Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 286 Peace for the Northern Kingdom
The capital of the gods, the Governor's Mansion of Zuojun.

In the side room, Jia Hui and Tan Ji were sitting opposite each other.

"Dead?" Jia Hui raised his eyebrows.

Tan Ji, who was sitting across from him, nodded: "Yes, the Governor was smashed to pieces by Deputy Jiang when he hit the blunderbuss on the powder keg."

"Tsk" Jia Hui curled his lips, "What are you talking about? What do you mean, 'The Governor was smashed to pieces by Deputy General Jiang with a bludgeoning blow'? It makes it seem like I was the one who was beaten to death."

After the words fell, Jia Hui and Tan Ji looked at each other and smiled.

Since the Jiangnan Rebellion, Tan Ji has achieved great success in battle. He no longer has any constraints in the embroidered clothing system. Even the commander-in-chief has nothing to do with him, and his promotion speed has been much faster.

Not long after the Jiangnan Rebellion, Tan Ji moved from Jinling Qianhusuo Qianhuyou to Nanzhen Fushi, taking over his master's class.

Four years later, he moved to the right to command Qianshi.

Just in June of this year, Tan Ji was successfully demoted to the position of Tongzhi, officially becoming the second-in-command of Xiuyi and a major faction within Xiuyi, competing with the current Duzhihuishi.

Tan Ji was silent for a few breaths, scratched his nose and said with some embarrassment: "Isn't it true that all the people from the Qianhu Office in Taiyuan were sent to the Yellow River to eliminate corruption? If they really couldn't squeeze out more manpower, they just sent Bai Bai, who has been focusing on Datong affairs for many years. Have you left home?"

Although Dongchang said that everyone is a father-in-law, and in terms of power, Ye Bushou is not worthy of carrying Dongchang's shoes, but this does not prevent Ye Bushou from looking down on their professional skills.

"What?" Jia Hui scratched his head in distress, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start.
"Forget it about Cui He. He has always been fighting alone. Even if he is partnered, he is a husband and wife team. I understand that he has no command experience. But what is going on with your Shen Baihu? Logically speaking, he is the one responsible for this operation. "Command, right? It's just that you misjudged the enemy's strength. Why did you call the reserve team so late?" Jia Hui rubbed his neck and asked, tapping the word "Shen Hong" with his other hand.

No, isn't Shen Hong of Taiyuan Qianhu Office going to Datong Town every month to beat Deputy General Jiang, and he was caught on this mission and was beaten sixty times by Deputy General Jiang?
"I asked why Jiang Huan insisted on slapping Shen Hong. It turns out that he has deep grudges."

What more can be said? It can only be said that Shen Baihu is unlucky.
"Then the next step is to follow the clues provided by Shi Bingyuan?" Jia Hui took out a fan from her waist and started playing with it.

And the base camp that never closes at night is the important town of Jiubian.

"Focus on Datong?" Jia Hui's eyes gradually widened, "You mean this hundred households are the ones who beat Jiang Huan every month?"

Jia Hui closed the fan and moved it towards Tan Ji: "So you want to borrow the spy who stays overnight?"

Jia Hui raised his head slightly and looked at Tan Ji: "Let me tell you what you have to say. We are so familiar with each other. Who do you do this to show us?"

"Ah, yes" Tan Ji nodded sarcastically.

There is no way, Datong Town, or Jiubian, is really too much for Xiuyi. It is not that the generals of Jiubian reject them collectively, but that Ye Bu accepts this intelligence agency belonging to the military unilaterally. For Xiuyi, even Dongchang was squeezed out.
The earliest intelligence unit established by Daqi was Ye Busuo, which belonged to the military. Many of the practitioners who founded embroidery clothes back then were trained by Ye Busuo, or even directly transferred from Ye Busuo. The seniority of Dongchang is even lower. They were separated from Xiuyi and were responsible for the supervision of Jianghu.
As for Ye Bushou, neither Xiuyi nor Dongchang can beat him, they are all juniors.

The two looked at each other speechlessly.

And that feeling of a mantis stalking a cicada while an oriole stalks the cicada is really too bad for those embroidered clothes whose main job is intelligence work!

"It also saves you the effort of making an extra trip?" Jia Hui smiled, took out a piece of paper from the drawer on the side, and picked up the pen to prepare something to write.

Fortunately, the Yebushou have no internal missions, and they will not activate spies outside unless in wartime, and they basically have no other business on weekdays.

"As expected of the Grand Governor, you are so smart! Although I know you don't care about this, to be honest, it's really not good for you to have too much contact with people like me, so I just want to do as much as possible when we meet. It won’t ruin your reputation, right?”

"Hehe, how about he be the Grand Governor?" Tan Ji chuckled, "Qianhu from Taiyuan Qianhu Office is my junior brother, and he is also a good interrogator. I guess there will be news in two days.
Sigh. You also know that although our Xiuyi also has spies in the big tribes of the Mongol people, to be honest, their status is not high, and the tribes below are even worse. They don’t even send any spies, so .”

"Grand Governor, the specific process is really complicated. It's not easy for me to describe it here, otherwise..." Tan Ji put the report in his hand on the small table in front of him with a complex expression. What happened during this mission? It was so abstract that it made him doubt the professionalism of Taiyuan Qianhu Institute countless times.
"Okay, let me take a look." Jia Hui carefully read through the documents on the table.
Frowning, doubting, shocked, numb
Snapped!
A stack of information was thrown on the small table.

But this does not prevent those who stay awake at night from observing the lurking Xiuyi and Dongchang fans just for fun.
Therefore, what everyone recognized as the drudgery of the Qianhu Office in the province where Jiubian was located was to be sent to the border town to do business, no matter what it was.

"Yes, but we don't rule out the possibility that Shi Bingyuan deceived us. To be on the safe side, I still have to interrogate the captured Mongols before making any plans." Tan Ji nodded, and then seemed to be worried about something. , twisting around exaggeratedly.

However, his military exploits were barely enough for him to be promoted to the rank of commander. As for how he was promoted to the rank of commander.
I don’t know, but I did a lot of dirty work anyway.

"The governor still understands me!" Tan Ji laughed, quickly filled the inkstone with a little water, then picked up the ink stick and started sharpening it diligently.
By the time Jia Hui had decided what to write, the ink was almost ready.

Thoughts were flowing, and the writing was running smoothly. Soon a document was written by Jia Hui, allowing Tan Ji, the commander of the Xiuyi Guards, to use the spies lurking in various Mongol tribes during the investigation of the case of stealing and selling artillery. .

The ink in the inkstone is almost exhausted.

Putting down the pen, he took out the three seals of the Governor of the Left Army, the Taiwei and his own private seals from the drawer, dipped them in the ink pad held by Tan Ji and stamped them one after another.
"It's done, take it."

"Hey, you've been a big help. I have to treat you to a good time! Why don't we go on a night trip to Luoshui tonight? I have already booked a boat. Can the Governor please enjoy it tonight?"

"No need! Tonight is my waiter's birthday party, and I promised him long ago to take his brothers and sisters out to the night market!" Jia Hui rejected Tan Ji's proposal without thinking.

"Oh, it turns out today is Mr. Fern's birthday! It's over, I forgot all about it. I even forgot to prepare a gift for Mr. Fern!" Hearing this, Tan Ji slapped his thigh in annoyance, as if he really regretted it. of.

"Hey, how can that bastard be worthy of your commanding colleagues to remember his birthday? No need! Don't call him second master or third master. We have been on the battlefield together for a long time. Just scream!"

"Grand Governor!" Although this should have been the case, Tan Ji was still excited at the moment, not for anything else but because Jia Hui did not treat him as an outsider and personally acknowledged him, the notorious and vicious old man. It's his friend!

In fact, people like him who have been doing dirty work in the dark all their lives long for the recognition of those who stand in the sun and shine.
"What expression? Put it away quickly, it's disgusting!" Jia Hui laughed and cursed a few words, and patted Tan Ji on the shoulder.

"Hey, Grand Governor, there is no need to retreat from the boat! Didn't you say you wanted to take your brothers and sisters at home on a night trip to Chang'an? Wouldn't it be better to let the children go boating in Luoshui?" Bang!
Jia Hui's hand stopped on Tan Ji's shoulder: "It makes sense, then go ahead and make arrangements. By the way, the people you are looking for should be elegant, both boys and girls. Don't let those who are unscrupulous come on board." "

"Understood, they are all talented and beautiful young men from Qingyin's small class. They are absolutely good-natured!" Tan Ji assured, patting his chest.

That’s it for boys, let’s take them to see the world from an early age. After getting used to it, it can effectively avoid showing shyness in such places in the future, and it can also improve boys' tolerance to beautiful girls, but girls
That's all, the Taiwei has his own plan, just take the girls to see the world.

. . . . . .

After bidding farewell to Tan Ji outside the gate of the Dudu's Mansion and meeting to take the children on a night trip to Luoshui, Jia Hui took his soldiers and walked towards home.

Shi Bingyuan's death showed that the internal part of the artillery theft and selling case was over, and all that was left was to punish the offending kings in Monan and Mobei.

If you do something wrong, you must pay the price!
Regarding the grassland matter, Da Qi finally chose to manage it in a similar way to Dai Qing in his previous life.

The same great feudal Mongol kings divided them into Zasak lords, but they were not called "banners", but were still based on "tribes".

In addition, the comprehensive marriage with the Mongol kings did not happen, but it was not like in the early years that they were not in harmony with each other either life or death.

For the sake of the old Chen family's country, the emperor finally made a decision that went against his ancestors.
He ordered all his adult princesses to marry to the Monan Grassland, to the princes of the same age from large tribes such as Horqin and Tumote, so that in the future, the Daqi and Mongolian tribes would be nephews forever. uncle.

This is a treatment that even North Korea, known as Da Qi's first vassal and first filial son, does not have!
It was precisely because the princes and sons of Monan married the eldest princess and became the prince-consort of Daqi that the tribes of Monan were regarded as one of their own by the court and the people, and a new name was born——

The inner vassal was Mengwu.

Therefore, Monan Mengwu has been gradually replaced by the name "Inner Fan Mengwu" in recent years.

From Jia Hui's point of view, the royal family probably wanted to assimilate them into the inner vassal Mongols just like the Han Dynasty tamed the southern Xiongnu. .

As for Mobei Mengwu
There is no way, it is too far, and there are not enough princesses and eldest princesses, and there are even fewer princesses in the clan.

Among the existing princesses, the youngest is fifty-two years old. When this man got married, Taizong was still lingering in bed!
Therefore, the princes of Mobei can only try their luck.

It is precisely because of this difference in kinship and distance that the people in the country called them "Waifan Mengwu".

In addition to limited marriage, the master craftsmen of Daqi's Ministry of Industry finally came up with wool textile technology after untold hardships.
Although the current number of textile machines is small, the scale of trade between Guan Nei and the grassland is not large, but woolen sweaters and woolen clothes have quickly captured the hearts of Qi people both inside and outside Guan, both in terms of quality and dressing effect.
I think it won’t be long before the wool industry will become the pillar industry on which grassland people depend for their survival.

so.
As long as the Junggar, the last khanate in their minds that has the potential to restore the Mongol Empire, is destroyed, the Northern Kingdom will finally be able to enjoy peace.
"master?"

"Ah? What?"

The worried voice of the soldier interrupted Jia Hui's thoughts. Jia Hui woke up from a dream and suddenly found that he had been parked at the entrance of the Imperial College for a long time.

There is no other reason than that the gate of the Imperial College is surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside.

There were so many people that the street outside the Imperial College gate was cut in half, making it impossible to squeeze through. ,

"What's going on? Seventeen, go and ask."

"Okay!" Shi Qi promised, and just as he was about to go up to the courtyard wall to see what was going on, a voice that deeply impressed Jia Hui's heart came.
"Jinyu?"

"Ah, Old Tarzan!"

Jia Hui put his hands on the saddle and quickly jumped off the horse. He stood on the ground with a "thump" and bowed deeply to the person coming.
Imperial College offers wine to Li Shouzhong.

Li Wan's father-in-law.

"Haha, good son-in-law, please forgive me!" Seeing that this big man was indeed his good son-in-law, Li Shouzhong quickly helped Jia Hui up, and happily patted his son-in-law's arm, which was thicker than his own thigh.

Jia Hui's soldiers around him also quickly saluted the boss, and Li Shouzhong also smiled and greeted them.

After the soldiers stood up, they naturally surrounded their general and the boss, allowing them to chat in peace. As for himself and his party, they were on alert all around.

After his own soldiers completed their preparations, Jia Hui turned to Li Shouzhong and said, "Old Taishan, what are so many Imperial College supervisors gathered here doing?"

"Alas." Hearing this, Li Shouzhong let out a long sigh, which made people feel very tired: "Alas, since ancient times, in every prosperous age, the customs of our Han family have always been tolerant and open, embracing all rivers, and integrating the best of all countries into our country, including rituals and music. Clothing. It has always been like this since the Han Dynasty, but why did such a thing appear in the imperial dynasty?"

"Ah? Old Taishan, you mean there is an extremely conservative emperor making trouble?" Jia Hui quickly extracted the key points of Li Shouzhong's words, and he quickly reacted and looked at Li Shouzhong in surprise.

Although what his son-in-law said was a bit strange, as a grandmaster of the Imperial Academy and now one of the most knowledgeable masters in the Shilin, Li Shouzhong understood what his son-in-law said instantly as the name suggests and combined with the context.

"Oh, yes. It's simply an intracranial disease!"

"Tsk." Jia Hui looked at the gray-haired old Taishan with some sympathy. He had worked hard to deal with such a troublesome supervisor.
Jia Hui, who was about to comfort him and take Lao Taishan home for dinner, was about to speak when he heard a sudden shout from the crowd.
"Hey, that gentleman with the corrugated hat with sapphire beads, can you confront Xiao Ke?"

"Ok?"

(End of this chapter)