Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 175: Jia She's Merit

Now it is enough for Lady Jia to just enjoy wealth and luxury.

But as the eldest son of the Jia family, Jia She has to consider the future of his family.

He couldn't bear to see his family fall into ruin.

But Jia She had been idle for a long time and had long since neglected his military strategy and martial arts.

He was self-aware and knew that in his current state, it would be impossible for him to march, fight, and achieve success.

The only way is to find another way out.

Originally, Jia She wanted to take Yingchun to Huaizhou and rely on his daughter to maintain his wealth. In addition, Lian'er was also working for the other party, so he would always have a share of wealth.

But soon, Jia She suddenly changed his mind.

Because he heard that the Huaiyin bandits were heading north under the banner of serving the king.

In this case……

Jia She agreed to move south together.

Jia Zhen and Jia She of Ning Mansion were in the same boat, so naturally they agreed to move south together.

This made Yingchun and Xichun, who had been worried all the time, feel much more at ease.

Soon, the imperial court prepared all matters related to the migration to the south, and the Jia family had already packed up their assets and followed Emperor Longqing on the convoy that migrated south.

The specific route of the court's migration to the south was decided by the Ministry of War and several important cabinet officials. Jia She only knew a general idea and did not know the specific route.

However, the Jia family had a very high prestige in the army. After inquiring through various means, by the next morning, Jia She had figured out the detailed route of the court's migration to the south in just one night.

It's time for him to make a contribution!
Gui'er walked against the convoy and was soon discovered by the soldiers.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

The soldiers came to arrest him.

Seeing this, Guier hurriedly gave out Jia She's name.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers did not dare to offend easily, so they brought Gui'er to Baoling Hou Shi Nai.

Shi Nai asked Gui'er why he was walking against the convoy.

Gui Er said, "Master Shi, my Master She has a concubine who lives in the Daning Mountain Manor right here. Because of the urgency of the matter, I didn't have time to inform her. Please do me a favor and let me take her out. She is the favorite of my Master She, and he can't live without her!"

Shi Nai pondered over what he heard.

"Aunt? This..."

Shi Nai knew that this kind of thing was definitely against the rules, but if he didn't help, it would hurt the relationship between the two families, which made him a little conflicted.

Just then, another person was arrested.

It turned out to be Lu'er, the servant of Wang Ren, the son of Duke Zhongguo.

Lu'er was also walking against the convoy.

Shi Nai asked Lu'er why it was so.

Lu Er said, "Lord Shi, you may not know that my master Ren has a concubine who lives in the nearby Daning Mountain Manor. Due to the urgency of the matter, I did not have time to inform her. I beg you to give me some convenience..."

At this time, the convoy had not gone far from Beijing and was near Daning Mountain, so both of them used Daning Mountain as an excuse.

Lu'er arrived late and didn't know that this excuse had already been used by Gui'er, so he repeated it with a serious face.

Shi Nai looked very strange when he heard what the other party said.

Just then, the soldiers brought in another person.

It turned out to be Jia Zhen's servant, Shou'er.

Shi Nai watched Shou'er's performance quietly.

Shou'er had no idea and said with a serious face:
"Master Shi, my master Zhen has a concubine who lives in the nearby Daning Mountain Manor..."

Shi Nai's expression was extremely strange, as if he was forcing a smile, but he was a serious person, so it was very strange.

"Are the aunts of your three families the same person?"

Shi Nai interrupted Shou'er and asked.

The three of them were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, exchanged glances quickly, seemed to understand something, and said:
"Yes, yes, yes!" Shi Nai didn't know what to say. Of course, he saw that something was wrong, but after thinking it over, he decided to play dumb and sighed:

"Although I heard that your two houses were in a bit of a mess, I didn't expect it to be so chaotic. Even a junior like Wang Ren..."

Gui'er, Lu'er and Shou'er lowered their heads and dared not utter a word.

Shi Nai waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Since it is the beloved thing of your three families, you can go now."

Gui'er, Lu'er and Shou'er hurried out as if they had been pardoned when they heard this.

Suddenly, Shi Nai asked again: "By the way, what is the name of this aunt?"

The three of them thought without hesitation.

Guier said, "Xiaohong."

Lu Er said: "Xiao Qing."

Shou'er said: "Xiaogang..."

The air fell into silence for a moment.

Gui Er explained somewhat forcefully: "Our three mansions each have their own charm, so it's normal to have different names..."

Shou'er said: "You know, my master Zhen is a homosexual..."

Shi Nai's mouth twitched, and he said, "Go quickly, go quickly!"

At that time, Fang Yong's army marched along with Zhang Yuan's navy and arrived at the Jinhai area.

At this time, Li Ni in the capital brought news to Fang Yong, informing him that Emperor Longqing had fled south.

Li Ni suffered some failure in this intelligence work.

Because Emperor Longqing fled so quickly, Li Ni had not had time to find out the specific route of Emperor Longqing's migration to the south before he had already escaped.

In the past, it would take at least ten days or half a month for the court to make a decision. Who would have thought that this time it only took half a day.

The decision is made in the morning and the person is gone in the evening.

There was no way. Li Ni was not clear about the specific marching route of this southward migration. He could only obtain some incomplete information by bribing some officials who stayed behind. He inferred that the route was roughly around Baofu in Zhuozhou.

When Fang Yong learned the news, he was so amazed at Emperor Longqing's swiftness that he immediately led his army to intercept the enemy.

Since he only knew the approximate location, Fang Yong asked Ma Laohei to lead 3,000 cavalry to intercept outside Baofu and wait for the opportunity. He then led 30,000 Huaiyin troops to march lightly and quickly to block Emperor Longqing's convoy and make sure that Emperor Longqing would not escape.

The remaining large force was led by Wu Yuan and Zhai Xun, who were responsible for providing steady support.

To be honest, Fang Yong only led 30,000 soldiers this time, which was somewhat risky.

But for the sake of speed, this was the only way. Marching an army of more than 200,000 people together would be too slow.

Wu Yuan and Zhai Xun both tried to dissuade him, believing that Fang Yong was a venerable man and there was no need for him to take risks himself. What if he encountered danger? Although Emperor Longqing was important, he was not as important as Fang Yong himself. This matter could be accomplished by sending a general.

Fang Yong shook his head and comforted the two with a smile.

He was worried about sending someone else to do this matter because he didn't know the specific route. If Emperor Longqing escaped or was accidentally killed due to the fierce battle, it would have a huge impact. It would be safer for him to go in person.

Another point is that there were no large-scale troops in Zhili at that time.

The grassland people are still in the north of the capital, and Wang Ziteng's troops are still confronting the grassland troops. The two of them have no time to come over. The 30,000 troops he brought are already a lot, enough to deal with most crises, and it is not as dangerous as imagined.

Secondly, even if he encounters danger, it’s okay because he runs faster than the opponent’s horse. Even if thousands of troops are chasing him, he can still run all the way back.

Wu Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this.

What's the point of running back? He just thought Fang Yong was joking and didn't take it to heart.

Little did they know that what Fang Yong said was the truth.

He really ran faster than a horse, and his energy was endless...

that's it.

Fang Yong put on his armor, assembled 30,000 elite soldiers, and rushed towards Zhuozhou.

Halfway through the journey, Guier, Luer and Shouer knelt in front of Fang Yongjun.

(End of this chapter)