Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 316 Can't wait
It was dusk, and after two clicks, the palace gate was half closed.

Mu Jun, who was dressed in court clothes and full of make-up, came out at the last quarter of an hour when the key was released in Youzheng Palace. Mu Jun, who was used to military uniforms, felt a little uncomfortable with the big and clumsy robes on her body. Holding the long skirt, the emerald pendant on the tail of the hosta on the head hits the golden crown like a ring, and she has to be careful when she moves, lest the heavy jewelry on the head fall off.

If Jia Ying were here, he would probably have laughed out loud, he didn't seem to have half the vigor of beating him up that day.

But no matter how unaccustomed she was, she persisted for a whole day, from the time when she entered the palace to pay homage to the empress and other palaces, until the end of the day, when the emperor announced meals in Qianqing Palace. After a whole day, it was more dangerous than the battlefield It's even more life-threatening.

Naturally, she came to Beijing not only to send a letter to Jia Ying, but also because of the unrest in southern Xinjiang in recent years. The civil strife seized the opportunity to occupy Baigu. Dongyu Wang Mang Wenyi led his army to conscript and was defeated and killed. Dongyu officers and soldiers were defeated step by step.

After his father heard the letter, he immediately sent the most elite Zhennan Army, but they were defeated.You must know that it was the Zhennan Army that shocked the entire southwestern countries, not the guards of the local Xuanwei Division.After Sidashu defeated the officers and soldiers, his momentum gained momentum, and the Dongyumang clan did not dare to beat him up.

Although it was a battle in a foreign vassal, and the scale was not too large, the defeat of the court officers and soldiers to the small country of Miner damaged Daqian Tianwei, and even his father had to give an explanation to the court.

She came to Beijing this time to plead guilty to the emperor on behalf of his father, and on the other hand, she came for firearms.

The Zhennan army's defeat to Sidashu this time was not because of how capable the army of the remnants of the Si clan was in fighting, but because they suffered a great loss in the face of Flangji's firearms.Most of the firearms in the Zhennan Army are old sleeves, which are even more advanced than those in other guards in Dagan. The range is short, and it takes a long time to reload ammunition. Often after the opponent shoots three rounds, they have just fought one round.In addition, the wilderness was smoggy and humid, and before the two armies clashed, the gunpowder was damp and unusable.

Fortunately, the emperor did not blame her father too much for this. Instead, he entertained her with a family banquet. As for firearms, it was obvious that she came at a bad time. He bet on the fate of the country, and the domestic strife in southern Xinjiang seemed a bit insignificant in comparison.At this time, even if the Military Weapons Bureau has new firearms, it will not be the turn of the Zhennan Army to equip them, at least not in the short term.

It’s just that there is still an indescribable worry between Mu Jun’s brows. Looking back at the palace banquet just now, when it came to the end, Mu Jun noticed that the emperor’s face seemed to be changing for a while. For a moment, Mu Jun was not sure whether the palace banquet was really as friendly as it appeared on the surface, or whether the emperor really had no intention of blaming his father.

When Mu Jun had just walked out of the palace gate, two more figures came out one after the other, they were Yang Bi and Yang Yi brothers.

It's just that the two of them were strangers at this time, and they were speechless throughout the whole process. There was a trace of joy on Yang Bi's face.On the other hand, Yang Yi, since she left Qianqing Palace, her face drooped, as if someone owed him money, with a sullen expression on her face, she just walked with her head down, not knowing what was going on in her heart. Yang Bi who greeted him also completely lost his mind.

After leaving the palace gate, Yang Yi looked at Mu Jun from a distance, nodded slightly, then got on the sedan chair and went back home.

Yang Bi looked at Mu Jun in front and shouted: "Princess, please stop."

"Li Junwang." Mu Jun turned around and saluted.

"Princess, you are welcome. I heard that the king of Nan'an asked the court to add more firearms, but the cabinet suppressed it? The king of Nan'an has been guarding the barbaric and smoky land in southern Xinjiang for decades. This king is very sad. What I admire is that the cabinet also has its difficulties, and the Princess has to be considerate."

"However, this king may be able to help."

Mu Jun couldn't guess what Yang Bi was thinking at this time. Although she had just entered the capital, she had heard about the dispute between the two kings in the court. After all, Nan'an Palace was not without foundation in Beijing. At this time, Mu Jun was instinctively vigilant when he came up to make an approach.

If she is not inferior to a man when it comes to leading soldiers and fighting, but when it comes to the court and officialdom, she is an amateur. Since she doesn't understand, she can only be cautious in her words and deeds.

"Your Majesty, please bear this matter in mind. The ministers and father understand the difficulties of the cabinet ministers. The prince is willing to help, and the ministers and father are very grateful. It's just that the country has a decree that it is strictly forbidden to make and transport firearms privately. Moreover, the Zhennan Army needs a lot of firearms and equipment, if there is no permission from the court, the prince will rush to help, fearing that innocent people will be involved, so how dare the courtiers and father be."

Hearing the words, Yang Bi naturally heard the vigilance in the other party's words. He did not deny that he really intended to make friends by recommending himself at the moment, but it was not inevitable. After all, King Nan'an's foundation was far away in Tiannan, Gain or loss, the impact on him is not too big.

Immediately smiled and said: "You don't have to be on guard, the princess. Although the matter in the northern border is the most important thing at the moment, the thousands of miles in the southern border is also my territory. This king really wants to contribute. But the princess Having said that, this king can’t force others to do what’s difficult for him.”

Mu Jun didn't expect Yang Bi to speak so bluntly, so she didn't know how to answer.

"Oh, by the way, this king knows that your Xungui lineage is known as the four kings and eight lords. Each family has a close relationship with each other. If the princess doesn't want to return empty-handed, you might as well go and find Jia Ying. Maybe he will method. Of course, if necessary, this king can also come forward."

After hearing this, Mu Jun was taken aback, she didn't understand why Yang Bi asked her to go to Jia Ying, did she know that she and Jia Ying were old acquaintances?Or is there any other purpose.But with such a big matter, how can Jia Ying help.

Yang Bi seemed to see the other party's worry, and said: "Don't worry, the princess, it's still the same sentence, I really want to do my part, not because of King Nan'an, but because my surname is Yang. If the king is worried, then the king will just show you another way."

Yang Bi really didn't know the relationship between Jia Ying and Mu Jun, but he did know the relationship between the two families who were four princes and eight princes, natural allies.Besides, he also knew Jia Ying. Before he became an official, although his father lived in southern Xinjiang, and his ancestral family was one of the most powerful chieftains in Yunnan, it would be strange if he was not familiar with Nan'an Palace up.

And Jia Ying can indeed help in this matter, even without his reminder, it is only a matter of time before Mu Jun finds Jia's door.

That being the case, why didn't he push the boat along the way and save the other party from detours. The Nan'an Palace may not remember this favor, but there will be no harm.

"It's getting late, the princess should go back to the mansion early, and the king will leave."

After that, he went straight to the sedan chair.

Mu Jun didn't stay too long, and got into the carriage with the help of the maid, but she was thinking about Yang Bi's words in her mind. When she saw Jia Ying that day, she vented her anger and didn't mention the purpose of coming to the capital. I understand what Jia Ying can do to help with this kind of matter, but Yang Bi will not be aimless, maybe he has to go to Jia's mansion again.

Ningrong Back Street, Luogu Lane.

Jingning Bofu.

No one knows what Haida's original name was, and Jia Ying only knew that after he was a criminal officer, he later met Tong Sihai who was in the Mu family in southern Xinjiang, and was adopted by him as his adopted son, named Tong Ren.Because there are three adopted sons like Tong Sihai, with Tong Ren as the elder, so everyone in Jia Ying called him Haida.

"Second Master, damn the little one"

Although Jia Ying never opened his mouth, Hai Da, as a subordinate, understood that the second master was angry. Although he was Tong Sihai's adopted son, he was always kept by Jia Ying's side to cultivate him, and because of this, For the master in front of him, Hai Da was in awe from the bottom of his heart.

Not only because of Jia Ying's high status when he was young, but also because of some experiences in southern Xinjiang, he must always remain in awe, because those who have other thoughts or don't know how to be in awe are now bones of the dead.

What's more, if it weren't for the second master and foster father, he might not be able to get rid of his crimes in this life, let alone live to this day.

As for why he got angry, Hai Da thought about it. Apart from the matter of Jia Amnesty, Second Master didn't have any other orders recently.It's just that I don't know if the second master got angry because he didn't clean up, or because he shot too hard.

Jia Ying, who had been silent all this time, interrupted Hai Da's words.

"Get up, I'll kneel down and plead guilty whenever I'm in the mood here. If you make a mistake, there will naturally be established rules to deal with it, and you won't stand here."

Haida was stunned when he heard the words, and stood up cautiously, but still didn't dare to say more.

But I heard Jia Ying say: "Your ointment seller, I have let Xi'er take him away. From now on, you can't touch the ointment."

"No touch at any time."

Haida's heart was agitated, he understood which family's Tai Sui he had violated today, and at the same time he felt lighthearted, he was not afraid that the second master would be angry with him, but he was afraid that he would not know where he was wrong.

That capable subordinate seems to be unable to keep it, and Haida still feels a little pity. With his mouth, that subordinate has made friends with the rich and rich and received filial piety. Of course, all the money was confiscated in the end. From now on, it is one less money.

"Have you found out about the flower shop?" Jia Ying continued to ask.

Haida came back to his senses, and hurriedly replied: "If you go back to the second master, on the surface, Shi Ding, Chen Wenrui and the Secretary of the Jiaofang are all sharing the accounts, but in fact there are three palaces behind it."

"Three families?" Jia Ying frowned.

Hai Da continued: "That's right, the new shopkeeper of the Flower Planting House was originally a woman. She wore a veil when she went in and out, and she rarely showed up. I came to meet with a man, but the guards outside did not find any traces of the two coming in and out. Obviously, there is a secret passage leading to the outside in the house. Our people followed a few times because they were afraid of being discovered. close, and finally lost track."

"It wasn't until a few days ago that the second master asked Xi'er to send the portrait to the young one, and when he asked the young one to check the woman in the portrait, did his subordinates report that they had seen the woman in Prince Zhao's mansion. They thought it was just Yang Yi. His concubine, he didn't take it seriously."

"Sure enough, it's in Prince Zhao's Mansion." Jia Ying thought to himself.

"Later, my subordinates went to track it down in person. On a street next to Yanle Hutong, they found a deserted mansion. The woman entered the mansion after she came out of the palace, and took half a day to come out. And that There are only a few private houses between the house and Yanle Hutong, although it is two streets, it is not difficult to dig a secret passage from the ground."

The result is naturally predictable, after Hai Dalian's night visit, the house is connected to the planting flower house.

That day when Mu Jun told him that Nan Feiyan was missing, he recalled the familiar figure he saw on Xiangyun Island back then, and now it was clearly a woman disguised as a man.

Nan Feiyan is Qingyang Taoist himself, and it makes sense to get together with Lin Qing and others.

What Jia Ying was just curious about was that the other party did not hesitate to perform such a performance in front of him, and went around such a big circle, from Huguang to Nanjiang and then to Xiangyun Island, what was the reason for it?You can't just try to rebel just to fool some people among the people, win over some congregants.

If things are not that simple, it means that the other party has more important things to do from the south to the north.

People like Nan Feiyan, who participated in the rebellion of the vassal king, will never even think about walking under the sun in the light of day. If they want to avoid being discovered, they have to settle down again.And this place of foothold is very likely the reason or purpose of the other party going north.

So where would it be?

The group of barbarians who attacked Lin Ruhai were actually members of Sanyang Sect, or they were disguised by people from Luo Sect. After Chen Xiang interrogated those high-level members of Luo Sect, he had already found out.

Obviously, Lin Qing and Shi Ding should have something to do with each other.

In the end, Jia Ying set her sights on the capital city, but the capital city is also very big, so it was difficult for Jia Ying to have a clue for a while.

His initial object of suspicion was the person behind Shi Ding, but firstly, the other party was not in the capital, and secondly, since he was the person behind, he would not let himself directly appear in the sight of everyone, at least those of the Sanyang Sect. People are not qualified to know, so they can only be sent outside in the end.

But after thinking about it, Nan Feiyan used to be Yang Huang's concubine, so to be able to have a relationship with Yang Huang, her status must be quite high.Even if this matter has nothing to do with the dead Yang Huang, it is obviously not an ordinary person who can make a concubine who was once a prince willing to serve her life, at least she will not be worse than Yang Huang.

Jia Ying knew a little about Nan Feiyan. With her pretty looks, even Yang Huang could be tricked by him, and finally her ambition was defeated by a woman.If it wasn't for Nan Feiyan, the Tsingyi Army would have crossed the river as promised, and Yang Huang's final outcome might not have been changed, but Jia Ying and Feng Hengshi were determined not to have a better life. Liu Yunlong collected the body.

Let's not mention the past for the time being, just say that people who can control the flying geese in the south are not unusual. In this way, the scope has been narrowed down a lot.

In the capital, not only the top nobles, but also the princes and ministers.

The most important officials in the court were the ones who were excluded by Jia Ying first. Now Fu Donglai, Ye Baichuan and Feng Hengshi are in charge of the court. There was no room for Xiaoxiao back then. There was only one former court veteran, Yang Jing, but he had to It takes courage.

After roughly delineating the direction, Jia Ying ordered Haida to look for someone with the portrait.

Since the other party has come to the capital, there will be no inaction, and he will be able to find him sooner or later.

But I didn't expect that there would be a result so soon.

The spies in Prince Zhao's Mansion were probably arranged by Jia Ying himself after Xu Wenyu entered the palace, when the Prince Zhao's Mansion was just opened and the government was built. It has been nearly two years now, and it has come in handy.

As for why it is true, since Shi Ding was dismissed and returned to Beijing, the power of the founding party in Liaodong has been greatly reduced, and the one who has benefited the most is the Xuanlong Xungui line. If Jia Ying remembers correctly, Yang Chi and Yang Chi The relationship between Yiyi seems to be good, otherwise Yang Bi would not have found him in such a hurry.

But thinking of this, Jia Ying became puzzled again. Since Yang Chi supported Yang Yi, and Shi Ding was a frequent visitor to Shihua House, the two groups should not be hostile, but the reason why Shi Ding was dismissed , the reason was the stumbling block of Xuanlong's envoys, and the impeachment of Yang Chishangshu.

This makes people a little confused.

"Go on." Since you can't figure it out for a while, let's listen first before talking. He is very curious about the three palaces that Haida said.

Haida continued, "This Prince Zhao's Mansion is one of them."

"Later, my subordinate also wanted to know if the person who met her would come, but no one else came in or out of that house. Until yesterday, before the curfew, the spy sent by the subordinate to watch the side door of King Zhao's Mansion found that someone came to the door , acted in a sneaky manner, and the man did not enter the palace, but just handed a letter to the woman's maid outside the door and left."

"Second Master, where do you think you ended up following?" Haida said with a trick.

Jia Ying laughed amusedly, and said, "In comparison, I want to know what that spy under your command does, and I'm not afraid of being caught by the soldiers and horses and thrown into the West Mountain to mine."

"Uh..." Seeing that Jia Ying was restless, Hai Da could only smile awkwardly and said, "Second Lord, don't worry, the spies are on watch. If it's daytime, the younger ones will be worried."

Jia Ying waved his hand and said, "Just pretend that I didn't ask about the previous sentence, and you let your spy spy change jobs."

Haida nodded sternly when he heard the words. According to the rules set by the second master, each is responsible for his own spies and does not disclose any information related to it. Even if it is your boss, even if the second master does not say anything, he will do the same do it.

"Go on."

"When people arrive at Renshoufang, the back street of Prince Li's Mansion disappears."

"Yang Bi?"

It really is the three palaces, as for the other, needless to say Haida, Jia Ying has already figured it out.

This is really confusing enough, which of the two brothers is the werewolf, or only the one who hides deeper.

And what kind of role does the other palace play in it, is it on Yang Bi's side?It shouldn't be Yang Yi, the other party and King Zhongshun shouldn't be able to urinate in the same pot.

I couldn't figure it out just now, and I can't figure it out even more now.

"Go ahead and keep staring at a few of them. Remember not to get too close. You can't threaten us now, just watch quietly."

"Also, I would like to tell the spies in Prince Zhao's mansion. The mansion is not like the palace where there are drafts every year. It will be difficult to get one more."

"The little one understands, the little one will leave."

At the same time, after Yang Yi, who left earlier, returned to the mansion, she locked herself in the study alone, and Wu Yuqing, who had heard the letter, could only wait quietly outside the door, instead of looking into the study, her eyebrows There seemed to be unresolvable doubts in the room, why did the good prince shut himself in the study, could it be that something happened in the palace?

But even if there is something unsatisfactory, the prince will not be so disappointed. It has been four years since he served under King Zhao's sect. In these four years, he has never seen the prince lock himself in the room so silently.

I don't know how long it took before I heard Yang Yi's voice coming from the book.

"Is Yuqing outside? Come in."

Hearing this, Wu Yuqing suppressed the worry on her face, and slowly opened the door.

But the moment he saw Yang Yi, he was stunned.

"My lord, this is"

He saw an indescribable panic on Yang Yi's face, as if a catastrophe was imminent in the next moment.

Yang Yi ignored his doubts, but said to herself: "Yuqing, do you know that Father is ill?"

Frightened by this sentence, Wu Yuqing hurriedly asked the maid who was guarding outside to step back and closed the door.

"My lord should be careful with his words. Don't dare to speak nonsense like this. Walls have ears."

Yang Yi still stared at him blankly, and said, "Yuqing, do you think this king is stupid?"

Seeing that Yang Yi seemed to be out of control, Wu Yuqing saw that her persuasion had no effect, so she had no choice but to follow his words and said: "How can the prince feel so depressed?"

"Not to mention that since the prince took charge of the household department, the national treasury has reached the most full since the first year of Jiade, and the tax has almost doubled. We only talk about the previous imperial court's strategy in Liaodong, the army's food and grass logistics supply, and the new court's relocation. From the resettlement of more than [-] people in Liaodong, to the collection of military supplies, food and salaries for the expedition to the north, none of these things were handled by the prince himself. What kind of Shengming should it look like?"

"Since this king is not insane, and the empress is the heir apparent, why did my father refuse to establish a crown prince?" Yang Yi asked.

"My lord, I have already reached a conclusion on this before, and since I have made up my mind to fight to the end, why are you making such repeated remarks at this time?" Wu Yuqing said a little angrily.

"Since ancient times, those who have achieved great things have feared that they will not be strong enough. If the heart is not strong, they will not be able to do it. The prince asked and said just now. The prince is not stupid, but smart and capable than most people. Among the princes of your majesty, who can compete with the prince There is only one person fighting. Let’s talk about what the lord said, the lord is the son of the empress, and the country is so powerful that the king of the county is not as good as him. The ability is not inferior to others, and the family background is more noble than him. The odds of winning are seven points, the lord Don't underestimate yourself, don't lose to others but lose to yourself."

Yang Yi snorted and said with a laugh: "You also said that there are only seven points of manpower, and the remaining three points are up to God's will, but God doesn't like me."

"Yuqing, if this king is not from the empress, how much of the seven points you mentioned are left?"

Wu Yuqing was completely dumbfounded by Yang Yi's endless questions.

"My lord, your parents are a gift from the heavens, so where did they come from?"

"Hahaha"

Yang Yi suddenly laughed out loud.

"God's gift, do you still remember the old incident that the former King Fanben asked you to investigate?"

Wu Yuqing was about to stomp her feet in a hurry, and shouted sharply: "My lord, wake up, I don't know where the lord heard this, since you called 'mother queen' in your mouth, and the saint has only two sons under his knees, wouldn't it be absurd to say these things at this time? ?”

Yang Yi got up from the chair, walked up to Wu Yuqing, fixed her eyes on him and asked, "Yuqing, what chance do you think this king has if he takes advantage of the opportunity of the Northern Expedition?"

Wu Yuqing's younger generation broke out in cold sweat, why was he blind at the beginning, so he took refuge in the person in front of him.

"What does the prince want to rely on? The support of Prince Zhongshun? Don't forget that Prince Zhongshun is also a subject."

Yang Yi was silent for a while, then let out a long sigh, suppressed the depression on her face, and said with a smile: "This king lost his composure, probably because he drank too much tonight, and he also became crazy about drinking."

"The maids outside are asking Yuqing to deal with it. My king will take a walk in the garden to sober up."

When he reached the door, Yang Yi suddenly stopped and said, "Oh, by the way, this king once asked the queen mother, but the queen avoided answering."

After saying something nonsensical, he walked out of the room.

It took Wu Yuqing a long time to reflect on the meaning of this sentence, and when she wanted to say something again, Yang Yi was no longer there.

Wu Yuqing couldn't help looking towards a certain direction of the palace. The prince said he was going for a walk in the garden, so he probably went there.I remember the last time I asked him to check that old matter, it was also after returning from there.

"Demon girl!" Wu Yuqing shouted sharply.

Wu Yuqing guessed correctly, after Yang Yi arrived in the garden, she went straight to the place where Nan Jin was staying.

"My family thought that the lord would never come again." Seeing Yang Yi appearing outside the door, Nan Jin smiled charmingly, opened her body sideways with a graceful waist, and gently closed the door after Yang Yi entered.

Since the last time she left here angrily, Yang Yi really didn't want to see this woman again, but today he had to come.

"You said that he wanted to help the king."

Just when Nan Jin was about to lean in, she heard Yang Yi's cold voice, she restrained her charm, sat down on the opposite chair, and said with her red lips, "Why, the prince still doesn't believe it now?"

"Since the lord came to look for the servant's family tonight, he must have asked the empress himself, how is it?"

Yang Yi remained silent.

But I heard Nan Jin continue: "Let the slaves guess, it's probably because he talked about him from left to right, so avoid answering."

Yang Yi is still silent, but silence also means acquiescence.

"Since the prince already has the answer, why bother to ask more, he is your uncle, if he doesn't help you, who else will he help?"

"Since that's the case, then I ask you, if I want to make a big deal, how sure are you?"

Now it was Nan Jin's turn to be surprised, but she did not expect Yang Yi to be so impatient.

"My lord, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run."

"My lord has no time."

Nan Jin was taken aback when she heard the words, then thought of something again, and asked, "But Your Majesty."

Yang Yi nodded and said: "That's right, but His Majesty is seriously ill. Since Nanyuan assassinated him, three imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital have had their homes confiscated one after another, and then they died strangely in prison before they could be sentenced. "

"There is also an imperial doctor, whose house was not ransacked, but he disappeared, and his family members were also missing. It may not be dead, but it seems to be controlled by others. It is not surprising that several imperial doctors died in the imperial hospital. , but it’s interesting to kidnap people but not kill them.”

"But this is just speculation, and there is no real evidence." Nan Jinxiu frowned slightly.

Yang Yi said: "It's about the present, what evidence do you want? Many things in the palace don't need evidence. As long as there are some rumors, even if it's not all the facts, there are some weird ones."

"If you are still not at ease, I can tell you exactly that since Nanyuan, His Majesty has never been lucky enough to have a concubine. Noble concubines have been summoned at all, even the most favored concubine Yuan. Two court ladies were lucky, but they died of illness one after another afterwards, and one of them, the king, got the definite news that the court lady was still a virgin until she died."

"As for the other person, it's been a long time, and the body has been buried. However, if a maid in the palace died of illness, the Shang Palace Bureau will have a record, including the diagnosis of the imperial physician and Wu Zuo, but there is no record of the cause of death in the file. .”

"These two points are enough. The king also found out that there is someone in the imperial dining room who is in charge of His Majesty's medicinal food. Unfortunately, it is the person of Dai Quan who cannot be near."

"If this is the case, the prince should not be impatient. Don't you know that the older the dragon is, the more dangerous it is. We need to wait for the right time." Nan Jin said.

Yang Yi asked back: "Now the attention of the court is on the Northern Expedition, most of the Beijing camp has been drawn, but Liaodong has not mobilized a single soldier. Isn't it a good time?"

"But the risk is still too great, isn't it?"

"There is no way to make a big event without taking risks. Is it just empty words that you said to help me? If you wait for His Majesty to come, then why does the king need you?"

Nan Jin silently observed Yang Yi, and asked, "Why is your lord so impatient?"

Yang Yi seemed to have exhausted her patience and said, "Because I don't want to wait any longer, and I can't wait any longer."

(End of this chapter)