[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Even though this game failed and Shui Rong was in such a predicament, he still looked calm, as gentle and indifferent as usual.

"The purpose of my father's plan in the past was to provoke the relationship between Lin Hong and the Holy Majesty. Back then, Lin Hong was very powerful, and he alone could lead the Lingnan soldiers to compete with the power of the four kings and eight princes appointed by Emperor Tai/Zu. , After the Holy Majesty named him a general, my father had already confirmed the Holy Majesty's will."

Shui Rong said, "Mother, you know that since the time of the first emperor, the royal family has had the intention to contain the power of the four kings and eight princes. It's just that it hasn't been put into action at that time. Even women from these families entered the palace as queens." As a concubine, I have never changed the mind of the late emperor and the sage. Not only my father, but also the fathers of several county kings and state dukes have worked hard on this matter, hoping to dispel the late emperor or the sage. This idea is just a pity, the sons and nephews are unfilial, the reputation of the four kings and eight princes is getting worse and worse, and there are many things that threaten the imperial power. In this way, the emperor's thoughts will never be extinguished in his life."

"When you come to the Holy One, the elders don't have to speculate on the Holy One's mind. If the queen passes away, if the Holy One is to be a successor, he must be selected from our families. The family that is related to us. The Holy Majesty already has an Eldest Prince, and he does not want to have another successor. The Holy Majesty's move is not for the Eldest Prince, but because he can no longer have a son in the middle palace who is related to the four kings and eight princes. Your Majesty favors Concubine Yu Guifei and her son, which shows that your Majesty has made up his mind to clean up the influence of these families."

It was precisely because of understanding this that Shui Chen made the plan, and quickly put it into action after planning properly.

As Shui Chen's only son, Shui Rong was still young when Shui Chen made plans, so naturally he didn't know what Shui Chen was thinking.But then Shui Rong grew up, and Shui Chen's condition became more and more serious. When Shui Rong was serving Shui Chen's hospital bed, Shui Chen realized that his life was not long, so he told Shui Rong about all the old things he had done back then.

From Shui Chen's point of view, what he did should have failed.

Shui Chen's original intention was to sow discord between Lin Hong and Emperor Chengsheng, making Lin Hong mistakenly believe that Emperor Chengsheng feared his reputation in the army, and then sent someone to hurt him after the decisive battle between the two armies obtained the results. Make him a cripple.

Shuichen sent killers to do this, and then arranged various clues, all pointing to Emperor Chengsheng's actions. If Lin Hong is separated from Emperor Chengsheng because of this, then their family of four princes and eight princes will naturally benefit.The battle in the south of the Five Ridges is not over yet, and many places still need to be appeased and recovered. This requires people to do it. At that time, with a little deployment, people on their side can do it, and the people of Emperor Chengsheng will no longer benefit. .

But in the end, Lin Hong and Emperor Chengsheng did not separate because of this.Emperor Chengsheng was busy with other affairs at that time and didn't care about Lingnan affairs. Even Lin Hong's leg injury didn't ask more questions because he cared about Lin Hong's mood, let alone pursue anything. Emperor Chengsheng, even when the craftsman who made the machine for him was killed, he actually endured this matter, and never broke face with Emperor Chengsheng, and he didn't even continue to investigate.

This made Shui Chen very surprised.But although this aspect failed to achieve what Shui Chen wanted, in the end Shen Shu was appointed to take over as the general and went to Lingnan to complete the follow-up tasks. This is the other side that satisfied Shui Chen.

Shui Chen's plan failed to achieve the result he wanted, then this matter may backfire and implicate himself.Shui Chen was a decisive person, he immediately killed the killer, dealt with the follow-up matters, and planned to bury this matter forever, so that no one would find out.

Shui Chen also made it clear to Shui Rong that he has dealt with this matter cleanly, so don't bring it up again in the future.Just because those killers were still useful, they never dealt with them when it was time to deal with them, and even if the incident really happened, Shui Rong didn't have to worry about implicating him and the Prince's Palace of Beijing County.

Shui Chen has already made plans for these things, Shui Rong is still young and can't make the decision, but when he can make the decision, Shui Chen has already arranged everything, and Shui Rong can't change it long ago.

That's why things have come to this point.

Although Shui Chen and Shui Rong are father and son, they are in different situations, so naturally they have different plans and thoughts in their hearts.

Shui Chen planned for the twelve families of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, and for the future of these families, he hoped to dispel the emperor's desire to eliminate these families.If he couldn't dispel the emperor's thoughts, then he would use all his thoughts to make the emperor unavailable and destroy all forces that might threaten the power of their four kings and eight princes' families, such as people like Lin Hong.

But Shui Rong doesn't think so.

Years have changed, time has passed, the twelve families of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, including many families attached to the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, they are no longer what they were when the Tai/Zu Emperor was.At that time, it was a family of meritorious service, but after several generations, can it still be a family of meritorious service forever?

It's like a towering tree soaring into the sky, not to mention whether the root is good or not, but the lush branches will always have some dead branches and leaves. Could it be that for the continuation of the four kings and eight princes' family, even these dead branches Should all the fallen leaves be protected together?If that's the case, not to mention that the dead branches and leaves cannot be kept, even the roots will also be damaged.

With Emperor Chengsheng who wants to make a difference, he will never allow the power of the four princes and eight princes to override the imperial power with one hand.

Any family that violates the law and violates the imperial power will be punished sooner or later.Water soluble is to be protected, but it is not these people that he wants to protect.

He wanted to keep the roots of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes' family from rot, to protect the power of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes' family from being broken up and reorganized by Emperor Chengsheng, and to let the forces of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes' family maintain their own independence instead of submitting to Cheng Sheng. The defeat of the Holy Emperor's men.

They can clean up by themselves, even if Emperor Chengsheng cleans up, Emperor Chengsheng cannot touch their roots.

It was also based on this consideration that Shui Rongcai did not get involved in the rebellion between the First Prince and the Feng family. He wanted to protect the Prince's Mansion in Beijing County for a long time, so he did not participate in these matters.But he couldn't just watch Lin Jian wipe out the forces of the four kings and eight princes. If he just sat by and idly ignored, one day Emperor Chengsheng would support Lin Jian, and Lin Jian's hand would reach out to their Beijing County Prince's Mansion.

He provoked the relationship between Lin Jian and Emperor Chengsheng, instead of the strategy that Shui Chen used back then, he chose the strategy of attacking the heart.A person like Lin Jian has a deep mind, and it is impossible to win his trust by using divisive tactics alone, and the best strategy is to attack his heart.Emperor Chengsheng valued imperial power the most, and he couldn't bear the fact that his majestic son was being used by a young boy to plot against him. Shui Rong figured out this trick from the incident of the eldest prince's rebellion, and wanted to do it slowly.

In the end, he just didn't realize that Lin Jian was planning a series of tricks, and that the matter of the eldest prince was deliberately done by using himself as a bait. At that time, Lin Jian had already been in the dark, leading Emperor Chengsheng to find out what his father did back then, which caught him by surprise.

But fortunately, this matter is not difficult to deal with, Shui Rong took advantage of the situation to plead guilty and returned to the house in a low-key manner to avoid the limelight, but his heart was full of frustration.

This is like playing chess with someone. You have already thought about four or five moves behind you, and you play with full confidence, only to find that the opponent has not only counted your back move, but you have left seven or eight moves left, and finally lead As you finish step by step, before you know it, your army has been defeated.

But after the setback, Shui Rong felt a faint sense of excitement in his heart.This is a chess match, which aroused his competitive heart.

It didn't matter if he didn't win this round, wait for him to hide his strength and bide his time for a while, then he will have a chance to fight again later.

"It's different now."

Zheng Shi said, "In the past, there was an eldest prince, he was the eldest son of Zhonggong. Although Zhonggong came from the Feng family and was not a daughter of the direct line of the four princes and eight princes, the relationship between the Feng family and the princes of several counties is very close. The attitudes of each family, even though there are some daughters who enter the palace as concubines, but either the princesses or the princes are not as good as the eldest prince, and the hearts of each family are still placed on the eldest prince. Others don't know, but I I know, you have always felt that the eldest prince is not good enough, and you have not expressed your opinion on the issue of the eldest prince, and you have not been close to him. It is for this reason that the Holy Majesty trusts you very much. Fortunately, it is like this, so you escaped a catastrophe. "

"But in the current situation, you have to make some choices. The crown prince is obviously united with the Lin family boy. His desire to wipe out these families is by no means less than that of the Holy Majesty, and he is even more determined than the Holy Majesty. Urgent. If you want to keep our roots, you have to find someone to rely on. Just relying on yourself, or our few remaining families, may be in vain in the end."

Zheng Shi can see this, and Shui Rong can naturally see this too.

Frankly speaking, Shui Rong actually feels that Xiao Yu is outstanding among the many princes in his heart. Xiao Yu is actually very suitable to be the prince. After ascending the throne, Shui Rong was also very willing to serve the emperor Xiao Yu.

It's a pity that Xiao Yu's relationship with Lin Jian is too close. He tried to get close to Xiao Yu, but he felt that Xiao Yu treated him coldly and alienated, and had no intention of getting close.Moreover, the relationship between Lin Jian and Xiao Yu is too good. In the future when Xiao Yu ascends the throne, with the matter of the Lin family, what Shui Chen has done will make Xiao Yu distrust him. use his.

Seeing that Shui Rong was silent in thought, Mrs. Zheng slowly said: "The Empress Dowager prayed in front of the Buddha, and the late Emperor was cured from his serious illness. The late Emperor was the son of heaven, and he was blessed by gods and Buddhas, but it can also be seen that the Empress Dowager is deeply connected with Buddha. King Duan After following this example for several years, Concubine Shen's health has gradually improved, and now she looks good, it can be seen that Queen Duan's mother and son are also blessed by gods and Buddhas, and the future is boundless."