The Red Mansions

Chapter 702 Daiyu: The enemy doesn't move, I don't move...

next day
In the early morning, the first ray of morning light fell through the window and fell into the house. Jia Heng got up and changed into a set of clothes. Turning his eyes to see the mandarin ducks cutting the bed sheets with scissors, he felt a little strange in his heart.

"Master, let's go first." Between the eyebrows of the mandarin ducks, the charm overflowed, and he couldn't help but cast a shy look at Jia Heng, and said in a low voice.

Jia Heng nodded, then got up and left the wing.

As soon as he got out of the eaves of the corridor, he saw a young girl coming out of the side room across the courtyard, and said softly, "Master, the water for washing face is ready."

Jia Heng approached, raised her eyes but saw Qingwen coming out without makeup, her face that was as white and greasy as snow was tense, and she had some guesses in her heart.

The little girl's thoughts are written all over her face, so it's not difficult to find out.

Jia Heng washed his face, took the towel from Qingwen's hand, looked at the girl with a gloomy expression, and said in a low voice, "Qingwen, what's wrong?"

Qingwen snorted softly, and said in a cold tone: "Sir, do you want to take a bath first, and go see Miss Lin later."

Jia Heng looked at Qingwen, thought for a while, and said, "Then go take a bath later."

Qingwen probably has an opinion. If you talk about princesses and princesses, there is no possibility of comparison, but the mandarin ducks are different. The mandarin ducks are also born as maidservants, but now they are the first ones, and Qingwen inevitably murmurs in her heart.

Jia Heng looked at Qingwen who was lowering her head to prepare to change clothes, and said in a low voice: "Yesterday, Yuanyang said that she was still in the old lady's house and would not come to the house."

Qingwen was stunned for a moment, then said, "Why is she thinking like that?"

Jia Heng said: "Yes, I am also very puzzled, maybe people look down on your young master."

Qingwen pouted, and being hugged by Jia Heng, she said angrily, "That's because he didn't know the master."

Jia Heng said softly, "Qingwen knows?"

Qingwen snorted softly and said, "Master."

After bathing and changing clothes with Qingwen, and talking for a while, Jia Heng didn't stay in Kaifeng mansion, but boarded the boat under the guard of Jinyi mansion, and the boat sailed far away towards the eastern sky.

The morning sun shines on the green hills on both sides of the bank, and the red sun is looming between the mountains and rivers, sparkling, and the river is surging.

Jia Heng stepped into the cabin on the second floor, met the girl's gaze, sat down, and said, "Sister Lin, how did you rest last night?"

Daiyu looked at the young man opposite, suddenly felt very shy, she lowered her head, with a little thought in her starry eyes, she said softly: "Brother Heng, you are very good."

Jia Heng didn't say anything, picked up a book from the table and started to read it.

This has been the usual way for the two of them to get along during this period of time.

When not telling stories, Jia Heng was behind the book case, either reading the book, or flipping through the news compiled by the Jinyi Mansion along the road, or picking up the map of the north and lightly flipping through it.

Holding her handkerchief, Daiyu also sat down quietly, picked up the book in her hand, but she still could not focus on the young man.

Jia Heng took the teacup delivered by Qingwen, took a sip, suddenly felt something, turned to look at Daiyu, but just met a pair of bright eyes that looked like a bright galaxy, and immediately turned and lowered them in a panic.

Jia Heng put down the teacup and walked up to Daiyu, only to see the girl looked down at the book, under the air bangs, her eyelashes were curved, her jade face was slightly flushed.

"What is my sister doing?" Jia Heng came to the side and asked.

"Prompt copybook." Daiyu lowered her eyebrows and said softly.

Jia Heng smiled lightly, and said in a low voice, "Then let me see."

I don't know how to tell Daiyu about this matter, I'm afraid that after talking, I will go back and forth several times, and I will go to see the lamb.

Many things in life are like this, like a war, it is easy to start but not easy to end, Daiyu is not easy to provoke.

It might make you vomit a few liters of blood, burn manuscripts to break your infatuation, and Lin Ruhai was originally an important part of his political puzzle.

But Daiyu has identified a person, if she doesn't get a response, she might die in depression.

Daiyu handed the written words to Jia Heng, lowered her eyebrows, and said softly: "This is Zhao Mengfu's handwriting. It's not as good as the third sister's handwriting."

Jia Heng looked at the handwriting on it, and said softly: "The Wenxiu writing of this word is already quite skillful."

I remember that in the original book, Daiyu wearing a red cloak looked at Baoyu's words "Jiang Yunxuan", with a dimple on her right cheek, and said, "Well written, why is it so good?"

There was also a snowy winter, Daiyu was wearing a red cloak, had wine with Baoyu from Baochai's house, and tied a bamboo hat for Baoyu. At that moment, it was like love.

The snow is fluttering, the north wind is blowing...

Jia Heng put down the copybook before her, looked up at Daiyu, and asked, "Your sister is feeling bored?"

Daiyu was in a state of panic, when she heard the words, she raised her clear eyes that were as bright as water, and said softly: "It's a little bit, it took a lot of work to take the boat all the way."

Jia Heng said in a low voice: "When you arrive in Kaifeng, stay for one more day and walk around with your sister."

Maids like Xiren, for Daiyu, have something to talk about, but it is not enough to talk to relieve boredom, because it is difficult to resonate spiritually.

Daiyu nodded, and took a sneak peek at the young man opposite, she clearly knew what was on her mind, but she still acted as if nothing had happened.

Jia Heng thought for a while and said, "Sister Lin, let's play a chess game."

"En." Daiyu responded lightly, lowering her eyelids, anyway, the enemy is not moving, and I am not moving.

At this time, Qingwen brought a game of chess, and the two played chess with their chariots and horses displayed.

Daiyu said softly: "Earlier, there was a commotion here in Henan. Come here and watch, the bustling and noisy is not diminished. Just now I saw the people send off Big Brother Heng."

Daiyu who can write that there is no famine in a prosperous age and why there is no need to be busy with farming and weaving, obviously does not only understand romance.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "I don't know if it's the people who were recruited by the officials of the Henan government. The Wanmin umbrellas and leftover boots are all used by the local officials to falsify them. In fact, I want to see the sweet potatoes. The promotion in Henan, but the time is short, we can only wait until Kaifeng Mansion to see."

"Brother Heng is young and young, how does he know so much?" Daiyu asked softly, her eyebrows curved as she listened.

Jia Heng said softly: "In the past, I read more messy books in the mansion, and the more I read, the more I know. I think sister Lin likes to read."

Daiyu looked at the young man on the opposite side, and said softly: "I also look through in my spare time. I have dabbled in the classics and history collections, and the reading is more complicated."

The girl said softly, picked up a "horse" chess piece in her slender hand, and jumped to the riverside.

The two of them played chess, originally they had no intention of winning or losing, and gradually it became a pretext to sit and chat together.

Jia Heng said: "When you arrive in Kaifeng, just stay for two days, and then take your sister around the Kaifeng mansion."

"En." Daiyu answered softly under her beautiful eyebrows, seeing that the young man opposite her didn't say anything, she inevitably felt some inexplicable disappointment in her heart.

Time flies like water, and before you know it, several days have passed. Jia Heng and his party have arrived in Kaifeng Prefecture by boat. Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding, who is the governor of Henan Province, leads the officials of the two divisions, and the stars are all over the moon. Usually, Jia Heng is welcomed into the governor's office, and the two parties greet each other during the banquet, and they don't leave until the afternoon.

Shi Ding and Jia Heng came to the study to talk, and the two sat together to talk in secret.

"Uncle Shi, how is it going to be in Henan?" Jia Heng asked Shi Ding, who was wearing a scarlet robe and black hat.

Shi Ding twirled his beard with his hands, and said with a smile: "Okay, the Central Plains has outstanding people and simple folk customs, so it's not difficult to govern. It's all thanks to Brother Heng, you have left a good foundation in Henan."

It really left a good foundation, and all the lawless and rebellious people were wiped out.

Jia Heng nodded, and said, "I don't know how Shibo promoted the sweet potato that was promoted earlier?"

Shi Dingdao: "According to Brother Heng's intention, some places with poor harvests and river beaches in Henan, Kaifeng and Nanyang have been planted, but is this sweet potato really so high-yielding?"

"I can't guarantee the yield of dozens of stones per mu, but it shouldn't be a problem to produce more than ten stones per mu." Jia Heng said softly.

"If this is the case, it would be a great achievement." Shi Ding said with emotion, "At that time, I saw who else was talking about Uncle Sweet Potato."

"Uncle Sweet Potato?" Jia Heng asked with a look of surprise in his eyes.

Shi Ding looked a little uncomfortable, and said: "Because recently the class was urged to plant sweet potatoes, and the governor's yamen forced to promote it, the chief envoy started some rumors, maybe some small officials complained to Ziyu and took the opportunity to slander Ziyu. Don't worry, Yu, I'm ready to punish the relevant people."

The so-called sky is high and the emperor is far away, even the emperor will inevitably complain and slander the officials below.

When Jia Heng was in charge of the military administration in Henan, he was strict, and some officials might not have a heart of hatred. However, when Jia Heng was in Henan, the chilling effect and the hopeful hearts of the people naturally did not dare to make noise.

But when Jia Heng returned to the capital, Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, came again. Although Shi Ding was well versed in the world and his methods were relatively flexible, his core was almost in line with Jia Heng, whether it was the relationship between relatives or the way of helping the people.

Jia Heng said indifferently: "If planting can really be promoted, there will be countless living people. Even if you call Uncle Fanshu, it's nothing. As long as you don't spread rumors and make troubles, uncles don't need to worry about their private complaints, Uncle Fanshu will do it." That’s right, Sweet Potato.”

People depend on food, and when the sweet potatoes are harvested, the more the sweet potatoes are called now, the more available the hearts of the people.

And people of insight will also see it, this is not because he took the initiative to win over the hearts of the people. If sweet potatoes are hung with him in the territory of Dahan, then it can be said that there will be potential popularity. Others' slander came naturally, without traces of artificial carving.

Shi Ding nodded and said, "Since Ziyu doesn't care, then I don't have to go to war."

He has just arrived, and he is a martial artist, without the prestige and background of the young man in front of him. If he really wants to punish all the officials for his words, it will not be good for the governor.

Jia Heng didn't mention this matter any more, and instead asked: "How did Shi Bo work with that Peng Ye?"

Peng Ye, the censor of the Qi party and the deputy capital of the left, is now serving as the chief envoy in the Henan feudal department.

Shi Ding shook his head, his eyes were gloomy, and he said: "Peng Bu, the political envoy, came to Kaifeng, but he was quiet. He didn't see him do anything, and he cooperated closely with the governor's yamen, so he was afraid of biting people. The dog doesn't bark."

In front of Jia Heng, Shi Ding had nothing good to say about members of the party. Shi Ding was the governor in Henan, but when he thought of having such a poisonous snake staring at him, before doing anything, he felt somewhat guilty.

Shi Ding said, looked at Jia Heng, and asked curiously: "Where is Ziyu? What is the purpose of coming to Henan this time?"

"I'm on an errand, and I'm passing through Henan." Jia Heng smiled lightly, but didn't elaborate.

Shi Ding's eyes were fixed, and some guesses began to form in his heart. After all, he also stayed at the military plane.

Afterwards, Jia Heng did not talk about official business, but narrated the recent situation of relatives in the capital with Shi Ding, and then gave Shi Ding the letter sent by the historian in Beijing, and then left the governor's office and came to the previously purchased manor within.

When Fang entered the hall, Liu Jixian came towards him, cupped his hands and said, "Captain, General Qu has been waiting in the flower hall for a long time."

Jia Heng nodded, and entered the hall, he saw Qu Guang, Commander of the Henan Capital, dressed in the robes of a second-rank military officer, with a burly figure and a rough face.

"The last general has seen Jie Shuai." Qu Guang saluted Jia Heng with his fists cupped.

Jia Heng nodded, looked at Qu Guang, supported Qu Guang's arm with both hands, and said, "My brother, don't be too polite."

Many generals and schools of the Henan Dusi are now his subordinates. With the support of local generals, this military minister can be as secure as a rock, like a finger.

Jia Heng asked: "Not long ago, the capital of Henan Province reported to the Military Aircraft Department that all the newly recruited soldiers have been registered. I wonder how the training is going?"

"Return to Jieshuai, this is the number of troops, the list of generals and schools, and the names of supplies and supplies for the various guards. Please take a look at it." Qu Guang said softly, and took a finger-thick note from the small table beside him.

In fact, even if there is no old friend, Jia Heng, as the minister of military aircraft, has the authority to see this.

Jia Heng looked through the list and found that Henan, as the center of the four provinces of mountains and rivers, has a flat terrain, a plain orientation, and abundant military resources. Because of the military quota under the ten guards, there are 6 to [-] soldiers. Get up quickly.

Jia Heng raised his troops and said in a low voice: "We are going to Yangzhou. The salt merchants in Yangzhou feed the dead. There may be some dangers hidden. I plan to draw [-] elite cavalry troops from Henan Dusi, in the name of helping the river workers. Take a boat to Huai'an Mansion in case of any eventuality."

Qu Guang looked serious, and asked, "Marshal Jie, is five thousand soldiers enough? At the end of the day, I heard that Yangzhou salt merchants often colluded with private salt dealers. They have a large number of people, and they have to be informed by the government."

Jia Heng waved his hand and said: "It's okay, they are all mobs, even if there are discords, I have received the secret order from the sage, and I can temporarily send troops from the Jiangbei and Jiangnan battalions and Jinyi mansion guards to the south to help."

Just now, he deliberately didn't say the emperor's edict, just to test Qu Guang. He had indeed obtained the emperor's secret edict. When necessary, he could use the emperor's sword to dispatch soldiers to suppress the situation.

Qu Guang said in a deep voice: "If Commander-in-Chief Jie is sent, the last general will personally lead the cavalry army and ride south to help."

"Don't be busy for now, when I arrive at Huai'an Mansion, the Henan Metropolitan Commander will dispatch troops and horses." Jia Heng said in a low voice, he only brought more than a thousand brocade-clothed retinues with him when he went south, just to paralyze the enemy.

Seeing this, Qu Guang should come down.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then asked in a low voice: "How is Shi Hou governing in Henan?"

Qu Guang said softly: "Marquis Shi has not been in office for a long time, and he has always followed the policy of the military administration of Henan Province, the previous governor of Jieshuai."

Shi Ding still has his skills, because he made up his mind to change the place to seal borders after a transition in Henan. Instead, he handed over the matter at hand to his staff and acted according to Jia Heng's instructions.

Jia Heng heard the words, nodded, and said: "You should pay more attention in Henan. If there is anything wrong, please send me a letter."

In addition to Qu Guang's route, there are other sources of information.

"Yes, Jie Shuai." Qu Guang replied.

And while Jia Heng was staying in Kaifeng City, in the afternoon, the boat that Chu Princess Zhen Qing was on, a boat guarded by two hundred guards in the Chu Palace, also sailed into the ferry outside Kaifeng City, preparing to replenish fruits and vegetables in Kaifeng City. freshwater.

Compared with Jia Heng's fleet, Zhen Qing's fleet only had three ships, one large and two small, and two escort ships, one of which led many nuns to Kaifeng Mansion.

Princess Chu Zhen Qing came to the cabin where Zhen Xue lived, opened the bead curtain, and a rich fragrance came out, refreshing.

Princess Zhenxue of Beijing is sitting behind a mahogany desk in front of the window. She is a beautiful woman with wide sleeves and fluttering green skirt. The river wind blows through the window, her hair cascading down like a long waterfall. She is holding a brush in her hand. It is written in lowercase plum blossoms.

Concubine Chu Zhen Qing frowned slightly, looked at her younger sister, and while she pushed the female officer away, she approached and asked: "Sister, let's go to Kaifeng City to rest for a night."

When Zhen Qing came out this time, she brought her own son with her. Because the child was a little seasick, Zhen Qing planned to rest in Kaifeng Mansion for a day.

Zhen Xue asked with concern: "Is it okay?"

Concubine Chu Zhen Qing said: "It's nothing, I just want to go to Kaifeng City to play after seeing him, the boat ride along the way is boring."

Zhen Xue nodded, and said softly, "That's fine, it's fine to stay in Kaifeng Mansion for two days."

"By the way, sister, did you hear something?" Princess Chu Zhen Qing, with her beautiful eyes blinking under her willow-leaf eyebrows, came to Zhen Xue and asked in a low voice.

"What's wrong, sister?" Zhen Xue asked in surprise.

Princess Chu Zhen Qing smiled, with a hint of amusement in her wonderful eyes, she said softly: "I heard people say that Jia Heng is in Kaifeng right now."

Zhen Xueyu's face changed suddenly, the brush she was holding in her hand involuntarily formed a smudge on the rice paper, ripples rippled in the lake of her heart, her eyes flickered, and she said softly, "Is he in Kaifeng mansion now?"

"Maybe he was passing by. Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding was the governor of Kaifeng Mansion. He was the governor of Henan Province before, so he had to stop for a while when passing by Kaifeng." Zhen Qing smiled lightly, glanced at the smeared rice paper, and thought There was a strange feeling.

The younger sister was really upset. After all, it had been a long time since they hadn't seen each other. Their lives were really hard.

Zhen Xue put down the brush and pinched the ring on her finger, she was speechless for a moment, the two had nothing to do with each other, it would be better not to see each other.

At this moment, Shui Xin, who was playing with a few nuns not far away, seemed to have heard what the two sisters were saying, and trotted over all the way, with a smile on her pink face, she said in a waxy voice : "Mother, godfather is in Kaifeng Fucheng, let's go and meet him, okay?"

Seeing sullenness on Zhen Xue's pretty face, she felt restless in her heart, and said in a low voice, "What are you going to see him for?"

Shui Xin froze for a moment, her small snowy face was full of aggrieved eyes, her eyes like black grapes were ready to cry, because Zhen Xue was rarely aggressive towards Shui Xin, and this was the first time this happened, but Princess Chu Zhen Qing I feel sorry for watching from the sidelines.

"Xinxin don't cry, come over to Auntie, your mother is not in a good mood." Zhen Qing put her arms around the little girl and said comfortingly,

As she said that, she frowned slightly and looked at Zhen Xue, and said, "Whatever my sister is doing to Xinxin, she is also thinking about her godfather."

Seeing this, Zhen Xue felt apologetic on her beautiful and beautiful face, she pulled Shui Xin into her arms, and said in a low voice, "Okay, Xin Xin, mother shouldn't attack you, your godfather is busy with business, It's not good for us to bother him all the time."

Zhen Qing's eyes flickered, and she persuaded: "Sister, since Xinxin is thinking of her godfather, why not meet her once."

This was an opportunity to test his sister's worth in that bastard's heart. If he came to see Xinxin, it meant that he valued his sister and Xinxin's mother and daughter very much.

Zhen Xue sighed softly, neither agreed nor refused, will he come?

In the evening, when the setting sun was setting, Jia Heng, who was in Kaifeng Fucheng, suddenly received Zhen Qing's greeting card, read the words on it, and after reading it, his face was slightly startled.

"This Princess Chu, Zhen Qing..." Jia Heng put down the invitation card, his eyes flickered under his sword eyebrows, and he thought to himself, don't you think about him?
A bad woman like Zhen Qing has a very hot desire for power, so naturally other desires are also stronger. He found out about her two skin-to-skin kisses before, Jiu Kuang... It's just that this woman always distinguishes certain things very clearly. And the dead duck has a stubborn mouth. Every time he asks her how she is, she just curses and refuses to admit it.

Thinking in this way, a little moved, Jia Heng left the mansion and went to the mansion mentioned in the greeting card.

This is a manor purchased by Princess Chu Zhen Qing in Kaifeng Mansion in the early years. It covers a vast area with dense forests, front hall and backyard. Not only is the Zhen family used to stay in Guining, but also the Zhen family will also settle in the mansion if they go to Beijing. Rest instead of crowding post houses and inns.

For such nobles, it is not a surprise to buy property in big cities all over the country.

(End of this chapter)