Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 105 Returning to Beijing

On the canal blown by the cold wind, a fleet of ships sailed slowly. A building ship is placed in the center, and a dozen cargo ships are placed on the outer layer. Form a "wild goose" formation. On the ship's deck, the sound of the escort's drills could be heard.

No matter who saw it, their expressions would change and they would not dare to look down upon him.

In particular, two large golden dragon lanterns were hung high on the pylon of the building ship, with the words "Gao Yun Governor's Yamen" written on them.

The canal soldiers on the canal would let them go at a distance whenever they saw these two golden dragon lanterns.

In this way, Jia Rong's fleet left Jinling City and followed the Yangtze River to Yangzhou City Wharf.

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At this time, a large ship was also parked at Yangzhou City Pier, with a lantern of "Rongguo Mansion" hanging on it. It was Jia Mu who sent her servants to pick up Lin Daiyu.

"Aunt Lin is on a boat with me." Jia Rong nodded with a smile and said to Lin Ruhai and his daughter, "I have a escort on the boat, and I can fight it myself. It will be safer for Aunt Lin to follow me and not be harassed. Besides, I I can also check Aunt Lin’s body at any time.”

At this time, Lin Ruhai and his daughter all saw the solemn escort beside Jia Rong, whose fierceness made people's eyes brighten.

Soon, he agreed to Jia Rong's proposal.

Even Jia Yucun also took a small boat, tied behind the boat of Ningguofu Tower, and entered the center of the fleet, preparing to visit Jia Zheng in Beijing, use the relationship with Rongguofu, resume his official career, and enter the officialdom.

"Old uncle, please take care of yourself and don't work too hard." Jia Rong said goodbye to Lin Ruhai on the dock and solemnly asked him to take care of himself.

"Okay, I understand." Lin Ruhai nodded with a smile and waved her hand for Jia Rong to get on the boat.

When Jia Rong boarded the deck, Lin Daiyu stood beside him, watching her father's figure on the pier gradually getting farther away, and burst into tears, "Dad, take care of yourself, don't let your daughter worry..."

"Brother Rong, take care of Yu'er..." On the pier, Lin Ruhai burst into tears and waved his hands and shouted, with a crying tone in his voice.

"Okay, I understand." Jia Rong solemnly clasped her fists and promised loudly on the deck.

The scene of parting is always sad. When the fleet set sail and gradually left Yangzhou Pier, Lin Ruhai's figure shrank into a black dot. Jia Rong comforted Lin Daiyu and said, "The wind is strong on the canal. Aunt Lin is not in good health. Let's go back to the hall to rest first."

"Okay." Lin Daiyu nodded, wiped away her tears, her sadness dissipated, reorganized her thoughts, and showed a cautious attitude.

From now on, she leaves home.

Without the generosity of her parents at home, she was left alone to live in Beijing, feeling somewhat at a loss. Fortunately, I have Brother Rong by my side. He is a capable brother. With him accompanying me along the way, I feel more at ease.

Entering the hall, Lin Daiyu felt much warmer. The wet nurse brought a silver mink quilt for her to wear. Lin Daiyu shook her head and smiled sweetly, "It's so expensive. There is a warm basin in the hall to smoke, so it won't be a problem. Brother Rong, it's okay anyway. If you have nothing to do, why not come and play a game of chess?"

"Okay." Jia Rong smiled and nodded, as if he had nothing to do. He sat sideways on the Arhat bed and played Go across a chess surface with Lin Daiyu.

Jia Rong's chess skills were learned during the three days in the Lin Mansion. The teacher is Lin Daiyu. The two also gradually became familiar with each other through playing Go.

"Snapped."

Jia Rong and Lin Daiyu guessed who came first. Jia Rong took the white first, picked up a white jade chess piece, and placed it in the corner.

When Lin Daiyu saw this, she smiled with a smile on her lips and a hint of teasing in her eyebrows, "Why, you won't be able to lower Tian Yuan today?"

Jia Rong smiled coquettishly, but she was not confident and confident, "Humph, your level is not enough, and you are not qualified enough for me to use the 'Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth'."

Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled sweetly, but did not correct Jia Rong's tone. She just said, "When a little chicken sees an eagle, it will be soft-footed and hard-mouthed!" She rolled her eyes angrily, angrily, and wanted to kill Jia Rong!

Not to be outdone, Jia Rong lowered his head and pondered, and began to think of ways to win against her.

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The fleet set sail, waving flags during the day and hanging lights at night. Two golden dragon lanterns flashed with golden light in the dark night, as if two golden dragons were riding the wind and waves on the canal. No matter whether it was an official ship, a merchant ship or a civilian ship, everyone was secretly surprised when they saw it, and they couldn't help but stay away from it.

Even the bold water pirates were intimidated when they saw the fleet in a "wild goose" formation and did not dare to stroke the tiger's beard.    So, this journey is generally peaceful.

The reason why I say "roughly".

It's because there are always some fools in the world who are confused and unable to weigh their own weight. They always want to get something for nothing and make a fortune.

Ning Guofu's fleet formation is a typical way for cargo ships to protect noble ships. Therefore, it means that the cargo ships placed outside are precious gifts chosen by nobles, and are much more valuable than ordinary merchant ships and civilian ships. Just grab one and it will last you a lifetime.

Therefore, there are still people who pretend to be water pirates and come to rob ships in night boats at night.

In response, the cargo ship quickly turned around, and the "head goose shape" was arranged into a "swallow tail shape". The rear swallow tail shape merged into a swallow shape, and the left and right wings swept to the rear. In the surprised exclamation of the water pirates, it actually did a 180°. U-turn.

Then those cargo ships with ballast bilges, riding the wind and waves, turned into "battleships" and rushed into the formation of Shui Kouye's ship.

"哐哐哐~~~"

Visible to the naked eye, the night sailing ships were all knocked over, and the pirates on board all "plopped" and fell into the icy canal. Many people drowned on the spot due to the suction of the capsized boat.

Archery? No need at all!

I could only see the colors of the lanterns on the cargo ship changing, and occasionally accompanied by the sound of gongs, the cargo ship kept changing its position and rammed back and forth on the canal several times. Those water bandits were washed to pieces, with numerous casualties.

Seeing this, Jia Rong ordered his troops to retreat, and the cargo ships turned around, returned to their original positions, arranged themselves into a "goose shape" again, and set sail in the dark night.

"Hmph, do you understand the value of the top martial arts in the Great Zhou Dynasty!" Jia Rong, wearing a red tassel helmet and a golden lacquer mountain armor, stood on the deck, her blood boiling with excitement, and she couldn't help snorting proudly.

The sailors on the ship are all descendants of the navy of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They cooperate with each other tacitly and are proficient in water warfare. As long as there are more ships, the naval combat effectiveness can be exerted.

"Good fight, extra food tomorrow!"

Jia Rong gave an order, and the sailors on several cargo ships all cheered excitedly, "Eat Uncle Rong's food, wear Uncle Rong's clothes, receive Uncle Rong's rewards, and die for Uncle Rong!"

The shouts of the sailors reached Jia Rong's ears, making him nod with satisfaction.

When they arrived on a small boat behind the building, Jia Yucun, who was looking nervously at the battlefield, couldn't help but froze and frowned slightly.

"Is this a jingle made up in Ning Guofu's military training? How come I've never heard of it?"

Jia Yucun was suspicious, feeling that this jingle was very weird, making people feel uncomfortable and inexplicably frightened.

But when I think about it carefully, it seems to be normal and there is nothing wrong with it.

"Forget it, you are thinking too much, what does it have to do with me?" Jia Yucun shook his head, simply ignored the matter, and started thinking excitedly about what he should say when he entered the Shenjing City to meet Jia Zheng.

That was the Ningrong Jia Mansion, the family of the second founding prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As long as he said a word, he could rise smoothly in the officialdom.

He must seize this opportunity.

In this way, in Jia Yucun's expectation, the days passed little by little. Jia Rong's return fleet gradually entered the Mijin Ferry Pier near Shenjing City from south to north, and saw a magnificent city in the distance.

Shenjing City has arrived!

(End of this chapter)