Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 264 Renewal of Weapons 3

Sun Chi said with a smile: "You are really not idle, my martial arts are among the top three among the nobles."

Jia Cong was astonished and said: "Is there anyone among the noble disciples who can compete with me?"

Sun Chi pointed at him and said with a smile: "Don't you think that just because you are a martial arts champion, you are invincible? Do you think that the noble disciples are all trash like Xiong Lin and Qi Zheng?"

Jia Cong asked, "Who is your Highness talking about?"

Sun Chi smiled and said: "You are really ignorant. Let me just mention two. Li Zhen, the right governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Guanyang Marquis Li Meng's son, and Cao Xiong, the left governor and Gaotang Marquis Cao Jin's son, are not as good as you in martial arts. Down.

The Grand Governor and Juyehou Tu Fei’s son Tu Lie’s martial arts skills are superior to yours. It's just that these three people, one in Xuanfu Town, one in Datong Town, and one in Yulin Town, make you, the monkey, the overlord. "

"Are there really so many masters?" Jia Cong was dubious.

Sun Chi said: "You still don't believe me when you say you sit in a well and look at the sky. I have fought against these people, and they are indeed powerful. This is because they dare not fight me with all their strength."

Jia Cong shook his head, and the warrior's competitive spirit came to him, and he said: "You can't prove what you say. You have to fight to know."

Sun Chi said with a smile: "Okay, when they come back, you can go to them to spar and then you can tell the difference between male and female."

Jia Cong nodded, no longer entangled, and said: "The border is simple, winter is about to come, and the roads are difficult to travel. When will your highness return?"

Sun Chi smiled and said: "Young man, you want to drive me away? No way. I finally came out, so of course I have to inspect it carefully as a Liaohai Guard to live up to the emperor's orders."

Jia Cong smiled bitterly: "My lord, last time you were injured, I took care of you. Are you still stubborn? Is there anything good to see in Liaodong? If you don't come back for a long time, your majesty and the empress will inquire about me. I'm afraid they will accuse me of seducing you again." The prince is acting like a coward outside, if something goes wrong, how can I afford it?"

Sun Chi waved his hand and said indifferently: "Now that the world is peaceful in Liaodong, what can happen? You are too cautious and cautious, and you don't look like a man. I will stay in Liaodong for a month first. I heard that your place is rich in marine products. Dongqing, get me a naughty one."

Jia Cong said: "It's not easy to get Haidongqing. When will you return to Beijing, I will see you off. How about that?"

"Nonsense, I want to tame the falcon myself, what's the fun in it being tamed by someone else?" Sun Chi said, looking at Wan Yanshan and sister Wan Yanshan, and said with a smile: "I would like to ask you two brothers and sisters to do it for your convenience and send me an expert to teach me how to tame the falcon. Law."

Wanyanshan smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this? Don't worry, Your Highness."

Jia Cong had no choice but to bargain and move out of the Xifeng Emperor, allowing Sun Chi to stay in Liaohai Guard for only half a month.

After the banquet, the guests and hosts had a good time. Jia Cong sent the chief secretary and others to send the imperial envoy and his party to the post office to rest, while Sun Chi stayed in the guarding yamen wing to rest.

Just as he was about to go back to his room, Wang Jin stopped him: "Sir, there are many soldiers in the guard but few generals. The general wants to transfer two people from other places to join the future. Please tell me."

Jia Cong asked: "Who will be sent here?"

"On the same day, Pinglu Fort was deployed to defend Li Ke, and Shangyulin Fort was defended against Mingyao. These two people have been favored by adults and have fought side by side with us. In the end, we will see that these two people are heavy-minded, have long talents, and are unpretentious. If you have meritorious service in battle, why not be transferred to serve under your command?" Wang Jin said.

Jia Cong pondered for a moment before he remembered these two people. When he first went to Shifang Sibao to take office, he gave them a cart of meat. Later, when the Tatars came to attack and their city fell, he also helped them.

"I haven't seen them since the battle in Fengtian City that day. Where are they now?"

Wang Jin said: "They are still where they are. Although they have made some achievements, no one in the General Military Mansion speaks for them, and they are rarely promoted."

Jia Cong said: "Are they willing to come over?"

Wang Jin said: "These two people have already written to me, saying that they are willing to come under your command and wait for orders. Although they are on the defensive now, their salary is not even as good as 10% of our Qianzong, so why don't they want to come?"

Jia Cong nodded and said: "Well, I also know the abilities of these two people. Now I will write documents and transfer people to the General Military Mansion."

"Yes."
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Liao Prince's Mansion, inner study room.

The fat body of the King of Liao was leaning on a three-screen unicorn-foot canopy bed carved with red sandalwood with clouds and dragons. In his hand was a bright red amber snuff bottle with poems engraved on it. The body of the pot was engraved with Du Fu's poem "Qujiang Duiyu" and signed "Chang Tai Ding You". "February Imperial Title". Next to him, the palace chief, Shi, bowed and stood in awe.

The King of Liao looked gloomy, sniffed the snuff gently, stroked the body of the pot, and said lightly: "The Supreme Emperor gave this snuff bottle back then, and I love it very much. Not only because of its exquisiteness and uniqueness, but also the poems of Du Gongbu and the Supreme Emperor's poems." Character.

Look at this sentence, "The flowers in the forest are wet with rouge in the rain, and the waterlilies are carried by the wind and the green belt grows". Compared with Jia Cong's lingering sadness of "The flowers in the forest have faded the spring red", it has a more tranquil atmosphere. "

Chang Shi's heart trembled. Now Jia Cong is the rival of the King of Liao. He hurriedly said: "Jia Cong only plays with some rich and colorful poems that are not on the stage. How can he be compared with the poet?"

The King of Liao turned a deaf ear and said to himself: "Look at the sentence 'temporarily drunk beside the beautiful lady', Jia Cong's sexual fortune is much better than that of Du Gongbu? Is he sitting back and relax at this moment, drunk beside the Jurchen beauty? Um?"

Chang Shi heard his voice turn cold and hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty: "I am incompetent, please punish me."

The King of Liao snorted coldly: "For more than a year, you have been planning to no avail, and you have failed to achieve even an inch, which is enough for me to suffer humiliation at the hands of Jia Cong for more than a year!

Until now, the Prince of Liao and several Wuhous are still holding their noses to get goods from Fengtian and letting Jia Cong sit on their necks and shit! Tell me, what crime should be committed? "The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and finally he roared.

"I know the crime, but I have learned from it painfully and have planned a killing spree to get rid of this kid."

King Liao said: "Tell me and listen."

Chang Shi said: "Your Highness, the Tenth Prince, went to inspect the Liaohai Guards. I had already sent someone to accompany him to lure him out of the pass for hunting at the right time. His temperament would definitely fall into the trap. If the Tatars attack at that time and His Highness is in danger, Jia Cong will definitely bring troops to rescue him.

Jia Cong had a deep feud with the Tartar Barhu tribe. He personally beheaded the tribe leader Bayin and the prince Jiya Saiyin, and took the big banner. The tribe wanted to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin.

Even if he is allowed to escape by chance, if His Highness is killed, the prince can be beheaded to apologize; if His Highness is fine, he can be demoted for failing to protect him. Wouldn't it be logical for the prince to take advantage of the opportunity to take over Liaohai Guard and pick Jia Cong's peach? .

At that time, Yang Xiong felt that it was not enough to protect himself. How could he dare to fight with the prince? "

The King of Liao pondered for a long time. He did not dare to act rashly because the prince's life was involved, because he said: "You don't know that Lao Shi is very loved by his Majesty. If he is killed in Liaodong, His Majesty will blame him..."

Chang Shi smiled and said: "The prince just happened to be a very strict reader of Yang Xiong. If he hadn't been nepotistic and allowed Jia Cong to have his own way, even if he made him lawless, how could this disaster have happened?

Although the prince is guarding Liaodong, he only has the responsibility of supervising. On weekdays, important military and political affairs and the appointment of generals are handled by the General Military Mansion. Moreover, His Highness came out of Liaohai Guard on his own and encountered the Tatars. What does he have to do with the prince?

Even if His Majesty blames the blame, the Jia family and Yang Xiong will take the blame. It is also cost-effective for the prince to bear the small responsibility and eliminate these two major harms. "

The King of Liao nodded slightly and said: "This is reasonable. Have you made arrangements?"

"The people around His Highness who have broken into the Barhu tribe have already arranged a compromise. They are all dead men in the palace. They guarantee that no matter whether they succeed or fail, they will have nothing to do with the palace. Just wait for the prince's order to start." The chief's eyes flashed with a stern look, and he sneered: "Then do it!"

"Yes!"

A moment later, the chirping of an eagle was heard, and a gray and white Haidongqing fluttered its wings from the backyard of the palace, disappeared into the sky, and flew north.
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On this day, after Jia Cong finished practicing his martial arts, he was listening to Fan Ming's briefing in the duty room as usual. Suddenly he saw Wang Fei coming to report: "Sir, we have just received reports from seven or eight sentry towers including Jurchen Quanyan Ridge, Gongzhu Ridge, and Sanqing Mountain outside the Pass. There was a summons, saying that there was something strange happening among the Tatars in the Balhu tribe, and they mobilized 30,000 to 40,000 troops. I don’t know what they want to do.”

Jia Cong frowned and looked at the map on the table. Could it be that the Tatars still want to deny it? Even these tens of thousands of people can't even take down Liaohaiwei.

"Immediately report this matter to Commander-in-Chief Yang." Jia Cong has already sent Jurchens to establish a Xinying liaison station in the Commander-in-Chief Mansion.

Before he finished speaking, Wang Jin brought someone in and said, "Sir, General Yang sent a secret envoy to summon you."

"Huh?" Jia Cong's doubts increased. Yang Xiong usually used a flying eagle to send messages, so why did he use a human to send messages today?

The man hurriedly bowed down and said: "Tan Bo, the commander-in-chief of the last general's military office, has come here to summon you on the order of the military lord."

"What's the matter?"

Tan Bo took out a bamboo tube from his arms and held it up with both hands.

Wang Jin took it and checked it. It was correct and handed it to Jia Cong.

Jia Cong opened it and was shocked. I saw the letter written on it:

Brother Cong:

I recently received a secret order from His Majesty, instructing me to secretly protect the Tenth Prince. Your Highness is with you now, and you must not be careless. We have ordered 20,000 elite cavalry to garrison the Tieling Guards to stay on guard in case of any eventuality.

If something happens, use the beacon as a signal to call for reinforcements. You will be in control and act expediently to ensure that His Highness is safe.

Handwritten by General Soldier Yang Xiong

Year, month and day of the ninth year of Xifeng

Jia Cong silently tore the letter into pieces and threw them into the inkstone. He looked at the pieces of paper being stained with ink and was filled with surprise and uncertainty. Why did Your Majesty suddenly secretly order Yang Xiong to protect Sun Chi? Could it be that His Majesty already knew something? Or are you testing something? What danger does Sun Chi face in Liaohaiwei?

Suddenly something moved in his heart and he asked: "Where is Your Highness?"

"Your Majesty, Your Highness took people out of the city to hunt early this morning."

"Who is accompanying you?"

"There are the guards of the Prince's Mansion, the accompanying sergeants from the Shenjing Xishan Camp, the officers and soldiers of the Liao Prince's Mansion, the General Military Mansion, and a few Jurchen people who are good at eagles. There are more than a thousand people in total." Wang Fei said.

Jia Cong breathed a sigh of relief. With so many people accompanying him, what could happen?

Suddenly, Yan Shuangying came to report: "Third Master, just now Zhang Yi, the guard of Zhenbei Pass, sent a message to Zhang Yifeiying, saying that His Highness and his entourage have gone out to hunt."

What? Jia Cong stood up suddenly, and instantly thought of the strange movements of the Tatars outside the city and Yang Xiong's secret message, and a chill went down his back.

"Wang Jin! Quickly light up the Spark Camp, the death camp and the eight thousand soldiers and horses in the city, follow me to rescue them!" Jia Cong shouted sharply with his halberd pointed.

"Yes!" Wang Jin cupped his hands and ran away, beating the drum to gather the generals.

"Wang Fei! Immediately order the soldiers from the military camp outside the city to enter the city for defense, and hurry up to light the beacon fire!"

"Yes!" Wang Fei ran away with a whoosh.

"Tan Bo! You wait at the top of the city. As soon as the 20,000 Tieling Guards arrive, they will rush out of Zhenbeiguan to reinforce our troops!"

"The general will get the order!"

"Fan Ming! Immediately send an order to Rong Liu, You Jiaxi, Yu Hong, Lei Tai and others, and leave the defense of the city to them. We must strictly prevent the civilians from causing chaos. After the soldiers outside the city enter the city, immediately close the forage and ask your wife to come forward. , just say that we will investigate the spies and let the people leave the city temporarily."

"Yes!" Fan Ming did not dare to neglect, and ran to deliver the order with his long gown in hand.

"Shuangying, please invite the two ladies here immediately!"

Fortunately, both sisters were in the city and were summoned shortly.

"Brother, what happened in such a hurry?"

Jia Cong had already dressed up neatly and said in a deep voice: "Shan'er, please summon your father-in-law immediately and ask him to mobilize all the available troops in the clan and join me as soon as possible to attack the thieves. All losses will be borne by me! Give another 50 silver for military expenses." "

Seeing his solemn look, Wan Yanshan hurriedly said, "I'll go right away, but I have to go with you so that we can communicate at all times."

"it is good!"

"I want to go too!" Wanyanwen said anxiously.

Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "You stay at home, you have errands to do."

Wanyanwei nodded helplessly and said: "Then you must be careful. If anything happens, I will use Xiaoxue to inform you."

Jia Cong nodded: "Your main purpose at home is to appease the people, and to prevent some people from inciting troubles and taking advantage of the situation. Master Rong will tell you what to do." He gave some more instructions.

Um! Wanyanwei threw herself into Jia Cong's arms and held him tightly.

After seeing Yan Shan come out, Jia Cong patted the beauty in his arms on the buttocks and said: "Okay, go and do business. I'm leaving, don't worry."

Wanyan Wen reluctantly let go of her hand and watched Jia Cong, Wanyan Shan and all the soldiers leave.

(End of this chapter)