Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 199 Concubine
"Eight Hundred Miles Expedited! Eight Hundred Miles Expedited!" After four years, the Eight Hundred Miles Expedited Horse was once again seen on the streets of Beijing.

Listening to the hoarse voice of the messenger, many people in the capital recalled what happened four years ago.

If Jia Houye hadn't turned the tide and defeated the Tatars at Zijingguan, the capital would have been ravaged by the Tatars.

Worry flashed in the eyes of these people. If we hurry up for eight hundred miles, there will be another war!

When the palace guards saw the 800-mile hurrying messenger, they immediately stepped forward to help him off his horse. After checking his identity, a eunuch led the messenger into the palace.

At the moment of going to court, Jia Qiang closed her eyes and listened to the courtiers' words while thinking about her own affairs.

There are many people like him in the court, so as long as it's not something you are responsible for, you don't need to care too much.

"Report, eight hundred miles urgent!" A young eunuch came into the hall and reported.

"Let the messenger come in!" Emperor Jingwen waved his hand to stop the minister who was speaking, and ordered in a deep voice.

The minister also knew the importance of hurrying up to eight hundred miles, so he stepped aside and waited.

"Report, eight hundred miles to hurry up, the chieftain of Yunnan has rebelled and sent 50,000 troops!" the messenger shouted as he entered the palace.

Emperor Jingwen looked at Niu Jizong, then at the Prince of Xining County and the ministers who had just spoken, with a dangerous light flashing in his eyes.

A eunuch took the mailbox from the messenger, and Xia Shouzhong personally inspected the seal before opening the mailbox and taking out the letter inside.

"Dai Quan, what is the eldest daughter of the Jia family doing in the palace now?" The Supreme Emperor turned around and asked.

Jia Qiang was expelled from the Jia family by the Jia family among the Eight Dukes. Emperor Jingwen was even more aware of the deep gap between Jia Qiang and the Rongguo Mansion, and the two mansions had almost no contact with each other.

In the Daming Palace, the Supreme Emperor was leaning on the Arhat bed, listening to the report of a young eunuch.

The representatives of the four princes and eight princes in the court reached a consensus without any discussion, that is, the people of the four princes and eight princes must take part in the counter-insurgency battle.

Who is Jia Qiang? He is a famous general of Da Qian, a general who can shock everyone in Da Qian.

Many ministers stood up to speak for Niu Jizong one after another.

Looking at the court, as long as the four princes and eight princes want to do something, many ministers will stand up to help. This is the influence of the Founding Lord's House.

When he knew that Emperor Jingwen had taken action against Wang Shuirong of Beijing, he knew that Emperor Jingwen could no longer sit still.

"I'm waiting for Boniu Jizong to return to his mansion and wait for the order!" Emperor Jingwen said in a deep voice.

The reason why he wanted to train Jia Qiang was because of the scene in front of him.

The Supreme Emperor is an aging lion, while Emperor Jingwen is a young tiger, always thinking of constantly challenging the lion's majesty and testing the lion's bottom line.

Xia Shouzhong sent the letter down below and handed it to several important ministers.

"I would like to go to pacify it!" Jia Qiang stood up and said in a deep voice.

Although he recruited many ministers in the court, the group of four princes and eight princes followed the Supreme Emperor, and this group was very united.

"Holy Saint!" Jia Qiang bowed and said, and he stepped aside.

"Niu Jizong is the most suitable!"

The two cabinet bachelors read it first, and then passed it to several princes, and from the princes to Jia Qiang.

"No one knows Niu Jizong's ability to lead an army!"

The Four Princes and Eight Princes' escape from Beijing Wang Shui Rong greatly reduced the influence of the Four Princes and Eight Princes, and they needed military exploits to regain this influence.

He also believed that it was unnecessary for Jia Qiang to be dispatched for a trivial matter.

"I recommend the First Class Boniu Jizong to go to Yunnan to eliminate the rebellion!" The King of Xining County said at this time.

Besides, there are so many generals in Daqian, but it's just a rebellion by the Yunnan chieftains, so just send any general there.

He is the capital inspector of nine of the nine southern provinces, and Yunnan is under his jurisdiction.

"Jia Aiqing, you must also get used to being in a high position, knowing people and making good use of them, instead of doing it yourself!" Emperor Jingwen nodded on the dragon chair and said to Jia Qiang.

The Yunnan chieftain's rebellion was the opportunity for him to consolidate military power in the south.

"Yes, if we really want to send Marquis Jia there, the Chieftain of Yunnan will think that Da Gan is afraid of them!" The King of Xining County continued.

He trained Jia Qiang just to fight against the group of Four Kings and Eight Gongs.

Recently, due to the incident involving King Beijing, the Supreme Emperor had some objections to him, and the Supreme Emperor even took back some power for this reason.

He did not issue an order on the spot because he had to discuss the matter with the Supreme Emperor.

Besides, 50,000 troops was a lot of experience in his eyes.

"At the end of the day, I'm going to ask for orders, and I will defeat the chieftain of Yunnan!" First-class Bo Niu Jizong stood up and asked Emperor Jingwen to ask for his tassel.

It does not need to be circulated among the courtiers, it only needs to be seen by a few important ministers.

"Jia Hou, you are the number one general in the Great Qian Dynasty. If a small Yunnan chieftain rebels, you will go there in person, and you will not let other generals make contributions!" Liu Fang, the first-class son, stood up and said.

Rebellion is a big deal at any time. For Daqian, rebellion is like a big slap in the face. He must fight back immediately and kill the rebels among his nine tribes.

"Yunnan, Yunnan, Shui Rong had a close relationship with the chieftain of Yunnan back then!" The Supreme Emperor murmured to himself with half-squinted eyes.

"My ministers, do you have any suggestions?" Emperor Jingwen asked in a deep voice.

Emperor Jingwen couldn't help but think of the news a few days ago, but he didn't expect that the Yunnan chieftain's matter would develop to such an extent.

Emperor Jingwen took the letter and read it again, and then handed it to Xia Shouzhong.

"Jia Yuanchun, the eldest daughter of the Jia family, is working as a female historian in Cining Palace!" Dai Quan bowed and replied.

"Con Jia Yuanchun as the Minister of Fengzao Palace, tell Jing Wen and let him make Jia Yuanchun his concubine!" the Supreme Emperor decided calmly.

When he said this, the Supreme Emperor had a cold look on his face.

This was a response to Emperor Jingwen. If Emperor Jingwen hadn't secretly dealt with King Shuirong of Beijing, how could there have been a rebellion among the chieftains in Yunnan.

It's just that the Supreme Emperor still didn't understand why Bei Jing Wang Shui Rong was so calm, so he couldn't wait to escape when Emperor Jing Wen just tried to test him.

Combined with some of Beijing Wang Shuirong's small actions in the past few years, it seems that preparations for escape began four years ago.

"What happened four years ago that forced Shui Rong to flee the capital?" The Supreme Emperor thought of King Shui Rong of Beijing again.

Dai Quan's body trembled slightly. He knew very well that asking Emperor Jingwen to make him a concubine this time would definitely be a major blow to Emperor Jingwen's power.

The rest of the people can imagine Emperor Jingwen's status in the palace as long as they see that Emperor Jingwen can't even make himself a concubine.

Dai Quan wrote an order in his hand, stamped it with the great seal of the Supreme Emperor, and handed it to a small eunuch to take to the East Palace after the court meeting. Emperor Jingwen dragged his tired body back to the East Palace. This fatigue was mainly mental. He felt that he was forced to give in during this court meeting. This was the sadness and helplessness of an emperor.

Perhaps without the proposal of the representatives of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, he might even choose one of the generals belonging to the Four Kings and Eight Dukes to go to Yunnan.

But voluntary choice and being forced to choose are two different things. Being forced to choose made him feel aggrieved.

"A warrant from Daming Palace!" Xia Shouzhong came to Emperor Jingwen with a warrant and said softly.

"Did the Daming Palace respond so quickly?" Emperor Jingwen thought it was about sending people to Yunnan to quell the rebellion. He said to himself while taking the order.

When he opened the warrant, his expression suddenly became extremely ugly.

When he decided to attack Beijing Wang Shuirong, he had considered the Emperor's response.

It's just that Beijing Wang Shuirong fled the capital and there was no response from the Supreme Emperor, so he thought the matter was over.

"Female concubine, let's make Jia Yuanchun your concubine, my father, my father!" Emperor Jingwen was filled with anger, but this was the Supreme Emperor's order, so he could only suppress the frustration in his heart. The Eastern Palace had the Supreme Emperor's eyewitnesses.

At Emperor Jingwen's age and status, it no longer mattered whether a woman looked good or not.

Every time he takes a concubine, it is to consolidate his power.

But the Jia family is definitely not within the scope of his consolidation of power. The reason why the Jia family declined is because he was on the wrong team back then, which almost wiped out the whole generation of the Jia family.

Jia Jing resigned from office and became Taoist, and Jia She was dissolute. Isn't it the influence of the events of that year?

The Jia family is in the presence of the Supreme Emperor, which is the face of Jia Mu, the supreme official, and the late Duke.

It was definitely uneconomical to use the position of a concubine to win over this family, but the Supreme Emperor still pointed to the concubine like this.

"Pass the decree, Jia Yuanchun is a virtuous, filial, talented and virtuous concubine!" Emperor Jingwen ordered in a deep voice.

Xia Shouzhong silently wrote the imperial edict in handwriting. He had been with Emperor Jingwen for a long time and knew Emperor Jingwen's affairs best. How could he not know Emperor Jingwen's mood at this moment.

After the imperial edict was written and sealed, he sent it to Emperor Jingwen for review.

"Take it to declare the decree!" Emperor Jingwen didn't bother to look at it, waved his hand and said.

Jia Yuanchun's sudden concubine change caused the situation in the harem to change.

The remaining concubines were superficially friendly towards Jia Yuanchun's concubine, but in fact they were all full of hostility.

Emperor Jingwen was not an emperor obsessed with the harem. He had very little free time and was busy with national affairs most of the time.

This also meant that several concubines had less time to meet Emperor Jingwen. Now another concubine came, especially the newly appointed concubine, which was the most attractive to the emperor. This would make the other concubines less favored.

However, Jia Yuanchun was born in Cining Palace, and behind him was the Jia family. Although the Jia family was in decline, the four princes and eight princes had a close relationship, which gave Jia Yuanchun a lot of support outside the palace.

Because Jia Yuanchun originally served her, the Queen Mother of Cining Palace naturally became more close to Jia Yuanchun.

"Jia Yuanchun became a concubine?" Jia Qiang was still a little surprised when she heard the news.

For what reason did Jia Yuanchun ask Emperor Jingwen to make him a concubine?
In the book "A Dream of Red Mansions", Jia Yuanchun's concubine was due to the death of Qin Keqing. Four princes and eight princes attended Qin Keqing's funeral, which made Emperor Jingwen see the influence of the four princes and eight princes, so he made the move to accept the concubine.

Judging from a series of events in the Jia Mansion later, Emperor Jingwen did this in order to attack the four kings and eight princes.

But what is the situation now? One of the Four Kings and Eight Princes, Beijing Wang Shuirong, has escaped, and the Four Kings and Eight Princes are at their weakest.

"Could it be that the four princes and eight princes in the court pushed Niu Jizong to go to Yunnan?" Jia Qiang thought of another possibility.

"Jade, here's the order, this mansion is not allowed to have any interaction with Rongguo mansion!" Jia Qiang ordered to Jade.

"Master, this has always been done in the mansion!" Jade thought Jia Qiang had forgotten, so she quickly reminded her.

"I know. Once again, violators will be severely punished!" Jia Qiang said in a deep voice.

He knew very well that Feng Fei was a soft knife and would accelerate the decline of Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Qiang didn't know if this was Emperor Jingwen's intention, but never underestimate an emperor's mind.

In the Rongguo Mansion next door, an imperial edict first summoned Jia Zheng into the palace, and then the Rongguo Mansion learned that Jia Yuanchun had been granted the title of Shangshu of Fengzao Palace and the title of a virtuous concubine.

It's funny to say that Jia Qiang got the news before Rongguo Mansion, which shows how little news the Jia family has in the palace.

The matter of conferring a concubine caused the Rongguo Mansion to be decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, creating a lively scene of celebration.

However, the door of the nearby Jiahou Mansion was closed, and few people came in or out.

First, people from the Four Kings and Eight Dukes system came to Rongguo Mansion to congratulate. When they passed by Jiahou Mansion, they saw the situation in Jiahou Mansion. Later, more familiar officials came to Rongguo Mansion and saw the situation in Jiahou Mansion.

In the past, the discord between the Jiahou Mansion and the Rongguo Mansion was just a rumor. After meeting today, everyone knew the truth of this matter.

They both have the surname Jia, but for such a big event as the eldest daughter of the Rongguo Mansion becoming a concubine, the Jiahou Mansion didn't even show any sign of celebration, which shows how cold the relationship between the two parties is.

Jia Qiang had no time to pay attention to Jia Yuanchun's concubine appointment. The first batch of sergeants sent from the south had arrived in the suburbs of Beijing and were placed in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing.

A place was arranged there that could accommodate fifty warriors practicing at the same time, twenty miles away from the capital.

Jia Qiang arranged for ten generals who had successfully studied the "Art of Military Acting" as teachers there. The first batch of sergeants from the south numbered 500.

On the first night when five hundred soldiers came, Jia Qiang got up in the middle of the night and took Jia Gong with him.

The two of them did not go through the main entrance, but climbed over the wall and left Jiahou Mansion.

Jia Qiang did not believe that there were no spies from Emperor Jingwen and the Supreme Emperor in Jiahou's Mansion.

At least most of the servants in his house were arranged by the palace, and he also intended to let the palace place them at will. As long as he pays attention, the information these servants can obtain is extremely limited.

Just like today, when he went out of the city to the suburbs of Zhuangzi, he would not alarm anyone.

After leaving the house, Jia Gong rode on the divine war horse, and Jia Qiang also sat on the horse.

At a speed of 438 meters per second, it is difficult to see two people and a horse clearly even during the day, let alone at night.

All the way to the city wall, there was no need to slow down. At this speed, the ten-meter city wall divine war horse jumped over twice.

It didn't take him long to reach Zhuangzi, and the next step was to use the 'Feng Yue Baojian' to bind all five hundred sergeants to their loyalty.

And started his first practice, 'Jia's Hundred Turns Refining Technique'. This general body refining technique is probably the most practiced general body refining technique in the world.

A 'healing spell' can replace expensive and rare medicines, giving these ordinary soldiers the ability to become generals.

In the next few days, he would go out of the city to Zhuangzi every night to assist these loyal soldiers in practicing the art of general body training.

(End of this chapter)