Chapter 165: Struggle for power

Because Jia's mother's eightieth birthday is approaching, Ningrong and the two mansions are busy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

What a majestic and glorious family it was for the Jia family to be a double prince back then, and now seeing that Jia Lian has the momentum to revive Rongguo Mansion, it is really rare to have such an opportunity to make good friends with Rongguo Mansion openly.

So much so that it was only July, and there was an endless stream of guests who came to give birthday gifts.

Because he was afraid that the banquet would not be arranged, Jia Yu discussed with Jia Zheng, Jia Lian, Jia Rong and others, and agreed to hold an eight-day banquet in Rongning from July 28 to August 5.

Ningguo Mansion invited officials and guests, Rongguo Mansion invited guests, and several large places such as the Pavilion and Jiayin Hall were cleaned up in the Grand View Garden to retreat.

On the 28th, the royal family was invited to attach the princesses, and princesses, etc., on the 29th, you will be the governors of the capital and the decrees, etc., and on the 30th, you will be the officials and the decrees, and relatives, friends and cousins near and far.

On the first day of the first month of August, there was a family banquet for Jia Yu, Jia Zheng on the second day of the first month, Jia Lian on the third day of the first month, a family banquet for the elders and children of the Zhonghe clan in Jiafu on the fourth day of the first month, and a family banquet for Lai Dalin Zhixiao and other family stewards on the fifth day of the first month.

Just when Jia Lian was also busy with the trivial matters of Jia's mother's birthday banquet, the southern barbarians on the southern border of the Celestial Empire actually committed another offense, and the court was furious.

The emperor immediately convened a hundred officials to discuss, and for a time, the court and China expressed their opinions.

Some ministers invited troops to send troops to raise the military might of our Celestial Empire with the momentum of thunder sweeping the holes.

There are also ministers who think that peace is precious, and they should send envoys to negotiate peace.

For a time, the main battle and the main peace faction were at loggerheads, arguing endlessly in the court.

After three days of discussion, the imperial court finally decided to send troops, hoping to achieve the same results as the Battle of Tibet.

After deciding to send troops, the following was a debate about the choice of the commander-in-chief general.

After comparing the advantages and disadvantages, in the end, there were still three hussar generals Feng Tang, Nan'an Junwang, and champion Hou Jialian who were difficult to choose.

It's just that Feng Tang still has to sit in Qingtang City now, so it is most suitable to have only the two people left in Beijing, King Nan'an and Jia Lian.

One is a veteran who has fought countless battles, and has followed the Emperor Taishang to win many battles; One is a rising star trusted by the deep emperor, who just achieved the first victory in Tibet last year.

Jia Lian originally didn't want to go on the expedition again, but in the face of the emperor's repeated signals, Jia Lian only accepted.

And the king of Nan'an County is unusually positive, because he is not just for his family, now that the emperor has become famous after the first battle of Tubo, the emperor needs them to come forward for a while.

At this time, I only listened to the king of Nan'an County and said: "Emperor Qiqi, it is not that the old minister wants to compete with Jia Hou Ye for credit, but the old Fengjun of Rongguo Mansion is about to celebrate his eighty birthday in the near future, and people say: Life is rare for seventy years, not to mention that the old lady Jia Jia is now eighty years old, Jia Hou Ye must be filial piety, and it is still not suitable to go out to fight." ”

At this moment, the eunuch in the hall quietly sent the emperor a copy of the emperor's will.

When the emperor opened it, his brows suddenly furrowed. After thinking about it for a long time, the emperor finally spoke: "Jia Aiqing, since your old lady is on her eightieth birthday, why don't you let the old prince of Nan'an go this time." ”

Jia Lian immediately agreed: "The minister does not dare to abolish the public with private interests, and is willing to follow the emperor's orders." ”

The emperor nodded, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare a birthday gift on the spot.

After that, the emperor ordered the king of Nan'an to be the general of the southern army, and Keri led the troops and horses of the headquarters to conquer the southern barbarians!

The king of Nan'an County was overjoyed, knelt down to thank the emperor, and then went to the whole army without mentioning it.

In a blink of an eye, on July 28, the Ministry of Rites was ordered to send congratulatory gifts as scheduled: a handle of gold and jade Ruyi, four ends of colored satin, four gold and jade rings, and five hundred taels of silver......

Yuan Chun also ordered the eunuch to send out a golden birthday star, an agarwood abduction, a string of Canaan beads, a box of Fushou incense, a pair of gold ingots, four pairs of silver ingots, twelve colored satins, and four jade cups.

The rest of the people who come and go from the prince's horses and the homes of civil and military officials, large and small, are polite and cannot be remembered.

At this time, the two mansions have long been hung with lights, the screen is open and the phoenix is opened, the mattress is set up with hibiscus, the sound of sheng and drum music, and the passage is over the lane.

I saw that the top seats in Ningguo's Mansion were the King of Beijing, the Yongchang Horse, the King of Leshan County and several princes of the world, and Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian accompanied each other.

Besides, on the side of Rongguo Mansion, not only Princess Beijing arrived, but even Princess Nan'an unexpectedly rewarded her face, and together with several princes of the world, she issued an order.

Mother Jia, Mrs. Xing Wang, Wang Xifeng, etc., all greeted them with makeup.

Everyone wished Jia Mushou first, and was humble for a long time before entering the table.

Besides, Jia Lian's side finally sent away important guests such as King Beijing, Yongchang Horse, and King Leshan County.

When she came to Rongguo Mansion, Jia's mother had already dispersed here, and at this moment, Jia's mother was teasing a few granddaughters and laughing.

Seeing Jia Lian coming, Jia Mu smiled and asked, "Is it also scattered over there?" Do you want to pass a bowl of decanting soup first? ”

Jia Lian replied: "I've never been drunk, I just dispersed over there, I'll come to Ancestor to see if there are any shortcomings?" ”

Jia Mu said: "There is nothing missing, how can I only see you coming, how can you not see your second uncle?" ”

At this time, a little maid served tea to Jia Lian, and Jia Lian took it and said: "Because there are still other guests who have not dispersed, my lord and second uncle are still with me, so they only told me to come and have a look." ”

Jia Mu smiled: "It can be seen that you are used to slipping your head, and your master is still with you, but he ran away first; And you may not think that the princess of Nan'an here also arrived today, looking at her kind speech, she didn't remember Brother Lian'er's festival at all, and even gave you a few younger sisters to meet gifts. ”

After beating the prince of Nan'an County from Jia Lian, the king of Nan'an County also owed half a cent of color when he saw Jia Lian.

Now that the king of Nan'an is leading the army to conquer Nanban, how can this Nan'an princess be so generous and personally come to the house to congratulate Jia's mother on her birthday?

At this time, Tanchun happened to take a small gift from the two princesses of the county, and said to Jia Lian: "Brother Lian, this is the reward I got today, you can pick two and bring them back to Sister Feng." ”

When Jia Lian saw Tanchun, he remembered the beginning and end of Tanchun's marriage to Fanbang in the original book, wasn't it planned by your Princess Nan'an?

So he replied, "Third sister, you can keep it yourself." Now that your sister Feng is about to give birth, she can't wear anything on her body. ”

Then he said to Jia's mother: "Old ancestor, the so-called knowing people and faces do not know their hearts, grandson and Nan'an Wangfu are not just a battle of will, many of which are unspeakable and hidden will not be clear for a while, and the ancestor should not be easily confused." ”

"You're saying she's hiding a traitor in her heart?" Jia Mu asked with a frown.

I only heard Jia Lian answer: "Although I can't be sure, I can't do without the heart of guarding against people!" My grandson and I have different political views from the king of Nan'an County, and it is destined to be difficult to become friends. ”

When Mother Jia heard the words "different political opinions", she had some music in her heart, and she was also wary of Princess Nan'an in the future.