The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Seeing Lin Ruhai take out the memorial that he had prepared long ago, the Ninth Prince almost vomited blood from anger.He has Fan Guangxi in the south of the Yangtze River, and Shi Ding in Guangdong. Originally, at least half of the sea trade business was in his pocket, but with such a memorial from Lin Ruhai, this business can only be monopolized by the imperial court. If he wants to intervene, I have to think of another way.

The imperial court represents the orthodoxy of the world, who dares to fight?But Lin Ruhai is the prince's brother-in-law. Once the prince succeeds to the throne, the sea trade business will still fall into the hands of the prince.Lin Ruhai's seemingly public memorial, who knows what selfishness is entangled in it.

The Ninth Prince saw Lin Ruhai in this way, but no one dared to say that.Why, handing over the sea trade business to the imperial court is not selfless. Isn't it selfless if you all want to arrange your own people to share a piece of the pie with your little calculations?

Just, all the civil and military officials who spoke out in order to compete for the sea trade business before, now wish to swallow all the words they said before.In the court, there are countless people who regret it.

Regardless of what the officials were thinking at the moment, Lin Ruhai's proposal won Emperor Taizong's heart.

The first few years of Emperor Taizong's accession to the throne were good. Although the national treasury was not very rich, it was not as good as the tax money from various places that had not been confiscated every year since it had already been allocated where it was allocated.In recent years, the national treasury has become more and more empty, and various ministries and courts have made waves of requests for appropriation, and Emperor Taizong has often been embarrassed.Incorporating the sea trade business into the imperial monopoly, the national treasury will receive a large amount of income.The key point is that this method can not only increase the revenue of the treasury, but also not affect the livelihood of the real working people. The only thing affected is that the profits of those businessmen are reduced.

So Emperor Taizong nodded and said, "Submit it."

Dai Quanying, came down and took the memorial with both hands, held it in front of Emperor Taizong, Emperor Taizong took it, glanced at ten lines at a glance, and specifically asked: "Lin Qing's family's method, what do you love?"

Today's matter, civil and military officials all know that there is almost no room for rebuttal.Why?Because in the court today, various factions are undercurrents, and it is really not good to fight for the fat of the sea trade business.Since no one who gets this benefit can convince the public, then no one will have any objections if the court gets it.

After the verbal battle at the court meeting was over, and the attempts of various factions were almost exposed, Lin Ruhai took out the memorial and directly blocked everyone's mouths at the court meeting.Otherwise, why do you object to the maritime trade business if it is won by others, and you are still opposed to it if the court has it? Does it have to be yours?

When Emperor Taizong asked, who would dare to object?No one thinks life is too long.There were no fools at the court meeting. Everyone knew what the officials of the various factions were playing with each other before. Emperor Taizong and other factions also understood it.What is the difference between coming out to oppose at this time and fighting against the court?

It is also for this reason that the Ninth Prince Department, the Second Prince Department, etc., who were the most active in placing their own people in the southward errand team, have now kept silent in a very tacit understanding.

But Emperor Taizong did not object when he asked, and there will be no chance to object in the future.It is almost a certainty that the sea trade will be included in the imperial court's monopoly.How efficient is Lin Ruhai?It was a sure hit, and even skipped the process of negotiating and see-sawing at the Great Court Meeting.At most, in the future, various factions can compete for the placement of officials in the maritime trade yamen.

Officials of the Ninth Prince and the Second Prince's department dare not speak now, but Prime Minister Wen, the Imperial Academy and others who had considered the overall situation before felt that this method was excellent, and they all stepped out of the class and said: "The minister seconded the proposal."

For a while, there were many seconders in the hall.

Because the timing of Lin Ruhai's delivery of the memorial was too coincidental, there were only voices in the court that supported the imperial court's monopoly on maritime trade, and there was not a single voice of opposition.Emperor Taizong was very happy about this situation, and there was a bit of a smile on his always serious face: "Since all the lovers agree with this law, we have agreed on it. As for the implementation details, the lovers can go back and think about it." , brainstorming, discussing at the meeting and then trying it out.”

After all the ministers said they obeyed the order, Emperor Taizong announced the disbandment of the dynasty with satisfaction.

After the court was over, the expressions on the faces of the ministers were very interesting. They were colorful, but most of them were not very good-looking.It's strange that it looks good, smart people don't fall twice in the same place, but they can stand on the court, who are not recognized smart people, but these smart people were tricked by Lin Ruhai for the second time.Lin Ruhai has only been back to Beijing for less than three months.

Last time, Lin Ruhai used the account reform of the user department as a pretense to clear up decades of debts; this time, Lin Ruhai let the officials put themselves on a moral height of worrying about the country and the people.Then, you are all worried about the country and the people, so no one will object to the move to increase the revenue of the treasury.

Just... After Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing, he did two major things, either to get all the relatives of the emperor, honorable ministers and ministers to take the bait;It's all routines, and each family's money can range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time; once a routine is used, the sea trade business that everyone eats.

You said that after the imperial court was over, in front of the Golden Luan Hall, what kind of expression would the officials have.The well-preserved Cheng Fushen has an expressionless face, and the one with a slightly shallower disguise is the expression of wanting to kill.

On the contrary, Jia Jing, who had a very low sense of presence at the meeting, had a smile on his lips when he left the Golden Temple.Glancing at the second prince's back, Jia Jing felt that it would not be wrong for the second prince to lose against an opponent like Lin Ruhai.

The Ninth Prince has always been a very calm person. Of course, the reason why he is so calm is that he has always had a sufficient IQ.Before, he was always the one who played tricks on others, even more than two years ago, he almost lost the prince's tricks.But now, the Ninth Prince has been tricked by Lin Ruhai several times.

Ever since the crown prince escaped from Iron Net Mountain, the East Palace has become more and more smooth, but he seems to be out of luck, and he is always constrained.

People who have been taking the initiative to calculate others are suddenly passively beaten everywhere, and they also start to feel irritable.

Just after the dynasty was over, the Ninth Prince went back to the mansion and wrote two letters in a hurry, ordering people to send them to Suzhou and Guangdong immediately; after the arrangements were made, he went back to the palace to see Concubine Zhong.

Of course, it is human nature for a prince to visit his birth mother in the palace, and there is no need to cover it up.But no one heard what the Ninth Prince and Concubine Zhong said.

Changkang Palace is the territory of Concubine Zhong, and all the palace people were screened out. The Ninth Prince finally let go of his cool and breezy disguise, showing an anxious expression.

Concubine Xiao Zhong is now in charge of the Sixth Palace, so the news is naturally well-informed, and she has heard a little about the affairs in the court, but if Concubine Zhong has any news, it is also relayed by others. Firstly, it is not comprehensive, and secondly, I am afraid The truth was lost in the translation process.So Concubine Zhong asked the Ninth Prince, "Prince, what went wrong when I went south to investigate the case of the Wang family?"

The Ninth Prince is a smart person, otherwise it would not have been his turn to kill the most popular boss and second child in the previous life, and rule the world by himself.Smart people also have a good memory, and almost completely restored the events in the court, and added their own analysis.

Concubine Concubine Zhong was able to attract a lot of influence for the Ninth Princes with her position as a concubine. She was also a smart person, and even had enough political wisdom. , and at the same time, she was so angry that the originally beautiful appearance of Concubine Zhong was a little hideous.

However, Concubine Zhong's entry into the palace was originally a tool to consolidate the position of the crown prince. She can achieve the position of assistant to the sixth palace, and can draw the Cheng'en government to the side of the ninth prince. Sufficient endurance, let alone lose judgment due to anger.After hearing the Ninth Prince's words, Concubine Zhong immediately grasped the crux of the problem: "In this way, Lin Ruhai should not be underestimated.

To be able to think of incorporating maritime trade into the imperial court's monopoly, although it is considered farsighted, it is not considered a genius.In fact, there are quite a few people who can think of the benefits of the sea trade franchise, but the inclusion of the sea trade into the franchise will hurt the interests of many people, and the obstacles will inevitably be great.Not to mention the previous dynasty, even when the Emperor Tai|Zu was in power, he also mentioned the franchise of sea trade. Later, because the subordinates were obsessed with evil and filled their own pockets, the imperial court did not get any benefits, and there were troubles. .

After that time, the Wang family controlled the sea trade business, and many courtiers knew that when Emperor Tai | Zu was in power, sea trade had not been successfully included in the monopoly, and the chance of success in the future was even smaller, so it is better not to mention it.However, at this moment, the prince's evidence of his guilt is convincing, and the emperor is annoyed that his ministers are taking advantage of the power of the court to amass money for personal gain.It is indeed the best time to implement the maritime trade franchise.

Even so, if Lin Ruhai directly handed the memorial to the imperial court, there would be room for change in this matter.But today he said so in the court, and the emperor asked all the ministers face to face and no one objected, so the matter is a certainty.

Huang Er, you have to remember that there are not many people in the world who can think about things, but there are very few people who can make things happen.It is because of the timing, whether it is just right.For example, many people can think of the fact that the sea trade is included in the imperial court's monopoly, but if it is mentioned at other times, it may be lost. Only Lin Ruhai can seize this opportunity and make it happen in one fell swoop.

Lin Ruhai was able to produce a very thick memorial at the Great Court Meeting, which shows that the memorial has been drawn up long ago, not only that, Lin Ruhai is afraid that the implementation details have also been drawn up.With a good method, you can wait for the opportunity without being arrogant or impetuous. This kind of foresight and patience are indeed rare. "

At the end, Concubine Zhong laughed mockingly, and said, "Do you know who was the one who proposed to include Maritime Trade as a franchise and tried it out for a period of time when Tai|Zu was in power?"

The Ninth Prince shook his head.

Little Concubine Zhong sneered and said, "It is Lin Ruhai's grandfather, Marquis Wen Yuan. Unexpectedly, what he failed to accomplish is now accomplished by his grandson."

The Ninth Prince did not expect such an old incident, the mother and son said a few words about Wen Yuanhou, and then turned the topic back to the serious business.

The Ninth Prince has been taught by Concubine Zhong since he was a child, and he has inherited eight to nine points of the wisdom of his birth mother. The Ninth Prince can naturally understand Concubine Zhong's words, "Unfortunately, this Lin Ruhai can't be used by me. Otherwise, why worry about big things not happening? "

Concubine Xiao Zhong said: "It's not that there was no chance, but I just missed it a few days ago." So Concubine Zhong told the story of Daiyu's tongue-in-cheek battle in Duke Cheng'en's mansion.

The Ninth Prince was amazed when he heard it, and said: "This girl from the Lin family is still young, but she is full of wisdom and courage. The blood of the Lin family is indeed outstanding. But what does this kind of boudoir conflict have to do with winning over Lin Ruhai?"

Little Concubine Zhong said: "At the beginning of the year, I received a letter from Mrs. Fan Guangxi. My cousin told me that she wanted to marry Lin's daughter for brother Jin."

Since the Ninth Prince is interested in a big position, everyone in the family knows the inextricable connections between the court and local officials, not to mention that Fan Guangxi is also considered a capable member of the Ninth Prince's family. "Brother Jin that the concubine mother is talking about, is it Master Fan's second son, Fan Jin? He is only 12 years old this year, and he is not old enough to talk about marriage, right? The daughter of the Lin family is even younger, so why do you mention this?"

Concubine Xiao Zhong said: "The daughter of the Lin family has been in charge of Zhongfu since she was six years old. During those two years, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River was so dangerous. Su Hanshan was also a generation of talented people who died in office for no apparent reason. But the Lin family defeated Zhen Yingjia and returned to Beijing with glory. In the officialdom, it is naturally Lin Ruhai and Zhen Yingjia who fight, but the methods of the Zhen family are not clean, and there are probably a lot when they start from the backyard. The daughter of the Lin family can take care of the inner house without any trouble, which shows her ability. Mrs. Fan and the daughter of the Lin family have fought In order to make friends, I have taken a fancy to the ability of the daughter of the Lin family.

As for Brother Jin, I have seen his appearance before, he is outstanding, he is knowledgeable, he is only 12 years old this year, and he will be able to compete in the small competition, no matter whether he wins or not, he is a first-class outstanding kid.It is human nature for a mother to want to choose the best wife for her son. "

"Having said that, after all, the daughter of the Lin family is the daughter of a minister. She has a noble family background and she is also outstanding. She can even be a royal concubine. Fan Jin is not worthy of it." The Ninth Prince said.

Concubine Zhong laughed and said: "Nowadays, the daughter of the Lin family has become famous in the battle of Duke Cheng'en's Mansion, overwhelming many outstanding ladies in Beijing. Naturally, Brother Jin is not worthy. If a girl fails to cope, her reputation will suffer. No one in the first class would choose a daughter from the Lin family as a wife, and a second class family like Mr. Fan, who is outstanding in himself, has a chance."

The Ninth Prince was stunned when he heard that, it was just a wedding, so was there such a calculation?From the tone of the Ninth Prince, one can hear the surprise: "Could it be that the farce at the Peony Banquet was arranged by the concubine mother?"

Concubine Zhong sneered, and said: "How can I do such a disgraceful thing? Since I want to ask Brother Jin to marry a daughter of the Lin family and win over the Lin family, naturally I won't do anything to harm the Lin family. Otherwise, if one day Paper can't hold fire, so wouldn't it be an enemy instead?

Ben Gong always praised Miss Lin wherever she went, needless to say in front of Lin Qing, the last time when the Niu girl came back to the Duke of Zhen's mansion, when talking about the lady in Beijing, Ben Gong also praised Miss Lin a lot.Who hasn't come here since they were girls?The more a girl thinks she is talented and good-looking, the more competitive she is, as long as she hears about which girl is outstanding, she will compare herself, so why should I arrange something?Sure enough, the Niu family girl was looking for Lin girl in Cheng'en Gong's mansion, and Ben Gong didn't teach a single word. "

The Ninth Prince was born to Concubine Xiao Zhong, and the Ninth Prince knew what Concubine Zhong was doing.Concubine Concubine Zhong brought this up today, and it was not for nothing.Therefore, the Ninth Prince asked: "What did the concubine mother arrange?"

Concubine Zhong was born extremely beautiful and well maintained. When she smiled, she was still very soft and charming: "It's nothing, but when my sister-in-law came to talk in the palace, I said something about the peony banquet. It's better to be strict, don't invite people of all identities, and lower the style of the Peony Banquet in vain. As expected, the sister-in-law didn't invite the two adopted daughters of the Lin family.

One of the adopted daughters of the Lin family is the daughter of Su Hanshan.At the beginning, this girl came to Beijing with a doctor, faced the saint alone, and sued Zhen Yingjia.It can be seen that this woman lacks in talent, courage, and strategy.If there are two righteous sisters going to the Peony Banquet together, even if someone makes things difficult for the daughter of the Lin family, there will be someone to help her. Don't make it so that when someone goes up to provoke and fail, the daughter of the Lin family will slap her in the face and ask the girls of the Lin family to overwhelm the crowd and raise their identities.who knows……"

Concubine Xiao Zhong paused for a moment, then said: "I didn't expect the girl from the Lin family to be so powerful. Even single-handedly, she still made her overwhelm many ladies and raise her status. In this way, let brother Jin marry girl Lin, and win the Lin family over. It won't work."

The Ninth Prince thought for a while, and said: "If that girl from the Lin family is really capable, even if she really loses her face in the Peony Banquet, she won't marry easily. Moreover, even if there is no Peony Banquet, such a girl will come out sooner or later. Mother needn't worry about that."

When Concubine Zhong heard this, she also laughed.Since both mother and son have great ambitions, it is also a good thing for the son to have this pattern.

"I won't be annoyed by this, but I just mentioned Lin Ruhai casually. Whether this matter succeeds or not has nothing to do with me. I have never said anything bad about Lin Ruhai from the beginning to the end." Slightly After a pause, Concubine Zhong asked again: "What are your plans for Haimao now?"

Speaking of sea trade, the Ninth Prince was still angry, and resentfully said: "What else can I do? Look at the appearance of my father, I am determined to win the imperial court's exclusive business of sea trade, and we have to give up when we should. I have already written a letter." Send the horse out, and tell Marquis Zhong Jing and Lord Fan to stop meddling in maritime affairs."

Although Wang Ziteng's case has not been judged for a long time, anyone who has a long-term perspective can already see that there is an opportunity for the maritime trade business.The Ninth Prince naturally sent people to the south to tell his own people to make preparations.At this time, I am afraid that there is a lot of investment in the early stage, and it is impossible not to feel pain if Lin Ruhai puts it together and forcibly stops it.

But no matter what, it is the quality of the new emperor of the previous life. The Ninth Prince has always been decisive in doing things, and he wrote a letter to go south immediately after the imperial court was dismissed today.

Little Concubine Zhong nodded and said: "That's the only way to go. However, although the imperial court has decided to include maritime trade as a monopoly, this matter is not without room for competition."

The Ninth Prince's eyes lit up, and he said, "I am all ears."

Concubine Zhong smiled and said, "Salt and iron are also the imperial court's monopoly, but the yamen that supervise these two businesses is set up under the household department. Why don't the emperor go back and discuss with the long historians, write a note, and set up a special yamen to manage the sea. As for the trade, don’t put the sea trade business under the household department.”

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince suddenly realized: "That's right, why didn't I think of it? As long as the newly established yamen in charge of maritime trade is not included in the Ministry of Households, there will be a chance to replace it with our own people."

On this point, the Ninth Prince is confident.Because he has a strong mother clan.Just look at the in-laws of Duke Cheng'en's mansion, Dongping Wang Mu's family, Nan'an Wang Huo's family, Baolinghou Shi's family, which one is not Xuanhe's family?Even the local official Fan Guangxi has real power.As long as the sea trade yamen is not under the control of the household department, it will be convenient to install one's own people.

Originally, the Zhong family was also the prince's natal family, but the little concubine Zhong's method of attracting people's hearts was too clever.Many of these families have already favored the Ninth Prince.

Little Concubine Zhong mentioned the Ninth Prince, then nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Go and do your work, and come to the mother concubine's palace when you have free time."

The Ninth Prince should have gone, Little Concubine Zhong looked at the Ninth Prince's back and clenched her fists.This son, since he was a child, was smart and intelligent, much better than the prince.Just like when I was back then, I was also better than my elder sister.

Why is it that everyone is a descendant, and the eldest sister can be the queen because she occupies the eldest son.She is also a prostitute, but because she was born late, she can't compare to her elder sister in anything?No, the eldest sister is already the ultimate queen, as long as I can be the queen mother, I will eventually surpass my eldest sister.

The eldest sister passed away for many years, and little concubine Zhong has almost forgotten what she looked like, but the obsession that she must be better than elder sister has always been deeply buried in the bottom of little concubine Zhong's heart.

Starting from the competition for sea trade business, a new round of open and secret competition has been launched inside and outside the government and the opposition.Lin Ruhai knew that her daughter was very knowledgeable, so she often talked with Dai Yushang late at night.

Now that the bayonet is bloody, Daiyu naturally won't hide her clumsiness, and gave Lin Ruhai a lot of constructive opinions and suggestions on the implementation rules of the maritime trade franchise.When Lin Ruhai saw it, he was also overwhelmed.

At Situ Zhuo's current age, he is not qualified to go to court, and because he has an elder brother on his head, it is inconvenient for him to influence the prince through wisdom like Daiyu directly advises Lin Ruhai.But Situ Zhuo, as a time traveler with a strong sense of crisis, has long been paying attention to major political affairs, using his own way to influence the situation in the court.

Moreover, Situ Zhuo lives in the palace, which has natural convenience.The day after the Ninth Prince entered the palace to pay his respects, Situ Zhuo ordered Luo Yuan to send a letter to Lin Ruhai.The letter was very concise, that is, the Ninth Prince entered the palace with a frowning expression, and then came out with a relaxed expression.

The last time Situ Zhuo came to Lin's house, he didn't talk with Daiyu for a long time, but he had already confirmed that the person in Lin's family who had an adventure was Daiyu.Then the reason why Daiyu was able to influence the court structure was naturally through Lin Ruhai.That being the case, Lin Ruhai is someone Daiyu trusts [-]%.

That being the case, Situ Zhuo sent the news to Lin Ruhai directly to avoid damaging Daiyu's reputation.

Situ Zhuo smiled self-deprecatingly when he thought of protecting Daiyu's reputation.Situ Zhuo didn't know that Daiyu was still the original Daiyu, he just lived in the modern society and came back again.Because Daiyu knows Excel and Arabic numerals, Situ Zhuo takes it for granted that Daiyu is a time traveler.A modern person, who didn't know whether he was a girl or a gentleman before time travel, should not care about the reputation imposed on women by feudal ethics.So what are you maintaining?

After reading the letter, Lin Ruhai handed it to Daiyu directly.The letter was very short, and Daiyu read it with just one glance.In the era when there were no bugs, the private discussions between Concubine Zhong and the Ninth Prince would never be heard.But Situ Zhuo's text message, for someone smart enough to read, also conveyed a lot of information.

Lin Ruhai's face was solemn: "The little prince is a meticulous person, so it's hard for him to pay attention to such things. I originally thought about handing over the paperwork at the court meeting, and this matter has already been decided, but the Ninth Prince went to visit the elder brother. Kang Gong only came out with a happy face. Could it be that Changkang Palace can think of a way to break the situation?" Otherwise, it is impossible to explain the change in expression of the Ninth Prince before and after entering Changkang Palace.