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Chapter 32 2.22 Water Soluble Betrayed the Jia Mansion and Buried Nails
Chapter 2

2.22 Water Soluble Betrayal, Jia Mansion Burying Nails

"Where is the old prince of Beijing sure?" Even if there is a serious suspicion, outsiders can't tell this kind of thing, and "we can't get close" is basic common sense.

"Brother Wei, don't worry, the Zhenbei Army's [-] cavalry don't bring a little water. The northern captives who have been killed for so many years are terrified every day, and they rely on their combat effectiveness." Jia Lian laughed.

The Second Mansion of Ningrong and Rongguo have always been close friends with the King of Beijing. It is not a secret. Back then, Duke Rong Jia Daishan became famous when he led an army to the grasslands to the north. At that time, the old King of Beijing had to follow him as a general. .

Therefore, Jia Lian, as the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion, naturally knew his family's friendship very well, and his tone was full of confidence.

In fact, both Duke Ning and Duke Rong of the first generation had merits enough to be crowned kings, but because they were brothers, they could not be crowned kings.

Otherwise, the Jia Mansion would be one family with two princes, which would be a way of death in any dynasty.

It is also for this reason that the Jia Mansion conferred two Dukes, but they existed as the leaders of the entire camp of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes for a long time. Even the status of the Four Kings was placed first in front of the Dukes of the Jia Mansion in the past.

For example, there is a couplet in the Jia's ancestral hall in Ningguo Mansion. It was originally written by the king of Dongping County, but at the end of the signature, he claimed to be a "brother of the world", and his status was very low.

"It doesn't make sense?" Since everyone knows this is the case, then there should be no problem, but judging from the content of the original book, there is a high probability that this battle will be defeated.

Because Wei Xu didn't come up with the idea of ​​getting results in a short period of time, but the noble camp originally planned to do so, that is to say, they did the same in the original book.

Then he was defeated, and if there were no accidents, he lost miserably, even the old Beijing King was killed!

"Brother Wei, what makes no sense?" Jia Lian asked puzzled.

"Brother Liu, is this plan finalized?" Wei Xu didn't answer, but turned to Liu Dong and asked.

"Of course it's settled. Just today, we have dispatched a fast horse to send a letter to the old prince of Beijing. Presumably he will not object." Liu Dong said confidently.

"Then, can you ensure that the news will not be leaked?" Wei Xu's anxiety became more and more serious.

"Of course." Liu Dong's tone was very confident.

"Who knows this news?" Wei Xu asked eagerly.

"Father, Uncle Niu, and Uncle Feng." Seeing Wei Xu's uneasiness, Liu Dong replied seriously, "Brother Wei, what's the problem?"

"Does anyone else know?" Ordinarily it's just these three people, so it should be fine.

"Naturally, the Beijing Prince's Mansion is also added. It is impossible not to notify there of such a big event." Niu Ben added.

"Maybe he told Mr. Shui Rong?" At this time, Wei Xu didn't know the news about the Beijing Palace, so he could only say something vaguely.

"How is it possible? Of course it is Brother Shui Mo, the son of Prince Jing." Liu Dong nodded affirmatively.

"Water desert? Isn't it water-soluble?" Wei Xu was stunned.

"Of course not. Although Brother Shui Rong is also the eldest son of the old prince and has always been favored by Uncle Shui, he is not the eldest son. What's more, besides Brother Shui Mo, there are two older brothers." It was Jia Lian who spoke, and A natural tone.

"Brother Shuimo chose to go north in person after confirming the plan. He got permission to set off yesterday, and the reason was to visit his father." Liu Dong continued to add.

Wei Xu let out a long sigh of relief, because it is almost certain!
The old King Beijing and his eldest son Shui Mo were both in the Zhenbei Army, and it was a large-scale battle, but they all died because of this defeat, so Shui Rong took over the position.

However, there is one more issue that needs to be confirmed before this.

"Second brother Lian, the old prince's four sons, except for the eldest son, what are the temperaments of the other three?" He turned to look at Jia Lian and asked.

"The second elder brother of the Shui family has always loved poetry and poetry, and has no interest in government affairs. He spends his days detailing and singing poems with other scholars everywhere. His literary name is good, but the third elder brother of the Shui family plays well with brother Wei." Jia Lian said with a smile.

"That's enough!" Wei Xu interrupted Jia Lian stiffly, and now it's a complete match!
As long as the old prince and the prince are sold, the second and third sons, one is a nerd and the other is a playboy. If Shui Rong shows his affection to Emperor Yongzheng again, it will not be difficult for him to inherit the throne.This also explains why King Beijing betrayed him even though he was from a noble lineage, and he even got the emperor's approval, because he had sacrificed his own father and brother in exchange for it!

"Brother Wei, are you suspicious?" Niu Ben pointed at Wei Xu in disbelief and shouted.

"If those two in the north are gone, I don't think I need to say more about the rest?" Wei Xu said coldly.

Whether it's noble or other big families, the private fights in the backyard have never stopped, let alone for a king.

Although Wei Xu hadn't heard them introduce Shui Rong, he knew from his later performance in the original novel that he was a man with great ambitions.

With such a style of work on weekdays, coupled with Wei Xu's explanation just now, no matter how stupid a group of dandies are, they will know that this kind of thing is not impossible but very possible!
It's still the possibility of "I'd rather believe what I have than believe what I don't have"!
Another point, although Wei Xu didn't mention Shui Rong's betrayal of his own camp, everyone else thought about it, because if the prince is gone, no one who wants to inherit will be able to jump over the dragon chair!

What better bargaining chip than handing in a vote and then switching camps?

"Brothers, wait a moment, I can only excuse you today! After three days, we will still be here, and by then we must have finished discussing Brother Wei's proposal!" Liu Dong bowed his hands solemnly, before waiting for others to answer. Turn around and leave.

As for Niu Ben, he left without even saying a word.

After hearing such explosive news, the other dandies couldn't sit still, and left one after another.

As soon as these core figures left, those people outside also dispersed in a rush, but they all agreed to carry out the agreement and meet again three days later.

"Brother Wei, is what you said true?" Jia Lian, a dude with a bit of a bottom line, was dumbfounded, "Brother Shui Rong also plays together on weekdays, so how could he?"

"Second brother Lian, to put it bluntly, Rongxitang, the main house of Rongguo Mansion, is not lived in by your father!" Wei Xu's thoughtful words made Jia Lian's complexion pale in an instant.

However, such problems are inevitable in any big family. This is the case in Jia's Mansion, and the Beijing Palace.

"No, no, it's just that the old ancestor lived there, so the second uncle's family was nearby to wait on him." Jia Lian repeatedly muttered words that he didn't believe.

"If that's not enough," Wei Xu smiled, "I remember Brother Lian has the title of Tong Zhi, right? Do you remember when he donated it?"

"Just two years ago, it was for engagement." Jia Lian murmured.

"No, there must have been other things at that time. I remember that your Rongguo Mansion was admitted to a Juren, right?" Wei Xu said with a smile.

Jia Zhu was the eldest son of the second house of the Rongguo Mansion, but he entered the Guozijian with the only yin student quota, and then directly participated in the provincial examination from there, and won the Juren.

Jia Lian seemed to be struck by lightning, but also seemed to be sapped all of a sudden, so that even his breathing became very short of breath!

Anyone who has read "A Dream of Red Mansions" knows that the absolute protagonist of this book is Jia Baoyu, and Jia Lian is just a big supporting role.

The problem is, the successor of the Rongguo Mansion is Jia She, and the heir is Jia Lian. Jia Baoyu is only the second son of the second wife, and he has no possibility of inheriting the title, but everyone's eyes are on him!

What does this make Jia Lian, the official successor, think?Maybe he didn't remember it in the original book, but Wei Xu wouldn't mind doing a favor!

"Second brother Lian, think about it carefully, and leave, little brother!" Now that the fire had been set, Wei Xu naturally didn't need to stay any longer, he cupped his hands with a smile and planned to leave directly.

"Brother Wei, wait a moment!" Jia Lian came to a quick response, and turned his head a little stiffly, "Brother, I still need help with some things, so you just stay here!"

"This—" Wei Xu didn't expect this to happen, but he didn't object, it was just necessary. "It's at my mother's place."

"Don't worry, brother, I'll arrange for someone to talk about it!" Jia Lian said without hesitation, and even the address became familiar.

PS: The couplet in the ancestral hall of Jia’s mansion in the original book is signed by the writer “Dong’an County King”, but this time only “Dongping County King” is the only “Four Kings” in the book, the author thinks it may be a clerical error.

(End of this chapter)