King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 128
[About knight titles, casual ranks, and real positions, there are explanations in the first book related, you can go and have a look. 】

"Girl, I think Miss Zhen is about to cry, what's wrong with her?" Wen Xing in the carriage was extremely puzzled.

"Hmph, you're not jealous, show off to our girl, she'll make her proud!" Yinger's face was extremely dissatisfied.

If it wasn't for the unequal status, she would have pissed off just now, and such a silly girl deserves to be compared with her own girl?

"Ying'er!" Xue Baochai looked dissatisfied, obviously not wanting to hear Ying'er talking.

"Girl, I'm not wrong, the Zhen family girl is jealous!"

Unexpectedly, Baochai said flatly: "If you want to talk too much, don't eat tonight!"

Ying'er still had a lot to say, so she could only hold back at this moment. As a foodie, how could she refuse to eat.

Under the leadership of Zhang Pingan, the Xue family team was able to enter the palace after being inspected by the guard officers.

Although the scale of Fengyang Palace is small, it is compared with Yingtian's. In fact, it covers an area of ​​more than 400 mu, and there are few buildings larger than it in the whole world.

Entering the palace gate, everyone in the Xue family is similar to country people, and they can't help but look left and right to gain insight.

Compared to the excitement of Xue's family, Zhen Qin on the other end couldn't help being wronged, with big tears falling down her face.

"Girl, why are you crying!" the girl in the carriage asked.

"Qian'er, did you hear that just now, Lord Thirteen sent someone over to invite Xue's family into the palace!" Zhen Qin's voice was choked with sobs.

"Yeah!" Qian'er nodded.

"Huh? Are you okay?"

Zhen Qin said with shame on her face: "Just now I boasted that I was going to be selected as the princess, but now the Thirteenth Master has invited Xue's family in. It's a shame..."

"If the girl doesn't say these things in the future, won't there be no such things?"

Qian'er was naturally dumbfounded, but she revealed the most essential problem.

"Which side are you standing on?" Zhen Qin was extremely dissatisfied.

The line must be clear, Qian'er immediately said: "Of course it is on the girl's side!"

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Besides, Zhu Jinghong, after having lunch, he went to the army with nothing to do.

The Beijing army that went to Jinling to quell the chaos was the main force to escort the prince this time, and they are now stationed around the palace.

Only the Banner Guards and Dragon Guards can guard the palace walls.

Returning to the capital this time, in addition to the Beijing army participating in the escort, the local army also sent people to participate in the form of a relay.

Therefore, around the Xinggong at this time, in addition to the 4000 people in the Jingying and Banner Guards, there are also 600 Fengyang guards from thousands of households, and 2000 Fengyang Guards allocated by the Ministry of War.

Zhu Jinghong's army is going to the Beijing camp.

During the ten days along the way, he had many exchanges with foreigners, but the process was really hard to explain in words because of his limited translation skills.

Of course, these ten days were not for nothing.

Through exchanges, Zhu Jinghong has a clearer understanding of the current European countries, economy and technology.

Compared with the semi-armamentization of Ming Dynasty, the European countries have been fully weaponized, and at the same time entered the colonial era, their warships have already shuttled across the ocean.

This makes Zhu Jinghong very urgent. Although Daming attaches great importance to firearms, the level and scale of weapons and equipment are not superior to those of the West.

More importantly, the navy, which will be in a key position in the future, has basically not developed in Ming Dynasty, and it basically looks like it was 100 years ago.

This is also the reason why the Japanese pirates have been suppressed for a long time. Without a powerful navy across the ocean, the Japanese pirates can make a comeback at any time.

Of course, it is still too far to talk about the navy. It is a down-to-earth attitude to understand the situation and make changes from the infantry.

Of the two Beijing armies that went to Jinling this time, Qiu Hong led the cavalry, and they were basically not equipped with firearms, so Zhu Jinghong went to Yang Renzhong's troops.

Yang Renzhong's more than 1000 people are now stationed in the east of the palace, and they have to go to the palace first.

This was a spur-of-the-moment itinerary, and Zhu Jinghong didn't "dress up" to attend. He wore a blue round-neck robe outside, and the clothes didn't even have complicated patterns.

Sitting in a sedan chair, escorted by more than 300 dragon guards and banner guards, Zhu Jinghong was carried out of the main gate of the palace.

However, before they had gone far, there was a dispute in front of them, followed by screams.

Could it be that you have such a back?Someone came to assassinate again?This damn is outside the palace, surrounded by thousands of guards.

While thinking about it, Zhu Jinghong grabbed the saber and quickly put on the armor he had carried on his back. Of course, his life was the most important thing at this time.

"What's going on?" Zhu Jinghong scolded in a low voice.

"Reporting to Lord Thirteen, there are people blocking the way ahead, and the standard-bearer guards are clearing the field!"

"Blocking the way? There are few people outside the palace, how could someone block the way?" Zhu Jinghong became more and more curious.

Could it be that he is really a member of the White Lotus Sect?
With the thought that he would rather catch the wrong than let it go, Zhu Jinghong immediately said: "Take them all and interrogate them strictly!"

If things go wrong, there must be a demon, and if they approach the palace for no reason, there must be some ulterior secrets, and it is always right to catch them.

Zhu Jinghong's order hurt Zhen Qi who was persecuted by Zhen Qin.

He managed to find a place to live, and planned to take Zhen Qin to settle down there, but Zhen Qin was stimulated by Xue Baochai, so she insisted on going to the palace to have a look.

If you haven’t lived in it, at least you have to see it with your own eyes.

Zhen Qi said that the vicinity of the palace should not be approached, but Zhen Qin asked which law stipulated this.

Zhen Qi couldn't answer, and was annoyed by Zhen Qin's noise, so she agreed to get closer.

Generally speaking, within 100 meters of the palace, there would be no one except patrolling soldiers, and Zhen Qi only entered the [-]-meter range, so it was not really close.

Seeing Zhu Jinghong's team coming out, the Zhen family knew the seriousness, so they hurried to avoid it.

But the tragedy is that the direction they avoided was exactly the direction in which Zhu Jinghong and his party turned, and the two sides inevitably approached.

So, it became what it is now.

"Arrest everyone, let no one go!"

Originally, the servants in front had been whipped a few times, but as long as the Zhen family stepped back quickly, the matter would be over.

However, Zhu Jinghong passed on the order, and the soldiers didn't care so much, and started to take people directly.

"Everyone, let's go now, let's go now..."

"Don't get me wrong, my master is Tongzhou Bosi Tiju, our aunt..."

Zhen Qi shouted loudly, but it was basically useless, instead he got kicked twice in vain, and the pain made him cry for his father and mother.

He is the young master of a rich family, and he has been to the most forbidding place, and he is nothing more than the Jinling inspector. He has never experienced this scene before.

Soon reinforcements arrived, and everyone in the Zhen family was surrounded and tied up one by one.

All the male members of the Zhen family screamed, and the female family members trembled in fright, as did Zhen Qin who was hiding in the carriage.

When the maids and women were tied up, the soldiers approached the carriage to drag the last Zhen Qin off.

Zhen Qin is also a lady of the family, if a group of soldiers saw this, she would not be able to live if she lost her innocence.

Through the curtain, Zhen Qin scolded: "My aunt is the concubine of the court, and the emperor is my grandfather, how dare you be presumptuous..."

Zhen Qin's voice was loud, and Zhu Jinghong's sedan chair just passed by, so Zhu Jinghong heard her voice.

Even the Supreme Emperor has moved out, who is this person?Zhu Jinghong was deeply puzzled.

At the same time, he felt that the voice was familiar, so he ordered the team to stop.

"Everyone is restrained?"

Hou Jing replied: "Going back to the Thirteenth Lord, it's almost there, only the woman in the carriage is left. I feel like I've heard this voice somewhere before."

It was a woman, and the Empress Dowager was also mentioned... After Zhu Jinghong thought about it, he immediately remembered who it was.

At that time, the girl from the Zhen family meant to go to the capital.

"Bring people here..."

Immediately afterwards Zhu Jinghong said: "Forget it, bring her carriage over!"

If Zhen Qin was arrested in public, she wouldn't have to live, so Zhu Jinghong changed his words.

(End of this chapter)