The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 457 I'll Never Go Back To The Past

Time seems to pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it is early summer.

The winter jasmine bloomed, the leaves turned green, and Chang'an's mood improved.

Since returning from Bukui last winter, Chang'an has basically lived in seclusion.

Except when the family members came to invite her, she stayed in the palace most of the time.

When she was training at Yeduju, she was busy almost every day.Now that I'm free, I feel like I have nowhere to go.

She once went to Yeduju, but she didn't go in when she got to the door.

Jia Min was no longer there, she didn't know what she was doing there.

When Tana was welcomed back to Jia's mansion, she once wanted to go to Jia's mansion.At least go to Yeduju.

She wanted to see Chief Min, but was afraid to see him.

Chief Min is now deprived of fame by her father and dismissed as a civilian. She feels ashamed to see Chief Min.Although Chief Min didn't say anything and never complained to him, Chang'an just felt ashamed to see him.

It seems that she did something to offend Chief Min.

In the dead of night, Chang'an often recalled the time when he and Chief Min were in North Wendura.

The thatched hut in Yanluo Lake and the big fish that are alive and kicking in the lake taste so delicious, even the imperial meals in the palace don't have such a delicious taste.

The excitement and glory of regaining South Wendura did not excite Chang'an for long.Now, she is too lazy to mention those things to others.

In fact, she is very willing to tell others about her life in Luoyan Lake, but she can't.That is a secret between myself and Chief Min.

If you say it out, it will be a joke.Besides, how can you tell others about such a thing.It's embarrassing.

Chang An sat in front of the mirror, combing his hair slowly with a comb.

It was a very rustic comb, crudely made and ugly in shape.

Lichun and the court ladies have told her many times to ask her to change to a good comb.

How can it be changed?This is the best comb in the world.Chief Min made it for me, especially for me alone.

Just looking at this comb is like seeing Chief Min.I want to carry it with me for the rest of my life.

After returning, as long as there is an opportunity, Chang'an will tell his father the benefits of Jia Min and how good Bu Kui's governance is.

When she heard that the Fubing Corps was going to be abolished, she immediately went to her father, tried her best to preach the benefits of the Fubing Corps, and even bluntly told her father that she wanted to reinstate Jia Minguan.

Although the father kept silent every time, Chang An still wanted to speak.

She hated those ministers who wanted to abolish the government corps, thinking that they were deceiving the emperor and the country and the people.

He had also approached the elder brother of the prince, hoping that his elder brother would join him in persuading the emperor to withdraw his order.However, the elder brother of the prince agreed on the surface, but behind the scenes he did not move.

Chang'an didn't understand, how could the emperor not like a person like Chief Min who was both loyal to the court and capable?
Is it because he once opposed the use of troops against North Wendura?
In fact, Chief Min is right.Wasn't that a complete defeat in the end when using troops?
Father is just for his own face?Is face more important than Jiangshan Sheji?
University scholar Luo went up and said that it would not be a good job to use Chief Min as the deputy head of the Clan Mansion.

Those people in the royal family are so easy to manage, they want to offend people.

With Chief Min's temperament, he is destined to offend everyone, and everyone will hate him in the end.

However, this is also an opportunity. If the father really agrees to reactivate Chief Min, Chief Min will have a chance to make a comeback.

Big deal, after working for a period of time, tell Chief Min to become another official.

Father Huang said that this morning the court will discuss this matter, and I don't know what the result will be.

Lichun came in.

"How's it going, Lichun, is the morning morning still here?"

"It's almost time to leave. I heard from Eunuch Dai that he is discussing the matter of Chief Min."

"Eunuch Dai didn't say anything, can we discuss it?"

"I asked, and he said that all the ministers are willing to wait for the emperor to make a decision. Don't worry, Your Highness, the emperor will definitely approve."

"I have nothing to worry about, and it has nothing to do with me. Go down and inquire again."

"Yes."

It has nothing to do with you, why did you ask me to inquire?As far as your thoughts are concerned, others don't know, and I don't know?
Lichun thought about it in his heart.Not long after walking, he met Dai Quan.

"Miss Lichun, is His Highness Chang'an here?"

"Here, why don't you ask me to ask you again?"

"You don't need to look for it, the emperor has approved it. Jia Min will be the deputy head of the clan's mansion. Let's go to His Highness to announce the decree."

The two hurriedly came to see Chang'an and told the news, Chang'an was naturally very happy.However, after a while, there was silence.

"Where are we going to declare the decree?"

"Your Highness, isn't Jia Min in the capital? This matter has already been discussed, why isn't he waiting for the letter in the capital? I've never seen someone who doesn't care about his future so much. Where can we find him now?"

"Hey, let's go to Jia's mansion. Maybe they know where Jia Min is. Lichun, let Zuo Linliang know and go to Jia's mansion."

Zuo Linliang used to be an imperial guard. Back then, he and Jia Min were Jinshi of the same discipline. Jia Min was Tanhua, and he was a role model.

Because Li Chengbin, the original bodyguard of Chang'an, died in the battle in North Wendula, after she came back, Emperor Yuanheng gave Zuo Linliang to Chang'an as a bodyguard.

A group of people came to Ningrong Street, but Changan stopped.

"Your Highness, why don't you leave?"

"Forget it, I won't disturb Jia's house. Lichun, you go to Jia's house. If Chief Min is in the mansion, tell him to go to Yeduju to receive the order. If he is not there, ask Jia Lian, head of Jia Lian, to go to Yeduju. Then you go with them."

Lichun agreed and left by himself.Chang'an and his party will go to the wild to live.

Almost instinctively, Chang An changed his mind.

Even she herself couldn't explain why she was like this.

She understood that the reason why her father asked her to declare the decree was because Chief Min had saved her at the beginning, and this time, she used this official position to repay the favor of Chief Min.

But, can this favor be repaid?

The deputy head of the Clan Mansion is not a small official, but is this what Chief Min wants?What he cares most about is the Fubingtuan.

Now that the government corps has been abolished, will he still care about the deputy general manager?
Amidst doubts, he arrived at Ye Du Ju, and Zhang Decai came to open the door.

"Craftsman Zhang Decai pays his respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Zhang Decai knelt down and kowtowed to Chang'an.

Chang An hurriedly got off his horse to stop him, but it was too late.

"Squad Leader Zhang, you don't need to kowtow to me, we are just like before."

"There is no Squad Leader Zhang here anymore, only Zhang Decai, a grassroots citizen. Please don't call him Squad Leader Zhang anymore. The Fu Corps has been abolished. If you call him Squad Leader again, it will be a taboo. Let the court know. The grassroots will never be able to afford it." of."

"Zhang Ban..., that we are different from others, you used to be my savior..."

"Your Highness, don't mention this matter again. Your Highness is a body of a thousand pieces of gold. She is blessed with blessings from the heavens. The grassroots dare not take credit for it."

Officer Min saved you, didn't he also get dismissed?The government corps made such a great contribution, wasn't it also abolished?
"Is Chief Min here?"

"Return to Your Highness, Jia Huaiyuan has left since the last wedding in the residence, and has not come back yet."

"Do you know where he is?"

"The grass people don't know."

"We want to go in, go to Chief Min's office and wait for Captain Jia to come, okay?"

"Under the whole world, is it the land of the king? Wherever His Highness wants to go, he will naturally go there. The grassroots dare not stop him."

Zhang Decai stepped aside and told Chang An and others to go in.He opened the door of Jia Min's office for him, and went out.

After a while, he came in with a teapot to make tea.

"Your Highness, it's all rough tea. If you don't mind it, you can use some. The grass people are waiting outside the door. If you have any orders, just call."

After Zhang Decai finished speaking, he withdrew.

Not long after, Lichun and Jia Lian came.

Surprisingly, Feng Ziying also followed.

The two knelt down to salute, Chang'an said he would be excused, but they still knelt down to salute.

"Please forgive me for making His Highness wait for a long time."

"Chief of Staff Feng, Chief of Staff Jia, we are all acquaintances, so there is no need to be formal."

"Your Highness, we are now grass-roots people, we must not be commensurate with official positions, grass-roots people can't afford it."

"The emperor has ordered that Jia Min be the deputy head of the Clan Mansion, and he will take up the post immediately. Do you know where Chief Min is now?"

"Jia Huaiyuan has now gone to the extreme north to do business. He has been away from Bukui for almost a month."

Although Feng Ziying was a little surprised by the news, she replied calmly.

"Can you find him?"

"Returning to Your Highness, please forgive the grassroots for being helpless. I don't know where Jia Huaiyuan is now."

"When will he be back?"

"Caomin doesn't know. However, when Caomin left from Bukui, he heard Jia Huaiyuan say that this trip is far away, and it is possible that he will never come back. In addition, Jia Huaiyuan once told Caomin that there is something to tell His Highness. Cao Min just came back from Bukui the day before yesterday, and was about to go to see His Highness, but unexpectedly met him here, so let him pass it on to His Highness."

"What did he ask you to convey?"

"this……."

"You all go down."

Everyone retreated, only Chang An and Feng Ziying were left in the room.

Feng Ziying told General Ningguta that Han Tiankui wanted to buy [-] muskets.

"What do you mean, Chief Min?"

"Caomin just relayed what Jia Huaiyuan said, but I don't know what it means?"

"Feng Ziying, we are all acquaintances, please don't be so polite? Just like in the past, be casual."

"The grass people dare not go beyond. The words of the grass people have been conveyed, please allow the grass people to leave."

Saying that, without waiting for Chang'an to reply, Feng Ziying withdrew and left with Jia Lian on horseback.

Seeing no one in the room, Lichun came in.

"Your Highness, Chief of Staff Feng, Chief Jia, and Squad Leader Zhang are all very strange now. When we met before, they were all very affectionate, so why are they ignoring me even when I talk to them today. One bite at a time, it feels like a lot of life.”

"Well, they don't think of us as their own anymore."

Chang An had long felt the indifference of the few people, and couldn't help feeling chills in his heart.

"What about the edict?"

Unexpectedly, it's really strange that the official can't send it out now.

"It's getting late, let's go, go back to the palace."

"Squad leader Zhang said just now that Chief Min said in his letter that if His Highness still wants to train troops in Yeduju, you can come anyway."

Chang An's eyes lit up briefly, then dimmed.

"Forget it, Chief Min doesn't know where he went now, so what's the use of coming here again? We can never go back to the past."

Chang An walked out, looked from the side, and Li Chun saw the tears in Chang An's eyes.

His Highness is very sad that Chief Min has left.

(End of this chapter)