Queen of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Early the next morning, Lin Ruhai took Lin Ping to General Zhao's residence. Wanyu's temptation with the Zhao family earlier was just a stepping stone, and it was Lin Ruhai who actually went to talk to General Zhao.

In essence, there is only one thing that can move General Zhao, which is to satisfy his wish.

Prying the screwdriver that General Zhao spoke was the cause of the late Emperor's death.According to previous contact, General Zhao is a loyal minister, but everything is not dead.Lin Ruhai made two plans to avenge the late emperor, as well as to promote the prosperity of the descendants of the Zhao family.

The two talked for nearly two hours. Judging from Lin Ruhai's smile when he left Zhao's house, things were going smoothly.

In the palace, under the pretext of being unwell, Wanyu sent her nanny to the imperial hospital to announce the imperial doctor.

Those who came were still the subordinates of Prince Qing from last time.

Wanyu smiled and said: "My lord indeed has a lot of background information, even the imperial hospital can understand it." The imperial physicians in the imperial hospital are on duty, although she can find out who is in the palace today, but there is no guarantee It must be him.After all, Mammy is going to invite the "Emperor Physician", so it doesn't matter who accepts the post.

The imperial physician also smiled, and said, "The concubine is absurd, it's just a coincidence."

"My father meant to see how sincere the prince is." Wan Yu said.This means that they can cooperate. Of course, this is just a tactic to delay the attack. The purpose is to buy more time for Kant and allow Lin Ruhai to lay more chess pieces.

The imperial doctor just wanted to speak, saying that the prince is very sincere, that he can talk about anything, whether he is a cabinet bachelor or the future princess.That's right, the lord has already found that Mr. Sun is not very useful, or Mr. Sun is too old to have lost his vigor, and the people he can win over are not as many as Lin Ruhai, the confidant of the emperor of the two dynasties.

But before the imperial doctor could say these very tempting words, Wanyu raised her hand to stop him, "Listen to me. The prince wants my father, all he wants is to let him do things. Tomorrow morning is the morning court. A big gift, and then we'll talk."

The imperial doctor's face was a little uncertain, what does this mean?This means that Lin Ruhai can't even listen to the conditions they offered.

Lin Ruhai's request was huge, and the imperial physician naturally couldn't make the decision. He left a prescription for clearing the fire and eliminating the heat, and hurriedly passed on the news.

The next morning, the emperor listened to the routine report of the courtiers and said: "How is the trial of the second uncle and the seventh uncle? One of them blasphemed the late emperor, and the other killed each other. I wish I didn't have such an uncle!"

The chiefs of the third department looked at each other, and after a while, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple came out, there was no way, this case was the presiding judge of Dali Temple. "Reporting to Your Majesty, there are many doubtful points in this case, and it has been a long time since one person's confession alone cannot convict him."

This is about the Seventh Emperor Uncle, and then Dali Siqing retreated as if he hadn't remembered that there was a Second Emperor Uncle.

The servant of the Ministry of Punishment came out after him, "Your Majesty, it has been two years since the incident happened, and the officials from the Ministry of Punishment who went to the hunting grounds have not returned yet."

is not that right?The emperor used a reason that no one thought of to send Seventh Emperor Uncle to prison, and then only one guard testified. Even if the officials of the Ministry of Punishment wanted to help the emperor, they had to pretend to investigate first.

But now it's only five days before Uncle Qihuang is imprisoned, and it's the twelfth lunar month of winter, so the emperor is a little anxious.

General Zhao coughed.

The emperor's face changed, and before he could say anything, the minister of the Ministry of Industry also came out.He knelt down on the ground and said in a mournful voice: "Your Majesty, I have worked with the Seventh Prince for many years. The Seventh Prince is considerate of his subordinates and treats others generously. This matter must be framed by others. I hope His Majesty will investigate clearly!"

The people at Yushitai had a bad look on their faces, it seemed that this matter of admonishing the emperor's pigtails was preempted by a silent official from the Ministry of Industry.

So there were several thuds, and many officials from Yushitai knelt down under the stage. With them leading the way, there were nearly twenty people who knelt down this time.

From how excellent the seventh emperor's uncle was in school when he was a child, to how amiable he got along with officials, and then there was a long talk about the brotherhood of the seventh emperor's uncle and the fifth emperor's uncle, and so on.

In short, it's just one sentence, Uncle Seventh Emperor was wronged, if His Majesty doesn't let Uncle Seventh Emperor go, we won't get up.

Of course, there are also people who speak for the emperor, but...

Few people speak lightly.

The late emperor's team hasn't been fully formed yet, and now the emperor can win over only low-ranking officials, or nothing more.It's not that there are no high-ranking officials who want to be loyal to the emperor, but think about the sages in history.

Jiang Taigong's wishers took the bait, and Zhuge Liang's seven visited the thatched cottage.What does this mean?Talented people are reserved.But when the emperor made such a fuss, those who watched hesitated.

After all, in addition to being loyal to the emperor and patriotic, what they have engraved in their bones is the doctrine of the mean.

The emperor and several officials who were facing him talked a little bit, so they didn't talk too much about them.So the emperor waved his sleeves, turned around angrily, and walked away. Within two steps, he suddenly turned his head, as if he was not as good as his opponent in all aspects, but refused to bow his head, and said a cruel sentence: "Then you Just kneel down!"

Broke up unhappily.

It's just that it's not over.

When the emperor returned to the imperial study room, he was so angry that his blood surged up and he was out of breath.

It's not limited to children, adults also have this problem, the more things they are not allowed to do, the more they have to do it, this rule is also applicable to the emperor.The emperor's original intention was for the two to win in one fell swoop. When he planned, he also thought about it. The prince of Qing has soldiers and is old. His foundation must be very stable, so the emperor also has a bottom line in his heart.

Even if the Second Emperor Uncle can't be killed this time, at least one Seventh Emperor Uncle must be dragged down.

Looking at it this way, in the emperor's heart, compared with the two princes, the Seventh Emperor's Uncle is the weaker one.

However, the emperor was a little unsure about being messed up by the courtiers. How could the Seventh Emperor's Uncle be tougher than the Second Emperor's Uncle?

Undecided, the emperor sat in the imperial study all afternoon, waiting for the sun to set.The little eunuch brought a stack of memorials, which at first glance seemed to contain twenty or thirty.The emperor picked up a book and looked at it, and came up again. It was to intercede with the Seventh Emperor Uncle.

With a bang, the memorial was thrown aside by the emperor, and the corner hit the ground with a dull sound.

The emperor picked up another copy, didn't read two lines, and threw it away again. He still pleaded with the Seventh Emperor Uncle.

Does Uncle Seven really have such great energy?It seemed completely different from his usual behavior.If he has been pretending for so many years, then the news that he and the concubine are at odds spread in his house...could it be false?

The emperor's face was uncertain, and he shook his head for a moment, telling himself: No, if they are really nice, why have no children come out all these years.

With so many down-to-earth memorials written, all the people in the six departments are included... The emperor's fear of the seventh emperor's uncle is getting deeper and deeper.Let’s just say that there is no one in the emperor’s house that is simple!

The emperor sat for a long time with a sullen face, and kept cheering himself up in his heart: I am the emperor!I am the emperor!In doing so, his courage seemed to return.The emperor raised his voice and said, "Go get someone to come over and draw up an order!"

The people who came were Lin Ruhai and the rotating Hanlin of the Imperial Academy.

The emperor also looked unhappy when he saw Lin Ruhai, who was also on his list to get rid of.It's just that... the persimmons need to be squeezed one by one, and they have to wait until he is soft before pinching, but Lin Ruhai is still a hard persimmon.

Lin Ruhai came in and saw the memorials all over the place, sighed and said something in a low voice, and went to pick them up one by one.He was bent over, he was getting older, and the emperor remembered that he had heard the Supreme Emperor educate the late emperor in the early years, no matter how angry he was, he could not throw away the papers, nor could he dirty the papers, so he couldn't hold back his face at the moment.

The emperor winked, and a little eunuch went up to help Lin Ruhai pick up the booklets, and someone brought him a stool.

The emperor calmed down and began to talk about his plan. After hearing a few words, not only Lin Ruhai, but even Hanlin who was in charge of recording turned ugly.

This note, it has no actual content, but the emperor got angry and wrote a note to scold the Seventh Emperor Uncle in prison, and let the whole world know.

It's not impossible to write this kind of book, but swearing is swearing, there must be some practical content, and there must be an opinion on how to deal with it after a reprimand, just swearing...is demeanor.

It’s not that I haven’t written a book about swearing, but the overall framework is to scold first, and then lay the groundwork. You see, you are so bad. The emperor will demote you for the sake of civilian anger/appeasing officials. I have to give thanks.

This is the essence of cursing scriptures, cursing is just a means, the key lies in the latter.

Lin Ruhai sighed, and said, "Your Majesty..."

Hanlin stopped writing in time.

The emperor glared at Lin Ruhai, as if he felt that it was disrespectful for him to interrupt his conversation.

Lin Ruhai said again: "I have something to say."

What does this mean?Hinting Hanlin to leave quickly, I will talk about secrets later.

Hanlin hastily resigned, and the emperor agreed.

When there were only the two of them left in the room, Lin Ruhai said: "Your Majesty, the seventh prince and the second prince... this is probably the second prince's plan."

The emperor was taken aback. He had already made up his mind not to rely too much on Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai's eldest daughter was Kant's concubine. ?

But... I have to admit that Lin Ruhai is exceptionally talented, and these words really caught the emperor's mind, "Say it."

The emperor was playing tricks, Lin Ruhai's voice was not loud, and the emperor could hear a bit of hatred for iron but not steel.

"Your Majesty, let's not talk about how many people pleaded with the Seventh Prince today, but just talk about the crimes of the Seventh Prince and the Second Prince." Lin Ruhai paused, as if he was a little ashamed to say it, and said: "The charges of the Second Prince are real. There are two young eunuchs, and the officials who went with them. This one can be convicted without investigation, but the Seventh Prince is different. After two years, the traces have been cleaned up. It is definitely not two or three months to convict. of."

The emperor nodded, and had to admit that what Lin Ruhai said made sense, and then he comforted himself in his heart: I naturally thought of this too.At the beginning, I was more jealous of the second prince, so I arranged such a crime for the second uncle.

Lin Ruhai said again, with sincerity and sincerity to the extreme: "Your Majesty, you came to the throne at a time of crisis, and your foundation is still shallow." The words "short foundation" are a bit light. "I think you have to take it step by step."

This is a euphemism for pinching a soft persimmon. The emperor said that he understood it, but the picture of Lin Ruhai's single-mindedness for his own good made the emperor very puzzled. Why?But the emperor had to admit that what Lin Ruhai said made sense, and motioned him to continue.

"The two princes are now in prison, but they can't be locked up."

The emperor was shocked, what he was afraid of was this, one had soldiers in his hands, and the other Yue family had soldiers in his hands.

"The seventh prince and the princess are strangers."

The emperor also knew the news, the emperor was a little impatient, he really hated this way of talking, although it seemed advanced, but for people who don't know how to do things... really annoying!

"What do you say?" the emperor was a little anxious.

Lin Ruhai handed over the notebook, which was written while talking to him just now, and the ink was not dry yet.

After the emperor read it, his eyes were erratic, and he hesitated even more.

If this brochure goes on, at least the Seventh Prince will be useless in a short period of time, but... the emperor can't figure out why Lin Ruhai is so dedicated to him, and what is the purpose of making suggestions for him like this?

Is it because his estrangement from him made him panic?

The emperor thought about it carefully, the officials who knelt down in the court this morning to intercede for the seventh emperor's uncle did not seem to be Lin Ruhai's direct descendants.

So it could also be because the officials dragged out of his grasp?

The emperor read the scriptures again.

The book first described how much the emperor himself wanted to believe in the innocence of the Seventh Emperor Uncle, but the evidence was sufficient, and the emperor had no choice.However, the Seventh Emperor's Uncle was the emperor's own uncle after all, and the Emperor couldn't bear to punish him more, and because the Seventh Emperor's Uncle was convicted of murdering his brother because of the release of the evidence, the Emperor thought it over and felt that he couldn't bear it.So the position and title of Seventh Emperor Uncle will be eliminated, and let him go back to celebrate the New Year first.

In addition, the crime is not as good as the family, and the position and treatment of the concubine remain unchanged.

This is obviously turning black into white, especially when it is mentioned that the emperor has sufficient evidence in his hands.

The emperor couldn't see through Lin Ruhai more and more, why did he bother so much for himself.After a long time, he finally sent the eunuch to fetch the jade seal and put a big seal on the booklet.

Lin Ruhai said again: "Your Majesty, many people are under the Second Prince's subordinates today."

The emperor was shocked and thought of another possibility.If Lin Ruhai's persuasion hadn't happened today, he would have scolded Uncle Qihuang for not being relieved, and if he did this twice, with another batch of memorials, maybe he would have been able to take Uncle Qihuang's life.

If it really develops like this, wouldn't it be a reason for the second uncle?Seeing that the seventh brother was forced to death, if he didn't rebel, would he still have good fruit to eat?

So that afternoon, the seventh prince was sent back to the palace in prison clothes.

Time has entered the twelfth lunar month, and on this festive day that should have been joyful for the whole family, the royal family, including civil and military officials, became more and more silent.

The calm water is dark and rough.

Those who are well-connected, who can fight hard, become more energetic, invite people to drink all day long, and invite many people in the name of mutton hot pot.Those who had no way out and were cautious closed their doors to thank guests, and dared not go anywhere except the yamen and the court.

Ever since the Seventh Prince was released, the court seemed to have quieted down. Following Lin Ruhai's last idea, the emperor insisted on the fact that the Second Prince had disrespected the late Emperor.After coming and going, no one mentioned the matter of the second prince, and both sides maintained superficial restraint.

wait.

On New Year's Eve, the emperor held a pen sealing ceremony in the morning, and in the afternoon it was the highlight of the year, worshiping ancestors.

All the royal family and relatives went to Fengxian Hall, except the second emperor uncle who was still in prison and the seventh emperor uncle who had almost become a commoner.

Things like ancestor worship are similar. The female family members wait outside, and the male family members drink and read the eulogy and burn paper.

But when the emperor stepped forward to toast, the tablet of the first emperor fell down.

The sound of wandering seemed to hit everyone's heart.

The emperor was in a cold sweat, and ordered people to come forward and hold the tablet in place.

But the wine is considered a toast, and the next step is to pour the wine into the basin of burning paper.

There was a splash when the wine went down, the flames shot up high, and then the tablet of the late emperor fell down again.

At this time, Kant shouted loudly: "You murdered the late emperor! I will avenge my father today!"