The eldest brother of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

When Lin Che left, the whole family went to see him off. Rong Bai had dragged his nephew to chat for a long time earlier, and asked him to bring a letter to Bai Shiyue. Brother Rong Xi and Rong Jia also rode horses and sent him off for a while. Another stop, if it wasn't getting late, they would have liked to be sent directly to Crane City.

Compared with the two cousins, Lin Mo, the eldest brother, looked much colder, but he only asked, "Have you brought all the things? Write home when you get there, and take a look at your uncle" and didn't say anything more.However, since Lin Che made the itinerary, he has really worried for a while these few days. No matter how relieved Jingxian is, she went to see her younger brother's luggage by herself. Lin Che came to him with a pillow like when he was a child If you don't scold, two people who light up the lamp and talk all night don't necessarily feel tired.While taking care of Lin Che, Lin Mo reminded him that Xi He was gone, and he didn't know how sad his uncle was, so he had to hold on and ask Lin Che to find a way to comfort him, "Don't tell him that in the end it was really because of tension. It was too tight and broke."

All that needs to be said has been said.Lin Che is also an older child, there is no reason for a brother not to let go just because he is worried.

Therefore, compared to the reluctant Rong family brothers, he was even less like a real brother. He even sent his younger brother away without taking a breath, and went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to listen to Fang Pingyun's final confession.This made Rong Jia feel itchy, but even though he started this matter, at this point, there is not much to do about him, so he can only watch his elder brother go to the punishment department with greedy eyes.

Everyone would call it bad luck if such a thing happened before the Emperor Shengshou.Especially now that the literati gathered in the capital, Fang Pingyun was also born as a literati, and if he did such a rebellious thing, he could guess how others criticized him in prison.The old father was also implicated, and the decency of his life was stripped away. Because of his promotion, he was as decadent as if he had aged ten years old, and he didn't have the appearance of the high-spirited son-in-law.

Lin Mo clings to the water to listen to the interrogator.He is not Rong Jia who wants to grab the lawyer's job. If he is asked to write a pleading, he can write ten essays, so the emperor asked him to listen, and he really just stood aside and listened. They are all trial cases, even if he is qualified, in court, even if Shui Fu gave him his seat, he would resign.Otherwise, it is neither fish nor fowl, and it is really not good-looking.

It was only halfway through, but I couldn't help but want to laugh.

It is said that one day a husband and wife have a hundred days of kindness, Princess Mingli has been married for many years, and it is said that she and Fang's son-in-law have always been in harmony, and the most delicate and willful age has never been red with the son-in-law. Now that this happened, Fang Pingyun To blame is to blame the evil servant and also to blame the servant of the princess.On the contrary, while he was taking care of everything, there was something in his words, and the outsiders were filled with righteous indignation, but, could the emperor really kill his own sister?In order to save his own life, he offended the royal family and cut off all the back roads, which is extremely stupid.

Shui Fu couldn't look down on Princess Mingli any more, she was his own aunt, or the first wife of the emperor, the reputation of the royal aunt is important, he listened to Fang Pingyun's confession, but didn't say anything - pretended not to understand those prevarications That's it.

You are an imposing seven-foot man, or you can simply say that the princess ordered it, and it has nothing to do with you - no fool will believe it, or, don't use these secret words, who is disgusting when you say it?I don't have the guts, and I have to evade, how can there be such a good thing.

After Lin Mo had finished listening, when others asked him what his opinion was, he would only say that it was up to the emperor, prince, and Lord Shangshu to decide, and he would not say anything more.After waiting for a while, he wanted to report to his father, and asked him if he wanted to be with him, but he only said, "I haven't been summoned, how dare I enter the palace without permission", and went back by himself.It seems that he is really out of the way and doesn't care.

However, the Fang family who was listening to the trial felt chilled seeing him like this.

When did Lin Mo give up halfway?He said that he wanted to check the salt tax, which made most of the country feel uneasy. In some places, everyone from the magistrate to the small county magistrate wanted to exchange their blood in a basket.Now, to start with the weavers favored by the emperor, he has been repeatedly advised, and some people even put aside serious words, and he has never shrunk.He dared to carry the corpse of the Yu family to kneel at the gate of the princess mansion, and he almost went to roll a nailboard to sue the imperial court. Would he be afraid of the power of the Fang family?Everything is probably because the young master knew early on that his son-in-law would not be able to escape this catastrophe, so there was no need to add insult to injury and put on an ugly posture.

In fact, if King Yan was still in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, although Fang Pingyun would look miserable, the Fang family would not necessarily be implicated much.Although Shui Chen has always been gloomy and looks like a murderer without blood, but Fang Jian is the emperor's teacher after all, a veteran of several dynasties, Shui Chen will sell him face.But Shui Fu is different, he is the eldest son, moreover, a son whom the emperor relies heavily on.It can be said that he, King Chu and King Qi are qualified to compete for the throne in the future.But as long as Lin Mo looked at it coldly, I'm afraid Shui Fu had a better chance of winning.I'm afraid Shui Fu thinks so too,

What will he do then?

Crack down on the aristocratic family and prevent them from becoming a nail that can influence him. Especially, if the emperor can acquiesce, he will use this opportunity to support one or two of his cronies.

The emperor had already visited the teacher who was seriously ill, so Fang Jian must die if he could be saved.But the Fang family is not just Fang Jian, what Shui Fu has to do is to tear the face of this so-called master of poetry and calligraphy, and frustrate their arrogance of walking with their heads held high.

After reading his verdict calmly, the emperor clicked the ink brush and directly approved the word "Zhu".

Fang Pingyun was dispatched to Ili, and the Fang family cut down the nobles, took back the imperial door plaque and jade ruyi, and at the same time, took back the calligraphy of the "Heirloom of Poetry and Rites" written by the old sage himself enshrined in the Fang family's ancestral hall.As for Princess Mingli, it depends on what the clan government says.

But everyone knows that Prince Duan is just a prince. Normally, if any prince or son or daughter of the prince caused any trouble, he would be punished as soon as he should be punished. But now she is the emperor's own sister, the emperor. , The emperor gave him full power, and he didn't dare to really say nonsense about "how to punish the princess".

The emperor went directly to ask the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor is taking medicine.Ever since Concubine Yuan was ill, he seemed to have been tossing around. From time to time, he was short of breath and weak, unable to speak. After all, he was old, and the imperial physician was careful with medicine, so he kept procrastinating, taking medicine every day.The empress dowager waited on him personally, and the emperor had to stand aside with his hands down, and helped his mother pass the handkerchief. The empress dowager looked at his face, and after serving the emperor to drink the medicine, she whispered: "You guys are down to business. I'll go and see See if there is anything wrong with the quilt curtains of the two girls." At the same time, he whispered, "Your father is not in a good mood today, you should be careful about his body."

The emperor responded softly.

The Supreme Emperor really didn't have any manpower left in the palace. To try such a big case, the emperor had to come and tell him in person: "The third child has taken back the calligraphy that the emperor gave them."

"It should be." The Supreme Emperor said.He didn't even care about whether the Fang family's face was bright or not-doing such a thing, what's the face?All he cares about is his daughter.The former empress left him a son and a daughter, but the son didn't mention it, he ruined his future and left a water pool, and he didn't know what he was thinking all day long.This daughter, whom he raised in the palm of his hand, is doing such a thing now!

But no matter how much he loves his daughter, the Supreme Emperor has no choice but to punish her.

The emperor has personally written a letter of guilt. Fang Pingyun has the courage to do such a frenzied act. It has nothing to do with his usual reliance on the other party's family.

Does the Supreme Emperor still dare to cover up Mingli?

The final result caused many scholars to be filled with righteous indignation, thinking that the mastermind was let go because the poisonous woman was a princess, but more people who had been in the power field knew that the punishment of Princess Mingli was the first punishment since the founding of the country. suffer.

If the princess pays the price, she will not pay any expenses from the palace. Fortunately, the dowry is rich and there are many people who flatter her. Some princesses who know how to live may even be more expensive than princes and princes. Be more generous, after all, they spend less on socializing and entertaining, and more of them just go out of pocket.With the confiscation of Princess Mingli's property, it is almost like making the well-clothed and well-fed princess depend on her husband's family to live.What's more, the ostentation, mansion, and even the utensils used for eating by the county monarch are naturally different from those of the princess. The people in the internal affairs office of the clan's mansion are quick to deal with, and even the princess' mansion is handled very quickly.

She was originally the head of the eldest princess, and even the queen wanted to give her some face, but now that she has plummeted, she still has the face to meet the sisters?Fortunately, the Supreme Emperor was sympathetic to her and never gave her a chance to meet people, saying that she was "unworthy and heartless", and ordered her to reflect at home, and she was not allowed to be summoned or leave the mansion without authorization.

The imprisoned princess is the only one in the world.

The four words of being unworthy and unbenevolent are enough for Princess Mingli to be recorded in the annals of history as a negative teaching material for future generations to point out.

Among all the noise, almost no one thought that this incident was caused by Fu Consort's concubine murdering people in the street.

Shui Rong smiled and said, "You have finally got your wish."

Lin Mo said: "How did I get what I wanted? Killing people to pay for their lives is justified. What is black is black, and what is white is white. Could it be that because he is the son of Prime Minister Fang, he can point to the black and say that the white is white, and others still criticize him?" Do you have to keep silent?"

Shui Rong said: "Two days ago King Qi asked us to go out for a drink, the post was sent to my house, and I answered it for you."

"Huh?" Lin Mo was surprised.Shui Rong is a lively person, but he has never quit anything for no reason.

"Fang Xiang is ill, and there are no shortage of people in the top seats?" Shui Rong didn't hide it from him, "There is no chance for us to intervene in this matter. King Qi wants to help Wang Ziteng, and you have something to do with Wang Ziteng, so don't get involved." It smells good."

He made it so clear, what else does Lin Mo not understand?However, it will take a lot of effort to completely suppress the Fang family.He was so focused on making the Fang family unable to follow up, how could he just watch his younger brother reap the benefits.It seems that Wang Ziteng really intends to go further, otherwise he would not have left Xue Pan so clean.Even if Shui Ji went looking for him, he could only avoid it.

But Lin Mo laughed dumbly and said: "The Fang family is like this, does the emperor want to bring out another one?"

Wang Ziteng didn't make any mistakes in being an official, but there was nothing too outstanding. Now that he is in the cabinet, he has already achieved the ultimate, and he wants to do it again. It is impossible to resist his ability to be wise and protect himself, which is exactly the same as water-melting. Come.

But as Shui Rong said, the lack of a grand tutor is nothing, but the lack of a steward in the cabinet is of great concern.There was a surge of people at the bottom, and everyone secretly guessed in their hearts who was in charge, but the emperor seemed to be okay.

It's not that no decision has been made.

He made Hualin, the eldest grandson of the emperor, the king of Chong'an, and ordered Lin Mo to be the master of the emperor's grandson, so Shui Hualin took the lead, and took a group of his cousins ​​to pay homage to Marquis Jingyuan.

The crowd was in an uproar.