Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 74 Returning to Beijing
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"No!"

Lady Bai Lian frowned and said, "It's fine for other people, but the Ningguo Mansion is the top military honor, and the head of the family is the Minister of War, in charge of the entire country's troops. It's really not easy to mess with them!"

The left protector sneered, "We are rebels. We dare to rebel against the emperor. Why should we be afraid of a mere minister of war? If the queen is afraid, just stay in the water fort. We will go by ourselves!"

"But let me be frank with you. If I go, the silver I rob will belong to me!"

Lady Bai Lian smiled softly: "Left Protector, please do as you please. I will not interfere in this matter, okay?"

"can!"

The left protector flicked his sleeves and went to prepare.

The young girl standing in the hall frowned and said, "Master, are we really not going to get involved?"

"How is that possible?" Lady Bai Lian said with a smile, "You and Rui'er go quietly and don't let that old man find out. If the Ningguo Mansion guards are useless, we can't be soft-hearted and we still have to take what we should take."

"What if the guards are very strong?"

"Isn't that just right? Sugar should also suffer a little loss!"

"Master is wise!"

"Go."

After saying this, Lady Bai Lian stood up, leaned on her crutches, and walked inside with a thumping sound.

"Junior sister, let's go!"

A handsome man came over with a sword in his hand. His hair was not tied with a hairpin, but was scattered behind him, making him look very casual and unrestrained.

……

"Uncle, Weishan Lake is just ahead!"

Jiao Da frowned again as he looked at the vast expanse of water ahead. The pirates in Weishan Lake had always been a major concern for the imperial court.

"fine."

Jia Rong said calmly: "With the people brought by Mr. Ouyang, we are already very strong. Even if a thousand pirates come to attack, they will never return!"

On the way back, I happened to meet Ouyang Chi.

After Ouyang Chi briefly explained the situation, Jia Rong simply rented two large ships at the Huaidong Wharf. Now he had a strong army.

If such a formation cannot defeat the pirates, it can only be said to be impossible.

unless……

God willing!

"Brother Xue, you and your sister stay here first."

"Xiao Xiao, protect them both."

Xiao Xiao has already picked up the sword.

"Master, what about you?"

Jia Rong also picked up the sword and said with a smile: "You forgot that my sword skills are amazing and you can't resist!"

Xiao Xiao: "..."

Xue Baoqin said with a smile: "Brother Rong, you can dance with a sword?"

Jia Rong smiled faintly: "Of course I will. If you want to see it, wait a while. I will show you the empty dance."

"Great!" Baoqin said happily, "I like watching sword dancing!"

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but give Jia Rong a cold look.

"Master, be serious!"

Jia Rong danced twice with the sword.

"Don't worry, I'm serious!"

"Anyone who comes here today will die!"

"My great sword is thirsty!"

Jia Rong had just finished speaking.

"kill!"

"Kill the dog officer!"

"Kill the dog official and rob his wife!"

"Go ahead and get a thousand taels of silver..."

A group of pirates rushed up shouting.

Others stood on distant boats and shot arrows.

Some jumped into the water to dig into the boat.

There were actually people on the shore shooting arrows in response, it looked like there were thousands of them!

Jia Rong's boat was at the innermost part and was not affected for a while.

Jiao Da said anxiously: "Uncle, you go first!"

"Why are you leaving?" Jia Rong said calmly, "Could it be that the elite troops of the Duke's Mansion can't even deal with a few pirates?"

Let’s not talk about whether there will be an ambush ahead.

If he left, wouldn't morale be ruined? Although he had never led troops, he knew how serious a blow to morale it would be if someone took the lead and ran away, especially as the eldest grandson of the Duke's Mansion.

How can I become a junior cabinet minister in the future?
"I am right here, fighting the enemy and serving the country with all the soldiers!"

"Once we have wiped out the bandits, we will be rewarded handsomely when we return to the capital!"

Suddenly, the morale of the Ningguo Mansion's personal soldiers was greatly boosted!

Originally, the elite guards of Ningguo Mansion were no match for the mere pirates. They just relied on their numbers to surround the bandits, but were soon chased and killed by the guards of Ningguo Mansion like they were offering their heads.

Not to mention the bandits shooting arrows from the boats in the distance. They are nothing compared to the elite archers of Ningguo Mansion and are no match for them.

It collapses at the first touch!
The left protector in the distance almost had his eyes bloodshot!
These officers and soldiers are too strong!

At this time, someone came to report: "Master Zuo Hufa, it's really bad. The brothers have suffered heavy casualties and they dare not charge forward!"

The left protector’s eyes turned red.

"Bastard thing!"

"Everyone, charge forward!"

"Anyone who retreats will be beheaded, and anyone who rushes to the bow will be rewarded with a hundred... a thousand taels of silver!"

There will always be brave men when there is a big reward, and many pirates rushed forward with red eyes.

However, more pirates understood that they could not rush forward with such a huge disparity in strength. One thousand taels was just a shadow, so they just shouted from a distance and did not move forward at all.

The military discipline of the pirates was not strict to begin with, and the idea of ​​beheading those who retreated seemed like a joke.

"It's the elite troops of Ningguo Mansion!"

From a distance, a slim girl said with a slightly frown.

"Humph!"

The young man with long hair beside him sneered: "What elite or not? Wait until I go over and capture the thieves and their leader, and see what other tricks they have!"

The woman hurriedly stopped him, saying, "No, what kind of status does the eldest son of Ningguo Mansion have? How can he not have guards around him?"

The young man laughed wildly: "I don't believe anyone can stop the sword in my hand! I'm going!"

The woman watched the young man fly away, stomped her feet in anger, and then gritted her teeth and chased after him.

At this time, the bandits were retreating step by step.

The young man did not hesitate, instead of retreating, he flew up, stepped on several boats a few times, and jumped directly onto the big ship. Before the people on the big ship could react, the young man continued to leap and jumped onto the middle boat.

The woman following behind was horrified and had no choice but to jump onto the middle boat.

"Be bold!"

"Protect the eldest son!"

"Take it!"

Jiao Da, Ouyang Chi and others surrounded them.

Jia Rong: "Try to catch them alive!"

When I get back to Kyoto, I’ll attribute this to my achievements!

Especially since living people are more valuable than dead people.

……

The capital, Rongguo Mansion.

"Second Master, come this way!"

"Second Master, I miss you so much."

"Second Master, the master has been called over by the master of the East Palace. Don't be afraid."

"Second Master, please give this purse to me as a reward."

"Second Master, please give me this as a reward."

"This pendant..."

Several servants rushed forward with a giggle and cleaned Baoyu's entire body, except for the "precious jade" around his neck, which no one dared to touch.

Baoyu didn't care about these material possessions, and said to the servants seriously, "Have you watched carefully? Did the master really go to the East Palace and didn't come back?"

“Clear and clear!”

"Be careful!"

"Don't worry, Master. I can't go wrong!"

"Where are you going to play, Master?"

"Just go out for a walk." Baoyu said with a smile, and was about to take out the fan to wave to cool down the heat, but then he found that the fan had been taken away by someone.

"Okay! Sit tight, Master."

A few servants took advantage of this and lifted Baoyu up without saying a word, then ran out laughing.

……

It is said that Jia Zheng was called to the East Palace by his elder brother Jing today and was scolded severely. Naturally, he was in a bad mood.

Just got home, I suddenly heard a burst of laughter inside, and it seemed that there was Baoyu's voice mixed in!
Jia Zheng immediately became very angry!

Why is it so quiet in the East Palace, with everyone behaving well, but here it's like entering a vegetable market, with so much noise and almost no rules at all?

(End of this chapter)