[Red House] Harem Road in Spring

When the old lady meets Yuan Chun who is walking towards her in the palace, she has a feeling of "as expected". No wonder the maids around Yingchun remind them to walk slowly in the palace and pay attention to the scenery along the way. It can be seen that meeting Yuan Chun, It was arranged by Yingchun long ago.

The old lady was quite calm, but Mrs. Wang was already tearful. However, the distance was too far, and the people who welcomed the spring didn't know what they said. They only saw Mrs. Wang wiping their tears and leaving with the old lady and others. , looking at the figures of several people for a long time without moving.

To this day, Yuan Chun probably has regrets in his heart!The saying that once you enter the palace gate is as deep as the sea is not just talking.

The female family members of Jia's family left the palace, and Yingchun carefully guarded the palace people and ensured the pregnancy, but in the previous court, there was a sudden disturbance.

On this day, an urgent memorial to the south of the Yangtze River was sent to the imperial court, and the Shangfang sword bestowed by the emperor in the hands of the Yangzhou inspector censor ransacked the Zhen family in Jiangnan, which was the mother's house of the imperial concubine Zhen and the mother's house of the eighth prince.

I heard that because of the Jiangnan salt tax issue, Lin Ruhai only ordered people to liquidate the salt tax accounts for the past three years, and the Zhen family embezzled over 1000 million taels of silver, and there is not so much silver in the treasury!

Originally, even if the Zhen family had embezzled more than 1000 million taels of ink and silver, Lin Ruhai had no right to search the Zhen family. All he could do was to seal the Zhen family, and then submit a memorial to the capital to wait for the decision of the emperor and the ministers.

However, Lin Ruhai took out the Shangfang sword from his own mansion. Seeing the sword is like seeing the emperor, and he has the right to act cheaply. He said that he directly confiscated the Zhen family and escorted the people from the Zhen family to Beijing.

Being greedy for 1000 million taels of silver, coupled with Lin Ruhai's courage to directly confiscate the Zhen family, caused an uproar in the court. As for when did the emperor bestow the Shangfang sword in Lin Ruhai's hand?The ministers silently ignored it.

"Your Majesty, several generations of the Zhen family have guarded the south of the Yangtze River and have made great contributions to our dynasty; the Zhen family has done many good deeds and won the hearts of the people. When the people in the south of the Yangtze River speak of the Lord Zhen family, they all praise him. Now Lin Ruhai is relying on the Shangfang sword in his hand. Punish the Zhen family by requesting the holy will, I am afraid that the people in the south of the Yangtze River will lose the hearts of the people, please also ask the emperor to restore the honor of the Zhen family, and bring down Lin Ruhai who disturbed my country." Some ministers came out, filled with righteous indignation and petitioned.

Someone takes the lead and everyone follows.

But there are also people who hold opposing views.

"Your Majesty, the Zhen family has been greedy for tens of millions of taels of ink and silver. This is only the accounts of the past three years. The Zhen family has gone through several generations in the south of the Yangtze River. Over the past few decades, the amount of silver taels greedy for ink may be many times that of the national treasury. No wonder the treasury is empty. The salaries and military pay are often not paid, so it turns out that these moths have been greedy for money."

"Death to the Zhen family!" A minister gritted his teeth and said.

"Although Lin Ruhai acted recklessly, it is in accordance with the law and reason. This Zhen family is a capital punishment!"

Ever since the Eighth Prince's uprising failed and he was liquidated by the Supreme Emperor, there are not many loyalists of the Eighth Prince in this court, but there are quite a few loyalists of the Supreme Emperor. He will fight hard for the Zhen family and the emperor. In this way, although there are objections, there are no ministers to stop him for the time being.

"In this way, Lin Ruhai and the Jiangnan garrison will escort the Zhen family and others to Beijing for trial." The emperor made a decision.

"The emperor is here!" a eunuch sang, which also interrupted the execution of the emperor's order.

The emperor's face was normal, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he was not surprised by the arrival of the Supreme Emperor.

This was about the first time the Supreme Emperor appeared in court after he abdicated, and also the first time he and the emperor appeared in front of the ministers.

The two saints gathered together, but as the old saying goes, there are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two monarchs in the country. Some people in the court simply knelt down at the entrance of the ground and greeted the Supreme Emperor, and there were also those who looked hesitant and didn't know how to greet him. After all , Taishanghuang is just Taishanghuang, not the emperor.

"Your servants respectfully welcome the emperor." The emperor got off the dragon chair and saluted.

As soon as the emperor's attitude was revealed, the hesitant people in the court no longer felt embarrassed, and saluted neatly, saying long live.

"Please stand up!" Taishang Huang said, under the eyes of everyone, Taishang Huang was still polite to the emperor.

"My son thanked my father." The emperor got up and stepped forward to support the emperor and walked towards the dragon chair step by step. After the emperor sat down on the dragon chair, the emperor glanced at him and stood on the side, holding his hand The emperor, seeing that there was no abnormality on his face, nodded secretly.

However, the faces of the ministers in the palace were extremely exciting, some were ecstatic, and some were anxious. From the looks of it, among so many ministers, it seemed that there were only three or two kittens who were loyal to the emperor.

"Why is there a Shangfang sword in Lin Ruhai's hand?" the Supreme Emperor asked the Emperor with his head turned sideways.

"A year ago, Lao Ba went to the south of the Yangtze River to escort the salt tax and silver into the palace, but was robbed unexpectedly. Although some of it was recovered later, the amount was still huge, so I ordered someone to send Lin Ruhai Shang Fang's sword, and let him handle the salt tax issue with full authority. "The emperor said with a sigh, "The national treasury is empty, and the military salary for the coming year is still not available. My son is very worried, and I only hope that Lin Ruhai can make some money in the national treasury, so as to relieve the urgent need."

The emperor showed some exhaustion for the national treasury.

A bit of embarrassment flashed across the face of the Supreme Emperor. When he was in good health, he liked to go on tour the most. He spent a lot of money wherever he went, and the state treasury was very heavy, but it was not to the point of worry.

The Supreme Emperor forgot that his later years were eventful. The crown prince rebelled, the four princes and the eight princes conspired against each other. Every time a major event happened, the treasury's vitality would be severely damaged. In addition, he had a good face in his later years, often exempted from taxes, and gave gifts to important officials. Are you getting more and more nervous?

Furthermore, the Supreme Emperor's private treasury was as full as the national treasury, so he naturally didn't care if the treasury was empty.

Those in high positions must be well versed in thick and black studies. Although the Supreme Emperor had an idea, it disappeared in a short while.

"If the national treasury is empty, it is natural to find a way to fill the national treasury, but Lin Ruhai is really out of order. You gave him the sword of Shangfang to let him track down the robbery of the salt tax, instead of wantonly taking the sword against the ministers and detaining others all over the house. Doing your best to fulfill the emperor's order is for a loyal minister, what does Lin Ruhai mean? I heard that Lin Ruhai has a grudge against the Zhen family, could he be avenging his own private revenge?"

The Supreme Emperor confirmed the identity of the loyal minister of the Zhen family with one word, and seemed to have forgotten that when the eighth prince had an accident, he scolded the Zhen family for being disloyal.Moreover, he described the fact that the Zhen family's embezzlement of a huge amount of salt tax was investigated by Lin Ruhai as Lin Ruhai's public revenge, and his intention to excuse the Zhen family was too obvious.

"How could it be? This Lin Ruhai was born in Tanhua. My son remembered that his father once praised him as a talented and loyal man. How could he be able to avenge his personal revenge? Ten million taels of silver went into the Zhen family's pocket. Important! If the matter is true, Lin Ruhai was able to recover the tens of millions of taels of silver for the national treasury, and solve the urgent need for the national treasury to be empty, because he is a capable official." The emperor said.

Although the emperor opposed the Taishanghuang's words, he paid attention to skills in his words, and the focus of the matter was directly on the emptiness of the national treasury, which did not displease the Taishanghuang.

"Lin Ruhai was good eight years ago, but after entering Yangzhou, a prosperous place, Yan knows that he has not been fascinated by the prosperity?" The Supreme Emperor objected.

"Father, do you think this is good?" The emperor suggested, seeing the emperor nodded, and then said, "Who is right between Lin Ruhai and the Zhen family? Before there is no evidence, don't jump to conclusions. Why don't people bring Lin Ruhai and the Zhen family together?" Entering Beijing, let them plead their innocence in front of the imperial court, at that time, it will be clear at a glance whether they are loyal or traitorous."

Lin Ruhai had already taken the Zhen family away, and he must have the evidence before he did it. As long as Lin Ruhai arrived in the capital safely with the evidence, the Zhen family would not be able to escape.

"In your opinion." The Supreme Emperor nodded, and then said, "Have someone escort Lin Ruhai and Zhen's family to Beijing!"

One sentence from the Supreme Emperor also identified Lin Ruhai as a prisoner.

"Then let Wang Qing and Yan Yue take people to escort Lin Ruhai and Zhen's family!" The emperor said softly.

The Supreme Emperor nodded in satisfaction, although this Wang Qing is unreliable, but Yan Yue is his diehard loyalist, he can do things cheaply with a few orders.

Both the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor in the court seemed very satisfied with the result.

In the capital, Rongguo Mansion.

Two plainly dressed maids begged to see Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Wang put down the Buddhist beads in her hand and said, "Since you say you are an old relative, let's meet!"

"Yes" the servant girl agreed and stepped back.

After a while, two plainly dressed servants, about 50 to [-] years old, walked in.

"I met the second wife." The two saluted neither humble nor overbearing.

"Please get up." Mrs. Wang called out and asked, "I heard that your master's family is old relatives with our Wang family and Rongguo Mansion. I don't know who your master's family is?"

"Second wife, our master's family lives in the south of the Yangtze River." The servant girl replied.

"But the Zhen family?" Madam Wang.

"Exactly."

Mrs. Wang's face changed, because the accident in Zhen's family was related to Lin Ruhai, she already knew about it.

They didn't go to the Eighth Prince and Concubine Zhen Gui, but came to see her, which made her feel uneasy in fear.

"The noble concubine in the palace once said to our old lady, Second Wife, your girl is accompanying our lady in the palace. She has a very good relationship and loves her mother and child. The lady can't bear the heart of the eldest girl in the house to waste her time as a female official. , asked for a concubine for the eldest girl, now the eldest girl has been conferred the concubine Xiande, and the second wife is the mother of the concubine Xiande, congratulations to the second wife."

As soon as the maid opened her mouth, she first used Concubine Zhen to suppress her, and then talked about favors, making it difficult for Mrs. Wang to refuse her next words.

"The men in our mansion were wrongfully escorted to Beijing, but fortunately, the Supreme Emperor took pity on us and made decisions for our mansion, and gave us a chance to prove our innocence. The men in our mansion will be fine soon. However, When they entered Beijing, the masters brought some belongings with them to make some connections, but now they are no longer needed, and it is not safe to put them outside, so they want to store them with the second wife for a while."

Seeing that Mrs. Wang didn't speak, the servant woman said again, "Of course, I won't let the second wife save it for nothing. This is a reward."

The maid took out a stack of banknotes from her sleeve, Madam Wang hurriedly scanned them, and found that there were as many as 5000 taels, 5000 taels, that was 5000 taels, and the dowry for concubines of high families nowadays is only 5000 taels. Money touches people's hearts, Mrs. Wang is also a layman, so she's tempted!