It is said that just a few days after the capital was settled, another big incident happened. A large house outside the Forbidden City was robbed and murdered, but there lived a mysterious figure. No one knew who it was! And the Imperial Guards near the house actually
He was transferred away with a fake token. The thieves disguised themselves as royal guards and guarded the area around the house. In the middle of the night, they suddenly killed all the people in the house and then disappeared. Jia Cong was nowhere to be found in Beijing.
After receiving the letter, the Taoist complained: "Plagiarism! The fake token strategy was clearly used by us first."
After a few days, the ministers discussed the matter and said that the sky cannot live without sun and the country cannot live without a king. They requested to temporarily establish a new king. The wise king Situ Pan urged Fang Xiong to establish the original five princes as emperor, and cited the names of the emperors in the capital.
The people petitioned for the Wanmin Umbrella, and the ministers started to argue.
Situ Pan said: "The second prince just refuses to agree, and I have nothing to do. Only the fifth prince and the sixth prince have only so many ideas, and the fifth prince is two years older. If a saint has any chance, he will
He could have taken charge of the government two years earlier."
An old minister below said: "It's just that he was appointed by the traitor Fang Xiong."
Situ Pan said with a smile: "How bright is he? He is just forced to have no choice. Could it be that if Fang Xiong wants to tie him up and go to the palace, he will not obey until death? In that case, I will look down on him. He has lived so long under the power of the traitor."
It takes a long time to have courage. If you change it to a useless one, you will be scared to death."
When he said this, everyone somewhat agreed.
Situ Pan sighed again: "Besides...if the third brother can come back...it's impossible for his three or four sons to have sat on this chair."
As soon as this statement came out, no one among the ministers objected. Soon they officially proclaimed the fifth prince as emperor and held the ceremony on an auspicious day. Liu Aiyun and others kindly wanted to save them money for the enthronement ceremony, but they did not appreciate it.
Only a few days after the new king ascended the throne, he named the second prince Prince Chen and the sixth prince Prince Lu, and ordered them to leave the capital within a month and go to their fiefdom. There was an uproar in the court.
On the same day, someone from the sixth prince's family came to Rongguo Mansion to ask for an audience with Jia Huan. Jia Huan was annoyed when he thought of their family, and it was inconvenient to beat him out, so he had to give him eight words: "Sleep on the firewood and taste the courage to wait for the right time." He originally wanted to add a sentence casually.
"Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty once stayed in Luzhou." I thought this metaphor was unlucky, so I left it at that.
Three days later, when Jia Huan went to the Su Mansion to comfort Su Zheng's wife and Su Cheng, a boy stopped him and asked, "But Mr. Huan from Rongguo Mansion?"
Jia Huan said, "I am." He glanced at the boy and immediately recognized that he was dressed as a girl.
The young man said: "My young master would like to invite Mr. Huan to a teahouse."
Jia Huan waved his hand and said, "No need, I'm afraid of trouble."
The boy pouted and said, "How do I know I'm in trouble before I even meet you?"
Jia Huan said: "The one who pretends to be a boy must be a woman. I have no intention of getting involved in a romantic affair, so it's better not to see her."
The boy came up to pull him anxiously. After all, Jia Huan was a trainee, and as soon as he ducked, the boy was in vain. Jia Huan waved his hand: "It's all for nothing~~" he got on his horse and returned home slowly.
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Just returned to the courtyard and drank a cup of tea. There were people coming and going outside, and three more people came from the Sixth Prince's house, saying that they had something important to see Third Master Huan. Jia Huan was very annoyed, and couldn't pretend not to be there, so he had to change the person he had just changed.
She changed back into the clothes she had worn when meeting guests. Aunt Zhao even said happily: "The Sixth Prince really values you!" Jia Huan couldn't explain it clearly to her, so he faked a few smiles to fool her.
Full of complaints, he came to the outer study room, stood at the door and forced out a faint fake smile before walking in. He looked up and was stunned.
I saw a little scholar in a green shirt sitting in front of me, and behind me stood the boy pretending to be a boy and a woman dressed in men's clothing. Looking at the little scholar again, I saw that he was clearly a pretty girl. I couldn't help but put away my fake smile.
, drooping the corners of his mouth and cupping his hands in front of her: "Girl, what's the matter?"
The young scholar sat upright and said, "Since Third Master saw me pretending to be a man, why not just treat me as a man."
Jia Huan said: "Girl, why not just think of me as just me."
The little scholar pursed his lips and said, "I... I just want to tell you."
Jia Huan raised his eyebrows.
The little scholar lowered his head again: "Anyway, I will never have anything to do with your Rongguo Mansion in the future, so... I want to tell you."
Jia Huan had seen Wu Xiaoxi and Lin Daiyu dressing up in men's clothing since they were children, and they all looked cool and neat. He sat down opposite her, looked at her and said: "Since the girl wants to dress up as a man, why not treat herself as a man? What can I say?
Can you please understand?"
The little scholar bit his lip, raised his head suddenly, and lowered it again.
Seeing that she was a little panicked, Jia Huan could only smooth things over with a fake smile and said, "Fortunately it's me who's here today. If it were our little fat guy, he would be impatient and leave right now."
Just hearing a "poof" sound, the woman in men's clothing laughed: "It's true, people say that the three Mr. Jia are not good at talking. It turns out to be true. If you hadn't seen Mr. Jia's face, just listening to these words,
I really don’t know what it means.”
Jia Huan immediately said: "I am the most talkative one, okay? Those two are even worse at talking than me." The three women all laughed.
By chance, the little scholar seemed to feel better after making trouble like this. He gritted his teeth and made a cruel decision. He raised his head and said, "I just want to tell you that what happened a few days ago was intentional. I know you guys
The family meeting... will..."
Jia Huan really couldn't guess what she wanted to say, so he looked at the woman dressed in men's clothing and said, "Sister, how about you tell me? Are you really from the sixth prince's house?"
The woman looked at the little scholar, who had a look of help in his eyes. She then blessed the little scholar with a blessing, walked out from behind her and gave Jia Huan a blessing.
Jia Huan also stood up and cupped his hands in return.
The woman said: "This slave is the wet nurse of Princess Jian'an in the palace, Mrs. Zhu."
Jia Huan was so frightened that he jumped up from his chair. He pointed at the little scholar and said, "She, she, she, can't she be that princess?"
Zhu nodded and said, "Exactly."
Jia Huan said "ah" twice: "Sister, don't be ridiculous, the Princess Jian'an I guess is not like this." As he said this, he couldn't help but look at the Princess Jian'an - her head was hanging down and her neck was red.
, at most twelve or thirteen years old, he is still a child. He is not at all the greedy, foolish, and aggressive person he originally thought. "How is that possible! Are you really interested in a poem written by my second brother?"
Princess Jian'an immediately raised her head: "I have never seen your brother's poems before."
Jia Huan was stunned: "Huh? What happened that day?"
Zhu said: "My slave asked Princess Dongping to be the middleman. Princess Dongping actually asked someone to find your brother's poems, just in case someone asks about it."
Jia Huan frowned and said, "You guys are so careless in your hypocrisy. It's a shame that my family didn't agree."
Princess Jian'an calmed down and smiled slightly: "I know that the palace will not agree. Mr. Jia is really good-tempered. Every time my uncle sends people to ask you, you always respond. Since you have no intention of helping at all, why bother asking?
Answer, causing people to misunderstand?"
Jia Huan was startled.
Princess Jian'an continued: "I have seen Uncle Jiu's thoughts long ago."
"Huh?" Jia Huan opened his mouth, "What?"
Princess Jian'an lowered her head slightly: "But my uncle and grandfather all hope that the Rongguo Mansion will help, and they won't stop thinking every day..."
"Wait a minute!" Jia Huan couldn't help but interrupt her, "Rongguo Mansion just has three young kids who haven't grown up yet. They haven't even passed the exam to become a scholar, and they have no real power at all! Not to mention military power and money. Even though Rongguo Mansion has
So what if I help the Sixth Prince? You must have seen my Fatty Cong in the capital's powerful families in the early years, and you thought he was really well received by them."
Princess Jian'an nodded: "Yes."
Jia Huan spread his hands: "How is that possible!"
Princess Jian'an said: "My younger brother, Mr. Jia Cong, pretends to be dejected by playing with things. In fact, he is just peeling off his shell and keeping a low profile. Do you think that the world can't see it? It's just that you can hide it from fools. Since your mansion was willing to pay back the eight hundred thousand treasury silver, it's already
It has impressed many people. Among the late emperor’s veterans, only your family is smart.”
Jia Huan waved his hands repeatedly: "It's just exchanging money for life, it's not smart."
Princess Jian'an smiled and said: "The other families are reluctant to give up. Jia She did a lot of things like buying and robbing people, killing people, and taking over lawsuits in his early years. In terms of guilt, the Rongguo Mansion even ransacked the house. It's just that he robbed
When my father was in urgent need of money, he returned those things, and then he stopped making mistakes. How could my father remember those things when he was happy? I am afraid that the files of the Ministry of Punishments will not be found."
Jia Huan shuddered: She and I have even prepared the files from the Ministry of Punishment! If the government hadn't paid back the eight hundred thousand silver, and if they hadn't calculated their family's fortune, the Rongguo Mansion would have raided their homes and wiped out their families by now.
!It’s not like she was dragged along by Jia Zhen at all!
Princess Jian'an added: "These days, there is so much chaos in the capital; just before the death of the late emperor, the whole family moved to an island so far away! I heard that your family asked for the trip to Taiwan. This is thirty-six
The best strategy is to take advantage of it, right?"
Jia Huan chuckled twice: "My uncles and brothers are working hard every day when they get there."
Princess Jian'an smiled and said: "Since you are only willing to talk about him, it shows that everyone's guess is correct."
Jia Huan smiled and said nothing, which was actually his acquiescence.
Princess Jian'an said: "Let's not talk about the world, just look at the capital. Where can there be a second house? Suwen Guifu said that Jia She made the decision, but in fact it is the three Jia who make the big decisions."
Jia Huan hurriedly said: "How can there be such a thing! Who are you listening to nonsense? We are all still children."
Princess Jian'an said with a smile: "Master Jia, do you think no one in your accountant has inquired about them? Even if you can't find out anything important, you can always find out something that is not important. The name of your escort agency is Mr. Cong."
Otherwise, do you think you can get the title of 'Three Excellent Masters' just by writing a few poems at literary conferences?"
Jia Huan just wanted to look up to the sky and sigh! Speaking of it, it does not matter who named the escort agency; it does reveal many important traces. After a long while, he said with a grimace: "Is there anything else?"
Princess Jian'an said: "There are also Mr. Lin and Mr. Su. These two are not ordinary people. They would rather accept three initiates together. This section is enough. Not to mention that Mr. Lin is my father's confidant, and Jiu Shu
There is no need to go against the rules of exchanges. As for Mr. Gao from Ping'an Prefecture, Mr. Wang, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the maritime merchant Xue family, there is no need to go into details."
Jia Huan nodded: "That's true. Looking at it this way, our three brothers are really eye-catching."
Princess Jian'an said: "Therefore, all my brothers are Taoists, and the one who wins the title of crown prince among the three nobles."
Jia Huan smiled bitterly and said, "If I had known this earlier, the three of us brothers would have been more honest."
Princess Jian'an said: "I'm afraid that because of your younger brother's temper, Mr. Jia Cong, he won't be able to be honest even if he wants to."
Jia Huan covered his face. After a moment, he put down his hand and said, "It seems that the princess's previous statement that she wanted to marry my brother Baoyu was a lie. Why?"
Princess Jian'an said sternly: "In order to make Mr. Jia disgusted, since you are willing to go to Nan'an County Prince's Palace to rob your sister, it shows that you attach great importance to brotherhood and are absolutely unwilling to let your brother be involved in the current chaos."
Jia Huan frowned and said, "You used your reputation to perform such a boring drama just to disgust me? It's not worth it."
Princess Jian'an sighed: "Young master only saw that my uncle came to the door shamelessly with determination, and did not see the difference between before and after. Ever since I made such a fuss, my uncle and grandfather have been discouraged a lot. He knows that your house will definitely fail.
It's great, you taught me a lesson." She smiled and frowned, "I pretended to be young and ignorant, and did bad things with good intentions, so my grandfather wouldn't be too harsh on me. After all, I am the emperor's daughter."
Jia Huan curled his lips.
"The most important thing is to suppress their enthusiasm, which they don't know where it comes from, and no longer insist on seeking the sixth brother as the crown prince."
Jia Huan secretly laughed in his heart: I was the one who brought up that idea. But it’s not my fault, your mother’s dim sum shop is pretty good.
Princess Jian'an raised her eyebrows slightly: "Instead of being a puppet in the capital, it is better to get a fiefdom in a down-to-earth manner. No matter how big or small, you can always make your own decisions and not let others control you."
Jia Huan praised: "The emperor's family also has smart girls."
Princess Jian'an glared at him.
Jia Huan hurriedly clasped his fists: "Well... I didn't mean that... I meant that I don't want there to be really smart women in the palace."
Princess Jian'an glanced at him calmly: "All the women in the palace are smart. Those who are not smart are dead."
Jia Huan nodded and said, "I know." Yin touched the back of his head and said, "I really can't speak. The more I speak, the more inappropriate it becomes."
Princess Jian'an smiled.
Jia Huan suddenly slapped his head: "Yes! Cong'er once said that everyone in the world regards how others see themselves as their first priority. For example, others can envy me, but others cannot look down on me. If others envy me, I will be happy.
I feel depressed when others don't look down on me, and I live for others. This is face. If you are willing to give up these face, which actually does not matter, you will be wiser than ordinary people. At such a young age as the princess,
Are you willing to trade your own face for your younger brother's future? Are you afraid that you won't be able to become a wise man in the future?"
Princess Jian'an couldn't help laughing: "Who said Mr. Jia can't speak?" She stood up and said, "You can't come back empty-handed after entering Baoshan Mountain. Soon I will go to Luzhou with my sixth brother to ask for Mr. Jia's advice.
One or two.”
Jia Huan smiled and said: "How can there be so much to point out? Treat the people well, promote agriculture and commerce, pretend to be a grandson before taking over the military power, and so on. Who doesn't know if we really want to discuss it in detail? There are only a few of them throughout the ages.
Only a few people can do it. Luzhou is a good place, it just depends on how your family manages it."
Princess Jian'an thought for a moment and asked, "Master Jia, can my father still return to the court?"
Jia Huan said: "It's just like that if you don't come back. It's of no great use to the overall situation."
Princess Jian'an nodded: "I understand." Then she stood up and left gracefully.
Jia Huan hurriedly sent them out personally, bowed at the door, and watched the group of carriages and horses disappear before returning home.
In less than a month, the carriages and horses of King Chen and King Lu left the capital Xiao Ran. Situ Pan firmly took control of the court situation.
One night, Jia Cong, who had just returned to Taiwan, suddenly received an urgent letter from Beijing. He quickly opened the envelope and read it. There were only a few pens in the letter, which could be scanned at a glance. Because he was having dinner, Jia Cong opened the envelope and read it.
It also contained porridge cooked with the recently shipped Siam fragrant rice. With a sudden "pop", the fragrant rice porridge sprayed all over the floor!
Jia She asked from the side: "What's the matter?"
Jia Cong handed the letter to him casually: "Dad, I can't control this matter. You can think of something."
Jia She took a look and saw that the letter read:
"Brother, your brother, I'm lovesick! I want to marry Princess Jian'an, please hurry up and think of something for me!"