Reincarnation of Soul Cultivation 2

No one knows what the new emperor who has just ascended the throne thinks in his heart, at least on the surface, he has no intention of going to war with the government affairs and officials of the court.So basically business as usual.

It was Lin Ruhai himself, originally thinking that there might be a confidant of the emperor to take over his position, so he began to sort out the account books of the yamen, so that it would be convenient for the handover of work when someone came to replace him.But in the end nothing happened, no one came to take over his job, and no one came to check the accounts of the Yanzheng, so Lin Ruhai continued to honestly inspect the salt censor in front of him.

Anyone who can be an official is not a fool, not to mention trying to figure out the holy will has become the instinct of officials.

For example, Lin Ruhai, he has no friendship with the former fourth prince and the current emperor, and the emperor certainly doesn't trust him.Under such circumstances, the fact that the new emperor did not send someone he could trust to take over the position of Xunyan Yushi was not because the new emperor did not want to do so—as an emperor, why would he not want to place some important positions in the court with his confidantes? ?

But the new emperor didn't do this, which shows that he has other scruples-for example, he is afraid of the idea of ​​the emperor.

The Supreme Emperor was not a fuel-efficient lamp when he was young, but when he got older, he became more cunning, cunning, and ruthless.As long as someone offends the imperial power, he will never be soft, even if it is his own son.

This time, the Supreme Emperor abdicated early and gave the throne to the new emperor—but it was not because the Supreme Emperor took power lightly and wanted to let go of his power to provide for the elderly—but because he was in poor health and had to step down from the throne.

Even so, the Supreme Emperor still has many trusted officials at his disposal.Although some people say that the tea is cold, but the Supreme Emperor has been in power for many years, and his prestige and status are there.However, the new emperor was unknown before he took the throne, and he did not have any new achievements after he took the throne, so he still lacks confidence.

Although the new emperor once followed and assisted Prince Yizhong, he and Prince Yizhong definitely have two different personalities.

If Prince Yizhong still regards the Supreme Emperor as his father—to love or to hate—then the new emperor has only regarded the Supreme Emperor as an emperor, not a father, since a long time ago.

It was precisely because the new emperor didn't have so many family ties when facing the Supreme Emperor, and he didn't feel that his feelings were hurt, so he seemed much more calm. For example, he was more able to endure the various words and deeds and constraints of the Supreme Emperor.

For example, at this moment, although the new emperor has ascended the throne, but because the Supreme Emperor is still watching with wide eyes, the new emperor has no intention of making a big move against the government.

The Supreme Emperor was still dissatisfied with Concubine Zhen and the Fifth Prince before taking the Zen throne.But now that he has resigned, he is worried that the filial fourth prince will no longer listen to him after he ascends the throne, so he wants to continue to support Concubine Zhen and the fifth prince—even if the Supreme Emperor did not let the fifth prince conspire to seize the throne Meaning, it also means to let the fifth prince increase his momentum and add some obstacles to the new emperor in the court.

The Supreme Emperor abdicated, and Zhen Guifei also became Zhen Taigui Concubine.The Supreme Emperor wanted to benefit the Zhen family and the fifth prince again, not only hinting that his confidantes in the court would give the fifth prince a boost, but also sent a letter to Lin Ruhai, a confidant far away in the south of the Yangtze River, asking them to give the Zhen family some convenience on weekdays .

Lin Ruhai was about to vomit to death when she received the message from the Supreme Emperor—after finally getting rid of the restraint of those idiots of the Zhen family, is she still going to take the initiative to stretch her head over and let them strangle her neck?

Lin Ruhai was not familiar with the current emperor at all, let alone trust between the monarch and his ministers, they didn't even know each other at all.

Although Lin Ruhai felt uneasy because he didn't understand the emperor's character, why didn't the emperor have doubts about them, the old ministers of the Supreme Emperor who didn't understand the character but stayed in important positions.

The two sides can't be said to be in harmony with each other. If Lin Ruhai can't handle the errands in the salt administration, can this official continue to do so?Can the lives of the whole family be saved?

Loyal ministers should not serve the second lord, even if the Supreme Emperor abdicates, Lin Ruhai has no intention of turning around and joining the new emperor.

The big deal is that if you stay silent, you will never be able to be promoted again, and you will be depressed in some unimportant yamen.

Anyway, Lin Jing can also study, and when Lin Jing takes the Jinshi examination, he will be a disciple of the emperor now, that is, a member of the new emperor.There is still hope for the next generation of the Lin family.

So Lin Ruhai was quite calm, doing whatever he had to do.He is not afraid of being dismissed or demoted because of the new emperor's suspicion.

Who knew that the Supreme Emperor would suddenly send such a message...

If it violates the meaning of the Supreme Emperor, it is disloyal.

But if he acts according to the Supreme Emperor's orders, not only will he be angry with the Zhen family, but he will also inevitably make mistakes in the affairs of the salt administration, and he will have a great deal of trouble.When the new emperor wants to investigate him, he can be sent to the prison of the Ministry of punishment anytime and anywhere.

The Taishanghuang only wanted to support the fifth prince, to make things difficult for the new emperor, so that everyone would continue to listen to him.But he never thought that if his confidants go against the new emperor according to his order, what will happen to them when the new emperor liquidates them in the future?Which of their whole family can avoid the past?

Originally, the Supreme Emperor was not stingy with his courtiers, but now he used these cronies as weapons and sent them out to the new emperor.

Such actions made the already chilling courtiers even more chilling.At least for a smart person like Lin Ruhai, that's how it is.He doesn't expect to be able to make a fortune, as long as he doesn't get charged with the new emperor.

Under such circumstances, even if Lin Ruhai did not abandon the Supreme Emperor, but switched to the new Emperor's command, he would never do things according to the Supreme Emperor's orders.

Lin Ruhai's disobedience to the Supreme Emperor in the south of the Yangtze River did not give the Zhen family any face. Instead, he did his best to do his best not to leave anyone with something he could grasp.

There is no way, he is not a member of the new emperor, and the new emperor will not protect him on purpose.He is a member of the Supreme Emperor, and he did not follow the orders of the Supreme Emperor. Maybe the Supreme Emperor will take the initiative to trouble him.

Lin Ruhai had been held in the hands of the Supreme Emperor in the past, and he had no other reliable backer in the court, so he could only be extremely careful.

In addition to Lin Ruhai, other officials who were specially placed in Jiangnan by the Supreme Emperor also received similar orders from him.

Some of these people completely obeyed the orders of the Supreme Emperor - the Supreme Emperor had so much prestige that even ordinary courtiers rarely dared to disobey him.On the contrary, the new emperor has just succeeded to the throne and has not done any great things. He had no reputation in the past, and he doesn't have much reputation now.It's still too early to convince the courtiers.

There are also people like Lin Ruhai who, although they did not betray the Supreme Emperor, did not agree with the Supreme Emperor's order, so they procrastinated.

They didn't know the new emperor, they didn't know whether the new emperor was a wise emperor or a faint emperor, and they didn't know what he thought of the emperor's confidantes.So they are just trying to protect themselves, as long as they don't leave any loopholes, they will lose their official positions at worst, and they will not die.

Lin Jing naturally knew about the problems Lin Ruhai encountered.But when he encounters this kind of thing, there is no good way?

Can Lin Jing deal with the Supreme Emperor?But after all, the Supreme Emperor is still Lin Ruhai's backer.If there is no Supreme Emperor, who knows how the new emperor will treat Lin Ruhai and the others?

With the temper of the new emperor who loves life and hates him, it is not impossible to directly dismiss Lin Ruhai and the others.

The new emperor doesn't have much affection for the Supreme Emperor, but how much affection can he have for the Supreme Emperor's confidants?

As for dealing with the new emperor, it is even more impossible.

Now the adult princes only have the fourth prince and the fifth prince standing in the court. To deal with the new emperor, is it necessary to push that despicable and shameless fifth prince to the throne?

Lin Jing didn't forget that if the fifth prince hadn't sent letters repeatedly asking the Zhen family to deal with the Lin family, the Zhen family would never have thought of killing Lin Jing.

For Lin Ruhai, it is probably the most unsatisfactory things in life, out of ten.

Lin Ruhai was born in a wealthy and scholarly family, and the imperial examination process went smoothly. He married a wife and had children and had a harmonious family, but his official luck was not good?

It can't be considered that his official luck is not good. Just after his thirties, he has achieved the third rank of inspecting salt censor. This official rank has risen quickly, which can be regarded as the benefit of being a close friend of the Supreme Emperor.

It's a pity that although the Supreme Emperor was still shrewd in political affairs when he was old, he was indulgent and stupid in government affairs, which made Lin Ruhai a very aggrieved official at one time, and it still depends on the face of the upstart Zhen family.

An orthodox Confucian scholar-official like Lin Ruhai hopes that he can meet a Mingjun, do something, and leave a good story about Mingjun's virtuous ministers in the history books.

Even though the Taishanghuang is too shrewd to be called a foolish emperor, he cannot be called a wise emperor because of his selfishness.

Lin Ruhai has been in the position of Xunyan Yushi for many years, and now the Supreme Emperor has abdicated. If there is no other opportunity, his official career will almost stop here.

Lin Ruhai had already half-give up on her official career.But he will never leave any stains and handles, which will affect the imperial examinations and future of his descendants in the future.

It is precisely because of this that he chooses to obey the orders of the Supreme Emperor.

It dragged on like this, until Lin Jing was ten years old and took the children's examination, and Lin Ruhai was still sitting in the position of inspecting the salt censor.

Wang Juren was really old, and after Lin Jing passed the examination as a scholar, he asked Lin Ruhai to resign.And Lin Jing entered the White Deer Academy to continue his studies.

In the past few years, several major events have occurred in the Lin family.

First, there was the matter of Daiyu's betrothal - the Lin family didn't have any firm allies in the court. As for relatives, the younger members of the Jia family who were closer were really useless, and they were not considered by Lin Ruhai at all.

On the contrary, several people who are the confidantes of the Supreme Emperor and are officials in the south of the Yangtze River together, because they have the same position and are in similar situations, they feel a little bit like a group.

Among these people, there are those who firmly follow the Supreme Emperor, and there are also people like Lin Ruhai who are obedient and obedient.

When Lin Ruhai was looking for in-laws, of course he had to find someone who had the same standpoint as himself and chose a similar person.

Such a family, if they are unlucky, they will be unlucky together, and no one should dislike others.Even if the new emperor wants to liquidate their old ministers, he will first liquidate those who steadfastly followed the emperor against the new emperor.

It's a pity that there are no suitable unmarried children in the family of these three or five friends to match Daiyu.

When Lin Ruhai went to Bailu Academy for Lin Jing's admission, he met Zhou Jing, the grandson of Zhou Daru, the head of Bailu Academy, and thought he was a good young man.After the two families had inquired about each other, and the women's relatives met again, it was considered a marriage for Daiyu.

In fact, Daiyu's marriage is not easy to do.Because Daiyu is good at poetry and books, she is a bit arrogant and will not look down on men who are inferior to her.

On the other hand, Daiyu is not as sociable as Jia Min, and she is slick in all aspects.Although she has a high emotional intelligence, there is no one who doesn't like her if she wants to please.But she's too arrogant and impatient with human interactions and things like that.

In short, if it is said to be the eldest daughter-in-law or the wife of an official, it's not that Daiyu can't do it, it's not that she can't do it well.But her nature does not love mundane affairs, but poetry and books.Living by forcing one's own nature, even if the status is high and the life is rich, it cannot be regarded as a good life.

Lin Ruhai also didn't want to marry her daughter lowly and make her feel wronged in the future.

If you want to find the right family, so that Daiyu's status is not low enough to make Daiyu wronged, and you don't have too many mundane troubles, Zhou Jing is really a perfect person.

In the Zhou family, his father and brother were all officials in the imperial examination.Although he has already passed the Juren examination, he has already determined to teach in Bailu Academy instead of becoming an official after passing the Jinshi examination.

If Zhou Jing doesn't take up an official career, his future life will be much quieter than that of an official. If Daiyu marries him, he can live a lot as he likes.

Another thing is that Lin Jing is also engaged to be married to the young lady of the Liang family, one of his father's three or five friends in the south of the Yangtze River.

Uncle Liang is an official of the tea administration, and his position is the same as that of Lin Ruhai. The way he chooses to deal with the conflict between the Supreme Emperor and the new emperor is also a business-like way to protect himself wisely.

The Lin and Liang families are engaged, and both families feel at ease.Everyone is either good together, or unlucky together.If there is an eventuality, no one needs to dislike anyone, and there will be no changes in the arranged marriage.

The third major event, in fact, has little to do with the Lin family, it is the matter of Jia Min's natal family.

Jia Yuanchun of the Jia family was made a virtuous concubine by the new emperor, and also gave her the honor of returning home to visit her relatives.For the sake of Concubine Xiande's face, Jia's family is determined to build an outstanding garden, so that Concubine Xiande's face will be honored.

For this reason, the Jia family not only spent all their money, but also borrowed a lot of money from relatives.For example, the three families of Wang Shixue, who have always been in the same spirit, and the Ningguo Mansion next door, all have money to contribute money and strength.

It stands to reason that the Lin family can be regarded as the real relatives of the Jia family, and the Jia family will not forget the Lin family even if they want to borrow money.

It's a pity that the atmosphere at this time is the water thrown out by married girls. Jia Min is a married woman. With Lin Hai working as an official, the Jia family will not take advantage of the Lin family's property.

If the Lin family was also in the capital, the Jia family might come to borrow ten thousand taels of silver.However, Lin's family is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, so they can't quench their thirst, so Jia's family ignored Lin's family.

But when he went south to buy garden rocks and other things, he wrote to ask Jia Min, Jia's aunt, for help.