Chapter 310 Need to focus on the overall situation
Rongguo Mansion
There was a heavy snowfall last night, falling on the green eaves of the courtyard, the high vermilion walls, and the withered yellow trees. The snow was piled in clusters and covered with silver, making the sky and the earth look like glass.
In the square courtyard, the snow had already been cleared on the stone steps, and the snow melted and flowed between the blue bricks and stone gaps, forming criss-cross bright marks, reflecting the pale, cold winter sky above.
In the Rongqing Hall, behind a cotton curtain, steaming heat filled the room. In the pavilion partitioned by twelve screens, there were crowds of people, makeup and incense piled on top, women and maids standing with their hands down, not daring to let out the atmosphere.
Jia Mu is sitting on an Arhat bed covered with cotton mattresses embroidered with songs and cranes prolonging the year. Mandarin ducks, amber and jade are waiting on the side. Aunt Xue is sitting on the embroidered pier at the bottom, chatting and laughing with Jia Mu.
A peaceful smile appeared on her fair and rich face, and Mrs. Wang was sitting beside her.
On the other side, Feng Wan, Sichun, Chai Dai, Xiang Yun and others are all wearing coats and skirts of different colors, with pearl hairpins on their heads, earrings and necklaces on their ears and necks, all colorful and colorful.
Accompanied by the maid, it becomes more and more colorful like flowers in bloom.
Mother Jia looked at this scene with a smile on her face, listening to Aunt Xue and Sister Feng telling jokes together.
Mrs. Wang suddenly asked: "Why haven't you seen Pan'er in the past two days?"
Aunt Xue chuckled and said, "Pan'er, he went to the camp early in the morning. His uncle has given him many errands in the past two days."
Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "Pan'er is now older. He knows how to live outside and has made a lot of progress."
Having said that, my heart is inevitably a bit complicated. His Baoyu is younger, otherwise he would be able to gain experience by his uncle's side.
Sister Feng said with a smile: "Cousin Wenlong is getting more and more impressive. I heard that my uncle will give him an official position next year."
This was because Xue Pan had been showing off to everyone in the past two days, and it reached Sister Feng's ears.
Sister Feng's eyes flickered at this moment, and her mood was also a little complicated.
Xue Datou, who was involved in a life-threatening lawsuit in Nanbian, is still alive today?
Aunt Xue was happy, but her face didn't show anything. Instead, she sighed and said with a smile: "What progress? It's almost the New Year. This child is missing every day. I don't know what he is busy with. I don't know what he is doing."
I thought about telling his uncle in a couple of days to give Pan'er a good few days off."
Mrs. Wang said softly: "The other day, his aunt came over and said that his brother was reorganizing the army recently, and that Pan'er was also doing a lot of work on the side, so maybe he couldn't live without her."
"What can he do? He just runs errands and passes on messages." Aunt Xue shook her head and said with a smile.
Mrs. Wang said: "With a little experience, no one can do everything in his life. I think Pan'er is a determined person. If he follows his uncle, he will be a general one day."
Mother Jia's face paused, smiled, and said, "How come I heard that Wen Long had such a bad experience, or was it the original idea proposed by Brother Heng?"
The smile on Mrs. Wang's face froze for a moment, and she looked somewhat unnatural.
Aunt Xue answered with a smile: "Brother Heng said that Pan'er was a soldier who wanted to join the army. Brother Heng has always been a man of good ideas and insight."
Yuanchun's crystal jade face showed thoughts, and said softly: "I haven't seen Brother Heng for a while."
As soon as she said this, Daiyu turned to look at Tanchun and said softly: "Third sister, you must have met Brother Heng during this time?"
Tanchun said softly: "It's not common. We just talk in the study in the morning. Brother Heng spent more than half a month staying in Jingying. After dinner in the morning, he went to Wucheng Bingma Division and Jingying. I was in the study.
After sitting for a while, I went to talk to my sister-in-law."
Baochai turned his eyes and said softly: "I was talking to sister-in-law Heng yesterday. Brother Heng was busy with the rectification of the capital camp? Third sister should know about it, right?"
As she spoke, a hint of curiosity flashed deep in the girl's bright almond-shaped eyes under her airy bangs.
Tan Chun nodded and said: "This matter is being discussed in Beijing during this time, but Brother Heng's camp is not included in this reorganization."
When Baochai heard this, he frowned and his eyes were thoughtful.
Jia Mu smiled and said: "He leads an army and needs to lead the troops and train them. The same thing happened to the young prince of Xiaoguo when he was young. He often lived in the barracks during the holidays."
Sister Feng said with a smile: "Our family is a general, Wu Xun. This is normal, but the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Brother Heng is the clan leader, and there are still a lot of things waiting for him in the clan."
When everyone heard this, they laughed softly.
Mrs. Wang's face gradually became indifferent, she took the tea cup from Jin Chuan, lowered her eyes and took a sip, suppressing a trace of dissatisfaction in her heart.
Because it's winter, so... mosquitoes and flies don't grow.
Just when everyone in the hall was laughing and laughing, suddenly a woman came to the eaves of the corridor, opened the curtain, entered the hall, and said loudly: "Old lady, madam, the uncle has sent someone to say that there is a mutiny in the capital camp, and the house is tense.
Close your doors and don't go out, the streets are not peaceful now."
Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang: "..."
Fengwan, Sichun, Chaidai, Xiangyun: "???"
It turned out that Jia Heng asked Tiqi to patrol the streets to prevent anyone from secretly colluding with the eliminated generals living in the capital and causing trouble in the city and taking advantage of the opportunity to plunder.
This is not impossible.
"A mutiny in the capital, what's this again?" Jia Mu's expression suddenly changed and she asked, "Where's Brother Heng?"
She hasn't listened to this kind of trouble for many years. Could it be that there is another big trouble in Beijing?
The woman said anxiously: "Old lady, madam, Uncle Heng sent people from the Wucheng Army and Horse Department to tell them that the soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp mutinied. Uncle Heng went out of the city to quell the chaos, and Ningrong Street had officers and soldiers guard the street entrance.
, no entry or exit is allowed."
The smile disappeared from Aunt Xue's face and she exclaimed in shock: "Jingying? Jingying is not Pan'er and his uncle is in charge of it? How could there be trouble?"
Mrs. Wang said: "Which battalion caused trouble, or did they all make trouble?"
In the past few days, as Wang Ziteng's reputation for reorganizing the Beijing camp has become bigger and bigger, when some royal wives came and went, especially when Wang Ziteng's wife Zhao showed off, Mrs. Wang also had a certain understanding of the 12th regiment camp in Beijing.
learn.
Her brother is in charge of the 12th Regiment Camp, and even those in Dongfu are under his command.
The mother-in-law thought for a while and said uncertainly: "The man told me that he went to... Yaowu Camp to quell the chaos?"
When Baochai, who was listening attentively and thinking about the reason, heard this, he frowned and asked worriedly: "Mom, did my brother mean Yaowu Camp this morning?"
Aunt Xue's face turned pale and she said in a trembling voice: "My dear, don't scare me."
The maid Ying'er behind Baochai said softly: "My uncle looked in a hurry when he left this morning, as if he was going to Yaowu Camp on errands."
When Aunt Xue heard this, her vision went dark and she said in a trembling voice: "This... this, Pan'er..."
Everyone in Rongqing Hall was shocked when they heard this.
Yuan Chun frowned, doubts appearing in her beautiful eyes, and turned to look at Tanchun aside, "Third sister, the capital camp is in good order, why is there such a chaos? Third sister is by Hengdi's side, do you know what's going on but don't know what's going on?"
Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, and Feng Wan all looked at Tan Chun for a while.
Tanchun looked solemn and said: "In the past few days, the official documents delivered by the Five Cities Military and Horse Division mentioned that the Jingying camp was eliminating generals and commanders, which caused a lot of resentment and surrounded the Jingli Yasi."
Yuanchun's eyes flickered, he sighed, and said, "I think it must be because of this."
Facing the puzzled looks of Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, and Sister Feng, Yuanchun explained: "The resentment caused by the rectification of the army and the elimination of generals have now caused chaos."
At this moment, Aunt Xue was so frightened that her whole body was shaking, her lips were trembling and she said: "Then Pan'er, what should Pan'er do now?"
Baochai also had a worried look on his face and said, "Mom, don't worry, let's send someone to ask the officers and soldiers outside to see what's going on."
Aunt Xue paused and said quickly: "Yes, yes, that's right."
Jia Mu turned to Lin Zhixiao's family and said, "Hurry up and send more boys outside to find out what is going on."
Lin Zhixiao's family responded quickly.
However, before everyone had waited long, a woman hurriedly ran into the eaves of the corridor, opened the cotton curtain, and entered the hall. She was out of breath and said urgently: "Old lady, madam, it's not good. The officers and soldiers said that my uncle
Something happened in the house, and the rebels rushed into the house. Now the officers and soldiers ordered every house to strictly guard the door and not to wander around outside."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, her face changed suddenly and she asked hurriedly: "Uncle? Which uncle?"
The mother-in-law said: "Madam, this is Uncle Wang."
Mrs. Wang's body swayed, her eyes were dizzy, and she said in a trembling voice: "Uncle Baoyu, how did this disaster happen?"
Aunt Xue felt as if she had been struck by thunder, her eyes were blank, and she murmured: "Something happened to Pan'er and his uncle, so wouldn't Pan'er..."
At the end of the sentence, my heart felt like a knot and I covered my face and started sobbing.
When everyone present heard this, their faces showed fear.
Rebellious soldiers rushed into the house, which was...a catastrophic disaster.
"Are there any casualties in my uncle's family?" Sister Feng stood up from her chair. Under her curvy and thin willow-leaf eyebrows, her red eyes revealed an imperceptible fear, and she asked urgently.
The woman shook her head and said with a bitter look on her face: "Second Grandma Lian, I don't know either."
In the Rongqing Hall, the atmosphere instantly became solemn. Everyone looked at each other in silence, as if a big stone was weighing down their hearts.
Yuan Chun's beautiful eyebrows were furrowed, her beautiful eyes were blank, and her lips were pursed in silence.
If the rebels storm into the house, how can the female family members in the backyard be fine?
Besides, these rebels must be aiming to take revenge on my uncle. I am afraid that by now, the house is already a river of blood and it is too miserable to look at.
Tan Chun's bright eyes were filled with worry, and his crisp voice was firm and decisive as he said: "Old ancestor, there is chaos outside, so we should just keep our doors shut now."
Jia Mu came to her senses and said anxiously: "Yes, yes! The third girl is right! Lin Zhixiao, please quickly close the front door and the corner door, and ask the servants and servants to prepare sticks and guard them inside and outside.
"
At this moment, everyone in Rongqing Hall became nervous. Daiyu and Baochai held their handkerchiefs tightly with worried eyes.
In fact, not only Rongguo Mansion, but Ningguo Mansion also closed its doors immediately.
Although the Tiqi of the Jinyi Mansion left nearly a hundred people in front and behind Ningrong Street to protect the safety of the Ningrong Mansion, the Ningrong Mansion was ordered to close its doors to prevent bandits from taking the opportunity to cause trouble.
At the same time, Lifang and Jinyi Mansion, the streets where the Jinyang Princess's Mansion is located, also sent nearly a hundred cavalry to block the front and rear street intersections.
In the eldest princess's residence, Xia Houying quickly stepped into the flower hall and said to the beautiful lady with a bright and beautiful face who was full of worry: "Your Highness, let me ask you clearly. General Luo Rui of the Liwei Battalion who is guarding the West City has rebelled, and his soldiers have occupied the place.
After arriving at the city gate, we confronted the officers and soldiers of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division. Jia Yunhui, on his side, had personally picked up the Emperor's Sword and went to the Nancheng camp to mobilize troops to put down the rebellion. At this time, the rebels have not entered the city."
The eldest princess of Jinyang knitted her beautiful eyebrows, her beautiful eyes showed worry, and said: "How did it get to this point? He..."
In the past half month, because Jia Heng was busy with military training, he spent more than half of the time staying in the capital camp and returned to Ningguo Mansion for the rest of the time. Instead, he never came to Jinyang Princess Mansion.
This beauty was in a period of deep love and affection. Although she knew that Jia Heng was busy, she felt a little resentful in her heart, but after all, she was of high status and it was not easy to go to see Jia Heng.
I didn't expect that something like this would happen in the blink of an eye.
The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at Xiahou Ying and ordered: "Xiahou, go and ask someone to inquire about the situation."
Xia Houying responded and turned around.
Watching Xia Houying leave, the eldest princess of Jinyang had a delicate face and murmured in her heart, "It would be better if nothing happens..."
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However, it was said that Xue Pan, under the protection of the Central Guards soldiers led by Ni Biao, left Yaowu Camp in a hurry and fled along the official road towards the Central Army Camp in Longshouyuan.
At that time, the official road was covered with wind and snow, and the dead trees and grass on both sides were swaying in the wind.
The snow covered their ankles, and no one was riding a horse, so they couldn't get up for a while. There were a series of footprints behind them, and their tracks were particularly clear.
After running forward for three or four miles, he suddenly heard the sound of horses neighing in the distance behind him. Ni Biao's expression changed and he whispered: "Mr. Fang, in Xiaoyanei, those rebels are about to catch up.
After the general led them away, Mr. Fang and Xiaoya Nei ran from the woods to the city to look for Jie Shuai."
Fang Ji said anxiously: "General Ni, how can this be done?"
Ni Biao said: "Mr. Fang, General Pang should have arrived at Yaowu Camp to quell the chaos by now."
Xue Pan said with a cry: "General Ni, they are chasing us."
While he was talking, a large number of cavalry passed through the snow like a whirlwind, like a black tide, approaching as close as a hundred or ten steps away.
The man in front, with a cold face, opened his bow and set an arrow, and shot at the guard soldiers led by Ni Biao. He only heard a "pop" sound, followed by a muffled groan, and landed with a loud sound.
Xue Pan's face was earth-colored, especially when he looked at the bright red blood stains on the snow, intertwined with red and white, his calf muscles twisted, and he said urgently: "General Ni, run away quickly."
"Enter the forest on the side!" Ni Biao made a prompt decision and led dozens of soldiers to protect Fang Ji while Xue Pan withdrew deep into the forest.
Qianhu, surnamed Wu, was still riding on his horse, with a ruthless look on his face, and said: "Brothers, shoot arrows to kill these lackeys of Prince Teng!"
"Whizzing!!!"
The cavalry bows were drawn up and arrows shot through the air, but the level of cavalry shooting at Liwei Camp was really unflattering. After seventy or eighty steps, except for the feathered arrows that left a dense black mass on the snow, not a single one was hit.
Ni Biao also helped Fang Ji up, and Xue Pan fled towards the thorny forest. This forest was not big, but it was full of withered grass and rugged gravel, which just delayed the pursuit of the cavalry behind him.
"Dismount the whole army, kill them all!" Seeing two soldiers on horseback fall from their horses, Qianhu surnamed Wu turned cold, turned over and dismounted, and shouted.
As he spoke, he waved his saber, led the cavalry behind him, and chased Ni Biao and dozens of others.
Ni Biao led his soldiers to escape towards the inner room, and turned back to stop them with hand crossbows.
Let's go back in time a little. Just when Luo Rui, the commander of the Liwei Camp, was leading his troops from the West City to the Yaowu Camp, Jia Heng also led dozens of soldiers from the Wucheng Army and Horse Division to mount fast horses and did not care about the horse power.
, went straight to Nancheng Camp.
As soon as he entered the Chinese army barracks, he quickly summoned the generals to discuss matters.
"Everyone, Luo Rui, the commander of the Liwei camp, has coerced the soldiers to cause rebellion. I have been ordered by the emperor to supervise Guo Yong to camp the troops. I have been given the Emperor's Sword to quell the rebellion. Please gather all your troops and horses and enter the Yaowu camp to wipe out the rebels!
"Jia Heng's face was stern, and his clear voice was like an unsheathed sword, its sound was clanking...
When all the generals heard this message, their faces all changed.
Is establishing prestige counterintuitive?
Jia Heng didn't wait for them to ask about the ins and outs, because time was running out at this moment, and said in a deep voice: "Where is Cai Quan?"
Cai Quan cupped his hands and said: "The general is here."
Jia Heng pointed to the defense map of the 12th regiment of Jingying in the sacred city behind him, pointed to the thoroughfare between Yaowu Camp and Longshouyuan, and said: "You lead a thousand cavalry, block this place, and patrol back and forth. Fan Yao
Messengers coming from the military camp, as well as messengers from other camps seeking information, will be detained! Anyone who breaks through the card will be killed without mercy!"
This move is obviously to block the news and isolate the chain reaction. No matter how chaotic Yaowu camp is, it can only disrupt one camp. The other regiment camps are not allowed to send messengers to inquire about the news.
It will be the same as disconnecting the internet if something happens in the future.
Cai Quan cupped his hands and responded: "The last general takes orders."
"Go now, the sooner the better!" Jia Heng said solemnly.
Cai Quan's heart trembled, and knowing that the matter was of great importance, he turned around and left.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "General Shan Ming, I order you to lead the remaining cavalry of Shenshu Camp and go to Yaowu Camp for reinforcements. General Xiao Lin will lead the fifth military camp, and guerrilla general Qu Guang will lead the Shenji Camp.
If you encounter Pang Shili, the general of Yangwu Camp, and his cavalry on the road, you can attack Yaowu Camp together with them."
The four generals Shan Ming, Shao Chao, Xiao Lin, and Qu Guang came out and all clasped their fists and said: "The last general takes orders."
Jia Heng looked gloomy and said in a cold voice: "I personally lead the teaching camp and Fenglinhuoshan Fourth Battalion to the Chinese Army Camp."
It is not difficult for the Guo Yong camp and the cavalry of Pang Shili to cooperate to suppress the rebellion of the Yaowu camp, but it is difficult to deal with it with thunder and control the chain reaction to prevent a larger mutiny.
Although Cai Quan blocked the news, as time passed, the 11th Regiment Camp of the Beijing Camp must have doubts.
Now we need to focus on the overall situation and stop looking at Wang Ziteng's jokes. Otherwise, all the 11th regiment and battalion of the Beijing camp will explode, and it will be difficult for the gods to save them.
He should use the Emperor's Sword and lead his troops to the central camp of Wang Ziteng quickly, order the central guards, summon the commanders of all camps, and the commanders will know the general, and strictly order the camps not to move without permission.
Among them, the most important thing is to stop Wang Ziteng from acting recklessly.
Otherwise, the general will be incited by Luo Rui, get angry when he sees Wang Ziteng, refuse to obey his orders, and then incite the soldiers to cause a bigger mutiny.
In other words, Wang Ziteng itself is a powder keg.
At this moment, Jia Heng did not know that Li Zan, the Minister of War, had decided to leave the city to appease the generals.
Just as Jia Heng was mobilizing his troops, he suddenly heard the sound of "Woo-Woo", which was clearly an enemy attack warning coming from the direction of Yaowu Camp.
According to Wang Ziteng's military order, all battalions are not allowed to assist each other without authorization when the horn signals a warning. Only Pang Shili, the commander of the camp in Yangwei, can lead the elite cavalry of his Shenshu battalion to rush to the rescue.
Song Yuan looked worried and said: "Commander Commander, this is the enemy attack horn coming from Yaowu Camp."
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Yaowu Camp cannot hold out for too long. When Pang Shili hears the horn, he will rush to Yaowu Camp to help. This person cooperates with our army and it is not difficult to control the situation."
However, while the matter was being discussed, soldiers from outside came to report and said: "Commander Commander, all the troops have been ordered and are waiting to set off."