My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 229 Lu Peiyi gritted his teeth

Seeing that Lu Peiyi still looked aggrieved, Xia Shouzhong sneered: "Master Lu, this is the Emperor's order. Are you really planning to resist it?"

Lu Peiyi pointed forward and shouted: "Eunuch Xia, it's not that the general refuses to obey the order, but look at... how the Jiangnan camp was beaten after today's battle. Let's just let it go. The general I really can’t reconcile myself to it!”

"No matter how many people you have died, our family wants to ask you now...will you stop fighting?

If you don't want to retreat, that's fine. We will immediately turn around and go back to report to the Supreme Emperor. You can fight as much as you like? "

"I……"

Lu Peiyi was speechless. Of course he didn't dare to let Xia Shouzhong go back just like that.

If you really do this, it will become a rebellion, and your head will be beheaded.

It's just that he is really unwilling to do so. The troops sent out this time were originally aimed at the 56 million taels of silver in Jia Yu's hands.

Now that he didn't get any money, he had suffered such a big loss. If he just went back in despair, he wouldn't know how to explain it to his subordinates.

The most terrible thing is that this time he sent troops without authorization from the imperial decree and the Ministry of War.

"Whoever comes... ring gold immediately!"

But anger was anger. After the battle just now, he also understood that he still underestimated the combat effectiveness of Huben Camp.

Half an hour later, between Jiangnan Camp and Huben Camp, Jia Yu and Lu Peiyi finally met.

"Dangdangdang..."

Soon, bursts of golden sounds echoed on the battlefield.

Next to the two men were Dai Quan, Xia Shouzhong and the fifty soldiers each brought with them.

But this matter cannot be so easy for him. Our Jiangnan camp suffered heavy losses in this battle. He must make compensation to the general, otherwise the general will not be able to explain to the soldiers below. "

If you hear the drum, you will advance; if you hear the gold, you will stop.

Xia Shouzhong waved his hand, "You can't talk to our family about this. If you have anything to say, please tell that guy Jia Yu later."

Thinking of this, Lu Peiyi felt scared.

Looking at Lu Peiyi's expression as if he was addicted to others, Jia Yu smiled faintly: "Sir Lu, we finally meet."

Seeing Xia Shouzhong's nonchalant expression, Lu Peiyi almost broke his teeth.

The two armies, which were still fighting desperately, were watching each other a mile apart. If it weren't for the corpses strewn all over the battlefield and the groans of the wounded who had not been evacuated in time, the battle just now would have seemed like a whirlwind. field illusion.

With the arrival of Dai Quan and Xia Shouzhong, the battlefield that was once filled with loud killings finally calmed down.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Since you have come in person to read His Majesty's imperial edict, I will naturally obey it.

Lu Peiyi's face was particularly ugly, and it took him a long time to say something through his teeth: "Well, Jia Yu, I will remember what happened today."

When he thought of this, his teeth were itching with hatred. If Jia Yu appeared in front of him, he would rush over and tear him to pieces.

However, the opponent's losses were minimal. If Xia Shouzhong had not arrived in time, the Jiangnan Camp would have been completely wiped out today.

He killed so many people and lost so much equipment. If the imperial court didn't foot the bill, the follow-up compensation and comfort alone would cost him half his life.

As expected of a leader who can beat Totuo Buhua to the point where he proactively sues for peace. The two sides fought for more than an hour just now. Not to mention almost the entire cavalry battalion, he also killed and wounded two to three thousand infantrymen one after another. He was stunned. Take advantage.

This has been a rule since ancient times. When they heard the sound of gold ringing from behind, the generals of the Jiangnan camp who were still gritting their teeth and trying to attack took their last breath and quickly commanded the troops to retreat.

The smile on Jia Yu's face faded, "Today's matter will be judged on what is right and wrong.

As the governor of Jiangnan, you don't want to stay in your Jiangnan camp, but you lead a large army to attack friendly forces without authorization.

I would like to ask, what do you want to do? "

"You also know that I am the governor of Jiangnan. You went on a killing spree in Yangzhou, killing students and merchants, and now you have arrested Lan Renxian and other court officials without authorization. As the governor of Jiangnan, I have the responsibility to protect the territory and the people. How can we allow you to act recklessly?"

Naturally, Lu Peiyi would not admit his true purpose even if he killed him.

It was his duty to bite him to death. He led the army to Yangzhou just to attack Jia Yu for arresting imperial officials without permission.

Moreover, he was not just empty talk, he actually had an official document written by Lan Renxian personally requesting the dispatch of troops.

From a procedural point of view, apart from the lack of official documents from the Ministry of War, you really can't fault him.

But even so, he was able to fool him by saying that the situation was urgent and he could only send troops while requesting orders.

"On the contrary, you actually led an army to attack friendly forces. What crime should you deserve?"

"You asked me about it instead."

Jia Yu sneered: "If you were my officer, and a large army suddenly appeared around you without even saying hello, what would you do?

Besides, when I came, Lord Lu, what did you do? You immediately gathered the entire army, and then sent out cavalry to attack my Huben camp. Now you pretend to be innocent. You are a bitch. If you want to be a hero, you must also erect a memorial arch! "

"You fart!"

Lu Peiyi became furious, "If you hadn't led an army to invade, how would I have attacked you?"

Seeing the two of them trolling each other, Xia Shouzhong and Dai Quan didn't say anything.

In fact, both of them were like mirrors in their hearts. If not for the more than 50 million taels of silver in Jia Yu's hands, how could Lu Peiyi personally lead his army to attack Yangzhou?

As for saying that he only sent troops to Yangzhou after receiving Lan Renxian's official document, he could fool a three-year-old child.

Lan Renxian was not Lu Peiyi's biological father. Why did he immediately send troops to Yangzhou as soon as he received the official document?

However, although they knew some things in their hearts, they were just messengers, so how could they be qualified to deal with two earls who held heavy troops.

Xia Shouzhong, as the representative of the Supreme Emperor, spoke first.

"No matter why you are fighting in our family, since the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty have made the decree, you are not allowed to fight again, otherwise you will understand the consequences yourself."

After speaking, Xia Shouzhong looked at Jia Yu and said softly.

"Uncle Dingyuan, if something like this happened, don't stay in Yangzhou anymore. Hurry up and take your people with us and return to Shenjing with the money. The Supreme Emperor is still waiting for you in Longshou Palace. .”

Jia Yu ignored him and looked at Dai Quan. Seeing Jia Yu ignoring him, Xia Shouzhong's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom.

On the other hand, Dai Quan showed a satisfied smile and said with a smile: "Uncle Dingyuan, before our family left the capital, His Majesty said it himself.

Tell that bastard to come back quickly. If he doesn't come back before August 15th, I will take away your title and let him go to the Meridian Gate to look at the gate! "

Jia Yu calculated that it was already July 16th, less than a month to August 15th. If he didn't hurry up, he might really have to check the door.

Thinking of this, Jia Yu said with a grimace: "Dai Gonggong, it's not that I don't want to go back quickly, but it's because tens of thousands of troops are on the road with so much money, and it's really hard to get up quickly. Can you please give me a few days of grace?"

Dai Quan suppressed his laughter and said: "Master Jia, we are just servants who pass the news. How can we make the decision for His Majesty? You... it is best to listen to His Majesty and prepare to leave as soon as possible."

"Okay, please, my two father-in-laws, please wait a moment. I'll go to the city to report to my father-in-law, and then I'll call my unmarried daughter-in-law. Let's leave tomorrow. Do you think that's okay?"

Seeing Jia Yu and Dai Quan singing and playing tricks, Xia Shouzhong's face turned even darker.

In his opinion, Jia Yu's move clearly meant that he did not take the Supreme Emperor into consideration.

It's just that he couldn't get angry. The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty is now Emperor Changping, and his master has abdicated for more than ten years. As a minister of the Great Xia Dynasty, Jia Yu must of course listen to the current emperor. Is this wrong?

Xia Shouzhong, who was really too lazy to watch these two people practicing here, said coldly: "You two have said enough. Since we have decided to return to the capital tomorrow, we will meet here. Our family is waiting for you."

Jia Yu also knew that she couldn't go too far. If she really made the old eunuch angry or turned against him, it would be of no benefit to her.

He cupped his hands towards Xia Shouzhong and said, "In that case, please help yourself, Eunuch Xia. I will take my leave first."

"Master Jia, please wait."

At this time, Lu Peiyi suddenly spoke up.

He narrowed his eyes and said: "Master Jia, this time I and my son failed to live up to expectations, and they suffered a big loss and couldn't blame others.

But without His Majesty's order or official documents from the cabinet, you arrested Governor Lan and others without authorization. What's the point of this?

Even if they are guilty, they should report to His Majesty and then be punished by His Majesty, and handed over to the Sanyousi for conviction. There is no reason to detain the imperial officials without authorization.

Now, in front of General Manager Dai and General Manager, you should also release Governor Lan and the others, right? "

It stands to reason that if it had been anyone else, Poxialu would have agreed immediately, but Jia Yu still shook her head.

"I'm sorry Sir Lu, Jiangsu Governor Lan Renxian colluded with Yangzhou salt merchants to embezzle salt taxes, and together with Ding Shoudao and others poisoned and murdered the salt patrol censor Lin Ruhai's family.

As a result, Mr. Lin's wife and his young son died one after another, and Mr. Lin himself was bedridden with a strange poison.

The day before yesterday, we even confiscated from the homes of Lan Renxian and other officials the correspondence between them and more than five million taels of silver.

This time Jia was planning to escort them back to Shenjing to be dealt with by His Majesty. How could he let them go? "

Except for a few of them, few people knew that Lan Renxian, together with Ding Shoudao and other salt merchants, poisoned Lin Ruhai's family. Now that Jia Yu said it in public, everyone was shocked.

The court has its own rules.

How can officials not fight with each other?

But there is a bottom line in this struggle, which is not to bring harm to your wife and children and not to resort to extraneous measures.

Now Lan Renxian actually teamed up with the salt merchants to attack Lin Ruhai himself and even his family. This violated everyone's bottom line.

You must know that once the bottom line is breached, it will be of no benefit to anyone.

Today you can poison me, my wife and my children, and tomorrow I can of course bribe a killer to kill your family.

If this were to happen, wouldn't it cause chaos in the court and put all the officials in danger?

So when Jia Yu said this, even Lu Peiyi was speechless. After all, the nature of this was so bad that no official could tolerate such behavior.

Seeing that Lu Peiyi and Xia Shouzhong were both silent, Jia Yu bowed her hands in the hall again and left with Dai Quan.

Only Lu Peiyi looked at the back of Jia Yu and his entourage leaving, and felt extremely unwilling. However, the truth was not on his side, and he could not defeat the opponent again and again. If Xia Shouzhong had not arrived in time, the Jiangnan camp that he had worked so hard for many years might not have been able to survive today. It must be destroyed in one fell swoop.

"Stop looking." Xia Shouzhong's faint voice came from behind.

"If you didn't live up to your expectations, how could you end up like this? Even if we want to help you, we can't help you."

These words made Lu Peiyi almost ashamed.

After withdrawing his troops, Jia Yu arranged for the troops to return to the camp first, and then returned to Yanyangzhou City with Dai Quan.

The two of them came to Xunyan Censor's Mansion together and saw Lin Ruhai.

When he saw Lin Ruhai for the first time, Dai Quan couldn't help but exclaimed: "Master Lin, how did you become like this?"

Dai Quan had met Lin Ruhai. More than ten years ago, Lin Ruhai was the top student in high school and was received by Emperor Changping. The two had a pleasant conversation.

Dai Quan was waiting on the side at that time. At that time, Lin Ruhai had just married Jia Min, the eldest daughter of Rongguo Mansion, and she was very proud and handsome.

But more than ten years later, Lin Ruhai had turned into an old man with gray hair on his temples and a haggard expression. Dai Quan was amazed by this.

Jia Yu explained on the side: "I want Manager Dai to know that my father-in-law's health has been getting worse day by day since his mother-in-law and his youngest son passed away one after another.

In addition, Nalan Renxian and the salt merchant bribed the servants around him and poisoned him.

If it hadn't been for the imperial doctor sent by His Majesty a few days ago who saw the clues and went to great lengths to snatch my father-in-law back from the hands of the King of Hell, I'm afraid I wouldn't have seen you long ago. "

A cold light flashed in Dai Quan's eyes, "Lan Renxian, as an official of the imperial court, actually conspired with the salt merchants to murder his colleagues!

Good job. After escorting him back to Beijing this time, our family will make everything clear to Your Majesty!

We must never let such vicious villains continue to roam free! "

As the general manager of the Daming Palace, Dai Quan is known as the internal minister. Officials who usually want to flatter him are simply not right.

Even if someone begged him, he would only respond vaguely at best. This was the first time he had made it clear that he wanted to give him eye drops in front of the emperor like today.

It can be seen that after seeing what happened to Lin Ruhai, even Dai Quan, who was used to seeing the intrigues between people, felt angry.

After expressing her gratitude to Dai Quan for his words, Lin Ruhai smiled lightly and said, "It's a blessing that Ruhai can save his life this time, so why should Eunuch Dai care about it.

Ruhai is extremely happy that Eunuch Dai can come to visit Ruhai this time. As for Lan Renxian, Ding Shoudao and others, they have their own national laws to punish them, so Eunuch-in Ruhai can only take his heart. "

Dai Quan and Lin Ruhai chatted for a while and then left. Before leaving, he held Lin Ruhai's hand and said, "Master Lin, please rest in peace and recuperate. Your Majesty said before we came here that after the troubles in Yangzhou are dealt with, , Your Majesty has another important use for you, so you must take good care of yourself."

(End of this chapter)