The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 387 Finally Seeing Through This Time
There are two kinds of people in the world.

A kind of people only do things out of interest, just like Baoyu.

People who do things according to their interests only do what they like to do.

Done well, it shows that you have the ability.

If they do something bad, they don't have to bear any consequences. Naturally, someone else will clean up the mess for them.

The other kind of people act with responsibility, just like Jia Min.

People who do things with responsibility can do what they like to do.You have to do things you don't like.

Done, you should.If you do something bad, you are incompetent, and you need to bear the consequences.

This North Wendura incident blatantly demonstrated this logic.

The whole family of Jia bewitched Baoyu and others to opportunistically, trying to gain military merit.He turned a deaf ear to Jia Min's advice.He even thought that Jia Min had his own selfish motives and wanted to stop Baoyu and others from rising.

Now that things are messed up, I come to Jia Min again to clean up the mess.

They may not be ignorant of the difficulties, but they still came to Jia Min.Perhaps in their view, Jia Min's rescue of Baoyu was just a piece of cake.

As for how many hardships and hardships there will be, how much hardship Jia Min has to pay, how much risk Jia Min needs to bear, and even Jia Min's possible death because of this, are not their priorities.

Even if Baoyu is ruthless and kills his servant Mingyan, even if he surrenders to the enemy regardless of integrity, these are not important.

They only want Baoyu to come back.

In business affairs, it is the same logic of thinking and behavior.

Bu Kui is a wild place, and no one wants to go there, so Jia Min is arrested and sent to the pit.As for whether Jia Min is alive or dead there, no one actually cares.

Jia Min opened up the situation in Bu Kui, and with improvement, the hands of all parties stretched out one after another.

The emperor wants to take this opportunity to establish the prestige of the prince, San Francisco wants to establish its own strategic rear there, Luo Qihua, Li Yuan, and Wan Xintang want to take this opportunity to smooth out the deficit.

The Ministry of War wants to build meritorious service, the Ministry of Officials wants to place officials there, ministers want to cultivate their cronies there, and the donated officials who go there want to make a fortune there and accumulate seniority for themselves...

In short, no one thinks about the people of the country.

As for the life and death of ordinary soldiers who acted as cannon fodder for this, no one cared.

When Jia Min opposed the war, in order to win the favor of the emperor, the ministers made trouble one after another.

The emperor even directly dismissed Jia Minge from fame and dismissed him from his post for the people.

Even though the defeat of Wendula now proves that Jia Min was completely correct at the beginning, the emperor has no regrets or gestures.

Lichun brought back news of Princess Chang'an and the prince, and the emperor agreed to her coming to see Jia Min.

The meaning is self-evident, that is, Lichun came to beg Jia Min to save the prince and Chang'an by default.

If Jia Min rescued the prince and Chang'an, the emperor might appreciate it.But maybe not appreciative.

If he can't be rescued, Jia Min will be regarded as incompetent.Maybe he could be blamed for it.

Jia Min felt that the emperor actually knew him very well.

It is to use Jia Min's relationship as Chang'an's former chief to arouse Jia Min's sympathy for Chang'an.

As for saving Chang'an, if Jia Min has a way, he is still willing to do it.However, he hated the emperor using him.

Back to the matter of Jia's mansion, the same is true.

Rescuing Baoyu, despite the difficulties, is not without hope.

Rescuing Baoyu did not fundamentally change anything in Jia's mansion.

Before coming to Bukui last year, Jia Min had established a new structure and operating mechanism in Jia's mansion from the economy to the power in the mansion.

This move was successful to a certain extent.

However, from the current point of view, it is only an economic success.It enabled Jia's mansion to have a stable money-making machine and ensured that Jia's mansion was relatively well-off financially.

As for other aspects, the effect is not obvious.

This time several people from Baoyu went to North Wendura, and Baoyu and Jia Huan killed their own people and defected to the enemy, which is an obvious example.

The emperor didn't listen to his advice and went to war hastily.The people of Jia's mansion refused to listen to persuasion, and encouraged Baoyu and others to seek opportunities.

If something goes wrong afterwards, I have to clean up the mess myself.

It’s okay to pick up the pieces and take it for granted.

With the emperor, you Jia Min's fame and official position are all given by him.The king wants his subjects to die. , The minister had to die.If I want to give you fame, I will give you fame.If I don't want to give it to you, I will take it all back.

Among Jia's people, Baoyu is the legitimate son and Jia Min is the concubine.The concubine should make sacrifices for the concubine.Even if it is dead, it should be.

No matter how good-for-nothing the son-in-law is, or how outstanding the bastard son is, this is the case.

This is the difference of the times, the difference of concept.

In their eyes, there is no concept of equal responsibility and power, and a balance between giving and rewarding.

Jia Min has seen through it now, and he feels a little chilled.

However, he decided to rescue Baoyu and Princess Chang'an.

Not for the Jia family, but for my little responsibility as a brother.

Not for the court, nor for loyalty to the emperor, but for Chang'an, who was once one of his subordinates.

Even if it wasn't Chang'an, but Jia Lian, Qin Zhong, Feng Ziying, even Ni Er, he would do the same if he fell to this point.

At the beginning, he brought them to this road by himself, and it was his responsibility to keep them safe as much as possible.

As for the future, Jia Min decided that it was time to plan for himself.

Qin Keqing and Heping'er are pregnant and have a marriage contract with Baochai.Miaoyu, Qingwen and Shen Bingyi were still waiting for him in Bukui.

He didn't want to let them down, and he couldn't leave their fate in the hands of others or even the Jia family.

Whether it is the Jia family or the emperor, they are unreliable.He must hold the throat of fate tightly and control his own destiny.

However, Jia Min did not want to take any immediate action.

First, he still has some preparations to do, and he has to think about the rescue plan.

Second, the current situation is not imminent.

It is entirely possible for Chang'an to enter Wendula Mountain and persist there for a period of time.If you can't beat the Tatars, you should still be able to escape.

If Baoyu was already dead, it would make no difference whether to rescue him sooner or later.

If he hadn't died, the Tatars hadn't killed him for so long, and they probably wouldn't have killed him in a while.

Now, the Tatars have made a request for peace talks, and the emperor has learned of the whereabouts of the prince and Chang'an. He should respond to the situation in Wendula.

Jia Min wanted to see how the court reacted before making the next decision.

Although no one said it, seeing so many people coming here, especially Mrs. Wang coming in person, Ping'er knew that something important must have happened in the mansion.

When she got home, she wanted to ask Jia Min.However, I felt embarrassed to speak.

Jia Min naturally understood her thoughts and told Ping'er the truth.

Now, Ping'er is already her own, and it is obviously unfair to Ping'er to hide such a thing from Ping'er.

She has the right to know what her master does every day.

"Well, I knew that it would be nothing good for them to go. I didn't even think about whether I was that material. That military merit is not so easy to earn."

"You can't blame them all, the elders are also responsible."

"That's the case, what you did is too much, how can you even kill your own family members. No matter how bad Master Rong is, it's not his turn to kill him. What's more, how can Mingyan be so loyal to protect the Lord?" Can you do it? It can be seen that these masters are always cruel."

"Forget it, Baoyu and Jia Huan are just like that. It's not surprising that they did such things."

"Yes, in their eyes, only they are the most important. As for others, they can all be sacrificed. What are you going to do? Are you really going to save them?"

"Others are helpless, so they are counting on me. They can't just ignore it."

"Just go, I know it's useless to persuade you. However, I want to be with you. "

"You are pregnant. It's really inconvenient to go here with bumpy roads and hard work. If there is any accident, it will be bad."

"Nowhere is it so delicate, as long as you are careful, it's fine. I always want to be with you, we will be together when we are born, and we will be together when we die. Now, I think Pukui is the most reassuring place." .”

Jia Min understood Ping'er's mood and felt that what she said was also reasonable.

The Jia mansion is full of pig teammates, and the emperor is also moody. If he plays some implicated games, even if he takes Ping'er as a hostage, he will be passive in the future.

Even though there will be some inconvenience on the road, I still take Ping'er with me so that I can feel at ease.

After dinner the next day, Jia Min came to the inn, found Mrs. Wang and Qin Keqing, and told them in front of them that he was going to rescue Baoyu.Do your best to bring him back.

As for how to deal with Jia Huan, Jia Min didn't say anything.However, he already agreed to Qin Keqing last night, so it goes without saying.

Mrs. Wang didn't ask further, she must have an idea in her heart.

Undoubtedly, no one in the mansion except Aunt Zhao would welcome Jia Huan back.

"In that case, I'll leave it to Brother Ming. If possible, ask about Brother Xin as well."

Mrs. Wang said, and shed tears again.

"Mother, don't worry, if brother Xin is still alive, I will try my best to rescue him together."

In just a few days, Mrs. Wang seemed to have aged a lot.Thinking that she was just pampering Baoyu, Jia Min was also angry.

Baoyu has come to this point today, the old lady and Mrs. Wang actually bear an inescapable responsibility.

Including Jia Zheng, in fact, can hardly absolve himself of the blame.Apart from beating and scolding roughly, Jia Zheng did not fulfill any responsibility for Baoyu's growth.

However, seeing Mrs. Wang's haggard appearance, Jia Min's heart softened.Sighing inwardly, he left.

Regarding Ke Qing, Jia Min didn't say much.The relationship between the two is clear to the two of them, and everything is stated in silence.

(End of this chapter)