The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It is said that the bandits waited all night and did not wait for the camp to be robbed. Only after dawn did they realize that the news was wrong.Because everyone was exhausted, the bandit leader had no choice but to rest for half a day.All the minions had just fallen asleep for less than an hour, when they heard roars and gunshots like rain, and a sentry came from behind.The city gate was wide open, and a group of men and horses came out of the city, not only armed with guns, but also with cannons.The bandit soldiers were immediately attacked by the enemy, and many people lost their lives while they were still in their dreams.They were meant to be patched together.Seeing that the situation is not good, several small bandit leaders led their own minions away.Most of the bandit soldiers in Xu Qiying's camp scattered around.The big boss wanted to gather his minions to fight against the officers and soldiers, but both the officers and soldiers in the front and back had firearms, and the battle was not a fight at all, but a massacre.Now that the matter has come to this point, the beauties in gold and silver in the city can't care about it anymore, and they fled in defeat.

Outside the west gate of the city, there are only corpses left, bloody and smokey.This battle came and went quickly, and it only took one day from beginning to end.Jia Cong stood on the top of the city gate and looked down. Feeling exhausted, he put his head on his daughter-in-law's shoulder: "I understand what it means to live like a year. It's really uncomfortable to be pressed and beaten by others." Chen Ruijin heard it funny, and rubbed his hands Hit the back of his head.Yang Guotai at the other end met with the generals of the government soldiers who had come to reinforce them, and the two greeted each other with clasped fists.The soldiers were hoarse from shouting just now, but they still sang "No Clothes" full of enthusiasm, and the sky was brightened by their singing.

Jia Cong turned to look at Du Min'an, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Du. Without you, we would not have won so happily. It's just that it's hard to say how loyal your son is to the enemy. We have to judge."

Du Min'an also clasped his fists: "I hope Mr. Su will see clearly." Then he said with regret, "I just watched the meeting for nothing, and I didn't go down to kill the enemy, so what does it have to do with me."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "If you hadn't brought Li Erlang here, the bandit soldiers wouldn't be so tired in today's battle. If they weren't so tired, we wouldn't be able to win so happily. You know, they planned to attack the city overnight."

Du Min'an was stunned: "What did Mr. Jia say?"

Chen Ruijin said from the side: "Li Erlang is the work of a thief." Du Min'an was stunned.

It turned out that when Li Erlang stared at Su Tao yesterday, Liu Xiaoqi had already noticed it.While Yang Guotai was talking with Du Min'an, he returned to the gate tower and told Jia Cong Zhenming and others about it.As for Su Tao's reaction to Du Min'an's mention of "General Yang Guotai", because Yang Guotai was the criminal who assassinated the late emperor, Jia Cong and others were afraid that Su Tao was too loyal to the emperor and did not tell him the truth.So he coaxed him to say that Yang Guotai was a bandit leader in the early days, but after he washed his hands in the golden basin, he changed his ways.Su Tao then thought that Du Min'an was also a green forest man, so he didn't take it seriously, and didn't give him half a look.

When Yang Guotai first met Du Min'an, he was skeptical. When he went upstairs and exchanged glances with Jia Cong, he knew that the two were suspicious.Then Li Erlang blatantly inquired about Su Tao and the troops in the city, and he knew everything in his heart.When Li Erlang heard that they were talking about robbing the camp to make military contributions for Du Min'an, he believed it was true, and ran away under the guise of sending a letter to Du's wife.Little did he know that Zhenming had quietly followed him.

Sure enough, Li Erlang did not go to Du's house, but first went to the back door of a house, took out the key and opened the lock.Zhenming followed him over the wall and saw a garden inside.Li Erlang went straight to the tall building at the corner of the garden.There was no one in the building, so he studied ink and wrote a letter by himself, put it in a letter box, tied it to the pigeon's feet, and let it go.People who have nothing to do in the future usually go out from the back door, lock the door, and rush to Du's house to deliver the letter.

After dinner, he went back to the city gate tower.Yang Guotai and others sang another play, pretending to be a genius at the fifth watch to send troops.Li Erlang then sent out a second letter.

At first, the bandits planned to attack the city overnight. When they heard that the officers and soldiers were going to rob the camp, they lined up to wait for work.Ordinarily, camps were robbed from the third watch to the fifth watch, so the bandit soldiers naturally did not dare to sleep.When it was time for the second watch, I heard that it was only the fifth watch that came.But this time is not enough time to take a nap.Besides, what if the general of the Taiwan government sent troops ahead of schedule?So Baba waited all night.

On the other side, the government soldiers who suppressed the bandits in Wugong Mountain received a report from the soldiers of the special battalion and rushed to help Nanchang Mansion in the starry night.After Yang Guotai and others made a plan, they sent another scout to stop on the official road of Wugong Mountain.When they were still [-] miles away from Nanchang Mansion, the soldiers who suppressed the bandits were stopped, and they camped on the spot and slept for two or three hours to recharge their batteries.After dawn, the bandits found that no one had robbed the camp, so they reorganized and rested.The officers and soldiers inside and outside the city had already contacted each other, and they agreed on a time to attack from both inside and outside, so that they won this big victory.Yang Guotai looked at the soldiers around him, then at General Zhen Mingqi and the others, and suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.The laughter went straight to the sky, and the others couldn't help laughing.

The soldiers and generals triumphantly entered the city, and the people who heard the news cheered along the road, set off firecrackers, beat gongs and drums, and those who didn't have gongs and drums beat pots, bowls and pans to create a lively scene.Back at the magistrate's yamen, Su Taohong greeted him outside the gate, choked up and said, "On behalf of the people in the city, I would like to thank all the officers and soldiers." He held a large bowl with both hands and sent it to Yang Guotai.Yang Guotai took it and drank it down, and everyone cheered in unison.Then sing praises and thank the gods and Buddhas without going into details.The government office was busy issuing notices to the people, recruiting civilian husbands to clean up the corpses outside the city gate.It's spring now, and the bones must be burned as soon as possible, otherwise the plague will easily occur.Anyway, the magistrate is rich, so he didn't hesitate to use clean oil to fuel the combustion, but the price of oil in the city rose by accident.This is for later.

This time defending the city, Yang Guotai is the number one hero, so he must be complimented everywhere.After a meeting, he took the opportunity to sneak away from the lobby of the government office, and entrusted a servant of the government office to invite Du Min'an over.Du Min'an followed the crowd all the way from the gate of the city, distraught.Nai followed the yamen servant to the first small wing room behind the mansion yamen.This place was originally a place to store sundries, and some bulky objects such as tables, chairs and screens were lost.Yang Guotai had already pulled out two chairs, wiped them with their sleeves and put them in the middle of the room, and sat on one by himself first.Du Min'an went into the room to have a look, and sat opposite Yang Guotai.

Yang Guotai looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Knowing you for so many years, I don't think you are a person who can play with your daughter-in-law's innocence. Mr. Jia also thinks that Li Erlang is a spy, and you let him coax you to use it as a cover. Someone went to your house to inquire yesterday, and it is true that the younger brother and sister were almost raped by thieves, but now she dare not even come out, and she has lost three times of weight. Therefore, everyone believed you at first."

Du Min'an was silent.After a long while, leaning on the back of the chair, he said slowly, "How did brother become suspicious?"

"It's the suspicion of Daoist Zhen Ming. Your son is still in prison. Yesterday we discussed how to get you a crime for military exploits, but you didn't mention your son at all. The old Taoist has lived so old and has seen a lot of worldly wisdom. He Dao, if you are an ordinary person, no matter what, you should say something like 'If you are lucky enough to get an inch of merit, it will only be the fault of a dog'. Even if it is useless to say it, because you are thinking about your parents and children, you can't avoid talking about it."

Du Min'an laughed and said: "How do you say that? Old brother, you are the general who guards the city. My son was imprisoned and got angry because of a misunderstanding. Is it possible that Mr. Su still wronged him?"

Yang Guotai shook his head and said: "You haven't taken refuge in Mr. Su, so you shouldn't know the situation of the people in the government office. You are inevitably afraid and suspicious. Now you are not afraid because you know that although Jia Cong has no official position, he has great authority. And he is born Unruly, talented and affectionate, you will try to get rid of my disciples."

Du Min'an was stunned for a while: "I still don't understand what you mean."

Yang Guotai took a long breath: "It's fine if you don't understand. Anyway, I just want to ask you one thing. I have known you for so many years, from following the general to wandering in the green forest... It has been decades. My surname is Yang. I am right for you, and I am right for your whole family. What is the reason why you two want to kill me regardless of years of friendship." Nai raised his eyes and looked at him.Du Min'an was speechless for a long time.Yang Guotai said again, "Did I offend you?" Du Min'an shook his head.Yang Guotai waited for a long time, and said, "The general named the two of us Guotai Min'an. In the early years, I had no choice but to become a thief." He shut up.

The corner of Du Min'an's mouth slowly curled into a sneer: "General? How did the general die?"

Yang Guotai patted the armrest and said loudly: "I stabbed the Hunjun and forced him to retire as the Supreme Emperor, so I avenged the general. What did you do?"

Du Min'an also questioned loudly: "You stabbed Hunjun? Who arranged for you to go in? Who planned the route for you? Who poisoned your arrows? You escaped with a hole in your body, who healed your wound? Who? Give you work so that you have food? A dog official coaxed you to betray the master! You shameless villain! The one who avenged the general was originally the master, and you are just a errand."

Yang Guotai was stunned and didn't know how to answer him for a moment.Jia Cong sighed softly outside the window: "General Yang, normal people have nothing to say about this kind of brainwashing theory." Nai walked in with his hands behind his back.Yang Guotai smiled wryly.Du Min'an glanced at Jia Cong indifferently.Jia Cong smiled and said, "Your boss is similar. He was the most trusted eunuch of Jinyiwei, the late emperor, but he secretly took refuge in the third prince and helped him arrange assassins to assassinate the late emperor. Then he met the great eunuch Liu who was very favored by the late emperor. Deng Xi joined forces to advise the late emperor to abolish the crown prince as Prince Yizhong and establish the third prince as the new king."

Yang Guotai and Du Min'an were shocked: "What?!"

Jia Cong went on to say: "As the secret leader of the imperial court stationed in the Green Forest, after the Supreme Emperor disappeared, he simply started the Green Forest Business and became a thief. No one is so familiar with the road. You have done so many errands in the past, many of them are It is inconvenient for the court to do it publicly. You can understand it after thinking about it for yourself." He shrugged, "Actually, he can't be blamed entirely. He used to be a secret official, but the court fell apart overnight, and he couldn't even find a master. It’s not for the king of Yan, nor for the little sage. It’s better to just join the green forest, how cheap.” Yang Guotai and Du Min’an exchanged glances, and Du Min’an immediately looked away.Jia Cong laughed again, "Aren't you curious why your boss is so powerful and defeated like a mountain in just a few days? Think about when he started to lose?"

Yang Guotai thought about it: "It starts when you come here."

Jia Cong nodded: "That's right. So he didn't lose to Su Tao, but to me." He then took out an object from his pocket and handed it to Yang Guotai.Yang Guotai took a look, and there were three big characters shining brightly on it: Jinyiwei.Jia Cong sighed, "Actually, your boss didn't do things in a hurry before, but he started to worry after we came. Why is he in a hurry? Because on the day we came, he helped Mr. Su search Zhuzi Street 42 shops. Of course, this is not the point. The point is that the leader showed the badge of Jin Yiwei to the shopkeeper of Chulongzhai. Your boss was frightened, so he panicked." Jia Cong pulled a smirk from the corner of his mouth, "Like him Such a character, how could there be no nails placed by the court around him? We can know in advance what he wants to do, and take precautions early. For example, this time, he spared tens of thousands of soldiers to assassinate Mr. Su. As a result, Mr. Su only wandered around the city gate Just let us coax us away."

Du Min'an murmured: "So... no wonder."

Yang Guotai also said in a daze: "He is actually Jin Yiwei... No wonder he knows everything, and he can avoid the court's pursuit every time."

Jia Cong looked at Yang Guotai and said: "Actually, I hinted at it. I said that Green Forest is definitely not the opponent of the court, and must be under the control of the court. You never understood what I meant."

Yang Guotai said: "You speak so vaguely, where can I understand?" After a while, he smiled wryly, "So, am I considered Jinyiwei?"

Jia Cong said: "No, you are just hired by Jin Yiwei to do things. After all, you are helping the court, so you are not considered a thief." Yang Guotai shook his head blankly.Du Min'an sat paralyzed as if the sky had collapsed.

Jia Cong withdrew, quietly found Chen Ruijin, Su Cheng, Liu Xiaoqi and others, and told the story of the confrontation between Yang and Du.Nai Dao: "We already know the reason why they didn't continue to assassinate Yang Guotai in the future, in order to let Du Min'an get close to him."

Chen Ruijin thought: "Every time I miscalculate, Mr. Gu must have changed his strategy many times, and his movements became more and more loud, and his temper became more and more anxious. It must be that the donkey is at the end of his skills."

Liu Xiaoqi smiled and said, "The most miscalculated is that oiran."

Chen Ruijin glanced at Jia Cong: "Guess where Li Erlang released the pigeons?"

Jia Cong blinked: "Could it be Li Tao's private courtyard."

Chen Ruijin said: "A fan, even the deed of selling himself is in the hands of the old bustard, how can he have a private courtyard."

Jia Cong said: "Earlier, all the slaves in our family had private houses and Zhuangzi outside..." He suddenly understood that this was tearing down the wife's platform, so he quickly shut up, "Where is it?"

"The back garden of Hongxiangfang."

"Oh. Quite concentrated." Jia Cong thought for a while, "In this way, Li Tao is still a key figure."

Su Cheng suddenly said: "Is that Gu Erdai's surname Mei?"

Jia Cong said: "I guess he's Mei Hanlin. But maybe not. Maybe it's because of the word plum in his name, or because he likes plum blossoms. It's probably related to plum blossoms."

Su Cheng said: "Plum, apricot, plum and peach have similar flowering periods."

Jia Cong snapped his fingers: "And they are all Rosaceae trees, and the flower shapes are similar. This name is also in line with the literati's love for 'writing'. Gu Erda chose it if it is not complete."

Just as they were guessing, they heard the bell begging to see the third grandma outside.Chen Ruijin ordered her to come in.Little Lingdang walked up to Chen Ruijin with a dark face and pouted mouth, without glancing at Jia Cong from the corner of her eyes: "Grandma, the people from Hongxiangfang brought this to grandma just now." She raised her hand.Everyone took a closer look, she was holding the rich peony purse that Jia Cong forgot at Li Tao's place in her hand. "He still hasn't left at the gate of Su Mansion." Jia Cong laughed flatteringly.

Chen Ruijin smiled and said: "Our men lost everything, thank her for helping to bring it back." Nai thought for a moment, "I will treat her to tea as a thank you."

Ling Dang's eyes widened: "Grandma! Would you like to treat Fantou to tea?"

"Yeah." Chen Ruijin said, "You can give this purse to whoever you want to play with." Ling Dang readily agreed.