It is said that Jia Cong coaxed Fu Lao Er overnight, rubbed his neck and returned to the post house, and asked Jia Cong first: "Does the fifth uncle know how to imitate handwriting?" Even if you don't know each other, you can do it. ”

"Hmm."

"Yours will do the rest." Jia Cong told Fu Lao Er about the matter from the beginning, rubbed his eyes and said, "Wu Fengchun really knows everything, tsk." I didn't sleep well and went to catch up on sleep. Fourth Sister Chen also hurriedly rested. Then he yawned and went back to sleep. Rise. At this point, Zifang jumped down from the beam of the room, took out the letter in his sleeve and handed it to Jia Yu, who had just come to Wu Fengchun's study.

Wu Fengchun set up camp and went back. A few days later, a man who came to do business and sold donkeys and horses went to the temple to burn incense, and after a few words with the monks, he went to the mountain behind the house. Seeing that there was no one around, he took a gourd out of a huge banyan tree hole and hung it quietly on his waist, and walked away as if nothing happened.

The donkey and horse dealer returned to the inn, sawed the gourd open with a small saw, and took out a letter from it. The letter said that Qin Sangu had noticed that Huo Sheng was preparing for a big battle, but he couldn't guess what he was going to do after all. In addition, Huo Sheng's subordinates did not know what was going on in Beijing, and they persuaded her to stay in Qiongzhou, but Huo Sheng only did not hear it. A few days later, the man boarded a boat and returned to Lingnan.

Jia Cong had nothing to do for a while and began to travel in the mountains and rivers. Hainan Island was quite famous in later generations, and now it is only regarded as a publicly-funded tour. I didn't want to play for a few days, and suddenly someone came to report, Huo Sheng asked him to go, saying that King Chen's people were here. And he led it. Rushing over to take a look, he recognized that the person who came was Zhou Xiaolan.

Look at this woman again, wearing a men's dress of a military cavalry lieutenant, her expression is solemn and solemn, and she is completely two people at the Hu spicy soup stall that day. Jia Cong smiled secretly in his heart, and said with a serious face: "Why is Lord Zhou here?" ”

Zhou Xiaolan also made a move: "King Chen ordered to fight the outpost in the future, and he has led a large team of men into Lingnan." ”

"Huh?" Jia Cong turned his head to look at Huo Sheng, "Did he say hello to you?" ”

Huo Sheng said: "It has been discussed a long time ago. ”

Jia Cong squinted at him: "Your mouth is tight enough, you didn't tell me a word." ”

Huo Sheng said: "You didn't say that you picked him up." ”

Jia Cong said: "I forgot. ”

Huo Sheng said: "I forgot too." ”

Jia Cong rolled his eyes: "It's boring, I really forgot." This kind of thing can't be hidden, can't you two meet sooner or later? Huo Sheng was noncommittal.

Zhou Xiaolan hugged her fists to Jia Cong and said: "The last general wanted to go to Taiwan to ask to see Mr., but I didn't want Mr. to be in Qiongzhou." At the end of Wang Chen's life, he will discuss with Mr. Chenzhou Qiongzhou is thousands of miles away, and it is extremely inconvenient to transport grain and grass, can you bother the third master and Wang Ziteng to say a few good words, and we will take grain in Lingnan? ”

Jia Congqi said: "What is there to say? Isn't it enough to buy it? Rest assured, he will not ask you for anything. Even if you don't have any spare money, you can also write an IOU on credit, and let Huo Sheng be a middle-aged person. Huo Sheng raised his eyebrows.

Zhou Xiaolan said: "The last general still wants to meet Master Lin." ”

Jia Cong looked at her and then at Huo Sheng, and said categorically: "You can go to Taiwan to see Fourth Sister Chen, Zhou Camellia or play, but don't want to see Uncle Lin." Nai snorted, "When I don't know what King Chen's idea is?" Isn't it right to want to get food and grass for nothing and not give money? There are no doors! ”

Zhou Xiaolan didn't see any embarrassment: "The prince will convey his admiration at the end of his life." ”

Jia Cong pouted and said: "By the way, I am worried about the old man inciting emotions and making him sigh for a long time when he is fine, my brother and I will not feel comfortable when we see it, so we will take the initiative to help him get food from Uncle Wang." Do you want to be so appropriate, what if we don't follow the script? ”

Zhou Xiaolan said: "Mr. Jia misunderstood, our prince has no such intention. ”

"Oh, so I misunderstood, okay." Jia Cong grinned, "Then he brought enough money?" I won't be nosy, he will talk to Uncle Wang himself. Zhou Xiaolan bowed slightly.

For a while, Huo Sheng set up a banquet to entertain King Chen's envoys, and Jia Congzuo had a meal with him. Xi Zhou Xiaolan only said some polite words, but Huo Sheng and Jia Cong casually talked about the affairs of Dongying Kingdom.

Jia Cong Nai said: "The people of Dongying are completely different from the people of my dynasty, they are forbearant and strong, and they are not afraid of death. Thou hast conquered him, and he will revere thee more than thy grandson; Once you are a little weaker than him, he will not treat you as a human being. When he is weak, it is easy for people to look down on him and ignore him. When he's strong, you can't imagine how fierce and ruthless he is. ”

Huo Sheng said: "I didn't go to convince them, I just went to grab money." ”

Jia Cong clapped his hands and said, "Xiao Huo, you have an appetite for me more and more. ”

Huo Sheng smiled: "Isn't it good for you to fight foreigners?" ”

"More than that." Jia Cong said, "The most important thing is not to reason with foreigners. I have been in Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism for thousands of years, and I have to talk about the word 'reason' in everything. In fact, the current century or so is the only time when outsiders cannot be reasonable. After a hundred years, you can slowly pretend to be reasonable, but now it is absolutely not, you don't even want to pretend, which clan is reasonable and which clan is unlucky. ”

Huo Sheng twitched the corner of his mouth: "I know, I know, you have told me several times." The Westerners exterminated the Indians and gained a large area of land, and there was no retribution! I can memorize it, endlessly. ”

Jia Cong sneered and said: "Isn't this afraid that you will not pay attention and tell others about benevolence, righteousness and morality?" ”

Huo Sheng snorted: "Benevolence, righteousness and morality? How did I get to where I am now? ”

Jia Cong let out an "oh", put down his chopsticks and walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "Yes, yes, you are the one who survived from Qin Sangu's hands!" Mmmm, you're more reliable than King Chen. King Chen is protected by Liu Dengxihui, the princess, and you have to protect your mother. You and Xiaowei are reliable. ”

Huo Sheng shook his hand away in disgust and apologized to Zhou Xiaolan: "Laugh, he's such a character." ”

Zhou Xiaolan clenched her fists and said "don't dare", her face was blank.

The banquet dispersed, Jia Cong staggered out the door, and Huo Sheng personally sent him out of the door. From beginning to end, Zhou Xiaolan never looked at it. Glance at it. The same goes for points.

Back at the inn, Jia Cong asked. nodded: "What does your little uncle like to eat?" Let's get ready? ”

Rise. "No." ”

"Huh?"

"As a female guard, you must not have anything to eat."

Jia Cong was stunned: "I always thought that this kind of thing was broken by idle and boring writers...... It's pitiful. Turning her head and asking Qin Sangu, "Didn't Sangu have anything she liked to eat when she was a spy?" ”

Qin Sangu said: "The spies are better. ”

Jia Cong glanced at Jia Yu again, and Jia Cong said, "It's all over the past." ”

It can be seen that he also came over like Zhou Xiaolan in the past. Jia Cong pursed his lips: "Okay." He looked at it again. Ask, "Do you have a favorite food right now?" ”

Rise. After thinking for a moment, he said: "I like to eat the cocoa tea that General Yang Heng brought from the West, but it is too little. ”

"Hahaha!" Jia Cong applauded again and again, "Chocolate hahaha......" he laughed for a while before he said, "I'll tell you a story." Once upon a time, there was a powerful monster that was sealed in a bottle by the Great Immortal. Later, a person picked up the bottle and accidentally released the monster. The monster said, you are a good person, I want to send you three wishes. The man made his first wish: to become the richest man in the world! The monster gave him a mountain of gold. The second wish, the biggest official in the world! The monster gave him a country to be emperor. The third wish: all the women in the world like me! And guess what? ”

Qin Sangu said: "Say it quickly, buy less guanzi." ”

Jia Cong smiled: "The monster turned him into a piece of chocolate. After saying that, he looked around, no one laughed, and he suddenly laughed himself. Immediately melancholy, he sighed, "The secret recipe for drinking cocoa is still in the hands of the Spaniards, Yang Heng didn't think to let him get it when he went to the West last time, and he has to remember it next time." "And ......," he thought for a moment, "if I'm not mistaken, cocoa beans are not very good in my country, but Malaysia and Indonesia are rich in them." When I looked up and saw that everyone else didn't understand, I smiled bitterly twice. Both of these countries are in the South Seas, and both are not far from Qiongzhou, and both are now acquired by Westerners, and both are the territory of the East India Company. With Wu Fengchun's idea, the army should not be able to defeat it. ”

Jia Yu said: "If you only get the benefits of eating one thing, don't fight for the time being." ”

Jia Cong said: "Fifth uncle, don't look down on food. Cocoa is a magical food. If you can find a way to defat cocoa beans and mix them with cane sugar, milk and other substances, you can make excellent chocolate. This thing can be sold very expensive, very expensive, and the daughters and children of rich and noble families like it. Whoever wins these two countries will be like a gold mine! It's just ......," he sighed again, "none of us princes have such a vision." It is too difficult to convince them, it is better to find two little princes to teach them in the future. ”

Rise. Dian suddenly said: "Uncle Xiao seems to like to eat fish." ”

"Huh?"

She said: "I remember a few times when I was a child, she didn't move the fish at all, but looked at it a few times. I guess I like it in my heart, but I don't dare to let people know. ”

Jia Cong scratched his head and said, "The banquet we just ate, we can't get her fish again." What about dim sum? Is there one? ”

Rise. After thinking about it for a long time, he said, "I really can't think of it." ”

I only heard a soft sigh on the beam: "I don't have anything to eat." Everyone looked up and saw that Zhou Xiaolan had fallen on top of her for some time. She immediately floated down like a swallow, hugged her fist to Jia Cong, and said, "It's rude." ”

Jia Cong glanced at her: "Since you know that it is rude, you should not do it." ”

Zhou Xiaolan lowered her eyes and said, "I still hope for Mr. Haihan." ”

"What if I don't Haihan?" Jia Cong tilted his head, "I can only give you a gift if you give me a gift, right?" ”

Zhou Xiaolan said: "If you want to know your confidants, you need to listen to what you say." ”

Jia Cong stood up and circled around her a few times, and said, "Little Uncle, do you have the food you want to eat, the things you want to use, the places you want to go, and the things you want to do?" Zhou Xiaolan was silent. He then said, "Why did you follow King Chen and listen to him?" ”

Zhou Xiaolan said: "He is the master. ”

"Why is he your master? Did your parents sell your sisters to Liu Dengxi? How much did it sell? ”

Zhou Xiaolan said: "We have grown up in the palace since we were children, and we obeyed the orders of Father-in-law Liu. ”

Jia Cong said: "There must be a reason." Either they are sold, or they are punished for sin. Haven't you checked with the fat aunt? I remember you had families. ”

Zhou Xiaolan said: "The daughters of the whole family were confiscated into the palace because of their grandfather's crime. ”

"Who sentenced it? The First Emperor? ”

Zhou Xiaolan smiled bitterly: "I understand what Mr. means. It's just, used to it. ”

Jia Cong pouted and said: "If you tell me that you watched King Chen grow up, you like him quite a lot, and you are willing to help him, and you can do it." When he reported to us last time...... he suddenly froze, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it." What does King Chen mean? ”

Zhou Xiaolan said: "Chen Guo is small and poor, and the prince doesn't have so much money. ”

Jia Cong said: "Don't say anything else, the 800,000 silver that my family has returned, except for the emperor who has already spent it, most of the rest is in his hands." ”

Zhou Xiaolan said: "It costs a lot to fight. ”

"I know." Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "Otherwise, I would have beaten myself a long time ago, where would I have used to go around and provoke others to beat." But the rewards are also huge! He's here to grab money. Isn't it good to take a credit account and rob Dongying's gold and silver and return it to Uncle Wang? Does he still think that because he is a prince, Uncle Wang should give him free grain and grass? Or is it a pity not to let Lin Hai, a pedantic old loyal minister, not take advantage of it? ”

Zhou Xiaolan was silent.

Jia Cong glanced at her a few times and asked, "Uncle Xiao thinks he can do this?" ”

"I don't know."

Jia Cong said: "I know, it can't be done." ”

Zhou Xiaolan was silent for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "I also know that it can't be done." Mr. Jia was originally from the lower realm of heaven and man, and he did not respect the first emperor very much since he was a child, and the emperor also violated the holy will during his reign. It's just a matter of eating the king's Lu and being loyal to the king, which is our duty. ”

Jia Cong said: "Then the surplus value was squeezed by Jun." Nai explained, "You have earned 100,000 taels of silver for you, and you will give you 100 taels as a salary, and the remaining 9,900 taels will be the surplus value, all of which you have taken away for nothing." ”

Zhou Xiaolan glanced at it. nodded: "That's how Mr. Jia persuaded you?" ”

Rise. "No." Because I became an ownerless person after the death of my father-in-law Liu, I first voted for someone else, and the leader ordered me to vote for Rongguofu. After listening to the third master, he thought it was reasonable. ”

Zhou Xiaolan said: "The heavenly family raised me since I was a child, and I was raised to cultivate talents, how can I betray the Lord?" ”

Jia Cong said lazily: "The peasants raised the pigs since they were young, and they are fat and strong, how can the pigs betray the master?" If he sells it to a butcher, the butcher will be the master of the pigs, and how can the pigs be unfaithful? The butcher wants to kill the pig, how can the pig not wait for death with its neck straight? Without waiting for her to refute, she sighed, extremely frustrated. After a long time, he said, "I thought you were young, capable, and had quietly resisted, so ...... More pedantic than Uncle Lin. This deep-seated servility is the greatest enemy in the future. After a while, he sighed again, "Today, you and the fat aunt will follow King Chen with their eyes closed, tomorrow someone will close their eyes and follow the Manchurians, and the day after tomorrow someone will close their eyes and follow the Dongying people." Our dynasty was not destroyed at the hands of foreigners, but at the hands of this kind of servility that cannot be removed. ”

He thought about it for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Uncle Xiao, do you have a bottom line?" ”

Zhou Xiaolan said: "What does Mr. mean? ”

"What is there that you can't bear? King Chen wants to take you as a concubine? Concubine Hui wants you to kill your sister? Is there anything you can't bear? Jia Cong said, "I'm not ridiculing you. ”

Zhou Xiaolan said after a while: "Mr. is really rude. ”

Jia Cong immediately said: "You are also extremely rude to eavesdrop on the beam of my room, and it is flattened. ”

Zhou Xiaolan was silent for a moment and said, "I can't bear it." ”

"Oh, that's fine." Jia Cong patted his heart, "There is still salvation." He suddenly bared his teeth and smiled, and he smiled brightly, and everyone saw that he had bad intentions.

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