At the old house of the Lin family in Suzhou, a seven or eight-year-old child came to the door and said that he had a message for Uncle Jarvis; Jarvis quickly ran out. Reading at zero o'clock
The boy said: "An uncle just gave me ten copper coins at the dock and asked me to send a message to Uncle Jarvis." When Jarvis asked what he meant, he said, "Both Mr. Jia and Mr. Lin are fine.
Mr. Jia has two names for Mr. Jia: Rome and Epina." Jarvis was stunned, thanked him and gave him ten copper coins; the boy left happily.
Back inside, Jarvis said to Yang Song: "Yes! Sir and Cong'er were taken by the water bandit Wang Wu." Yang Song asked how he could see it, and he said, "Cong'er once said in a Western commentary "The Christ"
There is a story in "Count of the Mountains": a dandy young man from Paris was visiting Rome and was kidnapped by the most famous local bandit. He asked his friend the Prince of d'Epinay for ransom. According to this implication, their captors were supposed to be
The most famous water bandit here is Wang Wu."
Yang Song said: "Since that's the case, should we ask King Wu to attack Wang Wu's water stronghold?"
Jarvis said: "We have been covering our heads for the past few days and can't find anyone, so we have nothing to do. Now that we know the location, it will be much easier. Don't disturb King Wu. I will go to the county office later to tell the county magistrate and send people to Wuxi."
The only thing he got was Cong'er's letter. With his sharp tongue, he coaxed the kidnapper into leaving. Now he is a guest in the den of thieves, and he will be back later." Yang Song couldn't help laughing.
Cheng Chi said: "We have flown back to Taiwan to report the news. The special battalion will be here soon."
Yang Song asked: "What special camp?"
Cheng Chi said with a smile: "My little brother is training for the escort team in Taiwan for the Third Major General."
Yang Song narrowed his eyes: "The prefect of Taiwan is Jia Lian. As the prefect's younger brother, Jia Cong actually has a bodyguard?"
Cheng Chi said: "We are not guarding the Third Major General alone, but are guarding a large group of men, women, and children in Rongguo Mansion."
Yang Song was doubtful.
The three of them then went to Jia's Horse Racing Store in Suzhou to inquire. The manager of the horse store said: "I heard that Wang Wuye's water village is heavily guarded. What kind of formations are there."
Cheng Chi said: "No problem, ordinary formations can only deal with ordinary people. I bet three coins that it is the Nine Palaces and Bagua."
Jarvis said: "Don't bet, Jiugong Bagua."
Yang Song glanced at the two of them, and Jarvis sighed, "It's a pity that Prime Minister Lin is not here." Yang Song thought he was talking about Lin Hai, and said seriously: "Master Lin has never been a prime minister, and he is not good at Jiugong Bagua." Cheng Chi lowered his head.
Can't bear to laugh.
On the other side, King Wu was not doubtful after receiving the message from Jarvis, and said enviously for a moment: "Jia Cong is better than Lin Hai. Lin Hai has the talent of a prime minister and can be used in the prosperous age; Jia Cong's tongue is best used in today's world. I don't know.
Who can win him in ten years?"
Everyone then felt at ease. Cheng Chi first led the people to quietly inquire about the direction, water conditions, etc. of Wang Wushui Village. He also climbed up to the island at night and walked around for a while. He was afraid that there might be an ambush and did not dare to go deep. Start with a little more effort and guess.
When they came to explore the road, they would often go out and wander around twice in the middle of the night. One day, I caught a guy who came in to do some digging. At first, I didn't dare to scare him, so I gently imitated a cat's meow twice and met the brother.
The two whispered about their affairs and discussed meeting again in the future.
Unexpectedly, after only seven days, the special battalion arrived outside Suzhou City. Yang Song exclaimed, "Sure enough, the soldiers are very fast." Cheng Chi and Jarvis followed the brother who reported the news and drove towards the camp.
After walking around the mountain road for half a day, I finally saw a horse standing in front of the camp. Seeing them approaching, I clasped my fists from a distance. When I got there, Cheng Chi and Jarvis were shocked: the leader of the army had a pretty face.
, the face is like frost and snow, it turns out to be Lin Daiyu!
They were so frightened that they quickly rolled off their saddles and dismounted: "Miss Lin!"
Daiyu waved her hand and asked, "Is there any news about my father?"
Jarvis said hurriedly: "It's great, I'll be an old man in the water bandit's den."
Daiyu couldn't help but caressed her chest: "My heart has finally fallen to the ground." Fang also flew off the horse.
Jarvis didn't dare to ask her first, so he hurriedly told her about the messages from the bandit's den that he had gotten in the past few days, and even told Lin Hai about ordering food. Seeing that her face softened a lot, he was relieved, and Lin Daiyu's body softened.
Then it fell, and he was so frightened that he didn't even bother to keep the rules and reached out to help him.
Daiyu smiled bitterly and said: "I came all the way from Lingnan on Pegasus. After all, my body is a bit weaker than yours."
Jarvis said: "The prime minister is a man of letters, and because he is worried about his husband, he is in a turbulent mood. When he first heard about the safety, he could not help but relax."
Cheng Chi covered her ears, but Lin Daiyu happened to see it. She blushed immediately and struggled to stand still. Jarvis quickly let her go. She then reached out to untie the kettle tied to the horse, raised her neck and drank.
A few mouthfuls.
Jarvis said from the side: "It's almost the end of September. Now that we've set up camp, it's time to drink some hot water."
Daiyu didn't look back and said: "What are you talking about? It is extremely rare to have water to drink on the march. How could I have been so delicate? I boiled hot water and the brothers next to me drank cold ones. Have you ever seen such a leader?
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When Jarvis saw that she had finished drinking and tied the water bottle, he untied it and stuffed it into his arms. Cheng Chi couldn't bear it anymore and laughed sullenly, but Jarvis turned a deaf ear. Lin Daiyu just closed her eyes and couldn't see, and led them into the camp.
go.
After sitting down, the two of them explained all the events in Suzhou in detail from the beginning. After listening to this, Daiyu said with emotion: "Back then, I heard that Sister Bao's family bought a little girl and went to court, and it happened now." Then she asked again, "
Gong Yizhi said that Cong'er has recruited a powerful insider in the capital, can't he rescue them?"
Jarvis said: "The village is heavily guarded, with nine palaces and eight trigrams lined up. At night, there are locomotives and night patrol teams that change positions every hour, not counting the patrols. I'm waiting for a three-legged cat.
If you don't have the ability to calculate life and death according to the time, you will be hurt; Mr. Lin is old and doesn't know kung fu, so he doesn't dare to move around for fear of making mistakes."
Daiyu snorted: "You know it so clearly, it's obvious that the great master is also an expert. Cong'er wants to train soldiers, maybe."
Jarvis and Cheng Chi looked at each other and smiled.
Daiyu then said to Cheng Chi: "I am ordered by Mr. Xiao Gong to lead the army to aid Suzhou and assume the position of military advisor. The troops and troops will be returned to General Cheng Chi."
Cheng Chi clasped his fists and said, "Please give me some advice from your military advisor."
Jarvis said: "Although it's okay, it would be safer to rescue Mr. earlier."
Daiyu smiled slightly and said: "Don't be anxious, there is no need for you to go into battle to kill the enemy in this battle. Since Wang Wu is somewhat capable, we can deal with him vigorously, and we must not fail his plan of concealing the truth."
Jarvis also clasped his fists and said, "Follow the military advisor's orders."
Daiyu said: "He is a water bandit on the one hand and a counselor on the other. He wants to work hard, so he should take care of one end first." Then he took out a piece of paper from his arms. When the two saw it, they both laughed and said, "I have this thing."
!You can adjust the tiger to leave the mountain." The three of them started discussing.
After talking for a long time, Jarvis took out the kettle from his arms and handed it to Daiyu, letting him warm it up. Lin Daiyu's face turned red and refused to accept it. Cheng Chi covered his eyes and stood up: "I'm going to go outside to take a breath first. You guys
Let’s discuss it.”
Now that she knew her father was safe and sound, Lin Daiyu felt at ease and could bear her temper. She ordered a few scouts to pretend to be passing merchants and inquire about the weather from local farmers. It was already entering mid-autumn, and the autumn clouds were lingering, and soon a few
When the scouts came back, they all said that it had been cloudy for the past four or five days, and on the sixth day it started to rain. Daiyu nodded: "We chose the day of September 30th. Even if there is a moon, it is just a hook."
Because King Wu was still in Wuxi, Jarvis sent a message to him early the next morning, saying that he had something to discuss with King Wu in the future. King Wu was naturally overjoyed and ordered Chen Ruiwen and Mr. Wei to discuss the details together.
On the same day, the two of them did not arrive until noon. After entering the Wuxi County Government Office, Jarvis clasped his fists in shame and said: "I should have come earlier, because...because..." He looked embarrassed, "Something happened."
I'm delayed."
King Wu smiled and waved his hands and said, "It's okay. The banquet has been prepared. Mr. Jia and Yang Guard will invite you to lunch first."
Then they went straight to the banquet, where they drank and chatted. Zhang Yuan, the magistrate of Wuxi County, accompanied him at the last table. After eight rounds of drinking, everyone was a bit drunk, and Mr. Wei took the opportunity to inquire about Lin Hai.
Yang Song smiled and said: "Cong'er is a ghost. I don't know what tricks he used to coax the kidnappers into befriending him, but he just didn't get it."
Jarvis shook his head and said: "After all, he is a gangster, and his mind can't be determined. It's too early to feel relieved now."
Yang Song pointed at him with one hand and the other and said with a smile: "You boy, you are so worried at such a young age. Let me tell you, Cong'er really has his own tricks in the green forest. All the thieves, big and small, he encounters are unstoppable.
With one exception, I call him a brother. As he said himself, he is like a Sun Dasheng. He also likes to teach the Green Forest people to sing songs, but those people like it!"
Mr. Wei was amused and asked quickly: "What song are you singing?"
Yang Song waved his hand and said, "It's really unpleasant. I don't want to sing. It's so embarrassing."
Jarvis seemed drunk and glared at Yang Song: "What's so bad about it? That's because Cong'er can't sing well. We all sang it when we were young. I'm not afraid to tell you, we are all from the green forest! My father served as a general back then.
Bandits robbed the passage!"
The King of Wu burst into laughter. It turned out that Jia She led Jia Si to be a bandit! I guess it was a story when Jia Daishan was still there. Just as he was about to smooth things over, Jarvis had already opened his voice and sang: "The beacon smoke rises,
Looking for love is like waves on the sand - meeting her is like spring water reflecting pear blossoms -" Mr. Wei couldn't help but high-five! It turned out that this little song was so nice. He couldn't listen to it a few days ago because Jia Cong didn't sing well. As soon as he finished the song
, everyone at the table cheered. Jarvis got into high spirits, rolled up his sleeves and sang "A Laugh in the Sea" again, which made everyone excited. Chen Ruiwen hurriedly proposed a drinking order, and Jarvis was the first to agree.
After the drinking order, the banquet lasted for a long time. The meal lasted until Shen Shi, and most of them were drunk. Mr. Wei couldn't laugh or cry, and Zhang Yuan, who didn't dare to drink, ordered people to help the drunkards to the back to rest. Fortunately,
Wuxi is prosperous and the county government is large enough.
Jarvis paid it back and only slept for half an hour before getting up; Yang Song had been guarding Lin Hai carefully for decades and did not dare to relax for a moment, but now he could drink as much as he wanted. Jarvis pushed him for half a day
He was so stunned that he couldn't wake up, so he asked someone to get him some cold water and wanted to pour him some cold water. King Wu learned that the man stopped him and said, "It's not urgent, let him sleep."
Jarvis had no choice but to ask a servant from the county government to guard him. He straightened his clothes and came to see King Wu alone, saying: "Brother Yang just came with me. It doesn't matter if he's not here for serious business."
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King Wu hurriedly stood up and said, "Sir, what advice do you have?"
Jarvis smiled and said: "Someone from the Taiwanese government came over a few days ago and brought something. It was the intention of the Rongguo government to pardon the master, and he wanted to do a business with the prince."
King Wu and others had heard from the spies outside the Lin Mansion that a foreigner came to the door, and they thought of trying to find out at night. It turned out that they were people from Taiwan. They quickly asked what they were.
Jarvis said: "The country of Wu has been the most prosperous place for textiles in our dynasty since ancient times. Whether it is silk or cloth, it is second to none in the world, and its output is also abundant. However, the world is bigger. No matter how much silk and cloth Wu produces, it will not win the world."
It is a pity that it cannot reach the markets of overseas countries. If you want to improve, one of the most difficult problems is that there are only a limited number of weavers."
King Wu immediately stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Sir, what can I teach you?"
Jarvis smiled and said: "If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools, and then he will get twice the result with half the effort. A gravedigger dug up an ancient tomb from the Han Dynasty, and there was a painted handloom on the wall of the tomb, which is still used by the people of our country today.
There are weavers working. The production of cloth is very slow, and it can only be made into a piece after menstruation. Today's weavers mostly use pedal looms, which can make a piece quickly in a few days. This shows the weight of the equipment. However, there are faster ones. Western England
Carteret, a state-owned craftsman, made a water-powered loom that was more than forty times faster than a pedal loom."
King Wu's eyes widened and he immediately asked, "Sir, can you do that?"
Jarvis said: "The pardoner has sent people to the West to look for it. Now there is another thing, which is also related to textiles." He took out a drawing from his arms, "This thing was originally a Western spinning Jenny."
, Duke Shen ordered skilled craftsmen to improve it. Since the craftsman's surname was Zeng, he named it Zeng's spinning machine." He smiled bitterly and said, "Gong Shen intended to sell this picture to the prince, and he specially ordered me to discuss business."
King Wu took the drawing and looked at it for a long time without understanding it, and then handed it to Mr. Wei. When Mr. Wei saw it, he praised him: "Where did you get it from?" Then he said to King Wu, "This thing is not trivial. Your Majesty, this business is done."
, and it’s a very good deal.” He then smiled and said, “Let’s buy it quickly, otherwise Mr. Pardon will definitely sell it to someone else.”
Jarvis chuckled and said: "Since Wu State is originally a textile center, it is natural for Wu State to be the first. There are looms behind our master that we want to sell."
King Wu laughed and said: "This Jia She used to look ridiculous. After staying in the south for a year or two, he became more and more idle and started to make crafts."
Jarvis said: "There are all juniors in the south. No one dares to compete with him in martial arts. Even if he forces us to fight him, we don't dare to fight him. He is such a boring old man." Others couldn't help but laugh.
King Wu said: "This is an important matter, let us discuss it for two days."
Jarvis said: "That's natural."
He then went back to the guest room. The King of Wu, Mr. Wei, Chen Ruiwen and others immediately started discussing and decided not to put out the wax at night.
It happened to be September 30th, and the sky was filled with dark clouds, starless and moonless. Jia Cong and Qi didn't sleep at all, and Lin Hai fell asleep so early that he "didn't realize he was a guest in his dream." The night was quiet and silent, except for the lake and autumn.
The sound of insects caught my ear. Suddenly I heard a commotion outside. I got up and hurriedly climbed up the wall to look around quietly. I saw fireworks billowing in the east, and I frowned slightly. If they were trying to attack the west, they had not chosen the right place. That was the birth gate at the moment.
The motorcycles and night patrols in the village have all gone elsewhere, the cheapest way to escape.