The Red Mansions

Chapter 1590: What are the chances of winning by using the Bashu region to fight against the imperia

Chapter 1590: What are the chances of winning if the Bashu region fights against the imperial court?

Jinyang Princess Palace

As night falls and the lights come on, looking from afar, the well-organized houses appear dim in the lights.

Jia Heng was holding a blue and white porcelain teacup, lowering his head to sip the fragrant tea in the teacup. The aroma curled up and wisps of fragrance floated up.

At this moment, Princess Jinyang sat on a red lacquered pear wood chair. The beautiful lady listened to the woman singing the drum, and a look of surprise clearly appeared on her graceful and gorgeous face.

At this moment, Jia Heng was holding his son and listening to the drum singing.

Princess Jinyang turned to look at Jia Heng and asked, "You are not leading the troops yourself this time, but leaving it to the officers of the Beijing camp. Can you put down the rebellion in Bashu?"

Jia Heng picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip, and said, "I will deal with the most difficult Gao Zhongping, and leave the rest to others. This is also an opportunity to train my soldiers in actual combat."

He couldn't just take all the credit for himself. He was now the leader of a faction and needed to give his subordinates opportunities to perform.

Moreover, this is also an opportunity for his subordinates to get closer to him. Only by establishing a community of interests can he, as the spokesperson of the group, have a solid foundation.

Princess Jinyang's face looked thoughtful.

Jia Heng glanced at the sky outside, which was falling at night. Under the light, the face was clear and sharp. He said, "It's getting late. It's time to rest."

Princess Jinyang spoke softly, "I just have something to say to you."

At this moment, the beauty looked at the nanny beside her and whispered, "Take Jie'er away."

The nanny responded and hugged Jia Jie who was eating his fingers.

Princess Xianning immediately picked up the baby in her arms and said, "Chanyue, Yan'er, let's go first."

Well, she had been intimate with her husband before.

Wait a minute, everything here will be left to my aunt.

However, Song Yan and Li Chanyue's beautiful faces showed a look of loss.

Princess Jinyang suddenly opened her pink lips and called out, "Yan'er and Chanyue come here."

Song Yan and Li Chanyue were just about to leave, but upon hearing these words, a layer of shyness covered their gentle and bright faces.

Jia Heng frowned, and a strange look appeared in his eyes.

I thought to myself, is Jinyang going to fight three against one?

Then, several people came to the backyard, and while talking, they quickly walked into the side room.

Lianxue lit the candle on the lacquered wooden high table. The flickering orange flame instantly illuminated the entire room. Under the light, shadows of people were visible.

Jia Heng looked at the beautiful lady's bright face and said, "Jinyang, what do you want to ask?"

Princess Jinyang's face was now somewhat serious as she asked, "After the Sichuan rebellion is quelled, what are your plans next?"

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said softly, "It's not certain yet, let's take it one step at a time."

Princess Jinyang sighed and said, "The hearts of the scholars in the world are all for the Han Dynasty, and they won't surrender so easily."

Jia Heng sighed and said, "I know."

There was a reason for this. He assisted Emperor Chongping in pacifying Liaodong, implementing new policies, and recreating the atmosphere of revival, but this became the biggest obstacle for him to eventually reach the top.

Princess Jinyang frowned and said, "Isn't Zhen's child also... yours? Why are you still thinking about it?"

Jia Heng said: "When the child grows up and knows what's going on, it will easily lead to a tragedy where the father and son turn against each other."

Princess Jinyang snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "That's right. Even biological father and son would turn against each other over that chair."

Jia Heng: "..."

I was speechless for a while.

But there is nothing wrong with what Jinyang said.

At this moment, Li Chanyue and Song Yan were listening to the two people's conversation quietly, with a hint of surprise floating between their beautiful and gentle eyebrows.

What is this talking about?

Princess Jinyang asked: "What do the people in the court and the public think about Gao Zhongping's surrender and the rebellion in Bashu?"

Jia Heng said: "Now most of the ministers are still confused and have not said anything else. In short, there are still more voices of support."

Princess Jinyang nodded, and without saying anything else, she called over Li Chanyue and Song Yan, who were still sitting down like little girls, and said, "What are you standing there for? Why don't you two come and serve us?"

Li Chanyue and Song Yan looked at each other, their bright and pretty faces glowing like fire. They sat closer and helped Jia Heng change his clothes.

Jia Heng asked, "Who is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs now?"

"Who else could it be? The head of the Zhen family, Zhen Yingjia." Princess Jinyang said softly.

Jia Heng said: "The Zhen family is the current emperor's relative, so they should have some power. During this period, they have been relatively well behaved."

"Back when Emperor Gaozong was in power, the Zhen family prospered because they were in charge of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau. However, they were extremely corrupt, so my royal brother confiscated their wealth and exiled them to a distant place. Who would have thought that they would make a comeback?" Princess Jinyang seemed to look down on the Zhen family and said unhappily.

"It's the fate of the Zhen family. They have a queen." Jia Heng sighed and said with a smile: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

At this moment, he could clearly feel the warmth and delicacy of Li Chanyue's cheeks, as well as the delicate and subtle curl of lilac, and then the nimbleness like a butterfly.

On the other side, Song Yan's plump, bright face was blushing like a rosy cloud. Her bright, sparkling eyes under her beautiful emerald eyebrows seemed to be filled with charming waves as she also moved closer.

Princess Jinyang said nothing at this moment. She glanced at Jia Heng, put her arms around the neck of the young man in the python robe, and moved her flaming red lips closer to him, her pink lips slightly.

The makeup was fragrant and they went on for several times, but nothing else was said that night.

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next day

The golden rooster breaks dawn and the jade rabbit rises in the east.

The first ray of sunlight in the morning came through the window, illuminating the carpeted room, where a pair of slightly messy embroidered shoes lay.

Jia Heng woke up slowly and looked at Princess Jinyang, Song Yan and Li Chanyue who were lying on the bed beside him.

At this moment, the words are warm, fragrant, soft and rich.

Song Yan's face, as white as a pear blossom, was flushed. Suddenly, her long and shining eyelashes trembled for a moment, and then she woke up with a moan, slightly opened her pink lips, and said happily, "Brother Heng."

At this moment, as Song Yan woke up, Li Chanyue also stood up, stared at the young man in the python robe, called out, and said, "Brother Heng."

At this moment, Princess Jinyang opened her heavy eyelids, looked at the young man in the python costume with sparkling eyes, and asked, "What time is it?"

Jia Heng said, "It seems to be already noon hour now."

As he spoke, he lifted up the thin velvet quilt covering himself and walked quickly to the outer room.

Li Chanyue and Song Yan behind him also stood up, their beautiful and bright cheeks flushed like peach blossoms, full of charm.

At this moment, Jia Heng came to the window and looked at the overlapping rockery outside the window. Under his sword-like eyebrows, his eyes were a little dazed.

The current situation in the Han Dynasty has produced a chilling effect after Gao Zhongping's death. Now the court officials of the Han Dynasty dare not resist him head-on.

But secret collusion and connection are inevitable.

Particularly worthy of attention are Li Zan and...Xu Lu, these two people are the character of the Han Dynasty.

I'm afraid the two of them have secretly colluded with each other to deal with him.

Jia Heng suppressed the coldness in his heart and turned around, just in time to see Li Chanyue and Song Yan. The two girls were now combing their beautiful buns.

Princess Jinyang had a lazy look on her face as she stretched out her arms, which were as white as jade. Her graceful and plump face seemed to be covered with a layer of rosy red.

Li Chanyue's petite and tender face had a little blush on both sides of her bright cheeks. Under her two fine and beautiful eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were sparkling like water. She said, "Mr. Xiao Jia."

Jia Heng called out, "Come here, let's eat together."

Li Chanyue responded softly, then she and Song Yan walked to a place not far away and sat down.

Li Chanyue looked warm and whispered, "Mr. Xiao Jia, aren't you going to see Big Sister later?"

Jia Heng whispered, "Let's go check it out later."

Yuanchun and his child were born a few months ago.

At this moment, Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyebrows and sparkling eyes showed a hint of joy, and she said, "Zi Yu."

Jia Heng extended his hand and said, "Jinyang, come and have dinner."

Princess Jinyang didn't say anything else. She just said "hmm" softly and sat down immediately.

After finishing breakfast, Jia Heng did not linger in the hall for long, but went to the back house.

后宅

Yuanchun was sitting on a soft couch at this moment, having just finished her meal. At this moment, the baby in the cradle was babbling non-stop, and his originally wrinkled facial features were now relaxed.

Yuanchun was wiping her mouth with a pink handkerchief at this moment, and looked at Baoqin who was taking care of the baby not far away, and said, "Bring it here, let me hold it."

After a while, Baoqin brought the child to her and said softly, "Girl, the child is crying for milk."

Yuanchun pursed her pink lips and said softly, "Where's the nanny? Why don't you let her come over?"

Baoqin said: "The nurse will be here in a while, I have sent someone to call her."

Yuanchun responded softly.

At this moment, a maid entered the warm room and said softly, "Miss, the King of Wei is here."

When Yuanchun heard this, she was delighted and said, "Brother Heng is here."

While Jia Heng was talking, he came from the outside, walked into the warm room, and said with a smile, "Big sister."

Yuanchun asked happily, "Brother Heng, you are here."

Jia Heng said gently, "Come and see you and the child."

As he spoke, he came closer, looked at Yuanchun and the baby beside him, and said, "Big sister, how is the child these days?"

"It has grown now, and it's doing well," Yuanchun said.

Jia Heng smiled and said, "Then I'll come over and hug him."

As she spoke, she picked up the cradle baby, revealing the baby's rosy, chubby face, cute and clever.

At this moment, when the baby saw Jia Heng, he started grinning for some reason.

Jia Heng smiled, his eyes full of smiles, and said, "Father and son are really connected by heart. They just met, but they are both smiling."

The baby in the cradle had a smile on his face and stretched out his two soft little hands, wanting to touch Jia Heng's face.

Yuanchun also smiled and said, "You are thinking about Brother Heng."

Jia Heng said in a gentle voice: "Yes, it's been almost half a month since I last saw you two."

Yuanchun said, "Brother Heng is busy with important matters outside, it's okay."

Jia Heng said: "No matter how busy I am, I should come to see you two."

As he spoke, he came closer and looked at Yuanchun, whose face was becoming more and more plump and charming. His eyes were warm and he said softly, "Big sister, you seem to have lost some weight recently."

Yuanchun responded softly, feeling a little shy, and said softly, "No, I said I've gained a lot of weight."

Yuanchun then asked, "Brother Heng went to see Her Royal Highness the Princess earlier."

Jia Heng said in a gentle voice: "I have seen you. I came to see you."

Yuanchun's fair face flushed red for a moment, and she said in a trembling voice, "I heard from Baoqin that a lot of things have happened in the capital recently."

Jia Heng said: "Yes, ups and downs, isn't it like this every day."

Yuanchun nodded her delicate head, her soft eyes showing concern under her beautiful curved eyebrows, and she said softly, "Brother Heng, be careful when you are out there."

Jia Heng said, "Don't worry, big sister."

Yuanchun said in a delicate voice, "Brother Heng, mother has sent two more groups of people to invite me, saying that Baoyu's marriage is about to be decided, and asked me to come over."

Jia Heng's eyes flickered when he heard this, and he whispered, "My elder sister is still in confinement after childbirth, so how should we get there now?"

As the saying goes, an elder sister is like a mother. Baoyu has always regarded Yuanchun as his mother. Therefore, when Baoyu got married, Yuanchun also wanted to go and see him.

Yuanchun embroidered her eyebrows, and whispered in her soft and charming eyes: "I don't think you can tell, except that you are a little fatter."

Jia Heng looked serious and said softly, "Big sister, don't underestimate the eyesight of those women in the mansion. They can tell what you look like with just a glance."

Yuanchun asked, "Then when will we go back?"

Jia Heng said, "Sister, you can wait until Baoyu's wedding day. It won't be too late to go there. It will take a long time from the date of marriage to the wedding."

Yuanchun said, "Then I'll listen to Brother Heng. I'll wait until that day and go over there. I'll tell her that the Princess needs to take care of the children and can't leave without me."

Jia Heng smiled and said gently, "That's the truth."

Yuanchun hummed softly, and then a light rose-red blush appeared on both sides of her plump and lovely face.

Jia Heng reached out and held Yuanchun's soft hand, looked at those slightly pink lips, moved closer, held those soft lips in his mouth, and captured the sweet scent.

Yuanchun hummed softly, and two rose-red blushes appeared on both sides of her plump and lovely face. Then she gently stroked Jia Heng's shoulders with both hands, facilitating the young man in the python robe to do what he wanted.

After a moment, Jia Heng stared at the two rose-red blushes on the soft and slightly smooth face, and said in a gentle voice: "Big sister, have you missed me these days?"

Yuanchun hummed softly from beneath her delicate, straight nose. Her sparkling eyes seemed to be dripping with tears as she said in a daze, "I think about you day and night."

Jia Heng was puzzled for a moment and thought to himself, I am afraid he is thinking about the day at night.

Suppress the strange thoughts in your heart.

As the saying goes, when one is well fed and warm, one will think of sex; when one is poor and humble, one will think of steal

While Jia Heng was speaking, he suddenly leaned close to Yuanchun's collar, which was becoming more and more plump like a full moon, and ate with relish.

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As the news of Gao Zhongping's death reached Sichuan, the Gao brothers became extremely angry. They frequently gathered the Gao family's brave generals in the army, most of whom were officers promoted by Gao Zhongping, and used words to stimulate their warlike hearts and use kindness to arouse their compassion.

Suddenly, there was a storm.

Chengdu Prefecture, Governor's Office, Government Office——

At this moment, white mourning clothes had been hung in the spacious and bright government hall, and white spirit flags were fluttering in the wind. For a moment, the cries were deafening and heart-wrenching.

Gao Zhongping's daughter-in-law, his wives and concubines, as well as his daughter, son-in-law and other relatives all knelt in the mourning hall, weeping and bowing towards the coffin with a large word "甸" written on it, crying bitterly.

The coffin was the clothing Gao Zhongping wore during his lifetime, and now it is a token of my grief from afar.

The three brothers Gao Cheng, Gao Bo and Gao Yong, dressed in mourning, were kneeling in the mourning hall, while some guests from Sichuan entered the hall and paid tribute to the coffin in the yamen.

It was not until noon that Gao Cheng got up and went to the study, where Sichuan Governor Zeng Shuhong was already waiting.

Zeng Shuhong said, "The imperial court's letter is probably on the way. If the Gao family is convicted of treason at that time, I'm afraid your position as the commander-in-chief will be in jeopardy."

Gao Cheng said coldly: "It is not the turn of the imperial court to make decisions in Sichuan."

Gao Bo and Gao Yong below said in a deep voice: "The Gao family has done a lot for the folks in Sichuan over the years. The court is deceiving them like this, which shows that they don't care about the millions of Sichuan people."

Gao Cheng said in a deep voice: "Second brother, I asked you to send people to spread rumors in the prefectures and counties of the province these days, saying that the court is going to conquer Tibet and will soon move Sichuan people to Tibet to defend the border."

Gao Bo said, "Brother, we have already sent people to spread rumors in various prefectures, but we still need the cooperation of the officials in the prefectures and counties. Otherwise, the officials will be everywhere and things will be difficult to handle."

Gao Cheng said: "Those who come to pay respect to my father this time are willing to follow us. In the next two days, I will meet with them one by one to test their attitude."

Not everyone obeyed the Gao family's orders, or openly followed the Gao family in rebelling.

Chen Han had been established for a hundred years, and had gone through a series of civil and military achievements such as the pacification of Liaodong and the Chongping New Deal. The momentum for the revival of the country had already emerged, and even Jia Heng's attempt to usurp the throne had to think twice and adopt the salami-slicing tactic.

It would be ok for the civil servants in Sichuan and other places to follow the Gao family in submitting memorials, but they were also afraid of the prestige of the central government when they openly opposed the court.

Zeng Shuhong said in a gentle voice: "These officials were selected by the elder when he was in office in Sichuan. The rest of the promotions may be hesitant about this matter."

Gao Cheng said: "It's human nature. After all, this is a matter of life and death, and it can't be decided lightly."

Zeng Shuhong asked: "Brother, what should we do next?"

Although Zeng Shuhong was the governor of Sichuan, the real decision-makers in this uprising were the Gao family.

Gao Cheng said in a cold voice: "In the next few days, mobilize the elite troops from all departments to control the pass in Shu, and march into Guanzhong at any time to fight against the rebellion in Shenjing."

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

What are the chances of winning if Bashu alone fights against the imperial court? It is still unknown.