A Dream of Red Mansions: the Strongest Playboy

Emperor Yongzheng was about to get angry when he first heard that Hongli would recommend someone again, but when Hongli said Jia Baoyu's name, Yongzheng was surprisingly quiet.That's right, others can't, but Jia Baoyu can. Isn't Jia Baoyu good at fighting?

So Hong Yongzheng asked, "I wonder what Jia Aiqing thinks?"

In fact, this is exactly what Jia Baoyu wants to see. The only person in the Qing Dynasty who can defeat the Spanish Navy is Jia Baoyu. Jia Baoyu also needs to take advantage of this opportunity to get benefits, but if Jia Baoyu stands up and says that he can defeat the Spaniards , on the one hand, others will doubt it, and on the other hand, it will not show its importance.

That's why Jia Baoyu deliberately provoked Prince Bao Hongli in the courtroom. He knew that with Hongli's character, he would definitely not be able to bear his provocation, and he would definitely find a way to let himself go on an expedition, so that he could obtain the greatest benefits.

I saw Baoyu standing out of the team with a stunned face, and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen has never been to sea in his life, and he has never even been in contact with warships. How can you say that he is good at sea battles; There is no talent for fighting, and the ability to win the rebels in the west is all due to the emperor's prosperity and luck."

Beijing Wang Shui Rong and Jin Prince Hongshi were also dumbfounded. If Jia Baoyu went on an expedition, he would not be able to return with a big defeat. He had never even been in contact with the warship, so he was a ghost if he could win.At that time, the two of them will lose this important ally.

So Beijing Wang Shuirong had to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty think twice, Jia Wangye has never been to the sea. It is the ability of Jia Wangye to win the land battle, but the sea battle is very different from the land battle. War, then Lord Jia will inevitably lose."

Prince Jin Hongshi also stood up and said: "Huang Ama, Uncle Wang is not false. If you defeat it at that time, the loss will be small, and it will be a big loss to lose the face of my kingdom."

At this time, Hongli had already decided to pull Jia Baoyu into the water, and said, "Could it be that at this time the Spaniards are allowed to invade my Qing country, and I have no power to fight back, so won't I lose face of my heavenly kingdom? ?"

This sentence of Hongli states a reality that everyone is unwilling to accept, that is, the navy of the Qing Dynasty did not have the strength to expel the Spaniards at this time.Yongzheng was a very good-natured person. In his opinion, humiliation was more uncomfortable than anything else.

So Yongzheng turned his face away and said, "Don't be arguing, what does it look like?" Then he turned to Jia Baoyu and said in a friendly manner: "Jia Aiqing, don't put on that expression, this is a time when the country is worried. If you completely believe in your abilities, it doesn’t matter if you haven’t been exposed to naval battles, with your intelligence, you will be familiar with naval battles within three or two days.”

Chapter 420 Want me to fight?Ask for benefits! 【4】

Let's say Baoyu heard Emperor Yongzheng's words, his expression became even more aggrieved, and said: "Thanks to the emperor, I feel that Weichen is competent for this southern expedition. Although Weichen does not have access to maritime affairs, he is willing to do his best to share the emperor's worries. If Wei Chen died in the battle on Nanyang, and I asked the emperor to take good care of my family." Jia Baoyu almost burst into tears after his performance.

This performance made Yong Zheng feel a little embarrassed, as if he was forcing Jia Baoyu to die.So Yongzheng also said: "Jia Aiqing doesn't need to be discouraged, I believe that you will be able to come back victorious. If Jia Aiqing has any requests, feel free to ask. As long as I can do it, I will grant it."

Jia Baoyu was waiting for what Yongzheng said. Knowing that his performance was almost done, he straightened up and said, "If the emperor asks Weichen to fight this battle, he needs to agree to a few conditions before he can win."

When Yongzheng heard that there was still a chance of winning, he hurriedly said: "Aiqing, feel free to bring it up."

"One is that Wei Chen wants to rule over all the navy establishments, and all ships should be dispatched by the minister, and there is no shortage of food and wages for this expedition. 673"

"I will agree to this condition if you don't say it."

"Second, Weichen hopes to temporarily requisition the merchant ships of the Thirteenth Bank of Guangzhou for the war."

Emperor Yongzheng never paid attention to those merchants in Guangzhou Thirteen Lines, and their life and death had nothing to do with Yongzheng. He didn't even think about it, so he agreed.

"The third is that Weichen hopes to be able to freely recruit navy soldiers along the coast to supplement the shortage of soldiers."

As soon as the third condition was finished, the group of ministers became agitated, and Yongzheng did not respond for a while, and asked, "What is the intention of Jia Aiqing?"

Jia Baoyu replied: "Your Majesty, the officers and soldiers of the Fujian Naval Division were basically exhausted by Shi Lang, all the Green Camp Marine Divisions died in battle, and only two or three of the Eight Banner Marine Divisions survived. If there are no soldiers proficient in water warfare, the Emperor will let me how to spell?"

Yongzheng was stunned and said: "Jia Aiqing is quite reasonable, it is true, then I will..."

Before Yongzheng said the word permission, Hongli said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have never had the experience of recruiting soldiers privately by a general in my dynasty. This is not in line with the system of the ancestors. If King Jia Jun is insufficient in soldiers, it can be done. Call it from somewhere else."

Jia Baoyu snorted coldly and said, "Prince Bao said it very lightly, if it wasn't for the fact that Shi Lang, who was recommended by Prince Bao, did something wrong, how could there be no troops to send now? Besides, if you deploy troops from other places, they will fight in water. Is it? Could it be that Prince Feibao wants them to ride on the boat?"

As soon as these words came out, Hongli's face immediately flushed red, and there were some laughter among the ministers. Among them, Beijing Wang Shuirong and Jin Prince Hongshi naturally laughed the loudest.

"But..." Hong Li wanted to say something.

Before Hongli could finish speaking, Jia Baoyu interrupted: "Prince Bao has so many constraints, why would you recommend me? Since Prince Bao has a better way, it's better that Prince Bao personally lead the troops into battle."

At this time, Hongli was completely at a loss for words. Where could he have a better way? As soon as he was run on by Baoyu, he didn't know what to say.

At this time, Prince Jin Hongshi interjected: "King Jiajun, don't tell me to let my fourth brother go, or else I will lose another fifty thousand soldiers and horses."

This time, the ministers couldn't help it anymore, they laughed from below, and even Zhang Tingyu couldn't help but snort.

Fortunately, Yongzheng stopped the group of ministers from laughing at the right time, and shouted to Hongli: "You disobedient son, it's bad that I haven't settled the account with you. Now Jia Aiqing has agreed to go on the expedition, and he is obstructing it here in every possible way. I will punish you to go home and face the wall. After thinking about it for half a year, you are not allowed to participate in government affairs."

Then he said to Jia Baoyu: "I can agree to Jia Aiqing's conditions, but I'm just talking about the ugly. If Jia Aiqing fails to defeat the Spaniards, what will happen?"

"If Weichen can't beat the Spaniards, Weichen is willing to accept the emperor's punishment."

"Very good, Su Peisheng, according to the decree, to appoint Jia Baoyu, King of Doluo County, as the general of Pingnan, in charge of all affairs of Pingnan, and the naval divisions of Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi are all at his disposal, and the thirteen merchant ships are recruited for military use during the war, and Grant Jia Baoyu the right of temporary conscription"

He said to Jia Baoyu, "Don't worry about the food and wages, I will not break my promise."

Jia Baoyu led the order from below: "Wei minister accepts the decree, and Wei minister will live up to His Majesty's request to drive the Spaniards out of Luzon, so as to strengthen my power in the Qing Dynasty."

Hongli was very happy at this time. He was very satisfied with his strategy. Jia Baoyu was proud at this time, but once he lost to the Spaniards, the emperor could not spare him. Without Jia Baoyu's help, Hong Shi would not be his opponent.

Yongzheng seemed to have remembered something, and said, "Shi Lang, a chaotic minister and thief, fled before the battle, ruined my court, and caused my Great Qingshui division to suffer heavy losses. This time, he cannot be forgiven lightly." The pictures and figures are posted in the cities, and the officers and soldiers of the prefectures are ordered to capture this person and send them to the capital."

He added: "This Shi Lang's family can't be spared any more, Jia Aiqing, you go ahead and arrest Shi Shilun, the son of Shi Lang, and copy Shi Lang's house to me, and you won't need to turn it over to the state treasury. ." This should be another benefit that Yongzheng gave Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu immediately took the order and said, "The minister follows the order."

As soon as he left the palace gate, Jia Baoyu didn't have time to say more, so he had to say to King Beijing and Prince Jin who came to speak: "The two brothers will go to my mansion in the afternoon for a chat, and then I will discuss with the two in detail."

Hearing what Jia Baoyu said, the two of them naturally had no opinion and said goodbye.

Besides, Jia Baoyu brought the troops from Xishan Ruijian Camp to raid the house. After all, it was used by his own brothers. Feng Ziying smiled and said, "It's still the prince who is righteous, and he doesn't forget his brothers if it's good."

Jia Baoyu smiled and waved his hand: "This is out of the question, who asked me to be your eldest brother, the old way, surround the Jinghaihou mansion for me, don't allow me to run out alone, and bring all the female relatives to me. If you go into a room, you are not allowed to move around. No matter how carefully you search, you must catch Shi Shilun.

Chapter 421 Baoyu's Expedition!Farewell to home! 【5】

In fact, this Shi Shilun had been knocked unconscious by Jia Baoyu a few days ago, and was sent to Hong Kong Island by any door. Shi Lang and his son were reunited. Naturally, they were grateful to Jia Baoyu and swore their allegiance to the death.

This time Baoyu raided his home and found a total of 500 million taels of gold, silver, antiques and paintings. For Jia Baoyu, who had already sold tobacco, spices and glass to Europe at this time, it was only a drop in the bucket, so Jia Baoyu didn't see it. Look, he said to Feng Ziying: "You and the soldiers can divide this gold and silver into XNUMX%, and this XNUMX% will be sent to Xue Pan and the three brothers of the Nian family. ."

The remaining XNUMX%, Jia Baoyu decided to send XNUMX% to King Beijing and Prince Jin each, and XNUMX%, but Jia Baoyu did not intend to send it to Yongzheng as he did when he raided the Zhongshun Palace, that is Jia Baoyu is still very weak, now Jia Baoyu Baoyu already had the determination and strength to compete with Yongzheng, so he simply did not give the money to Yongzheng, and the savings also enhanced Yongzheng's strength.

Yongzheng, who was in the palace, waited left and right, but he never saw Jia Baoyu enter the palace. He thought that this time Jia Baoyu would send XNUMX% of his wealth as he did last time. Who knew that Jia Baoyu had no such idea at all.Yongzheng was quite annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. Who told him that he still had to rely on him now.

But he said that when Jia Baoyu returned to Jia's house, it was too late to find the maids, and the sisters-in-law were having fun. Madam Wang and Jia's mother came to find Jia Baoyu together. When Jia's mother saw Baoyu, she said, "My dear, how could you agree? After the emperor's request, Shi Lang is so powerful in the water fight, and he still loses to the Spanish red-haired boy, why are you so impulsive?"

Mrs. Wang also said with a worried look: "Baoyu, it's hard for you to do this errand, how can you refuse?"

It turned out that the news had already reached the ears of the female family members of the Jia family. They also knew that the Spaniards were powerful, so Mother Jia and Madam Wang came to find the treasure jade.

As soon as Jia Baoyu saw Madam Wang, her eyes lit up, she hurriedly stepped forward, hugged Madam Wang and said, "Mother and grandmother don't have to worry, Baoyu has her own measure." As he spoke, he boldly put his hand on Madam Wang's Touch and touch.Naturally, Mother Jia couldn't see this, but Madam Wang blamed Jia Baoyu for being so bold. She had just dreamed of him, and now she's doing something here.

Mother Jia heard what Jia Baoyu said, so she wouldn't say anything more. The huge foundation of Jia's mansion was preserved only by Baoyu, so Mother Jia would not doubt Baoyu's ability.

Baoyu tossed Madam Wang for a while, making Madam Wang soft before she was willing to leave. At this time, Madam Wang had already lost her footing.

In the afternoon, King Beijing and Prince Jin came to Jia's Mansion to look for Baoyu as scheduled, and Hongshi shouted as soon as they met, "Brother Baoyu, why are you so impulsive, this General Pingnan is not a good job, this Spanish red-haired boy is uncivilized. , but this naval battle is really powerful, I'm afraid Brother Baoyu won't be able to please this time."

Beijing Wang Shuirong also nodded and said, "Hong Shi is right. Brother Baoyu, you made the wrong move this time. I'm afraid you will be hit by Hongli."

Baoyu pretended to have a helpless expression and said: "Hey, two princes, you have also seen it, where is this where I am going to go, it is obviously that Hongli kid who picked me up, I can't do anything about it."

King Beijing and Prince Jin suddenly sighed, and they didn't know what to do.

I just heard Baoyu say again: "The two princes don't have to worry too much, how can you say that I will lose if I don't fight a battle now, but King Beijing, you need to temporarily lend me a merchant ship for the Thirteen Lines of Guangzhou. Use it, I will do my best to fight against the Spanish red hair, as long as I win, Hongli is not afraid."

"Brother Baoyu just want to take it. The emperor has already ordered the merchant ships to be loaned to you. How can anyone dare to object?"

In fact, there is a reason for Baoyu to deliberately put forward this request. First, he wants to use this will to completely attack the strength of the four major families, so as to expand his influence in the thirteen lines; second, he will not take back these merchant ships. If he took it out again, he would only report that the ships were all destroyed. Third, and most importantly, he wanted to use this to stimulate the conflict between the merchants and the imperial court. He borrowed the merchant ships and would not return them. Thirteen lines. The merchants of the monarchy will only remember the emperor's will, and Yongzheng never took the merchants seriously. By then, the contradictions between the officials and the merchants will be irreconcilable, and he will further weaken the strength of the Qing Dynasty.

A day passed quickly, and Jia Baoyu decided to swear off. After all, the earlier the Spaniards were repelled, the earlier the Princess Valega would be returned.

Jia Baoyu stood on the bow of the boat and said to the bottom: "Thanks to the emperor not abandoning, I have appointed Jia Baoyu as the general of Pingnan. This general has nothing to repay, but can only fight the enemy bravely to repay the kindness of the king. I don't care about mine. What happened to his predecessor Shi Lang, and no matter how strong the Spaniards are, I just keep going forward to show my great power!"

Jia Baoyu's remarks were impassioned, and Yongzheng naturally heard impassioned, saying: "Although Jia Aiqing goes to exterminate those barbarians, I will become Aiqing's most solid backing, I hope Aiqing will not live up to my expectations, I am in the capital, Waiting for the news of Aiqing's great victory, and waiting for Aiqing's triumphant return."

Jia Baoyu also said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the ministers will live up to their trust and return victoriously. The navy is ready, and the whole army will set off."

Hongli, who was punished by Yongzheng and thought about it in the face of the palace, heard the news of Jia Baoyu's expedition, sneered, and said: "Hmph, let him be proud now, and when he is embarrassed and returned by the Spaniards, this king will ask Let him die without a burial"

Fucha Fujin, who was standing beside him, said worriedly: "What if Jia Baoyu wins Spain?"

Hongli was obviously stunned, and then said viciously: "No, it's impossible, Jia Baoyu will never win against the Spaniards, and this assumption need not be said in the future."

Fucha Fujin was taken aback by Hongli, but he still asked worriedly: "Then Jia Baoyu is defeated and the Spaniards are getting more and more rampant. What should I do if they come to attack me in Qing Dynasty?"

Chapter 422 A Touch of War!Baoyu goes to Nanyang! 【6】

Hongli laughed and said: "This is nonsense. Spain is just a small barbarian country. It can be arrogant at sea for a while, but it is only with some ingenious and prostitute skills. , the Qing imperial family still holds the mentality of looking down on foreigners.

However, on Baoyu's side, since the oath, the fleet has been heading towards Fujian, and Jia Baoyu will go to receive the remaining naval officers and soldiers first.

Naturally, this Baoyu couldn't stand the lonely life on the boat for ten days. Most of the time, Baoyu used any door to shuttle back to Jia's house, playing with the female relatives. As Jia Baoyu's women became more and more, he felt more and more. There is not enough time, and I wish I could stay in bed XNUMX hours a day, but I still feel that there is not enough time, which makes a considerable number of women in Jia's house very resentful.

The fleet traveled for more than ten days and came to the Fujian Navy Yamen. At Jia Baoyu's request, officers and soldiers of the Fujian Navy came to greet them one after another. By the way, Jia Baoyu had a look at how much fighting force the Fujian Navy had.

When Jia Baoyu saw the Fujian navy fleet, and saw that there were only dozens of small boats left on the water, he was angry on the surface: "What's the matter? Not enough for a round of shelling by the Spaniards, could it be possible to tell me to die?"

But in fact, Jia Baoyu was secretly laughing in his heart: Haha, who told me that the ships of the Fujian Navy have all arrived under my account.

Baoyu complained again, and after the performance was over, he gathered the entire fleet and set off for Guangzhou.

Jia Baoyu also brought Princess Valega with him on the southbound trip. He planned to beat the Spaniards so hard that they dared not come again, and then returned Luzon to Valega.

On this day, Jia Baoyu rarely studied the map of the South China Sea and the style of play he prepared in the boat. Valega walked in, and Jia Baoyu's eyes suddenly lit up. He saw that she was wearing a Luzon skirt, which was just the right outline. The figure is wrapped in slender jade legs, peach cheeks and almond eyes, Yao nose and cherry lips, just like a pear blossom with rain, and like a begonia after the rain, full of youthful beauty.It really is the color of the country and the city, and the face of the closed moon and flowers.No matter how many times this Valaija princess Jia Baoyu watched, she was stunned.Unconsciously, I used the "Fengyue Divine Art" that I am best at

Seeing Jia Baoyu's appearance... and the intrusion of Jia Baoyu's "Fengyue Divine Art", her face turned red, she shyly said to Jia Baoyu: "I don't know if your lord is ready, should you? Are you going to beat the Spaniards with these broken logs?"

Jia Baoyu came back to his senses and smiled slightly: "Princess, don't worry, these fleets are just for me to hide from people's eyes and ears, my armada is already ready. The Spanish fleet is really powerful, but my armada But they are not comparable to them, and then I will definitely exterminate the Spaniards and give justice to the princess."

"Then I'll thank the lord here first." After saying that, Valega ran out of the cabin. Valega couldn't stand staying here with Jia Baoyu, and for some reason, her body felt a little weak.

The fleet traveled again for a few days, and sailed into Guangzhou Port smoothly. I saw that the officials on the shore consciously stood in a team according to the size of their official positions.The heads of the four major families, Pan, Lu, Wu, and Ye, were at the head. When they saw Jia Baoyu disembark, they all bowed and shouted: "Xiaguan welcomes the prince!"

Jia Baoyu waved his hand carelessly and said, "You colleagues don't need to be too polite, this king is on official business this time, and the war is urgent, please call the ships and hand them over to this king; in addition, please also ask the requisitioned this time. The merchants of the ship have called up, and this king has something to say."

All the officials had to obey, after all, the emperor himself agreed at this time.

I saw more and more merchants gathered on the shore, and when almost all of them were gathered, Jia Baoyu also said loudly to the merchants: "My fellows, I am Jia Baoyu, the general of Pingnan this time, from Spain. People invaded Luzon, my Qing vassal state, and the emperor ordered me to lead a fleet to destroy Spain.”

"The emperor promised me to come and requisition your ships. I didn't want to do it, but I need to complete the task that the emperor gave me, so I can't do it."

Many merchants naturally didn't buy it. If they wanted to come, don't you have a navy in Yongzheng? Why use our ships? Besides, what does Lu Song's life and death have to do with us...

The merchants were angry with Emperor Yongzheng, but they dared not speak out. However, Jia Baoyu had nothing to do with it. After all, he had successfully transferred his hatred to Emperor Yongzheng.This is also Jia Baoyu's strategy, he wants to completely provoke the contradiction between Yongzheng and the merchants.

After Jia Baoyu accepted the merchant ships of the merchants, he ordered the warships to set off for Luzon Island, looking for a small island that could rest and rest.

Baoyu left a avatar on the boat, and the real body had already shuttled to Hong Kong Island through any door, went straight to Zheng He, and said to him: "Sanbao, it's up to you this time, you must take those red-haired ghosts from the Spaniards. Kill them all, beat them hard, beat them all, don't let me down on these sailing battleships"

Zheng He bowed and replied, "Don't worry, my lord, I have made a plan to defeat the Spaniards with one blow."

"Oh?" Jia Baoyu asked curiously, "What is the brilliant plan of the Three Treasures, let's hear it."

Zheng He replied: "Actually, it's not a lofty plan, it's just taking advantage of the pride and complacency of the Spaniards. The Spaniards defeated Shi Lang's navy last time. It must be clear that the 3.7 Bai Qing army does not have a strong maritime power, and it must be extremely arrogant and arrogant. The original estimate of the Spaniards is not wrong, but they do not know our existence, we can also use their pride. , to catch them by surprise, we can use the ships of the Qing army as bait, the Spaniards will inevitably set off on impulse, and our main fleet will flank them from both flanks and cut off their back roads. When the Spaniards react, It's powerless to go back to heaven."