Zhong Wei, the owner of Yuezhi Teahouse, appeared, and walked in. Jia Cong looked at it, his face was a little less unspeakably sad, and he thought that his temperament was not suitable to be a spy. Jia Huan told Zhong Wei the truth on the day he came, and he wanted to pry Zhong Heng to go to Luzhou. Zhong Wei is a disciple of the general after all, and he doesn't look down on the green forest in his heart, and he has always felt that "my nephew is so miserable" when Zhong Heng is a mountain bandit; Therefore, he was in favor of his nephew going to Luzhou, so he sent someone to find Zhong Heng that day, and he would be able to come over in a few days.

Jia Cong thought for a while and said, "Your Zhong family should take revenge first, otherwise you two don't have to think about what you two do." These people who came to Ezhou from the capital are all masters of the masters, and Zhong Heng's skills are not bad. In this way, there is no way to enter the palace of the king of Hubei to assassinate, so he can only be out. Didn't you use Miaoyu to seduce him? ”

Zhong Wei said: "That thing seems feasible at first glance, but after a little thought, it can't be done." Master Miaoyu was arrested by him back then, how could he come to Ezhou? He must be suspicious. ”

Jia Cong said: "Who said that she is Master Miaoyu in Beijing?" Miaoyu is a sister-in-law, and she is not! She is the tea lady of this Yuezhi Teahouse! But it just so happens to look very similar to Miaoyu. Doesn't Ren Tanghui look very much like Yang Liulang? ”

Zhong Wei thought for a while: "It's a method." I just don't know if Master Miaoyu himself is willing or not. ”

Jia Cong said: "This is easy to do, I'll coax her." Jia Huan and Chen Ruijin laughed at the same time, Zhong Wei remembered that he had come to persuade himself for Situ Pan, stretched out his hand and nodded at him, and also smiled.

There is a small clean room at the back of the teahouse, which is dedicated to Miaoyu to cook tea. Naturally, she is not in charge of anyone's tea, and only cooks tea for the elegant room once a day. Because he never showed up, Zhong Wei, in order to avoid gossip, specially said that this tea master was an old man. Later, Shi Li wrote to him and gave him an idea, asking him to let the rumors go out, only saying that the old man was originally a tea master in a large teahouse in Beijing, and he ruined his face when there was a chaos in Beijing and a fire in the teahouse that year. Zhong Wei did what he said, and sure enough, everyone else believed it, so no one came to spy on him. Their teahouse is tightly guarded, and life is still stable.

For a while, Jia Cong was full of food and drink, and slipped to Miaoyu's small clean room and knocked on the door to enter, Miaoyu was sitting on the futon reading the scriptures. Jia Cong stepped forward and made a gesture. Miaoyu stood up and folded her head and recited the Buddha.

Jia Cong then sat cross-legged opposite her, looked at her carefully, and said, "I'm here to ask Master for something." Miaoyu didn't say anything, and motioned for him to just speak. Jia Cong said: "I bother the master to change out of this Zi clothes for a while. ”

Miaoyu raised her eyebrows: "Why?" ”

Jia Cong said: "Pretending to be a tea lady surnamed Lu, I only said that I was a disciple of this tea master, a native of Wuxi." The Lu family in Wuxi was originally your mother's mother's mother's family. Someone under the king of E, who knows you, will be able to lure him out sooner or later. ”

"You're trying to use me as bait."

Jia Cong nodded and said, "If he doesn't die, you won't have an Ansheng." Our family has saved you more than once, and you have repaid my favor. ”

He said so* that it was evident that there was no discussion. Miaoyu recited the Buddha: "Monks don't make killing." ”

Jia Cong said: "This is not killing, it is saving people. The king of E, who was desolate and cruel, died one day earlier, and many innocent beings were able to live. You see, since Ezhou hit him, the growing poverty of ordinary people is because he has increased a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes. He collected these taxes not for the side, but to invite a few more green forest masters for the Ewang Mansion to prevent the families who were ruined by him from seeking revenge for him. The Buddha is merciful and does not save those who are not destined for it. Sometimes, killing is a last resort. If you don't stop, you will kill more. Please also ask Lu Chaniang to help. ”

Miaoyu said: "If the king of E is dead, will his son get rid of those harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes?" ”

Jia Cong said: "Not necessarily. But as long as he's there, those taxes are getting bigger and bigger. His son doesn't have so many enemies, so he may not be willing to spend a lot of money to invite the Green Forest people to stay in the mansion, and there is a possibility of tax reduction. If the prince still collects taxes, he will probably use the money that he hired from the green forest people to drink tea and buy things, which can be regarded as activating the market and trade in Ezhou, and ordinary people still have benefits. ”

Miaoyu said: "Is Mr. Jia discussing with me?" ”

Jia Cong said: "No. This matter must be done, please return the favor to the master. ”

Miaoyu sneered: "People are under the low eaves, and they have to bow their heads." So, I can't help it? ”

Jia Cong shrugged his shoulders and said, "I can't help Lu Chaniang if she has to think like this." How can it be as good as it could be? But please be worthy of my heart. You have to pay it back when you come out and mix, you just think you're practicing. Miaoyu recited the Buddha. Jia Cong said, "When this matter is over, the master is debt-free and light, and he doesn't have to worry about the unhappiness of the king of Hu coming to find you again, isn't it?" Nai also recited the Buddha and turned to go out.

So he asked Chen Ruijin to buy a few clothes for Miaoyu. Because Miaoyu doesn't like to talk to people, everyone thinks that she has persuaded Jia Cong. When Miaoyu saw the clothes, she knew more and more that she couldn't help it, so she had to endure it.

The next day, the city of Ezhou spread. The tea master who burned his face in the Yue Zhi Teahouse had taught a beautiful female disciple that he had already left the school, and he was going to cook tea for the guests in their teahouse three days later. Boy! Disfigured the old tea master and the young and beautiful female disciple, the Ezhou idlers immediately rejoiced. Some people also say that this woman is from the Lu family in Wuxi, and she is the niece of Prince Xianyizhong's princess and princess! When she was young, she was implicated by her cousin, and she lived incognito in the countryside for many years, until Prince Yizhong was rehabilitated in the old years, and she was able to return to her original surname. Countless people came to the Yuezhi Teahouse to inquire, but the people in the teahouse did not answer - neither the truth nor the falsehood. Others became more and more curious. Three days later, the private rooms were immediately fully booked. Sure enough, there was the chief historian of the Ewang Mansion among them.

When it came to the day when Lu Chaniang officially appeared to cook tea, the teahouse was full early in the morning. Miaoyu was helpless, and endured the shame with a stiff face to make tea for the tea guests in one room. Those guests had originally come out of curiosity, but now when they saw this woman, they were shocked, and they sighed. Although Miaoyu has practiced in front of the Buddha for many years, she is a woman after all, her face was flushed at first, and she only pretended to be deaf and dumb, and her eyes were only staring at the tea set; Later, he became indifferent, and his face was like a clay sculpture. As everyone knows, in the eyes of others, she has another kind of dusty rhyme, and she doesn't answer when she talks to her, and others are not angry.

The private room booked by the chief historian of the king of E, naturally there is the king of E. As soon as this Lu Chaniang entered the door, the king of E and the chief historian both gasped! But seeing that this tea lady did not squint, she stepped forward and only cooked tea, obviously neither recognized the chief historian nor the king of E. The chief historian couldn't help but ask: "Has this Lu Cha Niang been to the capital?" ”

An old tea lady in a teahouse who accompanied Miaoyu hurriedly said: "Lu Chaniang grew up in the south when she was a child, and she only came to Ezhou half a year ago, and she has never been to the capital. ”

The chief historian glared at her and said, "I'm talking to Lu Chaniang, you don't have to interject." ”

The old tea lady said: "The guest officer doesn't know. Our Lu Cha Niang has a strange temper and never talks to people when cooking tea. I just cooked tea next door a few times, and I didn't say a word. ”

The chief historian said: "Next door is next door, here is here." Lu Chaniang, let me ask you! ”

Miaoyu didn't notice it. The old tea lady said: "As soon as Lu Chaniang entered the tea ceremony, it was as if she had entered the tea ceremony. She didn't hear what the guest officer said. ”

The chief historian was about to speak, so the king of E stopped him. He could see that this woman's heart was really on the tea set, and she really didn't hear what the chief historian said. After a while, the tea was ready, and the old tea lady held the tea to the guests from Lu Chaniang, and the chief historian and others did not dare to occupy the first place of the king of Hubei, and they all sat still. A little eunuch beside King E stepped forward and took a sip of tea, which was a test of poison. After a while, the little eunuch was fine, and the king of E picked up another tea cup to drink, his eyes lit up, and he shouted: "Good tea, good tea!" Looking up at the Lu Tea Lady, seeing that the aura of this woman was gone in an instant, she was stunned and saluted like a wooden man, and turned around and left without waiting for the reward of the King of E! The chief historian hurriedly shouted: "Lu Chaniang is back!" Lu Chaniang turned a deaf ear and disappeared.

The old tea lady stepped forward and saluted: "Lu Chaniang only cooks tea for each private room once every three days, and she will no longer do it herself, and she must also study the tea ceremony for the next two days, and she will not cook tea for guests." ”

The chief historian snorted: "A tea lady, such a big style!" ”

The old tea lady said with a smile: "If the guest officer still wants to drink Lu Chaniang's tea, please come back in three days." ”

"Hahahaha...... King E suddenly laughed, pointing at the old tea lady and said, "I know!" Your owner deliberately did this, and there is no shortage of customers in your store, right? ”

The old tea lady saluted again: "Guest officer, our teahouse is not short of guests." ”

King E praised: "Good thoughts! He took another sip of tea and praised, "Good tea!" ”

The old tea lady said, "Drink slowly, all the guests. "Retreat too.

This Lu Cha Niang's tea, which only comes back once every three days, who dares to rob it with the King of E? The king drank this pot of tea alone—a teapot with a large horizontal and vertical point, and there were not many pots. After drinking the tea, King E stood up and threw up his sleeves and said: "It's not the tea cooked by Lu Chaniang in the back, so don't drink it." Come back in three days. "Pick up your feet and go. The people who accompanied him, along with the chief historian of the private room, did not take a sip of tea.

It's a pity that the king didn't drink the tea three days later, and he had heartache that night, and when he didn't have a child, he died.

Zhong Wei was stunned for a long time when he got the news: "What's the matter! ”

Chen Ruijin said indifferently: "The tea is poisonous." ”

"Who's ordered?"

"Me."

"Huh?" Jia Cong poked his head and said, "Why haven't I heard you say it?" Last night I was still thinking about how to lure him out of the city and how to set up an ambush. ”

Chen Ruijin said with a smile: "The third master often said that confidential matters must be concealed from one's own people before they can be concealed from outsiders. The guards around the king of E are highly skilled in martial arts, and instead of trying to figure out how to lure him out of the city in the future, it is better to take advantage of his defenselessness to attack. He doesn't usually eat outside the house, and I heard that there are also food samples in the house. Isn't that the king afraid that the king of E will see Miaoyu and behave inappropriately, so that I will pretend to be an old tea lady? There is no time to lose. ”

Zhong Wei said: "Why is the little eunuch who tested the poison safe?" ”

Chen Ruijin said: "In the old years, I heard the third master of Cong say that the green forest commented, and some people will poison it. The medicine is in the cup, but the wine is not poisonous. Jia Cong rolled his eyes. Therefore I will poison myself. Medicate in a cup. It's just the cup that is not in front of the king of E. The little eunuch who tested the medicine would only try the cup of tea in front of the king of E. Whether it is a good tea that only comes out once in three days, or the first time it is cooked for people to drink, the king of E's praise is very high, where do others dare to drink it? Naturally, the king of E swallowed it alone. Sooner or later, that cup of poisonous tea will enter the belly of the king of E. ”

Everyone was silent for a moment, Jia Cong applauded first, and others also applauded.

Only Zhong Wei stood stunned, still in disbelief: "He's dead?" ”

Jia Cong said: "It's dead." Why don't you find an excuse to set off firecrackers to celebrate? ”

Zhong Wei was still stunned and couldn't come back to his senses. Jia Cong patted him on the shoulder and went out. Jia Huan also patted him on the shoulder and went out, and the rest of the people patted him on the shoulder one by one, and they came out. When everyone came out of the house, there was a heart-breaking cry.

Chen Ruijin said in a low voice: "It is inevitable that the government will come to inquire later." ”

Jia Cong said casually: "Cha Bei! Is there anything else to find out? Everyone smiled at the corners of their mouths.

Sure enough, in less than half an hour, someone from the yamen came to question. Where are the ordinary servants who are the opponents of these old spies? Let them say a few words at will and send them away. Although the Ewangfu suspected that the tea in their teahouse was poisonous, someone had tried the medicine first, so it was unreasonable.

Jia Cong Nai stretched his waist and went out without saying a word. He rode a horse to Jia's horse shop in Ezhou, saw the shopkeeper, pulled him to inquire about the situation in Ezhou for a whole day, and returned to the teahouse after dinner.

Zhong Heng arrived in Ezhou at dusk that day. Soon after entering the city, he heard that the king of E had died, and he was also shocked, so he rode his horse and ran to the teahouse. Zhong Wei's eyes were already swollen from crying, and he was listening to Jia Cong's bad idea and taking hard-boiled eggs. When I saw him, I said, "Since you have come, sacrifice your father and mother tonight." Zhong Heng burst into tears, and the two hugged their heads and cried.

Jia Cong looked at him for a while and said, "I feel uncomfortable listening to it, go out for a walk." Jia Huan hurriedly followed.

The two of them did not ride horses, but walked around the streets with their hands in their hands. Passing by a market, I wandered around, and saw a sugar gourd shouting and selling sugar gourds, so I bought two strings in my hand. For a while, the seller of sugar gourds left, and they followed casually until they walked to the door of a small restaurant in the market. There was a lot of commotion in it, and they thought it was amusement, and when they looked around for a moment, they saw a man who looked like a scholar sitting in the corner drinking, and went over to sit at the table beside him.

The king of E is newly mourned, and the idlers all over the city are wondering how he died, and this restaurant is naturally no exception. After listening to it, Jia Cong smiled and said: "If I were an official, I would seal the teahouse that made the tea lady only cook tea once every three days!" ”

Jia Huan asked, "Why?" ”

Jia Cong said: "The king of E drank their tea yesterday and disappeared, who knows if they have anything to do with the death of the king of E?" What if there is? Besides, their tea lady's ability may not be high, it's true that she looks good, and that method is really good! Seal them for three or five months and half a year, take advantage of this effort, let the eldest cousin open a teahouse, and also get a beautiful tea lady, and cook tea once in three days! ”

Jia Huan glared at him: "Ghost idea! ”

Jia Cong laughed a few times. The brothers stopped talking about it, just drank wine and ate snacks. The scholar glanced at them a few times.

I really didn't expect the Ezhou prefect to do things so quickly. On this day, Lu Chaniang was preparing to cook tea for the second time, and a group of officials came from the bottom of Yuezhi Teahouse, and all the guests in the teahouse were blown out in an uproar. It is only said that this teahouse is not good and has something to do with the death of the king of E, and he forcibly sealed the door with a seal and was not allowed to open. No matter how Zhong Wei argued, the officials ignored it! Zhong Wei hurriedly changed his clothes and went to the yamen to ask to see the prefect, but the man said that the master had not come back in the palace of the king of Ewang in the past few days.

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