Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Since Emperor Xifeng left the capital for his funeral, Jia Cong has already ordered the Jinyi Guards to enter the highest alert state, and report any disturbance immediately.

If there are green-skinned gangsters causing trouble on the street, they will be killed first and then punished.

The atmosphere in Shenjing suddenly became clearer, and it was much more stable than usual, almost to the extent that people did not pick up things on the road and did not close their doors at night.

Now that the emperor is not in the capital, Jia Cong does not care about collecting the debts owed to the treasury, and concentrates on guarding the capital to ensure that it is under control.

The princes also received the Holy Order to supervise the country, and were assigned to the Military Aircraft Department, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and various ministries to observe the administration. If there were any important documents, they would be sent to the imperial court for approval immediately.

Gu Tao, the former governor of Liangjiang, and two big bosses of the Jiangnan Society, Dai Zhixing, the leader of the Yuzhang Society, known as Mr. Gufeng, and Wu Zizhen, the leader of the Ming Society, known as Zhenru Jushi, all returned to Beijing to take up their posts.

However, he was busy during this period, so Jia Cong did not contact them, and he also wanted to avoid suspicion to avoid being discovered about his relationship with the Socialist Party.

The new party in the Military Aircraft Department has occupied three seats. Under the supervision of Huo, Dong, and Gu, Jiang Feng is a good old man, and the old party is quite cooperative, so the government is running normally without any trouble.

The military is also calm, without any personnel changes or troop transfers. Under the all-round probing of Jin Yiwei's secret agents, Jia Cong could not hide any troubles in the Beijing army.

Jia Cong did not dare to be careless at all. With his keen intuition on the battlefield, he felt more and more strongly that under the seemingly calm water, there was a volcano that could erupt at any time.

All sensitive officials could feel that a depressing and dignified atmosphere was surrounding Shenjing City, not because of the death of the Queen Mother, but for another reason.

Everyone dared not talk about it, and only tried their best to maintain the superficial peace, for fear of becoming a standout.

On the evening of July 13th, the Golden Crow sank in the west, the Jade Rabbit rose in the east, and the palace gate, imperial city gate, inner city gate, and outer city gate slowly closed one after another. It was another peaceful Meng Qiu night.

In the past few days, autumn tigers are still raging. Ruyi, Baochai, Daiyu, Feng Jieer, Chu Chan and others are enjoying the cool air in the yard, teasing the infant Qiao Jieer, and it is a happy scene for the whole family.

Jia Cong sat aside in silence, but was not in the mood to amuse the children. He could only repeatedly deduce the possible changes in Beijing and the contingency measures in his mind.

Baochai saw that he seemed worried, so he went over and said softly, "Cong'er, what are you thinking about?"

Jia Cong didn't want the girls to worry, so he smiled and said, "I'm calculating the ages of each of you to see who will have the baby next."

Baochai's face turned red, but it was not obvious under the cover of the night. He said lightly: "What nonsense, this kind of thing is not building a house, there is no pre-arrangement."

"If you want to make arrangements, you can of course make arrangements."

Jia Cong smiled, but was still a little worried. He turned his head and asked Cheng Lingsu behind him: "Is there any latest news?"

Cheng Lingsu said: "Master, no. The latest news was sent by Wen Youfang just now, saying that everything is safe and nothing unusual."

Jia Cong nodded and leaned gently on the recliner. His upper body escaped from the dim light next to him and slowly disappeared into the shadows.

Looking at the wives and concubines laughing and playing beside him, endless fighting spirit surged in his heart, and he would never allow the people in front of him to suffer any harm.

At the same time, unlike Jia Cong who was surrounded by his lovely wives and concubines at home, enjoying the cool breeze and eating iced fruits, on the Qingniao Ridge in the west of the city, there was a group of Jinyiwei spies enduring the mosquito attacks in the mountains and forests, staring at the Eighth Camp of the Western Mountains at the foot of the ridge. One of the cavalry battalions, the Tiger Cavalry Battalion.

Lights were lit everywhere in the camp, flags were flying, and fights were ignored. It was obvious that the sergeants had rested after a day of training.

"Hey, Niudan, they're all asleep, let's take a rest."

"No. There are strict orders on the summit. We must keep a close eye on the activities in the capital camp day and night. If you are tired, rest first and replace me in the middle of the night."

"It's just you who has been so stubborn and stared at me for so many days, but nothing happened. Just stare, I'm going to sleep first, don't call me if you have nothing to do."

Niu Dan ignored him and just stared at the military camp under the ridge for a moment.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I saw a noise coming from the camp. Immediately, the camp door opened wide, and thousands of cavalry rushed out like the wind, galloping straight to the east.

"No!" Niu Dan secretly shouted, hurriedly pushed his companions to wake up, and shouted: "Quickly leave! Something happened! The Tiger Cavalry Battalion is dispatched!"

All Jinyiwei spies know that any movement of troops and horses at this moment is extremely sensitive, let alone heading east at night.

"Imprisoned! Go and report to Zhang Xiaoqi."

Almost at the same time, the Qingqi Battalion and the Leopard Cavalry Battalion, which were several miles away, all moved. It seemed that they had already planned to move towards the east without any concealment.

It is estimated that they also knew about such a large-scale transfer and could not hide it, so they simply ignored it. Obviously, they wanted to catch the thief first and capture the king first.

After a while, Zhang Xiaoqi, who was in charge of this direction, compiled the information and led his brothers on Pegasus back to the city to report the news.

The crowd reined in their horses in front of the Fucheng gate and shouted: "We are the captain of the Jinyi Guards. We have an urgent military situation. Let's march to the city quickly!" After saying this, they threw a Jinyiwei waist badge on the top of the city.

The city gate guard stuck his head out to take a look, checked his waist tag, and said with a sharp look in his eyes: "Later, everyone. Someone, please open the small door."

Seeing the small door slowly opening, Zhang Xiaoqi was about to lead everyone into the city, but suddenly his heart moved and he reined in his horse.

Everyone looked at him in confusion, "Boss, what's wrong?"

Although Zhang Xiaoqi's position was not high, he was an old Jinyi who inherited his father's business. He said softly: "The situation is unclear now. Although the nine gates in the inner city are guarded by the infantry commander's office, and Admiral Wu has been on good terms with our adults for a long time, but Well, we have a heavy responsibility, so it’s better to be cautious.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. At this moment, the first thing to do was to ensure that the information could be delivered smoothly.

Zhang Xiaoqi said: "Niudan, Erpang, Gouzi, Bajin, the four of you go in and deliver the letter separately. After confirming that there is nothing unusual, use fireworks to send the message."

The four of them said, "Don't worry, boss, we'll understand later." After saying that, they rode into the city.

Zhang Xiaoqi and others slowly retreated and disappeared into the darkness again, staring at the movement in the city.

The four of them entered the city gate corridor one after another, and the small door was closed again behind them. Years of experience as a secret agent made Niu Dan feel a little uneasy, and he whispered: "Quickly, let's each deliver the message separately."

The other three people also felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and they all nodded in agreement.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone." The guard of Fucheng Gate led a group of people to block the way of the four people outside the corridor, and said with a smile as he cupped his hands.

Niudan's heart sank and he said, "My lord, please give way. I have an urgent military situation."

The guard general smiled and said: "Brother, you have worked hard to find out the information. Why don't you give me the military information and I will send someone to deliver it for you."

The four people were shocked and angry, and shouted in unison: "How brave! How dare you intercept the Jinyi Guards' military information, aren't you afraid of killing the nine tribes?!" The guard's face became solemn, and he said coldly: "Since you are unwilling to cooperate, don't blame me for offending you. Got it." After saying that, he waved his hand.

"kill!"

"you……"

There was a whooshing sound, and the four Jinyi captains were instantly shot into hedgehogs, and they fell down without even making a sound.

"Search me," the guard said.

"Yes." Several sergeants went up and groped for a while and said, "There are only these sundries and no information." As they said, they placed the dry food, broken silver, a few messenger fireworks and other items on the ground.

The guard glanced at it, waved his hand and put it away. It must be urgent information, verbal transmission, no words, but no matter what the information is, just stop him.

Little did he know that Jin Yiwei had his own emergency plan.

Outside the city, Zhang Xiaoqi and the others waited for an hour while burning incense, but did not see the promised signal. His heart felt cold, knowing that the four brothers were in danger, and the infantry commanding office had obviously been infiltrated and even instigated to rebel.

"Send an emergency signal!" Zhang Xiaoqi shouted.

"Yes!" A captain lit a firework, and with a scream, the fiery red light rushed into the night sky and exploded. A big red fish appeared in the night and lingered for a long time.

The gatekeeper was shocked when he saw this. Somehow people outside the city noticed the clues, but at this moment he was no longer under his control.

Before the first red fish in the sky disappeared, a spy somewhere in the city seemed to be responding, and another big red fish took off.

Everyone outside the city felt relieved when they saw that the signal had been received inside the city. They all had tears in their eyes and sobbed softly. Niudan and his four men stepped into a fatal trap for them with their lives.

Zhang Xiaoqi's eyes were red. With a wave of his hand, everyone got off their horses and kowtowed three times to the city gate before turning around and leaving in tears.

In the Huanhou Mansion, Jia Cong got the news that everything was safe, and he relaxed a little and joked with his wives and concubines.

Ruo noticed that no one was paying attention and whispered in his ear: "Dirty thing, listen to the sisters, you have become honest these days and have done nothing wrong to them. You have already passed the fasting days, are you still a monk? Qian'er Why don’t I see you being so filial?”

Jia Cong glared at her angrily and said softly: "Now I am responsible for the safety of Shenjing. Before Your Majesty returns to the capital, I must maintain my peak condition at all times.

What if something goes wrong while we are having a good time with you little goblins? I don't want to be a fool like Dian Wei. "

"Bah, you are the goblin, but I wonder, who cares about you?" Ruyi spat: "Besides, there is a Supreme Emperor sitting in Shenjing, what can happen?"

Jia Cong chuckled, he was the one he was guarding against.

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a firework exploding in the sky, and a big red fish came alive in the sky.

"What beautiful fireworks." The girls laughed.

"Oops!" Jia Cong was shocked, sat up suddenly, and stared at the night sky.

"What happened?" the girls asked hurriedly.

"Third Master, there is an urgent report from the Jinyi Guards!" Zhang Yuanba rushed in with Wen Youfang. He would never have broken into Jia Cong's inner house without permission.

The girls cheered and hurriedly avoided.

Jia Cong waved his hand, stopped everyone, and said in a deep voice: "What happened?"

Wen Youfang bowed and said: "Your Excellency, an emergency signal suddenly came from outside the city. There must be a change in the capital camp.

In addition, the signal came from outside Fucheng Gate, but the person reporting the message was nowhere to be seen.

The humble official boldly speculated that the Fucheng Gate had been lost, and the secret spies outside the city had to use emergency means to report the news because they could not enter the city. "

Fuchengmen! Jia Cong's eyes narrowed. This was Wu Lang's territory. Was it infiltrated, or was Wu Lang betrayed?

"Tell Lei Tai, Kongxing, and Jie Hui to quickly ask Lord Wu, the commander of the Nine Sects, to come to see me and tell them that there is a change in the Fucheng Sect. If they can't resist, they will be killed immediately! In addition, order the North and South Divisions to assemble their troops. Stand by." Jia Cong sneered.

"I obey my command!" Wen Youfang hurried away.

"Yuanba, prepare your own troops!"

"Yes!" Zhang Yuanba grinned and left with the copper hammer on his shoulder. After these days of leisure, he could beat people again.

"Brother Cong..."

"Cong'er..."

"Master..."

All the girls looked panicked and gathered around.

Jia Cong said: "Don't be alarmed. It is expected that some young people will cause trouble in the capital while His Majesty is away."

Seeing that he was calm, the girls all breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved. Since they had expected it, they were naturally prepared.

"Come, please go to Xifu immediately to invite the old lady, grandmothers and girls to come over. Don't take the main road outside the house, go to our garden. Lingsu, take the people with you."

"Yes."

"Yan'er, later you take the old lady and the sisters to sit in Shenshi Hall. I'll go find Mr. Pang to discuss it," Jia Cong said.

"You..." Ruyi hesitated to speak, with a worried look on her face. She was born in a royal family and knew what the words "There are changes in the capital" meant.

"Don't worry, when the soldiers come, they will cover up the water and the earth. You young women in the boudoir are lucky enough to see the majesty of the master on the battlefield." Jia Cong said with a smile.

Everyone blushed and ignored him, telling him to be careful.

Jia Cong agreed with a smile, turned around and left. The moment he turned around, the smile on his face faded, and there was a strong murderous intent in his eyes. (End of chapter)