Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 386 Order to return to the camp quickly
Outside Jinling City in the south of the Yangtze River,

Weijun Pier, inside the water village,

"Quick, quick, pack your things and carry them to the boat,"

"And those boxes, load them all on the ship, and don't leave any behind."

"Hurry up, move quickly, haven't you eaten yet?"

In the big camp,
The guards and the captains and generals at all levels of the Pioneer Battalion were busy directing the soldiers, moving the tents and the silver and weapons in the camp warehouse one by one to the water village buildings and boats, and there was also a lot of food and grass. Got the bag and shipped it up.

The messenger who delivered the message had also set off. Zhang Jinyu stood on the boat and watched the camp busy at work. The clearing was quickly cleared and nodded with satisfaction. Lu Yi, the commander of the guards behind him, asked in confusion. ;
"Master Marquis, why are you leaving tonight? You are in such a hurry. You can't wait until the snow stops tomorrow. We just ransacked homes in the city today. It is a time when people are in turmoil. Master Marquis, are you not afraid of something happening?"

Zhang Jinyu chuckled lightly and said;

"If you can't make it through the big waves, why should you leave? You've already ransacked your house and taken the money. If you don't leave and wait for the official to take a copy of it, those civil servants will definitely take revenge. Besides, if you leave now, the sky is dark and you can't notice. , If we delay it for a while, I'm afraid there will be more trouble, and Enke will arrive this year."

Commander Lu didn't know why the Marquis was leaving, but when he heard that it was an imperial examination, he shrank his head. Every time the imperial examination was held, the scholars from the north and the south quarreled, and many officials were frequently dismissed because of the troubles caused by the scholars. , so it’s better to touch less.

Besides, the Canal Transport Guard has always been a self-contained system, let alone these troubles. It seems that the Marquis has discovered something is wrong. Only scholars have the toughest words in the world, let alone those who study in academies. It's a burden,

"The Marquis is wise. I didn't expect that the imperial examination would be coming soon. There will be a large number of scholars in Jinling at that time. Some things will not end well by then. What will happen to the forbidden troops in the city?"

Zhang Jinyu looked at Jinling City in the distance, not only because of the imperial examination, but also because he had been away from the capital for a long time. The emperor had a soft ear and needed to keep an eye on it.

"Then forget it. Mr. Zhao has arranged it, but he is more anxious than anyone else! Commander Lu, tell the brothers to move quickly. The silver shipped back must be moved onto the ship first."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Commander Lu agreed, took his soldiers off the ship, and went to take command in person.

Zhang Jinyu looked at Jinling City from afar and thought of Aunt Xue's family, almost forgetting them.
"Come here, tell General Lu Wei when you get back, leave a building boat of the Hou Mansion. Wait for the Xue family to arrive and take them to the capital. Then drive the boat back to Jinling City and wait at the pier of the Hou Mansion. Someone will arrange it.”

"Yes, Lord Hou."

The soldiers behind him went down to deliver the order.

In Jinling City,

After sending letters around, Duan Hong was the first to receive the letter. Looking at the letter in his hand, Duan Hong was confused. The Marquis was about to leave, too soon.

Su Jinkai asked while drinking wine by his side;

"General Duan, what's troubling you?"

Duan Hong put the letter away and put it in his arms, picked up the wine bowl and touched it with President Su, drank it all in one gulp, and sighed;
"President Su is a cheerful person. Duan will not hide it anymore. He has received a letter from the Marquis. He is about to leave today. President Su should make plans early. You are responsible for the Aurous Hill area. Don't forget the business of the Marquis Mansion."

Su Jinkai was startled. The hand holding the wine bowl shook and the wine spilled out. He suddenly thought that something might have happened to Marquis Luo Yun, or something might have happened in the capital. However, thinking about it carefully, he didn't think so. Maybe, now that the Dawu Navy and the Jiangnan Forbidden Army are in hand, if something really happens, they can directly go upstream and retreat to the outside of the pass. There will be no danger. I can only say that the Marquis retreats bravely and takes a step back first, so that he can be a Marquis of Luo Yun.

"General Duan, the military can rest assured that I will definitely remember Xiao Xiao. All cargo ships are there every month. If the Marquis can still remember Xiao Xiao after he returns, Xiao Xiao's death will be worth it!"

After saying this, his eyes turned red and he burst into tears. Duan Hong threw the bowl and cursed;

"Why are you crying? It's not about other things. Do you think you can stay in Jiangnan for a long time? The things you do are in the eyes of the Marquis. When things outside the customs are settled, this place will be handed over to that person. You I am going to preside over the Chamber of Commerce outside the customs, and the trade here must be handled with care."

Su Jinkai was overjoyed when he heard this. He was no longer panicked just now, and said seriously,

"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for cultivating me, and thank you General Duan for informing me that the other person is Huang Rutai. General Duan, I won't say anything more. I respect you."

Su Jinkai took the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Duan Hong reached out and patted Fatty Su hard on the shoulder, took the saber beside him, and shouted to the soldiers outside,

"We're in a hurry. Let's gather together and go back to the camp. Hurry!"

"Yes, General Duan."

Su Jinkai's house was in a panic again. Even if the brothers of the Pioneer Battalion were eating, they quickly put down the food in their hands, immediately picked up their weapons, and gathered in the yard to stand by. When they saw General Duan coming, they immediately left the house. Mounted his horse and waited.

General Duan led his soldiers and finally got on their horses and shouted to Fatty Su,
"President Su, I'll meet you later. See you outside the gate and say goodbye."

"General Duan, take care along the way."

After saying this, the entire cavalry team shouted,
"Drive, drive!"

The rumble of horse hoofs sounded, splashing the snow on the ground, and General Duan's team quickly rushed out of the city. Until everyone was gone, Su Jinkai still watched reluctantly, and the housekeeper behind him whispered;

"Master, everyone is gone, go back,"

"Yeah, everyone is gone."

"Sir, Marquis Luo Yun is gone, what should we do?" the butler behind him asked in confusion. Su Jinkai patted the snowflakes on his shoulders and said with a smile;
"Just do whatever you have to do. You expect those silver-gun wax heads to dare to cause trouble in the Hou Mansion. You are looking down on them too much. The people killed today include civil servants and nobles. They just want to knock the mountain and shake the tiger. Let's leave tonight. Instead, it appears that Marquis Luo Yun acted decisively and retreated, leaving others confused."

"Sir, what did the general mean when he said you were going outside the Pass?"

Su Jinkai looked at the old housekeeper behind him and suddenly laughed loudly,

"Haha, I, Mr. Su, am finally coming to an end."

After saying that, he stopped lingering and returned to the house, leaving the housekeeper with a puzzled look on his face.
And the old palace,
Eunuch Zhao was lying on the kang in the barracks, taking a nap. The outside had already quieted down. After a tiring day, everyone went back to rest and have dinner.

suddenly,

Xiao Guizi opened the door and squeezed in. A gust of wind and snow blew in. When the cold wind blew, Zhao Si shivered and cursed;

"That little monkey boy is rough at work. What happened to him?"

"Daddy, get up and change quickly. Is it too late?"

When Xiao Guizi was anxious, she stumbled over her words. She ran over to get some clothes and changed them for Mr. Zhao.

When Zhao Si saw that the snow had not stopped outside, he grabbed hold of Xiao Guizi and asked;
"What happened? I didn't see it was still snowing heavily outside."

"It's still snowing, but godfather, it's the Marquis. The Marquis's messenger has arrived. He asked the godfather to immediately lead the guards of the Imperial City Division and all the troops back to the camp. The Marquis said that he will return to Beijing overnight and will not stop here. ."

"what!"

Zhao Si lost his voice, his hands panicked, and he almost fell down. Xiao Guizi hurriedly went up to stabilize him.

"Quick, quick, change, let's go."

Zhao Si was a little confused. He thought that a secret message was coming from the capital to Marquis Luo Yun. How could he dare to delay the emperor's order? He hurriedly got up and put on his clothes. After putting them on, he took the robe and put it on, opened the door, and the cold wind blew. , with a painful expression on his face, this cold day is really torturous.

As a last resort, I went out in the wind and snow and shouted;

"Li Yun, gather the troops of the imperial city and prepare to return to the main camp. Ji Yunhui, send the order quickly, let Commander Pang and Commander Tang lead the imperial army to return to the old palace to station, and just hand over the city defense to the imperial army. Let's withdraw, quickly!"

Li Qianhu and Ji Qianhu, who were still trying to run over from a distance, saw the Grand Eunuch shouting and did not dare to delay. They turned around and ran back to deliver the order.

At this time, Xiao Guizi came over with the horse.

"Godfather, the horse is here,"

"Stop talking nonsense and get on your horse."

The two got on their horses, then hurriedly called to the people who had come out, and led the imperial guards to run out of the old palace.

Jinling City at night,

The sound of horse hooves was everywhere in the city, frightening many people in the house. In the Yunliang Pavilion on the Qinhuai River, Jia Lian put on his clothes, dragged his tired body, went downstairs, and took his people to order two tables of wine and food. When they started eating, Laiwang and Zhaoer greeted each other with smiles, shouting that the second master was older than the second master was shorter.

This made Jia Lian's smile not close, and he laughed and cursed,
"I said, you two little brats, you are so affectionate when you call me Second Master this time. I have never seen you in my house."

Lai Wang and Zhao'er's faces turned red. Lai Wang coughed awkwardly and whispered back;

"Second Master, to be honest, it's not that I don't want to follow you, it's that Second Grandma is in strict control, and I don't dare. You don't know that in the house, Second Grandma's words are true. Who dares to disobey her?"

Zhao'er also shrank his neck and agreed;
"Brother Laiwang is right. Second Master, I would like to advise you not to contradict Second Grandma in the house. You don't know that now the other members of the Jia family are looking for a living at the hands of Second Grandma. , Second Master, do you know how many people there are?"

As Jia Lian listened, his expression became grim, and he asked angrily,
"Hmph, how much can she have? There are thousands of members of the Jia family in Beijing. Tell me how much she can ask for!"

Lai Wang swallowed his saliva and replied with some fear;

"Second Master, don't tell me that you don't believe it anymore. I didn't believe it at that time either. But I followed Second Mistress to the alley for a while. When I gave them money, no less than 400 people came. I heard that Second Mistress was still recruiting people. As long as she People from the Jia family are also wanted from the Dongfu, and now the Second Mistress is in charge of everything in the house, and anyone who dares to show up will probably be beaten to death."

Jia Lian was shocked. What kind of business requires so many people? There are 400 people who can give out silver. One tael per person is four white taels. Is this?After thinking about it for a while, I also felt that Wang Xifeng had been mysterious and mysterious during this period, and he didn't know what he was doing. The place where the money was hidden in the back room had long been empty, and he had no place to steal it if he wanted to.

But there is no big business in the house. Could it be that Zhuangzi outside the capital needs manpower, but the servants are always there and it is not the turn of the people in the house to work down there.

Suddenly I felt uneasy, what on earth was that woman doing?
"Then do you know what your second grandma is doing?"

Lai Wang shook his head,

"Second Master, Second Grandma asked me to follow you all day long. Who knows what Second Grandma has done? Besides, how can I dare to ask about it? If Miss Ping'er finds out, I will be skinned even if I don't die."

"waste!"

Jia Lian couldn't help but cursed.

(End of this chapter)