Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 252: Raptors Crossing the River?

In the blink of an eye, the new year was approaching, and the Zhenhai Guards and recruits led by Qi Yaozong did not disappoint Jia Ying. Although they had only won a few small-scale battles, they could add up. Collected one or two hundred heads, destroyed six Japanese pirate strongholds, captured more than [-] large and small warships, stolen more than [-] taels of silver, and countless smuggled goods such as grain, cloth, silk, salt and iron.

Jia Ying didn't care about these small troubles. What he cared more about was getting the navy recruits familiar with the way of fighting at sea and laying the foundation for future long-distance voyages to suppress bandits.

"Let the brothers have a good year, enough wine and meat, and the military salary for the past six months will be paid, and each person will have an extra one or two. This money will be deducted from the Navy Governor's Yamen."

"The last general would like to thank my lord for my brothers." Qi Yaozong had a smile on his face. If he had no money, he would not gather soldiers. Soldiers would also be paid for their food. No one would dislike money. For a penny, the effect will be better.

"During the period when I return to Beijing, everything here will be handed over to you. All operations in Zhenhaiwei will be stopped, and the Japanese pirates will be strictly guarded against the camp. You are not allowed to fight rashly. Everything will wait until the next spring, you understand. Is it?" Jia Ying urged.

"My lord, what if Japanese pirates come to invade?" Qi Yaozong asked.

Jia Ying looked at the boundless sea and said: "There is no reason why you cannot fight back, but before the spring of next year, I don't want to hear the news of the defeat."

The victorious momentum of the navy still needs to be maintained to welcome the war after the beginning of spring.

Qi Yaozong patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, my lord, the final general will not disgrace his life!"

"My lord, there is one more thing. Recently, I have received a lot of entrusted letterheads, all of which are for the shipments of grain and silk in our hands. Please see, my lord."

Many aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River have colluded with pirates and secretly engaged in smuggling business. The buyers include Japanese pirates and businessmen from Thailand and the West. Their interests are intertwined, and many local officials are involved in it.

Zhenhaiwei attacked several times and seized a lot of smuggled goods, which are now piled up in the naval office.

"How can we spit out the meat in our mouths. But we only keep half of the goods, and the rest are registered and sent to the imperial court. We have to guard against the capital and need to win over some people who speak for us. "

These aristocratic families all have the ability to use their hands and eyes to reach the sky. Although he is ordered by the emperor, he can't stand these people's joint impeachment. underestimate.

This is also something that can’t be helped. Jiangnan’s literary style is at its peak, and almost all of the previous scientific examinations have ordinary Jinshi, who were born in Jiangnan.

If these people joined forces, even the emperor would not be able to keep him. Jia Ying needed to find allies for himself in the court.

Ye Baichuan advocated a strategic strategy in Liaodong, and the army had already started to move out one after another. The imperial court continued to spend a lot of military expenses on food and grass, and these were all piled up on the head of the household department.

Jia Ying seized a lot of smuggled goods, and there will be more in the future, which just solved the urgent need of the court, otherwise, if it was on weekdays, these things would not be able to be sent out, it would be too hot.

Fu Donglai's New Deal also needs the support of the local clans. If Jia Ying conflicts with these clans, Fu Donglai will most likely abandon his car to protect the handsome.

The position he is in is different, and the situation he faces will be different. In the eyes of Fu Donglai, he was at best a junior, either because he was good at using it, or because of Feng Hengshi's face. Dongnae can serve as his umbrella.

But now as his status continues to rise, few people can protect him without reservation.

Qi Yaozong has been in the naval guards for many years, and he also understands the key points. He has no objection to Jia Ying's disposal. On the contrary, he was worried before that Jia Ying was too young to occupy all these goods. It's really a disaster.

"Your Excellency, we still need to find a way to persuade these aristocratic families to come to our side. Otherwise, it will be a variable after all." Qi Yaozong reminded.

Now he and Jia Ying are on the same boat, and they have been put on hold for seven or eight years. If he wants to make a difference in his official career, he must rely on enough military exploits to support him. He also has high hopes for the navy.

Jia Ying nodded: "I've already considered this point. This time I'm returning to Beijing for this purpose."

After parting with Qi Yaozong, Jia Ying went to Zhoucheng again. There are some things that need Jia Yucun's help.

Qi Yaozong would receive requests, how could those people let Jia Ying, who is the governor of the Jiangnan Navy, be spared?In order to intercede, these people can be said to have tried their best. The Wang family, the Shi family, the Zhen family, including the Jinling Jia family behind him, and even the Dongping Palace had sent people to look for him.

Jia Ying rejected everything that could be rejected, and if it was really impossible to reject, let Jia Yucun come forward to argue with these people and buy time for the navy's bandit suppression.

After explaining some things to Jia Yucun, Jia Ying went to a pharmacy in the prefectural city. This pharmacy was temporarily requisitioned by the prefectural government to accommodate doctors recruited from various places.

Jia Ying came here to look for Chang Zhenling.

"Are you going back to Beijing?" Chang Zhenling asked first.

Jia Ying nodded: "Come here to say goodbye to the girl, and leave today. When will you and Mr. Chang leave for Danyang?"

The grandparents and grandsons of the Chang family traveled abroad for more than three years, and before they had time to return home, they heard that there was an epidemic in Suzhou, so they made a detour and rushed here.Now that the New Year is approaching, the matter of consultation will also come to an end, and this place is not far from Danyang, the two of them must return to their hometown for the New Year.

"Even if you don't come, I will ask Lord Zhizhou to give you a message. I plan to set off today and go to Suzhou Fucheng to meet my grandfather before returning to Danyang."

The two smiled at each other.

"Have you packed your luggage? When are you leaving?" Jia Ying asked.

Chang Zhenling gestured to the burden on her back and said, "Master Zhizhou has already hired a carriage for me."

"I send you."

After pondering for a moment, Chang Zhenling asked, "Will it not delay your journey?"

Jia Ying shook her head with a smile. It's too early to go back to Beijing in time for New Year's Eve, so there's no rush.Chang Zhenling didn't hold back, and got into the carriage accompanied by Jia Ying.

The carriages and horses diverted to Suzhou City, picked up Chang Youke, and Jia Ying escorted the grandparent and grandson to Danyang.

The Chang family is not a small family in Danyang. More than half of the medicine halls and medicinal materials business in the entire Zhenjiang Mansion are in the hands of the Chang family. However, the children of the Chang family either study medicine or go into business. The lintel is not high, and there is only one tribute archway, which was left by the ancestors.

A group of people turned around the archway and saw a group of people gathered outside Chang's ancestral hall, and could vaguely hear the sound of arguing.

"Xi'er, go and see what's going on?" Jia Ying stood up immediately, frowning and said.

At this time, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Chang Youke glanced at the entrance of the ancestral hall, then whispered a few words to the guard beside the carriage, and the guard rode towards Jia Ying.

"The old man knows those people?" When Jia Ying came over, Chang Youke's grandfather and grandson had already got off the carriage, and the old man gave Jia Ying an apologetic look.

"I made adults laugh, alas!" Chang Youke shook his head helplessly.

"If it's inconvenient, the old man doesn't need to answer. With Jia here, they won't disturb the old man." Jia Ying saw that Chang Youke seemed to be in a dilemma, and there was a trace of worry on Chang Zhenling's face. look.

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by adults."

At the moment, Chang Ke briefly explained the general situation of the matter.

It turned out that it started with a marriage contract.

Old Mr. Chang has only one son, and he was supposed to inherit his medical mantle, but he became addicted to greed at a young age, and finally lost his daughter's important life and affairs. Chang Zhenling didn't want to marry an old man to be a child , so he ran away from home, followed his grandfather to practice Taoism and study medicine, and often took her to travel around the world, so he didn't have the intention of avoiding disaster.

But after being away from home for a long time, people will eventually feel homesick, not to mention Chang can get older, so he wants to go back to his hometown.

And the reason why he went to Suzhou was not only because of the invitation of the prefect of Suzhou, but also to wait and see. After a few years, maybe the other party has forgotten about it.

After returning to his hometown, Chang Ke naturally had to contact the family members at home, but there is nothing impenetrable in the world. When the news spread that they were in Suzhou, the family started to come to the house again, and they even sent people to Suzhou, but At that time, Chang Zhenling had already been invited to Taicang by Jia Ying, but the other party couldn't find anyone, so she finally left.

Unexpectedly, they would be waiting here for them.

"Well, this matter is a lawsuit, and our Chang family is also at a loss, so we have been hiding and dare not go back to our hometown."

Chang Youke felt a little sad, thinking that he would not get a good reward in the end even if he practiced medicine to help the world.

People from Anpingbo Mansion
Zhenjiang Mansion belongs to the territory of Southern Zhili, close to the old capital Nanjing, and there are nobles everywhere, most of them belong to the founding family. Jia Ying of Anping Bo Mansion has never been in contact with it, and it is even the first time he has heard of it.

It is not well-known, and if you only look at its actions, it is estimated that it is almost in decline.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for the grandparents and grandchildren of the Chang family to hide outside for such a long time.

"Where is he? I saw him last time in Suzhou. He is Chang Youke. The woman beside him must be Chang Zhenling. Take him back to the mansion quickly and hand him over to the master."

Those who saw it noticed this side, yelled, and then seven or eight people came out of the arguing crowd. Relying on their status as local snakes, they didn't pay attention to Jia Ying and his party, and walked straight over, wanting to Go over the guards and take people directly.

Jia Ying's face was calm and she didn't make a sound.

"what!"

"what!"

A few screams sounded, and someone flew upside down, and the guards standing in front immediately shot, and seven or eight slaves from Anpingbo's Mansion were beaten to the ground and screamed again and again.

"Master, what should we do?" Xi'er came over and asked.

"One person breaks one leg." Jia Ying's icy voice sounded, making the surrounding crowd stunned.

"No!"

Just when the guards were about to strike, someone from the Chang family stood up and stopped them loudly.

"Third Uncle, these people are all cronies of the third-bedroom master of the Uncle Anping's Mansion. They can't be hurt. They will bring trouble to our Chang family." The other party didn't know Jia Ying, but seeing Jia Ying by Chang Youke's side, he was another You boy, in order to take Jia Ying and his party seriously, you can talk about yourself.

"Father, we can't beat you, we can't offend the Lu family." A middle-aged man who looked a lot like the grandparents of the Chang family also came over to warn him.

"Nizi!" Chang Youke scolded angrily, turning his head aside, it seemed that he didn't want to pay attention to this son.

Chang Zhenling's mind calmed down on the matter, she just looked at her father coldly and remained silent.

It's just that the guards don't care about the worries of the Chang family. They only obey the orders of their second master. The second master said that if a person breaks a leg, it is impossible for these people to stand up again.

Amidst the wailing, the faces of the Chang family were all ugly.

A man dressed as a manager came out from the crowd, followed by three or five slaves, looked at Jia Ying and said to everyone: "Where are these friends from, do you know that these people are relatives of the Anpingbo Mansion, who committed murder in the street?" , violated Dagan’s law, if I don’t give an explanation today, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get through.”

Jia Ying was too lazy to make a sound, so Xi'er naturally had to do the work for the master.

"Friend? You are not worthy! The people who brought you get lost, or even your dog legs will be interrupted!"

The steward's face was livid, his chest heaved and heaved, and he laughed with a gloomy look: "Okay! We have to see if you have the ability to cross the river if the dragon crosses the river. We won't finish this matter!"

Then he turned his head and told the slaves beside him, "Go find some people and carry them back."

After finishing speaking, he took the lead in shaking his sleeves and leaving.

Jia Ying felt amused in her heart, it turned out that she was also a bully and fearful, stern and soft-hearted person, who said the most hated things and did the most cowardly things.

Speaking of which, the founders of the country are really not as good as the previous generations, but anyone with a little vision should also be able to see that Jia Ying and his party are not dressed like ordinary people.

Or maybe, the other party is confident, even if they see that the guards are wearing official boots, they don't care, after all, this is Nanzhili, and they have opened the base camp of the nobles, even if they are from the government, they dare not easily offend a Xunfu .

Unfortunately, Jia Ying is not an ordinary person.

Ignoring everyone in the Chang family, Jia Ying turned to Chang Youke, his grandfather and grandson and said, "Please, old man, arrange a place for me to rest here for half a day before we start our journey."

Chang didn't know that Jia Ying wanted to support their grandparents and grandchildren, he was very moved, and felt a little guilty for involving Jia Ying's innocence.

"Okay, okay, the old man is in Danyang, and there is still an ancestral house, which is enough for the adults and his party to rest."

"Old man, don't feel guilty. If you were in Shanyin that day, if you said a little bit, you don't have to wait until today to return to your hometown. That guy Yang You may personally send you a ride."

Chang Youke, grandparent and grandson, have great kindness to the Hunan Army Camp and the Jinglu Guard. The kindness of tens of thousands of living people, even if Yang You personally escorts them back to their hometown, it is not an excessive request.

The members of the Chang clan who were the first to dissuade them watched silently for a while. Jia Ying and the others knew that they had provoked the Uncle Anping's mansion, but they dared to stay overnight. body.

Chang Zudao couldn't help smiling, if he didn't have official status, he wouldn't ignore the Lu family.

"Third Uncle, this is not a place to talk. Third Uncle hasn't returned home for many years, so we should accompany the guests to the ancestral hall to have a rest first. The old house has been unoccupied for a long time, so my nephew will send someone to clean it up, and then invite guests." Check in."

"This is my cousin, the current head of the Chang Clan, Chang Zudao." Chang Youke introduced Jia Ying, but he did not introduce Jia Ying to everyone.

The lintel of the Chang family is not enough to cling to the current Jia Ying.

"How about going to the ancestral hall to rest first, my lord?"

Jia Ying nodded and followed the crowd to the Chang's Ancestral Hall.

Chang Zuchi was a few steps behind, and took his daughter to inquire about Jia Ying's background.

(End of this chapter)