The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

Seeing that Jia She was not ignorant of the current situation of the court, Ning Shan also intended to teach him something, so she patiently analyzed it to him: "Although the Supreme Emperor is becoming more and more active, and he is also firmly in control of many veterans, but after all It is the emperor who is right and proper. If he is serious about fighting against the Supreme Emperor, it is not impossible. After all, there are still many new officials who are not loyal to the Supreme Emperor. Moreover, in the past dynasties, the existence of grasshoppers is indispensable everywhere, just looking at who If you can gain the upper hand, you will fall to whoever it is. Therefore, comparing the two sides, the Supreme Emperor does not have the upper hand, and the Emperor is not completely insecure."

Jia She rubbed his forehead and felt dizzy. He couldn't help complaining: "At such an old age, what are you still messing around with? Isn't it good to take good care of your life? You have already become the emperor, so what's not enough? In this world, there is nothing more noble." Yingchun nodded secretly, agreeing endlessly.

Ning Shan smiled and said: "Although the status is noble, the real power is not much. For those who once sat on the dragon chair and controlled the world, losing power is the most intolerable."

Jia Amnesty still shook her head in confusion, so Ning Shan had no choice but to explain further: "For example, father, in the past, he was a first-class general, but there is nothing you can control inside and outside the Rongfu. What? Even Jia Zheng holds the seal in his hand, and the Second Household is responsible for all exchanges of favors, so you can be willing?"

Jia She then opened his mouth. If he said that, it's not that he can't understand the mind of the Supreme Emperor, but he still has some incomprehension: "But the situation between my Supreme Emperor and the Emperor is different from me and Zheng'er. , the Supreme Emperor passed the throne to the Emperor himself, and I was forced to be emptied out by the second son of the government and the old lady. Look at me now that I have given the title to Lian'er, and I have never interfered in the affairs of the family. ?”

Ning Shan followed Jia She's train of thought for a while, and couldn't help but admit that the relationship between Jia She and Jia Lian was more in line with the situation of the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor, and it was indeed inappropriate to use the second child in politics as an example. "But if you are willing to give up the title, isn't that because you have a higher title? But the Supreme Emperor has given up the throne but has not gained greater rights, so he will naturally be unwilling."

Jia Amnesty shook his head and said, "Either you don't give up the Zen seat at all, and you take back what you gave to others, and the food looks really ugly. Even I understand the truth. Why is that one so ignorant?"

Yingchun outside the house, and Ning Shan inside the house pouted in unison, agreeing with Jia Amnesty's opinion.Ning Shan said: "People who have never held power naturally do not know the beauty of power. After all, the Supreme Emperor has ruled the world for decades, and now he is suddenly let go of power. What's more, the person sitting on the dragon chair is really not a smart person. If he is smart, why not let the Supreme Emperor appear on the surface, secretly train his confidantes to replace the Supreme Emperor's subordinates, and slowly plot to take power by himself , I don’t want to think that there are constant disputes on the surface like this, and people can see that he is no match for the Supreme Emperor. If this stalemate continues, there will be fewer and fewer people willing to submit to him.”

"What will happen after it becomes less and less?" Yingchun couldn't bear it anymore, finally lifted the curtain and entered the room, and asked anxiously.

Jia Amnesty was startled: "Damn girl, where are you hiding to scare your father?"

Ning Shan smiled slightly: "I wonder how long you can bear it? Are you unable to bear it so soon?"

When Yingchun heard this, she knew that she had been exposed long ago, and her face couldn't help but flushed, but she didn't forget her purpose: "Big brother, what will happen if the emperor has fewer and fewer supporters? It will be turbulent, can it affect you?"

Ning Shan said: "I am the son-in-law of the Supreme Emperor, if the Supreme Emperor has the upper hand, I naturally only have a further reason."

Jia Amnesty was overjoyed when he heard that, but Yingchun shook his head, refusing to believe it: "The emperor is still the emperor's own son, isn't he merciless when he says that he suppresses it? There are no fathers and sons in this world, so naturally a son-in-law is even more despised." Jia She Xie's half-joyed smile froze on his face.

Ning Shan gave Jia She a white look, and said: "You might as well see Ying'er thoroughly, I see, you might as well give Ying'er the official uniform and let her go to the court to arrange shifts."

Yingchun said anxiously: "Big brother, don't talk about other things to avoid my problem, tell me quickly, have you arranged everything?"

Ning Shan spread her arms and asked, "What do you think I should arrange?"

Yingchun faltered: "I don't know much about government affairs, so I don't dare to talk nonsense. But my mother taught me that the capricious superiors cannot be trusted or relied on. I think this is the case in the palace, so I feel that the royal family is more... ..."

Jia Amnesty was worried when he heard this: "This royal family is really troublesome. Why can't they close the door and solve it by themselves? Why do they have to make trouble every time and make everyone panic?" Prince Xian Yizhong rebelled Although Jia She hadn't participated in politics when the kings seized the heir, he firmly remembered the bloody storm and the life and death of Jia Daishan, Jia Daihua and others.

Ning Shan sighed, and said: "The Tian family has no private affairs, not to mention that even if they want to close the door and solve it by themselves, they will inevitably imagine that the utilitarian people who have made great achievements in the dragon will interfere. Is it because of such an idea that the good daughter is sent to the palace to serve others. It's a pity that she has no favor and no children, so they have no choice but to make another plan."

Jia She and Yingchun were taken aback when they heard this, especially Jia She, who almost jumped up and shouted, "The Taishang Emperor and the Emperor haven't figured it out yet, they are thinking about the next generation? It's not such a way to seek death."

Ning Shan shook her head, and tried to make Jia She understand with the simplest vernacular: "That old lady in your family is a shrewd person, maybe she knew something from Jia Daishan back then, anyway, she is more thorough than you. One point, knowing the temperament of the emperor, once the emperor is deposed, he will slap himself in the face, and he will definitely choose a better new emperor when he ascends the throne on his own. "

After taking a sip of tea, Ning Shan speeded up her speech under Jia She's father and daughter's anxious and urging eyes: "Although the sixth and seventh princes are also their own sons, they are so old after all, their personalities have been determined, and their ideas are different." Exactly, how can there be a little grandson of the emperor who has not yet participated in politics to control? Therefore, those two cannot sit on the dragon chair. Now the sons of the emperor, once the emperor is deposed, their status will not be correct, so there is no need to think about it , all that is left is to pick the most useless son of the sixth and seventh princes to be a puppet."

Ning Shan thought to herself, the old lady of Jia's family probably wants to send another granddaughter out, and she is weighing it up among the sons of the sixth prince and the seventh prince.But Yingchun has already followed him, so she will definitely not listen to the old lady's commands. Xichun belongs to the East Mansion, and the old lady will never let the East Mansion jump on top of the West Mansion, and the only one left is the second son of the government. The concubine's daughter, or maybe she has a granddaughter who may be prepared to use it for this. After all, the Lin family is much better than Jia Tanchun in all aspects.

Yingchun was dumbfounded when she heard this: "The king of a country doesn't choose the best, but the worst. Once the emperor... how can a useless emperor govern the country?" How did the emperor's brain grow?Even the things that a little girl like her would think of, can't the Taishanghuang not think of it?

Ning Shan snorted coldly, and said disdainfully: "I'm afraid he has heard too much flattery of 'Long live my emperor'. He really thinks that he can live forever. How can he think about the things behind him?" Since ancient times, emperors have longed for longevity. The emperor is still the founding emperor. Once he sits on the dragon chair, all he thinks about is how to sit for a long time. Therefore, the practice of praying to God has been endless since ancient times, and the so-called secret of longevity has always been highly sought after. People in Taoism were named "half immortal" and "real person", and they were favored by the royal family.Isn't Jia Daishan's stand-in, Zhang Zhenren, an example? Jia Jing from the Eastern Mansion was frustrated in the officialdom and went to practice Taoism, which was probably also influenced by this.

The more Jia She heard it, the more his head became dizzy, and he couldn't help but said worriedly: "Shan'er, if you want Dad to tell you, you might as well resign, and our family will live our lives behind closed doors, and it's fine if we don't get involved in these disputes."

Ning Shan said: "Now that I am in this position, I can't easily retreat. There are still many colleagues behind me who support me. If I retire, where will I leave them?"

Jia She was shocked: "Shan'er, forming a party for personal gain is a big taboo, how can you do this?"

Ning Shan laughed and said: "It's a big taboo to form a party for personal gain? Then what do you call the 'Four Kings and Eight Dukes' and the 'Four Great Families'? Who in this court can be a lone minister? Even if there is, it will die young , It may even affect the family. It's hard for a pure minister or a direct minister, let alone a lonely minister? Even if I don't take the initiative to form a party, with my current position of power, there will be people who will take the initiative to approach and submit, and pick some available people. I use it, what's wrong?"

It was the first time that Jia Amnesty was directly pointed out that the "Four Kings and Eight Dukes" whom he was once proud of were also forming cliques for personal gain. He was so frightened that he was speechless for a while.Yingchun's brain reacted quickly, and she opened her mouth to ask: "The lonely minister Yi died early? Then sister Lin's father, is it because of..."

Ning Shan chuckled: "I don't know much about Mr. Lin, but according to the report in the residence, when he was the censor of the salt department, the taxes paid in Jiangnan area were more than double what they are now. I think it's an ability. An outstanding loyal minister, it's a pity that he didn't follow the right master, ended up being quarreled in the officialdom, and died in office. But I don't know whether he really died of a serious illness or something hidden, anyway, that end is not a good one. "

Yingchun was full of confusion when he heard this, and his subordinates unconsciously twisted the fine-quality satin handkerchief, and the lace was untied: "I only know that the battlefield is full of dangers, but I don't know that there are so many secrets and dangers in this calm Beijing. It's really better to just resign from office and go back to seclusion as daddy said, the family is together, don't ask for much wealth, just a peace is extremely rare."

Jia Amnesty's eyes were still staring, but he could hear Yingchun's words clearly, and he knew how to nod in agreement, but he still couldn't utter a complete sentence, he was moaning and he didn't know what he wanted to say.

Ning Shan nodded to Yingchun, seeming to agree with her thoughts: "When I came back from the border town, I also thought about retreating, but I didn't take action at that time due to various reasons, but now it is not easy to retreat, and I don't want to retreat. It’s over.” The behavior of the two emperors is becoming more and more difficult to respect, and the children of the aristocratic family already put the imperial power above everything else, so it’s fine if they meet a rare wise emperor, such two high-ranking people who are getting closer and closer to the edge of the faint emperor are simply ridiculous. If people want to overthrow things, how can there be reverence?

And once he loses his awe, the emperor with less soldiers, less food and less money is not as good as the suzerain of a small country during the Five Husbands. With Ning Shan's current military strength and the food stored in the northern and coastal areas, he can rise up. Support the self-respect of the soldiers, divide the world along the Yangtze River, at least be a side-by-side king.It's just that the people are still living and working in peace and contentment now, and he doesn't want to do more crimes for his own selfishness, so he gave up this idea, but he still guards against the fact that the emperor will become more stupid one day, and even guard against him. A good backhand is for the sake of having a fighting force at that time, so that people don't use knives and me as fish and meat.

Yingchun Xiumei frowned, full of worry, and whispered: "Don't want to quit? Why don't you want to quit?" Is it because there is no way to retreat?Or did you not retreat because you wanted to go further?But now, the elder brother is already the protector of the country, the highest status among the people, where will he go further?King?Half of the former four kings with different surnames are now down, and the remaining two are also depressed. With the talent and scheming ability of the big brother, he must not be content with this. So, the king of the royal family?Could it be that big brother wants to...

Yingchun was frightened into a cold sweat by her own imagination, trembling and afraid to speak out.Ning Shan looked curiously at her small face, which turned blue and white for a while, and didn't know what she was thinking, so she raised her voice and called out: "Ying'er, what's the matter, what are you thinking?"

Hearing Ning Shan's voice suddenly, Yingchun, who was thinking wildly, was startled, almost jumped up from the chair, covered her face with a handkerchief, and staggered towards the door: "I feel unwell and want to go back to my room. Go and lie down." After finishing speaking, without waiting for anyone to reply, he tore open the curtain and ran out, only to be blocked by Xiangxiu falling to the ground in a blink of an eye.

Jia Amnesty and Ning Shan sat in the meeting room and looked at each other, they didn't know what stimulated Yingchun, whose temperament had changed drastically today, and they didn't even have time to ask why she came here, and this person disappeared.

Stumbling all the way back to the boudoir, thanks to Si Qi's support, Yingchun, who did not fall on the way, threw everyone away, ordered Si Qi to guard the door, and only said to be alone.Xiuju, who stayed behind, was also kicked out, curiously pulling Si Qi to ask questions in a low voice.

Si Qi, a servant girl, is loyal and courageous, but her brain is really not flexible, at least she can't keep up with Yingchun's train of thought, so she can only shake her head when Xiuju asks, and she doesn't understand the master and the uncle herself. What about the conversation, do you expect her to guess what Yingchun is thinking?Xiuju had no choice but to guard the door with Si Qi, listening carefully to the call of the Spring Festival.

Yingchun was lying on the bed, her heart was beating rapidly, and she couldn't calm down for a long time.Her idea was too bold and arrogant, just thinking about it scared herself half to death, and she dared not confide a word to anyone.She didn't know whether she was hoping that her elder brother would not come to this point, or whether she hoped that his elder brother would get what he wanted.

After weighing it for a long time, she couldn't help but wonder if she was thinking too much. Maybe her elder brother didn't mean it like that, but she didn't dare to ask for proof, so she could only hold it in her heart.This day was frightening and frightening, and he walked for half a day covered in sweat, and before the whole night was over, Yingchun felt hot all over and had a fever.