Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 223 Title Jingling

The quasi-military rear formation.

Xiao Ce Ling held the telescope to observe. The sun was rising over the mountain at this time, which dazzled his right eye. He could only vaguely catch a glimpse of Dashun's army coming out in full force.

The man next to him, Chui Laknomuqi, laughed and said, "The army came out in full force, just what we wanted."

Xiao Ce Ling put down his telescope and frowned and said: "Since the Shun army dares to form a formation, they must have support. The valley here is narrow and the savage soldiers are extremely fierce. I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture in a day or two."

Chui Laknomuqi suddenly said: "What is that?"

"Huh?" Xiao Ce Ling raised his eyes and scanned, and vaguely saw countless objects dragging white smoke and smashing towards him. Xiaoce Ling had fought two battles with King Zhongyong before, and had seen the power of the east wind, and he was suddenly horrified: "Unexpectedly, there are also fire dragon arrows in the escorting baggage station!"

Chui Laknomuqi said proudly: "No need to worry, this fire dragon arrow is not accurate enough, what can it do to me, the Junggar warrior..."

Before he could finish his words, a column of white smoke was seen coming down from the middle and rear of the military formation, and it exploded in a moment, immediately involving six or seven warriors around him. Chui Laknomuqi was still stunned when he saw countless white smoke coming towards this side of the car.

Chui Laknomuqi was immediately horrified: "Run quickly, the fire dragon arrow is coming over here!"

There was a dense roar, and by chance, maybe the frame was a little crooked, and a Dongfeng hit the blowing Nomuqi impartially, and exploded while it was still in the air. Although it doesn't rise like a column of smoke after landing, it is most powerful when it explodes in mid-air!

Countless fragments flew in all directions, and the armor on Raknomuqi's body seemed to be made of paper. It was torn apart by the fragments in an instant. He just groaned and fell down together with his horse.

Xiao Ce Ling woke up and turned his horse to run away early, but was hit by the rocket fragments on his back. Xiao Celing screamed and immediately dismounted his horse and ran away. The surrounding Junggar soldiers were in chaos.

After a round of attacks, the corpses of the paramilitary soldiers were scattered all over the field. A rough count, the casualties were nearly 200. Before the army could slow down, an overwhelming barrage of rockets came over again, and every time after that, within forty breaths of time, there would be rockets coming down one after another.

Suddenly, smoke and dust billowed, covering the sky and the sun, and the quasi-army generals in the rear could not see the situation ahead at all.

The Quasi-military army was out of touch, so how could the Dashun Army miss such an opportunity? Without waiting for the sound of drums from behind, Cheng Yu commanded the three-post forbidden army to approach the bewildered Junggar front army.

Most of the quasi-military weapons used were muskets, of which flintlocks were still a minority and matchlocks were the majority. In previous battles, matchlocks and flintlock muskets were not much different from each other, but now Cheng Yu's troops were equipped with flintlock rifles. Since they were a hundred steps away, Cheng Yu's troops fired in steps, firing as they approached.

The quasi-military fired muskets indiscriminately to fight back, but the guns flew randomly. Only by luck would they hit someone occasionally. Four volleys of fire from a hundred paces away immediately knocked the army to pieces, and they immediately retreated back.

Cheng Heng was about to give chase when he suddenly heard a constant whistling sound from behind. He was immediately annoyed and pulled over a forbidden soldier and said, "Go and tell Mr. Li, don't let Dongfeng go again!"

The Imperial Army had just taken a few steps back when they heard drums beating from behind. Cheng Wei looked back and saw flags waving, signaling the troops to march!

Cheng Heng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Mr. Li could see some of the military situation. Otherwise, if he fired rockets, he would be helping the Junggar people.

Cheng Og raised the short fire blunderbuss with his left hand, drew out the waist knife with his right hand and shouted: "Abandon the blunderbuss and draw the knife, the rattan player is in front, follow me and press over!"

"kill!"

The morale of the Forbidden Army has been greatly boosted, and they will not let go of such an opportunity to beat the drowned dog. Not only the Forbidden Army, but also the soldiers outside the Pass on both sides could no longer hold back. When the signal came out, they immediately rushed out and swept towards the defeated Junggar troops.

After charging for less than a mile, I saw corpses strewn across the ground in front of the Quasi Army camp. The camp that was just fine a moment ago was now in ruins, and the gate was on fire. Countless Quasi Army soldiers inside were crying and shouting. The mother-in-law fled in panic.

How can two legs outrun four? Cheng Yu chased him to the front of the stronghold, and even though he was itching with hatred, he still had to pay for it and withdraw his troops. Don't forget that there is a Junggar army behind.

When Cheng Heng returned with his troops, he found out that the quasi-troops behind him saw that something was wrong and withdrew on their own. Cheng Og suddenly wanted to cry but had no tears. What a great military achievement, but the soldiers outside the pass had taken advantage of him.

Two thousand soldiers from outside the pass rushed and killed them all day long, only to return in the evening. Afterwards, statistics showed that more than 4,000 enemies were killed in this battle, most of the quasi-army fled, and 3,000 enemies were surrendered. In addition, the quasi-army coach Xiao Celing was injured, and Taiji Chui Laknomuchi, Albutan Wenbu and Zangba Zabu were killed. ,

On the Dashun side, the Forbidden Army killed 19 people and wounded 27; the soldiers outside the Pass were killed 78 and wounded 310. In addition, this battle will cost 2,400 Dongfeng rockets!

Wu Haining finally understood what it means to throw away money! To put it bluntly, just use money to smash it! Before the Quasi army retreated, they probably killed and wounded no more than a thousand people, which is about the same as two rockets hitting one person... Such extravagant tactics, not to mention Junggar, even the King of Heaven would be knocked unconscious by him!

The next day, Li Weijian's troops were divided into two groups. A thousand soldiers from outside the pass escorted the prisoners back to Xining, while the rest stayed in the valley. When reinforcements arrived in the afternoon, they all moved towards King Zhongyong's army.

Arriving at the banks of the Shaliu River two days later, the quasi-military army in the mountains, Great Ce Lingbu, and Xiao Ce Ling had already retreated. After a series of fierce battles, the Quasi Army lost more than 15,000 soldiers and horses, of which 5,000 were elite soldiers. How could Junggar tolerate such losses? Seeing that they couldn't get any advantage, Dashun's reinforcements arrived again, so they hurriedly withdrew.

At this time, Li Weijian didn't know that King Zhongyong had been injured, and he was quite puzzled as to why King Zhongyong was so calm. Although the Junggars retreated calmly and orderly, they still have to pursue them, right?

Just after the troops were settled, Cheng Yu came running quickly: "Master Li, the prince is awake and wants to see Master Li immediately!"

Li Weijian did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly left the camp and headed towards the main tent of the Chinese army. On the way, he learned that King Zhongyong had been injured a few days ago. After a few recipes, the situation was stabilized.

After entering the Chinese army's tent, Li Weijian raised his eyes and looked around, and saw that King Zhongyong had sunken eyes and was sitting on the bed. He couldn't get up at this moment!

Zhang Yu, the commander-in-chief of Wuyi Town, and Wang Chengbin, the commander-in-chief of Wuwei Town of the border army, along with their deputy generals and staff generals, were all present. The military tent was quiet, except for the slight sound of the banging of armor leaves.

The military doctor stepped forward and spoke in a low voice. It took King Zhongyong a long time to open his eyes, glanced around briefly, and said: "They are all here... stop talking nonsense, have the Dzungars withdrawn?"

Zhang Yu cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the last general and three thousand soldiers from outside the Pass defeated Xiao Ce Ling in Dagangou three days ago, capturing and killing more than 7,000 Junggar soldiers and horses. According to the prisoner's confession, Xiao Ce Ling was wounded in the back. I ran away for half a day before falling into coma, I'm afraid I don't have much time left."

When he said this, Zhang Yu felt very angry. After eight months of fierce fighting, he accidentally got the first prize by an amateur. Not to mention Zhang Yu, even Wang Chengbin was depressed.

The Zhongyong King thought for a moment and said: "The troops outside the Pass...are they not brought by Li Fusheng? Fusheng is here?"

Hearing this, Li Weijian hurriedly came out of the crowd, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Li Weijian, has met the prince."

King Zhongyong squeezed out a smile on his face, nodded slightly, and said: "Resurrection is really my blessed general... Please step aside for the time being, and wait until the king has dealt with the military situation."

Li Weijian resigned. King Zhongyong asked a few questions, and then ordered: "The Junggar people came from afar and fought fiercely for several months. The herdsmen in Qinghai have long since dispersed. Our army is having a hard time supplying, and the Junggar people are afraid it will be even harder. Zhang Yu and Wang Chengbin !”

The two generals immediately stepped out from the crowd and shouted in unison: "The last general is here!"

"Wang Chengbin went south along the Qinghai Lake to sweep up herdsmen, lamas, and Taiji. Anyone who dared to resist the heavenly soldiers would be shot without mercy!"

"Yes, the general will take your orders!"

"Zhang Yu detached a brigade to stay in the main camp, and the rest pursued the Gar people along the valley. If Da Celing enters the vast sea, he will look for water sources to garrison, and cannot enter the vast sea to pursue."

"Yes!"

King Zhongyong seemed to have exhausted all his strength and became weaker and said: "That's it, let's execute it. The military secretary will carefully calculate the merits of each department and report to the capital immediately."

Everyone agreed and waited silently for a while. Seeing that King Zhongyong seemed to have fainted again, Zhang Yu's eyes turned red and he shouted in a low voice: "You guys will follow me and we will not give up until Da Ce Ling is sent back to Yili!" "

The armor leaves rustled, and all the generals retreated one after another. Li Weijian was anxious, but he didn't move. He worked hard for two years, but he only had two big friends, one was his mentor Yan Xiyao, and the other was King Zhongyong.

The loyal and brave king was in despair, so how could he not be anxious?

With these two people protecting him from the wind and rain, how much trouble did Li Weijian avoid in the past two years? If King Zhongyong falls, aside from others, there will be a lot of intrigue in the palace in the future.

Li Weijian hurriedly stepped forward and said to the military doctor: "Forgive me, imperial doctor, but I have learned some Qihuang techniques. I wonder where the prince was injured?"

The military doctor was startled and looked at the eunuch Chen Fu beside the bed. Chen Fu wiped away his tears and suddenly felt hopeful: "Master Li has extraordinary practical attainments. He has a cure even if you don't know it. Doctor Zhou, please show it to Master Li!"

The military doctor responded, opened the stall, and suddenly his nose filled with a foul stench! Li Weijian looked carefully and saw that the outer side of King Zhongyong's right leg was highly swollen, and the inside was rotten and suppurating, indicating that he had to suffer from tetanus.

The imperial physician of that week said: "I will debridement the prince twice, but the weather is hot at this time, coupled with the continuous rain, the wound not only does not get better, but rots and suppurates." As he spoke, he handed over another piece of paper: "This is Mr. Li, please take a look at the prescriptions listed below."

Li Weijian only knew a little bit about Qihuang's art. While looking at the prescription, he asked King Ming Zhongyong about his symptoms. Fatigue, dizziness, high fever that doesn't go away, and I don't know if it's tetanus.

What are the chances of surviving such a situation? Li Weijian didn't know. He only knew that it would be extremely difficult under the conditions of this conference. He frowned and thought to himself. Chen Fu looked anxious, but he didn't dare to say anything to disturb him.

After a long while, the eunuch Chen Fu finally couldn't help it and cried: "Does Mr. Li have any idea?"

Li Weijian was so happy that he suddenly thought of a way and said: "I don't dare to guarantee, success or failure is still between two points..."

Chen Fu jumped to his feet and said: "Hey, my Lord Li, when did this happen? No matter what method, you have to give it a try. If something happens, it belongs to our family. We will wipe our necks and follow the prince. It’s gone, Master Li is not to blame.”

Li Weijian raised his hands solemnly and said, "In that case, I will ask someone to prepare some supplies. It will probably take a few days."

When he came out of the central military tent, Li Weijian called Wu Haining and said, "Go and find a few alert civilians and send them out to grab something for me."

"My master's orders are, do you want a rabbit or a sheep?"

Li Weijian stopped and looked at Wu Haining, and solemnly said: "The more mung bean flies, the better!"

"what?"

Li Weijian took another step forward and shouted to Cheng Heng from a distance: "Boss Cheng, find all the sorghum wine in the supplies and find a big jar!"

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now.

In the imperial city of the capital, there is the East Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace.

Dai Quan held the battle report in his hand and recited it with cadence and emotion: "...At that time, Li Langzhong ordered the rocket in the camp to be divided into two. He made food at the third watch, gathered the generals at the fourth watch, and led the troops out at the fifth watch. Five hundred forbidden troops lined up in front, and two thousand cavalry were arranged on the two wings. The whole army marched on hearing the drum, marching nine times and ten rounds... In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired, and the army was in chaos. Li Langzhong saw a flaw in the army and raised the alarm. The sword-riding horse took the lead and shouted, "Today is the day to kill the thieves and serve the country." Two wings of iron cavalry attacked, and the quasi-army collapsed!

In this battle, more than 4,000 people were beheaded and 3,000 Yuqi were captured. Xiao Ce was seriously injured and was defeated at Shaliu River. He joined forces with Da Ce Ling and retreated. Li Langzhong led his troops to pursue Jingri, but the men and horses came back bloody, killing Taiji with his own hands...

"

Emperor Zhenghe, who was on the throne, couldn't stand it any longer and hurriedly said: "That's all, don't read it anymore."

Chen Hongmou, the chief assistant, couldn't help but tease: "Congratulations to the saint, I didn't expect that Li Fusheng is an unparalleled general."

The people in Dongnuan Pavilion are all human beings. Who doesn’t know the virtues of Dashun Zhanbao? It was clearly a smooth battle, but when it came to the battle report, it had to be written with twists and turns, and each of the leaders was promoted as if Sun Wu was reincarnated and Wei Qing was resurrected. It seems that otherwise it is not enough to show off the military Chinese writing style.

Therefore, both the first assistant Chen Hongmou and Emperor Zhenghe knew that this good news was extremely important. Except for the beheadings and prisoners in the victory report, there is probably not a single word of truth in the rest. Then who is Li Weijian? Doesn’t Emperor Zhenghe still know? The one who worshiped Yan Xiyao was clearly a little fox. They said he was supervising the army and fighting against Zhenghe and Emperor Xin. They said he raised his sword and rode his horse to kill the enemy... Unless the sun came out in the west, Emperor Zhenghe would not believe it.

But no matter what, this battle is finally won! Da Celing retreated from Hanhai, and all of Qinghai fell into the hands of Dashun. Yue Zhongqi had previously captured Uszang, and the front line in the direction of Khalkha was maintained. Dashun had formed a three-sided encirclement against Junggar, and the Junggar people were just turtles in an urn. Sooner or later the country will perish.

Zheng and Dihao made a bet and finally won.

Dai Quan received the good news, looked around, and saw that the saint was slightly relieved, then frowned and said: "King Zhongyong..."

Dai Quan hurriedly said: "Sage, General Zhang reported that Dr. Li has found a way and is treating him."

"Maybe it can be cured?"

"This... is about 30% certain."

Emperor Zhenghe was in great mourning and said: "Send the imperial doctor again, prepare all the medicines, and rush to Xining within the twenty-day deadline to rescue my brother."

Dai Quan hurriedly responded and stepped aside.

Emperor Zhenghe then looked at Chen Hongmou and other cabinet ministers, and said: "Qinghai is a great victory, and the documents reporting the victory will be here soon. The cabinet should discuss the matter of describing the achievements, and do not let the soldiers in front feel cold."

This was a serious matter, and Chen Hongmou immediately bowed down to accept the order.

Just at this time, a small yellow gate suddenly stopped outside. Dai Quan quietly passed by and asked about the situation. He then returned with a memorial sealed with fire paint: "For the saint, the imperial envoy, Lord Yan, has sent you six hundred miles to rush."

Dai Quan presented the memorial to the imperial court. Emperor Zhenghe checked the fire paint, unfolded it and read it carefully, and then angrily shouted: "Lawless!"

Snapped--

The memorial fell to the ground. Chen Hongmou bent down to pick it up and took a rough look at it. He saw what was written inside: "Businessmen from Lianghuai and Huaihe Rivers have been generous and rewarded with ministerial titles. They have filed a case over the years that they regard official funds as their own property and cannot except for themselves." More than 6.2 million taels of silver were misappropriated, either for purchase of utensils, payment of gifts, or for errands under the name of others, which was a waste of money, and even millions of taels of silver were misappropriated... After investigation, the total amount should be recovered from the merchants. One thousand and fourteen thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine taels of silver. '

'In addition, I have found out that the salt department colluded with famous doctors and learned that Lin Hai, the salt censor, had injured his kidneys when he was young, so he prescribed a prescription for kidney damage...'

After just watching, Emperor Zhenghe said: "The salt administration in Huaihe and Huaihe has been corrupted. The salt department should arrest him, arrest him at Dali Temple, conduct verification, find out the culpability, and convict him severely!"

There is collusion between officials and businessmen in the Lianghuai salt administration, but it is by no means such an exaggeration. Emperor Zhenghe was afraid of poverty, so he decided to change the law. Naturally, the first blow of the reform was to kill the eight fat pigs in Lianghuai.

Chen Hongmou was happy to see the success, because he had no objection. But this student had just made military exploits, and the teacher turned around and investigated the Lianghuai Salt Case. After recovering the money and returning to the court, I am afraid that no one can stop Yan Xiyao from joining the cabinet. Thinking about having to deal with that old fox Yan Xiyao again in the future, Chen Hongmou had a headache.

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When the good news spread, everyone in the capital was overjoyed.

Fu Qiufang, Qingwen, Hongyu, Xiuying, Xiangling and other women in the Li family residence had been unable to eat or sleep at night in the past few days. Now that they heard the conclusive news, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Even Dai Xiangling was smiling a lot every day at home. Fu Qiufang even went to the Buddhist temple in the city to offer incense and fulfill his vows. The girls pooled their money and gave away a thousand kilograms of sesame oil, expressing their gratitude to the gods and Buddhas in the sky for blessing Li Weijian.

Then he returned home, thinking about when the master would return every day.

It’s just that the days are passing day by day, and there is no return when I wait, and there is no movement when I wait. Just when I was anxious and wondering, I finally got a letter written by Li Weijian.

Fu Qiufang waited to read the letter and suddenly became worried again. According to the letter, Li Weijian returned to Xining and stayed for 20 days. He used maggots and strong alcohol to cleanse King Zhongyong. Together with consultations with the imperial doctors, King Zhongyong survived several crises.

Now that his errands have been handed over, Li Weijian should return to the capital with King Zhongyong. Unexpectedly, there was a dispute between the soldiers outside the customs and Wuwei Town ahead. When the lawsuit came before the veteran general Feng Tang, the three outsiders only believed in Li Weijian and no one else.

Feng Tang had no choice but to send a letter to Xining, and asked Li Weijian to return to Qinghai, and command 3,000 troops outside the pass to clear out the remaining enemies. It's already mid-July, and we don't know how long it will take to clear out the remaining enemies. It won't be until next year that Li Weijian returns.

Knowing that Fu Qiufang and others were concerned, Li Weijian only said that this was just a security battle and there was not much danger. But having said that, in a dangerous war, who can guarantee that nothing will happen?

In the Rongguo Mansion, Daiyu and Yingchun had ordinary thoughts and were secretly worried. But at least we don’t have to fight Junggar anymore. I guess it will be a little less dangerous?

The rest of the people have different thoughts. Tanchun and Xichun are still young, let alone mentioning this. Mr. Jia Zheng was pedantic and upright, and gave up after saying a few words about the dangers of war. But Mrs. Wang felt sour in her heart. Li Weijian was only two or three years older than Baoyu. He had been a first-class man since early in the morning. Now he was promoted to a noble title. , wouldn’t he become a viscount? Mrs. Wang has been planning so hard for a third-grade general who has inherited the throne, but Li Weijian has been able to win the Viscount easily! What a shame!

Then I thought again, the eldest girl Yuanchun has just been made a concubine, and I don't know when she will give birth to a dragon. If she is favored, I wonder if Baoyu can really become a royal uncle. When the time comes, Baoyu will be granted a title of marquis or uncle, and he will be jealous of Li Weijian. This means that the blessed people will not have to worry;

Jia Mu had another thought. She went on an expedition thousands of miles away and fought for her future on the battlefield. The old lady vaguely recalled the past of her youth. Isn't the current prosperity of the Jia family the result of the old Duke's fighting? However, the children in the family are unworthy, and now there is no one who can support the family. While Jia Mu admires Li Weijian's luck, she can't help but worry secretly, and she doesn't know what will happen to the Jia family after her death.

Compared with the previous ones, the two parents-in-law, the eldest master and the eldest wife, were particularly concerned about him. Jia She went to the Fifth Army Headquarters every day. Today, he made inquiries and said that Li Weijian was at least granted the title of viscount. Later, he said that Xiao Ce Lingyi died. It’s hard to say that Brother Jian will be able to become a marquis this time!

The parents-in-law were very happy at first. Not only did Li Weijian not die, but he had also made great achievements, and the marriage could continue. The previous thoughts were naturally forgotten and just ignored. But then I thought about it, if brother Jian suddenly rose to a high position, would his family's Yingchun be even less worthy?

The elder brought up old matters again and thought about adopting the family in the coming spring. But don't look at what he said that day and say it righteously. When he was moving to Zhenzhang, he thought about meeting Jia Jing, and Jia She was immediately frightened. He turned around and discussed with Mrs. Xing again, and then decided to adopt Yingchun first into Mrs. Xing's name.

In this way, Yingchun is regarded as the first daughter of the eldest family, and she is probably worthy of Brother Jian, right?

The parents-in-law fell into the eyes of Wang Xifeng, and Sister Feng naturally despised them. He thought that if the marriage was finalized that day, it would be fine. Since the delay, the gap between Brother Jian and the second girl is getting wider and wider. I am afraid that this marriage will not be easy.

Brother Jian is as old as he is, with talents and wealth, he is the best son-in-law to anyone. How can a powerful family in the capital let him go? I'm afraid that there are many secret actions that will be launched as soon as Brother Jian returns to the capital.

My father-in-law and mother-in-law are still trying to get them married... Oh, I'm afraid it will be difficult. Apart from anything else, Li Shouzhong couldn't pass the test alone.

There was also Li Weijian in front of him. Seeing that Jia Lian was only doing his best to take care of the sundries in the garden all day long, most of them were left to the chief manager Lai Da to take care of, and the rest of his life was gone somewhere in the flower streets and willow alleys. Wang Xifeng was naturally very angry.

Usually, it was just a trivial matter, and Wang Xifeng, who was upset, would lose his temper and had several quarrels with Jia Lian. As a result, the couple became more and more divided.

The Lixiang Courtyard seemed peaceful, and Sister Bao was as usual, but in fact, Li Weijian had made such a great contribution, how could Aunt Xue and Baochai not have other thoughts?

Earlier, Aunt Xue could still deceive herself and others, only saying that Li Weijian had a shallow foundation and could not compare with Rong Guofu. Today is different again. Li Weijian saw that it was gaining momentum, and even Aunt Wang looked for an opportunity to listen to it several times. Listening to the meaning, she actually wanted to protect the matchmaker and stretch the fiber.

Aunt Xue originally wanted to find a big tree to enjoy the shade, so she first gave Baochai Xiaoxuan, and then stayed at Rongguo Mansion. If I had known that Li Weijian was so capable, I would have made good friends on the boat that day. If there was no interference from then on, how could Baochai end up with Li Weijian?

Aunt Xue sighed and regretted endlessly; Xue Pan even changed her expression when talking about Li Weijian. Xue Pan was a man who flattered everyone, so he knew how much Dashun valued military merit. Li Weijian was awarded a title for his military merits. From now on, not to mention the Rongguo Mansion, even his uncle Wang Ziteng would have to pay three respects, so who would he dare to offend?

It's just that the matter has come to this, a big mistake has been made, and it is useless to try to please or express anger. It is better to avoid it from now on.

Unlike Aunt Xue and Xue Pan, Sister Bao had a fever attack and it took half a month before she got better. From then on, I gave up completely and had no extravagant hopes in my heart.

Fourth Brother Jian has such achievements, what kind of title will he be awarded this time? son? Uncle? Still waiting? Regardless of the title, it is beyond the reach of the Xue family today.

Earlier, with the royal business foundation, the Xue family was one of the four major families. Now that the foundation of the imperial merchants is gone, the Xue family is just an ordinary merchant, so how can they deserve such a family status?

After all... I still missed it.

After taking Lengxiang Pills for several days, Sister Bao completely put all those extravagant hopes behind her. She was as ruthless as before, but she was a little more diligent in her dealings with Baoyu.

Sister Bao thinks clearly that a hundred birds in the forest is not as good as one in the hand. No matter how good a match Li Weijian was, no matter how tempted she was, it was no longer possible now.

In July, the Ministry of War reviewed the meritorious service and announced the reward document to the world. All the generals in Qinghai are in good condition, and each has his own reward, except that Li Weijian is missing.

Afterwards, words leaked out, but Yan Xiyao, who had handled the Lianghuai Salt Administration and was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Punishments to the cabinet, and Chen Hongmou, the chief minister, had a fierce quarrel over Li Weijian's reward!

Counting the military merits, just the battle in which Xiao Ce Ling was killed and wounded was enough for Li Weijian to be promoted to the fourth rank and to the second rank. This does not include the escort of supplies and the cement supply of Xishan Island. If they are included, it would be the first rank. Waiting uncle can also be worthy of it.

The reward offered by Chen Hongmou is not too low, but too high! The second waiting group is the hussar general, the former is a Wu Xun and the latter is a Wu San rank. If Li Weijian received such a reward, he would have to return to the Wuxun First Class from now on. At most, he would be in the Inner Palace and the Fifth Military Department, and at the most, he could be transferred to the Military Department.

Yan Xiyao was Li Weijian's mentor, how could he see his proud disciple suffer such a big loss? He immediately argued with reason, saying that Li Weijian was young and should not reward him too much.

Afterwards, he counted his merits and believed that he should be granted the title of second-class uncle and Zide doctor. There is no doubt that the latter is a civilian official, which means that Li Weijian can be transferred to various ministries at any time in the future.

As soon as Yan Xiyaofu entered the cabinet, he had a series of battles with Chen Hongmou, his chief assistant. They argued over this matter for more than half a month, and then Emperor Zhenghe made a decision. Li Weijian of the Jin Dynasty was a second-class uncle and a senior official of Zide. He chose his ancestral home and named him Jingling.

Some censors felt sour and went out of their way to speak out, thinking that the saint's reward was too much. Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhenghe stood up and shouted: "He is just a second-class uncle, what is there to argue about? Is it possible that my brother is not worthy of a second-class uncle?"

Later, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty found out that Li Weijian had used strong wine and maggots to cleanse the body of King Zhongyong and raised him for several months. King Zhongyong, who was about to die that day, has now recovered!

A Xiyi official from the Qintian Supervisor immediately came out and said that the method of debridement of maggots had long been practiced in the West. This must be the method that Li Weijian learned from the Xiyi.

Emperor Zhenghe immediately cursed, making Na Xiyi look disgraced.

When King Zhongyong saw that he was in trouble, why didn't you, a Western Yi, say that there was a method for debridement of maggots in the West? Now that Li Weijian has used it and cured his own brother, he comes out and says that this method has been around for a long time... What were you doing earlier?

The whole group was scolded and turned into disgrace, and no one dared to raise any objections. The award document was published in the Di Di newspaper on the same day, and was reprinted in various newspapers in the capital. Everyone who heard about it was amazed.

Second-class uncle, he is only sixteen years old. He has the ability to make money with Tao Zhu in literature, and the courage to leap on horse and kill the enemy in military affairs. Such a person may not be born in three hundred years.

Hearing that Li Fusheng was not married yet, there were many families with girls of the right age in the capital, and they all started to take notice. I don’t know how to move around, but in the end of the moon, the Li family’s old house by Mochou Lake in Jinling was suddenly filled with guests.

Li Shouzhong, who became an official, was very happy at first. He only talked about his relatives and friends and never forgot about him, an old antique who has never changed from the past. But after a few days, he became annoyed... Why did everyone come to say goodbye to Brother Jian? Is it a lie to dare to visit, but is it true to say we are close?

Li Shouzhong was already stubborn, so he immediately became angry. From then on, he closed the door and thanked guests. He even had two big quarrels with Mr. Liang and slept in the study for more than a month before moving back. This is not stated.

After the reward was decided, the Li family was extremely happy. Fu Qiufang also made arrangements to merge the two houses at the back into the mansion. However, the owners of the two houses were also well-connected and had no intention of selling the houses. This expansion of the mansion The matter had to be pressed for now.

In the Rongguo Mansion, it was a different situation.

At this time, the provincial villa has begun to take shape. When you park in the back building and look out the back window, you can catch a glimpse of the flowers and plants in the garden. There were no outsiders in the back building behind closed doors, so Zijuan, Xueyan and the female official Wei Jianyu were a little more relaxed.

Wei Jianyu started the ceremony first, and the two maids also congratulated Daiyu. Daiyu's pretty face turned red. Although she was happy, she muttered a few words in embarrassment and finally got rid of the joke.

Looking out the window, my mind can't help but wander far away. She never expected fame, fortune or wealth, and she naturally lived a life of fine clothing and fine food, as well as simple meals. But fourth brother Shengjian didn't think so.

Daiyu can imagine that if we meet again in the future, if she says a few words of annoyance, the fourth brother Jian will definitely smile and say: "People can't help themselves in officialdom...and it's not my sister's business, it's other people's business." , my sister should have one too, so as not to be inferior to others and have to look at other people's faces in the future."

Thinking of this section, Daiyu couldn't help but smile. Yes, he will definitely say so. The smile slowly faded away and turned into longing again. Now she doesn't ask for anything else, she just wants fourth brother Jian to be safe and return as soon as possible.

　I'm overwhelmed with chores, feeling dizzy and feeling dizzy, and I'm really in a bad state.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)