The Red Mansions

Chapter 538 Xianning: Why is she... so stupid?

Henan, Runing Prefecture, Luoshan County
It was midnight, and the night shrouded the land, and everything was silent. On an old pagoda tree next to the county government office, several old bustards uttered a few shrill cries, which spread far away in the quiet night, and the cool wind blew Looking at the lanterns in front of the county government building, hoarse voices came from time to time.

In the backyard wing room, on the bed, Niu Jizong hugged two brothel girls from Xingyuefang, and was busily busy. Suddenly, there was a faint scream from the cold wind outside, which made Niu Jizong stunned .

"What's going on?" Niu Jizong muttered, hearing the shouts of killing outside, felt a strong uneasiness in his heart, lifted his pants, and went out of the room.

"General Niu, General Niu, it's not good, the thieves have entered the county!"

Just at this time, a fat yamen servant came to the backyard in panic with a lantern, calling for Niu Jizong.

"This is the county seat, where thousands of troops are stationed, what bandit dares to act wild?" Hearing the shout, Niu Jizong cursed angrily, then looked at the yamen servant carrying the lantern, and was about to ask.

But the words were stuck in his throat immediately, and when he looked up, he saw the sky above the high wall, and the flames lit up in the direction of the officers and soldiers stationed, almost dyeing half of the sky red, which could be seen at a glance in the dark night.

"This... something happened!" Niu Jizong murmured, his complexion changed drastically.

Then there were shouts of killing, screams, and clashes of knives and guns, from far to near, and it was clear that there were bandits and officers and soldiers fighting around the county government.

At this moment, in the converted barracks of an old school field in the southwest of the county seat, among the tents set up one after another, the officers and soldiers of Henan Dusi who were sleeping soundly, before they had time to take up their swords and guns to resist, screamed in their sleep, and then There are noisy footsteps all around, as well as the flames of the sky.

It was the thieves from Jigong Mountain, led by 36 core brothers under Gao Yue, who took advantage of the opportunity when the officers and soldiers were asleep, passed through the tunnel dug long ago, divided into several groups and rushed into the camp where the officers and soldiers were stationed. Once they entered the camp, they set fire to it. Killing, the officers and soldiers were in chaos in an instant.

As for the middle and high-ranking generals of the Henan Dusi, because they were sleeping in several inns in the Luoshan County Government with their arms around the women of Xingyuefang, they did not stay in the camps.

There was also a shout of killing from the city gate tower. The bandits who sneaked into Luoshan County killed and scattered the guards, while Ma Liu outside the city and Gao Yue's brothers Ding Jingheng and Xiang Dahai led 3000 people to quickly respond to the city. If you can, you can kill the official army at the city gate.

The Henan Metropolitan Commander Guo Peng, the Metropolitan Commander Peng Guolin, and the Metropolitan Commander Dong Boding were trapped in an inn called "Yuelai", and this inn was Qian Yushan, the prefect of Runing, who prostituted for the Henan Metropolitan General. The residence arranged by Su is currently being besieged by Gao Yue's sixth son, Ma Liang, who is known as a brave and brave general, leading a hundred people to besiege.

Commander Peng Guolin was killed by bandits as soon as he left the inn, and Commander Dong Boding was also besieged and died by the rebels. Commander Guo Peng led two horses and rode on his horse, intending to break out of the siege. But at this moment, the entire Luoshan County was in chaos, and Guo Peng fled without knowing where to go on horseback.

Luoshan County Government Office, Niu Jizong looked at the bright flames of the garrison school grounds, and a cloud of fear climbed up on his rough face at some point.

Thieves enter the city, what should we do?
At this moment, the sound of "dangdang" gongs and clappers sounded around the county government office. It was obvious that someone was clamoring in unison to create chaos.

"General, it's not good, the bandits have rushed in." At this moment, a general in uniform of the army ran over and said in panic.

Just as Niu Jizong was about to say something, he suddenly heard screams coming from the front yard, followed by the clash of knives and guns, and screams intertwined in the quiet night. It was clear that bandits were fighting with the officers and soldiers of Luoshan County Government.

At this moment, seeing the swaying lanterns coming from the moon gate, several government servants surrounded Qian Yushan, the magistrate of Runing Prefecture.

"General Niu, the bandits are rushing in."

Niu Jizong hurried forward, grabbed Qian Yushan's arm, and said in a faintly trembling voice, "Where did these bandits come from? How did they come in, and there was the fire from the school yard? Where is Commander Guo?"

Qian Yushan said anxiously: "These thieves, the lower officials do not know how to appear, as if they appeared out of thin air."

Originally, the Jigong Mountain bandits had already dug a tunnel, through which seven or eight hundred brothers entered Gaoyue.

"Where is Commander Guo?" Niu Jizong asked anxiously.

Qian Yushan said dejectedly, "I don't know, General Niu, let's run away."

"Where are you going to escape at this time, someone, take me..." Niu Jizong was about to say take my armor and weapon, when suddenly he saw a burst of flames coming.

"Whizzing……"

Suddenly, pine oil torches were thrown from the top of the wall, and then the bandits with steel knives in their mouths jumped down, clearly meeting the bandits from the inside out. Seeing Qian Yushan and Niu Jizong, they were all taken aback .

"This is an official!"

one of the thieves shouted.

Then a large number of thieves rushed towards Qian Yushan in an overwhelming manner.

Qian Yushan was so frightened that his legs trembled, he ran to the side and said, "Quick, stop them!"

The yamen servant who blocked the way was stunned for a moment, and before he could draw out his waist knife, he was cut down on the ground and let out a scream of "killing a pig", and this scream undoubtedly caused chaos among the four or five yamen servants accompanying Qian Yushan.

Not long after, he was hacked and killed by a large number of thieves on the spot.

When Qian Yushan saw this scene, he felt like a dead soul, arched his hands, knelt down with a "plop", and said, "Good man, good man, spare your life!"

"Brother, this is an official, huh? This blue official robe, and Yunyan, seem to be the lord of the Runing Mansion." At this time, a husky voice sounded, but there was a faint hint of laughter.

And several other thieves have already entered the wing room and fought with Niu Jizong who took the weapon.

Niu Jizong has been pampered and pampered for many years, even if he is holding the Yanling knife, how can he be the opponent of these thieves? Not long after, the steel knife was placed on his neck, his face was bitter, his arms were cut behind his back, and he was escorted out.

"Brother, this seems to be a big fish. I heard from the kiln sister inside that it is still the earl of the court, calling Niu Jizong." The tall bandit with a black turban on his head dragged the woman from Xingyuefang to the brightly lit place. In the courtyard, he said to the bandit headed by him.

"Let go of me!" Niu Jizong struggled violently and shouted angrily.

At this time, Wei Song, who was called myna by all the thieves, tore off his kerchief. It was an ordinary farmer's face with deep grooves and decree lines. He glanced coldly at Niu Jizong: "Tie this guy up!" Get up and bring it to Big Brother later, it may be useful."

This kind of court earl, even if he kills the sacrificial flag, he will be more energetic than ordinary juniors.

The thieves responded loudly, then found a rope, and tied Niu Jizong tightly.

The tall bandit looked at the gorgeous woman from Xingyuefang, rubbed her hands together and said, "Brother, these two..."

"When is Du Te Niang, still thinking about the crotch thing! First look at the person, and you will be indispensable in the end, and now we will escort our lord to see the eldest brother." Wei Song glared at the tall man. Thieves, give a cold drink.

The tall bandit smiled and ordered his two subordinates to escort the two disheveled Xingyuefang women into the wing.

But as time passed, when the sky was about to dawn, the shouts of killing in the streets of Luoshan County stopped for a while.

The pine oil torch was lit, and it shone brightly in the county yamen hall. Behind the case, the black-faced man sitting on the grand master's chair looked expressionlessly at the dark crowd kneeling below, without saying a word.

It was Gao Yue, and his followers were listed on the left and right. Niu Jizong, Qian Yushan, the prefect of Runing, and several generals from Henan Dusi were kneeling in the hall.

"Brother, the guy surnamed Guo is blocked by his brothers." As he was speaking, a fat young man with a fleshy face strode into the yamen. His name was Lei Xianwu, and he was also one of Gao Yue's 36 riders. , ranked fourth.

While speaking, Guo Peng, the commander of the capital of Henan, was escorted into the Yatang.

Gao Yue looked down at Guo Peng, with a smile on his face, and said, "Commander Guo, we are also old friends, right? When Gao was in Yueyang, Commander Guo was still Commander Wei. His military exploits are outstanding, he was promoted to the capital of Henan Province, and he became a senior member of the second rank, which is truly glorious."

Guo Peng looked resentfully at the black-faced middle-aged man sitting behind the yamen hall, and said coldly: "Gao Yue, I advise you to let me wait, otherwise, when the imperial army arrives, these thieves will be reduced to powder immediately." !"

"Master Guo, until now you are still acting as handsome as you are." Gao Yue smiled lightly and gave Wei Song a wink.

Wei Song understood, grinned grinningly, and swung his arms round to slap Guo Peng's face. Accompanied by muffled grunts, Guo Peng spat out some bloody teeth, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.

Niu Jizong, who was kneeling on the ground by the thieves, saw this scene, and his heart was awe-inspiring. If the **** fell into the hands of the thieves, is there still life?

Feeling regretful, he greeted Nan'an, Beijing and Liu Fang one by one, as long as he stayed in Shenjing well, why bother to come to this muddy water?
But Qian Yushan, the magistrate of Runing, rolled his eyes in fright, and seemed to pass out.

Gao Yue yelled: "Master Guo, how many troops are there in Kaifeng Prefecture in Henan Province, how are they deployed and where are they deployed, how many troops are there, and where are the leading generals? They have not been recruited honestly!"

As he spoke, he slapped the gavel.

This scene was somewhat funny, the thieves interrogated the officers and soldiers, but the thieves around laughed loudly and applauded.

Guo Peng looked at Gao Yue coldly at this moment, but didn't say a word. Now that he has been captured by thieves, it is difficult to save his life, so it is better to keep his mouth shut, and his family in Kaifeng Mansion can be saved.

"It seems that Mr. Guo wants to be a hero." Gao Yue said in a cold voice, looking at Ma Liang who was at the side, and said, "Look for a stick, and greet Mr. Guo well."

"Okay." Ma Liang replied with a smile, and then led two people to find a stick from the captured guard, and then dragged Guo Peng to torture.

Gao Yue glanced at Qian Yushan, the magistrate of Runing who passed out, and said calmly: "Wake up Master Qian."

A man replied: "Brother, there is no water here."

"Without water, you won't think of a way?" Gao Yue said coldly.

The man chuckled and said: "Then let Master Qian taste the boy's urine."

As he said that, he untied his belt and was about to pour water on Qian Yushan's face.

Everyone laughed, and a black-faced man laughed and said, "Lao Li, do you still pee like a child?"

Qian Yushan woke up "at the right time" and said again and again: "Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life! Don't do it!"

As he said that, he looked at Gao Yue, and said with a bitter face: "What King Gao wants to know, the official knows everything, and he can say everything."

Gao Yue waved his hand, motioning his brothers to step aside, and said in a deep voice, "Lord Qian, how many officers and troops are there in the Runing Mansion, and the routes of the recent marches of the officers and troops, please tell Gao."

Qian Yushan had a bitter look on his face, and said: "My lord, the officers and soldiers of the Runing Mansion are all here, as for the other routes, they belong to military planes, and the subordinate officials are not the leading generals, how do you know?"

"Lord Qian, don't be sloppy. Since you are coordinating the supplies, you have to coordinate the supply of military supplies in the counties and counties under the rule of Runing Prefecture. Tell me that you don't know the marching route?" Gao Yue took the red card on the lottery, sneered, and still Throw it down and smash it towards Qian Yushan.

At this moment, Yu Lun, a bearded man, kicked Qian Yushan violently, knocked him to the ground, and cursed: "Dog officer, be honest!"

With a thud, the steel knife was pulled out, and it was placed on Qian Yushan's neck, and he shouted angrily: "Say it?!"

Qian Yushan groaned in pain, and with a steel knife on his body, this big man from the fourth-rank magistrate, with a look of fear on his fat face, said repeatedly: "Your official knows, your official knows."

Niu Jizong was kneeling not far away at the moment, closed his eyes tightly, and thought to himself that it was over.

As Qian Yushan narrated, after the case was filed, Shao Yingchen, who was wearing a bamboo hat and a blue shirt, took a pen to record.

Gao Yue unfolded the map of Henan Province, and Ma Liang behind him was looking at it with an oil lamp.

Gao Yue looked at the map, stopping at each place, his eyes were bright and dark, clearly thinking about a strategy to defeat the enemy.

Ma Liang and the rest of the thieves held their breath, quietly waiting for Gao Yue to think.

Only in the courtyard, under the eaves of the corridor, came the screams of Guo Peng's unbearable torture with sticks. This scene was somewhat strange.

"There are still five or six thousand soldiers on these roads, it's best to send them here." Gao Yue murmured, and smashed the red stick in his hand heavily on Yutu.

"Brother, what do you mean?" Ma Liang asked in a low voice.

"Block the news, the four city gates in Luoshan County must be guarded, so what's the name of Guo Peng?" Gao Yue turned his head and stared at Niu Jizong with a pair of tiger eyes.

"First Class Bo Niu Suizong." Wei Song took over the conversation from the side.

"Let these people write a warrant and send it to the officers and soldiers of the three routes, saying that the thieves are powerful, and they are asked to speed up their march. They must come to Luoshan County within these two days, and the military plane must not be delayed, otherwise they will be severely punished!" Gao Yue said coldly. soundtrack.

After many years of fighting with the official army, he clearly knows the background of Chen Han's official army.

"The general's strategy is very clever." At this time, Mr. Shao put down his brush, stood up, and praised: "Once the officers and soldiers from these places speed up, I will wipe them out in one fell swoop. The officers and soldiers of the capital were all empty."

At first he thought that he was advancing in separate ways and wiped out the officers and soldiers one after another, but unexpectedly, he was waiting with a net, which coincided with the cunning art of war.

"Mr. Shao, we are in a hurry. It is better to mobilize the remaining officers and troops to encircle and wipe them out than to find them. Then we will sweep across the prefectures and counties and reach Kaifeng." Gao Yue's eyes were burning. As he said that, he felt a little heroic in his heart.

In fact, these strategies have been deduced in his mind for a long time. After this battle, all the soldiers who could fight in Henan were killed here. At that time, as long as he opened the warehouse to release the prisoners, he could gather at least 6 to [-] people. Pushing into Kaifeng can disrupt the whole of Henan.

At this time, Gao Yue once again turned his attention to Niu Jizong below, and said coldly, "First class uncle, Niu Jizong?"

Niu Jizong glared angrily, and scolded fiercely, "What a thief, you are trying to rebel by doing this!"

"Master Niu knew we were going to rebel?" Gao Yue smiled, and all the thieves around him laughed.

Gao Yue said with a smile: "Brothers, look at this is the first-class uncle of the big man, the founder of the country! Such a leader with wine bags and rice bags, why should the big man not die?"

"Haha." Everyone laughed.

But this laughter made Niu Jizong even more terrified.

"Master Niu heard it now, we are going to rebel!" Gao Yue withdrew his smile, and said, "I still can't do without Master Niu's warrant later, Master Niu writes a copy."

As he spoke, he winked at Wei Song at the side.

Wei Song prepared a pen and paper and went over.

"Don't you think about it, my old cow has suffered from the emperor's favor, how can I follow the thief..." Niu Jizong said angrily.

Gao Yue said: "Come here, pull out the person next to him and chop him up, and bring the head here."

When Niu Jizong heard the words, he felt as if he had been strangled, and the second half of his words were stuck in his throat.

The general next to him was a fair-skinned general surnamed Chen who was brought from the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion. His complexion changed drastically, and before he could say anything, he was dragged outside the yamen hall by the bandits, and then he let out a miserable scream.

After a while, a big man held the severed bloody head and said, "Brother."

"Show Master Niu." Gao Yue waved his hand and said calmly.

Niu Jizong's face was ashen, trembling all over, looking at the general with a ferocious face, he was terrified beyond words.

This is Chen Ruiwu, the brother of Chen Ruiwen, the third grandson of Chen Yi, Duke of Qi, and Chen Ruiwu, the younger brother of Weizhen General Chen Ruiwen. He died here like this, and his head was cut off in front of his eyes!

"Master Niu, Mr. Gao just asks you, should you write this warrant? If you don't write it, Mr. Gao can guarantee that you will be as painless as this dead one, and your head will be hung on the flagpole by Mr. Gao." The indifferent voice made Niu Jizong's heart skip a beat.

Hearing the "tick tick" sound of blood, Niu Jizong closed his eyes and stiffened his neck, just when Gao Yue frowned and was about to call someone to drag Niu Jizong down.

"Write, I will write."

Only then did Gao Yue's frown relax, and someone took the head off.

At this moment, a rooster crowed from outside, and the east appeared pale.

A bandit came in from the outside and said loudly: "Brother, Guo Peng has accepted."

Gao Yue looked at the morning glow that suddenly jumped out of the outside, with a smile on his dark face, he said: "Today should be a sunny day."

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At the same time, the city of Shenjing, the palace garden, and the Hall of Martial Arts

On a great day in the east, thousands of rays of light pass through the windows of the Hall of Martial Arts and shine into the Xinuang Pavilion, which also wakes up Jia Heng who is in the curtain.

Lift the quilt, put on the official robe and official boots, take off the official robe from the mahogany hanger, put one arm into the python suit, and prop up the other hand, fasten the buttons, tie up the rhinoceros jade belt, and tidy up in front of the bronze mirror Hair on the sideburns, wait until the dressing is finished.

"Come here." Jia Heng called out loudly.

The inner eunuch, who had been waiting outside the door for a while, responded quickly, with a "squeak", two red lacquered palace doors were pushed open, and light was also let in along the door frame, holding a copper basin filled with warm water, blue salt, A towel, let Jia Heng wash up.

Jia Heng washed his face, the warm water dispelled yesterday's tiredness, maybe it was too much washing, the white neckline was wet with warm water and left gray marks.

Today, Emperor Chongping will gather his cabinet ministers and officers from the Military Aircraft Department to discuss the necessity of sending troops to Henan.

This needs to be communicated with civil servants, because the Military Aircraft Department is now more like a staff organization, just like the cabinet in the early days was only an adjunct advisory organization, and its responsibilities have not yet been highlighted.

At this moment, the inner eunuch's salutation came from outside the hall, "This servant has seen His Highness."

It was clearly Princess Xianning, whenever Jia Heng was on duty at the military plane for the past few days, Her Royal Highness the Princess would come to meet Jia Heng after preparing breakfast, that's how some rumors in the palace came about.

Therefore, Concubine Duanrong was worried about her daughter's reputation.

Jia Heng was not surprised by the voice, and looked up at the girl who came in.
Today's Princess Xianning is wearing a light red dress, and her hair is tied in a single bun, which is a kind of coiled bun. Compared with the little princess with bangs and a double-hanging bun, she is a bit playful and smart. This kind of hair bun is elegant and beautiful, but also somewhat mature. There is a pearl hairpin pinned to the hair bun. The cold and bright face, without makeup, looks like a lotus flower.

Jia Heng said: "Morning, Your Highness."

Princess Xianning said with a smile: "Sir, this is the breakfast prepared by the imperial dining room, please use some, sir."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Jia Heng thanked, and then came to the small hall, looking at Princess Xianning who was placing dishes from the food box. It fell on the girl in the pink dress, as if she was a fairy.

Jia Heng sighed softly in his heart, sat down in front of the table, picked up the chopsticks to use, and said: "If your Highness hasn't eaten, use some together."

"Yeah." Princess Xianning also picked up the chopsticks and said, "Then I won't be polite."

There were two sets of bowls and chopsticks.

The two ate breakfast, but Princess Xianning didn't use much, she only ate two pieces of dim sum, and then drank a bowl of porridge, the two of them had a tacit understanding.

Princess Xianning finished her porridge first, wiped her mouth, and asked: "This is the royal brother's housewarming ceremony, when will sir come over?"

Jia Heng put down the spoon and said: "It's noon, I have to discuss matters with the Holy One later."

"Then come to pick up Mr. at noon?" Princess Xianning asked.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "You don't need to be so troublesome, Your Highness can go there with the little princess first."

"It's nothing, Chanyue went there with her sixth younger brother, well, the main reason is that the husband may not be familiar with the way, I will lead the husband there, so I won't get lost." Princess Xianning said softly, and she was a little embarrassed when she said it.

This excuse is really too bad, you can ask for directions if you get lost.

How could she be... so stupid?

Jia Heng put down the porridge bowl, looked at the girl who was eating gruel with downcast eyes, and said in a low voice: "Speaking of which, I haven't visited Shenjing City, and I'm not very familiar with it. Your Highness, I think there's something interesting about it." Yes, let's go for a walk together."

After thinking about it, after all, I didn't introduce some good places to His Highness. My wife and I went for a stroll... He should be an individual.

Most likely, Xianning has never been in a relationship, he was always anxious for her, and he had a cold temperament in the past, so he couldn't bend down to make a false coquettish expression.

So much so... It's a little awkward, but this kind of youthfulness is so real that it makes people stunned.

Once again, he hinted that he had to control himself, otherwise according to the current situation, adding Xianning would really make the whole northwestern Shanxi a mess.

"Mr. is busy with state affairs, so I don't know. It's not like we often have nothing to do. We play in the middle of the capital. We are very familiar with the Shenjing [-]th Square." Xianning Princess Yurong moved slightly, and said softly, seeing Jia Heng After stopping to eat, he subconsciously handed over the handkerchief.

Jia Heng didn't pick it up, took out his handkerchief, and hurriedly said, "I have it here."

Then he wiped his mouth and thought to himself, what's the matter if two people use one, an indirect kiss?No wonder Concubine Duan Rong wanted to think about her daughter Qing Yu, this... I'm afraid she's not a fool, is she?
Princess Xianning also came to her senses at this moment, she was a little bit ashamed, clutching her handkerchief, silent.

For some reason, I always want to get close to my husband, want to talk to him a few more words, but I don't know where to start, and then I feel that I am a little clumsy and unlovable.

She doesn't seem to be good at this. She used to be blunt and even a little dull to others, which may be boring to her husband.

Maybe, dance to show your husband, he will like it?

My husband doesn't usually see this hobby, and I haven't heard that he likes opera, music and dance, but last time he asked me about dancing in neon clothes and feathers.

Just as the girl was feeling sorry for herself and thinking about it, an inner warden outside called out: "Lord Jia, the Holy Majesty is summoning you at the Hanyuan Palace."

Jia Heng got up and said in a gentle voice: "Then, Your Highness, let's do it for now, see you later." "

"Well, I'll see you off." Princess Xianning said softly, sending Jia Heng out of the palace gate.

(End of this chapter)