The Bandit Gentleman of the Red Chamber

The first unlucky ones were also Lu Qin'er and Tu Kecha who were close together.

Of course, Lin Chen was not the only one who thought of such an idea. Unfortunately, the spies sent out by the imperial court often died before leaving the army, and none of them made it out of Ping'an Prefecture——Prince Zhongshun was standing in the capital, How could he fulfill his wish today?

And Lin Chen is just an inconspicuous editor, with Jia Lian as an excellent cover, how could Prince Zhongshun notice such a small character.

The author has something to say: Note [-]: Yanmen Pass in the Northwest: Please do not research it... It is just copying the place names, not corresponding to the places one by one~~

PS: The same is true for Helan Mountain below~~

Note [-]: It is completely the world view of the kingdom of heaven at that time... It has nothing to do with Qingdai's world view~~~

Note [-]: Tea-horse trade: The tea-horse trade originated in the Tang and Song dynasties. It is a traditional trade between the Han and Tibetan peoples in the history of western my country, with the center of exchanging tea for horses or exchanging horses for tea.

Note [-]: It seems that nomads also have their own boundaries. Although they are not territories, there will be a general range of grazing between tribes~~~ I forgot the details, it seems to be taught by the teacher in a general education elective class~~ Tribal names are made up……………

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Although Lin Chen is only a seventh-rank editor in the Hanlin Academy, he has a good background, his father is a second-rank doctor of Lantai Temple, and his teacher is a well-known Confucian. Of course.

Coupled with the fact that Lin Chen is a good talker and always looks like a modest gentleman, he is very popular with elders and peers. Therefore, Lin Chen quickly opened his door in the Imperial Academy, not only in the same year, but even in the same year. All the scholars who stayed in the museum last year had a good relationship with him.

Among them, the ones who have the best relationship with him are the No. [-] pick Ai Qingyuan and the No. [-] Chen Wentao.

And because Lin Chen was originally the No. [-] candidate of today, it was only because something went wrong that he was allowed to be a biography, but he also compensated for the position of an editor, and the treatment of being No. [-] No. [-] together.

This old story has long been passed on by the well-connected scholars of this session, and everyone in the Imperial Academy knows about it.

At this time, I saw that Lin Chen and Ai Qingyuan had a good relationship, but they were indifferent to Tanhua, and there were some unforgiving newcomers who arranged a few of them. The fate, it is definitely not comparable to the guy with the screwdriver who is lucky and shit." The remarks like this are spread throughout the Imperial Academy.Lin Chen didn't care, but Tan Hualang, who was implicated by him, hated Lin Chen even more.

Today, in his free time, Lin Chen lost a game of chess with a few concubines, and someone asked him to treat him to a drink, and Lin Chen responded with a smile.He came over with a smile and asked Ai Qingyuan if he wanted to go with him. Both Ai Qingyuan and Chen Wentao said they wanted to go.Zhao Xuechen snorted coldly, turned his head aside, and looked disdainful to answer.

Lin Chen didn't think that he was disobedient, but one of those few nobles was also from a wealthy family. This person was named Gu Xinjue, a direct branch of the Gu family in Shandong, the son of Gu Qingyan, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and he had the most straightforward temperament.

When he saw Zhao Xuechen's appearance at this time, he immediately became angry, and said in an indifferent way: "The serious Tanhua Lang is not talking, what arrogance is there for a fake Tanhua."

Zhao Xuechen's face suddenly changed, he stood up and wanted to make a move, Ai Qingyuan and Chen Wentao hurriedly grabbed each of them, Lin Chen then pulled Gu Xinjue out, then smiled and said: "Mr. You dare to roll up your sleeves when you are on duty, but you don’t know where the scholar’s ​​elegance has gone? Why don’t you hurry up and get out with me, and go back carefully to Gu Xueshi’s lecture!”

Because his own father is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Gu Xinjue is naturally not afraid of provoking trouble, but it is inevitable to go back and forth to deal with family law, let alone Zhao Xuechen who is helpless in the capital.When Lin Chen said this, he was also calling Zhao Xuechen's attention.It's just that Zhao Xuechen didn't think of this, and instead thought that Lin Chen was showing off the backstage to him, so he didn't grit his silver teeth.

After he was on duty, Lin Chen booked a banquet at the famous Huihui Pavilion in the capital to treat his colleagues to a drink, but Zhao Xuechen did not come, and Gu Xinjue couldn't help but whisper in Lin Chen's ear that this person was ignorant.

Ai Qingyuan and Chen Wentao came here, because Ai Qingyuan is a writer and currently has the highest official position among all the people, so Lin Chen insisted on letting him sit at the top.

When the food and wine were served, Lin Chen, the host, raised his glass first, and said with a smile, "This first glass is of course for Zhuangyuan Lang, brother Ai must give me this thin noodles." Ai Qingyuan smiled After getting up and drinking, everyone booed and applauded.

Then there was another toast, all to Zhuangyuan Lang and Lin Chen, but the second place was left out in the cold. Fortunately, Chen Wentao was a good-tempered person, so he just sat and watched them laughing.

It's just that although Lin Chen ate wine at the banquet, he didn't touch meat at all, and he only touched a plate of stir-fried vegetables in front of him.

It's nothing at all, but Gu Xinjue noticed it with his sharp eyes, and he was quick to talk, pointing at Lin Chen and laughing: "Ah Chen, why is he a vegetarian today? Could it be that you also eat vegetarian food at a young age? It's just that today It’s not the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, so it shouldn’t be a vegetarian day.”

Listening to his question, Lin Chen's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly reacted, and replied with a smile: "A good friend of mine is now worshiping Buddha, so I also made a great wish to eat vegetarian food for him for a whole month. Accumulate merit. Normally, I shouldn’t even eat alcohol today, but I can’t bear my greed, but I dare not touch this big fish and meat.”

No one knows who Lin Chen's friends are, but the one who is currently worshiping the Buddha is known to everyone.So as soon as he finished speaking, the few sages in the seat all exchanged winks.

Hearing him talking about King Dun, Ai Qingyuan's eyes darkened, and he pretended to be joking and said: "Everyone knows who you are talking about, what kind of riddle is Ah Chen playing? But now His Royal Highness King Dun The Son of Heaven bowed to the Buddha and prayed for blessings, so it can be seen that His Highness is blessed with boundless blessings, so why would you ask Ah Chen to be a vegetarian and pray for blessings?"

When Ai Qingyuan spoke, his eyes kept staring at Lin Chen, and he saw a slight change in his face. Although Lin Chen quickly adjusted, he was determined not to hide it from his eyes.Seeing this, Ai Qingyuan lowered his eyes and stopped talking, but there was also a vague calculation in his heart.

Lin Chen intentionally made a somewhat angry look, and replied angrily: "My friend is not in good health, I would like to pray for him, but Zixiu is too lenient." He showed a look of resentment but had to bear with it .

Seeing it in his eyes, Ai Qingyuan confirmed his guess in his heart.Thinking of helping his confidant King Lianjun, Ai Qingyuan was in a good mood at this time, and regardless of Lin Chen's bad tone, he even apologized to him with a smile.

Seeing this, Gu Xinjue hurriedly yelled: "Chen, you just taught me that you have a temper just now, and you dare to ask Zhuangyuan Lang to apologize in a blink of an eye. Let's judge, who is the temper?"

Lin Chen couldn't hold back his laughter when he was playing tricks like this. He first stood up and took Ai Qingyuan's apology wine and drank it down, then laughed and said: "It turned out that I was thinking about it for a while, so that our Zhuangyuan Lang suffered." It is absolutely wrong to be wronged, and I will punish myself with three glasses of wine." After speaking, he drank three more glasses of wine, and everyone hurriedly applauded.

Lin Chen drank the wine, then pointed at Gu Xinjue and said with a smile: "Let's say you are an idiot. Originally, it was Zhao Bianxiu who you offended, and Pin Yi is older than you, so naturally I can't tolerate your presumptuousness. Now I offended Ai Zi Brother Xiu Ai, I am younger than him, so he should have let me go, so naturally he has to apologize first. Tell me, if I call you an idiot, are you lucky?"

Everyone who spoke in one line burst into laughter, and Ai Qingyuan nodded with a smile: "That's exactly the reason."

Gu Xinjue was indisputable by what he said, so he had to play tricks to the end: "It turns out that in the Imperial Academy, you edited and edited, and when you arrived at the wine table, you called brothers and sisters. Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Everyone said again It was a big laugh.

After the meal, the host and guest had a great time, and Gu Xinjue was so drunk that he grabbed Lin Chen's sleeve and refused to let go. Lin Chen had no choice but to send him back to Gu's mansion himself.

As for Ai Qingyuan rushing to Lianjun Palace after the banquet, Lin Chen said that he had no idea why.

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Ji Wen is recuperating in Yuqing Palace these days. Apart from reading books and Dou Dou Niao (Note [-]), he is copying the "Diamond Sutra" for today. After all, he stayed in the palace for the sake of the Buddha's name, right?

However, Ji Wen could only be bored in the side hall all day long, and even if he wanted to go out to the garden to relax, he would be stopped by the eunuchs and maids serving him under the pretext that he wanted to "rest in peace".

In the beginning, the prince often came to see him, but later on he became lazy and often just asked the personal eunuch to pass a few words and express greetings from his elder brother.

Even if the two brothers live in the same palace, the number of times Ji Wen sees the prince these days is still very few.That's not to mention that the current emperor only appeared once on the day when Ji Wen was injured. Ji Wen was ill for almost two months, but he had never even seen his father's face.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand the astonishment in His Royal Highness Dunjun Wang's heart when he learned that the imperial edict was issued today.

Because he was injured, he had a rare occasion to enjoy the soft sedan chair in the palace, and was carried all the way outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.As soon as he saw the word Yangxindian, Ji Wen hurriedly got out of the sedan chair, and walked out of the hall to wait for today's summons.

After a while, Dai Quan came out in a hurry, saluted Ji Wen first, and said with a smile: "The sage is telling the king of the county to see him, the king of the county should go in quickly."

Ji Wen lifted him up with a smile, stuffed another jade into his hand, and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, Father-in-law."

Dai Quan stuffed the jade pendant into his sleeve with one hand, and closed the curtain for Ji Wen himself with the other hand, and said with a smile: "But it's our duty to be slaves, the county king is really polite. The saint is waiting, the county prince should hurry over .” Then he whispered, “The sage’s complexion is not good today, but he is just looking at it, but he is not here for the county king.”

In exchange for a piece of high-quality mutton fat jade for such a reminder, Ji Wen also thanked him in a low voice, and then walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

When Ji Wen entered, Jinshang was reading the brochure, and he saluted politely: "I have seen my father."

Today he really seemed to be in a bad mood, and he was a little gloomy, but he didn't make things difficult for Ji Wen, instead he asked with a smile: "You have injuries, so please sit down and answer. I'll let Dai Quan give it to you Move a chair over here. (Note [-])"

Ji Wen hurriedly thanked her, and then sat sideways on a red sandalwood official hat chair that Dai Quan moved over.

Today he said: "The group of things in the Imperial Hospital did not submit a specific charter, but I don't know what happened to your injuries these days? There is no shortage of expenses in the palace. You just need to take care of it with peace of mind." , it won't be too late to leave the palace after you get well." These words were really amiable.

Ji Wen was a little flattered, and hurriedly replied: "My son's injury is no longer serious, and the imperial doctor also said that after a few days, there is no need to change the dressing, just take soup and medicine for recuperation. My son thanked my father for his compassion."

Hearing that he was in good condition, the frown on his brows relaxed a lot, and he said: "Buddha puts the most emphasis on cause and effect, and the daily practice is second, and he doesn't stick to the form. Even if he is not in the palace, he can worship the Buddha outside the palace. It’s not impossible. If you are really healthy, it’s okay to leave the palace earlier.”

These words meant that as long as he recovered from his injuries, he could leave the palace, which was somewhat contrary to the "Three Months of Respect to the Buddha" in the imperial decree a few days ago.

However, when he heard that he was able to leave the palace, Ji Wen was still overjoyed, and hurriedly replied: "I learned a lot when copying Buddhist scriptures and studying Buddhism the day before yesterday. I think that if I get to see all living beings again after I leave the palace, I will definitely be able to make further progress. " After finishing speaking, he expressed his gratitude again, "My son's injury is no longer a problem, and it makes my father worry, but my son is not filial."

Today he said: "In this case, you should find a day to leave the palace. You don't need to tell your second brother when the time comes, I will ask Dai Quan to send you out."

Ji Wen hurriedly stood up, and the respectful voice answered.

Today, he didn't speak any more, instead he carefully looked at this young son whom he had never paid attention to.I saw that his face was exquisite and handsome, his expression was serious and respectful, and he had a royal demeanor in his actions.

Thinking of the grievances this son had suffered these days, he couldn't help softening his heart a bit, so he slowed down his tone and said comfortingly: "The matter of the renovation and construction of the palace has been handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Just take care of it with peace of mind, and someone will take care of it properly."

The Dunjun Palace had been extensively repaired before it was given to Ji Wen. After Ji Wen moved in, the palace was naturally meticulously maintained, but now it is said that it will be refurbished...

It would only be because the county prince's mansion is out of compliance, and it needs to be repaired, and he has stayed in the palace in peace and order recently, so he will definitely not do anything to be demoted, so what I mean today, Are you going to make yourself a prince?

The author has something to say: Xiaoqi pointed out the BUG in the previous chapter, indicating that he has raised his posture...... But can we not change /(tot)/~~

The stalk I finally came up with (┳＿┳)..., but it is not historically true... Everyone silently said "This is a fiction, this is a fiction, this is a fiction, this is a fiction, this is a fiction", and then treated me as a fart Let it go_(:3ゝ∠)_

The tiger kneels down and begs Xiaoqi for forgiveness, everyone please forgive me(┳＿┳)...

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In May of the 20th year of Xingping, today's decree was given to Yindun County Wang Jiwen, who "has been known for a long time, is diligent and diligent, filial piety is formed by nature, and the son's way is not detrimental; , see the calmness of Yidu" and awarded him a book treasure (Note [-]), and named him Prince Zhongdun.

In fact, the treatment of Prince Dayong has always been extremely lenient. Princes, regardless of their mother's family status, whether they are favored or not, as long as they have not made any serious mistakes, they will not be able to escape the title of a county king when they leave the palace to build a mansion.However, due to Dayong's strict conditions for conferring princes, many princes often stop at the level of county kings throughout their lives.

It has been more than [-] years since he ascended the throne, including Ji Wen, only five princes have been added in total.

Among them, except for the fourth prince, Prince Zhongxun, who was granted posthumous titles, the eldest prince, Prince Yizhong, and the fifth prince, Prince Zhongheng, were all knighted for military merit, and the third prince, Prince Zhongcheng, was knighted for his meritorious service in writing books.

However, Ji Wen had no military or political achievements, yet she surpassed her three older brothers to be the first to be ennobled, which really attracted the attention of many people.

There has been a lot of quarrels in the court these days because of this matter - it is said that the quarrel is fierce, but in fact there are only a few princes and princes who can't settle down, and at most one person who is dedicated to "maintaining etiquette" Minister of Rites, most of the other ministers still chose to remain silent.After all, after all, this is still a private matter of the royal family, and it is not beautiful for them to intervene too much.

The reason why the two princes Zhongshun and Zhongheng objected to Ji Wen's title was very simple-their titles were all obtained by fighting with swords and swords in the shadow of swords. Why can Ji Wen get the title of prince without doing anything? Even if he is eccentric today, he is not so eccentric!These two are the most fierce opponents in the court today.

Although the prince was surprised that his father had rewarded Ji Wen with such a title all of a sudden, after all, Ji Wen was on his side. The higher his status and the greater his power, it was not bad for him.Now that Ji Wen can become a knight, the prince is naturally happy to see it.

Because of the joining of these royal relatives, until the middle of May, when everything had been settled, there was still a lot of controversy about the appointment of King Dunjun, and Ji Wen was even criticized by the disciples of the two princes.

It's just that Ji Wen has been "sick" since he left the palace, and even such a happy event as the prince of Jin couldn't make him get better, and seeing that Prince Zhongdun's mansion closed its doors to thank guests and the whole mansion these days, it's all the same. With a low-key look, His Royal Highness Prince Zhongdun's "illness" seems to be getting worse.

Ji Wen's behavior, in the eyes of Imamami and the prince, was a last resort to avoid trouble.

But in the eyes of all the ministers, this is not the case.They have long been brainwashed by the raging rumors circulating in the capital a few days ago.

Now seeing Ji Wen thanking guests behind closed doors without leaving home, no one except the imperial doctor can see the new prince, and it confirms the guess in my heart - the prince beat the Ninth Prince to the brink of death, and it seems that he will die soon Now, the emperor insisted on making him a prince, maybe it was because of the imminent death of the Ninth Prince that he was rewarded.

His Royal Highness is really violent, even his own brother can do such a cruel thing.It's just that the Ninth Prince is pitiful. Even if he has the title of a prince, he will die. Apart from making his funeral more beautiful, what else can he gain from being a prince?For a while, everyone felt such sighs in their hearts.

Probably both Zhongshun and Zhongheng also received such news, and for a while, they lost their persistence in the matter of Ji Wen's promotion.

———————————————————— By the way, why is JJ still smoking? —————————

But now, His Royal Highness Prince Zhongdun, who is said to be "dying" and "soon to die", is admiring the flowers in the garden of the newly renovated palace. It's indescribably comfortable, but why does it look weak at all?

Ji Wen leaned on the low couch with half-closed eyes, beating time with Yiyi's singing, it was the most comfortable time.But he felt that someone was lightly covering him with a blanket, his interest was interrupted, and he said displeasedly: "Didn't you say that this king will not allow anyone to come here until he summons you? Don't back down!"

But there was a chuckle next to his ear, and a familiar voice jokingly said: "Tsk tsk, it really is a prince who has become a prince, and his aura is really unmatched by ordinary people."

He hurriedly opened his eyes and sat up half propped up, and sure enough, he saw Lin Chen, who was wearing a moon-white uniform, half bent over, maintaining the posture of covering him with a blanket, looking at him with a half-smile.

This is the first time the two have met since Ji Wen came out of the palace. Logically, Ji Wen should be very happy, but when he thought of the handsome face of someone close at hand when he sat up just now, and the light breath he felt at that moment, it was unavoidable. There was a slight fever on the face.

Therefore, Ji Wen not only did not lean forward to give Lin Chen a brotherly hug as usual, but also sat back slightly, and did not speak until there was enough distance between the two of them: "I remember today is not Xiu Mu , why did you come here. It is a troubled time here, and you are really not afraid of attracting people's attention when you come here now."

Because he was resting alone in the garden today, so he only set up a set of rosewood tables, and the small table was even filled with tea, fruit and pastries. Seeing that he was standing all the time, Ji Wen wanted to ask someone to move away Chair come here.

But he didn't want Lin Chen to get short, and sat directly on the small couch, picked up a bright red fruit and played with it in his hand, and said with a smile to him: "A few days ago, I paid back for Ai Zixiu, and today I also That kid deserves to suffer, and I will benefit from it for a day. Don’t worry, I’m careful, no one will see me along the way.”

This small couch was originally for one person to take a nap, but now that there are two big men sitting on it, it seems a bit crowded. Feeling the breathing of that man so close at hand, Ji Wen was even a little out of breath, so how could he control it? He said something happened.

Seeing that he was a little distracted, Lin Chen waved his hand in front of him in a funny way, and said with a smile: "Why, could it be that he became dazed after becoming a prince? He didn't even say a word."

Only then did Ji Wen come to her senses, touched her nose in embarrassment, and said, "You are too careless to come here so recklessly. The same is true for the prince, and you dare to be the one's darling." Such a reckless calculation, I really don't want to kill you." After saying this, it really seemed to be a bit of righteousness.

It's just that Lin Chen didn't like his tricks, and replied with a chuckle: "I dare to do this for the prince, so I have full confidence. You and I are not the ones to blame, so His Royal Highness just put his heart in his stomach."

Ever since Ji Wen was made the prince, Lin Chen liked to make jokes about it in their daily correspondence, and today they finally met, so he wanted to tease him enough.

Ji Wen obviously wasn't used to being called a prince, so he said in a low voice after a long while: "You are too foolish, Ji Qing is not a good match, he is being kept in the dark by you now. Wait for him to come back in the future Come to think of it, most of his contacts are in the official department, I'm afraid you will have a hard time in the future."

Although Prince Lian was dismissed from his post, his management in the Ministry of Officials for more than ten years was not fake. If he made a move in the dismantling of the Hanlin Academy three years later, Lin Chen's transfer would definitely not be satisfactory.

Lin Chen didn't care much about this, he stared at Ji Wen for a long while, and then said: "Your life and death in the palace are uncertain, and you don't even know whether you will be able to leave the palace in the future, so maybe I can do it for the future? Qian Cheng, just watch you be buried in the palace?"

Ji Wen raised her head suddenly - what did he mean by that?

Seeing Ji Wen's wide-open eyes and slightly startled expression, Lin Chen's tone became brisk again: "Isn't there still your Highness the Prince? With Your Highness as your backer, I might be afraid of Lianjun." Wang's little stumbling block, at worst, I will defect to your fief in the future, and I will be your clerk."

But his words hit Ji Wen's other concern again, now Ji Wen really didn't have the energy to worry about what he meant by those words, and said in a low voice: "I see a few days ago, father According to the emperor, my fiefdom will not exist for a while."

The reason why Ji Wen was under such great pressure was not unrelated to Prince Dayong's great power.

Different from the title of county king who is just a decoration without a definite position, the princes of Dayong have never been in vain. On the contrary, these princes have great real power.Prince Dayong not only has the right to participate in state affairs and serve as civil servants, but also has a fief of his own, where they have the power of life and death, and enjoy the supreme status.Those princes who are in the fief and border defense, such as Prince Zhongshun, have the power to build an army.

Such a system actually has a lot to do with the situation at the beginning of Dayong's founding, and it also made contributions to the stability of Dayong's regime.But up to now, these actual vassals have actually faintly threatened the rule of those in power, and if they are not careful, they will cause serious troubles for those in power like Prince Zhongshun.Because of this, the rulers of Dayong have always been cautious about assigning princes.

And Ji Wen's title of king was mostly due to the blessing of the prince's sword.Ji Wen, as the right-hand man of the next generation of rulers (Note [-]) carefully cultivated by Jinshang, the relationship between him and the prince is very concerned by Jinshang, and Jinshang has also been focusing on cultivating Ji Wen's loyalty to the prince. , and it has indeed paid off.

It's a pity that the crown prince really didn't live up to expectations, he couldn't listen to Ji Wen's "sharp advice", instead he stabbed him with a sword, wouldn't this chill Ji Wen's heart!Today, in order to appease Ji Wen, he had to express something, and the rumors in the capital these days are really not good, so today, Ji Wen was made a prince.

In fact, if it weren't for the appearance of Yuqing Palace, it might not be possible for Ji Wen to be promoted until now.After all, he is an important minister left to the crown prince today, if he is crowned prince now, how can you ask the people in power to favor him in the future?

What I am afraid of today is that the future crown prince will have nothing to say about Ji Wen, which is why he has been suppressing Ji Wen all these years and preventing him from participating in the government affairs on the surface—if Ji Wen Once there are some political achievements that must be rewarded, how will it end?

But the sword of the crown prince ruined everything Jinshang worked hard for him. In order to appease the injured young son, and also to block the mouths of Youyou, Jinshang had no choice but to give Ji Wen Jin the title.But he did not give Prince Ji Wen the fiefdom he deserved, this was also to leave room for the future prince to win over Ji Wen.

Being able to consider so much for the prince, I have to say that the prince is really a rare loving father in the royal family.

But for other children, this wise emperor seemed too rational and cruel.

Lin Chen looked at the downcast Ji Wen, and couldn't help feeling a little resentful towards the emperor whom the people adored...

The author has something to say: Note [-]: Please kill me, because the imperial decree I made up is really not decent, so this is copied by Qing Dai (┳_┳)...

The key is to copy the imperial decree of Yongzheng's canonization of Prince Lian! ! !Now I use it on Xiaoji... I'm really sorry for Fourth Master and Xiaoji/(tot)/~~

Note [-]: I think so.Today, Xiaoji is often asked to do chores for Liubu. There must be a purpose. It is to train Xiaoji so that he can be competent for the work of Liubu and lay a solid foundation for assisting the prince in the future.

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Seeing that Ji Wen was so unhappy, Lin Chen couldn't think of any way to enlighten him, so he could only smile and said: "Anyway, now that we have won the title of a prince, it is not a disadvantage. I think the fiefdom is only a matter of time, but Don't worry too much. What's more, as long as the emperor is still alive, you princes who have been named princes will not be able to leave the domain for a day. In this way, it doesn't matter whether you have a fief or not. Besides, the biggest one today The benefits are right in front of you, but don't you know?"

The biggest benefit of this is naturally that after Jin became the prince, Ji Wen would no longer be suppressed in the court today.In other words, His Royal Highness Prince Zhongdun can finally stand upright in the court to handle political affairs, instead of being busy all day long but hiding behind the scenes and watching the prince take all the credit for himself. (Note [-])

Ji Wen also thought of this, forced a smile on his face, and said: "That's true, but I don't know where Father will send me?" He already has his own team, and he will be more comfortable handling political affairs in the future.

Lin Chen didn't take his thoughts seriously, and said with a smile, "Leaving aside the current intentions, you still can't get rid of this household department."

Although Ji Wen had some foundation in the Ministry of Finance, in the final analysis, it was still the prince's territory, and regardless of current plans, even the prince would no longer be willing to let Ji Wen, a "straight person", get involved in the affairs of the Ministry of Households.Besides, he was stabbed by the prince just because of the bad things about the household department, and now he is still rushing to the household department?

Seeing the smile on Lin Chen's face but not the slightest smile in his eyes, Ji Wen was also a little apprehensive, and hurriedly changed the topic: "The affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs can't be done properly. If something like this happens, maybe father The emperor has no intention of letting me go there again."

Although he spoke briskly, he felt a little disappointed in his heart. It wasn't that he liked the job of the household department so much, but when he thought that the prince's party would dominate the household department in the future, Ji Wen felt a little breathless—even The money saved by the disaster victims can be stolen by the prince. What else can his second brother, who has been the pride of heaven since childhood, not be able to do?What's more, without him as an outsider, the prince would be able to do certain things more unscrupulously. (Note [-])

It's not that Ji Wen is so compassionate, it's just that compared to people like the prince, he still retains the most basic conscience and bottom line.

Lin Chen knew what was going on in this man's mind, but he could only sigh that this man was indeed a born emperor seedling. He was ruthless in dealing with political enemies but compassionate to the common people.It's just that this person is not yet the emperor, so he just wants to complain for the people?He didn't even think about the pain he had suffered in the past few days.

In fact, Lin Chen didn't have Ji Wen's distaste for the prince's actions. In his eyes, there was nothing wrong with the prince thinking of protecting himself at such a critical moment.It's just that it's not enough for the crown prince to make up for the shortfall, and he didn't even give the victims a dime. This behavior is really disgusting.

But looking at his gloomy look, Lin Chen couldn't bear to say something to hurt him, so he could only comfort him with a smile: "The water in the household department has been very deep these years, and it's good if you don't get involved. Besides, in my opinion See, the Ministry of Rites is a good place to go."

The Ministry of Rites now has only one loyal prince in charge, and apart from the slightly eccentric Minister of Rites, it is really the only pure land among the six departments.

It's just that it's good for a government office like the Ministry of Rites to gild those future elders with mixed qualifications, but it's impossible to make some political achievements.

So after Lin Chen finished speaking, even if Ji Wen trusted him with all his heart, he couldn't help showing some disapproval at this moment.Lin Chen had expected this a long time ago, and said with a slight smile: "Except for the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Industry, all the six ministries now have clans in charge. You are a newly promoted prince, and it is difficult to convince the public. It would be not beautiful if you entered rashly. Look. Since I didn't let you join the Ministry of Rites these years, I know that the old man also thinks that these things that have dropped the book bag are not very important, and I will definitely not arrange you to go to the Ministry of Rites. In this way, only the Ministry of Industry is left , There are two places in the Ministry of Punishment..."

Ji Wen hurriedly said: "You know that the emperor won't let me enter the Ministry of Rites of Lao Shizi, why do you want to bully me? In my opinion, although the Ministry of Industry is hard and tiring, it is also a place to do practical things." After saying this, But there is a hint of anger.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "The Ministry of Industry's persuasion to teach agriculture and mulberry (Note [-]) is indeed a good government office for the benefit of the people. The only thing is that the Yellow River has been flooding these years, and people from the Ministry of Industry have been sent out one after another. If the prince goes in, I'm afraid some headaches."

In fact, it was more than just a headache. Ji Wen suffered from this innocent disaster because she suggested the Yellow River to the prince. Now that she finally got out of this muddy quagmire, once she entered the Ministry of Industry, she would fall into it again.

Ji Wenjing reminded him that he also thought of this point, but he was still dissatisfied with Lin Chen's insistence on getting him into the Ministry of Rites: "You also said that I just got promoted and it was difficult to convince the public, so why do you want me to work under Ji Lian's hand?" , plus there is an old and immortal Xu Ziqian in the Ministry of Rites, I am crazy to find it boring."

He also understands that besides entering the Ministry of Rites as Lin Chen said, he can't find any other way out in a short time.It's just that he is not reconciled. He originally thought that he would be able to make some political achievements in the future if he was promoted to the title of nobleman, but now he can only argue with a bunch of self-proclaimed high-minded scholars about useless etiquette and codes.Ji Wen was inevitably a little frustrated.

After seeing his listless appearance enough, Lin Chen said, "His Royal Highness has been complaining about illness these days, so it is inevitable that he will be slow to know the news. Your Highness may not know it, but at today's court meeting, listen to what is said today. , but they are going on a southern tour."

Naturally, the Son of Heaven's southern tour would not be as simple as the storybook said, going to the south of the Yangtze River to meet beautiful women, and then deal with a few corrupt officials.

Especially for a wise gentleman like Xiang Jinshang, he would not use the southern tour as a trick for entertainment.And according to the process of going to the south in the past, the old man is bound to inspect the river control works.When the emperor comes in person, the prince's embezzlement of the money from the Yellow River will inevitably be concealed.

As long as Ji Wen, who has been implicated by the incident of the Yellow River these days, just reveals the truth about his injury, today he will no longer think that Ji Wen offended the prince, and then was accidentally stabbed by the prince who has always been "true temperament". .And while being discouraged by the prince today, he will also look at Ji Wen, the youngest son who is worried about the common people and does not hesitate to disobey his lord.

It can only be said that today's southern tour was at the right time, not too early and not too late, right at the time when Ji Wen was injured and Shandong had not yet recovered.When these two things are added together, one can imagine the wrath in the future and the present.

Hearing his words, Ji Wen's eyes also brightened, and said with a smile: "This