Chapter 53 Letter from Jia Cong
"How is it?" Niu Jizong on the side laughed, "I originally thought that there were a bunch of extra burdens, but I didn't expect that Congge is actually a brave man. Look at this armor again, do you recognize it?"
When Wang Ziteng saw it, he took a deep breath. He wore the armor for a while without blushing or feeling nervous. Regardless of other things, at least his strength was better than most people.
"Brother Cong, I will give you 500 cavalrymen, do you dare to accept it?"
Jia Cong said without hesitation, "Thank you, Marshal. I'll take it!"
Wang Ziteng on the side laughed, "Well, you are worthy of being the descendant of the Xianrong Kingdom. With such courage, you are a fierce general in the army!"
As he said this, he dragged Niu Jizong to a line of cavalry and said, "Originally, these 1,000 cavalrymen are the elite I picked specifically for Old Niu. Since Congge is so capable and Old Niu has asked, let Congge lead 500 of them!"
Jia Cong was overjoyed when he saw the team of elite soldiers in front of him. They were obviously the elite among the elite!
Before Niu Jizong could speak, Jia Cong smiled and said, "Thank you, Marshal!"
"You bastard, you really know how to climb up the ladder! You two families are indeed relatives by marriage, and family members support each other! Well, I, Old Niu, don't have the final say, so I will leave these five hundred cavalrymen to Brother Cong."
Niu Jizong was probably the happiest person in this border defense! He was now a first-class earl. As long as he could hold on for two or three years and make some contributions, he would be given more titles even if he could not be promoted to marquis when he returned, and he would naturally be closer to the marquis.
After seeing these soldiers, Niu Jizong was quite satisfied. He certainly knew the soldiers in the army, and although the soldiers in front of him were not elite, they were all capable of fighting. If he was really assigned tens of thousands of old soldiers, that would be a headache.
After the troops were handed over, the army set out in a mighty force towards the Lanzhou camp.
Ever since Jia Cong went to guard the border, the Jia family has returned to peace. It seems that nothing is different, but it also seems that something has changed.
Jia She was not affected at all, as if he did not care about his son's life or death. He still stayed in the East Courtyard all day long, bought a few concubines every now and then, and lived a comfortable life.
The frequency of quarrels between Jia Zheng and Wang Shi, the head of the second house, increased exponentially, and the number of times Baoyu was scolded also increased greatly.
At the beginning, Jia Zheng simply took a leave of absence. He had no choice. All the civil and military officials in the court, as well as all his colleagues, looked at him strangely, especially the scholars. If looks could kill, Jia Zheng would probably be stabbed dozens of times a day. Some people who were already at odds with Jia Zheng even mocked him.
"Jia Cunzhou is indeed a son of a Duke, his family is really generous. But the top scholar in the top three exams was actually sent out to guard the border? Who in the world could do such a thing?"
Jia Zheng asked for leave immediately, and then started to vent his anger on Baoyu and quarreled with Mrs. Wang.
Jia Lan often went to Mengpo Zhai to study, and only at this time did Jia Zheng's mood become better. For this, Mrs. Wang really didn't know whether to be angry or happy.
The sisters often get together, but they mostly talk about Jia Cong, and they are extremely worried about him. Yingchun even places a Buddha statue in her room and prays every day, just for Jia Cong's safety.
Jia Cong's courtyard remained the same. Originally, Jia's mother wanted to take Xiao Que'er and the others to her room, but Qingwen said, "Even if our master is not here, this room is still here, so we are willing to stay in the courtyard and wait for him to come back!"
Considering their loyalty, Grandmother Jia did not force them, but instead increased the food and clothing for the maids in Jia Cong's room.
Since Jia Cong left, Baochai would go to Jia Cong's courtyard and sit for a while whenever she had nothing to do.
Sometimes she would chat with a few little maids, and sometimes she would sit alone in Jia Cong's study, looking at the books that Jia Cong had read and the handwriting that Jia Cong had written.
Before we knew it, two or three months had passed since Jia Cong left , and another New Year's Day was approaching!
Since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the Jia Mansion has started to decorate with lanterns and colors, and clean up inside and outside ! After the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, everyone in the mansion is so busy that they have no time to rest!
"I've been looking for you for quite some time, and it turns out you're all just hiding here. I've been taking care of you all day long, and I've been busy like a top these days, and you guys can't bear to watch?"
In Daiyu's courtyard, Wang Xifeng came with a group of old women and maids. Before they entered the house, they started laughing and started talking.
"It's actually much warmer in Lin girl's room than mine!" Wang Xifeng took off her red cloak and took a sip of the tea that Xueyan brought her.
"Feng girl is the housekeeper of our whole family. If you are not busy, who else can be busy?" Daiyu said.
"Oh, I thought it was someone with a sharp tongue, but it turned out to be Miss Lin. Just go ahead and tell me, I want to see how many years you can still be so arrogant! In the next two years, if you become a daughter-in-law from an aunt, I, the chief housekeeper, will have to set some rules for the new daughter-in-law!"
Daiyu was indeed like a little hedgehog, but how could she compare to Wang Xifeng, who could say anything vulgar or plain? One sentence made Daiyu blush with shame!
"You are such a good girl Feng, you are actually teasing me! Hurry up and close the door. I must teach this girl a lesson today..."
As they were talking and laughing, they heard hurried footsteps outside the door. Before anyone could go out to greet them, they saw Yuanyang coming in.
"Girls, I heard earlier that Third Master Cong has sent someone back, and he's at the old lady's place now!"
The noise of playing in the room suddenly stopped, and then Xiangyun was the first to speak, "Hurry, there must be a letter from the third brother, let's go!"
The sisters all went out together, scaring the maids behind them so much that they hurriedly chased after them with cloaks and fur coats.
When they arrived at the flower hall of Jia's mother's courtyard, they entered from the back hall and were led by the maid Amber to the screen of the side hall! Everyone held their breath and listened attentively, only to hear a rough voice speaking in the flower hall.
"When the general first joined the army, he used force to intimidate the five hundred elite soldiers under his command. Moreover, the general treated the soldiers well, and everyone under his command respected him!"
"After arriving, General Niu's men performed a martial arts competition with the Lanzhou camp. The general led 500 cavalrymen to capture the flag and ranked first. The whole army admired the general's bravery!"
"At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the general led more than 2,000 soldiers and horses and was ordered to patrol the border outside the city. However, they encountered 5,000 cavalrymen from the Rakshasa Kingdom in the Xiguan Fort area outside Jingyuguan !"
"The two sides fought for a day. Our army was outnumbered and at a disadvantage. Pei Yong, the commander of the army, was shot and wounded! At the critical moment, the general led 500 of his troops to charge directly into the enemy's center. The enemy's soldiers and generals were no match for him! The general killed two thousand captains and dozens of soldiers in the enemy's formation, and then he went straight to the center and killed the enemy's main general!"
"The enemy was routed, and the general led his 1,500 remaining soldiers to chase them for 50 miles, killing 2,000 enemies and returning with a great victory!"
"After this battle, the general will temporarily take over as the military commander due to his military merits, and command 2,500 soldiers and horses..."
