serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 99
After days of rain, the sun finally came out.

After the sun finally came out, Zijuan hurriedly asked Qingwen and Xueyan to take out the little hairy clothes to dry, preparing for Daiyu to wear them.

After eating, Daiyu sat for a while, then walked into the inner room, lit a stick of incense herself, took a roll of blank paper and spread it on the desk, read a few words in her mouth, and then picked up the pen to copy scriptures.

Zijuan and others outside were silent.

Waiting quietly, until the stick of incense was burned out, Daiyu came out.

Zijuan said: "The girl has been writing scriptures since she got up early in the morning. At least take a rest and write again in the next half an hour."

Daiyu smiled and said, "I was annoyed, so I just copied a scripture. Now I'm done, and I have to go out for a walk."

Qingwen answered immediately: "That's right. The girl has caught a cold because of the sudden change in the weather, so she should take good care of herself. If the second master knows." She was also stunned.

For a moment, Daiyu's thoughts were touched, she turned around, walked to a chair and sat down, and stopped talking.

Zijuan glared at Qingwen, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Girl, don't worry, as the old saying goes, no news is the best news. Didn't the grandma also say that the second master is fine.

Besides, the second master is surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, all of whom are elite old soldiers, and there are so many firearms. I heard from the old mother in the old lady's house that the grassland people are very poor, and they have no armor. The body is outside, and that one shot can't kill two or three."

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Daiyu looked at her, then rolled her eyes, "It's just nonsense every day."

"Let me tell you, Mongolian Tatars should be like this. The girl has read so many books and doesn't know it!"

Zicuckoo rarely became arrogant.

Daiyu was amused when she heard it, and said, "Okay, what you said is right. Your second master will surely kill all the Mongolian Tartars."

"Is Miss Lin at home?"

"Who is it?" Xueyan lifted the curtain and said with a smile, "So it's Grandma Wang, the girl is in the room."

It turned out that it belonged to Wang Shanbao's family in the Jia Amnesty Court. This person is Mrs. Xing's companion, the grandmother of Si Qi, the eldest girl in the Yingchun room, a dull old lady who always loves to show off.

Wang Shanbao's family smiled and walked in with a small yellow silk bag in his hand. When he met Lin Daiyu, he greeted him and said, "Master decided to take the whole family to Daxiangguo Temple to worship Buddha. Write 360 ​​five "Diamond Sutra".

The master and the second master outside are writing with the second master Lian and the second master Bao, and even Lang Geer has a lot of them.At home, the old lady took his wife, grandma, aunt and girls to write. "

Then, he opened the small silk bag and said to Zicuckoo: "This bundle of plain paper is for writing the Diamond Sutra. This bunch of Tibetan incense was lit while writing the scriptures."

Zicuckoo responded one by one.

Daiyu moved her hand: "Mammy, please sit down and drink tea."

"Thank you girl."

"Grandma Wang drinks tea." Xue Yan held the tea to Wang Shanbao's family.

"Hey."

Wang Shanbao's family took the tea bowl, took two sips, and said to Daiyu: "I heard from the woman in the second wife's yard that the Xue family spent money to cross off Miss Xue's name from the roster of the Ministry of Rites. It took this amount."

She shook her palm.

Before Daiyu spoke, Zijuan came over: "Didn't it mean that there is another choice next year?"

Wang Shanbao's family put down the tea bowl, La Zijuan sat down, and said: "The glory and wealth in front of me is much better than the invisible and intangible imperial power and wealth." After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but cast a glance at Lin Daiyu.

Zicuckoo: "Girl?"

Daiyu smiled and said, "Mammy is worrying." Then she said to Zijuan, "Take five hundred coins and ask mommy to drink and eat."

"Hey."

Zijuan stood up, walked into the room, and came out with money after a while.

Wang Shanbao's family took the money in a hurry, and said with a smile, "It's costing the girl to enjoy wine and eat again." After saying that, he kowtowed, stood up and backed out.

After seeing off Wang Shanbao's house, Zijuan came back and saw Daiyu sitting there in a daze, so she whispered, "Miss?"

Daiyu came to her senses: "Yeah." After thinking for a while, she smiled and said, "I haven't been well these few days, and I don't even bother to look at the account books. Today is much better. Go to the East Mansion and tell your sister-in-law, so that someone can send the account books to you." Bring it over and let me see."

After a pause, "Those ledgers are very important, you bring more people and let them carry them in boxes."

Zijuan was stunned for a moment, then recalled it, and immediately replied: "Miss, don't worry, I will borrow a few more women from the old lady and the second grandmother's hospital, and promise to send the account book safely."

Qingwen then said, "Just go through the newly opened corner door."

Lin Daiyu blushed: "You are the one who talks a lot. You go with me too"

Qingwen replied loudly: "Yes."

A torrential rain swept across the Mobei Grassland, and the rain and fog filled the air, making it impossible to see the situation on the other side clearly from a distance of one foot.

At the junction of Uliasutai and Ulanqab League, there was an additional military camp in the past two days, and nearly ten thousand tents were stationed in a neat and orderly manner on a high-lying mound, and a circle was built with wood and stone. Simple walls, eight tall wooden archery towers stand around the military village, and the soldiers on the archery towers are watching the surrounding situation vigilantly.

This is Jia Hu's temporary camp. That day, after annihilating 2 horses in Chahar, Jia Hu directly led his troops to the north, destroying seven tribes, large and small, and captured nearly [-] horses and countless horses. Thousands of cattle and sheep, and a lot of living materials.

At the end of August, they successfully joined forces with the [-] Battalion who had been waiting for many days on the north bank of the Yellow River. Afterwards, the army continued northward and entered the Ulan Chabu League, walked around the Yinshan Mountains, and arrived here yesterday.

On an archery tower, Jia Hu was fascinated by the endless rain. Along the way, [-] to [-] grassland tribes were destroyed in Jia Hu's hands, and [-] to [-] people were beheaded. The tribes were all wiped out. After entering the territory of the Khalkha tribe, the army really couldn't go on killing them. Except for some soldiers who stayed behind, they were almost all old and weak women and children.

This may be the most fundamental difference between Han Chinese and foreigners.

The torrential rain on the grassland came and went quickly. The rain gradually subsided, the wind stopped, and even the sun came out.

This is, Yang Dayong came over with his horse under the leadership of a soldier, cupped his hands under the archery tower and said, "Marshal!"

Jia Hu: "What's the matter?"

Yang Dayong: "Fan Zi, who just joined the army, came to report that Eunuch Zhao's condition has worsened."

Jia Hu was slightly taken aback. The eunuch Zhao fell ill on the way, and more than a dozen military doctors were helpless. Fortunately, he was sure that it was not a contagious disease such as plague. The conditions in the military camp were limited, and it was impossible for him to change the battle plan because of him. As for whether he can carry it, it can only depend on God's will.

Jia Hu pondered for a moment, then asked, "Has the outpost camp returned yet?"

"not yet."

Yang Dayong asked: "The commander-in-chief is worried that the Manchus have insight into our strategy?"

"It's been almost a month, and there is no news about Liu Xianglian."

Jia Hu sighed, and continued: "If the calculation is correct, those Mongolian main forces who were transferred by the Manchus will hide in Daqing Mountain, which is about 150 miles away from Suiyuan City, which is suitable for Tibetan soldiers."

After a pause, "The sentry sent to Uliasutai has returned. Unfortunately, the words were true. The [-] Manchu and Qing Eight Banners soldiers stationed there are gone. I am very worried that they will find us."

Jia Hu's worries are not superfluous. Judging from the information he has so far, this fifth elder brother is determined to fight himself. He mobilized the main forces of the six tribes of the Ulan Chabu League, and even sent Ulia The Manchu Eight Banners garrison in Sutai was also transferred here, and they were not afraid that the Raksha people would take advantage of the fire to loot them.

However, this also provided an opportunity for Jia Hu. In less than ten days, the 20 Battalion swept across the southwest of the Mobei Grassland, defeated the [-] Mongolian main force gathered at the foot of the Yin Mountain, and destroyed the Khalkha Mongolian army. The royal court beheaded all members of the royal family, drove the remaining women, children and the elderly into Uliasutai, and seized more than [-] war horses and nearly [-] cattle and sheep.

The main force and the young and strong who stayed behind were all killed in battle, and the women, children and old people were lost. It is difficult for the Wulanchabu League to regain its vitality. , Once the suppression of the [-] Manchu Eight Banners soldiers is gone, they will break away from the rule of the Manchus and begin to expand to the surrounding areas, breaking the rules set by the Manchus.

As long as the grasslands are in chaos, it will be impossible for the Manchus to mobilize most of their forces to deal with Da Zhou, and it will enter a delicate balance.

"That goshawk reappeared!" The guard on the side suddenly shouted.

Jia Hu looked up and saw a huge goshawk circling in the sky.

Ever since the battle of Dongshengwei Old City, this goshawk has been following behind the army. After bypassing Yinshan Mountain, I shot it with a bow and arrow, but I didn't expect to follow it so soon.

Look at this height, it is definitely more than 200 meters, this beast has really gained a lot of wisdom.

My own bow must not be within reach, and I suddenly thought of the clear bow that the lieutenant general of the [-] Battalion brought back from the Khalkha court, the fifteen-strength clear bow, in the entire army, only myself and Xie Qiong could pull it away.

Thinking of this, he said to the soldiers: "Go to the big tent and get that clear bow."

Soon, the soldiers took the clear bow captured from the royal court of Khalkha, and put it on the floor of the archery tower, which was about the same height as themselves. thumb up,

After receiving the arrow that was more than 1.2 meters long, Jia Hu took a deep breath, aimed at the goshawk in the sky, and slowly stretched his arms, only to hear the sound of "creaking", and the bowstring was slowly pulled away.

Under the inconceivable gazes of Yang Dayong and several other soldiers, the bow and arrow were drawn into a full moon. Suddenly, the hand was released, and the arrow shot out powerfully, heading straight for the goshawk in the sky. The goshawk fell from the sky.

Yang Dayong was excited: "Shot!"

Jia Hu wiped the sweat from his head, and said to the soldiers: "Go and bring the corpse back."

"I'll go." Yang Dayong got on his horse and rode away.

(End of this chapter)