Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 344 Jia Jing: Please forgive me for being late in coming to your rescue.
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"How's it going over there?"

The emperor looked at the dark night sky outside and asked casually.

Zhao Quan hurriedly said, "The net has been laid, but the Ningguo Mansion has not taken any action. Could it be that Jia Jing has noticed something?"

"Then there's no need to wait, just..."

Before the emperor finished speaking, a young eunuch suddenly came running in from outside, knelt on the ground with a plop, and reported: "Prince Beijing, the Prince of Nan'an has rebelled, and has led his troops to the imperial city..."

The retired emperor frowned visibly. He had only been practicing Taoism and seclusion for two years, so how come all these evil spirits dared to come out and rebel!
Who gave them the courage! ?

As if I no longer exist?

"Okay, okay, okay!"

The emperor was so angry that he started laughing.

Zhao Quan hurriedly asked, "Holy Emperor, do you want to call back the people surrounding the Jia Mansion to deal with Prince Beijing first?"

"No need!" The emperor calmly waved his hand: "Who knows, those two may just be pawns. The Jia family must not let down their guard!"

"As for the rebellion of Prince Beijing and Prince Nan'an, I don't even take them seriously as two useless princes!"

"Qiu Shian, lead two thousand dragon guards to quell the rebellion and capture Prince Beijing and Prince Nan'an alive for me!"

"Yes!"

Qiu Shian took the order and strode away.

Soon, the light of the torches outside illuminated half the sky, and shouts of killing resounded throughout the palace.

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Tonight, the palace is destined to be a night of bloodshed.

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"Holy Emperor, something bad has happened!"

A blood-soaked guard ran in, knelt on the ground and said, "One of the centurions of the Dragon Guards rebelled and surrendered to the enemy. The commander, Lord Qiu Shi'an, was ambushed and beheaded. The guards were defeated. Now Prince Beijing has brought his men to kill us!"

The Emperor: “!”

Someone among his Dragon Guards actually rebelled and surrendered to the enemy!

The retired emperor looked at Dai Quan fiercely. Dai Quan trembled. He did accept money to release many people into the Dragon Guards, but at that time the retired emperor had already been in seclusion to cultivate immortality and didn't care about other people's affairs. He didn't expect that the retired emperor would cheer up again...

"The slave deserves to die, the slave deserves to die!"

Dai Quan did not quibble, but fell to his knees on the ground, and slapped his face with both hands.

"Pa pa" two times and blood came out of his mouth.

The emperor was so angry that his eyes were blazing with anger. He waved his hand and gritted his teeth and said, "Drag him out, chop off his head for me, and hang it on the city wall for public display!"

"what!"

Upon hearing this, Dai Quan's eyes rolled back and he fainted from fright. The guards on both sides didn't care about anything else and dragged him out.

"Holy Emperor, wuwu, I want to go kill the enemy and redeem myself for my crime..." Dai Quan's crying voice suddenly came from the door.

"Then give him a knife!" The emperor said casually. He was not panicked at this time, because in addition to the Dragon Guards, he also had the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and more importantly, there were the 20,000 elite troops from the Beijing Camp arranged by Prime Minister Ye.

That’s the confidence!
"Zhao Quan, order your people to quickly wipe out the rebellion. No mistakes!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhao Quan shook off his cloak and strode outside.

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"Someone, give Eunuch Dai a knife."

Zhao Quan smiled and patted Dai Quan on the shoulder.

Dai Quan was trembling and almost wet his pants.

"Commander Zhao, please spare my life. I have money, a lot of money..." Dai Quan knelt on the ground, hugging Zhao Quan's thighs and crying bitterly.

"Screw you!"

Zhao Quan kicked the man away.

"If you die, won't all the money belong to me? Do I need you to give it to me?"

"Someone, carry him to the front!"

"Yes!"

Two Jinyiwei carried Dai Quan to the front. They heard the sound of muskets and whistling arrows. The two Jinyiwei did not dare to go forward. After looking at each other, they pushed Dai Quan out fiercely, and without even looking at him, they ran back.

"Why are you running?"

"The rebels are coming to kill us. If we don't run away, we will die!"

The two talked as they ran.

"Huh? Wait a minute..."

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Rongguo Mansion.

Although Grandmother Jia was a little old, her ears were not damaged. The shouting and the occasional clanging of guns that could be heard from several streets away were frightening.

孽 孽!
Could it be that Jing Ge'er caused trouble?

I don’t want to die!

"What's going on outside?" Jia's mother's voice trembled unconsciously.

Yuanyang said hurriedly: "It seems that someone is causing trouble, but don't worry, old ancestor, the master of the East Palace has sent his personal soldiers here, it is very safe here."

Grandmother Jia asked nervously, "Where is Jing'er? Where is he? What is he doing?"

Yuanyang shook his head and said, "I don't know."

How could a mere maid like her know what the master was doing?
"Then help me go to the East Palace."

After much thought, Grandmother Jia felt that the East Palace was safer. As for the few personal soldiers sent to guard the West Palace, they must have been sent to the West Palace casually because they were the rags that the East Palace disliked.

What good things can Jia Jing give to Xifu?
"By the way, where is Baoyu?" Jia Mu suddenly asked as she walked towards the East Palace with the support of Yuanyang and others.

Yuanyang said hurriedly, "I seemed to hear that he went to Feng Ziying's house in the Shenwu General's Mansion to have a drink this morning."

Grandmother Jia stamped her feet anxiously and said, "How can we let him go out at this time? Hurry up and get Baoyu back."

"This..." Feicui lowered her head and said helplessly: "The Grand Master has forbidden anyone from the two mansions to go out. Master Bao went out in the morning, and the Grand Master hadn't given the order yet, so..."

Liuli hurriedly comforted her, "Don't worry, old lady. The Shenwu General's Mansion is also our old friend. They have many guards at home, and Master Bao will be safe there!"

"Help me go to the East Palace to see Jing'er!" Jia's mother said anxiously.

"Old lady, slow down..."

Yuanyang and his friends turned on their lights and took small steps, but they almost couldn't catch up with the old lady.

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There were patrolling guards everywhere in the East Palace, all of them wearing armor and holding steel knives.

The people watching were frightened.

Lai Da, wearing armor and holding a big sword, followed behind his bodyguards, trembling all over and his face ashen.

Oh my god, what is this for?
If he had known that he would suffer and die in Datong, he would not have chosen to return to the Jia Mansion.

He's simply coming back to seek death!
In front of the main hall.

Jia Jing shouted from a high place.

"Did you hear all the noise outside?"

"Someone is plotting something bad and is trying to enter the palace to murder the emperor!"

"I, Jia Jing, will never allow this!"

"Bring your weapons and follow me into the palace to protect the emperor and the emperor emeritus!"

"Protect the Emperor, protect the Emperor Emeritus."

Everyone shouted together, and their voices resounded through the sky!
Jia Mu, Yuanyang, Liuli, Feicui and others who had just arrived were trembling with fear.

These words are too scary!
It would be fine if it were just to protect the emperor, but why do we have to break into the palace to do so?
"Cheers, brother, you..."

As soon as Lady Jia opened her mouth to shout, she was glared at by Jia Jing and immediately shut up, not daring to breathe.

"Why don't you send the old lady back to rest? Is this a place you can come to?!" Jia Jing said in a cold voice.

Yuanyang, Feicui and the others were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats and dragged Lady Jia back.

Jia's mother originally wanted to ask if she could send someone out to look for Baoyu, but she could only helplessly wait until the fetus died in her womb. So where is Jia Baoyu?

Anyway, it’s not at Feng Ziying’s house!

Feng Tang received a secret letter from Jia Jing early in the morning, ordering him to secretly prepare manpower as they would be of great use tonight.

Feng Tang naturally did not dare to neglect it, and ordered his eldest son Feng Ziying to lead the team personally, including two hundred personal soldiers in the mansion and three hundred personal soldiers secretly transferred from the farm outside the city a few days ago, a total of five hundred people!

He also dressed up his servants with armor and swords, and barely gathered a few hundred people, making them look very powerful.

Always on call.

"Brother Liu, I didn't expect you to actually make it. I thought you had already escaped from Kyoto and couldn't come." Feng Ziying said with a slight smile, without any sense of nervousness as if something big was about to happen.

Liu Xianglian next to him was dressed in white, with his hair not tied up but hanging naturally, looking extremely casual and natural. He was already good-looking, and with the shining sword in his hand, he looked full of heroism, which made people's eyes light up.

Liu Xianglian said coldly: "A few Jinyiwei are not worthy of me to escape from Kyoto. I was just playing with them last time. This time I will chop off Zhao Quan's head to comfort the souls of Qin Zhong's father and those innocent people in heaven!"

There was a handsome young man on the right side of Liu Xianglian. He shook his head and sighed, "I don't know how Brother Qin is doing now. I heard from Baoyu that he has realized his mistake and is going to Jiangnan to find Jia Rong to help him clear his grievances and take the imperial examination."

"Brother Jiang, don't worry. It's a good thing that Qin Zhong can have great enlightenment and devote himself to the imperial examination. It's much better than us wasting our time like this." Liu Xianglian put away his sword and comforted him.

It turned out that the handsome young man was Jiang Yuhan.

At this time, Feng Ziying said with a smile: "Brother Liu, why do you have to underestimate yourself? If you can accomplish something great this time, Lord Jia will definitely use Brother Liu!"

Just as he finished speaking, a huge firework suddenly rose from the northeast.

Feng Ziying's eyes lit up.

"Let's go to Ningguo Mansion and meet up with Lord Jia!"

"If you meet Jinyiwei, you will be killed without mercy!"

Liu Xianglian held the sword in front and jumped up.

"It's time to take revenge!"

"Brother Liu, slow down, let's go together!"

With personal soldiers in front and servants following behind to fill in the gaps, they marched out of General Shenwu's mansion in a mighty procession.

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The Wucheng Bingmasi was divided into five divisions: East, South, West, North and Center, with a total of 6,000 troops, responsible for the security and management of the entire outer area of ​​Kyoto.

Of course the rights are very great.

Only the emperor’s confidants can be appointed!

Emperor Anping originally wanted to arrange for his own people to attend, but because the retired emperor had not passed away yet, he held back and did not do so, as a way of giving the retired emperor face.

This afternoon, Qiu Liang gathered six thousand soldiers from the Five Cities Army at the parade ground. He did not say what they were to do, but just told them to stay on the spot.

Just as the six thousand households were whispering, shouts and gunshots were faintly heard from the direction of the imperial city.

Everyone’s hearts tightened!
Is someone plotting a rebellion?

"grown ups……"

Several thousand households looked at Qiu Liang.

Qiu Liang had been facing north, not saying a word. Suddenly, a trusted guard came running from outside and whispered something in his ear. Qiu Liang looked solemn and waved his hand, saying, "Prince Beijing and Prince Nan'an are plotting a rebellion. You must follow me into the palace to protect the Emperor!"

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison and marched out of the training ground in a mighty procession.

In the darkness, a team of personal soldiers were holding torches in front, commanding Qiu Liang and six thousand men on horseback following closely behind. Suddenly, a large group of people blocked their way.

A guard ran out and said, "Is that Qiu Liang, the commander of the Five Cities Army?"

"Exactly!"

Qiu Liang rode his horse forward.

The guard raised his head and said, "Prime Minister Ye has ordered that all the troops of the Five Cities Military Department will be under his command tonight. Sir Qiu, why don't you dismount quickly and come over to greet us!"

Qiu Liang remained motionless and asked, "Is there an imperial decree?"

The guard said, "There is a command from the Emperor!"

Qiu Liang laughed: "Prime Minister Ye, you can't mobilize troops by oral order, don't you know that?"

Ye Xiang stepped out from behind, glanced at Qiu Liang, and sneered, "Qiu Liang, I only have one question to ask, are you planning a rebellion?"

Qiu Liang: “I don’t dare.”

"I heard that someone was plotting a rebellion, so I was going to quell it. But Prime Minister Ye is here to stop me. What's your intention?"

"Oh, good!" Ye Xiang clapped his hands and smiled: "Who gave you the courage? Jia Jing?"

Qiu Liang said seriously, "I am just following the rules. If Prime Minister Ye has an imperial decree, I will naturally let him take command of the troops. If not... Prime Minister Ye is here to stop us from suppressing the rebellion. May I ask what Prime Minister Ye's intentions are?"

I'm rough!

Ye Xiang cursed in his heart!
The damn commander of the Five Cities Army, whom he wouldn't even bother to even look at under normal circumstances, but now he actually dared to talk back to him!
No one would believe you if you say you have no one to support you.

Just as he was hesitating for a moment, a group of people surrounded him from the east, with the intention of surrounding Ye Xiang.

"Who's that over there?!"

Ye Xiang asked in surprise.

"Haha, Brother Ye."

Jia Jing walked out of the darkness with a smile, followed by a team of tall guards in armor.

"It's really you!"

Ye Xiang gritted his teeth and said hatefully.

"The Jia family has been loyal for generations. Do you really want to rebel and cause chaos, and put our ancestors in an unjust position?"

Jia Jing said sternly, "What are you talking about? I heard that someone was plotting a rebellion in the imperial city, and I was planning to take some of my personal soldiers to the palace to protect the emperor. Your Majesty, how can you talk about a rebellion?"

Depend on!
A few personal soldiers?
Ye Xiang cursed inwardly and looked at the huge group of people behind Jia Jing, there must be at least several thousand of them!
He kept so many private soldiers hiding in Kyoto, and he said he was not planning a rebellion?!

He was about to open his mouth to curse, but Jia Jing spoke first: "Lord Ye, why did you bring such a large private army with you? Are you... planning a rebellion?" Jia Jing looked at the people behind Prime Minister Ye and asked in surprise and doubt.

Ye Xiang was so angry that he was shaking all over: "The emperor has ordered that the Beijing camp and the five city troops be under my jurisdiction!"

"Oral order?" Jia Jing smiled and said, "Lord Ye, stop joking. You said it was an oral order for such a big matter. Who are you trying to fool? Without the imperial edict, you are privately mobilizing troops, which is equivalent to treason according to the law!"

Ye Xiang: "You are slandering me!"

Jia Jing: "You are lying!"

Ye Xiang: "You are talking nonsense!"

Jia Jing: "You are talking nonsense!"

Ye Xiang: "Your intentions are clear as day!"

Jia Jing: "You are judging others by your own standards!"

Ye Xiang: "You are shameless!"

Jia Jing: "You are despicable and shameless!"

Ye Xiang: “…”

Jia Jing: “…”

royal palace.

Zhao Quan ran back covered in blood and said, "Holy Emperor, Jinyiwei..."

The emperor's heart tightened: "What's wrong?"

Zhao Quan trembled and said, "The rebels are too powerful. The Jinyiwei can't hold on any longer. The Holy Emperor must do something sooner..."

"Clap!"

An exquisite purple clay teapot was thrown heavily at Zhao Quan's feet by the retired emperor.

"Trash! A bunch of trash!"

Zhao Quan was scalded all over, but he didn't dare to move at all. He just groaned inwardly.

The Jinyiwei had been in disuse in the past few years, and only recently began to recruit people on a large scale, so it was inevitable that there were good and bad people among them, and most of them were unqualified. They were usually faster than anyone else in robbing houses and stealing money, but when it came to fighting with real swords and guns, how could they compare to the palace's personal guards!

"Where is Prime Minister Ye? It's already this late, where has he been?" the emperor asked in a roar.

He couldn't keep calm anymore.

Everyone was silent.

God knows where Ye Xiang went.

(End of this chapter)