Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 136

Since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, Qin Tianjian has reminded the center several times that heavy snow is coming.

On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi Province were covered with heavy snow. Seven days later, the entire Shuntianfu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong, and Liaodong provinces rushed for six hundred miles. A refugee life for survival.

On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Fengtian Temple is in full swing.

The emperor's grace is great, and the imperial decree was issued to all ministries. The Ministry of Households allocated a large amount of food, cloth, and medicinal materials for disaster relief to the states and counties in the north. I haven't received any news from other places yet, but in Gyeonggi, the government offices of the states and counties have long been outside the county seat. A simple shelter from the cold was built, and two meals a day were provided to help the victims.

This time, the emperor personally selected the inspector censor to visit various places, and cut off three county magistrates who were greedy for money and food for disaster relief in three days, which greatly promoted the progress of the disaster relief.

It can be said that it is not clear about other places. It is absolutely impossible for the prefectures and counties under the rule of Beizhili to allow thousands of refugees to gather in the capital.

A refugee is not a refugee, so what would it be?
Jia Cong, who was originally relaxed, sensed something was wrong immediately, and was about to go around the east gate and head towards the south of the city, but he heard screams in front of him...

"Little Sanye, something has happened. Several bandits emerged from the refugees and started killing people and looting wealth. There are bandits making trouble outside the four cities. There is a group of about a hundred bandits coming towards us!"

After the soldiers reported out of breath, Jia Shixi hurriedly sent someone to investigate again.

Jia Cong said without hesitation: "Withdraw to Fahua Temple, and send people to find an opportunity to report back to the city. Uncle Eleven, let people go to the front to gather all the families and horses, and meet at Fahua Temple!"

Jia Shixi frowned and reminded: "Little Third Master, the more people there are, the bigger the goals..."

"Every family has guards. If we are close to a dozen or so people, we can't protect ourselves. There are many people and strength. When the time comes, it is better to defend Fahua Temple and wait for reinforcements than to freeze to death in the wild."

Of course, Jia Cong also knew that the more people there were, the bigger the target was, but when the capital was in chaos and the four doors were closed, just relying on the ten guards brought when they went out was not enough for this group of bandits.

Even if the bandits didn't find out if they hid it well, they wouldn't be able to survive even one night in this snowy sky.

Jia Shishi sent five or six personal guards to gather the teams of each family. When Jia Cong returned to Fahua Temple again, the annual gathering of the Fa Conference here was not over yet.

When Jia Cong told the abbot of Fahua Temple the news of the "refugees" rioting, the benevolent old monk finally realized the crisis. He not only sent people to spread the news everywhere, but also called Jia Cong and others to the guest house. temporarily closed.

"Oops, third brother is still playing with Merlin..."

When Daiyu came to sit down in the abode of the guest courtyard, she thought of her cousin whom she had recognized as a relative today, and was worried.

Jia Cong reassured and said, "Don't worry, I have asked Uncle Eleven to look for it, and I think he will come to join us in the temple in a while. Sister Lin rests at ease. I will go to the front hall to see the situation and discuss with the abbot." Defensive matters."

Daiyu also knew that she couldn't cause trouble for Jia Cong, so she got up and tied a red brocade cloak on Jia Cong, and said softly: "Don't be brave, there are many relatives of the royal family, ministers of civil and military affairs who came to Fahua Temple to participate in the Buddhist meeting today, everything will be as it should be." An adult will handle it."

"I see, I see, Sister Lin is becoming more and more like a mother, nagging..."

puff!

Xueyan and Zijuan on the side were amused by Jia Cong's words, and the tense atmosphere in the room was relieved for a moment, which made Daiyu and others feel a lot easier.

……

Lin Bai was not the only one brought back by Jia Shishi. The group of candidates who were waiting for the examination in the capital came from various provinces in Daxia, and there were dozens of them.

When Jia Cong came to the front hall, the futons under the Buddha statue were already full of dignitaries.

This group of nobles who used to be aloof were almost full of panic and worry at this moment. When they saw a child in brocade clothes enter the hall, many stood up gratefully.

"Ok?"

Jia Cong was still a little puzzled, but seeing one of the elders, he greeted him kindly, and was about to bow down to Jia Cong.

"Thank you little Jia Qianhu for saving me. If I hadn't met someone sent by little Jia Qianhu, the old man and the old man's grandson would have died under the knives of bandits."

"Old Shangshu Xia, don't, you always want to shorten the life of the younger generation?"

Let's not mention that this old Xia Shangshu Xia Lingxing was already the head of the nobles of the Ministry of Rites before he became an official. Just because of his long white beard, Jia Cong would not dare to accept this gift.

And this person also has a special identity, the tutor of the future father-in-law Lin Ruhai, the chief examiner of the Zhaowu 36th National Examination.

Any one of these reasons is the reason why Jia Cong can't be thanked by others, it's really a short life!
He hurriedly avoided the side and stepped forward to help.Inquiring gently, it turned out that when the soldiers of the Jia family went to collect the troops from the various prefectures in front, they happened to see the Xia family's carriage besieged by several bandits. guard and an old servant who drove.

They were killed in one round by the thieves, and only their grandparents were left. If it weren't for the Jia family, their grandparents would really have died under the butcher's knife of the thieves.

"Thank you, Xiao Jia Qianhu, for saving my life!"

Just now when Xia Lao Shangshu was supported to sit down, many people in the hall bowed down one by one to express their thanks, but Jia Cong was embarrassed.

To be honest, he just sent someone to remind him, and wanted to gather guards from various families to increase his chances of saving his life. Unexpectedly, he won the gratitude of many people by accident.

After exchanging greetings and rejecting, Jia Cong sat at the lower end of Xia Lingxing.

The abbot of Fahua Temple, Master Yuantong, was seated at the first place on the right, and spoke first: "My old man has ordered people to inform the people nearby of the bandits' attack, and there is no shortage of food in the temple at present, so we can guard against danger until the officers and soldiers come to help us. However, there are no more than twenty monks in the temple guards, and we need the help of the benefactors, gather the guards from each family, and dispatch them in a unified way, so that we can guard until the reinforcements arrive."

"That's right, no one can tell where these thousands of refugees came from, and how many thieves there are in them. We must work together to tide over the difficulties."

After all, Xia Ling Xing is an old Jianghu, although he is a Qingli civil servant, but this person is also a fierce man who followed the Supreme Emperor to the grassland to meet all nations, and rode through the Tartar sweat tent alone, and he has a deep understanding of military affairs.

He put his eyes on Jia Cong, and asked with a smile: "The old man seems to have seen the guards next to little Jia Qianhu, who seems to be the Eleven Generals next to Rong Enbo, right?"

Jia Cong asked the little monk who was waiting on the side to call for someone outside, and asked suspiciously: "You always know my uncle Shishi?"

"Why don't you know each other? Back then, when the Son of Heaven made an alliance with all feudal lords, the eleventh general defeated the warriors of the nine feudal lords, raised our country's prestige, and deterred all nations. How could I not know General Xuanwu, who was bestowed by His Majesty? If it hadn't been for the eleventh general who refused to leave Rong Guofu, I guess how to put it this way is also the leading general of the Great Xia."

Uncle Eleven still has such legends?Hidden really deep!
After Jia Shixi arrived, there was another salute.Fortunately, everyone knew that the matter was urgent, so there was no need to exchange pleasantries.

Xia Lingxing, the most honored person in the temple, took over the command power unceremoniously. The first order was to let Jia Shixi take charge of the temple's defense operations, and gave Jia Shishi the right to deal with the war on the fly.

Sure enough, the fierce man who could be selected by the Supreme Emperor to take part in the feudal confederation, and ride through the sweat tent alone is not just a word of kung fu, and orders one by one. Get organized in a quarter of an hour.

Jia Cong was originally worried that there were too many nobles in the temple, and the command power would be taken away by useless people. He even planned to take out the imperial order to forcibly seize power, but he didn't expect that there would be such a fierce man as Mr. Xia here, so much lighter!

There are many abodes in the guest courtyard of Fahua Temple. Although it is a bit crowded, it still provides shelter for all those who seek refuge in the temple.

With the support of his grandson Xia Junyan, Xia Lingxing brought Jia Cong to a mansion, and after driving his grandson out, he no longer felt relaxed, but said solemnly: "Little Jia Qianhu, old man I have an intuition that there is a big trouble!"

"Old man, there are only a few thousand refugees, even if they are all disguised as thieves, they are no match for the twelve guards of the imperial army. Your intuition..."

Jia Cong was really puzzled, and asked suspiciously, "Is there something else hidden in this?"

I saw Xia Lingxing shook his head and asked: "If it's just ordinary refugees who messed up, I know the swords used by the bandits I encountered earlier - Japanese swords!"

Lying down!

Jia Cong stood up abruptly, almost blurting out a foreign curse.

What are you kidding?The Japanese pirates have killed Daxia Gyeonggi, if this news gets out, the faces of Daxia's monarchs and ministers may be lost!

"impossible!"

Jia Cong really couldn't believe that the Japanese pirates could come to Gyeonggi, and the guards in Bohai Bay could not eat anything?The dragon guards from all over the country and the officials of the prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi don't want to live anymore?Dare to let so many Japanese pirates come to Gyeonggi to make trouble among the refugees.

He walked back and forth in the room impatiently, muttering to himself: "The Japanese riots in the south of the Yangtze River have not been eradicated, and there are pirates in Gyeonggi again. Your Majesty has just taken charge of the government. This is to trample on His Majesty's face!"

"In September, someone raised the idea of ​​opening the sea again, and His Majesty's inclination is extremely obvious. It was originally planned to send people to investigate the site selection of the Shibo Department in the spring and summer of the coming year. In less than March, the north and the south were almost at the same time. Do you think this is a coincidence?"

Xia Lingxing cast a contemptuous glance at the south, and mentioned to Jia Cong a court meeting in September.

Then he said to Jia Cong: "The old man said that this is not to say that there will be big troubles in the court, but the old man is worried that if it is really Japanese pirates, there are so many relatives and nobles in Fahua Temple, they will never let go of this rare good opportunity. After all At the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is definitely more useful to use the heads of us to hit the court in the face to show the ferocity of the Japanese pirates than to kill a few ordinary people. So, it seems that we are just waiting for help, but in fact we are in danger!"

Boom!

A shocking explosion, like thunder, interrupted Jia Cong's conversation with Xia Lingxing.The doors and windows shook and rattled.

Jia Cong immediately recognized that it was the sound of gunpowder explosion, and it was not far from Fahua Temple.He and Xia Lingxing looked at each other, both of them were shocked and unbelievable.

"gunpowder?"

"artillery!"

Xia Lingxing was more convinced of the source of the explosion than Jia Cong, and said bluntly, "This is the sound of Franc's cannon. It seems that behind these thieves, there are big benefactors!"

Monthly ticket recommendation ticket

　There are two more, I'll go have a meal first.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)