By the way, Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin rushed to the Kingdom of Shu to help Situ Cen escape from marriage. They thought it would be a trivial matter and did not want to have a series of things happen one after another. Jia Cong is not a talented person like Gong Kun and Lin Daiyu, and he cannot deal with many troubles at the same time. Thinking of these messes
He had a headache. So he ran to Qiu Liang and said, "There are too many things and I'm confused. Mr. Qiu, can we solve one or two things quickly?"
Qiu Liang glared at him and said, "You are too impatient. What are you going to do?"
Jia Cong said: "No one knows who those urns belong to, right?"
"The two thieves who escaped must know."
"But those two are either from the late emperor or from the Supreme Emperor, right?"
Qiu Liang frowned: "What do you mean?"
Jia Cong spread his hands: "Anyway, except for the late emperor or the Supreme Emperor, no one knows who those urns belong to. Of course we don't know, and others don't know either. And now we are investigating. Even if we say we have found out, it is
It’s someone’s ashes, and no one else can tell whether they’re real or fake, right?”
Qiu Liang straightened his back: "Who is this person?"
Jia Cong winked: "We have another important matter at hand~~ Soldiers never tire of deceit. Otherwise, how tiring would it be?"
Qiu Liang immediately understood what he meant. He stroked his beard and pondered, thinking about it and squeezing his beard without moving. After a long time, he said, "I might as well give it a try."
Jia Cong looked on with fear and was relieved when he heard this: "Even if it doesn't work, it won't be a waste of manpower." He patted his heart and said, "I wish I could have one less thing to worry about."
Qiu Liang looked at him a little amused: "It's really a good idea, we'll see if it works or not."
Jia Cong nodded repeatedly: "Anyway, you are always an expert." He also brought up the matter of calling Dong Ming from the Taiwan government. "This person has swept up the old cases of the Taiwan government and Guangdong and Guangxi in recent years, and is very good at detecting clues." Qiu Liang naturally agreed. He
Then he said, "I will go and take a closer look at the muskets of the dead soldiers to see what kind of muskets they are." Qiu Liang waved his hand and asked him to see for himself. Jia Cong went to look at the evidence openly.
Because Jia Cong could no longer help him with the matter in the underground prison, he went to Situ Cen's house the next day to inquire about the progress of Fan Meiren's case of stealing a dragon and turning a phoenix into a phoenix. Situ Cong also had a pain in his head, so he pointed out when he saw him coming.
With a lot of confessions, he said: "Come and see if there are any mistakes! I have interrogated, checked, and punished, and those two stable women don't seem to be lying."
Jia Cong sat down next to him: "You can't see anything wrong, so what should I see? If she didn't lie, could it be that the two who died died by chance? Do you believe it?"
Situ Cen smiled bitterly: "I don't believe it! But I have no evidence. My brother specially brought this person to me for trial because he was afraid that he would be eager to have a son -"
Jia Cong patted his shoulder comfortingly: "No, it's you and I who suspect that he is eager to have a child and hopes that Po Wen will say that the child is his own."
Situ Cen pursed his lips: "Now I have no evidence to prove that my son is not his."
Jia Cong said: "There is no direct evidence, but indirect evidence. Do you know that Mr. Mei, who coaxed me to go to the Biwan house on Zhuzhi Street, used Fan Meiren to catch me?"
Situ Cen nodded: "My Goth sent someone to tell me."
"Look, that person named Mei is obviously up to something!" Jia Cong reached out and took out a piece of snack and put it in his mouth.
Situ Cen thought for a while: "I have sent people to the capital to inquire about Mei Hanlin's family. I wonder where Mr. Mei has been in the past few years."
"Anyway, 90% of Fan Meiren's affairs have something to do with him." Jia Cong suddenly remembered something, "How are the prince's houses handled these days? The prince's concubine and Fan Meiren."
Situ Cen was stunned: "How did I know?" He quickly sent someone to ask Qiu later.
Not long after, Mrs. Qiu sent a maid out to reply. A while ago, the seventh princess suddenly gave birth to a boy, and the prince was surprised and happy. The four members of Jia Cong, Situ and Cen's family sat and guessed that the child was brought in from outside, and then Chen Ruijin
He gave the chat records to the prince. The prince immediately became suspicious. Situ Cen urgently found out that two of the four stable women were dead, and the deaths were unusual, so the prince became more suspicious. Therefore, these days, Fan Meiren was
Trapped in the courtyard. Except for two or three of her confidants, the rest of the palace maids and eunuchs were replaced by people whom the prince trusted. The prince's concubine was safe and sound, taking good care of Fan Meiren's food and clothing, and giving her the best in everything.
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After hearing this, Jia Cong was stunned for a long time and said: "Look at it this way...even if you can't find any evidence, this Fan Meiren's son will not be a grandson."
Situ Cen glanced at him: "This is my brother's son."
Jia Cong shrugged: "Have you ever heard that sentence? When a child is born, a woman knows that it is definitely hers, but a man may not." Situ Cen was at a loss. Jia Cong explained, "Females are naturally fertile. A woman gives birth to a child.
, the child is of course her own. But the man is not sure whether the father of the baby is him. Who knows if his wife and concubine have stolen someone." Nai snapped his fingers, "There are only two situations now.
Fan Mei gave birth to a son, and Fan Mei gave birth to a daughter, and she managed to switch it into a son. If it is the former, it means that the prince is actually able to give birth to a son. Men have a long reproductive period, and as the prince, there is no shortage of women. The prince must work harder
, sow more seeds, hoping to have another son. If I can get another son, the newborn will definitely be a grandson. There is no other reason - whether it is the death of two of the four stable women, or Mr. Mei using Fan Meiren as bait
It's unusual to coax me to go to Biwan's house. Even if the reason can't be found, the prince is not sure that Fan Meiren's son must be his biological son. Unless the child grows up to look exactly like the prince."
Situ Cen nodded and said: "If he never gives birth to another son... Fan Meiren's story will become more and more likely to be fake."
"Yes. I don't know if this one is his; that one, he knows it must be his. In comparison, the 'illegitimate son' studying in Taiwan is more reliable." Jia Cong sighed, "Anyway, the eldest son of Fan Meiren is
I can't do it." Situ Cen was noncommittal. Jia Cong turned to look at him, "I've been hanging out with Old Man Qiu in Biwan's house for so many days, and you haven't gotten that nanny out of Fan Meiren's side yet?"
Situ Cen smiled bitterly and said: "Fan Meiren was so frightened that she refused to let her go. I had no idea at the moment. Besides, with two stable women in hand, nothing was found."
Jia Cong held his cheek and thought: "Now we know that Mr. Mei is not an ordinary person, but we don't know who the master behind it is. The possibility that the two steady women are all craftsmen is too small. The greater possibility is that there is only one craftsman.
Xizuo has received professional training, so it may be difficult to find out the clues. So if the other stable woman is not Xizuo, what supports her refusal to confess? Have you checked their family members? "
Situ Cen gave him a big look: "Eighteen generations of my ancestors have asked me to tell them."
"Well..." Jia Cong thought for a long time, "My husband said that when one road doesn't work, it's better to try another road."
"Um?"
"Should we use our wives to interrogate those two stable women?" Jia Cong said, "Maybe they can spot flaws that men can't detect. Anyway, you have no other choice now."
Situ Cen blinked: "I don't know if they are willing."
"Anyway, my wife likes to do serious things." Jia Cong said, "She will definitely be willing."
The maid sent by Mrs. Qiu was originally her dowry, but she hasn't left yet. Situ Cen then called her over: "Go back and tell your empress that Mr. Jia has a bad idea and wants her to have a relationship with Grandma Jia San..."
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Jia Cong interrupted: "Hey, are you begging for help?" He waved the maid to come to him, "Sister maid, go back and tell Aunt Qiu that Situ Cen and his men are interrogating
Those two stable women clearly knew that there must be something wrong with them, but they couldn't find any clues after so many days. Seeing that they were about to lose their job, I gave him an idea. I'd like to trouble Aunt Qiu and my wife.
After a hard time, whether it was interrogation, investigation or fraud, I helped this guy finish his errand, so that he would not lose face in front of the prince. He took the initiative to ask for this errand from the prince."
Situ Cen hurriedly said: "It's just what Mr. Jia said!" The maid pursed her lips, smiled, and saluted.
Immediately, Mrs. Qiu sent her back again and said, "Our queen said that Your Highness is so pitiful to see. Since she was like this, she went to discuss it with Grandma Jia San."
Jia Cong clapped his hands: "That's it! Leave this matter to them. Let's rest for two days. Let's take a walk and go out for a stroll!"
Situ Cen looked at him and said, "You know they can do it?"
"I don't know about your wife, but my wife must have a way." Jia Cong said proudly, "My wife is a genius!"
Situ Cen was not a diligent master at first. After being tired these days, as if the strings of a piano were stretched tightly, he longed to be lazy. Jia Cong was happily beside him and said a few words, and he immediately recorded the confession.
He ordered people to be sent to the back. "Tell the princess how hard it is for her~~"
Jia Cong added: "Your Highness went to buy a gift for the princess~~" The maid laughed and laughed.
Jia Cong was originally wearing the clothes of an ordinary Confucian scholar, and Situ Cen also changed into a dandy dress. The two of them were really tired these days, so they went out to let themselves go.
The two of them didn't want to go anywhere, they just wandered on the streets for a while, and when they were tired, they casually sat in a small tea shop and drank tea. Jia Cong thought of Chengdu in later generations, which was famous for its leisure life. Looking at the people three hundred years ago,
Most people are very leisurely. He sighed: "The people in Chengdu really know how to live their lives."
Situ Cen also sighed: "I always thought that all people in Shu were like this. I didn't want there to be a place like Fuping County."
Jia Cong comforted him: "Your father is a military strategist. After all, your brother is young, and he is supported by Lord Qiu Liang and other important ministers. Chengdu is naturally peaceful. In other places, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. If you can't control it, there is nothing you can do."
Situ Cen shook his head, slowly drank a cup of tea, and said: "To tell you the truth, until I helped my brother rectify the officialdom this time, I was not sure that I was not another Ninth Uncle." Jia Cong raised his eyebrows. Situ Cong raised his eyebrows.
Cen Dao pursed his lips and said, "Reorganize the administration, four words, it's really easy to say... but it's so difficult to do! It's obvious that the people sent by my brother are doing everything, and I don't have many errands; I'm still exhausted to death
You have to live. How comfortable it was to be a dandy prince and fool around! Those years in the West were very interesting even though I was unfamiliar with the place. The officials below, with their flattering smiles on their faces, were as hard as rocks! They were so irritated.
I want to strangle them all to death!"
Jia Cong was stunned for a moment, then laughed at the table! He gave a thumbs up: "Acen, I admire you!" Nai paused, "I admire your brother even more. It's easy to be a mediocre leader, but it's really difficult to be a wise leader.
.Everyone has selfish motives. It is easy to deal with a single Fuping County Magistrate, just send troops to destroy it; but it is not easy to deal with a large area of Tian County Magistrate. Furthermore, it is easy to kill a Tian County Magistrate, but just replace it with a Shi County Magistrate.
It’s difficult.”
Situ Cen smiled bitterly and said: "I'll tell you the truth. Although I felt sorry for County Magistrate Shi at that time, I also thought that I would just choose a better one. I have met so many people and read so many files these days..." He suddenly thought
A bit dejected, "I'm surprised I didn't see the second County Magistrate Shi. He is the only one who co-authored it for us in Shu!"
Jia Cong added fuel to the fire: "You even asked your brother to drive him away." Situ Cen glanced at him. Jia Cong quickly added a cup of tea for him, "As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. In other words, people have their own needs.
Exclusive nature. When the officialdom is full of corrupt officials, it is difficult for honest officials to find a place. Acen, the prince, the prince, and you all have the intention to run the Kingdom of Shu. The foundation of the Kingdom of Shu is the legacy of the late emperor.
When the prince first arrived in the Kingdom of Shu, the foundation was not stable, and the Jiannan Jiedushi envoy Fang Xiong was there, so it was difficult to make any big moves. Although Fang Xiong fell, the entire officialdom of the Kingdom of Shu was still not shaken. What's more,
Over the past few years, the prince has been focused on making money and grabbing land overseas, and has not paid attention to the country. It is all excusable."
Situ Cen shook his head: "This bullshit is excusable! I could have been caught by the bandits!"
"If you two brothers want to clean up the government, you have to be ruthless. There may be many princes' brothers-in-law, prince's nephews, and powerful people who can't be beaten here." Jia Cong said, "What other purges are there?
Ah, great steward. Our family suffered a lot from the wealthy slaves back then. They emptied all our wealth, and they also put usury money outside, arranged lawsuits, and forced buying and selling. Needless to say, these people
, are you willing to chop it up?"
Situ Cenqi asked: "Jia Cong, what's the matter with you? If you don't chop these people up, do you want to keep them for the New Year?"
Jia Cong said: "Let me tell you one thing. I declare that I really knew it by chance. They don't recognize me, and I don't recognize them either."
"you say."
"In the past few days, I followed Mr. Qiu Liang to investigate the underground prison. Mr. Qiu mentioned that the urn was exquisitely made, but there was no signature on it, so I was afraid it was custom-made. Then I thought, do good things have to be signed? So I walked around.
In a pottery shop, I found that even the crudely made pottery was signed. While I was shopping, I heard a clerk in a shop chatting -" He paused, "There is a workshop that does Sichuan embroidery. Because the embroidery work is good, generally
The price of your items is higher than that of the nearby workshops." He looked at Situ Cen and closed his mouth.
Situ Cen waited for a long time and urged: "What happened to that workshop?"
Jia Cong spread his hands: "It has been sold at a low price these days. The owner wants to pack up his belongings and go to Lingnan."
Situ Cen snapped: "Who is trying to forcefully buy their workshop!"
Jia Cong said casually: "You." Situ Cen was stunned. Jia Cong said again, "Your family. If I didn't know that you are so busy these days, I would probably believe it. Why don't you believe it? Ordinary people don't
I recognize you, God knows who you are. Then I asked someone to inquire about it, guess who helped you buy the workshop?"
Situ Cen narrowed his eyes: "Who?"
"Princess Shu's younger brother, your uncle. This time he is not pretending to be Tian County Magistrate or Tu County Magistrate, he is real."