Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 275 Found out
Looking at the children running around in the yard, and occasionally running to Jia Hui's side, wanting to be fed by their old father, Lu Guan let out a long sigh of relief and slowly leaned on the wicker chair.
"very nice."

"Huh? What did you say, Protector-General?" After feeding Jia Fern a mouthful of sushan, Jia Hui turned around and looked at Lu Guan with some confusion.

"I said it's great. There are so many children and nephews who are always with you. In recent years, you have all started families and started to have families. You have also started to bring your juniors over to see me. If you die in bed, you can die in bed. I What else is there to regret in this life?" After saying this, Lu Guan took a small cattail leaf fan from the small table next to him and fanned it slowly.

Just in the first half of last year, Lu Guan's youngest child, Lu Cong, also graduated from the Imperial College and successfully passed the imperial examination.

Although his ranking is not high, after all, he is a second-level Jinshi and his status as a Hongmiaozheng is very trustworthy by the emperor. So after Wan Chengxun returned to the court two months ago, Lu Cong was sent to his side. Went to help coordinate logistics.

Lu Guan's eldest son was working as an official in another place, so Lu Guan was suddenly the only one left in the huge Chengguo Palace.

Jia Hui's nose felt sore, but he, being the stupidest one, really didn't know what to say to comfort him: "What are the words of the protector? What about life and death? You should live a long life and look at these juniors." Marry a wife and have children, and listen to your great-grandchildren shout 'ancestor'!"

"Hey, great-grandson." Lu Guan took a deep breath and let it out for a long time, his eyes filled with anticipation and reluctance.

"It's impossible, it's impossible. How can I not know what condition my body is in? Now I just hope that I can live for a while longer and spend more time with these little cubs."

"Great Protector" Jia Hui was a little sad.

Jia Hui plans to let his children, both boys and girls, practice martial arts. I don’t expect them to have world-class martial arts skills, I just want them to be in good health and be able to protect themselves.
"Hahaha, if you are not a small yamenei, you are still a polite and polite person. Such a good boy will be liked wherever he goes.
By the way, speaking of eating, I have already asked the kitchen to roast the lamb. I will eat before leaving tonight! "Obviously, Lu Guan is also one of the elders who likes to feed Jia Ying the most.

"The Western Regions." Jia Hui licked his lips and organized his words, "It's not optimistic."

Lu Guan frowned: "Why do you say that?"

Lu Dian nodded. If a biting dog doesn't bark, or if he is hiding his strength and biding his time and preparing to play a big game, he really needs to be careful.

"Ever since Mandu Latu, ah, their biological brother Huitai Ji was captured alive by us, Junggar has calmed down and begun to absorb the results of the battle. It seems that they don't plan to move in a short time." Jia Hui looked at the swing. The daughters said quietly.

"Okay, am I still alive and well? How old are you with red eyes? Don't act like a child again!" Lu Guan cursed with a smile, slapped Jia Hui on the shoulder, and squeezed it tightly. I wanted to shake him twice, but this broken body no longer had the strength to shake Jia Hui.
Feeling the force coming from his shoulders, Jia Hui didn't say a word, but just swayed according to Lu Guan's force.
Alas. The great protector back then could knock him over with just one blow.
While the two were chatting, Jia Ying, who was sweating profusely from playing, trotted up to Jia Hui and put on a pitiful look.

Jia Ying's whole body exuded a happy atmosphere for an instant, and then she took the Sushan that had turned into water with both hands with a solemn face, turned around and shouted to her younger brothers and sisters, then took the plate and shared it with them.
The eldest young master of the Jia family, Jia Ying in Xiaoyamen is a good big brother who respects the old and loves the young, and will share any good things with his younger brothers and sisters. No matter where he goes, he will be loved by the elders. He is recognized as a good boy by everyone, both civil and military.

From Lu Guan's point of view, Junggar and Timur had been neighbors for so long and they were still thinking about fighting to the west. Junggar's Hutaiji must not be smart, even though Jia Hui had been emphasizing that Junggar was a serious problem. Yes, but Lu Guan only thought that he was slightly better than Timur.

Besides, Jia Ying's figure seems reasonable to Jia Hui. Compared with her own childhood, she is only a little thicker. Now she just gives them medicinal baths and the like. When they grow up and start practicing martial arts, that will be a big deal. I can’t even gain weight even if I want to.

"Thank you dad!"

"Well, the talent is good. Her mother and I are both tall. Brother Ying can't be shorter no matter what. Maybe he will be taller than me in the end!" Jia Hui was very excited when she mentioned the physical talent of her grown-up son. Proud, "Besides, this child is very popular with the elders. I found that no matter where I take him to play, the elderly people like to feed him, especially my father, who insists on feeding him until his belly is full." Just go round."

"Ok?"

"and then?"

Jia Hui squinted her eyes and stared at Xiaoya Nei in front of her for a long time, staring at him until he was shrinking his neck and planning to run away. Then Jia Hui handed the Sushan that almost turned into water to his eldest son.
"Now, we don't have much left. I've given them all to you. Watch your brothers and sisters and don't let them fight."

As for gaining weight, what gain weight? Can having a baby belly be called gaining weight? As long as a child of this age is not allowed to overeat and eat random snacks, it is not a problem to eat more food for three meals a day. When the body is officially grown, being fatter is much better than being thinner.

Although Jia Fern was only one year younger than Jia Ying, and alone he looked very healthy, but when the two brothers stood together, they gave people the impression that a lieutenant was abusing his concubine.

Jia Ying is more than a head taller than Jia Fern.

"Dad, I'm so hot"

Unlike the second-fang, whose family is well-educated and at least better educated than Dafang, the children there are all called "Master" and "Mrs." Jia Hui doesn't like this term very much, as if he has raised a child. Like a servant. Therefore, he chose to let his children call them "father, mother" and "aunt" as ordinary people call them.
"Brother Ying's body is getting stronger and stronger." Lu looked at Jia Ying, who was obviously stronger than the second brother Jia Fern, and said with a smile.

"Okay!!!" the children shouted excitedly, and the play became more and more interesting.
Lu Guan was very impressed by the children's reaction. He lifted up his beloved purple clay pot and took a sip with a satisfied look on his face. Seemingly remembering something, he turned to look at Jia Hui: "By the way, how are things in the Western Regions?"

"Okay, okay, I think the roasting material prepared by your chef is one of the best in Luoyang!" Jia Hui agreed without hesitation, "Hey, kids, let's eat at Grandpa Lu's house tonight. Roast lamb!”

"Then Ye Bushou and Xiu Yi discovered on the grassland that Junggar people often appear in various large tribes. Without asking, they knew that Junggar were looking for allies." Jia Hui sneered.

However, after Qihuang united the grasslands, the Qi tribes bordering Junggar were all replaced by those who had hatred and blood feud with Junggar.

For them, the restoration of the Yuan Dynasty and the conflict between Hu and Han are nothing to worry about in front of the Junggar people. If anyone wants to cause trouble for the Junggar people, they will help them.

Especially the Junggar people have become arrogant in recent years and have offended countless people. In the early years when the Khan Court was there, it was of no use. Even if they wanted to take revenge, they had no support, so they could only break their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs. But now, Mr. Qi Ren is here to support us!

"Having said that, after all, they are all Mongol people, and they always have a passion for incense, and they are more recognized than us Qi people!" Lu Guan did not understand Jia Hui's behavior of trusting foreigners.

"That's what they say, but they identify with the tribe they came from, and even more with their identity as Mongol people!" The tribes on the grassland have always been like this. When the Xiongnu came, they were called Xiongnu, when Xianbei came, they were called Xianbei, and when Rouran came, they were called It is called Rouran, and when the Turks come, they are called Turks.

It seems that the entire grassland is called Turks, but in fact, there are only nine blue Turks such as Ashina, Ashid, Zhishi, and Sunong. The rest are all conquered by them. Know how many people conquered the small tribe.

They were called whatever the tribe that conquered them was called, and some even survived several regimes.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about Genghis Khan's tribe, the Qiyan tribe where Genghis Khan was born originated from the Donghu-Rouran branch, and was called the Qiyuan tribe in Rouran.

Rouran - Turks - Uighurs - Khitan, until Emperor Genghis descended from heaven to the Qiyan tribe.
Even if the Khitans are removed, the Qiyan tribe can be said to be true veterans of the Three Dynasties.

"That is to say, no powerful external nomadic tribe has conquered them again since the Mongols. Otherwise, most of their tribes would have changed their names."

"Okay." Lu Guan was noncommittal about this, "What else is there? Why is there so much optimism?"

Jia Hui was silent for a few breaths and sighed.
"The Western Region is too big!"

The strength of the Qi army cannot be denied by anyone, but due to various reasons including climate, there are only 32,000 regular soldiers stationed in the vast Western Region.
Twelve thousand Qi troops and four thousand Timur Guiyi guards were stationed in Ili, the headquarters of the Anxi Protectorate, for a total of sixteen thousand people.

Troops were stationed in Tarbaha, Urumqi, Hami, Barkol, and the eight cities in southern Xinjiang. Among them, the four cities in northern Xinjiang each had 2,000 troops, and the eight cities in southern Xinjiang each had a thousand Qi troops stationed.

It seems that there are many troops. Although the number is small, the combat power is not afraid of the 50,000 regular soldiers of Junggar headquarters. However, due to the characteristics of nomads, Junggar was able to gather these 50,000 people, but Daqi could not. As soon as Daqi mobilized its troops, the rebels hiding in the garrison dared to rebel!

It would be even more troublesome if we add in the fragmented army of servants that Junggar has collected over the years, but the total number has exceeded 100,000.
"Alas, in fact, in the early years when the emperor was on the throne, this was not a big deal." Lu Guan sighed, "Once it is discovered that Junggar has bad intentions, why is there any need to suffer like this? The Sixth Division has long been suppressed. But alas."

After all, there is an emperor and a courtier. The good temper of the emperor is indeed a good thing for the courtiers. At least they don't have to be as cautious as when the emperor was in power. However, the emperor's good temper also affects all aspects, including foreign policy. "Regaining a strong international reputation, being good to neighbors, and becoming a sovereign state that can be trusted by all countries" is the most typical one.

Frankly speaking, there is nothing wrong with the emperor's wishes. Even the civil and military officials agreed with it and continued to work hard in this regard.

But it also brought about a problem. Regarding the use of troops, the country lost its previous determination and initiative.

In short, the country and the DPRK will never take action before the other party takes action first. At best, they will be on alert in advance.

"It's so unpleasant!" Jia Hui scratched the back of his head irritably, "Let me tell you, since Junggar will have to fight Daqi sooner or later, it's better to kill them now and fight them with real swords and guns. !”

"Well, this is what I'm talking about. Don't talk nonsense when you go outside! If you criticize the national policy, you, even the lieutenant, can't get rid of it!"

"Am I wrong? The Sunong Turks have been overthrown by the Dzungars, and the prince has taken his troubles to Luoyang to seek refuge. If the Dzungars are allowed to completely stabilize the Turks' old territory and absorb the population, it will be terrible. It's not about fifty thousand regular soldiers!" Jia Hui snorted coldly and turned away.

"Okay, okay, you're right. I was wrong. I shouldn't have asked you this question." Lu Guan looked helpless. Logically speaking, shouldn't you be the one to comfort me, a dying person?

Why am I here to comfort you?
Lu Guan decided to change the topic: "Okay, okay, let's change the topic. Let's change the topic. How is the investigation on the artillery incident?"

"Artillery!" Jia Hui picked up his purple clay pot and took a sip as if to vent his anger.

"We found a clue. Does the Protector still remember Cui He and his wife?"

"Cui He?" Lu Guan thought about it carefully, "Ah, he was the one who used to go to school in the East Palace and liked to carry out sneak attacks when fighting with the gangs. Later, he was taken away by Wei Rabbit? Didn't you say that he was sent to Datong by you? Just as he was talking, Lu Guan paused and said, "You mean, are you sure it was smuggled from Shanxi?"

"Never mind you!" Jia Hui put down his purple clay pot, turned sideways towards Lu Guan, and asked, "Do you know Wei Chen, the doctor in the Yu Heng Qing Officials Department of the Ministry of Industry, or do you know him?"

"Wei Chen? Is a doctor worthy of being remembered by me as a dying man?" Lu Guan smiled slightly, what kind of cats and dogs are worthy of being remembered by me?
He couldn't be bothered to remember the names of irrelevant people.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know him. I don't know him either. But the matter has been found out. The artillery of the Luoyang War Bureau did flow from his hands."

How could a mere profit-minded doctor from the Ministry of Industry survive the eighteen rounds of punishment for embroidering clothes?

A three-hundred-jin heavy cane was hung around his neck. The embroidered clothes and torturers who were about to be tortured had not even finished warming up. Wei Chen was already being pressed by the heavy cane, causing severe pain in his knees. I came out crying and shouting, "I'm ready."
"Tch, is this bitch so cowardly?" Lu Guan's face was full of disdain.

As a general, he despised these weaklings the most.

Jia Hui was speechless: "Daduhu, those are embroidered clothes! How many people in the country can survive the punishment of embroidered clothes?"

Jia Hui's scalp felt numb just by listening to Tan Ji's introduction to some of the techniques of embroidering clothes.
"Tsk, okay, he did it, what next?"

"Then I pulled out the radish and brought out the mud, all the way from him to Datong Town!"

(End of this chapter)