Infrastructure masters in the red building

After Li Qingsong was expected to be "robbed on the street", Jia Fang immediately contacted shopkeeper Ren to come to his door, and planned to transport the important "materials" away in batches and send them to Shui Xian.Shopkeeper Ren has his own security channel, so Jia Fang doesn't need to worry about it.

Jia Fang remembered what Shui Xian said, that besides his Grand View Garden and Shui Xian's small garden, there should be a third similar garden in this capital.Maybe those two "firearms" came from there.

Perhaps the development of this firearm has encountered a bottleneck. There are only two firearms that appeared in Beijing, and there are some problems in the use and operation.The other party may also be greedy for Jia Fang's knowledge reserves in the Xiaoxiang Museum, or it is expected that Jia Fang will also work hard to develop these firearms, so he robs Li Qingsong halfway, and wants to snatch all the books he sent to Shui Xian.

But by mistake, Jia Fang sent a batch of blank books to the past, but instead bluffed the other party, thinking that Jia Fang had discovered their plan; or guessed that without Jia Fang, these books could not be read at all.

In this way, Jia Fang and Daguanyuan will be more stable for the time being.

That night, Jia Fang rested in the side room of Rongxi Hall.Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Sun did all the eating and living, which made Jia Fang very embarrassed.

The next morning, the emperor came down.

His Majesty the Emperor, dressed in a white dragon fish suit, brought only Lao Dai and a few attendants, and set off from the Li Palace in the suburbs of Beijing before dawn.When he appeared in front of the concierge of Rongguo Mansion early in the morning, the concierge had no idea who the other party was, so he asked for a post as usual and sent it to Rongxi hall.Not long after, Jia Amnesty rushed out with Jia Fang, and was stopped by His Majesty the Emperor when he was about to worship. Without a word, he took two young people to visit Jia Daishan in the Rongxi Hall.

Jia Daishan never expected His Majesty to come in person, and when he reluctantly stood up to worship, he was pressed on the couch by the Ninth Five-Year Venerable.

Jia Fang and Jia Amnesty stepped back quickly, letting their monarchs and ministers have a good chat.

Jia She looked at Jia Fang: "Your Majesty is probably very concerned, so he came here to see you."

Jia Fang couldn't find any other reason. Thinking about His Majesty's attitude towards him in the past two years, Jia Fang really had nothing to complain about.If his status as the Ninth Five-Year Supreme is removed, this is indeed a very affectionate old man.

The old emperor had just experienced a white-haired man giving off a black-haired man before, and now, once he heard that his youngest son had returned unharmed, he immediately came forward without hesitation, and wanted to see him with his own eyes.Jia Fang decided against this father-son bond, so he made up his mind that this time he couldn't turn around and leave like last time, without giving the other party half of face.

At least we can have a good chat and find out what the emperor is thinking.As for the prince and Jia Daishan, how much did the old emperor know about the firearm encounter between him and Shui Xianjing.

Not long after, His Majesty the Emperor came out of Jia Daishan's room and stood in front of Jia Fang with his hands behind his back.Jia Fang had no choice but to pay respects, but when he turned around, he found that Jia Amnesty had slipped away at some point, leaving the father and son to talk.

His Majesty the Emperor's eyes turned and turned on Jia Fang, and finally ordered him to get up, supported his hand and said, "Just come back—"

Jia Fang was still not used to this kindness, and he responded nonchalantly, but when he lowered his head, he saw a large area of ​​age spots on the back of the emperor's hand.He had never known that His Majesty the Emperor was so old, so he raised his head in surprise and looked at his father's gray sideburns, his eyes could not help showing a bit of sadness.

Jia Fang's expression of true feelings made the emperor see it, and he felt a little relieved, coughed a few times, and asked, "Did you stay with that kid named Shui these days?"

When Shui Xian came to His Majesty's mouth, he became "the boy surnamed Shui", and his tone was a bit sour.It seemed that the father was jealous, complaining why Jia Fang didn't want his father's protection, and instead ran away with other boys.

Jia Fang had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain: "The situation forced it, and the king of Beijing Jing was indeed injured because of the little minister."

The emperor heard that this was the only way to let the two of them go, so he didn't ask further questions.

In the early morning of early summer, the weather was fine, and there were traces of clouds in the blue sky.Even the few pines and cypresses planted in front of Rongxi Hall are also very spiritual.

Unexpectedly, I suddenly heard a commotion outside.His Majesty the Emperor immediately frowned, but Jia Fang was at a loss as to why.

Seeing Jia She hurried in, he saluted the emperor and said, "Report to the emperor, it is His Highness the Third Highness. The Third Highness said that he knows about Third Brother..."

Jia She is used to calling "Third Brother", until the words came out of his mouth, he realized that Jia Fang is actually a nobleman, not the third child he can call and drink at will, suddenly embarrassed, paused, and then continued , "...I have returned to the mansion, and I want to ask my third brother to go to the Xingbu Hall for questioning..."

Jia Fang arrived at Rong Mansion yesterday evening. Early this morning, the Third Prince had already received the news and rushed over to Rong Mansion.

At this moment, Jia Fang and Jia She looked into each other's eyes, the two of them tacitly knew that the third prince's arms were stretched out very long, and the Rong Mansion might have hidden eyeliner.

There is another kind of conjecture that is extremely frightening - Jia Fang arrived at the Rong Mansion yesterday, and the Rong Mansion immediately reported the news to the Li Palace outside the city.In addition, Jia Fang only had contact with a few cronies in the mansion, and these people would never reveal his whereabouts.

Then, the third prince may have also placed people in the Li Palace outside the city.

No matter what the truth is, the third prince hurried over as soon as he got the news.

Neither Jia Fang nor Jia Amnesty dared to speak, the old emperor laughed grinningly when he heard this, and said, "Let him in."

The third prince was waiting outside the Rong Mansion, quite anxious.

He took over the important task of supervising the country from the former prince, and now he is doing well.What made it difficult for him was always the unsolved case of the assassination of the prince and others.

Originally, the third prince didn't have to do it himself, but he thought that he was in charge of the criminal department and started his career in investigating cases. If he can't do his job well, how can he convince the public?

The assassination of the prince before, especially the attack of Jia Fang and Shui Xian, brought great troubles to the people in the capital.The common people somehow learned that the fire-breathing weapon is called "fire gun", so the people in Beijing changed their treatment of children's night cry: "Cry again, and cry again, and the fire gun will hit you."

It can be seen that this terrifying firearm has brought a huge psychological shadow to the people.The third prince only said that if he could solve this case, he would be able to stabilize the hearts of the people in Beijing, prove that he was stronger than the prince, and he would be able to take over the heir apparent in the future.When he thought about it, he became extremely persistent.

After Jia Fang and Shui Xian were attacked, they disappeared inexplicably. The third prince felt that there must be something weird, so he rushed to Rong Mansion as soon as he received Jia Fang's news, and wanted to block Jia in Rong Mansion. Then take it to the Hall of the Ministry of Punishment and let him torture it out.

Who would have thought that this Rong Mansion would not allow oil and salt to enter, just like last time, the Third Prince was kept out of the mansion.The concierge said he was going to report, but soon he brought out the son of the Rong family, Jia She.

As soon as the third prince saw Jia She, he recalled the sourness of being punched on the bridge of the nose, and couldn't help taking a big step back.

Unexpectedly, Jia Amnesty was extremely respectful this time, after bowing his hands and saluting, he said: "Your Highness, please come inside." Without saying a word, he was directly invited into the mansion.

The third prince thought to himself: This time the Rong Mansion has finally recognized the general trend.Jia Fang was not sick and had no disasters, and went back to Rongguo Mansion well, unlike the last time Rongguo Gong was injured and sick—what reason did Jia Fang refuse to go to the hall of the Ministry of Justice?

Immediately, he bowed his hands to Jia She and said, "It's still the young man who knows the current affairs."

Jia Amnesty laughed, a little narrowly.The third prince didn't care about these things, he walked into the Rong Mansion swaggeringly, and went straight to the Rongxi Hall.When he saw Jia Fang in front of Rongxi Hall, he stepped forward proudly and said, "Zi Fang, it's great that you came back safe and sound. This king has been thinking about you, so I don't want to invite you..."

His eyes swept over the person next to Jia Fang, and he cut off the words before he could say anything.

The third prince's knees softened, and he knelt on the ground and shouted: "Father——"

Now he finally understood why Jia She smiled at him.His father is waiting for him in Rongxi Hall now.

"Third brother," His Majesty the Emperor asked him to get up, "don't be so polite all the time, we are all a family, it's so boring to kneel and kneel."

The third prince got up as he said, and the pressure in his heart eased a little.Unexpectedly, His Majesty the Emperor stretched out his hand to beckon Jia Fang, and said to the third prince, "Do you know who this is?"

The third prince's teeth chattered a little, and his heart was nervous: Is it possible that the father intends to let Jia Fang's identity be exposed to the world, reveal his identity as a royal blood, let him have the right of inheritance, and come to compete with himself for the crown prince?

"This is the sufferer!" His Majesty said, patting Jia Fang on the back, "and this house is the home of the sufferer."

The old emperor was full of disdain for the third prince, and said: "You came to the home of the suffering master, but you still behaved violently and treated the suffering master like a prisoner. How do you want me to value you, and how do you want me to pass on the position of heir to you with peace of mind? ?”

The third prince, on the other hand, looked like he was being taught sincerely, knelt down again, nodded his head and kowtowed more than a dozen times, and said loudly: "I thank my father for your guidance——"

Seeing the third prince's forehead turning red and swollen little by little, Jia Fang couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion in his heart—it's not easy for everyone!

Finally, even the old emperor couldn't stand it anymore, and said coldly: "Get up! Third, if you have any questions, just ask Jia Fang here."

The third prince got up without saying a word, and bowed to Jia Fang: "Zi Fang help me!"

Jia Fang also hurriedly returned the gift. After the ceremony, he looked carefully at the third prince's eyes, after all, there was a little bit of resentment.

"Zi Fang, this case is of great importance, what clues do you think you can find?" The third prince complained, and in front of his father, he still asked for advice honestly.

"The key to this case lies in those two firecrackers..." Jia Fang gestured to the third prince with the firecrackers he saw with his own eyes that day, "It's so long, about this thickness..."

He explained the characteristics of the firecracker to the third prince in detail. After each use, it needs to be refilled, otherwise it can no longer be used. Before refilling, it is the best time to catch the murderer, just to prevent the murderer from wearing a sharp weapon and so on.

The third prince suddenly realized when he heard it, and said: "It's so simple. Just a word from my son, it really solved my doubts for a month or two..."

In fact, if he had started with this firearm earlier, closed the city gates, strictly prohibited people carrying similar items from leaving the city, or searched for similar items in the capital, and offered a reward to invite people to come out, I am afraid that he would have a clue by now.This third prince, after all, is a glue pillar, and he spent so much time in vain, all wasted at the gate of Rongfu.

The emperor was on the sidelines, but he still didn't have a good face, and said coldly: "That's all right, you'd better go back to your punishment department and continue to investigate the case. I still have something to say with Fang'er."

The third prince had no choice but to thank his father, turned around and wanted to leave.Jia She, who was standing behind unexpectedly, said with a smile, "Your Highness is really well informed. My third younger brother just arrived last night, and few people in the Rong Mansion know about it, yet His Highness knows all about it."

This sentence seemed unintentional, but it actually pointed to the third prince planting nails everywhere to inquire about news.

The third prince was startled, and hurriedly looked in the direction of His Majesty the Emperor.Not only did he do this, but there was no silver 300 taels here.The old emperor looked up to the sky and sighed, and said: "Go back quickly, I really don't need you for the time being."

Only then did the third prince walk out of the main entrance of the Rong Mansion in desperation, looking at the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the servants of the Wucheng soldiers and horses waiting outside the door, the acting prince who supervised the country could only pretend to hold important information He waved his hand and said: "There has been important progress, follow me back to the Ministry of Punishment."

In Rongxi Hall, the old emperor and Jia Fang looked at each other, and His Majesty sighed helplessly.

"Fang'er, take me to the garden!"

Jia Anxin knew that His Majesty wanted to find a clean place to talk to himself, so he quickly gestured to Jia Amnesty, Jia Amnesty understood, and immediately ordered to go down to clear the place, restrain all the servants of the Rongning Second Mansion, The paths from Rongfu to Grand View Garden are all closed.In the entire Grand View Garden, only His Majesty the Emperor and Jia Fang walked in front, and a group of guards followed behind.

These guards were also terrified - so many things happened in Beijing, everyone was afraid that the disaster would lead to the Ninth Five Lord in front of him.

The emperor, however, walked forward anxiously with his hands behind his back, saying as he walked, "The third child is an idiot, what an idiot—"

"If he is as clever as you... Sigh!"

Seeing that the old emperor brought the topic to himself, Jia Fang had no choice but to say something pleasant: "In my opinion, the third highness is diligent in his work, but he has only just started, and he still doesn't know the essentials..."

His Majesty the Emperor was still angry, and said, "What you said doesn't mean what I mean?"

Jia Fang: ...it seems so.

"Before this, I felt that the safest person was the second child. He seems mediocre, but he always takes the golden mean in his actions. He has never made any big mistakes. He can also enthusiastically support your New Deal in the south, and he has a strong brotherhood. If he comes to the throne in the future, he will definitely take care of you brothers, but it's a pity that it's a word of love..."

When the old emperor said this, he raised his face helplessly and closed his eyes.At this moment, he was old, fragile and sad, and seemed to recall the shock and helplessness when he heard the news of the prince's death.

However, the old emperor’s evaluation of the prince also surprised Jia Fang—moderation and prudence may indeed be one of the strengths of a gentleman, but Jia Fang did not expect that what the old emperor valued was the prince’s respect for his brothers. good.

"Now I have changed to the third child. The third child is resolute and will not give up until he achieves his goal. However, he is not smart enough. Now he will add another one and use whatever means. If I am here, he will restrain himself. When I am here When he is gone, when no one can restrain him, God knows what will happen to him..."

Jia Fangyao thought for a while, and felt that his father's worry was not impossible, but in his position, it was inconvenient to comment on the third prince.

"I have so many sons, the eldest is strong and straightforward, the second is sentimental and weak, the third... can only be said to be forward-looking, the fourth is obsessed with the small things in front of us, the fifth needless to say, but you..."

His Majesty the Emperor commented on all his sons very briefly. When he arrived at Jia Fang's place, he could only stop talking and let out a long sigh. Then he stopped and turned to stare at Jia Fang. It seems to be asking: Is it true that you will not change the choices you have made before?

this……

Jia Fang could only talk about him from left to right, and asked the old man in front of him, "Where is Your Highness now?"

"Boss has gone back to the south." His Majesty the Emperor said with a sigh, "He was very anxious when he heard about your accident, and repeatedly asked for orders to find you, but I still sent him back to the south. I want him to train soldiers , Within three years, [-] elite soldiers will be trained in the southern camp."

It turned out that the eldest prince went back to the south to train soldiers.

The military affairs of the Pingnan Camp were corrupt, but fortunately His Majesty's request was not too high, and he only said that he would train [-] elite soldiers—but, why?Jia Fang wondered in his heart, did the emperor think that there would be wars in the south in the future?

"Your Majesty, I also want to ask you for orders. After today, I want to go to the south to finish what I have not done in the south."

That's what Jia Daishan said to him that day, and even told him not to stay in Beijing for a long time, but to stay in the south directly, which was an unfinished business.Only by doing everything that needs to be done can he protect the people he values ​​most and keep them safe.

When Jia Fang said this, he seemed to be able to see Shui Xian in front of him. He was actually saying to Shui Xian: He is not a person born blindly and indifferent. Everything he does is actually for the sake of the world. All his fetters...besides that, he has no selfish desires of his own.

The old emperor stared fixedly at Jia Fang for a long while, and finally heaved a long sigh: "My sons are... all grown up, and each has his own ideas."

"You don't know how much I want to force you to change your mind at this moment, but I know that my reluctance has never really succeeded?"

The old emperor stared fixedly at Jia Fang's young face, as if through this face, he saw the woman who was as tenacious and stubborn as a teenager, the woman who would not be raised by him like a bird in a cage until death .

"This world belongs to me, and it also belongs to you."

"But in the end it will be yours."