The Promotion of Yuanchun in the Red Chamber

Even Zhao Zhizhen only knew about this when he entered the palace to see his concubine.

However, Lin Hai, a capable minister who has won the trust and reliance of the Holy Majesty, saw some omens when he was talking to the Holy Majesty in the imperial study. After returning home, he confessed to his wife, asking Jia Min not to forget to remind her one two.

Jia Min was born intelligent, and when it comes to talent and learning, her two brothers combined cannot compare to her.With the ups and downs of Lin Hai's official career, under the influence of his ears and eyes, he is even more far-sighted.

The Fei family was unlucky, and Jia Min was happy to see it come to pass, but the Fei family's loss of power will inevitably affect the prince, and her natal family used to be very close to the prince... Jia Min couldn't sleep the more she thought about it at night, and pushed the master's shoulder, "You say, Where should my family go?"

Ever since his nephew Jia Zhuzhong entered the Hanlin Academy, and his niece Yuanchun "pulled" the Seventh Prince to take care of her, Jia Min's worries have been put down for the most part.

So why is she asking about her mother's family?It was clearly repeating Lin Hai's words: Is the prince about to fall?If the Crown Prince's position is unstable, King Pingnan is now eyeing him... In short, there must be changes in the court situation.

Lin Hai also had something on his mind at the moment, so naturally he didn't fall asleep, "Don't worry about the two uncles," he said meaningfully, "The one who should come will always come." If there is a noble concubine to escort her, she will not suffer.

Soldiers came to block the water and cover it with soil, it's useless to be anxious, Jia Min thought about it too, "Let's let nature take its course."

At the end of the year, she also inquired and walked around with several good wives, and she really found a good girl for Liu Huan—thinking of Liu Huan's muddled and irritable father, Jia Min specially chose one with a lot of ideas in mind, An honest girl.The only shortcoming is that the girl's father is not a high official, only rank six.

Jia Min originally thought about going to talk to her niece in person in two days: but her cousin Jia Jing is gone, she has to do great work, it is really not good to go to the palace again.I have to... trouble Master Lin Hai, "The girl I chose for the nephew of the Liu family, you can mention it to the prince later."

Lin Haidao: "Decree."

However, he said that the Holy Majesty was able to stand out from the former emperor's princes, and he beat and slashed, and swept away those arrogant and greedy people and courtiers when the first emperor was in power. Now he is facing the Fei family and the prince who is the biggest reliance of the Fei family. , Naturally there is no shortage of ways... It's just to teach his son a lesson, and he is still the most beloved son of the Holy One.

After talking to his confidant, the Holy Majesty became more and more annoyed when he reviewed the papers. When he was restless, he had to drive Chengqian Palace in the middle of the night...

At this moment, the imperial concubine was already lying down, and when she heard that the Majesty was coming, she didn't panic, she put on her clothes and welcomed the Majesty into the door.

The imperial concubine first looked at the Holy Majesty, and then asked knowingly, "Why are you angry again?"

The Holy Majesty gritted his teeth and said, "Fei Family! Hey, Fei Family!" In the eyes of others, the Holy Majesty is naturally unpredictable, but to the imperial concubine, the Holy Majesty is just an ordinary husband and father.

The imperial concubine knew that her son was naturally the best in the eyes of the sage, and the fault was all the people around her son, "You personally pointed out the crown princess!"

If someone else ruined the scenery like this, the Holy One must be annoyed, but when he meets a noble concubine, he has to admit that Aifei is right, "It's fine for the princess, her natal family is too troublesome!"

No matter how angry the Holy Majesty is, he will not force his fault on women and children.

"If the family hadn't produced a princess, how could the Fei family have such ambitions?"

Zhao Zhizhen has already seen that the prince's father-in-law wants to be Huo Guang, but it is unreasonable that the emperor and the imperial concubine still don't realize it.But it's about the crown prince. If the situation is serious and you can't persuade him, the imperial concubine would not say anything easily, "It's not too late for you to clean up now. It's just...you don't want to hurt the crown prince's heart."

The Holy Majesty was silent for a long time, and then said the truth, "It's also because I dote on him too much."

He clearly intended to let the eldest son hone the crown prince, but he still couldn't help being biased. Several times when the eldest son confronted the prince tit for tat, he didn't "uphold justice", but took care of the prince's side more. Over time, the Fei family also relied on the prince. Gradually growing, finally came...the time when the tail was too big to fall off and had to be cut off.

The noble concubine got up and beat the back of the Holy Majesty, "If you don't even spoil your own son..." She stopped talking when she reached the point.

Even the son who was raised by his own hands does not love or favor, how can he be sincere in treating others?

After a long while, the Holy Majesty also said melancholy, "A few days ago, I asked the prince to take care of the manpower, so that no one else could take advantage of it."

Of course, this bystander refers to King Pingnan. Relying on caravans and salt and iron trades, this vassal king with a different surname has extended his hand to countless people—fortunately, this person failed to fight.

The noble concubine also didn't think that King Pingnan would be the opponent of the Holy Majesty, but for many years this person not only provoked the eldest prince to fight fiercely with the crown prince, but also attracted a large number of nobles from aristocratic families who were defeated when the Holy Majesty ascended the throne. The noble concubine had to admit that, This man is indeed a great talent in money economy.

Back then, even if they jumped out to fight against the Holy One and caused a lot of trouble for the Holy One, the Holy One only punished the head of the villain, and the rest were demoted and dismissed.

These families have many descendants since they established their country, and they have to support a large family after losing power in the court. Naturally, they have to find a way to make some "foreign money".King Pingnan saw the opportunity, and sent a group of eloquent shopkeepers and staff to lobby around, and Xu Yi~hou~li talked about moving some clans with real power...

Therefore, the smuggling of salt and iron has become a serious concern for the Holy One, and he has to treat it with caution.Fortunately, the one in the south died, and the Holy One finally gained a reputation for being able to attack the clan.

He has been thinking, not to cause too much turmoil, at least reduce the amount of salt and iron secretly flowing to the north and southwest by more than half, and then beat people who have clearly crossed the border.After hitting the stick, it is natural to give some sweet dates, and for those relatively honest families, their younger generations can be specially promoted.

His Majesty believed that the Prince should not be unable to figure out these thoughts, but after he gave orders, his son actually still used the Fei family: in the eyes of His Majesty, the Fei family was the one that had to be punished.

The imperial concubine understands the heart of the sage best, "You have pointed out good teachers and friends to the prince, but the prince has always trusted and stayed close to the Fei family. The Fei family must have something special. You and the prince are monarchs and ministers, and even father and son, so I always advise you Talk softly to the prince, or let these villains take advantage of the loophole."

The concubine's light words gave the Fei family a "little man".

Fei's family also started from military meritorious service, and had produced several outstanding figures, otherwise the Holy Majesty would not have chosen the crown princess from his family.

But the direction of the Fei family has gone wrong in recent years, flattering the prince to eliminate dissidents and being able to do everything, but no clansman has made decent political~achievement~and~military~gong, not a single one who is well-educated and virtuous.

This family, especially Mr. Fei is really good at making money, but I am afraid that only a small part of the money is handed over to the crown prince, and most of it goes into his own pocket.

Especially according to the evidence collected by King Qing, the Fei family had been hooking up with King Pingnan for a long time, although they had the intention of "taking information from King Pingnan for profit, and then betraying King Pingnan".

Seeing that the Holy Majesty fell into silence again, the noble concubine suddenly smiled lightly, "The Fei family and Ping Nan Wang see the same thing, they all rely on money to get ahead? But as long as this family is not allowed to leave the capital to become an official, they can find out What waves?"

If you don't have military power, you don't have territory, you don't have a foundation, so how can you talk about hegemony?

The Holy Majesty finally let out a long sigh, "If the prince has your heart, what else should I worry about!"

The imperial concubine was not proud, "Did you forget that we sat together to study back then? I haven't forgotten the truths you told me." Seeing the nostalgic look on the holy face, she said again, "Where is the prince?" Don’t understand these things? In my opinion, it’s not easy to replace someone who is easy to use, and he’s just like you, protecting his weaknesses.”

Thinking about it, how could the prince feel happy if his confidant who had been with him for several years let his father cut it right from the head with a single sentence?Even if his father is really thinking about him.

The Holy Majesty shook his head, "Why do you always speak for the prince?"

"I'm clearly speaking for you," the imperial concubine said with a smile, "I'll just insult the crown prince a few times in a hypocritical way, and you'll feel better?"

"The Holy Majesty smiled bitterly and said, "I really can't say enough about you. "

The noble concubine came over with a bowl of ginseng tea herself, "Who in a decent family is not meticulous in cultivating the eldest son? It's all half taught and half enlightened. You haven't seen my father scolding my brother like a dog back then." Bloody, my brother can't bear to tell me his grievances behind his back. Your family business is really big, so you must be someone else's parent when you hone it."

This is the reason why the Holy Majesty is willing to come to the concubine regardless of whether he is happy or unhappy.

She is intelligent, knowledgeable and considerate, and every time she persuades her, the Holy Majesty can always extinguish most of her anger.

Thinking about it in the Holy One, Concubine Ai did remind herself that in order to pacify the Southwest, he seldom chatted with the Crown Prince recently.

Seeing that the Holy Majesty listened to her own words again, the noble concubine was still not complacent: The prince... is actually a bit willful.

Back then, the Holy Majesty arranged for the Ningrong State Mansion and the Crown Prince's grandfather to assist the Crown Prince, but as the Crown Prince married the Crown Princess, he increasingly relied on the Fei family, alienating the Ning Rong Mansion and even his own grandfather. It is very difficult to receive the jade seal from the Holy Master smoothly.

At that time, brothers Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan were still alive, and they were both capable ministers trusted by the emperor. These two and the prince's grandfather not only allowed the prince to be protected by important ministers, but also allowed the prince to learn and practice the way of checks and balances.

It's a pity that the crown prince may understand the majesty's painstaking efforts, but in his heart, he may not be bothered to think about it: anyway, he is the crown prince, and in the future these old officials will either die, or...do they have to obey him obediently?

These "slanderous rumors" are also due to the Fei family's contribution, and the imperial concubine heard about them in the palace, but she never mentioned a word to the Holy Majesty - how can listening to others tell them more exciting than hearing it with their own ears?It also avoids her suspicion of provoking right and wrong.

In all fairness, the First Prince is more receptive to advice than the Crown Prince, and is more willing to reflect on himself... It's a pity that if he overthrows the Crown Prince, then there is no hope for him to become emperor after all.

The next day, the Holy Majesty approved what the imperial censor had played, and asked one of the prince's cousins ​​to go home and write a self-defense essay: the confidant who was in line with the prince was his brother.

After coming down to court, the sage called the prince to the imperial study, while Zhao Zhizhen went to visit the next two concubines.

The noble concubine talked to her son about business affairs, and Zhao Zhizhen went to Shu Concubine's palace with a lawsuit in his mind, and made his biological mother secretly annoyed: Shu Concubine really thought of marrying Liu Huan on her own.The girl's father didn't even have a reputation.

After Zhao Zhizhen heard it, he finally laughed out of anger, "Is the imperial concubine going to make an order too?"

Concubine Shu hesitated, and finally looked at her son's expression, "They kept sending people to beg, and I heard that the child is also very good."

Concubine Shu has lived in the palace for most of her life, no matter how soft her ears are, there is a big advantage: she has never swollen her face to pretend to be fat.As long as she feels something is wrong, she will tell the truth immediately.

Zhao Zhizhen smiled, "They picked a daughter from the Wu family for the elder brother... Do you know how it will end? Let the elder brother reward it directly to his subordinates."

Concubine Shu was startled, "This...really?"

At this moment, the room was so quiet that it was almost audible, Zhao Zhizhen said after a while, "Concubine, don't follow them too much. The Wu family can't stand anything."