Everything in the capital has been decided. After Jia Cong walked around the streets and became familiar with many princes, he was ready to return to the south with Gong Kun and others. Lin Hai's house was also preparing luggage. Reading at midnight because Lin's house was closed to thank guests.
For a long time, although people came up to disturb me every day, the message inside was not spread.
On this day, Lin Hai was drinking tea in the study, and the doorman came in and replied: "Someone has sent a letter, and I just told you to give it to the master quietly. It is important." Lin Hai opened the letter, looked at it, thought for a moment, and then ordered someone to change clothes and go out.
But he didn't take anyone with him, so he rode away by himself. After dinner, a boy came to deliver a message, saying that he was a messenger from Master Su Zheng's family. Master Lin was drunk and wanted to talk to their master by candlelight.
I'll send it back tomorrow morning.
The next day until the afternoon, Lin Hai did not come back, and there was no news, so he went to Su Zheng's house to ask. Unexpectedly, the Su family said that Master Lin had never been here! The boys of the Lin family were shocked and hurriedly asked to see Master Su. Because Jia Congjia
Weiss was about to leave Beijing, and the three brothers were coaxing the old man at Su's house. They were shocked when they heard the news, and asked: "Who did he say he met yesterday?" The boy just said he didn't know.
Su Zheng immediately said: "There are many people who have ideas against him now, some are reasonable and some are unreasonable, go find them quickly!"
Sanjia hurried to the Lin Mansion and found the letter in the study. It said: "I have private matters that are difficult to explain in words. I beg you to come to the Hanlin Academy Library alone for a while."
Jia Cong frowned and said, "The Library of the Hanlin Academy? How could anyone choose that place for a date?" He asked someone from the Lin Mansion.
Yang Song regretted that he had broken his intestines. Yesterday he happened to have something to do and he went out. He had specially told everyone to take care of the door, but who would have thought that their master would be coaxed out of the house. He immediately rushed to the Hanlin Academy.
When they arrived at the Hanlin Academy, the disciple said that Mr. Lin had been there yesterday morning, but he had not seen him go out. He was still puzzled. Everyone's face changed with fright, and they immediately went to the library to search carefully, but no one could be found.
Jia Cong patted his chest and said in a trembling voice: "If there is no news right now, it is good news. There are many people in the Hanlin Academy, and there is always someone who has seen my uncle. Isn't his official title now a Hanlin bachelor?"
The disciple who accompanied them in said: "This gentleman doesn't know that the Hanlin Academy is not what it used to be. Since the Fang Xiong Rebellion, this yamen has often been empty. Most of you, your lords, spend your days at home and don't come to the Hanlin Academy."
Already."
"Does that come often?"
Menzi said: "Very few. Most of them go to the library to check Huizi's books."
Yang Song said: "I will go door to door to check."
Jia Cong studied the letter carefully for a long time and put it in his arms: "I will go back to Mr. Su's house and ask him if he recognizes this handwriting."
Nai Xiu took the letter and returned to the Su Mansion. When Su Zheng saw that the character was Wei Li, he frowned and said, "I don't recognize the character. I think it's someone I know like Ru Hai."
Jia Cong said, "How could you please think about it?" Su Zheng looked at it for another half day and still said he didn't recognize it.
Reluctantly, Jia Cong and others broke open the doors of the Hanlin Academy's bachelors one by one and asked, especially those who had been to the Hanlin Academy that day, to compare the handwritings of the Hanlin masters. Unfortunately, they were not experts in handwriting appraisal.
The character is "Wei Li", so I can't tell why. Yesterday, nine people visited the Hanlin Academy and seven people entered the library. Even the old man who was the gatekeeper of the library checked them all carefully.
None of them had anything to do with Lin Hai. Everyone was extremely anxious.
This incident immediately alarmed Situ Pan, and he ordered Feng Ziying to go to Rongguo Mansion to ask. It was not until dark that the brothers came back. When they saw Feng Ziying, they took the letter and asked him if he recognized it. Feng Ziying said he couldn't identify it.
Fearing that some prince might kidnap Lin Hai, he hurried to report to King Yan.
Situ Pan then ordered his head to search with all his strength. He turned around and saw that Qin Sangu was very idle, and asked: "According to Sangu, who took Lin Hai away?"
Qin Sangu said: "I don't know, most of the kings want to invite Master Lin to return to the country. But that boy Cong'er is smart. Apart from me, the one who respects the most is Master Lin. If Master Lin is lost, he will definitely find a way to find him back."
." He can even get out of jail. "My lord, there is no need to worry, let's just sit back and wait."
Situ Pan smiled unconsciously and said: "You're right, he is more anxious than us anyway."
Sure enough, the next day they searched the Hanlin Academy library again and found many footprints and traces of clothing wipes on the beams. They also found a small piece of what seemed to be some kind of snack under a bookshelf.
I took the fragment to look for someone to identify it, and an old man who made pancakes recognized it and said it was Shandong pancakes, a common dry food for Shandong people, and everyone there eats them.
Jia Cong immediately ran to Feng Ziying's house to ask for his help and check to see if there were any suspicious people or carriages going to Shandong in the past few days. Not long after, someone guarding the southern city gate came to report that Lin Hai had disappeared early the next morning.
, someone drove a carriage waiting for the door to open at the city gate, and left as soon as the door opened. The coachman said that he came to the capital to buy gifts for the old lady's birthday, but he was already two days late. If he didn't rush back, he would probably delay his time.
Several people have Shandong accents.
Jia Cong stumbled and said: "That thief was not a bachelor who went to the Hanlin Academy that day! He must be a green forest thief. Anyway, there is no one in the Hanlin Academy now, so he managed to hide in at night and spend the night there! My uncle was probably attracted by him after he arrived.
He passed out or was knocked down. He still hid inside all day long, eating pancakes to satisfy his hunger. My uncle was probably hungry all day! He managed to take the old man away in the evening. His accomplices pretended to be members of the Su family and coaxed them past the Lin family.
One night. Because I was afraid that the matter would be exposed, I waited for the city gate to be opened early the next morning and left."
He hurriedly asked what the coachman looked like, but the guard at the city gate couldn't remember it clearly, so he only told him what he remembered. Jia Cong and Jarvis immediately returned home and took a group of brothers out of the south gate to chase after him.
After more than half a month, Rongguo Mansion received a letter from Ma Xing, and Lin Hai was found. Jia Huan, Su Zheng and others breathed a sigh of relief.
It took another three or four days for a long and detailed letter to be sent back. It turned out that when Jia Cong and the others first left the capital, they inquired about the carriage from the tea seller on the official road. Soon they lost the news, and they became more and more certain that Lin Hai was in their hands.
, just changed their carriages, horses and luggage. Since they couldn't find anyone, they guessed that they might have pursuers, so they hid first, waiting for the pursuers to relax or pursue them before leaving. So they rode ahead and guarded the route from the capital to Shandong.
Passage Cangzhou. Sure enough, more than ten days later, a group of timber dealers came to Cangzhou. Jarvis saw the flaw and rescued Lin Hai.
It turned out that the person who wrote to Lin Hai was an old friend he had met in Suzhou, and he had joined Liu Tong, the commander of the Shandong capital. Liu Tong wanted to invite Lin Hai to serve in the State of Lu, but how could Lin Hai go? He sent people to visit him countless times but never saw him.
When he arrived, the gifts he sent were confiscated. The old friend came up with the idea of luring him out of the house and sent a letter with vague meaning. Lin Hai was afraid that he had something to hide, so he went to the Hanlin Academy library alone.
Most of the rest were as Jia Cong guessed. The people waiting for Lin Hai in the Library were not his old friend at all, but the two green forest masters invited by Liu Tong. When Lin Hai arrived at the Library, he didn't see the old friend, so he thought he hadn't arrived yet, so he took it first.
After reading the book, he was immediately knocked unconscious by a green forest thief with a knife and hid on the beam. Throughout the day, several Hanlin officials came in to the library one after another. No one raised his head to look up. They were safe and sound. After nightfall, the green forest thief
Fang took him away on his back and stuffed him into a carriage. Not long after leaving the capital, they disguised themselves as timber dealers and put Lin Hai under house arrest in a small farmyard. They treated the old man very attentively. They started on the road again ten days later.
, two brothers Jia Cong and Jarvis intercepted him in Cangzhou. The two groups fought for half a day, from the inn to the street. Liu Tong's men were no match at all, because a shameless man took Lin Hai hostage.
, the two groups of people moved outside the city. Finally, Jia Cong negotiated with them and agreed to let them go, leaving Lin Hai behind before rescuing them.
The three masters and apprentices returned to Cangzhou City and rested for two days. Lin Hai was depressed and did not want to return to the capital. The two brothers asked him where he wanted to go. Lin Haidao wanted to go back to Suzhou to have a look. Therefore, they did not return to the capital for the time being and accompanied the old man.
Go for a stroll to Suzhou.
Everyone in the capital felt relieved. After Yang Song received the letter, he immediately ordered people to prepare fast horses and he was going to Suzhou.
Jia Huan said: "If Brother Yao'er and Cong'er were going to Suzhou, they would have gone very quickly. Now that they have to accompany Uncle Lin, they must have wandered slowly and leisurely. If Brother Yang had gone there quickly, he might not have waited long in Suzhou.
After all, they are not thieves and cannot hide their whereabouts. Brother Yang, why not go to Cangzhou first and ask people which way they are taking, and it will be cheaper to follow them."
Yang Song thought it right, so he carried a baggage and rushed to Cangzhou on Starry Night Pegasus.
Cangzhou is not far from the capital. Jia Cong and the others were just waiting for something to happen. Situ Pan had already received a message from someone below him, and he even laughed and said that these two boys were not stupid after all. Later, there were detailed reports of their street fights, but he was upset that Lin Hai was going to Suzhou.
Go! I thought that everything in the court had been sorted out, and the imperial examination had been postponed to next year, so I was planning to ask him to write the questions. At this point, there was nothing I could do. I just hoped that he would come back after a short stroll in Suzhou. I wanted to come to Wu
He doesn't like the king either. He doesn't know if he can catch up with Chunwei or not.
Some time later, a spy sent a letter. Jia Cong and Jarvis followed Lin Hai to Suzhou. Yang Song was also among those entering the city. The group had already moved into the old house of the Lin family. Soon after, Jia Huan received the letter and they
He was not going back to Beijing, and was going straight to Taiwan Mansion to see Lin Daiyu. Lin Hai ordered him to go to Lin Mansion to get some things. Jia Huan then blatantly transported Lin Hai's already packed luggage from Lin Mansion, and asked Jia to send him off on horseback.
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Taiwan was already far away, and Lin Hai's only daughter, how could she return in a year and a half? Needless to say, Chunwei was not expected. Situ Pan was so unhappy that he probably threw it at Liu Tong's head, and the other half
He threw it to King Chen. If he hadn't wanted to forcefully marry Lin Hai's daughter, why would that girl have hid on the edge of the sea? When she was in the capital, she could choose one of her children and grandchildren to marry Lin Hai, and everything would be fine.
.I thought again, after all, Taiwan is the territory of the Jia family, it is better than letting others take it, and I felt a little relieved.
When Sangu Qin heard about it, she came over and said with a smile: "My lord, don't be upset. It's not necessarily a bad thing for Master Lin to go."
Situ Pan asked: "What do you think Third Aunt has to say?"
Qin Sangu said: "Master Lin's daughter is not young. She must be seventeen years old."
Situ Pan was startled: "Lin Hai wants to marry a daughter?"
Qin Sangu nodded and said: "I'm afraid I'm going to discuss with Jia She. Although I don't know who will be chosen, it won't be King Chen. Lin Hai can also choose his son-in-law as he likes."
Situ Pan thought for a long time and asked, "What kind of son-in-law do you think he will choose?"
Qin Sangu said: "He must not be the son of the Tian family. Taiwan and even Lingnan are barbaric lands. Even if there are talents, most of them are military commanders. It is difficult for Master Lin, a great scholar, to choose a son-in-law. Let's see if there are any good people in the spring of next year. I will
Mr. Lin will bring his daughter back to the capital."
Situ Pan was overjoyed: "All the outstanding figures in Chunwei will stay in the capital for him to choose!" He was relieved.
The person who wrote the letter to Lin Hai was naturally not an old friend from Suzhou, but Ge Qiao, the bandit leader of the green forest in Panlong Mountain. Lin Hai taught Ge Qiao for a while and recognized his handwriting, thinking that he was a young escort from the Taiping Escort Bureau. After seeing the letter, he
, was quite surprised how Ge Qiao was related to the Hanlin Academy. Because he was convinced that this son was honest and eager to learn. When he had something to hide, and the Hanlin Academy was safe in Lin Hai's heart, he went there alone, not wanting to be in trouble.
plot.
Su Zheng also recognized Ge Qiao's calligraphy, but when Jia Cong put the letter in his arms and took it out, it had been replaced by one written by someone else.
After singing a rescue drama in Cangzhou, Jia Cong encouraged old man Lin to take them to Suzhou for a party. He just said that the capital was bored, and major events in the world had already been revealed, so it was better to walk around and relax. Lin Hai was casual at the time.
Jia Cong didn't understand how Ge Qiao's letter fell into the hands of the kidnappers. Jia Cong said that Ge Qiao had gone out to be a bodyguard in the northwest, and coaxed him that he might have copied it. Lin Hai was suspicious of the letter.
Two days after leaving Cangzhou, this group of people stayed in a small town and had famous local dishes for dinner, which were delicious. Jia Cong saw that Lin Hai was in a good mood, and Fang smiled and walked forward and said the truth: "Uncle, what's wrong with you?"
It was us who did your kidnapping."
Lin Hai looked at him and said calmly: "I have been suspicious for a long time. With your temperament, how can you let those people go in vain?"
Jia Cong made a face and said, "You must first hide it from your own people, and then you can hide it from others. I am afraid that your secret will be revealed and the flaw will be discovered by King Yan's spies when you return to Cangzhou City, so I am telling you now."
Lin Hai was startled.
Jia Cong said: "The King of Yan really thinks highly of you. There are seven or eight spies outside the main gate of the Lin Mansion, not counting those at the back gate and the corner gate. There are at least four of them who are highly skilled in martial arts."
Lin Hai frowned and said, "What does he want to do?"
Jia Cong said: "It's just that we can't let other princes take you away. That King Chen has an attitude of not giving up until he achieves his goal... I don't even think about it, how can King Yan let you go with him! The Chen Kingdom is right under the Yan Kingdom's nose.
How is it under the child? It's so small that it's not big enough for Situ Pan's fingernail to bounce. If you don't take this big picture, you will never leave the capital alive! When I return to the capital this time, Sister Lin repeatedly told me to take you back."
Lin Hai thought about it all over again and asked, "Won't Situ Pan be suspicious of you?"
Jia Cong shrugged and said, "Why is he suspicious of me? I'm not a prince."
Lin Hai sighed.
"That...brother Yang Song was also lured away by our design."
"snort!"
Although he was not very satisfied, Jia Cong and Jarvis tried their best to surround him and apologize. At this point, there was nothing they could do about it. Even though they were arrogant and arrogant all the way, the two of them could not fight back or cursed. Lin Hai
I really miss Suzhou a bit, and I got bored staying in Beijing and wanted to go out for a walk, so I agreed.