The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 66
For the next period of time, everything was calm, and the matter of Zhen Shihong only became a joke in Beijing, and did not cause much disturbance.In the end, the Kyoto government closed the case, which was caused by his grudges and revenge.Concubine Zhen did not do anything, and Zhen Shihong left the capital in a hurry on the fifth day after the incident.

Mu Xu didn't go to the yamen that day, he was talking with his grandmother in the mansion, and the grandparents and grandchildren talked about the letter from Liaodong.

Concubine Zhang said with a smile, "I'm relieved that your mother has successfully arrived there. She also asked about your engagement in the letter. When you write back, you must explain it carefully to her."

Mu Xu nodded, "Yes, grandma. I'll write back as soon as I get back. I wonder if grandma has any explanation?"

Concubine Zhang thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I've been used to it for so many years, it's nothing more than clichés, talking too much won't make people bored."

"How could it be? I think father and mother understand grandma's loving heart." Mu Xu hastily denied, and then said, "The letter comes with the fur and ginseng that father specially honors grandma. Grandma can go Look, this time the appearance is good."

Concubine Zhang refused, "Then what's there to see, I'll ask someone to collect part of it in the warehouse, and give the rest to relatives and friends." Then she thought of something, and explained to Mu Xu with a smile, "Remember, don't forget Miss Lin, especially ginseng, should give her some more so that she can take good care of her body."

Mu Xu replied embarrassingly, "Understood, I will send someone to Rongguo Mansion later."

Seeing his appearance, Concubine Zhang said, "There is no need to be embarrassed in front of grandma. Besides, after a year or so, when Miss Lin is old enough, it's time to arrange your marriage. The old woman is still anxious to hug her great-grandson." Woolen cloth."

Mu Xu wanted to say that it's not good to have a baby so early, but she told her grandmother that she didn't believe it.I had no choice but to nod, and then told her about the new things that happened in Beijing recently, and when I saw that she was a little tired, I got up and left.

As he was walking towards his own courtyard, he saw Yang An hurried over to report that someone had come from the palace, saying that the emperor had summoned him.Mu Xu had no choice but to go back and change into his court clothes, and entered the palace with the eunuch who came to deliver the decree.

After paying homage to Jinjin, Emperor Jiading waited for him to get up, without saying much, and directly handed him a memorial.He took it and saw that the style was wrong, and his heart said that it should be a secret letter given to the emperor by some courtier.

After opening it, before he could see what was written inside, he saw that it was signed by Xunyan Censor Lin Hai. He was shocked and hurriedly checked the content.Looking at it, he frowned, because Lin Ruhai said in the memorial that the salt government is corrupt now, and the salt merchants in the Lianghuai area have been hoarding salt for a while, causing the price of salt to skyrocket.He sent people to negotiate several times, but these people ignored him.Before he could take radical measures, he was assassinated three times. Thanks to the protection of the masters sent today, he escaped his life.Even so, he was seriously injured and stabbed in the abdomen, and now he has to ask for help like today.

After reading it, Mu Xu suppressed his worries about Lin Ruhai, and hurriedly thanked the present for sending someone to protect Lin Ruhai.Emperor Jiading waved his hand, "He is doing things for me, and it is right for me to send someone to protect him. I announced that you are here, because I want to ask you, how is the strength of the Embroidery Guard in the south of the Yangtze River? Is it possible to use it?"

Thinking of the situation in Liu Xianglian's recent letter, Mu Xu replied, "In the Jiangnan provinces, except for Guangdong and Guangxi, all the thousand-household offices in other provinces have been rebuilt, and the personnel have been recruited. They are stepping up their training and should be ready for use." Speaking of this, he had a guess in his heart, "What does His Majesty mean...?"

Emperor Jiading nodded affirmatively, "I really want to send you to the south of the Yangtze River, but I don't feel at ease when I send others. Besides, Lin Ruhai is your future father-in-law, and the two of you can trust each other and work together to handle this matter well. What do you have? idea?"

Mu Xu hesitated for a while, and said, "I want His Majesty to give me the right to mobilize local troops and horses. This incident is very unusual. I guess there must be a mastermind behind it."

Emperor Jiading naturally knew that there was someone behind this matter, and he also guessed who it was.Hearing that Mu Xu wanted the right to deploy troops, he pondered for a moment, and finally made up his mind, "Okay, Commander of the Embroidered Clothes Guards will listen to the order."

Mu Xu hurriedly knelt down and only listened to Emperor Jiading's words, "I ordered you to be an imperial envoy to patrol the south of the Yangtze River on my behalf. If necessary, you can act arbitrarily and don't need to report to me." He paused and said, "I will give you the opportunity to mobilize Jianghuai. The power of soldiers and horses in the two places."

"My minister leads the decree, thank you Your Majesty for your kindness."

Emperor Jiading let him die, and then wrote the imperial decree with a pen, and bestowed it on him together with the gold medal for dispatching troops.Mu Xu took it solemnly, and assured Emperor Jiading, "This humble minister will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust."

After Emperor Jiading explained to him again, Mu Xu resigned from the palace.After leaving the palace, he went straight to Beizhen Fusi.

When he came to Fusi in Beizhen, he recruited Feng Ziying, Zhang Cheng and Jia Lian. He told the three straight to the point that he was ordered by the holy order to patrol the south of the Yangtze River.

"After I leave Beijing, everything will be headed by Zhang, and you two will assist, so don't slack off."

"Your subordinate respects your life."

Seeing that the three agreed, he said to Feng Ziying again, "You must continue to keep an eye on Beijing, and send someone to report to me as soon as there is any trouble." After thinking about it, he added. "If something serious happens, you can discuss it with Zhang Cheng and report it to the palace as appropriate."

"Yes, I understand."

"Well, that Li He is on business with you, how is it doing now?" Mu Xu planned to go to Jiangnan this time and bring Li He with him.

Feng Ziying thought to herself, it seems that the lord is planning to promote Li He, and immediately replied, "He is much calmer now, and he no longer shouts for revenge every day. Moreover, his subordinates found that he is thoughtful and good at handling intelligence."

Hearing what Feng Ziying said, Mu Xu nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, tell him, follow me to Jiangnan in three days." Seeing his promise, he turned around and told Jia Lian, "You also send an order to Xue Pan to let him follow along I’m traveling with you, I might go to Jinling this time.”

Jia Lian nodded, but said, "Why don't I go to the south of the Yangtze River with my lord, our family is from Jinling like your lord, and now our Jia family has twelve family members in Jinling, maybe it will come in handy at that time."

Mu Xu thought for a while, and it was true that the Jia family was not as thin as his own.Although in the original book, most of the members of the Jia family in Jinling are not good people, but after all, strong dragons do not overwhelm local snakes, and these humans and mice have the ways of mice, which may play an unexpected role.So he nodded and agreed, "Okay, then you go too. And...forget it, that's it."

Jia Lian didn't know what Mu Xu wanted to say, so he didn't dare to ask, so he nodded in agreement.

Mu Xugang originally wanted Jia Lian to send a message to Lin Daiyu, and asked her if she wanted to send a letter to Lin Ruhai.Then he remembered that the mansion originally planned to send someone to give her some ginseng, but now it's better to go there himself, since he hasn't seen her since he got engaged, he doesn't care about the rules of not seeing her before marriage.

After sending the three of them away, Mu Xu got up and went back to the house. After all, going to the south of the Yangtze River was such a big deal, she should have let her grandmother know about it right away.

When he arrived at Songhe Hall, he saw his grandmother chatting and laughing with a few little girls. He felt a little uncomfortable. They have such a huge palace, and now there are only their grandparents and grandchildren. If he is not here, the old lady is still lonely. No wonder the whole day is just worshiping Buddha.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help hesitating a little, not knowing how to speak.It was Concubine Zhang who saw his embarrassment, thought something serious happened, and hurriedly asked him, "My dear grandson, but what's the matter, tell grandma quickly."

Mu Xu had no choice but to grit his teeth and say that he was ordered by the emperor to go to the south of the Yangtze River, fearing that he would leave her and have no one to accompany her in the mansion.

Concubine Zhang listened, beckoned him to sit down beside her, took his hand, and said comfortingly, "Xu'er has grown up, and knows that she loves grandma." Then she comforted him, "Grandma is used to it, let's talk about being a good man." How can you stay in the back house with your ambitions in all directions, what does it look like?"

Mu Xu saw that she understood the righteousness so well that she didn't even ask what she was going to Jiangnan, so she was moved. Suddenly, she thought of her concubine sister in Liaodong, "Grandmother, why don't I send someone to bring Tongmei to Beijing?" I will accompany you here, just so you haven't seen her yet, right?"

Concubine Zhang was a little moved, but she still declined, "That's all, she's just such a smart person, if something goes wrong along the way, what's the matter?"

Thinking of my young girl who was jumping up and down all day long.Mu Xu suddenly thought, if she returns to Beijing, she probably has something in common with that girl Tu Yinger.I hesitated for a while, but looking at the grandmother in front of me, I didn't care so much anymore, so I persuaded, "Grandma, just keep your heart in your stomach. This girl has a real skin. When I was in Liaodong, she often told her father And my aunt made a headache."

When Concubine Zhang heard this, she was a little moved.Seeing his grandmother like this, Mu Xu directly clapped his hands and decided, "That's it, I'll write to Liaodong later."

Knowing that her grandson is for her own sake, besides, Concubine Zhang really wants to see her granddaughter. After all, the Mu family's ancestors have been single-passed for several generations, and the current generation only has one grandson and one granddaughter.He didn't try to persuade her anymore, but told Mu Xu to write a letter, telling Liaodong to send reliable personnel to send his granddaughter to Beijing. Mu Xu promised repeatedly that it would be done, so the old lady was relieved.

(End of this chapter)