There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

Family affairs are not only men's affairs, but also women's affairs. Madam diplomacy, even a casual word will make people pay more attention, thinking it is a projection of the family's will.

Shi Zhongzhu took Wei Zhenniang and Pearl back to Zhongjiahou Mansion, Shi An rode a horse to guard outside, Shi Zhongzhu held Pearl, and talked with Wei Zhenniang about today's resolution.

"An'an, let him enter the Imperial College first, it's too late to go back to Wanli Academy at this time." Shi Zhongzhu said.

"That's right, the child hasn't stayed with us for long. If you want me to say, teaching by precept and deed is the best cultivation. With you as a father teaching him, what can't he learn?"

"Zhen Niang really has confidence in me!" Shi Zhongzhu laughed.

"My husband is capable." Wei Zhenniang said: "By the way, there is one more thing. When I was talking with my maid today, it suddenly occurred to me that the sage is newly established, and the crown prince will also be registered. Half of them will be in charge of people of the same age as the prince, our family..."

"Prince..." Shi Zhongzhu pondered, "wait a little longer."

"Nowadays, the crown prince is enthroned, and the name is justified. The saint has good feelings for the eldest prince. Isn't it natural that the crown prince be enshrined?"

"The sage has just been enthroned, and he has no idea whether he can secure the throne. Seating the throne does not mean that people from the same clan as Situ will come to fight for the throne, but that there is still a tug-of-war between the sage and his ministers. If the sage himself cannot fully It is not impossible to control the subordinates, the power of the government and the hands of powerful ministers." Shi Zhongzhu explained.

"How is it possible? I've always heard that the sage was famous for being capable when he was still the crown prince. Besides..." Wei Zhenniang lowered her voice in the carriage and whispered: "Father is the second assistant. Could it be that the clan has intentions?"

Shi Zhongzhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he pulled up Wei Zhenniang who was talking in his ear and said, "What are you talking about? Historians will naturally not do such outrageous things. What I mean is that the world is said to be governed by saints, but in fact it is ruled by the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats. , if the sage cannot command the overall situation, the authority will naturally fall into the hands of the official group, this official group does not refer to a single person, but the balance of interests of all parties, daddy is just one of them."

"It's really so serious, so don't send the three of them into the palace to suffer." Wei Zhenniang said, she sent her son into the East Palace with all her heart, in order to have a bright future, now that the future is uncertain, let it go.

"It's not yet this step. As you said, the saint has a virtuous name in the past. Given time, he will naturally become a generation of saints. When the future of the saint is determined, An'an and the others will not be too late to become officials." Shi Zhongzhu said.Sure enough, the older you are, the less courageous you are. When you were a teenager, you were the second child, and you did all kinds of stupid things. Now, if there is a risk, you will carefully deduce it, for fear of making a mistake.

"Everyone in the world says it's hard to send charcoal in the snow. Will we icing on the cake, the sage and prince, still take it to heart?" Wei Zhenniang is not uninformed.

"Daddy's appointment is the warmest charcoal fire this winter. Historians don't need children to sacrifice for the family." Shi Zhongzhu said sharply.

Wei Zhenniang held his hand and said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry..."

"I didn't mean that, I just feel sorry for the child." Shi Zhongzhu didn't say it clearly.Wei Zhenniang thought it was the intention of the family that he became an official at a young age, so she was very indignant that the child sacrificed for the family.In fact, Shi Zhongzhu didn’t regard himself as a child at all. He always regarded himself as an independent adult. The reason why he became an official so early in the past was to gain the right to speak early, and he couldn’t wait to learn about this new world. Ding would not treat him like that, and Shi Zhongzhu never regretted his decision.

Wei Zhenniang didn't say anything anymore, the couple went back to Zhongjiahou's mansion in silence.

The new sage ascended the throne. This is the third generation of kings served by Shi Zhongzhu. An old official like Shi Ding is like a fish in water, and he is very comfortable.

Three years without changing his father's way, the policy of the new dynasty has not changed much. Shi Zhongzhu entered the cabinet with the lowest qualifications, ranking second to last. He usually plays a human background role, listen more and talk less.Of course, this "background" is discussed among the eight elders. Walking outside, Mr. Shi Yaoyun, as his name suggests, is dazzling.

Now that the family has agreed, Shi Ding is much more casual in his actions in the cabinet. He is the second assistant, and the first assistant usually does not work. He only coordinates and mediates. Does not take special care of his son.It didn't become obvious for a day or two, and after a long time, the saint was also puzzled and called Shi Ding directly.

Shi Ding is now the oldest courtier, as soon as he entered the palace, before he bowed down, the saint called out in a hurry and asked the little servant to move a stool for Shi Ding to sit on.Shi Ding moved over slowly, thanked the saint, and sat down.

"Shi Aiqing is in good health these days. I have newly obtained ginseng from Korea. It is the most mild and nourishing. It is different from the ginseng in my dynasty. It is suitable for daily tonic. Aiqing will bring some back. I will call the imperial doctor... Oh, I forgot, Mr. Xiao Shi is a national player, let him take a look at it, it would be more appropriate."

Shi Ding looked old-fashioned and said: "The old minister thanked the sage for his generosity. To tell the truth, the old minister is getting old and is looking for some good things."

"Shi Aiqing is old and strong, why do you say that."

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, I'm old, I'm old, I'm a general. I fought in the army in the early years, and I left some hidden wounds, and I got angry when I was old." Shi Ding sighed.

"No wonder Shi Aiqing recently handed over the government affairs to everyone."

Shi Ding quickly stood up, bowed, and said in awe and fear: "The old minister neglected the government affairs, and the corpse was a vegetarian meal. I ask the sage to come down."

The saint naturally cried out quickly, and comforted him: "Aiqing is the elder of the pavilion, and he is a strategist. Naturally, there are people who are full of people to deal with trivial matters. What is the crime?"

Shi Ding stood up, thanked the saint, and said: "Thank you saint for your compassion. The saint is magnanimous, and the old ministers rely on the old to sell the old and ask for favors from the saint. The old ministers have too many government affairs in their hands, so we still need to cultivate a group of capable ministers to assist the ministers. I implore the saint Allocate a few competent people to the veterans."

"Master Xiao Shi is in the cabinet, why should Aiqing look far away." The sage joked.

"Oh, that kid, he's still focused on reforming the Southwest and returning to the land, don't talk about it, don't talk about it." Shi Ding waved his hand. He knew that the saint would not like this topic. Shi Zhongzhu had to clean up the troublesome stalls. Now that the sage is on top, how can he admit that he did make a mistake back then?There was a little bit of guilt, but now it has turned into embarrassment and anger at Shi Zhongzhu's ignorance.

The saint was silent for a while and said, "I'll send some people over to Aiqing later."

"The old minister would like to thank the sage. Alas, the old minister's body seems to be reluctant on weekdays. He is afraid that one day he will collapse without warning and delay the government."

"Aiqing's dragon-horse spirit, don't say such indecent words. Come here, take a copy of all the medicinal materials suitable for Shi Aiqing in my private treasury, and send them to Baolinghou's mansion." The saint ordered.

Shi Ding thanked him repeatedly, dragged his old body, and slowly exited the hall.

The sage sat blankly on the dragon chair, holding the vermilion pen in his hand, but couldn't write a word for a long time, sighed, put down the pen and said: "When Shi Ding went back to Xiumu last time, he was still playing with his gun in the martial arts field to tease his grandson." .”

No one who waited around answered, even Yu Tie, the most beloved eunuch, remained silent.

The saint pinched the center of his brows, feeling a headache.Shi Ding almost made it clear that the saint naturally knew that he and the historians he represented were making a statement, indicating that they could make room for the saint's confidants at any time, and that they were ready to withdraw from the court at any time.The sage sighs, the historians, Shi Zhongzhu, in order to perfectly realize the policy of reforming the natives, he and the first emperor, and him are bullying, so it may be said that he is still in a state of anger; Shi Ding is even worse, the saint has not yet Said that he himself took the initiative to quit.

The saint asked himself in his heart, is I such a heartless person?How to avoid like a snake and a scorpion?

No matter how much the sage thinks he is kind to his courtiers, the historian's decision will not adjust the direction of the family because of the sage's attitude of not speaking and not taking action.

Shi Zhongzhu threw Shi An into the Guozijian, and often wrote to his children, telling the two sons of Wanli Academy to get fame as soon as possible, and even seduced him by studying abroad.You know, Shi An is very reluctant to enter the Imperial College. He regards the study tour as the only way for the Shi family, and runs outside arguing every day, talking about his short-term study tour experience, and his eyes are two Little brother, Shi Ping and Shi Ning are very envious.

Shi Zhongzhu scolded with a smile: "A group of debt collectors!" He ignored Wei Zhenniang's protest and devoted himself to raising his own soft and cute little pearl.The days were enjoyable, but the sudden news shocked my jaw--the prince died.

The prince is the eldest son of the sage and the empress. Now the empress dowager and the empress are the masters of the harem. Under the governance of the two, the harem is like a iron pass. It serves Shi Zhongzhu the cleanest harem of the emperors of all dynasties. Why did the prince die?You must know that the crown prince is fifteen years old this year, and there are voices in the court to choose a crown princess, how can it be gone?

There was a lot of crying in the palace. What is really sad is that the three big mountains, the saint, the queen mother and the queen, are good heirs. How much effort was spent on him, why did they just go like this?The empress was almost insane, and when she checked in the palace, she wanted to see who was behind the scenes. The empress dowager didn't care about the embarrassment with the empress, she just wanted to avenge her eldest grandson.

It's a pity that after checking and checking, the prince really died of a normal illness.The empress of the harem is familiar, all the things that Aiko used during his lifetime are put away, and each item is checked to see if it is poisonous, is it harmless alone, or poisonous when used together?The people who served the crown prince were also arrested. The Department of Internal Prudence and Xingxing conducted strict investigations and searched for relatives from various families to see if there were any people who made money and were controlled by others?

During this period of time, the concubines who had a prince in their uterus lived in trepidation, fearing that some unpredictable disaster would fall from the sky. They prayed to gods and Buddhas to pray to the bodhisattva to bless the queen to get better as soon as possible. .

After checking and checking, the prince died of a normal illness. The queen exhausted her means and finally admitted that her son died of a normal illness.Thanks to one day the sixth prince ran in crying and said: "Mother, mother, I don't want to be a prince, I don't want to be a prince."

The queen cheered up and said: "Who said you will be the prince."

The sixth prince is only three years old, and as a rule, three-year-old children are not included in the rankings. However, he is the eldest son, and the empress has only one child besides the newly deceased prince and several princesses. The little man ran in crying, the queen was frightened, what's going on?

"Queen, don't you want me to be the prince, don't you want me to be the prince?"

The queen quickly put the sixth prince on the bed, put her into her arms, and asked: "My son, my son, who made you the prince, ah, tell the queen mother."

"I don't know, I don't know. They said that the elder brother of the prince left because he couldn't bear the blessing. If I were the prince, I would leave too. Empress mother, where are you going? Do you want me anymore? Where am I going? "The sixth prince cried out incoherently, and the empress felt as if she was under a stick.

When the sixth prince fell asleep from crying, the queen said to her confidant, "I'm the one who is in a daze. I still have Xiao Liu. If I die, what should he do?"

"It's good if the master realizes it, it's good if he realizes it." Nanny was so happy that tears flowed down her face.