Winning every step of the Red Mansion

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On the way to his post, Jia Zheng met Prince Yizhong. Because of his invitation, heavy rain delayed his trip for a few days. When he decided to leave, he unexpectedly found that he could not leave.There are soldiers guarding the outside of my hospital, and the prince's order is required to enter and exit.

Jia Zheng was dumbfounded, and wanted to hurry up and ask the prince to let him go to his post as soon as possible.This time the soldiers not only ignored him, but also said that the prince is busy with his affairs, how can he see him whenever he wants?Jia Zheng had no choice but to ask someone to invite Jia Yucun, but he didn't know that the prince didn't see him now, and even Jia Yucun avoided seeing him.

Jia Zheng was really anxious now, not to mention that there would be a delay in taking office, just the fact that he was imprisoned here was enough to make people worry.After thinking about it for a long time, Jia Zheng felt that he might have caused this disaster because of his unintentional questions at the banquet, but the more he followed this line of thinking, the more he felt that something was wrong.I wondered in my heart, could it be that this prince really wants to go back to the capital and take a good look at the king first?Returning to Beijing with tens of thousands of soldiers in this way, even if nothing happens, something will happen!But now that I am trapped here, there is really nothing I can do!

After being sleepy for another two days, Jia Yucun came to visit in the evening of this day, and Jia Zheng hurriedly welcomed him in.Seeing Jia Zheng, Jia Yucun repeatedly cupped his hands and said, "Brother Zhou has really been wronged these few days."

Jia Zheng looked helpless and let out a long sigh: "Brother Shi Fei and I met by chance in another country. It was a coincidence. Brother Shi Fei took care of me and introduced me to the prince. I am very grateful. I should have stayed longer. But it is really because the emperor's order is hard to violate, if I stay now, I am afraid that I will miss the deadline for my appointment."

Jia Zheng saluted Jia Yucun again and again and said, "I don't know why I offended the lord, but I also ask brother Shi Fei to give me some good words for me because of the old relationship. Let me wait for the west to take up my post."

Jia Yucun said: "Brother Cunzhou, what are you talking about? These days the lord has been talking about your talent, learning and strategy, and his words are quite admirable. How could you offend the lord? Why do you think so?"

Jia Zheng was taken aback by these words, "If it wasn't for Jia's verbal conflict that offended the prince, why did the prince order soldiers to guard the courtyard gate and not let him in or out?"

Jia Yucun said: "It's a long story. A few days ago, the prince discovered that there was a spy in the army. It happened that the spy was going to do something again these days. The prince planned to capture him in one fell swoop, but he was afraid that the news would leak. That's why That's it. Don't worry, just hold on for a few more days, and when the prince cooks properly, he will naturally let you go."

Hearing this, Jia Zheng was naturally anxious: "Other people don't know, how can Brother Shi Fei not know me? How could I have anything to do with this matter?"

Jia Yucun said: "Of course I know it, and the prince knows it too, so that's why I'm here to apologize to brother Cun Zhou. I don't want to say much about military affairs. I can tell you what I can tell you. I will tell you the truth. I hope Brother Cun will take care of you."

Jia Zheng was really helpless, and Jia Yucun said again: "The prince also said that when the matter is over in the past few days, the prince will write a letter to explain the matter, and it has been explained that brother Zhou was late for his appointment." That's all, Jia Zheng It's hard to say too much, so I just nodded.

After Jia Yucun left, Jia Zheng thought about the matter again, and felt that he still couldn't understand it, so he couldn't help sighing.Cheng Xiang, who was waiting on the side, saw it and naturally wanted to say a few words of relief.Jia Zheng was bored at first, so when he saw Cheng Xiang accosting him, he dragged him to tell him about these things.After listening, Cheng Xiang whispered: "Master, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

Jia Zheng said, "It's all right for you to talk."

Cheng Xiang said: "I've been holding back for a few days. The courtyard is next to the backyard of Master Jia's house. I went out for a stroll yesterday, but I found that there were no soldiers guarding the other courtyards, and I overheard When it comes to Mr. Jia, they talk about returning to Beijing in a few days."

Jia Zheng was startled and said, "How did you get out?"

Cheng Xiang scratched his head and smiled foolishly: "The dog hole was plugged with straw in the corner of the backyard. I was really bored that day, so I went out for a stroll. Master, I just got out and didn't do anything else. .”

Jia Zheng didn't care about this matter, so he hurriedly said, "tell me clearly what you saw and heard when you went out." Seeing his serious face, Cheng Xiang didn't dare to hide anything. The ten generals made it clear what they heard and saw.

After hearing this, Jia Zheng broke out in sweat.No matter how stupid I am now and I don't understand the military field, I know that it is not as simple as he said that the prince suppresses the troops.Jia Zheng was so anxious that he walked around the room, but he couldn't make up his mind after thinking about it.

Cheng Xiang on the side looked at him and said: "We are stuck here and cannot leave, why don't we send a letter to the elder in the mansion?"

This word awakened the dreamer, and Jia Zheng hurriedly ordered Cheng Xiang to spread paper and ink, but he had no evidence and could not describe such things. Jia Zheng thought for a long time before writing a letter and hiding the letter. After reading it several times, I felt that there should be no flaws. I was afraid that Jia She would not be able to understand the deep meaning of the letter, so I wrote the words "first and foremost" on the back.Fold the letter and give it to Cheng Xiang, let him find a way to send the letter.

The next day, Cheng Xiang looked at nothing, changed into a coarse cloth clothes, packed the letter with the silver, and got out of the dog hole. Because he didn't dare to hand over the letter to the local post station for delivery, Cheng Xiang went all the way to the neighborhood by oxen and horse-drawn carriage The post office in the county seat delivered the letter.It took another two days to come and go. Fortunately, Cheng Xiang was just a little book boy, and Jia Zheng arranged for him to run around every day. He didn't show up for two days and no one from Jia Zheng asked about it. It's over.That's how the letter was delivered to Jia Amnesty in the Rongguo Mansion in the capital.

The letter was sent out, but Jia Zheng was even more disturbed. He couldn't guess how Jia Amnesty would react after receiving the letter. After all, everything is just listening to what he said, and he has nothing else to do except being trapped here. .Jia Zheng thought that a petty official like himself would be of no use to the prince, maybe he would be released to take up the post in a few days.

Two days later, Jia Zheng was reading in the house to pass the time, and Jia Yucun came to the door again. Seeing Jia Zheng this time, he smiled on his face: "Brother Cun Zhou, how are you these days? Today I am here to deliver good news to Brother Cun Zhou." of."

Jia Zheng closed the book and said: "Thanks to brother Shi Fei for taking care of me, it's good to be here, but brother Cun Zhou knows what I'm worried about, so I dare to ask, the prince has handled the matter well, can you let me go to the west to take up the post? "

"Brother Shi Fei is really amazing! He guessed my intention of coming here today."

Jia Yucun said: "The lord has caught the traitor these few days, thinking that this incident will delay Brother Cun Zhou's appointment, so he sent me to talk to Brother Cun Zhou today, and soldiers will escort Brother Cun Zhou to his post tomorrow. "

When Jia Zheng heard this, his face became happy, and he hurriedly said: "How dare you bother the prince to worry about it, and send soldiers to escort me. I will pack up and go on the road. I would like to thank you for your hospitality these days. When the prince returns triumphantly, If you have a chance, you must thank the prince well."

"Brother Cun Zhou is too polite to be like this. It is better not to reject the good intentions of the prince. Now that the carriages are all ready, it is getting late for you today, and you will pack up tomorrow. Go to your post early. I wish Brother Cun Zhou the best of luck in the future." Great plans." The two wentssip again, but Jia Yucun will go without mentioning it, and when Jia Yucun leaves, Jia Zheng will order people to pack their bags quickly and rush to work tomorrow morning.Everyone was busy all night, and they didn't lie down to rest until the third watch.

Early the next morning, Jia Zheng went out. As expected, there were no soldiers guarding the courtyard, but a few more carriages. The carriages were much wider than ordinary carriages, and they were all surrounded by soldiers. When they saw Jia Zheng, the leader quickly greeted his soldiers and generals. He loaded all his bags into the car, and said to Jia Zheng, "My lord happened to have a letter to the Ninth Prince of the Northwest, and he happened to be on the same side with Master Jia, so he ordered me to escort Master Jia to his post. Ordinary people are much faster, so it should not delay Master Jia too much, and after passing, you can also explain the reason for Master Jia, I want to see that for the sake of the prince, there should be no embarrassment for Master Jia." What he said was reasonable, although Jia Zheng still had some doubts about Prince Yizhong's move in his heart, but he couldn't find any fault, so he had to thank him and got on the carriage.

Sure enough, the soldier drove the carriage much faster than the servant.It didn't take one day to complete the journey of the previous two days, but the speed was much faster, but the speed was faster, and it rained a few days ago and the road was muddy, so it was naturally bumpy.Jia Zheng had never been on such a journey before. After a day, he was dizzy and his limbs were sore.But it just so happened that the general who was driving the chariot was a talkative guy, and would chat with Jia Zheng from time to time. Jia Zheng was afraid of the prince's power, so he had to bite the bullet and deal with it.At the end of the day, when he finally arrived at the station, Jia Zheng was already dizzy from exhaustion.

In the early morning of the next day, the soldiers hurried on their way again, the group ate something in a hurry, and continued on their way.Jia Zheng was tired yesterday, and he didn't get used to it. He fell asleep not long after getting in the carriage. He didn't know how long he slept. When he opened his eyes again, it was slightly dark, but the carriage still didn't stop.

Jia Zheng opened his mouth and wanted to ask where he was going, why there was not even a post house, but before he opened his mouth, he saw Cheng Xiang, a little book boy next to him, waving his hands at him repeatedly and making a silent gesture.Jia Zheng was taken aback for a moment, but seeing Cheng Xiang's nervous eyes, he stopped talking for a while.

Cheng Xiang didn't speak, stretched out his left hand in front of Jia Zheng's eyes, and used his fingers as pens to draw on the palm of his hand. Jia Zheng was suspicious, and looked carefully at what Cheng Xiang wrote, and found that what Cheng Xiang wrote was whether the carriage was there or not. Benxi, instead, walked back.Jia Zheng was shocked. Just as he was about to speak, Cheng Xiang waved his hands repeatedly to signal Jia Zheng to keep silent.Jia Zheng was a little flustered, and Cheng Xiang wrote that there seems to be something wrong with the food they gave us today, otherwise we won't sleep for a long time, don't worry, my lord, let's continue to pretend to be asleep and wait and see what happens.

Jia Zheng thought about it, but now there is no other way. If these people have any evil intentions, he is afraid that something will happen to him long ago. For now, let's see how these people are going to prepare before making any plans.Jia Zheng couldn't help feeling in his heart, it's not good to stay in the capital well, why bother to come out and suffer this crime.I really regret it at the beginning!