The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

General Bao divided the [-] soldiers into two teams with half each.One team stayed by the burning house for fear of slipping through; the other team followed the artillery.The road to Baguazhuang is complicated, but Zhuangzi itself is not big.Although what I brought today is just a small cannon, it doesn't take too much effort to blast out a road, and it won't take long to see the outside of the village.Liu Xiaoqi asked the artillerymen to stop their errands, and he went out for a stroll on the rubble by himself, and joined General Bao's lieutenant outside.

After a while he came back and said with a smile: "It's only twelve or thirty feet away from here. There are two traps on the way. One is a random arrow, which has been released already; the other is a trap, and the collapsed house has been roughly filled up. " He looked back at the fire, "I don't know if we can burn it out tonight. Don't take advantage of the dark night and wind to escape one or two."

General Bao patted his chest and said, "Brother Liu, don't worry, with our brothers around, even a mouse will not be able to escape from Guan Bao!"

Liu Xiaoqi glanced at the surrenderer: "Mr. Zhao is not here. I wouldn't believe him if he didn't find a place to hide. He resisted the two-day interrogation because he hoped for his master to rescue him. Anyway, master He is the descendant of the phoenix and the grandson of the dragon. Now that mud Bodhisattva can't protect himself when he crosses the river, his mouth will be more easily pried."

General Bao clapped his hands and said: "A real hero sees the same thing! The last general also thinks the same way." Liu Xiaoqi smiled and reached out to give him a slap.

General Bao then left another lieutenant to guard the fire room, and he himself, Master Lu, Liu Xiaoqi, and the guards who didn't like to talk, led the prisoners to evacuate through the east gap.From the corner of Liu Xiaoqi's eyes, he kept looking at Steward Nading, seeing that his expression was settled and unhurried, he was a little surprised why he fell to the ground in shock just now.

Arriving outside Bagua Village, Liu Xiaoqi said to Mr. Lu: "I was ordered by my superior to help you. You are going to meet your prince later on, so I won't go."

Because the Lu family thought that Jia Cong and others were foreigners from Nanyang, and it was understandable to avoid meeting King Qi, Master Lu nodded and said, "That's fine. Thank you, Mr. Strong and Mr. Zhou." Liu Xiaoqi clasped his fists, Flashed into the bushes and blinked out of sight.

One of the soldiers couldn't help asking: "My lord, who is this strong man?"

Lord Lu coughed twice and said, "He came here to protect an important figure in Nanyang, so don't ask too many questions."

An hour later, His Highness the Third Highness and his uncle's mansion were surrounded by heavy troops, and the soldiers were all loaded with live ammunition and pushing small cannons.

That night, when General Bao visited Liu Xiaoqi, Xiaomao in Tsing Yi brought only two soldiers with him.After entering the room and sitting down, General Bao clasped his fists to Liu Xiaoqi and said, "I heard that you, Mr. Zhou, are very alert and don't rub the sand in your eyes. No one can coax you. But is it true?"

Liu Xiaoqi thought for a while: "Not really. Some of his ideas are quite weird, and it's easy to be deceived if people take advantage of his weaknesses. He's lazy. But it's very difficult to be fooled when he is energetic."

General Bao said: "I'm not a military general under King Qi's tent at this moment, brother Liu please just treat me as an ordinary friend, there is something I would like to ask you to ask Mr. Zhou for help."

Liu Xiaoqi twitched the corner of her mouth: "That's not easy."

General Bao smiled wryly: "Not only is it difficult to handle, in my opinion, there is absolutely no hope. But the general can't just ignore it."

"That's it... I'd be happy to make trouble for him." Liu Xiaoqi stretched out his head and shouted out the window, "Zhou Ji, Zhou Ji, come in!"

General Bao turned his head and saw how many candles were lit in the yard, it was as bright as day; several people were punching.One of the men wearing arrow sleeves immediately retreated when he heard the words, turned around and came towards their room.Liu Xiaoqi made an introduction for the two, then asked General Bao what happened.

General Bao let out a long sigh: "That's the case in the afternoon. Now we have found out the source of the gun."

Jia Cong and Liu Xiaoqi looked at each other, and wondered: "Isn't that all clear? The third brother is his uncle's subordinate."

General Bao said solemnly: "The uncle of the Third Highness, General Sima Tu, was originally named Bao, and he was the brother of the last general's clan. Because his uncle had no heirs, he passed on. The last general grew up with third brother Tu since childhood, and he knows who he is. He Absolutely will not agree with the Third Highness to seize the heir, and it is even more impossible to send soldiers to his nephew to do green forest business. Third brother Tu is definitely not a person who is obedient and obedient. There will be no evidence in the end, but the general will know."

Jia Cong stared at his face with a good look, and said, "I believe in you."

General Bao was pleasantly surprised: "Sir, did you believe me?"

Jia Cong said: "Evidence is often deceptive, so I believe in the intuition of generals. Besides, I know many generals, from all over the world. These people all look down on the green forest. Which one is stronger, the army or the green forest people, will you decide this afternoon? Isn’t it very clear? At the beginning, I thought it was strange that a prince with military power would not condescend to engage in green forest business. Moreover, a prince with military power, no matter how blind his opponent is, would not be able to ignore him However, Master Lu said that he was always on the safe side, and the prince never paid attention to it. The word "safety" is too subjective, and it means reassurance. If the prince is so unvigilant, his brother would have overthrown him long ago. If General Bao said In other words, the uncle of the third child is not willing to support him in seizing the heir, and the eldest son is aware of this matter, so it can be justified."

Liu Xiaoqi also said: "The third child has no firearms in his hand, so he has to use cold weapons."

General Bao couldn't help clapping the table and said: "Not bad! That's it! If Third Brother Tu is willing to help him, why would he bother to mess with those low-level green forest people! Sir, why don't you talk to our lord?"

Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "Seizing the heir is not something that you can listen to in a drama book. It is useless to rely on a few words without evidence. Since you think General Ouyang is taking the blame for others... um... ...The good life guards him and his family, and he must not be allowed to commit suicide in fear of crime." General Bao was shocked.Jia Cong said calmly, "Is General Ouyang, the subordinate who sent the soldiers' firearms to His Highness the Third Highness, still alive?"

General Bao said: "He died in Bagua Village. Mr. Zhao has been captured alive."

"To do such a major event, and to prepare the most suitable person to top the vat early, we can see that the real murderer is very meticulous." Jia Cong said, "Night has long dreams, so he naturally hopes to close the case as soon as possible." Jia Cong said with a smile, "I I believe that King Qi and the prince certainly don't want to be deceived by the real murderer."

General Bao nodded again and again: "The last general is going to see the prince."

"The general should go to see the prince." Jia Cong said, "The prince hopes that General Ouyang will be clean. That means he has seen the right person." General Bao nodded again.

Liu Xiaoqi said with a smile: "There is a rice shop in the city called Fengrao Rice Shop, I suggest you check it out."

General Bao hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with this rice shop?"

Liu Xiaoqi blinked: "I tell you, you are not allowed to speak out."

"sure."

It turned out that after leaving Bagua Village, Liu Xiaoqi did not return to the city, but instead sneaked back.At that time the fire house was still burning.When it was time for dinner, General Bao sent someone to deliver meals to the brothers, and the soldiers who stayed behind inevitably became a little slack.A figure jumped out of the quiet and fireless room, and slipped away when no one was prepared.Liu Xiaoqi followed the man into the city and jumped into a house.There is no one else in the house.After washing and changing clothes, that person quietly climbed over the wall and left, went to the street and called for a carriage, and finally entered the Fengrao Rice Shop as if nothing had happened.Liu Xiaoqi heard the guys call him "the boss".I rushed to Jia's Horse Shop and asked, the owner of this rice shop is a foreigner, but he has opened the rice shop here for more than ten years.They are no different from ordinary merchants, and they should not recognize noble people.

After hearing this, General Bao said in shock: "That man is also a bandit! The last general will arrest him now."

Liu Xiaoqi said: "He has been doing it for more than ten years. The green forest business in Qi State was started slowly after Xie Jing stepped down as the prefect of Jiangxi. He must be the secret operation of some power in the market of Qi State. Don't make fools of others. , secretly investigate and visit, so as not to kill others or abandon the pawns to save the car."

General Bao clasped his fists and said, "Thank you Brother Liu." Then he stood up and said goodbye.

As soon as this person left, Liu Xiaoqi asked Jia Cong: "You suspect that the third brother's uncle is innocent, why didn't you tell us first?"

"I didn't suspect it at first!" Jia Cong rolled his eyes at him, "You can believe the intuition of a general. Since there is still a Fengrao rice shop that slipped through the net, what General Bao said is much more credible, so I will Forcibly pulled out the logic of the idea and sent it to him."

Liu Xiaoqi rolled his eyes back at him: "I shouldn't have believed your words!"

Jia Cong smiled and picked up a pen to write a note, and asked Liu Zhuang to help send it out. "Give one to old man Cui Mian alone when no one is around." He said, "Don't let his old servants see it." Liu Zhuang took the paper and left.Jia Cong patted his head, "I remember we have a camera in the horse shop?"

"Yes, I have."

"I'll pick it up early tomorrow morning." Jia Cong said, "Then he said that I suddenly wanted to visit Confucius again."

Liu Xiaoqi frowned: "What are you making trouble about?"

Jia Cong winked: "Stay far away! I'm afraid the fight between the gods will be affected."

In the morning of the next day, Liu Xiaoqi personally went to Ma Xing to get the camera, and quietly sent brother Jiang Jing to them for custody.Jia Cong said goodbye to Lu Jian, saying that he had changed his mind and still wanted to go to Qufu.Lu Jian is a Confucian scholar, and he already knows the name of "Zhou Ji", so naturally he will not stay with him.Jia Cong and the others walked out of the city gate with their luggage on their backs.

When we arrived in Qufu, we found out that none of King Qi's sons came to worship Confucius, and an official was sent as in previous years.Jia Cong didn't go to see Master Kong, but just pretended to be an ordinary tourist and stayed in an inn.

The day before offering sacrifices to Confucius, I received a telegram saying that the capital was in chaos and many houses were sealed off, but there was no Cui family.Jia Cong stared at the telegram with his cheeks in a daze.Liu Xiaoqi kicked him: "Maybe it's not the Cui family?"

Jia Cong shook his head: "If the third uncle's uncle doesn't support him, then his in-law's family will definitely support him. Otherwise, where does he have the strength to cause these troubles? Large-scale golden cicada escape... A thousand-year-old family really has this ability. Cui Mian must I want to use our power to get rid of their family's direct branch, otherwise I won't hide my identity." He thought for a while, "I'm afraid we guessed wrong first. It's not the third child who is partnering with Madam Ma, but him. Father-in-law. The third child is probably a puppet."

Liu Xiaoqi pondered: "Could that Guanshi Ding be Ding Chu?"

Jia Cong murmured: "If it is... Isn't he the fifth brother's aide? Why did he become the third child's manager again?"

Liu Xiaoqi smiled and said: "He is obviously Ma Shi's best friend. Whoever Ma Shi cooperates with, he belongs to whom."

"But Zhuang'er found out that the third child was planting nails around Mrs. Ma. Shouldn't they break up? Why are her people still helping the third child?"

"Have you ever lost your mind?" Liu Xiaoqi said, "It's not so easy to break up. I'm in you. I'm in you. Mrs. Ma is still in Prince Qi's mansion, and he can't run away."

Jia Cong snorted and said, "It's no wonder Mrs. Ma is willing to go to the end of the world with him." He thought for a long time, picked up the pen and wrote another note.Nai called a guard to come in and give some instructions, and ordered him to send it to Cui Mian quickly.

The army horses mounted by the guards were extremely fast, and they arrived at Cui's residence in less than an hour.I saw that the door of the mansion was closed tightly, and none of the people who were usually sitting by the door were there.He stepped forward and knocked the door knocker, and after a while, someone asked inside, "Who is it?"

The guard said: "I am the one sent by Mr. Zhou Ji to deliver a letter to Mr. Cui."

"wait."

After a long time, the door finally opened with a creak, and it was Cui Ju standing inside.This man was unshaven and haggard, the guard was taken aback and clasped his hands and shouted: "Uncle Cui."

Cui Ju let him in sideways without saying a word, and whispered: "My father is sick."

The guard frowned slightly: "Are you seriously ill?"

"It's very powerful." Cui Ju said, "That's why our house closed the door to thank guests."

The guard said: "My husband wrote an urgent letter and asked me to send it quickly and hand it over to Master Cui Mian."

Cui Ju immediately said: "Of course you have to read Mr. Zhou's letter. The strong man will follow me." Then he led him all the way to Cui Mian's room.

Seeing that it was March in Yangchun, Cui Mian's room was tightly closed, and a charcoal basin was burned, so he felt oppressed when he entered the room.Cui Mian was lying on the kang covered with a big quilt, his old face was flushed red.Cui Ju helped his father to sit up, and lit a candle in broad daylight.

The guard's face was calm, and he stepped forward to salute: "Our master asked me to tell two stories before writing to the adults."

Cui Ju asked, "What story?"

"It is a fable written by Mr. Aesop, a Greek sage more than 300 years ago. One is called the wolf and the lamb, and the other is called the farmer and the snake." The guard read the two fables as if they were memorizing.Cui's father and son looked very moved.Then the guard took out the note and handed it to Cui Ju with both hands.Cui Ju took it and gave it to Lao Tzu.

Cui Mian panted for a while, and opened the note with trembling fingers.I saw two lines of big characters written on it: I can't bear it, I don't need to bear it anymore.Winner takes all, loser for Kou.

Cui Mian stared at the note for a long time, then suddenly burst out laughing.Cui Ju remained silent.After a long time, the old man lifted off the quilt and wiped off his sweat: "I'm so hot. Open the door and window!"

Cui Ju shouted: "Father!"

Cui Mian got off the kang and said to the guards: "The strong man has worked hard. Please go to the back to rest for a while and have a feast."

"Thank you, sir." The guard said, "Since the letter has been delivered, I will take my leave and go back."

"Since this is the case, it is inconvenient for the old man to stay by force." Cui Mian said, "Ju'er sent the strong man out of the mansion." Cui Ju looked at his father anxiously, seeing that Cui Mian was motionless, he had to accept orders.

The two of them had just walked away for a while, when Cui Mian called a steward and said, "Go and open the door. Tell the people outside that Mr. Zhou Ji sent a good medicine from Qufu, and the old man has recovered from his illness."