The Red Mansions

Chapter 220

Chapter 220

In Tianxiang Building——

Jia Heng quietly looked at Shi Xiangyun's gorgeous, smiling face, feeling a little bit emotional, recalling Xiangyun's verdict:

What's the point of being rich and honored? Parents disobeyed when they were babies.

Looking at the slanting light, the water of the Xiangjiang River passed away and Chu Yunfei.

Due to the early death of his parents, Shi Xiangyun lived with his uncle and aunt. As a young lady, she still has to be a female celebrity on weekdays, which is very tiring. She once told Baochai about it.

Xiangyun once told Baoyu, "It's just that the old lady can't remember me, so you often mention it, so that the old lady can send someone to pick me up."

But how does Baoyu, the older brother, remember Sister Yun?

The heart-piercing cry on the flower boat, "Love brother, redeem me..."

So it doesn't matter if Baoyu is a rich and idle person, when you can't protect the person you want to protect and are bullied, you will be angry at your own incompetence.

Jia Heng thought about this, looked at Jia Mu, and said: "Then I will take care of her more in the future."

Sister Feng's bright young woman smiled and said: "Yun'er, did you hear that, from now on your brother Heng will take care of you, your brother Heng is doing big things outside, and he has tens of thousands of people under his command."

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said, "Brother Heng is so amazing."

Mrs. Wang was listening, and the feeling of "sickness" in her heart became more and more irresistible.

Ever since Uncle Heng had gained momentum, now the whole house is circling around, leaving her precious jade aside instead.

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Brother Heng, I have something else to ask you."

In fact, I don't really want to say it at this time, but at other times, I am afraid that the boy on the other side will refuse.

Jia Heng was stunned for a moment and said, "Please tell me, old lady."

Mother Jia sighed, and said, "It's still about the search of the West Mansion, and things are not going well with the Elder Master."

Jia Heng frowned, and asked: "Isn't this matter already handed over to the elder? Why did the old lady bring it up again today?"

Mrs. Wang said: "It's not like the trouble over there. This morning, Wu Xindeng's family, Shan Daliang's family, and their relatives came to the house to make trouble. The furniture accumulated over the years was also confiscated. It is really not the case. He also said that after serving the mansion for decades, he would not look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face. , but hanged in front of the Xifu Gate."

Just as Jia Heng thought before, Jia She ransacked the house and made the accounts unclear, and sold the family assets of Wu Xingdeng, Shan Daliang, Dai Liang, Qian Hua and others at a low price, making it look unreal.

To put it bluntly, they used the name of copying the house to steal the truth. As a result, the family also had three relatives and six relatives. Early in the morning, a group of people gathered to go to the West Mansion to make trouble.

Facing a series of expectant or curious gazes, Jia Heng was silent for a moment, and asked, "What did the elder say?"

Mother Jia sighed, and said: "What else can he say? He said that they are all servants of the Rongguo Mansion, and all the wealth is basically in our mansion. How can they have anything from their own? I thought, we If such a family is really going to kill someone, it won't look very good in Shenjing City."

Mrs. Wang echoed: "Yes, it's not good to spread the word about a family of good deeds like ours."

Tanchun, Daiyu and the others listened quietly, their minds were shrewd, and they naturally understood the joints.

Jia Heng said: "Then what does the old lady mean?"

Mother Jia was also a little embarrassed, and said, "Why don't you invite a few more people from Jinyi Mansion, as well as Mr. Accountant, to cooperate and make another trip?"

Jia Heng said: "Old lady, let's not talk about the method of inviting people to intimidate, it is really useless, let me say that there is no manpower available now, and the accountants in Jinyi Mansion are busy with the affairs of the East City."

The smile on Sister Feng's face faded a bit, Danfeng's eyes became a bit cold, and she said, "Brother Heng, what about Dongcheng?"

She hadn't forgotten that her Lian Er was killed by those bastards from Dongcheng...

Mother Jia asked curiously: "What do you say? Dongcheng also uses Mr. Accountant? Also copy inspection? Can't you allocate two Mr. Accountant?"

Jia Heng shook his head and said: "I can't make the payment, the leaders of Sanhe Gang in Dongcheng City have more than 1000 million taels of property, let alone Jinyi Mansion, it is Wucheng Bingma Division, everyone is busy with this thing."

Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang: "..."

Everyone in the hall was shocked by the astronomical figures that they said casually.

Sister Feng's bright eyes sparkled, and her breath was also short of breath. She had been insomnia for a few days because of Jia Lian's incident, and her already pale cheeks now showed two touches of strange rosiness.

More than 1000 million taels?

How much is her daily monthly bill?

Jia Heng said: "So, Mr. accountant is not available now. Doesn't Xifu have a shop in Beijing? Let the accountant in the shop choose reliable ones to do the job, help convert and convert family assets, and make a list. It's plagiarism, not to mention convincing people, but also to block Yoyo's mouth."

Jia Mu hesitated and said, "Brother Heng, we don't have many shops in Beijing, where can we find a reliable accountant?"

Mrs. Wang thought for a while and said softly: "My sister and her family have more than ten shops in Beijing, how about I ask their accountant for help?"

Jia Mu asked curiously, "But Baoyu's aunt's house?"

As soon as this remark came out, Sister Feng also smiled and said: "My aunt's family is an imperial merchant, and they make a lot of money. It would not be too difficult to recruit a few accountants."

Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "What Feng girl said is that they have a lot of business in Beijing."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Okay, okay."

As he said that, he looked at Jia Heng again, and said, "Brother Heng, it's not a big deal if the Shan family and the Wu family want to make trouble again. Do you have any ideas?"

Jia Heng said: "The Eldest Master is also a first-class general in the imperial court. When something happens, he should report to the official when he arrives in Jingzhao. Stealing the master's house will be severely punished by the law of the big man. If it is the Wu family and the Shan family, they will act violently." Roll around, you can go to the prison and roll around."

Now that Jia Amnesty has messed things up, it is impossible for him to send soldiers from Wucheng Bingmasi to intimidate those families.

When Jia Mu heard the words, she could only say: "Brother Heng is right, if there is anything wrong, just report to the official."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Qin Keqing smoothed things over with a smile: "Old lady, why don't you ask someone to hold a banquet?"

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Okay, Brother Heng and his daughter-in-law order a banquet. I'm hungry while talking."

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

At this moment, a woman from the outside came in and said, "Second Grandma Lian, it's getting late, it's time to set off fireworks."

Sister Feng smiled and nodded, and said: "Old lady, second wife, Brother Heng, let's go to the window to watch the fireworks first."

The originally somewhat dull atmosphere suddenly became lively and lively, even if you moved to the front of the Xuan window and leaned on the railing to look out.

"Crackling..."

Colorful fireworks rushed up, gorgeous and brightening the night sky.

In Rongguo Mansion, Baoyu, who was in Jiamu’s courtyard, rubbed his sore arms just now, put down his brush, and looked at the piles of rice paper filled with writing, his face was full of satisfaction on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and for the first time, the name “ Something of a sense of accomplishment.

"After reading the Book of Songs, I wrote five big sheets, and I also wrote three sheets when I checked the accounts. I want to come this time..." Baoyu looked up at the candle.

At this time, Xiren and Musk Moon were talking and laughing in the courtyard.

Baoyu paused, walked away, and said with a smile, "Sister Xiren, what are you talking about?"

"Second Master, the East Mansion is setting off fireworks, come out and watch." Xiren under the corridor eaves said with a chuckle, pulling Baoyu's arm.

Baoyu raised her head when she heard the words, and in the silent night, listening to the sound of opera singing from Dongfu, she said softly: "My dear sister, who has passed?"

Xiren didn't notice anything unusual for a while, and said: "The old lady, the eldest lady, Miss Lin, Miss Yingchun and Miss San have all gone."

Baoyu's body was shocked, his eyes were bewildered, and he murmured: "The excitement is theirs, I have nothing..."

In Rongguo Mansion's Sister Feng's courtyard, Jia Lian stood under the eaves, looking at the fireworks in the East Mansion with a gloomy expression.

"Second Master." Xing'er called out, and said softly, "It's windy at night, Second Master is still injured, let's go indoors and rest."

"What did you say!" Jia Lian turned his head suddenly, a trace of hostility appeared on that handsome and delicate face in the past, because it was against the light, it was more or less ferocious.

Xing'er was startled and trembled, and said in a trembling voice: "Second Lord."

Jia Lian took a deep breath, suppressed the evil fire in his heart, and regained his composure.

He doesn't know what's wrong with him recently, irritable, irritable, and having nightmares at night, all these are all kinds of unbearable things in Jinmei Building that day, what's more uncomfortable is that he found that he...

Damn, I can't think about it anymore.

"Speaking of it, it's that Uncle Heng. He's getting bigger and bigger now. My benefits have been lost, but I've been implicated by him instead."

Jia Lian's complexion changed, and he suppressed the trace of resentment hidden in his heart, sighed, and returned to the wing room, only to feel that it was unbearable.

This second master Lian was always fond of women, and now that he was allowed to recuperate at home, he felt that if he continued like this, he would definitely not be able to hold on.

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And when everyone in Ningguo Mansion was celebrating the banquet, in Daming Palace, the lights were brightly lit, and two figures were reflected on the floor as clear as water.

The hall was surprisingly quiet, only the sound of water leaking could be heard clearly.

Emperor Chongping had just finished dinner with Li Zan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and the two monarchs and ministers stood in front of a mountain and river screen to talk.

On the screen hung a map of the northern territory impressively, with some paint pens on it to mark the direction of the eastern captives' advance.

Emperor Chongping's face was gloomy, and he said, "Li Aiqing thinks how about setting up a northern camp in Beiping?"

Li Zan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this strategy is feasible. When the enemy enters the border gate, the police will first send a letter to Shenjing, and then the cabinet and the Holy Majesty will discuss the military situation. After the upload is issued, the enemy bandits have been coming and going like the wind, raging elsewhere, and the soldiers guarding the provinces , Mostly because the rescue was not in time, exhausted, Xiangshi prepared to build a camp, concentrated and dispatched the soldiers of the provinces, and the response was more timely, but the ministers and ministers of one side of the economy should not take on this important task."

This kind of important task on the one side of management and strategy must be the prime minister and the prime minister.

The current Chen-Han border and local officials are all responsible for guarding the land.

But at the same time, once the Donglu moved to other places, these local officials would not go out of the city to help without the order from above, and they would be taken advantage of by the Donglu Jingqi.

There is no doubt about this, if the city is destroyed, the wealth and life will be lost in it.

And what Jia Heng said was to establish a command system of the northern theater style, dispatch the soldiers of Hebei, Jizhen, Shandong, and Shanxi guards, and towns, and grant them the power to make decisions on the fly.

Otherwise, you will not be able to stop Donglu's cavalry in the short term. When you have made a decision in the court, they will have already robbed you, and the generals who have not been robbed in various places will not dare to chase after them.

This is why Li Zan, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Yang Guochang, Minister of the Ministry of War, argued about loosening ties and delegating power to various places.

But now Jia Heng has proposed another way, isn't he worried that the local vassals will be separated, and the army will not be able to lose their heads?

Then adjust the ministers to sit on the economic side, it is impossible for the civil servants to distrust their own people, right?

As for the difficulty for civil servants to rebel, it is very difficult.

Since the Song and Ming Dynasties, how many civil servants have been seen to succeed in military rebellion?

On the contrary, Wu Xun and foreign relatives are the key targets of the imperial power.

This is why Jia Heng sharpened his head and wanted to enter the civil service group, to reduce his sense of danger to outsiders and put on a layer of safety for himself.

But a new problem arises, who to send?

Who is willing to take the risk of political responsibility, leave the cabinet, and go to the border economic side?

On this side, Emperor Chongping heard Li Zan's words, he was silent for a moment, and said: "Aiqing's words coincide with one person, and it is true that the hero sees the same thing."

Li Zan was shocked when he heard the words, and asked in surprise, "I don't know who the Holy Majesty is talking about?"

Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment, and said, "Jia Heng."

Li Zan's heart trembled slightly, but his expression remained calm, and he asked, "Is this what Jia Yunhui proposed?"

Emperor Chongping sighed, and said: "Jia Heng said that after the establishment of the camp, the military situation will be communicated between the camp and Shenjing, and the military situation will be delivered more quickly. Then, the pivot will sit on one side and dispatch the troops of the provinces. , to curb the tendency of the eastern captives to invade the south. Otherwise, in the long run, they will plunder our wealth and people, and the national strength will fluctuate, and the consequences will be disastrous."

Although Jia Heng didn't say it clearly, but as the king of a country, how could Emperor Chongping not see this scene?

It is almost conceivable that the big man who keeps bleeding, coupled with the natural disasters in recent years... the ancestral temple was destroyed and the society was overthrown.

Li Zan's face was solemn when he heard the words, and he said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, what Jia Yunhui said is feasible."

In fact, I have some guesses in my heart, except for him, there are few more suitable candidates for civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty.

If the governor of a certain province is re-promoted to the cabinet as a cabinet member, then the prestige will not be enough to deter those arrogant soldiers in the north.

As for those members of the Five Armies Commander's Mansion, even if they are talented enough, the Holy Majesty will not rest assured that their supervisors will directly and indirectly control hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Thinking of this, Li Zan made up his mind, and said loudly: "Although I am not talented, I am as trustworthy as a sage. I don't think my talent is poor and my wisdom is poor. I would like to use my five-foot rotten body to rule the north of the country, and promise to repay my great Han society." .”

He is planning to build a camp, manage one side, and confront the enemy. Once the enemy enters the country and massacres the border people, he will definitely bear the brunt of it.

But so what, the northern border is corrupt, instead of sitting in the cabinet and planning, it is better to go to the front line and dispatch troops.

Emperor Chongping's face was shocked when he heard the words, and his eyes were fixed on Li Zan, a scholar of the Hall of Martial Arts, who was opposite him. Thousands of words were blocked in his throat, and he only changed into one sentence, calling: "Li Qing."

Because, for a cabinet minister who has already entered the cabinet, it is not a good thing to be powerful and majestic, but a disaster to avoid.

Of course, if Li Zan really curbed the invasion of the eastern captives and the south, it would be a trivial matter to return with a good reputation and serve as the chief assistant.

Li Zan bowed his head suddenly, raised Shen Yi's face, and said in a loud voice: "My lord, I have led the army for seven years, but I have no long-term strategy in frontier affairs, which caused the eastern captives to ravage the northern border. I am ashamed of my trust in my lord. Zan is now If you are not talented, I would like to guide Youyan for the sake of the sage, and prevent the enemy from advancing south."

Emperor Chongping heard the words and said silently: "This matter, wait until tomorrow, and I will call Jia Heng to discuss it again. Regarding the establishment of the camp, we need to discuss a regulation. The two of you can have a discussion and draw up a plan, and at the latest in the spring of next year, there will be a plan for the camp."

(End of this chapter)