Lin Xuan of the Red Chamber

Lin Xuan really didn't care about his flirtatious reputation at first. In his opinion, there is nothing to be picky about. Aren't people flirtatious for a while?

Of course, he would think so, and it had something to do with his original plan. He didn't think about marrying those ladies from noble families. For him, a family with a scholarly family and no conflict of interest is the best. suitable.

But who would have imagined that an imperial decree from the emperor broke all his calculations. As a result, in the eyes of the relatives of the princesses, his reputation of being too coquettish naturally became an eyesore.

Regarding this, although Lin Xuan was a little depressed, but at this point today, he had no choice but to pay attention in the future, at least not to be caught by anyone before the wedding.

Lin Xuan had no choice but to do this. Who made Princess Fuya's mother's family strong enough to make Princess Fuya have a lot of uncles, uncles and brothers besides King Qin? Who is this natural disaster? You can only feel bad luck when you encounter it.

After such a thing happened, no one was in the mood to continue. After saying a few more words, a good banquet ended in such a hasty manner.

In the next few days, the appointment has not yet come down. In order to be assigned to a better place, in addition to daily contacts, most of these Xinke scholars have spent most of their thoughts on how to get on the road. Naturally, those who are related Needless to say, those who have nothing to do with each other are also trying their best to find a relationship.I just hope to be assigned to a rich place like Jiangnan, and I hope not to be assigned to such a poor place.

In the other years when he was busy with this, Lin Xuan was very leisurely, not just because he had someone in the court, and he didn't need to bother to manage relationships.It is because generally speaking, the top three Jinshi, if there is no accident, must have entered the Imperial Academy to hold a noble position.

What is the Hanlin Academy? To put it bluntly, it is equivalent to the emperor's secretarial department. Its work is to sort out documents and historical records. It is noble, but it is basically impossible to do practical things, so The people who work here are of low grade.

But you must not underestimate the Hanlin Academy because of this. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the three words Hanlin Academy should not be underestimated.Because only the best among the new subjects will be selected into the Shu Jishi every session, and they will be placed in the Imperial Academy to serve.There has always been a popular saying in official circles, that non-jinshi do not enter the Imperial Academy, and non-Hanlin does not enter the cabinet. In the eyes of many people, the Imperial Academy is equivalent to the preparatory class for the cabinet.

The elders in the current cabinet all came out of the Imperial Academy in their early years and were promoted step by step. From this, we can see the importance of the Imperial Academy.

The days passed day by day, and soon, the appointments of these new scholars came down. As expected, Lin Xuan was awarded the post of editor of the Hanlin Academy, the seventh rank.Zhao Cheng's position is the same as Lin Xuan's, and Huang Chang's is higher than the two, from the sixth rank.

Fang Yan and Lu Ran, who met Lin Xuan, also entered the Hanlin Academy smoothly because of their high rankings, but their grades were lower than those of Lin Xuan and others.As for the other scholars who were sent out, those who stayed in Beijing stayed in Beijing, and those with connections and connections naturally stayed in the capital or were assigned to rich places to become county magistrates.As for those who don’t care about being unconnected and uninterested, then you can’t blame anyone. Some of them may be assigned to places that no one wants to go to.

However, these have little to do with Lin Xuan. He entered the Hanlin Academy on the second day after his appointment.

The Imperial Academy is a rare and quiet place in the imperial court, not to say that there is no intrigue, but compared to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the other six government offices, it is much less.

As for the editing of the Hanlin Academy, the work is also very easy, but it is just drafting imperial edicts, compiling historical books, and giving lectures at banquets.Although these things seem simple, they actually cultivate people's abilities, a bit like the current interns.

The Lin family is a generation of scholars, and Lin Ruhai is an old man. In addition, Lin Xuan himself was born in Tanhua, with outstanding talents and learning.Naturally, they would not be subjected to any difficulties in the Hanlin Academy, and even those old Hanlins sometimes took care of Lin Xuan a lot because of Lin Ruhai's face.

Lin Xuan quickly adapted to life in the Imperial Academy. He was new here, and the seniors didn't dare to let them do too complicated work. They just copied some documents every day, which was very leisurely.On weekdays, he just talked and chatted with Huang Chang and others, and other than that, he just listened to Lin Ruhai talking about the recent affairs in the court.

It's been like this for half a month. Lin Xuan had a rest that day, and was bored at home. Just when he was about to go out, he heard a servant say that Lin Ruhai had returned from the palace, and told him to meet him in the study later. he.

Lin Xuan felt a little strange, why Lin Ruhai came back so early, and asked himself to see him as soon as he came back.Although he was a little puzzled, Lin Xuan quickly came to Lin Ruhai's study.

Lin Ruhai had already changed his clothes at this time, and was sitting on a chair with his eyes closed and meditating. He opened his eyes when he heard Lin Xuan coming in, and said in a deep voice: "You go down and get ready later, prepare a generous gift and follow me Go to Qin Wangfu."

Lin Xuan was stunned for a moment, and looked at Lin Ruhai without knowing why. You must know that it has been less than half a month since the emperor ordered the marriage, but Lin Ruhai has never been to the Qin Palace, and even Lin Xuan himself is just Been there only once.What is this for, Lin Xuan is naturally very clear, but now Lin Ruhai wants to take him to visit in person, could something have happened?

Facing Lin Ruhai, Lin Xuan naturally didn't have anything he couldn't ask, he looked at Lin Ruhai suspiciously, and asked: "Father, didn't you say a while ago that you should have less contact with the Qin Palace? Why today... But something happened."

Lin Ruhai rubbed his forehead, and said wearily: "Okay, don't ask so many questions, go down and get ready, there is no court meeting today, King Qin must be at home."

Seeing that Lin Ruhai made it clear that he didn't want to say anything more, Lin Xuan silently suppressed the words in his mouth, and retreated tactfully.

After watching Lin Xuan leave, Lin Ruhai sighed in a low voice. To be honest, he really didn't want to get into the muddy waters of seizing the throne, but the current emperor made it clear that he wanted him to support the second prince. What can he do when it's up to that point.

Don't look at him as an extremely human minister now, but after all, this world belongs to the emperor, and the military power is in the hands of the emperor. You have no right to refuse what the emperor wants you to do.Don't say it's me, I'm afraid even if it's Huang Yourong, the first assistant, if he really offends the emperor, if he's not afraid of causing turmoil in the court, he'll just do what he says.

However, if it is not something that cannot be tolerated under normal circumstances, the emperor will not do that. After all, this world is his world, and if it really makes the court turbulent, it is nothing to the people or the emperor. good thing.

It's just that although Lin Ruhai is also the elder of the pavilion now, he is not as important as Huang Yourong's head of a hundred officials, and he is still unable to disobey the emperor's will.Of course, the most important thing that can make Lin Ruhai compromise is the emperor's words, which faintly reveal how much he values ​​the second prince.

This is the most important point, all others are secondary.Lin Ruhai has been thinking about this matter since he came out of the emperor's study room. He is still a little puzzled about the emperor pushing himself towards the second prince.

Why did the emperor insist on doing this? I'm afraid it wasn't just to muddy the water as they thought before, and carefully recall the emperor's various behaviors in the past year.Although it seems to be biased towards the third prince and the fourth prince, the second prince has been suppressed all the time, but if you think about it carefully, the benefits that the second prince gets will definitely be greater than the other two princes, plus Emperor Longqing insists on He stood on the side of the second prince, and even made explicit hints about it.Lin Ruhai has a bold conjecture that lingers in her mind. Could it be that the emperor wants to pave the way for the second prince?

Lin Xuan, who had already gone out, would naturally not know Lin Ruhai's thoughts, but with all kinds of doubts in his heart, he still quickly ordered his servants to make everything ready.

Because of going out, Lin Xuan's clothes had already been changed, so there was no need to bother at this time, and he didn't think too much about what Lin Ruhai's abnormal behavior was for.Over the years, Lin Xuan has developed a habit that can't be said to be good or bad, that is, to trust Lin Ruhai seemingly blindly.

That's right, maybe Lin Ruhai has been able to do everything with ease in these years, Lin Xuan especially believes in Lin Ruhai, although not to the point of admiration, but there are some things that Lin Ruhai doesn't want to say, Lin Xuan will not take the initiative I went to investigate, because he believed that Lin Ruhai could handle everything properly no matter what he encountered.

This kind of emotion can't be said to be good or bad, but Lin Xuan saved a lot of thought because of it, so he didn't have any intention to change this state.

The servants of the Lin Mansion were all well-trained, and soon the gifts and sedan chairs were all ready. After Lin Xuan asked the servants to inform Lin Ruhai, he went straight to wait outside the gate of the mansion.

The layout of the capital also has its own reasons, the south is rich and the west is noble, that is to say, most of the people living in the west are high-ranking officials and dignitaries, while most of the people living in the south are first-class merchants.

It is impossible to verify how this statement came about. However, most of the dignitaries did live in the west. This was the case in Lin's Mansion, and so was Qin Wang's Mansion.

The two families are not far away, sitting in a sedan chair can only take two sticks of incense, and the Qin Palace is far away.

The front of Prince Qin's Mansion was very quiet, not like the Third Prince's Mansion where there were so many guests coming and going, it seemed a little deserted, but this was normal.Although King Qin is a legitimate son, he is serious by nature, unlike the third prince who has a strong affinity. Coupled with some reasons, this led to the situation Lin Xuan saw today.

In front of the huge Qin Palace, there were no guests who came to visit. If this were placed on others, it would be a model of aloofness and aloofness.But if it is placed on a prince, it can be said to be clever. After all, the Holy Majesty is still alive, so a son can't jump too much.

Lin Xuan got off his horse in front of the gate of the mansion, and without his ordering, some of his servants went forward to hand over the invitation.The concierge received the invitation, and did not immediately go in to pass it on. Instead, he invited Lin Xuan and others to sit down in a living room in the mansion, and then went out to report to the King of Qin.

Although the King of Qin acted in a low-key manner on weekdays, he was still a prince no matter what. The mansion was naturally built with grandeur and luxury, not inferior to the mansion bestowed by the Lin family.

Lin Xuan has already been to Prince Qin's Mansion once, and this is the second time. Naturally, he has nothing to be curious about. He sits beside Lin Ruhai. Considering that he is still in someone else's house, he can't say anything. He could only quietly wait for King Qin's arrival.

Lin Xuan and Lin Ruhai didn't wait long. Soon, King Qin entered the living room. When he saw Lin Ruhai sitting on the chair, King Qin smiled, with a friendly tone in his tone: "My father-in-law is always busy. It's rare to have time to come to this king today."

Seeing King Qin coming in, Lin Ruhai and Lin Xuan hurriedly stood up and saluted. After hearing this, Lin Ruhai said slightly apologetically: "There are so many affairs in the cabinet, it's not easy to get out, and I didn't find time to visit the prince until today. I hope His Highness King Qin will not Strange."

Even if he knew that what Lin Ruhai said was an excuse, King Qin would not be so stupid as to say something that would make both of them unable to step down, so naturally he laughed and brought this topic to light.

After the King of Qin greeted the two of them to sit down, he asked Lin Ruhai the purpose of his trip: "Mr. Lin Ge is always busy with his affairs, why did he have time to come to this king's mansion this time, but what's the matter?"

Hearing this, Lin Xuan, who had always been curious about Lin Ruhai's sudden behavior, also looked at Lin Ruhai, waiting for Lin Ruhai's answer.

Regarding King Qin's temptation, Lin Ruhai had nothing to hide, so he said directly: "As the saying goes, you can go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and I really have something to discuss with the lord when I come here."

Qin Wang's eyes flashed, and he asked calmly: "Oh, I don't know what is the elder's business?"

Glancing at Lin Xuan at the side, Lin Ruhai had some joy in his expression: "Reporting to the lord, I came here to discuss with the lord about the marriage between the child and the princess."

King Qin was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Lin Ruhai to give such an answer, but then he asked with some doubts: "Isn't this matter already discussed, the date has already been set, is there still time to go?" What's the problem?"

Lin Ruhai nodded and explained: "Today in Shangshufang, the emperor has set the princess's wedding date, which is too close to the wedding date of Xiao'er and the princess. I am afraid that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites will be busy with the princess's wedding. , I have no time to take care of this, and if there is a conflict at that time, I am afraid it will be bad."

King Qin nodded: "Elder Ge's words are reasonable, but I don't know if Elder Ge wants to move this matter forward or push it back."

Lin Xuan had been sitting by the side like a wooden man, watching quietly, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but look up at King Qin. The meaning of these words was very ordinary, but he didn't know how Lin Ruhai would choose.

But Lin Xuan didn't know that this matter was not something that Lin Ruhai could choose at all. Before he entered Beijing, the emperor had already made a choice for him, and even to a large extent, it was because of this choice Only then did Lin Ruhai make an exception to join the cabinet.

Although he felt helpless to the extreme, Lin Ruhai replied calmly on the surface: "Naturally, this kind of matter should be rushed sooner rather than later. The sooner it is settled, the prince and the minister will be able to feel at ease sooner."

King Qin laughed a few times happily, nodded in agreement and said: "Elder Ge is right. If this kind of thing is done sooner rather than later, the sooner it is settled, the sooner you can feel at ease. In this case, it is better to let Mrs. Ge come to the palace and concubine tomorrow. Let's discuss the specific matters. As for the old man, let's go after dinner in the mansion. This king still has a lot of things to ask the old man..."