The eldest brother of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

When Rong Mingqian went to court, he felt a headache.

He has made up his mind to resign. It is not easy to be an official in the frontier, especially during his term of office, he is too ostentatious and has offended many people. If this official continues, it will be detrimental to future generations.But at this time, his aunt and nephew were checking taxes.So he resigned like this, it seems like a guilty conscience.

In fact, among this group of people, he may be the least guilty.

But in this situation, can he blame Lin Mo?He has seen a lot of things that officials from all over the country cheated and hid for personal gain, and personally dealt with a few of them. If things go on like this, it will really damage the foundation of the country.And Lin Mo's vigorous and resolute actions this time can be regarded as honoring his ancestors.

Therefore, not only can Rong Mingqian not blame Lin Mo for ruining his plan, but he also has to give his full support, personally sending the account book to the Ministry of Accounts for discussion, and when he was hired by the emperor, he was also thorough and thorough, explaining what happened in Shandong in recent years. , The money used, the new population, and the taxes collected were all explained one by one, so that the emperor gave him two teas, and the other debriefers hated their teeth.

There is no way, Rong Mingqian has a breeze in his sleeves, and everyone in the court knows that when the old general Bai returned to his hometown, he rarely met a man who became an official and became poorer and poorer. He hit it off and betrothed his daughter to him.The second girl Bai has a generous dowry and is good at taking care of housework. As soon as she married, she bought a good farm in a fertile land. The in-laws were happy to see her, so they simply gave her the keys to the warehouse, and asked her to take care of the family's accounts, letting Rong Mingqian completely let go , so as not to make the Rong family poor.

When the emperor heard that he was going to resign, he asked with a smile: "Rong Qing is in his prime and is my minister. After so many years, the people of Shandong live and work in peace and contentment. It is not easy. Why don't you become an official?"

"Returning to the emperor, I have achieved fame and satisfaction in the past few years. Now that I am resigning from office, it can be regarded as an honor to return to my hometown, and I am worthy of my ancestors and people." Rong Ming said modestly, "I beg Your Majesty to grant you permission."

The emperor really wanted Rong Mingqian to resign.

For any local official, if he has been in office for a long time, no matter whether he does well or not, it is not good for him, the emperor.Someone like Rong Mingqian who has managed to be loved by the common people makes him even more at a loss as to what to do.Let's withdraw, this official is really good, can there be another person like him?If we don't withdraw, if things go on like this, the people of Shandong know Rong Mingqian but don't know the king, so what should we do?And who can guarantee that Rong Mingqian will not be corrupt after ten years as an official, but if he is stable in such a position, can he bear it?

Interest is a pervasive toxin, which has eroded many of his original capable ministers and officials. Although he believed in people, he didn't dare to believe them thoroughly.

However, now that the Ministry of Households has checked the accounts, a large number of people have been found out. He originally wanted to tell them to slow down and come step by step. Who knew that Lin Mo was very aggressive. Drill into the confession.He started with the accounts straightforwardly, making those interlocking relationships useless—they caught them from the source, the six ministries jointly tried, and even went to the way of mutual protection by officials, which is really an excellent idea.

This idea is really great, without someone like him who has the time and patience to go through ten years of accounts, it would be difficult to realize, and now that it has been realized, it will not be easy for him to be willing not to follow it.

Since ancient times, corrupt officials have harmed the country. Of course, he would not fail to grasp such a good opportunity.

It's just that there are too many people.

What makes him so chilling is that too many people have been caught out.Zhang Huaisheng, who he valued the most, was born in Henan, a child from a poor family, was ranked second in high school in the ten-year cold window, served as the magistrate of Kaifeng, and embezzled at least 20 taels. I am relieved to mention that as the governor of Guangxi, the account books of Guangdong and Guangxi sent by Lin Mo are also very good-looking.

In the current situation, Rong Mingqian couldn't go away.

Therefore, when the court was dispersed, he said: "Retire from the court, Rong Qing stays, and walks with me."

Foreign officials were not allowed to visit the imperial garden, Rong Mingqian was quite favored by the emperor today, so he walked around the imperial garden with him and drank tea in the Pine Fragrance Pavilion.

"Rong Qing, you study and become an official in order to glorify your ancestors?" the emperor said, "I thought you were serving the common people, the people of the world."

Rong Mingqian hurriedly kowtowed to apologize.

"Come on, now that I'm employing people, if you want to leave, I won't be able to force you to stay. But, tell me the truth, in this situation, are you really willing to leave? Why are you leaving?"

Rong Mingqian was actually reluctant, but he didn't speak.

The emperor was a smart man, and he answered for him: "You retired because your son is getting older, right? Your youngest son was awarded a Jinshi in his early years, and now he is working as a idler in Taichang Temple. Your eldest son, I'm afraid he will also take the exam next year." Did it? Are you afraid that in front of the big officials in the frontier, I don’t trust you, the Rong family, and want to keep your son in Beijing as a hostage? Detain them and not let them go?”

Rong Mingqian hurriedly said: "I dare not."

"Don't pretend that I don't know anything." The emperor said, "You have seen the current situation, even if you don't want to see it. Taiyin is your nephew. Manpower, if you don’t stay with me assholes, do you want me to continue to use those corrupt officials to exploit the common people?”

The emperor's words have already reached this point, and no matter how wordy they are, Rong Mingqian can only feel sorry for his two sons: "I thank your majesty for your trust, and I am willing to serve you like a dog and a horse, go through fire and water, and go through fire and water at all times." No excuses."

"Get up." The emperor said, "It's just that this trip, I'm going to send you a far away place." He was always worried about letting Rong Mingqian stay in Shandong with such a reputation.

As for Rong Mingqian worried

"Your youngest son is called Rong Jia? When he was admitted to Jinshi, I saw it with my own eyes during the palace examination. He looked good. The incident with Zongbing Mo back then was really exciting. I saw him last year when he was offering sacrifices to his ancestors." He can talk."

Whether the emperor really remembered his son was hard to say, maybe he just gave him a piece of jujube cake, but Rong Mingqian showed flattered expression on his face: "Your Majesty can remember the dog, it is the blessing of the whole family."

"Okay, I don't remember the person Jing Yuanhou talked about every day? That kid is smart, as long as he learns well, his future will be as good as yours."

When others said this, Rong Mingqian was just complacent, but when the emperor said it, Rong Mingqian felt like smoke was rising from the ancestral grave, and wished to kowtow to the emperor a few more times to thank him.I thought in my heart that when I go back, I should take care of the second boy, be a down-to-earth official, and serve the monarchy.

It's just that the emperor mentioned Lin Mo again

He could have guessed that the child brought back by his brother-in-law was a child of a wealthy family, otherwise, why did he call Lin Qing to raise the child with awe?But can a wealthy family let such a boy be thrown into the river to freeze?Even the intrigue in the Houzhai compound would not be so cruel.It's just that Lin Mo's child learned it later, he corrected those problems of climbing trees, digging birds and going down rivers to fish for fish, and concentrated on studying. He was pleased with his aunt and nephew's progress and ignored him.

No matter whose family the child is, in short, he is a good child and will not harm his family, that is enough. In the future, he will also be a good candidate for Rong Xi and Rong Jia to support each other in their official careers.

Who knew that when he went to Beijing to rush for the exam, he was admitted to the first prize, and then he changed himself and became the Marquis of Jingyuan. Now, let alone supporting each other with Rong Xi and Rong Jia, he is far ahead, so he can only support him.

While educating his two boys, Rong Mingqian thought gratifiedly that Lin Qing had raised a good son, and with such a promising future, he could feel at ease even in the world.

However, during this trip to Beijing, he heard some news that Lin Mo looked exactly like King Yun, which reminded him of his suspicions back then.Thinking again, no, when Lin Mo was carried back, he was a thin and small ball, no matter how you looked at it, he looked like a child who was a few months old. The Yizhong old thousand-year-old had been gone for three or four years at that time, so it couldn't be his seed.

There are only a few children in the royal family, after much deliberation, who else?

The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became, but seeing Lin Mo'an he felt relieved.

No matter whose child it is, Brother Mo is still the good boy who was wearing hemp and filial piety, guarding the door with the Lin family's ancestral sword, and carrying the Lin family on his shoulders.that's enough.

Rong Jia found him, secretly said that he wanted to marry Lin's cousin, and gave Lin Mo his ancestral bow and knife.

Rong Mingqian deeply hated these children secretly engaging in some affair between men and women, and wanted to pass on the family law on the spot, but was stopped by Rong Bai, who almost forced him to die: "Master hit him, that's my life! The girl of the Lin family , I don’t care about my looks, is our brother Jia a picky person?”

"Does he still dare to choose?" Rong Mingqian thought for a while and asked, "Can a girl from the Lin family like him?"

"Brother Mo agreed. Lord Jingning also agrees." Rong Bai said, "Do you really think our son is one of those men from Meng Lang?"

Lin Mo actually agreed, he treasured that sister, but he and Princess Hui used it as a joke.Only then did Rong Mingqian believe that his second son had a great future.

"Now I can't wait for the scientific examination. I intend to select some children from aristocratic families and select some. Not only are the children of aristocratic families, but there are too many idlers in the royal family." The emperor said, "I will take advantage of this year's Chinese New Year to pick one. Come and try your son."