serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 225
The night was already very deep, the wind had stopped, and the snow was gradually getting smaller. The whole Mei Mansion was dark, with only wisps of faint light peeking out from the study.

There was no fire in the study, and it looked very bleak under the dim candlelight.

Mei Changwen sat silently in front of the desk, with a dazed and slightly desolate expression on his face.

Mei Zonglu walked in, walked to the desk silently, and stood there without saying a word.

Soon, the candle on the desk burned down to less than an inch, so Mei Zonglu lit another candlestick on the desk under the window, and replaced the candle that was about to burn out.

Mei Changwen finally spoke, his voice was dull and hoarse: "Clean up, as soon as the city gate opens tomorrow, you can go. The farther you go, the better. Go to a place that no one knows."

"Under the whole world, is it the land of the king? Where can I go?"

"Don't worry. He can't be emperor."

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"No matter which side wins, he will be deposed and imprisoned within the high walls of the clan mansion."

"Then you still want me to go?"

"This Yizhong County King's method is much more vicious than his father, so we must guard against it!"

Mei Zonglu was silent for a moment, then said: "Maybe we can confess to the emperor"

Hearing this, a gleam of light appeared in Mei Changwen's eyes, and then dimmed again.

Mei Zonglu understood, thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, our family and Jia's family don't have any deep hatred, it's just a conflict of political positions. As long as we show enough sincerity, we will be able to solve the problem."

After hearing these words, Mei Changwen's eyes flashed again, and he nodded immediately.

Mei Zonglu still wanted to speak, but the butler's voice came from outside the door: "Master, a guest is here."

Before the words were finished, the door curtain was lifted, and a man wearing a cloak and a cloak with only two eyes exposed came in, followed by two attendants in casual clothes.

Mei Changwen frowned, who came here to play tricks?
"I heard that Mei Yushi was ill, and the miscellaneous family came to take a look." The man in the cloak and cloak spoke, and the voice was Dai Quan, the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace.

Mei Changwen was startled first, then surprised, and stood up: "Director Dai, is that you?"

Dai Quan took off his cloak and said with a smile: "The matter was too urgent, and Mei Yushi was shocked, and the miscellaneous family apologized to Mei Yushi." After speaking, he hugged his hands.

Mei Changwen measured his body, and cupped his hands.

Dai Quan looked at Mei Zonglu with a smile: "Your name is Mei Zonglu?"

Mei Zonglu: "Late birth pays homage to Neixiang."

Dai Quan asked with a smile: "Are you sure about next year's spring?"

Mei Zonglu understood, and quickly replied: "This battle is going smoothly."

Dai Quan smiled: "It's good to have confidence." Then, he turned his eyes to the two followers.

The two backed out.

Mei Zonglu: "Resign late." As he said that, he wanted to go out.

Dai Quan's eyes flashed: "Don't go!"

Mei Zonglu had no choice but to stop.

Dai Quan's face was serious, and he said in a low voice: "King Zhongshun and King Yizhong County are left in Longshou Palace."

Mei Changwen was startled, and looked at Dai Quan.

Dai Quan: "Only in this way can miscellaneous people come to see you." After speaking, he took out a stack of files from his cloak and handed it to Mei Changwen.

Mei Changwen stared at Dai Quan for a while, then took the file and flipped through it. After looking at it, he suddenly burst into laughter, which was full of infinite desolation.

Mei Zonglu was a little flustered, and couldn't help turning his eyes to Dai Quan.

Dai Quan stared at Mei Changwen intently.

Mei Changwen actually burst into tears with laughter: "I should have thought of it long ago, I should have thought of it long ago"

Mei Zonglu couldn't bear it anymore, and asked tentatively, "Father."

Only then did Mei Changwen burst out a few words: "Your brother died at the hands of the Supreme Emperor!"

Mei Zonglu was shocked.

After handing the file to Mei Zonglu, Mei Changwen turned his gaze to Dai Quan: "What is the emperor's will?"

Dai Quan walked over and whispered something in Mei Changwen's ear.

With a gloomy glint in Mei Changwen's eyes, he nodded deeply.

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, the snow stopped suddenly, and the sky was clear. The thick snow reflected the sunlight again, making it so bright that people could not open their eyes.

Guang'anmen is under martial law, which is rare. Under the surprised eyes of the people, carts full of grain and grass drove out of the city gate. The carts behind were still loaded with meat such as cattle, sheep, fat pigs, etc., and finally a dozen carts There is a jar of fine wine on it.

The crowd of onlookers immediately became a sensation.

Someone saw it at a glance: "This is the convoy of the Ministry of War to transport military supplies!"

Someone even recognized that the convoy was heading for Wanping: "It's for Wanping! The Yongwei Battalion has returned to Beijing!"

Someone in the crowd shouted: "I heard that the emperor is going to inspect the army outside the Anding Gate. I don't know when?"

An idle man answered, "You can go to the study and ask."

There was a burst of laughter from the crowd.

Wuya Ruixing's eyes narrowed slowly in casual clothes.

At this time, the camp of the Yongwei Battalion was very lively, and there were soldiers sweeping snow everywhere.

Inside the big tent of the Chinese army

Jia Hu was sitting on the tiger skin mattress in front of the short desk, looking down at the account books.

Eunuch Zhao closed his eyes slightly, and sat cross-legged in front of the table on the left.

Xie Qiong, Yang Dayong, Zhang Cheng and other generals sat silently in front of the desks on both sides.

Jia Lian stood beside the short table with his hands down.

After reading the account book, Jia Hu gently closed it, thought for a while, and said, "It's divided."

Eunuch Zhao opened his eyes suddenly: "Marshal!"

Jia Lian, Xie Qiong and others were all stunned there.

Jia Hu waved his hand: "It's divided!"

Eunuch Zhao took a deep look at Jia Hu, it was more than 100 million yuan, and it would be divided if he said so.

Jia Hu's gaze swept over everyone's faces slowly, and then said: "The big guys paid for it with their lives, and they were evenly distributed according to the roster before the expedition, including the soldiers of General Liu Kun who stayed outside the pass."

All the generals responded in unison: "Yes."

Jia Hu nodded with a smile, and turned to Jia Lian: "I will leave this matter to you, and the money will be distributed today. Those soldiers who died in battle will be sent to their families by the soldiers."

Jia Lian replied: "Yes." Silently calculating in his heart, he seized a large amount of spoils in Luzhou Mansion, handed over 21% to the imperial court, and kept [-]% from the Yongwei Battalion. [-] more than two.

Thinking of this, he said to Jia Hu: "The ticket offices in the capital must not be able to produce so much cash, and they also need a lot of broken silver."

Jia Hu nodded, 70 million, and only the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs can get it, and looked at Eunuch Zhao again.

Eunuch Zhao shook his head: "The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all 50 taels of Beijing ingots, and there is no miscellaneous silver."

Jia Hu frowned, and asked Jia Lian, "Do you have any good ideas?"

Jia Lian: "Exchange for broken silver from various banks in the capital."

Jia Hu thought for a while: "Okay. You can exchange it directly with the money order from Jia's Chamber of Commerce."

Jia Lian's eyes lit up: "Yes." He walked out with the account book.

Picking up the tea bowl and taking a sip, Jia Hu said to everyone: "Two things, His Majesty is going to review the army outside the Anding Gate, the time has not yet been set. The other is a private matter. After the military parade, I will have a banquet at home for the generals above Qian Zong , bring your wives and children."

As he spoke, he glanced at Yang Dayong, "If you don't have a wife, you don't have to."

Eunuch Zhao, Xie Qiong and others all laughed.

Yang Dayong also laughed.

Jia Hu went on to say: "It can be regarded as a year of fighting. Everyone has worked hard. There is no need to drill years ago, but military discipline must not be violated!"

Everyone responded loudly: "No!"

At this time, Lin San's voice came from outside the big tent: "Commander, the Ministry of War has sent military supplies, as well as wine and meat."

Jia Hu stood up: "Come on, let's take a look."

(End of this chapter)