The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It is said that the son of King Yan ran into Qin Zhong in Qingxu Temple, and the two made a bow to each other.Qin Zhong seemed to be here for a stroll, casually said a few words that the weather was fine, or that a Taoist priest would prune flowers and trees, and so on, and then he wanted to walk away.One of the guards who followed Shizi noticed that there was something on Qin Zhong's wrist, and asked unconsciously, "Mr. Qin, is that an iron sand buckle?"

Qin Zhong raised his hand: "That's right." Nai laughed, "I rarely wear this when I go out. I wear it when I'm practicing. A few days ago, I practiced against several bodyguards and lost very badly. My brother-in-law was annoyed. Order me to wear it every day to practice my wrist strength."

The guard said: "This thing is so novel, it has only been sold in the past two months? We usually use sandbags."

Qin Zhong nodded, and casually untied the iron sand buckle on his left hand: "It's available at the end of the old year. It's similar to sandbags, and the mother and child can be buckled down. You don't need to tie a belt or buckle. It's much more convenient." He handed it to the guard. .

Several guards were curious, they gathered around and started discussing. "The button seems to be made of copper?"

"It's copper."

"Never seen."

"I heard that it was invented by the craftsmen of the previous dynasty. The factory owner in the south of the Lingnan made a mold in the past, and now it can be produced in small batches." Qin Zhong simply took off his right hand, and the guards took turns wearing it to try the feel.

Although the prince couldn't understand what they said, he was quite happy to see his guard talking happily with Qin Zhong.One of the guards became interested, and with iron sand buckles on both hands, he punched a set in the courtyard in front of Lu Zu's hall. Qin Zhong and the guards watched and discussed.After he finished the fight, Qin Zhong also played a set.As soon as the move was accepted, several people asked in unison: "What kind of punch is Mr. Qin hitting? It's so subtle."

Qin Zhongdao: "A friend taught me. It was originally the boxing method of their family, created by his great-grandfather." He winked at the prince, "It's called Jiajia boxing." The prince immediately understood that the "Jia family" must be the "Jia family" Jia's", his body trembled slightly.It must be his family's consent for Jia Lan to teach the ancestral boxing method to people with other surnames. The friendship between Qin Zhong and the Rongguo Mansion is unusual.They are more and more happy to study the club's fists and kicks.

After a long time, an eunuch saw that their elder son was standing all the time, so he borrowed a chair from a Taoist priest in Lu Zu's hall.Only then did the guards suddenly realize that they had forgotten their master for a long time, and one after another stepped forward to apologize.The prince smiled and waved his hands: "It's rare to see you guys so happy."

Qin Zhong also smiled and said to the son: "Uncle Yue, you are a good person. I have talked to your subordinates for a long time, but you don't understand these things, so you didn't bother me."

The prince said: "Since they came out to relax, it's good for them to be happy."

Qin Zhong nodded: "It's rare." Looking up at him, he asked casually, "Could it be that you have something to worry about yourself?"

The son was overjoyed in his heart, and he only sighed on his face: "It's not a big deal. My shop will soon lack a manager. My father asked me to think about who I should replace."

Qin Zhong said "Oh" and winked: "How old is your father? Is he going to hand over the family business to you slowly?"

The prince couldn't help laughing: "My father is in the prime of his life."

Qin Zhong said: "That is to prepare to teach you? Take your time to think about it, your father will support you anyway. If the person you choose is not reliable, he will not use it."

Shizi suddenly took a deep breath and shouted: "What?!"

Qin Zhong was stunned: "Anyway, there is an old man who supports you, you just pick and choose, your father won't use the one that is not suitable." Seeing that the son's expression was wrong, he hesitated, "Um, aren't you the boss?"

The prince gradually realized that his thoughts had gone wrong, and he said after a while, "I am the boss."

Qin Zhong hesitated again: "Since you are the boss, you will inherit the family business in the future?" The son nodded.Qin Zhong opened his mouth and closed it again, "That... your family's family affairs, I'm an outsider, so it's inconvenient for me to speak nonsense haha." He laughed dryly.

The prince stood up and grabbed him: "Mr. Qin, who do you think I should choose?" Qin Zhong hesitated.The prince said again, "When we met by chance, we just chatted a few words casually. As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear."

Qin Zhongdao: "I don't know how big your family's business is. Is your father going to hand over the whole business to you to practice first? Or does he want you to learn the whole business?" He thought for a while, "Shouldn't he want to That business is for you, or he should have selected someone for you and handed it over to you."

The prince immediately said: "No! That business is not intended for me." That is Jiangxi Province!

Qin Zhong wondered: "So your father wants you to learn management? Now that this is the case, Wan Sheng only has the liberty to mention: You must choose an experienced shopkeeper. If you don't have any in your own shop, you can go to the opposite shop to poach the wall. And Whether you have a personal relationship...is the least important thing."

The prince took a few deep breaths, stood still for a while, and bowed to Qin Zhong: "Thank you, Mr. Qin, for reminding me, otherwise I'm afraid I will make a big mistake."

Qin Zhong hurriedly returned the salute, saying: "Uncle Yue is just in the mountains and doesn't know where he is." He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be so nervous, your father is here. If you make any mistakes, your father will naturally take your place." You just watch, so I can teach you. There is no one who is born to do business, why don't you learn slowly."

The prince smiled wryly: "Mr. Qin doesn't know something. There are several brothers in my family."

Qin Zhong blinked: "Understood." After thinking for a moment, "You only think about who you would pick if your father were to pick him." The son bowed again.Qin Zhong returned the salute again.

So he bowed his hands to say goodbye, and Qin Zhong waved to several guards.Only seven or eight steps away, the son suddenly turned around and shouted: "Mr. Qin, stay a step." Qin Zhong turned his head.The prince quickly ran up to him and bowed again, "Mr. Qin, please give me some pointers."

Qin Zhong returned the gift, looked at the prince for a moment and said decisively: "You are not the son of an ordinary businessman."

The prince smiled: "My father is the Lord of Yan."

Qin Zhong gasped: "My darling! Your son?!" Then he bowed and saluted, "Please forgive me for being rude."

The prince hurriedly supported him: "Those who don't know are not to blame." Nai said, "To tell the truth, because my father wanted to replace the prefect of Jiangxi, he ordered me to recommend it. I have been deliberating for many days and I don't know who to recommend, so I am worried."

Qin Zhong thought for a while: "The magistrate of Jiangxi?" Then he smiled, "It should have been changed a long time ago, that place is full of bandits. The magistrate is either incompetent, or deliberately inactive."

The prince asked earnestly, "Can Mr. Qin give me some advice?"

Qin Zhongdao: "I am a scholar. I have not been admitted to Jinshi. I usually only manage ideas for the family and make a living. I am an outsider in the affairs of the court. It's just that I think that there may be some similarities between doing business and the government. Jiangxi is fighting against bandits recently? Bandits Afterwards, the order will inevitably be chaotic, and the new prefect must have two brushes, otherwise he will not be able to suppress it." His eyes flickered, "I don't know much about the officials of various states and counties. Er..." He suddenly whispered, "The late students have A few words, you must not let Jia Lan know, and you must not tell Jia Huan, or the uncle and nephew will kill me."

The prince nodded his head vigorously, his heart beating fast—if he hadn't known that this son and Jia Lan would never go against each other, and this was the second time they met seriously, how could they have believed him?Seeing Qin Zhong's playful and lively expression, he couldn't help saying solemnly: "Speaking out is forgetful."

Qin Zhong suddenly smiled and said, "I only know this one character, and there will be no more. It depends on whether you are aggressive enough." Nai Fuer said something.The prince was startled after hearing this, and Qin Zhong muttered a few more words.

The prince said: "It's just...will he agree?"

Qin Zhong said confidently: "This kind of textbook-style Zhongliang likes to do practical things the most. He will definitely solve one's suffering, protect the people of one place, and preserve his reputation forever."

The prince nodded: "Thank you, Mr. Qin." Qin Zhong smiled slightly, bowed and left.

Two days later, the King of Yan discussed matters with his counselors, and several older sons were present.The eldest son said: "My son remembered something. A few days ago, the father mentioned that he wanted someone to be appointed as the magistrate of Jiangxi. My son would like to recommend Su Tao, the magistrate of Jingzhou."

Everyone was shocked.King Yan frowned: "Su Tao? Why did you recommend him?"

The son said: "Master Su entered the imperial examination and became a second-class Jinshi. He first reviewed and compiled national history for the Imperial Academy, then went out of Beijing to serve as the county magistrate of Licheng, then was transferred to the county magistrate of Huzhou, and then moved to the magistrate of Jingzhou. He has been an official for many years. He is honest and diligent. He is a talent for practical work. Jiangxi has been in chaos for many years, and it cannot be quelled overnight. It is necessary to have a loyal and capable person to quell the suffering of the people and manage the people's livelihood in the area. My son has been thinking about it for a long time, but Mr. Su is the most suitable."

One person present said: "Su Tao's talent is known to everyone, but he is the prefect of Jingzhou. Jingzhou is the land of Chu State. How can our prince transfer him away?"

The prince said indifferently: "The big deal is, let's give more salary." Everyone was speechless.Is Su Tao someone short of money?The prince said again, "Didn't the king of Chu regard his father as the overlord? What's wrong with leaving them alone?"

Everyone in the room rushed to see King Yan.I saw King Yan nodding slightly with a smile on his mouth, his eyes approving.Everyone immediately praised: "My son is right!" "My son is so bold!" "My son has such a good vision!"

Yan Wangnai coughed: "Okay. He is young, but he just thinks of one or two things occasionally. You can't be blamed for awarding him so much that he doesn't know where he is going." Everyone praised him more and more.

When the meeting was over, the King of Yan summoned three confidant counselors to the inner study, saying: "Yue Er didn't think about this matter today."

The advisers looked at each other, and one named Roman said: "Even if the people under him think it out, it's good if the prince is willing to use it. A master doesn't have to be good at everything."

King Yan snorted and said: "He originally wanted to pick someone from himself to recommend him, but he didn't know which one to choose, and he had been thinking about it for a long time. Two days ago, he came across a candidate, and that person came up with the idea."

Another counselor said: "Your Majesty, I think this is a good thing. My son has the luck of meeting talents, can recognize talents, and is willing to listen to persuasion."

King Yan said indifferently: "The son won the first three subjects of Juren, but he refused to join Chunwei, saying that he thought it was too tiring to be an official." Then Qin Zhong told his classmates that in the early years he studied books to seek a future and protect him. His sister, who knows that his sister is more promising than him in a few years.Then he continued to study in order to comfort his father; when his father died, he was too lazy to take any imperial examinations, so he would rather be a merchant. "Yue'er is willing to listen to him, and it's not because he knows talents. It's just because Qin Sheng has been friends with Jialan and Jia Baoyu of Rongguo Mansion for many years. He believes in Rongguo Mansion and Qin Sheng."

Roman thought: "The lord is suspicious that the Rongguo Mansion is going round and round to propose some sons?"

King Yan shook his head: "...it doesn't look like that at all." In his heart, he thought about the meeting between Situ Yue and Qin Zhong for a long time, and it was indeed a chance encounter.

A Taoist priest from Qingxuguan said that when Qin Zhong went to offer incense with his brother-in-law, it happened that his wife also went with his brother-in-law to make offerings.The two fell in love at first sight in the hall, and soon forged a marriage.Over the years, the couple donated a lot of incense money to Qingxu Temple, and they often went to visit it.Situ Yue met an old man who was good at playing the piano and writing lyrics in Qingxu Temple a few days ago, but he couldn't find it after searching for a long time, so he went again to try his luck.Those who followed Situ Yue said that the piano player named Wang Guowei was like the sound of nature.The two poems written by him have been read by King Yan himself, and they are well-known in the literary circles of the world.Such a talented person, even I want to find this person out.

And the Rongguo Mansion has always been the most taboo to associate with his own son.Thinking of this, King Yan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's not the Jia family's idea."

Roman thought for a while and said, "Even if it wasn't the Jia family's idea, Lord Su Tao is the son of Lord Su Zheng..."

"Ok?"

Roman said: "The prince nominated Mr. Su Tao in public today. In the eyes of others, I'm afraid they will think that the Rongguo Mansion has voted for the prince."

King Yan snorted: "Let them think it's going, so what if they 'think it'." Roman bowed his head and answered "Yes".

In the afternoon of the next day, in a small house on the outskirts of Beijing, a man with the appearance of a Confucian scholar was drinking tea alone.Not long after, a person hurried in from outside and called out to him, "Mr. Luo."

That Confucian scholar was King Yan's confidant counselor Luo Man, he bowed and said, "Your Highness."

The person who came was the third son of King Yan, and asked anxiously, "How?"

Roman said: "The idea was not from the Rongguo Mansion. However, the prince knows that this matter will cause misunderstanding, so he doesn't want to explain it clearly."

His Highness the Third Highness frowned: "He would rather be misunderstood by everyone?"

Luo Man nodded: "Although the son is a bit dull, he is willing to listen to the advice of an ordinary person, give up recommending his own disciples, and instead recommend a talented Mr. Su, so we know he can accept advice. And he counts the talents of Chu as his own Above all, it is catering to the prince's mind. This trick is too clever even if it is hit by mistake. If he doesn't make any big mistakes, our big things will not be easy."

His Highness shook his head and said, "What big mistake can he make!"

Luo Man persuaded: "Your Highness, don't worry, the days are still long. Your Highness, please avoid the limelight first, and pretend to be dead for two years. If you have nothing to do, lead Meiji to visit Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, and indulge in female sex."

His Highness thought for a long time, then sighed, "That's all we can do for the time being." He withdrew and walked away.

After that, His Highness the Third Highness became a little desolate, and often led the beautiful dumb concubine Mrs. Ma to various nunneries and Buddhist temples in central Beijing to burn incense and wander around.On this day, the two of them burned incense in Tianqi Temple outside the west gate of the city.While the Third Highness was giving lectures to the monks, Mrs. Ma went outside for a walk.Suddenly, an old monk with shabby robes but a kind face flashed out from the slanting stab, and kowtowed three times in front of her, then handed her something, turned and left.Ma was puzzled, picked up the thing and saw it was a small wooden statue of Maitreya Buddha, with a square folded paper strip pressed on it.He opened the note and saw that there were eight characters written on it: Dragon eyes and Phoenix eyes, the appearance of a queen.