The Rise of Ning Mansion in Red Mansions

Chapter 48 Changting farewell
It was a cold day on May 9th, and Jia Dai stayed in his house all day long, training troops, riding horses, and playing games. Time passed easily.

In the blink of an eye, it was the second year of Taikang, the third day of February, which was auspicious and it was time to start construction.

The day before, Emperor Taikang issued a decree for the heroic spirits to go south, allowing local officials along the way to worship as a sign of honor to the Jia family.

At the first moment of the hour, the spirits of Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan, supported by monks and Taoists shaking their magical instruments, left the Tiekshu Temple one after another.

Jia Dai and Jia Lian, as the eldest grandsons of the East and West Prefectures, both wore sackcloth and wore filial piety, standing at the front of the team.
As soon as the trumpet sounded, he threw the tile he was holding in his hand hard.
There was a "bang" sound, and it exploded on the spot, with debris flying.

"rise!"

There are more than 2,000 people in total, including men, women, old and young, from the East and West Prefectures, as well as members of the Bafang clan in Beijing.

As the large group of people flowed, they scattered paper money while crying and meandering southward along the official road.

After leaving Chongwenmen, we walked another ten miles and arrived at the canal ferry at the beginning of noon.

After the coffins of Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan were placed on the official ship, the clansmen and their old friends who came to pay homage dispersed one after another without having time to have a meal.

Jia Zhu and Jia Lian stayed on the official ship to take care of them, while Jia Dai personally led a hundred light cavalry southward, guarding them along the way to ensure everything was safe.

At two quarters of noon, everything was ready and the official ship went south along the river.

Before they had gone far, they saw the motorcade of Prince Shui Rong of Beijing County crowding the official road going south.

Li Kui was ordered to step forward to check. After a while, he turned around and said, "General, this is Shuirong."

"He invited you to sit in the pavilion for a while. I asked what we were talking about, but he was unreasonable and refused to answer. He said he would find out when the general left."

"I'm really pissed off!"

"If it were in the wilderness, I would chop him alive with an axe, just to vent his anger on the general!"

Li Kui stared with a pair of giant copper bell eyes, his beard and hair were spread out, and he was very dissatisfied.

When the Wei Dynasty was founded, the world was at peace, and Taizu rewarded people based on their merits.

This Shui family ranks first in military merit. He was a Duke of the Five Dynasties, and was demoted to the rank of Duke.

It was only four generations after Shuirong arrived. Therefore, his family still held the title of county king, had deep seniority in the military, and had a big tree with deep roots.

Taiyuan Town, Datong Town, and Xuanfu Town are still at the disposal of the Shui family, with one hundred thousand border troops in hand.

As soon as he showed his filial piety, Shuirong became the governor of the former military governor's mansion. Emperor Taikang even personally gave him a wagtail rosary to show his favor.

However, his family also has good relations with the deposed prince Xu Dehui. It is not yet known how deep the involvement is.

Last time, the Jia family sent the spirit to Tiejuan Temple to settle down. The Shui family also set up a condolence shed along the way.

However, this time when the spirit was sent south for burial, why did Shui Rong come again?
Jia Dai was confused in his heart, could it be about the Yangzhou salt tax?

Unable to help but frown, Jian's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he rode his horse out of the crowd. He pulled off his mask and saw Shui Rong raising a glass to indicate to him.

Time was running out, and Jia Dai had no time to think about it. He temporarily put aside his doubts, dismounted from his horse, and walked towards the water in the pavilion with a smile on his face.

"It's Xiao Wang who was rude, please forgive me, brother!"

As soon as they entered the pavilion, Shui Rong apologized and let Jia Dai take his seat.

"Your Majesty condescended to travel more than ten miles to see off our ancestors."

"I'm so grateful, so why should I blame you?"

Jia Dai said sincerely, but he still couldn't guess Shui Rong's purpose, so he had no choice but to follow his words and make excuses.

"Ha ha……"

"You are not a prince, those are just false names given by the court."

"Shui and Jia are family friends. You and I are about the same age. Brother Shi will soon give up being outsiders." "Call me 'Shui Rong', or Brother Shi. We can be more affectionate to each other."

Strangely enough, Shui Bo, the military governor of Xuanfu Town, was Shui Rong's second uncle (a concubine), and he married Jia Dai's sister-in-law (also a concubine).
However, Jia Jing married the eldest daughter of the Zhen family in Jiangnan, and Shui Rong married the third daughter.

If he didn't succeed, Jia Dai would still have to call Shui Rong - uncle.

The relationship between powerful and powerful families is so complicated. They are related to each other, intricately intertwined, and have intertwined interests. It is not an exaggeration to say that everyone will be prosperous and everyone will suffer.

However, there is no right or wrong in conflicts of interest, and there are also many dirty things in it.

If Jia Daishan had not died, the Jia family would be so powerful that no one else would dare to take Jia Min's attention.

However, what is unexpected is that after Jia Dai was adopted as the head of the Ningguo Mansion, his fortune turned into a dragon and his fortune skyrocketed.

The Jia family in Jinling is faintly showing signs of revival.

How can this be good?

They were really anxious and took action against Jia Min to intimidate Lin Ruhai, the salt merchants and the Xungui group.

If so, Jia Dai knew the inside story and there were cavalry by his side.
He suddenly went crazy and wanted to kill the salt merchants and noble subordinates to avenge Jia Min and establish prestige for the Jia family.

What to do?

The Jia family, a family with two kingdoms, is also a long-established nobleman. Why can't he think about it and suddenly give up martial arts and become civilized?
In terms of right and wrong, everyone thinks that it was the Jia family who betrayed them first.

What they did was just to protect themselves!
By the way, the Raja family gave him a hand, so that he could find his way back and return to the noble family.

If everyone has money to make together and meat to eat together, wouldn't it be happy?
Why follow Emperor Taikang all the way?
In the future, it is still unclear who will be the emperor of the Wei Dynasty. Why should the Jia family be in a hurry to place a bet?

Previously, it was known to both the government and the public that the political future of the third generation of the Jia family was ruined due to the involvement of the royal family in the heirloom, and the power under his command was scattered and almost fell apart.

However, soon, Jia Dai joined the army and immediately stabilized the hearts of the old Jia family.

It seems that he is capable. However, his temper is a bit stubborn.

Today, the Jia family sent Lingnan back to his hometown, and Shui Rong was waiting here because he wanted to give Jia Dai a try and persuade him to let go of his hatred and keep it for his own use.

Shui Rong dismissed his entourage and stood guard three or four feet outside the pavilion. Then he signaled Jia Dai with his eyes.

Jia Dai understood and waved his hand. Li Kui glared at Shuirong, cursed and led the cavalry team, wandering outside, always paying attention to everything inside and outside the Changting.
As soon as there was any sign of trouble, they immediately rushed over to cover Jia Dai's retreat.

They have been trained for a long time, and they have a murderous aura around them. They cooperate with each other tacitly, and they can understand each other with just one look.

"color!"

Shui Rong looked at it with envy in his heart, and looked at Jia Dai and said, "I've heard for a long time that Brother Shi is a good leader of troops. He has the style of Ning Gong and the style of a Confucian general."

"When I saw it today, it certainly lived up to its reputation!"

"Your Majesty is so complimentary."

"The lower officials only learned a few things and don't dare to do anything in their own way!"

Jia Dai pursed his lips and smiled, glancing at the cavalry wandering outside, feeling proud that this was his magic weapon to save his life.

A hundred cavalrymen were invincible in Jiangnan, which was short of soldiers and horses.

However, Jia Dai forgot that since ancient times, leading troops in battles and training troops have not been separated from each other.

The ancestor of the Shui family ranked first in military merit, and his military training methods were even more powerful than those of Ningrong Ergong.

just,

In Shui Rong's generation, he was accustomed to associate with great Confucian scholars and martial arts families, and he had no ordinary people in his contacts. He looked down on ordinary men who fought for their lives on the battlefield, so he was a little short-sighted.

(End of this chapter)