Chapter 160 Keqing is thinking of you and waiting for you
In the afternoon, after leaving the palace, Jia Yun returned to her own house and talked about going south on business again.
Having experienced the sudden business trip south last time, Bu Wuniang, Xiren, Zijuan, Qingwen, and Liu Wuer were no longer surprised this time, but they were still worried and reluctant to leave.
This time there is one more Xiangling who is worried and reluctant to give up.
Jia Yun immediately went to Rongguo Mansion, first to pay homage to the ancestral hall, second to say goodbye to Jia's mother and Jia Zheng, and third to tell Jia Zheng about Qin Ye's death.
Jia Yun is now so valued by Jia's mother and Jia Zheng that even if it is just a business trip, Jia Yun needs to pay homage to Jia's ancestral hall before leaving and when she comes back.
Only the direct descendants of Ning Rong and Jia Yun are qualified to do this.
Qin Ye's death was naturally not a big deal to Rongguo Mansion.
It's nothing more than that Jia Zheng was sad for this.
Jia's mother felt sorry for Qin Keqing's sudden loss of her father, but she was also a little happy in her heart. She was lucky that the person Jia Yun had recommended before was Qin Ye and not Jia Zheng. Otherwise, wouldn't it be Jia Zheng who died in Huainan this time?
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The next day, November 20th.
It has passed the winter solstice, the weather is very cold, and there is light snow in the sky today.
Early in the morning, Xiren and Zijuan got up. Bu Wuniang, Qingwen, Xiangling and Liu Wuer also got up early, not for anything else but to say goodbye to Jia Yun.
Xiren, Zijuan served Jia Yun to wash and change clothes. Today's service was more enthusiastic than usual. During the process, the two maids couldn't help but cry.
Since Jia Yun had already gone south on a business trip, yesterday, when Zijuan learned that Jia Yun was going south again, she didn't cry. But now that she saw Jia Yun leaving, she couldn't help crying.
Jia Yun couldn't laugh or cry.
In the morning, Jia Yun said goodbye to Bu Wuniang and all the maids, and, escorted by Tong Dunxing and three other soldiers, left the mansion and headed to the Meridian Gate of the palace.
The three soldiers only escorted him to the Meridian Gate, and then returned to the mansion.
Just like the last time he went south, even though Jia Yun now had ten soldiers, he didn't take any of them with him and stayed behind to look after his family.
Just like the last time they went south, this time Jia Yun and other palace guards still gathered at the Meridian Gate of the palace.
The difference is that the last time I went south to hunt for Eunuch Pang, it was summer, but now it is cold winter, and there is still light snow in the sky today.
Last time, eighteen palace guards gathered, but this time there were only seven, namely Jia Yun, Meng Jing, Mu Fu, Zhao Xiuyuan, Yu Keping, Cao Wu, and Tang Daqian.
Last time Jia Yun was just the deputy team leader, this time he is naturally the team leader.
Last time, Jia Yun wore the uniform of a first-class bodyguard, but this time he did not wear the uniform of a first-class bodyguard. He wore the uniform of a civil servant of the Imperial Coal Mine Division, but he still brought a first-class bodyguard's sword.
At this time, Jia Yun's seven people had already gathered at the Meridian Gate of the palace.
"Leader Jia, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to go south with you this time!"
At this moment, Cao Wu cupped his fists and smiled at Jia Yun.
For Cao Wu, being on duty in the palace was a hard and boring job, and he often had to be scolded by his father. Now that he is fine, he can accompany Jia Yun to the south again, and he will not have to work in the palace for a while.
The palace is on duty, and this is another opportunity to make a meritorious deed.
Meng Jing, Mu Fu, Zhao Xiuyuan, Yu Keping, and Tang Daqian were also grateful to Jia Yun. For the five of them, being on duty in the palace was a hard and boring job, and they all knew that this was an opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
Jia Yun's plan for this trip is kept secret. Even the six subordinate guards only know that he is going south this time to investigate Qin Ye's death. They don't know the specific plan. They don't even know that he is going to rectify the private affairs of Huainan.
Coal merchant.
But the six subordinate guards all know that under normal circumstances, when the palace guards go to the capital for business, it is an opportunity to perform meritorious service. What's more, this time, Jia Yun, a first-class imperial guard and an imperial envoy from the coal mine division, led them south.
Even if their achievements this time are not as good as their achievements in hunting down Eunuch Pang last time, and are not enough for them to be credited again, they will usually be rewarded, and it will create a good impression in Emperor Tianzhi's heart.
"drive!"
"drive!"
"drive!"
"drive!"
"drive!"
"drive!"
"drive!"
Jia Yun and other seven palace guards, one set of civil official uniforms and six sets of guard uniforms, seven guard swords, rushed south quickly under the galloping of seven fast horses.
Seven swords and go south again!
Although this errand was not as urgent as the last time they hunted down Eunuch Pang, Jia Yun and the others still sped up, not much slower than last time.
In Jia Yun's opinion, the sooner he gets to Huainan, the better, and he is somewhat worried about Qin Keqing's safety, and also somewhat worried about Cheng Huanian's safety.
Qida left the Meridian Gate of the palace, walked through Zhengyang Gate, passed through the south city of Shenjing City, and left Shenjing City...
Qidao quickly went south again...
Traveling through mountains and rivers, traveling and dusting, you have to endure the cold and lack of sleep.
During the process, Jia Yun told the six subordinate guards the detailed plan of the trip. He already trusted these six people, and he did not think that these six people would have anything to do with local officials and private coal dealers in Huainan.
, so I don’t think the six people would report the news secretly.
In less than ten days, Jia Yun and seven others arrived in Xuzhou.
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When the Supreme Emperor Kangxing was in power, Jiangnan Province was split into two halves, one for Anhui and the other for Jiangsu.
Although the Anhui Admiral was established when the Supreme Emperor was in power, the Anhui Admiral was only established for three years before being dismissed. Now there is no Admiral in Anhui, and there is only one commander-in-chief stationed in Shouchun Town.
It is managed by Admiral Jiangnan, whose Yamen is located in Songjiang.
The reason why Jia Yun wanted to ask the general soldier of Xuzhou Town for help this time was not only because Xuzhou Town was close to Huainan and on the route south to Huainan, but also because the general soldier of Xuzhou Town was Qin Houxiang and had a relationship with Jia Yun. Jia Yun also had a crush on Qin Houxiang.
Thank you for saving your life.
The commander-in-chief of Xuzhou Town has jurisdiction over Benbiao Middle Camp, Xuzhou City Guard Camp, Xiao Camp, and Suzhou Camp.
At this time, seven people from Jia Yun arrived at the General Military Office of Xuzhou Town. With their identities, they would not be challenged by the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers directly informed Qin Houxiang and then led the seven people into the General Military Office of Xuzhou Town.
"Brother Yun."
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In the battle of the palace three years ago, Chu Mingkai and Qin Houxiang, who were originally ministers of the first-grade bodyguard department, were demoted one level to full-grade military attachés of the second grade. Among them, Chu Mingkai was transferred to the deputy commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard, and Qin Houxiang was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard.
Transferred from Shenjing City to serve as commander-in-chief.
Qin Houxiang was transferred to the post of Chief Soldier of Xuzhou Town!
Time flies, and now Qin Houxiang has been the chief soldier of Xuzhou Town for three years.
During the three years, Qin Houxiang only returned to Shenjing City three times. Every time he returned to Shenjing City, even if he was busy with work, he would take time to see Jia Yun. First, Jia Yun had saved his life, and secondly, Jia Yun was someone he admired very much.
Descendants.
Because of this, Qin Houxiang felt happy when he saw Jia Yun suddenly arriving at the General Military Headquarters in Xuzhou Town.
After some pleasantries, Qin Houxiang got to the point: "Why did Brother Yun suddenly come here to see me?"
Qin Houxiang naturally knew that Jia Yun suddenly ran from Shenjing City to Xuzhou to find him, and she was accompanied by six palace guards, so there must be something important.
Jia Yun said: "Master Qin, can we talk alone?"
Qin Houxiang nodded understandingly and immediately took Jia Yun into his "office".
Jia Yun's expression became serious: "Master Qin, the emperor has an imperial edict for you."
Qin Houxiang immediately became serious after hearing this. He knelt on the ground and respectfully took the imperial edict handed over by Jia Yun. After opening it and reading it, Qin Houxiang's expression became even more serious...
The general content of the imperial edict is to let Qin Houxiang assist Jia Yun in investigating the death of Qin Ye and the collusion between Huainan officials and private coal dealers, and give Qin Houxiang the right to temporarily mobilize thousands of officers and soldiers under his command!
In the Qing Dynasty, the general army was the military attache attached to the admiral and was controlled by the admiral. Although each general army had troops under its banner, the general army could not mobilize the troops under its banner without authorization because it did not have the right to mobilize troops. Even the admiral did not mobilize troops.
Military power and the power to mobilize troops rest with the Supreme Emperor, Emperor Tianzhi, and the Ministry of War!
Qin Houxiang, the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou Town, was controlled by the Jiangnan Admiral. He did not have the power to mobilize troops, and neither did the Jiangnan Admiral.
Qin Houxiang can only mobilize a maximum of one hundred officers and soldiers and fifty of his own soldiers on weekdays.
And now Emperor Tianzhi has given Qin Houxiang the power to mobilize thousands of officers and soldiers under his banner through an imperial edict!
This time, the power to mobilize troops was to allow him to assist Jia Yun in handling the emperor's mission, and even the imperial edict was sent secretly by Jia Yun.
"Brother Yun, it seems that the emperor appreciates you very much now!"
Qin Houxiang couldn't help but sigh.
The last time he returned to the capital city was half a year ago, on the day when Jia Yun won the top prize in the martial arts examination. At that time, he also sent congratulatory gifts to Jia Yun's house.
Now, even though it has only been half a year, Qin Houxiang speculates that Emperor Tianzhi now appreciates Jia Yun very much.
If he was not appreciated, how could he appoint Jia Yun as a first-class imperial guard?
If he wasn't appreciated, how could Jia Yun be allowed to serve as an Imperial Envoy to the Coal Mine Division?
If not appreciated, how could Jia Yun be given such great power this time?
Qin Houxiang was happy to see Jia Yun being so appreciated by Emperor Tianzhi.
After sighing with emotion, Qin Houxiang asked seriously: "I wonder what brother Yun has planned?"
Jia Yun immediately explained his plan in detail...
Qin Houxiang nodded after hearing this, and he appreciated Jia Yun more. He felt that Jia Yun was really a genius descended from heaven. He was not only brave and courageous, but also resourceful. It could be said that he was both civilized and military!
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Jia Yun did not waste time at the General Military Headquarters in Xuzhou Town. After meeting Qin Houxiang, she left Xuzhou with six subordinate guards and continued southward, heading towards Huainan.
Three days later in the afternoon, Jia Yun and others arrived at Huainan City. Under the leadership of officers and soldiers, they went directly to the Huainan Prefecture Yamen and met the prefect Chu Kaichun.
As the prefect of Huainan, Chu Kaichun was a fourth-rank civil servant, but he was not qualified to take the lead in front of Jia Yun, because Jia Yun was not only a fifth-rank coal mine minister, but also a first-class imperial guard of the third rank, and a third-rank third-rank officer.
Wait for the general to be honored.
What's more important is that Jia Yun's coal mine manager is an imperial envoy and is acting on behalf of Emperor Tianzhi!
Like Qin Houxiang, Chu Kaichun also showed a cordial and joyful attitude in front of Jia Yun, but Jia Yun was deeply suspicious of Chu Kaichun's cordiality and joy.
On the surface, Jia Yun still needs to act like a snake and give full play to her acting skills.
Jia Yun smiled and said: "Master Chu, please take me to the Coal Administration Office if you can."
The Coal Administration Yamen is currently only temporarily established, and Jia Yun doesn't even know where it is.
Chu Kaichun said with a smile: "Master Jia came to Huainan from Shenjing City. The journey was really hard. Why not eat the reception banquet I specially arranged before going to the Meizheng Yamen."
Jia Yun smiled and said: "Master Chu has such kindness, how can I not accept it? Otherwise, I will not appreciate it. However, it is not time for the banquet yet, so I still have Master Chu to take me to the Coal Administration Yamen first."
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Chu Kaichun smiled and said: "Since Mr. Jia insists on this, I will obey Mr. Jia."
After saying that, Chu Kaichun took Jia Yun to the Coal Administration Yamen. To be precise, it was the temporary Coal Administration Yamen.
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The temporary coal administration yamen is a three-entry house.
Qin Ye brought Qin Keqing and Qin Zhong to Huainan and lived in the temporary coal administration yamen.
These days, Qin Ye is dead, Qin Keqing and Qin Zhongze are still living in the temporary coal administration yamen.
At this time, Qin Keqing was staying in the wing room, with two maids, one big and one small, sitting next to her, namely Ruizhu and Baozhu. The master and servant were all dressed in mourning clothes, elegant and moving.
At this moment, the three masters and servants all looked bad, looking sad and worried.
Needless to say, I am sad because of Qin Ye's death.
The worry is that the three of them all suspect that Qin Ye's death was not an accident but was murdered. In the past few days, the Huainan government office has sent people to come to them for "negotiations" several times, insisting that Qin Ye died due to a roof accident, and even threatened him.
If they had not responded in this way to the officials sent by the imperial court to investigate the matter, they would not have had a good end...
Moreover, there was a young man who fell in love with Qin Keqing. This young man was Lou Biao, the eldest son of Lou Shoufeng, the commander-in-chief of Shouchun Town, and the second largest private coal dealer in Huainan.
These days, Lou Biao comes to harass Qin Keqing almost every day, and he is so arrogant that he breaks into Qin Keqing's room without permission.
Fortunately, Lou Biao has not touched Qin Keqing so far.
The three masters and servants all felt that if this continued, the eldest son Lou Biaolou would soon be unable to help but touch Qin Keqing, and he might even do something even more outrageous...
Qin Keqing has cried countless times these days, and her eyes are still red and swollen.
It's so pitiful that she, a beautiful woman who looks like a fairy, has such a bad fate.
Back then, she was sent to a health center when she was still a baby.
Now, not only has she lost her adoptive father Qin Ye, who loved her very much, but she can't even see Qin Ye's corpse. She can't hold a funeral for Qin Ye. She can only put on mourning clothes and silently mourn Qin Ye.
, but also worried that he would be killed, and at the same time worried about the young master Lou Biao...
Why did God treat her so cruelly?
Fortunately, there is still a warm sunshine in her heart, and this warm sunshine is Jia Yun.
She has cried many times these days, and these days she misses Jia Yun more often than she cries.
Not only because Jia Yun is her sweetheart, but also because she needs Jia Yun's protection and help now...
"Master Jia, Second Master Yun, Brother Yun, Keqing is thinking of you and waiting for you in Huainan!"
Words like this have echoed in Qin Keqing's heart many times these days...