By the way, Jia Cong stopped coaxing Fu Laoer all night, rubbed his neck and returned to the inn. He first asked Jia Xu, "Can Uncle Wu know how to imitate handwriting? People who are not familiar with him can do it. I can read at midnight."
"Um."
"The rest is all your responsibility." Jia Cong told Fu Lao Er's story from the beginning, rubbed his eyes and said, "Wu Fengchun really knows everything, tsk tsk. I didn't sleep well, so I went to catch up on my sleep. Fourth sister Chen also Go and have a rest." Then he yawned and went back to the house to sleep. After a while, he jumped down from the beam, took out the letter from his sleeve and handed it to Jia Xu, who had just found it in Wu Fengchun's study.
Wu Fengchun broke up the camp and went back that day. A few days later, a businessman selling donkeys and horses went to the temple to burn incense. After saying a few words to the Zhike monk, he went for a walk in the back hill. Seeing no one around, he stood there He took a gourd from the hole of a huge banyan tree and quietly hung it on his waist, then strolled away as if nothing happened.
The donkey and horse dealer returned to the inn, used a small saw to cut open the gourd, and took out a letter. The letter said that Qin Sangu had noticed that Huo Sheng was preparing for a big war, but she could not guess that he was going to fight. What to do? Others under Huo Sheng were unaware of what was going on in the capital and tried to persuade her to stay in Qiongzhou, but Huo Sheng just ignored her. A few days later, this person boarded a boat and returned to Lingnan.
Because he had nothing to do for a while, Jia Cong began to travel around the mountains and rivers. Hainan Island was quite famous in later generations, and now it was only regarded as a public trip. After playing for a few days, someone came to report that Huo Sheng asked him to go and said It was King Chen's people who came. He then led him up and rushed over to take a look. He recognized that the person who came was actually Zhou Xiaolan.
Looking at this woman again, she was dressed in the men's uniform of a military cavalry officer, with a solemn and compassionate expression. She was exactly the same person as the two people at the spicy soup stall that day. Jia Cong secretly smiled in his heart, but still bowed seriously on his face and said: "Why is it Mr. Zhou? "
Zhou Xiaolan bowed in return: "King Chen has ordered us to go to the outpost at the end of the day. He has already led a large group of troops into Lingnan."
"Huh?" Jia Cong turned to look at Huo Sheng, "Did he say hello to you?"
Huo Sheng said: "This has been discussed a long time ago."
Jia Cong looked at him sideways: "You are so tight-lipped, you didn't tell me a word."
Huo Sheng said: "You didn't say you instigated him to come."
Jia Cong said: "I forgot."
Huo Sheng said: "I forgot too."
Jia Cong rolled his eyes: "Boring, I really forgot. This kind of thing can't be hidden. Don't you two have to meet sooner or later?" Huo Sheng was noncommittal.
Zhou Xiaolan clasped her fists at Jia Cong and said, "General, I wanted to go to Taiwan to see you, but I didn't expect you to be in Qiongzhou. King Chen ordered General Mo to discuss with you. Chenzhou and Qiongzhou are thousands of miles away, and it is extremely inconvenient to transport grain and grass. Can you please trouble me?" If I say a few words of kindness to Mr. Wang Ziteng, we can collect food in Lingnan?"
Jia Congqi said: "What's there to say nicely? Can't you just buy it? Don't worry, he won't ask you for an exorbitant price. Even if you don't have any spare money, you can still write an IOU and let Huo Sheng be the winner. But." Huo Sheng raised his eyebrows.
Zhou Xiaolan said: "General, I still want to meet Master Lin."
Jia Cong looked at her and then at Huo Sheng, and said decisively: "You can go to Taiwan to meet Sister Chen, Zhou Camellia, or have fun, but don't even think about meeting Uncle Lin." Nai snorted, "I don't think I know what King Chen is planning. What? If you want to get food and grass for free without giving money, right? There is no way!"
Zhou Xiaolan showed no embarrassment: "Your Majesty will convey my admiration to you at the end of his life."
Jia Cong curled his lips and said: "By the way, I stirred up the old man and made him sigh and worry when he had nothing to do. Brother Yao'er and I felt uncomfortable when we saw it, so we took the initiative to help him get food from Uncle Wang. Or should it be considered like this?
That's right, what if we don't follow the script?"
Zhou Xiaolan said: "Mr. Jia misunderstood, our prince did not mean this."
"Oh, it turns out I misunderstood, okay." Jia Cong grinned, "Then he came with enough money? I won't mind my own business. He can talk to Uncle Wang on his own." Zhou Xiaolan smiled slightly.
Nod.
At that time, Huo Sheng hosted another banquet for King Chen's envoy, and Jia Cong accompanied him. Xiaolan only said some polite words at the table, but Huo Sheng and Jia Cong talked casually about the affairs of Japan.
Jia Congnai said: "The people of Japan are completely different from the people of our dynasty. They are patient and strong, and they are not afraid of death. Once you defeat them, they will respect you more than your grandson. Once you are slightly weaker than him, he will not take advantage of you."
You treat a human being. When he is weak, it is easy for others to look down upon him and therefore ignore him; when he is strong, you cannot imagine how cruel and cruel he is."
Huo Sheng said: "I didn't go there to impress them, I just went to grab money."
Jia Cong clapped his hands and said, "Xiao Huo, you are becoming more and more interested in me."
Huo Sheng smiled and said, "Isn't it right for you to beat foreigners?"
"More than that." Jia Cong said, "The most important thing is not to reason with foreigners. I have been a Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist culture for thousands of years, and everything must be explained by the word 'reason'. In fact, in the past hundred years, this is the only time that we cannot talk to outsiders.
It’s an era when people are reasonable. A hundred years from now, you can slowly pretend to be more reasonable. But now it’s definitely not possible. You don’t even need to pretend. Whichever tribe is reasonable will be unlucky.”
Huo Sheng twitched the corner of his mouth: "I know, I know, you have told me several times. The Westerners exterminated the Indians and took over a large area of land, and there will be no retribution! I can even memorize it, endlessly.
"
Jia Cong flattered and said with a smile: "Aren't you afraid that if you don't pay attention, you will preach benevolence, justice and morality to others?"
Huo Sheng hummed: "Benevolence, justice and morality? How did I survive until now?"
Jia Cong said "Oh", put down his chopsticks and walked over and patted his shoulder: "Yes, yes, you are the one who survived from Qin Sangu! Yes, yes, you are more reliable than King Chen. King Chen has Liu
Concubine Deng Xihui, the Supreme Emperor, is protecting you, and you have to protect your mother. Both you and Xiaowei are reliable."
Huo Sheng pushed his hand away in disgust and apologized to Zhou Xiaolan: "It's funny, he has such a bad temper."
Zhou Xiaolan clasped her fists and said "I don't dare", with a calm expression on her face.
After the banquet dispersed, Jia Cong staggered out and Huo Sheng personally escorted him out. From the beginning to the end, Zhou Xiaolan never looked at him.
Returning to the post house, Jia Cong asked. "What does your little uncle like to eat? Let's prepare it first."
Qi nodded and said: "No."
"ha?"
"As a female guard, you are not allowed to have anything you like to eat."
Jia Cong was startled: "I always thought that this kind of thing was done by bored writers... It's so pitiful." He turned to ask Qin Sangu, "Sister Sangu was not allowed to have anything she liked when she was a spy.
What?"
Qin Sangu said: "The spies are better."
Jia Cong glanced at Jia She again, and Jia Xu said: "The past has passed."
It can be seen that he came here like Zhou Xiaolan in the past. Jia Cong pursed his lips and said: "Okay." He looked at it again and asked, "Do you have anything you like to eat now?"
He thought for a moment and said, "I like the cocoa tea that General Yang Heng brought from the West, but it's just too little."
"Hahaha!" Jia Cong applauded repeatedly, "Chocolate hahaha..." He laughed for a while before saying, "Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a monster with great magic power who was sealed into a bottle by an immortal. Then there was a man
He picked up the bottle and accidentally released the monster. The monster said, you are a good person, and I want to give you three wishes. The man made the first wish: to become the richest person in the world! The monster gave him a
Jinshan. The second wish is to be the greatest official in the world! The monster gave him a country and made him the emperor. The third wish is: all the women in the world like me! Guess what?"
Qin Sangu said: "Speak quickly and stop trying to get in trouble."
Jia Cong laughed and said: "The monster turned him into a piece of chocolate." After saying that, he looked around and no one laughed, so he suddenly laughed. Then he felt melancholy and sighed, "The secret recipe for drinking cocoa is still there.
In the hands of the Spaniards, Yang Heng didn’t think of asking him to get it last time he went to the West, but he will have to remember next time. And..." He thought for a moment, "If I remember correctly, cocoa beans are not easy to grow in our country.
On the contrary, Malaysia and Indonesia are rich in this." He looked up and saw that everyone else looked like he didn't understand, and smiled bitterly. "These two countries are both in Nanyang, and they are not far from Qiongzhou, and they are all Westerners now.
Everything gained is the East India Company's territory. With Wu Fengchun's ideas and troops, it should be impossible to defeat them."
Jia Xu said: "If you only get the benefit of eating from one plant, it's okay not to do it for the time being."
Jia Cong said: "Uncle Wu, don't look down on food. Cocoa is a magical food. If you can find a way to degrease cocoa beans and mix it with sucrose, milk and other substances, you can make delicious chocolate. This thing
It can be sold very expensively, very expensively, and the women and children of wealthy families like it. Whoever conquers these two countries will be like winning a gold mine! But..." He sighed again, "None of us princes like it.
They will have this kind of vision. It’s too difficult to convince them. It’s better to find two little princes to teach me someday.”
Qi.Dian suddenly said: "Uncle Junior seems to like eating fish."
"Um?"
She said: "I remember when I was a child, there were times when I was eating. She didn't touch the fish, but she looked at it a few times. I guess she liked it in her heart, but she didn't dare to let people know."
Jia Cong scratched his head and said, "We just finished the banquet, and we can't get her any more fish. Where are the snacks? Are there any?"
Qi Dian thought hard for a long time and said: "I really can't think of it."
I just heard a soft sigh from the rafter: "I don't have anything I like to eat." Everyone looked up and saw that Zhou Xiaolan had landed on it at some point. She immediately floated down as light as a swallow, clasped her fists towards Jia Cong and said
, "I'm sorry."
Jia Cong glanced sideways at her: "Since you know it's rude, just pretend not to do it."
Zhou Xiaolan lowered her eyes and said, "I hope Mr. Haihan will do it."
"What if I don't have Haihan?" Jia Cong tilted his head, "You give me a gift so I can give you a gift, right?"
Zhou Xiaolan said: "If you want to know what's going on inside, you need to listen to what's behind the scenes."
Jia Cong stood up, walked around her a few times, and said, "Uncle Master, do you have in mind the food you want to eat, the things you want to use, the places you want to go, and the things you want to do?" Zhou Xiaolan was silent. He
Then he said, "Why do you follow King Chen and obey his orders?"
Zhou Xiaolan said: "He is the master."
"Why is he your master? Did your parents sell your sisters to Liu Dengxi? How much did they cost?"
Zhou Xiaolan said: "We have grown up in the palace since we were children, obeying the orders of Eunuch Liu."
Jia Cong said: "There must be a reason. Either it was sold, or it was punished for crime. Haven't you and the fat aunt checked it out? I remember that you have a family."
Zhou Xiaolan said: "The whole female family was imprisoned in the palace because my grandfather was convicted."
"Who made the judgment? The late emperor?"
Zhou Xiaolan smiled bitterly and said, "I understand what you mean, sir. It's just that I'm used to it."
Jia Cong pouted and said: "If you tell me that you have watched King Chen grow up since you were young, you like him quite a lot and are willing to help him, so that's all. When you reported to us last time..." He suddenly stopped, waved his hand and said, "
Forget it, forget it. What does King Chen mean?"
Zhou Xiaolan said: "Chen Guo is small and poor, and the prince does not have that much money."
Jia Cong said: "If nothing else, of the 800,000 silver my family has repaid, except for what the Supreme Emperor has already spent, most of the rest is probably in his hands."
Zhou Xiaolan said: "War is really expensive."
"I know." Jia Cong waved his hand, "otherwise I would have done it myself, and there would be no need to go around encouraging others to do it. But the rewards are huge! He was here to rob money. He robbed Japan on credit.
Wouldn't it be nice to return the gold and silver to Uncle Wang? Does he still think that since he is a prince, Uncle Wang should give him food and grass for free? Or is it a pity to leave Lin Hai, a pedantic old loyal minister, without taking advantage of him? "
Zhou Xiaolan remained silent.
Jia Cong looked at her a few times and asked, "Uncle Junior, do you think his plan can work?"
"I don't know."
Jia Cong said: "I know it won't work."
Zhou Xiaolan was silent for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "I know it can't be done. Mr. Jia was born in the lower realm of heaven. He has not respected the late emperor since he was a child. He also violated the holy will when the emperor was in power. It's just a matter of being loyal to the emperor by eating the emperor's salary.
I'll wait for my duty."
Jia Cong said: "Then you squeezed out the surplus value." He explained, "You earned one hundred thousand taels of silver for you, and you gave you one hundred thousand taels as salary, and the remaining nine thousand nine hundred taels were the surplus value.
I got it for nothing from you."
Zhou Xiaolan glanced at it and said, "Is this how Mr. Jia persuaded you?"
He stood up and nodded: "No. Because I became ownerless after the death of Eunuch Liu, I first defected to someone else, and then the leader ordered me to defect to the Rongguo Mansion. After that, the third master listened to many things and thought it was reasonable."
Zhou Xiaolan said: "The Heavenly Family has raised me since I was a child and taught me to be a talented person. How can I betray the Lord?"
Jia Cong said lazily: "Farmers have raised pigs since they were young, and they have become fat and strong. How can a pig betray its owner? If he then sells it to a butcher, then the butcher becomes the owner of the pig. How can the pig be unfaithful? The butcher wants to
When killing a pig, how can the pig not straighten its neck and wait for death?" Without waiting for her to refute, she let out a long sigh, extremely frustrated. After half a day, she said, "I thought you were young and capable, and you had quietly resisted, but it turns out...
He is more pedantic than Uncle Lin. This kind of deep-rooted servility will be the biggest enemy in the future." After a while, he sighed again, "Today you and the fat aunt are following King Chen with their eyes closed, and tomorrow there will be people who are following him with their eyes closed.
Manchus, some people will close their eyes and follow the Japanese in the future. Our country was not destroyed by the hands of foreigners, but by the hands of this inexhaustible servility."
He closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then suddenly asked: "Little uncle, do you have a bottom line?"
Zhou Xiaolan said: "Sir, what do you mean?"
"Is there anything you can't bear? King Chen wants to take you as his concubine? Concubine Hui wants you to kill your sister? Is there anything you can't bear?" Jia Cong said seriously, "I'm not mocking you."
Zhou Xiaolan said after a while: "Sir, you are really rude."
Jia Cong immediately said: "It's extremely rude of you to eavesdrop from the beam of my room. That's even."
Zhou Xiaolan was silent for a moment and said: "I can't bear it."
"Oh, that's not bad." Jia Cong patted his heart and said, "There is still hope." He suddenly bared his teeth and smiled, obviously smiling openly, and everyone could see that he had evil intentions.