The Second Master of the Iron-blooded Lian of the Red Chamber

After Jia Daishan passed away, although Jia Lian kept his filial piety at home, he did not forget to pay attention to the actions of the court.The eldest grandson of the emperor and Jia Lian are both young people. The eldest grandson of the emperor once rescued Jia Lian from Dai Quan's men, and Jia Lian also rescued the eldest grandson of the emperor.Later, the two cooperated several times and worked together, so the relationship between the two was different from others.

After the prince was assassinated and died, the position of the crown prince was vacant, but Emperor Jinghe had already let the eldest grandson of the emperor touch political affairs. The position is still in the line of his prince.

The emperor's eldest grandson and Jia Lian often corresponded, so although Jia Lian kept his filial piety at home, the news in the court was quite well-informed.According to the emperor's eldest grandson, during these days, many remnants of Huagulou were captured, but Lou Tianlie, the main building of Huagulou, was not caught.

After Jia Lian heard the news, he practiced his military skills and mountain-moving sword skills even harder.The landlord of Huagu didn't catch it, and Zhen Hanguan didn't know where he was. Most of Jia Daishan's grudges still have to be settled on the battlefield.

The filial piety of the Jia family's children may be long or short, except for those who are out of the five uniforms, all of them have a filial piety, and they are all studying and practicing in clan studies. Because they have no distractions, they have made rapid progress.It's just that Jia Lian was too strict with him. After training the Jia family's children every day, he would practice knives alone in the martial arts field. Even Dou felt distressed when he saw it.

If Jia Lian realized something this day, he practiced faster and faster in the martial arts field, and used a set of mountain-moving saber techniques several times until he was sweating profusely and felt weak. Jia Lian fell to the ground on his back, looking up at the stars.

In the agricultural era, the air quality was indeed much better than in the later industrial era, and the stars in the sky were very bright.Jia Lian suddenly missed his comrades. He didn't belong to this world, but came here suddenly. After more than ten years of intense and exciting life, he seemed to have gotten used to it.I don't know when I will die, can I go back to see my former comrades-in-arms, or I have been lying in the martyr's garden in the real world for many years?

Just as he was thinking wildly, Jia Lian suddenly felt the taste of a blade.There was no sound of piercing through the air, nor the sound of footsteps, but Jia Lian sensed it, and hurriedly rolled over on the spot, grabbing the narrow back knife.With a ding, there was a crisp sound of metal colliding, but the opponent's strength was not strong.

Jia Lian looked intently, and through the light of the stars, he saw clearly that it was Wei Jiu.

"Mr. Wei." Jia Lian sat up, but he neither got up nor saluted.In the real world, he is a soldier, standing in a standing posture, sitting in a sitting posture; after arriving in the world of the Red Chamber, feudal etiquette is more stringent, and Jia Lian also behaves like a real son of a family, restraining himself and returning to etiquette.But today he really wanted to relax for a day, sitting in the martial arts arena with his whole body relaxed, looking up at Wei Jiu.

The killing technique that Wei Jiu practiced required a high degree of concentration and fearless bravery. Although he was usually taciturn and strict with his every move, Wei Jiu didn't seem to be so particular today. He sat down on the ground and said : "Second Young Master is very interested, but I have the energy to watch the stars here."

"What I look at is not the stars, but the future." Jia Lian said.

"do you understand?"

"No." Jia Lian shook his head.

"That day, in Hengshui, the Second Young Master asked me to come back to help the Lord. If I came back, maybe this would not be the case. Would the Second Young Master hate me?" Wei Jiu asked.

Jia Lian shook his head and said, "There are grievances and debts. Although I am sad, I am not so confused. What Mr. Wei did for the Rongguo Mansion is deeply in my heart."

"I sometimes think that people like the Duke and the Second Young Master are really tired of living a lifetime. But after staying with the Duke for a long time, I can't help but feel that everything the Duke does is the best choice. "Wei Jiu seemed to have opened up the chatter box. It was hard for Jia Lian to hear him say so many words in one breath.

"We who practice killing skills are different from ordinary people. Ordinary martial arts people, whether they are inclined to attack or defend, always move with offense and defense, and only when they are fighting for their lives. He will only attack but not defend. Often at this time, a person's kung fu will increase sharply.

The ancestors of our school saw this and created the kung fu of only attacking but not defending.Every move and style that follows like a shadow is a desperate effort.At the beginning, the kung fu of "following like a shadow" was nothing more than being dazed and afraid of doing anything.However, after my ancestors succeeded a few more times, their reputation gradually spread. In the Jianghu, when they heard the words like shadows and shadows, many people were timid before fighting, timid and not decisive. If they were not decisive, they would easily lose their lives.Therefore, half of the reputation that follows like a shadow is obtained by typing, and the other half is obtained by scaring.

It is also for this reason that people of our school should cut off all emotions and desires, the better; the fewer people who know our identities, the better.However, we are human beings after all, and as human beings, we always have emotions and desires.Back then, my master got married, quit his job, lived in seclusion in the countryside, and lived an ordinary life. "

Jia Lian knew that Wei Jiu must have intentions when he suddenly mentioned the history of his school, so he didn't interrupt Wei Jiu and listened attentively.

"Later, during the rebellion of King Chang'an, the Duke was ordered to quell the chaos, and the village where my master lived in seclusion was slaughtered. It was said that the Duke did it. At this time, King Chang'an sent someone to find my master, saying that he could provide help my master avenge me." Wei Jiu looked straight ahead without looking at Jia Lian, and seemed to be talking to himself.

"Ah!" Even though he knew that Jia Daishan hadn't died under the knife that followed him everywhere, Jia Lian couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice. "The village, did my grandfather order the massacre?"

"I don't believe so!" Wei Jiu said, "But it was indeed the Duke's subordinates who slaughtered them. They fought the military flags of the Duke's subordinates and wore the armor of the Duke's subordinates."

Jia Lian understood in an instant, and snorted coldly: "It's been decades, these Xiaoxiao are still doing such shady tricks such as instigating rebellion, framing, and framing. They haven't made any progress at all. Such people are destined to fail."

Wei Jiu didn't answer Jia Lian's words, but continued: "However, in the eyes of my master, the evidence of what happened back then is convincing. There are also nearby villagers who can testify because they escaped by hiding on the mountain. The Duke said no. Qing, I didn’t say anything. Back then, my teacher’s wife died in the massacre of the village while she was pregnant. So, my master accepted Chang’an Wang’s suggestion that King Chang’an inquire about the whereabouts of the Duke, and my master was in charge. assassinate."

"At that time, King Chang'an was beaten and retreated, right?" Jia Lian asked.

Wei Jiu and Jia Lian sat side by side, still looking straight ahead, without turning their heads to look at Jia Lian, and Jia Lian didn't look at him, but Jia Lian felt that Wei Jiu nodded slightly.

"King Chang'an fought against trapped beasts and instigated his grandfather's subordinates. Maybe his grandfather's subordinates were taken away by others and threatened; maybe this person was originally from the lineage of King Chang'an. In short, this person was suddenly slaughtered. The village where Mr. Master lived in seclusion. I was thinking, my grandfather never slaughtered the village before, and Mr. Master should be able to find out about it. Doesn’t Mr. Master have any doubts?" Jia Lian continued to ask.

"If I had no doubts, I wouldn't be under the Duke." Wei Jiu sighed softly: "Back then, Master sneaked into the Chinese military tent where the Duke was, but the Duke was not in the tent. In the tent of the Chinese army, no substitute was arranged. Later, when my master found the Duke, he saw that the Duke was directing the people to retreat.

At that time, King Chang'an tried to dig a river embankment upstream to flood the camp of the Duke's Ministry while my master was assassinating the Duke.Most of the Duke's old troops were soldiers from the north, and they didn't know how to use water. If King Chang'an dug the embankment, not only the people would be killed and injured, but the Duke's ministry would also suffer heavy losses. "

"Unconscionable!" Jia Lian said angrily.

"The second son is as brave and kind as the Duke of the country. Naturally, he deeply hates such a person who regards human life as nothing to achieve his goal. Today's person who steals grain for the sake of chaos is the same as the person who opened the embankment to destroy the enemy back then. , all are inferior to animals. It's just that people who are not as good as animals have existed since ancient times.

At that time, the Duke of the State thought that King Chang'an's entanglement of troops was to launch a fierce attack, so he ordered people to reinforce the city, and at the same time personally went outside the city to supervise and let the people withdraw from the war zone as soon as possible.When my master found Grandpa Guo, Grandpa Guo had just received a tip that the Chang'an Royal Department was about to dig a river to release water.

The Kungfu that follows like a shadow, the move is a killer move, there is no return, thanks to the high martial arts of the Duke, he fought with the master for three rounds.The Duke of the country separated the master's dagger with a long knife and said: "No matter why this strong man wants to kill me, after I lead people to the river bank to prevent the rebels from digging the river, I will fight with the strong man fairly. Regardless of life or death, I will Subordinates are not allowed to pursue it! '

My master did not expect the Duke of the State to say such a thing.Later, my master said that at that time he felt that the person who ordered the massacre of the village was not the Duke of the State.So, my master said 'good', not only did not continue to entangle with the Duke, but also went to the embankment with the Duke.

God blesses, in fact, King Chang'an buried a gun on the river embankment, planning to blow up the river embankment and flood the Duke's camp with water.It was only because of the continuous rain in those few days and the dampness of the dike that it never ignited. Later, King Chang'an switched to digging the embankment by hand; it was also because of this that the Duke had time to bring people to stop it.It's just that King Chang'an left his cronies to dig the embankment, but he escaped. At that time, the Duke of the country didn't catch King Chang'an.

Although the Ministry of the Duke and Lord stopped Chang'an Wang's men from digging the embankment in time, it rained heavily for several days, the soil and rocks were soft, and several places on the river bank were dug up and began to seep water.The Duke of the State worked tirelessly to mend the embankment with soldiers and civilians, and only returned to the tent to rest after the heavy rain.My master said that since then, he has never regarded the Duke as an enemy again. "

When Jia Lian heard this, he probably knew the ins and outs of Wei Jiu's residence in the Duke's Mansion.After pondering for a while, Jia Lian said: "Mr. Wei, although I was not born when King Chang'an rebelled, I believe that Tucun not only has nothing to do with my grandfather, but the teacher is very likely to be used by others. Who knows, Mr. Respect the hermitage?

I always feel that what happened back then was that King Chang An had nowhere to go. He happened to inquire about Lingshi’s hermitage, so he planned to let his grandfather’s subordinates slaughter the village and use Lingshi to assassinate his grandfather as a last-ditch effort.At that time, if the grandfather died at Lingshi's hands, or Lingshi refused to listen to his grandfather's explanation, and refused to give time for his grandfather to lead the troops to the river bank, the river embankment would really be dug and burst, and the whole battle situation would be different. . "

"Afterwards, my master also thought about it, so apart from occasionally teaching me, my master has been tracking down the person who revealed his whereabouts to King Chang'an." Wei Jiu said.

"Is that person related to Huagu Building?" Jia Lian and Wei Jiu were sitting side by side.

Wei Jiu nodded: "Assassination, poisoning, swindling, opening casinos, lending usury, selling information, scouting, everything. Back then, when my master hadn't retired, he also took on the business of killing people. Once, Huagulou and Huagulou received the same big business, and they formed a relationship. The people in Huagulou acted secretly, but the news was very well-informed. Later, the master suspected that after Huagulou found Master, he sold the news to Chang An king."

"In this way, everything makes sense. It's no wonder that the people in Huagulou heard the four characters like shadow and shadow, like a lost dog. Whether it was the news that King Chang'an bought Mr. Master from Huagulou back then, or Huagulou had already taken refuge in Chang'an Wang, after massacring the village and planting spoils on my grandfather, it's a double-edged plan. If Master Master kills my grandfather, Chang'an Wang will benefit; if Master Master dies in the rebellion, I'm afraid the Bone Master will also like it." Jia Lian said.

Wei Jiu was silent for a while, and then said: "Originally, King Chang'an's plan was foolproof, but he had calculated thousands of times, and he didn't think that the Duke of Guo's arrogance could influence my master. Not only that, but the master and the Duke of Guo also worked together Went to the river bank and beheaded the cronies of King Chang'an who ordered the dike to be dug."

Jia Lian didn't expect that there would be such a public case between Shadow and Bone Building.After a while, Jia Lian asked: "In Mr.'s opinion, is Huagulou the former Ministry of King Chang'an? Why are they still planning to rebel?"

Wei Jiudao: "I don't know, maybe Huagu Louzhu, like King Zhongshun and Dai Quan, thought he had picked up a sharp knife, but in fact he was the knife in someone else's hand; maybe it was because Huagulou With a narrow mind, he holds a grudge against the emperor's attack on the Jianghu forces after he put down the rebellion of King Chang'an."

Jia Lian thought for a while and then understood.If the owner of Huagu was really going to die because he was robbed of a big business by the shadow, it would also make sense to rebel because the court attacked the Jianghu forces.However, Jia Lian still felt that the key point seemed to be suspicious: "Sir, after King Chang'an was captured, did Master find the Bone Master?"

"No. Later, my master singled out several dens where the members of Huagulou were hiding, but they couldn't find any trace of Lou Tianlie." Wei Jiu said.Hearing what Wei Jiu said, Jia Lian suddenly understood why Lou Tianlie had so many substitutes.Come to think of it, back then Wei Jiu's master chased Lou Tianlie like a bereaved dog, and he was extremely majestic.

"Sir, have you ever suspected that Lou Tianlie is actually hiding in a foreign race? I always feel that no matter how capable a gangster is, they can't do such a big thing as exchanging grain across the country. Those who can do it, It is not known that there is strong support from other countries behind it. Dai Quan is a foreign race, and Zhen Hanguan may also be a foreign race." Jia Lian said.

Wei Jiu nodded, and told Jia Lian other things he knew about Huagu Louzhu.The two met each other until midnight before going back to their houses.

After Jia Lian returned to his room, he washed up a bit and went to bed.From Jia Lian's point of view, people's brains are always the most awake in the morning after a good night's sleep. Right now, the owner of Huagu is hiding and dare not show his face easily, so he won't delay anything when he wakes up tomorrow to analyze.

Early the next morning, Jia Lian went to the Rongxi Hall to pay his respects, and after breakfast in the East Courtyard, he plunged into the small study.As soon as he took out the pen and paper and wrote down the information he heard from Wei Jiu yesterday, he heard Mother Fan replying that the eldest grandson of the emperor had arrived.

Jia Lian hurriedly went to welcome the eldest grandson of the emperor in person, and asked, "Why is Your Highness free today?"

At this time, the eldest grandson of the emperor did not show his father's filial piety, and Jia Lian did not show his ancestral filial piety. The two teenagers were both sad and angry in their hearts, and they shared the same hatred.Knowing that the emperor's eldest grandson Xiaoqi was coming out, Jia Lian was afraid that he would have something to say, so after ordering people to serve tea, he withdrew the servants.

The eldest grandson of the emperor sat down, drank the tea in one gulp, and asked Jia Lian, "Lian'er, you are smart. Think for me why my mother and concubine wanted to kill my father."

When Jia Lian heard this, he almost choked on a mouthful of tea.But soon calmed down.No wonder Mother Fan didn't know why the prince didn't go to Yutian on the day of the vernal equinox. It turned out that the one who left the prince was the princess.It's better not to spread such things.

"Your Highness, I don't dare to guess randomly." Jia Lian didn't want to know too much about the face of the royal family.I am a young man with an adult heart, but the eldest grandson of the emperor is a young man.Now he regards himself as a friend and trusts himself, what about the future?There are various indications that Emperor Jinghe intends to establish the eldest grandson of the emperor as the crown prince. If the eldest grandson of the emperor succeeds in ascending the throne in the future, will he mind that he knows too many things that he should not know?

The eldest grandson of the emperor can't think of that much now, so he continued: "Before, the mother and concubine didn't know who was instigated, and she said that it is not peaceful now, and there are many killers under the thieves. I am afraid that I will go to Yutian to assassinate on the day of the spring equinox, and call my father. The day said that the illness would not go away. The father reprimanded the mother and concubine at that time, saying that the emperor's grandfather went to pray for the country in person, and his uncles also went. How could he not go? The mother and concubine heard it at the time, and said nothing more.

Unexpectedly, on the day of the vernal equinox, the mother and concubine did not know where to find the Mongolian sweat medicine and gave it to my father.Forced his father to stay in the East Palace.After the father found out that something was wrong, he was furious on the spot, and ordered the guards to pour cold water on him, and said that he would change his clothes and go to Yutian.

It's just that the assassin came before his father set off.The assassin is highly skilled in martial arts, and his father was poisoned with Mongolian sweat medicine. Although he poured cold water all over his body, he still couldn't exert his strength.If the Duke hadn't arrived in time, my father would have died at the hands of the assassin on the spot.But when the Grand Duke arrived, my father was also injured and died later..."

When the eldest grandson of the emperor said this, he suppressed the tears in his eyes. "After the emperor's grandfather found out about this, he was very angry and had already grounded the mother and concubine. I know that the emperor didn't send the mother and concubine to the clan mansion for the sake of my face. But Lian'er, his father is the heir of a country, how can he be here? Things like praying for the country fell behind a few uncles. The concubine mother was confused for a while, and after her father reprimanded her once, she should understand why she insisted on going her own way? The concubine mother is really confused..."

The emperor's eldest grandson, Xu, has been suppressed for a long time, talking about everything he should say and what he shouldn't say.

After hearing this, Jia Lian almost froze.After straightening out his thoughts, he said, "Your Highness, this matter is of great importance, and I should not guess without evidence. It's just that Eunuch Dai was a secret agent of the enemy country back then, and it's unknown if there are traitors around the Crown Princess. Come to think of it, the Crown Prince Her Royal Highness is only thinking of His Highness the Crown Prince."

"I know what you said, but I don't understand. Is there any servant whose words are more effective than my father's words, who can actually provoke the mother and concubine to go her own way. I must find this person!" The emperor's eldest grandson still had a childish face. There was a scowl befitting his age.

"Your Highness, the grassroots dare not make judgments about the royal affairs. It's just that since Her Royal Highness is sure that there will be an assassination in Yutian on the day of the vernal equinox, she may have a source of information that she thinks is very reliable. Therefore, the grassroots feel that it is impossible for the slaves to provoke, if other news is always accurate. This is what people say to the Crown Princess, and the Crown Princess has always trusted this person, so perhaps Her Royal Highness will be convinced." Jia Lian said.

"That's right! It must be him! Shi Guangzhu!" The emperor's eldest grandson got up and said, "I'll go back and tell the emperor's grandfather."

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please stay."

The eldest grandson of the emperor turned around and asked, "What else is there for Lian'er?"

Jia Lian said: "After all, the grassroots are white, and they should not talk about royal affairs without purpose..."

As soon as the emperor's grandson heard it, he understood what Jia Lian was worried about, and said: "Actually, I have already gone back to the emperor's grandfather when I came today, and I was approved by the emperor's grandfather. Lian'er, I will go back first."

Jia Lian hurriedly got up to send the emperor's eldest grandson out of the mansion.The eldest grandson of the emperor said that he had the permission of Emperor Jinghe, in other words, he even had the permission of Emperor Jinghe.Hearing this sentence, Jia Lian suddenly felt that his shoulders were heavy: When he saved the emperor's eldest grandson, dismantled his authority, and made great achievements, Emperor Jinghe only rewarded himself with gold and silver instead of a title because of his young age. The intention here?

The so-called emperor's art, there are several dynasties that the elders assist the new emperor, and there is also the theory that the emperor and the courtiers in one dynasty.Emperor Jinghe didn't grant him a title at the beginning, he was afraid that after the crown prince ascended the throne, he would personally promote himself and be more loyal if he was grateful.Unexpectedly, something happened to the crown prince, Emperor Jinghe wanted to pass it on to the eldest grandson of the emperor, and now he asked the eldest grandson to tell himself these things, fearing that he hoped that he would be used by the eldest grandson in the future, just like his grandfather was used by Jinghedi.

After seeing off the emperor's eldest grandson, Jia Lian asked Mother Fan what the relationship between the Crown Princess and Shi Guangzhu's family was.

Mother Fan said: "The crown princess was born in the family of the former prime minister Wang Chengxiang, and she is the eldest granddaughter of Wang Chengxiang's knees. And the second granddaughter of Wang Chengxiang, who is also the eldest sister of the crown princess, is married to Shi Guang, the eldest grandson of Shan Guogong. beads."

As soon as Jia Lian heard this, he immediately understood: Shi Guangzhu, the current Jingying Jiedu envoy, is in charge of the defense of the capital. If the news comes from the Jingying Jiedu envoy, it is not surprising that the Crown Princess would believe it.