My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 260 Come on, let’s hurt each other
On the second day of August, a decree came from the palace. Officials of the seventh rank and above of Shenjing would go out of the city three days later, that is, on the fifth day of August, to greet the King of Xining County, who had come all the way from Liaodong. After the news came out, the ministers talked a lot, and even the gods The news is also spreading everywhere in the streets and alleys of Beijing.

In a teahouse in the Zhengxifang Tea Food Alley in Nancheng, Shenjing, a group of tea patrons were eating melon seeds and drinking a large bowl of tea while chatting and gossiping. The waiters were busy adding tea to the tea patrons.

A man in his forties with a rough complexion who looked like he had been doing manual labor all year round took a sip of tea and said to the people around him: "Brothers, have you heard that tomorrow is coming to Xining County, Liaodong?" The king is about to return to the capital, and the Holy One has decreed that all officials above the seventh rank who are not on duty that day should go out of the city to meet him. "

Someone said disdainfully: "Hey... these are all old almanacs from the past few days, who doesn't know?"

Another middle-aged man in his thirties, wearing a somewhat shabby long gown with an arrogant expression, said: "You all only know one thing but not the other. Have you ever thought about what shocking thing this Xining County Prince has established?" All the civil and military officials from all over the dynasty must go out to greet him?"

"Who doesn't know this? The government has also said that the Prince of Xining County has made great achievements in defending Liaodong for many years. At the beginning of this year, he also repelled the siege of the Jurchen Tatars and saved the city of Shenyang.

It won't be the 70th birthday of the Supreme Emperor in a few days. The Prince of Xining County has come specially to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor!

The Supreme Emperor thought that the king of Xining County had made great contributions to guarding the Liao territory for many years, so he ordered the Holy Emperor to lead hundreds of officials to welcome him. "

"You have meritorious service in guarding the Liao territory, so you deserve it." Someone sneered at that moment:
"Prince Xining has been guarding Liaodong for more than ten years, right?

But think about it, has the situation in Liaodong improved over the years?

The teahouse instantly became quiet.

Previously, Nurhachi, an old thief, was just wandering around in the white mountains and black waters of the Far North. Now he is better. Last year, he actually dared to openly lead troops to besiege Shenyang City. The army of more than 100,000 in Liaodong was helpless against the tens of thousands of Jurchen Tatars. Do you call this meritorious service? "

In fact, even Jia Yu didn't know that with his arrival, something quietly followed him into this world.

I told you, it’s more than two million... sometimes even up to three million.

Some people retorted: "Are the Jurchen Tatars so easy to fight? More than ten years ago, the Supreme Emperor personally led an army of 200,000 people to conquer the country, but everyone knows the final result.

One said that the king of Xining County had meritorious service in protecting the land, and the other said that the king of Xining County was wasting the court's food and salary and was an incompetent person.

With so much money, even the Jurchen Tatars could be killed by heaps of money. But now, they are losing battles every year, and they are clamoring for an increase in Liao pay every year. Do you still want everyone to be grateful to him? "

The essence of Chinese civilization is here. No matter what the word is, no matter whether people have heard it or not, even people who hear it for the first time will immediately understand the meaning of the word literally.

Several people started arguing with each other.

No wonder people say that the scholar's rebellion failed in three years, so Li Xiucai just criticizes the strong!"

Although Li Xiucai looked poor, he also had a temper.

It would be great if the King of Xining County can maintain the current situation in Liaodong. What else do you want? "

If the King of Xining County is really gone, who will guard Liaodong... you... you... or you...

Others also took sides, and the quarrel broke out for a while.

To say who is the most famous figure in Shenjing in the past two years, it must be Dingyuan Bo Jia Yu.

"Huang Laosi, what you said is wrong."

As soon as I heard the word "big talker", I immediately became angry. I also slammed the table and shouted without thinking: "Who said no one is going? According to me, if Uncle Dingyuan is allowed to guard Liaodong, let alone more than ten years, maybe in three to five years, he will be able to defeat the Jurchen Tatars. "

For example, the word "big talker" was originally a product of another time and space, but with the arrival of Jia Yu, and the fact that this guy often exposed some slang and habits of later generations, people in Dingyuan's Mansion felt very strange after hearing it. It was interesting, so it gradually spread.

Later, when the quarrel got louder, Huang Laosi slammed the table and shouted loudly: "You all said that the King of Xining would only waste the imperial silver, but without the King of Xining, the Jurchen Tatars might have invaded the sacred capital long ago. Well, it’s fine if you don’t appreciate him, why are you slandering him instead?

"Haha... According to you, we still have to thank him? Do you know how much money the imperial court spends every year?

Originally it was only circulated in a small area in Uncle Dingyuan's mansion, but later, somehow, the spread became wider and wider, and finally even ordinary people in Shenjing knew about it.

As Jia Yu's fame has increased in the past two years, his past events have also been revealed.

Why did he sell his house in Jinling and come to Shenjing to join the Rongguo Mansion when he was so poor, but he was almost beaten to death by several disciples. Later, he was appreciated by Feng Tang and joined the Selected Front Camp. He first suppressed bandits in Erlong Mountain, and then eliminated the Jinsha Gang, He led troops out of Tongguan to fight against the Mongolian Tatars.

One by one, by virtue of military merit, he became the youngest hereditary earl in Great Xia, and he also married the eldest lady of Rongguo Mansion. Such inspirational stories will be placed in the proper place of China in later generations. The protagonist of the dream.

What the Chinese nation values ​​is that princes, generals, and ministers should be kind. If others can do it, why can't I do it?

Who doesn’t have such a dream in their heart?
Therefore, even Jia Yu didn't know that he had unknowingly become a role model for many small people in Shenjing to counterattack.

After a long time, a loud shout suddenly sounded.

"Yes...Li Xiucai is right.

In my opinion, Uncle Dingyuan should be allowed to guard Liaodong.

Kill that old thief chieftain Nurhaci and capture all his wives and concubines alive so that everyone can have a good look! "

The group chatted happily, but no one thought that the so-called "old man" would not turn twenty years old in another two months.

Not only the common people, but also the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were talking about it.

In fact, not only the people, but also many officials in the imperial court deeply hated Liao's salary.

Liao pay originated from the temporary tax levy proposed by the Supreme Emperor after the defeat of his personal expedition more than ten years ago in order to strengthen the defense of Liaodong. However, it has become a routine practice to add additional taxes.

Raising taxes is not a problem, but the problem is that not a penny of the millions of silver levied every year goes into the hands of civil servants, but all falls into the pockets of the Liaodong Army.

This is two to three million taels of silver per year. Who would not be jealous to see it, but it is all eaten up by the Liaodong Army, and not even a scrap is given to others. It is inevitable to be hated by others.

Now the imperial court actually ordered all officials to go outside the city gate to welcome Qiu Ba from Liaodong. Will this make them feel comfortable?
But no matter how unhappy he was, the emperor's decree had been issued, and various yamen still started to take care of it.

It's early morning on the fifth day of August
At this time, outside the Desheng Gate in the north of Shenjing.

In front of the Desheng Gate in the northern city of Shenjing, there were crowds of people, and the people crowded near the city gate, looking forward to welcoming the arrival of the King of Xining County and the three thousand Liaodong cavalry. Their eyes focused on the city gate, where Emperor Changping and thousands of civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty stood solemnly.

Suddenly someone shouted loudly: "Coming... coming, the Prince of Xining County is here!"

Along with the sound, the rumble of horse hooves could be heard in the distance, and a group of cavalry slowly came from a distance.

A tall and strong general, about fifty years old, wearing iron armor, led the way. The cavalry behind him were all wearing polished armor and holding weapons, which reflected a dark luster in the sun.

At this time, the general was riding a horse with his chest raised and his belly folded, looking majestic.

"It's the Prince of Xining County!"

Some of the officials present shouted loudly.

At the front of the team, Emperor Changping's Dragon Boat was parked on the roadside. Emperor Changping sat on the Dragon Boat and looked at the group of people coming towards him quietly.

Today, in order to welcome the King of Xining and his entourage, Emperor Changping even put on the pair of reading glasses given to him by Jia Yu.

Slowly, Wang An of Xining County rode his horse to more than ten meters in front of the dragon. He turned over and dismounted and knelt down to Emperor Changping who was sitting on the dragon and said loudly.

"Your Majesty... the Prince of Xining County and the Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong, An Zaishi, have returned to the capital according to the order to say long live, long live our emperor!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Seeing An Zaishi kneeling down, all the three thousand cavalrymen behind him also dismounted and knelt down towards Emperor Changping.

For a moment, the sound of metal collisions was heard. It was the sound of the armors and weapons of the cavalry colliding with each other.

The scene of three thousand fully armed cavalry kneeling down in unison was still very shocking. Under the sunlight, the reflective weapons and armor emitted bursts of cold light.

The surrounding people and officials seemed to be shocked, looking at An Zaishi and the three thousand cavalry behind him with a hint of fear in their eyes.

There is no way, human beings are born with a natural fear of powerful force.

Emperor Changping's eyes were calm. No one knew what he was thinking at this moment. He just said lightly: "I love you, I will be safe, and all the soldiers will be safe."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" An Zaishi stood up, and then said loudly behind him: "Your Majesty has a decree, the soldiers will be safe!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" As Master An Zaishi finished speaking, the three thousand cavalry suddenly stood up.

Emperor Changping showed a hint of coldness in his eyes when he saw this scene.

Among the ranks of civil servants, Lin Ruhai and Yuan Yingde, who were standing behind several cabinet elders and the Minister of Household Affairs, looked at each other, with a hint of worry in their eyes.

It is said that the emperor is the one with strong soldiers and horses, but things seem to be reversed now. With the arrival of An Zaishi and three thousand Liaodong cavalry, the emperor's majesty seems to have been challenged in some way, which is not a good thing.

Lin Ruhai looked into the distance, as if looking for something, and at the same time, a trace of anxiety flashed in his heart.

Just when Lin Ruhai was a little anxious, a melodious horn sound finally came from the distance.

"woo woo woo woo……"

Along with the sound of the horn, everyone noticed that the ground beneath their feet seemed to be shaking slightly.

Others don't know, but how could An Zaishi, who was just at the border, not know what this meant?
There is only one reason for such a noise, and that is that a large group of cavalry is coming, and the number of cavalry is at least no less than ten thousand.

"Your Majesty, a large group of cavalry is coming!"

He was a little shocked and shouted, and immediately got on his horse as a reflex reflex. But when he was about to get on his horse, his eyes accidentally caught the half-smiling look on Emperor Changping's face.

He immediately thought that this was Shenjing, with border checkpoints everywhere. How could a cavalry force of ten thousand people be able to approach quietly without any warning from the surrounding defenders?

There is only one person who can do this, and that is that the incoming army is one of their own and has passed the inspection of the defenders.

Thinking of this, he smiled awkwardly, put down the foot that had stepped on the stirrup, and bowed to Emperor Changping.

"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I have been at the border for a long time and I am used to fighting with the Jurchen Tatars, so I was a little fussy for a while."

Emperor Changping smiled slightly: "There is no need to be nervous about An Aiqing. You must know that it is not just An Aiqing and the Liaodong cavalry who have returned victorious today, there is also another large army."

"Who is the other troop?" An Zaishi's expression changed slightly.

"He is the newly promoted uncle Dingyuan of the imperial court and Jia Sansi, the governor of Jingying."

"Jia Yu!"

An Zaishi's face looked a little ugly.

Does he know Jia Yu?

Of course he didn't know him, but his ears were getting calluses hearing Jia Yu's name.

In the past two years, Jia Yu's fame has not only spread in Shenjing and Jiangnan, but has even spread to Liaodong.

Whether it was the suppression of bandits in Erlong Mountain, the suppression of the Jinsha Gang, or the efforts to turn the tide after the defeat of Tongguan, they were defeated and forced to the negotiating table. Then, with an iron fist, the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou were uprooted.

Many people were killed in Jiangnan, and 56 million taels of silver were seized.

No matter who has the above credit, as long as he does one thing, he will be able to brag about it for a lifetime, but it is incredible that so many things were done by him alone.

This time, he led three thousand Liaodong cavalry to Shenjing in the name of celebrating the birthday of the Supreme Emperor. In addition to standing up for the Supreme Emperor, he also wanted to kill Jia Yu's spirit.

Well now, the rightful owner has arrived.

Emperor Changping sat on the dragon boat and looked at An Zaishi, who had a somewhat uncertain expression, and sneered in his heart.

The Supreme Emperor forced him to lead all the civil and military officials out of the city to meet An Zaishi in person. The purpose of the fight was to give him a blow. The subtext was, don't think that you are awesome because you control the Beijing camp. Don't forget that the Liaodong Army is still with us. In your hands, don't be too shy.

But how could Emperor Changping, who had been the emperor for more than ten years, be willing to be manipulated like this? Don't forget that power is naturally exclusive.

Don't you want to use An Zaishi and the Liaodong Army to take advantage of me?

Okay then, let’s hurt each other!
I will let Jia Yu and An Zaishi enter the city on the same day and let them fight in the ring together. I want to see how your confidant Ai will deal with it!
While Emperor Changping was thinking, an army of 50,000 led by Jia Yu also arrived outside Deshengmen...

(End of this chapter)