serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 226
There was silence outside the side hall of Wenyuan Pavilion.

The door of the side hall was tightly closed, and two big braziers were blazing in the middle of the room. Headed by the minister of the Ministry of Industry, the ministers of the six departments, the officials, and those Qingliu sat silently on both sides, each with eyes full of eyes. It was bloodshot, and his face was full of tiredness.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry had red eyes, and his eyes slowly swept across the faces of those Qingliu, took a deep breath, and looked worriedly at the closed palace door.

Qin Ye, the doctor of the camp repair department, was getting old, and now he looked tired, his face was gray, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry withdrew his gaze, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and handed it to Qin Ye: "Wipe it."

Qin Ye quickly shook his hand: "Thank you, Ministry." He took out a handkerchief from his body and wiped off the sweat on his forehead.

"Take back some charcoal fire." Minister of the Ministry of Industry said to a doctor of the Ministry of Industry.

"Yes." The doctor stood up and walked to the brazier, picked up the tongs and picked out some charcoal fire.

Immediately, it was not so dry and hot.

Li Jin, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishments, couldn't bear it anymore, stood up, walked to the door and opened the door.

A gust of cold wind blew in immediately, and everyone was shivering. They couldn't help but look outside the door, and the sky was clear outside.

The left servant of the Ministry of Rites: "Mr. Yang Ge and the others have been gone for two hours. Let's all go outside the hall and wait."

The left servant of the household department answered: "We are following the order, so let's wait here."

Li Jin closed the hall door and walked back to his seat.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open with a snap!
Zhao Zixun, a cabinet minister and Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, rushed in excitedly and said loudly: "The Kong family has presented a congratulatory form to the emperor!"

The officials were all agitated.

Zhao Zixun raised his voice: "The chief assistant said, no matter how hard you work, you should present the congratulatory form and go back to rest."

"Yes."

All the officials stood up.

Zhao Zixun nodded with a satisfied smile, and continued, "Everyone eat first, and after eating, write slowly."

The Qingliu were all silent. The congratulatory bill was much more difficult than the three essays during the scientific examination, and so many people wrote it together.Says the same thing, but everyone has to write it differently, if not not.

They had stayed up all night in Chen's Mansion. During the day, they worked hard to write a memorial to impeach Jia Hu, and then endured half a day of freezing in the snow.Now I stayed up in Wenyuan Pavilion for another night, and I am already very tired. I am a person in my 50s and [-]s.

Suddenly, there was a "plop", and everyone was shocked.

"Not good! Langzhong Qin passed out!" a doctor from the Ministry of Industry screamed.

Minister of the Ministry of Industry: "Hurry up! Send him to the Imperial Hospital!"

One of the two workers from the Ministry of Industry hugged the upper body and the other hugged the lower body, carried Qin Ye and rushed out.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry sighed deeply: "What is this called!" He turned around and walked towards the desk on the left.

The six assistant ministers and judges snorted together, turned around and walked to the left side of the hall.

Only Qingliu were left standing there, their faces pale with anger.

Zhao Zixun saw it in his eyes, and there was a trace of smile on the corner of his mouth. He felt a little more admiration for the chief assistant Song Chengliang in his heart, and he turned around and said, "Bring the meal in."

A group of young eunuchs walked in in a row holding food boxes.

The big camp of the Yongwei Battalion was another scene.

There are many people on the teaching ground, and the soldiers waiting to receive the silver rewards are lined up densely. Pairs of excited eyes are all looking at the high platform ahead. The news of the money distribution has already spread throughout the camp. Two or three dollars, and a year's military salary is only 21 taels.

The most important thing is the equal split, which surprised and delighted everyone.

There were more than a dozen big cases on the high platform, and the clerk who was in charge of distributing the rewards sat in front of the big cases. The rosters of the soldiers of each battalion were placed on the dozens of big cases, and there were small bags piled up behind them.

In the distance, Jia Lian in casual clothes came over.

Behind him, Xue Pan followed.

As Jia Lian walked, he asked Xue Pan, "Do you really want to hand over the money spent on fire?"

Xue Pan: "Exchanging the broken silver for Beijing ingots is a waste of money. Besides, the money is all exchanged by the big guys with their lives. If you take this money, you will feel uneasy."

Jia Lian stopped in her tracks: "You really think so?"

Xue Pan smiled innocently: "Why should I lie to Brother Lian?"

Jia Lian looked at him with a smile: "Thirty banks in the capital, only Xue's paid for this amount of money, and even the Niu's of Zhen Guogong's mansion made this money. Don't you think about it?"

Xue Pan shook his head.

Jia Lian patted Xue Pan: "You kid is making a lot of money. My second brother asked me to tell you that in a few days he will have a banquet for the lieutenant generals at home. If it's okay, you can join in the fun too." After walking a few steps, he stopped again: "You are sitting with me in the side hall." After speaking, he went straight to the high platform.

Xue Pan did not expect such an opportunity in exchange for the 5000 Two Sessions, let alone a side hall, as long as he can attend the banquet, standing is fine.He was so excited that he tried his best to control his trembling hands, took a long breath, and followed quickly.

The scribes around Jia Lian specially issued rewards to the soldiers of the sentry camp and the old camp.

The scribe looked at the approaching officer and asked, "May I ask your name?"

The officer replied, "Jia Heng from the old camp! Please look for it." After speaking, he hugged Jia Lian with both hands.

Jia Lian nodded with a smile.

At this time, there was a rush of horseshoes, and everyone paid attention.

Eunuch Zhao whipped his horse and galloped towards this side. When he reached the high platform, he reined in the reins and flew off the horse. He ran up to the high platform and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, the soldiers have worked hard! Take a good rest and go to the city. Let's go for a walk."

There was a sudden silence in the huge teaching ground, and there was no sound.

All the soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay.

A wry smile came to the corner of his mouth, and eunuch Zhao continued to shout: "The commander-in-chief said, those who want to enter the city should register with their respective generals, and then the officers directly under them will lead them into the city."

The soldiers on the teaching ground let out a thunderous cry!

Study room behind the large tent of the Chinese Army

Jia Hu is sitting in front of the desk and sorting out the rosters and official documents of each battalion.

Yang Dayong came in holding a bowl of tea.

Jia Hu glanced at Yang Dayong with a smile, took a sip from the tea bowl, and asked, "What's the matter?"

But Yang Dayong blushed, and faltered: "I, I"

Jia Hu smiled: "Because Zhang Cheng was recommended as a first-class student?"

Yang Dayong nodded.

Jia Hu: "You! Zhang Cheng has a seventy-year-old mother and a wife and children under him. What are you anxious about as a bachelor?!"

Yang Dayong looked at Jia Hu's face: "It's because I don't have parents to manage the house, and I don't have brothers and sisters to support me, so I want a title. General Xie Qiong said that he can introduce me to a girl from a better background."

Jia Hu smiled: "Do you want to marry a wife?"

Yang Dayong: "I'm [-] this year, Brother Li and his kids have embraced me so far and I don't even have a daughter-in-law. I'm also a second-rank lieutenant general. It's embarrassing to say it."

After a pause, "The things Madam rewarded are all cheaper than Mrs. Li and the others."

Jia Hu looked at him with a smile: "How about I introduce one to you?"

Yang Dayong's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Jia Hu changed the subject: "How is your Go learning?"

Yang Dayong replied with a bitter face: "I feel sleepy when I see that chess piece."

Jia Hu smiled: "Don't take it as a task, but as a hobby. Go ahead."

Yang Dayong: "Yes." Turned around and walked out.

"Tell Xie Qiong that I don't need to match you." Jia Hu added.

"Yes." Yang Da courageously responded.

Jia Hu put down his tea bowl and continued to sort out the official documents.

Jia Lian came in hurriedly, shouting, "Hey, what's wrong with Yang Dayong? Standing outside the tent door, he was muttering, saying, 'Take care of the heavens and the earth, and the matter of people marrying wives and having children', saying who?"

Jia Hu put the organized documents into the box and asked, "What do you think of him?"

Jia Lian was startled: "What about it?"

Jia Hu said angrily, "What do you think?"

Jia Lian is so shrewd, he was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses, and thought for a while: "The family is a little bit poor, and the age is a little bit older. There are no parents to manage the house at home. But the victory is that they know the roots and know the bottom line. It is a good match."

Jia Hu smiled: "What a big tone."

Jia Lian smiled: "Although Yang Dayong often goes to Ningguo Mansion, the master has never seen him once, so let's discuss it with the master first."

Jia Hu thought for a while: "Your Majesty inspected the army on the [-]th, then hold a banquet on the [-]th, let Yingchun take a look, and discuss it together later."

Jia Lian nodded.

(End of this chapter)