King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 314 Xue Pan's Foreign Aid

At the entrance of the alley, Xue Pan, Jia Lian and the others were standing there respectfully.

According to the advance notice, Zhu Jinghong should have arrived a moment ago, but there is no one on the street until now.

On the contrary, the people from Wucheng Bingma Division had already cleared the streets ahead of time, making the surroundings seem quiet.

After standing for so long, Xue Pan also felt a little tired, but he still didn't dare to leave.

"Second Brother Lian, I'm sorry to trouble you and me!" Xue Pan looked back at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian said with a peaceful smile: "Brother Pan, there is no need to talk about this between you and me!"

The two of them were chatting in low voices, but Jia Rong and Jia Yun standing behind had different moods.

Jia Rong has also become an alternate Dragon Guard, and finally has official status, and today is to meet the "world" with Jia Lian.

As for Jia Yun, he has already resumed the game in his heart, hoping that his preparations are sound and that he will show his face at a critical moment later.

It can be said that, except for Xue Pan, everyone present has a strong sense of professionalism, which is very different from the original "history".

While everyone was waiting, they heard a series of hoofbeats in front of them, making Xue Pan and the others stand ready.

But what they saw were several guards, and the first one was dressed as a dragon guard, so he knew that Zhu Jinghong was not far away.

As the visitor approached, Jia Lian recognized it as Lu Yuxin, and the two of them had some friendship in private.

After approaching, Lu Yuxin dismounted from his horse, and the soldiers of the standard guard came with him.

"Brother Lu, why did you come first?" Jia Lian went up to meet him.

After handing over the reins of the horse to the accompanying soldiers, Lu Yuxin tightened his wrist guards, and then replied: "Master Thirteen is coming soon, I'll scout the way for him first!"

Jia Lian said with a smile: "This job is in my hands. It can be seen that Brother Lu is highly valued by the Thirteenth Master, and he has a bright future in the future!"

Although he is the legitimate son of the Duke's Mansion, Jia Lian does not have a lofty attitude.

On the one hand, he is easy-going by nature, and on the other hand, he recognizes Lu Yuxin as a friend.

"Brother Jia's reputation is too high, I'm just running an errand for Lord Thirteen!"

"Brother Lu is too modest..."

After Jia Lian finished speaking, he turned around and introduced to Xue Pan who was standing there: "Brother Pan, this is Brother Lu from the Dragon Guard, and his home is also Jinling Yingtian Mansion!"

Hearing the introduction, Xue Pan's heart was full of bitterness, of course he couldn't forget Lu Yuxin.

Half a year ago in Yingtian, when he and Feng Yuan were competing for Yinglian, he had dealt with Lu Yuxin, and he was almost killed by the guards when they fought in the street.

Although they knew each other, at this moment Xue Pan pretended not to hear, and saluted with fists together: "I met Brother Lu!"

Lu Yuxin also recognized Xue Pan, since the other party pretended not to know each other, he regarded it as the first meeting.

Immediately afterwards, Jia Lian introduced Lu Yuxin to Jia Rong, and pointed out that his uncle and nephew were also candidates for the Dragon Guard.

Lu Yuxin looked at the way he came, and said, "You have passed the assessment earlier, so you and I can work together!"

The sons of Xungui's entry into the Dragon Guards is to pass the assessment, and they can be selected if they meet the corresponding requirements, and the rest of their places will be given to the children of generals to compete.

The latter's selection is called a strong test, and the average ratio is close to one in a hundred. You must have real skills.

Like Lu Yuxin, the family is only a sixth-rank commander, just passing the standard for the Dragon Guard, and being selected is definitely the king of the paper.

"In the future, brother Lu will have to raise more points!"

"Brother Jia is serious, I am soft-spoken, and I will have to rely on you to take care of me in the future!"

This kind of high-sounding polite speech is like saying endlessly, and the time passes faster.

When he heard the faint sound of drums, Lu Yuxin reminded: "Master Thirteen is here!"

No one dared to be negligent, they all stood solemnly to welcome Zhu Jinghong's arrival.

A few minutes later, Zhu Jinghong's guard of honor appeared first, and then a large group of people arrived and surrounded the alley.

When Zhu Jinghong's sedan chair came down, Xue Pan and the others knelt down to meet him.

The curtain was lifted, and Zhu Jinghong walked out slowly.

I saw him wearing a black gauze wing crown and a red round-neck gown with four dragon and cloud patterns. This is the formal attire of a prince.

"Kowtow to Lord Thirteen!" Xue Pan and the others kowtowed.

"Well... get up!" Zhu Jinghong replied calmly, but looked into the alley.

The alley was not long, and there were dozens of guards standing on each side at the moment, and there were also guards guarding several courtyards on both sides, and the residences of nearly a hundred foreigners were completely silent at the moment.

"Master Thirteen, everyone you want is inside!" Xue Pan stepped forward to guide.

Surrounded by guards, Zhu Jinghong walked in slowly, and asked casually, "How many people are there?"

Xue Pan replied: "Reporting to the Thirteenth Lord, there were 96 people who came to Beijing, two of them died of illness during this period, and seven people felt that they couldn't bear it anymore, and now there are [-] people left!"

Stopping, Zhu Jinghong turned around and asked, "Can't stand it? What do you mean?"

"Although the villain hired them with a lot of money, he also told them... that the imperial court wants to use them!"

"The past few months... the Thirteenth Master didn't summon me, some people thought it was because the court didn't use it, so they left!"

Zhu Jinghong understood what he said, and apparently those people who had left left angrily because they were "unrecognized for their talents".

In this way, the few people who left may have real skills, and the ones who stayed are more likely to benefit from it.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Jinghong asked: "What specialties do those people who left have?"

"This……"

This sentence stopped Xue Pan. How could he have thought that Zhu Jinghong would care about the people who left.

"Ok?"

Xue Pan couldn't answer, so he looked back at Jia Yun, who was isolated from the inner circle at the moment, standing with Jia Lian.

"Master Thirteen, the matter here... the villain has appointed someone to take charge of it, and he should know the details!" As he spoke, Xue Pan kept breaking out in cold sweat.

"Call him over!" Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice.

Raising his sleeves and wiping the sweat stains on his forehead, Xue Pan turned around and shouted, "Nephew... Come here quickly, Lord Thirteen wants to ask questions!"

Hearing Xue Pan's words, Jia Yun secretly sighed that the opportunity had come.

After taking a deep breath and secretly encouraging herself, Jia Yun walked towards Zhu Jinghong.

"The villain Jia Yun... see the Thirteenth Lord!"

Looking at the young man kneeling respectfully in front of him, Zhu Jinghong was a little surprised, he didn't expect to meet this person here.

Although he has never read the original novel of the Red Chamber, he still knows that Jia Yun is a rare good person in the Red Chamber after watching the TV series.

Of course, TV dramas are just TV dramas, but the real reality right now, Zhu Jinghong believes in his own judgment even more.

"Get up and talk!"

"Thank you Thirteenth Master!" Jia Yun stood up cautiously, hunching her waist, not daring to meet Zhu Jinghong's eyes.

"Xue Pan said that seven people couldn't bear it and left. What specialties do these people have?"

Jia Yun was in charge of the affairs in the alley from the beginning to the end. He has been very clear about all aspects since he took charge, and he is confident in facing the question at the moment.

"Reporting to Lord Thirteen, three of them know how to make guns, two are good at making cannons, and the other two... like to draw boats, so they probably know how to build boats!"

Guns and warships are the most important thing for future expansion. If these few are really capable, Zhu Jinghong will do his best to get them back.

Of course, right now he has more important things to do, which is to investigate the 90 people left behind.

Stepping forward to continue walking into the alley, Zhu Jinghong asked, "What skills do the remaining people have?"

Just as Jia Yun was about to answer, Xue Pan, who was following her, preempted her.

"Back to Lord Thirteen, the rest of them are man-made guns, cannons, warships and sailors. In order to gather these people together, the villain even made a special trip to Luzon!"

Xue Pan's words inevitably meant to invite credit, but Zhu Jinghong was not disgusted, after all, he was working for him.

Zhu Jinghong asked again: "Which countries do these people come from? How many can make guns? How many can make guns?"

Xue Pan had done his homework, but perhaps because he was too nervous, he memorized the detailed data for a while, so that he didn't even dare to answer indiscriminately, so he could only turn his eyes to Jia Yun.

(End of this chapter)