The Heart of the Red Chamber

The slow-moving convoy was so solemn and solemn, but it gave people a very strange feeling, extremely dull, making people feel that the people sitting in the gilded and extremely luxurious carriage were not relatives of princes and nobles, but relatives of princes and nobles. It was a group of prisoners. Even if the servants behind them could not see their faces clearly, they could still feel the numbness and panic of those people, and those knights in armor were like jailers escorting prisoners, which made people feel heavy in their hearts.

This almost invisible atmosphere made most of the people present have no temper to eat. When Feng Ziying, Shi Guangzhu and the others came back, a few people barely cheered up and began to count the big food brought back by the two men's servants. Pile prey, and the prey are all relatively small ones. For these rich men who are not too old and not proficient in riding and shooting, no one dares to bring out any large and dangerous animals. Therefore, the ground is full of Rabbits, pheasants, roe deer and other things can only be compared according to the number. In the end, Feng Ziying only had two more than Shi Guangzhu, and narrowly won this match.

For some unknown reason, none of Wang Ren and the others talked to Feng Ziying and Shi Guangzhu about the slow-moving motorcade just now. Feng Ziying was particularly proud of what dishes and wine Lou ordered, and threatened to spend all of Shi Guangzhu's private house, so angry that Shi Guangzhu almost jumped up and chased Feng Ziying.

After a lot of tossing, everyone seemed to go back happily.When Wang Ren entered the house, Wang Ziteng also got off the carriage. Seeing Wang Ren, Wang Ziteng smiled and said, "How is Ren'er's harvest today?"

Wang Ren said indifferently: "It's not that my father doesn't know my level, so I can only say that he didn't return empty-handed. Brother Feng and the others have reaped a lot. They gave me a lot and sent it to the kitchen!"

Wang Ziteng shook his head: "Ren'er, although you want to take the path of a civil servant, you can't relax too much when riding and shooting. After all, this dynasty still retains the tradition of autumn hunting. If you are lucky enough to accompany you in the future, your archery skills will be great." Not bad!"

Wang Ren nodded perfunctorily. At that time, who can ask civil servants and generals to compete on their archery skills? He quickly changed the subject: "Father, my son is in the western suburbs today, but he saw a strange thing!"

Seeing Wang Ren's solemn expression, Wang Ziteng knew that this matter might not be an irrelevant matter, so he said directly: "Then let's go, go to the room, and talk slowly!"

Wang Ren nodded and followed Wang Ziteng into the room. Both the father and son sat down. A maid in a water-green dress lowered her head and served two cups of tea, then retreated and closed the door behind her.

"What did you encounter today?" Wang Ziteng asked.

Wang Ren quickly described the huge convoy he had encountered before, and also described what was wrong with it, and then looked at the thoughtful Wang Ziteng.

Holding the teacup, Wang Ziteng fiddled with the lid for a long time before he said, "It's the widow of Prince Yizhong, the current Prince Yizhong, the two Dukes and their families who have come to Beijing together!"

Wang Ren's eyes widened in surprise.

A faint smile appeared on Wang Ziteng's face: "Ren'er, you are not young now, you should know some things about the court!"

Before Wang Ren could speak, Wang Ziteng continued: "The Supreme Emperor is really old. Once a person gets old, his heart softens! When the Supreme Emperor ascended the throne, he was so decisive, but now he is no longer what he used to be!"

Wang Ren pursed his lips, and finally said: "Father, what you mean is that the Supreme Emperor has remembered the benefits of Prince Yizhong again, and wants to add En and Prince Yizhong's family?"

Wang Ziteng looked at Wang Ren appreciatively and nodded.

"But where is the Holy One?" Wang Ren felt a little parched, he took a sip of water from his cup, and then asked, "It seems that the Yizhong County King has not been very peaceful all the time!"

Wang Ziteng chuckled: "The Holy Majesty is the Holy Majesty after all. As soon as the Supreme Emperor revealed this meaning, the Holy Majesty pushed the boat along and asked the people from Prince Yizhong's family to return to Beijing and put them under his nose, so as to save the emperor from being far away and make a fuss." What's going on, the Holy Majesty doesn't know yet!"

Wang Ren frowned slightly: "Father, but that is the eldest grandson after all, and the Supreme Emperor loved him for many years. Now that he has entered Beijing, he has won the Supreme Emperor's favor..."

Wang Ziteng nodded: "You can think of this level, it's not bad! However, in the past few years, the authority of the Holy One has been established, and the Supreme Emperor only listens to the government once every ten days, and he has almost completely delegated power. Soft-hearted, not stupid, no matter how much I like it, can I abolish the current emperor and re-establish an emperor? Moreover, the emperor has another intention, that is, he wants to use this opportunity to send people who are in the dynasty to Prince Yizhong. Find out all of them, and you will have your own calculations in the future!"

Wang Ren nodded. All in all, the emperor felt that his position had been secured, and the old man felt at ease, and now he can slowly free up his hands to deal with those disobedient ones!

Wang Ziteng sighed at the side: "It's a pity, not everyone can see through this kind of thing! The king of Yizhong County almost became the grandson of the emperor, how can he endure the days when he has no title but no real power? There is another villain in the world who is instigating trouble, even if he wants to stop now, it may be too late!"

Wang Ren curled his lips secretly, isn't this also a normal thing?In the past, they were under two people and above ten thousand people. Now, even if they have titles, in terms of real power, they are not even comparable to several kings with different surnames. They are still imprisoned, and it is difficult for them to be free. How many people can bear such a big gap? ah!Besides, because of the change of the throne back then, I don’t know how many people stood on the wrong team, even if there was no fear of their lives, but the official careers of the next few generations are not clear, so naturally they want to put all their eggs in one basket and intend to turn over, and naturally they will not allow this righteous man King Zhongjun retreated.

Wang Ziteng continued with a little admiration: "Speaking of which, those who participated in the seizure of the heirloom were the loyal kings back then, and now the loyal and obedient princes can see clearly, so the Holy One is naturally willing to show respect to this brother!"

King Zhongshun has indeed lived a good life in the past few years. He had just ascended the throne, and he knew that there was nothing he could do. I often pay tribute to the newly rehearsed dramas of the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowagers, not to mention how happy I am.Since this man clearly expressed his intention to surrender, the emperor naturally had to give face, so he arranged for King Zhongshun in the Ministry of Rites to have a job with a big name, but he didn't have to take care of it. The emperor still values ​​brotherhood very much, very humane.

"Ren'er, these things don't have much to do with you for the time being, so you don't have to worry too much!" Wang Ziteng waved his hand, "Now you just need to study hard and prepare for the next spring!"

"My son understands!" Wang Ren replied, but he felt that he seemed to have forgotten something more important, but he couldn't remember it, so he stopped thinking about it.