Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 346 Jia Jing is crowned king
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The third prince was ordered to lead 70,000 troops from the Beijing camp and 40,000 troops from the Beijing-Tianjin Jiedushi, a total of 110,000 troops, to Hudaokou to stop the enemy.

At the last minute, he received good news that his good elder brother was coming behind the Tartar with 100,000 elite soldiers.

His elder brother will definitely fight hard to atone for his sins this time. At that time, he only needs to act like a mantis stalking a cicada while the oriole is waiting behind...

All the credit goes to myself.

As for his eldest brother, it is possible that he was shot accidentally in the midst of chaos and disorder.

With this in mind, the Third Prince slowed down his pace by stopping and starting many times. As a result, he encountered the Tartar cavalry vanguard before he reached Hudaokou.

The two sides fought to the death without saying a word.

The Third Prince actually did not want to fight to the death, but he was held back by the Tartars and had no choice but to fight to the death, so his morale was naturally low.

The Tartars fought their way to the capital with high morale.

Soon, the Daxia army began to collapse.

A collapse of thousands of miles.

The third prince did not expect that his elite troops were so useless. They were defeated after fighting with the Tartar's vanguard for less than half an hour.

"Pull back!"

The third prince decisively led his remaining troops back to Zhending Prefecture, praying in his heart that his eldest brother would come to support him as soon as possible.

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"Third brother really lost!"

The eldest prince looked at the battle report in his hand with both surprise and joy.

Mr. Li and Wang Ziteng both had smiles on their faces.

The next step is for the Tartars to attack Beijing and Tianjin. Where will the defenders be in Kyoto? As long as the Tartars understand the principle of speed, they will be able to capture Kyoto directly!
By then, they will go directly to Kaifeng, cross the Yellow River, and go to Jinling, where wealth and glory will be within reach...

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"hateful!"

"Big brother actually has his own army!"

The third prince's eyes were filled with anger and he gnashed his teeth.

"Your Highness, we are unable to stop nearly 100,000 Tartars. We should withdraw to Kyoto as soon as possible," suggested Military Advisor Liu.

"it is good!"

The third prince agreed without even thinking about it.

He will also go back and complain to the emperor about his eldest brother's self-centeredness in terms of his military power, and then he will make sure that his eldest brother will be in big trouble!
Bro, you're done!

He has his own army and intends to rebel!
I still won this round!

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Tatar camp.

Yelu Cai's face became solemn.

After conquering Yulin, the army successively conquered Pingliang, Yan'an, and Qingyang, and was then surrounded by Daxia on all sides. The situation was critical, but fortunately, they came up with a surprise plan and captured Xi'an, and then fought their way to the gate of Zhending Prefecture at lightning speed.

The battle record is naturally extremely brilliant and can even be recorded in history.

but……

Of the 150,000-strong army, only less than 100,000 were left, and most of them were suffering from minor injuries. The injuries were not easy to heal in the cold weather, and if they continued to fight, they would most likely all be destroyed in Daxia.

However, if they retreated now, not to mention that there were still 100,000 soldiers of Da Xia in the rear, even the defeated army in front of them would see that they were strong on the outside but weak on the inside and would dare to pounce on them and take a bite.

Only then will there be real hopelessness.

Just when they were in a dilemma, the defenders of Zhending Prefecture actually ran away.

Yelu was overjoyed.

The army entered Zhending Prefecture without a fight and looted the place for supplies.

After eating and drinking, the Tartar looked towards Kyoto.

Daxia is so weak, can't it...

One go! ?

Great achievements are just around the corner!
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Kyoto.

Since that day, the city returned to its former tranquility. As the New Year was approaching, most government offices were preparing to close. Only a few government offices, such as the Cabinet, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Revenue, were still bustling with people.

"The Beijing camp was defeated!"

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince has given up Zhending Prefecture and is on his way back to Beijing." Ye Xiang sighed.

I'm sorry, third brother.

I can't do what I promised you.

He had argued with Jia Jing to no avail that day, and the two did not want to see both sides suffer losses, so they could only come up with a compromise, pushing the young Fourth Prince to the throne, and the two cabinet ministers would assist in the administration.

In this way, Ye Xiang will control the civil officials, Jia Jing will control the military generals, and the court will not be in chaos and be taken advantage of by the Tartars.

Jia Jing said expressionlessly, "Come back if you want. Arrange for him to live in Nanjing. And the eldest prince seems to be thinking of raising his own army. What do you think?"

Ye Xiang said: "Now is not the time to worry about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The Tartars are right before our eyes. If the capital is conquered, both of us will go down in history and be infamous forever!"

Jia Jing smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. In the past, it was hard to say what would happen. After all, some people always like to give blind orders. But now, it's easy to capture a few Tatars who are at the end of their strength, right?"

"I need the command of the 20,000 elite troops of the Beijing Camp! Of course, if you don't want to let go, you can lead the troops to fight in person."

Ye Xiang smiled and said, "Brother Jia, you are joking. Just take the 20,000 Beijing troops. We are all for Daxia."

Jia Jing nodded and smiled, "Yes, if we work together, Daxia will surely regain its glory, and all the barbarians will submit to us and all nations will come to pay tribute!"

Ye Xiang: "I really hope I can see that day..."

"I will."

Jia Jing looked toward the corner of the wall outside, where a few winter plum trees were quietly blooming.

Since the heavy snow that night, it has been sunny for several days in a row, and there has been a bit of spring warmth.

"Is the ice on the Yongding River not thick?"

Jia Jing suddenly asked a question out of the blue.

Ye Xiang said: "It doesn't seem to be thick. A few days ago, I was walking over there and happened to hear that a child was skating over there. The ice cracked and he fell into the water. What a pity!"

Jia Jing thought for a moment and said, "That's good! Come on, break all the ice on the Yongding River!"

Ye Xiang frowned and said, "You want to stop them from crossing the river? It's useless. There are several bridges. Even if we blow them up, they can still build floating bridges..."

Jia Dao didn't say much, just left a sentence: "I'm leaving first!"

Ye Xiang: “…”

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The residence of Prime Minister Ye.

Ye Lian'er and her daughter, who had already fled Kyoto, were caught back by Ye Xiang.

"Why are you running?"

Ye Lian stuck out her tongue and said, "Dad, didn't you say... I was afraid it would be difficult to run when the time came, so I ran away in advance."

Ye Xiang reached out and knocked Ye Lian'er on the head: "Girl, is your father such a useless person? How could my plan fail!"

"Haha." Ye Lian smiled and said, "It didn't fail, but it doesn't seem to work either? I heard that the two saints in the palace are not in good health and have been recuperating in the harem. Is His Royal Highness the Little Prince now the regent?"

"Humph!" Ye Xiang glanced at his daughter and said, "You know a lot. I just don't want to fight with Jia Jing to the point of mutual destruction and let the Tartars take advantage. Otherwise..."

Ye Lian interrupted, "Dad, don't be so angry here. You didn't meet the Third Prince's request. You should think about how to explain it to him when he comes back."

Ye Xiang smiled slightly: "What is there to explain? He lost the battle and retreated without a fight, and lost Zhending Prefecture. He is a sinner of the court. I will be more lenient and send him to Jinling. I will find him a courtyard and two servants. He will live there for the rest of his life."

"He is no longer qualified to cooperate with me."

Ye Lian: “…”

"Then who is qualified?"

"Can Jia Rong do it?"

Ye Lian asked with her eyes wide open.

"you!"

Ye Xiang was so angry that he almost had a cerebral hemorrhage.

"Go back to your boudoir and stay there. Don't come out unless necessary!"

"Just looking at you makes me sick!"

Ye Lian: “…”

I think you are annoyed too.

But I don’t dare to say it.

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On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Third Prince returned to Kyoto with his defeated troops. He already knew what had happened in Kyoto, and he wanted to see Prime Minister Ye to ask him why he didn't keep his word!
But Ye Xiang didn't see him at all. Several personal soldiers carried him to a carriage. "Who are you?"

"Do you know who I am?"

"I will kill all nine of your clans!"

The third prince kept roaring in the carriage. Several of his personal soldiers became impatient and knocked him unconscious.

"Really annoying……"

"Let's go quickly. If you can complete this mission, you can have a good New Year in Jiangnan."

The carriage creaked as it moved along the official road outside Kyoto.

Suddenly, a group of people rushed out from the roadside.

"kill!"

"Swish swish."

Several guards who were in charge of guarding were instantly riddled with holes.

"It's really the Third Prince!"

"Pull it back quickly, the prince will be of great use!"

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On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Tartar army surrounded the city.

By this time, Yelu had learned that the capital of Daxia had just experienced a rebellion, and people must be in panic. Being good at seizing opportunities, he immediately decided to attack the city with all his strength.

What Yelu Cai expected was true.

The whole of Kyoto is in a panic now, especially after what happened a few days ago. Although it was suppressed on the surface by Ye Xiang and Jia Jing, the people below are still in turmoil.

One wrong move and you may lose everything!
So Ye Xiang cooperated with Jia Jing very happily, providing him with people and food.

For the two men, this battle is not only about defending, but also about annihilating the enemy. Only in this way can they truly stabilize the court and the people's hearts.

Kyoto was different from other places. There were hundreds of cannons on the city walls, booming and firing. The Tatars attacking the city suffered heavy casualties before they even reached the wall, and many of them were smashed into meat paste.

The Tatars, who had been having a smooth journey, were hit hard on the head and became dizzy.

This is not over yet.

Hundreds of warships suddenly appeared on the Yongding River, with hundreds of black gun barrels pointed at the Tartars on the shore...

"It happened!"

"Withdraw your troops immediately!"

Yelu was so frightened that he wanted to run away.

But with an army of nearly 100,000, how could they just run away?

All kinds of artillery and rockets raged wildly, and the shore became almost a sea of ​​fire and purgatory. The roaring did not stop until the muzzles of the guns turned red and were in danger of exploding.

At this time, the Tatar camp was in chaos, blood was flowing like a river, and there were countless casualties. Everyone was crowding across the bridge, and countless people fell into the icy river and drowned.

Yelu, who had already escaped across the river, looked at the tragic scene that seemed like purgatory on earth and shuddered uncontrollably.

Daxia has such a terrifying navy, why didn't they see it in the previous crossings of the Yellow River? They only took it out now, could it be to catch them all in one fell swoop?
"kill!"

Faint shouts of killing were heard from the left and right wings. Yelu was so frightened that his soul flew away. He didn't care about his subordinates anymore and spurred his horse and ran away quickly.

This battle.

Only a few hundred of the 100,000 Tartars left.

The rest all stayed in Daxia.

When Yelu Qi returned to the border again, he looked at the pitiful 15 riders left by his side, and recalled the high-spirited appearance of the 150,000-man army before the expedition...

"brush!"

He drew his sword.

"Your Majesty!"

Several subordinates exclaimed but it was too late.

Yelu Cai put the sword across his neck.

The story of a generation of heroes on the grassland came to an end.

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Kyoto is bustling with joy.

Perhaps because the New Year is approaching, the noise of joy is louder than usual.

Lord Jia's reputation was limitless at the time.

His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, who was in charge of the country, had no choice but to confer the title of King Jia Jingning, a hereditary title.

The residence of Prime Minister Ye.

Everyone was silent.

Although everyone hoped that Jia Jing would defeat the Tartars and stabilize the court, no one expected that he would be so devastating.

What kind of terrifying strength is this? !
Is this the navy that the Jia family has developed in Southeast Asia in recent years?
"Prime Minister Ye, the eldest prince still has 100,000 elite troops. If we can win him over... we can unite and fight against Jia Jing!"

Ye Xiang shook his head: "Not to mention 100,000, even 200,000 will be useless. Haven't you seen the scene of thousands of cannons firing at the same time? With such a navy, no matter how many people there are, they can't enter Kyoto."

"What should we do? Are we just going to sit there and wait for death?"

Everyone knew that after Jia Jing took control of Kyoto, he would definitely eliminate the remaining threatening people one by one! And as Ye Xiang's confidants, they were definitely on Jia Jing's kill list.

Prime Minister Ye thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, everyone. The political situation is not stable yet, and the problem of the two saints in the palace has not been solved. Jia Jing doesn't dare to kill people, otherwise he will get an empty court. The world will be in chaos, and by then, no matter how many Jia's troops there are, it will be useless!"

Everyone nodded.

"What Ye Xiang meant was..."

Ye Xiang smiled and said, "Everyone has weaknesses, including Jia Jing. Now that he is in a high position and has been named the King of Ning, he must be very proud. When people are proud, they tend to be proud and complacent, lose themselves in all kinds of flattery, and only seek pleasure!"

"We can see this from the fact that he married a wife and took in a concubine. We should pretend to submit first, and wait until he completely loses himself. That will be the time for us to turn defeat into victory..."

"Haha! Great! Ye Xiang is really great!"

"This plan is very appropriate!"

"Maybe we don't need to do anything. Jia Jing has taken in so many young and beautiful wives and concubines. One day, they might all die!"

"Haha, that's right. By then there will only be one little boy named Jia Rong, so there's nothing to worry about..."

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Southeast Asia, on the island of Luzon.

Daxia fought a decisive battle with the Spaniards.

In this battle, Daxia dispatched 30,000 naval forces, including the Lianghuai Navy and Penglai Navy. Nanyang Governor Lin Ruhai led 10,000 naval forces. Jia's personal soldiers numbered 10,000, including 5,000 veteran elite soldiers, 5,000 elite pirates led by Jiao Da, and 20,000 Daxia East India Company security guards led by Jia Lian and Xue Ke, totaling 60,000 troops.

The Spaniards pieced together 20,000 people, including local indigenous people.

The two sides fought for two days.

The Spanish were defeated and surrendered.

In this battle, thirty large warships, fifty small warships and hundreds of various types of artillery and French machine guns were captured. Even a large shipyard on the island was taken down intact. The employees inside had no intention of struggling and surrendered readily.

In addition, the Dutch mined gold mines, plundered gold and silver, and smuggled countless goods on the island, all of which became the property of Daxia.

From then on, Luzon officially belonged to Bactria and was incorporated into the Nanyang Province together with the Bactrian East India Company. The Governor's Office was built in Mala Bay in Luzon.

Nanyang officially became the world of Daxia!
No, it should be the world of the Jia family.

After all, Lin Ruhai is half a member of the Jia family.

At this time, in a two-story building of the Nanyang Governor's Mansion, Jia Rong was leaning comfortably on the bed railing, reading several letters from Kyoto and Nanjing.

The first major event was that the two holy dragons in the palace were in poor health and had to recuperate in the harem from then on. The fourth prince was regent and Jia Jingye was the prime minister who assisted in the administration.

The second major event was that the 100,000-strong Tartar army was wiped out on the banks of the Yongding River. His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince was very pleased and named Jia Jing the King of Ning and issued a general amnesty.

In particular, all those who were framed by the Jinyiwei were pardoned and found not guilty.

The third major event was that Jia Jing was going to marry a second wife, so he was asked to return to Beijing to meet the new princess and oversee the construction of the Ning Wang Mansion.

Extensive construction work.

I'm dripping!
The grandfather is floating!

I have to go back and give him some advice.

Qingwen brought a fruit plate and put a banana in Jia Rong's mouth first, then took a banana for herself and said with a smile, "We are so lucky to be able to eat such fresh fruits in early spring!"

"Not bad." Jia Rong smiled and said, "There is a saying that happiness is better shared than happiness alone. Take some bananas with you, seal them up, and go back to give them to the aunts."

"Ah, are we going back to Beijing?"

"Ah."

"Oh, I don't want to go back. It's too cold over there."

"Silly girl, it will be spring when you go back!"

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(End of this chapter)