The Red Mansions

Chapter 200 What a lifeless thing!

Chapter 200 What a lifeless thing!

Dongcheng Bingma Division

Jia Heng, Xie Zaiyi, Cai Quan and others took the military department of Xie Zaiyi's sixth-rank military officer from the Wucheng Bingmasi Yamen, and went to the Dongcheng Wucheng Bingmasi on horseback in official robes.

Before arriving at the East City, Jia Heng thought it would be a dilapidated and desolate city, but after seeing it along the way, he saw that the streets were neat and crowded, and the bustling West City was not as prosperous as the West City.

The Dongcheng Bingmasi Yamen is located on Wutong Street, and this road is full of Wutong.

It was already noon when the carriage stopped in front of Bingmasi's gate.

Surrounded by Cai Quan and others, Jia Heng strode into the official hall without allowing the soldiers guarding in front of the yamen to report.

In the Secretary's Office, behind the case, a fat man in official uniform put down his pen and said with a smile: "Lao Zhao, Dongshi has just opened a restaurant called Yingfenglou. Go get some."

Another Kong Mu said with a sad face, "I'm not as big-hearted as your old Wang. I heard that the new Tang official is looking for someone to make a raft. Our commanders have all been transferred to the general office."

Kong Mu, surnamed Wang, smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? They are officials, like a revolving lantern, and they will never be able to do without us who are doing things."

"You go first, wait a minute, a few deputy commanders come over, and I have to send these things to him." Kong Mu, surnamed Zhao, smiled and said, the old king was looking for him, just wanting to find more Just share the cost of meals.

"Okay, then you are busy." Kong Mu, surnamed Wang, smiled, straightened his official robes, got up, and greeted the other assistants.

However, at this moment, a group of people came from the courtyard, and voices could be heard from time to time.

A soldier flashed into the office and said, "My lords, Master Jia is here!"

Kong Mu, surnamed Wang, had just found two assistants, he was taken aback when he heard the words, he didn't react, and said, "Which Mr. Jia?"

"I can still do that, please mention Mr. Jia, the military commander of Wucheng."

When everyone in the hall heard the words, their complexions changed suddenly. They all stood up and walked out of the hall to greet them.

At this time, Jia Heng had already entered the courtyard, wearing the robes of a third-rank military officer, looking calmly at a group of officials who came out of the official hall.

"The humble post has seen the Commander."

Everyone is praying to see each other.

Jia Heng said indifferently: "All the officials and soldiers above the general banner go to the hall to talk."

As he said that, he ignored the people below and went straight into the official hall.

Jia Heng sat behind the table and said in a deep voice, "How many people are there, Commander Huo Jun and Deputy Commander Tian Ze?"

Seeing no one answered for a while, the official Zhao said: "Master Jia, Commander Huo is not feeling well and has taken leave of absence. Deputy Commander Tian and they are all on business at the moment, and they should return to the Yamen in a while."

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "How many days has Huo Jun been ill? He doesn't sit in the yamen for a few days. He is more comfortable as a commander than I am. If you know him well, tell him to take up the post in the yamen as soon as possible." New job, if you dare to delay, I will punish him for neglecting the superior and dereliction of duty!"

Everyone's heart trembled when they heard the words.

Jia Hengdao: "Since Huo Jun has been transferred to the Military Division of the Five Cities, he has other appointments. Xie Zaiyi is now in command of the East City. Go and summon the four deputy commanders, and they all recognize them."

The official surnamed Zhao immediately greeted several soldiers, and went to call people separately.

Not long after, two military generals came rushing from the outside, both wearing the robes of military officers of the sixth rank. As soon as they entered the official hall, they clasped their fists and confessed, "Song Guangyuan, a lowly post, Hou Kun has seen Lord Jia."

Jia Heng said: "The two deputy conductors are here just in time. The commander of Dongcheng has been taken over by this Xie Zaiyi."

Song Guangyuan was a middle-aged military general, he raised his head to look at Xie Zaiyi when he heard the words, but when he saw it, he was taken aback for a moment, hesitantly said: "Dare to ask Commander Xie, is he from the Beijing camp?"

Xie Zaiyi said in surprise, "You recognize me?"

Song Guangyuan smiled and said, "Just now I heard the name is familiar. I don't think it's that Xie Baihu. The official document was sent to Dongcheng earlier. I thought it was someone with the same name and surname. I didn't think it was Xie Baihu who was called Li Guang in Beijing."

Xie Zaiyi said: "Little Li Guang didn't dare to be a job, and now he is working with Master Jia."

Hou Kun watched the two reminiscing about the past, his eyes flickered, and he also spoke with a smile.

Seeing several people exchanging pleasantries, Jia Heng also nodded secretly.

Xie Zaiyi wasn't rootless duckweed, but Feng Tang had heard of his name before, and wanted to use him to take over Dongcheng's command, so he should be able to convince everyone.

"And the Sanhe gang thought I was going to take this opportunity to rectify the soldiers and horses in the east city, and then make a move, but the actual focus is not on the east city, but on the Jinyi mansion. This is a smoke bomb released." Jia Heng looked at the officials in the east city. The look of the eyes and the small school came into my eyes.

Undoubtedly, in this official hall, there are likely to be eyeliners of the Sanhe Gang.

Thinking of this, Jia Heng coughed, and there was a sudden silence in the hall.

Jia Heng met all eyes and said: "Commander Xie took over Dongcheng, everyone knows that it is nothing more than a big case that has caused a lot of noise in Shenjing City recently. I was ordered by the emperor to mention the five cities. As a matter of fact, to fight against the outside world, the inside must be settled first, the soldiers and horses of the five cities need to be rectified, and the East City needs to be rectified even more! The previous perfunctory, lazy and negligent atmosphere needs to be swept away."

In fact, these words have faintly hinted at Huo Jun's illness, but they are still sending out paralyzing signals to the eyeliner of the Sanhe Gang of Dongcheng Bingmasi.

First rectify the Dongcheng soldiers and horses, and then make great efforts to clean up the Jianghu gang forces in Dongcheng.

The two deputy conductors bowed their hands and said yes, expressing a few words of determination.

Jia Heng waited for a while, and finally saw the two deputy commanders of Dongcheng who had arrived late.

One Wei Yue and one Hong Zhen entered the official hall and bowed respectfully to Jia Heng.

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "The national examination candidates were beaten and maimed by the green-skinned rogues, the Holy One was furious, and the scholars were in an uproar, and the green-skinned rogues came from Dongcheng. How do you feel, deputy conductors?"

When Wei Yue heard this, he knelt on the ground with a "plop", wept bitterly and said, "My lord, it's the lowly and incompetent people who let the Sanhe gang wreak havoc on one side and cause harm to the workshop."

Seeing this, the expressions of the other deputy commanders changed, and they cursed inwardly. They all knelt down to plead guilty, and some officials and small schools in Dongcheng also knelt down one after another to plead guilty.

Jia Heng pretended to ponder, and then shouted: "What's the use of talking about it now? The top priority now is to solve the case, give the world an explanation, and return the capital to the world!"

Jia Heng spoke loudly, his eyes swept over the kneeling crowd below, and he lingered on Wei Yue in front of him. Such a hard-working performance really made people suspicious.

Jia Heng pondered and said: "Besides, starting from today, Dongcheng Bingma Division will carry out a street-clearing operation to sweep out some green-skinned rogues who are idle and provoking troubles, and train them into servants, or picking manure, or sweeping the streets. , or dredging the canals, at the same time, we have to search for shops in Dongcheng and Dongshi, and accept their complaints against green skins and scoundrels, and basically do what we have to report!"

It is almost unnecessary to think that this street clearing operation will end in an anticlimactic manner, and finally catch a few idlers, and as for the disciples of the Three Rivers Gang, they will not be able to catch a single one!

And this is the second smoke bomb he released to the Three Rivers Gang!

You think that I am full of ambition, and I am going up and down to Huo Jun, and I am carrying out a vigorous street cleaning operation, and then I see the tricks.

But in reality, it was all just a feint!

The deputy commanders of the Dongcheng Bingma Division and the small school of the General Banner all responded in unison, and they were even more assured.

Seeing this, Jia Heng seemed to be very satisfied, the coldness on his face dissipated a little, and he said: "After talking about the official business, there is one more personal matter. Tomorrow, the Ningguo Mansion will hold a feast of conferring titles to celebrate. If you are free, you can come to the mansion for a glass of water and wine."

This banquet is naturally the third smoke bomb.

Everyone in the official hall was stunned when they heard the words, and then some of them understood and said with a smile: "Thank you, sir, I will definitely visit the door to trouble you."

Xin Dao, this kind of banquet, welcoming and sending off, is a good opportunity to get closer to the Shangguan. It seems that this Mr. Jia is worthy of being a young hero, taking care of both public and private.

Seeing this, Jia Heng stopped talking, looked at Xie Zaiyi at the side, and said, "Commander Xie, do you go back with me first, or sit in the office now?"

Xie Zaiyi said: "Escort your lord back first."

Jia Heng nodded and took Xie Zaiyi and Cai Quan out of Dongcheng Bingma Division.

As soon as Jia Heng left, there were whispers in the official hall, some were talking about how to give presents to Mr. Jia tomorrow, some were talking about the action in Qingjie, and because it was lunch time, the officials who had gathered around The project and the small school naturally dispersed in twos and threes.

Dongcheng, Anyifang

Li Zhai, Huo Jun, the former commander of the East City, was having dinner with Li Jinzhu. After listening to what the official surnamed Wang said, he sneered and said, "This General Jia thought that Huo was going to be promoted secretly, so he invited him to the Beijing camp." It's wishful thinking that a well-known and powerful general can control the Dongcheng area!"

This former commander of Dongcheng, a sixth-rank military officer of the Han Dynasty, was in his early thirties. He had a face with Chinese characters, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a wide mouth. He looked quite heroic.

Li Jinzhu said: "Brother Huo, this time you are still in trouble."

"Brother Li, don't worry about it. After the limelight is over, the prince will transfer me to Denglaiwei, Shandong, as the commander of the guard." Huo Jun raised his wine cup and said, "Be patient with this kid for a while."

Li Jinzhu nodded and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, my old Li will go to meet Mr. Jia."

Huo Jun nodded, raised the wine cup, and said: "However, this little Jia Heng is not easy to talk to. Brother Li must be prepared to tear his face."

He faintly heard some rumors that even King Qi suffered some losses in front of this person, but he didn't know the details.

Li Jinzhu smiled and said: "My old Li is very awake, and I will never act recklessly."

He is no longer the one-handed, carefree, daring fool who dared to fight and kill.

"However, we need to leave a way out, and we have to send the cubs out." Li Jinzhu raised the wine cup and handed it to his lips, eyes slightly lowered, thinking.

……

……

After Jia Heng finished his lunch, he did not sit in the yamen of the Bingmasi in Wucheng, but after distributing the invitations, he went to the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion first.

Because today is the day when Jia Zhen was sent into exile.

The Lingnan Mountains are high and the roads are far away, shrouded in miasma, and there are many snakes and leopards.

He always has to give it away.

In the cell next to the Jingzhao Yamen, several officers from the Jingzhao Yamen escorted a disheveled middle-aged man in a prison uniform, and moved out of the cell step by step amidst the rattling of the chains.

Jia Zhen was wearing a heavy shackle around her neck, and her feet were shackled by chains. Because she hadn’t seen the sun for a long time in the cell, she felt a little dizzy as soon as she came out. Her thin and black face was a bit haggard and pale, and her eyes were lost. .

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone in the distance, and said in a deep voice, "Jia Zhen, your wife is here to see you off."

Jia Zhen's body trembled, her eyes were slack, and she stared at him.

I saw a carriage parked beside the road, pulled by an old servant.

Beside the carriage, Youshi stood and looked at him, and beside him was a maid carrying a food box.

Youshi with the cloud piled green bun is wearing a brown skirt, and the clothes are not as gorgeous as in the past, but there is a sense of simplicity. The charming and gorgeous face in the past is now without makeup, and the white paper is like the sun. A little haggard.

"Master..." Seeing Jia Zhen from a distance, Youshi called softly, and walked a few steps quickly. Although he did not cry, he also looked somewhat sad.

Jia Zhen looked at You Shi, was stunned for a moment, suddenly her face became agitated, and she said in a hoarse voice, "Why are you here? Where are the others? Where is Brother Rong? Where are the old ladies and elders in the West Mansion?"

Youshi's jade face was pale, she pursed her cherry lips, shook her head lightly, tears gradually welled up in her eyes, and said with a sore heart, "Master, they are not here anymore."

"Why didn't they come? But something in the mansion delayed it?" Jia Zhen showed a look of expectation on her face, and said, "I'm going to Lingnan now, where the mountains are high and the roads are far away. They should send some money. Even if they all forgot that Brother Rong was in the East Mansion, he had to send some money to these officials, so that I could live a more comfortable life on the road. Then maybe I'll put it back."

Because Jia Zhen was imprisoned in a prison cell and cut off from the news, she actually didn't know the recent changes in Shenjing City, such as Jia Heng's conferment of knighthood and the mention of five cities' soldiers and horses.

You Shi looked at Jia Zhen, who seemed to be chatterboxed because she had been imprisoned for too long. After a while, she sighed after she finished speaking: "Master, now there is a new owner in Ningfu, Rong Rong." My brother is not in the East Mansion, and now he lives with the Grand Master of the West Mansion."

"The East Mansion has a new owner? What's going on? Who is in charge of the East Mansion now?" Jia Zhen's expression changed drastically when she heard the words, she thought about it, and asked in surprise, "Could it be Brother Qiang?"

Youshi shook his head lightly, with complicated eyes, he said faintly, "It's Master Heng."

"Which generation is Mr. Heng... huh? Jia Heng's son?!" Jia Zhen's pupils shrank, and her whole body was trembling because of anger. She said in surprise, "How could it be him? It shouldn't be him! He What qualifications do you have to live in Ningguo Mansion? That's our branch..."

Youshi Yurong paused slightly, pursed his lips, and said softly: "Master, let's have some wine and vegetables first, I can't explain the things here clearly in a few words."

When Jia Zhen heard this, she suppressed the shock and anger in her heart, but at the moment she felt too hungry and thirsty, and the food in the cell was like pig food. She nodded and said, "Yes, yes."

At this time, Youshi took the food box from the maid, spread the dishes on the stone platform at the side, and then whispered to the maid at the side to get a few taels of silver, and asked the officer if he could open the heavy shackle so that the prisoners could eat .

The officer thought for a while, took the key, came over to put the shackle on Jia Zhen, and said in a deep voice: "Hurry up, after the master Dianshi finishes sending the mission, we will set off on the road."

You Shi responded and thanked the official.

Jia Zhen went to the heavy yoke, and felt relaxed. She just looked down at the dishes, frowned, and said, "Why is it so bland? There aren't many meat dishes?"

Listening to Jia Zhen's pick and choose, Youshi sighed quietly, and said: "The concubine's life in her mother's family is also very tight, the master committed a crime, and my imperial wife was also eliminated by the people from the Ministry of Rites yesterday. This fish, this chicken, things that were tired of eating in the past may not be available for dinner in the future."

At this time, Jia Zhen tore a roast chicken and looked up at You Shi, only to find that he was not wearing silk clothes. She couldn't help but was surprised, and asked again: "Where is Ning Mansion, I remember that there are still many Zhuangzi in Ning Mansion." , shop, tens of thousands of taels of silver a year."

"It all belongs to Master Heng." You Shi filled Jia Zhen's glass, a wry smile appeared on that Wanli and soft face, and there were still tears on the jade face, the more I felt pity for it.

Without waiting for Jia Zhen to inquire angrily, Youshi explained: "Originally, the palace couldn't bear Ningguo to cut off the incense burner because of the master's expulsion of the title, and wanted to pass on the title to him..."

"What, it's so unreasonable? Why give it to him!" Jia Zhen heard the words, her eyes were about to burst into flames, and the leftovers of the roast chicken in her mouth mixed with greasy saliva sprayed out, which fell on You Shi's clean and jade-like face. on the face.

You Shifang sighed secretly in her heart, wiped her face with a handkerchief, and said: "My lord, after listening to me, the palace issued an edict to transfer the title to him, but he didn't want it, and then wrote a letter " Resignation List."

Jia Zhen snorted coldly, before she could think about the resignation form, she said, "He really knows himself!"

"It is said that this "Resignation Table" is written with sincere words, and it also spread the name of the virtuous and virtuous Lord Heng throughout Shenjing, but the original edict to attack the nobility has no effect." You Shi said here, Yu Rong paused for a moment, and the figure of the young man could not help being reflected in the lake of his heart, as well as the words that were still lingering in his heart even now:

"Ma'am, it's better to look at the road when walking. If you break your face, with Jia Zhen's flirtatious temperament, you may really divorce your wife and marry another..."

Jia Zhen frowned, and said angrily: "Since he resigned from the title, why did he move into the East Mansion again?"

Youshi raised his eyes, looked at the disheveled husband opposite, suppressed the strange thoughts in his heart, and explained: "The second master of the West Mansion, because of his virtue, invited him to be the patriarch of Ningguo. Zongcheng Dazong, in order to offer sacrifices to the ancestors of Ningguo, there is a saying in the palace that Ningguo Mansion was originally built by the treasury with silver orders. Then, he soon wiped out the bandits in Cuihua Mountain, made a great contribution, captured the bandit leader alive, and then The palace granted him the title of third-class General Yunhui."

"This..." Jia Zhen heard the news, her pale complexion was almost distorted, and the chicken leg in her hand seemed to be no longer fragrant, and it tasted like chewing wax. The child can be knighted!"

Seeing Jia Zhen losing her composure and roaring angrily, You Shi sighed faintly. She didn't know how to comfort her for a while, but she didn't think too much about it, so she changed the subject and said, "Master, Feng girl sent Miss Ping'er earlier, saying that Ningfu will be going to the house tomorrow. Celebrating that Uncle Heng was conferred a title, and said that he thought of my difficult life, and wanted me to be admitted to the Ning Mansion..."

"Take you into Ningfu?" Jia Zhen roared suddenly, as if she had been struck by lightning, she stared at Youshi with her wolf-like eyes, and grabbed Youshi's shaved shoulders with her dark hands. His eyes gradually became bloodshot and scarlet, and he roared angrily: "Do you also want to enter Ning Mansion? Don't think I don't know, you are used to enjoying wealth and glory, do you want to climb into the bed of that Uncle Heng one day! Continue to enjoy the glory and wealth!"

"I didn't! Master, I don't intend to go there." Hearing this, Youshi's delicate body trembled slightly, her face was pale with tears, and she said in a trembling voice: "Master, you...you hurt me .”

Jia Zhen looked at Youshi ferociously with all five senses, full of resentment and anger burning in her heart.

He is Uncle Zhen, and now the child Jia Heng is Uncle Heng!

He is the third-class general Wei Lie, and Jia Heng's son is the third-class general Yunhui!

He lives in Ningguo Mansion, and now that Uncle Heng also lives in Ningguo Mansion!

Yes, that Uncle Heng took everything from him, and now he lives in Ningguo Mansion. He is so majestic, how happy he is, must be thinking about cuckolding him?

He can't stand it!

Thinking of this, Jia Zhen seems to have thought of that scene, his wife You Shi, tactfully and happily under Jia Heng's child's crotch...

I only felt a surge of hostility, and the evil fire went straight to the forehead.

Looking at the lovely and pitiful wife in front of her, with charming charms on the brows and corners of her eyes, she felt that anger was rising from her heart, and evil was growing out of her guts.

Both hands let go of You Shi's shaved shoulders, and pinched towards the slender neck.

He must not be cuckolded!

absolutely can't...

"Crazy, Master is crazy..." Youshi's maidservant at the side saw this scene, her childish face turned pale, and she shouted in surprise, but she was at a loss.

And Youshi was strangled by Jia Zhen, despair appeared in the beautiful eyes under the willow-leaf eyebrows, and his beautiful and mournful white greasy face was already flushed, and he murmured: "Master..."

In the carriage compartment, Second Sister You in a emerald white skirt, and Third Sister You in a bright red skirt were talking in a low voice. When they heard the movement, they looked at the prestige, almost paled with fright. Hastily opened the curtain and got out of the carriage, and rushed towards Jia Zhen.

And You Shi was pinched so hard that he couldn't breathe, his beautiful eyes gradually became loose, and his consciousness was even a little bit confused.

Gein, Jia Zhen almost vented all the resentment in her heart during this pinch.

But at this moment, he yelled heavily, "What a life-or-death thing!"

Then a kick flew up, kicking Jia Zhen on half of the face, knocking her to the ground.

"Cough cough..."

Youshi coughed violently, bowed slightly, covered his neck with his hands, gasped for breath, like a fish dying of thirst, his beautiful eyes showed the joy of being alive after the catastrophe.

Jia Heng, who was wearing an official robe of a third-rank military general, stood nearby, looked coldly at several soldiers of the Jingzhao Yamen, and asked, "Why do you let the prisoner and his family be alone!"

(End of this chapter)