The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

He, the soon-to-be-appointed general of Jinling, has already become a hot commodity.

Sure enough, during the meeting,

The two Shi brothers immediately expressed their willingness to help the court eliminate banditry and wanted to arrange for their descendants to follow Wang Ziteng and serve the country together.

The other companies all have similar ideas.

Finally, after Wang Ziteng's half-true and half-false questioning, he finally learned about the current situation in Yangzhou from the Duke of Qi, who had the closest relationship with the Prince of Beijing.

After learning that the bandits in Yangzhou had grown from a population of two thousand to a behemoth of tens of thousands in just a few days.

Even Wang Ziteng was so excited that he could hardly sit still.

Trying my best to deal with people from various families, I shouted in my heart that the emperor’s grace is great!

There are tens of thousands of rebels in Qingfeng Village, Yangzhou?!

Is that a traitor? No, in the eyes of Wang Ziteng and the four kings and the public, that is tens of thousands of meritorious heads!

Daqian follows the system of the former Ming Dynasty, and no one is granted a title without military merit!

Since the founding of the country, the pattern of nobles has almost been established.

Now that it has been passed down through generations, many families have begun to decline.

It is the time when we need military exploits to restore the glory of our ancestors.

But the Tartars outside the Great Wall are extremely ferocious. For generations, the nobles today have only cared about keeping their ancestors' titles, and they no longer have the passion they once had.

Now, in Yangzhou, bandits have suddenly risen up.

To deal with the suspicious bandits and refugees,

They can't pinch the hard persimmons, but can they easily pinch the soft persimmons?

Wang Ziteng has already understood why Emperor Xinglong gave up on letting him join the Beijing camp and instead went to Nanjing to serve as the general.

Not only was it to balance the power of all parties in the court, but also because the emperor had high hopes for him.

He was asked to eliminate the banditry in Yangzhou and accumulate resources for advancement in preparation for taking charge of the Beijing camp in the future.

Wang Ziteng never refuses any request from anyone.

As for whether it would displease Emperor Xinglong, Wang Ziteng said there was no need to worry at all.

Emperor Xinglong asked him to take over as the commander-in-chief of Jinling in order to have him win over the nobles. Otherwise, these people might not be able to accomplish things, but they would be more than capable of causing trouble.

On that day, Wang Ziteng's mansion was packed with guests, and both the host and the guests had a great time until late at night!

However, just when the Wang family's mansion was bustling with activity,

However, no one noticed that there was no trace of the Rong and Ning mansions here.

……

at the same time.

In the small meeting hall of Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Zheng, the second wife of Rongguo Mansion, put the teacup in his hand on the table.

He frowned and said to Jia She who was sitting opposite him,

"Brother, what's going on? Did you send someone to pass on the message?"

"It's been half an hour, why haven't the people from the East Palace arrived yet?"

Over the years, the Jia family's titles have been inherited downgraded to third-class general titles. Within two generations, they will become complete common people.

Is the Jia family still the Jia family without a title?

So after finishing his shift, Jia Zheng immediately returned home to find his elder brother Jia She to discuss the issue of suppressing the bandits in Yangzhou that had arisen in the court.

If he could get involved, maybe the Jia family could regain some of its former glory.

Jia She snorted lightly.

"How would I know? How about Second Brother go and take a look yourself?"

Jia Zheng was speechless. Ever since he became the head of the West Mansion, his elder brother had been well versed in the principles of yin and yang.

Therefore, I just pretended not to hear and sighed softly.

"Hey! Let's not talk about Brother Zhen, Rong'er is still young after all, and it's the time for her to make progress! If he misses this opportunity to gain military merit, he will regret it!"

Jia She glanced at Jia Zheng, picked up the teacup, opened the lid and blew on it, then said lightly,

"I'll have my servants deliver the message to the East Palace within an hour."

As he spoke, he took a sip, looked at Jia Zheng with a smile and said,

"But the battlefield is dangerous after all. I'm afraid Brother Zhen may not agree to let Rong'er represent our Jia family and get a share of the spoils!"

"With this plan, aren't you afraid that something might happen to Rong'er on the battlefield?"

Jia Zheng rolled his eyes.

"They're just a bunch of bandits, what could possibly happen? I'm doing this for his own good, for the good of the East Palace, and for the entire Jia family!"

Jia She smiled contemptuously.

"In that case, now that everyone is heading to the Wang family, if you're worried about missing out, why not go there yourself, or have your Baoyu go along to broaden his horizons?"

"you……"

Jia Zheng was startled when he heard this, then he slapped his thigh and sighed helplessly,

"I thought so too, but Baoyu is still young, and he is the lifeblood of the old lady."

"If I dare to mention this to the old lady, I'm afraid she will be frightened and sick."

"If I scare the old lady to death, I will never be able to atone for my sins!"

Suddenly, Jia Zheng seemed to have thought of something and looked at Jia She and said,

"Brother, Lian Ge'er is not young anymore. How about letting him go with me and earn some military merit?"

Jia She looked disdainful when he heard this.

This young woman raised a child, but she refused to send her own son away for fear that he might get hurt, and she even used the old lady as a shield.

But should his son go to the battlefield?

Even though Lian'er is not very knowledgeable, he is still his son, and he is counting on him to take care of him in his old age and see him to the end of his life.

After hearing what Jia Zheng said, he sneered,

"Second brother, you have a good plan, but Brother Lian is still on his way to welcome our niece to Beijing, so I have to let you down!"

Jia Zheng's face turned embarrassed. He lowered his head and picked up the teacup to cover it up, and said no more.

……

At this time, in the master bedroom of Ningguo Mansion.

"Ah! Ah!"

The screams mixed with a hint of joy came one after another, causing the servants passing by to lower their heads and walk away quickly, pretending not to hear anything.

In the bedroom, a man with scars on his face was holding a whip in his hand.

He was hitting the two people on the couch with force, left and right. Who else could it be but Jia Rong and his father Jia Zhen?

Just after the whip fell to the ground,

The young and handsome Jia Rong suddenly thought of something, looked anxious and quickly reached out to stop him.

"Brother Dao, wait a minute!"

"Wait, wait! Wait!"