serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 189 Excited Emperor

In a blink of an eye, it was August [-]th again.

When I woke up early in the morning, the sky was covered with dark clouds, which made people feel very depressed.

The mood of the people in Beijing is as gloomy as the current weather. Looking around, there are no decorations on the streets or at the gates of the city, not even a red lantern, and there is no festive atmosphere at all.

Since the fire that day, there have been funerals in the capital every day, and almost every family in the east city has held funerals, and there is a lot of crying.

Since the time of Chen, Yongdingmen has been under strict martial law. Feng Tang, the commander of the Forbidden Army and Zhongyi Hou, personally brought thousands of Forbidden Army. There are also sacrificial sheds, in which not only incense candles, paper money and sacrifices are placed, but also Zen monks from Daxiangguo Temple and Taoist priests from Qingxu Temple are chanting mantras.

The first one is the sacrificial shed of the Prince’s Mansion of Dongping County, the second is the sacrificial shed of the Prince’s Mansion of Nan’an County, the third is the sacrificial shed of the Prince’s Mansion of Xining County, the fourth is of Ningguo Mansion, the fifth is of Rongguo Mansion, and all other houses have their own. Set up a sacrificial shed.

The two county kings of Dongping and Xining who had been complaining of illness came in person. The sons of Nan'an County's prince's mansion came, Jia Rong's came from Ningguo's mansion, and Jia Amnesty brought Baoyu, Jia Cong and Jia Huan's brothers from Rongguo's mansion. She led the troops to Shuntian Mansion, and the Taishang Emperor's foot ban no longer had any binding force, and he was no longer restricted to Ningrong Street.

"Here we come." Baoyu whispered in Jia Amnesty's ear.

Jia She looked up and saw that the white banners and banners were fluttering in the breeze, paper money was flying all over the sky, and the funeral procession was coming.

Four days ago, the Henan governor's yamen sent an urgent request of [-] miles. The rear army of Ma Shang's army was attacked by the rebels at the junction of Kaifeng Mansion and Guide Mansion. The [-] rear army was almost wiped out. Moreover, a large number of horses and luggage were also taken away.

In fact, the root cause of this fiasco lies in Wang Hetang's official document. Because of his urging, Ma Shang had no choice but to change his plan and personally led the main force to Xuzhou City, leaving behind [-] elites and [-] recruits to escort food and supplies slowly. Slowly rush to Xuzhou.

No one thought that there would be a rebel army lying in ambush on the east bank of the upper reaches of the Huiji River. After more than a month of long journey, the rear army was already a tired army, and most of them were recruits. The rebel army did not choose to mobilize while they were crossing the river. Instead of making a surprise attack, wait until they have all crossed the river and walked out for two or three miles before launching a surprise attack.

The officers of the rear army are all honored children who were assigned to the Ma Shang Department. They have not been able to find out the problem until they were surrounded by rebels. At this time, the rear army has become dumpling stuffing.

In fact, these honorable children are not idiots, otherwise they would not dare to go to the battlefield. They concentrated elite soldiers to attack the rebels and successfully opened a gap. It is a pity that if people are unlucky, drinking cold water will block their teeth.Just as the army was breaking through, the weather suddenly changed, and the storm mixed with hail hit their heads and faces. The recruits collapsed in an instant, breaking the army formation. At this moment, all the rebels rushed up, attacking the unorganized army The massacre unfolded.

The governor of Henan said in an urgent message that there were countless corpses of officers and soldiers floating in the Huiji River, and the water in the river turned red.

This group of rebels not only ambushed the rear army, but also cleaned up the battlefield, and threw the corpses of all the officers and soldiers into the Huiji River. Jia She understood that these people were not ordinary rebels, they were probably the one who attacked Wang Ziteng. The elite trained by the Qing people.

Wang Hetang fell ill, and it is said that he vomited blood on the spot.

Thinking of this, Jia Amnesty sighed deeply. In two days, Zhen's family will go to the funeral, and they will come to the road to sacrifice. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival will not be able to pass.

Thinking of Jia Hu again, Jia Amnesty frowned even tighter. Counting today, it has been eleven days and he still hasn't received a reply from Jia Hu, and he doesn't know what happened.

At this time, the funeral procession came to the sacrificial shed of Rongguo Mansion. The Zen monk of Daxiangguo Temple sitting in the shed clasped his hands together and recited the "Great Compassion Mantra".

Seeing that Jia Amnesty was in a daze, Jia Baoyu hurriedly reminded, "My lord, the funeral procession is here."

Only then did Jia Amnesty come back to his senses, straightened his robes, and hurried up.

Qianqing Palace

In the upper study
There is an urgent delivery on the imperial case.

Emperor Jianwu looked much deeper than usual. He sat on the dragon chair with a contemplative expression on his face and remained motionless.

Song Chengliang, Wang Hetang and Zhao Zixun all came and sat there quietly without saying a word.

There was silence in the hall.

After a while of silence, Emperor Jianwu spoke first: "The urgent delivery from the Zhenfu Division was sent from the camp outside the pass on August [-]th, that is to say, Jia Hu has disappeared for nine days, and there are tens of thousands of main cavalry. Eunuch Zhao, who supervised the army, did not report according to the rules."

After finishing speaking, he took out an urgent delivery from the side and shook it, "This is also an urgent delivery from the Zhenfu Division. On the fourth day of August, the eunuch Zhao and the five criminals who supervised the army were killed outside the large tent of the Chinese army. When they went to the Pioneer Battalion, they were besieged and beaten, and Niu Ben and others were fined with [-] military sticks. Neither the Eunuch Zhao nor the Division of Criminal Prosecutions made a report on such a big matter."

As soon as this remark came out, the three of them were startled.

Emperor Jianwu looked at Song Chengliang.

Song Chengliang: "Jia Hu is not only the head of the Yongwei Battalion, but also the minister of the Ministry of War. According to the old system, he can mobilize troops at will without asking the court for instructions."

Emperor Jianwu turned his attention to Wang Hetang again.

After a few days, Wang Hetang seemed to have turned into another person, half of his black hair was now white, and his face was also a little gloomy.

Wang Hetang pondered for a while, and said: "The Jia family is an honorable man who has lived with the country, and Jia Hu has no possibility of making trouble. But we must guard against it. After all, he is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the Great Wall pass cannot stop him."

Song Chengliang's face sank: "How could he enter the customs without the order from the Ministry of War?"

Wang Hetang hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Everything is a villain before a gentleman. He is the minister of the Ministry of War, and he often uses the seal of the Ministry of War. Who knows if he has stamped the seal of Guanfang on the blank official documents?!"

Song Chengliang's chest was blocked and he coughed loudly.

Zhao Zixun glanced at Wang Hetang, he was another lonely minister.

Emperor Jianwu was also stunned for a while, and said after a while: "It is unlikely that Jia Hu will enter the pass. After all, the Zhenfu Division has spies in various passes of the Great Wall. It is impossible for so many people not to be discovered. What I am worried about is Jia Hu was confused for a while, greedy for merit, and fell into the trap of others, ruining the good situation." After speaking, he sighed, "The Yongweiying is the only elite that can be mobilized at will, and it cannot be compromised."

Zhao Zixun said: "Your Majesty, this matter is very simple, just wait a few more days. As the supervisor of the army, if the eunuch Zhao does not know the whereabouts of the army, it is impossible not to report it to the palace. It should be to prevent the army's battle plan from being leaked."

Emperor Jianwu didn't speak.

Dai Quan on the side glanced at Zhao Zixun and sighed in his heart, why was he so confused at this time, the emperor never suspected that Jia Hu would rebel, what he was worried about was that the commander of the army and the supervising army would cover each other up and conceal the court.

He glanced at Song Chengliang and Wang Hetang again, they were both old foxes, and neither of them was willing to reveal this offending matter.

There was another silence in the study room.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and then the chief eunuch on duty at the Meridian Gate came running out of breath, "Grassland, hurry up for six hundred miles!" Then he handed over the military report with three feathers stuck on it.

Dai Quan strode over, took the military report, and hurriedly forwarded it to the emperor.

Emperor Jianwu snatched the military newspaper, tore open the seal to read it, suddenly trembled, then stood up, and said loudly to the three people: "Jia Hu took down the Chengde Li Palace, pulled out the Manchus who were nailed in Yanshan Mountain. military fort."

Hearing this, the three of them all showed expressions of astonishment.

Emperor Jianwu was very excited and very excited. Although he didn't understand military strategy, he could hear this place name every time the Ministry of War deduced it, and he naturally understood its importance. Unexpectedly, Jia Hu would take it down. The military newspaper patted heavily on the palm of his hand twice, and then said to Song Chengliang, Wang Hetang and Zhao Zixun: "Immediately applaud Jia Hu! I will go to the Dragon Head Palace and I will be right back." After speaking, he strode away go out.

Song Chengliang, Wang Hetang, and Zhao Zixun looked at each other, knowing that the emperor was here to prove himself.

(End of this chapter)