Prince of the Red Chamber and his father

In a blink of an eye, the New Year's Eve has passed, and the chaos of years ago has intensified, and various places can no longer hide it, and memorials are drifting towards Beijing like snowflakes.

The Supreme Emperor Longyan, who was enjoying himself in the palace, was furious. He called the emperor over and scolded him, but it still didn't help.

"A bunch of trash, before the Lantern Festival, the rebels will soon arrive in Ping'an Prefecture? Where's Qi Kang?"

The Supreme Emperor came to the court again in a crisis, and seeing the courtiers bowed their heads one by one, wishing they could retreat into the ground, he said angrily.

"Qi Kang was sent by His Majesty to fight the rebellion in Eastern Sichuan. There was no news before the end of the year. I don't know if he is dead or alive now." An old minister with white hair tremblingly said.How can the soldiers and horses of Ping'an Prefecture be used so easily? This is causing trouble. He risked his life to play before, but His Majesty refused to listen. Has something happened now?We have to wait for the Rongguo Mansion to fall before the soldiers and horses of Ping'an Prefecture can be ordered by the imperial court.

"What's the use of talking about it now! Although Qi Kang's life and death are unknown, His Majesty is wise and left half of the soldiers and horses in Ping'an Prefecture, which is enough to deal with those rebels!" Some courtiers said, the Rongguo Mansion has been active in the capital for so long It will take a long time to see the effect.

"Great merit, what if the Jia family took the opportunity to rebel!" said a courtier who had always been at odds with the Rongguo Mansion. Seeing that the Jia family was stepping down day by day, how could he be allowed to have a place in the court.I heard that these days, the Rongguo Mansion frequently went to the aristocratic family for activities. Could it be that they also have objections?

The Supreme Emperor was furious when he saw the chaotic court, and the rebels had not attacked yet, so they rebelled first.

"The Ministry of War sent someone to take over half of the soldiers in Ping'an Prefecture to prevent the rebels from going to the capital. Everywhere in the capital also needs to be cleaned up to prepare for the defense of the capital."

Rebellions have sprung up everywhere, and it has become a prairie fire.The Supreme Emperor did not dare to underestimate the enemy, first he ordered people to issue decrees to various places to appease them, and then he personally watched people to rectify the old department, just in case.

The people in the capital also seemed to feel something, Ji Huaiyuan went out for a trip, and saw that the streets were very desolate, and the alleys were closed, and the prosperity of the past was no longer there.

The Spring Festival Chess Club is lively again, full of literati, criticizing and discussing major issues in the world.After Yingchun set off from Luodongting, she often eats fast in the mansion, prays to Buddha and prays for safety, and refuses to go to the chess club again.

Lin Ran is a sensible person, seeing this situation, hurriedly came to Rongguo Mansion to look for Ji Huaiyuan, for fear of causing any trouble in the chess club.

"Guard Lin, let's close the shogi club for the time being. There is still an empty courtyard and garden here. Manager Lin will move everyone in with him. There is chaos in the capital. I don't know when we will meet each other." Ji Huaiyuan went out once, and Sensing the tense atmosphere, seeing Lin Ran responding back and forth, he immediately persuaded him to move in too.

Lin Ran went to Beijing with Jia Lian in order to take care of his own daughter, how can there be any reason not to allow it?During the night, he ordered people to move all the things in the Chess Club, and closed the door the next day. He took people and the boy sent by Ji Huaiyuan to move all the old materials and belongings of the Lin family to the empty yard of the big house.

Xueqing and Xuezhi were overjoyed, they packed their things and went to Yingchun's courtyard, looking for their girl, Yingchun hurriedly sent Siqi to lead them.

"Girl." Xueqing and Xuezhi went to Daiyu's room for the first time, and they saw that the decorations everywhere were good. Fang Xin Rongguo Mansion didn't treat their girl badly.

"Why are you here?" Lin Daiyu was writing in front of the window, and she was startled when she saw them come in through the curtain.

"Young lady, I don't know. It's chaotic outside now. The grain and rice have been sold at exorbitant prices, and no one is in charge. A few days ago, some people were dissatisfied and fought, and there was no one from the government to look at the blood all over the street. Discussions, it is said that people from outside are about to call in, and people from the government are about to flee, so we came in to hide." Xuezhi was young, and seeing her own girl, she was overjoyed, and told the news from outside, It's like saying beans in a bamboo tube.

"Girl, don't listen to her nonsense. The second girl doesn't go to the chess club often, so Steward Lin went to discuss it with the old man, thinking that closing it would save trouble. The old man heard this and said that we have nothing else to do when we close the chess club. It's better to go into the mansion to be more lively." Xueqing was more stable, seeing Lin Daiyu's face turned pale with fright, she hurriedly pushed Xuezhi.The girl grew up in a boudoir since she was a child, what are you doing with these messy things.

Everything in Rongguo Mansion was still as usual, only the buyers went back and forth between Wang Xifeng and Tanchun, and the price was inflated by more than ten times.

"What, you're asking for a lot of money?" A hundred dollars for an egg?When Wang Xifeng smiled and told everyone to listen, the old lady was taken aback.

"Don't worry, old ancestor. No matter how much you ask for the price, it won't come to us. I have ordered the buyers to only go to various villages in our house to buy, and ignore them who are unscrupulous." Wang Xifeng saw the old lady Terrified, he hurried over and squeezed her shoulders and smiled.

"You guys don't know how powerful you are at such a young age." The old lady sighed, patted Wang Xifeng's hand and said.

Lin Daiyu listened by her side, paying attention to everyone's expressions.Seeing that the second and fourth sisters didn't care, they were whispering and laughing.Du Sanmei and Sister Bao looked worried.

"Sister Bao, don't worry, Qi Jiao is just a wild girl, no matter how much she jumps around, she won't be able to surpass Sister Bao's order." Shi Xiangyun also comforted Xue Baochai when he saw Xue Baochai's expression was wrong.

Xue Baochai shook her head, she wasn't thinking about Qi Jiao's affairs, that girl's mind was simple, she could see through it at a glance, she didn't need to worry about it in the future, she was worried about her own family affairs, she didn't even care about it on a daily basis, she only drank for fun My brother has also become restless these days.

"What the old lady said is that they grew up with rich clothes and fine food, so how did they know the joints inside. Our shop now only has three stops out of ten." Aunt Xue was also gossiping at the old lady, after listening sighed.

"I don't understand this. Isn't my aunt's house going out to buy things? Isn't the more expensive the better?" Even though Tanchun has become more proficient in housekeeping, he still doesn't understand the joints.

"My girl, the more expensive the better, the business is about making small profits but quick turnover. The reason why the price has come up is because the things can't be bought. The guys from our family went to various places to buy them a few years ago. Unable to come back, I wrote a letter to urge me, and said that the place is not safe. Now that it is the first month, and there is no news, how can the shops in Beijing open?" Aunt Xue put away her smile and sighed Tong Tanchun explained.

"Why is it so good? It's like this now. Our family is fine. Those little people are ready to wear every day. If there is no place to buy things, then it's not a mess?" Wang Xifeng also fell in love with this. Take a breath.

"Forget it, let people who sleep at night everywhere in the mansion be careful. Since it's not peaceful outside, let's not go out." Seeing the girls, the old lady listened intently, fearing to scare them by talking too much, so she only ordered Wang Xifeng and Once Jia Tanchun came back, he ordered the two of them to keep a close eye on the door.

He said that he was so tired that he ordered the sisters to disperse, and sent Yuanyang to the study to find Jia Zheng.

"Old lady?" Kangxi felt that the old lady had a bit of a grandmother's shadow, and seeing that the big family in Rongguo Mansion also relied on the old lady for support in the past, thinking of her grandmother's friendship back then, he was quite polite to her.

"It's not peaceful outside, but you did it?"

"The counties of Jinling are coming to Ping'an Prefecture soon, and they can go to Beijing after they meet. The old lady doesn't need to worry." Kangxi was also a little puzzled. It seemed that the rebels from all over the country had discussed it. Fishing in chaos.

After comforting the old lady for a while, Kangxi returned to the study. After thinking about it for a while, he thought that he could not stop calmly, so he ordered his sons to be invited.

"Si elder brother has quite a lot of friends in the capital, so I will entrust this matter to you." Kangxi told everyone about his plan and arrangement, and finally gave instructions one by one.The big aristocratic families in the capital have to give some benefits. I heard that the fourth child often goes to the capital for banquets this year, so I handed over this to him.

Yinzhen glanced at the crown prince, saw him nodding his head slightly, and then agreed.

"Eldest elder brother will leave the city tomorrow, first go to Ping'an Prefecture to meet up with the fourteenth elder brother, and after the troops from the Jinling counties arrive, you and the rest of the Pingan Prefecture will each receive one." The urgent matter at hand It is how to use the army. Fortunately, the two sons who are good at fighting are by his side. Kangxi ordered Yinyi and the fourteenth elder brother to wait in Pingan Prefecture to subdue the rebels secretly.

On the bright side, some of them will still be put in, and then the elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother can lead the soldiers into the city to pursue them, and enter the capital in a legitimate manner.

Kangxi looked at his sons again, the elder brother, the fourth elder brother, and the fourteenth elder brother all had errands.Let Baocheng follow him for the time being, swords and swords in the chaos have no eyes, it would not be right to hurt him.The third elder brother was still young, and ordered him to draft documents in the mansion and draw up various edicts.There are eighth elder brother, ninth elder brother and tenth elder brother. Kangxi thought about it, the eldest elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother may not be able to work together, so it is better to send the eighth elder brother to mediate.After all, the eighth elder brother was raised by Concubine Hui since he was a child, and he was closer to the elder brother, and the fourteenth was only willing to listen to him.

"I want to go with the starling too." Seeing that the starling was going to Ping'an Prefecture with the eldest brother, Yinzhen immediately followed her.

Kangxi agreed, and simply asked the tenth elder brother to go with him. As for the remaining thirteenth elder brother, Kangxi never liked him and was ignored.

Yinfeng held another small meeting in the evening, and the fourth and eighth children were all there.

"The crown prince is under the eyes of the emperor's father. Aren't you afraid that the old man will suspect you of forming a party?" This fourth child is really flexible. He has been the emperor in his previous life, and he is still willing to be a young man under the crown prince's hands in this life. Yinzhen sarcastically said.

"The eighth brother, the ninth brother and the tenth brother are going to Ping'an Prefecture tomorrow, and they are just buying wine to see them off. If they form a party, then Xiao Jiu is also considered to be under his command?" The prince said with a smile, turning the celadon cup in his hand.

"I'm not going to be with him." Yinzhen heard this, and immediately got up to move away from the fourth child.

"Xiao Jiu'er has been a human being for two lifetimes, why is he becoming more and more childish? No wonder he thought Xiao Jiu'er had a funny temper in his previous life, it would be a pity to change this body." Yinfeng sighed sincerely, his ninth younger brother was really very good in his previous life , if it weren't for the emperor's father watching from above, he really wouldn't be able to bear it.

Yinzhen blew up when he heard this. He was most annoyed by people saying that he looked like a woman, but every time the prince saw him, he would stare at him for a long time.As soon as these words come out now, they will turn their faces immediately.

When the eighth master saw him, he quickly stopped his ninth brother and poured him a glass of wine.Every time Xiao Jiu does this, the second brother loves to tease him more and more.In fact, it's strange to say this, the second elder brother has only been teasing his brother recently, enjoying himself with his mouth.Usually, he is more self-cultivating, the Rongguo Mansion is full of beauties, both men and women, but the second brother pretends to be serious.

There was no one else to serve at the banquet, and the crown prince also made it clear, all the brothers understood and felt at ease.