Self-help guide for non-professional young masters

"Lin Xi Ci... This name is so familiar, I have heard of it a little. I heard that this man was honored and favored nearly 30 years ago. From officials to ministers, he can accompany the emperor when he goes in and out. Even Duke Huan It can’t compare to his status. Later, he lost his Sacred Heart somehow, ended up in prison, and died just like that. If we bring him up now, could it be that his death was not simple?”

Qin Nangui leaned on the low table, took out a cloud from the chess basket, looked at it, and threw it back when he got tired of it, picked up a lychee, peeled it, and put the flesh on the opposite plate Ye Lanchen, who was opposite him, was flattered.

"Master Hou..."

"Recently there have been rumors in Beijing that Lin Xi's resignation to Mr. Lin's death was premeditated by someone, which caused him to die unjustly. I don't know who insisted on uncovering this old case. There are many rumors in the ruling and opposition parties. If this continues, the emperor may really want to Unable to withstand the pressure, he overturned the case for him."

"It's not so easy to investigate the old case more than 20 years ago. The emperor has always governed the country with benevolence and filial piety, and it is absolutely impossible to admit the mistakes made by the previous emperor when he was alive, so even if they make trouble, they may not be able to convince the emperor. What is really suspicious is that this matter has faded away for a long time, why did it make waves again? Is there any relationship between this case and Jun Ziyou's death. "

Ye Lanchen's hand that wanted to take the lychee changed direction, and instead picked up the teacup, thoughtfully.

Just when he was puzzled, a hand suddenly came out in front of him, caressing his face, it felt cool to the touch, and gently stroking the corner of his mouth where the bruises had faded, with a feeling of distress.

"I must have hurt you that day."

"Master Hou... the lower officials have done wrong things, beatings and scolding are justified, Lord Hou don't have to worry about it, if you don't feel hurt, how can you remember the lesson in the future?"

"Your mouth treats yourself with the same poison. In fact, Benhou has been troubled these days. He always felt that Junziyou's death was too strange. It took only ten days before and after he was demoted to die in Yunguan. This Marquis doesn’t believe that no one will do anything. Although Ben Hou doesn’t like him, after thinking about it, he still brings more benefits to Ben Hou by living, so he never made a move against him. He was very afraid that it would be his own Yue Zu solved this trouble on his behalf... Lan Chen, isn't it you?"

His hand went all the way down and grabbed Ye Lanchen's neck. Although he didn't use any force, it made the latter feel a crisis.

Ye Lanchen remained calm in the face of danger, grabbed the man's wrist, and said softly: "Don't worry, Lord Hou, human life is a matter of heaven and earth, and I dare not make decisions on my own."

After a moment of stalemate, Qin Nangui withdrew his hands, sat up straighter and corrected his attitude, crossed his legs, took a plum in his mouth, and frowned with sourness.

"Don't remember to hate Ben Hou. The situation in the capital is changing. No one knows how to make the next move to protect themselves. Ben Hou is also careful. In this game, whoever can't sit still first will be the loser. You have to be careful. "

After confirming that the other party only guessed the truth from his pulse rate, Ye Lanchen secretly heaved a sigh of relief, without showing any wavering on his face, and raised his hand to fill up new tea for the two of them.

Qin Nangui said again: "Since you mentioned the matter of Lin Xi's resignation, I think you have already found out some clues, so let's hear it."

Ye Lanchen picked up a sunspot and slowly landed it on the plate, avoiding his gaze deliberately, as if concentrating on the chess game, but said something that shocked the other party: "I heard that the elder princess and this Lord Lin fell in love with each other, almost fell in love with each other. The sons got married. At first, the late emperor used Master Lin very much, and he often let him accompany him. He was able to enter the inner palace, and he could often meet the eldest princess. It was interesting to go back and forth. Even the first emperor also had generals. The idea of ​​the princess being betrothed to Mr. Lin seems to have even written the edict for the marriage."

"Oh? That's strange. I've never heard of it before. The old Hou Ye always talks too much about gossip, and his ears are soft. He always disdains to tell me these things... What happened later? Why did the emperor cancel the marriage of the eldest princess? Why did Lin Xi's idea of ​​resignation be exterminated?"

"At present, there is no evidence to prove that Master Lin was bestowed by the late emperor to die. Please be cautious, Lord Hou. When it comes to the situation at that time, the lower official guessed that someone read Lord Lin's book in front of the late emperor. The key is that this matter made suspicious The former emperor had a rift with Mr. Lin, gradually alienated him, weakened his power step by step, and finally put him in prison. If there is something taboo about the former emperor, what would Hou Ye think of?"

The man spat out the plum pips in his mouth, endured the discomfort of the sour mouth, took a sip of tea, swallowed it, and said: "Our emperor's suspicious nature is to follow the first emperor. Having killed more than a hundred people related to the previous dynasty, he knew that what he disliked the most was the remnants of the previous dynasty. He was worried that someone would risk his fortune and take away the world he had so hard to get. Maybe he would be so worried that he could not sleep at night. That is to say , could it be..."

"The lower officials think that Mr. Lin may indeed be related to the royal family of the previous dynasty."

The juniors of their age all know that the reason why the former emperor was so wary of the remnants of the previous dynasty was because he knew that the current state has gained disgrace.

Mingzong, the last emperor of the Jing Dynasty, was born with a lack of intelligence. His father died of a sudden illness when he was 12 years old. Because of his status as the eldest son, his mother, the Empress Dowager Yue, pushed him to the throne and served as a puppet for nearly 20 years.

The Empress Dowager Yue was obscene, tyrannical and immoral while listening to the government behind the curtain, ignoring the sufferings of the people, allowing the floods in the south and the invasion of Beidi, indulging in wine and sex all day long, pampering her face and ignoring the etiquette of her ancestors.

After many times of persuasion to no avail, the courtiers resigned one after another, resulting in a large number of brain drains, among which the Shuobei Jiang family is the most outstanding one.

Although Jing Mingzong had no talent, his virtues were excellent. He and the empress had three sons, the eldest son and the youngest son died young, and the second son was in good health and had outstanding literary talents. He was the last hope in the hearts of the few remaining courtiers. The next time he asked the Empress Dowager Yue to make him the crown prince, but was feared by the Empress Dowager's relatives.

In the sixth year of Yanwu, the Empress Dowager Yue died suddenly, and her relatives quickly intervened in the political situation, forcing Jingmingzong to commit suicide and immediately take over the government. The empress Lin and the young deposed prince Yu Jingling were imprisoned, launching a bloodless coup. The final beneficiary is the first emperor of Dayuan.

□□In order to keep the name of the Qing Dynasty in the world, the country name was changed to "Yuan" and the country's surname to "Xiao" until the third year after it took full control of the court, so that the people of Li did not know the change of dynasty in the world for three years.

Feeling that winning the country in this way is invincible, or because he still feels guilty for the former royal family, Yuan □□ did not kill Empress Lin and the deposed prince.However, in the same month when □□ passed away, a fire broke out in Jingling. Although the jade bracelets and silver locks that proved the identity of the two were found from the burned bodies beyond recognition, whether the two died in the fire is still unsolved and has become an unsolved case.

"No matter what others think, the first emperor always suspected that the royal family of the previous dynasty still had surviving blood. Using this as an excuse to attack Lin Xici, who has the same surname as Empress Lin, was exactly what he wanted. The first emperor had the attitude of killing a thousand by mistake and never letting a single person go. Will spare him lightly, the blame is that he did not kill Lin Xici immediately, but slowly weakened his power... He is just a servant of the sect, as for that? The only explanation is..."

Qin Nangui picked another greengage with a little red head, took a bite, it was sour and crispy.

However, he quickly spit out the pulp, and threw the remaining plums into the pond in front of him, scaring away a group of koi that had come to the bank to wait for the owner to feed them.

He circled his hands around, and finally returned to the silver plate, squeezed a lychee and put it in front of his eyes, observing the changes in Ye Lanchen's expression.

"The only explanation is that Lin Xici has something that the former emperor feared in his hands, and he has to slowly strip it away, making Lin Xici a lonely family before daring to take his life."

"Lord Hou means..."

Qin Nangui held the lychee, weighed it in the palm of his hand, and smiled thoughtfully: "Speaking of this, Benhou suddenly remembered a good story that was circulated among the people in the early years, saying that the first emperor followed suit in order to seek virtue. Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty paid three visits to the thatched cottage and went to Shuobei to persuade the Jiang family to work for the court. The Jiang family was a famous family who served the royal family of the previous dynasty. The descendants and disciples can be said to be full of talents. After going to the royal family, killing him will move the Jiang family's Nilin."

"Does Hou think that the reason why the rookie Tanhua Jiang Linyuan, who entered the court last year, entered Dali Temple was to thoroughly investigate the case of Lin Xici? Junziyou blocked his way, so he became the target of getting rid of him?"

"On the contrary. Ben Hou once ordered you to secretly investigate Junziyou's life experience, do you still remember the result?"

Ye Lanchen recalled it for a while, and suddenly realized: "It turns out that Junziyou is from Gusu, and Lin Xici's widow also fled to Gusu back then. He was adopted as a foster son when he was still in his infancy, and another A 'brother' who is similar in age and confuses others, so he is most likely the son of Lin Xici, what's more, he is a descendant of the royal family of the Jing Dynasty..."

Qin Nangui smiled and said: "The person who made the arrangement is an old fox. He used two boys to set up a ecstasy formation, making it hard to tell who is Lin Xici's real son. When others hear about this, they will all admire the tricks of the manipulator behind the scenes. Gao Ming, but this is not the case. Lan Chen, how likely do you think it is that two boys of the same age will be remembered by outsiders?"

"Basically impossible, unless they... look exactly the same?"

There was approval in the man's eyes, he nodded and said: "That's right, so this Marquis thinks that Lin Xici's widow may not have only one child. If Junziyou is really the rumored Lin Fengchi, things will become more interesting."

"Your Majesty means..."

"Don't forget how Junziyou came to Beijing. There is a King Jin who visits the thatched cottage as much as the previous emperor. Is this simple? Although the eldest princess married the Dayue clan far away, she was thinking of Lin Xici in her heart, and said this It is not impossible for the feelings to be passed on to King Jin. Therefore, it is reasonable for Prince Jin to go to Gusu to find Lin Xici's son and at the same time ask him to reverse Lin Xici's old case."

Qin Nangui stretched, grabbed green plums and put them in front of Ye Lanchen, and ordered the servant girl to prepare some more, and brought them to Master Shangshu before leaving.

The latter didn't understand, he just said: "Prepare the ceremony."

After a long time, I added a sentence unhurriedly: "It's time to pay a visit to King Jin, whom I haven't seen for a long time, whose plan has all failed, and who is now heartbroken because of Junziyou's death..."