Red Mansion: After being expelled from the family, I was granted the title of Marquis of Mobei

Chapter 49: Feng Tang is frustrated, Gu Yan comes to the door
After hearing this, Jia Zhen and Jia She finally found a place to vent their immense resentment.

Jia She said angrily.

"I heard from Lian'er before that Gu Tingwei has been dragging his feet. In the end, this matter was ruined by him."

"Mother, we must be ruthless this time. Our Ning and Rong families have both lost their eldest sons, so the Ningyuan Marquis's family can't expect to be left alone."

Seeing this, Mrs. Jia nodded and said.

"Don't worry, the blood of our Jia family must not be shed in vain. Tomorrow I will seek an audience with Prince Beijing and settle the score with Ningyuan Marquis. When the time is right, that little bastard Jia Jue will never live in peace."

After they reached an agreement, they dispersed.

In the main hall of Ningyuan Marquis's mansion, Ningyuan Marquis Gu Yankai was sitting in the hall in a state of distraught, while Ningyuan Marquis's second wife, Xiao Qin, was crying non-stop beside him.

"Master, you have to find a way to save Tingwei. How can he endure this kind of torture in the imperial prison?"

"This Champion Marquis was too ruthless. He hit him with forty military sticks right away, and not only that, he sent him straight to the Imperial Prison."

"No matter what, our second son has such a good relationship with the eldest son of the Sheng family, he should be given some leniency."

Gu Yankai waved his hand impatiently and said.

"Okay, why are you crying? You can cry after I die."

"I told you to discipline that little bastard, and you listened."

"He was allowed to fool around outside all day, eating, drinking and having fun with a bunch of playboys, instead of doing his job."

"Until now, he has neither the ability to write nor the ability to fight, and now he has caused such a disaster."

"You still have the nerve to blame the Champion Marquis."

"Do you know what the Seventeen Laws and Fifty-four Cuts mean?"

"Not to mention a lowly junior officer like him, even if I were in the barracks, I wouldn't dare delay my roll call."

"Beating him with forty military sticks would be too easy for him. Even if he were executed on the spot, it would be just and fair."

Seeing Gu Yanfa getting angry, Xiao Qin was so scared that she didn't dare to cry anymore.

After wiping her tears, Xiao Qin said very softly.

"Master, what I am teaching you is that I am a woman with long hair and short knowledge. Please don't argue with me."

"But we can't just let Tingwei stay in the imperial prison. We have to find a way to get him out first."

"The second brother has such a good relationship with Master Sheng, let him go find Master Sheng and ask for the Marquis of Guanjun's help."

"Mr. Sheng is the brother-in-law of Marquis Guanjun, and he has such a good relationship with Marquis Guanjun. It's not like Marquis Guanjun would not give him face, right?"

Gu Yankai said in great distress.

"Do you think it's that simple? The Jingying camp is a mess, and there's no one behind the scenes directing it. Do you think Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion dare to start a disturbance when the Champion Marquis is stationed in the Jingying camp?"

"This time, the two eldest sons of the Ning and Rong families died. They are now ready to kill people."

Xiao Qin said with some fear.

"Master, you mean they might take revenge on Tingwei, right?"

Gu Yankai sighed and said.

"Otherwise, although it was the Marquis of Guanjun who ordered the killing, do you think the Ning and Rong families have the guts to attack the Marquis of Guanjun?"

"If they dare to attack Marquis Guanjun and his associates, do you believe that Marquis Guanjun will send his troops to massacre the Ning and Rong mansions?"

"And afterward, the most a Champion Marquis would do is be stripped of his title and exiled to a remote frontier army. He'd have to lie dormant for a few years before being reinstated."

"But our family is different. In terms of power and favor, our family has none of them."

"Right now, the Ning and Rong families are filled with rage, and the Marquis of Guanjun and the others are helpless. Just imagine who they will attack."

"It is actually safest to let Tingwei stay in the Imperial Prison at this time."

Hearing this, Xiao Qin said anxiously.

"But this isn't a solution. We can't let Tingwei stay in the imperial prison forever."

Gu Yankai said after thinking for a while.

"Let the beast stay in there for a few days. It won't do him any harm if he suffers a little."

"Also, inform your family to stay at home and not go anywhere until this matter is over."

"Okay, get the car ready, I need to go out for a while."

Xiao Qin said with some confusion.

"Master, what are you doing out so late?"

Gu Yankai said helplessly.

"What can I do? I can ask someone to find a solution."

At this moment, Gu Yankai just felt tired. He got into such a thing out of nowhere. It was really a disaster from the sky.

Let’s talk about Jia Jue. After leaving the palace, Jia Jue got on a carriage and returned to the marquis’ mansion.

When Jia Jue was half a street away from the Marquis' Mansion, he heard a burst of shouting and cursing from afar. When he got closer, Jia Jue realized that it was actually him who was being scolded.

Jia Jue then opened the curtain of the carriage and said.

"Left and right, go, surround the group of people in front, don't let any of them escape."

"I obey."

At Jia Jue's command, two teams of personal guards rushed forward aggressively. At this time, a burly middle-aged man was cursing loudly, his face was bruised, as if he had been beaten.

"Jia Jue, you bastard, get out of here!"

"If you have the guts to kill my son, then come out now."

Just as the middle-aged man was cursing more and more excitedly, he suddenly saw Jia Jue's personal soldiers rushing over. Without saying a word, they started beating up anyone they saw, knocking down all of the middle-aged man's followers, and then grabbed the middle-aged man and took him to Jia Jue's carriage.

The middle-aged man shouted hurriedly when he saw this.

"Who are you? Do you know who I am? I am..."

Before the middle-aged man could finish his words, he was punched twice in the abdomen, and the pain made him gasp.

A personal soldier snorted coldly and said.

"You son of a bitch, you dare to insult our Marquis in the street? You must be tired of living."

Then the middle-aged man was dragged to Jia Jue's carriage.

After Jia Jue got off the carriage, he looked at the middle-aged man in the light of the torch, and then said calmly.

"Who are you, and why are you insulting me here?"

When the middle-aged man saw Jia Jue, his eyes almost popped out of his head.

"Marquis Guanjun, how dare you still see me? You killed my son. I will fight you to death."

Jia Jue said after a moment of thought.

"Are you the Divine Martial General Feng Tang?"

Feng Tang said angrily.

"Yes, it's me. You have to kill my son for whatever he did."

"If you don't explain clearly, I will fight you to death."

Seeing this, Jia Jue said calmly.

"Alright, I want to see how you and I fight to the death. Left and right, let him go."

"promise."

The guards then released Feng Tang, looking as if they were enjoying a good show. After being released, Feng Tang was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do.

I swear to God, he came here just to make some trouble and had no intention of fighting with Jia Jue.

After all, what is Jia Jue's identity and status? He is not qualified to fight with Jia Jue.

Moreover, Feng Ziying was not Feng Tang's eldest son. Feng Tang had several sons. Although he was sad about the death of one of his sons, he was far from being so crazy as to fight to the death with Guanjun Hou.

The main reason why Feng Tang came here to cause trouble was for face.

After all, if you don't say a word when your son dies, it would be too disgraceful.

At first, he brought his men directly to the Marquis of Guanjun's mansion to cause trouble, but the mansion's personal guards did not tolerate him and directly beat Feng Tang and others out.

This is how Feng Tang got the scar on his face.

After being beaten, Feng Tang didn't dare to continue causing trouble in the Guanjun Marquis' Mansion, so he retreated half a street and started cursing here.

But now he was blocked by Jia Jue, and judging from Jia Jue's attitude, he was not polite at all, and looked like he was telling him to come if he was not satisfied.

Now Feng Tang is in a difficult situation.

Originally, he thought that since his son had died, he could come over and scold Guanjun Hou a few words, and then Guanjun Hou would apologize to him and say a few nice words, and the matter would be over.

But I never expected that Jia Jue would have such an attitude.

Feng Tang was sweating profusely. He felt it was not right to just stand there and take action, nor was it right not to take action.

Looking at Feng Tang who was hesitating there, Jia Jue sneered and said.

"You're going to fight me till death, right? Look at yourself now, what a wretch you are."

"You ungrateful creature, your son's death is your own fault. You are so bold as to dare to cause trouble here."

As Jia Jue spoke, he kicked out, hitting Feng Tang in the chest.

Feng Tang was kicked several steps away and fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Jia Jue slowly approached, looked down at Feng Tang coldly and said.

"It is true that I killed your son, but he defied military law and defied the will of Your Majesty. It is only natural for me to kill him."

"You, on the other hand, should use your brain to think carefully about who is the murderer of your son."

"If he had just been a good boy and stayed out of all this mess, he would be living a good life now."

"Who brought him into these things?"

"Alright, that's all I have to say. Think about it carefully. If you dare to cause trouble in my house again, I will kill you. Get out of here."

After Feng Tang was kicked and scolded by Jia Jue, he suddenly came to his senses and broke out in a cold sweat.

Good heavens, why did I come to the Marquis of Guanjun’s Mansion to cause trouble?

Feng Tang quickly winked at the attendants beside him, and then the servants helped Feng Tang up, and the group left in shame.

After sending Feng Tang away, Jia Jue returned to the Marquis' Mansion.

As for Feng Tang, after leaving Jia Jue, he became more and more angry. He wondered what he had done to deserve the death of his son and the beating of the Marquis of Guanjun.

Who should be blamed for this? That's right, it's the Ningguo Mansion and the Rongguo Mansion. If it weren't for them, his son wouldn't have died, and he wouldn't have been beaten. He would have lost all his face and dignity.

Feng Tang went to the Ning and Rong mansions in a rage to cause trouble.

The result is naturally predictable. Both the Ning and Rong families had lost their eldest sons, and they were already very angry. When they saw Feng Tang coming to their house cursing, they naturally didn't give him a good face.

Feng Tang was kicked out without any explanation.

Feng Tang probably didn't check the almanac before going out today. Not only did his son die, but he was beaten three times in one day, which was a record.

After being driven out of Rongguo Mansion in a very embarrassing manner, Feng Tang looked towards the Ning and Rong mansions with eyes full of hatred.

Okay, okay, it’s okay if Guanjun Hou hits me, but I can’t afford to offend Guanjun Hou.

Damn it, you killed my son, and you even dared to have someone beat me up? I’m not done with this.

I can't afford to offend the Marquis of Guanjun, and I can't afford to offend you two paupers either. Let's just wait and see.

In fact, Feng Tang was definitely a general who held real power.

General Shenwu is a second-rank military general affiliated with the Southern Court of the Imperial Guards. He is a senior general second only to the Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Court of the Imperial Guards. He is responsible for commanding the Southern Court army, maintaining public order in the capital of gods and guarding the city gates of the capital of gods.

It’s just that Jia Jue is the Grand General of the Imperial Guards, commanding the imperial guards of the northern and southern yamen, and happens to be the immediate superior of Feng Tang’s immediate superior.

Feng Tang certainly doesn't have the ability to go against Jia Jue, but if he targets the Ning and Rong mansions, given the current situation of these two impoverished families, as long as they don't alert Prince Beijing, the Ning and Rong mansions really have no way to deal with Feng Tang.

Let’s not talk about the matters of Feng Tang and the Ning and Rong mansions for now, and talk about Jia Jue. Not long after returning to the Marquis’ Mansion, Wang Xifeng came to the room, bowed and said.

"My Lord, the Marquis of Ningyuan requests an audience."

Jia Jue smiled after hearing this.

"After all, people who have survived the test of time are very sensitive."

"Xifeng, have the servant take him to the side hall for tea. I'll be there soon."

"I understand."

Not long after, in the side hall of the Marquis' Mansion, Gu Yankai saw Jia Jue walk in and hurriedly stood up to greet him and bowed.

"The official has met the Marquis."

Jia Jue said with a calm smile.

"Marquis Ningyuan is too polite. Please take a seat."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

After a brief greeting, Jia Jue said calmly.

"Marquis Ningyuan, why have you come here in the middle of the night? I wonder what brings you here?"

Ning Yuanhou said with a wry smile.

"Alas, our family is in misfortune. Such a misfortune has befallen us. I have offended the Marquis's majesty. I have come specially to apologize to him."

Jia Jue said after leisurely drinking a sip of tea.

"Marquis Ningyuan, although you are a founding father, your Gu family is different from them. For generations, your family has fought bravely in the military, and that is why the title of marquis has continued to this day."

"As a fellow soldier, I think you should understand what crime your son has committed."

Gu Yankai nodded quickly and said.

"I understand, I understand. Seventeen laws and fifty-four executions are required. I understand this clearly."

"My Lord has not tried to punish me by military law this time. I am already grateful to you."

"Don't worry, my Lord. I'm not here to plead for my son. Just let that evil creature stay in the Imperial Prison for a while and reflect on his mistakes."

"I came here to apologize and express my gratitude. Thirdly, I have prepared a small gift for the Marquis."

After hearing this, Jia Jue smiled and said.

"Oh, this is interesting, but I wonder what gift Ning Yuanhou has prepared."

Gu Yankai said after taking out a list.

"Please read this, my Lord. This is some information about the families of the noble families who were captured in the Beijing camp this time. I think it should be of some help to you, my Lord."

"Also, I think the Marquis will need to deal with this matter later. I am not talented, but I am willing to assist the Marquis."

After taking the list, Jia Jue took a look at it and immediately smiled with satisfaction.

This list clearly explains the family situations of the twenty or thirty children from aristocratic families who were arrested today, including which ones are the die-hard followers of the Four Kings and which ones can be won over.

Moreover, Gu Yankai also expressed his intention to surrender, although it was expressed very obscurely, but Jia Jue naturally understood it.

(End of this chapter)