[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Lin Jian walked over, Lin Hong and Qiao Shi had already seen him.

Lin Hong urged him: "Why are you dawdling, come in quickly!"

Lin Jian thought, stretching his head out is a knife and retracting his head is also a knife, so he simply received the fine and let it go, so he quickened his pace and entered the flower hall.

He wanted to kneel down in front of Lin Hong to admit his mistakes, but Lin Hong stretched out his hand to stop him just as he bent his knee: "Sit down and talk."

With Lin Jian's dazed effort, Lin Hong raised his hand to help him up, and then Lin Jian was pushed down on the chair by Lin Hong and sat down.

"Father, are you not angry with me?"

Lin Hong glanced at him, and snorted coldly: "If I want to keep getting mad at you brat, I'll be mad at myself to death!"

Lin Hong asked Lin Jian to sit still, he had something to say.

"At first I thought, you can go to Yangzhou to investigate the case, stay away from the capital, and you won't be targeted. If you really don't have time to take care of the military salary in southern Anhui, I can secretly think of a way for you. At that time, the July Festival Right now, your mother and I are very busy, but I don't have time to think about it. I thought you really changed your temper. After you left, I knew something was wrong when you heard the movement in Yangzhou. You are so stubborn. How can you change easily like a donkey?"

Lin Hong sighed and scolded Lin Jian, Qiao Shi was listening, just about to stretch out his hand to tug on Lin Hong's sleeve, but Lin Hong stopped talking and asked about Lin Jian's assassination.

"Our guards came back before you, and repeatedly assured me and your mother that you were not injured. Now that I see you, I have to ask one more question, Xiao Jian, are you really not injured?"

Lin Jian knew that Lin Hong loved him in his heart, so he hurriedly assured Lin Hong that he was not hurt in Yangzhou.

Lin Hong saw that Lin Jian was in good spirits and his hands and feet were agile, and knowing that he was fine, he let go of his heart.

Lin Hong said again: "Although I didn't enter the court, I also know that in the past month, the court has been arguing about your affairs. Some people want the emperor to punish you, some people plead for you, and some people are wise and silent. , It was really lively. You only reported the news that the silver had been shipped to southern Anhui when you walked halfway. It's already in Bai Yi's hands, and it's impossible to ask him to take it out again."

"You sent the money to southern Anhui. You solved Bai Yi's urgent need, but Xiaojian, you put yourself on the cusp of the storm. Let me ask you again, besides asking you to come to the capital, Bai Yi tried to find a way to raise military pay In addition, did you ask you to do other things? Did Bai Yi ask you to do all the disturbances you made in Yangzhou?"

At this point, Lin Jian had nothing to hide.

He confessed: "General Bai only asked me to go to the Ministry of Households to demand military pay. He didn't know anything else. It was all my own idea."

"Father, I have to find a way to stay in the capital. They want to attack Wannan. I can't let them succeed. The Holy Majesty and my father have devoted their lives to it. I can't let them destroy everything lightly."

Lin Hong glanced at Lin Jian with some emotion: "Bai Yi is quite a well-behaved person, and he is a dignified person. If he knows that you have made such nonsense without arrogance, he must regret agreeing to let you go back to the capital. "

Lin Jian rubbed her nose when she heard the words: "General Bai did write a letter to reprimand me. But I have made up my mind, my future is now in the hands of the Holy Majesty, and if General Bai gets angry, he will have nothing to do with me."

Lin Hongding stared at Lin Jian for a long while before saying in a deep voice, "Bai Yi still has his own things to do now, and I'm afraid he can't take care of you anymore. Now that the flood in southern Anhui has subsided, but there are still internal worries, Bai Yi has to deal with them one by one. , and it’s not easy. If you are willing to take responsibility for him in the capital, it will be a good thing for the Southern Anhui Army.”

"Before you came back, the Holy Majesty had secretly summoned me into the palace. The Holy Majesty told me about your thoughts. At a young age, you are full of loyalty, but you have such an unruly temper. The Holy Majesty admires you, and I can't help it." You, these things are up to you, and I will not stop you in the future. But I still have a few words to tell you, and you must keep them in mind."

Lin Hong was serious about the matter, and Lin Jian listened attentively.

Lin Hong let out a breath, and said: "The Holy Majesty wants to cut off the hearts of the four kings and eight lords for a long time. He should have started arranging this matter a few years after Lingnan and Anhui were pacified. But I had an accident on the battlefield. It has been put on hold. Outsiders say that I am willing to be mediocre for ten years because I was discouraged and lost my fighting spirit, but in fact, this is only a trivial reason. More importantly, if my achievements are too strong, it will not be good for me or the Holy One. a good thing."

"I have been in agreement with the emperor and his ministers for several years. The trust between us is as solid as gold, but the light of the firefly is too bright, which will attract people with bad intentions. I have already pacified the south of Lingnan and Anhui. If I get rid of his confidant for the emperor, In the future, if I am the head of the court, even if I am restrained and cautious, it is impossible to guarantee that I will not become the second four kings and eight princes. Da Zhou can no longer emphasize martial arts and despise literature, and the credit for getting rid of the inner troubles for the holy one can only be given to others."

"What's more..." Lin Hong's eyes lightly passed over his thin fur-covered legs, "What's more, I'm not good at walking, and I have more energy than I want to do in many things. Take advantage of the rapid current and retreat bravely, wait for the opportunity, and do it for the Holy One." It is also very good to stabilize Chao Gang in the dark."

Lin Jian's eyes were clear. He got up from the chair, then knelt down beside Lin Hong, stretched out his hand and gently held Lin Hong's hand on his lap: "Father, our Lin family has nothing to do with each other. Father has been born and died for half his life. On the battlefield, I met a group of life-and-death friends. Father has been brilliant and dazzling in half his life, and the credit of cutting off the four princes and eight princes for the Holy One is just icing on the cake, so don't worry about it."

"Father and the Holy Majesty waited for ten years, and I don't know if you have a suitable candidate in your mind, but no matter how suitable, no one will do this matter for ten years, which means no one dares to do it. I am my father's son, but I have few credits and seniority, and I am young, so I just want to do something earth-shattering, so that the world can see how much I am the third young master of the General's Mansion. It's up to you."

"When I finish the job, Haiyan and Heqing will make the Holy Majesty happy, and Dad won't have to stay in the West Garden all day," Lin Jian said in a soft and deep voice, "I know that Dad is a sword in the Holy Majesty's hand." , now the sword box cannot be taken out lightly, but one day, I can be like Dad. When Dad has relieved the burden, then it will be truly at ease."

Lin Hong, who has always believed that men bleed but not tears, and who has always believed that he is a tough guy, was moved by the words of his youngest son.

He felt his heart soften suddenly, as if he was being squeezed by Lin Jian and soaked in lemonade, his heart was sour and astringent.

Of course Lin Hong didn't cry. A tough guy wouldn't cry in front of his son. His eyes were a little red. Of course, he refused to admit that he was moved. He just lied that he was blinded by the wind and sand, and stretched out his hand while rubbing his eyes. He rubbed Lin Jian's head vigorously.

Lin Hong said harshly: "Whatever you want to do, just let go. No one can bully my son, Lin Hong."

"Anything you can't handle, you come back and tell Dad, remember, Dad will always protect you."

Lin Jian laughed: "Thank you dad."

Both Qiao and Lin Jian could see Lin Hong's emotion. On this crisp autumn day, and in the refreshing flower hall at home, where did the wind and sand come from?But the mother and son had a tacit understanding and did not pierce Lin Hong's cover.

Qiao asked Lin Jian to get up and sit down. She waited for the father and son to finish their business, and then told Lin Jian what she had been thinking about.

"Miss Lin went back to Beijing before you. I was thinking about her, so I specially sent someone to Rongguo Mansion to invite her over, only to find out that she was ill. I sent someone to see, and the people of Rongguo Mansion dared not neglect her. It's just that the people who went to see her came back and said that Miss Lin is not in good health. Thinking about it, she must have suffered a lot on the way to Yangzhou and Gusu, right?"

"Xiao Jian, you went all the way to Yangzhou to investigate the case, and it's not good to write letters home. We haven't met Miss Lin, and it's not easy to work her. I heard that the journey is not peaceful. Your father and I will listen to you. If it's not true, please tell us carefully, did Jia Lian make Miss Lin feel wronged along the way?"

When Lin Daiyu was mentioned, Lin Hong's attention was also attracted, and he asked Lin Jian again and again how Lin Ruhai's family property was handled.

Lin Jian explained one by one.

After hearing this, Mrs. Qiao exchanged glances with Lin Hong, and said first, "Xiaojian, that's right. I discussed it with your father, and you are busy too. You have already taken the initiative in this matter. Jia's family should have no objection. You Since we will take care of finding a living for Miss Lin, then your father and I will take care of it for you. Now that Miss Lin is ill and we can't see anyone, we will do our best for her and make this matter right Deal with it. There is Aunt Sun on the left and right in the middle, and it is convenient to ask Miss Lin for her opinion. When she gets well in the future, I will invite her to our West Garden as a guest."

Lin Jian thought for a while, but still said that he had no objection, and let Qiao's decide.

He thought, anyway, his father and his mother were inconvenient to go to Rongguo Mansion, and they couldn't take on or take away the job of visiting patients, so it still had to fall on him in the end.Thinking about it this way, Lin Jian's heart became balanced.

Lin Jian had dinner with Mrs. Lin Hongqiao in the West Garden. In autumn, it got dark earlier. Not long after it got dark, Lin Jian said goodbye to Mrs. Lin Hongqiao, saying that he had something to go out, and that Mrs. Qiao didn't have to give him Stay at the door, and after finishing his work later, he will go back to the General's Mansion to rest.

Mrs. Qiao wanted to ask, but was stopped by Lin Hong. Lin Hong waved Lin Jian away, and after Lin Jian left, Lin Hong said: "Xiao Jian has returned to Beijing, the Holy Majesty must make a decision early. Xiao Jian When Jian goes out at this time, he must have met the Ninth Prince in private. Although these two children are young, they are both exquisite and smart. The Holy Majesty will make a decision tonight, and the imperial decree will be released tomorrow. The Ninth Prince will definitely come tonight when he gets the news Looking for Xiaojian."

"They have important things to do, and you can't ask them if you ask them. In the future, don't ask them."