Red Mansions Dressed Into the Forest

Regardless of whether this is the truth or not, Lin Hai thinks he should be more cautious.

If you think about it according to your own thinking, you can guess that Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng have the heart of stepping on two boats without having to open your mind.

The backing of the Supreme Emperor might have allowed Lin Hai and his two uncles to run "unimpeded" in the early years, but now the days are fading away, and as the Supreme Emperor spends more and more time practicing, even King Suduan... seems to be In "poor is thinking about change".

Thinking about it differently, Lin Hai guessed that the Supreme Emperor would like to make a big event that will be named in history before meeting his ancestors, and then choose a grandson who suits his wishes to sit on the throne.

It's just that the prince who is in line with the emperor's wishes probably won't be in the eyes of the emperor.

It's not that the Supreme Emperor has never loved his own son who became the emperor, but he just wants the Tian family to have some kind of lasting true love between father and son, unless one of them dies early!

Missing the father or son who passed away early, the feelings must be extremely sincere.

For example, Qianlong, who ascended the throne at the age of 25, absolutely loved his grandfather and father from the bottom of his heart.

Look at Song Gaozong, Song Xiaozong, Song Guangzong's three generations, two pairs of father and son... Maybe they have the intention to kill each other, especially Guangzong who was raised by Gaozong is simply a mental patient...

In addition, it cannot be said that emperors who love to practice Taoism are not good, but there is a lesson learned from Jiajing. Think about the alchemy prescriptions taken by the Supreme Emperor-how can Taoists in this era not use cinnabar for alchemy?Cinnabar is mercury sulfide, and he still remembers that it can damage the central nervous system, liver and kidneys.

Therefore, the more the Supreme Emperor cultivated, the more ruthless he became, and the more irritable and irritable he became, this was common sense.

It is not easy for the two uncles to "serve" such a master... Lin Hai suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and quickly summoned Xiao Jin, "Can you find out whether the mercury in the bodies of the princes exceeds the standard?"

Xiao Jin still responded immediately, "If you need detailed data, it is best to provide blood."

That is to have a blood test, to obtain the blood of the princes, this... the concubine can't do it.

Lin Hai covered his forehead.

Hearing that Jia Zheng was leaving, Wang Chan helped her elder girl to find her.

Seeing the old man's bitter face, Wang Chan was very curious, "Why is the old man worried again?"

She didn't think Jia pardoning Jia Zheng and his brothers would cause any trouble for the master, but the prince hadn't had any contact with her family since he returned to Beijing... She was somewhat worried, fearing that Jia Zheng would come and show favor and power on behalf of the prince.

Anyway, Wang Ziteng lives next door, and Wang Chan has always been a caring person, and he can see a lot of knowledge from these rich and senior officials who interact with the next door.

I have to explain here: Except for those who lost completely in the great cause of seizing power, the nobles of the royal family, especially those who still have princes, all have fiefs—although they have been cut by successive emperors. , nor can they interfere in the fiefdom's personnel and political affairs, but they can collect taxes; they also have a certain number of guards—in fact, they are the private soldiers of these princes.

Therefore, if these people can unite for one goal, the Holy One will not only be a headache, but will really feel like facing a great enemy.

How Wang Ziteng is a person is another matter, but he checks and fills in gaps to find mistakes and omissions, and his ability to pick up "little pigtails" is also first-class.

So Wang Ziteng took the position of Minister of the Interior, and just started to get familiar with his job, the Holy Majesty issued another imperial decree, asking him to be an imperial envoy again, and went to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing for inspection.

It is said that it is to inspect the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, but in fact it "intends to Pei Gong".The Holy Lord intentionally let Wang Ziteng take a look at the movement in the fiefdom of the Three Northeast Kings.

In other words, the camp in the suburbs of Beijing must not only defend the capital and guard against Beidi people, but also pay attention to the movements of the three princes whose fiefdoms are in the three northeastern provinces.

The folk customs in the Northeast are tough, and there are not a few people who can ride and shoot among the people. It is a good place to produce elite soldiers and generals.

Those three princes are now living in the capital because of their official positions. Although they are far away from the fief, their prestige is still there.

They have always acted cautiously, no matter whether it is the Supreme Emperor ascending the throne or the Holy Majesty succeeding to the throne, they have not been able to find fault in them.

Wang Chan remembered that when his father commented on the three princes, he said that these three were low-key, but if they really worked together, King Suduan and King Zhongshun might not be able to fight against them.

Wang Chan didn't know why Lin Hai had a headache, so she thought about Wang Ziteng freely, "The next door, Mr. Wang, is there any result?"

As soon as Lin Hai heard it, he knew that his daughter-in-law was thinking about it. Taking advantage of Jia Yucun's use of his name, what's wrong with completely breaking up with Wang Ziteng?

He smiled, "Who cares what happens to him. If you talk about this matter seriously, at most it will make Jia Yucun suffer, and you won't be able to touch the neighbor."

It would be child's play if a senior member of the first rank could lose his position because of such a "trivial matter".

When Wang Chan heard this, his eyes lit up, "Master, have you made up your mind?"

Lin Haiqi asked, "Didn't I tell you?" He casually pushed his wife into his arms, "I never thought of getting a hand in the next door from the beginning to the end."

Wait until my daughter-in-law's stomach grows bigger,

Isn't this afraid that you will hesitate, and that you will also want to throw stones and ask for directions, so that neither will offend you?

Wang Chan's face was reddish, and he leaned in front of Lin Hai and hugged Lin Hai's arm, "It's my villain's heart." He said, and added in a low voice, "Master Wang next door has been very popular recently. My father said Because of this, Mr. Jia, the magistrate of Jinling, might not be severely punished, and Mr. Wang's nephew can pay the money."

The father-in-law is the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, and his father-in-law, King Yi'an, has admired the crown prince very much from the beginning to now supports the emperor... Lin Hai looked at it coldly for a long time, and determined that King Yi'an and his Yue's family were both famous "Emperor Party".

The daughter-in-law really thinks too much, Lin Hai feels that his words are light, and the third-rank officials are the bottom among high-ranking officials. It is only because of their important positions that they are "favored" by everyone, but this is not enough for him to have the confidence to be successful.

Since his father's generation, his family has been the Tai~Zi~Dang, and now the name has been changed, and it has become the Yizhongwang family, but the shell does not change the core.

In fact, it's not that he hasn't thought about following the saint, but King Yizhong let him be cured, and he also saved the effort of changing the court.

It's not that Lin Hai has great confidence that King Yizhong can stand forever, but the two brothers work together to let the Supreme Emperor rest his mind from intervening in politics, and at the same time clear the Taishang Emperor's stubborn confidants, of course it is no problem.

As for the prince's seizure of the heir apparent... that will be at least ten years later, let's talk about it then.

So Lin Hai laughed again and said: "I just thought about what this matter can do to them. If Mr. Wang can explain the use of the more than 20 silver that he madly collected to the Holy One, don't say that his future is not hindered, maybe My son has to be promoted to a noble."

Wang Chan was taken aback, "Adding an official to the rank?"

"How did King Suduan win the trust of the Supreme Emperor?" Lin Haidao, "Do things according to the predecessors. There are good examples there, and it depends on whether he is willing to part with it."

Wang Chan was startled and said, "I'm afraid I'm not very willing."

Lin Hai laughed again, "It's okay to share a part. The Holy One seems to eat meat by himself, and he doesn't allow you to drink soup?"

This metaphor... Wang Chan said angrily, "I'm afraid it will fall. He is eating meat for himself and giving soup to the Holy One!"

It's a pity that the people from Beidi are breaking the barrier now, and the Mu family has a confidant's troubles. With foreign enemies now, how can the Holy One stir up internal troubles again?In addition, the Taishanghuang is becoming more and more moody...so this time the Holy Majesty still has to endure.

Wang Chan felt more and more that his cousin was very difficult, and said slowly, "If you are not in a hurry to use the money, why bother to do such a thing that people criticize? Look at Mr. Wang... He was also a well-behaved person before."

"People, there must be such an exception for the first time. In fact," Lin Hai said softly, "I also thought about it. I thought that after Prince Teng returned to Beijing, he would get mixed up with the three kings of the Northeast. Now I have It's a new idea, and I will have a chance to find King Yizhong to solve it in a few days.

Now King Yizhong is either in the palace or in the camp, these two places are not just where he wants to go.He couldn't find anyone easily, so Lin Hai sent a letter early, and King Yizhong sent someone to reply after receiving it: Let's talk in detail if we have time.

Wang Chan is happy to see the master and the second cousin on good terms: the second cousin is the most "real" among her cousins.Although he is also ruthless, but if you live up to him, he will never stab you twice without warning.

Even if you need to make sacrifices, Second Cousin will call someone over and explain in person—this is what her uncle told her.

"I also miss the second cousin. In a few days, the fourth prince will succeed, and there will always be a chance to meet."

Lin Hai touched his daughter-in-law's still flat belly, "Look. If the prince doesn't come, the fourth prince may come."

Wang Chan smiled, "Master knows?"

Lin Haidao: "It's too boring to just stay at home, you should invite more sisters to come and sit."

Wang Chan and the fourth prince and concubine are very close. Since they both got pregnant, they wrote... one letter every day.After waiting for three months, the fourth prince and concubine will definitely come to visit his good sisters. As long as the fourth prince is in the reserve service of protecting his wife and crazy demons, as long as he is free, he will most likely have to come with his wife.

The fourth prince will soon be called Yizhong Wang Shizi, and it is not eye-catching to associate with Lin Hai, the Yi~zhong~wang~dang, not to mention the righteousness.

But it is said that Lin Fu, Lin Hai and Wang Chan are happy and happy, and when they arrive at the Wang family next door...not to mention the bloody storm, but it is not peaceful at all.

Hearing that Jia Yucun was under trial, Xue Pan also had people brought to the yamen to defend himself, and Wang Ziteng was so angry that he was outside... almost ruining the case: that was the most worthless sum in his case at the time.

Originally, he was thinking that he was being plotted against by others just after he left Beijing, and he had nothing to show - in Beijing, those people clearly promised well, and they would not hold back at critical moments.

However, before he was angry for a long time, another news came: it was Lin Hai who gave Zuodu Censor the idea to keep an eye on Jia Yucun.

Wang Ziteng immediately felt relieved: To put it bluntly, he didn't believe that Lin Hai would want to tear himself apart.

The reason for this is probably because Jia Yucun collected such a large amount of money in Lin Hai's name, which made Lin Hai have to take action.

The Buddha still has to fight for that stick of incense.The name of the dignified servant of the household department is not so easy to steal.

When Jia Yucun came up with this idea, Wang Ziteng was noncommittal.He also thought about throwing Jia Yucun out after the matter was completed, and if he lowered his posture a little bit, it would be enough for Lin Hai to vent his anger.Looking at it now, Jia Yucun also thought too well of Lin Hai's temper.

What's more, Lin Hai talked about Jia Yucun's defense of Xue Pan's case, but never mentioned the sale of officials by Jiangnan Salt, so he left room for it.

So Wang Ziteng only sent someone back to Beijing to send a few letters, saying that Jia Yucun would be fine as long as he didn’t completely lose his official position and go home to farm the land, and he didn’t ask too much about the rest—or the same sentence, if Jia Yucun is doing well, don’t say It's hard for Lin Hai to explain, and it's hard for the Holy One to justify it.

The more than 20 yuan of silver also has to take out a large sum of money to honor the Holy Majesty, or... just send a batch of good horses to the Holy Majesty.As for the one who paid huge sums of money to buy an official, Wang Ziteng had to come forward to find a fat job for this person, of course, he would definitely not be able to get an official position in the salt administration.

Fortunately, it was on the Yanzheng's side-the Jiangnan Yanzheng has always been the territory of the Holy Majesty and King Yizhong, otherwise the more than 20 yuan of silver would not know how many layers of skin it would have to pull out.

I have to say that Wang Ziteng is too optimistic.

Because the Supreme Emperor secretly suppressed him, the Holy Majesty has always been known for being gentle and easy-going...even sometimes he was a little weak in the face of King Suduan and King Zhongshun.

But the Holy Majesty, who has endured for many years, has come to rebound.How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the couch?In Jiangnan Yanzheng, his own turf, a new first-rank official like Wang Ziteng dares to covet him. If the Holy Majesty let him go easily, the sharks that smelled of blood would surely pounce on him and tear the Holy Majesty to a bloody mess!

So Wang Ziteng returned to Beijing after his inspection, and he didn't feel anything strange when he met the gentleman.He reported to His Majesty: Several horse farms in the Northeast are doing very well, especially the price of good horses is very "conscience".

The Holy Majesty took the book and looked at it, especially after seeing the price of a good horse, he was very happy: Wang Ziteng subsidized him with his own pocket, just begging him to let it go?

Someone offered benefits with both hands, and the Holy Majesty naturally accepted it with a smile, and then with a big stroke of a pen, he approved Wang Ziteng's purchase of a good horse.

After the prince vacated the palace, he went home and rested for a long time. When he was about to do whatever he was supposed to do, he received a new message: Jia Yucun went to the government.

He opened his mouth in shock, and at the same time, his blood surged up, and he almost fell to the ground with a sway.

After the dizziness in his head passed, Wang Ziteng noticed...his left hand was a little numb.At this moment, he was leaning on the lead pillow, staring at his left hand slowly making a fist and then letting go...he kept repeating these movements without saying a word.

Seeing this, Mrs. Gao, the wife of Wang Ziteng, burst into tears.

After all, he is an elderly person, and among his relatives and friends, there are many examples of strokes caused by anger.Madam Gao understood what was going on at a glance, "Master, the imperial doctor will be here soon!"

Wang Ziteng nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, it's not heavy." Sure enough, no matter how easy he is, he is still the emperor!

Prince Teng was born in a semi-declining honorable family, and was able to live in a first-rank official position in his 50s. He is by no means a domineering person, but rather good at introspection.

After being dazed by His Majesty's slap, he decided to understand that he was too self-righteous and underestimated His Majesty's temper and appetite.

Fortunately, he woke up in time. If he was still confused and sent wrong information to the "Master" and those brothers far in the northwest, he deserved to die!

Prince Teng thought about this, and patted the back of his daughter-in-law's hand with his left hand that was still slightly numb, "Don't cry." He held his daughter-in-law's hand again, "Just a few needles, just right..." He endured He couldn't help laughing bitterly, "Avoid the limelight."

Mrs. Gao reacted quickly, "That's exactly what it should be."

Wang Ziteng sighed, "Jia Yucun cannot be kept."

It is said that Wang Ziteng and his wife are different from Lin Hai and his wife. Few couples are able to negotiate with each other, but Wang Ziteng is mostly giving orders, and Mrs. Gao is "taking orders to run errands". In short, there are very few opportunities for Mrs. Gao to be able and dare to persuade .

At this time, the sons and daughters were all waiting outside, and there were only the husband and wife in the house for the time being, so Mrs. Gao said in a low voice, "Master Jia can quite ruin the reputation of the master in the south of the Yangtze River. He has done things for the master, and he has also filled his own pocket."

Wang Ziteng didn't speak, just nodded.

Mrs. Gao also breathed a sigh of relief: It's good that the master can listen to it.

Wang Ziteng really loves money, to be exact, everyone in the Wang family loves money, but Wang Ziteng is obviously a relatively rare member of the Wang family, and he can hold on to it.

What should be fished, what should not be moved, he can really bear it.Otherwise, how could Wang Chan say that Wang Ziteng was also a well-behaved person?

This time Wang Ziteng was the only time he broke the rules. He stretched out his hand. He got the 20 silver from the Northeast Three Kings. Holy Majesty, the other part was naturally detoured and sent to his "lord" in the northwest.

It's really... Everyone thinks that when Beidi's main force breaks the border, the defense of Beidi's capital is insufficient, which is a good opportunity for a sneak attack.

After all, the Mu family, the last descendants of the previous dynasty, held the astonishing wealth of the previous dynasty... Their base camp is now in the capital of Beidi!

If there is no huge benefit in front, who is willing to take the risk?Wang Ziteng and his group fought with the idea of ​​getting the moon first.

Wang Ziteng was thinking about it when his eldest son brought in the imperial physician.

After the diagnosis, Wang Ziteng received a few injections, sent the imperial doctor away and drank soup and medicine. He was a little drowsy, but he did not forget to tell his wife and son, "From today onwards, I will recuperate behind closed doors." It is really necessary to avoid the limelight.

Mrs. Gao and her sons were very winking: It's good that the master has an idea.

Back at the Lin Mansion next door to the Wang family, Lin Hai had finished washing and was about to sleep with his wife in his arms when Lin Da came to deliver a letter...

Lin Hai took a look at the wax seal—it was sent by the fourth prince. He opened the letter and read it hastily. He was also...shocked, "The Holy One cut Jia Yucun."

Wang Chan was also slightly moved, "This is no longer appeasing... the people next door?"

The situation of the Holy Majesty is actually a bit similar to that of Kangxi: there are vassal kings who want to cover the sky with one hand, and vassal kings who want to really break the ground, and there are tough and powerful enemies outside...

He is not as hard-pressed as Kangxi: he was already an adult when he sat on the dragon chair, and the powerful officials he faced were not that strong.

In other words, Kangxi didn't keep a low profile. To put it bluntly, he pretended to be cowardly for many years, accumulating strength silently, and overturned the three mountains that were pressing on him one by one. It was with these political capitals that he achieved the entire feudal dynasty Apex Monarch Centralization.

The Holy Majesty is probably also walking on this road, whether it will be successful...that's another story.

It is precisely because the emperor's power is limited now, so it is reasonable for the courtiers to be bold.At this time, Lin Hai still felt that it was a little early to kill the chickens to warn the monkeys. After all, the army was dispatched, and it was a good time to kill people and sacrifice the flag.

He thought and thought, thinking about himself more and more energetically, and his turning over naturally made Wang Chan restless.

So Wang Chan poked his waist, "What do you think, master?"

"There's something going on here." Lin Hai grabbed his wife's hand, "Don't move." After holding back for a long time, he couldn't resist teasing.

When the master gave such a "warning", Wang Chan immediately became honest: she was less than three months pregnant, although she was almost there, but she didn't dare to mess around.

But it is said that tonight, the sage and King Yizhong met someone in the palace together.

Wang Ziteng and Lin Hai don't even know this person face to face, but Jia Yucun is afraid to scream out when he sees this person: It's not that stupid, sweet and rich businessman who stalked and donated 20 silver to seek the real shortage of the government. which one? !

The author has something to say: the first update.

If Wang Ziteng did not fail, the Xue family must have been bankrupt and avoided disaster.After Wang Ziteng died, I will talk about it.