Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 227 Brought beauty to the south and was targeted (big chapter)
It's just that Jia Zheng is not good at these mundane affairs, and he is a bit pedantic, but it doesn't mean that he is not a little sensitive to the court situation. The Jia family has been established in Beijing for so many years, and they have seen a lot.

"you mean"

"But our family has never been involved in it, and now it has been affected by Chiyu. How should we deal with it?"

It's not bad to say that it was affected.

Someone wanted to bring Li Endi down, so they focused on Jia Yucun, and then Feng Jicai left Beijing.

And I have a lot of grievances with Feng Jicai, so the Jia family was implicated.

To put it bluntly, the core is still in the capital.

The Jia family in Jinling may have done many absurd and immoral things, but those things are nothing in the eyes of the court princes.

Isn't it just being involved for no reason?

Of course, flies don't bite seamless eggs, and the Jinling clan isn't clean either.

It's fine if the butt is not clean, and the behavior is extremely high-profile.

The official amulet was widely circulated in Jinling, even ignorant children in the streets and alleys could sing it, for fear that others would not know how rich Jia's family was.

The disciples in the clan act domineeringly and domineeringly outside, and they don't know how to restrain themselves. Now that they are bitten by others, they are full of shit, and they can't even be washed clean.

Listening to what Jia Zheng said, he still wanted to protect his family members in his heart.

Jia Ying was not surprised, but thought it was normal.

"The straightness of our party is different. The father hides from the son, and the son hides from the father. Straightforwardness is in it."

These are the original words of the Confucian sages.

Morality is also above the law.

Hiding relatives from each other is the normal thinking logic of the ancients.

Jia Ying doesn't have much affection for Jinling Benzong. A year ago, it was just his ancestral home in name only. He has been a man for two generations and grew up in southern Xinjiang. Where it is, doesn't really matter.

"I wonder if Lingnan should be good, but I say, my hometown is where my heart is at ease."

Where is the peace of mind, there is home.

Things are different now.

"How is the situation in the court, praise and don't mention it."

"The second master thinks, what is the most important thing for our family at the moment?"

Jia Zheng first looked up in the direction of Miyagi, and then at Jia Ying.

Its meaning is self-explanatory.

Jia Ying noticed that Jia Zheng was looking at her in the same way as he was looking in the direction of Miyagi, and she was surprised.

He didn't expect that he had such a high status in Jia Zheng's heart.

However, his future is not the key now.

"The legacy left by the ancestors is like water without a source. It is only a pool when it is full. Most of the honorable families have been passed down to the present, and most of them have been used by three, four, or even five generations. The consumption is almost the same."

"If future generations have ambitions, they can continue to pour water into this pond to protect the family. And the empress is the one who stores water in the pond. As long as the empress is there, my Jia family can be protected more. But this kind of protection It’s not a unilateral request, it’s more like a valuable exchange, as much as we invest, we can get as much return.”

"Therefore, the family and the concubine also benefit each other. If the Jinling incident is brought to the fore, causing His Majesty to hate the Jia family, it will implicate the empress. Once there is a change in the palace, with the current situation of my family, it will be very difficult. It's hard to change His Majesty's view. Xungui lost the grace, so the ending"

"Don't you know that the embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by an ant's nest? No matter how small the matter is, it can't be done, and the way is far away, but it can't be done."

Jia Zheng asked solemnly, "How does Yinger want to deal with this matter?"

"one word"

"Fight for survival."

Jia Zheng reminded, "Ying'er, it's four words."

Jia Ying glanced at Jia Zheng speechlessly. At this moment, why are you reminding me of this? Is it important?
I didn't realize that Jia Zheng still had a bit of a dry humor.

"In the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, the Marquis of Huaiyin was killed, and the Marquis Liu was hidden in the countryside. Even a clever Marquis Wen Zhong could not escape prison. There was only Marquis Qu Ni who swayed from side to side. The wind is blowing, why?"

"It's because he has learned this way."

Regardless of how domineering Han Xin is, Xiao He also knows the way of self-defilement and can use it, but he is not as handy as Chen Ping, who is good at tricks.Self-pollution is also skillful.

"Your Majesty wants to fill the national treasury with all his heart, and he is most afraid of officials being extravagant and wantonly amassing money. The children in my family can be incompetent, they can be virtuous, and even filial piety is not a big problem, except that it cannot involve the reform of the new government officials. Going into the quagmire, even showing your face is dangerous."

The purpose of changing rice to mulberry is to fill the national treasury, but your Jia family annexed land in Jinling and sold it to the government at a high price. Isn’t this stealing money from the emperor?Who would be happy if their money was robbed?
"Since the Inspectorate is holding on to this matter, let's simply retreat. It is impossible to retreat and admit defeat. That will only make those people push forward, thinking that our family is easy to bully. At that time, everyone will step on it." kick."

"Don't admit defeat, but also give in? This." Jia Zheng didn't understand.

"Then dedicate the land."

"I remember that in Huzhou Mansion, there is a horse eunuch sent by His Majesty, why don't we send the land we bought to the horse eunuch to change mulberry, and promise some benefits, let the eunuch explain the matter .How can we say that our family is all foreign relatives, so we naturally want to support His Majesty. We can’t help you with anything else. It’s okay to ask for some money.

Jia Zheng pondered in his heart, and he had no choice but to do so, but he still had concerns: "But the Jinling clan may suffer a loss. Moreover, I'm afraid they won't want to."

"Second Master wrote a letter to them, detailing the advantages and disadvantages. If it really doesn't work, I will go to Jinling myself."

Jinling, he must go.

Feng Jicai jumped up and down over there, Jia Ying was really worried.

Rat feces fell into the rice bowl, it is purely disgusting.

"Where is the Zhen family?"

Jia Ying snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, what they did on their own made our family trapped. If they are sensible, then they will offer the land together. If they don't know what to do, we don't need to be buried with them."

"Then they are old in-laws after all." Jia Zheng was still a little bit sorry.

"Second Master, at this point in the matter, our family is already worthy of them, and we don't owe his family anything."

"What's more, the old concubine is still here, and the Zhen family will suffer some trouble at most, so there won't be any major problems."

Jia Zheng nodded, and the two uncles and nephews settled the matter. Jia Zheng sent a letter to Jinling first.

After Jia Ying left Meng Po Zhai, she turned and went to the garden.

After entering the park, I happened to meet Daiyu Tanchun and others.

"What is this going to do?"

"I'm going to Yihong Courtyard. It's a time when flowers are in full bloom. Baoyu has a new rouge. We are planning to go and have a look." Tanchun replied.

Mentioning Baoyu, Jia Ying felt a little envious. This guy was born with a good skin. He was born among beauties, and he was the only man living in the huge courtyard.

"Let's go and see together."

Everyone went to Yihong Courtyard together.

Just after entering the small gate, I heard shouting inside, mixed with Baoyu's voice of persuasion.

After listening to a few words, Daiyu whispered in Jia Ying's ear, "It's Baoyu's mother calling for the attacker. Don't make trouble."

Daiyu knew that Jia Ying had developed the habit of being in the army. She was very strict and didn't like unruly servants. She was afraid that he would get angry again, so she said so.

Jia Ying smiled and said, "I won't talk too much about Baoyu's own room."

When I entered the house, I saw Nanny Li pointing at Xiren lying on the couch and yelling. Baoyu sat next to Xiren and distinguished her from time to time.

Seeing this, Daiyu and Baochai Tanchun also stepped forward to persuade them.

Seeing people coming, Nanny Li was even more reluctant, and her voice was a little louder, most of the words in her mouth were ugly.

Jia Ying came in last, frowning from time to time.

The girls sensed Jia Ying's dislike. A few days ago, the mansion took so many stewards at once, but everyone was frightened. They were afraid that he would have a fit again and kicked out Nanny Li too.

Baochai stepped forward to comfort Li Nanny, and deliberately looked behind her a few times. Li Nanny turned her head and saw Jia Ying standing there with a gloomy face, she felt guilty for a moment, and hurriedly shut up , lowered his head.

Jia Ying took a step forward, Daiyu tugged his sleeve quietly, Xiren on the couch also hurriedly got up.

Jia Ying signaled Daiyu to be at ease, but ignored Nanny Li, but looked at Baoyu and asked, "Why did you make your mother angry again? She is an elder, and you don't know how to let her order."

Baoyu didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Things between mothers-in-law and maidservants are fragmented, and it's hard to say right or wrong.

Xiren's complexion darkened when he heard the words, Nanny Li raised her brows slightly, revealing a faint sneer.

Just then Jia Ying turned her head and said to Nanny Li: "You too, it's true that Baoyu grew up on your milk, so he should be honored by you. But why are you shouting so loudly? He is the master of the house. , is your nurse son, not your own son. Although you have retired, the filial piety to you in his room has not been missed. As an elder, you don't know how to set an example for the maids below. you?"

Nanny Li glared at Xi Ren with resentment in her eyes, but she didn't dare to refute.

"Don't let me hear it again from now on. It's okay if there are no rules? Go ahead."

Seeing that Jia Ying said a few words without pain or itching, and after Nanny Li left, Daiyu and the others felt relieved.

Baochai pulled Xiren and said, "I still don't thank Erye Ying for protecting you."

As the attacker was about to speak, Jia Ying waved her hand and said, "Excuse me, I can't slap you with a slap. She is Baoyu's nanny. She has served the master, and she is far more respectable than others. As Baoyu's maid, you can't do it." Disrespectful to her."

Xiren was a bit spoiled by Baoyu's pampering, and she probably saw hope. With her status as Baoyu's big girl, a concubine would probably be indispensable in the future, so she acted like a master.

But this is also a common thing. There are seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister's door. People are selfish. As the tide rises, all boats rise, and people take tea to cool down. How many people can maintain a normal mind.

But Jia Ying would not care too much about it, Baoyu was their master.

Daiyu and the others hastily changed the subject and revealed the matter.

Jia Ying was originally worried that Baoyu would be unhappy because of his meddling in this matter, but seeing Baoyu's heartless appearance, it seemed that he didn't take it seriously at all.

Jia Ying sighed helplessly in her heart, with such a temperament, how could she protect the people around her well.

Animals know how to protect their food.

If someone accuses Zichun Lurong in front of him, he will definitely not give the other party a good face, his own girl, who will get someone to teach her.

No matter good or bad, I am willing to accept it.

Jia Ying shook her head and didn't think about it any more.

Jia Ying was not interested in Baoyu's rouge, so she turned to Daiyu and said, "In a few days, I may go to Jiangnan next time, do you want to go back and have a look?"

"But what kind of errand did you get?" Daiyu became worried.

Jia Ying shook her head with a smile and said, "Now your second elder brother Ying is an idler. This trip is not a business trip, but a private matter in Jinling's hometown. My aunt probably won't be able to come back in a short time. If you miss home, I just Walk with you."

While Tanchun heard the words, everyone also looked over.

"Brother Ying is going to Jinling?"

Jia Ying nodded, but did not say the specific reason, but looked at Daiyu and asked, "Do you want to go back?"

"Is it possible?" Daiyu was a little moved.

Jia Ying smiled and said, "With me here, where do you want to go, can someone stop you?"

Daiyu nodded with pretty eyes.

Tanchun and the others showed envious eyes.

"I really envy Sister Lin, but I don't know whether to say that Sister Lin found us a good brother-in-law, or that Second Brother Ying found us a good sister-in-law."

"Tan girl, you talk too much at the very least." Daiyu replied.

"This is a serious word. Sister Lin, you can travel between the two places frequently. Jinling City is also our hometown, but Zhang is so big, and I haven't been there once. I just listen to what Sister Bao said about it."

Tanchun looked at Baochai again and asked, "Did Sister Bao ever look after her family?"

Baochai showed a perplexed look, and said, "Jinling City is indeed much bustling and bustling, and it's not bad at all compared to the capital city. If you don't want to be false, there are still relatives in Jinling's hometown, but the north and south are far away, so you can't go back. "

"But the sister Baoqin you mentioned?"

Baochai nodded and said, "It's my uncle's family who stayed in the village to take care of the family business. I don't know what's going on now."

Jia Ying looked at Tanchun and the others and asked, "If you want to go, you can also accompany Sister Yu'er together."

Sanchun's eyes lit up, they are so big, they have never been out of the capital yet.

"I'm afraid my father and wife won't allow it." Tanchun worried.

Jia Ying took over and said, "I'll go to the second master to talk about it."

"Old lady over there."

"I'll talk about it too." Jia Ying said helplessly.

But I like this kind of atmosphere in my heart, I think it's the fun-loving younger sisters at home, if anything happens, let the elder brother stand in front.

It's time for the girls to go out and see what's going on outside, since they always stay in the mansion, they will be less angry, especially Yingchun and Xichun.

Seeing that everyone was going, Baoyu clamored to go with him.

"You're all gone. I'm the only one left in this family. What's the point? I'm going too."

Jia Ying brought a younger brother with her when she went out, but Jia Ying said with disgust, "I went to Jinling to do business, what are you doing here?"

Baoyu said: "You do your own thing, I only play with my sisters, and I can't hinder you."

"I'm afraid the old lady will not bear it."

"I'll talk to the old lady myself," Baoyu insisted.

"You still have studies, Mr. Zheng."

As soon as Jia Zheng was mentioned, Baoyu froze.

In the next second, the whole person seemed to have lost all energy and spirit, slumped on the chair, listless, like a frosted eggplant.

Daiyu tugged at Rajaying's sleeve: "Don't tease him."

Jia Ying shrugged her shoulders: "I'm telling the truth. If he can talk about the old lady and the second master, it's fine for me to take him along."

Baoyu's eyes lit up and said, "Second Brother Ying, do you really mean what you say?"

Jia Ying asked back, "Are you so confident in convincing the Second Master?"

Baoyu laughed and said, "I'll ask the old lady myself. I don't believe my ancestors don't love me."

"If you leave, you will lose your studies in the school, and you will still have to make up for it later."

Baoyu said unhappily: "Second brother Ying said what are these disturbing people doing, I'll make it up later."

Jia Ying said no more.

Yihong Courtyard stayed for a while, seeing that everyone was chatting enthusiastically, and they were talking about women's boudoir, stayed for a while, and then left.

Although the Grand View Garden has become lively, compared to this huge garden, it still looks a bit deserted.

But the advantage lies in the quiet scenery, like a garden outside the world.

Jia Ying strolled, from south to north, and arrived at Quicui Nunnery in the north of Yihong Courtyard, where Miaoyu lived, and with her were a Taoist woman, two silent maids, and a servant girl. Yushi seemed to be playing with the maid in the flowers, so she walked away.

"Girl, there seemed to be someone over there just now." The servant girl and Miao Yu said.

Miaoyu heard the reputation and looked around, but only saw the back of a man faintly. She thought to herself, there seemed to be no other man in this garden except Baoyu, but it was not Baoyu who looked at the back. Who is this person?

After Changcui Temple, there are Jiayin Hall and Tubi Mountain Villa, and to the west, there is the memorial archway of Shengqin Villa, Gu Ensiyi Hall, and the Daguanlou at the end.

Hengwuyuan was Baochai's residence, but there was no one there at the moment, and after looking at the lotus in the lake for a while in Zhuijinlou, he gave alms and left.

When passing by Daoxiang Village, Jia Ying stopped, turned around and walked in.

Suyun was not used to seeing Jia Ying's arrival. In the past, when only Uncle Xiaolan was there, Erye Ying occasionally came back to take exams, and later when Uncle Xiaolan was away, Erye Ying also came.

At the beginning, Suyun felt that it was not appropriate, but the eldest grandma didn't say anything, and she gradually got used to it.

"Second Master Ying is here. Uncle Xiaolan is not here. Grandma is in the back yard. You can go find her yourself."

Jia Ying nodded and walked towards the back yard.

Now it's April, the garden is full of apricot blossoms, and Jia Ying can see Li Wan sitting under the apricot tree from a distance, embroidering brocade.

Speaking of which, it is not good to plant anything in Daoxiang Village, but apricot trees must be planted.

"Why are you here?" Hearing footsteps, Li Wan raised his head and saw that it was Jia Ying.

"Today the yamen asked for leave, so I came to have a look." Jia Ying sat down on the bluestone next to the tree and asked, "Are you still used to living here?"

Li Wan nodded: "The victory lies in the quietness."

It suits her temperament.

"You didn't go to the Xiaoxiang Hall?" Li Wan looked outside and saw that Jia Ying was the only one coming.

"They are all at Baoyu's side, looking at his new rouge, why don't you go?" Jia Ying leaned back, with her hands propped on the stone wall, crossing her legs, looking very comfortable and timid.

"They are at the age of cardamom. They like those flowers and rouge. I am much older than them. Even Lan'er is that old, so I won't join in the fun. Just stay in this Daoxiang village and be a female celebrity Plant flowers and be at ease."

Jia Ying was a little envious when she heard this.

"You're only seven or eight years older than them, how could you be worse than Rouge Huahong?"

Li Wan looked at Jia Ying and said, "I'm five years older than you, and I'm a hell of a lot older than Sister Lin."

"So, should I call your sister? Good sister."

Li Wan glared at him in embarrassment and said, "I never knew you were so talkative, I'll tell you the truth."

Jia Ying innocently said: "What I said is not serious?"

"You are older than me, shouldn't I call you sister?"

Li Wan looked at Jia Ying and said, "I'm not as young as Sister Lin, it's just yesterday."

In your twenties, where is the yellow flower of yesterday.

"You are you, Sister Lin is Sister Lin, everyone has the age of cardamom youth, and it will pass. 20 years old is the right season for women. You have bound your heart by yourself, don't you know that each other is born from the heart , the situation changes as one wishes."

Jia Ying sat up straight, took Li Wan's jade hand and said, "When you're free, don't always stay in the house by yourself, go out more often, and make trouble with them."

"By the way, do you have lunch? I'm hungry." Jia Ying said.

"It's just right, I planted some green vegetables in spring, and I transplanted them a few days ago, and they've grown up now, so I'll let you eat what I planted at noon."

"That's a good feeling."

Li Wan turned around and called Suyun, asking her to prepare meals.

"In a few days, I will go back to Jinling. Sister Lin and Sister Tanchun will also go with me. By then, there will be no one in the garden. Do you want to go out together?" Jia Ying asked.

Li Wan sat down on the bluestone next to Jia Ying, and said, "You can take your sisters with you. If I go with you, I'm afraid it won't make sense in terms of rituals. Besides, I don't like excitement at all."

Seeing what Jia Ying wanted to say, Li Wan stepped forward and said, "Your status is different now, but you are more restrained, aren't you? Even if others say a few gossips, I just pretend I didn't hear them. Lan'er is here, in this deep house and compound, have you heard too many gossips and seen absurd things? But you are different, if someone from the Procuratorate hears about it, they will have to impeach you again. It's okay for me to be a widow. But you are different, and I don't want to involve my parents-in-law either."

Jia Ying understands the key points and taboos, and he is not arrogant enough to fight against the worldly etiquette by himself, so he will not say more now.

Li Wan's place is quieter, and it is far away from Qiushuangzhai in Xiaoxiang Pavilion of Yihong Courtyard, so few people come to disturb him, and Jia Ying didn't leave until dusk.

The court situation is becoming more and more difficult for people to see clearly. It is no longer limited to high-level infighting. The battle is gradually sinking, and middle and low-level officials can no longer continue to be alone.

Being in the government office, you don't even know which faction or faction the colleagues around you belong to.

A Lang of the Kaogong Division of the Ministry of Officials complained a few words about the darkness of the officials in the former emperor's dynasty after drinking, but it was a common problem of civil servants.

But the next day, he was stabbed to the Inspector's Office with a bullet, and when he woke up in a blink of an eye, he was already in a prison.

Several supervisors of the Guozijian, at the banquet party, satirized a few words about the government, complained about the people in the south of the Yangtze River, and were deprived of their qualifications as supervisors within a few days.

However, they were not impeached, but directly arrested by the Xiuyiwei. It is said that it is related to the present, and written evidence was left on the scene.

The emperor's treatment was relatively merciful, but he was deprived of the qualifications to supervise the students, and he was not sent to prison, which is considered a kind of tolerance.

If things go on like this, Jia Ying feels that she is not far from the Literary Prison.

Jia Ying herself has also raised her vigilance. On weekdays, when she goes to the Yamen, she will get soy sauce if she can, and she will never go to banquets and cultural meetings. As long as there is nothing serious in the Ministry of War, she will stay at home.

At this time, even if the Jingcha is inferior in the next year, it is much better than being convicted for speaking.

The lower ranks are only downgraded to one rank, but if they are demoted or dismissed due to party disputes, there is no hope of recovery.

Unless one day the imperial court completely solves the fetters of party disputes, or one party wins with a clear advantage, you will turn around.

Otherwise, forget about it in this life.

Isn't Qi Benzhong just like that?It wasn't until the new emperor ascended the throne that he saw the dawn of recovery, but unfortunately, his fate was a bit unlucky.

A reform of officials made everyone feel in danger, and had to form a party to protect themselves.

The administration of Jiade and Fu Donglai has turned into a party struggle, and I don't know what they are thinking now.

As for the others, in Jia Ying's opinion, they wanted to muddy the water completely.

It seems that I have to go out and hide for a while, so as not to bother to come to the door.

This guy Yang You suddenly came to Luoguxiang.

"You are a rare visitor, why did you think of coming to my place?"

The family has elm money, and it is safe even if it is not rich.

In the courtyard, under the elm tree, smelling the freshness of the sprouts, Jia Ying sat cross-legged in front of the short table, and Yang You sat opposite to each other. Snacks, boiling water with green velvet, Jia Ying, in an extremely leisurely manner, was doing the tea ceremony process one by one.

Soup pot, set tea, warm cup, Gao Chong. A cup of fresh and sweet tea was brought to Yang You.

"You are laid back, you are so particular about drinking tea, tsk tsk."

Yang You casually grabbed a piece of snack, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it with the tea.

Looking at the scene of Yang You's cow swallowing a horse and drinking, Jia Ying felt like a cow playing the piano. The previous calm, flattery and disgrace disappeared in an instant. Yang You's appearance, a sip of snacks and a sip of tea, that is called nourishing.

Jia Ying didn't understand the tea ceremony, so the reason why he came up with such a team of bottles and jars was purely for idleness.

"That's right, there's nothing to do with those sour people." Yang You stuffed a piece of snacks into his mouth and said.

"Recently, the mansion is not clean. Concubine Zhao often runs to the Lord's place. As a last resort, I can only come to you to hide."

There is a lot of information in these words!
Seeing Jia Ying's expression of eating melons, Yang You smiled and scolded: "Don't think about it, I'm looking for Youwei, and they say they want to learn dancing."

Jia Ying shook her head and said, "I'm not quiet here. I haven't been to Rongning Mansion these two days. Feng Ziying, I don't know who he climbed up to, and he's blocking me in Rong Mansion all day long."

"I also took a one-month leave from the Ministry of War."

"Ask for leave? Do you really want to hide forever? But as long as you are in the capital, where else can you hide?" Yang You said helplessly.

"So I'm going out of Beijing."

"where to?"

"Jinling."

Yang You was silent for a while when he heard the words, before he said: "When will we set off, I will be with you."

"You are the prince, you are not allowed to leave Beijing without purpose."

Yang You's expression suddenly collapsed.

"Why don't you help me figure out a way?"

Jia Ying shook her head and said, "It's about patriarchal law and court law. I can think of any way to do it."

"Furthermore, the Embroidered Clothes Guards are not at all restful now. I still count on you to take care of me after I leave, Wucheng Bingmasi."

Yang You complained very nastyly: "Jia Ying, you are really not kind. The two of us have always been inseparable from Meng, and Meng is not away from Jiao. What's the matter if you throw Master alone in the capital."

Jia Ying sneered and didn't reply.

"No, I have to go to the palace."

Yang You got up abruptly and walked out.

"What are you going to do in the palace?" Jia Ying asked.

"Go and ask Your Majesty to see if there is any errands sent abroad, so that I can relieve His Majesty's worries." Yang You said without turning his head.

This guy is not stupid.

"Don't spoil my good deed." Jia Ying shouted from behind, Yang You had long since disappeared, so I don't know if he heard it.

On April [-] last year, he went south from the capital to Huguang.

On the same day this year, Jia Ying took the girls south to Jinling, accompanied by Qi Sixian and Xu Wenyu.

In the capital, Jia Yun has already been able to take charge of her own affairs. The matter of the Xishan Coal Mine has been basically finalized. The promotion of the iron stove still needs time to ferment, probably after winter.

It has been nearly a year since the Xu family collapsed. Although Xu Wenyu never showed it on weekdays, according to Qi Sixian, she was often alone in a daze.

As a man, Jia Ying naturally couldn't be indifferent, and bringing them along this time meant to help Xu Wenyu relax.

Originally, Jia Ying was going to bring Luo Rong's mother and son with him. Jinling had Tong Sihai's business, so he could just entrust him to send people to southern Xinjiang.

It's just that Xu Wenyu said no to him.

Oh, after the emperor defeated the Xiongnu, at the beginning of the new year, he pardoned a group of family members of criminal officials in the Jiaofang Division. Luo Rong is no longer a sinner.

However, although those members of the Xu family were pardoned, they still could not leave the Jiaofang Division. It was just that they had changed from sin slaves to free slaves. They were still slaves, but it was quite different.

At the very least, the Secretary of Jiaofang will pay the wages, and the woman no longer has to pick up customers.

Regarding Luo Rong's matter, Xu Wenyu didn't say the specifics, and Jia Ying didn't ask too much.

After all, Xu Fengyan was really dead.

And Xiangyun also came after hearing the letter. Bowling Marquis Shi Nai and Jia Ying met him before, but he has not taken up his post in other provinces yet, but he has only met him a few times and they don't know each other very well. Jia Ying can't say much about Shi Nai. I understand, but he got along well with Jia Zhen and Jia She when we met a few times.

Since Shi Nai was in Beijing, Xiangyun couldn't travel freely. Fortunately, Mother Jia loved her, so she sent someone to talk to Shi Nai, and asked Xiangyun to go back to his hometown in Jinling to have a look.

As for Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding, Jia Ying had never seen him before. He should be older than Jia Zheng. Now he is guarding Liaodong Town, and he hasn't been back for several years.

Shi Ding and Shi Nai are not biological brothers, but somewhat similar to the relationship between Jia Ying and Jia Zhen.

Let's not mention these for the time being, let's just say that early in the morning, Jia Ying came to Rong Mansion to pick up a group of girls with a dozen bodyguards. There were four drivers in chariots and horses, and there were more than ten girls and maids in total.

Because of the large number of people, Jia's mansion also sent servants to accompany them.

A group of people headed for Tongzhou Wharf in a mighty way.

Under the archway of Ningrong Street, a man with a mole on his chin and inverted triangular eyes watched Jia Ying and his party leave Ningrong Street, then disappeared into the crowd in a flash.

Nancheng, in a house.

The man with black moles and inverted triangular eyes pushed open the door.

"Brother Lang San is back, is there any news?"

The man with the black mole and inverted triangular eyes is called Lang Kun. He was originally the third leader of the Jiaolong Gang. Wu Appreciation is the think tank of the Jiaolong Gang.

On the night when Jia Ying quieted the capital, he happened to be out on errands and escaped a catastrophe. Afterwards, Bing Ma Si and Wanda counties both issued arrest documents, but they have not been arrested until now, but they don't want others to be in the capital. .

"Is Lord Qing here?"

"It's in the house."

"Go in and talk." Lang Kun and the gatekeeper entered the house.

"Brother Lang is back, but what good news did he bring back?" Inside the room, a man dressed as a scholar was holding a scroll and flipping through it. People sat down and asked.

"Brother Feng, go make a cup of tea, and then stand guard at the door."

The other person left in response.

When there were only two people left in the room, Lang Kun said, "Master Qing, you have been watching him for three months, and this time we finally met."

"Oh, tell me, what's going on?"

"I asked someone to inquire before, saying that Jia Ying might leave the capital in the near future, and I have been wandering around Ningrong Street for the past two days, and as expected, today he took a group of girls from their mansion out of the city in a carriage. This is a great opportunity."

"Where is he going?" asked the one called Master Qing.

"It is said that they are going to Jinling. This is a journey of thousands of miles. They specified that they will take a boat. Although my Jiaolong Gang has been ashore for many years, the business on the canal has not stopped. I have already sent people to follow. But if it is confirmed that he took the waterway from Tongzhou Wharf, then he will be unable to escape this time."

"Jinling? Is the news accurate?" Master Qing asked with some doubts.

Lang Kun sneered and said, "Hmph, the news from their mansion is so untrue."

"How many people did he take with him?"

Lang Kun recalled: "A dozen guards, seven or eight servants, and the rest are female relatives."

Speaking of this, Lang Kun smiled sinisterly and said: "I have met those girls before. They are all young ladies from your family in their teens. They are stunningly beautiful, hehe."

"Brother Lang, the identities of those women are not simple. Without Jia Ying, there are still two government houses. You'd better stop thinking about it. Besides, Jia Ying is not a good person. He has only been an official for a year, and he has already been an official." It’s nothing to kill.”

This Lang Kun has good abilities, but he is just a bit lustful. Master Qing was a little worried that something bad would happen to him, so he just reminded him.

Lang Kun grinned ferociously and said: "Master Qing, don't worry, people won't stay, but before that, you can always let me, brother, avenge the destruction of the family."

Master Qing nodded.

"Master Qing, Jia Ying is not in the capital now, but at Xishan."

Master Qing shook his head and said, "There are soldiers and horses and guards from the patrol battalion guarding the western mountain, and there are many hawks and dogs raised by Jia Ying. It is impossible for us to attack by force."

"But my brothers."

"Brother Lang, don't worry, since you have voted for me, your brother, that is, my Lin Qing's brother, I will not sit idly by. As long as Jia Ying dies, there will be chaos on the Xishan side. At that time, I am afraid that no one can be rescued." ?"

After hearing this, Lang Kun also felt reasonable.

The main reason is that he is single and weak now, except for some eyeliners, he has no subordinates, so he can only rely on Lin Qing's power.

He didn't know Lin Qing very well either. It was this person who approached him and asked him if he wanted revenge.

Lang Kun actually didn't care much about the deaths of those brothers of the Jiaolong Gang. The key point was that his 13-year-old son was arrested by Jia Ying and locked up in Xishan for mining.

Lang Kun is also in his 40s this year. He has raised many concubines over the years, but he has always had such a son, so he naturally refuses to give up easily.

So he agreed to Lin Qing to inquire about the news for him.

The reason why he wandered around the capital without being caught was because he had the ability to disguise himself. Lin Qing probably also took a fancy to his strange skills.

Over the past few days, Lang Kun has gained some understanding of Lin Qing's background.

There is a group of believers under him, they spend a lot of money, and their influence spreads all over the Shandong area of ​​Zhili. They are a powerful character.

"Since that's the case, Brother Lao is there to mobilize the relationship on the canal and help keep an eye on it. It's not easy to make a move near Zhili. On the Jinling side, the Jia family's power is not small. How about we make a move on the border of Shandong?"

Lang Kun nodded and said: "Master Qing is very considerate. There are many big rivers and lakes in the border of Shandong. The reeds there are where our brothers lived."

"Since that's the case, let's split up. Brother Lang will go ahead and prepare the boat. I'll rush to get the manpower, and I'll arrive soon."

Lang Kun got up and cupped his fists and said, "Master Qing, don't worry, I'll contact some old friends on the water and tell him that Jia Ying never came back."

Lin Qing was even more delighted when he heard the words: "Brother Lang, wait a moment."

After finishing speaking, Lin Qing turned around and walked to the bookshelf, took out a stack of banknotes from a box, turned around and handed them to Lang Kun and said, "Brother Lang is going to contact old friends, it is inconvenient to do things without money, here are 5000 taels of banknotes. Brother, use it first, if it’s not enough, just ask me for it.”

"Master Qing is refreshing, you can watch the rest." After finishing speaking, he turned and walked out the door.

After Lang Kun left, the man called Brother Feng walked in.

"Daozi, is this person reliable?"

Lin Qing looked at Lang Kun who was leaving, and said with a sneer: "He was born as a water bandit, and he was engaged in the business of robbing houses, murdering people and extorting goods. Breaking contracts and tearing up bills is just commonplace for him, so of course we can't trust him completely."

"But that Langkun knows a lot of our secrets."

Lin Qing shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, his son is still in Jia Ying's hands. Before Jia Ying dies, he can still use it. As for the future."

"Don't talk about this, the manpower of those Jianghu gangs you contacted, are they all ready?"

Brother Feng replied: "I contacted some of them, but the rest of them were all overwhelmed by Jia Ying, and they didn't want to participate."

Lin Qing turned cold and said, "We must not let them reveal our whereabouts."

"Don't worry, Daozi, no one who has been photographed will survive."

"Be clean. The urban management brigade is checking the household registration recently. Don't get bitten."

Brother Feng sneered and said: "Those people are all important criminals wanted by Bingmasi. They didn't dare to show their faces in front of people. They knew that there were not many of them, and no one would care about them when they died. They were all buried in the city. gone outside."

"Well, well done."

"In this way, you send some brothers and take those people to Shandong first to cooperate with Lang Kun's operation. In addition, we will call some of our own people and let their people take the lead. In case there is any disagreement, our people will also fight It's easy to get away. If you can really surround Jia Ying."

"I am going to capture him alive and skin him!"

"Go."

On Tongzhou Wharf.

Jia Ying is arranging for the girls to board the boat. The boat is a lucky boat chartered by Jia's mansion. It has two floors, enough to accommodate a group of more than 30 people.

Moreover, Jia Ying and his party did not travel alone, but contacted the Cao Gang here, and there was also an official ship of the Yanzheng Yamen, accompanied by officers and soldiers of a team of hundreds of households. Afterwards, Jia Ying made arrangements and asked them to travel together, so that there would be someone to take care of them on the way.

"Second Master, someone is following us." A personal guard came over and said.

This personal guard was selected by Jia Ying from the Bingma Division. He is a master of stick skills. He grew up in Sijiu City since he was a child. Among them is his familiarity with the capital.

"Huh? Do you know that person?" Jia Ying asked in a deep voice.

The guard nodded and said: "I know, he is a well-known ear newspaper in the capital, and he makes a living by inquiring about news of trafficking. But who is behind him, I don't know."

"Second master, do you want to arrest him?"

Jia Ying shook her head and said, "No, just let him follow."

Then he turned back and said, "Xi'er, go and ask when the tank boat will leave."

(End of this chapter)