Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 357 Jinling Scenery

In many large restaurants in Jinling City, Qiao Yin's elite Hundred Households, Trial Hundred Households, General Banners and others were attacking everywhere.

In the name of visiting Jinling and making friends with his colleagues, he invited many officials from hundreds of Jinling guards to drink and have fun.

Out of official rules and etiquette, Sha Dou Fu could only order his subordinates to accompany the superior officials from Shenjing.

After drinking for three rounds, Baihu Jingshen said with a smile: "Brothers, you have been in the blessed land of Jinling for a long time, with few errands and plenty of oil and water. I really envy our hard-working brothers in Shenjing."

The officials from hundreds of households said hurriedly: "Your Excellency lives in the imperial capital, so it is inevitable that he will be busy with official duties, and naturally he will have great power.

Moreover, the admiral has risen so powerfully that no dignitary will look up to me, but this is incomparable to Jinling. "

Jing Shen smiled and said: "We, the soldiers and generals, have no power at all. We are all on errands under the orders of Lord Admiral Jun.

Speaking of power, the admiral is now a young hero who is loved by the Holy Emperor and the Queen. The eldest lady of the Rong Mansion is also a noble concubine and was born in the palace of the Duke;

He also made good friends with General Manager Dai, the Duke's lineage, the second prince, the tenth prince, Prince Zhongxin, etc., and also got the support of Huo and Dong. It was really going to be like wind and rain. "

"What you are saying is that the Admiral has a great reputation. Not only did he escape from the Gongjin case, but he also used the empty warehouse corruption case to get rid of two serious harms, Wan and Tang, and also cleared the Jinyiwei. I have already heard it like thunder in Jinling, but I wish I could meet you." Everyone said hurriedly.

Jing Shen said: "That's because you are far away in the south and don't know what is going on in Shenjing. Think about it, Wan Jin and Tang Yan were appointed by the Supreme Emperor and colluded with Dongchang. They are so majestic and domineering. As for the Admiral, the ice melted away in the blink of an eye. Who among these Jinyi guards dares to disobey orders?"

Several hundred households from Shenjing laughed and said: "Anyway, we don't dare, and no one from the North and South Division dares to do it. I wonder if our local brothers dare?"

All the Jinling Baihus hurriedly waved their hands and said: "I don't dare to wait for death." After saying that, they looked at each other and saw that there was something in Jing Baihu's words. Was it an allusion to Sha Zhenfu?

They were all smart people, and they were all thinking about whether they should continue to be loyal to Lao Sha or join the Admiral as soon as possible to gain an advantage.

Jing Shen continued: "Brothers, the Admiral is a fierce general on the battlefield, and you know his temper.

In the last case, dozens of heads were chopped off from thousands and hundreds of households in the Bei Division, from Wan to Tang Dynasty. They were not stubborn.

Of course, my lord, the military law is strict and strict, and I have nothing to say to the brothers below. In a blink of an eye, a group of new people were promoted to fill the vacancies. It is common sense that the old ones will not go and the new ones will not come. Do you think this is true, brothers? "

"Your Majesty, what you said is true. I hope you will give me more support." Everyone felt itchy in their hearts. If the old ones don't go away, the new ones won't come. This sentence is famous.

Jing Shen smiled and said: "Our family property is in Shenjing and we will not stay in Aurous Hill.

I came out this time just to listen to the admiral's orders. I have to go back after finishing my errands. You are local snakes. If this errand is done, it will be of great benefit. "

Everyone's hearts were filled with excitement and they hurriedly said: "My lord, if you have a mission, how dare we and the rest of the Jinling Guard not move forward with all our might."

"Eat wine, don't just talk." Jing Shen laughed, took a drink, and said, "I want to ask you a question."

"Your Majesty, please inquire."

Everyone pricked up their ears.

"Look, there are ten people at this table and ten chairs. If there are new brothers, how can they fit in?" Jing Shen gestured with his fingers in a circle.

One Jinling household said: "We can add two chairs so that everyone can squeeze in." Everyone nodded silently. This method is neither good nor bad.

Jing Shen said with a smile: "The number of chairs for a table is a fixed rule. If it is changed at will, wouldn't it make people laugh? Furthermore, even if two chairs are added, everyone will be crowded around, isn't it?"

"This is also a helpless move. It's good to have a seat, so there's no way to be picky." The crowd said.

Jing Shen smiled and said, "Okay, if ten people come, why don't we add ten chairs? Can they accommodate them?"

"This..." Everyone's expressions froze, this change was too big.

"I am stupid, please enlighten me."

"What's so difficult about this? Let some people go down and free up the chairs. Then the people who come after you can sit down. Why add more chairs?" Jing Shen said with a smile.

Everyone had already guessed a thing or two, but hearing it from his mouth was even more shocking. Bei Division had only used this trick not long ago.

Speaking of this, the hundreds of households still didn't understand, and they hurriedly patted their chests and said: "We are the only ones who follow the orders of the admiral. We will go through water and fire. If we frown, we will accept the family law."

In Jin Yiwei's mind, family law is more terrifying than national law.

"Okay, I hit it off with you brothers, so I said some heartfelt words. There will definitely be empty seats. Whether you can sit on them or not depends on your abilities." Jing Shen said with a smile.

"I'll understand later, thank you sir for your guidance."

The hundreds of households had already secretly made up their minds at this moment. If the Admiral was really as domineering as the rumors say, it would be fine to work for him. It would be better than following Lao Sha and the others and ending up with a hundred households all their lives.

It is impossible for the Qianhu and deputy Qianhu above to take the initiative to give up their positions to themselves. In the face of real prospects and interests, these people will make rational choices.

Everyone had their own thoughts and frequently raised glasses and prepared dishes. Suddenly, they saw a captain running towards him and said: "My lords, the admiral is coming! Sha Zhenfu and the others have gone to the dock to wait."

"Hurry up and greet him!" Jing Shen quickly put down her chopsticks.

A group of large ships sailed up the river, passed Lion Rock, entered the Qinhuai River waterway, and slowly approached the dock outside Qingliangmen.

Jia Cong walked out of the cabin and looked from the deck. The pier was filled with black people wearing flying fish uniforms, driving all the people of all religions and professions aside.

There was also a large group of people, holding the banner of Rongguo, waiting in the middle with many cars and sedans. Apparently, the servants of Rongguo Mansion in Nanjing came to greet him.

Baochai, Sister Feng, Qingwen and others had already packed their belongings, and their mother-in-law got off the boat and brought a sedan to pick them up.

Jia Cong went down first, and a middle-aged housekeeper hurriedly came up with several other stewards. He kowtowed and said, "Slave Jin Cai, please give my regards to the third master."

Gold color? This name seemed familiar. He had never heard of it before. Jia Cong was slightly startled.

Wangcai, who was waiting for him to go out, saw this and said with a smile: "He is Miss Yuanyang's father."

"Oh, yes. Golden Yuanyang, Golden Yuanyang." Jia Cong smiled and said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Third Master." Jin Cai smiled quickly.

"Yuanba, lead a team of people, follow Butler Jin, and escort a few girls back first."

"Yes, Third Master." Zhang Yuanba made a move and led two to three hundred people to protect Jia's carriages and sedans.

Seeing that Jia Cong's family members had gone first, Shadou Fu and others came to greet them: "I'll pay my respects to the Admiral."

Sha Dou Fu was about forty or fifty years old. He had a shiny head with no grass growing on his head. He didn't even have eyebrows. His eyes were drawn down, his triangular eyes showed a cold light, and his hooked nose showed a fierce look. He looked like a bad guy at first glance.

Jia Cong chuckled, raised his hand slightly, and said, "Get up, everyone."

"Thank you, sir." Everyone stood up.

Sha Dou Fu said: "Your Majesty has been working hard all the way. I have prepared a small amount of wine to help you wash away the dust. Please appreciate your honor."

"Drinks are waived. I'm tired of traveling and traveling, so I'll go home and rest first. If anything happens, I'll tell you in the Yamen tomorrow." Jia Cong said calmly.

"Yes. I am humble enough to obey your orders," Sha Doufu said.

"It's all gone." Jia Cong nodded, got on his horse, and went straight away. Before leaving, he glanced at Qiao Yin and others. Qiao Yin, Kong Xing, and Xie Hui understood the situation and watched Jia Cong go away, saying: "Sha Zhenfu, we will leave first. Let's have a good rest tonight. Your Majesty will have a special order tomorrow."

"What your lord said is that we are also leaving. You each go back and sort out your errands in case your lord inquires."

"I humble my duty and obey my orders."

Before Jia Cong entered the door, he saw a large sedan coming out of Qingliang Gate. The government officials in front and behind held up signs and played gongs to clear the way. The signs read "Avoid", "Quiet", "Jinling Main Hall" and other words.

Suddenly, more than ten gongs and drums were heard, and the officials shouted loudly: "You are gentle but sharp, powerful but not fierce, respectful but peaceful."

The people on both sides all retreated.

Jia Cong laughed dumbly. These civil servants were quite interesting, and they had a way of dealing with these fancy things.

The two groups met in front of Qingliang Gate. The leading officer was about to yell and give way, but when he saw the person coming, he was fully clothed and had a fierce look on his face. He didn't know who the sergeant was, so he hurriedly retracted the curse in his throat.

The yamen officer suddenly saw two large flags in the team, embroidered with gold thread on an azure ground, with several large characters written in silver hooks and iron, one was "Dang Kou Bo Jia" and the other was "Jin Yi Wei Jia".

He was startled immediately and almost offended the King of Hell. He quickly turned to the sedan chair and said, "Master, Brother Dang is here."

"Quickly stop in the sedan." A middle-aged man hurriedly got out of the sedan. He was wearing a peacock patch and had a dignified appearance.

"Oh, my brother is coming. I didn't get the news before. It's a shame to miss him from afar." The man held his hands and walked to Jia Cong's horse with a smile.

Jia Cong saw that this man had a round waist, a thick back, a broad face and a square mouth. He also had sharp eyebrows, starry eyes, a straight nose and a straight cheek. He had a good appearance.

Smiling slightly, without dismounting, he cupped his hands and said, "But in front of Brother Yucun?"

"Exactly, brother is coming from afar, why don't you let me know in advance so that I can fulfill my friendship as a landlord." Jia Yucun said.

"Brother Yucun accepted it with kindness, but this time I went south, I had the emperor's order, and I didn't want to disturb the place, so I didn't inform my brother. I hope you can forgive me."

"How dare you? How dare you. My brother is so upright and upright, he is truly a role model for us." Jia Yucun said with a smile.

Jia Cong knew what kind of person he was and was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. He held his hands and said, "I'm tired of traveling and traveling. I'll ask my brother to get drunk some other time."

"Where can I treat my brother to a guest? I should be the host." Jia Yucun said hurriedly, waving his hand and ordering people to get out of the way.

"See you soon, brother."

"Brother, walk slowly."

Jia Yucun nodded and bowed from behind, watched Jia Cong go in, and shouted to the squad leader beside him: "Why don't you take someone to clear the way for uncle? What are you doing?"

"Yes, yes, yes." All the government officials rushed to clear the way for Jia Cong.

Jia Cong and his party entered Zhonggu Street and turned east to Ningrong Street in Jinling. To the east of the street is Ningguo Mansion and to the west is Rongguo Mansion. The two houses are connected and occupy most of the street. Although it is deserted outside the gate, There was no one around, but it was kept clean.

With his own soldiers stationed at sentry posts everywhere, Jia Cong entered the middle gate and saw that the halls and pavilions in the house were all majestic, and the layout was almost exactly the same as that of Shenjing.

When I walked to the garden at the back, I saw trees, rocks, and trees, which also had a lush and moist atmosphere. It was obvious that they had been carefully taken care of and there was no trace of decay or decadence.

"Butler Jin, you take good care of the house."

Jin Cai said hurriedly: "Back to Third Master, because old Duke Rong brought a stream of living water from Xuanwu Lake and was nourished by it, the vegetation in our garden is more prosperous than elsewhere."

"Well, if you tell me, all the stewards and servants in Jinling will be rewarded with money and food for a year."

"Yes, Third Master." Wangcai agreed hurriedly.

"Slave, thank you Third Master for the reward." Jin Cai and other stewards were overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed to express their gratitude.

"Girls, you have settled down," Jia Cong said.

Jin Cai's family said hurriedly: "Go back to Third Master. Miss Bao said that it would be inconvenient to bother you again after returning to Jinling, so she went back to Xue's family. Second Mistress Lian and Aunt Qing have settled down."

Jia Cong nodded. Baochai was a girl from a wealthy family and could live in the capital. There was no reason to live in the Jia family when she returned to Jinling. Hey, Baochai and Daiyu are both here... doesn't that mean we can let ourselves go?

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but smile, and said: "Okay, go down and let the servants take care of you."

"Yes."

"Shuangying, please don't be careless during this trip. Please cheer up the brothers and take good defense, especially the back house and the Xue family. There is no room for mistakes."

"Yes, Third Master, I will check around now to make sure everything is safe. The Xue Mansion has sent a hundred people over."

"Just go."

Jia Cong sent Yan Shuangying away and went to Sister Feng's yard. He saw her directing several girls to arrange things and said hello with a smile.

Sister Feng hurriedly pulled him to the corridor and said in a low voice: "The people in my family are very discerning. Please be more careful. What are you doing here?"

Jia Cong chuckled and said, "Come here to see my sister-in-law. I want to tell her two pieces of news. One is good news and the other is bad news. Which one will she hear first?"

Sister Feng glanced at him and said, "Let me tell you the good news first."

"Sister Bao and Yan'er are not here."

Sister Feng sneered, bit her lip and cursed: "Damn you, you are thinking of bad things in your mind. Where's the bad news?"

"My little brother has learned from this painful experience and is determined to change his ways and return to the right path. He will never dare to be rude to my sister-in-law again," Jia Cong said.

"Bah, you're talking like I'm forcing you. Get out of the way and treat me as if I care about you. Don't mess with me in the future." Wang Xifeng spat at him.

Jia Cong laughed and was about to speak when he suddenly saw the girl coming to report that Qiao Yin and others wanted to see him.

Jia Cong said, "Let's have dinner together tonight." Then he went out to the main hall.

Nanjing Rongguo Mansion lacks the word "Emperor-made", and the main hall does not have the plaque of Rongxi Hall, but is called Rongde Hall.

"I'm sorry to see you, sir." Qiao Yin, Kongxing, and Jie Hui bowed.

"Sit down. What have you gained these days?"

Qiao Yin cupped his hands and said, "My lord, these three men of lower rank have been entangled by Sha Dou Fu's men every day and have been unable to get away. Therefore, I ordered the capable and experienced subordinates who came with me to collect information and win over the backbone of the Jinling Guard."

"In the past few days, I have been in contact with all the Jinling Guard Hundreds and Trial Hundreds. Under the temptation of a promising career, no one would be tempted. After all, what you can give me, Shadou Fu is far from being able to give."

"I even had the courage to tell them despite my humble position. If the Jinling Guards were guilty, most of them were in Shatou Fuhe's Qianqian household and had little to do with them. This dispelled their concerns."

"In order to show their true feelings and gain your trust, everyone secretly confessed the crimes of Shatou Fu and others. The humble papers have been sorted out and I would like to invite you to take a look."

Qiao Yin presented a thick file.

(End of this chapter)