[Red Chamber] Jia Huan's Army

Speaking of which, the timing of the second prince's attack was really not good.It was the Spring Festival at this time, and many officials from all over the country came to Beijing to report on their duties, so the guards in the city were very strict.In particular, the invincible King Nan'an was also among the debriefers.When he got the news, King Nan'an took his personal guards who had retreated from the battlefield into the palace to personally defend the emperor. The entire palace was guarded as safe as an iron bucket.Raising troops hastily not only exposed part of the power he had, but he was counterattacked before he entered the inner city. He could only flee to Xishan in a hurry, was overtaken by soldiers, and was placed under house arrest in the Xishan Palace.It is not an exaggeration to say that the lard was blinded.Because the second prince could not protect himself, the forces that belonged to him in various places were suppressed before they raised their troops.This absurd conspiracy took only two days from beginning to end.

What Mo Lian is going to now is the Xishan Palace.

"Actually, you don't have to follow." Seeing Jia Huan looking desperate to defend himself, Mo Lian said helplessly.

In fact, Jia Huan is not a troublesome person, but just surrendered, it is really unseemly to run away at such a critical moment, so he has to follow Mo Lian desperately.

"The second prince is now under house arrest in Xishan, and he must be in a bad mood. Isn't it dangerous for His Highness to contact so rashly?" Jia Huan insisted, and said seriously, "I will follow His Highness for close protection."

Mo Lian had nothing to do with him, so he had to leave Jia Huan.He just emphasized: "This matter is of great importance, remember, protect yourself, don't listen and don't ask."

Jia Huan also knew how powerful this was, and nodded solemnly.Only then did Mo Lian take him into the Xishan Palace with peace of mind.

The second prince, Mo Ze, was placed under house arrest in a side hall of the palace. Although he was imprisoned, he was not treated badly.The furnishings in the house are all available, and the charcoal fire makes the whole house warm.And the soldiers guarding the door didn't seem to be guarding him, but more like his guards.

As soon as Mo Lian entered the room, he saw Mo Ze leaning on the bed, holding an unknown book in his hand, reading with great interest.A head of black hair fell down, making the whole person exude an indescribable laziness.Mo Ze raised his head and glanced at the cold Mo Lian, twitched the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile, "Fourth brother is really a busy man."

Mo Lian was not angry either, he just sat on the edge of the couch and replied, "Second brother is really in a good mood."

The second prince, Mo Ze and Mo Lian, have never been at odds since childhood.One is the legitimate son of the first empress, and the other is the half-legal son of the second empress who was raised next to the imperial concubine.Mo Ze thought that Mo Lian's adoptive mother had taken the position of his mother's queen, even if the position of the second queen was not secure, Mo Ze still hated her.Therefore, Mo Ze, who was five or six years older than Mo Lian, would always provoke this younger brother with words when they met, and even secretly tripped him up.Although Mo Lian has a calm and introverted personality, no matter how calm a person is, he will not have a good temper when facing people who always look down on him.So Liang Zi was tied like this, and it seemed impossible to untie it.

"I don't know how the father will deal with me?" Mo Ze felt angry when he saw Mo Lian's indifferent look, but he didn't show it. Instead, he dropped the book in his hand, sat up straight, and asked nonchalantly.

"Father didn't tell me." Mo Lian poured a cup of tea on his own, "But since Second Brother dared to do this, he must have already made a plan."

I don't know which sentence angered Mo Ze, who was still calm and composed before. He sneered and mocked: "I will naturally take responsibility for what I have done. I want to see what happens to you good brothers!"

Mo Lian was not annoyed, and said, "Second brother should save this and tell Father. When you sent someone to stop me from killing me, second brother obviously didn't think that I was your brother."

"I don't know what happened to the fourth brother when he took the evidence?"

When Mo Lian heard these words, he laughed out of anger, "The foundation of a country is a joke?"

Mo Ze was taken aback when he heard this, and then sneered: "You are hypocritical."

Seeing that Mo Ze was obsessed with obsession, Mo Lian didn't want to say anything, but said: "Second brother, please set off and follow me back to the palace."

"Father actually believes you." When Mo Ze said this, there was a hint of madness in his eyes.Jia Huan watched in horror, afraid that he would rush up and drag Mo Lian to meet the King of Hades together.

As if he didn't hear Mo Lian's words, Mo Ze continued to laugh and said, "As the eldest son, why can't I inherit the throne? My father treated me unfairly, so how can I not be resentful? I won't let you do what you want!"

When the two of them heard this remark, they knew something was wrong, so they quickly jumped up and restrained Mo Ze neatly.Sure enough, he was holding a dagger that had been hidden in his sleeve for a long time.Judging by his actions, if he hadn't been stopped in time, the dagger might have already been stuck in his own chest.If this is the case, Mo Lian will not be able to tell by then.Even if the emperor believed him, the reputation of killing his brother was not good.

"Why do you bother?" Mo Lian frowned as he looked at Mo Ze who looked like he was insane.

"Hmph, I missed a move, I have nothing to say!"

In order to prevent this from happening again, Mo Lian arranged for Mo Ze to have a personal bodyguard to follow him all the time.It was under such strict protection, or under surveillance, that Mo Lian brought Mo Ze back to the palace safely.

When Mo Lian entered the palace, he sent someone to send Jia Huan back to Jia's mansion.Jia Huan thought for a while, the guards were obviously safer after entering the palace, and those royal secrets would be involved, Jia Huan didn't have the guts to participate, so he nodded readily.

Not to mention the things that happened to Jia Huan after he returned home suddenly, just say that Mo Lian will enter the palace now.

The group didn't delay at all, and went straight to the Qianqing Palace summoned by the emperor.

"My dear son!"

"My son is guilty." Mo Ze, who had been eloquent when facing Mo Lian before, could only kneel under the emperor's seat, unable to utter a word of excuse.

"I ask myself that I have devoted myself to nurturing you for so many years. I still miss your mother who left early and thought of you in everything. I didn't expect to raise such a thing as you in the end!" The emperor had already retreated from the people around him, sitting in an empty room On the throne, he said in a hoarse voice, "This position really makes you care about nothing?"

Mo Ze was still kneeling straight, but Mo Lian noticed that his fists were clenched tightly, trembling slightly.

The emperor didn't want his answer either, so he continued, "Forming a private party, conniving at your subordinates to be corrupt and breaking the law, disregarding the righteousness of filial piety, and now you are plotting even more evil. Let's see what you have done?"

"Father, it's not that I have no regrets, it's just that the matter has come to this point, and there is no possibility of redemption." Mo Ze knocked his head a few times, his voice unsteady, "I just want to ask, why, as the eldest son, I never Didn't you get the treatment of the eldest son?"

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then flew into a rage, throwing the teacup in his hand straight onto Mo Ze. Mo Ze was still kneeling on the ground, not moving a bit, just stubbornly waiting for the emperor's answer.

"Good, good, good!" The emperor was so angry that he said three "good" words, and he didn't slow down for a long time.

"Father, calm down." Seeing that the situation was not good, Mo Lian wanted to call in the emperor's personal eunuch, but the emperor stopped him.

"Look at the good son I raised. You think so?" The emperor pinched the corner of the case so that he would not faint from anger, "What kind of treatment do you want? To be the prince, or to be the emperor directly? I hope you will regret it!"

The emperor didn't say anything, just waved his hand wearily, and ordered Mo Ze to be taken down, unwilling to look at his son again.Mo Ze didn't get the answer he wanted, he was disappointed and couldn't resist, he followed the guards out of the palace gate with a look of lifelessness.Waiting for him, don't know what it will be.

"Fourth, do you think so too?"

Mo Lian looked at the emperor who seemed to be ten years older on the throne, and didn't know what to say for a moment.When I replied for the first time, I didn't hide it: "I'm afraid the second brother is thinking about it. And the son is not the son of the first son, so he can understand it. Since ancient times, there have been many rights and wrongs of the crown prince. If the crown prince is not established, it belongs to the father. love."

"You can see clearly." The emperor nodded, his face softened a little, "Forget it, go back. You have worked hard, go back to the house and have a good rest. I need to think about it."

There was no complaint on Mo Lian's face, he nodded in agreement, and then retreated after saluting.The emperor looked at the son's steady back with a little satisfaction in his eyes.

It was already dark when Mo Lian came out of the palace. The fatigue and nervousness of the past few days made him drowsy.When he arrived at the mansion, he was surprised to find that Jia Huan was waiting for him in the mansion.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Mo Lian rubbed his forehead and asked.

"No, I came here after resting in the residence." Jia Huan was a little embarrassed.When he agreed to go back to Jia's mansion, he regretted it as soon as he turned around. If something happened to Mo Lian in the palace, wouldn't his protection for the past few days be in vain.So on impulse, I went to the palace.Fortunately, the steward of the palace still remembered him, so he didn't fall into the miserable situation of being rejected because he didn't have a name card. "I'm just a little worried about His Highness. Since His Highness is fine, I will go back home."

Mo Lian glanced at Jia Huan's clothes that were the same as in the morning, but he didn't expose his lie. Looking at Jia Huan's tired look, he suddenly felt a soft corner of his heart being pricked. A feeling that I have never experienced in ten years of life.Mo Lian looked soft and said, "Since it's so late, let's stay here today."

Jia Huan thought for a while, and Jia Zheng might be disturbed if he went back now, so he nodded, still a little worried and said, "Will it be inconvenient?"

Mo Lian rubbed Jia Huan's head and said with a smile, "No, Huan'er is not happy to sleep with me?"

Jia Huan looked frightened, "Your Highness is joking."

Mo Lian just smiled and said nothing, which made Jia Huan a little confused.

After taking a bath, Jia Huan wiped his wet hair and sighed in his heart: "Master Mo Lian is really good at following me." As soon as he decided to stay, Mo Lian ordered someone to take him to take a bath, and the suit he prepared was also made of fabric. It's good, the size is right, and the thought is extraordinary and thoughtful.

As soon as Mo Lian entered the door, he saw Jia Huan loosely wearing his specially prepared clothes, revealing a piece of honey-colored skin, which aroused people's imagination.He brushed his hair absently, this ordinary action made people feel a little ambiguous under the dim candlelight.Mo Lian subconsciously closed the door before walking in.Xiao Dezi, who was locked outside and was still holding supper, saw his master's actions were a little inexplicable, curled his lips aggrieved, and had no choice but to obediently hold the food box and wait outside for Mo Lian's summons.

"Huan'er, don't be greedy for coolness." Mo Lian stepped forward and helped Jia Huan tidy up his clothes before letting Xiao Dezi into the room.

Jia Huan didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and his eyes were fixed on the supper on the table.It's good that I didn't see these exquisite snacks, but now I suddenly remembered that I didn't eat well for two consecutive meals, and I just felt very hungry in my stomach.

"Huan'er will go to the Ministry of War the next day, get the appointment papers, and then return to the barracks."

Jia Huan quickly wiped out the glutinous rice balls in the bowl, nodded, swallowed the food in his mouth, and said: "I wonder if I can go back to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing?"

Although Mo Lian used to be an assistant to the Ministry of Officials, after Jia Huan was promoted, he went home to take care of him, so he didn't know his position, "I don't know either. But your grade is too young, and the position of this brigade commander is not stable, probably not. What kind of position with real power, if you want to have real power, you still need a few years of experience."

Jia Huan also knew that he was only 12 years old after the new year, which is really young, and he was promoted because of a lucky guard, and he didn't have any military achievements. A lot of effort.These are all expected, so I didn't complain, "Left is just a few more years of experience, I am patient."

Seeing Jia Huan's rationality, Mo Lian nodded in relief.