serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 87 Everyone's Public Enemy

It was almost daylight.

Outside the gate of the back garden of Beijing Prince's Mansion
A well-covered carriage was parked here.

The small door opened, and the steward of the Beijing Prince's Mansion greeted him. At this time, Yizhong County King got off the carriage and walked straight into the Beijing Palace.

There was a ray of light in King Beijing's study.

Shui Rong was sitting in front of the desk, writing something with a pen in his hand.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open with a snap!
Shui Rong frowned.

King Yizhong walked in excitedly, and said, "King Zhongshun hurts his heart and lungs, and he won't be able to get out of bed for a month or two!"

Shui Rong nodded slightly: "It's expected. I told you a long time ago that Jia Hu has dark hands!"

King Yizhong stepped forward and said in a low voice, "I'll tell you one more thing, a happy event."

Shui Rong: "What's the matter!"

King Yizhong: "The emperor wants to send internal officials to the Yongwei camp to supervise the army."

Shui Rong stood up abruptly, and asked, "Who will be sent? Have you decided?"

King Yizhong shook his head: "It hasn't been decided yet."

A gleam flashed in Shui Rong's eyes, and then he sat down slowly, and said to Yizhong County King: "It is customary for the palace to send internal officials to supervise the army when the army goes out. It can't be for the defense of the brave guard battalion, right?"

King Yizhong sat down by the desk, and answered casually: "It's hard to say. The Yongwei Battalion can be said to be the most powerful army in Gyeonggi, and is equipped with a large number of firearms. If there is a fight, it will be those shrimp soldiers and crab generals under Shi Ding. "Sneered.

Shui Rong didn't speak, picked up the pen and continued writing.

After a silence, King Yizhong spoke again: "This is a good opportunity! We have to find a way to put this thorn in the hearts of Jia Hu and the general of the Yongwei camp."

Shui Rong: "Don't meddle! Once we meddle, we will provoke the relationship between the royal family and the noble military, and he will seize the opportunity to attack us."

King Yizhong swallowed his breath: "You can't just watch."

Shui Rong: "Of course, we can't just watch the fun." Having said that, he leaned forward and said in a low voice, "Let's help him choose a supervisor."

The King of Yizhong County was stunned for a moment: "All those who can be selected as the supervisor are his hard-core confidants, how can we win over?"

Shui Rong shook his head: "It's not to win over, but to choose someone who is ambitious, but lacking in ability, and greedy to go to the Yongwei Battalion to supervise the army."

Although the Yizhong County King was calm on the surface, his heart was already turbulent. He also said that Jia Hu was ruthless, and he was the one who was really ruthless. He swallowed, and then nodded in admiration.

Shui Rong put down his pen, picked up the letterhead and blew on it, and then said: "Eunuchs are duplicity, two-faced people who separate words from deeds, they are the best at hiding themselves, it's up to you to figure out a way."

King Yizhong: "Okay." After thinking for a while, he said, "Jia Hu is not the old Duke and the others, will he know?" gestured with his hand.

Shui Rong was startled for a moment, then laughed.

King Yizhong recalled it and laughed too.

The sky was gloomy, and there were bursts of thunder.

Jia Hu's courtyard
With a "bang", the sound of firecrackers came.

Holding a pistol emitting white smoke, Jia Hu stepped forward to check the bullet marks on the tree trunk. After twelve steps, the bullet was embedded in the bark surface.

This handgun was made by the Military Weapons Bureau according to the drawings given by Jia Hu. The total length is less than 60 cm. The barrel is 40 cm long and 15 mm in diameter. The workmanship is rough. Because the barrel is too short, in order to ensure the thrust of the gunpowder, the projectile is It will be wrapped in leather, so you must use the push rod when loading.

Jia Hu shook his head. The shooting range is short and the accuracy is low. It depends on luck whether you can break the armor beyond ten steps, but the sound is quite deterrent.

Amber looked up at the sky, and now the clouds were getting thicker.

A thunderstorm made Amber tremble all over, "Second Master, it's going to rain."

Jia Hu: "Go, get the ammunition box."

Amber: "Hey."

At this time, a lightning flashed across the sky, followed by a frightening thunderclap, and then a bean-sized raindrop fell.

Amber was startled: "Ah! It's raining."

"Then you still don't run away!"

Jia Hu put his arms around her waist and led her to run into the house.

It's pouring rain!

After changing her clothes, Jia Hu sat by the door and let Hu Po play with her.

Amber untied Jia Hu's hair, and took a towel to help him wipe his hair, "Second Master, Grandma's house is in trouble."

Jia Hu was startled: "What's going on?"

"I heard from Yindie that the eldest grandma's second sister had a family marriage. Unexpectedly, the other party's family suffered a lawsuit, ruined the family property, and moved out of the capital. There has been no communication between the two families. A few days ago A man named Zhang Hua came to the door suddenly and said that he wanted the You family to complete the marriage contract between the two families."

Putting down the towel, Amber brought the comb again, and said, "Grandma became suspicious when she heard that Zhang Hua couldn't get a marriage contract. So she asked someone to investigate, and only then did she know that he was kicked out by Zhang's father. I heard This Zhang Hua is a rascal in the market, who spends his whole day playing whores and gambling, and is extremely incompetent, and almost lost the last bit of the Zhang family's property."

Jia Hu frowned, why did Zhang Hua come here by himself?
At this time, Hu Po took another turban, gathered Jia Hu's hair, and then tied it up, "Naturally, Grandma doesn't want to marry her to such a person, so she wants to divorce the Zhang family. It was negotiated, 50 taels, and the two families resigned. Unexpectedly, news came from You’s family yesterday that Zhang’s father has repented, and he doesn’t want money, but people.”

Jia Hu understood that the Zhang family must have known about the relationship between the You family and the Jia family, and was about to open their mouths.

Putting a short table next to Jia Hu, brought a plate of fresh melons and fruits, and a plate of snacks, sat down next to Jia Hu, untied his hair, and said: "Yesterday afternoon, Manager Lai took people to I went to You's house, met Zhang's father and son, and also saw the marriage certificate. Director Lai spent money to eliminate the disaster according to Grandma's wishes, but still failed to negotiate, 500 taels, Zhang's father and son are still unwilling."

Hu Po glanced at Jia Hu, "Grandma didn't want to cause trouble for the second master, and she didn't want outsiders to say that our family relies on power to oppress others, so she didn't tell the second master."

Jia Hu reached out and stroked her hair, but said nothing.

Amber couldn't say anything, so she could only wipe her hair with a towel.

There was another burst of thunder, and the rain intensified.

In the heavy rain, Lin San came wearing a cloak.

Amber stood up and retreated into the room.

Lin San walked to the door and said, "General, a letter has been sent from the Beijing Palace." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his pocket and presented it.

Jia Hu took the letter and tore it open to read it. After only one glance, his face changed, and he said to Lin San, "You go to Lai Sheng, accompany him to You's house, and let Zhang's father and son write down the divorce papers." .Bring it back together with the marriage certificate and give it to your grandma."

Lin San was taken aback for a moment, seeing that Jia Hu's face was not good-looking, he didn't dare to ask, so he had to go to Lai Sheng.

Jia Hu sat there silently, lost in thought, what should come has come, the emperor finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Fortunately, they are only dispatching internal officials to supervise the army, and have not intervened in the military affairs of the Yongwei Battalion for the time being.

Shui Rong also reminded himself in the letter that internal officials would rely on their status as the emperor's confidants to extort property and even intervene in military affairs.

Heh, I am not Liu Fang and the others.

If I can abolish King Zhongshun in the upper study, I can kill this internal officer and supervising army by fighting.

Of course, as long as he doesn't intervene in military affairs, he is not a person who can tolerate others.

Thinking of Song Chengliang's letter again, he couldn't help shaking his head and smiling wryly. He didn't expect that the memorial made by Li Chengyang and others to protect himself would make the emperor guess his mind.

It's a pity that King Zhongshun couldn't be killed, but it also delayed the emperor's control of military power.

And Ma Shang, who really fell for the emperor.

After reading the letter again, Jia Hu remembered something. Song Chengliang was on duty yesterday. It is impossible for him not to know that the emperor will send internal officials to the Yongwei camp to supervise the army. He said everything in the letter. I didn't mention it alone.

Amber came over: "Second Master?"

Jia Hu came back to his senses: "Yes."

Hu Po glanced at Jia Hu timidly, and said softly, "Second Madam, please tell the host, shall we still go?"

Jia Hu was stunned for a while, then grabbed the letter and stood up. Seeing the worry on her face, she couldn't help laughing: "Go, why don't you go? We spent so much money, and finally found some money." Come back. If you let go of eating today, you should eat more!"

Amber rolled her eyes a few times, smiled and nodded.

(End of this chapter)