The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It is said that Situ Cen was almost dug and buried alive, and just escaped from the sack, he was defeated in the fight and was shot down by the weapon.The dwarf raised his knife and was about to slash at Situ Cen's neck, when he suddenly heard someone shouting loudly: "There are fat sheep here, we will share half of them!" An arrow hit the blade of the dagger in the dwarf's hand.The dwarf's arm was so strong that he didn't let go of the knife, he just tilted it and didn't hit Situ Cen.The three looked around intently, and saw two big men slowly walking out from the miscellaneous trees, one with a knife and the other with a small crossbow.The man with the crossbow raised his head and whistled, which was echoed in the distance.Hearing the sound of horseshoes, dozens of men on horseback ran over.

Situ Cen was overjoyed: "Everyone is a hero, if you are saved, there will be a big reward at home!"

The leader glanced at him a few times: "I don't know that your life is worth your money and your death is worth a lot."

Situ Cen hurriedly said: "Living is valuable! Living is more valuable than dead."

The leader asked the dwarf again: "How much is his death worth?"

The dwarf said, "Just ask the price."

Situ Cen immediately said: "The living is three times more expensive than the dead! No matter how much he pays."

The dwarf sneered and said, "You're not afraid of being broken!" Nai looked at the leader, "You can set the price for the dead, and the living is three times more expensive than the dead. Do you still accept the living?"

The leader thought, "I can't think of anyone else worth that much money."

Situ Cen said: "Everyone knows the wealth of the Rongguo Mansion. My surname is Wei, and I am a close friend of Jia Cong, the third master of their mansion. I once beat red-haired sons with him in the West! He is willing to redeem me alive. If you don't believe me, just send me People asked him to go, and he happened to come to Shu."

The dwarf was startled, and blurted out: "Your surname is Wei?!"

Situ Cen wondered, "What's wrong with the surname Wei?"

The tall man couldn't help asking, "What's his last name?"

Situ Cen became more and more surprised: "The surname is Wei! Didn't I tell you?"

The dwarf thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Whatever his surname is, he can't stay anyway."

Situ Cen hurriedly said to the leader: "My life is money, and my death must be a disaster. That kid Jia Cong will never let me die in vain. One of his subordinates is the best at solving crimes. He is always busy. If I die, no matter how much work that person has, he has to stop and investigate my affairs first."

The man with the crossbow just now sneered and said, "Who's afraid that he won't succeed?"

But the one with the knife said: "The Taiping Escort Bureau of Rongguo Mansion is quite famous in Taoism. In the past few years, it has hired some masters. It is very powerful. The head of the family has said that the bodyguards of that family should not move."

The leader said: "It's better not to provoke Rongguo Mansion. Along with the green forests of Yanguo, even Panlong Mountain dare not take the idea of ​​Taiping Escort Bureau."

Situ Cen nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "That's not it! I originally wanted to hire a bodyguard at their house, but after thinking about it, Shu Kingdom is quite peaceful, and it would be troublesome to follow a bodyguard, so I didn't want it."

The leader sneered and said, "Shu is peaceful? Where did you hear that? How has Shu ever been peaceful?"

Situ Cen's face was reddish - as the son of the King of Shu, and having been abroad for many years without knowing the affairs of the country, he took it for granted that the Kingdom of Shu was peaceful.Nai murmured, "I've been in Lingnan for the past few years. Shu is not peaceful. It was quite peaceful earlier."

The one holding the crossbow sighed: "No country is peaceful, but Lingnan is the most peaceful. You might as well just stay there."

Situ Cen said: "That's right, Lingnan Shaoshan."

The man holding the knife said: "What does it have to do with mountains and mountains? Didn't Lingnan used to be full of barbarians? It has gradually become peaceful since Prince Teng passed by. Didn't those people in Huangni Mountain do business in Lingnan at first? A few years ago If you can’t do it, let the government go to Jiangxi; Jiangxi has suppressed the bandits in the past two years, and they have come to Shu again.”

Situ Cen frowned, and immediately acted curiously: "Isn't it easy to do green forest business in Lingnan?"

The man with the crossbow said: "Since ancient times, officials and bandits have been at odds with each other. When the government rises, the green forest will not have a good life. The only way is to run away."

Someone in the horse team sighed: "Shu is the opposite. Mr. Shi has run away, and the green forest will flourish."

Situ Cen asked, "Which Master Shi?"

The leader said: "Stop talking nonsense." Then he said to the tall and the short, "Since this person has something to do with the Taiping Escort, for the sake of the green forests and roads of the Kingdom of Shu, it is better to stay alive."

The dwarf sighed: "Actually, I don't know what his origin is..."

Before he finished speaking, the man with the knife kicked Situ Cen down.Hearing the sound of "whoosh", it seemed that something had been shot out.The leader sneered and said, "Hide arrow skills are quite good."

The dwarf said: "Everyone, this person must die. Which family do you belong to? Make friends, and we will meet in the future."

The leader said: "Since this person is so important, life or death is a good deal. I can't be the master. I have to take it back and show it to the master."

Situ Cen shouted: "The hero is wise! With a subordinate as wise as you, your leaders must be wise too!"

The man with the crossbow stepped forward and picked up Situ Cen and threw him on a horse.The short man was in a hurry, and together with the tall one went forward to snatch the man, and let the man with the knife block his way.The leader whistled, and led the horse team to run, regardless of the height and the shortness of the horses.Situ Cen couldn't move while sitting on his horse, but he was glad that he escaped.

A group of people walked across the mountains for more than half an hour, and when they arrived at a cottage, someone came out to greet them.Everyone jumped off their horses one after another, and the leader asked, "Is the head of the family here?"

A minion said: "Someone from Zhuangzi over there came to deliver a letter, saying that the old lady and the eldest lady were hanging themselves again. The head of the house had no choice but rushed over."

The leader sneered: "I've been playing for several years, but I haven't played enough. If they are capable, the two of them will die!" Everyone laughed.

Someone asked Situ Cen again.The leader said: "On the way, I robbed old man Tian's goods, which means that they should be worth a lot of money. Lock them up first, and wait for the master to come back." The subordinates agreed and wanted to take Situ Cen away.

Situ Cen became anxious, and said: "Dare to ask your majesty, who is that old man Tian? My wife may be in his hands."

The leader sneered and said, "Women? Don't worry, women are probably fine in his hands." Situ Cen still wanted to bargain, but the two minions grabbed his shoulders and twisted them, dragging him away involuntarily.Situ Cen yelled vigorously, but no one paid any attention to him.

Minions dropped him into a grass shed.The thatched hut had air leaks from all sides, and there was no bedding. Situ Cen was so cold that he could only curl up in a corner and shiver.After half an hour, someone came in and threw two bundles of straw, and shouted: "Wrap yourself up, don't freeze to death and be worthless." Situ Cen was cold and hungry at the moment, and couldn't care about anything else. .It took half a day to untie the straw with stiff hands, and lay a bundle of covers one by one.Nai deeply hated himself for being self-righteous and not wearing a white dragon fish suit without guards.I don't know what happened to Mrs. Qiu, but she never suffered a murderous hand, so she burst into tears.He tossed and tossed so hard that day that he fell asleep unconsciously.

The next day, a minion came to wake him up, and threw him a black, yellow steamed bun.Situ Cen took it in his hand with a wry smile, and sighed: "I am such a valuable meat ticket, your king is not afraid of freezing to death? I am worth three times more alive than dead. No, five times!"

It's reasonable for me to think about it, and said: "You stay here, I'll talk to our leader." Then he left.

Not long after, that minion came back and said, "Come out, I'll take you to the house. The leader is really afraid that you'll be worthless if you freeze to death."

Situ Cen cupped his hands: "Thank you. When my friend redeems me, I will thank you 500 taels of silver!"

Immediately, Xiao Luo opened his eyes and smiled: "You must not forget."

Situ Cen said: "Once a man says something, it's hard to follow!"

Immediately, Minor regained his energy and led Situ Cen around two bends to a room with bedding.Then I went to another place to beg for some hot water for him.Situ Cen took a sip of hot water, and he felt alive immediately, and he let out a sigh of relief: "It's much warmer."

Minor said: "Sir, you rest, I'll get you something to eat."

Situ Cen cupped his hands again and again: "Thank you, thank you!" He secretly laughed in his heart——Qian Guo really has magic powers.

After a while, the boy came in with a basket. In the basket was a bowl of hot rice, two side dishes and a wine gourd.Situ Cen was overjoyed and made a bow to the minion.Nai put aside the hard black steamed buns, drank four or five gulps of wine first, then shook off his cheeks and began to eat.He was so hungry that he ate it up like a tiger or wolf in the blink of an eye.Xiao Luo smiled and packed up the dishes and left.

Situ Cen has made up his mind now.As the saying goes, there is a way to steal, and the green forest has its own rules. The word "money" is the most useful rule.Since he was valuable, he picked up the signboard of the Taiping Escort, and his life should be safe, as long as An Sheng waited for Jia Cong to save his life.She was most afraid of something going wrong on Qiu's side.Thinking of this, my heart felt like a knife was twisted, and I cried hard for a while.

At noon, it was that guy who came to deliver the food again, which was more than the bowl in the morning.Situ Cen was busy with regrets and regrets all morning, so he was not very hungry, so he didn't eat well in the morning and was lazy.The minions couldn't help asking: "Sir, are you feeling unwell?"

Situ Cen smiled wryly and said, "No problem. But I feel uncomfortable." Nai sighed, "I always thought I was capable. I never thought that leaving home would be of no use at all. I can't even keep a woman."

Minoru said: "I think it's because you are a good-looking woman? Old man Tian can't miss anything he likes, so you are unlucky."

Situ Cen's complexion was as black as ink, and he said coldly, "Who is Old Man Tian? If you don't want to tell me, that's fine."

Minoru said: "What's the inconvenience? He was also a bandit at first, and later he donated a county magistrate. Anyway, he only deceives ordinary people and passing businessmen who don't know the details."

Situ Cen frowned: "Does his superiors not care?"

Minoru smiled and said, "I don't care? I don't know how much benefit I have received. Fuping County is no different from the bandit's lair in Jiangxi."

Situ Cen frowned: "Fuping County... I passed by Fuping on business earlier, and the county magistrate seems to be named Shi? When did you change this old man Tian? Where is Mr. Shi?"

"Run away." Xiaoluo said.

Situ Cen was stunned: "Run away? Isn't he a good official? Why run away?"

"I don't know. The whole family ran away without a trace. When his superior sent someone to look for him, the house was already empty and the house was covered with dust." Luo Luo said, "I heard that he fled to Nanyang."

Situ Cen asked, "Why did he escape to Nanyang?"

The minion was stunned for a while before Zishen said: "Master Shi is a good official. What else can a good official do to escape? It's nothing more than refusing to join forces." Nai shook his head and remained silent.

Situ Cen lost his mind.Fuping county magistrate he knows.The Juren of the first two subjects was only in his 30s, and his surname was Shi.Not only a clean official, but also a capable official.In the early years, he heard his brother mention that if this person had to practice for another two years, he should be promoted to another job.Not long after, Situ Cen went to the west, and when he came back, he didn't have time to care about the county magistrate or not.

In the afternoon, the minions came in happily and said, "Sir, our master is back! Let me take you there." Situ Cen hurriedly stood up, straightened his clothes, wiped his face with his sleeves, and followed.

As soon as he entered the lobby of the Juyi Hall, he saw a young man in military uniform sitting on a big black tiger leather chair in the middle of the hall. Situ Cen could tell at a glance that this person was a woman.There are seven or eight leaders around, and the person who brought him to the cottage is also among them.The queen looked at Huizi Situ Cen and asked, "Are you a friend of Jia Cong from the Rongguo Mansion?"

Situ Cen said: "I will not be rebellious in my association with Cong Sanye. Your Majesty just mentions the name of Xiyangwei Jinsan, and he will definitely give money."

The queen nodded and said: "I'm not afraid of you coaxing me, anyway, your life is in my hands. If he doesn't buy the live ones, I will naturally sell the dead ones to County Magistrate Tian."

Situ Cen cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, just ask the price all over the place, he will definitely not pay back the money on the spot - anyway, the wool is on the sheep, so I will pay him back the money in the future? He is willing to trick me."

The Queen smiled and said: "I owed Jia Cong a favor in the early years, and I was thinking about whether to pay him back. If this is the case, you will pay the money yourself anyway, so there is no need." Situ Cen was speechless.

The empress asked where Jia Cong was now, and Situ Cen said, "I don't understand either. Your majesty can go to Jia's horse shop and ask." The empress then ordered him to be taken down.

Back at the house, the little guy just became more attentive.Situ Cen said with a smile: "Don't worry, I promise that your money will not be too small."

I just left for less than two quarters of an hour, and Situ Cen was sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, when suddenly he heard someone outside the window shouting in a low voice: "Your Highness...Third Highness..." Situ Cen shook his ears, not knowing what to do. Did you hear me wrong?The window "pushed" open, and someone was poking his head outside—it was Situ Cen's personal bodyguard, Zhou Hu.This person followed Situ Cen all the way across the Western Ocean, and then returned to the Kingdom of Shu.

Situ Cen immediately burst into tears: "Zhou Hu! But you?"

Zhou Hu nodded: "It's me!" Nai turned over and jumped in from the outside, kneeling in front of Situ Cen with tears in his eyes, "Your Majesty is suffering because your rescue is late."

Situ Cen hurriedly asked, "Where is the princess?"

Zhou Hu said: "People from the Taiping Escort Bureau rescued him. His kung fu is far superior to mine, so it must be fine."

Situ Cen was taken aback: "Taiping Escort?"

Zhou Hu said: "Your Highness doesn't allow us to follow, how dare we not follow? So we sneaked behind. Last night, we were hiding near the inn where His Highness stayed, and suddenly three or four masters jumped out to lure us away. If it wasn't for Taiping That Escort Liu from the Escort came quickly, we are afraid that we will lose.” He paused, and said with a wry smile, “The Escort Liu was ordered by the third grandma of the Jia family to secretly protect the princess. He came together to look for His Highness; he said he was not ordered to protect His Highness, so he refused to come, and went to look for the princess."