The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Chapter 521

Jia Cong was planning to hand over the affairs of central Beijing to his fifth uncle and sneak back to the south by himself when news came that King Jin had died.Feng Ziying went to the Hanlin Academy and asked Jia Cong to go to Yanwang's mansion.When I got there, I saw that there were not many people, but they were all confidantes.Situ Pan then ordered Feng Ziying to explain the matter in person.

The co-author Jin Wang died of rabies.A few days ago, he suddenly got up and went hunting.He just shot a deer, and he was in good spirits; a dog came running out of nowhere, jumped up with a "woof" and bit his wrist accurately.The dog was killed immediately.King Jin's injuries looked minor, but he was infected with madness.

Chen Ruijin reminded Jia Cong earlier that Princess Jian'an wanted to vent her anger on her own and kill King Jin to death.Jia Cong also guessed many ways, never thought that what she used was a biological weapon.I couldn't help shivering: the daughter of the emperor's family really has two brushes.Situ Pan saw Biansheng and asked, "What is Jia Cong thinking?"

Jia Cong said: "It looks like people from Jin State did this." Situ Pan raised his eyebrows.Jia Cong said, "King Jin is a villain, and he doesn't care about governing the country. If he dies, maybe the son will be a bit higher than him. Killing him will not benefit other countries. Besides, he doesn't directly offend people. If you want to come I don’t have any enemies either. Looking back, his death not only vacated the position of King Jin, but also vacated many other positions. One emperor and one courtier.”

Situ Pan looked at Feng Ziying, Feng Ziying said: "That dog was raised by a Orion. The Orion heard that his dog bit King Jin, so he jumped off the cliff and killed himself on the spot. If it wasn't by accident, he must be a dead man; There is his internal response."

Jia Cong interjected, "Have you found the Orion's body?"

Feng Ziying thought for a while: "I don't seem to have found it."

Jia Cong said: "Niu Jicheng's ex-wife is a weak woman. She fell from the mountain and fell on the tree by chance. She didn't die. Is Orion very familiar with the mountains? There are also people who just jumped on the trees. Now it's spring and summer, The trees are luxuriant, and it is easier not to die. If there are accomplices below to support them, they will survive.”

An aide below said: "We don't need Yan Guo to investigate this matter."

Jia Cong said: "It's none of our business. I just think this idea is very novel, no one has ever thought of it. It's not easy to train a dog to bite the wrist of King Jin."

Situ Pan glanced at him: "Someone used this trick before."

"what?"

Feng Ziying said: "During the reign of the Supreme Emperor, the eldest son was bitten by an old eunuch's dog and died of illness."

Jia Cong blinked, and asked in a low voice, "Isn't that King Lu the eldest son of the Supreme Emperor?"

Feng Ziying said: "No. There is another one who is four years older than him, who is born of a concubine."

Jia Cong rolled his eyes and muttered softly: "It's probably Concubine Hui who did it." The difference between King Lu and King Chen was only three years old, and the eldest son was four years older than King Lu. He is still a kid, and basically has no chance of being a prince.King Lu is the son of the queen, so there is no need to kill the son of his concubine.Nai sighed, "Women are really powerful." After a while, he said, "Then we really don't need to investigate this matter."

Feng Ziying asked, "Why?"

"At first I suspected that such an ingenious assassination method was some kind of professional killer, and I wondered if I should be on my guard. After all, professional killers recognize money but not people." Jia Cong said, "Since the women in the palace have used it before, I have heard of it. People who do things can follow the gourd, so there is no need to bother."

An old man beside Situ Pan raised his head: "Why does Mr. Jia suspect that he is a professional killer? Isn't a professional killer a swordsman and a master of hidden weapons?"

Jia Congqi said: "Have you always misunderstood the profession of killer? A professional killer is one who can kill the target silently and get away safely to collect the money. Those swordsmen and swordsmen are dead warriors. Not to mention difficult and expensive, if you don’t keep it all, you will be killed or captured alive by other people’s guards. The most powerful killers never kill people themselves, but only try to trick people into committing suicide.”

Feng Ziying frowned and said, "Which commentary do you read such an argument from?"

"Wesley's series of commentaries, I forgot which one."

Feng Ziying flicked his forehead: "Nonsense." Jia Cong was not convinced, and pursed his mouth.

The old man pondered: "This statement is reasonable. The killer is the one who kills people in various ways and can get away with money. After all, there are very few people who can afford to support the dead." Jia Cong blinked, and looked at him curiously, Immediately observe the nose with the eyes and the heart with the nose.

Situ Pan coughed: "That's all. What do you think this has to do with the Yan Kingdom?"

The next staff member said: "Jin foreign countries are strong and middle-class, and they have little to do with our country. It only depends on how the new king succeeds."

Another said: "The King of Jin has used Han Qi, the uncle of the Jinxiang Manor, in recent years, but Han Qi's father is still in Beijing. It is obvious that their mansion has a good impression of Yan Guo."

Situ Pan looked at Feng Ziying: "You had a very close relationship with Han Qi in the early years, what do you think of this man?"

Feng Ziying smiled slightly: "You are also a hero." Jia Cong couldn't cover his mouth, and burst out laughing; Situ Pan also smiled when he heard it.When everyone saw him smiling, they all followed suit.Feng Ziying took a sip of tea and said, "He is also very trusted by the princes of Jin."

Situ Pan nodded: "If there are any weddings and ceremonies in the Jinxiang uncle's mansion, it's okay for you to walk around more." Feng Ziying clasped her fists in response.Then everyone discussed the various contacts between Jin and Yan. Jia Cong was a pure theorist and listened honestly.

After everyone discussed the matter, the old man who was talking to Jia Cong asked him where he bought the "Wesley Series Commentary".Jia Cong said: "It's from our bookstore. If you always like it, I'll give you a set later."

The old man said: "That's fine. You just give it to Feng Ziying." Jia Cong said "Yes", and walked away with the others.He himself didn't expect that because of his "professional killer" gossip, Situ Pan would not be so concerned about the escaped Liu family.

Less than half a month after Liu Mingyi found out about his life, Shi Qiusheng came to Lixiangyuan and told Jia Cong: "Old Pan is not in good spirits, he is in a trance."

Jia Cong twitched the corners of his mouth: "It's so fast, it's probably because Liu Si hooked up with Qi and let him see the traces. You're so good to see his ideas, it's best to divert his mind elsewhere."

Shi Qiusheng smiled wryly and said, "What else is there? Old Pan is a poor man."

"The only unresolved thing in the world is unrequited love." Jia Congnai went out and invited Wang Fu over, and said, "Music is omnipotent. Can you always play some tunes to ease his mood?"

Wang Fu shook his head and said, "Treat the symptoms, not the root cause."

"It's fine if it can cure the symptoms." Jia Cong said, "Let him cry and die."

Wang Fu thought for a while: "It's not difficult to make him cry. Forget it, let me try."

Shi Qiusheng hurriedly said, "I'm sorry you are getting old." Then he led him to the Freemasonry.

Wang Fu didn't come back until the third watch.When Jia Cong and others asked what was going on, he sighed, "Crying is out of tears. You just dragged me and said that it was useless to give her my whole heart."

Jia Cong shrugged and said, "If you don't love her, you don't love her. It's useless to give her your life. Why don't you count on Mingyi."

Wang Fu said sadly: "The Qi family hooked up with Liu Si, so Mingyi must return it?"

Jia Cong said: "Since Mingyi is their own, sooner or later they have to return. The child understands whoever lost her can save her. Can we still change her birth? It's fine if Pan Xigui stops thinking, It’s better to put your mind on your career and organize a trade union earlier.”

Wang Fu asked: "I heard that Mr. Shi and the others also mentioned trade unions. What does the trade union do?" Jia Cong then told him exactly.Wang Fu thought for a long time after hearing this, and said, "The government really doesn't care?"

Jia Cong said: "It's not against the law, why should the government take care of it?"

Wang Fu thought about it, so he said: "Since the third master brought my old bones out of the palace, I have nothing to do. I just eat and repair bonsai all day long. I think Pan Xigui and the others are short of manpower. Why don't you help me?" help them."

Jia Cong clapped his hands: "Great! Qiusheng and the others are young and don't know much about the world. With your old Dinghaishenzhen, it will be much safer."

Wang Fu sighed, "Give Pan Xigui something to do, it will save him trouble." Jia Cong nodded repeatedly.

The next day, he personally sent Wang Fu to the Freemasonry.Shi Qiusheng, Jin Yuanyang and his wife knew Wang Fu's background, and they both said: "With your old age, our Freemasonry is like a treasure!" Wang Fu hurriedly said some polite words.

Jia Cong said with a smile: "I have many ditties, which I just sorted out a few days ago. Fabermo should dislike them, they are catchy ditties, easy to remember and easy to learn. The people of the Freemasonry have never read any books. The simpler it is, the easier it is to remember." Then he took out a large stack of sheet music from his pocket.Jia Cong didn't know how to write the music scores of this era. He sang these and Chen Ruijin helped him write them down.They are all revolutionary songs that are familiar to later generations. Jia Cong changed the lyrics. "Change whatever you think you want to change. There's only one thing, and it's easy to learn."

Wang Fu picked it up, looked at it, nodded, and said, "The music is not bad. The lyrics... are really shallow." Jia Cong smiled and thought: They are all classics, and the poor ones can't be handed down!

Wang Fu is quite an attractive old man.Ever since he joined the Freemasonry, Pan Xigui has been busy with him every day as if he has the backbone, and gradually he goes home later and later, and sometimes he simply lives in the Freemasonry and doesn't go back.Gradually newcomers joined the Freemasonry, and he often taught others. With admirers, he felt much better.

When Liu Er returned to Beijing, he said that the arrangement had been settled. The King of Chu and the Xiao family had settled down, and he helped the Zhonghua Book Company to sign a contract with the couple, and brought some manuscripts of poems and essays; it's a pity that the girl who did not pay homage to Chengtang Don't want to do such a shameful thing.Jia Cong took a look and found that both of them were talented and didn't need to be polished, so he ordered someone to take them to print.

That's not all.The second girl of the Zeng family in Lu State also adopted a pseudonym "Xinzhen Taoist", and compiled and published her poems and articles for many years.This woman's essay is not under Lingnan Miaoyu, and anyone with a discerning eye can tell that it was written by a woman.Jia Cong played a narrow game and deliberately asked the book seller to say some ambiguous words, misleading the book buyer into thinking that this "Taoist who believed in the truth" was the pseudonym of the concubine of the first king of Chu.In addition to the previous king of Chu and the Xiao family, the poetry and prose booklets of the Chu Kingdom Triangle are placed side by side, and even the covers are in the same series.The cover of the king of Chu is printed with ink-washed bamboo, Xiao’s is orchid, and Xinzhen Taoist is printed with peony. The font, background color, and the clouds floating over the flowers and trees are all exactly the same.Then let people go to the restaurant in the market to spread some gossip, which will arouse the fire of gossip.It's amazing.As soon as these three volumes came out, they sold like crazy, and the printing factory worked overtime overnight to print more.

Even Situ Pan said: "Jia Cong really knows how to make money."

Feng Ziying smiled and said, "He's the only one. How dare others go to the former King of Chu for manuscripts?"

Situ Pan shook his head: "It's all crooked talent."

Just when Zhonghua Book Company was the most eye-catching and busiest, something happened.There was an old worker named Wang Fu. Because he had just arrived and his hands and feet were handicapped due to his age, he couldn't finish his work and worked day and night. He suddenly fell down that day and never got up again.Fearing the power of Rongguo Mansion, his family did not dare to sue the officials, and quietly buried him with tears in their eyes.I don't want to think that on the first seven days of the old king, a printing worker leader surnamed Shi provoked trouble, and arguing with the shopkeeper of the printing factory to make the bookstore lose money, the shopkeeper threw him out.This person wanted to go to work the next day, but the manager of the printing factory told him with a grinning grin: "The shopkeeper said, you won't be here since yesterday."The manager said: "You still want wages? If you didn't beat him to death, you counted as our shopkeeper's good deeds!" Then he drove him away.

A few days later, on the day of the dead old Wang Erqi, this man surnamed Shi led hundreds of printing workers from Zhonghua Bookstore to pay homage to Lao Wang.The Zhonghua Book Company’s printing factory was empty that day, with few people working, and they couldn’t do what they were supposed to do.The steward and shopkeeper scolded the world in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, those workers still did not come to work the next day.The manager was in a hurry, and asked what was going on.A timid worker who didn't give up his picks told him: "That Shi Qiusheng said that unless the bookstore compensates Old Wangtou, he will persuade everyone not to come to work!"

The steward became angry: "It's the opposite! If you don't come, just go! I'm recruiting again!"

The salary of Zhonghua Book Company is higher than that of other companies, but the people in it are also more capable. How can they get so many experienced people in a short time?Besides, the three booklets of poems and essays written by "the King of Chu and his women who don't love the country and love the beauties" are selling like crazy. The whole capital is waiting for replenishment, and there are many people who come to buy from other places.If this wave of business is delayed, how much less will the owner earn when the pirated version is printed?The anxious steward and the shopkeeper are going around and have no idea.

Another day later, those workers still didn't come to work, so they couldn't hide the matter and went straight to Jia Yun.

After Jia Yun heard the whole story, without saying a word, she put on filial piety and went to worship at Wang Fu's mourning hall. She also gave 50 taels of silver as compensation for the old man's work-related injuries.He also went to meet the worker leader named Shi Qiusheng in person.I don't know what the two of them talked about in the room, but Shi Qiusheng came out and told the workers who were waiting for the letter outside: "The boss has said that we agree to form a trade union, and we can discuss things if we have any problems!" The workers burst into laughter and shouted Laugh and be overjoyed.

In less than half an hour, all the more than 100 workers in Zhonghua Book Company's printing factory resumed work, and the poems and essays of King Chu and others flowed out one after another.

After work, Shi Qiusheng and Jia Yunfang went to have a serious talk.Firstly, overtime wages are calculated for workers who work overtime, and one person cannot work for six consecutive hours. If you want to catch up with work, you have to recruit new people to work in two shifts, day and night. There are quite a lot of requirements.Anyway, in the end, it was basically Jia Yun who agreed to Shi Qiusheng's conditions, and the workers' strike was a complete victory, with her waist straightened.Because this incident happened in May and only lasted three days, it was called the May [-]rd strike in history.

When Chen Ruijin heard about it, he shook his head and said, "You guys are acting. If workers from other companies heard about it and followed suit, how could the other employers readily agree?"

Jia Cong said: "I heard that there is a village in a mountain valley in Yunnan. Because of the impassable road, people outside can't get in and people inside can't get out. The marriage of young people in the village is decided by their parents, and the children can't resist at all. There are also escaped marriages. , all because they could not go out and returned to the village in despair. Until one day, the first couple of lovers escaped and did not come back, which inspired the young people in the whole village. After that, many lovers escaped every year. In recent years, some people in the cave I found two remains in the house—judging from the relics around me, they belonged to the first couple who escaped from marriage.” He held up the teacup and said, “The bottom class in my dynasty lacks confidence the most. Just set an example, It will give you confidence.”