The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

I thought it would be extremely difficult to find out the goods list that attracted the Bai family from Lingnan to send a secret agent to Ping'an Prefecture, but I didn't want to find it out in just two days.The goods list was written by a accountant surnamed Wen in an important shop next to the Gao family.Gao Mang and Zhu Tong went to the shop to fetch someone in person, but the tent Wen didn't know about it, so he took it straight.The two interrogated together, and it turned out that this was indeed a spy who had been placed by the Supreme Emperor in Ping'an Prefecture for more than ten years.

It's just that this person was not Zhu Tong who killed his father's enemy. He was still in Ping'an Prefecture when Zhu's father died, and there are many people who can prove it.Showing him the poem note from back then, he said: "This was written when I was studying in my early years. Because the dirty papers of scientific examinations were posted, I never wrote poems again." Zhu Tong was extremely disappointed and withdrew.

Gao Mang interrogated him for half a day, and it turned out that this person was just a young man, and he was only responsible for sending out the news that others gave him on weekdays.After Liu Dengxi disappeared, they had been taken over by Situ Pan's people, and Feng Ziying was the leader.

When Jia Cong got the letter, he was stunned for a long time, and sighed: "The earth is really just a village."

It is obvious that there are still loyal loyalists of the old saint in Pingan Prefecture who have not been dug out. Gao Li ordered his three sons to conduct a thorough investigation. He did not want to find out a lot of details. Come.

Jia Cong thought for a while and said: "There is a kind of person called a double agent, who does more than just help one family. There are also intelligence dealers, who not only sell information to the family. When they are investigated, they pick people who are harmless to the Gao family. There are also some confessions from the master."

After hearing this, Gao Ying went to check again, and sure enough, he found several double-faced spies.It's just that the person who is too emperor still hasn't been found.

Zhu Tong has calmed down a lot now, and said: "What did the man surnamed Wen use it for back then? He wouldn't just throw a piece of his poem note there."

Jia Cong said: "It was probably used as a bait. At that time, Beringen was not as arrogant as he is now. He lost his position because he was implicated by Beringyi. Liu Dengxi is not sure who else is loyal to Prince Yi." He suddenly took the case. , "Check it out, was he suddenly unable to leave Ping'an Prefecture for some reason at that time! Could your shop suddenly have some big business to do?"

Gao Mang said: "I've already checked, and there is nothing. You can ask about this matter again."

Then he inspected Wen's tent for half a day, came back and shook his head and said: "He just got a cold occasionally."

Jia Cong frowned; "What a coincidence? Have you checked his wife?"

Gao Mang was taken aback: "His wife? That's an ordinary woman."

Jia Cong glanced at him: "Qin Sangu is a woman, isn't she?"

Gao Mang immediately sent someone to take Wen's daughter-in-law from Wen's tent, but after interrogating for half a day, nothing came out.Jia Cong watched from the sidelines for a while, then said with a smile, "That's her. My brother-in-law is too kind, not tricky enough. Change to someone who is more stern for interrogation."

The daughter-in-law hurriedly said: "The conscience of heaven and earth! If there is anything wrong with the master's family, the slave will be struck by lightning and die on the spot!"

Jia Cong said: "Why don't you swear another oath, if there is anything wrong with the Gao family, your six-year-old son Wan Jian will die through his heart?"

The daughter-in-law shouted: "What are you doing with my son?!"

Jia Cong said: "Your oath just now is not a problem, because your master's family is not Gao's. Besides, what you do in this line of work is to put your head on your trouser belt, so what's the point of swearing by yourself?"

Gao Mang also said, "Why don't you swear according to the words of Mr. Jia."

The daughter-in-law opened her mouth for a long time, but couldn't speak.

Jia Cong said: "Tenthouse Wen used to be a scholar. He became a spy because of the posting of dirty papers. Therefore, his old poems must not be available to anyone. You are his wife, and it is easy to get them. If I'm not wrong, if your man is not sick, he will probably ask for a leave of absence from the shop and wander around somewhere. If the people of Prince Yizhong got some information deliberately given by someone, they came to investigate , I heard that he asked for leave at that time and disappeared, and seeing his handwriting, he can be identified as the murderer. The last trace of Prince Yizhong was killed, how could he not take revenge? Your husband is a bait, the Supreme Emperor The bait to lure the remnants of Prince Yizhong to come out. You are a woman. You and your husband were newly married for less than two years, and you could not disobey the orders from above. I can’t go anywhere, so let’s forget about it.”

The daughter-in-law said blankly: "What is this man talking about?"

Jia Cong continued: "Nine years have passed, and your superiors want to use your husband as a bait again, causing a misunderstanding between the Bai family and the Gao family. Your son is already six years old. At this time, your favorite is no longer your husband. It's your son. Although you are sad about what is decided by the above, you are also powerless and have no energy to resist, right?"

The daughter-in-law became more and more at a loss, she just shook her head without saying a word.

Jia Cong said: "You are too calm. Of course, this is not a flaw, but it just makes me suspicious. Looking closely at you, you are not afraid, but there is a sense of sadness. As soon as you scare you with your son, the fear will come."

The daughter-in-law shook her head vigorously: "I can't understand at all."

Jia Cong turned to Gao Mang and said, "Looking back, you coax her son and only say that his parents were framed by a man named Liu Dengxi. This man killed his parents for fear that they would tell the truth. Does this Liu Dengxi look like a man?" A beardless old man, about this tall..."

Before he finished speaking, the daughter-in-law exclaimed, "No!"

Jia Cong bared his teeth and said with a smile, "Guess what would happen if Liu Dengxi went to inquire about your son but was assassinated by him?"

The daughter-in-law's face turned pale.It took a long time to say: "How did Mr. Jia become suspicious of me?"

Jia Cong winked at Gao Mang, turned around and said, "You are so beautiful, I heard that you are extremely virtuous and capable, and your natal family is quite rich. I can't think of why you didn't find a better family back then. Marry. Women usually marry at a high place. If they marry at a low level, there is always a reason. Naturally, there are many reasons. It's just that the status of your husband is the most likely to make me suspicious of this. "

The daughter-in-law had a bit of a smile on her face, and it took a long time to say: "In this case, I can't hide it."

Jia Cong said: "Well. Besides, we hold your son in our hands, Mrs. Wen should cooperate better. I don't understand, the Bai family and Gao Jiajia don't do the work of the Supreme Emperor, what is the Supreme Emperor to provoke these two families? Or Eunuch Liu provoked these two families to do something."

The daughter-in-law said: "It's not to provoke the two of them. It wasn't until the third master Jia said that I 'caused a misunderstanding between the Gao family and the Bai family', and then I was sure that Bai Lingen was indeed Prince Yizhong."

Jia Cong was taken aback: "Isn't everyone aware of this?"

The daughter-in-law said: "Bai Lingyi is well known to everyone. Our superiors have always suspected Bai Lingen, but there is no real evidence. Otherwise, how could we allow him to be so arrogant in Lingnan."

Jia Cong let out a "wow": "Couldn't he have shown his loyalty to the Supreme Emperor?"

The daughter-in-law snorted, "Do you really think that the court doesn't know about Hong Kong? The saint's own private treasury smuggled seafood from there."

"Puchi..." Jia Cong couldn't help laughing, "Is there a mistake! The emperor smuggled! Wouldn't it be better to open the sea market directly?"

The daughter-in-law lowered her head and said, "The late Emperor refused."

Jia Cong shook his head: "It's a big joke in the world!" He suddenly understood something, and clapped his hands: "Tiger talisman! You want to check the tiger talisman!"

The Tiger Talisman was kept by Situ Hou close to his body.It is almost impossible to imitate so many high imitation Tiger Talismans without the original.Standing in Liu Dengxi's position, if the person who imitated the Tiger Talisman was Prince Yizhong's people, then the most likely possibility is that Situ Wan fell into the hands of Prince Yizhong's remnants.

Because Wen's tent was the clue that Liu Dengxi intentionally left for the remnant of Prince Yizhong, if Bai Lingen was not one of them, then the list would have been written in vain, and it would prove that this person is credible.Bao Buqi and the other cargo list were thrown to the suspected remnant of Prince Yizhong next to him, just to see which fish would bite the bait.

Jia Cong asked again: "Why didn't you know until now? You didn't know when General Bai sent someone?"

The daughter-in-law smiled and said, "How do we know who he sent?"

Jia Cong twitched the corners of his mouth: "You guys don't even know who raised that little prince back then."

The daughter-in-law said: "I don't know."

Jia Cong turned his head to look at Gao Mang and said, "It seems that there are advantages to concealing. If the old man hadn't concealed his identity that day, his son probably wouldn't live to be able to investigate this matter with his own hands." He sighed softly, "Why bother?" Come on, a seven-month-old child. If the Supreme Emperor is willing to give others a way out, he can also have a way out if he fails to do so. He does everything absolutely, and no one else dares to give him a way out."

Later, Gao Mang took this girl as bait, and caught her upline, who turned out to be an old steward of the Gao Mansion.After interrogating for half a day, fortunately, he didn't know what happened to Jia Cong, Zhu Tong, Gao Li and his son that day, and he didn't know that Zhu Tong belonged to Beringen, so the news had not leaked out.Jia Cong couldn't help laughing: It turns out that I know many things at home, but others don't know at all.It's a bit of a habit to take what I know as the world knows.

This time, Jia Cong, who was able to write, found excuses to read the details of the detailed works, and none of them were the ones who wrote the scrolls that day.He couldn't just ask Gao Li in a daze, so he had to give up.

Now that this matter is over, it's time for Jia Cong to return to Beijing.He asked the imperial doctor again and again, went back to the yard to pack his things, and prepared to get up the next day.

That night, after nagging for half a day at Yingchun, Jia Cong was about to go to bed, when suddenly someone knocked on the door lightly.He opened the door and saw that it was Mr. Zhao who hurriedly let him into the room.

Mr. Zhao bowed to him first, and said: "Thanks to Mr. Jia, otherwise our adults would not be suspicious of those people at all."

Jia Cong said: "It's nothing rare. Ping'an Prefecture is so close to the capital, and my cousin is a brave general, and there are so many generals under him. It is impossible without spies. This batch has been taken, and the next batch will come. No less. It’s just that it’s probably not easy for a newcomer, Xi Zuo, to gain his cousin’s trust casually.”

Mr. Zhao sighed: "It's not just newcomers, even we old people are a little worried."

Jia Cong blinked innocently: "No way."

Mr. Zhao said: "That day you were talking with Mr. Zhu in the study. Later, when I asked my lord, he only said vaguely that Mr. Zhu was ordered to check the important accounts, and said that the emperor's people came into the mansion at will. Until After a thorough investigation recently, he told me the truth.”

Jia Cong frowned and said, "Did he actually tell you? It's Mr. Zhu's private matter, and it has nothing to do with Ping'an Prefecture or the Gao family. It's wrong to tell people."

Mr. Zhao was startled, and said: "This matter is extremely important after all."

Jia Cong said: "Forget it, let's seek common ground while reserving differences. Anyway, I don't think he should tell anyone who has nothing to do with it. Therefore, Mr. Zhao thinks that Uncle Biao may have overcorrected?"

Mr. Zhao nodded.

Jia Cong said, "Why don't you guys just talk to each other? He didn't even notice that he couldn't keep it clean. Tell him what's on your mind."

Mr. Zhao sighed: "This old man's loyalty can show the sun and the moon, but it is useless."

Jia Cong thought for a while and said, "Then why don't you two go out for a while together?"

Mr. Zhao was taken aback.

Jia Cong said: "Go shopping, eat some snacks on the street, and go to the flower house to eat wine and pick up girls. Don't have a master and a subordinate all day long, it's so annoying. If you want him to feel at ease, just be his friend."

Mr. Zhao wondered: "How can there be such a thing! The master is the master, and the minister is the minister."

Jia Cong said: "It's okay if you don't talk about feelings. Talk about money. How much money he gave you, how much benefit he gave you, you can't betray him for so many benefits, right? How can others give so much?"

Mr. Zhao was immediately annoyed: "Is this old man following your lord for the sake of benefit?"

Jia Cong asked: "Then why are you doing it? Either for money or for friendship, there must be a reason."

Mr. Zhao said: "I was a down and out businessman back then. I couldn't win the exams, I couldn't go to the battle, and there was a skill in my chest that I couldn't use. Thanks to the support of the lord, I regarded it as a confidant. In order to repay the favor of the lord, I am willing to do my best for the lord. .”

Jia Cong said: "Oh, this is also a benefit, allowing you to display your skills. Have you explained it to him?"

Mr. Zhao said: "Your Excellency will naturally understand."

Jia Cong rolled his eyes: "Mr. Zhao, it would be nice for me to tell you a joke." He didn't wait for anyone to answer, and then said, "There used to be a young couple who lived happily ever after. Today my husband When he came back from outside, his face was full of displeasure. His daughter-in-law served her carefully, but her husband was still unhappy. He didn’t talk much, and he didn’t eat much. The next day, the daughter-in-law wiped tears at the aunt next door and said, “My man doesn’t like it.” Me, he must have another woman outside, and he didn't even smile when he saw me, and he was too lazy to talk to me. His man also told a brother who worked in the same place, yesterday I Fighting crickets at the street corner, at first I won fifteen copper coins, but after a few more bets, I lost twenty copper coins! I was so bored that I didn’t even eat my meal.”

Then Mr. Zhao couldn't help laughing, pointed at him and said, "You, you... Third Master, why bother to tease the old man."

Jia Cong spread his hands together: "Isn't it very similar?"

Mr. Zhao said with a smile: "Master Mang often said that Mr. Cong of the Jia family is a wonderful person, and he is really wonderful."

Jia Cong laughed.

Coming out of his yard, Mr. Zhao withdrew to Gao Li's study room, and said: "On weekdays, I always feel that the three masters, especially the third master, value the third master Cong too much."

Gao Li said with a smile: "Didn't I tell you? You just don't believe it. How about testing it yourself?"

Mr. Zhao nodded with his hands behind his back and said, "This son will not let him down."