The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Yes, for others.

Daiyu was frank and frank, and had no intention of getting married, so she was never shy about marriage matters, not to mention that there were only her parents in front of her, and she was not afraid of others hearing about it, so Daiyu said bluntly: "I have already inquired about this matter, The second son of Mr. Fan Guangxi, the Political Leader of Suzhou, came to Beijing to take part in the childbirth examination. He is 12 years old this year. But I am not sure. What happened today is just a random guess by our family.

Even if today's matter was pushed by someone, and the original intention was to lower my status so that the Fan family could propose a marriage, this matter has already been exposed.After the Peony Banquet, my status will not be lowered, but will only be improved. If the instigator is a sensible person, he will not be abrupt again in the future. "

Yes, Daiyu's response today directly killed an article about a rich and noble daughter in the capital. From then on, the status of the daughter of the Lin family will only rise with the tide.Regardless of whether this matter was promoted by Concubine Zhong or not, and regardless of how many young ladies who had fallen into trouble tried to step down Daiyu, now objectively, many of these people have carried the sedan chair for Daiyu.In the future, when Daiyu goes out, it will be the name of the Duke Cheng'en's mansion who has won the battle of tongues and wins.It is not Daiyu who regrets now, and it is not Daiyu who needs to worry.

After hearing this, Jia Min felt at ease, and said with a smile: "How old is Yu'er? That's where the calculations are made."

Daiyu's expression was calm, "It's not calculated deliberately, it's just that this peony feast will definitely have a chance, so I pushed the boat along. Changkang Palace doesn't need to come forward, and no one will suspect them easily. The capital hates it." The people in our family don't know how many people are there, so we can't make any calculations, and we can only attribute this matter to the boudoir conflict. If the calculation is successful, the Lin family and the Fan family will become in-laws, and the nine princes will be even more powerful."

Jia Min sneered and said: "They are too whimsical, anyone would dare to miss us Yu'er. Fortunately, they didn't get away with it. It's just that such a villain's behavior can't be angered."

Lin Ruhai patted Jia Min's hand and said: "There's nothing to be angry about. The Ninth Prince's name is not right, but his heart is higher than the sky. One day, when he climbs up and falls seriously, all anger will disappear."

Jia Min listened to Lin Ruhai's words, and after thinking about it, he was relieved a little.

At Daiyu's age, she really doesn't need to worry about talking about marriage, so Daiyu changed the subject and asked Lin Ruhai, "Father, how is the case with Wang Ziteng going?"

Lin Ruhai said: "If you talk about Wang Ziteng's case, the evidence of the crime is conclusive, but it is stuck in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and there is no progress."

Daiyu wasn't surprised: "Is it because the power vacuum after the prince's fall has not yet been fought over?"

It is a family. When dealing with a highly dependent manager, you have to think about who to promote to fill the vacancy, let alone a powerful official like Wang Ziteng.Now that Jia Jing has been appointed as the envoy of the Jingying Festival, the generation along the coast, there are still countless sea trade businesses.

Lin Ruhai glanced at Daiyu and nodded slightly.

Jia Min couldn't wait to ask: "Who is so ambitious, and wants to swallow up the sea trade business in several coastal provinces? Although I am a woman, I also know the truth that people's hearts are not enough to swallow an elephant. This sea trade Although the business is attractive, not everyone can get involved, so I'm not afraid of breaking it."

Lin Ruhai and Daiyu looked at each other and smiled, Lin Ruhai comforted Jia Min and said, "The one who can't eat it is overstretched, so it just falls into the pocket of the person who can eat it?"

"Money touches people's hearts, not to mention the astonishing profits of the sea trade business, I'm afraid there will be fierce fighting in the court?" Jia Min asked.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Isn't that so, the reason why Wang Ziteng's case is stuck is because of who went to the south of the Yangtze River to do an errand to search Wang's family." Ever wondered why there would be so many people vying for the job of raiding the Wang family this time?"

Jia Min said with a smile: "The errands of high-ranking officials who have been inspected are all fat jobs. The Wang family has dominated the ocean shipping and cargo trade business for many years, and it is a big family business. To inspect their house, even if they get a little benefit, it is also a lot of money. Yes. It's not surprising that someone snatched up this job, why did the master ask Yu'er this?"

Lin Ruhai looked at his wife, gave a deep smile, and said, "Although there are some benefits in raiding the Wang family, it won't lead to bloody battles. It's not just this idea that can be snatched like this." Said After finishing, she still looked at Daiyu with a smile.Seeing her husband's expression, Jia Min also looked at Daiyu.

Daiyu said in a calm tone: "To do maritime trade business, one needs naval escort, this is something that the court can only do, if any private person crosses the line here, it will bring disaster to the nine clans; there is another one, It is the art of shipbuilding. Boatmen and sailors can still be trained, but good craftsmen are not easy to come by. The method of building large sea ships is even more a secret. The Wang family has been able to control the sea trade business for many years. Apart from the convenience of the imperial navy, It is also because the Wang family has an excellent dock and excellent craftsmen.

As far as money is concerned, even our family, after entering Beijing, would not put large sums of gold and silver in the old house in Suzhou, and naturally the Wang family would not either.If you only focus on the benefits of the idea leaked by the house raid, it is enough to try to search the mansion of the Wang family in the capital. The benefits of the Wang family in Jinling are far inferior to the mansion in the capital.These people are scrambling to go to the south of the Yangtze River to do business, but they don't want to drink. "

After hearing this analysis, Jia Min admired her daughter's vision more and more, and at the same time she was so frightened that her face paled. After a while, she said, "After confiscating the Wang family, the dock can naturally be taken back to the imperial court, but the blueprints for shipbuilding are easy to hide and easy to destroy. Even if the craftsman of the Wang family is captured, if the craftsman refuses to do his best, no one will know how much selfishness he has hidden. The sea is stormy, and the pirates are elusive. Sea boats are no more than other boats in rivers and lakes. Many docks They can be built. Ships that can sail long distances are most afraid of any problems after they have been out at sea for a long time. Therefore, the craftsmen must work very hard to build a good ship. Sure enough, it is a big fat job to search the Wang family. "

Going to the south of the Yangtze River to search the Wang family is for shipbuilding.

Speaking of Wang Ziteng's case, countless people stared at it.

Not to mention others, just for clearing the accumulated debts, how many people have paid a lot of blood, and the flesh hurts.The sea trade business in the coastal provinces is vacant, which is a huge piece of fat, and everyone wants to make up for it.Speaking of this, the Ninth Prince family occupies a huge starting position.

Because the prince was being watched by all parties, even the Emperor Taizong was watching closely, and he did not dare to form a party for personal gain. Although he was the prince, he did not have a deep business in the local area.

Originally, when Lin Ruhai was in Jiangnan, the East Palace still had some influence in Jiangnan.But after Lin Ruhai entered Beijing, the power in the south of the Yangtze River was handed over to Fan Guangxi, who belonged to the Nine Princes.

In addition, Shi Ding, the loyal Marquis of Yuehai, is the brother of Mrs. Cheng'en Gong Shi. Since Cheng'en Gong's mansion secretly favored the Ninth Prince, Yuehai is naturally considered the Ninth Prince's sphere of influence.

Moreover, the situation of Shi Ding in Guangdong is very similar to that of the Wang family back then.The reason why the Wang family was so prosperous and almost monopolized the sea trade business in the coastal provinces south of Jiangsu was that someone from the Wang family was in the coastal navy and borrowed the imperial court's troops to protect the Wang family's business.

After Shi Ding became a marquis, he served as the commander-in-chief of Guangdong Sea. If the Nine Princes wanted to get involved in the sea trade business of Guangdong Sea, they were directly protected by troops, black and white.For the fat meat of the sea trade business, the one who most wants to eat and has the most hope to eat is the Ninth Prince.

The problem is that when Zhen's house was raided before, when the mountains and seas of gold and silver were transported into the capital, it had already aroused the attention and dissatisfaction of Emperor Taizong.What did Emperor Taizong think of the Zhen family?For a courtier's family, gold and silver property can actually alleviate the emptiness of the treasury, which shows that these rats are insatiable.

As for the Wang family, they have dominated the sea trade business for so many years, and have close contacts with the Zhen family, so they are like dogs of a feather.Of course Taizong also knew that many people were vying to go to the south of the Yangtze River because of the Wang family's shipbuilding skills, but from the perspective of Emperor Taizong, he didn't want any of his officials to become princes again.Therefore, the matter of who to send to the south of the Yangtze River is deadlocked like this.

Wang Ziteng's crimes are not just about seizing the wealth of his in-laws, extorting money, killing people and so on.The key point is that Wang Ziteng opened the city gate during the curfew. Although he only let a few servants go out, Yu Shitai will never let this kind of dereliction of duty go.

The case of Wang Ziteng was dragged on for various reasons, but the officials would not care about your shipbuilding skills or not. If the Jingying Jiedu envoy committed a crime, he should be investigated and dealt with according to the law. Up and down.Those who can be officials, among other things, all have tricky angles and first-rate eloquence; they also have the ability to render trivial matters as disasters for the country and the people; and then render their own opinions as beneficial to the country and the people panacea.

This matter was discussed at the Dachao Conference, and the words of the officials can be summed up as follows: if Wang Ziteng is not dealt with, the country will be threatened, and Wang Ziteng must be severely punished to serve as an example.

This matter itself is naturally not that serious, but the eloquent officials are good at exaggerating, and they all stand on a moral high ground and speak about this matter with a public heart and a standpoint for the country and the people.As long as all the officials have been put on the shelf, at least there is no way to delay this matter, otherwise it will harm the country and the country.Who can afford this crime? Besides, you obstructed the investigation of Wang Ziteng, is it because you and Wang Ziteng are the same breed, and the rabbit dies and the fox is sad.

So as soon as this matter is pushed to the court, it is bound to be resolved.

Sometimes military and national affairs are like this, and everyone knows it well, but it is not easy to put it on the stage.For example, about going south to search the Wang family: No one dares to say, I want to go to the south of the Yangtze River to search the Wang family, in order to obtain the Wang family's shipbuilding skills.Always, the small abacus is crackling, and the big truth is tacit.

Under such circumstances, Zuo Yi, the academician in charge of the Imperial Academy, walked out of the train and said, "Qi Zou the emperor, I think that the handling of the private salt case last time was handled by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the cooperation of various ministries is very good, because With officials from various ministries supervising each other, Jiangnan Zhen's case was handled fairly and quickly, and this time going south to handle Wang's case, it is good to use the same team as last time."

The Imperial Academy is a noble yamen, and there is a saying that people who are not from the Imperial Academy cannot join the cabinet, which means that most of the people who came from the Imperial Academy have a bright future.However, the Hanlin Academy is not a fat and scarce government office, with limited resources. Therefore, the interests of all parties involved in the Imperial Academy are much smaller, and the Imperial Academy does not need to consider the question of whose hands the Wang family's shipbuilding technology will fall into.No matter how it falls, it will not fall into the hands of the Imperial Academy, so the case of the Wang family can be handled according to the case of the Zhen family.

Prime Minister Wen has always been upright, and the overall situation is the most important thing in everything, and he has never thought of any meritorious deeds from the dragon.Ask Prime Minister Wen to say that the case should not have been dragged on for so long.Now that the Imperial Academy started, Prime Minister Wen also walked out of the train and said, "My minister seconded the proposal."

Then, some civil and military officials also seconded the proposal.But the number of people is not much.It is nothing more than yamen like Yushitai and Hanlin Academy and a small number of officials who are biased towards the prince.Others who have some selfishness will not speak up at this time. It is cheap. The various yamen who went south to handle the case last time did not make sense. The same group of people took all the benefits.

There are also those who have the same interests as Donggong, but have some foresight, such as Lin Ruhai, Jia Jing and others, and they will not express their position immediately at this moment.Emperor Taizong was still tough, thinking about it, he didn't want to see the prince responding to everything now.

In the case of Zhen's family last time, the crown prince's family benefited the most. Not only Lin Ruhai was promoted to Minister of the Household Department because of this, but Jia Jing also secured his position as the governor of the Beijing camp.This time, if the same team as last time went south to handle the case, all benefits would fall directly to the East Palace.Not only the Second Prince, the Ninth Prince and others are not happy to see such a result, even Emperor Taizong may not be happy to see it.

The second prince walked out of the train and said: "Qi Zou, the emperor, my son thinks that such a big case should not always be handled by the same group of people. The journey to the south of the Yangtze River is far away, and the journey is far away. It can be several months at least, or half a year at most. Always The same group of people on long-distance business trips may make the adults unfamiliar with their duties in Beijing and China. There are many officials in various ministries and institutes, and such major cases can be handled in rotation. Officials can be sent to supervise.”

The current situation of the Second Prince is very delicate. Back then, he and the Crown Prince competed very fiercely, which was well known by the government and the public.This also means that the other princes still have a way to turn back, but the second prince does not.Once the prince ascends the throne, as long as the other princes keep their duties, they can still respect the new emperor, but the second prince can't.

So even if the second prince's strength has been greatly weakened now, he still has to fight.Even if you can't compete, you should take refuge in other capable brothers at the right time and fight for success.Therefore, although many people wanted to say something to prevent Donggong from continuing to benefit from the Wang family's case, there was nothing more suitable to say than the second prince.Because whether to talk or not, the second prince has long stood on the opposite side of the East Palace.

Sure enough, as soon as the second prince made this statement, there were many people who seconded it.

Prime Minister Wen was considerate and always put the overall situation first. He objected: "I think that although the second prince's words are reasonable, it is not appropriate to change the case investigators when going south to handle the case. Last time, the court sent south to handle the case. The officials here are all seasoned and promising officials, and they have rich experience in handling such major and important cases. Naturally, it is indeed not appropriate to always use the same group of people when going out on official business, but it is better to train new officials from recent missions and small cases. Only when you have accumulated a lot of experience can you handle far-reaching and serious cases. It is not appropriate to directly recruit newcomers to the case of the Wang family."

The Ninth Prince has an advantage in taking over the sea trade business, so he naturally doesn't want to miss this opportunity.However, Prime Minister Wen supported the officials who continued to use the private salt case, so it was difficult for the Ninth Prince to intervene.

So the Ninth Prince walked out of the train and said, "Father, my son thinks that the words of the second elder brother and Prime Minister Wen are both reasonable, so it is better to make a compromise. This time I will go south to handle the case. I will use some of the officials who investigated the previous salt smuggling case and add another part." How about the new officials? In this way, this case not only has the veteran officials preside over it, but also trains the new officials."

This made sense, Emperor Taizong nodded.Prime Minister Wen also felt that this method was acceptable, so he did not refute it.There are many officials who seconded.

As for the Ninth Prince, when he had a premonition that Prince Dao Teng was about to fall, he had already sent an urgent letter to the south, instructing Fan Guangxi and Shi Ding to arrange their local maritime trade business in advance.Now as long as you get the Wang family's shipbuilding skills, you only need to be patient to monopolize the sea trade business in the future.The Ninth Prince has always been a very patient person.

And to obtain the Wang family's shipbuilding skills, you only need to install your own people in the team going south to handle the case, and you don't need to replace the entire team.

No matter what thoughts the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty have, at least the Ninth Prince proposed this method, which is acceptable to many parties.Emperor Taizong himself could accept it.

Therefore, Emperor Taizong asked: "What do you think of this arrangement?"

Now there are basically only two voices in the court, those who agree and those who do not express their opinions.Those who are qualified to go to the court as officials are all smart people.Smart people don't do things like praying for a car.

Now that Emperor Taizong has asked this question, the matter is almost settled, and it is just a formality to ask all the officials to express their views.In this case, even if it is not in their own interests, no one will object.

The next thing is to recommend candidates to go south to handle the case.

Because the case of the Wang family involved the maritime trade business of the coastal provinces, the people who went south were still in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and the Ministry of Household Affairs to coordinate with them; Going south to handle the case also increased the officials of the Ministry of Industry.

Once the general direction is settled, it is time to recommend the specific investigators who will go south.There was also a battle of words and guns here. Generally speaking, the Ninth Prince installed his own people as he wished, that is, the Second Prince. Although he lost power, he is also the prince. He has cultivated his own power for many years, and he is also going south to handle the case. A few people were placed in it.

On the contrary, Lin Ruhai, as the secretary of the household department, has not spoken much.Even when it came to the officials from the Registration Department who were cooperating with the case, Lin Ruhai also selected a few experienced people who couldn't be faulted.

Lin Ruhai's life as a minister was short, and he couldn't talk about cultivating cronies in the household department.However, he has outstanding ability, and his subordinates also obey him.The few people that Lin Ruhai ordered were really capable and experienced in handling things, but everyone knew that these people could not be Lin Ruhai's cronies, because these people and Lin Ruhai were at odds.

In fact, the more capable people are, the more arrogant they are.Back when Lin Ruhai promoted the reform of bookkeeping in the Ministry of Accounts, these officials were proud of their talents, thinking that Lin Shangshu's plan to change the account books was just layman's ordering of experts, tossing people around, and there were quite a few opposition voices.

Of course, later on Lin Ruhai not only changed the accounting method, but also paid off decades of debts. These people have completely obeyed Lin Shangshu.But Lin Ruhai's selection of these thorns showed his fairness.

Although the personal enmity between the Lin family and the Wang family was not publicized, the Rongguo Mansion was not a tight-lipped family. Many people knew that the Lin family had long since stopped dealing with gifts from the second room of the Jia family.In other words, the Lin family and the Wang family have a personal enmity, and many people know it well.

Now going south to handle Wang Ziteng's case, Lin Ruhai picked a few officials who were obviously not his own to go south, and also avoided the suspicion of public revenge.Who doesn't say a word after reading it, the Minister of the Household Department is upright?

But there is something more upright ahead.

After waiting until the southward officials were almost settled, each faction also placed a few people in the team going south to handle the case.In the big piece of fat in the sea trade business, although no one swallowed it in one gulp, some people ate meat and others drank soup, and each faction got some benefits.Just when the various factions thought that the benefits could be secured, the upright Shangshu lord took all the pork and broth that everyone had shared.

Just when Wang Ziteng's case was almost finished, and Dai Quan was about to shout, "Report if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do", Lin Ruhai walked out of the train.

Lin Ruhai walked out of the train with the wat board in hand and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to play."

Lin Ruhai didn't say a few words during the entire court meeting today. Lin Ruhai's move made many people nervous. This minister, if he doesn't speak up, he will do it. If he speaks up, he is very good at making big things happen.

Emperor Taizong also said the word 'quasi'.

Lin Ruhai said: "Qizuo the emperor, I think that the coastal goods trade business has a lot of dealings with foreign businessmen, and I don't know what kind of unruly people are caught here. Moreover, the businessmen value profits over righteousness. These businessmen who do sea trade business, I don’t know how many people who see profit, forget justice, and betray the country for glory are hidden in it. If the sea trade business is not cleaned up, it will be a disaster in the end; but if the sea is banned, how many people live by producing silk, tea, porcelain, etc. that are sold overseas people lost their livelihood.

Therefore, the minister thought that it would be better to include sea trade as a monopoly of the imperial court like the salt and iron business.On the one hand, the imperial court is in charge, which cuts off the troubles caused by the intrusion of detailed operations; on the other hand, the livelihood of the people who originally depended on the sea trade business will not be affected.Three, it can also fill the treasury, increase the revenue of the court, and benefit the people's livelihood. "

As soon as this remark came out, Emperor Taizong and all the civil and military officials looked at Lin Ruhai.

What Emperor Taizong thought was that he didn't want another Prince Teng to be involved in the sea trade business. The imperial court specialized in the sea trade business, and most of the huge profits from the sea trade would go to the court. This income can be used to benefit the country and the people. up.Emperor Taizong certainly thought that Lin Ruhai's solution could not be better.

Therefore, Emperor Taizong said: "The Lin Qing family's words are justified, you can go back and write a detailed note, and discuss it before doing it."

Lin Ruhai took out a thick memorial from his sleeve, and said: "I have a preliminary idea, and I have already written a memorial. Please read it to the emperor."

Come prepared!

In this way, all the factions that had been fighting for the opportunity to go south to handle the case were all in vain. After all, who would dare to compete with the court for profit?The problem is, you, Lin Ruhai, had an idea before you said it, this is fishing!