The Red Mansions

Chapter 267 Baochai: Loyalty and bravery, the hero of the general...

When everyone looked around, they saw a man led by a few cavalry, wearing a first-rank general's official uniform, with a burly figure, driving his horse to approach.

Not Wang Ziteng, or who?

Followed by Liwei battalion general Yue Qing, Yangwei battalion general Pang Shili, chief bookkeeper Fang Ji and others.

Wang Ziteng took the reins of the horse and made the horse walk forward slowly. He stared at Jia Heng and was about to speak to Jia Heng.

However, Jia Heng was a hundred feet behind, riding like an arrow off the string, leaping out first, from far to near, and shouted loudly: "Uncle! I am Wenlong."

It was clearly the Xue family's convoy, which caught up with Jia Heng's retinue and approached Baqiao when Jia Heng ordered the school to return to the camp.

Xue Pan, who was the leader, saw Wang Ziteng from a distance on his horse, and was overjoyed, so he drove his horse up to talk to him.

Speaking of which, Xue Pan had seen his uncle a few times when the prince returned to Jinling to pay respects to his ancestors, and it had been a year or two since the last time they met.

Not far behind Xue Pan, in the Xue family convoy, in the carriage compartment, Aunt Xue, who was dozing off, couldn't help but trembled when she heard Xue Pan's yelling, and subconsciously lifted the curtains of the car, but couldn't see anything. He leaned forward, stretched out his hand to lift a corner of the car curtain, and looked forward.

In the other carriage, Baochai also frowned her beautiful eyebrows, doubts flashed in her almond eyes, she turned her head to Yinger, and said softly: "Before entering Beijing, my brother can inform uncle in advance. ?”

Ying'er said in an uncertain tone: "Miss, it seems that I haven't heard the uncle and wife talk about it."

But Xue Pan clamped the horse's belly, drove the horse forward, and said with a smile, "how can I trouble uncle to come out of the city to meet you?"

Wang Ziteng's expression froze, and he didn't realize it for a while. When he saw Xue Pan sitting on the tall horse, he was stunned for a moment, and then he recognized the person coming. He frowned and asked, "Pan'er, have you arrived in Beijing? Um, Why are you with the Guoyong battalion army?"

Xue Pan laughed and said, "We met in Huayin County. Uncle, my mother and sister are all in the back carriage."

Wang Ziteng nodded and said, "Let's go to the city first, I still have some things to do here."

Then, he ignored Xue Pan, steered his horse around Xue Pan, looked up at Jia Heng who was not far away, and said loudly: "Brother Heng, the class teacher is returning to Beijing. I have worked hard all the way. Bo Yan, clean up the dust for Brother Heng."

Xue Pan: "..."

The smile on the big face froze, and the big eyes like copper bells blinked.

He also realized that he didn't deliver the letter to Beijing, how did uncle know that he was going to Beijing today?

And Aunt Xue, who was watching in the carriage behind her, suddenly changed her expression. Looking at the two people who were chatting immediately, she was stunned for a moment, and thought: "Brother, did he come out of the city to meet Brother Heng?"

I couldn't help but think of what Jia Heng said earlier, his elder brother is a first-rank military officer, if he meets him, he will call himself a junior officer.

Thinking of this, I can't help but look forward to it.

Well, she didn't know what she was expecting either.

Jia Heng took a look at Wang Ziteng, and from Xue Pan's address just now, he knew who he was——Wang Ziteng.

Speaking of which, this was the first time he met Wang Ziteng face to face. He was obese and had a rich face, but his facial features were slightly vicious.

Jia Heng looked at it for a moment, cupped his hands, and said in a loud voice: "Wang Jieshuai, I will lead the troops back to Beijing. I still need to give orders to the Ministry of War. I will go to the palace to meet the saint and cleanse the dust. I will talk about it later in the evening."

It was somewhat unexpected that the prince vacated the city to meet him.

Because it's somewhat ostentatious.

In the eyes of those nobles who fell into the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies, they probably thought that the two families of Jia and Wang had united.

Of course, Wang Ziteng may have done this intentionally, preparing for the rectification of the Beijing camp with a strong momentum.

Because of the Son of Heaven, he still has to live with his face.

However, Prince Teng heard Jia Heng's words, his face darkened suddenly, his eyes hovered around the golden dragon scabbard sword on the young man's waist, and he was very annoyed.

This child is so entrusted, he went out of the city to greet his elders, as a junior, he is wearing the Tianzi sword, and he does not move on the horse, he is so disrespectful and rude, how could this be so? !

He also used the words of the holy palace to block himself!

Obviously, if Wang Ziteng wanted to come, and he would treat each other with courtesy and pay the bills, Jia Heng had to get off the saddle, weeping with gratitude, and then swam with his arms and entered Beijing together.

But just now Xue Pan...

No one expected too much from Xue Dafool.

The coldness in Wang Ziteng's eyes surged, and he didn't smile, but his voice was a little colder, and he said: "Then Ziyu first went to the Ministry of War to give orders, and when he returned from the palace, the commander was about to discuss Beijing with Ziyu. Regarding the battalion, I heard that Ziyu led the Guoyong camp and recruited refugees as soldiers, I was quite puzzled, as it was time to rectify the Beijing camp, I don't know what Ziyu's intention was."

Jia Heng pondered for a while, and said: "It's really hard to explain this matter in a few words. The next official will enter the palace later, and he will report it to the Holy Majesty. Later, he will tell the whole story with Jieshuai."

Hearing these words, Wang Ziteng felt an unknown fire in his heart, which burned blazingly.

Open your mouth, Your Majesty, and shut your mouth, Your Majesty, this kid is so proud of being favored, how can he put him in the eyes of the military governor of the Beijing camp!

Seeing Wang Ziteng's ugly face, Fang Ji on the side made a smooth talk, smiled and said: "Jie Shuai, Jia Ziyu is in a hurry to go to the Ministry of War to give orders, Jie Shuai might as well hold a banquet tonight, it doesn't matter."

The prince's eyes dimmed, and he suppressed the anger in his heart for the time being, and let out a "huh" in a calm manner.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Xue Pan's big eyes like copper bells rolled around, feeling a little confused.

And Aunt Xue, who was in the carriage behind, was also in shock.

Secretly, what's going on here?Brother Heng, looking at his posture, he seems to be on an equal footing with his elder brother?
Xue Baochai in the other carriage opened a corner of the curtain, looked at this scene, thought for a while, and a flash of understanding flashed in Shui Xing's eyes.

"He is the patriarch of the Jia family, the second mansion of Ningrong, and a duke of two states. Order, lead the army out."

Together with this thought, he sighed faintly.

Among the four families of King Xue of Jia Shi, the Jia family has two male families, the Shi family has two lords, and the ancestors of the Wang family are also county magistrates, but she is the Xue family...

On this side, Jia Heng dealt with Wang Ziteng, looked up at Xia Houying, and said, "Commander Xia Hou, let's go."

Xia Houying hesitated for a while, and said: "Since Yunhui is in a hurry to enter the palace to play something, should I go back and talk to His Highness Jinyang?"

"It doesn't take much time to talk to His Highness." Jia Heng smiled lightly and said warmly.

Princess Jinyang came out of the city to meet him, so he had to go over and say a few words.

Xue Pan and Wang Ziteng heard their conversation clearly.

Xue Pan shook his head, with a blank look in his eyes, and thought to himself, why is there something about "His Royal Highness" prince here?

Wang Ziteng raised his brows, his pupils constricted, and his heart was already in a turbulent state.

His Highness Jinyang?

Could it be the eldest princess of Jinyang?

Just now when he came on horseback, he seemed to have seen a luxuriously decorated carriage parked outside the city. At that time, he was still a little puzzled, but he was in a hurry to get out of the city, so he didn't take a closer look.

However, why did the eldest princess of Jinyang have an intersection with this child Jia Heng?

However, just when Wang Ziteng was puzzled, Jia Heng was about to go with Xia Houying to meet the eldest princess of Jinyang.

More than ten riders came to the city gate, and these few riders swung their whips and swept towards them like a gust of wind.

The first person was wearing a black cloak on the outside, and a beautifully embroidered and complicated eunuch's costume on the inside, with a haughty look and contemptuous eyes.

It was Dai Quan in the Daming Palace.

An inner guard next to him was carrying a bright yellow cloth pocket, and there seemed to be a scroll in it, which was the imperial decree.

More than ten riders rode their horses forward, and with a sound of horse neighing, they paused in front of them.

Dai Quan took the inner guard on the side and took out the bright yellow imperial decree from the cloth pocket on his back, held it up high, and said:
"Third-class general Yunhui, Jia Heng takes over."

As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of Wang Ziteng and the others, and was surprised.

Hearing this, Jia Heng was dazed for a moment, and quickly got off his horse. Behind him were the guards of hundreds of brocade clothes and Guoyong's own soldiers, all of them got off the horse.

Seeing this, Wang Ziteng was also taken aback, his complexion changed drastically, he felt that Fang Ji's sleeves were being pulled at the side, and when he realized it, he also rolled off the saddle.

Although the decree was for Jia Heng, when the angel issued the decree, the people who came near him had no reason to stand and listen to the decree.

It is a crime of disrespect to defend the envoys, but no one is courteous, beheaded!

Therefore, all the soldiers got off their horses and saluted one after another.

However, there is still one person sitting upright on the horse, and it is Xue Pan!

Xue Pan's big face was full of bewilderment, seeing this scene, he was a little confused for a while.

At this time, the two inner guards behind Dai Quan made a "crack", and the Yanling knives in their hands were all half out of their sheaths, their cold lights flickered, and they shouted: "Bold!"

In the carriage behind, Aunt Xue saw this scene, felt her heart tightened, and shouted: "Pan'er!"

In another carriage, Baochai's white and plump face suddenly changed, she was as white as the sun, she clenched her handkerchief tightly, and her almond eyes, which were as bright as water, were full of worry.

Jia Heng frowned, and said solemnly: "Wen Long, what are you doing in a daze, why don't you get off the horse and listen to the order!"

Hearing this, Xue Pan screamed, like waking up from a big dream, quickly threw the reins, rolled off the saddle and got off the horse.

Dai Quan waved his hand with a smile, indicating that the inner guard behind him did not need to draw his sword to threaten him, and he did not say much. He unfolded the imperial decree in a "swipe" manner, and when he read it, a thin, clear voice sounded in the empty and vast winter fields.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: I only rule the world with literature, and fight chaos with military force, and military commanders and generals are the pillars of the imperial court. The dry city of the country is capable of both civil and military. Is it to be favored? Today there is Jia Heng, a third-class Yunhui general, who is loyal and brave, and the hero of the general, who is ordered by the emperor. Outstanding meritorious service... Promoted to Jinjue first-class Yunhui general, inspected the school, the governor of the Guoyong battalion, handled the maintenance, and controlled the army. This is my honor."

The imperial decree is not long or obscure.

Not only did everyone kneeling and listening to the decree understand it, but even Aunt Xue, who was farther away, understood the meaning.

Jinjue is first-class general, Guoyong battalion commander...

"Is this a promotion?" Aunt Xue was thinking.

In another carriage, Ying'er said softly: "Girl, what rank is this first-class general?"

"It should be the second grade." Baochai narrowed her eyes and murmured the words on the imperial decree in her heart: "Loyalty and bravery, the hero of the general... Handle the maintenance and control the army."

He used to be a third-class general, that is, the third-rank general, but in a blink of an eye, he was already a second-rank general, and there were two first-class generals in the East and West Second Mansions of the Jia family.

"Holy Majesty Long En, my servant Ming Ganwu, long live, long live, long live." At this time, Jia Heng thanked En, and the soldiers and guards in brocade clothes behind him also shouted long live.

Although Wang Ziteng's face was not good-looking, he could only shout along.

Jinjue Jia Heng was a first-class general. He knew about it at Daming Palace when he returned to Beijing the day before yesterday, and the imperial decree to award him the title of minister of the Ministry of War has also been sent by the inner eunuch.

However, the person delivering the decree is just an internal eunuch, how could the minister of the Daming Palace personally go out of the city to meet and deliver the decree?

"And this rush to be knighted before entering the city..." Wang Ziteng couldn't help feeling jealous.

Emperor Chongping didn't wait for Jia Heng to go back and announced the decree with Dai Quan, naturally to show his kindness and reward.

The monarch is more anxious than the courtiers about being promoted to the rank, which reflects trust and grace.

There is precedent for this.

For example, some highly respected officials came back from the countryside and went to Beijing. The imperial edicts of being promoted to ranks one after another. It's time for the Grand Master.

The demeanor of courteous corporals and thirsty for talents is vividly reflected in the details.

Of course, when urging one's life, there are also twelve gold medals...

"The Holy Majesty really made this boy the commander of Guoyong's military affairs. Unfortunately, Mr. Fang hit the mark." Wang Ziteng suppressed the jealousy and hatred in his heart, his face was livid, and his heart could not help but be covered with a thick layer of haze.

After some testing just now, this young Jia Heng obviously didn't give him much face. If he wants to rectify the Beijing camp, he may have to spend a lot of time.

Dai Quan put away the imperial decree, got off the horse, approached with a smile, helped Jia Heng up, and said: "After Jia Ziyu received the decree, he followed the miscellaneous family into the palace. The Holy Majesty is still waiting in the palace."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Wang Ziteng at the side, and said in surprise, "Wang Jieshuai is here?"

Wang Ziteng got up now, heard and asked, he didn't dare to offend this eunuch, he smiled and said: "Eunuch Dai, I heard that Brother Heng's class teacher is returning to Beijing, so he came out to welcome Brother Heng, and greeted Brother Heng." Xichen, I don’t want to meet my father-in-law here.”

Dai Quan smiled and said: "The sage ordered that Jia Ziyu will immediately follow the miscellaneous family into the palace to face the saint, and we will talk about the matter of cleaning up the dust after the face of the saint."

Wang Ziteng nodded and said with a smile, "What Eunuch said is true."

After Dai Quan finished speaking, he ignored Wang Ziteng, looked at Jia Heng who was at the side again, and said, "Jia Ziyu, Your Majesty is still waiting in the palace, let's go now."

Jia Heng said softly: "Eunuch, His Highness Jinyang is waiting in front, can Eunuch allow me to say a few words?"

Hearing this, Dai Quan took a look at Jia Heng, felt strange, and said with a smile: "Then hurry up and say a few words, don't make the Holy Majesty wait in the palace."

Although Emperor Chongping said that he should face the saint immediately, it seems that there is no time to delay, but it is not that dead, and it depends on whether the eunuch who passed the decree is willing to accommodate.

"Thank you, Eunuch Dai." Jia Heng thanked.

The conversation between the two naturally fell into Wang Ziteng's ears, but his complexion changed, and he was inexplicably shocked.

Jia Heng turned back and handed the imperial decree to Qu Lang, instructing him to take it back to Ningguo Mansion, then looked at Xia Houying, cupped his hands and said, "Commander Xia Hou, go ahead and lead the way."

Xia Houying looked at the young man on the opposite side with complicated eyes, after a moment of silence, she said softly: "Jia Yunhui, Your Highness is waiting in front, you can also drop by when you enter the city."

He thought to himself, both brothers and sisters of the Tian family are anxious to see this young man, this young man is... first come first?
Thinking of it this way, a strange feeling surged in my heart.

Jia Heng got on his horse and galloped forward following Xia Houying.

Dai Quan also ordered the inner guard behind him to steer his horse back.

(End of this chapter)