The Red Mansions

Chapter 562 Emperor Chongping: Ziyu is planning for a rainy day, and has a target...

Kunning Palace

Under the service of Empress Song, Emperor Chongping finished his dinner, took the teacup and rinsed his mouth, and was about to take the decoction.

Suddenly at this moment, Dai Quan, the Prime Minister of Daming Palace, hurriedly came from outside the palace and called, "Your Majesty."

"Has the matter been settled?" Emperor Chongping asked hastily.

"People have already sent people to Zhen Guogong's mansion to read the decree and arrest relevant people." Dai Quan said in a low voice, and before Emperor Chongping could ask again, he took out the booklet from his sleeve, bowed, and put his hands above his head, saying: " Your Majesty, on the way to deliver the decree, I met a thousand households in Jinyi Mansion, it is Jia Ziyu's Flying Pigeon Biography, which has just been compiled and converted, please read it."

The reason why he didn't go to the Zhen Guogong's mansion to announce the decree in person was because he ran into Jinyi mansion on the way.

Don't even think about it, Jia Ziyu's Flying Pigeon Passing Letter must be good news!

Dai Quan thought so.

But no matter how good the news was, he didn't dare to take it apart first, and offered it up like a treasure.

The lesson of the day before yesterday was painful!
"Quick, show me quickly." Hearing this, Emperor Chongping frowned, put down the decoction in his hand, and called out hastily.

Like Dai Quan, even this emperor had a strong premonition that it would be good news, at least not bad news.

Seeing the Son of Heaven put down the bowl of soup and medicine, Empress Song frowned, and then relaxed her brows. Now that the frontline battle is related to the safety of the Han Dynasty, it is impossible for His Majesty not to be concerned.

And Jia Ziyu's Flying Pigeon Passing Letter is probably good news.

Thinking of Jia Ziyu, I couldn't help but think of that day, when the emperor fainted, he...

Emperor Chongping took the book, and Empress Song took over the palace lantern of the female official. Under the light of the candle, he flipped through it, and the anxious look on his cold and hard face gradually dissipated.

"Your Majesty, what did Jia Ziyu say?" Empress Song's clear phoenix eyes under her willow eyebrows were full of concern.

Emperor Chongping breathed a sigh of relief, his face was somewhat excited, he put down the note paper, and said: "Ziyu has led the troops to Luoyang, and Luoyang City is fine. In addition, the report also said that Wei and Zheng Over the years, the feudal clan owed more than 350 million stones of grain and fodder to the Henan government, which had been recovered from the mansion of the Wei Zheng fan by Jia Ziyu in Jinyi Tiqi and Jingying soldiers in cooperation with Henan government Yin Meng Jinwen. Urgent delivery."

When Empress Song heard the words, she also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Luoyang is fine, that's fine."

If Luoyang falls, the big man's sky will really collapse. Even if the queen mother doesn't say anything these days, she can still see the anxiety in the queen mother's mood.

Alas, I don't know how the fourth brother is doing in Kaifeng Mansion.

The Queen sent a deep sigh in her heart.

Emperor Chongping looked at the dark night outside the hall, and said: "The imperial army is now in Luoyang, and Luoyang is as safe as a rock, but Ziyu didn't talk about the matter of grain and fodder, and I almost forgot. Ziyu led the army to go, and the grain and fodder Transportation is also a problem. It is money and food that are fought in wars, as well as appeasement after the chaos, but money and food are inseparable. Henan has been hit by disasters over the years and cannot make ends meet. Now the Wei and Zheng feudal lords owe taxes and food to make up for the treasury to calm the situation in Henan , It can be said that it has also solved a big problem for the court, and the court no longer needs to transfer grain and fodder thousands of miles to Henan."

When it came to the end, the tone was a little excited.

What is a worry-free courtier?
Not only take one step and see three steps, but also predict everything, so you don't have to worry about it.

350 million shi rice grains were filled into the treasury of Henan. Now there is no shortage of money and food needed for appeasement after the war. 350 million shi is more than enough to relieve the chaos in Henan.
Thinking of this, I can't help but think of the firm and confident words of that young man.

"Everything in the south of the Yangtze River is rebellious, and the minister claims to be able to suppress it calmly, but the Holy One is heartbroken by the military incident..."

Looking at it now, it is not frivolous for Ziyu to plan ahead and target the target.

Emperor Chongping thought about it, and his confidence in the war in Henan also surged in his heart.

Perhaps, in the eyes of future generations, Jia Heng's words are just like Wei Yanshou Hanzhong's bold words: "If Cao Cao comes from the world, I will reject it for the king; if there are hundreds of thousands of people, I will swallow it for the king."

Um?Wei Yan has rebellious bones in the back of his head, which is very ominous.

As for the brothers of the Supreme Emperor, the emperor naturally has no pity or intolerance, and he will punish the two feudal clans in the future, let them return to the grain fields that they invaded, and appease the hearts of the people in Henan.

Empress Song listened to the turbulent emotions in Emperor Chongping's tone, her jade face was calm, and she felt a little joy in her heart, and said softly: "Your Majesty sent Ziyu to Henan, it seems that most of the problems have been solved now, and the only thing left is to put down the rebellion , it’s just the two feudal clans of Wei and Zheng?”

If she remembers correctly, Wei and Zheng are the nephews of the Supreme Emperor.

Emperor Chongping said coldly: "The two vassals have been in arrears with the imperial court for decades of taxes and food. The local officials in Henan can't restrain them. The delay has been delayed until today. Now they include their food and put it in the treasury to alleviate the national crisis."

Empress Song sighed lightly, but couldn't say anything.

Emperor Chongping frowned, suddenly remembered something, and said: "Speaking of money and food, the Beijing camp sent [-] infantry and cavalry in the past. I heard that Ke Dao and Shangshu said that the turnover of money and food was not enough. It is not necessary to use the Beijing camp to suppress the bandits. There are too many soldiers and horses, sincerely pedantic opinion, if we don't use heavy troops to wipe them out quickly, can we let the bandits engulf the people and corrupt several provinces?"

In addition to the mediocrity of the military aircraft department, cleaning up the fakers, and the officials of science and ethics, they will be rectified tomorrow, demote a group, and shut down a group.

It seems that Gong Yanming, the imperial censor of the Yunnan Province, not long ago made rumors to confuse the crowd and people's hearts. Who is standing behind him? He really doesn't know?

Thinking of this, the emperor looked at Dai Quan at the side, and said in a deep voice: "Inform Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, and Gong Yanming, the censor of Yunnan, to deceive the public with his lies, cunning and mad. He will be punished in prison, and Xu Lu will be sent to the capital again." The opportunity of the inspection, and strictly rectify the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

As the emperor received the news that Luoyang was stable and the rice grains were in place, his mind also settled down, and he began to put his mind back on the court situation.

"Slave obeys the order." Dai Quan handed over his hands and agreed.

Seeing that the emperor's face was gloomy and uncertain, as if he was thinking too much about state affairs, Empress Song's snowy complexion changed slightly, her beautiful eyes looked at Emperor Chongping worriedly, she couldn't bear it, and said softly: "Your Majesty, I don't know what happened to Zhi'er, She is as big as she is, and she hasn't traveled far, does Ziyu Feige's biography mention Xianning?"

As expected, Emperor Chongping was distracted. Thinking of his own daughter, his cold and hard face showed a bit of relief, and said: "There is also a narration in the secret report that Xianning is by Ziyu's side, and they went to Luoyang together. It's not a big deal. It's hard for a girl like her to run around and work hard."

After speaking, he turned to Empress Song and said in a gentle voice: "Let someone also talk to Concubine Rong, don't worry about it too much, Ziyu has always been thoughtful, since she is willing to take Xianning with her, she will not let her have any mistakes. .”

Now the two went to Henan together to fight the rebellion. They were the same age and got along day and night.

In the future, he will be both a monarch and a minister and a son-in-law, and he will be able to work together to recover Liaodong.

Empress Song responded, then turned her head and ordered the female officer to inform Concubine Duan Rong.

Emperor Chongping looked at Dai Quan and said, "Send someone to inform the cabinet and the ministers on duty at the military aircraft department, and say that Ziyu has led the troops to Luoyang, so don't worry about it."

Now that Luoyang has not been lost, the frightened people in Shenjing can calm down a little.

Emperor Chongping thought for a while, then called Dai Quan, and said, "That's right, send someone to inform the Jia family again, saying that Ziyu has arrived in Luoyang, and will take out a hundred bolts of silk from the Jiangning Weaving Bureau the day before yesterday, and reward them to the Jia family." Ningrong and Rongfu."

There are rewards and punishments, and it should be able to dilute some of the ferocity of excessive punishment, Emperor Chongping thought so.

Seeing that the Son of Heaven was in a good mood, Dai Quan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that good news is good news, the gloom on his fair face dissipated a lot, he bowed and saluted, and said in a low voice: "Your servant obeys the order."

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Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall

Brightly lit, surrounded by pearls and emeralds, Yingying Yanyan, beautiful eyes, Jiamu sat on the Luohan bed, talking with Aunt Xue, Mrs. Wang, Fengwan and others, and she just sat together after dinner. say.

Yuanchun, Yingchun, Tanchun, Baochai, Daiyu and Xiangyun sat on the embroidered pier on the left and right, talking in a low voice.

"Brother Heng has been gone for two or three days, and I don't know if he has arrived in Luoyang." Mother Jia suddenly sighed and mentioned Jia Heng.

Yuan Chun's plump and graceful face also showed worry, and his pink lips parted slightly: "Old lady, if brother Heng arrives in Luoyang, he should send someone to report to the imperial court, so as to reassure people's hearts."

"Big sister is talking about the safety of Luoyang, and many officials in Beijing are paying attention to it these two days." Tan Chunyingxiu frowned and said.

The girl has been regretting for not going to Luoyang with Princess Xianning these days.

"Old lady, the master is back." At this moment, Lin Zhixiao entered the hall and said to the people sitting at the top.

Mother Jia was taken aback when she heard the words. While speaking, she saw Jia Zheng changed into a long robe and Confucian shirt, and came from the outside.

"Zheng'er, you're meeting guests in front, what's the matter?" Before Jia Zheng could salute, Mother Jia cast her eyes on Jia Zheng, saw that Jia Zheng's expression was not right, her heart moved slightly, and asked, "What happened outside?"

As soon as this remark came out, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue looked at Jia Zheng questioningly, and Yuan Chun and Tan Chun also looked at their father, whose face was a little more dignified than usual.

"Mother, do you know that something happened to the Zhen Guo government?" Jia Zheng sat down and said with a complex expression.

Jia Mu was surprised and said, "Mr. Zhen Guo, the Niu family? What could happen to his family?"

Mrs. Wang's heart skipped a beat, and she thought to herself, could it be that the palace blamed him for the false news?
On that day, the Niu family and the Liu family sang together and talked about her big girl, so they should be punished.

"Just now the imperial decree was passed down in the palace. Niu Jizong turned traitor and became a thief. Apart from the title of Duke Zhen Guo, the Holy Majesty also... the three tribes of Yiqi." Jia Zheng said at the end, his face was a bit unbearable, and his voice was low and low. point.

The founder of the country has been enshrined since the Taizu conquered the world. The four kings and eight princes are mostly old relatives. , perhaps the Holy Grace is mighty, and there is a possibility of pardon.

Now, almost needless to say, for the Yi tribes, the government of Zhenguo has completely cut off the incense. Maybe after a few more generations of kings, the kings of later generations will show the grace and benevolence of heaven, and they will be sympathetic to the beginning of the founding of the country. A lower title is enshrined in the ancestral temple.

As soon as Jia Zheng's words came out, everyone in Rongqing Hall was in awe.

Yi tribe?
On Sister Feng's beautiful melon-seeded face, the remaining trace of a smile disappeared, and a wave of fear arose in her heart. After a while, she sneered when she remembered what happened the day before yesterday.

Jia Mu hurriedly asked, "Then Mrs. Zhen Guotai and the Niu family will obey the order?"

Jia Zheng sighed, and sighed: "Fu Tongpan said that the women's family members should be filled into the Jiaofang Division, but they are currently being held in the Inner Factory Prison, and they will be sent to the Jiaofang Division after their identities are identified."

Mother Jia was silent for a moment, but there was no gloating on her old face, and she sighed endlessly.

Li Wan Xiuya frowned, she felt a chill in her heart, and her eyes were filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Even Mrs. Zhen Guotai, who is super-ranked and ordered, has ended up like this because of her carelessness this time?

Aunt Xue also had a bit of fear on her face, she calmed down and sighed secretly, although she was not ordered by a royal order and did not have the dignity and honor of going to the palace to watch the ceremony the day before yesterday, at least she didn't have to take such a big risk.

Places like Jiaofang Sina can be described as the most filthy places in the world, and it is almost unthinkable for former officials and wives to fall there.

Baochai, who was sitting beside her, clutched a handkerchief, her plump face, which was as greasy as a white begonia flower stamen, showed a hint of thought.

Daiyu didn't have much feeling, the ups and downs of the officialdom, that's probably the case.

Mother Jia sighed, and said in a cang voice: "The Niu family... this is over, the incense sacrifice of Lord Zhen Guo has been terminated."

Even with Jia Mu's heart, wide body and fat, dignified complexion, there is a feeling of sadness in my heart.

Among the nobles of the founding of the country, the four kings and eight princes with high status, since then, the duke of the town and the family have been eliminated, and there are only four kings and seven princes.

Um, no, it seems that her Rongguo Mansion was also expelled from the noble?

Thinking of this, Jia's mother's breath was stagnant, Rong Guo's title was not preserved, how would she meet the two generations of Rong Guo Dukes in a hundred years?
Mrs. Wang was beaming with joy at the moment, she squeezed the Buddhist beads tightly, and secretly breathed out her breath, if she wasn't in Rongqing Hall, she would almost curse out her mouth.

deserve it!retribution!
Let that old hag break her mouth and talk about her big girl!

Yuan Chun's beautiful eyes under the willow eyebrows narrowed, and he said softly: "The concubine concubine ceremony was so good the day before yesterday, if there was no such false news, even if the palace was shocked and angry, they would feel pity for the founder of the country, not like this... "

Jia Zheng shook his head and sighed: "It is a capital offense to deceive the emperor by inviting meritorious service, but with the addition of traitors and thieves, now the barbarians, alas..."

Although Jia Zheng felt that the killing was excessive, when he thought that the emperor fainted because of vomiting blood, he also felt that the end of the Niu family was not cruel at all.

And when everyone was feeling emotional, suddenly a nun from outside came to the mansion in a hurry and said: "The angel in the palace has come."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in Rongqing Hall was taken aback. At this time, the angel from the palace came over, could it be...

But after a while, I felt that I was thinking too much.

Mother Jia looked at the nanny and asked, "What is the angel doing here at this time?"

Facing the staring gazes, the nun smiled and said: "Old lady, madam, master, the angel in the palace said that the general had passed on the news that Master Heng had led the troops to Luoyang and rewarded a hundred bolts of silk Come here, both Rongning and Ningfu have them."

When everyone heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief and were overjoyed.

Tanchun said: "Brother Heng went to Luoyang, then Luoyang should be fine."

When Jia Mu heard this, she was overjoyed, and said, "Zheng'er, go and have a look, and be careful not to treat people from the palace slowly."

Jia Zheng also showed joy on his face, he answered and went forward.

Mother Jia first looked at Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang, who had different faces, and then decided to "give up" in an instant. She turned to look at Yuan Chun and Tan Chun, and asked with a smile, "Big girl, third girl, do you know that this is a silk gift?" Bo, what did you say?"

In fact, when Baochai is hiding clumsily and Daiyu is silent, Yuan Tan is the intellectual responsibility of Xiaohua, the new generation of the Jia family.

Yuan Chun's bright and beautiful face was thoughtful, and he said softly: "Brother Heng is in Luoyang now, Luoyang will be safe and sound, but it's not like enjoying the silk, and the angel in the palace didn't explain it."

"Maybe there are other things that we don't know about, but it's a good thing anyway." Tanchun said with a chuckle.

"That's right." Mother Jia said with a smile.

Baochai was sitting beside her, her eyes seemed to pass through the distant night, looking at the person in Luoyang who was haunted by her dreams.

I hope that brother Heng will come back smoothly after suppressing the rebellion.

Sister Feng smiled and said, "Old Ancestor, it's still early in the morning, so I'll take Ping'er to Dongfu to visit my younger siblings."

In the past two days, because Jia Heng led the army and was not at home, Sister Feng often went to talk to Qin Keqing to relieve boredom. Yesterday the two of them talked until midnight, and even stayed in the outer room of Qin Keqing's house in Ningguo Mansion.

"Go ahead, she's been worried for the past two days, so you can spend more time with her," Mother Jia said hastily.

At this moment, Tanchun said softly, "Old Ancestor, I'm going to see my sister-in-law too."

Just then, Xiang Yun, who was listening to the crowd with his round apple face supported by one hand, also got up and said with a smile, "Third Sister, I'll go too."

At this time, the girls were all going to the Ningguo Mansion, Yuan Chun hesitated for a while, and there was a bit of hesitation on that pearly and smooth white face, and finally clutched the handkerchief and sighed.

When she went to see Keqing, she always felt a little guilty, so she might as well not go.

Mother Jia turned to look at Baochai and Daiyu, smiled and said, "Bao girl, Lin girl, go over and talk too. Brother Heng was in a hurry to lead the army that day, and the couple didn't say goodbye very much, and they were very concerned. You guys The sisters used to talk and talk, and they could be more intimate and lively."

At that time, the military situation was as urgent as sparks, and Jia Heng was destined not to say goodbye to his family members one by one.

As soon as Jia's mother said this, Baochai pursed her cherry lips, stood up, and said to Aunt Xue, "Mom, I'll go and have a look too."

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Go."

If you don't go now, when will you go?

It is the gateway to build a good relationship with Dongfu, her daughter has always been smart, she also went to Dongfu to sit with Brother Heng's daughter-in-law for a while these two days, but for some reason, she felt like sleepwalking when she came back, absent-minded.

How did Aunt Xue know what was on Baochai's mind? She was worried about Jia Heng's going to war and looking forward to her safe return, and she was also thinking about the marriage gift for her meritorious service. do not know what to do.

Yingchun was originally stunned in place, wandering into the sky, suddenly felt that his sleeve was torn off, looked at Siqi, and was winking at himself.

She was stunned for a moment, then she understood, got up, and under the light, her face with rosy cheeks was soft and ruddy, gentle and silent, and said softly: "Old lady, then I'll go back and rest first."

Siqi: "???"

Everyone was feeling weird, but this feeling was only fleeting.

Fortunately, at this time, Xiangyun pulled Yingchun's arm and said with a smile: "Sister Ai, it's still early, what's the point of going back to sleep, go to Dongfu to do something."

The girl is sweet and naive, her smile is just slurring her tongue, she not only pronounces "two" as "love", but also "sitting", which seems to be "doing".

Yingchun had no choice but to let Xiangyun go to Dongfu, just glanced at Siqi, and her eyes quickly dropped.

So Fengwan, Chaidai and Xiangyun followed all the sisters towards Dongfu.

Ningguo Mansion

Qin Keqing asked Aunt Cai to withdraw money from the cashier to send the angel away, and sat down in the inner hall, talking with Second Sister You and Third Sister You.

Second Sister You's Yanye and Jingmei's faces showed a hint of joy. The girl with a flowery intestines and willow belly was so charming that she said: "Sister Qin, when the uncle arrived in Luoyang, the palace rewarded him with silk. What does it mean? ?”

"What else could it mean? Holy Family, Rong Chong, I heard that the palace is worried about Luoyang. Now that the uncle is in Luoyang, the supreme being in the palace can feel relieved." Third Sister You said with a chuckle.

Qin Keqing said softly: "Maybe there is this reason, but I don't know anything else. The eunuch said that the uncle brought good news, but didn't say anything specific."

When the few people were talking, they heard Yinling's laughter from outside, and said: "It is said in the East Mansion that the third sister is a resourceful female general, and she knows about the war outside."

It was Sister Feng's voice.

But he called the nanny and didn't tell her.

Sister Feng has often come to talk to Qin Keqing in the past two days, and Mammy also knows the friendship between Lian's second grandma and her own grandma, and respects her very much.

While speaking, Sister Feng, Li Wan, Baochai, Daiyu, Yingchun, Xiangyun and other large groups of Yingying Yanyan, surrounded by maids and mothers, came to the inner hall.

"Sister-in-law Feng, you are here." Qin Keqing smiled, went up to greet her, then glanced at Baochai, her eyes met, and her eyes were soft, and said: "Sister Xue, Sister Lin, Second Sister, Third Sister, Yun younger sister."

Everyone also called sister-in-law.

Baochai looked at the graceful and gorgeous beauty, walked over gracefully, and said with a light smile, "Sister-in-law, just now I was sitting and talking with the old lady, and I heard that the angel has come?"

Because everyone is in front, it is not easy to call sister directly.

Qin Keqing smiled sweetly and said, "Did you hear it too? It is said that the uncle sent these silks when he arrived in Luoyang, and he said he brought good news. I am confused."

Although everyone faintly felt that these words were somewhat strange, but they did not doubt him.

Dai Yu's starry eyes were condensed under the smoke, and she faintly felt that the tone was a bit unusual.

In fact, it is more like a daily conversation between two sisters who are also serving a husband.

Otherwise, Qin Keqing should say "Brother Heng" instead of "Master".

Third Sister You sized up the girl in the honey-colored jacket and skirt, with a plump appearance and a smiling smile, thinking, that one seemed to like the plump ones, and even Qingwen didn't come out on top, could it be that she was a little thinner? up?

But whether she is thin or not, it can't be seen at a glance. If she doesn't take off her clothes, how does that old man know how powerful she is, Second Grandma You? !

Sister Feng took Qin Keqing's hand and said, "Sister and brother, let me tell you something."

"Sister-in-law, tell me." Qin Keqing greeted all the sisters to sit down, and at the same time sat down with Sister Feng.

Sister Feng's Liu Shao raised her eyebrows, Danfeng saw a cold light in her eyes, and said softly: "It was the master who came back and said it, and I froze when I heard it, saying that the Duke of Zhen's mansion was punished by the palace and wiped out the three clans. "

Then, he talked about the previous discussion with Jia's mother. The women in the back house were happy to discuss Zhang's parents and Li's family.

In fact, in the past two days, Qin Keqing and Sister Feng, who are good girlfriends in the original book of the Red Chamber, talked about everything. Sister Feng asked about some rumors that Qin Keqing heard in the West Mansion, which was the day of Wei Wang's concubine concubine ceremony. The families of Zhen Guogong, Li Guogong and Nan'an Concubine Nan'an spoke harsh words in front of the old lady, wife and Qin Keqing.

When Qin Keqing heard the words, Yurong changed slightly, and said: "This... I just heard it, why is this so?"

Can't think of a good adjective for a while.

If it is said that there is much pleasure in revenge in my heart, I don't actually have it, I just feel a little bit miserable.

He sighed and said, "It's too miserable."

Sister Feng said: "I know you are kind and pitiful, but I don't know why people curse us behind their backs."

Qin Keqing sighed, and said: "I am also an old relative, although I have some grudges, but I don't want to think about it."

(End of this chapter)