The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

"Unfortunately, the time for you to find Daoist Zhenming to spy on the military situation was a bit early, and we missed it. Please move to Tianning Temple for an interview, and I intend to do business with you."

The little Taoist gave a piece of paper to the neighbor, and the paper looked neither fish nor fowl.The old woman in the neighborhood held the note and looked at it for a long time, laughed loudly, and shook her sleeves: "How dare he make the old man succeed?"

The little Taoist said solemnly: "The third master said that he wanted to do business with the old ancestor. He said you can always rest assured that you will not suffer losses or be fooled if you do this business."

The old woman snorted, "What if I don't go?"

The little Taoist said: "It's only natural if you don't grow old. The business is voluntary, and you can be forced to grow old."

The old woman stared at the little Taoist with a cold light in her eyes.Although the little Taoist tried his best to calm down, he still retreated for a long time, his eyes were a little dazed, and he forced a smile: "You don't want to go, right? The poor Taoist is going back." He turned around and wanted to leave.

"Wait a minute." The old woman stood up, her eyes curled up slightly without smiling, "Since there is a business to do, why don't you just listen."

The little Taoist smiled and said: "That's right. If the business is not successful, there is righteousness. Let's talk about whether it will work. Even if it doesn't work this time, there will be another time."

The old woman sneered and said, "Next time?" She stood there for a long time, closing her eyes slightly.After a long time, he opened his eyes and said, "You go back and report the letter first, and the old man will arrive later."

"Okay~~" The little Taoist priest responded crisply, and ran away.

Back at Tianning Temple, the little Taoist said to Jia Cong with his mouth pursed, "Brother Jia, that benefactor immediately turned into a hole in ice when she saw your letter. I was so cold standing in front of her."

Jia Cong hurriedly poured him a bowl of hot tea: "Drink some tea to warm yourself up." The little Taoist didn't know what to say after receiving the tea.

About half an hour later, the aunt from the Lao family came.Zhen Ming and the others hid next door, while Jia Cong greeted him out of the wing with a candle.Because he was extremely curious about what she looked like, he opened his eyes wide early.At first glance, it doesn't look good.There are also beautiful old women, and Jia's mother was a beautiful old woman when she was alive.This one looks mediocre, because she looks rich and doesn't have many wrinkles.This time, his face was full of hostility, and the amount of makeup he applied was not thin, which seemed to be what Nie Xiaoqian and her grandma meant.

Jia Cong respectfully invited her into the room, and served tea himself.Nai Zhengse said: "Old man, I have a few questions for you. When Yang Guotai assassinated the late emperor, was it Tu Shi or Liu Pingzhong who hooked up with Liu Dengxi?"

He didn't even exchange pleasantries, but when he said this suddenly, the old woman was slightly taken aback, and replied: "Sir Liu Pingzhong was originally the late emperor's confidant, and he was loyal."

Jia Cong thought: "That is, after the Supreme Emperor ascended the throne, Tu Shi persuaded him to join the new emperor?"

"I didn't take refuge in it, but it was just a word."

Jia Cong nodded: "What did I say? The late Emperor was so greedy for power, how could he choose an unreliable position like the commander of Jinyiwei. Thank you for your advice." The old woman nodded, and the chill on her brows dissipated.Jia Cong laughed again, "I have a personal question for you. Why didn't you marry Mr. Lao Er? The 'misunderstanding' back then was intentional."

The old woman sighed softly: "I have been injured and cannot have children."

Jia Cong was slightly stunned: "So that's the reason. Then Lao Yanci is not your son?"

"No." The old woman said, "I brought him up."

"Well. Since you can't have children, it's better to retreat than to marry Mr. Lao Er. It's hard for a childless wife." Besides, you are not beautiful.In ancient times, women could not bear children, so there was simply no way to go.

The old woman smiled and said: "A wife is worse than a concubine, a concubine is worse than a thief, it is better not to steal than to be able to steal."

"It's true." Jia Cong took a sip of tea, "The one named Li Tao is your subordinate. I guess?"

The old woman raised her eyebrows: "Why do you see that?"

"I have almost never been hooked up by fans, especially smart fans. Li Tao looks smart." Jia Cong laughed, "I didn't expect that. Fans know that my family has a kiln, and their methods are still good. I may not know as much as I do. Besides, Li Tao is just a fan and has never read any books. Have you read the poems she copied? You are obviously a layman. I copied her poems. Hers was written by Confucian scholars, even if Fantou had that talent, she couldn't write like that."

The old woman disagreed: "Not necessarily."

Jia Cong said: "Although poetry is a small way, if you want to write well, you must pay attention to it. The meaning in those poems is definitely not the wish of a brothel girl."

The old woman said: "The poems Li Tao showed you were written by Madam Tu."

Jia Cong said "Oh", "Could it be one of her concubines who did it." The old woman frowned.Jia Cong quickly explained, "The Tu family hasn't produced a Jinshi so far, so we know that the family style doesn't like reading very much. The Tu family is originally a woman, and I think the family will not read more books to her than men. How could it be possible to write those books?" Poetry?"

The old woman said: "She was sent to the palace by someone when she was very young."

Jia Cong opened his eyes wide and nodded again and again: "This can explain it. She must have been asked to leave by Mr. Liu soon after entering the palace, and she was specially taught. It can also explain why the current rumors are 'a granddaughter of the Tu family' instead of Not a 'daughter'. She was too young when she left, just a granddaughter. Well, I have no doubts. Oh, there is one more. I don't understand. Now that the world has been divided and Jinyiwei is gone, don't you happen to be relieved Is it? It would be great to go to the green forest to pimp and earn a few intermediary fees. And you are getting old, so it’s not good for you to take care of yourself? Why do you want to seek land?"

The old woman looked at him for a long time and smiled: "It seems that the news is wrong, you have no intention of rebelling."

Jia Cong blinked: "Huh?"

The old woman said slowly: "You have never tasted what it is like to be in power."

Jia Cong thought for a while: "It seems to be true." Nai Zheng said, "Let's get to the point. I want to discuss with you today, and work together to send those bandit soldiers to North America."

The old woman frowned: "This is what you said about doing business?"

Jia Cong nodded: "Anyway, they are not the opponents of Li Zongbing. They will be dead sooner or later if they stay in Jiangxi. They have been bandits for a long time, and their banditry is hard to change. If they stay in Jiangxi, they will inevitably cause trouble to Mr. Su. And send good people away. North America is very risky. Because the good people in our dynasty are pure-hearted, tolerant, exquisite and precious. Ordinary immigrants to foreign countries still think that one thing is better than one thing, and big things are turned into small things. North America has been overwhelmed by Westerners. After immigrating for 60 years, they killed all the territory occupied by the local natives, and there is nothing more murderous. When good people meet Westerners, due to inertia, they should only give them an inch, and they will not give back even a foot. It will be too aggressive. Little do they know that this will make Westerners think that the good people of our country are afraid of them and will become more unscrupulous in the future. Therefore, it is best to send the bandits there. We will fight to the death with the Westerners and will not tolerate everything." He paused, "Besides, the bandits don't know how to farm the land, don't know how to do crafts, don't know how to do business. They are best at murdering and looting. If they kill one more Westerner, the soldiers will be relieved. Even if they don't kill people, they will rob the Westerners of their money and food. , and force him to go back to the West.”

After hearing this, the old woman was silent for a long time, nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. What good do I have?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Don't you love power? North America is so big, as long as you don't become emperor, no one will care about you."

"What if I don't agree?"

"Then I have to kill you and find your subordinates to do these things." Jia Cong tilted his head, "Anyway, you are dead, and someone will take over your errands."

The old woman said coldly, "Mr. Jia, are you negotiating with me?"

"It doesn't matter if you think it's coercion." Jia Cong said with a smile, "I have already decided to send the bandits to North America. Old lady, you are a loser now, so it doesn't matter. If it wasn't for saving time and energy, I Just go to old man He Dulu directly. Without you, both of them can do the same thing."

The old woman sneered: "Can they do something? Mr. Jia might as well give it a try." She stood up and walked away.

Jia Cong shouted from behind: "I'll give you three days to think about it. After three days, I'll treat you as dead." The old woman turned a deaf ear and didn't look back.

Even when visiting neighbors, the old woman is still sitting in a carriage.It was already dark when the little Taoist passed by, and now he walked more and more at night.Fortunately, her house is very close to Tianning Temple, and there are two lanterns hanging in front of the carriage.Not long after, the carriage returned to the small house in the bamboo forest.The old woman got out of the carriage, stood there thinking for a long time, then returned to the carriage and ordered the coachman to "go to Xuanchun Temple." The coachman turned the carriage and left without saying a word.

This place is just south of Nanchang City. The carriage bumped around the city in a starry night and went to the north of the city.There is Qingshan Lake in the north of the city, and a Taoist temple named Xuanchun Temple stands beside the lake.The incense in the temple was not strong, but fortunately, the Taoist priests cultivated three or four acres of land for food.Occasionally, a rich man would come to pay homage to Sanqing and drop dozens of taels of silver, which would be enough for Taoist priests to live for a year or two.The old woman got out of the carriage in front of the Xuanchun Temple, went to the front of the temple with a lantern in her hand and knocked on the door four times.After a full cup of tea, the Guanmen opened with a "squeak", and a middle-aged Taoist priest flashed inside.He glanced at the old woman through the lantern, frowned slightly, let her in sideways, and closed the door immediately.When the old woman entered Tianning Temple just now, she brought two maids and two women with her, but now she only went in by herself.

She didn't come out in a hurry until the cock crowed the next day.The maids, mothers-in-law and coachmen waited all night, but they didn't make a sound when they saw the master came out. They all shut up like a sealed gourd.The old woman got into the carriage, and the coachman raised his whip and yelled "Drive" twice, and left before the sun was shining.

About two hours later, the horseshoes were flying on the spring mud by the Qingshan Lake.A group of people came running from nowhere, all of them wearing round helmets and carrying muskets on their backs, and surrounded Xuanchun Temple.A Taoist priest who was guarding the door heard the noise, opened the door for a glance, then closed it immediately and inserted the threshold from the inside.The leading general just ignored him and signaled the soldiers to stand guard with guns in several places.This place is desolate, and there are few people nearby, so a few boatmen on the lake stretched their necks to look around.

A soldier took off his gun and fired a "bang" at the gate of the Taoist temple, and then he flew up and opened the two doors.The Taoist leader came out in a hurry and was facing the intruding soldiers.He shouted: "Dare to ask you what is the origin, why did you trespass on my Xuanchun Temple!"

The general was very young, he smiled and said, "Surrender without killing."

The leader of the Taoist priest made a slap in the face: "The poor Taoists are monks..."

The general interrupted: "Master Liu, you can choose to surrender or die."

The Taoist leader was dumbfounded.After a long while, he slowly asked: "Dare to ask how you found your subordinate."

The general said, "I don't know. That's the job of scouts."

The Taoist leader thought for a moment: "The poor Taoist is willing to surrender."

"Thank you."

The leader of the Taoist priests raised his hands, and the Taoist priests behind him also raised their hands. Several soldiers stepped forward, wiped their shoulders, folded their arms, and tied them all up.An old Taoist dodged behind a large pillar, narrowed his eyes and quietly raised his arms.Hearing a "bang", there was a bloody hole in the old Taoist's forehead.The general said: "Our snipers have no dead ends."

The Taoist leader said sadly: "He is also a hero, he is not used to surrender."

Not long after, Manguan Taoist priests were all arrested.The general ordered the soldiers behind him: "Search the files of Jin Yiwei."

The Taoist leader said: "It's all in the library at the back."

"Thank you."

The soldiers went straight to the library, and saw dense bookshelves connected to the roof.A soldier laughed and said, "Isn't it unusual for such a small Taoist temple to hide so many books?"

The Taoist leader said: "Outsiders can't come in."

Several soldiers randomly picked three books from each bookshelf and flipped through them.The outermost shelves on the first floor are all Taoist classics, and the rest are covered with Taoist classics, and the inside is full of Jinyiwei files.At this moment, someone came in and gave a military salute: "Report! The carriage for transporting files has arrived."

The general said: "Let them come in and move."

The Taoist leader wondered: "Why didn't the carriage come with the general?"

The general said: "We thought there was going to be a war. They came to deal with the aftermath."

The Taoist leader said: "Why did you come so urgently? It's different from the same one."

The general said: "If you don't surrender, my lords, I have enough kung fu for this time." The Taoist was dumb.

A young Taoist priest behind snorted: "You are just relying on the advantages of firearms. You have the guts to fight with me!"

"No fight." The general said, "It's not a martial arts contest between the green forest people. If you can win with firearms, why fight with fists?"

The young Taoist raised his eyebrows and said, "You can't beat me at all! I'm not convinced!"

"Whether you accept it or not is your business. What I want are these files, and I don't plan to accept you as my subordinate, so why do you want to accept it?" The young Taoist took a breath and choked to death.

The Taoist leader thought for a moment, then cupped his hands and asked, "Dare to ask this general, how Mr. Jia plans to deal with us."

The general said: "This is not under the jurisdiction of the general. But Mr. Jia probably won't accept you to do things, he has no shortage of people under his command. It would be best if you are willing to go overseas, otherwise he will probably find pirates to force you Ship it."

The leader of the Taoist priest laughed a few times, and said with emotion: "He really only has overseas in his eyes. Anyway, it's better than being a Taoist priest for a lifetime."

The general said in relief: "You have some skills in your hands, many times better than ordinary people. Westerners have been operating in North America for many years. The land is ready-made and there is no need to open up wasteland, and there is no need to build houses. You just grab it. If you don't want to farm, you can become a bandit. The land is vast and the population is sparse, the enemy is weak and we are strong, and being a bandit has a bright future. It would be best if you are willing to bring more bandits together. Master Liu might be able to get another You should be an official." The Taoist leader laughed more and more.