serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 27 Gusu
Suzhou is an ancient city with a history of thousands of years. Since its establishment, it has been repeatedly destroyed by wars and destroyed several times.

Known as "Paradise", Suzhou is rich in humanities, rich in products, and developed in industry and commerce.

Speaking of Suzhou, we have to mention Changmen. Although it is a city gate of Suzhou, it frequently appears in Tang poems, even Confucius mentioned it.

This place is mentioned in the first chapter of "Dream of Red Mansions". Zhen Shiyin's home is in Shili Street outside Changmen.

Changmen is located in the northwest of Suzhou City.

Three parallel water and land main roads meet at Changmen, the ten-mile long street is full of merchants, cargo ships are constantly coming and going on the Grand Canal, and goods are piled up on the wharf; there are row upon row of teahouses, restaurants, and theaters inside and outside Changmen, with 360 lines, everything that one expects to find. This is the sentence written by Cao Gong, "It is the first and second class rich and romantic place in the world of mortals".

As the most prosperous commercial district in Suzhou, the Suzhou patrol battalion has always been guarded by heavy soldiers, patrolling day and night, arresting thieves, patrolling wind and fire, and combing the streets. There are patrol battalion soldiers with big waist knives and uniforms everywhere inside and outside Changmen. .

But since early this morning, the people of Suzhou City have discovered that the soldiers of the patrol battalion began to drive away the burdens on both sides of the street and drive away the idlers, and the servants of the yamen cleaned the streets.

The prefect of Suzhou led the officials of Suzhou Prefecture, big and small, standing in the doorway, looking anxiously at the street leading to Huqiu Mountain.

It was quiet for half a day.

Standing behind the prefect of Suzhou, Fu Cheng took a step forward and said in a low voice: "My lord, is there a mistake in the news?"

The magistrate of Suzhou still stared at the street in the distance, and replied: "No, the news came from the Lin family. Uncle Jia arrived at Huqiu Mountain last night, and he will accompany Lin Yanzheng's daughter to repay his favor this morning. Temple to pray, and then go to the city to the old house of the Lin family."

Five days ago, that is, on the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, a group of officials from the Governor's Department rushed into the Governor's Yamen in Jiangsu, and locked up Governor Wang Wenyuan in Jiejing for punishment.

This made the officials of the Suzhou government who didn't know the reason blown up. They were all flustered and asked their connections everywhere. Some said it was because the treasury was short of money, some said it was involved in the Yangzhou salt case, and some said it offended the nobles.

In this way, the apprehensive Suzhou officials set their sights on Jia Hu who came to support Jia Min's coffin.

At this time, an officer came galloping from a distance, panting, "Come, come!"

The prefect of Suzhou led the officials out in a line and lined up neatly outside the doorway.

The people blocked in and out of the city were all curious, and they didn't leave. They gathered together from a distance, talking and waiting to see.

After a while, there was a sound of horseshoes, and the officials stretched their necks and looked closely.

A group of cavalry rushed towards them, about a hundred of them, and the dust raised by the horseshoes rolled up a yellow dragon on the street, rolling loudly, with an astonishing momentum!
After a while, amidst the panting and yelling, the cavalry reined in one after another, and the cavalry stopped one after another.

An officer rode forward, "What are you doing?"

The prefect stepped forward and bowed to salute, "I'm going down to the prefect of Suzhou, please see Uncle Jia!"

"Wait." The officer said these two words, and with a wave of his hand, a group of cavalry stood guard, and the rest of the cavalry passed through the city gate and entered the gate of Chang.

Not long after, a large group of cavalry escorted three carriages and walked slowly towards Changmen.

Lin Sanyi took the lead and led a troop of cavalry ahead.

In the middle of the cavalry was a huge carriage drawn by four horses, followed by two blue-topped carriages.

This carriage was sent by Cheng Shiyao. The interior of the carriage is very spacious and the decoration is also very gorgeous. The walls of the carriage are hung with curtains and a thick carpet is laid. There are places to sit and rest. The light is bright and very comfortable.

Sitting at the table, Jia Hu flipped through the imperial palace newspaper that had just been delivered, his eyebrows twitched.

Originally, Lin Ruhai was planning to personally carry the coffin back home, but the emperor's imperial decree arrived the night before the departure. Lin Ruhai felt that killing so many innocent people was against the peace of heaven, and the crime was too great, so he asked Jia Hu to take Lin Daiyu to help the coffin go south. , he stayed.

Lin Jiazu's tomb is located in Xiangshan, near Taihu Lake.

Handing over the military affairs of the Yongwei Battalion to Xie Qiong and Yang Dayong, Jia Hu led Daiyu to go south with the boat, buried Jia Min in the ancestral grave of the Lin family and stayed there for two days. Stay in the old house for a few days, then go north to Jinling.

In the past two days, I have received private letters from my old boss Cao Yi and family letters from Jia Amnesty one after another. Knowing everything that happened in the capital, I can't help feeling that Liu Fang and the others are getting old and have lost their previous vigor.

Can the shot arrow turn back? !
The Taishanghuang's protection and the emperor's compromise were just helpless actions, and the Taishanghuang might still have a little guilt.

Once the emperor has completely secured the throne and mastered the elite of the Nine Sides, what will greet them will be a thorough cleansing.

Just like in the original book!
Cao Yi told about the emperor's plan to use troops in Hetao, and reminded himself to form an army as soon as possible and use his achievements to gain a firm foothold in the army in order to cope with the future. Jia Hu understood that this must be what Li Chengyang, Marquis of Ningyuan, meant.

Even he has seen through the crisis of the nobles.

Jia Amnesty identified Qin Keqing's identity in the letter, and also talked about the grievances between the Jia family and King Zhongshun, all because of the second girl of the Zhen family.After ascending the throne today, he wanted to marry the second daughter of the Zhen family to King Zhongshun, but King Beijing got involved, which discredited the younger brother of King Zhongshun, so he hated both King Beijing and the Jia family who were the matchmakers. .

There is also the imperial court report that Wang Hetang moved to the left to be the governor of Jiangsu. On the surface, he was downgraded, but Jiangsu's taxes accounted for [-]% of the country's total tax revenue. This is to make money for the emperor!
The carriage drove smoothly on the ten-mile long street.

Lin Daiyu was lying on the soft couch, with tears still on her pretty face, staring blankly at the roof of the car in a daze.

Xueyan tucked up the quilt for her, "Girl, don't be too sad, don't hurt yourself." She took out her handkerchief, wiped away the tears on Daiyu's face, and glanced at the slumped Jiahu, Persuading: "I just took the medicine and it's better. If I get sick, not to mention my wife is in the spirit of heaven, even the second master will feel bad."

Seeing that she was just staring at the roof of the car in a daze, and she didn't shed any more tears, she breathed a sigh of relief, "Girl, let's drink some tea."

"Ah."

Daiyu propped herself up on the high pillow, took the tea from Xueyan's hand, and looked at the street view outside the window. She couldn't help but think of her father Lin Ruhai's early days in Yangzhou, and her mother took her to Baoen Temple. .

Xueyan helped her cover the brocade quilt, and comforted her: "Girl, think about it."

Jia Hu came back to his senses, saw the sad look on Daiyu's face again, sighed in his heart, and persuaded: "My sister is weak, and she has been depressed these days, which is very worrying, so take care of yourself."

"En." Lin Daiyu lowered her head and responded like a kitten.

Jia Hu sighed, he closed the mansion report, picked up the Seven Treasures bracelet on the case table to play with, it was given by the abbot of Baoen Temple, the great monk said that war would harm the peace of heaven, and this string of rosary was enshrined in front of the Buddha For many years, it can eliminate obstacles and increase peace when worn on the body.

The arrival of Jia Hu and his party made the people of Suzhou very curious, and they stood up and looked around. The nervousness of the officials, the luxurious carriages, and the sturdy cavalry all showed the dignity of the visitors.

At this moment, the carriage stopped, and Lin San's voice came from outside the carriage, "General, the prefect of Suzhou has brought officials of all sizes to pay a visit."

A gleam of light flashed in Jia Hu's eyes: "Call him over."

Lin San responded and walked over.

Hearing that Jia Hu summoned him, the prefect of Suzhou quickly agreed, explained a few words to Fu Cheng and other officials, followed Lin San to the left side of the carriage, and bowed to salute: "For humble posts, please refer to the imperial envoy!"

A trace of smile flickered across the corner of Jia Hu's mouth, talking about flamboyance, we still have to look at these civil servants.In the Great Zhou Dynasty, civil servants worshiping military officials would be cast aside as self-willing scum, but the imperial envoy was different, even though Jia Hu was only the imperial envoy who supervised the local military affairs in Yangzhou.

Jia Hu took a look out of the car window, "I'm here for family business, I don't have any official duties, so go and do your own business."

The prefect was anxious: "This."

Jia Hu: "Forget it. You are the parent officer in Suzhou, so I ask you to take care of the Lin family."

The magistrate: "My lord is serious, it's a matter of humble duty."

Jia Hu: "Tell me, what difficulties did you encounter?"

Prefect: "My lord, the governor of Jiangsu, Mr. Wang, was suddenly taken into Beijing by the governor of the town. For unknown reasons, the officials of the Suzhou government felt a little uneasy."

Jia Hu looked at him: "There is no need to be afraid. The imperial court has appointed a new governor of Jiangsu, the former minister of the Ministry of War Wang Hetang Wang, who has been using troops in the north. The court's life is very tight. You should cooperate with Wang Daren to do some practical things. Share worries for the imperial court."

The magistrate secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes. I will remember it. It is rare for an adult to come to Suzhou, and I have prepared some Suzhou native rituals as a token of my heart."

Jia Hu changed the subject: "I will leave after staying in Suzhou for a few days, and I don't know if the official ship has been repaired or not."

The magistrate is also smart, after a moment of stupefaction, he hastened to follow: "Oh, I will supervise this matter personally, and I will definitely not delay my lord's schedule."

Jia Hu: "Go."

"Retire from humble position!"

The convoy left slowly.

The magistrate stood there blinking his eyes, secretly happy in his heart, this incense can be regarded as a chance.

Looking at the convoy disappearing into the doorway, a handsome young man in a silk robe gritted his teeth in the crowd.

The servant next to him persuaded: "Master, the account of Suzhou Weaving Mansion has been cancelled, let's hurry back."

This young man is Zhen Yingjia's eldest son, Zhen Fu.

Because of Jia Hu, he not only lost a supporter, but also was suspected by Zhen Yingjia. This time he came to Suzhou to reconcile and write off the accounts, which was to erase some unfavorable evidence, which caused a great loss.

A hint of ferocity floated on the corner of Zhen Fu's mouth: "Let's wait and see!"

(End of this chapter)