Reform from Jia She

"Brother Zhao, thank you very much."

Lin Ruhai bowed his hands and thanked him. He and Zhao Langzhong were only Jinshi in the same year, and they had some intersections when they were in the Imperial Academy. The communication is also to prevent the emperor from misunderstood that he is forming a party for personal gain.

They could say that it was just casual acquaintances, but Zhao Langzhong was willing to take the risk to tell him such a big thing, and he wanted this kind of love.

Of course, Lin Ruhai also knows that Zhao Langzhong's kindness may be due to the emperor's respect for him. If he hadn't been airborne to the position of Shaoqing in Dali Temple this time, or was appointed by the emperor, Zhao Langzhong might not be willing to take the risk to tell him these things .

However, no matter what, he should accept this favor.

Because some news, if you know it later, it will have a great impact. Now that he knows the truth in advance, he can naturally find a way to deal with it earlier.

"Ruhai is polite, come here, drink and drink." Although Zhao Langzhong said so, he was very happy with Lin Ruhai's attitude in his heart.

He told Lin Ruhai that he had taken the risk, and once that person found out, he would have no good fruit to eat.

But what you want to get, of course, you have to pay the price.

He was from a humble family, if he hadn't had some ability, how could he have been able to sit in this position in just a few years?But even so, in front of the real big shots, he is just an ant that can be crushed to death. Even if he can't control his own destiny, he still has to try his best to protect himself.

It is obviously not in line with his purpose to protect himself by taking such a risk to disclose that matter to Lin Ruhai. It seems so, but in fact it is just the opposite. He did this to seek greater benefits and a greater degree of protection. be good to yourself.

Yes, he is somewhat utilitarian, but not malicious, he just wants to find someone to ally with.

And Lin Ruhai is such a person who can make friends with peace of mind.

After returning from drinking, although Lin Ruhai had something in his heart, he was no longer so tense. Unknown things are much more terrifying than known things. Now that he already knows something and has a bottom line in his heart, naturally I am not so anxious anymore.

After Jia Min waited for Lin Ruhai to come back, seeing that Lin Ruhai was in a good mood, he didn't ask any more questions.

There are some things that she can't ask.

Lin Ruhai didn't mention it to Jia Min either. After all, it was about that person, so it's better not to involve Jia Min in this kind of matter.

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Just after the court meeting ended, before Lin Ruhai went to the yamen, he was stopped by the chief eunuch, and the emperor asked him to go to the imperial study.

Under the eyes of his colleagues, Lin Ruhai turned to see the emperor.

"Ruhai, I've already read your grandfather's dying copy. Your grandfather meant to ask your father to resign and return to his hometown to run a family school?" the emperor said gently.

Lin Ruhai bowed and told his grandfather's confession before he died. This confession was only for his grandfather's last advice, that is, the Lin family's loyalty to the emperor for generations. As for the other Lin Ruhai, he didn't mention a word.

The emperor heard the words and sighed, "Mr. Lin also helped me a lot in the court in the past." After a few words of emotion, he revealed the purpose of calling Lin Ruhai to his imperial study, "Mr. I see it in my eyes, keep it in my heart, I originally planned to let your Lin family inherit the title for another generation, but now that your father no longer intends to enter the court, this title should be inherited by you."

Lin Ruhai was slightly startled when he heard the words.

This is really a pie in the sky, one drop or a few. First, it was an exception to promote two ranks, and then Jia En became the king. Not only did Lin Ruhai not have any joy in his heart, but he felt heavy in his heart, always feeling that a storm was about to come.

Lin Ruhai didn't hesitate, saying that the Lin family should be loyal to the emperor, he didn't dare to ask for the emperor's favor, and politely asked the emperor to take back his order.

But the emperor seemed to have made up his mind, no matter how much Lin Ruhai declined, he could not change the emperor's decision. As a subject, he naturally couldn't disobey orders, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept the imperial edict.

It is said that Jia En attacked the Marquis, but it was impossible for Lin Ruhai to attack the Marquis, so the title was lowered, and Lin Ruhai attacked the Earl.

Lin Ruhai's vest was drenched in cold sweat as he walked out of the imperial study room with the imperial decree written by the emperor on the spot.

Today's encounter was too sudden, Lin Ruhai didn't expect it at all, and all the responses he had planned before were messed up.

Back at the yamen of Dali Temple, when Lin Ruhai was dealing with official duties, his mind was still full of thoughts about the emperor's intentions, and his head grew big.

In doing so, the emperor seemed to be kind to the emperor of the Lin family, but in fact it laid a lot of hidden dangers in Lin Ruhai's future path. For a while, he was a little confused whether the emperor had good intentions or malicious intentions. If the emperor had malicious intentions, it was necessary for the emperor to show such kindness to him?But if it was a good intention, Lin Ruhai really couldn't see the good for a while.

When Lin Ruhai went back to the government office, although he had something in mind, he didn't dare to show his traces in front of Jia Min, and just pretended to be nonchalant.

In a few days, the news spread that the title of the Lin family was inherited by Emperor Jia En for another generation. The title did not fall on Lin Ruhai's father, but on Lin Ruhai's. unusual.

After all, Jia Min didn't hide it here. The husband and wife discussed and analyzed each other, but couldn't figure out the emperor's plan for a while, and finally Lin Ruhai decided to put this matter aside for the time being.

If the emperor wants to harm him, there is no need to use such a method, and he can completely prevent him from returning to the court. Now that the emperor personally appointed him as the young minister of Dali Temple, he must have some plans, and he is deeply involved, and there is no way out. But back, he has no other way to go except to follow the emperor's road to Hei.

After more than a month like this, seeing that New Year's Eve was approaching and the imperial court sealed it, nothing happened.

During the sealing period, Lin Ruhai didn't need to deal with official duties, so he taught his son at home. His eldest son, Lin Wei, was already seven years old, and will be eight years old after the New Year. ,not a problem.

The second son, Lin Zhang, is only two years old. He can't walk or talk well, but he seems to be active.

Before the New Year's Eve, the day before the New Year's Eve, the emperor suddenly decreed that the crown prince was abolished, and the former crown prince was named Prince Yizhong. He ordered the Ministry of Industry to build the Prince's Mansion and move out of the East Palace after the new year.

There was no warning when the emperor abolished the crown prince. Only a few bosses in the cabinet knew the inside story. Lin Ruhai probably knew that there was a conflict between the emperor and the crown prince, but he really didn't expect it to be so serious that the emperor wanted to abolish it. Prince's level.

Throughout the past and present, there has never been a prince who can successfully ascend to the throne, and even a handful of them survived. The emperor abolished the prince and made him the prince of Yizhong. I really don't understand this operation.

If the prince cannot be tolerated, the emperor's thunderous means can completely force the prince to death, and there is no need to abolish the prince again.If the emperor could accommodate the prince, why did he abolish the prince?The prince's Wenzhi and martial arts are all excellent among the princes. Although he has been a little dizzy in the past few years, it is still within the acceptable range. What is the emperor going to do?

This new year, because of the operation of the emperor abolishing the prince, everyone is uneasy.

After the new year, after the opening ceremony, at the first court meeting of the new year, more than a dozen ministers above the third rank and above, headed by the Cabinet University scholar Mu Xueqin, jointly played a concert, asking the emperor to restore the crown prince.

Standing in the hall, Lin Ruhai gasped. Although he had already reached the fourth rank, in the capital, the fourth rank was really not a high-ranking official. If the emperor hadn't treated him differently, he wouldn't even There is no place to talk.

Now it is the cabinet minister who stood up, he didn't dare to think deeply about what happened in Ding You's year, did the court struggle come to this point?

More than a dozen ministers above the third rank jointly signed the performance at this time. Isn't this forcing the emperor?

Crazy?

Lin Ruhai thought that the emperor would be furious, but the facts surprised him. Not only did the emperor not get angry, but he also accepted the memorials from these dozen ministers, and then he sent a message to disperse the court.

It seems to be calm, but in fact it is dark and turbulent.

Lin Ruhai regretted that he didn't go back to his hometown with his father at the beginning, so even if he had to go back to his hometown, it would be time for him to turn over the New Year when he arrived in the capital, so he could just avoid it.

Now... there is no chance to avoid it.

Lin Ruhai returned to the mansion with a lot of worries, thinking about how to avoid getting involved with this incident, but he is not a high-level official now, and the level of contact is not high, so he has no idea what happened.

After thinking about it, Lin Ruhai had no choice but to write to Uncle Liu, asking him to help him check it out. It doesn't matter if he can't find it, the most important thing is to take care of his own safety first.

Lin Ruhai's letter had just been mailed out, and within a few days there was the second court meeting. Elder Mu Ge once again brought up the idea of ​​restoring the crown prince, but the emperor was still not angry and kept silent.

Before the third court meeting, Mr. Mu Ge fell ill.

When Lin Ruhai heard the news, a chill ran down his spine.

He didn't know if Mu Ge was always 'sick' by himself, or if he was really sick.

However, regardless of the real illness or the fake illness, this time Mu Ge is afraid that it will be difficult to end well.

The emperor is the emperor, no matter how high his reputation in the court is, he is still a courtier. Since the emperor decreed to abolish the crown prince and make the abolished prince a prince, it means that there is no possibility of changing this matter. When civil and military officials mentioned the restoration of the crown prince, it was a slap in the face of the emperor, and the emperor would never take back his decision no matter what.

Elder Mu Ge suddenly fell ill at this time, even if he was really ill, in the eyes of the emperor, this would not be a good thing.

In less than half a month, Mr. Mu Ge died of illness.

Lin Ruhai had never visited this elder Ge, he didn't know whether elder Mu Ge was seriously ill and couldn't be saved, or...

All in all, the restoration of the crown prince incident, after the death of Mu Ge, is over, and no one will come forward to propose the restoration of the crown prince.

After Mu Ge died of illness, his son and grandson were worried. Even when Fu Ling returned to his hometown, the entire Mu family returned to their hometown, as if they didn't intend to return to the capital.

This behavior shows that Mu Ge's old age is very strange, at least the Mu family is clean.

After the Mu family left the capital, two months later, the Ministry of Industry built the Prince Yizhong's mansion, and the abolished prince, that is, Prince Yizhong, moved out of the East Palace with his wife, concubine and children, and lived in the Prince's mansion. Not going out, neither accepting invitations nor handing out invitations, a posture of being isolated from the world.

After the crown prince was abolished, the court struggle for the heir became more intense, and Lin Ruhai felt deeply exhausted in the midst of it.