[Red Mansion] Adopted daughter and child

Ji Song raised his head in astonishment, opened his mouth, and was a little happy, but the joy was quickly dispelled by his own reason.He took a deep breath and looked at Lin Liu seriously: "Little Qilin, if it's just because of me, there's no need...you didn't take that path that was destined to be extremely difficult and dangerous."

He was very happy that Lin Liu said this, but it was enough for him to walk this road alone, why drag other people along?

He himself doesn't know what the road ahead is, whether he can succeed in revenge.

Lin Liu looked at Ji Song's tangled look, and suddenly laughed: "Did you forget that we cooperated before and controlled the grain business of the entire country in our own hands? If I don't have any ideas, how can I do it in advance?" Such a thing happened?"

That is to say, he has no fear of the imperial power in his heart, and is always ready to turn back if things go wrong. That's why he planned so long in advance to control the entire grain business in his own hands.

She smiled: "You should be busy investigating the truth about the murder of your family members and resolving your emotions during this time, so you didn't pay attention to other things?"

Ji Song was taken aback, and looked at Lin Liu suddenly: "Did the royal family do anything else to you?"

Lin Liu smiled and held his hand: "Why do you look more excited than me? Don't worry, I'm already engaged to you, and the emperor personally bestowed the marriage. How could the royal family do anything to me?"

After speaking, he sighed, "It's Guiling."

She explained the ins and outs of Guiling's two marriages clearly, and then looked at Ji Song and said, "It means that Guiling hasn't enlightened yet, otherwise, in the face of two blows, how could it be the same as it is now, happy every day Heart, no worries?"

In fact, ancient people were very precocious, such as Gui Ling, who was seventeen or eighteen years old, and there were very few people who were not emotionally enlightened.

Although it was not stated clearly, the Lin family was actually very grateful for Guiling's ignorance.

However, this does not mean that the Lin family is not angry.

Now Princess Shile can mess up other people's marriages just because she likes it, ask the emperor to give her a marriage with her father's relationship, and force Gui Ling to be engaged to her; who can guarantee that in the future, which royal brother who has a close relationship with the emperor will Or the confidant minister, wouldn't he give marriage to the other children of the Lin family?

Although it's brazen to say so, planning ahead is the best way to avoid danger.

After hearing what happened to Gui Ling, Ji Song was really very angry.

He couldn't help but think of Lin Liu, if he hadn't asked the emperor to give him a marriage, at this time the son of the emperor's confidant had taken a fancy to Lin Liu...

Are you blown up?

Ji Song's tone was firm: "Such a dynasty should be reversed."

Lin Liu laughed: "But since we have decided to rebel, we have to start discussing the process of rebellion. Before that, I must first ask, is Feng Tang's family really trustworthy?"

Thinking of Ji Song's grandfather Nan'an County King, she was a little worried. If another informer appeared in their camp, they might be wiped out.

Ji Song obviously thought of Nan'an Prince's Mansion too, twitched the corners of his mouth, and sneered: "People like the Nan'an County King who are treacherous and don't even care about their own daughters are still a minority after all."

Lin Liu looked at Ji Song: "If I remember correctly, Feng Tang, the general of Shenwu, is highly valued by the Supreme Emperor. Because he does not love military power, the Emperor has no hostility towards him?"

How does it sound like, General Feng Tang also has a story?

Ji Song took a deep breath and said, "General Feng Tang was a loyal follower of the previous prince before he abolished the prince."

Before the prince was abolished?

Lin Liu always felt that this timing was a bit coincidental, as if something happened during this period.

After thinking for a while, she finally remembered...

When the Supreme Emperor abolished the crown prince, he once angered the supporters around the former crown prince, thinking that his son was spoiled by you, and you should not think about being alone, and hurt many proud children of the former crown prince's supporters.

That's why Jia Hu died.

And the Feng family...

Ji Song nodded: "Feng Zifeng was given a drug that made people stupid when she was still in the womb. But I didn't expect that the drug was too heavy. Not only did the child have brain problems, but his body was also damaged. Not long to live."

Lin Liu's eyes widened, she couldn't believe it, the Supreme Emperor didn't even let the child in his stomach be spared.

Ji Song sighed, and said: "General Feng Tang thought that the eldest son's accident was caused by the fight between his wives and concubines at home. After being tortured, all the concubines were thrown to Zhuangzi to fend for themselves."

Lin Liu looked back at Ji Song: "Does he know the truth now?"

"Yes, because when I was talking to him, I accidentally mentioned that Jia Hu fell into the water. At that time, I sighed." Ji Song paused, and said, "I said that the Supreme Emperor definitely didn't want to kill Jia Hu at the time, but the child The body is weak, and everyone's physique is different, how can the amount of it be so easy to control? Even if everything is fine, but accidents, not everyone can guarantee that it will not happen."

"It seems that this sentence inspired General Feng. He didn't say anything at the time, but after looking back, he and the general's wife investigated in private, and then confirmed that although the person who administered the medicine was his concubine, the concubine In fact, it was bought by the Supreme Emperor."

Ji Song's face sank like water, and he said: "General Feng Tang told me that after the prince's accident, many children in other families had accidents. He was frightened by the emperor's sternness, and he dared not interfere in the invasion again. It's a matter of the first day. But his family has no children, and the general's wife was only a few months pregnant at the time, and it was not time to give birth at all, so after the child was born, there were problems with his brain and body, and he didn't go to the hospital for a few months at all. Think about the storm ahead."

Who would have thought that the Taishanghuang didn't even let the fetus go?

When this news got out, no matter who it was, they all had to sigh "demented".

Lin Liu thought about it, and was a little strange: "So General Feng Tang decided to rebel with you because he is a child with little affection?"

Ji Song shook his head: "Of course not, he just chooses to ignore it, and will provide some help within the normal range, and will not inform."

Lin Liu nodded, that's right, if the ancients were so easy to get rid of the brainwashing package of the kings and teachers of heaven and earth, and would think of rebelling as soon as something happened to their children, the feudal dynasty would not have lasted on this land for so many years.

Lin Liu left Ji Song behind and waited until Lin Ruhai came back.

After dinner, Lin Liu took Ji Song and followed Lin Ruhai into the study together.

Daiyu looked at Jia Min curiously: "Mother, do my sister and Brother Zifeng have anything to discuss with my father? Why don't you just say it here?"

Jia Min smiled, and reached out to pat Daiyu's head: "They want to discuss some important matters, we don't understand, so we don't listen."

Daiyu nodded blankly: "Then when I grow up, can I discuss things with my sister and the others?"

Jia Min froze for a moment, then nodded hesitantly: "Maybe?"

Daiyu is smart, and it's not impossible to join Lin Ruhai and the others if she really wants to, but thinking about her temperament that is exactly the same as her own, she shook her head again.

Let's wait until Daiyu grows up and see the situation.

……

In the study, Lin Ruhai looked at Ji Song with burning eyes: "Are you sure?"

Ji Song nodded: "Don't dare to forget the family feud, the younger generation will definitely go forward."

Lin Ruhai looked at Ji Song and sighed suddenly.

After a while, he said: "Since you want revenge, you can only come with us. I thought about it, and with our current situation, there is Lu Sui watching over the business. According to the little unicorn, Lu Sui He is very talented in business, and Guiling also went to Jiangnan, and with him in the officialdom and Lu Sui's help, there shouldn't be any major problems in Jiangnan."

Lin Liu nodded: "Lu Sui's business talent is indeed much higher than ordinary people's. With him around, not to mention the big business, at least there will be no problems."

Lin Ruhai said again: "It's no problem to overthrow this dynasty by controlling food, but there are a few points that we have to pay attention to. The two most important points are that there are actually troops stationed in every prefecture and city across the country, and There are also granaries in the major prefectures."

"You don't need to pay too much attention to the troops stationed in Fucheng. It has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the country. Over the years, the royal family has continued to reduce military expenditures in various places. Every emperor has always appointed relatives but not good talents in the appointment of local army officials. The combat effectiveness of the troops stationed in Fucheng is not even as strong as the guards raised by the aristocratic families themselves."

"At that time, as long as we hide well, the threat from the army will not be too great."

"On the contrary, it is quite a big problem that food is hoarded in various places to prevent disasters. Because these are taxes paid by the common people, no matter how much money we spend, it is impossible for the common people to spend the taxed grain Sell ​​it to us."

Lin Liu nodded: "If you fail to pay the tax, you will be fined to do hard labor. Naturally, the common people dare not refuse to pay."

"But at the last moment, even if we completely withdraw from the market and stop selling grain, the imperial court can still use this part of the grain hoarded in Fucheng for emergency relief. I dare not say for a long time, but at least two or three months , can still persist.”

Two or three months...

Lin Liu made the calculations, and frowned: "If it takes two or three months, wouldn't the imperial court's regular army arrive soon?"

After so many years, most of the Fucheng army has lost its original function.But the peacefulness of singing and dancing in the country does not mean that the border is also peaceful. These years, the imperial army has been fighting at the border without stopping.

The lethality of those soldiers who came down from the battlefield is not comparable to that of normal people.

Lin Ruhai nodded: "So we must pick a suitable time."

Lin Liu is also aware of this, and she has even picked the so-called best time: "Father, the area around the southern Xinjiang and the West Sea is not very peaceful now, right? Do you think it is possible to fight? If there is a war, you will have to wait for a few more years ?”

In the original book, the king of Nan'an County lost the battle in the Xihai area of ​​southern Xinjiang, so he had to send out a daughter to marry him.They also knew that getting married was not a good thing, and they didn't want their daughter to get married, so they went to Rongguo Mansion, recognized Tan Chun as a righteous daughter, and then asked her to marry instead of Nan'an County King's daughter.

Lin Liu remembered that this battle did not happen overnight, it seemed that it took several years to defeat the battle, and finally made a plan for a marriage.

If so, maybe within two years, there will be fighting along the coast?

Lin Ruhai really understood the important affairs of the court. When he heard Lin Liu's question, he immediately thought of it: "According to the news from the border, the two countries should have already fought on a small scale, but they still have scruples about each other and cannot make up their minds. Start a war. But this war will start sooner or later, a year at the latest, if it is early, it will probably start in the second half of this year."

Lin Liu's eyes brightened: "Wars require a lot of food and grass. Is there a way for my father to let the emperor transfer all the food stored in the country to the battlefield? It doesn't need all of it, just half of it. Send away most of the grain, and the remaining grain should not last long when all the grain shops are closed."

"For at most one month, no matter how fast the imperial army marches, they won't be able to go very far." Lin Liu smiled, "Besides, we are running out of food all over the country. Even if the imperial army can save this side, it cannot save that side. .”

Ji Song was a little puzzled: "Even if the imperial court has two or three months to spare and we run out of food throughout the country, wouldn't these troops also have no way to rush to every place?"

Lin Liu laughed: "But they can rush to the capital to protect the royal family; or they can rush to the south of the Yangtze River to collect food from the south of the Yangtze River and send it to all parts of the country."

The land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, the food accumulated over the years is not a small amount.

Although after the war broke out, it was impossible for Jiangnan to be alone, but as long as the army disregarded the lives of the people in Jiangnan and transferred all the food here to the capital, the capital would not be chaotic, and the Lin family's goal of peaceful evolution and transformation would not be achieved.

Only when the capital and south of the Yangtze River are in chaos can the Lin family's plan succeed.

However, there are Lu Sui and Gui Ling in Jiangnan, as long as there is no strong army to force them, there will be no chaos.

But the key is, how to get the court to transfer food from all over the country?

With the arrogance and self-confidence of the current royal family, they might not take this war seriously, and even they don't think it is possible to lose this war.

Since it is not taken seriously, there will naturally be no possibility of large-scale transfer of grain across the country.

Lin Liu looked at Lin Ruhai, and said seriously: "It's really not possible, it's okay for my father to ask the emperor to transfer most of the grain from Jiangnan."

Lin Ruhai lowered his head and pondered: "Let me think about it first."

Lin Liu nodded and did not speak again.

After a long time, seeing that Lin Ruhai didn't seem to have any ideas, Lin Liu suggested in a low voice: "Father thinks, is there any possibility of taking advantage of the fact that the four kings and eight princes intend to rebel?"

Lin Ruhai raised his head suddenly: "The four kings and eight princes conspired against each other?"

Lin Liu was stunned for a moment before realizing that although Ji Song had told him about it, he hadn't had time to tell Lin Ruhai.

So he turned his head to look at Ji Song, and asked him to tell Lin Ruhai what he had discovered.

Ji Song didn't dare to hide it, and told Lin Ruhai how he found the clues, how he got to his original home, and where he found the tunnel and the secret room.

Lin Ruhai frowned and was about to speak when he suddenly thought of Jia Min and sighed, "Is the Rongguo Mansion involved in this matter?"

When Jia Daishan was still there, the Rongguo Mansion was the leader of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes. If the Rongguo Mansion also participated in the rebellion, Jia Min might be implicated.

Ji Song immediately understood Lin Ruhai's meaning, and quickly shook his head: "It is said that it is the four kings and eight princes, but in fact, no one from the Rongguo Mansion has ever appeared. On the contrary, the younger generation has seen people from the Wang family appear in the Wang family in Beijing County."

It was as if the Wang family had replaced the Rongguo Mansion and became a member of the power of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, but the Rongguo Mansion was excluded and had no right to participate in the major events they planned.

Lin Ruhai breathed a sigh of relief: "If this is the case, this matter can be used."

Lin and Liu looked at Lin Ruhai, a little puzzled.

Lin Ruhai explained: "We still have to wait until after the war begins, preferably when the front line is in a state of anxiety, at this time to quietly disclose the conspiracy of the four princes and eight princes to the emperor. At the critical juncture, when it is discovered that the four princes and eight princes have disobedience, the emperor must doubt the king of Nan'an County, in order to ensure the victory of the war, increase the food and grass, and change the generals on the battlefield."

With that said, Lin Ruhai looked at Ji Song, "Do you want to join the army?"

Ji Song nodded: "Only by joining the army can you gain military power, and only with military power can you truly threaten the court."

Lin Liu and Lin Ruhai looked at each other, feeling a little concerned about Ji Song's words.

Although Ji Song's words are not entirely correct, military power is obviously more deterrent to the court than food.If there is a food problem, the court still has a chance to save it, but once the military power falls, it will only be a blink of an eye to change the dynasty.

Lin Liu frowned, thinking about it.

But because this person is Ji Song, she felt a little bit reluctant, so she couldn't express her thoughts.

Lin Ruhai didn't have such scruples, he said directly: "According to our original plan, it can be regarded as foolproof. But the most feared thing in the world is accidents, no matter how many calculations we have, how many granaries does the imperial court have all over the country? We don’t even know if there is a granary that has not been made public and used for emergency relief. But once such a granary really exists, we are afraid that we will fall into a passive state.”

As long as you don't use force, no matter what the plan is, it is easy to collapse due to accidents.

Lin Ruhai looked at Ji Song, "Just in case, we still have to hold some military power in our hands. Not for other reasons, at least we must have the ability to delay time when accidents happen."

Unless a meteorite falls from the sky, a war will last for ten days and a half months.

Ji Song thought about the conversation just now, and nodded: "When I go back, I will tell General Feng that I want to go directly to Nan'an County King to join the army."

He said with a smile, "Some of the army under the king of Nan'an was brought out by my father. It would be easier for me to take over than other armies. And with me, not to mention the impact on the victory of this coastal war I can still defeat the situation, but consume more food and grass, I can still do it."

In this way, whether it is in the mall, in the army, or in the court, there are people from them.In this silent war, the Lin family is more confident of victory.

Lin Liu licked her dry lips, and said with a smile, "Actually, there is another force, and we can also use it."

Lin Ruhai and Ji Song turned their heads one after another, not understanding what other forces could contribute to their career.

Lin Liu smiled: "A literati holding a pen. For thousands of years in China, how many emperors and generals were smeared beyond recognition just because they did not conform to the 'moral standards' of literati, and finally became tyrants and courtiers that everyone despised? Don’t underestimate the pens of literati, they may not be able to fight wars, but they are very good at turning black and white and stirring people’s hearts.”

Modern people know that when there is no absolute force to suppress, the role of public opinion warfare is beyond the imagination of the ancients.

Lin Ruhai is familiar with various classics, and understands the role of literati's pen in turning black and white, but...

He shook his head: "Literati are arrogant, and it is extremely difficult to win over in groups."

It is enough to attract one or two literati, but it is too difficult to attract enough literati to play a certain role in what they want to do.

Lin Liu smiled and said, "It's actually very easy. Although literati are arrogant, they are also simple."

simple?

Lin Ruhai looked at Lin Liu, and almost didn't recognize the word "simple".

"We just need to come up with a few good enough benchmarks to make the literati all over the world admire. The literati are naturally willing to pick up a pen and write something for their idols." Lin Liu subconsciously thought of the verbal criticism among the great writers in the Republic of China, and his eyes With a smile on his face, "It's best that these people have different views from each other, and they will attack each other in order to prove their own views. Only by arguing can they attract attention. Only by paying attention can people discover their talents, and then they will naturally like them. People with similar views and talents."

"In order to support their idols, they will pick up their pens and write articles to prove the correctness of the idol's views, thereby attracting more attention."

There are more literati in the end, and there are naturally more things that can be done.

Ji Song looked at Lin Liu, his eyes sparkled: "How did you come up with such a powerful idea?"

Lin Liu shook her head with a smile: "This is not my idea." This is the experience borrowed from the history of the Republic of China.

Lin Ruhai nodded: "It sounds like a very good idea. But have you ever thought about it? It's too noisy, and it's very easy to attract the attention of the court."

"That's why I can't write poems." Lin Liu nodded. "The poems are too short and spread too fast, and they will be noticed by the court easily. We have to change the genre and ask someone to write a storybook. The storybook is long. In the eyes of many people, it is difficult to be elegant, but the scriptures are easy to understand and have a large audience, even if it is a father, it is inevitable that he read one or two scriptures when he was young, right?"

Lin Ruhai coughed a few times, and said, "Even now, I occasionally read a book or two, just for entertainment."

Lin Liu laughed: "The story book is long, and it is easy to spread. The key is that it is easier to carry private goods than poetry and other genres, and it is not so easy to be discovered."

For example, in the book Dream of the Red Chamber, the anti-feudal ideas throughout the book were not banned at the beginning?Even the highest authority in the dynasty, Emperor Qianlong, has read this book.

Lin Ruhai nodded, agreeing to Lin Liu's proposal.

Ji Song looked at Lin Liu blankly: "But who will write it?"

Lin Liu also didn't have any suitable candidates, so he thought for a while and said, "I remember that He Nian has a wide range of friends, and maybe he can be entrusted to find one or two interested scholars. And you can't use your real name in the script, it's perfectly fine. A person can play two roles, or even three roles, as long as his own ability is sufficient."

This is really, saving people and effort.

The key is to find fewer people at the beginning, and the risk of exposure will be reduced accordingly.

So that's how it was settled.

The next day, after talking with General Feng Tang, Ji Song took his luggage and went to the coast to join the army.

Lin Liu took someone to see him off, and before leaving, he reached out and gave him a hug: "Ji Song, have a safe trip, remember to put your own safety first."

Ji Song smiled and rolled his eyes, nodded and said: "Don't worry, I'm not married yet, I will definitely..."

Lin Liu covered Ji Song's mouth: "Don't talk nonsense!"

If you set up flags indiscriminately, something will happen!

Ji Song was at a loss, not understanding what she meant.

Lin Liu patted Ji Song on the back: "I'll wait for you to come back."

After speaking, he backed away and waved at Ji Song.

Ji Song blinked, his eyes were fixed on Lin Liu, and after a while, he took a deep breath, turned around sharply, and ran two miles away in an instant.

He didn't dare to look back, worried that if he saw Lin Liu, he wouldn't want to leave.

……

After Lin Liu returned home, she also started to get busy.

Although scripts are safer than poems, they are too bulky. It is obviously not enough to rely on hand-copying for widespread dissemination. Printing efficiency must be improved.

Movable type printing can be widely promoted.

Lin Liu found a relevant craftsman to help study movable type printing, because the relevant memory was not very clear, she spent almost two months in the workshop before finally recovering the relevant technology of movable type printing.

Then, she sent the skills recorded by the craftsman to Jiangnan——

Printing in the capital is still too sensitive, and Jiangnan is safer.

Anyway, with Lu Sui here, after seeing the function of this thing, he must know how to make money from movable type printing.

She had just sent the craftsman and technology who mastered movable type printing to the south of the Yangtze River, and news came from the Rongguo Mansion that the Grand View Garden had been built, and she would ask the palace for instructions to welcome Concubine Xiande back home to visit her relatives.

In order to make it more lively, Mrs. Wang even specially wrote a letter, inviting the two sisters Lin Liu and Daiyu to stay there for a while, so as to experience this once-in-a-century feast of visiting relatives.

Before Lin Liu even read the letter, Jia Min directly rejected Wang's invitation.

Facing Lin Liu's question, Jia Min smiled and explained: "Your father said that you children are not allowed to go to Rongguo Mansion in the future. Even me, your father doesn't want me to go there. It's just that the old lady is here , I always want to be filial, so your father didn't say much."

Lin Liu smiled: "Father is also doing it for our own good."

Jia Min nodded and didn't say much.

I thought Jia Min rejected Mrs. Wang's invitation, and with Mrs. Wang's temperament, she would give up.Unexpectedly, the day after the refusal, Mrs. Wang sent another invitation card to the Lin family, this time specifying that Concubine Xiande also heard about Daiyu's talent and name in the palace, so she wanted to meet her.

Jia Min and Lin Liu looked at each other in blank dismay, completely unaware of what Yuan Chun was planning.

On the other hand, Lin Ruhai sneered after learning about this matter: "Perhaps he has taken a fancy to our family's Daiyu and wants to marry the Lin family. Wang Ziteng mentioned this matter more than once in the letter to me, and I refused every time. Thinking that he found that I couldn't explain it, he even thought of asking Yuan Chun to come forward."

After finishing speaking, she smiled, "Madam directly rejected the Wang family's invitation. The daughter of my Lin family will not be used for marriage. Let alone marrying Jia Baoyu, marrying with the four kings and eight princes."