It is said that Li Qizhi, a spy sent by the King of Jin to Zhangzhou, poisoned himself. His subordinate Fei Ge sent a letter to Jin to report his funeral. The King of Jin was shocked! He wanted to send someone to investigate in detail, but it also involved Jia Wei from Taiwan.
King Jin's old habit of being too cautious relapsed. He thought about it again and again, and remembered that Han Qi and Jia Cong had known each other for many years, so he sent a secret order to the Jinxiang Bofu in the middle of the capital and sent their senior official to Fujian to find out the matter.
Han Qi was also shocked and did not dare to delay. He found an excuse to leave Beijing and took the 800-mile express road to Fujian.
When they arrived in Zhangzhou, they found the subordinate who had been following Li Qizhi. The man told him: "We thought that Mr. Li San came to Zhangzhou for He Laodun, so we might as well arrest that man first and then send him
Personal past. Who knew that He Laodun was no longer in Longyan."
Han Qi frowned: "What's going on?"
The subordinate smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Han, we are still not sure which prince we will let take the lead. A few days ago, a eunuch and a man were looking for He Laodun in Longyan, and they met two women with long tongues.
He Laodun was frightened by spreading this matter to everyone." He then recounted the gossip on the streets of Longyan in detail. "He then told his family that he was going to Taiwan to make a living."
Han Qi was startled: "So, he has gone to Taiwan?"
"No." The subordinate waved his hand, "He is a bit cunning. When he left, he told his parents and sister that he was going to Taiwan. Everyone in the neighborhood thought he had gone to Taiwan. Our people always wrote letters home because they thought about him.
So I waited near their house and found the address to find him. Sure enough, He Laodun had a letter home a few days ago, so he took the letter out at night. He went to Wu State without leaving an address.
, so that there is no need for his family to write to him. He also told him that if anyone at home asks about it, not to tell the truth, but to say that he is a painter in Taiwan."
Han Qidao: "This is because he is on guard. What is he going to do in Wu? King Wu is greedy and not a wise master."
The subordinate laughed and said: "I'm just a craftsman, how can I choose a master? The country of Wu is rich, so it is easier to make a living."
Han Qi frowned more and more: "The country of Wu is not only rich, but also has a large population. It is not easy to find someone. Who did the letter come from?"
The subordinate sighed: "Jia's Horse Racing." Han Qi knew that he could not find out the source. Jia's Horse Racing has always kept secrets for clients. The subordinate added, "I just don't know who sent the eunuch and the man. Why?"
You know our plan. I'm afraid there's a traitor inside."
Han Qi sneered and said: "I'm afraid? There must be a traitor." He then asked in detail what Li Qizhi and Jarvis had done these days. The subordinate then told the story in detail from the beginning. Han Qi was so shocked that he couldn't believe it: "Lin Hai's daughter is...
Military advisor, defeated Zheng Chaoer three times in a row? What did she plan?"
The subordinate said: "I haven't found out the details yet. I heard that mountains, rivers, fire and wind were all used. If this military advisor Lin didn't want to fight at all, Mr. Zheng would have died in the first encounter."
Han Qi couldn't help but feel lucky: "It's a shame she didn't marry the second prince that day, otherwise all the princes would be dead."
The subordinate smiled and said: "Isn't the second prince Prince Chen? He was cursed by Japanese shamans and fell into coma for several months. After he came back, he didn't dare to send troops anymore. He was nothing more than a guarding dog.
.Commander Lin is a living female Zhuge! She has foresight and predicts events like a god. All the officers and soldiers in the Taiwanese army worship her. It’s strange that she looks up to King Chen!"
Han Qi clapped his hands and said: "In the early years, Cong'er said countless times in the capital that women have their own geniuses; they are not inferior to men, I'm afraid they are even better. At that time, I just felt that he was exaggerating because he admired several sisters in his family.
"Now it seems that he has known this Miss Lin since he was a child, and he may have been inspired by it." He asked, "Does she have a family?"
The subordinate said: "I don't know. The military regulations in Camp Jarvis are very tight. We asked dozens of people to trick people, but we couldn't get even half a piece of useful information out of them."
Han Qi thought for a while and said, "No problem. Now that I'm in Fujian, I'll go to Chengtian Mansion to meet Brother Cong later."
The subordinate said: "The Tan family bought an ordinary coffin to bury Mr. Li, but do we have to find a way to dig it out and transport it back?"
Han Qi thought for a while and said, "It's okay, after all, he is the most important person in the Li family." He sighed, "It's better to be judged by God than to be judged by man."
"What about the Tan family?"
Han Qidao said, "We don't need to take care of the Tan family. Let the Li family handle it themselves." He then asked the executioner who Jarvis and Military Advisor Lin had taken away.
The subordinate said: "I have recovered from my injury. I am hosting a banquet with relatives and friends these days, packing my luggage, and preparing to move the whole family to Chengtian Mansion."
Han Qidao: "Since it is important to both of them, I will go and meet him for a while."
After resting for a day, the young man in green clothes went to visit Dong Ming the next day. When he arrived at Dong Ming's house, he only said that he was passing by the merchant Han Da, heard his name, and wanted to meet the wizard who was valued by General Jarvis.
Dong Ming has seen countless people watching the fun these days. According to his past temperament, he must close the door and thank guests. But just recently, Jia Cong sent him a letter. In the letter, he wrote a pair of extremely intelligent Westerners.
Brothers, it is fun to guess the family background and temperament of passers-by by looking at their clothing and descriptions. Dong Ming found it interesting and bored to recover from his injuries, so he also met some people and dissected them for fun.
Today I heard from the soldier in front that the thirty-five-six-year-old who came to see me was of good demeanor and was ordered to come in. The two exchanged a few words, and Dong Ming's wife personally brought the tea in. Han Qi thanked him and drank the tea.
His brows moved slightly, and he praised with a smile: "Good tea." Dong Ming smiled slightly. This tea was sent by Jarvis's messenger from Mingqian Longjing. It is naturally good tea. But his wife is not good at making tea. So
Diao's mouth is something that ordinary people can't cultivate. After chatting with him for half an hour, Han Qi found out nothing, but Dong Ming even guessed that he had two sons and one daughter in his family.
In the end, Han Qifang brought up the injury he suffered, winked in a pretense manner and said, "I heard that Mr. Dong's injury was caused by an affair."
Dong Ming smiled bitterly and said: "It's an unreasonable disaster." He waved his hand to prevent him from mentioning it.
Han Qi leaned forward and said, "Is it really the head of the three nobles in Rongguo Mansion who saved all the men of the Tan family in Zhangzhou?"
Dong Ming said: "It's okay, it was a bit of a mistake." He sighed, "I have never seen such a bold person who dares to do such a reckless and greedy way of seeking wealth and killing people." He shook his head again, "People's hearts are broken.
It's not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant." Han Qi asked again, and what he said was almost the same as the rumors on the street. After a few more gossips, Han Qi left.
Dong Ming ordered his own soldiers to escort Han Qi out, thinking to himself: Most ordinary people would have asked about his injury early; this person asked last, obviously trying to hide it. The previous ones were all cover-ups, and the purpose of Han Dalai's coming was to spy on Li Qi.
He must be working with Li Qizhi. So he wrote a letter and sent a dove to fly to Chengtian Mansion.
Jia Cong thought about it after receiving the letter. His surname was Han Xingda, a descendant of a high family, and a member of the King of Jin Dynasty. Adding his age, appearance, temperament, children, etc. together, who was it other than Han Qi? Han Qi had watched him grow up.
, now that I have arrived in Fujian, it is impossible not to come and see me. There are some things that I want to keep quiet about, but I can’t help it. Fortunately, the King of Jin is easy to deal with and offers enough benefits to tempt him. So I wrote back a letter to Dong Ming,
Ask him to pretend to admire Han Da's intellectual courage and hook him up to come to Chengtian Mansion for a walk. Dong Ming did as he was told.
Han Qi also thought that Dong Ming wanted to recommend him to Jia Lian, so he secretly laughed in his heart, pretending that "respect is worse than obeying orders", and really followed Dong Ming on the road.
Just pay it forward
.Until he got on the boat from Chengtian Mansion to pick up Mr. Dong in Quanzhou, Han Qi was shocked: Jia Lian actually had such a good boat! After getting off the boat, he was at Ping An Port. From Ping An Port, he got on a four-wheeled carriage with rubber tires and walked on the cement road.
Main road. Entering Chengtianfu City Gate, there are new things all over the street. These new arrivals are overwhelmed. The carriage finally stopped at the gate of the Taiwan Prefecture's Yamen. Not long after, Jia Lian led Jia Cong and Jarvis to pick it out and met Han Qi.
Laughing loudly, Jarvis hurriedly introduced Dong Ming to the two of them.
Jia Congnai stepped forward and bowed to Dong Ming: "Mr. Dong, Jia Cong was born late. This eldest brother -" he pointed at Han Qi, "is this the Mr. Han Da mentioned in Mr. Dong's letter?"
Dong Ming cupped his hands and said: "Exactly."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Mr. Dong is really discerning. He is really a talented person."
Dong Ming smiled bitterly and said: "It's obvious that he is not a talent that is easy to pry." Jia Lian and Jia Cong laughed again.
Jia Congnai said to Jarvis: "Elder brother and second brother Lian will accompany Mr. Dong first; I haven't seen brother Han for a long time, so I will chat with him for a while." Jarvis nodded. Jarvis and Jia Lian accompanied him.
When Dong Ming entered the magistrate's office, Chen Hongxiu arranged for someone to arrange a home for Dong Ming's family. Jia Cong then took Han Qi and ran back to his small study.
After sitting down in the room, Jia Cong looked at Han Qi and laughed: "Mr. Han, it's you! Hahaha..."
Han Qi couldn't help but look at him for a long time and sighed softly: "Your Taiwan government... is really amazing."
Jia Cong said proudly: "It's interesting! There are many novel things. I will take you to the street tomorrow."
Han Qi said in a strange voice: "Cong'er, have you decided which prince you want to follow?"
"No." Jia Cong said, "If I choose my master, why would I hide here? Everything in Chengtian Mansion can be moved inland. Is it because I haven't been able to choose in the past few years?" Han Qi's eyes jumped.
Jia Congnai broke his fingers and said, "Among brother Xian Wang's generation, only three are useful. King Chu - don't underestimate him, this guy is better at pretending than King Jin, but it's a pity that he was killed by an assassin; King Shu
——In today's world, force is more effective than anything else; the wise king... Well, King Yan is very good in all aspects. I almost want to follow him. If I were the same age as the second brother Lian, I would be designated as his staff by now.
." He said regretfully, "I'm too young, so I won't be able to survive."
Han Qi asked: "You are young, what do you have to do with choosing King Yan?"
Jia Cong held his cheek and said, "If I were the age of Brother Lian, I would not only be an adviser to King Yan, but also his son's husband." Han Qi took a breath. He continued, "I'm too young.
, it is not my turn to teach King Yan's son. Of his two older sons, one is mediocre in talent, not as good as one-tenth of his father's, and the other is dead. The two younger ones can't tell whether they are good or not at this moment.
Come on. If I vote for King Yan, sooner or later I will be assisting his son. There is no one of his sons that I like yet."
Han Qi breathed a sigh of relief and asked again after a while: "Where is Prince Jin?"
Jia Cong said casually: "I am not born to be an emperor."
Han Qi opened his mouth to refute, but suddenly saw that he looked lazy and could not refute. So he thought for a while and said: "The King of Jin is cautious and thorough, which is very beneficial to the heir. If the world is not what it is now.
It seems that if he can't guarantee that he will make the final move, he will get the big treasure."
Jia Cong said: "Brother Han is right. But the current situation is not to seize the direct descendants, but to be in troubled times. Just pay it back carefully; being too cautious is like Soochow in the Three Kingdoms - waiting for death." Then he raised his head and looked at him, "Brother Han, don't you?"
You want to vote for him, right? You might as well vote for King Yan. Isn’t your family in the capital? You don’t need to move.”
Han Qi frowned when he heard this, and suddenly remembered that there were still a number of masters in the Rongguo Mansion in the capital. It seems that Jia Cong has no intention of becoming independent for the time being. He said: "In your opinion, it is difficult for the King of Jin to achieve anything?"
Jia Cong said: "Didn't I say it a few years ago? Now is the era of great robbery. There are quick hands and slow hands. Look, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, and several small countries in Nanyang are all the best to rob, and they all have people.
Take action. King Jin doesn't even have any idea."
Han Qi said: "Is he making preparations to ensure that everything is safe?"
Jia Cong said: "This is the disadvantage of being too cautious. I wish I had prepared everything before taking action."
By the time he is fully prepared, others will have already eaten up the pie, or only the most difficult ones will be left. However, the things he prepared earlier cannot deal with the most difficult ones. Others are rushing forward, and if he does not move, he will naturally fall behind.
Who is still waiting for him? The most important thing these days is money, Jin’s trade is mediocre, where can he get money?"
Han Qidao: "As far as I know, King Jin is preparing to do a very profitable business."
Jia Cong glanced at him: "Is it easier to make money or to steal money? How long have you still thought about making money... They have already taken it away! Even the King of Wu, who is most involved in trade and commerce, has been thinking about it.
In business, we still don’t miss the opportunity to grab money. Doesn’t this send Wei Ruoheng out again? Doesn’t it cost nothing to make money? Which one is higher, the cost of making money or the cost of grabbing money?”
Han Qi was silent. His father was a very stable person, and he had chosen the King of Jin after many years of selection. He believed that this person had the ambition to be a master and could tolerate conspiracy. Suddenly, after hearing what Jia Cong said, he also felt that it made sense.
Can't help but ponder.
Jia Cong said: "It's still the same two sentences. Times have changed, and today is different from the past. As the saying goes, character determines destiny, and tolerance determines pattern. The temperament of the King of Jin, if used to seize the direct heir, will not guarantee that the oriole will be behind; but
These are troubled times, and he is destined not to win the world." Then he glanced at Han Qi and said, "Did Brother Han have already voted for him? It's not too late to change his family now, and the kings of Yan and Shu are both good."
Han Qi smiled bitterly. Their family had been with the King of Jin for many years, how could they say it was a change? He could only say: "Although I haven't voted for him yet, my father is optimistic about him."
Jia Cong curled his lips and said: "Stop pretending. You are smiling bitterly. It is obvious that you have already voted, and I am afraid that there is still something in someone else's hands, or that he has given away a lot of money for nothing." Han Qicai was about to speak, but Jia Cong grabbed him.
He said, "It just depends on what your family wants. If you expect him to dominate the world, don't worry. If you want to get some benefits, you can encourage him to send troops to rob other countries' treasury as soon as possible. Now Russia has a new leader, probably that country."
He is the most foolish king in the country, so it would be better to discuss with him the false way of conquering Guo."
Han Qi's eyes flashed: "Cong'er, do you have any ideas?"
Jia Cong said: "What's wrong is that they used the Russian border to rob the West. Their previous empress was a figure, and the King of Liao sent people to assassinate her in order to send the then crown prince, now the country's leader, Peter
The third generation came to power. Since he has opened the road, everyone can walk. He can’t collect the money to buy the road!"
Han Qi stood up excitedly: "Did the King of Liao send someone to kill the Russian Empress?"
Jia Cong said, "I guess it's him." He glanced at Han Qi and said, "Don't tell King Jin about this."
Han Qi was just thinking about how to tell the King of Jin and how to write a letter to the Russian leader to convince him to attack the Liao Dynasty. Hearing this, he didn't take it to heart and said casually: "Why?"
"The King of Jin is good at stabbing his own people. He is the kind of person who says, 'Even if I can't get any benefits, I won't allow you to get them.'" Jia Cong said, "If he could not guarantee it, he would go and tell Peter III about this, so that Russia would not allow the King of Liao to use the passage."
Or start a war with the Liao Kingdom. As far as the King of Jin is concerned, he has no evidence. Even if people believe him for a while, they may be attacked by the Liao Kingdom; in terms of the overall situation - a foolish king can withstand tens of millions of troops. What we have to deal with is the West,
Our goal is to allow our people to immigrate and occupy those lands that are five or six times our country's territory, so that they can be passed down to future generations." I don't know when, Jia Cong's face became solemn and cold. He was solemn.
He said, "Whoever provokes a civil war, or who invites foreign countries to attack our country, damage our population, and disrupt Pindao's plans, don't blame Pindao for being cruel. Although Pindao has little magic power, he can still kill one or two mortals.
.”
Han Qi shivered, thinking that Jia Cong was psychic and could see through his own thoughts, so he hurriedly forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell you."
Jia Cong knew that he really had that idea, and smiled bitterly to himself: No wonder he followed the King of Jin. These people will not stop without scaring them. He sighed softly, stared at Han Qi and said: "Those who are not from my race,
My heart must be different. Instead of letting foreigners take over such a good land, and their descendants come to attack our descendants many years later, why not leave it to our compatriots? After all, they all have black hair and eyes, and they all speak the same Chinese language.
One country character, at least, will not kill all the children and grandchildren just because they are unwilling to abandon the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism."
Han Qi was stunned! After half a cup of tea, he said in a trembling voice: "Cong'er, what did you say?"
Jia Cong stood up and said indifferently: "What do you think I am doing in this era where you have nothing?" He put his hands behind his hands and walked out. Han Qi was so shocked that he couldn't recover for a long time. (.. )