The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Hearing that Mr. Zhou was busy getting rid of the gardener's lair, Wu Rui felt a little anxious and looked at the door from time to time.His uncle Wu Tianyou only thought that I was still thinking about chores after he was dead, so he cursed at him from the beginning.Wu Rui didn't dare to tell him the truth, so he had to bow his head and listen to the training.But he was still restless at noon, Wu Tianyou felt a little strange.

At around [-]:[-] o'clock, someone from outside came to report: "Mr. Zhou from Jia's Horse Company has come to hang the old dean."

Wu Rui was kneeling to burn the paper, but when he heard the words, he immediately stood up and said, "Please!" Nai was stunned, then knelt down and kowtowed three times to his father, Fang got up and rushed to meet him.Wu Tianyou watched from the sidelines, feeling more and more that his nephew was wrong.

The Wu residence is not big, Wu Rui had just arrived outside the mourning hall when he saw his second son walking towards him accompanied by Jia Cong, he hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands.Jia Cong sighed lightly: "Master Wu's condolences."

The second young master Wu said in a low voice: "Mr. Zhou, my father has never been an official in the court."

Jia Cong bowed and said, "I'm sorry, Wan Sheng saw Mr. Wu's official appearance, so he forgot about it."

Wu Rui's heart moved, and he bowed back: "Mr. Zhou is too famous." The second young master Wu was slightly startled, and he glanced at his father.

Jia Cong then offered incense to the coffin, and Wu Rui accompanied him to sit in the wing.but sent out all the servants.Just as Wu Rui was about to ask, Jia Cong said first, "I just got the letter. Last night, a den of an assassin organization was dropped in Beijing. Soldiers from the five cities searched overnight, and found out that the den is the property of the Baotai Palace."

The grandfather of Prince Baotai is the younger brother of Tai Zuye. He was the first to be Tai Zuye's personal soldier from the beginning of the dragon, and then followed Tai Zuye to make great contributions.When the country was founded, the king of Baotai, who was proclaimed by the grandpa and grandpa, would never go to the throne.It has been handed down to the third generation, not only does it not care about the affairs of the court, but also neither makes friends with dignitaries nor scholars, and really has no competition with the world.Most civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty forgot that there was such a palace.

Wu Rui thought for a while: "Prince Baotai...it seems that he doesn't want to leave the capital, and would rather be a king at home?"

"That's right." Jia Cong nodded, "Their family has a lot of land. It's the most expensive to raise killers. However, last year many slaves escaped from the capital, and so did their family. They couldn't find a tenant farmer, and the land would rather be left unused than Selling, I was fined a lot of taxes." He smiled and said, "These fields were mostly given by the mother-grandfather when the country was founded, and no one dared to make any decisions."

Wu Rui couldn't help laughing: "Grandfather would never have dreamed that in just a few decades, someone would dare to collect even the land tax from the prince's family."

Jia Cong spread his hands: "What am I talking about? It's impossible to calculate the events of later generations. No one knows how history changes."

Wu Rui thought for a moment and said, "All those killers have been wiped out?"

Jia Cong shook his head: "Only a dozen of them were killed in a small house. Their family must have a base for training killers, but I don't know which village they hide in."

Wu Rui's eyes jumped: "Then..."

Jia Cong went on to say: "However, the small house is far away from the Baotai Palace, and the soldiers and horses of the five cities acted overnight, and not a single thief was taken away." They haven't sent the alarm yet. "That's why their mansion doesn't know what happened." Jia Cong said with a smile, "Prince Baotai himself is already in jail."

Wu Rui was overjoyed: "Really?!"

Jia Cong nodded and said: "The biggest advantage of the current Yan government is its strong execution and extremely fast work." Wu Rui heaved a sigh of relief.Jia Cong said, "However, I haven't found where the other killers are yet. Prince Baotai will definitely not confess himself, and we have to investigate."

Wu Rui said: "I'm afraid that Prince Baotai will be arrested and the snake will be stunned."

"It won't scare the snake." Jia Cong said leisurely, "The palace doesn't even know that he is in prison." Wu Rui was surprised.

Mr. Zhan Qiao presided over this matter.This old man has been a secret leader all his life, and he is the most cautious, he can set fire quietly and never fire a large number of guns.

In the early morning of that day, a nouveau riche from the countryside went to Baotai Palace to ask to see the prince.Menzi asked him to wait, but he didn't want to wait, he just said "My lord is willing, please come here for a while." He handed a letter to Menzi and hurried away.Menzi saw that this person was strange, so he hurried to deliver the letter inside.Lord Baotai took it apart and took a look. The man claimed to be the real King Yan, saying that the man in King Yan's mansion was a substitute he had found back then, and now Li Gui replaced Li Kui.Brother Wang, if you are willing to help, please meet in a dark kiln in the north of the city in half an hour.Helping the younger brother to eliminate the traitors is worthy of the name of King Baotai.

Nai asked the door carefully about this person's appearance, and it really matched Lao Jiu, but it was much darker.Prince Baotai could read the handwriting, and it was indeed King Yan's.I believed it.Just in case, the old prince specially brought four guards, two guards and two guards.As soon as he arrived at the dark kiln, the two guards who followed him were shot to death, and two bullets wounded the prince himself.The two who were in the dark had to come out to protect the master, and usually died at gunpoint.Lord Baotai was captured without a fight.The old man Zhan Qiao felt that he did a good job, so he went to the prison and said to others: "My lord has not met any opponents since he took over the job. He has lived a comfortable life for too long, so it is inevitable that he underestimates the enemy." pissed off.

Jia Cong woke up from a nap at noon, and someone sent a telegram from Beijing to Beijing, and learned that the survivor and the old bustard from Jinxiangyuan who were caught last night were taken to visit the master in the imperial prison.The old bustard looked like he wouldn't say anything even if he was beaten to death, he must have received some great kindness from Lord Baotai; but the living man's eyes were shaken - he was not killed because he didn't know martial arts and raised his hand to surrender.

Wu Rui saw that Jia Cong's expression was determined and confident, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared in the corner of his eyes, and said: "The prince said, you are just a signboard, and the ones who are serious are Prime Minister Lin, Grand Master Zhan and others. Let me see , the prince is the most important thing."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "I'm just a guide."

Wu Ruidao: "Han Gaozu said, my writing is not as good as Xiao He, my martial arts is not as good as Han Xin, and my strategy is not as good as Zhang Liang. Those who can accomplish things are good at using people. The prince is the best at using people, even women. He chooses all the talents available in the world. Why worry about big things not being accomplished? .”

Jia Cong said solemnly: "Sir, you are absurdly praised. Xiao Wang is just lucky and has met many talents." Nai looked at him and said, "The ancients said that it is shameful to waste. It is more shameful to waste talents than waste materials. Mr. Wu, Xiao Wang has Be sure. Within ten days, the killer den in Baotai Palace will be wiped out. They are the ones who monitor your [-] families on behalf of Tai. Mr. Wu only cares about his ambitions, the imperial court is in short supply of talents."

Wu Rui smiled and cupped his hands and said: "The grassroots are no more than mere teachers, so how can they be regarded as talents."

Jia Cong also smiled and cupped his hands: "If Mr. Wu is not a talent, how many talents are there in the world?" The two looked at each other and smiled tacitly.

Wu Rui suddenly sighed: "It's just that the old Caomin's body is not yet cold, and there will be three years of filial piety in the future. I am afraid that he will not be able to work for the court for the time being."

Jia Cong laughed to himself: Wu Rui wants to be an official so much, if his father's soul has not gone far, I don't know what his mood is.Nai Zhengse said: "Filial piety is in the heart and not in the rules. If you miss your ancestors in your heart, you will cherish it every day; if you are not filial in your heart, what's the use of pretending to be filial for ten years. When the country is employing people, I hope you think twice." Pretending to be ridiculous for a long time.

Small talk and gossip take the most time, and you don't even know how long it has passed.Outside, Wu Tianyou had originally suspected that his nephew had something on his mind, but seeing him discussing secretly with Mr. Zhou of the horse shop for a long time, he became more and more determined.However, it was not easy for him to go in and disturb him. He paced outside with his hands behind his back, waiting anxiously.When the two of them finished talking, Wu Rui personally sent Jia Cong out.Opening the door curtain, he saw his second uncle standing outside on the porch, feeling a little embarrassed.Jia Cong thought for a moment, looked at Wu Tianyou, turned his head to look at the mourning hall, and sighed sadly: "Mr. Wu...some things, since they are no longer confidential, you might as well tell Mr. Wu to know. After all, he..." Shaking his head again, "Forget it, it's better not to know." Nai walked up to Wu Tianyou, made a bow, and left without saying a word.

When Jia Cong turned the corner of the corridor, Wu Tianyou immediately asked Wu Rui: "What's the matter? Are you hiding something from this old man?"

Wu Rui smiled wryly and said, "Didn't the second uncle hear it just now? It's good not to know." Nai took a deep breath and let it out, "Second uncle, it's all right. Everything is going to be fine." He suddenly remembered something, and hurried to chase after it. Jia Cong, "Mr. Zhou, please stay here for a while!"

Jia Cong walked slowly because of his attire, so he didn't go very far.Hearing this, he stopped in his tracks, turned his head and cupped his hands: "Mr. Wu?"

Wu Rui approached and said in a low voice: "The news from the palace said that my sister was buried in the imperial tomb, but I can't tell where it is. I don't know..."

Jia Cong was quite surprised, not wanting him to still miss his sister's grave.Nai thought for a moment and said, "I can go and investigate. It's just that it's been too long, and the people in the palace have died and scattered. It's impossible for the Empress Dowager to know about some trivial matters." He paused, and sighed softly, " However, Mr. Wu also has a bottom line in his heart. The Supreme Emperor will not treat Lingmei's corpse lightly. It would be good to get a whole body."

Wu Rui cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord. The late emperor is still here at that moment. I beg your lord to be more considerate."

"Since I agreed to Mr. Wu, Xiao Wang will naturally investigate." Jia Cong said, "It's just that Mr. Wu must not overestimate the status of women in the palace. They are just things for the emperor to bear children. Except for the emperor's relatives Mom, the rest are penniless, and the empress and concubine are no different from ordinary court ladies."

Wu Rui was startled, and regretted, "I shouldn't have let her into the palace back then." Jia Cong shook his head, opened his mouth, turned around and left without saying a word.

The next day, when Jia Cong was still on the kang without opening his eyes, Liu Xiaoqi yelled, saying that there was a visitor.Jia Cong stared in bewilderment and said, "The genius just dawned, which one starts so early at [-]." He opened his mouth and yawned.

Liu Xiaoqi smiled and said, "Master Wu Tianyou. Haha, can you see me?"

"What's going on with Wu Rui!" Can Jia Cong see him?He yawned again, and forced himself to get up to wash and change clothes.Because I didn't have time to eat, I was so hungry that I couldn't bear it, so I had to hold a piece of rock sugar in my mouth.

When I went outside, I saw an old man in plain clothes standing in the room with his hands behind his back.Jia Cong cupped his hands before he was about to speak, when the old man turned around, it was Wu Tianyou.His beard and hair were grizzled, his eye circles were black, and his eyes were bloodshot.Jia Cong blurted out: "The old man must not have slept all night."

Wu Tianyou sighed: "The old man really didn't close his eyes last night." He stepped forward and bowed, "If you disturb me, I hope Mr. Zhou will forgive me."

Jia Cong hurriedly returned the salute: "How old is the old man, how can he salute to a junior like me, isn't he afraid of killing the junior?"

Wu Tianyou said: "This old man is just a grassroots, and it is only natural for grassroots to salute the regent."

Jia Cong was slightly startled for a moment: "Xiao Wang is still Mr. Wu Rui and won't tell Mr. Wu."

"He really refuses to say it." Wu Tianyou said, "Yesterday... the old man heard what the lord and nephew said in the corner of the corridor. In Yan Kingdom, there is only one lord at this age who is the regent."

Jia Cong nodded.The two fell silent for a moment.After a while, Jia Cong sighed: "Since... the old man heard it, he must have guessed a thing or two. Forget it, after all, I still can't hide it from you." He invited him to sit down.

Wu Tianyou cupped his hands and sat down; Jia Cong sat up.After thinking for a moment, Jia Cong said: "It's really good that you don't know, my lord. The truth is cruel."

Wu Tianyou said with tears: "When I sent her to the palace, my wife and children refused to agree, but the old man insisted on going his own way. The year before last, the old wife had left her and complained that I had harmed my daughter when she left. No matter how the child died , the old man has to give her an explanation. In the future, it will be up to her to beat or kill."

Since this is the case, it is inconvenient for Jia Cong to hide it anymore.Another long sigh: "My lord, don't blame brother Ling, he has no other choice." Then he talked about Tai. The grandfather secretly ordered the Wu family to open an academy, and the generation to replace the talents left at the end of the dynasty as the trump card, and ordered Baotai Palace to send people with high martial arts skills to monitor, In case the descendants of these people are dishonest.However, I don't know how to leak the news to the first emperor.When the first emperor was in his prime, he could bear the remnant of his father's party under his nose, and squeezed a large number of talents and money away from him; when he was old, he couldn't bear it anymore.So he humiliated Concubine Wu Gui to vent her anger.At the end, he said, "Master Wu Tianzuo knew about this, and he was angry, regretful and hated, Fang suffered a stroke."

Wu Tianyou was like a mud bodhisattva, sitting in a daze with his eyes straight.Jia Cong knew that outsiders could not comfort such things, so he could only sit by the side.After an unknown amount of time, Wu Tianyou covered his face with his hands and burst into tears.The old man took off the kerchief on his head, grabbed his hair with both hands and howled, the white hair was scattered and unkempt, so pitiful.Jia Cong wasn't sentimental at all, hearing the shrill cry, he really answered the words "heart-piercing", and unconsciously shed two lines of tears.

After a long time, Wu Tianyou's voice became hoarse. Jia Cong didn't dare to let him cry anymore, so he poured a cup of hot tea and brought it to him: "Old man, the deceased has passed away, please don't mourn. The old man still has children and grandchildren. Just give them my heart for Miss Wu. Xiao Wang will try his best to find her coffin. Back then, the late emperor was still there, so the Supreme Emperor didn’t dare to do too much.”

Wu Tianyou gradually stopped crying, took out a handkerchief from his bosom and wiped his face.Nai looked up at Jia Cong for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "The regent wants to rebel."

Jia Cong said, "Xiao Wang has already rebelled."

Wu Tianyou gritted his teeth and said: "Although this old man is old, he still has a handful of old bones to use. Besides, this old man has three sons and three sons-in-law, all of whom are talented and learned. They are willing to do their best for the Regent. I only ask the Regent for one thing."

"Please tell me, my lord."

Wu Tianyou clenched his withered old fist and said solemnly: "Destroy all the princes and overthrow the whole world of his Situ family! He wants the country to last forever, but the old man wants him to die for three generations!"

Jia Cong stretched out two fingers: "Actually, there are only two generations. The Supreme Emperor has never been a serious emperor for a day."