Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 67
The matter of ethnology is just like this for the time being, and no matter what, we have to wait for the people who choose to study to come out after three months.

After bidding farewell to Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng, Jia Hun did not go home, but wandered aimlessly in the city.

Coincidentally, I caught up with the old man selling candied haws.

"Hey, old man, are you moving here too?"

He took out a candied haws and started chatting.

"Returning to the father-in-law, the old man's son and daughter-in-law said that they want to sign the business here in Luoyang. Don't worry about the old man living in Beiping alone, so the old man will follow."

"Business? Since you can start a business, it's impossible for you to be short of food. Why are you still selling candied haws outside? What kind of business does your son and daughter-in-law do? I'll go and seek justice for you!"

Jia Hun frowned. The old man was in his seventies and eighties. If the family had no livelihood, he could understand that the old man came out to earn money, but his son and daughter-in-law were already in business, even if it was just weaving and selling baskets. The harvest these years has been good. It must be sold, so why let the old man come out?

"Hey, the old man's ancestral family business, Tang Fu Ji."

Jia Hun, who was still filled with righteous indignation just now, froze.

"Fuck, such a big family business, old man, why are you going around the streets to buy candied haws?"

"Hehe, my father-in-law doesn't know. The old man's first skill in elementary school was making candied haws. Back then, Tangfuji was a small pastry stall. The old man followed my father to sell them in the streets, and my father pushed the cart. , the old man is carrying candied haws on his back, that's just a day away.

Later, by chance, I found a pastry recipe from the former royal family at an old book stand, and the old man followed suit. He followed the recipe at first, and then the old man was indeed a bit talented, and he created many new pastry recipes, Tang Fu Ji That's how big it is.

But the old man still likes selling candied haws in the streets and alleys the most. After teaching my son how to make dim sum, the old man picked up the work he did when he was young.

It is also thanks to the old man who went to a private school for a few days and learned some words, otherwise, the old man selling candied haws along the street would not be called a hobby, but a livelihood! "

Jia Hun was silent.

Damn, I thought you were an unfilial son and daughter who didn't support you, so you ran out to sell candied haws. I didn't think so, you are idle!

"Tsk, it's up to you."

He ate the last hawthorn in his mouth, threw the stick into the drain, and left without looking back.

. . . . . .

The government of the state of punishment was established by imperial edict.

The mansion of Lu Guan, Jia Hun's old boss.

I came here before I knew it, and since they were all here, it wouldn't be a problem if I didn't come to have a look, so I sent someone to the nearest Tangfuji branch to buy some freshly baked dim sum, and Jia Hun came to the door.

The doorman naturally recognized Jia Hui, so he quickly accepted Jia Hui in. Lu Guan's eldest son served as the deputy commander in Yulin, his second son died young, and his youngest son is now studying in the Imperial College. His old wife also left a few years ago. The only master is Lu Guan himself.

Lu Guan's concubines were not qualified to receive Jia Hun, so Jia Hun went directly to Lu Guan's residence under the leadership of the maid.

"Da Duhu, Hun is here to see you!"

Putting the snacks on the table, Jia Hun walked to Lu Guan's couch and sat on the twig.

"Jin, Jinyu is here, this old man's body is really, really getting more and more uncomfortable, Lao Yang, go to the Guozijian and call the old and the youngest back..." Lu Guan said weakly lying on the bed .

Since the Battle of Rest and he was granted the title of duke, perhaps his long-cherished wish had been fulfilled, and his body collapsed.

In the early years, Lu Guan was also a good player in the battle, and injuries were commonplace, and often even got new injuries before he recovered.

He was fine when he was young, but when he was old, a wind-cold caused an attack of an old injury, which almost killed him. Although he was rescued, half of his body was paralyzed, and he could only lie on the bed.

Seeing that Lu Guan, who was still very big last year, suddenly became skinny, Jia Hun felt very uncomfortable.

"Da Duhu, you must, must take care of your health!"

Jia Hun's nose was blocked.

"Birth, birth, old age, sickness and death, this is the norm. Old, old man can earn one, and the prince has already surpassed it. There are countless robes. And, what is there, not satisfied...cough cough cough..." As he spoke, Lu Guan Coughed up.

Jia Hun quickly helped Lu Guan up, patted his back to give him a breath.

"Prince Protector, don't talk anymore..."

Lu Guan panted heavily.

"No, it's okay..."

"Stop talking!"

Jia Hun's attitude was very firm, so Lu Guan closed his mouth.

In order to prevent Lu Guan from speaking, Jia Hun decided to speak first.

"Prince Protector, a new round of succession is about to begin..."

"The court will probably be divided into four parties, the Zhongxin Party, the King Zhongxin and the Jiangnan clan, at most Zhongshun, but with his temperament, there is a high probability that he will pass alone.

Then there is the Huang Guifei party, which is the second and third princes today.

Then there is Yizhong Party, you know Yizhong, Prince Li...

Finally, there is Lao Qi, Lao Qi was born in the Japanese army and is the current direct descendant..."

"Chen Si has accompanied the driver for the past few months, and has always maintained the style of working hard but also coming to things. He does not deliberately approach the emperor to flatter him, but he has always shown himself in front of the emperor.

He is the only prince in their generation. I think it's better to keep a low profile, but occasionally he goes on the road, so that the second sage won't ignore him.

Anyway, my northwest department is full of talents, with soldiers and food, so we are not afraid of what happens..."

"Although Luoyang is far away from the frontier armies of the five towns of Shanxi, Hebei and Liaodong, and far away from the Jiangnan Daying and Jiangnan Beiwa Army, but there are gains and losses, but it is very close to our hometown, Kansai..."

"In this Northern Expedition, I also focused on making our people perform meritorious service. Youda from Ningxia, General Lin Jin from Yulin, and Luda, the infantry vanguard..."

Jia Hun talked about the people who seized the throne, their respective forces, and the recent development of the Northwest Army. Lu Guan kept nodding his head.

"Okay, okay, Jinyu, what you did is very good... The fourth, the fourth prince is a, a good one. I am old and useless. Everyone in the northwest and northwest, I will leave it to you..."

Jia Hun had already become the highest nobleman in the civil and military affairs of the Northwest Department after Lu Guan, and he was also the governor of the left army, so it was inevitable to succeed Lu Guan as the party leader.

"Da Duhu..." Jia Hun's eyes were also red. During the battle to conquer the west, Lu Guan had always brought him by his side to teach military affairs hand in hand. If the opponent hadn't been overwhelmed, otherwise, he could teach in the battle.

For Jia Hun, Lu Guan's status in his heart was second only to his grandfather Jia Daishan.

"Don't, don't act like a child, I can't do it anymore, I really can't do it. Next, I can only let you face the court alone..." As he spoke, Lu Guan's voice became weaker and weaker. , closed his eyes.

Jia Hun quickly put his hand under Lu Guan's nose, and when he felt that Lu Guan was still breathing, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He let Lu Guan lie back on the couch again, climbed up and listened to his heartbeat, and then he felt relieved.

Although her heart rate has weakened a lot, she is still working healthy.

"Brother Shi..." A young boy in a light green Taoist robe walked in. He was soft and weak, not like a general.

This is Lu Guan's youngest son, Lu Cong.

For some reason, he was weak and sickly from birth, and the imperial physician said he couldn't survive several serious illnesses, but Lu Cong still struggled to survive.

"Ah, it's Brother Cong. I'll come to see the Chief Protector, but it will delay your homework."

"It's all right, brother, there is no class this afternoon, and I happened to walk to the door of the house!"

"That's good, as long as you don't delay your studies..."

"Brother, father, this is..." Lu Cong felt flustered when he saw his father lying on the bed with his eyes closed.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. The guardian is just too tired and fell asleep. Send someone over to watch carefully, and prepare a pot of porridge. After talking to me for so long, you should be able to eat something when you wake up."

Lu Cong breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's fine, it's fine..."

Lu Cong wiped his sweat with a sweat towel, and put it back into his collar.

"Brother, it's getting late, why don't we go after dinner at home?"

"Okay, it's a pity that you are still too young, otherwise, I must have a good drink with you..."

The two walked towards the main hall talking and laughing.

As early as when Lu Cong returned home, he had arranged for a banquet to be prepared.

"How about it, is Qiu Wei sure to take the exam?"

Jia Hun asked, picked up a slice of meat with chopsticks, and stuffed it into his mouth.

"It's... still a bit unclear..." Speaking of his studies, Lu Cong was also a little embarrassed.

"Why, what's wrong?"

"Jingyi...You know, Shixiong, my memory is actually not that good..."

Lu Cong's talent is actually mediocre, but Lu Guan still invited many teachers to teach him, and he has been working hard, and his hard work paid off. Although he only passed the bottom dozens of exams, he was able to pass the exam.

Then there is raising people.

"It's okay, people like us don't have the only way out of studying, I think the Imperial Guard will find you a noble title that will make you rich and honorable for a lifetime..."

Lu Cong nodded slightly.For a mediocre person like him, he was lucky to be born in a duke's family.

I ate a few more mouthfuls of food, and it was enough to be seventy percent full.

Jia Hun wiped his mouth, rinsed his mouth, and prepared to bid farewell to Lu Cong.

"If the chief guardian has any... orders, you must remember to tell me!"

After giving Lu Cong a last word, Jia Hun got into the carriage and prepared to go home.

He doesn't want to ride a horse today.

The carriage drove across the bluestone road and walked slowly towards Chunfengfang.

The caring groom knew that after eating a full stomach of food, whether he drank or not, he would easily vomit if he dangled around.

Come out of Lu's house in Dunhuafang and walk westward.

When he reached Zhitian Street, he heard the sound of three horseshoes, and Jia Hun quickly opened the curtains to take a look.

He was wearing sackcloth!
It's fine to wear ragged sackcloth, but there are three batches of high-quality war horses sitting on the crotch of Hongling Jishi!

who died?
Realizing that something was wrong, Jia Hui quickly stopped the car and told them to drive to the imperial city, while he changed his clothes.

Soon, Jia Hun wore a crimson official uniform, which was a very simple attire.

The sleeves are three feet wide, and the overall color is bright red, but it is embroidered with dark patterns of sunflowers of the same color.

He fastened the jade belt with a single tart tail, and took out a piece of tooth wat from the drawer. At this moment, the carriage slowed down.

I have crossed the ecliptic bridge, and now I am waiting to be summoned in front of the Duanmen.

As the only man in his prime of life among the five major governors, if anything happens, the emperor will definitely send someone to look for him.

As soon as the carriage stopped, the Jingyang bell rang.

I have already sent someone home and said that I went to Duanmen.

Soon, officials from various ministries also rushed to the imperial city. Some wore regular uniforms with patches, and some wore official uniforms without patches like Jia Hun.

After observing for a while, he found that there were not many people, so he asked Jia Hun to put on his black yarn fluttering wings crown.

This black gauze hat was different from the one Jia Hun wore on his wedding day.

It was a square hat with front and back sides, with a foot two inches long at both ends, and the ends turned up.

"Great Governor!"

"General!"

Seeing Jia Hui get off the carriage, the crowd hurriedly surrounded him to ask his health and inquire about the news.

"No, I also saw Hong Ling's urgent envoy on Tianjie Street, so I rushed here. However, those three people are all wearing white linen, so it's probably not good news!"

The scene quickly quieted down.

At the end of the last bell, everyone who was supposed to come had arrived, even the old marshals who were still under the care of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion rushed over.

Following the ritual officer, he tidied up his collars in the dark and divided them into civil and military classes. Afterwards, everyone followed the chief assistant of the civil official master, and several senior military officers lined up at the front, leading all civil and military officers into the Duanmen towards Mingtang go…

　Two shifts, [-] words, it is true that I have reached my limit, and in the end I am sleepy and confused.Not much to say, sleep!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)