Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 257 The Gift of Commander Sun
On the 23rd day of the first lunar month, early in the morning, Jia Ying and Yang You sent soldiers and patrol battalions to seal off the street from Chengtianmen to Yongdingmen.

The Tiqi of the Embroidery Guard patrolled from Nanyuan to the capital, guarding against all possible accidents.

On the fifth watch, all the officials rushed to Fengtian Hall to participate in the first court meeting after the opening of the seal. At the beginning of the new year, the Holy Son of Heaven sat in the Ming Hall to accept the worship of all the officials and envoys from the vassal states from all over the world.

This vassal state's tribute was also the first grand event of the Jiade Dynasty, and everyone in the court took it seriously, and publicized the great power of the country to the barbarians of the world.

Tubo, North Korea, Japan, the Xiongnu who had just fought with Dagan, and even the Yuzi Kingdom far to the west of the Western Regions, which was blocked by the resurgent Huns, all sent envoys.

Unlike these relatively independent countries, the lands of Burma, Mengyang, Toungoo, Ayuthaya, Annan, Lancang, Lanna, Sukhothai, Gaojin, Bago and other countries far south of southern Xinjiang The king is a place that has been successively conquered by the Nan'an king's army in recent years. The territory of these local kings is even divided by the Daqian's Xuanwei Division, which belongs to both foreign vassals and Dagan's confinement Therefore, Dagan and the local kings were mixed.

According to the official historian, in the spring of the seventh year of Jiade, all barbarians came to court, and the grand occasion will never be repeated.

For the first time, the majesty of the Holy Emperor of Jiade was proclaimed in the country, and it was the beginning of another prosperous age.

After accepting the pilgrimage, the emperor led all the officials to sacrifice to heaven from the altar of the country, and ordered the queen Yin and Prince Zhaohe to stay in Beijing to supervise the country, and he himself took the minister Xungui and the guests from the foreign vassal to Nanyuan, accompanied by Jia Ying and Yang You .

At that time, on the road from the capital to Nanyuan, there was a rustle of cars and horses, and the flags were flying in the air. At a glance, the pedestrians within a distance of more than ten miles could not be seen. Jia Ying was a little worried, whether Nanyuan was so big, could it accommodate such a large number of people? .

Jia's driver is also in the team, and the position is very high. After the Xiping Palace, Lan Tianyu returned to Beijing to find a job, but she still didn't look good when she saw Jia Ying. Instead, she fought with Jia Zheng and Jia She. Say hello, talk and laugh with each other.

Jia Ying was in the team of Xiping Palace, and saw a woman who had met once outside Xipinghou's Mansion. Judging by her age, she looked like a young lady from Xipinghou's Mansion. She was still a special case. Girls from other families always sat in sedan chairs. Riding in the car, she was the only one dressed in men's clothing and riding on a horse. It seemed that Lan Tianyu was still a daughter slave.

Both the Southern Prince's Mansion and the Eastern Prince's Mansion also have their heirs in Beijing, so such a grand event will naturally not be missed, and further ahead is the Northern Prince's Mansion.

In front of the honorable nobles of the opposite sex, is the procession of the royal family's prince and county prince's mansion, and before that, is the escort of Jia De and his concubines.

Concubine Yuan was also among them, Jia Ying just glanced at it from a distance, but didn't come close, it was inconvenient to see too many people.

The team went to Nanyuan, each selected a place, and set up camp. The nobles were all acquainted with each other, and they gathered in twos and threes to camp together, which was convenient for taking care of them, and it could also be fun.

However, when Jia Ying inspected the camp, he discovered an interesting thing.

The son of heaven is in the game, and the honors present today are divided into left and right. The founding honors are in the same line, headed by the four kings. On the ground, there is also a tent, according to Yang You, it belongs to Xuanlong Xungui.

Both are nobles of the opposite sex, and the two are distinct.

It was the first time for Jia Ying to see these Xuanlong nobles in such a group, there were quite a few of them, there were twelve or three families in Beijing, he didn't know many of them, so it was Yang You who introduced them to him.

These nobles were originally under the command of his father, and it has only been ten years since they switched to King Zhongshun, and the friendship with Prince Suzhong's mansion has not been broken, so Yang You is very familiar with these people.

"Where's your camp?"

Yang You pointed to the place next to Xuanlong Xungui: "That's it, my family is alone, and the mother and concubine are sick and can't come. This time, only Youwei will come with me. When the time comes, let your girl Come and see it often."

Jia Ying nodded, glanced at the layout of the camp ahead, and said nothing.

King Zhongshun is not in Beijing, it seems that these people want to renew their relationship with Prince Suzhong's mansion, and I don't know if it will affect their friendship.

"Have you heard that Yuzi Kingdom seems to be here to ask for help, and there are officials in the court who want to reopen the road to the Western Regions." Yang You said suddenly.

Jia Ying nodded. He also heard about this incident. It is said that the Huns expanded westward and entered the territory of the Yuzi people. They looted and burned, but the Yuzi people couldn't stand it. , and then sent envoys for help.

Speaking of which, the Huns and the Yuzi people can be regarded as close relatives. The ancestors were both the ancient Huns. The biggest difference between this life and Jia Ying’s memory is that after the defeat of the Meng Yuan army, the nomads in the north of Mobei called again. He came up with the slogan of the Great Huns, and inherited most of the Mongolian Yuan's heritage on the grasslands.

Although both are descendants of the Huns, in the eyes of the King of the Huns, the Yuzi people are not even as good as the Mengyuan and Donghu people. They are completely bastards with impure blood and are only worthy of being their slaves. Batu Wendu Suzeng He sent people to the west several times, but in the end he was defeated by the boundless desert.

During the period when the envoys entered Beijing, the two sides had clashed several times, and even killed people. The Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple had no choice but to ask Jia Ying to send soldiers and horses to guard the residences of both parties to guard against Yuzi's envoys. , All of them were smothered to death by the Huns in Dagan.

The reason why the Huns sent envoys was to destroy the alliance between Yuzi and Dagan.

Although the land to the west of Hexi is nominally occupied by the Huns, everyone knows that the Hunxie King's Department and the Xiutu King's Department are not in the same heart with the Huns Royal Court, but they are only greedy for the pastures and land under the Tianshan Mountains, and there are two thrones That's all.

At the beginning, Dagan was unable to continue the western expedition because of the early establishment of the country and the decline of people's livelihood. This gave them the opportunity to take advantage of the loopholes. However, the Xiongnu also could not fully control the Western Regions. The two kings Hunxie and Xiutu guarded the road leading to Dagan , as long as they guard this trade route, the two tribes will have a steady stream of wealth.

Because of this, they did not dare to completely offend Dagan to death, and vacillated between the royal court of the Huns and Dagan.

Once Dagan decides to join forces with the Yuzi people, it is not certain who will belong to the Western Regions.At that time, their living space in the grassland will be further compressed, and they will even be driven back to the desolate and bitter cold land north of Mobei again. This is what the Huns do not want to see.

"I just don't know what His Majesty's attitude is towards this."

"What do you think about so much, I wish His Majesty would agree to come down. I can't go to Liaodong, so I can go to Hexi. There is still my old department there."

Yang You's idea is very simple, if there is a battle, he will fight, as to whether to fight or why, that is not something he should consider.

Today's weather is quite warm, there are no dark clouds to block the scorching sun. By the time the sun hangs in the west, a large tent has been set up in the Nanyuan camp, and a skylight is left on the top of each large tent. , A round iron tube came out, and after a while, thick black smoke came out of the chimney.

The heating effect of the iron stove is definitely better than that of the charcoal stove. Not only does it not need to change the charcoal fire frequently, but it is enough to burn the fire twice a day in the morning and evening to ensure that the day will not be cold, and there is no smoke. The necessary things, and began to slowly flow to the common people.

Although coal is more expensive, its heating effect is much better than that of charcoal. The coal slurry mixed with loess can also save the consumption of coal, which is not much more expensive than firewood. The common people in the capital can still afford it. from this cost.

The only unhappy people are probably those who sell firewood for a living.

But it's not that Jia Ying didn't leave a way for them to survive. As long as they wanted, they could travel between Xishan and the capital, and be responsible for delivering charcoal to the city.

Although it is hard money, it will be worse than selling firewood if you don't see it.

In the evening, after Jia Ying finished his inspection, he returned to the camp where Jia's family was located.

"Second, come here quickly, you came back just in time, we hunted a roe deer and some hares this afternoon, and we are about to slaughter them and roast them." Jia Lian shouted to Jia Ying from a long distance away.

On one side, several domestic servants were handling the game that had been brought in.

Jia Ying dismounted and walked over, asking: "Who is so lucky today, the hunt has not started yet, but he opened it first, if he goes to participate in the hunting competition, he will definitely win the first prize."

"I went out with Feng Ziying and the others in the afternoon. The deer was shot by Brother Zhen, and the rabbit was shot by Lan'er and Jun'er," Jia Lian said.

"Brother Zhen?" Jia Ying circled around the deer. She was not small and had a lot of weight. She was surprised that Jia Zhen, who had been hollowed out by wine, lust and wealth, could still hit the deer. She was gone. What a shit luck.

Looking back, Jia Zhen was holding Han's beard, complacent, as if she was waiting for Jia Ying to boast.

Jia Ying couldn't help feeling amused, turned around and patted the heads of Jia Lan and Jia Zhu, and said, "That's right, it seems that you haven't been lazy these days when I'm not in Beijing."

Jialan Jiazhu was praised, and everyone laughed happily. Jia Zhen was a little dark-faced, but she couldn't afford to compete with the two juniors.

Seeing that Baoyu was also in military uniform, Jia Ying asked with a smile, "Can Baoyu gain anything?"

Baoyu was very uncomfortable, and said after a while: "Tomorrow, I will also hunt a roe."

"I brought some newly configured spices, and I asked Xi'er to fetch some later, just in time for tonight."

Jia Lian hangs out with Jia Ying a lot on weekdays, and knows that there are secret spice recipes in his house, but it's a pity that Jia Ying mostly works outside, so he has long been greedy.

It should be said that Jia Ying has never kept it private, and he also has spices here, but he can't always taste that kind of roast.

"I'm waiting for you." Jia Lian said happily.

At this time, Lin Zhixiao came over, followed by a few servants, all carrying things in their hands, and said, "Master Zhen, the second masters, the four palaces sent people to bring the hunted game, the second The master said, let Uncle Zhen and several second masters watch and return a gift."

Jia Ying looked at them, they were all pheasants and rabbits, everyone just arrived, and it was hard to get any big gains, the size of the gifts didn't matter, they were just walking around as they should.

"It's really difficult. We don't have much hunting, so we can't bring back a few more rabbits, but there's only one deer." Lian Er said helplessly.

"Second brother, you still have some spices left, prepare some and send them over." As the eldest brother, Jia Zhen had to make up her mind.

As time passed, he also followed Jia Lian to arouse Jia Ying's second child. Jia Ying will never be able to take off this second child's hat in this life.

Jia Ying nodded, explained a few words to Xi'er, and then said to Jia Zhen and Jia Lian: "You guys send them there later, and I won't go. We have a lot of female relatives, so someone needs to take care of them."

"The roe deer meat has been processed. Take it to my wife and younger sisters to try it out. I guess you won't be able to come back after you go, so I won't keep it for you."

Jia Ying thought it was a good deal to exchange some spices for a roe deer.

Jia Zhen and Jia Lian also knew that it was inevitable to socialize when they went, so they didn't know how long they came back, so they had no objection.

"Your Majesty's ministers at the camp banquet, why don't you go, second child?" Jia Lian asked.

Jia Ying shook her head: "I don't like to join in the fun, and I'm not one of them."

Jia Zheng and Jia She are over there now, with so many honors, even if they want to show their face, they may not be able to get their turn, and they are extremely restrained, how can they be comfortable with the girls.

At this time, another servant came running over and said, "Uncle Huizhen, some second masters, Commander Sun sent a pair of golden pheasants, a pair of big geese, and a yellow goat."

"Well, I see, where is Commander Sun?" Jia Lian asked.

The boy replied: "Returning to the second master, it is said that he is on duty tonight, and he must not leave the post for too long. I just ask the master and his wife's well-being."

Jia Lian nodded to show his understanding, and waved his hand to let the young man leave.

"Which Commander Sun?" Jia Ying asked curiously.

"Originally he was also a family friend of our family, a member of the Datong Mansion. Someone from the Sun family has always served as a commander in the Beijing camp, but there were few people walking around. The old man of the Sun family passed away the year before last, and now his son has assumed the position of commander. The servant in the military camp is called Sun Shaozu." Jia Zhen explained.

Sun Shaozu?
Jia Ying asked calmly, "Why did you suddenly send something here?"

Jia Zhen replied: "When camping at noon, a sergeant came here on patrol. When we met, we realized that we were old acquaintances. Probably because of this, I don't know each other very well."

"Master and the late Mr. Sun did have a relationship. I have heard about Sun Shaozu once." Jia Lian interjected.

The master he mentioned was of course Jia She.

"How is this person?" Jia Ying asked again.

"When we met before, he was around twenty years old, and he was quite handsome. His family had quite a few old men in the Fenwu Camp, and he was considered to be a good guy. As for how he is, I don't know." Among them, Jia Lian is most familiar with Sun Shaozu.

"Why, second child, what's the problem?"

Jia Ying shook her head lightly and said, "Just asking casually."

Not long after, Xi'er returned, followed by several personal guards, each carrying a gift box.

Jia Zhen and Jia Lian immediately took people to several camps to return the gift. After all, the other party was the palace of the prince, and the noble was superior, so they had to come forward in person.

"Aren't you going?" Jia Ying turned to Baoyu and asked.

"I'll help my sisters roast roe deer meat."

After all, Baoyu took Jialan and Jiajun and ran to urge the servants to deal with the deer meat, while Jia Ying walked towards the camp.

On the way, he explained to Xi'er again: "Find someone to go to the Fenwu Camp to inquire about that Sun Shaozu. In addition, tell the guards that there are many female relatives in the camp and there are many people mixed around. Be careful during the day and night, and don't let anyone approach you at will, especially outsider."

(End of this chapter)