The Second Master of the Red Chamber

The huge caravan was marching on the desolate land of the northern desert, and the deep marks left by the wheels after walking had made the robbers who peeped in the dark greedy and heart-warming countless times.

But without exception, these bandits didn't really do anything, and even those big hills didn't dare to send people to collect the "regular tolls" in the past.

without him.In front of the long caravan, the hundreds of officers and soldiers in gold and iron armor make all those who want to ask for money daunting.

Ten miles north of Xiongguan, Jia Lian was saying goodbye to Xue's family.

After leaving Wutuo City, Jia Lian and others went with the Xue family.

This is what Princess Zhaoyang meant. That day when Xue's brothers and sisters accompanied her to the market, Princess Zhaoyang showed her special love for Xue Baoqin.And Xue Baoqin may also have a lively and outgoing personality. After a short period of shyness, she was quickly bought by Princess Zhaoyang, so that on the return trip, her address for Princess Zhaoyang changed from the timid "His Royal Highness" to crisp and intimate "Sister Qingran".

Under such circumstances, when Xue Baoqin tentatively asked if Jia Lian and the others would join them, Princess Zhaoyang, the older sister, readily agreed.

Princess Zhaoyang even told Jia Lian that she was just embarrassed to refuse the request of being a younger sister. After all, she was not familiar with other sisters in the palace, and this was the first time she liked a younger sister so much.

For this reason, Jia Lian didn't say much, and he couldn't delay for a few days.

"Second Brother Lian..."

Beside the carriage, Xue Baoqin looked at Jia Lian in front of him, quite reluctantly.

For the past ten days, because Xue's caravan was carrying heavy cargo, the journey was slow, so along the way, Bao Qin had a lot of time to talk to Princess Zhaoyang and Jia Lian.

From Jia Lian's mouth, Baoqin not only learned about the current situation of her cousin Baochai and others, but also learned a lot of scenery in Beijing, and even anecdotes about the palace.

She even discovered that the princess sister and Lian's second cousin are really such good people.

A gentle and elegant, peerless elegance.A suave and romantic person who is outstanding, makes her get along with him, feels like a spring breeze, and easily makes her cheeks blush.

Both of these two people came from the capital... Never before has Baoqin had such a strong longing for the most prosperous capital in the world, which is also the place where she will end up in the future, and even has a feeling of wanting to follow immediately Jia Lian's impulse to go to the capital!

For these reasons, Baoqin was reluctant to part.

Jia Lian saw what the little girl was thinking, and said with a smile: "Take good care of your father, if there is a destiny, we will see you again in the future.

Also, your princess sister asked me to tell you that she likes the gifts and poems you gave her very much. If you come to the capital in the future, you must remember to look for her.As for the farewell, I've said it before, so I won't say it face to face, otherwise she might be reluctant to part with you, little girl. "

Xue Baoqin was slightly embarrassed, the gift she gave Princess Zhaoyang was alright, but those few poems were specially asked for by Princess Zhaoyang knowing that she could write poems at a young age.

Originally, she was embarrassed to give it to Princess Zhaoyang. Could it be that sister Qingran also showed it to Lian's second brother?

Not caring about being shy, seeing that Jia Lian and his elder brother also said a few words, they got on their horses and prepared to leave. Baoqin hurriedly called out, "Second brother Lian, if you come to Jinling in the future, you must come to our house as a guest..."

After the little girl yelled, she noticed that there seemed to be glances around her, and Fang felt that something might be wrong, so she stopped.

Jia Lian turned her head, smiled and nodded with her, then straddled her horse and left.

When Jia Lian left, the two brothers and sisters of the Xue family returned to their father's carriage and reported the situation to the second master of the Xue family.

The second master of the Xue family saw that his children seemed to be melancholy, so he sighed: "You don't have to think too much, if someone like your second brother Lian returns to Beijing safely this time, it must be a green dragon soaring above the nine heavens. It's not something that ordinary people like us can speculate on.

Being able to get his protection for a while this time is already a great opportunity for us, you should cherish the friendship with him during this period, it may be of great help to you in the future. "

Hearing his father's words, Xue Biao's delicate eyes showed a little high-spirited and unyielding meaning, and finally turned into calm.

He knew what his father said was right, if he was his cousin Xue Pan, he might still have the courage to follow in Jia Lian's footsteps.Unfortunately, he is just an ordinary child of the Xue family.

Although the family has a grand appearance, after all, it is just a merchant.The difference between him and a dignitary like Jia Lian, a man of great power in the country, cannot be measured in terms of Taoism.

Perhaps, my previous idea of ​​inheriting my father's career was too narrow, and I should try to study hard to get fame.If he succeeds, he may have the qualifications to truly associate with someone like Lian's second brother.

Baoqin is a woman, and she thinks differently from her elder brother. She immediately asked her father: "Father, what did you say to return to the capital safely? Didn't the second brother Lian and the princess escape from the desert? Will there be any danger?"

The second master of the Xue family touched Bao Qin's head with a smile, but didn't say much.

In the view of the second master of the Xue family, now that the border is in turmoil, and Jia Lian has the emperor's mandate, he shoulders a heavy responsibility, who knows what will happen next.Many of the deeds about Jia Lian that were spread all over the world before were shocking to his ears.

In such a position, it is not uncommon to encounter a crisis.

But there is one thing that the second master of the Xue family can be sure of, that is, as long as Jia Lian survives, he will definitely become a pivotal figure in the country in the future!This is also the reason why he has urged his children to get along with Jia Lian these days.

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Wu Shiwei personally led troops to meet him.

Because the life and death of Princess Zhaoyang were unknown before, the sending missions, including Princess Zhaoyang's attendants, did not dare to leave their posts without authorization, but adhered to the principle of proximity and camped in Ganning Pass to wait.

Now that Princess Zhaoyang has taken her back, she will naturally stay in the simple palace prepared by Wu Shiwei.

As for Jia Lian, Wu Shiwei and the others dragged him to his clean-up banquet.

During the banquet, all kinds of compliments and praises needless to say, Jia Lian is most concerned about the situation of Wala and the court's attitude towards Wala.

Knowing that the imperial court and Oirat had been wrangling each other for several months, they still decided to get along with each other. Now that Oirat's envoy "Song Ye Wang" is still in Ganning Pass, Jia Lian also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that whether to fight against Wala or appease, after the Zhanghetan Incident, the Great Wei Dynasty Hall also divided into two voices.Of course, the master and the majority.After all, the conspiracy of the Tatars to unite with the West is still in progress, and if they turn against Oala at this time, it will be detrimental to the general situation.

And when the news of Princess Zhaoyang's safe return to Han came back to the capital, even the voices of the main battles became quieter, and the court finally unified their opinions.

As for the Wala side, even though they were annoyed that Wei had killed their most powerful prince, they still had to consider the stakes after all.

Compared with the Great Wei, what the Wala people fear most is the Tatars.After all, losing to the Wei people is nothing, and the Wei people probably don't look down on the Thousand Li Gobi, a desolate desert.

But Tatar is different. Once Tatar is given a chance, Oala is at risk of being completely annexed by Tatar!

Therefore, the envoys re-sent by the king of Oara had a long-term arguing with the envoys of Wei at Ganningguan. Finally, after knowing that Wei was fully prepared to attack Oara and avenge Princess Wei, they did not Then hold on to the death of her own prince.

Today, the negotiation process between the two countries has almost returned to the level before the Zhanghe Bank Incident.

This is good news for Jia Lian.

Although he is also eager for military exploits, especially if he can pacify Oala in one fell swoop, that kind of meritorious deeds may allow him to successfully restore the glory of his ancestors!

But Jia Lian knew very well that the time had not come.

His foundation is still too shallow now, even if such a big war happens, the chance of him being in charge is too low.This is not the time when Wang Ziteng took advantage of his status as the grandson of Rong Guogong to make money everywhere.

Those big bosses are embarrassed to compete with the younger generation for their military exploits in every corner, so they let it go.

When it comes to military exploits that are enough to confer a duke and a marquis, who will let it?Who is eligible?

The Jia family had just become relatives of the emperor not long ago, and Jia Lian himself had only inherited the title.There is still a lot to do to solidify the foundation.

Jia Lian had thought in his mind that the most beneficial thing for him right now was to return to the capital by virtue of his contribution to protecting Princess Zhaoyang, gain some benefits, and secretly consolidate his position and strength.

After a few years, the situation on the border changes, and he has more capital, when the time comes, the Great Wei will fight again to destroy Oala...

At that time, even if he still can't hold the seal of command, it should be no problem to lead an army alone.

And if the war with Oala breaks out now, if he succeeds, but he can't get enough benefits from it, wouldn't it be a waste of Princess Zhaoyang's efforts to die in the desert for nothing.

"General Jia!"

The burly man carried a wine jar and went straight to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian looked up, smiled and cupped his hands and said, "General Zhu Can..."

"No, Lao Zhu is no longer a general! Back then, I disobeyed the orders of the imperial envoy and led troops to chase the enemy without permission, but I was ambushed, causing heavy casualties to my soldiers!

If His Majesty didn't think that I still have some merits in battle, he would have chopped off my head a long time ago.

No, now Lao Zhu has been demoted to a mere deputy commander. "

General Zhu's voice was rough and obviously depressed.Obviously, from a general, he was demoted to the commander of the first army, and he was still a deputy, which hit him hard.

But Jia Lian looked at the people around him, but he knew in his heart that the generals of Gan Ning Guan had already formed a circle.Although Zhu Dahe was demoted to deputy commander, it was obvious that Wu Shiwei and others did not treat him as a deputy commander.

Otherwise, a deputy commander is not qualified to attend today's welcome banquet.

"General Zhu, don't be discouraged. With the general's bravery, the court and all the generals can see it. It will only take time for the future officials to return to their original posts or even improve to a higher level.

But I also want to say sorry to the general.That day the general sent people to rescue the general, but because I was responsible for protecting the princess and I didn't have enough troops, I only sent a few cavalry to rescue the general. It was Jia Lian who couldn't help the general. "

Zhu Dahe laughed, "Where is it, I have already found out about General Jia's ingenious calculations that day and his use of troops like a god.

Still the same sentence, my old Zhu has few admirers, and you are definitely one!
As for the words of apology, there is no need to say any more. I knew that something was wrong when I was ambushed that day, and sending someone for help was just a random attempt.I didn't expect that General Jia would really send someone to rescue me. If it wasn't for the cavalry sent by General Jia to cover me, I wouldn't have escaped the encirclement so easily that day.

Nothing else to say, this is Lao Zhu owes you a big favor, if you need me Lao Zhu for anything in the future, just open your mouth. "

As Zhu Dahe spoke, he gestured to Jia Lian, took a few big gulps of Tan Zihai in his arms, and handed the jar to Jia Lian after drinking, asking him to drink too.

Jia Lian smiled lightly.

This Zhu Dahe is a bit interesting, he said that it is not so easy to get out of trouble, that is to say, even if he does not send someone to rescue him, it is still possible to get out of trouble.

Thanks to the person he sent back for help that day, he said it was so critical, it seemed that if he didn't care about it that day, Zhu Dahe would be dead.

Without going into the details, Jia Lian raised the wine jar, deliberately avoiding the place Zhu Dahe had touched, raised his head and took a big sip, then found Wu Shiwei, and excused himself to avoid the banquet.