[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Lin Jian shook the empty teacup, motioning for Qian Ying to pour tea for him.

After the tea was filled, Lin Jian held the teacup on his nose and shook it gently, the tea in the cup slightly rippling.

Lin Jian smelled the fragrance of elegant tea, and gently blew away the hot air from his nostrils before putting down the teacup and saying, "If the military pay goes to southern Anhui, it will be no big deal there. I can handle everything. I'm not worried about him, nor about Wannan. Life was difficult in the past, and it's difficult now, but from now on, due to the changes in the situation between North Korea and China, General Bai will have to deal with more things."

"Your Highness knows that I stay in the capital to keep southern Anhui. I will not let the matter of moving borders and banning the sea come true. Most of the people who made this suggestion are from the four princes and eight princes. I have chosen to take this road , Both public and private want to eliminate their influence, so I won’t be able to go back for a long time.”

Lin Jian lowered his eyes slightly, and gently rubbed the calluses on the tiger's mouth of his left hand with his right hand, "The general of the Qianfeng Battalion no longer kills the enemy in the front, but stays in the capital to be the censor of the capital procuratorate, so what else does this general have?" What is the use? A country cannot be without a king for a day, and naturally there cannot be no generals who have left the camp for a long time in the military camp. Since we are not leading troops to fight now, we can only abandon them first."

Xiao Yu took a deep look at Lin Jian: "I understand."

"You are still the same this time as last time. Last time, you made a plan and asked your father to punish you to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. You will be demoted and promoted. This time, you have made a plan and let your father take your real position in the Southern Anhui Army. After all Last time the emperor protected you like that, which made them dissatisfied. This time, they will be really happy if you really get rid of your errand and cut off your way back to Wannan. Temporarily appease one or two."

Lin Jian said: "There are lieutenants in the battalion who can replace me. They are my good brothers who have lived through life and death. They are my life-and-death friends. No matter whoever the forward battalion is in the hands of, I can rest assured. Those people are against each other, and they also think that the job in the Southern Anhui Army is inappropriate, so when it's time to let go, they will naturally let go. Besides, it's no pity that this job can be resealed as soon as it is dismissed."

The night wind suddenly blew up, and the heat on Xiao Yu's body had long been dissipated. After drinking a few sips of hot tea, he still felt unwarmed, but after being blown by the chilly autumn wind, he felt a little cold again, so he leaned on the back of the chair. He picked up the pure black cloak on his body and put it on.

"You have been operating in southern Anhui for three years, and you are in charge of two to three thousand people. You have the position of marquis, and you have a brave general appointed by your father. The experience of coming out, you can't get rid of their relationship. Those people have attacked you, so why not attack Wannan?"

Xiao Yu said, "They can't touch Lingnan, but your foundation in Wannan is not as deep as that of Old General Lin in Lingnan. The background of these people in Wannan is also messy. If they have the heart, they will slowly infiltrate. At that time, we will cooperate with the court, the inside, and the outside. Even if this matter of moving the border and banning the sea cannot be accomplished, a force will be born to oppose you. It may even manipulate the affairs of the southern Anhui army. Bai Yi's life will still be difficult."

Lin Jian listened to Xiao Yu's words, and suddenly smiled.

Xiao Yuqi said, "What are you laughing at? Am I wrong?"

Lin Jian smiled and said, "It's not wrong, it's just that His Highness is talking about this situation."

"In principle, the generals stationed abroad do not interfere in local political affairs, let alone in North Korea-China affairs. Generally speaking, they will not easily take sides in political affairs. However, if the positions of the officials in the DPRK and China are different, there will always be camps. If you can win over One or two generals, it will be a little help when they are promoted and returned to the court in the future. General Bai is the most disciplined person, he never pays attention to these things, otherwise the military salary would not be in arrears for so long."

Lin Jian stretched out his finger and pointed to the southwest, and said with a smile on his lips, "The Rongguo Mansion has asked for an order to marry the third girl from their mansion to Haijiang. Isn't General Bai still unmarried? They want to take this one Allotment to General Bai. It is necessary to infiltrate from the outside, but it is also necessary to win over people close to you."

"The Jia family really went all out. They took the initiative to ask for marriage. It just so happened that the Holy Majesty still remembered that General Bai was nearly [-] years old and hadn't married yet, so he agreed. The wedding date has been set. Soon, the three girls in the house will be married." Set off, go to southern Anhui to marry General Bai."

To the southwest of Xiaoxiang Pavilion is Qiushuangzhai.Those who live in it are Tanchun.

Xiao Yu knew that the Jia family wanted to allocate Jia Tanchun to Lin Jian not long ago, and now hearing this, he couldn't help saying coldly: "This Jia family is really going to be able to adapt to the wind."

"Xiao Jian, you knew about this beforehand, so why did you let them succeed? Could it be that this is what the emperor meant?"

Lin Jian laughed: "Your Highness, His Majesty takes care of everything every day, why does he always pay attention to these trivial matters? This is actually not a bad thing."

"Your Highness thought, we can use their people, why wouldn't they think of using ours? They want to use their in-laws to win over General Bai, so let them do it. In this way, they can also take this opportunity to break into their inner circle. .”

Lin Jian raised his eyebrows in the direction of Qiu Shuangzhai, then narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "The third girl in this house is not someone who waits for others. She is not the kind who waits to be manipulated by others. Man, I'm afraid this mansion will be in a good mood again. But even though she is a woman, she left Jia's mansion and went to southern Anhui, and after seeing the vast world outside, she may not be willing to listen to the people in their mansion."

"As the saying goes, the sky is high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide for fish to leap. General Bai is older than her. Could it be that he can't control a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl? If he tames this third girl, it will be a bad thing." Good thing."

Hearing what he said, Xiao Yu also understood that there would be many variables in the future. At this point, he understood Lin Jian's plan, and said, "Your thoughts are twists and turns. If I hadn't come to ask you tonight, I would never have thought of you." The plan has come to this point. Let me ask you, even if the Jia family asks for a marriage, the emperor is happy to see it succeed, but Bai Yi agrees without saying a word, did you get through with him beforehand?"

Lin Jian nodded with a smile.

"General Bai's heart is for the imperial court, and the Holy Majesty's thoughts cannot be hidden from him. If this matter does not involve him, it will be fine. I can deal with everything in the capital, but they have extended their hands to southern Anhui, so I have to ask Bai The general cooperated with the Holy Majesty and me."

Xiao Yu didn't speak again after hearing the words.He drank the warm tea in the teacup in one gulp, then got up and paced back and forth.

He didn't speak, and Lin Jian didn't disturb his meditation, just sat there quietly and continued to look at the bright moon in the sky.

Xiao Yu thought about it for a while, then turned his eyes to look at Lin Jian. Seeing that Lin Jian still had a calm and relaxed look on his face, he walked over and said in a low voice: "This matter is far from over. According to what you said, Now it’s just the beginning.”

"Xiao Jian, do you have other plans in mind?"

Lin Jian laughed. He reached out and dipped his index finger into the cold tea in the teacup, and then wrote four words squarely on the small table.

"Use your body as bait."

Before the water was dry, Xiao Yu recognized these words and read them in a low voice. After Lin Jian erased the four words with his hand, he turned around and sat down, and asked Lin Jian in a low voice : "What is the solution to this plan? Xiaojian, what do you want to do?"

Lin Jian did not answer Xiao Yu's words directly, but only smiled and said, "Your Highness, the heir apparent in Dongping County King Mu Shi's mansion has been decided. Not long ago, he personally submitted a petition to seal the son of the most beloved concubine wife in his mansion." .After the decree was made two days ago, the prince of the county prince's mansion will be settled."

"The choice of the son of his family has not been decided for a long time. The reason is that he is indecisive, hesitant, and hesitant to make up his mind. This time he personally put forward the proposal, and the Holy Majesty naturally has no reason not to refuse it. But he decided at this time. For the next son, the timing we are looking for really makes people have to think a little bit more. Sure enough, only a few days later, the day before yesterday, someone from the Imperial Academy played again, asking the sage to establish a prince early, so as to reassure the government and the public."

"This man is also very courageous. He talked about the affairs of the Dongping County Prince's Mansion. Although the words are cryptic, the meaning is very clear. Today's Dongping County Prince's Mansion is calm and calm, because the crown prince has been established. Now, please The voice of the Holy Majesty to establish a prince is also getting louder."

"I think this time, the crown prince has to make a decision. His Majesty doesn't seem to have any intention of procrastinating."

"It's just that the situation here at the Holy Majesty's place is not the same as that of the Dongping County Prince's Mansion. Mu Shi has no son under his knees, and the position of the son is all contending for the position of the son. But the eldest prince is the son of the main palace. Even if the empress dies early, the eldest prince is the eldest son , he is a prince, and it is a matter of course that people want."

Lin Jian's words seemed to touch Xiao Yu's mind. When he heard the word "Eldest Prince", his brows twitched slightly, and when he heard Lin Jian say that it is a matter of course for the Elder Prince to be a prince, Xiao Yu's heart twitched slightly, and he had something to say. want to say.

As a result, Xiao Yu raised his eyes and was about to speak. Out of the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the courtyard house behind him, but seeing a few lights in the dark room, he swallowed back what he wanted to say, and immediately got up and said The back hood is on.

"Xiaojian, this is really not the place to talk. It's getting late, since I've already asked what I should ask, I'll go back first, let's talk about these things later."

Xiao Yu got up suddenly, and when he stood up to speak, he kept looking at the courtyard house behind him. Lin Jian also stood up and followed Xiao Yu's line of sight, only to realize that the light was turned on in Lin Daiyu's house.

He didn't stop Xiao Yu, nodded and smiled and said, "That's fine. It's just that I don't say these things tonight, and there is no need to say them again in the future. Anyway, tomorrow will be decided by the court. What is my plan in mind, Your Highness." I'll see."

Xiao Yu had already got up, so he didn't want to tell Lin Jian about this. He took out a palm-sized mahogany brocade box from his sleeve and handed it to Lin Jian, and a laughing voice came from under the hood: "This time going to Tongzhou, it's really I saw a very interesting thing. I thought it was quite suitable for what you are doing now. I brought some back for you. The usage is all attached inside, and you can understand it when you open it."

Lin Jian couldn't guess what Xiao Yu sent, so he opened the brocade box and glanced at it, roughly scanning the small note inside, Lin Jian himself laughed, and turned around to look at Lin Daiyu's room , turned his head to look at Xiao Yu and smiled, and bowed solemnly to Xiao Yu to thank him.

"Your Highness really has a heart. When I succeed, I will definitely prepare a generous gift to thank Your Highness for helping me."