The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

Chapter 338: Killing relatives for justice
With a "bang", a tea bowl smashed onto the floor of the living room, fragments splattered and tea splashed everywhere!
The housekeeper who had just walked in was startled, and then another disk fell to the ground, with fragments flying everywhere.

"Waste! Who told him to attack Kaifeng City on his own initiative!" The third prince with red eyes was particularly scary.

The butler smiled bitterly. The government troops were attacked when they were attacking Kaifeng City. Several generals leading the rear wing were the third prince's men, and none of them escaped.

Wang Ziteng turned the tables. He led his 3,000 sword and shield soldiers to risk their lives to delay the White Lotus rebels, winning the government army a precious breathing opportunity and time to reorganize, allowing the main force of the government army to successfully break through and avoid the tragedy of annihilation.

The emperor issued an edict, appointing Wang Ziteng as the general of Henan and granting him the title of third-class earl.

"Do you think he did it on purpose?" the third prince suddenly asked.

The butler was slightly stunned, somewhat confused about what he meant.

The Third Prince: "I have carefully read the military report. Only our troops were annihilated. Even Wang Ziteng's troops gathered hundreds of remnants. Are they all pigs? If they can't fight, don't they know how to run?!"

The butler didn't dare to answer directly, and he stammered, "On the battlefield, swords and guns are blind. Maybe it was just an accident. Prince Zhongshun arranged our people in the rear wing with good intentions. Otherwise, select a few more people who understand military strategy."

The third prince's eyes sparkled, and he thought for a moment, then said, "It's not enough to just send people, we must find a way to strangle the lifeblood of King Zhongshun."

Steward: "Food and fodder?"

The third prince nodded.

The housekeeper thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. Jia Lian is in charge of Henan's grain and grass supply at the Ministry of Revenue, and he directly reports to Jia Zheng. As for Jia Zheng, he is the emperor's spy."

The Third Prince's eyes flashed: "Then let Jia Lian move his seat."

Housekeeper: "How do I move it?"

The Third Prince: "Today, the Li's bank opened for business. Jia Lian deposited dozens of large boxes inside. His annual salary is only a few taels. Doesn't Wang Ren hate the Jia family and want revenge? Tell him that as long as he can get evidence that Jia Lian accepted bribes, he will not only forgive his debt of more than 100,000 yuan, but also give him another 10,000 taels of silver."

The housekeeper's eyes lit up.

The Third Prince: "Is there any news from Shaanxi?"

Butler: “No.”

The third prince frowned and said, "Send another person."

The butler was silent for a moment, then replied, "We have sent three groups of people, but no one has returned."

The Third Prince was silent for a moment, and then said viciously, "Bai Hongzhi, that bastard, I will skin him alive one day!" At this point, he suddenly remembered, "What's wrong?"

The housekeeper suddenly remembered: "There is something our people just discovered. The flowers in the western warm room of the Yangxin Palace were not sent by our people."

The third prince was shocked: "What did you say?!"

Housekeeper: "The flowers we sent to the Yangxin Palace have been replaced."

The third prince's face became solemn.

Housekeeper: "It's God's will. A few days ago, the flower pot was accidentally knocked by a young eunuch. He was afraid of being punished, so he didn't dare to say it. Last night, we found that the flower pot was sent back from Concubine Wu's palace. Our people then discovered that the flowers in Concubine Wu's palace are exactly the same as those in the Yangxin Palace."

The third prince was stunned and didn't say anything for a long time.

Butler: "It must be the death of the Sixth Prince that made the Emperor suspicious."

The Third Prince understood that the Emperor was using Concubine Wu to test poison. No wonder he had never been to Concubine Wu's palace since the Sixth Prince's death. What a cruel emperor!

The housekeeper said: "I dare you to ask them to stop first."

The third prince nodded and said: "Let's put this matter aside for now and wait until the Henan issue is resolved. By the way, let Kong Xiaoer come to Beijing."

Duke Yansheng? The housekeeper was puzzled.

The Third Prince: "Those scholars who passed the imperial examination want to step on Li Hu to leave their names in history. They are overestimating themselves! Let Kong Xiaoer help them. The title of Duke Yansheng is still useful. Let them make trouble. It would be best if they anger Li Hu and beat these dogs to death!"

The truce agreement was delivered by express mail over 800 miles to Anding Gate at dusk three days later. It was almost dark when it was delivered to the upper study. The upper study was brightly lit.

Emperor Yongchang walked in quickly, saw the box on the imperial desk, took out the key from the cabinet in the corner, and opened the box.

After opening the armistice treaty, Emperor Yongchang discovered that there was another peace treaty inside. He took out the contract and looked at it, and then his eyes lit up.

After reading it, Emperor Yongchang placed the peace treaty in his palm and clapped his hands twice, then said excitedly: "Well done, Fukang'an!" Turning to Dai Quan, he said: "Tell the imperial kitchen to prepare wine and food, I want to drink tonight."

Dai Quan: “Yes.” He answered and walked out of the hall.

Emperor Yongchang carefully read the peace treaty signed by Fu Kang'an and Huang Jinzhong again, closed it gently, and then picked up another contract to look at it.

After reading the contract, the smile on Emperor Yongchang's face became even wider. With the territory expanded by thousands of miles, the coup d'état was nothing to worry about.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yongchang seemed extremely excited and excited.

Suddenly, he sighed deeply. He couldn't find anyone to share such a happy event with. He was such a lonely man!
Thinking of this, Emperor Yongchang locked the two contracts into the bookcase in the corner, then turned and walked to the palace door, took a deep breath, and stared into the distance in a daze.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of footsteps brought him back to his senses. It was Dai Quan who came back.

Emperor Yongchang: "Tell the Imperial Kitchen to send the wine and food to the Retired Emperor. You go out of the palace in person and bring the Third Prince and the Crown Prince into the palace. Let them go and talk to the Retired Emperor first. I will go there when I am done with my work."

Dai Quan was stunned for a moment: "Yes."

Seeing Dai Quan disappear outside the palace gate, Emperor Yongchang said to the eunuch behind him: "Bring me the cloak. I want to go to Daming Palace."

The front yard of the Mei Mansion was also brightly lit.

A melodious music floated from the flower hall.

In the flower hall, several singing girls were dancing to the music.

Wang Ren, whose face was already flushed, drank another large glass of wine in one gulp. His eyes were shining as he glanced at the singing girls.

A trace of disdain quickly flashed across Mr. Mei's eyes, and in an instant he returned to his smile, raised his hand, and shouted loudly: "Stop!"

The dancing and music stopped, and the singers and musicians all stared at Mr. Mei in a daze.

Wang Ren also turned his gaze to Master Mei.

Master Mei pointed at the musicians and said, "All of you go down." He then said to the singing girls, "Come here and toast Master Wang."

Those singing girls were all smart people. They immediately surrounded Wang Ren, hugged him and fed him wine.

Wang Ren was a sex-hungry man to begin with, and after being seduced by them like this, he stopped pretending and started to eat and drink.

Master Mei sneered.

With a "bang", the wine glass in Wang Ren's hand fell to the ground. He fell into a deep sleep and began to snore.

Master Mei waved his hand.

The singing girls understood and left.

At this time, Censor Mei and the steward of the Third Prince's Mansion came out from behind the screen, each holding a complaint and a box of ink in their hands.

Censor Mei unfolded the petition, the butler opened the ink box, and Master Mei grabbed Wang Ren's hand, leaving a scarlet fingerprint on the petition.

Mei Yushi smiled and said, "This is called killing one's relatives for the sake of justice!"

The butler and Master Mei laughed at each other.

(End of this chapter)