[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

The effect of the medicine on Chengshengdi's body could not last for too long. After feeling a dull pain in his heart, Chengshengdi stood up.

He and Queen Mother Shen had nothing to say, and there was no point in staying any longer.

When Emperor Chengsheng left Shou'an Palace, he ordered Deping to surround Shou'an Palace and Concubine Shen's Palace with the people he had already prepared. People in the palace are also not allowed to enter and leave at will, the palace is heavily guarded, and everything is under the control of Emperor Chengsheng and the empress.

After Emperor Chengsheng left Shou'an Palace/inner hall, the nanny who was sent down by Empress Dowager Shen earlier came to the hall again, and told Empress Dowager Shen about the siege outside the palace.

Empress Dowager Shen was silent for a while, before she said in a low voice: "It is indeed different from what the Ai family thinks now. It seems that the Ai family still underestimated the Lin family."

Lin Hong was born a few years ago and became the most powerful general under Emperor Chengsheng. When he was named a general for Emperor Chengsheng to regain Lingnan .

Lin Hong became Emperor Chengsheng's right-hand man and even his confidant, and since Emperor Chengsheng had someone he could use, he no longer had to rely on generals from the four kings and eight males. Then, one day in the future, Emperor Chengsheng Then we can start to weaken the power of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes.

This is not good news for the four kings and eight males.

Regarding the matter of Lin Hong's leg injury, the cooperation between the Shen family and the Prince's Mansion of Beijing County was seamless and perfect, and the plan went smoothly.

Then Empress Dowager Shen went to Mount Wutai and began to cultivate her own influence. She pretended to be a member of Ruojiao, and asked Duan Wang to contact him privately. Zhou held it in his hand and sent it to King Duan.

In order to be able to suppress the Lin family, Empress Dowager Shen ordered people to create chaos in Lingnan, and ordered Lin Hong's old generals to be arrested to Lingnan. This was to contain Lin Hong.

The lecture conference was deliberately organized by her.It is to send the thugs she cultivated to justifiably send them to the capital to create chaos.

She deliberately wanted to leave the palace in the evening to see the venue of the lecture conference, because she knew that the thugs of the Rushi sect would be in trouble at that time, and she deliberately wanted to take all the family members out, her purpose was to create chaos, It is necessary to open a gap in the heavily guarded Miyagi.

How did Lin Daiyu's clothes leak out?Why do people who teach in this way keep staring at Lin Daiyu and the General's Mansion?This is naturally the masterpiece of her Queen Mother Shen.

Empress Dowager Shen originally thought well, she kept many female family members in the palace, and called people to Shou'an Palace every few days to chant scriptures and pray for blessings in her Buddhist hall, all these actions were for the disturbance/turmoil of that night getting ready.

The thugs who taught in this way killed those civil servants, and it was also at her instruction. The purpose was to make Emperor Chengsheng unusable, and then fill in some people from the four kings and eight princes, and fill in some new people. In the future, King Duan will ascend the throne. Naturally, it is better to handle it.

In order to deal with the Lin family, the Empress Dowager Shen spent a lot of time thinking. She knew that Lin Jian was quite cunning and shrewd, but she didn't dare to do anything with him. .

Therefore, Queen Mother Shen put her mind on Lin Daiyu.

She made people arrest Qi Yao and his family just to get Lin Daiyu's handle from Qi Yao, in case of emergency.

Originally, according to the Empress Dowager Shen's plan, if those people stared at Lin Daiyu that night, they should have injured her. Afterwards, the palace city fell, and she held the lives of these female relatives in her hands, so it was logical Some people elected Duan Wang to the throne.

Of course, some of these many plans and actions were ordered by the Empress Dowager Shen, and some were done by her and the people under Duan Wang's subordinates.Others were done by the Zheng family, the Shen family, and even people from the Prince's Mansion in Beijing County.

This is a plan that lasted ten years or even longer. In the planning of the Empress Dowager Shen, she thought of everything and calculated it. There are these people around her who plan together. The Empress Dowager Shen feels that things should not be done. Failure.

But in the end, she still underestimated the abilities of the Lin family and Lin Jian.

Many of her plans were carried out smoothly, but the result was greatly unsatisfactory.

Seeing that the nanny who had served her for many years was looking at her worriedly, the Empress Dowager Shen said lightly: "The matter has come to this point, there is no need to say any more. The emperor knows everything about success and defeat, so it is up to him how to deal with it." How to deal with it. The Ai family can't worry about it anymore."

In order to show off in front of everyone, Emperor Chengsheng knelt down in Fengxian Hall for seven days, and she also knelt in the Buddhist hall for a long time, making her body tired.Now there is no need to put on a show, and you simply need to eat and use what you want, so you just order people to do it.

Whether Emperor Chengsheng wants to confine her or deal with her, she doesn't want to treat herself badly.

Empress Dowager Shen regained her energy, and said to the nanny beside her: "Aijia and Yan'er are not going to be successful. But the emperor is not sure of winning. They thought that Aijia didn't know about it, but in fact, Aijia knew it a long time ago. Now, Lin Hong and Qiao's are not in the mansion at all, they are in Lingnan."

"Does the emperor think the matter is over like this? How can it be so easy."

Empress Dowager Shen seemed to put life and death aside, she knew that she was on the verge of failure, but she still had a trick at hand, and she would have to fight again to know who would win.

Lin Jian stayed in the palace for two days and two nights before returning to the General's Mansion.

When Lin Jian was in the palace, he sent news to the mansion. Although Lin Daiyu didn't know the specific situation, she still knew the general situation.

As soon as Lin Jian came back, after he tidied up, the two of them sat together under the lamp and talked.

"Husband, is Your Majesty still in good health?"

Lin Jian sighed, and said, "The Holy Majesty still has toxins on his body, so he can barely hold it. However, according to Lu Yuan's judgment, he can only last for two or three months at most, and any more will be a torture to the Holy Majesty. Why not?" Let it be as it is."

Lin Daiyu looked at Lin Jian's thin face, her heart ached, and her voice softened a lot. She sighed with Lin Jian: "Why is the Queen Mother so cruel? This plan is all for the sake of King Duan, but how can she treat the Holy Spirit?" How about such a heavy hand? Tiger poison doesn’t even eat children.”

Lin Daiyu asked what happened from Lin Jian's mouth, and knew about the management of Empress Dowager Shen in the past few years, and deeply felt that Empress Dowager Shen's scheming was too deep.

Lin Jian's eyes turned cold: "They only see the interests of the country, how can they care about the blood and family? Don't say that the poison of a tiger does not eat its children. The Queen Mother can even plot against the late emperor. What else can't be done by her?" What about the matter?"

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips for a while, and then asked Lin Jian: "What will the Holy Majesty do when this matter comes out? It's never easy for everyone to know about this secret matter in the palace. But the Queen Mother has arranged such a big situation, and there are so many people involved. It must be not easy to be lenient. The Holy Spirit has the idea of ​​purging the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, and this time the people involved are all members of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes. This is actually a very good opportunity."

Lin Jian said: "Tomorrow, when the court meeting is held, the Holy Majesty will issue a decree. Tell all the ministers and the world what happened before and after."

"The Holy Majesty also knows that this is a secret story of the palace. If it is spread and the world knows it, it will inevitably lead to discussions in the streets and alleys, saying that the royal family is so bad, and such a thing happened. But the Holy Majesty has always been open and aboveboard, and this incident The involvement is too big, if you don’t make it clear to the world, there will be hidden dangers in the future. The Holy Majesty said that a person like the Empress Dowager who has a lack of virtue, her portrait will not be eligible to hang in the Fengxian Hall for future generations to pay homage to. The crime of the Empress Dowager, It must be determined by the law. Ding is Ding Mao is Mao, whatever happens."

Thinking about the situation when Emperor Chengsheng said these words to him, Lin Jian couldn't help sighing, "The Holy Majesty said that even if the Empress Dowager treats him so cruelly, he will not kill the Empress Dowager. There has been no such reason since ancient times. It can't be dealt with, and it won't take the Queen Mother's life. At the beginning when the eldest prince conspired against him, the Holy Majesty did not kill the eldest prince. Naturally, the Empress Dowager had a proper arrangement, but it is always inappropriate for the royal family to kill each other. The Holy Majesty did not want to take the burden. Fame, with the name of forgiveness, the hearts of the people of the world can be gathered together, which will be helpful for the crown prince's ascension to the throne."

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu listened carefully to Lin Jian's words for a long while, and then said with emotion: "The Holy Majesty has a far-reaching thought, which is really admirable. Who knows that the most difficult thing in this world is to repay grievances with kindness. This move by the Holy Majesty will make everyone in the world feel grateful. "

Lin Daiyu sighed with Lin Jian a few times, and then asked him: "Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coming back?"

Lin Jian nodded: "The news has already been sent to Huaiyin. His Royal Highness should be back tomorrow."

Lin Daiyu said softly: "I have been to the Prince's Mansion yesterday. The Crown Princess is more haggard than before, but she is in good spirits."

Right now, Lin Jian and Lin Daiyu were quite uncomfortable about this matter, but when it comes to the prince's state of mind at this moment, it is absolutely incomparable.

The prince must be extremely heartbroken that his biological grandmother poisoned his biological father.

Empress Dowager Shen and the crown prince have never been very close, they just maintain the superficial friendship between grandparents and grandchildren. What really makes the crown prince heartbroken is the poison on Emperor Chengsheng.

This poison made the prince's ascension to the throne a matter of sight.

This also means that Emperor Chengsheng's time to accompany the crown prince and queen is only the two or three months before him.

Lin Jian didn't even dare to think about what would happen if this matter was left on him.

For the crown prince, besides the empress, the person who loves him the most in this world is Emperor Chengsheng.

The prince rushed back to the capital as scheduled the next day.

He didn't even have time to rest, so he dragged his body that had not fully recovered from his illness and went into the palace with the princess.

At that time, it was not yet dawn, and the court meeting had not yet started, the Qinzheng Hall was brightly lit, and the Empress and Prime Minister Yu were waiting in front of Emperor Chengsheng.

When the prince entered the inner hall, his eyes were red when he saw Emperor Chengsheng, but he didn't cry, he forcibly held back his tears.

When Emperor Chengsheng saw the prince coming back, his eyes lit up. After the prince saluted him and the queen, he hurriedly called people up: "Just come back. Just come back."

"I am asking your grandfather to draw up an edict, and you should listen to it together. After writing it, you will go to court with me. After the imperial edict is promulgated, I will order the Ministry of Rites to choose an auspicious day, and you will be enthroned as emperor. I can rest assured to recuperate."

The prince agreed with tears.

Since Emperor Chengsheng had made a decision, he dealt with the matter swiftly and resolutely.

The decree was announced at the court meeting, and within an hour, the decree spread from the capital and spread to various prefectures and counties in Da Zhou.

The empress dowager colluded with the family of the four kings and eight princes to conspire against each other. This was a more serious matter than the rebellion of the eldest prince last year and not long ago and the case of teaching thugs to rebel.

Under the instruction of Emperor Chengsheng, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple, Criminal Department and other yamen are also extremely efficient. After the evidence is obtained, all the people involved in the Beijing County Palace, Nan'an County Palace, and Xining County Palace are all involved. Sent to prison, awaiting judgment.

These four county kings had accidents within one or two years, and the titles left by their ancestors were naturally deprived by Emperor Chengsheng, and all the people in the house had to be dealt with.Those eight princes, Ning Guogong and Rong Guogong disappeared in the first prince's rebellion, and one or two princes were implicated in that matter, and several princes were also implicated in the empress dowager's matter. The four princes and eight princes are the only ones who are guarding in southern Anhui, Xiu Guogong and Shan Guogong.

Since Xiu Guogong and Shan Guogong went to southern Anhui with their families a few years ago, they have never had any close contact with these county princes and Guogong's mansions in the capital. Section [-] is about communication, but in what these people did, they never participated in it. When this happened, they were preserved and were not involved in it.

Emperor Chengsheng didn't want the life of Empress Dowager Shen, so he surrounded a courtyard and imprisoned Empress Dowager Shen. He sent heavy soldiers to guard the front and back, and then severely investigated and punished Shen's family.

Emperor Chengsheng was murdered by his own mother, but he repaid his grievances with virtue and did not take his mother's life. This won high praise from the common people. If there is too much publicity, there will always be some people who can't turn the corner for a while, benevolence, righteousness and filial piety are dominant, and Emperor Chengsheng is like this, but he has won the hearts of the people.

As a result, he was strictly investigating and punishing the Shen family, so no one said anything.

Since Shen's family was to be investigated, the first to bear the brunt were Xining County King Shen Shu and his eldest son Shen Qiao.

Shen Shuhao said that the actions of the Empress Dowager Shen are there, and his actions may not be clean, and he can just order the people from the punishment department to lock him up and take him back to the prison for strict interrogation.

But Shen Qiao was far away in Lingnan, so he had to send someone to arrest Shen Qiao first, and then escort him back to the capital before he could be sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for strict interrogation.

The imperial decree to dismiss Shen Qiao has been sent to Lingnan, and the post of Lingnan General will be temporarily replaced by Shen Qiao's deputy general.

Emperor Chengsheng ordered hundreds of soldiers who went to escort them back to the capital within eight days in order to avoid more troubles.

The time was already very tight, and he had to travel day and night to go back and forth from Lingnan to the capital within eight days. Emperor Chengsheng took every precaution because he was afraid of accidents, but in the end, accidents happened.