Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 291 Vertical and horizontal combination 3

Jia Zheng hurriedly came over to watch, and couldn't help stroking his beard and nodding: "Okay, good words." Even though the handwriting was poor, it was understandable that Brother Cong had become rusty with his pen and ink during these years of fighting.

"I'm here to see you." Zhao Huaian couldn't help but be curious, took the paper and glanced at it, and sighed: "The love is sincere and the aftertaste is endless."

"Old Zhao, read it quickly, why bother?" Everyone laughed and scolded.

"Listen, "Huanxisha: For the Smurfs", time has always been limited, and it is easy to be ecstatic after saying goodbye. There are wine feasts and songs, and there is no farewell. The mountains and rivers in the eyes are far away, and the falling flowers and wind and rain are more harmful to the spring. It is better to have mercy on the people in front of you."

"Okay! It's better to take pity on the person in front of you. Once this poem comes out, everyone in Lan will be worth a hundred times." Everyone cheered loudly.

"If you win a prize, win a prize, show your ugliness." Jia Cong said with a "humble" look on his face as he repeatedly handed over his hand.

Lan Wei took the paper from Zhao Huaian and read it carefully twice. She felt like a honey pot in her heart. The poems written by so-called "talents" in the past should be burned. Taking a peek, Jia Cong was looking at him proudly, and couldn't help but give him a look of shame and joy.

"Are you all satisfied with my humble work?" Jia Cong said with a smile.

"The third master is so talented that the slave family admires him." Lan Wei couldn't help but feel shy and happy, and gave a slight blessing.

Jia Cong hurriedly raised his hands to help, and whispered: "Is that all I have to do is bow down? When will the reward be given?"

Lan Wei looked at him with misty eyes and whispered: "Good man, if you redeem Wei'er, I'll give you everything, isn't that okay?"

Jia Cong's heart trembled. This was the promise he had made. He chuckled and said, "Don't worry. When I take over the power, Naba will carry you in a sedan chair."

"Well, I'll wait for you." Lan Wei glanced at him, turned and stepped aside.

"Zilong, come and have a drink. Since there are good poems, how can there be no wine?" Everyone pulled Jia Cong over again.

Ren Shu stared at the paper in Lan Wei's hand, his eyes almost bleeding with envy, and whispered: "Sister, if you are successful, don't forget to support your sister."

Lan Wei said angrily: "Little hooves, not even a single stroke, why are you so anxious?"

"Now you are the one in front of me who is not as good as pity. Tomorrow, you will be worth a hundred times. She is just an ugly girl who has no one to pity or care for. Why aren't you anxious?" Ren Shu said pitifully.

"If you still act in front of me, watch your skin carefully." Lan Wei scolded with a smile.

"Sister~~~" Ren Shu said in a long voice, "You are not allowed to go back on what you have said a long time ago.

Suddenly he saw Zhao Huaian coming over and said with a smile: "You two, please sit down and take a rest. Brother Zilong and I will go to the elegant room to talk about some official business. Don't accompany me."

"My lords, please help yourself." The two women stood up and saw each other off.

Jia Cong glanced at the two of them, smiled and followed everyone to the elegant room next to them.

"There are no outsiders here. Brother Shi, you have nothing to say, but it doesn't matter." Zhao Huaian said with a smile.

Jia Cong looked outside the door. The nearest servants were several feet away, and then he said, "As you all know, Cong Cai has been appointed as the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei and the envoy of Nanzhen..."

"I haven't congratulated you yet. Brother, you are young and have a heavy responsibility. Your future is boundless." Everyone laughed.

Jia Cong smiled bitterly and waved his hands: "Everyone, please don't joke around. Now the Beisi family is the dominant one and controls the important affairs of Jinyiwei. The Nansi family is struggling, so there is no limit to what we can talk about."

Everyone looked at each other and said with a smile: "What does Brother Shi mean?"

Jia Cong said: "The Bei Division has been lawless and reckless in recent years due to lack of constraints. I'm afraid you have all experienced this?"

Everyone's expressions darkened and they nodded. "Even important ministers like you can't escape the clutches of the devil. The rest of the officials can be known without asking. If the power of the Northern Division is not checked and balanced, it will not be a blessing for the country, nor a blessing for all officials." Jia Cong said.

When it came to such a court struggle, Jia Zheng had no way to intervene and could only watch without saying a word.

Yang Shaoyuan, the right minister of the Ministry of War, smiled slightly and said: "What Brother Shi said is certainly true, but it is hard to get back. If you suddenly touch the tiger's butt, if you get backlash... the risk is too high. It only costs a few thousand silver a year, so just spend it to buy peace." .”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Jia Cong secretly scolded the old fox. He wanted to kill himself severely. Fortunately, Fang Ji knew the style of these civil servants very well and had already prepared an idea.

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. As the saying goes, the human heart is like a snake swallowing an elephant. Today it is a few thousand silver, but tomorrow it may be tens of thousands of silver. Could it be that I also gave it to you?"

It's just money, but if what Bei Si wants is your wealth and lives, can't you give it to them? Needless to say, Cong needs to go into details about the dangers of raising tigers and the insufficiency of desires. "

"This..." Everyone looked at each other, and this statement made sense.

Jia Cong continued: "Secondly, you all know that Beisi takes orders from Ningshou Palace, so it is unscrupulous. If something happens one day, how can Beisi be willing to delegate power? Guess whether Beisi's Tang Zhenfu will blackmail you to speak for him? ? If you don’t obey, you will be destroyed.”

Everyone was shocked. The so-called incident was naturally the death of the Supreme Emperor. If the Supreme Emperor was not around, the factory guards would undergo drastic changes. At that time, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Wan Jin, and the governor of Beizhen, Tang Yan, knew that they were unreasonable and would jump over the wall in a hurry, which would probably lead to the dynasty. Everyone in the hall went into the water.

Jia Cong said again: "Now that the time and place are favorable and people are here, you don't have to show your face and stir up trouble. You only need to hide behind the scenes and add fuel to the flames. The matter is settled. From now on, why do you have to endure the extortion and control of the Northern Division?"

Zhao Huaian said: "Brother Shi said that the time, place and people are favorable, but we are still a little confused. Can you make it clear?"

Jia Cong said: "Now I am determined to rectify the Jinyiwei, so I promote Cong to be the envoy of Nanzhen. It is the right time."

"Yes." Everyone nodded.

"Cong is in charge of the Southern Division, and he is well aware of Jin Yiwei's secret activities. He is also able to deal with the Northern Division much more conveniently than outsiders. This is a good location."

"Yes. But Nansi has long since withered..." Lu Jie said.

Jia Cong smiled slightly and said: "No. It's just to show weakness to the enemy and preserve strength. The centipede insect is dead but not stiff, let alone the dignified Nansi? Besides, Cong has requested an order to transfer several generals from Liaodong. , and re-recruited 2000 strong men, the revival of Nansi is just around the corner."

"No, where does this military expenditure come from? Where does Nansi get the money?" Xiao Ming, the left minister of the household department, looked puzzled. How could the person in charge of his money bag not know the financial resources of Jinyiwei.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Cong has no other skills, so it's not difficult to get some money. If you really can't get any money, you will donate generously." He pointed to the peach blossom drunkenness on the table.

Everyone knew that he was one of the big owners of Shenxian Liquor House, so how could he be short of money? They laughed and said, "In this way, we really have a good location."

Jia Cong said again: "I have already gone to believe Huo Xiang, and I don't think I will be rejected. After all, the Northern Division doesn't care whether you are old or new. When the new party, the old party, and the Southern Division work together and share the same hatred, what's the point of the Northern Division? Can it be called People are in harmony."

"Yes." If the new party also took action, they might as well trick him. Everyone looked at each other and nodded in tacit understanding.

First, destroy the arrogance of the Northern Division, and then contain the Southern Division, making the two tigers compete. It is best to bring the East Factory into the mix. The pressure on the civil service group will be greatly reduced, and then we can concentrate on dealing with the new party.

"Do you have any ideas, sir?" Jia Cong said.

Xiao Ming, the left minister of the Household Department, nodded slowly and said, "I don't know what brother's plan is going to be?"

Jia Cong smiled slightly, not afraid that you would not nod.

(End of this chapter)