[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

The Lin Hongshou banquet lasted for a whole day, and Emperor Chengsheng still had government affairs to deal with, so it was impossible to stay in the West Garden for a whole day. After noon, Emperor Chengsheng drove back to the palace with the prince.

When Emperor Chengsheng left the West Garden, everyone came to see him off again. After Emperor Chengsheng entered the Luanjia, the Luanjia set off and everyone returned to the banquet.

Xiao Yu sent Emperor Chengsheng all the way to the Hall of Qinzheng. From the beginning of his return to the palace, Emperor Chengsheng remained silent.

Leaving from the West Garden, Emperor Chengsheng sat in the emperor's car, Xiao Yu was comfortable in his prince's car, he didn't know that Emperor Chengsheng had been silent since he got on the car, only seeing Emperor Chengsheng now, Xiao Yu couldn't see Emperor Chengsheng's thoughts, but felt a little uneasy about it.

He was sent away by Emperor Chengsheng from the very beginning, and he didn't know what Emperor Chengsheng talked with Lin Hong in the water pavilion. He was with Lin Jian outside all the time, but Lin Jian was as usual, but Xiao Xiao But Yu always felt a little uneasy.

When Lin Hong accompanied Emperor Chengsheng out of the water pavilion, Emperor Chengsheng still had a smile on his face, and there seemed nothing unusual.But after leaving the crowd and returning to the palace, it was like this.

Xiao Yu couldn't help muttering in his heart, could it be that his father and Old General Lin had a bad conversation in the water pavilion?

Xiao Yu felt uneasy, and lingered for a long time, refusing to leave, and finally couldn't help but speak before Emperor Chengsheng opened his mouth to push him away.

"Father, is there anything bothering you?"

Xiao Yu is doing well as the crown prince now. He has completed all the errands entrusted to him by Emperor Chengsheng very well, and he has also handled government affairs very well.It's just that he didn't do so smoothly as the prince, and there were still many people who stumbling him in private.

But he never bothered Emperor Chengsheng with these matters, and he solved them one by one with his own ability.

In fact, Emperor Chengsheng didn't have any unhappy things, but he was thinking about things a little more. Besides, as the emperor, it's not suitable for people to see what's in his mind, so he made his face sullen, and Xiao Yu misunderstood that he was not happy.

Since returning to the Hall of Qinzheng, Emperor Chengsheng had already seen Xiao Yu's dawdling appearance in his eyes. Emperor Chengsheng wanted to rest for a while, but was too lazy to talk to Xiao Yu. He was about to drive him away when he heard Xiao Yu say so. After asking a question, Emperor Chengsheng couldn't help laughing.

He asked Xiao Yu back: "Xiao Jiu, I see that you seem to have something on your mind. What's the matter recently? Seeing that I am always hesitant to talk, just tell me if you have anything, and you don't need to hide it."

"My son has heard some rumors recently."

Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment, and seeing Emperor Chengsheng encouraging him to continue, Xiao Yu gritted his teeth, and finally spoke out what he had been holding back for a long time.

"Father, the rumors heard by my son said that the father agreed to Yunxi's request and published the complete file of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. This is because he has made up his mind to completely wipe out the forces of the four kings and eight princes. The father is so partial to the Lin family. , and personally went to the West Garden to attend the birthday banquet of Old General Lin, which confirmed this rumor. People outside are saying that Father and Emperor want to support the Lin family, and the actions to completely wipe out the forces of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes will not stop."

Emperor Chengsheng looked at Xiao Yu: "Would you believe in such unknown rumors as the crown prince of a country? I don't know, but you will regard these rumors as golden rules."

Xiao Yu paused, and said softly: "Father, these rumors are not from unknown sources. My son found out that these rumors were all done by Yunxi in private."

Emperor Chengsheng didn't make a sound when he heard the words, and Xiao Yu didn't speak again. He pursed his lips and stood aside without saying anything. He knew that Emperor Chengsheng was thinking about what he said.

After a while, Emperor Chengsheng raised his eyes to look at Xiao Yu: "Today I was talking to Meng Zhuo in the water pavilion. Meng Zhuo made a request to me. He wanted to re-enter the General's Mansion, and I agreed. I agree with you. He said that an imperial decree will be issued in a short time to give him back the reward that I gave him ten years ago but didn't want."

Emperor Chengsheng said, "Meng Zhuo told me that if he wants to live in the General's Mansion, he must have an identity that matches the General's Mansion, otherwise he will not be able to protect those old friends who were separated because of his relegation, nor can he protect Yunxi. I think he has made great contributions to Da Zhou and did not reject his request."

Xiao Yu pondered and said: "With this decree, the rumors in the capital will inevitably intensify. This will confirm those rumors, even if the father doesn't think so, it will make all the officials think that the father thinks so."

Emperor Chengsheng looked at Xiao Yu with a smile that was not a smile: "With this imperial decree, since there are those rumors before, how can Yunxi not make more use of it? If you let this go, then what Yunxi did before is not all Is it in vain?"

There was something deep in Emperor Chengsheng's eyes, and Xiao Yu didn't dare to look into it, let alone explore too much: "What does Emperor Father mean?"

Emperor Chengsheng smiled faintly: "Yunxi wants me to publish the dossier to show my attitude, Meng Zhuo wants me to order a reward to live in the general's mansion, they want me to draw a clear line with the four kings and eight princes in the open. I can't be neutral, I can't be biased Gang, if you want to use them, you have to wipe out the forces of the four kings and eight princes. Yunxi wants me to confirm those rumors, wants me to come out as this target, and wants me to support their Lin family."

"Xiao Jiu, everything happened in your heart recently, I don't believe you can't see it. You know it very well in your heart, tell me, what exactly does Yunxi want? He wants to wipe out the four kings and eight princes. , let the Lin family replace the four princes and eight princes in the court?"

Emperor Chengsheng's words were too serious, and Xiao Yu felt that he couldn't bear it, and he didn't dare to take up the words of Emperor Chengsheng. He was afraid that Emperor Chengsheng would really misunderstand Lin Jian because of this, and he was also afraid that Emperor Chengsheng would have a grudge against the Lin family. , quickly knelt down to defend Lin Jian.

Xiao Yu said anxiously: "Father, Yunxi is dedicated to the public and has absolutely no selfishness!"

"One-heartedly for the public, absolutely selfless?"

Emperor Chengsheng smiled and said, "Then explain to me why he spread such rumors in the capital? Why did he disturb the situation that had finally stabilized? And Meng Zhuo, why did he add fuel to the flames? "

Emperor Chengsheng said, paused, and then said in a deep voice, "You said that he is wholeheartedly for the public, that's not right. He is wholeheartedly for me, and for southern Anhui. The four kings and eight princes and their forces advocated Ban Hai, you haven't seen those memorials. The Lin family's foundation is in Lingnan, and Yunxi has stayed in southern Anhui for a few years. Bai Yi thinks highly of him. I don't allow Ban Hai for long-term consideration. Da Zhou's long-term peace and stability, but he himself has actually benefited."

The last time Xiao Yu brought Lin Jian to the East Palace Office, Lin Jian made it clear to Xiao Yu that he would not tell Xiao Yu clearly what he was going to do next, and asked Xiao Yu not to intervene or to take care of it.

Now facing Emperor Chengsheng's questioning, Xiao Yu wanted to defend Lin Jian, but he couldn't figure out what Lin Jian and the Lin family were going to do. He only knew that Lin Jian would never do it for himself and Lin Jian. for personal gain.

Lin Jian must have his reasons for spreading such rumors.

However, it is an indisputable fact that Lin Jian and Lin Hong, the father and son, used means to force Cheng Shengdi to express his attitude.

In front of Emperor Chengsheng, Xiao Yu always firmly believed that Lin Jian must have his reasons for doing this, but Emperor Chengsheng waved his hand to stop Xiao Yu's words: "You are on good terms with Yunxi, so you don't have to say these things in front of me. You don't need to talk about these things. Just look at it later and you'll know."

"There is another thing I want you to do now. Aren't you looking at the memorials from previous years? You picked out all the memorials about the Lingnan War ten years ago, as well as before and after Meng Zhuo was injured, about the Lingnan army and local officials. Whether it is promotion or relegation, even if it is the transfer of the head of the village, you can find all the memorials you can find, and I want to have a look."

Xiao Yu agreed, he didn't dare to say much about Lin Jian, but Emperor Chengsheng wanted to find the memorial ten years ago for no reason, Xiao Yu was inevitably puzzled.

Emperor Chengsheng only answered him in a low voice: "I don't know some things very clearly, and I need to check them carefully. Now the old year's memorials are in your East Palace Office, you can just dig it out and give it to me, so you don't need to disturb others."

Since Emperor Chengsheng ascended the throne, he was an emperor who refused to be manipulated by others.

When the first emperor was in power, the power of the four kings and eight princes was so powerful that the first emperor could not decide many things in the court.The first emperor could only make decisions on a small part of the affairs, and at that time the Zhongshu Province had no rights. Even though Yu Tingjun was capable, his prime minister was basically useless.

Emperor Chengsheng witnessed all the embarrassment and incompetence of the first emperor. His father was not a mediocre emperor, but was forcibly forced by the four kings and eight princes to become an emperor who could do nothing to the great Zhou.

Therefore, in the 30 years since he ascended the throne, Emperor Chengsheng has been secretly contending with the forces of the four kings and eight princes. Even if he couldn't decide everything at the beginning, he still has everything in the court and the local government. To make it clear.

Even at the beginning, he couldn't make arbitrary decisions on many things, but through the memorials handed over by Zhongshu Sheng, he could learn about the big and small affairs of the court.

In the first 20 years of his accession to the throne, including the last few years when he has been able to make full decisions, he can know all the big and small affairs of the government, whether it is the appointment, dismissal, promotion or relegation of officials, or various local emergencies. It's very clear.

However, only in those two years, that is, the two years when he was most stalemate with the forces of the four kings and eight princes, he had to deal with so many things that he was clear about the affairs of the sea, the center, and the north. He is not very clear about the Lingnan affairs that he is most assured of.

He was very relieved of Lin Hong, and also very relieved of Shen Shu, who succeeded him later, but the few words he had chatted with Lin Hong in the waterside pavilion inevitably caused waves in Emperor Chengsheng's heart.

He is a person who wants to control everything in his own hands, and he can't tolerate things in this world that he doesn't know. He used to care about Lin Hong's leg injury, and he never asked about many things after they came to fruition. But now, Lingnan Things don't seem to be as simple as he thought.

Some things he knew didn't seem to be what he knew.

For example, those lieutenant generals of Lin Hong, they tried their best to kill the man who injured Lin Hong so much that he was disabled for half of his life. As mentioned in the newspaper, is it just that the enemy sent to attack Lin Hong?