The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 270 Mrs. Wang: Wait until the eldest brother has made great achievements

"Why are you living under someone else's roof? I'm not dead yet!" Jia Mu, with her long hair, scolded Xifeng sharply for the first time.

Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief, at least for the time being, they didn't have to move out of Rongguo Mansion, but looking at Mrs. Wang, she suddenly felt more at ease. If the title of Rongguo Mansion fell on Jia Cong, Jia Lian and Jia Cong were brothers, even if Since Jia Mu is gone, they can still live in Rongguo Mansion.

If we could get Jia Cong to relent and give them the North Courtyard, that would be great!

Jia Lian helped Ling go south, and Xifeng had no one to consult with her. At night, she and Ping'er sat embroidering by the stove under the lamp, and the early morning smoke was thickly smoked and the embroidered quilt was embroidered. The journey south was not peaceful. As they talked, Xifeng sighed and told Ping'er what happened in Rongqing Hall today.

In Rongqing Hall, Jia's mother has strict rules. No one is allowed to enter the side rooms, and even ordinary people will not hate them.

Although the decree about the succession of the title of Rongguo Mansion by Mr. Cong was sent to Liaodong and was not announced in Dongfu, the news has spread throughout the two mansions today, and Ping'er has also heard about it.

"For Third Master Cong to have accomplished such a great feat, there must be a reward from the palace. I heard that this was a contribution to the destruction of the country, and the Third Master could be rewarded with the title of a county king." Ping'er sighed softly.

Xifeng said, "If you want to blame it, it's also because the second master is too unsatisfactory. When Yun'er's mother came over, she said that Yun'er had made great contributions in Liaodong and was promoted to a hundred households. She was now a full-sixth-grade official." The nephews and nephews in our family must be taken care of in Brother Cong's hands. If the second master had gone with him, it would have been a wasted trip, and he might have been able to earn something back, but he refused to go."

Ping'er said, "In the bitter cold land over in Liaodong, how could the second master endure such hardships? Let's look at the original eldest master, Third Master Cong, who was raised by Mrs. Zhong, how different it is."

Xifeng was filled with sorrow after hearing this. When she stood out among the Wang sisters and married into the Jia family, she was not looking for Jia Lian, but for the title he could inherit. She never dreamed that she would be able to inherit the title. There is today.

"Tell me, what should I do in the future?" Xifeng said.

"This matter needs to be discussed by those men. Master Cong always has the final say. What's the use of us thinking about it?" Ping'er said, yawned and urged Xifeng to sleep quickly, but she In other words, it doesn't matter whether Jia Lian has a title or not. Anyway, the imperial edict cannot be granted to him no matter what.

Xifeng thought for a while and sneered, "Our eldest girl is using her concubine for nothing. After all, she is not as good as that girl Bao. She is still a decent lady after all."

Ping'er said, "You are thinking too much again. What are they running for?"

"Who can say clearly what will happen in the future? Don't even think about it. Brother Cong is a monkey spirit. If he had a chance to succeed, he wouldn't have been ingratiated with him long ago and promised his third sister to him. .”

Ping'er said, "Even the second girl has found a good place. How can the third girl become a concubine? Thinking about the second girl's dowry, Mr. Cong feels very sorry for the three girls. No matter what, he will never do it." Send the third girl to be a child, you are imagining things again."

"I was wondering, who do you think he is? He is affectionate and righteous towards the sisters, but he treats this person..." Xifeng shook her head, puzzled.

Ping'er thought in her heart that it was just a clear distinction between love and hate. Back then, Mrs. Zhong and her son were abused by the eldest man and his wife in the North Courtyard. How could the old lady not see it? She just didn't want to see it.

Shui Rong came out of the palace and asked someone to give Prince Teng a letter.

Wang Ziteng led the troops in Henan. After more than three months, there was no progress.

The decree has been passed down from the capital. Emperor Taiqi ordered Hong Chuncheng, the governor of the three provinces of Shaanxi, to march eastward from Shaanxi, and Zu Dadian, the governor of Shandong, to march from the east and west of Shandong, and attack Wang Jiayin and other bandits from both sides.

At this time, in Henan, the leaders of the 72th [-]nd Battalion, Zhao Sheng, Wang Daliang, Wang Zuogai, etc., had gathered. Under Wang Jiayin's call, these people gathered in Xingyang to discuss the combat strategy against the Dashun Army.

In the lobby of Xingyang Mansion, Wang Jiayin sat in the front seat. He had the largest number of soldiers under his command, and his family members numbered [-]. The other twelve most powerful families were Zhao Sheng, Wang Daliang, Wang Zuogao and others.

Among them, Zhao Sheng is also a scholar. He was originally a scholar in Qi County. He lived in Lingshan Temple in the county to study books day and night. Some people rumored that he lit lamps in the lonely temple at night in order to imitate the previous dynasty's rebellion. There were rumors that the government wanted to arrest him, which made Zhao Sheng uneasy. He drew a lot in the temple, but it was a poor lot. A monk who was close to him helped him interpret the lot, saying that he would be in jail in the near future.

Zhao Sheng panicked, fearing that he would be falsely accused and imprisoned, so he fled overnight. On the way, he met the local magistrate in Jiehuagou. Their faces were all painted with ink, and they raised their arms and shouted, "Who dares to kill the county magistrate?"

Everyone responded in unison, "I dare to kill!"

After shouting three times, Zhang Sheng led his people into the city. They encountered government officials who did not dare to resist. These people went straight into the county government office, killed the county magistrate, and were led by Zhang Sheng.

Wang Daliang called himself "King of Daliang". At the beginning of the uprising, there were only more than 400 people under his command. After moving several places, he had more than 3000 people under his command.

Wang Zuogao's strength can compete with Wang Jiayin. His leaders are famous among the bandits. Among them, Feishan Tiger, Big Bad Wolf, etc. have fought with officers and soldiers without losing. These people are sitting on Wang Zuogao. Behind him, except for Wang Jiayin, no one else was taken seriously by him.

"We have called you all here to discuss important matters. Everyone should have seen that the imperial court wants to encircle us and has sent an army of [-] people. It is so powerful that I think it will be difficult for any rebel team to resist alone. I, Wang Jiayin, The team I led could escape, to the south, east, west, or even north. We all had places to go, but I didn’t leave. We stayed here. Why?”

Wang Zuoguang laughed and said, "So what if we have an army of fifty thousand? I heard that the leader of the army, Wang Ziteng, is an embroidered pillow. He didn't come for me. If he came for me, I would definitely teach him how to behave!" "

Wang Daliang was weaker, so he was cautious, and he said after careful consideration, "The imperial army's equipment is worse than mine, and the food is fuller than ours. When it comes to fighting, one can stand up to two of us. In my opinion, there is no need to bear it forcefully. It is better to give in temporarily and conserve strength."

Zhao Sheng was a little hesitant and didn't know what to choose. In fact, he planned to stick to his territory, but he was worried that once the imperial army came, he would be unable to support it alone.If he doesn't respond this time, once that time comes and he responds again, no one will be able to rescue him.

"The area with the weakest defensive power of the imperial court is the southwest. My suggestion is that we might as well move there together and open up new territory while waiting for the imperial army to arrive. By then, the southwest will become our main battlefield. We Let’s work together to attack the imperial army.” Zhao Sheng said after careful consideration.

After hearing these words, Wang Jiayin said, "What you all said makes sense. I would like to share my opinion. The people of Dashun Dynasty have been suffering for a long time. I don't think I need to say it. You all have the same profound experience as me. We people tend to the crops every day, but we don’t have enough to eat all year round. We spin and weave all the year round, and we don’t have a piece of warm clothes to wear. But what do those officials do? They are high up, and they live in fine clothes and food every day. Who can accept it?
We can no longer live, we will always die. We are not even afraid of death anymore, so what are we afraid of?
But we can't just die like this. In the world of Dashun, we can't just bring chaos to Henan. We have to make chaos happen everywhere, so that we can have hope of living.

I think brothers in many places must be waiting and watching. If we can win a victory here, do you think those people who are waiting and watching will wait and watch again? "

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Sheng and others' eyes lit up. It would be better to die than to live. Who really wants to die?Even if you die, you can't live an easy life as those dog officials of the court.

If there were rebels everywhere in the Dashun Dynasty, the court would be overwhelmed. Will their way of survival become wider?
Even Wang Daliang, who was hesitant at first, nodded and said, "That's the case, it's worth fighting for!"

Wang Zuoguan laughed and said, "That's a good idea. I heard that Wang Ziteng has a silver-like pewter spear head, which is useless. This time, let's give him some color to see. It's best to let him use it." The dog emperor thought he was afraid of us, and deliberately colluded with us, and finally he was able to chop off the dog official's head." Wang Jiayin said, "Then use a trick, it is best to capture the dog official alive!"

"I heard that Zhang Dougui, the magistrate of Wen County, is a corrupt official. Why don't we send people to Wen County to kill the corrupt official and pass the news to Wang Ziteng. He will definitely send troops there. We will set up an ambush on the road to catch him off guard first! "The king himself said.

This was a strategy that Wang Jiayin and others had thought up a long time ago. When they proposed it now, they won the unanimous approval of the rebel leaders.

Zhao Sheng said, "In addition, I think we should send some people out. I heard that in some places in Shandong, Shanxi, and Hubei, the people's lives are not easy. It is impossible to say that they can respond to everything at once. When we make achievements here, we will not be afraid of them." No response."

"This is a good idea!" Wang Jiayin couldn't help but glance at Zhao Shenggao, "I think this is a good idea. Let's pick a few people among our own people to contact some people with lofty ideals. The world is in chaos and the time has come for heroes to compete. However, right now , it’s not time for us to fight, the imperial court has sent a large army here, we must give them some color first, and let the world know that the princes, generals, and ministers would rather have their own kind than let the people live a good life. Cut off the heads of these dog officials!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

Waves of cheers came out from the Xingyang government office. Soon, Wang Jiayin and others discussed the strategy. Wang Guozhong led about 2000 people to Wen County to lure Wang Ziteng to the bait, while the others ambush Luoyang. An ambush on the way to Wen County dealt a fatal blow to Wang Ziteng's troops.

The news was quickly revealed to Wang Ziteng, and he had no doubts after receiving the news. In Wang Ziteng's eyes, these bandits were just random people who were destined to die, a group of idiots who dared to rebel with hoes and sickles.

However, although Wang Ziteng brought [-] soldiers under his command, the admirals of each battalion were not people who could actually fight on the battlefield. In fact, the soldiers in the Beijing camp were severely defeated during the confrontation with the rogue bandits. Hundreds of them were defeated. The refugees were able to overwhelm thousands of camps. If it weren't for the overwhelming number of people, Wang Ziteng would have even been in danger of collapse during the fight with the refugees along the way.

At this time, Shui Rong's letter also arrived. The letter told Wang Ziteng that Jia Cong had settled the affairs of Liaodong once and for all. Nuerhachi had been wandering around for several years. Jia Cong cleaned up the mess as soon as he left, and his achievements surpassed Xia's. Jin, who has contributed to the destruction of the country, the emperor has promoted her to the title of Duke of the State, and married Princess Xianning to Jia Cong, leaving the title of Rongguo lineage to his son.

In the letter, although Shui Rong did not explicitly state the emperor's dissatisfaction with Wang Ziteng, he told him tactfully, "...I asked about my brother's career in Henan. Although it is difficult to cope with the situation, what is not difficult at the moment? Brother, I must overcome the difficulties and make progress, and I hope for early success... …”

Wang Ziteng used the Dusi Yamen as his residence. Three admirals and several deputy generals and generals were sitting in attendance. After Wang Ziteng read Shui Rong's letter, his face became more solemn and he said, "The emperor is already supervising the battle achievements. I have been waiting for three days since I came out." After a month, a few small victories are not enough to appease the princes in the court, how will you treat me?"

Qi Jianhui is the commander of the Fenwu camp. He follows the prince wherever he goes, and is full of ambitions to make great achievements and restore the glory of his ancestors. However, after coming to Luoyang, he can't eat well and sleep restlessly. He is already full of complaints. At this time, he heard Wang Ziteng complained, "Those people only know how to sit in the capital and point their fingers. They don't even look at it. How can this situation be reversed with our efforts?"

Jiang Zining felt the same as him and said, "Who doesn't want to make contributions? They don't know how ferocious these refugees are. Although some food and salary have been allocated, it is not enough. If you want these ruffians to go to the battlefield, you will have to eat them in one day." How can I do this when I’m full?”

Wang Ziteng was a little overjoyed when he heard this and said, "The so-called raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while is usually supported by the court. Now it's time to sacrifice one's life. How can it be like this! The court is already in a difficult situation. In order to suppress the rebellion, it has tried its best. We are providing food and wages. You need to know where Liaodong is..."

Before he finished speaking, Ji Siwen intercepted him and said, "Commander Jie must not say such things. We are both soldiers of the imperial court. What are Jia Cong's men equipped with, and what are our soldiers equipped with? If Give me soldiers like the Flying Bear Guard, and I can win the battle with my eyes closed. I still need these 5 to 5000 troops, even [-] men are enough!"

"I heard that all the war horses of the Three Thousand Battalion are Ningxia horses, and all the guns and cannons produced by the Shenji Battalion are supplied to the Feixiong Guards. It is no wonder that Ning Guohou was able to win battles again and again in Liaodong. The Ministry of War is Isn't it too biased?" Deputy General Yang Jun said.

The other deputy generals Guo Zhen, Feng Zong and others also spoke in unison. After speaking, they looked at Wang Ying and Bao Zheng, hoping that these two people would also agree with them.

Wang Ziteng's face was as dark as water. He originally thought that by leading the [-] soldiers from the Beijing camp, he would be able to kill a group of homeless people without fighting ability in a short time. The meritorious service was right in front of him. Who would have thought that these veterans from the Beijing camp would be killed? The gangsters would be frightened when they saw the refugees rushing towards them with sticks.

And these subordinates who once followed him to eat meat and drink soup, and paid all kinds of compliments, when the critical moment came, they did not give any support at all, and they were always holding back.

Wang Ying stood up and cupped her hands towards Wang Ziteng and said, "Jie Shuai, those gangs of thieves dare to attack Wen County. If they succeed, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the court to deal with. Since there are few people, I think 5000 people are enough. In the end, General is willing to lead 5000 people to Wen County, and he will definitely bring the thieves to see him!"

The injustice in Wang Ziteng's heart felt a little better. He glanced at everyone in the camp with displeased eyes and saw their expressions. He was extremely disappointed and indignant. He nodded and accepted Wang Ying. He asked, "If you can save the people of Wen County from hanging upside down, and save the people from fire and water, no matter whether you can get the thief's head or not, I will take credit for you!"

Jiang Zining smiled and said, "General Wang Shen, we are waiting for your triumphant return!"

These words seemed to be sarcastic, and Wang Ying looked very unhappy.

Wang Ziteng couldn't help but get angry and said, "Do you think that because of the emperor's urging, I will be the only one who will be punished by the court because we have no merit? Wang Ying is willing to go on an expedition, and we cannot sit idly by and wait. This time in Wen County In the battle, Wang Ying will be the vanguard, and we will follow closely behind. If Wen County suffers any loss, you and I should apologize to the court!"

After Wang Ziteng finished speaking, he stood up angrily and walked straight out of the commander's camp, leaving a group of people looking at each other. Except for Wang Ying, the others shook their heads helplessly.

After the prince vacated the door, he had nowhere to go. He came all the way to the city tower and looked far into the north. At this moment, he had to admit that Jia Cong did have some abilities. At least, he could bring out Invincible teams such as the Flying Bear Guard and the Three Thousand Battalion came out, but he didn't know what it would be like to go to Wen County this time and face off against the bandits.

It was the birthday of Wang Ziteng's wife in Shenjing City. Mrs. Wang originally planned to let Xifeng and Baoyu go together, but since Yuanchun was also going, Mrs. Wang also told Jia Mu to go together.

Although it is not a life expectancy, Wang Ziteng is now a popular figure second only to Jia Cong. He is leading troops and fighting in wars. If you don't know, yesterday he was the Marquis of Ning Guo, and today he is the Duke of Ning Guo. No one knows how many ranks Wang Ziteng will be promoted tomorrow, or whether he will be the Duke of Ning Guo. There was an endless stream of people coming to celebrate his birthday, and the crowds were so crowded that even the Jia family's sedan could hardly squeeze in.

Seeing that her natal family was so popular, Mrs. Wang was extremely satisfied. She was among a group of married women, and she did not feel inferior at all due to her low status. Instead, she received compliments from many people, and she couldn't help but be happy.

As a result, his anger at having the title of Rong Guofu taken away by Jia Cong was much lessened.

After finally waiting for all the guests to leave, Wang Ziteng's wife, Sun, left Mrs. Wang to talk to Yuan Chun, while Baoyu played with the Wang cousins ​​on the side.

"I just heard that the title of Rongguo Mansion was taken away by Jia Cong again. I can't believe it. How could this happen?" Mrs. Sun shook her head in disbelief and said to Mrs. Wang, "You guys Doesn’t the old lady have anything else to say?”

Mrs. Wang sneered and said, "What can the old lady do? I have long since lost my mind. Now I can only wait for the eldest brother to come back. When the eldest brother has made contributions, the emperor will know that Jia Cong is not the only one in this court who can fight. In the future, one will wax and wane, and he will not be able to speak for us."

　Happy holidays!

　　Happy birthday to our great motherland!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)