The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 752 An unexpected gain
In previous years, although Zhang Yunyi's house was crowded with visitors, most of them came only because they had some connections.

This year is different. Anyone who can be connected with the family will come over to make friends with them.

Among them, the largest number of people came under the names of former subordinates of the three families of Jia, Shi and Wang.

The Jia family has been in charge of the Beijing camp for many years, and the relationships are complicated.

However, after Jia Daihua was idle and disbanded, most of his old subordinates were absorbed by the Wang family using the identities of Lady Wang and Wang Xifeng, the children, grandchildren and daughters-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion.

However, precisely because of this relationship, these people's decision to join Wang Ziteng could not be said to be a swindle.

At least, that's what they think, or they can use it as an excuse.

Although Wang Ziteng had been transferred to the Nine Frontiers for several years, the emperor had not made any major changes in the army in order to balance his two sons.

The new governor of the Beijing camp was also not very confident about the old subordinates of the Jia and Wang families, most of whom were just eating and waiting to die.

Originally, even though Zhang Yun逸 was favored by the emperor, he was just a lucky minister with strange and lewd skills.

But after the cases of Prince Ning and Niu Jizong, these people seemed to have seen a life-saving straw.

It just so happened that Zhang Yun逸 was also trying to expand his influence in the army, especially in the Beijing camp. Although he did not treat him with courtesy or special favors, he still took the time to meet him.

And recorded their names and military positions one by one.

Zhang Yunyi did not expect these people to achieve anything, but with this relationship, it would most likely not be a problem whoever wins would help whom.

However, compared to these people, the visit of the Royal Guard Commander Chou Duo was an unexpected surprise.

During the Spring Ploughing Ceremony, Zhang Yun逸 saved the emperor and also saved Qiu Duo’s entire family.

When the case was tried later, Qiu Duo also showed goodwill to him, but their subsequent contacts remained distant.

This time, he brought his eldest son with him. As soon as they met, he said straight to the point: "I am grateful for your kindness. I am a rough man. My son has followed me for these years and has learned a little about how to train the soldiers. If you think he can help, let him go to the Railway Guard and help you."

Not to mention whether Qiu Yijun could help or not, just based on his identity as Qiu Duo's eldest son, it was impossible for Zhang Yun逸 to push him away.

Although he cannot tie Qiu Duo to his own ship at the moment, as long as Qiu Yijun is in the Railway Guard Team, Qiu Duo will have some concerns when the time comes to fall out.

Even if Qiu Duo didn't care about his son, it was unclear whether the emperor could still use Qiu Duo with confidence, or even use the imperial guards.

By simply accepting Qiu Yijun into the Railway Guard, he could reduce the bargaining chips in the emperor's hands. For Zhang Yun逸, it was a sure win.

Zhang Yunyi immediately showed surprise on his face and said enthusiastically: "Captain Qiu, you are too polite. The Railway Guard is in need of people right now. It would be great if you can help us."

Qiu Duo's face suddenly broke into a smile: "Yi Jun! Why don't you go to see the Duke!"

"Yijun greets the Duke! I hope the Duke will give me more support!"

"This isn't the military, there's no need to be so polite."

Both the host and the guests were having a great time for a while, and after chatting for a while, Qiu Duo finally stood up and said goodbye.

After seeing off the enemy father and son, Zhang Yun逸 went straight to the front yard, Zhen Shiyin's yard.

If he had not worked with Qiu Duo, he might really believe that he was indeed a rough man.

But those little tricks he used to show goodwill were obviously not something a rough person would do.

In addition, after the case was over, Qiu Duo always kept a distance from the suspect.

At that time, Zhang Yun逸 guessed that it was because he was concerned about his identity as the commander of the imperial guards and did not want to have too close contacts.

But now he has gone against his usual behavior and taken the initiative to come to him and send his eldest son to serve him. This is really interesting.

After much thought, the only possibility is that Qiu Duo knew that the emperor's condition was irreversible and made the bet in advance.

This is not difficult to understand, as the emperor fell ill after the funeral of the retired emperor.

On the one hand, it was the national mourning period at that time, and all social activities were stopped.

On the other hand, who doesn’t have a headache?
Qiu Duo also needed some time to judge the emperor's condition. There is no wall that is impenetrable. As the commander of the imperial guards, it is not difficult for him to get the news as long as he is willing.

It is even possible that the wind direction can be learned from certain arrangements made by the emperor.

For Zhang Yunyi, this made him even happier than Qiu Duo’s attitude.

When I arrived at Zhen Shiyin's courtyard, I heard the servants say, "Master Zhen and his wife have gone to the garden to see the aunt and the young master."

Zhang Yun逸 sent his servants away and turned to the pavilion on the mountain.

Zhen Shiyin and Feng Shi were taking Xiangling and Jiaoxing to play with the two children in the yard. When they saw him, they quickly stood up and greeted them.

"Yun Yi..."

"Master..."

"Brother-in-law."

Zhang Yunyi nodded and said to Zhen Shiyin, "You guys play with the kids for a while, I have something to talk to the master about."

When the two of them came into the house, Zhang Yunyi asked directly, "I remember when the emperor was buried, you looked at his majesty's face and said that if he stopped taking the medicine, he might have two or three years left."

Although Zhen Shiyin did not have the opportunity to enter the palace to take the emperor's pulse, Zhang Yun逸 arranged a good position for him when the emperor's funeral was held.

Although Zhen Shiyin was missing three items from the three examinations of observation, auscultation, questioning and palpation, he knew the cause of the emperor's illness, so he gave a rough judgment after returning.

Zhen Shiyin was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Did something happen?"

Zhang Yunyi did not hide anything and told Qiu Duo about his visit today and his own guesses.

"Although it wasn't far away at the time, it was still some distance away. Moreover, the emperor had not yet fallen ill, so it was difficult to give an accurate time based on observation alone. Therefore, out of caution, I gave a time limit of two to three years."

Zhen Shiyin looked thoughtful, and then added: "The death of the Supreme Emperor requires a lot of formalities, such as keeping vigil and carrying the coffin. Even if the Emperor is healthy, he may not be able to handle it. Moreover, the Emperor is already exhausted, so it cannot be ruled out that this has aggravated his condition."

This coincides with Zhang Yun逸’s idea.

As the saying goes, illness is like a mountain falling, and the funeral of the retired emperor concerns the national system. Even if the emperor wants to be lazy, he has no chance.

However, he was busy with his own basic situation during this period and only visited the palace before the New Year. Because he had preconceived ideas and it was not convenient to stare at the emperor's face, he did not look closely at the emperor's expression.

Thinking about it now, there seemed to be traces of make-up on the emperor's face.

He also asked Zhen Shiyin for some relevant knowledge, and planned to take some time after the Lantern Festival to go back to the palace and take a look to get some clues.

As he was speaking, he heard the maid outside come in and report: "Master! Elder Gu and Lord Jia are here."

Zhang Yunyi quickly stopped talking with Zhen Shiyin, got up and went to the courtyard.

Jiao Xing didn't show any expression, but Xiang Ling glanced at Jiao Xing with a complicated expression, then looked at Zhang Yunyi, hesitated for a moment, and then said cryptically: "Brother-in-law must be complaining about me leaving my sister at home for the New Year. Do you want me and my sister to accompany Master..."

Zhang Yunyi burst out laughing. Back then, when he was at Jia Yucun's house, he could not refuse the kindness and accepted Jiao Xing's generous gift.

Jia Yucun intended to have Jiao Xing move in directly so that he would not see her often.

However, Jiao Xing kept it a secret due to the concerns of Xiangling and Zhen Shiyin.

It was not until this time when the window paper was broken in front of Xiangling that Jiao Xing no longer had any previous concerns. She also wanted to be close to the water, so she told Zhang Yunyi about the original situation.

If not for this, Zhang Yunyi might not have agreed to let Jiao Xing stay.

Now, Jia Yucun has finally got what he wanted, and I'm afraid he still has to thank you.

However, he naturally couldn't tell Xiang Ling these words, so he could only make an excuse: "Since he came with Elder Gu, I'm afraid he has other things to do. Let me meet him first!"

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(End of this chapter)