[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Xiao Yu was interested in talking but not in eating. He used some to suppress the hunger in his stomach, so he stopped using it.

On the other hand, Lin Jian, under Xiao Yu's watchful eyes, still ate his breakfast slowly.

Xiao Yu was also patient, until Lin Jian finished using up the harem servant to fetch water for him to wash his hands, and the palace servant removed the food from the table, Xiao Yu opened his mouth in a low voice.

"There are a lot of messages about you in the capital. Since the First Prince was punished, your messages have spread. However, in just ten days or so, it has spread in the capital. It must be the result of someone with a heart behind the scenes."

Xiao Yu said slowly, "As early as when the rumors first surfaced, my people told me about it, and I sent someone to explain it to you. I thought, you probably didn't know, and I asked you what you planned to do Response, you said you have your own way to deal with it, so I never intervened. Yunxi, with your ingenuity, it is impossible to suppress the development of these rumors. I have been thinking these days, if you let the rumors spread, you must be there Your own plan, probably you have some calculations in your mind."

"But I didn't expect that you would ask the emperor for permission to publish the complete dossier about the eldest prince's treason in the hall."

Lin Jian smiled slightly: "It's not just that His Highness didn't think of it, presumably the Holy Majesty didn't think of it either."

Xiao Yu sighed deeply: "You are always like this."

It was a winter rain just now, Xiao Yu and Lin Jian walked all the way, their noses were filled with the cool but fresh breath of winter, and now there is a charcoal basin burning in the hall, although it is not cold, but Xiao Yu feels a little bored, so he is asking Lin Jian for help. After agreeing, he got up to open a pane himself, took a deep breath in front of the window, and then walked back and sat down again.

The turbidity in his chest was washed away by the cool air, and Xiao Yu's expression calmed down a lot, "Yunxi, just now in the court hall, Father asked you to defend yourself, and the original intention was for you to explain the absurdity of this rumor. Point it out, but never let you make up your own mind. After you said those words, your father wanted to deal with this matter for you. These rumors are all made by people with ulterior motives, but if your father proves your innocence, When the time passes, the rumors will be self-defeating. Father respects you, who would dare to go against the holy will and oppose you?"

Lin Jian's face was calm and indifferent, and he looked at Xiao Yu with a slight smile in his eyes: "Your Highness, no matter what resolution the Holy Majesty has in mind, it is better to publish the dossier to directly prove my innocence."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu, who was always elegant, suddenly gritted his back molars when he heard this, and said, "Yunxi, you and I know it well in our hearts. Publicizing the complete dossier will let the world know Father's intentions."

"Father has always regarded the intricate and complicated forces among the four kings and eight princes as a constraint. What he wants is to have great power, and what he wants is to be able to govern the Great Zhou according to his wishes, rectify the evils and clean up the rivers and mountains, but the decision made by the four princes and eight princes He has brought too many obstacles, he wants to purge them, he has always had this intention, but this intention has never been exposed publicly, it is just that everyone knows it well."

"In the past six months, you recommended yourself. For the sake of the southern Anhui army, and for yourself, you are willing to rectify the forces of the four kings and eight princes for the emperor. But those people who rectified are all families who made mistakes first, or It is the family that committed the crime of treason, and it is a matter of course that they are dealt with. It is not considered that the father is targeting the four princes and eight princes."

"But once this file is made public, all the ministers and even the people in the world will know that the emperor has long ordered the Metropolitan Procuratorate to monitor every move of the four kings and eight princes, including those families that are attached to the four princes and eight princes. Everyone will know that the father wants to You must eliminate the minds of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes. In this way, the father and the Four Kings and Eight Dukes are on the opposite side, which is equivalent to using you as a sharp weapon to eradicate the Four Kings and Eight Dukes."

"For an emperor, it is unacceptable to expose the emperor's mind. What's more, you know the origin of the father. Once the complete file of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is published, it will not only be given to you, but also to you. Father has brought countless troubles."

The side hall that Xiao Yu used to run errands is in a very good location, almost the entire side hall is on the sunny side, even though the winter rain just now made the humidity worse, but when the charcoal basin in the house was ignited, blowing air came from the open pane. The cool and cold wind made Lin Jian feel comfortable all over.

There was golden sunlight coming in from outside the window sash, and a circle of light and shadow fell on Lin Jian's feet. Lin Jian stretched out his hand and swayed in the light and shadow, and suddenly felt the unique warmth and warmth of the winter sun.

The smile on Lin Jian's face widened a bit, and he said slowly: "If the complete file is made public, everyone in the world will know what the First Prince has done in the past few years, as well as the Feng Jiawei family and other families that are attached to the First Prince The unknown evil things they have done in these years. It is not a one-time plan for them to seize the crown prince's position. The emperor never favored the eldest prince, and the eldest prince and his henchmen had the heart of treason. This usurpation of power, It's not just planned in the past few months. People in the world will not misunderstand that the Holy Majesty and I lured the First Prince to conspire against him because of the unclear inside information, nor will they misunderstand that the Holy Majesty has evil intentions towards the First Prince. "

"Revealing the inside story to the public, from this point of view, is actually a good thing for clearing up those rumors about the Holy One."

Xiao Yu saw that Lin Jian was not moved by the consequences of what he said, and did not even show any surprise. It can be seen that when he made that decision, he was not impulsive, but the result of careful consideration.In other words, Lin Jian actually thought of everything, but he still did it.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly. He hadn't reacted in the hall just now, and he was worried about Lin Jian wholeheartedly after hearing Lin Jian's words. He was afraid that what he said would anger Emperor Chengsheng, so he brought people to the East Palace Office, wanting to I personally explained all the interests and interests to Lin Jian thoroughly. Now that I came back to my senses, I couldn't help but think, how could Lin Jian, such a smart, quick and thoughtful person, not have thought of these things?

Xiao Yu's eyes darkened, and he asked Lin Jian: "Yunxi, you have made up your mind to do this, you have thought of what I said a long time ago, you just want father to show such thoughts to the world, is it right?" Bar?"

Lin Jian lowered his eyes and smiled, then looked at Xiao Yu with a smile on his face: "Your Highness just said that revealing one's thoughts is intolerable for an emperor. However, the Holy Majesty finally agreed to my request. The Holy Majesty agreed to announce it to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. file."

"What is this indicating?"

Before Xiao Yu could answer, Lin Jian smiled and said, "It means that the Holy Majesty has weighed many times and decided to make his thoughts public. He is not afraid of troubles later, let alone the troubles these things will bring to me. The Holy Majesty chooses Protecting me and clearing my reputation in the most direct way is the trust and love of the Holy One for me."

"As for His Majesty's background?" Lin Jian chuckled lightly, "I think His Majesty didn't take these things seriously from the very beginning. Even without my affairs, His Majesty would not easily bow his head to such a family. Your Majesty is the king of a country first, the lord of the world, and only afterward can we talk about other things."

Xiao Yu stared at Lin Jian for a long time, finally sighed, and said in a low voice: "You want to make public the files of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the emperor approves. The person who spread rumors against you behind his back probably didn't expect that you would Such a sudden cleansing of their reputation. No matter whether they are standing out for the eldest prince or not, this time they are stealing money. If they want to spread rumors about you in the future, I am afraid it will not be easy to take advantage of this matter."

"But the people behind it are difficult to deal with. There are so many rumors this time, and you and I have never intervened. It is impossible to find the source even if we investigate carefully. I think they will find a way to deal with you again. Now the emperor and you are both You are on the cusp of the storm, and you have such a temperament. Father is not the kind of person who waits to be manipulated by others. No matter how big the resistance is, you must do what you have thought about. Thinking about what will happen in the future, you must compare it with others. Today is extremely difficult, but you don't seem to be worried at all, you can still laugh, could it be that there is no idea?"

Lin Jian looked at Xiao Yu and smiled: "Your Highness has insightful eyes. To tell you the truth, I asked the Holy Admiral to announce the complete dossier to the world, not just to clear my reputation. I don't pay much attention to those rumors, but they The appearance of reminded me of one thing. In order to prove the truth, I did this."

Seeing Lin Jian's mysterious words, Xiao Yu asked him what was the matter.

Lin Jian smiled and did not answer, saying that he could not tell Xiao Yu yet.

"This matter has not yet been announced, but now it has signs, and I also have some thoughts in my heart. Originally, this matter was what I was going to do, and it is not considered early at the moment. It is just that I am still not sure in my heart. My own If you are not sure, naturally you cannot mention it to your highness. Please wait a moment, your highness. I think your highness will know about it in a short time. Besides, it is not convenient for me to talk to your highness about this matter. Your Highness forgive me."

Xiao Yu stared at Lin Jian for a while, and then asked, "Yunxi, do you know who is responsible for these rumors against you?"

Before Lin Jian could answer, Xiao Yu said again, "Actually, since you entered the capital, everything you did was related to the four princes and eight princes, and most of the people who are dissatisfied with you are among the four princes and eight princes. This incident, most likely It was done by those few families who have never been passive. It’s just that they are in high positions and are inextricably linked with the royal family, so it’s hard to investigate in detail.”

The windows have been open for a long time, the sunlight leaking in is not warm enough, and there is a cold wind outside, even with the burning charcoal basin in the room, people feel cold feet, Lin Jian saw Xiao Yu took a hand stove and put it in his arms, so he got up Close the open window sash.

After closing the window, Lin Jian didn't come back to take his seat, but stood in the warm light and shadow leaking in from the window, looking at Xiao Yu with his hands behind his back and smiling: "I've made up my mind not to talk to Your Highness, and His Highness won't waste time trying to get you from me." Inquired."

Lin Jian looked at Xiao Yu with soft eyes, full of expectation and sincerity, and said softly, "Your Highness does not need to intervene in this matter. Your Highness must not interfere. You don't need your Highness to cooperate with me to do anything." It is enough for His Highness to be the prince well."