Renzijuan Thunderfall Chapter 1 Who is the Clam? (Big update of 5,000 words!)
"Seven more days?" Feng Ziying put down the book in her hand and nodded thoughtfully: "Is Rongguo Mansion ready?"
"That's almost it." Yuanyang bowed slightly, "The third girl also asked the servant to take the message, and also asked the uncle to come over and see if there is anything that is not prepared. After all, the second master and the second master Lian are not in the mansion.
Apart from the eldest master, there are only a few women's families left, so..."
Feng Ziying burst into laughter, "Is this appropriate? I'm just an outsider..."
"It hurts my heart to say this. Miss Bao and Miss Lin are both close relatives of the Jia family. The second girl is coming soon. You are more or less the son-in-law of the Jia family. It doesn't take much energy to help take care of it. Why not?"
?" Yuanyang said with some displeasure, the restraint he had when he first came gradually disappeared, and his tone became louder.
Feng Ziying laughed and said, "Yuanyang, are you teaching me how to do things?"
Yuanyang was shocked, how could he unknowingly regard the person in front of him as a member of the family and speak casually?
He quickly lowered his eyelids and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm so arrogant. But I don't look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face. I asked you to ask me for help when I left. Is this the case in Rongguo Mansion?"
Are you too embarrassed to take care of me?"
It's not that Feng Ziying doesn't want to go to Rongguo Mansion, the problem is that he is really not in the mood to worry about Jia Baoyu's affairs.
Taking advantage of the fact that he was married to the Niu girl, this boy actually started to shake off his posture. His tone of voice changed a bit before he left last time. Although he was still respectful on the surface, Feng Ziying could clearly see the raised tail.
This guy now feels that he is a relative of the emperor, and the eldest princess Yongning is quite favored by the emperor. Maybe he thinks that he can show his face in front of Emperor Yonglong often, become familiar with her, and become famous in the future.
After thinking about it, Tanchun asked Yuanyang to come over to talk about it. It would be a bit unkind not to go.
"Okay, I'll take some time to go there." Feng Ziying responded, and glanced at Yuanyang, who had a lowered eyebrow, "Yuanyang, is it relatively stable in Rongguo Mansion these days?"
"It's good. Everyone is preparing for Second Master Bao's marriage, and the second girl's coming out of the cabinet." Yuanyang's eyebrows became vivid, and there was some yearning in his eyes, "There's a place over there at Zhujin Tower.
It's very lively, and several girls have gone to help the second girl, doing embroidery, calligraphy and painting, and preparing for future expenses. Zhujin Tower has never been so lively."
"What about Ningguo Mansion?" Feng Ziying asked pretending to be casual.
"Where is Dongfu?" Yuanyang was stunned and didn't react for a moment. What does the marriage of Second Master Bao have to do with Ningguo Mansion?
"Well, when Baoyu got married, didn't Brother Dongfuzhen and Brother Rong care about it?" Feng Ziying asked.
"I rarely see Uncle Zhen and Uncle Xiao Rong during this period. It seems that the last time I saw them was a month ago, right? From the East Mansion, Grandma You and Grandma Xiao Rong come over occasionally, and they don't ask much."
Yuanyang recalled, probably a little confused.
"Even when the empress came back for a family visit, Uncle Zhen and Uncle Xiao Rong didn't show up. My wife was still a little unhappy. Later, Aunt Zhu went to ask Aunt You over there, and she heard that Uncle Zhen and Uncle Xiao Rong had gone to Tongzhou and Tianjin.
Wei is dealing with matters in the shop and village, and I also went to inquire about it. In the past few months, Uncle Zhen and Uncle Xiao Rong have been elusive and absent from the house most of the time."
"Really?" Feng Ziying nodded secretly in her heart.
This is similar to what Wu Yaoqing and the others found. Jia Zhen and Jia Rong should be preparing to flee south. Zhuangzi and the shops in the north have been almost dealt with. It is estimated that what is left is some hideous business.
Rong Ning and his family have accumulated a lot of fixed assets over the past century and have quite a lot of fixed assets. There are many shops and shops that are difficult to deal with. Once they are dealt with, people will notice them and even raise suspicions about the Rong Ning family. Long Jinwei is not a vegetarian either.
It is estimated that half of Ningguo Mansion's difficulties in the past six months are real and half are pretended. This also provides an excuse to dispose of assets, and may even be a double act with others, which makes it easier to dispose of these assets on a large scale.
There are signs that Jia Rui can detect. Long Jinwei cannot possibly know nothing about it, or Long Jinwei has already been infiltrated by Prince Yi Zhong.
This possibility is not impossible. It would have been impossible for a twenty-year-old prince to have some followers and close associates in Long Jinwei.
"I don't know what's going on in Dongfu during this period. No matter how difficult it is, people's hearts are not so dispersed, right?" Yuanyang continued, "Many people are quitting their jobs one after another.
It seems that the people in Dongfu are not trying to stay, and there are still some people from several generations like us who followed us, and they are also panic-stricken. Many people simply went to the Zhuangzi on the Tianjin Wei side..."
Feng Ziying frowned, I am afraid that these people are Jia Zhen's confidants or people that Jia Zhen values, and they should be taken to the south. Maybe they are all on their way to Jinling at this time, and they have even arrived at Jinling.
It's over.
"However, Uncle Xiao Rong has made more appearances in the past two days. Yesterday, he came to the house and showed his face. However, Second Master Bao happened to be away, so he wandered around for a while and then left."
Yuanyang's words surprised Feng Ziying. Jia Rong showed up. What was he going to do?
For a while, I didn’t know the magic operation of Ningguo Mansion. Jia Zhen was unreliable. Jia Rong was slightly better, but his performance during this period was confusing. I’m afraid I can only meet the father and son and have a good talk.
Only by talking and getting to know the background of the father and son can we get some clues.
"Yuanyang, do you think the Jia family has been in trouble these past few years? Why?" Feng Ziying asked when she saw that Yuanyang's expression was a bit complicated.
Yuanyang was startled, hesitated for a moment, seemed to be thinking about this problem, and said hesitantly: "Something is not going well, especially after the death of Uncle Zhu, it seems that there is some bad luck in the house, and nothing can be done.
By the way, I have been in the Ministry of Industry for so many years and there has been no news. My uncle was originally a good military envoy in Beijing, but he went to another place. It was a good thing for the eldest girl to enter the palace, but I don’t know why.
Silently, the master went to Jiangxi without making any noise. It cost a lot to build a grand view garden, and he owed a lot of debts. This suddenly emptied the house, but there was no income, and life became difficult.
,…”
"What's the reason?" Feng Ziying asked again.
"This slave can't say it well." Yuanyang bit her lip and shook her head, but Feng Ziying didn't let her go, "It's not that you can't say it, but it's just that it's hard to say it, right? Why, it's hard to say it in front of me, and you're still worried about me changing.
A gossip?"
Yuanyang's face flushed, and the freckles on her cheeks turned red. She stamped her feet: "What do you want to do? Force your slave to talk nonsense?"
"Okay, just say it if you don't want to. Everyone knows it. After all, the Jia family is still in the current situation because of the lack of the backbone and wealth that can support the entire family."
Feng Ziying was not polite. He needed Yuanyang to take the message back to Old Taijun and Jia Wang.
"Let's not mention Uncle Shi and Brother Zhen. If you don't bring trouble for the Jia family, you will be considered Amitabha. Uncle Zheng Shi's temperament is not suitable for being an official. It would be best to find a free position as an errand. He is forced to do it.
What, I’m afraid it will be counterproductive,..."
"The next generation of Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu, as for the second brother Lian, he is a good person, but he has no ability to carry the lintel of the Jia family, but he is still more than enough to take care of himself, so he can live freely in Yangzhou.
Chic and moisturizing,..."
"Brother Rong was also led astray by Brother Zhen. Even if he failed to study, he originally donated a Dragon Guard. If he could calm down and do something, he might be able to make some achievements, but he wandered around and refused.
You have endured hardships, but have accomplished nothing so far. How long can you last by just living on your own laurels?"
"It's a pity that Baoyu has such a good talent, but he has been spoiled by the old lady and his wife since he was a child. Jade cannot be used until it is polished, and it has become useless like this now. Well, he seems to have woken up this year. It's just that
I woke up a little late. If I can't study well, I can only rely on marriage to see if I can get an opportunity. But placing the opportunity on others is a kind of risk and gamble in itself. I can't judge whether this is right or wrong.
No, I hope there will be a good result, but..."
Feng Ziying didn't say any more and just shook her head.
This was the first time Yuanyang heard Feng Ziying evaluate the masters of Rong Ning's second house so frankly, and he was so provocative and hit the nail on the head that she was speechless.
"Why do you think my words are too harsh and merciless?" Feng Ziying glanced sideways at Yuanyang, whose expression changed, and said calmly: "Yuanyang, you might as well take these words of mine back to the old lady and my wife. Of course, there is no need to say them.
You have to be so straightforward. With your intelligence, Yuanyang, you should know how to express the meaning of my words, and I believe it will be enough to make them think deeply."
Yuanyang hesitated for a while before hesitatingly said: "What use does the uncle's words bring to the ancestors and my wife? The two masters and the second master Bao can't change anything. Didn't you offend people in vain?
?”
This girl was very kind-hearted, and Feng Ziying felt warm in her heart, "Well, I know it's useless, but at least Yuanyang knows what I mean. If you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to, forget it. It's really useless in the first place.
"
After the mandarin ducks left, Feng Ziying walked to the window and looked out.
As Baoyu's marriage approaches, the days of autumn in Tiewangshan are also approaching. The reason is simply because it is so peaceful, so peaceful that it makes people feel panicked.
There was not much movement either from Prince Yi Zhong's side or the White Lotus Sect's side.
It cannot be said that there were no movements, but these movements were normal, or expected, and nothing too special.
The Jiangnan side is still clamoring for the establishment of Huaiyang Town as soon as possible. It seems that Chen Jixian, the commander-in-chief of Huaiyang Town, is still a little disapproving.
Chen Jixian left very quickly and moved seven to eight thousand people from the Fifth Army Camp to Huaiyang Town one after another, and thousands more followed.
Judging from the current situation, the general military headquarters in Huaiyang Town will choose a location between Xuzhou and Yangzhou. The imperial court intends to choose Xuzhou, while Nanjing prefers to place it in Yangzhou.
The two sides are still wrangling, but as of now, Chen Jixian first established the General Military Office in Xuzhou and began to accept the first batch of recruits from Xuhuai.
The recruits mainly come from Xuzhou and Huai'an in southern Zhili, but according to Feng Ziying's understanding, the guards of Yanzhou Prefecture in Shandong are also providing recruits to Huaiyang Town. Now Feng Ziying is not sure whether this is intentional by the Ministry of War or whether it is with Nanjing.
The Ministry of War reached a tacit understanding.
But this is a very doubtful sign.
Soldiers from Shandong garrison posts could only be provided to Liaodong. Later, Denglai town was built, and Shandong soldiers had to be replenished for Denglai town. Now even Huaiyang town has to recruit soldiers from Shandong garrison posts, which cannot help but make people worry.
What Feng Ziying is worried about is that recruiting soldiers is one thing, but recruiting soldiers means that the families, relatives and friends of these soldiers will be tied to Huaiyang Town, and it will be easier for Huaiyang Town to control Yanzhou
If there are more, the resistance will be much smaller.
Once Yanzhou is controlled, the territory of Dongchang Prefecture in the east and west corners of Shandong is much smaller than that of Yanzhou Prefecture. It can be swept northward along the canal in two days. This means that the connection between Shandong and Henan and even the southern part of Beizhili is cut off.
And Denglai Jiqing is the main source of soldiers in Denglai Town. Once something unpredictable happens, what will happen to Shandong as a whole?
Feng Ziying wondered whether the imperial court and the Ministry of War had considered this.
Of course, Feng Ziying also admitted that she was thinking about the worst situation in all this. Only the worst result would lead to that step, but who can guarantee that it will not reach that point?
Maybe all this is just a coincidence, or even because of his own suspicion, Feng Ziying can only pray for this.
The group of White Lotus cultivators lost their traces in the capital city, which made Feng Ziying very anxious.
As expected, the negotiations with the Ministry of Justice did not yield any results. On the surface, Liu Yishen took it very seriously, but judging from the subsequent situation, this guy was just making superficial remarks and casually explained to the following officials.
It'll be over soon.
This left Feng Ziying helpless. He could only focus on the entire Shuntian Prefecture, but he could not control all the states and counties in Shuntian Prefecture in a short time. He could only seize the time to persuade or coerce him if he had any hope.
The obedient states and counties were seized one by one.
The recruitment and negotiation with Wu Yaoqing went very smoothly.
Originally, the Cao Gang was the most powerful force, but there were too many people in the Cao Gang and there were many factions inside. Considering that once the north and the south were split, people's hearts would fluctuate. It was hard to tell who the Cao Gang, headquartered in Huai'an, would turn to.
Easy to say.
Therefore, Feng Ziying did not dare to use members of the Cao Gang, and would rather choose these gangs in Shuntian Prefecture.
All in all, there were some things that went smoothly and some that didn't go well, but overall it was pretty smooth. But it was precisely because it was so smooth and there weren't many twists and turns that Feng Ziying felt uneasy.
The news about Tiewangshan Qiuyi has been released. In addition to the emperor and several princes, several princes from the older generation are going, but King Zhonghui may have to run in both directions.
As the new Jiedu Envoy of the Beijing Camp and the General of the Fifth Military Camp, he will lead the first part of the Fifth Military Camp to the Tiewangshan Palace, while also leaving the Shenshu Camp and the Shenji Camp to stay in the capital.
Over at the Ministry of War Staff Department, Feng Ziying asked Zheng Chongjian and Shen Zizheng to keep an eye on it. There is no news yet, but Feng Ziying is most concerned about the news from Liaodong and the Chahar people. As for the northwest, Feng Ziying has already sent a message to her father
Write a letter asking him to pay attention to the Tumut people outside the border wall.
Feng Ziying has a feeling that the calmer it is, there are only two possibilities. One is that nothing will happen and everything is calm. The other is that the plan is too big and the dormancy is too deep. Once it surfaces,
I'm afraid the world will collapse.
Therefore, the Chahar people, Tumut people, and Jianzhou Jurchens are all potential threats.
Feng Ziying even had to send Busia Mara, who had just returned a few days ago, to go to the grasslands of Eastern Mongolia. On the one hand, she asked the Yehe tribe to strengthen their vigilance, and at the same time, she also had to go to the Inner Khalkha people.
Meet Zaisai and bring him a letter.
On Long Jinwei's side, Feng Ziying went to see Zhang Jin and told the other party some of her worries, hoping that he would pass on these worries to Lu Song.
Meeting Lu Song was not out of the question, but meeting Long Jinwei's boss before the Autumn Festival at Tiewangshan could easily arouse unnecessary associations and suspicions, so Feng Ziying had to avoid it.
What else? Feng Ziying felt that she had done everything she could to the best of her ability, but she still couldn't let go of the worry in her heart.
Maybe I should meet You Shigong.
This was also somewhat taboo, but Feng Ziying felt that even at the risk of being targeted by Captain Long and Emperor Yonglong, she had to mention it to You Shigong to avoid regrets in the future.
Feng Ziying looked away from the window, walked to the wall again, opened the curtain, and looked at the map on the wall.
The color of Tiewang Mountain is slightly darker, and the contour lines are roughly marked, ranging from 700 to 1,300 meters. Below is a gentle slope mixed with plains, where the Palace Hunting Garden is located.
Eyes wandering, Feng Ziying looked at the surrounding town guards. To the north and east, there were garrison troops from Ji Town, and theoretically there were a lot of them. But to the west, beyond Mutianyu and Bohai Station, that was the garrison of Xuanfu Town.
Territory.
The positions of Yanqing defender and Yanqing left defender are very good, especially Yanqing defender.
From Juyongguan to Badaling, the city wall just separated the Yanqing Guards within the city wall, but this place belongs to Xuanfu Town. This means that the Xuanfu Town army is going to enter the interior of Gyeonggi, but the passes are all in their own hands, and there is no need to inform them at all.
Ji Town, Ji Town is also unknown.
Of course, there are some problems with this statement. They are all border troops of the imperial court, and they are all resisting foreign enemies. Why do we need to guard against each other?
This is theoretically true, but when encountering special circumstances, it's really hard to say.
Feng Ziying fixed her eyes and sighed deeply, hoping that everything she was thinking was just suspicion.
