The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 149
Not to mention how the mother and daughter Zhen Feng and Ying Lian returned to Zhen's house where they lived in the past, we only said that after Huang Ang and others came out of the prefect's Yamen, they did not go back to their respective homes immediately, but entered the city. In a restaurant.

A total of five people went to the most secluded private room on the third floor and ordered a table of wine and food. The shopkeeper personally served at the side. After filling the glasses of wine for these big men one by one, they went out consciously and asked the waiter to guard the door. Guard it tightly.

"This kid Jia Cong simply doesn't know how to praise! The Zhen family is like this. Does he really want to be an enemy of everyone in Jiangnan? I originally thought that Jia Yucun could create a bridge and let us join forces with the army. But, he did this again How can such people be trusted after what happened?" Huang Ang has endured until now, and he is about to suffer from cerebral hemorrhage.

Li Fangying received a lot of hospitality from Jia Cong today. She knew clearly that the boy was just acting for the occasion, but she still felt a little satisfied. She touched the long beard under her chin and muttered, "Why don't we invite Duke Defu to discuss it carefully? If If it really gets to that point, this kid’s life is nothing more than a cheap life. The wealth that we people have accumulated over several generations is not a small amount!

When I get old, it's just a matter of closing my eyes. Do I have to watch my children and grandchildren begging on the streets under the clouds? "

Zheng Huanzhong shook his head slowly. Among the five of them, he always talked less, but as the saying goes, a dog that doesn't bark bites.

"What do you think, Brother Zheng?" Yuan Xie asked curiously when he saw this.

"Gong Desfu has always had great ambitions. I believe that the children and grandchildren of the Xiong family have some talents in academics and political affairs, but they are also limited. Therefore, Brother Desfu restrained his children and grandchildren from pursuing an official career. He himself had long had the intention to become an official, but in After the emperor summoned him, he went to the capital in person. I heard that it was because he heard about Jia Cong's talent and learning that he became interested in accepting a disciple.

Rather than saying that he went to the capital to be a teacher for the princes, it would be better to say that he went to Jia Cong.

So, do you think that Brother Defu will hold back this beloved disciple for mundane things in the world? "

Once Jia Cong establishes himself in the court, the children and grandchildren of the Xiong family can become officials. Xiong Bichen naturally wants to watch this good disciple make immortal contributions.

Which one is more important, Xiong Bichen can't tell?
People who seem indifferent to fame and fortune are actually greedy.

Meng Zhizhang was a little anxious and said angrily, "Then he will just wait to see his beloved disciple buried in the sea!"

This angry talk was meaningless, Zheng Huanzhong waved his hand towards Meng Zhizhang and said, "There is someone who may be able to give me some advice."

"Who?"

"Lin Ruhai!" Zheng Huanzhong said, "Lin Ruhai is Jia Cong's Taishan master. This person's ancestors attacked the princes and came to Lin Ruhai. He was born in the family. He is a prodigy with a good record. Today, he is the salt inspector appointed by the emperor. Yan has been in office for three or four years. You can take a look at his achievements."

Huang Ang and others thought about it for a while, and then they all laughed in unison. Meng Zhizhang sneered, "You're just a useless scholar!"

Zheng Huanzhong waved his hand again, "No, this person is not a useless scholar. According to me, this person is knowledgeable in world affairs and sophisticated in people's feelings. He is a smart person. However, no matter how smart a person is, he cannot carry two big mountains on his shoulders. ah!"

One mountain is the Four Kings and Eight Gongs group on the Jia family's side, that is, the Supreme Emperor's side, and the other mountain is the Emperor's side. Lin Ruhai is the emperor's most valued person, but unfortunately, he has constant connections with the Four Kings and Eight Gongs.

The two boats were not so easy to navigate. Over the past few years, he had been stuck in the south of the Yangtze River and even lost his wife and children. It was not easy.

Huang Ang nodded, "This is a way, but I am not optimistic about Lin Ruhai."

"Is Mr. Huang afraid that Lin Ruhai won't help?" Zheng Huanzhong smiled and said, "From what I can see, he should be willing. Judging from his actions over the years, he should be a life-saving and prudent person; and his only daughter married She was given to Jia Cong as his wife, and before the marriage was consummated, she received the royal decree. This shows Jia Cong's love for her. No matter how stubborn Jia Cong is, he will still follow his father-in-law's advice for the sake of his beloved wife. "

Hearing this, Huang Ang finally believed it and raised his hand to Zheng Huanzhong, "Mr. Zheng still put some thought into this kid Jia Cong!"

"Hahaha, your wealth and life depend on this, so you can't do it if you don't care! Mr. Huang has stopped worrying about these common affairs for many years, and now he has returned to the world?"

As soon as the joking words came out, everyone laughed again, and the atmosphere was much better than when they first came.

But Li Fangying couldn't really relax and reminded him, "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. If this Jia Cong is really a stubborn person, what should we do?"

Everyone looked at Zheng Huanzhong. Zheng Huanzhong pondered for a while, and finally said helplessly, "If it is really impossible, then we have to act according to the previous plan. We can't count on this wolf-hearted thing in Jiayu Village. We must find another person and Lin'anbo." While building a relationship.

And we must hurry up. Our goods cannot stay in Luzon forever. There will be long nights and many dreams. If there is any speculation over there, they may not know what means they will use. By then, we will be beyond our reach. No one can afford this loss! "

Huang Ang nodded and said, "That's true. This kid Jia Cong is doing a lot of harm to people. If it doesn't work, we should do it as soon as possible without any further delay. The original plan must be prepared first and let each island get some goods to make it." Bait, once the fish takes the bait, let’s take action first, and when Jia Cong returns, we’ll invite Amber to take action here.”

"What about the future?"

Meng Zhizhang asked, "In the future, will Lin'an Bo be allowed to have a share of the pie?"

"There is nothing you can do about it. Just take out the share of the soup that you originally planned to give to Jia Cong. There is nothing you can do about it. We have been eating alone for two or three generations. We still can't be too stingy at critical times. Some."

After the discussion was settled, Huang Ang ordered another table of hot dishes, using a little bit of them. Everyone was old, didn't drink much, and was worried, so they left one by one.

Over in the capital, Jia Pingcai had people send secret messages. One was about affairs in the palace; the other was mainly about the trends in the capital. Just as Jia Cong expected, as soon as Zhao Zibi's memorial was published, the government and the public started to stir up trouble. Same.

It is a common thing for the palace to give gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Jia Cong worked hard in the south of the Yangtze River and was rewarded by the emperor. At this time, it is a good story that the emperor and his ministers are in harmony.However, the fourth prince's house also sent a festive gift to Ning Guo's house, which was extraordinary.

In his heart, Jia Cong didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the princes, but after all, he used to be the fourth prince's companion. If he suddenly became alienated from the fourth prince, it would be too cold.

Now that he is not in the capital, this matter can be ignored. However, when he goes back tomorrow, this is a problem that he has to face.

At this time, the emperor's imperial edict was still on the way. Although it was Jia Cong who gave Zhao Zibi the idea about the salt policy reform, according to Jia Cong's guess, Zhao Zibi would not let him go in order to win allies. He just wanted to If you mention in the memorial that Jia Cong has spoken to the staff, the emperor will not let him go.

Jia Cong would never do anything like embezzlement of salt taxes. If he wanted to make money, he might as well work on sugar. However, rectifying the salt affairs would be beneficial to the food and salary of the border troops, so Jia Cong was willing to lend a hand.

In Jiangnan Salt Affairs, Zhao Zibi was the salt transport envoy to the Huaihe River and Lin Ruhai was the salt patrol censor. These were two people who could not be avoided.

Jia Cong didn't care what would happen to Lin Ruhai. Although this man was his father-in-law, Daiyu had not lived with Lin Ruhai since she lost her mother. In Jia Cong's opinion, the affection between father and daughter was... Since the father is unkind, he must accept the unfilial daughter.

Although Lin Ruhai was still alive, hereditary Chehou, and being born in Kedi Tanhua were bonus points for Daiyu. That was when Daiyu was still unmarried, so this was considered a bonus.

Now Daiyu is married. From now on, it is the wife who is valued by her husband. Lin Ruhai has nothing to do with Daiyu anymore.

Daiyu stayed with him for three years, but Lin Ruhai was always busy with official duties and never came to Jiangning to see her.

During the holidays, Daiyu would also feel sad, and he would always spend it with her. Daiyu's father-brother-husband relationship with him was extremely complex, and he knew it. Be aware.

In "A Dream of Red Mansions", Daiyu "is facing each other 360 and [-] days a year, with wind, sword, frost and sword." Readers all think that this is caused by the poor treatment of Daiyu by the Jia family, but Jia Cong believes that the Jia family is certainly unjust, and Lin Ruhai This unkind father is the culprit.

As a little orphan girl, in a complex environment like the Jia family, everyone has a heart for wealth and an eye for respectability, leaving her with nothing to rely on.

She was in poor health, and even Baochai saw that the medicine she was taking was inappropriate, and advised her to take less medicine, eat more nourishing food, and eat a couple of bird's nests when she got up early. She herself said too many things, "I She has nothing, food, clothing, grass and paper, all the same as the girl in their family, how can she not blame such a villain?" This shows that the daily situation is difficult.

After Lin Ruhai's death, Daiyu regarded Baoyu as her support. It was only after her death that she realized that the person she relied on was unreliable, so she burned all the manuscripts and poems and promised her that "the person who is originally clean will return the favor." Go" wish.

Jia Cong held the letter and thought about some of the original plots of "A Dream of Red Mansions". He felt that there was a kind of depression in his heart that was difficult to get rid of, so he asked Kong An to write about this matter. He had to write a secret letter to the emperor. , I have to send a letter to my home.

"General, we have to stay here in the south of the Yangtze River for a year or two. We won't be able to go back for a while. According to my subordinates, we can't be surrounded by young men and rough guys. This kind of momo will serve the general personally. Damn it, it’s better to find a girl’s family to do it.”

"Do you have a daughter?" Jia Cong sat down and asked with lowered eyes. "Ah? I have a daughter, but she is only five or six years old. If the general is interested in my daughter, I would be willing to keep her." Kong An said innocently.

"Then when your daughter grows up to fifteen or sixteen years old, let's talk about what happened at that time. Now, what kind of maid do you think is suitable for me? Your heart is so big. If you don't know everything, you dare to send her to her. Use it in front of me?" Jia Cong said angrily.

Does his Jia family still lack a maid?He just thinks it's troublesome to go out with a woman, and he can't do anything but watch but not eat. What's the point?
He wrote a memorial and a letter home to Daiyu. After sealing it, Jia Cong handed it to Kong An, "Send it to Beijing as soon as possible."

Just as he stood up, Tiedan came to report what was going on outside. Jia Cong asked him to come in, and called Guo Xun and Zhang Han to listen.

"General, after the banquet was over, the heads of the aristocratic families who were at the same table with the general went to Yangchun Tower and stayed there for about an hour and a half. Because there were people watching all around, our people couldn't get close. But when these people came out, they were not drinking. They were probably plotting inside."

Jia Cong holds his knees with his hands, his waist is straight, his black hair is tied up with a white jade hairpin, his peach blossom eyes are not soft and charming, his two sword eyebrows are very heroic, and under the high bridge of his nose, his two thin lips show a bit of Liang Bo came and turned to ask Guo Xun and Zhang Han, "What do you think?"

The two of them followed Jia Cong to the prefect's Yamen today and went through the ceremony. After watching the whole process, they each had their own thoughts.

"From the perspective of my subordinates, the plan of the other party in the prefect's Yamen today was broken by the general. These people are so anxious that they get together to conspire. I wonder what trouble will happen again?"

Zhang Han expressed his opinions bluntly and said whatever he thought, without any intention of being cautious in his words and actions in front of his superiors.

This is the change that Jia Cong brought to them. When everyone discusses things together, they must speak out. Gein needs to plan carefully before every military operation and consider all aspects.

One person is short-term, and two people are long-term. Because of his extraordinary background, Jia Cong himself does not have so many hierarchical concepts, and the habit of respecting others is engraved in his bones.

Therefore, Zhang Han and Guo Xun were absolutely obedient to Jia Cong. In addition to their absolute obedience to his abilities, they also felt Jia Cong's respect for their personality.

"Vice General Zhang, please express your opinions and let's summarize them together. It seems that they are going to take action, so that's fine! My idea is to get this matter over with before next spring."

Zhang Han cleared his throat and said, "General, it's a little difficult for me to think about these things. I really can't see what conspiracy they are up to. I will suppress my subordinates' thoughts at once, no matter what conspiracy they have. Let’s just beat him, knock out the yolks of his eggs, and see if they dare to have any evil intentions.”

Jia Cong was amused and said, "What are you talking about?"

After Jia Cong finished speaking, Guo Xun burst out laughing. Zhang Han scratched his head and said with a smile, "General, I am just a rough guy. I don't mind if you let me follow the general to gain some military merit."

"Pull me down, you are a military attaché from the third rank, only half a rank lower than me, and yet you are giving me ecstasy soup, you think I am stupid!"

Zhang Han stood up abruptly and said, "General, you can't say that. Everyone knows how I came from the third level. I earned it just by being lucky and killing a lot of people. Who cares about this great success now?" These!"

"I'm curious!" Jia Cong waved to him, "Okay, sit down and listen to me. Let's analyze the situation first. Jia Yucun came to post a message for me before. After that, he went to the General Military Yamen, at Zhen's stall Before this happened, Jia Yucun’s son’s full-moon banquet invited so many wealthy merchants from Jiangnan, what does this mean?”

Zhang Han hurriedly asked, "Are they colluding together?"

Guo Xun's eyes also flashed, "General, Jia Yucun is a key figure. He colludes with the General Army Yamen and speaks on the side of Jiangnan's wealthy people. In other words, the General Army Yamen and Jiangnan's wealthy people collude. Together."

"They may have been in contact with each other in the past, but the civil servants and military generals are very different from each other, or..." Jia Cong swallowed what he was about to say. He originally planned to say that the court wanted the wealthy families behind these civil servants to supervise the military commanders. It’s an expensive idea, but it still feels inappropriate when I say it.

"On the surface, they will not collude directly, but behind the scenes, it is difficult to guarantee that someone will protect the sea trade. You can see the clues from Jiayu Village to the Zongbing Yamen. Whose interests are we tampering with, and who will follow us? , you must first have a full understanding and be prepared to deal with it. "

Jia Cong leaned back, leaning his back against the back of the rose chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest, narrowing his beautiful peach blossom eyes, revealing a sharp edge, and the atmosphere in the study became solemn.

"If we take action against the General Military Office, our troops will still be a little short!" Jia Cong already had a plan in mind. This time, he wanted to bring Lin Anbo down, and it would be best if he could place his own men among them.

He must get involved in sea trade. After all, this is a hugely profitable industry with no one in the army and no protective umbrella. Once he returns to Beijing in the future, everything will be done to make wedding clothes for others.

He, Jia Cong, doesn’t have so much mercy!
"Boss, there are more than 2 troops under the General Army Yamen, but it is impossible to deploy them all to deal with us. Besides, the general has the imperial gold medal in his hand. If they dare to use swords against us, they are treason.

The general thought that if they wanted to do it secretly, they couldn't have too many people.Being able to deploy hundreds of people to play the role of Japanese pirates is already incredible.There are currently five generals under him, two of whom are guarding the coast of Fujian, one is guarding Songjiang Prefecture, and three are guarding Nanzhili;

Both Hou Denggao and Zhong Kehuai were close confidants of Uncle Tan. Zhong Kehuai came from the Duke of Qi's palace and served as a soldier for the old Duke. It is said that he saved his life; Huang Yin'en was a good warrior. This generation is upright and upright, and has always been taken seriously only when Japanese pirates invade. "

The implication is that Huang Yinn is not one of Tan Jing's own, but just someone who can fight.

There are two generals at the Ningbo Guard Station. Ningbo is the area hardest hit by Japanese pirates. Previously, a Donghai general, Li Jizong, was specially promoted. His two generals were Guo Xun and Zhang Han. Later, they were recruited by Xia Jin. Collected and now under Jia Cong's command.

After hearing this, Jia Cong slowly formed a careful plan in his mind, which could not only catch all these people in one fell swoop, but also make them suffer the loss of being dumb and unable to speak out their sufferings.

"Huang Yinn? This is a target that can be fought for." Jia Cong said, "I don't want my own people to fight my own people, but if we can't keep it together, Tan Jing will definitely take action against us. According to what you said, get rid of Huang Yinn , are the other two embroidered pillows easy to deal with?"

Guo Xunzheng was wandering in his thoughts. After hearing this, he came back to his senses and said, "Boss, I was thinking just now. Speaking of Huang Yinn, he and I had two friendships before. Otherwise, I would go to him secretly and test him. Let’s just say that if we can win over him, we will try our best to win over him?”

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Why do you have to be so secretive about such a good opportunity? Go find him openly. It would be best for you two to have a meal together, listen to music in the courtyard, and build more friendship. So that Tan Jing can know that I, Jia Cong, want the people he, Tan Jing, doesn't like."

Guo Xun didn't quite understand the connection yet, so he saw Zhang Han giving Jia Cong a thumbs up, "General, what a brilliant move! Tan Jing will definitely suspect that Huang Yinn is getting along with us. Such a confidential operation will He will definitely not be sent.”

"Yes, we don't necessarily have to win him over, but it's best not to let such warriors face us. Best, if they exert their strength, we can crush them with overwhelming momentum and reduce the loss to lowest."

When Jia Cong returned to the other courtyard, Li Jizong also came back from the Yamen of the General Military Mansion with a dark face. Even though Jia Yucun was still alive, there was no difference from being dead. What was the difference between Li Jizong and Jia Yucun?

There are some things you can say but not do, for example, I will fuck you!
There are some things that can be done but cannot be said. For example, Li Jizong had no success in fighting the Japanese in Ningbo. He guarded Ningbo for several years. Ningbo was like a hell on earth and a back garden for Japanese pirates. Li Jizong was like the gatekeeper in the back garden. He said Incompetence is considered trivial. The meaning behind Jia Cong's words is that he only knows how to communicate with the Japanese.

In Tan Jing's study, Tan Jing is sitting behind a desk with a peony pattern carved from iron pear wood. There are six official hat chairs lined up below, covered with half-old elastic ink chair bags. Hou Xiaokang, Shi Guangzhu, Li Jizong and Hou Denggao He and Zhong Kehuai sat separately, listening to Li Jizong angrily talking about what happened in the prefect's Yamen.

These things had been reported by spies from the General Military Yamen a quarter of an hour ago, but they were not reported in such detail and as emotionally rich by Li Jizong.

"Child Jia Cong, you are simply abominable!" Hou Xiaokang gritted his teeth and said, "Do you think that with the gold medal of imperial life in hand, he will be so rampant that Jiangnan has become his territory?"

Li Jizong had a gloomy face, with three distinct vertical lines between his eyebrows. He didn't know what he was thinking of, and his face was quite ferocious.

Tan Jing relied on his identity, but he was somewhat calm and said, "From this point of view, Jia Yucun is ruined. It is impossible to say that Jia Cong knew that he came to my place and deliberately set up such a trap to make me look good!"
It is said that it is indecent to reciprocate. Since someone has given us such a big ear scraper, if we don't reach out and return it, he will think that my uncle is a soft persimmon! "

Li Jizong felt a little better when he saw that Tan Jing was furious, as if he had someone to take over his anger.

"Jia Cong's child is too bullying! Not to mention how he treats me, I don't believe him when it comes to Jia Yucun. He doesn't know how Jia Yucun filled the position of the prefect of Jinling without giving anyone a way out. I don’t know if he has considered that if the palace blames him, who will he blame?”

"Hahaha! If we are involved, his father-in-law will be implicated as well. After Jia Yucun was dismissed that day, he served as a teacher at Lin Ruhai's house. He taught none other than Jia Cong's wife Lin. Later, Jia Cong When Yucun went to Beijing with the Lin family, he took a letter of recommendation from Lin Ruhai and found a way to the Rongguo Mansion to fill the gap in Jinling." Shi Guangzhu talked about this unknown thing like a treasure.

Tan Jing gasped. He didn't expect that Jia Cong was so ruthless.

(End of this chapter)