Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 65

"There is no reason to violate the king's law, and there is no fear of being punished, and the screams are shocking!

In an instant, the wandering soul went to Senluo Hall first, why didn't the world also complain? "

Under the banner of Jiaofang Division, Ningrenfang Theater Building.

As if to test the determination of the masters, there are several theater buildings and several Qingyin classes in the square that occupies half of the temple.

It also coincided with the first round of performances of the theater troupes under the Jiaofang Division after moving to the capital, and with Chen Si's invitation, Jia Hun came with a half-push.

The biggest difference between the opera building and the Qingyin small class is that the theater building is vegan, but it’s also good, watching the theater quietly is also good.

In the box on the second floor, apart from Jia Hun and Chen Si sitting side by side, there was no one else, and the closest ones were the guards standing outside the door.

"Ask me here, are you really just listening to the opera? This is the third discount, I have agreed, I will go to the Dudu Mansion later, and leave after listening to the opera."

"...You didn't say it earlier!" Chen Si cast a glance at Jia Hun.

"Lao Qi is back, and it will be time for him to become king in a few days."

"Old Seven? Seventh Prince?"

"That's right, as soon as he comes back, the protagonists of this battle will be all here."

Jia Hun was silent and took a sip of his tea.

"Remember Dou'e's gourd mention as a sin, read that Dou'e's body is not complete, and read that Dou'e has gone to do family affairs in the past. Mother-in-law, you only see that Master Dou'e has no mother's face."

On the stage, a few people were babbling and singing, but the audience was silent.

"So, the thirteenth king Zhongshun and the fourteenth king Zhongxin of the previous generation.

The eldest son of this generation, Sun Yizhong, your second brother Yikang, your third brother Yiren, your fourth brother Yiyong, your fifth brother Yixiao,

Finally, add the old seventh who is about to come back, huh, the eight kings seize the heir? "

"The two uncles don't need to say much. Since the throne has been passed down to our lineage, the possibility of them succeeding is very slim." Chen Jingyuan said while holding a teacup and staring at the stage.

"That can't be taken lightly. They can still do it if you are disgusted suddenly, let alone loyal. He is the only son of Concubine Zhen. Although I don't look down on the Zhen family, there is the Zhen family of Fengsheng old lady. It's really a big problem."

"Well, I don't know what Taizu thought at the time. Wouldn't it be good to have a descendant to establish a descendant, and no descendant to grow up? In this way, I just need to get rid of my two elder brothers.

You have to do something about establishing a virtuous man without heirs, heh, then, what is the standard for a virtuous person?And how can we judge whether he is worthy or not? "Chen Jingyuan slapped the cleaned teacup on the table vigorously.

"Slander the Great Ancestor? Just say it in front of me, and leave it in your stomach when you go out!" Jia Hun reminded.

"Don't worry, these words will be said in front of you."

There was a sudden silence in the box.

"It's not that I, Dou E, made such a headless wish. I really have a lot of grievances; if there are no spiritual saints to pass on to the world, the sky may not be clear. I don't want half-stars, blood, red dust, and only in Bachiqi Gun Su Lianxuan..."

The people on the stage sang hard.

"Speaking of which, you actually only have four opponents." Jia Hun broke the silence.

"Your two elder brothers count as one. They were both sent to Ji Town and Xuan Mansion. I read their files. They haven't fought a single battle in the past three years. No, it's not called never. At most, it’s just a small conflict on the scale of a thousand people. The performance is... quite satisfactory.”

Jia Hun grinned.

"It should be said that they are indeed born of a mother. Although they are not twins, they have exactly the same temper. They are arrogant, arrogant, and have repeatedly violated military discipline. If they were not princes, they would have been chopped off by the Shangguan."

"Ha, Huang Guifei is actually arrogant..." Chen Si said with a smile.

"Imperial concubine? Where did the imperial concubine come from... Ah, the Huang side concubine back then, I remember. To be honest, the longan and lotus seed soup he made is really amazing..." A person holding a small casserole squinted at people The glamorous beauty appeared in Jia Hun's mind.

I've seen her before when I went to play with the emperor who was the third prince at that time, so she can be regarded as the object of Jia Hun's adolescent fantasy.

"Disfigured."

"Ah, disfigured?"

"Yeah, she was bitten by some kind of bug. It was so itchy that she scratched it all day long, and finally her whole face was swollen and pus-filled. It was healed years ago, but the scar on her face was just..." Chen Si suddenly noticed that Jia Hun Drinking tea with a melancholy face, he stopped quickly.

"you will not…"

"Ahem, nothing, nothing, I don't have the guts!"

Chen Si still looked at Jia Hun solemnly, making him uncomfortable all over.

"Okay, okay, I do have a little...feeling, but do you dare to say that you don't have the same fantasies?" Jia Hun became annoyed.

"Ahem, to be honest, I actually liked a maid in the imperial grandfather's palace at that time..."

Jia Hun and Chen Jingyuan looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"It's far away, the second one is Yizhong, although this kid doesn't deal with me, he still has the capital.

To put it bluntly, the throne actually belongs to his family, if it hadn't been for the old prince's night..." Jia Hun still didn't say anything about it.

"Anyway, in the eyes of some people, his loyalty is orthodox. When I was the commander of the horse army in the Beijing camp, I also learned that there are indeed several regiment commanders who tend to be loyal to him. It's not in vain. I stayed in Beijing for three years."

The soldiers in the Beijing camp are rotated every few years, but the commander is not.

"Yizhong has always been the one spying on the throne." Chen Si nodded in agreement.

"Then there is Lao Qi. He went to the emperor's territory to train for the Japanese army in the south of the Yangtze River. Although the intensity and number of battles he experienced were not as many as ours, he was still quite experienced.

The Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion gave him the highest evaluation, and the Japanese army also obeyed him very much. This is a great enemy! "

Chen Si nodded.

"But you don't have to worry too much. After all, when we were young, we had a good relationship with him. We may not become enemies. Let's see how he chooses."

"In the end, it's all about faithfulness."

"Faithful? It stands to reason that he is the same as Zhongshun, and he has long been disqualified from inheriting, right?"

The elder brother has no offspring, or the heirs are too young to be brothers and sisters. Right now, the emperor has five princes who have completed their military experience.

"But those people in the south are not reconciled!
To put it bluntly, although my Jia family was born in Jinling, it is a big family in the south of the Yangtze River.But in private, he has long been regarded as a northerner. Daqi relied on the Jianghuai powerhouse and Shandong soldiers to win the world. In their view, they are all northerners.

My grandfather grew up in Jinling, and he could still be regarded as one of his own by them when he was alive, but since my father, he was completely raised in the north, and they no longer recognize him!This is also the biggest reason why they resolutely switched from my Jia family to the Zhen family.

They are not willing to be suppressed by the northerners like me again!
So, as the only adult prince who was born in the south, especially the Zhen family, why didn't they take a gamble? "

"But what is the reason for the Zhen family?" Chen Si was puzzled. The fact that the Zhen family was able to stand up was entirely due to Mrs. Zhen, who was once the emperor's nurse. Come.

"Just because the Zhen family has a prince's nephew who belongs to the Southerners, that's enough!"

Only then did Chen Si realize that, indeed, his attention had always been on the help of his mother clan, after all, a son is more valuable than a mother.

But it ignores the fact that mothers are more expensive than children in this world.

Both myself and Jia Hun in front of me are examples of how mothers are more valuable than their children!
"Then the Jiangnan Beiwa army should also be a Jiangnan force, right? Why don't you push the old seven?"

"Because most of the people preparing for the Japanese army in the south of the Yangtze River are from Shandong and Hu...Fujian people, and people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang account for a little more than one-third, less than half. What kind of Jiangnan power is it?
Not to mention, the several She people rebellions in Fujian more than ten years ago were all suppressed by the Jiangnan camp.

The chaos has calmed down, but the Han people have also suffered. What those people did was as light as the sky, so they would not support a prince from the Jiangnan family! "

"Makes sense."

The box fell silent again.

"Don't tell me that I think that the dead daughter and him have reconciled their crimes, and I can only see the three-year drought in Chuzhou County.

In the past, Yu Gong once confessed to the filial wife of the East China Sea, and it really inspired the spirit rain like a spring.

How can we just prevaricate and say that natural disasters occur on behalf of others, but we don't want people's intentions to touch the sky.

Today, the document will be corrected again, Fang Xian's royal family law will not cause people to be wronged. "

"it is good!"

"Good singing, give it to Grandpa!"

After the show was over, the audience applauded again and again. From time to time, there were voices of how much silver taels a certain master gave, and the musicians on the stage couldn't help but let out a happy smile. This performance is over!

The curtain fell, and after a while, it rose again, and the entire musicians who participated in the performance gathered on the stage.

"Visit the law with integrity and integrity!"

"I'm so moved by Dou E's injustice!"

Everyone sang in unison, and the gentlemen in the audience applauded.

According to the rules set by Taizu, after returning to the stage and singing some ditties again and again, the morning show is over, so take a good rest, and there will be another show in the afternoon!

Taizu was very supportive of the Liyuan business, and the status of the Lehus was also improved to a certain extent.

But actors and actors are also different.

Daqi resumed the romantic position of Poetry Collector and assigned it to Jiaofang Division.

Poetry collectors go all over the country to collect the latest folk songs and operas every year, and then bring them back to the Jiaofang Division for sorting out, and finally perform them for the emperor.

Although they are only ninth-rank officials, because the poetry collectors go deep into the people, they seem to be spies, so not many people dare to provoke them.

They also have a task, which is to find outstanding talents in various troupes, regardless of whether they are playing or acting, they will be recommended to the Jiaofang Division to participate in the assessment.

After countless difficult tests, and even a two-and-a-half to three-year probationary period, those who pass all excellent qualifications will be awarded the status of Le Hu, which is called "Le Shi" because of getting rid of lowly status.

Only these musicians are qualified to play in front of the emperor, playing Zhonghe Shaoyue, and performing those ancient dance music.

The vast majority of musicians will stay in the Ministry of Rites and Jiaofang Division, but a very small number of them will return to the folk, either return to the original troupe, or set up their own troupe.

But after all, these are a minority, and the majority of the world are lowly opera actors whose bodies are as small as dust and whose lives are lower than grass.

In the private room, Jia Hun and Jia Hun walked out of the private room after seeing that the people below were almost gone.

"Think about what I said. There is nothing wrong with the left and right recently. That's fine. I'm going to the Governor's Mansion too. If you need anything, just ask me."

After finishing speaking, Jia Hun rode his horse and walked towards the Dudu's Mansion.

. . . . . .

Huaian.

The residence of the Water Transport Yamen, the headquarters of the Water Trade Union, and the place where Xu Guogong and Mrs. Liu were honored.

Li Shi led the horse and walked on the street outside the city.

For some reason, pedestrians are a little depressed?

Five days ago, Uncle Lin and Aunt Min ordered him to come to Huai'an to deliver a letter.

He who was also killed from the dead man's den also understood the importance of this letter.

After wrapping the letter tightly with oiled paper, he and another companion who was carrying the letter to Luoyang plunged into the ditch, dived into the small river, and did not come out of the water until they swam to the canal outside the city.

After finding the young servant of the Lin family who had been waiting here for a long time, he changed into the linen robes that people in the Jianghu often wear, rode on the horse that had been prepared long ago, and the two immediately headed north.

All the way, I really wandered leisurely like a river and lake person. After walking non-stop for five days, I finally arrived at Li Shi's destination, Huai'an.

After parting with his companions who were sending letters to Luoyang outside the city, Li Shi came to a teahouse by the canal.

There are scattered people in the teahouse, and the storyteller is telling the story of the Northern Expedition in the corner.

"Guest officer, how many are you? One? Come, a distinguished guest! Guest officer, this way please!"

Xiaoer led Li Shi to a small table.

"Second brother, please give me some good news right away. Take a look at my tea. It's less than [-] Wen, just quench your thirst!"

"Okay! Wait a moment, officer!"

For some reason, even Xiaoer didn't have many polite words.

After driving for five days in a row, Li Shi planned to reward himself with a good drink.

Not long after, Xiaoer served himself a cup of herbal tea from Guangdong and Guangxi.

Drinking it beautifully, thinking of what Aunt Min taught him, Li Shi put the saucer, tea bowl and bowl lid on the table respectively, and put the lid on the saucer.

I heard from my aunt that when the Cao Gang was still there in the previous dynasty, people had to kowtow to the wharf first. Now that the Cao Gang has been abolished, only some small rules still remain.

Suddenly, there was silence in the teahouse.

This guy drank his tea before starting to fiddle with it, what do you mean?
Sure enough, Li Shi thought to himself.

Putting the tea bowl on the tea lid again, the people around were even more puzzled.

Is this knowing the rules or not knowing the rules?
This is the place where the spies of the Cao Trade Union meet with the trade union. In recent years, some officials from the Cao Gang have also passed through here to secretly ask for help.

Everyone tacitly treats it as a secret, and no one will tell it except the confidants in their confidantes.

Thinking of this, everyone roughly guessed what this person was.

First-time rookie!
Li Shi is such a person, who followed Uncle Lin through life and death, and has long been regarded by the Lin family as his own.

"Small the listing!"

Fearing that Li Shi would make some joke again, the little second came over quickly and put a pair of chopsticks horizontally on the tea lid.

"Dare to ask the boss your name, where is your place?"

"My surname is Li at home, and my surname is Jia when I go out. Now I live in Yangzhou with my grandparents..."

Li Shi honestly followed Jia Min's instructions.

He heard more than ten sounds of drawing swords, not to mention the sound of four crossbows being wound up!

"Jia, Yangzhou?"

In the corner of the teahouse, someone was meditating, thought of something, and stood up quickly.

"May I ask the boss if there is a threshold?"

Xiao Er took out a dagger out of nowhere and dangled it in front of Li Shi's eyes.

"Rong, Rongning..."

"Okay, Shui Sheng, this is a serious person, you go down first."

"Okay, Second Uncle."

Xiao Er glanced at Li Shi again, and then retreated.

Li Shi looked up at the person coming.

Hey, isn't this the storyteller just now?
"Boy, come back and talk back!"

As soon as the storyteller waved his hand, Li Shi heard the sound of unwinding the strings.

Huh, life saved.

backyard.

The storyteller didn't say anything, just sat on the chair and spoke.

"brand."

"The sign, ah, old sir, here it is!"

Li Shi quickly handed over the token representing the Jia family in his arms.

"It's really the token of the Jia family. You say you are from Yangzhou, so you belong to Miss Min Si?"

The storyteller observed the token carefully for a while, then raised his head to look at Li Shi.

"Yes, the younger one is a soldier sent by the family to protect Aunt Min."

"Okay, I see, Miss Si must have given you a letter, please give it to me."

"Yes!"

Li Shi handed the letter in his arms to this person again.

The storyteller opened the letter, dipped some water with a brush on the table, and brushed it on the letter paper.

Seeing some handwriting appearing on the paper, Li Shi breathed a sigh of relief.

Quickly tore out another letter from the oiled paper, and handed it to Mr. Storyteller again.

The gentleman was not surprised either, he brushed the envelope with another kind of water calmly, then opened the letter and read it carefully.

Snapped!
"The Salt Gang is deceiving people too much! Little brother, come with me to visit the old man, and the old man will definitely give Miss Min Si justice!"

The storyteller took Li Shi's hand and walked out.

when!
At this moment, a bell rang from the city, and the storyteller was taken aback for a moment, then let go of Li Shi's hand, and rushed to the street in the front yard like crazy, staring at the city gate intently.

Everyone on the street stopped what they were doing, stood up, and stared blankly at the city gate.

The bell was ringing non-stop, knocking on everyone's heart, becoming more and more empty, more and more empty...

The bell stopped after 1, and the crowd stunned at the city gate were driven to both sides of the road by the gatekeepers crying. Suddenly, three knights in solid linen rushed out of the city gate and walked along the road. Run to the distance.

"Ahhhhh!!"

I don't know who yelled in pain, and in an instant, countless people began to cry, even the big men in the teahouse burst into tears, like a helpless child.

The water workers also stopped, looking at the big city, weeping silently.

Soon, all the bright colors were put away, Huai'an soon turned into a white city, and gradually spread.

Li Shi stood blankly at the entrance of the teahouse, he was not stupid to break out of the salt merchant's hands many times, after entering Huai'an, the oppressive atmosphere, Xiaoer's absent-mindedness, everything was straightened out.

He closed his eyes in pain.

Daqi's last founding nobleman, Xu Guogong, died.

　Thanks to the book friends for the reward of mathematics and English!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)