The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 123
Jingcheng, Jingyang Palace, the morning dew has already been dried by the scorching sun, and the pomegranate trees are covered with green fruits, which are already the size of eggs, and they should mature in a month or two.

It is said that this pomegranate tree was planted by a concubine of the previous dynasty. It is more than 100 years old, but it still blooms and bears fruit year after year.

This century-old pomegranate tree bears a lot of fruit every year, but there are more nobles in the palace, so the fruits it produces are given priority to the nobles every year. Although Jia Yuanchun is a female historian of Jingyang Palace, he has never been able to taste it.

The wind of the Qixi Festival blows, the leaves of the pomegranate tree rustle, and the verdant pomegranates sway on the branches, as if they are telling the secrets of the palace for more than 100 years.

Jia Yuanchun was inexplicably sad, sitting in the shadow of the steps in a daze, time passed so quickly, four years had passed in a blink of an eye, she was selected as a female historian in the palace when the emperor ascended the throne, she was just 15 years old that year, It's the year of Jiji, it's in bud, it's tender and lovely, now it's almost twenty years old, but I haven't even seen the emperor's face, how many years of youth are left, can I waste it in this deep palace?
In this palace, the most irritating thing is intrigue, and the most tormenting thing is loneliness. If it is said that the gate is as deep as the sea, then what is it once you enter the palace gate?
In the eyes of outsiders, a woman's selection into the palace is a glory, an endless glory and wealth, and a blessing from her previous life, but in the eyes of Jia Yuanchun today, she is a living suffering, and she is endless for her family and her family. Missing is endless loneliness!

Jia Yuanchun sighed softly, and whispered: "The Altair is far away, a Han girl in the Jiaojiao River. She has slender hands, and she is playing with a stick. All day long, she weeps like rain. The river is clear and shallow, how far away is it? Yingying In the water, I can't speak."

The wind seemed to be stronger, the leaves of the pomegranate tree swayed more violently, the sunlight cast down, the ground was mottled, and there was an indescribable bleakness.

Today is Qixi Qiqiao Festival, Jia Yuanchun can't help but think back to those good times at home. Every Qixi Festival, I would worship the moonlight with my sisters and beg for ingenuity, but now I can only stare at the ancient trees alone in the deep palace. .

At this moment, Jia Yuanchun's heart was full of sadness and longing, her crescent eyebrows were condensed with sadness, and her bright eyes were filled with melancholy. She really wanted to ask about the hundred-year-old pomegranate tree in front of her, and how it lived in this deep palace. Blooming and bearing fruit year after year, whether you are tired or not, whether you are lonely or not!

But the old tree is silent, only when the wind comes, it will rustle.

Qian Shengdi stood in the distance, with one hand behind his back, quietly looking at the maid who was in a daze with her knees wrapped around her knees, as if she was thinking, and the accompanying eunuchs kept quiet very wisely.

After a long time, Emperor Qian Sheng walked away from Jingyang Palace, and asked casually as he walked, "Liu Fu, what is the name of that maid who was dazed under the pomegranate tree just now?"

A fat and white eunuch next to him immediately accompanied Xiaoxin and replied: "I don't know him, but it must be a maid from Jingyang Palace. I have to ask first."

"Old guy, why don't you hurry up and ask." Qian Shengdi said with a flick of his sleeve.

"Yes!" Liufu immediately turned around and ran back, and soon ran back to report: "Go back to the emperor, the servant has found out."

"Say!" Qian Shengdi said hastily, as the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, he has never been short of beauties, but in recent years, there are not many beauties who can really impress him. Just now, he just caught a glimpse, but it made his heart skip a beat.

Eunuch Liufu smiled and said: "The woman is Jia Yuanchun, a female historian of Jingyang Palace. She is nineteen years old and has been in the palace for four years."

Emperor Qiansheng said in amazement: "I have been in the palace for four years, isn't it the year I entered the palace when I became the throne, why haven't I seen it before?"

Liu Fu thought to himself, there are thousands of maids in the palace, and there are many who have not seen the holy driver in the palace for ten years, let alone only four years in the palace, and laughed: "Maybe it happened that I didn't meet them before."

Qian Shengdi nodded his head and said calmly: "Send her to my bedroom tonight!"

The emperor is so direct and willful!
"Yes!" Liufu hurriedly agreed.

Qian Shengdi took two steps forward, then suddenly stopped and asked: "This woman's surname is Jia, whose family is it?"

Liufu replied: "After Rong Guogong, the eldest daughter of Jia Zheng, a member of the Ministry of Industry, who is now Wailang."

Qian Shengdi couldn't help frowning, but he was born to be a daughter of the Jia family.

He doesn't like people from the old Xungui Group, and he is now starting to clean up the Wang family, so he naturally knows that the Jia family and the Wang family are married and have a very close relationship.

Emperor Qian Sheng stood there for a while, and walked forward without saying a word. The eunuch Liu Fu was in trouble. When the emperor heard that this woman was the daughter of Rong Guogong Jia's family, he was obviously displeased. So do you want to send her tonight? Delivery in the emperor's bedroom?
Not long after Emperor Qiansheng returned to Qianqing Palace, an urgent letter of [-] miles was sent to the desk of the imperial case. He hurriedly opened it and looked, and Long Yan was furious. : "Idiot, you should be killed. In vain, I still selected you as the champion of martial arts. I even lost a fortress like Gubeikou. It is hateful and annoying!"

The Miyun Guard is the nearest guard post to the Gubeikou Pass City, and the [-]-mile rush was sent back by Duan Qiao, the commander of the Miyun Guard. After leaving the customs, he was ambushed by the Tatar Chaohua Department, which led to the annihilation of the entire army, and Gubeikou Pass City was also breached by the Chaohua Department who pursued the victory.

When Qian Shengdi reopened martial arts, he originally planned to train his own team in the army, but Qi Yuanchao is highly skilled in martial arts, with amazing arm strength, can open a four-stone bow, and is familiar with military books. So I was appointed as the number one scholar, awarded the position of Qianhu, and arranged to be trained in the frontier army. I thought it would be useful after several years of polishing. Unexpectedly, this ineffective thing lost Gubeikou and let the Chaohua Department break through. And when you enter, the mud really can't support the wall.

Emperor Qiansheng was angry, but he calmed down soon, and immediately sent an order to call a group of ministers to discuss matters.The Tatar Fried Flower Department only has more than [-] people, and its strength is limited. In Qian Shengdi's view, the other party will withdraw after looting in Miyun and Huairou at most, so they are not too worried.

Of course, it is undoubtedly a very embarrassing thing to be ransacked by the Tartars. He has only been on the throne for less than four years, and the Tartars dare to be so rampant. It is undoubtedly a slap in the face. This tone cannot be tolerated. !

Ever since Emperor Qiansheng ascended the throne, he has favored the rule of literature over military preparations. Everyone in the world thinks that he values ​​literature over military equipment, but he also suffers from hardships, because the important positions in the army are all the people of the Supreme Emperor, so in fact, the military power of the Jin Dynasty is still firmly in place. Firmly held in the hands of the Supreme Emperor, how dare Qian Shengdi act rashly?
Especially in the year when he just ascended the throne, he didn't dare to touch any of the old men in the army. He almost reported everything and asked for instructions everywhere. He was afraid that he would make a mistake and anger Lao Tzu, so he turned around and deposed himself.

Since Lao Tzu has the final say in military affairs, Emperor Qiansheng can only make a fuss about civil governance, improving the status of literati and restricting the power of warriors, so it gives people the impression that civility is more important than military affairs.

In the past two years, Emperor Qiansheng finally secured his throne. Not long ago, he took advantage of the Hongyan Tower incident to create public opinion, and replaced several main generals of the Shenji Camp in one fell swoop, successfully replacing him with his confidantes.

Therefore, at this moment, Emperor Qiansheng was full of ambition and ready to fly high, but at this time the Tatars came to make trouble again. If this matter is handled well, his prestige as the new emperor will definitely increase greatly, and he is expected to completely get rid of it. The control of the Supreme Emperor, but if it is not handled properly, I am afraid that until the moment the Supreme Emperor dies, he will live in the shadow of Lao Tzu, becoming a puppet emperor in name only.

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The Miyun Guard is a Jin army guard stationed near Gubeikou, with a total strength of 600 troops.It has been more than [-] years since the founding of the Jin Dynasty. It is the time when the national power is at its peak. Although it is increasingly emphasizing civility and despising military power, the foundation is still quite solid. The local guards are basically at full strength, and their combat power is good, unlike the guards in the late Ming Dynasty. , the military equipment was in disuse, the shortage of personnel was serious, and the combat power was low.

However, at this time, the Miyun guard was surrounded by two thousand cavalry from the Tatar Chaohua Department. They huddled in the camp and did not dare to come out to fight, allowing the Tatars to plunder the nearby villages and towns.

The most surprising thing is that the Miyun Zhongwei stationed in Miyun County also closed their doors, so that the Tartars can move freely in Miyun County. Today's Miyun County has become a mess under the ravages of the Tartars, and the local people have Flee to nearby counties.

It was noon and the sun was shining brightly. A scout flew into the camp of the Miyun guard: "Report, there are about two thousand Tartar cavalry galloping towards Tongzhou."

Duan Qiao, the commander of the Miyun guards, was still drinking tea calmly. Hearing this, his face changed slightly. He quickly put down his teacup, waved the scouts away, and said with a frown, "Two thousand cavalry? What are you trying to do by frying flowers?"

Chaohua is the leader of the Chaohua Department. There are more than [-] tribes under his command. They are nomadic in the north of Gubeikou and west of the Liaohe River Basin all the year round. They originally belonged to a branch of the Khalkha tribe in Mongolia and were called Neikaer. Ka, now surrendered to Lin Danhan.

At this time, Wang Zai, the commanding officer, said worriedly: "This person Chaohua is greedy and cunning. I'm afraid he wants to get more benefits. The important place in Tongzhou, at the foot of the emperor, if there is a mistake, even if there is Qi Yuanchao, a scapegoat." If we take the blame, I'm afraid we can't escape the guilt."

As soon as this remark came out, the complexions of the high-ranking military officers of the Miyun guards present all changed.

Commander Duan Qiao slapped the table, and said rudely: "Fuck his grandma, immediately send someone to contact Miaohua and ask him to withdraw the cavalry immediately, otherwise you won't be able to take any money later, if you dare to play tricks, This would prevent him from getting out of Gubeikou."

Just as Duan Qiao finished his ruthless words, a soldier rushed in and said, "Report, another Tazi cavalry has arrived from the direction of Gubeikou, the strength of which is unknown."

Duan Qiao's complexion changed again, and he hurriedly led people up to the top of the city. Sure enough, he saw dust and dust in the direction of Gubeikou. A cavalry was like a black cloud, moving quickly towards this side, and the sound of horseshoes was like rolling thunder.

Zhijun Tongzhi Wang Zai couldn't help but said: "There are at least three thousand riders, is it true that it's a joke?"

Duan Qiao was finally not calm at this time, his face turned slightly pale, and he comforted himself: "Impossible, Chaohua doesn't have this strength, let alone him, even Lin Danhan doesn't have this strength."

Seeing the Tatar cavalry rushing all over the mountains and fields, the strength of the troops has obviously surpassed that of the Miyun defenders. Duan Qiao's back was wet with cold sweat. There are only about three thousand cavalry, but the Tatar cavalry in front of them obviously has more than five thousand cavalry, plus the two thousand cavalry that went straight to Tongzhou, that is seven thousand cavalry! ! !
Obviously, the Huahua Department absolutely does not have this strength, so this means that Lin Danhan has also participated. It's over, I'm afraid this time I'm playing too big, and the situation has completely escaped my control.

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The autumn sun was shining brightly, and the dust on the official road was scorching hot. Even sitting in the carriage, Jia Huan and others were still sweating profusely.

There were hundreds of scholars who came to Pine Garden to participate in the Qixi Festival. After eliminating the small group of cavalry from the Tartars, they were rushing towards Tongzhou City.

Due to the large number of people and the lack of means of transportation, a considerable number of people can only walk, so the speed of progress is not fast.

"It's too slow!" Shito muttered in a low voice: "If the large army of the Tartars comes here at this time, I'm afraid few of us will survive."

Jia Huan kept silent along the way, as if he was thinking about something, at this moment he subconsciously turned his head to look, but it didn't matter if he didn't look, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley when he looked.

Feng Ziying, who was next to him, noticed Jia Huan's strangeness, and hurriedly turned her head to look, her complexion changed drastically, and she blurted out: "Shitou, you are really a crow's mouth, a good one, not an ugly one!"

Xing Wei lost his voice: "Isn't it true that the large army of Tartars has really come?"

At this time, but seeing yellow dust billowing in the sky above the official road behind, it was obvious that a group of people was coming this way.

At this time, more and more people were found to be raising dust, and they were all scared out of their wits, scrambling to run forward, and then the order was chaotic.

"Everyone, don't panic, there is still a long way to go!" Feng Ziying yelled loudly while standing in the carriage, but at this moment there was a commotion, no one listened to him, they all pushed forward desperately, people called horses neighing, and the chaos became a pot of porridge.

"Third Master, sit still and support yourself." The iron tiger in charge of driving the carriage whipped violently, and the carriage immediately sped up. Jia Huan couldn't help but fell backwards, and almost rolled down. Fortunately, he was prepared and grabbed the shaft of the carriage tightly. .

In this way, a group of hundreds of people hurried towards Tongzhou City in the chaos, and some clever ones simply left the official road and scattered around.

Everyone ran for five or six miles at a stretch, and the outline of Tongzhou City was already in sight, but what was surprising was that the dust billowing from the north also disappeared.

"Strange, isn't it a Tartar?" Shito wondered.

Tie Hu said angrily, "You really want to be a Tartar?"

Shi Shi laughed and said, "I never meant that."

Finally, everyone arrived at Tongzhou City, but the four cities were closed at this moment. Fortunately, Sun Chengzong and Feng Ziying were there. The two identified themselves, and the Jin army at the top of the city immediately opened the gate and let everyone enter the city smoothly.

(End of this chapter)