Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 98 3.5 Why did the young master come back?

Volume Three

3.5 Why did the young master come back?

The anger that had been held in for more than half a month and was almost exploded by Princess Yongchang could finally be discharged. Zhou Yang held the charming girl in his arms with all his strength. At this time, Dongfang Bing was still wearing the standard Zhou Dynasty Qianhu military uniform.
"Huh - Bing'er, I'm sorry!" Finally, half an hour later, he hugged her and sat back in the armchair and said, "I left in a hurry last time because I couldn't afford to delay things in Jinling. .”

"It's up to you. I just want to leave a legacy to the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, and I don't want you to follow me every day." Similarly, it is not difficult for a girl who is comfortable being served to speak. Although Dongfang Bing's tone is still arrogant , but also acquiesced to "forgive", and did not forget to help each other pack the clothes with Ai Lang, "But that sister from Jinling, I wonder when I can meet her?"

"She is still too young, and she has a lot of filial piety. She may have to wait for some time before she can really get started." Zhou Yang was also helpless at this point. He briefly talked about Xue Tu's assassination, arrival at Xue's house, engagement, analysis, and counterattack As well as a series of unmanageable shit behind it, the girl finally said with a surprised expression, "The matter is not over yet, but it is no longer something I can handle now."

"Is Wang Ziteng so cold?" Unexpectedly, Dongfang Bing, who still had blushing cheeks and beautiful eyes, immediately thought of the government affairs, "If this is the case, this person will never be of great use. The Xue family and the Wang family But family friendships, friendships known to the world, are not worth the mere yellow and white things, it is true."

"Hey, we are in love now, can you be more serious?" Zhou Yang was dissatisfied, then glared at her and said, "You are a daughter of a family, and your mind is full of government affairs all day long. Have you ever thought about your own family?" Man? You are worthy of your status as a princess guard, but you only think about—hiss!"

"It was your suggestion at the beginning. His Majesty promoted Prince Teng to the rank of general and made him the deputy of General Jia. His performance is pretty good these days." Dongfang Binghou continued, "He is quite motivated, except when he really has something to do. Besides, he wished he could spend twelve hours on official duties.

There are now three major battalions in the capital. The Shenji Camp is your commander Chen Ruiwen. The fifth military camp is the first-class son Hou Xiaokang, the inheritor of the Duke Xiufu. In addition to the three thousand battalion, the second-class male Jiang Zining, the successor of the Pingyuan Houfu. In addition to being unable to speak, the other two are old friendships in the Jia Mansion. The old lady in the Rongguo Mansion almost did her best to pave the way for Prince Teng. "

"What kind of brain does this person have to do such a thing, leaving his own son without raising him, but using the family's resources on outsiders." Shaking his head speechlessly, Zhou Yang could not understand the brain of the old lady of the Jia family at all. Hui Lu, "If etiquette had been strictly followed, the second wife of the Jia family would have left the Rongguo Mansion long ago. Prince Teng is not considered a relative in the mansion because he is only related to the second wife."

"No matter what she thinks, with the help of the road paved by the Jia family, Wang Ziteng has already established a firm foothold." Dongfang Bing said lightly, "Jia Jing really didn't hold anything back and handed over everything he had in his hands. Fortunately, he He is still a man who knows how to advance and retreat, so he reported everything to His Majesty first, and then handed over to Wang Ziteng after obtaining his consent."

"Your Majesty didn't arrange any arrangements for these two camps?" This time it was Zhou Yang's turn to be surprised, "It's such a good opportunity. Excluding free wages, these camps don't have many people in total. They only need Arrange a few more of your own commanders, commanders, and even Qianhu, deputy Qianhu, etc., won’t all the military power in the capital be in his hands?”

"You also know that this is military power, how can it be arranged with just a few words?" Dongfang Bing said angrily, "If His Majesty really does this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get through to the Dragon Head Palace. Don't worry about anything else. He said, don’t forget this ‘Emperor’s Treasure’ gold seal, but it is still placed in Longshou Palace. Without this signature for major events in Beijing, how is it different from waste paper?”

"If I remember correctly, appointments must be made by officials of the third rank or above before they need to be stamped with the 'Emperor's Treasure' seal, right?" Zhou Yang asked curiously, "It's difficult to handle the first-level commander-in-chief, and the commander is no more than a fourth-rank official. It seems that No need"

"Official positions in the middle of the capital have always been lowly and powerful, and they can be promoted according to the arrangements for delegating to one level, just like the Jiedu envoy of the Beijing camp is also a third-rank position, equal to the generals of the three major battalions, but in terms of authority, he is in charge. Dongfang Bing looked at him contemptuously and said, "Another example is the officials of the six ministries, who are only in charge of the sixth grade, but even the governor of a province can be treated politely.

Therefore, according to the practice of past dynasties, when appointing official positions in the capital, the authority is always raised by one level. Even if it is a commander of the three major battalions, His Majesty cannot directly appoint him. General Jia is willing to hand over the position of the military commander of the Beijing camp, but also Willing to support the whole process, His Majesty will arrange some care no matter what. "

"In other words, it has been completely decided now?" Zhou Yang asked with a frown. He knew that this person had a cold temperament and limited abilities, but for now, he is the most suitable candidate and can be accepted by all parties. It doesn't matter whether it's Longshou Palace or Daming Palace, Jia's family is also willing to support it.

"General Jia has officially made the adjustment, and it will be officially adjusted at the great court meeting at the beginning of next year." Dongfang Bing sighed lightly, "If I had known earlier that he was so cold-blooded."

"That's it." Zhou Yang smiled and said, "There happens to be a lot of bullshit in the Wang family. It's convenient for him to go up and control it. At worst, he can just uncover a few things and then deal with them. The Wang family only has one Prince Teng. , as long as he is gone, the so-called 'Jinling Wang Family' will basically cease to exist." "Did you do it to Wang Zisheng?" Dongfang Bing suddenly asked, "Although he is indeed a waste, after all, He is also an official of the imperial court."

"I didn't kill him directly, I just looked at the meaning of the word 'imperial official'. Otherwise, would this kind of waste be kept for meat during the New Year?" Zhou Yang said disdainfully, "Originally, after I took action, I He was still worried about retaliation, but he was so frightened that, except for deploying a large number of people to protect himself, he didn't mention revenge at all - why, the court even found out about this? "

"Although the imperial court wants to investigate, there is nothing that cannot be investigated, but it does not spend so much energy on a waste like Wang Zisheng." Dongfang Bing shook his head and said, "I also heard from you that Xue Tu's assassination was caused by the Wang family. After writing, I remembered that Wang Zisheng almost lost his life, and then thinking about the situation of the Xue family, it was not difficult to guess. Don't worry, I'm not that boring."

"How dare you!" Zhou Yang slapped him angrily, ignoring the girl's shy and angry roll of her eyes, "Besides, things like 'off-board moves' are always used equally. If the Wang family follows the rules, I won't play dirty tricks in private; now that Duke Xue is dead, the prince can only be raised for a few days, which is already very restrained."

"It's up to you!" Dongfang Bing's usual aloofness has no room for existence in front of his lover, "Okay, you go back first. Sister Qingwen has been on tenterhooks these days. Fortunately, your safe slave went back yesterday. It relieved her a lot, but you'd better go back and see her."

"How do you know Qingwen is worried about - huh?" Zhou Yang was stunned for a moment, then hugged the girl tightly in surprise and said, "You have been living at my place these days, right? Hahaha, thank you for taking care of me - -Forehead"

"Which one will help you take care of something? I just feel sorry for sister Qingwen, so I just stay with her!" Dongfang Bing knocked someone back to the armchair with an elbow, and turned around, leaving him with only a beautiful and slim figure. He carefully arranged his clothes and said, "Go back quickly. When the two princesses wake up, I can explain easily. But you are here, and I -"

"Come back tonight, I miss you!" Zhou Yang hugged the girl and gave her a long kiss. After helping her sit up, he left Wanfu Building without looking back, leaving only Dongfang Bing with flushed cheeks and an embarrassed look on his face. He sat there and said nothing for a long time.

Zhou Yang untied his fast horse from the carriage in the backyard, and rode straight home without stopping. Wanfu Building was originally in the inner city, but in the bustling commercial area in the east of the city. When he rushed back to the compound, But it was approaching evening, and he casually threw the reins into the hands of Li Hu who was greeting him at the door. Zhou Yang rushed into the front yard and picked up Qingwen, who was already in bloom.

"Oh—why did the young master just come back? The big bear came back yesterday and said that you would be home today. The slave has been waiting since morning. I don't want to see the young master until now. Do you not want the slave?" Qingwen looked aggrieved. He threw himself into his young master's arms and beat him gently.

"Hey, the situation today is special. I didn't expect to meet you." Zhou Yang paused and decided not to say anything. "Anyway, you just have to wait until I meet someone I thought I couldn't offend, so I postponed it until now. At that time, Dongfang is here too, and besides, didn’t I bring you a lot of gifts? I got these from Jinling!”

"Sister Dongfang has also met?" Qingwen burst into tears and smiled, "Who needs any gifts? I just hope that the young master will return safely so that I can continue to serve you!"

"Then you don't want gifts?" Zhou Yang nodded after thinking for a moment with a "serious" expression, "Forget it, I'll sell these things at the pawn shop, just to save money and eat something delicious, anyway, girl nor."

"Who said you don't like it anymore?" Qingwen became anxious all of a sudden, "How can you do this, and take back the things you rewarded the girl!"

"How do you know no one has done this?" Zhou Yang continued to tease her.

"Sister Suyun said that!" Qingwen's answer was so confident and confident, "Even Grandma Li came here once!"

"Oh?" Zhou Yang's heart moved, "That's good!"

(End of this chapter)