[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Empress Dowager Shen and Emperor Chengsheng chatted about family affairs, and Emperor Chengsheng pretended not to know Empress Dowager Shen's intentions, and sat with her, drinking tea and chatting.

"What the queen mother said is very true," Chengshengdi said with a smile, "but, although the general is used to protect the country, no general is an object that can be taken at will. If there is no room for use, the general will be There is no need to exist anymore."

"The queen mother has been away from Beijing for ten years, and she hasn't lived in the palace for a long time. She still doesn't understand the situation in the capital. Not to mention the time when the queen mother was there, even in these ten years, the court has never been really stable and harmonious. It's not that the general has crooked ways. It’s these crooked thoughts, which are absorbed by people’s ears and eyes.”

Empress Dowager Shen meant something, and Emperor Chengsheng did not expose Empress Dowager Shen's meaning, but there were many things that should be said and defended.

Empress Dowager Shen smiled when she heard the words, and put the teacup that she had been holding on the table on the table, and the teacup fell with a crisp crackling sound.

Empress Dowager Shen smiled and echoed Cheng Shengdi's words: "Yes, Ai's family has been away from Beijing for ten years. I really don't know how the atmosphere has become like this."

"The rumors in the streets and alleys are full of turmoil, and every word and every word involves the emperor. The emperor acted as if he hadn't heard it. He neither sent anyone to stop it nor paid attention to it. He just let the rumors spread everywhere, causing people to panic. But he wronged those who were loyal to the country."

Emperor Chengsheng lowered his eyes slightly, but did not make a sound.

The Empress Dowager Shen suppressed her smile, and said seriously: "Emperor, the eldest prince's rebellion involved the Mu family and the Jia family. When the country was founded, several families were forced to do this ignorant thing. The emperor has already punished them. Among the twelve families, these are the ones who have been pushy and restless these years, and the rest of them are still law-abiding and follow the rules, and they have not done anything too outrageous."

"The Ai family knows that the emperor has always given clear rewards and punishments, and will not wrong good people. If they have done nothing wrong, the emperor will not do anything to them, but now there are rumors that the intentions are extremely sinister, forcing the emperor to fight with the remaining few The family is against each other, and the remaining county kings and dukes are going to be exterminated. Emperor, if you don't have this heart, you should be at ease, otherwise, how can you make those old officials feel at ease?"

Empress Dowager Shen paused at this point, then sighed, "Since Ai's family has already said this, I'm not afraid to say it more clearly."

"When Ai's family heard those words on their way back, they felt unhappy, and saw that the emperor didn't stop them, and the government didn't come forward to suppress them. If the emperor had any concerns, he asked Yan'er to investigate in private. Only after this investigation did he know , These rumors were actually released by the three boys of the Lin family. The Ai family knew that he was the deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate at the time, and he was also the prince and grand tutor. He was a high-ranking official at a young age, and his title was not low. It's all about clearing the way for him and for the superior of the Lin family!"

"The princes of the counties were all among them, and the one he picked first was the Shen family. The emperor, Shen Shu and his son, Shen Qiao, have been guarding Lingnan for the emperor for these years, and they have some credit. The emperor subdued Lingnan, and finally assisted the emperor to pacify the country. The Shen family was a meritorious minister when they were the first emperor, and now they are even more willing to help the emperor. It has nothing to do with the Ai family, and it's not that the Ai family can't help but watch them being attacked and framed for no reason."

As the Empress Dowager Shen talked, her eyes gradually turned red, her voice lowered, and she became a little sad. Her voice was soft, she sighed three times, and then told Chengsheng Emperor Xuxu about Shen Shu's poor health, and Chengsheng The emperor complained, saying that Shen Qiao had been guarding Lingnan all year round, and Shen Shu and his son could not meet and had to be separated.

Once the old man opened the gate, he couldn't hold back his words. He wanted to intercede for the Shen family before Chengsheng Emperor, and he wanted Chengsheng Emperor to be the master of those counties. Therefore, after the Queen Mother Shen said Shen The matter of the family, and the old story of the four kings and eight princes accompanying the first emperor to fight and sacrifice countless people in the end to pacify the world and establish the Great Zhou.

Empress Dowager Shen was born in a family of four princes and eight princes, and these twelve families are family friends. She grew up listening to the stories of her ancestors, and she is still very familiar with the old things.

In fact, she seldom talked about these old things to Emperor Chengsheng, not to mention the princes, even the powerful officials and families, they all knew about the four princes and eight princes helping the Tai/Zu Emperor to calm down the country.

As the Son of Heaven, Emperor Chengsheng knew it all the more clearly.Empress Dowager Shen is now talking about the old things in the past, but she hopes that Emperor Chengsheng will not forget the meritorious deeds of the four kings and eight princes, and that Emperor Chengsheng will be more considerate of the sacrifices of the year, and will be softer and more sheltered for the princes of the counties and kingdoms.

Emperor Chengsheng was very patient when facing Empress Dowager Shen. In addition, Empress Dowager Shen and Emperor Chengsheng had only returned to Beijing after ten years of separation. After lunch with Empress Dowager Shen, Emperor Chengsheng just left after watching Empress Dowager Shen rest.

Empress Dowager Shen was lying on the couch. She was actually a little tired, but the matter of the Shen family was pending, so she couldn't rest assured, and couldn't fall asleep for a while.

The nanny who was waiting in front of her persuaded Queen Mother Shen to be relieved: "Don't think about it, Queen Mother. The slaves have been listening, and the Queen Mother spoke for the Shen family. The Holy Majesty was not impatient. Instead, he followed the Queen Mother's wishes and did not want to blame the Shen family. Signs. Shen Shizi has always acted/acted cautiously. Didn’t His Royal Highness Duan investigate it in private? The impeachment of Shen Shizi in Master Lin’s memorial is all insignificant and trivial matters. , it's all right."

"The Holy One has always dealt with things impartially, and will never show favoritism."

"Queen Dowager, take it easy. It's been more than half a month since I came back, and the Queen Mother didn't take a good rest. Now that I'm back, let's take advantage of this moment to rest and see what the Holy Majesty means. I won't make any plans in the future." Not too late."

"Even if it doesn't work, isn't there still the King of Beijing County? The King of Beijing County has a good relationship with the Palace of the Prince of Xining County, and there are a few Dukes of the State here. We have an advantage here, and we are not afraid that we will not be able to compete with the Lin family. "

Empress Dowager Shen asked the nanny beside her to rub her forehead, and after a while she said in a low voice, "Of course Aijia knows what you said."

"What kind of person is the emperor, Aijia knows very well. What Aijia worries about is the emperor's thoughts. Why don't you think the emperor stopped the Lin family's disturbing rumors? Don't say anything else, it's because of those rumors It hit the emperor's mind, and clearly expressed what he wanted to say but could not say over the past few years. The emperor used the rumors to test the thoughts of the Ai family, the Shen family, and several county kings and dukes. !"

"The Lin family forced him, and he tolerated the Lin family targeting the Shen family. In his heart, why didn't he use the Lin family to deal with several county kings and dukes?"

"Mr. Zhennan, General Wu'an, you can tell from these titles that he is determined to support the Lin family!"

Empress Dowager Shen narrowed her eyes slightly, "If the emperor really wants to obey Ai's family, why can't he spare some time to visit Ai's family in Wutai Mountain in the past ten years? During the ten years, only letters were sent to Ai's family every ten days. But I have never seen anyone. The emperor said in a letter that he missed Aijia, but he did not seem to take any action. Everyone said that the emperor valued love and righteousness, but in the eyes of Aijia, the emperor was actually very cold."

"If the Ai family hadn't come from this background, they probably wouldn't be alienated from the emperor."

The nurse who was waiting did not dare to answer the Queen Mother Shen's words, and thought for a moment: "The Holy Majesty is busy with state affairs, and he has never been out of Beijing since he took the throne. If the Holy Majesty does not go to Mount Wutai, I think he really can't get away. The Empress Dowager thought carefully, the past For ten years, Wutai Mountain was quiet, but the world was not peaceful. Lingnan was undergoing great changes at that time, and the Holy Majesty only cared about the state affairs, and he did not ignore the Empress Dowager on purpose."

"Forget it," said Empress Dowager Shen, "the emperor was born to the Ai family. It is a good thing that he is diligent and caring for the people. The Ai family won't argue with him. The left and right Ai families are back now. I won't mention the past, just look at the future." Bar."

Empress Dowager Shen let go of her worries, and felt drowsy, she waved away the nurse beside her, told her to put down the bed curtain, and she rested.

Emperor Chengsheng came out of Shou'an Palace and went all the way to Qinzheng Hall. He still had a lot of memorials to read. The Empress Dowager Shen could rest, but he couldn't.

It's just that I'm tired in the afternoon, so it's inevitable that I'm a little mentally ill.

Emperor Chengsheng stretched out his hand and pinched the center of his eyebrows. Thinking about the current situation, he felt a headache, and he could not help but blame Lin Jian in his heart.

He had already told the Lin family that it is not advisable to act too hastily in suppressing the forces of the four kings and eight lords. He has his own pace. If Lin Jian is to be used by him, he must follow his pace and rhythm. Just be consistent.

He was well aware of Lin Jian's temperament, so he had specially instructed him not to make arbitrarily assertive opinions, and to tell him if there was anything to do. He is not unreasonable as an emperor, so naturally he can discuss and act like the elder prince before. You can.

But this time, for some reason, Lin Jian decided to go out of his way, and now the government and the public are in chaos.That was all earlier, since he promulgated the edict to canonize Lin Hong, Lin Jian released some rumors, and then there was the impeachment of Shen Qiao, the court has boiled again.

There are ministers who agree with Lin Liang's impeachment of Shen Qiao, and there are ministers who speak for Shen Qiao. Except for those who are neutral and wait-and-see, the two parties are very quarrelsome.

What's more, the results of the investigation by the Metropolitan Procuratorate have not yet come out, and some people are fishing in troubled waters, which is a mess.

Emperor Chengsheng had to deal with these people every day, and now there was pressure from the Empress Dowager Shen, and the culprit was all on Lin Jian, how could he not complain?

No wonder Lin Hong likes to scold him, this bastard is indeed scolded, Emperor Chengsheng thought.

Lin Liang impeached Shen Qiao, and Emperor Chengsheng ordered the Metropolitan Procuratorate to thoroughly investigate the matter. Even though Lin Jian is the deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he is also part of the Lin family, and he is on the cusp of this crisis. He has to avoid suspicion and must not participate in the case review.

This case attracted the attention of the court, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate acted quickly, and it only took a few days to investigate the matter clearly.