Nong Zhaohua

Chapter 49

After nearly a month of recuperating from the injuries on Yan Xiu's body, he finally healed a lot.During the recovery period, the emperor invited him into the palace twice to discuss matters. Yan Xiu served in the Ministry of War, which is a typical example of a successful transition from civil to military. The struggle between Xiao Guo and Nanjiang has lasted for decades, and a new monarch has recently been replaced. , and even repeatedly offended the border of the Xiao Kingdom, Yan Xiu once asked for orders to go to the southern border, and was the leader of the main combat faction.As he recuperated, some official documents were sent to the Marquis of Changning, and some officials came to visit him.

Mrs. Xie has been sent to Yuzhou by chariots and horses in the dark. Everyone knows that Mrs. Ning Hou has a strange disease and suddenly cannot adapt to the water and soil of the capital. After some disturbances, everyone knew that Mrs. Xie could not have a strange disease that required a long-term recuperation in Yuzhou for no reason. It must have happened in the Changning Hou Mansion, but the Changning Hou Mansion was supervised by Yan Xiu Like an iron bucket, those who dare to go out and say a word of gossip, now the grass on the grave is growing. After Mrs. Xie left, Yan Xiu immediately invited Yan Bo, who managed the farm store for Yan Xiu, back to the mansion. With knowledge and skills, he has been a shopkeeper all his life, and the housekeeper is not difficult for him. He has rectified the whole Hou's mansion since he came up, and everyone is convinced, and he dare not make mistakes.

In the past two days, Yan Xiu has always felt that someone is watching him when he goes in and out. It seems that when he came back from the court just now, when he got out of the carriage, he obviously felt a feeling of being followed, but when he turned his head to look, another No one.

Back in the mansion, he went to the study habitually. The clean table was spotless. There was a pot of tea that seemed to be freshly brewed in the lower right corner, with four or five pieces of tea. Cloisonne, the servant in the academy was surprised when he saw Yanxiu, and said:

"It was delivered by the eldest lady herself, and she also watched over the people cleaning the study, because all the servants in the academy were newcomers, and Master Hou didn't say clearly what he had any ideas, and the servants didn't dare to do it, Miss Just host and clean up."

Yan Xiu poured a cup of tea. It smelled of sweet jujube. It was paired with strong tea leaves. It tasted sweet and slightly bitter. After meeting Wu Gang, his confidant, Yan Xiu told him:

"I went to the Ministry of War to ask some people to come back these days. I had a premonition that something was wrong. The Miao people's village on the eastern suburbs of the mountain was razed to the ground overnight, but most of the Miao bandits in the village fled. I sent people to follow up with them." Tan Hou said, let him also strengthen the armaments of the five cities, and don't let these people mix into the capital and cause any trouble."

Wu Gang is Yanxiu's deputy general. He has a rough personality, is straightforward, obeys orders, and is very loyal. He is about to go down when he gets Yanxiu's order, but Yanxiu called him back and said:
"Leave another team of cavalry, and send the young masters and ladies in the mansion to stay in the mansion for a few days. I said that I asked Zhaohua to learn from Mrs. Guo's wife. There is no adult to take care of me at home, so let the children go I'm tired of old lady taking care of one or two."

Only then did Wu Gang take the order to go down to work.

After Yan Zhaohua heard the news, he came to the study to ask Yan Xiu. Yan Xiu didn't say anything else to her, he just told her to learn from the Liu family, and the Marquis of Changning will rely on her until she gets married. To take care of Yunyun, although Yan Zhaohua felt that his father's reaction was a bit strange, but Yanxiu didn't say why, and it was useless for her to ask.

The next day, I packed up my luggage and took my younger brothers and sisters to the Duke's Mansion.

All the money transferred by the Xie family has been transferred to Xie Wei's account again, and it exists in the Tongbao Bank, so there is no serious problem, and Xie Wei's other dowry has also been counted by the Liu family. Xie's private property is in Yuzhou Before, all of them were detained by Yan Xiu, but they were not confiscated, because the accounts were not clear, and they couldn't all be counted as Xie Wei's things, so Yan Xiu got another place to keep them at Tongbao Bank, and Yan Zhaohua After some discussion, it was decided that Mrs. Xie's private account would belong to Sister Ning and Shuyan in the future.

Yan Zhaohua has no doubts about this, because she only wants to get back her own things, and has no interest in taking other people's things by force.

The four children, each in two carriages, were sent to the Duke's Mansion by a small group of guards.

That night, something happened.

At the middle of the night, someone knocked on the door outside Yanxiu's study: "Master Hou, it's not good, it's on fire."

Yan Xiu sat up suddenly from the bed, put on his shoes and went to open the door. It was the new housekeeper Yan Bo who came to report the news. The Changning Marquis Mansion was surrounded by fire, and Yan Bo's face and hands were covered with black ashes. Yan Xiu asked:

"what happened?"

"The arrow with kerosene shot at the lamp oil depot and the fabric room, and the fire spread. Only a small team was sent to investigate the source of the rocket. The small ones had already sent a team to put out the fire. The remaining dozens of people did not If you dare to move, stay in the yard."

Yan Bo was also a soldier in the past, so he handled this emergency situation fairly well. Yan Xiu went back to his room, took his sword and rushed out, just in time for a group of masked bandits, who broke in directly from the gatehouse , did not hack and kill wantonly, but searched in the Changning Hou mansion where the flames were everywhere, the soldiers of the manor were going to disperse to fight the fire, only a small group of people stayed to resist, and the Changning Hou mansion was in chaos.

Even Yan Xiu went into battle himself, took out his sword, and chopped off two men in black. When he lifted the cloth strips on his face, he saw that these men's faces were painted with colorful paints, which was very strange.

Before he had time to think about it, Yan Xiu threw himself into the battle circle.

There was fighting and fighting at the lower part of the Changning Hou Mansion, and on a cornice, there was a black-clothed man who also covered his face sitting calmly. He was seen in the courtyard of the Changning Hou Mansion, where the flames were everywhere, and the servants kept running for their lives. Looking back, suddenly a person came beside him, sat down with him, and asked next to him:

"Say you don't worry about others, what are you doing here?"

A certain man in black looked back and saw another man in the same attire as him, with teasing eyes in his peach blossom eyes. Pei Xuan spat at him secretly, stood up, and was about to leave gracefully when he saw Fan Wenchao standing there too. Got up, took off the masked black scarf, and said to Pei Xuan:

"Don't worry, Yan Xiu is still a little self-conscious. He sent all the young masters and ladies in the mansion to the Dingguo mansion during the day, so don't worry about it."

Hearing Fan Wenchao's words, Pei Xuan still didn't say much. He lowered his head and straightened his belt. Then, without saying hello to Fan Wenchao, he tiptoed to the ground and plunged into the darkness gracefully, ignoring the courtyard. The fierce battle in the Marquis of Changning.

Fan Wenchao didn't notice for a while, and let him run away again. Originally, he wanted to follow him to laugh at him, so how could he just give up and chase him immediately.

Yan Xiu was fighting fiercely in the yard, and he didn't even see the two black shadows floating over the ridge of the roof.

Yan Zhaohua walked on the corridor in the backyard of the Duke's Mansion early, and hurried to Qingcang Courtyard.Early in the morning, someone came to report to her that a fire broke out in Changning Hou Mansion last night, even the city defense was alarmed, and most of the entire Changning Hou Mansion was destroyed.

In Qingcang Courtyard, Mrs. Liu also heard the report, and was about to send someone to call Yan Zhaohua, when she saw her coming. As soon as she entered, Yan Zhaohua grabbed Mrs. Liu's hand and asked:

"Grandma, do you know how my father is?"

Seeing her anxious face, Mrs. Liu comforted her: "Don't worry, it's okay, your father is not injured. It is said that there are not many villains who broke into the Hou's mansion. There were soldiers in Changning Hou's mansion, and they set fire to alarm the five cities. After the soldiers and horses from Wucheng arrived, they cooperated with your father to capture him in one fell swoop."

Hearing that Yan Xiu was fine, Yan Zhaohua let go of his hanging heart.I'm really afraid that Yan Xiu escaped the assassination that night, but he couldn't escape the assassination last night. I really don't know who Yan Xiu offended. He tried to put him to death again and again, and now he even set fire to the Marquis of Changning , This is such a big enmity, and I don't even think about whether they can escape with the burning of the Marquis Mansion in an important place in the capital.

"Who the hell is he? Why is he so cruel? The same assassin I met that night. What happened to my father? Why are the repeated assassinations aimed at him?"

Seeing that Yan Zhaohua was anxious, Mrs. Liu patted the back of her hand to comfort her, and said:
"Last night, those people were said to be from the Miao people's village in the eastern suburbs. Those Miao people were all captured by southern Xinjiang many, many years ago. They established the Miao people's village independently. It was originally led by the owner of the village. The old village owner cooperated with the court to do it. After a lot of things, the imperial court relaxed that area and gave them relative freedom. However, the old village owner died, and the Miao people's village was not peaceful. The officers and soldiers just sent people to encircle and suppress them a month ago. Unexpectedly, there were many The Miao people took advantage of the chaos and escaped. For some reason, these Miao people heard that it was the Marquis of Changning who wiped out the cottage that night. No, they had prepared for more than half a month, just to set fire to the Marquis of Changning yesterday, and broke into Enter the mansion to kill your father."

Mrs. Liu is a woman in a deep house. When she first heard about this kind of beating and killing, she was not sure. Yan Zhaohua nodded to express his understanding after hearing her explain the reason. He remembered that he threatened with a sword that night Her man in black thought about what happened last night. Since Miao Min did it, does it have anything to do with him?

Not long after, Yan Ruiqian, Yan Zhaoning and Yan Shuyan also rushed over. It was Yan Zhaohua who sent someone to inform them. When they heard that Yan Xiu was attacked and the Changning Hou Mansion was destroyed, they were all stunned and terrified. Yan Zhaoning threw himself into Liu Shi's arms crying, as if he had been greatly frightened, Liu Shi comforted her a few words, and then let her go. Yan Zhaoning glanced at Yan Zhaohua, but he didn't dare to say anything. , sat aside and sobbed.

Yan Xiu didn't come back from the palace until evening, and went to the Duke's Mansion to describe the situation. Xie Guozhang scolded those Miao people who wanted to die for a long time. , Yan Xiu took the initiative to take the four children and knelt down for Liu Shi and Xie Guozhang. Shi said:
"What happened last night is not just a matter of my Changning Houfu family. The reason why the Miao people's village has turned against it recently is because of the Miao Jiang rebellion. They have repeatedly sent troops to disturb my territory. These Miao people want to cause trouble in Beijing. I'm afraid it's a response to the turmoil in Miaojiang, the Holy Majesty has already learned about it, the Marquis of Changning is gone and can be rebuilt, but the chaos in Miaojiang must not be delayed any longer, I have asked for orders, and I will lead my troops to fight at another day."

As soon as Yan Xiu's words fell, there was a surprised voice in the hall, and Liu said, "What, you want to lead the soldiers?"

"Yes, this problem will not be cured, and the country will have no peace." On the southern border issue, Yan Xiu is the leader of the main combat faction, and Xie Guozhang is the same. Hearing what Yan Xiu said, he slapped the table and said, "Okay, man If you have this ambition, will your majesty agree?"

The main battle faction is all military generals, and the main peace faction is all civil servants. During this period of time, civil servants and military generals have great differences on the southern border issue. Wanting to fight, but worried about the Grand Master, the main combat faction has repeatedly proposed to fight, but was suppressed by the Holy One. Now Xie Guozhang asked Yanxiu what the Holy Master meant.

Yan Xiu nodded: "The Holy Majesty has already agreed, this time the Changning Hou Mansion was burned, and the Miao people broke into our mansion to kill people. , I can’t even ignore the request for peace when people call at the door of the house. The Holy Majesty has agreed to let me lead the [-] soldiers of the Xishan Army Battalion, and set off at another day. However, there is one more thing, and I want to ask my father-in-law for help.”

After saying these words, Yan Xiu also seemed a little excited. He really didn't expect that a big fire would solve all the problems that the main combatants had been thinking about for a long time. Naturally, Yan Xiu was a little excited, but he hadn't I forgot some small things, so I wanted to tell them face to face.

Xie Guozhang was also happy, and waved his hand and said, "But it's okay. You go here, and I will take care of all the affairs of the capital for you."

Yan Xiu thanked him first, then knelt down and turned to the Liu family who looked worried, and said, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law are benevolent, but the Changning Marquis Mansion has been reduced to ashes. For a long time, the children could not live outside, so they asked their father-in-law and mother-in-law to take care of them. All the expenses of the four children in the house will be borne by the Marquis of Changning. "

(End of this chapter)