The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 380 Jia Lian's Beautiful Lie
The issue of peace talks is complicated, very complicated.A myriad of threads, involving all aspects of the problem.

To put it simply, it is simple.In the final analysis, it is just a question of the strength of both parties. It is always whoever has the hardest fist and whoever speaks is effective.

Precisely on this point, the court has no confidence.

Although Bu Kui said that they will defend Bu Kui to the death.However, whether it can be kept in the end, no one has any idea.

There are only 6000 people in the Pukui Mansion Corps, so what are the chances of winning against the 15 Tatar cavalry who easily defeated an army of [-]?

Even if the army is gathered again, can the Tatars be defeated?

The elite from the northwest cannot be drawn out, and even if they come, it is unknown whether they can beat the Tatars.

The army of the San Francisco in the Southwest is considered the elite of the Dade Empire's army. However, it is said that the chieftains in the Southwest are in trouble again, and the banditry has resurfaced.

The ministers actually knew this situation in their hearts.At heart, many of them were inclined to make peace with the Tartars.

It's just that no one dared to say it publicly.

The worries of the ministers are actually a bit superfluous.

Emperor Yuanheng doesn't have any good ideas now.Before that, he had discussed this matter with Lu Dashi, but Lu Dashi was also at a loss for what to do about it.

Seeing that no one was talking now, he had no choice but to give up, waved his hand impatiently, and left.

At present, the request for peace talks has just been proposed, and he still has time to consider this matter.

At four o'clock in the afternoon on July 23, Jia Lian and Xue Pan rushed back to the imperial capital after a month of intense travel.

The two went directly to the court affairs room outside the Forbidden City to register, and reported the news of their return, and then waited for the emperor to summon them.

After the registration was completed, the two rushed to the mansion.

At the intersection of Rongning Street, the two stopped.

"Second Brother Lian, what do you say?"

Xue Pan was riding on the horse, his legs were trembling.

These days, he himself didn't know how he persisted.

That terrible news, like a poisonous snake, was gnawing at his heart all the time.

Almost every night, he would be awakened by nightmares, and then just sit there until dawn.

He was looking forward to going home as soon as possible every day, but he was afraid of going home every day.Once he returned home, he didn't know how to face the people in the house.

Jia Lian looked at Xue Pan and sighed.

"Just follow what I taught you, first tell your ancestors. Then find someone in your home and explain the truth."

"What do you say when you see fourth brother Min?"

"Don't worry, the fourth brother Min is in Zhili now. Well, be more energetic, don't let the ancestors see it, go in."

As soon as the two of them entered the gate, Shan Daliang, the butler who was in the West Flower Hall, came out, saluted hurriedly, and took over the horse.

Walking in the mansion, the servants saw it and came up to say hello one after another.Some of the legs were fast, so they ran to report to the old lady.

When Jia Lian arrived at the old lady's room, the old lady was already waiting at the door.

The two hurriedly walked a few steps, knelt down and kowtowed.

"Greetings to the ancestors, we are back."

"Okay, okay, just come back. Why didn't Baoyu come back with you?"

The old lady still didn't give up, she was still looking around, hoping to see Baoyu's figure.

Daiyu also snuggled up to the old lady, looking around.

"Back to the old ancestors, Baoyu is now at the Fubingtuan of Bu Kui's family. Feng Ziying and the others are all there, safe. Because the Fubingtuan of Uncle's family has been disbanded, he has to wait there to see if there is any more. The disciples of the Wang family are back. It is also good to gather the team. They will be back after a while."

After Xue Pan finished speaking, he finally breathed a sigh of relief secretly.

These words were taught to him by Jia Lian. He recited them countless times along the way, for fear of saying a word wrong.

"Look, Baoyu is really sensible now, and knows how to be sympathetic to his subordinates. It's also good, it's the right thing to do, so come back later. How are Brother Rong and Brother Huan?"

"The two of them are also there, with Baoyu. They all asked me to pay respects to the ancestors on their behalf."

"Hehe, it's so far away, why do we need so many etiquettes. As long as everything is safe. Where's brother Xin from your uncle's family?"

"Brother Xin is also there. When the time comes, he will come back with Baoyu and the others."

"Okay, I'm relieved. It doesn't matter if you lose a battle. Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. As long as people are safe, you will be in good luck. That's all right, Brother Pan, you should go home quickly. Missing you. Oh, I see you have lost weight, poor boy, ask your mother to get you something delicious. Treat yourself to it.”

Xue Pan felt relieved, knelt down and kowtowed to the ancestor again, and quickly slipped away.

As soon as Xue Pan left, people from all houses came after hearing the news, and soon the ancestor's yard was crowded.

The masters entered the house, while the servants stayed in the courtyard, while Hu Po and other maidservants discussed with the servants the news they had just heard from Xue Pan. They were also very happy to hear that Baoyu and the others were safe.

Inside the room, Jia Lian repeated what he had just said to his masters over and over again.Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and Mrs. Wang asked the most detailed questions.

Although Wang Xifeng really wanted to say a few words to Jia Lian, but at this time the elders were all there, so she was too embarrassed to say anything, and she just hoped to finish talking and go home early.It's also good to say something quietly.

Seeing that it was time to set meals, the old lady was so happy that she left everyone to eat at her place.

It's summer now, and it's not too cold, so I set up a banquet in the yard and asked the kitchen to deliver all the food here.While drinking, everyone listened to Jia Lian's story about North Wendula and Baoyu and others.

This is because the old lady is a bit selfish. She wants more people to listen to Baoyu's story.

Jia Lian had already seen the old lady's thoughtfulness, and secretly complained in his heart.

In fact, he was always in Bukui, and never went to North Wendura.

Baoyu and the others did not go to the Fubingtuan at the beginning, but passed through Bukui without entering, and followed the large army directly to North Wendula. If he hadn't met Xue Pan, he would not even have known that Baoyu and the others had arrived in North Wendula. I pulled them all away, thinking they were at home.

The Wang family's army regiment, and even the entire court army, had never fought a decent battle when they arrived in North Wendura.The first time he fought the Tatars head-on, he was defeated in one battle and fled in defeat.Where is there any record to speak of?

However, in order to make the ancestors happy, Jia Lian had no choice but to make up some stories.

Fortunately, he now knows how to lead troops, and has fought tough battles such as Hongshitan and the two battles of Erdaojiang.It doesn't take much trouble to tell the story, as long as the things I have experienced can be placed on Baoyu and others.

Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, Jia Zhen and others asked in detail, and Aunt Zhao also came over and asked some things about Jia Huan.He was very happy to hear that Jia Lian praised Baoyu and others so bravely.

Amidst the discussions, the dispute between Baoyu and others with Jia Min was mentioned before they left.

Jia Min is Jia Zheng's son, so it's hard for him to say anything.When Jia She said it, he had no scruples.

Now that Jia Lian has a promising future, and is the main person who defeated the Tatars in Erdaojiang, he is waiting for the emperor to summon him, and his future is boundless.

On the other hand, Jia Min, who offended the emperor, can only hide outside and dare not even go back to the imperial capital, so he looks down on Jia Min.

"Hey, this brother Ming is really ignorant of current affairs. If you don't fight against the emperor, why would you be so clever? It's just being clever and being misunderstood by cleverness."

Seeing that his father still has such a prejudice against Jia Min, Jia Lian is not very happy.But, after all, it's his own father, so it's not easy to say something excessive.

"Fourth brother Min has an upright temperament. It is a wise move to oppose the war this time. Only he knows the situation in North Wendula best. Wouldn't it be true that he was defeated? If our army regiment hadn't severely injured the Tartars in Erdaojiang The Tartars, at this time they have already gone south, swept across thousands of miles, and hit Shengjing."

"What does this have to do with Brother Ming? Isn't it all due to you?"

"Father doesn't know, it was brother Ming who arranged for this battle."

"Did Brother Ming arrange it?"

"That's right, father doesn't believe in others, doesn't it mean that he doesn't even believe in me?"

"Even so, Brother Ming is kind to outsiders, but he is a bit mean to his own family."

Jia Zhen, who had never spoken much, spoke now.

"Brother Zhen doesn't know something. Brother Min is very good to his family. He has trained our family's military regiment like this. Who dares to say that he is not good? Last year's South Wendula, this year's Erdaojiang blocked the Tatars People, let them dare not go south, they all win more with less, look at the world, how many dare to compare?"

"I mean, he was mean to Baoyu and Brother Rong. He tried his best to stop Baoyu and the others. Now without him, wouldn't they be acting brave? If it weren't for bad luck, they might have earned their military merits by now. down."

"Yeah, Brother Min also looks down on Brother Huan in every way, now that Brother Huan is promising, he still dares to look down on Brother Huan after seeing him."

Aunt Zhao, who was sitting at the next table, interrupted without knowing the fun.

On such an occasion, Aunt Zhao was not qualified to sit and eat with her masters.

The old lady was still happy, thinking that Jia Huan and Baoyu were together, so she specially asked her to sit down for dinner today.

Normally, when the masters were talking, she didn't dare to interrupt easily.

Now that Jia Min is unlucky, Jia Huan is proud, and Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen are dissatisfied with Jia Min, she feels that there is an opportunity to vent out the dissatisfaction accumulated in the past.

"Accordingly, Brother Ming has some skills. It's just that he is a bit mean to his own family. Even his own brothers are always locked in cages and not given food. They treat Baoyu and the others as worthless. It seems that he is the only one with the most ability. Brother Lian will persuade him more when he sees him later."

Mrs. Wang usually doesn't talk much, but at this time she rarely talked more.

Jia Lian was about to cry but had no tears.

Everyone said that the fourth brother Min was mean and locked him in a cage, and he still remembers it to this day.

If it weren't for the fourth brother Min who was locked in a cage back then, how would I, Jia Lian, be where I am today?Isn't it the same as those trash?
They all said that their son was good, and blamed fourth brother Min for being mean to them, but do you know what your son has done?

If he had listened to the fourth brother Min, how could he have ended up like this today!

(End of this chapter)