The Red Mansions

Chapter 851 Emperor Chongping: Your Excellencies, let me come down to the city to meet you...

Kaifeng
Jia Heng bid farewell to Xu Kai and boarded the deck. The fleet did not delay any longer, but set off for Luoyang again.

"You're back?" Youshi just happened to come from the corridor on the ship, and looked at the tall and straight boy in the python suit. Wen Ning saw a hint of joy and softness between his eyebrows and eyes.

Jia Heng nodded, looked at Youshi, and said, "Sister-in-law You?"

At this moment, Youshi's deciduous yellow ground flower embroidered cape with ivory pattern satin front is inlaid with a collar, a blue and white square mouth jacket with a stand-up collar, a pine-colored horse-face skirt, and her temple hair is pulled back like a woman.

The jacket on the upper body highlights the plump and exquisite figure, and the light and charming atmosphere lingers around, and the gentle and peaceful eyebrows and eyes, staring and staring, seem to have a thousand words to describe.

Xu Shi left Jinling for a long time, and stayed with a group of young and beautiful girls for a long time. His mentality was much younger, and his face was not as plain as before. He began to wear light makeup and earrings on his temples. Sparkle.

Under Youshi's willow eyebrows, she looked at the young man with eyes full of water, and said softly: "Prepare some aromatherapy for them, everyone is in the house, this way, the weather is getting colder and colder, it looks like it's going to snow look."

I don't know if he has used the scarf she knitted for him back then.

Jia Heng nodded and said: "It's getting colder, sister-in-law You put on more clothes, be careful not to catch a cold, let's go to the cabin, the cabin is warmer."

Listening to the young man's concerned words, You Shi let out a soft "hey" and walked towards the cabin hall.

Entering the cabin, Baochai, Daiyu, Xiangyun, Baoqin, and Nuona are talking together, and Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue also came.

The sisters of the Jia family were not clearly separated from Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe, they were all young girls of the same age, holding hands and chatting and laughing.

In fact, accompanied by lively and lovely girls like Xiangyun and Baoqin, there will never be a lack of laughter, and Princess Xianning also knows that the girls present are all relatives and sisters of Jia Heng. There is no air of aristocrats.

Jia Heng's journey to the north basically involved boats running back and forth on both sides, and sometimes went to the cabin where Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe were staying.

Seeing Jia Heng coming in, Princess Xianning got up from the embroidered pier and walked away, her clear eyes under the slender eyebrows of willow leaves shone softly, and she asked with a light smile: "Sir, but I have seen Shi Hou. "

Jia Heng nodded and said, "Yes, I just met Xueshi Xu and talked for a while."

Princess Xianning asked in surprise, "Bachelor Xu?"

"It's Xu Kai, a former Hanlin scholar. He is the magistrate in Runing Mansion. I entrusted him with a matter." Jia Heng explained in a natural tone, and asked: "You are going to see your uncle today, he said What."

"I didn't say anything else, and asked me to bring a few things to my mother." Xianning Princess Qingjue, with a smile on her beautiful face, said softly: "In addition, uncle wants to see Mr.

Jia Heng said: "During the Chinese New Year, see you in Beijing, and I have to go to Beijing soon."

At this moment, Baochai and Daiyu saw the two people who were talking, and heard the intimacy and natural tone of an old husband and wife, their star eyes and apricot eyes looked at each other, their thoughts were complicated and inexplicable.

In fact, Princess Qinghe is alright, with a gentle and poetic disposition, delicate voice, soft and weak, and she can still chat with Daiyu, but Princess Xianning puts more pressure on Chai and Dai.

It's not that Princess Xianning used her status to overwhelm others, but she just sat there quietly, and that kind of status was hard to ignore.

Jia Heng said a few words to Princess Xianning, walked up to Xiangyun and Daiyu who were playing chess, and said, "I will play a game of chess with Sister Yun."

Daiyu said softly: "Then I will have a conversation with Sister Chanyue."

Jia Heng looked at Daiyu, met those bright and clear eyes, and said softly: "Yes."

Daiyu may not be wronged, but a crying child who is eaten. This is the character, so I will talk to Daiyu alone later.

Zhen Xi, who was painting next to the desk with the little princess, stepped aside and said, "Sister Lin."

Daiyu responded and sat down.

Xiang Yun smiled and said: "Brother Heng, you used to think about mahjong, we also have fun, so that everyone can have more fun."

Just talking with Jia Heng on the carriage for a while, the deepest worry in the girl's heart dissipated a little now, she can play as she wants, and she no longer has to worry about her aunt asking her to promise to others.

Bao Qin also took over the conversation with a smile, and said, "Brother Heng, it's good to have the dominoes."

At this time, recreational activities were still relatively scarce, and the young girls played a lot with couplets and couplet poems while sailing along the way.

Jia Heng said softly: "Mahjong has to be made quickly, and there is no way to do it on the boat now, but there are dominoes."

As he spoke, he looked at Yuanyang and ordered, "Go and prepare a set of dominoes."

Then, he played a game of chess with Xiangyun, looked up at Princess Xianning, and said, "You're playing with them too, I'll go to the study to read a book now."

Then he looked at the people who were talking, and said in a gentle voice, "We won't stop when we get to Luoyang, we will go directly to Guanzhong, or we will have to get off the boat and take a carriage when the river freezes over."

A group of Yingying and Yanyan nodded in response.

Then, Jia Heng returned to the study and continued to think about the countermeasures after returning to Beijing.

It is said to be a study room, but in fact it is only used as a place for reading and resting. The other side of the cabin is spacious and elegantly furnished.

Tanchun was already reading a book in the study, and when he saw Jia Heng coming, he got up and asked pleasantly, "Brother Heng, you are here."

Zhen Lan on the side also got up, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Jia Heng, and said, "Brother Heng, drink tea."

Since she asked Jia Heng for advice last time, along the way, Zhen Lan frequently came to ask Jia Heng with books, and Jia Heng asked Zhen Lan to read in the small hall of the study.

Jia Heng nodded, thanked him, held the teacup, and asked, "What book did Sister Lan read?"

Zhen Lan smiled slightly on her skinny melon-shaped face, her brows and eyes were very lively, and she said, "Brother Heng, Song Shi, this is Kaifeng mansion, let's look for it."

Jia Heng smiled and said: "Song Shi is good, the good thing is to seek peace, Jingkang shame, You Weixue, let people see the end of the peace seeker."

Qinzong asked for peace, and after the Kaifeng city was broken, the emperors, princesses, and empresses of the Song Dynasty were all taken into captivity. Huaxia Zhengshuo's face was completely humiliated by the Zhao family.

Zhen Lan put down the book, looked at the clear eyes under the sword eyebrows, her heart moved slightly.

Jia Heng said: "It's good for my younger sister to read more history books to increase my knowledge."

"After listening to Big Brother Heng's talk last time, I turned it up and read it, but it's also a fun read to read the story." Zhen Lan got up and said with a smile.

Tanchun took the note paper, interrupted their conversation quietly, and said: "Brother Heng, the letter from Fei Ge sent by Tanshi just now said that the Beijing Central Committee urged to return to Beijing again."

"Bring me to have a look." Jia Heng said softly, took the note paper from Tan Chun, and read the words on it intently.

It contained that Emperor Chongping urged Jia Heng to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Jia Heng's eyes were gloomy, and he said softly: "There have been new changes in Beijing."

After the peace talks in Ke Dao Yushi, the supervisors of the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy began to coerce public opinion. Of course, this was not the reason for Emperor Chongping’s urging, but Yan Ye, the king of Nan’an County, also proposed that a peace could be negotiated. It further fueled the momentum of the main peace faction.

Moreover, the statement of the King of Nan'an County is also very high-sounding. The eastern captives are powerful, and the land in Liaodong was not built in a day, nor can it be destroyed in a day.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then said: "I have ordered the boat to speed up and arrive at the capital as soon as possible."

Zhen Lan cast her lustrous eyes on the piece of paper, with bursts of curiosity in her heart, she asked, "Brother Heng."

Jia Heng pondered and said: "Huang Qianshan, Qin Hui and his like made a lot of noise in the court, trying to coerce the Sacred Heart with the meaning of scholars, and there are many important officials in the court to show their eyes."

It has to be said that there are experts in the Jurchen who give advice, and when they regard the border as nothing, they will not make peace at all. At that time, Chen Han never thought of making peace with the Jurchen.

Now that he has suffered some losses, he has started to use this to disrupt the court.

Tan Chun said softly: "Brother Heng, let's do something."

She took a closer look just now, and it seems that the king of Nan'an County also came down to preside over the peace talks.

Sometimes I have to say that there is a law of fate in the dark. If the development of the original book is followed, Tanchun is going to be the goddaughter of the king of Nan'an, and then marry him to the country.

Jia Heng nodded and said, "It's okay, they're all clowns."

As he said that, he came to a three-foot-long lacquered wood desk, sat down, picked up the brush again and began to write the Three Kingdoms.

Seeing this, Tanchun picked up the ink he was grinding, and looked at the young man who was concentrating on it, his bright eyes were a little lost.

After returning to Beijing, I didn't worry about it, and there was another dispute between Beijing and China.

And Zhen Lan also sat down not far away, looking at the boy in the python suit, her eyes flickered, and she gently stroked Song Shi in her hand with her slender hands.

In the evening, Jia Heng finished copying and rubbed his wrists. At this time, Tan Chun came over with a teacup and said, "Brother Heng, take a break with tea."

Jia Heng nodded, took a sip of maple dew tea, and said softly: "The third part has been written, my sister will bind the manuscript, and when I finish writing another one, it will be engraved and published in Beijing."

I vaguely remember that he was famous for the Three Kingdoms script, and finally met Jinyang, and then the two became acquainted with each other.

I don't know how she and the child are doing, it's almost a month away from Jinling, and now is a dangerous time.

Jia Heng's gaze was absent for a moment, and he couldn't help but think of Jinyang, and then Mopan and Zhenxue. Ever since he had a child, he couldn't lose, no matter if it was a court battle or a war.

At this time, Zhen Lan stood up gracefully from the embroidered pier, seeing curiosity on her beautiful and bright face, she said softly: "Third sister, let me come."

Tan Chun looked startled, looked at Zhen Lan, handed over the ink-stained manuscript in his hand, and said with a light smile, "Then you come."

In the beginning, she liked her sister who was a year or two older than her, and she had a good chat with him among all the sisters, but now... hmph.

Jia Heng caught Tanchun's small eyes and felt a little funny in his heart. He looked at Tanchun and said, "Third sister, come and rub my shoulders for me."

When Tanchun heard the words, he was slightly happy, and followed Jia Heng past with a sound of "Hey".

After Jia Heng left the case, he walked around a screen, came to the corridor, walked a few more steps, and came to a new wing cabin.

After Jia Heng was usually tired these days, Tanchun offered to help Jia Heng relax with a massage, um, just rubbing his shoulders, very formal.

Jia Heng asked: "Third sister, what books have you read today?"

"Liu Tao's Art of War." Tan Chun pinched Jia Heng's shoulder and said in a low voice: "Brother Heng, when we go to war next year, why don't Brother Heng take me with him?"

Jia Heng smiled and said: "In front of the two armies, the soldiers are in danger of fighting, and my sister is too young, so it is not easy to go."

Tan Chun said sullenly, his eyes flickered, and he asked: "Then I can discuss something with Brother Heng?"

"What's the matter?" Jia Heng asked.

"I want to learn martial arts." Tan Chunying's charming face was full of anticipation, and said: "I can help Brother Heng in the future, I really like bow shooting."

Only when she has learned martial arts, can she be like that Miss Xiao, who has always been with brother Heng through life and death.

Jia Heng thought for a while and said: "It's not good to learn martial arts to strengthen your body, but there is no female master in the mansion to teach you. Xia Houying and your sister Xiao are both in Jinling, so they can't teach you now."

At this time, when girls learn martial arts, some moves are taught personally, which is more convenient for girls.

Tanchun raised his eyebrows, his bright eyes were as bright as stars, and he said softly, "Brother Heng, teach me."

"It's okay if I teach you first, but I don't know if you can bear the hardship." Jia Heng smiled and said, "There is a small school at home, and I will teach you how to build strength first."

Yuanchun and Tanchun have one article and one martial arts. After Tanchun learned martial arts, he was able to protect the girls in the garden.

It can be foreseen that as he gradually takes charge of the state affairs, the future struggle situation will become more severe and cruel. This is why he asked Xiaoxiao to help train some female guards.

Tanchun's tone couldn't hide his excitement, his eyes overflowed with joy, and he said, "Then it's settled like this."

Jia Heng said with a smile: "They are all big girls, and they are still like a child who can't grow up."

"In Brother Heng's eyes, I'm always a child." Tanchun suddenly said unhappy.

Jia Heng stared at the girl, smiled and said: "It's not a child anymore, it's the same every year now, it's all up to my chest."

As he spoke, he gently rubbed the girl's bangs.

In fact, not only Tanchun, Daiyu is not as tall as him, every time she is intimate with him, Daiyu is on tiptoe, of course he will accommodate Daiyu more often.

Tanchun's cheeks were blushing like a cloud, and he said, "Brother Heng."

Jia Heng took the girl's hand, sat on a chair beside her, and said: "Learning martial arts is also very good. I like our family to have a female general. I still remember what my sister said."

It's still too early for girls to marry in this era, and it's too late anyway.

"To start a career, you have your own reasons." With admiration in Jia Heng's eyes, he felt that he needed to encourage and encourage Tan Chun, and looked at the girl with bright eyes and bright teeth, and said warmly: "Your Majesty In fact, I admire the third sister the most."

When Tanchun heard the words, her heart trembled violently, and her whole body was surrounded by a surge of joy.

most?The last word hit a trace of youthfulness in the girl's heart.

Just a moment later, Fang felt an indescribable sadness. It was only because her surname was Jia that she couldn't be with Brother Heng like Sister Lin and Sister Xue.

But when the words came to his lips, his bright eyes sparkled and he said, "Where is Sister Yun and Second Sister?"

Jia Heng said: "Sister Yun is innocent and playful. After all, she is a daughter and has no ability to change her situation, but she doesn't complain."

Xiangyun's temperament is actually a bit like Jia's mother, but he is more transparent than Jia's mother. He can say to Baoyu, "You will kill those who are officials." It shows that Xiangyun is innocent and playful under his appearance. , In fact, the mind is clear.

"Where's the second sister?" Tanchun asked.

Jia Heng smiled and said, "You don't know what kind of temperament your second sister is?"

I still remember that in the TV series of the Red Chamber in the previous life, Yingchun said "Exactly. How many men are still like this, let alone me?" Tanchun's small eyes.

Tan Chun's bright eyes blinked, and he asked curiously, "What about Sister Lin? Why does Brother Heng..."

How could Brother Heng like Sister Lin's whining personality.

At this moment, at the corner above the corridor of the cabin, the girl squeezed her handkerchief tightly and listened carefully. Originally, Daiyu wanted to talk to Jia Heng alone while taking advantage of the time she came out to breathe.

Unlike Baochai who went south with Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue and had already fully accepted this reality, Daiyu had too little contact with Princess Xianning, so she always felt a little strange.

Jia Heng was silent for a while, and said: "Sister Lin is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, she is very affectionate and sexual, if you treat her well, she will return you very well."

Daiyu, who was listening secretly, trembled slightly when she heard the words, mist appeared in her starry eyes, and a warm current surged in her heart.

As expected, Big Brother Heng knew her, and he didn't waste her affection for her.

"That treasure..."

Jia Heng interrupted Tanchun's conversation, took the girl's plain hand, pulled it into his arms, scratched the bridge of Tanchun's nose, and said: "Okay, don't ask questions."

You really think he's having a good time, don't you?
But Tanchun likes to be so intimate with him, her heart is mixed with shame and joy, and she shyly said: "Brother Heng."

Jia Heng said softly: "Actually, I want to talk to my sister about Sister Lan'er. She is quite pitiful. There is such a big incident in the family. Both of you have strong temperaments. Usually, you should be closer. There is also your shadow, and I usually like history books and military books, you two can become good sisters."

Hearing this, Tanchun nodded and said, "Brother Heng, I've made a note."

She didn't know why, maybe it was because of the similar temperament, but sister Nalan's surname was Zhen, so she felt a little awkward?

Jia Heng said: "Okay, it's time for dinner later."

In the evening, Jia Heng returned to the usual living room, looked at Princess Xianning who was already sitting there, and asked, "Xianning, where is Chanyue?"

"Chanyue is talking about poetry with Sister Lin." Princess Xianning said softly, stepped forward, hugged Jia Heng's waist, put her cheek against Jia Heng's arms, and asked: "Sir, the recent public opinion in Beijing Something happened again?"

Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Yan Ye, the king of Nan'an County, also proposed to support the temporary peace agreement with Jurchen."

Princess Xianning frowned and said, "The King of Nan'an will support the peace talks."

"He is a minister of military affairs, and he is also a martial artist. Now the Lord Peace faction has become very popular. I'm afraid that some cabinet ministers and six ministers in Beijing will end when they get to Guanzhong," Jia Heng said.

In fact, regarding the peace talks, if Jurchen does not attack in three to five years, then the big man will have time to develop, but the key is that Jurchen will definitely return to Duoduo. This is undoubtedly a time to boost the morale of the army. Great opportunities go to waste.

And this is also the real purpose of the Jurchen high-level.

This must not be tolerated!

Princess Xianning said: "Then how should you deal with it, sir?"

Although the king of Nan'an County is the father-in-law of Brother Wei Wang, he is a husband and wife, and if the husband is at odds with Nan'an's family, she will stand by his side.

Jia Heng said: "Hurry up and return to Beijing first."

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The years do not live, the seasons flow.

Jia Heng's fleet left Kaifeng, the provincial capital, and headed for Chang'an without taking a rest in Luoyang, and finally entered Guanzhong in the first ten days of December of the 15th year of Chongping.

But at this moment, there has just been a snowfall in Guanzhong, and the river is not frozen, and it is suitable for sailing.

And as Jia Heng gradually arrived in the city of Shenjing, the wind of public opinion in Beijing's peaceful discussion gradually began to blow, from Liu Yuzhong, the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine, to Liu Zheng, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, Yao Yu, the Minister of Rites, Zhao Mo, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, Fang Huan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, officials from different factions, from the Qi Party to the Zhejiang Party, came down one after another to express their views and negotiate with Jurchen.

These people may not all be thinking about peace talks, and perhaps some of them are thinking about doing their best to govern and bide their time after the peace talks.

But no one can say whether it is to work hard or continue to be drunk and dream of death, singing and dancing.

In other words, the public opinion that originated in Ke Dao has spread to officials at the minister and minister level. They have created a lot of public opinion on the matter of war and peace, trying to use a public opinion offensive to welcome Jia Heng's triumphant return.

Under the insistence of Emperor Chongping, the officials of Shenjing still came to the east city of Shenjing to meet Jia Heng's triumphant division.

At that time, the north wind was howling, and the wasteland next to the official road still had water marks from melted snowdrifts, and willow branches with withered leaves rustled in the cold wind, creating a chilling winter scene.

On the city wall built of blue bricks and strips of stone, the middle-aged emperor under the canopy of a yellow scorpion sail, surrounded by the ministers and inner prison guards, is like a pine tree, looking expectantly at the distant land. On the surface of the river, the guard of honor flags raised by the guards of the Jinyi Mansion around them fluttered in the cold wind.

Dai Quan stood on tiptoe with his whisk in hand, looking at the river surface of Baqiao.

At this moment, the sergeants waiting in line below were standing with their knives in the cold wind, and the hot air they exhaled formed into a ball.

Yang Guochang is currently in the cold wind, his beard is moving with the wind, and a cold look is seen on his old face.

All civil and military officials greeted the child in the cold wind, what can the child do?
Han Huang and Zhao Mo looked at each other, and they both saw the seriousness on each other's faces.

Yong Ningbo returned to Beijing, looking back on his past achievements, with his stubborn temperament, I am afraid that the political tide in Beijing will become even more turbulent.

At this moment, the King of Nan'an was also standing not far away with several officers of the Military Aircraft Department, with a cold face and a sneer in his heart.

How much credit has been made for this, and it is a rare encounter with the Son of Heaven. Those who don't know think it is Ning Guogong who died and came back to life.

King Wei, who was not far away, was watching, with excitement in his eyes. Song Jing, who was on the side, saw the expressions of some cabinet ministers, but his face was thoughtful.

In fact, Emperor Chongping also used this method to deter the rising peace talks in Beijing.

At this moment, the sergeant standing on the top of the wall, with excellent eyesight, saw a shadow of a boat, and said loudly: "My lord, here we come, people are coming."

When everyone heard the words, no matter what they thought, they all watched.

On the sparkling river, ships as tall as a city with high masts flapped their sails and gradually approached, while the Jinyiti cavalry and cavalry escorted along the road had already stepped through the deep withered grass, and their horseshoes were in the wormwood. Rolling back and forth in the grass, kicking up dust and grass roots.

Seeing this, Emperor Chongping's eyes were excited, his voice could not hide his excitement, and he said: "My dear friends, come down to the city to meet me."

Yang Guochang frowned, and snorted coldly in his heart, following Emperor Chongping down the gate tower, there were guards and soldiers holding banners on both sides.

As a group of civil and military officials descended from the gate tower, the ship with the "Jia" flag also arrived at the ferry first.

(End of this chapter)