Chapter 264: Killing Chickens and Monkeys
The blue sea and blue sky, the microwave ups and downs......
Jia Cong stood on the deck of the sea ship at the front, looking at the ship that was rapidly sinking in the whirlpool several miles away, indifferent.
"Gong, Gongzi, let's, do we want to go and save people?"
The ship's face turned pale, and he asked in a trembling voice, his eyes flashing with a frightened posture.
"Aren't they pirates?"
Jia Cong's expression was calm, as if he hadn't seen the man who was struggling in the sea from miles away.
"But ......"
I don't know why, the boat boss still wants to fight for it.
glanced at this guy lightly, if he didn't know that this guy had always been running in the Oriental area, it really made people doubt the intentions of this guy.
"When the whirlpool calms down, send a boat over!"
Looking at the boat boss who nodded and left, Jia Cong's eyes were calm, and his heart was unhappy.
This time, he followed the Zhen family's fleet to the north, and he really came to the right place.
Not long after leaving the Huaiyang coast, he encountered pirates......
Although these pirates were extremely unlucky, they suddenly encountered a large-scale whirlpool, and three pirate ships with a scale between 500 and 1,000 were directly swept into the whirlpool and sank, but they could not hide the madness of some forces.
Half an hour later, a succession of ten ships full of grain slowly sailed across the sea that suddenly swirled, and continued to drive north.
Soon after, several small boats caught up with them, and in total, they rescued less than thirty surviving pirates.
"Commander Liu, it's up to you next!"
Jia Cong's eyes were calm, he looked at the specially invited commander surnamed Liu, the commander of the Yangtze River sailor, and said leisurely: "Ask them about their details, and if you are not honest, you will directly break your hands and feet and throw them into the sea!" ”
Commander Liu's heart sank, and he hurriedly nodded in response: "Don't worry, you won't disappoint the third young master!" ”
In his heart, he was secretly surprised by Jia Cong's ruthlessness, and the thirty or so lives seemed to be taken to heart at all.
How did he know that Jia Cong didn't mix pirates with normal people at all, which was unfair to the people.
Pirates of this era, hehe......
If you really have blood and ability, whether it is in the East or the South Seas, there is an opportunity to show your skills, robbing those Xiyi's goods and sea ships, no matter how ruthless and crazy Jia Cong will not say a word.
But it will only be in the nest, bullying the merchants and fishermen of this dynasty along the coast of Daqing, then there is nothing to say, and if you encounter it once, you will call them unlucky.
Soon, on the other deck of the ship, there was a terrible scream and wail that was not like a human voice.
Even Shi Ze, who had completely brought himself into the Yangtze River Sailor Commander's office, couldn't help but pale and tremble: "Boss, boss, isn't it too ruthless?" ”
"Is it ruthless?"
Jia Cong smiled lightly, greeted the ship boss with an ordinary look, and pointed at Shi Ze and said, "Explain to him, what kind of goods are these pirates along the coast!" ”
After speaking, he returned to the cabin slowly, it can be expected that there will be no accidents on this trip, and what he is thinking about now is, should he go back to Beijing to have a look?
Previously, Huan San wrote a letter revealing a news: Tanchun is married!
The object is a student who was admitted to the children's school in the family studies, and the family is a small landowner, and he is quite sincere when he proposes his relatives.
Because he is not the eldest in the family, the other party's parents made it very clear when they proposed that once they became adults or were admitted to Xiucai, they would split up and would not live together.
As for the other party's separation, there is not much property that can be shared, and Huan San doesn't care at all, the key is that this kid is quite self-motivated, and his reading talent is okay.
Of course, the main reason why Huan San agreed to this family affair was that he could suppress this guy, and wanted to enter the officialdom through his classmates in clan studies, and even obtain a high-grade official position, which was impossible without Huansan's nod.
At present, the students of the Jia clan who have entered the officialdom are all Jia Cong's younger brothers.
Huan San has lost the possibility of the imperial examination because of Aunt Zhao, but his identity is there, and he has become the best intermediary liaison for officials in this department.
The other party's proposal must have taken this aspect into account, and it must still be the most important aspect, but Huan San doesn't care.
This time, Huan San said in the letter that he took the initiative to ask Tanchun's opinion, and only agreed to get her consent.
In other words, Tanchun's grade is not small, Jia Cong is now over sixteen, and Tanchun, who is only a few months younger than him, has also reached sixteen.
Obviously, Tanchun is still a little unwilling......
was implicated by her mother, Aunt Zhao, and she had no way to marry into a wealthy family, so she could only choose a self-motivated and well-educated partner.
Fortunately, Jia Clan Studies can be regarded as famous, and there are more and more students who are willing to work hard, even the phoenix egg who has come to his senses is no exception.
In this way, with the convenience of ring three, there are still some marriage partners that Tanchun can choose.
After comprehensive consideration, I chose the current one.
Huan San did not say much in the letter, hoping that he could return to Beijing to participate in the wedding banquet of Tanchun.
It seems that the time was not long after he arrived at Jinmen, right?
On the other hand, Jia Rong and Qin Keqing in Ningfu also completed their filial piety.
How so......
I don't know if it's because the pillow wind blows well, or if I really think so, Jia Rong can be regarded as holding Jia Cong's thighs.
Almost every month and a half, this guy will write a letter to Jia Cong.
The content of the letter, in addition to sycophancy, is to ask Jia Cong's opinions and opinions on various things.
Jia Cong could see that although Jia Rong had become the patriarch of the Jia clan in the capital, his prestige and ability had not been recognized by the clan.
This is a very normal thing!
If the core of the Jia clan in the capital is only the Ning family, with Qin Keqing's shrewdness and ability, as well as his flexible skills, he can slowly retract the authority of the clan.
After all, Ning Mansion is a veritable patriarch lineage and has the most important righteous name, which is an indelible fact.
But the key is that the old lady of Rongfu has a lot of ideas about the clan rights of the Jia family in the capital.
How to say it, the old lady is used to pampering the stars, so she naturally hopes that the Jia family in the capital will revolve around her as the core, just like the mansion.
Her seniority is high and prestigious, and it is too easy to grasp Jia Rong, the young patriarch, from time to time to call to Rongqing Hall for lessons and guidance, and after a long time and rumors, the clansmen naturally have no respect for Jia Rong, a patriarch who has no opinions.
For this reason, Jia Rong poured a lot of bitter water in the letter......
It was his dead Lao Tzu, who had always been known for his gentleness, and he had to honestly smile and listen to Hou's orders in front of the old lady, and one of his great-grandsons did not dare to blow up the stab.
Otherwise, if the hat of an disrespectful old man is buttoned down, he will not be able to bear it.
Fortunately, Qin Keqing's county lord position still has some effect, and she is exquisite in all aspects and skillful, and the old lady does not dare to do too much.
But even so, Jia Rong also complained bitterly in the letter.
Even, there are thoughts of going back to Jinling to live temporarily for a while, avoiding the suppression of the old lady and the disturbance of the capital.
The Governor of Caoyun was suddenly taken down, causing an uproar in the court, and the subsequent competition for the position of Governor of Caoyun was quite fierce, which has affected the powerful families in the capital with a certain strength.
Whether it is the Xungui group or the civilian group, it seems that they are bound to win the post of governor of Caoyun.
As one of the core members of the Jingcheng Xungui Group, Ning Fu naturally has to make due performance.
But Jia Rong, who has experienced such a thing, if it weren't for Qin Keqing's good ability, and the guidance of the grandmother and female officials from the palace, she could still participate in the discussion meetings of the Huiyou Book Club from time to time, ask for advice from the members of the Book Club, and even ask the prince of Chu for advice, I am afraid that she would have been unable to bear the pressure and collapsed.
In other words, the Huiyou Book Club is the meeting place for Jia Cong's younger brother and a series of officials. Regular meetings at regular intervals to exchange feelings and discuss how to deal with certain situations.
Liu Xianglian, who has become the commander of the Six Grades of the Five Cities Terracotta Division, gradually stood out and became the temporary host of the Huiyou Book Club.
It can only be said that fortunately, Lin Ruhai and Lian Er were both sent to Jiangnan today, and now they have avoided the trouble of participating in the fierce court dispute.
The Ning Mansion felt a lot of pressure, but the Rong Mansion was calm, as if the disturbances outside had nothing to do with them.
The second master of Zheng, who is from the fourth grade, was made an idle position by him, and the Xungui Group did not regard him as a combat force, and he didn't know whether to be happy or depressed.
In short, the situation in the capital is okay, and there are no moths in Ning Rong's second mansion, of course, there are a lot of bad things.
Fortunately, he had already left Beijing at this time, no matter what trouble Ning Rong's second mansion had, if he didn't want to participate, no one would take him.
"Third Young Master, it's already been tortured!"
Just when Jia Cong was pondering, Commander Liu, the Yangtze River sailor who accompanied the boat, walked in with a respectful face.
"What's the situation?"
Motioning for the other party to sit down, Jia Cong didn't politely ask directly: "What news did you find out about the torture?" ”
Commander Liu replied respectfully: "Those pirates are all a pirate force on the Jiaoao side, and this time the whole army has been wiped out!" ”
Jia Cong nodded lightly and said leisurely: "Is there anything else?" ”
"Third Young Master, these pirates who have been rescued are all minions, and several leaders of the pirate group have all died in the previous 'shipwreck'!"
Commander Liu was a little embarrassed, his face couldn't help but turn slightly pale when he said 'shipwreck', and his eyes looked at Jia Cong with a strange look of awe, and he hurriedly explained: "Others, there is really no way to ask!" ”
"Then, please trouble Commander Liu to wait in the Jiaoao area, take a small boat and go directly to the lair of these pirates, and kill them all!"
Jia Cong didn't embarrass the other party, and directly ordered: "The thirty or so pirates rescued this time, after completely destroying the pirate's lair, were directly cut down in front of the local fishermen, and the momentum became a little bigger!" ”
It's called killing chickens and making an example of monkeys!
Commander Liu was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted to what was going on, and quickly nodded in response, and even breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, if he could, he really didn't want to take the same boat as the young man in front of him, it was too uncomfortable......