It is said that Li Qizhi, a fine worker sent by the King of Jin to Zhangzhou, poisoned himself, and a subordinate flew a pigeon to return to the Jin Kingdom to report the funeral, and the King of Jin was shocked! I wanted to send someone to investigate in detail, but Jarvis from Taiwan was also involved. The old mistake of the King of Jin being too cautious was committed again, and after thinking about it again and again, he remembered that Han Qi and Jia Cong had known each other for many years, so he sent a secret order to the Jinxiang Bofu in Beijing, and sent the uncle in their mansion to Fujian to find out the matter. Han Qi was also shocked, he didn't dare to delay, so he found an excuse to go out of Beijing and rushed to Fujian by 800 miles of expedited road.

When we arrived in Zhangzhou, we found a subordinate who had followed Li Qizhi, and the man told him: "We thought that Li Sanye came to Zhangzhou for that He Laodun, so we simply arrested that person first, so we sent someone over." Who knew that He Laodun was no longer in Longyan. ”

Han Qi frowned: "What's the matter?" ”

The subordinate smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Han, we may not let any prince take a yellow finch behind." A few days ago, a eunuch and a man were looking for He Laodun in Longyan, and they met two long-tongued women, who spread the news to everyone and frightened He Laodun. "It's a detailed description of the gossip uploaded on the streets of Longyan." He told his family that he was going to Taiwan to make a living. ”

Han Qi was stunned: "So, he has gone to Taiwan?" ”

"Nope." The subordinate waved his hand and said, "He's a bit cunning." When he left, he told his parents and sister to go to Taiwan, and everyone in the neighborhood thought he had gone to Taiwan. Thinking that he would have to write home, our men waited near their house, and had the address to find him. A few days ago, sure enough, He Laodun had a letter home, so he took the letter out at night. He went to Wu without leaving an address, so that his family did not have to write to him. He also told him that if an outsider asked about it at home, he should not tell the truth, but only said that he was a painter in Taiwan. ”

Han Qi said: "This is a precautionary heart. What did he do in the country of Wu? King Wu is greedy and not a master. ”

The subordinate laughed and said: "It's just a craftsman, how can you choose the master." The country of Wu is rich, and it is easier to make a living. ”

Han Qi tightened his eyebrows even more: "The country of Wu is not only rich, but also has a large population. It's not easy to find someone. By whom did the letter come? ”

The subordinate sighed: "Jia's horse line." Han Qi knew that he couldn't find the root cause. Jia's Horse & Co. has always kept confidential for its clients. The subordinate added, "I just don't know who sent the eunuch and the man, how do you know our plan." I'm afraid there is a mole in it. ”

Han Qi sneered: "I'm afraid? There must be a mole. He asked Li Qizhi and Jarvis what they had done these days. The subordinate then repeated it from the beginning. Han Qi was so shocked that he couldn't believe it: "Lin Hai's daughter is a military advisor, and she has defeated Zheng Chao'er three times in a row?" What's up to her? ”

The subordinate said: "The details have not been explored yet, but I heard that the mountains, rivers, fire, and wind have all been used." If it weren't for the fact that this Lin Junshi didn't want to fight at all, Master Zheng would have died in the first place. ”

Han Qi couldn't help but rejoice: "It's a shame that she didn't marry the second prince that day, otherwise the princes of each family would not have died." ”

The subordinate smiled: "Isn't the second prince King Chen?" Let the Dongying witch curse for a coma for several months, and when he came back, he didn't dare to send troops again, but he was just a dog guarding the house. That Lin Junshi is a living female Zhuge ! Foresighted, foresight like a god, all the soldiers in the Taiwan government are worshipped, and it is strange to look down on King Chen! ”

Han Qi high-fived and said: "In the early years, Cong'er said countless times in Beijing that there are geniuses among women; It is said that it is not lost to the eyebrows, but I am afraid that it is stronger. At that time, I only felt that he was exaggerating because of his admiration for his sisters. Now it seems that he recognized this Miss Lin when he was a child, and he was afraid that he was motivated. Nai asked, "Does she have a family?" ”

The subordinate said, "I don't know. The military regulations in Camp Jarvis were so tight that we searched for dozens of people to talk to them, but we couldn't get any useful information. ”

Han Qi pondered for a while and said, "It's okay." Now that I've come to Fujian, I'll go to Chengtianfu to meet Brother Cong. ”

The subordinate said: "The Tan family bought an ordinary coffin and buried Li Sanye, but do you have to try to dig it out and transport it back?" ”

Han Qi thought for a while and said, "It's okay, after all, he is the most important person in the Li family." Nai sighed, "Man is not as good as heaven." ”

"What about the Tan family?"

Han Qi said: "The Tan family doesn't have to worry about it, let the Li family deal with it themselves." "I asked the torture chamber officer who Jarvis and Lin Junshi had pried away.

The subordinate said: "The injury has been healed, and in the past few days, I have been entertaining relatives and friends, packing my luggage, and preparing to move my family to Chengtian Mansion." ”

Han Qi said: "Since the two of them value it, I'll go and meet for a while." ”

Then he rested for a day, and the next day Tsing Yi Xiaohao went to visit Dong Ming. When he arrived at Dong's house, he only said that he was a passing merchant Han Da, who heard his name and wanted to meet the wizard that General Jarvis valued.

Dong Ming has seen countless lively idlers these days, and according to his former temperament, he will inevitably close the door. Coincidentally, Jia Cong sent him a letter a while ago, and the letter wrote a pair of intelligent Western brothers, who love to guess their family background and temperament by checking the clothes and hats of passers-by. Dong Ming thought it was interesting and bored, so he also met some people and dissected for fun.

Today, I heard from the soldier in front of me that the thirty-five or sixteen who came to ask for a meeting had a good bearing, so he ordered him to come in. The two exchanged a few words, and Dong Ming's wife personally held the tea and sent it in. Han Qi drank tea after thanking him, his brows moved slightly, and he praised with a smile: "Good tea." Dong Ming smiled slightly. This tea is the Ming Qian Longjing sent by Jarvis, and it is naturally a good tea. It's just that his wife is not good at making tea. Such a tricky mouth can't be raised by ordinary people. Nai accompanied him for half an hour, Han Qi didn't find anything, but Dong Ming even guessed that he had two sons and one daughter in his family.

In the end, Han Qifang pulled on his injury, pretended to squeeze his eyes, and said, "I heard that Mr. Dong's injury was due to an affair. ”

Dong Ming smiled bitterly: "There is no calamity. He waved his hand to prevent him from lifting it.

Han Qi leaned forward and said, "Is it really the one who is the head of the three Jias of the Rongguo Mansion, who saved this Zhangzhou Tan family?" ”

Dong Ming said: "It's okay, it's a bit of a mistake." "I have never seen such a bold man who dares to commit such recklessness and greed for money and murder." He shook his head again, "The human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant." Han Qi asked carefully, and what he said was not much different from the rumors on the street. After a few more gossips, Han Qi took his leave.

Dong Ming ordered his soldiers to send Han Qi out, and thought to himself: Most ordinary people would ask him about his injury early; This person asked last, obviously trying to cover it up. The front ones are all cover-ups, and the purpose of this Han Dalai is to find out about Li Qizhi, and he must be in the same group as Li Qizhi. So he wrote a letter and released a pigeon and flew to Chengtianfu.

Jia Cong received the letter and pondered, surnamed Han Xingda, a disciple of Gaomen, and a person from the King of Jin. and age, appearance, temperament, children, etc., who is not Han Qi? Han Qi watched himself grow up, and now that he has arrived in Fujian, it is impossible not to come to see him. There are some things that I can't get bored with. Fortunately, King Jin is still easy to deal with, just give enough benefits to tempt. He replied to Dong Ming, asking him to pretend to admire Han Dazhi's knowledge and courage, and hook him up to come to Chengtianfu for a walk. Dong Ming acted according to his words.

Han Qi also thought that Dong Ming wanted to recommend himself to Jia Lian, so he smiled secretly in his heart, and pretended that "it is better to be respectful than to obey his fate", and really followed Dong Ming on the road.

It's not too much ahead. It wasn't until he got on the boat from Chengtianfu to pick up Mr. Dong in Quanzhou that Han Qi was stunned: Jia Lian actually had such a good ship! After getting off the boat, I got on a four-wheeled carriage with rubber tires and walked on the cement road. Entering the gate of Chengtianfu, it is full of fresh objects on the street, and these newcomers are dizzying. The carriage finally stopped at the gate of the Taiwan prefect's yamen, and after a while, Jia Lian led Jia Cong Jarvis to pick it up, and laughed when he saw Han Qi. Jarvis was busy introducing Dong Ming to the two of them.

Jia Cong Nai stepped forward and made a gesture to Dong Ming: "Mr. Dong, Jia Cong was born late." This big brother—" he pointed at Han Qi, "is that Mr. Han Da mentioned in Mr. Dong's letter?" ”

Dong Ming arched his hand and said, "Exactly." ”

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Mr. Dong really has a vision, this person is really talented." ”

Dong Ming smiled bitterly: "Obviously, he is not a good talent. Jia Lian and Jia Cong laughed again.

Jia Cong Nai said to Jarvis: "Senior brother and second brother Lian will accompany Mr. Dong first; I haven't seen Brother Han for a long time, so I'll talk with him for a while. Jarvis nodded. Jia Lian accompanied Dong Ming into the prefect's office, Chen Hongsleeve arranged for someone to settle the house for Dong Ming's family, and Jia Cong took Han Qi and ran back to his own small study.

When he got to the house and sat down, Jia Cong looked at Han Qi and smiled: "Mr. Han is you!" Hahaha......"

Han Qi couldn't laugh, looked at him for a long time, and sighed lightly: "Your Taiwan Mansion ...... It's amazing. ”

Jia Cong said proudly: "Interesting! There are a lot of novelties, and I'll take you around the street tomorrow. ”

Han Qi's voice was strange: "Cong'er, have you decided which prince you want to follow?" ”

"Nope." Jia Cong said, "If I choose the Lord, what will I do hiding here?" All these things in Chengtianfu can be moved inland. It's just that I can't choose it in the past few years. Han Qi's eyes jumped. Jia Cong Nai snapped his fingers and said, "In Brother Xianwang's generation, only three are useful. The King of Chu - don't look down on him, this thing is better than the King of Jin, but it is a pity that the assassin killed him; The King of Shu - In today's world, force is more effective than anything else; King Xian...... Eh, King Yan, it's good in every way, I almost want to follow him. If I'm the same age as the second brother Lian, this will be his staff. He regretted, "I'm too young to keep it." ”

Han Qi asked, "You are young, what does it have to do with choosing King Yan or not?" ”

Jia Cong held his cheeks and said, "If I have the age of the second brother Lian, I will not only be a staff member of King Yan, but also his son's husband." Han Qi gasped. He went on to say, "I'm too young for the son of King Yan to teach me. Of his two older sons, one was mediocre in his talents, less than one-twelfth of his old son, and the other died. The two little ones can't see if it's good or not. If I vote for the king of Yan, sooner or later I will assist his son. There is not a single one of his sons whom I can despise for the time being. ”

Han Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and after a while, he asked again, "What about King Jin?" ”

Jia Cong said casually: "I can't be born to be a son of heaven." ”

Han Qi opened his mouth to refute, but suddenly saw that he looked lazy, and he couldn't refute it. Nai thought for a while and said, "King Jin is cautious and thorough, which is extremely beneficial for seizing the heir. If the world hadn't become what it is now, he wouldn't have been able to make the last move and get the big treasure. ”

Jia Cong said: "What Brother Han said is right. It's not a succession at the moment, it's a troubled time. It's just thoughtful; If you are too cautious, you will be like the Eastern Wu of the Three Kingdoms - waiting for death. Nai looked up at him, "Brother Han doesn't want to vote for him, right?" It's better to vote for the king of Yan. Isn't your home in the capital? Just don't have to move. ”

Han Qi frowned when he heard this, and suddenly remembered that there was still a master in Rongguo Mansion in the capital. In this way, Jia Cong really has no intention of being self-reliant for the time being. Nai Dao: "In your opinion, it is difficult for the King of Jin to succeed?" ”

Jia Cong said: "Didn't I say it a few years ago? Now is the era of great robbery, with fast hands and slow hands. You see, Dongying, Goryeo, Burma, and Nanyang are the best to grab, and some people have taken action. King Jin didn't even have a point move. ”

Han Qi said: "Is he preparing?" ”

Jia Cong said: "This is the disadvantage of being too cautious, I can't wait to be prepared in all aspects before I do it." By the time he was ready, the bread would have been eaten by others, or he would have left only the most difficult ones; And the ones he had prepared earlier could not deal with the most difficult ones. Others hurried forward, and if he didn't move, he would naturally fall behind. Who is waiting for him? The most important thing in these years is money, the Jin Kingdom is mediocre in business and trade, where can he get money? ”

Han Qi said: "As far as I know, King Jin is preparing to do an extremely profitable business. ”

Jia Cong glanced at him: "Is it easy to make money or easy to grab money?" When did you still want to make money...... Everyone has robbed it! Even King Wu, who is the most familiar with business affairs, has been doing business all the time, and still does not miss the opportunity to grab money, doesn't this send Wei Ruoxin out again? Doesn't it cost to make money? Which is higher, the cost of making money or the cost of grabbing it? ”

Han Qi was silent. Lao Tzu of his family is a very stable person, and he picked the king of Jin for many years, and believed that this person has the will of the master and can endure and scheming. Hearing Jia Cong's words, he also felt reasonable, and couldn't help but ponder.

Jia Cong said: "It's still those two sentences." The world has changed over time, and this time is different from the past. As the saying goes, character determines fate, and temperament determines pattern. The temperament of the king of Jin, if it is used to seize the heir, is not guaranteed to be the same as the yellow finch behind; But now is a troubled time, and he is destined not to win the world. Then he glanced at Han Qi a few times, "Brother Han has already voted for him?" It's still too late to change the court, and the king of Yan and Shu are good. ”

Han Qi smiled bitterly. How many years has their family followed King Jin, how can they say that they will be changed? I had to say, "Although I haven't voted for him yet, my father is optimistic about him." ”

Jia Cong pouted and said, "Don't pretend." You are smiling bitterly, it is obvious that you have already voted, and you are afraid that there is still a handle in the hands of others, or you have given him a lot of money for nothing. Han Qi was about to speak, but Jia Cong hurriedly said, "But it depends on what your family wants." If you expect him to rule the world, you don't need to; If you want to get some benefits, you can ask him to send troops to rob the treasury of other countries as soon as possible. Now that Russia has a new lord, he is about the faintest king in that country, and he is discussing with him about the false way to cut down Yu Keye. ”

Han Qi's eyes moved: "Cong'er, do you have a plan?" ”

Jia Cong said: "What is not planned, is to use the Russian border to pass through and rob the West." Their previous empress was a figure, and the king of Liao sent someone to assassinate her, in order to send the then crown prince and now the lord of the country, Peter III, to the throne. Now that he has opened the road, everyone can walk. He can't collect the money to buy the road! ”

Han Qi stood up "Teng": "The Russian empress was killed by the King of Liao?" ”

Jia Cong said: "I guess it's him." Nai glanced at Han Qi, "Don't tell King Sù Jin about this." ”

Han Qi was thinking about how to tell the king of Jin and how to send a letter to the Russian lord to convince him that he would raise an army to attack Liao, but he didn't take it to heart when he heard the words, and said casually: "Why? ”

"King Jin stabbed his own people with knives, that is, 'although I can't get any benefits, you won't be allowed to get them'." Jia Cong said, "He will run to tell Peter III about this, so that Russia will not allow the Liao king to use the road or start a war with the Liao state." As far as the king of Jin is concerned, he has no evidence, and even if people believe him for a while, they may also be attacked by the Liao State; In terms of the overall situation, the faint monarch can reach tens of millions of troops. We are dealing with the West, and our purpose is for our people to move and occupy those places, which are five or six times the size of our country, so that we can leave them to future generations. I don't know when Jia Cong's face has been solemn and cold. He said, "Whoever provokes a civil war, or who leads foreign countries to attack our dynasty, damage our population, and disrupt the poor road's plan, don't blame the poor road for being ruthless." Although the poor Dao is not strong in mana, it is still possible to kill one or two mortals. ”

Han Qi shuddered, thinking that Jia Cong could be psychic and see through what he was thinking, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't say it." ”

Jia Cong knew that he really had that thought, and secretly smiled bitterly: No wonder he followed King Jin. These people will not stop without scare. Nai sighed lightly, stared at Han Qi with his eyes and said, "If it is not my race, its heart will be different." With such a good land, why is it not better to leave it to our compatriots than to let foreigners occupy it and their children and grandchildren come to fight our children and grandchildren many years later? They all have black hair and black eyes, and they all speak the same language and write one national character, so they will not slaughter all of them because their children and grandchildren refuse to abandon Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Taoism. ”

Han Qi was stunned! After half a cup of tea, he said in a trembling voice: "Cong'er, what did you say? ”

Jia Cong stood up and said indifferently: "What do you think I am doing in this era when you have nothing?" And he walked out with his hands in his hand. Han Qi was stunned for a long time and couldn't come back to his senses.