The Rise of Ning Mansion in Red Mansions

Chapter 69 Digging a hole
Looking at Jia Dai's back hurriedly downstairs and leaving, Li Weiping was not angry and scolded his mother secretly in his heart.

The dignified commander of the province of Jiangnan, with 30,000 soldiers at his disposal, was deprived of military power as soon as he arrived, and became a servant whom others ordered around him.

Now, it has become a money bag for anyone to use.

Li Weiping's monthly salary is only sixty taels of silver. Jia Dai's simple words mean that most of his monthly salary is gone.

Teach him how to live with a family of hundreds of people inside and outside?
Drinking soldiers' blood, Li Weiping really thinks he is willing, he is completely forced by the world, okay!
Li Weiping was unwilling to accept it, so he took out fifty taels of silver notes and handed it to the old man with a sinister expression on his face, "If I find out, the information you gave me is false."

"You misled the general and let the thief go. Be careful of your bullshit!"

"I don't dare, my lord, please spare my life. I don't want to do anything to reward this little old man." The old man's face turned pale, his legs were numb, he knelt down and kowtowed, not daring to accept the silver note.

"Li Dusi, why are you still staying in Yangtian Tower? Do you want me, the general, to invite you down?"

Looking up to the sky and downstairs, Jia Dai's abrupt words suddenly frightened Li Weiping.

Didn't you leave? Why are you back? Li Weiping quickly threw away the banknote, glared at the old man, hurried downstairs, and followed on horseback.

To the east of the city, Caishiji Pier.

However, it is said that Jia Jing was appointed by Emperor Taikang to serve as academic administrator in Jinling and to preside over the imperial examinations in several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River.

When Jia Zhen stayed in Shenjing, she was taught a lesson by Aunt Xing, and Xue complained that although she often slept in flowers and willows, she was always unhappy.

On that day, an old man in the clan died of illness. His family was poor and he was unable to transport his spirit south for burial.

Jia Zhen just found an excuse to come to Jiangnan to enjoy the fireworks. It was better than being nagged by the women at home.

On this day, the boat sailed to the Yangtze River and met Jia Jing leading the dragon boat to the north in a hurry.

When the boat stopped, the father and son said goodbye, which almost scared Jia Zhen to the point of peeing.

Try to find a way to hold Jia Dai back to the north and catch up with the Emperor's dragon boat.

How does this work?
Jia Dai has always been lawless. If he knew that his father and son had secretly "stolen" the Crown Prince, and he was determined to work with the four princes and eight princes to depose the Crown Prince's son, Xu Guochang, the prince of Yizhong County, to take the throne,

To oppose him and to stay alone to deal with it, wouldn't it mean that Jia Dai wanted to kill or behead him?

However, after many years of hard education by Jia Jing, Jia Zhen was so aggrieved that she dared not obey.

In the evening, when the fleet arrived at Caishiji Pier, Jia Zhen sent someone to notify her clan members to pick them up. At the same time, she sent a confidant to keep an eye on the road and found that the officers and soldiers were leaving the city.

Then Jia Zhen, the acquaintance of the city, got up and took advantage of the large number of people to block the city gate to prevent the officers and soldiers from entering or leaving.

The sun was setting in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun dyed all the pedestrians on the ground a golden color.

The tired birds have returned to their nests, but the East Gate is still very lively.

Suddenly there was a burst of mourning, and pedestrians made way for a funeral procession. They walked in a hurry, with neither sadness nor joy on their faces, and countless paper money was scattered casually.

People in the distance jumped out of the way, fearing they would be contaminated by bad luck.

Jia Zhen was overjoyed. At this moment, she quickly ordered her servants to carry the spirit off the boat, and bumped head-on into the funeral procession.

One party was in a hurry to leave the city, and the other party was in a hurry to enter the city. The two groups of people refused to give way to each other, and immediately blocked the east city gate.

"Haha...Japanese pirates, no matter how clever you are, there is no way you can escape from my general's Wuzhishan today!"

At this time, a young general came with a horse in his hand and the setting sun on his back. He was like a god in golden armor descending to earth. The horse's front hooves were raised high on his crotch, and he was approaching with a fierce force.

Immediately, the two groups of mourning teams, who had their own secrets, suddenly became confused and couldn't tell each other apart.

"General, I..."

Li Weiping, who followed, was eager to try, and the remaining Japanese pirates really wanted to sneak out from the East Gate.

Haha... It's true that there is no place to go after wearing iron shoes. The ability to capture the thief and rescue the driver is right in front of you. Li Weiping's eyes were filled with lust, revealing his eagerness. He had never been so close to him before being promoted to an official position, and he was deeply afraid that he would slip away and regret it.

Among the crowd, Jia Zhen is still as showy as ever. She is dressed in a silk brocade dress, with a sachet, jade, and oily hair and powdered face. It is difficult for people not to notice her.

In just a moment, Jia Dai guessed the plot of Jia Jing and his son. They were just delaying time, allowing the Supreme Emperor to escape further.

However, it is true that the two dragons share the same dynasty and have many political responsibilities.

With the imperial power falling away and the government and the opposition becoming more and more chaotic, I can only fish in troubled waters.

Now, the Great Wei court is divided into two parties.

The first is the New Party, headed by Emperor Taikang and mainly members of the civil service group.

Niu Jizong, the grandson of Niu Qing from Zhenguo, attacked the first-class uncle. Niu Jizong took the lead in leading the border troops from Jizhou Town to join him, cheering them on and building up their momentum.

Second, the old party was divided into two factions.

One of the factions, headed by Prince Shuirong of Beijing County, made the founding nobles' lineage their minions. The Supreme Emperor connived, opposed Taikang's succession, and supported the lineage of the deposed prince;
After these few years, the Supreme Emperor had some regrets for forcing the deposed crown prince and his family to death. However, as he grew older, he was nostalgic for the past, and Concubine Zhen became more and more favored.

The adopted son, Prince Zhongshun, took advantage of the situation and received financial help from the Zhen family in Jiangnan. He connected with both internal and external parties and became stronger and stronger.

However, Jia Dai used the incident of Japanese pirates to frame the Zhen family, wiped out Prince Zhongshun and his party in one fell swoop, cut off their money bags, and made them vote under the banner of Emperor Taikang.

He went against the four kings and eight princes and the gang, and vowed to take revenge.

Now, Jia Jing and his son are determined to stand together.

Talking about repaying your kindness is just a fig leaf for coveting power and position.

In just a moment, Jia Dai had a plan in his mind to capture Jia Zhen and use it to confuse Concubine Li and give an explanation to Emperor Taikang who was far away in the capital.

"This is Jinling. Jinling's officers and troops are at your disposal. Li Dusi, the Supreme Emperor and Concubine Li are in the palace. It's up to you..."

After saying this, Jia Dai rode back to his old house in Ningguo Mansion to get married, leaving Li Weiping to make things worse until he was rejected by the Jiangnan gentry and had to defect to him in the future.

"Thank you, General. I promise to capture the remaining Japanese pirates one by one. I will not disappoint the Emperor and the Concubine and live up to the support of the General!"

Li Weiping was overjoyed and ordered the Jinling army to clear the city gate.

Those who can't hide will die on the spot.

Pedestrians nearby suddenly dispersed, shouting "Killing people." The noise was so loud that it quickly spread throughout Jiangning City.

The people closed their doors and blew out the candles. The whole city was darkened and fell into deathly silence.

Soon, the Wengcheng was cleared out, leaving only a wealthy man in his thirties, guarding a jujube coffin behind him, glaring angrily, refusing to give in.

"presumptuous!"

"Even though you are Jinling officers and soldiers, you must not be rude to the deceased!"

"This is Jinling Jia..."

"deceased?"

"What a dead person, what a joke!"

"In my opinion, the coffin must contain treasures plundered by the Japanese pirates; and you are clearly an accomplice of the Japanese pirates."

"Come here, open my coffin!"

(End of this chapter)