It is said that Chen Ruiwen has known each other since they met. Dian is a brother and sister, and he often takes the time to tell her something, or ask her about the affairs of Lin Mansion and Rongguo Mansion. Ling Dian reads a book when important matters arise. Dian then coaxes him with nonsensical words, and when it is not important, she
He coaxed him with half-truths and half-falsehoods. For example, Chen Ruiwen asked who was guarding Lin Hai. At first, he said he was an escort from the Taiping Escort Bureau, the son of the personal soldier of Master Pardon of the Rongguo Mansion. He then asked who among these people was more capable.
.Nod, all of them are powerful. Chen Ruiwen just thinks that she is just a girl who has never seen the world.
On this day, Chen Ruiwen suddenly told him, "If Mr. Lin wants to go to Huzhou in the next two days, you can just encourage him to go."
He got up and pointed: "Huzhou? Yesterday I heard Mr. Cong say that he wanted to go to Wuxi to have some fun and eat black rice dumplings."
After hearing this, Chen Ruiwen thought for a moment and said, "Wuxi... might as well."
A few days later, he and Lin Hai talked about poems for half a day, and then they agreed to go on a trip to Taihu Lake. The next day, everyone set off on the Taihu Lake and had a pleasant day. Chen Ruiwen took advantage of the wine and said: "Mr. Lin, such a beautiful lake, Suzhou only has
Why don’t you take a corner and go somewhere else to have fun?”
Lin Hai stroked his beard and said, "What do you think is interesting about it?"
Chen Ruiwen said: "They are all interesting. Wuxi is closer to Suzhou and the scenery is good. Why not go to Wuxi for a stroll?"
After hearing this, Jia Cong hurriedly tugged on Lin Hai's lapel: "Uncle, uncle! There is delicious food in Wuxi!
Lin Hai looked at him and smiled: "I only know how to eat! I'm already a fat ball."
Jia Cong argued: "I've been fat since I was a child, and I'm not just fat now. I'm a good uncle, go ahead and go ahead~~"
Lin Hai coughed and sincerely whetted his appetite for a long time before saying, "If you want to go, just go!" Jia Cong immediately cheered.
Chen Ruiwen added: "Since we are visiting the lake, it is better to take a boat there."
Jia Cong said hurriedly: "No! It's better to take a bus to Wuxi and then take a cruise."
Lin Hai asked why, Jia Cong just shook his head. When Lin Hai saw it, he said: "Since that's the case, just follow Cong'er."
Chen Ruiwen took the opportunity to quietly ask: "Why didn't Yang Song come with you today?"
Of course, he couldn't tell him that when there was nothing else, Jia Cong let himself and Yang Song take turns to take a break, and said, "Uncle Yang doesn't like water very much, so he didn't come today."
Chen Ruiwen immediately said: "I see that Javist invited several young men to guard the ship, all wearing ordinary fishermen's clothes, but you only brought two bodyguards from Beijing?"
He stood up and nodded his head: "I don't know. Yesterday we talked about a lake tour, so I went to the pier to invite people."
Chen Ruiwen thought for a while and said: "These escorts are all from the capital and are not good at water. If something goes wrong on the lake, they are afraid that they will not be able to protect Mr. Lin and will be anxious on the boat." The starting point is just what his brother said.
.Chen Ruiwen ordered her to find out if the escorts were good at it.
Two days later, a group of people went to Wuxi early in the morning to have fun. This time Yang Song followed, but the escort still only brought two with him, the same two that were brought on board that day.
Chen Ruiwen asked about the water nature of escort masters, and said: "I asked three people, two said no, and one said he was very good at water."
Chen Ruiwen asked: "That Shanshui must be here today, who is he?"
Qi nodded and said: "He didn't come, he stayed to look after the house."
Chen Ruiwen smiled and said: "I guess it's just a boast that you won't drown if you throw it in the water." Then he went to Lin Hai with confidence.
Not long after arriving in Wuxi, they found an inn to stay. Jia Cong was in a hurry to eat snacks and hurriedly led the two of them away. Chen Ruiwen and Lin Hai stayed at the inn for a while and chatted for a while. Jia Cong came back with a lot of bags.
, Lin Hai pretended to reprimand a few words, and saw Jarvis walking in and replied to Lin Hai: "Sir, the boat for tomorrow has been booked, and a few good water guards have been hired." Lin Hai didn't care about these things and just followed.
They then. Chen Ruiwen's face darkened a little, and he laughed and said that Mr. Jia was so fast. Jarvis nodded and remained silent. He tried to trick him but couldn't, so he had to give up. Then he visited several places of interest and ate.
After ordering some dim sum dishes, we stayed in Wuxi that night.
After dinner, there were several cats meowing outside, and Chen Ruiwen went out to relieve himself. Then he saw a man next to the toilet and whispered: "Mr. Chen! I have searched all the ships and boats in Wuxi City, but none of them were like Jarvis.
No one is hired as a guard by ordinary guests."
Chen Ruiwen frowned and said: "It's weird, Jarvis is very stable in his work, there is no way there will be any mistakes. He is not a local."
The man asked: "Could it be a private boat borrowed from a wealthy family?"
Chen Ruiwen said "Oh!" and said, "Wuxi is a prosperous place. Jia's horse shop has a semicolon and probably has a boat! Go and ask." The man responded and left.
In the evening, the man came to look for Chen Ruiwen again: "We made inquiries near Jia's Horse Racing Company, and no one who looked like Jarvis has ever been there. Moreover, their horse racing business is all cargo ships, and there is no one for people to play."
Chen Ruiwen was puzzled and finally said: "Fortunately, it doesn't matter if they can't get on our ship. Anyway, we have a well-planned plan." He sighed in frustration.
The man also said: "It's a pity. The people we choose are all chosen based on Mr. Lin's eyes."
Chen Ruiwen said: "Yang Song and Jarvis are both quiet and subtle people. Jia Cong seems to be reckless. If he sees the flaw, he will not show face to others. Let him pay more attention tomorrow." The man hurriedly responded, "
yes".
Early the next morning, everyone followed Jarvis to Taihu Pier, where they saw a man who looked like a master and called him Master Jia. Jarvis smiled and clasped his fists: "Thank you, Master Hu." Then he said to everyone, "This is Master Jia."
He is the master of Mr. Zhang, the magistrate of Wuxi. Yesterday, I asked Mr. Zhang for help and got the boat ready so quickly."
Lin Hai frowned and said, "Why did you disturb the place?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "I'm just using Rong Guofu's name as an ambassador. It won't bother this gentleman very much. Besides, it's not like we don't want to pay." Then he reached out and grabbed Lin Hai's hand, squeezed it twice, bit his ear and said
, "He didn't know that Lin Shangshu was also here." He blinked again.
When Lin Hai saw that the boat was really pleasing to his eye, he guessed what was behind it, so he let it go.
Only then did Chen Ruiwen know that Jarvis had gone to Wuxi County Magistrate Zhang Yuan yesterday. He had never thought of this! Although Lin Hai was a low-profile person, he could not stop these two young masters from Rongguo Mansion who always took advantage of local officials.
.I couldn’t help but sigh, deeply regretting not contacting Zhang Yuan yesterday.
Everyone then went to visit Tai Lake. They saw the water, the mountains, the scenery, and the snacks were fragrant, which made them feel very comfortable. Chen Ruiwen said: "To really enjoy the scenery, you have to go further up the lake. It would be better if you are surrounded by the surroundings and don't hear the music." Lin Hai
After hearing this, he ordered the boatman to rock the boat into the lake.
At noon, we ate boat food on the lake. Lin Hai stood on the bow of the boat with her hands behind her hands. There was no longer the sound of businesswomen playing pipa, and there were no merchants painting boats. Except for the water and sky, there were only reeds and lotus leaves. Occasionally, fishing boats rowed by in the distance. It was really a sight.
He praised the natural scenery repeatedly. He and Chen Ruiwen sang two poems together, and then went to the cabin to rest after being sleepy for a while.
Chen Ruiwen sat by the window and chatted with Jia Cong for a while about the delicious food and fun things in Beijing. His eyes occasionally glanced out. Suddenly his eyes moved, and Jia Cong stretched out and hummed a few weird songs.
Chen Ruiwen frowned when he heard "You are my little apple". Jia Cong forced him to stand up and said: "Don't sit still all the time, you will become fat. Please stand still."
She raised her eyebrows and came over to serve tea. Jia Cong suddenly jumped up to her and let out an "oow", which scared her so much that she almost dropped the tea cup. Jia Cong laughed loudly. At this moment, the boat
His body swayed, Qi Dian was frightened again because he was holding a tray in his hand, and he was unsteady on his feet. In his haste, he threw the tray onto the table and fell down. By chance, it fell on Chen Ruiwen, knocking him down.
She shouted "Ouch" and hit Chen Ruiwen on the back of the head with her elbow, knocking Chen Ruiwen unconscious!
Jia Cong clapped his hands and laughed: "Sure enough, I can't stop you from doing anything!"
He got up, dusted himself off, and complained: "Third Master is a little too reckless. I don't know what tricks they used at this moment."
Jia Cong shook his finger and said, "What tricks did they use? They just used it as soon as they saw it." He ordered two people to come up and drag Chen Ruiwen away.
Qi Dian looked at the brother who came up and said, "Aren't you staying in Suzhou?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "They set out after us, but they arrived at Wuxi quickly. This boat was prepared by them, and it just had a sign of Wuxi County Magistrate." She looked at him and saw that Jia Cong was looking at him.
He said, "Mr. Zhang Yuan, the magistrate of Wuxi, was originally the magistrate of Zhenjiang. It was my father's help when his father came to Beijing to donate his official position for him. Later, he was transferred to the county magistrate of Wuxi because of my father's entrustment. Speaking of his father,
Mr. Zhang Youshi also saved Uncle Lin’s life. If it weren’t for Mr. Zhang’s superb medical skills, Uncle Lin’s body might not be as strong as it is now.”
Everyone looked out the window and saw a large fishing boat approaching quietly. The boat turned around and rowed towards the reed marsh not far away. Not long after, the large fishing boat also rowed to a stop not far from the reed marsh.
came down. Jia Cong said: "Brothers, it's time to get into the water." Cheng Chi nodded, led a dozen brothers to change into the navy uniforms of the special battalion and quietly dived into the lake from the side of the boat opposite to the big fishing boat.
.The people on the boat held their breath, and before long, people started to climb onto the boat one after another.
Cheng Chi led the people to capture four water ghosts. They all had bulging cheeks and looked shocked, but they were not afraid. Jia Cong ordered them to stand and walked around in a circle to observe, and said: "It doesn't look like that."
You are a soldier of the imperial court, could you be a water bandit?"
One of them said with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks: "Who is the soldier and bandit? We are all heroes of the forest."
Jia Cong sneered: "Come on, you can't brag even if you don't pay taxes. Those of you who colluded with the King of Wu can only be called green forest thieves, not heroes."
The four people were shocked: "Who colluded with that old thief!"
Jia Cong said: "Aren't you sent by King Wu?"
The sharp-mouthed man shouted: "I don't know that old thief, I'm only here to catch corrupt officials."
Jia Cong immediately darkened his face: "Who is a corrupt official? My husband has been clean and honest all his life. Who dares to slander him as a corrupt official?"
The four water ghosts were startled when they heard this and looked at each other for a while. Another one of medium height asked: "Who is on this boat?"
Jia Cong was surprised: "You didn't even know who was on the boat, so you came to rob it? Look at this boat, does it look like a boat for rich people? I heard that there is a certain Wang Wuye in Taihu Lake who is quite capable. Why did he get down there?
Are you all stupid?"
Another water ghost said in surprise: "Does this young master know about Fifth Master Wang?"
Jia Cong raised his thumb and said: "I admire Mr. Wang Zhengyi, a heroic hero from Cangzhou, who is known as the Fifth Sword King in the world! You are not very familiar with him, you have only heard about him occasionally."
Several people looked at each other and said, "Cangzhou is far away from Taihu Lake, but we have never heard of it."
Jia Cong coughed and said, "That's all. Seeing that you seem to know Taihu Wangwu, and Taihu Wangwu has the same name as Cangzhou Wangwu, let me remind you. I have roughly guessed what happened today." He coughed again.
, sat upright and said, "If you are not from the King of Wu, 70% of you are his spies, and the remaining 30% have fallen into his trap. Who told you that there are corrupt officials in this boat? Those people may be under the King of Wu.
This is a detailed work. There is a world-renowned scholar in this boat. The King of Wu tried his best to get him to serve as an official in the Kingdom of Wu. It was not for anything else, just for the sake of face. My husband refused, so he set up a trap and lured him.
If you capture him, the King of Wu himself will go to war to rescue his old man, kill all of you water bandits to vent his anger, and use the grace of saving his life to force him to serve as an official in the Kingdom of Wu. The King of Wu did not expect it, but my husband invited him
He’s just an escort who knows how to deal with water.”
Jarvis said: "He wants Mr. Live."
Jia Cong clapped his hands and said: "Not bad! And it can't be seriously injured. I just saw something was wrong with their boat, and thought it was the navy of King Wu pretending to be a sailor. Seeing that none of these people have the temperament of a sailor, I thought they were just ordinary sailors."
If Mr. Wang is captured by the water bandits, what if they break up with him? There must be King Wu's spies among the water bandits, and they must be the ones who have the final say. They can guarantee that they will not harm Mr. Wu while King Wu attacks the water stronghold.
"
Before he finished speaking, the man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks roared: "That guy named Xu! I don't think he is a good person! He must be a spy sent by the King of Wu!"
Jia Cong curled his lips and said: "Eighty percent of the people who can tell you at a glance that they are spies are not spies. The so-called spies are those who can hide in the crowd and do some secretive things without being noticed. Here is a suggestion for you.
Those who are aggressive and arrogant are probably not spies. Those who are calm and honest are more likely to be spies."
Several water ghosts looked at each other a few more times, and the middle one said without saying a word: "I have learned a lesson. May I ask the name of the young master?"
Jia Cong smiled and said, "Don't ask, I'm just here for fun." Yin waved his hand, "Let them go."
The two brothers came over and untied the ropes tied to them, tilted their heads: "Let's go."
The water ghosts seemed to be a bit unbelievable. After watching the people on the boat for a long time, a man came out and cupped his fists and said: "Brothers, you are so skilled. I have never seen such a master."
Cheng Chi then said: "I was originally a bodyguard, so I should practice martial arts more diligently."
"May I ask which escort agency your brother belongs to?"
"Beijing Taiping Escort Agency."
The four water ghosts were all locals from Taihu, and had never heard of the Taiping Escort Bureau; their escorts were not interested in doing business. After a few polite words, the four jumped off the boat and swam away.
I thought the boat would leave soon, but after waiting for half a day, they actually rowed over here!