Master Lin of the Red Chamber

Women in ancient society generally married their husbands and obeyed their husbands, especially after having children, no matter how much pain, dissatisfaction and resentment they had before, most of them would endure it for the children and live a good life together.

Like the concubine Xian, it is really unusual to hang herself after giving birth to a child. Although Lin Qing does not agree with such an approach, it has to be said that this is the only thing that concubine Xian can do.

In the ancient imperial power society, it was impossible for her to kill the emperor to avenge her sweetheart for the sake of her family, and because of the family, she had to commit herself to others until she gave birth to the prince and gave the family a guarantee. Kill yourself at will.

Although his thoughts are a little bit simple, but it has to be said that he has considered it thoroughly. As for the difficult situation of his family and the fourth prince these years, at least he is still alive, isn't he?

In Concubine Xian's mind, if she could keep her family alive, she should have fulfilled her responsibility. As for the fourth prince, no matter how angry the emperor was, he would not say that he wanted to kill his own son.

However, if the concubine Xian had been more careful and prevented the emperor from seeing it, it would have been even better, and such a tragedy would have never happened.

Thinking of this, Lin Qing's complexion couldn't help but become a little weird. Why did the story of this concubine become more and more like a novel the more I listened to it, and it was the kind of sadomasochism.

"How did you meet? When Concubine Xian was taken into the palace by the emperor, she was waiting to get married at home. She didn't go out on weekdays. How could the emperor see her? It was because Cui Ge was too stubborn and angered the emperor. have to!"

Speaking of this, Lin Ruhai's expression couldn't help but become a little weird. If you say he had experienced the things back then, it was just that he was still young and couldn't understand it.

In fact, even now he still doesn't understand what the emperor was thinking at that time, and he has never even seen anyone, because Cui Ge always contradicted him, but because of the power behind him, he couldn't do anything about him.

In order to take revenge on Elder Cui Ge, he forced his daughter into the palace to act as a hostage. If it sounds better, it is called domineering, and if it sounds worse, it is childish. It really shouldn't be done by an emperor. things.

"But didn't my father say that the emperor wants to make Concubine Xian a noble concubine? If he really likes it, he probably won't do it..."

Never expecting to hear such an answer, Lin Qing was stunned. How could such an overbearing CEO Tianliang Wangpo's actions happen to an emperor.

For a moment, he even thought that there was something wrong with his ears, but seeing Lin Ruhai shaking his head helplessly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, he finally believed that it was true.

But thinking about it carefully, Lin Qing still felt a little unbelievable. When the emperor came to the throne, although he could not be said to be middle-aged, he was almost standing. How could he make such a move? It might be too childish.

"Concubine Xian has never met her as a father, but I heard from your grandmother that she is a rare beauty. The emperor may have just wanted to anger Cui Ge at the beginning, but he really accepted it and fell in love with her. Human nature……"

Thinking of her mother's endless admiration back then, and the faint regret that the concubine Xian was engaged early and could not be her daughter-in-law, Lin Ruhai didn't know what to say, she could only be secretly glad in her heart.

To say that the two Cui family brothers and sisters are rare heroes among men, if they hadn't met the current Holy Majesty, or if Cui Ge could not be so stubborn, they would not have fallen to the current fate.

One full of ambition was wiped out completely, from a high-spirited young man to a depressed cripple, and one went straight to hell, and even implicated his protégé and friend's family.

I don't know if that elder Cui Ge, who is now lying on the bed and is about to die, will regret his choice back then, but with the character of the other party, if he does it all over again, he will probably still be like this.

"Even if the current Holy Majesty is not in the right position, but no matter what, he has already become the emperor. Even if Elder Cui Ge doesn't like it, he can just write a letter and ask for his resignation. Why are they fighting against each other?"

After listening to Lin Ruhai's words, although a portrait of the concubine Xian was sketched in his mind, he had never seen it with his own eyes. He just felt a little admiration, but not much regret.

However, he has become somewhat interested in the old elder of the Cui family. In today's imperial court, everyone is trying to climb the ranks, and there are no such upright people at all.

Especially in today's world, there is basically no minister in the court who doesn't know about the reputation of narrow-mindedness. Not to mention, this is also a skill.

"Elder Cui Ge wrote a book when the emperor first came to the throne, and it can even be said that he played it once a day, but he was dismissed by the emperor. At that time, after the prince seized the throne, the government was unstable, and other Stand there and calm down..."

"As for why the emperor still refused to allow it later, I don't know why the emperor is a father. Maybe the emperor has already fought with Cui Ge, and he will not give up until he surrenders. You don't know, the emperor has this kind of tenacity in his bones. ..."

From being an unfavorable prince who was just born by a palace girl, to killing so many princes and successfully sitting on the throne, the present Holy Majesty relies on this tenacity of not admitting defeat, not giving up, not being reconciled.

It's just that when this kind of tenacity is on Cui Ge's body, if two equally stubborn people meet together, it is destined to have no results, and if two cows collide, it will inevitably implicate others.

There is one more thing that Lin Ruhai didn't say, the current emperor is not well-born, and he has not been looked down upon by other princes since he was a child, let alone the former emperor, who has always regarded this prince as a disgrace, and has not even been given a marriage seal when he is an adult Jue, he was just sent out by a random mansion.

This kind of behavior is undoubtedly a great insult to the current Holy Majesty, which also leads to the emperor's forbearing and resolute character, but at the same time it is inevitable that he has a little inferiority complex. Now that he has been the emperor for so many years, he is in control. It's passed.

But it was very obvious back then, so Cui Ge's refusal to admit it and his faint disdain undoubtedly hurt the emperor's sensitive heart, which is why the emperor would fight with Cui Ge for so many years one of the reasons.

"I'm afraid the Zhen family and the fourth prince can't be kind anymore. Father thinks, who will win?"

Lin Qing was very interested in these past events, but seeing Lin Ruhai's complexion changed, he obviously didn't want to continue talking, so he wisely didn't ask any more questions, but changed the topic.

Anyway, even if Lin Ruhai didn't want to talk about it, there was always a place where he could know the old things from the past, just inquire slowly, there is no need to make it so urgent, the current things are more important.

The fourth prince was already used as a gun to attack the Zhen family, but now that there is such an incident, it goes without saying that the two families will definitely not be able to reconcile, not to mention that one party must fall, but they must be beaten to death first .

It's just that I don't know who will win, the fourth prince who is supported by many princes behind him, who is extremely prestigious but not favored, or the Zhen family who is favored by the emperor but is besieged by the court officials.

"You don't know. In recent years, the emperor has become more and more arbitrary and monopolized power. The current cabinet is not like before. It is basically just a decoration. Major affairs in the court are said to be decided by everyone, but in the end it still has to be done." See what the emperor means, what do you think the final result will be?"

"What's more, many of the so-called criminal evidence of the Zhen family were obtained for the emperor. Although these emperors didn't say anything, they knew it in their hearts. Otherwise, how could it be possible to rely on love alone? To be protected like the emperor!"

Speaking of this, Lin Ruhai couldn't help sighing, the current court situation is completely different from what he thought when he became an official. The ambition and passion in the past have gradually cooled down.

Especially in these years, as the several princes became adults, the emperor got older and his desire for power became stronger. He simply couldn't tolerate the slightest disobedience from others, and even the cabinet that could check and balance a little Almost scrapped.

Even so, the emperor still finds the elders in the cabinet not pleasing to the eye, so that they can only defile themselves one by one in order to save their lives. habit.

When Lin Ruhai was in the south of the Yangtze River before, because he was far away from the capital, he hadn't felt that the imperial court had become so corrupt. Even a few close friends mentioned it, but most of them were dubious.

It wasn't until now that he was in the imperial court and felt the current situation in the imperial court for himself, that he really understood that the emperor was really old. Although he was not fatuous yet, he had completely lost his former wisdom and martial arts.

The previous emperors, although they also seized power, at least cared about the people and cared about the country's major affairs. The elders of the court could still play some important roles. Now, they only care about the power and ignore everything else.

With the current situation like this, how can we not let him sigh, if this continues, then the country of the Great Zhou may really be in danger. As a subject of the Great Zhou, Lin Ruhai doesn't say how loyal he is, but he doesn't want to see it. until the day it collapses.

"For the sake of the emperor, how do you say this?"

Blinking his eyes, Lin Qing asked a little puzzled. Although he had been paying attention to the current situation, the level he had access to before was not high enough, and he couldn't get a lot of news. His views on things were inevitably erroneous. .

According to what he knew, the Zhen family was indeed evil, not a good bird, just like the Jia family, and now Lin Ruhai said that they were for the emperor, which made Lin Qing feel strange.

"You don't know how young you are. The current emperor was not favored when he was young. Every time the previous emperor went out on inspections, he didn't have the share of the current emperor. Perhaps it was because of this reason that after the court was stabilized, the emperor often went to the south for inspections..."

"As for the emperor's tour, he is different from ordinary people. He needs to show off his face. Leaving aside the expenses of the internal affairs office and the treasury in the palace, it will cost a lot of money just for officials from all over the country to pick him up..."

"If you want to say this, it's fine. The big deal is to transfer from the national treasury, and officials from all over the country will report to the higher authorities. However, for the sake of face, the emperor is unwilling to leave a reputation of luxury in the history books. He always asks for simplicity in everything during his southern tours. He is not allowed to transfer money from the national treasury. Paying too much money..."

"However, the palaces in various places still need to be built, and the ostentation of the pick-ups can't be too bad. But without the money from the treasury, the local government can only build with confidence. Where does the money come from..."

"Isn't it to search the people from the people, or to rely on corruption? Although the Zhen family cannot be said to be completely innocent, if it weren't for the emperor's repeated southern tours, the reputation of the Zhen family would not be as good as it is now..."

Speaking of this, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but sneered a few times, seeing the benefits of being favored by the emperor, each of them worked hard to win the emperor's favor, did they really think that those who were favored by the emperor had such an easy life?

Don't look at the fact that the Zhen family spends money like flowing water, has high power and position, and is valued by the emperor, even the emperor doesn't care about corruption and bribery, but in terms of family background, after so many years, the Zhen family may not be as good as their Lin family.

You know, unlike their Lin family's weak heirs, although they have been officials for generations, they didn't last long. Those ancestors of the Zhen family left good things for the family, and some of them even made Lin Ruhai envious.

But in these years, they were either dedicated to the emperor, or they were used to manage various relationships. It looked glamorous on the surface, but in fact it was no different from the Jia family now, without Duke Rong, who could only eat the old man.

Of course, this is compared with other big families. If we talk about it alone, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse. Naturally, the Zhen family is much stronger than the ordinary small family, but it is not innocent and pitiful. .

"But the fourth prince holds the evidence in his hand, and so many ministers are condemning it. Could it be that the emperor doesn't have any concerns at all, and just protects him so directly. At least he must consider his future reputation!"

Lin Qing looked at Lin Ruhai in disbelief. He couldn't imagine that the other party would say such a thing. In the historical records he had read, even if the emperor protected corrupt officials, it seemed that he could only reluctantly give up when the evidence was convincing. .

Could it be that the current emperor can completely ignore those evidences? Although the imperial court has always been the darkest place, but as an emperor, if he takes the lead in darkness like this, then there will be no law for the imperial court to speak of in the future.

There will be more and more corrupt officials in the future, and they will become more and more arrogant. Anyway, the emperor doesn't care about this, just be greedy if you want, there is no danger, why bother yourself.

Once this precedent is set, will the already unstable imperial court be able to get better in the future, as well as the common people in the world, under such increasing exploitation, I don't know how many families will be ruined.

Although Lin Qing had some small thoughts in his heart, he wanted to seek an opportunity to make his name in history, but when he thought of the people who had suffered a lot, and what they had to face from now on, he couldn't help but feel a sinking heart.

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