Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 369: Stay humble and act small

The next day, Gu Tao came to visit.

"Master Tai Tai is full of spring breeze, but there is a happy event?" Jia Cong greeted him in front of Rongde Hall, cupped his hands and smiled.

"Brother, I really have you, go in and tell me." Gu Tao held his arm and said with a smile.

The two of them sat down in the inner study, and the girl brought tea.

Jia Cong said: "Cong has ordered his own soldiers to guard the surrounding area. If you have anything to say, sir, it's okay to say it."

Gu Tao smiled and said, "My brother's action is indeed extraordinary. Yesterday, governors Chen Zhongjian, Zhen Yingjia and others went to my house to persuade me and begged me to come and make peace with my brother and suspend the investigation of the deficit.

At present, the most important thing is to implement the new law, and I have agreed to it. "

"Oh? How much money does the Zhen family pay?" Jia Cong asked.

Gu Tao said calmly: "Zhen Yingjia told me to pay 120 million taels first, and the remaining small amount will be paid slowly."

Jia Cong probed: "Is this number significantly different from the actual deficit?"

Gu Tao said: "I know that the Zun Mansion and the Zhen family have a close relationship, and I don't hide it. The money he makes up is just a drop in the bucket, and the difference cannot be calculated.

Please give me some kind words. If the Zhen family is willing to make up for the shortfall honestly, I will, for the sake of my brother Xian and Brother Ruhai, make a promise to intercede for him.

If you remain stubborn and fight to the end, your future may be worrying. After all, how much he had lost, the Holy Spirit had a record in his heart, and he couldn't rely on it. "

Jia Cong sighed secretly in his heart, nodded and said: "Thank you for your kindness, sir. Cong should tell you this."

Gu Tao waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's a trivial matter, it doesn't matter. If you want to thank me, I should thank you. Without your help secretly, how could these old party officials surrender?"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Is it possible that the boss planned it properly? The first step to break the situation was to build the plank road openly and secretly attack the warehouse. Can it be considered successful?"

Gu Tao smiled and said: "It's half done."

"Oh? I'd like to hear the details."

"These officials may not sincerely implement the new law. Even if the law is implemented, if the wealthy gentry and aristocratic families gather to resist the law, the local government may not dare to do anything to them.

In the end, this problem will be pushed to the Governor's Yamen. "Gu Tao had already seen through the officialdom's habits and muttered.

Jia Cong nodded, which was not hard to predict.

"So if you want to break the situation, you must use the power of thunder to kill one person as a warning to others!" Gu Tao said coldly.

Jia Cong was well prepared and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, sir, Cong will do his duty."

Gu Tao smiled and said: "My brother was bold and decisive when implementing the new law in Liaodong. I sincerely admire him. I only wish I didn't have such courage and courage. Now that I have the help of my virtuous brother, it is really a great pleasure in life."

"Cong will also benefit a lot from being able to learn some techniques from adults." Jia Cong cupped his hands and said.

"You're welcome. With this great achievement, my dear brother's future is limitless," Gu Tao said.

"I hope you will give me more support, sir."

"It's easy to talk about."

The two discussed for a long time. As soon as Jia Cong sent Gu Tao away, he saw Wang Xifeng and Baochai coming over.

"Why are you here?" Jia Cong smiled and welcomed the two of them into the study.

Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes at him and said, "You are so powerful this time. My father brought a letter, saying that the four of them knew they were wrong and should not have offended you, the uncle and the governor, on the basis of their status as elders.

As long as you are willing to release people, the conditions are whatever you want, as long as you don't force them to practice new laws. "

"Is the Xue family just average?" Jia Cong looked at Baochai.

Baochai nodded.

Jia Cong said: "Sister-in-law Feng, tell them that I am the admiral of the Jinyi Guards, and I only care about illegal things. Whether they want to practice new laws or old laws, it has nothing to do with me.

Tell them not to think about arresting people. According to the results of the interrogation in the past few days, these bastards are full of evil, and it is difficult to describe it. No matter who tries to stop it, they will be the scourge of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan!

That's me, I miss my old relationship and don't want to be serious, so I don't want them to take advantage of me. "

Wang Xifeng was startled and said hurriedly: "Why is the family confiscated and the clan exterminated again? What do you mean?"

Jia Cong said: "Some people collude with bandits, loot villages and towns, and kill people; some people harvest and cut crops, kill people for fun, and make money; some people plunder, traffic people, and force girls into prostitution; Sister-in-law Feng, what do you think is the crime?"

Wang Xifeng and Baochai turned pale, such a thing happened!

Jia Cong sneered and said: "Sister-in-law Feng, to tell you the truth, these people in the prison are definitely dead. I just ask you to ask the four families for me."

"What are you asking?" Sister Feng was a little frightened.

"Is it better for one person to die, or for the whole family to die?" Jia Cong said calmly.

Sister Feng was so frightened that she couldn't speak. She hurriedly agreed, turned around and left, cursing in her heart that these buffaloes deserved to fall into the hands of Brother Cong, the king of hell. They died well, they died well, and they didn't want to drag my mother into trouble. Got Brother Cong.

Baochai had tears in her eyes and felt ashamed. The Xue family had such heinous children, and she actually wanted to plead for them. Cong'er must have thought that I was one of those people who couldn't tell right from wrong.

Jia Cong comforted her: "Sister Bao, don't be sad. You are you, and the Xue family is the Xue family. How could Cong take out his anger on my sister for all their sins?"

Baochai bit her lip and sobbed: "Although Cong'er doesn't feel responsible, but such an unforgivable thing happened to my family, how can I face you?"

Jia Cong hurriedly hugged her and sat on the couch, wiped her tears, and said, "Sister Bao, please don't think like this. A big family will do some bad things. Is our Jia family clean?"

If you have no face, then I have no face either, let alone my eldest brother, my second brother. As long as the pure becomes clear by itself, and the turbid by itself becomes turbid. "

Baochai said angrily: "But I am a daughter's family. No matter what, others will never say that my family tradition is not right."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Other people don't know much, but I know that one sentence is about Sister Bao. It is extremely precise."

"What are you talking about?" "You are said to be a noble scholar in the mountains, Jingying Xue. How can Sister Bao's noble character be tarnished by a few scum of the same race?"

"Bah, you just make up some lies to trick me."

Baochai retorted in anger and spat, but she liked it very much in her heart. This sentence really spoke to her heart.

Jia Cong took the opportunity to reach into the hem of her clothes. The tentacles were as soft as grease and he couldn't help but let out a low cry.

Baochai stiffened and hurriedly held his hand through her clothes, her face flushed with anxiety.

He cursed in a low voice: "What are you doing in broad daylight? I'm so embarrassed! If you don't take it out and let others see it, I will be alive."

Jia Cong begged: "Good sister, there is no one here, and who dares to break into my study without permission? Just reward me for being so arrogant. I have been so busy these days that I haven't had time to get close to you. I'm so greedy."

Baochai panted slightly, fell into his arms, pressed his hand firmly, and said angrily: "Qingwen and Sister-in-law Feng are by your side, and that's not enough for you? Are you here to make trouble with me?"

Jia Cong rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Good sister, if you are kind, I will tell you some news, I guarantee you will be interested."

"Bah, I won't be fooled by you." Hearing this, Baochai struggled even more.

Jia Cong was afraid of hurting her, so he hurriedly said, "Someone proposes marriage to me."

Sure enough, Baochai immediately calmed down and asked, "Who? Which house did you mention?"

Jia Cong chuckled and gently lifted his left hand. Baochai was embarrassed and angry, rolled her eyes at him, and slowly let go of his hand.

Jia Cong was overjoyed. He felt wanton and frivolous on her chest like the rain after a long drought, and said with a smile: "My predecessor went to Zhen's house, and her old lady wanted to marry the third girl to me."

Baochai endured the embarrassing numbness and said, "But Zhen Yuan?"

"You know Sister Bao too?" Jia Cong was stunned. The aristocratic circle in Jinling was a bit small.

Baochai nodded and said, "I also know her sister-in-law Chu Chan."

Jia Cong felt a little guilty and said, "Sister Bao is indeed well-informed."

"Bah, stop interrupting, what did you say?" Baochai said.

"His eldest sister-in-law mentioned it to me, but I used the old lady to prevent her from getting married early," Jia Cong said.

"Well, be gentle." Baochai punched him on the chest with her pink fist, and then chuckled and said: "Then you are at a disadvantage. Zhen Yuan is comparable to Yan'er, and you shut out such a good person. , don’t you regret it later?”

Jia Cong smiled and said, "I think Zhen Yuan is not as good as Sister Bao."

"Bah, she is smooth-tongued. Her character, talent, appearance, and personality are not inferior to mine. She has a good family background, but I can't compare to her." Baochai said.

"No, I think there is one thing about her that is inferior to her sister."

"what?"

"She's not as big as you here." Jia Cong whispered in Baochai's ear, squeezing her hand proudly.

Baochai was so embarrassed that she beat Jia Cong with her fists and said angrily: "You are a dirty boy, don't be ashamed. Let me go!"

The two of them were confused about where Jia Cong was willing to let go. Suddenly they heard a bang and someone pushed the door open and came in. It was Sister Feng.

"Girl Lin sent a message saying that she will arrive early tomorrow morning..."

Seeing the looks of the two of them, Wang Xifeng smiled secretly and turned around quickly, "I didn't see anything."

Baochai's face was as red as blood. She hurriedly pushed Jia Cong away, stood up, straightened her clothes, glared at Jia Cong again, and said, "I'm going back first." After that, she left.

When passing by Sister Feng, she paused briefly and spat in a low voice: "You dare to laugh at me, your business is not over yet."

Sister Feng hurriedly covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Don't worry, baby girl, my sister didn't see anything."

Pooh! Baochai was ashamed and angry, so she hurried away. Fortunately, Sister Feng herself was not clean, so it didn't matter if she saw her.

Jia Cong looked at Sister Feng and said angrily: "Did you do it on purpose?"

Sister Feng denied it flatly: "I just got the news and rushed here to report it. I didn't know you were making out. You said you were the same. You didn't know how to lock the door when you did this. I was afraid of getting the eye of a needle."

Jia Cong was so angry that his chance to be gentle with Baochai was ruined by this bitch again. He walked over, closed the door, and grabbed her.

"What are you doing in broad daylight?" Sister Feng asked anxiously.

"What do you think? You disturbed my good things, you don't need to compensate?"

Sister Feng covered her mouth and said with a smile: "How do you want sister-in-law to compensate?"

Jia Cong looked at her plump and bright red soft lips, which looked like Chu Chan's, and felt his mouth go dry. He suddenly wanted to try this sister-in-law's method and hurriedly pressed her down.

Sister Feng glanced at him and understood what he meant. She knelt down and spat, "You bastard, why are you so bad?"

After a while, Jia Cong took a breath of air and said, "Feng Lazi, do you want to avenge your personal revenge?"

"Bah, I have served others many times, and you still dislike it. Don't forget it."

"If you want it, it will make you familiar again."

"Well……"

(End of this chapter)