A Dream of Red Mansions Unexpected Visitors

There are too many things that happened this year, and even the history books have left many puzzles. I don’t mention how many merits and demerits I let the world comment, but it is said that Ning Rong Er, who was once vigorously written by Cao Gong The mansion is still down, which is like a bolt from the blue to Jia Mu, who has dedicated her life to revitalizing the Rongguo Mansion.

During the days when King Zhongshun attacked the capital, Mother Jia wished she could be the one who opened the city gate and let the prince come in quickly. Zheng'er didn't know what he had done to let the emperor know, and he was also thrown into the prison.The old man came to see him every day, but he thought he didn't know that he entered the palace during the day, and the second family was arrested the next day, and he didn't know if he said something bad to the emperor. Don't think that you can be fooled by him by coaxing yourself a few words, even if Zheng'er is framed by a slut, you still have Baoyu, and the psychic jade on Baoyu will definitely turn your family into good luck.Therefore, Jia Amnesty wanted to tell the old lady how shrewd and capable the emperor was, how he had seen through Prince Zhongshun's plot long ago, but Jia's mother ignored it completely and only asked the servants to inquire about the battle outside every day.These servants are all greedy for life and afraid of death, and they dare to hide from Jiamu in private on weekdays, let alone at this time, they just go out two or three miles a day and sit in a small tavern casually Inquiring with the scholars who hang around there every day, these studies are all unfulfilling, and the only reason for going out during the war is to let your remarks get into the eyes of some superiors, and it is all the news of the day before. Given their weakness, how dare the soldiers guarding the city let these helpless scholars go to the gate of the city, otherwise they wouldn't be doing nothing in the tavern when everyone else went to the city wall to help.

These servants are not afraid that Mother Jia will find out. Anyway, Mother Jia can't come out to inquire about the news by herself. If she was not invited to the palace, who else could she listen to other than herself and the servants.

When he knew that even with the cannon in red, the emperor would still be defeated, regardless of his old age, he proudly said to Jia She: "Master, don't blame me for loving your younger brother more. Better than you, I know how to get close to the prince, no, Zhongshun who will soon be the new emperor, you and Lian'er are both confused, the prince entrusted you with a single letter and you can't do it, let the Ningguo Mansion take the credit. But don't be afraid, When the lord enters the city and finds out that Zheng'er has gone to prison for him, are you afraid that there will be no benefit? If you are so confused, can I rest assured that I will hand over the Duke's Mansion to you?"

She was chattering with Jia Amnesty when she saw people from Xue's family coming to announce the good news. Jia's mother thought that Xue's family knew that their family was going to be prosperous soon, and they were just rushing to cling to it.Seeing that the servant was neither humble nor overbearing, he felt a little displeased, so he asked: "How is your young lady, how is your eldest brother, there is a war outside, and your eldest brother is in Tongzhou, so don't have any accidents."

That person felt that the words were weird, especially not tasteful, but this person turned out to be not a servant, but a friend of Xue Pan's new acquaintance, this time Chen Yun was able to turn defeat into victory this time, and those who defeated Tongzhou so quickly came to the capital to help the capital. There is a reason.There are many criminals in exile in Tongzhou, Chen Yun is eclectic and allows them to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds.A large part of these people were exiled from the capital. They have no future in this life, and it doesn't matter whether they live or die.Knowing that they can go home with crimes and meritorious deeds, they are more desperate than the soldiers. After they entered the barracks, they learned that Prince Zhongshun had sent troops to directly attack the capital. Take down the rebels.On the other side, Jia Lian was there every day calling Lord Zhongshun a traitor, he was a good opportunity to change, all kinds of heart-warming words flowed like water, and then said that after Prince Zhongshun failed, the relatives of these soldiers would also be punished.Every day, dozens of people with high voices shouted on the city wall when the army ceased fighting.Most of these people were illiterate, but the generals above said that the emperor in the capital was deceived by traitors, wanted to disband the army, did not want to pay the army, and the prince wanted to clear the king's side, so they followed suit.Now seeing people who are resisting from all walks of life, and calling themselves and others as rebellious officials and thieves, I feel a little lost in my heart.After a fight with those exiles, the casualties were greater than before, and the morale of the army became a little unstable. The rebel generals also knew that this was inappropriate, but they were not loyal. It's the result of beheading, that prince is not an easy talker.Therefore, even so, no news was sent to the past. In this way, the rebels not only failed to break through Tongzhou, but were defeated.

Xue Pan is a foolish and bold person. The most worrying thing in this life is his sister and mother, oh, and the pregnant Xiangling who received a letter a few days ago. After hearing that Prince Zhongshun attacked the capital, those who The soldiers are likely to burn, kill and loot, and they are extremely anxious.Regardless of Jia Lian asking him to do logistics, he took the initiative to fight for the first. Not only did he pay off his merits, but he also became a corps leader, an official of all sizes.It's just that the chaos in Tongzhou was over, and when Chen Yun was about to rush to help the capital, he couldn't follow because of his injuries, so he asked his comrades in the team to help tell his family the news of his safety.The person who came to report to Jia's mansion is Xue Pan's comrade-in-arms, otherwise the capital is in such a mess right now, who would dare to report to the female relatives.

Therefore, this person was impatient with Jiamu's temper, and said: "Brother Xue is naturally good. He helped the emperor to calm the chaos. Not only did he forgive his previous crimes, but he also made meritorious service. He will return to the capital soon. The son-in-law who settled down a few days ago was also sealed off as a fifth-rank thousand households because he followed General Chen to help the capital. I am also Mrs. Xue's family. Because the people in the house may not know the previous news, let me tell you that the magistrate of Tongzhou is expensive. The second master of Fu Lian has made a great contribution, and there will be a lot of grace in the future, maybe in two or three days, the emperor will suppress the rebellious king, and to calm the chaos in the city, there must be an imperial edict, and the mansion must be ready."

Mother Jia choked, but after a closer look, she realized that this person was not wearing the clothes of a servant at all, and heard that something he said was not quite right, she hurriedly said: "It's not about the prince, there are too many troops in the army that does not rebel against the king. Is it difficult, why should it be rewarded for meritorious deeds?"

Only then did the man know that the people in Jia's mansion were so ill-informed, and said with a smile: "It was the time when the emperor was in a state of great prosperity, and the situation was critical. It’s a mess.” Just as she was talking, Jiamu ordered the people who went out to inquire about the news to come in beaming, and Jiamu hurriedly asked questions regardless of other things, and the person just heard the news and said hurriedly: “Old lady Wanxi, The Eldest Master and the Second Master Lian went back to the palace with the emperor to discuss meritorious service. It is said that the Eldest Master and the Second Master Lian have made great contributions. When I went to inquire in the morning, our capital was still in dire straits. No one thought Miss Lin My son-in-law was able to bring troops to help, the emperor won the battle. When I got the news, I wanted to tell the old lady, but when General Chen's army entered the city with the emperor, I saw the second master Lian, and he told the emperor to find the old lady. Master, I helped to find it, but I came back late."

Mother Jia dully ordered everyone to offer rewards, and dully ordered her servants to send the person from Xue's family out. In a trance, she felt that the laughter of everyone in the house was getting farther and farther away.Jia Baoyu suddenly screamed "Old lady", and everyone realized that Jia's mother was unconscious.

But on the other hand, after the emperor returned to the palace, although he was still wearing armor, he still donated some blood, but the smile on his face could not be stopped, and his forbearance over the years has been rewarded. , Could it be the king's ministers on the shore of the land? After thinking for a while, the emperor was still panicked when he saw the important ministers accompanying him.Knowing that this is not the time to punish everyone, in order to stabilize people's hearts, it is better to reward the heroes first.

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers knew that the Chen family and his son had made the most contributions, and they couldn't help but look at them with envy. Chen Yun was promoted from an earl to a marquis. Those ministers, because they were civil servants, received little rewards, and wanted to let the emperor Press it down, and when it's inappropriate to say something, the emperor just laughed and said: "Aiqing, after all, what is yours is yours. Last time I wanted to make you a Marquis, but you pushed it yourself. This time, I have nothing to say." Let’s go.” One sentence blocked what everyone wanted to stop, General Chen organized a strong army in the capital, and the emperor wanted to confer a duke.Although the Chen family started out with martial arts, they are quite knowledgeable about strategy, how could they not know how to accept the Duke's words, it is a sign of their high martial arts.General Chen hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, apologizing and said: "The emperor dared not accept the reward, the minister did not perform any meritorious service in this battle, and almost caused the rebels to rush into the capital. I'm afraid that I can only commit suicide and confess my crime. I don't deserve the emperor's praise. I feel that my heart is exhausted, and I don't have the rationality of the past few years. I'm afraid I'm old and confused. I just hope that the emperor will not blame the minister for his failure, and let me report to my old age."

Although the emperor repeatedly stopped him, he felt that the Chen family was indeed a loyal minister and a wise minister.Sometimes ministers have more power and more people cling to them, and they can't control what they want to do. Even if they are confidantes, it is difficult for the emperor not to be suspicious.General Chen can be regarded as a wise man for retreating so quickly.Therefore, after repeatedly persuading him to stay, he really revoked the title of Duke of the State, removed his military post, made him the crown prince and tutor, and taught the harem princes military strategy.

After that, the emperor rewarded them one by one, nothing more to say.On the contrary, Jia Lian had made meritorious service and became the servant of the household department and became the fourth rank. When Jia Amnesty was about to be rewarded, who would have thought that he would have declined the reward of being promoted from first-class general to viscount when he remembered Jia Mu's scolding to him these days. Thinking that Jia She is a person who can do such a thing, he was very surprised. When he asked, Jia She replied: "I tell the emperor, since I was a child, I have completely different views on the Four Books and Five Classics, especially bowing horses and shooting. , only likes to eat, drink and play, gold, stone and jade, and is scolded by his mother every day, but there is no son who is not filial to his mother. Now I only hope that the emperor can give his ministers a book of "following the order to have fun", so that the ministers can play happily. Well." The emperor couldn't laugh or cry when he said this, but he never liked nobles, so it is good to have such a title left, so he agreed, and rewarded a lot of gold, stone and antiques, which made Jia amnesty very happy .

Back in the mansion, Mother Jia just woke up and turned around. When she heard that Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian had received awards, she did not praise them, but scolded them: "You two have no sense of family loyalty at all. Lian'er, your uncle is still in prison." In the dungeon, you only want to get promoted and get rich, and you don’t want him to come back home, you are really bad.” But Jia’s mother became more and more paranoid, and Jia Amnesty was praised by the emperor at this time. Afraid of Jia Mu's eccentric words, it's just that he is not good at speaking, so he said in a daze: "The emperor has not dealt with those second-rank and third-rank ministers in the prison. I will intercede with my second brother right now. I don’t remember who he is. When the emperor is guilty and we know what wrong the second brother has committed, we can intercede.” Mother Jia became more and more guilty. Since ancient times, it is not a good thing to rely on rebellion. He didn't dare to mention it again, and let Jia She and his son go away. He and Mrs. Wang were worried every day, and fell ill in bed within a few days.As soon as there is any news from outside or someone comes in to spread the word, they will be worried that it is an imperial decree to ransack the house and kill the head, and almost lose their minds.

On this day, as expected, I saw the inner minister from the palace. Both Jiamu and Mrs. Wang thought they were going to be punished, but who knew it was the imperial decree for Daiyu to enter the palace to be married, and Daiyu was about to leave immediately. Jiamu and Wang At this time, the madam remembered that Daiyu's husband-in-law happened to be Chen Yun, and she thought it was a god-given opportunity, and remembering that Daiyu could bring four maids into the palace, she thought that she should at least place someone beside Daiyu so that she would not be away from the emperor and queen. Before interceding for Jia Zheng, he wanted Hu Po and Cai Yun to join him under the slogan of taking care of the rules in Dai Yu's palace.Daiyu refused all of them, saying only that her nanny was in front of the eldest princess, and everyone knew the rules in the palace, so why bother the old lady and the second lady, leaving Zijuan to look after the house, with Qingxuan Xueyan, Chunyu Xia He left.Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang saw that Nei Xiang was right in front of them, they didn't dare to say anything, they just cursed "little white-eyed wolf" in their hearts, and let Daiyu get in the car and go away.