Speaking of Shi DaZi, Jia Lian immediately recalled the time when Jia Cong had not shown any special characteristics.
If the current Pardon Master is normal, then the original Pardon Master was really nothing...
Well, it doesn't seem right to scold my father.
But this is a fact. Mr. Pardon is really not a good person.
His father was the most powerful Duke of Wu Xun in the dynasty, his mother was a noble daughter of a noble family, his brother was the prince of the dynasty, and his other father was even more awesome - Emperor Zhaowu of Daxia.
With such a big background, Mr. Pardon can still develop martial arts and learn top-notch military strategies. To be honest, it is so rare and valuable.
The young man went to the palace to study with the prince, and together with the thirteenth old man Liu Ke, they were called the twins of the capital, Huahua Tai Sui.
They fight with eagles and play with crickets, fight with dogs and visit brothels. Apart from bringing harm to ordinary people, none of the young masters in the capital had ever been beaten by Jia She.
At that time, Mr. Jia would be detained every day when he went to court. The most common thing he heard was, my son was beaten by your son!
When the late prince passed away, everyone thought that Jia She would be wilting now.
hehe……
Why did Jia Lian often fight with people when he went out to socialize? Apart from his childhood sweetheart Wang Xifeng, it was more often because of the people he fought with, whose fathers had all been beaten by their own fathers.
After the pardon master changed from a noble young prince to a stable general who was laughed at by everyone, he stopped going out to fight with eagles and dogs, but he fell in love with calligraphy and calligraphy again.
Jia Lian began his career of wiping his father's butt, and Shi DaZi was one of the "victims".
A man who is so poor that he can't even afford food owns twenty exquisite old fans, all of which are original paintings and drawings by ancient people.
When Master Pardon found out, he forced him to buy it, but the stone fool refused to do so, saying, "If you want the fan, you'll have to kill me first!"
Ordinarily, the eldest master didn't say he wanted to rob him by force. He gave Jia Lian a lot of money and said he wanted to buy it back for fun. But I didn't expect to meet such a stubborn and stubborn person, which almost made Master Pardon angry to death.
If Jia Lian hadn't secretly sent Shi DaZi out of the capital to hide him, he might have caused big trouble according to the eldest man's temperament.
Jia Lian was beaten for this, and when he went out to drink, he met Lao Shisan.
Master Thirteen was kind-hearted and gave him a big colorful rooster. He won many cockfights with this big rooster, which made Master Pardon temporarily forget about the stone idiot.
Of course, the colorful rooster died in the battle in the end, and was used by the Pardon Master to replenish the body of his good son Jia Xiaosan. This is all a story later.
This father has too many shortcomings. He is greedy for money, lustful, patriarchal, and a violent father.
But Jia Lian also had to admit that his father was a loyal, filial man, with high military strength and a man who paid attention to family inheritance and reputation.
well! The past cannot be recalled, and recalling it brings tears. Jia Lian can already roughly guess what his brother is going to do.
When Jia Hua met the third son of his family, he had been unlucky for eight lifetimes. It was estimated that he would have to go to the desert thousands of miles away to eat sand in a few days before he could sit in the position of a capital official.
If you are more ruthless, you will be a good man again in eighteen years.
"I sent the stone idiot to Changping. When do you want him to come back, I will have someone arrange it."
Jia Cong grinned, showing his eight white teeth: "Don't rush, don't rush, Master Thirteen hasn't squeezed him out yet. When the news comes from Master Thirteen, we will sing an old dude to Jia Yucun." Here comes the drama of oppressing the people."
…
The Chinese New Year is always lively.
On New Year's Eve, ancestor worship was held, and during the Spring Festival, Master Jing officially added his name to the family tree, under the name of Mrs. Xing, and changed his name to Jia Yue.
Yue is a divine pearl.
The legitimate daughter of Marquis Rong Guo is naturally a precious pearl.
After the ancestor worship was over, the two houses reunited in the Rongxi Hall, happily watching the New Year and waiting for the arrival of the new year.
After the crackling firecrackers sounded in the capital, Jia Cong also lit the firecrackers that had been prepared long ago.
The dazzling fireworks showed the prosperity of Ning Rong's Jia family, and at the same time brought the pressure and urgency that had accumulated in Jia Cong's heart for eleven years to the sky, disappearing without a trace as the fireworks dissipated.
A Dream of Red Mansions has finally become a dissipated nightmare.
At this point, I, Jia Cong, have finally changed the fate of the Jia family in Red Mansions. Next, it is time to try to realize my own rebirth value in this world.
The first day of the first lunar month in the eighth year of Yuanyou was Mao Shi.
Jia Cong was taken out of the warm bed by his father. He dressed and washed in a daze. He was carried into the carriage in a daze. He was holding a piece of warm pancake and munching on it in a daze.
When he arrived in front of Daxia's gate, Jia Cong was still in a daze.
There was already a buzz of people outside the car. During the annual Zhengdan Dynasty, civil and military officials of the seventh rank and above in the capital, as well as envoys from various countries, would enter the palace to pay tribute to the emperor for a hundred years.
This year's Zhengdan Dynasty finally passed smoothly without any trouble. On the contrary, the achievements of the Household Department were so dazzling that Mr. Lin became the focus of everyone. After all, the Household Department's silver deposits reached 27 million taels. Who wouldn't be jealous?
The emperor was so happy that his white teeth were exposed, and he waved his hand and received various rewards.
Even Mo Yu, the younger brother of the Lin family, who was one year and two months old, even without all his teeth, was put on the admissions list of the Imperial College in advance and was given the Imperial Four Books and Five Classics.
I don’t know if the little baby would cry holding the bottle if he knew that he was still breastfeeding and wet the bed, and that during the Chinese New Year, he was forced to undergo three years of simulated five-year imperial examinations.
The Ministry of Rites carried out a series of procedures for the Zhengdan Dynasty step by step according to the usual practice, and finally gave a banquet to the ministers.
Jia Cong had been hungry for a long time. Zheng Huan was munching on a chicken leg in each hand, but Nie Chaoyi, the host and guest, the doctor of the Qing Dynasty, quietly came to his side and brought Jia Cong good news.
"Uncle, look over there... the Satsuma clan has sent people here again, wanting to buy our firearms again. According to the information obtained by the subordinate, the Satsuma clan has brought so much silver this time."
Nie Chaoyi pointed to the seat where the vassal envoy was sitting, and then secretly made a sign of seven with his hands.
Jia Cong looked in the direction of his finger and met his "old friend" Chida Goichi's eyes.
Oops, there is a "friend" coming from afar, and I must find a way to squeeze him out.
Jia Cong grinned and raised the chicken drumstick in his hand towards Chida Goichi. Qianda was stunned for a moment, but soon understood that this was a greeting to him, and raised his glass in return.
The young lady became the concubine of the Celestial Dynasty, which indeed made the Celestial Dynasty more friendly to the Satsuma Domain. It seems that this time the plan has more hope of success.
The envoys from other Japanese feudal towns in Beijing became alert when they saw that Uncle Yongfeng of Daxia was so friendly to the Satsuma clan.
I heard that the Satsuma clan sent several shiploads of silver from the country. Do they want to buy Daxia's firearms again?
This damn Satsuma clan wants to trap us to death?
Jia Cong could see the thoughts of these Japanese people with just one glance, and smiled secretly in his heart.
The fire is not strong enough, we must add more fire.
He finished the chicken drumstick in his hand in two or two bites, wiped his hands, picked up the wine bottle on the table, and walked to Goichi Chida with a smile on his face.
"Qianda, I haven't seen you for a long time, why have you lost weight? Are the people at Sifangguan neglecting you?"
Qianda stood up in a hurry and wanted to salute Jia Cong, but was held back by him.
"Look at you, why are you so polite? Satsuma clan and Daxia are now serious in-laws. They are both our own people. Why are you so polite? Come on, come on, sit down. It's the Chinese New Year. I'll have a drink with you. Come on. Done!"
"Thank you, uncle, foreign minister, I will do it first!"
Burp, Qianda drank heavily as soon as he raised his glass, and even burped.
He felt flattered, and the other envoys from the Japanese vassal towns felt shuddering.
What a joke, if Daxia really recognizes the Satsuma clan as an in-law, how will they fight against the Satsuma clan in the future.
You must know that there may still be fierce fighting in the country at this time, so how can they still think about drinking.
Jia Cong personally filled it up again, smiling and chatting about household matters, and unknowingly the topic of firearms came up.
Qianda saw the opportunity coming and immediately followed Jia Cong's words. Although he knew that the firearms sold to the Satsuma clan by Daxia were all castrated versions, they were still powerful.
In addition, the Satsuma Domain bought a large amount, and the deputy envoy from China told him that in the war a year ago, the Satsuma Domain suppressed the Hizen and Higo clans and almost occupied nearly half of the territory of the two clans.
Thinking of the General's repeated request for additional firearms in his letter to him, Qianda's eyes became hot as soon as he looked at Jia Cong.
"Uncle, I wonder if Daxia has any plans to sell firearms?"
Jia Cong looked very surprised: "Oh? Are Satsuma Domain's firearms not enough?"
Chida sighed and said: "Uncle, I don't know. In order to save the world...in order to solve the problem of the king who was under house arrest, he had to fight against the rebellion of the Japanese country. The consumption of firearms was too great and could no longer support the loyal Satsuma warriors." We continue to fight, so the General sent a letter to ask the warriors of the Satsuma Domain to sell more firearms to the Satsuma Domain."
"this……"
Jia Cong looked at the six bosses who were mingling with each other in embarrassment, and sighed: "It's not easy to handle. Before, you Japanese vassals almost bought out all the stocks of the Ministry of Industry, and the Chinese Empire even gave you all our own firearms. …”
"Uncle, let's add more money!"
Bang!
As soon as Chida finished speaking, the envoy of the Hizen clan on the side smashed his wine glass on the table in anger.
However, his actions did not make Jia Cong look at him at all. Instead, he started whispering to Chida Goichi.
After drinking some wine, the civil servants and generals in the palace soon became dissolute as usual, making drinking orders, wrestling contests, and even fighting out of dissatisfaction.
The noisy voices covered up the whispers between the two, but Goichi Chida's eyes became brighter and brighter, which suddenly made the Japanese vassal next to him feel even colder.
When plates and dishes were flying everywhere in the hall, Fengtian Hall became even more noisy.
After Jia Cong dodged a plate from an unknown source, he cordially invited Chida Goichi to sit in the East Palace.
Relatives must be treated well, not to mention rich relatives who brought seven million taels of silver, and they must be squeezed dry.
Before the banquet was over, the envoys from the other feudal vassals of Japan were completely unable to swallow the delicious food and wine.
They no longer wanted to stay in the palace, and hurried back to the Sifang Pavilion one by one to discuss countermeasures with their own people.
After Jia Cong returned home, the spies sent news that almost all the Japanese envoys in Sifang Pavilion sent people out of Beijing to the east.
He laughed loudly after listening to Jia Shiyi's report: "Chida Goichi is indeed my 'best friend'. Seven is an auspicious number. It seems that the Japanese have no intention of living a good life this year."
…
Jia Cong didn't care whether the Japanese wanted to celebrate the New Year, but Goichi Chida really became Jia Cong's "best friend".
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Chida sent a large cart of gifts to Jia Cong, including a box of gold bars. Jia Cong was almost blinded by ten thousand taels of gold.
Jia Cong sent the bulk of the gold bars to the inner treasury as a gift to the emperor according to the ratio of five to three to two, 30% to the East Palace as a gift to the prince, and the remaining 20% went into his private treasury.
Seeing that each of his sisters was getting married in time, he had to save more gold and silver to use as a bankroll for his sisters in the future.
Jia Cong took out a few gold bars and asked the silversmith in the mansion to melt them into twelve zodiac signs. The second sister was a tiger, the third sister was a monkey, sister Lin was a sheep, sister Yun was a chicken, the fourth sister was a dog, and the second brother Bao was a horse. …
There are also the eldest sister and eldest nephew in the palace, the eldest nephew and the little niece...
If it's not enough, we might as well include the elders and make another batch. Anyway, it is free gold, and Mr. Cong is so generous that he is not short of money.
Soon, even the old lady and the Pardon Master received New Year's gifts from Jia Cong. One by one, they looked at the innocent golden zodiac statues in their hands and couldn’t laugh or cry, but they also felt incomprehensible in their hearts.
Especially the old lady, she has always been the only one to give out lucky money to the juniors, and this is the first time she has received gold from the juniors.
At noon on the fifth day of the lunar month, someone came to the palace. It was Baoqin who was standing in front of Yuanchun.
"The empress and the young prince received the gift from the third master and were very happy. They specially ordered the slave to return the gift."
Baoqin delivered the gifts given by Yuanchun to everyone one by one, and finally bowed gratefully to Jia Cong, which made everyone in Rongxi Hall very puzzled.
She presented a small wine jar and said in front of everyone: "I don't have anything good to offer as a return gift. This is the wine I brewed from the plum blossoms in the palace. I hope the third master won't dislike it."
Only then did the old lady and others realize that Jia Cong had not even forgotten to hold the piano, and also gave him a portrait made of gold.
Jia Cong helped Bao Qin up, took the jar of wine, and said solemnly to her: "You take care of our eldest sister in the palace for us, and you are a member of my family. I like this jar of wine very much, and I will drink it at the family banquet today." You don’t have to rush back, just have dinner at home today.”
The old lady didn't understand the reason why Jia Cong did this, so she immediately took over and said, "What Brother Cong said is that you stay and I will ask someone to call you my mother. They happened to be in the city to pay New Year's greetings in the past two days. You and your family It’s easier to talk.”
Baoqin knelt down and kowtowed to the old lady gratefully: "I would like to thank my ancestors and my third master. I will die for the Jia family and my empress. If you violate this oath, heaven and earth will not tolerate it."
"Why are you saying this on New Year's Day? Get up quickly."
The old lady asked people to help Baoqin up, and Yuanyang went to arrange the banquet. Baoqin, who finally got out of the palace, met his family in Rongguo Mansion. After lunch, he took the palace people back to the Forbidden City.
A small golden zodiac statue is nothing to today's Baoqin. She is the most proud female official in front of Concubine Xian, and her worth is no worse than that of an ordinary official lady.
But it was Jia Cong who could remember her and give her the same New Year's gift as the sisters in the mansion, which made Baoqin even more loyal to the Jia family and Yuanchun.
Of course, Jia Cong's intention was not just to win Baoqin's loyalty. He was really grateful to Baoqin for taking care of Yuanchun loyally over the years. Without Baoqin's careful care, Yuanchun might not have been able to survive.
This was just something Jia Cong did casually, and he forgot about it after two days.
On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Jia Cong finally visited the old mansion of his in-laws in Beijing, and then he and Daiyu took a car out of the capital, planning to go to Jiajiazhuangzi in the west of the city to enjoy plum blossoms.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked outside the west city gate, he met Yilan, the king of Shunyi County who was returning to Beijing with a team of cavalry.
Jia Cong lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked in surprise: "Prince, Prince, have you just come back from the northwest? Did your trip go well?"
When Yilan heard someone calling him, he reined in his horse and stopped. He turned around and saw Jia Cong, and immediately relaxed.
He patted his horse and walked to the side of the carriage and sighed: "Uncle Yongfeng, it went smoothly, but I didn't do my best. I don't know how to tell you... By the way, I remember Yongfeng." Uncle Feng is recruiting mercenaries for Marquis Rongguo to conquer the south, and I have recruited 20,000 prairie warriors for you, and they will arrive shortly."
Monthly ticket recommendation ticket
That’s it for tonight, we’ll continue tomorrow, good night!
(End of chapter)
