Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

On June 28, Empress Xiaoyixian sent the memorial ceremony, and hundreds of civil and military officials and nobles from the royal family in Beijing sent their souls to the funeral.

At the time of Mao, Zi Palace was moved from Cining Palace to Guande Hall. The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Internal Affairs evacuated and sent the yellow curtains, several offerings cases, five offering lotuses and other items in advance, and all the ceremonial guards were set up.

Forty-eight horses and eighteen camel bags were prepared in the Shangsi Courtyard. The Ministry of Industry prepared the big and small zodiac signs outside the door, and displayed them in the Baocai Pavilion.

There are six classes of servants in Zi Palace, each class has 80 people, and each class has eight people outside each class. They are selected by the Ministry of Works and the Military and Horse Department of the Five Cities. They are all dressed in uniforms and divided into classes.

Emperor Xifeng went to mourn in front of Zi Palace, and the deacons came to pay their respects. Today, we offer wine to the three nobles. Each time they perform a prayer, they retreat to the east outside the threshold and stand beside them.

Lin Ruhai, the Minister of Rites, and Prince Yi Zhen, the Minister-in-charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, respectfully presented the book of treasures and displayed them in the Cai Pavilion before setting off for the Zi Palace.

After the spirit chariot set off, a group of Jinyi captains and warriors led the way.

Hundreds of people from the palace then came out, each holding a melon, standing melon, lying melon, five-color dragon and phoenix flags, red, yellow dragon, phoenix, pheasant tail fans, four-season flower umbrellas, five-color nine-phoenix umbrellas, etc.

There are also gold festivals, whisks, gold incense burners, gold incense boxes, gold wash plates, gold bowls, gold bottles, gold chairs, gold square tables, etc.

The queen holds a nine-phoenix crank with a yellow cover, and carries a phoenix chariot, a phoenix chariot, a phoenix chariot, and a ceremonial chariot. This is a half set of the empress dowager's ceremonial guard.

Behind are various plain white flags, paper attendants, palaces, pagodas, horses, gold and silver paper ingots and other funeral objects.

Then came the Zi Palace, which was carried by 80 laborers, which was the Empress Dowager's coffin. The Zi Palace was covered with a large coffin cover decorated with bright yellow necklaces, which was luxurious and solemn.

After that, there was another half set of the Empress Dowager's ceremonial guard, which was completed with the one in front and will be buried with her in the underground palace.

Then came Emperor Xifeng's ceremonial guard and the accompanying thousand imperial guards - Long Jinwei.

All the civil and military officials, clan members, nobles, etc. who passed by Zi Palace knelt down to wait for him to pass.

From Fengtian Gate, along Zhuque Street to Yongding Gate, countless people were already kneeling by the road to see the spirit off from the city.

After leaving the outer city, Zi Gong replaced 128 people and sent them to Xiaoci County with the highest standards. Except for the accompanying clan members, married women, and nobles, the rest of the people went back separately.

In the aristocratic families that Jia Cong had good relations with, because Niu Jizong, Liu Fang, Hou Xiaokang, etc. and their princes all had noble titles and had taken positions in the capital camp, there was no need for them to go.

Only Duke Chen Ruiwen of Qi, Ma Shang of Zhiguo, and Shi Guangzhu of Zhiguo were idle princes and had to accompany them.

The four battalions of soldiers and horses accompanying him were already in uniform and were waiting outside the city gate to see the ceremonial guard leaving the city.

Qingyang Hou Qi Feng and Xingyang Hou Pei Qing led Xiaoqi Camp and Xingqi Camp respectively to clear the way for the forward.

Baoan Hou Xiong Chao and Yanqing Hou Su Qiang led Fenwu Camp and Lianwu Camp to the rear respectively.

After the mighty army passed by, it was the turn of the families to see off the driver.

Jia Cong was secretly stunned when he saw it. No wonder it took more than ten days to walk seventy or eighty miles.

This large group of people numbered tens of thousands, and they took Zi Gong with them. Even if they could go fast, they did not dare to go fast, because walking fast would be disrespectful and disrespectful.

Jia Cong was riding a horse and standing by the road. When he saw Chen Ruiwen and others passing by, he hurriedly waved to them to come over.

"Dear uncles, sending souls this time is no small matter. Please be careful." Jia Cong said in a low voice.

Everyone heard what he meant and nodded and said: "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your advice. We will be more careful. In addition, we have arranged for dogs to take care of matters in the capital, and we are at your disposal, Lord Marquis."

Jia Cong said: "Very good. I wish you all a safe journey."

"See you later, Marquis Huan." Everyone bowed their hands and left.

"Third brother, I'm going. Do you have any orders?" Jia Huan was riding a horse next to him, with Ban'er and other soldiers approaching. Behind him were the two ladies and Jia She's sedan.

Jia Cong was happy when he saw that Ban'er had grown much taller, with smart eyes and a simple expression, and nodded towards him.

He pulled Jia Huan aside and warned, "Brother Huan, if I say a word to you, please don't say it to a third person."

"Yes. Third brother, don't worry, I will never tell anyone." Jia Huan said hurriedly.

"Yes. If something unexpected happens here, you are not allowed to show off. If the master and wife listen to your advice, then that's it. If not, you just have to protect yourself. Do you understand?" Jia Cong whispered.

"Yes, Third Brother, I remember." Jia Huan nodded. After all, he also had some "actual combat experience" and knew that the battlefield was no child's play.

Jia Cong was still worried and said: "Cui Yan, lead a team of people to follow Mr. Huan and make sure to protect him."

A soldier behind him hurriedly came out of the queue, bowed and said: "I have given the order!"

After making arrangements, Jia Cong watched everyone go away before leading his team back to the city.

When I got home, everyone was already waiting for me.

Jia Cong first summoned the two elders of Kii-ryu, Zhi and Yong, as well as the three great chunin who came with them, Huasheng, Zhilian, and Suzhan. "Two elders sit down. They are busy with national mourning these days and haven't had time to see you. Don't be surprised if you are being rude." Jia Cong said.

Zhi and Yong hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is busy with official duties, and we dare not disturb him. If we are sent to you, we will not hesitate to do so."

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Are you all used to living in China?"

Elder Zhi sighed: "Your Majesty, the scenery is very different from that of the small country of Japan. It is not just a habit for us, but I am afraid that it will be easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it will be difficult to go from luxury to frugality."

Jia Cong smiled hoarsely and said: "Why do you say that? You three talk about it." He pointed at the chuunin behind the two elders.

San Da Zhong endured the flattery, and Huasheng hurriedly bowed and said: "I can feed myself with white rice, meat and vegetables, and I feel like I am in a fairyland."

Zhilian said: "Zhuangzi has beautiful mountains and clear waters, spacious and solid houses, and a vast area with few people. It is very suitable for training students to endure."

Su Zhan said: "There is also a monthly silver coin that is ten times more than what it was in Japan. We are all willing to die for our master."

Cheng Lingsu, who was standing next to Jia Cong, glared at the three of them with some embarrassment. You are a country bumpkin, you are making such a fuss, you are embarrassing me.

Jiushi and Nu Shi, who had already become Jia Cong's coachmen, looked at their former companions with great pride. How could living on Zhuangzi compare with living in the city and accompanying the master.

Jia Cong burst out laughing when he heard this, and said, "I have long said that following me is your way out. Isn't this true?"

Everyone hurriedly bowed and said: "We will follow our master to the death."

"Well, let's get down to business." Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "I've been feeling restless recently and I feel like something happened."

Elder Zhi said: "The villain immediately dispatches some elites to guard the master."

Jia Cong nodded and said, "It's not good to have too many people. Let's move fifty people into the city and pretend to be my servants and station them in the east and west mansions."

"Yes, I obey. Let Xuan Zhan and Huasheng take the lead." Elder Zhi said.

Suzhan and Huasheng were overjoyed. It was a great honor to have the opportunity to serve Jia Cong. They hurriedly bowed and said, "I will protect my master Zhou Quan to the death."

Zhi Lian was a little aggrieved, but ninjas always emphasized absolute obedience, so there was no dissatisfaction. He secretly thought that he was serving his master by strictly training everyone on Zhuangzi.

After sending everyone away, Jia Cong went into the inner house again and found Wanyan sisters.

"Shan'er, what happened to the thousand foreign elites you arranged to come to Beijing in batches a few days ago?" Jia Cong asked.

Wan Yanshan said: "Brother, don't worry. They have been scattered and placed in various houses in the capital. They are providing food and drink. Everyone is obedient and has not gone out. It's just..."

"what?"

"It's just that they are used to being wild. Now that they have been detained for a month or two without a woman, they can't bear it anymore and are clamoring to get out. My people tried to persuade them to stay," Wan Yanwei said.

Jia Cong frowned and said: "Tell them to endure it for a few more months and then let them go back to Zhuangzi. If they don't obey the military order, they will be sent to Liaodong immediately and let them go to the wilds outside the Great Wall."

Wanyanwei smiled and said: "Then they will not dare to explode. They are used to the good life of the Celestial Empire, and if they are allowed to go back and live the bitter cold life, it will cost their lives."

Wan Yanshan also smiled and nodded, saying, "I'll tell someone to pass on the message right now."

Jia Cong thought about it for a while. Needless to say, his own soldiers were all arranged in the homes of the slaves in the two mansions and surrounding areas.

In addition to a thousand foreign elites, as well as Jin Yiwei Kongxing and Xie Hui's two thousand Tiqi, this is the trump card he currently has.

As for the other sergeants of Jin Yiwei, they were embarrassed.

However, Shenjing is so big, and there are only so many troops in the city. I have four thousand elites, plus the infantry commanded by Wu Lang and the private soldiers of the yamen and the mansions of wealthy families. It is enough to adapt to the situation.

The infantry commanding office claims to have 30,000 soldiers, but the actual number of soldiers is always 10,000 or 20,000.

Jia Cong had no doubts about Wu Lang. Since he dared to entrust him with the important task of being the admiral of the Nine Sects, he obviously had great trust in him.

If something went wrong in this position, it would directly threaten the safety of the imperial city, so Wu Lang should be reliable.

What's more, Dai Quan also said that Wu Lang is loyal and has no problem.

If you can command more than 20,000 people, why can't you walk sideways in Shenjing City?
Moreover, Feng Tang, the Shenwu general in the imperial city, was also one of his own, and he also had three thousand imperial guards.

Siqiu Liang, the military commander of the Five Cities, is also one of his own. He also has 20,000 to 30,000 people. Although he can only do some cleaning, fire prevention, catching thieves, driving away vendors, etc., there are tens of thousands of people at least, so it is good to cheer for them.

In this way, the strength in his hands is quite strong. Unless the Supreme Emperor can summon heavenly soldiers and generals, why should we fear him?

Thinking of this, Jia Cong felt very good. I have never fought such a battle of wealth in my life. (End of chapter)