But he said that Jia Cong had been in the military camp for a few days and was planning to inspect a suitable commercial street location in the city. He said to Gao Li, "My nephew would like to invite three cousins to come with me to read books at midnight."
Gao Li originally wanted to just let Gao Ying accompany him, but he hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll ask them if they have anything else to do."
Then he summoned his three sons to talk, and Gao Mang hurriedly said: "Needless to say, this time Cong'er must have many things to say or show to us that we have never heard of. I am definitely going."
Gao Li also knew that the third child had learned a lot of rare knowledge during his years in Rongguo Mansion, so he said: "In that case, you can go together."
The next day, the four of them led a large group of people around the city. They first took a map to draw the route, and then prepared a large piece of white paper with many large grids drawn on it, and began to do it in each street in turn.
Record. Which shops are there? How many people and carriages are there every half an hour? How many men and women are there and how old they are? How much goods each shop has sold each month in the past year and what category they are in. Each store.
Approximately how much is it worth, and so on.
When the shopkeeper saw that the men of the Jiedushi family were out together, he thought he had committed something, and his face turned pale with fright. Gao Hua laughed and said, "It's not to check the accounts, it's to check the general situation of the current business situation."
How about going up."
Jia Cong said: "We don't ask how much money you make, we just do a market data survey to build a commercial street so that everyone can make more money. Please don't hide it from me, shopkeeper. If there is any false report or underreporting,
Report it, the final result may be wrong, and I'm afraid it will delay the big event." The shopkeeper hurriedly agreed.
In this way, each shop performed it once. In fact, the people in those shops still made some false claims, but if they were frightened, they would make less false claims.
At the end of the day, the four brothers were very tired.
Returning to Gaofu, Jia Cong said with a smile: "Sorry for bothering my three cousins, I will continue to check tomorrow."
Although the three brothers of the Gao family didn't know what he was going to do, seeing that he was well groomed and a little fresh, they were all curious about what he would be like in the future.
After seven days of continuous questioning, a lot of information was compiled. Jia Cong smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work. We only checked the downtown area near Huajie and Liuxiang. Today is the last day, and we have everything we need to see."
I saw it. I’ll invite you all to have a nice meal at Qunfang House in the evening.” Qunfang House is a famous brothel.
Everyone burst into laughter: "Brother Jia is from the capital, would you like to take a look at the flower house here."
Jia Cong hummed, "I have a flower house at home, okay? Go to the capital and find out. Yihongyuan is the leading flower house."
Everyone said: "When I go to the capital tomorrow, I will definitely visit Yihongyuan."
Then they arrived at Qunfang Tower in a noisy manner, where the old bustard came out with a smile on his face, greeted a group of fans and led them upstairs.
Suddenly, one of the uncles below laughed loudly and said: "The second son of the Gao family can't even be a legitimate son, hahahaha..." Gao Hua was originally happy, but when he heard this, his face darkened.
The clever boy next to him quickly said: "Master, he is talking about the other Gao family. There are so many people with the surname Gao in the world."
Jia Cong smiled bitterly and said: "You kid can't speak, so don't talk nonsense. The more you describe, the darker you will get."
Gao Mang said: "What does a man care about his concubine? Look at Cong'er and Huan'er, and then look at Baoyu."
Gao Ying was also busy trying to smooth things over, and the old madam came forward and said a series of nice words. All the fans cooed in unison, trying to persuade Gao Hua to be better.
Everyone arrived at a large private room and sat down. Gao Mang ordered the dishes, the banquet was opened, people with pink heads and green scarves were drinking wine, and the moment was very lively. Jia Cong suddenly said: "Actually, what the man said just now
That's true, usually in a wealthy family, it is extremely rare for a concubine to be more successful than a legitimate son."
Gao Ying said: "Wouldn't you know if this concubine has any future?"
Jia Cong said: "Our family is a special case, and one is rare among ten families. The most important thing about a woman's life is her father; the most important thing about a man's future is his mother."
Gao Yingfang wanted to interrupt, but he seemed to have something to say, so he swallowed it.
Jia Cong then drank half a glass of wine and said: "Whether a woman lives well depends on whether she marries well. Character, appearance, temperament, and talent are all important, but they are not the most important. The most important thing is who her father is. How good her father is.
, the shrew and the poor girl also married well; if your father is not good, no matter how virtuous and virtuous you are, you are better than Yi An. It is difficult to marry into a good family. Otherwise, how can we say that beauties have a bad fate? Many beauties are not bad at all.
, people are living a good life! But everyone only pays attention to and feels sorry for the unlucky ones. Most of those unlucky women have good character, appearance, temperament, talents and everything, but they are not married well, so others are sympathetic to them. They always think,
Such a good woman, if I were to get her, I would definitely treat her very well, so why would I blindly marry such a man? In fact, these men who are thinking about her on the sidelines may not even miss such a woman, because most of the time when they marry a wife,
What I am looking at is my father-in-law. If a woman with a bad fate has a good father, she will not be so bad."
The fans around him shed tears immediately after hearing this. Gao Ying has two sons, but Gao Hua has a son and a daughter. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "For the sake of my little girl, I have to take some time off."
Jia Cong continued: "Men are different. Whether a man has a future or not depends on his family background, his intelligence, his teacher's teachings, but the most important thing is his temperament. "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty" says that where there is a will, things come true. Where there is a will, there is a way.
Many things come true, but few things come true. You see, my elder brother Jarvis has a mediocre family background, and brother Huan has mediocre talents, and they are both prosperous. Brother Baoyu has a very rare family background and talents, but his temperament is like that. As the saying goes, three
Look older at the age of seven, look older at the age of seven. This is because a man’s temperament is mostly developed in the years between the ages of three and seven. In recent years, my father has been busy with official duties, and the wet nurse has been no longer needed. The husband has not yet been hired, so the upbringing
Most of the sons are mothers." He smiled bitterly, "Does it need to be said whether the elder wife or the younger wife has the education? Although my mother passed away early, she did meet my father's aunt in the yard. Besides, look around.
My brother’s aunt is really unworthy of the stage. She is ignorant, vulgar, and her eyesight is smaller than the tip of a needle, and her eyelids are shallower than the affection of the emperor’s family.” Everyone who spoke laughed.
Jia Cong couldn't hold back his laughter and said: "Besides, when you grow up, it is still very important for a man to have a good grandfather or uncle. For example, if two people want to seek the same position, their respective families
, ability, fame are almost the same, one uncle is capable, the other is a slave; the one behind him may not be as capable as he is, but 90% of the time the position will go to the one in front. Therefore, it is ten times more difficult for a bastard to get ahead than for a legitimate son.
"
Someone following below asked, "Why is your family different?"
Jia Cong said: "I am smarter than ordinary children. I have been taught by experts since I was three years old. I brought Brother Huan here to build an alliance at home. I will teach him whatever my husband taught me. As for Brother Baoyu, he is purely
It's because I was overly spoiled and used to it. If I hadn't been so smart, and if Brother Huan hadn't met me, he would have been unable to keep up with Brother Baoyu even though he was flirting with me. We are very rare."
Gao Hua frowned and said, "No wonder many wealthy families leave their sons to the care of eldest wives."
Jia Cong waved his hands repeatedly: "If the eldest woman has no children, it's just a matter of borrowing the concubine's womb to give birth to a son. If the eldest woman has a son, the concubine will basically be useless."
Gao Hua immediately remembered what he said last night and frowned even more.
"Looking back, if the eldest wife only has daughters, it will be difficult for the concubine to take care of the sisters born to his aunt. Because men and women do not sit together at the age of seven, there will be less affection between people who rarely meet each other, and their bloodline will be less than that of the same mother.
Mother should be gentle. Just look at how brother Huan treats my eldest sister and third sister." Yibi said, and he suddenly squeezed Gao Mang's hand from below.
Gao Mang knew that he still had something to say, so he followed up and said, "The most unusual thing about Cong'er is that he can see clearly the origins of many things in the world. Most of the things you mentioned have been heard or seen by us, but we just didn't think about it."
It’s just a matter of passing the root cause.”
Jia Cong sighed: "People always say, why are things like this, how are they like that, why are they different from what they should be. In fact, most of the 'should' are wrong. There is a great sage in Germany named Hegel.
, this person once said, "What exists in the world is reasonable, and what is unreasonable does not exist in the world." This "reason" is not what we usually talk about as "reasoning", but it means "reason, cause and effect". And many rules in the world are "unreasonable"
According to the rules, let alone me, my wife should at least treat Brother Lian as her own child, but how could she do that! According to the rules, between countries, if people do not offend me, I will not offend others, but there will always be a country.
Let's fight first. According to the rules, if you want your minister to die, you have to die. I said, if I don't die, you can bite me if you have the ability!" Everyone laughed again. Jia Cong also said with a smile, "Don't be angry with that one.
Why did so-and-so rebel? The court treated him well, how could he rebel? Since he rebelled, there must be a reason. The rule is that dead people are alive, and no living person is willing to be trapped by dead rules." He turned to look at a person
The pink head who had long since lost his smile said, "This girl, what do you think?"
Immediately, a fan nearby shouted: "Who are you? You are not from our building!"
The fan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "How did Mr. Jia recognize me?"
Jia Cong said: "I just said that my family runs a kiln, and I have seen all kinds of fans. Some have sold death certificates, and some have hung up orders in our building. All fans are no matter what their temperament is.
, origin, ability, all want to make money. Your clothes, makeup, and even movements and expressions are the same as those of ordinary fans, but your eyes are wrong, and you don't have the energy to say, "Master, please give the money to me quickly." It's obvious that you are not a fan."
The fan said: "Even if I'm not a fan, how can I be...?" She didn't say it out loud.
Jia Cong said: "Because you are not a fan, I am afraid that I am one of your kidnappers. I paid a lot of attention to you. The way you poured wine for your second cousin just now was the same as that of my eldest sister. She once did it in the palace.
A female official who has been serving for many years is actually a palace maid who serves tea, pours water and fans for noble people."
As soon as these words came out, the three brothers of the Gao family took a deep breath! Murderous aura burst out, and they all stared at the pink head with wide eyes.
"I just can't guess whether you are a member of the current emperor or the emperor."
The fan was silent for a moment, then came forward and gave him an extremely formal court salute: "I would like to ask Mr. Jia to lend me a moment to speak."
Jia Cong looked at the crowd and said, "They have come all the way. Let me listen. Everyone eats and drinks well, and all the debts will be borne by me."
Gao Ying saw that the fan was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and he didn't think he had much ability, so he called the old madam to help him arrange a room where they could talk.
They entered a small private room and sat down. Jia Cong spoke first: "I'm impatient. Girl, if you have something to say, please say it quickly. Don't beat around the bush."
The pink head sighed softly and said: "My slave, Mrs. Chen, was originally the female guard beside the saint. She usually pretends to be a palace lady. The saint has disappeared and Situ Pan has caused chaos. It is hard to find a good person."
Jia Cong said: "Have you found him?"
Chen shook his head: "The slaves have trampled every inch of Tianjin City."
Jia Cong said: "Then it is obvious that he is no longer in Tianjin."
Chen said: "On that day, the Royal Forest Army was trapped in the four gates of Tianjin, and the navy was also pressing down on the port. Not even a dog could escape."
Jia Cong said: "Since no one ran out and there is no one in the city, it means that the old man has never entered Tianjin and asked Cao Datong to send him elsewhere."
Mrs. Chen said "Oh!" and her face turned pale: "I didn't expect this!"
Jia Cong sighed: "You'd better find someone first and then talk."
Chen asked: "According to Master Jia, where is the saint hidden?"
Jia Cong curled his lips and said: "I'm not a god. I can't count with my fingers. I really can't guess where he could go. Anyway, Cao Datong knows that. There are many people, and there are more clues when there are more people. If you investigate carefully, you can always find something.
."
Mrs. Chen bit her lip and asked softly: "Did Situ Pan do it?"
Jia Cong said: "I don't know, I can't rule it out. It could be him, or it could be another prince, or someone like Cao Datong who committed many serious crimes and would not be spared by saints. Isn't there a saying?
He was cut to pieces and dared to pull the emperor down. It is hard to say when the wise king became restless. It was after Fang Xiong took over the capital."
Mrs. Chen said coldly: "You are indeed on good terms with the Xian King."
Jia Cong shrugged: "No one is a sage, and I am not a sage. Neither is a wise king. Never use the standards of a sage to ask ordinary people. None of us can do it."
Mrs. Chen narrowed her eyes at him and said, "Didn't Master Lin ever teach you loyalty?"
Jia Cong said: "I have been taught. I have also been taught that 'the people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important.' If the people can live and work in peace and contentment, I don't mind who becomes the emperor. Besides, the wise king has not rebelled. He is on the throne."
Isn’t he still the fifth prince? Who knows whether the fifth prince will become a wise king in the future? Duke Zhou is afraid of the day of rumors, and Wang Mang is humble and respectful. If he died at that time, who would know that he will be loyal and loyal throughout the ages."
Mrs. Chen looked at Jia Cong for a long time with a look like "You are fascinated by Situ Pan", and finally sighed: "The smartest one among the three Jia is just like this."
Jia Cong said: "Not necessarily. I don't know if you are too obsessed."
Mrs. Chen shook her head in disappointment, opened the door and went out.
Jia Cong was a little surprised that she just left like that. After staying for a moment, he quickly slipped back to the Gao brothers' room, clapped his hands and said, "It's okay! I coaxed that woman away!"
None of the Gao brothers asked, and others probably got the order and didn't inquire. Everyone ate and drank happily and returned to the Gao Mansion in confusion.
After Jia Cong returned, he took advantage of Gao Mang to let Gao Li recruit him, and quietly told Yingchun that he intended to tell Gao Hua those words, saying: "I thought that the second cousin sister-in-law had such a virtuous temperament, and asked her to use all kinds of means to fight with her.
She probably doesn't know how to compete with wintersweet for favor; even if she does, she may not be willing to do it to save face. Ever since Meng'er was born, Second Sister-in-law Lian has been too lazy to care about her second brother. If second cousin-in-law has a legitimate son, naturally second cousin won't do that either.
It's important. Winning her second cousin's favor for a while is just an indicator, this is the root cause."
Yingchun was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, then sighed softly, caressing his head and neck and said, "It's hard for you."