The Founding of the Red Chamber

In fact, it was not only Xie Guogong who scolded her, but Bai Xiang knew that Lin Jing would enter the palace as soon as he returned to the imperial capital, so he said angrily, "He is really from a foreign relative, and he is used to stirring up trouble in the harem."

Although neither of them had a bad opinion of Lin Jing, it was Lin Jing's skill to be able to ask the Duke of a country and the first assistant to give a bad review.Otherwise, it is usually not bad reviews, but direct humane suppression that usually makes the Duke of the State unhappy.Here at Lin Jing, there is no official or job, and they have no way to suppress them, so they can only give a bad review, and they are addicted to it.

Even though he said all kinds of ugly things in private, seeing Lin Jing still looked like an elder caring for the younger generation, he said, "Oh, Ah Jing, you have returned to the imperial capital. It is a pity that you were not in the imperial capital, so it is good to come back "What are you doing when you come back? God doesn't have you. It's fine.Lin Jingzhi was disgusting and disgusting, which made the two respectable elders feel a little demeaning.

In fact, Lin Jing really didn't intervene much in the affairs of the heir, even though there were always a lot of people jumping up and down in the court, and there were still many vassal princes who wanted to come to the emperor to pay their respects in person.Chaoli is also very noisy now, the key point is that the Kong family really loses the chain when things happen.Kong Guogong also had no idea, went up to the palace today and said to the Queen Mother Kong, "You can't let the vassal kings come to the imperial capital." Tomorrow he said again, "The vassal kings are all relatives, so it's okay to ask them to come and see. "

The Empress Dowager Kong is capable enough to take care of the harem, and she is not stupid. Even in some court affairs, the Empress Dowager Kong can be regarded as insightful.However, she was only the imperial concubine of the German emperor at first, and she was not very favored, and political literacy is often a kind of accumulation. If the Queen Mother Kong is given ten years, Lin Jing believes that this empress can also become a concubine. A well-educated politician.However, the reality did not give the Queen Mother such time and opportunity.

The Empress Dowager Kong had no idea what she told her own father. The Empress Dowager Kong probably felt that Lin Jing was reliable. At least, Lin Jing's idea of ​​marrying the four families earlier resolved the dispute over auxiliary government. , at least, saved their lives.In the view of Queen Mother Kong, Lin Jing's idea is effective.

The Empress Dowager Kong was also quite familiar with Lin Jing, so she called Lin Jing into the palace. Speaking of this matter, the Empress Dowager Kong said, "The Ai family has no idea."

Lin Jing is not out of ideas, Lin Jing immediately said, "We must not let the vassal king come to the imperial capital. My lady, think about it, why the vassal king has the iron law that you can't leave the fief without authorization, just to restrain them, once the vassal king is called Come to the imperial capital, one by one, either relying on seniority or rank, can you use the ancestral family law to talk about things. When introducing, don’t say that the court is adding to the chaos, it is the empress, facing the clans of the feudal clan , I’m afraid they will be held back more. If they are not called now, although they have their own ambitions, they have to support the empress. Once they come, there will be no peace in this imperial capital.”

Queen Mother Kong breathed a sigh of relief, "You are right."

Lin Jing said, "Actually, the Empress Dowager has made a decision long ago, but she is troubled by saying something today and saying something tomorrow."

"Isn't that right? Each one of them is an important minister in the court. They all quote scriptures and classics when they talk about things, but they just don't have an accurate idea." With Lin Jing's blessing, the Empress Dowager Kong strongly refused the vassal king to come to the imperial capital. request.Moreover, the Empress Dowager Kong also has rules and regulations, she understands that people must not underestimate her now, so she ordered the cabinet to severely reprimand the vassal princes and asked them if they planned to come to the imperial capital to seek the position of heir.

The Empress Dowager Kong suddenly became angry, and both the court and the vassal princes from all over the country were much more honest.

But next, no matter what happens, the matter of the successor has to be decided years ago. After all, the country cannot be without a master for a day.

Regarding the matter of heir to the emperor, although there are selfish intentions in the court, they are not all selfish.Some ministers proposed that the king should find an older heir.Of course, the Kong family still hopes to be younger, so that the Empress Dowager Kong can be raised easily.

Although Lin Jing was often called into the palace by the Empress Dowager Kong to speak, Lin Jing didn't know anything about what the Empress Dowager Kong was thinking, and couldn't even guess.

This matter is not easy to guess.

Lin Jing felt that the Empress Dowager Kong herself hadn't made up her mind about this matter.

In mid-October, after some quarrels among the ministers, four heirs were finally decided, one of whom was the grandson of King Jin, who was only eight years old.One is the grandson of King Jinling, who is only five years old.The other two are the son of King Langya, who is fifteen years old, and the grandson of King Chu, who is fourteen years old.

In fact, in terms of age, it is not too old.Moreover, the youngest grandson of King Jinling is also five years old, so he has passed the most difficult stage of raising children.

When the Empress Dowager Kong called Lin Jing into the palace, she asked Lin Jing specifically which of the four was better.Lin Jing said, "Speaking of which, I have never seen any of you. The grandson of King Jinling, this is my second sister's son, even my nephew, and I have never seen it. I should avoid suspicion about this matter. However, my mother asked me, If you want me to say, these few people, I am afraid that the empress is not very familiar with them, if the empress wants to be on the safe side, it is better to announce that they come to the imperial capital to see them, after all, hearing is believing, seeing is believing."

When Lin Jing talked about the grandson of the King of Jinling, there was a trace of indifference on his face, and the Empress Dowager Kong was so careful, so she could see it naturally.After Lin Jingci left the palace, the Empress Dowager Kong asked people to inquire about the second girl who married into the Jinling Prince's Mansion, and she finally understood. It turned out that the second girl was born of a concubine. She had been married for many years, and she only saved her marriage once the year before last. He is not very close to his natal brothers.The Empress Dowager Kong understood Lin Jing's indifference, and at the same time felt a little relieved. At least, the Lin family was unlikely to be too secretive about this matter.

Yes, the candidate who is the grandson of King Jinling, especially has the lineage of the Lin family.Everyone believed that the Lin family must support the grandson of King Jinling. However, Lin Yi never said a word about the heir to the king. Even if the Queen Mother Kong asked, Lin Yi also said, "Everything is up to the mother." There is absolutely no sign of being biased towards the grandson of King Jinling.

Some ministers thought to themselves, it is strange that Lin Shangshu was able to be in the cabinet at such a young age, and ordinary people do not have such calmness.It's really too good at pretending, do you, who are uncles, and those who don't expect their nephews to become emperors!

Almost half of the city's people think so.

However, the Lin family really didn't show the slightest inclination towards the grandson of King Jinling.

However, the King of Jinling has great powers. Not only the Xie family, but also the Kong family are also very optimistic about the grandson of the King of Jinling. Kong Guogong privately said to his daughter, "The King of Jinling is the closest to the imperial family, and the courtiers have nothing to do with their grandchildren. Said."

The Empress Dowager Kong said lightly, "They are all descendants of Emperor Taizu, and they are all surnamed Chen. Who is far and who is near?"

Kong Guogong still hopes that his daughter will think more about the grandson of King Jinling.

For this reason, together with the Xie family who hadn't moved around with the Lin family for a long time, they all started to move again through Queen Mother Xie.

The Lin family still showed no inclination towards this, and Lin Yi hadn't even written a book about the heir.Although the disaster situation in Shandong has eased, too many places were affected by the disaster, and many displaced people had nowhere to go, so they fell into the way of robbers.Today in Shandong, there are not many others, but the most robbers.Reported the banditry several times, thinking about asking the imperial court to send troops to repel the bandits, Lin Yi is in charge of the military department, and is worrying about making arrangements for this matter.

Several heir candidates came very quickly.

They have been taught at home, the etiquette rules are not bad, and they are all very clean children.In the answer, they are all respectful.The younger grandsons of King Jinling and King Jin showed a bit of admiration for Queen Mother Kong.

The Empress Dowager Kong didn't show a preference for which one she liked more for a while, and they all rewarded each other, and told them to stay in the imperial capital.However, things happened very quickly. First, the grandson of King Jin fell into the water. Although he was rescued in time in winter, a severe wind and cold almost killed the child.Since Empress Dowager Kong became Empress Dowager, seeing Emperor De's sons die young, she really can't see any accidents with children.

No matter who persuaded her, the Queen Mother Kong gave generous rewards and ordered the grandsons of King Jinling and King Jin to return to the fiefdom.Of course, the grandson of King Jin can recover from his illness before leaving.

As for the remaining two and a half teenagers, the Empress Dowager Kong still has to think about it.

The reason given by the Empress Dowager Kong is also very reliable. The Empress Dowager Kong said, "The country is dependent on the emperor. The emperor was too young at the time, so I, a woman, and the assistant ministers had to worry about it. The two young emperors passed away one after another. I really can't stand this kind of grinding." Thinking of choosing an older candidate, then the only candidates left are the son of King Langya and the grandson of King Chu.

A half-grown boy can tell who is good and who is not.

The ministers also expressed their opinions, and the Queen Mother Kong was also in a difficult situation for a while.Because, no matter which one is established, it involves the huge political interest group behind the successor.

The Empress Dowager Kong is having a headache because of this matter. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent a monthly list. Yes, the expenses in the palace are very high. As the lord of the harem, the Empress Dowager Kong must keep an account of how much the Ministry of Internal Affairs spends on monthly stipends. .

The Empress Dowager Kong saw it, and said, "Why have the clan's residence been reduced?"

The head of the House of Internal Affairs replied, "Mr. Chen in the clan's mansion is free and has nothing to do. He has grown a lot of vegetables in the idle place. He said that the per crystal is enough, but now he can't eat enough, so he cut it in half. "

"Which Mr. Chen?"

"When Emperor De was in power, the old concubine of the Xiangyang Palace was almost killed by the former King of Xiangyang, and she came to the imperial capital to sue the imperial court in person. Later, the king of Xiangyang was sentenced to be imprisoned in the clan mansion. This Mr. Chen was the seventh son of the former king of Xiangyang. He came to the imperial capital to serve as a prisoner for his father. Because he was a filial man, Emperor De agreed. The king of Xiangyang let him go, and returned to Xiangyang in a hurry, and this Mr. Chen was locked up in the clan mansion alone."

The Empress Dowager Kong nodded, "I remember, before the disaster in Shandong, he took the initiative to reduce the number of cases, saying that he would save money for disaster relief. Is this him?"

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs laughed, "Your Majesty has a good memory."

"Okay, I just remembered."

"Your Majesty has so many important things to deal with every day, it's rare to remember these small things."

Empress Dowager Kong said, "This is a filial man."

The Chief of the House of Internal Affairs sighed, "This Mr. Chen is filial, and he has been imprisoned for five or six years for his father. However, he is imprisoned in the imperial capital, and he has never heard of any father, son, or brother coming to see him."

Empress Dowager Kong's heart skipped a beat.