Jia Baoyu from the Red Chamber

Chapter 520 Li Liang

All of them are large and small, and the families who can be ranked, and those who can't be ranked are all people who came to pay tribute to Shi Ding, because Shi Ding had the credit for leading the crowd to resist, so he was posthumously named Zhongguo Gong after his death, of course This title is not hereditary.

When Jia Baoyu paid tribute to Shi Ding, he only had a few words with Shi Ding's only existing heir, Shi Rui, Shi Ding's youngest son, and Shi Ding's eldest son also went with Shi Ding. Lamented that things are right and people are wrong, when Shi Rui helped Wei Na when he was competing with Niu Jizong, so many things happened in just a few years.

Xiangyun was also in Zhongjinghou's mansion today. Jia Baoyu felt distressed when he saw Xiangyun whose eyes were swollen from crying. Baoyu cried out in his arms, both Shi Nai and Shi Ding were good to Xiangyun, after losing his father, mother, and fiancé, his dear uncle also died, how could Xiangyun not feel sad.

Jia Baoyu was in a hurry to appease Xiangyun, and didn't care about other things. He hugged Xiangyun and said, "Yun'er, don't cry anymore. Second brother will always be here." It took a long time for Xiangyun to recover . [

Jia Baoyu did not leave immediately even after comforting Xiangyun. He needed to wait for Shi Nai to finish his work. The four major families might not agree with each other, but it is certain to share weal and woe. Jia Baoyu needed to talk to Shi Nai about many things. In order to prevent further major losses.

It was already afternoon when Shi Nai finished entertaining all the visitors. He always knew that Jia Baoyu hadn't left, but he never came over.

It is conceivable that Shi Ding's death had a blow to Shi Nai. Compared with the Shi Nai that Jia Baoyu saw a few days ago, the current Shi Nai looks much older, but his spirit has recovered, which made Jia Baoyu feel relieved. Some.

The two arrived at Shi Nai's study, and after sitting down, Shi Nai said, "Baoyu, we as a family don't talk about anything else, just say what you want."

Jia Baoyu nodded and said, "Uncle should already know where you're going!"

"I vaguely heard a little bit."

"Sichuan is not a good place right now, there are more White Lotus Sects."

"Baoyu, what do you mean?" Shi Nai stared at Jia Baoyu.

"I got news from other places that the White Lotus Sect may rebel. Sichuan is one of the places that needs special attention. After my uncle takes office, he needs to pay more attention, otherwise he will regret it later."

Shi Nai would not think that Jia Baoyu would joke with him. Jia Baoyu couldn't afford such a joke, "I will pay attention." Shi Nai knew very well that without Shi Ding's assistance, he could only support himself alone. The current state of the family.

"I also hope that when uncle has any news, he can inform Baoyu immediately, so that Baoyu can make more preparations."

"It's natural. We are all prosperous, and all of us are hurt."

Jia Baoyu waited for Shi Nai for such a long time to say these few things, and when he was about to leave, Jia Baoyu thought of another thing, "For the sake of safety, I don't recommend that you bring your aunt and them together take office."

"I will think about it."

Jia Baoyu's sentence is actually too much to say, but he wants to remind Shi Nai that at least Xiangyun himself will not let Shi Nai take it away with him. As for whether Shi Nai will take other members of the Shi family, Jia Baoyu Whether he doesn't care or can't, this is Shi Nai's choice and way out.

On the way back to Jia's mansion, Jia Baoyu was stopped by someone. Looking at the person who came, Jia Baoyu's expression became more serious. This is the servant Jia Baoyu gave to Li Liang at the beginning. Jia Baoyu made it very clear that there is no danger Don't let this person contact you at this critical moment, even Jia Baoyu has never used this person, but now that Li Liang will use this person, it can be seen that it is really a difficult moment.

The shopkeeper of Rishengchang is still a very smart person, knowing that Rishengchang is too eye-catching, he has used various methods in recent years to reduce the influence of Rishengchang, but Nai, although there are a few emerging However, everyone is used to Rishengchang, and Rishengchang’s daily circulation of gold and silver is afraid that only the national treasury and the other two can compare.

At the last moment, someone will definitely attack Rishengchang. Jia Baoyu has never changed this point of view, and now it is obviously similar to the last moment, but Jia Baoyu does not know that it is Emperor Huaqing and Prince Zhongshun who are attacking. , Prince Yizhong, or Liu Yiyuan.

Jia Baoyu quietly got out of the carriage, followed the messenger boy and walked in a small alley, while Jia Baoyu's carriage would make a few rounds around other places in the city, in a small dilapidated courtyard, Jia Baoyu went in with the boy. [

From the time Li Liang and Ning Que left the capital together, Jia Baoyu never saw Li Liang and Ning Que again, and Jia Baoyu and Li Liang had even less communication between the two.

Looking at Li Liang, Jia Baoyu had mixed feelings, "Long time no see, Li Liang."

"Long time no see, Baoyu." The gestures of the two were quite old men.

Li Liang dressed very low-key, in coarse linen clothes. If he was really just walking on the road, Jia Baoyu might not be able to recognize that it was Li Liang.

"Let's talk about the matter directly!" Now that Li Liang has found him, Jia Baoyu has no reason to procrastinate.

Li Liang was not polite either, "There is one thing we need to know about Baoyu's thoughts."

Li Liang used us instead of me, this subtle difference Jia Baoyu can still clearly perceive, knowing that Li Liang is not only representing himself today, but representing the Li family in Shanxi to tell himself that Jia Baoyu's face is better than before A lot less casual, a little more dignified.

"Just say it!"

"Recently our people learned that there is a force that wants to take action against our Li family, and is using the Li family to control Rishengchang. I would like to ask you, Baoyu, whether it is possible to implement the last method we mentioned before."

Jia Baoyu once discussed with Li Liang about the way out of Rishengchang. In any case, it is absolutely impossible for the Li family to continue to exist as the major shareholder of Rishengchang, and it is even more difficult to escape with the existing property. It's a delusion. The Li family is under the surveillance of many forces. It is possible to let one or two people leave, but there is no chance at all if they want to bring money.

After thinking about it, Jia Baoyu thought of the idea of ​​a great power in later generations, and suggested that the Li family donate [-]% of their assets to the court, so as to keep some and preserve the glory of several generations of the Li family. , this proposal was shelved in the end, and this is naturally what Li Liang asked Jia Baoyu now.

And Jia Baoyu, the force who wants to deal with the Li family, also confirmed that it was Liu Yiyuan. It is estimated that the people of the Li family decided that it would not be cost-effective to cooperate with Liu Yiyuan, so they did not agree. Shengchang is spread all over the country, and this ability can’t be repaid. In fact, Rishengchang is the organization with the fastest news in the whole country.

Li Liang didn't bother Jia Baoyu's thinking, and Jia Baoyu said after a while, "Can you tell me why you agreed to the original proposal now? It's not a good time right now."

Li Liang obviously anticipated this question long ago, and replied very frankly: "Because Baoyu, you are not what you used to be now, and the previous Baoyu, you did not have the strength to help the Li family."

Jia Baoyu smiled after hearing this, "Your family is really powerful, I was so bad back then."

"There is no way around this. I believe in you, Baoyu, but neither Baoyu nor the Jia family could keep the Li family. At that time, they could only refuse. It is certainly not a good time now, but the Li family can only do so at this time." make a choice."

"Are you in a hurry?"

Li Liang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It will probably be April or May next year, and the Li family can only wait until the end of this year."

"I need information from the Li family. Correspondingly, I will do my best to let the Li family continue to be in charge of the Rishengchang. If this cannot be done, I will definitely be able to protect the Li family." Jia Baoyu chose to take a small gamble. .

Li Liang looked at Jia Baoyu for a while, and finally said gratefully: "Thank you, Baoyu." Li Liang was well aware of the difficulties involved.

"Get ready, and enter the capital again after you get my news. As the young master of the Rishengchang, I will try my best to help you maximize your benefits."

"I see, Baoyu." After Li Liang finished speaking, he saluted Jia Baoyu, and Jia Baoyu accepted it well. It was like a ceremony, and both of them attached great importance to this matter. [

Cooperating with the Rishengchang and the Li family, if it was Jia Baoyu last month, it would be absolutely unacceptable. Even if the Li family had a serious problem, Jia Baoyu could only save Li Liang. It is the morality between friends, and cooperation means that Jia Baoyu will tie himself and the Li family together. If something goes wrong, the entanglement will be serious.

But now is obviously not the time to worry about these things. The Rishengchang number all over the country and the Rishengchang number that can find out the situation of the White Lotus Sect are needed by Jia Baoyu, and Li Liang's attitude towards him is also a test for Jia Baoyu. After that, I didn't deceive myself, so when Emperor Huaqing was about to fail, Jia Baoyu naturally chose to gamble.

Of course, even if Jia Baoyu loses the bet, there is not much loss. This is because Emperor Huaqing is about to die. The Qing emperor failed, and Jia Baoyu was really not afraid of Shui Fu, not to mention that he might have become Shui Fu's biggest reliance at that time, and Jia Baoyu had already prepared for the worst ending.