In April of that year, Jia Lian led a group of troops to Beijing to report that the wise king had been rescued. The saint who read at Ling O'clock was overjoyed and asked him how he was rescued. Jia Lian looked embarrassed and his eyes flashed, and said: "Because the thief has different thoughts.
They were divided into three groups. Master Lao and Master Feng then separated and attacked each other, and finally rescued the wise king."
Because Jia Lian had a low official position at this time and did not have much experience in public speaking, everyone in the court saw that there was another story. The saint simply retreated from the court and asked Jia Lian to tell him the story in detail alone.
It turned out that they traveled all the way to Jiangxi and stationed themselves in Jiujiang. They sent a messenger to deliver the message. They only said that the imperial court would like to remember Mr. Xu’s service and not to cause any loss of life. A mere province could not withstand the imperial army. Let them hurry up.
He sent it back to the wise king Situ Pan. After waiting for two days, a reply came from Xu Su, asking for a sum of one million taels from the court. Lao Fu and Cai wrote a long letter to express his reasoning and emotion, and another person came to see him.
It was also said to be from the Xu family. It turned out that Xu Hong's confidant, whose name was Wanzhang, had led a group of people to assist his youngest son Xu Kang, and was willing to return Situ Pan for 800,000 yuan. Lao Fu and Feng Tangzheng were laughing and laughing, and there were
The messenger from his eldest son Xu Qi was also given back to the wise king at a price of 800,000 yuan.
Jarvis listened to Jia Lian's account and said: "As the saying goes, compare shopping. Since there are three, it's easier, and the one with the lowest price will get it. Besides, they are all private letters, so we won't expose them in person. Let's
Write back and lower the price of other companies, and see how low it can be."
Laofu and Guoran wrote to Xu Su, only saying that other companies' offers were lower than his, and one family's price was 700,600,000. They also lowered the ransom when they wrote to those two families. Soon they received three more letters, all lowering the price.
After several rounds of bargaining, the ransom was stuck at around 400,000 taels. Jarvis told Jia Lian: "Needless to say, the Xu family must be in chaos, but we don't know what the chaos will be like for the time being. Why don't we try their background again?"
." After listening to the report, Lao Fuhe also felt that it was reasonable, so he simply asked someone to let people know. If there is an expert in the green forest who can send the wise king over, he will pay off the banknote of 300,000 taels on the spot.
Originally, this letter was just a test, but after a few days, someone actually sent Situ Pan and put it in a sack. Everyone was stunned. The three people who sent it were immediately arrested by Feng Tang. Thirty
Ten thousand taels of silver notes are naturally deceiving.
After Lao Fu and Feng Tang carefully woke up Situ Pan and let him rest for a whole day, they dared to ask about what happened.
Situ Pan said that at first no one knew he was the prince, but when they saw that he was carrying some account books that his men had stolen from the Yuzhang County government, everyone in the Xu family thought he was a spy from the imperial court and almost killed him. Because
The person named Wan Zhang's staff member was kept until he could ask some questions about the court. The next day, Wan Zhang glanced at Situ Pan's luggage and guessed that he was the wise king, so he turned around
He was put under house arrest in a small courtyard and his diet was acceptable. No one paid attention to him for the first few days, but gradually people came to see him at night, including Xu Hong's son, nephews, ministers, staff, and even his aunt. Situ Pan gradually noticed that Xu Hong
After his death, they didn't get along inside, so they tried their best to provoke and talk nonsense. Finally one day, they heard that something big happened outside, but they didn't know the reason. After listening to the guard's words here and there, they knew that there was a big fight in the Xu family.
Seeing that the days were passing by and there was no big movement between the imperial court and the Xu family, he became anxious. Later, he heard that an imperial envoy from the imperial court was coming, so he secretly took a medicine that he had kept secretly. After taking it, he felt like he was suffering from an acute illness.
He deceived the guards that his illness would be contagious and that he would not die soon. The doctor he invited also deceived him. The Xu family was afraid that he would cause a plague in Yuzhang City, and the Xu family was afraid that he would be worthless if he died.
, then they moved him to a remote small courtyard outside the city, and discussed asking the court to redeem him quickly, or at a discount. The three who sent Situ Pan here were the guards, and others hid because they were afraid of his illness.
People were worried about watching him and taking precautions against illness. When they heard that he had received three hundred thousand silver, they secretly packed Situ Pan in a sack and sent him to Jiujiang.
Lao Feng and others didn't know what to say when they first heard about it. Later, they praised the wise king Qian Sui for his cleverness and ordered the military doctor to prepare an antidote for him.
For a while, Jia Lian also told Gao Mang Jarvis about the cause and effect. After hearing this, the two of them looked at each other. After Jia Lian went out, Gao Mang couldn't help but ask: "Brother Yao'er, do you believe the words of the wise king?"
Yao'er whispered: "Do you believe it?"
Gao Mang snorted: "It's strange that I believe it! The prince has been caught by a traitor, but he only dares to check his secrets in the middle of the night. Someone who is so considerate must not be a traitor."
Yao'er said: "You just need to understand in your heart. Anyway, the two of us just protect Brother Lian, and the rest has nothing to do with us."
Gao Mang lowered his head and chuckled: "I bet with a piece of mung bean cake, the three guards who sent the King Xian here will not be pulled out and chopped."
Yao'er said: "That's too stingy. Not only will he not be chopped down, but the wise king is kind and thinks that he will also benefit from their escape. He is also grateful that he is not afraid of infection and serves him. If he can't save everything, he can still get a reward of thirty or fifty taels of silver."
.Press two fried beans.”
Gao Mang suddenly laughed: "Brother may not be generous!"
Yao'er said: "It's a small gamble to make you happy, until you finish it."
When Jia Lian came back, he heard that Situ Pan had let the three people go and rewarded each of them with one hundred taels of silver. Naturally, Feng Tang had provided the money.
A few days later, the Xu family knew that Situ Pan was safe and sound, and felt humiliated. They sent troops to take him back, but Feng Tang's people beat him back hard. Lao Fu and Ben thought they had tasted something powerful, and it was just the right time to recruit him.
I thought about the word for two days. I don’t know who led the troops of the Xu family, but they came to rob the camp in the middle of the night! Fortunately, Feng Tang was a veteran and did not let them succeed, but there was inevitably some damage in the camp. On the contrary, Jia Lian and Lao Fu lived together.
At one place, there was a group of men who wanted to capture the imperial minister, so Gao Mang and Yao'er showed off their skills. Afterwards, Feng Tang often wandered around Gao Mang and Yao'er, intending to win over the two of them. Jia Lian was not interested at all.
mind.
Lao Fuhe secretly praised Situ Pan: "Master Jia has always been seen as quite frivolous, but he is actually very broad-minded. He has two such powerful generals at his disposal, and Master Feng is blatantly trying to win over him every day.
Don’t mind!”
Situ Pan couldn't help laughing: "What kind of general! One of those two is his brother-in-law, and the other is no different from his father's godson. If Feng Tang has the ability to abduct him, I will write twenty words of 'submit' to him!"
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After this battle, the Xu family became much more honest. Lao Fuhe sent people to discuss recruitment and was received with great courtesy. Later, Xu Su came to Jiujiang in person to discuss with Lao Fuhe. However, he not only wanted to absolve the Xu family of all crimes
, he also wanted to succeed Jiangxi Commander-in-Chief! Naturally, Lao Fuhe and Situ Pan refused. Someone from Xu Qi and Xu Kang secretly came over to discuss with the Imperial Envoy, but they were also very big-hearted, and Lao Fuhe's heart ached every time.
Seeing this, Situ Pan smiled and said, "Let's hold off for now and let them finish the quarrel first." Then he only said that he wanted to discuss matters with a master of the Xu family, and asked them to recommend someone before coming. As expected, the Xu family no longer came to discuss peace.
, I heard from the spies that Yuzhang City was constantly bustling with activity. Seeing that a major event was about to be decided, Situ Pan ordered Jia Lian to return to Beijing first to report the news. Jia Lian hurried back to the capital at starry night.
When the saint heard that Situ Pan's worth made them carefully bargain, he laughed heartily, rewarded Jia Lian with a high-quality palace brocade robe, and ordered him to go home and rest first.
He came back at the right time. Within a few days, his eldest son Jia Meng would be one year old, and the Rongguo Mansion was very lively. Seeing that their family was getting more and more popular, the dignitaries in the capital also came to congratulate him. Jia She hugged his grandson.
I show it off to others when I see it in my hand, which makes me unhappy.
Suddenly, someone brought out all kinds of items to prepare for Mr. Meng to catch Zhou, and the table was full of things. Suddenly, the doorman hurried in and came back, and three noble people came outside. Jia Cong had already thought that there would be uninvited big shots today.
, as soon as he heard the word "noble", he immediately pulled Jia Huan into the crowd and disappeared. Jia She was holding his grandson to show off, and couldn't help but frown: "Where do so many nobles come from?"
The man whispered: "The three princes are here together!"
Jia Lian was startled: "Master! Hurry up and open the door to welcome us!"
Over the years, Jia Cong and Gong Sanyi have been muttering to each other. Jia She's original respect for the Tian family has long been worn away, and he still despises them for being troublesome. Hearing this, his brows furrowed even higher.
, he had no choice but to hand his grandson over to Jia Si, who led Jia Lian and all the guests out to greet him.
When they arrived at the door, they saw that the three princes were all dressed like three young masters from ordinary families, and they were accompanied by many guards. The eldest prince first smiled and said: "I came here without permission. Don't be surprised if I pardon you."
Jia She and Jia Lian hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed. The three of them just said that there was no need to be more polite, so they went to the Rongxi Hall together. They said that there was no need to be more polite, but there were more people in the Rongxi Hall, and there was an extra courtesy. The princes all said they were here.
Seeing the young master arresting Zhou, Jia She felt a little uncomfortable, because he glanced at the items in the case and found that there was one more conspicuous item than before! Some people pointed curiously and asked: "What is this?"
Looking closely, I saw that the thing was more than a foot tall, with colorful and shiny colors. There was a seat at the bottom, and a small wooden umbrella rib in the middle was wrapped with colorful silk threads and gold and silver threads, and a colorful ribbon hung from the top.
A small bell. Jia Cong and Jia Huan said with a smile: "This is a new gadget, very fun!" Then he twisted the handle next to it a few times and then released it. The umbrella rib rotated slightly, driving the colorful ribbon.
It rotated together with the little bell below it, like a half-opened umbrella. The bells jingled and the color was beautiful. Jia Meng's big eyes were immediately attracted, and she stretched out her hand. Jia She already knew that the little bell was
As a son, he hurriedly put his grandson on the case. Jia Meng crawled over neatly, ignoring all the small brushes, swords, and seals around him, and went straight for the beautiful and ringing weapon. He grabbed it in his hand, and the little bell became more and more...
There was a constant jingling sound, and the little umbrella frame was still turning gently in his hand. Jia Meng was immediately amused and laughed. The child's smile was so cute. When he smiled, all the adults around him laughed.
Jia She pretended to glare at Jia Cong: "What the hell is this?"
Jia Cong said: "I haven't chosen a name yet. It's just something we and the Western gentlemen came up with. It's fun."
Jia Lian was anxious: "This is just a stubborn weapon, it can't be counted as catching Zhou!"
Jia Cong said seriously: "Second brother, don't you understand? There is a lot of knowledge in this. Look at that handle, it uses the principle of leverage... kinetic energy is converted into potential energy... potential energy is converted into kinetic energy... rotational inertia... we
Jia Xiaomeng will become a great physicist in the future..." He said while Jia Huan echoed, Jarvis occasionally interrupted, Jia She pretended to listen even though he didn't understand, and nodded repeatedly.
How could Jia Lian have the patience to listen to what he said? He stamped his feet and said: "You are using these ridiculous things to catch Zhou Zhou of your nephew!"
Jia Cong argued: "What does it mean to be irrelevant? Even though this is a small and stubborn weapon, its subtleties are difficult to describe..."
Jia She waved his hand to Jia Lian and said: "That's all, Meng'er likes it if he likes it. I didn't force you to read and write when you were a child. Now you're not promising anymore!"
Jia Lian was speechless! Jia Meng was still playing with the little bells. At this age, people are interested in sounds and colors. This gift given by the two uncles is much more fun than the boring things next to them that are either red or gold.
, so he just sat down and concentrated on playing this, and the little fat man held the little bell with his paws and played it back and forth. Because at this moment, everyone thought that it was a bad thing to catch Zhou Zhou, and they were a little embarrassed and embarrassed to talk. The whole Rongxi Hall was like
A tinkling sound.
The three princes also found it funny when they saw it. The second prince first said: "Zhou Zhou is a lively event. Children naturally like brightly colored things." The third prince also smiled and persuaded.
Jia Lian sighed secretly in his heart, and looked up to see Jia Baoyu standing next to him. He thought, Baoyu grabbed some rouge and gouache from Zhou, and now he is studying honestly. He felt more comfortable again. Others came over to say good things and persuaded him.
It gradually calmed down. Only Jia She still looked at Jia Meng with a look on his face like "My grandson is the smartest."
After a while, the princes saw that there was nothing interesting to see and left. Jia Meng and the new naughty weapon were sent back to the back for the ladies and grandmothers to watch. Jia Shefang quietly pulled Jia Lian aside and said: "That naughty weapon just now
It was taken temporarily by Cong'er and Huan'er."
Jia Lian was stunned.
Jia She sighed: "Now that the government is in chaos, it is better for our family to be incompetent and unambitious for the time being. Just wait, there will be great chaos after the old sage returns to the west. You are now a fourth-rank official, and you are still in the General Affairs Department.
Now that you have saved the wise king again, no one will look down on you. From now on, just work in peace and quiet, and don't join any party. No matter what the result is in the future, it will not bring trouble to the whole clan.
.If you want to take another step forward, we’ll talk about it after everything is settled.”
Jia Lian suddenly broke out in a cold sweat from behind. "Master! Could it be that there has been a change in the court?"
Jia She snorted: "What do you think? The prince has not finished yet, and the prince came out again." He glanced at him and said, "There are no noble people to win over you, right?"
Jia Lian hurriedly said: "I usually just follow the master's instructions and don't dare to be arrogant. The eldest prince's uncle once invited his son to have a drink, so he asked me to drag two colleagues along and just have a meal."
Jia She nodded: "Yes, you are smarter. You won't suffer the consequences if you are more honest."
Jia Lian hurriedly responded, wiped his sweat, and turned around to socialize with his colleagues and friends.
When he went back in the evening, he thought he would have to spend some time persuading his wife, but Wang Xifeng grabbed his arm first and asked anxiously: "What happened today?"
Jia Lian said: "What happened?"
Wang Xifeng said: "Don't coax me. The weapon that Meng'er used to catch Zhou was made by Cong brothers and Mr. Xiang. Fu'er saw it a long time ago. He comes back every day and wonders why his brother is not even one year old yet." Cong'er said
It was delivered to us tonight, and I even chose a place to place it. Why did you suddenly take it out to catch Zhou?"
Jia Lian couldn't help but be surprised: "You, a woman, can actually see this?"
Wang Xifeng felt secretly happy after hearing her husband's praise, and said angrily: "This is obviously unusual, why can't you see it?"
Jia Lian whispered: "Because three princes suddenly came at that moment, I was afraid that Meng'er had caught something to offend them, so I deliberately took that out to lure him into arrest."
Wang Xifeng hurriedly said: "Wouldn't it be good for the prince to like Meng'er?"
Jia Lian echoed her and said: "A dragon gives birth to nine sons, God knows which one is the son of the dragon."
Wang Xifeng's eyes flashed, and she nodded repeatedly: "I understand what you mean."
Because Situ Pan escaped safely, the saint felt reassured. Chen Bin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, came up with another news and wanted to go home to recuperate. The Supreme Emperor then ordered the saint to consider the candidates first. The saint was really worried. I would definitely not be able to kill someone who wanted to kill him.
Yes, the person who flirted with the old man was unwilling to do so.
One day during the court meeting, the Sixth Prince smiled and said: "I have an excellent person to recommend." The saint ordered him to come forward, and he said, "Jia She Jia Enhou is a good person. He is generous and has fought in battles in his early years.
There are also grades.”
The officials laughed, thinking he was joking. The saint also shook his head.
After retiring from the court, he suddenly remembered Jia She's in-law Prince Tenglai. He knew that the Sixth Prince had tried to win over Prince Teng countless times in the past ten years, but this man had no response. On the surface, he was loyal to the old saint, but in fact he was nothing more than an old fox.
He was just waiting to see which direction the wind was blowing. With such a hesitant temper, he would be able to understand the situation sooner or later. Besides, this People's Committee was actually a capable general. He then replied to the old sage: "My ministers have been thinking about it for a long time. Prince Tengke has been inspected by all the nine provinces."
Transferred to the post of Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi."
After hearing this, the old sage frowned and thought for a long time, and finally said: "It's really hard to find a more suitable one, let him be the one."