The Son-in-law of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

The Taishanghuang was finally rescued by the imperial doctor, but the "stroke" of the Taishanghuang did not heal, and he couldn't even speak clearly. Therefore, he had to stay in bed and recuperate. That is to say, the Taishanghuang completely lost the ability to handle government affairs...

During the period when the Supreme Emperor was seriously ill, Emperor Chengrui served the decoction by the Supreme Emperor's side, and his clothes were untidy. All major state affairs were handled by the cabinet, and Lin Ruhai took charge of the government temporarily.

However, Lin Ruhai has "controlled the government for a long time", his name is not right, his words are not right, and moreover, a country cannot live without a king.

Therefore, Emperor Chengrui "had to" leave Taishanghuang's side, endured grief, and dealt with the government affairs, hoping to share the worries of Taishanghuang and do his best for the people of the world.

During this period of time, all major national affairs were on Lin Ruhai's body. Lin Ruhai was also an elderly person. Under the double pressure, Lin Ruhai became "ill" from exhaustion and had to stay in bed.

After Emperor Chengrui learned about it, he praised Lin Ruhai for being the pillar of the country several times, and sent several imperial physicians to stay in Lin's residence.

The "monarch-subject friendship" between Emperor Chengrui and Lin Ruhai became a good story for a while, and the world praised Emperor Chengrui as very wise, not weaker than his father, Emperor Jingxian...

Of course, the above-mentioned contents are all things that happened on the bright side. Although they are all real events, they contain countless swords, lights and swords that ordinary people can't see, intrigues...

In the east of the "Daming Palace", there is a palace named "East Palace". Because of the "Oriental Green Dragon Wood" and other reasons, the East Palace has been the residence of the princes of all dynasties since the Ming Dynasty, but now, it is an emperor who lives here. The emperor who justifiably inherited the Datong from the Fengtian Temple.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chengrui was the first and only emperor to live in the East Palace.

The reason for this situation is very simple, because there is a Supreme Emperor above Emperor Chengrui. Although the Supreme Emperor has abdicated, he still lives in Qianqing Palace. Although Emperor Chengrui is the Son of Heaven, he can only live in the East Palace.

For more than ten years, Emperor Chengrui has been the puppet of the Supreme Emperor, even worse than the crown prince.

Now, the Supreme Emperor is suffering from a "stroke" and has almost completely lost the ability to handle major national affairs. If the Supreme Emperor wants to, even if Lin Ruhai, who is the "chief minister of the cabinet", and other cabinet scholars are allowed to take charge of the government temporarily, he will not He didn't want to hand over the government to Emperor Chengrui.

Because, the Supreme Emperor understands very well that Lin Ruhai has absolutely no idea of ​​"replacing him" if Lin Ruhai is allowed to take charge of the government temporarily. .

Although Emperor Chengrui served the Taishanghuang with extreme filial piety, the Taishanghuang was also a person who had experienced "seizing the heir" and was the final winner of the "battle for taking the heirloom" decades ago. Like a mirror.

The Supreme Emperor knew in his heart that Emperor Chengrui was probably waiting for the day when he died, and even, he couldn't wait any longer!

However, today is not what it used to be. Over the years, although Emperor Chengrui has held back, respected the Supreme Emperor in everything, and willingly became a qualified "puppet emperor", anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Supreme Emperor will die sooner or later. , the splendid rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty belonged to Emperor Chengrui sooner or later.

Over the years, many civil servants and military generals with "speculative" thoughts secretly took refuge in Emperor Chengrui, and some of them were courtiers who were extremely trusted by the Supreme Emperor.

Regarding such a situation, the Supreme Emperor is not ignorant. In order to curb this situation, the Supreme Emperor has repeatedly "killed chickens to scare monkeys", but the effect is very insignificant...

Now, apart from Lin Ruhai and Yang Ji, even the veteran ministers of the Supreme Emperor have the intention of "changing the banner". After all, the time of the Supreme Emperor is numbered, but Emperor Chengrui is in his prime.

In fact, if Lin Ruhai and Yang Ji hadn't been praised too highly by the Supreme Emperor and were forced to become Emperor Chengrui's "enemies", Lin Ruhai would have stayed far away, and waited for the Supreme Emperor and Chengrui to split up. Come back and continue to be loyal to the people of the world.

Lin Ruhai only wanted to be an upright and good official, to govern the country and make the people live and work in peace and contentment. The father and son, the Supreme Emperor and Chengrui Emperor, won and lost, and Lin Ruhai had nothing to do with it.

People can't help themselves whether they are in the rivers and lakes or in the temple...

Shenjing, Forbidden City, East Palace.

Although he has become the real "lord of the world", Emperor Chengrui still feels that he is "walking on thin ice", and he is afraid that something like "one careless move, and everything will be lost" will happen to him, and decades of hard work will be burned.

Sitting on the throne in the East Palace, Emperor Chengrui summoned his confidant Feng Duo to discuss important matters.

In terms of status, Feng Duo has no job, just a commoner, but he is Emperor Chengrui's most trusted adviser.

As early as decades ago, Feng Duo had "know the real dragon with his eyes", and came to Emperor Chengrui, who was still an unfavored prince at that time, to advise Emperor Chengrui. On the surface, he has no desires and desires, but he has done many important things in secret - such as the abolition of the prince, among which is the black hand of Emperor Chengrui - Emperor Chengrui has done many important things in the "battle for the throne", all of them There is Feng Duo's figure.

Now, after all the hardships and rewards, Emperor Chengrui successfully won the power of the court, and Feng Duo also felt proud. Feng Duo said: "Saint, the general situation is now settled, but the saint should not be careless. He should think about it earlier, how to deal with the Supreme Emperor. A subject should not only establish his prestige and make all the officials submit, but also leave room for them to draw in favors and make all the officials return to their hearts."

During this time, Emperor Chengrui handled state affairs in person, only slept two or three hours a day, and was very diligent.

It should be said that Emperor Chengrui was still a very capable emperor. He handled major and minor matters in an orderly manner. Even Lin Ruhai secretly praised Emperor Chengrui as "a good emperor. If he had been in charge earlier, the officials It is a pity that the government will not collapse at this point... oh..."

Emperor Chengrui was older than Lin Ruhai, so he worked so hard, so he was physically and mentally exhausted. However, although Emperor Chengrui was very tired, he was in a very good mood. After hearing what Feng Duo said, Emperor Chengrui smiled and said: "Aiqing is right. , It’s all from my heart, all these years, although you and I have been monarchs and ministers, I was friends back then, whatever you think in your heart, it’s okay to say it.”

Although what Emperor Chengrui said was very sincere and made Feng Duo's eyes red, but Feng Duo did not dare to fully believe in Emperor Chengrui's promise, and regarded Emperor Chengrui as a friend in his heart. Therefore, what Feng Duo said Very tactful and impeccable.

Feng Duo's general meaning is this--Yang Ji must not be left behind. For the sake of Jin Yiwei's big killer, Yang Ji, the spy chief who has been in charge of Jin Yiwei for many years, must be eliminated and killed. As for Lin Ruhai, he can. Be more gentle, leave Lin Ruhai a way out, get rid of Lin Ruhai's officials, but let Lin Ruhai return to his hometown in good clothes, so as to appease people's hearts.

However, the Supreme Emperor is still alive, Lin Ruhai is the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Yang Ji is the commander of Jinyiwei. Both of them are high-ranking and powerful people, and they are not suitable to be the "chicken" in "killing chickens to warn monkeys".

Emperor Chengrui asked tactfully: "Ai Qing thinks, who is the 'chicken' I want?"

Feng Duo's answer is very simple - "Zhen's family".

Although the Zhen family is very prominent and prosperous, there are no "capable" people, and there is no support in the court. The reason why the Zhen family can be prosperous today is nothing but the favor of the Supreme Emperor.

The Zhen family is the mother's family of the Supreme Emperor. The youngest sister of Zhen Yingjia, the head of the Zhen family, is the most beloved concubine of the Supreme Emperor, that is, the imperial concubine Zhen who passed away not long ago and was buried with honor.

In fact, in terms of relationship, Emperor Chengrui and the Zhen family are also related, and Emperor Chengrui and Zhen Yingjia can barely be regarded as "nephews". However, the Zhen family placed their bets on the deposed prince Prince Yizhong very early on. After Prince Yizhong broke something, he placed his bet on Prince Zhongshun again...

After listening to Feng Duo's "suggestion", Emperor Chengrui's mind appeared in the mind of those moth behaviors of the fish and meat people of the Zhen family. He just wanted to eradicate the cancer that the Zhen family and others had parasitized on "Da Ming". What's more, the Zhen family had offended Emperor Chengrui.

Thinking of the miserable state of the Zhen family after the family ransacked, the male sent to the army, and the female prostituted as slaves, Emperor Chengrui was very happy, and a crazy look flashed in his eyes...

Emperor Chengrui pondered for a moment, then nodded and said with a smile: "It's so good!"

After all, Emperor Chengrui waved Feng Duo back.

Then, Emperor Chengrui's thoughts drifted from the Zhen family to the Lin family. Unlike the Zhen family, the Lin family not only did not have fish and meat, but also often did good deeds. Although Lin Ruhai came from a noble family, he was extremely capable. , When he was the chief assistant of the cabinet, he was also diligent and diligent, and did his best for the people.

Over the years, Lin Ruhai and others have always regarded Emperor Chengrui as an air, and even made him an enemy everywhere, but Emperor Chengrui still admired Lin Ruhai's ability very much, and believed that Lin Ruhai was a rare talent.

However, this evaluation did not affect the hatred in Emperor Chengrui's heart. Emperor Chengrui hated Lin Ruhai and others in his heart.

As an emperor, the most unbearable thing is that his subjects ignore him. According to Emperor Chengrui's original intention, although Lin Ruhai has made contributions to the community and is a virtuous minister, Emperor Chengrui wants to execute Lin Ruhai Lingchi, with a thousand swords.

Thinking of Lin Ruhai's talent, Emperor Chengrui showed a mournful expression, sighed, and whispered to himself: "If Lin Hai belonged to me, how wonderful it would be...it's a pity..."

Emperor Chengrui knew that Lin Ruhai was involuntary, but he would not forgive Lin Ruhai for what he did.

In fact, Emperor Chengrui also thought about subduing Lin Ruhai, just like Tang Taizong forgiving Wei Zheng, he achieved a good reputation, and his name will last forever, but now, Emperor Chengrui has changed his mind.

Emperor Chengrui has endured it for decades, and he doesn't want to bear it anymore!

What's more, Emperor Chengrui felt that if he endured it any longer, he would definitely go crazy!

Emperor Chengrui said silently in his heart: "I will be a good emperor, and Daming will be stronger in my hands! Those corrupt officials who are fish and meat, those moths of the country, I will never let them go! Let the people have enough food and clothing, and I am willing to give my life!"

"However, those who obey me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish. Since Lin Ruhai is my enemy, I will never let him go. I will destroy Lin Ruhai's most cherished things. I will let Lin Ruhai's descendants, for generations. As a servant, I want Lin Ruhai's wife and daughter to be prostitutes, and everyone is worthy!"

"I don't care about the name of future generations, I just want to act willfully, according to my own heart!"

For the sake of the throne, Emperor Chengrui endured it for many years, and he has become...perverted!

The author has something to say: A good emperor is not necessarily a good person, and a foolish emperor is not necessarily a bad person. They may also do bad things with good intentions...

As for Emperor Chengrui, if he wins this struggle, he will be a good emperor, and even exhausted himself to death on the throne for the sake of the world. very normal thing...