The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 264: I will be outside, your order...

Jia Dairu didn't know yet, so he looked at the letter eagerly, hoping that something would happen in the academy so that he could learn how to laugh.

Although Jia Cong did not ban the academy, after the academy was built, all the sons and nephews of the Jia family went to the academy, and those who stayed were only some poor relatives and relatives of the Jia family. Since they could not enter the academy, they had to stay in the academy. Go to school in ethnic studies.

But usually, there is money allocated by the clan in the school, and a few serious men have two taels of paper and pen money every month from the two houses, as well as money for tea and snacks. These are all taken care of by Jia Rui. It came in handy, and finally fell into the pockets of his grandfather and grandson. Now they are all gone.

Jia Ping glanced at Jia Dairu, then lowered his head, waiting patiently for Jia Zheng to finish reading the letter. He saw that Jia Zheng was filled with anger. The further back he went, the more his hands shook:

"...I rely on the trust of the Marquis of Ning State and the great trust of the Marquis. I dare not slack off in the affairs of the academy. I set the right rules and conduct righteously. I recite scriptures to educate and educate. If I do not bring glory to the academy, I will live up to the Marquis. Although the qualifications of the Jia family are not as good as those of the Marquis, they are fortunate to be diligent scholars. However, since ancient times, there have always been good and bad. Nowadays, the family is famous and auspicious. In the academy, the place where they study, where the saints see it, they openly treat it as a scholar. Bullying others with power, motivating Longyang's interests, and forcing classmates to do sloppy things..."

Jia Zheng slapped the letter on the table and angrily scolded Jia Rui, "I'll ask you again, why did you come back from the academy?"

Later, the headmaster of the academy explained clearly the matter of Jia Rui's expulsion. His words were so fierce that Jia Zheng looked ashamed, as if he had done it. This shows Jia Zheng's anger!
The children and grandchildren of the Jia family have been humiliated and thrown into the scholarly community. How can this be so embarrassing?
Jia Rui hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Sir, calm down! I, I, I did it because I had a nightmare... I was wronged!"

Jia Rui knew he couldn't explain it. This letter must have been sent by the academy. No matter how he explained it, Jia Zheng would not believe it and could only cry out for injustice.

Jia Dairu was stunned for a moment. He was talking about this matter, and it was his own head. He looked at Jia Zheng with his old eyes, then at Jia Rui, and said, "If you have anything to say, please speak slowly!"

Jia Daixiu stood up and stretched out his hand towards the letter. Jia Zheng was stunned for a moment, still considering whether to give the letter to Jia Daixiu, but the other party was still senior to him, so he simply handed the letter over.

Jia Daixiu finished reading ten lines at a time and was so angry that he couldn't control himself. When this happened, it was so embarrassing. Even his own grandson would be laughed at in the academy. He couldn't help but said angrily, "How dare you do this in the academy?" Such a dirty thing!"

After saying that, Jia Daixiu said to Jia Dairu again, "You have been in charge of the Jia family for so many years. Not to mention that you have never cultivated one or two outstanding talents for the family. You have not even earned the reputation of a scholar yourself. , you have raised a good grandson, one can only imagine how wantonly he was in the clan school, and it is simply unreasonable to do such things as bring bad luck to his brothers and nephews!"

Seeing that the matter was getting serious, Jia Dun and others also asked to read the letter one after another. When the letter got into Jia Dairu's hands, everyone in the Rongxi Hall told everything about Jia Rui.

After reading the letter, Jia Dairu's eyes went dark and he actually leaned on his chair. He could see that there was a lot of energy but not a lot of energy coming in. Jia Zheng was afraid that something would happen again, so he hurriedly called the doctor and pinched the person. Containing ginseng tablets finally saved Jia Dairu.

As soon as Jia Dairu woke up, he shouted, "What are you doing? I'm going to kill this bastard!"

Jia Daixiu said dissatisfied, "If you want to fight, go back and fight. What time is it now and where is this place?"

Jia Dairu didn't know where he got the strength, he got up and grabbed Jia Rui's ears, dragged him to his home, closed the door, beat Jia Rui so hard, and made himself so angry that he couldn't even get sick.

The funeral in Rongguo Mansion was extremely deserted, and no one came to express condolences. This made the Jia family very uneasy. It was not until noon that they heard that Beijinghou's sedan chair had entered Ningrong Street.

Jia Zheng hurriedly tidied up his clothes and went out. Shui Rong sighed a few times in front of Jia She's soul. He was then welcomed into the study by Jia Zheng to talk and ordered some good tea.

"I wonder if Baoyu is at home, I hope you can come out and see him!" Shui Rong said.

Jia Zheng hurriedly ordered people to invite Baoyu and said, "My brother is mourning. I am here to see you. How can I bear the consequences?"

Shui Rong smiled and said, "How can we say this because we are friends from all over the world?"

Shui Rong patted his sleeves. At this time, there were not many people in the study. He said, "I wonder if you have figured out how your brother died?"

"Looking at the injuries, there should be some accidents. The people who escorted him back also said that they were caused by fatigue when they were working in the quarry. They accidentally fell on the ground and bumped their heads. Besides, my brother has always been very careful. He has an old illness and has been exiled to Beijing. Yin has long expected this day."

Shui Rong shook his head and said, "Although your brother left Beijing, we kept saying hello to the officials along the way. We were originally going to go further north, and it was only after we took care of him that we stayed in Longhua County. Although It’s not as comfortable as the capital city, but it’s still possible to live a stable life, so there’s absolutely no chance that something like this will happen.”

Jia Zheng was silent after hearing this.

Shui Rong glanced at him and continued, "I heard that after my nephew wrote a memorial to Beijing from Liaodong, the cabinet became uneasy, and just sent the censor to Longhua. Not long after, my brother This is the bad news."

Jia Zheng remained silent.

Shui Rong continued unhurriedly, "Of course, your brother has his faults, but since ancient times, relatives have been hiding from each other. The one who guarded the city gate that day was the Jin Yiwei. If the Jin Yiwei hadn't searched and found him, how could your brother have suffered this bad fate?

Your brother is in his prime... What a pity! "

Just as he was talking, Baoyu came happily. He glanced at Shuirong first and then stepped forward to salute. Shuirong got up in a hurry, gave him a hand and said, "You're welcome, I also see that you won't come to my house for a long time." , and when my uncle was unlucky, I came over to pay homage and said to take a look at you.

I think you won't be able to go out for the next few days, but are you feeling better now? "

Because Jia Zheng was beside him, Baoyu couldn't talk to Shui Ruduo and said sincerely, "The spirit is still weak. The doctor said that he will need to be nursed for a few more days."

"I still have some good medicinal materials there. I'll ask someone to bring some to you tomorrow. See if you can use them?"

Jia Zheng thanked him again, and Shui Rong just stopped talking with Baoyu and said, "Shicai, please take what I said to you seriously. Marquis Ning Guo is a loyal and courageous person. The battle in Liaodong will determine the outcome of the court." It is a good thing, but it may not necessarily be a good thing. Since ancient times, wealth has been sought in danger. In my opinion, we have reached the time when the fire is cooking, and everything should be stable.

In any case, Mr. She is his biological father. If he is like this, it may be difficult to be tolerated by history books and the world in the future! "

Jia Zhengdao, "This matter has nothing to do with Cong'er!"

Shui Rong saw that the conversation had come to an end and could not say more, so he stood up and said, "Since we have arrived at the house, please allow me to pay homage to the old lady. My mother has always been thinking about it. Now that I am here, if I don't pay homage, I'm afraid I will be punished when I go back." !”

Jia Zheng hurriedly took Shui Rong to see Jia Mu. He walked in front to lead the way, while Baoyu and Shui Rong stood side by side, but they saw that they were both figures like orchids and jade trees. Walking together should have been pleasing to the eye, but at this time, In Jia Zheng's eyes, it was extremely awkward.

For some reason, the letter written by the headmaster of Shicai Academy kept circling in his mind, watching Shui Rong and Baoyu's every move, every frown and every smile, all with affection.

Finally, Rongqing Hall arrived. As they had been notified in advance, all the female relatives inside had been dismissed. Only Yuanyang, Liuli and other older girls were left to help serve tea and water.

Shui Rong bowed to Jia Mu before sitting down.

If Shui Rong was still a county prince today, Jia Mu would not be able to bear this gift. Shui Rong was just a marquis. Rongguo Mansion was defeated. Jia Mu's imperial decree was still to follow her husband. Shui Rong could only hold the ceremony in front of her.

Thinking of the reason why he was demoted, Shui Rong felt very unhappy and said, "Old lady, I would like to express my condolences. Although Mr. She suffered this misfortune, it may not have been his wish. In the past, I interacted with Mr. She and he was trapped by illness. We often say that life is worse than death, so we always use the old lady as an excuse to keep him alive. Now that Mr. Pardon has gone to the west, the old lady misses him so much and sadly, which will inevitably make him uneasy. Please be more considerate, old lady. "

"I have nothing to feel sorry for!" After listening to Shui Rong's words, Jia Mu remembered that Jia She had indeed lived an extremely difficult life in the past few years. She was often out of breath, for fear that she would not be able to draw a breath.

In the past, Jia's mother always complained that Jia She didn't know how to take care of herself. She kept a little wife on the left and a little wife on the right in the house. It was hard for the officials to work. They drank with the little wives all day long. Later, Jia's mother wanted Jia She to do it again. Being able to do these things, I also wish I could use the money so that Jia She could have more wives in the house.

"This is all his own fault. He provoked the Zhong family and raised such a debt collector. What can I do?" Jia Mu said, shedding tears.

After hearing this, Shui Rong felt relieved and said a few words of comfort before standing up to leave and asking Baoyu to see him out.

When Jia Zheng arrived at the door of Rongqing Hall, he stopped and saw Baoyu walking almost side by side with Shui Rong. There was no sign of difficulty in walking. He was in high spirits, talking and laughing faintly, and Jia Zheng felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. .

Although he had ignored Baoyu for a long time, deep down in his heart, he still kept letting go. He wished that a thunderbolt would fall from the sky and wake Baoyu up so that he could study hard and get into high school in one fell swoop.However, this is nothing more than a dream.

In Rongqing Hall, after Shui Rong left, the female relatives who had been hiding in the Bisha cupboard came out.

Just now, what Shui Rong said to Jia Zheng in Rongxi Hall had already been handed over to Jia Mu in detail. She just realized that Jia Cong did not dare to attack Jia She, and actually did not know what kind of ecstasy soup was poured into the emperor. That's why the emperor ordered someone to take action.

"No matter what happens, my Jia family will always raise him!"

Daiyu, who had not yet gone back, heard this and said, "Old lady, you can't listen to others' opinions about what is going on. Don't forget, old lady, that the Marquis of Beijing's family used to have a hereditary and irreplaceable title as a county prince. That matter, let alone being demoted, is still to be demoted to a higher rank. It won't take more than two generations, and the title may be gone.

The Marquis of Beijing is not sure how much he hates us, so he may say these words deliberately to sow discord. "

Mrs. Wang said from the side, "Let's not laugh at Beijinghou Mansion. After all, we still have a title, but the only one left in our family is the old lady!"

Mrs. Wang has made up her mind. The old lady has listened to Shui Rong's words. That is, the trigger for this incident was that the Jin Yiwei found the criminal in Liu Fang's carriage at the city gate.

Daiyu also knew this truth and said with a smile, "Madam, please be at ease. In the words of the Marquis, there is unrest everywhere now. We are from a martial arts family. It is not easy to earn a reputation by studying, and it is not easy to earn a title by fighting." Not difficult.

Whether it is the title of Rongguo Mansion or Ningguo Mansion, it was earned by the ancestors with swords and spears. The descendants of future generations do not seek to have the merit of surpassing their ancestors, but they have the responsibility of suanxu.That's the case now, Mr. Kuang has gone to the west, what's the use of pursuing this further? "

Daiyu is Mrs. Wang's junior, so it is somewhat inappropriate to say this, but she is also the patriarch's wife, and her rank is higher than Mrs. Wang's. Therefore, it is fair to say these things!

Mrs. Wang said angrily, "Have I ever said anything about the eldest master? Did Brother Cong's daughter-in-law hear it wrong? You don't admit that the death of the eldest master is related to Brother Cong, but what about those words of the Marquis of Beijing just now? explain?"

"In any case, I do not admit that the eldest master's matter is related to the Marquis. We have heard what the Marquis of Beijing said, and we can go to the emperor to comment on it.

According to the meaning of the Marquis Beijing, the eldest master died because the Marquis wrote a memorial to the emperor. Could it mean that the emperor was the murderer and the Marquis was the one who instigated the murder?
Regardless of anything else, doesn’t this mean that the king is not the king, and the minister is not the minister?How unreasonable! "

Mrs. Wang wanted to say more, but Jia Zheng said angrily, "What's the use of talking about this?"

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to keep her mouth shut. When she got here, Daiyu stood up to say goodbye. Mother Jia no longer wanted to stay, so Daiyu led Xichun and the maids back to the East Mansion.

As soon as she left, Lin Ruhai came over. After paying homage to Jia She and bowing to the old lady, Jia Zheng, who was full of doubts, invited Lin Ruhai to the study. Since he was not an outsider, he simply said Shui Rong's words. Said it exactly.

Lin Ruhai was surprised. She did not expect that Shui Rong and others would make such slanderous remarks to discredit Jia Cong, and said hurriedly, "Although Cong'er is my son-in-law, I will not be biased in this matter.

I also know that Cong'er wrote a memorial to the emperor. He was begging the emperor to exile his elder brother-in-law to another place. "

"Why is this?"

"First of all, brother Ouchi's body can't bear the harsh cold in the north. Secondly, Cong'er realized that after the Jurchens in Jianzhou suffered such a defeat, they were unable to reverse the situation and wanted to deal with brother Ouchi. unfavorable."

Jia Zheng said, "But no matter what, the eldest brother is no longer here!"

Lin Ruhai had nothing to say now. He couldn't say that Jia She was already the one who deserved to die. He had lived for so long because of Jia Cong's fault.

Saying this kind of thing is creating a grudge.

"The matter has reached this point. There is nothing we can do! People cannot be resurrected after death. I hope my brother-in-law will be more at ease. No matter what, you must not listen to others' instigation."

Lin Ruhai decided to give Jia Zheng a few words of advice, "Although Cong'er is young, he is capable. He has always been willing to take on responsibilities. He is also the head of the Jia family. In the future, whether it is Lian'er or Baoyu, he will be from the Rongguo Mansion." When you come out, you must be willing to take care of this place.

But if there is evil between the two sides, what if he is not needed? In this city full of gods, where is the person who flatters the superior and despises the inferior?The old lady, I hope you can enlighten me. Our descendants are our direct relatives, so why did we have a rift because of these things? "

Jia Zheng nodded hurriedly and said, "Ruhai is absolutely right. I didn't believe it was Cong'er's intention at all."

Lin Ruhai said in her heart that even if Jia Cong had this idea, he would not say it in the memorial to the emperor. He could only say that the emperor did not want Jia She to live.

He suddenly thought of something and reminded Jia Zhengdao, "The emperor previously issued a decree, ordering the prince to rectify the capital camp."

As soon as this statement came out, Jia Zheng, no matter how dull he was, could understand what it meant. The original Jiedu envoy of Jingying was none other than the first-class Shenwei general Jia Daihua. To put it more bluntly, Jingying was originally the Jia family In this world, Jia Zhen is gone. Jia Cong is a member of the emperor and has nothing to do with the former disciples of the Jia family. But as long as Jia She lives, this relationship will still exist and will not be broken.

In this way, if it wasn't Wang Ziteng's intention, then it was because the emperor did things conveniently for Wang Ziteng that he made Jia She die early!

After sending Lin Ruhai away, Jia Zheng returned to Rongqing Hall again. Jia Mu had already settled down in the suite. Jia Zhengping stepped back and didn't know what he said to Jia Mu. He left after about half an hour. .

As for Jia Mu, she lay on the bed with her eyes open until dawn. Early the next morning, Mrs. Wang came to pay her respects to Jia Mu as usual, but was stopped outside. It was said that the old lady was in poor health, so she would be exempted from today's morning check-up. .

If Jia Mu does not allow the younger generation to come to pay her respects, she will always order the maids to go to each room early to say goodbye. There is no reason to stop people outside and not allow them to come in early in the morning. This is the first time.

Mrs. Wang was extremely unhappy, thinking that her brother was now in charge of the capital camp and was ordered to rectify the capital camp by the emperor. This was obviously a sign of great use. The Rongguo Mansion could not count on it, and the Jia family would have to count on the Wang family in the future. Over there.

With this thought in mind, Mrs. Wang turned around and returned to her three main rooms.

The Jia family is busy with the funeral. The news of Jia Cong's success in Liaodong came again. Hetuala has been taken in. Nuerhachi led a group of direct descendants and ran away without knowing where to go. Jia Cong led his troops to pull the net everywhere. After searching, it was going to snow heavily. For safety reasons, we temporarily stopped the operation until spring.

Emperor Taiqi was extremely satisfied and summoned King Zhongshun, the third prince, the fourth prince, the cabinet, the prince of Nan'an County, the Marquis of Beijing and Prince Teng to discuss matters in the East Warm Pavilion of Linjing Palace. He asked with great interest, "How do you respond to the memorial of Marquis Ning Guo?" What opinions are you waiting for?"

In fact, this is a bit like Versailles. Marquis Ning Guo's memorial only stated the facts and did not ask for an order. Why should I give my opinion?

The Prince of Nan'an County hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, we will be outside. Your orders..."

Zhang Qilin hurriedly stopped the conversation and said, "Your Majesty, I think that Ning Guohou's move is very appropriate. At this time, the heavy snow in Liaodong has already covered the waist, and the horse is lost in the snow pit and cannot be saved. The soldiers should be ordered to rest and recuperate. Next spring, Presumably Nuerhachi’s life will be even more difficult, I’m not afraid that he won’t show up, it will be a good time to pursue and suppress him again at that time!”

The Prince of Nan'an County waited for Zhang Qilin to finish his words before he stepped forward again and said, "Your Majesty, I second the proposal! Only Marquis Ning Guo knows the situation in Liaodong best. Although Marquis Jia is young, he is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years. This time The soldiers guarding Liaodong are all veterans who have been led by Marquis Jia for many years. Needless to say, they are loyal and useful. Marquis Ning Guo is also a person who can judge the situation and judge the situation. He will definitely act step by step and will not let Nuer Hachi get a favor.

Spring is about to begin. When spring comes, Lord Jia will definitely deliver another good news. By then, Liaodong's difficulties will be solved. "

Zhang Qilin frowned fiercely, but King Zhongshun could not say anything more for Jia Cong. Saying too much would not only be useless, but would also involve himself.

Fortunately, the emperor was not stupid. He heard the big and small pitfalls in the words of Nan'an County Prince. He was silent for a while and said, "Liaodong, I am not worried at all. What I am worried about now are the refugees.

Ning Guohou also mentioned this in his memorial, which shows his concern for the country and the people.We only have one Ningguo Marquis in our party. If we send him to Liaodong, he will not be able to pacify the Central Plains for me. If we go to the Central Plains, Nuerhachi is not dead yet. Even if he dies, there is no guarantee that his nephews will not rise up to cause rebellion. "

As soon as Emperor Taiqi finished speaking, the third prince hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Father, I would like to share my father's worries. As long as I give you five thousand soldiers, I can put down the chaos of the refugees for my father."

(End of this chapter)