Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 294

Xiangyun Island.

At this time, the entire island is full of noisy sounds, the sound of gongs and drums, the colorful silk covering the sky, and the sound of firecrackers, hoping that the common people will have a better life.

Even though it was an obscene sacrifice ceremony of the Luo religion, Jia Ying couldn't deny everyone here because of it.

He and Luo Jiao are enemies in terms of position. They both say that the whole world is the land of the king, but compared with a family with a single family name, the crowd of people in this world is the real master of this land. No matter how beautiful you are in life, you can't escape A hundred years later, the world can tell.

Because of this, Jia Ying would open his mouth to intercede for these common people when Chen Xiang proposed not to let one person go.It's not that Jia Ying has the benevolence of a woman in his heart, but that at any time, no matter how high he is in the depths, he doesn't want to lose his true heart.Of course, there was also Liu Xianglian's reason for this, which was the condition Jia Ying agreed to at the beginning, and what he cared about was always only Bai Yang Daozi.

"Second Master, it's time for us to leave." Xi'er came over at this moment and whispered in Jia Ying's ear.

Right in front of the crowd where Jia Ying and his party were, was the Temple of the Queen's Mother. Under Liu Xianglian's identification, it was the first time he saw the true face of this Baiyang Taoist. He was dressed as a middle-aged scribe, and Liu Xianglian said that this Baiyang Daoist Lin Qing was once a student from Shandong, and he joined the Sanyang Sect after failing three times in the exam.

Jia Ying turned to look at Liu Xianglian and said, "You stay here. The Luo Sect is not as notorious as the Sanyang Sect. I will help cover it up in the court. In the future, it will all depend on your own abilities."

Luojiao has a wide influence in the vicinity of Beizhili, even in the bitter cold land of Liaodong outside the pass, there are hundreds of thousands of believers if there are not a million.If he could be beaten to death with a stick, Jia Ying would of course be happy to see it, but he was afraid that if he could not die with a stick, he would be a White Lotus Sect again.

How can the national power accumulated by four generations of kings of Daqian withstand the torture of a few White Lotus Sects?

Among other things, it has been less than 200 years since the founding of the Dagan Dynasty and the founding of the country, and the tenacious vitality of the White Lotus Sect has been active in this land for nearly a thousand years. People's rebellions in all dynasties have their shadows.Jia Ying didn't think she could do better than them, what the emperors of all dynasties failed to do, maybe it would be okay if it was the great grandfather from the previous life.What's more, his goal has never been to be a savior.

"One must be self-aware. I am not strong, so I never dare to jump around." Jia Ying reminded herself.

It's embarrassing to the crossing army.

However, he can support a leader of the Luo sect. Mr. Leng Lang is actually not cold. Even an opponent like Xue Pan can fight righteously. Jia Ying still has great expectations for him.

Just as the group was about to leave quietly, Jia Ying seemed to see a familiar figure from behind in a crowd, and when he looked for that person again, he was already covered by the bustling crowd.

"a?"

Jia Ying was deep in thought, searching for that familiar feeling in her mind, but in the end she had no clue.

Looking back at the direction the other party left, Jia Ying still decided to catch up and find out what happened. The people in this world that he feels familiar with are not only friends, but also enemies.Moreover, the ceremony is now at a critical moment, if you are a believer, how can you leave at this time.

Seeing Jia Ying turn around and go in another direction, Xi'er hastily led others to follow.

At the same time, Chen Xiang had already landed from the north of Xiangyun Island with the Embroidered Guards. With Liu Xianglian as the internal support, it was very easy to smuggle dozens of people to the island. These Embroidered Guards who had ambushed on the island in advance had already Lin Qingbu cleaned up the congregation of the Sanyang Cult on the pier, and when the gongs and drums of the Huangmu Temple were ringing, a thousand households of Xiuyiwei had already landed on the island.

In front of the Temple of the Queen Mother, Lin Qing, who was playing the role of the upper body of the Queen Mother, was dancing the Great God. Suddenly, he saw a confidant approaching and whispered something in his ear. leave in a hurry.

But after a while, I saw several people walking out of the crowd, heading towards the Imperial Mother's Temple, when Liu Xianglian was worried that something happened to Chen Xiang, a person walked by her side.

"Master Liu Xiang, the rudder master has an invitation."

In the backyard of the Queen Mother Temple.

The Sanyang Sect and the Luo Sect's hall master Xiangzhu gathered here, Lin Qingan sat in the first place, and there was no trace of panic on his face.

"Everyone is here, I have something to discuss with the brothers."

"There was news from Canshakou that a large number of officers and soldiers suddenly appeared at the pier, recruited nearby ships, and were rushing to the island. I'm afraid they have already landed on the island."

When everyone heard the words, their expressions changed.

Xiangyun Island is not that big, it is only more than 20 miles long from north to south, and it only takes half an hour to get here from the north of the island.

"Helmsman, why are officers and soldiers here?"

Everyone also looked at Lin Qing one after another. They dared to hold a grand ceremony on Xiangyun Island, so they were sure that they would not be chased by the local guards.

Lin Qing said: "Look at the clothes, they are the eagle claws of the embroidered clothes guard."

Now the hall was even more silent, and it took a long time to hear a voice say: "Master, since we can't leave, then we will fight with them. There are thousands of people on the island, and it is not so easy to catch us."

boom!boom!
A few cannons sounded, which meant that the officers and soldiers were very close. Under the awe of the artillery fire, their manpower on the periphery could not resist for a long time. The panic and noise of the congregation had already sounded outside the temple.

Lin Qing was also hesitating. He is Baiyang Daozi and the chief rudder of Luo Jiao. Even if he wants to leave, he has to convince these subordinates first.

"Damn, the officers and soldiers have even brought the magic machine gun, how can you fight this?" Those who wanted to resist, naturally they also wanted to quit.

Liu Xianglian said at the time: "Master Rudder, the elite of the sect are here now, if all of them are lost here, I'm afraid there will be no day to turn around, it's better to leave a few people behind, and the Master Rudder and the hall masters will leave first. , and then make plans.”

Lin Qing looked at Liu Xianglian with slightly bright eyes, and secretly praised this little Liuer Duan for knowing my intentions, and it was worth mentioning him as the incense master in spite of all the arguments.

"What Master Liu Xiang said is not unreasonable, but I am really unwilling to retreat just like that." Lin Qing looked unwilling.

"The rudder master, if you keep the green hills, you are not afraid of running out of firewood. This time we are unprepared, and we will suffer a big loss if we fight the officers and soldiers rashly. Here Xianglian is the youngest, and I would like to stay behind."

Liu Xianglian can't let Lin Qing and others stay here and encourage the common people to fight against the officers and soldiers. Chen Xiang, who kills without batting an eye, would like to punish all the people here as traitors, so as to dye his black hat red.

"What do you guys think?" Lin Qing asked everyone again.

"Report!"

"It's not good, rudder master, the officers and soldiers have already rushed to the stockade."

Liu Xianglian said anxiously again: "I ask the rudder master to make a decision early, even if you want to fight at this time, you will not be able to fight."

Lin Qing patted the chair and said: "Leave a few people to help Liu Xiangzhu break up, and the rest follow me to leave through the secret path."

Seeing this, the others had no objection. As for who stays and who goes, besides Liu Xianglian, there are still a few incense masters.

After sending Lin Qing and the others away, everyone looked at Liu Xianglian and asked, "Master Liu Xiang, what should I do now?"

Liu Xianglian said: "War is impossible. With our little manpower, we can't deal with the officers and soldiers. In this way, we can gather the congregation outside. Most of them are nearby people, and they don't know the secrets of the sect. Even if they are arrested, it will not be a problem. At that time, we will insist that this is just a temple fair, with thousands of people, the officers and soldiers can’t kill them all. It can also just distract the attention of the officers and soldiers and buy time for the rudder masters.”

"What do you think?"

"Okay! Let's do things one by one."

Everyone nodded. They were originally left as cannon fodder. Who would die if they could survive? The high-level members of the church have all left, and they are left behind.

At present, several people acted independently, gathered to appease the people of the sect, and hid some weapons privately. Then, under the leadership of Liu Xianglian, they opened the gate of the village.

"Stop fighting, we are all obedient people, why did the officials attack my imperial mother's village?"

Seeing that the gate of the village was opened, an official from a hundred households stepped forward and asked, "I have received a tip that there are demons from the White Lotus Sect gathering again to make trouble. Which one of you is the leader, come out and speak."

Liu Xianglian exchanged glances with several incense masters, stepped out and said: "Xiaomin Liu Xianglian is from Yongping Mansion in Zhili Province, and is now elected as the leader by all the villagers, so I come back and forth to question the officials."

"Returning to the official, we are all the people near Yongping Mansion. The stockade here is the Queen Mother's Village. It is famous in the village because there is a Temple of the Queen Mother in the village. Today is the birthday of the Queen Mother. We are waiting here The gathering is really for the temple fair, I don't know what kind of white lotus monster is, so I ask the officials to look into it."

The Hundred Household Officer said coldly: "Hmph, since you are obedient people, why did you set up checkpoints along the way and try to fight against the Heavenly Soldiers and hurt dozens of my soldiers? How can it be fake?"

"If you are sensible, tell your people to put down your weapons and go out of the village to surrender. Otherwise, once you break through the gate of the village, no one will stay behind."

In the stockade, there was a commotion among the crowd.

"The official said, this island is located overseas. There are not only fierce beasts, insects and snakes on the island, but also pirates. The people in the village usually rely on fishing and hunting for a living. Therefore, the people here are more aggressive. Those checkpoint villages The gate was also set up to prevent pirates, not against the government. Today, the officials suddenly brought troops here, and the wild people on the island saw that they were ignorant of the heavenly soldiers and offended the officials, but in fact they had no intention of fighting against the heavenly soldiers."

"The official is lenient, Xiaomin will let the folks quit the village, and what Xiaomin said is true, please the official to check it out."

"Empty words, how can I trust you, let the people in the village wait until they come out." Baihu was not moved at all.

Liu Xianglian said again: "To tell you the truth, although I am a member of Yongping Mansion, I have lived in Beijing for a while and became close friends with the second master of Ningguo Mansion in Beijing. If you don't believe me, you can send someone Go back to Beijing and inquire about the truth.”

"I only know that there is only one room in Ningfu, where is the second master? Do you know that deceiving the superior is adding to the crime?" Baihuguan's face turned cold.

"How dare you lie to the official, since the official knows the Ning Manor, he must have heard of the names of Uncle Jingning, Jia Ying, and Second Master Ying." Liu Xianglian said kindly.

"Oh? So it's that one."

"Well, even if that's the case, it's only after my subordinates have searched."

"Dare not to follow orders." Liu Xianglian clasped her fists and saluted, went back to the village gate and said a few words with several people, and then saw the people in the village coming out one after another.

The Hundred Household Officer waved his hand, and the embroidered guards behind him poured into the village.

On a hill that was far away from him, Chen Xiang and Jia Ying saw everything clearly.

"It's so easy, will they believe it?" Chen Xiang asked.

Jia Ying chuckled lightly and said, "Brother Shen, are you asking about the Bailian Sect or the Luo Sect?"

"Does it matter if they believe it or not? As long as the people believe that Liu Xianglian saved them, that's fine. As for the few incense masters who were mixed in the crowd, brother Shen will let them live longer, and wait for Liu Xianglian to gain a firm foothold in Luojiao." , it’s not too late to clean up.”

While speaking, Jia Ying looked towards the southern sea area.

"The fish has entered the net, let's go and have a look."

Half a day later, several official ships sailed into Xiangyun Island from the sea, and Song Lun escorted a group of high-ranking members of the Sanyang Sect who had escaped from the warships.

"My lord, fortunately, I did not disgrace my life, and there is another unexpected harvest in the bid."

Jia Ying glanced lightly from Lin Qing, then fell back to Song Lun, curious about the windfall he said.

Song Lun waved his hand, and saw [-] or [-] soldiers in the rear escorting [-] or [-] soldiers dressed strangely, not like the style of the Central Plains, but when Jia Ying saw the familiar Yuedai's head and clogs on his feet, he understood these people identity of.

"Japanese pirates?"

Chen Xiang also had a serious expression on his face, Japanese bandits actually appeared in the land of Bohai, this is not a trivial matter.

"More than that, Lin Qing and the others are still on a warship with three cannons installed on the side of the ship. If it wasn't for the adults who bought two new warships for our guard, they might not be able to catch up with them."

Song Lun didn't elaborate on the details of the hunt, but Jia Ying also understood that it must have been a tough battle, and the artillery on the opponent's warship was not for decoration.

"Good job." Jia Ying nodded slightly, expressing her appreciation.

"My lord, these Japanese pirates..." Song Lun looked at these Japanese pirates with bright eyes, but he couldn't express his thoughts rashly. After all, they were only dispatched this time. Go to the local guard to grab the credit.

It's just that Song Lun was in Dagu, close to the capital, and there was neither war nor banditry. It was too difficult to transfer by accumulating military merits. He didn't want to give up this opportunity. How can he say that he and his brothers are out of the country? A lot of strength, but also lost seven or eight lives.

Jia Ying couldn't see what Song Lun was thinking, and the Song brothers were not willing to be inferior, otherwise they wouldn't have found his way in the first place.But after Jia Ying saw these Japanese pirates, an idea came to her heart.

"What did Brother Chen say?" Jia Ying looked at Chen Xiang.

Chen Xiang also saw Song Lun's thoughts, they eat meat, they can't even give people a mouthful of soup, and this time the Song brothers sent troops to help a lot.

"I only want Lin Qing."

Jia Ying turned to Song Lun and said, "Ask the reason clearly, write a military report, and send the head of the Japanese pirate to the Ministry of War to ask for credit. Then I will speak for you."

"Thank you, my lord, for your support." Song Lun smiled happily. When the local guards can compete with the emperor's own army, he Song Lun has set a precedent, and he will gain face when the news spread, and his opponents will also explain it.

What's more, Jia Ying's promise to him is that their brothers have no one in court, so it's really not easy to get promoted.

Jia Ying walked up to Lin Qing, who was unkempt and unkempt, and asked in a condescending manner in a victorious manner, "You are Lin Qing? Do you know me?"

Jia Ying and Lin Qing had a certain relationship. From the day he became an official, the name Baiyang Daozi rang in his ears from time to time, as if he was afraid that he would forget it.

Chen Xiang at the side also came over, and said coldly: "There is still this officer."

It seems that Chen Xiang also has a lot of obsession with this Daoist Baiyang, and that's right, since he was transferred to Beijing, his first task was to hunt down the remnants of Baiyang, but he escaped from his hands several times, and it was No one can come up with this tone.

"Jia Ying!"

Lin Qing gritted his teeth for a while, but at the next moment, he seemed to look away, and said calmly: "I didn't expect you to appear here, and today I fell into your hands. I have nothing to say. After all, our few good things It was all broken in your hands, I only regret not being able to kill you in Huai'an last time."

Jia Ying recalled that assassination, and it was the first time that he had a fear of firearms. Since then, every time he left Beijing, the armor he carried with him was carefully crafted, and it could defend against lead bullets at a certain distance.

This kind of reverence for life, even when Jia Ying was injured the most in the palace, she never had.

It is said that the older you are in the world, the less courageous you are. Jia Ying laughed at herself, "I'm probably considered an old man."

Lin Qing knew Jia Ying because he had met him more than once, but he didn't know Chen Xiang who was at the side, the embroidered clothes guard, who was too late to hide, who would want to get closer.

Chen Xiang, who was ignored by others, was very unhappy. The consequence of his displeasure was that Lin Qing would have a hard time dying. If he didn't drain the last bit of secret from the other party's heart, Chen Xiang would never let him go easily.

Lin Qing seemed to have noticed something, and the hairs all over his body stood on end, but he was helpless.He also wanted to know how the other party found him, but the conversation between the two parties was not pleasant, and it was not likely that the other party would do what he wanted.

"As soon as the curtain is over, it's time to return to Beijing."

Originally, Jia Ying was full of curiosity about Lin Qing, but the moment he actually saw him, he suddenly felt dull, and there was another enemy missing in this world.

Half a month away from Beijing, I don't know what happened in Beijing.But before returning to Beijing, I still need to ask Liu Xianglian about things in Liaodong.

The assassin who assassinated Lin Ruhai was a member of the Sanyang Sect, but the person involved behind the scenes was related to Xungui. This can only explain one problem. Some of the Xungui were involved with the Sanyang Sect. In this way, when Xue Pan met outside the customs It's no surprise to see Liu Xianglian.

Jia Ying never thought of making enemies of those people from the stand of the imperial court, but he needed to extract Ping'an Prefecture from it and erase all traces related to the Jia family.

Luogu Lane, Jingningbo Mansion.

Daiyu was listening to the old servant Zhou Siwu's report on the investigation of the assassins. Qi Sixian and Xu Wenyu often came here these two days to accompany Daiyu.

"Girl, those assassins who broke into the mansion that day have already been confessed. They were just a group of thieves and bandits outside the pass. They were all on the wanted list of the local government. Someone paid a lot of money to invite them to enter the capital to break into the uncle's mansion at night, but neither Let them kill people, not for the sake of robbing money, but just let them make a big fuss in the uncle's house, the better."

"Then what about the people who attacked us outside Xianyifang that night?" Daiyu asked again.

"Those people are dead soldiers. They had poison in their mouths. They didn't live. Bingmasi and the patrol battalion teamed up to track them down for a few days, but the escaped people seemed to disappear out of thin air. The old slave guessed that there must be someone covering up in Beijing. And it's not an ordinary person."

After hearing this, the third daughter fell into deep thought, and after a while, Qi Sixian said: "In this way, the group of people who broke into the uncle's mansion was just a bait thrown out, and their real purpose was to attack sister Daiyu. The reason why I barged into the uncle's mansion at night was just to distract the soldiers and horses, and to use this as an excuse to lure sister Daiyu out of the Lin mansion."

While speaking, Qi Sixian turned his gaze to Daiyu. The four people in the room were not ordinary people. The old servant Zhou Siwu followed Jia Yan and took root in southern Xinjiang, and was used to the wind and rain; Daiyu was young, but she was born smart; Both Xu Wenyu and Xu Wenyu were born in official families, and their backgrounds were rough, but they also had a little more experience.

At this time, I still don't understand, all this is directed at Daiyu, but Daiyu has neither a strange life experience nor a prominent position, since she entered Beijing, she has mostly stayed in Jia's mansion , is there anything worth remembering, and he does not hesitate to make such a big commotion.

Although the other three didn't say anything, they could more or less guess something, but they still cared more about Daiyu in their eyes. As for those things outside, they couldn't get involved.

Daiyu was also thinking secretly in her heart, and it sounded that her father was sick after returning to Beijing that day, and he is still lying on the sickbed to this day.

"Uncle Wu, Second Brother Ying said that near Ningrong Street, he arranged for soldiers and horses to stay on duty at night. Why did no one notice?"

Daiyu never asked much about her father's affairs. She knew that those two men would carry everything up front and not disturb her. Although accidents would always happen, she was still willing to trust them. The closest person in the world to her.

"What the girl said was that the night patrol soldiers were divided into two shifts that night, with five people in one shift. They were switched after the second watch. At the time of the incident, the ugly hour had not passed. I went to the west city, but I didn't see any trace of these five people."

The old servant was also puzzled. Normally, even if no one was killed, there should always be a body found, but there was no one alive or dead.

"To be able to set up such a tight-knit situation is obviously someone who is very familiar with our mansion. How can outsiders know when the soldiers on duty at night will change shifts, when they will go on patrol, and also know my relationship with Second Brother Ying." Dai Yu asked suspiciously.

Even though she and Jia Ying got engaged early, but this is a family secret, and only those who are very close know it.The soldiers and soldiers who often patrol around Jia's mansion are an exception.

Hearing this, the old servant pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It can't be them, Babli has already sent people to the homes of the five soldiers, and their wives and children are all there."

It is easy to abandon a wife, but it is so difficult to abandon a child.

"What happened in Beijing, can the letterhead be delivered to Brother Ying?"

After all, she is a woman. At this time, the first thing that comes to mind is the person who can be trusted.

The old servant replied: "After the second master arrived at Yongping Mansion, he lost contact with him, but the old slave entrusted the embroidered clothes guard's door to help pass the message. When the second master left Beijing, he was with Master Shen of the embroidered clothes guard. of."

(End of this chapter)