The king of Lu, the king of Chu and the king of Qin were all willing to accept the king of Yan as their overlord, and the world was in an uproar. The four countries then discussed joining forces and boarding ships to go to sea in the spring of this year.
Jarvis and Lin Daiyu quietly returned to the capital during their wedding trip last year, without disturbing many people. They only visited Rongguo Mansion a few times. Because they were afraid that Jia Zheng would spill the beans, they did not tell him. Jia Huan and others returned to the capital at that time.
Soon, Feng Ziying was invited to meet with Jarvis, and the two discussed secretly for two hours. The next day, Feng Ziying took Jarvis into Prince Yan's Mansion to meet with Prince Yan.
The King of Yan wanted him to go on an expedition immediately. Jarvis said in a whimpering voice that he had heard that General Gan, General Niu and others in North America were victorious. It was rare for him to have a holiday. He didn't know how many years of war he would have to fight. Please let him go.
He played for two more months. King Yan thought that it would be cold after playing for two more months, so he simply asked them to leave next year. He asked him what he wanted. Jarvis blurted out: "The general is a minister, and he cannot make mistakes."
"When the general is about to go on an expedition, please ask your prince to help clean up King Chen." When King Chen was still the second prince, he forced a girl from the Lin family to marry. Many years have passed, and no one else can remember it. Unexpectedly, he is still thinking about it. King Yan pointed at
He laughed.
The Taiwan government was very busy. Jarvis had to lead some soldiers and horses from the Taiwan government, and the equipment was naturally not very good. The usual equipment had to be loaded on another ship and given to them after going to sea.
Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin were getting married. People outside did not know Chen Ruijin's life experience, and Jia Cong did not want to attract the kings to join in the fun, so he corresponded with Feng Ziying early and held a low-key wedding in Taiwan. King Yan also agreed.
For such an important event, it is rare to send someone to the State of Wu to pass a message to Wei Ruoheng. The State of Wu prepared to send troops to South America later. At this moment, the State of Wu is still preparing weapons. They have sent detailed troops to discuss tactics, but the soldiers have not yet set off. Wei Ruoheng thought for a long time, and his sleeves
I posted a message asking to see King Wu.
Ever since he found out that the King of Lu made King Yan his hegemon, and even kidnapped the King of Chu next door, the King of Wu was filled with displeasure. The Chu and Lu countries were both on the border of Wu, so what does it mean to make King Yan his hegemon? The ancestral tombs of Rongguo Mansion are still there.
In Jinling, the relationship between Jia Cong and Wei Ruoheng was secret, and the King of Wu didn't know about it; Chen Ruijin's brother Chen Ruiwen thought that his sister was the third mistress of the Rongguo Mansion sooner or later. When the King of Wu mentioned the "three Jia", he came up and said something complacent.
This made King Wu gradually feel that "sooner or later the three nobles would surrender to the lonely king's camp". Therefore, as soon as the incident with King Lu came out, King Wu first looked for Chen Ruiwen's fault.
Chen Ruiwen also had a headache. Two years ago, he received a letter from Beijing and learned that Chen Ruijin had a falling out with his family! He was frightened and frightened, fearing that it would ruin the king of Wu's affairs, so he rushed back to Qi Guofu.
After listening to his parents tell the story countless times, I really don’t know why Chen Ruijin’s Baba is so upset. He wrote to the Taiwan government and got no reply. But he still thought that the matter must be a misunderstanding and that sooner or later it would be cleared up. Sooner or later, he has been dragging his feet until now.
The king actually voted for the king of Yan... Chen Ruiwen felt uneasy and was thinking about asking for a leave from the king of Wu to go to Taiwan.
Just at this time, King Wu ordered someone to send him a message. Chen Ruiwen hurriedly changed his clothes and went over. King Wu asked: "Have you received any messages?"
Chen Ruiwen was stunned: "What post?" King Wu then handed over a post. Chen Ruiwen took a look and saw that it was from Jia Cong to Wei Ruoheng, telling him that he was getting married. The fiancée's name was "Chen Ruijin", not the maid "Qi Dian"
, but Chen Ruijin’s original name, word for word. The post was quite business-like, but usually the bride’s maiden name would not be written on such posts. Jia Cong seemed to have written these three words on purpose. Chen Ruiwen looked at it with heart full
I didn't like it, so he said after a while, "My sister-in-law went to Beijing last time, and she seems to have had a misunderstanding with my parents."
King Wu said: "Jia Cong and Ruo Heng are just acquaintances, but he actually gave him a notice about getting married. You are Miss Chen's biological brother, but he didn't give it to you. What's going on?"
Chen Ruiwen smiled bitterly and said: "Weichen came to Beijing specifically for this matter last year. I asked her countless times at home. I really don't know why she was upset."
King Wu thought: "Are he and you the same mother?"
"Yes, my biological sister."
"That's strange." King Wu thought for a while, pointed to the post and said, "Ruo Heng said that he wanted to go to Taiwan Mansion in advance to meet Jia Cong and find out what he was thinking. If so, you can go too
, meet your sister."
Chen Ruiwen said hurriedly: "Wei Chen has this intention. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Wei Ruoheng said from the side: "Your Majesty, Jia Cong mentioned in the early years that he recognized the father-in-law of the last general. The general thought that he might as well take Zhuo Jing with him, so that Zhuo Jing and Miss Chen Si could talk to each other."
King Wu never forgot that Wei Ruoheng had a virtuous father-in-law, so he thought about it for a while and then agreed.
The King of Wu wanted to resolve the dispute between the Chen family before Jia Cong and Chen Ruiwen's sister got married, so he ordered them to rush over first and congratulate them with gifts before it was too late. A few days later, Wei Ruoheng took his wife Zhen Yinglian and son Yuanyuan
, rushed to Taiwan together with Chen Ruiwen. In recent years, Wu and Fujian have become prosperous, business and trade are prosperous, official roads have been smoothed, and horses can run very fast.
There was nothing to say on the way. I arrived at Chengtian Mansion that day and after asking around, I found out that the magistrate’s family had moved to the new city of Dajiala. Then I turned around and rushed to Dajiala. What I saw along the way was different from other places, and everyone was amazed. Enter
After arriving in Dajiala City, Wei Ruoheng first found an inn and settled his wife and children. Then he easily found the prefect's Yamen according to the map sign beside the street. He posted a message at the door, and not long after waiting, a man who looked like a master came out.
The master cupped his hands and said: "Master Wei, please forgive me. We, Master Jia, are really busy. We are in a meeting right now. Master Wei said that Master Wei is a guest of our Third Master Cong, so it would be better to go directly to him. Our Master
There will be a banquet in the evening to catch up with Mr. Wei."
Wei Ruoheng said hurriedly: "Yes, General Mo is really here to find Jia Cong. Where is he?"
"I'll lead you here right now."
The master then led Wei Ruoheng and others away. The streets of Dajiala were neat and tidy, with many white lines drawn on the cement floor. Cars and horses were in the middle of the road, all walking on the right side;
The road for carriages and horses is slightly higher; there is a path more than one foot wide between the carriages, horses and pedestrians. Many people are walking on a strange frame with two wheels at the bottom, which rolls very fast.
Wei Ruoheng was curious and asked: "Sir, what kind of love thing is that?"
The master smiled and said: "That's a bicycle. It rides very fast when the road is flat. Now the government encourages everyone to ride more bicycles and less horseback riding. Look at -" He pointed to the unclean cleaner wearing bright orange clothes on the side of the road.
, "Horses will inevitably leave horse manure on the road, which will increase the workload of the cleaners! Bicycles are clean and fast, and they can also exercise."
Wei Ruoheng couldn't help but nodded: "It's so interesting." He also saw that the house on the roadside was different from the usual ones, and said, "Your house in Dajiala is weirdly tight."
The master said: "The architectural style of Dajiala is modern. If you want to see the old city, you can go to Chengtian Mansion."
Chen Ruiwen pointed out: "Those bright things seem to be glass?"
"Yes, that's a glass showcase." The master said, "That's the shop of Camellia Embroidery Shop, the best embroidery shop in Chengtian Mansion."
Chen Ruiwen sighed and said: "Those who open embroidery shops are so rich! There are so many glasses in the shop."
The master said: "Their things are expensive, and many of them are exported."
Chen Ruiwen was stunned: "What exit?"
"It was sold overseas and given to the families of foreign emperors and dignitaries. The emperors and families of all Western countries have bought it."
A few people chatted and wandered to the Dajiala Government Building. The master said hello to his disciples, wrote a sign and sent it in. Not long after, someone came out and asked "Master Wei and Master Chen" to follow him. This person called himself Jia Cong
The assistant led the two of them to a clean room with transparent glass on the windows, making them dazzling.
After waiting for a long time, Jia Cong hurriedly came in from outside and bowed to the two of them: "Long time no see." The two of them returned the greeting. Jia Cong said, "You guys came so fast, I was not prepared, we just started the meeting.
,Sorry to bother you two for waiting."
Chen Ruiwen said hurriedly: "I was in a hurry."
Wei Ruoheng smiled and said: "You are just the prefect's younger brother, what are you busy with?"
Jia Cong said confidently: "I am the groom-to-be, who can be busier than me?" Wei Ruoheng laughed. Chen Ruiwen's face was a bit stiff and he coughed a few times.
Jia Congnai invited the two of them to sit on the chairs next to the chair. He looked at Wei Ruoheng and said, "When are you going to go out?" Wei Ruoheng was stunned. Jia Cong continued, "The time has been determined to call me.
Hello. Your South American country is mainly the territory of Spain and Portugal. The Portuguese country suffered a big earthquake a few years ago and is now in a bit of a difficult situation. Spain is also at war with other countries in the West. I invited some green forest experts to go to the West to cause trouble.
, let them fight for a few more years. In the past year, the King of Yan attacked North America, which was mainly the territory of the British Kingdom, and those green forest friends mostly wandered around the UK. Shortly after the Yan army went on the expedition, they assassinated the British leader George III and several
He is an important minister. The current king of the country, George IV, is young, so he has not been touched. Recently, I heard that another useful minister has emerged, and that man will not live long." He talked for a long time and held up his hands.
Eating tea from a tea cup.
Wei Ruoheng made his intention clear: "If we want to go on an expedition, will you also let green forest experts assassinate the Spanish and Portuguese kings?"
Jia Cong nodded: "At the right time, we must cooperate with each other. First, let the two royal families have civil strife, and then kill a few important ministers. It would be better if they can cause civil war, and then try to lure them to mobilize troops from South America to return to the country - the British Empire has
Sent troops back home."
Wei Ruoheng became interested: "What strategy did you use?"
"It's not us! It was the King of Liao who secretly helped Russia, and we secretly helped the King of Liao. Russia is England's rival." Jia Cong said with a smile, "The King of Liao is also a person, and he speaks in a muffled voice.
A model of great wealth! Not many people pay attention to the Liao Kingdom. They think the Liao Kingdom is poor. They have been going to the West to plunder it for many years, but they just don’t show it off at home."
Wei Ruoheng looked at him with a half-smile but said, "No wonder King Yan's war went so smoothly. You helped him a lot."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Wei Ruolan is doing well in North America~~ If you don't work hard, Ruoheng, he will catch up~~"
Wei Ruoheng rolled his eyes at him: "Our prince asked me to find out what it means for your third master Huan's brother-in-law to accept King Yan as his hegemon."
"The country of Lu is small, so it is too difficult to send troops alone." Jia Cong said, "The king of Lu also wants to expand his territory."
Wei Ruoheng frowned: "The country of Lu is so rich that he doesn't have to follow King Yan. Why can't he buy a ship and go to sea?"
"What if we start a fight with King Yan in North America?" Jia Cong said matter-of-factly, "He wants to go to North America to gain territory. If he wants to go to South America to gain territory, he might as well join you as King Wu."
Wei Ruoheng narrowed his eyes: "Really?"
"Yes." Jia Cong tilted his head, "There are so many small countries next to the Wu State. There are ten of them from the former Chu State alone. Apart from the current Chu State, aren't there nine more? Do you want me to help you?
Take the lead and let the State of Lu mix with your King Wu?"
Wei Ruoheng and Chen Ruiwen looked at each other: "Do you have this ability?"
Jia Cong smiled slightly: "I have known Liu Tong's eldest son Liu Shu for many years, and I was the one who instigated the Lu State to send troops to Japan."
Chen Ruiwen asked in a long tone: "If that's the case - why don't you instigate Lu to follow King Yan?"
"That's okay." Jia Cong said casually, "The State of Lu is still close to the State of Yan. But you two came so quickly. It's obvious that you are not here to attend the wedding. You are here to inquire about my thoughts because of the incident involving King Lu. I
I just said it casually." He thought for a while, "Oh, except for Liu Shu, I can't persuade anyone else. Anyway, I just hope that all the kings will go out to grab territory and occupy the best of the world. As for the king of Yan,
It doesn’t matter which piece the King of Wu gets, which piece the King of Shu gets, which piece the King of Lu gets.”
Wei Ruoheng and Chen Ruiwen looked at each other again. Jia Cong's meaning was very clear. Just like what he said in Wu State, he would help anyone who sent troops overseas. Wei Ruoheng had corresponded with him for many years and had met him many times.
He knew his temperament best, and immediately said: "That's it! Go and seduce Liu Tong's son and let him mix with our prince. Don't worry, South America is so big, there will always be benefits from him."
Jia Cong nodded: "It's easy to say. With his sharp tongue, Wansheng will definitely convince him to take the King of Wu as his leader. Although the State of Lu is not as big as the State of Qin, it is not small. If you, the prince, can win over a few small countries at will, your reputation will increase."
He will not be weaker than King Yan."
Wei Ruoheng rolled his eyes at him: "You're such a cunning person, you please everyone and you don't offend anyone."
Jia Cong spread his hands: "This is called mutual benefit! Isn't it for the sake of the nation for generations to come?"
Wei Ruoheng snorted: "That's all, who doesn't know that your third prince is the savior of the lower world? Look at your Dajiala, the hot wheels all over the streets." Jia Cong was startled, and suddenly understood that he was talking about bicycles, haha
laughing out loud.
Wei Ruoheng came here to inquire about the King of Lu, so he explained clearly without wanting to say a few words. He also hired Lu as a follower for the King of Wu. He suddenly felt that his errand was completed and felt relaxed all over. Then he looked at Chen Ruiwen.
Chen Ruiwen coughed and said, "Third Master Cong, the reason I came to Taiwan is for your marriage to your sister-in-law." Jia Cong was startled when he heard this and looked at him. Chen Ruiwen smiled bitterly and said, "Third Master, you don't have to."
You're just pretending. I went back to the capital last year and asked in detail what happened. The third master must know the identity of my sister-in-law. I just don't know why she was so upset for no reason."
Jia Cong wanted to continue pretending not to know, suffocating Chen Ruiwen to death. Suddenly, he lost his temper and said coldly: "You said you are Ruijin's brother?"
Chen Ruiwen nodded slowly: "I am her brother."
"What have you done for her? Did you protect her or take care of her? Did you comfort her or consider her? Why do you call yourself my brother?" Jia Cong lowered his face, stood up and left.