The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 132
We started guarding here at nightfall, and before midnight, the battle... it should be said that the siege was over.

One hundred and five Franco guns were seized, including 95 guns that the Zhen family had paid for, and ten guns used by the Franco people themselves.

Sancho was tied up and twisted like a maggot, "I am a good citizen, please let me go, I am a good citizen!"

Jia Cong used the gun barrel to lift his bushy chin, "These days, pirates dare to call themselves good people. Have I misunderstood the concept of good people? If I shout again, I'll kill you!"

Seeing Jia Cong, Sancho was stunned and said for a long time, "Didn't you say that you will protect me for the whole day that I am in Dashun?"

"Guess, how do I know you are doing business here today?" Jia Cong said with a smile. He was not in the habit of talking morally with Europeans.

Although there are good people in Europe, Sancho who traveled around the world in a boat so early is definitely not.

"do not know!"

"It seems that you didn't take my words to heart. I already told you, 'Eat black when you are black'."

Sancho and Zhen Chun, the steward of the Zhen family, walked in the front. Behind them, they were skewered one by one like mutton skewers, and they were pulled into a long skewer. On both sides were soldiers holding swords, escorting them away from the dock.

Jiang Xiang's people were searching the ship. He jumped out of the ship and said happily, "Sir, there are more than 5 taels of silver and 1 taels of gold on top."

"Each keep half, and divide the rest!"

Jiang Xiang had seen Jia Cong's decisiveness in killing on the battlefield. Sure enough, if he followed this kind of person, he would not worry about getting rich or having a future, so he agreed, "Okay!"

The remaining half was naturally given to Xia Jin. He must be kind. As a master and apprentice, he cannot be helped by others to take risks, and he can live alone after getting benefits.

After Jia Cong was promoted to the rank of staff general, he could lead about 3000 troops under his command, but now these people have not been fully mobilized.

As the leader, Jia Cong naturally divided the bulk and took 5000 taels of gold. The remaining more than 2 taels of silver were not all distributed. He kept half and divided the other half. Each person was divided into 20 taels, which was worth They still have more than one year's salary.

You know, these soldiers say they get more than ten taels of silver a year, but that's just talk. How many people don't even see a copper penny in a year, and it's good to have a full stomach.

"Low-key, tell them to keep a low-key. There will be a lot of things like this in the future. Everyone knows that they are noisy and stabbing me with a knife!" Jia Cong scolded sternly.

Jiang Xiang smiled and said, "Boss, don't blame them. To be honest, being a soldier now is just a matter of life for food."

If in the past, Jiang Xiang and others were loyal to Jia Cong, in addition to admiring Jia Cong's strength, useful brain melon seeds, and obedience as a soldier, then at this moment, they are sincerely following Jia Cong. .

"Okay, don't cry. After the money is divided, just work hard. You can bring someone to interrogate him and ask for a confession. In the middle of the night, follow me to ransack the house."

When they heard that there was such a good thing as confiscating the house, Jiang Xiang and others ran faster than horses.

Jiang Xiang was originally a scholar, so it was no problem to record a confession or something. After a lot of words and deeds to force a confession, he soon got the confessions of Sancho, Zhen Chun and others, and the two appearances could be combined together.

Jia Cong was not so particular in the first place. When the emperor sent him the "I am here in person" token, he had already hinted at the fate of the Zhen family.

At the fourth watch, when Zhen Yingjia jumped up from the bed, roaring sounds could already be heard in the yard. There were bursts of shouts, the sounds of soldiers meeting each other, and the sounds of howling and questioning.

Zhen Yingjia glanced at the clock and suddenly remembered that before going to bed, he forgot to ask whether Zhen Chun had returned.

Yesterday, he was really dizzy. First, he was angered when he learned that Jia Cong was blackmailing the Franco people. Later, he was annoyed to death by the quarrel between his wives and concubines at home.

After returning, Jin's identity was exposed. During the dispute, the outsider accidentally had another miscarriage. She said she was pregnant without even knowing it.

A doctor was invited, and a dose of tiger and wolf medicine killed both the young and old. He suspected that the eldest wife had tampered with the situation, and the family was so noisy that they didn't go to bed until midnight.

After just squinting for a while, there was a commotion outside again.

Although it was really chaotic, Zhen Yingjia never dreamed that his home would be ransacked. He had just pulled up a pair of trousers and had only worn one leg when someone rushed in, "Master, my home is going to be ransacked. There are many soldiers coming." !”

What a joke, the Imperial City was breached, and even the Zhen family might not be able to break it, but someone actually came to ransack his home.

"Why are you panicking?" Zhen Yingjia was not in a hurry. He wanted to see who was not afraid of death?
After putting on her clothes, as soon as she went out, Zhen Yingjia saw the soldiers standing in the corridor. The lights reflected the cold light on the swords. In the courtyard, a boy of twelve or thirteen years old stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky. A bright moon.

From his perspective, it was as beautiful as a painting.

"Jia Cong?" Zhen Yingjia laughed angrily and walked over, "Do you know what you are doing?"

Jia Cong turned around and without saying a word, he flashed the token in his hand towards Zhen Yingjia and said, "Uncle Shi, I didn't expect this day to happen!"

Zhen Yingjia knelt on the ground. At this time, he was a little scared. He clearly saw the four words "As if I were here in person" on it. Regardless of whether he was convinced or not, the courtesy on his face was indispensable.

"Jia Cong, no matter how serious a crime I have committed, without a joint trial by the three divisions or a decision by the court, you are not qualified to raid my home. For the sake of the two families being close relatives, now you lead the people Go out immediately. When I report to the court, I can excuse you, otherwise..."

Jia Cong said, "Zhen Shibo, it's boring to talk about this! Although I am young, I am not someone who doesn't know the importance of others. I came to raid your home in the middle of the night without saying hello. It is indeed a bit disrespectful in terms of etiquette. But We are all doing things for the imperial court, we don’t have any personal grudges, we just make it convenient for each other!"

After saying that, before Zhen Yingjia could vomit blood in anger, he waved his arm and said, "Copy!"

It can be said that from the age of five or six, a child of Zhen Yingjia, a child from an aristocratic family, has been taken by his parents to learn the etiquette of social interaction, advance and retreat, and the tactics of officialdom.

In the officialdom, you come and go, and everything has its rules.

Jia Cong's method of beating the old master to death with random punches suddenly made Zhen Yingjia lose control. If it were anyone else, Zhen Yingjia would still know how to deal with it. At the moment, he just feels like chaff is all over his body, and it is too late to be afraid. Just angry.

"Jia Cong, do you really dare to raid my home?"

"Zhen Shibo, you should know that it's not that I want to raid your home, it's that you want to die. Good thing, why do you have so many guards? What do you want to do with so many firecrackers?"

Zhen Yingjia laughed angrily. There is an old saying that one dares to pull down the emperor even if he is killed. Did Jia Cong do this dangerous trick?
At the age of twelve or thirteen, no matter how capable he is, he becomes an official before his hair even grows. The current emperor's stupidity has truly reached a new level.

"To tell you the truth, although my people hunted you down, it was not because I wanted your life. Your Jia family and my Zhen family have been relatives for many generations. Your Jia family still has 5 taels of silver left with me. Zhen family, if we don’t trust each other too much, who would put money in other people’s homes?”

Wu Weizhong put his hand on the handle of the knife and looked at Zhen Yingjia sideways. How could this person be so stupid for such a big official? At this moment, he still treats adults as children. What's the use of saying these words?

Jia Cong was silent. Zhen Yingjia thought that Jia Cong was moved, "Even so, it has nothing to do with my Zhen family if there are any unworthy descendants in your Jia family. However, we also have a relationship of watching each other. Whatever the Jia family entrusts to me, as long as it is not unreasonable, The Zhen family has no excuse for being loyal or filial, or for treason and rebellion."

This is to explain why the Zhen family attacked Jia Cong as soon as he arrived.

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Zhen Shibo, even if you don't say it, I know all this. There are some things that I won't say, but I think Shibo also knows it. It's getting late, so let's not talk so much nonsense."

Since it's either you die or I live, Jia Cong is not a good person who has been practicing for ten generations, so he must save his own life. "In this case, there is always a wrongdoer and a debtor. Your Jia family's affairs have nothing to do with my Zhen family. Even if you want to settle accounts, you should not blame my Zhen family. You can be said to be the smartest among the Jia family. As time goes by, it is not impossible for the Jia family to rely on you to revive the family tradition.

I don't know if I, the Zhen family, will be able to do things for you in the future. "

Zhen Yingjia just wanted to delay. After half the night, Jia Cong would be passive by tomorrow.

The Zhen family was raided. Such a big thing would cause turmoil in the entire Jiangnan officialdom. It would undoubtedly be like a major earthquake.Can Jia Cong alone stand up to the entire Jiangnan officialdom?
Even if the emperor wanted to kill him, he had to weigh it carefully!
He was completely caught off guard today. No matter how courageous the Zhen family was, they would not dare to raise private soldiers. What Jia Cong brought was an army.

At this moment, he began to wonder if it was Jia Cong's method that led to Jin being discovered by the main house. If that was the case, then this young man was really scary.

Zhen Yingjia also hated the Jia family in her heart. If such a child knew that he could not be controlled, he should not have been allowed to walk out of the backyard alive. Since he had not been able to control it for a while, he should not have turned against him, but should have Cultivate them well to revitalize your family.

No wonder the Jia family has been in decline, and now it has brought disaster to the Zhen family.

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Zhen Shibo, it's too late to say this now! You should know that for you, nothing else matters. There are two things that a master cannot tolerate. Think about it, You are the master, what did Zhen Chun do to violate your taboo and make you intolerable?"

Zhen Yingjia broke out in cold sweat. Jia Cong was right. At his level, what was there that he couldn't figure out?

It’s just that I refuse to understand and see clearly.

One is that a slave bullies his master; the other is that a slave bullies his master.

A shrill scream came from the inner courtyard. Zhen Yingjia's face turned pale. He still underestimated this young man.

The trend is over!

Jia Cong laughed and said loudly, "Pass on my order. My Jia family and Zhen family have been close friends for many years. When I came to Jiangnan, Zhen Shibo treated me with special care. Today, I should also take care of Zhen." Don't go into your home or backyard. Ask them to go in and let them know, and then come out one by one, so as not to save our people from searching and losing dignity."

Zhen Yingjia raised his head and looked at Jia Cong. How could he not know that the person who really wanted to touch him was not Jia Cong, but the emperor.

However, the sword in the emperor's hand is Jia Cong, and Jia Cong is the executioner.

Zhen Yingjia sat on the ground and thought for a few breaths. When he raised his head, his eyes were already blood red.

Jia Cong knows that people like them have a thousand thoughts, but the key point they can think of is just one, how to protect their family and themselves. When there is a conflict between the interests of the family and individuals, they will undoubtedly give priority. The choice is family.

Because when the family is gone, individuals will be extremely small in this patriarchal society, and it may even be difficult to survive.

Therefore, Jia Cong, who wanted to be excommunicated from the clan from the beginning, later fell out with Rongguo Mansion, and attacked his own clan members. In such a patriarchal society, his brain is not that of a normal person. You won't operate like this.

"Jia Cong, do you think that what you do today will definitely benefit you in the future?" Zhen Yingjia said, "I have lived for so many years, and I have never heard that a person who betrayed his family can still survive in this world. You are young and ignorant, so you should listen more to the opinions of your elders instead of being rebellious and acting recklessly."

"You are serious, what do you say? I can stand and talk without pain in my back, or am a full man unaware of hunger? In other words, people's joys and sorrows are not the same? In short, Zhen Shibo, if my identity is your treasure jade That way, I am also qualified to ask those who are running away from famine, why not eat minced meat?"

At this moment, Zhen Yingjia could no longer hold out hope. The hatred for them in Jia Cong's heart frightened him. He was certain that Jia Cong was willing to become a knife in the emperor's hand.

"If you can grow up, you will be the biggest traitor in the Dashun Dynasty one day! I wonder if the spirits of Rong Guo Gong and Ning Guo Gong can rest in peace in heaven!"

Jia Cong smiled and shook his head, "Zhen Shibo can sleep well, so why can't my two ancestors have a rest? Does Zhen Shibo still think that he is a loyal minister? I want to ask, what is a loyal minister, and what is a loyal minister? evil?"

However, Jia Cong's chat with Zhen Yingjia did not prevent a group of his men from ransacking the house like wolves and tigers.

The Dashun Dynasty is really in chaos. When will the local garrison be able to raid homes?

Zhen Yingjia heard the hoarse cries coming from the backyard, "Master" one after another. The familiar voice stabbed his heart like a sharp sword. At this moment, how could Zhen Yingjia be in the mood to argue with Jia Cong?
"What you did to my Zhen family today, someone will do to your Jia family tomorrow!"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "The Jia family has already copied it themselves. Zhen Shibo, have you forgotten? How did the title of Ningguo Mansion come to me? How did Rongguo Mansion come up with the 50 taels of silver?"

Zhen Yingjia seemed to be enlightened. He gritted his teeth and said, "You really... are already a traitor!"

"No, my loyalty is to the emperor... and Dashun!"

Zhen Yingjia gritted her molar teeth, "What will happen to our Zhen family?"

"Let's see what Zhen Shibo chooses!"

Zhen Yingjia looked at him and said nothing.

Jia Cong said slowly and calmly, "Do you want to fight to the death, or do you want to save some people, for example, the women and children at home?"

"why?"

"It is said that the Zhen family is the local emperor in the south of the Yangtze River. The government's decrees are not limited to the river. Doesn't Zhen Shibo know that?"

It was too late for Zhen Yingjia to regret it at this time, but she was certain that without Jia Cong, the Zhen family would not have reached this point in one step. Even if the court was afraid, there would still be a process to take action. If he could take the path of impeachment, he might not be able to do so. Come to this point today.

The Zhen family was completely caught off guard. To be honest, Zhen Yingjia underestimated the enemy, but no one would take a 12-year-old boy seriously.

Zhen Yingjia nodded, "I understand! Nephew Wang Shi, for the sake of my Zhen family's success in helping you, you can also help my Zhen family a little!"

After he finished speaking, he took out a knife from somewhere, like a cannonball, and rushed towards Jia Cong, the white blade in his hand flashing a cold light.

Jia Cong took a step back to avoid it, turned around and kicked him, hitting him in the neck. A cracking sound was heard. Zhen Yingjia fell to the ground, struggled twice, stretched out her legs, and collapsed on the ground.

When Wu Weizhong rushed over, it was already a step too late. Fortunately, Jia Cong was not injured.

But when he saw Zhen Yingjia lying on the ground, he was also surprised. He took a step forward and put his fingers under his nose. He couldn't breathe for a long time. His face turned pale and he was trembling, "Sir, what should I do?"

Just now, Zhen Yingjia and Jia Cong were standing in the courtyard. He was far away and did not hear what they said. He only saw Zhen Yingjia attacking Jia Cong and Jia Cong fighting back.

The main criminal is dead, which is not a good thing!

　I will take the time to make up for the chapter I took leave of absence from before.

　　Although these two yangs are not as terrible as one yang, relatively speaking, they are still very uncomfortable.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)