The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 597 Upgraded two levels in a row
The Second Beile Amin was probably really pissed off by Jia Huan, and he actually besieged Lianshan City for three days and refused to leave. It was not until the morning of the fourth day that a messenger came on horseback from Jinzhou City to report that the refugees from the Thirteen Mountains had broken through at night and were picked up by the Jin army's navy from the sea. Only then did Amin realize that he had fallen into a trap and hurriedly withdrew his troops back to Jinzhou, but it was too late.

Second Prince Amin returned to Jinzhou in a dusty state, and found that Sixth Prince Dorgon had come out of the city to greet him. He was slightly stunned and asked, "Dorgon, why are you here?"

Dorgon replied, "My father has learned about the Thirteen Mountains and is on guard against the Jin army's sneak attack on Jinzhou, so he asked me to lead the Bordered White Banner to provide support."

Amin's face darkened when he heard this and he said, "That's not necessary. The Khan is being too cautious. I can handle it."

Dorgon frowned and said, "You were too careless. That's why you fell into the Jin army's trap. Fortunately, the Jin army was frightened by our attack and dared not to lead the cavalry. Otherwise, it is unknown whether your two thousand cavalry could have escaped unscathed."

Amin became even more upset after hearing this and cursed, "Bullshit, I, Amin, have fought in more battles than you have walked. When will it be your turn, Dorgon, to give orders? Go away and cool off."

Dorgon couldn't help but blush, but he dared not say anything, because Amin was one of the four core beiles and was highly regarded by his father Khan. His current status was far inferior to that of his cousin Amin.

Amin was unruly by nature and did not take Dorgon seriously. He directly ordered: "Go back and report to the Khan. You are not needed here. I am enough to be here."

Dorgon shook his head, took out Nurhaci's order and said, "Father summons you back to Shengjing. From now on, I will take over the defense of Jinzhou."

Amin's expression changed, and finally he snorted coldly and drove his horse into Jinzhou City. Dorgon turned his horse's head and followed Amin silently. He suddenly reined in his horse, turned around and said with gritted teeth: "You can let me go back to Shengjing, but that damn general Jia Huan is mine, you are not allowed to kill him. I will cut him into eight pieces with my own hands to relieve the hatred in my heart!"

Dorgon blurted out: "Did you meet Jia Huan?"

"Hey, do you know this bastard?" Amin stared at Dorgon sharply.

The latter nodded and said, "I do know him, but I don't know if it's the same person!"

Amin took out two letters from his bosom and handed them to Dorgon. Dorgon took them and read the contents of the letters. He also saw that the signature on them was "General Jia Huan, who is merciful and kind, and pacifies slaves and exterminates invaders." He immediately understood and nodded, "Judging from their style of doing things, it should be the same Jia Huan without a doubt.

Last year, the twelfth prince (Ajige) and I, under the pseudonyms Zhu Jinfu and Zhu Jincheng, infiltrated the pirate Kang Dayong. We had intended to disrupt the wealthy area south of the Yangtze River in Jin State. Unexpectedly, we met Jia Huan and nearly lost our lives. We hid in the mountains for two months before we dared to come out.

Although Jia Huan is young, he is quite good at using troops, flexible and unpredictable. No wonder you fell into his trap. At the beginning, the twelfth prince and I felt that this boy was not simple and would be a strong enemy of our Great Jin in the future. We also wanted to get rid of him, but unfortunately the assassination failed. "

Amin frowned and said, "It turns out this kid has quite a background!"

Dorgon said sternly: "Don't underestimate him!"

"Hmph, he's nothing but a clever coward who can only hide in the city like a turtle. If he dares to go out of the city to fight, I can take his head with just one charge!" Amin said angrily and urged his horse to move forward.

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The Denglai Navy safely sent more than 40,000 rescued refugees from the Thirteen Mountains to Juehua Island. The whole city of Ningyuan was jubilant, and when the news spread back to the interior, the whole country was excited. All the civil and military officials in the court were amazed. Emperor Qiansheng was also very pleased, and immediately sent envoys to Ningyuan to reward the three armies. In any case, the news was widely publicized, and Sun Chengzong, Jia Huan, Wu Sangui and others naturally became the protagonists of the propaganda.

For example, how Jia Huan cleverly lured the tiger away from the mountain and made Amin, the second prince of the Jiannu army, run around in circles. Anyway, the story was exaggerated to the sky. The fact that he had killed more than 200 enemies under the mountain city was exaggerated to have beheaded more than 2,000 enemies.

For example, Wu Sangui went deep into the enemy's rear alone to contact the Thirteen Mountains. He only rescued 40,000 people, and more than half of them were killed. However, according to the official report, he successfully rescued all the volunteers trapped in the Thirteen Mountains, and killed hundreds of Jian slaves in the process of breaking out.

There was no way. The Great Jin had suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the Jurchens in recent years and had lost a large amount of territory. The morale of the whole country was at its lowest point. Now that they had finally achieved some results, they naturally had to brag about it.

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Jia Mansion.

Lin Daiyu sat in the pavilion beside Qinfang Pond, resting her cheeks on her hands and looking out from the railing. The solitary lotus in the pond was originally to be plucked, but because Lin Daiyu liked to "leave the withered lotus to listen to the sound of rain", Jia Huan asked people to only pick the lotus roots, and the stems and leaves remained in the pond.

Lin Daiyu looked at the withered lotus leaves in the pond, and her heart was filled with sweetness, but her longing for him became even stronger. On that day, Huandi was ordered to inspect Shanhaiguan, and he thought he would be back in Beijing in seven or eight days at most. Unexpectedly, he had been away for almost a month. Now it was the middle of winter, and there was still a month before the Chinese New Year.

"Ugh!"

"Ugh!"

Lin Daiyu sighed, and at the same time, a sigh was heard not far away. Lin Daiyu was startled and looked up. Her eyes met with Xue Baochai's. Both of them blushed.

It turned out that Xue Baochai was also taking a walk to the Qinfang Pond. Due to the angle, she did not notice Lin Daiyu sitting quietly behind the pillar. Then she saw the withered lotus in the pond, leaving only bare stems. She could not help but sigh softly. Unexpectedly, she was in sync with Lin Daiyu.

The two girls looked at each other, feeling a little awkward. "When did Sister Bao come?" Lin Daiyu stood up and asked softly.

Xue Baochai walked in the pavilion, holding Lin Daiyu's hand and saying with concern: "I just passed by here, and I didn't expect that Pin'er was here. You can't stand the wind, so why are you sitting here? Be careful not to catch a cold. Come on, go back to the house."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "It was because I was bored sitting in the room that I came out to walk around and get some fresh air. Why did Sister Bao sigh so loudly just now?"

Xue Baochai's face was slightly hot, and she smiled and said, "You ask me, and I'm asking you too!"

As the two girls were talking, they saw the maid Chunxian looking around and coming over: "Miss Lin, Miss Lin!"

Lin Daiyu spat softly, "Another silly girl, there are two living people standing here, but she can't see them."

"Over here!" Xue Baochai waved the handkerchief in her hand. Chunxian then discovered the two girls in the pavilion and hurried over, smiling and saying, "Miss Lin is here, and Miss Bao is here too!"

Lin Daiyu asked, "What's the matter? Did Zijuan ask you to come and look for her?"

Chun Xian smiled and said, "Not this time. I just heard a piece of good news about Master Huan San."

"What news?" Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai asked almost at the same time, and their faces turned red.

Chun Xian said with a smile: "Master Huan San has been promoted again, to the position of Ningqian Bingbei Dao."

Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai were delighted at first, but then their hearts sank quickly. Ning Qian's military rank was a fourth-rank official, which meant that Huandi had been promoted two ranks in a row. It was simply incredible. In just eight months, he was promoted three ranks in total.

However, the position of Bingbei Dao is very particular. The main duties are to rectify military equipment, cultivate land, train soldiers, manufacture military equipment, etc. In short, all matters related to military training and preparation for war. As the name suggests, the position of Ningqian Bingbei Dao requires long-term garrisoning in Ningyuan to train soldiers and prepare for war. In other words, Jia Huan will definitely not be able to come back in the short term, maybe one or two years, or three or four years.

The key point is that Ningyuan City is also the front line, where the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and there is a danger of war at any time. Thinking of this, how can Lin Daiyu and Xue Bao be happy? They are all heartbroken and worried.

Seeing that the two did not look happy, Chun Xian asked curiously, "Miss Lin, Miss Bao, Third Master Huan has been promoted, aren't you happy?"

Xue Baochai forced a smile and said, "Of course I'm happy. Where did you hear this news? I don't know whether it's true or not!"

Chun Xian hurriedly said, "Of course it's true. It was said by Sister Caixia in the Madam's room. How could it be false?"

Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu looked at each other and hurried to Grandmother Jia's room. As soon as they entered, everyone was in high spirits. The two girls immediately understood what was going on. When they entered the room, they saw that Grandmother Jia was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

Aunt Xue was also in the room at this time. When she saw Baochai and Lin Daiyu, she pulled them into her arms and said with a smile, "It's so cold outside. Where did you two sisters come from? Come and warm your hands by the stove. By the way, did you know that Huan'er has been promoted?"

Xue Baochai smiled gently and said, "I vaguely heard that Brother Huan was promoted to the Ningqian Military Preparations Department, so I came to the old lady's room to verify it."

Yuanyang said with a smile: "No need to verify, it is true, the imperial edict has come down, Master Huan San has made many contributions on the front line and has been promoted twice!"

Aunt Xue said with a sigh of relief, "Huan-ge has really done a great job. He was ordered to go on a mission and actually made great contributions. He was promoted to the third rank in less than a year. It's really a great fortune. Congratulations to the old lady and the madam."

Grandmother Jia was so happy that her teeth were showing. Mrs. Wang forced a smile, her mood was complicated. Although she was still Jia Zheng's principal wife, she was held accountable and deprived of her status as a third-rank imperial concubine because she had knelt down to pay homage to the restored Emperor Kangping the other day. Fortunately, she had Jia Yuanchun, the daughter of the imperial concubine, to protect her, otherwise she would be even more miserable.

And now, Jia Huan had made great contributions and was promoted two levels, directly from the fifth rank of the Director of the Ministry of War to the fourth rank of the Military Preparations Commissioner. Together with Aunt Zhao, she was posthumously conferred the title of a fifth rank Lady with Imperial Concubine's Honor. So Mrs. Wang's position in the mansion was now awkward.

In addition, to show his favor to Jia Huan, Emperor Qiansheng also returned the sealed Ningguo Mansion to the Jia family, so that the Jia family could continue to worship their ancestors at the ancestral temple near the Ningguo Mansion.

At this time, Grandmother Jia said with a smile: "Congratulations, Auntie is right. Huan'er is indeed very hardworking. Although he has been promoted twice, it is not easy to be an official. It is clearly a risk of life."

Aunt Xue nodded and said, "That's right. Ningyuan is the front line, but Huan Ge is lucky and will be safe."

"Thank you, Madam, for your good wishes. But Huan'er is stationed in Ningyuan, and I don't know how long it will take for him to come back. If I had known earlier..." Grandmother Jia paused in the middle of her words, glanced at Lin Daiyu, then at Xue Baochai, feeling quite embarrassed.

Xue and Lin seemed to realize what Grandmother Jia was going to say. Their faces turned slightly red and they lowered their heads in silence.

Ever since Baoqin's shocking words in public that day, almost everyone in the mansion now knows that although Xue Baochai had rejected the marriage proposal at first, she actually liked Master Huan San. As for Miss Lin, anyone with an eye could see that she was probably also secretly in love with Master Huan San. What's more, before Master Lin died, he actually wanted to entrust Miss Lin to Master Huan San.

(End of this chapter)