The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 123 Rules on the Right

No matter what the Jia family's attitude is, he is still living under someone else's roof, but he has no choice.

Aunt Xue and her family have their own house in the capital, but they often live in the Jia Mansion. Xue Pan was originally the first one who was unwilling to do so. In addition to the sisterly relationship between Lady Wang and Aunt Xue, there were also some miscellaneous reasons.

For example, let outsiders see that the Xue family and the Jia family are actually one family.

Or maybe do it for the second master of the Xue family to see.

Although Lin Ruhai was wavering in the middle, he secretly provided a lot of benefits to the emperor and followed the path of a civil official. He seemed to be the emperor's man, and the emperor also regarded him as one of his own, including the emperor emeritus. So didn't that mean Lin Ruhai was transferred away?

But Lin Ruhai's roots are still in the Jia family.

In addition to the generations-long friendship between the two sides, there is also Lin Ruhai's daughter Lin Daiyu. Their only real relative is the Jia family. How could Lin Ruhai not help the Jia family, and how could the Jia family not value Lin Ruhai?

As for what happened in the future, it was like a child without a mother - it’s a long story.

No one can guarantee that things will remain unchanged forever.

At least at the moment, for example, if Lin Ruhai values ​​a talent, Jia Yucun will be sent to the Jia family first. Including when the Jia family built the Grand View Garden, Lin Ruhai also provided a lot of money.

My surname is Wang, but Lin Ruhai insisted on arranging for me to live in the Jia Mansion and for the Jia Mansion to settle my life. This was nothing more than deepening the cause and effect between myself and the Jia Mansion. In this way, Lin Ruhai knew that he was a person who would repay kindness.

Does Wang Ziteng know?

If he was a smart man, he must have known it, but he did not refuse, which means that he thought this was the right way to do it, or that he agreed with Lin Ruhai's idea, etc.

But if Wang Ziteng was not a smart man and didn't know these things, then there would be no need for me to care about him.

So I can live in the Jia Mansion, but I also have to buy my own house.

Whether you live there or not is one thing, but whether you have it or not is another.

This is the principle of being a human being.

There is a world of difference between living in the Jia Mansion with a house and living in the Jia Mansion without a house.

Therefore, his chance to stay in the local area was destroyed by Zhang Jifu, and he had no choice but to return to the capital. His plan to buy a house not only did not stop, but became more urgent. This return to the capital was different from the last time.

Last time I was just a passer-by, waiting to be transferred back to Yangzhou. Now who knows, so I have to be fully prepared.

Qingwen didn't know about these things and originally thought that the matter of buying a house had settled down. But when she heard Mr. Xin bring up the matter again, she was originally surprised, but when she heard the following words, she was suddenly at a loss.

Although she was a young girl with limited experience, Qingwen always got stronger when faced with a strong opponent. The more critical the situation was, the more calm she was. Instead, she asked calmly, "Master Xin has said a lot. You have your own plans."

"My plan is my plan, not yours. You should make your own plans." Wang Xin knew Qingwen might be panicking, so he said gently, "Don't feel burdened. Whatever plans I have, as long as I can do them, I will definitely do them."

Qingwen shook her head, "I don't know."

How could she say some words?

Wang Xin knew Qingwen's thoughts, but was it because of the pressure of life, or because he had no other choice?
Forget it.

Seeing people's hearts over time.

Seeing Qingwen was about to cry, Wang Xin quickly comforted her, "Let's leave it this way for now. There's no rush. You're still young. When you've thought it through and know what you want, come back and tell me. I still say the same thing: as long as I can do it, I will definitely help you."

But let’s talk about the general’s mansion.

After Cheng Hong checked the military account books, he was having dinner when the sky was gloomy. There was not even a trace of moonlight. It was pitch dark. Even the light from the lanterns could not reach far, and the servants who came and went were very cautious.

The hall was brightly lit, with five or seven figures visible in the candlelight.

Several officials seemed to be arguing about something. "The Admiral must have sensed something about this southern expedition to suppress the Japanese, or perhaps he was directly involved. His troops divvied up all the spoils, leaving us with nothing but scraps."

An official was indignant at this moment.

Another tall and thin military officer said in a deep voice, "The Admiral bullied the right wing, so why doesn't he dare to bully the left wing? He also stretched out his hand, but the left wing was driven back by Liu Ding. Now, seeing that our right wing is easy to talk to, not only did he not restrain himself, but he became even more excessive and even separated an entire battalion from our right wing."

The tall, thin military officer sneered, "I'm not doing this because Wang Xin stole my position. I'm speaking out for our right wing, and for the governor. Now it's Liu Ding who's watching us make a fool of ourselves."

"enough!"

Cheng Hong interrupted everyone's nonsense. No one offered any advice. What's the point of just complaining?

"Zhu Zhen," Cheng Hong asked coldly, looking at the last official, "What did the deputy commander say? Will Wang Xin be in charge of the entire battalion from now on, without even sending his pay through the general's office?"

Zhu Zhen shrank his neck, but still heard his own name.

Zhu Zhen, helpless, stood up and said with a wry smile under everyone's gaze, "Leading a battalion alone is an old rule. The Ministry of War has its own regulations. How military pay and supplies are distributed and to whom they are distributed cannot even be interfered with by the Admiralty."

This is an admission.

Cheng Hong said angrily, "What a Zhu Wei, so generous to others."

"More than that."

The military officer cursed, "You've won over Wang Xin and divided the power of the right wing. Wang Xin has only two thousand soldiers and is only in his twenties, yet he's already a guerrilla general. It's uncertain who will rule the right wing in the future."

"No matter what, the right road belongs to us. How can we allow outsiders to interfere? Wang Xin was originally not our leader, but he has only been here for a short time. If we don't suppress him now, how can we survive in the future?"

Everyone was talking at once.

Everyone hopes that the general will take the lead.

Zhu Zhen sat back down after he finished speaking, looking at the faces of the crowd with a wave of contempt in his heart.

These people think that the admiral bullies the right wing but dares not bully the left wing. Even so, the right wing should be more motivated and learn from the left wing to hire more servants so that the admiral will not dare to bully them.

Now, a capable person has finally arrived. He is full of skills and has trained an elite army in just half a year. Even the admiral recognizes and wins over him. As a result, their own people think that others are blocking their way.

They are all obsessed with money, but since they are powerless, it is better not to cause trouble.

Zhu Zhen lowered his head again.

"Prince Yizhong is coming back."

Cheng Hong said lightly.

As soon as the words fell, the hall fell silent for a moment, and then quickly became excited.

Zhu Zhen looked up in surprise.

Why did the old Prince Yi Zhong come back? Isn’t he in the northwest?

"Prince Yizhong is back. Will he return to the northwest?"

"Can we finally hold our heads high and feel proud?"

Everyone was unable to endure it any longer. If there was no other way, they would not want to do this. After years of hiding their strength, everyone wanted it to be over quickly.

Cheng Hong's eyes were as cold as ice. He said, "You should go and contact Wang Xin. He really thinks he can do whatever he wants just because he has the admiral's support. He must also abide by the rules of the right wing."

(End of this chapter)