serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 350
The night is already deep.

The blazing bonfire and bright lanterns illuminated the entire Huifang Garden as bright as day!

The Dengxian Pavilion and Tianxiang Tower had long been demolished. At this time, a group of craftsmen were busy in an nervous and orderly manner under the command of the foreman. The open space was filled with wood.

In front of the small pond, Jia Hu stood there with her hair disheveled and a high-quality silk shirt with cicada wings. A gust of night wind blew by, making her look like she was about to fly!
Lin San came over and said softly: "Your Majesty, it's very late at night, it's time for you to rest."

Jia Hu was still looking at the dark little pond: "There are a lot of fish in this pond. Let me put some mallards, colorful mandarin ducks and so on."

Lin San: "This"

Jia Hu: "What's wrong?"

Lin San: "I heard from Xiaohong that the fish here are used by my sister-in-law to feed the two cranes."

Jia Hu was stunned for a moment: "Oh. Why are there so many small miscellaneous fish?" After saying that, he started walking on the stone path with his hands behind his back.

Lin San quickly followed.

Jia Hu was walking when he suddenly stopped and asked, "Do you think Prince Nan'an's soldiers will betray him?"

Lin Sanlue thought for a while and replied: "No. Not to mention that they are all sons of Nan'an County Prince's family for generations, even if Nan'an County Prince's Palace gives them such generous treatment, they will not betray Nan'an County Prince."

Jia Hu: "What do you think?"

Lin San: "Perhaps as the soldier said, they used up all their good luck on the way to escape, and then they accidentally broke into the Annan camp in a panic."

Jia Hu sighed. The king of Nan'an County was also unlucky. He had already fled from Annan to Yunnan. As a result, he broke into the camp of the Annan people while escaping from the heavy rain and was caught red-handed.

Jia Hu also learned from the soldier the reason for the defeat of the army. The main reason was that the king of Nan'an County underestimated the enemy. As a result, the Annan people overwhelmed the front army with superior force, which led to this great defeat.

There is another reason that cannot be ignored. The Xiyi people provided the Annan people with a large number of advanced firearms, especially artillery, and the Annan people also carried the artillery on the backs of elephants.
During the battle, the left and right wings of the front army were suddenly bombarded by these artillery pieces. Coupled with the impact of the elephant soldiers, several holes were torn open in the positions on the left and right wings. The Annamites, who had been prepared, directly pressed forward with their entire army. In this way, the front army was directly defeated. The three layers of defense of the Nan'an County King's Central Army were overwhelmed by the defeated troops and the pursuing Annan people. Rugui, the general guard of Southern Xinjiang, led the rear army to rescue, but fell into the hands of the Annan people. In the trap, only a few thousand of the [-] rear troops rushed out, and Wei Rugui and other senior generals were all killed in the battle.

Wang Hetang and others guessed well. This defeat was indeed a conspiracy, a conspiracy planned by the Annan and Xiyi people!
These are the news that the King of Nan'an County got from the Annan people. They also saw the self-made muskets and artillery supported by the Xiyi people in the camp.

Since all the middle and high-ranking generals died in the battle, the imperial court still does not know the reason for the defeat of the southern Xinjiang army.

The soldier also said that originally the Annan people would not let him come back to deliver the message because they suffered two defeats in Lin'an Mansion. Seeing that there were more and more officers and soldiers in Lin'an City, they had plans for peace talks!
The Annan people didn't want the land like lions, as long as the Zhou Dynasty compensated them for their losses and married another clan princess. Originally, the Annan people wanted a princess, but when they learned from the Nan'an County Prince that the emperor's daughter was only 13 years old Later, he changed his mind.

Then the two parties re-signed the contract, and Annan recognized Zhou as its suzerain state and sent people to pay tribute every year.

Marry a royal princess?
Are you kidding? The emperor will not agree, nor will the officials of the cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers.

This matter is non-negotiable!

Jia Hu walked away again and said as he walked: "This matter is not easy to handle! For the court, marriage and compensation are both a shame, not to mention that the court does not need to make peace with Annan. Besides, Annan people It just caught the Southern Xinjiang Army off guard, but it did not really have the strength to defeat the Southern Xinjiang Army. The fact that the defeated Southern Xinjiang Army defeated the Annan people twice in Lin'an is the best proof. Counting the time, the Liaodong Army has already boarded the ship. Going south."

Lin San sighed: "The Prince of Nan'an County should die on the battlefield. Once this news spreads, not only will the court's face be completely wiped out, but he himself will be in danger, and the entire Nan'an County Prince's Palace will be implicated. "

Hearing this, Jia Hu stopped, slowly turned around, and looked at him.

Lin San was stunned: "Your Majesty."

"You're right."

Jia Hu nodded, "Prince Nan'an should die on the battlefield."

Lin San was shocked and looked at Jia Hu with wide eyes.

Just then, a burst of footsteps came.

Jia Hu looked up and saw Jiao Da walking towards here holding a lantern.

"Second Master."

Jiao Da walked up to Jia Hu, bowed, and said in a low voice: "The Prince of Nan'an is in the fence prison. I can't find the exact information, but I can be sure that he didn't come to Beijing today." After a pause, "The Princess of Nan'an is here today." I entered the palace early in the morning to pay my respects to the old concubine. When Jin Shuqing was killed with a stick, her sedan chair just left the palace."

Jia Hu's eyes lit up.

Lin San understood something: "How dare she do this?"

Jiao Da smiled: "The imperial court is in chaos, and the emperor naturally has no time to take care of the war in southern Xinjiang. This will make it easier for the Nan'an County Prince's Office to handle this matter." After that, he asked Jia Hu, "Second Master, am I right?"

Jia Hu looked at the construction site, and after a while, he slowly said: "I will let the word out early tomorrow morning, saying that my stars are unfavorable, and I will not see anyone else until mid-May." ."

Lin San and Jiao Da looked at each other and replied, "Yes."

Jia Hu waved his hand: "It's getting late, go back to bed." After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the Grand View Garden.

It's already bright.

With a "click" sound, the huge palace door slowly opened.

The cabinet and Beijing officials above the fourth rank lined up in two rows and entered the Meridian Gate.

In the open space in front of the Meridian Gate, Heshuo and Prince Hongzhou, dressed in plain clothes, knelt there upright, motionless.

A tray with the jade seal of the Qing Dynasty and a watch was placed on the floor tiles in front of him.

The main hall of Qianqing Palace was once again filled with officials in darkness.

At this time, Emperor Jianwu walked in from the apse wearing the imperial attire that was only worn during grand ceremonies. With a smile on his face, he walked to the dragon throne and sat down.

All the officials knelt down according to their duties, and the mountains shouted long live.

Emperor Jianwu stretched out his hand to help him: "Everyone, get up."

All the officials stood up.

Emperor Jianwu immediately noticed that Jia Hu was not here again: "Where is the Prince of Beining County?"

Jia Lian replied: "Back to the emperor, the prince observed the sky last night and found that the stars were unfavorable. He sacrificed the stars all night and can't go out until the middle of May."

Emperor Jianwu was slightly startled, but he had no doubts, because a general like Jia Hu really knew how to observe the sky at night, otherwise how could he march and fight.

Niu Jizong, who was standing in the second row, had a trace of doubt in his eyes.

Emperor Jianwu coughed lightly and said: "There is no celebration today. I've called you all here. There is only one thing that you all must have seen, so I won't say more." As he said that, he looked to the side. Dai Quan.

Dai Quan took a step forward and announced: "The Emperor has an edict, and the Manchu envoys have submitted a token of surrender!"

Call the eunuch Haruji to deliver the message:

"The Emperor has a decree, and the Manchu envoys have submitted a letter of surrender!"

"The envoy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty presented a surrender letter!"

Aixinjueluo Hongzhou, who was dressed in plain clothes, raised the tray high above his head and walked towards the Qianqing Palace.
On the other side of Huifang Garden, Jia Hu sat on a wooden pier dumbfounded.

The craftsmen were all driven out.

The maids and women from the two houses stood waiting in the distance with their hands down.

In front of the old site of Tianxiang Tower and Dengxian Pavilion, Jia Mu was leading Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. You to burn incense and offer sacrifices. Wang Xifeng, Li Wan and Qin Keqing were lighting various paper sacrifices on the side, while muttering something to each other.

Jia Hu's joke was believed by Jia Hu's mother, and she concluded that it was because Jia Hu demolished Tianxiang Tower and Dengxian Pavilion and insisted on bringing the female relatives of the two mansions to worship.

After a few words of advice, Jia Hu stopped. Firstly, it could reassure them, and secondly, it could dispel other people's suspicions.
(End of this chapter)