serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 75
Rongguo Mansion gate
Jia Lian and Baoyu didn't enter until the Wang's and Zhen's convoys had gone far.

Wang Xifeng drank too much wine, resigned from Jia's mother and went back to the house to have a rest. At this time, she was lying on the couch and talking peacefully.

While counting the gifts of the Zhen family, Ping'er said: "Just now I heard from Madam Zhao that the Zhen family squanders silver as mud, and they are so rich. No wonder the gifts they give each time are several times more than other families. They are really rich and powerful." !"

Wang Xifeng heard this, and said with a sneer, "If that's the case, why come to our house to borrow money?"

"Borrow money?!"

Ping'er was startled, and asked in confusion: "How can our family have any money to lend to his family?"

Wang Xifeng gave her a blank look: "Money? What is money? Yesterday, the East Mansion entered an injection of Bingjing silver - 2000 taels, from the Shandong General Military Mansion. Those who want to come to other places are already on their way. Compared with these, those in the south It's the big head."

After a pause, "I did the math, and this season's Bing Jing silver is at least fifty or sixty thousand."

Ping'er smiled, although the general military mansions of the provinces will not send ice tribute silver to the Rong Mansion, but those merchants in the south will only be downgraded, but they can still have [-] to [-] silver.

This is much better than eating interest.

Ping'er took out a crystal-clear jade bracelet from the jewelry box and handed it to Wang Xifeng: "Miss Lin, shall we show it?"

Wang Xifeng took it and played with it for a while, "Why are you so confused at this time?"

Hearing this, Ping'er smiled sarcastically, she knew Lin Daiyu's temper, and at this time to present He Yi, it would be better to sit with her more often and chat and laugh.

Besides, what to give?

At this moment, Jia Lian raised the curtain and walked in, sat down on the chair and said to Wang Xifeng, "Clean it up for me."

Wang Xifeng was startled: "What's wrong?"

"The Zhen family wants to do business with our family, and my second brother asked me to go to Yangzhou."

"How many days?"

"I can't tell." Jia Lian took the teacup from Ping'er, took a sip, and said, "It depends on how Yangzhou is going."

"Oh." Wang Xifeng nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Suddenly recalling something, Jia Lian said to Wang Xifeng: "I just met Yuanyang and said that Princess Beijing is ill. The old lady asked you to go and see her tomorrow morning."

"understood."

Wang Xifeng glanced at Ping'er, then asked, "How much did the Zhen family borrow?"

Jia Lian: "50, but it's not a loan to the Zhen family, it's a payment for silk and tea. By the way, I have to go to Jinling. If you have something to bring to Brother Ni, let's prepare it together.

Set off tomorrow. "

Hearing what he said, Wang Xifeng had no choice but to get up and pack some clothes, and Heping'er checked the parcels by herself, carefully thinking about what she needed, and was busy until the second watch.

It was dawn, and the side door of Ningguo Mansion opened, and two soldiers with knives came out, one on each side stood outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, several servants came out carrying brooms to clean the fallen leaves and dust in front of the door.

There was a rush of hoofbeats, and the eunuchs of the Qianqing Palace led several imperial troops galloping forward.

At this time, Jia Hu was practicing kung fu in the yard shirtless, with a big sword in his hand dancing vigorously, his moves opening and closing, and his power was astonishing.

Hu Po watched from a distance, almost half an hour later, except for a thin layer of sweat on Jia Hu's body, he was still calm and calm, and his breath was not disturbed at all.

Lin San came over: "Someone came from the palace, saying that His Majesty called the general into the palace to discuss matters."

Amber: "Where?"

Lin San: "In the main hall."

Jia Hu had seen it, and practiced for a while, and slowly finished his work, Fang asked: "What's the matter?"

Lin San: "Your Majesty called the general into the palace to discuss matters, and they are waiting in the main hall."

Jia Hu took the towel from Hu Po and wiped it off, "Bring him a cup of tea and take a rest, and said I'll be there in a while."

Qianmen Avenue
Liu Fang whipped the horse's rump, and the horse sped forward.

Baoling Hou Shi Nai and the generals also kept waving their whips to urge their horses, and the pedestrians on the street ran to both sides in fright.

Outside the right gate of Chang'an, Hou Zhongjing Shi Ding reined in abruptly, got off his horse, and strode towards the imperial city.

Beijing Palace.

Shui Rong stood by the water pavilion feeding the fish, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Chang Shi and the housekeeper stood aside.

Butler: "My lord, I'm still waiting for an answer over there."

Shui Rong looked at the fish fighting for food in the pond: "Let me just say that this king knows."

Chang Shi tentatively asked, "Then look at this."

Shui Rong turned around and frowned: "Why are you so confused!"

Chang Shi was taken aback: "This, this, I"

Shui Rong pointed to the fish in the pond: "The fish in this pond are carefully raised by this king, and I am their master."

As he said that, he threw the bowl of fish food in his hand into the pond, causing the fish to fight wildly, "Look, how happy they are eating."

Suddenly sneered: "Unfortunately, greed will last."

The housekeeper and Chang Shi quickly agreed.

Shui Rong patted the fence: "We have to eat food one bite at a time, and we have to walk step by step on the road. At this time, we have to solve the matter at hand first, and then think about other things after we finish."

Butler, Chang Shi: "Yes."

Shui Rong turned around and said to the butler, "Tell Yang Kaiwu, don't act rashly, there are hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in the capital, attacking the tank boats is courting death, and the court doesn't have to go to war with the Mongols immediately."

Turning to Chang Shi again, "Although we have stockpiled nearly [-] self-generating guns, don't forget that we don't have soldiers who are proficient in handling firearms. This king went to see the drill of the Yongwei Battalion, and the gap is too great."

He paused at this point, "Try to find some Xiyi people to help train the members of the Salt Gang."

Chang Shi: "Yes."

Shui Rong turned around, and then said to the butler: "Also, immediately cut off all ties with the White Lotus Sect. A group of reckless people who only know how to fight and kill will cause trouble sooner or later."

Butler: "Yes."

Chang Shi hesitated, "I'm worried that once we reject the request of the Manchus, they will sell us and force us to do something."

Shui Rong looked at him and shook his head: "What the Manchus want is for us to disintegrate the Great Zhou Dynasty from within like Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng did in the previous Ming Dynasty, consume Great Zhou's national power, and create opportunities for them."

After thinking for a while, he continued, "Don't say that the palace is staring at us and the Cao Gang now, even if the operation is successful, even controlling the Lianghuai River and the Caoyun Yamen, it is just a farce in front of the hundreds of thousands of elite troops of the imperial court."

Sighing, "By the way, it can also solve the problem of the Cao Gang. It is estimated that the Supreme Emperor will die laughing."

Chang Shi nodded.

Butler: "We still have to beware of the Manchus. We can't make any mistakes at this time."

Chang Shi clenched his fists: "If you can't do it, kill them."

Shui Rong glared at him, and saw the eunuch in charge of the palace standing far away outside the pavilion.

Shui Rong waved his hand, and the chief eunuch bowed his body and walked in small steps, and came to the front: "My lord, people from the Rongguo Mansion have sent a post. At this hour, a family member came to visit the princess."

With that said, he handed over a greeting card.

Shui Rong didn't answer: "Treat me well, don't lose my manners."

"Yes." The chief eunuch paused: "People in the Rong Mansion also said that their Second Master Bao might come with them."

"Oh?" Shui Rong smiled, "Just say I know, tell him I'm not well, and I'll invite him in two days."

Outside the end gate

Jia Hu ran into Liu Fang, Shi Nai and others.

After exchanging pleasantries, Jia Hu asked Liu Fang, "What's the matter? What's making such a big commotion?"

Liu Fang hurriedly walked, while saying: "It seems that the person who brought the punishment department sent important news from Shengjing."

Jia Hu asked again: "Where is the Ministry of War? Is there any news from the Ministry of War?"

Liu Fang smiled wryly: "I just got the news that the spies buried in Shengjing by the Ministry of War were taken over by the Tartars, and none of them escaped!"

Jia Hu: "No way"

Liu Fang's footsteps stopped suddenly: "The people in Zhenfu Division saw it with their own eyes."

Jia Hu was taken aback, how many spies Da Zhou had buried in Shengjing.

At this time, Dai Quan rushed over with sweat on his face: "Don't say it, don't say it. Your Majesty is waiting."

Jia Hu: "What happened?"

Dai Quan looked terrified: "The soldiers of Qianqing Palace have been leaked."

(End of this chapter)