Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 476 Burned to a White Ground

The old alley of Ningrong Street,
In the small courtyard at the back door,

The wife of the Zhou family in the main room was sitting on the main seat with a smile on her face, and she called maid,

"Come here, bring some more cakes."

"Yes, ma'am."

The little maid outside responded, then brought up a stack of cloud cakes, and took out the finished plate. It turned out that Ban'er had been hungry before, but now that she saw food, she couldn't bear it. After a while, the food supply was exhausted. The wife of the Zhou family saw her and knew that it was Grandma Liu who was not living a very good life and did not tell anyone.

But Grandma Liu was a little embarrassed, and she couldn't scold her grandson on the spot. She could only laugh along with him.
"Mrs. Zhou family, why are you so embarrassed? Look, I'm causing you more trouble."

Grandma Liu found that the Zhou family had become rich and powerful. The former slaves were now like the young master and his wife, with maids and wives, and he was worthy of being a man who had achieved enlightenment, chickens and dogs, and ascended to heaven.

Mrs. Zhou's wife smiled calmly and didn't care.

"Hey, it's just a little thing, the more you eat, the more blessings you have. As for what grandma said just now, don't worry, grandma! Da Yuan has come sincerely and found this place. How can anyone not teach you to see a true Buddha?

As the saying goes, people come and talk to each other. Although it has nothing to do with me, here we all occupy a branch and each has an owner. My husband's family only takes care of the land rent in spring and autumn. In his spare time, he only takes the young man out to look for it. The fun is over. As for me, I only care about going out with my wife and grandmothers inside, so I don’t want to interfere with other things.

Then again, it's all because you were originally a relative of my wife's mother's family, and you regard me as your backbone, and now you have defected to me, so you can't ignore it, so I will make an exception and send you a message.

But there is only one thing, let’s talk about it for now. Grandma doesn’t know something. Our place is no longer what it was six years ago.

Nowadays, the wife in the house does not take care of things much. Mistress Lian is the housekeeper both inside and outside the Rongguo house.

Do you know who this Second Grandma Lian is?She is my wife's niece, the daughter of my uncle at that time, Sister Feng. "

Grandma Liu, who was sitting aside, seemed to understand that the daughter of the Wang family was always in control inside and outside the Duke's mansion. She was really powerful. It seemed that she had come to the right place. If someone from the Jia family were in charge, what would happen? No kiss, no one, but it’s all for nothing. Of course, I didn’t show it too much. After all, this is Jia’s mansion, not the palace. Although women are in charge of things, men are not the ones who call the shots, so you need to be careful in everything. ,
"This is the Bodhisattva's blessing. It turns out to be Sister Feng! No wonder, I said back then that she was pretty good and had the power of a man. After all, I have to see her today."

Seeing the old lady like this, Mrs. Zhou's wife also thought to herself, it seems that she is really close to the Wang family. After all, they are clan members.
"You are right, what you said makes sense. Now the second wife has many things to worry about. When guests come, she will push them away if they can be pushed away. She doesn't see many guests. Now they are all Sister Feng, and the second wife has to deal with them. Welcome, I would rather not see the second wife today than meet her once, so that my visit here is not in vain. You will know some things once you meet her."

Seeing Mrs. Zhou's agreement, Grandma Liu was really happy. She secretly said that it was done and thanked her.

"Amitabha! I met a noble person today, and it was all because of my sister-in-law's convenience."

Mrs. Zhou's wife waved her hands, feeling somewhat proud of herself.

"What did grandma say? As the saying goes, 'It's convenient for others and it's convenient for you.' It's just a word from me. It won't hurt me! You're welcome. You, take a good rest here first. Come on. People, go and have a look at the house."

"Yes, ma'am."

After saying that, he asked the little girl guarding the door to go to the old lady at the house and quietly inquire to see if the old lady had prepared food. Then he went to see if the second grandma was there so that he could make plans when he came back. The little girl nodded and left the house, where the two of them chatted some more.

"Drive, drive."

"Follow up, follow up quickly, drive."

After Zhang Jinyu asked the steward of the Rongguo Mansion to bring some snacks to Lin Daiyu, she rushed to Jingcang with her people without stopping. It didn't take long before she arrived at the ground.

I only saw that the current Jingcang was heavily guarded, and it was under the jurisdiction of the Forbidden Army inside and outside. When they arrived at the camp gate, the Forbidden Army guerrilla general Han Shougao came out with the Forbidden Army and asked,
"May I ask who brought the troops here?"

Zhang Jinyu was still far away when he heard the powerful questions. No need to ask, it must be those Imperial Guards who raised their heads and had eyes on the top of their heads. In any case, they were very arrogant and could be called fat if they were bloated.

Ningbian came over with his own soldiers.

"Marquis Luo Yun and Mr. Shen, the Minister of Household Affairs, are here."

After shouting, Han Shougao lost his arrogance and hurriedly ran out of the camp gate. He looked at the soldiers behind him and cursed,

"What the hell are you staring at? Come out quickly and greet the Marquis."

In such a short distance, all the officers above the captain trotted all the way. When the Marquis and his men arrived at the camp gate, they were already waiting in line. When they saw the Marquis coming, they all gave military salutes.

"The last general, Han Shougao, brought his brothers from the Forbidden Army to the Marquis to greet Lord Shen,"

"Well, he is a man of rules, General Han, not bad."

Although Zhang Jinyu didn't like to see the Forbidden Army, but speaking of the issue of face, the Forbidden Army was worthy of being the Forbidden Army and had never lost. In such a short time, he assembled a formation and greeted them at the camp gate, and his attitude was clear.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis," Han Shougao and the general behind him were all smiles. After all, it was not easy to get praise from the Lord Marquis. A few days ago, an old friend from the Forbidden Army Camp was carried back to the military camp, saying that Being returned by Luo Yunhou's stick made the commander-in-chief Kang Guichen so angry that he drove him home. Although it was for rest, anyone with a discerning eye knew that if things didn't work out, the guy would have no choice but to defect to his father.

at this time,

Shen Zhongxin, the minister of household affairs, also got off the carriage and thanked General Han,
"Thank you for your support, General, for your hard work last night."

"Master Shen, you're welcome. I will only act as ordered. Why are the Marquis and Master Shen here today?"

Han Shougao knew they were polite words, so he exchanged greetings, and then asked what was going on here. Aren't all those officials arrested?

Shen Zhongxin pointed to the place on fire halfway up the mountain and said,

"General Han, I came here today just to accompany Mr. Hou to see if anyone has moved there."

"Go back to the Marquis, Master Shen, the place where the barn was burned has never been touched. After the fire broke out last night, and there was no way to save it, the general sent people far away to surround it until the fire was gone in the morning. No one has gone there, and the generals don’t dare to send people in at will, so it remains the same to this day.”

Although Han Shougao was temporarily appointed to guard Jingcang, he also knew that this place was a muddy place. All the Forbidden Army, except those who patrolled the mountain, gathered at the Yuanmen camp to guard. The Forbidden Army returning from patrolling the mountain were also required to take off their armor and shoes to check whether there was any entrainment. I'm afraid of any omissions.

Zhang Jinyu was very satisfied after hearing this and winked.
"General Han is determined. This place must be guarded. No one can come. Mr. Shen, let's go in and take a look."

"Master Marquis, please, the granary to be burned is in the C-shaped area halfway up the mountain. You can go there on horseback on the way up the mountain."

"That's good, drive."

Since he didn't have to walk, he saved trouble. He grabbed the horse's belly and rode up the mountain. The others followed behind him. Even Shen Zhongxin got back on the carriage and asked the driver to follow.

Seeing that everyone had left, Han Shougao was left standing at the camp gate. President Qian came over and whispered,

"General, didn't you say that no one is allowed to ride in the official warehouse on horseback?"

Han Shougao silently looked back at Mr. Qian behind him and said,

"You also said that for anyone, then go and tell the Marquis not to let him in, and go back and guard the camp gate."

"Uh, yes, General."

Mr. Ying Qian suddenly choked on his words and retreated muttering.

Zhang Jinyu and his party quickly arrived at the C-shaped area halfway up the mountain with their soldiers and horses. As soon as they arrived, there was a big smell of paste, and then their eyes were filled with broken ashes. Except for the foundation standing there, there was not even a shadow of an official warehouse. , The burning was really thorough.

Look at the other large warehouses in the distance, round warehouses with domes, and not far away there is a dug pool, with more than half of it filled with water. The land in front of you is full of ashes, let alone water. , the pool has long been filled with black paste.

It's disgusting to look at.

Zhang Jinyu didn't have a good idea for a while. Shen Zhongxin who was following him saw the miserable situation here and was momentarily distracted. This was all the blood and sweat of the people. The taxes of the imperial court were now burned down. He asked a little lost his voice,

"Master Hou, it's just a blank field, how can I check it?"

"Hey, are you talking in vain? Come here, take the wooden sticks, spread out, and then explore bit by bit to see if there is anything inside, or sand or other things, look carefully."

"Yes, Lord Marquis, everyone should dismount and go in separately."

The soldiers and horses they brought began to disperse, and they started to explore from the outside with wooden sticks. This method of Zhang Jinyu can be regarded as treating a dead horse as a living horse. After seeing many people who committed crimes, there will definitely be clues left at the scene. First of all, make a judgment, Jingcang. Whether there is a deficit or not. If there is, Cui Dehai and others will have an excuse whether they admit it or not.

However, looking at the people from the Imperial City Division, beating with wooden sticks, they must have noticed something. Then he looked back at Shen Zhongxin, with a worried look on his face, and comforted him,
"Lord Shen, there is no need to worry. These people launched an attack hastily and in such a short time, they will inevitably leave flaws. Otherwise, these remnants of ashes might have been cleaned up long ago."

Shen Zhongxin looked at Mr. Hou's confident look and felt relieved. Mr. Hou was right. Fortunately, he was anxious last night and asked Liu Qianhu to ask for help and blockade the place. Although he did not know how to investigate the case, he also knew that Mr. Hou You are right, as long as you do it, it will always show your flaws.

However, the place was too big. After half an hour, the center was not found. Seeing that there was still such a large open space in front of him, Zhang Jinyu was a little anxious. She also wanted to go to Rongguo Mansion to have a meal with Lin Daiyu.
At the current progress, let alone eating, I was afraid that I would have to lay the floor here at night. Seeing that Yu Baihu from the Imperial City Division was still around, I ordered,
"Yu Baihu, with your men, have you seen the higher place in front of you? Go there carefully and see what is inside. Pay attention to your feet to see if there are any remaining fires."

"Yes, Lord Marquis, I'll leave my humble post right now."

Yu Baihu got off his horse and ran over with a wooden stick and others. Unexpectedly, when he was about to reach the center, he stumbled and almost fell down. When Yu Baihu was killed by the people from the Imperial City Division behind him, After being supported, he cursed,

"Damn it, what the hell messed with me."

(End of this chapter)