Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Zuo Xiaodao's hands and feet were shackled and he was locked in a side room. There were fine wine and food on the kang table, but he was not treated badly.

Jia Cong came in and saw him sitting blankly on the kang, with no food or drink. He secretly praised this man for being a bandit, but he was a good man.

Because he said: "Brother Xiaodao wants to go on a hunger strike and commit suicide to repay Li Laohu for raising him?"

Zuo Xiaodao looked up at him and remained silent.

Jia Cong sat across from him and said sincerely: "I really love brother Xiaodao's character and martial arts. I am willing to take up my position. What do you think?"

Zuo Xiaodao cupped his hands and said: "General Xie fell in love with me by mistake. I am a defeated general who has committed an unforgivable crime. I dare not beg for surrender shamelessly. I just want a quick death."

Jia Cong waved his hand and said: "Although you are a thief, you are not the main criminal. If you can find your way back and serve the court, you can still be regarded as a man. I pity you for your skills, so what if I pardon you?"

Zuo Xiaodao shook his head and said: "Thank you, Marshal, for your appreciation. Although I haven't read any books, I still know the principle of loyal ministers not serving the two masters. If I can die in the hands of Marshal, my life will be considered in vain."

Jia Cong frowned. He was so stubborn. He pondered for a moment and said, "Bring Li Laohu over to me."

"Yes."

After a while, Li Laohu was kidnapped by Wu Huada and pinned to the ground.

"Commander, please spare my life, Commander, please spare my life. I am willing to submit to the court and serve my crime." When Li Laohu met Jia Cong, he was like a mouse meeting a cat, and he hurriedly begged for mercy.

Jia Cong ignored him and said, "Brother Xiaodao, I know you are loyal and don't want to be strong.

It would be better to do this. Li Huhu should have been killed by a thousand cuts. For your sake, brother, I let him run for three days without sending anyone to follow him, and then I went to capture him.

If he has a big life, he can save his small life. The condition is that you must surrender to me and not rebel in this life, how about it? "

Zuo Xiaodao was stunned for a moment, then...he couldn't help but look at Li Laohu underground.

Li Huhu was overjoyed. Seeing Zuo Xiaodao hesitate, he hurriedly said: "Xiao Dao, it's rare for the commander to appreciate you. Why don't you agree? Why are you so stupid!
Following me will only lead to death, only following the commander is the best way! "

Zuo Xiaodao said: "Master, I have made up my mind to accompany you to hell, how could I join someone else?"

Li Laohu said anxiously: "Xiao Dao is confused. Isn't it ten thousand times better for two people to live together than to die together?"
I know that you have no doubts about me, but following the commander-in-chief will allow you to show your full potential. I see that you have a good home, and I feel happy, right?
Stop thinking nonsense and promise the commander-in-chief. Don’t you even listen to me? "

Zuo Xiaodao sighed, cupped his hands and said: "As per the Commander-in-Chief's wishes, the weather is cold now, please let the Commander-in-Chief let him take away enough dry food, drinking water, transportation and clothing, otherwise he will be cold and hungry without the Commander-in-Chief sending people to hunt him down." And died."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Okay! I'll give him another horse."

Li Laohu thought he had escaped disaster and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for showing mercy."

"Take him down and tell Xie Hui and Nalandu to lead people to hunt him down in three days and bring his head back to me," Jia Cong said.

"Yes!" Yan Shuangying agreed.

Li Laohu sneered in his heart, "I rode on horseback for three days and you can still catch up. You are awesome."

Little did he know that although Jia Cong didn't let people follow him, he didn't say he wouldn't let animals follow him.

With the Jurchens and Xie Hui's hunting methods, coupled with the three-dimensional tracking of Shanghai Dongqing in the sky and prairie dogs on the ground, he has no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth.

Jia Cong looked at Zuo Xiaodao, smiled slightly, and said, "Come here, loosen the bonds. Brother Xiaodao, don't you need to go on a hunger strike now to clarify your ambition?"

Zuo Xiaodao stood up, clasped his fists and smiled bitterly: "The commander-in-chief is so kind, I feel so ashamed."

Jia Cong laughed, patted his shoulder, stood up and left.

A thousand armies are easy to come by, but a general is hard to find. How can you not be happy?

Sure enough, three days later, Jie Hui, Nalantu and others set out to pursue and kill him under the witness of Zuo Xiaodao, and brought back Li Huhu's head a few days later.

Zuo Xiaodao was silent, buried Li Laohu, and followed Liu Xianglian obediently.

Jia Cong has appointed him as the official of the Hundred Households under Hydra, under the command of Liu Xianglian.

On this day, Jia Cong finished processing the bandit suppression reports from Yanzhou Prefecture, Yizhou Prefecture, Tai'an Prefecture, Jining Prefecture and other surrounding places.

I was very relieved to learn that almost all the fleeing bandits were captured and killed, and that Feng Ziying and others were divided into four groups to transport food and provide relief. The progress was very fast, and not a single victim was found to have died of starvation.

Several county magistrates and county captains who were effective in their work were promoted, and the heads of many mediocre officials were also beheaded.

Suddenly, I heard a report from the soldiers that Yang Siniang and others wanted to see them.

"pass."

"A civilian girl meets the commander-in-chief."

"I'll wait to see you, Marshal."

Yang Siniang came in with He Tieniu, Baqian Sui and others.

"Get up and sit down," Jia Cong said.

"Thank you, Marshal."

He Tieniu, Ba Qiansui and other bandit leaders knew that they relied on Yang Siniang to survive, so they dared not be so presumptuous, so they leaned sideways and sat down gently next to the chair.

"Si Niang, how is the gathering of troops going?" Jia Cong asked.

"Don't worry, Commander, they have all been gathered, but those who refused to obey orders have been killed, and they have all been scattered and organized into the Black Wind Stronghold." Yang Siniang said.

"Well, is there any one of the bandit leaders who slipped through the net?" Jia Cong asked.

"Except for those who surrendered to the imperial court, all the other bandit leaders died in the rebellion."

"Then I'll be relieved. Since you, Si Niang, have made great achievements in suppressing the bandits, I will appoint you as the defender of Black Wind Village and lead all the people in the 'pre-formation uprising'. You must be strictly controlled to prevent them from causing chaos."

Jia Cong handed Yang Siniang a confession document stamped with the general's seal.

This is a seventh-grade military attache, the same as Jia Cong's original defense officer. Of course, inland defense is not as powerful and independent as border defense.

"I accept my order from my humble position." Yang Siniang happily accepted it.

She didn't mind that the official was high or low, and she was happy that now she was considered a member of the imperial court, and she was on the same side as Jia Cong. In addition, the old and young in the village had since shed their bandit skins and were considered good citizens.

"As for you guys, He Tieniu and Zhang Ba each serve as commanders-in-chief, and the rest serve as commander-in-chief. You must assist Yang in defense attentively. Anyone who dares to disobey military orders will be killed!"

"Yes! Don't worry, Commander, I will serve Yang's defense wholeheartedly." He Tieniu and others said hurriedly.

"Go." Jia Cong waved his hand and dismissed everyone, leaving only Yang Siniang.

"Come here, Fourth Mother." Jia Cong smiled and waved.

Yang Siniang looked around guiltily and spat: "Above the lobby, you should be more serious. Let people see the joke."

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Have you never read the drama? Who dares to break into the White Tiger Festival Hall if they are tired of life? Well, seeing how nervous you are, let's talk about it later." After that, he led Yang Siniang to the back hall.

In the small courtyard of the back hall, Our Lady of White Lotus was reading in front of the window, her face covered with a scarf again, and when she saw the two people coming in, she stood up to greet them.

"Sit down, why are you so naughty again?" Jia Cong looked at Bai Qiuwei and said with a smile.

After that night, Bai Qiuwei could no longer stand upright in front of Jia Cong, and she became physically shorter. Only when she put on the hijab again could she feel a sense of security.

Hearing this, his eyes showed embarrassment and he said: "People's girls have been used to wearing it since they were young."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "You can wear it again when you go outside. We are all sincere people, do we still need this? Take it off."

Yang Siniang didn't hear the agility in her words, so she smiled and said, "Sister Bai just picked it, she's not an outsider."

Of course you are not outsiders, so how can you include me?

Hearing the teasing tone in Jia Cong's words, Bai Qiuwei couldn't help but glare at him, and gently took off her scarf, revealing an oval face that was slightly angry.

Jia Cong's eyes lit up, and he secretly admired her. She also had an oval face, and Tan Chun was considered a rare beauty, but Bai Qiuwei was obviously better than her, and she didn't seem to be inferior to Xue Lin. In addition, he has been in a high position for a long time, and he has responded to every call, and he has developed an awe-inspiring and inviolable sacred temperament. He is like a descendant from heaven, looking down upon the mortal world and not being able to look at him.

"Commander is down, I don't know what to say." Bai Qiuwei saw that Jia Cong was looking at her unscrupulously, and she couldn't help but said.

Jia Cong withdrew his gaze and glanced at Yang Siniang subconsciously. When he saw that she was staring at him and sneering slightly, he quickly covered his lips with his fist, coughed twice, and looked like a serious person.

"Now that the rebellion has been put down, and with the help of money and food from the Holy Palace, the relief and reconstruction work in various places is in good order and progressing at a rapid pace. It's time for me to return to Beijing, and I will discuss with you all the matters after our farewell."

"You're leaving now?" Yang Siniang couldn't help but blurt out. This dirty guy has been pestering her to warm her bed every day these days without even mentioning it. Why is he suddenly leaving today?

"It's already the middle of the twelfth lunar month, so it's getting late." Jia Cong said with a smile, "Six Niang will go back to the stronghold to make arrangements, and then she will come to Shenjing to find me. I'll sweep the couch and wait for you."

This time Yang Siniang understood, she couldn't help but blush, and glanced at Bai Qiuwei guiltily. "Sweeping the couch to greet you" was a polite word to others, but this thief really wanted to do this.

Bai Qiuwei gave Yang Siniang an "I understand" look and smiled slightly.

"Bah, I have to go home to observe my filial piety. There are still a lot of things going on in the village, so I don't have time to go to Shenjing." Yang Siniang said angrily.

Jia Cong said: "Then I'll send someone to contact you later. Well, let's get down to business first.

Things went wrong here, Qiu Wei returned to the church first, and said that the war had been lost. She formed an alliance with Heifeng Village and pretended to surrender the army, thus saving her life.

From now on, you and Siniang will help each other and support each other. First, conquer the Green Forest and White Lotus sect branches in Shandong, Shanxi, Hebei, Gyeonggi and other places. I will send Jin Yiwei to help secretly.

This is the first step. As for the future, we will talk about it later. Do you understand? "

Yang Siniang pursed her lips slightly and said reluctantly: "I know."

Jia Cong smiled slightly. He naturally understood the girl's feelings and looked at Bai Qiuwei.

"Don't worry, Commander, I will act according to my plan." Bai Qiuwei said.

"With your intelligence and martial arts, I can rest assured." Jia Cong said.

"Qiu Wei, a Buddhist monk, nun, and Taoist in the White Lotus Sect, often goes in and out of the mansions of wealthy families. I need you to find out the secrets for me. In return, I will pay you to compensate for your loss in restraining the followers." Jia Cong said.

Bai Qiuwei nodded and said: "It's a trivial matter, Commander, don't worry."

"This time when you go back, I will send a team of soldiers to pretend to be your close followers. You can take them back and place them in key places." Jia Cong said.

"Okay, I just ask you, Marshal, to remember what you promised me." Bai Qiuwei nodded.

Jia Cong knew that with the prestige of the Holy Mother of White Lotus, his team could at best act as an early warning, and it was almost impossible to control the White Lotus Sect.

If Bai Qiuwei had any objections, she could get rid of them with a single order, but now she couldn't find a better way to check and balance her.

Fortunately, the two sides are now cooperating in a friendly manner and are mutually beneficial. Bai Qiuwei has no reason to anger herself and incur a thunderous attack from Jin Yiwei.

After all, she had confessed a lot of the truth about the White Lotus Sect, even if not all, it was enough to make her heartache.

Cooperation will benefit both sides, while fighting will hurt both sides. Moreover, the White Lotus Sect's vitality has been severely damaged. Jia Cong will lose at most one team of soldiers, not even the loss of skin. I believe Bai Qiuwei will make a wise decision.

"Don't worry, I will never break my promise to the beauty."

Jia Cong smiled and said, it would be great if he could conquer Bai Qiuwei. He would gain not only a beauty but also a strength.

However, I also know that this matter is very difficult. Our Lady of White Lotus is not a little girl who has never seen the world. She will be carried away by her children's personal affairs as soon as her brain gets hot and she can control it at her own discretion.

Fortunately, her "sitting in peace" that night should have successfully opened a gap in her heart, and it is unknown whether the entire army will be stationed in the future.

After all, according to the values ​​of this era, since the death of her master, she has been the closest person to her so far. I guess she will never forget him until she dies, hehe.

Jia Cong agreed with her on the channels for transmitting the news and the tokens, and then brought Yang Siniang out.

"Siniang, after you rectify all the people, remove the bad and save the good, send your capable manpower to me, focusing on the Jiangnan coastal area, to collect intelligence and find out the news for me.

In addition, according to the list provided by Bai Qiuwei, people were sent to closely monitor the senior officials of the White Lotus Sect.

Please note that the relevant roster must be divided in detail and handed over to absolutely reliable people, and it must not be leaked, lest Bai Qiuwei suspect that I am secretly targeting her, causing the cooperation to fail. "

Back in the room, Jia Congcai warned in a low voice that he didn't even hand over the confidential information of the White Lotus Sect to the Jinyi Guards, just in case he was no longer the Jinyi Admiral and still had secret information channels.

Yang Siniang nodded and agreed.

Seeing that she was a little depressed, Jia Cong couldn't help but lift her delicate chin and kissed her heavily.

For a long time, the lips are divided.

"Si Niang, why are you unhappy?" Jia Cong asked knowingly.

Yang Siniang rolled her eyes at him, twisted her belt in her hands, and said angrily: "What do you think?"

Jia Cong smiled and scratched her pretty nose, and said, "Don't you want to go home and observe your filial piety? Otherwise, I would have married you home long ago."

"Bah, don't be so careless about me. I think you just want to default on your debt, pretending that I don't know the moral character of young masters like you."

Yang Siniang said angrily, secretly annoyed in her heart, you know that people have to observe filial piety, why don't you know how to spend more time with me?

Why don't you rush back to get a wife? You still rely on me, bah! Shameless!
Jia Cong shook his head and laughed. Naturally, he understood that she lacked a sense of security. This was normal. After all, he and she had a very different status. It would be strange for her not to worry.

"Everyone is worried to death, but you still laugh! You heartless person!" Yang Siniang was so angry that she punched Jia Cong in the chest several times.

"I understand, I understand, I am not just a casual person." Jia Cong thought for a while, took out the jade medal of the Commander of the Imperial Guard that he carried with him, and handed it to her.

He smiled and said, "Take this. If my father-in-law cheats on you, you can use it to file a lawsuit against me at the Yushi Yamen. How about you? You can also use it to contact me at any time when you have nothing to do."

Yang Siniang's eyes lit up, she hurriedly took it, looked through it carefully, and said, "You gave it to me, so what do you use it for?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "I'll just go back and have someone make another one."

Yang Siniang took it seriously in her arms and suddenly said coyly: "Do the gentlemen and ladies in your family and your eldest wives think that I have a bad background and look down on me?"

Jia Cong hugged her and smiled and said: "Don't worry, I keep my word at home, no one can control me. And your sisters are also good people. You are so cute, and I can't love you enough. How can I look down on you."

Yang Siniang lay shyly in his arms, drawing circles on his broad chest with her fingers, and whispered: "When will you leave?"

"Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

"So fast?"

"So you must seize the time to serve me well." Jia Cong said with a wicked smile.

Yang Siniang spat: "Don't make up your mind. I am a filial piety person... and will never...have an affair with you."

Jia Cong lowered his head and said a few words in her ear.

"You... you are a pervert! Don't even think about it. I'll beat you to death for being shameless." Yang Siniang became angry and raised her fist to hit you.

Jia Cong said aggrievedly: "Isn't this a matter of urgency? I have considered it inconvenient for you to keep your filial piety, so you can at least give me a way out."

Yang Siniang's face turned red, she stamped her feet and cursed: "Asshole, I...I won't do that kind of dirty thing with you."

Seeing that her refusal was not firm, Jia Cong hurriedly twisted her around and said, "Good Fourth Mother, how about just doing it once?"

Yang Siniang was so embarrassed by his stubbornness that she couldn't even raise her head. She only blushed and shook her head: "Everything else is up to you. There... it doesn't work."

"Good lady..." Seeing that there was something going on, Jia Cong hurriedly tried to persuade her.

Unable to endure his sweet words, Yang Siniang spat at him shamelessly: "Why are you so bad!"

"What a good Fourth Mother!" Jia Cong was overjoyed.

"You're dead!" (End of chapter)