The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It is said that Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin rushed to the Kingdom of Shu to help Situ Cen escape from marriage. He thought it was a trivial matter and didn't want a series of things to happen one after another.Jia Cong is not Gong Kunlin Daiyu's first-class talented and intelligent person, and he can't deal with many troubles at the same time. Thinking about these messes makes him a headache.Then he ran to Qiu Liang and said, "There are too many things, I'm confused. Master Qiu, can we solve one or two problems quickly?"

Qiu Liang glared at him and said, "You are impatient. How are you going?"

Jia Cong said, "Nobody knows who those urns belong to, right?"

"The two thieves who escaped must know."

"However, those two are either from the late emperor or from the Supreme Emperor, right?"

Qiu Liang frowned: "What do you mean?"

Jia Cong spread his hands: "Anyway, except for the late emperor or the Supreme Emperor, no one knows who those urns belong to. Of course we don't know, and others don't know. And now we are investigating. Even if we say we found it, it is No one else can tell the truth from the ashes of someone else, right."

Qiu Liang straightened his back: "Who is who?"

Jia Cong winked: "We have another important matter at hand~~ Soldiers never tire of cheating. How tiring would it be?"

Qiu Liang suddenly understood what it meant, stroked his beard in thought, and pinched his beard still after thinking about it.It took a long time before he said, "You can give it a try."

Jia Cong watched with trepidation, and heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words: "Even if it doesn't work, it won't waste much manpower." But he patted his heart, "I only hope that one thing can be saved."

Qiu Liang looked at him a little funny: "The idea is indeed a good idea, let's see if it works."

Jia Cong nodded again and again: "You are always an expert anyway." Incidentally, he mentioned that Dong Ming from the Taiwan government should be transferred here. "This person has swept up the old cases of the Taiwan government and Guangdong and Guangxi in recent years, and is very good at detecting clues." Qiu Liang naturally agreed.He said again, "I'll take a closer look at the muskets of those dead men and see what kind of muskets they are." Qiu Liang waved his hands to let him see for himself.Jia Cong went to look at the evidence openly.

As Jia Cong couldn't do much about the underground prison, he went to Situ Cen's mansion the next day to find out the progress of Fan Meiren's case of stealing a dragon and turning a phoenix into a phoenix.Situ Cen also had a headache, and when he saw him coming, he pointed to a pile of confessions and said, "Take a quick look to see if there are any mistakes! I have also interrogated, investigated, and served the severe punishment. Those two It doesn't look like a woman is lying."

Jia Cong sat down beside him: "You can't see any mistakes, so why should I? If the two of them didn't lie, could it be that the two who died happened by chance? Do you believe it?"

Situ Cen smiled wryly: "I don't believe it! But I don't have any evidence. My brother put him on trial because he was afraid that he would be eager to have a son—"

Jia Cong patted him on the shoulder comfortingly: "No, it's you and I who suspect that he is eager to beg for a child, hoping that Po Wen will say that the child is his own."

Situ Cen pursed his lips: "Now I have no evidence to prove that the son is not his."

Jia Cong said: "There is no direct evidence, there is indirect evidence. Do you know that Mr. Mei who coaxed me to go to the Bi'an house on Zhuzhi Street used Beauty Fan to catch me?"

Situ Cen nodded: "My Goth sent someone to tell me."

"Look, that Mei guy is obviously messing around!" Jia Cong reached out and took a piece of snack and put it in his mouth.

Situ Cen thought for a while: "I have sent people to the capital to inquire about Mei Hanlin's family. I don't know where Mr. Mei has been these past few years."

"Anyway, [-]% of the affairs of Meiren Fan have something to do with him." Jia Cong suddenly remembered something, "These days, how do the Shizi's residence deal with it? The concubine and Meiren Fan."

Situ Cen was stunned: "How would I know?" He hurriedly sent someone to ask Qiu Shi later.

After a while, Mrs. Qiu sent a big servant girl out to answer.A while ago, the seven princes suddenly turned into a boy, and the son was surprised and delighted.Jia Cong and Situ Cen's family of four sat and guessed that the child was exchanged from outside, and then Chen Ruijin gave the chat records to the eldest son.The prince immediately became suspicious.Situ Cen urgently found out that two of the four stable women had died, and the deaths were unusual, so the prince became more and more suspicious.Therefore, these days, Meiren Fan was trapped in the courtyard.Except for two or three of her confidantes, the rest of the court ladies and eunuchs were replaced by people whom the prince trusted.The concubine Shizi is safe and well, she is taking care of Beauty Fan's food and clothing, and giving her the best in everything.

Jia Cong was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and said: "Look at it... Even if you can't find any evidence, the son of Fan Meiren will not be a grandson."

Situ Cen glanced at him: "My brother is the only son."

Jia Cong shrugged: "Have you heard that sentence? When a child is born, a woman knows it must be her own, but a man may not." Situ Cen was at a loss.Jia Cong explained, "Females are naturally fertile. When a woman gives birth to a child, the child is of course her own. But a man is not sure whether the father of the baby is him. Who knows if his wife and concubines have stolen people? Nai snapped his fingers, "Now there are two situations. Fan Mei gave birth to a son, and Fan Mei gave birth to a daughter, and managed to switch to a son. If it is the former, it means that the son of a prince can actually have a son. A man's The childbearing period is very long, and as the son of the world, there is no shortage of women. The son of the world must work harder and sow more seeds, hoping to have another son. If he can have another son, the newborn child will be a grandson. There is no other reason—whether it is Two of the four Wen women died, or Mr. Mei used Beauty Fan as a bait to coax me to go to Bi An’s house. It’s not unusual. Even if the reason can’t be found out, the prince is not sure that the son of Beauty Fan must be his own. Unless the child When he grows up, he will look exactly like his son."

Situ Cen nodded and said, "If he can't give birth to another son... Meiren Fan is more likely to be a fake."

"Yes. This one, I don't know if it's his; that one, he knows it must be his. In comparison, the 'illegitimate child' who studied in Taiwan government is more reliable." Jia Cong sighed, "Anyway, Fan Meiren's eldest son The concubine can't do it." Situ Cen was noncommittal.Jia Cong turned his head and looked at him, "I've been hanging out with Old Man Qiu in Bi An's house for a few days, and you still haven't gotten out the nanny next to Meiren Fan?"

Situ Cen smiled wryly and said, "Ms. Fan was so frightened that she refused to let her go. I was at a loss for what to do. Besides, with the two stable women in hand, nothing was found."

Jia Cong rested his cheeks and thought: "It is known that Mr. Mei is not an ordinary person, but who is the master behind it. The possibility that the two stable women are all secret agents is too small. The greater possibility is that there is only one secret agent. Xi Zuo has received professional training, so it may be difficult to find out the clues. Then the other stable woman, if it is not Xi Zuo, what supports her refusal to confess? Have you checked their family members?"

Situ Cen gave him a big white eye: "Let me find out all eighteen generations of ancestors."

"Hmm..." Jia Cong thought for a long time, "My husband said that when one road doesn't work, it's better to try another road."

"Ok?"

"Do you want our daughters-in-law to interrogate those two stable women?" Jia Cong said, "Maybe they can see flaws that men can't detect. Anyway, you have no other choice now."

Situ Cen blinked: "I don't know if the two of them are willing."

"Anyway, my daughter-in-law likes to do serious things." Jia Cong said, "She will definitely be willing."

The maid sent by Mrs. Qiu was originally her dowry, and she hasn't left yet.Situ Cen then called her over: "Go back and tell your mothers that Mr. Jia has come up with a bad idea and wants her to marry Third Grandma Jia..."

Jia Cong interrupted: "Hey, are you begging for help?" Nai beckoned the maid to come to him, "Sister maid, you go back and tell Grandma Qiu: just tell Situ Cen and his men to interrogate her." Those two stable women clearly knew that there must be something wrong with the two of them, but after so many days, they couldn't find out the clues. Seeing that they couldn't pay the job, I gave him an idea. Please trouble Aunt Qiu and my daughter-in-law After hard work, whether it's interrogation or investigation or fraud, I helped this guy finish the errand, and saved him from being shameless in front of the prince. This errand was asked for by him on his own initiative."

Situ Cen hurriedly said: "Just what Mr. Yi Jia said!" The maid pursed her lips and smiled, bowed and went.

After a while, Mrs. Qiu sent her back again, saying: "Our empress said, Your Highness is very sorry to see you. Now that this is the case, she will discuss it with Grandma Jia San."

Jia Cong clapped his hands: "It's done! Leave it to the two of them, and we will go to rest for two days. Let's go, go out for a stroll!"

Situ Cen looked at him and said, "You know they can do it?"

"I don't know about your daughter-in-law, but my wife must have a plan." Jia Cong said triumphantly, "My wife is a genius!"

Situ Cen was not a diligent master.Tired these days, like the strings of a piano are tense, Neli longed for a lazy time.Jia Cong cheered up and said a few words, he immediately took the confession and ordered people to send it to the back. "Tell the princess that it's hard work for her~~"

Jia Cong added: "Your Highness is going to buy a gift for the princess~~" The maid couldn't laugh or cry.

Jia Cong was originally wearing the clothes of an ordinary scholar, but Situ Cen also changed into a dandy.The two of them were really tired these few days, so they went out to let themselves go.

The two of them didn't want to go anywhere, they just wandered the streets for a while, and when they were tired, they sat in a small tea shop and ate tea casually.Jia Cong remembered that Chengdu in later generations was famous for its leisurely life, and looking at the people 300 years ago, they were generally very leisurely.Nai sighed: "The people in Chengdu really know how to live."

Situ Cen also sighed: "I always thought that the people of Shu were like this. I don't want to have a place like Fuping County."

Jia Cong comforted: "Your father was born in a military family. After all, your brother is young, and you have Lord Qiu Liang and other important ministers to support you. Chengdu is naturally peaceful. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. There is nothing you can do if you can't control it."

Situ Cen shook his head, sipped a cup of tea slowly, and said, "I'll tell you the truth. Until I helped my brother rectify the bureaucracy this time, I wasn't sure that I wasn't another Ninth Uncle." Jia Cong raised his eyebrows.Situ Cen drooped the corner of his mouth and said, "Rectify the administration of officials, four words, it's really easy to say...it's really hard to do! It's clear that people sent by my brother are doing it, I don't have many errands; I'm still tired It's a matter of life and death. How pleasant it was to be a dandy prince back then! Although I didn't know the place well in the past few years in the West, it was interesting. The officials below, with flattering smiles on their faces, are as hard as stone! Irritable I want to strangle them to death one by one!"

Jia Cong was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud!Nai gave a thumbs up: "Ah Cen, I admire you!" Nai paused, "I admire your brother even more. It is easy to be a mediocre lord, but it is too difficult to be a wise lord. Everyone has selfishness, and dealing with a single blessing Ping county magistrate is easy to deal with, just send troops to destroy it; dealing with large areas of Tian county magistrate is not easy. Besides, it is easy to destroy a Tian county magistrate, but it is difficult to replace a Shi county magistrate."

Situ Cen smiled wryly and said, "To be honest. Although I felt sorry for Nashi County Magistrate at the time, I thought I'd just pick a better one anyway. How many people have I met and how many files have I read these days..." He suddenly thought A little depressed, "I didn't see the second county magistrate Shi. He is the only one in my Shu country!"

Jia Cong added fuel to the flames: "Your brother chased him away." Situ Cen gave him a cross-eyed look.Jia Cong diligently added a cup of tea for him, "As the saying goes, like attracts like. In other words, people have an exclusive nature. When the officialdom is full of corrupt officials, it is very difficult for honest officials to have a place. Ah Cen, my lord He Shizi and you both have the heart to manage the Kingdom of Shu. The foundation of the Kingdom of Pianshu was left by the late emperor. When the prince first arrived in the Kingdom of Shu, the foundation was not stable, and there was Fang Xiong, the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu, a local snake, so it was inconvenient. A big move. And even though Fang Xiong fell, the officialdom of the entire Shu Kingdom still did not make a big move. What’s more, the prince has been focusing on going abroad to make money and grab land after all these years, and he didn’t pay attention to the country. It’s understandable to say it. "

Situ Cen shook his head: "Bullshit can be forgiven! I can even be caught by the bandits!"

"If you two brothers want to govern in a clear and clear manner, you have to be ruthless. How many brothers-in-law of the prince, nephew of the son of the prince, and powerful dignitaries who can't be beaten are involved in this." Jia Cong said, "What other clean-ups are there? Ah, the big steward. Our family suffered a lot from the slaves back then. We let them evacuate our property, and still put loan sharks outside, arrange lawsuits, and force buying and selling. These people , are you willing to chop it up?"

Situ Cen wondered, "Jia Cong, what's the matter with you? Don't chop up these people, keep them for the New Year?"

Jia Cong said: "I want to say one thing. I declare that I just found out by chance. People don't recognize me, and I don't know him either."

"You said."

"A few days ago, I followed Mr. Qiu Liang to check the underground prison. Mr. Qiu mentioned that the ashes urn was exquisitely made, but there was no signature. I was afraid that it was custom-made. Then I thought, does a good thing have to be signed? So I went shopping around A pottery shop, I found that even the rough pottery has signatures. When I was shopping, I heard the guys chatting in a shop—” He paused, “There is a Shu embroidery workshop, because the embroidery is good, the general The items here are more expensive than those in the nearby workshop." He watched Situ Cen shut his mouth.

Situ Cen waited for half a day and urged, "What happened to that workshop?"

Jia Cong spread his hands: "It's been sold at a low price these days. The owner wants to pack up his belongings and go to Lingnan."

Situ Cen shot the case: "Who is forcing to buy their workshop!"

Jia Cong said leisurely, "You." Situ Cen was taken aback.Jia Cong said again, "Your family. If I didn't know that you are so busy these days, I would have believed it. Why not? Ordinary people don't know you. God knows who you are. Then I asked people to inquire. For a moment, who do you think is the one who helped you buy the workshop?"

Situ Cen narrowed his eyes: "Who?"

"The younger brother of Princess Shu, your uncle. This time, it's not some magistrate of Tian County pretending to be the magistrate of Tu County, it's the real thing."