The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

Ning Shan had been busy all night, and finally counted the people who were going out and the food, and set off at the same time as the city gate was opened after almost a sleepless night.Jia She huddled in the carriage, dozed off with his head tilted, he and Ning Shan were included in the ranks of civil servants, equipped with one or two pairs of horse-drawn carriages, and everyone else rode horses. After all, the emperor was not so stupid as to let only three hundred people fail The Long Jinwei was used to escort the rice grain, but he competed with the Supreme Emperor, and 150 were selected, and the remaining 150 were elites transferred from the Beijing camp.Ning Shan was born as a military general, and he didn't like riding in a carriage, so he rode first and led the team. The carriage was left to Jia She, and he didn't want to sleep sideways or upright. As long as he didn't delay the time on the road, everyone knew that he was The one who sticks to his son will not even take credit for his achievements, so no one excludes him at all.On the contrary, the Beijing soldiers who were born in military households and made practical military exploits and the honorable disciple Long Jinwei disliked each other, and they were more or less at odds with each other. Thanks to Ning Shan, who has also led the army for many years, she can still suppress it.The two sides maintained a reluctant peace, and finally entered the border of Shaanxi and Gansu.

Shaanxi and Gansu have always had little rain, crops are not easy to grow, and when the year is good, it is only enough to make ends meet, so there has never been much food in reserve.This time the drought dragged on for a long time, and the wells were not enough, which led to a small-scale famine. The memorial sent to the capital was written very seriously to prevent people from greedy for disaster relief supplies. I wanted to exaggerate , After being hung up like this, there is still some leftovers.Unexpectedly, the people who came to the disaster relief this year were all honorable children who looked down on these small profits, so apart from a little delay along the way, one or two were transported over.

Ning Shan was an imperial envoy. As soon as she arrived, she was invited by the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu to go to the Yamen to preside over the disaster relief work together. Jia Amnesty also followed in as a personal package.He was very well-behaved, didn't say a word of nonsense, found a place to nest himself, and continued to sleep.This guy rolled over and fell asleep along the way, and now he continues on the ground. Except for the governor who is a little confused, everyone else has long been used to it.

Jia Zhen, as the deputy commander of the Dragon Guard, had to rush to the front line even though she was nominal, so she followed the commander of the Beijing camp while watching and learning. Jia Qiang and Jia Rong went to guard the granary together. Prevent disaster victims from impacting grain depots.Most of the work was done by the soldiers of the Beijing camp. Long Jinwei and his gang of aristocratic children lay down a lot on the way, either because of the wear and tear of the saddle, or because they were sick because they couldn't bear to travel for a long time.Ning Shan was stern and selfless, she would leave anyone who didn't want to leave immediately, and she didn't want to waste any time, this fellow Xungui didn't dare to lie on the road and play tricks, so he gritted his teeth and insisted on following.It's just that they all got down on the ground as soon as they reached the ground. They felt that they had completed the task, and they would not take the credit for it later.

Originally, Jia Rong was also a member of the team that got down. It was Jia Qiang who came to find him and dragged him out after some encouragement.The soldiers in the Beijing camp originally looked down on this group of honorable children, but seeing that Jia Rong and Jia Qiang still had enough energy to ask for the task, they couldn't help but look at them with high regard. In the team, shifts are on schedule to guard the granary.

After Ning Shan handed over the handover to the governor, she needed to count the amount of porridge to be distributed, and set aside the grain for next year. After several days and nights of upside-down work, she finally settled the matter, and immediately arranged to distribute porridge to the counties. , and set up sheds at several big city gates to serve porridge twice a day to ensure that the porridge can not be poured with chopsticks.Jia Zhen took the initiative to ask Ying, saying that he was used to this job at home and knew the process very well, so Ning Shan called the soft-sleeping Jia She to come out and take charge of the porridge shed in the Governor's Mansion together with Jia Zhen.Jia Amnesty crawled up limply and dangled behind Jia Zhen. Actually, it didn't do much, but it seemed that he was walking around and monitoring with great effort, so that the clerks who had ulterior motives wanted to take advantage of the opportunity Don't dare to act rashly.Jia Zhen, on the other hand, does have experience. Although he only gave orders before and did not supervise it himself, at least he still knows how to order others to do things, and also knows where the tricks are. He took very strict precautions and did it smoothly. go down.

After half a month of busy work, the disaster situation in all counties has been brought under control, and the situation has begun to improve, so they have the energy to make troubles.At first, they were the children of the old minister's family from the Supreme Emperor's side. When they walked around the porridge sheds with their hands behind their backs, they seemed to have no intention of saying that the emperor's private treasury was rich but he was unwilling to give money to help the disaster. The money and rice were donated by their families to relieve the difficulties of.Although his original intention was to commend his family's contributions and make the victims grateful, but invisibly he also hindered the emperor, making the victims resent the emperor.Later, this incident became a bit big, and many victims of the disaster spread word of mouth, saying that the current emperor is not a good emperor, and he is much worse than when he was the emperor.Later, some people with a heart to win the hearts and minds of the princes and lords became more and more troublesome.

The governor of Shaanxi-Gansu had just finished his work on disaster relief, and when he heard his subordinates report the discussions and changes among the victims, he immediately went to Ning Shan to discuss with him: "My lord, what should happen to this matter now?" ?”

Ning Shan was indifferent: "What people say is true. These rice grains are indeed not from the treasury, but donated by many wealthy businessmen and families. What can we do? Don't let people tell the truth?" The emperor's reputation has indeed been discredited, But this was done by himself. He took the stone beams and earthwork sold by various gardens and kept them in his private treasury.Now he deserves to be scolded secretly by the people.As for the Supreme Emperor's people taking the opportunity to solicit the hearts of the people, it is in vain. They have already abdicated. At most, he can change his son or grandson to take the position, but he himself has no possibility, so there is no need to worry about it.

The governor was worried that there would be a civil uprising, so Ning Shan had to come up with an idea: "If there is a civil uprising, it will be a catastrophe. I would like to ask the imperial envoy and the subordinate officials to think of a countermeasure." The governor, who is over fifty years old, said that " Ning Shan could not ignore it, and said: "Now that the common people will have enough to eat, where is the energy to stir up civil uprisings? If the governor is really worried, why not find something to divert their attention?" Attention is all it takes. I brought out a list from Beijing, which has the specific amount of food and silver donated by each family. Why don’t you find some documents, copy a few points, and post them to the counties to let them know how to save money? Who are the people who killed them. I am afraid that the victims of the disaster will spontaneously do some activities and set up some plaques to express their gratitude. At that time, they will naturally not have the energy to initiate civil uprisings."

The governor clapped his hands again and again: "That's a good idea. The victims are the most stupid, and they can't take care of two things at once, so let's do it this way. And in this way, we can also see who was instigated and who came out to instigate. Time to catch the mastermind."

Ning Shan smiled and said: "After all, you are an adult. You are very good at everything, but let the subordinates learn."

The governor was very happy to be praised, and he also praised Ning Shan: "The imperial envoy is a great talent, and he has reached the third rank at a young age, and he will surely join the cabinet in the future."

Ning Shan cupped her hands and thanked: "Thank you for your kind words." After finishing speaking, the two walked away to do their own things.

The governor summoned all the documents in the yamen, wrote the red list overnight, and copied all the people who donated money and rice from the most to the least, and posted it in all counties.The disaster victims were indeed attracted, and those who could read and write helped read the announcement, and they were all very grateful. Many families set up longevity tablets and prayed every day, and they really stopped messing around with the active people.The people sent by the princes and princes were exhausted for nothing, and they didn't get any benefits. They were all embarrassed, and after a while, when the disaster subsided completely, they followed the team back to Beijing listlessly.

Ning Shan returned to Beijing to return to her command, but was scorned by the emperor.The emperor heard about the fact that he had tightened his private treasury and had no money and food from the victims, and praised the emperor one after another. Therefore, he blamed Ning Shan for not controlling the rumors, and made himself less powerful. After scolding once, not only was there no reward at all, but Ning Shan was also asked to go home and meditate behind closed doors.Just after saying this, the Supreme Emperor from Daming Palace came gracefully, praised Ning Shan for her decent work in front of the emperor, and then pointed his nose and scolded the emperor. How did the emperor scold Ning Shan just now? The son himself received a harsher and harsher reprimand.The Supreme Emperor angrily scolded the Emperor for disregarding the life and death of the people, and regretted passing on to him. The Emperor blushed and knelt down to listen to the drink. Ning Shan accompanied him and knelt in the distance. Let him hurry home and forget it.

But the Supreme Emperor wanted to praise him, he thought it was a very good thing that the disaster relief would tarnish the emperor's reputation, no matter whether there was Ning Shan's handwriting or not, as long as Ning Shan did not defend the emperor, it would be excellent.Since the emperor had just punished him, the emperor couldn't make it up to Ning Shan immediately, so he bestowed grace on Jia She's head.He greatly praised the loyalty of Jia Daishan's descendants, and wanted to promote Jia Amnesty to Duke Rong.

Ning Shan felt sorry for Jia Zhen: "Returning to the Supreme Emperor, the father of the humble official did not play a big role in this disaster relief. Most of the actual work was done by Jia Zhen, the deputy commander of the Dragon Guard."

The Supreme Emperor recalled for a moment: "But after Jia Daihua of the Ningguo Mansion?"

Ning Shan said: "It is the grandson of Jia Daihua, the former military governor of the Beijing Camp, who is now the deputy commander of the Long Jinwei, and the third prize of Xijue." But his deputy commander was bought, so Ning Shan didn't say that .The Supreme Emperor nodded: "It is good for the Jia family to be loyal. If that is the case, reward him. Your Majesty, your demotion is too ruthless, and now you should be promoted back."

The emperor took advantage of the situation and stood up, and he agreed.As long as the Supreme Emperor still has power in his hands and a rich private treasury, he, the emperor, can only be a puppet, no matter how he wants to be beaten or scolded, ordered or squeezed, and now even the imperial edict cannot be issued according to his own wishes. What the emperor did was really aggrieved.

Jia Zhen had just returned home, and before she had time to rest, the West Mansion came to call him one after another, with a look of impatience, and even the housekeeper, Lai Da, came out.The steward of Ningguo Mansion is called Lai Sheng, who is Lai Da's younger brother, because Lai Da gained power in Rongguo Mansion, and Lai Sheng's fortune has also risen.But now that Jia Zhen has decided to break up with Xifu, Lai Sheng is bound to be replaced. Therefore, when he came to urge Jia Zhen again, saying that the old ancestor was in a hurry to find him, Jia Zhen lost her temper and passed on the stick. Sentenced to forty, Lai Sheng was beaten until he passed out. Lai Da saw him, and hurriedly fled back to the West Mansion, and asked his mother, Nanny Lai, to file a complaint with Shi Taijun.

So, Shi Taijun, who had been anxious for a month and couldn't get any information from the palace and court, was anxiously waiting for Jia Zhen to come back with some news, but first saw Lai, who was crying with snot and tears one after another: "No No, no, no, the old lady hasten to save our family Lai Sheng, Mr. Dongfu Zhen is going to beat him to death. Why don’t you talk about your ancestors all day long, why don’t you go and serve the old lady? Beat it hard, and send it to the old lady after beating to death."

Shi Taijun was so angry that his face was livid, he patted the kang table and shouted: "Zheng'er, you go and bring me that unscrupulous villain of Zhen'er yourself. Feng girl, go and call You Shi over, and ask her, this big grandma, what is in her eyes? Is there still me?"

Jia Zheng reluctantly agreed, but Wang Xifeng agreed with joy, and the two went out separately, ready to ride across the house, when they heard Lin Zhixiao's family rush in, yelling: "Dong Mansion Li has received the order, the angel has arrived at the entrance of Ningrong Street, the middle door of the mansion over there is wide open, and the incense table is ready to continue."

Shi Taijun panicked, and hurriedly called Jia Zheng and Wang Xifeng to stop: "Stay still, and listen to what's going on?" If it's not good, don't implicate them in Rongguo Mansion.Shi Taijun didn't say the last sentence, but anyone could see it clearly from her gloomy expression that dripped water.