[Red Mansion] Young Master Lin Yan

After leaving Shen's residence, Lin Yan went straight to Jinyu Pavilion.The Third Prince and the Ninth Prince have already arrived.Seeing Lin Yan coming in, Situ Yue got up and pulled him into a seat, and Situ Ling started talking about the business directly.

Years ago, Prince Teng made a start, and after the restoration of the Great Court Meeting, Situ Ling started to deal with the debt owed by the household department.As soon as the memorandum was released, it was like a boulder thrown into a river, stirring up a thousand waves in the Golden Luan Hall, piercing through a large hornet's nest at once.

Direct opposition is out of the question.But you can cry poor!Some even directly picked up the third prince's pigtails.Trying to defeat Situ Ling to achieve the purpose of suppressing this matter.Among them, the fifth prince is the most urgent.

Situ Yue sneered, "Can you not be in a hurry? The Zhen family owes the most money. If it was a year ago, the Zhen family might still be able to carry it. But the Zhen family is in danger now! The emperor's grandfather went to the south of the Yangtze River three times, and his father ascended the throne. At the beginning, I also went to the south of the Yangtze River, and I let the Zhen family pick me up.

But Zhen's family borrowed as many as one million, but not all of them were used to pick up the driver.Some of them were squandered by themselves, and some were sent to the palace for Concubine Zhen and Fifth Brother.Co-author of the wealth that the Zhen family has scavenged in the south of the Yangtze River over the years.Concubine Zhen and Fifth Brother have been spending money like dirt these years!

Now that the Ministry of Accounts has to settle the debts, Fifth Brother is afraid of finding out his old accounts, so naturally he won't give in easily! "

The Ministry of Households owes money, which is a political struggle.

Lin Yan frowned and sighed softly, "The fifth prince is not the one who directly signed the loan agreement with the Ministry of Households, even if it is related to this matter, we can't use this matter to defeat him, we can only cause him some trouble!"

Situ Yue smiled, "But we can use this to deal with the Zhen family!"

exactly.Lin Yan followed with a smile.Since Jia's family had an accident, he considered the danger of Wang's family, and asked Jia Lian to persuade Wang Ziteng to be the first bird through Wang Xifeng's mouth, so it was this trick.

Jiangnan is too far away, he can't care about it.But he can do something in the capital.

Lin Yan stood up and bowed to Situ Ling, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Situ Ling shook his head, "No need. Our goals are the same. You are helping my father, and you are helping me."

Lin Yan nodded, and said again: "How many people criticize His Highness now?"

"As many as crucian carp crossing the river!" Saying so, Situ Ling didn't show any anger on his face, instead he laughed.

Lin Yan naturally understood the deep meaning of this, "The emperor sent two princes to the household department one after another, because of the debt owed by the household department. It can be seen that his heart is determined. The second prince is afraid of causing trouble to his upper body, so he dare not act. Now His Highness has this Wait for courage, if someone suppresses it, it may be difficult to solve it in the future. Therefore, at this time, the emperor will definitely not let anyone pull down his highness!

The battle for the throne is intensifying, who has no braids.The emperor knew this well in his heart, His Highness did not harm the big integrity, even if the small details were lost, it was within the emperor's tolerance.And at this time, let them bring out some trivial matters, and the emperor never punished them.Then the emperor will never blame His Highness for these things in the future! "

Therefore, at this time, some "stains" that are not too big can even be thrown out by themselves.

Situ Ling sighed: "I'm not worried about this now. What I'm worried about is that once the debt owed starts, there will be no way out. As for the debt owed families, although some are greedy and unwilling to pay back the money, there are also some It's because the family is in decline, and they haven't come out yet. And these people may not have borrowed money for their own enjoyment.

If it is suppressed with an iron fist, it will definitely arouse the courtiers' rebellion.But if I have a heart of compassion, I only need to open an opening for one family, then I can have a second family and a third family.Such a debt owed nothing, it became a joke instead. "

Lin Yan thought for a while, and said, "I've considered this too, and I've thought of a way. Your Highness, let's listen and see if it's feasible."

"you say!"

"Instalment payment! Now the household department's yamen gate is so poor that it might flood the capital. Your Highness might as well follow their words and admit that they are poor, and send someone to check the property under their name and calculate the annual profit.

If you really have difficulties at home, you will sign an agreement and pay back part of it every year.If there is something that is concealed and not reported, it is a crime of deceiving the king!It's just that if this happens, I'm afraid His Highness's reputation in the court will not be very good. "

Investigating officials' private property is almost the same as ransacking their homes.

Didn't Yongzheng get the title of "emperor who copied the family" because of it?But his behavior enriched the treasury.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was not the Qing Dynasty, but there were some shadows of disadvantages.Situ Ling is not Yongzheng, but he is facing a similar situation.This is not an easy road to walk.

The emperor wants to launch a war against the northwest, the treasury is not rich, and internal troubles are not right, how to defend against the enemy?

Situ Ling frowned, "I was the one who took the lead in the debt owed by the household department, and now I have already offended many people. Are you still afraid of this?"

Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief, "Since your Highness has decided, please be kind and plan the details. Even if you want to investigate, you have to find a way to be tactful. If you can be gentle, you should be gentle. Think about those who cry poorly, which ones are true, Which ones are fake, His Highness knows all about it in his heart.

In this way, those who really have difficulties can be more tolerant.For those who have evil intentions, His Highness might as well use this scare first.There are not many descendants of the aristocratic family, and many of them have separate houses and no families.Your Highness can move from it, hold it up and step on it, maybe it can make them shake out their own roots! "

The more Situ Ling got the funnier he got, "No wonder Father said you had a ghost idea, it really is a ghost idea!"

Sow dissension, divide and dissolve.No more ghosts!

Lin Yan smiled and touched his nose.

Seeing that the business was almost finished, Situ Yue smiled very proudly, and said something else, "I heard that you sent the eldest girl of Jia's family to Plum Blossom Nunnery today and something happened?"

Lin Yan had a bitter face, "When will Your Highness become Bai Xiaosheng in the capital, please inquire!"

Because Situ Yue is in business, and now the business is huge and has a wide range of contacts, he is really well-informed in Beijing.

Situ Yue didn't think it was a pestle, and raised his chin, "Look, I just said that your peach blossom has thorns. It will pierce people!"

"It's more than thorny, it's also poisonous. Not only stabs people, but also kills them!"

Situ Yue laughed.

Lin Yan didn't shy away from it anymore, and said bluntly, "Actually, I came here today to ask the two Highnesses for help!"

Situ Yue was taken aback for a moment, Lin Yan thought it was rare for him to beg for help in such a gesture.Situ Ling smiled and said, "Say it!"

"Jiuye has a lot of news. It has been almost a year since King Nan'an returned to Beijing. The temper of County Lord Huo is likely to cause trouble."

Situ Yue snorted, "That's natural! This problem is the same as Huo Ye's, as expected of brothers and sisters. A daughter's family always likes to run outside. The guy in the teahouse accidentally spilled water all over her body, and she just swung the whip. Beating people to death, almost killing people! It's a pity that she is the daughter of King Nan'an, so how dare the buddy care about it."

Lin Yan smiled, "If there is one such thing, there must be two, and this is not the only one."

Situ Yue nodded, "What do you mean?"

"I've been in Beijing for less than half a year, so naturally I don't know as much as Your Highness. Since Your Highness knows this, you might as well pick two or three out. I'll send someone to contact and arrange for them to sue the officials!"

"You want to deal with King Nan'an?"

"No! I don't have enough strength to deal with King Nan'an now, and the emperor in Lingnan hasn't completely subdued him yet, so it's not appropriate to touch King Nan'an at this time. I'm only dealing with Huo Ling. I don't want such a rotten peach blossom to cause me trouble every day! "

Situ Yue understood and agreed.

Lin Yan glanced at Situ Ling tentatively, "Actually, there is one more thing!"

Situ Ling was taken aback for a moment, this attitude was a bit unusual.Situ Yue was even more puzzled, "Just say what you need, you have never been such an unhappy person!"

"Actually, I want to ask the two Highnesses for help, but I also want to ask the concubine Xian for help!"

Lin Yan took a deep breath. He didn't know Situ Ling's attitude towards the Shen family, and whether he had such thoughts towards Shen Yuan, but judging from these days, Situ Ling was definitely not someone with such a small horizon.If that's the case, then it's just that I've gone astray!

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Jinhe Teahouse.

I don't know if the storyteller here is particularly good, or the news here is spreading very fast.After experiencing several major events in the capital last year, this place has become a gathering place for gossip.

From time to time, some people always come over to listen to the "story".

"Hey, did you hear that? Something big happened again!"

"Why haven't I heard of it. I've been coming to the teahouse for two days to listen. This time it's about a girl from Nan'an Wang's family, and she's a county lord! Tsk tsk, this heart is more vicious than snakes and scorpions."

"Isn't it? Did you see the bustle in front of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion two days ago? That guy just accidentally spilled tea, tsk tsk, the wounds on his body! You can see the scars one by one when you're done."

"What is this? One of them heard that he had looked at County Lord Huo twice in the street, and County Lord Huo had his eyeballs gouged out!"

"Yes! There are more! It is said that Lord Huo also beat a girl to death. That girl is also the daughter of a good family. She sold herself as a slave because of family difficulties, but she signed a contract of living. She agreed to go out after five years. of."

"I know that. This girl is also unlucky. She did nothing wrong. I heard that the Huo County Lord went to the Plum Blossom Temple to offer incense that day, and met a girl from the Shen family who was also offering incense. It seems that the girl from the Shen family was behind her." Looking at the plum blossoms in the mountains, I picked a plum blossom. But the county magistrate Huo said that the plum blossom was the one she saw first. He quarreled with the girl from the Shen family, took off the whip from his waist and threw it over!"

"Shen family? But Shen Ge's hometown who once taught His Majesty?"

"Exactly! Miss Shen is the granddaughter of Elder Shen Ge!"

"The girl from the Shen family also dares to fight?"

"Why don't you dare? You are very arrogant! If it weren't for this, why would you have already been admitted to the palace as old Shen Ge! You just want to seek justice in front of the emperor!"

"Well, that's true. There's no reason why your own child has been bullied for nothing!"

"Of course. Didn't you see that the girls from the Shen family are all sick? This elder, who grew up holding her in his hands, how can he swallow this breath?"

"What does this have to do with that girl's death?"

"What are you in a hurry for? I haven't finished yet! Because it was the girl from the Shen family who beat the girl this time, the princess gave Huo County Master a hard time. The county lord caught her and vented her anger! Do you think this is the first time? I don’t know how many girls were beaten to death by the county lord Huo!

But this time it's not a dead girl, nor a family child.Both parents are there, and they love their daughter, so this is what happened.It is said that the Huo family wanted to give 100 taels of silver to settle the matter.But other people's parents don't do it!It has been several days since the corpse was carried to the gate of the palace!If you don't eat, drink, or bury yourself, you must be fair! "

There was a sound of teeth grinding in the hall, "Who dares to marry such a femme fatale woman! She's still the county magistrate! Pooh! No wonder the emperor wants to issue an imperial edict to reprimand you! I want you to say it! Good scolding!"

wing.

The storyteller nodded and bowed flatteringly, "The little ones are all based on the book given by the young master. See if there is a mistake, young master?"

That's right, this script was given by Lin Yan, and it's true and false, half and half.This effect is what I want!

Lin Yan winked at Qiuming, and Qiuming took out a purse of money and handed it over, "No mistake. Well done. This is your reward. Go!"

The storyteller held it in his hand and happily withdrew.

Lin Yan stood up, "Let's go too! Go back and pack up, and prepare to wait for the emperor to summon you!"

Qiu Ming was surprised and said: "The emperor summoned? Does the emperor want to summon the uncle?"

Lin Yan didn't answer, but smiled, and walked out.

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royal palace.Xianfu Palace.

Concubine Xian struggled to sit up, coughed for a long time before it stopped, her complexion turned pale for more than a circle.The maid made Chuanbei tea and drank it, which was better.

Seeing it, Situ Kun couldn't help frowning, "Why are you getting worse these days? What did the imperial doctor say?"

Concubine Xian smiled softly, "Your Majesty, don't blame the imperial physician. The imperial physician has done his best. The concubine knows her own body. It will always be like this every spring, I am used to it!"

It was rare for Situ Kun to tuck the quilt for her with his own hands, "Then rest more!"

Concubine Xian lowered her head and smiled very gently.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how long this body can last, and I want to ask Your Majesty something."

"you say!"

"Yue'er is only fifteen, and he just came out of the palace last year to build a mansion, so he is not in a hurry. But Ling'er is already eighteen. The concubine only hopes that he can marry the concubine as soon as possible."

Situ Kun was taken aback, and his previous enthusiasm suddenly cooled down, "At his age, it is indeed time to marry a regular wife. It was only last year that I pointed out the concubine to him. I thought I would wait a little longer. You say that now, but Already have a candidate in mind?"

Concubine Xian shook her head and laughed at herself, "The concubine has been ill for a long time and has not been out of the palace for a long time. Where can I choose someone. But please make the decision, Your Majesty."

Situ Kun looked at Concubine Xian, his expression flickered, "Then what do you think of the Shen family?"

Concubine Xian frowned slightly, she seemed to be thinking about it, then shook her head, "The Shen family is not bad, but very good."

Situ Kun's eyes flickered, "Is it too good or too bad?"

"Your Majesty is a man, how can we know what our women's family thinks. A man's family always hopes that his son will become a dragon and make great achievements. But the concubine only asks Ling'er and Yue'er to be happy princes and live a peaceful life.

The concubine does not ask for the family background of Concubine Ling'er, but I hope that she is a good girl who knows how to be considerate and take care of him, and will be with him for a lifetime of love and happiness as husband and wife.The courtiers and concubines are content.The Shen family..."

Concubine Xian didn't say the rest, but Situ Kun understood.

Situ Kun stared at her blankly.Concubine Zhen was in a hurry to get the daughter of the Shen family.Concubine Shu heard that she knew that the daughter of the Shen family would not be a side concubine, but she also wanted to make a fuss and propose marriage for her nephew.He originally thought that Concubine Xian was the same, but he didn't expect...

"Speaking of which, two days ago, my sister-in-law came into the palace to see my concubine, and she even talked about the Shen family with her. I heard that the girl from the Shen family fell into the Suimeiyuan once, and this time she was caught by the county of Huo's family again. The Lord was beaten, frightened twice, and fell ill again. It's a pity."

The matter of Shen and Huo's family has become known both inside and outside the palace.It's just that Concubine Xian has been ill for a long time, and it's normal for her to be out of the palace and not informed.

Thinking of this, Situ Kun relaxed, and felt that he had wronged her.In this way, she seems to be unaware of the dispute between Concubine Zhen and Concubine Shu over the Shen family's daughter.

"I heard that the son of the Lin family was also there that day, and he was the one who helped Miss Shen and sent him back to the mansion in person. My sister-in-law also said that a few days ago, there was news from the Shen family that she was discussing marriage with Miss Shen. Everyone guessed that the Shen family I'm afraid it's the Lin family boy. Does Your Majesty know about these things?"

Situ Kun was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed, "I don't know. But when you say that, I remembered that the teacher wanted Ru Hai to be his son-in-law back then, but it's a pity that the Shen family didn't have a daughter, and Ru Hai was married. , That's all. Lin Yan is a good boy, and with the teacher's temperament, I'm afraid he really has this idea."

Saying so, his brows furrowed again.

Concubine Xian laughed, "Since this is the case, it is not easy to let the girl from the Shen family be Ling'er's main concubine. Isn't this embarrassing His Majesty? Besides, I heard from my sister-in-law that the girl from the Shen family is pampered by the elders in the family." When you grow up, you can see that she is frightened by these two incidents, she may be a delicate one. I don't want Ling'er to coax her every day."

These words made Situ Kun think deeply.Concubine Xian talked too much, coughed again for a while, but she was afraid of offending her holy face, so she turned her head away.

Situ Kun hurriedly said: "Okay, okay! I understand your thoughts. You are not in good health, so don't worry about it all the time! The two children still have my father!"

Concubine Xian answered with a smile, and lay back on the bed, pleading guilty for not being able to serve or talk with Situ Kun, while thanking Situ Kun in a low voice, and sending Situ Kun out respectfully.

As soon as Situ Kun walked away, Situ Ling turned out from the back hall, carefully placed Concubine Xian, knelt beside her bed and took her hand and said: "Mother Concubine is very uncomfortable? It's because the children are tired of Concubine Mother !"

Concubine Xian shook her head, although her complexion was not good, it could be seen that her smile was cheerful and her heart was full of joy.

"I only have you and Yue'er, why not for you? But, girl from the Shen family, don't you really want to? Why bother to help the Lin family boy instead?"

Situ Ling laughed, "Mother, Concubine, don't you know Father's temper? It's fine if the family only asks for a daughter from the Shen family. Concubine Pian Gui opened her mouth, and Concubine Shu also came to intervene. Not happy. At this time, if I have such thoughts again, then I really violated the taboo of my father!

That's not bad.The Lin family is facing me.Lin Yan also has a good relationship with Lao Jiu.The Shen family married the Lin family.Even if the Shen family doesn't help me, they won't help others either.That's enough.

Mother and concubine, the superior should have their own abilities, instead of relying on their wives and clans, so as to avoid the dictatorship of foreign relatives in the later stage, which will not be lost.Furthermore, from ancient times to the present, all wise emperors have been able to gather talented people and submit to officials, all relying on their own means, not marriage! "

Concubine Xian looked at Situ Ling for a long while, remained silent for a long time, and then stretched out her hand to caress his face, "What concubine mother said to your royal father just now is sincere. Concubine mother, I hope you and Yueer are safe." For the rest of your life, let him do whatever he wants to fight or not!"

At the end, Concubine Xian had tears in her eyes.Situ Ling felt a pain in his heart, and lowered his head, "Mother, I'm sorry!"

Concubine Xian laughed softly, turned her face to force the moisture in her eyes back, "Concubine Mother understands. You have a gap in your chest, and you have your own thoughts and ambitions. Concubine Mother can't delay you because of selfishness. It's a pity, The mother concubine does not have the honor and favor of the noble concubine and the concubine Shu, and her natal family has no power, and can't select motivated talents, so I can't help you."

Situ Ling smiled, "My concubine lives to help me!"

The concubine Xian paused, "Okay! Concubine mother is alive, and concubine mother must live well. Concubine mother will see you and Yue'er get married and have children with her own eyes! Speaking of which, your side concubine has been here for a while. I will accept most of the princes first. Side concubine, marry the main concubine again. There are many side concubines who have children, but you said that you want to wait for the eldest son."

"Mother, concubine, I don't think there will be troubles again. The eldest son is orthodox. If the first son is not born, the eldest son will come first. Then will the first son be chosen, or the eldest son? Mother concubine thinks why the queen has no children?"

The last sentence seemed to pour a basin of cold water on Concubine Xian, making her feel cold from head to toe.

She is an old man in the palace, no one knows better than her.Concubine Shu and her entered the door almost at the same time, but Situ Kun favored her for her beauty, and gave birth to the eldest prince in one fell swoop.Later, the queen was also pregnant with children three times, all of which disappeared for no reason.The last time, it actually hurt the root, and she couldn't conceive again.

At that time, it was the time when Concubine Shu was in full swing in the palace.After thinking about it, she knew that Concubine Shu would not allow her son to take the position of eldest son.

Court battles are brutal.

Situ Ling smiled wryly, "How did my mother and concubine keep me and my ninth brother back then? These mothers and concubines never said anything about it, but my ninth brother and I grew up in the palace and saw all these changes with our own eyes. How could we not understand?"

There are so many princes in the palace, but how many survived?It's hard to be born, and it's even harder to live to adulthood after being born.

Situ Ling didn't know everything about that year, but he also knew that Concubine Xian had entered the cold palace once, and Lao Jiu was born in the cold palace.This whole body of illness also fell in the cold palace.

He found out later that it was Concubine Xian's self-defilement.Her natal family is not visible, so she can only rely on this method to reduce her threat, so as to seek the survival of herself and her children.

When they were young, the princes read books together.He was smart since he was a child, so he strived to be strong in everything, and wanted to win the favor of his father and emperor.But it was only once that he got a few compliments from his father, and the nuns who served him forgot to close the window, and he fell ill the next day, and he came violently.

He broke through with great difficulty.After recovering from the illness, the concubine mother cried in her arms and told him word by word through gritted teeth that he must not be better than his eldest brother, second brother, or even fifth brother who was one year younger than him.

At that time, he didn't quite understand.It's just that the mother and concubine were crying sadly, and he didn't dare to violate it.But then he understood.

So for so many years, he could only hide his clumsiness, and Lao Jiu could only mess around.

They survived by this.Later, when he grew up, he saw his father's attitude and guessed his father's thoughts, so he gradually became unwilling to hide his clumsiness.

And Lao Jiu... At that time, he had already developed his temperament, and he probably didn't even know whether it was his nature to mess around, or he could just pretend.

It was also he who deliberately spoiled him, indulged him, and even led him to do so.I thought it would protect him.But now I don't know whether it is good or bad that caused his current temper.

That's why he hated Situ Kun so much for not establishing a crown prince early and coaxing his sons to fight.Where did he put his son?

If one day he becomes emperor, he will raise his eldest son well.If the emperor's heart is firm and he breaks other people's minds early, what will others use to fight?

And if the father doesn't doubt the son, and the son doesn't doubt the father, how can there be troubles for the righteous and loyal prince?

After all, it is the suspicion of the emperor's family.

He knew that maybe people would change, and maybe he would change his appearance when he sat in that seat.I also know that some of his thoughts are too good, things in the palace are by no means so simple.

But at least now, he wants to give it a try.He didn't want his son to suffer again after so much pain he had suffered.

The days he walked all the way in those years, the bitterness and suffering, bit by bit, are still in my heart.How many people can know the taste of it?

The author has something to say: Situ Ling is not Lin Yan, he cannot be monogamous, and he still accepts three wives and four concubines in his bones.But on this basis, in other aspects, I want to make some changes.

You could say glorification.But isn’t a novel just a beautification and ugliness based on reality?

Moreover, I have always felt that most emperors in history were scumbags.But there is no shortage of affectionate people.Of course, this affection may not be seen by our modern standards.But under the social background at that time, it was also rare.

I arranged Situ Ling's monologue in this chapter, but I actually thought that Su Jin could not have a husband like Brother Lin, but she could have a husband who was relatively different in that era.

With such experience and past, Situ Ling will also understand her difficulty.

In addition, I have always portrayed Situ Ling as a person with ideals and pride.

And he has his measure.

With such experience and background, with his pride, instead of choosing a strong family of wives, he will choose a strong and capable wife who can be his strong backing.Even fight with him.

Actually, putting aside Su Jin's point of view, let's talk about it from the point of view of Brother Lin and the third prince.The Third Prince needs a wife like Su Jin more than Brother Lin.Because if he goes out to fight, Su Jin can keep the palace safe.If he ascends the throne in the future, he can also conquer in person.

What's more, there was an accident in the future, and he died suddenly.Su Jin is also capable of helping the young master ascend the throne.

And from the perspective of the world.The world may not have such a Mrs. Lin, but it is fortunate to have such an Empress Su.

From this point of view, becoming a queen is more conducive for Su Jin to leave her name.

Well, well, that's all for now.I don't want to dwell on this issue.After all, personal opinions are different, and there is no right or wrong.

Su Jin and Shen Yuan are also two different kinds of people, and they both have their own shining points.

They are all rare good girls.