The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

After the total solar eclipse, the porridge in a porridge shop turned blue.It happened that there was a student from Tsinghua Women's School at the intersection of the street.The students came over to have a look, and started to popularize science chemistry.

After most of the sun came out, the people became less and less interested, and everything went on as usual.A storyteller was telling stories in a teahouse and mentioned the matter of blue porridge.He patted the gavel: "Guess what? Before the solar eclipse, the porridge, which was full of white jade shavings, turned blue! This guy has lived for more than 20 years and has been working in a restaurant for a few years. Had blue porridge! I was so frightened that my face almost turned blue, and I ran out. Everyone, do you know why?"

"I know!" shouted several tea guests below, "Starch will turn blue when it meets iodine! This is a chemical reaction, and the remnants of Maitreya's teaching scare the people!"

The storyteller was stunned: "What? Maitreya religion?"

A fat tea drinker stood up and said loudly: "Just now at the intersection, the students of Jian'an Polytechnic School told us. After the total solar eclipse, more than a dozen such things happened in the capital. The Yamen has arrested three, let alone more A dozen or so." The storyteller was dumbfounded.

It turned out that the group leader of the science popularization group on Atrium Street felt that it was strange, so he asked a classmate to hire a carriage to go back to school and told the principal Jia Anniang about it.Jia Anniang immediately sent a letter to the political affairs hall.Not long after, people who popularized science all over the street, whether they were students, shops, fans, fanciers, all began to popularize the matter of porridge shops, and said: "There are more than a dozen porridge shops, restaurants, and even people's homes in the capital. It has been found out that the remnants of the Maitreya Sect are determined to take advantage of the total solar eclipse to cause trouble in Beijing, sending more than a dozen habitual thieves to make trouble everywhere, and produce blue porridge to scare the ignorant people "The poor Maitreya Sect has long since been wiped out, and Baba has been blamed.

Originally, there was a riddle for people to guess, and I wanted to whet my appetite for a while, but I was impatient and told the world the answer first-the answer was different from my own.The storyteller seemed to have his throat blocked and couldn't continue.

By dusk, more than 50 cases of blue porridge had been reported to Zhengshitang from all over the capital.Roman looked at Jia Cong, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "How do you know there is more than one?"

Jia Cong lazily said: "Although the king of Yan is wise, he did not accept science and engineering. Otherwise, why was it so difficult for me to let the students of Yan country learn mathematics, physics and chemistry? I have worn out my lips with the old man of the Imperial Academy! Therefore, he The people under him have not studied chemistry systematically, how many things can they know that make starch change color? Gu Baoqi still got the prescription from some Taoist priest. What's more, the person who recruited Prince Yizhong used it before, maybe it flowed from there .”

Just as he was talking, Feng Ziying took a portrait and approached: "There are 23 storytellers who promote blue porridge, and all of them have been arrested and interrogated. They are all paid storytellers. This is the person who hired them." Raising his hand, he said, "It's not easy to find such a person in the vast capital."

Jia Cong and others passed it on and read it, but they didn't recognize it.Zhan Kun said: "Don't worry, let people draw more, and it will be useful tomorrow." Feng Ziying immediately ordered.

Jia Cong waited for a long time and no one asked Zhan Kun why, so he asked himself.Zhan Kun smiled and said nothing.Jia Cong curled his lips: "How does Brother Feng know that he won't say anything?"

"I don't know." Feng Ziying said, "Everyone is busy at the moment, if Yi Zhi is not sure, he won't say it. Since he has an idea, let people follow it, and he will know it when the time comes. There is nothing wrong with it." Understand, I am not a counselor."

Jia Cong was right after thinking about it, and said with a smile: "I have to restrain my curiosity and learn from Brother Feng." Then they went to their own business.

There are five large official warehouses in the northeast of the capital, and three in the northwest, and there are many guards.Around the second watch that night, it was snowing again.Several tall trees protruded from the Guangping warehouse, which turned half white after a while.Two shift watchers came slowly outside the west wall, wearing coir raincoats and bamboo hats.The two looked up at the wall for a while, then suddenly took off the coir raincoat and the bamboo hat, and climbed up the wall like apes.They sat on top of the wall watching for a moment, then jumped in.At this moment, gunshots rang out.These two people didn't even have a place to hide, and they were shot and fell into the wall.There was another gunshot in the distance, and the watchmen on the east, west and east sides were also ambushed.Soldiers jumped down from the trees and dragged the dead bodies into the house for inspection—these watchmen all carried large sheepskin bags on their backs, which were filled with clear oil.

Official warehouses are guarded by officers and soldiers, but private warehouses naturally do not.Overnight, seventeen private warehouses caught fire in the capital.Fortunately tonight, the firefighters got the word from their superiors, saying that the Maitreya believers who made blue porridge confessed that they planned to set fire to burn food tonight, so they prepared it early.Although the seventeen private warehouses were badly injured, the fire did not spread to other places.

In the morning, the yamen servants of Wucheng Bingma Division rode horses and ran all over the street, busy drawing pictures to catch the arsonists and remnants of the Maitreya sect last night.When a few storytellers saw it, Haoxuan jumped up in fright: Isn't this the one who hired himself a few days ago as a storyteller?At a loss, I listened to the popular science first and didn't make the money.Otherwise, if you get involved with the Maitreya Sect, you might not be able to cleanse yourself by jumping into the Yellow River.There is also some anticipation: the notice said that if anyone who knows the thief's whereabouts and informs the government, he will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver.It's a pity I didn't meet him today.The yamen servants also specially sent some to the rich and powerful families, so that the masters and stewards inside can have a look.Prince Yan's mansion also got a few portraits, and the servants gave them to the concubine.Strange to say, that man was clearly not ugly, but the princess couldn't eat after seeing it.

At about three quarters past, a man came to the Bingma Division of Wucheng.It turned out that he was the waiter of an inn, and he recognized this person who lived in their inn last night, and had an accomplice.The yamen servant immediately took the iron lock and went to the inn to arrest people, but they were in vain—the two had already escaped.Check the names of the two of them again. This person's name is Quan Er, and his companion Zhang Lu.After two hours, the portraits of Quan Er and Zhang Luzhi, the remnants of the Maitreya sect, were plastered all over the streets and alleys.Feng Ziying couldn't help calling for Zhang Lu's grievances: "You are a Yanshan official bandit, and you have been framed as Maitreya."

The matter of the total solar eclipse was immediately forgotten by people, and people who were busy or not all over the capital were talking about the Maitreya Sect, and some people even pulled out that the most beloved mute concubine of the late son was also a Maitreya believer.

When Jia Cong heard about it, he asked Zhan Kun casually, "Where is Ma Shi?"

Zhan Kun said: "Let my third uncle be sent to Qi State."

Jia Cong said: "Isn't the state of Qi quite weak and needn't deal with it?"

Zhan Kun said: "Saving an effort is a share. The princes of King Qi have no success. Let them commit suicide and perish, and we slowly wait for the people of Qi to migrate out voluntarily, wouldn't it be good?" Jia Cong thought That's right, it was thrown away.

It was Lin Daiyu who asked, "How did the eldest brother-in-law know that they would set fire to it? This matter is too difficult, I thought it would not be possible."

"It's impossible to burn all the grain in the city," Zhan Kun said, "so they only burn the official warehouses and the warehouses of the rice shop. Although there is no shortage of grain to buy in Beijing, the price of rice will rise in vain, and the government will have no food to buy. Temporary price reduction. Ordinary people are reluctant to part with the money. They go to the outskirts to buy rice with farmers but cannot avoid it. They will inevitably complain in their hearts. Coupled with the calamity of the Tiangou eclipse and the discoloration of the rice porridge, rumors abound on the streets and people are panicked. Second, it is easy to cause civil chaos. If the Tianjin general Lu Dezhi raises the flag to clear the emperor's side, the admiral of the Shenji Battalion Zhao Changsong responds in the city, and the king of Yan goes to appease the imperial army in person, I am afraid that we will all have to escape in a hot air balloon."

Jia Cong thought for a long time: "If only this is the case, Princess Yan will not be so frightened that she wants to send her grandson out of the city. Besides, our firearms and soldiers are better than the Imperial Forest Army after all. They can't win with these alone, there must be other things."

"It's just speculation for the time being."

"Well, right now we have withstood several attacks from the enemy, and victory is in sight."

After finally passing the total solar eclipse safely and keeping the Daguancang, Jia Cong thought it would be a good day to rest.Just after returning home to invite Jia Amnesty to come back, Lin Daiyu sent someone.The soldier clasped his fists and said, "Our prime minister said, I'm sorry for the regent. She didn't do what you told her to do."

Jia Cong was stunned for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "She is a daughter, and Uncle Lin is my father, so she can't do anything." Then he couldn't eat dinner anymore, so Babaer sat down.Thinking that the three generations of the Lin family should have had their fill, they got up and went over.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the Lin Mansion, Menzi said, "Why did the prince come here? Our master and prime minister have been waiting for a long time."

In the outer study, Lin Daiyu sat on a chair, and Lin Hai stood by the window with his hands behind his back.Jia Cong waved: "Hello Uncle Lin, Hello Sister Lin."

Lin Hai said without moving, "Situ Pan came to look for me today, and I let him go."

"I know." Jia Cong said, "Can you tell me in detail what the two of you have said?"

Lin Hai sighed, "Zuo just asked me why I rebelled against you."

This afternoon, while Lin Hai was playing with his grandson, Menzi came in to report that an old friend was visiting and brought a note.Lin Hai could read the words above, and hurriedly put on a big cloak to welcome him out of the mansion.There was only one person standing in front of the threshold wearing a bamboo hat, without even a guard behind him. It was Situ Pan who hadn't seen him for more than ten years.The two of them stared at each other for a long time, suddenly like a dream, and they both sighed over the vicissitudes of life.The boy shouted "Master" a few times.Lin Hai woke up startled, and made a long bow: "Mr. Jiu."

Situ Pan smiled: "Master Lin, you are safe and well, would you like to treat me to a cup of green tea?"

Lin Hai also smiled: "Please."

The two went straight into the study and called someone to make tea.Situ Pan took a sip and praised: "Good tea." All the people waiting to be served went down, and the two of them sat and ate tea for half a day without saying a word.After a long time, Situ Pan finally said, "Ruhai, I thought I knew you for many years, but I know you best. I can't figure out why you would turn against me."

Lin Hai guessed that he must have asked this question, and said with emotion: "I don't know where to start with this innumerable things." After thinking for a long time, "I only have one daughter. If my daughter is reversed, my old bones will also followed."

Situ Pan frowned slightly and said, "You are not a person without your own opinions. Besides, Jarvis's character is not wrong in his self-proclaimed opinion."

"You read that right." Lin Haidao, "It's just that honest people may not be able to bear everything, and when it comes to rebellion, the little girl is the first." Situ Pan was stunned.Lin Hai smiled softly, "The little girl was not prepared to rebel suddenly. Your lord, you ordered her to go to Beijing." The old man patted his desk and looked at Situ Pan, with a little bit of catharsis, "You let her Take my grandson to Beijing alone."

Situ Pan shook his head and said, "The lonely king doesn't want her mother and son to be hostages. Jarvis's parents, brother and sister-in-law are all in the capital, so why add two more? I really want that child to be the orphan's companion. Boss Gu Na already has the heart to cultivate his second son."

Lin Hai said indifferently: "My lord thinks that you have good intentions? He arranged an assistant for my grandson, and found a backer for my grandson." Situ Pan looked up at him.Lin Hai chuckled, "My grandson is only two years old. How ignorant is a two-year-old child, you let him leave his father across the ocean, and he will never see his father for decades? He was originally a pampered young master , how can you stand the snobbish eyes of the prince's mansion?"

Situ Pan frowned: "According to his status, who would dare to treat him slowly."

Lin Hai said coldly: "My lord and the Supreme Emperor are the sons and daughters of the late emperor. Why did you have such a difficult life in the palace when you were young? Do you still remember that you fought with the eunuch of the late empress dowager for a few snacks? "Situ Pan took a sharp breath.After a while, Lin Hai said, "The prince himself told the old minister about this. You beat up the eunuch who crushed the dim sum. He didn't expect that the prince would not dare to fight back regardless of his status. Later, whoever treats you poorly The slaves of the two brothers, you go straight to the fist. People in the palace are afraid of being beaten by you, so your life is a little better. At that time, the prince was already seven or eight years old, and my grandson was only two years old."

Situ Pan was dumbfounded: "Is it because of this? Ru Hai, are you stupid? How can the Shizi Mansion and the Imperial Palace be the same? Gu and Sange were trampled on because their grandfather lost their official position. Behind your grandson is Jia Wei." Si and Rongguo Mansion, who dares to bully him?"

Lin Hai shook his head: "My lord still doesn't understand. If a two-year-old child leaves his parents, how can others take care of him? How much grievance does the child have to suffer? It is said to be accompanied by reading, but in fact it is no different from a slave? You have to kowtow to the king and grandson when you are young .”

Situ Pan was puzzled and said, "Isn't it natural for a subject to kneel to the emperor? Doesn't he kneel to his parents and elders at home?"

Lin Haidun felt that he had held his breath in his chest for many years and wanted to spit it out, so he said with a smile: "That's why my daughter is rebellious." He paused, "My grandson doesn't kneel to his parents and elders. He is too young and hasn't learned it yet. It may not be possible in the future. I can learn." The old man stroked his beard, "When he grows up, the old man will teach him that there is gold under his knees and that he should not kneel down." Seeing the shocked, angry and regretful look on Situ Pan's face, Lin Hai couldn't help it. Excited to come, he opened his mouth and said, "Does the lord know when my daughter started to have objections?"

"when?"

"More than 20 years ago, when I returned to Beijing from Yangzhou to report on my duties, I was almost assassinated on the street. The late emperor forced me to return to his post despite the fact that the assassin was unknown. It was intended to be a bait." Lin Hai felt proud for no reason, and stretched out his hand and gestured "Nine ". "The little girl was only nine years old - the emperor treated her father's life like a child's play, and she turned against it."

Situ Pan frowned: "It's fine for a young girl to be ignorant. Now that she's grown up, she should understand the order of heaven, earth, ruler, relative and teacher. Didn't she be allowed to be a military advisor as a woman? Which woman in the past and present can get this position?"

"Hasn't she never fought a battle to repay her?" Lin Haili said bluntly, "The kindness of knowing you should be repaid with the merits of the battlefield, how can you repay it with a child? The child came to this world innocently and did nothing wrong. Wronged in the outsider's mansion?"

Situ Pan didn't know how to answer him, and felt like he was playing the piano with a cow.After a long while, he said, "Ruhai, when did you become so narrow-minded?"

Lin Hai laughed and said, "I'm narrow-minded? It's narrow-minded because I don't want my grandson to be wronged? Do you dare to say that my grandson will not be wronged in the Shizi's residence?"

Situ Pan said patiently: "Even if you were wronged when you were young, you can temper your temperament, right? Who didn't get wronged when they were young? What about in the future? Didn't Gu tell you? Yue Er intends to cultivate that, child, child! "

Lin Hai chuckled: "It doesn't matter whether the child can succeed in seizing the heir in the future, so what if he succeeds. The world is so big, does my grandson have to do things for him? My lord, in overseas countries, ministers will not kneel when they see the king."

Situ Pan said coldly: "Where's Jia Cong? He doesn't kneel when he sees the regent Qiansui?"

"Still kneeling?" Lin Hai laughed, "Why doesn't he climb on Cong'er's head? He has urinated several times." Nai looked deeply at Situ Pan and said, "My lord, you don't even know what Cong'er is going to do." What. I advise you to take a look at the Taiwan government, especially go to the school to listen to the lectures of the gentlemen. Cong'er has abolished the ritual of kneeling and worshiping, no one needs to kneel, and no one is allowed to kneel."