The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

On the first day Su Cheng arrived in Zhao State, the King of Zhao held a welcome banquet for her.Just in time for Prince Zhao to snatch fans, he was injured when he failed to grab them.Zhao Wang lost all face, and the banquet hurriedly dispersed.Jia Xu sent Su Cheng to the posthouse, cupped his hands and said, "Master Su, do you want to rest for two days?"

"No need." Su Cheng said, "Water waits for no one, the sooner you strike, the better." Looking around with no one else around, she asked in a low voice, "Fifth Grandpa, what's the matter with that son? Don't you bring thugs when you go to the flower building? And that one?" I don't believe that the servant who reports the letter is like acting."

Jia Xu smiled and said, "You guess."

Su Cheng looked at him: "I can't guess."

"It's fine if you can't guess it." Jia Xu said, "You only need to control the water, and nothing else." Su Cheng pouted.

After Jia Xu left, Su Cheng pulled out the telegraph and sent a telegram, then went out for a stroll.When she came back, the telegram had already been answered.Just now she sent the telegram to Liu Xiaoqi, telling him about the son of Zhao Guo.I thought that Liu Xiaoqi would respond to his own speculation, but who would have thought that the guy would reply: Interesting, I'll go right away.

It only takes four or five hours from Beijing to Handan Kuaima, and Liu Xiaoqi arrived in the early morning.Su Cheng got up early and took a look, there was a note at the door, which was slipped in by Liu Xiaoqi through the crack of the door.He wrote: "Catch up on sleep, see you when I wake up." Su Cheng shrugged, hid the note in his bosom, and went out to arrange things.

Flood control is a major event, and only Yan Guo's strong men are not enough, mainly relying on Zhao Guo's own civilian husbands.Su Cheng then ran with Jia Xu for a day, and got to know all kinds of Zhao officials, and played an official accent for a day.

Back at the posthouse, Su Cheng thought about falling onto the kang later, not wanting to move.Pushing open the door and entering, I saw Liu Xiaoqi sitting at the table reading the copywriting.Su Cheng frowned and said, "You just came in like this?" Liu Xiaoqi put down the paper, stood up, went out, closed the door, and knocked three times.Su Cheng shouted, "Come in."

Liu Xiaoqi entered the door and bowed: "Hello, Shopkeeper Su. The villain has been on the road all night, so it can be considered that he has arrived."

Su Cheng glanced at him: "You are very interested in joining in the fun."

Liu Xiaoqi sat down and said, "Did this Prince Zhao do it on purpose?"

Su Cheng lazily said: "Obviously it was intentional, and I sincerely want to embarrass my father in front of me, a guest from Yan Kingdom."

Just at this time, an assistant came in from outside and said: "Master Su, the prince sent someone to deliver something."

Su Cheng and Liu Xiaoqi were taken aback: "Who?!"

The assistant said: "The steward of the Shizi Mansion is here to deliver something to your lord." He said and presented a gift list.

Su Cheng took it and glanced at it, frowning.Liu Xiaoqi leaned over: "What?" Su Cheng handed him the list.I saw a long string of good things, from jewelry and jade to clothing and playthings, all women like.Liu Xiaoqi also frowned—it was too obvious to please her. "Why did he bribe you?"

"I'm also puzzled." Su Cheng said, "I'm a foreign official who came to support them to control the river. He's the son of Zhao, so why can't he help him? Besides, Zhao Wang only has such a son, so he doesn't need to seize the heir."

Liu Xiaoqi took out a paper desk from her pocket.Su Cheng took a look and found that it was a diagram of the relationship between Zhao Wang's family.King Zhao had many concubines, but only four had children.The main concubine Zhang gave birth to a son who was the eldest son, and the other three side concubines gave birth to three princesses, and the rest had nothing to do.The eldest son married Yu Shi, the daughter of Zhang's elder sister, and they had not had children for four years.But the son has no side concubines and concubines, there are countless concubines who are not on the number plate, and there are still many lovers in brothels outside.Liu Xiaoqi pointed at Yu Shi and said, "This imperial concubine has a story in her family."

It turned out that yesterday Jia Cong went to Feng Ziying's office to ask what was going on with Zhao Wang's family.Feng Ziying said casually, and then said: "The father of the concubine is a real person, and Zhao Guo is now relying on him to support him."

"what is it call?"

"Yu Minzhong."

Jia Cong stood up in shock: "What's your name?!"

"Yu Minzhong." Feng Ziying glanced at Jia Cong, "What's wrong?"

Jia Cong tugged at his ears: "Well...Brother Feng, please tell me more in detail. Where is this Yu Minzhong from, when did he win the first prize, what kind of official did he become, and how did he go to Zhao Guo."

Feng Ziying said in surprise: "You all know that he won the first prize, don't the others know?"

The corner of Jia Cong's mouth twitched: "He really won the No.

Feng Ziying narrowed her eyes: "The number one scholar?"

Jia Cong said: "From ancient times to the present, there are few champions who can be proud of their official careers, and he is one of them. If..." If time and space have not changed, "Yu Minzhong is both talented and good at being a man, and he is also very good at photographing the emperor's horse. Fart..." He suddenly slapped the table twice and said, "I remembered an allusion. Oh, I should have remembered it long ago." Then he called a soldier to come in, "Help me go to the posthouse to meet Young Master Kong, tell me When he has time, he has to go to Xiaoci County to pay homage to his grandfather, and thank him in his own name."

The soldier looked at his appearance and guessed that it was not a serious matter, said: "My lord, please explain clearly. How can young master Kong Xiao with white eyebrows and red eyes understand?"

Jia Congnai told them with a straight face: "I just remembered. If the Grandfather had not led the ancestors of the four kings and eight princes to conquer the country, our country would have been occupied by the Tartars outside the customs, and the whole country would have been reduced to slaves. Only the Tartars The son emperor also had to use Han people as officials, Yu Minzhong was a famous Han official. The Tartar empress gave birth to a daughter who was not very good looking and not very beautiful, but the emperor liked it. A fortune teller said that she could only get rid of it by marrying into the Confucian family. The emperor fostered this daughter in the Minzhong family. She was regarded as the daughter of the Yu family and married the eldest son of the Kong family. Counting the age, it should be the young boy Kong Yunxian. Tai. The grandfather and the ancestors defeated the Manchus ——Especially my grandfather Jia Daishan’s great victory at the Shanhai Pass, keeping the Tartars out of the country. The fate of the country changes, and the fate of people changes accordingly. Young Master Kong doesn’t have to marry the Tartar princess who brought disaster. Should he thank Mrs. Ma in his personal name? Grandfather? By the way, I should also thank my grandfather."

When relatives and friends hear it, this is a serious matter!Slandering their lord at first, he said it like a joke.He hurriedly saluted: "Okay, I'll go right away." Turned around and ran away.

Jia Cong turned to look at Feng Ziying again.Feng Ziying told him about Yu Minzhong's experience.This person is the third number one scholar after the Supreme Emperor succeeded to the throne.When the four generals were in chaos in the capital, he was originally the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, so he hastily resigned from office and returned to his hometown.Within a few years, his parents died of illness one after another, and he kept his filial piety for several years.Yu Minzhong's wife was not in good health, so he took a smart and virtuous concubine named Zhang Shi for him.Originally the daughter of a wealthy family, Mrs. Zhang had to become a concubine due to the decline of her family.Later, his wife died of illness, and Zhang's family was restored.Today's Concubine Zhao Zhang is the direct cousin of the Zhang family in Yu Minzhong's family.At that time, the state of Chu had not yet been divided, and now the king of Zhao is still not confused, and he is still thinking about supporting his cousin.So he personally went to the state of Wu, and invited Yu Minzhong to the state of Chu under the name of his brother-in-law.Later, the second king of Chu died, and the third king of Chu couldn't hold back his father and grandfather's brothers.

Jia Cong rubbed his chin: "So that's how it is. King Zhao has come to his senses, and he is supported by a good official like Yu Minzhong, and the son is married to Yu Minzhong's daughter... Zhao Guo should be good. How can Uncle Wu seek others? territory?"

Feng Ziying said leisurely: "Your Majesty himself is ineffective, so what if others are capable? King Zhao's body can't last much longer."

"There must be some bombs buried in Zhao Guo. Uncle Wu is so busy, he is willing to go there in person. Now is not the time to put the long line, but the time to collect the net." Jia Cong became curious and couldn't press it.

Not long after, Liu Xiaoqi came to ask for leave with Su Cheng's telegram, saying that Zhao Guo was interesting and he wanted to go and have fun.Seeing his seriousness, Jia Cong thought it was arranged by Jia Xu, so he introduced him to Yu Minzhong from the next time and space.

After hearing this, Su Cheng thought for a long time, raised his cheeks and said, "Uncle Cong said that Yu Minzhong's original fate was to steal money from the emperor of the Tartars for disaster relief, and it was not found out until after his death. The person is still the same person. Even if it is changed A master, presumably it’s not much better?”

Liu Xiaoqi also rested her cheeks: "Will he be greedy for official money in the warehouse behind Zhao Wang's back?"

"It's hard to say. If Mr. Liu Quan helps him, Zhao Guo must fall apart."

"How to deal with the son's gift list?"

"I've sent you all, so I'll take it." Su Cheng said, "Let Jia's horse be transported back to the capital. This time helping Zhao Fanghong will cost a lot of money."

For the next two days, Su Cheng was still busy with Jia Xu.Jia Xu wrote a letter to the king of Zhao, saying that the flood this summer is the most important thing for the country of Zhao, but if there is a mistake, the country of Zhao will be in danger, so he recommends to go with Master Su of the country of Yan to help her contact the magistrate of the country of Zhao and mobilize the people of Zhao Husband's business.Zhao Wang agreed.Su Cheng, on the other hand, received ten poems from Zhao Guoshizi, all of which had the meaning of pursuit.After Su Cheng looked at it, he casually put it aside, and Liu Xiaoqi took it and threw it away.

In one day, Jia Xu will lead Su Cheng and others to set off.In the evening, Su Cheng was looking through the files when someone came in and replied, "My son, please see me."

Liu Xiaoqi said from the side: "Master Su has already rested, please come back tomorrow."

Su Cheng glared at him: "We'll be leaving tomorrow morning." Naiming, "Come in, please."

Not long after, Prince Zhao walked in.The two of them saw that this son's eyes were lax and his footsteps were sloppy, showing that he was drunk and tired.This person looked at Su Cheng and cupped his hands with a smile, "This is Mr. Su, right?"

Su Cheng hurriedly returned the salute: "Hello, Your Royal Highness. I don't know why you came to see the lower official?"

The prince smiled and said, "What's the matter? Didn't I write a poem for Mr. Su?"

Su Cheng said: "The poem is written in such a way that the lower officials can't understand it."

"What don't you understand? I'll explain it to you."

Su Cheng said: "Your Highness and your subordinates have never met before. No one would fall in love with a woman they have never met before."

The prince said: "There is no need to meet. Mr. Su's talent and appearance are well known all over the world."

Su Cheng shook his head: "Although the lower official has a bit of talent and good looks, it is far from enough for the words 'world-wide knowledge'. If your son wants to make a joke, it's too late."

The prince shook his head and looked at her for a moment, then stood up and said, "I'm not joking. How about this? Master Su will help me manage the river, and I will go to Jiangxi to ask the prefect of Su to propose marriage to him."

Su Cheng said leisurely: "Unfortunately, I have no control over my marriage."

"Oh, I see." The prince turned around and left, "Then I will go to Beijing to propose marriage to the regent of Yan Kingdom." As he spoke, he was already outside the house.

Su Cheng and Liu Xiaoqi looked at each other for a while, and Liu Xiaoqi said leisurely, "Let him go. Jia Cong won't cut him to death." Su Cheng glanced at him, picked up the teacup and ate tea.

At this moment, General Na Guan came to Jia Xu's mansion.He said: "Your Majesty sees that those strong men in Yan Kingdom are really soldiers, but they can't get evidence. Can Mr. Liu bring a few scouts from the last general?"

Jia Xu thought for a while: "Well, just pretend to be my guard." General Guan then called a few people forward and asked them to follow Jia Xu.Jia Xu said, "However, I feel that the military strength of Yan State is much stronger than that of Zhao State, and the two countries are adjacent to each other. If there is any intention to seize our country's land, we don't need to borrow any strong men. We have no power to fight back."

General Guan sighed: "The last general also has the same thoughts. If those people are really not soldiers, they can't imagine what Yan's army looks like." Then they discussed some more and left.

The next day, Jia Xu, Su Cheng and others left Handan to rule the river, and Zhao Guoshi's son personally sent him out of Shili Pavilion outside the city.Then he didn't go back to the mansion, he only said that he had something important to visit in the capital, and he led a group of guards and walked away.When King Zhao heard that he thought he was going to play, he stumbled and scolded: "There will be a catastrophe in the middle school, he still has time to wander around!" He hated himself for not having a second son.

In the evening, the son of Zhao Guo rushed to the capital and found a posthouse to stay.The posthouse official heard that the son of Zhao Guo had come, so he hurriedly arranged a courtyard for him.On the way, Zhao Shizi asked where the Rongguo Mansion was.The little official said: "The Rongguo Mansion and the Xianguo Mansion are all on Ningrong Street."

It happened that several people passed by them and heard them.A boy asked with a smile: "Why is this elder brother looking for the Rongguo Mansion?"

Zhao Shizi said: "There is an important matter to discuss with the regent Jia Cong."

A Confucian scholar leaned out beside the young man: "Jia Cong is a bit busy, so it's hard to find him."

Zhao Shizi said: "I have a great advantage to find him, and he will be free."

Confucian scholar raised his eyebrows: "Oh? What's cheap?"

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Shizi's mouth, and he said lazily: "Ask him for a woman and give him a piece of land."

A smile appeared on the corner of Confucian scholar's mouth, and he said lazily, "I'm afraid it's not easy. Women in Yan Kingdom are quite valuable."

Prince Zhao turned to him: "I'll exchange Zhao Guo with you for Master Su Cheng, okay? Prince Regent?"

The Confucian scholar was indeed Jia Cong, and he looked at him a few times: "You are..."

The little official in the post office hurriedly said in a low voice: "My lord, this is the son of Zhao Guo."

Jia Cong frowned slightly: "If I remember correctly, the official concubine Yu Shi, the son of Zhao Guo, is the daughter of Lord Yu Minzhong."

Zhao Shizi's face turned cold: "She will be divorced." Then he salivated and smiled, "I heard that Master Fan Su can choose any prince's son to join Su's family at will. How about this son?"

Jia Cong looked at him for a long time, but he just smiled and said nothing.Jia Cong pursed his lips: "You want to join the Su family and exchange Zhao Guo for my Cheng'er?"

Zhao Shizi shook his body with his hands behind his back: "That's right. Zhao Guo."

"No change." Jia Cong left after saying two words.Zhao Shizi's face froze.After walking two steps, Jia Cong stopped and didn't look back, "A place as big as a mung bean in your Zhao country is smaller than Dongyingyan. And it's poor. And there's floods. And there are many corrupt officials. Do you know how big North America is? It is two to three hundred times that of Zhao State! Your Royal Highness, our Yan State lacks everything and land."