After placing the hostage Wan Zhang in front of the horse to clear the way, Lin Hai and others walked safely for a whole day without incident. Reading at midnight In the evening, Lin Daiyu chose a place and ordered everyone to set up camp.
Jia Cong looked around for a long time and couldn't help but sneered: "If he came out to meet and negotiate with me, I would think more highly of him." He then came closer to Wan Zhang and said, "You are really bad at picking out the master.
Very good.”
Wan Zhang smiled bitterly and said: "It's my fault, I underestimated you all."
Jia Cong waved his hand and said: "It has nothing to do with you. It's obvious that the time has come when we have to face him head-on. He doesn't even dare to show his face. Not only does he have no courage, but he also has no eyesight. Didn't I just have some scruples about him before I killed you?"
This kid either doesn't dare to face the fact of complete failure, or he wants to save face and doesn't want to embarrass himself in front of others. Let me tell you, your lord may seem smart, but in fact, he is just like my second uncle."
Wan Zhang was silent for a moment, looked at him and said, "Master Cong, won't you try me?"
"Don't want to know."
Wan Zhang asked curiously: "Who taught the third master such a wise and self-protective temperament? This is the method of the court, and it is definitely not what your green forest masters can teach you. Master Lin and Master Su are both gentlemen, and your father is just pretending to be a fool.
Crazy, self-defiled and escaping from the world."
Jia Cong said: "Born."
Wan Zhang shook his head and said: "I made a mistake. This is not a temperament, it is a habit. You can't be born with it."
Jia Cong shrugged and said, "Believe it or not." He turned around and left.
Wan Zhang shouted: "Third Master, stay." Jia Cong came back again. Wan Zhang looked at him and said, "Third Master Cong, although you don't know my name, I'm afraid we will have to work together sooner or later. I think Third Master knows that if we want to succeed,
For big things, it's impossible to rely solely on a humble gentleman like Mr. Lin. Someone like me is indispensable. But the third master has chosen a lord, and I would like to inform you. Whoever you follow, I will follow."
Jia Cong narrowed his eyes and said, "What if you don't like the person I choose?"
Wan Zhang said: "I have figured it out after being a hostage for this day. What the Third Master said makes sense. Now that things are unclear, it is too early to choose the master. You have a higher vision than me, and I am willing to follow the winner. Even if the Third Master
The choice is not my master." He blinked, and Jia Cong twitched the corner of his mouth. "As long as the third master sends a message, I will follow you."
Jia Cong tilted his head and looked at him for a long time, then said: "I think the person you choose now is really not a good one. How did you fall in love with him before?"
Wan Zhang smiled slightly and said: "Be ruthless and decisive, strike first to gain the upper hand."
Jia Cong frowned and said, "Aren't you reckless and arrogant and don't know how to measure yourself?"
Wan Zhang said: "It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between decisiveness and recklessness. Until he met the third master, he was decisive rather than reckless. The fact that he assassinated the third master was decisive. Even if he failed, the move was still correct." He sighed.
He said, "I just underestimated the abilities of Third Master and Uncle Jia."
Jia Cong shook his head and said: "This move was right thousands of years ago, but it is wrong now. Your master will definitely lose and will never win. Do you want to hear the reason?"
Wan Zhang said with a smile: "I think so."
"He is old." Wan Zhang frowned. Jia Cong looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and looked at the sinking sunset and said sadly, "He is not old in years, but his heart is old. He has lost the most important thing for young people.
Something: the ability to receive new information." Then he turned back to Wan Zhang and said, "If there is a talented person who is difficult for me to use, I must kill him to prevent others from getting it and becoming my enemy in the future. This is the method of internal fighting. Since the Spring and Autumn Period,
, these ideas are all correct. A few months ago, I hung a map of the world in the Daming Palace. A few days ago, I reminded his staff that the world is very big and we can expand our territory, but he didn't listen at all. He lost a
Young people's vigorous hearts are not interested in the new world outside. Today is different from the past, and only those who have an eye on the world can succeed." After saying this, he turned around and left.
Uncle Yang was smoking a cigarette not far away. When he saw him walking towards him, he called him over and asked in a low voice: "I heard what you and that old boy said. What did you say? I couldn't understand!"
Jia Cong put his head close to his ear and snickered: "You don't have to understand, he won't understand either. I was just pretending to fool him."
"What did I say?" Erbo Yang muttered. "Look at your face, you're just pretending." Jia Cong chuckled and ran away.
The night went by without incident. The next day we broke camp, but the hostages were still wearing the rough paper. When they were about to pass through a town, Jia Cong changed another piece of paper for him, and rewritten the word "traitor" on the paper. In this way,
Even if someone who knew the words saw it, they would think that Wan Zhang was caught stealing and would not mind his own business.
At night, there was an inn. Because Wan Zhang was so good at martial arts, he was afraid that he would be rescued, so he was specially taken to stay in the inn, with Erbo Yang guarding him.
Wan Zhang took the opportunity to ask Jia Cong: "I just heard someone whispering, what kind of sign did you put on me?"
Jia Cong said: "Adulter. You are my subordinate, but you seduced my son. It is not wrong to say that you are an adulterer." Uncle Yang laughed loudly while listening, Wan Zhang looked strange.
The rest of the journey was uneventful. Until they saw the gate of Guangzhou City, the people sent to deliver a message to Wang Ziteng on a fast horse also came back. Jia Congfang took off the "adulterer" on Wan Zhang's face, ordered people to untie the rope, and pointed
Holding his horse, he said: "Here, I've helped you raise it all the way. Remember to pay for fodder and your own food in the future." Wan Zhang moved his muscles with a sad face - some of the beard on his face had fallen off, but
No one helped him wash his face and tidy up - he bowed his hands to everyone, ignored the pointing fingers of idle men, women and children around him, jumped on his horse and fled away. Lin Hai and others ignored it and walked forward on their own.
Standing in front of the city gate of Guangzhou, Lin Hai sighed: "It's about time." Then he walked into the city, and Prince Teng came to greet him at the gate of the mansion.
Jia Cong stepped forward regardless and gave Old Man Wang a hug, pretending to cry: "Uncle Wang, you can't even see me anymore."
Wang Ziteng liked how clingy this boy was, and said cheerfully: "What's wrong?"
"My nephew, I was almost killed. It was so dangerous."
Wang Ziteng was stunned and turned to look at Lin Hai. Lin Hai shook his head: "It's hard to explain in words."
The prince hurriedly said: "That's it, let's go in first." He led everyone in, and after walking more than ten steps, he asked Jia Cong, "Did you do anything in the capital?"
Jia Cong pursed his lips: "Uncle, how long have I been away from Beijing? I followed Uncle Lin all the way to the mountains and rivers and walked so slowly. Whatever goes wrong in Beijing is not my fault."
Wang Ziteng said: "Wei Ruolan is here."
"ah?!"
"He said he came to see you after gaining your trust." Wang Ziteng said, "I looked at him as if he had something important to do."
"Ha?!" Jia Cong blinked, "He came... after he received something I sent him from Suzhou?"
Wang Ziteng said: "He didn't mention the reason. He only said that he asked Huan'er, and Huan'er said that you would come to Guangzhou to find me first. This guy came all the way here very quickly. He was very disgraced when he came. He arrived seven or eight days ago. In previous years,
I also said he was a bit squeamish, but I misjudged him. It’s just that he looks very worried these days.”
"Oh..." Jia Cong followed up and exchanged glances, "We had a lot of things happen on the road and fought several battles, so we are so slow." Nai said enthusiastically, "Our military advisor is really capable.
Hehe!" Then he thought that the military strategy that their military advisor Lin was reading was an heirloom of the Wei family, and he felt a little guilty.
When everyone sat down in the hall, Jia Cong stood and said, "Uncle Wang, you guys talk first, I'll go see Brother Wei." Wang Ziteng nodded and called a boy to lead him to Wei Ruolan's guest house.
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As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, he saw Wei Ruolan pacing in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, looking very impatient. Jia Cong hurriedly ordered the boy to go out and walked towards Wei Ruolan himself. Wei Ruolan also saw him and took a few steps to meet him.
: "Cong'er!"
Jia Cong said "boo", and Wei Ruolan was stunned. Jia Cong stared at his face for a long time, nodded, and asked pretendingly: "Why did Brother Wei come to Lingnan?"
Wei Ruolan said anxiously: "Don't be careless with me. I just ask you, what happened to the box you sent me?"
Jia Cong said: "I was asked to send it to you."
"Who!"
Jia Cong curled his lips and said, "Brother Wei knows it well."
Wei Ruolan was startled: "Is he... OK?"
"It's pretty good." Jia Cong shrugged, "I should say it's pretty good. My wife is very beautiful and virtuous, and she will probably have a child soon. He also has a big career."
Wei Ruolan looked happy and sad, silent. Jia Cong was tired from standing, so he walked to a chair under the banyan tree in the courtyard and sat down. There was a small tea set next to him, so he poured himself a drink and drank two.
After a cup of tea, Wei Ruolan finally came over and sat down next to him. Jia Cong poured a cup of tea for him and asked: "Is it your own idea or Uncle Wei's for you to come to Lingnan this time?"
Wei Ruolan sighed: "My father asked me to come."
Jia Cong nodded: "The old man hasn't forgotten that he has an eldest son."
Wei Ruolan said: "There was no trace of him back then. Our family sent people to Changxing County to investigate, but there was no news. My father often said later that my eldest brother was extremely intelligent. The family also sent someone to look after him secretly, so there was no way he was out of the blue.
If there was an accident or he was abducted by a photographer, it must be someone from his mother's family who abducted him."
Jia Cong frowned and said: "You used the word 'guai' very inappropriately. He was already nine years old at that time, which is quite young for an eldest son. Couldn't he have run away on his own?"
Wei Ruolan said flatly: "No. He is the grandson of the Wei family."
Jia Cong rolled his eyes: "If I remember correctly, you are the eldest brother in the family. Ever since I recognized you, I have called you Big Brother Wei, not Second Brother Wei."
Wei Ruolan lowered his head and said: "It's just because... I really can't find him. I was the second master's son when I was a child. I'm afraid someone will ask for gossip. He is still the eldest son in the genealogy."
Jia Cong sneered and said, "I didn't even give him a family ranking. Even though there is still a name in the family tree, he has actually been removed from the family tree." Wei Ruolan was about to defend himself, but Jia Cong said first, "I have never been concerned about my own affairs.
I never ask too much about other people's family affairs. But for someone as indifferent as me, I felt that your father had gone too far. He was right to divorce his wife, and it was also right to let his eldest son guard the tomb and send someone to look after it secretly.
However, because of the gossip that may or may not arise, even Wei Ruoheng’s family ranking has been cancelled. How can he have the face to claim to be someone’s father?”
Wei Ruolan blushed immediately, and after a while he said, "My father is really timid."
Jia Cong twitched the corner of his mouth: "You are not timid at all! It's weird for a man to have no responsibilities and not even be as good as a woman. No wonder Wei Ruoheng will kill you."
Wei Ruolan was stunned: "What?"
Jia Cong said angrily: "Thank me. If I hadn't persuaded Wei Ruoheng and changed your destiny for you, you would have died in the second year after you got married."
Wei Ruolan was shocked: "What?! Please explain it more clearly!"
Jia Cong said casually: "Don't ask so clearly. I don't know your fate. I have only seen your wife. She was supposed to be a widow one year after getting married...she will not be your wife anymore. I'm afraid she will be a widow."
Let her marry someone else. Wei Ruoheng hates your mother to the core and plans to kill you to avenge your mother and vent his anger on his mother's behalf. I persuaded him a few months ago, saying that your father and mother were right about that matter.
The only one who is wrong is that the late emperor was stupid. I was a little weird at the time. Wei Ruoheng was really a rare genius with extraordinary vision, and he is now living a good life. Most capable people will not know how to do it after they climb to the top.
They think of going back to take revenge on those who wronged them back then. It is not because of magnanimity, but because they no longer look down on those people and do not care about revenge against them. And with Wei Ruoheng's ability today, he is actually ready to attack you. It is simply unreasonable.
It is not in line with the overall commonality of people of his level. Now I understand. Your ancestor managed to trap him before he died, so that he could not completely abandon the Wei family in the capital; and your father-in-law did too outrageous, and actually killed him.
The living uncle has been cancelled! My eldest brother died in infancy, and the second brother Lian has always been the second uncle. And because his mother vented her resentment in his ears for many years, he wanted to kill you."
Wei Ruolan was dumbfounded! Jia Cong was drinking tea next to him again, waiting for him to come to his senses. After a long time, Wei Ruolan suddenly said: "Has he understood that his father had no choice but to divorce his wife back then?"
Jia Cong covered his face and said after a moment: "Yes! He understood, so he no longer resented it. He let it go, so he returned the things your grandfather passed down to him, and he has nothing to do with your family from now on. But
Do you understand? Wei! Da! Brother!"
Wei Ruolan asked anxiously: "Since he understands, why doesn't he go home?"
"Oh my God!" Jia Cong looked up to the sky and sighed, "Ah ah ah, I can't stand it anymore! Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? It's just Jia Baoyu who knows a little about the world... Understanding is one thing, forgiveness is another
That's right. We can understand many things, but whoever gets stabbed by the knife will feel the pain. The past is past, and nothing you do can make up for it, and people don't care about making amends with your family. It's good to let you go.
Really. Brother Wei Ruolan, you are no match for him. He only needs one finger to crush you to death. Could it be that you, the old man, took out this 'uncle' and replaced him with another 'uncle', and you still expected him to grow up?
Are you going back? That is a person, not an object. People have seven emotions and six desires... Oops, if you don't understand, I will be at a loss for words."
Wei Ruolan stumbled and said: "I really don't understand! When his maternal family got into trouble with Prince Yi Zhong, how many people died because of Prince Yi Zhong? No matter how many people died, there were mountains of blood and blood. My father was trying to avoid trouble.
Therefore, he had no choice but to divorce his wife, for the sake of the life of the whole family... Now that Prince Yitada has been rehabilitated, and he also knows his father's difficulties, why not recognize his ancestors and return to the clan?"
"What if Prince Yoshitaka has not been rehabilitated?"
Wei Ruolan was stunned and couldn't answer for a moment.
Jia Cong stared at him blankly for a long time, making Wei Ruolan feel uncomfortable. Fang slowly said, "I believe what Fourth Sister Chen said."
"ah?"
Jia Cong sighed softly. "I believe..." I believe that Chen Ruiwen is not a fool, but he firmly believes that anyone named Chen will work for him without regrets. "Because I know you, and I know you are determined.
He's not a fool." Nai shook his head and said seriously, "Brother Wei, we all have our own preferences for carrots and vegetables, right?"
Wei Ruolan said inexplicably: "Yes."
"I remember that Brother Wei likes to eat braised elbow, and I also like to eat it. As long as the cook is skillful, most people like to eat braised elbow, right."
"...right."
Jia Cong shrugged and said, "However, there will always be people who don't like eating this, right."
"right……"
"So you see, most people attach great importance to their ancestors, and some even go to war to recognize their ancestors and return to the clan. When most people become wise and realize that their own father did something wrong to him back then and they had no choice but to do so, they will realize that they are righteous and cry bitterly without forgiveness.
His father, just like most people, loves to eat braised pork elbow. However, there are always people who don’t like to eat it." Jia Cong stared at Wei Ruolan and said solemnly, "Your family is unlucky. Wei Ruoheng happens to not value his ancestors very much. He
He also happens to be unwilling to forgive his father. Brother Wei, you have been living comfortably as a young master in Beijing for more than ten years. You will not understand how hard and painful it is for him to comfort a heartbroken mother while he is in a precarious situation outside.
He was resentful. But many years later, because his grandfather had set a hook for him, he could not let go of the Wei family, so he sent people to Beijing to investigate - the uncle of the Wei family was called Wei Ruolan! It was as if Wei Ruoheng had never been born. What was in his heart?
How does it feel? This is the best outcome now. Don’t think that all the good things in the world will be taken by your family. If you two brothers don’t have a relationship, it is the best relationship.”
Jia Cong stood up, patted Wei Ruolan on the shoulder, walked away a few steps and looked back. Wei Ruolan sat blankly, like a wooden Bodhisattva. Jia Cong smiled bitterly and left.