The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

But it is said that Mr. Fan Cheng, the first staff member of King Lu, wanted to seek talents for the Lord, so he approached Jia Huan.Jia Huan took the opportunity of inviting others to dinner to show off his knowledge at will, which made Fan Cheng more and more eager to seek talents for his lord.

After lunch, Fan Cheng immediately went to King Lu's mansion, and carefully returned this person to King Lu.Lu Wang's uncle, Zeng Tuan, urged to prepare chariots and horses to visit Zhao San, but Lu Wang said: "I have already refused, even if I want to visit him, it's inconvenient to go now, otherwise it will be more annoying to be so shameless."

Zeng Ting said: "My lord, sincerity can move people. In the past, Liu Xuande visited the thatched cottage three times before he asked Zhuge Kongming to come out to help him."

Lu Wang said: "Zhuge Liang is putting on airs. He has long made up his mind to follow Liu Bei. It has nothing to do with Sangu. If Cao Cao asked him thirty times, he would not go."

Zeng Wei frowned: "Where did the prince hear the gossip?"

"Mr. Jia Cong said." Lu Wang said, "When he was in Beijing in the old year, he and Mr. Huan led me to play together. Because he heard about Baidi Tuogu, he thought of this section and said it casually."

Zeng Wei hurriedly said: "Cao Cao is a traitor of the Han Dynasty, and Zhuge Liang is a loyal and good man of the Han family, so naturally he will not help him."

King Lu said: "No. Cao Cao slaughtered the city in Xuzhou and wiped out the clan of Zhuge's family in Langya. The two of them have a deep blood feud. Zhuge Liang chose Liu Bei as the leader among the princes in the world, and he wanted to help him destroy Cao to take revenge. It's a pity that the Six Expeditions to the Central Plains It won’t work, and you will die with hatred.” Jia Cong said these words indiscriminately, and King Lu has a good memory at a young age, so he remembered it.

Zeng Ting was speechless, and after a while persuaded: "This Mr. Zhao is really a rare talent, even if the prince accepts him now, it would be good to meet him and ask for advice."

King Lu didn't know how to deal with it for a while, so he fooled them a few words, and found an opportunity to sneak back to meet his sister.

Princess Jian'an listened, thought for a moment, and asked him to repeat it from the beginning.Lu Wang then elaborated again.Princess Jian'an stood up to support the case and thought about it for a long time, then asked the man what he looked like.King Lu said "Oh, I forgot to ask." So he ordered someone to ask Fan Cheng what Zhao San looked like, tall, short, fat, thin, etc.

The little eunuch who asked after a while came back and said: "Master Fan said that the third son Zhao is seven feet tall, with a thick back and waist, a dark face, and an extraordinary elegance."

Princess Jian'an said: "Ask him again, is the third son of Zhao fatter or thinner than the fourth cousin of the Zeng family? Is he taller or shorter? From his back, he looks like he is a man of literature or martial arts?" The little eunuch ran away. After two steps, she shouted again, "Come back!" The little eunuch came back.Princess Jian'an ordered: "In addition to this, let Master Fan write down every word Zhao San said and present it to the prince. If his father remembers what he said a few days ago, he will bother him to write down as much as he has. Remember, It must be the exact words." The little eunuch replied again.

King Lu asked curiously, "Sister, why do you want the exact words?"

Princess Jian'an glanced at him: "You are courageous, resourceful, steady and active. How can such a small child deserve such praise? If it's not to flatter and kill you... it's to favor you."

King Lu was stunned: "Does he know me? Why does he prefer me?" Princess Jian'an just said nothing.He laughed again: "It was my sister's idea to exempt the salt class."

Princess Jian'an patted his head and said, "I have an idea, and uncle has an idea, and it's up to you to make up your mind in the end."

Lu Wang said: "The two Mr. Jia in Beijing in the old years told me that my sister is wiser than my uncle, so I must remember to listen to my sister." Princess Jian'an looked sideways at the window and smiled quietly.

It wasn't until near dinner time that Fan Chengfang wrote out Zhao San's quotations that he and his father had heard, and sent them to Prince Lu's mansion in person, and said: "Mr. Although she usually wears Confucian robes, she looks like a martial artist from the back." Lu Wang didn't know what his sister wanted to do, so he sent him to Princess Jian'an's courtyard.

Princess Jian'an laughed when she heard "about two times fatter".After reading Zhao San's quotations, he smiled and said to the little eunuch who delivered the letter: "Go back and tell your lords, since Mr. Zhao San said he was just here for a stroll and not in a hurry to choose a master, we don't have to be so anxious. If he has the heart, He will come sooner or later. I watch the sky at night, and he is a warm-hearted man. If there are any matters that cannot be resolved or have no idea in the past few days, before he leaves, please ask Mr. Fan to ask him for advice." Little eunuch down and gone.

King Lu was still young, "My sister is right." Fan Cheng is an honest man, "What the prince said is true." Therefore, Fan Cheng took a few official documents and went to visit Jia Huan's inn early the next morning. No, just ask Mr. Zhao for some advice.Jia Huan was happy to help his brother-in-law, and lost interest even after wandering around for several days, so he really opened it to have a look.

The first one was a case.A rich man died, leaving only one son, eight years old, who was born to a concubine.The old woman said that the concubine had an affair with the servants at home and wanted to sell the concubine.The son refused, saying that the old woman framed his mother.Although this matter is small, there is a lot of discussion among the people. The public says that the public is right and the woman says that the woman is right, and the government will not deal with it.

Jia Huan said: "What is there to argue about? The old woman insisted on selling the concubine because she was afraid that the son would grow up in the future and the concubine would climb on her head. If she sold her son together, she was afraid that she would The brother and uncle of the deceased husband will come to take over the family property. It is all about money and has nothing to do with right and wrong. You tell the old woman that the child is already eight years old, not three or two years old. If you sell his biological mother, he will grow up in the future. When she grows up, she will take revenge, and it's not just as simple as climbing to the top. It's better for them to negotiate with their mother and son, and half of the family property, and the well water does not interfere with the river water. If she wants, let her son give her a letter of divorce on behalf of her father to allow her to remarry, and she will get another Wouldn’t it be nice for money to be free again?”

Fan Cheng frowned and said, "In this way, isn't it necessary to ruin the people's morals?"

Jia Huan said: "This is not folk customs, but human nature. If you are afraid of corrupting the folk customs, find a nunnery that is not honest - there are honest monks and aunts in the world, and there are dishonest ones - let the old woman become a nun. After three days After five months of being in the spotlight, she will return to vulgarity. You don't even need to shave your head, just take your hair and practice."

Fan Cheng shook his head and said, "It's not right. If that concubine is really selfish, wouldn't she have wronged this old lady?"

Jia Huan said: "It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, who cares about such things? That concubine is not the eldest lady of the Shukuai forum, and she has never read the commandment of women are women. Even if it is true, if she If you sell it, this son will take revenge on the old lady in the future."

Fan Cheng said: "Just explain the truth to him, and he will know that it is his mother's fault."

Jia Huan said: "If you say it [-] times, he will definitely believe that his mother is wronged. The more you say it, the more he thinks that his aunt has framed his mother against the officials and will retaliate more severely in the future. Besides, you will know Will he grow up to be a just and wise man in ten years?"

Fan Cheng was taken aback.

Jia Huan said: "If everyone was just and wise, how could the world be like it is now. Mr. Fan, among all the people in the world, how many people have studied? I'm afraid none of them will be there."

Fan Cheng thought for a while and sighed: "Mr. Zhao's words are reasonable. There are all kinds of things in the world, and there are very few people who are taught by saints."

Jia Huan said with emotion: "In the past, our brothers thought that if we had free time in the future, we would run some free schools and invite some scholars to teach the children of ordinary people. It's just that the world has become like this, but we dare not."

Fan Cheng's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Isn't this a great thing? Why not?"

Jia Huan said: "If you do it for a while, it's all right. If a student wins the exam after a long time, it may spread the reputation of Shilin and attract the eyes of the princes."

Fan Cheng persuaded: "Emperor Zhaolie of the Shu Han Dynasty Liu Bei said, don't do good things because they are small, and don't do evil because they are small. There is no need for virtuous Kunzhong to let go of such a good thing because of the idea."

Jia Huan said apologetically: "Our brothers are not impartial and selfless people, we value our own family more than others. Mr. Fan, don't think that Wansheng is a man of benevolence. Wansheng must do a good job in advance so as not to endanger himself."

As expected, Fan Cheng was somewhat disappointed, and he said after a long while: "I'm afraid Xian Kunzhong is worrying for nothing, why is that so?" Jia Huan smiled bitterly and asked if there was anything else.

Fan Cheng then took out another one.This time he has trusted Jia Huan a lot and has taken an important file.Du Dequ, the appeasement envoy of Luzhou, made a huge false report of the number of soldiers, and he had been paid for many years.Because the King Lu is young and his mother's family has no generals, he is still blatantly eating nothing.It's just that now the military pay has gone to King Lu.Because the salt class was exempted in Luzhou in the past two years, and the streets became more prosperous, he actually said a few days ago that he would recruit some more recruits.In fact, the king of Lu has already got the letter, he doesn't want to recruit soldiers at all, he just wants to get some money for free.

Jia Huan said: "People who are greedy for money are easier to deal with than those who are greedy for power. King Lu is lucky."

Fan Cheng said sadly: "Our lord's hands are a little looser, and there are more places to spend money."

Jia Huan laughed and said, "Why doesn't Mr. Fan know what your father knows?" Fan Cheng was startled.Jia Huan imitated his tongue and said, "'It's just stealing and cheating. The huge salt tax is gone, how can those officials and lords bear the lack of money? It won't be long before they have to raise taxes from other places to make up for it.' Right now It hasn't reached 'how long will it be', and even if it does, it can be said that King Lu is young, Mr. Zeng is pedantic, and he refuses to increase taxes."

Fan Cheng was stunned and said, "Just as Mr. guessed, our tax in Luzhou is actually too much."

Jia Huan glanced at him: "You are the one who knows about this matter, I guessed it, how can someone know about it? Do you think everyone can guess it?"

Fan Cheng nodded, and said again: "This can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause."

Jia Huan said: "If you want to cure the root cause, you have to recruit another reliable general to replace him, and then use some tricks to make him sick, injured or dead. Does he have any generals who are not bad under him and who are not suitable for him? "

Fan Cheng was silent.After a while, he suddenly saluted Jia Huan.Jia Huan was taken aback: "What is Mr. Fan doing!"

Fan Cheng said with tears in his eyes: "Although my husband and I just met yesterday, we already know that you are a capable person. My master is young, my uncle is a bit pedantic, and my students are just ordinary scholars. In today's world, people who are not benevolent and righteous Can stand. Please help my master."

Jia Huan sighed: "Mr. Fan, I can't explain many things to you too clearly. Anyway, I won't ignore King Lu. If I help him at this moment, it will not be a good thing for him."

Fan Cheng raised his eyes to see the expression on his face, as if there was something difficult to say, knowing that he might be in a difficult position, he bowed to the ground again: "Student, I hope you will forgive me."

Jia Huan quickly returned the courtesy and said: "Mr. Fan is too worried. The king of Lu is still young, and everything is unknown, and the future will be long."

The two of them got closer.Fan Cheng was not polite anymore, and took out the first one to discuss with Jia Huan.This day, Fan Cheng stayed in Jia Huan's courtyard until almost dinner time, and because he was embarrassed to ask Jia Huan to treat him again, he thanked Jia Huan again and again and left.

Fan Cheng casually went into a small restaurant by the side of the road, stuffed himself with some food, and went to Prince Lu's Mansion with the file in his arms.Princess Jian'an had told her younger brother that Fan Cheng would tell her to listen behind the screen when he spoke back and forth; so she listened to every word from the beginning to the end.

After Fan Cheng left, King Lu immediately turned to the back of the screen and asked, "Sister, what does this Zhao San mean?"

Princess Jian'an smiled and said, "It's obvious that I have good intentions for you, so you just accept it as it is. What he said is very reasonable, so let's do as he says." King Lu agreed.

At that moment, Princess Jian'an returned to the yard, called a clever confidant maid over, and ordered her to go out quietly through the west corner gate, and take the four boxes of snacks she made in the afternoon to a certain inn in a certain lane to Mr. Zhao San. "If he asks you if it's important, don't say anything, and ask him if he has anything to say to the prince."

The maid said: "White eyebrows and red eyes, what is this?"

Princess Jian'an said with a smile: "You just go. They help us to do a day's work for nothing and don't get paid. Is it possible that they don't give us two bites of snacks?"

The servant girl thought for a while and said, "Then what are the words that don't matter?"

Princess Jian'an said: "If you ask your name, you can tell him." The servant girl became more and more confused.

She took the snack box and gave Jia Huan a gift.When Jia Huan heard from the people below that a little girl had come and refused to tell the story, Jia Huan's heart was moved, and Nai ordered her to be brought in.

The maid gave Jia Huan a blessing.Jia Huan asked: "I don't want to tell you the origin, but do you have a name?"

The servant girl said: "My maidservant's name is Can'er."

The maids of ordinary people are Chunlan Meixiang, how can there be such a weird maid name?Jia Huan's boyish heart immediately jumped into his throat: "Is it the brilliant Can?"

Can'er said, "No. My master said, it means smiling nicely."

Jia Huan burst out laughing immediately: "Does your master still have a maid named Lin'er? The Lin from Qingyu?"

Can'er wondered, "How does Mr. know?"

Jia Huan laughed from ear to ear: "I guessed it." The seven sons of Jian'an... clenched their fists while talking.

Can'er took a few glances at him and said, "Sir and Master both love to be weird."

Jia Huan took the dim sum with his own hands and held it in his arms, reluctant to let it go: "Thank you, master, I love dim sum the most."

Can'er originally thought that this Mr. Zhao is a genius; it's just that no matter who gets these four boxes of snacks for nothing, he should ask, isn't it?She blocked him with a sullen face.The words have all been thought out, no matter what Mr. Zhao asks, there are only two sentences: the master does not allow slaves to speak, and I hope that Mr. will not make it difficult for slaves.Presumably Mr. Zhao's face is quite interesting.Unexpectedly, she stood in front of her and waited for half a day, and seeing Mr. Zhao just looking at the snack box with a smirk, she wondered, "Sir, don't you ask me anything?"

Jia Huan said casually: "What do you want to ask? Why don't you tell me if you have anything to answer me, and I'll ask."

Can'er suddenly lost interest: "Are you two able to play riddles? The master asked me to ask if you have anything to say to the lord."

Jia Huan thought for a while and said, "Tell him: virtuous ministers are rare, capable ministers are even rarer, and loyal ministers are the rarest. This Mr. Fan Cheng, you don't have to listen to his ideas, but you must treat him kindly."

Can'er wrote down this and said goodbye.