The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Chapter 822

A few days after Liu Er confessed his love to Zhen Hui and exposed the old feud between the two families, Zhen Hui was not at ease.Suddenly one day, the whole mood improved a lot.Liu Er quietly inquired about what she was doing yesterday.It turned out that I visited several shipyards and listened to Pan Xigui's speech.Liu Er thought, the change must be on Pan Xigui's side.He naturally knew who Pan Mingyi was, so he found his niece to talk about it.

It's easy and cheap for Liu Er to play tricks on a little girl like Pan Mingyi.At first, when I heard Zhen Hui and Pan Mingyi talking about the big tree and axe, I thought that he had figured out their personal affairs.Unexpectedly, in the end, people turned to the education of young people.He couldn't help laughing and said: "Sure enough, he is in his position to seek his own government. When he is a governor, he will think more about his official duties."

Pan Mingyi blinked and said, "Second uncle, how many knives and axes does the emperor's family have?"

Liu Er didn't intend to tell the child about it, so he said: "The whole country is the emperor's sword and axe. The pen of a literati, the knife of a general." Pan Mingyi pursed her mouth and couldn't guess.

Liu Er was inexplicably relieved, and then down-to-earth discussed with Fujian General Soldier Zheng Chao'er about borrowing troops to put up signs.Zhen Hui and Mr. Zhang work together as a school.Yamen notices were plastered all over the streets and alleys, and the yamen servants sent them to the county yamen and townships: the new official took office three times, and the female governor ordered all children in the province, regardless of whether they were scholars, farmers, businessmen, or men and women, to go to school.The school provides children with three meals a day and distributes school uniforms.It is related to the country's century-old plan.Those who conceal and refuse to send will be severely punished by the governor.

Since the Malay soldiers and horses are in charge of fighting, and the Fujian soldiers and horses are in charge of arranging battles, there is no rush for steam engines and new firearms.In mid-March, Zheng Chao'er was ready.Zhen Zangzhu, a minister of the State of Wu, signed a military loan contract with Zhen Hui, the governor of Fujian, and borrowed the five thousand navy troops from Fujian for temporary use.The soldiers and horses were led by Zheng Chaoer, the general soldier.It hangs the flag of a Malay merchant ship on the bow, departs from Fuzhou Port, and sails directly to Shanghai Port by sea.

When the boat was moored in the port, Zheng Chao'er stood at the bow and watched.The size of this port is comparable only to that of Hong Kong in the south of the Five Ridges. He said in surprise, "It's only been a few years? Master Zhen, did you invite immortals to cast spells to conjure it?"

Zhen Zangzhu said: "The lower officials dare not take the credit, it's all thanks to Master Zeng and Brother Bao Xian."

Then he left the ship and landed.Sister Zeng has already received a telegram, knowing that they are arriving in Hong Kong today, and she will come to meet them at the pier in person.Zhen Zangzhu saw that she was followed by a young man in navy blue military uniform, in his twenties, with dark skin.Zheng Chao'er could tell at a glance that the young man was used to walking on the sea, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances.Zhen Zangzhu also looked at him.He is a member of S.H.I.E.L.D., and he knows that the military uniforms of Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Ping'an, Malay and Yan have gradually become the same.This young man is so young, the hard epaulettes on his shoulders are amazing, at the rank of lieutenant general.I have secretly guessed who this person is.

Zhen Zangzhu first introduced to Zheng Chao'er: "This is the treasurer Zeng I mentioned on the boat."

Zheng Chao'er blurted out, "Is Shopkeeper Zeng a woman?"

Sister Zeng smiled sweetly: "Aren't all the governors of your Fujian province women?"

Zheng Chao'er hurriedly bowed his hands and apologized.Seeing that the young man is very heroic, he took the initiative to ask for his name.The man said with a smile: "The last general's name is Yang Ming'an."

Zhen Zangzhu was shocked: "Yang An?" Isn't that the admiral of the Malay army?How could such a trivial matter send him here?

Yang An cupped his hands: "That's right. This junior has admired Lord Zhen Zangzhu's name for a long time, and I want to ask for advice later."

Zhen Zangzhu nodded lightly: "So you are General Yang An. Let's have two rounds when we have time."

Sister Zeng wondered: "How come the reputation of Master Zhen has spread to Nanyang?"

Yang Andao: "There happened to be an acquaintance in Malay who recognized Mr. Zhen and praised his martial arts. The general has been fascinated for a long time."

Zhen Zangzhu was at a loss: "My acquaintance? In Malay country?" Yang An smiled and said nothing.

Now the Governor-General of the Malay Kingdom is Jia Cong's brother-in-law Gao Mang, who has two important officials under his command.The text is Mu Jian, the princess of Dongping Palace, and the Wu is Yang An.

Yang An comes from the Yang family in Yuzhang, and is naturally calm.His family has a green forest martial arts, and he has been a pirate for many years, and he has learned the art of war with Lin Daiyu as his teacher for several years.Later, his father was transferred back to the Taiwan government, and he was in charge of the Malay country garrison.Mu Jian has a gentle temperament, and considering his young age, he takes good care of him.Yang An felt a bit of admiration for her.Mu Jian didn't come to Malay country alone, but her first love, Shi Li, had the cheek to follow her.

Shi Li is the orphan of a soldier of the Imperial Forest Army, and he studied under the old general Mu Xu of Dongping Palace since he was a child.The Dongping Palace took refuge in the Third Prince until he supported him on the throne, but it was not publicized in the court, so no one in the world knew about it.The old eunuch Liu Dengxi secretly prepared a group of people for the saint, among them was Jia Xu from the Rongguo Mansion.Mu Xu knew Jia Xu well, so he sent Shi Li to him as an assistant.Later, the capital became chaotic and stormy, and Liu Dengxi was besieged and killed by Feng Ziying.His subordinates, headed by Mu Xu, Gan Lei, and Jia Xu, sought Jia Cong to join forces, but they were all won over by that fellow in the end.Shi Li still followed Jia Xu and became the earliest member of S.H.I.E.L.D.

When she was young, the princess of the three princesses had a close relationship with her uncle Mu Xu, and often went to Mu Xu's yard to play, so she and Shi Li were childhood sweethearts and fell in love secretly.With Shi Li's status, there is no way for him to be the princess.Prince Dongping had never even heard of his name, so he chose Niu Ji, the son-in-law of the Duke's mansion, who was not yet talented, the second son of the head of the Zhenguo Mansion, Niu Ji, to be his son-in-law.At that time, Shi Lin hadn't yet caught the thoughts that Jia Cong brought from later generations, and he watched his sweetheart marry as a wife.Three years later, Chen Ruijin got a clue.Niu Jicheng was a normal-minded ancient man, and Jia Cong and his wife easily pried away his wife.Chen Ruijin urged Mu Jian to go to Nanyang as an official.Shi Li refused to let go of the opportunity, and insisted on leaving behind a large errand in Beijing to chase his ex-girlfriend.

By holding the Strait of Malacca, the Malay State holds the throat of the Asia-Europe waterway trade route, and can raise its legs to collect taxes.After Jia Cong's people occupied this place, Western countries and pirates also made plans.Yang An and Shi Li worked together to collect many heads.After two years, Shi Li finally moved Mu Jian again, and the two fell in love.Yang An couldn't tell where he felt uncomfortable, so he went up to Shi Li to provoke him.

His idea is so careful that others can't see it, so can Shi Li not see it?Nai stretched his muscles and bones and said, "It's better to fight." The two men fought.Yang An suffered a disastrous defeat, lying on the ground unable to get up.Shi Li looked at him and said, "Only the palace guard Xu can beat me in this skill, you pirate bastard is far behind." Yang An naturally knew that he couldn't stop Mu Jian from being friendly with this guy at all, I just want to have a fight with him.Because he had never lost so badly before, he practiced more diligently afterward, and he also secretly memorized the word "Ouchi Guard".

When he went back to Dajiala for a meeting, he took advantage of the opportunity to ask his master Lin Daiyu to inquire.Lin Daiyu said: "Da Nei's guard... the Liu family. It has been taken over by Uncle Wu, and now he is his own."

Yang An ran to ask Jia Xu again.Jia Xu said: "That's right, that big family let us pick up the pot and bring it back."

Yang An hurriedly asked: "Who is the most powerful?"

Jia Xu thought for a while: "Liu Er." Yang An then missed Liu Er.

A while ago, Jia Cong asked the Malay Kingdom to send elite soldiers to the Wu Kingdom to help fight for territory. Yang An knew that Zhen Zangzhu was Liu Er in disguise, so he led the troops himself.Mr. Zhen didn't know half of it.He is not familiar with Shi Li at all.Yang An mentioned that there was an "acquaintance", and he couldn't guess who it might be for a long time.

Since all the important people have arrived, it is necessary to hold a new meeting and discuss it in detail.That night, Sister Zeng hosted a banquet to clean up Zhen Zangzhu and Zheng Chaoer. Grandson Wu Guo and Mr. Bao were all present.Sister Zeng introduced: "Grandsun, these two are General Zheng and General Yang from Fujian." Taisun hurriedly thanked them for their help.

Before Zheng Chao'er could speak, Yang An smiled and said, "Grandfather, you don't need to thank us, we are just following orders."

Sister Zeng echoed, "Yes, thank you Governor Zhen."

Zhen Zangzhu hurriedly said: "What are you thankful for? It's just a fair business. Grandson, their female governor is so good, we didn't make any money at all."

Taisun also laughed and said: "Zeng Aiqing said that doing business is a win-win situation. In my opinion, this business is very cost-effective." Everyone followed suit and praised.Zheng Chao'er knew that Yang Ana's identity had to be kept secret even from her grandson.Anyway, it's none of his business, and he can't do anything wrong, so he got away with it.

Seven days later, the two naval armies left Hong Kong and entered the Yangtze River together, heading upstream.Merchant ships from the state of Wu come and go frequently, and no one notices anything wrong when they pass through many ports.On this day, he arrived at the lower reaches of Jinling safely.The fleet rested here for half a day.After nightfall, Yang An's Clippers left quietly.In the middle of the night, the Fujian Navy also left Hong Kong to enter the water.While sailing towards Jinling, they put away the merchant flags and bodyguard flags on the ship one after another, and pushed out the cannons from the cabin to put them on the deck.

Zheng Chao'er stood on the leading boat and shook his head repeatedly: "I can't believe it! It arrived so smoothly. What does Wu Jun do for food?"

Zhen Zangzhu said: "It's not surprising. After a long time, it's easy to slack off. Besides, the elite Wu Jun went to South America with Wei Ruoheng to fight."

"That's not enough to be so slack." Zheng Chao'er glanced at him, "Wu is so rich, why is it so rich?"

Zhen Zangzhu shook her head: "Our son...is not wronged."

Zheng Chao'er said in surprise, "Your son? No way, how could King Wu let him get involved in military affairs."

"Of course he can't get involved in military affairs." Zhen Zangzhu said, "He can get involved in luggage, food, and firearms."

Zheng Chao'er was dumbfounded.After a while, he said, "No one told King Wu?"

"I told you, didn't he lose his position as the son?"

"When is this? What about the earlier years?"

"Tell the king of Wu what to do. The son is as stable as Mount Tai, and sooner or later this country of Wu will be his."

Zheng Chao'er frowned: "Master Zhen, this is your dereliction of duty."

Zhen Zangzhu said: "Although I have only been an official for a few years, I also know that the affairs of the royal family should not be taken care of. In the past, Mr. Zheng and Mr. Zhang and you Mr. Zhen would not bother about the affairs of the Dai family." Zheng Chao'er thought as if It makes sense, but I sigh with regret.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhouzi Jinling got up to fish, and he was frightened.In front of Jinling Port lay a row of large warships.There are cannons on the bow, and all the soldiers on board are carrying guns. Flags are flying on the poles.Big characters are embroidered brightly on the flag: Fujian General Soldier Zheng.It is unavoidable that those who have good things are not afraid of death, and even inquire with the soldiers standing in the port.The soldier said: "We are under Zheng Chao'er, the commander-in-chief of Fujian Province. Your grandson of the state of Wu sent Master Zhen Zangzhu to Fujian to ask for help. He said that there is a concubine in Wu state who deceives the lord and harms the prince. Please, Governor Zhen, send troops to support the righteous way." The fisherman opened his eyes. He stared wide-eyed for a moment, then ran away in joy.He was the first to know such big news, how could he not spread it to others?Before noon, it spread throughout Jinling City.

Chen Ruiwen didn't know anything when he woke up in the morning.After eating breakfast slowly, I changed into official robes and went to the Yamen.Just after walking out of the gate of the mansion and before getting into the official sedan chair, a panting person came to report and saw Chen Ruiwen's Haoxuan fell off his horse: "Master Chen! Something is wrong!"

Chen Ruiwen frowned.After looking at him for a while and seeing that he was wearing a military uniform, he said, "You are reckless! Which general did you send here? What's wrong?"

The man said: "The pawn is the guard of the palace. Last night, a soldier and horse appeared from nowhere, descended from the sky and entered the palace. Now the prince and the concubine are all trapped in the Wangchen courtyard!"

Chen Ruiwen was shocked: "Soldiers and horses! Whose soldiers and horses?"

The guard said: "They say they are from Fujian."

"What are Fujian soldiers and horses doing to our country of Wu!"

The guard said in a low voice: "Master Zhen Zangzhu invited the rescuers." Chen Ruiwen fell down.The guard went on to say, "The leading general talked to the concubine for more than half an hour through the courtyard gate. The empress said, please come over and negotiate with them, Master Chen."

Chen Ruiwen thought for a moment and asked, "Where is your son?"

"The empress has tried to hide the son, but they couldn't find it."

Chen Ruiwen was immediately disappointed.King Wu is not alive for a few days.If the crown prince is not in the hands of Concubine Chen, he can take the crown prince and evacuate Jinling for a while, and return with an army after a while. After the matter is completed, he can just support the crown prince.If there is no prince in hand, he has no hole cards and cannot ignore them.Fortunately, the prince is definitely not in Wangchen Courtyard.He said: "In that case, I will go here." Then he got into the sedan chair and ordered the bearer to carry it to Wu Wang's mansion.The guard thought that he would drive over on a fast horse, but he didn't want him to still be slow as a sedan chair, so he stumbled in a hurry.

The Chen Mansion is not far from Wu Wang's Mansion, and it doesn't take too long to carry the sedan chair.Chen Ruiwen got off the sedan chair and took a look, there were indeed more than one kind of soldiers outside the gate of the palace.Both the Wu army and the Fujian army held fire and guns against each other.Chen Ruiwen coughed.The leader of Wu Jun stepped forward immediately: "Master Chen is here!"

Chen Ruiwen asked, "How is your lord?"

"Besieged by bandits."

Chen Ruiwen frowned: "My officer, go and have a look." Then he rushed in.

When I arrived at Wangchen Courtyard, I saw Fujian soldiers outside the courtyard and on the walls of the courtyard, and their fire and guns looked stronger than those of Wu State.There was an old eunuch at the door who was already looking forward to seeing through, and shouted: "Master Chen is here!" Chen Ruiwen followed him into the yard in a hurry without caring about being polite.

There are also Fujian soldiers standing in the front yard, and a few guard the entrance of the main hall.Chen Ruiwen strode across the threshold, only to see a person sitting at the head of the room, stood up and cupped his hands towards him: "Master Chen, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't come here without any problems." It was Zhen Zangzhu.

Chen Ruiwen sneered, seeing a young general sitting beside Zhen Zangzhu, he said to him: "Wu Guo and Fujian have never violated wells and rivers, why did they come here?"

The young general said leisurely: "Master Zhen gave us a favor."

Chen Ruiwen choked, the words he had just prepared were all useless.