After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

"Above the court, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. Not to mention troubled times, like this kind of peaceful and prosperous times, as long as the monarch is strong enough and ruthless enough, those courtiers will naturally behave like cats."

"But at the same time, after the death of this powerful monarch, the new successor will face the counterattack of the courtiers."

The sage looked at the 13-year-old prince with a smile, his tone was very calm, but the prince was keenly aware of the hidden sarcasm.

"My son, your father is going to be a tyrant, you have to be ready."

The children of the royal family are all precocious, especially the prince who accompanied his father through the coup.

At this moment, even if the sage said such heart-to-heart words to him, the prince still stood upright under the jade steps with his hands down. Although he held his head high, his gaze was only below the sage's nose.

This posture not only allows the saint to see every trace of his expression changes, but also avoids looking directly at the sky.

Hearing the words of the sage, the prince said cautiously: "The sage is the son of heaven, and it is only right and proper to punish disobedient ministers. How can a tyrant say that?"

Looking at the prince who was always cautious, the sage secretly sighed, knowing that the child was terrified by the accident between his father and himself.

It's not good for a prince to be like him and only treat the emperor as his own father.

But if he is made like his son, he will inevitably be too suspicious, and there will be two kinds of results.

First: Arbitrary, mean and ungrateful, power is not scattered, nepotism;

Second: bold and bold, scheming without decision, hesitating when things happen, and missing good opportunities.

And no matter which one it is, it is not what a qualified monarch should be.

To be honest, it is not the wish of a saint to make such a relationship between father and son.

He remembered that when the child was young, their father and son were also very close.

It's just that, as he has been the prince for longer, the child has become more and more reserved in front of him.

He knew that this was the result of the teachings of his wife, the former princess and now the empress.

Thinking of this, the saint couldn't help laughing at himself.

——Look, how stupid he was at that time!

Everyone around him saw his crisis, and even the people next to him used him as a lesson to teach their sons.

But he was the only one, drowning in the dream of fatherly kindness and filial piety, no one dared to wake him up except for a desperate Jia Jing.

No, there are still.

His sixth younger brother mentioned him cryptically, more than once.It's just that the medicine given by the sixth brother is too mild and has no effect on him.

Except for Sixth Brother and Jia Jing, even his bedside people never mentioned him a word.

Looking at the prince's face that looked like a queen, the saint became restless for no reason.

But he didn't want to send a signal of dissatisfaction with the prince, so he suppressed the restlessness in his heart and said to the prince with a pleasant face: "Okay, go and see your mother."

"Yes, I will leave." The prince bowed meticulously and retired, and when he left the gate of Qianqing Palace, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a chill on his back.

Only then did he realize that his back was already covered in cold sweat.

The prince couldn't help but smile wryly.

——How could he not know that the saint was dissatisfied with his over-cautiousness?But emotions are really not easy to control.

I still remember that when he just remembered, his grandfather loved and indulged his father very much. No matter what the emperor's uncles were thinking, they were very honest in front of his father and in front of him.

However, since when did the imperial grandfather start to fear and suspect the imperial father?

Probably the moment when his mother woke him up.

——The emperor's grandfather never loved his father unconditionally. The only difference is whether they are willing to see clearly.

He saw clearly and understood how illusory and unreliable the so-called emperor's favor is.

Therefore, no matter how close and fond the sage is to him, the prince always believes in: be careful when sailing for thousands of years.

He straightened his clothes, and walked slowly away with the close-fitting eunuch with low eyebrows, but he couldn't stop thinking: the court will be in turmoil again, and those courtiers who don't know good and bad will eventually be no match for the saint.

Can Gu inform his uncle and make preparations early, if there is an important job vacant...

No, no, no, it's better not to act rashly.In case the saint has his own arrangements...

However, if I don't take the opportunity to develop some power, how many people will sincerely obey me, an empty prince, when he comes to court at sunrise?

But the sage was in a fit of anger, if he was hit by a knife at this time, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?

The prince frowned more and more, but he still couldn't make up his mind.

But he didn't know that the sage had already ordered several confidant ministers: If the prince wants to take the opportunity to install people, give him some convenience.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone understood: this is the sage who is going to train the crown prince.

Jia Jing also wrote this matter into a letter and asked Lin Ruhai, is it worth investing in advance for the crown prince?

After all, the Great Xia Dynasty has only been handed down to the saint for three generations, and they are all succeeded by the eldest son.Today's prince is also the eldest son, so he naturally has many advantages.

Lin Ruhai held the letter paper, but just wanted to sigh: This is really not remembering to eat but not to fight!

Don't say that Lin Ruhai is not familiar with this prince at all, even if he is familiar with this prince's future, he will not give Jia Jing any opinions on standing in line.

He wrote back and asked him in the letter: Wasn't it very exciting when you put all your eggs in one basket and had a chance?Want to do it again?

How long has passed, and Jia Jing has forgotten the dilemma of sitting in a sad city and wanting to retreat.

It can only be said that after the sage ascended the throne, Jia Jing tasted too much sweetness, so much that he could not remember the pain he suffered at the beginning.

Everyone has their own ambitions, and as a relative, Lin Ruhai can only persuade him, but cannot make decisions for him.

If Jia Jing is obsessed with obsession, can he still break Jia Jing's mind and change his mind?

"What's the matter, master?" Jia Min brought him ginseng soup, but seeing his frowning face, she couldn't help asking with concern.

Lin Ruhai sighed: "I hope brother Jing won't be stupid."

Jia Min put down the ginseng soup, picked up Jia Jing's letter and read it, frowned and said, "Brother Jing is confused! If the old sage hadn't been tough at the beginning, father and uncle would never have fought against the prince. Now He can be a pure minister, so why bother to look forward to Shu, Xiao thinks about the merits of following the dragon without knowing whether to succeed or fail?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "It's still a good wife who understands things."

"Bah!" Jia Min spat at him lightly, then glared at him with a smirk, "Not serious."

Lin Ruhai looked innocent: "Why am I being dishonest? My wife has to give me an explanation."

The husband and wife laughed and quarreled for a while, Jia Min served him the ginseng soup with her own hands, and said softly: "The orphanage is finally completed, Mr. Liang has almost arranged the follow-up matters, and the master can finally breathe a sigh of relief. .”

"That's right!" Lin Ruhai sighed contentedly, "Most half of my three-year term has passed. If I can settle this matter before my term expires, it will not be in vain for me to serve as the parent officer in Taiyuan."

He knew very well that because of the case of slaughtering the white goose, the old sage had accidentally exposed the fact that he still had contact with him.

In order to continue to confuse the old saint, the saint will definitely transfer him away.

Moreover, the next transfer will definitely not be a good place.

However, there is no need to say these things to worry Min'er. It is only serious to help her recuperate her body while there is still some time left.

In other words, I don’t know if it’s because he managed to run a literacy school and is about to run an orphanage. He feels that his luck is much better.

It seems that his direction is correct, as long as he works hard in the direction of doing more practical things for the people in the future, he will surely be able to make up for the luck that his ancestors consumed and continue their incense.

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After receiving Lin Ruhai's letter, Jia Jing woke up suddenly.

He was indeed overwhelmed by the vested interests, and it was not easy for him to climb out of the pit of seizing the heir, and he actually thought of jumping again by himself!

Put the letter on the candle and light it, and burn it together, as well as his fiery heart a few days ago.

——Don’t even leave traces of things that shouldn’t exist.

And above the court, the saint finally released his big move.

Those who cried the most, the sage named them one by one, and asked the little eunuch to tell them how many villages, how many shops, how much money, how many wives and concubines they had in front of all the officials... and even how many people there were in the building. The concubine read them out one by one.

Then, they began to ask questions one by one.

The ones who cried the most were all poor sons, whose fortunes definitely did not exceed two generations.

The sage is about to ask: As far as your current position is concerned, even if you save ten lifetimes of salary, you can't save so much money.Where did these silver, Zhuangzi, and shops come from?

What?You said you inherited it from your parents?

So, it's not you who has the problem, but your father under the nine springs?

In Daxia, where filial piety is used to rule the world, who would dare to admit this?

I'm afraid that the sage will turn him into a blank slate because of his character.

Moreover, others can only applaud.

Since it is not the problem of the parents, the money can only be accumulated by themselves.

Then, the question came back to the original point: Where did you get so much silver?

This time, the person being asked faltered and was speechless.

What's more, as soon as his knees softened, he knelt down firmly with a "plop", and the cold sweat dripped down his clothes, sweating through his clothes in a short while.

But since the sage had already opened his mouth, it was obvious that he was not just asking, but he ordered a supervisor to investigate and deal with it.

He also said in a light tone: "If the Ministry of Punishments can't find out, I will ask, how did you get to sit on the positions of ministers and servants."

It means, if you don't know the difference, then don't sit in the position of Tianguan and Tangguan.

"The minister obeys the order and will definitely live up to the entrustment of the saint."

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice and the two servants were also in a cold sweat, and hurriedly responded, but when they turned their heads, each of them laughed bitterly.

——In the current situation, if they want to try the case with confidence, they have to make up the money owed to the Ministry of Accounts first.

That's all, that's all, compared to those who were named, they should be content.

The entire court was silent, except for those who were questioned by the sage, no one dared to speak out.

The meaning of the sage is already very clear: either be sensible and pay back the money obediently, or I will make you think that it is too late to pay back!

In other words, those who procrastinated to pay back were really spoiled by the old sage. I really thought that if they protested collectively, they would be punished by the law.

But in fact, the thing about "the law does not blame the public" can only be coerced by the old sage who is as shameless as he is.

As long as those who are like today's saints can withstand the pressure and be tough, the so-called "law does not blame the public" is just a joke.

——You think of "responsibility to the public", so the saint has to be led by the nose?

You know, there is another saying in this world called "killing chickens to scare monkeys".

If you don't want to become a chicken, don't do the things that make the saint angry!