Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 388 Leaving Beijing

Jia Rui hurried back to Dingxihou Mansion, and the first thing he did was to meet the old man Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang.

As soon as they met, Jia Rui fell to his knees.

Mr. Jia Dairu was also taken aback, and hurried over to help his grandson up, and then asked, "What happened?"

Jia Rui proudly handed over his hand, "My grandson was ordered by the Emperor to go south to escort Princess Nan'an to the southern barbarians for peace, so I came here to say goodbye to the old master."

After hearing this, Jia Dairu's eyes were also excited: "Okay, our descendants of the Jia family will contribute to the emperor, and it is normal for us to wrap our bodies in horse leather. You must not lose the face of your ancestors when you go south this time."

When he said this, Jia Dairu was silent for a moment, then patted Jia Rui and said, "If the credit is great this time, can you ask for a favor from the Supreme Emperor so that our great grandfather can be ranked alongside the Second Duke Ning Rong. "

The leaders of Jia Dairu's group can only be regarded as concubines of the Jia family, and it has always been Jia Dairu's hope to be able to be ranked alongside the Ning Rong two houses.

Now as Jia Rui's official position is getting bigger and bigger, let alone being tied with Ning Rong's second mansion, it can be said that Ning Rong's second mansion has to live according to the face of their Dingxihou mansion.

However, the tablets of Duke Ningrong were still enshrined in the ancestral hall, and the tablets of their ancestors could not be displayed at all.

"Grandpa, don't worry. As long as you succeed this time, it will be normal for several generations to be granted the title."

Jia Dairu, who was originally happy, suddenly changed his expression after hearing what Jia Rui said.

You must know that the imperial court's rewards are all stipulated, and those who can be awarded for several generations can only contribute to the destruction of the country.

To destroy a country is no small matter. Anyone can imagine the hardships and bloodshed involved.

However, Jia Dairu did not say it, but looked at Jia Rui steadily, and finally said with a smile:

"Okay, when you succeed, I will personally open the middle door to welcome you."

Jia Rui was relieved to see that Jia Dairu understood what he meant. Then Jia Rui turned to Mrs. Wang and said, "Old lady, after I leave, the back house will depend on you."

Mrs. Wang thought that going this time would be an easy task. Although it had a bad reputation, there would be no danger, so she was not worried, but said with a smile:

"Just go and leave. I will take care of your wives, concubines, and children."

Jia Rui happily touched his forehead, and then said, "With you two here, I have nothing to worry about."

After saying goodbye to Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang, Jia Rui went to Xue Baochai and asked her to keep everything as low-key as possible after he left.

Once you encounter something that cannot be solved, go directly to Zhao Jin's outer house. If you can't find Zhao Jin, go to Lao Wang in the garden.

Xue Baochai listened to Jia Rui's instructions and secretly remembered them in her heart. At the same time, she also saw from Jia Rui's face that this trip was unusual.

"Also, after I leave, there must not be anything wrong with Jia Mu. She cannot be allowed to leave the ancestral hall without my order."

"Uncle, what if Rongguo Mansion insists on robbing someone?" Xue Baochai had a hint of emotion in his eyes.

"I will leave you a hundred soldiers. If the Rongguo Mansion dares to come and rob people, just kill them." Jia Rui's words were very indifferent, but also very bloody.

Xue Baochai felt a bloody aura rushing towards him.

However, Xue Baochai still suppressed the fear in his heart and said calmly: "I'm relieved now."

That night, Jia Rui called all his wives and concubines together to drink and have fun until late at night, then he went to rest with Xue Baochai in his arms.

The next morning, Jia Rui immediately became energetic when he arrived, and then put on his official uniform under Xue Baochai's service.

Then, surrounded by his wives and concubines, he walked out of the second door and arrived at the gate of Dingxihou Mansion.

Here, the old man Jia Dairu is already there.

Seeing the old man, Jia Rui quickly stepped forward to kowtow. Jia Dairu helped Jia Rui up first, then patted him on the shoulder without saying anything else.

Jia Rui just nodded and turned to leave.

After leaving the mansion, I looked back and saw Jia Dairuyi and Mrs. Wang looking over there with their wives and concubines.

Jia Rui smiled, nodded, and then got on his horse.

Just when he was about to take action with his soldiers, a voice came.

"Master, walk slowly."

The voice was very clear and melodious. Just by listening to the voice, I knew that the owner of the voice must be a beautiful girl.

This voice was familiar to Jia Rui, as if he had heard it somewhere, so he turned around and saw his outer room Jingchen, trotting towards this side with a personal maid.

Jia Rui frowned when he saw it was Jing Chen. During this period, he had indeed been indifferent to Jing Chen. If it hadn't been for Mrs. Wang's care, Jia Rui might have forgotten that there was such a person.

"What are you doing here?" Jia Rui asked somewhat displeasedly.

Jingchen was a little timid, but he still took a step forward and gave Jia Ruixing a blessing, "Uncle, I have nothing else to give you when you go south this time, so you can bring this maid with you, and she can also serve you in your daily life. "

After Jingchen finished speaking, he pushed the maid next to him forward.

Jia Rui frowned a little. He was on official business, not traveling around. He took a maid with him. What kind of words?

Just when Jia Rui was about to refuse, Jingchen hurriedly took a few steps forward, came to Jia Rui and whispered: "Hua Lan is very powerful? He can protect the uncle when necessary."

It turns out that this maid is called Hua Lan.

Jia Rui was a little curious and stared at the girl for a long time, and then suddenly remembered that wasn't this the little girl he had saved?

Jia Rui has never heard that she has such a great ability.

And since she had such ability, why was she so hungry that she couldn't get up and was taken in by him? Is this normal?

Jingchen also saw the confusion in Jia Rui's eyes, and she said softly: "Don't doubt her loyalty. As for her origins, let her tell you when no one is around."

Jia Rui nodded slightly, agreeing with Jingchen's words, but in his heart Jia Rui was still very suspicious and did not relax at all.

Now he just wants to take this woman away and wait until there is no one to interrogate her. If he keeps this guy in the capital, it will also be a threat to his family.

Then the maid named Hualan carefully came to Jia Rui's side and performed the Wanfu ritual.

Jia Rui glanced at her and then asked: "Can you ride a horse?"

"Yes." The voice was still as clear and gentle, but there was firmness in his tone.

"Get her a horse."

Following Jia Rui's instructions, the soldiers next to him immediately brought over a horse. Hua Lan was not polite and immediately got on the horse and followed Jia Rui closely.

Then Jia Rui pushed his war horse with his soldiers and maid Hualan out of Ningrong Street and went straight to the city gate.

When I arrived here, I found that there was already a huge crowd. The old guy Chen Guozi was waiting for Jia Rui there with all the civil and military officials in high spirits.

It turns out that Jia Rui left Beijing and the old guy Chen Guozi temporarily took over as the chief minister of the cabinet. No wonder he was in high spirits.

Next to the civil and military personnel there was a huge team, which was completely the princess's guard of honor.

It turns out that the emperor specially gifted the prince and princess of Nan'an to use the princess as a guard of honor.

Jia Rui got off his horse and came to Chen Guozi, bowed his hands to him, and then said with a smile:

"Master, are you here to see me off?"

"According to the order of the emperor, I will bring the civil and military personnel of the court to see Mr. Jia off."

Jia Rui looked and saw that the ministers behind him all had smiles on their faces, and there was no tension at all.

But it's no wonder they were there. The imperial court was preparing to take action against the south, and only one or two ministers among them vaguely felt something was wrong.

And they are the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of War.

However, as the Minister of Hubu is considered a close confidant of the Supreme Emperor, he cannot harm the Supreme Emperor's affairs, while Jia Yucun, the Minister of the Ministry of War, is a close confidant of Jia Rui, so naturally he will not reveal Jia Rui's secrets.

Therefore, this time, everyone in the court was kept secret, and only the Supreme Emperor and Jia Rui knew the specific action plan.

Jia Rui smiled and greeted the ministers, thanked them for coming to see him off, and then walked to the guard of honor.

"Your Highness, can we set off?"

"Please listen to your arrangements."

The voice inside was a little hoarse, and it seemed that he had been crying, but even so, the sound of oriole and green cypress still made Jia Rui's heart tremble.

It seems that not all the handsome women in the world are concentrated in the Jia family, there are also good girls elsewhere.

But now Jia Rui didn't dare to be rude, so he thanked him, then turned around and mounted his horse, commanding the honor guard and soldiers to slowly leave the city gate.

Under the early morning sun, the people and horses slowly headed towards the ferry. This time they would go straight to Jinling City through the Grand Canal, then rest for a while in Jinling, and finally sink the ship before heading to Nanman.

Of course, this is only a superficial plan. When Jia Rui arrives in Jinling, it will be up to Jia Rui to decide how to act.

The Tongzhou Grand Canal has been the hub of the world since the Sui Dynasty.

A poet of the Tang Dynasty had this poem: This is the river where the Sui Dynasty died, and it still relies on Tongbo for thousands of miles. If there was no water palace dragon boat incident, wouldn’t Gongyu have much merit?

In Jia Rui's view, Emperor Sui Yang was not as incompetent as imagined, but a wise monarch. However, because he acted too hastily, things must be reversed.

Let's just say that if this Grand Canal was not abused by the people, but slowly dug over decades or hundreds of years, then the Sui Dynasty might be able to continue.

Just when Jia Rui was standing on the boat, looking at the sparkling Grand Canal and feeling emotional, a cloak was draped over Jia Rui.

Jia Rui glanced sideways and saw that it was Hua Lan.

Last night, Jia Rui had already figured out Hua Lan's life experience, and Hua Lan did not hide anything from Jia Rui. Not only did she confess her life experience, but she also completely handed over the secret organization she controlled to Jia Rui. .

Coupled with the control of Jia Rui's Life and Death Talisman, Hua Lan completely trusted Hua Lan and handed her the first volume of the Nine Yin Manual.

Of course, there are bound to be some unknown erotic things among them.

(End of this chapter)