The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

Chapter 288 Let's Get Rid of Him All at Once

The hall of the Ministry of Rites was completely silent; the only audible sound was the chirping of cicadas in the distance outside the house.

The officials of Dashun and Manchu sat opposite each other at a long rosewood table.

All eyes turned to the Prime Minister, looking at his hand reaching for the pen holder.

Just as his fingers touched the brush, the Prime Minister suddenly retracted his hand.

Everyone was shocked.

The Prime Minister of the Cabinet looked at the peace treaty again, and then glanced at all the people. He always felt uneasy, as if something bad would happen as long as he signed the treaty.

A cabinet minister spoke up: "Prime Minister."

"Let me take another look." The Prime Minister's voice was a little dull.

Hong Zhou's eyes flashed and he quickly gave Yong Yan a look.

Yongyan understood, patted the armrest and stood up, his voice was not loud but he did not hide his anger: "In that case, let's talk about it another day. It just so happens that we still have some terms to discuss."

The civil servants of Dashun were all a little surprised. The air in the entire hall suddenly froze, and the sound of cicadas in the distance became louder.

Several cabinet ministers looked at each other and spoke in unison: "Prime Minister."

The Prime Minister closed his eyes, picked up the brush and licked it in the inkwell, then signed his name on the treaty. However, his hands were shaking a little while signing, so the last few strokes were a little too thick and black.

Heshen blinked his eyes. The Han civil servants were really hopeless and had played a good hand of cards badly.

Bai Hongzhi also came and sat on the last chair with a sneer in his eyes. With these food, salt, cloth and other daily necessities and a large number of production tools, the Jurchens would be able to recover from this natural disaster soon. By this time next year, perhaps the dog emperor would regret it!

Seeing Hong Zhou also signed his name, the civil servants of Dashun breathed a sigh of relief.

Hong Zhou stood up, took out Qian Xiaosi's handwritten note from his sleeve and said: "We Jurchens value credit the most. With this handwritten note, your army can easily take over Suiyuan City and Guihua City." Then he handed over the handwritten note.

The Prime Minister took it, looked at it, and then nodded.

Hong Zhou smiled and said, "Now that the two countries are trading, I also plan to form a caravan. I'll have to ask the elders to take care of me in the future!" He looked at Bai Hongzhi and said, "Why don't you salute the elders?"

Even after a hundred days of healing from a broken leg, Bai Hongzhi's leg still hadn't healed. With the help of two men in red hats, he stood up, rolled down his horseshoe sleeves, and made an awkward bow to the Prime Minister and others.

The Prime Minister of the Cabinet nodded, holding his breath.

Hong Zhou added: "I hope there will never be war inside or outside the Great Wall."

Before he finished speaking, suddenly, a gust of wind blew in, rolling up all the papers on the table and making them fly all over the sky.

"The wind is blowing! Look, there are clouds in the sky!" a cabinet minister shouted in surprise.

The Minister of Rites' eyes lit up: "As soon as the peace treaty was signed, God sent rain. This is a good omen!"

The eyes of several cabinet ministers, Zhen Yingjia, Jia Yucun, and officials from the Ministry of Rites all lit up.

The Prime Minister's eyebrows trembled violently, and a look of fear appeared on his face!
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and big dark clouds were rolling in from the sky.

The crowd in front of Prince Zhongshun's palace had long since dispersed, and the steward, with a gloomy face, was waiting beside the tall and mighty stone lion.

A team of guards came with a large apricot-yellow sedan chair.

The manager hurried over to greet him.

The sedan stopped, the curtain was lifted, and Prince Zhongshun walked out into the strong wind, the corners of his robes and lapels were lifted high by the wind. He raised his head slightly, looked at the plaque with the golden characters "Prince Zhongshun's Mansion" on a red background, and uttered three words: "Take it off."

The manager: "Your Majesty."

King Zhongshun said: "Don't make things difficult for others." After saying that, he walked straight in.

The steward hurriedly followed in.

Prince Zhongshun stopped and said, "Tell the third brother that I promised him."

The steward hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Your Majesty, would you please reconsider this?"

Prince Chungshun closed his eyes.

The manager sighed and had to retreat.

Suddenly, a deep thunder with a long tail sound came from the sky, followed by another thunder, and a big raindrop fell on the face of King Zhongshun. King Zhongshun raised his head, and big raindrops fell sparsely, hitting King Zhongshun's face and body intermittently. He gritted his teeth and said, "You forced me to do this!" Then he strode to the backyard.

A flash of lightning flashed across the sky, followed by sparse raindrops, and then the sound of rain like the sound of pine waves came from east to west, and the entire capital city was instantly submerged in a curtain-like rain.

".Hurry up! Run faster!"

"I'm not a cow or a horse!"

"Shouldn't tigers run faster?"

"Tigers eat sheep."

"Bah! You are so dishonest."

"Hey, why am I not serious? What are you thinking about all day long?"

"Bah, bah, bah, stop talking nonsense!"

"Hey, it seems I guessed right!"

Amid the bickering, Li Hu rushed into Aojing Pavilion holding Lin Daiyu.

Li Hu panted: "I used to hold you and run around the back garden without even taking a breath."

Lin Daiyu blushed, but said stubbornly: "It's because the garden is bigger!"

Li Hu: "Yes, yes, you are right. The garden has grown bigger." He held her in his arms and sat on the chair under the window. He took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped the rain off her head. Then he was surprised, "Oh, your back is still wet!"

Lin Daiyu curled her lips and said, "I told you it was going to rain, but you didn't believe me. It's all your fault!"

Li Hu smiled awkwardly: "It's probably just your outer gauze shirt that's a little wet, take it off and hang it out to air."

Lin Daiyu blushed: "What nonsense are you talking about."

Li Hu suddenly came to his senses and realized that he had spoken rashly. Just as he was about to change the subject, he saw Amber and Zijuan trotting in wearing oil coats.

Lin Daiyu stood up.

"The girl is wet."

Zijuan took off her oilskin and hurried over.

Li Hu then discovered that Zijuan was holding a small bag in her arms. He then looked at Amber, who was also holding a short jacket in her arms.

Zijuan pulled Lin Daiyu into the inner room, and Li Hu took off his coat, revealing his strong physique.

Amber took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped his body, then helped him put on his coat, and then took out a letter from her sleeve: "A letter just sent from Yuqing Palace."

Li Hu took the letter, tore it open and read it, then smiled slightly. Wang Ziteng won the bet, and the title of King Zhongshun was downgraded from Prince to Prince of a County. The emperor's reward was also generous, and Wang Li became a thousand households of the Southern Pacification Division. Alas, including Wang Li, the Southern Pacification Division has three unreliable dandies, and I don't know if there will be trouble in the future.

At this time, Lin Daiyu, who had changed her clothes, came out and asked: "What are you secretly laughing about?"

Li Hu handed over the letter: "The peace treaty has been signed, and the Jurchens have become the biggest winners!"

Lin Daiyu glanced at the letter and smiled: "How can you wake up without falling, hitting the wall, or getting your head broken and bleeding?"

Li Hu smiled and looked at the heavy rain outside the window: "Don't underestimate that guy, maybe he has a trick up his sleeve."

In the upper study, Emperor Yongchang also stood in front of the window, looking at the heavy rain outside.

Dai Quan stood by, waiting for Emperor Yongchang to speak.

A flash of lightning lit up the upper study room in a pale white. Emperor Yongchang finally spoke: "Let the people in Shengjing assassinate Fu Kang'an. No, let them provoke a fight and let Qian Xiaosi's son die in Fu Kang'an's hands."

Dai Quan was silent for a moment, then said, "Fukangan is a veteran of many battles, it is impossible for him to fail."

Emperor Yongchang was silent for a moment, then said, "Then find someone who is close to Fu Kang'an, preferably one of the Eight Banners nobles who supports him."

Dai Quan thought for a moment and said, "Many of their sons are aggressive and aggressive, often fighting and lacking rationality."

Emperor Yongchang: "Then let's kill him all at once."

(End of this chapter)