The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

In March in the south of the Yangtze River, smoke and willows are like weaving, and flowers and trees form forests.King Situ Pan of Yan and the head of the Daming Palace, Dai Quan, went out of Beijing together after a few years, and they are now driving into Nanchang city in a carriage.There are already red and green flag bearers in the city directing traffic.Situ Pan sighed slightly: This thing is also in Jia Cong's early notebooks.They found a big inn to live in, and the two of them cleaned up for a while before going out together to see the street scene.

Just after turning off the avenue, I heard a child shout loudly: "Selling newspapers and selling newspapers~~Newly released Yuzhang Weekly~~The young master of England, William IV, died of illness, and the eldest princess Charlotte became the queen. The illegitimate son, the Duke of Charles, was regent; General Zhong Wei of the Yan State fought victoriously in North America, and the Westerners fled to Africa; General Ruoheng Wu set fire to the Spanish army in a valley in South America, killing more than [-] people; the Shu army broke into the Durrani Empire in West Asia , Invincible." The child paused, and then shouted, "Situ Ji, the King of Qin, worshiped Liu Feng, a great businessman in the Kingdom of Shu; The reason why the general left Qi State is that Yan State has no money to eat..."

Situ Pan was shocked: "Xin Huai is leaving Qi State?"

Dai Quan glanced at him and waved: "Newspaper seller, come here, let's buy two newspapers."

"Hello~~" The child came running up and down, "Hi, sir, Yuzhang Weekly Report is [-] cents a piece."

Dai Quan took out [-] Wen to him, took two newspapers and handed one to Situ Pan first: "My lord must be in a hurry."

Situ Pan hurriedly looked through.The front page of this newspaper is the enthronement of the new Queen of England, and then it is the affairs of foreign countries, and then it is the political affairs of other countries.The newspaper said that due to the reorganization of the Yan army, it was found that there was a lot of empty pay.King Yan is magnanimous, let bygones be bygones.And some generals sent soldiers to do farm work for their families for nothing, which was almost the same as slaves; King Yan also gave up on this, and only ordered the follow-up to put an end to it.Because Lin Daiyu, Prime Minister of Yan State, newly reformed the tax system, Xin Huaizheng, the admiral of the Fifth Army Battalion, was thinking that if he did not send soldiers to plant his own land, he would lose a lot of money and would no longer have free wages, so he switched to Qi State.Situ Pan was secretly annoyed: When did Gu say that the past is over?Nai smiled wryly and said, "I know that Xin Huaizheng has some flaws. When the water is clear, there will be no fish." Dai Quan didn't answer for a while, and when he looked sideways, he was reading the front page of a newspaper.

Situ Pan thought to himself, why is he so absorbed in the Western King's enthronement?I don't even feel it.There is a strange diagram at the back of this article, but it is very clear, it is the characters in Princess Charlotte's family.The co-author of William IV was actually her second elder brother who became emperor, and there was another named George IV in front of her.Looking at the article again, there is a huge space describing the Queen's uncle, Duke Charles, the illegitimate son of Frederick, the former Prince George II of England.

Before finishing it, Dai Quan said, "This is weird."

Situ Pan didn't know anything about Western affairs, so he asked, "What's so weird?"

Dai Quan said: "When I was in the palace, I heard from a researcher in the preparatory office who was familiar with Western anecdotes that in the Western world, the concubine was not listed or entered in the genealogy. How could this Charles be regent?"

Situ Pan said: "At least he is the uncle of the king."

Dai Quan shook his head: "No. People in western countries are different from my dynasty." He pointed to the newspaper report, "This man has a mysterious mistress who is a foreigner with black hair and black eyes. How does she look like my dynasty?"

"Aren't you a foreigner?"

Dai Quan laughed and said, "Foreigners from that country."

Situ Pan also smiled and said: "With black hair and black eyes, it is indeed possible that he is my dynasty."

Dai Quan thought about it: "I live in the regent as a concubine, if there is a mistress from my court, I don't know what strategy is there to keep it."

Situ Pan disagreed: "A mistress is not a concubine, not even a concubine."

Dai Quan said helplessly: "My lord really...doesn't know Western customs at all. Why don't you take a closer look at this article."

Situ Pan didn't finish reading it, so he read it after hearing the words.The article reads: The Regent of England, the Duke of Charles, has great foresight.The West has been fighting all these years, and the royal family's financial resources have been exhausted.He intends to communicate with various Asian countries, and overhaul the commercial port in that country so that merchant ships from Asian countries can dock, and the other country can take advantage of the situation to make money and support troops. "Hiss—" Situ Pan unconsciously took a breath.A map of the world is hung in his study.The country of England is at the western end of Europe and consists of two large islands; Asia is at the east of Europe.If an Asian merchant ship is always at the port of another country, unless it is going to North America for resupply in the middle.Immigration on the east coast of North America must have been much easier.Jia Cong, the regent of the Yan Kingdom, was most concerned about emigrating abroad.Could it be that the black-haired black-eyed friend of the British regent has something to do with Jia Cong?

Just as he was about to discuss with Dai Quan, he saw that Dai Quan was already concentrating on the newspaper behind him.He then also looked back.Turning over Xin Huaizheng's page, I suddenly saw a column of headlines standing upright: Yan Guo Shenji Battalion puts on new military uniforms.There is also a picture at the back, which is a photo.The photo shows the neat and tidy soldiers, wearing the same military uniform as Jarvis's men.Situ Pan felt that there was a flower in front of his eyes, and he was about to fall down.Dai Quan gloated and said, "Yan Jun is going to be named Jia." After a long time, Situ Pan shook his head and went back to the inn.

Dai Quan went shopping by himself for half a day, and went back after having dinner outside.But Situ Pan came out of the house: "Eunuch Dai, would you like to accompany Gu to the outskirts of the city tomorrow?"

Dai Quan wondered: "If the prince doesn't go to see Mr. Su, how can he still be so leisurely? The miscellaneous family will go with you."

Situ Pan smiled and said: "I just think of an old man living in Tianning Temple in the suburbs of the city, and I want to visit." Dai Quan was stunned, with a strange expression on his face, and he opened his mouth without saying a word.

The next day, the two rode out of the south gate to Tianning Temple.This view has been around for a long time, and the ancient trees in the view are towering.The master of the temple is an old Taoist priest with a Taoist name of Zhenming, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and is very kind.Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Situ Pan bowed his hands to the old Taoist priest.Dai Quan took a step back to get behind Situ Pan.After thinking about it, he took another two steps to the side, away from him.

Situ Pan said seriously: "If the lonely king remembers correctly, Taoist Master Zhenming is not an ordinary Taoist priest."

Zhenming laughed and said, "Why is the poor Taoist not an ordinary Taoist priest?"

Dai Quan took another two steps away from Situ Pan.Situ Pan could be regarded as aware of it, slightly stunned, and still said to Zhen Ming: "The Taoist priest was specially placed here by the imperial court."

Zhenming waved his hand: "No." Situ Pan was taken aback.Zhenming said, "Pindao really did things for the court in the early years, and they were all shameful things. According to common sense, it should be silenced. Fortunately, a close friend who is a child of the Tian family pleaded for the poor. Fang An lived for more than ten years when he became a monk and ignored outside affairs. Later, the spy who monitored the poor man died of illness, and the emperor had changed in Beijing. .”

Situ Pan was stunned: "This... unexpectedly..."

Zhenming said again: "Poverty Taoist is getting older, and everything has become indifferent. Although the grievances of the early years have not been forgotten, I am too lazy to pursue them."

Situ Pan was speechless for a moment and stood there for a long time.Dai Quan was inexplicably happy, and a sentence popped up from the side: "This Taoist priest's surname is Shi, and he is the uncle of the clan of Hou Baoling and Hou Zhongjing."

These two Situ Pan usually didn't think much of them, so they had to say: "First Baoling Marquis Shigong is the loyal and good man of the country."

Zhenming snorted, "So what about Zhongliang? Didn't he kill his son unjustly?"

Situ Pan sighed, "The late Emperor was also confused for a while."

Dai Quan said again: "The first emperor was not confused for a while." He didn't say the rest of the sentence!

Zhen Ming said: "What is there to say? Zuo is just afraid that his military power is too great."

"That's not true." Dai Quan said, "Someone told the late emperor that General Shi's killing was too ruthless and hurt the peace of heaven. The late emperor deeply believed it." Zhenming Quran.Dai Quan hurriedly continued, "The late emperor sent people to warn him twice, but he didn't listen! He was as stern as before. At that time, the late emperor was dissatisfied. It was just that he had to rely on him to fight, so he didn't move him."

Situ Pan said: "So that's the case. The Marquis of Zhongjing is not a compensation to General Shi, but a compensation to Shihou."

Zhen Ming said: "So that's it. How many sons does this lord have? What's the benefit of killing one first and then compensating your other sons?"

Situ Pan sighed: "The late emperor also had difficulties..."

Zhenming interrupted: "Is it the emperor who understands the war or the general? Those barbarians in the north are not slaughtered, and ten years later there will be another wave of fighting power. Isn't it just taking the lives of our soldiers to stop them?"

Situ Pan was at a loss for words for a moment, and he saluted after a long while: "The lonely king apologizes to the Taoist priest on behalf of the late emperor."

Zhenming sneered and said, "If an apology works, what else do you need to do?"

Situ Pan knew that this person had a grudge against his old man, so asking him to help him might not be easy, so he thought about how to persuade him.He didn't say a word, Dai Quan came up from behind, took out the "Yuzhang Weekly" bought yesterday and said with a smile: "Miscellaneous family has some ideas and things don't quite understand, the Taoist priest has seen all kinds of things in the world, maybe he can guess one or two?"

Zhenming looked at him pleasingly, and said kindly: "What's the matter?"

Dai Quan pointed to the newspaper and said, "The regent of England is actually an outsider. Westerners don't recognize outsiders?"

Zhenming said: "As long as there is military power in hand, the royal family and nobles can't decide whether to admit it or not." Dai Quan nodded before speaking, Zhenming continued, "This matter is just because Jia Cong wanted to find someone for the immigration ship in Europe. It’s just a resting place.”

Situ Pan exclaimed, "Jia Cong?!"

Zhenming said: "The mistress of the regent was sent by Jia Cong. First help the regent to govern the country, and the two of them will marry after the regent wins the hearts of the regent—it may not be true to share the bed with him, it just depends on her happiness. After the regent princess is popular and pregnant—no matter who the child is, the regent king can seek the throne. According to Western rules, the queen can succeed the emperor after the death of the emperor.”

Neither Dai Quan nor Situ Pan thought of this, and looked at each other in blank dismay.After a long while, Dai Quan said: "That...the princess regent will be reluctant to part with her husband?"

Zhenming smiled and said: "The woman next to me is poor and doesn't know, she won't."

Situ Pan said: "Will the people of that country accept orders from a foreign mistress?"

Zhenming said indifferently: "Don't bother the prince. As long as the common people live and work in peace and contentment, who cares where the lord of the country comes from." Nai flung his sleeves and went out.

Situ Pan was stunned for a long time, then murmured: "Jia Cong is clever. He didn't have any relationship with the two historians on the surface, but let Jia Baoyu marry the daughter of the boss of the historian. The only thing valuable in the historian is that woman."

Dai Quan said: "My lord, it's not that the miscellaneous family intends to argue. The marriage between Jia Baoyu and Miss Shijia was decided by Shi Taijun and has nothing to do with Jia Cong. Even if this Taoist priest helps Jia Cong, it is only in favor of him."

Situ Pan thought for a while, and said with a wry smile: "Yes. Jia Cong refuses to suffer when he urinates, and this Daoist leader also refuses to accept the grievances given by the emperor. Neither of them has a heaven, earth, king, relative and teacher in their hearts, but they are all the same. "

Dai Quan said again: "My lord is wrong. Not to mention heaven and earth, Jia Cong must have his own teacher in his heart. This person is very affectionate. His father, his sister, and his husband gave him a lot of money, and he probably endured it. God The family is ruthless, how can people bear it?" Qin Keqing said these words, and he memorized them all.

Situ Pan wondered: "When did Eunuch Dai become like this? In the early years, he respected that third brother Gu Gu like his life."

Dai Quan said with a smile: "Since I recognized Director Qin and his colleagues, it has gradually become like this."

Situ Pan let out a long sigh, and glanced at the newspaper in Dai Quan's hand: "I won't go to see Su Zheng alone. Since I promised that such articles directly addressing King Qin and King Jin's name would be published in newspapers and sold on the streets. Eunuch Dai and Zhen Mingdao look similar." He thought for a while, "The Tian Family has nothing against Su Zheng."

Dai Quan immediately said: "Not now, what if there will be in the future? What if the prince asks his grandson to marry the princess?" Qin Keqing and others chatted again.

Situ Pan was annoyed: "What's wrong with the orphan's daughter?"

"It's not bad." Dai Quan imitated what a little girl in the preparatory office said, "People may not like it. Turnips and vegetables have their own preferences. What if Su Zheng's grandson already has a loved one? History books and folks have it. Quite a few princesses kill people and their wives and children rob their husbands. Well...Mr. Kesi said that wherever there is oppression, there must be resistance." Dai Quan suddenly felt a heat rising from his dantian, and he puffed up his chest, feeling happy , Xinkou said, "Historians are willing to let the first emperor kill the most useful eldest son, but it is just that the soldiers of a family can't beat the soldiers of the whole country. What can I do if I can't bear it?" I suddenly remembered what another colleague from the Forbidden City said , "It's not the king of heaven and earth~~pro-teacher, but the army of heaven and earth~~pro-teacher-the army of the army. No one is willing to be enslaved by the heavenly family. Loyalty is right, it makes me feel less uncomfortable. Just like historians. It’s just that there must be such a person as Zhenming Daoist, who refuses to deceive himself and others.”

Situ Pan was dumbfounded: "You...where did you learn these words!"

Dai Quan proudly put his hands behind his hands and straightened his waist: "I feel it. If you can keep your back straight, who would bend your waist?"

Seeing his unhappy appearance, Situ Pan turned around and left.Dai Quan smiled and walked slowly behind.

After leaving Tianning Temple and returning to the city, Situ Pan inquired about the location of Su's residence, and found it.After thinking for a moment, he wrote a note at the gate of Su's mansion and sent it to Su Zheng.There is only one sentence on it: "Why do you turn against me, my lord?"

After waiting for half a day, Su Zheng didn't come out to greet him, but the disciple sent the note back.Su Zheng replied later: "Your Majesty harmed the people of a province just to cover up a mountain of bandits, how could you know what the Lord did?"

Situ Pan smiled wryly: That is the emperor who succeeded the throne properly!Hiding the real emperor at the price of a province is really nothing.But he wrote another sentence: "It's difficult for the king, and I have no choice." Let the disciple send it to Su Zheng again.

Not long after, Menzi sent Su Zhengzhi to reply. "It's so pitiful. It will be good for your honor to stop being a king from now on." Dai Quan watched from the side and couldn't help laughing.