Red Mansions Dressed Into the Forest

The Holy Majesty has already discussed with his second elder brother, King Yizhong: King Yizhong will go into battle again after many years and take charge of the commander-in-chief.

The Holy Majesty chose to choose, and after a lot of deliberation, he decided to let his actual eldest son, the third prince, supervise the army, and go to the northwest to lead the army with his second brother.

It is said that the supervising army of this dynasty is different from the father-in-law supervising army of the Ming Dynasty. It is served by the prince or the emperor's brother who is an adult and deeply trusted by the king.

The supervising army has a lot of power and may not be able to make a decision, but it has a crucial veto power.

It's just that this time he was going to work with the second uncle, after the third prince got the news from his birth mother Concubine De, he was happy for a quarter of an hour before he gradually calmed down: he had to hold his breath.

However, the corners of his mouth still couldn't stop turning up.

Seeing the third child's appearance, Concubine De couldn't help laughing.

The Holy Majesty was willing to tell her clearly last night that he wanted her to say hello to the third child in advance.

As the emperor, his words and deeds are not exposed in full view?If at this juncture, the third prince is called to the front alone... Wouldn't his candidate be exposed quickly?

On the suggestion of his second brother, the Holy One wanted to try fishing.

Concubine De's third son, mother and son, had had enough laughs, Concubine De said, "Third son, accompany me for a walk."

The third prince took his mother's arm with ease, and the mother and son walked towards the small yard outside the house together.

Concubine De lives alone in the first palace, and there are no other "sisters" in the side halls and side halls, so the small courtyard behind the palace can naturally be manipulated by her.

Concubine De's family is very prosperous, but when Concubine De was pointed out to the Holy Majesty - at that time, the Majesty was not an emperor, but a rather favored prince, and Concubine De's father was only a sixth-rank official.

As far as father and brother are concerned, she doesn't have the confidence to stand up in the back house, so she is always calm.She even had two sons and was able to raise them herself. Under her influence, her sons were just like her.

The mother and son walked under a plum tree, Concubine De raised her hand to caress the branches, the flowers on the branches trembled slightly, and the fragrance of plums rushed towards her face.

The third prince still remembered that this plum tree was planted by his mother himself, and he would always take care of it with the hands of others.At this time, the eunuch and maid who followed their mother and son had also retreated a few steps away, he squinted his eyes and waited for his mother to speak.

Concubine De really said, "Your father wants you to join the army."

It's good to join the army!With soldiers in hand, don't panic.Not to mention that the father was also well-known in the army, so he was able to sit on that chair.

The third prince was proud of himself, but he didn't show anything on his face, even when facing his biological mother.He nodded slightly, but remained silent.

Concubine De smiled and said, "That's good. Laughing early doesn't mean you don't have to keep laughing all the time. Third child, you have a sense of propriety, so don't rush to show off when you go to the Northwest."

He is still young, neither his personal prestige nor his staff can be compared with his second uncle.The third prince even guessed that the mother concubine was afraid that he would be proud for a while, and be instigated by others in the northwest to take credit.

The third prince finally said firmly: "Mother and concubine don't worry. The son knows the seriousness and doesn't say anything else. The two old princes are also watching closely all the time. The son doesn't dare to risk himself, and he will listen to the second uncle when he arrives in the northwest..." Having said that, he couldn't help laughing himself.

Concubine De patted the back of her favorite son's hand, "Come on, you can coax your concubine mother."

The third prince pretended to be wronged and said: "Son, what you said couldn't be more sincere..."

Concubine De shook her head, relieved in her heart, "Those two princes..." She said in a low voice, "Your father has tolerated it for so many years, but you can't bear it no matter what, and you have to join hands with your second uncle... ...You have done a good job in this job, and you will naturally be the first one in the future..." She couldn't help sighing, "Your second uncle was so handsome in the past, and he has suffered such a big loss. The concubine is really worried about you."

In the past, the third child had no children, and his temper became more and more irritable. Concubine De saw it in her eyes and felt pain in her heart...

Today's third prince is very persuasive, "My concubine loves me, my son knows it."

It is said that the third prince is still a "quick~gun~hand", and he has been anxious about his heirs for a long time, but seeing that the two brothers have received good news one after another because of Lin Hai's ancestral secret recipe, he feels that he will not be so unlucky.

Besides, the secret recipe prepared by Xiao Jin has the effect of calming people's mind. After eating it for so long, the third prince felt that not only was he no longer so powerless between the bed and bed, but his mood would not be on fire at all - he was far from righteous. King Zhong was so seriously ill, even without Xiaojin's help, he felt the effect not much later than King Yizhong.

By the way, it is precisely because the third prince has been very calm lately and is quite insightful in military affairs that the Holy One chose this son to follow the second brother to the northwest.

Concubine De patted the back of her son's hand again, and instructed, "Your fourth brother is going to be heir, so come and visit him more often if you have nothing to do."

The third prince laughed again, "Is this still called by the concubine mother?"

The fourth brother's succession not only does not threaten him, but also greatly helps him. How stupid does he have to be to push such a brother from the same mother?What's more, the two brothers have a good relationship.

If the fourth prince still has no children, the Holy One would be ashamed to give this son to the second brother: the second brother wants to adopt because he has no children, so if you give him someone who won't be born... What's the matter?

It is said that the third prince came out of the palace of his mother and concubine, and went straight to the courtyard of his fourth brother - now none of the princes have established a mansion, they are still living in the palace, and the brothers are still neighbors.

It's just that the fourth brother will move out soon and live in Yizhong Prince's Mansion.

When the third prince came over, the fourth prince was talking to his wife.Hearing the girl's report that the third prince had arrived, the fourth prince's concubine pushed her husband away with a blushing face, "Hurry up and get busy with serious business, there will be time for you to mess around later."

It is said that the fourth prince got the news that he was going to be a successor much earlier than his third brother: if the Holy Majesty wants to give his son to the second brother, he must first discuss it with the second brother.However, King Yizhong never betrayed the people he liked.

Therefore, King Yizhong agreed to the proposal of the Holy Majesty, and then let the fourth prince know about it.The fourth prince knew it, and the fourth prince and concubine naturally knew it too.

The Fourth Prince had originally discussed with his wife whether he should tell Concubine De, but after thinking about it, he should let his father inform him.

If it had been a few years earlier, the fourth prince might still feel melancholy, but now... the fourth prince, who is already lenient enough, feels unkindly that he can leave this "deep palace" as soon as possible... He is simply overjoyed: this is an escape. God!

And after he was born, his parents were still parents, but they could no longer be called father, queen, mother and concubine. The second uncle and second aunt became his adoptive parents, no matter what, he gained more than he lost.

It's just that after he was born, his adoptive father had to leave Beijing for at least a period of time. If the war was serious, he might not return for several years.

Although no one said it clearly, King Yizhong’s trip to the northwest was not just about leading troops in the past. After holding on for so long, his power and manpower cannot be underestimated!

Without bringing troops to encircle and suppress, Shengshang and King Yizhong have no idea.

And the reason why they are always called the last descendants of the former dynasty is because this family also happens to be named Mu—the royal family also has the surname Mu.

But the fourth prince was thinking as he walked, until he saw his third brother in the study.

After the two brothers saw the ceremony, they didn't even greet each other, so the third prince said directly, "Fourth brother, you... will always be my real brother."

The third prince has an interesting personality: if he is coaxing people, he must be saying a lot of comforting words in one breath, and even boasting you.But once he blurted out, he often said the truth.

The fourth prince, who knew the temper of the third brother, suddenly smiled, "There is no outsider here, the third brother should congratulate me. I should also congratulate the third brother."

The third prince was startled, and then he held up the teacup with a smile, "Let's replace wine with tea, let's congratulate each other." After saying that, he came to show respect.

The fourth prince has not drunk a drop of alcohol for many years.

He smiled at his third brother again, raised his neck and drank the water in the glass... It was a bit hot!The four prince's facial features immediately twitched.

Seeing the sudden change in the fourth brother's expression, the third prince laughed loudly: his fourth brother is afraid of being hot.Most people think it is a little hot but can bear it, but the fourth brother can't.

When he was young, he liked to tease his soft-tempered younger brother, but this younger brother became more and more ill, and the mother and concubine watched closely all the time. Don't say "move~hand~move~leg", even talking to him must be in his heart It takes one pass.

Now... It seems that I have returned to my childhood a little bit, and I can play some jokes with my fourth brother a little more freely.

The third prince had laughed enough, so he personally took the warm water from the eunuch and handed it to his younger brother, "Don't be angry with the third brother."

The corner of the fourth prince's mouth twitched, and he rolled his eyes, "Hehe, I remember." His tongue was a little numb, and he didn't feel anything after pouring a few sips of cool water.

The third prince smiled and said: "Brother is wrong, I will pay you for this."

Seeing his elder brother really bowing, the fourth prince couldn't hold back, "Third brother, you are so kind." He dared to say that.When King Yizhong was seriously ill, he was really crazy.And when the third prince was most serious, he was nothing but yin and yang.

The third prince replied seriously: "Master Lin's prescription is surprisingly effective."

The fourth prince nodded, "King Yizhong also said that the prescription has benefited him a lot." Now that he mentioned this, he couldn't help but say a little more, "There were changes in the middle of the capital back then... the second uncle has been investigating for so many years, and he also found something. After some clues, those two old princes did nothing wrong at that time."

King Yizhong hated King Suduan and King Zhongshun deeply, but it was not enough to pour all the dirty water and feces on these two heads.

The third prince replied: "Think about it. Everyone knows the thoughts of those two, but if the imperial grandfather lost the capital at that time, it would be no good to them."

"Our brothers let the second uncle enter the palace. When we grow up, we will have both children and grandchildren... To be honest with my brother, my brother once thought that those two were crazy and hindered his fertility. Second Uncle, our brothers are also pitiful, not to mention that we have suffered on behalf of others, but we were still carried along."

The third prince couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard the words, "How exactly?"

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and the princes seemed to have been "succumbed to the trick" when they were young. After all, the news came out vaguely from the concubine Xian.

In this matter, even if the princes want to win the heir to the extent that there are you and no me, they all have to unite and fight against each other; not to mention Concubine De, Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian, because the two old princes, one with money and the other with Military power, and even more seemingly not asking ~ politics ~ all the year round, the fact is that nothing can be hidden from his Taishanghuang as the backer, and a frontal fight probably won't work, but tossing the children of King Suduan and King Zhongshun...isn't it easy?

Fortunately, the medicine didn't seem to be that powerful. As the fourth concubine and the fifth concubine got pregnant successively, the revenge from the third concubine was finally within the level that both of them could barely bear.

After the Northwest War started, everyone tacitly stopped here... The internal fighting is still rational and measured, but it will be hard to say after a while.

The fourth prince sighed softly before continuing, "It's true that the two of you don't like your second uncle..."

The third prince said: "Why should the fourth brother be so polite? They want the second uncle to cut off their sons and grandchildren." King Suduan and King Zhongshun deserve the title of "power ministers". The position is not less than reaching out. The powerful minister... what is it? He is clearly going to be the regent who has all the power."

The four princes followed suit and nodded: King Suduan and King Zhongshun are in power, so the father is quite constrained... and the father can't promise everything, so these princes are naturally weak.

The third elder brother is already 25 years old, and he has not been conferred with the title of leaving the palace yet—this is the first time since the Tai~zu~ye came down to the country.

"It's just that those two were all focused on dealing with the second uncle and the emperor back then. As for our brothers..." The fourth prince pointed to the west, "It's purely because the old people there were entrusted by others."

The third prince was really surprised this time, "Has the Mu family been able to do this?" The Mu family here naturally refers to the last descendants of the previous dynasty. The Mu family cut off their children and grandchildren?"

The fourth prince calmly said: "It's been done long ago. Otherwise, why did the third brother think that the Beidi people suddenly attacked? Fortunately, the father has pulled out a few nails, and the palace has survived. It just so happened that these nails dug deep Go, I have inextricably linked with those two, otherwise why those two are so restrained at this moment, but as far as the seats in the northwest are concerned, based on their usual style, how many people can be settled~inserted~ ?”

The third prince could hear the implication of the fourth brother, "It's a pity."

If the royal father had a lot of money and it wasn't when the enemy was in front of him—this richness didn't refer to money, but the generals and soldiers who really obeyed his orders, the royal father would naturally seize the opportunity and give those two a one-shot.

If he cut first and played later, the imperial grandfather must not be able to say anything!

After a pause, the third prince solemnly said, "Thank you fourth brother. Brother, I understand what to do when we get to the northwest." After speaking, he stood up and bowed to the end.

The fourth prince accepted the gift with a smile, and waited for his brother to sit down before saying, "Sure enough, it's decided."

The third prince waved his hand, "I just heard from my mother and concubine. I never expected...the military adviser who is as good as God is right in front of us."

Don't ask for military exploits or anything, and don't think you have to hit~kill~a few Beidi generals—I'm afraid the northwest side is also complicated, and if you make a wrong step, you may be doomed.After all, more than ten years ago, those people were able to take advantage of the chaos to drug the nobles in the palace, and they hid for so long before they were found out.

As long as he can follow his second uncle to pull out those two and Mu Jia'an's ~inserted~ nails in the northwest, his father will definitely remember him.

The third prince bid farewell to his fourth brother, and after returning to his home, he sat alone in his study for a long time. Until nightfall, he had thoroughly thought about the priorities, and he had the rules again.

Back in the bedroom, he dragged his daughter-in-law to "struggle" twice, obviously feeling longer~last~longer than before... This is a happy event, and the third prince sleeps well all night with this idea, while his daughter-in-law Better than his sleep.

But he said that when he went to court the next day, Lin Hai professionally served soy sauce as usual.

Unexpectedly, when the Holy Majesty was about to retire from the court after accepting the papers of several important ministers, a somewhat unfamiliar censor stood up and said, "The minister has his own report. The minister, Lin Hai, the right servant of the household department, connives at the prefect of Jinling, Jia Hua, to accept it." Bribery, for the benefit of several people."

Jiahua is Jia Yucun.

When this person came out and reported loudly, Lin Hai did not miss the flickering surprise on the face of Zuodu Yushi beside this person.

Seeing this, Lin Hai calmed down all of a sudden, and smiled secretly: How long has it been since you found such a clue?

He shook his head, and suddenly felt that his two bosses were also quite difficult.

The Holy Majesty is dispatching troops to prepare for a battle with Beidi, and he is suspended from his post for such a nonsense that cannot be verified... How is it possible? !It should be known that Lin Hai is doing most of the work of the head of the household department.

As expected, the Holy Majesty was expressionless, and only asked the eunuch to collect the booklet. He didn't even open it to take a look, but directly announced his retirement: he was going to the Qianqing Palace to summon the elders to continue the discussion.

The censor probably didn't expect the Holy Majesty to have such an attitude, and even the elders who had agreed to speak for him at the beginning...none of them stood up.When the majesty left, he was already dumbfounded, and then the officials filed out, but he still stood still, until the eunuch stepped forward to remind him, he didn't recover immediately.

If the censor wants to participate, he must go through the "head of the censor", Zuodu censor.

Obviously, Zuodu Censor would not allow this censor to play Lin Hai at this time, so this censor went back and forth to kill first and then play.

On the surface, the imperial censor came for Lin Hai, but in fact...it was still pointing at Wang Ziteng—most of the benefits Jia Yucun earned were given to the backer Wang Ziteng.

Lin Hai knew this well.

Everyone was considered a "victim", but Lin Hai didn't want to have any more entanglements with Wang Ziteng.

Renshan was bullied by others, obviously he couldn't keep a low profile any longer: If you can participate in others, so can I.

Jia Yucun, as Wang Ziteng's current money-making expert, Lin Haibin smiled while writing: It's you.

Lin Hai hasn't forgotten the story of Jia Yucun's random trial of the gourd case.The reason why he singled out this matter to "bring down" Jia Yucun is because Jia Yucun has benefited too many people after becoming an official, but there is no doubt that the Xue family is the softest persimmon in the family of those who have benefited.

Strictly speaking, Xue Pan provoked the murder case, but he was not the one who actually did it. If the case is retried, it will only be the servants of the Xue family who will be convicted, not Xue Pan himself—even if Xue Pan is convicted, he can still be convicted. redeem people with silver.

It's just that something happened to Xue Pan, and Baochai's "Qingyun Road" was completely broken.

As for whether Wang Ziteng will take revenge and blame him... Lin Hai's answer is that I will wait for him to make a move.

Although Lin Hai, the backer behind Wang Ziteng, has not been identified one by one until now, but he is sure that most of those backers are at odds with King Yizhong, otherwise King Yizhong would not be so indifferent to Wang Ziteng.

After writing the letter, Lin Hai folded the paper and put it in an envelope, and ordered Bao Huaishang to send it to Zuodu Yushi himself.

Zuodu Yushi is a man of the Holy Master, and he and Lin Hai are close brothers: Lin Hai's tutor when he was a Jinshi was also the chief examiner when Zuodu Yushi was selected.

Not long ago, Jia Yucun asked for 20 taels of silver for a position in the Yanzheng... Lin Hai didn't know if the money was in place, but... the Xue family was also very rich.

Zuodu Yushi saw that this was a combination of soft persimmon and fat meat, and he was afraid that he would be moved.

By the way, how did the whole Xue family know that a storm was coming?At this time, Aunt Xue and Baochai were still immersed in the surprise of "the noble concubine summoned".

Really surprised and delighted.

Yuan Chun didn't let her mother deliver the order this time, but asked Baoqin to deliver the order in person.

Aunt Xue, mother and son still live in Lixiangyuan in Rongfu, so when Baoqin comes, he must meet Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang first, and then Aunt Xue is the rightful owner.

Mrs. Wang knew that her daughter must have something important to say, no matter how disturbed she was, she would honestly enter the palace with her younger sister and niece the next day.

Yuan Chun is pregnant, so she can naturally have some privileges. It is not a problem to see her natal family often, and even a wife like Aunt Xue who has no mandate can enter the palace—as long as Yuan Chun does not mention palace affairs, the other empresses in the palace will be very happy. Happy to make it convenient.

Yuanchun's pregnancy was quite smooth, but it still cannot avoid the two disadvantages of being easily tired and a little impatient.Besides, even if she is not pregnant with ~long~zhong now, she will not be wronged because she cares too much about Mrs. Wang.

After exchanging pleasantries, Yuan Chun got to the topic, "I heard that Princess Xuanping celebrated her birthday a few days ago, and both mother and aunt went?"

As soon as she heard this tone, Mrs. Wang knew that her daughter was not very happy.

The daughter became more and more powerful, and Mrs. Wang would panic when she frowned... At this time, she could only explain, "It wasn't your aunt who invited us, so we went to have fun and...to see the world."

The second wife who is in charge of the Rongguo Mansion said that she went to the palace to see the world... The meaning behind the words was to remind Yuan Chun to support her natal family. After all, the Northwest is a place of pure meritorious service in the eyes of many people.

The natal family in Mrs. Wang's heart naturally refers to Jia Zheng and Baoyu.

Yuan Chun laughed when he heard the words, "Although it can't be seen on the bright side, King Xuanping and King Zhongshun have been very harmonious recently."

Mrs. Wang turned pale when she heard the words.

Her younger sister, Aunt Xue, and Baochai, who has been bowing her head and keeping silent all the time, are even worse: who doesn't know that when the Duke Jia Daishan was still alive, he had almost no contact with the Palace of Zhongshun?

Not to mention King Zhongshun and Rong Mansion, even Uncle Wang Ziteng and King Zhongshun had a lot of quarrels: Uncle joined King Suduan when he was in the northwest!

And the friendship between King Suduan and King Zhongshun is full of people in the capital, who doesn't know?

Marrying in muddle-headedly, and then muddle-headedly subsidizing~government~enemies... and finally defeating her own family and relatives' family, Baochai would never do such a thing if she wanted to marry into the palace and realize her "Lingyun ambition"!

Mrs. Wang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: Even if she was reluctant, she knew that Baoyu's marriage depended on the imperial concubine.

If you want Baoyu to marry Daiyu, it will be impossible if the imperial concubine does not speak.But out of selfishness, Mrs. Wang still wants to keep a backup: Baochai...it is very good.

That's why she didn't want Baochai to get married early, so she came up with this idea: let Xuanping Wang's side concubine mistakenly think that Xue's family is making progress, and Xiao Xiang is the main wife.

Now it seems that it was a crooked attack!

Aunt Xue felt bitter in her heart: This...my daughter...the more she thought about it, the more she felt sorry for her daughter. If Yuan Chun was not in the palace and Yuan Chun was still looking at her, she would immediately shed tears.

At this time, Yuan Chun ignored the entanglement between his mother and aunt, but called Baochai directly, took Baochai's hand and looked it over carefully, and then smiled, "I think this sister is very good, your I will take a look at the important events of my life for you."

Baochai blushed when she heard the words, and thanked her quickly.

After chatting for a while, Yuan Chun showed tiredness, and Mrs. Wang took the initiative to leave.

Yuan Chun took a nap, woke up and called to hold the piano to set the meal, the eunuch in front of the Holy Majesty personally came to pass the decree: The Holy Majesty also came to eat.

In the evening, the Holy Majesty arrived on time.Yuan Chun rushed forward to meet her... She didn't have to wait for the Holy Majesty to change his clothes, she just had to hand over a bowl of hot tea.

Seeing that Yuan Chun looked good, the Holy Majesty asked with a smile, "Your mother is here, and your mood has improved a lot?"

Yuan Chun said with a smile: "Tell me what needs to be said. It's hard to say that you're happy, but it's true to feel relieved."

Sheng Shang became interested, "Oh?"

Yuan Chun didn't shy away from it, "I just don't let my mother and aunt give my younger sisters random promises."

The Holy One nodded and said: "I remember that the eldest son and grandson of the Ningguo Mansion have lost their daughter-in-law, so will the position of the future clan wife be secured?"

Yuan Chun knew something was wrong as soon as he heard it: Ning's mansion is nothing now, how could the Holy Majesty give Brother Rong some mandarin ducks on a whim?She shook her head immediately, "My nephew's wife just disappeared."

The Holy Majesty chuckled, "Your nephew and daughter-in-law have some background, you might as well find someone to go back and ask."

Yuan Chun shuddered, "Observe the order."

The author has something to say: explain to everyone the reason for the poor update some time ago.

Because my old man had a stroke recurrence.

He had had a stroke before, and it wasn't that his mouth and eyes were completely crooked, but half of his face was convulsed, and his left half of his body was weak... It was the kind of situation where he would wobble and fall when he couldn't see after walking three or five steps.

A while ago, even now, he has been undergoing treatment, including acupuncture and infusion, and my mother and I have been with him all the time.Being sick in the family is really troublesome. At that time, I hoped that I could have brothers and sisters, especially when I was waiting in the hospital.

Now my dad is recovering very well, and he can hardly see the extent of the stroke, so I can continue to code with peace of mind.