My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 31
On the canal pier, the bustling scene is like the reappearance of the Riverside Scene during the Qingming Festival.

Various ships shuttled back and forth on the spacious canal, carrying cargo or passengers through the dock area.

The porters were rushing back and forth, busy carrying goods to the ship.Their bodies were hunched, sweat dripping from their foreheads.

The hard work made their foreheads covered with beads of sweat, but they had no time to stop.

There was a huge crowd around the pier and it was difficult to walk on the crowded road.

The merchants hurried to their destinations, as if they would lose something important if they were late.

Many sedan chairs passed near the pier, and the sound of rolling wheels mixed with the sounds of voices and the noisy market noise.

There were some noble, well-dressed, wealthy and extraordinary people sitting in the sedan, exuding a sense of elegance and wealth as they moved.

But at this moment, there were commotions on the originally bustling streets.

"The officers and soldiers...the officers and soldiers are here!"

"Give way!"

The sudden arrival of officers and soldiers caused the originally noisy canal dock to become panicked. The drivers driving the carriages, the porters carrying the goods, and even the porters who were originally carrying the sedans all involuntarily gave way to both sides of the road.

Anyone who lives in Changping Mansion knows that there are many people who cannot be offended in this three-thirds of an acre of Changping Mansion, but the first ones are undoubtedly those who serve as soldiers.

In recent years, under the connivance of Qi Jianhui, the guard of Changping Mansion, these Qiu Ba cannot be said to have done absolutely bad things, but it is not an exaggeration to describe them as being domineering.

But no one who messes with them will end well.

But what surprises many people is that the elders in Changping Mansion have always been lazy.

Just like their defense, they won't get up until three o'clock in the morning. Why do they come out in groups so early in the morning?

Amid everyone's confusion, a group of officers and soldiers began to appear in front of everyone.

When this group of officers and soldiers approached, everyone realized that these sergeants seemed to be different from the defenders of Changping Mansion.

This group of officers and soldiers were wearing bright red fat coats and eight-petal iron pointed helmets on their heads. They were either holding spears or holding swords and shields. They were walking towards the city gate in a neat line.

Although their number is not large, they only seem to number [-], but even ordinary people who are not familiar with military affairs can feel an aura from them that is different from the Changping Mansion defenders.

The arrival of this group of officers and soldiers naturally alerted the soldiers guarding the city.

The defenders who were still yawning were startled at first, and then they had the courage to stop them.

"Stand... stop..."

Soon, an officer in iron armor came forward and handed him a badge and an official document.

"We are selected from the Beijing camp and have come to Erlong Mountain to suppress bandits. I hope you brothers will be accommodating."

"My lord, please wait a moment."

The soldiers guarding the city were about to take over the official documents and badges when a voice came from behind them.

"No need, show me your badge and official documents."

Following this voice, an officer wearing a blue official robe with a tiger embroidered on the chest patch came over, surrounded by several soldiers.

He took the official documents and badges from the soldiers, checked them, returned them to the officer, and glanced at the more than 100 soldiers behind the officer. A faint sneer seemed to flash across his chubby face. "It turned out to be Captain Jia Yu from the outpost of the Selected Front Battalion, and I was guarding Qi Jianhui from the Changping Prefecture.

The official document said that Captain Jia was ordered by the Ministry of War to go to Erlong Mountain to suppress bandits, but he didn't know why he came to my Changping Mansion? "

Xie Youyuan, who was standing behind Jia Yu, couldn't help but almost cursed.

According to the practice of the imperial court, if the imperial officers and soldiers want to go to another place to suppress bandits, they need to notify the local government and garrison first, and then the local garrison and government will reward the troops, and then rest for a few days before suppressing the bandits.

Qi Jianhui actually ignored the convention and asked Jia Yu about the purpose of coming to Changping Mansion. This was simply treating them as beggars.

Jia Yu looked at the guy opposite who was smiling all over except his flesh. Although he wanted to chop this bastard into two pieces with a knife.

But he could only think about it. Now was not the time to kill him, or even if he wanted to kill him, he couldn't do it.

He cupped his hands and smiled slightly: "It turns out to be Mr. Qi, a man whose name I have admired for a long time.

When I set off this time, Commander-in-Chief Feng repeatedly told me that when I arrived at Changping Mansion, I should listen more to Master Qi and ask you for advice on how to suppress bandits.

I finally arrived at Changping Mansion today. How could I not go into the city to pay a visit to you? "

Qi Jianhui's expression changed slightly. The bandits from Erlong Mountain had been entrenched around Changping Mansion for several years.

The officers and soldiers of Changping Prefecture have been doing nothing, allowing the thieves to rob merchants and pedestrians passing by. In any case, Qi Jianhui, the garrison, must bear the responsibility.

To put it simply, if we really want to strictly investigate, it is not an exaggeration to accuse him of being a vegetarian.

Now that Jia Yu wants to ask him for advice on bandit suppression strategies, it sounds to Qi Jianhui that he is undoubtedly mocking his inaction.

However, Qi Jianhui, who had long regarded Jia Yu and his party as dead people, was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said,
"I don't deserve Mr. Feng's praise, but the official document said that Captain Jia should have brought 200 troops out of the capital this time. But after I took a look, the number seems to be a little less?"

Qi Jianhui is indeed a veteran, and he also teased Jia Yu in his words, ridiculing him for eating empty wages.

Jia Yu smiled faintly: "After leaving the camp yesterday, we came all the way. The soldiers were tired and hungry. Some of them fell ill on the way, so I left some people behind to take care of the sick brothers."

Jia Yu's words sounded like a refusal to Qi Jianhui, but he was not stupid enough to point it out to his face.

Anyway, in his opinion, Jia Yu and his party were already dead.

As soon as they enter Erlong Mountain, they will be eaten by Wang Dahu and the others in less than two days, and the court should calm down by then.

Thinking of this, Qi Jianhui's original dissatisfaction with Jia Yu disappeared a lot. After all, there was nothing to argue with a dying person.

"Lord Qi, I am new here, and I still need to ask for your help in many places.

Xianguan heard that Mrs. Song from Zui Xianju in Changping Mansion was an excellent fish. Xianguan was hosting tonight, and he hoped that Mr. Qi would give her a favor. "

"Captain Jia is too polite." Qi Jianhui laughed:
"When we arrived at Changping Mansion, if Captain Jia asked for a treat, wouldn't it be a slap in my face if word got out?

Okay, tonight at Zuixianju, I will invite Captain Jia and the brothers to have a casual meal, and I will treat them as my wish for their early triumphant return. "

"Hahaha……"

The two people with evil intentions laughed at the same time, looking at each other as if they were looking at dead people...

(End of this chapter)