But it was said that Lin Hai and others met a Confucian scholar blocking the road at the foot of Jinggang Mountain, and they built a tea shed in the middle of the road. They were reading at 0 o'clock and waiting for the curtain to be placed properly. A woman opened the door curtain, and the Confucian scholar pushed the door open and came to Lin Hai and others.
He bowed to the ground and said, "Master Lin and Mr. Jia, please have a cup of wild tea to quench your thirst."
Before Jarvis could speak, Jia Cong clapped his hands and said with a smile: "It's so fun! Sir, are you interested in opening an amusement park?"
The Confucian scholar was startled: "Why open an amusement park?"
Jia Cong jumped off the horse and said: "Just build a yard. There are many things for children to play in the yard. There are wooden horses, swings, and seesaws. They are just for playing, not studying or practicing martial arts!" He pointed out
Talking to the tea shed, he said, "Give the children some smaller materials and let them build a house like this. It's definitely fun!"
The Confucian scholar said with a smile: "This is not my ambition in my later life, I'm afraid I won't be able to."
Jia Cong pouted: "It's boring. How fun." He turned to look at Lin Hai.
Lin Hai had already come out of the carriage and frowned: "It seems like I can't make it through this without drinking tea."
The Confucian scholar bowed again: "Master Lin, please."
Jia Cong exhorted from the side: "Uncle, it's so fun!"
Lin Hai glared at him and walked over in the lead, followed by Jia Cong, Jarvis, and Yang Song. The Confucian scholar walked a few steps ahead to lead the way.
When we arrived at the tea shed, we saw that it actually had three windows! The curtains were all opened, and the light was bright. Jia Cong clicked his tongue twice and praised, "It's so detailed." A few people sat down, and Yang Song stood behind Lin Hai. The bamboo shadows were leisurely.
, green smoke curled up. The Confucian scholar cooked the tea with his own hands with a smile, and his posture was elegant. Although it was wild tea, it was also very fragrant. Jia Cong thought to himself that this was probably the Jinggang Yunwu tea of later generations.
The four of them drank Huizi tea, and the Confucian scholar said: "I have no ill intentions in taking the liberty of being a late student today. I just want to ask you gentlemen about the general trend of the world."
Just when Lin Haicai was about to speak, Jia Cong winked at him and rushed to say: "My husband is a gentleman of few words, my senior brother is getting more and more boring, and I am the loudest. You don't mind me being young, right?"
The Confucian scholar smiled and said: "I have admired the name of Master Cong for a long time, and I am all ears to it."
Jia Cong said: "The general trend of the world is that I don't know."
The Confucian scholar raised his eyebrows calmly.
"Everything is unclear and there are too many variables. It is too early to make any conclusions." Jia Cong said, "Farmers plant a row of seedlings and observe each one carefully. They can roughly tell which one will grow best and bear fruit."
Good rice will come out; but a field of rice seedlings, big and small, high and low, even an old farmer who has cultivated the field for a lifetime can hardly make a premature conclusion. There are more than 20 possibilities for more than 20 princes, and each one has many sons and grandsons.
There are hundreds of possibilities. If you, sir, want to choose a master, I will give you one word: wait."
The Confucian scholar narrowed his eyes and looked at Jia Cong for a long time, then suddenly said: "I think it will take a long time, how about waiting with Mr. Cong?"
Jia Cong said: "That's not good. Let's all do our own thing. We don't want to work together if we have different ways."
The Confucian scholar said with a smile: "How does Mr. Cong know that Tao is different?"
Jia Cong said: "You blocked the table and the tea shed in the middle of the road, forcing us to drink tea with you. It is obvious that you are a purpose-oriented person. You have fallen in love with a lord all your life, and you will support him when he dies."
Son. I am different. If there weren't too many people, I would definitely go around your table. If I can't go around, I'll find another way. This is the only way I won't go to Lingnan and I'll go somewhere else. If I fall in love with Liu Bei, he will die.
If his son is incompetent, I will join Sima Yi instead."
The Confucian scholar said: "I'm afraid Master Lin won't agree."
Jia Cong curled his lips and said, "I can coax him. My ability to coax old people is top-notch." Lin Hai glared at him.
The Confucian scholar said: "I heard that Third Master Cong is unfaithful and affectionate. What if you teach Liu Chan to grow up?"
Jia Cong said: "Will the children I teach be so diligent and want to be emperor? Liu Bei has more than one son."
The Confucian scholar was stunned for a while, and then said with a smile: "I thought Mr. Cong would say that you would stay away from the fight for the legitimate son."
Jia Cong said: "No. I will help Liu Bei make the final decision."
The Confucian scholar's expression changed.
Jia Cong continued: "Which prince has not started fighting yet? The descendants below have started fighting among themselves, and they can basically withdraw from the world competition."
The Confucian scholar was stunned. He smiled bitterly for a while and said, "Master Cong, do you know me?"
Jia Cong shook his head: "I don't know him. But I have already guessed who King Wan is on Jinggang Mountain. The one who can stop us here must be his people. And he himself will not do such a stupid thing.
I think it was his children and grandchildren who did it." He glanced at the Confucian scholar and said, "It's very childish. Sir, he is not young yet. Do you really think that such a trick can attract our two brothers and Uncle Lin to be interested in him?"
The Confucian scholar said: "I have many things to say to the three of you about my lord's thoughts."
Jia Cong said: "There's no need to say it, we don't want to hear it. This gentleman, in terms of eloquence, it's hard for you to compare with me. I can't convince you enough, but I'm afraid there's no way you can convince me."
The Confucian scholar said: "My lord intends to propose to his father to send troops overseas."
Jia Cong said: "His father knows better than him, is much wiser, and has many more things to consider. Your Lord, you'd better learn first."
The Confucian scholar frowned for a moment, and then said after a while: "Master Cong, do you think the world is falling apart today?"
Jia Cong said: "We are the same group of soldiers. As officers and soldiers under Xu Hong, they can bully the people unscrupulously, but as bandits under Wan Zhang, they are deeply supported by the people."
The Confucian scholar said: "It can be seen that Xu thieves are a serious problem in Jiangxi..."
Jia Cong waved his hand and said: "I don't want to go around in circles with you anymore. In a word, I oppose foreign aggression and must first settle the domestic affairs."
The Confucian scholar was shocked: "How do you know this, sir?"
"There are benefits to joining together, and there are benefits to sharing. The late emperor was mediocre in his later years and allowed his old ministers to act recklessly. The people of Jiangxi Province were not the only ones to suffer. The current separation of kings has a great benefit for the people, which is superior competition."
The Confucian scholar said: "I would like to ask you what is advantageous competition?"
Jia Cong laughed and said: "The biggest disadvantage of unifying the world is that it is the same everywhere. No matter how much tax you pay in Shandong, you still have to pay so much tax when you go to Hubei. It will be different in the future. Wu and Chu are adjacent. If the tax of Wu is less than that of Chu, Chu will
The people of the country will migrate to the State of Wu. Then the population of the State of Chu will naturally decrease, forcing the King of Chu to also reduce taxes, and the lives of the people of the State of Chu will be easier. Similarly, if businessmen pay less taxes in the State of Wu, they will go to the State of Wu more
Doing business, Wu State's commerce is prosperous, and the tax guaranty received by the King of Wu is more than before. There are also talents. Talents who cannot be reused in Wu State can go to Chu State to seek officials. Unlike in the past, talents who the emperor does not like can be
I will never get ahead in my life."
The Confucian scholar was stunned again.
Jia Cong clapped his hands and said, "What did I say just now? You are almost convinced by me. Are you trying to say that if we unite the world first and form a fist to fight the Westerners, we have a better chance of winning?"
The Confucian scholar nodded: "Yes. Mr. Jia, please see, I just built this tea shed, it only takes a moment. Because the craftsmen each have their own abilities, perform their duties, and work together."
Jia Cong said: "But this is just a tea shed. What if I want to build 100,000 tea sheds? With your ability to select and train these people, I only need to put the copper coins on the desk."
The Confucian scholar smiled and said: "The one hundred thousand tea sheds may not be as well built as mine."
Jia Cong said: "Your tea shed can only serve four people in the room to drink tea, and it will be demolished after drinking. But a hundred thousand tea sheds can serve many people to drink tea many times. A tea shed that can serve people to drink tea is a good tea shed."
.As for whether it is elegant or not, it is not that important to travelers. No matter how well built a tea shed is, it is just one."
The Confucian scholar was stunned for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "Master Cong is indeed a heavenly man. He is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. I am not as good as me. But such a separation among kings must have its disadvantages."
"Yes." Jia Cong said, "A lot. There will definitely be internal friction, resources are scattered, and each other is holding back each other. But now, they are already divided. And time is not waiting for us. We have no time to settle down. Wait for you to settle down.
Once we are inside, outsiders will treat us as outsiders."
The Confucian scholar frowned and said: "Aren't the Western countries only as big as one or two provinces of our country? How can they have such a large population in a short period of time?"
Jia Cong said: "That was in the past. Now they have moved the population on the land they conquered and encouraged births. Furthermore, they can force the people of the countries they occupied to fight for them. Back then, the Jin soldiers went south to attack the Song Dynasty.
At that time, many soldiers were citizens of the Song Dynasty not long ago." Not to mention the Han army flags when the Qing soldiers entered the Pass and the Korean soldiers when Japan invaded China.
The Confucian scholar immediately opened his mouth and said half a word, swallowed it hard, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to convince Mr. Jia, so I won't say anything anymore."
Jia Cong said: "Anyway, I won't help any prince's son seize the throne. Please give up your heart first. If he doesn't obey his elder brother, he can go to sea by himself and borrow his father's soldiers and horses to conquer a territory."
, that place belongs to him. No matter whether his eldest brother can unify the country in the future, he does not need to follow his eldest brother and kowtow to him."
Two rays of light burst out from the Confucian scholar's eyes, and he still smiled: "How does Mr. Jia know that my lord is not the heir apparent?"
Jia Cong said: "I have seen that your prince is quite calm and would not do such nonsense. Besides, such a rash and unconventional style is obviously to attract the attention of our fathers. The prince is already the prince, so he cannot do this.
No matter how eye-catching it is."
The Confucian scholar was silent for a long time and sighed: "That's right. Mr. Jia is more capable than your brother, and he has no intention of competing for Rongguo Mansion."
"Only those who are incompetent fight within themselves. Good men are ambitious in all directions." Jia Cong waved his hands enthusiastically, "Younger sons and bastards who don't want to bow down to your elder brother three times and nine times, fight them out! The world is very big, very, very, very, very big.
Big! Whoever knocks it down belongs to him!"
The Confucian scholar couldn't help but twitch his brows, and after a while he smiled bitterly and said, "I still can't defeat the Third Master." He looked at Lin Haida and said, "Why didn't the Third Master let Mr. Lin argue with Wansheng before?"
Jia Cong said: "My uncle is an elder. It is natural for the younger generation to charge forward at this time. If I say something wrong, he can come out and make up for me." He made a face.
Lin Hai stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Cong'er said it very well."
The Confucian scholar sighed again: "It's all in vain."
Lin Haidao: "So, you also came down from Jinggang Mountain?"
The Confucian scholar nodded: "I have been waiting for you all for a long time."
Jia Cong looked at Lin Hai and curled his lips and said: "Uncle, you are just a Tang monk. All the goblins along the way want to catch you! Why isn't there a female goblin?"
Lin Hai couldn't laugh or cry: "Nonsense!" He thought for a moment and asked the Confucian scholar, "Excuse me, sir..."
Jia Cong interrupted again: "Are there any beauties on your mountain?"
"Cong'er!" Lin Hai shouted displeased.
"Don't ask stupid questions that are inconvenient for others to answer." Jia Cong winked, "It's better not to know many things than to know them." He looked at the Confucian scholar again, "It's good for both of us. What do you think, sir?"
?I won’t ask you your last name.”
The Confucian scholar lowered his head and sighed softly, saying, "That's what Mr. Jia said." He stood up and bowed deeply, "Excuse me."
Jia Cong and others also stood up and returned the greeting. The Confucian scholar opened the door curtain in person. Lin Hai hesitated for a moment, looked at the sky and sighed, and Yang Song helped him out. Jia Cong, Jarvis and the Confucian scholar bowed their hands and followed him out. Immediately, they heard
There were three high-fives from inside, and the group of people came out of the thatched hut on the roadside again. As if they were playing a movie in reverse, they quickly demolished the tea shed, even took away the teapot and moved the table. Not long after, only the Confucian scholar was left.
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Lin Hai got on the car, Jia Cong and others got on their horses. The Confucian scholar stood by the road with his hands folded, and the group passed him and walked away.
Not long after walking, Jia Cong jumped off the horse and got into Lin Hai's carriage. As expected, the old man was sulking, and Daiyu was comforting him. Seeing him come in, he quickly asked: "What happened just now?"
Jia Cong said: "My uncle wanted to ask if Situ Yan was on Jinggang Mountain, but I stopped him from asking. You really can't let him go. Why don't you show off your face and ask Uncle Yang to come with us? He
Both of them are very capable, so there will be nothing wrong with them."
Lin Hai was depressed and silent.
Daiyu frowned and asked again: "What's going on!"
Jia Cong then told what had just happened and hummed: "I don't know which of Situ Pan's sons is so anxious. I come from a pretending family, and I love talking nonsense and bluffing. He actually got to my head.
Come up! It's just like showing off a sword in front of Guan Gong's gate." Nai said to Lin Hai, "The old man wanted to find out about the Supreme Emperor, but I stopped him several times to stop him from talking."
Daiyu said: "Dad, is it true?"
Lin Hai waved his hands and said, "I'm old, so if you think it's inappropriate, then it's okay."
Jia Cong said aggrievedly: "Can you always be reasonable? If you ask, what if he says he is here? We can't save him even if we want to."
Lin Haidao: "I just want to test it out. You all say that the mountains here are steep and difficult to defend and attack. How can anyone be saved?"
Jia Cong said: "Just now, brother Yao'er secretly sprinkled some medicinal powder on the Confucian scholar. We got that from Prince Yi Zhong's remnants. If we have a better dog, we can find him by following the scent. It's a pity that Wangcai
I didn't bring them in Beijing." Lin Hai glanced at him. He continued, "Brother Yang told me that the two women in the tea shed were both clever and their eyes moved quietly. Fortunately, everyone said that Jarvis was honest.
, they should pay more attention to me and Brother Yang, Brother Yaoer can take advantage of them when they are not prepared..."
Daiyu couldn't help laughing. After a while, she frowned and glanced at Jia Cong, as if she didn't agree.
Jia Cong said: "It's just, uncle, we made an agreement. If you're not here, that's it. If you are, it's okay if you can't be rescued. If you are, if you are rescued, it will only settle the relationship between the king and the minister for you, and you will no longer owe me anything in the future."
he."
Lin Hai was silent. Lin Dai, Jia Cong and Lin Daiyu were silent, and they only stayed by their side in a dull tone.
After a long time, Lin Hai gritted his teeth and said: "That's all, I know what you are thinking. If I can save him from prison, I will put an end to this worry."