Peach Blossom Island and the Red House

Lin Lang is here comfortably enjoying the fun of the New Year, welcoming his 15-year-old arrival without any pressure, but the capital city on the other side is turbulent, which makes Lin Ruhai feel what it means to be jittery.

Lin Ruhai sat in the study of the Lin Mansion in the capital city, rubbing his head, frowning, and worried about the stack of posts on the table. These were posts from old acquaintances. There are also New Year gifts in advance.It seems that there is nothing wrong with it, but if you take a closer look, you can find the hidden meaning here.

Some of these old acquaintances have not been in touch for many years, but what is the purpose of posting at such a critical and sensitive time when the old and new imperial powers are changing?

There are also a few families whose family background is very average, and even belong to the lower-middle-level families of officials. In the past, the most people I saw were people who said hello, but this time they came to give gifts, which were still generous gifts, which were completely beyond their family's tolerance level. What is this for?

All fools know that there is a problem here, but the problem is that even if Lin Ruhai knows the problem, he can't make a judgment right away.The only thing he can know is that among these people, at least half of them probably had contact with those princes before, or expressed their support. , so he started to panic, thinking about finding more connections, keeping his family, so as not to be implicated, for example, those who had a good relationship before, he knew more or less. It is not from his family, it is estimated that there is a master behind it.

It's strange to say, whether it's an official or an ordinary scholar, those who like to turn around the most are those with a good family background, or in high positions. As for those who come from poor families, or in official positions The ones who are not as good as the ones are a little bit of a dead-end person. This is a bit unbelievable if you really say it, but if you think about it in another way, you can understand it.

The family is big and the business is big, and the responsibility is naturally heavier, so when doing things, I feel a little timid, because often a decision will turn the fate of the whole family upside down. For people in big families, this naturally restrains them. The courage to take risks.But people like the Jia family are also freaks, they have done a bit too much, at most they don't do things secretly.It's not prudence, but stupidity for people who are not as sloppy and blatant as they are!

On the contrary, those children from poor families have a small burden, and the decision to belong to a family will not have any major entanglements. More courageous to bet, with the madness of a gambler, under such circumstances, at this last moment, there are still some people who put all their eggs in one basket for those power grabbers who are doomed to fail.

Lin Ruhai flipped through those posts, feeling a little bored.Whether it's for tail-docking to survive, or looking for someone to protect, or even preparing to make another storm at the last moment, why do they all want to come to me!Now Jiangnan, no, it should be said that the Yangzhou Salt Administration is no longer as sensitive as before. They are holding on to themselves, aren't they just adding to their troubles!He still wanted to pass this transitional stage safely!Besides, why do they think that they are the ones who can control the ending?It doesn't make sense!

At this moment, there was a soft knock at the door, and the voice of Lin Deli, the steward of the Lin Mansion in the capital, rang out:

"Master, the boy who heard the news just now said that the crown prince Fu Ge has passed away."

"Whoa."

The teacup in Lin Ruhai's hand shattered all over the floor, Mr. Ge?Prince Taifu?Although the old emperor did not become a crown prince, he was the teacher who taught the princes, and also the teacher of the new emperor. What's even more rare is that this old man has always been a representative of integrity, justice, and incorruptibility.The education of the prince has never been biased. Almost everyone thinks that after the new emperor ascends the throne, the old man will still have a good life!Even he himself has never had anything to worry about, and his body has always been good. Why did he suddenly disappear?

"Why not?"

Lin Ruhai greeted Lin Deli to come in, and asked about the specific situation. These boys who were inquiring about the news in the capital were arranged by him when he came to Beijing last time. They were specially prepared for the situation in the capital. He thought he could send news this time. There must be something important.

Sure enough, the creases on Lin Deli's face wrinkled, and with a wry smile, he replied:

"My lord, what a pity! That was, that was forced to death. I heard that a few days ago, someone visited the old man and gave him a lot of things, and then the old man didn't leave the door of the study for a few days. Finally, yesterday, I ordered no one to go there to serve, and then I called the door early this morning, only to find out that something is wrong, the old man inside has hanged himself! His body is hard."

Lin Ruhai was dumbfounded, for no reason, why did this old man commit suicide?Seeing that the new emperor is about to come to court, isn't suicide at this time an embarrassment for the new emperor and trouble for the family?According to the wisdom of the old man, he would never do this!Why?

As for who forced it, needless to say, those gift givers, what did they give?What did you say?How could he be forced to commit suicide at this sensitive time, regardless of his family members being angered?

Lin Ruhai's doubts were not solved for him, and no one dared to investigate, because the old emperor was angry and had already sent his confidants there. As for what can be found out, that is also the emperor's business, and it is not certain whether it can be made public. Obviously, it must have something to do with those princes, or this change of imperial power.

Lin Ruhai couldn't do anything except lament that the water in the capital was getting muddy!Of course, also taking advantage of this incident, Lin Ruhai quickly made a separate book of all the things he received this time, and then returned gifts and letters one by one, saying that he had just arrived in the capital, and the government was busy with affairs, so it was not convenient to receive them.

If Lin Ruhai did this before this incident, it would definitely offend people, but now people can't say anything, because there is already a person who accepted the gift and then died. It is common sense for Lin Ruhai to be cautious, even if they don't Dare to give gifts casually, for fear that something will happen, and I will be involved too, haven't you heard of it!Those who gave gifts to the old man have been interrogated for several days, and some of them were directly locked up in Dali Temple.Who dares to commit crimes against the wind at this time!

Lin Ruhai is quiet here, but he has never been safe outside. Since Mr. Ge passed away, the whole capital seems to be in a strange atmosphere. In the end, the new emperor came to express his condolences in person, and the old emperor gave him a gift of "a generation of great Confucianism, the emperor's teacher." Model's autographed inscription as the end.

Although there is a slight flaw in the highest realm of literati, which is the most sought after by the old man in his life, "be born as a tutor, die as a posthumous man", but at such a time, he still protects his family, uses his own death, and uses the most intense and strange means to make people suffer. The two generations of emperors were aware of the impact he had received, so that the family members could all be preserved, and even completely separated from the vortex.

Yes, this is the reason why Mr. Ge committed suicide. He is a grand tutor, and almost all the princes are his disciples and students, but people's hearts are always biased. Even the most just people are biased sometimes. Ge The same is true for adults, he values ​​his concubine more, so he is more partial to the second prince, and sometimes he will give him some of his previous notes so that he can better understand the meaning of the book.

This is really nothing to a gentleman. This is definitely a normal reaction, but the problem lies here. Someone found some remarks in the book he gave to the second prince, emphasizing the rights of the eldest son. Saying, use this to threaten Lord Ge, to impeach Lord Ge for being part of the second prince's party as a threat, and ask Lord Ge to join their side.

What else could he do in the face of such a thing?Seeing that his family may become another victim of literary inquisition, or become a knife in the hands of others, buried for some crazy people who want to rebel, the only thing he can do is to use his own death as a final counterattack.

He died, and died under the persecution of others. In this way, without him, the Ge family would have no value for others to use, and it also disintegrated the crisis of the literary prison.On the other hand, he also told the emperor how he had been wronged, and used his death to express his innocence for not participating in the game of imperial power change, leaving a way out for his family.Even use death to accuse, to accuse those people of their madness, to remind the new emperor, sell it!He also left behind for his own family. It can be said that Mr. Ge had to die, he had to die!

Some people outside know these things, some people don't know, but no matter what, since Mr. Ge's death, and since the new emperor personally paid homage, the wind and rain outside seem to have calmed down. Lin Ruhai felt that he could finally breathe a sigh of relief and calm down. Waiting for the bell of the New Year and the opening of a new dynasty.

As for the position of the Lin family?The Lin family has never really participated in these power struggles. There is no doubt that the Lin family is the old emperor's confidantes. It can be seen from Lin Ruhai's official position as the Yangzhou patrol salt censor. As for the new emperor, those who have eyes have already I have seen that the relationship between the fifth prince and the fourth prince is very good, and the Lin family is related to the fifth prince, so the Lin family is not far or close, and it can be regarded as having some relationship with the new emperor. Although it is not a confidant, it is absolutely It's not a hostile party, the Lin family is finally safe!Even the other members of the Lin family far away in the south of the Yangtze River breathed a sigh of relief when the New Year's bell rang smoothly and the news of the new emperor's enthronement spread throughout the world.