The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

In September of that year, His Highness the Tenth Highness, who had just turned three months old, was the new King of Jin.The concubine Shizi personally carried him to the grand ceremony, and then sent him to the backyard of the palace and never came out again.The eunuch issued a decree to entrust Han Qi, the envoy of the third division, as the prime minister to take charge of the state of Jin.

In October, Qin State announced to join the Federation.In December, Jin announced to join the federation.In the first month of the following year, Qin, Jin, Zhao Luyan and Pingan Prefecture announced the joint construction of the Changping Railway.The railway starts from Chang'an and ends in Ping'an Prefecture.After the Yue State sent people to Yan State to inspect the Beijing-Tianjin Railway, they announced to join the Federation in March.He also wanted to preside over the construction of another railway, starting from Shanghai Port in Vietnam, passing through the capital of Hangzhou, going south to Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong, and finally Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Province, called the Shanghai-Nanjing Line.The number of stars on the Confederate flag has increased to fourteen, and it is already on the verge of conquering the world.

In late spring and March, the grass grows in the south of the Yangtze River.Miscellaneous peanut trees, flocks of warblers flying around.Chen Ruiwen, the prime minister of the state of Wu, sat alone in the prime minister's mansion, with a head as big as a bucket.The Yue Kingdom next door is too ruthless.Since the opening of Shanghai Port, the Yue State used various excuses to repair the bonded area, and the tax reduction policies emerged endlessly, and all the wealthy businessmen of the Wu State were recruited and relocated there.Unknowingly, the state of Wu has become much poorer.And a large number of people moved into Yue State with their burdens and donkey carts.The country of Wu was originally a land of fish and rice. In recent years, the fields have become deserted without cultivation, not to mention the disappearance of escaped slaves one by one.Although General Wei Ruoheng sent letters back to China from time to time, he sent people at the pier every day to blatantly say that South America was full of gold to lure people onto the ship, but he had never been seen bringing back half a box of valuables.Wu Guo's family fortune has gradually weakened.

Just when I was worried, someone came in and said, "Prime Minister, a young man came from outside the house, who said he was a relative of the Prime Minister." Then he handed over the post.Chen Ruiwen saw that it was his cousin Chen Ruihua!Unknowingly stroked his beard in thought.This young cousin was the number one scholar in high school, Chen Ruiwen counted on him to come to Wu country to help him, but who knew that he actually joined the government affairs hall of Yan country as a clerk, the whole family was surprised.What are you doing in Jinling now?After thinking for a long time, I still ordered to come in.

Not long after, a young man walked in with a smile, bowed to Chen Ruiwen and said, "Brother Wen is good."

Chen Ruiwen looked at him and said, "Zhuangyuan looks good, why did you come to my place?"

Chen Ruihua was not polite, he sat down without being asked to sit, and said: "I am on a business trip to Shanghai, and I thought it would be difficult to go to the south, so I stopped by to see Brother Wen. Are you okay?"

Chen Ruiwen snorted, "Is there anything wrong with me? But you, a small official in the Political Affairs Hall?"

Chen Ruihua rolled his eyes: "Recorder, thank you. This is a great job. If I wasn't the cousin of the Princess Regent's direct cousin, I wouldn't be able to get involved at all."

Chen Ruiwen turned cold: "The Princess Regent treats you really well."

Chen Ruihua didn't look at his face at all, and nodded triumphantly: "Fourth sister is really kind. When I asked her to open the back door that day, I thought she would not agree. Who knows that she didn't agree, but arranged such a good job for me. "

Chen Ruiwen said angrily: "I am kind to others, but I am cruel and unfeeling to my biological father and brother."

Chen Ruihua hurriedly said: "Brother, you can't say that. I'm different from you. I really won the first prize, so she just helped me out. Besides, I never humiliated her in Zhengshitang. "

Chen Ruiwen was annoyed, and asked, "Could it be that your uncle and I have embarrassed her?"

"You are asking too much. You just want her to help you with empty teeth. Why do you want her to help you?" Chen Ruihua curled his lips and said, "No one owed anyone in their previous life. Brother Wen, I actually have two things to tell you this time. you."

Chen Ruiwen snorted: "Say."

"The Qi State Mansion will soon be divided." Chen Ruihua said, "According to the new inheritance law, each house will be divided equally."

Chen Ruiwen was shocked: "What?! Split equally? We are the long house!"

"Brother Wen, let me ask you, why can the long house get more benefits than the second house, the third house and the fourth house?"

Chen Ruiwen shot the case again: "This is the ancestor's rule!"

"Is this a fair rule?"

"How unfair? How could the rules of our ancestors be unfair? That's how it was at the beginning of the world!"

"Brother Wen just talks empty words, obviously you also know it's unfair." Chen Ruihua said, "The fourth brother-in-law has already abolished all the rules of the ancestors and re-established the rules." He said word by word, "No, yes, people, willing , Yi, eat, lose. Not only the days of Changfang relying on the rules to take advantage of the big advantage are over, but even the days of Brother Wen and you taking advantage of those two brothers are also over." Saying this, the boy gloated a little.

Chen Ruiwen was annoyed: "Didn't I help them?"

"Did you help them more, or did they help you more?"

"How can a family be so fussy? It's time to work together to invigorate the family."

"Oh, then don't worry about it, help them more and let them help you less." Chen Ruihua made a stop gesture, "Brother, don't be angry, I still have one thing to say."

Chen Ruiwen had just prepared a curse word, so he could only swallow it: "What else."

Chen Ruihua said solemnly: "I just came from Shanghai and learned something. The State of Yue is planning to send troops to attack Wu before this autumn. Be careful, and don't lose your life in the chaos."

Chen Ruiwen was shocked: "How dare they?!"

"Why don't they dare?" Chen Ruihua said indifferently, "The army is much stronger than yours. Besides..." He teased, "The king of Yue is the eldest son, who is your king of Wu?" Chen Ruiwen was dumbfounded.Chen Ruihua took a sip of the tea ceremony, "Anyway, all the rules are established under the protection of the political power, and the political power is established under the protection of the army. For example, our family is separated. If it was earlier, my father and my second and third uncles would not want to If we rob the warehouse for a small amount of money, the government will send people to arrest us. Now the rules have changed. If the uncle robs the warehouse by force, the government will send people to arrest him.”

Chen Ruiwen looked at him and said, "Are you happy?"

"Of course I'm very happy." Chen Ruihua said, "I'm not the only one who is happy, everyone else in the Chen family is happy except Uncle and you. I advise Brother Wen, don't miss the privileged time in the past, and face reality directly." After saying that, the young man stood up and made a long bow, and said goodbye.

"Just stop." Chen Ruiwen said, "How do you know that Yue is going to attack Wu?"

"When I was doing business with them, I overheard Master Zhen Zangzhu talking to his subordinates. They didn't shy away too much, because they felt that it didn't matter if Wu Guo knew about it. Your firearms are much worse than theirs anyway. No matter how prepared they are, they can't beat them. And they plan to borrow elite soldiers from Fujian and Guangdong."

Chen Ruiwen couldn't help standing up, and said in a voiceless voice: "Senior soldiers? Can they borrow elite soldiers from other places?"

"Huh? Brother Wen, don't you know what the federation is for?" Chen Ruihua said, "All the provinces of the federation are supposed to help each other. One country uses force and ten countries support each other, whether it is active attack or passive defense."

Chen Ruiwen suddenly felt a thunderbolt on his head, and he didn't even know when Chen Ruihua left.After he regained his composure, he hurriedly went to Wu Wangfu to see the Queen Mother Shen.

Shen Shi was not frightened, she sat upright and thought for a long time and said: "In that case, let the generals come to discuss the matter."

Seeing that she was calm and calm, Chen Ruiwen asked, "Does the Empress Dowager have a way to deal with it?"

Shen said indifferently: "How can I, a woman, have a way to deal with it? Naturally ask the general about military affairs."

Chen Ruiwen and Shen Shi have known each other for these years, and they already know a little about her nature: this woman probably has her own little plans.But he couldn't figure it out.Fortunately, it will take two or three months before the Yue Kingdom fights, so there is still time to prepare in advance.So he discussed with all the civil and military forces in Jinling for several days, and even sent a few people to test the Empress Dowager Shen, but they couldn't figure it out.Helpless, I had to follow her words and send letters to the generals from all over the country to come to Jinling.

A few days later, all the generals gradually gathered together to discuss matters in the lobby of King Wu's Mansion.Empress Dowager Shen listened to politics behind a curtain.After discussing for three days in a row, there were different opinions, but they couldn't come up with a useful solution.On the fourth day, Empress Dowager Shen spoke.She said: "Speaking of it, it means that we can't beat the Yue Kingdom. It really can't... Uncle Ai's Uncle Yunnan Governor Shen Zhao still has some elite soldiers. Since the Yue Kingdom borrowed soldiers, we can just borrow them."

Chen Ruiwen slapped his thigh!It turned out that was her idea.Immediately said: "It is absolutely impossible."

"Oh? What's Xiang Chen's opinion?"

Chen Ruiwen sneered and said, "I'm afraid it's easier to invite God than to send God away."

Suddenly someone laughed: "Prime Minister Chen is right. Besides, Yunnan is thousands of miles away. By the time they send troops to Wu, the Vietnamese army has already broken through Wu Wangfu. It would be cheaper to sign an alliance under the city."

Chen Ruiwen shouted: "Presumptuous! Who can sway the morale of the army by talking nonsense?" Taking a closer look, the person who spoke was standing at the entrance of the lobby, wearing a federal military uniform, wearing a round helmet and holding a gun. It was obviously not Wu Jun.I was shocked. "Who are you!"

The man smiled and said, "Your cousin told you that the State of Yue is going to attack the State of Wu before this autumn, is that right?"

Chen Ruiwen suddenly understood something. "……right."

"Now is before this autumn." The man said, "The Vietnamese army has surrounded Wu Wangfu. Generals, you have handed over the guns and guns that you carried when you entered the mansion this morning." He slapped twice, and the brigade outside the door Soldiers armed with shields and guns filed in, or squatted or stood neatly in front of the hall. "Those who surrender will not be killed."

The crowd was silent for a moment, and the Empress Dowager Shen exclaimed from behind the bead curtain: "What's going on? Didn't you say that Yunnan soldiers and horses were invited to enter Wu? My uncle is regent!"

Another woman said: "Oh, I'm sorry, Ma'am. Mr. Shen said that he doesn't want to be the regent. He still has a lot of work to do in Yunnan. After all, the Yue Kingdom also belongs to the Federation, and the Wu Kingdom is handed over to them. It's the same."

The person at the door smiled and said, "Governor Shen is a good official, and the natives of all ethnic groups in Yunnan respect him. He still wants to build a railway. Although the area is beautiful, the karst landform is extremely difficult to build a railway. Mr. Shen Really ambitious."

Chen Ruiwen yelled out: "The Empress Dowager! You don't want to dedicate the Wu Kingdom to the Federation to change your uncle's official title, do you?"

Before the Empress Dowager Shen could speak, the woman behind the curtain said first: "That's not true. The Empress Dowager doesn't want Wu to join the Federation, so the power she has now will be taken back immediately." She opened the curtain and walked away He came out, followed by two soldiers in federal uniforms. "That's why I told her to gather all the generals to Wu Wangfu in the name of discussing matters first, and see what good plans they can come up with. If there is no time, I will propose to invite the Dian army to enter Wu."

Empress Dowager Shen screamed: "Why are you coaxing me!"

The woman glanced at all the officials, and said loudly: "If you don't coax you, you can secretly do something to disturb the situation, I have to clean up your troubles for you, not to mention, if the prince's important affairs are ruined, it will be a crime. You don't know, The federal countries are rather taboo about interfering in each other's internal affairs. Now the King of Yue wants to return to his grandfather's country and save his father by the way. Governor Shen is involved, so he wants to provoke a federal civil war? He will never do this. " She clapped her hands and said, "Sir Zhen Zangzhu originally planned to take action on the first day of your discussion. I was thinking, why not let the generals and lords discuss for three days, and think about all the ways they can think of. Now three days have passed Anyway, you guys haven't come up with a way to deal with it, why don't you demote Lord Zhen."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.The man at the door said: "The king of Yue is the eldest grandson of the first king."

There was a general surnamed Yu, who had always had the best friendship with Wei Ruoheng, and said loudly: "Although the first son was at fault, it was only caused by the Bao family. The prince and grandson are good."

Everyone knows that if you don't surrender now, you will die, and such a death is quite disgraceful.General Yu's words were like sending a smooth and wide ladder.Immediately, someone responded: "That's right, that's right, Wang and Sun Daxiao are generous and benevolent, and have a sense of mastery."

Another said: "The princes and grandsons have governed the Yue Kingdom very well, a hundred times better than the princes, and the former king can rest in peace in the ground."

In the end it was General Yu who took the lead again and said: "The last general is not talented, and I would like to welcome the eldest grandson of the king back to the country."

Several people said in unison: "I am willing to welcome the grandson of the king back to the country." Before Chen Ruiwen came back to his senses, most of the civil and martial arts in the hall had been reduced.

Behind the bead curtain, the Empress Dowager Shen sighed: "My sister wronged me. Why do I have that kind of thought?" Nai opened the curtain and came out, with a wry smile, "After all, it was the king of Yue who broke Wu." The woman raised her head to meet the door That person looked at each other and smiled.

On March [-]th, Yue soldiers besieged the lobby of King Wu's mansion, and Queen Mother Shen led all the civil and military officials to surrender.The Vietnamese army immediately began to reorganize the Wu army, and it was not until May that the reorganization was completed.Then Wu and Yue merged, the capital was Hangzhou, and the name of the country was Yue.The state of Wu then disappeared, and became the first vassal state to disappear after the division of the world.

In June, the King of Yue appointed Wu Rui, a great scholar in Cangzhou, as the governor of Jiangsu to reorganize the officialdom of the former Wu state.The first thing Wu Rui did after he took office was to investigate Mr. Yinfang of Yingtian Mansion, and found out a lot of cases.One of them was that he teamed up with Chen Ruiwen to dig up the grave of the old lady of the Bao family and steal the funerary objects.Chen Ruiwen, the prime minister of the former Wu State, was sacked in response.Later, many corrupt officials were found out and punished one by one.

Since the king of Yue settled in Hangzhou, the mansion of the king of Wu was no longer available.Wu Rui then turned it into the Jiangsu Museum, displaying the rare treasures in the warehouse of Wu Wangfu, and opening it to ordinary people for free.If the stolen goods in the homes of officials are searched and the original owners cannot be found, such as the funeral objects of the old lady Bao, they will also be sent to the museum collection.It is not necessary to state the rest of the reform of the tax system, the construction of schools, the revision of laws, and the preparation of railways.

Since this time it was the state of Yue that destroyed Wu, the flag of the Federation still had fourteen stars.