My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 140 Prepare to watch the ceremony
The Tongguan army was defeated, and the news flashed across the sky above Shenjing like a thunder.

There was no need to deliberately spread the news. After the more than 1 defeated troops who followed the prince's retreat entered Shenjing, the news quickly spread to every corner of Shenjing in less than a few hours.

For a moment, people in the city of Shenjing were panicked, and many people began to consider whether to take advantage of this moment to escape from Shenjing, but this idea was rejected by them as soon as it came to their minds.

If even Shenjing is not safe, which place in the world is safe?
In fact, the most anxious people at this time are not ordinary people, but the nobles and officials in Shenjing.

Compared with ordinary people, the land and wealth purchased by nobles and officials over the years are more than a hundred times more than that of ordinary people.

Ordinary people can move all the pots and jars in their homes with at most one big car, but they cannot move away the shops, farms and other real estate accumulated by noble officials for decades or even centuries.

Therefore, when the imperial court announced that the two emperors, Emperor Taishang and Emperor Changping, would coordinate with all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to hold a grand military parade on Chang'an Avenue outside the Meridian Gate, people's originally panicked mood actually calmed down a lot.

There is no other reason. At least the two emperors of the imperial court have expressed their determination to fight the Mongolian Tatars to the end.

The thinking of the people and officials is also very simple. Even the emperor is not afraid of death. What are they afraid of?
Rongqing Hall of Rongguo Mansion
Many descendants of the Jia family, including Jia's mother, all gathered here. Even Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, Mrs. Xing, Qin Keqing and other people from Ningguo Mansion also came.

Although everyone in the Jia family gathered together, no one was in the mood to talk. Their hearts were as heavy as a big stone. Except for some rapid breathing, there was almost no sound in the entire Rongqing Hall.

Jia's mother sat on the front seat, and Baoyu was not with her for the first time. Yuanchun was instead.

Jia Zheng, Jia She, Jia Zhen and other adult men of the Jia family are sitting on their left hands, all of them closing their eyes to meditate.

The right hand position was filled with women. Compared to the men, these women who usually enjoyed the glory and wealth felt more panic and helpless.

They could not imagine what they would do once Shenjing was captured by the Mongolian Tatars.

Is it a piece of white silk that takes its own life, but in order to preserve its reputation or follow the crowd and flee for its life in a hurry, it is not easy for weak women like them to survive in troubled times.

At this moment, even Sister Feng, who is usually known as Feng Lazi, is like an eggplant beaten by frost, without the energy of the past.

I don't know how long it took, but everyone walked gently to Jia Mu and whispered: "Old lady... it's almost time, we should set off."

"Oh...has the time come?"

Jia Mu managed to cheer up and stood up. Yuan Chun also quickly stood up and supported her.

Jia Mu said to everyone: "Okay, don't be stunned.

Today, His Majesty has issued a decree to allow us nobles and civil and military officials to attend some kind of military parade outside the Meridian Gate. This is the first time since the founding of the Xia Dynasty.

What's more, our brother Yu can also lead the troops to participate. This is the honor of our Jia family. One of you must go, do you understand? "

"Understood!" Everyone in the Jia family agreed in unison.

For a time, the entire Jia Mansion became busy.

At this time, Baochai also got to know Daiyu, Tanchun, Yingchun, Xichun, Xiangyun, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng and other female family members of the Jia family. As smart as she was, she naturally quickly integrated into the ranks of the girls.

The happiest person here is undoubtedly Baoyu. For him, the Mongolian Tatars are still far away from him. If the sky falls, there will be a tall man to hold it up. Today, such a smart and beautiful sister Baoyu came to the house. To him, For him, it is the happiest thing.

Following Jia Mu's order, everyone in the Jia family, surrounded by hundreds of servants, rushed towards the Meridian Gate.

But when they came to Chang'an Avenue, the whole team was shocked. At this time, the street was full of people, and the huge street was packed with people.The street, which could accommodate dozens of carriages traveling side by side, was crowded with people, and the boiling crowd surged like waves.

Along both sides of the street, people stood densely packed, and the bustling flow of people seemed endless.

Most people's faces were filled with a mixture of anticipation, worry and expectation.

They were worried about the Mongolian Tatars who were about to arrive in the near future, and they were also looking forward to seeing the beauty of Emperor Changping and the Supreme Emperor with their own eyes.

The fall of Tongguan made everyone in Shenjing City feel the threat of war.

The threat is so immediate that most people are unprepared.

After all, since the founding of Daxia, the people of Shenjing City have never been threatened by war. Even the disastrous defeat of Emperor Shenwu when he went to Liaodong more than ten years ago seems to be just a distant thing for many people.

Fortunately, the military parade held this time not only let the common people know the determination of the imperial court, but also dispelled the slightest thought that should have arisen in many people's minds.

As the time approached, many government servants wearing soap clothes began to appear on the street.

These government officials kept shouting loudly, asking those who were still wandering on the street to quickly stand on both sides of the street.

As for those who didn't listen to the advice, they were not polite. They knocked down the iron ruler in their hands without hesitation. For a while, there were endless curses and screams.

It wasn't until the end of the day that the entire Chang'an Avenue was cleared.

Outside the Meridian Gate, a temporary high platform was built. Emperor Changping and the Supreme Emperor were sitting in the center. Next to them were Princes Li Mingjin of Qi, Li Mingqian of Wu, and Li Mingqian who had not yet been crowned king.

On the other side of the high platform sat the Queen Mother, Crown Princess, White Queen, Wu Guifei, Zhou Guiren and other royal female family members.

Not far from the high platform were sitting several pavilion elders, six ministers, and a number of high-ranking officials from Great Xia.

After Jia Mu and other people arrived at the Meridian Gate, they were about to follow the guidance of an official responsible for maintaining order and go to the area belonging to the nobles, but they were stopped by a young eunuch.

I saw the young eunuch saying respectfully: "Mrs. Rongguo, the Queen has ordered the servants to ask Mrs. Rongguo and General Zhaoyong's wife to watch the ceremony with the Queen."

"The Queen invites me and my eldest daughter to watch the ceremony with the Queen?"

Jia Mu was stunned for a moment, and then asked again in disbelief.

"Of course it's true." The little eunuch showed an almost flattering smile, "What the Queen said personally, how can it be false."

"Okay, okay...I'll be over here right now."

After receiving the confirmation from the little eunuch, Jia Mu smiled so much that the wrinkles on her face relaxed.

Being invited by the queen to sit with the royal family members on such a major occasion is in itself a sign of royal favor.

In the past, during the heyday of the Jia family, Jia's mother had several opportunities to speak to the royal women, but since Jia Daishan's death, they have never had such an opportunity again.

(End of this chapter)