On Su Cheng's first day in the Kingdom of Zhao, King Zhao held a reception banquet for her. Just when the Crown Prince of Zhao was trying to grab a piece of cake, he was injured when he failed to grab it. King Zhao lost all face and the banquet broke up in a hurry. Go. Jia Xu sent Su Cheng to the post house, cupped his hands and said, "Master Su, do you want to rest for two days?"
"No need." Su Cheng said, "Water waits for no one, the sooner you take action the better." Looking around, she asked in a low voice, "Fifth Grandpa, what's going on with that prince? Don't you bring any thugs with you when you go to the Flower House? And that one The servant who reported the news was acting like an actor, I don’t believe it.”
Jia Xu smiled and said, "Guess."
Su Cheng looked at him: "I can't guess."
"It's fine if you can't guess." Jia Xu said, "You only need to control the water and don't need to worry about anything else." Su Cheng pursed his lips.
After Jia Xu left, Su Cheng took out the telegraph machine and sent a telegram, then went out for a stroll. When she came back, the telegram had been responded to. She had sent the telegram to Liu Xiaoqi, and sent Zhao Guo I told him about the prince's affairs. I thought Liu Xiaoqi would respond to his speculation, but unexpectedly the fellow replied: "Interesting, I'll be there right away."
It only takes four or five hours by express train from Beijing to Handan, and Liu Xiaoqi arrived in the early morning. When Su Cheng got up early, he saw a note dropped at the door, and it was Liu Xiaoqi who slipped it in through the crack in the door. He wrote: "Catch up on my sleep for now, see you when I wake up." Su Cheng shrugged, hid the note in his arms, and went out to arrange things.
Flood control is a big thing, and only the strong men of the Yan State are naturally not enough. The main thing is to rely on the Zhao State's own civil servants. Su Cheng then ran with Jia Xu for a day, getting to know all kinds of Zhao State officials, and talking in official style for a day.
After returning to the post house, Su Cheng thought about lying on the kang later and didn't want to move. Pushing the door open, he saw Liu Xiaoqi sitting at the table reading the copy. Su Cheng frowned and said, "You just came in like this." ?" Liu Xiaoqi put down the papers and stood up, walked out, closed the door, and knocked three times. Su Cheng shouted: "Come in."
Liu Xiaoqi came in and bowed: "Hello, shopkeeper Su. I've been traveling all night, but I've finally arrived."
Su Cheng glanced at him: "You are very interested in joining in the fun."
Liu Xiaoqi sat down and said, "Did the Crown Prince of Zhao do this on purpose?"
Su Cheng said lazily: "Obviously he did it on purpose. He sincerely wanted to embarrass his father in front of me, a guest of the Yan Kingdom."
Just at this time, an assistant came in from outside and replied: "Master Su, the Crown Prince sent someone to deliver something."
Su Cheng, Liu Xiaoqi were both stunned: "Who?!"
The assistant said: "The steward of the Prince's Mansion is here to give you something." He then handed over a gift list.
Su Cheng took it and glanced at it, frowning. Liu Xiaoqi leaned over and said, "What?" Su Cheng handed him the list. He saw that there was a long list of good things, from jewelry and jade to clothing and toys. Women like it. Liu Xiaoqi also frowned - this was too obvious to please. "Why did he bribe you?"
"I'm also puzzled." Su Cheng said, "I am a foreign official who came to support them in river control, and he, the crown prince of Zhao, can't help him. And the King of Zhao only has such a son, so he doesn't need to seize the throne."
Liu Xiaoqi took out a piece of paper on the shop desk from her arms. When Su Cheng took a look, it turned out to be a relationship diagram of the Zhao family. King Zhao had many concubines, but only four gave birth to children. The concubine Zhang gave birth to a son who was the heir apparent. , there were three other concubines who gave birth to three princesses, and the rest had no children. The prince married the Yu family, the daughter of the sister of the Zhang family, and they had no children for four years. The prince did not have any concubines, and he was not named. There are countless concubines, and there are countless brothel lovers outside. Liu Xiaoqi pointed at Mrs. Yu and said: "There is a story in this concubine's family."
It turned out that Jia Cong went to Feng Ziying's office yesterday to ask what was going on with King Zhao's royal family. Feng Ziying said casually, and then said: "The father of the imperial concubine is quite a figure, and now Zhao is supported by him."
"What's it called?"
"Yu Minzhong."
Jia Cong stood up in shock: "What is it called?!"
"Yu Minzhong." Feng Ziying glanced at Jia Cong, "What's wrong?"
Jia Cong twitched his ears: "Um...brother Feng, please tell me more details. Where is this Yu Minzhong from, when did he win the first prize, what official did he become, and how did he end up in Zhao State."
Feng Ziying said in surprise: "You all know that he won the top prize, don't others know?"
The corner of Jia Cong's mouth twitched: "He really won the first prize... He is indeed destined to be the first prize."
Feng Ziying narrowed her eyes: "The destiny of number one scholar?"
Jia Cong said: "From ancient times to the present, there are few number one scholars who can have a successful career, and he is one of them. What if..." If time and space have not changed, "Yu Minzhong is both talented and knowledgeable, and he is also very good at photographing the emperor's horses."
Shit..." He suddenly slapped the table and said, "I remembered an allusion. Oops, I should have remembered it a long time ago." Then he called a soldier in, "Help me go to the post house to see Young Master Kong and tell me
When he has time, he can go to Xiaoci County to pay homage to Grandpa Taizu and thank him personally."
When the soldier looked at him like this, he guessed that it was not something serious and said, "Your Majesty, please speak more clearly. How can young Master Kong with white eyebrows and red eyes understand this?"
Jia Congnai told them sternly: "I just remembered. If Taizu hadn't led the ancestors of the four kings and eight princes to conquer the country, our country would have been occupied by the Tatars outside the customs, and the whole country would have become slaves. Only the Tatars
The emperor also had to use Han officials as officials, and this Yu Minzhong was a famous Han official. The Tatar Queen gave birth to a daughter who was not very good-looking and not very beautiful, but the emperor liked it. A fortune teller said that she had to marry into the Confucian family to ward off the disaster.
The emperor fostered this daughter in Yu Minzhong's family. She was regarded as the daughter of the Yu family and married to the eldest son of the Kong family. Calculating her age, she should be the young boy Kong Yunxian. Grandfather Taizu and his ancestors defeated the Manchus——
In particular, my grandfather Jia Daishan won a great victory at Shanhaiguan and blocked the Tatars from the country. The fate of the country has changed, and the fate of the people has also changed. Young Master Kong no longer needs to marry the Tatar princess who caused the disaster. Should he thank Grandpa Taizu in a private name?
?By the way, I should also thank my grandfather."
When the relatives and friends heard this, they thought this was a serious matter! They complained that the prince said it as if it was a joke at first. He quickly saluted: "Yes, I'll go right away." He turned around and ran away.
Jia Cong looked back at Feng Ziying. Feng Ziying told him Yu Minzhong's experience. This man was the third number one scholar after the emperor succeeded to the throne. When the four generals rebelled against the capital, he was the minister of the Ministry of punishment, and he hurriedly resigned and returned to his hometown. Within a few years, he
His parents died of illness one after another, and they maintained filial piety for several years. Yu Minzhong's wife was not in good health, so he took a concubine named Zhang for him. Zhang was originally the daughter of a wealthy family, but she had no choice but to become a concubine because of her family's decline. Later.
His wife died of illness, and the Zhang family was reorganized. Today's Princess Zhao, the Zhang family, is the direct cousin of the Zhang family in Yu Minzhong's family. At that time, the Chu Kingdom had not yet been divided, and now the King of Zhao is not confused yet, and is still thinking about it.
He supported his cousin, so he went to the Kingdom of Wu personally, and invited Yu Minzhong to the Kingdom of Chu by using his brother-in-law's name. Later, the second King of Chu died, and the third King of Chu could not suppress his father.
Grandfather’s brothers.
Jia Cong touched his chin: "I see. King Zhao has woken up, and there are good ministers like Yu Minzhong supporting him. The prince has also married Yu Minzhong's daughter... Zhao Guo should be good. How can the fifth uncle seek someone else's family? territory?”
Feng Ziying said leisurely: "Your Majesty himself is incompetent, so what if others are capable? King Zhao's body can't hold on much longer."
"There must be some kind of bombs buried in Zhao State. Uncle Wu is so busy that he is willing to go there in person. Now is not the time to put out the long-term, it is the time to close the net." Jia Cong became curious and couldn't hold on.
Not long after, Liu Xiaoqi came to ask for leave with a telegram from Su Cheng, saying that Zhao Guo was interesting and he wanted to play. Jia Cong saw that he was serious and thought it was arranged by Jia Xu, so he introduced him to the country of time and space next door. That Yu Minzhong.
After hearing this, Su Cheng thought for a long time, raised his cheeks and said: "Uncle Cong said that Yu Minzhong's original fate was to embezzle disaster relief money behind the Tatar emperor's back, and it was not found out until after his death. He is still the same person. Even if he has changed. I’m just a master, so I’m sure he’s not much better?”
Liu Xiaoqi also held up her cheek: "Could he have embezzled official silver from Mo's treasury behind King Zhao's back?"
"It's hard to say. If Lord Liu Quan helps him, Zhao Guofei will fall apart."
"What should I do with the prince's gift list?"
"We've already sent them, so just accept them." Su Cheng said, "Let Jia's horse carry it back to the capital. This time it will cost a lot of money to help them defend Zhao against floods."
Su Cheng was still busy with Jia Xu in the next two days. Jia Xu gave a seal to King Zhao, saying that the flood this summer was the most important thing for Zhao State, but if there was a mistake, Zhao State would be in danger. He recommended himself to go with Mr. Su of Yan State to help She did some things to contact the county magistrate of Zhao State to transfer Zhao Guomin's husband. King Zhao agreed. Su Cheng received ten poems from the Crown Prince of Zhao State, all of which he wanted to pursue. Su Cheng put them aside after reading them. , Liu Xiaoqi took it and threw it away.
In the next day, Jia Xu will lead Su Cheng and others to set off. In the evening, Su Cheng was checking the files, and someone came in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, I want to see you."
Liu Xiaoqi said from the side: "Master Su has taken a rest, please come back tomorrow."
Su Cheng glared at him: "We will leave early tomorrow morning." Naiming said, "Please come in."
Not long after, the Crown Prince of Zhao came in. When the two of them took a look, the Crown Prince's eyes were unfocused, his steps were sloppy, and he looked like he was drunk and tired. The man looked at Su Cheng, smiled, cupped his hands and said, "This must be Mr. Su."
Su Cheng hurriedly returned the courtesy: "Hello, His Royal Highness. I wonder why you came to see me?"
The prince smiled and said, "What's the matter? Didn't I write a poem for Mr. Su?"
Su Cheng said: "The poem was written in a confusing way, and I can't understand it."
"What don't you understand? I'll explain it to you, sir."
Su Cheng said: "Your Highness and your subordinate have never met before. No one would fall in love with a woman they have never met before."
The prince said: "There is no need to meet. Mr. Su's talents and appearance are known to the world."
Su Cheng shook his head: "Although this official has some talents and looks, he is far from worthy of the words 'well-known to the whole world.' If the prince wants to make a joke, this joke has gone too far."
The prince shook his head and looked at her for a moment, then stood up and said, "I'm not joking. Is this okay? Mr. Su will help me control the river, and I will go to Jiangxi to see Magistrate Su and propose marriage to him."
Su Cheng said leisurely: "Unfortunately, I can't decide on my marriage."
"Oh, I understand." The prince turned around and left, "Then I will go to Beijing to propose marriage to the regent of Yan State." As he said this, the person had already arrived outside the house.
Su Cheng and Liu Xiaoqi looked at each other for a moment, and Liu Xiaoqi said leisurely: "Let him go. Jia Cong won't kill him." Su Cheng glanced at him, picked up the tea cup and drank tea.
At this time, General Naguan came to Jia Xu's house. He said: "I see that those strong men of Yan State are indeed soldiers, but I can't get any evidence. Can Mr. Liu bring a few scouts with him?" "
Jia Xu thought for a while: "Well, I just pretend to be my guard." General Guan then called a few people forward and asked them to follow Jia Xu. Jia Xu said, "But I feel that Yan State's military strength is strong There are many countries that have passed through Zhao, and the two countries are adjacent to each other. If there is an intention to seize our land, there is no need to borrow any strong men, they will attack directly and we will have no power to resist."
General Guan sighed: "The last general also has this thought. If those people are really not soldiers, I can't imagine what the Yan army is like." Then they discussed some more words and left.
The next day, Jia Xu, Su Cheng and others left Handan to regulate the river. The prince of Zhao personally escorted him out of Shili Pavilion outside the city. After that, he did not return home. He only said that he had something important to do and went to the capital for a walk, so he led a group of guards and left. When King Zhao heard about it, he thought he was going to play, so he stumbled and cursed: "The general in the country is facing a big disaster, and he still has time to wander around!" He also hated himself for not having a second son.
In the evening, the Crown Prince of Zhao rushed to the capital and found a posthouse to stay. The clerk in the posthouse heard that the Crown Prince of Zhao was here and hurriedly arranged a courtyard for him. On the way, Prince Zhao asked where the Rongguo Mansion was. The clerk said: "Rong Guo Mansion is there." The national government office and the Xianguo government office are both on Ningrong Street."
Coincidentally, a few people passed by them and overheard. A young man asked with a smile: "What is this eldest brother looking for in the Rongguo Mansion?"
Prince Zhao said: "I have something important to discuss with the regent Jia Cong."
A Confucian scholar next to the young man leaned out and said, "Jia Cong is a little busy, so it's not easy to find him."
Zhao Shizi said: "I have a huge advantage to look for him, and he will definitely get it."
The Confucian scholar raised his eyebrows: "Oh? What's so cheap?"
A smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Shizi's lips, and he said lazily: "Ask him for a woman and give him a piece of land."
A smile appeared on the corner of the Confucian scholar's mouth, and he lazily said: "I'm afraid it won't be easy. Women in the Yan Kingdom are quite valuable."
Prince Zhao turned to him and said, "How about I trade the State of Zhao with you for Master Su Cheng? Prince Regent?"
The Confucian scholar was indeed Jia Cong, and he looked him over a few times: "You are..."
The clerk in the post house hurriedly whispered: "Your Majesty, this is the Crown Prince of Zhao."
Jia Cong frowned slightly: "If I remember correctly, the eldest son of the Zhao Kingdom, the Princess Yu, is the daughter of Master Yu Minzhong."
Prince Zhao's face turned cold: "Just divorce her." Then he smiled shamelessly and said, "I heard that Master Su can choose the prince's son to marry into the Su family if he likes. How about my prince?"
Jia Cong looked at him for a long time, and he just smiled and said nothing. Jia Cong pursed his lips and said, "You want to join Su's family and trade Zhao Guo for my Cheng'er?"
Prince Zhao put his hands behind his back and shook his body: "Not bad. Zhao Guo."
"No change." Jia Cong said these two words and left. Zhao Shizi's face froze. After taking two steps, Jia Cong stopped and did not look back, "Your Zhao country is as big as a mung bean, and it is bigger than the Japanese Yan family." It is small, poor, has floods, and has many corrupt officials. Do you know how big North America is? It is two to three hundred times that of Zhao! Your Highness, our Yan State lacks nothing but territory."