Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 142 Big Brother! !
After the Sun family's children in the city were cleared, except for one thousand households left to besiege the watchtowers, Yoda led all his brothers to start searching the mountains and seas.

Yoda didn't want to storm the tower.

No matter how small the number of remnants of the Sun family is, there are still nearly [-] people. With the advantage of the tower, it is still possible for the [-] people to consume nearly a thousand officers and soldiers. Yoda does not want the lives of his brothers to be wasted in such a meaningless way. place.

Furthermore, according to the military orders sent by Jia Hui, nearly half of everything in the watchtower was already considered theirs.Although bombardment can speed up the attack, those precious treasures such as porcelain, silk, jade, etc. may not be complete.
It would be better to surround the bunker, force them to find the secret passage and run out!

Now Yoda is spreading out his troops to search for the remnants of the Sun family who may pop out from some nook and cranny at any time.

It didn't work, so they were trapped in the tower for a year and a half until they were starving, so they came out and surrendered.

After all, Sunjiabao's granary is no longer in a watchtower.For some reason, this granary was built in the northeast corner of Wubaoli.

There shouldn't be much to eat in the watchtower.

Huamachi City, the guard station of Ningxia.

Yoda took some of the people back to the station. After all, there were still some matters to be dealt with before heading south.

"Master, I got it!"

The scout rushed into the festival hall and said to Yoda with excitement.

Scout is one of the few professions in Daqi that can be transferred to any place except the palace without notification.

"What did you catch? Someone from the watchtower or someone from the Sun family?" Yoda suddenly raised his head and stared at the scout and asked.

"Master, the son of the head of the Sun family was caught by the brothers in Donggou!"

"Donggou? You can run quite well. Go down and have a thousand-household men and horses keep an eye on Donggou. Give me the Sun family's children. Forget it, what shame do I have to go see them? Let them get on their way as soon as possible. "

"only!"

"What's going on at the Diaolou?"

"Master, everyone ran away!"

"They all ran out? Ask someone to go in and investigate carefully. The brothers who are guarding there don't come back in a hurry. Guard for a while. Tell everyone to be more careful these days."

"only!"

The scout surrendered his hands and exited the festival hall.

. . .

The next day, You Changfang led two thousand households and discovered traces of the remnants of the Sun family in Donggou. They took advantage of the attack and made a surprise attack, killing the senior brother of the Sun family and capturing the second senior brother alive before hanging him.The remaining [-] Sun disciples were annihilated and buried in Donggou.

Two days later, Dongchang found a direct descendant of the Sun family and the third son of Sun Yangqiu in Zhendingbian County, Yulin, and shot them dead in the street.

Sunjiapu was completely destroyed.

. . . . . .

The demise of Sunjiapu caused an uproar in the entire northwest Jianghu. People with knowledge of the matter said that it was even done by the officers and soldiers themselves. For a time, the Jianghu people in the streets suddenly disappeared and returned to the mountain gate one after another. Everyone was in danger.

Even the Duandao Sect, which is the leader in the northwest world and has always been domineering, unexpectedly announced a ten-year closure, which is confusing.

Then came even more chilling news.

The border troops on all sides of the country invariably took action against the Jianghu forces in their jurisdiction!

This time, not only the northwest Jianghu, but also the border provinces and the entire northern Jianghu were in panic, fearing that some officers and soldiers would suddenly rush into their homes.
However, this has nothing to do with the seven-year palace examination of Tiansheng.

The second day of April is the day of the imperial examination.

Jia Zhu, the academic seed of the three families of the Jia family, is about to take the imperial examination today!
Early in the morning, Jia Hui came to Rongguo Mansion, preparing to send his younger brother to take the exam in person.

Jia Zhen and his son from Dongfu also came over early.

Somewhat unexpectedly, Jia Jing, who was taking lead pills in a Taoist temple on the outskirts of the city, also came back!

"My child, don't be confused. Uncle Zong also thinks your child's articles are very good."

Peking Mandarin mixed with Shaanxi dialect, and the strange accent came from Jia Jing's mouth to Jia Zhu. Judging from the situation, he should be encouraging Jia Zhu.
"Brother Zhen, what's wrong with Uncle Jing's accent?"

With a confused look on his face, Jia Hui approached Jia Zhen and asked softly.

"Ah, it's Brother Hui. It's not a big deal. I just paid a lot of money to hire a master who studied in Zhong Nanshan to give lectures for more than a month. I changed my accent."

Jia Zhen said to Jia Hui bitterly.

5000 taels of silver!

Now the annual income of Ningguo Mansion is only 6000 taels. People say that Ningguo Mansion is extravagant, but how much does Jia Zhen actually spend in a year? 5000 taels is a lot!
The man who practices Taoism in a Taoist temple in the suburbs is the one who really spends money!

Those cinnabar, lead, mercury and the like are all high-quality goods collected at a great price, so forget it, but they often find some wise and high-level practitioners from the nooks and crannies to give lectures. At the slightest hesitation, I increased the price, and each time I gave away hundreds or even thousands of taels. This time it was the most outrageous, it actually cost 5000 taels!

This day has not been posted!
"By the way, Brother Hui, the master is back this time. On the one hand, he is to encourage Brother Zhu. On the other hand," if he were an ordinary clansman, he would have said it a long time ago, but Jia Hui is different. Jia Hui's power is no longer inferior. That's when the two ancestors started their business.

".Ask me for money?"

"Yes, yes."

"It's a good time." Jia Hui was speechless.

Back then, the head of the Jia family, who was walking on thin ice, escaped into Xuanmen to avoid trouble. Who would have imagined that he would actually become a Taoist master after avoiding trouble.

"How much is it?" If it's a small amount of a thousand taels or less, it should be given away as a beggar.

Jia Zhen opened her palm with difficulty and stretched out her five fingers straight.

Jia Jing, who was telling Jia Zhu what to pay attention to during the palace examination, also turned his attention to Jia Hui.

"Five hundred? Small money, wait a minute, Brother Zhen, aren't you five hundred?"

Jia Hui had an ominous premonition.

"Five thousand? Isn't that too much? Ordinary people can live comfortably for a year with 20 taels of silver. Isn't that right?" Jia Hui stared at Jia Zhen with wide eyes, and the evil aura emanating frightened Jia Zhen. Jane's legs were shaking.

"Fifty, fifty thousand." Jia Zhen mustered up all the courage she would have for the rest of her life, and spoke out to Jia Hui in a heartbeat.

"Fifty thousand? What is worth spending 5 taels on?" Jia Hui sneered and looked at Jia Jinglai, who looked neither happy nor sad.

Jia Jing said nothing.

"Fifty thousand taels of silver? Brother Jing, that's a bit." Jia She was also shocked by the amount.

With 5 taels of silver, even a high-ranking shepherd in Shendu City can buy more than a dozen!
The Rongxi Hall, which was originally filled with joy because of Jia Zhu's exam, fell into silence for an instant.

"Brother Hui, today is a happy day." Seeing Jia Hui's signs of getting angry, Mother Jia quickly looked at Jia Hui with a pleading look.

The former maid who gave birth to a son has become a prince of the Great Qi Dynasty.

Even though she was filial and righteous, Jia Mu still didn't want to offend Jia Hui, who was already strong-tempered, for such a trivial matter.

It can be suppressed, but in the future we will have to wait for Captain Jia to be separated from his family!
If you can't afford to offend someone, why can't you hide from him?

What's more, Jia Jing went too far. "No." Jia Hui refused bluntly.

"Baby, you're in trouble. It would be better if you didn't bring your gold, silver, and property with you when you were alive than if you died."

"That's my money too. If uncle still thinks that he is Jia Hui's elder, then he should save some face for himself. Brother Zhu, I'll wait for you outside the door and say goodbye."

Without giving Jia Jing a chance to speak again, Jia Hui bowed his hands to Jia Mu and Jia She, turned around and left Rongxi Hall, heading towards Yimen.

Jia Jing always looked detached, neither happy nor sad, but the blue veins popping up on his face and the sound of the handle being broken were unmistakable.

Jia Zhen felt happy in her heart, but she still had a dilemma on her face. She looked back at Jia Jing, then turned around and chased Jia Hui.

"Brother Hui, brother Hui! It's all my brother's fault, sweep it away"

"Needless to say, Brother Zhen, respecting uncle is no longer the matter of Young Master Zhan of the East Palace."

Jia Hui seemed to have thought of something and suddenly stopped.

East Palace
Jia Zhen, who had been chasing forward, almost bumped into him.

"Brother Hui?"

"Brother Zhen, there is no need to persuade me any more. Even if I donate the 5 taels to the family, I will not give Uncle Jing a penny!"

"Brother Ai Hui, I'm so confused about how to cultivate Taoism and practice demons. This requires more and more money. In the past, I just threw away a few hundred taels, but the last time I hired a high-level practitioner, I actually spent 5000 taels. !Can’t this high level of skill be made with gold?”

Jia Zhen seemed to have found an outlet and began to vent her bitterness to Jia Hui.
"Oh, that's all. I won't make it difficult for you, Brother Zhen. Just give me 3000 taels. I, as a nephew, can show my filial piety to my uncle."

Jia Hui sighed to the sky and said with a disappointed look on his face.

"Three! This must be Brother Hui." Jia Zhen looked touched, bowed to Jia Hui quickly, turned around and went back to the Hall of Rongxi.

As Jia Zhen left, Jia Hui and his soldiers were left at Yimen.

"Old Nine."

"General!"

Jia Hui called his own soldier leader Hu Jiu over.

"Go check all the people who have been with Jia Jing since he moved the capital, especially the Taoist temple! Then send someone to keep an eye on where my money was sent to."

"General, please investigate whether the old man in Dongfu is too..." Hu Jiu hesitated.

"I have discretion, just do it."

".Wei!" Hu Jiu cupped his hands and turned towards the Taiwei Mansion.

"Oh, I hope you are just practicing Taoism and going crazy."

Jia Hui sat on the low pillar moved by the concierge, waiting for Jia Zhu to come out.

. . . . . .

What happened in Rongxi Hall made everyone lose interest, and Jia Zhu finally escaped from Rongxi Hall.

"Big brother."

Jia Zhu walked to Jia Hui's side, a little cautious.

This was the first time he saw Jia Hui angry with his own eyes.

"Here? Then get in the car."

Jia Hui stood up from the ridge, patted Jia Zhu on the shoulder, turned and walked towards the carriage.

After the two brothers all got on the carriage, the coachman waved his whip, and the carriage with four drivers drove towards the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

"Oh, I'm going to mess up your big day."

"Nothing, nothing, brother. To be polite, I really respected my uncle too much this time!" Speaking of Jia Jing, Jia Zhu also had some anger on his face.
How could a person who was so high-spirited back then be so obsessed with taking lead pills?

"Actually, when Old Master Dongfu was here, Uncle Jing was already obsessed with Xuanmen. I guess that's what happened."

"Brother!" Jia Zhu quickly reached out to cover Jia Hui's mouth, but Jia Hui dodged it deftly.

"Hey, what are you afraid of? I just respect my uncle's temperament. Even if Chitose really succeeds, he will find an excuse to resign and go up the mountain to take lead pills."

"Big brother!"

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it anymore." Jia Hui curled his lips and didn't take the matter to heart at all, which made Jia Zhu feel helpless.

Rongguo Mansion turns to Tianjie, and carriages are constantly merging into Tianjie from various places. However, when they found the four-wheel carriage next to them with the Suzaku flag, all the carriages involuntarily or slowed down. , or leaning to one side.
There was a gentleman wearing a Lan shirt in the carriage who opened the door curtain and looked around with a haughty expression. When he saw the four carriages, he immediately retracted into the carriage angrily.

This is the carriage of Jia Hui, the imperial eunuch at that time!
Carriages or military attachés riding horses kept coming to the carriage and saying hello to Jia Hui inside. Jia Hui returned the greeting with a smile, and would chat a few more words with officials he met he was familiar with.
Jia Zhu, who followed her elder brother and kept saying hello to the civil and military officials outside the carriage, couldn't help but feel powerless.
I am afraid that I will never be able to catch up with my elder brother again in this life, right?
A lieutenant who is one month away from turning 20 years old.
"There's no need to be like this. I'm a military general. Even though I'm so prosperous now, this is the wealth I gained by fighting for the rest of my life with my sword since I joined the army at the age of 13.

You came from the imperial examination system. As long as you pass the qualifications step by step and make no mistakes, no matter how hard your family works, you will definitely not be able to get the position of minister. "

"But it's still not enough in front of you, big brother." Jia Zhu smiled bitterly.

"If you say that, it's wrong. There are so many things in this world that are not as good as mine. And you are not bad either. You are also a genius that surpasses countless people. Apart from other things, our government has no rules about deposing tributes. You just pass the exam.
Bah, bah, bah, it’s unlucky to say this now. Anyway, you should understand what I mean. If you look at those people who are 50 or [-] years old and are still thinking hard about recruiting people and taking exams for talents, for them, you are also out of their reach in their lifetime. It exists."

"That's right." After Jia Hui's relief, Jia Zhu cheered up again.

"Haha, that's right. Look at your age, and look again...here! Look at the car with the curtain open. Doesn't the man sitting in the car also have gray hair? He's only the same age as you. From the starting point, I may not be as good as you, and I will spend my whole life working as a seventh-grade Hanlin editor and censor until I die."

"Brother, what you said is too much."

"Your eldest brother, I am a clumsy speaker. I can't say anything eloquent. Anyway, that's what I mean. Don't take yourself too lightly."

The carriage stopped outside Yingtian Gate. The coachman put the small ladder on the side of the carriage and opened the door curtain.

A heroic man wearing a bright red official uniform and holding a wat board came out first, and then a tribute man wearing a Lan shirt also stepped off the carriage on a ladder.

In the distance, the tributes had gathered together, and the etiquette officer was giving them final instructions on the etiquette of the palace examination.

"Go ahead, Han Chuang has been studying hard for more than ten years, and this is the day."

Jia Hui patted Jia Zhu on the shoulder.

"Ok!"

Jia Zhu took two steps back, bowed deeply to Jia Hui, then straightened his chest and walked towards the Gongshi team.

"You must take the exam well! Don't forget that there is a beautiful girl waiting for you!"

Jia Zhu, who was walking towards the tribute team with square steps, stumbled and almost fell to the ground, causing a burst of good-natured laughter from the surrounding officials.

Jia Zhu stood up in embarrassment and straightened her clothes. Then she turned angrily and looked at Jia Hui, who had a smirk on her face.

"Big Brother!!!"

　Second more!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)