Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 286 Jinling is as usual
Zhang Jinyu shook her head, seeing that Mrs. Yan had the will to die, she comforted her;
"No, the Marquis didn't know about it until today when he was attacked in the south. If what the Marquis expected is correct, the people behind these arrows must be the people of the former prince. Madam listened to Ben Hou's advice and lived a good life. A daughter."

"Thank you, Lord Hou, I believe in Lord Hou. The former prince's people have an underground palace in Xuanqingguan outside Yangzhou City, and their eyeliners are all over the south of the Yangtze River. Although the Eastern King has an old department, they have long been different, and only my husband is loyal. That’s why it’s so difficult, and everyone else is watching from the sidelines.”

Mrs. Yan had a sad look on her face, there was nothing worse than heartbreak.

Zhang Jinyu was still puzzled and asked;

"This Marquis doesn't understand, why do you go to war because of a few salt merchants?"

"Master Hou, it's not just a few salt merchants, it's the money of the white flowers. There are so many people in the north waiting for the money to be used. Lord Mu's main source of income is the Jiangnan Salt Industry, and Dong Wang is not the only one. "

Madam Yan smiled sadly.

Zhang Jinyu knew in his heart that Xungui and even the other three kings might interfere.

"Come here, send Mrs. Yan to arrange a place to live first, um, and then find a better authentic funeral for the young master of the Yan Mansion, and take some time to send Mrs. Yan to a Taoist temple outside the capital to practice."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

"Thank you Lord Hou, I will repay Lord Hou's great kindness in my next life."

Mrs. Yan finally couldn't bear it anymore and fell to her knees and cried.

Send off Mrs. Yan,

Zhang Jinyu's face was gloomy. He didn't expect Jiangnan to be so difficult to deal with. All kinds of ghosts and snakes came out. He was the former prince. He was already a lonely ghost.

"Master Hou, what shall we do?"

"To control Jinling is to control the heart of Jiangnan. Regardless of those things, just arrange Lin Ruhai. Don't worry about the rest. Someone will come to us. You should settle down first, brothers, and rest for a few days. Let's see who will take the lead. By the way, where is the ninth room of the Jia family?"

Zhang Jinyu is not in a hurry now, it's the nobles and families who are in a hurry.

"Already surrounded by our people."

"Okay, let's hang it out for a few days before we talk."

pier,

Bai Shuiyue stayed with Mrs. Lou Chuanwang all night until dawn.

shore market town,

"Report, General Duan, Lord Hou has an order to lift the blockade and release all the people. Then the navy and guards will enter the camp of the guards and set up camp. Then the brothers of the guards will be buried first. As for those who suspect the guards Executed on the spot."

"Understood, go back and tell Lord Hou, don't worry at the pier, the general will be watching."

"Yes, General Duan."

The messenger immediately rode back to report.

Duan Hong turned around and ordered;

"Pull all those guards to the pier and cut them off."

Afterwards, the members of the Pioneer Battalion dragged several hundred guardsmen to the pier, and executed them collectively in front of everyone in the market town. The bloody scene made people's faces turn pale, and they dared not speak any more.

In the end, Commander Lu led people to clean up, and then dragged the bodies of the guard brothers on the ship to the shore and buried them.

upstairs on the boat,
Bai Shuiyue standing on the top looked at the shore and shook her head;

"Tsk tsk, these frontier soldiers are still so barbaric, it's hard for my junior sister, I can stay outside the pass."

"It's good to get used to it, it's better than being controlled by others in Jinling."

Wang Shihan also accompanied Bai Shuiyue out to get some air, followed by a large number of guards not far behind.

Bai Shuiyue saw that the blockade on the shore was lifted and everyone dispersed, so she said;

"That's true. It seems that the little guy did a lot of things last night. That's all right. Senior sister, take care. Senior sister is also going back to catch up on sleep. There will be a period later."

Ignoring Wang Shihan, she jumped off the deck, jumped onto the shore, and disappeared after a while.

"Saint, do you still need to send someone to follow?"

Wei Yong, the chief guard behind him, asked;

"So be it."

"Yes."

Wang Shihan glanced at the shore, turned around and went back to the cabin to rest.

The gates of Jinling were only opened when all the troops of the imperial army returned to the old palace.

It's just that in addition to the government army, there are many imperial guards and some people from the imperial city department guarding the city gate.

Although the common people don't know why the gates of the city were opened a bit late today, but even though it is still the same as before when entering the city, the atmosphere always feels wrong.

East City.

Zhen Yingjia also just finished her breakfast, thinking that today she still needs to inspect the cloth shop in the mansion, as spring will begin soon, and the palace needs a large amount of cloth.

"Second Master, the housekeeper has something to report."

"Well, let him in."

Zhen Yingjia got up, went to the front hall, sat down and waited.

The second housekeeper of the Zhen family hurried in from the outside, and when he reached the door, he gently wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve before stretching his legs and stepping into the hall.

Seeing the second master sitting high in the hall, he immediately knelt down;

"Second Master, a big incident happened last night. The Forbidden Army dispatched everywhere and searched the homes of all the generals above the school lieutenants of the Jinling Guards. They are now being imprisoned in the prison of the Old Palace, and the gate of the city has been controlled by the Forbidden Army's Wuxiang Guards Department. , and the people from the Imperial City Department are also staring there."

"Oh, there is such a thing, do you know who gave the order?"

Zhen Yingjia was also shocked, and hurriedly asked who gave the order.

"Second Master, it is said that it is an imperial envoy from the capital, an order from Luo Yunhou."

"But the woman of the Wang family back then, heck, the old lady of the Hou Mansion now."

Zhen Yingjia originally wanted to ask about the woman who ran away from the royal family of Jinling, but immediately felt that something was wrong, so she immediately changed her question and the steward nodded repeatedly;
"Yes, it's her. I heard that she has followed her to Jinling City, right above the wharf and boats. There is also my lord, the Jia family's nine-bedroom old house is surrounded by the imperial army, and no water can enter."

"The ninth room of Jia's family, isn't that Jia Wenfu? It really is retribution. Regardless of him, you come with me to see the old lady."

"Yes, Second Master."

Zhen Yingjia got up and walked to the backyard with the steward. Now the Zhen family is one mansion connected to another mansion, covering a very large area, but the second master lives very close to the old lady, but the boss Zhen Yuandao lives alone A mansion, a little far away.

On the way, Zhen Yingjia kept thinking about the purpose of Luo Yunhou's coming here. According to the letter from the capital, it was obvious that he came for Lin Ruhai and Jiangnan Yanzheng. It stands to reason that he should go straight to Yangzhou City in the south of the Yangtze River. Why did he go straight to Jinling? City, but also a nest of guards.

What happened to these guards, I thought of Yan Cong, the commander of the Jiangnan Guards, and wondered.

As for the Jia family, there is nothing they can do. They should pay back what they did back then. If they want to save them, only the capital can save them. As for the Jinling city, it is all a joke.

Arrived at Rong Yuan where Zhen's mother lived, entered the middle courtyard, and then entered the inner court. Zhen's mother had already finished her breakfast, teasing and joking with Zhen Baoyu, and when she saw the second child coming, she said;

"The second child is here, why is this one free to come here today, didn't he say he was going to keep an eye on Buzhuang?"

Zhen Yingjia took a look at the room, but it was hard to speak, so she had to agree;
"Mother, my son has encountered some difficulties. The Wang family arrived last night."

Mother Zhen didn't understand why the Wang family was here, she saw Zhen Yingjia pointing to the north outside the pass, and Mother Zhen heard that stubborn figure, it was her, she was a little surprised for a while.

Glancing at Baoyu, he said to the nurse beside him;
"Mother Wu, take Baoyu to the back hall and have something to eat,"

"Yes, old lady."

A few nuns around her went over to take Zhen Baoyu to the back hall, and when she saw that he had left, Mother Zhen asked;

"Second brother, the Wang family is back, but Luo Yunhou from outside the pass has already arrived in Jinling?"

"Mother Huiyan, I arrived last night, and ransacked the homes of all the generals in the Wei army. I heard that the house on the other side of Jia's ninth house was also surrounded."

Zhen Yingjia also sat on the side and told what she knew, while Zhen's mother touched the faucet on the crutch and thought about it for a while. It really is karma. It should not have been 20 years, but it's so fast.
He said to the second child;

"Second, immediately bring the land deed and bank notes to Luoyunhou, no, to Mrs. Wang and let your wife go there in person. Now the eldest girl and the second girl are in the capital, and only the third girl is here. No, we can't go together, it's still a bit inappropriate when we get there. In this way, old lady, I will write a letter of greeting myself and invite Mrs. Wang to come to the house for a banquet."

Mother Zhen thought it was inappropriate, so she directly wrote a greeting card to invite Wang Shihan and Luo Yunhou to come to the mansion for a gathering. Some things are better said in person.

"My son knows, mother, those land deeds and bank notes will be sent directly to you, but I don't know if Mrs. Wang will come?"

Zhen Yingjia was still a little worried that Mrs. Wang might not come to the door. Now that the identities have been exchanged, and the current situation is no longer what it used to be.

Mother Zhen shook her head, frowned and said;
"Second brother, why can't you see clearly now? Now the Zhen family needs the respect given by the imperial envoy Luo Yunhou. Luo Yunhou may not need us to matchmaking. Besides, Wang is not an ordinary woman, she is a person who does great things. , I really sent a greeting card, and I will definitely come. Although there was not much kindness back then, there was still some affection, so what we want to pay back is not the original point, but understand, come, take the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, I have been old for many years No more writing."

"Son knows, wait for mother."

Zhen Yingjia personally brought the table and ground it.

Mother Zhen took a blank greeting card, spread it out, and began to write tremblingly with a brush. Although there were not many words, the old things were brought up again. some thoughts.

After writing it, he blew it with his mouth, put it on the table, looked at the second son in front of the table, and explained it with his heart;
"Second brother, you should keep an eye on this matter yourself, and invite it with great fanfare. Our Zhen family has to do it well. Don't care about other things. Those people's little Jiujiu is useless now. Now Jiangnan has military power. Those few people, as for Jiao Xiong of the Jiangnan Camp, he is not a fool. No one can guess who he is. So just do what is right in front of you, and send a letter to the garrison general to tell him Don't come back for the time being, and avoid the edge for the time being."

"Yes, mother, my son will do it right away. It's just that if the Jia family doesn't help, will there be any complaints from the capital or other families in Jinling?"

Zhen Yingjia originally wanted to take the letter and go out, but when she got to the door, she thought of Jia's family. She felt a headache for a while, and this matter was really difficult.

Mother Zhen naturally sneered,
"You still can't see clearly. If the Jia family in the capital was in charge, they would have written us a long time ago. You don't even look at how shrewd Mrs. Shi is. She still doesn't understand what she means. Let's do it."

"Yes, mother."

(End of this chapter)