Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 206
In the school grounds,
The generals of the two armies appeared around the central banner at the same time.

The two sides did not say hello when they met, they directly drew out their wooden knives and swung them forward.

The two sides accelerated at the same time, one-third of them fell down when they met each other, and then the scuffle began. Zhang Jinyu took a knife, one knife at a time, and went straight to the banner. Kang Mengyu also struggled forward.

At this time, the two were only one step away from the big banner, and Kang Mengyu suddenly took out a wooden knife and threw it at him, hoping to stop it for a moment and gain breathing time.

Zhang Jinyu also slashed open with a single knife, and then accelerated towards Kang Mengyu himself, directly wanting to solve the opponent and capture the flag in one fell swoop.

Kang Mengyu also knew what Zhang Jinyu was thinking and shouted anxiously;
"Capture the Flag,"

Then they also came on horseback, and the two sides swung their knives and slashed. As soon as they touched, Zhang Jinyu's knives slashed down, and then the knives continued unabated. , Kang Mengyu rolled on the ground in pain.

Then he turned around and picked up the banner in one fell swoop, shouting;

"Must win,"

The frontier troops outside the pass were all excited after hearing this, and then began to gather to move closer to where Zhang Jinyu was at the center.

Zhang Jinyu didn't care about Kang Mengyu who was on the ground and rushed back to the formation, followed by the forbidden army, but it was in vain.

In less than a stick of incense time,

Zhang Jinyu planted the big flag on the high platform of the headquarters, and the whole school grounds were full of voices, and then they all shouted;

"No. [-] in the world! No. [-] in the world!"

The forbidden soldiers were obviously extremely disappointed, but the generals of the frontier army stood there watching and smiled inexplicably.

Emperor Wu was also extremely happy, and then said to Dai Quan;

"According to the usual rewards, the army outside Fengguan is the first army in the world, the forbidden army is second, and the Shuoyang frontier army is the third."

"It's Your Majesty."

Dai Quan came to the school grounds with an oral order and announced,

"All the ministries participating in the Martial Arts Competition will be awarded 2 taels of silver, the army outside the closed pass will be the first army in the world, and will be rewarded with 10 taels of silver, the forbidden army will be the second, and will be rewarded with 8 taels of silver. Two pieces of silver, there will be another reward for replenishment afterwards."

"Thank you, Your Majesty Ron."

Seeing this, Emperor Wu waved his hand and returned to the palace, and the Supreme Emperor followed him back to Changle Palace without saying a word.

On the contrary, Beijing Wang Shui Rong and Dongping County Wang Mu Shi were all smiles, they knew that the purpose of the imperial army had not been achieved, and they had achieved the frontier army outside the pass for nothing.

As for the rest of the people on and off the court, they are still discussing today's thrilling situation.

Zhang Jinyu looked at the tired-looking soldiers and said directly;
"Three days of banquet, take a good rest."

"Hoohoo."

All the sergeants cheered from below.
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Jiangnan,

Yangju,

Salt government yamen.

Lin Ruhai, the third-rank inspector of the Great Wuzheng Salt Bureau, sat on the hall, looking at the salt tax in the south of the Yangtze River this year, and he looked embarrassed. It was still too little. The salt price of only 500 million taels a year was a drop in the bucket for the salt merchants, but The six major salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River just don't want to go out for one or two.

In the past few years, although we have tried our best, we can only double the salt tax, so far it is not close.

Of course, after so many years, behind the rich merchants of Jiangnan aristocratic families are the shadows of the nobles in the capital, and even the scourge left by the East Prince's Mansion.

Only when Lin Ruhai came here did he realize that even though the king of Dongping County was not there, the local Jiedu and the aristocratic family who stayed behind had already become bigger, and besides, there was a pair of invisible hands behind everyone's backs to snare everyone.

Even Jinling's left guards have different intentions, but he has no evidence, and the hidden guards of the Imperial City Division have shown up long ago, saying that many dead men came to assassinate them, and they have lost many good players. He was replenishing manpower, maybe he was gone long ago.

Although I am not afraid, but with the accident of my beloved son, my wife is also sick, my daughter is also weak, and I feel that my health is getting worse every day, so it must not be a coincidence.

Is there just a way back?

Seeing that it was raining continuously outside the house again, and the laughter of his wife and children had long since disappeared under the gloomy sky, Lin Ruhai also fell into deep thought and sadness in the hall.

How to break the situation, or leave a way out, and how to deal with Daiyu, who was smart and delicate since she was a child.

Suddenly thought of the Jia family in the capital.

Thinking of his beloved wife Jia Min's natal family, the huge Jia family in the capital, but Lin Ruhai is also in a dilemma, how can it really be good, especially for his beloved daughter Lin Daiyu, and the Jia family may not be behind Jiangnan.

Hey.

And Lin Daiyu, who was in the boudoir, was wearing plain clothes, with frail and fair skin, a stunning melon-seeded face, and a dusty temperament along with it, she was like a lady of a scholarly family.

Seeing that it was raining again outside, Lin Daiyu was worried about her mother, so she took Xueyan and Wang Momo out of the house and came to her mother's room.

Seeing her daughter coming here, Jia Min also wanted to sit up, but she was so weak that she failed several times. Lin Daiyu was also very worried when she saw her mother with a pale face, so she hurried over to support her, and said;

"Mother, don't get up, lie down and have a good rest."

Jia Min looked at such a well-behaved daughter weakly, and thought of the tragic death of his beloved son, tears were rolling in her eyes after all, she reached out her hand to caress Lin Daiyu's delicate face, and murmured;

"It's okay, my mother is fine, don't worry."

Lin Daiyu held back her tears, grabbed her mother's bony hands, and said reluctantly;

"Mother, it will be fine, come and take medicine."

As he spoke, he handed over the medicine bowl. Jia Min knew that the medicine was useless, but seeing his daughter's anxious look, she held it up and took a sip.

And Lin Ruhai, who was silent in the hall, also made up his mind to ask Wu Huang Zhou Shihong for help, and even wrote it directly with a red seal, and handed it to the secret guard of the Imperial City Department to go to Beijing urgently.

After the martial arts competition in Beijing, the capital was also lively for a long time.

The imperial court rewarded the ministries with money, and the generals of all the ministries handed it out in unison, and then took a three-day bath, and the whole capital was filled with joy. The tens of thousands of frontier troops entered the city, which enriched the pockets of many small merchants and peddlers.

It makes brothel girls love each other very much, but their bodies can't take it anymore, and many brothels can only close their business for a few days to make a living as restaurants.

Zhang Jinyu was also messing around in the house, took the opportunity to drink too much, and directly took Yang Hanyu down at night, not to mention the big one was Shu Shuang.

It made the second daughter jealous and made a lot of jokes.

Ningrong Street,
Rongguo Mansion,
Jia Lian also recovered from his injuries for two days when he went home. There was nothing wrong with it, and he got out of bed the next day. Jia Lian, who had been lying on the bed for a whole day, was also unwilling, but now the overall situation has been settled and there is nothing he can do.

What's more, it's about the money owed, if it doesn't work, I should discuss it with my father, thinking about getting up and changing clothes, and going to my father Jia She to discuss the matter.

And the old courtyard,
In the small study, Jia She is also sitting at the dark red sandalwood desk, playing with the Jingyao in his hand.

It's cold today, Jia She is wearing a luxurious robe, a black crown on his head, and a jade hairpin, which is also very imposing.

It's just a pair of gloomy eyes, grizzled sideburns and beard, obviously a licentious person with a strong outside but a dry inside.

But it is undeniable that he looks more honorable than Jia Zheng, the first-class supernatural general Jia She.

After looking at the porcelain in his hand, he was also satisfied, it was a treasure bought for 100 taels of silver.

Among the folks, putting this hundred taels of silver in Shengdou Xiaomin's home would be a full few years of living expenses.

But to Jia Amnesty, it's nothing but waving hands. There is no treasure in this room that is not a thousand taels of silver.

When I tried to watch carefully, I heard the sound of someone running violently in the corridor outside. Just as I was about to scold whoever was so blind, I saw the housekeeper of the old courtyard running out of the room, panting and shouting;

"Master, Second Master Lian is here. It seems that he has something important to say."

Jia Amnesty was furious;
"Come on, why are you panicking?"

"Master, Second Master Lian's hands are wrapped in a brocade cloth, and the injury may be serious."

"what?"

Jia Amnesty was also shocked, didn't he feel good yesterday.

I hurriedly wanted to go over to have a look, but Jia Lian walked over quickly. Jia Amnesty was relieved when he saw Jia Lian walking vigorously, and sent the housekeeper away, asking;
"What's the matter today, I'm so anxious, I don't want to go back and recuperate."

Jia Lian replied when he saw the steward go out;
"Father, my son has something to discuss,"

Seeing Jia Lian's mysterious look, Jia She knew that he must have something to say, so he pressed his hand to signal to enter the room. Jia Lian immediately followed Jia She into the study without saying a word.

The two sat down,

Jia Lian said impatiently;

"Father, the martial arts competition is over, and the rest is for the court's household department to pay back the money. What should we do, the money is taken by the second uncle, let's."

"Shh, keep your voice down, I've considered this matter too. If you tell the old lady that you are naturally partial to the second family, it will be troublesome if you don't give it to the old lady. But I thought of a way for my father, which is to invite someone from the household department to come And Luo Yunhou came here to settle accounts, forcing the second child's family to fill up the hole, otherwise they will use the proceeds of the property as a mortgage, anyway, hey, our big house doesn't have any at all."

Jia Lian was also surprised, never thought that his father would think of such a poisonous plan, but the current property in the family is all golden nests, if they get in, they will not be able to get out, but what the father said is right, if the matter is not resolved If the money is repaid in the future, Da Fang will be doomed.

Jia Lian nodded and said;
"Father, it's better to do it sooner rather than later. I'll go to the household department tomorrow and ask someone to check the ancestral property to see what is left in the Rongguo Mansion. I can't just carry such a big debt like this. Besides, if it is true What’s more, it’s fine if we use it, but I haven’t seen a tael of silver.”

Jia Amnesty thought about it again, and felt that Jia Lian was right.
"Lian'er is right. It's better to do it sooner rather than later. I'll do it tomorrow morning, and I'll bring someone back that day. I'm caught off guard by hitting the second room. It's best to call the Imperial City Secretary and Luo Yunhou. It's not that Eunuch Yang is in charge of the imperial city. The department assistant inspected it and asked the household department to invite him to come with me, I want to see how the second family handles it."

Looking at the haze on his father's face, Jia Lian also felt cold, and gritted his teeth after thinking about it;

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)