The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Jarvis is cautious by nature, and the army has been fighting in North America, so everything is the same as in wartime.This morning, two scouts climbed a tree and held up their binoculars to observe. They found two woodcutter-like people coming out of the woods not far away. They looked at the small intersection and quickly turned to the main road.The two men were short and strong, with axes pinned to their waists, and no dry sticks behind their backs.

The scouts secretly followed them to the town, and saw that they bought two carts of pickled radishes and pushed them away, saying that they were prepared for the Chinese New Year.Villagers and village women are used to making pickled radishes by themselves.Even if I don't know how to do it myself, even if I look for ideas from my neighbors, they are too embarrassed to take money.The scout felt strange, so he went back to report to one, and the other climbed the mountain road with the woodcutter for half a day, and found a large camp in the mountains and plains.The camps are neat and the soldiers are spirited, which is obviously a regular army.A little calculation, when there are about 2 people.At noon, several people left the camp and went up the mountain.The scouts took the opportunity to sneak attack one, knocked him unconscious and took him back alive.

In the first trial, it turned out that Jarvis was an officer and soldier from Tianjin, and he came with the chief soldier Lu Dezhi.Jarvis landed from Tianjin when he returned home, but did not see Lu Dezhi.The magistrate said that since King Yan abolished his first son, he has been depressed, and he has been unable to get off the kang for the past two months.Jarvis also went to visit the Lou House.The person lying on the kang is just a substitute, the real person has already escaped from its shell.The officers and soldiers pretended to be Yanshan bandits and joined the real bandit soldiers. They have been stationed here for two days.Just now the superior ordered people to come out to hunt game.Where can I find wild game in the cold winter months?The man walked a little farther, and followed the path of Jia Jun's scouts.When asked why he came here, the man didn't know.

This place is in the outskirts of Beijing, so asking why you came here is simply nonsense.There were about [-] troops stationed in the Tianjin Guard, and some had to be left to accompany them, and the rest were presumably Yanshan bandits.So they sent someone to investigate again.At dusk, the scouts came back to report: Lu Jun rectified the camp, and there was a sign of sending troops overnight.Jarvis sent an order to lay an ambush behind the Lu army and on the diagonal rear wings.When will they set off and when will our side pursue them.

As soon as the night fell, Lu Jun moved, and when they moved, Jia Jun also moved.Jun Lu wanted to attack the capital by surprise, but he never wanted to be killed from behind.It was dark and the enemy could not be seen clearly, and the gunfire on all sides shocked the horses again, and there was a sudden chaos.Many people didn't know what was going on, they just called indiscriminately, and quite a few of their own people were hit.Jarvis wins big.

No wonder Lu Dezhi was involved in this matter.He has not been on the battlefield for many years, and the most recent battle was against Prince Yizhong's rebel army, and he has never fought a serious battle with a firearm.Although Jarvis's soldiers are young, they have fought solidly for three years, and they have used firearms since the first battle.In the past three years, Lin Daiyu hadn't fought a single face-to-face battle. The soldiers had long been accustomed to sneak attacks at night, and their eyes were brighter than those of Lu Jun.What's more, Jia's army has more firearms than Lu's.

Zhang Lu Zhengzheng had been a bandit in Yanshan for more than ten years, and he was more familiar with the mountain roads than others, and he rushed out from the hail of bullets to protect King Yan.Because he didn't know who the enemy army was behind the surprise attack, and all the strategies in Beijing were in vain, Zhang Lu had to be suspicious of the female prime minister in the Zhengshitang. No one knows.

A military adviser who never loses a battle is not afraid of anyone, who cares if she is a man or a woman?Therefore, Zhang Lu did not dare to go back to Mount Yan. After fleeing from the battlefield, he said to the King of Yan: "Your Majesty, I have a friend who is also a bandit. Not to mention that this man is highly skilled in martial arts, his minions are more powerful than the Imperial Forest Army. And in his camp An ambush has been set up, even the officers and soldiers can't fight it. Why don't you go to him for a while to take shelter and see the wind direction. If you leave the green hills, you don't have to worry about no firewood." Now that the matter has come to this, King Yan only agreed.He didn't know whether Yanshan's lair was still there.

Zhang Lu went to his friend overnight.After running for two days, I arrived at the foot of a mountain at dusk.This mountain is not too high, there is a small shop at the foot of the mountain.Zhang Lu jumped off the horse and shouted, "Is Mrs. Chun there?"

I saw a woman coming out of the store, she looked less than fifty, she frowned and looked at the soldiers and horses behind him: "Why are there so many people? King Zhang is here to rob?"

Zhang Lu smiled and said: "Am I not blind? Dare to go up to Panlong Mountain to rob?" Nai sighed, "I'm not lucky, and I encountered a flood. I'll just pay it off, and a scar the size of a bowl fell off on my head. I'm tired of it." friend."

Aunt Chun turned her head and looked Situ Pan up and down, her eyes were presumptuous, and she said after a long time: "Where did you know the scholar, he must be a scholar."

Situ Pan cupped his hands and said, "The late student has already passed the exam."

Sister-in-law Chun hummed, "You're a scholar who is useless."

Zhang Lu laughed and said: "Scholars have their own uses. Are you King Ge here?"

"He's here." Aunt Chun said, "He hasn't gone out to do business these few months, he's busy cleaning up."

Zhang Lu sneered: "Just want to clean up his black pot? You can pull it down."

Mrs. Chun gave him a sideways glance: "You know that our king will not be innocent? Maybe next year." Nai turned around and said, "Wait, I will shoot the arrow up."

Zhang Lu shouted from behind: "What time has it been, why didn't you set fire. Gun?"

Aunt Chun has already stepped over the threshold with one foot: "I bought so many bamboo whistles in the early years, and I have to use them up, don't I? I bought them from the south."

After a while, she took the bow from the store and watched the arrows shoot out from the mountain.A bamboo whistle was tied to the body of the arrow, and the bamboo whistle blew through the wind, echoing in the mountains for a long time.Zhang Lu asked Yan Wang to come into the store to rest first.This small shop looks like an ordinary mountain restaurant, crude and rough.Mrs. Chun sifted two bowls of hot water for them.Although there is no tea, it is very warm in this cold weather.

After about two sticks of incense, a woodcutter in his 20s came in outside and asked, "Aunt Chun, what's the matter?"

Sister-in-law Chun pointed to Zhang Lu and said, "This poppi has encountered a flood, so he wants to come to our mountain to take shelter for a while."

Zhang Lu said with a smile: "How about I go and meet you Lao Ge first?"

The woodcutter also looked at Situ Pan presumptuously for a long time, and muttered, "How can I get a scholar?"

Situ Pan cupped his hands: "I have been admitted to Juren since I was born in the previous department, and I only have to wait for Chunwei in the next department."

The woodcutter sneered, "It's useless to raise a man. You can't lift a gun without a knife." Turning around and walking away, he said, "That rascal comes with me." Zhang Lu nodded to Situ Pan and followed.

It was dark after a while.Situ Pan waited in the store hungry.After staying for more than half an hour, the woodcutter and Zhang Lu can be counted back.Zhang Lu said happily: "Mr. Jiu, Your Majesty invites us to go up the mountain."

Situ Pan hurriedly asked: "I don't know the name of this great king Gao?"

"My surname is Ge and my name is Qiao." Zhang Lu said, "Although he doesn't like to meddle in other people's affairs, he is extremely fair."

The two of them and the Yanshan minions they brought with them followed the young woodcutter up the mountain.The first part of the mountain road is very difficult to walk, but it is much more spacious after entering the main road.Although it was dark at this moment, there were many oil lamps hanging on the trees on both sides of the road, which illuminated clearly.Situ Pan was startled and said, "Where did your great king come from!"

The woodcutter said: "I learned it from Ping'an Prefecture. Ping'an Prefecture learned it from Lu State. I heard that Lu State learned it from Lingnan."

Situ Pan suddenly remembered.Jia Cong once sent him a report on the trial operation of clean oil street lamps from the Taiwan government, and it seems to be this thing.I was so busy at the time that I didn't pay attention to these little things.Now it seems that this thing is very practical.Since the government of Taiwan has used it, it must be pushed to Guangdong, Guangxi, Lu, and Ping'an, but Yan has never used it.Thinking about it again, many of the reports that Jia Cong often sent from the Taiwan government in those years were practical.Situ Pan couldn't feel anything in his heart immediately, and Jia Cong felt a little sad when he thought about it-if so, he shouldn't be resentful and rebellious.

Seeing the gate of the cottage standing in front of the dark mountain from a distance, Situ Pan was secretly surprised: what a majestic gate of the village!I didn't want the bandits of Yan State to be so bold.There are a few minions standing under the gate of the village, all of them have straight waists and loose temperament, they don't look like bandits at all, but they look like serious officers and soldiers.This Master Gezhai is a talented general, it's a pity to fall into the green forest.In the future, when the country of Yan is recaptured, this person must be invited to serve as an official in the court.

The woodcutter led them into the gathering hall, where many candles were lit, as bright as day.A ten-year-old boy sat on a tiger-skin chair and coughed twice: "Who is it?"

Zhang Lu smiled and said, "Little Dawang, where is your father?"

The boy puffed out his chest: "I am the king."

As soon as the voice fell, someone shouted: "You brat, why did your mother call me?" I saw a man in his 30s striding in from behind, looking down the hall, "That fellow Zhang Lu is here!" How many people are you leading? Let me tell you that I don’t have many houses on the mountain, so let your people set up tents.”

Zhang Lu hurried up to greet him: "Forget it, you don't have many houses here, so no one has many houses." He recommended Situ Pan, "This is Mr. Huang Jiu. He has won the Juren, and he wants to have a spring when he gets off the exam. This The first one is King Ge."

Ge Qiao and Situ Pan bowed to each other.The boy jumped off the tiger leather chair and ran over: "Father! It's agreed that I will be king for a day!"

"One day has passed." Ge Qiao pointed out with a stern face, "See? It's dark. It's night now. I didn't promise you to be the King of Day and Night."

The boy shouted: "You are changing the concept secretly! A day usually refers to twelve hours, not daytime."

"A day can refer to the twelve hours, or it can refer to the day. You didn't agree with me which one it is."

"Since there is an ambiguity, it is up to the two of us to negotiate and resolve it. You cannot make the decision alone."

"I am Lao Tzu and you are my son. Since there is ambiguity, it is naturally Lao Tzu who has the final say."

"Why?!"

"You can't beat me." Ge Qiao waved his hand, "Forget it. If you lose, admit it. Mo Jiji is like a little girl. Just be careful next time and don't make any ambiguities. You thought you could take it." Is your old man's cheap?"

The boy shouted: "You can pull it down! You never took advantage of me!"

Ge Qiao said: "When you become an old man, I will take advantage of your son. I have a serious business, and I don't want to talk to you." He patted the young man's head, turned to look at Zhang Lu, "it's agreed, just three days .After three days, just get the hell out of here."

Zhang Lu snorted, "You can't be petty! Got it, I'll go back and visit tomorrow." Ge Qiao put his son's short shoulders on his back and turned to leave, Zhang Lu shouted again, "Wait!" pointing at Situ Pandao , "This Mr. Huang is a scholar. Don't you have a small garden behind you? Can you let him live in the garden?"

Ge Qiao said: "That garden was originally built by the former village owner for his wife. He occasionally comes back to live there and doesn't entertain guests."

Zhang Lu said: "Anyway, she hasn't come these days, right? I used to say I wanted to live, but you just said that I was a vulgar person, don't spoil the garden. Mr. Huang is a serious person."

Ge Qiao glanced at Situ Pan, and Situ Pan hurriedly said, "Don't bother, Wansheng just lives with everyone."

Zhang Lu whispered: "Sir, we are afraid that we will live in a crowded tent. How can you do it?"

Situ Pan also said in a low voice: "I live differently in the camp? Don't bother others." He cupped his hands again and said to Ge Qiao, "It's very safe for Wansheng to live with the soldiers. It's just that Wansheng is curious, and I don't know where Mrs. Yazhai's garden is. What is it like? Can you let Wansheng see and see?"

Ge Qiao thought for a while: "I think you are a scholar, so you probably won't talk nonsense. Although the couplets on the plaques in the garden are not very good, they are also written by talented people."

Situ Pan smiled and said, "Wan Sheng wants to watch it even more."

Ge Qiao first arranged for Zhang Lu and others to have dinner, and then set up camp with them.The food on this mountain is plentiful, Situ Pan and others have not had a good meal for two days, so Sui Ansheng ate to his full.At that moment, Ge Qiao personally led Situ Pan and Zhang Lu to Mrs. Yazhai's garden.

When I came to the door, the glass lantern was tall and tall, and I saw three clear characters on the plaque: Hengwuyuan.Situ Pan suddenly felt familiar, as if he had seen this name somewhere before.Passing through the garden gate and entering the main hall, there is another plaque with four big characters hanging on it: Heng Zhi Qing Fen.Situ Pan felt familiar again.On both sides are a pair of pairs, "The cardamom is especially beautiful when you sing it, and the dream is also fragrant when you sleep enough."

Situ Pan's heart seemed to be held by a claw.He remembered.More than ten years ago, someone robbed Lin Hai, Su Zheng, and other thirteen loyal officials from the Imperial Prison, and sent them to Yiyuanzi for house arrest.That garden is called Hengwu Garden, and the couplets on the plaques are like this.But he settled down and praised: "Good couplet! Is this couplet written by Mrs. Yazhai?"

"No." Ge Qiao said, "The author of this couplet is Cao Zhan, an old Confucian."

"So that's it." Situ Pan breathed a sigh of relief, "This kind of writing seems like a young man's."

Ge Qiao's tone suddenly relaxed: "I think so too. It must have been done when he was young."

Situ Pan hurriedly asked: "Did Master Ge also study?"

"I read a few idle books in my early years." Ge Qiao said, "I know some poems and allusions, so I won't be able to understand them after being scolded around the corner." Seeing the two of them talking about poems, Zhang Lu Hurry back two steps and get behind.

Situ Pan said with a smile: "King Ge is both civil and military, why don't you go to the court to seek an official position?"

Ge Qiao said with a smile: "I'm gradually cleaning up. I might be able to become an official in a few days."

Situ Pan glanced at Zhang Lu: "What is whitewashing?"

Zhang Lu said with a smile: "It's just a change of career to make a living, not to be a bandit."

Ge Qiao said: "Now Jingzhong is in charge of the regent. I don't even need to see the king of Yan when I go to seek officials. The female prime minister values ​​actual performance, and I am not afraid even if I don't have a reputation."

Situ Pan's heart skipped a beat.Zhang Lu hurriedly said: "The regent is just a child with a yellow mouth, and the grasshopper after autumn will not last long! King Yan is going back to Beijing."

Ge Qiao frowned: "Really?"

"really."

Ge Qiao frowned again: "If that's the case, I won't clean it up, and An An will be my bandit."

Both Zhang Lu and Situ Pan were surprised, and asked in unison, "Why?"

"If Jia Cong is in power, Yan State will gradually become the same as Lingnan and Ping'an Prefectures." Ge Qiao said, "I don't want to leave my hometown so I stay in Yan State, otherwise I will go to Lingnan in the morning." He pointed The glass lamp in Luo's hand said, "It's cheap to buy in Lingnan. Yan Guoshao said that the price has tripled. There are also clear oil street lamps outside, which have already been found elsewhere. Public transport and carriages in Ping'an Prefecture have been in operation for many years. The road signs and maps on the side are very clear, and there are people holding red and green flags to direct traffic. These are all paid by the government and benefited by the people, and they don’t cost too much money. King Yan only thought about going to North America to dig gold mines. I don’t want to spend this money on the common people. I don’t want to be a good citizen under King Yan. The tax money is handed over to the lords to raise their wives. It’s too bad. It’s better to be a bandit.”

Zhang Lu said anxiously: "What if you are a bandit and meet officers and soldiers?"

Ge Qiao sneered and said, "Let them try it! Guan Bao enters vertically and exits horizontally."