The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 469 Tracing Qin Keqing's life experience

Three days later, the Jia Min caravan set off with Tamara.

The goal of their trip is St. Petersburg, the capital of Ross.There, Tamara will go through the formalities of Duke Tamara's succession, and then she will go to France with Jia Min's caravan.

At the same time that Jia Min was going to St. Petersburg, Feng Ziying also set off from the imperial capital.

On this trip, he led two hundred craftsmen recruited from the craftsmen trained by Fang Xiucai.The first step is to rush to Bukui, and then from Bukui to Pingyuan City.

In order to buy time, he chose the waterway.Board the ship from Tianjinwei, land at Niuzhuang in southern Liaoning, and then go overland to Bukui.

This route was the same route that the Fubing Corps took when they drove to Bukui for the first time.

The imperial capital in the summer of Jimao seemed to be much calmer than last year.

At this time last year, it was the moment when the imperial court used troops against North Wendura and returned home in defeat.

A year has passed, and the shadow of that fiasco seems to be gradually passing away.

What made people sad at that time seems to have become a distant memory.

Last winter, with the victory in the battle to recover South Vendura, that fiasco was briefly mentioned again.

That mention was accompanied by some exciting names.

Such as Jia Min, Princess Chang'an, Wang Ziteng, Feng Ziying, Chen Yejun, Wei Ruolan, etc.

Of course, the most talked about is the group behind these names
——Bukui Mansion Corps.

With the abolition of the Fubingtuan, the stories of those Fubingtuan were gradually forgotten.

It seems that there are not many topics this summer, and the court seems to be very peaceful.

The imperial court did not make any major moves, nor did there be any sensational personnel changes.

However, there is still some news.

There are two main ones that are more popular recently.

One is that some time ago, Emperor Yuanheng fainted suddenly in the early court.

Although the imperial doctor cured him quickly, the emperor did not go to court for three consecutive days.

After the emperor resumed the court, the time for the early court seemed to be less than before.

So there were some rumors that the emperor's dragon body was not in good health and so on.

Of course, people who eat whole grains will inevitably get sick.Although the emperor is the real dragon emperor, every emperor in history died in the end.

Everyone is bound to die, even if they shout long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, this fate cannot be avoided.

This truth is actually understood by everyone, but no one has said it.

Even ordinary people in the imperial capital knew that every word they said might be heard by the hidden spies at any time.

If someone with a heart thinks about it, then there will be no good life.

The so-called conscientious people, everyone in the imperial capital knows that they are the Jinyi Army that makes people talk about it.

Another thing that has been discussed a lot is that the south is somewhat uneasy.

In Guangxi, a group of bandits with thousands of people appeared, occupying the mountain as king.

However, this matter does not seem to be a big deal.

Although today is a peaceful and prosperous age, it is normal for some bandits to appear anywhere.

In the past, at the feet of emperors like Changping, there were bandits of King Lu.

In the end, it seems that no bandit can make it.

Now, the imperial court has asked San Francisco to send people to encircle and suppress this group of bandits. People believe that once the army arrives, the bandits will collapse in a short time.

Under the jurisdiction of San Francisco, which controls [-]% of the imperial court's army, is it not a trivial matter to encircle and suppress bandits with thousands of people?
However, some people have a different view.

It is too strange to say that this bandit appeared.

I have never heard of it before, and the local government has never found any banditry.It is not easy to gather thousands of bandits, and it is not easy to gather together in a day or two.

Besides, where did their food, salaries, equipment, etc. come from?It takes a lot of money to feed such bandits.

Of course, as soon as there is a discussion here, someone will remind you in good faith: Don't talk about state affairs, be careful that walls have ears.

What needs to be guarded against is naturally the Jinyi Army.

In the imperial capital, Jinyi Army exists almost everywhere.

Jinyi Army guerrilla Xie Kun is now one of the most powerful figures in the imperial capital.

Although he is only a third-rank guerrilla, even those first-rank and second-rank officials are treated with courtesy when they see him.

Not only because he is in charge of the Jinyi Army now, but also because he can face the saint directly.You can follow the will of the Holy Majesty and run missions in secret.

In an emergency, there is still the right to cut first and play later.

It can be said that Xie Kun has always been a powerful figure over the years.

As long as he wants to do anything, there is nothing he can't do.

This is true even for princes and nobles, civil and military officials.No one has ever dared to challenge Xie Kun's authority.

It is precisely because of this that Xie Kun has always been in a good mood and lived a nourishing life these years.

However, in the past few days, he has been in a bad mood.Not only is it not smooth, but it is even a little bad.

What made him even more angry was that it turned out to be an inconspicuous little person who challenged his authority.

How small is it?It turned out to be a slave, an out-and-out slave.A carriage driver, a slave who is almost 70 years old.

This slave is Jiao Da, the slave in Ningguo Mansion.

Now, Jiao Da is being imprisoned in Jinyi Army's prison.

He was arrested half a month ago.

At that time, he was walking on Ningrong Street, and met Zhang Cai, the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion, so Zhang Cai invited him to a tavern for a drink.

These few days, Jiao Da was very happy.He had already told Grandma Rong that he wanted to go to the countryside to retire and would not stay in the mansion anymore.

Although Grandma Rong tried her best to keep him, and said that she would no longer send him on errands and told him to live in the mansion for the elderly, Jiao Da still wanted to go back to the countryside.

Grandma Rong was helpless, so she went to tell the old lady, and the old lady asked Jiao Da for questioning, and also persuaded him to stay.

Seeing that Jiao Da was determined to leave later, he reluctantly agreed.Asked someone to reward Jiao Daqian, and asked Qin Keqing to allocate ten acres of Zhuangzi's land in the countryside to Jiao Da, and then agreed for him to go back to the countryside.

Jiao Da didn't want to drink with Zhang Cai at first, but Zhang Cai forced him to go, so he had no choice but to go.

The two drank for a long time, Jiao Da drank too much, fell asleep on the side of the road.

When he woke up, he was in Jin Yijun's prison.

Later, someone came to interrogate him, and the question was about 20 years ago.It's about the Prince of Justice and his granddaughter.

Decades ago, Prince Yiyong was a well-known figure in the imperial court.

He was the elder brother of the first emperor, who was the crown prince at the time, but later he gradually fell out of favor because he competed with the first emperor for the throne, and was deposed as the crown prince.

Later, the first emperor was established as the prince and inherited the throne.

After Prince Yiyong was abolished, he was dispatched to Sichuan.It was not until the death of the first emperor and the current emperor Yuanheng ascended the throne that he was recalled to the imperial capital.

After Prince Yiyong was recalled, he died within two years.

Prince Yiyong's son, Prince Chengyi, later offended the present for unknown reasons, and was executed by all his families.

Prince Yiyong had a very good personal relationship with Mr. Ningguo at the beginning. When he was dispatched to Sichuan, Ningguo's mansion gave him money to help him survive the difficult days.

Just the day before the family of Prince Yiyong's son, Prince Chengyi, was kidnapped, Jiao Da brought back a baby girl from Prince Chengyi's mansion.

This baby girl is Qin Keqing.

Qin Keqing is the little princess of Prince Chengyi.

There are only three people in the entire Jia family who know this secret: Jiao Da, Nanny Lai, and the old lady.

Jiao Da and Nanny Lai are slaves. Naturally, they dare not decide on such a big matter by themselves. The old lady is the one who decides.

This is such a big deal that even Jia Jing, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng don't know about it.

Just when Jiao Da thought he could take this secret to the grave, this incident from more than [-] years ago was found out.

For the past half month, Jiao Da was tortured almost every day, but he firmly denied it.Never admitting that he ever brought back a baby girl from Prince Sincerity.

Now, he was dying, and he already felt that he was about to reach the end of his life.

At this moment, the door of the cell opened, and several Jinyi soldiers moved in a chair, and a man in his forties sat on the chair.

The one standing next to him is Zhang Wen who has been interrogating him these days.

"Jiao Da, do you want to understand? Or don't say it?"

Zhang Wen said with a pleasant face.

"Jiao Da, let's recruit. It will be easier to recruit. I will give you food and drink. After raising you, I will let you go back and go to the countryside for the elderly. You are so old, why bother to ask for trouble? What about eating?"

Jiao Da just kept silent.

"Do you know who this lord is? This is Lord Xie from the Jinyi Army. Lord Xie came in person, but he gave you enough face. As long as you recruit, not only will you be released, but Lord Xie will reward you."

"Zhang Wen, how many times have I told you that I have never brought a baby girl to Jia's mansion. I don't know any Prince Sincerity. What else do you want me to say?"

Xie Kun coughed.

"Jiao Da, you should know my name, Xie Kun. As long as it falls into my hands, there will be no one who will not be recruited. You should recruit, so as not to suffer from flesh and blood."

"Xie Kun? I haven't heard of it. Return your name? Do you know what a name is? Back then, Duke Ning and Duke Rong were called names."

Xie Kun was not angry, but smiled slightly.

"Jiao Da, a good man is a good man, why don't you even dare to admit this?"

"Do you know what a good man is? Where were you when I followed Ning Guogong on the battlefield? Where were you when I carried Ning Guogong out of the dead? You are just mice hiding in the ground. You can also count people behind your back, and you deserve to mention me as a hero?"

"Jiao Da, it's not worth it for you to deny it so much. You have made such great contributions, how did the Jia family treat you? You are still asked to work at such an old age, and now you are still covering it up for them?"

"That's what I am willing to do, I can't be idle. Grandma Rong and the old lady are good to me, how can I frame them now? Although I am just a slave, I will not do things that have no conscience, even if I die."

"Jiao Da, it seems that you are really stubborn. Don't you think about your descendants? If we want to do something, we can deal with them immediately."

"Xie Kun, Zhang Wen, be human and leave a way out for yourself. People are doing it, and the sky is watching. If you do too many bad things, you will be punished sooner or later."

"Hahaha, retribution? Who dares to repay? Who can repay? Is it you, or Jia's house? Tell you, Jiao Da, stop dreaming. I'm not even afraid of Jia's house. How many words will I be afraid of?"

"Xie Kun, don't get too complacent. There is no one in Jia's house now. But, as long as that person comes back, you will be afraid."

"That person? Who?"

Xie Kun felt inexplicably nervous in his heart.

(End of this chapter)