The Red Mansions

Chapter 634... Could it be that the power is falling, and the Tai Ah is holding it upside down?

Jinyang Princess Palace
After lunch, Princess Jinyang asked Yuan Chun to lead Li Chanyue, Tanchun, and Xiangyun back to rest on the grounds of discussing secret matters with Jia Heng.

Then Princess Xianning was also invited by Lianxue to leave the room, but she gave Jia Heng a reluctant look.

At this moment, only Jia Heng and Princess Jinyang are left in the attic.

Princess Jinyang sighed softly, and said softly: "It's only safe here, and the emperor sent you to Henan again. This is using you as an animal."

Jia Heng went so close, hugged Princess Jinyang's waist, and said with a light smile, "Aren't you the same?"

When Princess Jinyang heard the words, her heart trembled, her cheeks were dyed crimson, her phoenix eyes glanced at Jia Heng charmingly, and she said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

However, this person does have some...

Jia Heng hugged the princess Jinyang, who was full of charming eyebrows and eyes, kissed the peach cheek, and whispered in his ear: "Jinyang, I guess I won't be back until the end of the month, take care in Luoyang."

"Hmm." Princess Jinyang Zhan said softly, "You too, don't try to be aggressive in everything, think more about Bengong and Yuanchun."

Xianning didn't even mention it.

As the beauty said, she turned her face and looked at Jia Heng. Qiushui's beautiful eyes were as bright as water, and she gently stroked Jia Heng's cheeks with her slender white jade hands. The gift ring said softly, "I've lost weight these days."

Jia Heng looked at the more and more charming lotus jade face, his eyes reflected the emerald green bun, the beautiful moth eyebrows, beside the ears with jade earrings, he felt the clumps of hair on his ears and the fragrance of bluegrass on his lips, He whispered: "It's good to be thin, horses are thin and their hair grows long, people are thin..."

It's unclear what happened next.

Princess Jinyang was stunned by Yurong for a moment, then her heart skipped a beat, her cheeks as white as jade were as red as blood in an instant, and she said angrily, "What time is it, it's still like this... floating waves."

But as she said that, her beautiful eyes were slightly surprised, and her mouth was slightly opened, "It's really..."

Jia Heng: "???"

He just said casually, do you want to be so inquisitive?

However, I only felt that graceful and gorgeous face, with flowing phoenix eyes and slightly opened mouth, Zhuangli and gentleness with a bit of playfulness and cunning of a little girl, undoubtedly made Jia Heng's heart skip a beat.

Princess Jinyang was about to say something, but she felt that the shadow was approaching, and she felt a warm breath coming to her nostrils, and her lips were already covered.

After a while, Jia Heng looked at the delicate and rosy Princess Jinyang, and said in a low voice, "Li'er, I've suffered a lot for you these days."

Under the arched eyebrows of the eldest princess of Jinyang, the beautiful eyes painted with rose-red eye shadow are as soft as water and light as waves. She pursed her lips and said in a low voice: "Ziyu."

Qingzhi knew that the young man in front of him was trying to dilute some parting emotions, and she also intended to cooperate just now.

It's just, when will she and him be able to love and linger, day and night.

Um?She was almost led astray by him.

Jia Heng gently sniffed the fragrance of Princess Jinyang's beautiful hair, and said in a low voice: "When the river patrol is over, I should return to Beijing as a teacher. I will spend time with you when I am free."

"Okay, I haven't been with Ben Gong lately. Wait a minute, you go to see Xianning, she still wants to follow you like she did with the army last time." The eldest princess of Jinyang, with her snowy face dyed red, hugged her tightly. Jia Heng's voice as gentle as water trembled slightly, with a hint of reluctance.

Jia Heng said softly, "I'll see you later."

In front of Jinyang, he couldn't take the initiative to mention Xianning, and even had to be extra cautious when answering the words.

Princess Jinyang turned her cheeks, looked at Jia Heng, and said softly: "I will lead them back to Luoyang first, because there is still gold mining in Luoyang that needs to be taken care of."

Jia Heng nodded, embraced Jin Yang's delicate body, and said in a low voice: "You can decide for yourself. You are in Kaifeng, and we always get together less and leave more."

Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes were as soft as water, and she said softly: "We still have a lifetime in the future, don't worry about it for a while."

After spending a while with Princess Jinyang, Jia Heng left the attic and was about to look for Xianning, but he saw Yuan Chun standing at the corner under the eaves. Her hair is in a bun, and her plump face, like a peony stamen, is full of worry.

Jia Heng called out: "Big sister."

Yuan Chun's eyes were shining, and he took a few steps forward, calling softly, "Brother Heng."

"Big sister, let's find a quiet place to talk." Jia Heng said softly, and followed Yuan Chun who cut off his beard into an empty room.

Baoqin was already waiting outside, seeing the two people coming, he didn't say much, quietly at the door, watching the wind for them.

As soon as Jia Heng and Yuan Chun entered the empty compartment, they approached, embraced Yuan Chun's waist from behind, embraced the slightly trembling delicate body, and walked towards the inner compartment, embraced her in his arms, sat on the bed beside him, and listened to him. Said: "Big sister, why were you crying just now?"

Only now did he see Yuan Chun's eyes were moist, tears were faintly visible, and he was wiping with a handkerchief.

Yuan Chun was letting Jia Heng play around, her delicate body gradually softened like a silkworm. Hearing this, her heart trembled, and she said in a trembling voice: "Did you see it just now?"

Jia Heng said softly: "Yes, big sister has tears in her eyes."

Said, turned sideways, looked at the pink face of Zhang Qixia's cloud temples, searched for the cherry lips and kissed lightly, looked at Yuan Chun who was a bit shy and coy, and said with a light smile: "Worried about me?"

"Yeah." Yuan Chun raised her beautiful eyes, slightly parted her pink lips, worried on her plump face, and said, "Brother Heng has been haggard and thinner recently."

Jia Heng stayed on the embankment day and night, and often got up in the middle of the night to rush to repair the embankment. During these days, his face was indeed sharpened a lot.

Jia Heng whispered in his ear: "Are you thin? Big sister, would you like to give me some meat?"

Talking and making troubles in Yuanchun's stomach.

Although Yuan Chun is a bit plump, it can be said that he should be fat and thin, but he doesn't have a small belly.

Yuan Chun's heart trembled when he heard the words, his cheeks were as red as peach pistils, and he said shyly, "Do you think I'm fat?"

As he said that, he felt a little worried.

Should she eat less and lose weight? According to the book, the king of Chu has a thin waist, and maybe he likes the kind of weak Liu Fufeng.

Jia Heng looked at the somewhat embarrassed beauty, and hurriedly said: "No, I like the eldest sister to be like Concubine Yang, who is as soft as cotton in her arms."

Yuan Chun heard the words, her jade face was as red as a cloud, and she snorted. The beautiful eyes under Liu Ye's eyebrows flowed, and she cast a white glance at Jia Heng, and said, "What is Yang Guifei, how can such a concubine be a disaster, how can it be compared?"

She knew that the lover in front of her didn't lie to her, he hugged her every time as if he wanted to melt into her body, and he also liked to support her like he was hugging a child, every time he was so high that he fell into the clouds and his soul flew away , thanks to his so much strength?

Ah, how can you think about these things?

Jia Heng gently lifted Yuan Chun's round chin, and said in a gentle voice: "Big sister, wait for me to come back in Luoyang, don't get hungry and thin, I'll have a checkup when I come back."

"Yeah." Yuan Chun responded lightly, with joy on his brows, dizzy peach cheeks, and a sweet and joyful heart.

Jia Heng immediately lowered his head, held Yuan Chun in his mouth, and after a while, said in a low voice: "Come on, call Brother Sheng Heng to listen."

Yuan Chun: "..."

For a moment, Fangxin said in embarrassment: "You are messing around again."

He has been thinking about it ever since she called her when she was in a daze, and teases her with it every time, and last time when she was with His Highness the Eldest Princess, he also liked to have Her Highness the Eldest Princess call her...

Jia Heng said softly: "I'm going to Nanhe this time, and I probably won't see each other for a few days, let's call once."

Yuan Chun's heart trembled slightly when he heard the words, and he couldn't bear to refuse those expectant eyes, so he turned his head slightly, but saw that the man was looking at him, and insisted on seeing her call him himself.

My heart was ashamed and anxious, and there was another burst of joy for no reason.

Pink lips twitched, and for some reason, she suddenly felt blessed, imitating the usual tone of Xiangyun and Tanchun, and sweetly called out: "Brother Heng".

Twenty years old, a girl with a beautiful face, her voice was originally round and smooth, as gentle as water, but at this moment she called out in the sweet tone of a little girl, which directly made Jia Heng's heart shudder, and his eyes were deep.

Sensing Jia Heng's strangeness, Yuan Chun's heart skipped a beat, and he said in a low voice, "Brother Heng..."

"It's still early to pack up, and we'd better start at night, why not..." Jia Heng whispered in Yuan Chun's ear.

He found that he liked Yuan Chun more and more. He was obviously gentle as water, gentle and intellectual, but sometimes he had a soft and cute appearance unconsciously.

"Brother Heng, don't delay your business, or... I'll take care of you." Yuan Chun's eyes flickered, and he said anxiously.

Jia Heng said: "It's okay, it's not at this moment."

These days on the embankment, I also miss Yuanchun and Jinyang.

Saying this, he pulled Yuan Chun towards the inner chamber, the two of them were almost old couples, they knew each other well, and Yuan Chun didn't get rid of all his clothes.

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After an unknown amount of time, Jia Heng hugged Yuan Chun, who was already soft and turned into mud, and looked at Yuan Chun with plump and beautiful cheeks, and said in a low voice, "Why is Big Sister so lovely?"

Previously in Jinyang, there was more of a warm hug before parting, but here in Yuanchun, no one could hold back.

It can only be said that I can't put it down, there is nowhere to hide the beauty.

Now that the skirt is worn on Yuan Chun's body, there is a somewhat different feeling, and it vaguely looks like a "Yuan Concubine" of later generations.

Hearing his lover's praise and attachment to him, Yuan Chun's brows and eyes overflowed with joy, and he felt his heart was unspeakably sweet, under the two curved willow leaf slender eyebrows, his crystal eyes were like autumn water, his jade face flushed, he hummed, and gently closed his eyes Putting on the front of his clothes, he said softly: "You have to be more careful."

Jia Heng nodded and said, "Yes."

Asking Yuan Chun to clean up briefly, seeing that there was nothing unusual about her body, she left the room, intending to go out to find Princess Xianning to bid farewell.

When he went out the door, his cheeks were already rosy and his eyes were evasive while holding the piano, and he suddenly found that more than half an hour had passed.

Going along the Chaoshou veranda to the courtyard where Princess Xianning is, after thinking about it, I washed my hands in the water tank under the eaves, the soft fragrance of makeup and powder went away with the rain, took out the handkerchief and wiped it, and headed towards the courtyard where Princess Xianning was .

At this moment, in the square courtyard, the rain is falling gently, and in the face, Princess Xianning is sitting on the embroidered couch in the wing room, the red curtain is tied with gold hooks, the girl is wearing a long blue dress, with a flying fairy bun and sleeves. He stood up, holding a few socks made of black gauze in his hands, and blinked his slightly heroic eyes under his crescent eyebrows, feeling a little curious.

"Why is this sock so long? It's divided into two sides, and there are some warrior trousers worn on horseback, and why is there a... hole?" Princess Xianning frowned slightly, quite surprised, and the mole on the corner of her eye seemed to be They all showed serious thinking.

After a while, I also played around with Jia Heng a lot, and finally accumulated some experience, and soon realized that a cheek that was as clear as the snow on Yushan Mountain was flushed into a glow, bright and beautiful, and I only felt a heart in my heart "Bang bang" kept jumping.

That's right, how do you wear socks without holes?What a simple truth.

After thinking about it, she stretched out her hand and put down the golden hook. With the sound of rustling, half of the curtain fell down, and this young girl with a delicate figure was rustling on the bed.

After a while, the husband should say goodbye to her. I wonder if there is still time to watch her dance?
Just thinking about it, I heard a clear voice from outside the house.

"Xianning." Jia Heng called out, then stepped into the wing room, raised the curtain and entered the inner room.

"Mister is leaving?" Princess Xianning got up lightly. At this moment, she was wearing a pair of socks under her skirt, and her beautiful black silk feet were about to be put into embroidered shoes.

Jia Heng looked at the tall and bright young girl opposite, paused for a moment, fixed his gaze, and said softly: "Well, I came to see you before I leave, what are you up to?"

It is estimated that we will have to wait until the evening before we can leave.

Princess Xianning stepped forward to hold Jia Heng's hand, looked at the young man, and said softly, "I'm not busy, I just try the socks my husband asked me to make, it feels weird."

Jia Heng held Xianning's hand, sat on the embroidered couch, and said softly: "Let's sit down and talk."

She thought to herself, she took out the socks she made for Xianning a few days ago and put them on today, because she doesn't want him to leave, right?
Jia Heng said: "I didn't let you go before, I was worried that the journey would be inconvenient, and I might have to go to the dike to fight the flood, so it's not good for you to suffer all the time."

After all, she is the imperial daughter of the clan, and she always lives and sleeps with him, not to mention the problem of offending people, even he also feels a little bit of pity.

Princess Xianning listened to the young man's soft words, a warm current surged in her heart, but immediately, her snow-white jade face flushed, she clearly felt a pair of hands moving and caressing her legs, she couldn't put it down, her heart was ashamed and happy , Said tremblingly: "Sir, I know everything."

"Well, it's good that you know. I've been on the levee for the past few days and haven't been with you much. When I get back, I can relax a bit. Let's go for a walk." Jia Heng said softly.

Princess Xianning snuggled her head into the boy's arms and said, "It will be fine when Mister is free."

"Xianning, why don't you... dance again, I haven't seen you dancing for a while." Jia Heng said suddenly.

On Princess Xianning's beautiful jade face, the blush on both sides of her cheeks became more and more brilliant, her heart paused slightly, and a gleam of joy appeared in her crystal clear eyes.

Sure enough, Mr. likes her...legs, yes, they were originally made by Mr. for her to wear.

Then, I don't know if it was dancing or something else, after watching the dance, Jia Heng embraced the girl's shaved shoulders and said, "Xianning."

Princess Xianning nestled her slightly disheveled head in Jia Heng's arms, her delicate body softened, her jade face was covered with a layer of crimson, and her voice as clear as melting ice and snow in the past was somewhat delicate, and said softly: "Sir... …Thanks for your hard work."

It really sucks the soul out.

Jia Heng said softly: "Zhi'er, I have neglected you these days, wait for me to come back."

Xianning snuggled into Jia Heng's arms for a while, calmed down, and said in a trembling voice: "Mr., take care on the way, it's getting late, don't delay the business."

Jia Heng raised his eyes and glanced at the vast sky outside, and found that it was already evening, and said: "Well, then I'll go to the yamen, Tanchun and Xiangyun have no time to say goodbye, so you can say goodbye for me, it shouldn't take long, can come back."

Originally, there was time, but the flood control and flood control, the matter is very important, or blocked or sparse, after all, it was delayed for some time.

It was too late for Tanchun, Xiangyun and Li Chanyue to say goodbye.

Parting is for a better reunion.

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Xuzhou
Two days later, Jia Heng led a group of retinues and came back to the city. It was getting late and entered the city of Xuzhou.

"My lord, Mr. Zhao Ge has been waiting at the Yamen of Zhizhou for a while." Ju Changnian, the Zhizhou Zhizhou who came to welcome Jia Heng and his party, looked at the boy in python clothing opposite him with a respectful attitude.

A few days ago, the soldiers from the Water Transport Yamen and the cavalry from the Beijing Camp rescued the victims of Sizhou continuously, and almost all of them could be rescued. However, the flood basically submerged Sizhou City, and there is still no sign of subsiding.

After this flood, Hong County must not be able to stay. It is said that the state government has planned to move to Xuyi, so that it will be next to Huai'an.

At this moment, in Xuzhou Prefecture Government

In the spacious official hall, on a pear wood chair, Zhao Mo, a cabinet scholar in a scarlet official robe, sat slumped on it. His face was indifferent and his eyes flickered. The black black gauze hat had already been taken off and put aside. on several cases.

Just yesterday, I learned of the imperial court's decree, and Yongningbo Jiaheng, the governor of the Hedao Yamen, coordinated the civil affairs of the two rivers of Huaiyang and prepared disaster relief materials for emergencies.

The Holy Majesty made it clear that he didn't believe him!
Now that Gao Bin is dead, the whole river is in chaos. When Jingli heard the letter, he would be even more furious. Now that Yongningbo and other ruthless officials in brocade clothes are sent to Huai'an, it is unknown how many more people will be punished.

At this moment, a clerk entered the official hall, cupped his hands and said, "Old Man Ge, Uncle Yongning has led his followers to the outside of the yamen."

Zhao Mo suppressed the boredom in his heart, got up, looked at Du Jitong, who was holding a teacup and sipping tea, and said, "Governor Du, follow me to meet Uncle Yongning."

As he spoke, he picked up the black gauze hat and put it on his head.

Du Jitong smiled, responded, put down the tea cup with a "da", got up, and went to meet Jia Heng, as if he was completely unaffected by the previous flood of Sizhou and the death and injury of tens of thousands of people.

Not long after, I saw Jia Heng at the Yimen, and they were all old acquaintances, so they simply talked about the etiquette and entered the official hall after greetings.

Jia Heng calmly cast his eyes on Zhao Mo who was facing him, and asked, "Old Zhao Ge, how is the situation in Sizhou?"

Zhao Mo sighed, and narrated in a low voice: "Water and fire are ruthless, and the casualties are heavy. The water transport yamen and the Beijing camp came to rescue thousands of people. The other people drowned in the river. This natural disaster , is horrible."

The entire prefecture of Sizhou was flooded, houses collapsed, and people drowned in the water. In addition to the missing, no one can tell how many people died. In addition to the consistent strategy of downplaying mistakes, the government dare not count the number.

"Old Zhao Ge, this is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster." Jia Heng said in a deep voice with deep eyes.

Zhao Mo paused for a moment, staring at the young man opposite, feeling puzzled.

Xu Kai, a Hanlin scholar, listened to the conversation between the two, his eyes were lost. As the only civil servant who accompanied Jia Heng on this trip, his mood was not calm.

So many people were killed and injured, if the river can be repaired in time like Kaifeng, it could have been avoided. However, from top to bottom, from May to now, the party struggles and attacks, harming the country and the people.

Jia Heng said: "The embankment will collapse as soon as it is flushed, and there must be corruption in it. Kuang Gaobin heard this letter and committed suicide in fear of crime, which shows that the river's affairs in the Nanhe River are deep, reaching to the viscera! There are two things in this trip, one. To fight against floods and prepare for floods, and to rectify the river affairs. The embankments of the Huaihe River now need to be inspected again and again, and they will be raised immediately. All dikes and dams that have broken dikes and dams must be strictly guarded by officers and soldiers, and they must be notified in time. , report in time, and the people along the river will immediately evacuate to other places."

The water system of the South River is complicated, even more chaotic than that of the East River, and he can't guarantee that there will be no more breaches.

Du Jitong listened to the conversation between the two, and a sneer flashed in his eyes.

Secretly thought, this young man who has achieved great ambitions and martial arts is still the same as usual, with an upright and aggressive temperament. He doesn't give face to a cabinet minister at all, just like ordering his subordinates. If he makes enemies everywhere in the officialdom, he will definitely not go far.

Zhao Mo seemed to be accustomed to Jia Heng's dominance, and there was not much change on his face, he asked: "Uncle Yongning is now leading the Beijing camp to prevent floods in Henan, how many people did he bring here to help?"

If the Beijing camp comes to help, these problems will not be a big problem. The previous disaster relief in Sizhou has proved that the Beijing camp is well-trained.

No matter what, this Uncle Yongning in front of him is a good soldier.

Jia Heng said: "This time, 1 people were mobilized from various dikes and dams, combined with the previous 2 cavalry, nearly [-] people were prepared to fight against the flood. If the flood situation in the Central Plains is relieved, troops will be mobilized from the Beijing camp to respond. "

In the past few days, follow-up reports from the northern provinces show that the rainfall in the northern provinces has decreased significantly, and the rain has turned cloudy in some areas, while the dangerous work on the Kaifeng river embankment has naturally decreased a lot. After a few more observation days, the water level has dropped. It is also possible to mobilize some soldiers and horses to help Huainan and other places.

Zhao Mo murmured, "The embankments in Henan and other places are fairly solid, why don't we... send some more people?"

When I mentioned this matter, my heart was a little complicated. The river embankment that was repaired and strengthened from time to time was no better than the river embankment that had just been repaired not long ago. This Gao Bin is really beyond redemption.

Jia Hengdao: "The army of the Beijing camp still needs to guard the dikes in Henan, while the [-] soldiers and horses of the Jiangbei camp are stationed in Yangzhou, doing nothing. I want to send their troops to Huai'an to fight the floods, and then recruit soldiers and civilians. There is a shortage of relevant personnel. It should not be too big, but if it is true that there is a shortage of manpower, Elder Zhao Ge and I jointly wrote an article to the Yamen of the Governor of Jiangnan and the Ministry of War in Nanjing to transfer [-] troops from the Jiangnan Camp to help."

It can be said that Gao Bin left a mess. He managed the river affairs, from Xuzhou, Juning County to Huai'an Prefecture, eastward through Lianshui, Binhai County all the way to the sea, and related dams and gates such as Hongze Lake. , if everything goes wrong, the entire land of Huaiyang will become the country of Ze, and the north and south will be separated, and the world will shake.

However, no matter how daring Gao Bin is, he won't be greedy for every section of the river embankment. Some areas under his nose are prosperous places, and if they are washed away, jade and stone will be smashed together.

Next, it is necessary to go to Huai'an Prefecture to interrogate the relevant river officials to estimate the firmness of the dam and then make targeted arrangements.

Zhao Mo frowned, thinking about Jia Heng's countermeasures, and said softly: "The Jiangbei camp is indeed in Yangzhou, but it has always been controlled by the Nanjing Ministry of War. There is no sacred order, so I'm afraid it won't be possible to mobilize a single soldier."

"Before this official came, I had already informed the Holy One to mobilize some soldiers and horses from Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps to help the dangerous workers in the Huaihe River. I can first use the Tianzi sword to mobilize the soldiers and horses from the Jiangbei camp to guard the embankment and support the dangerous workers. The edict will be delivered in a hurry." Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

Based on his understanding of the emperor, he will definitely agree to what he asks.

Zhao Mo focused his eyes slightly, and murmured: "Sword of Heaven?"

He almost forgot that this person still has the Son of Heaven sword at his side, and he only uses the sword of the Son of Heaven to mobilize troops. Once it becomes a custom, it will damage the country's economic system. Wouldn't it be detrimental to the society?

Du Jitong, Governor of Water Transportation, also narrowed his eyes slightly, put down the teacup in his hand, and felt a wave of worry in his heart.

He also heard Yang Xiang mention this Tianzi Sword, but why hasn't His Majesty confiscated it?

The Son of Heaven sword is often entrusted to this person, isn't it because the power is falling aside, and the Tai Ah is holding it upside down?

Jia Heng looked at Zhao Mo, whose face was changing, and said, "It's not too late, Mr. Zhao Ge, you and I will go to Qingjiangpu to interrogate the river officials first, and find out the actual situation of the relevant river embankments, so as to make arrangements for the strength and weakness, and then I will ride a fast horse and go to the river. Yangzhou, use the Tianzi sword to mobilize the Yangzhou soldiers and horses in the Jiangbei camp."

The purpose of going to Yangzhou is to meet Lin Ruhai besides dispatching troops. He is in Yangzhou and his health has not been very good recently.

Zhao Mo pondered for a moment, then said: "Uncle Yongning, can we wait for the court's order first? It's just a few days' spare time."

"The heavy rain is continuous, and the flood situation will not wait. If there is a long delay, there may be many counties like Sizhou. Zhao Ge is old, and the matter is urgent." Jia Heng said in a calm voice.

Zhao Mo frowned upon hearing this, and finally sighed, accepting it.

(End of this chapter)