Chapter 151 Losing his wife and losing his troops

There were bursts of gongs, drums and shouting coming from outside.

In the study, a lamp cast two large shadows on the window.

Jia Jing stood by the window with his hands behind his back.

Beside him, Jiao Da stood there with his head lowered and his hands hanging.

The door curtain was lifted and Jia She walked in.

Jia She looked at Jia Jing, then turned his gaze to Jiao Da: “You go out first.”

Jiao Da said nothing.

Jia Jing spoke: “Go back and rest, don’t move rashly.”

Jiao Da raised his head and said, “Master Sun, don’t worry. Jiao Da won’t die. Jiao Da is not afraid of death. He is afraid that Master Sun can’t explain clearly. This is my idea. No matter who comes, this is Jiao Da’s idea. It was Jiao Da who led people to do it. It has nothing to do with Master Sun and Ningguo Mansion!”

Jia Jing was silent for a moment: “Go ahead.”

Jiao Da: “Yes.” He answered and strode out.

Jia She looked at Jiao Da’s back as he disappeared out the door and murmured, “If there were more people like him, the Jia family wouldn’t be what it is now.”

Jia Jing sighed deeply.

Jia She sat down on a chair by the window and looked at Jia Jing: “What does the emperor mean by this?”

Jia Jing said angrily: “What else can it mean! From now on, Ningguo Mansion will be the emperor’s vanguard.”

Jia She: “There is nothing wrong with being a vanguard. The emperor is still a very solid tree.”

Jia Jing changed the subject: “Tell me, who is the one who made the move tonight?”

Jia She leaned back in his chair and said, “Don’t ask me. I’m an old man who spends all day drinking and having fun. I don’t know anything.”

Jia Jing rolled his eyes at him and said, “At this point, why are you still pretending to be mean to me?”

There was silence. Jia She did not say anything, but looked up at Jia Jing.

Jia Jing stared at Jia She: “What’s wrong?”

Jia She sighed: “I’m not just trying to fool you, I really don’t know anything!”

After a pause, he said, “I only have some old military connections left, and I will use them on Li Hu when the time comes.”

Jia Jing was a little sad: “From now on, I can only get information from Li Hu.”

The brothers were silent.

At this moment, Jia Lian rushed in like a gust of wind.
Jia She was in a bad mood and scolded: “How can you be so flustered!”

Jia Lian: “Yes, it is.”

Jia She frowned and was about to get angry.

Jia Jing spoke: “Don’t worry, take your time.”

Jia Lian swallowed his saliva and said, “The Ping’an Warehouse is on fire!”

Jia She’s face suddenly changed and he stood up and walked out.

Jia Jing’s expression also changed, and he followed him out.

The show in the front yard stopped. The actors and the audience all raised their heads and looked in the direction of Taiping Warehouse. Flames were shooting up into the sky!
Jia Jing: “What a vicious method!”

Jia She: “The people from the Infantry Yamen must have been detained in the East City, and the Imperial City has also been locked. By the time the Imperial Guards get the imperial edict and rush there, it will be too late.”

Having said that, the two looked at each other.

Jia Jing looked at the housekeeper Lai Sheng and shouted, “Quick, wake up the servants!”

Jia She said to Jia Lian, “Go, wake up the people in Rongguo Mansion, quickly!”

Jia Lian and Lai Sheng: “Yes!” Then they ran off in different directions.

Jia Jing pulled Jia She aside and said softly, “We are definitely not the only family that has this idea. Let’s not take the first place. Let those families with personal soldiers take the first place.”

Jia She nodded and said, “Let Rong’er take the credit. While the emperor still remembers her father’s contribution, maybe he can reward her with a higher-ranking military official.”

Jia Jing shook his head: “He is a filial son. It is not proper for him to leave at this time. Besides, this child has a bad temper. Let’s not talk about it. Let Lian’er go.”

Jia She thought for a while and said, “Lian’er doesn’t lack this little credit, let the second son do it.” Jia Jing said nothing and turned to walk towards the study.

Jia She sighed.

Emperor Yongchang returned to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity and was sitting on the dragon throne with his eyes slightly closed. His beard on his chin was trembling slightly, as if he was trying hard to restrain the anger in his heart.

The candle on the imperial desk had burned down to less than an inch.

Dai Quan took another candlestick that had just been lit and placed it on the imperial desk, replacing the one that was almost burned out.

Dai Quan’s eyes flashed with a trace of discomfort, and he sighed silently. Captain Qiu died, but nothing was found. Several gentry died in Xishi, which disrupted the emperor’s strategy. He could not take action against the officials supported by the gentry for a while; now even the Ping’an warehouse was set on fire, which was a provocation to the court!
Thinking of this, Dai Quan picked up the tea bowl on the imperial table and said softly: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty, have a cup of hot tea.”

Emperor Yongchang still closed his eyes: “Shut up!”

Dai Quan opened his mouth and had to put down the tea bowl.

Suddenly, Emperor Yongchang opened his eyes abruptly, as if he was listening attentively.

Gradually, hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall.

Dai Quan hurried out.

The footsteps stopped outside the door and then gradually faded away.

Dai Quan hurried in again and reported to Emperor Yongchang: “Your Majesty, there is good news from Daxiangguo Temple. All the rebels have been wiped out, and the fire has been brought under control, and not too many houses have been burned.”

Emperor Yongchang looked at him.

Dai Quan: “Only one person from the Imperial Household Department who entered the Daxiangguo Temple survived. Qiu Ying and the people from the Southern Pacification Office were all burned to death.” He recounted what happened at the Daxiangguo Temple.

Emperor Yongchang did not react at all.

Dai Quan hesitated for a moment and said, “I’ll have someone check it out right away.”

Emperor Yongchang: “What are you investigating?”

Emperor Yongchang’s face was indifferent, and Dai Quan really couldn’t tell what he was thinking for a moment.

Emperor Yongchang spoke again: “We need to arrange for someone to investigate.”

Dai Quan was a little confused and stared at the emperor in a daze.

Emperor Yongchang glanced at him and said, “I have granted Li Hu the right to act at his own discretion. What do you think should be investigated?”

Dai Quan felt relieved when he heard this, and quickly said, “This old servant is confused, I will definitely get to the bottom of the matter of Daxiangguo Temple.”

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard outside the hall and Dai Quan walked out quickly.

After a while, Dai Quan came back holding a piece of ink paper.

Dai Quan: “According to the news from the Marquis of Zhongjing, the fire in Taiping Warehouse has been brought under control. The arsonist was killed by the personal soldiers of several families in the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion. This is the list of the nobles who went to put out the fire.”

Emperor Yongchang took a look at it and couldn’t help but twitch his eyebrows: “Why is there no Zhongshun Palace?”

Dai Quan replied, “Your Majesty, I asked and it is true that no one went to put out the fire in Prince Zhongshun’s mansion.” At this point, he was silent for a moment, “Perhaps Prince Zhongshun was busy with other things.”

Emperor Yongchang smiled coldly: “Are you busy killing people to silence them, or are you busy playing tricks?”

Dai Quan pretended not to hear, glanced at the clock beside him, and said, “Your Majesty, it’s already Chou hour, it’s time to rest.”

Emperor Yongchang sighed, “What can I do if I don’t rest? Everything has been settled. I have worked in vain. No, I have lost both my wife and my army!”

It’s brightly lit here too.

In the study, the Fourth Prince kept snapping his fingers and pacing back and forth in annoyance, occasionally stopping to look outside the door.

After a long time, a man in night clothes hurried in.

The fourth prince couldn’t wait to ask the man, “How is the Daxiangguo Temple?”

The man said: “Qiu Ying died in the sea of ​​fire. Li Hu killed all of them, leaving no one alive.”

“Good! Great!”

The fourth prince clapped his hands excitedly, “What a great Li Hu, he really helped me a lot! Captain Qiu and his son are both dead, and there is no one left alive in the Daxiangguo Temple. From now on, no one will know about those things.”

The man: “Your Highness, over there in the woodshed”

The fourth prince was stunned for a moment, and said, “Let’s go and meet this ‘romantic talent’.”

(End of this chapter)