[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Lin Jian's words reminded Xiao Yu of one thing.

"Shen Qiao did not make any major mistakes in the past few years as General of Lingnan. Compared with Shen Shu, he is somewhat talented. When Lingnan was conquered, due to frequent wars, Lingnan was almost a waste of time. Able to get along with each other reluctantly, Shen Shu ruled in Lingnan for a year or two after resigning as a general, but because of his mediocre talents, there was no effect. After being transferred back, Shen Qiao was ordered to go to Lingnan to guard and coordinate the relationship between the various ethnic groups."

"The eldest son of the Prince's Mansion of Xining County, the grandnephew of the Empress Dowager, this family background is not insignificant. Compared with the children of four princes and eight princes who are either rich or useless, Shen Qiao is already very outstanding. From the aspect of military affairs Look, there is nothing really wrong with him, every year the Ministry of Officials appraises him as excellent, this is a real political achievement."

"Yunxi, you don't know what I said. You have always paid more attention to Lingnan affairs than I do. Shen Qiao has been operating in Lingnan for so many years. Your second brother is the magistrate of Lingnan, so naturally he knows better than us. I I really can't figure it out, you know that if you go to the memorial to impeach him, you will be accused of attacking and framing him, so why bother?"

Xiao Yu couldn't help but think about Lin Jian's motives for doing things. He mused, "Could it be that you did these things because Shen Qiao never continued to employ those lieutenants who followed Zhennan Gong back then, and even suppressed them, so That's why you want to do this?"

After Xiao Yu said this, he felt that his guess was a bit wrong. Based on his understanding of Lin Jian, if Lin Jian wanted to take revenge intentionally, he would never use such a method.

Lin Jian said in a low voice: "Your Highness, my father's leg was injured and he couldn't continue to be a general. Later, the emperor ordered Shen Shu to take over. In this matter, even ordinary people know that my father had subdued Lingnan almost Well, the last one or two years were just used to reconcile the relationship between the various ministries, and slowly reorganize the whole territory of Lingnan. It is not difficult to reorganize the Lingnan army to recuperate, but the biggest Glory is the moment when Lingnan is conquered."

"My father has laid it out for a long time. He fought for several years. This should be the merit he deserved, but he didn't get it in the end. It was Shen Shu who became the last general and won this merit. I don't know who ordered it. When my father was injured, naturally everyone can see that, in this matter, whoever has the most vested interests is the most likely beneficiary."

"From this point of view, the Holy Majesty is the least likely to do anything. The Holy Majesty valued my father so much at that time. At that time, the Holy Majesty had to deal with many affairs in the court. It is impossible to do such a thing to my father. It will hurt my father. It is not beneficial to the Holy Majesty. After all, at that time, the Holy Majesty did not like to use the generals of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes as the main general. After my father was injured, the Holy Majesty had no choice but to use Shen Shu. From this point of view, It is very likely that the people of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes did this thing, and then benefited from the position, and they won the merits and glory."

"At that time, there were only a few people who were capable of doing this. I asked my second brother to play the impeachment of Shen Qiao. First, to confuse the public and distract their attention. Second, it was also to test Shen Qiao. I want to see Let's see if the Metropolitan Procuratorate can find out anything."

Xiao Yu stared into Lin Jian's eyes and said, "Yunxi, you never make mistakes easily. You haven't made mistakes in anything in the three years in southern Anhui, but you have made mistakes a few times in the nearly one year in the capital, but they were all intentional." For that. Now you are doing this on purpose, right?"

Already drunk, Lin Jian was full of stamina, the more he drank, the more he became sober, but he was not drunk, but the strength of the alcohol made him sweat profusely.

Lin Jian didn't have a clean handkerchief either. Seeing that the cuffs of the thin shirt he changed into today were clean, he held the shackles and raised his hand to wipe off the sweat from his forehead. Then he looked at Xiao Yu and smiled calmly: " Yes, I did it on purpose."

Lin Jian admitted frankly: "As the deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, if you knowingly make mistakes on purpose, you will definitely be dismissed. This deputy capital censor is certainly good, and he will be promoted in the future if he does a good job, but Your Highness, what I will do next For those things I have done, I will not be able to complete them even if I have achieved the title of Six Books and a Bachelor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

"In today's Great Zhou Dynasty, the civil servants are weak. If they don't dare to cross the boundary, they can't do great things. They can't even do what they are supposed to do. I am a civil servant, and I can't do great things. In this situation, the Holy Majesty wants It’s the same for me when I make a big decision. The Holy One trusts me, so I naturally have to do it well. I’m a person who hasn’t passed the exam, and it’s already favored by the Holy One to be promoted to Yushi. Okay, you can't always rely on the trust of the Holy One to mess around. I am like this, I can't be a Shangshu and a scholar."

Xiao Yu's heart twitched: "Do you want to lead troops?"

Lin Jian laughed: "I won't go back to southern Anhui to lead troops."

Xiao Yu glanced at Lin Jian silently, and said, "Shui Rong was dismissed, and the commander of the Gyeonggi garrison camp has become vacant. Father and Emperor wholeheartedly want to compensate Zhennan Gong, and feel that you have also suffered some grievances. If I go to mention something, This post is presumably yours. But right now, this public case is in full swing in the capital, in order to avoid someone taking advantage of this incident to impeach you, your appointment will have to wait for the limelight to pass before you can decide."

Lin Jian smiled noncommittally, but did not answer Xiao Yu's words.

Xiao Yu hesitated to speak for several times, but he didn't come out of his mouth. At this moment, Xiao Yu couldn't help but say: "Yunxi, you take the impeachment of Shen Qiao from Shangzuo, Shen Qiao For this reason, I will definitely hate you and your second brother. This incident will definitely implicate the Shen family. I am afraid that the Queen Mother will pay attention to you if there are constant disturbances in the future. From now on, I am afraid that there will be no peace gone."

On the small table was the tea brought in by the jailer so kindly. Xiao Yu was so drunk that he felt better after drinking half a pot of hot tea. He was also sweating profusely. He wiped the sweat with his cuff very boldly, and he never did that. He just took out his sweat towel and wiped it twice before putting it back.

In fact, Xiao Yu's inner shirt was already soaked/drenched in hot sweat, and he didn't pay attention to it. After all this time, when the draft in the prison passed, he felt more comfortable, but his body was covered in hot sweat and suddenly cold I'm in a cold sweat.

Lin Jian still laughed when he heard Xiao Yu's words: "Your Highness, let's talk about the present instead of the future. I just don't target Shen Qiao. Does the Shen family not hate me?"

"At present, the Holy Majesty has announced all the things that have been found out in this public case. Even if there is no evidence, Shui Rong and the Shen family can't explain clearly. All these things that Shui Chen has done are very beneficial to Shen Shu. If you say that Shen Shu doesn't know Love, who would believe it? Shui Rong is Shui Chen's parent and son, if you say that Shui Rong doesn't know about it, who would believe it?"

"Let's not talk about the personal grievances between my two families, but in the future, sooner or later, the Prince's Mansion of Xining County will be subordinated to the Holy Majesty. If they still insist on the honor of founding the country, then I will not be able to avoid them."

Lin Jian was still smiling, but the words he said were sharper than the knife, "Not to mention me, even Your Highness can't get around the Shen family, the Queen Mother, or King Duan. The same is true for the Holy Majesty. "

Lin Jian didn't say a word, he believed that Xiao Yu understood better than him, and also understood better than him.

From ancient times to the present, reforms have been like this.If you want to reform, you must go through a big change. Only after a big fission can you reorganize the order and regain the desired situation.

Hearing the word Duan Wang from Lin Jian's mouth, Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, and smelling the heavy alcohol smell still floating in the prison, he said softly: "Not long after Duan Wang came back, he bought a banquet in his mansion, please He also said a few words to me, saying that he hadn’t returned to the capital for a long time, and he was unfamiliar with the brothers. As an older brother, he should get closer to the brothers. He also said Please, my prince, take care of him more in the future."

"After a few days, the father said that he would arrange an errand for him. He said that he was unfamiliar with ten years and was not familiar with the affairs of the court. Do some errands, and when the experience is almost done, I will send him some errands alone. Now, he is in my Eastern Palace Office every day. He is hardworking and studious, but it is the same as when I was a child. I always feel awkward when I look at him. Why? They can't even get close."

It is really fate that people are together.Xiao Yu felt that he and Duan Wang were destined to be brothers, but they just didn't have the destiny to get close.One was ranked fifth and the other was ranked ninth. They were originally separated by ages and belonged to different camps. Since he was a child, he couldn't get close to him, the fifth brother. He always felt that his temper was out of tune. That's it.

Speaking of which, he and Lin Jian were not destined to be brothers, but they got along closer than brothers. The two fought every day when they were young, and plotted schemes together when they grew up. It can be seen that the fate is very mysterious and strange.

Xiao Yu was thinking about those things for a moment, Lin Jian's expression turned cold after hearing these words, and then he looked at Xiao Yu with a half-smile.

Lin Jian said softly: "Your Highness thinks, why does Prince Duan insist on going to His Highness to practice?"

"Are there still few places in the court where King Duan can practice and do business?"

Lin Jian lowered his eyes slightly, but there was still an unfathomable smile in his eyes, and he spoke in a softer voice, as if he was speaking for Xiao Yu, but also for himself.

"The late emperor was seriously ill. The queen mother knelt down in front of the Buddha for a night, and the late emperor gradually recovered. Concubine Shen was seriously ill. King Duan begged before the Buddha, and concubine Shen gradually recovered. Why did the Buddha favor the queen mother and king Duan so much? ? What do they ask the Buddha to answer? This is probably what the Buddhists call a person with a deep connection with the Buddha?"