Spoilers for The Red Mansion, Daiyu’s mentality is broken

A few days later, the imperial court responded and ordered Han Sui to lead the navy to destroy the red-haired ghost pirates.

This Han Sui was a military commander of the Yuanping lineage, coming from the Earl of Guanying's palace.

His nephew Han Wu was Zhou Tong's younger brother, and he followed Zhou Tong to grieve for Jia Huan.

However, Jia Huan was forced to kneel down in front of the street chief with just a few words.

Emperor Chongkang first reused Jia Huan from the founding line, and then reused generals from the Yuanping line.

This is also the way of balance for an emperor.

After Jia Huan learned the news, he frowned slightly.

The person sent to exterminate the Japanese pirates was not him, but Han Sui.

This is different from what my father-in-law said. My father-in-law told me to go.

But now, something unexpected happened.

In other words, my father-in-law misjudged the situation?

Or is it that his status in Emperor Chongkang's mind is not that important?

Or maybe it was because of himself that he had implicate his father-in-law?

No matter what, this is not good news for him.

It is said that there are people in the DPRK who like to be officials.

Now that he has a master in the court, Zhao Heng, he has been living quite comfortably in the past few years.

He is not afraid that someone in the court will hold him back or plot against him behind his back.

Because Zhao Heng, with his thick legs, is in the court, he will definitely be able to protect him from wind and rain.

Now if another Lin Ruhai can be added, his status will definitely be more stable.

But now it seems that his father-in-law's plan is not working well.

The first plan since returning to Beijing ended in failure?

Is this a plan that was thought up all the way on the ship?

That's it?

Just when Jia Huan was doubtful, a eunuch came to the door and conveyed Emperor Kang's oral instructions, ordering him to come to the palace to see him.

Let me come to the palace to see you? Jia Huan couldn't help but show a thoughtful look on his face.

Soon, Jia Huan entered the palace by car.

Not long after, he appeared in the imperial study, worshiping Emperor Kang.

For some reason, Jia Huan had a vague feeling that Emperor Chongkang was much less suspicious of him than last time.

Jia Huan thought, maybe this is the credit of his father-in-law.

He has a backer in the court, his master Zhao Heng is a big thick leg.

But the master, Zhao Heng, also known as "Fairy", is an upright gentleman and doesn't bother with such petty calculations.

Emperor Chongkang was suspicious of him, and Zhao Heng was completely disdainful to defend Zhao Heng.

He will only protect Jia Huan from the wind and rain from outside.

Because in Zhao Heng's view, as long as Jia Huan is open and aboveboard, why should he be afraid of other people's misunderstanding?

But Lin Ruhai is different. Lin Ruhai is thoughtful and good at guessing other people's thoughts.

Jia Huan guessed that he probably didn't know what Lin Ruhai said to Emperor Chongkang, which eliminated a lot of Emperor Chongkang's suspicion of him.

From now on, as long as Zhao Heng and Lin Ruhai survive, his position will be as stable as Mount Tai and unbreakable.

Emperor Chongkang glanced at Jia Huan and said, "General Jia, what do you think of the red-haired pirates? If you were asked to destroy them, would you have the confidence?"

Hearing this, Jia Huan suddenly had an idea.

He finally knew what Lin Ruhai's plan was.

Is the co-authorship waiting here?

After pondering for a long time, Jia Huan couldn't help but shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do."

Emperor Chongkang took a deep look at Jia Huan and asked, "Oh? Wherever your Red Flame Army passes, not a blade of grass grows. Every attack is invincible and every battle is invincible."

"You can defeat the Southern Barbarian army that is more than ten times your own, so why can't you do anything when you face the pirates who are only 20,000 people?"

Jia Huan couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the Red Flame Army is cavalry. And those pirates are still navy."

"If we were on land, I could lead the Red Flame Army to beat the crap out of these pirates!"

"But naval warfare and land warfare are two completely different ways of fighting. I don't understand naval warfare."

"Soldiers are treacherous, and they must observe the land of life and death! Therefore, I dare not take risks with my soldiers."

In fact, does Jia Huan really have nothing to do against those red-haired pirates?

of course not.

Mr. Mo has been to Haitian Island for several months. On Haitian Island, steam locomotives have been manufactured.

The steam engine ship is currently being debugged and will soon be able to sail on the sea.

As long as he can equip a batch of steam engine ships, Jia Huan will be confident to defeat those red-haired pirates.

After all, all martial arts in the world are invincible, except speed.

No matter how awesome you are, you can't hit me at all, and I can attack you with faster speed and longer range.

You can only be beaten passively. In this situation, how can you fight me?

Therefore, as long as Jia Huan is given enough materials, money and manpower, Jia Huan is confident to defeat those red-haired pirates.

But in front of Emperor Chongkang, Jia Huan naturally did not dare to mention all this.

If Jia Huan mentioned it, Emperor Chongkang would definitely think, you are so awesome, why didn’t I know?

If you are so awesome, will you rebel against me?

In this way, Emperor Chongkang would really be suspicious of himself.

Therefore, when Emperor Chongkang asked, Jia Huan deliberately pretended to be helpless against the red-haired pirates.

After listening to Jia Huan's explanation, Emperor Chongkang was quite satisfied.

He couldn't help but say: "I have sent people to investigate, and I heard that the red-haired pirate is still evil."

"They are still preparing to attack our coastal border in Daxia in order to force us, Daxia, to do business with them."

"It is said that they will never give up until they achieve their goal!"

"If we know their specific target for the next attack and set up an ambush in advance, can your Red Flame Army defeat them?"

Jia Huan couldn't help but be surprised when he heard what Emperor Chongkang said.

Are these red-haired thieves so obsessed?

In order to do business with Daxia, he did not hesitate to put in so much effort.

They actually wanted to attack Daxia's coastal cities again and again until Daxia couldn't bear it anymore and agreed to do business with them.

However, it can be seen that the profits brought by doing business are indeed extremely amazing.

If it weren't for the staggering profits, these red-haired pirates wouldn't be so persistent.

Thinking of this, Jia Huan couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, if you set up an ambush in advance, I will ensure that they come back!"

"However, if they are too cautious and find something wrong, they evacuate quickly. As long as they retreat to the sea, the Red Flame Army will not be able to catch up."

"Therefore, I beg your Majesty to equip my Red Flame Army with several large ships. If they really retreat back to the sea, we can also pursue them by ship."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongkang laughed and said, "Good! Jia Huan accepted the order."

"Your Majesty, Jia Huan, accept the order!"

……

Jia Huan accepted Emperor Chongkang's secret order. He will lead the Red Flame Army to secretly leave the capital and head to the southeast.

Then cooperate with the court's intelligence to snipe the red-haired pirates.

Emperor Chongkang might still have some trust in Han Sui's ability to lead troops.

But Emperor Chongkang really had no confidence in the navy's combat capabilities.

Under his nose, the Jingying camp, which spends a lot of money on military every year, has become rotten to the point of decay.

What's more, the navy has insufficient military expenditures every year. These navies are afraid that if they don't carry out a major replacement and train for another one or two years, they will not be able to form combat effectiveness at all.

Expecting them to snipe the red-haired pirates is a complete joke.

To fight such a tough battle, we still have to look to the Red Flame Army. However, it is not easy to show the Red Flame Army in the open, so it would be better to keep them in the dark.

After receiving Jia Huan's request, Emperor Chongkang directly allocated the largest shipyard in Qingzhou Wei to the Red Flame Army with a wave of his hand.

In the next few years, the mission of the Red Flame Army was not only to exterminate the red-haired pirates, but also to pacify the Japanese.

By the way, I also want to sit in Jiangnan.

For Emperor Chongkang, chaos could occur in other parts of Daxia, but not in Jiangnan.

After receiving the order, Jia Huan left the palace and went straight to the Red Flame Army's station.

Then, Jia Huan called his deputy general Zhou Tong and informed Zhou Tong of the incident.

After learning the news, Zhou Tong couldn't help but be overjoyed.

As a soldier, the best stage is the battlefield.

Only on the battlefield can they play their greatest role, accumulate more military merits, and have greater channels for promotion.

All subsequent preparations were naturally left to the deputy general Zhou Tong.

As for the army's departure, it cannot be done directly with just one order.

They need half a month to prepare.

And this is because the Red Flame Army is cavalry.

Their food and grass were provided by military guards along the way.

If infantry travels, the speed will only be slower.

It is extremely normal to prepare for two or three months.

After Jia Huan came back, his wife Lin Daiyu, his wife Xue Baochai, Xue Baoqin and several other concubines naturally became more and more gentle.

It's no problem that Jia Huan enjoys all the blessings of his family.

Let's say that on this day, Jia Huan rarely broke away from the gentle countryside and was drawing blueprints in the study.

Suddenly Lin Zhixiaotong said that Master Miaoyu wanted to see him.

Hearing this name, Jia Huan couldn't help but feel in a trance.

If he hadn't suddenly heard the name, Jia Huan would have almost forgotten Miaoyu.

In The Book of Red Mansions, Miaoyu appears a lot.

Lin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu and others went to beg for tea and make tea for Jia Mu. Jia Baoyu went to Caicui Temple to beg for plum blossoms, and helped Lin Daiyu and others continue their poems.

The frequency of appearances is quite high.

And although she is a monk, her six senses are not pure, and she also has vague feelings for Jia Baoyu.

After Jia Huan traveled through time, the Grand View Garden was built with his own money.

After the construction is completed, no one else can enter the Grand View Garden except him.

And Jia Huan had no interest in her as a nun and had never gone to Caocui Nunnery to find her.

Miaoyu, on the other hand, seemed to be very tolerant of loneliness and had never tried to get close to him, the Marquis.

In the past few years, Jia Huan almost forgot about this little nun.

When I heard Lin Zhixiao's report, I suddenly remembered this person.

For a moment, Jia Huan couldn't guess what Miaoyu's purpose was in finding him.

Thinking of this, Jia Huan couldn't help but said: "Invite Master Miaoyu in."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

Soon Miaoyu walked in.

Miaoyu was wearing a moon-white monk's robe, with black hair tied behind her head.

Jia Huan was in a trance for a moment, and then he remembered that Miaoyu practiced with her hair on, and had never been ordained.

It turned out that he still had beautiful long hair, not the bald head he imagined.

As the saying goes, a woman should be pretty and filial.

Although Miaoyu did not wear a filial piety, the filial piety was originally white.

Miaoyu was dressed in moon-white monk clothes, which added a bit of beauty to her.

Coupled with the influence of the ancient Buddha with green lanterns all year round, she has an aura of being out of the dust, which makes her exude an aura of orchid in the empty valley.

After entering the house, Miaoyu bowed his head and said, "Miaoyu, a poor monk, pays homage to the Marquis."

Jia Huan waved his hand and said, "Master, there is no need to be polite. Please sit down and talk."

Miaoyu immediately sat down and said, "The poor monk came here just to ask the Marquis for something."

Jia Huan asked curiously: "I wonder what Master Tai wants? It might as well be said that if it is something I can do, I will not refuse."

Jia Huan didn't have much fondness for this pretty nun, but he didn't have any bad feelings either.

He's just a poor man.

If what she asked for was not a big deal, she might as well just agree to it.

After Jia Huan finished speaking, Miaoyu said: "Please also ask the Marquis to take the poor monk with him when he goes to the south of the Yangtze River this time. The poor monk wants to go back to the south of the Yangtze River to settle some grievances."

Hearing this, Jia Huan couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He didn't care about why Miaoyu went to Jiangnan or what grudges he wanted to settle.

What he was concerned about was, why did Miaoyu know that he was going to Jiangnan?

Logically speaking, his trip to Jiangnan was an extremely secretive matter.

In the entire Rongguo Mansion, except for Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Xue Baoqin and other women, no one else knew the news.

Not even the housekeeper Lin Zhixiao knew about it.

This Miaoyu, how could she know this?

Where did she get the intelligence system? Who told her this? Whose person is she?

For a time, Jia Huan thought of a lot.

However, the expression on his face did not reveal anything at all.

He just asked lightly: "I wonder how Master Tai knew that I was going to Jiangnan?"

Hearing Jia Huan's question, Miaoyu chuckled and said, "Master Hou, don't worry too much. No one told me about this matter, and I have no source of information."

"This is all what the poor monk guessed, and judging from the Marquis' inquiry, the poor monk guessed it right."

Hearing this, Jia Huan couldn't help but take a deep look at Miaoyu.

This little nun must have a story.

And he is much smarter than he thought.

What she just said was to show her intelligence in front of herself, so as to attract her attention.

I have to say, this is a very smart woman.

Jia Huan couldn't help but asked curiously: "The master might as well guess again, why did I go to Jiangnan this time?"

Hearing Jia Huan's question, Miaoyu pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Master Hou, this is a poor monk who is taking the exam."

"The reason why the poor monk guessed that the Marquis would go to the south of the Yangtze River was actually because of the incident with Qingzhou and King Heng."

"The red-haired pirates have done such outrageous things, and it's impossible for the imperial court to come back without revenge."

"And the Daxia Navy, which exists in name only, how can it deal with the red-haired pirates?"

"Therefore, the poor monk guessed that the imperial court would build a plank road openly and cross Chencang secretly." (End of this chapter)