The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It is said that Chao Xun and Kou Agui ran into a Mr. Zou, who claimed to be a small official of the State of E, and talked about the State of E asking for soldiers from the State of Xiang.The man drank three cups of wine in a row and said: "Our prince is used to extravagance, and tax cuts will definitely not work. The only way to suppress it is with soldiers and horses." He shook his head slowly, "We ministers don't know what to do."

Chao Xun also took a sip of wine and said, "Why do you want to do so much? No one can stop anything from happening. It's like a terminally ill person. Since he can't be cured, he might as well prepare for his funeral earlier."

Mr. Zou drank three cups of wine in one go. "Young Master Chao, are you ready for the funeral?"

"I'm ready." Chao Xun said casually, "I devote myself to studying medicine to prepare for the funeral."

Mr. Zou cupped his hands and said, "Master Chao please advise."

Chao Xun took a sip of wine, squeezed the wine cup in his hand and said: "From the perspective of the treatment of the royal family by the states of the federation, it is different from the treatment of the previous royal family by all dynasties. Not only will they not kill them all, but it is quite fair. For example, King Yan did not sell He can live in Prince Yan's Mansion forever. If he wants to sell it, the price is fair. If Xiang Country joins the Federation at this moment, the biggest problem for my family is not daily life, but status. My two nephews, since Naturally, he was looked up to by scholars, farmers, industry and commerce since he was born. Our whole family is the same. With the help of my sister, I became a relative of the emperor, and I see people as superior. On weekdays, they are the only ones who bully others, and no one bullies them. The big gap in my heart can be imagined .And there are many people in the world who like to watch others fall from high places, so that they can step up and step on them." He put down the wine cup and said leisurely, "If there is no one to help, he will be trampled miserably. Not bad, now he has become an alcoholic."

Mr. Zou thought: "I have been to the capital on business. Doctors have a very high status."

"Not only doctors, but all academics have high status. The level of medical science directly determines the number and quality of a country's population. Federal officials, especially Jia Cong, are most anxious at this stage because our population is too small , can’t fill the overseas colonies. Therefore, in the past few decades, medicine should be the most important subject of the Federation.” Chao Xun said, “When the time comes, there will be someone in the family who can re-support the family status, so that it will not collapse.”

Mr. Zou was stunned for a moment, and said softly: "It turns out Mr. Chao doesn't think medicine is a cheap profession... it's because of this."

"That's not true." Chao Xun poured the wine for himself, took a sip and said, "I study medicine because I like it, and treating patients can bring me great psychological pleasure." Mr. Zou stood up and held up the wine cup Drank and sat down again, did not speak.Chao Xun also drank it silently, and said, "Mr. Zou, for the sake of the family, let's change careers in advance."

Mr. Zou looked at him and said, "Mr. Chao, how long do you think the Western Chu League can last?"

Chao Xun shook his head, poured out his wine again, and said, "It lasts for a while. Anyway, the Western Chu League is still there for a day, and the Chao family is supported by my brothers and sisters. I will take another day. Let's talk if I can't last."

Mr. Zou smiled and said, "If he can support him for decades, Mr. Chao will take advantage of it."

Chao Xun said casually, "I'm not the boss, so it's only natural to be idle?" Mr. Zou smiled and said nothing.

After that, they chatted some gossip and stopped talking about business.After dinner, the two sides bid farewell.

As soon as I got back to Chao's courtyard, Kou Agui immediately asked in a low voice: "When I had noodles in the morning, Dr. Chao told me to play the role of a loyal and alert servant. Could it be that I have seen that Mr. Zou is unusual?"

Chao Xun laughed and said, "Guess who this Mr. Zou is today?"

"Who?"

"Meng Changfu is a descendant of Mencius, from Zoucheng, Shandong." Chao Xun said, "Mr. Zou is Meng Changfu himself."

Kou Agui was surprised, "It's him? How did Dr. Chao find out?"

Chao Xun said, "I've seen his photos."

"what?!"

"I've seen his photos." Chao Xun repeated, "This is the intelligence advantage." It took Kou Agui half a day to recover.

After taking a nap, an old eunuch came to Xiang Wang's mansion and summoned Chao Xun into the mansion with a charming smile.Chao Xun had just put on his white coat, so he had to take it off again; he told Kou Agui to follow him.

The king of Xiang was fat, and he was still crooked on the Arhat couch.After Chao Xun saluted and got up, he said slowly: "The people of E Kingdom will be in chaos, and they will come to our country to borrow troops. It's up to you whether to borrow or not."

Chao Xun said without hesitation, "No borrowing."

King Xiang half stood up: "Why don't you borrow it?"

Chao Xun said: "The State of E is close to the State of Chu, but far from the State of Xiang. It is almost surrounded by the State of Chu, and has no border with the State of Xiang. Why don't you borrow troops from the State of Chu? Is it the State of Chu that refuses to borrow troops? Why not borrow? The king of Chu is very wise and not stingy, there must be a reason why he refuses to borrow troops."

The king of Xiang couldn't help laughing, nodded and said loudly: "It makes sense, why doesn't the state of Chu borrow it?"

Someone laughed and said, "Your co-author, Mr. Chao, is half dishonest." Hearing the sound of footsteps, three people came out from behind the screen.The first one is Meng Changfu, the second one is a girl, and the third one is a fortune-teller on Jin'er Street.It was Meng Changfu who spoke, and he pointed to the girl and asked, "Do you know Mrs. Chao?"

Chao Xun took a look, the girl was seventeen or eighteen years old, pretty and shy.After thinking for a moment, he said, "The one who sold his body to bury his father."

Meng Changfu nodded: "That's right." He said with a smile, "It's not that the state of Chu does not borrow the soldiers and horses of the state of E, but also the state of Chu. I only hope that the state of Hunan and the other countries will also borrow. All the countries of the Chu alliance sent troops together."

Chao Xun said, "Like the interstellar peacekeeping force?"

Meng Changfu was taken aback: "What?"

Chao Xun said: "Well, but the allied countries send troops to form a coalition to meet the military needs of each country?"

"That's roughly what it means."

Chao Xun said: "That requires seamless cooperation. Without a unified coach, can it be done?"

Meng Changfu stroked his beard: "If you are not talented, you are the unified coach."

Chao Xun glanced at him: "Mr. Zou, you don't look like a general who can control soldiers from various countries?"

Meng Changfu said calmly: "The soldiers and horses of various countries are still in charge of the generals of various countries, and I only dispatch them in the middle." Chao Xun looked hesitant, smirked, and cupped his hands without saying a word.Meng Changfu said, "Master Chao thinks there is something wrong with this strategy? I hope you can correct me clearly."

Chao Xun said: "If you dare to ask Mr. Zou, whoever will pay for food, grass, supplies, etc. will get the spoils of war."

"Whoever has the soldiers will pay the money and food, and whoever has the military exploits will get the spoils of war." Meng Changfu said with a smile, "If anyone is brave enough to go to the Federation to rob, the allies will also help."

Chao Xun said: "It's better to pretend to be a pirate and go to the west to rob. Firearms are not as good as others, so don't set yourself on fire."

Meng Changfu shook his head and said, "Mr. Chao is good at everything, but he is too cautious." Nai Zheng said, "I wonder if Mr. Chao is willing to help me."

Chao Xun waved his hand and said, "Wansheng still has some ideas and self-knowledge, it's not that material."

Meng Changfu said: "Whether Mr. Chao is the material, I naturally know."

Chao Xun took a closer look at his expression and said with a frown, "Mr. Zou, why do you want to make things difficult for others? I really don't know how to dispatch soldiers and horses."

Meng Changfu said: "Master Chao doesn't have to worry about these things, you just help me with small things." He pointed to the one who prostituted himself to bury his father, "This girl's name is Sangye, and I'll give her to you. It's also good to serve tea and water. , Serve the pillow mat, whatever you like."

Chao Xun immediately said, "Do as I please?"

"good."

"Okay, I'll take it." Sang Ye hurried over and kowtowed.

The king of Xiang nodded and said, "Since you have a beautiful woman, let's go back first." Chao Xun then led Sang Ye to leave.

As soon as the two of them left, the King of Xiang said, "Looking at it, Kou Agui is obviously more suitable."

Meng Changfu said: "On the surface, Kou Agui is more suitable. However, Chao Xun has one advantage that is better than the world. This person has the best intuition. Kou Agui saw the flaws of mulberry leaves, and he believed me when I fooled around. Mr. Chao I didn't even see the face of the mulberry leaf, and I was able to avoid it from a distance, which is something that ordinary people can have."

King Xiang frowned and said, "He's studying in Lingnan, so I'm afraid he's unreliable."

Meng Changfu said with a smile: "My lord, don't worry. Mr. Chao has his parents, siblings and nephews in his heart."

The king of Xiang waved his hand and said, "That's all. I told you to choose, so whoever you choose is the one."

Meng Changfu bowed and said, "Thank you, my lord."

The two of them talked about meeting Zi E again, and the girl named Sang Ye who had just left came back.It turned out that Chao Xun, the gatekeeper of King Xiang's Mansion, told her, "You are free, you can go wherever you like." Sang Ye was taken aback.Chao Xun said, "Mr. Zou said to deal with you as I like. My solution is to put you on the street, and it doesn't matter anymore." He left her and walked away.

Meng Changfu scolded with a smile: "Slippery boy!" Nai looked at King Xiang.King Xiang snorted.

Chao Xun thought they would fall in love with Kou Agui, but he didn't think about himself at all.After seeing today's situation, he knew that the man who sold himself to bury his father would definitely be placed by his side.So he played a fool and rushed back to tell Kou Agui to cover up the important things.

The incident happened suddenly, and for a moment he didn't know where to put the telegraph, and Chao Xun walked around in circles in the room.Kou Agui didn't recognize it, and asked, "Is this Dr. Chao's experimental equipment?"

Chao Xun had a flash of inspiration, and said, "Exactly. It's precious and delicate, I'm afraid that girl will touch it randomly."

Kou Agui smiled and said, "Doctor Chao is overthinking. Since she is here to serve you, how dare she mess with your things."

Chao Xun breathed out: "That's right." Then he laid out the transmitter openly, and put it in the study together with the microscope, planetarium, elastic collision ball, balance, alcohol lamp, petri dish, beaker, and test tube.He thought about it, and remembered that there was a human skeleton model in the big cabinet.Because he threatened Kou Debao, he kept hiding.Now it has to be used to distract the female agent's attention.But he opened the cabinet.

Kou Agui was startled: "Bones!"

Chao Xun smiled and said, "It's not real. It's made of wood." He carefully moved out the model.Seeing that there is also a double-helix DNA model in this cabinet, I also took it out.

But now Kou Debao is looking for his father.Chao Xun was happy, there was no curtain in the courtyard, the room was open again, and the child ran straight in.Kou Agui was afraid that his bones would frighten him, so he stepped forward to cover it; Kou Debao saw it at a glance, and ran forward to touch it.Chao Xun hurriedly stopped him: "Debao don't touch this."

Kou Debao was originally a boy at heart, knowing that both his father and Dr. Chao liked him, so he became presumptuous, and the more he refused to let him touch him, the more he wanted to touch him.Chao Xun and Kou Agui couldn't stop him alone. Hearing a "crash", the skeleton model fell apart.Kou Debao was frightened and hid behind Kou Agui.Kou Agui said in embarrassment: "This... Dr. Chao, he is not sensible, don't take offense."

Chao Xun couldn't help but laugh: "What else can I say?" He bent down and picked up the two most important things.

They were in a mess, so they didn't pay attention to the movement outside.Hearing the sound of footsteps, he just had time to look up to the door when he saw Mr. Chao leading a few people in.The old man exclaimed in shock: "What's the matter?" Meng Changfu, Sang Ye and an old eunuch had all entered the door.There were bones scattered all over the floor, and Chao Xun stood imposingly in the center of the room, holding a skull in his left hand and a spine in his right, smiling gently, but looking at them made them feel chills all over.

Chao Xun hurriedly said, "Father, don't be afraid, this is a model, a fake."

Kou Debao poked his head out from behind his father, seeing Mr. Chao's complexion, he quickly shrank back.Kou Agui became more and more embarrassed and said: "Master, it's a slave. This child is ignorant and knocked down the bones of the third master... um, knocked down the skeleton of the third master..." After thinking about it, it still wasn't right. "Knocked down the model of the third master."

Chao Xun nodded: "The last sentence is correct."

The old eunuch was so frightened that he moved two steps towards the door.Meng Changfu also panicked, coughed twice and said, "Let's talk outside." Master Chao nodded and hurriedly led the guests out.

Chao Xun followed with the skull in one hand and the spine in the other.Master Chao turned around in the courtyard and saw it, and shouted: "Xun Er, put that thing down!"

Chao Xun handed it to Kou Agui who was following behind him, and Kou Agui took it and turned back to the study.Kou Debao reached out to touch the spine.It was also the first time for Kou Agui to see this model, but she was still terribly frightened in her heart, but she forgot her fear because of this series of incidents.Fearing that his son had broken Dr. Chao's things, he held up the spine: "Don't move Debao! This is a precious item." Kou Debao couldn't reach the spine, so he went around to touch the skull at the other end.Kou Agui hastily raised his other hand up.Kou Debao climbed up his father's body and jumped up, his fingertips could be considered to have touched the lower end of the spine, he burst out laughing with joy.

Meng Changfu shook his head and said, "It seems that if you have no guts, you really can't stay by Mr. Chao's side."

Chao Xun spread his hands and said, "Mr. Zou saw it too. I'm a doctor, and there are so many things in the house, it's really inconvenient to keep a woman."

Sang Ye smiled sweetly: "Don't worry, the third master, the slave family is very courageous."

Chao Xun glanced at her: "You turned pale with fright just now."

Sang Ye said: "Suddenly seeing a room full of bones, no one can be frightened. The slave family is not afraid now."

The old eunuch has also recovered, and said seriously: "Master Chao, the lord gave you this mulberry leaf girl as a concubine, and I still don't thank you."

Chao Xun frowned: "Is it possible?"

Master Chao shouted: "Nonsense!"

Meng Changfu said, "Impossible."

Sang Ye stepped forward and was full of blessings: "In the future, I hope the third master will show great pity."

Chao Xun looked at her for a long time and said, "Do you really want to stay with me?"

Meng Changfu laughed and said, "Sang Ye is extremely capable, Mr. Chao, why don't you give it a try?"

Chao Xun pointed his hand behind: "Then help me pack up the human skeleton specimen first, how about?"

Sang Ye bit her lip, lowered her head and said, "Yes." Meng Changfu thought that he would play the young master's temper and make things difficult for him in every possible way, but co-authoring was nothing more than that.He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly.