The eldest brother of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

"That's it." Song Jiajue said this. He was nearly eighty years old and had served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War. Even if he retired from his old age and returned to his hometown, he was still the undisputed figure of the Song family. No one dared to say anything wrong with him.Song Qi nodded and said: "Indeed, His Royal Highness King Qin is very lucky."

To put it bluntly, the current Shui Po is just like the emperor back then—not a heir but not an elder, and above him there is Yizhong and the abandoned prince.And those two are both holding great power, and they are afraid of each other like walking on thin ice, while the aging Taishang Huang is playing tricks on top and refuses to stop, so those two have no choice but to take risks. Unfortunately, Jiang is still old and spicy in the end. No one pleases.Rather than saying that the emperor came to power by his own strength, it would be better to say that he is the most suitable after Yizhong and the abolished prince are gone.Even so, the Supreme Emperor first made his biological mother his successor and gave him the status of a legitimate son. The real abdication was after he threw down his most beloved youngest son to show his obedience.Compared with the other two, the emperor's forced palace is more intelligent - he didn't use a single soldier, but borrowed the mouth of the world.

But now, King Qin and King Qi will probably not have a situation where they were loyal to each other and the abolished prince was fighting.Although King Qi has a wide network of contacts, most of them are civil servants - this is not unrelated to the emperor's usual emphasis on literature over military affairs. These people usually have nothing to say to help him talk good things and create momentum, but when it comes to this time, I still cherish him. own feathers.Even if someone wants to do something for him, there is nothing to say.The one who killed the brother before the grandfather's birthday was indeed his own son, or killed his older and noble cousin, no matter what, he couldn't use the child's ignorance to prevaricate it.It's just a relegation from the prince to the county king, which is an extremely light punishment for Qi Wang's poor godson.

And King Qin's Yue family is surnamed Lu, but he is going smoothly now, so naturally there is no need to do stupid things like the deposed prince.

Song Jiajue coughed dryly: "The Song family's success today is all due to the progress of their children, and the concubine De is the icing on the cake. We can't rely entirely on him, we have to rely on your hard work."

All the people at the table were people from the Song family who could talk, and no one was stupid, so they naturally understood what the old patriarch meant.It's a pity that it's rare, but it was blocked by Song Qi's words: "Think about the flourishing of Fang's family. Fang is old and sick, and it will be different immediately."

The other people's hearts tightened and they couldn't speak.

Five generations of wealth and honor can form a family.However, no matter how brilliant or prosperous the family is, in the final analysis, it is still no match for the royal family.

In the previous dynasty, when the emperor was angry, even the Confucius family changed hands.

The Song family's retreat was hidden and undetected.Even Shui Fei himself knew it later than Shui Fu and the others.He only knew that his uncle no longer ordered him to study, and no one came to teach him how to answer his father's questions, and even his concubine and concubine had less communication... When the pressure dropped suddenly, he also understood one thing.

"It's a pity, if King Qin and King Qi are King Yan and King Wei, maybe King Chu will have a chance." Lin Mo thought gloatingly in his heart. In the end, it can be believed that the emperor is smarter than the Supreme Emperor.But on the other hand, although the emperor's lifespan seems to be quite long, it is hard to say what kind of king he will be in the future if King Qin really stays dormant like this.

Although the emperor emphasized civility over military affairs, looking at history, it is basically the families of generals who held military power in the end that brought turmoil or even subversion to the dynasty.The emperor probably thought the same way, and only then did he make the five-year rotation decision.However, despite this, the influence of the general family is not so easy to eliminate.

The Wu family mentioned here is not a family like Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion whose ancestors earned titles through military exploits, but their own children can't even tie horses.From this dynasty to the present, there have been many wars between the old sage Taizu and the last four emperors, and there are also many who have gone down in history with their illustrious military achievements.And there are only a few families that are really worthy of the aristocratic family. The Xi family has collapsed, and now there are still children who hold military power, but the Wu and Bai families.

"To tell you the truth, if the Xi family is gone, it won't be so easy if there is no Bai Shiyue to stabilize the situation in the north. There will even be endless troubles. It is indeed a good idea to send Bai Qian's son to disperse Xi Songxi's troops and popularity." Wu Lianshui randomly melted two lines on the sand table, erasing the vertical and horizontal gullies on it, "It's a pity that Bai Qian only has one son, and Bai Shiyue has no heirs yet, otherwise the current Xi family will be the future Bai family." He suddenly laughed again He shook his head in disbelief, "Even if you have a son, it's useless to raise him well. Fighting is not a literati's study. It is useful to memorize military books. Even if you are good at fighting, you can beat a hundred, and you can memorize military books. Without talent, you still can't be a man." Famous general." He smiled wryly and smoothed the sand table, "So it is difficult for a general to become a family."

"But many generals have become emperors, haven't they?" The old man opposite him laughed, "It's rare enough for two generations of God of War to be victorious in all battles, but it's not unusual to be an emperor."

They looked at each other and smiled, and quietly overturned the sand table.

Daiyu carefully sniffed the incense flakes in her hand, and sprinkled them into the pot according to her experience. The water was snow water from plum blossoms in winter, and the brewed sweet-scented osmanthus tea was very fragrant and full of sweetness. The queen especially liked it.Daiyu was originally from the Lin family, and her older brothers and younger brothers all knew how to write prescriptions and make medicines. She had her own opinions on the temperature of the water, the amount of tea leaves, and the choice of teapots and cups.Although some people always misunderstand her as aloof and arrogant, making a cup of tea for the elders who take care of her every day is not hard work.

It's just that there is one more person drinking tea today.

Concubine Wu Guifei took a sip of her tea, even though her age was gone and the beauty was not there, her appearance was enough to make her stand out from others.She said softly: "Thank you for the good tea, the princess, you have worked hard." She raised her head and looked at Daiyu carefully, and after a while she said to the queen, "Blessed is such a beautiful and polite child, my mother." Daiyu was nervous, she pulled her to her side, and said to Concubine Wu Gui: "What I said that day is also true, if sister likes it, it is not impossible to adopt a foster daughter."

That being said, the queen's adopted daughter is really not the same as the adopted daughter of a noble concubine who has entered the cold palace.But since it was the Queen's promise, if she really spoke, no one would dare to refute it.

Concubine Wu Gui smiled and shook her head: "It's really not necessary."

The queen sighed.

"I went to the banquet that day to see, and I didn't recognize her anymore." Concubine Wu looked at the dark tea soup in her hand, her eyes wandering.The queen said: "Actually, most of them are old people in the palace, but sister Shu is missing."

Concubine Wu Gui suddenly laughed: "I'm just getting acquainted with my empress and her." Gentle, besides talking to her, she really has no friendship with others. Later, she gave birth to two stupid daughters. Once she fell to the bottom, she was taken away by the princess who married in. Naturally, there will be people who make trouble.She is used to being withdrawn, so in the entire palace, the only ones who can talk to her are the empress and concubine Shu.

"Yu'er, go get someone to go to my warehouse to see if there is any extra ginseng, it will take 100 years."

Naturally, the queen’s warehouse will not be short of ginseng, but the ginseng that is more than 100 years old is tasteless. The tonic effect is not as good as everyone imagined, but it is used to reward people’s reputation. Daiyu just helped the queen a few days ago After counting the warehouse, even I can immediately answer how many there are now, the queen is going to send her away.Daiyu answered "Yes" with a smile, got away and went back to her palace.

When the people walked away, the queen said: "I heard that there is a maid in your palace who serves you very well." Wu Guifei asked: "How much respect does the empress want to give her?" The queen said: "It should."

"I've always wondered why my empress is so tolerant to me." Concubine Wu Gui looked at her with a smile, "Even if she sympathizes with the weak, she is not so generous. In the end, it is all my own fault that I am what I am today." "The palace back then was full of turmoil. The side concubines that the prince accepted first were all older, helping him with personnel affairs and taking care of internal affairs. The concubine who entered the mansion later was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and she was still childish. He is also kind, but vigorously and resolutely holds the power of the back house in his hands.

This is probably because she lost power after giving birth to two unhealthy daughters, and the princess gave birth to an unknown son who was dropped to death by the prince himself, but she was still able to be the head of the house——I was too stupid and stupid.

"Maybe it's because," the queen tilted her head and thought for a while, "my sister is so beautiful, why don't I feel sorry for her?"

Concubine Wu Gui was stunned on the spot, and then the empress giggled, "Of course it's because the Wu family has made great achievements and is the pillar of the country." She was already middle-aged, and her beautiful and outstanding face in the past did not show much under careful maintenance. In old age, this is probably the only advantage of this handsome rather than gorgeous appearance.But when she looked at the queen, she only remembered her calmness and elegance after losing her beloved son 20 years ago.

"As expected, you are the queen." She couldn't help sighing.

"Huh?" The queen smiled and said, "Why do you all say that? When you are really only one or two steps away from that place, can't you be ruthless?"

Concubine Wu Gui was silent.

What the queen said was also true, she and Concubine De felt that the queen was incredibly cruel, but in fact, it was only because there was a queen between them and this seat.At that time, the queen had no way to retreat.

If her unknown child prevented the emperor from ascending to the throne, how would her status in the palace be different from that of Concubine Wu now?And even if the child is saved, the Supreme Emperor doesn't like him, how can this child be any different from Ruiwen?

"I lost." She said willingly.The Queen sneered, "No, you never won."