Chapter 807: The world is shaking and the sea is boiling
Just when the officials and gentry in Jinling City were inquiring about the details of the victory of the officers and soldiers in surprise and joy, Jinling City, in the Zhen family manor - Luo
The misty autumn rain enveloped the courtyard with its rugged rockery and winding bridges. In the half-acre lake on the west side, it was late autumn. The lotus flowers in the lake had long withered and decayed. Only clusters of yellow or green rhizomes stood there alone. The rain ripples on the lake surface, and the lotus stems sway gently.
Fuxuantang
The hall where Mrs. Zhen usually lives and entertains guests is no longer as noisy as before. Zhen Yingjia, the head of the Zhen family, and Zhen Xuan are sitting on both sides of the lacquered wood table.
On the left side of the bottom are Zhen Yingjia's wife Gan and Zhen Xuan's wife Xu. On the right are sisters Zhen Qing, Princess of Chu, and Princess Zhen Xue, Princess of Beijing.
Zhen Yingjia asked a servant anxiously: "Is there any military report coming from the front?"
Zhen Shao and Zhen Zhu went on the expedition with Jia Heng. Two or three days have passed and there is still no news. However, rumors are spreading everywhere in the city, which undoubtedly makes Zhen Yingjia worried and unable to sleep or eat well.
The servant said helplessly: "Go back to me, Sir, there has been no military report again."
Zhen Yingjia sighed, picked up the tea cup on the side, put it down immediately, looked at Zhen Qing, and said, "It would be great if your second uncle could make great contributions by going here."
At this moment, almost the entire Zhen family hopes that Zhen Shao can take some credit in the war.
Zhen Qing said softly: "Father, don't worry. Brother Heng never fights an unprepared battle. Now that we are sending troops, we have a certain chance of winning."
The worry on Zhen Yingjia's face did not lessen, and she shook her head and said: "Everything is available in the city now. Although Ziyu's generals are unparalleled, the naval force in the camp in the south of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yangtze River has not been recruited for a long time. Against the Jurchen's sharpness, there are some It’s hard to tell, a good tiger is still afraid of a pack of wolves.”
Zhen Xuan said: "Brother, didn't Ziyu win a great victory last time in Haimen with a small number and a large number?"
"At that time, Ziyu had six thousand against eight thousand, and together with the navy in the Jiangnan camp, there was no such disparity in military strength." Zhen Yingjia said worriedly, "Now the enemy's army is twice that of the official army. The only advantage may be that it is closer to my Han country."
Zhen's snow-white jade face was calm and calm, her pink lips twitched, and she hesitated to speak. In the end, she didn't say anything. She just balled up the handkerchief in her hand and thought, he is so powerful, he should come back victorious.
At this time, the voice of a servant from outside came, saying: "First Master, Third Master, the army and the army have won a great victory, a great victory!"
When Zhen Yingjia heard this, she was startled. She suddenly stood up and looked at Zhen Xuan. She couldn't hide the joy on her face and asked hurriedly: "What big victory?"
The servant smiled happily and said: "Sir, Uncle Yongning captured Duduo alive at Chongming Sands. A great victory for the army and the army, a great victory!"
As soon as these words came out, a breeze of joy suddenly blew up in Fuxuan Hall. Not only Zhen Yingjia and Zhen Xuan were happy, but Gan and Sun were also happy.
Zhen Qingfang was overjoyed, her cold and even slightly mean oval face, with a faint blush due to her excitement, was as beautiful as a peach and plum, and she said softly: "Father, let me just say that since Brother Heng went to war, he must have grasp."
I really let that bastard win.
Captured the Jurchen Prince Dodo alive? This is really... unbelievable? And it was in such a short time.
Thinking of that man's heroic appearance, an abnormal blush appeared on the beauty's snowy and rosy cheeks, and traces of moisture appeared in her beautiful eyes. Just like the slanting wind and gentle rain in the courtyard, her embroidered heels couldn't help but close together. A few points.
At this moment, Zhen Xue's gentle and soft eyebrows were also full of joy, and she held a white handkerchief tightly in her hand.
Ziyu, she knew, would not let her and her sister down.
Zhen Yingjia smiled and said, "Okay, okay, Ziyu fought well."
Zhen Xuan's elegant face was filled with joy and he asked anxiously: "Where are the second and fourth masters?"
"The red-feathered messenger who reported the news didn't say anything," the servant replied.
Jia Heng sent the guards of Jinyi Mansion over to report the news, but he only wanted to reassure the panicked people in Jinling and did not reveal the details of the war.
Zhen Qing smiled, turned her head away, her beautiful eyes were charming silently, and said softly: "Father, when brother Heng comes back, I will go and ask what happened to the second uncle and the fourth uncle."
The prince won't come over for at least a few more days, and she can still be obsessed with him for a few more days.
Zhen Xuefang's heart trembled slightly and she glanced at her sister.
My sister went to look for Ziyu, but Xiner seems to be still in Ningguo Mansion?
Well, no...
At the same time, Ningguo Mansion
In the flower hall in the backyard, there is a three-story hall separated by screens. In the inner room, orioles and swallows are sitting together, wearing skirts, hairpins, and coats, and pearls are shining. There is a gentle breeze outside the window, and the rain is hitting the plantains, passing through the forest and passing the leaves, matching the eaves. The sound of ticking on the tiles seemed to be intertwined into a symphony.
Yuanchun was dressed in a light red dress, with black silk tied into a bun, with bangs combed in front of her forehead. She had a calm look on her plump and soft face, and she was playing chess with Tanchun.
The beauty, who is over 10 years old, has lost her girlish youthfulness and her body has become plumper. Although she rarely wears a girly pink dress, her mature and gentle charm flows out silently.
Xiangyun was holding her rosy and chubby little face and watching with a focused expression. She raised her index finger on her chubby little hand and pressed it on her face, leaving a small patch of white on her apple-like face. print.
Whoever loses among the three will play, and Tanchun's chess skills are even better than Yuanchun's.
Two sisters, Li Wen and Li Qi, one in red and one in green, were holding a book in their hands and looking at it carefully. From the cover, they could see it was a play by Guan Hanqing.
The two little girls could only find some heroic women to read in the Li family. Such "extracurricular readings" almost opened their eyes.
Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi were sitting aside, in front of a painting scroll, drawing with their brushes.
As for Baochai and Daiyu, coincidentally, they were both embroidering something.
One is embroidered with autumn clothes. According to Baochai, it was sewn for his brother, while Daiyu was sewing a fan cover.
Bao Qin, on the other hand, was holding a Three Kingdoms dialect book in one hand and an apple in the other, reading and eating at the same time.
The girl has good teeth and bites apples very crispy, which often makes her cousin Baochai pout her pink face and look at her in anger.
Baoqin pursed her lips, handed over the apple in her hand, and said with a sweet smile: "Cousin, do you want to eat it?"
Baochai's moist apricot eyes showed shame and annoyance, and she said softly: "Sister, please be quieter when you eat, it will affect others."
My cousin, who has a lively personality and is too ambitious to run away, might not be suitable to marry into a family of scholars from the Hanlin Academy.
Bao Qin said: "Brother Heng's Three Kingdoms dialect book is really good. I was so fascinated by it that I forgot about it."
"Miss Lin, drink tea." Xiren said softly.
Baochai was too lazy to talk about Baoqin anymore. He lowered his eyes and looked at the Qiuchang in his hand. He continued to take the needle and thread and gently rubbed it on his hair to moisten the needle tip.
Well, it's obvious that Baochai is more proficient in female celebrities.
Daiyu took the teacup handed over by Xiren, looked at Yuanchun with starry eyes, and asked softly: "Sister, has there been no news from Brother Heng?"
Yuanchun put down the chess pieces, a look of worry appeared on his fair-skinned face, and said softly: "The two armies should be engaged by now."
Zhen Lan was mixing the paints at this moment, walked to the chessboard of Yuan Chun and Tan Chun, and said softly: "According to the schedule, there should have been a match the day before yesterday."
After saying that, he looked at Tanchun on the side, chuckled and said, "What do you think, Sister Tanchun."
In the past few days, Jia Heng was not in the house. There were many girls in the Ningguo house, which was usually more lively. Zhen Lan simply stayed in the Ningguo house for a few more days, usually chatting with everyone to relieve boredom.
Tan Chun put down the chess piece in his hand, blinked his bright eyes, and said thoughtfully: "Rumors have been spreading in the city in the past two days. I don't know why."
Zhen Lan walked closer and said softly: "Brother Heng is taking out fewer people this time. Is it possible to hold off for a while and then wait for reinforcements to arrive?"
"Since Brother Heng has gone to battle, he should already have a chance of winning. We can't just rely on the number of people and the number of people." Tan Chun said softly with firm eyebrows.
Zhen Lan smiled and said, "Third sister is right."
Although the conversation between the two was slight at this moment, whether they were Chai Dai who was doing needlework or Zhen Xi who was painting with a brush in his hand, they could not help but listen to the conversation between Zhen Lan and Tan Chun with some concentration. Luo
Wenqi put down the book in her hand, glanced at Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi, and then continued to flip through the book.
And at this moment, a nun's voice suddenly came from outside, saying in surprise: "Miss Lin, eldest lady, Uncle Heng has won the battle, and the army and the army have won a great victory."
When everyone in the hall heard this, they fell silent at first, and then looked at each other in shock.
Daiyu put down the fan cover in her hand, looked at the nanny with shining eyes, and asked: "Is Brother Heng back?"
Baochai stood up and saw the eager look on Daiyu's face. She was silent for a moment and looked expectantly at the nanny who came to report the news.
"Uncle Heng went to Yangzhou, and he hasn't said yet whether he's coming back or not." Grandma said as everyone looked at her.
Zhen Lan was slightly startled and asked in surprise: "Did you tell me how to win?"
The grandma laughed along and said: "How do you know this, old lady? You have to wait until the uncle comes back to tell you. There is news in the city of the great victory of the army and the army, and I heard that the Jurchen Prince was captured alive."
When everyone heard this, they all became happy.
And this kind of news is also reaching Youshi, who is talking to Cao in the back house.
Zhen Lan's clear eyes turned to Tan Chun, and she said with a chuckle: "Third sister, you are really right."
This Tanchun has been with Uncle Yongning for a long time, and is naturally better in knowledge. If she also... In short, there is no comparison at all.
Tan Chun chuckled and said: "Brother Heng has always planned his plans before making a move, now this should be expected."
In fact, I vaguely guessed some reasons, maybe it is related to Hao Jing's trip.
Baochai suppressed the excitement in his heart at this moment, but a sweet smile inevitably appeared on his pink face, saying: "A military commander can strategize and win a thousand-mile victory."
Defeating the Jurchens and capturing the Jurchen prince alive, how much credit is this?
Brother Heng is really a unique and rare man in the world.
After this achievement, you should almost be able to become a marquis?
The Marquis who is not as young as the weakest... Looking at the history, I really don't dare to think about it.
Yuan Chun couldn't help but glance at Baochai, who was beaming with joy, and thought to herself, my cousin is usually very quiet, who knows...
Daiyu was also overjoyed at this moment, her starry eyes were as full as water, she pursed her pink lips, and her eyes were lost in thought.
Brother Heng has achieved a great victory this time, and the war is over. I think he should be able to take a good rest for a while.
It's just that the girl was thinking to herself and couldn't help but glanced at Baochai with her glittering starry eyes, her eyebrows furrowed.
Humph, Sister Bao is also very happy, and she can't even hide the smile on her lips.
Xiangyun and Baoqin also looked happy.
Xiangyun stood up and said softly: "Isn't it time for Brother Heng to come back?"
Yuanchun smiled and said: "It should be either today or tomorrow."
As he said this, he looked at Chai and Dai, who were both working on the prostitutes, and who were faintly showing signs of beauty. He sighed in his heart. Brother Heng was already very tired from making great achievements outside, and he really couldn't afford any more troubles in the backyard.
Bao Qin smiled and said: "Brother Heng, these three countries have many strategies. We will definitely win the war."
Li Wen and Li Qi also put down the books in their hands, looked at Yun Qin, Yuan Tan, Chai Dai, Lan Xi and others who were in high spirits, and smiled softly.
It's just that although the two girls were happy, it was more like they were infected by their close friends. In fact, they didn't pay much attention to the victory or defeat of the war in the outside world.
While Jia Heng's war was being discussed in Jinling City, Jia Heng had already left Chongmingsha, leaving the soldiers and horses of the Jiangnan camp in Tongzhou to defend the port, while he took the soldiers and horses of the Jiangbei camp directly to Yangzhou, and then Instructed Shui Yu and Cai Quan to guard the prisoners of the North Korean Navy and deal with related aftermath matters.
Lin Ruhai and Qi Kun had already received the news of Jia Heng's victory. After hearing the news of Jia Heng's arrival, they together with the officials from Yangzhou welcomed Jia Heng into the city. After welcoming Jia Heng and other generals, they came to Yangzhou Yanyuan. Yamen meetings.
Jia Heng entered the Yangzhou Yanyamen official hall. Lin Ruhai had been waiting for a long time. He looked at the young man in the python suit with excited eyes and said, "Zi Yu."
Ups and downs of mood.
After this battle, there is no doubt that the young man in front of him will become more and more popular in the Han Dynasty. With his character and talents, he will be of great benefit to the country and society.
Jia Heng smiled and called loudly: "Uncle."
Qi Kun looked at the young man in python suit, sighed in his heart, and stepped forward to greet him: "Uncle Yongning."
Some of the "failure" remarks in Jinling in the past few days have actually spread to Yangzhou. Qi Kun and Lin Ruhai were worried that Jia Heng would be defeated because he was outnumbered.
If Jia Heng was defeated and Tongzhou went to defend the port first, then Yangzhou would be the first to bear the brunt and would have to retreat to Jinling to defend the city and wait for reinforcements.
Jia Heng said: "Old Qi Ge, long time no see."
The two sides had finished their greetings, and the guests and hosts took their seats. Under the questioning of Qi Kun and Lin Ruhai, they listened to Jia Heng's account of the previous war.
Qi Kun said with a smile: "After this battle, the pirates and the Korean navy are no longer able to disrupt our south of the Yangtze River. From then on, the southern country is at peace and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."
Jia Heng said: "This battle was actually a lot of luck. We should not be careless with the navy in the future. The enemy will attack across the sea. If there is one, there will be two. We have to take precautions as soon as possible."
Qi Kun nodded and said: "What Uncle Yongning said is true. If the Jiangnan camp had not been reorganized, if the Jurchen navy had invaded years ago, the consequences would have been disastrous. In the future, the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps should be strengthened." naval combat strength."
At that time, the powerful Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps were no match for the Jurchens and the Korean Navy. At that time, the fall of Jinling and the isolation of the north and the south were the real shocks to the world and the boiling of the sea!
Of course, as the news of Jia Heng's victory spread across the country, the world was still shocked and the sea was boiling!
At this moment, a storm has been brewing in the scholars in Jinling City from the south of the Yangtze River, setting off a wave of public opinion in the southern land. It is only a matter of time before the world is shaken and the sea is boiling.
Jia Heng said: "In the future, we have to rebuild the navy. As for the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs, the soldiers in the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps can no longer be in arrears. I will keep an eye on this area personally after I return to Beijing."
As he spoke, he looked at Qi Kun with burning eyes and said nothing.
Qi Kun's heart skipped a beat. For some reason, he felt an aggressive aura from the young man's firm eyes.
How should I put it? At this moment, Jia Heng, who has returned from victory, has an aura of glory, and his every move is interpreted by others.
But in fact, Jia Heng was only preparing to overthrow Yang. Yang Guochang had to leave, but the Qi Party could not clear out all the people in the court. After that, the Zhejiang Party gained power, and he needed to unite the Qi and Chu parties to compete with the huge Zhejiang Party.
Otherwise, the Zhejiang Party is an enhanced version of Donglin. How much effort did it cost him to build a Liangjiang officialdom?
"Now that the Lianghuai New Law has been completed, the palace's recall decree has been issued." Qi Kun was silent for a moment, and then suddenly said.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "The sooner the method of voting for salt in Huaihe River is extended to other salt fields, the sooner we can expand the tax sources for our great people. With capable ministers and officials like Mr. Qi Ge in charge of this matter, Don’t make the Lianghuai salt method more beautiful than before.”
He planned to give up the power to regulate the subsequent salt tax, thus extending an olive branch to Qi Kun.
When Qi Kun heard this, his heart moved slightly and he said: "This is exactly what I mean."
Rectify the salt law and determine the longitude and latitude. Once completed, there will be political achievements.
Lin Ruhai sat aside, listening to the conversation between the two. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip. His eyes flashed under his eyebrows, and his face was thoughtful.
Afterwards, Jia Heng and Qi Kun discussed how to allocate money and food to the generals to compensate the casualties in the battle until Qi Kun left.
Lin Ruhai put down the teacup and suddenly said, "Qi Yanxuan still has some public intentions."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Mr. Qi Ge is still a capable minister."
Lin Ruhai asked: "After this war, when does Ziyu plan to return to Beijing?"
Jia Heng said: "After the naval forces in the camp in the south and north of the Yangtze River are reorganized, they will return to the capital. Uncle, during this period, I will bring the results of the reorganization of the salt affairs in the Huaihe River to Shushen Beijing."
In fact, he was not in a hurry to return to Beijing. He would at least keep an eye on the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps for a while. Of course, because of Duduo's incident, Emperor Chongping might not want him to stay in Jinling for too long. He couldn't wait for him to return. Beijing.
All in all, the trip to Jiangnan has come to a successful conclusion.
Not only the upcoming marquises, but also the marquises of the Han Dynasty, although there are not many, there are also quite a few.
Rather, his political tentacles extended crazily, from the Guangdong Sea to the Liangjiang River, and initially weaved into a network. One day, like a huge iron curtain, it fell on the vast land of the Han Dynasty.
Throughout the history of Qing Dynasty, without the support of local feudal officials, any powerful official is like a tree without roots and water without a source.
Now we are missing a piece of ruling foundation, Zhongyuan? Heshuo?
Lin Ruhai said softly: "How's Yu'er doing over there in Jinling? I've been on a lot of official duties in Yangzhou recently, and I haven't paid much attention to her."
"Sister Lin is very good. Several sisters from Beijing have been here recently. Sister Lin usually plays with them and everything is fine." Jia Heng said with a smile.
Lin Ruhai was actually a bit unqualified as a father, and Daiyu basically just let her go, but now he has taken over.
Lin Ruhai nodded, with a gentle look in his eyes, and said, "That's good, I've been too busy with official duties recently."
Jia Heng said: "Don't worry, uncle. When I'm not busy, I will lead Sister Lin around Jinling City."
Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Ziyu is usually busier than me, so there is no need to delay official matters too much."
I didn't doubt him, I just thought it was a distant cousin who cared about my cousin.
Jia Heng didn't say anything else. After lunch at the Yanyuan Yamen, he went to the backyard study.
At this moment, Chen Xiao handed over the military report summary in his hand and said: "This is the summary of the battle situation. Take a look."
After some inspection and summary, in the battle of Chongmingsha, the Jurchen navy lost 4,000 people of 10,000 people, and more than 5,000 were captured, while the pirates captured 7,000. Not only were the Zhen brothers and Cai Quan captured, but also Some pirates tried to land along Suzhou Prefecture, but were eliminated by Xie Zaiyi's troops.
However, there were still nearly ten thousand pirates who scattered on boats and fled.
"The message sent by the Denglai Navy said that the navy has been dispatched to intercept, and the Fuzhou Navy is also searching southward to contain the suspicious ships," Chen Xiao said.
Denglai Navy has nearly 20,000 people, which is enough to deploy a strict prevention and control in the northern seas.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "What's left is to leave it to the two naval forces to clear out the large and small pirates who have been active in Fujian, Zhejiang and other places in recent years."
In the original Dream of Red Mansions, the background of Tanchun's marriage is that the army and even the pirates cannot suppress it.
Jia Heng said: "We will return to Jinling early tomorrow morning."