The Red Mansions

Chapter 210
Facing all the eyes, the old woman said: "Old lady, Master Heng is in a hurry to deal with official business."

Jia Amnesty breathed a sigh of relief, but snorted coldly: "The old lady has been frightened so much, and she still goes to deal with his official duties, she is obsessed with officials!"

Jia Mu sighed and said, "If Brother Heng doesn't work in front of outsiders, how can we have a peaceful life?"

"Mother, it's too dangerous for him to be an official." Jia She said indignantly, "It has caused the family members to worry, and now the thieves have rushed to the house. I thought I was an official too, and I have been a dozen Years, why haven't we encountered such a thing!"

If Jia Heng is here, he might say, you will never encounter such a thing, but you will be so troubled that your house will be ransacked.

"Begging for wealth and danger..." Mother Jia sighed again, and glanced at Jia Amnesty, she couldn't tell in front of so many people, what kind of official should you be called?

However, I also feel a little bit grateful in my heart, brother Heng, who is a descendant of a concubine, really resembles his ancestors, and is too capable of tossing around. On the other hand, the other children...

Thinking of this, Jia's mother woke up suddenly, and said anxiously: "Where is Lian'er, has Lian'er been rescued?"

The old woman said, "Second Master Lian has also been rescued. Second Mistress sent someone to pick her up at the corner gate, but the servants who came in said that the backyard was opened, so I have to find the doctor quickly."

This woman has never heard of the "rear court" joke, so she doesn't shy away from it.

For example, the younger girls and daughters-in-law all looked dazed, they didn't know why, they thought Jia Lian was injured, but they didn't have any doubts.

As for the older daughter-in-law, Ru Xing's complexion changed, and then she was dazed.

Second Sister You and Third Sister You looked at each other, then spat inwardly. The two virgin girls, because of the influence of the surrounding environment, had heard such nasty talk before.

Mrs. Wang's complexion changed slightly, her eyes tightened, and she sighed inwardly.

It is not uncommon for some sons of princes and rich families to raise prostitutes and love men, which is not uncommon among the noble families in Shenjing.

It even turned out that she had vaguely heard about Lian'er and a few handsome young men under her command, Xing'er, but from the looks of it, Lian'er seemed to be...

For some reason, the four words floated up in Madam Wang's mind like a ghost...Karma?
Thinking of this, my heart trembled, and I twisted the Buddha beads.

As for Jia She, who is old and has "rich" experience, his complexion has changed drastically, his heart is filled with anger, his lips are trembling, and a sense of shame and humiliation has come to his heart.

Shame...

"Where is Lian'er now?"

Mother Jia's complexion also changed suddenly, and a feeling of irritability and nausea surged in her heart, and she said anxiously, "Where is Feng girl?"

At this moment, Ping'er trotted all the way into Huifang Garden, out of breath, and said softly: "Old lady, the second mistress took the second master back to the West Mansion and said that the second master is fine, but was just a little frightened, the old lady And my wife, it’s time to eat and eat, and to listen to operas.”

When everyone heard the words, most of them showed doubts on their faces.

He thought to himself, why did he say that he was injured and asked the doctor for a while, and then said that there was nothing wrong, but he was just frightened.

Jia Mu's complexion changed, her heart was like a mirror, she forced herself to smile, and said, "Everyone sit down and eat first, Brother Heng and daughter-in-law, let the troupe below sing a play too. We, let's be lively .”

She turns a blind eye to the men in the West Mansion, who are masculine and raise children, but this is being turned into a backyard... absolutely must not be publicized.

Everyone heard the words, their faces were puzzled, and they thought to themselves, the old lady was in a hurry just now, why is she acting as if nothing happened now?

Some wise men like Daiyu and Tanchun looked at each other, and they felt a little suspicious in their hearts.

"It seems to be Lian's second brother's injury... What is the backyard? Across the river, you still sing about the backyard flowers?" There was a hint of doubt in Tan Chunying's charming eyebrows.

Daiyu also frowned, her starry eyes twinkled, and she thought, "I've only heard of heaven and earth, what is the back court?"Go back and look for medical books.

At this time, the head of the theater troupe approached, this is an old man with gray hair, he said with a smile: "What play does the old lady want to hear?"

"What's the show?" Mother Jia asked.

"Back to the old lady, there are "Resurrection", "The Injustice of Dou E", "The Case of the Beauty", and "The Story of the Purple Hairpin". I don't know which one the old lady would like to listen to?" the host asked with a smile.

Jia Mu said casually, "The Story of the Purple Hairpin will do."

The class leader answered and went to prepare.Not long after, the gongs, drums and trumpets sounded, and opera was sung.

After a while, someone set out meals, and everyone sat around the table, eating while listening to the play.

But it is said that Sister Feng's Xifu Kuanyuan is quiet, and the maids and servants have already been dismissed in the courtyard.

In the wing room, Sister Feng's beautiful face is as pale as paper, her eye circles are reddish, she looks at Jia Lian who is lying on the bed, covered with a quilt, and grunting, her fists are tightly clenched. , almost crushed a mouthful of silver teeth!
Now she just knocked out her teeth and swallowed blood mixed with it!The elbows are broken, and they are hidden in the sleeves!

"Grandma, the doctor will be here in a while!" At this moment, Zhou Rui's family entered the living room and looked at Second Master Lian lying on the bed with complicated eyes.

The second master suffered a great crime.

Sister Feng suppressed her tears back, Danfeng's eyes were a bit cold, and she said: "Let's say that the second master was a little surprised, whoever dares to speak up everywhere, beat him up and kick him out! In addition, seal a few hundred taels of silver and give those two Officials, beg them not to go out and talk nonsense."

Two detectives from Jinyi Mansion drove Jia Lian over in a carriage.

Zhou Rui's family said: "But the boy from Dongfu just came to help..."

Sister Feng: "..."

"If you give money, you have to shut their mouths! Who dares to yell, I, brother Xunheng... woo..."

When Sister Feng said this, she felt sad, and the tears in Danfeng's eyes could no longer be held back, and they almost burst out of her eyes, sliding down silently along her white and greasy face.

Why is her life so hard!

Seeing this, Zhou Rui's family also looked a bit sad, their lips moved a little, wanting to comfort them, but Sister Feng wiped away her tears and said, "Hurry up, don't let the news go."

Except for the mother-in-law who reported the letter, only the two servants in Dongfu, the mother-in-law next to Sister Feng, and Xing'er and Long'er who came back together know.

At this moment, Jia Lian turned his pale face and said weakly, "My good Fenger, don't make a fuss about it, just use more money to seal it up."

Thinking of these two days, it's like a nightmare, he has always been like that to others, how can it be the other way around?
It's really blinding the geese to hunt geese all day long!

And that Brother Heng, he has suffered a disaster!
Sister Feng Danfeng's eyes were silently filled with tears, she sneered, looked at Jia Lian on the bed, and angrily said, "You still know how to lose face?"

When Jia Lian heard the words, she became a little annoyed and said angrily, "What are you talking about? It's not Brother Heng, how can I fall into this situation?"

As she spoke, she struggled for a while, and suddenly, on that fair and rosy handsome face, she frowned in pain and made a "hiss", damn it, she probably won't be able to get out of bed for a few days.

"You still have the face to blame others! If you don't go to Dongcheng to find a messy woman, will it fall into the hands of others? If there is no one, can you come back now?" Sister Feng Liu Yemei raised her eyebrows, Danfeng's eyes stood up, and she scolded coquettishly.

Jia Lian was irritated by being scolded, and said angrily: "Do you know what crimes I have suffered these two days? I scolded you as soon as I came back. You are one person at a time. Why don't you go with them! I think you are looking at their majesty. It can't be said that my heart is already full of spring..."

The couple scolded each other at the moment, and they had no taboo.

When Sister Feng heard the words, her delicate body trembled, her face was pale, and she came forward crying and cursing, sitting on the bed, lying on the head of the bed, patted Jia Lian's back up and down, and cried, "Heavenly thunder hits the brain and five ghosts are divided into five ghosts." The heartless seed of a corpse, stealing dogs and playing chickens all day long, doing such a shameless business, and now people do it, and I still have the face to pour dirty water on my head! If I have a relationship with someone else , let me be like you, a shameless bastard!"

Jia Lian lost his temper after being scolded, so he simply lifted the quilt, covered his head, covered his ears with his hands, and hid his handsome peach blossom face under the pillow.

He knows better than anyone else that his wife is stronger than anyone else, otherwise he would not steal his wife. He is still a little afraid of the karma of gods and Buddhas.

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Beijing Camp·Nancheng Camp
The governor of the Guoyong camp, Che Zheng, is gathering generals in the military tent to handle official duties. He is in his early forties, has a face with Chinese characters, and a bushy beard under his chin.

Since Niu Jizong, the governor of the Guoyong Camp, was dismissed from the post of governor, after thinking behind closed doors, Che Zheng, who had a weak sense of existence and worked nine to five, began to work hard.

In the past two days, the generals and schools have been called almost every day, either to discuss the rectification of military discipline, or to strengthen training.

Che Zheng sat on the handsome chair, with a majestic face, and said solemnly: "Everyone, when Niu Jizong was the governor, the military discipline of the battalions was lax, playing games and prostitutes became popular, there is no such thing as a strong soldier in the Beijing camp!"

Hearing the words, all the generals looked at each other in dismay, looked up at Che Zheng, and said in their hearts: "Before, when Dudu Niu was here, did you see you being so concerned about military discipline?"

The governor, Lu He, and the other governor, Xia Mu, looked at each other, and sneered at the same time in their hearts.

Now that you are eager to perform, you think it will be your turn to take over the position of governor?

Military discipline is so bad, you know it, don't you have any responsibility at all?
In fact, the current Guoyong Camp claims to have 3000 people, but in fact there are only [-] people, and the shortage phenomenon is also very serious.

And this is a common phenomenon in the Chen Han [-]th Regiment Battalion.

"Your Majesty Tongzhi wants to rectify military discipline. My old Lu is in charge of correcting and impeaching discipline. I agree with both hands, but where should I start?" Lu He smiled and said with flickering eyes.

He is in charge of training and dispatching for commanding affairs. It is said that the lack of military discipline in the past has something to do with his inaction. Well, no, everything is due to Dudu Niu's "handling of the army"!
At this time, a young general, from the robes of a sixth-rank military officer on his body, was clearly a Qianhu, named Wu Da, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, Cai Quan, the deputy Qianhu under the humble staff, does not come to the duty all day long. The small school was also transferred by him to interrogate him in a lowly position, but he was reprimanded by this person. This person has no superiors, and asked Mr. Che to punish him severely by military law."

Che Zheng's face was silent, he looked at the young general, and said, "Cai Quan, didn't he just make a meritorious service? The Ministry of War is still declaring his meritorious service, maybe he is a guerrilla general."

Cai Quan followed Jia Heng to send troops to suppress the bandits, and he succeeded in suppressing the bandits. The Bingma Wuxuan Division has been appointed as a guerrilla general by agreement.

The Beijing camp takes thousands of households as the basic tactical training unit, and there are guerrilla generals and participating generals, with no fixed quota. Taking the Guoyong camp as an example, it is divided into three battalions: the Fifth Army, the Shenji, and the Shenshu.

There are a total of five generals and seven guerrillas. These generals and guerrillas can all be ordered by the governor to lead troops in battle in case of war.

Lu He said: "Master Che, Cai Quanzong is being rewarded for his meritorious service, so he can't use it for personal use, right?"

Che Zheng nodded, and said: "What Lu Qian said is not unreasonable, but what did Cai Quan transfer the soldiers from the Beijing camp to do? Lu Qian is leading the soldiers, do you know the details?"

Seeing that Che Zheng wasn't fooled, Lu He said again: "I heard that following that Commander Jia every day, Mr. Che, this is unreasonable."

Che Zheng frowned, and said, "Jia Yunhui? This matter is indeed unreasonable, but he is now leading the emperor's messenger..."

"It's true that he leads the emperor's envoy, but he only mentions the soldiers and horses of the five cities. How can he have the right to dispatch the soldiers of the Beijing camp? The general will remember that without the imperial decree and the Ministry of War, no soldier or soldier in the Beijing camp can be transferred. Commander Jia doesn't know the importance, should Chen Shu's army be the one?" Lu He said.

All the generals in the military account agreed for a while.

Che Zheng looked indifferent and said nothing.

His benefactor had told him that Jia Heng's family was in full swing and he could not fight now, but Lu He clearly set up a fire and wanted to roast him!
Che Zheng pondered for a moment, nodded his head and said: "What Lu Qian said is true! It's just that I don't pay attention to the details, why don't I draft a memorandum for Lu Qian's matter, and I will sign it and deliver it to the Ministry of War tomorrow. Li Butang?"

Lu He: "..."

Just when the generals in the military tent fell into a strange silence and embarrassment.

Suddenly there was a heavy shout from outside the military tent.

"Where is the governor of the Guoyong camp, Che Zheng and the governor, Lu He? There is a purpose!"

All the generals in the military tent were taken aback.

Qianhu Wu surnamed frowned, looked at Qianhu next to him, and said, "Old Guo, why does this voice sound familiar?"

"Cai Quan!"

The two said in unison.

And hearing that there was a decree, Che Zheng, who was sitting behind the handsome table, changed his expression, and hurriedly left the handsome chair, saying: "Go out and see, what's going on!"

As for who dares to falsely preach the imperial decree, there is no need to think about it, it is impossible.

At this moment, in the army tent, because of the presence of Cai Quan, a veteran of the Beijing camp, although the camp was obviously much stronger than last time, he still drove straight in without even using the Son of Heaven Sword.

Jia Heng frowned secretly, and said to himself, although the military discipline of the Guoyong camp has improved, the basic rules of entry and exit of the military camp are still somewhat chaotic.

Of course, he also took advantage of this convenience.

Jia Heng collected his thoughts, and looked at the few people who came out of the army tent.

Che Zheng was stunned for a moment, seeing the boy in cloth clothes opposite him, he cupped his hands and said, "So it's Jia Yunhui."

Dudu Qianshi Lu He's complexion changed, and he was a little guilty for a while, but seeing that the two of them were empty-handed and didn't see the imperial decree, Jia Heng was also in plain clothes, so he frowned and said: "Cai Quan, how dare you pass on the imperial decree?"

Naturally reprimanded Cai Quan.

After this Cai Quan hugged his thigh, his tail seemed to be up to the sky, so don't take him seriously as a superior. I heard that this guy got a lot of silver in Cuihua Mountain, and all the soldiers under him fell into the hands of dozens of taels. There are hundreds of taels, and I have never seen them come to pay their respects.

He was trying to mess up his guerrilla, and just now he urged the old car to ignore this reason, so there was no need to pass it to the cabinet, so that several officials of the Ministry of War could see that a comment of "impetuous and needs to be tested" You can suppress the appointed guerrilla generals to thousands of households.

Cai Quan said with a smile: "Master Lu, who dares to falsely preach the imperial decree!"

Jia Heng nodded, without talking nonsense, took out the Tianzi sword, and said in a deep voice: "Here is Shangfang's sword, Guoyong will listen to the order!"

All the generals were stunned for a while, before they could react, Che Zheng looked at the golden dragon scabbard sword, which was silent in his long memory, his complexion changed, he lifted his shirt, knelt down, and said, "The last general, Che Zheng, Listen carefully to the oracle!"

The expressions of all the generals and guerrillas behind him changed, and they knelt down one after another, while the governor, Lu He, and several thousand households, their expressions changed, and they stood where they were.

"Lord Lu, the Sword of Heaven is here, as if the Holy Majesty is here in person, why do you despise the Holy Majesty?" Cai Quan's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice.

"The last general, Lu He, I would like to listen to the oracle." Lu He's face showed fear, his body trembled, and he also knelt down, and he also knelt down behind him.

"Guoyong camp listens to the order. Here is the Sanhe gang committing violence in Dongcheng. I am ordered by the emperor to send 3000 people from Guoyong camp, 3000 people from Fifth Army camp, and 1000 people from Shenji camp to Dongcheng to stop the violence." Put an end to chaos!"

The Shenshu Camp is a cavalry camp, while the Fifth Army Battalion is an infantry camp, and the Shenji Camp is a firecracker army.

After Jia Heng finished speaking, he looked down at the generals whose faces had changed drastically, and said, "You generals still haven't accepted the order?"

Before he came, he had already asked Cai Quan about the basic situation of the Guoyong Camp. The original staffing of 2 people was actually only 3000, and there were only 6000-[-] soldiers available for battle. .

And just took the opportunity to watch the soldiers of the Beijing camp, paving the way for future rectification.

At this moment, after hearing the order, Che Zheng and the generals of the Beijing camp behind him responded in unison: "The last general will respect the sacred edict."

"Che Tongzhi, this time we must mobilize the elite! I will take the cavalry to Dongcheng first to search for the members of the Sanhe Gang, and then you will seal the city gates and prohibit entry and exit without delay!" Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

For a gang like the Sanhe Gang, which has already taken shape in the embryonic form of the Cao Gang, a big gang with a core gang of 500 people is not counted as the Jinyi Mansion, and it is not an exaggeration to mobilize 6000 people from the Beijing camp!

Jia Heng waited for the deployment of troops, and with the cooperation of Cai Quan, a local snake, he quickly mobilized the three thousand fine cavalry from the Shenshu camp, but this was all the mobile force of the Guoyong camp.

Going mightily towards the east city of Shenjing.

(End of this chapter)