But it was said that Jia She took it upon herself to arrange the engagement for Gong Kun and Yuanchun. Jia's mother and others in Beijing were disappointed and fell ill for three years, but Prince Teng in Guangzhou was overjoyed and immediately prepared a heavy gift for Gong Kun. Read at 0 o'clock
Seeing the shock, Gong Kun guessed a bit and couldn't help but frown. After thinking for a while, he sent a servant to invite Jia Cong.
Recently, Jia Cong has been busy helping "Hi Claw" write stories and design its image, and has been discussing matters with Wu Xiaoxi and a few people who are familiar with maritime business. Fortunately, they are the only ones in Manchuria who have been busy buying Western firearms, and they have found out all the ways.
.And this item was not originally a common sea product, and the imperial court did not allow it to be seen on the market. All the goods that entered the dynasty were smuggled goods. The maritime merchants nearby only bought some for them, and there was no one who specialized in this business. Those with connections
It was very rare. When Wu Xiaoxi usually bought it, he would only say that it was for the family's seagoing ships. Jia Cong and the others used the "Tianjia" sign and spread the news in a roundabout way, saying that the emperor's family was going to investigate the smuggling of Western firearms, and they were immediately scared away.
They also said that someone with the pseudonym "Hi Claw" had a great background, and dared to risk the world's disapproval to smuggle firearms without the government paying attention. Most maritime merchants did this business incidentally, and they only bought it to defend themselves against pirates, and they did not
It was easy to make money, so I gave it up happily.
On this day, Jia Cong and Wu Xiaoxi met another maritime businessman who had just been frightened by them, and talked with him about smuggling Western firearms and guns. The man waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Now that the limelight has come out, the court wants to investigate this matter, but I dare not
Let’s do it again. Now there is a rich man, nicknamed ‘Hi Claw’, and he is the only one who dares to do it. Why don’t you two go find him?”
Wu Xiaoxi said sadly: "It's just that I don't know him either."
The merchant said: "I heard that he has a house in Guangzhou. You can go and find out about it."
Jia Cong asked: "Do you have your real name? I can't go find out about 'Hi' boss."
The merchant said: "But he doesn't have his real name. I guess he doesn't plan to use his real name. Since he is doing business, there is always a name on the outside. And some people have seen his badge, which is said to be a circle with a
It’s just an octopus with six claws, I don’t know if it’s real or fake.” Jia Cong and Wu Xiaoxi both looked at each other with a sad look, thanked the merchant, and ordered someone to send him out.
The two immediately high-fived each other, and Xiaoxi smiled and said, "It went much smoother than I thought."
Jia Cong sighed: "Because our merchants are still afraid of the imperial court after all."
Xiaoxi shook his head and said: "Because this product cannot be circulated and makes no money. Otherwise, why can't illegal salt be banned?"
Jia Congxiao cupped his hands and said, "That's what Wu Shangshu said."
Then they packed up their things and went back.
When Jia Congcai returned home, before he could change his clothes, someone came and told him that Mr. Gong asked him to go there. He then pulled his horse and went out again. When he arrived at Gong Kun's house, he saw things piled all over the yard, which were obviously gifts from others, so he went to Gong Kun's house.
Gong Kun said: "Who is so generous?"
Gong Kun said: "Master Wang Ziteng."
Jia Cong was stunned: "Then why did the old man give you a gift?"
Gong Kun sighed softly: "Look at this list." Then handed him the gift list.
Jia Cong glanced at it and said, "Wow, what a heavy gift." He immediately noticed something was wrong, pointed at one of them and said, "What's the matter with this ivory comb?" Pointing to another one, "Red sandalwood painted glass with mandarin ducks playing with lotus."
Six table screens!" Then he glared at Gong Kun, as if he was accusing him of "you hooked up with three people." Hey, aren't you going to marry my eldest sister? "Why does this thing look like a dowry to me? His family doesn't have one."
My daughter is about to get married, it seems that second sister-in-law Lian’s sister is married to the son of Marquis Baoning?"
Gong Kun said: "No."
Jia Cong was stunned: "Huh?" The original work clearly said this!
Gong Kun said: "Miss Wang was ill when the marriage was about to be arranged. She was ill again when the marriage was about to be arranged, and she was ill again after the marriage was about to be arranged. Afterwards, we asked a wise man to do the math and he said that it was the horoscope divination person they had hired in the past.
The husband is incompetent, and the two characters are very incompatible with each other, especially the man who is against the woman, and said a lot of nonsense. Mr. Wang immediately refused to agree to marry his daughter, and the historian had no choice but to break off the engagement."
Jia Cong curled his lips and said, "It's clear that Prince Teng wants to regret the engagement."
Gong Kun said: "Yes. Because at that time he had already seen that it would be difficult for the Shi family to get better; your family was able to get better because of the death of the master, but you were not prepared to bring the Shi family together. Later he asked you, if the second girl
If you have not promised to the Gao family, you will think about who to promise to. You said that the promise is to someone who is reliable and wants to ask for it without spending money. Mr. Wang said that the first two are all, so what does it mean to not spend money? You say no.
The man surnamed Situ did not spend money to get involved. Mr. Wang thought over and over again and married his daughter to the son of Wang Mi, a general who is now following him. It is ridiculous that historians thought that he was voluntarily withdrawing from the engagement.
The daughter was married low-key, and the marriage was held in a low-key manner. When we got married, you happened to go to Ping'an Prefecture to bargain with Gao Li and postpone the date when the second girl came out of the palace, so you were not in the capital."
Jia Cong said "Oh": "This old fox!" He then asked, "Does his family still have a daughter to marry...Pfft! I forgot!" He pointed at the gift list and smiled, "He is the eldest sister's relative.
Uncle! This is the dowry prepared for my eldest sister! I said Gong Yizhi, when exactly did you two hook up, I didn’t notice it at all!"
Gong Kun smiled bitterly and said, "Who told you that I hooked up with a big girl?"
Jia Cong said: "My father!" He immediately saw that Gong Kun's face was not happy and he opened his mouth, "Is there any misunderstanding?"
Gong Kun said: "I'm afraid it's not a misunderstanding, it's intentional." Then he told him what questions Jia She asked him when he came to see him, how he answered them, and how Jia She tricked him into saying "excellent" before leaving.
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Jia Cong was dumbfounded: "This...but you didn't agree, so what's the use of his troubles?"
Gong Kun said: "If my guess is correct, he might have sent a letter to my third uncle saying that I agreed to the matter, but when he turned around he would only say that it was his old man's wish."
"Uh..." Jia Cong couldn't laugh or cry, "My father actually has this strategy!" Nai spread his hands and looked at Gong Kun and said, "This matter is really difficult to handle. Yi Zhi, do you... have a girl you like?
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Gong Kun looked helpless and said: "I don't have that intention. Nowadays, all the girls in our group are extremely smart. Since I promised my grandmother not to marry a smart woman, I have always been cautious in my dealings. I only talk about business matters and rarely have personal relationships."
Jia Cong opened his mouth: "Your grandmother... what kind of condition is this? How can there be such a strange condition? You are so smart, you can't even look down on a stupid girl!"
Gong Kun sighed: "It's a long story. This is why my third uncle and fourth uncle exchanged their identities back then." Then he said something.
As he talked, he looked at Jia Cong. He was not surprised to see him, but he listened with great interest. He even clapped his hands and said, "Art really comes from life! Life is worse than criticism!"
It turns out that Gong San, also known as Zhan Feng, was the third son of their Zhan family. He led the troops to help the Nan'an County Prince, who is now Huo Sheng's grandfather, to suppress bandits and made great achievements. The prince promised to report tomorrow after returning to Beijing.
He wanted to express his merits and recommend his talents. Who knew that something happened when he went home to celebrate his victory? He had to drink alcohol to celebrate his victory, but someone lost his temper and revealed his true nature after drinking. A military advisor that Zhan Feng relied on very much, he thought he was a little scholar, but he didn't
I thought it was a little girl disguised as a man. That's all, but the little girl was his cousin, the fourth master Zhan Qiao's fiancée Gu!
Zhan Feng turned around and thought about it carefully. He had shown a lot of tricks in the past, but he had never paid attention to it and just let her pass by. It was just a military exchange, and it was rare for someone to live in the same tent. Zhan Qiao's mother only felt that
The woman behaved recklessly and wanted to break off the engagement. Zhan Feng asked to marry the woman. But he had already made a marriage arrangement, and Gu refused to be petty. After dilly-dallying for several months, Zhan Feng also wanted to break off the engagement. But he had made the decision.
That marriage was to the granddaughter of his grandfather's old friend. Old Mrs. Zhan was furious and beat Zhan Feng half to death.
It happened to be a coincidence. At this moment, people from the imperial court came and asked Zhan Feng to go to Beijing immediately to be granted a title. Naturally, the Zhan family could not tell the truth to the court and only said that Zhan Feng was slightly ill. The person who came was an old eunuch with a tricky personality.
If you are willing to wait, Zhan Feng will not be able to move at all at that time! And it is not just Zhan Feng himself who gets this credit, there are also so many tribesmen and tribes, how can we give up? It coincides with the return of Nan'an County Prince
He contracted an illness while in the army and died soon after returning to the capital; the people under him were still in the south. No one in the capital recognized Zhan Feng, so Mr. Zhan came up with a plan to hide the truth and change the pillars. The fourth child, Zhan Qiao, was chosen as Zhan Feng.
Feng, took Zhan Feng’s name, identity, and achievements, and also arranged a marriage for Zhan Feng, and went to Beijing to receive his merits. Zhan Feng changed his name to Zhan Qiao from then on, taking Zhan Qiao’s identity name, anyway, the Gu family
Ben is Zhan Qiao's daughter-in-law.
Therefore, this fact caused great chaos in their family. Gong Kun's grandfather and Gong San were also brothers, and her grandmother decided that her sister-in-law, Mrs. Gu, was uneasy in the family. Mrs. Gu had intended to get close to her sisters-in-law, but she had always been cold-faced.
Afterwards, she stopped trying to please them, and instead often used her talent and intelligence to make fun of them. Gong Kun's grandmother suffered a lot from being a coward, and she hated smart women ever since. She only said "It is a virtue for a woman not to have talent."
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Jia Cong blinked after hearing this: "I heard from my father that later Zhan Qiao - the real Zhan Feng, now Mr. Gong Sanyi - won the favor of the late Emperor and the late Prince Yizhong because of hunting and was transferred to Zhan Shifu to teach.
The former prince was practicing martial arts, but he only got seriously ill in half a year and went home to recuperate. The fake Zhan Feng and the real Zhan Qiao took his place."
Gong Kun said: "The hunting thing was originally Gu's plan. If it hadn't been for this, someone would have recommended my fourth uncle to serve as Prince Zhan. Now that the third uncle has obtained that position, it is naturally inconvenient for others to recommend another brother from the Zhan family."
My great-grandfather was furious when he heard about it. He thought that his son had snatched his nephew's official position, and he was shameless in the clan. He ordered his third uncle to pretend to be ill and leave the capital, and return the position to his fourth uncle."
"Excuse me!" Jia Cong said, "That's outrageous! What do you mean by giving it back to him? Not to mention that he hasn't been recommended yet. Even if he is recommended, how do you know that he will definitely get it? What if it doesn't work? Besides, he just
He used a trick to win the favor of the emperor and the prince, and it was not like the emperor gave him a bunch of positions to choose from. He specially picked a "Prince Zhan Shi" to block his brother's way. The emperor was not happy, but he happened to give him a Zhan Shi! Could it be that
Isn’t it pretentious?”
Gong Kun said: "How can an old man think about things so completely and fairly? My great ancestor lived a long life, and that time is still around. Ever since the brothers changed their marriages, he has had his own ideas - which old man met him in another family?
There will be partiality in this matter, and my third uncle already knew this from the moment he decided to marry his third uncle."
Jia Cong snorted: "That fake Zhan Feng was so embarrassed that he took that position seriously."
Gong Kun said: "Firstly, my grandfather's orders cannot be violated; secondly, who wouldn't want a position like Prince Zhan Shi?"
Jia Cong said "cut" and asked: "What happened when Mr. Gong was captured during the war?"
Gong Kun said: "It's another uncle's plan. My great-grandmother disliked her love for many men and ordered her to return to her hometown to serve her parents-in-law. She was bored in her hometown, and she didn't know what tricks she used to subdue the barbarians secretly.
, she pretended to be kidnapped. My third uncle went to rescue her, but was kidnapped by her again."
Jia Cong high-fived and praised, "This woman is having a great time!"
Gong Kun shook his head and continued: "They were childless, but they didn't mind. They just lived in the barbarian tribe for several years. Who knew that when Prince Yi Zhong heard about this, he thought that the third uncle was still a prisoner.
When he was suffering in the barbarian tribe, he actually asked someone to ransom him! The third uncle thought it was funny and asked for a very high ransom, but he paid it all."
It is conceivable that after Gong Sanyi and his wife suffered injustice from the clan, they would be moved to have such a master, and then come back to work for him. And because they know that if they get a high-ranking official, their positions will not be guaranteed and they will be given to another one, why not
Just work secretly for Prince Yoshitaka without attracting attention.
"Huh~~" Jia Cong let out a long breath. "Prince Yi Zhong is really a good lord. No wonder he has been dead for so long. Mr. Gong and General Bai are both willing to avenge him and raise his granddaughter."
Gong Kun sighed: "Prince Pian Yizhong lost. Because our family got the message from the third uncle, we packed up our belongings and moved early, pretending to be robbed by the barbarians. It only took ten days before we moved to the barbarians.
, the decree of the Heavenly Family came down, and everyone was copied and executed."
Jia Cong said: "Why didn't your fourth uncle's family escape the disaster?"
Gong Kun said sadly: "The whole family is in the capital and cannot escape. It can be seen that a peck and a drink are predestined."
Jia Cong said: "Every peck and every drink has a cause and effect. If he didn't want the prince Zhan to be able to escape if he didn't protect everything, then Mr. Gong would be the prince's chief security officer later - no, maybe he wouldn't be
With such a high official rank, you can only serve as a counselor and be useful without blinking an eye. When a disaster comes, relying on your third uncle's wisdom and Mr. Gong's martial arts, you can probably escape even in the capital. It can be seen that taking advantage may be possible.
Suffer a loss."
Gong Kun sighed again: "It makes sense."
Jia Cong's eyes were bright and he clenched his fists and asked: "Yi Zhi, where is your third uncle now? Can I see her?"
Gong Kun said: "He has been dead for more than ten years."
Jia Cong was stunned and said, "I can't see you! Why did such a strange woman die so early?" He sighed several times again.
Gong Kun forced a smile and said, "If she were still here, you two would have known each other forever."
Jia Cong sighed and said, "We're not just friends for many years! We're almost like comrades!" He clicked his tongue several times and thought about it for a long time before finally thinking about Yuan Chun. "Um, um... what should I do about you and my eldest sister?"
Gong Kun said: "I really can't think of a way."
Jia Cong thought for a while and said: "Since my father has released Xin'er, it's troublesome for you two to be bundled together. Why don't I be the host tomorrow night and treat you two to a simple meal? I was thinking
There are several ways for the three of us to discuss together. It's just a matter of love, so we can't force it. Please tell me the truth. If you don't mean anything to my eldest sister, you must not force her to tie her up. It will not be good for both of us."
Gong Kun said: "I have never thought about this matter. I have no intention of doing it. Putting aside me, the eldest lady obviously did not do it unintentionally."
"Pfft!" Jia Congxiao stretched out a finger: "Eldest sister must be interested in you. I didn't see it, I figured it out." Naidao said, "People of your age, your body
It will secrete something called 'hormone' to make it emotional. The German poet Goethe once said in a poem, 'What girl does not have a child, and what boy does not fall in love.' The eldest sister was in the palace at first, and the palace was filled with dangers every step of the way.
She didn't have the courage to fall in love; later she entered Nan'an Prince's Palace, Huo Xuan was such a thing, she was too focused on saving her life and had no time to fall in love; later she became a nun. Until she arrived in Lingnan, she felt as if she was liberated. Nothing restrained her, if
If she is not in love, she is no longer a human being. Looking back and thinking about her youth, Yi Zhi, you saved her life. The identity of the savior is the easiest person for a woman to fall in love with. There is also Pegasus entering Lingnan.
, It was hard work at the time, but looking back it is quite romantic." He waved his hand, "Just think about it slowly. See you tomorrow, buddy!" He stood up and left.