serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 197 Disputes endlessly
Han Ferry fell silent, the tragic battle was finally over, and the blood-stained soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion were driving the refugees to clean up the battlefield and collecting the wounded officers and soldiers.

The living soldiers of the Hubei Guard were sitting scattered or lying on the ground. These people didn't even have the strength to stand up.

Not far away, the ground was full of corpses of officers and soldiers who died in battle. At this time, Lin San and his men brought white cloth from Sujiabu, and wrapped them up one by one.

There are more than a dozen coffins on the side, and the Hubei Wei general, deputy general, general, and several guerrilla generals are all here.

Xie Qiong walked towards Jia Hu who was sitting on a mound of dirt, and softly called, "Master."

Jia Hu stood up, glanced at the numb Hubei guard soldiers, and asked, "How will the remnants of the Hubei guard be arranged?"

Xie Qiong hesitated for a moment, then replied: "This may be an opportunity."

Jia Hu understood what he meant. Huguang and other places have always been in the hands of the royal family, restricting the more than [-] soldiers and horses in southern Xinjiang. As long as there is a slight change, the passage for the southern army to go north will be immediately blocked, and at the same time, the army's food, grass and military supplies will be cut off.

This was a very tragic battle. In the end, less than [-] of the [-] Hubei Guards survived. Almost everyone was injured. Bazong and Baizong, Hubei Wei has existed in name only.

Now is the time of war, it is impossible to wait for the imperial court to send generals from the capital to reorganize the Hubei Guard, and it is impossible to send people to Huguang and other places to recruit young and strong. In case of emergency, we can only follow the authority. Although the Hubei Guard is not under the jurisdiction of Jia Hu, he It still has the right to reorganize Hubei Wei and appoint generals to command Hubei Wei.

After a while of silence, Jia Hu spoke: "You should know what the royal family thinks, we won't be allowed to control the troops in Hubei, after the war there will definitely be adjustments to the ranks of lieutenants, generals, and even guerrilla generals.

In this way, you bring a few generals to sit in Hubei Wei, promote the two surviving generals to be generals, and raise all the other officers to a higher level. Recruit [-] young men from Yingzhou and Fengyang. The Yongwei camp transferred two thousand veterans. "

Xie Qiong's eyes lit up, and he nodded deeply.

Suddenly, a voice of despair came from the other side of the Pihe River: "Jia Hu! You are so vicious, you will die badly."

Xie Qiong was startled and looked angrily.

Jia Hu shook his hand, "Okay, why are you angry with a dead man?"

Xie Qiong looked back and looked at the battlefield again. In order to encircle and wipe out the Hubei Wei, the rebels mobilized all the troops from Lu'an and Huoshan, and drove away a large number of refugees, a total of about [-] to [-]. Attrition, after cruel elimination, the surviving refugees were selected into the rebel army, so that the combat effectiveness of the rebel army was quickly restored.

It can be said that among the more than [-] people captured, there are no civilians, all of them are rebels, rebels whose hands are covered with the blood of officers and civilians.

They are fundamentally different from the rebels captured in Yingzhou Mansion.

Therefore, Jia Hu decided to execute all these rebels, leaving no one behind, and eliminating all hidden dangers.

At this time, there was a rush of horseshoes, and Xie Qiong turned his head to look.

A sentry galloped over, ran to the mound, reined in the reins, jumped off the horse, and said loudly: "Commander, General Yang Dayong led the army to defeat the main force of the rebels who were confronting Shaanxi Wei."

Jia Hu: "Okay. Tell General Yang Dayong, let them lead the troops to come and meet immediately."

The sentry said: "No!" He ran out again.

Xie Qiong smiled: "This can be regarded as a mistake. We recovered Lu'an Prefecture in less than three days. It seems that we will be able to go home before the twelfth lunar month."

Jia Hu: "That's right. No one thought that the rebels would mobilize all their troops from Lu'an and Huoshan, otherwise it would be a big trouble to attack the city."

Xie Qiong smiled and nodded: "Good man!"

Jia Hu glanced at him: "Don't say such things, he also died for Jiangshan Sheji."

Xie Qiong said with a sneer: "I have no other intentions, just to thank him for the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion."

Jia Hu folded his hands behind his back, looked at the Pihe River in the distance, and said slowly: "Sujiabu's food has solved our problem. We don't have to wait for Fuyang's military food. We wait for the sentry to find out the situation of Anqing Mansion, and then we will continue to attack." , first defeated the main force of the rebel army besieging Jixian Pass, then quickly went north, and fought Yang Kaiwu in Luzhou Mansion at the end of October."

Hearing this, Xie Qiong was startled at first, knowing that Jia Hu had made up his mind, he said, "If you want Yang Dayong to stay and reorganize the Hubei Guard, I will accompany you to lead the army to attack Anqing."

Jia Hu showed a slight smile: "Uncle Xie, it's troublesome. Yang Dayong is not bad in leading the army, but he is not good enough to manage the army. Besides, his status is not enough to rule the army of a province."

After pondering for a moment, Xie Qiong sighed: "All right. You must remember your identity, and you must not take risks."

Jia Hu nodded with a smile, took out his pocket watch and looked at it: "Drink cold water and eat dried meat along the way, let's go to the city to eat some good food to satisfy our hunger." Saying this, without waiting for everyone's consent, he took it from the soldiers. He took the reins, got on his horse, and galloped towards Sujiabu.

Xie Qiong and all the soldiers got on their horses one after another and chased after them.

The capital city on the other side is a bustling scene.

Yongdingmen was under martial law again. From the suspension bridge outside the city gate to both sides of Zhengyangmen, there were densely packed guards with guns and knives.

The perimeter of the cordon was already full of ordinary people waiting to watch.

The windows of the restaurants and teahouses on both sides of the street were all opened, and there were people standing in front of the windows.

Someone whispered, "Here we come!"

All eyes were on the city gate.

A troop of dusty cavalry was in front, followed by a dozen or so prison carts, passed through the city gate, and drove over slowly.

The prison cars approached, and in the first prison car sat Zhang Xuesheng, wearing a prison uniform and a pair of large iron cuffs, with his eyes closed.In order to prevent Zhang Xuesheng from committing suicide by biting his tongue, a cork was tied around his mouth.

Ejin sat in the second prison car.

The deputy head of the White Lotus Sect sat in the third prison car.

The prison car behind is still very long.
The onlookers were all excited.

"I'm coming!"

"Look, the first one is the leader of the White Lotus Sect, and the second one is, eh? It's a Tartar!"

"Yo! What a tartar!"

While speaking, the prison van was already approaching, and a bad smell came out, everyone covered their mouths and noses and backed away.

Someone shouted: "Why is it so smelly!"

An old Beijinger laughed and said, "You don't know that. Shame, Shame, it's just stinky and fishy!"

There was a burst of laughter from the crowd.

At this time, the window of a private room in a tea house on the east side of the street was closed.

In the private room, King Yizhong was sitting there drinking tea with his back to the window.

Mei Changwen closed the window, walked to Yizhong County King and sat down, with a worried expression on his face: "Your Majesty, is your lord alright?"

King Yizhong put down the tea bowl, "This matter can be big or small, it all depends on the emperor's joy and anger. However, there should be no real punishment. It's just that this matter will make the emperor have doubts about King Zhongshun."

"This"

Mei Changwen looked blankly at King Yizhong: "Your Majesty and the prince are brothers, so how can you have doubts about the prince?"

King Yizhong smiled secretly: "Why do you think he pretended to be sick?!"

Mei Changwen was shocked, he stood up abruptly, and walked back and forth quickly.

The King of Yizhong County smiled lightly: "This is a good thing. You are the biggest hero when he ascends to the position. The chair in Wenyuan Pavilion must be yours. Maybe the Great Zhou Dynasty will produce another civil servant who is knighted for meritorious service."

After hearing his words, Mei Changwen stopped in his tracks, then smiled wryly, and said, "Don't make fun of me, the king of the county."

King Yizhong sat there smiling and looked at him.

Mei Changwen walked to the wooden table and sat down, took a few sips from the tea bowl, and then looked at Yizhong County King.

Prince Yizhong: "Don't believe me?"

Of course Mei Changwen didn't believe it, and saw that the king of Yizhong County had something to say, so he waited for his next words.

King Yizhong smiled, ordered tea, and wrote the word "Tai" on the table.

Mei Changwen was taken aback, and opened his eyes to King Yizhong.

Prince Yizhong: "How is it?"

Mei Changwen came back to his senses, dipped his finger in the tea, and wrote the word "Jun" on the table.

King Yizhong smiled again: "You may not know that Feng Tang has already written a memorial, please resign as the commander of the imperial army."

Mei Changwen's eyes lit up. Because of what happened last time, Feng Tang was isolated and rejected in the Forbidden Army, and he was no longer able to lead the Forbidden Army.

King Yizhong smiled and said: "After this incident, if similar incidents happen again, they will abide by their duties and remain neutral."

Mei Changwen didn't speak, and wrote the word "Jia" on the table again. After finishing writing, he looked at him with a sneer.

The King of Yizhong County still smiled lightly: "In the next year or so, the emperor will definitely mobilize troops to attack the Manchus, the Yongwei Battalion will definitely participate in the war, and even the Jingying Battalion will leave the customs."

Mei Changwen was stunned for a moment, then his eyes flashed, he tapped his index finger in the tea bowl, and wrote the word "you" on the table.

Prince Yizhong was also taken aback, then laughed out loud, and replied, "I heard that there was a prince with an iron hat in the Qing Dynasty."

Mei Changwen gave him a deep look, and asked with a smile, "That's all?"

Prince Yizhong: "You don't believe me?"

Mei Changwen smiled, but did not answer.

King Yizhong changed the subject: "I have a good thing here, take a look." As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over.

Mei Changwen took the paper and looked at it, and said in surprise: "Wang Ziteng was defeated and captured, and he used money to redeem his life? Or the money from the Jia family?"

Yizhong County King: "This is a good opportunity! Good luck, I can defeat a large number of military generals at once!"

Mei Changwen stood up, walked to the window, pondered for a while, and then said: "The risk is too great! Wang Ziteng is regarded as His Majesty's confidant, at most he will be demoted, and there cannot be a greater punishment. Unless there is a more serious crime."

King Yizhong also stood up, walked to Mei Changwen, and said in a low voice, "The fall of Xuzhou City is related to Prince Teng."

Mei Changwen's expression changed in shock: "What?!"

King Yizhong then said: "He is already on his way, and he can enter Beijing at the end of the month at the latest, and then he will file a complaint for blocking the road."

Mei Changwen's eyes lit up: "If the calculation is correct, the Manchus will also enter Beijing at the end of the month."

After a pause, "Jia Hu has just offended the officials of the official department. These people will definitely vent their anger on Wang Ziteng. It will be very lively then!"

King Yizhong nodded with a smile. He never dreamed that Jia Hu would expedite the impeachment of the cabinet and the Ministry of Officials with eight hundred miles. Shang Wen and Li Guogong Liu Fang, the punishment of the official department was very serious, and Qian Shangshu of the official department was demoted two levels. The previous punishment has not been removed. Became a legend, but also a joke.

The left and right servants were all demoted from Beijing.

The Fourth Division of the Ministry of Officials was even purged. The Langzhong, Yuanwailang and the heads of the various departments of the Wenxuan Division, the Kaogong Division, and the Jixun Division were all sent to prison to be punished. The rest of the officials were punished. March.

It is estimated that Jia Hu did not expect that his impeachment memorial would overthrow the official department.

Now all the officials of the official department have been replaced by the emperor's confidants and last year's Enke Scholars.

In addition, the officials, gentry and businessmen involved in the case in Yingzhou Mansion were all punished by the Jiuzu.

At this time, Mei Changwen shook the note in his hand: "Do you need to say hello to Prince Zhongshun about this matter?"

Yizhong County King: "He is now being raised by the criminal department to focus on it. One more thing is worse than one less thing. From now on, calm down and wait patiently."

After hearing his words, Mei Changwen's eyes sparkled, and he nodded immediately.

Yizhong County King took the note from his hand, wiped it into his sleeve, went to the table and poured two bowls of tea again, picked up a bowl, "I wish us success!" He drank it all in one gulp.

Mei Changwen walked to the table and picked up another bowl, "I also wish the king of the county all wishes come true!"

King Yizhong smiled: "See you at the end of the month."

Mei Changwen nodded and strode out.

Looking at Mei Changwen's back, Yizhong Junwang showed a sneer in his eyes. The fall of Xuzhou City was not easy. Not only Wang Ziteng was involved, but also the Supreme Emperor was involved. Otherwise, how could a former Xuzhou city guard who was demoted Open the city gate.

Let's make trouble, the day when their father and son turn against each other is the time for revenge.

Isn't that what happened back then!

With a sneer, the Supreme Emperor actually tried to use a group of eunuchs to bribe the Mongolian whose spine was broken, he really lost his head!

I thought of Jia Hu again. His speed was too fast. He not only helped Li Guogong and the others regain Xuzhou City, but also wiped out the only cavalry of the rebel army in the Central Plains. Now he is guarding Yingzhou Mansion. If you guessed Yes, it won't be long before Lu'an will return to the court's hands.

He had to find a way to get him to leave Anhui, and even if he couldn't let him leave, he had to disrupt his footsteps, otherwise Yang Kaiwu would be wiped out by him, and he couldn't spend so much money in vain.

Thinking of this, he walked to the window and opened it. The crowd on the street had already dispersed. Looking at the setting sun in the distance, he murmured, "Just wait. Just wait."

Rongguo Mansion, East Road Courtyard.

The sun has gone down.

The light in the study has also dimmed.

Jiao Da came in and stood silently beside the desk.

Jia Amnesty sat in front of the desk with a calm expression, slightly closed his eyes, and what was slightly different from before was that the beard on his chin was shaking slightly.

After a while, Jiao Da couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "Master?"

Jia Amnesty opened his eyes, looked straight at Jiao Da, and said slowly, "King Zhongshun has recovered from his illness."

Jiao was shocked: "Impossible!"

Jia Amnesty took another deep look at him, and then said: "Go and investigate, and see what's wrong."

Jiao Da was taken aback, his old face immediately flushed red, knowing that there was something wrong with Prince Zhongshun's mansion, he immediately replied loudly: "Yes. Jiao Da must investigate and find out!" He hurried out.

Jia Amnesty's face darkened immediately, he reached out and grabbed the teacup on the desk, and slammed it on the brick floor in front of the desk!
The fragments splashed, and the tea splashed everywhere!
The door was pushed open with a snap, and Wang Shanbao rushed in with his robe in hand, and said anxiously, "Master!"

"Get out!" Jia Amnesty couldn't remember how many years he hadn't been so angry. He was being played like a monkey. Suddenly, an astonishing idea flashed in his mind, and he immediately said to Wang Shanbao who bowed and left: "Go to Dongfu and find the captain of the guard on duty."

Wang Shanbao: "Yes." He ran out like Fei Ye.

Taking a piece of letter paper, Jia Amnesty picked up a pen and began to write.

At this time, Sujiabu became a huge military camp, surrounded by densely packed tents.

At this time, Jia Hu was hosting a banquet in the back tent for Yun Guang, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, who was not only Jia Daishan's former subordinate, but also a family friend of Jia's family.

Maybe it was because he didn't tell the Jia family about the emperor's win-win at the beginning, Yun Guang seemed a little guilty, not only punished himself with three cups, but also directly expressed that he would obey Jia Hu's dispatch and assist the Yongweiying to put down the rebellion.

Jia Hu is not a stingy person either, so he explained the matter on the spot.

Pushing cups and changing cups, the atmosphere became lively.

At this moment, Lin San hurried in with the sentry, and said: "Marshal, the sentry from Anqing Mansion is back."

Jia Hu put down his wine glass and asked, "How's it going?"

The sentry Tanlue bowed and said: "Commander, Taihu Lake, Qianshan and other places are still in the hands of the imperial court, and Jixian Pass is also in fierce battle. There are about 3 rebels, and some people are besieging Tongcheng. "

Jia Hu was surprised and happy, he was happy that Jixian Pass did not fall, and surprised that the rebels did not attack westward, which saved a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, he immediately said to Lin San: "Go and tell Yang Dayong, notify him immediately, and leave the camp after tomorrow evening."

Lin San replied loudly: "No!" He led the sentry and strode out.

Yun Guang filled Jia Hu's wine and filled himself with wine, holding them up with both hands, "May the national flag win and come back triumphant!"

Jia Hu also picked up the wine glass: "Leave Lu'an to Zongbing Yun." After speaking, he drank the wine in the glass.

Yun Guang: "Duke, please don't worry." He drank it in one gulp.

(End of this chapter)