In a certain brothel in the capital, Zhu Hui muttered something to Chen Chen with a smirk on his face.
Chen Chen: "Those people are really your Majesty's hands! It was too fast! By the way, aren't you afraid of being beaten??"
On the night when the good news came back yesterday, Zhu Hui personally led his men to put sacks on several young masters of the Yushi family who had impeached Xue Hong, beat them up, stripped them naked, and threw them at the entrances of various mansions.
This morning shocked the capital, and people speculated who was so bold.
Zhu Hui: "What words? What kind of words are these! Who am I? Your Highness! Who can hit me!!"
After a while, Zhu Hui added in a low voice: "Except for my father..."
Chen Chen tapped his fan on the palm of his hand: "Your Majesty, you didn't leave any clues for others, did you? Otherwise, you won't be able to run away after His Majesty's beating."
Zhu Hui: "Hey! I'm very skilled at this kind of thing, just leave it to me! Just say you can't relieve your anger and that's it."
Chen Chen: "Although this matter is not very moral... but I like it! I can't have too many hands in the capital. I can only rely on you, Your Highness, to vent Junchen's anger."
"But in this way, as a thank you, I will give you two of the only books in my collection!"
Speaking of the unique books collected by Chen Chen, even Xue Hong said it was an eye-opener. If we had to classify the books by color, most of Chen Chen's collection would be yellow.
When Xue Hong and Zhu Hui saw the pile of ancient books hidden under the bed for the first time, they exclaimed: I didn't expect it! After all, you are still a "scholar"!
The four major families also started discussing privately because of Xue Hong.
Originally, the attitudes of the Jia family, Shi family, and Wang family towards the Xue family were that they were just a relative from a wealthy family and did not take a fancy to them at all. Although the Xue family was one of the four major families, none of the three families of Jia, Wang, and Shi really took the Xue family seriously!
Didn't you see that Jia Zheng was married to the Queen's wife, the direct wife of the Wang family, but Duke Xue, the head of the Xue family, only married a concubine, Mrs. Xue.
But things are different now. The Xue family has become a real family. The three major families have also begun to reconsider their attitude towards the Xue family.
In the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Mu called Jia She and his wife and Jia Zheng and his wife to discuss the matter.
Mother Jia sighed: "Who would have thought that a humble baby could have such great fortunes? It's a pity that our family doesn't have a legitimate daughter, otherwise..."
Jia She sat slumped on the huanghuali chair, without any image. He held an antique fan sprinkled with gold in his hand and wore glasses. While playing with it, he said lightly: "Getting married? Just based on the words spread in our house. It would be nice if there is no enmity."
The expressions of Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang all changed.
Jia Mu frowned and asked in a deep voice, "What are those words?"
Jia She smiled coldly: "Mother doesn't know yet? The servants in the mansion didn't know who to get, so they told outsiders everywhere: Xue Hong is a fake soldier on paper, and this expedition is like a meat bun beating a dog with no chance of success. Return."
"I was thinking at that time, the Xue family is also a relative of our family, why would they speak so viciously?"
As soon as Jia She said these words, Jia Mu immediately turned her attention to Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang immediately stood up and said, "It's my daughter-in-law's fault, isn't it? It's all my fault that I didn't discipline the servants strictly! That's why they chewed their tongues."
Jia Mu took a deep breath, glanced at Mrs. Wang, uttered a long "hmm", and then said: "You are the wife of the house. The servants and women are not strict with their words, so it is naturally your fault." !”
Mrs. Wang: "My daughter-in-law knows her mistake."
Mrs.
Jia She knew in his heart that his mother had exposed it lightly again. This kind of thing had not happened once or twice. It's a pity that his daughter-in-law is still here!
Jia Mu added: "Since it's just slaves talking nonsense, then it's enough to punish them.
Such a big happy event has happened to the Xue family, and our family has to send someone to congratulate it."
Jia She stood up and saluted directly: "Please forgive me, mother. The child is still in trouble, so I won't accompany my mother. You and your second brother can discuss the rest."
After finishing speaking, Jia She glanced at Mrs.
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Outside the capital, Xue Hong led more than a hundred cavalry back first. Sun Chuanting and the remaining soldiers of the Shenji Battalion had to temporarily guard Liaodong Town, waiting for Emperor Longqing to appoint troops and generals before they could come back.
Along the way, Xue Hong kept thinking about the shaman lineage he met in Houjin Kingdom.
If even Hou Jin, a fake dragon that only received the remaining dragon energy, has someone to protect it, then the Ming Dynasty should also have one!
It makes no sense that a fake dragon has a guardian, but a real dragon doesn't.
However, Xue Hong entered the palace several times and never noticed anything was wrong, and Yuanshen did not issue a warning. This shows that there is indeed nothing in the palace that can threaten him.
In other words, maybe Daming's protective trump card is not in the palace, or even in the capital!
Although Xue Hong's expedition solved the crisis in Liaodong, the most important goal was not achieved and Chi ran away.
But as long as the bugs inside the Ming Dynasty are cleared away, a remnant dragon can't stir up any big waves. It can be suppressed by flipping hands!
"Sir! We have arrived in the capital!!"
A soldier from Shenji Battalion spoke to remind Xue Hong who was thinking.
After arriving in the capital, the defenders dared to let him go only after his identity was verified.
As more than a hundred cavalry entered the city, many people cast curious eyes over them.
After all, it was Xue Hong, who was dressed in civilian clothes, who led the cavalry, and Xue Hong was too young, so people inevitably took a second look out of curiosity.
Xue Hong didn't want to cause trouble, so he didn't dismount and walked quickly towards the palace.
After arriving at the palace, the familiar process is still the same: verify your identity and be searched before you can enter the palace.
After entering the palace, a young eunuch still guided Xue Hong to the imperial study.
In the imperial study, Emperor Longqing was busy issuing decrees and preparing awards and other matters. At this moment, Emperor Longqing was in high spirits, and he seemed to be much younger.
Suddenly, Emperor Longqing raised his head and said: "Xia Daban, yesterday Sun Aiqing came to report that Xue Hong had led more than a hundred riders to the capital. Considering the distance from Liaodong to the capital, Xue Hong must have arrived in the capital today, right?"
Xia Shouzhong made an estimate and replied: "With the speed of the cavalry, I think Mr. Xue will be able to reach the capital before noon today."
Emperor Longqing nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay! I want to ask Xue Aiqing how this battle went!"
"I want to reward him heavily and let those worms see what a pillar of the country is!"
Xia Shouzhong: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, Mr. Xue has the qualifications to defend Huo at a young age! In the future, we will open up territory for Your Majesty and eliminate the alien races."
Emperor Longqing raised his eyebrows and said: "If there is Wei Huo, then there must be Emperor Wu!!"
Xia Shouzhong quickly flattered him and said: "Your Majesty knows people well and uses them well, and has a broad mind. He has the style of Tang Zong and Han Dynasty! Otherwise, no matter how talented Mr. Xue is, he will eventually be buried!"
"A thousand-mile horse always has the right way, but a bole does not always exist. Your Majesty is Mr. Xue's bole!"
Emperor Longqing laughed and scolded: "You old man, I just said it casually and you started to flatter me."
Xia Shouzhong had a smile on his face: "Everything the old slave said is true!"
"Your Majesty, Lord Xue Hongxue, who is guarding the Shenji Battalion led by Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Industry, is asking for an audience outside the imperial study."