The Rise of Ning Mansion in Red Mansions

Chapter 1 The final glory
In the first year of Taikang, it was March, the spring breeze was warm, and the willows were lingering.

The delicate apricot flowers are blooming one after another, and it is so lively.

The faint fragrance of apricot blossoms lingers throughout the entire city of Jingjing, and the Beijing army camp in the western suburbs has never escaped the "favor" of the Flower God.

"Ah sneeze... ah sneeze..."

Jia Dai rubbed his red nose and muttered in his heart.

After traveling to the world of Red Mansions, he became inexplicably allergic to apricot flower pollen, and even became a little cold to the spring that comes every three years.

In my heart, I was even more disgusted with the poor Confucian scholars who tried to pass the imperial examinations and get promoted and make a fortune.

The head of Jia's West Mansion in Jinling, Jia Daishan's eldest grandson, the scholar Gong Jia Zhu, and Li Wan, the daughter of Li Geizhong, the Imperial Academy's wine minister, are getting married today.

All the dignitaries and scholars in the capital either came to congratulate in person, or sent confidants to the Rongguo Mansion to congratulate them with heavy gifts.

Even though they knew that Jia Daishan was seriously ill and died soon, a few months ago, the newly crowned Emperor Taikang gave a legacy, and Yin En's second son Jia Zheng was given the title of director of the Ministry of Industry.

But this did not prevent them from being in awe of the only remaining Duke of the Wei Dynasty.

Since the death of Jia Daishan, the entire Jia family has begun to decline.

Jia Dai sighed softly, put up an awning with his hands, and looked at the horizon in the distance.

I saw the red sun, finally struggling through the thick clouds and leaping above,

Thousands of rays of light are shed, nourishing the vast land of China, and it is full of vitality and all things are competing.

Jia Dai knew that today's training was over.

The other guards in the capital camp all exercised every ten days, which was considered loyal to the king, but the Yanshan vanguard under the command of Jia Dai was very different.

Since mid-June last year, Xu Dehui, who had been the crown prince for forty years, was deposed again and placed under house arrest in the Tenth Prince's Mansion. The little-known fourth son Xu Dezu succeeded in taking the throne.

The third generation of the Jia family, Jia Jing and Jia She, both served in the Prince's Mansion. They were affected by the anger of Emperor Hongxi (now the Supreme Emperor). After six years, their future was once again uncertain.

Under the age of thirteen, Jia Jing's third concubine, Jia Dai, who was born with supernatural powers, was taken over by his grandfather, Jia Daihua, a first-class divine general and the governor of the Beijing camp.

He was adopted by his uncle, Jia Fu, who died young, and inherited the incense of the chief family of Ningguo Mansion.

Later, under the operation of Ning Rong's Second Mansion, Jia Daiyin, one of the four guards of the Jing Army Commander's Camp, became the commander of the Yanshan Vanguard and was promoted to the fifth rank.

He became the youngest mid-level and senior military general in the 70 years since the founding of the Wei Dynasty.

Faced with the criticism from the top and bottom of the country, thousands of pairs of eyes stared at him, Jia Dai personally led the Yanshan vanguard soldiers to drill every day, and never slackened for a moment.

Even though today he was arranged by his clan to accompany scholar Gong Jia Zhu to get married, Jia Dai insisted on going after training!

The "Military Code of the Wei Dynasty" was re-formulated by Wei Taizu based on the teachings of the previous Ming Dynasty.

Among them, it is expressly prohibited for generals to use the royal salary to raise private soldiers.

But there are exceptions to everything. If the Jiubian and Jingying Jiedushi are achieved, the general can be said to be the commander of the camp.

From Wei Taizu's trip to Shenzhou, Wei Taizong's move to Shenjing, the Supreme Emperor who inherited the great cause and pushed the dynasty to the top, and now Taikang's succession, the Ningguofu family has been deeply involved in Beijing for more than half a century.

As the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Army, the Four Guards of Yanshan have long been firmly controlled by the Ningguo Mansion, and their food is also the best in the army.

If they don't exercise every day, I'm afraid that in a short time, those soldiers will be like the rich slaves of a wealthy family, all of them fat and round-waisted, and they don't think they are important.

Of course, Jia Dai's soldiers sometimes didn't understand why he did what he did.

However, the original owner, Jia Dai, was an honest man. He never said anything and would directly eliminate those who did not meet the requirements.

For this reason, he offended many people, and the descendants of people who were good friends with the Jia family also gained the sincere support of more lower-class military households. Just like now, Jia Dai's words are more effective than the imperial edict to the Yanshan vanguard soldiers. No one dares to question his order.

Among the thousands of troops, he truly followed the orders and prohibitions.

Therefore, the Yanshan avant-garde was often used to encourage the other guards in the Beijing camp by the deputy director of the Imperial Guard, Wang Ziteng, who was the right deputy of the imperial censor.

It was almost time, and Jia Dai waved to his subordinate Qiu Shi'an, who was from a thousand households, and took the soldiers to the rear camp for breakfast.

Qiu Shian had a full beard in his life, was tall, had a dark face, and had a loud voice.

At the age of twenty, he inherited his father's position as a Hundred Households. He was favored by Jia Dai and promoted him to the position of Thousand Households.

I don’t know what Qiu Shian will commit a few years later, but he actually enters the palace in the original work.

He became a little eunuch next to Xia Shouzhong, and he also liked to go to Ning Rong's second house to extort money.

However, Qiu Shian is now the most loyal henchman around Jia Dai.

This ape dung is really wonderful!

While his body was still warm, Jia Dai went to the barracks and took a cold shower.

Just because he will lead troops to escort Jia Zhu to the wedding later.

Jia Dai deliberately changed into a clean brocade robe instead of showing off in official uniform.

Today is a happy day for Rongguo Mansion. It would not be good if he stole Jia Zhu's limelight.

Damn it, a bunch of poor Confucian scholars!
Thinking about it, Jia Dai felt unlucky and staggered to the canteen where the generals in the camp ate.
I thought to myself, it’s not too late to rush back to the city after eating the morning meal.

Jia Dai prepared seven meat, two vegetarian, and nine dishes, including chicken, duck, and fish. He also inserted eight meat buns with a pair of chopsticks.
He was chewing one in his big mouth, and his mouth was full of oil. He found an inconspicuous corner and started to eat happily.

It's so happy and comfortable, but it's just missing a pot of turbid wine, otherwise it would be even more perfect.

Jia Dai took a few mouthfuls of food, and a guerrilla general who was over fifty years old and of medium height came over with a dinner plate and said with a smile:
"Brother Jia, congratulations!"

"I heard early in the morning that Mr. Wang has reported to the court that he wants to promote you to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of the Marshal Camp. From now on, I will have to beg for food under you..."

As he spoke, the slightly wealthy guerrilla general put down his dinner plate, sat down opposite Jia Dai, and looked at him with a smile.

Jia Dai glanced up and felt that this person did look familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

Well, we met once!
This person is called "Sun Huai'en". He used to work in Taiyuan Town. When he was young, he committed something outrageous.

Instead, he joined the Rongguo Mansion. With good luck, he went to Liaodong with Jia Daishan and was reinstated.

Now he is the commander of the Yanshan rear guard in the Beijing camp. He is a disgraced guerrilla general in charge of the camp.
He is still fighting hard at his age, and has no intention of giving up his military position to his son.

He still holds on to military power, which is a bit like the Supreme Emperor who abdicated in Shoukang Palace.

The same greed for power!

At that time, Jia Dai first arrived in the capital camp, dragging the sick Jia Dai with him, and took the old subordinates of Ning Rong's second mansion.
They were introduced to him one by one, so the two of them had a chance encounter.

However, Jia Dai had just traveled through time for a few months, and his memory was a little blurry. After thinking about it for a long time, he vaguely remembered this character.

Jia Dai didn't see any trouble on his face, but he was secretly annoyed in his heart. He didn't know who spread the gossip, but he, the client, didn't know anything about it.

"Brother Sun, what did you say? I can't understand it."

Jia Dai shook his head and asked absently while picking up the food.

(End of this chapter)