Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 86
Dunhuang County Government House, Yingtai Hall.

"Find out? What's the background of the gambling house?"

Jia Hun put away his hippie smile and changed back to that serious look.

"It's not really found out. It can only be said that there is a new clue. It's a coincidence that when the people below went to check the gambling house, the Hu Shen general from Jiangnan Daying also happened to pass by."

Tan Ji got up and poured Jia Hui a cup of tea.

"Then, the subordinates found out that General Hushen was sneaking around and ran to the backyard, and the subordinates took advantage of the darkness and sneaked in."

"Backyard? Isn't it a basement or a dark room? Is he really afraid that some little thief will show him?"

"What's there to be afraid of? There are always some big customers who don't want others to see their faces. Big customers are carrying a box of money. Isn't this little thing satisfying?
As for why you don't enter the secret room, what if you want to seek money and kill me and lock me in?At least I can escape from the backyard, so it makes these big customers feel safer..."

"Ahem, it's getting too far!" Jia Hun cleared his throat.

"Oh, blame me, blame me!

I went on to say, Xiaoqi under my command then saw General Hu Cang give a box of silver to the owner of the gambling shop, his face was full of hesitation, as if he wanted to ask for something from the owner.

But the boss just smiled, and said a few more words, which caused the Hushen general to draw his sword to kill!
But after the boss said a few more words, General Hu Shen put his saber back into its sheath with an angry expression on his face, turned his head and left! "

"Why didn't you hear a word?" Jia Yucun was a little puzzled.

"It's too far away. My little flag was able to sneak in thanks to the dark clouds covering the moon last night, and there was no moonlight. Going forward is equivalent to walking through it brightly! In addition, those people are talking in a low voice, so they can find out These are already pretty good!" Tan Ji explained.

"Well, that's right. At least we have a new direction. We will send more people to focus on this line! Give that Xiaoqi a hundred taels of silver. You did it for me, and I'll make it up for you!" Jia Hun nodded. , finally opened up a new battlefield.

Hope to break the deadlock!
"Yes! On behalf of the brothers, I would like to thank the Governor!" Tan Ji hurriedly got up and bowed down to Jia Hun.

"Hehe, there's no need to do this, you deserve it, as long as you work hard, serve the court well, and serve the country! You will have money, and you will have a future!"

"Humble duty, remember the teachings of the governor!"

"Students remember the general's teachings!"

"Well, you two work hard, whether you can stand up or not depends on your ability!"

Jia Hun stood up, stopped in front of Jia Yucun, bent down and patted Jia Yucun's shoulder.

"Especially you, Shi Fei, no matter how old Tan is, he's still a fifth-rank official of a thousand households. Even if you go all the way to the end, there is still a fifth-rank promotion to be awarded the honor of General Wude.

Leaving Xiuyiwei, some Bianzhen wanted to transfer him there!Even if he retired from his post at this point, he would still be retired with the treatment of a fifth-rank military officer.

What about you?You have nothing left, think about your family, think about your own future, think about the prefect of Jinling and the eight hundred Dadian comfort envoys!You have to do a good job! "

While talking, Jia Hun patted Jia Yucun's shoulder, his utilitarian words hit Jia Yucun's heart like a heavy hammer.

Tan Ji on the side hesitated to speak.

Metropolitan Governor, can you hope that the humble position will be better!
But, am I already this powerful?

. . . . . .

After discussing some details of the plan with the two, they both went back to sort it out.

Since I will have an open and honest talk with Deng Yuan tomorrow, no matter what the result of the talk is, I have to go to Jiangnan Daying.

The time is set for the day after tomorrow.

Tomorrow, I have a dinner date with Deng Yuan. Going to the barracks drunk is not a good thing.

Jia Hun was still sitting on the left side of the main hall, on the main seat, with his head lowered and meditating.

An invisible, soundless and colorless aura radiated from his body, and the huge picture of tigers roaring mountains and rivers hanging on the wall invisibly deepened this aura, making the servants in the room stand there tense and bowed their heads, not daring to speak out. Any sound comes.

This group of mysterious forces that appeared unexpectedly really added countless variables.

Where do they come from?

Just as Tan Ji said, in the Jianghu, the magic way has been damaged, and it is impossible to organize such a large number of people.As for Zhengdao, it is really not worthwhile to do such a thing that will lose your head if you are not careful.

Originally, the relationship between the rivers and lakes and the imperial court has long since been different from the state when the country was founded due to various reasons.Heroes are prohibited by martial arts, and the reckless behavior of these so-called "heroes" has made the relationship between the two sides so bad that they are fighting openly and secretly.

Part of the function of Embroidery Guard and Dongji Factory is to monitor and interfere with Jianghu.

If the dignitaries above the court know that they are actually involved in collusion with merchants and soldiers, or even seizing the throne.

Oh, I'm afraid that the imperial decree to order the Great General Sima, the Governor of the Left Army, Dunhuang County Duke Jia Hunma to step into the rivers and lakes will be in his hands.

Is it the Jiangnan family?

This is very possible, but their family was almost infiltrated into a sieve by Xiuyiwei and Dongchang, and they did not find any signs of raising private soldiers. Weidang's bandit dens were wiped out.

At this point, no clues related to the private soldiers were found.

As for mariners...

They are fighting fiercely with the Donghai Division and the Jiangnan Beiwa Army. How can they have the energy to influence the Jiangnan camp?
religion?

It cannot be said that the country is prosperous and the people are safe. There were even some small rebellions in the past few years, but now it is the heyday of Daqi, and generally speaking, the world is still peaceful.

Things suddenly reached an impasse.

There was no other way, but to see what big fish the casino could catch with this line.

Still, there is good news.

My wife, Mrs. Li Wan of Dunhuang County, probably, seemingly, maybe... probably pregnant...

When I received this letter yesterday afternoon, I couldn't believe it!

Although most of what was written in the letter was Li Wan's strong reaction after complaining about her pregnancy, repeatedly mentioning that she hadn't confirmed it yet, and she needed to further check this kind of reserved words.

But judging from the pride that Li Wan expressed between the lines, she probably was indeed pregnant.

You've only been married for less than three months, right?So fast!

Jia Hun was quite sure that this was his child, after all, Li Wan was indeed a virgin when they got married, and the relationship between the two was not fake...

I just can't believe that I am going to be a father at such a young age...

He hasn't even been a child yet!
What will your child be like?Male or female?What will the temperament be like?Will you get along well with yourself...

Jia Hun didn't feel excited, but was unstoppably confused about the future.

. . . . . .

The capital of the gods, the mansion of Dunhuang County.

The whole mansion was full of joy. Just today, the mistress still hasn't had her menstrual event this month. This is the second month in a row!
Coupled with the repeated confirmation by the old gynecologist who was arrested by the old man who lived next door for several days in a row, the old doctor of the gynecological holy hand palace who specializes in treating the ladies in the palace, their mistress, Mrs. Li Wan, is pregnant!

Jia Hun's uncle, Yuan Xiang, who is now the chief steward of the government, immediately set off three red firecrackers with a thousand rings!

All the female family members of the two eastern mansions were mobilized, and even the old lady who rarely went out came to the county mansion with Sanchun Baoyu in a sedan chair.

Those old brothers who have been paying attention to the county government have also sent their female relatives to visit Mrs. Sister-in-law, and even prepared some small toys for children in advance, some small soft bows, knives, small soft bows made of cork and balsa wood. Wooden weapons such as swords and small spears.

Niu Zhao, a fierce man who learned a good cobbler's craft in Anxi, even gave his little nephew a calfskin armor that a child at least three years old can wear...

Never thought about whether Jia Hun's first child was a boy or a girl!
However, given the general environment here, they naturally hope that there will be a male in the elder brother's family so that the Dunhuang County Government can be passed on.

Still in Li Wan's womb, he didn't know whether it was a male or female embryo, and he possessed several sets of weapons and armors at once. When he grows up and goes to school in the future, he doesn't know how many classmates he will be envious of!
As the owners of this mansion, Jia Hun and Li Wan naturally lived in the main hall of the county mansion, in the courtyard behind Yingtai Hall.

Nearly No. 20 female family members, led by Jia Mu and the princess Jia Yuanchun, sat around Li Wan's bed, chatting about something.

Li Wan'an was lying quietly on the bed. She had just confirmed her pregnancy, and she had already wiped her forehead around her face, stroking her undulating belly lovingly, exuding the breath of maternal love.

"Oh... Now that the daughter-in-law of Hui is pregnant with an heir, she has given an account to the ancestors of the Jia family. Even if the old lady went to see the Duke immediately, it would be worth it!"

Mother Jia took Li Wan's left hand with emotion and said.

"What did the old lady say? You are going to live a long life, and you will be needed to help look after the granddaughter-in-law and the master's grandson!" Li Wan said hastily.

"Yes, old ancestor, Yuanchun's children are waiting for you to take care of! There are also my elder brother's, Lian's, Baoyu's, Cong's, Huan's, and three younger sisters!
At that time, there will be a group of little dolls around you, 'Old ancestor, old ancestor! ' shouted, when the time comes, don't be bothered! Yuan Chun quickly echoed Li Wan's words and made Jia's mother happy.

The wives around her also complimented the old lady one after another, trying to make her happy.

"Oh, that's amazing, hahahaha..." Mother Jia was too happy to speak.

What would it be like if there were really a group of little dolls surrounding him called ancestors!

If the master knows that there will be so many grandchildren who will marry me at the knees of Jia Shishi, will he be so jealous that he will go crazy?
Alas, Grandpa, you left too early!

Mother Jia sighed.

In the front yard, Jia Amnesty is entertaining friends and relatives who are close to his eldest brother.

The main host was Chen Jingyuan, Prince of Yiyong.

Even though he was in the Rongguo Mansion next door, he was still a master who was crushed by his wife in the East Courtyard and survived in name only.

But in the dunhuang county mansion to the west, he, Jia She, is a real old man!
Although I am not yet 40 years old...

"Hahaha, Your Majesty, Brother Hun's baby is about to be born, and you and Sister Yuan have to work hard, hahaha!" Jia She was so happy today.

"Shi, Uncle Shi..." Chen Jingyuan, who was sitting next to Jia She, responded to Jia She's words helplessly.

There is no way, giving birth to him now is just like zzzq.The emperor said it when he saw it, the grandmother said it when he saw it, and he said it when he saw his father. Now he basically dare not leave the house unless necessary.

However, he is still too immature, and the emperor will send his servants over every day at the hour of You to supervise him...

What kind of torture is this!

Now, even the old uncle Jia She has started to urge him, but he hasn't said anything yet. After all, Jia She often went to and from the court back then, and he can be regarded as an elder who watched him grow up.

Not to mention that he is the biological father of his dead brother Jia Hun, and the uncle of his princess Jia Yuanchun!

No way, bear with it...

. . . . . .

The fact that Li Wan was pregnant didn't have much impact on Jia Hun who was far away in Jinling, after all, there were still more than seven months left.

But Jia Hui still sent Jincai to go out to buy a lot of Jiangnan specialties and send them to Li Wan.

I still need to speed up the progress, and try to get everything done within three months, so I can go back and take care of the pregnant woman!

Jia Hun didn't want to miss the birth of his first heir!

Feeling over, continue to go back to the backyard to have fun!
I had lunch in Zhu Xi's yard and stayed there until dinner, then, under Zhu Xi's reluctant eyes, I turned into Bailu's yard.

When doing business, I always worry about breaking her slender waist...

The next day.

Jia Hun, who finished his morning exercise and had breakfast, did not slump in the rocking chair as usual, but returned to the backyard of the main hall, and tidied up his image in his bedroom.

The newly grown beard is shaved off with a razor so that the beard below is limited to the chin.

Shave off the upper and lower lip beard, that is, only the beard on the chin remains.

After washing my face carefully with bath beans with some spices, the facial cleansing is over.

Turning around, the maids were already waiting behind Jia Hun with their outer robes on the poles.

All are round neck gowns with narrow sleeves.

Jia Hun scratched his chin with his fingers, thought for a while, and ordered a golden uniform made of red gauze with a vermilion bird pattern.

Put on the jade belt, put on the net cloth shoes, and finally put on the big sapphire hat with Hetian jade beads hanging on it.Go to the Yimen in the south.

This time, Jia Hun did not send out a guard of honor, but only chose ten riders to follow.Although there are only ten cavalry, they are all elites with armored cavalry sequences.

Today's conversation will determine how tough Jia Hun will be on Jiangnan Camp.

. . . . . .

Deng House.

Regardless of title, honor or official position, Jia Hun was Deng Yuan's superior. According to the rules, the front door of Deng's mansion had to be opened to welcome people, so the front door was opened wide.

Although it was not exactly ten o'clock when the governor planned to arrive, Deng Yuan had already waited outside the main gate with all the men in the mansion.

Everyone, including Deng Yuan's five-year-old youngest son, was also held by Deng Yuan's eldest son, waiting eagerly.

"Father, it's still a quarter of an hour before ten o'clock! The baby is fine, but Xiaowu and Xiaoliu's legs are trembling, and they have already started crying! Or... Let them go to the porter to rest, wait for the big Come out when the governor arrives?"

"No! The distinguished guest must wait outside the door and greet him in person. Persevere!" Deng Yuan immediately retorted when he heard his eldest son's words.

The eldest son didn't make a sound, and the two younger ones were crying and tugging at his elder brother's hand.

Deng Yuan looked at this scene, a trace of unbearableness flashed across his face, but he still didn't say anything.

At this moment, a team of horses turned in from the corner of the street and walked towards him.

Deng Yuan took a closer look, it was the governor!

"Come on, big brother, lead your brothers and me to welcome the honored guest!"

After finishing speaking, Deng Yuan tidied up his clothes and went towards Jia Hun meticulously.

"Deng Yuan, general officer of the Jiangnan Battalion, who is a low-ranking officer, bring the whole family to see the Commander!" Fifteen units away from Jia Hun, Deng Yuan stopped, knelt on one knee and saluted Jia Hun.

"Low-ranked (grassmen) and others refer to the Great Governor!" Except for Deng Yuan's eldest son who has a seat in a hundred households in Jiangnan Daying, all the other brothers do not have any official titles.

"Brother Deng, what are you doing? They are all in the uniform of the army, why should they be so distinguished. Get up!" Seeing this, Jia Hun quickly jumped off his horse and helped Deng Yuan.

"Great Governor, courtesy cannot be abandoned!" Deng Yuan got up and said to Jia Hun seriously.

"This...Brother Deng is right." What else could Jia Hun say?For this kind of old-fashioned person, commonly known as a stubborn donkey, once you question what he insists on, no matter how inarticulate a person is, he can tell you that you lose all interest in him.

Jia Hun turned around and looked at Deng Yuan's sons.

"Brother Deng, these are the heroes of Deng's mansion!" Although there were still two children in the team with snotty noses and shivering legs, this did not prevent Jia Hun from calling them heroes.

Deng Yuan's eldest son, Deng Jie, had a good evaluation in the archives of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, and he inherited his father's skills.If he grows up a bit, he can be regarded as a qualified commander of the first army.

"Come on, first time meeting, this is my meeting gift for you." After Jia Hun finished speaking, he took out six necklaces from the hands of the soldiers behind him, six necklaces strung with wolf canine teeth.

"Come on, come on, everyone has one. These are the teeth left by a wolf that was beaten by a certain family on the grassland. Each person has a bunch of teeth!"

"Governor, this is also..."

"Brother Deng, don't try to persuade me again. This is a gift from me to the children, and it's not something expensive. Take it all!" Jia Hun knew what Deng Yuan wanted to say, so he decided not to give him a chance, and just took it away. This matter is done.

The children also looked at Deng Yuan expectantly.

Spike!
"This...then I would like to thank the Chief Superintendent. What are you still waiting for? Why don't you thank the Chief Superintendent!" Seeing the excited faces of his children, Deng Yuan couldn't bear to refuse them after all.

"Thank you, Commander!" Under Deng Jie's leadership, several brothers bowed and bowed to Jia Hun in unison to thank him.

"Haha, no need, no need, get up!" Jia Hun waved his hand to get them up.

Another chat.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, the scorching sun is shining on the earth, and the humid air in the south of the Yangtze River makes the whole city of Jinling look like a steamer.

Seeing that the fifth and sixth members of Deng's family looked dizzy, Jia Hun quickly ended the topic.

"Cough!" Jia Hun covered his mouth with his left hand, and motioned to Deng Yuan with his eyes, making him notice that the baby he was carrying was about to suffer from heat stroke.

Deng Yuan immediately noticed Jia Hun's eyes, and in the direction of the eyes, he also saw the two young children who were shaking a little, and he was very anxious all of a sudden.

"Governor, it's not a place to talk outside the door. I have already prepared a table of food and wine, let me wait... talking while eating?"

"Haha, it should be so, it should be so, come, Brother Deng please?"

"Don't dare to be the governor, please ask first, the governor first!"

"Please!"

　Fifty thousand one hundred words!

　　It's decided, the next step is the main business, and then there are some daily routines mixed in.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)