But it was said that Lin Daiyu drove out a drawing overnight, and Jia Cong took Yao'er inside and handed it to him. "Sister Lin drew it at zero o'clock. I'm afraid outsiders will leak the secret, so we can only separate the parts into several blacksmith shops. We
Put it together yourself.”
Yao'er looked at it and put it away: "I'll do it. Do you want to use the tunnel?"
Jia Cong nodded: "It's a pity to keep those weapons, because we can't use them for a while. Besides, since we have to fight in a melee, it's better to be evenly matched. Just like the NBA draft, whoever builds the team later and lags behind in strength will help.
.”
Yao'er didn't know what the last two sentences meant, and didn't bother to ask, so he just disposed of the drawings.
He got three or four new pieces of Taihu stone for the big house in the south of the city, and he used a stone chisel to carve according to the drawings. He had a calm temperament, and he was able to chisel quite well like a natural stonemason. Because the price he was given was high, and the things from the blacksmith shop were very good.
It was done quickly. All I had to do was add a new set of mechanisms to the outside of the mechanism at the entrance of the tunnel and cover it up with new Taihu stones.
Then Gong San also went to Zhenwu'an to discuss with Master Jingyuan, temporarily turned off the lamp oil in the tunnel, and transported some hard-to-use oil from inside. Repeating crossbow machines, matchlock guns, etc. were naturally used.
Not even half of it was left.
Naturally, Jia Cong went to argue with Jia She every day with all the clues in the court. Jia She was reluctant to move at first, but when he saw Jia Meng every day, he was afraid that there would be chaos in the capital, so he waved his hands and said: "If you want to avoid chaos, you should avoid it."
Go! I'm just in Beijing."
Jia Cong snorted: "I don't believe you are willing not to see Meng'er for two or three years." He clapped his hands and left.
On this day, Jia Cong and Jarvis went to Prince Ning's mansion to meet him. The Sixth Prince was so surprised that he came out of the ceremony gate to greet him. When they arrived at the study, Yao'er cupped his hands and said, "Student, I have taken the liberty to come here. I have something to ask of you."
The Sixth Prince smiled and said, "Mr. Jia, just say what you say."
Yao'er said: "It's just a private matter. It's okay if the prince doesn't do it. If the students want to trouble the prince to find someone in the court to impeach Jia Lian, the deputy envoy of the general affairs envoy, they can impeach him with any idea they want."
The Sixth Prince was stunned.
Jia Cong smiled and said: "We want to leave Beijing for two or three years. The current situation in the court is too chaotic, the capital is not safe, and my nephew is too young. The Supreme Emperor is about..." He shut up.
The Sixth Prince was shocked. He stood up and stared at him and asked, "How did you know?"
Jia Cong curled his lips and said: "I won't tell you, but I've revealed it anyway, believe it or not~~"
The Sixth Prince immediately couldn't sit still. He stood up and walked a few steps in the room. Suddenly he realized that he was rude, so he came over and smiled apologetically, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Yao'er said: "I'm afraid that the chaos will come much faster than the student estimated in the early years, so there is no way to judge the future trend. The student just wants to advise the princes and princes: name does not matter, what matters is strength. The throne of the emperor has always been
In the struggle, those who rush to start most of the time will become stepping stones for those who come after. The death of the Supreme Emperor is only the beginning, and there is still a long way to go. The saint now has seven sons."
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Sixth Prince. After half a day, he looked at Erjia and said, "I understand what you mean, sir." Then he bowed and said, "Thank you, sir, for your advice."
Yao'er waved his hand: "It's just a few words."
The Sixth Prince added: "It's just that I can't impeach Jia Lian for nothing. There must be some reason."
Jia Cong laughed and said: "Why does it have to be for a reason? The reason is 'unspeakable'. You can just blindly impeach him with your eyes closed, and when others ask for the reason, they will just say that there is no reason. The more difficult it is to find out the reason, the more people will believe it, and they will make blind guesses on their own.
.Guess and guess, it will definitely be more authentic and believable than the one we compiled ourselves. If necessary, we can just rely on the clues they compiled to expose the flaws."
The Sixth Prince thought for a moment and couldn't help but smile: "The strange old man said that Jarvis is the best at seeing through the world, but Jia Cong is the best at discerning people's hearts."
The Jia brothers looked at each other and smiled.
The sixth prince asked again: "When will Mr. Jia be impeached? Are you in a hurry?" This was an agreement.
Jia Cong thought for a while: "If it is convenient for the prince, how about delaying it for six or seven days? The prince is just going to collect some evidence."
The Sixth Prince agreed. Jia Cong and Jarvis all bowed to him to thank him, then stood up and left.
The Sixth Prince knew that they would not recognize their master now. After all, he was more familiar with him than his brothers and nephews, so it would be easier for him to get these three sons in the future. He sent them out hurriedly.
The next day, Jia Cong went to Prince Xian's Mansion again.
Situ Pan had obviously gained a lot of weight due to his leisurely life recently. He asked with a smile: "It's been a long time since I've been here. Why do you think of me today?"
Jia Cong put his finger on his lips and said with a sigh, "Hey, I'm in trouble every time I come to you, and it's getting more troublesome every time."
Situ Pan smiled and asked what was going on.
Jia Cong blinked and said: "Brother Xian Wang, you can represent the court, right? Can I come to you to discuss business with the court?"
Situ Pan laughed dumbly: "Do you have any business you want to do with the court?"
Jia Cong bit his lip and thought for a while, then nodded: "Yes."
Situ Pan asked: "What business?"
Jia Cong said: "Even if you don't do business, but you have made great contributions, it's okay to want a reward, right?"
Situ Pan asked curiously: "What achievements can you make?"
Jia Cong leaned close to him and whispered in his ear: "Does it count if you don't know how to pick up gold?"
Situ Pan glanced at him: "Did you pick up a gold ingot while walking on the street?"
Jia Cong shook his head: "No. Anyway, it's gold. Our family picked it up and secretly gave it to you, Brother Xian Wang, in exchange for some benefits."
Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Situ Pan couldn't help but straighten his back and look at him carefully twice, and asked, "What's the benefit?"
"Replace my second brother Lian with an official who is posted abroad, preferably in Guangdong and Guangxi, and even better in Qiongzhou. It's really inconvenient for Guangdong and Guangxi, so Taiwan is fine."
Situ Pan's eyes moved and he raised his hand to take the fan from the desk and fanned it a few times without saying a word.
Jia Cong smiled bitterly and said: "Go and avoid trouble." Situ Pan raised his head and waited to hear the explanation. Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "Brother Xian Wang, don't ask, you probably won't be able to find out. No one will tell... There are always some things.
I can't say it. Anyway, my second brother has offended someone, and he is someone he can't afford to offend. It's better to avoid the capital. There is Mr. Wang Ziteng in Guangdong and Guangxi. He is his father-in-law and he is a military official. I can only hint so much
Already."
Situ Pan frowned: "Is there any way to resolve it?"
Jia Cong shook his head: "Not at all... Oh, there is time. As time goes by, I won't be able to keep it all..." He suddenly snorted, "As time goes by, it will definitely disappear with the wind. But right now..."
What he said was confusing; Situ Pan was already smart, and a dozen possibilities flashed through his mind, but he couldn't decide which one it was. He didn't show anything on his face, he just said: "Well, I'll take you first."
Let me see the gold you found."
Jia Cong stood up and bowed to him: "Please, the wise king Qiansui, change into inconspicuous clothes and go with the students. I didn't ride a horse today, I came in a carriage."
Situ Pan stood up and said, "Let's go and have a look." Then he went inside and changed into ordinary cloth clothes.
He really trusted Jia Cong. He saw that Jia Cong didn't even have a boy with him. There was only one coachman in the car, and he didn't take anyone with him. Just when he was about to get on the car, he suddenly realized that the coachman was Jia Cong who he had met in Jiangxi.
Jarvis, the fourth son, suddenly realized that today's trip was extremely unusual.
Situ Pan and Jia Cong got on the carriage. Jarvis waved the reins and the wheels of the carriage turned slowly. When they got off the carriage, Situ Pan was startled when he saw the big house in front of him.
Jia Cong said: "My father bought this in the early years to accommodate his uncles who were soldiers. Later, the uncles all bought their own houses, so this place became somewhat empty."
Situ Pan nodded and praised: "Jia Enhou is a long-term lover."
When Jia Cong heard someone praising his father, he immediately showed a big smile. He led Situ Pan through the door. There was no one inside. The three of them didn't care and went straight to the garden. Situ Pan caught a glimpse of Jarvis's hand.
He carried an oil lamp inside and was a little surprised.
Arriving at the entrance of the rockery tunnel, Jia Cong said: "This is a very coincidence. A few months ago, I brought my eldest nephew to play here. The kid likes to run around, so I didn't pay much attention. Who would have thought that he suddenly
He shouted loudly. I came over to take a look and saw that he put his little arms into the rockery stone hole. I didn’t know what he encountered inside. I thought it was a grasshopper or a cricket, so I went to pick out his little paws. The little guy actually
I grabbed something and didn't let go. I didn't dare to use too much force! I carefully broke off his hand, and then suddenly the thing he was holding moved... Then I heard a creaking sound, and turned my head.
Take a look..." As he said that, he looked at the tunnel entrance.
Situ Pan had vaguely guessed some shadows, and he was trembling: "Where are they?"
Jia Cong walked to Lin Daiyu's newly added mechanism and reached in and broke it off. Hearing the sound of iron locks clattering, the tunnel mouth was slowly revealed.
Yao'er took out the Huozhezi, lit the oil lamp and held it in his hand. Jia Cong looked at Situ Pan, smiled slightly, and extended his hand to signal: "Thousands of years old, the wise king, please."
Situ Pan followed the two of them down the stairs and walked along the very wide bluestone tunnel inside. There were three door openings at the end of the tunnel, and there was a faint chill in the room.
When they arrived at the door, Yao'er handed the oil lamp to Situ Pan. He and Jia Cong stood there not ready to go in. Situ Pan took the oil lamp and walked inside. Fang raised the oil lamp and shined it, and suddenly took a breath of air!
There was silence all around, and the sound of gasping was quite clear. Jia Cong clapped his hands outside the door and said with a smile: "Wow, you didn't even scream! When I came back for the first time, I was so scared that I screamed! I screamed so much that Meng'er cried.
.”
Situ Pan was originally shocked by the full armory, but when he heard this, he felt it was funny, and the chill was gone immediately. He wandered around inside with an oil lamp for who knows how long, and even the oil in the lamp was almost exhausted.
Fang turned around and came out. Jarvis was still standing motionless with his eyes closed. Jia Cong had already sat on the ground and dozed off. He couldn't help but feel angry and funny, and said: "This kid is really brave."
Yao'er woke up Jia Cong, and the little fat man got up and stretched: "Have you finished reading?"
Situ Pan nodded, held up the lamp himself, and the three of them walked out slowly.
When he got outside, Situ Pan took several deep breaths and asked with a slight trembling: "Where is the agency?"
Jia Cong pointed out: "If you reach in and grab randomly, you will catch it soon."
Situ Pan then reached into the rockery stone cave that Jia Cong had explored just now and grabbed twice. Sure enough, he caught an iron object, which felt like a handle, and he broke it off. However, he was exhausted at the moment, so he couldn't bear it.
The boss's concentration did not tremble. Therefore, he pretended to scratch inside and took a few more breaths. Finally he calmed down a little, Situ Pan opened the mechanism, and the tunnel mouth slowly closed.
After slowing down for a while, Jia Cong blinked: "I said it's not about picking up gold, right?"
Situ Pan glanced at him: "Wasn't it a few months ago?"
Jia Cong snorted: "For such a big thing, something has to change, right? The court is poor, so there is no need to count on the reward. If it had been given a few months ago, it would have been nothing more than a false title for my brother, which is not practical at all.
.He has only been promoted not long ago, and he will definitely not be promoted to a real title again."
Situ Pan wanted to refute him, but had nowhere to refute him, so he could only shake his head. After a while, he asked: "Since you are asking for release for your brother, why are you not in Guangzhou? Are you going to Taiwan or Qiongzhou?"
Jia Cong said: "Both of these are big islands, and there are few people. Recently, there have been more and more sea goods, which are obviously smuggled. But now you can buy customs documents. I heard Uncle Lin say that the sea ban is
It was decided by the old sage. Look at what the sage meant. When the old sage leaves, the sea ban will definitely be lifted. Our family wants to quietly set up a shipbuilding workshop and make larger sea ships. By... time, the sea ban will be lifted, and sea ships will
It’s easy to sell.”
Situ Pan couldn't help laughing: "Since Prince Teng is here, what's the problem even if you open a shipbuilding workshop in Guangzhou?"
Jia Cong waved his hands repeatedly: "It's better to be cautious. The old saint is not easy to mess with, and besides, my brother has offended someone. Since you want to do something secretly that is not allowed by the court, you can't let others get the handle."
Situ Pan smiled and said, "It's definitely not you two who are so cautious."
Jia Cong pointed at Yao'er and said, "His father!"
Situ Pan turned to look at Yao'er: "I've heard about Weiss's name in Shilin in the past few years, why haven't you taken the merit examination yet?"
Yao'er said: "Sir, let me wait two more years to take the boy's exam."
Situ Pan immediately understood that this "sir" must be Lin Hai. The old sage was in good spirits at the moment. However, some imperial doctors quietly told Situ Pan that he just looked tough on the outside, but was gradually weakening on the inside. No one else knew about this.
Lin Hai knew that he was not safe. He probably intended to wait until the old man left before ordering Jarvis to wait for the end. He said: "It doesn't hurt to take the exam to be a scholar first."
Yao'er said: "I am young now, so it would be safer to study for two more years. You should not seek fame at a young age, as it will easily mess up your mind."
Situ Pan looked him up and down quickly, nodded and said, "No wonder everyone says you are good. You are indeed good."
Jia Cong said from the side: "That's right! Anyway, the family is not short of money, and I won't wait for your salary to support the family. Being an official is very troublesome. It's pitiful to leave early and come back late every day. Look how comfortable it is for me, and how hard it is for my second uncle."
Hearing this, Situ Pan chuckled and said, "Since your father made such a suggestion, it shows that your cautious temperament followed him." Then he looked at Jia Cong and said, "Cong'er's temperament also followed his father's. You two pairs
Father and son are quite interesting."
Jia Cong also smiled and said: "This is right. It's not just as good as following me. Fortunately, brother Huan didn't follow him. My second uncle has such a blank face!"
Situ Pan thought about Jia Zheng's face and laughed: "The word "blank face" is an interesting coincidence." He felt better now. He put his hands behind his hands and looked around, and then said, "This house
It used to belong to Lord Bai."
Jia Cong waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't tell me who it is! I don't want to know! Whose it is!"
Situ Pan laughed dumbly and stopped talking.
There were so many weapons in the tunnel, so naturally they couldn't be moved out in broad daylight. Two days later, Situ Pan led someone to drive to transport them in the middle of the night. Jarvis personally guarded the mansion in the south of the city and opened the door for them. Situ Pan was dressed in black and stood in the tunnel with his hands behind his hands.
Outside, he watched his men carry out the weapons one by one and put them on the car, and then covered them with straw. His eyes jumped and his hands clenched his fists. Yao'er stood beside him holding an oil lamp, with no expression on his face.
Secretly, he could see clearly in Situ Pan's eyes and posture. Because the things were so many and heavy, they had to do it at night, and it actually took several days to transport them. As for where they were transported, it was not the Jia family's turn to inquire.
The day after Situ Pan finished transporting the underground armory, a large number of officials under the Sixth Prince wrote many lengthy articles to impeach Jia Lian, but all of them were irrelevant. Jia Lian only said that he was wronged and refused to argue more. His face was full of anger.
Dare not say anything. Situ Pan immediately understood who Jia Lian had offended, but he really couldn't figure out how he could offend Lao Liu.