[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Xiao Yu went to Huaiyin on an errand, and this errand was personally received from Emperor Chengsheng.Before leaving Beijing, Prince Duan followed Xiao Yu on errands in the East Palace Office.

But this time when Xiao Yu went to Huaiyin, Emperor Chengsheng didn't let King Duan go with him.

Now that the current crown prince is not in the Eastern Palace Office, King Duan naturally can't go to the Eastern Palace Office every day. He didn't have any long-term errands at hand, and organizing the seminar of the Empress Dowager Shen is not considered a serious errand in the court, so King Duan didn't have to go to the early court, let alone this grand court meeting.

But for the matter of the lecture conference, King Duan also got up very early. He had breakfast in his mansion before going out to do business. Hearing what Lin Jian said, he didn't need it, but the journey was too late when he came. Long, he was quite anxious on the road, but when he saw Lin Jian in Xishui camp, he was not in a hurry.

King Duan sat down by himself, smiled and said to Lin Jian: "This king has used it. Commander Lin can do it himself."

Lin Jian was also not as polite as King Duan, as King Duan didn't want breakfast, so he pleaded guilty, ordered tea to be served to King Duan, and then ate his own breakfast.

After dinner, Lin Jian ordered people to withdraw the matter on the case, and then looked at King Duan: "I don't know if Your Highness is here to find a minister, is there anything I need to discuss in detail?"

For this conference, Lin Jian and King Duan have met many times. After all, they were ordered to organize this conference together. The two of them had to discuss and consult together after receiving their respective errands. Otherwise, there would always be something wrong with each other. I don't know.

Not to mention the distance, just two days ago when Lin Jian Xiumu came home, he met Duan Wang once.Lin Jian still thought that the matter had been explained and discussed clearly during that meeting, but he didn't expect that after two or three days, Prince Duan came to Xishuiying to look for him.

Duan Wang didn't talk nonsense, he took out the city defense map rolled up in his clothes and unfolded it, and pointed out the two places he wanted to change to Lin Jian.

Lin Jian glanced at King Duan, and then went to look at the two places on the city defense map that King Duan pointed to. After looking at it, Lin Jian said with a smile, "Where did His Highness find this city defense map?"

Duan Wang said: "Of course it was taken from the soldiers and horses of the five cities. The king went to ask about the case and mentioned the matter of patrolling the city, and they took the city defense map and showed it to the king."

Lin Jian smiled and said: "That's it. I personally arranged this city defense plan, and it is in duplicate. One copy is here for the minister, and the other is for the commander of the five cities' soldiers and horses. This city defense plan is related to the city defense patrol in the capital Confidential, according to the rules, it should not be passed on to the outside world. I have already asked the Commander not to spread the city defense map, and now it seems that the Commander has not listened to the minister."

Lin Jian said this with a smile, but Duan Wang found it harsh.

"Since the city defense is settled, the matter of the city defense patrol is not a secret. If someone has a heart to plan deliberately, it is enough to figure out how to change the defense and patrol the time. This city defense map is not rumored. , there is always a way for those who want to make trouble."

Lin Jian said with a half-smile when he heard the words: "From this point of view, His Highness seems to be very experienced."

"The timing of changing defenses and patrols in this city is clearly written on the city defense map. How to deploy guard posts and secret sentries in the city is also clear on this city defense map. If someone deliberately calculates the time for changing defenses, he will be able to figure it out, but I don't know how the city defense is set up, and it still needs some means to cause chaos, but it's not so easy to succeed."

"But it's different with this city defense map. This map was originally only in the hands of the commander of the minister and Nadu, but now His Highness has taken it from the hands of the commander of the Wucheng soldiers and horses. It is so casually stuffed on the body. How many people have seen it, and I don’t know how many people have seen it in secret, if it is really calculated by someone with a heart, if something happens, His Highness will not be able to get rid of it.”

Duan Wang's expression turned cold for a moment: "Commander Lin suspects that this king is plotting something wrong?"

Lin Jian smiled: "I didn't mean that. I just told Your Highness that it's against the rules for His Highness to take this city defense map from the Commander of the Five Cities Army and Horses."

"The city defense map was taken out, and the people who handled it couldn't identify it. If something really happened, the minister couldn't get rid of it. Even if His Highness has a clear conscience, he can't escape the blame."

Lin Jian's words were blunt, and King Duan also made Lin Jian feel unhappy about what he said. He withdrew his hand from the city defense map and said coldly, "Commander Lin can rest assured. The command took it from the hands of the commander, and did not show it to the second person. Commander Lin’s worries are completely unnecessary. This king can guarantee that not only this king has no such intentions, but even this city defense map will never cause any accidents.”

Lin Jian took advantage of the opportunity to put away the city defense map, and seeing that King Duan had no intention of taking it back, he put it away by himself.

"I already know the purpose of His Highness's visit. There is no need to discuss it in detail. If His Highness wants to change the city defense, I will tell His Highness clearly that this city defense cannot be changed. These recent cases were not about the city defense. If the sect is rampant, The patrols have been strengthened, the city defenses have changed too much, and the two places that His Highness Kuang pointed out need to be protected, and the defense of these two places cannot be reduced."

Lin Jian said indifferently, "Your Highness is concerned about this case. Whether you go to the Five Cities Military Division to inquire, or you have any ideas yourself, this is His Highness's own business. But this is not His Highness's errand. His Highness just needs to organize the lectures The general meeting is enough, and the defense and patrolling of the city should be left to the servants, Your Highness."

"After all, His Highness has only returned to the capital after ten years in Wutai Mountain. He is not very familiar with the affairs of the capital. It is better to let the minister handle it."

Duan Wang hit a wall, but he was not as angry as before.He was angry just now, because Lin Jian misunderstood that he had other plans, but now that he explained clearly, he had a clear conscience, and he had no intention of taking the city defense map anymore, so he just let it go.

When he originally came, he didn't expect to see Lin Jian and he would be able to get things done. He was not very surprised when Lin Jian rejected him straight away. He was not very angry about what he expected. After all, what Lin Jian said , is still reasonable.

"Forget it, since it can't be changed, let Commander Lin deal with it. Anyway, this king himself has something to do. It is Commander Lin's job to deploy and patrol the city, so I won't interfere."

Duan Wang's thoughts turned around, and the hesitation on his face gradually faded. His expression eased, and he didn't intend to leave, but wanted to stay and have a few words with Lin Jian.

"It's just that the king is still a little worried when he sees the current situation in the capital. Commander Lin is in the Xishui camp, and he only returns to the city once in a few days. When he returns, he serves the Duke at the mansion and doesn't go out to socialize very much. The Great Court will talk about the local government affairs of the court, so it may be difficult to listen to the people in the market."

Duan Wang said, "Now that religion is rampant, monks have been killed in the middle of the capital. The case has been found out, and the murderer has also been caught, but this incident has caused panic in the capital. The inspections have been strengthened, but it is still hard to be reassured that people are haunted by ghosts. Besides, some people in the market say that this has never happened in the past few years, so why did it happen this year? The common people say that this year is not good."

Lin Jian pondered what King Duan said, looked at Wang Wen's appearance before sitting in the case, and thought that it was probably a cover for King Duan to come to him with the city defense map, and he still had something to say. If the king doesn't leave, Lin Jian can't chase him away either.

He simply asked Qian Ying to serve some more herbal tea, and asked Qian Ying to bring two cattail fans, one for each of him and Duan Wang.

"The camp is tough, and I didn't use ice here. It's hot, so His Highness will drink some herbal tea to cool off."

King Duan still knew the importance, he wanted to discuss with Lin Jian about the city defense plan, so he didn't bring the chief of the guard with him into the camp, Lin Jian handed him the cattail leaf fan, and he took it with his own hands, but he didn't pay attention to anything , After drinking herbal tea, I waved the cattail fan to fan myself.

"This king has been in the mountains for several years, and he followed the queen mother to serve in front of the Buddha. The queen mother is not luxurious on the mountain, and the summer in the mountains is much cooler than that in the capital. The king has never used ice in the past few years in the mountains. It's very hot in the dog days, and it's nothing more than waving a cattail fan to cool off, it's the same as Commander Lin's here. For this king, this is nothing more than an end."

Lin Jian smiled faintly: "It's hot in summer in the city, and it's not as cool as being in the mountains. If it's not really hard, I'd better use ice to cool it down."

Lin Jian had something in his words, but he didn't wait for King Duan to speak again, and said, "When the Holy Majesty bestowed the marriage on the subject, there was already an imperial decree. There should be no such rumors in the streets and alleys. The Holy Majesty said that this kind of atmosphere is not good. Well, why do you still say such things, Your Highness?"

"If there are such panic-stricken remarks, His Highness should arrest him, or hand them over to the people of Wucheng Bingmasi to deal with them. How can he just let them go and bring these words to his colleagues?"

"Besides, Your Highness is a prince, and he grew up studying with his masters in the upper study room since he was a child. If the times are not good, the common people just talk about it, but His Highness shouldn't take it seriously. If you talk about the past Nothing happened for a few years, but something happened this year, so if this year is not good, it is even more nonsense."

Duan Wang lowered his eyes and smiled: "The duty of Commander Lin, this king has seen it today. The imperial father's imperial decree, this king will certainly remember it in his heart, but the common people talk too much, how can the soldiers and horses of the five cities manage it?" Can it be over? Is it possible to take people into custody? This is impossible. The imperial decree is aimed at enlightenment, and the people are used to discussing it in private, so they can only change it slowly. For a while."

"This is the end of the conversation between the king and Commander Lin. I can't get around the teaching, so I want to discuss it with Commander Lin. After all, this year is indeed not peaceful. I don't know if Commander Lin has received the news. , I heard that the prince is in Huaiyin for disaster relief and flood control, and this matter is not going smoothly."