Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 285
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is February of the 21st year of Longqing.

The imperial court plans to send troops to Japan in early March. Jia Qiong will mobilize [-] new troops from the Jiangbei Camp, and then go to Japan to fight under the escort of [-] Ningbo Navy.

So Jia Qiong had just been married to Princess Mingyue for more than half a month, so she left Chang'an and rushed to the Jiangbei camp.

This was also thanks to the fact that Xu Shan set out early to help Jia Qiong select soldiers and prepare the army, otherwise he would not have set off so late.

After more than ten days of long journey, Jia Qiong and his party were close to their destination.

The Jiangbei camp that Jia Qiong was going to was in Zhenjiang Prefecture, Jinling Province, and happened to pass by Yangzhou, so he planned to visit Lin Ruhai on the way.

Yangzhou Prefecture, patrolling Yanyamen.

Jia Qiong and others were stationed in front of the Yanyan Gate. Several gatekeepers at the door saw that the leader of the group was a senior official in a bullfight uniform, and was escorted by thirty guards in royal robes. They did not dare to neglect and hurriedly stepped forward to help. Holding the horse.

One of the leading stewards asked, "I wonder what I call this lord."

Jia Qiong said: "I am Jia Qiong, Marquis of Wuning. I am passing through Yangzhou and come here to pay my respects to Uncle Lin. I wonder if my uncle is in the house?"

When the steward heard that it was Jia Qiong, he hurriedly ordered someone to go in to report it, and said enthusiastically to Jia Qiong: "It turns out to be Jia Houye.

The master is in the mansion, please come in quickly.

The master knows that you will arrive in the next few days and has been waiting for you. "

Jia Qiong nodded and followed the steward into the mansion, while everyone else stayed outside and waited.

Several people followed the disciples all the way to the middle hall. Lin Ruhai happened to greet them from inside, and Jia Qiong hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.

"Nephew Jia Qiong meets Uncle Lin."

Lin Ruhai smiled and held his arm and said, "Yu Jing, no courtesy, please come and sit in the hall."

The two entered the hall and sat down respectively. Jia Qiong looked at Lin Ruhai carefully.

Seeing that although he was a little thinner than the last time we met and had a little more gray hair on his temples, his complexion was still good and he didn't look seriously ill. I couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Lin Ruhai would not be like this in this life. Died early.

Jia Qiong asked: "After all these years, how is my uncle's health?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "I am still the same, with constant minor illnesses but no serious illnesses."

Jia Qiong nodded and said, "Sister Daiyu is also very concerned about her uncle's health in Chang'an.

She also asked me to tell you to take good care of your health and not to work too hard. My uncle still needs to pay attention to his health.

This is the letter Daiyu asked me to bring to my uncle before leaving. "

Jia Qiong took out a letter from her arms, Lin Ruhai took it and put it aside and said: "Yu Jing, thank you for your trouble, my body can still hold on.

Yu'er previously said in her letter that her body is much healthier now, but what's the truth? "

Jia Qiong nodded and said, "My sister has been taking care of herself with Taoist Master Xuan Zhenzi's food supplements. Her health is indeed much better than before. Please don't worry, uncle."

Lin Ruhai cupped her hands and said, "Yu'er is in Chang'an. Thanks to your brother's care, I can feel more at ease. My uncle thanks me here."

Jia Qiong waved her hand and said: "Daiyu is my adopted sister. Isn't it only natural to take care of her? Why should my uncle say thank you? Let's take a look at what Daiyu wrote in her letter first."

Lin Ruhai nodded, opened the letter and read it. Halfway through, he couldn't help but admired: "Oh, Yujing has done another amazing work.

The east wind blooms flowers on thousands of trees at night, and even blows them down, and the stars are like rain.BMW's carved cars fill the road with fragrance.

The phoenix flute sounded, the jade pot turned light, and the fish and dragon danced overnight.

The golden strands of moth snow willow, the smile is full of fragrance.

The crowd looked for him thousands of times, but suddenly looking back, he was there, in a dimly lit place.Good words, good words!When was this written? "

Jia Qiong said with a smile: "On the day when my nephew married the princess, the emperor asked me to read a poem to encourage makeup, so I composed this poem "The Sapphire Case·New Year's Eve"."

Lin Ruhai recited the sentence "Searching for her thousands of times" twice more, and sighed: "I know Yu Jing is a genius in this world.

But I never expected that in just over two years, you would have made extraordinary achievements and become a pillar of the imperial court.

Now you are not only the most trusted minister of the emperor, but also the consort. Your future is truly limitless.

He is truly a gifted person, incomparable to ordinary people like me.

I think I wasted nearly ten years in Yangzhou, but still couldn't figure out the shortcomings of the salt channel. Compared with Yujing, it is really shameful. "

Jia Qiong said: "Why did my uncle say this? Last year, the Lianghuai salt tax was 430 million taels, which was nearly half more than before you took over as the salt inspector.

My uncle’s hard work has made great achievements, and the emperor often told me that thanks to your presence, the Lianghuai Salt Policy will not continue to rot. "

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said: "Thanks to Mr. Wang's help in the past two years, we have made some progress.

If not, I'm afraid I won't be able to achieve results even if I work hard. Speaking of which, I have to thank Yu Jingcai. "

Jia Qiong waved her hand and said, "We are all one family. Uncle, please don't say thank you anymore."

Lin Ruhai nodded and continued to read down. After reading everything, he smiled and said to Jia Qiong: "Yu'er said that all your wives are pregnant, which is such a happy event.

The descendants are prosperous, which is a sign of prosperity. Congratulations, Yu Jing.

I haven't drank for a long time. I'll ask someone to prepare some good wine and food for you tonight. Let's have a drink to celebrate you. "

Jia Qiong said: "Thank you uncle for your kindness, but I have to rush to the Jiangbei Camp as soon as possible to practice with the generals, and I also need to take a detour to Nanjing to visit my grandfather.

Time is too tight and I can't stay any longer. I will be leaving soon. "

Lin Ruhai said regretfully: "This is such a pity. I originally wanted to have a drink with Yu Jing and talk by candlelight at night."

Jia Qiong said: "When I return in triumph, I will have a drink with my uncle."

Lin Ruhai nodded, pondered for a moment and said: "Yu Jing, I have a doubt in my heart.

I don’t know why you, a good man with a good cultural background, decided to join the army and ask to be the commander of this expedition to Japan? "

Jia Qiong said: "Uncle, I am young and have little qualifications. It is really difficult for me to continue to be a civil servant in the court.

Even if the emperor wants to reuse me, I'm afraid it will take several years.

My Jia family comes from a family of martial arts, and my ancestors were all heroes on the battlefield. I have also been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and I have never slacked off for a day.

The emperor thought that since it was difficult for me to achieve anything in the civil service for the time being, it would be better to switch to the military service first, so that it would be easier to be promoted after meritorious service. "

Lin Ruhai nodded and said: "It turns out it was the emperor's intention. The Jia family has deep connections in the military, which is what the title should mean.

However, military power is sensitive after all. If you have too much power in the army, it may not be a good thing. Yu Jing must be cautious. "

Jia Qiong nodded and said, "Don't worry, uncle. Jia Qiong is familiar with classics and history and knows what a general should do."

Lin Ruhai stopped talking and didn't talk much about this topic.

The two chatted about other things, and Jia Qiong said goodbye and left, heading to Nanjing.

(End of this chapter)