The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 147 What is the intention
Boom boom boom!
The drums sounded, deafening!
Zhen Feng, who was originally a country squire's wife, was dressed in Jingchai cloth. Her face was still young but full of wrinkles, and she had an extremely determined expression. She stared at the drum head with a pair of extremely angry eyes, and she held the drumsticks in both hands and struck hard.

The grief, repression, and anger that filled my heart were all vented from this eager drumbeat.

The past events were vivid in her mind, and the scenes before her eyes were the time when their family of three was happily reunited. She held her daughter and watched her husband build flowers and trees, and her husband held her daughter and taught her how to read. When she got up every morning, she personally tied her daughter's hair. Two little ones, a little rouge mole between their eyebrows, a pair of clear eyes, a chubby little face, a little red satin coat...

After losing their daughter, she and her husband cried day and night. Their hearts felt like fried oil and the pain felt like being cut by a knife. Soon, the husband got sick and became as thin as a jagged body and withered...

She had a good family, and it just fell apart.

I think her husband was always eager for justice and always willing to lend a hand to people in trouble.

Jia Yucun was just a poor scholar who lived in the Hulu Temple next door. My husband was willing to give up 50 taels of silver and two sets of winter clothes to help him go to Beijing to take the exam.

How had she and her husband ever thought about asking him to return his love?
Absolutely no, absolutely no, Jia Yucun shouldn't have lied to get Jiao Xing, saying that he would ask the servants to help her find the child. If he really did it as a matter of fact, then Hulu Temple The young novice here is working as a disciple in the Yamen. If you get this letter, can you not tell me?

As the parent and official of the people, shouldn't this be his responsibility?

Her daughter will be spared a day of suffering!

Zhen Feng's tears fell like rain, and the drum beats fell like a violent storm, resounding, hitting people's hearts one after another, one after another, it was suffocating.

In the main hall of the prefect's Yamen, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jia Cong was talking eloquently, "...I can't say whether to ban the sea or not. This is an imperial decree. It cannot be decided by one person, whether it is to follow the ancestral system or not. , or adapt to the current situation, change the situation and innovate, the monarch and his ministers must always be united and put the interests of the people first..."

Boom boom boom!
The sound of drums rang out, drowning out Jia Cong's voice. Jia Cong looked particularly shocked. He stood up and looked outside. The brows on his handsome face were slightly depressed, and his thin lips were pressed tightly, as sharp as a blade.

He looked towards Jia Yucun, his calm and deep eyes were filled with indescribable sharpness, which made Jia Yucun tremble, his whole body became cold, and he shouted out of proportion, "Who is beating the drum? Isn't it quick?" Take it!”

"Take it?"

Jia Cong shouted loudly, drowning out the sound of the drums. It sounded like thunder and deafened people. The young man's power nourished by power was like a rainbow. A sarcastic smile appeared on his handsome face, like a sharp knife, which made people uncomfortable. Dare to look directly.

The officer standing outside the door was about to run out with his knife pressed, but was frightened by the cold shout that overwhelmed the sound of the drums. His legs went weak and he was about to flop to the ground.

Jia Yucun sat tremblingly, looking at Jia Cong with a pair of dark eyes. His mind was spinning rapidly. Could the person beating the drum be related to Jia Cong?

He chose to launch an attack at this time. What was his intention?

Jia Yucun thought that he relied on Rong Guofu to get this position. If Jia Cong was not a fool and was willing to win over him, at this moment, he would be willing to fight for Jia Cong, even if he was on his side and was the enemy of Jiangnan officialdom. , in the future, as long as Jia Cong is willing to move him into a capital official, he will also be willing to do it.

"Is this how Lord Fu is a shepherd and guardian of the people and the parents of the people? Since someone beats the drum, it must be because of overwhelming grievances. Lord Fu will kill people indiscriminately. What is his intention?"

Jia Yucun's face was blue and white, and his expression was changing. Everyone was reminded that all eyes were on him, as if he had stripped off all his clothes and exposed himself to others. He was overwhelmed by the feeling of embarrassment. Angry.

Jia Cong's aura is as strong as a mountain. Once the murderous aura he has learned from his experience on the battlefield is released, how can a civil servant like him who has not cultivated the awe-inspiring aura be able to withstand it?
Swallowing his saliva with difficulty, Jia Yucun smiled and said, "It's because the lower official is confused. He just listened to the general's discussion about banning the sea. He felt that it was deafening and enlightening. It was like seeing the sun through the clouds. It was like being enlightened. I was so impressed by the general's intelligence." Yuan Yuan was really impressed and wished he could listen and be taught every day. Unexpectedly, the sound of drums came and the wonderful sound was interrupted. The subordinate suddenly became annoyed and became confused.

Besides, you all came to my house today to celebrate my son's full moon, and I really don't dare to let the sound of drums disturb your good intentions. "

Jia Cong glanced sideways at Jia Yucun and said coldly, "In the past, when Empress Gao gave birth, when the drums were beating, Emperor Taizu Gao ignored the danger of Empress Gao's birth and the danger of the birth of the prince, and hurried to the previous court to take care of the matter. Because I was in such a hurry that one of my boots ran away. You are a scholar, have you forgotten the words and deeds of your ancestors? Or are you saying that we are more noble than Empress Gao, and your son is more noble than a prince or a vassal king? "

This Jia Cong was really full of nonsense. As soon as he said these words, everyone could not sit still. They stood up in a hurry, faced north, and recalled the shining examples of our ancestors in the past.

Jia Cong did not kneel down. These words came from him. He had no intention of respecting the great ancestor. The most important thing was that he had the gold medal of "I am here in person" and was qualified to give admonitions in the tone of the emperor.

Jia Yucun's face was as pale as dirt, and he was covered in cold sweat. But what he could see was that Jia Cong was wearing a flying fish suit, with the imperial gold medal hanging around his waist. He could only say with sincerity and fear, "I will never dare to have such an idea. Please tell me, sir. Although I am unwise, my loyalty to the Holy One can be seen from the sun and the moon!"

"Loyalty to the Holy One is not just something you say in words. Let us look at your daily behavior as an official and your attitude towards the people. You must abide by the law, be considerate and love the people, shepherd the land, bring peace to the people, and let the people know that the Holy One loves the people. The only way to be loyal to the emperor is to take the hearts of the people as your heart!"

These words were true. Jia Yucun knelt on the ground, as if he was carrying a mountain on his back, his body trembling and sweat rolling down like beads.

As the son of the Prince of Dongping County, Li Jizong was originally awarded the title of General of the East China Sea, but due to a defeat, he was dismissed from the military post. At this time, he saw the flying fish suit on Jia Cong's body, as well as the token around his waist, and a pair of Eyes red.

If it weren't for Xia Jin's master and disciple, today, he would be the person most valued by the Holy One wearing this robe.

"Jia Cong, although you are a third-grade military officer, you have different civil and military duties. You are here to guide government affairs. When did you shoulder the responsibility of supervising the censor?" Li Jizong sneered with contempt.

Humph, he doesn't even have full hair, he just relies on his ability to write a few sour poems, and he has a title that is favored by his ancestors. He is still boasting here. Do you really think these people take him seriously?
"Shh!"

Behind Jia Cong, the wild goose-wing knives on the waists of the two lieutenants were already out of their sheaths, shining with a cold light. The sound of the knife sounded just in the interval of the drums, and people's hearts tightened. Some timid people , even looking pale, with upper and lower teeth trembling.

Jia Cong raised his hand to stop Guo Xun and Zhang Han from drawing out their swords. The swords were drawn out halfway, which was just right. It had a shocking effect without splattering blood on the spot.

Jia Cong looked calm. He took a step forward and pulled off the gold medal from his waist. He held the gold medal in his hand and turned it around in a circle to show it to everyone. The four characters "As if I were here in person" were like dragons and tigers leaping around. The golden dragon seems to be about to jump out!
"Li Jizong, do you recognize this token?"

Li Jizong's sneer was stuck in his throat, and the expression on his face had no time to recover. It was frozen on his face and looked particularly ridiculous. His eyes were straight with shock, showing a striking stupidity.

"Do you still think that I am a dog and a rat, meddling in other people's business?" Jia Cong's voice was like thunder, and his eyes were like lightning. Li Jizong shivered all over, and his look of embarrassment made him particularly embarrassed.

"Still not kneeling!" Jia Cong shouted sharply, "Do you want to rebel?"

He originally didn't want to use this gold medal to act. It was completely unnecessary. He had a heavy army and had inherent pressure. Who knew that there were people in the world who were stupid enough to do so.

Li Jizong was so angry that his white-faced steamed bun face turned the color of pig liver. Faced with Jia Cong's shouts and murderous pressure, he was the first to be unable to hold on and knelt down with a thud, "Li Jizong, a humble man, Meet the angels!”

The rest of the people naturally followed suit and knelt down. Even the old guys like Huang Ang lifted up their robes and staggered down on their knees, shouting "Angel". The main hall, wing rooms and the courtyard behind were already there. The black crowd knelt down.

Jia Cong walked slowly in front of Li Jizong, and a pair of soap boots came into his eyes. He took one look and then looked away. The humiliation and unwillingness made his whole body tremble.

Jia Cong resisted the urge to step on the man and squatted down, "Brother Li Shi, I know you are unwilling to accept it. Many of my soldiers served you in the past; you and I are family friends, and I don't want to." I wish we could have the situation we have today. We have no choice but to allow others to covet our country and the world, and how can we allow the barbarians to trample our people's home. My brother, I have been guarding the shores of the East China Sea for several years, allowing the Japanese pirates to humiliate our territory of Dashun in every possible way, and the people have never had a day of peace. .

I will make up for the shortcomings. Brother, if you are not angry, go back to Ningbo and have a look. In Ningbo today, the sea is calm and the waves are calm, the people have returned to their homes, the Japanese pirates dare not approach, and the rogue pirates have disappeared.This is the emperor's sage and the blessing of the country; it is also the way of the ministers. In the future history books, there will be a good story about the emperor, the saint, the ministers and the virtuous people. Brother, can you understand? "

Killing people can only be done with a nod of the head. Such heart-wrenching words are horrifying to hear.

Huang Ang and others couldn't help but glance at Jia Cong. Does this person want to scold Li Jizong to death?

Li Jizong was so ashamed and angry that he could see the dazzling four-clawed flying fish pattern on the Feiyu suit and the glittering golden token. He dug at the ground and tried his best to restrain the fear and shame in his heart. His voice trembled and he said, "I don't dare to be humble!"

Jia Cong sneered, straightened up, and said in a cold voice, "I didn't want to ask for this token. What I did today was out of necessity. I hope you can be considerate and kind. Everything is just for the sake of the peace and prosperity of my Dashun country and the people. So, Only then can you all enjoy the happiness of peace. I think you all understand this truth!

Everyone, get up! "

With that said, Jia Cong personally helped Li Fangying up and thoughtfully patted the non-existent dust on his robe.

I don’t know if it’s an act of courtesy to the virtuous and corporal, or a sign of respecting the elderly and the virtuous?
With the power and blessing from the front, Jia Cong's kind words at this time made everyone feel comfortable. When Li Fangying and other old guys took their seats, looking at the handsome features of the young man, it was clear that there was still some youthfulness. The childishness faded away, and there was another wave of fear in my heart.

At a young age, he wields the power of life and death, but he is able to restrain himself and not abuse it. His ambition is unmatched by a young man. His sophisticated means and unique sense of proportion are beyond compare.

Such a young man is unparalleled in the world!

How lucky it is for Lord Des Voux to have such a disciple!
He also thought about his own body, could such a person really have a chance of winning against him?
Jia Cong didn't care what people like Li Fangying were thinking. In his eyes, these people were just fish to be slaughtered.

It will be a success!

If he wants to fight against the Japanese and bring peace to the sea, he must catch all the maritime merchants who collude with the Japanese pirates and inform them for their own interests.

Today, the big cake of sea trade is only in the hands of a few people. In order to eat the cake all to themselves, these people regard anyone who wants a piece of the cake as their enemies, including the imperial court.

During the reign of the Supreme Emperor, it was not that he had never thought about opening up sea trade. As long as someone in the court proposed it, the Japanese invasion along the coast would intensify, and the controllers would be these extremely wealthy families. In "A Dream of Red Mansions", the Jia family's Western gadgets can be seen everywhere. The Jia family fell into decline and gradually could not make ends meet. In order to celebrate the old lady's birthday and had no money, she sold a gold self-ringing bell for 560 taels of silver; Wang Xifeng himself also said, "Guangdong, All foreign ship cargo in Fujian, Yunnan and Zhejiang belong to our family."

That's why Wang Xifeng had the confidence to mock Jia Lian, "What do you think of your family? Just sweep the cracks in the floor of my Wang family and it will be enough for you to live a lifetime."

Needless to say, the benefits of sea trade are huge.

"Let me see who is beating the drum. I invited you here to ask whether justice should be redressed or justice should be redressed. To you, it is just a case, but to the person involved, it is a catastrophe that will cause the sky to fall!"

"Yes, yes!" Jia Yucun was trembling and hurriedly called the Yamen servant to invite the drummer. "Quick, who is the drummer? Go and invite him. If you have any grievances, I will definitely make a clear decision!"

Jia Cong's eyes were light, and then he sat down, slowly picked up a cup of tea, and sipped it. It was very obvious that he didn't want to say more.

Li Fangying still asked persistently, "My nephew just said that there is an advantage in not being able to control the sea. He said that the imperial court actually knew that many ships were going into the sea in Zhili, southern Zhejiang. Since the imperial court knew it, why did it condone it?"

Li Fangying obviously asked the court, but in fact he was asking Jia Cong about his future plans.

Everyone pricked up their ears to listen, and all their eyes looked at this handsome young man. They saw that his forehead was broad and bright, his sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes were beautiful, but he was suppressed by the heroic spirit between his eyebrows and his eyes, and there was no femininity like that of a boy or a girl. , has a unique and beautiful appearance in the world.

His son is extremely beautiful.Everyone couldn't help but think of this sentence.

"Forbidden seas can prohibit lawless, unfaithful and unfilial traitors who collaborate with the enemy and betray the country. I have seen countless such people during this year's anti-Japanese war. They cannot prohibit seas for commerce and trade, and establish diplomatic relations with each other." You must have a deeper understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of seclusion and the inability to conduct business travel than I do, and the high-minded ministers in the DPRK."

Because among the gentlemen who came today, who is not related to sea trade?
The aristocratic families sitting at the table with him are even more leading ones. Their annual profits amount to hundreds of millions of taels of silver, which is not much worse than the national treasury.

This metaphor made the listeners horrified. Li Fangying said hurriedly, "My nephew's words certainly speak directly to his heart, but you are different from those students now. Many of your words can only be understood but never expressed in words. "

Jia Cong smiled indifferently and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "It's not my fault. There is a saying that 'it is better to violate the laws of heaven than to violate the anger of the public'. I have forgotten this!"

Here we go again, what is "public outrage"?
Every word is like a sword, and every sentence is like a sword. Does this kid not understand the ways of officialdom, or does he simply not want to play his cards according to common sense?
Li Fangying was a little tired from taking care of them. When he looked towards Huang An and others, the heads of several aristocratic families also had embarrassment on their faces.

If they could, they would naturally not want to take the last dangerous move. They had seen this kid's methods and saw that his holy love was strong. If he really died in Jiangnan, they didn't know what kind of uproar would be caused.

Not only that, this boy also had two masters, one in literature and one in martial arts. Xia Jin had already made great achievements in fighting against the Japanese, and when he went to Liaodong, he naturally made more achievements. Needless to say, Xiong Bichen, with a wave of his arms, many students fell in love with each other and spoke out for him.

By then, even if they have a temporary advantage, it's hard to say what will happen next.

But right now, this guy is out of luck, which is also a headache.

Jia Cong pretended not to know, and only stretched his neck to look outside from time to time, as if he was anxiously waiting for the arrival of the person who complained.

Among the five great aristocratic families, the Huang family has three Jinshi, and both his father and son are Tanhua. Huang Ang, the head of the family whose children and grandchildren are all Tanhua, is respected by everyone wherever he goes. As Jia Cong expected, if it is not a matter of life and death, Jia Cong is quite famous. Despite his talent, he wouldn't even look at Jia Cong from the corner of his eye.

At this time, he secretly sighed. If Jia Cong were his Huang Ang's grandson, he would rather beat him to death at home for such a descendant who would bring trouble to the family. How could he let Jia Cong go around like a vicious dog? What about biting?
After nodding slightly, Huang Ang made a decision. If he didn't resist, he would die now. If he resisted, there might be a glimmer of hope for the future. This decision was not difficult to make.

Seeing this, Zheng Huanzhong, Yuan Xie and Meng Zhizhang, who had always followed the Huang family, nodded to Li Fangying and naturally followed suit, agreeing to act according to the original plan.

This kid really can't be kept here!

After making a decision, several people became more relaxed. In order not to alert others, they also looked out expectantly.

At the gate of the yamen, two rows of yamen guards escorted a woman with gray hair. She was wearing a white washed indigo cloth and a pair of blue trousers. She came with a stooped body.

A large number of people also gathered together. Everyone looked excited and pointed at Zhen Feng. Some of the neighbors from seven or eight years ago still remembered her identity.

Seeing Zhen Feng, the color on Jia Yucun's face gradually faded away. Until Zhen Feng came over and saw Jia Yucun, poisonous hatred burst out of his eyes, and he shouted "Master Qingtian" in a stern voice. None of them came back to their senses.

"Master Qingtian! Master, don't you recognize the women?"

Zhen Feng cried and cried every word, "My eldest father had no money to go to Beijing to take the exam, so he lived in poverty in the Hulu Temple. He made a living by writing and selling essays every day. He didn't have three meals to eat. How did my lord help you? You have forgotten ?"

There were countless people watching the excitement inside and outside. At this time, after hearing Zhen Feng's words, everyone was shocked and didn't know what to think.

Just now, when Zhen Feng was brought here, Daniel arranged for a small sedan to pass through the kidnapper's door in Jingxiang. Tiedan had already taken control of the situation, and the three parties were fighting. Yinglian stood aside at a loss. Weeping.

Maybe mother and daughter were connected. When Zhen Feng looked at Yinglian and her heart was twisting, Yinglian raised her eyes and looked at her. Their eyes met. At that moment, her thoughts stopped and she was in a daze, as if in a dream. .

She wants to rescue her daughter!

Jia Cong looked at the woman who was crying hoarsely and fighting for her life. The long-lost guilt slowly came to his mind. He only thought of using his fame to kill Jia Yucun, but he didn't want to harm innocent people!

If he wanted to bring the Zhen Feng family and Ying Lian together, he wouldn't have to make such twists and turns. In the end, he was still lost in the name of profit.

"Mr. Jia, if you don't recognize me, you must still remember Master Zhen who gave you 50 taels of silver and two sets of winter clothes, right? If you don't remember my master, you can call out your wife Naru. She After serving me for ten years in my Zhen family, she should still recognize me, right?"

"What on earth is this woman talking about?" Jia Yucun broke out in a cold sweat, with hatred and fear in his heart. He habitually reached for the gavel, but missed it. Only then did he realize where he was. Who is around?
Zhen Feng's heart was full of hatred. She looked directly at Jia Yucun and gritted her teeth and said, "Eight years ago, the daughter of a common woman was kidnapped. When you went to the house of a common woman to ask for her maid as a concubine, you promised Folk women, help the folk women find their daughters!"

Jia Yucun said in his heart, this woman is really crazy!

But he had to say gently, "Zhen Feng, please get up first! I can understand your pain of losing your daughter, and I have sent people to help you find her. But it's not easy because of the huge crowd!"

The dignified government official can still be so generous when the common people are pointing their noses and scolding him. This act of loving the people is really admirable!

Both the guests inside the door and the spectators outside the door also highly praised Jia Yucun's magnanimity.

Zhen Feng sneered, "Your Majesty, it's not the people's women who want to repay their kindness. If you really have any intention of repaying your kindness and are willing to say something to help the people's women find their daughters, then why doesn't he know that the people's children are there?" where?"

Mrs. Zhen Feng raised her hand and pointed a finger, as if someone had cast a body-holding spell.

This disciple is none other than the young novice monk from the Gourd Temple in the past. The kidnapper also rented his house to live in. Seeing Zhen Feng today, he was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out. At this moment, everyone looked at each other. Throwing it over, the two disciples were fighting and panicking.

Of course he knew Yinglian. Although the girl looked more neat and tidy, her general appearance did not change, and it was easy for acquaintances to recognize her. The rouge mole between her eyebrows was brought from the womb, so she would not be mistaken.

While the kidnapper was away, he asked Yinglian and learned that she did not remember what happened when she was a child, which made it even more certain that she was the lost child of the Zhen family.

However, firstly, the matter has nothing to do with me, and secondly, her parents are gone, so it is of no use to me to talk about these things, and it will only reduce the money to rent the house.

He was also well aware of the fight between the Xue family and the Feng family in the past few days.

Jia Yucun became more and more confused. He couldn't even recognize the sect. He only said, "You bastard, why don't you kneel down? What kind of evil things have you done, and you still don't deserve it!"

"It's not a trivial matter. The child of the Zhen family was kidnapped!"

Jia Yucun said kindly to Zhen Feng, "Please explain where the grievances are. Furthermore, the Zhen family has been kind to me. I have always engraved it in my heart and repaid it all the time. It's just that my beloved has been thrown away. People in the world are far apart. The sea is vast, so I should try my best."

"You don't need to try your best. The daughter of a peasant woman was abducted by a kidnapper and rented a house like this. She lives in a quiet alley behind the lord's office. It's only a hundred feet away from here. Why do you need to go to the ends of the earth to look for her?"

Right under your nose!

Pairs of eyes were either shocked, sarcastic or condemning. Jia Yucun's already pale face was like a dye shop, with green, red and white changing alternately. His hands on his knees tightly grasped the official robe. The emotions of hatred and anxiety were mixed, and the sound of the upper and lower teeth could be heard.

At this moment, he realized what Jia Cong wanted to do when he told the story one by one that day!

(End of this chapter)