The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 144
Hou Xiaokang and Shi Guangzhu were both implicated in the Ningguo Mansion's mass adultery case and were deprived of their thrones. The family made great efforts to rescue them and sent them to the army in order to gain a better future.

In the future, there is always survival.

This anti-Japanese land originally had Donghai General Li Jizong in the east and Lin'an Bo Tan Jing in the south. Both of them were members of the Four Kings and Eight Gongs group. The two of them stayed here for a year or two, waiting for a chance coincidence, shit. After the shipment arrived, the army won the battle, and they were rewarded with a share of military merit. Then the family asked for the order, and the throne of the heir apparent was restored.

Men, getting involved in some gossip is not a big deal. It's not like visiting a brothel or prostitute. It's just a matter of having fun in the home of relatives and friends.

The two of them have just arrived, and they have been happy for only two years. Although they have not earned any credit, they can still live freely.

The land of golden powder in the south of the Yangtze River and the capital of the Six Dynasties was more to their liking than the Shenjing where censors and officials were everywhere.

Who would have thought that Jia Cong would be here soon?

"As long as this imprisoned man dies, we will not be able to live in peace. One day, I will kill him!" Hou Xiaokang drank a glass of wine and said harsh words, as if his mouth was full of Jia Cong's blood.

Shi Guangzhu's hatred for Jia Cong was no less than that of Hou Xiaokang. The two of them were imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, but they did not suffer much, but as noble sons, when their lives are not in danger, their face is more precious than their lives.

He was sent to prison, and that incident was widely spread in Shenjing. Even when he came out later, he was criticized by others, and he was simply shameless.

"Uncle, is there no way to make that kid Jia Cong fall into trouble?" Shi Guangzhu was not as impulsive as Hou Xiaokang, but when he mentioned the name "Jia Cong", his teeth itched uncontrollably.

If the Zhen family collapses, Tan Jing's income in Jinling will be reduced by a large part.

It can be said that the Zhen family is in charge of the main economic lifelines of Jiangnan, including salt administration, land and maritime trade. Not to mention that you can't make much money from farming. Although salt administration is important, the court keeps a close eye on it and there are many masters who share the food. , nothing, the main thing is shipping.

Without the general leader of the Zhen family, shipping has become a mess. Kuang's coast is controlled by Jia Cong, who patrols the sea every three days. Once caught, the Zhen family will learn from the past.

Tan Jing wished he could send away Jia Cong, the god of plague, now, and he had scolded Jia Cong countless times behind his back. However, he was a little older and knew that complaining would not help, so he seemed a little calmer.

"He is the one from above after all!" Tan Jing pointed upward, with the token in his hand. Everyone was shorter in front of him. What could he do?
"Is there no way at all?" Hou Xiaokang didn't give up. He put the wine glass on the table with a loud bang, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Uncle, what can I do if you tell me something?" Just do it and I will cooperate. As long as Jia Cong can die, I will be buried with you!"

Tan Jing smiled and shook his head, and said slowly, "That's not the case! If you exchange one life for that kid's life, we will lose anyway."

The absence of the Zhen family also has the advantage of losing the Zhen family. Now in Jiangnan, as long as Jia Cong is gone, he has the qualifications to replace the Zhen family's status.

However, at any rate, Tan Jing still remembered that there was Wang Tang sitting next to him. He tilted his body towards Wang Tang and said, "Eunuch Wang, look at it, it's not the fault of these juniors that this matter is so neat. It's really Jia Cong." That kid bullies people too much. With him around, we are really constrained in everything. We can’t use all our abilities."

Wang Tang is nearly sixty years old. The eunuch is disabled and ages faster than normal people.

At this age, his hair is all white, his face is thickly powdered, and his lips are rouged. When he smiles, he shows a strange look of red lips and white teeth that goes against his age and identity.

"That's the truth!" Wang Tang stirred the tea leaves with the lid of the bowl, raised his orchid fingers, and his sharp voice, unique to eunuchs, was a bit harsh. My father, Prime Minister Dai, sent a letter urgently from eight hundred miles away, scolding our family, our life is no better than yours."

Tan Jing wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Now that Eunuch Wang has said this, I won't hide it anymore. Whether it is the Zhen family or myself, to be honest, I never dreamed that a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy , with his ability to turn everything upside down, he is not afraid of ruining himself."

Wang Tang sneered shamelessly and put the tureen on the table, "So, this is what the Zhen family deserves! More than 300 million taels of silver, this amount must have been repaid, and the silver so far is said to be It's still in Jia Cong's hand, and the emperor is not in a hurry, tell me, what's going on here?"

Tan Jing was silent, squinting his eyes in deep thought. The others, such as Li Jizong, Hou Xiaokang and Shi Guangzhu, who were all elm-headed, listened more and more incomprehensibly and had no idea what to say.

Li Jizong asked blankly, "Didn't the emperor make a decree that Xia Jin prepares the food and salary for Xia Jin's trip to Liaodong? Xia Jin is Jia Cong's master. Could it be said that Jia Cong holds more than 300 million taels of silver? Xia Jin Are you still going to beg for help?"

Wang Tang glanced sideways at Li Jizong, wondering how the current situation in Jiangnan ended. Li Jizong was really the culprit. If he hadn't been defeated in the war against the Japanese, how could the emperor send Xia Jin here?

The Ningbo soldiers were a bit inferior, but their weapons and equipment were not so bad that they could not defeat even the rogue bandits. To put it bluntly, Li Jizong was still a little too ugly.

Along the southeastern coast, there are Japanese pirates, and the Japanese problem is serious, but half of them are Dashun's own rogue bandits, pretending to be Japanese pirates and running rampant everywhere.

Among these bandits, [-]% were common people who could not survive, and [-]% were private soldiers raised by the powerful themselves. One was to escort their own ships, and the other was to rob passing merchant ships.

On the surface they are bandits, but secretly they are private soldiers.

This is also the reason why the Japanese pirates have become more and more resistant.

"Xia Jin didn't go around asking for money, but our family would like to remind you that Jia Cong is extremely unfilial and disdainful of his own family, but look at it, has anyone ever said that Jia Cong is unfilial? He But he was a man who respected his teachers, whether it was Xiong Bichen or Xia Jin. Jia Cong was very filial to these mentors. According to our family, the amount of money Jia Cong gave Xia Jin was not small. The food and salary he gave, from You just have to watch where the funds are raised."

Tan Jing touched the beard under his chin. He had a good beard and kept it neatly groomed on weekdays. He wanted to be known as a "beautiful bearded man". Of course, it had nothing to do with Yunchang's loyalty, nor his benevolence and courage. .

Although his face was calm, cold sweat broke out on his back.

Jia Cong is still going to be ruthless. I don’t know who the next "Zhen family" will be. This person really cannot be kept.

Once the Zhen family left, half of Jiangnan collapsed.

Outside the door, the steward of the General Military Mansion gently knocked on the door. Hou Xiaokang and others were feeling uncomfortable. At this moment, they were startled. They all looked up at the door and saw the steward sticking his head out and saying, "Master, In response to the request of Master Jia, the prefect of Tianfu!"

Tan Jing would not take Jia Yucun seriously. At this moment, when the discussion was at a critical point, a civil servant came here. Is it necessary to drown Jia Cong with Jia Yucun's saliva?

"If you don't see me, just tell me that I have something to do!"

Wang Tang shook his head, raised his eyes and looked at Tan Jing, showing his white teeth, "Uncle, let's go and have a look. At this time, Jia Yucun came running. This is called not going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. We heard He said, Jia Yucun went to the Jia Family Courtyard early in the morning, and I am afraid he has just returned from the other court now."

The Jia Family Courtyard is located to the west of the South City Gate. Jinling City used to be the old capital. The distance between entering and exiting the city gate is not far, and it is also time-consuming.

Hearing this, Tan Jing also thought about it, thought for a moment, and said to the housekeeper, "Welcome Jia Yucun to the outer study, I will come right away!"

He stood up and said to everyone at the table, "Eunuch Wang, Brother Li, and my two nephews, please sit down for a while. I'll be back as soon as I can."

Wang Tang said, "Uncle, feel free to go, I will wait here for your good news!"

Jia Yucun was unexpectedly welcomed into the study by people from the General Military Mansion. This treatment made Jia Yucun, who had just been humiliated in every possible way by Jia Cong, extremely moved.

The commander-in-chief of Dashun has no rank, and has always been held by the duke or the governor of each army. In case of war, he wears the general's seal and goes to war.

Tan Jing was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Province. He was a super-grade earl. Jia Cong's title as General Zhaoyong was simply not enough in front of Tan Jing, a super-grade earl.

Hearing the footsteps outside the door, Jia Yucun straightened his body and straightened his official robe, feeling the pleasure of having his humiliation washed away.

Jia Cong is a piece of shit, and the super-grade Earl treats him with such courtesy.

Jia Yucun stood up and went to greet him. Tan Jing came in and greeted each other. Jia Yucun said, "I didn't hand over the post in advance and came here presumptuously. It's really rude. However, I do have important matters to meet with my uncle."

Tan Jing raised his hand and gave way to the chair, "Please, sit down and talk!"

Jia Yucun was not polite. After sitting down, he took a deep breath and said directly, "Uncle, I just came from the other side of Jia Mansion. Jia Cong is really bullying others!"

Tan Jing picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. He said "Oh" and seemed to be very surprised. "What happened? You two are now working in our Jiangnan. Although you are in different civil and military camps, you are both serving the imperial court. If we don’t get along, it will hinder some things!”

After Jia Yucun came out of the Jia Mansion Courtyard, even though he went back home, let alone eating, he didn't even take a sip of water. His throat was so dry that it was smoking. He drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat and then Following the temptation of Tan Jing's words, he said bitterly, "Uncle, I am no longer afraid of embarrassment. Today, I went to Jia Mansion's courtyard to post a post with good intentions. Who would have thought that he would not say a kind word." He said, but instead he ridiculed the subordinate."

Tan Jing frowned and asked deliberately, "You are a second-ranked Jinshi. What is there for him to ridicule?"

Tan Jing knew in his heart that Jia Yucun got this real disadvantage through the back door of Rongguo Mansion. However, since he had given such a good son to Jia Yucun, why bother to offend others with words?

Tan Jing also couldn't understand Jia Cong. Could it be that he was young and ignorant and only knew how to fight against the Japanese and had some talent in martial arts, but he was restricted by his age due to the handover of officialdom?
That was probably the case, but even so, Tan Jing had to admit that this boy was a genius.The Jia family is not a good person. Such a talented person should not be cultivated at home. He will wait until he is familiar with the world and become an official. He must be forced to release him at such a young age to cause harm to the officialdom and regard everyone as his enemy.

Tan Jing knew that the Zhen family was under the instruction of the Jia family, and Jia Cong sent people to assassinate him on the way from Jiangning to Ningbo. As a result, within half a year, Jia Cong killed him all by himself, and the Zhen family was overturned without leaving any eggs.

This is a lesson for the past!
Jia Yucun had actually calmed down, but he still looked very indignant and impulsive, "Xiaguan also has the same surname as Jia. When we escorted the student of Xiaguan to Beijing, we got the name of the second master of Duke Rongguo." Appreciation, connected with the clan of Rongguo. Today, the lower official called Jia Cong, the boy, brother. It was a courtesy, but he didn't know that he was scolded by him. "

Jia Yucun would not tell anyone about his ungratefulness.

As the saying goes, a slap in the face is not a slap in the face. Although Tan Jing felt that it was a bit shameless for Jia Yucun, a two-ranked Jinshi, to rush to join the Rongguo Mansion for the sake of his official career, and he also looked down on this poor scholar from the bottom of his heart, he had no choice but to do so. I don’t admit it, Jia Cong is a bit too arrogant to do this.

"Although I, the Lin'an uncle, and Ning Rong's second mansion are family friends, if we talk about seniority, Jia Cong should call me uncle, but you also know, who does Jia Cong always put in his eyes?"

Tan Jing laughed and said, "Master Jia, if you come to my house to talk about this, I can't do anything about it!"

Jia Yucun said, "But uncle, now here in Jiangnan, the only thing we can rely on is uncle, the sea-fixing needle!"

Jia Yucun stood up and bowed to Tan Jing, "As the magistrate of Jinling, Xiaguan is a pastor and guardian. He is responsible for asking for orders for the people. Although Xiaguan is happy with Lin'er, it is also a matter for Xiaguan's family. I didn't bother him originally. The rest of the people mean it, but this time, many people came to ask for help. They must put down a glass or two of thin wine on the lower official's table, hoping to arrange a meeting with Jia Cong through the lower official. The reason is because everyone is very afraid!"

"Who is everyone referring to in Mr. Jia's mouth?"

"Uncle, most of them are Jinling merchants. Scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants. Although these merchants are not popular in the first place, firstly, they are also good people of Dashun. Secondly, they are merchants, working in the business, selling goods from the south to the north." "To the people of the world, gather the goods of the world, trade and retreat, and everyone gets his own place." The wealth in the south of the Yangtze River cannot be separated from them."

Tan Jing never thought that the merchants in Jiangnan would not be able to tolerate Jia Cong!

He was overjoyed and nodded, "What Mr. Jia said is true, but did these merchants smell something? Or is there something unusual about Jia Cong?"

Jia Yucun said, "Not long ago, Jia Cong tied up the uncle of the Xue family and hung him on the city tower. The Xue family is an imperial merchant. Things happened with the Zhen family before, and now it's the Xue family's turn. This will inevitably make things worse. People are guessing, who should be next? Alas, even though this may inevitably be a bit shocking, it is a matter of family and life, and no one dares to ignore it!"

Tan Jing also sighed and said, "Why did Mr. Jia come here? I have said before that it would be inappropriate for me to go to greet Jia Cong and guide him in his actions."

Jia Yucun said, "According to Xiaguan, even if my uncle is willing to give that kid a lesson, he won't listen. If he is allowed to be bullied by that kid, Xiaguan will be blamed for his death. For now In order to protect our prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River and prevent the taxation of this year and next from being affected, we can only do our best to wrong Jia Cong. "

This is exactly what Tan Jing wants. It can also be said that Jia Yucun's visit this time does not only represent his personal opinion, but also the opinions of the entire Jinling, or to a larger extent, the Jiangnan civil servant family.

Gathering the power of civil and military forces from the south of the Yangtze River to send Jia Cong back to the west alone is a real compliment to him.

"Shi Fei, you have to be careful about this!" Tan Jing appropriately showed his kindness.

First, he called Master Jia, and now he called Jia Yucun by his cousin.

Jia Yucun suddenly stood up with excitement and saluted Lin'an Bo again, "Uncle, if a few things are not kept secret, it will cause harm. Understand this truth! In order for the people in Jiangnan to live and work in peace and contentment, how can we get rid of Jia Cong's harm? Uncle As I have commanded, I will turn my wishes into the vanguard."

Jia Yucun is just an alias for this person. His surname is Jia Minghua and his given name is Shi Fei.

Tan Jing stroked his beautiful beard and nodded slightly. He was very satisfied with Jia Yucun's awareness of current affairs. In this plan to kill Jia Cong, the initiative must be in Tan Jing's hands, not to Jia Yucun. Fourth grade civil servant.

"I wonder if you have any clever ideas?" Tan Jing decided that the two camps had the same interests in this matter, and both sides could work together. When it came to murdering people, civilian officials had always been better than military generals.

"Uncle, Hua just has a plan!" Jia Yucun was glad that he had thought about it carefully on the way here, and now he said, "In three days, Hua's family will hold a children's full moon banquet. If Hua doesn't expect it, Wrong, Jia Cong will definitely come.

At that time, Hua Ke will let those merchants spend money to lay out a plan. People like Jia Cong who are greedy for even 1 taels of silver will definitely not miss this opportunity.But the uncle can just wait and see and capture Jia Cong! "

Tan Jing's blood boiled and his breathing became faster. Really, just when he was about to doze off, someone brought him a pillow. He stood up quickly, "Shi Fei, come with me. This game needs to be polished carefully!"

Tan Jing felt that since they wanted to cooperate, they should work together, and led Jia Yucun to the flower hall where the banquet was held.

The Xue family's old house has a total of three roads. Inside the gate is a long and wide corridor. There are five beautifully constructed gatehouses in different styles on the corridor. They gradually rise from south to north, which has the auspicious meaning of rising step by step.

On the east and west sides, there are five courtyards on each side. The east courtyard is an inner house, and the west courtyard is mainly a large living room for receiving distinguished guests, a warm hall, a theater, an ancestral hall, etc. Compared with the inner house, the materials used are more exquisite and the workmanship is more exquisite, showing that It shows the shrewdness and foresight of Ziwei Sheren, the ancestor of the Xue family.

It's a pity that the Xue family has not escaped the law of being a gentleman. For generations to come, sacks are replaced by straw bags, and one generation is worse than the other.

In the first courtyard of the East Road Courtyard, Xue Pan drove away all the beautiful concubines and lay down on the couch alone. Before it was time to light the brazier in the room, Xue Pan had already worn a thick coat. Cotton pants, covering his lower body tightly.

This was the aftereffect of staying on the tower that night. At that time, he only felt that it was chilly down there and there was no shelter, which made him always worried that his lifeblood would be gone if he was not careful.

The fear was engraved into his bones and became an inner demon.

Accompanied by Baochai, Aunt Xue entered Xue Pan's yard. When she saw her son lying on the couch, he didn't even drink anymore, he had wandered off the street, and he was no longer interested in women. She burst into tears. .

"My son, you are killing me! What did Jia Cong, the Thousand Sword Killer, do to you? Although I used to hate you for not following the right path and causing trouble outside all day long, but you are like this now. My heart feels like a knife."

Baochai was also wiping tears at the side, sobbing and chatting non-stop. Her brother's current appearance may be good, but it is too abnormal. When things go abnormal, there must be monsters. How can she not worry?
"Brother, if you have any grievances in your heart, tell mom and me that you are like this. It makes me feel sad and I can't sleep at night."

Xue Pan hurriedly turned over, sat up, and looked at his mother and sister. Although he was deeply ashamed that he had caused his family to worry, he also had his own reasons, "It's not that I don't want to go out for a walk. I'm at home these days. I also feel bored and panicked. But I’m not afraid of my mother and sister’s jokes. As long as Jia Cong is in Jinling, I really don’t dare to go out.”

When Aunt Xue heard that her son had never been so wronged, she burst into tears and said, "My son, if he doesn't leave for a day, is it possible that you won't go out for a day? But at least you can go out for a walk in this yard. What's the matter with you not even leaving the door? And you're wearing such thick pants, it's not snowing yet."

Xue Pan subconsciously covered his body, stretched out his hand, and then thought that his sister was there, and took it back halfway. Aunt Xue cried and cursed, "This person who kills a thousand swords has frightened my son like this. My son, there is always someone to deal with him. When he returns to the capital, I won’t believe that your uncle can’t handle him.”

Baochai also felt sorry for her brother and comforted her, "Mom, he is like a tiger in Jiangnan. First, the Zhen family fell into his hands, and now he treats his brother like this. Mom went to apologize, but he just accepted it without saying a word. After losing 1 taels of silver from our family, who among the people outside is not afraid? Some people just can’t sit still, and someone will send them away without us having to do anything.

My brother doesn't dare to go out, so he might as well stay at home these days to avoid going out. If he encounters him again, he has such a temper. Even if his brother doesn't provoke him, if he sees his brother and causes trouble again, it will be very serious. My brother is at a disadvantage. "

Aunt Xue thought so, and felt sorry for her son. She thought for a while and said, "These people in the family are not serving you wholeheartedly. Since you are tired of it now, you simply sold it out and bought the good ones."

I asked people to go out and look for them to see if they looked like that and had good temperaments. I bought them to serve you. During this time, you stay at home. Maybe your aunt has sent a letter asking us to go to Beijing so that we can leave quickly. Go to this place. "

When Xue Pan heard this, he got excited and pulled up his fucking sleeves, "A few days ago, I saw someone that I liked, but after this incident, I forgot about that person. Today's mother said When I got up, my mother felt sorry for her son, so she asked someone to help her son buy the man."

At this time, Aunt Xue wished that her son would have something to worry about instead of thinking about the sad thing of being hung on the tower. She hurriedly said, "Tell me, as long as she is not a princess in the palace, she is an ordinary person." If a girl from a common family buys it, our family can still afford the price."

Baochai also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Mom is telling the truth. My brother must also have this ability, so that he can be a princess and princess."

Xue Pan said, "My sister won't say such things. When we enter Beijing, if my sister has that good fortune, won't I have such an opportunity?"

Baochai has a beautiful face and a pair of bright almond eyes, but she is still shy. She turned away and said angrily, "Mom, listen to what my brother said, you don't want me to live."

Aunt Xue felt sorry for her daughter and poked her son on the forehead with her finger, "Don't have such sweet dreams. I'm too lazy to listen to you here. If you make fun of your sister, please tell me who it is. Carefully let others know who it is." Come on, let me see what you do?"

"That's definitely not the case. The seller is a kidnapper. Now this girl is already twelve or thirteen years old. She is extremely well-born. She is just behind the prefect's office, in a quiet alley across the street. Mom quickly asked people to inquire and buy her. return."

"You can't tell me what kind of girl she is. If you buy the wrong thing, you'll have to spend a lot of money on it, you won't be satisfied, and you'll have to go through a lot of trouble."

"There was a rouge mole the size of a grain of rice in the center of her eyebrow. It was brought from the womb. This mole scratched her son's heart."

Aunt Xue felt happy and tugged on the thick cotton pants her son was wearing, "You should also change these clothes. How big of a deal are you afraid of him? Since he is a member of the military, are you afraid that he will leave your uncle alone?" I've already written a letter to your uncle. The Jia family can't do anything to him, and there's also your uncle, don't be so spineless!"

(End of this chapter)