The Red Mansions

Chapter 124 Pirates are rampant, kill the enemy!
Although it was midnight, the hall was still lively and brightly lit.

I heard from Jia Ming that in the hall next door, some officials invited theater troupe and skinny horses to have fun.

Jia Yun sent Lin Ruhai to rest in the next room. Walking on the porch, Lin Ruhai sighed a long time when he heard the noises coming from the hall, and his eyes dimmed instantly.

Jia Yun looked at him, but in the end she silently sent him to the room without making a sound.

But when he was leaving the room, he suddenly stopped, looked back at Lin Ruhai, hesitated to speak.

"Is there something else for Zizheng? But it's okay!" Lin Ruhai smiled.

Jia Yun pondered for a moment, then asked: "Forgive me, my junior, have you recently suffered from bitter mouth, dry throat, bad breath, swollen and painful gums, sore mouth and tongue, sore throat, bloody stools, oily face, acne, nostril bleeding, Symptoms such as hemorrhoids and sweaty hands and feet.”

Lin Ruhai's expression changed, he stepped forward a few steps, grabbed Jia Yun's hand, and said eagerly, "Zizheng is proficient in medicine?"

"It's not proficient, but you can see some minor illnesses." Jia Yun shook her head and said modestly.

Lin Ruhai turned around and closed the door, then nodded to Jia Yun and said, "Zizheng, you don't need to be modest. Although the symptoms you mentioned just now are not all, they are almost the same!"

"The old man has been looking for doctors and medicines for a long time. I have invited many doctors and taken many medicines, but none of them have worked. He said that this is a disease caused by heat and poison, which is difficult to cure. Can Zizheng help the old man relieve it One or two?"

Jia Yun murmured: "My lord's illness is a bit strange, and this junior dare not draw any conclusions. I need to investigate it carefully."

"Okay, then I'll be right." Lin Ruhai nodded quickly and replied.

The two walked to the table and sat down. Jia Yun motioned for Lin Ruhai to stretch out his hand so that he could feel his pulse.

Next, Jia Yun asked about everything, and the more she looked, the more solemn her face became. Seeing this, Lin Ruhai's heart arose, and she even held her breath, for fear of affecting Jia Yun's treatment.

After nearly two quarters of an hour, Jia Yun let out a long breath, stood up, pondered carefully, and then turned her head to Lin Ruhai and said affirmatively:

"My lord's illness seems to be an imbalance of yang and yang, and the heat poison caused by exuberant heat and yang hyperactivity in the body is not the case. Judging from the diagnosis of the junior's subtle skills, the lord seems to have been poisoned by the unique Gu poison of Miaojiang! "

"Miaojiang Gu poison?" Lin Ruhai was shocked when he heard the words, and then said with a livid face, "It seems that their determination to destroy me is extremely firm!"

He took a few deep breaths, clenched his fists, looked at Jia Yun and asked, "Zizheng, do you know how the old man was poisoned?"

"Although the Gu poison is silent when poisoned, God does not know it is unnoticed, but it must be someone who is very close to the adult, and the Gu will only be effective when the adult is unprepared." Jia Yun nodded.

"With Zizheng's words, the old man knows it." Lin Ruhai sighed, and then asked with hope: "Can Zizheng have a way to dissolve the poison?"

"You can try it, but you may have to suffer a bit." Jia Yun pondered for a moment, then nodded and replied.

Lin Ruhai breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "It's nothing to suffer, as long as you can survive, it's better than anything else!"

"Since that's the case, this junior will use gold needles to heal the adults first. As for the formal treatment, I'm afraid the adults will go to Cixi with the juniors, and the juniors need to prepare some equipment." Jia Yun cupped her hands.

In fact, he could force out the Gu poison in Lin Ruhai's body with a single palm, but doing so would not only make Lin Ruhai feel better too quickly, it would be as easy as lifting a finger, and it would also easily arouse suspicion.

Therefore, Jia Yun is going to complicate simple things.

Let Lin Ruhai know that this disease is very difficult to treat, and in fact it is indeed difficult to treat, so Jia Yun wants to make Lin Ruhai owe herself a huge favor through this diagnosis and treatment.

In fact, until now, Jia Yun didn't know Lin Ruhai's position.

I don't know if he is on the side of the new emperor or on the side of the emperor.

Say he is a member of the new emperor, and he sent his daughter to Rongguo Mansion to be raised by Jia Mu.

Let's say he is the emperor's man, but he is the censor of Yangzhou patrol salt, obviously not the confidant of the new emperor, it is impossible to be placed in this extremely important position.

But no matter what, Jia Yun is willing to rescue Lin Ruhai.

Even if it is not for human kindness, but also for the proud peacock in front of him several times, who seems to be alienated, but wants to get close to him and be his aunt. In the future, with his father, life will be better.

Jia Yun told Lin Ruhai to sit down first, then went back to her room, took out a set of golden needles from the space, and went to Lin Ruhai's room again.

After closing the door, Jia Yun turned her head to Lin Ruhai and said, "Please take off your shirt, so that the younger generation can give needles."

Lin Ruhai followed suit, and after taking off his shirt, Jia Yun reminded: "During the acupuncture process, there will be some numbness and severe pain, sir, please be patient."

"Zizheng, don't worry about it, please just apply the acupuncture." Lin Ruhai replied heartily.

Jia Yun nodded, took out one of the golden needles, transported the spiritual energy to the tip of the needle, and quickly inserted it into Lin Ruhai's body.

After a while, Lin Ruhai's chest, back, and head were covered with golden needles.

Lin Ruhai had a painful expression, and cold sweat broke out on his face, but he also gritted his teeth and persisted until Jia Yun's last needle fell, and he spat it out in one gulp.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Jia Yun quickly took a wooden basin to catch the black blood he spit out, and there was an unpleasant stench in the room.

Spitting out a mouthful of black blood, Lin Ruhai felt refreshed, and couldn't help feeling more at ease about Jia Yun's medical skills.

Jia Yun put down the wooden basin, poured a glass of water and handed it to Lin Ruhai, and said, "Your Excellency rinses your mouth first, and after a stick of incense time, this junior will give you another injection, and give you a dose of medicine to temporarily suppress the pain." The poison spread to the whole body."

"Excuse me." Lin Ruhai bowed his hands in thanks, and took the teacup to rinse his mouth.

After waiting for a while, Jia Yun gave Lin Ruhai another injection, and spit out black blood again. The effect was obvious. Not only did Lin Ruhai feel much better, but even his complexion began to turn red.

After Lin Ruhai put on his shirt, Jia Yun turned around and opened the door and windows for air, and called Jia Ming to come in and clean up.

It was getting late, and after Jia Ming finished cleaning, Jia Yun handed the written prescription to Lin Ruhai, and after a few words of advice, she said goodbye and went back to her room to rest.

……

South of the city.

In a remote courtyard, a family of more than ten people, men, old and weak were all hacked to death and fell in a pool of blood.

Several female family members were dragged into the room, and were ravaged by more than a hundred people in turn, and the miserable sounds were endless.

Suddenly, the screams stopped abruptly.

After a while, several naked female corpses were dragged out of the room and thrown into the corner of the courtyard.

The torch flickered, illuminating the entire courtyard, and the courtyard was crowded with masked people in night clothes.

These masked men all carried Japanese swords, their eyes were very cold, and their bodies exuded blood.

The yard is very quiet, you can hear a needle drop.

At this time, four people came out of the room, three of them were also wearing night clothes, with plain looks, but their eyes were full of madness and fierceness.

There was only one person who was wearing a Confucian scholar's uniform, with a handsome appearance and a gentle appearance, but judging from the way he was lifting his belt, he didn't do anything good just now.

If Jia Yun were here, she would definitely recognize that the man in Confucian uniform was the scholar Liu Yong'an who had a double-sided relationship with him and once slapped the table in his shop and made nonsense. (If you can’t remember the plot, look back at chapters 35 and 37.)
The four of them walked towards the living room contentedly, with reminiscence on their faces.

After sitting down one by one, Diao Wenhuan, who was sitting up, bowed his hands to Liu Yongan and asked:

"Military Master, the brother who went out to inquire about the news just now reported that there are quite a lot of big fish in Ningbo City today!"

"Who are there?" Liu Yongan straightened his mind and asked seriously.

Diao Wenhuan laughed and said, "Wen Junshou, Governor of Zhejiang, Jiang Songhe, Zuo Cangzheng of Zhejiang, Wen Kunlin, Magistrate of Ningbo, and a large group of other officials, big and small. What is even more surprising is that most of them are gathered in the Cixi Guild Hall to watch a play!"

"Okay, it doesn't take much effort to get here, it's God helping me!" Liu Yongan said excitedly when he heard the words.

Diao Wenhuan smiled, then his expression changed, he gritted his teeth and said, "Today, I just wanted to catch that bastard Wen Kunlin in exchange for my elder brother's life, but I didn't expect that God would allow us to make bigger ones!"

The person who was sitting at Liu Yongan's attack suddenly reminded: "Second brother, although Wen Junshou and Jiang Songhe are both big fish, their guards are not vegetarians, so I think it's better not to make extra trouble."

Diao Wenhuan sneered, and said sarcastically: "The fourth brother may not be clear, those officials are very courageous, they come out to watch the theater, and they don't bring many guards, or how can I say that God wants to help us?"

The fourth son, Diao Wenyong, smacked his lips and muttered, "My little brother always feels a little uneasy."

At this moment, the third child, Diao Wenhao, laughed loudly and said, "Isn't the fourth brother afraid?"

"Fuck your mother, since the day we went to sea to be pirates, I have never been afraid of anyone!" Diao Wenyong twisted his head, blushing and growling.

"Stop arguing!" Diao Wenhuan patted the table and yelled, and after the two of them shut up, he turned to Liu Yongan and said, "Military Master, do you think we should hug grass and beat rabbits today? ?”

Liu Yongan said with a smile: "If God doesn't take it, he will be blamed, and if it doesn't work, he will suffer! Such a good opportunity is in front of us, if we don't do anything, we are stupid!"

"That's good, let's send more people from outside the city to come in through the secret passage, take all the people from the Cixi Guild Hall together, transport them all to the island and imprison them, and then negotiate with the government. I believe the head of the family will come back soon! "

Diao Wenhuan clapped his hands, and said excitedly: "Okay, since the military adviser thinks so too, then let's not stop doing one thing and kill all the people in the Cixi Guild Hall!"

……

In the room, as soon as Jia Yun finished ironing her feet, Jia Wenlin knocked on the door and came in with a solemn face.

"Master, the brothers guarding the street came back and reported that there are suddenly many spies around our guild hall!" Jia Wenlin cupped her hands.

Jia Yun nodded and said, "There are so many officials and masters watching the show here, it's normal to have more spies."

After a pause, he pondered: "But we can't be unprepared, grab a few tongues, and find out who is behind them."

Jia Wenlin took the task, turned around and left.

Not long after, Jia Wenlin came back again, with some blood on her hands, and she was wiping with a cloth.

"My lord, something is wrong. They are pirates. The few tongues I caught just now are not bad. They can be regarded as elites. They are all hard bones. They didn't ask too many useful things. At this moment, the brothers are still interrogating. " Jia Wenlin said.

Jia Yun frowned and said, "Pirates? Are these pirates so rampant now? By the way, how about the guards in our guild hall?"

"The guards are relatively weak." Jia Wenlin said with a wry smile. "My subordinates took a general look just now. There are less than 500 guards in the entire guild hall. I'm afraid they will suffer a bit from the pirates."

Jia Yun stood up, took a deep breath, and said: "Those pirates came prepared, maybe something big will happen!"

At this time, a personal guard ran in from the outside and reported:
"The trial came out. The pirates came to Ningbo this time mainly to capture Wen Kunlin, the prefect of Ningbo, in exchange for Diao Wenjun, the master pirate who was captured by the government some time ago!"

"This time they came with nearly a hundred people. In addition to the Japanese sword, they also brought more than a dozen crossbows and several muskets!"

Jia Yun suddenly said: "No wonder! Don't interrogate, just know so much, let the brothers come back, there may be a tough battle tonight!"

As he spoke, he returned to the bed, took the sword he had brought, stopped after walking a few steps, and said to Jia Wenlin:

"Go and invite Master Lin here. Jia Ming shouldn't stay outside. Everyone else will come to me when they come back."

Jia Wenlin went out to make arrangements, and soon, Lin Ruhai and Jia Ming came in one after the other.

Lin Ruhai was at a loss, Jia Yun hurriedly told him what the guards found out just now.

After Lin Ruhai heard this, his complexion changed, and he said, "No, not only Wen Kunlin is in the Cixi Guild Hall today, but Wen Junshou, the governor of Zhejiang, and Jiang Songhe, the governor of Zhejiang, are also watching a play here. I came with them .”

"What?" Jia Yun was dumbfounded, and said in surprise, "Why are they coming to Ningbo when they have nothing to do?"

After finishing speaking, he suddenly realized that he had asked an idiotic question. Both Wen Junshou and Jiang Songhe were leaders in Zhejiang, and they would go wherever they thought!

Lin Ruhai didn't answer his words, but shook out a token from his sleeve, handed it to Jia Yun and said:
"Troublemaker is arranging for someone to take this token to Ningbo Wei to dispatch a thousand soldiers and horses. You have to act fast, or you will be in trouble if you are late!"

Jia Yun took the token and took a look, only to see that the palm-sized token was made of gold, with the word "御" on the front and the words "Like my presence" on the back, and countless fine cloud patterns on the edge of the gold medal.

Jia Yun thought in her heart that this was the badge given by the emperor to Lin Ruhai, the admiral of the army and guards, and it was really different.

Jia Yun handed the token to Jia Wenlin and ordered, "Let Uncle Lin take the two of you and go there yourself!"

"Master, where are you..." Jia Wenlin asked worriedly after receiving the token.

Jia Yun said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll be fine, stop talking nonsense, let's go!"

Jia Wenlin nodded, bowed to Jia Yun, then turned and left.

Lin Ruhai asked, "Is this your clan?"

"Well, the clan uncle in our third room." Jia Yun said truthfully.

"It can be seen that he is a good player!" Lin Ruhai praised, and said:

"We can't just wait. The old man will go to Mr. Wen and Mr. Jiang first, and report this matter to them, and see if we can withdraw to the government office first."

Jia Yun nodded and said, "I'll go with your lord, I guess our county magistrate is also watching the show over there."

As soon as the words were finished, there was a scrambling shout at the door, which spread far and wide in the night sky.

Jia Yun and Lin Ruhai's expressions changed at the same time, and their hearts skipped a beat.

Jia Yun said: "My lord, I'm afraid we can't go to them now, we have to escape from the hall as soon as possible, if we get stuck here, we will be in trouble!"

Lin Ruhai is not a sloppy person either. Although he really wanted to pass on the news, his own life was the most important thing in comparison, so he didn't refuse Jia Yun's proposal, and followed Jia Yun out.

When I came to the courtyard, under the bright lights, the crowd was in a mess, and there was the sound of weapons clashing everywhere. At the same time, the officials in the guild hall were trembling with fright, shouting and running around like headless chickens.

In the air, there was a faint smell of blood.

In just an instant, a group of masked men in black rushed into the courtyard from the door.

Jia Yun drew out his sword to protect Lin Ruhai, and the eight personal guards also gathered to protect Jia Yun, Lin Ruhai and Jia Ming as they walked outside.

After all, Jia Yun's personal guards have undergone strict training, and they are all skilled in martial arts. Killing thieves is like chopping melons and vegetables.

When defending against the enemy, they don't fight alone, they change their formation from time to time, or in groups of three, or in a team of five, and quickly fight their way out.

Jia Yun was still a little nervous at first, after all, it was the first time he saw a murder, but he soon got used to it, and was a little eager to try, but when he thought of Lin Ruhai beside him, he suppressed the restless heart in his heart again.

Soon, the pirates discovered Jia Yun's situation and rushed towards her.

Jia Yun knew that if she didn't do anything again, she wouldn't be afraid when the guards were all gone. Lin Ruhai and Jia Ming had no one to protect them, so they might be alive.

So he turned his head and said to Lin Ruhai: "My lord, wait a moment, and the younger generation will go back as soon as it goes."

As he said that, he jumped out of the protection circle of his personal guards, brandished the iron sword in his hand, a cold light flashed, heads flew into the sky, and blood splattered everywhere. Jia Yun killed it smoothly, and became more and more excited.

As soon as five or six people were hacked to death, Lin Ruhai yelled: "Zizheng, go to the south!"

Jia Yun looked to the south, and saw several pampered and official-looking people huddled in a corner, and there were guards in front of them who were desperately fighting, but they were outnumbered. It might not be long before they would fall into the hands of pirates.

Jia Yun nodded, and shouted to the guards behind her, "Pay attention, follow me to the south!"

As he said that, he stabbed one person to death with a sword, and then slashed the iron sword across the neck of a pirate. The person stared and died.

Lin Ruhai was very surprised to see Jia Yun's extremely agile killing movements, as if walking in a courtyard.

But when he thought that the Jia family started out with martial arts, it was no surprise. At the same time, he was relieved, secretly thinking that Jia Yun is not here today, and I am afraid that he will confess here.

But after thinking about it, if Jia Yun hadn't been here today, he wouldn't have come here. The cause and effect of it is unclear.

(End of this chapter)