Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 219: Confiscating the house!

Cangzhou Prefecture Government Office,
A sedan chair with a green tent and green gauze slowly landed in the inner courtyard.

A maidservant wearing a red silk jacket and a green satin vest came out first. She had a little makeup on her face and looked around curiously. Then she welcomed the woman in the sedan chair out.

"Girl, we're here."

Xue Baochai covered her clothes lightly, crouched down and walked out of the sedan chair, and then reminded the little maid: "This is the government office, not like at home, remember not to talk nonsense."

"I know, I know."

Ying Er pouted and said, "You are just here to pay your respects to the Marquis, but you are so nervous, you are worse than me."

"When I stopped the Marquis in front of the government office to talk, you have no idea how brave I was. The Marquis didn't ask me about my offense and was very kind."

"When I came here today, I specially prepared a small gift for you, Lord Marquis. Look."

Xue Baochai and Xiangling looked at the same time and saw Ying'er holding a woven pendant in her hand. It had a peace knot with intricate patterns and tassels underneath. It would be perfect to hang it on a fan handle or some jade plaque.

Ying Er said complacently, "I am just a maid. Gifts are not expensive or cheap. As long as they are thoughtful, the Marquis will definitely look at me differently."

Xiangling looked at the peace knot in Ying'er's hand and thought what she said was very reasonable, which made her feel uneasy.

He put his hands in his pockets behind Xue Baochai's back and lowered his head with a worried look on his face.

Xue Baochai felt something, turned around and looked at Xiangling, comforting her: "Don't I know her character? She just talks big. Just wait and see, she will be like an ostrich when she enters the room. Let's go, let's go into the room first, don't let Miss Lin wait anxiously."

The three of them walked straight into the back hall of the inner house. Along the way, there were many soldiers patrolling back and forth, on high alert.

Outside the small courtyard in the northeast corner, there were still soldiers guarding the gate.

After entering the courtyard, I saw a beautiful girl coming out of the door, with lotus sleeves fluttering and feathered clothes dancing. She was a beauty. Her rosy cheeks and two eyebrows that were frowning from time to time made her look more delicate, which made people feel pity and love when they saw her.

Xue Baochai walked forward quickly and greeted Lin Daiyu, saying, "Hello, Miss Lin."

The way Xue Baochai looks at Lin Daiyu is just like the way Lin Daiyu looks at Xue Baochai.

In front of her was a plump beauty, who looked like she had walked out of a painting of Tang Dynasty court ladies, with a face like a silver basin, eyes like water apricots, lips that were red without any makeup, and eyebrows that were green without any painting. Xue Baochai was originally a few years older than Lin Daiyu, which made her even more charming.

Judging from his appearance alone, Lin Daiyu is willing to associate with such an iconic figure. It would only make Lin Daiyu's feelings even more evident if she wasn't secretly thinking about Brother Yue.

After supporting her hand, Lin Daiyu took Xue Baochai's hand and said, "There is no need to greet each other. We are all of the same generation and there is no distinction between high and low. Let's sit in the hall first."

"Brother Yue left the city early this morning. It must be some important matter. I don't know when he will be back..."

……

On the surface of the Zhangshui River, scattered ship wreckage was floating on the waves.

The shore was also littered with the remains of Japanese pirates.

Yue Ling led his troops to charge, forcing the Japanese pirates to be at a loss both ends. They were also unable to break through the line of the Beijing camp soldiers in the front. The end result was that they were gradually eroded and unable to escape.

Li Dehui himself was stabbed to death, and the rest were some stragglers who were now kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, having already given up resistance.

The first one, who seemed to have a certain status among the pirates, knelt in the front, but still looked unconvinced. He spoke in a not-so-fluent Chinese and asked, "We have already surrendered, you can't just kill us. Killing the surrendered would be considered as the beginning of a war between the two countries. Now our master is about to take control of power and create a prosperous era. His military force is invincible wherever he points his spear. Do you want to worsen the relationship between the two countries?"

"Now outside Dachang Pass, there are already the lingering Northern Barbarians and the growing Jurchens. Do you want to add a more powerful enemy to the country?"

The soldiers from the Beijing camp standing by were frightened by his words and unconsciously stepped back a few steps.

This made the Japanese pirates look proud and secretly pleased.

Yue Ling came out of the team and heard the Japanese pirates barking wildly, which made him even more angry. He approached the pirates and asked, "Who is your patriarch? Is he the one who supports you in making trouble?"

The Japanese pirate tilted his head and said arrogantly, "How can you address the master by his name? Don't try to get anything out of me."

Yue Ling suddenly drew out his sword and chopped it down, cutting off the head of a man next to the Japanese pirate, and blood splattered all over his face.

"There is an old Chinese saying that goes, 'He who knows the current situation is a hero.' I advise you to answer my questions honestly, otherwise you will end up in a worse situation."

The Japanese pirates glared angrily, "Are you trying to start a war? How can you be worthy of your Majesty?"

Yue Ling pointed the tip of his sword at his forehead and said angrily: "I'll say it again, answer my question!"

When they met a strong person like Yue Ling, the Japanese pirates lost their temper and stammered, "Our master is called Tokugawa Ieyasu. We plundered the property along the coast to contribute to our master, accumulate strength, and seize power."

Yue Ling struck again with his sword, chopping off the head of the man on his left. "Tell the truth."

Looking at his companion who had died tragically beside him, with his body lying on the ground and blood still flowing, the Japanese pirate was stunned for a moment, and then hesitantly said, "I am telling the truth."

Yue Ling sneered and said, "If you have the support of the country behind you, why do you need to sell people to maintain the stability of the army? If you don't tell the truth, you are useless. Just kill them all."

"Wait a moment, my lord."

Sweat poured down his forehead, and the pirate said hurriedly, "We don't have a master behind us, but we want to rely on him. But without merit, we won't be in the eyes of the daimyo, and the country is becoming more and more stable, many people have gone back, and our number of people is getting smaller and smaller, so..."

Yue Ling asked: "Where is your base, and how many people are there?"

"There are less than 2,000 people on Shuangyu Island in the sea. We have the support of the Southeast nobles and can recruit some civilians, but they have no faith in their minds and cannot form the fighting power of warriors..."

"If you want to ask which noble family it is, I really don't know. This is not something that someone of my status can know, and Tokugawa Teru should not know it either." Yue Ling nodded, and then ordered the people around him: "Kill them all, bury the bodies, and return to the city quickly."

"As ordered!"

The Japanese pirates were shocked, "My Lord, I have answered your question, why don't you let me go?"

Yue Ling turned around and asked, "When did I say I would let you go?"

"You have no credibility!"

"There is no point in being credible with Japanese pirates. Kill all the Japanese, cut off their heads, report to the capital and report for merit, and when the matter is done, return to the city with your troops!"

……

Cangzhou City, Huang Family,

It was already past noon, but there was still no news, which made Huang Wenhua feel even more worried.

Judging from the time, if the ambush was successful and there was no stalemate, Yue Ling's life should have ended long ago.

Once Yue Ling died, the city would be in chaos when the news reached it, but now there is no sign of chaos.

This made his food a little difficult to swallow.

"Someone, go find out what's going on outside."

At that moment, a butler's face changed drastically and he walked in quickly.

"Master, soldiers are beginning to surround the mansion. Master, please escape to the tunnels. I will lead my men to delay them for a while."

"what?"

Huang Wenhua was stunned. "Soldiers are surrounding the mansion?"

Without thinking too much, Huang Wenhua quickly got up and ran to the backyard.

But before he could take a few steps, the main door was broken down.

Soldiers from the Beijing camp filed in and quickly guarded the entrances and exits of the mansion. Someone then read out in the court: "The Huang family, a merchant in Cangzhou, bribed officials and trafficked in people for huge profits. This is their first crime. During the disaster year in Cangzhou, prices soared, and the Huang family was the first to hoard goods at a high price. This is their second crime. They secretly colluded with the Japanese pirates, plotted to murder the imperial envoy, and colluded with Japan. This is their third crime. Now, the Minister of the Secretariat, Marquis Anjing, has issued an order to confiscate the Huang family's property and exterminate their entire clan. This is to be executed immediately!"

The soldiers drew their swords, followed the map, and killed every person with the surname Huang in the courtyard.

In an instant, the Huang family residence became like hell, with chaos and wailing everywhere.

Huang Wenhua was shocked and angry, "Yue Ling is not dead? The Japanese actually failed?"

"Why can Yue Ling torture people like this? Which law in Dachang allows them to rush into a house and chop people down?"

The butler urged from behind: "Master, stop looking and leave!"

People kept falling in pools of blood, and Huang Wenhua couldn't bear to watch any further, so he had to hide in deep places.

If the green hills are left, there is no need to worry about no firewood.

As long as he survives, the Huang family will have unlimited possibilities.

But things never went as he wished, and when he wanted to leave, he could no longer escape.

Yue Ling personally led a team of soldiers and stood in front of him, blocking his way.

"Culprit, where else do you want to go?"

Huang Wenhua's eyes were already bloodshot, and he was furious as he rebuked Yue Ling, "How dare you disregard the law and torture him like this? Aren't you afraid of being impeached by the censors?"

Yue Ling sneered.

There are often people like this who, no matter what they do, always ask others to do things according to the rules first.

When the sword fell on him, he brought out the law to defend himself.

"You have already committed treason and collaborated with the enemy, what human rights do you still want? I wrote a letter to the emperor, saying that there are Japanese pirates hiding in your mansion, and you are defying the imperial envoy's investigation. Why can't I just execute you in your mansion? What a joke!"

Huang Wenhua had a look of grief. The person he was facing was not a man who would use conventional means from the beginning to the end.

His knees went weak and Huang Wenhua fell to the ground.

"No last words? Who is behind you? How dare you traffic in human beings? This is not something a fool like you can do."

Huang Wenhua suddenly came to his senses and sneered, "Yue Ling, you didn't win either. That group of people is so powerful that even His Majesty can't eradicate them, let alone you."

Yue Ling swung his sword and killed him on the spot.

“Although this world is as dark as night, I want to be the one holding the fire!”

The people were suffering before the time travel, and they remain the same after the time travel. Wouldn't it be a waste of time?
The sun can warm everyone!

(End of this chapter)