in and bowed in salute: "I see Your Majesty."

Emperor Jianwu pointed: "Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Zixun took out a memorial from his sleeve, and said: "This is the inscription on Jia Hu's recommendation of Jia Lian, the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion, as a doctor in Shanxi Qingli Division of the Household Department."

Having said that, he paused for a while, "He is in charge of supplying food and grass to the Yongwei camp."

Dai Quan walked over, took the memorial, walked back to Emperor Jianwu, and held it there.

Emperor Jianwu's eyes flashed, "You don't need to read it."

Then he said to Dai Quan: "Go to the official department and let them do it right away."

Dai Quan: "Yes." Put Jia Hu's memorial on the imperial case, and walked out quickly.

Emperor Jianwu picked up the bill and asked Zhao Zixun, "It's only been two months, how come nearly 20 shi of grain has been exported?"

Zhao Zixun replied: "Your Majesty, the Household Department transferred [-] shi of grain and rice to Dongshengwei Old City, Helinger, Guihua City and Suiyuan City, and the rest were transported out by the aristocratic families who built their cities on the grasslands. .”

Song Chengliang and Wang Hetang looked at each other with wry smiles and shook their heads at the same time.

Emperor Jianwu was too angry to speak, and snorted.

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps, and Emperor Jianwu looked up.

The eunuch on duty at the Meridian Gate rushed in with a memorial box in his hands, his clothes soaked through, like a drowned rat.

"Qizou Your Majesty, six hundred miles east of Liaodong, hurry up!"

Song Chengliang went over to take the box, presented it to the imperial case, opened the lid, took out a cowhide envelope from inside, and presented it.

Emperor Jianwu tore open the seal, took out the military newspaper exhibition inside, and looked at it, his face changed: "Ningyuan has started the war!"

Rongguofu

Sister Feng's Courtyard
In the living room, Ping'er was walking slowly with Wang Xifeng's arm.

At this time, Wang Xifeng's belly was already visible, and she was supported by Ping'er, with the other hand supporting her waist, and she walked slowly.

After walking a few steps, Wang Xifeng stopped again and looked at Ping'er: "Tell me, what is he doing with your second master?"

Ping'er smiled and said, "You don't even know, and I don't even know."

Wang Xifeng glared at her: "You little hoof is becoming more and more rampant, you should be careful."

Ping'er: "Left and right are just a family matter, why should grandma worry about it?"

Wang Xifeng: "How many lies have you lied for him all this time? Don't pretend that I don't know." He said seriously: "Let me advise you, don't lie for him to cover up, otherwise, sooner or later it will be bad!"

The word "persuasion" made Ping'er startled slightly, and she didn't dare to hide it anymore, and replied in a low voice: "It's Jia Yucun who asked the second master to go out for a drink."

With a snort, Wang Xifeng walked up again, and said, "Having you and Feng'er's little hoofs is not enough for him? He wants to go out to fool around, and Ming'er told the master that he gave him a discount on his legs."

As soon as the words fell, Jia Lian walked in and asked with a smile: "Who has provoked Second Mistress again? Tell me, I will vent my anger on Second Mistress."

Wang Xifeng gave him a blank look: "It's raining so hard early in the morning, what can I do to you?" He said and sat down on the couch.

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Good thing."

Ping'er brought a bowl of tea: "I just said it's okay, grandma was worrying again for nothing."

Jia Lian stopped, took a sip from the tea bowl, put it down, and then said to Wang Xifeng, "Second brother recommended me to be the doctor of the Shanxi Qing Officials Department of the Household Department, and I will be in charge of supplying food and grass for the Yongwei camp."

Ping'er was overjoyed: "Grandma is also the appointed wife of the fifth rank!"

Wang Xifeng was overjoyed, but thought of another matter, and hurriedly asked: "Are you not in the capital?"

Jia Lian looked deeply at Wang Xifeng, then nodded, "I want to go to Shanxi with the army to raise food and grass for the Yongwei battalion and ensure the logistics of the army."

After a while of silence, Wang Xifeng said: "Is it okay not to go?"

Jia Lian shook his head: "Second brother said that this battle is different from last time, and we must rely on the food and grass in the pass for support. Once the food and grass are cut off, the Yongwei Battalion will be over."

Wang Xifeng seemed to understand, and then said: "When are you leaving? I'll pack your clothes for you."

"Don't be so busy."

Jia Lian quickly waved his hand: "Let Ping'er deal with this matter, you have to rest assured to raise the baby!" Looking at Wang Xifeng's belly, he said with a smile: "Physician Wang said that the birth should be in the middle and early July, but don't rush the seventh day of July. "

"fart!"

Wang Xifeng said hastily: "Hurry up and talk."

Jia Lian recalled it, and quickly slapped herself twice, and said "Bah" several times.

At this moment, everyone in Lai came in with smiles on their faces, "Congratulations to the second master and the second mistress, the official department came, saying that they were sending the appointment documents to the second master. They are waiting in the Rongxi Hall."

Wang Xifeng: "Go quickly."

Drizzle.

A dozen wooden stakes were erected outside the city of Helinger, and Xue Pan and a group of ragged Han people stood beside them.

"coming!"

There was a commotion in the crowd, and I saw a group of Manchu Tartars escorting several blood-stained Zhou soldiers over.

Someone saw it at a glance: "It's the garrison!"

Xue Pan also recognized that the man with the broken arm was Helinger's guarding military officer.

The garrison and others were brought to the stake, and an Eight Banners general ordered them to kneel down, but they still stood with their heads held high.

Another Eight Banners general said: "Those who descend will live, and those who rebel will die! Is there any one of you who is willing to serve our Qing Dynasty?"

There was silence.

The Eight Banners general came over, stopped in front of the garrison, and said in blunt Chinese: "As long as you surrender, you can be appointed as the deputy capital commander. How about it?"

The guard took a deep breath and opened his mouth to spit at him: "Bah!"

The blood dripped on his face.

Everyone looked at the Eight Banners general.

The Eight Banners general pretended to be indifferent, wiped off the blood on his face, and said with a smile: "It's bloody!" Then the cold light in his eyes suddenly brightened, and he drew his sword out of its sheath like lightning!

Xue Pan only felt a white light flash in front of his eyes!
The guard's head flew out immediately!

The headless body stopped for a moment before collapsing.

Several other Zhou Jun cursed one after another.

After a few screams, the heads of the guards and the others were stuck on the stakes.

Xue Pan and the others were terrified and hurriedly lowered their heads.

Then, driven by the Manchus, Xue Pan and others, as well as the Mongols, knocked down the city wall of Helinger, and the army marched mightily towards the old city of Dongshengwei.

(End of this chapter)