Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 228
Throughout the dynasties, martial arts performances were nothing more than what was needed to inspect the armed forces, demonstrate force, and deter foreign enemies.

The East Palace has not yet been formally registered, but the emperor allowed Liu Hong to form the six crown princes to participate in the big competition this autumn. It can be seen that in the heart of the emperor, or in the hearts of the two saints in the palace, the crown prince must belong to Liu Hong.

As for whether the prince's six rate will be among the best in this competition...

Uh, Jia Cong is not optimistic at all.

Not to mention the superficial things learned in the military training in the previous life, not to mention the elite of the Forbidden Army, even if any part of the Nine Sides is pulled out, it can beat a grassroots team like the Prince Six Rates who have not even appointed a general.

Jia Cong looked at Liu Hong who was overexcited, and said softly, "Fourth brother, wake up, you're dreaming before it's dark..."

"Hey, Brother Cong thinks I'm daydreaming?"

Liu Hong blinked mysteriously at Jia Cong, and took out a scroll of calligraphy from his sleeve.

"I'm not stupid, how could I be unprepared. Take a look!"

Jia Cong took a look and was beyond shocked.

My good fellow, the Supreme Emperor actually took Habayashiro out of a thousand elites, filled them into the East Palace, and formed a team of Prince Six.

Then he ordered the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to recruit Liangjiazi from Gyeonggi to make up the difference, and set up the East Palace Six Rate with a total of 5000 people in advance, and set up the station near Yuhe in the west of Beijing.

"Hiss! The old man has spent a lot of money!"

Three Thousand Yu Linlang, the most powerful army in the Great Xia, has transferred one-third of them to the East Palace to serve under Liu Hong's command.

Jia Cong returned the handwriting to Liu Hong, feeling a little emotional for a while: "It turns out that the fourth brother has the confidence. Just this thousand-feathered Linlang can almost enter the top three."

But Liu Hong smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "I don't want to sit back and reap the rewards. I boasted in front of the emperor and father. Habayashiro only serves as an assistant. Those who really compete will only be soldiers who have re-entered the barracks." choose from!"

Gah!
Jia Cong didn't know what he should say about the future Prince Highness, whether he was ambitious or stubborn, and it took him a long time to hold back a word.

"Fourth brother, you are really brave!"

Liu Hong grinned: "Don't praise me so much, I just want to try..."

Grandpa Huang founded the Three Thousand Yulin Lang with Xian Rongguo back then, and he was invincible in both the South and the North. He also wanted to see if he could build the strongest army in the world with his own hands like Grandpa Huang.

How can a man from the old Liu family say no?
"Brother Cong, I invite you here because I need your help with two things..."

When it came to business, Jia Cong immediately sat upright: "Fourth Brother, even if you say it, but I will do my best, and I will do my best."

"First of all, the sixth rate of our crown prince's recruitment of Liangjia sons in Gyeonggi, I can't go out of the palace, so you will watch over it."

The East Palace is about to be established, these days just the cumbersome registration ceremony is enough for him to be tired, how can he have time to go out of the palace.

Liu Hong thought about it, this matter still needs to be watched by people in person, after much deliberation, only Jia Cong is the most suitable.

If the people below are not dedicated or dare to play tricks...

Hehe, it's been five years since Du Yuanyou, no one would dare to mess with Jia Cong, the fat orange cat!
Jia Cong patted his chest: "Don't worry, fourth brother, I will leave this matter to me!"

"Of course I'm relieved..."

Regardless of Jia Cong's young age, he is much more reliable in handling things than the veterans in the officialdom.

Liu Hong nodded and continued: "There is one more thing. I want to borrow the Eleventh General from you. The emperor said that the Eleventh General was outside the tent of the Tatar King and defeated the wolf guards of the Tatar Khan. I want to ask him to be the chief coach of Prince Six."

Under the 80 head coach of the imperial army-Leopard head Lin Chong!

Uh, play tricks.

Jia Cong hesitated for a moment: "I have to ask Uncle Eleven's opinion on this first..."

"Of course, Grandpa Huang also said that it is not appropriate to force the matter of inviting the Eleventh General."

Liu Hong is empathetic and a very good talker.

Jia Shishi has a special status, he is one of the greatest wealth that Jia Daishan left to Rongguo Mansion.

Hundreds of soldiers, there are not many left now.Jia Amnesty placed Jia Shixi next to his youngest son because he liked Jia Shixi's loyalty and ability.

The current Jia Cong cannot do without Jia Shishi's protection.As the crown prince, Liu Hong really couldn't do what he liked, even though he was extremely envious of Jia Shiyi's ability.

"By the way, I'll send you to Fengzao Palace in a while. Concubine Xianmu sent someone over earlier, saying that she has something to do with you."

"Big sister looking for me?"

Jia Cong's "big sister" made the corners of Liu Hong's mouth twitch.

Father, my son has lost his whole life for nothing!

……

Yuan Chun is pregnant, and the treatment of Fengzao Palace can be said to be second only to that of the imperial concubine Yang's Yikun Palace.

Today's emperor's heirs are weak, and the empress dowager is anxious to see it.The Compassionate Ning Palace and the Yikun Palace have been enduring Zhou Guiren's fuss in the palace. Isn't it for the sake of the dragon in her belly?
Now Zhou's womb is a thing of the past, Yuan Chun is pregnant at this time, and the rewards from Empress Dowager Cao and Imperial Concubine are sent to Fengzao Palace without money.

When Jia Cong came to Fengzao Palace with his servants, Yuan Chun was taking a leisurely walk in the courtyard.

The door of the side hall was open, and the busy palace people were sorting out the congratulatory gifts from the palaces.

"Brother Cong, come here..."

Yuan Chun beckoned Jia Cong to come closer, raised his hand and rubbed his head: "Is the matter with the fourth prince finished?"

Jia Cong grinned and said, "It's nothing important. After talking for a while, Fourth Brother sent someone to send me over."

Fourth brother?

The expression on Yuan Chun's face was somewhat unnatural, alas, this royal seniority is really embarrassing.

The fourth prince wants to call her concubine mother...

"What's wrong with me, Big Sister?"

Jia Cong's gaze was on Yuan Chun's still flat stomach, and he secretly said happily: "Man can conquer the sky, finally changed Yuan Chun's fate."

With this child, Yuan Chun's seat is even more secure!

The two siblings were walking slowly in the yard, Yuan Chun told Jia Cong the reason why he came here today.

It turned out that Yuan Chun was found to be pregnant, and the original time and procedures for visiting relatives had to be drastically changed.

After all, the dragon is the most important thing, and the Ministry of Rites dare not argue that the etiquette system is more important than the dragon.So Qin Tianjian reselected the date, the sixth day of October.

In this way, Yuanchun has just passed the most dangerous first three months of pregnancy, and it will not be very cold, and by reducing the cumbersome rituals, more time can be left for relatives to get along with each other.

"Brother Cong went back and told his grandmother, uncle and father that the empress dowager is kind and said that it would be difficult for me to leave the palace, so she stayed at home for a few more days."

"really?"

There was such a surprise that Jia Cong's eyes widened.

It is difficult for a concubine to go out of the palace, that is to say, in this dynasty, in the past, unless the edict was ordered to leave the palace with the emperor, there is no chance for the concubine to get out of the Forbidden City.

Jia Cong clapped his hands and said: "This is a great grace, the old lady is not happy when she knows it!"

Concubine Shu only left the palace two days ago to visit relatives. She left the palace early in the morning and returned in the evening. It took less than six hours before and after.

Of course, this is also related to Concubine Shu's character, she would rather bury her head in the pile of books than socialize with people.

"Maybe it's five days, maybe it's seven days. The Ministry of Rites is still arguing with the palace right now. The palace will send servants to settle in first. Uncle must be busy recently and can't take care of his family. Keep an eye on it when you go back. Don't worry about it." What's the trouble?"

Yuan Chun was cautious, and repeatedly warned: "Those servants in our family have always had no rules. They should be punished and beaten. Don't let outsiders see the joke. Also, I asked His Majesty for grace, your treasure Second brother won't have any great prospects in this life, but with this grace, at least he can live a rich life."

"What grace?"

I saw Yuan Chun smiled and said: "Cheng Zhilang, the sixth rank, is waiting for the imperial edict."

Cheng Zhilang is a Wensan class. To put it bluntly, he is paid for nothing and does not have to work.

It's interesting to wait for the edict in the Hanlin. There is no rank or rank, but they have the right to go directly to the palace to meet the king.

Yuan Chun got Baoyu a life-saving talisman!
"Baoyu is different from you. His temperament has no hope of officialdom in this life. He is also a pure and kind person. Maybe one day he will be tricked by others. With this decree, those who make up his mind will also have to weigh it. "

Jia Cong shook his head: "Eldest sister is worrying too much. I still have me. If I am here, who dares to bully Second Brother Bao, I will definitely bring someone to the door."

Yuan Chun smiled and did not refute, but just rubbed his cousin's head.

"Let's not talk about this, your second brother Bao is about to reach the age of marriage. Marriage has been a marriage match since ancient times. With this imperial decree, our family can also marry him."

How did you talk about marrying Baoyu a daughter-in-law?Is there melon to eat?
Jia Cong immediately became a melon eater: "Big sister has someone in mind?"

"The last time my grandmother came to the palace and told me about it, I invited Niang Niangniang to help her find suitable candidates. There are a few suitable candidates right now..."

In the middle of speaking, Yuan Chun suddenly tapped Jia Cong on the head: "Okay, this matter has not been discussed yet, so I won't mention it for now."

Seeing that the skin of the melon was cut open and taken away suddenly, the baby was not happy.

Bang!

The sound from the direction of the side hall interrupted the chat between the siblings. Jia Cong raised his eyes and saw a few panicked maids in the palace suddenly running out of the side hall.

Yuan Chun frowned and was about to reprimand him, but saw one of the servants running up, knelt down and said, "Madam, the Buddha statue sent by the Empress Defei accidentally fell on the ground and broke, and there was a... a... ..."

"A what? Make it clear!"

"The corpse of a baby!"

……

The side hall was full of congratulatory gifts from various palaces, large and small boxes and boxes occupied most of the room.

However, under a table, fragments of painted clay sculptures were scattered, and in the center of the fragments was a small mummy.

Jia Cong suppressed his nausea and took a closer look. It was indeed a baby.

"The concubine De has always been frugal. When she came here the day before yesterday, she brought this Buddha statue and said that she asked the palace servants to ask for it at the Dabaoen Temple. Originally, the servant wanted to move the Buddha statue to the incense table, but she slipped her hand... "

Baoqin stopped the servant's nagging, and whispered to Jia Cong: "Third Master, Your Majesty has sent someone to invite the Imperial Concubine and Empress. This matter involves the Empress Defei, and the Empress asked the servants to send you out of the palace first."

Jia Cong nodded. It looked like a harem conflict. As a foreign minister, he had better not get involved too much.

With Yuan Chun's ability, there should be no problem in handling these.

"Sister Xianfei, I really didn't do it, you have to believe me!"

Before Jia Cong reached the gate of Fengzao Palace, he was startled by a howl outside the gate.

The blue veins on the forehead holding the piano were twitching, and he whispered: "It's Empress Defei..."

"Okay, stop howling, no one said it was you!"

Jia Cong was very familiar with this voice, scolding everyone so softly, it was the imperial concubine who hadn't run away.

Sure enough, when Jia Cong was thinking about whether to avoid it, he saw Yang appeared at the door leading a woman in pink palace attire.

"The minister Jia Cong pays homage to the imperial concubine, and the concubine De."

When Yang saw Jia Cong, she was taken aback, and then said gently: "Hurry up, where is your sister?"

"My concubine pays respects to Sister Yang and Sister Defei."

Just as he was speaking, Yuan Chun had already walked out of the front hall, bowed his knees and bowed down.

Mrs. Yang was about to go over to help him up, but she saw Mrs. Feng jogging over, bowing her knees and saluting, wailing incessantly: "Sister Xianfei, I really didn't do that, really, you have to trust me ..."

To be honest, Feng's appearance is first-class, and his voice is also first-class.

Being canonized by the emperor as one of the four concubines must have an advantage.Jia Cong can probably tell the truth from Feng's words and deeds, and Feng's probably did not do this.

But the voice was too loud, he could see that Yang could hardly maintain her gentleness after being quarreled.

"Sister Defei, get up, my sister has never doubted my sister..."

Feng's mouth kept on talking, and Yuan Chun was disturbed by the noise.

She suddenly clutched her stomach: "Oh, it hurts..."

At this moment, Feng's wailing stopped immediately, and as soon as he supported Yuan Chun, he screamed, "Quick, quick, call the imperial doctor!"

"Okay, help her back to the house, don't quarrel, as long as you don't quarrel with her, nothing will happen."

Yuan Chun glanced gratefully at Mrs. Yang who was speaking, and said with a wry smile, "I'm fine, maybe I just came out in a hurry..."

Jia Cong still couldn't leave, and Yang didn't know what he was thinking, but kept him.

After all this trouble, the servants in the palace who are proficient in the method of autopsy have finished the preliminary inspection.

"I reported to the empress, but it was the body of a baby, about a month old in size. The servant thinks that this baby is likely to be Ajahn Gumanthong from Siam."

The three members of the Yang family didn't know what Azan Gumantong was, but Jia Cong knew something about it.

Azan Gumantong, Siamese folk wizards often use baby corpses to make baby spirits. People who worship it think that it can bring good luck, wealth and so on to the owner.

Of course, such almost taboo methods also have the meaning of curse, it doesn't matter whether they are useful or not, but if there are witchcraft in the palace, I am afraid that the sky will be turned upside down.

Concubine Feng, who had been appeased, immediately turned pale with fright, trembling, and couldn't even use her loud voice.

As long as there are witchcraft in the palace, there is no bloodshed!
"It's not me, it's really not me..."

"His Majesty is here!"

Everyone was about to get up and go out to meet him, but they saw the emperor had already strode in.

"The concubine (subject) pays homage to 阝..."

"Okay, don't come and say goodbye, just sit down."

Liu Heng was not in a good mood. He was reviewing memorials in the Palace of Qinzheng, but suddenly the harem came to report that another accident happened in Fengzao Palace.

Worried about the child in Yuanchun's womb, he left the political affairs and hurried over, but he heard the servant say it was a witchcraft.

"Your Majesty, it really wasn't the concubine who did it. I have never had any intention of harming anyone. Please be aware of it..."

After seeing the emperor, Feng seemed to have found his backbone, and began to howl at the top of his voice. The emperor was already upset, but now his face turned darker.

The veins on his forehead were throbbing, and he was about to yell at him, but Yang Shi shook his head slightly at him.

Forget it, the Feng family was born in a small family, and he is timid, so if he gets scared, he will have to coax him by himself.

"Well, I know it's not you."

Liu Heng stopped Feng's wailing, and then gave Jia Cong a wink: "Jia Cong, you and your companion will go to Dabao'en Temple to investigate now and see what is going on with this Buddha statue."

Jia Cong wanted to leave a long time ago. Eating melons is very delicious, but eating melons from the harem is risky. Maybe he will get into trouble at any time.

He hurriedly bowed to the emperor, and hurriedly left Fengzao Palace with Xia Shouzhong.

The carriage traveled southward leisurely, and left Yongdingmen along Zhengyang Street.Jia Cong chatted with Xia Shouzhong, "Duke Xia, is the palace so unsafe? Will Big Sister be in danger?"

"Little slicker, use our family's words!"

Xia Shouzhong knocked on Jia Cong's head, hehe said: "Don't worry, the concubine Xian is safe, the empress dowager and concubine Huang Guifei are all staring at Fengzao Palace, and nearly ten people have been sent to Fengzao Palace. Besides , wanting to murder Concubine Xian under our noses, hehe..."

With Zhou's lessons learned, the harem was cleaned up again.

This time Yuanchun was pregnant, the empress dowager and imperial concubine personally sent their confidantes to the Fengzao Palace, and the emperor asked Xia Shouzhong to keep an eye on every move of the harem to ensure that Yuanchun would have a smooth pregnancy.

This Fengzao Palace can be said to be one of the safest places in the palace.

"That's not to say that people have performed witchcraft..."

Xia Shouzhong rolled his eyes, this guy really deserves a beating, he doesn't slap people in the face!
"This is a reminder to our family. It seems that we still need to strengthen our precautions."

While speaking, under the escort of a group of dragon guards, the carriage stopped outside the Dabaoen Temple.

Xia Shouzhong, dressed in ordinary clothes, led Jia Cong in royal cat clothes into the temple, and went straight all the way to the abode of the presiding monk.

The Buddha statue sent by Concubine De to Fengzao Palace was indeed consecrated by Dabaoen Temple. It is big enough, beautiful and cheap enough. Many people in Beijing are invited to go home to worship.

This pottery Buddha statue is mostly enshrined by ordinary people who believe in Buddhism.As for the concubine De, she has a temperament like a wild animal, so she can spend a few taels of silver to get people to go back to the palace, which is already very good.

Jia Cong looked at the pottery Buddha statues enshrined in the side hall, and asked, "Master Kong Yan, who made these Buddha statues?"

"These are all fired in Xiaoguo Village outside the Plum Forest in the south of the temple. There are many people in Xiaoguo Village who are proficient in firing pottery. As for these Buddha statues, there is a capable person in Xiaoguo Village who is good at clay sculpture and pottery. He was a master craftsman of the Ministry of Industry... "

Xiaoguozhuang is only a quarter of an hour away from Dabaoen Temple, and the great monk Kongyan sent his disciple Jianjian to accompany the two of them.

Jian Xing is the manager of Dabaoen Temple who handles these mundane affairs, and he is acquainted with Guo Xiaosi, the former master craftsman of the Ministry of Industry who made the Buddha statues.

When everyone came to Xiaoguozhuang, the village of more than a hundred households was full of all kinds of earthen furnaces, and the whole village was submerged in smoke and dust.

Jia Cong coughed again and again, and complained: "Ahem, I never thought I could still inhale smog in my life!"

"Smog? What is smog?"

Xia Shouzhong also coughed a few times, and was about to ask about this novel word, but he heard the captain of the Longjian Guard next to him suddenly shout: "Who is sneaking around and still not coming out?"

It turned out that there was a person lying on the back door of the clay furnace not far away. After the captain shouted, the person didn't move.

On the contrary, Jia Cong had better eyesight and noticed something was wrong: "The earthen stove is still burning, no one can bear the heat and lie on the stove. Hurry up and see if it is a living person or a dead person!"

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　Thanks for the reward from Tian Tian.

　　A big chapter will be written tonight, and we will continue to code tomorrow.

　　sleep, good night!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)