The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 231
If we take feudal ethics as the criterion, Lin Daiyu is undoubtedly a "deviant" woman. She is not utilitarian and advocates spiritual wealth. She is highly talented and pursues freedom, including freedom in love. This is the biggest difference between her and Xue Baochai. at.

Xue Baochai is gentle and gentle, has an open-minded behavior, follows the times, and has great wisdom in dealing with people. Just like "It is a pity to stop the virtue of stopping and pity the talent of singing. The jade belt is hung in the forest, and the golden hairpin is hidden in the snow." Lin Daiyu has this sentence The talented girl Xie Daoyun of the Eastern Jin Dynasty had the talent of singing Xu, while Xue Baochai had the beautiful character of a happy wife.

In other words, Xue Baochai is the kind of good wife and mother who conforms to the principles of Confucius and Mencius. If she were to meet Lin Daiyu's current situation, she would follow her parents' orders even if she was very unwilling. Jia Huan went to the house to ask for help.

Lin Daiyu is different from Xue Baochai. She likes to act spontaneously and follow her feelings. If she doesn't want to, she just doesn't want to. She doesn't look down on men, not to mention coming from Prince Yi Zhong's palace. Even if he is the emperor, she won't look at him more. One glance, on the contrary, as long as she saw the right person, she would be willing to be a beggar, so she subconsciously ran to Jia Huan's house in panic.

When Ping'er returned to the house, Xue Yan saw that she was back alone, and asked curiously: "Where is Mr. Huan?"

Ping'er smiled and said, "Third Master has already had lunch and is busy studying."

Lin Daiyu couldn't help being disappointed when she heard this. Although she said not to disturb Jia Huan's study, she still hoped that Huan Di would drop everything and come to relieve her worries.

Seeing Lin Daiyu's sad look, Ping'er felt even more certain. It seems that this man is really interested in our third master, so he smiled and said: "Although the third master is not free, he asked his maid to bring Miss Lin to her." A word."

Lin Daiyu instantly looked up at Ping'er, and Xue Yan asked curiously: "What are you talking about?"

Ping'er smiled and said, "I can only tell Miss Lin." After that, he leaned into Lin Daiyu's ear and told Jia Huan's original words.

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu was stunned for a moment, then her face felt a little feverish, and she quickly stood up and walked out.

Xue Yan looked at Lin Daiyu's obviously lighter steps and couldn't help but curiously asked Ping'er in a low voice: "Sister Ping'er, what did Mr. Huan say? It makes us girls stop worrying all of a sudden."

Ping'er smiled and said, "I can't tell you this."

"Good sister, just tell me. I promise not to tell anyone." Xue Yan said.

Ping'er burst out laughing and said: "Your guarantee is not as effective as Third Master's guarantee, so let's forget it."

Xue Yan pouted her little mouth and snorted, then walked away angrily.

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In the Yuewei Hall, Lin Ruhai was giving a commentary to Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng when the steward Xiao Lei suddenly walked in hurriedly and said: "Sir, Prefect Hong and Commander Dai are here to visit. They say there is an urgent military situation. It is extremely urgent."

Lin Ruhai frowned, put down the article in his hand and said, "Let them wait a moment, I will be here soon." After saying that, he gave a few instructions to Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng and left in a hurry.

Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng looked at each other, put down their pens in unison, and followed Lin Ruhai to Qian Yamen.

When Lin Ruhai arrived at the lobby of the front office, she saw Yangzhou Magistrate Hong Wenxuan and Yangzhou Guard Commander Dai Li waiting there. There was also an official who was covered in blood and looked very embarrassed. Looking at the tattered official uniform, he seemed to be a county magistrate. .

"Governor!" Hong Wenxuan and Dai Li clasped their fists and saluted, while the bloody guy fell to his knees on the ground and cried: "I'm going to Haimen County, Cheng Lin Heqing, to kowtow to your Majesty the Governor."

A trace of surprise flashed in Lin Ruhai's eyes, and he asked: "Haimen County Prime Minister? What happened? Why is Lin County Prime Minister in such a state?" Lin County Prime Minister immediately burst into tears and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, the governor, about two days ago , a large number of pirates attacked the county, they burned down the salt farm, burned, killed and looted all the way, and they have captured the county seat."

Lin Ruhai's expression changed dramatically. It was common for pirates and Japanese pirates to invade the coastal areas of Dajin. However, they always grabbed something and fled out to sea. It was very rare to attack a city and plunder territory like this. He hurriedly asked: "This Who are the pirates and how many men do they have?"

Lin Xiancheng cried and said: "The leader of the pirates is the third master of Dulong Island, nicknamed Yi Yi Dao. By the way, this person publicly claims to be Kang Dayong, the second son of the salt merchant Kanglingcheng. This attack on Haimen County is to replace the pirates." His father and brother took revenge. They probably had dozens of bow boats and thousands of people, and they suddenly attacked at night.

Magistrate Wu and his subordinates immediately summoned men to defend themselves against the enemy, risking their own arrows and fighting bloody battles. Unfortunately, they were eventually outnumbered and the city gates were breached by thieves. Magistrate Wu and his colleagues were captured by mistake and brutally killed, and died heroically for their country.

The official fought and retreated, and luckily escaped from the city. He wanted to gather the remaining soldiers to take back the city, but he was unable to do so. Instead of showing off his bravery, it was better to recruit soldiers to save the people from the fire and water. Therefore, the official traveled day and night to Yangzhou to report. this matter.Please also ask the governor to immediately send troops to exterminate the pirates, avenge Wu County Magistrate and others, and save the lives of tens of millions of people in our county. Even if you die as a low-ranking official, it is not a pity! "

After saying that, he beat the ground and cried bitterly, which was touching.

Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng looked at each other in shock. Sure enough, Kang Dayong, the second son of the Kang family, was indeed alive and became the third boss of the great pirate leader Gu San Mazi. The last time he probably witnessed his father and brother being assassinated at the south port of the city, So he was angry and led thousands of pirates to attack Haimen County. The key was to have him capture the county seat and kill the county magistrate and a group of local officials. Now things got serious. It is estimated that someone was behind the scenes to assassinate Kang Lingcheng and his son. I must be dumbfounded. I wanted to kill someone and silence them, but in the end, I caused a bigger mess.

However, these local officials in Haimen County were too useless. A group of pirates easily broke into the county seat. Even the county magistrate, county lieutenant, chief minister, etc. were all killed in one pot. Only one county magistrate escaped, and this was Lin County Magistrate. Although they made impassioned speeches and made it sound like they were heroic, the actual water content should be quite high.

You must know that Haimen County is more than 300 miles away from Yangzhou City. Even riding a fast horse takes a day. And judging from Lin County Cheng’s words, the pirates attacked Haimen County two days ago. It has been two days, 豼Ya's body is still covered in blood and stains. She is a liar. It was obviously painted on her body temporarily to cover up. It was a bit too much.

At this time, Yangzhou Guard Commander Dai Li said in a deep voice: "The thieves have captured the county town and are burning, killing and looting everywhere. It is said that they are still opening warehouses to stock up on grain and recruiting troops and horses. Obviously, their plans are not small. They are completely different from the small fights in the past." , the governor should send troops to destroy them immediately to avoid causing greater losses."

Lin Ruhai also looked solemn. Now that the situation in Liaodong is tense and the national treasury is in urgent need, he is demanding an increase in salt taxes and production. If there is another trouble in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, this year's tax revenue will be greatly reduced, which will undoubtedly make things worse. Therefore, the banditry must be suppressed with lightning speed. Extermination is the answer, so he nodded and said: "It should be so!"

Dai Li quickly recommended himself and said: "The people are in urgent need of overthrow, and the soldiers need to be quick. I am willing to lead the Yangzhou guards as a vanguard and rush to Haimen to wipe out the bandits."

Lin Ruhai glanced at Dai Li in surprise, nodded and said: "Commander Dai is commendable for his loyalty and bravery, so I will order you to lead your troops as the vanguard and rush to Haimen County immediately to defeat the thieves. No mistakes!"

Dai Li was secretly happy, and he quickly bowed and said: "I have the order," and then left in a hurry.

Jia Huan's heart moved. This Dai Li seemed to be in the same group as Ji Jinxiao. He was so active this time. I'm afraid he wasn't just trying to grab the top spot, right?

At this time, Lin Ruhai said to the magistrate Hong Wenxuan: "Master Hong, please send the order to immediately strengthen the defense. In addition, in response to the order of the governor, the Gaoyou Guards and Taizhou Guards are quickly dispatched to Yangzhou to take orders."

Hong Wenxuan said quickly: "I have the order." After saying that, he accepted the order and left.

After Lin Ruhai dispatched the two men, he did not continue to mobilize more surrounding guards. After all, the pirates only had a few thousand people, and the strength of the three guards was nearly 7000. It was enough to crush the bandits, but it was not necessary. Mobilize more troops.

"Brother Huan, go and call Feng Qianhu." Lin Ruhai ordered.

Jia Huan turned around and walked out of the lobby. When he inquired, he found out that Feng Ziying had gone to the cell. He walked towards the cell, but happened to meet a group of guards in uniforms escorting dozens of officers and soldiers back from outside, pushing and cursing.

(End of this chapter)