The Rise of Ning Mansion in Red Mansions

Chapter 68 The scapegoat

After this delay, the sun set in the west, and thousands of houses were already lit with lights.

The wedding team in Ningguo Mansion continued to set off, but the groom's official was missing at the front, which was very funny.

It's not that Jia Dai deliberately embarrassed Wang Xifeng, it was because he was distracted by his affairs before leaving the house.

"General, we made a mistake. It's the private room next door, not here!"

Li Kui carried the Xuanhua board ax and broke in through the door with a hurried roar. His words were not surprising, and everyone in the elegant room of Meixiang Pavilion was dumbfounded.

It is confirmed that Jia Dai took private revenge on Mei Hanlin's family and was not a good person.

Jia Dai jumped angrily. He managed to create an image of a heroic man in front of sister Bao Qin, but was instantly ruined by Li Kui.

Jia Dai kicked him on the butt and shouted:

"fart!"

"You black boy, don't talk nonsense. This general is called a blanket search."

"Work seriously and responsibly, don't miss any blind spots, deter gangsters in all aspects, and protect the personal safety of the Supreme Emperor, do you understand?"

Just now, weren't you the one who attacked the nobles with Mingjiao bandits? Why did you become the protector of the Supreme Emperor? Does the general want to be the emperor?
What should I do? Wealth and wealth are sought in danger.

Li Kui touched his big head with a puzzled look on his face. He smiled and put away his Xuanhua axe, "I listen to the general. I will do whatever the general says!"

Jia Dai didn't know that Li Kui was thinking wildly and finally sent Xue Maocai, Li Shi and Xue Baoqin away.

His expression immediately turned serious, "Have you found out where those Mingjiao thugs ran to?"

While talking and walking, Jia Dai quickly came to the private room where Zhu Xiaotian ambush him.

I saw a corpse lying on the ground. The body temperature was still there, with a short stature, a mustache, and thick calluses on both toes.

Jia Dai knelt down to take a closer look, and suddenly pulled off the waistband of the corpse, revealing the white diaper inside.

"It's a Japanese pirate!"

"right……"

"Japanese pirates..."

The characteristics are too obvious.

The Jinling Provincial officers and soldiers who sneaked into the private room were also knowledgeable people, and they quickly saw through the true colors of the criminals.

In the late spring of this year, the Japanese pirates' artillery attack on the Emperor Zhongshan's cavalry is still vivid in my mind.

Unexpectedly, instead of escaping back to the sea and hiding in hiding, they actually hid in the city, waiting for opportunities to retaliate.

If it hadn't been for General Jia's vigilance, he would have been killed by a cannon at this moment and become the soul of a Japanese pirate.

So, if all the dragons in Jinling are leaderless, there will definitely be chaos in the city. The Supreme Emperor...

Good luck!

What a blessing.

Everyone felt a sigh of relief, as if they had saved their lives.

"not good!"

"Quickly go and inform the captain of the city gate to seal off the whole city immediately."

"This group of bandits are the remnants of the Japanese pirates who were committed by Zhongshan!"

Jia Dai raised his eyebrows and ordered Li Weiping, who had just followed him.

"General... Jia, on the way to help, I also encountered a group of thieves."

"They were all holding blunderbuss, and there were more than a dozen of them." "They shot at anyone they saw, and there was chaos in the streets. The subordinates were worried about the safety of the general, so they came with a large group, and only assigned two smart guards to follow them."

"Just now, the lower officials have reported that they went to Dongcheng,"

"I'm afraid I'll have to leave the city from here, take a boat into the river, and escape on the sea..."

Exiting the East City Gate is Caishiji Wharf, which leads directly to the Yangtze River. There are many merchant ships, fishing boats, and sea-going ships, and people traveling from south to north gather together.
It was particularly complicated, even if the officers and soldiers searched from house to house, I was afraid that the Japanese pirates could easily escape, or they could go directly to the sea to escape.

There was hesitation on Li Weiping's face, 30% true and 70% false. He not only expressed his loyalty, but also concealed his timidity. He also gave his guess on the most likely escape route of the Japanese pirates.

Nowadays, the flight of the Supreme Emperor is a foregone conclusion. If Emperor Taikang blames him, Jia Dai will have something to say, just blame everything on the Japanese pirates.

However, Concubine Li is still there in the Jinling Palace, so how should this play be performed?

Jia Dai frowned, took a few steps with his hands behind his back, and then made a decision after a pause.

Whether it's an auspicious time or an unlucky time, let's put the wedding aside for now and expand on the Japanese pirate attack.
Let everyone in Jiangning City know that the Japanese pirates have attacked the city again, intending to assassinate the Supreme Emperor and disgrace the Wei Dynasty.

In order to protect the Supreme Emperor, Jia Jing led the dragon guards to move overnight.

Yes, let’s do it!
The shit basin was all placed on the Japanese pirates' heads. I believe that even if Emperor Taikang knew the inside story by then, the Supreme Emperor would have returned to Shenjing, and he would have nothing to say due to the pressure of filial piety.

At this time, one of Li Weiping's soldiers came in, looked at Li Weiping, and then at Jia Dai, with a troubled face and hesitated.

"Watch what I do"

Li Weiping's face tightened, and he loudly rebuked his confidants - Zhou Shen, you are such a shameless person, your military power has been taken away by Jia Dai, why don't you be hated by Jia Dai!

To be a puppet, you must have the consciousness of being a puppet.

Li Weiping, who has been an official for decades, has a lot of experience in this regard. He does not feel that his face is dull at all. Instead, he looks like a loser, wagging his tail in front of Jia Dai.
"If anything happens, just report it directly to General Jia!"

Zhou Shen was startled, immediately knelt down and slapped himself several times, "You damn boy,"

"Damn the little ones..."

Jia Dai's eyes narrowed, "Okay, the general is busy. I don't have time to watch your master and servant act. I have something to say!"

"This……"

Zhou Shen paused, but still unconsciously raised his head and glanced at Li Weiping.

Li Weiping rolled his eyes and was almost sent away on the spot.

You little bastard, you look pretty good on weekdays, but what’s wrong today? You’re a blind thing!
I didn't see Jia Dai being assassinated by Japanese pirates. I was so angry that I wanted to take it out on others?

At this moment, it’s okay to be invisible and make no mistakes. If you insist on running forward, it’s so stupid that you want to drag yourself into the water?

This child must not be kept!
Li Weiping directly sentenced Zhou Shen to death in his heart, bowed his head, and remained unmoved.

Helpless, Zhou took a deep breath and reported: "General, I have been ordered by Lord Dusi to go along the street to inquire for news."

"This old man said that early this morning, a group of strangers bought a coffin and other things from his store,"

"Judging from his appearance and stature, he looks very similar to the Japanese pirate who attacked you."

"I think that the Japanese pirates are most likely trying to disguise themselves as mourners and sneak out of the city..."

The Japanese pirates suddenly attacked Jiangning City, and many civilians and gentry nearby were killed or seriously injured.

For several months, more than a dozen coffins came in and out of Jiangning City every day, and the funeral procession almost blocked every city gate.

Jia Dai glanced at the old man carefully, nodded, and acknowledged Zhou Shen's conjecture. He turned to Li Weiping and said:
"Give him fifty taels of silver."

After saying this, Jia Dai dispatched people to transport the corpses of the thieves back to the prison in Jiangning County; at the same time, he rushed downstairs, with great fanfare, and led his troops to the east gate to intercept the Japanese pirates.

The momentum was so great that pedestrians on the road stopped to watch. What happened in Jiangning that caused the officers and soldiers of the Dusi Yamen to come out?
(End of this chapter)